Ben & The Platano Group – Paris Soul
| Label: | Barclay – XBLY 920 375 T |
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| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
| Country: | France |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Jazz, Latin, Funk / Soul |
| Style: | Afro-Cuban, Jazz-Funk, Soul, Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | Platano Split | 4:40 | |
| A2 | Salute To Santa | 2:54 | |
| A3 | Black Waders | 3:13 | |
| A4 | Woluwe Strip | 2:32 | |
| A5 | Cabaret | 2:43 | |
| B1 | Paris Soul | 4:00 | |
| B2 | Culzean | 3:12 | |
| B3 | Castill Battle | 2:47 | |
| B4 | Hang Out | 2:19 | |
| B5 | Art Pino Pasta | 3:55 |
Other Versions (5 of 7)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission | Paris Soul (LP, Album, White Label, Test Pressing) | Barclay | 920 375 | France | 1972 | ||
Recently Edited | Paris Soul (LP, Album, Reissue) | Dare-Dare | DD003 | France | 1999 | ||
New Submission | Paris Soul (CD, Album, Reissue) | DARE-DARE | DDCD0003 | France | 1999 | ||
New Submission | Paris Soul (LP, Album, Reissue, 180 Gramm) | Barclay, Universal Music France, Barclay | 530 969-4, 920 375 T | France | 2008 | ||
Recently Edited | Paris Soul (CD, Album, Reissue, Digisleeve) | Barclay | 530 962-5 | France | 2008 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- Originally issued on Barclay, it’s probably one of the best and one of the rarest funk-latin-jazz LP from France. Jazz-funk with afro-cuban flavors on some tracks, easy moods on others, a brazilian touch on "culzean" track, "Paris Soul" is a masterpiece, and the high demand on the collector market is easy to understand (10 incredible tracks). Orchestrated by Evaristo Nata, the band worked at the parisian cabaret "Le Lido" just before the leader was interned in a psychiatric hospital...
