Two later gems from Cortex – that excellent funky French band of the 70s! Side one features a medley of "Mary & Jeff" and "Devil's Dance" – two fast jazz funk tunes done with loads of wicked electric piano lines, and rhythms that pulsate at a dancefloor pace, but in a much hipper way! A new take on "Mary & Jeff" (Mary Et Jeff) is on the flip, a faster and funkier number, with killer drums, a great bass groove and guitars, and funky Fender Rhodes in place of the acoustic piano of the more famous version! 12-inch, Vinyl record

A legendary bit of funky fusion from the French scene of the 70s – the standout set from Cortex, a combo who's very heavy on the keyboards! The tunes have a feel that's quite different than American electric work of the time – funky, but also a bit breezy too – with a strong Brazilian influence in some of the rhythms, and hip use of female vocals alongside the Fender Rhodes – which makes for a double layer of sound that's totally great! There's a bit of alto sax in the instrumentation, but most of the sound comes from the interplay between keyboards, voice, bass, and drums – rolling along in a sound that's stunningly soulful, and which makes the record one of the hippest European dates from the decade. Tremendous all the way through – with tracks that include "Automne", "L'Enfant Samba", "La Rue", "Go Round", "Madbass", "Sabbat", "Mary Et Jeff", and "Chanson D'Un Jour D'Hiver". LP, Vinyl record album