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- A TAV Essential Listening Album -

Smooth and funky right out of the gate – Cortex’s Troupeau Bleu is possibly the most magnifique French jazz-funk record one will come across. Made up of clavierist Alain Mion, drummer Alain Gandolfi, alto saxophonist Alain Labib, bassist Jean Grevet, percussionist Jo Pucheu, and vocalist Mireille Dalbray - Cortex’s influential 1975 debut album was nothing short of musical gold.

Drenched in killer drum breaks, electric piano solos, samba workouts, charming vocals, irresistible basslines and groovy rhythms - Troupeau Bleu is instrumentally intricate yet instantly accessible. It was no wonder that this record became a favourite among hip-hop beatmakers, with artists such as MF DOOM, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, and Tyler, the Creator (among others) proudly sampling Cortex’s cuts. - The Analog Vault

“Troupeau Bleu” is the first and most famous album which had been recorded by the French Jazz-Funk band legend, Cortex. The obscure French jazz group that's been a favourite of funky collectors for years! Reissued last in 2008 by Underdog Records, it’s now back in stock in a final limited repressing of 500 copies, reissued by Trad Vibe Records under official license from Alain Mion.

In 1974, Alain Mion, Alain Gandolfi & Jeff Huttner formed the mythical band, Cortex, who then recorded several LPs, including the legendary “Troupeau Bleu”. “Troupeau Bleu”, recorded in 2 days in July 1975, is a real musical U.F.O, an unclassifiable record, a mixing of thousand flavours, the kind of records you will discover listening after listening. The result is a stunning electric groove with a feeling that's really fresh, nice and warm, and funky in all the right parts!” — via Label

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Label: Trad Vibe
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe 
Reissued: 2020 / Original: 1975
Genre: Jazz 
Style: Jazz-Funk. Soul-Jazz, Bossa Nova, Female Vocals, Euro-Jazz-Funk

File under: Soul-Jazz / Jazz-Funk
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