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La Dee La La

by Shamek Farrah & Folks

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    Super rare Jazz from Jazz Room Records originally released on Ra Records.

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Another top notch Funky Spiritual Jazz release from Paul Murphy's Jazz Room Records. Featuring Strata-East stalwart Shamek Farrah on Saxes and an all star cast including Trumpet Legend Malachi Thompson.

The music is a Funky Spiritual Afro-Latin Soul mix with the Miriam Makeba influenced Cape Township Party title track and the Jazz Soul grooves of "Waiting For Marvin" both highlights..

Get down to the Worldwide Sound with the Latin Jazz grooves of "The White Lady" featuring Sonelius Smith on Piano and "Along Came Ron Rahsaan" with Vivian Chandler singing a wordless Spiritual Jazz Headspace Lullaby.

Totally obscure and his recordings fetching exhorbitant prices (a re-issue Japanese CD is 3 figures) Shamek Farrah ranks with the great unrecorded. Two releases on Strata East in the '70s, a couple for RA, a release in '95. The reissue of this 1978 recording for RA by Jazz Room Records reintroduces a roomful of rarely heard musicians, along with a young Malachi Thompson soon to become an Internationally renowned Jazz Heavyweight.
Coming soon: 500 pre-sold so going fast. Shamek Farrah's classic album on the Legendary RA label.

取り出したのはシャメク・ファラーのアルバム。
シャメク・ファラーはニューヨーク出身のアルト・サックス奏者。
高校卒業後、R&B、ラテン、ジャズのバンドを経験。
後にスタンリー・カウエルと出会いStrata-Eastレーベルへ…
彼のアルバムで有名なのは、70年代に"Strata-East"に残した
「First impression」というスピリチュアル・ジャズの大名盤。
そして今回紹介するのが80年に"Ra Records"よりリリースしたもう1つの隠れた名盤です。
最近自分の中でヘビーローテーションな一枚。
もちろん再発です(笑)
今回のアルバムはストラタ時代に残されたスピリチュアル感より、まったく異なったピースフルなスピリチュアルジャズとなっています。
AB面あわせて4曲と尺の長い曲ですが流れるように聞かせてくれるあたりが職人ですね。
お気に入りは全てなのですが特記すると、
[La Dee La La]
タイトル曲。
大地賛歌のような雄大かつ気持ちのいい女性ボーカル物。
9分もの大作。
[Waiting for Marvin]
リリカルなピアノにアフロ・カリビアンフレイヴァ-溢れるサンバのリズム。
日差しを受けながら涙を流して聞きたい1曲。
どこか哀愁漂うメロディが泣かせます。
アルバム全体にピースフルな香がプンプン。
聴いていて気持ちのいい曲とはこのことですね。
最近のアーティスト「Build An Ark」辺りが好きな人は聞いてみてください。
お勧めです。
Jazz Room Records by The Original Jazz DJ Paul Murphy.
オリジナル・ジャズDJ、ポール・マーフィーによるジャズ・ルーム・レコーズ
Sounds with 20/20 vision.
20/20ビジョンの音。 RELEASE DATE: 28/05/2021. KUDOS DISTRIBUTION.

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released May 28, 2021

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Shamek Farrah & Folks London, UK

A lost soul jazz treasure – the legendary 3rd album from saxophonist Shamek Farrah, recorded with an assortment of players from the east coast underground of the time – as well as Chicago stalwart Malachi Thompson on trumpet, the great Sonelius Smith on piano, and vocalist Ghanniya Green, – an exuberant set of longer tracks that easily match the best classics on Strata East from the 70s. ... more

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