Copenhagen Dancefloor Classics II: Soul Jazz & Latin Cuts From The 1960's-1980's CD

Murena presents 'Copenhagen Dancefloor Classics II: Soul Jazz & Latin Cuts from the 1960's-1980's.
Exploring the oddity that is Danish dance floor jazz the title here might be a little too keen to blow the
city's own bugle. The contents are undeniably interesting, but any dancefloor powered by this collection
couldn't fail to disappoint. Also these are not classics in the traditional sense, although they do have a
sense of history. Latin and be-bop fusionist influenced jazz is delivered by the Jens Winther Quintet's
undeniably superb 'That's The Way It Is', which not only acts as a vehicle for Winther's trumpet, but also
moments of excellence from what is possibly (you can't tell from the sleeve notes) Ben Besiakov on piano
and Lennart Ginman on bass. Equally uplifting is Christian Sievert's Bahia infused 'Coffee And Cognac'.
Altogether more docile is Lilleth's soft shoe shuffle 'Riskur Samba', but for the full on Danish Brazilian carnival
flick forward to Corcovado's 'Tristeza'. Admittedly it's a little baggy on the sleeve, but if Copenhagen's big
enough to embrace strictly ballroom style extravagant moves (with plenty of space for maraca action) as a dance
floor classic it seems churlish to object.