Recorded in 1964 during two concerts at the venerable Greenwich Village venue, Cafe Au Go Go, two months after Astrud Gilberto's "Girl From Ipanema" became a Top 5 pop single.
Soul Jazz Records are releasing this new 2xLP expanded version of Studio One 007 - Licenced to Ska: James Bond and other Film Soundtracks and TV Themes, originally only ever available as a long deleted 7" RSD box set.
The album is a soulful fusion of funk, jazz, and R&B, with the track 'I Got The.' gaining iconic status through it's bassline, famously sampled in several hip-hop classics.
Benny Sings lets loose on the third installment of his Beat Tape series – a collection of easy, breezy songs feat. Kelsey González of Free Nationals, Leven Kali, Mathilda Homer, and more.