A definitive document of the disco era, the Salsoul Orchestra's Christmas Jollies offers funked-up renditions of holiday favorites including "The Little Drummer Boy," "Sleigh Ride" and "Silent Night." Also included is a pair of medleys, the first celebrating Christmas and the second New Year's Day; the latter comprises an eclectic mixture of songs including "Auld Lang Salsoul," "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover," "Alabama Jubilee," "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers" and {&"God Bless Am...   [ read more ]

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Sadly, the Salsoul Orchestra's third album does not live up to its fanciful title. Magic Journey forsakes the consistent feel of the group's past albums in favor of an odd assemblage of material that never comfortably coheres. In fact, it goes all over the map -- from soul ("Runaway") to traditional tunes ("Guantanamera") to pure orchestral instrumentals ("Theme From Montreal Olympics, 1976"). The strangest inclusion is a cover of "Short Shorts" that forsakes disco entirely fo...   [ read more ]

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