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Cool and Funky Scores #1

Dragging out more stuff from the archives - mostly rare and groovy.

The Dudley Moore Trio - 30 Is a Dangerous Age Cynthia

The Ray Brown Orchestra - Coming & Going

Les Baxter - All the loving couples

Vic Caesar-Bare Knuckles

Lalo Schifrin - Battle Creek Brawl Theme

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From the maestro of cool grooves.

Cool and Funky Scores #2

Another selection of rare grooves -

Gary Wright - Benjamin

Geoff Love & His Orchestra - Death Wish

Nico Fidenco - Black Emanuell Main Theme

The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds - Across 110th Street

Dave Grusin - Ascension to Virginity

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Three More ..

Here are some more cool and groovy numbers -

Laurindo Almeida & The Danzaneros - Suspense Cha Cha

Orhestra Max Greger - Time Is Tight

Jah Woosh - Z Move

Jah Woosh - Z Move: a nice early Bim Sherman production on his Elements label circa 1975 with Bim sparring a bit with Woosh at the start of the tune



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The Friday Five

1) If you think your house is haunted, what should you do?

2) When should you investigate a strange noise in your basement?

3) How do you know if an abandoned building is safe to visit?

4) How do you decide whether to solve a problem as a team, or split up and go it alone?

5) Where do you store your knives and where would you look if one was missing?

Films And Music

I have watched a few old films on DVD this week including Terminator 3, 2010 A Space Odyssey, and 2001 of course. I also watched Blade Runner again. Now my knowledge of films is somewhat suspect but not so with the music in films or film composers. Take an example such as Bobby Womack's Across 110th Street used in Quentin Tarantino's Foxy Brown movie but originally appeared in a movie of the same name from 1972 - it was one of the many blaxploitation films that appeared in the seventies.



J.J. Johnson - Across 110th Street (Instrumental)

Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street

A fine, thoughtful album from Bobby Womack (who wrote the theme) and jazz veteran J.J. Johnson. The album is a mix of classic seventies soul and a heady, beat-driven big band style of funk. The best track from a funk perspective is the outstanding 'Harlem Clavinette'. JJ Johnson on top form.

This is for soul sister desdemonaspace!

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The Friday Cool Soundtrack Groove Selection

Oh heck, I got to do another music post lol -

Bob Crewe - Barbarella

Guy Pedersen - Chasse à l'homme

Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra - Chariots Of The Gods

Solomon Burke - Cool Breeze

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