Lanu drops a freestyle selection blurring boundaries between Jazz, Hip hop, Latin, Drum & Bass, Afro-Beat, Soul, House, Funk, Broken Beat and Boogie.

1. Patrice Rushen Music Of The Earth [Elektra]

2. Roy Ayers Everybody [Uno Melodic]

3. Roberta Flack Conversation Love [Atlantic]

4. Ira Sullivan Wonderful Sound [Pausa]

5. Cal Tjader & Carmen McCrae (Don’t You Worry ‘bout A Thing) [Concord]

6. James Brown & Lyn Collins Let It Be Me [Polydor]

7. Afrique Kumbo Coming [Mainstream]

8. The Meters Oh Calcutta! [Josie]

9. Kimiko Kasai w/ Gil Evans Orchestra I’m Walkin’ [CBS]

10. Sylvester Was it Something That I Said [Fantasy]

11. Rare Essence Body Moves [Rhythm King]

12. Harvey Mason Hopscotch [Arista]

Wedding bells tolling for Lanu this fortnight. And in my absence a great opportunity to hear some deeper selections from the Back To The Future crates. “Shelf-life’” is all about digging for the influences that shape the Back To The Future sound.