More Music Less Words #147

Hi friends!

Here are my 5 selections for the month:

#MPB #Future Jazz #Jazzdance

Da Lata are back with what they describe as a new beginning for their North London take on tropicalia. Edge Of Blue brings together musicians from the extended Da Lata family, with Brazilian, African and electronic influences all over the place. There’s a lot of life in this one: percussion, horns, vocals and plenty of movement. After more than 25 years, Chris Franck and Patrick Forge still sound curious about where Da Lata can go next.

#Electronic #Street Soul

Steven Julien gets his hands on Galaxians’ Worlds Apart under his 808 PRINCE name and immediately changes the character of the track. His live 808 programming gives it a tougher, more urgent pulse, pushing the original towards machine funk while keeping Beccy Young’s vocal right at the centre. Four minutes that make a pretty convincing case for why Julien has become one of the most interesting figures in the UK electronic scene.

#Dub #Reggae

Channel One’s Mikey Dread went through the Greensleeves vaults and pulled together the roots and dub records that have been part of their world for years. Wailing Souls, Michael Prophet, Linval Thompson, Hugh Mundell, Scientist, Augustus Pablo… the first disc gives you the songs, then the second takes you into the echo chamber. A proper Channel One selection.

#Jazz Fusion #Jazz-Funk #Latin Jazz

My friend Sias showed me this album and introduced me to the music of this talented Brazilian player. Argentine-born Héctor Costita became one of Brazil’s great sax and flute players, and 1981 catches him with his Gallery club band, mixing baião, jazz-funk and Brazilian soul. Reissued last year by Jazzybelle Records, we can finally enjoy this obscure Brazilian fusion gem on vinyl too.

#Hard Bop

This Sunday, we’re going to have a hard bop club right here at home. Recorded live at Pep’s in Philadelphia in 1964, Club Date puts you right in the middle of the night, with Yusef Lateef and his quintet stretching out while the crowd gets into it. Six tracks, over forty minutes, and the atmosphere of a proper Sunday night jazz session.

That’s all for this week. I hope you enjoyed the selections.

Have a great weekend!

Stay groovy,
Dudier