National Album Day returns for its fifth year on October 15th 2022, and this time the theme is 'Celebrating Debut Albums'! National Album Day will be teaming up broadcast partner BBC Sounds and audio partner Bowers & Wilkins to celebrate the album format and the incredible debut albums from across the decades. There are special products in stock for the event and as always, some famous faces helping to promote National Album Day along the way. Camilla George will be coming into the shop on Saturday to sign copies of her latest album, and first on K7 records, Ibio - Ibio....
Z Records continues its commitment to unearthing the obscure and long forgotten tracks from the last 40 years through the ever-popular Under The Influence series. Following on from Red Greg, Nick The Record, Sean P, Faze Action, and last years Alena Arpels. It’s now the turn of one of the scene’s most impressive collectors & DJs; Rahaan Hailing from Chicago his love affair with muzik started in the late 70’s early 80’s, listening to muzik on the radio combined with his mom and dad playing their records every weekend. In the early 80’s on the South side of Chicago, he...
Patrice Rushen – Patrice / Pizzazz (LP) | Strutt Patrice Rushen’s more hard-to-find Elektra titles have finally been reissued by Quinton Scott over at Strutt, fresh off the back of organising her stint in London this summer where she played several dates in the capital, notably at Koko in Camden to a packed-out audience of all ages. Her first album on Elektra after moving over from Prestige records in 1978 Patrice saw a departure from rawer jazz-funk and fusion off the tail end of Shout It Out, signalling a switch to more R&B and soul inspired styles of...
Gloria Scott recorded a classic and in demand album produced by Barry White in 1974. Nearly 50 years on she has made a follow-up album 'So Wonderful', recorded in the UK featuring some great musicians including Snowboy, Gary Crokett and Andrew McGuiness . The string backed mid tempo groover 'All Of The Time, You're On My Mind' co-written by Frank Wilson's brother Vance has all the hallmarks of her earlier work and was likely written for her First album. Barry White, H.B. Barnum and Gene Page wrote the ballad 'I've Got To Have All Of You', and more uptempo 'There's...
Camilla George – Ibio Ibio | LP, Coloured LP & CD (K7) Camilla George makes a stunning return with her third album on K7 records Ibio-Ibio, a rich, cultural journey dedicated to her Ibibio tribe of south-eastern coastal Nigeria from which the saxophonist and bandleader traces her ancestral roots. The album is a heady mix of afrobeat, hip hop and jazz co-produced by Camilla George, one of the finest offerings of the new London Jazz sound in recent years, a deep, penetrating listen that undulates with groove and impresses with masterful playing, deep harmonic workouts and synergetic performances from the...
Miche – With Love Volume 001 (Mr Bongo) Former Spiritland music programmer and in-demand DJ Miche (Michael Davies) is deejaying more than anything else these days, while fulfilling his licensing commitments with a handful of independent record labels. His sets and musical output errs towards Soul and Modern Soul, while also unearthing Brazilian, Jazz-Funk, Gospel and AOR album grooves, even flirting with Jazz-Fusion at his most recent event, Tudo Joia, at the Social in Marylebone—hosted alongside veteran musos Gary Johnson, Mark G V Taylor and Patrick Forge. His most recent compilation, With Love Volume 001, explores Davies’ musical tastes, delving into recent...
PHAROAH SANDERS RIP – GENTLE GENIUS, SAXOPHONIST EXTRAORDINAIRE Epitaphs such as ‘legend’, ‘unique’ and ‘genius’ are banded about in the music industry way too often but are understatements if not totally inadequate in respect of tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. As his music bears ample testament. Soul Brother Records are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Pharoah Sanders on Saturday 24th September; he was 81. Pharoah was born Ferrell Sanders on 13th October 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He began his musical career in church on clarinet, but switched to tenor saxophone when he was at Scipio Jones High...
Unfortunately we will have to postpone our planned day of Jazzroom records this Saturday due to illness, Paul is slightly under the weather but should be back on his feet for next week. So save the date Saturday the 8th October in your calendars for our instore session with Paul, including a live link with Johnny Walker himself from Philadelphia at 13:00. Johnny Walker - Advent This particular release from American trumpeter and bandleader Johnny Walker -Advent is an increasingly rare record, initially released on Walker’s own private press label Walk On Productions. Walker wrote and produced the album while...
On Saturday the 1st October we’re thrilled to be hosting the official launch of @jazzroomrecords forthcoming release and cult 1982 jazz-funk rarity Johnny Walker Advent with Jazz Room honcho and all around font of musical knowledge Paul Murphy - Insta handle @paulmurphyjazzdj . We’ll be having a Q&A about the release, dance floor jazz and it’s history/legacy and about Paul’s life in music and career to date. It’s a free event so come down and grab a copy of the album: we’ll be the first to have them and it goes without saying that it comes recommended. The last time we saw...
Blue Mitchell’s self titled 1971 album on Bob Shad’s Mainstream Records—often referred to as Soul Village—sees a reissue on Newland Records, a 180g package remastered by man in-demand Kevin Gray and pressed at the Pallas in Germany. The album features a tight core unit, comprised of Blue on trumpet, Walter Bishop Jr. on keys, Jimmy Forrest on tenor, Larry Gales on bass and Doug Sides on drums. The date was recorded in one take, telling of the quality of the musicians at Mitchell’s disposal, a short-lived quintet that lasted less than a year brought together after Blue’s move to Los...
