Jazz Funk & Groove

Bust Free 8

But I Do

The initial thought that came to mind in the process of making “Blackcurrent Jazz 2” was to create a landscape of ideas that capture the truest essence of Jazz but that also embodied the purest and most authentic hip-hop feel. The original Blackcurrent Jazz album (released in 2001) was a great piece of work but for me was more a mesh of beats and breaks and sometimes with tracks that didn’t even lend to Jazz at all. This time around I wanted every single song to scream JAZZ!!! But still using a combination of Jazz breaks that give off varying vibes.

I wanted this album to be more polished, more distinguished and more discernable than 10 years ago. Smoother, more intricate and ultimately more of a thought through process to it. So I set about the production process which I knew would be huge, because I wanted to use additional beats for 20 second interludes to be used in between each main track, which then ultimately doubled my production load. I also knew that the main selections all had to musically jump out at me and I wasn’t going to start writing until I had found all the right beats that made me feel as if I have the right ingredients for a classic album.

And then it started. Hours of sampling, cutting, chopping, filtering, and pitch shifting, mixing and then mixing again. Then came the writing, recording and editing, which for me is a very lengthy and meticulous process. And finally after over 6 months work came “Blackcurrent Jazz 2: The Gold Reflection” subtitled to pay dues and respect to the golden era of hip-hop (the 90’s).

Jazzphonics

Thought So…

Da Feelin

Change - A Lovers Holiday

BE BOP JACK & STEVE (lyrics)

Baby,
due giorni e poi saremo a Rio,
mentre qui la neve
fiocca più che mai

O forse sarò solo io,
in mezzo alla fantastica bolgia
e ai ritmi forsennati

Ebbro di cachaça,
zeppo di allegria,
svuotato di ogni
dannata malinconia

be bop Jack
be bop Jack

William Burroughs e Allen Ginsberg
mi guardano dalle nuvole,
mentre Jack Kerouac
mi passa dal cielo una bottiglia

be bop Jack
be bop Jack
suona con Steve D'Apano, yeah

Guardo fuori la meraviglia bianca,
domani tutti sorprenderà

Ecco l’estasi della musica,
un caleidoscopio
di nuove connessioni,

nuovi colori,
grazieadio è bello piangere,
dovrebbero farlo un po’ tutti

be bop Jack
be bop Jack
suona con Steve D'Apano, yeah, yeah

Puoi contarci,
due giorni e poi
alzerò gli occhi,
verso il Corcovado

L’esercito della Mediocrità
cerca di legarci,
di prosciugarci l’animo

Voglio ribellarmi,
alzarmi in piedi,
combattere con la spada
della mia libertà,
e il fucile carico
di musica e allegria

be bop Jack
be bop Jack
suona con Steve D'Apano, yeah

Puoi contarci davvero perdio,
due giorni e poi saremo a Rio

Un sogno da dipingere,
col Samba,
coi colori del Jazz,
e il pennello della Bossa,

illuminando la mia strada,
col fulgore della batucada

© 2025 Stefano Padoan
All rights reserved

BE BOP JACK & STEVE

Released: March 03, 2015 • Genre: Funk / Soul.
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© 1988 Ichiban Records

Barbara Lynn - You Make Me So Hot (Alex Di Ciò Re-Touch)

The Pointer Sisters - Send Him Back (Pilooski Re - Edit)

Fred Wesley House Party

Keep Pushin'

Keep Pushin' (Purple Disco Machine Dub Mix)

Funk n' Beats, Vol. 6 (Curated by Smoove)

Can't Get You out of My Head (Smoove Remix)

No Risk No Funk (10 Year Anniversary Edition)

Funk The Rich (Original)

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