Colin Curtis – Jazz Dance Fusion Volume 2

About

Two years ago, Z Records gave Colin Curtis who is considered one of the UK’s longest-serving DJs and a pioneer on the Northern Soul and jazz-funk scenes which gives a chance to dig deep into the crates and showcase some of the music he’s used to make jazz dancers spin, shuffle and footwork over the previous 50 years. Here he delivers a sequel, and the good news is that it’s also full-to-bursting with Latin jazz, fusion and jazz-dance treats. The plentiful highlights include – but are in no way limited to – the high-octane heaviness and life-affirming piano solos of Marita Alban Juarez Quartet’s ‘Upa Neguinho’, the carnival-ready cheeriness of Steven Kroon’s ‘Tombo 7/4’, the deep jazz-dance soul of ‘Brasila’ by Raffaela Renzulli Ensemble and ‘Manteca’, a killer drum workout by Jam Session Goes Latino.

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Tracklisting

Side 1

• Tino Gonzales – Latin Gypsy – 7:23
• Paoli Mejias – Revelation – 5:16
• 8VB – Gengis – 6:37

Side 2

• Marita Alban Juarez Quartet – Upa Neguinho – 4:37
• Steven Kroon – Tombo 7/4 – 5:51
• Hajime Yoshizawa – Celebration (feat Navasha Daya) – 5:11
• Curtis Lundy – Never Gonna Let You Go – 4:21

Side 3

• Carmen Lundy – So This Is Love – 3:32
• Raffaela Renzulli Ensemble – Brasilia – 6:26
• Grady Tate – Little Black Samba – 9:06

Side 4

• JD Walter – Golden Lady – 5:42
• Jam Session Goes Latino – Manteca – 6:32
• Leslie Lewis & Gerard Hagen Trio – Keeper Of The Flame – 5:18