Funky Nassau (1971)
A monster bit of funk that’s unlike anything else we can think of! Beginning Of The End hailed from The Bahamas, but don’t hold that against them — because instead of being a Caribbean cliche, they took the best part of the island rhythms, and used them to forge an incredible approach to funk! They’ve got a choppy sound that’s the result of some incredibly dexterous guitar, bass, and drums — and which you’ll recognize instantly from their one-time hit “Funky Nassau”, a killer funk track that never gets old, no matter how many bands cover it over the years! That gem kicks off the album, which then rolls into the monster funky “part 2″, which is even better! Other titles are equally wonderful — and include “Come Down”, “Surrey Ride”, “Monkey Tamarind”, and “In The Deep”. Essential — and one that you’ll be spinning for years! (DGA, Inc)
Tracks:
1. Funky Nassau, Pt. 1
2. Funky Nassau, Pt. 2
3. Come Down
4. Sleep on Dream On
5. Surrey Ride
6. Monkey Tamarind
7. In the Deep
8. Pretty Girl
9. When She Made Me Promise
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The Beginning Of The End – Funky Nassau (1971)
Julio 12, 2009 a 10:16 pm (Afrobeat, Funk, Funk Jazz, Rock)
Mandrill – Just Outside Of Town (1973)
Julio 12, 2009 a 6:34 pm (Afrobeat, Funk)
Just Outside Of Town (1973)
It lacked the delicious hooks and tight funk of Composite Truth, but Just Outside of Town was as solid and confident a piece of music-making as the band ever accomplished. The single “Mango Meat” is a tough Latin funk number with some inspired group harmonizing, and Mandrill stretched out with a pair of love songs, “Never Die” and the aptly titled “Love Song,” the latter beginning with a few minutes of atmospheric bliss that boasted unrealized cinematic/soundtrack possibilities. “Fat City Strut” moves back and forth between blasts of brass-powered funk and the sweet seduction of Latin percussion and a vibes solo. The distorted funk monster “Two Sisters of Mystery” is another classic, one that later enticed producer Gary G-Wiz to sample it for Public Enemy’s “By the Time I Get to Arizona.” The last two songs were very uncharacteristic for Mandrill, one a bluesy/country song with a pop gloss, the other an ambling instrumental led by an acoustic guitar and including a few out-of-place synthesizer shadings. It certainly wasn’t Mandrill going out on top (for an album, or for its period at Polydor), but it certainly summed up the promise of one of funk’s most courageous bands. (AMG)
Tracks:
1. Mango Meat
2. Never Die
3. Love Song
4. Interlude
5. Fat City Strut
6. Two Sisters of Mystery
7. Afrikus Retrospectus
8. She Ain’t Lookin’ Too Tough
9. Aspiration Flame
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Candido – Dancin’ & Prancin’ (1979)
Julio 12, 2009 a 5:36 pm (Disco)
Dancin’ & Prancin’ (1979)
Candido Camero (born April 22, 1921) is Cuban percussionist (mainly conga and bongo) who backed many Afro-Cuban jazz and straightforward jazz acts since the 1950s.
Early on he had recorded in his native Cuba with Machito. He moved to New York in 1952 and started recording with Dizzy Gillespie. During 1953-54 he was in the Billy Taylor quartet and in 1954 he performed and recorded with Stan Kenton. He also enjoyed some hits during the disco era, most notably with the Babatunde Olatunji penned track “Jingo” which he recorded for Salsoul Records, which was off the Dancin’ and Prancin’ Album. At 88, Candido continues to wow crowds with his unique talent, and charm. On January 15, 2009 he was the surprise guest at Zinc, a jazz club in New York City’s famed Greenwich Village.
He was honoured with the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award. A great performance with Kenny Burrell on his ‘first blue note sessions’; available on the CD ‘Introducing Kenny Burrell’. (wikipedia)
Tracks:
1. Dancin’ & Prancin’
2. Jingo
3. Thousand Finger Man
4. Rock and Shuffle (Ah-Ha)
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