THE JAZZ SINGER - ANTHOLOGY: MUSE YEARS 1973-1991 (2X12 LP)
2x12 Inch LP 22.11.16
top-werkschau des legendären us-jazz-sängers mark howe murphy mit 17 songs aus seinen 16 alben für muse records. mit exzellenten vocalversionen legendärer jazz-klassiker wie “cantaloupe island” (herbie hancock) oder “stolen moments” (oliver nelson), re-interpretationen brasilianischer songs von antonio carlos jobim (“two kites”) und milton nascimento (“empty faces”), songs von stevie wonder (“looking for another pure love”) und den beatles (“eleanor rigby” im big-band-arrangement). seine eigenkomposition “ding walls” über die londoner nu-jazz-szene erscheint hier erstmals auf vinyl.
fresh & ltd repress !! mark murphy is a jazz singer legend. he started in the late 50is, ruled the 60is and his records are a hipsters must have since the 70is. then he came to fame again when one gilles peterson got him into dingwalls in the late 80is and japanese producers united future organisation made murphys version of stolen moments (he wrote the lyrics) really big. recently he releases his second album love is what stays on verve (germany), produced by famous german trumpeter till brönner. another famous german producer, yes its henrik schwarz, touched the original track with its deep vocals and full orchestrra arrangement and created the ultimative fusion of jazz and the recent deep house sound from berlin. extremly tasteful. you will never heard strings, wooden brass, and such deepnees of murphy featured in the recent clubcontext but will do thanks to henrik schwarz. different to many others this remix gets released right after being finished in henriks studio so you can say this is the sound of the moment
great remix package for threeminutes featuring grammy winning jazz vocal legend and last standing beatnick mark murphy on mic duty. madrid de los austrias deliver in fine style with a superb quirky house mix while the great prolific quantic adds some b boy minded dope jazz beats. dublex inc rework applies some fat electronic boogie beats and fake fellini rounds up this nice package with a bass heavy 4/4 take.
volume 1 of the new tsf jazz collection dedicated to jazz rare groove. a fine selection of rare jazz tracks with a funky flavor. original versions entirely remastered.
this compilation acts as an introduction to this electric, cool and uplifting music that was affecting so many enthusiastic dancers and dj / collectors. all the tracks on here are taken from one of the most prolific and emerging labels for this genre muse records that offered the complete spectrum of styles to fit in with this emerging scene crossing over with jazz fusion, be bop, vocals, electric keyboards, and percussion.