Alegre All-Stars – The Best of..(2005) 320kbs Released pm Vampi-Soul, 2005 This set of music really cooks. VampiSoul is a cool label that puts out great music, but isn’t exactly known for thorough packaging or notes. The blurb below the tracklist here is literally all we get. The lineup listed on the inside of…
Milton Nascimento – Milton (1970) 320 kbs
Milton Nascimento“MILTON”Released in 1970 on EMI/OdeonRemastered at Abby Road in 1994 Milton Nascimento tends to get a bad rap these days among music connoisseurs. Much of that is his own doing: since he became an international jazz-fusion star in the late 1970s, his records just became worse and worse. Another reason why “jazz-fusion” is often…
Eddie Kendricks – Going Up In Smoke (1976) 320kbs
This goes out to Agnes in Atlanta on her BIRTHDAY! Happy birthday, yo!!! Agnes is one of my oldest friends (by which I mean a friend I’ve held on to for years, not as in old age) We haven’t actually seen each other in years but hopefully that will change soon. I can’t get enough…
New Blog! Flabbergasted Folk
I’ve decided my eclectic tastes just can be contained in a single blog, so I’ve started a “splinter blog” named FLABBERGASTED FOLK. The layout needs tweaking and I’ll mess around with it when I have some time. We’re starting it off with a repost of a Bert Jansch record featured here in the early days…
Baden Powell – Le Monde Musical de Baden Powell
Deve Ser Amor – 3:54Choro Para Metronome – 3:00Adágio – 3:07Berimbau – 3:03Samba Em Prelúdio – 3:30Chanson D’hiver – 2:27Samba Triste – 3:33Berceuse A Jussara – 2:37Prelude – 2:54Euridice – 3:05Bachiana – 4:10Garota De Ipanema – 2:59 AMG Rating: 3 StarsRelease Date: 2005Recording Date: 1964Label: Universal Music France Baden Powell (git)Alphonse Masselier (b)Arthur Motta (dr)Silvio…
Elis Regina – Em pleno verão (1970) 320 Abr
Elis ReginaEm pleno verãoReleased 1970 on PhilipsLINK HERE I much prefer Elis performing MPB material than her bright, brash take on bossa nova. This record really marks a new chapter in her trajectory. All of records are more than worth listening to and having, but this is as good a place to start as any….