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Jazz Spectrum
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Keb Darge
A formidable partnership, already having shared their love of soul music
with us (see ‘Soul Spectrum’ BBE 013) turn their collective 60 years of
record collecting to the jazz dance floor. Keb- starting with ‘Night Of The
Wolf’ which he first played at the Aberdeen Central Soul Club back in
1975. One of the tunes that started the split in the northern soul scene
between the traditionalists and those who left to start the jazz funk scene
in the North. Jungle fantasy features the services of remixer and collector
Ian Wright (who went on to compile ‘Sister Funk’ BBE035). Mandingo has
been caned by Snowboy for years and was he pissed off when Keb put it
on this album. ‘Opus Three’ and ‘Cosbyianna’ are a couple of obscure
jazz tracks that Keb had been hammering in the clubs to the delight of the
dancers. Bob – now we get down to the real nitty gritty ‘jazz’ that all too
often misunderstood music form that we tend to shy away from, initially
because we don’t quite understand it. Yet jazz to Bob has one of the
widest spectrums of music within its make up; incorporating blues, soul,
Jamaican, Africano, funk, fusion. In fact all quality black music is featured
in the jazz side of Bob Jones. The Latin Boogaloo feel of Allen Toussaints
‘Tequila’ to the wild sax man Bishop Norman Williams. The smooth yet
deceptive feel of Janet Lawson’s Dindi- always a favourite with the ladies
in the house. Watchout for the somewhat Bangra intro to The Soul
Society’s alternative version of Lee Morgan’s Blue Note classic
‘Sidewinder’ – a real gem and way ahead of its time as was Lionel
Hampton’s moaning flyer ‘A&T’
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Originally released 1999-01-01
Published by
Barely Breaking Even Music
© 1999 BBE
