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Quantic - So Long Feat. Alice Russell

From the liner notes of our 2-disc Ebo Taylor retrospective, Life Stories:

Ebo acknowledges the influence of US jazz rockers Blood Sweat & Tears and
– less obviously, perhaps – Deep Purple on this easy going mid-tempo
piece, written a few years before it was recorded, when Osibisa and
various ‘blaxploitation’ themes were hip. “I was trying to fuse rock and jazz together with highlife,” Ebo recalls. “This kind of music was ahead of its time – not very popular when we recorded it!”

Life Stories

Peace On Earth

Ebo Taylor- Peace On Earth

Various Artists - Footprints EP
Format: 12" vinyl sampler
Release date: March 17, 2014
All tracks taken from the forthcoming full-length album Footprints to be released on April 28 on CD & digital.
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Jazz & Milk is back with a brand new compilation series featuring previously unreleased tracks by international label artists, friends & family! The 6 track "Footprints EP" offers a small foretaste of the forthcoming full-length compilation to be released in April 2014.

Footprints starts off with the heavy Afro-Funk vibes of the Bad Jazz Troupe, remixed by Jazz & Milk label-founder Dusty. Sam Irl from Vienna takes us on a journey of raw emotion. On "Time" he fed his MPC with filthy vinyl samples, jazzy rhodes chords, deep basslines and smooth synth-arppegios - all glued together on top of a driving House beat. "Sidama de Cali" is a 50/50 blend of Ethiopian and Colombian music by Todd Simon & The Angel City of All Star Brass Band featuring strictly horns and percussion - including Quantic on the guacharaca (colombian version of the guiro) and a 'who is who' of LA's music scene.

The B-side begins rather bass-heavy. On Dusty's "Cosmic Path" gliding synths and vibrant percussion float over a foundation of deep bass and slightly off-kilter beats. Russian talent Lay-Far delivers a soulful broken beat tune - "A Good Old Holiday Groove" draws obvious influence from mid 70's jazz. The EP concludes with the legendary Munich-based formation Karl Hector & The Malcouns. "Who's Foolin' Who?" was written by JJ Whitefield (producer and guitarist for the Poets of Rhythm and the Whitefield Brothers) and reflects his affinity for sounds from across the African diaspora.

Karl Hector & The Malcouns - Who's Foolin' Who

From the first album, "This is Marijata", Ghana 1976. With hints of its Highlife origins to the evolution of Afro-funk, by way of James Brown, this is one of the greatest funk albums to come out of West Africa.

No Condition Is Permanent - Marijata

Kerbside Collection's debut jazz funk and rare groove LP „Mind the Curb“ (released May 2013 on Légère Recordings) gets the remix, rework and re-use treatment with a variety of re-interpretations from fellow Aussie and international friends with everything from dubby-pacific-nu disco, analogue breaks and beats to balearic Japanese nu jazz.

Brisbane beatsmith Blunted Stylus (Geoff Blunted/Jigzaw Geoff/Ex Resin Dogs) kicks off the release with a heavy low slung, analogue, jazzy, b-boy breakbeat remix of „Jelly Belly“. Another living legend of the Australian scene – Ennio Styles (Stylin' radio show/Melbourne) completely flips „Sweet like Nectar“ into an uptempo lo-fi, live disco- boogie, dancefloor shaker. Japanese Dj and producer Chikashi Nishiwaki continues his remix love affair with Aussie groups and delivers a balearic re-make of „41 Bernhard“, teaming up with some friends to create a beautiful crossover piece fusing nu jazz, bossa and breaks flavours.

Next up is another Aussie producer on the make - Billy Hoyle (Melbourne). He cooks up a smooth, jazzy, laid-back, melodic head nod hip hop rework of Red Stripe, chopping things up 'MPC/Boom Bap' style for fans of the true school, funky hip hop flavours. Renegades of Jazz hits us with the fat, b-boy breaks flavour on the remix of 'Cat Whip', complete with acid bass line, synths and congas for extra dancefloor pressure. Another legendary Brisbane Dj/MC/producer Two Dee, gives us his pacific flavoured, dubby, disco-house remix of „41 Bernhard“ – turning the rhodes into a skank rhythm sitting ontop of a shuffling disco beat - reflecting the warm, tropical, beach side atmosphere of the Australian Pacific Coast. The JNBO 'Gone Sour' rework of „Sweet Like Nectar“ is the mastermind of Henry Jenkins (bass player for college funk and soul sensations - The Cactus Channel and Karate Boogaloo/Hope Street Recordings Melbourne).

Kerbside Collection's drummer Paprika serves up two re-works. For the first one he re bumps „41 Bernhard“ into a more contemporary low slung hip hop/nu soul territory. The second remix (originally released as a bonus on the Mind the Curb disc) is a bossa re-bump of „Red Stripe“ – giving the reggae flavoured track a more swingin' jazzier sound.

A limited edition 12inch vinyl single with selected tracks from this digital release will be available in specialist shops.

Another living legend of the Australian scene – Ennio Styles (Stylin' radio show/Melbourne) completely flips 'Sweet like Nectar' into an uptempo lo-fi, live disco- boogie, dancefloor shaker complete with flute, extra keys, samples and horns (99% of the parts picked from Legere's back catalogue!). The track kicks off with a gritty live disco groove and re-appropriated guitar and bass licks from the original track, then some funky synth clav, gradually building as all the elements get added, before the soaring Brass section take you to the finish line. For fans of Cro Magnon and Todd Terje.

Ennio is a legendary tastemaker and DJ, not only in his home city and country of Melbourne/ Australia, but also worldwide – with his reputable, regular chart (back in the day) for legendary Straight No Chaser magazine, remixes on labels such as Raw Fusion, Irma, Compost and Far Out recordings, comps such as the ground breaking 'Other Worldly Fusions' CD (alongside fellow DJ and enthusiast Kano/Red Bull Music Academy), and his long running radio show on one of Australia's biggest community radio stations (3RRR) clocking up over 600 episodes – uncovering talented musicians, bedroom beatsmiths and independent releases attracting worldwide support from the likes of Gilles Peterson and Mad Mats. www.soundcloud.com/enniostyles <http://www.soundcloud.com/enniostyles> 



KERBSIDE COLLECTION - SWEET LIKE NECTAR (ENNIO STYLES REMIX)

Munayé - Mulatu Astatke

Marijata - I Walk Alone

Edited from Roy Brooks excellent 1970 live album.
The original is the version to have, obviously, but it is over 12 mins long.
Personally I could listen to this track all day but have edited it down to a more compact length, 
losing some solos but making it more accessible.
Hope you enjoy.
More edits to come.
SJE

Roy Brooks - The Free Slave (Skalpel Jazz Edit)

Taken From Florian Pellissier Quintet's upcoming Album "Cap de bonne espérance" out on March 4th. 9 Jazz Tracks Studio Live recorded as the Blue Note way !


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Karl Hector & The Malcouns - Who's Foolin' Who

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