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Mark Murphy – Night Mood

Mark Murphy ‎– Night Mood　’86 Milestone
A1. Nightmood (Lembra)
A2. Madalena
A3. Ticket (Bilhete)
A4. Dinorah Dinorah
A5. Before We Lose Tomorrow (Antes Que Seja Tarde)
B1. Sails (Velas Içadas)
B2. Love Dance (Lembrança)
B3. Mãos De Afeto
B4. Believe What I Say (Daquilo Que Eu Sei)

Credit;
Alto Saxophone – Frank Morgan (A1, A4, B1 to B4)

Art Direction – Phil Carroll

Design – Gilles Margerin

Drums, Percussion – Ivan Conti (Mamão)

Electric Bass, Percussion – Alex Malheiros

Engineer – Danny Kopelson Flugelhorn, Trumpet [Rotary Valve] – Claudio Roditi (A1, A2, A4 to B1, B3, B4)

Guest – Azymuth

Liner Notes – Bob Blumenthal, Mark Murphy

Management – Ron De Armond

Mastered By – George Horn

Photography By – Phil Bray

Photography By [Landscape Rear Sleeve] – Eddie O'Sullivan

Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Kurzweil], Arranged By – José Roberto Bertrami

Producer [Associate] – Lupe DeLeon

Vocals – Mark Murphy

Written-By – Ivan Lins

- その他のマーク・マーフィー作品 -
・Mark Murphy「Mark II」('74)

・マーク・マーフィー「ラー」('74 Milestone)
・Mark Murphy「Sings」('75)
・Mark Murphy「Sings Dorothy Fields And Cy Coleman」('77)

・Mark Murphy「Stolen Moments」('78)

Price:1900yen

Baker's Shop With Haruko Kuwana – Hot Line (ベーカーズ・ショップ・ウィズ・ハルコ – ホット・ライン)

Masahiro Kuwana, who began his professional career at the age of 16, has a younger sister—Haruko Kuwana, born in Osaka in 1956, and today happens to be her birthday.

The album I’ve picked out is her third solo work, “Hot Line,” released in 1980 under the name Naniwa no Staff (Baker’s Shop) with Haruko.

This was her second project with Baker’s Shop, following her previous album “Show Me Your Smile,” and their teamwork and sense of unity are even tighter this time around. Sound-wise, the album leans heavily into the AOR style that dominated the era. It opens with “I’ll Be There,” whose chorus unmistakably references the Four Tops’ “Reach Out I’ll Be There.” Other standout tracks include “Don’t Look Back” (A2), which quotes Boz Scaggs’ “JoJo”; “Game” (B1), marked by its memorable keyboard riff; “Somewhere in the Night (Yoru no Doko ni)” (B2), featuring guitarist Tatsuya Funaoka—who duetted with her on the previous album—taking the lead vocals; and the mellow acoustic tune “After the Storm” (B3).

16歳でプロとしてのキャリアをスタートさせた桑名正博の実妹、桑名晴子は1956年大阪生まれで本日が誕生日。

ピックした一枚は、浪速のスタッフことベーカーズ・ショップ・ウィズ・ハルコ名義による1980年リリースのソロ3作目「ホット・ライン」

ベイカーズ～と組むのは前作「Show Me Your Smile」に引き続き2作目というコトで、チームワークの良さだったり一体感は前作以上。サウンド的には、当時全盛を誇ったAORを意識したフィーリングで、フォー・トップス「Reach Out I'll Be There」のサビモロの「I'll Be There」にはじまり、ボズ・スキャッグス「JoJo」を引用したA2「Don’t Look Back」, キーボードのリフが印象的なB1「Game」, 前作でデュエットしていたギターの船岡辰哉がリード・ヴォーカルを取るB2「Somewhere In The Night (夜の何処に)」, メロウなアコースティック・チューンB3「After The Storm」等好曲を収録！

Baker's Shop With Haruko Kuwana – Hot Line　'80 Japan
A1. I'll Be There
A2. Don't Look Back
A3. Airmail
A4. Sunset Beach
A5. Cheap Perfume
B1. Game
B2. Somewhere In The Night
B3. After The Storm
B4. Go Away
B5. Long Trip

Credit;
Accoustic Guitar - Chuei Yoshikawa

All Arranged By - Baker's Shop With Haruko

Bass - Tadashi Nagamoto
Drums - Masakazu Doi
Guitar & Vocal - Tatsuya Funaoka

Keyboards - Teruyuki Kokubu, Yoshinobu Kojima

Vocal - Haruko

- その他の桑名晴子作品 -

・Haruko Kuwana「Million Stars」('78 Philips)

Price:1800yen

The Blackbyrds – Flying Start

The Blackbyrds, the group formed under the guidance of Donald Byrd, left behind seven original albums, all of which are essential listening. Among them, however, the crown jewel is widely considered to be their 1974 sophomore release, Flying Start. Why “Flying”? The chaotic cover art—hardly something that suggests a classic album and almost guaranteed to hurt sales—doesn’t provide much of a clue. But the bottom line is: this one’s a masterpiece. While their debut was produced by Sky High, this time Donald Byrd himself took the reins. With the exception of the closing track “Spaced Out” (written by Byrd), the album features all-original compositions by the band members. Highlights include: “I Need You”, a breezy jazz-funk tune with drummer Keith Killgo taking the vocals—purely delightful. Byrd’s own “The Baby” (A2), drenched in blaxploitation vibes, complete with Barney Perry’s scorching guitar—Curtis Mayfield could’ve easily sung this. The synth-driven “Love Is Love” (A3), written by Killgo, a track that feels quintessentially Blackbyrds. The infectious “Blackbyrds’ Theme” (A4), beloved as a sampling source and even covered by Osaka’s 100% pure funk outfit Fabulous Vibrations (though they’ve been quiet in recent years). The LOFT classic “Walking in Rhythm” (B1), known far beyond jazz and rare groove circles, and later covered by Joe McBride and Shy Guy. The exquisite mellow gem “April Showers” (B3), featuring the soulful vocals of Keith Barbour. A flawless collection with not a single weak track—this is ground zero for rare groove.

ドナルド・バード門下生によるグループ、ザ・ブラックバーズが残した7枚のオリジナル・アルバムはいずれも必聴ですが、その中でも本命の誉れ高い1974年リリース2ndアルバム「フライング・スタート」

なぜ"フライング"なのか。およそ名盤と推測し難い、セールスに支障をきたすこと請け合いの空騒ぎなジャケットが何を意味するのか当方ではわかりかねますが、結論から言うと名盤でス。

前作はスカイ・ハイによるプロデュースでしたが、今回はドナルド・バードが担当。ラスト「Spaced Out」以外はメンバーのライティングによるオリジナル・チューンで、ドラムのキース・キリゴがヴォーカルをとった軽快なJAZZ FUNK「I Need You」がもうご機嫌。から一転、バーニー・ペリーの超絶ギターも聴き逃せない、カーティスが歌いだしそうなブラックスプロイテーション臭漂うバード作のA2「The Baby」, シンセ使いが如何にもこのグループな(作曲はドラムのキース)A3「Love Is Love」, サンプリングソースとしても人気で、レぺゼン大阪の100％ピュアFUNKバンド(ここ数年表立った活動はしてないみたいですが)Faburous VibrationsもレパートリーにしているA4「Blackbyrds' Theme」, JAZZ～レアグルーヴ・リスナーならずともLOFT CLASSICSとしてクラウドには知られ、Joe McBrideやシャイ・ガイもカヴァーしたB1「Walking In Rhythm」, キース・バブアーの味わい深いヴォーカルをフィーチャーした極上メロウのB3「April Showers」等、まさに捨て曲なしのレアグルーヴ一丁目一番地でス！

The Blackbyrds ‎– Flying Start　'74 Fantasy
A1. I Need You
A2. The Baby
A3. Love Is Love
A4. Blackbyrds' Theme
B1. Walking In Rhythm
B2. Future Children, Future Hopes
B3. April Showers
B4. Spaced Out

Credits;
Art Direction – Phil Carroll

Art Direction, Photography By – Tony Lane

Baritone Saxophone – Jackie Kelso (A1)

Bass – Joe Hall

Drums – Keith Killgo

Executive-Producer – Orrin Keepnews

Flute, Tenor, Soprano Saxophone – Allan Barnes

Guitar – Barney Perry

Liner Notes – Jesse Fax

Mastered By – Doug Fax

Percussion – Perk Jacobs

Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble, Pro Soloist, Odyssey] – Kevin Toney

Producer [For Blackbyrd Productions] – Donald Byrd

Recorded By [Recording Engineer] – Jim Stern

Recorded By [Recording Engineer], Remix [Remix Engineer] – Val Christian Garay

Tenor Saxophone – Ernie Watts (A1)

Trombone – Alexander Thomas, George Bohanon (A1)

Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear (A1)

「The Baby」サンプリング例
・Stereo MC's「Two Horse Town」('90)
・Organized Konfusion「Jiminez Criqueta」('91)

・KMD「Smokin' That S*#%」('01)

・Thelonious Bong「Sharp」('18)

「Love ls Love」サンプリング例
・Metal Fingers「White Willow Burk」('03)
・Big Sean feat. Mac Miller「Hundred Dollar Bill Skyscraper」('12)

・EQ Why and Traxman「Beams」('18)

・FranKey「Nails」('23)

「Blackbyrds' Theme」サンプリング例
・The Sindecut「I Ain't Stoppin'」('88)
・The 45 King「Turn The Party Out」('88)

・Jungle Brothers feat. KRS-One「Tribe Vibes」('89)

・Def Jef「Do You Wanna Get Housed」('89)

・Shazzy「I'll Talk」('90)

・Kash Da Masta feat. D.J. Weet.A.Mix「Take a Fix of Funk」('90)
・MC Duke and DJ Leader 1「I'm Riffin (1990 Remix)」('90)

・Overlord X「You Oughta Get Rushed」('90)
・Queen Latifah「Bad as a Mutha」('91)
・Silver Bullet「Never Authorise Apocalypse」('91)

・Sound of Sha'Bass「Take It or Leave It」('91)

・Noise Factory「Need a Release」('92)

・C.I.N.「Soldiers of C.I.N.」('95)

・Wax Assassins「Baddest DJ on 2 Turntables」('98)

・Deejay Punk-Roc「The Living Sound of Reality」('00)

・Paradox「Paragon of Virtue」('02)

・Force of Nature「Sneak Chamber」('04)

・DJ Q-Bert「Breaktionary, Vol.1 (Side B)」('06)

・DJ Brisk Fingaz「Bird Dance」('08)

・John Frusciante「Glowe」('12)

・The Solid Doctor「Oily Tooth」('17)

・Luke Vibert「Spiral Staircase (Future Music Competition, AFX ALTremix B)」('17)

「April Showers」サンプリング例
・Metal Fingers「Lavender Buds」('03)
・Insight feat. A.G. and Edo G「Strategy」('04)
・Cowode「Lodgepole Interlude」('18)

「Spaced Out」サンプリング例
・MC Lyte「Cappucino」('89)
・Hin-Chu Boys「El Palo」('92)
・Ant Banks「U Just a Punk」('93)

・Poe「Angry Johnny」('95)

・Black Moon「War Zone」('99)

・Rah Digga「What They Call Me」('00)

・Akrobatik and Breez Evahflowin「Grown Men」('02)

- その他のブラックバーズ作品 -・The Blackbyrds「The Blackbyrds」('74 Fantasy)

・The Blackbyrds ‎– Walking In Rhythm / The Baby ('74 Fantasy)

・The Blackbyrds – Time Is Movin' / Lady ('76 Fantasy)

・The Blackbyrds「Unfinished Business」('76 Fantasy)

・The Blackbyrds「Night Grooves」('78 Fantasy)

Price:2400yen　レコードのご注文及び詳細はこちら

Tan Tan – Trying To Get To You

Having passed NHK’s light music audition in 1968, she made her debut as a singer. She then joined the GS group The White Kicks, formed around Keitaro Miho and Akira Terao, as a vocalist, later working as a backing and featured singer with Masayoshi Takanaka and Sadistics. She eventually changed her stage name to Harumi Ozora and became well known for her vocal contributions to Naoya Matsuoka’s works. A highly skilled singer, Tantan released her third album in 1978, Trying to Get to You. The project seems to have been conceived with the idea of letting a female singer perform the then-burgeoning Adult Oriented Rock (AOR) style, and she was the one chosen for the role. With heavyweight songwriter/producer David Wolfert at the helm, the sessions featured top LA musicians such as Steve Lukather (guitar), Ed Greene (drums), Lenny Castro (percussion), and Jai Winding (keys). The album was recorded locally in the US with all-English lyrics. Not only does her singing hold its own against these first-class musicians, but the impeccable, connoisseur-level song selection also raises this record to the status of a highly regarded City Pop–AOR masterpiece. The opening track “Daybreak”—a ballad that showcased Cheryl Lynn’s tremendous vocal range and power—becomes a refreshingly unpretentious, down-to-earth cover in her hands. Next comes “You Stepped Into My Life”, a Bee Gees disco classic also covered by Melba Moore, which she delivers so naturally it almost feels like it was hers from the beginning. Track A3, “Better Days” (written by Carole Bayer Sager and recorded by Melissa Manchester), keeps fairly close to the original arrangement, but once you’ve heard her uniquely intense, idiosyncratic vocal—like a slightly more dramatic Yasuko Agawa—it’s hard to go back to the original (at least for me). The mellow yet groovy “Bring Me Your Broken Heart” is another standout, while her take on Karla Bonoff’s “Isn’t It Always Love” (later covered by Mariya Takeuchi on University Street) is excellent. The title track by Eugene Record even surpasses the original, arguably becoming a true world standard. The tracklist flows beautifully, and her individuality elevates the album beyond the confines of its concept into a fully realized AOR classic—a true masterpiece.

1968年にNHKの軽音楽オーディションで合格し歌手デビュー。三保敬太郎や寺尾聰を中心に結成されGSグループ、ザ・ホワイト・キックスにヴォーカリストとして加入し、高中正義やサディスティックス等でバック・コーラスやフューチャリング・シンガーとして活動。その後大空はるみと名義を変え松岡直也作品へのヴォーカル参加でも知られる実力派シンガー、タンタンの通算3枚目となる78年リリース作「トライング・トゥ・ゲット・トゥ・ユウ」

当時ムーブメントとして盛り上がっていた アダルト・オリエンテッド・ロックを女性に歌わせようと企画されたようで、白羽の矢が立ったのが彼女。ソングライターでプロデューサーの大物デヴィッド・ウォルファートをプロデューサーに迎え、スティーブ・ルカサー(g)やエド・グリーン(ds)、レニー・カストロ(perc)、ジェイ・ウィンディング(key)等LAのセッション・ミュージシャンを招集し、全編英詩で現地録音された本作。

本場の腕利きミュージシャンにも気後れしない彼女の歌唱はもちろんのこと、通も唸らせる選曲の渋さも相まってCITY POP～AOR名盤として評価の高い作品で、冒頭「Daybreak」はシェリル・リンの歌唱力と声域の広さがいかんなく発揮されたバラードですが、気負わない等身大のカヴァーが早速素晴らしい。からのメルバ・ムーアverでも知られたビージーズのダンクラ・チューン「You Stepped Into My Life」も彼女がオリジナルなんじゃないかってくらいナチュラルで好印象。A3のキャロル・ベイヤー・セイガー作Melissa Manchester「Better Days」は楽曲アレンジは比較的本家に忠実ですが、泰子姐さんをややこじらせたようなw癖強めの彼女のヴォーカルを一度聴けばもうオリジナルには戻れません(個人的に)。メロウながらグルーヴィーな演奏も素晴らしいA4「Bring Me Your Broken Heart」, 竹内まりやも「ユニヴァーシティー・ストリート」で取り上げたカーラ・ボノフ「Isn't It Always Love」, ユージン・レコードのタイトル曲に至ってはオリジナル越えと言っても差し支えないワールド・スタンダード。

楽曲構成も素晴らしく、彼女の個性が企画以上にAOR作品として昇華した正しく名盤でス！

Tan Tan – Trying To Get To You　'78 invitation
A1. Daybreak
A2. You Stepped Into My Life
A3. Better Days
A4. Bring Me Your Broken Heart

A5. Poor Side Of Town
B1. Isn't It Always Love
B2. Trying To Get To You
B3. Let The Morning Come
B4. Don't Ever Say Goodbye

B5. I'm Gonna Love You

Credit;

Arranged By [Horns] – Tom Saviano

Arranged By [Rhythm] – Tom Saviano (A2, A4 to B5)

Arranged By [Strings] – Barry Fasman (A1 to A4, B1 to B5)

Art Direction – Ryu Inishie

Backing Vocals – Diana Lee, Melissa Mackay, Myrna Matthews

Bass – Cooker Lopreste

Conductor – Barry Fasman

Contractor – Frank De Caro

Design – Front Pub.

Drums – Ed Green

Engineer – John Mills

Executive-Producer – Gary Klein

Guitar – David Wolfert, Steve Lukather

Keyboards – Jai Winding

Percussion – Lenny Castro

Photography By – Jin Isshiki

Producer – David Wolfert

Saxophone – David Luell, Mike Carnahan, Tom Saviano

Trombone – Dick "Slyde" Hyde

Trumpet – Steve Madaio

Price:2400yen

Sizzla – It's Just You And I (Soprano Riddim)

A devout member of the Bobo Ashanti sect, Sizzla has often been criticized for his lyrics, which, due to his religious beliefs, are critical of homosexuality and sometimes interpreted as inciting violence against the LGBTQ+ community. As a result, several of his performances were canceled following protests by LGBTQ+ organizations—his 2004 UK concert, 2007 Canada concert, 2008 Spain concert, and 2009 Germany concert were all called off.

Sizzla played a key role in the Rasta Renaissance within conscious reggae. He rose to prominence with his 1997 second album "Black Woman & Child", released under Digital B, and has since maintained his status as a dancehall icon, releasing over 70 albums and countless singles.

This is a 2008 7-inch release from Bombist, an official label of Bost & Bim, the dancehall reggae production duo consisting of Matthieu Bost and Jérémie "Bim" Dessus. Over the Soprano Riddim, named for its distinctive soprano sax melody, Sizzla flows effortlessly like a fish in water, making for an exquisite dancehall tune!

敬虔なボボ・アシャンティのメンバーであり(その宗教的理由から同性愛に批判的で、同性愛者への暴力を煽るかのような歌詞はしばしば批判・抗議の対象となっており2004年にイギリス公演、2007年カナダ公演、2008年スペイン公演、2009年にはドイツ公演が同性愛者団体の抗議活動によって中止されています)、コンシャス・レゲエにおける"ラスタ・ルネッサンス(ラスタの復活)"のカギとなった、デジタルBからの1997年リリース2ndアルバム「Black Woman & Child」で頭角を現し、以後70枚以上のアルバムと数え切れないほどのシングルを残し今なお現役のダンスホール界におけるカリスマ、シズラの2008年ドロップ7"！

Matthieu BostとJérémie "Bim" DessusによるダンスホールREGGAEプロダクションBost & BimのBombistオフィシャルからのリリースで、彼らが制作したその名の通りソプラノSAXが印象的なSopranoリディムの海を、水を得た魚の如くシズラが泳ぐ極上ダンスホール・チューンでス！

Sizzla – It's Just You And I　'08 The Bombist Officials

A-side. It's Just You And I (Soprano Riddim)
B-side. It's Just You And I (Soprano Riddim)

Credit;

Conposed & Produced By – Bost & Bim

- その他のBost & Bim作品 -

・Bost & Bim – Let's Get It On / Harder, Stronger, Faster, Better ('08 The Bombist Reggae Remixes)

・Brisa Roche Ft. Lone Ranger – Jamaican Boy (Muddy Skank Riddim) ('09 The Bombist Officials)

Price:2800yen　レコードのご注文及び詳細はこちら