Review: A two track sampler from the forthcoming album Music For Jazz Dancers, due in May on Freestyle. These two lesser known jazz dance classics come from the 'in the box' selections of DJs Adrian Gibson and Perry Louis, who have been running the Messin' Around London club session at Camden's legendary Jazz Cafe for 14 years. First track 'Cherokee', by Peter Herbolzheimer's Rhythm Combination & Brass, is a storming version of Ray Noble's jazz standard with Dianne Reeves' vocal delivery reminding us of Ella Fitzgerald. Next up is 'Kon Djab Djigidi' from French pianist Mario Canonges, which is a full-on piano-led, Latin-tinged monster that'll have you attempting those back flips in your Spats before you know it!
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Review: Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Bubblers series aims to distil the exciting new artists that can be heard in the revered tastemaker's charts and DJ sets into a 'suite of perfect bumps'. An interesting description, but in layman's terms it's a compilation of rising acts from every corner of the globe. This eleventh instalment presents all kinds of sounds including the gentle minimal claps of Hector Plimmer's 'Tomorrow', the haunted slo-mo R&B house of 'A Part Of You' by Kuage, the distorted and warped space soul of Like's 'Nothing Matters' and Moonchilds breezy and chilled jazz-hop ballad 'The Truth'. More ones to watch!
Review: Apart from Ministry Of Sound and Fabric, the Late Night Tales crew is perhaps the best and most respected compilation series these days. Moreover, these guys have invited some of the biggest names in the game over the last fifteen years, a highly impressive catalogue which includes the likes of Fatboy Slim, Jamiroquai, AIR, Arctic Monkeys, Sly & Robbie, and many more of the same calibre. This September is Germany's Nils Frahm who takes care of the selection, and the DJ/producer serves up a gorgeously vast selection of sounds from around the globe and from all corners of time. Inside, you get shreds of house and techno from Four Tet and Nils Frahm himself, among others, but the mix explores much wider terrains; Miles Davis makes an appearance with the masterful 'Concerto De Aranjuez', electronic dub maestros Rhythm & Sound join the party the timeless 'Mango Drive', and even Nina Simone's 'Who Knows Where The Time Goes' gets selected.
It's as excellent and compelling as you would expect from this sublime mix series. Review: Out after a host of EPs and an album on their own Jazz & Milk label, eight-piece jazz/exotica/Brazilian group Dusty follow up the album with four fresh new remixes of some of their biggest tunes to date. Solo Moderna rework 'Loco Para La Pista' around its Cuban piano parts and an addictive sax line that's nicely anchored by a soft house beat. 'Voodoo' however is transformed on Romanowski's 'Voodoo Island' mix into a hugely funky, breaks-driven Latin party-starter - mainly thanks to some smart looping of both clarinet and guitar. Review: Munich's Jazz & Milk have rustled up this mini label comp to mark their current ten-year anniversary. Star Wars Fsx Downloads A380 here. We get four cool cuts from as many producers: 'Dreams' by Sam IRL kicks things off with deep organic grooves and bleeps and 'Technotrap' by Mieux sees a raw, frenzied beat underscore some seriously trippy arpeggiation. Elsewhere Dusty's 'Heavy Lights' is more of a loopy 4/4 space disco jam and finally things end on a brassy New Orleans party tip with Todd Simon and the Angel City All Star Brass Band's cheery rendition of 'Mas Que Nada'.
Review: Since first pitching up on Jazzman in 2011, eight-piece psychedelic jazz combo The Greg Foat Group has caused something of a stir. This second album for the crate-digging specialists is every bit as good as their debut full length, Dark Is The Sun. At times, it sounds like Ennio Morricone and Harold Budd making loose jazz-breaks, at others an almighty freak-out in the company of Afro-busting Blaxploitation detectives. There are quietly beautiful moments ('Girl & Robot With Flowers Part 3'), straight-up late night jazz movements ('For Breath A Tarry', 'Cast Adrift'), and breezy, vibraphone-heavy '60s grooves ('The Girl & Robot With Flowers Part 5'). Throughout, it's beautifully played and lovingly produced, with Foat's impeccable piano playing taking centre stage.
Review: Gilles Peterson has taken over the world of er, world music, from his Brownswood Road base for decades now. Brownswood Bubblers is his series that gives exposure to 'unsung heroes and emerging talent from the worldwide underground'. Now in it's 12 volume, the first part was released back in April. Here we have the follow-up volume featuring 11 more artists and once again its another bumper packed treat featuring, amongst other things, powerful life jazz-funk (James Brandon Lewis Trio), deep and seductive hip-hop (God Colony) and dreamy, spaced out neo-soul (Oscar Jerome). Review: Generally accepted as the father of Ethio jazz, Mulatu Astatke releases his first studio album in over twenty years through Strut. Mulatu Steps Ahead signals somewhat of a new approach for the veteran who also engages with western jazz in favour of his more familiar, native style that has made him such a pioneering artist during the 60s and 70s. Having been making jazz music for the last 50 years, Mulatu Astatke has worked with some of the greats of the jazz world.