Incognito Five Music In The Ear – Happy Records – HR 2231 Germany 1981 Refresco De Samba Another delicious BRAZIL tune made by Werner Drexler’s Incognito Five with superb Percussion inserts by Freddie Santiago. [envira-gallery id=”5316″] Tracklist A1 Music In The Ear 2:26 A2 Brazo Gitano 2:38 A3 Irish Rose 2:47 A4 Five Plus 3:10…
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Various Maxi-Music (Volume 2) – Tele Music – TM 3080 France 1980 Probably one of the most interesting Library records from this label. Very useful. Especially in a DJ-context. Funk & Soul, Electronic, Disco, Latin & Brazil … great sounds in many different directions. You can listen to all of the tunes on…
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Orchester Dave Martin MUSIK FÜR SCHÖNE STUNDEN – Altaxon – AL-1025 Germany 1981 My Delights Catchy and slightly kitschy Bossa tune by Orchester Dave Martin released on the German Altaxon Records Library Music label. Dave Martin is just an more international sounding pseudonym for the German Jazz-Pianist, composer and arranger Fritz Maldener. MUSIK FÜR SCHÖNE…
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Janko Nilovic & J. J. Debout Music Bazaar – TELE MUSIC – TM 3009 France 1969 Bossa A Gogo Rare 60s Library album where Janko Nilović has taken over the musical direction but I must say that I like more FACE A with the compositions of Jean-Jacques Debout like BOSSA A GOGO for example. Record…
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Gudrun Haag, Helmuth Herold, Oscar Ramos & Amigos Brasileiros Arpamonica – Herkules Records – H-10012 Germany 1981 Panorama Brasileiro Written by Rico Galega Arpamonica Nice Brazilian music released in Nordhessen, Germany. Latin Jazz and Bossa Nova with insert of old and maybe unusual instruments like harp and harmonica (mouth organ). Sounds unusual but sometimes also…
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Berry Lipman & His Orchestra / Rex Brown Company Season Opening – Selected Sound – ST 113 Germany 1978 Highway Patrol Dangerous thrilling Library sounds. Big Band Funk with some prickly bumblebee synths. Berry Lipman autograph card from www.rocknroll-schallplatten-forum.de Dancing Stars Another very nice one. 106 BPM unheard unhurried, catchy and a little bit kitschy.…
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Max Greger Junior Thursday Night – Happy Records – HR 2224 Germany 1980 Dancing Nice and easy Jazz Library album by German jazz pianist, composer and arranger Max Greger Junior, son of Max Greger (famous German jazz musician, saxophonist, band leader and conductor). Contains the light kitschy but catchy tune DANCING, written by Martin Böttcher.…
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Ralph Marco Band Mister Marco’s Music – Happy Records – HR 2206 Germany 1974 High Snobiety Soul Beat, Happy Beat, Bossa Beat, Heavy Beat, Shuffle Beat, Rock Beat … many tunes on this Germany Library curiosity are promised as a kind of Beat. My favorite track is HIGH SNOBIETY written by guitar player Siegfried Schwab. Mr. Marco’s…
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The Mladen Franko Group Piano On The Road – Intersound – ISST 181 Germany 1989 Samba For U SAMBA FOR U, written by Ulrich Wenzel, is a funny grooving piano tune supplemented with froggy synths and some plastic beats. Recorded at MLADEN FRANKO STUDIO and also the cover artwork of this INTERSOUND album was made…
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Paolo Casa Soul Tracks – Manhattan Records – MNLP 00021 Italy 1978 Slap It Another essential Italian Library record that contains very funky, useful and DJ-friendly tunes. I would say that my favorite is SLAP IT with relaxed 110BPM but it’s just the one that I mostly like and play … there are so many…
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Alain Leroux, Christer Norden Disco Time – CAM – CML 165 Italy 1977 Discomaniac One of many great tunes on this CAM Library record. Funky, very useful and DJ-friendly sounds. Latin, Disco and some great instrumental Funk & Soul gems. Some comes also with short alternative cuts what reminds of Funk 45’s with a PART…
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R. Fogù / C. Taormina Jumping – Edipan – MPS 3014 Italy 1977 Africa I love this dope and relaxed flute tune called AFRICA. Spiced up with some slightly kitschy strings and some rococo harpsichord sounds. But all well balanced. Nice and groovy Italian movie effects music. Quite the best sound to set your latest…
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Lino / Pasquale Castiglione Clouds – Octopus Records – OTP 0293 Italy 1975 Games The slightly African influenced and extraordinary grooving flute tune GAMES is my long time favorite on this lovely Italian Library album. Hot Groovy Records As many Italian Library and Soundtrack albums im my collection I got also this one from my…
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The Butterflies Come On Sing Along – Golden Ring Records – A 30 015 RM Germany La Route Sur Paris Golden Ring Library album that contains the groovy LA ROUTE SUR PARIS and other nice’n easy Soul, Scat Vocal and Bossanova tunes by THE BUTTERFLIES vocal group. Tracklist A1 Rhythm On The Rocks (2:14) A2…
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The Kenny Bird Orchestra / Lado’s Latin Combination Volume 3 – Altaxon – AL 1010 Germany Nobody Is Perfect Dope and dramatic Library Funk with tight drums. Groovy BIG BAND Soul written by the German Library composer Fritz Maldener … NOBODY IS PERFECT! [envira-gallery id=”3208″] Tracklist Tracklist A1 Nobody Is Perfect 2:46 A2 Walk The…
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The Kenny Bird Orchestra / Lado’s Latin Combination Volume 4 – Altaxon – AL 1020 Germany Da Nada Very lovely and crazy samba tune with funny vocals. Happy, feel good music! Show Me That Funky Stuff Another one of this 70s Altaxon library albums that are Various Artists because you have on each side…
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