Maceo Parker
Life On Planet Groove

Pure beat tape, oild fashined way, home recording flavour, by Richmond VA-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Devonne Harris.The son of a radio DJ who introduced him to the world of record collecting, Harris grew up with music, progressing from violin, to high school drum-line, to the Jazz Studies program at Virginia Commonwealth University. He also continued working with other instruments and developed an interest in sampling. His development as a producer – at first, without a computer or sampler – came first learning to replay samples on the drums, piano, bass or guitar.DJ Harrison finds himself inspired by local musicians in the Richmond scene that’s as diverse and nonexclusive as they come. Among rappers, producers, punks and bluegrass bands, he falls within reach of an expansive pool of musicians to collaborate with. He lives and works in Jellowstone, a house turned recording compound occupied by his band mates in Butcher Brown, a “garage punk jazz funk” group.HazyMoods, DJ Harrison’s Stones Throw debut, was recorded there completely on tape, where the living room functions as a communal recording studio.

Strut continue ses rééditions d'archives approfondies du label Black Fire avec une réédition de JuJu : Live At 131 Prince Street, enregistrée en 1973 à la galerie Ornette Coleman à New York et comportant entre autre un enregistrement inédit de la composition de Pharoah Sanders Thembi. Après s'être formé à San Francisco tout en travaillant sur la pièce de théâtre Marvin X " The Resurrection of the Dead ", JuJu a commencé à perfectionner sa musique - C'est sans compromis qu'ils manifestent haut et fort leurs origines au moyen de rythmes afro-latins et de Spiritual Jazz ! Après un spectacle au Lincoln Center, Ornette Coleman a invité JuJu dans sa galerie et son loft au 131 Prince Street pour y jouer et y rester pendant qu'il partait en tournée. Aux côtés de morceaux écrits par les membres du groupe JuJu, comme le 'At Least We Have A Horizon Now ', ils jouent des covers de leur prédéceurs. « Thembi » est une pièce de Pharoah Sanders qu’il a écrite pour sa femme en 1971. «Azucar Pa Ti» a été écrit par Eddie Palmieri… Remasterisé par The Carvery, la bande originale inclus les notes de la pochette d’origine ainsi qu'une nouvelle interview avec le chef d'orchestre James «Plunky» Branch.

After the success of "Ogooué", the compilation from Gabonese artist François N'Gwa, Into The Deep Treasury presents RIDDIM POETRY. A second opus, shining the light on the emergence of the reggae movement in France, through a selection of hidden gems from the 80's.Carefully restored and remastered, Riddim Poetry is an off-beat journey composed of 7 masterpieces influenced by several styles (Pop, Library, Raï, Disco) which characterised the strength and diversity of the French culture in the 80's.

w/ henri texier on acoustic bass ! french jazz rock

To enter the world of Sally Townes and Roberta Vandervort is to be swept away into a dimension of unique sound. Embellishments of smoldering jazz funk, seductive soft rock, breezy AOR, and misty folk, all paint a picture of the worlds which they inhabited; from the endless flat expanse of Dallas, the hot and humid bustle of a Bourbon Street night club, to the late night buzz of a Los Angeles studio session.While Sally Townes and Roberta Vandervort never crossed paths in our reality, their supernatural union on this compilation feels like the meeting of old, yet familiar friends, set in a parallel dimension with lives intertwined. The songs feel like old friends, too — a comforting time capsule of the popular sounds of the era, yet offering something completely new. Bridged by the striking similarities in their musical confidence, vocal conviction, and boundless creativity, both women encapsulate an uncompromising passion for living, loving, and creating on their own terms.

Essential Contempory Jazz from Poland. Do not miss it. Polish septet EABS apply an innovatve approach to jazz, distlling itthrough the prism of hip-hop, blending it with elements of soul, funk andelectronic music. ‘Slavic Spirits’ was 2 years in the making and contains100% original material. They are joined by 22a head-honcho Tenderloniouswho lends his exceptonal soprano saxophone and flute playingto all seven tracks.For this LP the musicians turned to Slavic mythology and Polish demonology, whilepondering upon the contemporary spiritual conditon of Poles. The enigmatc“Slavic melancholy” remains the main inspiraton, as the band tried to extract itfrom their own DNA. ‘Slavic Spirits’ is an endeavour to get in touch with the worldof a long and brutally lost culture which, due to lack of sources, will never bethoroughly explored.Personnel: Marek Pedziwiatr (piano, synths & vocal), Vojto Monteur (guitar),Pawel Stachowiak (bass), Jakub Kurek (trumpet), Olaf Wegier (tenor saxophone),Marcin Rak (drums), Spisek Jednego (samples, sound fx &percussion), special guest: Tenderlonious (soprano saxophone & flute)