Sound Of Jazz FM 2010

Sunlightsquare Latin Combo - I Believe In Miracles: Jazz FM is delighted to announce the release of its new ‘Sound of Jazz FM 2010‘ CD next Monday 18th October. This album brings together a selection of music handpicked by Jazz FM’s Mike Vitti, Steve Quirk and Ralph Tee, a heady mixture of Smooth and Contemporary Jazz and Luxury Soul alongside jazz, funk and soul classics. ‘The Sound of Jazz FM’ covers all the bases. We’ve included established classics such as The Isley Brothers‘ ‘Harvest For The World’ and fantastic material from the likes of Grover Washington Jr., Gladys Knight and the Pips, Incognito and Dee Bridgewater as well as the next generation... read more

Hotel Costes 14 (Pschent Music)

Cannibal Kiss - Candy (Sunlightsquare Remix): he new opus of these famous compilations is No. 14 and symbolises a new beginning. Proud of having been recognized for 11 years as one of the best lounge and electro down to mid-tempo series, this year we are presented with the luxury of a compilation with unedited tracks and a return to its origins, all inspirational and a starting point of what will be the lounge music of this next decade. Last but not least, the Hotel Costes compilation wants to be more than ever a revelation of the current tendencies and talent! After Pink Martini, Jehro, Angus & Julia Stone, General Elektriks, Variety Lab, who will be the next worthy representatives of this highly esteemed high Parisian place?... read more

Soul Lounge 7 (Dome Records)

Sunlightsquare Latin Combo - I Believe In Miracles This is the seventh volume in the attractively-priced 3CD Soul Lounge series, with a strong lineup of soul music’s finest including Incognito, Drizabone Soul Family, Rahsaan Patterson, Eric Roberson with Lalah Hathaway, Avery Sunshine, Adriana Evans, Maysa, Hil St Soul and Dennis Taylor, with brand new tracks from Brenda Russell and Carmen Rodgers. 40 tracks in all, and as with previous volumes, Disc Three focuses primarily on more uptempo soulful dancefloor grooves, with cuts from Cool Million, Tortured Soul, Reel People, Ju Ju Orchestra, Live Tropical Fish and Sunlight Square, among others.... read more

Barrio Lation 10 Years (George V Records)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Latin Soul - Pastime Paradise: La rentrée 2009 sera Latino ou ne sera pas ! En effet, le plus que culte Barrio Latino, célébrera ses 10 ans d’existence dès le mois d’Octobre. Déjà 10 ans que ce véritable repère Latino fait danser les aficionados de salsa et de tango dans le quartier de la Bastille. 10 ans de fêtes, de Carnavals, de concerts, de cours de danses mais aussi de compilations devenues au fil du temps, la référence Latino. Cette année Carlos Campos, le guru des lieux nous propose une sélection toujours plus éclectique. Salsa, Tango, Reggaetone et Electro se côtoieront dans une sélection toujours plus sensuelle et festive. Le premier CD vous fera découvrir les nouveautés de l’année avec des morceaux signés : Mastiksoul, Saxsymbol, Mustafa, Brazilian Love affair... read more

Wavemusic 14 (California Sunset)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Latin Soul - 3 Degrees Of Separation: Set to a luscious canvass of lavender skies and the dripping light of the evening sun, with the sweet smell of a hot summer’s day still lingering in the air … The Colombe d’Or hotel near the Côte d’Azur is a place to savor the beauty of the moment, enveloping its guests in an aura of clear, cloudless serenity. The result is a unique atmosphere that once provided inspiration for Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall and many other pioneering painters.We decided that this magical location would also provide the perfect backdrop for wavemusic Volume 14. Artists such as Norah Jones, Maysa Leak and Peter Getz deliver a musical journey for dreamers and romantics alike... read more

Tasita Sings - DJ Kawasaki (C.C.R.E.)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Latin Soul - Giving Me Love: DJ KAWASAKI作品でおなじみ、UKを代表するハウス・ヴォーカリスト、TASITA D'MOURの参加楽曲からトップ・チューンをDJ KAWASAKIが入魂のセレクト！アップリフティングなトラックと、TASITAが描く美メロのマッチングが最高！！ハウス・ファンのみならず、ソウル／R&Bファンにもお勧めの一枚！！！  read more

Jazzy Tone Club (High Note)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Latin Soul - Pastime Paradise: Call it a day, loosen your shoulders, play some Jazz tunes as the spice of life…. In this club enveloped in beautiful shadows, you just need to hide inside, experiencing the most colorful Electro-Jazz trip from "Jazzy Tone Club"!  Starting from the Australian group The Bamboos, whose songs collected by hot American TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and "Ugly Betty" soundtrack, collaborates with Melbourne-oriented Indie voice Megan Washington. The Telegraph recommended her as "One of the great soul voices of today"; Alice Russell jumps up with Manchester Electronic Jazz talent Mr. Scruff. Relax for a while, CD2 "Jazzy Lounge" appears on stage inviting Norwegian Acid-Jazz group Beady Belle along with two-time Grammy Award winner India Arie. The list also includes German Nu-Jazz ... read more

Soul Lounge 6 (Dome Records)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Latin Soul - Pastime Paradise (Original Mix): Time to enjoy the sixth volume in the 3CD Soul Lounge series, with a strong line-up of soul music’s finest, including Incognito, Rahsaan Patterson, George Duke, Eric Roberson, Brenda Boykin and Hil St Soul, with exclusive new cuts from Joslyn (“Never Ending”) and Vivienne McKone (“Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”). As with previous volumes, Disc Three focuses primarily on more up-tempo soulful dancefloor grooves, with cuts from Erro (the Joey Negro Mix of “Change For Me”), Tortured Soul, Bah Samba, Haggis Horns (“The Traveller Part 2”) and Sunlightsquare, among others. Following the success of the earlier volumes... read more

Primavera (Pschent)

Sunlightsquare - Pastime Paradise (Soulful Mix): Shazz - Gonna Make You Happy (Sunlightsquare Remix): Le joli mois de mai voit fleurir "Primavera". Avec cette nouvelle collection de compilations placée sous le signe de la découverte, Pschent propose une sélection musicale volontairement fraîche et printanière, au caractère éclectique et inédit. Primavera reflète au mieux les tendances musicales actuelles et nous entraîne dans une ambiance "baléarique" élégante et enivrante. La compilation est sélectionnée par le talentueux DJ et programmateur au feeling éclairé Jose Maria Ramon, et de la prestigieuse "Ibiza Global Radio", référence incontournable d'Ibiza. Au détour d'un rayon de soleil... read more

Big Sur Formentera Life Vol. 3 (Halidon)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Latin Soul - Pastime Paradise (Original Mix): It’s the Third Book of the successful series dedicated to the Formentera sunsets, well-known all over the world. The best of the International Lounge Music is selected and collected for us by Marco Fullone (Montercarlo Night). The track of this double cd evokes the relaxing desired feelings of Big Sur in Formentera, while the sun declines… All the best tracks from the international repertoire. All the masterpieces of the actual Chillout music world such as Sunlightsquare, Bliss, Tosca, Fabrizio Bosso, Quite village and more. A musical scene of interpretative high-quality genres among nu jazz, latin grooves, and new sound pearls... read more

Passion Lounge 2 (Clubstar)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Sessions - Never Felt So Good: Passion Lounge Vol.2 - Emotional & Sensual Grooves (2*CD Compilation) To brighten up your first days of spring, as well as the summer days on the beach, your yoga lessons, or simply the quality bedtime at home we are bringing you now the second edition of the double compilation called Passion Lounge.CD1 should bring you spring fever.and starts with JEN meets Can7's 'Temptation & Seduction', followed byBlackfish's 'Delta' and Clelia Felix 'Alyways in my mind'. One relaxing pearl follows the other. Deela Feat. Inga Luehning are on this silver disc... read more

Cafe' Solaire 15 (Clubstar)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Latin Soul - Amuyada - Mustafa Sol Do Brasil Mix: Here comes Volume 15 of this classy institution on Soulstar. The famous open air club located in the south of italy (Soverato) welcomes several thousand househeads every week. As on the first fourteen albums the CD contains smooth and authentic lounge and house music. It is compiled and softfaded by William Harley, who is known as one half of the highly requested deephouse duo Harley & Muscle from Milan and Lucia `Lucy Bee`Barbiero, a wellknown DJane from Milan. The first CD, Soul Emotions, is more laidback. It features deepest loungy house - & downbeat-grooves. William Harley mixes tracks from artists like... read more

Jazz Lounge Vol. 4 (Watermusic)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Sessions - Summer Night: Packed with 28 hard to find tracks, this collection is guaranteed to appeal to both the Electronica fan and the Jazz purist. This exciting blend of genres combines the music of Jazz legends with Electronica's new breed. Included are tracks by Bebel Gilberto, Gotan Project, Marc Antoine, McCoy Tyner, Mocean Worker, Praful, Alex Cortiz, Bossacucanova and Ursula 100... read more

House A La Mode (Rambling Records)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Latin Soul - Amuyada - LouiSubsole Mix: リリースのたびに大ヒットの「a la mode(ア・ラ・モード)」シリーズに、house版登場しました! 今回のジャケットは疾走感溢れる、チーター。 軽快なhouse、ダンサブルなボーカル、シルキィーなリズム、聴いていると楽しくなってきて、ついつい体を動かしてみたくなってしまいそう!お家で過ごす時もドライブの時も、シーンに馴染むBGMが気持ちイイひとときを演出してくれるリズミカルな一枚です。 ... read more

Jazz & Flowers (Rambling Records)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Latin Soul - Pastime Paradise (Original Mix): 駄目だしになりますが、大抵こういう系統のコンピレーションアルバムは外れることが多いらしいです（＾＾；）・・・。Hotel CostesとかTOKYO LUXURY LOUNGE とかも、試聴したか借りたかしたけど、いまいちだった気がするけど。まあ、流しているうちに、耳に残らないというか、心に残らない曲が多いというか、そういう点では、いいといえばいいですけど。はい、音楽にうるさい人からメッセージもいただきました。「何これ、ダセー」って、そんなこと言わなくても・・。曲によってはそこまで悪くはないと思うけど、私は。基本的にサウンド自体が、しゃらしゃらしすぎだから好みじゃないのかな？好みの問題か。まぁ、大体にして、CDのケース裏面の曲解説に「女性ヴォーカルが魅惑のグルーヴィー... read more

Cafe' Roma Vol. 4 (Watermusic)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Sessions - Nu Bossa: A wonderful if not retrospective selection of euro vocal & instrumental tracks bound loosely together with brazilian and latin inspired influences that at times sound strangely corny and at best offer a unique lounge experience. For those pasta dinner partys or a round of campari & sodas the two hour cafe roma 4 delivers the goods - when the moon hits the sky like a big pizza pie not - this is a cool early evening italian riviera escape. supreme tracks - zaia's bugle sound - mondo candido's la calde notte - giacomo bondi's per sempre & nemax's rue de montparnasse... read more

Midnight In Manhattan (Watermusic)

Sunlightsquare - Urban Sessions: Midnight In Manhattan is the brilliant brainchild of pianist Claudio Passavanti, in collaboration with Will Lee on bass (from the Brecker Brothers band) and Steve Gadd on drums (of Chick Corea, Steely Dan and Eric Clapton fame) along with urban vocalists such as Sharlene Hector (Basement Jaxx), Joy Malcolm (Moby, Incognito) and Z-Star (Slow Train.) The combined effect is sophisticated and fluid making Midnight In Manhattan throb with an organic ambience all it’s own.... read more