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new to stock as of
december 15th, 2007

em (japan) #em 1073 cd

rudy smith quartet “still around” compact disc

  • blues l'armoise
  • ursia
  • elise
  • blues for bradick
  • be bach
  • still around
  • el vito
from here on down; a series of steel-pan records, australian surf-music documentary soundtracks, and... (whatever you want to call the brenda ray disc) from em that came out between the annea lockwood disc & the wada; these are in stock for the first time ...
em press release...
rudy smith quartet
still around

* cardboard gatehold cd case
* original jkt cover art
* english/japanese liner notes
* rare photos
* 96khz/24bit digital remastered

em "steel pan" series!
steel pan + oriental jazz from 1984 !!

the album "still around" is the first record rudy smith made under his own name, and it is considered a classic and one of his best. in the long history of pan music, both in trinidad and internationally, this is one of the very few albums to feature pan as the leading voice in a pure jazz setting.

his group the modern sound quintet played disco/reggae/jazz fusion, changing their name to the modern sound corporation in the late 1970s. after extensive touring throughout europe, they broke up in 1980. rudy smith moved to denmark in 1983, where he decided to return to the music he loved, jazz & be-bop, forming the rudy smith quartet.

the group included ole mathiessen (piano), niels prøstholm (bass) and a south african drummer, gilbert matthews.

there is an international inspiration for the music on the 1984 album "still around", featuring an oriental element, mixed with a dash of europe, as well as american jazz.

rudy smith is referred to as the jazz king of steel pans, and in denmark as the father of steel pan.

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produced by s & p records
recorded at montezuma recording ab, stockholm, march 28-29, 1984.
mixed at montezuma studio by r.s.q.
s & p records and mickael lundin recording technician.

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em (japan) #em 1072 cd

the modern sound quartet “otinku” compact disc

  • otinku
  • flowers in the rain
  • bye bye blackbird
  • flamenco groove
  • mercy, mercy, mercy
  • suger daddy
  • bags groove
  • taking a nap
  • ursia
  • softly as in the morning sunrise
  • memphis underground
em press release...
the modern sound quintet
otinku

* cardboard gatehold cd case
* original jkt cover art
* english/japanese liner notes
* rare photos
* 96khz/24bit digital remastered

em "steel pan" series!

steel pan + afro jazz + funk from 1971 !!

the modern sound quintet was formed by rudy smith, a trinidadian master of the "pans" and a genuine jazz bebopper, in late 1960s sweden.

this international group of musicians features john rochford (piano) from barbados, sigfried mcintosh (bass) from surinam, george allyn (drums) from trinidad and kofi ayivor (congas) from ghana.

lars samuelson, a jazz trumpet player and producer in sweden, heard this quite unique quintet, was captivated by their concept and sound, and asked them to record an album. "otinku", the resulting album, was recorded in stockholm in 1971, produced by samuelson, and originally released on the odeon label, a subsidiary of emi finland.

with an afro-jazz/caribbean orientation, the selections are a rich mixture of jazz standards and original compositions, including recently re-discovered killer funk tunes "otinku" & "suger daddy", and a fine steel jazz version of "bags' groove". the album was their only release and is now a sought-after item for steel pan/caribbean music fans & vinyl diggers.

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produced by lars samuelsson
recorded at europa film studios, stockholm, sweden in 1971.
originally issued on the odeon/emi finland [e062-34334] in 1972.

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