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Various - Jazz & Milk Breaks - Compilation Series Vol.2

Jazz & Milk Breaks Compilation Series Vol 2
Various - Jazz & Milk Breaks – Compilation Series Vol 2
(CD/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM-CD-004, 2009-10-28

The wait is over! Jazz & Milk has come up with another dancefloor smasher!
The second Jazz & Milk Breaks CD edition is out now. Brilliant international producers and musicians from Barcelona to London, Tokyo, New York, Warsaw, San Sebastian and Munich joined the project and left their individual and often exotic trademarks on this genre-breaking compilation. Taking in fusions of Jazz, Latin, Afro and Funk with eclectic productions, this is all designed for forward thinking dancefloors and minds. The vinyl sampler which already featured some of the tunes got heavy support by the kinds like Craig Charles (BBC 6), Nik Weston (Mukatsuku), Paul Murphy, Dimitri From Paris, Dom Servini and Diesler, just to name a few.

Jazz & Milk Breaks Compilation Series Vol 2
Various - Jazz & Milk Breaks – Compilation Series Vol 2
(CD/Digital) Jazz & Milk JM-CD-004, 2009-10-28

Tracklisting :
01. Pinnawela - You Can Dance (Envee Ensemble Version)
02. The Boogoos - The Journey / Ghana '74 (Remix by Dusty)
03. César Granados - Manteca
04. The Snip - El Boom
05. The Jivers - Do What feat. Anqui
06. Greenwood Rhythm Coalition - Cotonou Caravan
07. Kan Sano - Special Blend
08. Dusty - Voodoo
09. Saffrolla - El Masivo
10. Rube - Something New
11.Javi P3z - De Rhumba

Links :
myspace.com/Pinnawela
myspace.com/enveeensemble
myspace.com/thejiversbcn
myspace.com/boogoos
myspace.com/dusty45
myspace.com/greenwoodrhythmcoalition
myspace.com/kansano
myspace.com/saffrolla
myspace.com/stashinrecords
jazzandmilk.com
myspace.com/jazzandmilk
jazzandmilk.ithinkmusic.com
our-distribution.com

Jazz & Milk Breaks Compilation Series Vol 2

Press Release :
The wait is over! Jazz & Milk has come up with another dancefloor smasher!The second Jazz & Milk Breaks CD edition is out now. Brilliant international producers and musicians from Barcelona to London, Tokyo, New York, Warsaw, San Sebastian and Munich joined the project and left their individual and often exotic trademarks on this genre-breaking compilation.

Taking in fusions of Jazz, Latin, Afro and Funk with eclectic productions, this is all designed for forward thinking dancefloors and minds. The vinyl sampler which already featured some of the tunes got heavy support by the kinds like Craig Charles (BBC 6), Nik Weston (Mukatsuku), Paul Murphy, Dimitri From Paris, Dom Servini and Diesler, just to name a few.

Envee is the first to go. He opens up the floor with his outstanding jazz dance version of Pinnawela's tune "You Can Dance". Labelhead and Jazz & Milk Breaks compiler Dusty remixed the 13-piece afro-funk group The Boogoos and created an electrifying mixture of vintage live sounds and heavy beats. Panama born percussion maestro César Granados and his latin-jazz combo come up with a breathtaking version of Dizzie Gillespie's classic tune "Manteca". Additional artists on the compilation are The Snip, The Jivers, Greenwood Rhythm Coalition from New York's “Names You Can Trust” imprint, Kan Sano, Saffrolla, Rube and Javi P3z.

Watch out for limited editions, handmade artwork… and help us to support individual artforms and of course holy fresh milk!

Reviews :
"Jazz & Milk is tops when it comes to jazzy downtempo and their Breaks series has become the go-to comp for these types of sounds." - Turntable Lab // New York

"WOW this is TOO good for the times!  Should we change you or the times? I'd change the times!" - Dimitri From Paris

"10/10 - Just a great compilation all round. One of the best labels in Europe at the moment for sure!! Will love the hell out of all of these songs one way or another!! Brilliant!" - Diesler - Tru Thoughts, Freestyle

"Nice slice of nu jazz rump shakin dancefloor lovelyness!" - Nik Weston - Mukatsuku Records

"I played Manteca in Belgrade. What a stormer!!" - Paul Murphy
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