'Now's The Time'
Various Artists

'...selection of some amazing jazz tracks recorded in recent years. It is absolutely an amazing mixture of jazz, world, fusion, and funk transformed into something sublime what could be called the jazz of our time. Although using all of the traditional jazz elements this music is so full of current sensibility and fresh new ideas. Now's The Time.'
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Zeljko Kerleta
Cosmic Sounds
London

Zeljko Kerleta

Read an interview with Zeljko Kerleta - jazz musician, LP collector, producer and owner of the label Cosmic Sounds London. Through his label Cosmic Sounds, Zeljko is responsible for making available some lost gems of East European Jazz.
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'Belgrade's Burning Vol. 1'
Various Artists

A taste of Belgrade's 2000 Jazzy, Groovy, Funky, Trippy Club Scene. "...The vibe is an amalgam of inspirations, be it jazz, African. local folk, electro and dance...."
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'Belgrade's Burning Vol. 2'
Various Artists

Belgrade's 2002 Jazzy, Groovy, Funky, Trippy Club Scene. Featuring DJ Chile, Nova Express, Mint, Tubachin, Belgradeyard Sound System, Coxless Pair, Zeljko Kerleta, Teget and others.
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'Bazaar: Rare Gems From Polish Vaults vol. 1'
Various Artists

Rare jazz from the Polish scene of the 60s, one of the unsung hotbeds of modern jazz in the postwar years! Poland was head and shoulders above most of its Eastern European contemporaries when it came to jazz.
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'Now's The Time'
Various Artists

'...selection of some amazing jazz tracks recorded in recent years. It is absolutely an amazing mixture of jazz, world, fusion, and funk transformed into something sublime what could be called the jazz of our time. Although using all of the traditional jazz elements this music is so full of current sensibility and fresh new ideas. Now's The Time.'
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'RED SQUARE GROOVE - Rare Gems From Russian Vaults'
Various Artists

Jazz funk gems cut mainly in the Soviet Union during the 1980s with a richness that's right up there with the excellent work coming out of Eastern Europe during the 70s. Proof that jazz-fusion in a colder climate is just as hot.
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'SUNSET & SUNRISE - Rare Jazz Fusion Gems from Bulgarian Vaults'
Various Artists

From spiritual jazz through latin to funky fusion, this is a compilation of Bulgarian recordings from the late 60s and early 70s.
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Alexander Sopchek
'Masks'

Masks is entirely dedicated to Africa, particularly Kenya and Tanzania. All the tracks are based on original local stories and are almost short documentaries. Sopcheck's approach to African music is the most original. Although everything sounds so fresh, he preserves the roots and the original African atmosphere. None of the styles is prevailing. Everything is blended so nicely into original and from now on very recognizable Sopchek's style.
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'THIRD EYE - Rare Jazz Fusion Gems from Czechoslovakian Vaults vol. 1'
Various Artists

An awesome collection of Czechoslovakian jazz fusion obscurities from the 1970's.
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Alex Rostotsky and Yuri Parfenov
'Once Upon A Time In The City Of Kazan'

From Russia, two great musicians with an interesting variety of atmospheric sounds; deep and spiritual. This album is a must for every Fusion lover. A future classic!
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'WIZARD - Rare Gems From
Czechoslovakian Vaults vol 2'
Various Artists

CD compilation of rare jazz tracks compiled from the archives of Supraphon and Panton labels. Big Band and killer jazz fusion from such names as SHQ, Jazz Celula, Milan Svoboda, Kamil Hala, Gustav Brom Orchestra and Jazz Q.
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'Jazz Orkestar Radio-Televizije Beograd (1948-1978)'
 Dirigent Vojislav Simic

Originally released in 1978. Comes in a gatefold carton sleeve with original artwork and insert in English.
"This is definitely one of not so many pearls of Yugoslavian jazz..."
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David Murray and Kalman Balogh
'Gypsy Cimbalom Band'

It is not the first time that David Murray, one of the most significant characters in Afro-American jazz has entered into a special, some say bizarre musical adventure. This time he was gripped by the music of gypsy cimbalom player Kalman Balogh and his band. Their co-production is an exciting, incomparable feat in world jazz.
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Janko Nilovic
'Rhythmes Contemporains'

'Yugoslavian Nilovic, based in France since 1960, worked ten hours a day creating this blazing jazz 'wall of sound' (1972). Brilliant and thirty years ahead of his time.'
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Tone Jansa
'Bouyancy'

Features material recorded by Jansa in 1976 and 1978 for two albums on the Yugoslavian RTB label. Yugoslavian rare groove it is, but certain tracks point to the influence of such luminaries as John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and the soul-jazz vibe of the 1970s.
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'Anthology: Rare Jazz Fusion Gems from Hungarian Vaults vol. 1'
Various Artists

[The majority of the] "...tracks are taken from the infamous 60s series MODERN JAZZ ANTHOLOGY on Hungarian state label Qualiton that really represented the best of Hungarian jazz and no wonder they became sought after and quite expensive in collectors circles.... All in all another treasure chest full of rare gems worth preserving in your collection."
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'Blue Light: Rare Jazz Fusion Gems from Hungarian Vaults vol. 2'
Various Artists

"This compilation is about 70s funky fusion with a lot of groove. If this is what you are after then every track here is the winner... This compilation is concentrated just on Hungarian releases... Some of the tunes like Dimenzio’s 'Bamba' have already conquered the club scene and were reworked and sampled by trendy DJs and producers."
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'Holding Hands: Rare Jazz Fusion Gems From Polish Vaults vol 2'
Various Artists

Rare jazz from the Polish scene of the 60s, one of the unsung hotbeds of modern jazz in the postwar years! Poland was head and shoulders above most of its Eastern European contemporaries when it came to jazz.
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Zeljko Kerleta
Space Runner

'Ground-breaking Jazzdance from Yugoslavia... This is Jazzdance for the year 2000 – using many samples and influences from Eastern Europe intermingled with his own fresh ideas, Kerleta has made a bomb of an album for the cooler jazz set.'
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