Moonchild return with their 5th album 'Starfruit' . Amber Navran's cute voice is complimented by musicians Andris Mattson and Max Bryk and many guest singers and musicians making a very hypnotic laid back album. Lalah Hathaway sings on the strutting mid tempo 'Tell Him'. Alex Isley guests on the head nodder 'You Got Me' and Chantae Caan 'The Long Way' which also has a sax solo from Josh Johnson. 'I'll Be Here' and 'Too Good' are also nice headnodders. 'Love You Need' is slightly funkier with nice flugelhorn from Mattson but features an unnecessary rap by Rapsody. Overall a good album....
Check out this amazing selection of Smokey Robinson albums, some as part of the Miracles, others as a solo artist plus the Miracles albums after he left. The large collection contained almost all of the albums he recorded from the early 60's through to the late 80's. The records are all in great condition and the covers have average wear for their age, as individually graded. All are one off's so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine titles from the same collection last week HERE to optimize postage costs. Records can be ordered on-line, over the phone...
Sunbear only released one outing during their short-lived career, the self-titled release "Sunbear" for Don Cornelius and Dick Griffey's Soul Train records, melding together Disco, Jazz-Funk and Soul and drawing heavily upon influences such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power and El Chicano. Principally comprised by founding members Sun (Arnie Oliver a.k.a Ahaguna G. Sun) on drums, percussion, fender rhodes and clavinet—and Bear (Werner Schuchner) on electric and acoustic guitars, bass, fender rhodes and percussion—the little known group recorded their sole release in Los Angeles in 1977, featuring the likes of Oscar Brashear on trumpet, Ernie Watts on...
Kahil El Zabar Quartet contemporary Spiritual Jazz opus 'A Time For Healing' is very apt for these times and it is finally available on limited edition Double LP as well as CD. Kenny Cox unreleased Strata Lp 'Clap Clap Your Hands' also gets a first issue on vinyl in a deluxe double LP on BBE and we still have a few copies of the CD left. Ornette Coleman Tone Poet 6LP box set is now available in limited numbers. Sunbear Soul/Jazz-Funk album on Soul train is reissued on vinyl and we have back in stock after a long time out Chick Corea 'Return To...
Bay Area jazz guitar legend Calvin Keys released his debut solo record, Shawn-Neeq, in 1971, and it remains one of the most beloved albums on the Black Jazz label. But that record was mere prelude for 1974"s Proceed with Caution; this time around, the arrangements were more complex, the instrumentation more diverse. In short, a quantum leap forward; indeed, as Calvin tells Pat Thomas in his liner notes for the release, 'I started going to the Los Angeles School of Music studying orchestrations and I was putting it to use!' And he recruited the band to fulfill his ambitious musical visions...
First vinyl issue of an unreleased jazz album recorded by keyboardist Kenny Cox for the Detroit Strata label in 1974. ‘My Lost Love’ ‘Clap Clap (the Joyful Noise) and ‘Samba De Romance’ are beautiful mellow keyboard led mid tempo shufflers, ‘Island Song’ is more uptempo and percussive. ‘Beyond the Dream’ is a spiritual jazz workout. Nice album, a real discovery. Buy the LP HERE Buy the CD HERE Check out the tracks below, Kenny Cox - Clap Clap (A Joyful Noise) Kenny Cox - Samba De Romance Kenny Cox - Island Song Kenny Cox - Lost My Love Kenny Cox...
Check out this selection of Original Vinyl Soul LPs from the large collection that we have been processing. This batch focusses on Stevie Wonder, Bobby Womack and Lou Rawls (including many of the 60's albums he recorded with David Axelrod). There are many classics and a few obscurities included. Most records are hardly played near Mint and covers have minimal average wear for their 40-50 years age, as individually graded. Almost all are one off's although there are a couple of doubles, so please order early to avoid disappointment. Orders can be placed on-line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or be...
THESE MEMORIES Rare Soul Gems…Memories of the rare soul scene are manifold but this timeless collection goes right to the heart and soul of the scene and is perhaps best summed up by the emotive title track “These Memories” by Almeta Lattimore. You really don’t need any other reason to buy this album, but how about Corey Blake’s £1,000+ collector’s-piece “How Can I Go On Without You”, which has evaded compilation for over twenty years. Equally rare is Billy Harner’s “I Got It From Heaven”, recorded and produced in 1976 by ‘Sound Gems’ label boss Frank Fioravanti. It was discovered,...
MF Robots return with an uplifting contemporary Soul and Funk album. Lance Ferguson gives us a second volume of his Rare Groove Spectrum and Lady Blackbird 'Black Acid Soul' finally gets a full release, we also still have some copies of the limited edition embossed cover LP back in stock. The Temptations celebrate their 60th anniversary with a new album '60'. There are some great reissues this week. John Coltrane 'Crescent' is the latest in the Acoustic Sounds Analogue series, Jazz Room have two good albums from John Patton and Sir Edward (Harold Vick), Nico Gomez rare 'Soul Of Samba'...
MF Robots return with their much anticipated second album 'Break The Wall' . Former Brand New Heavies founding member drummer and singer Jan Kincaid and BNH vocalist Dawn Joseph are joined by a good band with horns to create a joyful and uplifting contemporary Soul and Funk album. The 13 tracks have good grooves and that feelgood factor to lift us from the general mood of the last couple of years. The driving funky 'Change', dancers 'Crazy Life', 'Good People' and 'Shine' chugging groover 'Gold', mid tempo 'You' and best of all the harmonic floater 'Make The Call' are all...
