mjzee Posted January 6, 2007 Report Posted January 6, 2007 Was just listening to this in the car. Very nice stuff! Upbeat, tuneful; reminded me a little of Horace Silver. I like Tapscott's comping and solos. And the sound is just gorgeous! Even in the car, I could clearly hear the bass, and the piano sounds bright. I liked the arrangements - even on familiar songs (Delilah, Dear Old Stockholm, Samba De Orpheo), they've rethought the approach, and don't sound like other versions. I like the interplay between trombone and trumpet - heck, I like the whole thing! Picked this up at one of the Tower closing sales, and am glad I did. Quote
riverrat Posted January 6, 2007 Report Posted January 6, 2007 Thanks for reminding me about this one. Just ordered it. Quote
John Tapscott Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Just got mine today. Man, this is great stuff, even better than I had expected! Sound is superb. Thanks for the recommendations. It's threads like this that remind why I so enjoy being a member of this Board. Quote
gslade Posted January 20, 2007 Report Posted January 20, 2007 I posted this in now listening I should have put it here Highly recommended for Blackburn fans Mombasa African rhythms & blues Quote
riverrat Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 I posted this in now listening I should have put it here Highly recommended for Blackburn fans Mombasa African rhythms & blues Looks like LP only. I've been resisting getting dragged back into the vinyl world, but it is suggestions like this that weaken my resolve... Quote
Niko Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 I posted this in now listening I should have put it here Highly recommended for Blackburn fans Mombasa African rhythms & blues Looks like LP only. I've been resisting getting dragged back into the vinyl world, but it is suggestions like this that weaken my resolve... there was a recent CD reissue probably following the Conn... amazon.de has it mombasa - african rhythm and blues at amazon.de Quote
Guest the mommy Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 what does this mombasa disc sound like? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 Anyone noticed how many spine cut/notched/promos are available from Amazon Marketplace? Quote
gslade Posted January 23, 2007 Report Posted January 23, 2007 From Dusty Groove A sublime blend of spiritual jazz and African rhythms -- and one of the few 70s recordings made by Mombasa, a European group put together by LA trombonist Lou Blackburn! The record's got a much more righteous sound than any of Blackburn's work of the 60s -- a boldness and sense of pride that comes from its blending of percussion, acoustic bass, and soaring horn lines on trombone, trumpet, and bamboo flute! Other African elements slide into the music too -- like bits of kalimba -- and the lack of piano or keyboards on the record makes for an especially earthy sound, one that trades rhythm from the percussion with melodies from the horns in a really magical way. Tracks are long, and the set was recorded with the same post-colonial energy as similar work from Paris or London at the time -- a really righteous groove that longs to be rediscovered! Titles include "Nairobi", "Massai", "Holz", "Kenia", "Makishi", and "Shango". They have the CD Dusty Groove Quote
Guest the mommy Posted January 23, 2007 Report Posted January 23, 2007 yeah but what does it sounds like. dustygroove bullshit doesn't mean anything to me! Quote
gslade Posted January 23, 2007 Report Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) It sounds good, In Blackburns own words, "Many people ask us" he say's "how one describes our type of music. to this I can olny answer that I leave it to the audience because I don't want to give it a label, for me it is simply ours Mombasa's Music. Some might call it world music theres a label for you I say a synthesis of styles Edited January 23, 2007 by gslade Quote
king ubu Posted February 3, 2007 Report Posted February 3, 2007 I posted this in now listening I should have put it here Highly recommended for Blackburn fans Mombasa African rhythms & blues Looks like LP only. I've been resisting getting dragged back into the vinyl world, but it is suggestions like this that weaken my resolve... there was a recent CD reissue probably following the Conn... amazon.de has it mombasa - african rhythm and blues at amazon.de the last in stock copy of German Amazon is finally on its way to me (had to clear the effing credit card first... it's aching from too much use, of late...) Quote
riverrat Posted February 3, 2007 Report Posted February 3, 2007 From Dusty Groove...They have the CD Dusty Groove Thank you gslade! I just ordered it, after listening to a clip from one track on Amazon.de. Quote
J Larsen Posted February 3, 2007 Report Posted February 3, 2007 I guess I'm going to have to spend a little more time with the Blackburn disc. I've listened to it a couple times and just thought it was okay. Quote
jeffsjazz Posted February 5, 2007 Report Posted February 5, 2007 Good west coast (LA) sound for the time.Nice playing,well recorded/remastered,but nothing too special. Quote
riverrat Posted February 8, 2007 Report Posted February 8, 2007 Got this a couple days ago from DG, and spun it a couple times. GREAT stuff! As a big fan of Fela Kuti and other afro-jazz oriented music, I enjoyed this one a lot. Thanks again gslade! I also took the time to check out the Sonorama Records site- for those into Bossa Nova, it looks like they've reissued several obscure bossa dates. I posted this in now listening I should have put it here Highly recommended for Blackburn fans Mombasa African rhythms & blues Quote
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