Whazzup w/This New Side w/Pharoah? (& Bembe Segue)

[Saul OGgrady]

I have heard the term "club jazz" used by a German DJ that hosts a podcast. He used it to describe a band I started a thread about some time ago, the unfortunately named "Soil and Pimp Sessions" collective from Japan.

Hard driving, swinging minor modal number prevail. No electronics, from what I have heard, and solid solos. Think of a McCoy Tyner BN session from 1968. The funk is there, but not the pop-music kind. I would like to explore more of the scene, but as you have pointed out, the prices are more than prohibitive on my miniscule monthly music budget.

Yeah, in the age of digital downloads, I'm not sure why there's still such a thing as "import prices". For those interested in the new Soil and "PIMP" Sessions album, here's a review and sample of last year's Planet Pimp recording http://www.commercial-break.biz/planet_pimp.html. Oh, and a couple of years ago, Bêmbè Sêguè paired up with keyboardist Mark de Clive-Lowe to produce The Politik, a soulful broken beat album, which the Commercial Break site also reviewed http://www.commercial-break.biz/the_politik.html

[JSngry]

Oh, and a couple of years ago, Bêmbè Sêguè paired up with keyboardist Mark de Clive-Lowe to produce The Politik, a soulful broken beat album, which the Commercial Break site also reviewed http://www.commercial-break.biz/the_politik.html

I can vouch for that one.