Wednesday, May 03, 2006

10 May 2006 - Private Reserve (Show 5)

LYN LEON – Tomorrow (Edit)
Taken from the album "Private Pop”
Carolyn Leonhart began recording television commercials in grade school, and was a soloist in her high school gospel choir, and sat in to sing with her father, jazz bassist Jay Leonhart, at his Sunday brunch gigs at Manhattan’s Blue Note club. Together with her Swiss pop group – a quartet led by her husband - Leonhart croons songs about the loss of love and alienation in the modern world.

WAS A BEE - On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
Taken from the compilation “Modern Sounds From Italy 2”
The rich and loungey voice of Mario Biondi takes on this jazz standard with a touch of modern soul sensibility.

AKMUSIQUE – Broker’s Night
Taken from the compilation “Broker’s Night”
Producer Andreas Kolinski is reputated for his superb smooth after-hours productions that have seen being compiled in many high profile compilations

MO’ HORIZONS - So Ma Guisee
Taken from the album “... And The New Bohemian Freedom”
German pair Ralf Droesemeyer and Mark Wetzler's Mo’ Horizons outfit allow for no musical corsett contstraints and are constantly breaking new ground trajectory in the way of artistic freedom. fusing Latin, jazz, soul, Afro and funk influences.

SPILLER – Cry Baby (Royksopp’s Malselves Memorabilia Mix)
Taken the the single “Cry Baby”
Band of the moment – and indeed the future – Royksopp, provide a top class remix.

PRAFUL – Moonglide
Taken from the album “Pyramid In Your Backyard”
Praful is a native German who moved to Holland at the age of 23 to study at the Amsterdam School of Arts. There he studied saxophone and flute before disappearing for some soul-searching at an Indian ashram as well as in Brazil. When he returned, he was newly inspired, combining work with Indian, African, and Brazilian musicians with newly spawned electronic musical styles such as trip hop & drum ‘n’ bass.

MICHAL – The Dearest Love
Taken from promotional CDR

[RE:JAZZ] - Keep On Movin’
Taken from the album “Point Of View”

BAHIA SUNSETS - Somewhere Not Here
Taken from promotional CDR
One of the many projects from the multi-talented Shinichi Osawa aka Mondo Grosso, who has been not only at the helm of the Kyoto Jazz scene but across the globe as well.

BARTHOLOMAUS & RAABENSTEIN – A Night Out With Nel Foltz
Taken from "Guten Abend Guten Morgen EP"
Two berlin-based producers known for their exploration of diverse musical genres produces music that gently fits inbetwwen jazz and electronica, laced with smooth sonic atmosphere.

DE-PHAZZ – Depression Royale
Taken from the album “Natural Flake”
This German-based outfit performs a unique and sexy blend of Bossa Nova rhytms, Soul, Electronica, Downbeat and 60s lounge swing and serves up a cocktail of fun.

PILOT JAZOU - Your Crime (Dati Rmx)
Taken from the album “Wonderful Morning”
Pilot Jazou is the musical alias of Ugo de Crescenzo, a key figure in the Italian Nujazz scene; mastering the full spectrum of Jazz, Downbeat, Bossa and House. With the uplifting vocals of Imma Costanzo, this incarnation packs a deliciously musical excursion.

FRAGMENT ORCHESTRA – Metropolis
Taken from the album “Fragment Orchestra”
Fragment Orchestra is the pairing of Italian jazz aficionados Luca Pernici & Giulio Vetrone. Their great passion and respect for all that is referable to Jazz is heard throughout their productions of uptempo grooves.

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