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New releases and pre-orders | 20th January 2017

New Releases Chip Wickham has made a great new Jazz album to give us one of the first New albums of 2017. The album has shades of 60's Dancefloor Jazz and is well worth checking out. Lori Williams has a really nice vocal jazz album in the style of Dianne Reeves.  Ken Navarro has a nice smooth jazz album ,and there's a good jazz album from One for All. Judy Roberts Band album is finally available on CD. Billy Hawks brilliant Oh Baby is released on a 4 track Ep,  and Eddie Parker's great 'Body Chains' is on a brilliant...
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New arrivals and Pre-orders | 13th January 2017

New releases Shabaka and the Ancestors have made a great deep spiritual jazz album on Brownswood which is now in stock on CD and LP. Reissues There is a good Double CD anthology of the Manhattans Columbia recordings. There are also good reissues from The Delfonics, Choice Four, Kellee Patterson, Fredi Grace, The Suttons, and Soiree (ft Luther Vandross). Pre-orders Check the pre-order section here for great new albums from Chip Wickham (next week), Omar (27th) . There is a great limited editions compilation on BBE on 27th Man behind the Glass Booth we are taking pre-orders for the 3CD...
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New releases and pre-orders | January 6th 2017

New Releases Luxury Soul 2017 CD has arrived and is shipping today. The Tribe Called Quest album is now available on Vinyl. There are a couple of great vinyl compilations new Orleans Soul Vol 4 and This is Fame. Leon Haywood intimate gets a UK CD release and there are some great new 45's from Kent and a funky one from Speedometer. Pre-order Pre-order for next week good reissues from The Manhattans, Kellee Patterson, and more, plus later in the month Omar and Chip Wickham You can see all the pre-order items here Albums Of The Month We have now...
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New releases and pre-orders | 30th December 2016

The final week of the year and we have quite a few good new releases arriving. Shabaka and the Ancestors have made a great Deep jazz album on Brownswood due in either today or Tuesday. Georgie B returns with the Groove Asscociation for a Soul Family Affair with a real 80's soul throwback sound. Slowly Moving Camera have a very intriguing hipnotic album that has Jazz and indie rock music and very soulful vocals. On the reissues at last we have a great Archie Bell and the Drells double Cd anthology, The Pockets 'So Delcious' , plus back in stock...
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New releases – 23rd December | Happy Christmas to all our customers

We would like to wish all of our customers a very merry and peaceful Christmas. 2016 has been a very unusual year, but thankfully filled with some great Soul and especially Jazz music. You can check our albums of the year selections here. Our album of the year Louie Vega Starring XXVIII CD has now been shipped and will be back in stock on Weds 28th December. There is only a few new releases this week including a new one from The Cookers, but we have back in stock Sean Escoffrey CD and LP. Pre-order Looking forward to 2017 there...
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New releases – 16th December 2016

New releases There are some great new and reissue albums this week. Carolyn Malachi has made a superb jazzy soul album in a similar style to Erykah Badu. Sultry soul singer Sydni Marie also has a good debut album 'Sankofa' . Jordan Rakei 'Cloak' also a quality 00's Nu soul style album. Kindred 'Legacy of love' is now back in stock on Cd and issued on a limited edition White Vinyl LP.  Azymuth brilliant  'Fenix' album is now also available on Vinyl. There are good new jazz albums from Bill Laurance, Victor Gould, Slowly Moving Camera and 4Korners,  plus the...
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New releases and pre-orders 9th December 2016 | Gift Ideas

NEW RELEASES There are some good albums of the week. Ali Tennant returns after 15 years with a very strong R&B/Soul album 'Get Loved'. John Legend has another good album 'Darkness and Night'. Brit jazz funk Trumpeter Kenny Wellington pay homage to the great horn players with 'Free Spirit', and keyboardist Brian Simpson has a nice album 'Persuasion'.  Soul for the Realside vol 6 is another very strong compilation from the Outta Sight label. Solange and Bahama Soul club albums are now in on vinyl and Sharon Jones fantastic christmas album 'it's a holiday soul party' is now back in...
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New releases and pre-orders 2nd December 2016

New Releases Azymuth return with a great new album, 'Fenix' available on CD this week and on Vinyl on 16th. Joe and John Legend also have good new Soul albums, and Lori Williams a great new vocal jazz album. Gregory Porter  'Live In  Berlin is released as a DVD or a 2CD/DVD package. All of Johnny Bristol's great records across many labels are featured on 'Modern Soul Classics 1974-1981' and Deniece Williams has a great 2CD package of her Coulbia recordings.  Kandace Springs album is finally out on Vinyl and gregg Jackson's Modern soul anthem 'One for the Road' is...
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New releases | Black Friday | Albums Of The Year 2016

NEW RELEASES Heston returns with one of , if not the best album of his career to date with 'Transparency', a superb set of contemporary Soul with a definite timeless style. Tribe Called Quest make their first (and last album) in 18 years with 'We got it from here' on CD , Vinyl in the new year, and Anderson.Paak returns with Nx Worries 'Yes Lawd' Steve Khan and Jeremy Pelt have good new Jazz albums. There are some good new reissues from Betty Wright, Gladys knight, Peoples Choice (correct music at last) , Lafayette Afro Rock Band and an interesting...
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New releases – 18th November 2016

Solange has made a new album that includes the beautiful 'Cranes in the sky' a killer new soul cut. Hannah Williams teams up with the Affirmations for some retro soul in  'Late nights and Heartbreak' and John Ellis has a nice floaty jazz album on Gondwana, plus there a limited edition single from Lee Fields. There are some classic 180gm vinyl reissue,albums on the Be With label from Edna Wright and Willie Hutch, and a couple more Northern soul comps on Outta Sight. Kenya enjoyed her birthday with Gwendolyn Collins and other artists at Soul Brother last friday , you...