New releases Will Downing has produced another strong album of mid tempo tracks, Kenny Lattimore makes a welcome return. Jeff Bradshaw has made amazing album recorded live with numerous vocalists in the style of the Snarky Puppy Family Dinner album. Check out Kim Burrell who is incredible on 'Love'. Lindsey Webster is a new name to us but has made a really nice Soul album. David Sanborn reunites with Marcus Miller to make his best album for some time. Reissues There are some good reissues and comps from classic artists including Main Ingredient, Jackie Wilson and Garnet Mimms plus some...
New releases There are some good new releases for the bank holiday weekend. Ropeadope have three very interesting albums. Snarky Puppy vocalist Shayna Steel has a very nice folky jazzy soul album, Lars Bartkuhn has an esoteric jazz album in the style of Pat Metheny and Ajoyo have a really good jazzy afro funk record. Cassandra Wilson has a nice Billie Holiday covers album and BBE have an different take on Neo Soul with their on deck 3 compilation. Reissues Reid Inc 's rare TK (Bold) album has a welcome Vinyl reissue. There are also some great new 45...
Jarrod Lawson Vinyl arriving today The Jarrod Lawson at the BBC Limited edition Mini LP will be arriving later today, orders will be shipped on Monday. If you haven't already pre-ordered your copy yet please order it soon as they are going fast, and you won't want to miss out on this essential limited edition release. Jarrod will be in store on Sunday 12th April between 12.30-2pm signing copies, i hope that you can come and meet the man. If you cant make it but would like a signed copy you can pre-order a copy here. New releases There are...
New Releases and reissues We are delighted to announce that the Rhonda Thomas CD Vinyl Daze has finally arrived, and what an album it is, definitely the best new Soul album of the year so far, and it will be a strong contender for album of the year. The album will be available exclusively from Soul Brother for the UK. The Bill Dickens and Fresh Cut orchestra Cds have also just arrived. All orders will be despatched today. Apologies for the delay due to the courier losing the original parcel. There are strong jazz albums from Marcus Miller, Kirk Whalum...
New Releases Expansion records have made some really good compilations of new material over the past 15+ years, but few if any have achieved the consistently high standard that the Soul Togetherness presents Soul Life CD has. This essential album is almost certainly the best comp of new songs that you will hear this year. Raheem DeVaughn creates a more R&b and the UK's premier Jazz Warrior Courtney Pine returns with an acoustic album of classic songs. CD delivery delay Please accept our apologies for the delay in shipping orders for Rhonda Thomas, Bill Dickens and Fresh cut orchestra.Our shipment...
New releases What a great week for releases not only in quantity but the quality is very high this week. Atlanta soul singer Rhonda Thomas has made what i believe will be one of the Soul albums of the year in 'Vinyl Daze', amazing album. There are also really strong albums from Kenya, Tristan and Carmen Rodgers. D'Angelo Black Messiah comes out of vinyl at last. There are good jazz albums from Bill Dickens, Fresh cut Orchestra, Marc Cary and Joey Sommerville, and a couple of Soulful house gems from Papa records and DJ Spinna. Reissues There are welcome reissues...
It's a quiet week for new releases this week but there are some good new Jazz albums from Emily Saunders and Matt Wates Sextet, a few reissues and a really good remix 45 from Lisa Stansfield. Watch out for some killer releases next week and a new I hope that you enjoyed the show on Sunday, if you missed it ,you can catch it again here. I hope you can join me on Sunday at 10am for another Soul Brother Selection on Solar radio /sky 0129. Keep 18th April in your diary as it is Record Store Day and it's...
New releases There are some strong new releases this week. Vick Lavender may not be a name that you are too familiar with, but that's about to change as his excellent new album 'The Architect' is probably the best Soulful house album we have had for sometime. He mixes elements of Soul, Jazz and Soulful house grooves together that brings Josh Milan to mind. Soulpersona come up with another good new album featuring Princess Freesia and Jocelyn Brown. Reel People music score again with he Layabouts ft Portia Monique, Gina Carey makes her best album in a while with the...
New Releases Multi instrumentalist and producer Nick Van Gelder teams up with UK vocalist and songwriter Suelene Fleming to take us to 'Loveland' perfect timing for Valentines Day, one of the best groove oriented Soul albums we have heard for a while. ***You can meet Nick and Suelene at Soul Brother records store on Saturday 28th February 1pm when they will be signing copies of the CD*** Also check good new albums from Meeco featuring Yahzarah and Jean Baylor amongst others, and from Brazilian legend Joyce Moreno. Reissues There are some great re-issues this week from Idris Muhammad whose 'Turn...
New releases There is an amazing release this week from Cecilia Stalin and Khari Cabral Simmons 'The Story of Love' , 4 four glorious tracks of quality music, check the versions of Seawind's 'He Loves You' and 'Sunny Day'. Also a new album from soulstress Carol Riddick and Diana Krall. "015 has started with a flourish of great new albums you can see our albums of the month for February here. Reissues There are some great reissues this week Milton Wright's Miami soul classic 'Friends and Buddies' gets an extended version Cd release with the original raw soul recordings, which...
