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 SOS Band
Sands Of Time
Tabu | 1986
Let’s take it back to 1986, not a very typical year for this ‘breaks’ section but for the SOS Band we’d like to make an exception. The album was the last commercial success (SOS stands for ‘Sounds of Success’) for the Atlanta-based band that recorded their last album in 1991.
The ultimate highlight on this funk album is the song ‘The Fine... [ READ
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posted by: Engelbert Humperfunk | 01-05-2005
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 Grover Washinton Jr
Feel So Good
Motown | 1974
One of the greatest sax players and definitely the funkiest one that put jazz on another level was Grover Washington. His music has the illest breaks and the smoothest arrangements; for this album no one less than Bob James wrote the music. They both got along well and co-operated on other releases too. When listening to this album you’ll immediate... [ READ
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posted by: Jazztronaut | 12-29-2004
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 Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
Equinox
A&M | 1967
A few reviews ago, I promised a Mendes album, so here we go…Mendes is without a doubt one of my favourite Bossa Nova artists, in fact he’s more than that: he’s also Latin jazz with a slight touch of pop. In the 2000s his albums from the 60s – 70s still sound delicious.
‘Equinox’ is one of these superb albums (only a few Mendes albums were... [ READ
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posted by: Jazztro | 12-18-2004
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 Zapp
Zapp I
Warner | 1980
Zapp founder Roger Troutman used to be Bootsy Collin’s protégé and associate of Parliament and Funkadelic, after the groovy 70s, Troutman founded Zapp, a legendary funk group that would bring us the fattest funk in the 80s…You might not realize it, but you definitely heard some tracks of Zapp: ‘More Bounce to the Ounce’, ‘Computer Love’ and ‘Califo... [ READ
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posted by: Engelbert Humperfunk | 12-13-2004
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 Hubert Laws
In The Beginning
Cti | 1974
Laws is one of the greatest flute players of his generation and a fantastic ear for melodies. His jazz is very relaxing but energetic at the same time. With his flute he paints the illest sound colours and manages to work with some of the coolest musicians.
On this album, he’s accompanied by Bob James on the piano and Ron Carter on bass. ... [ READ
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posted by: Jazztro | 12-07-2004
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 Milt Jackson
Sun Flower
Cti | 1972
The best vibraphone players are of course Roy Ayers and Lionel Hampton, but a real genius too, was Milt Jackson. In 1973 he released this fantastic album. Jackson hooked up with the cream of the crop in jazz at that period: Herbie Hancock behind the piano, Ron Carter on bass, Billy Cobham behind drums and Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, names that all ... [ READ
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posted by: Jazztronaut | 11-25-2004
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 Ray Barretto
La Cuna
Cti | 1979
Jazztro just got back from a trip to the Carribean Isles. Still he’s reminiscing about sittin under a palm tree with a Rhum-filled coconut in one hand and an Aruba girl in the other. Need to spin some Latin flavaz; for example this beautiful album from top Latin musician Ray Baretta.
On this LP he’s in the excellent company of Latin legen... [ READ
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posted by: Jazztronaut | 11-13-2004
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