Theo Croker 'Love Quantum' is now issued on black and coloured vinyl as well as CD. Takuya Kuroda 'Fly Moon Die Soon' finally is issued on CD along with his new album 'Midnight Crisp' on a limited edition 2cd set. We still have vinyl copies of 'Fly Moon', 'Midnight' lp will be issued on vinyl later. Dego has a new album on 2000 Black which will please fans of broken Beat. Fania All Stars classic latin 'Live At The Cheetah ' gets a high quality 50th anniversary edition on Craft/Fania. There are two more Blue Note classic series albums this week from...
Thanks to everyone who came to meet Camilla George at the store on National album day. We have a few signed copies of her 3 albums available plus some copies of Jas kayser's album from her visit on Wednesday. You can see thep pictures on our instagram and facebook pages. We are also back in stock of some great titles on LP and CD. The next releases on our label, the two 45's from Betty Everett and China Burton and the Johnny Hammond and FBI albums plus the Webster Lewis anthology compiled by Will Fox and Ralph Tee will be available...
The Scone Cash Players return with a retro soul album on Daptone, there is a good compilation on Ace of the songs from Isaac Hayes and David Porter and Beyonce has a limited edition 2lp deluxe box set . Instant Funk's first Salsoul album is issued on coloured vinyl. On the Jazz side the latest Blue Note Tone poet albums from Grant Green and Kenny Burrell are now in and a rare Joe Harriott Quintet album is reissued. We are back in stock of the excellent UK late 70's Fusion album 'Magician ', plus classics from Funkadelic, Bill Evans and more. The next two 45's on...
There are some good new releases this week. The Blue Note Re:Imagined II is now on Cd , LP and Coloured vinyl. Gloria Scott has made a long awaited second album , nearly 50 years on, in the Uk with a full band including Snowboy. Camilla George has made a great New London Jazz meets Afrobeat album 'Ibio Ibio' . The Jack Moves is a strong retro Soul album that came out a few years ago on CD and is now released on vinyl. Snarky Puppy have a new 2CD set, and the very talented Connie Han has a new...
Boney James is one of the best Smooth Jazz artists of all time and he returns with another strong album 'Detour' which features Lalah Hathaway on the track 'Coastin' . Harlem Gospel Travellers have a nice Gospel/Soul album out on Colemine,The Comet Is Coming has a new album on Impulse ! 'Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam' and Makaya McCraven 'In These Times' on XL all available on CD, LP and coloured vinyl. There is a new Charles Lloyd album on Blue Note and Wayne Shorter/Terri Lyne Carrington have a live album plus Miles Davis Bootleg series vol 7 on Columbia/Legacy. One of the best...
Firstly we will be closed next Monday 19th September out of respect for HM Queen Elizabeth II funeral. Lindsey Webster returns with another strong album 'Reasons' with nice Soul/Jazz music. Kim Tibbs has made a really strong contemporary retro 70's soul album in the Royal studios in Memphis co-produced and arranged by Lawrence Boo Mitchell, son of the late great Willie Mitchell and featuring 25 musicians. John Legend has a new 2CD set 'Legend' on Republic music. Henry Franklin is the latest 70's jazz musician to feature in the Jazz Is Dead series with vol 14. Chip Wickham has a nice contemporary...
Firstly I am sure that I speak for the Soul and Jazz community in paying our respects for HM Queen Elizabeth II who sadly passed yesterday. Whilst it is a sombre time for our country and us individually, music is a healer and I hope it will help you through this sad time. I appreciate that some of you may not be interested at this time, but for those who are, there are some good new releases this week. Khari Cabral & Jiva return with a strong album '5' which has a good time uplifting feel. Thee Sacred Souls have a...
After last week's mammoth new releases list , there are comparatively few titles this week but some good albums. Matthew Halsall has been one of the leading lights of British Jazz over the last two decades, and he has an EP featuring tracks recorded at the same time as his last epic album 'Salute to The Sun', beautiful modal Jazz. Brother Jack McDuff was one of the best Jazz organists, the discovery of a previously unreleased live album 'Live At Parnells' from 1982 is a real gem featuring a great version of 'Night In Tunisia' Machine recorded their only album (and very...
We are sending this week's mailer a day earlier so you can order for despatch before the postal strike on Friday. Orders placed before 3.45 will be dispatched today for delivery on Saturday (or Friday by Special delivery). Order placed after this will be sent on Tuesday 30th August for delivery on Thursday 1st or Friday 2nd after next week's strike. Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak have made a modern day Soul classic with their album 'An Evening With Silk Sonic' which is finally released on vinyl and one of the most anticipated releases of the year ! Thee Sacred Souls have a great...
There are two Expansion singles this week from Grady Tate and Jerry Bell. Grady's version of Jon Lucien's 'Lady Love' has only ever been available as a mega rare promo 45 and is backed by his great version of the classic 'Moondance'. Jerry Bell's rare groove track 'Tell me You'll Say' is issued on a 45 for the first time. Both singles are available as regular dinked versions and limited edition full centre DJ Copies. --- The latest two in the Blue Note Classic analogue vinyl series are Larry Young 'Unity' and Wayne Shorter 'Adam's Apple' both great Jazz albums. The first five albums...
