Watch out! You are holding the 125th (one-hundred-and-twenty fifth!) album on Tramp Records in your hands! We are honored to celebrate this impressive anniversary with the tenth volume in the Praise Poems series. This time, too, we go on a journey to discover previously unheard regions of jazz, folk and AOR from the 1970s and 80s.Praise Poems Vol.10 presents sixteen (almost) forgotten rare groove gems, all released between the years 1970 and 1984. One of the many highlights is the opening track: 'Fields of Laughter' by Color Me Blu - originally released on an acetate only of which two copies exist worldwide. But there is much, much more to discover. This brand new volume features a wide range of genres, from AOR (Whiz Kids, Ross Miller, and another previously unreleased track by Harve & Charee) to Latin-Rock a'la Santana (Color Me Blue, Tribal Sinfonia, and Apple) to Soul-Jazz (Ernie Lewis Trio, Joe Bozzi Quintet or Dutch saxophonist Frits Kaatee). Right at the end, one track in particular stands out: the wonderful 'It's Good Not To Forget' by George Melvin and his quintet - a fabulously dreamy, thoughtful instrumental piece in the style of Ramsey Lewis with catchy tune potential.Not many compilation series make it to a tenth edition. And if they do, then you often notice that the quality of the songs goes in the opposite direction to the increasing number of series: namely decreasing. Not so with Praise Poems Vol. 10, which the creators prove in an impressive new way. They have found tracks that were originally either a) pressed by the musicians themselves in very small editions or b) released by small, regional labels. It is understandable that neither the musicians nor these small labels had the necessary knowledge or budget to market their albums or singles professionally. The majority of the bands therefore did not manage to reach a large audience - although they certainly had the potential for the big stage.'Praise Poems 10 - A journey into soulful jazz and funk from the 1970s' makes these almost 50-year-old treasures accessible to a new audience. We hope that you enjoy discovering your personal favorite song(s) and we are already looking forward to many more releases!Key selling points:- deluxe double vinyl LP with detailed liner notes and unseen photographs- the vinyl LP comes with a full album download code- ALL but two songs appear on Vinyl-LP for the very first-timeTracklisting:A1. Color Me Blu - Fields of laughter (3:08)A2. Apple - Love Melody in E Minor (3:57)A3. Tribal Sinfonia - Do You Want Me (3:05)A4. Harve and Charee - New Me (4:19)B1. Kwartet Frits Kaatee - Easy Evil (3:18)B2. Ernie Scott Trio - Souled Out (7:00)B3. Bunker Hill - Dionynsis (3:30)B4. San Diego - Sands of Malibu C1. Synod - Sheryl Song Is Gonna Do My Dancing (3:57)C2. Whiz Kids - Long Time Gone (4:48)C3. Ross Miller - I Can Love Her Anyway (2:19)C4. Thunderbolt The Wondercolt - Ragged Edge (4:29)C5. Eyrle Oliver - Lovely Lady (3:24)D1. Lisa Richards - A Day in the Life of a Fool (3:00)D2. Joe Bozzi Quintet - Masquerade (5:52)D3. George Melvin Quintet - It's Good Not to Forget (9:12)
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February 7, 2025
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