José Roberto Trio
José Roberto Trio

Far Out Recordings est ravi de présenter Mora ! et pour la première fois en vinyle, Mora ! II. Percussionniste mexicain-américain et ancien membre du Sun Ra Arkestra, Francisco Mora Catlett a enregistré et sorti son premier LP solo en 1987 en tant que presse privée, mais la suite qu'il a enregistrée au cours des années suivantes avec une section de cuivres jazz élargie à Detroit a été mise en veilleuse pendant des décennies. Mélange panaméricain de rythmes afro-cubains hypnotiques, de batucadas frénétiques et de sambas enflammées, Mora I & II sont les saints graals du jazz latin, dirigés par un héros méconnu du genre. S'installant à Detroit après ses années passées avec l'Arkestra, Francisco s'est mis au travail pour ses débuts éponymes, rassemblant un ensemble de musiciens comprenant le claviériste Kenny Cox, fondateur du légendaire Strata Records, le bassiste Rodney Whitaker du Roy Hargrove Quintet et les percussionnistes Jerome Le Duff, Alberto Nacif et Emile Borde. La suite Mora II est enregistrée peu de temps après avec un line-up élargi qui comprend la légende de la trompette Marcus Belgrave, célèbre pour son travail avec Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, Hank Crawford, Eddie Russ et Wendell Harrison.

As a fine collector of Jazz-Funk and Fusion for many years, Charles Maurice selected some of his favorite forgotten productions, as he previously did for the AOR Global Sounds, French and Brazilian Disco Boogie Sounds compilations series.This time, recordings come from Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, New Zealand, Uruguay, Spain and France, from artists and bands mostly known in their local scenes. You'll hear here the best elements of the Fusion and Jazz-Funk genre: breezy vocal arrangements reminding Flora Purim in Return To Forever or George Duke's albums, sweet and virtuosic Fender Rhodes (kind of common thread of the comp), melodic spiral-shaped fuzzy synthesizers leads, or irresistible basslines, altogether bringing a unique groove to life.

John PATTONSoul ConnectionJazz RoomAmerican jazz man 'Big' John Patton taste bout his career playing piano but move to the organ in the mid sixties. At that time he worked with Lou Donaldson for Blue Note and ended up releasing some 15 solo albums. By 1984 he was still on top of his game and dropped Soul Connection, a five track suite fusing soul and funk with jazz in deeply vibey fashion. It has become a much sought after classic by those who know but this reissue from Jazz Room means you won't have to play a pretty penny for it. With assistance form a strong backing band, this is one of Patton's funkiest works.

We are proud to present the stellar debut and collab between the renowned Peruvian duo Dengue Dengue Dengue and Argentinian Prisma. ‘Pliegues' creates a hypnotic journey and infectious cadences that invites you to close your eyes while your hips move to the sound of colliding polyrhythms and powerful FM synth lines.But there is also room for the oneiric realm on this EP, with the track 'Grietas' this new trio opens a portal to steep and melodramatic terrains. Meanwhile the remix of ‘Brechas’ from our friend empanadas aka DJ Python unleashes his sincere trademark of atmospheric and sentimental dembow. Finally, el paisa Verraco makes his label debut reshaping the lead track with a bombastic, deconstructed, bipolar summer banger full of edgy sound design.