Here’s the coolest lounge jazz album I’ve ever heard in a long time, from a little known sixties band The Stance Brothers. Teppo “Teddy Rok” Mäkynen the drummer of The Five Corners Quintet and its leader on stage and also sideman for Jukka Eskola and Timo Lassy is also an established producer. The awarded drummer is said to have found this little gem and changed its course from oblivion to Rick Tick records. However this is probably not the case as many media outlets have remarked that it’s a contemporary trio put together by Teddy himself.

Kind Soul Teddy is a lovely ride into dope beats, funk and jazz. The three piece features bass & drums and vibes, which is instrumental to the mellowness. The whole album is a playground for hip-hop beat makers with mucho breaks and warm melodies. It really does sound like an authentic 60’s beat album with a cleaner production (not losing the rawness in the sound though). It’s getting harder to find an easy listenable, encompassing and satisfying album as this, these days. Hopefully it gets some more praise!

The Stance Brothers - Prayer
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