Let there be drums!

Again, long time no post!
But here's a filler anyway, still struggling.
Hope you dig!

Judy Roberts - Never was love

It's time for some jazzy and funky fusion. This track is off the 'Judy Roberts Band' LP and I believe it's the Inner City pressing which is the first. However, not of highest importance. Check the track as it's a fine piece of jazz funk.

Judy Roberts - Never was love (320)

Percy Faith - First Light

I remember hearing this at David Holmes excellent Essential Mix back in 98' (I believe). 'First Light' originally written and arranged by my favourite Freddy Hubbard, here performed by Percy Faith. At the time when looking for this, when there where no Discogs and such, all I found was various cheezy easy listening records.This one - the LP Corazon from 73' might still be one of those, but it gots this killer version. 

Check!

Percy Faith - First Light (320)

Stefano Torossi - Feeling tense

This is possibly as complete as music can get for me. It's got the breaks, strings, horns and the arrangement. Library of highest order from Stefano Torrosi. I'm not by any means an expert in this genre, but this record cought my attention after hearing the "Running fast" track from the LP - "Feelings". After that it went straight to my wantlist and I recently found one at a reasonable price. 
So far I'm happy with the Easy Tempo reissue, as looking for earlier pressings isn't really realistic right now. We're talking big money. Even though I haven't had the time to listen to this record properly, I must say from what I've heard, this is a baaad record. 
I hope you dig!

 
Stefano Torossi - Feeling tense (320)

Air - Mr. Man

Not to confuse with the French contemporaries (this is lot more interesting). This track is from a 1971 self titled LP by... Yes - Air. Released on Herbie Mann's label Embryo, and prog-ish jazz of highest order and actually produced by Herbie himself. This is a fantastic LP from beginning to end. To be frank, there aren't really many records where every track works in this way. 

A funny coincidence is that I just recently found, and posted, a later Googie and Tom Coppola track. These are all fairly new founds for me, and I haven't really done my research here. Please feel free to give us brief story on the Coppola couple.

Anyway, seek out the LP, check the Mr. Man track here to get a feel for the quality. 

Air - Mr Man (320)

Bob James - Westchester Lady

If your'e into your sexy R'n'B and house, read no more. If you have the slightest interest in new or older dance related, and...good music, you need this. You might actually be well aware of Bob James. Even though it's not the rare and elusive stuff, this is essential in many ways. It's the blueprint, the heritage. Heavy!
I particuraly like Westchester Lady. I can't really evolve why, it's just a complete song in all ways - the melody, the drums, the strings. Obviously he's behing several other great and heavily sampled tracks, but this one it it(!). Still goose bumps.
Hearing this vinyl rip, I realise I might need a second copy myself. Sorry about this, but enjoy anyway.

Bob James - Westchester Lady (320)

Blair - Nightlife

Forget about all trendy sh-te that comes and goes. This is the sh*t. Blair - Nightlife Lp from 78' on Solar Sounds. The title track is just an amazing piece of dance music, and if you like your fusion there's also 'Virgo Princess' on the LP. Talking bout new music, there's obviously still good stuff coming out, John Arnold & Jeremy Ellis recently covered this one. Sure a fine take with an uptempo edit by Bug in the Attic & broken beat meister Daz I Kue. So till you can get your hands on the original LP, check the new version on Future Soul Records, or this vinyl rip:

Blair - Nightlife (320)

Another mix in 2 halves - Fusion & House

A physical education teacher once said the hardest trick to do with a ball, is to hold it still. Obviously you can't do that when you're 9. There's some similarities to my musical taste/dj-ing style. I can't stick to one genre. If it's good, if it's got the funk, it needs to be in. Sometimes it might get a bit messy, and sometimes it just flows.
Anyway, I just got the Judy Roberts LP, and the Black Cock 12", you know it's always nice to test some new tunes. So I took it from there, from kind of fusion-ish to some more modern, programmed jazzy bits. Starting, and showing off with the Pete Dunaway track, not really fusion but an amazing track. Check it out: Download
Tracklist:

1. Pete Dunaway - Supermarket
2. Edu & Tom - Vento bravo
3. Seawind - Free
4. The Judy Roberts Band - Never was love
5. The Mighty Clouds Of Joy - Everything is love (Harvey edit)
6. Blaze - Wishing you were here (Joey Negro rmx)
7. Digital Funk Addicts - Higher level
8. Rick Wade - Harsh Thoughts
9. Lighthouse Family - High (E-dancer dub)
10. Etienne Jaumet - Repeat again after me (Ame rmx)
11. Detroit Experiment - Think Twice (Henrik Schwarz live edit)
12. Herbie Hancock - Nobu (Radioslave edit)
13. Pepe Bradock - Mandragore
14. Motorbass - Ezio
15. Jean-Luc Ponty - Computer incantations for world peace