Johnny Frigo - Collected Works '2001

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 Leave it up to the vinyl-obsessed kids at Luv N’ Haight to unearth
the dance-floor jazz recordings of Johnny Frigo, who’s not to be confused
by Johnny Frigo, the master violinist. The Frigo on Collected Works released
some kitschy instrumental sides in the late ’60s and early ’70s on
Giordano, constructing Latin-tinged music used for dance classes and his own
label, Orion.

Collected Works certainly makes for an enticing rare-groove find. Creamy,
percussive music designed for jazz-dance classes: what could be better? Once you
get over the music’s rarity, however, all you’re left with are
some sub-par, rock-inflected soul-jazz numbers that could provide DJs some fresh
breakbeats and samples but not much more. Frigo’s music is mostly
frictionless fusion that couldn’t hold a candle to similar soul-jazz and
funky fusion releases on Prestige, Blue Note or CTI. The tunes are
interchangeable, the grooves don’t catch fire and the solos are just
plain boring, making its 58 minutes length sound like an eternity.
:: TRACKLIST ::

1 Gazebo (2:10)
2 The Happening (2:53)
3 The Arabian (2:21)
4 Appollo (8:07)
5 Thank You (5:18)
6 Do Whatever Sets You Free (5:42)
7 Walk From Regios (2:13)
8 Dance of Love (1:57)
9 Garden Of The Moon (2:50)
10 Scorpio (3:28)
11 Lennox (5:09)
12 Funky 42 (2:09)
13 Eye Of The Needle (3:04)
14 Them Changes (11:16)

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