New Releases Its a great week for jazz releases. Trumpeter Theo Croker impressed on his debut 'Afrophysicist' a couple of years ago and consolidates his position as a leading talent with another great album 'Escape Velocity' with his band Dark Funk. Tomoyoshi Nakamura Quartet (of the Japanese band Native) have made a really nice Jazz dance album which is now in stock. Jack DeJohnette and Rene Marie also have new Jazz albums plus Nat Birchall's first album 'Sixth Sense' is back in stock and fellow Manchurian Matthew Halsall's seminal 'On The Go' is expanded and available on a Double Lp...
New releases Teddy Douglas from the Basement Boys has recorded a great album featuring the brilliant soulful voice of Marcell Russell a mixture of Up tempo Soul, Soulful house and a couple of killer mid tempo soul cuts including the superb 'Good Morning Love a duet with The Floacist. Corrine Bailey Rae returns with her third album , the CD is in now, the vinyl is delayed and will be in the next week or so. Papik deliver an album of jazz groove and smooth Jazz as 'Smooth Experience'. Keke Wyatt has a new album and Curtis Hairston's only album...
New releases Gregory Porter triumphantly returns with his forth album 'Take Me To The Alley' it includes two barnstormers 'Fan The Flames' and 'French African Queen' and many other nice tracks. It is in stock and available on CD/Deluxe CD with bonus tracks and DVD and Double LP. The Doggett Brothers have a really good second album 'Colors' featuring Kenny Thomas, Laura Jackson etc. You can meet The Brothers at Soul Brother Records store next Saturday 14th May - see below. Veteran Gospel/Funk group The Relatives have a really good album 'Goodbye World' on CD/LP. Lack Of Afro gives us another...
New releases Snarky Puppy follow hot on the trail of their recent Family Dinner Vol 2 Cd and DBL LP with their first studio album in a decade. Culcha Vulture is a brilliant instrumental album showcasing the inventiveness and musicianship of the members of this incredible band. Gregoire Maret is a new name to us but this French Harmonica player has pulled together some great artists including Frank McComb, Dianne Reeves, Terri Lyne Carrington and others to make superb Jazzy soul album. Tristan's album 'Lifestyle' is now available on vinyl with a different vocal on one of the tracks from...
New releases There are some great new albums this week, particularly on the jazz side. Snarky Puppy member Corey Henry makes a great Hammond Organ album 'Revival'. Nomade Orquestra have a very inventive album that fuses Jazz, Latin ,Chicano Funk and Rock to great effect. Greg Foat Group CD comprises of the two RSD 10" mini albums on one CD, beautiful Spiritual jazz. BWB and Nick Collione have good Smooth Jazz albums. Mayer Hawthorne, Musiqsoulchild and Robin McKelle have new soul albums, and there is a very good album from Al Castellana available only on LP. Reissues and Comps Gilles...
NEW RELEASES Dutch super Jazz fusion/Soul band Tristan return with their third album 'Lifestyle' out on CD and Vinyl, and it is a really good album ft Heston on a couple of tracks. Natasha Watts makes her '" Time Around' and she will be one of our special guests on record store day tomorrow but if you cant make you can pre-order a signed copy. The incredible band Snarky Puppy 'Family Dinner Vol 2' album is now available on a Double Vinyl with DVD. Anderson Paak 'Malibu' has been a popular underground album for us over the past couple of...
New releases There are some great new releases this week. Terrace Martin has produced a superb contemporary sounding Jazz and Soul album which has more than a nod to the old school it features Lalah Hathaway, Perri Sisters and The Emotions amongst others. Collective Peace from Detroit have another great Jazz/Soul album, featuring Dwele and Amp Fiddler. Deep Street Soul give us a good blast of Australian Funk/Soul, and Carl Hudson makes a return with Pixel Planet on LP, and Nuf Said are the latest addition to the Ropeadope label. Reissues There are some fantastic reissues this week. 'This is Eleanore Mills'...
New releases Charles Bradley is the man of the week, with his show at the Forum earlier in the week he releases his new album 'Changes' on CD , LP and a special limited edition Double LP featuring the instrumentals only available from Daptone Authorised dealers like Soul Brother, plus a 45 from the album 'Change for the world' b/w the non album instrumental 'Revelations'. Reissues There are good 80's Soul reissues from Rosie Gaines and Gary's Gang , 5cd collections from Kenny G and Oscar Peterson, a Best of Sade Double LP and a good new blues album from Joe...
New releases Its another strong week for releases with some great Soul and Jazz albums again this week. Anthony Hamilton and Jahiem return with their first albums in a few years. The Bobby Caldwell Babyface and Harold Mabern albums are now available on Vinyl as well as CD. Snowboy returns with a great Latin Jazz album, and there are good Jazz albums from Brian Bromberg, Chris Standring and Darren Rahn. There are some nice reissue CDs from Garland Green and Stargard plus collections from Winfield Parker, O V Wright, and Larry Levan, plus a Motown revue live in Paris set...
New releases Chantae Cann has been on our radar for a while with her collaborations with Snarky Puppy and Jarrod Lawson, her beautiful and brilliant debut album Journey to Golden will establish her as one of the leading new female singer songwriters in our music, another album that is sure to be amongst the best of 2016. Claffy is another new name and their debut album shows a Stevie influence and is another one that gets better on each hearing, great melodies and harmonies on the cusp of Soul and Jazz. Tacuma Bradley and Grant Green Jr also have good...
