The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble // Gemini LP [COLOR]
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アメリカ・サンディエゴの9人組ジャズ・ファンクバンドThe Sure Fire Soul Ensembleが、2025年3月に同国ジャズレーベルColemine Recordsからリリースしたアルバムです。
スピリチュアル・ジャズ〜エキゾチック・ファンク11曲を収録。栗色盤です。
レーベルその他作品はこちら /// Click here to see more Colemine Records releases available at Tobira.
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12" maroon color vinyl.
Tracklist:
1. Makin' Moves
2. Las Olas 04:21
3. The Grifter
4. Mother Earth
5. Freddie 05:19
6. Don't Trip
7. The Alliance
8. The Lemon Groove
9. Gemini
10. Contemplation
11. Corporatocracy
Colemine Records:
"In Latin, the word Gemini denotes “two together” or “twins”. In astrological terms, Geminis are noted for, amongst other things, being curious and versatile. For San Diego’s 9-piece (mostly) instrumental combo The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Jazz and Funk have always been the two genres that they’ve consistently and effectively melded together, forming the bedrock of their sound. Exercising their stylistic curiosity and versatility, they’ve expanded upon this foundation on their new 11-song long player for Colemine Records.
Recorded between late 2021 and early 2024 at The Kitchen II in their homebase of Lemon Grove, California, SFSE steer their “introspective party music” into fresh sonic realms. While their breakbeat-heavy brand of funk-soul-jazz is still the cornerstone of their sound, as displayed in tunes such as “Makin’ Moves”, “The Grifter” & “Don’t Trip”, they’ve begun to take more and more cues from library music labels such as KPM Music, spiritually-leaning jazz labels such as Tribe & Black Jazz Records and exotica-adjacent jazz artists such as Cal Tjader and Dorothy Ashby. Now leaning more into the “introspective” part of their sound, particularly on “Mother Earth”, “Freddie” and the title track, they evoke the spirits of Freddie Hubbard, Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Bubbha Thomas, Chester Thompson and even Cannonball Adderley at his headiest & most cosmic (listen to Adderley’s “Soul Zodiac” & “Soul of The Bible” albums for reference). “Corporatocracy” takes it a step further with an extended tabla solo, which floats in and rides the percussive wave before kicking into its funk-driven, modal vibe.
With their current lineup of Tim Felten on keys, Jake Najor on drums, Omar Lopez on bass, Kiko Cornejo Jr on conga/percussion, Aquiles “Lito” Magana on guitar, Wili Fleming on trombone, Sheryll Felten on percussion, and both Jesse Audelo & Travis Klein on saxophone & flute, SFSE maintains their commitment to keeping it funky, but dares to go where they haven’t gone before and, as a result, breaks intriguing new ground in their overall sound. "
Artist : The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Label : Colemine Records
cat no : CLMN12070lp-C1
アメリカ・サンディエゴの9人組ジャズ・ファンクバンドThe Sure Fire Soul Ensembleが、2025年3月に同国ジャズレーベルColemine Recordsからリリースしたアルバムです。
スピリチュアル・ジャズ〜エキゾチック・ファンク11曲を収録。栗色盤です。
レーベルその他作品はこちら /// Click here to see more Colemine Records releases available at Tobira.
----------------------
12" maroon color vinyl.
Tracklist:
1. Makin' Moves
2. Las Olas 04:21
3. The Grifter
4. Mother Earth
5. Freddie 05:19
6. Don't Trip
7. The Alliance
8. The Lemon Groove
9. Gemini
10. Contemplation
11. Corporatocracy
Colemine Records:
"In Latin, the word Gemini denotes “two together” or “twins”. In astrological terms, Geminis are noted for, amongst other things, being curious and versatile. For San Diego’s 9-piece (mostly) instrumental combo The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Jazz and Funk have always been the two genres that they’ve consistently and effectively melded together, forming the bedrock of their sound. Exercising their stylistic curiosity and versatility, they’ve expanded upon this foundation on their new 11-song long player for Colemine Records.
Recorded between late 2021 and early 2024 at The Kitchen II in their homebase of Lemon Grove, California, SFSE steer their “introspective party music” into fresh sonic realms. While their breakbeat-heavy brand of funk-soul-jazz is still the cornerstone of their sound, as displayed in tunes such as “Makin’ Moves”, “The Grifter” & “Don’t Trip”, they’ve begun to take more and more cues from library music labels such as KPM Music, spiritually-leaning jazz labels such as Tribe & Black Jazz Records and exotica-adjacent jazz artists such as Cal Tjader and Dorothy Ashby. Now leaning more into the “introspective” part of their sound, particularly on “Mother Earth”, “Freddie” and the title track, they evoke the spirits of Freddie Hubbard, Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Bubbha Thomas, Chester Thompson and even Cannonball Adderley at his headiest & most cosmic (listen to Adderley’s “Soul Zodiac” & “Soul of The Bible” albums for reference). “Corporatocracy” takes it a step further with an extended tabla solo, which floats in and rides the percussive wave before kicking into its funk-driven, modal vibe.
With their current lineup of Tim Felten on keys, Jake Najor on drums, Omar Lopez on bass, Kiko Cornejo Jr on conga/percussion, Aquiles “Lito” Magana on guitar, Wili Fleming on trombone, Sheryll Felten on percussion, and both Jesse Audelo & Travis Klein on saxophone & flute, SFSE maintains their commitment to keeping it funky, but dares to go where they haven’t gone before and, as a result, breaks intriguing new ground in their overall sound. "
Artist : The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
Label : Colemine Records
cat no : CLMN12070lp-C1
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