Azymuth / Outubro (2024 Reissue, Limited Edition, Aqua Blue Vinyl)

Artist: AzymuthTitle: OutubroLabel: Far Out RecordingsCat.#: FARO190LPXFormat: 12" Deep Aqua Blue Vinyl, ReissueCountry: UKReleased: 2024Style: Funk, Jazz, LatinTrack Listing:Following on from their seminal Light As A Feather LP, Outubro (October) was originally released in 1980 and began Azymuth’s run of prolific output for Milestone Records throughout the decade. Typifying the consummate craftsmanship of the three members’ performances - each with such distinct personality and together so perfectly balanced - their perfectionist attitude to sound is maintained across the production on the album, beautifully coloring the expressionist fusion of samba rhythm, jazz progression, funk attitude and psychedelic electronics.The album hosts a wonderful mix of tempos and styles, from Alex Malheiros’ earth-shaking slap-bass on ‘Dear Limmertz’, which was to become a hit on London’s underground disco and jazz-dance club scenes alike, to the late maestro Jose Roberto Bertrami’s genial melodic Rhod