ORNETTE COLEMAN "Love Call"

An album by the man of free mind, released from Blue Note in 1968. So funky. So deep.

Tracklisting:

1. "Airborne"
2. "Check Out Time"
3. "Check Out Time (Alternate)"
4. "Open To The Public"
5. "Love Call"
6. "Love Call (Alternate)"
7. "Just For You"

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SATN GETZ & ANTÔNIO CARLOS JOBIM "Their Greatest Hits"

The greatest collection of the legendary collaboration over America, Stan Getz from the north and Antônio Carlos Jobim from the south in the 60s. The artwork photo is so beautiful, so as the sound.

Tracklisting:

1. "The Girl From Ipanema"
2. "Desafinado"
3. "Wave"
4. "Insensatez (Jazz Samba Encore!)"
5. "Agua de Março (Waters of March)"
6. "Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)"
7. "Corcovado"
8. "Sambade Uma Nota So"
9. "Amor em Paz (Once I Loved)"
10. "Agua de Beber (Water to Drink)"
11. "Meditation"
12. "Desafinado (Jazz Samba)"
    

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TAMBA 4 "We And The Sea"

A Brazilian jazz classic by Tamba 4 in 1967, released from CTI. The artwork design is so cool.

Tracklisting:

1. "The Hill"
2. "Flower Girl"
3. "Iemanja"
4. "We and the Sea"
5. "Chant of Ossanha"
6. "The Dolphin"
7. "Consolation"

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MARCOS VALLE "Previsão do Tempo"

A Brazilian classic by Marcos Valle in 1973, released from EMI. Nice groove. Nice compsitions. And nice artwork cover design, too.

Tracklisting:

1. "Flamengo Até Morrer"
2. "Nem Paleto, Nem Gravata"
3. "Tira a Mão"
4. "Mentira"
5. "Previsão Do Tempo"
6. "Mais Do Que Valsa"
7. "Os Ossos Do Barão"
8. "Não Tem Nada Não"
9. "Não Tem Nada Não"
10. "Samba Fatal"
11. "Tiu-Ba-La-Quiêba"
12. "De Repente, Moça Flor"

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DJ KRUSH "Zen"

The album by the original Japanese B-Boy, DJ Krush, released in 2001, featuring the guest appearances by Black Thought and Questlove from the Roots, Company Flow, Zap Mama etc, though, the highlight would be the track featuring the trumpet by Kazufumi Kodama from the legendary Mute Beat. The title, 'zen'（漸）, stands for 'being gradual', not 'zen' meaning 'religious meditation（禅）' in Buddhism.

Tracklisting:

1. "Song 1"
2. "Zen Approach"
3. "Danger Of Love"
4. "Sonic Traveler"
5. "Duck Chase"
6. "Vision Of Art"
7. "Day's End"
8. "With Grace"
9. "Candle Chant (A Tribute)"
10. "Endless Railway"
11. "Whut'z Da Solution"
12. "Paradise Bird Theory"

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LITTLE TEMPO "Usual Things"

4 tracks EP by the Japanese dub band, featuring Eddi Reader and the legendary Linton Kwesi Johnson. So lovely and yet so dope.

Tracklisting:

1. "Sky Stepper"
2. "Beautiful Rain (Featuring Eddi Reader)"
3. "Night Song (Featuring Linton Kwesi Johnson)"
4. "Outerlights"
   

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BEN HARPER "Welcome to the Cruel World"

Released in 1994, the first album sounds still fresh, from the instrumental opening. So bluesy. So dope.

Tracklisting:

1. "Three of Us"
2. "Whipping Boy"
3. "Breakin' Down"
4. "Don't Take That Attitude to Your Grave"
5. "Waiting on an Angel"
6. "Mama's Got a Girlfriend Now"
7. "Forever"
8. "Like a King"
9. "Pleasure and Pain"
10. "Walk Away"
11. "How Many Miles Must We March"
12. "Welcome to the Cruel World"
13. "I'll Rise"

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CARTOLA "Verde Que Te Quiero Rosa"

One of the most beautiful Brazilian albums ever, with one of the most beautiful artwork cover photos ever. Released in 1977. Simply, a classic.

Tracklisting:

1. "Verde que te quero rosa"
2. "A canção que chegou"
3. "Autonomia"
4. "Desfigurado"
5. "Escurinha"
6. "Tempos idas"
7. "Lado B"
8. "Pranto de poeta"
9. "Grande Deus"
10. "Fita meus olhos"
11. "Que é feito de você"
12. "Desta vez eu você"
13. "Nós dois"

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PANOPTICA "Panoptica"

8 experimental, dope, electronic tracks from Baja California, Mexico, by Panoptica a.k.a. Roberto A. Mendoza. Released in 2002. In addtion to the sound, the artwork cover photo is also so cool.

Tracklisting:

1. "Kinky Bisturi"
2. "Chivero de Tepatoche"
3. "Esquirla"
4. "Variaciones a Tuxedomoon"
5. "Tecnica Mañana"
6. "Pluma"
7. "Y Ahora"
8. "Torero T"

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BOOM BIP "Seed To Sun"

An experimental dope hip hop album from UK. Released from Lex in 2002. Cool graphics by ehquestionmark. So dope.

Tracklisting:

1. "Roads Must Roll"
2. "Third Stream"
3. "Closed Shoulders"
4. "The Unthinkable feat. Buck65"
5. "Newly Weds"
6. "U R Here"
7. "Pulse All Over"
8. "Popsicle feat. Nacky Koma"
9. "Awaiting An Accident"
10. "Mannequin Hand Trapdoor I Reminder feat. Dose One"
11. "Me: The New You"
12. "The Use Of Unnacceptable Colours In Nature"
13. "Last Walk Around Mirror Lake"

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