Easy Tempo Vol. 1
(Right Tempo Classic 813)
1996 appears to be shaping up as the year of the porn soundtrack. Erotic horror. Erotic schoolgirls. And now, erotic spies. From Right Tempo Classics in Italy comes "Easy Tempo Vol. 1", a collection of Blue Note tinged crime meets porn jazz on a piazza in Rome. These are smooth soundtracks to late night deals, secret rendezvous and little murders. The films these pieces come from span the late '60s to early '70s, and that swinging time of au go-go and care free sex show through. This music is uniquely Italian, all suave coolness and subtle sexiness.
Gianfranco Plenzio "Grigioperla"...Riz Ortolani "Serena e Lomunno"...Riz Ortolani "Il ricordo di Serena"...Armando Trovajoli "I giovani Benvenuti"...Alberto Baldan Bembo "La cortigiana"...Stelvio Cipriani "Mark il poliziotto"...Piero Piccioni "Blue Rhythm Festival"...Riz Ortolani "Notte al Grand Hotel"...Augusto Martelli "One Fine Morning"...Gianni Ferrio "La morte accarezza a mezzanotte"...Armando Trovajoli "Sessomatto"...Guido e Maurizio De Angelis "Gangster Story"... Alberto Baldan Bembo "Mara-Jat's Love"...Alberto Baldan Bembo "Sawadi"...Augusto Martelli "Mood"...Gianni Ferrio "Ira rhythm & blues"...Gianni Ferrio "La gabbia"...Riz Otrolani "I travestiti"
Espresso Espresso
(Deram 535 547)
As if to prove Inflight was not a fluke, The Karminsky Experience returned with Espresso Espresso, a Latin coffee tinged collection of samba, bossa nova and South American blends. Not only perfect for that morning or after dinner coffee, this provides an exceptional soundtrack to any potable.
"Couleur Cafe" - Serge Gainsbourg..."The Girl From U.N.C.L.E." (from the TV series) - Ted Randazzo..."Balancafro" - Corisco e os Sambaloucos..."Roda" - The Gimmicks..."Pepino Beach" - Marcos Dalle..."Flyin' High" - Baja Marimba Band..."Carcara" - Corisco e os Sambaloucos..."Batucada" - Roberto Delgado Orchestra..."Mocoto" - Roberto Delgado Orchestra..."Bend Me Shape Me" - Ray Rivera..."The Joker" - The Gimmicks..."I Feel Fine" - Stanley Black & Orchestra..."Cugi's Cocktail (Hully Gully Cha Cha)" - Xavier Cugat..."Modesty (Modesty Blaise Theme)" - Cal Tjader & Eddie Palmieri..."Things We Said" - London Jazz 4..."Mas Que Nada" - Lill Lindfors..."One Mint Julep (Cha Cha Twist)" - Xavier Cugat..."Happy Brasilia" - James Last..."Latin Workout" - Ray Rivera..."Nem Vem Que Nao Tem" - Wilson Sandoval..."Something Big" - Burt Bacharach..."My Heart Skips a Beat (The Girls from Paramaribo) Instrumental" - The Berry Lipman Orchestra & Singers..."Beginnings" - Astrud Gilberto
The Future Sound Of Jazz
(Instinct 334)
Jazz purists take note...this is not your father's jazz. Blending the latest technology with the aesthetic of the old school bopper, The Future Sound Of Jazz charts the new frontiers of jazz and EZ. Take a journey through the realms of trip hop, drum & bass, techno and nouveau EZ with some of the best of the new school. Highlights include a sultry Aphex Twin remix of current Euro-EZ poster children Gentle People, Sven Van Hees' mellow mood swing "Tabla Rasa", the funky groove of "Sides Of Iron" by Chaser (featuring a thoroughly blended "Ironsides" theme) and Shantel's sing-song "Nova Sola." No, cats and kittens, this isn't straight no chaser, but man oh man does it swing!
Sven Van Hees "Tabla Rasa" - Gentle People "Journey (Aphex Twin Care Mix)" - Nightmares On Wax "Nights Interlude" - Max 404 "Quiddity (Last Visit)" - Fauna Flash "Sexual Attraction" - 12-10 Series Mk 1 "All That Jazz" - Chaser "Sides Of Iron" - Shantel "Nova Sola (Bahla Blunt)" - Lazer Musik: A Pulsinger/Tunakan Prod. "P.M. 2/SM2" - b. Low feat. Richard Dorfmeister on flute "1992 Live" - u-Ziq "Hector's House" - Turntable Terranova "Tranquilizer"