WOMAN (1970)

(LP)
(LP gatefold with obi, + poster, Japanese pressing) Long awaited analog reissue of Monica Lassen's 1970 rare Jazz funk masterpiece 'Woman'.
Genre Funk Soul
StyleJazz-Funk, Easy Listening, Japanese
FormatVINYL
Cat. noHMJY199
Label NIPPON COLUMBIA/LAWSON (JAPAN)
Artist MONICA LASSEN & THE SOUNDS
Release Date10/05/2024
CarrierLP
Barcode4549767312729
PressingJapan
Tracklisting
WOMAN (1970)
vinyl Album or track playing

A set that's definitely all woman – thanks to the sexy sounds of Monica Lassen on vocals! The singer works at a wordless level here – breezily scatting alongside these slinky, jazzy lines from The Sounds – a Japanese group who've clearly drunk deep from the well of bossa nova and European soundtrack influences of the 60s – and find a way to create their own small combo variation of those styles! The music has bits of organ, guitar, flute, and even what feels like electronics at points – and Monica's often more than content to step back, and let the group groove, then come in for a sigh, a moan, or a lighter vocalized passage. Titles are as sexy as the image on the cover – and include "Three Woman", "Love Touch", "Whimper", "Incitation", and "Happiness" – plus the long "Tie In/Double Bed/Enjoy Time".