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Disponibile in 5/7 gg * Beautiful and relaxed smooth jazz / jazz funk masterpiece * This album is a must have for fans of Al Jarreau, Chuck Mangione, George Benson * Excellent sound and performance by high class musicians * Reunion album by an older band from the late 70s to early 80s * First ever vinyl release * Fully licensed * LP housed in a superheavy 430 g art carton cover * Ultimate collectors item for fans of Al Jarreau, Chuck Mangione, George Benson Way back in the early 1980's a group of young musicians mostly in their 20's played around the LA jazz scene in a loosely organized jazz/fusion ensemble under the leadership of woodwind instrumentalist/composer-arranger Dennis Dreith. Those musicians, virtually unknown to all except their peers went on to illustrious touring and recording careers working with the biggest names in the music business and added their talents to scores of top charting recordings. Dennis himself grew into a leading film music composer and influential speaker on music industry matters. Dreith served as International President of the Recording Musicians' Association (RMA), in excess of 15 years, and served as a consultant and member of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Negotiating Committee. He is currently the Executive Director of the AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund, overseeing numerous domestic and foreign rights agreements. The band's roster reads like a who's who of contemporary musicians these days. You may have heard of the "Wrecking Crew,” or seen "20 Feet From Stardom.” Now you can hear the current generation of musicians who are the unsung heroes of todays' hit records, films and television shows. The Dreith Band features a collection of world class musicians who may not be well known to the public, but are legends in music industry having recorded with Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Lady Gaga, The Beach Boys, Barbara Streisand, Steely Dan, Elvis Presley, Phil Collins, Miles Davis, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones and countless others. Sounding like a full jazz orchestra, The Dennis Dreith Band sonance serves as a blueprint for new acts like Snarky Puppy, Lettuce, Vulfpeck and similarly jazz influenced young groups. Everland Jazz has now carefully prepared the first ever vinyl release of the Reunion LP, a seminal and timeless jazz masterpiece. SONGS: 1 Eighty-six, ninety-five, sincerely 2 Second wind 3 Holdin‘ on 4 Karuna 5 Orient express 6 Tai che strut 7 Qvaznak

Disponibile in 5/7 gg * Excellent funk with a smooth disco approach * This album is a must have for fans of Kool & The Gang, Rick James, The Meters * Excellent sound and performance by high class musicians * Brilliant debut album of Funkadelic Garry Shider’s son Gareth * First rerelease in 15 years on vinyl and CD * Fully licensed * Remastered audio * LP housed in a superheavy 430 g art carton cover * CD housed in a beautiful digipak * Ultimate collectors item for fans of Funkadelic, Parliament and George Clinton "Upward Bound" is a long lost, incredibly rare and very expensive classic disco era album! It combines soul, funk with and slick pop appeal into a great cocktail of grooves and melodies! This will drive you to the dancefloor and make you sing along at the same time! The lush arrangements, tight grooves and powerful soul vocals with catchy harmonies make this album an instant evergreen. I'm least surprised that the arrangements should pose a challenge to every rhythm section and that the catchy melodies instantly stick to the listener. The flashing horn arrangements are amazing! The funky bass grooves and guitar riffs weave a cocoon of sound around your soul. The sound is certainly clean but also vivid and the music feels grounded despite it's larger than life expression. The swirling backing vocals in combination with the lead singer are the icing on the cake that already consists of catchy and outstanding songs. This is more funk and soul than simple disco music. There is depth in the arrangements with awesome details as you delve deeper into each single track. You can of course groove along and just enjoy the songs as they are, but be sure to at least be on the lookout for the beautiful ornaments in each song. This music will surely move you, it makes it impossible sit still . In this album you'll find a wide range of funky music, from Slow groovers to fast paced tunes, you will get them all. Some with a deep atmosphere, some energetic, all of them memorable with arrangements that keep your attention going even with the 50th spin on your turntable. To my opinion this album is an unmissable gem of the disco era at it's peak! The original album retails at $ 400 going up, rarely a decent copy could surfaces on the market once a year. So here's a chance for you to grab an affordable copy of this well-deserved and long overdue reissue on vinyl and be enchanted! SONGS: 1 Upward bound 2 Love affair 3 Body fusion 4 Starvue 5 Put the BS aside 6 Love struck 7 You and me

Disponibile 5/7 gg * High class handmade 1970s funk soul crossover * Unique album for fans of Isaac Hayes, The Fifth Dimension, Donna Summer * Paul Zaza is a prolific producer and former touring member of The Fifth Dimension * Excellent sound and performance by high class professional musicians * Excellent first ever CD reissue of this sacred late 1970s gem * Fully licensed * Remastered audio * Ultimate collectors item for fans of handmade late 1970s disco soul funk A true soul and funk crossover gem that comes with a perfect production and precise performance beyond comparison. A must have for all fans of truly handmade late 70s black music that open heartedly takes influences from all kinds of funk, soul, disco and even jazz music. Simmering hot vibrant music with a twist on its own and highly memorable songs allover the place. I was certainly not aware of this man before, but his vita is impressive. Classically trained pianist, producer, engineer, soundtrack composer, bassist for the hit musical "Hair" and touring member of THE FIFTH DIMENSION in the 70s. This answers our question where he got his love for soul and funk music from. Now let us stop talking and start listening to his 1977 solo debut "Le Payback", a real gem and holy grail for lovers of slick, yet vibrant funk music with a hypnotic approach and a perfect production. This bunch of musicians that Paul Zaza gathered around himself in the studio to celebrate the recording of "Le Payback" is enormously talented and plays absolutely tight and straight to the point. The album itself is so extremely rare that copies in good shape fetch prices of up to 200 $ or even more. Everland Music bring us relief from the feeling that gnaws on our souls saying we are missing a real masterpiece in our collection. And folks, I can assure you that we did. The album starts with the vocal version of the title track, an etherial, yet absolutely groovy funk anthem with ghostly female vocals in French language that will fire your imagination and heat up your soul. The repetitive pulse from drums, bass guitar and percussions backed with a clean electric guitar that does not change its direction too often, will wrap your soul tightly into a garment of silky harmonies. The style is similar to the haunting "Love to love you, Baby" sung by Donna Summer around the same time, but this tune is different. It comes as a more austere version with few changes and less overcharged arrangements, like a backstreet night club in comparison to a glamorous arena or discotheque. Haunting. "Struttin" is more of an easy deal, three and a half minutes of a great horn section laying down killer harmonies upon a soil consisting of ever pulsating rhythms by drums, percussions and bassguitar, fertilized by a jazzy electric piano and some steaming, yet melodic lead guitar eruptions of the highest order. Nice one, what comes next? Three minutes of "Feelin' good", alright, let us feel good. This tune has a special expression as it comes really pictorial like a 70s gangster movie soundtrack with a cool guy as the hero police man. String arrangements, melodies that range from exciting to rather reassuring with a silky twist, great rhythmical figures and an ongoing funk groove make this piece an instant classic. Another song with vocals sets in. "Funky feelin'" with some outstanding female vocals and once more those hypnotic approach emerging from the playful middle section. It does not last too long, befor the silky lead vocals take over the reign again. Even some strange offbeat rhythms appear and catch your attention right away since you might stumble over your own feet, if you do not watch out where the beat goes next. Utterly cool stuff that on the one hand shows a timeless beauty, as this never grows old, but would only come from this specific period of time in the late 70s. Everything here by the way is handmade and no synthesizers where harmed during the production of this record. We reach my present favourite namely "The forge". This is another instrumental song with horns taking over the main melody and some really crazy solo parts that have free jazz qualities. This is certainly not your everyday's mainstream funk sound but a true piece of musical art par excellance. "Disco boogie" then does justice to its name. Boogie, funk, middle of the road rock, melodies that have this casual and honestly cheerful atmosphere you might at first consider, superficial at first, but when you listen more carefully, this feeling will capture your spirit and set you on fire with sheer bliss. And blissful is indeed the way we feel about the shortcut instrumental variation of the title track. You can sense the groove drive into your bones to shake your body to the very foundations. The arrangements are thick and complex despite flowing together into a fairly uncomplicated groove tune. The once again pop oriented and cheerful soul funk of "The mad mechanic" concludes an album that should stand among the greatest selling pieces of its genre and era. We should be grateful that Everland Music gives us the chance to rediscover this simmering wild beauty. Everything falls perfectly into place with this album, production, performance and composition. A must have for lovers of handmade (yessss!!!!) late 70s funk that ventures into disco, pop and even library music territories from time to time and therefore stays exciting and captivating from the first to the last second. SONGS: 1 Le payback (vocal) 2 Struttin‘ 3 Feelin‘ good 4 Funky feelin‘ 5 The force 6 Disco boogie 7 Le payback (instrumental) 8 The mad mechanic

Disponibile in 5/7 gg lavorativi * A hot latin album mixing cumbia, boogaloo and salsa elements with a funky atmosphere * A must have for fans of Compay Segundo or Tito Puente * First pressings fetch insane prices among collectors if they ever turn up * A legendary yet long lost sacred gem for 60s and 70s latin pop aficionadoes * Packed to the last groove with irresistible anthems * Skilled songwriting results in an utterly catchy album * Incredible latin sounding coverversion of „Low rider“ originally by WAR * Excellent sound and performance by high class professional musicians * First ever official rerelease * Fully licensed * Remastered audio * LP housed in a superheavy 430g art carton cover * CD is housed in a beautiful digipak * Ultimate collectors item for fans of the late 60s and early 70s latin pop and rock Tito Puente style salsa, mambo and cumbia from the late 70s by one of the most productive musicians of the genre. A gem rare as gold dust as an original pressing and composed of only massive Latin music anthems, handmade from start to finish, by a group of passionate and highly professional musicians. The "Low rider" coverversion is outstanding. If you love this kind of Latin music look no further, this is sheer awesomeness. It has been a while since I had the pleasure to review Mr. Camacho's 1980 album "Reach out" with his RAY CAMACHO BAND. Now one of its predecessors ends up on my turntable and really finds me unprepared for what I listen to here. No sign of disco music at all but an opening track that has this three-quarters beat and a slightly slushy melody that reminds of those 1950s love songs, which dragged the kids to the dancefloor for a slow narrow dance. It is quite uncommon to start an album with such a song, especially when you expect music pouring from the grooves that takes you away to far away street cafés in the centre of Havanna. Well, at least it is sung in Spanish. A happy little salsa groover joins in next and here we go straight to the steaming streets of the Cuban capital with its bars and night clubs where people still dream the unfulfilled dreams of a sugarcane cutter out in the fields after a hard day of labour. And "La casita" develops, changes passages, rhythms, paces. It comes like three songs in one and showcases the talent of a truly inspired music ensemble. The pace on this album is quite often moderate and relaxed, but that especially creates a special atmosphere you as the listener can relate to, while dreaming of a life of ease in Latin American countries. A rather romantic idea but it works well here. This is good time salsa music with different energy levels, played with passion by highly professional musicians. You cannot even tell from which year this album is by only listening, for it has this classic Latin feel which was popular when Tito Puente was still a freshman on the scene. But no matter if this would have been a late 50s or late 70s recording, it has kept a vibrant atmosphere even decades after the initial release. Actually this album should have attracted the attention of Mr. Carlos Santana who grew his new, wild and progressive style on the soil folks like Tito Puente have cultivated years before, though he was more a contemporary of Ray Camacho instead. Anyway, I digress, but this album invites you to let your mind drift away from your allday's issues. Salsa, cumbia, mambo, you will enjoy the variety of Latin music elements, from which the very memorable songs were built. The most wicked tune here for certain is "El Pachuco", which is nothing but a latinized coverversion of WAR's "Low rider" with title and lyrics in Spanish, combining funky elements with this boogaloo and salsa atmosphere. Ray Camacho and his band really shine on this tune, but this is the case on through the whole album. Fans of Latin music from the heart will certainly want to grab a copy and since originals in even a less excellent shape already fetch higher prices among collectors while mint copies go for 280 to 300 US$, the new reissue by Everland Music is more than welcome. This might have been retro in 1978 but due to its natural flow and feeling it will never age actually. These 1950s style slow dance ballads, there is more than one, fit in perfectly somehow and add a different flavor to the whole picture. Among his many albums, this should be one Ray Camacho might be especially proud of due to being composed of outstanding hit songs only. Go for it, ye Latin cats, gems like that are scarce. SONGS: 1 Ruego de amor (Indian love call) 2 La casita 3 Madrecita Linda 4 Dulce y amarga 5 Testigo fui 6 Confesion 7 El pachuco (Low rider) 8 Dime la verdad (Tell it like it is) 9 La culebra 10 Me patina el coco 11 Tomas al timbal 12 Contrabando y traicion 13 Movin on

Disponibile in 5/7 gg * For fans of 5th Dimension, The Temptations, Hot Chocolate, Earth, Wind & Fire * First ever and long overdue official reissue of this long lost Nigerian disco classic from 1979 * Fifth album by one oft he most outstanding Nigerian 70s afro beat acts. In opposite to other Nigerian acts which hardly got known beyond the borders of their homeland, BLO were always very popular in the Western world. Accompanying Ginger Baker of CREAM fame was the first step to break them into the western popular music market of the 70s and what followed could be called an African fairy tale. Still this, their fifth album from 1979, waited a long time for a proper reissue, especially on hot black wax with originals in good conditions fetching prices of 300 € and more. EVERLAND MUSIC had merci with the fans of pure late 70s disco funk who adore such killer units as EARTH, WIND & FIRE or HOT CHOCOLATE or probably the then modified TEMPTATIONS which all were leading figures of the real music department in the disco scene. If you say tight, you gotta mean „tight“. Every groove, every note, every harmony sits where it should sit to drive the tune itself further and further with an everflowing energy that hits the legs and the soul of the listener. The tunes are all memorable and you will find yourself humming along those melodies even if the black vinyl is not spinning on your turntable. A goal hardly achieved by the masses of late 1970s disco funk projects. You see, these cats are a real unit, real musicians with an aim aside from just making money. Still this is music to escape harsh reality to. The slick and crisp production helps to make each song swallowing your thoughts and refilling your mind with a flush of colours. The feeling is glamourous and silky, the music ensnares your spirit and cloaks you while your body moves constantly on through the whole time this record spins and spins. Technically well performed, written with a great hand for catchiness, these potential hit songs should be known by each and every fan of 1970s disco funk. SONGS: 1 Make your body dance 2 Bulky backside 3 Get that groove in 4 Suspicion 5 Neutron bag 6 No more brother 7 Loving caring 8 Roots

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