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Soul Media
In The Groove
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. (HMJY-222)
1x Vinyl LP Album Record Store Day Reissue
Release date: Sep 19, 2025, Japan
✺ LP pressed on Clear Yellow vinyl.
✺ Recorded in 1973.
✺ Fusion of jazz and rock.
Polished jazz. Refined rock. Sharpened funk. A strong groove that swallows everything and starts running.
Since its formation in 1969, Soul Media has advocated the fusion of jazz and rock. This album, "In the Groove" recorded in 1973, marked the next step in that line. It brings the sharpness of jazz to the forefront, blends in rock to make it edgy, and injects funk to exude power and elasticity. It is a strong, sophisticated, and simply "cool music" that cannot be categorized into existing genres such as jazz rock, jazz funk, and fusion. This album is also described as a response to The Crusaders, who Jiro Inagaki was paying attention to at the time. The aim was a success. With this album, Soul Media achieved a "refined black feeling" and moved on to their final destination, "Funky Stuff".
A1
That's How I Feel
A2
Blue Blood
A3
It's Impossible
A4
Put It Where You Want It
A5
Crazy Medicine
B1
Joie De Vivre
B2
Papa Hooper's Barrel House Groove
B3
Thrill Is Gone
B4
Raven Speaks
B5
Samba Chimba
