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MAR 088EP
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$19.00
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RELEASE DATE: 1/26/2024
"Tighten Up" was a summer 1968 number-one R&B and pop hit single by Archie Bell & the Drells. This Sonny Bravo cover is a blast. The son of a Cuban bassist with Conjunto Caney, Sonny Bravo had toured as a member of Tito Puente's Latin Jazz Ensemble, among other gigs. Like others, Bravo made boogaloo records in the late '60s. "We Got Latin Soul" by Mongo Santamaria is a cover of Dyke & the Blazers' "We Got More Soul." Mongo Santamaria introduced Afro-Cuban street music to the world. He later fused the music of his native Cuba with R&B and jazz to create a distinct sound that would be popular with audiences worldwide.
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MAR 091EP
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Los Sonidos De FM's "Tema De Los Adolescentes," one of the all-time grooviest slices of Latin soul, was buried as the B-side of a very lightweight and downright forgettable instrumental. Los Sonidos De FM was a studio group that was the official house backing band for RCA Mexico, who released a few instrumental LPs between 1969 and 1975. Sola was a Mexican singer who released the Un Muñeco de Madera LP, but sadly, there isn't much information about her. However, this track was written and arranged by the Spaniard Manuel Alejandro, who explores funky Afro-Cuban rhythm. Sola's vocals are the most powerful here, seeing this track into psychedelic territory.
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MAR 079LP
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Killer French boogie, jazz-funk album by the prolific arranger/composer Christian Gaubert, featuring some of the key musicians of the French jazz scene of the '70s. French soul masterpiece with the rare groove classic "Sweet Maryline" and "Sweet and Fool Like a Child" is beautifully reissued here and remastered from the original master tapes. LP deluxe edition on 180g vinyl. Includes hard cardboard cover plus obi.
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MAR 077LP
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$37.50
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RELEASE DATE: 12/15/2023
One of the greatest musicians in the history of Brazilian music. Conductor, composer, arranger, band leader and, without a doubt, one of Brazil's most brilliant sax and flute players. In 1968, Paulo Moura brought together a notable group from the country's jazz and instrumental music to record the album Mensagem. He walked between African rhythm and American and European avant-garde, transforming the Brazilian soul. Licensed by Halina Grynberg. LP deluxe edition, 180g vinyl. Features hard cardboard cover and obi. Download card included.
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MAR 093EP
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Recorded in 1980, only 500 copies of this 7" were pressed, making the original extremely rare -- finally, Mad About Records presents this reissue.
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MAR 092LP
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Space Trip is a cult record released in 1973 on the legendary Amigo catalog, the longest-running independent label in Sweden. This amazing spiritual jazz-funk/fusion LP was very hard to find. Finally available again, fully licensed and remastered, with original artwork. This album is a killer one in its entirety, with no fillers. Some of the best spiritual jazz on record! 180g vinyl with hard cardboard cover and OBI.
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MAR 073LP
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300 MPH is the debut album by Namaz. It was originally released in 1981 by the German group led by guitarist Werner Goos. Jazz fusion at its best with a Latin-Brazilian touch. 180 gram vinyl. Includes OBI and digital download card.
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MAR 082LP
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Stunning private press album from 1981 by Minas Gerais singer-songwriter. Fernando Oly is a musician who was part of Lô Borges' band and took part in the recording of the album Via Láctea in 1979. He placed one of his compositions among the album's tracks: "Chuva na Montanha," whose original version was also included on Tempo Prá Tudo. 180 gram vinyl. Includes OBI as well as replica of the original insert and download card.
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MAR 084LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1983. Leila Pinheiro is a legendary Brazilian singer, songwriter, and pianist. Over her 41-year career, she has released over 20 albums, showcasing her musical versatility and creativity. Her debut album, Leila Pinheiro, included the boogie anthem "Tudo em cima," which featured the participation of renowned musicians such as Tom Jobim, Ivan Lins, Francis Hime, João Donato, and Lincoln Olivetti. In 1970, Leila began her piano studies under the guidance of the legendary Guilherme Coutinho. As part of celebrating the 40th anniversary of this important milestone in Brazilian music, Mad About Records presents a worldwide vinyl reissue for the first time. Gatefold LP deluxe edition 180g. Vinyl plus hard cardboard cover and obi.
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MAR 070LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1981. An essential album for lovers of Brazilian boogie. During the 1970s, Marcos Valle moved to the US, tired of living under the repressive military dictatorship in Brazil. He collaborated with musicians like Leon Ware and Chicago in Los Angeles. Upon returning to Brazil in the 1980s, he recorded Vontade de Rever Você where he explored all the musical influences he had received in the US, particularly boogie, soul, and funk. For this recording, he collaborated with musicians such as Sivuca, Peter Cetera from Chicago, Robson Jorge, and José Roberto Bertrami from Azymuth. LP deluxe edition 180g. Vinyl plus hard cardboard cover, obi, and download card.
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MAR 074LP
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Reissue for the first time worldwide, originally released in 1981. Grupo Medusa was one of the best instrumental bands in Brazil during the '70s and '80s, blending jazz, African influences, and traditional Brazilian rhythms. Formed by Chico Medori, Claudio Bertrami, Amilson Godoy, and Heraldo do Monte. Gatefold; 180 gram vinyl; hard cardboard cover + obi.
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MAR 075LP
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Reissue for the first time worldwide, originally released in 1976. Jazz funk masterpiece. For every celebrated record in jazz, soul, and related music, there are probably thousands more with all the genius for which widespread recognition never came or was delayed. In 1976, Dana Kaproff released one of the most wanted jazz-funk albums recorded in Los Angeles. A jazz fusion record for the discerning connoisseur. Tight drums and well-programmed synths. Excellent production and recording. Fans of '70s Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Weather Report, funky library records... heads up. 180 gram vinyl; hard cardboard cover + obi; includes download card.
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MAR 076LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1976. Spirale is one of the essential recordings of Eastern European modal jazz. The masterpiece recorded by Paul Weiner, a pianist from Timisoara, a city in Romania, has been transformed into a cult LP and not just because it is a source of samples. 180 gram vinyl; hard cardboard cover + OBI.
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MAR 066LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1979. French drummer and jazz musician/composer Daniel Bechet dedicated Songs To My Father to his father, the famous sax/clarinet player Sydney Bechet. The only LP from Sydney Bechet's son is a hidden treasure. The base is a solid fusion and jazz funk sound. Still, the mellow and soulful moment is wonderfully groovy with arrangements reminding George Duke's albums, or Cortex plenty of funky Fender Rhodes. 180 gram vinyl; hard cardboard cover + OBI.
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MAR 078LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1983. A lost '80s groover from Bay Area soulster Fats Gaines is stepping out here with vocalist Zorina London. Fats Gaines was a jazz musician and orchestra leader born in Kansas, who had a significant presence in the San Francisco Bay music scene from the early 1950s to the first half of the 1980s. He experimented with various musical genres throughout his career, including rhythm and blues, soul, funk, and disco, but he always maintained the guiding presence of jazz in his music. His debut on record occurred in 1952, and although he had a prolific career as a live musician, his discography output was relatively limited and scattered. He recorded only half a dozen singles until 1983, which can be attributed to various reasons, including the volatile nature of the music industry and the difficulty in finding record labels willing to record jazz and other less popular musical genres. Despite his lack of commercial recognition, Fats Gaines is remembered by many as a talented saxophonist and orchestra leader who significantly contributed to the San Francisco Bay music scene. His music and legacy continue to be appreciated by jazz fans worldwide. Louisiana born and creed: Zorina spent her formative years in San Francisco Hunter Point district. She aspired to be an all-around entertainer; though her parents couldn't afford dance lessons, she hung around dance schools until the opportunity arose to show her dancing ability. Soon thereafter, she began dancing with various troupes and graduated as a leading dancer-choreographer for KEMO channel 20's variety program. She also began modelling professionally and won the Top Bay Area Model Award and the Knights of Honor Beauty Pageant in 1972. Also, during this time, she began working at San Francisco's Playboy Club, hoping for more opportunities and exposure. Besides her dancing ability, she exhibited her singing and acting abilities as well, with notables Carol Channing, comedian Prof. Irwin Corey and songstress Randy Crawford. Currently, Zorina continues her career as a singer, actress, and human rights activist in Taiwan. Under exclusive license by Carolyn London.
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Reissue, originally released in 1971. This isn't just a seminal album. It is an estuary. All the black rivers that would form Brazilian funk/hip-hop flow through it. Led by Paulista pianist Salvador Silva Filho -- Dom Salvador -- Som, Sangue, e Raça from 1971, one year after the explosion of Tim Maia on the scene, catalyzed the bossa nova and jazz background of its leader with the rhythm and blues of its members like saxophonist Oberdã Magalhães, nephew of samba-enredo master Silas de Oliveira and future leader of Banda Black Rio, who since the group Impacto 8 (which had, among others, Robertinho Silva on drums and Raul de Souza on trombone) had already been trying to reconcile MPB with Stevie Wonder and James Brown. Add to all this a mixture of samba, Nordestino accent, and even the black side of the Jovem Guarda represented by the authorial presence of Getúlio Cortes (older brother of Gerson King Combo, the James Brown "cover") in "Hei! Você". Alongside these elements and the presence of Rubão Sabino (bass), who still called himself "Rubens", drummer Luis Carlos (another member of Black Rio), the record enlists the trumpet and flugelhorn of symphonic musician Darcy in place of the original Barrosinho (yet one more founder of Black Rio), who was traveling during the recording but would end up being a leading force of the band. The album Som, Sangue e Raça paves the way for future generations of musicians and producers of the Carioca scene at the beginning of the 1970s. The lyrics that dealt with the question of race and the explosive fusion of samba, soul, jazz, and funk, elaborated by Dom Salvador and his troupe, Abolição, established the bases for the development of new sounds and tendencies in Brazilian music. 180 gram vinyl; deluxe hard-cardboard sleeve; OBI; resealable outer sleeve.
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MAR 069LP
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Official first-time reissue, originally released in 1979. The LP Um Grito de Guerra cover invites you to enter Pedrinho Sampaio's ship and embark on a series of sounds that reveal Amazonian jazz harmonies, groovy guitars, a funky swing, and progressive keyboard attacks. However, the musical journey is not unambiguous in its style, unveiling a walk over the treetops beyond the "southern seas". So, you must get lost in the immensity before even commanding words defining this sound. From his cabin, Pedrinho controls his keyboards (an instrument that became so commonplace in the following decades), extracting all his creative power and masterfully conducting a band that swells the musical stew, bringing a new song that was part of the creative process of the eponymous show. An authentic Brazilian gem. Ranging from funk to soul to boogie, jazz and beyond, this little-known album by Amazonas state native Pedrinho Sampaio titled Um Grito de Guerra is the collection of musical works created for a theatrical show by the same name. The presentation focused on a few points, but the primary focus was rescuing the Amazonian identity and protecting the environment against Trans-Amazonia. Pedrinho handles producing and arranging, along with keyboards and vocals. 180 gram vinyl; hardcover sleeve with OBI strip.
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MAR 071LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1974. Obscure and rare album of spacey fusion grooves, played by a group that includes Robert Rockwell on reeds, plus Bobby Lyle on piano and electric piano. Lyle's presence gives the album a nice groove. Bob Rockwell, born in Miami, Oklahoma, is an American jazz saxophonist who emigrated to Denmark in 1983 and has lived ever since. 180-gram black vinyl; hardcover sleeve with OBI strip.
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MAR 065LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1978. Australian soul jazz masterpiece. The first album was recorded in Sydney in 1978 by Joyce Hurley, who learned piano basics in the United States and is currently a European singer, pianist, and composer. Although it has been featured in many record guides and reviews as one of the coveted DJs for a long time, it was, for a long time, a rare LP much sought after by collectors. In addition to the standard number, it is composed of instrumental songs by David Martin Group, who serves as a backing, and Afro-Cuban numbers such as "Sambolé" and "Here And Now" are the highlights and killer version of Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage". Joyce Hurley's first full-length release. Joyce was a Detroit-born singer who came to Sydney to study at the NSW Conservatorium and recorded this album with the David Martin Group while she was here. The album was recorded at Earth Media Studios in late 1977 and 1978. 180 gram vinyl; hard cardboard sleeve + obi.
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MAR 064LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1983. Mad About Records present the official reissue of the legendary LP by Sam Sanders & Visions for the first time worldwide, The Gift of Love. Highly recommended '80s Detroit spiritual jazz masterpiece. Classic Detroit jazz in the Tribe Records, Strata East jazz vein. Although most of the sessions with Sanders from the '60s or '70s are either nowhere to be found or still unreleased, The Gift of Love -- perhaps the only release of Sanders as a leader during his lifetime and privately pressed by what is likely his own label, That African Lady -- offers a document of this Detroit great's music with his band Visions. Fellow Strata musician Kenny Cox, even sits in on keys on a few tracks. Sam Sanders, a unique saxophonist whose approach to music made him a legend in Detroit jazz. While sometimes likened to John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, or Joe Henderson, Sanders had an unmistakably unique style. His group, Sam Sanders & Visions -- for many years with bassist Ed Pickens and drummer Jimmy Allen, was known for extremely aggressive post-bebop jazz bordering on the avant-garde. Sanders was also active as an educator and concert producer. He was an instructor at the Detroit Metro Arts complex and at Oakland University. He was instrumental in creating the Detroit Jazz Center -- an open jazz school and concert venue presenting artists such as Jackie MacLean, Donald Byrd, and Woody Shaw, with local artists Kenny Cox, Marcus Belgrave, Roy Brooks, Charles Boles, and Danny Spencer, among many others. Sanders began playing while attending Northeastern High School in the '50s with fellow classmates Alice Coltrane, Kenny Cox, and Bennie Maupin. He later attended the Teal Music School and studied privately with Detroit jazz Legend, Yusef Lateef. During his career, Sanders performed with various artists, including: Milt Jackson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, James Blood Ulmer, Sonny Stitt, Pharoah Sanders. Before forming Visions, Sanders and trumpeter Marcus Belgrave fronted a band with pianist Harold McKinney called the Creative Profile. Belgrave and Sanders would continue to perform together, often with Sander's big band, the Pioneer Orchestra. During the last decades of his life, Sanders traveled often to Senegal and eventually settled there with his wife, Viola Vaughn. Official reissue under exclusive license by Viola Vaughn. 180 gram vinyl; hard-cardboard cover with obi.
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MAR 061LP
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2023 restock; reissue, originally released in 1983. One of the rarest boogie jazz records ever. The private press album includes the rare groove classic "Searchin' For The Soul". Corky McClerkin's early career follows It follows in the wake of the infectiously funky, blues-based keyboard music exemplified by hard-bop paragons Horace Silver and Bobby Timmons in the '50s and '60s. Not surprisingly, McClerkin listened to those pianists while growing up on Chicago's south-side; he also heard plenty of Ahmad Jamal (who then lived and worked in Chicago), and Jamal's trademark airiness occasionally works its way into the mix as well. Since the 1960s, Corky has performed professionally throughout the Chicago area, guided by his mentor, jazz tenor great Von Freeman, he developed his talents throughout the 1970s while also discovering his passion for writing. As a featured columnist for the Chicago Courier, he was inspired to write Undercurrents (1978), a collection of short stories about the black experience. In 1981, Corky strengthened his talents by taking on the position of musical director and arranger for the Chicago production of Sasha, Sing Dinah! and wrote "a play, Life Cycles," performed at the Chicago Cultural Center. In 1983 he built on his experiences by releasing his first album, Searchin' For The Soul on WinCor Records in 1983. Hard-cardboard sleeve; obi; 180 gram vinyl.
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Reissue, originally released in 1971. Erlon Chaves e Orquestra Saint Moritz's Procura-Se Uma Virgem original soundtrack is supposedly one of the most sought-after Erlon Chaves LPs. This OST was recorded to a Brazilian soft porn movie with killer organ funk instrumental tracks and several funky, erotic and modal tracks, arranged and directed by maestro Erlon Chaves.
"Oh my gosh one of the true holy grails of Brazil I've after this for too long... just the correct side of lounge thank you for re-releasing this gem." --Gilles Peterson
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Reissue, originally released in 1981. Rare Brazilian album of the obscure film Xavana, Uma Ilha do Amor with a mixture of jazz, bossa nova, and psych. Hareton Salvanini creates a record full of groovy guitars, refined strings, and delicate orchestral sounds. Polish filmmaker Zygmunt Sulistrowski pioneered the format of shooting low-budget soft porn on exotic locations. Brazilian arranger and writer Hareton Salvanini was commissioned to deliver this soundtrack. No wonder many consider him a lesser-known Arthur Verocai. Salvanini creates a record full of groovy guitars and percussions that could rival with the best of KPM or Chappell library LPs.
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MAR 038LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1969. Ultra-rare South African jazz from District Six with legendary musicians Clifford Moses, Richard Schilder, Basil Moses, and Basil Coetzee. True jazz today is becoming a rare art whose existence depends not only on the jazz-musician but also on the medium by means of which it is propagated. This album is the combined effort of musician and Trutone Record Company to add their contribution to the interest of the arts. The theme for this album is set in "District Six", the community which brought forth The Four Sounds. Basil Moses is perhaps most widely known, in the context of South African jazz history, as having recorded prolifically -- including performing on seven or eight of Abdullah Ibrahim's 1970s recordings. He also features on Sathima Bea Benjamin's African Songbird (1976). Guitarist Cliffie Moses, three years older than brother Basil, was also a professional musician and the two, along with Richard Schilder and Billy Bowers (aka Billie Dollie), formed the Four Sounds in the early 1960s. The group with Basil "Manenburg" Coetzee and Roy Nolly recorded their debut album, Jazz From District Six, in 1969 for Trutone. In 1970, Basil, Cliffie, Roy Petersen, and Monty Weber were all hired to tour the country as the core of Percy Sledge's backing band for a seventeen-week sell-out tour of South and southern Africa. Percy Sledge described it as the "greatest tour of [his] career." Notes by Siemon Allen at Flatinternational; obi; 180 gram vinyl.
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MAR 056LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1981. Ultra-rare album reissued for the first time worldwide. Fantastic proto-Zouk from Georges and Pierre-Edouard Decimus. NSI (New Sound from the Islands) is a concept launched by the Decimus family, and the album was released at the end of 1981, at the same time as Kassav's Album N'4 with the singer Jocelyn Moka. Under exclusive license George Decimus. Obi; 180 gram vinyl.
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