Various Artists - LEFTO PRESENTS JAZZ CATS VOLUME 3 [2LP]

SDBAN ULTRA

£29.05

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: SDBANULP39
Barcode: 5414166675746
Release Date: 03 May 2024
Genre: Contemporary Jazz

‘Lefto presents Jazz Cats’ is back with volume 3 and still doing what it does best: putting you in the front row of what the thriving Belgian jazz scene currently has to offer and revealing a melting pot of the musical talent coming out of one of the smallest countries in Europe. Never change a winning team they say, so we’re happy to have Belgian DJ and eclectic connoisseur Lefto on board again.

Although you expect the compilation to be talking jazz, volume 3 explores a broader array of styles, genres, and sounds than ever before, arriving at a point where the ‘young cats’ of today don’t bother no more. It may focus on the Belgian scene, but let’s face it, seeing the influences, this one could be compiled from all over the world. From the empowering and bittersweet voices of Oriana Ikomo and Adja, over the more acoustic-electronic productions of Moodprint, Ciao Kennedy, Kassius and
echofarmer.

It’s even expanding the Jazz Cats universe to dub and bass-heavy tracks with Kin Gajo and Le Ministère, Ethio-jazz from Azmari, while sending you back to earth with bodies’ swirling sax and drums. That saxophone still rings in your ears when you end up in the orbit of the march-like drums of Bodem, Orson Claeys’ piano testing your ability to follow him, slamming the breaks to go smooth cruisin’ with HONEY (Morricone meets Khruangbin, anyone?), to crashing in a raging tempo on that last track of Bruno x Soet x Moene. And there you are, back with us.

TRACKLISTING: A1. Oriana Ikomo - NEVER FORGET A2. Moodprint - Eartha A3. Kin Gajo - Exit, Gajo! A4. Adja - Told you so A5. bodies - brioche B1. Orson Claeys - Conversations B2. Bodem - Kleine Mars B3. HONEY - Bossa dolce C1. Azmari - Sheep Party C2. Le Ministère - De l’Amour C3. Ciao Kennedy - Parcifal Pt. I D1. echofarmer - beginning would have been outside D2. Kassius - Escapism D3. Bruno x Soet x Moene – OTT