LATIN, CUBAN, MOTOWN, SOUL-FUNK





AHMED ABDUL MALIK- Sounds of Africa-
Wonderful combination of  modern and experimental sides,
with odd instrumentation that includes cello, oud, and lots of extra percussion.  MINT ; 16.-





DOROTHY ASHBY- Afro-Harping- Gorgeous blend of African percussion, soulful orchestrations, and Dorothy Ashby's amazing electric harp!  The album includes two great originals -- "Soul Vibrations" and "Afro-Harping" -- both of which have a nice funky edge, and a groovy soulful bounce - Highly recommended! MINT ; 16.-






TERRY CALLIER- What color is love- Absolutely splendid blend of Jazz, Folk and Soul, and possibly the greatest album ever by the legendary Chicago soul singer Terry Callier! Terry's rich mellow voice is mixed with superb arrangements from the Cadet studio team, with Charles Stepney at the head. A masterpiece!
 MINT; SOLD OUT





DOUG CARN- Revelation- Perhaps the hardest to find of the Doug Carn LPs on Black Jazz -- and a real killer all the way through! The album's a motherlode of righteous jazzy soul -- power-driven by Doug on organ, and peppered wonderfully with vocals by then-wife Jean Carn -- singing in a totally different mode than on her later Philly Soul recordings. Must hear! MINT; 15.-






DOUG CARN- Infant eyes- An undisputed 70s soul jazz classic -- and arguably the best album that Doug Carn ever cut for the Black Jazz label! The set is a masterpiece of spiritual jazz -- with Carn on keyboards setting up the groove, and wife Jean singing some incredible vocals, very different than her later soul work as a solo act. Jean does a killer job with the album's classic vocal version of Bobby Hutcherson's "Little B's Poem" -- done here with sweet lyrics that really open the song up a lot, and make it into an anthem of love and joy that we'd be hard pressed to match with any other tune!  MINT; 15.-




DETROIT JAZZ COMPOSERS- Sweet soul jazz from the 70s Detroit scene -- and a record with a ties to the same scene as Tribe Records! The sound here is straightforward and soulful -- a bit of electricity at the bottom and some fluidly gliding horn work on the top -- plus some key vocals from a group that includes Kim Weston in the lead, supported by other female singers -- in a righteous mode that really makes the best tunes sparkle!  The whole thing's great -A beautiful lost treasure, and the kind of record that's rarely carried off so perfectly. MINT; 14.-




LOU DONALDSON- Alligator Bogaloo- Excellent funky work from Lou - and a groundbreaking record that was the first to feature him playing on Blue Note with drummer Idris Muhammad -- who is listed on the session under his birth name, Leo Morris! Muhammad gives the album that crackling funky bottom sound that instantly defined Lou's later years at Blue Note -- a hard and heavy approach to soul jazz that's had incredible repercussions in the world of hip hop, as well as soul and funk. The rest of the group features soul jazz burners Lonnie Smith on organ, Melvin Lastie on trumpet, and George Benson on guitar -- and the album includes the highly successful "Alligator   Boogaloo", plus hard groovers "The Thang", "Aw Shucks!", and "One Cylinder". MINT; 1SOLD OUT



DUKE LUMUMBA- Jungle Funk-Do yourself a favor, and buy this album -- you won't be disappointed! The record is a gem all the way through -- a really unique mixture of LA soul jazz and African rhythms, with a sound that's almost like Hugh Masekela sitting in with the Jazz Crusaders! Of course, there's a lot of Jazz Crusaders in the set -- as Wilton Felder plays electric bass on the album, giving it a fantastic loping groove -- but there's also plenty of unique albums on the record, especially its way of approaching the rhythms with a sly, syncopated groove that's immediately infectious! Duke's trumpet solos are great, and they're augmented by tenor work by Chester Washington and trombone by George Bohannon -- all nicely grooving on the album's brilliant blend of jazzy tracks.  MINT; 18.-


JOE DUKES WITH THE BROTHER JACK Mc DUFF QUARTET- Soulful drums of- Soulful and pounding! Joe Dukes is one of the greatest soul jazz drummers ever -- the key to the unique sound that Jack McDuff had during his big rise to fame in the mid 60s, a combination of tightly funky rhythms underneath, with a freer approach to the top of the kit that worked perfectly with McDuff's hefty Hammond Organ work. The group on this album's McDuff's classic quartet that includes Red Holloway on tenor and alto, George Benson on guitar, and Dukes on drums. The album's got an incredible sound, with Dukes' unique approach to drums scattering all over the kit, creating these complicated dancing rhythms for the organ, sax, and guitar lineup. The album's filled with excellent groovers, like "Moohah the D.J.", "Soulful Drums", "Greasy Drums", and "My Three Sons" -- and the whole thing's great! . Filled with excellent groovers, like "Moohah the D.J.", "Soulful Drums", "Greasy Drums", and "My Three Sons". Super-rare, too! ; MINT; 15.-

 
FRITZ THE CAT- The funky freaky soundtrack to Ralph Bakshi's animated feature Fritz The Cat -- a really messed-up little film based around the original character created by Robert Crumb! Like the movie, the album's got a very skittish kind of feel -- leaping from one genre to the next with each different track -- but mostly featuring some older numbers from the Fantasy catalog, plus some key newer tracks for the set that are nice and funky! Original tunes include the bad-rapping "Fritz The Cat", by Ed Bogas and The Watson Sisters + the instrumentals "Duke's Theme" & "Bertha's Theme" by Ray Shanklin, and "The Riot" and "Winston" by Ed Bogas. Also includes "Love Light Of Mine" by The Watson Sisters, "Black Talk" by Charles Earland & "Mamblues" by Cal Tjader. MINT; 18.-



EDDIE FISHER- Madly tripped out guitar funk -- and a real turning point in the career of guitarist Eddie Fisher! Eddie began his career as a straighter guitarist on the St Louis scene -- and although his first album for Cadet was a relatively traditional soul-jazz outing, this one's a wild batch of tripped-out guitar licks! The band's a fuzzy psychedelic one -- not in a rock-styled way, but more in an early George Clinton kind of mode, with plenty of rumbling bass at the bottom, warm electric piano lines, nicely placed drum beats, and Eddie's fuzzbox guitar snaking and wah wah-ing over the top! Eddie arranged and produced, and the record's a perfect batch of kicked-back stoner funk numbers that go on and on and on and on! Titles include "Land Of Our Father", "Beautiful Things", "East St Louis Blues", "Another Episode", "Either Or", and "Jeremiah Pucket". MINT; SOLD OUT


MARVIN GAYE- Trouble man- Marvin Marvin Marvin -- just when we thought you couldn't impress us any more, you took it to the next level! Trouble Man is a heck of a wonderful surprise from an artist that most folks really only knew as a singer -- a fantastically funky blacksploitation soundtrack, conceived and composed by Marvin himself, with some arranging help from Gene Page, JJ Johnson, Jack Hayes, and Leo Shuken. The album's filled with great cuts -- including the landmark "T Plays It Cool", plus other gems like "Don't Mess With Mister T", "Main Theme From Trouble Man", "The Break In", and "T Stands For Trouble". Very funky, very sophisticated, and very soulful! MINT; 15.-



RUFUS HARLEY- A tribute to courage- Brilliant work by one of the most unusual jazz talents of the 60s! Rufus Harley's best known for his use of bagpipes in jazz music -- a re-cooption of the instrument from Scottish styles, taking it back to its roots in northern Africa. A number of Harley's other albums from the time are a bit gimmicky -- but this later set is a soul jazz masterpiece, infused with rich Coltrane-like modes of expression, as Harley plays both soprano sax and bagpipes over some long modal original compositions! The group is a great one -- with Oliver Collins playing some fantastic spiraling lines on piano, and great bass and drum work by James Glenn & Billy Abner. Titles include "Ali", "X", "About Trane", "Tribute To Courage", and a great version of "Sunny"! MINT; 15.-



MELVIN JACKSON- Funky Skull- One of our favorite albums of all times & a legendary testament to the greatness of the Chicago music scene in the late 60s! Melvin Jackson was the bassist in Eddie Harris' very successful group of the time -- and his playing on Eddie's trippy and funky records for Atlantic is one of the factors that made them so great. Here, he's working with an acoustic bass, amplified with electronics like a Varitone sax -- and this strange-sounding instrument is set up in a hip group that mixes Cadet funky studio players (Phil Upchurch, Morris Jennings, Jody Christian) with some of the brighter young players of the AACM (Roscoe Mitchell, Lester Bowie, and Leo Smith.) Jackson's bass is looped through all sorts of crazy effects, and the result is this amazing blend of avant garde playing and groovy rhythms that is beyond compare! The album includes great reworkings of two Eddie Harris funk tracks -- "Bold and Black" and "Cold Duck Time" -- plus monster originals like "Funky Doo", "Say What", "Dance Of The Dervish", and "Funky Skull (parts 1 & 2)". MINT;  15.-


KASHMERE STAGE BAND- Out of gas.. but still burning- A stunning batch of funky big band tracks from the Kashmere Stage Band -- sounding a lot fuller than on their first LP -- thanks to an expanded lineup that gives them a whole new sound! The group are grooving here in a mode that's a lot like classic 70s blacksploitation soundtrack work -- with a full ensemble that features funky drums, electric bass, and keys in the rhythms, plus lots of tight funky horns over the top! Tracks are long, and groove with a jazzy flourish that we wouldn't have expected so strongly -- hitting hard on plenty of nice nice numbers that include "Kash Register", "Do Your Thing", "Angel", "The Zero Point", and "Getting It Out Of My System". MINT; 15.-



KASHMERE STAGE BAND- Zero point- When these guys say "stage band", they aren't kidding -- as the group's got so many members, there's barely room left on the stage for the instruments! That doesn't stop the record from being plenty darn funky, though -- as the sound is right, tight, and outta site -- every bit as great as the group's famous funky 45s, and with a similarly hard Texas take on deep funk! The album's got some wonderful covers of famous soul hits, plus a few hip originals -- and there's some great moments that show the group hitting a more ambitious jazzy feel, one that recalls some of the hipness of the Chicago sound of The Pharoahs! Titles include "Al's Tune", "Scorpio", "Masquerade", "Walk On By", "All Praises", "Thank You", "Do Your Thing", and "To All The Beautiful Black Women". MINT; 15.-


A.K. SALIM- Afro-Soul/ Drum Orgy- Incredible! This is a stunning set of African-inspired jazzy percussion tracks -- similar to some of the work done by Art Blakey on his Orgy In Rhythm albums, but with a lot better horn work, and with an overall conception that's much more unified! AK Salim did some sleepier work for Savoy in the 50s -- but by the time of this 1965 recording, he was emerging as a progressive composer with a strong talent for bringing together disparate moods and styles. This rare recording was one of his best works ever, and it's one of the most unusual sides cut by Prestige in the 60s. It features Johnny Coles, Pat Patrick, and Yusef Lateef out front on horns -- plus backing by a host of Latin and African percussionists. Tracks are very long -- and the reed work of Lateef and Patrick makes the set especially worthwhile for jazz listeners. Titles include "Afrika", "Kumuamkia Mzulu", and "Pepo Za Sarari". MINT ; 18.-


SUN RA- Fate in a pleasant mood-  MINT ; 18.-








SUN RA- Holiday for soul dance-  MINT ; 18.-







SUN RA- Nubians of Plutonia-  MINT ; 18.-







SUN RA- When sun comes out-  MINT ; 18.-








SUN RA- Monorails and satellites-  MINT ; 18.-








SUN RA- Other planes of there-  MINT ; 18.-







SUN RA- Interstellar Low ways-  MINT ; 18.-







SUN RA- Angels and demons at play-  MINT ; 18.-








SUN RA- Magic city-  MINT ; 18.-








SUN RA- Supersonic jazz-  MINT ; 18.-







SUN RA- Night of the purple moon-  MINT ; 18.-







SUN RA- Atlantis-  MINT ; 18.-








SUN RA- Strange strings-  MINT ; 18.-








SUN RA- My brother the wind Vol II-  MINT ; 18.-







SUN RA- We travel the space ways-  MINT ; 18.-







SUN RA- Sun Ra Visits planet earth-  MINT ; 18.-








SUN RA- Lanquidity-  MINT ; 18.-








SUN RA- Cosmic tones for mental therapy-  MINT ; 18.-







SUN RA- Sound sun pleasure-  MINT ; 18.-







SUN RA- Bad and Beautiful-  MINT ; 18.-








SUN RA- Art forms of dimensions tomorrow-  MINT ; 18.-








SUN RA- My brother the wind Vol I-  MINT ; 18.-







Brazil Bossa & Samba:


NILO AMARO e seus cantores de ebano-
Os anjos cantam-
Odeon MOFB 3260- EX-; VG++ plays EX;
Rare and in demand! 75.-




ITAMAR ASSUMPCAO- Same – Still sealed reissue on the vanished MESSIDOR label.
SEALED; 18.-





OS BANDEIRANTES- Musicas do filme do mesmo nome ; com Titulares do ritmo;
Valeria; Gordurinha; Risadinha e Orquestra. Selo Continental LPP-3.136;
 VG++/VG++; 60.-

OS BICHOS- same- 
RCA Victor AVS- 4112- 
Rare URUGUAY Pressing; EX-/EX-; 65.-

BOITE INTERNACIONAL- Chantecler CMG-2.122- Original Brazil press.
Lothar Gebhardt e seu Violino C/ Orq. Reg Elcio Alvarez e Conj. Reg: Poly;
Original Chantecler plastic sleeve included;
VG++/VG++; 30.-




BOSSA RIO- Rare original
Brazilian pressing on  the Polydor de luxe label LPG 624.019 from 1969.
Excellent and hardly ever seen scatt jazz Bossa LP; VG++/VG++ - 50.-





BOSSA SIMONETTI- BOSSA- Bossa" de Simonetti, Ely Arcoverde & Manfredo Fest, excelent album on the tiny Átila label, VG++ cover with light seam splits, VG+ Vinyl that plays clean EX; 75.-







LUIZ CLAUDIO- Intimidade -
Rare original Brazilian pressing on  the ODEON label LPG 624.019 from 1969.
Excellent and hardly ever seen scatt jazz Bossa LP; VG++/VG++ - 75.-




FRANCHITO & HIS ORCHESTRA- Dance the Bossa Nova–  An original UK pressed EP on the Embassy Label WEP 1090 from 1963.  Desafinado; Fly me to the Moon; Blame it on the Bossa Nova; Bossa Nova USA; EX-/M-; 25.-




GRUPO MANIFESTO- Vol. 2 –
original Brazilian pressing on the Elenco label –
ME 44 from 1967.
A hard find! EX/EX 55.-

LEO JORDAN- O Balanco Chegou-
Original on SOM SOLP 40.026- 
Vocal Joab e coro- 
EX-/EX-; 80.-

MOLAMBO e outras coisas- 
Com Musica de AUGUSTO MESQUITA e seus Parceiros- 
Original SOM SOLP 4.036; 
EX-/VG++; 45.-  

A MULHER DE FOGO- 
Com Ninon Sevilla- 
Continental LPP-3.048; 
EX/VG+(+); 45.-

MILTON NASCIMENTO- Milton-
Featuring members of SOM IMAGINARIO. 
This is the 1970 original pressing on white/turquoise ODEON Label Smoab 6004 from 1970. 
Has the original foldout poster insert. 
EX/M-; 60.-  

PEDRINHO MATTAR TRIO-N.3- 
Original on Farroupilha LPFA 405; 
VG++/VG+; 45.-

JACKSON DO PANDEIRO- 
Sua majestade o rei do ritmo- 
Original SM SOLP-40-004; 
EX-/VG++; 45.-

 

ZE MARIA- Seu orgao e seu conjunto- 

Nova Onda- RCA Victor BBL-1327; 

EX-/VG++; 80.-

CUBAN, LATIN:


JOE BATAAN- Salsoul- A landmark album from Joe Bataan -- so great, that it made the entire record company change its name! The record has Joe really bursting out after his seminal Latin Soul work of the late 60s -- blending Latin rhythms and American soul into a whole new style of music -- one that Joe called "Salsoul", because of it's mixture of salsa and soul! The blend is fantastic, a real milestone in the NuYorican scene -- and handled perfectly by Joe on every cut! There's some massive Latin funk on here, including the tracks "Latin Strut" and "Aftershower Funk", plus some straighter Latin jazz, like "Sunny Gets Blue Mambo", and a great Latin Soul cut with English vocals called "Johnny". M- ; 18.-



LOS BOCUCOS-
Areito LD 3720; Original Cuban; EX-/EX-;  35.-







TRIO VOCES DE ORO-
Cuba MI GRAN ORGULLO-
Spain-Movie play ; Nice traditional Cuban songs and great cover; EX/EX;  18.-





CUMBIAS TABACO Y RON-
Rare 1979 LP on DiSCOS FUENTES Stereo 2012 46. Old style hard cover (and what a cover by jove). Excellent music all the way through! wicked! EX-/VG++; SOLD OUT





CESAR ASCARRUNZ-  Cesar 830- An excellent lost Latin Funk album from the early 70s west coast scene -- featuring a group led by Latin pianist and promoter Cesar Ascarrunz -- and including some of the greatest Latin and jazz players from the San Francisco scene at the time! Big names on the session include Francisco Aquabella, Benny Velarde, Steve Marcus, Hadley Caliman, and even Merl Saunders -- all coming together in a really hard-hitting Latin funk jam session that never lets up for a minute! The music is a mix of instrumental and vocal tracks -- grooving with a sound that's very much in the mode of the bigger early 70s Latin groups from LA and SF -- but with a freer-thinking sound, and a much more jazz-funk approach. Titles include "Azucar", "Descarga", "The Devil & Montezuma", "Gotta Get Away", and "Bridges". SOLD OUT



ORCHESTRA HARLOW- El exigente-A stunning album from Orquesta Harlow -- one of their wildest of the 60s, and filled with delights! The record starts with this strange sound of a train pulling into a station, then rolls into a massive boogaloo groove that really sets the pace for the album -- hitting hard with some heavy percussion, and really pushing the group through a great blend of English and Spanish language numbers! The whole thing's great -- easily one of the best by the group -- and titles include "Be Free", "El Exigente", "That Groovy Shingaling", "Mess Around", "Freak Off", and "Groovin' to the Afro-Twist".  SOLD OUT








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