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Top releases of the week – 2nd November 2012

This weeks new releases have a jazzier base.
Finnish sax player Timo Lassy has made his third album, this one on Italy’s Schema label and it has that 60’s jazz retro feel to it. George Anderson is the bass player from Shakatak and his second album has that easy going jazz funk sound , but with some vocals cuts one from the very Luther sounding Fil Straughan. Veteran guitarist Pat Metheny makes his first album with a band for a while and it has shades of his early 80’s albums.

There’s good re-issues from Cuba Gooding, Prime Time and a brilliant value Change 2 on 1 featuring their best two albums plus a second CD of 12″ mixes.
Sadar Bahar is a leading DJ from Chicago and his ‘Soul in A hole’ compilation features some lesser known Soul, funk and jazz funk tracks.
Alfonso Lovo provides us with a very interesting Latin funk and jazz album recorded in the early 70’s which has some killer cuts.