Another great week for new releases and reissues this week. Kirk Whalum has a new album available on CD and there is also a stellar live album from Yussef Dayes recorded in the Malibu mountains. Cymande's classic album 'Promised Heights' gets a reissue on pink vinyl plus Hank Mobley's 'Workout' and Stanley Turrentine's 'Blue Hour,' the next two available in the Blue Note classic album series. In the jazz vein there is also two new reissues on Acoustic Sounds from Kenny Burrell and Hampton Hawes plus Brian Auger's 1969 album 'Brian and Jules'. Soul Jazz have put together a brilliant...
There are some great new albums, reissues and restocks this week. Jordan Rakei has a new album 'The Loop' out on CD, LP and coloured LP. Bryony Jarman Pinto returns with an excellent second album on LP only at the moment, we still have a few copies of her debut album here. Nat Birchall 'New World' is now finally available on CD as well as LP, and veteran pianist Kenny Barron has a new album. The unreleased Yellowtail track ft Mark Murphy appeared on the excellent Jazz Alliance International compilation recently and is now available on a 12". The delayed...
The fifth album by the inimitable Gil Scott-Heron and the first to be co-billed with his musical counterpart Brian Jackson. 'Winter In America' is a formidable album which in many ways requires no words to describe. Gil's racial proclamations are in full force in this record dealing with African American society during the 1970s although this time executed with a quietness that accompanies Jackson's arrangements perfectly. The album features the original version of the classic track 'The Bottle' as well as more delicate tunes such as 'Peace Go With You, Brother' and 'A Very Precious Time'. A classic album that...
Kamasi Washington triumphantly returns with another strong album ''Fearless Movement' available as 2CD, 2LP or 2LP coloured vinyl sets. We are delighted to have 10 A1 posters to give away to the first 10 people to buy the LP in the shop or order online for shop collection, plus 20 stickers to send to the first people to order the LP online. In addition we have fabulous LP size colour print of the album signed by Kamasi. This can be won by anybody who buys the Cd or LP in store or online by 20th May, whose names will be...
There are some good new releases, reissues and restocks this week. The Jazz Defenders have a new album of classic jazz grooves, and the Andre 3000 instrumental album is now available on vinyl. Jalen Ndonga has another non album track 45 , there is an unreleased pairing of Sharon Jones cuts and a new one from Leon Dinero all very good on the Daptone label.There are some good jazz vinyl reissues from Sonny Rollins, Red Garland, Gerry Mulligan, Chico Hamilton, Thelonious Monk and Latin jazz from Ray & His Court and Ray Barretto.The Rollins is amongst some nice CD reissues that includes...
Firstly I'd like to wish you all a very happy Easter. We are open today and tomorrow but closed on Sunday and Monday. There are some great new releases, reissues and restocks in this week. Dee C Lee has a new album on Acid Jazz, The New Mastersounds have another good funk and soul album, The Sorcerers an album of Ethiopic inspired funky jazz, Kaidi Tatham, and Amanda Whiting a beautiful album of harp-led jazz/soul plus Norman Brown has a new smooth jazz set. Thee Sacred Soul have an instrumental version of their album. There are some great reissues with...
Thee Sinseers have made a really nice retro Soul album on Colemine, available on CD, LP and coloured LP. Nat Birchall has a really good spiritual Jazz album 'New World' featuring a whole band including veteran UK saxophonist Alan Skidmore. London band Ill Considered have a new album and Kahil El'zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble celebrate 50 years with a new epic 'Open Me To A Higher Conciousness'. There are welcome reissues on vinyl of Tenderlonious 'On Flute' and Toshio Matsuura Group 'Loveplaydance'. Alice Coltrane unreleased 'At Carnegie Hall' gives us an insight as to what it must have been like...
There are some great reissues this week from Joe Henbderson, Donald Byrd, Miles Davis ,Art Blakey, Cymande, Skip Mahoney and Nina Simone plus a new album from Charles Lloyd. There are two new Wigan Casino anniversary compilations from Charly and Joeboy and a good value Ska & Reggae comp. We are back in stock of some classic titles from Curtis, Pleasure , Jean Carne and Ali Farke Toure. We were expecting the new Ledisi CD but there appears to be a European rights issue so it has been temporarily withdrawn , hopefully resolved in the next week or so, we...
There are some good new releases, reissues and restocks this week. Kahil El Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble celebrate their 50th anniversary with a new album 'Open Me A Higher Consciousness Of Sound And Spirit' available on LP this week, CD to follow hopefully next week. Matthew Halsall has a new EP/LP. Colin Curtis has compiled Jazz Dance Classics Volume 4 another fine selection, available as a double CD or two Double LPs. There are some great classic Jazz reissues by Alice Coltrane, two more in the Blue Note Tone Poet series from Jackie McLean and Booker Ervin, and some Craft...
Finally the first two Dinner Party albums are available on a great value CD, fantastic contemporary soul/hip-hop from Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington and 9th wonder. Cornell C.C.Carter has a great new single on Expansion 'The Change'. We have a one-off copy of Maurice Brown superb 'The Mood' LP on splatter vinyl No13 of only 100 made. There are some good vinyl reissues on coloured vinyl from Azymuth and Betty Davis, both very limited editions., and we are back in stock of Milton Wright's classic 'Friends and Buddies' LP. We have a few more Japanese CDs in very limited...
