
Hello everyone!

For those passionate about Soviet musical heritage, I offer the first (but not last) collection of vinyl records released by the Melodiya record studio, of which I am a devoted collector. I want to note that I have never recorded any mixtapes before. The idea came from my good friend Sergey Misnik, to whom I owe a huge thank you. This collection includes rare or simply lesser-known jazz vinyl records with a vivid Eastern flair, released back in the day by Melodiya in "minion" and "grand" formats. The compositions represent a whole palette of melodies: folk, cinematic pop rhythms, soul-jazz, funky groove, and symphonic jazz orchestrations... In a word - the best that was created at Melodiya and recorded on vinyl at that time. Happy listening to everyone!

Brief run-down in English
Tracklist:
1. Oleg Kutsenko Leningrad Instrumental Ensemble - Oriental Suite (Oleg Kutsenko, 1975)
2. Kavkaz Jazz Trio - Borjomi Park (Vagif Mustafa Zadeh, 1966)
3. Vadim Ludvikovski Ensemble - Rhythm Dance (Arno Babadjanian, 1961)
4. Emin Khachaturian Film Studio Orchestra - Hiking (Alexander Zatsepin, 1964)
5. Emin Khachaturian Film Studio Orchestra - A Wordless Song (Alexander Zatsepin, 1963)
6. Murad Kazhlaev Instrumental Ensemble - Play All Day (Murad Kazhlaev, 1975)
7. Armenian Radio Instrumental Ensemble dir. Martin Vartazarian - A Stroll (Martin Vartazarian, 1973)
8. 'Rero' Georgian State Orchestra - When The Saints Go Marching In (trad., 1966)
9. Elvira Trafova - Caravan (Juan Tizol/Duke Ellington, 1978)
10. Keith Beckingham - Caravan (Juan Tizol/Duke Ellington, 1967)
11. Rafiq Babayev Jazz Quartet - Mugham Improvisation (Rafiq Babayev, 1968)
12. All-Union Radio Variety Orchestra dir. Yuri Silantiev - Oriental Ballad (Murad Kazhlaev, 1962)

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