Lloyd Miller - A Lifetime In Oriental Jazz (Jazzman - 2009)

A Lifetime In Oriental Jazz is probably the sole anthology of Lloyd Miller. Lloyd Miller was fascinated by what we called today "world music" and learned to play about hundred different and exotic instruments like santur, oud, balafon, zarb or tabla. He then mixed traditionnal Middle-Eastern, African or Asian instrumentations with jazz for a truly original and hypnotic result pressed on a handfull of vinyls that Jazzman digged and publishes today. This is definitely not easy listening but is really good and fascinating for discerning ears.

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Nino Rota - Accade Al Penitenziario/Un Eroe Dei Nostri Tempi (CAM - 1992)

This CD gathers two rare Nino Rota soundtracks, composed by the Italian composers in 1955, just 5 years after he started collaborating with Fellini. Accade Al Penitenziario is a sketches comedy realised by Giorgio Bianchi completely unknown and forgotten outside Italy. Nino Rotta score is very symphonic and made me think to a Tex Avery cartoon soundtrack. With Un Eroe Dei Nostri Tempi, a film realised by Mario Monicelli, we are still in comedy territories but this time Nino Rota switched style and his score mixes ragtime jazz with circus music.





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Fela Anikulapo Kuti And Roy Ayers - Music Of Many Colours (Phonodisk/Celluloid - 1980)

Fela and Roy Ayers together: white rockers were not the only ones to create supergroups. Roy Ayers and Fela collaborated only for one album, Music Of Many Colours but what an album. There are two songs of it but both are near 20 minutes long and by the two geniuses at the top of their inspiration. Africa 70 incandescent afrobeat is smoothed out by Roy Ayers vibes and disco fused soul, making of the first track, 2,000 Black Go To Be Free, a sure dicerning dancefloor filler. Africa - Centre Of The World is more into Fela traditionnal mold: 3 drummers on fire, blasting horns and Roy Ayers riding the funk with his vibraphone solos. I found on You Tube a rare Louie Vega remix of 2,000 Blacks Got To Be Free I didn't know. But sorry I don't have any link to download it for free so I'm afraid that if you really want it, you'll have to buy it.

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