It's a bumper week for new albums , reissues and singles this week. Thundercat returns with another zany new album ''It is what it is' that will please his many fans, available on Cd, Cream vinyl Lp and Deluxe edition Lp on Clear Vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. James Taylor Quartet's excellent album 'People Get Ready' is now back in stock on CD and LP. DW3 are a smooth Jazz Trio but there are some good soul tracks on their self titled album. Tenderlonious has a nice 4 track Ep on 22a and we now have up for pre-order his...
Welcome to a bumper Easter mailer from Soul Brother. Gilles Peterson has been at the forefront of the vibrant Uk Jazz scene and his Brownwood label showcases many of the amazing artists that have emerged in the last few years with a special Maida Vale live session featuring Joe Armon Jones and band, Nubya Garcia, Fatima and Ishmael Ensemble and others, available on a limited edition Double LP. Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery makes another Coltrane-esq Spiritual Jazz album 'Humble Warrior' which is powerful yet quite beautiful. Jazzman present the latest in their great series Spiritual Jazz 11 focusing on the Steeplechase label from Denmark...
Speedometer are established as one of the Uk's best Funk bands and their new album will appeal not only to their existing fans but also to the Modern Soul scene with some great uptempo vocal Soul tracks on their strong new album 'Our kind of Movement'. Kurt Elling is always melancholy and his new album 'Secret are the best stories' is a reflective album that will help you through this period of isolation. Marvin Gaye 'More Trouble' represents on vinyl for the first time many tracks recorded for the Trouble Man soundtrack but not used on the original album.Idris Muhammad overlooked 1976 album 'House of the...
There are some great releases this week, in fact pretty much something for everyone with the largest batch of new releases for a while. Lindsey Webster has established herself as one of the leading Jazzy/Soul singers and she doesn't disappoint with yet another quality set 'A woman like me'. Robin McKelle and Kandace Springs both have really nice vocal Jazz albums. Shabaka and the Ancestors, James Taylor Quartet and Malclom Strachan have all made good new Jazz albums, and a new name to me Isaac Carree. The Matti Klein and Brecker Brothers sets are now in on vinyl as well...
Tower of Power are one of, if not the longest running band in our music having been together for 52 years and they return with another strong album 'Step it up' available on CD and LP. Joe negro has compiled vol 2 of his 90's House and Garage series. The Unreleased live Brecker Brothers album recorded in the 1980 show this great band at their peak, and their is a complete Sister Sledge Cd set. BEST SELLERS Check out the best selling releases at Soul Brother here PRE-ORDERS Pre-order for next week for good new albums from Lindsey Webster, Candace...
Matti Klein is a new name to me but he has made a nice groovy Soul Jazz trio album out this week on Cd , LP next week. Raul Midon will please his fans with his new album. The Timo lassy Big band album is now out on vinyl. There are some good reissue albums on vinyl Little Beaver in demand 'Party Down' being the best. resonance have good best of Bill Evans and Wes Mongomery LP's. We have back in stock at last Change 7cd box set and limited qty's of Michael Orr's excellent 'Spread love' album on CD...
Jose James has made his best album for a long while 'No Beginnings no end 2' has is right back in that jazz neo-Soul vybe and features duets with Ledisi and Lizz Wright amongst others. Alex Piddu has a strong retro 80's Soul album ft Gene Robinson from Breakwater on many tracks this is likely to appeal to Soul radio listeners Greg Foat teams up with linkwood for a more electric album. There is a brassy live album from Timo Lassy. Roy Ayers produced Eighties ladies of the eighties is now available on Lp always as CD. Cornelious brothers classic crossover 'Too late to turn back'...
Peabo Bryson modern soul classic from 1981 'Why don't you make up your mind?' Is released on 45 for the first time Available as regular or limited dj copies. Robert Glasper returns with a primarily hip hop album featuring many guests incl Herbie Hancock. There are good new Jazz albums from Warren Wolf, Timo Lassy and Vincent ingala plus new Blues/Southern soul from Robert Cray band. Roy Ayers produced Eighties ladies album is reissued on CD, Lp to follow probably next week The next four albums in the Blue Note Tone Poet high quality analog dressings are here from Grant...
Glow have produced what is probably the best New Soul album of the year so far in 'Ten of Diamonds' . It features many vocalists including Omar, Honey La Rochelle and Keith Robinson who sounds a little like Jarrod Lawson.Also to help the environment it comes in a metal box ! Pat Metheny makes his best album for many years 'From this place' and Jon Batiste makes a tribute album to Roy Hargrove 'Chronology of a dream'. The Uk band Soul Immigrants have a good retro soul album on vinyl and we are giving a FREE copy of their single...
Some superb releases this week with smooth soul specialist Carmichael Musiclover topping the bill - his 'The Best Thing Yet' CD may be just that: A bumper 17 track offering that will please his fans and earn new followers. Moses Boyd follows up his highly acclaimed 2018 set with another bristling melting pot of new UK jazz that is steeped in the vitality of the creative scene at present while Snarky Puppy's 'Bill Laurance Trio's live recording from the world-renowned Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club during the 2018 International Piano Trio Festival makes it to CD. Rainer Trueby's 'Soulgliding' compilation is...
