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big jullien & his all star - riviera sound no. 1 - sonorama - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Funk / Soul

1. An Oscar For Eddy
2. Wake The Monster
3. Edith
4. Crescendo
5. The Big Team
6. Pace
7. I Remember Otis
8. Talk
9. The Looser
10. Sonoro
11. Time Square
12. Opening

Michel Colombier and Ivan Jullien - teamed up in 1970 with other well known musicians from the French scene to record this excellent album at the famous Barclay Studios in Paris. One of the perfect moments in French jazz funk

Late 60s big band funk cuts galore! This LP gem is high in demand and fetches ridiculous prices at auctions. Two true masters of French jazz - Michel Colombier and Ivan Jullien - teamed up in 1970 with other well known musicians from the French scene to record this excellent album at the famous Barclay Studios in Paris. The music was composed and played by Colombier and Jullien together with an allstar ensemble of finest studio players. Famous drummer André Arpino can be heard aswell as hammond master Eddy Louiss, Maurice Vander on piano, Raymond Gimenez on electric guitar or Roger Guérin on trumpet. "Riviera Sound No.1" stands out as one of the perfect moments in French jazz funk, never reissued before and remaining on top of collector`s lists since years.