Quimsy's Mumbo Jumbo

The Groovy & Obscure 60s/70s Brasilian Vinyl (MPB, voc/inst. Bossa Fusion Samba Soul Choro...) US/It./Fr./UK/Ger. Soundtracks (1959-1980) US+European+Jap+Latin+World Jazz/Prog Rock/Fusion Manouche/Tango/Musette/Gypsy Jazz Easy/Now Sound! Euro. Library Collections

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Grupo Proyecto

Gonzalo Ruvalcaba y su Grupo Proyecto Jazz Plaza 85 ''La Nueva Cubana'' Areito LD-4235 Tough virtuoso jazz fusi...

Monday, March 25, 2013

U.S. Air Force Jazz Ensemble

This bunch were pressed privately between '68 & '79 by The U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service and were NOT FOR SALE... ...

Sunday, November 04, 2012

Deep Jazz Reality

The mighty Bacoso (Orgy In Rhythm) & Katonah (Private Press) man the turntables and spin a night of hard jazz in London's West En...

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Italia bossa jazz

Gialma 3 - Rain's Dream (1976) Drums ED-2010 Giulio Camarca (chitarra) Aldo Sperti (basso) Mauricio J. Chiappeta (batteria)

Wednesday, October 05, 2011

update...

Just noticed many of the links have mysteriously been pulled, have reposted the ones I'm aware of. I had to use blogger's spam filte...

Saturday, July 09, 2011

Oleg Kutsenko Jazz-Ensemble

Oleg Kutsenko Jazz-Ensemble (1979) Melodia C60-11769~70 Very cool LP by Ukrainian altoist Kutsenko with the now Israeli painter Simion Li...

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Überdimensionale

Orchester Frank Pleyer - Topless (1969) Hippo 41 002 Hugely flamboyant, bombastic jazzy "kitsch" on the fly-by-night Hippo lab...

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Jean Philippe Blin

Jean Philippe Blin - What Matter Now? (1970) Futura GU.GER 21 A beautiful & enduring jazz trio recorded live in Paris with Jean Philipp...

Friday, September 24, 2010

Weil Deal

Gerry Weil - The Message (1971) Mercury 13.016 A sizzling set by Austrian born pianist & Venezuelan emigre Gerry Weil. Recorded in Ca...

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Ray Rivera

Ray Rivera Orchestra - The Now Sound Of... (1970) MGM LAT-10.001 Mod El Barrio! A batch of short instrumentals arranged by Ray Maldonado ...

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Ouverture Éclair

Michel Herr Trio - Ouverture Éclair (1977) MD 014 Still very active on the music scene, I hope Monsieur Herr won't mind my posting this...

Monday, January 11, 2010

Danny Long

Danny Long - She's Here At Last (1971) Hark 28 Obscure privately pressed LP out of Chicago by singer/songwriter/pianist Danny Long. A qu...

Friday, January 08, 2010

Bryony James

Bryony James - Feeling Good (1969) Mercury 20139SMCL Moderately unknown American songstress on a UK only pressing - backed by an incendiary ...

Monday, September 21, 2009

Love and Fantasy

Dieter Reith - Love And Fantasy (1978) Intercord 160116 A wonderfully slinky set of grooves from ubermensch Reith with tracks originally rec...

Friday, August 21, 2009

Vacances

Guess where I'm going for a fortnight? I leave you with a batch of French recordings suitably compiled for my journey. See you soon...

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Henny Vonk

Henny Vonk - Vonk's First! Philips 855838 XPY (1969) A great little album by songstress Henny Vonk on Dutch Philips. Her name crops up r...

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Dany Montano Interpreta Bossa Nova

Music Hall 60011 (mid 60s?) Been a while since I posted some bossa so (atrocious artwork aside) here's a rare Argentine EP of a subtly a...

Monday, June 22, 2009

Waldo De Los Rios

Waldo De Los Rios y su Quinteto ''Los Waldos'' - En Europa Hispavox/Music Hall MH-12.653 (1967) Altho' listed as a solo...

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Memphis Jackson

Milt Jackson with The Ray Brown Big Band - Memphis Jackson Impulse AS-9193 (1969) Here's a very groovy big band outing from Milt Jackson...

Friday, April 17, 2009

Vocal Ease

B.J. Ward - Vocal Ease Catfish 5C 062-24323 (1974) Solo outing from Ms. Ward of 'Inner Dialogue' fame. A melange of jazzy, funky sof...

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Il Killer

Gianni Ferrio - Il Killer CAM SAG-9012 (1969) Colonna Sonora Originale Here's a kookie but infinitely groovy score to the Italian TV c...

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Finnish Big Band Jazz

Finnish Big Band Jazz - No Comments! Polarvox KJL-030 (1977) Hold on to your seats! The cream of Finland amass to lay down one hell of a ...

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Geraldine de Haas

Geraldine de Haas - Self Titled Elsa Progressive Records 5804 (1978) Geraldine de Haas, "The Jazz Lady" was born in Newark, New ...

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Chicken Feathers

Monica Zetterlund - Chicken Feathers Sveriges Radio SR-1151 (1972) OK so we all loved the last Steve Kuhn album - a hard act to follow. So...

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Killer Kuhn!

Steve Kuhn - Steve Kuhn Buddah BDS-5098 (1971) This album is just so damn good - it hurts. Kuhn's tour de force and definitely his har...

Monday, November 17, 2008

Melodia Ensemble Part II

Melodia Ensemble - The Works Of Duke Ellington Melodia C60-09261-2 (1978) More hip Russian big band nuttiness for you - and one that may ...

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Melodia Ensemble

Melodia Ensemble - Concert In Bombay Melodia C60-14933-34 (1980) Russian State label Jazzers in India - whatever next! A killer LP of fu...

Friday, October 24, 2008

Cross Dressers!

Rolando & Luiz Antonio - Meu Coração É Um Pandeiro Ou... RCA Victor FPL-1 0117 (Fra) (1976) Luiz Antonio was born in Tatui in the st...

Monday, October 06, 2008

Eliana Pittman

Eliana Pittman - Estrela É Lua Nova RGE XRLP-5.334 (1969) Born Eliana Leite da Silva in Rio, 1945 and step-daughter to the great Saxophonist...

Friday, September 26, 2008

Fabiano Orchestra

Fabiano Orchestra - Butterfly Island Franck R Records 8.8002 (1979) Cracking jazz fusion by the Jean-François Fabiano Orchestra out of Gu...

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Doug Lucas

Doug Lucas - Niara RKM 97036 (1975) Spiritual funky fusion from Brussels, Belgium by trumpeter Doug Lucas in a 'Placebo' fashion. ...

Monday, August 11, 2008

Diane Tell

Diane Tell Pleiade 2424 165 (1977) Singer, songwriter, guitarist, b Quebec City, to a Canadian father and US mother, 24 Dec 1957. Her childh...

Monday, July 07, 2008

Nick Ayoub

Nick Ayoub Jazz Quintet - The Music Of Nick Ayoub Radio Canada International RCI-455 (1977) Saxophonist, oboist, english hornist, composer...

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Peaceful Morning

Rupert Cobbett - Peaceful Morning Soul Deep DM-776 (1976) Another private press out of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Eight original tracks - plenty of...

Friday, June 27, 2008

Ghetto Mysticism

Stanton Davis' Ghetto-Mysticism - Brighter Days Outrageous Records #2 (1977) Any common musical adjective applies here - celestial, cosm...

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Aquarius

Aquarius - Aquarius Continental 1.07-405-098 (1976) Here's a delicious slice of Bossa goodness, beautiful soulful vocals set to a dre...

Friday, May 16, 2008

Dale Jacobs

Dale Jacobs Group - Live At Puccini's Singwell SW-0003 (1971) Must remember not to neglect the blog - so my apologies for the lack of...

Monday, April 14, 2008

Ambiance

Ambiance - Ebun DaMon DMRS-365 (1979) Ambiance was a little known jazz fusion group out of Los Angeles who recorded on the small independ...

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

A Flight To Rio

Os 3 Do Rio - A Flight To Rio Guilde Internationale Du Disques/Concert Hall SVS-2431-2431 (1966) Time for some carnival rhythms!! Hip male h...

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