C Bar 2015

Nicolas Folmer is of those rare artists who are unanimous as to the public, the criticism of its most prestigious peers. His project Horny Tonky reveals a new facet of the prolific composer who succeeds in this new directory today a very personal synthesis at the intersection of influences funk, rock, R & B, soul and improvised music.

Dorothy Donegan - Live At The Widder Bar (1986) {2015 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series CDSOL-6345}
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© 1986, 2015 Timeless Records / Solid Records Japan / Ultra-Vibe | CDSOL-6345
Jazz / Bop / Stride / Swing / Piano Trio

Reissue with the latest remastering. Features original cover artwork. Comes with a descripton in Japanese. After years of obscurity, pianist Dorothy Donegan finally started to gain some recognition in the mid-1980s. A brilliant pianist whose playing often takes unusual and unexpected turns (she always keeps her bassist guessing), Donegan is fond of not only putting together unlikely medleys, but suddenly switching styles altogether. For this live session with bassist Jimmy Woode and drummer Norman Fearrington, Donegan mostly sticks to a modern mainstream style, but her song quotes are very surprising and she somehow makes a medley out of "Like Someone In Love," "Here's That Rainy Day," "For Once In My Life" (a la Erroll Garner) and "In the Mood."

It doesn't get any funkier than FUNK, 2 CDs 38 tracks by the original artists such as Kool & The Gang, Maceo And The Macks, Ohio Players, James Brown, Cameo, Parliament, The Bar-Kays, Rick James.

Tommy Ridgley & Bobby Mitchell - In the Same Old Way: The Complete Ric, Ron and Sho-Biz Recordings (2015) {Ace Records CDCHD 1446 rec 1960-1963}
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© 1960-63, 2015 Ace Records | CDCHD 1446
Rhythm and Blues / Rock and Roll / Soul / Deep Funk / New Orleans R&B / Boogie-Woogie

Continuing their trawl through the vaults of Joe Ruffino's legendary New Orleans R&B labels Ric and Ron, Ace pairs the complete Ric and Ron recordings of Tommy Ridgley with the complete sides of the singer's friend and follower Bobby Mitchell. The reason they're paired on a single disc instead of showcased on an individual title is simple: by 2015 standards, neither cut enough material to fill out a CD. Ridgley came much closer than Mitchell, though. Between 1960 and 1963, he put out six singles on Ric, which amounts to a total of 16 songs, none of which saw much circulation outside of New Orleans due to Ruffino's preference not to license his singles to larger labels.

Various Artists - Slow Grind Fever Vol. 3 & 4 (2015) {Stag-O-Lee Records STAG-O-066}
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© 2015 Stag-O-Lee Records | STAG-O-066
Rhythm & Blues / Rockabilly / Soul / Groove / Doo-Wop / Rock & Roll

The soundtrack to a smoky late night bar in Chicago, or a hot Sunday afternoon down at the Popcorn. If you feel the cold sweat of soul, and the cool chills of haunted crooners singing out their final swansong, or the sinful shakes of R&B in it's twilight years, then you have a bad case of Slow Grind Fever! This is a collection of haunting, hungry, heartbroken humdingers full of swing, sway and sleaze. With obscure B-sides sitting next to some of these great artists' last outings on wax. –Stag-O-Lee Records

Over ten years ago the DJ duo from Cologne (Blank & Jones) decided to strike quieter, more relaxed tones. From the passion for Ambient, Chill Out, Downbeat, Lounge Music, Beach House, Bar Grooves and Co. was created the idea of ​​Milchbar Seaside Season - a summer soundtrack for the cult Norderneyer Location milk bar. On the first compilation followed in recent years regularly further new Chillout compilation.