Cyril Diaz & His Orchestra - Voodoo EP (Soundway) 2011
- This four track EP, limited to 1500 copies, sees Soundway head to Trindad for 4 orginal 1950s instrumental calypso recording from Cyril Diaz who became renowned for the “rich and smooth tone” of his tenor sax playing. On this EP Soundway presents four of his tracks including the traditional Cuban standard ‘Tabu’, the Haitian inspired ‘Voodoo’ and ‘Serenal’ with it’s alternate version ‘Chive Soup Merengie’ both derived from Trinidad’s Latin music tradition; parang. - Soundway
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K. Frimpong and His Cubano Fiestas *self-titled* (Ofo Bros/Secret Stash) 1977
- The great second album from Ghana's K. Frimpong – backed by the group Vis-A-Vis (though billed in the title as his Cubano Fiestas) – a stunning blend of Ghanian Highlife music and rawer Afro Funk & soul! A few K. Frimpong numbers appeared on some of our favorite African compilations of the late 90s & 00s – but this original album from 1977 has remained rare. K. Frimpong sings and he's backed up by the fairly large Vis-A-Vis players, but they deliver a pretty tight groove – drums, congas and other percussion, trumpet and sax, some really soulful electric guitar, some piano, and occasional waves of spacey synth. Amazing stuff! Includes "Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena", "Asaase Yi So", "Awisa" and the side-long "Adama Nana (Medley)"- Dusty Groove
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- Sweet vocal jazz from Monica the swedish songbird wailing away over funky back beats headed up by the pianist Steve Kuhn. My favorites being "Pearlie Swine" "The Baby"and "Raindrops" Full of breaks for you hip-hoppers out there.
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Sabu Martinez - In Orbit / Astronautas De La Pachanga (SMC /Lazaraus) 1960
- We leave it to Marcos Canihuante, Editor in Chief of Ache Newsletter (POB 916, Old Chelsea Station, NYC 10011 USA) to bring you the full story of these mystery recordings. Get the record and read his wonderful liner notes. In the meantime, here is a very brief synopsis --drawn from Senor Canihuante's notes-- about this double album.]
As is often the case with great artists, Sabu's finest hour was something of an accident. Returning from California in 1960, Sabu was offered a chance to record with Al Santiago of Alegre Records. But first Sabu needed a band, and a chance meeting with Louie Ramirez led to the famed Jazz Espagnole session.
Sabu's Jazz Espagnole was and is a masterpiece of modern Latin jazz. Most of the credit is due to ensemble founders Marty Sheller and Louie Ramirez, however. As Lasse Mattsson puts it in the liner notes to Groovin' with Sabu, Sabu usually creates an avalanche of sound. Had he truly initiated the work (instead of joining the band in-progress), he might have created a sound more like his previous Afro-Latin, Afro-Cuban bop, and exotic jazz records.
Fortunately, the record was a success, although success seems to have caught up with Sabu. The band dissolved after only a few months of missed dates and unreliability. But this was not the same band that had played on the Alegre recording. Sabu had had the unenviable task of finding new players, teaching them the repertoire (which he may have failed to do), and coping with new success in New York's Spanish Harlem (El Barrio) -- which was as much a mecca for Latin music as Harlem was for jazz.
The In Orbit and Astronautas de la Pachanga sessions were recorded November 15, 1960 in the wake of Jazz Espagnole. (Gabriel Oller and his recording studio, New York's Spanish Music Center, merit another chapter in the history of Latin jazz.) The musicians this time were either unknowns or listed under pseudonyms, although there is suspicion that the vibes player was Louie Ramirez. In any case, we are lucky to have two more works by the master. And once again, they sound like almost nothing else.
To all involved in this great project --who have returned Sabu safely from orbit, who have released two, truly new LPs-- thank you! - Hipwax
1st. Astronauta In Orbit - Cozy !!! - The Sound Machine - Cole Nobody Knows - Blue Eyed Soul
Towana and The Total Destruction - Wear You Natural Baby
The Hesitations - Is This The Way to Treat A Girl
The Antellects - Love Slave
Lashawn Collins - Girl Chooses Boy
Roy and the Dew Drops - Gonna Hurt You
Tobi Lark - Sweep It Out Of The Shed
The Ringleaders - All Of My Life
Salt & Pepper - A Man A My Word
Towana and The Total Destruction - Wear You Natural Baby (Again by REQUEST)
Ty Karim - You Really Made it Good To Me
Ray Charles - I Dont Need No Doctor
Bobby Blue Bland - Honey Child
3rd. Blue Beat - Popcorn - Rock n Roll - Jive Rhythm & Blues Back n Forth Blues
Etta James - Nobody Loves You Like Me
Carol Fran - Give It A Try
Dolly Lyons - Palm of Your Hand
The Page Boys - Barricuda
Al Simmons - Olds Folks Boogie
John Lee Hooker - I'm Leaving
Little Esther - Hound Dog
Etta James - Tough Lover
Big Boy Groves- I Gotta A New Car
Albert Washintgon - Ramble
Classie Ballou - Hey Pardner
Carol Fran - Giving in the Chapel
Big Maybelle - Candy
Lavern Baker & Jimmy Ricks - I'll Never Be Free
Lavern Baker - Tiny Tim
Lavern Baker & Jimmy Ricks- Your the Boss
Mickinley Mitchell - Rock Everybody Rock
Charles Sheffield - -Rock and Roll Train
Eddie Kirk - Hog Killin Time
Freddy King - Texas Oil
Willie Wright and his Sparklers
Lee Shot Williams - Welcome to the Club
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DJing here at The Venue, 1144 Bethel Street on March 18th @ 9pm with my new obscure vinyl from the 50's n 60's rhythm n blues, jump blues, black rock n roll, popcorn, early blue soul, some rare ska, and rocksteady steady - basically everything on a blue beat. All just arrived here on the island. Come and dance my friends !!!!
DJing here at The Venue on March 18th @ 9pm with my new obscure vinyl from the 50's n 60's rhythm n blues, jump blues, black rock n roll, popcorn, early blue soul, some rare ska, and rocksteady steady - basically everything on a blue beat. All just arrived here on the island. Come and dance my friends !!!!
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Prince Buster w/ the Skatalites - Come Fly with Me, Fly Flying Ska (Bluebeat) 1964
- Released in 1964, shortly after "The Ten Commandments of Man" introduced Prince Buster to the white British Mod audience that would (sundry fashionable convolutions notwithstanding) lionize him for the rest of the decade, Fly Flying Ska is less a Prince Buster album than it is a handy digest to the best of his recent productions. He contributes just five vocal performances to the set, including the lazy "Lucky Seven," and the conversely punchy "Flying Ska" -- a song better known under its alternate title "Wings of a Dove" -- but also craftily utilizing the theme to the traditional "El Condor Pasa." "Call Me," a peculiarly ska-ified hybrid of girl group harmonies and abandoned yodeling, and the caustic "Eye for an Eye" follow, but the jewel in the crown is "The Greatest," a boastful Buster buoyantly out-bellowing Cassius Clay by announcing himself as the double-greatest. Woven around these gems, Owen Grey ("River Jordan"), Don Drummond ("The Burial"), Roland Alphonso ("Roland Plays the Prince"), and two vocal duos, "Millie & Roy" and "Gaynor & Erroll," weigh in enjoyably enough, while the Skatalites serve up "Perhaps," a dynamic rendering of a '50s ballad that is now best-known as the theme to BBC TV's hit show Coupling. But best of all is the Maytals' "Ska War," a number that has also seen duty as both "Broadway Jungle" and "Dog War," but which remains one of that band's hardest hitting numbers, whichever name you know it under. - Allmusic.com
From left to right: Some original ska records ........ I played.
Don Drummond - Memorial Album
Byron Lee and Dragonaires - Dance the Ska
Roland Alphonso and his Soul Bros - Ska Au Go Go
Prince Buster and the Skatalites - Come Fly with Me, Fly Flying Ska
The Bluebusters - Behold How Sweet It Is
Roland Alphonso - Strictly For You
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1st - Obscure Rare Ska, Soul Blues from Willie and Bobby, Hipshakin' Grooves
Prince Buster and the Skatalites - Perhaps(Cover shown)
Don Drummond - Alipang
Sonny Burke - Don Cosmic
Roland Alphonso - Somethng Special
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires - Ska De Wah
The Blues Busters - Your the One I Need
The Blues Busters - Soon You'll Be Gone
The Blues Busters - Wide Awake in A Dream
Bobby Blue Bland - I'm Not Ashamed
Bobby Blue Bland - Cry Cry Cry
Bobby Blue Bland - Dont Cry No More
Gene Thompson and the Counts- You Don't Love Me
Lloyd Nolan - I Don't Know About You
Big Maybelle -Thats a Pretty Good Love
Little Willie John - Shakin'
Little Willie John - My Nerves
Little Willie John - You Hurt Me
Gene Thompson and the Counts - Wont You Let Me Know
Little Emmett Sutton - Mom, Teach Me to Monkey
Johnny Guitar Watson - Posin'
Carol Ford - Your Well Ran Dry
Willie Wright and the Sparklers
2nd - 60's Dance Crazes - Surf, Boogaloo, Monkey, Twine and Blue Funk ? !
Sam and Dave - Got A Thing Goin' On
Bobby Marchan - Get Down With It
The Hustlers - Boston Monkey
Alvin Cash and the Registers - Twine Time
Andre Williams - Rib Tips
Pete Terrace - Gonna Make it Baby
The Chantays - Move It
Bennito Sextet Plus One - Jumping Hully Gully
Pete Terrace - Your Lookin' Good
Pete Terrace - Boogaloo Loo
Dave Baby Cortez - Summertime
Manny Corchado - Pow Wow !
Jackie Harris - No Kind of Man
Robert Jay - Alcohol
Bobby Moore and the Rhythm Aces - Hey Mr. DJ
3rd - Sweet Soul Rarities, Super Soul Jazz, Cozy and Eddie, dash of Jeter too !
Bob and Gene - Which Love
Deltones Ltd - You Dont Believe That I Love
Freddy Love - I'm Just a Nobody
Deltones Ltd - Stay
Bob and Gene - Your Name
Bobby Soul - Funky Freeze
Alvin Cash - Shake A Tailfeather
Eddie & Ernie - Down Here
Barbara Lynn - I Don't Want a Playboy
Rena Faye - Thank You Baby
Fred Williams - Tell Her
Deloris Ealy - Its About Time That I Made I Change
Barbara Lynn - Im a Good Woman
The Servicemen - Stop Loving You
The LBJs - Garbage in the Kitchen
Cozy Eggleston - Moon Ray
Cozy Eggleston - Sweet Merri Dee
Cozy Eggleston - Jokers Wild
Quartete Tren Bien - Pamela A Lam
Eddie Cano - Brown and Blue
Eddie Cano - I'll Never Forget You
Eddie Cano - Don't Ever Change
Eddie Cano - El Pito
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DJing here at The Venue on March 18th @ 9pm with my new obscure vinyl from the 50's n 60's rhythm n blues, jump blues, black rock n roll, popcorn, early blue soul, some rare ska, and rocksteady steady - basically everything on a blue beat. All just arrived here on the island. Come and dance my friends !!!!
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