Trimvirat - Spartacus (1975)

Triumvirat - Spartacus , 1975 Remaster

  Jurgen Fritz was a phenomenal keyboard player......and along with bandsmen Helmet Kollen (bass, guitars and compelling vocals) and Hans Bathelt (drums) created a masterpiece with Spartacus.  It is always a toss up which Triumvirat album I like the best between this one and "Illusions On A Double Dimple" but tonight it's Spartacus !
  Spartacus tells the story of the great Roman soldiers plight all put to music in a way on Triumvirat could.   One can not hear this album and not think of Emerson Lake & Palmer ....it must be the keayboards!   This was a great band and although overshadowed by ELP in the day, these guys really could write and play symphonic prog rock at its finest.

Donald Byrd - Stepping Into Tomorrow (1974)

Donald Byrd - Stepping Into Tomorrow (1974) Blue Note Remaster

    Stepping into Tomorrow is a funk-chill groove album that while softer in composition still carries Byrd's wild approach.   This album is full of Davis-like trumpets and flugelhorns with a huge mix of electro-funk bass and supporting percussion.   The funk era of Byrd is some of my personal favourite albums and "Stepping Into Tomorrow" is one of em!    The song "Think Twice" is the killer track on this album with is dirty groove and soft chill esoteric vibe.    Byrd calls on some old friends too to help out with drummer Harvey Mason, bassist Chuck Rainey, keyboardist Jerry Peters, and guitarist David T. Walker.  
  The end result is a killer jazz-funk -fusion album that compliments yet differs from "Black Byrd" and "Street Lady".
  Simply essential funk groove..............

Peggy Lee - Jump For Joy (1958)

Peggy Lee - Jump For Joy , 1958 Remastered

  Step right in and "Jump For Joy" my friends.........get ready to tap your toes and play some air trumpet !   Take the late 1950's era Peggy Lee and toss in Nelson Riddle and his orchestra and you have an album of greatness.     Originally released in mono in 1957 and then in stereo in 1958 this DRG remaster puts the stereo mix for the first time on CD now for us to all JUMP for JOY to !
   Peggy Lee had a voice.........listen to her on "Old Devil Moon" or "Just In Time" ...lots of style and grace with a great jazz flare....
      An essential album !

Enoch Light - Persuasive Percussion (1960)

Enoch Light - Persuasive Percussion Vol One, 1960

      If you have not ever heard an Enoch Light album then you have missed out.......definitely space age music for the cocktail lover in you ! This is THE ULPTIMATE Jet-age, bachelor Pad, Shagadelic music on Earth ! Persuasive Percussion was his first Command LP and was a huge hit reaching Number One on the U.S. Pop charts in 1960. Audiophiles fell in love with Enoch Light as his Command label and later Project 3 albums were sonically perfect. I have collected a ton of Command Sparton albums over the years simply because of the high quality recordings.

    Musically this is lounge exotica........pure lounge with some very cool instrumentation and brilliant percussion. Time to spark up the ol' lava lamp and incense everyone.........this one is gonna take to some exotic place where you have always wanted to go to ........but were afraid to ask........

This is some pretty cool music that is ideal for chilling out to !

Xylophones, marimbas, sax, hand percussion, cha cha cha's, cow bell.....holy god man !!

Bring back the shag carpet

Lemongrass - Drumatic Universe (1998)

Lemongrass - Drumatic Universe  (1998)

  For Roland Voss, aka Lemongrass it all started here......Dramatic Universe mixing his early jazz influences delivering a haunting trip-hop production!   If you are looking for an album to totally chill out to then this is a great album to play.   This album is totally a cross over of electronica and jazz....kind of a space theme created too..........and some wicked beats to totally groove out to .....
  Space travel never felt soooooo good.   If you look out the right window now you will see Jupitor and far off in the distant is Earth.......

Wow ...what a drumatic Universe we live in !

Long John Baldry - It Ain`t Easy (1971)

Long John Baldry - It Ain`t Easy (1971), Remaster

   Whats all the fuss about all this `Booooogee Wooogee``.     Dont try to lay no Booogie Wooogie On The Kind Of Rock n Roll........
  Before coming over to Canada , Long John Had a string of albums that showcased his Blues side but on ``It Aint Easy` Baldry shifted to a more pop hippie kind of blues that the psychedelic crowd would like equally as much as the R&B gang.   And yes this is one of the two Baldry albums where production duties were split 50%  Elton John and 50% Rod Stewart.
  I am right now in my kitchen cooking dinner and totally rockin out to this album.....wow !!

Jimmy Witherspoon with Brother Jack McDuff - The Blues Is Now (1967)

Jimmy Witherspoon with Brother Jack McDuff - The Blues Is Now (1967)

   Jimmy Witherspoon ....the voice and the blues......with Brother Jack !   Holy crap kids !

   Jimmy Witherspoon released a number of excellent albums on Verve in the mid-late '60s with "The Blues Is Now" being one of the good un's.   Fans of Blues will love this album......dark smokey atmospheres with heavy soul vocals, great organ and superb Guitar work from Melvin Sparks .  I also love the brass section which works so well with the organ grinds , guitar and soulful vocals of Witherspoon.

   After hearing this album Ì`m gonna move to the outskirts of town`......