城内宏信によるジャズ・プロジェクト“PRIMO & THE GROUPE”のアナログカット第5弾はThe Cinematic Orchestraのリードシンガーとして知られるHeidi Vogel、トロントのSpicy&SexyなシンガーDeborah Ledonをゲストに迎えた彩り豊かな意欲作!

静と動が絡み合うHeidiのヴォーカルとスタイリッシュなアレンジが出会った極上のジャズダンスチューン「Can I Change」、ソリッドなリズム隊の上で心地よく踊るサックス＆ピアノによる高速アンサンブルがなんともスリリングな「Tiffany Girl」、ハワイアンAORの名曲をダンスフロア・サルサへと再構築し、デモ段階から各所で話題を集めた「Hunk of Heaven」、7拍子の変則リズムがエグい長尺スピリチュアルジャズ「Jazz Carnival」、ジャズが持つダイナミズムや情感をドラムンベース～ダブ・ステップ以降のセンスで深化させたJAZZBROTHERSによるリミックスの5曲を収録。国内プレスヴァイナルに加え同内容のCDも封入。もはやお約束の「猫ジャケ」は高級塗工紙を使用し国内印刷で仕上げたこだわりの1枚。品番 : PRIMO-10 税抜き価格 ¥2297

After 2 years from his last release, the 5TH release by one of the top leading Jazz DJs in Tokyo Hironobu Jyounai’s Jazz project “PRIMO & THE GROUPE” has finally arrived! Delightfully colourful and ambitious work with two featured vocalists – Heidi Vogel, also known as the lead singer of The Cinematic Orchestra, and Spicy&Sexy Deborah Ledon from Tronto!

5 included works are : “Can I Change”: A supreme Jazz dance tune with a miraculous encounter of Heidi’s stillness-motion intertwined vocal and its stylish arrangement, “Tiffany Girl” is very thrilling, super fast ensemble of the peacefully dancing saxophone and pianos on the solid rhythm section, “Hunk of Heaven”, the Hawaiian AOR masterpiece was reconstructed to dance floor salsa tune, and its demo version has been a song of the news everywhere in its early demo stage, “Jazz Carnival” is a long and spiritual Jazz with 7/8 tricky rhythm, and lastly a remix by Jazzbrothers, which has deepened the dynamism and emotion of Jazz to the next level by digesting their experiences through 90’s Drum’n Bass to recent Dubstep.

Domestically pressed 180g Vinyl and CD is also included. Now already his standard “neko” jacket was faithfully printed with luxury coated paper, designed and finished in Japan.

Lovely sounding project with a distinctly Japanese feel. Much goodness for my radio shows. – Patrick Forge (Mi Soul/ NTS)

My kind of Japanese Jazz ! Quality outfit !No Brainer I love this stuff been buying it for 35 years ! Class and will be in my shows. – Colin Curtis (New Sunset Radio Freestylin’)

Effervescent Japanese grooves destined to be heavily featured in my shows. Very nice indeed! – Rich Chocolate (scandinaviansoul.com /floradio.com)

Yep, it’s good with a distinct Japanese feel. Will definitely be making time to feature this on my show. – Steve Johns (Solar Radio, London)

Juicy Jazz of the Japanese variety! – nice. – Devon Daley (A Touch of Soul BBC)

Lots of love for this, all of it. – Chris Philips (Jazz FM)

Sounds good to me! Looking forward to being the last person to play it first. – Peter Young (Jazz FM)

ジャズ・ダンサー｢Movement｣はじめ、クラブ･ジャズの初期衝動に溢れる、DJ 城内宏信によるPRIMO & THE GROUPEの4th EP。

高揚感溢れるサックスのブロウとリリカルなピアノソロが躍動感あるアンサンブルを展開する極上のダンスジャズチューン A1.”Movement”。レガートなフェンダーローズとシャープなリズムの鮮やかな対比がシンフォニックな余韻をはらませるA2.”Movement -5/8 version-“。熱いアフロ・キューバン・グルーヴと妖艶なリズムにホーンアンサンブルがバッチリ決まったバップチューン B1.”Salsa de Santa Rosa”。全編を覆うエスニックなトーンに必殺の変拍子フレーズを組み込んだ構成が強烈な印象を残すジャパニーズクラブシーンの重鎮、JazzBrothersの竹花英二によるB2.”Movement -Eiji Takehana Rework”の4曲を収録！

国内でプレスした高音質ヴァイナル12”に、同内容のCDも封入！真珠のように上品な光沢をもつ特厚パール紙を使用し国内印刷で仕上げたジャケットに、初期スリーブラインドマイスを彷彿させる巻き太帯をセットした、こだわりの1枚！ 品番 : PRIMO-09 税抜価格 : ¥1600

PRIMO & THE GROUPE are back! PRIMO is a project from DJ/producer Hironobu Jyounai who is very very happening cat in tokyo as a DJ and record producer. With the Primo label he has released some very tasty jazz, fusion and Brazilian gems.

The first is “Movement” which kicks off the A-side, the killer jazz dance tune, performed by a vibrant ensemble featuring dynamic sax and lyrical piano. This is a cover version of a fantastic but relatively little known masterpiece of Japanese jazz, a piece full of riveting pace and vitality, that was originally featured on the first lead album by Ryusei Tomoyose. Tomoyose was a great tenor saxophonist who gained a reputation as the Okinawan “Nabesada” (Sadao Watanabe) and played a major role in the development of the jazz scene in Okinawa. The sparkling tone, suggesting the radiant blue of the sea, and the melody invoke in the listener an ideal balance of tension and comfort. This is followed by another version of the same piece given a jazz-rock interpretation employing irregular metre. While on the one hand displaying an aggressive mien, the scintillating contrast between the legato playing on the Fender Rhodes piano and the sharp rhythms gives rise to a symphonic afterglow.

The first piece on Side B is “Salsa de Santa Rosa”, a tune in a bop style that’s pulled forward by the earthy bass line. The performance features an exciting Afro-Cuban flavor along with an immaculate and brilliant horn section. You’re bound to enjoy to the full the appeal unique to jazz and the lightness of this great rendition of this piece. The final item is a remix by Eiji Takehana(Jazzbrothers), one of the most popular DJ/producer on the Japanese club scene. This is a really impressive and memorable remix featuring the ethnic tone that pervades the whole recording combined with compelling phrases in irregular metre.This vinyl 12″ is killer! Proper jazz dance vibes…

This limited edition 45rpm 12″+CD comes complete in a beautiful picture sleeve, and is destined to become quite a collectors item – so we respectfully suggest you grab one for yourself without further ado! You can purchase the lovely four track vinyl 12″ single+CD via online vinyl shops…

パーカッシヴな高速ビートに合わせて、フリーキーに躍動するホーン隊と、冴え渡るフェンダー・ローズの応酬がスピリチュアルな世界へと誘う、Strata East直系のキラー・ジャズ・トラック”SUN”(A1)、洗練されたミッド・テンポ・グルーヴに女性ヴォーカルをフィーチャー、デトロイト産レア・ファンクがクラブ・ジャズ以降の感覚によってアーバン・テイストにリ・アレンジされた”Why He Had To Go”(A2)、The Bamboos諸作でもお馴染みのヴォーカリストKylie Auldistを迎え、フルートなど生音をふんだんに用いながら清涼感あふれる豊潤なラテン・ジャジー・ハウスへと料理した”Tell Me A Bedtime Story”(B1)、そしてしなやかで洒脱なジャズファンクからポエトリーを交えたブギーへと展開する、PatchworksによるDJユースなA2のリミックス(B2)を収録!

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A1. SUN : A really great set of spiritually-tuned jazz from PRIMO. This has a freewheeling, exploratory sound that takes off in a mode that’s a bit post-Coltrane, but which also has some freer touches too. This track have a rhythmic, Strata East-like quality.

A2. Why He Had To Go : This is my sound encapsulated in four minutes of heart-stopping soul perfection. Clear vocal over a smoky beat, elegant horns and throbbing bass!

B1. Tell Me A Bedtime Story : PRIMO takes on Herbie Hancock – turning in a heavenly version of the classic – smooth, soulful, groover with Latin-influnced beat, spectacular horns, beautiful piano, lots of great keyboard lines and incredible vocals from Kylie Auldist.Kylie’s voice reminds me very much of early Aretha Franklin.

B2. Why He Had To Go (Patchworks Disco Remix) : This Remix is performed by Bruno Hovart – under various names and into different projects : Patchworks, Metropolitan Jazz Affair, Mr President, The Dynamics, Cinnamone, Porks Watch etc…]

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We come with news of a brand new PRIMO release that is garaunteed to provide some heat.Funky and free-thinking fusion! The work here has some great qualities that remind you of some of the best European fusion from mid 70’s. Instrumentation include alto sax, trumpet, electricpiano, and a fair bit of percussion.

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The first production – “A Child Runs Free e.p” – wonderful modern take on Fred Johnson’s notoriously rare Vocal Jazz track was released. It was collected to a lot of compilations such as “Music For Jazzdancers”(Freestyle-UK), “Contemporary Jazz”(Tramp-Ger). A lot of famous DJ also publish in the playlist, and it receives high acclaim from domestic and foreign hard diggers.

‘Music for Jazz Dancers’ is a selection of hot & exclusive tunes taken directly from DJ Adrian Gibsons’ sets at ‘Messin’ Around’, the club he has been running for 14 years with DJ Perry Louis (who is also the leader of the Jazz CoTech Dancers)

The UK Jazz-Dance Scene is a uniquely positioned scene that has sent shock waves around the world and influenced countless artists, DJ’s and Dancers. Despite this, it is surprisingly sparsely documented with regards to CD’s, Books and articles detailing the songs, dance moves, key DJ’s, dancers and clubs. Luckily, we recently had the fantastic ‘From Jazz Funk & Fusion to Acid Jazz’ by Freestyle recording artist/DJ and now author Mark ‘Snowboy’ Cotgrove’

Peter Herbolzheimer’s Rhythm Combination & Brass featuring Dianne Reeves kick off the CD with a storming rendition of the Ray Noble jazz standard ‘Cherokee’ which was initially made famous by Charlie Parker. Other highlights include Primo & the Groupe’s ‘A Child Runs Free’, a wonderful modern take on Fred Johnson’s notoriously rare Vocal Jazz track, and Marcos Ariel’s ‘Samba Torto’ which is Brazilian Samba-Fusion of the highest order.

Music For Jazz Dancers draws together be-bop, nu-jazz, big band and samba/jazz fusion sounds, the common denominator being that they all inspire hot heeled hoofers to throw jazz shapes across discerning dancefloors the world over! If you like what you have heard you can visit some of the Jazz-Dance clubs like ‘Shiftless Shuffle’ or ‘Out To Lunch’ to experience the music and atmosphere for yourself.

Allerfeinste Musiken, kurz und bündig zusammengefasst. Der Wert einer guten Kompilation erweist sich gerade in unseren Zeiten als besonders wichtig (und richtig). Täglich neue Songs, Beatz, Grooves & Rhymes aus allen Himmelsrichtungen, keine Chance den Überblick zu behalten. Wir gut, dass es ausreichend sichere Experten gibt, denen wir ohne Sorge das Filtern der nachhaltig-wirksamsten Sounds überlassen können. Vorhang auf also für den dritten Teil der „Hurst Selection“. Soul und Jazz, House und Latin, leicht schräg und ordnungsgemäß gerade. Aktuell ausschließlich als Download über Bandcamp – alsbald aber auch in CompactDisc Variante verfügbar. Später mehr dazu, für jetzt fassen wir uns wie folgt kurz: Exzellente Auswahl, Mr Hurst!