Vince Taylor "The Rebirth of Cool"

1- GIRMA HADGU / "Ene Alantchi Alnorem"


2- LEE FIELDS / "Honey Dove"


3- NORMAN WHITESIDE / "Teach Me Now"


4- MEL & NICO / "Longer" (Re-edit)


5- SHARON JONES /"How Long Do I Have To Wait For You ?"


6- DJ CAM QUARTET / "Rebirth Of Cool"


7- ADELE / "Chasing Pavements"


8- MASSIVE ATTACK / "Protection"


9- LEE FIELDS / "Do You Love Me (Like You Say You Do)"


10- SADE / "Frankies First Affair"


11- TROUBLEMAKERS / "If You Arrest Me"


12- MARVIN GAYE / "Come Live With Me Angel"


13- PRINCE / "Sometimes It Snows In April"

Brian Eno and David Byrne : Jezebel (EG Records - 1981)

The Talking Heads : Once in a Lifetime (Sire - 1980)

Grace Jones : Cry Now, Laugh Later (Island - 1982)

Full Force : Low Blow Brenda (CBS - 1987)

Cameo : Single Life (Polygram - 1985)

Mtume : I Don't Believe you Heard me (A tribute to James Brown) (Epic - 1986)

Laid Back : White Horse (Sire - 1983)

Prince : Controversy (Warner Bros. - 1981)

The Time : Jungle Love ((Warner Bros. - 1984)

Kid Creole and the Coconuts : Annie, I'm not your daddy (ZE Records - 1982)

Edwin Birdsong : Lollipop - Kai "KZR" Alce edit (Editions Disco)

Stone : Crazy (Sound of NY - 1983)

Alphonse Mouzon : Our Love is Hot - Bonus Beats (Private - 1984)

Miami Sound Machine : Conga! (Epic - 1985)

Afrika Bambaata and Time Zone : Shake (Ariola - 1987)

Early 80's selection with the funky sound of great producers such as Quincy Jones (Brothers Johnson), Rick James (Mary Jane Girls), Stevie Wonder (Jermaine Jackson), Luther Vandross (Aretha Franklin), or Marvin Gaye. Enjoy!

GWEN McCrae : Funky Sensation (Atlantic-1981)

MARY JANE GIRLS : All Night Long (JDC's Classic Wax-1981)

KENI BURKE : Risin' to the Top (RCA-1982)

LUTHER VANDROSS : Never Too Much (B-O-P-S-1981)

RAY PARKER JR AND RAYDIO : For Those Who Likes to Groove (Arista-1980)

EMPRESS : Dyin' to Be Dancin' (Prelude-1981)

PRINCE CHARLES & THE CITY BEAT BAND : More Money (Virgin 1984)

JERMAINE JACKSON : Let's Get Serious (Motown-1980)

BROTHERS JOHNSON : You make Me Wanna Wiggle (A&M-1980)

MARVIN GAYE : Funk Me (Motown-1981)

RICK JAMES : Give It to Me Baby (Motown-1981)

THE WHISPERS : Up On Soul Train (SOLAR-1980)

ARETHA FRANKLIN : Get It Right (Arista-1983)

BOCAFLOJA – Autonomo (Mexico)

PAT D & MELODIQ – Keep on (UK/USA)

POTENCIAL 3 – Ta Rimando (Brazil)

RED ASTAIRE – Dum Dum (Sweden)

MUZA feat. DIVERSIA, MEMO, CIKVI – OMI (Georgia)

CHEN – DSP (Russia)

SAIAN SUPA CREW – La Methode (France)

BLIND ALPHABETZ feat. SEAN PRICE- Hummer (UK)

OMZO – Li Guen part 2 (Senegal/USA)

ELSA SOARES – Haiti (Brazil)

BENNCHOUMY feat. OKAI – Benn’s Biography (Haiti)

LES ESCROCS – Tounga (Mali)

OBSESION  – Havana City (Cuba)

ZOO SQUAD – Fresh Time part 2 (Senegal/USA)

A FILIAL – Tanta Coisa (Brazil)

THE GIFT OF GAB – Way Of The Light (USA)

KRS-ONE Attacks (Jive)

JERU THE DAMAJA Come Clean - Dirty Rotten Scoundrel mix (Payday)

NAS N.Y. State of mind (Zomba)

A TRIBE CALLED QUEST Bonita Applebum (Jive)

JEAN GRAE feat K HILL, EDGAR ALLEN FLOE, JOE SCUDDA Smashmouth (Blacksmith)

GROUP HOME feat. Nikki Bonds of THE ROSE CARTEL 12 o'clock Bklyn (Fat Beats)

TEFLON from M.O.P. Comin' At Cha (Magnum)

BROOKLYN ZOO Original Brooklyn Zoo (Cold Chillin')

METHOD MAN All I Need (Def Jam)

OL DIRTY BASTARD Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Elektra)

DEAD PREZ It's Bigger Than Hip Hop (Loud)

DJ SCOTT LA ROCK, BLASTMASTER KRS ONE & D-NICE Crilminal Minded (B-Boy Recordings)

JAY-Z 99 Problems (Roc-A-Fella)

RUN DMC Peter Piper (BMG)

GANGSTARR Just to Get a Rep (Chrysalis)

THE 45 KING The 900 Number (Tuff City)

LL COOL J Mamma Said Knock You Out (Def Jam)

REDMAN Time 4 Sum Action (Def Jam)

ULTRAMAGNETIC MC'S Give The Drummer Some (Next Plateau)

PUBLIC ENEMY Give It Up (Def Jam)

MAD LION New York (Weeded)

BIZMARKIE Biz & Candy (MCA)

01. Soul Fiesta (Chateau Flight no drumz mix) - Manu Dibango (Versatile)

02. Sacrificial Soul - Greg Wilson (Rvng)

03. African Battle (Fred Pace solo mix) - Manu Dibango (Parisonic)

04. Jin Gong Lo Bah (Space Truckin)

05. Disco Child - Mike Burns (Disco Devil)

06. A.I.E A Mwana (Edit) - Black Blood (Par-Tay)

07. I Gotta - Phillippo Ransulo & Mastarantonio Ace (Community Service)

08. She's Stiring Up (Optimo drum attack mix) - Allez Allez (Eskimo)

09. Secousse - Radioclit (Mental Groove)

10. African Disco Power (Atlantic Conveyor re-work) - (Sofrito Specials)

11. Woman - Phantom Sla sher aka Idjut Boys (Noid)

12. Scandinavian Safari - Greg Wilson (Ruff Edits)

13. Afro Punk Reggae Dub - Steel An' Skin (Honest Jons)

Herbie Hancock : Round Midnight

(from the Warner Bros. Movie "Round Midnight" soundtrack LP, with Herbie Hancock (p), Ron Carter (b), Tony Williams (d), Bobby McFerrin (vocal))

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley : Autumn Leaves

(from the "Somethin Else" LP, Blue Note, with Cannonball Adderley (as), (Mile Davis (tp), Hank Jones (p), Sam Jones (b), Art Blakey (d))

John Lewis & Sacha Distel : Afternoon In Paris

(from the "Afternoon In Paris" LP, Atlantic, with Barney Wilen (ts), Pierre Michelot (b), Connie Kay (d))

King Curtis : Da-Du-Dah

(from the "Jazz Groove" LP, Prestige, with King Curtis (ts), Nat Adderley (c), Winton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), Oliver Jackson (d))

Stan Getz and The Oscar Peterson Trio : I Want To Be Happy

(from the "Stan Getz and The Oscar Peterson Trio" LP, Jazz Track, with Stan Getz (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b)

Count Basie Orchestra : Whirley Bird

(from the "E=MC2" LP, Roulette)

Art Pepper & Conte Candoli : Autumn Leaves

(from the "Mucho Calor" LP, Jazz Track, with Art Pepper (as), Conte Candoli (tp), Bill perkins (ts), Russ Freeman (p), Ben Tucker (b), Chuck Flores (d), Jack Costanzo & Micke Pacheco (bongos))

Los Matecos : Old Devil Moon

(fom the "Los Matecos" EP, Bel Air)

Nat King Cole : Capullito De Aleli

(from the "A Mis Amigos" LP, Capitol)

Serge Gainsbourg : L'Eau à la Bouche

(from the soundtrack LP "L'eau à la Bouche", ...

Music inspired by wonderful Brazil : from Bossa Nova to Jazz, from Música Popular Brasileira to Funk…

João Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethãnia : Aquarela Do Brasil (Brasil) (Philips)

Baden Powell : Pai (MPS)

Antonio Carlos Jobim : Wave (A&M)

Ike Quebec : Shu Shi (blue Note)

Herbie Mann : Upa, Neguinho (A&M)

The Ramsey Lewis Trio : Upendo Mi Pamoja (Columbia)

Duke Pearson : Canto Ossanha (Blue Note)

Terezihna de Jesus : Fulõ Da Maravilha (Epic)

Elis Regina : Zazueira (Fontana)

Jorge Ben : Morre O Burro Fica O Homen (Philips)

Ronald Mesquita : Balanca Pema (Barclay)

Snowboy & The Latin Section : Wild Spirit (Acid Jazz)

Tania Maria : E Fui A Europa (Barclay)

Flora Purim : What Can I Say? (Milestone)

Earth Wind & Fire : Brazilian Rhyme (CBS)

Marcos Valle : Velhos Surfistas querendo voar (Somalivre)

Earth Wind & Fire : Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude) (CBS)

Disco, the musical expression of a hedonistic movement, celebrated joyfully partying, sex and drugs. Gay and straight, white, Latinos, blacks, men and women came together without barriers or boundaries. AIDS and the crisis had ended it abruptly and remains only these energetic anthems which I propose a selection.

The disco movement, brought up to date by the edits, permanently influenced dance music. It has been the source of the DJ phenomenon, first singles vinyls (12 inches), remixes, and left us this taste for the big ronflent bass, heavy drum feet, the syncopated charleys and enjoyment without barriers.

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Track list :

Silver Convention : Get Up & Boogie (Disco Version) (Midland International) 1974

Sister Sledge : Lost In Music (Cotillion) 1979

Debbie Jacobs : Hot Hot (Give It All I Got) (MCA) 1979

Dan Hartman : Vertigo / Relight My Fire (CBS)  1978

David Matthews with Whirlwind : You Keep Me Hanging On (Kudu) 1976

Coke Escovedo : Disco Fantasy (Mercury) 1977

Mass Productions : Welcome To Our World (Of Merry Music) (Cotillion) 1977

War : Good Goof Feelin' (original Uncut Disco Mix) (Far Out / MCA) 1979

Gloria Gaynor : Walk On By (MGM) 1975

Ramona Brooks : I don't Want You Back  (Q Records) 1980

Five Special : Why Leave Us Alone (Elektra) 1974

Aurra : In The Mood To Groove (Salsoul) 1980

Candido : Jingo (Salsoul) 1981

Edwin Starr : Contact (20th Century Fox) 1978

Rinder & Lewis : Harlem Shuffle (AVI) 1979

Two Man Sound : Que Tal ...

Willis Jackson : Nuther'n Like Thuther'n (BGP)

Buddy Rich : The Beat Goes On (Blue Note)

Lalo Schiffrin : Jim On The Move (Motor)

Billy Hawks : Oh Baby (I Believe I'm Losing You) (Prestige)

Jonas Gwangwa & African Explosion : Switch N°1 (Pure)

Ray and His Court : Cookie Crumbs (ACME Funk)

Lonnie Smith : I Can't Stand It (Blue Note)

Jimmy McGriff : McGriff's House Party (Milestone)

Lou Donaldson : Who's Making Love (Blue Note)

US3 : Grand Groove

Schkonk Heepooz : Je Suis (Big Cheese)

Jazz Liberatorz : It Was Only A Song (Kiff Music)

Isley L. Relish : Grace (Urban Allstars)

Pavlov & Mishkin : Oscar Boot JR (GAMM)

United Future Organisation : Loud Minority club mix (Kind of Groove)

Readymade : Overdone (F Com)