Puccio Roelens "Research Of Sound"

Puccio Roelens

"Research Of Sound"
( LP Edi-Pan, Italy, 1976 )
Catalog # SML102

Tracklisting:
Side A:
1.Splash down
2.Relaxation
3.The taste of repeat
4.Intimate conversation
5.A silliness song
Side B:
1.Smooth
2.Exitement
3.The road of the sadness
4.Sweet foolishness
5.Rhytm phasing blues

Personnel & Credits:

Valdambrini, Alvise Verzella, Peppe Cuccaro (tr),
Piana, Mario Midana, Ennio Gabbi, Enzo Forte (tbne),
Fornai (vl),
Cerveglieri, Genovese, Maestri, Quarto Maltoni (saxes)
Pierannunzi (p, p el),
Silvano Chimenti (ch)
Enzo Restuccia (batt, b el),
Archi Roma, 1976.

Note:
Hard to find Lp on italian library Edipan and Great funky jazz album .
The LP includes the funky tracks: "A silliness song", "Splash down" and "The taste of repeat".

By Celo

Jay Richford & Gary Stevan Alias “Stefano Torossi” “Feelings”

Jay Richford & Gary Stevan
Alias “Stefano Torossi”

“Feelings”
( LP Carosello Records, 1975, Italy )
Catalog # LP – TT – 067

Tracklisting:
1 – Flying High
2 – Going Home
3 – Walking in The Dark
4 – Fighting for Life
5 – Feeling
6 – Running Fast
7 – Loving Tenderly
8 – Fearing Much
9 – Being Friendly
10 – Having Fun

Review:
You maybe know Stefano Torossi’s masterpiece Feelings on the UK library label Conroy. This one is a rarer pressing on the Italian label Carosello, coming with a beautiful sexy cover! It is surprisingly credited to the mysterious Jay Richford & Gary Stevan, but it sure is an alias for Torossi.Superb crime funk and groovy jazz on the whole album. The rhythm section is as strong as on KPM, the strings arrangements have something of Stringtronics’ Mindbenders, and the electric piano is just splendid.

By Celo

Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett ''Synthesizer & Percussion''

Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett

''Synthesizer & Percussion''
( LP Themes International Music Records, 1974 )
Catalog # TIM 1012

Tracklisting:
01 – Mon amour
02 – Oddball
03 – Daytripper
04 – Mile high swinger version A
05 – Mile high swinger version B
06 – Auto-Pilot
07 – Pacesetter
08 – Home run
09 – Driving force
10 – Action man
11 – Funky chicken
12 – Jolly Roger
13 – Dumbo
14 – Plain song
15 – Fanfair

Review:
15 excellent tracks from the highest library standards, from the warm and relaxed ARP-driven jazzfunk from Mon Amour, to the slow coolfunky rhythm of Oddball, to the intimate breakbeat-ARPlounge of Mile High Swinger, via the proto (Osunlade-ish)-deephouse/melodic clubkillers of Auto Pilot and Pacesetter to the dramatic action of Daytripper, back to the P-Funk-ish fat synthriff off Funky Chicken.

By Celo

Amphonic Music Library “Special Assignment”

Amphonic Music Library

“Special Assignment”
( LP Amphonic Music Library, UK 1975 )
Catalog # AMPS 0112

Tracklisting:
01 Dick Hyman – Special Assignment
02 Steve Gray – Go For Broke
03 Dick Walter – One More Time
04 Vic Flick – Downtown Skyline
05 Dick Hyman – Flute Loop
06 Dick Walter – Fat Man
07 Dick Walter – Dateline Today
08 Vic Flick – Centre Spread
09 Dick Walter – Time Out
10 Dick Walter – Run For Cover
11 Steve Gray – Soul Searching
12 Syd Dale – March On The Run

By Celo

Amphonic Music Library “Action!”

Amphonic Music Library

“Action!”
( LP Amphonic Music Library, UK, 1973 )
Catalog # AMPS 1005

Tracklisting:
01 – Running from Danger – Steve Gray
02 – Soft Soled Shoes – Steve Gray
03 – Winning Is Easy – Steve Gray
04 – Looking for a Fight
05 – Brother Hood – Vic Flick
06 – Drama School – Vic Flick
07 – Disco-Tek – Syd Dale
08 – Tiny Tot March – Syd Dale
09 – Boogaloo – Syd Dale
10 – Joe Mex – Syd Dale
11 – Latin Belle – Syd Dale
12 – Nightraider – Vic Flick

By Celo

John Cameron/Alan Parker “KPM 1000 – Afro Rock”

John Cameron/Alan Parker

“KPM 1000 – Afro Rock”
( LP KPM, 1973 )
Also Reissued on Tummy Touch Rec., Cat.# TUCH1130

Tracklisting:
1 – Heavy Water
2 – Ice Breaker
3 – Solid Satin
4 – Punch Bowl
5 – Frozen Steam
6 – Black Light
by Alan Parker

7 – Swamp Fever
8 – Range Rover
9 – Survival
10 – Afro Waltz
11 – Heat Haze
12 – Rocking Rhino
13 – Afro Metropolis
by John Cameron Review:
African rhythms, jazzy instrumentation, rock inspiration, and a motherlode of funky sound library grooves from two of the best British maestros working in the business! The album’s an early 70s gem from the KPM catalog — one of the most sought-after records ever issued by the label — and like the rest, never really made for public sale back at the time! Despite that humble origin, though, the grooves here are right up there with the funkiest work coming out from that side of the Atlantic at the time.
A brilliant post-colonial blend of acoustic percussion, electric keyboards, and a fair bit of fuzzy guitar — all presented with a stripped-down, no-nonsense approach to the rhythms that’s often funkier than work by some of the bigger names in the genre. Titles include “Heavy Water”, “Ice Breaker”, “Solid Satin”, “Punch Bowl”, “Frozen Steam”, and “Black Light” by Alan Parker — and “Swamp Fever”, “Range Rover”, “Survival”, “Afro Waltz”, “Heat Haze”, “Rocking Rhino”, and “Afro Metropolis” by John Cameron.
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By Pier & Celo

Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield / David Gold ”Soul Organ Showcase – KPM 1027”

Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield / David Gold

”Soul Organ Showcase – KPM 1027”
( LP KPM (UK), 1968 )
Catalog # 1027

Tracklisting:
1.Piccadilly Night Ride
2.Beat Boutique
3.Concord
4.Organ Mania
5.London Hilton
6.View Point
7.Soul Organ Impromptu
8.Soul Organ Blues
9.Organ Blower
10.Steady seller
11.Young Emotions
12.Start The Day Right
13.The Reporter
14.Close Down
15.Buil Up
16.Good Thing Going
17.Regent Street
18.Mad Moent

Note:
Ultra modern rhythmic instrumentals featuring Hammond Leslie organ
played by Alan Hawkshaw, the finest exponent of this type of music
in Britain” No need to introduce this one, probably the most sought
after in the whole KPM series, Alan Hawkshaw of the Mohawks shows
some of the best Organ solos ever recorded, with heavy drums and
thumping baselines, been sampled and used on too many compilations
to mention.
From Popsike

…the pleasure of the search…

Review:
Ultra-hip organ work from one of the all-time greats — mighty British maestro Alan Hawkshaw, heard here in a glittering assortment of instrumentals that definitely live up to the title! Hawkshaw’s playing both Hammond and Leslie organs — often with a romping, upbeat style that’s mod 60s London at its best — but sometimes showing the more laidback, spacious styles he’d use more heavily in the 70s — a wonderful blend that makes for a great deal of diversity, and which keeps things sounding extremely fresh throughout. The album’s features tracks that include “Soul Organ Blues”, “Organ Blower”, “Beat Boutique”, “Concord”, “Organ Mania”, “Build Up”, “Regent Street”, “Mad Moment”, “Picadilly Night Ride”, and “Beat Boutique”.
© 1996-2009, Dusty Groove America, Inc.

By Pier