Various Artists - Pure Freestyle - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A classically trained orchestra string bassist from the age of eleven, Amos Larkins II transitioned to the electric bass to practice the Jazz/ Fusion Rock genre that he so admired as a teenager. A natural talent, Amos was fortunate to have studied with the legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius and world-renowned pianist Chick Corea. Amos has participated in workshops with Stanley Clarke, George Duke, Billy Cobham, Jean-Luc Ponty, Al Di Meola and countless others. From the age of 16 he became a studio bassist at the Miami Sound Machine and TK Records studios in Miami where he also learned the art of sound engineering and worked on many sessions as an engineer. While producing music for the ill-fated movie Cry of the CityInch he met Barry Gibb of Bee Gees fame. Gibb allowed Amos to moonlight at his Middle Ear Recording Studios, and it was there that Amos produced some of the first (if not the first) hip-hop music to be heard in Miami, Florida. He took his hip-hop productions that he produced at Barry Gibb Studio and played them for Henry Stone, the legendary music mogul and founder of the highly successful T.K. Records tag. Henry had just formed a new record company by the name of Sunnyview Records. After Stone listened to this new, ground-breaking style of Miami Rap music production, Henry told Amos that he could make lots of money producing this type of music. Amos soon began working as a producer under Stone at the newly formed Sunnyview Records. This is where he came up with and developed the Miami bass genre that continues to inform and influence hip-hop and rap music to this day. Today Amos is widely known as the progenitor of the movement. Album Tracks 1. Takers 2. Sweet Sweet 3. Dime Time 4. Stackin' Stacks 5. 420 4 Lyfe 6. See the Sea 7. Too Mush Work 8. It's So Hard 9. After Midnight 10. Red Shoes 11. Pink Socks 12. Off the Clock 13. R

One of the foremost labels on the freestyle scene, Pryme Tyme Records scored many popular club hits throughout the 1980's and 1990's including Mystie's InchOn the Radio,Inch L Tee's InchCome Into My Arms,Inch Rebekka's InchYou Used to Be MineInch and many others. This generous 25 track compilation revisits these classic freestyle jams featuring the production work of freestyle pioneer Edwin Ramos Jr.. All selections newly remastered. Album Tracks 1. Intro 2. On the Radio 3. Intro 4. Darkness of Night 5. Intro 6. I Thought You Were the One 7. Intro 8. As Time Goes By 9. Intro 10. Don't Go 11. Intro 12. Come Into My Arms 13. Intro 14. Princesa 15. Intro 16. You Used to Be Mine 17. Intro 18. I Wonder 19. Intro 20. Life in the Dark 21. Intro 22. Into the Light 23. Intro 24. Give Love a Chance 25. Outro

18 tracks of classic Freestyle featuring Meg, 7th Heaven, Stephanie, Inner Rarity and much more Album Tracks 1. So in Love with You - G.T 2. Don't Sweat Me - Inner Rarity 3. Destiny - Rocco 4. Drums of Love - 7th Heaven 5. Just Another Chance - Luis 6. Used to Be My Lover - Murray Grant McDougal 7. Swing to the Beat - 3Yl 8. Lover Girl - Meg 9. Love in Disguise - Thomas Grant 10. Passion - Passion 11. Get Away - Stephanie 12. Open Up My Heart to You - Sasha 13. Love and Kisses - Donet 14. Party Lights - E.K. Rembrandt 15. Got to Get You Back - Terry Parker 16. So Good for You - Sasha 17. Let's Be Lovers - Sheri Watson 18. Charge Me Up - the Glamor Club