KOKO MUSIC UK
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Distr. : UK - Boomkat/
US - Forced Exposure/
Style : jazz / fusion /
KKM 01 ANDY BEY SHADES OF BEY 2LP 02.2019
1. Like A Love (O Cantador) 04:42
2. Midnight Blue 05:48
3. Get It Straight (Straight No Chaser) 06:27
4. Pretty Girl (The Starcrossed Lovers) 05:18
5. River Man 04:21
6. Dark Shadows 06:19
7. Believin' It (Half & Half) 03:43
8. Some Other Time 04:11
9. The Last Night Of Evening (Blood Count) 07:18
10. Drume Negrita (Afro-Cuban Lullaby) 02:56
(Note : double LP , gatefold)
Introducing a new label, Koko Music, founded in West London by a long time friend
of ours. Their first release: 'Allegedly Coltrane's favourite singer, Andy Bey
recorded as vocalist for Max Roach ('Members, Don't Git Weary'), Horace Silver
('Won't You Open Up Your Senses'), Gary Bartz ('Celestial Blues') and Stanley Clarke
in the late sixties/early seventies. He released one solo album and then disappeared
from view for 20 years, resurfacing in the nineties. This 1998 album showcases his
four-octave range, the intimacy of love songs and raw power of the blues on a mixture
of standards ('Pretty Girl', 'Some Other Time'), Latin ('O Cantador', 'Drume Negrita'),
modern (Nick Drake's 'River Man'), and a couple of original tunes. Available for the
first time on vinyl, cut at 45rpm, it features Andy on vocals and on piano, with
appearances from Gary Bartz and Geri Allen.
https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/KKM.001LP.html
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KKM 002 DAVID MURRAY QUARTET BALLADS FOR BASS CLARINET LP 07.2019
1. Waltz To Heaven
2. New Life
3. Chazz
4. Portrait Of A Black Woman - For Mae Francis Owens
5. Lyons Street
6. Elegy For Fannie Lou
(Note : LP , first time vinyl edition, Mastered and cut at D&M, pressed by Pallas)
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KKM 03 ANDY BEY TUESDAYS IN CHINATOWN 2LP 12.2019
1. Tuesdays In Chinatown 06:50
2. Fragile 04:50
3. Bridges 04:57
4. Saidas E Bandeiras 05:35
5. In A Mist 07:04
6. I'll Remember April 05:33
7. nvitation 07:00
8. Little Girl Blue 06:14
9. Just Friends 02:38
10. Feelin' Low Down 06:18
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KKM 004 ANDY BEY BALLADS, BLUES AND BEY 2LP 02.2020
1. Someone To Watch Over Me 06:19
2. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 08:08
3. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 07:39
4. In A Sentimental Mood 07:03
5. Willow Weep For Me 06:46
6. Yesterdays 07:40
7. If You Could See Me Now 06:16
8. I'm Just A Lucky So And So 05:21
9. Day Dream 07:19
10. Embraceable You 06:33
(Note : 2LP + incl. double-sided insert with liner notes)
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