Monica Lassen & The Sounds

Monica Lassen & The Sounds – ‘Woman’ (Columbia Japan, HMJY‑199) is a 1970 jazz‑funk treasure steeped in easy‑listening glam: sultry leads, big‑room organ, taut rhythm guitar and horn charts that punch above their lounge origins. The reissue restores poster, obi and full analog presence; on the platter, drums snap and the organ’s overtones bloom in three dimensions. From smoky slow‑burns to go‑go struts, it’s a versatile set for taste‑making DJs and collectors mapping the seam between exotica and funk.