Various Artists - Rockin' The Spirit - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Digitally remastered edition. They say you can't judge a book by it's cover, and going by Jazz Rock, nor a record by it's title. Though entering into jazz territory and featuring some distorted guitar, Jazz Rock is more a beautiful marriage of funky breakbeat drumming and spiritual jazz instrumentation, combined with traditional Min'y music performed on the koto and shakuhachi. Originally released in 1973, the record sounds simultaneously vintage and contemporary. It is akin to something Madlib might dream up whilst lost in Japan collaborating with Min'y players at a recording session. The record features some amazing shakuhachi (bamboo flute) playing by Hozan Yamamoto, which gives the music a haunting, dreamlike atmosphere. You can almost visualize the long grass blowing in the wind and ear the bamboo rustling in the distance on a long hot summer's day. Takeshi Inomata, Tadao Sawai and Kazue Sawai anchor the session. Takeshi's exceptionally funky-drum work will almost certainly get some producers dusting off and firing up their MPC's. Whilst Kazue and Tadao work their magic on the koto (a traditional string instrument). Though certainly not an ambient record, Jazz-Rock has the same meditative, other-worldly quality that invites you to sit back, listen and be transported somewhere else. Unfortunately, until now the Jazz Rock album is a scarcity that commanded a high price-tag only for the most hardened of record collectors. So, it is pleasure to make it accessible to all, and we hope you dig this lost, obscure future classic as much as we do. Album Tracks 1. Kuroda Bushi 2. Hanagasa Odori 3. Soran Bushi 4. Sansa Shigure 5. Hietsuki Bushi 6. Sado Okesa 7. Itsuki No Komoriuta 8. Hokkaibonuta 9. Kiso Bushi 10. Kaigara Bushi 11. Iso Bushi 12. Nanbu Ushioi Uta

Album Tracks 1. Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny & Lars Danielsson Feat. Wolfgang Haffner - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 2. Paola Arnesano - Roxanne 3. Hagenlocher-Schurmänn Quartett - Walking on the Moon 4. Ulf Wakenius Feat. Youn Sun Nah - Message in a Bottle 5. Kevyn Lettau - Synchronicity 6. Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr - Englishman in New York 7. Pink Turtle - Every Breath You Take 8. Andy Bey - Fragile 9. Hazelrigg Brothers - Spirits in the Material World 10. Christof Lauer & Jens Thomas Feat. Sidsel Endresen - Shadows in the Rain 11. Tatum Greenblatt - Consider Me Gone 12. Peter Lehel Quartet & Mario Goetz - Moon Over Bourbon Street 13. Vincent Peirani, Vincent LÊ Quang & Sylvain Luc - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 14. Lisa Bassenge Trio - de Doo Doo Doo de Da Da Da 15. Robertinho de Paula Jazz Quartet - Driven to Tears

Album Tracks 1. Sweet Ella May 2. Everybody Loves My Baby 3. Blue Nights 4. A Monday Date 5. Chicago Rhythm 6. Good Little, Bad Little You 7. Beau Koo Jack [Unissued Take] 8. Jungle Crawl 9. Dixieland Doin's 10. Cathedral Blues 11. Black Cat Moan 12. Nervous Tension 13. Ozark Mountain Blues 14. Market Street Stomp 15. You Ain't the One [Unissued Take] 16. The Boy in the Boat 17. African Jungle 18. Slow As Molasses 19. Happy Rhythm 20. Honeycomb Harmony