This week we have two really good new soul albums from Snarky Puppy and Sandra St Victor. Check out the video of the Lalah Hathaway performance on the Snarky Puppy recording, this is something you will want in your collection. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJIgTLe0hc Sandra returns after a 10 year gap with a nice album produced by Mark De Clive Lowe. Check out the latest release on the Soul Brother records label a great funky jazz album from Shirley Scott. Also good Flying Dutchman reissues from Leon Thomas, Gato Barbieri and Larry Coryell, plus a fantastic Wigan Casino 40th anniversary double CD. For...
The annual Soul Togetherness compilation has become almost an institution and is one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year. Soul Togetherness 2013 brings together 15 Modern soul gems and will be an essential purchase. The Cd is now in stock, pre-order the Vinyl for a couple of weeks time. Finally finally in stock but worth the wait is the Dynamites ft Charles Walker double A Side single, two great essential retro soul Modern Soul dancers. Also finally in is the beautiful Stephane Belmondo 'Ever after' Cd ft Gregory Porter. Great CD reissues from Patrice Rushen, Candi Staton,...
Its another good week for new releases with strong new soul albums from Foreign Exchange, Heston and Marc Staggers, Smooth Jazz from Jessy J and Lin Rountree and Jazz albums from Derrick Hodge and Allen Toussaint plus a European release for Jukka Eskola's Bossa Nova album. The reissues include a great mid 70's set from The Dramatics and a lesser known gem from Nancy Wilson and the final four Black Jazz albums from Snowdog in Japan. Check out the fabulous new 45 on Boogie Back from Lady L arranged by G C Cameron, don't sleep on this there are only...
The quantity of releases may be lower this week but there are some quality releases. Kentyah and Brian Jackson's tribute to Gil Scott Heron album will hopefully expose his genius to a younger audience but there is still plenty in it for long term fans , check Gregory Porter's version of 'Song of the Wind'. Pieces of a dream release their 20th album, their best in a long time and Kenny Garrett and Webster Wraight are good Jazz albums. On the reissue side the reliable Eccentric Soul series scores again. Also check out this great range of mainly out of...
Its a great week for new releases with essential albums from Gregory Porter and Earth Wind and Fire and strong sets from Jaheim and Trombone Shorty. Also some good smooth jazz from Bob Baldwin , Spyro Gyra Patrick Yandall and Rob Tardik. There is a killer Unrleleased album recorded mainly in the 70's from Master Plan Inc and two more albums from the Tabu label. Come and meet Robert Strauss and members of Personal Life tomorrow at Soul Brothers records store in Putney 12-1 signing copies of their great album. Click here for more info Also check out the Rare...
There is an avalanche of new releases and reissues for you to consider this week. The Love town all stars is a great new album featuring some good soul artists from the past 3 decades. John Legend has his own style of Soul music and 'Love in the Future' will please his fans, Jaheim has a new album and there is another great value for money Soul Lounge 10. On the jazz side check out Ed Motta, Mulatu Astatke and Bryan Corbett/Chris Dodd and there's smooth jazz from Steve Cole and Richard Elliot. The Nils Landgren Funk Unit album is...
Inobe was one of the leading ladies of the Organic Soul movement in the early to mid 00's,and has a great soulful voice. She returns after an 8 year hiatus with her 3rd album, 'Inobe' which is one of the best female 'acoustic ' soul albums in a while. Jeff Lorber makes another good fusion album showing his keyboard wizardry, and there is a good contemporary soul and Jazz compilation 'Beach Club' The four Roy Ayers classic re-issue CDs are in stock at last 'Let's Do It', 'Fever', 'No Stranger to love' and 'Feeling good' are all good jazz-funk albums...
Timotha Lanae's album Red is finally in stock and it's worth the wait as it is one of the best sassy jazzy soul albums that we have heard for a while. The Japanese are making some of the best Jazz music at the moment and this week there are new albums from Tres-Men, Hara Nobuo, Indigo Jam Unit plus the first Jazz Collective album is back in stock. There are good reissues from O'Bryan, Eloise Laws , and 2 each from Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis and P-funk sisters Parlet, plus several Japanese issues including the great LRC sets from...
Italy has been a source of great Jazz in recent years and now they have given us our album of the week with the Jazz - funk Camera Soul which will appeal to Incognito fans. Chuck Loeb is one of the leading Smooth jazz guitarists and his new album Silhouettes will please his fans. Reissues include SOS Band Jam and lewis classic Just the way you like it and 70's British jazz Major Surgery. There are coloured vinyl limited editions of three out of print Ubiquity LP titles,and Graham Jones funny book 'Strange requests and comic tales from record shops'...
Marcell Russell has made one of the best Soul records that you will hear this year. His voice is in credibly soulful and he writes lyrics that reflect life experiences of love, relationships and heartbreak. Nothing really danceable, just pure unadulterated soul with a capital S. Do yourself a favour and a grab a copy whilst its in print. Great re-issues this week from Loleatta Holloway (in stock at last), Darrell Banks, Bettye Crutcher, David Porter, Barbara and Ernie and Pleasure. Also check the pre-owned one-off Rare CD titles that have just arrived, most of the Cd's are in as...
