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Millennium Collection: 20th Century Masters
Incognito
©2006
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Natural Fake
De-Phazz
©2005 Universal Records
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Sweetnighter
Weather Report
©1973 Columbia
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dZihan & Kamien
Austria
...The sound of Vienna-based duo dZihan & Kamien can easily be compared with the downtempo, soulful house sounds of Jazzanova, P'taah, or the Naked Music compilations. The duo hit popularity in 1996 with the single "Der Buch"... [read more] |
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Red Snapper
Great Britain
...Notable for their pioneering synthesis of acoustic instruments and electronic textures, the British acid jazz trio Red Snapper comprised guitarist David Ayers, double bassist Ali Friend and drummer Richard Thair. Formed in 1993, the group's debut EP... [read more] |
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Mother Earth
Great Britain
...The UK's "acid jazz" craze gained momentum in the mid-80s, when the original Acid Jazz Records label began to capitalize on the swelling interest in jazz, by encouraging a series of crossover bands who were mixing the music with funk and creating a danceable but harmonically rich, essentially live sound... [read more] |
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Cinematic Orchestra
Great Britain
...The brilliantly-named Cinematic Orchestra is led by composer, programmer, multi-instrumentalist Jason Swinscoe, who formed his first group, Crabladder, in 1990 as an art student at Cardiff College... [read more] |
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Soulive
USA
...Brothers Alan and Neal Evans, on drums and Hammond B-3 organ respectively, form two-thirds of the soul/groove trio Soulive. Rounding out the group is Eric Krasno on guitar. The band was formed in the late '90s when all three members were under 25 years ol... [read more] |
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Herbie Hancock
USA
...Herbie Hancock will always be one of the most revered and controversial figures in jazz -- just as his employer/mentor Miles Davis was when he was alive. Unlike Miles, who pressed ahead relentlessly and never looked back... [read more] |
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Brand New Heavies
Great Britain
...Pioneers of the London acid jazz scene, the Brand New Heavies translated their love for the funk grooves of the 1970s into a sophisticated sound which carried the torch for classic soul in an era dominated by hip-hop... [read more] |
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Zventa-Sventana
Russia
...Zventa-Sventana is a Russian female duo composed of Christina Kuznetsova and Alena Romanova. The project debuted in 2005 with original alloy of jazz and Russian folk music... [read more] |
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Zuco 103
Netherlands
...The bond between Rio-born vocalist/lyricist Lilian Vieira, keyboard man/producer Stefan Schmid (Munich) and drummer/producer Stefan Kruger (Amsterdam) goes back to 1998. They’ve been on a rollercoaster since. Ten years of Zuco 103. Seen it all: from North Sea Jazz... [read more] |
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Coldcut
Great Britain
...DJs Jonathan More and Matt Black, aka Coldcut, rose to acclaim in the mid-'80s through production and remix work for a number of modern rock, hip-hop, and dance outfits, including Yaz, Lisa Stansfield, Junior Reid, Blondie, Eric B. & Rakim, and... [read more] |
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