There are not that many releases this week but there are some good albums. Gary Bartz teams up with Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge for Jazz is dead 6 , one of the best of the series so far. Dr Lonnie Smith has a new album on Blue Note which is mainly live and Michael Lington has a duets album. Roy Porter sound machine's two rare Funky Jazz albums get a welcome limited edition vinyl reissue and Matthew Halsall 'Oneness 3lp set gets a limited repress. Takuya Kuroda 'Fly Moon Die Soon' album and Toots and the Maytals Funky...
It's a mixed bag of releases this week with new albums from La Note on Futuristica, George Anderson, Jeremy Pelt and the Giles Peterson Indaba compilation now on LP as well as CD, plus two good Soul compilations from Kent and we have found a few more copies of the Dusty Springfield CD comp. There are some good Jazz vinyl reissues from Charles Rouse, Stanley Cowell, Freddie Hubbard and Milt Jackson. The 45's include GarciaWalker&Durrell version of Beloyd 'Get into my life', The Exits, Lew Kirton, Gigi & The Charmaines. PRE-ORDER Pre-order for next week for Teena Marie, Floating Points...
Myles Sanko returns with another strong new Soul album 'Memories Of love' illustrating what a great talent this guy is, it's a really nice album well worth checking out. Nubiyan Twist are another UK based Jazz band who blend Jazz, Soul and Afro influences to create a really fresh sound and a strong album 'Freedom Fables' . American Gypsy's in demand album from 1974 is reissued with its original Dutch cover and on limited coloured vinyl. Manu Dibango's excellent 'Waka Juju' album is now out on CD and LP, Afro-tinged Funk and some great Jazz tracks. The JB's brilliant first...
Nicola Conte returns with another interesting album covering a variety of musical styles. Veteran Drummer Joe Chambers releases a new album on Blue Note, and Madlib returns with a Jazzy oriented album. There are also new albums from Robin Thicke, Phil Dawson qt and Eddie Cachon. There are some great reissues this week from Asha Puthli, Henry Franklin and Gene Russell on Black Jazz, Sivuca, Bubba Thomas, Strut, and four very limited edition high quality mastered Chet Baker albums amongst others. PRE-ORDER Pre-order for next week for really good albums from Myles Sanko and Uk Jazz/Afro band Nubyian Twist, see...
It's a massive week for new releases this week. We have brand new albums from Sheree Brown, Adrian Younge (Cd out now Lp in May), The Menahan Street band, Invisible Session and Richard Elliot. Matthew Hasall brilliant Into Forever lp gets a limited edition Clear Vinyl run and BBE's J -Jazz series a third volume spread over a 2cd or 3LP set, there is also the second volume of Wamono Japanese Jazz series. There are some great vinyl reissues with Aretha Franklin's brilliant 'Young Gifted & Black amongst 5 in Rhino Coloured Vinyl Black History month limited editions. Some of...
Will Downing returns with a really nice album on his own label 'Song Garden' great to hear his voice again. The Colemine label have introduced many good new Soul artists and their new compilation Brighter Day Ahead highlights many of them, available on CD, Lp and limited Coloured vinyl. Curtis Mayfield's brilliant 'Roots' 1971 album gets a welcome vinyl reissue as part of Rhino' s Black history month series of limited Coloured Vinyl releases, watch out for more next week in the pre-order section. The long lost New York Disco Orchestra 'Reverie' album from 1978 is reissued on CD and...
There are some really good New and Reissue Jazz albums this week. Pride of place goes to Nick Walters from the excellent London band Ruby Rushton, his third solo album 'Implicate order' . Work Money Death have an album with the longest title that i can ever remember , thankfully the two track titles are more economical with words 'Dawn' and 'Dusk' and the music is really good influenced by Pharoah Sanders or Alice Coltrane. Another London outfit Lokkhi Terra have an album with some interesting Latin grooves. There are two reissues on the Black Jazz label from Rudulph Johnson...
Soulutions return with Anthology a CD covering many of their best tracks with new versions of many, we also have back in stock copies of their Fate and Thankful cds. Sharon Jones excellent 'I Just Dropped in' album is now out on CD and Black vinyl as well as the splatter LP. Aaron Fraser is part of Durand Jones and the Indications and he has a nice retro soul album on CD. Emma Donovan & the Putbacks is now in stock on limited LP. Finally we have Jazz is Dead 1 & 2 Lps back in stock but in limited...
There are quite a few interesting new albums this week, plus some great reissues. Arlo Parks has been creating a buzz and her album 'Collapsed in Sunbeams' fits into the Lianne La Havas/Jorja Smith terrority. Delvon Lamaar Organ Trio have a funky album on Colemine, and the Deborah Jordan and Georgie Sweet albums on Futuristica are now available on LP in limited quantities. Justin Thurgur album is new London Jazz with an afro feel and Giles Peterson's new compilation 'Idaba' features South african Jazz recorded in lockdown Cd out now Lp in March. William Stuckey's rare album 'Love of Mine'...
