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Eddie Palmieri – Unfinished Masterpiece (1975) (Coco Records CLP 120)

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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 from one record label to another also reinforces it.  But any such hubris is more than justified by the likes of this album and others… Continue reading

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Raulzinho – À Vontade Mesmo (1965) (1980 RCA Japan)

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  Raulzinho – À Vontage Mesmo 1980 RCA Japan RCA – PG-143 ||  Orig. rel. 1965 RCA Victor (Brasil) Do you like trombone? Do you like JAZZ trombone? Do you like trombone as the lead instrument on every track of a jazz record? If you answered “no” to any of those questions, well I still encourage you to give this album a shot. Because although trombonist Raul de Souza is the leader, it’s the band itself who is the star… Continue reading

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Andy Bey – Ballads, Blues, and Bey (1996)

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Andy Bey – Ballads, Blues & Bey 1996 Evidence – ECD 22162-2 Except for a little-heard 1991 album released only in Croatia, this was Andy Bey’s first release since the classic rare groove masterwork ‘Experience & Judgement’ in 1974. As such – and because I still haven’t heard that 1991 album — I consider this record the first salvo in Bey’s “third act”. He’d begun his recording career with his sisters in classy, upbeat, swinging and bop-leaning vocal jazz. Then… Continue reading

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Sparks – No.1 Song In Heaven (1979) (US Elektra 6E-186)

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Sparks – No. 1 In Heaven Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC |  300 dpi scans | Synth-pop, Electronic, Disco 1.35 GB (24/192) + 806 MB (24/96) 1979 Elektra 6E-186 This is Sparks’ world and we’re all just living in it.  Their catalog is an embarrassment of riches. A group that continually reinvents itself but always remains unmistakably Sparks. Continue reading

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McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (12″ extended mix) b/w I Got The Love (1979)

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McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now b/w I Got The Love Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC  & mp3 |  300 dpi scans | Disco funk 515 MB  (24/192) + 280 MB (24/96) + 87 MB (16/44.1)  34 MB (320 kbs) 1979 Philadelphia International Records  – 2Z8 3675 It’s a Wednesday and everyone can use a little help to power through the rest of the week, so I thought I’d make a very short post here. … Continue reading

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Johnny Hammond – Gears (1975) (Jazz Dispensary / Craft Recordings 2022)

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  Johnny Hammond – Gears Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz |  Art scans | Jazz-funk 2022 Craft Recordings “Jazz Dispensary” Ltd Ed. of 2000 copies || Orig.rel. 1975 Milestone Like its predecessor Gambler’s Life, this Mizell Brothers production stands out from Hammond’s catalog for being very different from the soul-jazz / blues organ tradition that Hammond usually worked in.  The Mizells wrote all but one of the compositions here, and its definitely of a piece with the other (heavy-handed?) production… Continue reading