Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do For Love"—a nice cover by Rub-A Dub, from the up-and-coming UK reggae producer Lewis Bennett—best known for the Steppers’ excellent cover of Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine”—comes this long-awaited new 7-inch: a great reggae cover of Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Mover”!!
Lewis Bennett, the highly anticipated reggae artist from Doncaster, UK, who has been putting out a string of great releases, has finally dropped his long-awaited new album—a gem of a cover of the classic 1930s entertainment jive anthem “Minnie the Moocher,” best known for its scat vocals featuring Cab Calloway’s “Hari Hari Ho x301C!”—a gem of a c...Read more (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)over of the 1930s entertainment jive classic “Minnie the Moocher,” best known for Cab Calloway’s iconic scat vocals!!! Great. Side A features “Sound System History” (sample 1) with singer Sista Oona, while Side B features “Minnie The Moocher” (sample 2)—a superb instrumental track that lets you drift away in its dub-like ambiance, featuring trumpeter Oli Parker. This is a perfect pairing. I can't get enough of it. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)
2004年リリース、カクバリズム初のフルアルバム作品、 レーベル看板バンド YOUR SONG IS GOOD の記念すべきファーストアルバム「YOUR SONG IS GOOD」が20年の時を経て初の LP 化!!ドラムス、エレキベース、ギター、ギター、トロンボーン、オルガンという6人編成による ラテンカリビアン・ソウルフル・ファンキー&ロッキン・ジャイブ・スカ・サウンズ!ライブ感満載の極上な仕上がりの一枚。
レーベル設立のきっかけになったのが『YOUR SONG IS GOOD』というバンドとの出会いであり、彼らの第 1 弾 7 インチ・シングル「BIG STOMACH, BIG MOUTH」を世に出すことであったという、カクバリズムにとって非常に重要なバンド、YOUR SONG IS GOODの2004年にCDリリースされた記念すべきデビューアルバムにして、レーベルの記念すべき第 10 作品目にして初のフルアルバム作品でもあった「YOUR SONG IS GOOD」が20年の歳月を経て遂にアナログLP化リリースされた!!! ドラムス、エレキベース、ギター、ギター、トロンボーン、オルガンという6人編成による ラテンカリビアン・ソウルフル・ファンキー&ロッキン・ジャイブ・スカ・サウンズ!ライ...Read moreブ感満載の極上な仕上がりの一枚。全14曲。インナーにはオルガン担当サイトウ "JxJx" ジュンの思い入れタップリ嬉しい楽曲解説を封入。
From the UK's YEAR ZERO — familiar for unearthing rare early ORB material and consistently delivering understated yet unfailingly wonderful themes and song selections — comes the first installment in a series tracing the history of the 1940s–50s New York music scene across genre lines. This is the 2LP vinyl edition.
An excerpt from the simultaneously released 2CD (32 tracks) + BOOK set, this lavish gatefold sleeve edition collects 25 tracks. From big band jazz to R&B, doo-wop, and the entertainment sounds of jive & jump, on through blues, country, folk, beat, and even electronic music, it's a full immersion in New York's musical melting pot — 32 tracks that sw...Read more (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)eep you through the sheer style of it all, capturing how all manner of new music was being born in all manner of places, just a door apart, in the NYC of the day. Kris Needs never disappoints. All samples are three tracks each. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)
南アフリカではSP盤の時代からのダンスミュージックとして大衆をスウィングさせていたクウェラジャズ。これまた非常に豊潤な音楽で、ハイライフよりももっとオールディーズな雰囲気、R&Bやジャズ、そしてジャイヴの要素が強く、非常に爽快で痛快な100%大衆の味方。お互いをチラ見しながら「おれ、どうだ?」「あんた、イケてるわね」な、それってまさにダンスミュージック。昨今のJUKEBOX JAM SERIESやDUST TO DIGITALなどのSP版発掘路線にもリンクする素晴らしい一枚となっております。※トラックリストからご試聴どうぞ。 (住友)
Lewis Bennett, the highly anticipated reggae artist from Doncaster, UK, who has been putting out a string of great releases, has finally dropped his long-awaited new album—a gem of a cover of the classic 1930s entertainment jive anthem “Minnie the Moocher,” best known for its scat vocals featuring Cab Calloway’s “Hari Hari Ho x301C!”—a gem of a c ...Read more (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)over of the 1930s entertainment jive classic “Minnie the Moocher,” best known for Cab Calloway’s iconic scat vocals!!! Great. Side A features “Sound System History” (sample 1) with singer Sista Oona, while Side B features “Minnie The Moocher” (sample 2)—a superb instrumental track that lets you drift away in its dub-like ambiance, featuring trumpeter Oli Parker. This is a perfect pairing. I can't get enough of it. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)