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VA - Seven Heven - Perfect Little Slices Of Soul, Funk And Funky Jazz From The 21st Century (2011)

VA - Seven Heven - Perfect Little Slices Of Soul, Funk And Funky Jazz From The 21st Century (2011)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 515 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 188 MB
1:19:01 | Jazz-Funk, Soul, Funk | Label: BBE

A brilliant concept from BBE - compiling the best modern funk rather than delving deep into increasingly bare archives. Mark Webster has come up trumps with this 20-track set featuring all manner of funky business from Sasso, Smith & Mudd and The James Taylor Quartet. Fans of the old-school will love Kova & Miles' soulful nu-jazz version of The Meters classic "Handclappin' Song" and Speedometer's take on Eddie Bo's "Love And A Friend", while psych-rock fans should make a beeline for The Chiswick Reach All-Stars' excellent "Nutsin". With more covers, such as Sunlightsquare Latin Combo's excellent version of "I Believe In Miracles" included, this is simply a must for funk fans.

VA - The Soul Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (1995)  Music

Posted by Designol at March 28, 2024
VA - The Soul Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (1995)

Various Artists - The Soul Of Jazz, Volume 1 (1995)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 377 Mb | Scans ~ 58 Mb
Label: Gitanes Jazz Productions/Verve | # 525 558-2 | Time: 01:00:50
Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Latin Jazz, Crossover Jazz

What you see is what you get, an excellent little compilation of the various faces of soul-jazz as presented by the Verve label with their amazing array of artists from Hugh Masekela to Willie Bobo and Herbie Mann on the one hand, and Dizzy Gillespie, Jon Hendricks (in an outstanding reading of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man") the Heath Brothers, and Teddy Edwards on the other. The track list is wonderfully varied, too: there's a smoking version of Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island" by Masekela, a pair by Jimmy Smith, and a big band – a new entry by the acid jazz group the James Taylor Quartet, but they get it deep; and Wynton Kelly goes deep into soul and blues with "Escapade." Anyway you cut it, it comes out great.

VA - Feel The Funk (3CD, 2017)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Oct. 16, 2017
VA - Feel The Funk (3CD, 2017)

VA - Feel The Funk (3CD, 2017)
MP3 CBR 256 kbps | 3:40:17 | 450 Mb
Genre: RnB, Funk, Soul / Label: Universal Music

Universal Music Presents Feel The Funk [3CD] album 57 original hits and the original artists. Includes tracks by James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Wild Cherry, Sly & The Family Stone, Isaac Hayes, Bobby Byrd, The Isley Brothers and more.

VA - Feel The Funk (2017)  Music

Posted by Rtax at April 23, 2024
VA - Feel The Funk (2017)

VA - Feel The Funk (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.5 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 508 MB
3:40:25 | Full Scans | Funk, Soul, Disco | Label: Universal Music On Demand

The funk was first felt half a century ago. Bursting out of the kaleidoscope of late-sixties America, its spirit was so irrepressible, its joy so irresistible, that it transformed pop music and the world. This album is a celebration of that endless future. Of dance music with real drums, real horns, real whoops, real yelps. This is for everyone ready to feel the rhythm, feel the spirit, feel the noise, feel the funk.

VA - Acid Jazz - The Complete Anthology: 1968/2010 (2010)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Sept. 7, 2025
VA - Acid Jazz - The Complete Anthology: 1968/2010 (2010)

VA - Acid Jazz - The Complete Anthology: 1968/2010 (2010)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 419 MB
2:59:24 | Electronic, Acid Jazz, Trip Hop | Label: Music Brokers

Born at the end of the 60s, Acid Jazz is one of the most distinguished and seductive styles of all times. With its mix of soul, jazz, hip hop, funk and house, Acid Jazz attracts the attention of dance culture and those who likes good songs, well played, with fascinating arrangements. Acid Jazz Trilogy is a magnificent summary of this culture as it travels through the origins of the genre, with Joe Bataan and Cal Tjader, to the absolute classics (such as the Brand New Heavies, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Incognito and many others) and the evolution of the genre, where Acid Jazz combines with electronic music. Acid Jazz Trilogy is an album out of series, a very valuable piece to collect and enjoy.

The Brand New Heavies - Shibuya 357 (Live In Tokyo 1992) (2021)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at June 22, 2021
The Brand New Heavies - Shibuya 357 (Live In Tokyo 1992) (2021)

The Brand New Heavies - Shibuya 357 (Live In Tokyo 1992) (2021)
FLAC tracks | 57:19 | 352 Mb
Genre: Jazz, RnB, Soul / Label: Acid Jazz UK

1991 was a momentous year for The Brand New Heavies. They started it without a singer second on the bill to The James Taylor Quartet and by the end they were had a Top 3 US hit and were about to embark on a run of 16 Top 40 hits in the UK. N'Dea Davenport was by this point fronting the group as their guest singer, and the brilliant string of singles from their debut album were becoming locked in the minds of an ever growing fan base. Live they were a revelation. The only group from the UK scene who could do tight and slick, without slipping into 'lift music' blandness. The core membership of Andrew Levy, Simon Bartholomew and Jan Kincaid had been playing together since college and knew where the other was going. Their ability to write classic soul songs lifted them above their contemporaries. Shibuya 357 is the quintessential (and only live) document of an era that quickly passed.

Craig Charles - The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Vol. 1 (2020)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Nov. 5, 2020
Craig Charles - The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Vol. 1 (2020)

Craig Charles - The Craig Charles Trunk of Funk Vol. 1 (2020)
FLAC tracks | 01:18:59 | 518 Mb
Genre: Funk, R&B, Soul / Label: Soul Bank Music

Craig Charles has been a soul & funk fan since his teenage years in Liverpool, going to see local heroes The Real Thing live, and wearing out his shoe leather dancing in the city's many underground clubs. Craig has been sharing that passion for the music via his 6Music and BBC Radio 2 shows and DJ nights for nearly 20 years. His 'Trunk of Funk' compilation series, blends up-tempo club classics, with fresh music from the cream of the crop from the contemporary soul and funk scene.

VA - Lounge Music Cafe: Collection Vol. 1-10 (2013)  Music

Posted by Discograf_man at May 2, 2015
VA - Lounge Music Cafe: Collection Vol. 1-10 (2013)

VA - Lounge Music Cafe: Collection Vol. 1-10 (2013)
Lounge, Chillout, Downtempo, Ambient, Smooth jazz | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 7,64 Gb
Label: Unknown label | Release Year: 2013

It is believed that the rush hour lounge music falls on the 50-60s. Then it executes unknown bands, but the rooms were great friends. While implementing lounge music could be called any musician who played in a cafe or restaurant to the public. In the 60s there were ensembles, records which are related to Lounge. Among them - the bands of James Last, Bert Kempferta, Paul Mauriat, Herb Alpert. Distinguished as a lounge music and musical design films, because this style of music can rightly be called the background.

V.A. - Verve Jazzclub Part 4: Trends (18CD, 2006-2012)  Music

Posted by Speedyclick at May 4, 2013
V.A. - Verve Jazzclub Part 4: Trends (18CD, 2006-2012)

V.A. - Verve Jazzclub Part 4: Trends (18CD, 2006-2012)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image/tracks & cue & log) & mp3 @ 320 kbps | tracks: 278 | Scans | 20:10:06 | ~ 7,64 Gb & 3,02 Gb
Label: Verve Jazzclub | 5% recovery record | Original recordings | Jazz, vocal jazz

This is the larger and most versatile part of the Verve Jazzclub Collection. You will discover the "trendy" side of jazz. More than 20 hours with innovative arrangements and remixes with rock, pop, soul, dance or lounge flavor. Also rare portrait and thematic albums with jazz masters. Welcome once more to the jazz paradise of Verve.

VA - A1! The Best Of Acid Jazz (2018)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Aug. 26, 2018
VA - A1! The Best Of Acid Jazz (2018)

VA - A1! The Best Of Acid Jazz (2018)
WEB FLAC (tracks) / MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 3:49:58 | 526 Mb / 1,4 Gb
Genre: Jazz, Soul, Funk, Folk / Label: Acid Jazz

A extended digital release from the extensive Acid Jazz back catalogue featuring artists appearing for the time on the same compilation including Leroy Hutson, Matt Berry & Gregory Isaacs. A digital only release highlighting fifty of the best tracks from the labels 30 years in existence including ‘Dream Come True’, ‘Living Life Your Own Way’, ‘Frederic Lies Still’ & many more. Part of Acid Jazz’s ongoing 30th anniversary celebration.