Best mod jazz
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If you looking for mod jazz then you are right place. We are searching for the best mod jazz on the market and analyze these products to provide you the best choice.
Best mod jazz
1. Mod Jazz
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Taken from the vaults of the Prestige, Riverside, Battle, and Fantasy labels, this is one of the finest collections of vintage soul-jazz you're likely to come across. The 25 tracks span 1958 to 1971, and include good cuts from core proponents of the style, such as Brother Jack McDuff, Boogaloo "Joe" Jones, and Jimmy Witherspoon. What gives this a leg up on some of the competition is its eclecticism: there are vocalists (Mose Allison), organists (Shirley Scott), Latin jazzers (Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaria), and a few top jazz names not primarily associated with the genre (Eddie Jefferson, Otis Spann, Kenny Burrell, Sonny Stittt). To its credit, it's not stuffily purist either, making way for a bunch of nifty soul-jazz TV themes, a cover of "Evil Ways" by Cal Tjader, and no-names like Pat Bowie, the Merced Blue Notes, and Billy Hawks. It results in much more variety than most anthologies of the sort, without any drop in the groove factor. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide2. Mod Jazz And Then Some!
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The latest edition of the sharpest compilation in the racks. Ady Croasdell and Dean Rudland dig out 24 jazz, bluesy, latino grooves, which are destined for or have already achieved greatness.The latest volume digs deep into the archives of black America, to come up with tracks from obscure 45s or were hidden on LPs by labels big and small. We have in-demand 45s by Reuben Wilson and Billy Larkin on Flodavieur and Frenchy and The Chessmen's rare Dave Hamilton productions.
Weve revisited the ultimate mod jazz label, Prestige, and dug out tunes that are now earning their collectable stripes. From the sanctified organ groove of Shirley Scott's Sister Sadie, to Etta Jones' sublime version of Nature Boy, a big record on the popcorn-influenced European scene and highly collectable.
Old favourites such as Googie Rene and Hank Jacobs (as part of the TKO's) return to bring more of their immaculate grooves and perhaps best of all is the Nightbeats' previously unreleased
3. Mod Jazz Rides Again
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The Mod Jazz series has inspired many imitators, but the original is still the best, as this latest volume proves. Expertly compiled, it captures the top crossover points between jazz, latin and R&B. If we say so ourselves this may be the best yet. As always we have mixed the better known, the classic and the obscure. We have international superstars such as Sammy Davis Jr, with his take on 'I Know A Place' - a club smash if ever we've heard one - at the height of mohair-suited Rat Pack cool. Jimmy Witherspoon offers up something similar with 'Hey Mrs Jones', while Nina Simone rounds up our star quotient with her answer to Ray Charles, 'Come On Back, Jack'.4. Yet Mo' Mod Jazz
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26 tracks of 1960s sounds from artists who performed cool jazz in basement clubs, including Tamiko Jones/Herbie Mann, Charles Lloyd, Mose Allison, Jackie Ivory, Johnny Griffin/Mathew Lee, Ray Charles, Dave Pike, Hubert Laws, Tommy Ridgley, Eddie Harris & others.5. Mo' Mod Jazz
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The second installment in the Mod Jazz series conjures up the ultra-hip mod scene in an era when the DJ was experimenting with the musical taste of his audience by rediscovering new dance sounds from the 50s and 60s. This trend launched many DJs into searching out the more obscure offshoots of the traditional soul and R&B mod sounds of Tamla Motown and Atlantic Records - thus discovering blues, ska and jazz.The music that was prevalent on the 80s UK Mod scene was never viewed as merely 'nostalgic', it was considered more of a continuation in the progressive attitude of the 60s. Although the classic Mod tracks that were already well known provided the backbone of the music scene, the Mod lifestyle dictated the necessity to seek out tunes had seldom been heard before.
The constant quest for elitism brought about the discovery of many fresh and exciting tunes that had previously remained undiscovered - possibly since they were first released.
The labels featured in this collection, such as Riverside, Prestige and Battle, are excellent examples of specialist labels producing first class originals as well as foot stomping cover versions that kept the dance floors of clubs like Sneakers, the Outrigger and the 100 Club heaving with bodies twitching to the hip-bending beats of years gone by.
The pace is set by the big band soul sounds of Johnny Griffin. The Hammond organ grooves of Freddie Roach carry it through into the city blues of Junior Wells and BB King. We shimmy around the outskirts of town with the urban blues from the likes of Lightnin' Hopkins and Mose Allison, sliding into the Latin jazz conga beats of such luminaries as Mongo Santamaria and Henry 'Pucho' Brown. Mellow modern jazz in the form of Johnny Lytle and vocalist Mark Murphy soothe the soul in time to bring us smoothly back down to earth from jazz heaven. Nice...really nice. -- Richard Early, Kent Records UK
6. The Best Of Mod Jazz
7. Further Adventures of Mod Jazz
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2008 release, the latest installment in the highly successful and critically acclaimed Mod Jazz series that created it's own genre. This time taken almost completely from independent sources, this compilation features many sought-after tracks and also some previously unreleased material from Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm and Michelle Harris-Spivey. There are more vocal tracks than normal and among the obscurities, several top names weigh in with some heavy mod jazz and R&B including Jack McDuff, Mac Rebennack, Googie Rene Combo and Jerry Butler. Compiled by Dean Rudland and Ady Croasdell, it includes a highly informative booklet, featuring fascinating memorabilia and many label reproductions. Kent.8. The Jazz in you -Mod Jazz - various
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This set encompasses the years between 1954 and 1962, a time when such great singers as Ray Charles and Peggy Lee blurred the lines between musical genres, making hit records that resonated around the world. Pre-dating the Mod culture, it was an era when cool jazz matched youthful aspiration. THE JAZZ IN YOU (2CD) MOD FROM THE JAZZ SIDE VARIOUS ARTISTS NOT2CD610 1. The Jazz In You - Gloria Lynne 2. Bag's Groove - Modern Jazz Quartet 3. I'm A Woman - Peggy Lee 4. Image (Part 2) - Hank Levine 5. Young Man Blues - Mose Allison 6. Theme From Route 66 - Nelson Riddle Orchestra 7. My Babe - Sonny Jackson 8. The Work Song - Nat Adderley 9. (They Call It) Stormy Monday - Lou Rawls with Les McCann 10. Swingin' At Sugar Ray's - Baby Face Willette 11. Take the Last Train Home - King Curtis & the Shirelles 12. Little Liza Jane - Ramsey Lewis Trio 13. Let's Have A Natural Ball - Albert King 14. The Peeper - Hank Crawford 15. Green Door - Eskew Reeder 16. Jelly Bread - Booker T. and the M.G. s 17. Never Will I Marry - Nancy Wilson with Cannonball Adderley 18. Steppin' Out - Memphis Slim 19. Night And Day - Frances Faye 20. Space Flight - Sam Lazar with Grant Green 1. Beat For Beatniks - John Barry 2. Groove Street - Larry Young 3. Hazel s Hips - Oscar Brown Jr. 4. I m A King Bee - Slim Harpo 5. Bashin' - Jimmy Smith 6. Your Mind Is On Vacation - Mose Allison 7. Hold It - Bill Doggett 8. My Baby - Ken Nordine and the Fred Katz Group 9. Decisions - Ramsey Lewis 10. Hide Nor Hair - Ray Charles 11. Sleep - Earl Bostic 12. Work Song - Nina Simone 13. Mamblues - Cal Tjader 14. Black Coffee - Julie London 15. Plantation Boogie - Lenny Dee 16. Moanin' - Bobby Scott 17. Willie's House Party - Willie Mitchell 18. It Ain't Right - Little Walter 19. Little Susie (Part 4) - Ray Bryant 20. Hey, Mrs. Jones - Jimmy Witherspoon9. Mod Music/Ska Soul Blues & Jazz/Various
10. Walk on the wild side-Jazz side of Mod - Various