João Donato – A Bad Donato Original release 1970 Blue Thumb Records BTS-8821 2023 Verve/UMe B0037860-01 Verve By Request Series 180g Gatefold reissue Genre: Jazz, Latin, Funk / Soul Style: Jazz-Funk, Fusion Is this the Brazilian “Electric Mud”?
Cachao y su Ritmo Caliente – Cuban Jam Sessions In Miniature: Descargas (1957) (Panart 1983)
Cachao y su Ritmo Caliente – Cuban Jam Sessions In Miniature: Descargas Vinyl transfer in 24-bit 192 khz |FLAC | Cover scans at 300 dpi 1961 Panart | Reissue 1983 Panart LP-2092 (Grey Label U.S. reissue) Israel “Cachao” Lopez, the godfather of the tumbao acoustic bass style, lead this ensemble of absolutely top-flight players through…
Luiz Gonzaga – 50 Anos De Chão (1987 Box Set)
Luiz Gonzaga – 50 Anos de Chão Vinyl rip in 24 bit 192 khz | Art at 300 dpi 6.44 GB 24-192 khz| 24 bit 96 khz – 3.3 GB 1987 RCA 1150002 (Brazil) This is a 5 LP box set that chronicles the work of the great icon of Brazil’s Northeast, Luiz…
The Sylvers – The Sylvers (1972) (Mr.Bongo 2019)
The Sylvers – The Sylvers Vinyl rip in high resolution FLAC | 300 dpi scans | Soul, Funk 1972 Pride Records || 2019 Mr.Bongo The early seventies were the heyday of “family” bands from The Jackson 5 to The Staples Singers to, um, The Partridge Family. But there many less famous groups like The…
Don “Sugarcane” Harris – Sugar Cane’s Got The Blues (1972) (MPS 1977)
Don “Sugarcane” Harris – Sugar Cane’s Got The Blues Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC | 300 dpi scans | Jazz, Rock 1.74 GB (24/192) + 934 MB (24/96) 1977 MPS Records || Orig. rel. 1972 Is the stunning cover art the best thing about this record? The album documents when fiddle wizard* Don…
Eddie Palmieri – Unfinished Masterpiece (1975) (Coco Records CLP 120)
Eddie Palmieri – Unfinished Masterpiece Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC | 300 dpi scans | Salsa, Latin Jazz 1975 Coco Records CLP 120 Titling an album “Unfinished Masterpiece” sort of confirms my suspicious that Eddie Palmieri wasn’t exactly humble, and a difficult, if admirably uncompromising artist to work with. His tendency to jump…