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~ "Little" Louie Vega
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  • Audio CD (17 May 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Azuli
  • ASIN: B0001MLM1S
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 80,199 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Disc: 1
1. I'll Play The Fool - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
2. Standing Right Here - Melba Moore
3. You X Me - Teletronics Ensemble
4. Without You - Touch
5. Stand On The Word - Joubert Singers
6. Going Back To My Roots - Lamont Dozier
7. Spanish Joint - D'Angelo
8. Atmosphere Strut - Cloud One
9. Hot To Trot - Alfredo De La Fe
10. Don't Go Away - Affinity
See all 15 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Could Heaven Ever Be Like This - Idris Muhammed
2. Bostich - Yello
3. Take A Chance - Pleasure
4. Standing In Line - ESG
5. Get On The Funk Train - Munich
6. It's Good For The Soul - Salsoul Orchestra
7. Dancer - Gino Soccio
8. I Wanna Rock You - Giorgio Moroder
9. East Street Beat - Chocolate
10. Time Warp/Nobody's Got Time - Coach House Section (Eddy Grant)
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Renowned dance DJ Louie Vega's entry in Azuli Records' wonderful CHOICE DJ mix series contains a wide variety of classics, from seminal disco act Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band's "I'll Play the Fool" to the Clash's punk-disco outing "Magnificent Seven". Recorded live at Vega's home, this set has an intimate, relaxed quality that conjures the DJ spinning his favorite platters for a few friends, though the fact that these sides include historic recordings like ESG's "Standing in Line", Lamont Dozier's "Back to My Roots", and Cymande's "Bra" lifts it way above ordinary dance music mixes.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Louie Vega's Favourite And Most Influential Dance Records, 21 May 2004
The Choice series are getting well-established in the field of dance music. Similar in concept to the Grass Roots series by the Strut label, Azuli's Choice has really grown during the past year (counting 3 releases since last July and one more from Jeff Mills is coming in June). And the cd booklet is always very informative, including a short biography and the DJ's comments on individual tracks.

Louie's set starts with a light disco track by Dr Buzzard. Not really my cup of tea, but this track gets very interesting towards the end and is mixed into the smooth "Standing Right Here". Both are very relaxing disco songs. Vega brings the tempo up a bit with "Stand On The Word", a track that clearly was an inspiration to the MAW sound. The track that follows is a real classic... "Going Back To My Roots" is pure bliss and it was even included in Danny Krivit's Grass Roots! Things turn slightly jazzy with D'Angelo's "Spanish Joint". Very smooth track. A funkier song comes up next, "Atmosphere Strut", also appeared in Tenaglia's Choice. "Don't Go Away" is another winner here, with sweet female vocals, which is mixed with the excellent "Melting Pot". It is evident that the mix has progressed to become a lot better towards the end. Whoever is familiar with MAW's work (Louie Vega and Kenny Gonzalez), have great respect for songs such as "You Can Do It (Baby)" featuring the jazz guitar master George Benson. 4 stars

The second disc is slightly better in my opinion and more dancefloor-oriented. I first heard "Bostich" in Disco (Not Disco) 2 by Joey Negro and Sean P, and I was instantly impressed by its vibe. The vocals are very nice, catchy and... fast. "Get On The Funk Train", as the title suggests, is a very funky tune. Moving on to the incredible "It's Good For The Soul" by Salsoul Orchestra, a very uplifting and melodic track. At this moment in the mix, Louie throws a very engaging and danceable track, Gino Soccio's "Dancer". "I Wanna Rock You" is another song with very nice vocals and melodic transitions. "No Way Back" is amazingly mixed with "Din Daa Daa" and both are pumping early house tracks. The melody in ESP's "It's You" is fantastic and the following track "Rich In Paradise" has a great bass line. Vega's Choice finishes off with a punk-vocal, yet very vibrant and dubby track by The Clash. All in all, I don't think that there is a single average track in this disc, thus 5 stars

Lastly I would like to bring some attention to the mixing, which is of course seamless (and I didn't expect anything less from Louie Vega), and has been performed live at his house! I'll give this compilation 4.5 stars, simply because Danny Tenaglia put together a more glorious collection of classics earlier in the series, yet to be unsurpassed.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a better education, 16 Dec 2005
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Got the vinyl version, so I can't vouch for the mixing, but knowing Mr Vega I'm sure it's faultless. Sweet collection; captures the period where disco becomes house. Fair few on here that keep turning up everywhere, but they're none the worse for it. If you don't know at least half the tracks on this then I can't think of a better place to start. Particularly sublime are essentials from Idris Muhammed, Joubert Singers, Cloud One and The Clash. Lots of lesser known tracks from big artists here which surely should have deserved more airplay, such as Booker T and the MGs and Chocolate. Standouts, and new to me, were I Wanna Rock You - Giorgio Moroder, a seroiously infectious disco jam and Lamont Dozier's version of Going Back To My Roots which shames any other attempts made on this piece. Both discs work up slowly, the first particularly so and neither end up forcing you to dance - plenty so enjoy sitting back. One to put on early at a party; bring 'em up to date. Or one for the road, leaving home. Only 4 stars as it is, after all, a collection of classics.
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