Review: Three years ago, Finnish nine-piece Kuja Orchestra delivered a superb album of funk-fuelled mutations of jazz, Afrobeat, Latin jazz, dub and psychedelic rock. It was rather good, though undoubtedly criminally overlooked. Happily, the DJ Doe-based outfit has finally returned to action via a delightfully positive and entertaining six-tracker on Jazzaggression. There's much to enjoy throughout, from the Afro-tinged, jazz-dance-friendly brilliance of 'Sauna Funk' and the warm jazz-funk flavours of 'Elevator Groove', to the rousing dancefloor hedonism of 'Kuja's Disco', and the fittingly titled fun of celebratory closing cut 'Party Boat'. From start to finish, the collective combines superb grooves with some seriously good solos and horn arrangements.
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