United Future Organization - Jazzin', Zero Corporation, 1992

When 3 DJs, Tadashi Yabe, Toshio Matsuura, and Raphael Sebbag, began regular club night playing Jazz, funk, Latin, and Bossa nova in 1990, when everyone else was playing house music, maybe no one had thought of this was going to create a new genre of music. 2 years later, the trio also known as United Future Organization released Jazzin', the same title of their regular club night. At that time, there were many similar-minded DJs and artists taking Jazz to the next level and sending clear message to the communities where various styles of music intersect and come together. They still may had been a minority in dance music community, but, one thing for sure, they have become the Loud Minority.

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Tracklist:

1. Nemurenai-Insomnie
2. Moondance-Moon Rappin'
Featuring - Claudia E.H.
3. Moondance-Moon Chant
Featuring - Abigail Grimsel
4. I Love My Baby-My Baby Loves Jazz
5. I Love My Baby-My Baby Loves Jazz (Cook & Slater Remix)
Remix - Ashley Slater , Norman Cook
6. Loud Minority (Radio Mix)
7. Dig That Beat
8. Nemurenai-Insomnie (Instrumental)

United Future Organization - Bon Voyage, Mercury, 1999

United Future Organization trio is back with yet another blend of Jazz and electronica in elegant style. This album brings their further diverse influences of various sounds, from Cuban, flamenco, funk, and vocal Jazz. Yet, the trio manages to keep tight control over the eclectic sounds, and creates Jazzy groove atmosphere to any Jazz crowd or dance floor Jazz dancers. Highly recommended.

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Tracklist:
1. Good Luck Shore (5:30)
Music By - Sebbag, Yabe, Matsuura

2. Tres Amigos (6:00)
Arranged By [Trombone & Horns] - Hideaki Nakaji
Guitar [Tres] - Yuzo Suenaga
Music By - Endo, Sebbag, Yabe, Matsuura
Piano - Yasuyuki Maejima
Tenor Sax - Toshimichi Imao
Trumpet - Tatsuya Shimogami

3. Flying Saucer (4:42)
Lyrics By [Words], Music By - James Moody
Alto Sax - Koi-Kumiko
Tenor Sax - Toshiya Mitsuhashi
Vocals - Dee Dee Bridgewater
Whistle - Toshio Matsuura

4. Happy Birthday (4:45)
Arranged By [Piano & Strings] - Mikio Endo
Bandoneon [Bandneon] - Koji Kyotani
Lyrics By [Words] - Kuzuu, Sebbag, Yabe, Matsuura
Music By - Endo, Sebbag, Yabe, Matsuura
Viola - Satoko Nakamura, Yuji Yamada
Vocals - Jimmy Murakawa
Voice ["smile & Shout!"] - Chinatsu, Hideyo, Endo, Sebbag, Shizu, Yabe , Matsuura

5. Niji (6:40)
Harp [Gravikord] - YasKaz
Lyrics By [Words], Music By - Sebbag, Yabe, Matsuura
Vocals - Masayuki Yui

6. Pilgrims (6:44)
Music By - Sebbag, Yabe, Matsuura

7. Dans Ce Desert (5:09)
Acoustic Guitar - Hiroyuki Komagata
Electric Piano [Rhodes] - Mikio Endo
Lyrics By [Words] - Sebbag, Yabe, Matsuura
Music By - Endo* , Sebbag, Yabe, Matsuura
Vocals, Chorus - Raphael Sebbag

8. Somewhere (7:01)
Chorus - Chinatsu Kuzuu
Music By - Sebbag, Yabe, Matsuura
Rap - Marco Bosco
Trumpet - Toshinori Kondo

9. Labyrinth - Enter At Own Risk (5:12)
Electric Piano [Rhodes] - Mikio Endo
Music By - Endo, Sebbag, Yabe, Matsuura
Sitar [Electric Sitar] - Hiroyuki Komagata

United Future Organization - 3rd Perspective, Talkin Loud, 1996

Third installment of United Future Organization's full release talkes 70s spy / thriller theme soundtrack-esque styles of Jazz. Accomplished with sleek rhythm and soulful melody, the album brings much soothing and poetic atmosphere, to its signature groovy and funky horns and arrangements. Once again, the album is released and distributed from multiple labels worldwide.

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Tracklist:
1. His Name Is... (5:08)
Percussion - Toshio Matsuura
Piano - Mikio Endo

2. The Planet Plan (4:26)
Horns - Chris Caldwell, Dan Anthony, Dean Foley, Jan Scott, Joseph De Jesus, Kiarow O'Neill , P. Jayasinha, Peter Whyman, Richard Exall, Robert Killips, Steve Dawson, Steve Hanillor
Piano, Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey] - Mikio Endo
Strings - Abigail Trundle, C. Goldscheider, D. Schlenther, Eleanor Gilchrist, Geralding Bereen, L. Wynne, Lucy Yendole, Nicola Godscheider, Rache Davies, Richard Bridgmont, Susan Bowran, Teresa Whipple
Voice [Voice Percussion] - OBI-1, Sebbag, Yabe, Matsuura

3. Friends... We'll Be (4:49)
Vocals - Chezere'
Bass - Yoshio Kanamori
Harpsichord - Simon Hale
Tenor Sax - Kazuhiro Takeda
Trombone - Gakutaro Miyauchi
Trumpet - Hideaki Nishioka, Osamu Ueichi

4. Spy's Spice (Mon Espionne) (4:51)
Vocals - Raphael Sebbag
Bass - Yoshio Kanamori
Tenor Sax - Kazuhiro Takeda
Trombone - Gakutaro Miyauchi
Trumpet - Hideaki Nishioka, Osamu Ueishi

5. Fool's Paradise (4:55)

6. Waltz (Le Serpent Rouge) (4:29)
Vocals - Arthur H
Accordion - Geraint Watkins
Drums - Hideo Yamaki
Bariton Sax - Masaki "Bob" Saito

7. Picaresque Eye (5:42)
Vocals - Skip McDonald

8. Nica's Dream (4:11)
Bass Clarinet - Makoto Hirahara
Drums - Hideo Yamaki
Guitar - Hiroyuki Komagata
Piano, Organ [Hammond B3] - Mikio Endo
Soprano Sax - Masato Nakamura

9. Cosmic Gypsy (4:07)

10. Dice For A Change (4:44)
Vocals - Raphael Sebbag

11. The Moving Shadows (5:01)
Piano - Mikio Endo
Voice [Humming] - Gunilla Karlson, Sherry Sugata, Toshio Matsuura

UFO 3rd Perspective on Verve Records Official Site with Audio Sample

United Future Organization - No Sound Is Too Taboo, Talkin Loud, 1994

Another masterpiece from Japan's ever-finest and influential Jazz DJ trip United Future Organization (UFO). It was more than 15 years ago, but still sounds fresh. This record was released and distributed under Brownswood Records, UFO's label in Japan, Talkin' Loud, Gilles Peterson's own label and sub label of Mercury UK, and Verve Records in US. The notable Jazzdance tune has become the standard floor killer.

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Tracklist:
1. United Future Airlines (4:48)
Percussion - Simon Richmond

2. Magic Wand Of Love (6:22)
Bass - Noriyoshi Sasanuma
Guitar - Gemi Taylor
Piano - Jessica Lauren
Vocals - Linda Muriel
Written-By - Earl DeRouen

3. Stolen Moments (5:21)
Arranged By [Choir] - Haruya Yoshimura
Choir - Time Five
Vibraphone - Mike Emenau
Violin - Yae Nishikawa
Voice - Raphael Sebbag
Written-By - Oliver Nelson

4. Future Light (5:58)
Backing Vocals - Gill Manly
Scratches - Mikiko Sakai
Written-By - Mark Murphy

5. Make It Better (5:33)
Bass - Shinichi Osawa
Guitar - Hiroyuki Komagata
Written-By - Dominguinhos Anastacia
Written-By, Vocals - Cleveland Watkiss

6. Sunday Folk Tale (6:17)
Percussions - Snowboy
Written-By, Vocals - Francis Silva

7. Mistress Of Dance (4:25)
Arranged By [Strings] - Hiroyuki Komagata
Saxophone [Soprano] - Steve Williamson
Strings - Nishikawa Quartet

8. Bar-F-Out! (5:00)
Scratches - DJ Krush
Vocals - Urban Poets Society
Written-By - D'Afro , In.Dee.Go , KeFreak

9. Doopsylalolic (4:38)
Written-By, Vocals - Derek Delves

10.Tears Of Gratitude (5:35)
Arranged By [Choir], Written-by - Ayumi Obinata
Choir - Talin Chamber Choir
Piano - Junichi Iwabuchi

UFO on Verve Records with Audio Samples

United Future Airlines

United Future Organization - United Future Organization, Talkin' Loud, 1993

A club Jazz classic from legendary United Future Organization. The true pioneers, a trio of DJs Tadashi Yabe, Toshio Matsuura, and Raphael Sebbag started off and built the foundation for today's club Jazz culture, their style, their cloth, their DJing, and their club nights. Everything from Jazz, latin, hip-hop, soul, vocal Jazz, modal Jazz, hard-bop, and electronica mashed up into the album freely and timelessly. Even listening it now, it still sounds fresh and vibrant, a brilliant mix of groovy and funky journey of the sound of Jazz. A Jazz records that could enlighten your listening entertainment.

Tracklist:
1. The Sixth Sense (7:06)
Vocals - Galliano
Written By - N. C. Weir , R. Gallagher
2. On Est Ensemble Sans Se Parler-L.O.V.E. (5:01)
Written-By - Ariel Wizman
3. Vinyl Junkie (5:39)
Drums - Tatsuyuki Aoki
Guitar - Hajime Tachibana
Trumpet - Kimiyoshi Nagoya
4. Upa Neguinho (4:22)
Drums - Genta
Guitar - Hiroyuki Komagata
Trumpet - Kimiyoshi Nagoya
Written-By - Edu Lobo , Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
5. I'll Bet You Thought I'd Never Find You (7:50)
Flute - Sanshiro
Guitar - Hiroyuki Komagata
Violin - Alex Gray
Vocals, Written-By - Jon Hendricks
Written-By - Les McCann
6. Poetry And All That Jazz (5:36)
Flute - Sanshiro
Violin - Banchi
Written-By - Jack Kerouac
7. Be Here Now (3:02)
8. My Foolish Dream (6:01)
Accordion - Patrick Nugier
Vocals, Written-By - Monday Michiru
9. Off Road (2:51)
Vibraphone - Takashi Ohi

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