Strut presents one of the most in-demand and significant albums from the archives of Jimmy Gray’s Black Fire Records, ‘Bow To The People’ (1976) by theatre collective Theatre West, based out of Dayton, Ohio. Another Black Fire Rarity that was initally canned—later released in 1993—Theatre West's debut offering showcases a broad variety of musicians and thespians who banded together as a multi-purpose arts ensemble, or as one of the band members puts it in Crossroads, "the dynamic, versatile multi-talented" Theatre troop that specialised in dance, drama, music, even mime acting! Expect a broad church of Jazz-Funk and Soul sounds with...
The amazing Daptone Super Soul Revue concert is captured on a 5LP set, Cd to follow , I was privileged to witness the entire 3 hour continuous show at Shepherds Bush Empire, this album was recorded at the famous Apollo Theatre NY in December 2014, possibly the last time that Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley played together with all these great artists and musicians. Kool And The Gang return with their first new album in 14 years. There are two great reissues on the Black Jazz label on both CD and LP from Walter Bishop and Rudolph Johnson and we are back in stock...
Debut album by the influential gaucho musician Gelson Oliveira, in partnership with the drummer Luiz Ewerling, released independently in 1983, with minimal resources. In spite of all this, they made a unique and very album, with a spectacular musicality, a mix of sounds, ranging from jazz, funk and fusion. Check out some of our other Mad About Records stock, ranging from superb Mexican Jazz Fusion, Las Vegas based private press Funk and Soul rarities, West Coast Jazz and possibly the best Brazilian Boogie / Disco Compilation to have ever graced UK shelves. Their output continues to impress and thankfully we...
Walter Bishop Jr - Keeper Of My Soul Keyboardist Walter Bishop, Jr. recorded the second album released by the Black Jazz label, Coral Keys, a masterpiece of Blue Note-style atmospherics infused with '70s soul-jazz. But a mere two years later, Bishop, Jr. brought a whole new sound and a whole new band into the studio for 1973"s Keeper of My Soul. Contrary to the album title, the name of the band was not The 4th Cycle; instead, as the liner notes put it, the name reflected 'Bishop's composition and improvisational techniques based on the Cycle of 4ths and his various...
Paprika soul—comprised of a collaboration of musicians from the UK, US and Europe—release their first CD of 2021, “Soul On Jazz”. As the title suggests, the album is made up of some mellow, groovy Soul and Jazz cuts with some interesting covers—an interesting take on the Lonnie Liston Smith Columbia classic Journey Into Love stands out as one of the album highlights, a mid-tempo groover with female vocals substituting for Donald Smith's dulcit tones. The leading track of the album Standing Right Here is a bright and upbeat track, peppered with playful bouts of percussion and soulful keys, with Jackie...
Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad bring us Jazz Is Dead 9 - The Instrumentals , seeming completing their series. Wayne Shorter 'All Seeing Eye' is the latest album in the Blue Note Tone Poet Series. Full Flava have a remix Double CD and Paprika Soul reappear with a nice album with takes on classic Soul and Jazz tracks along with remixes. The Steely Dan and Donald Fagan Live albums are now also out on vinyl and we are back in stock of Lady Blackbird 'Black Acid Soul' on Cd and LP - see her on Later with Jools Holland...
Can I Be A Witness - Stax Southern Groove is a great new CD compilation from Kent Records introducing no less than 11 previously unreleased tracks from the Stax vaults plus a further 9 rare or obscure upper tempo tracks. Highlights include eddie Floyd funky soul 'Can We talk This Over', the funky tracks Nightingales 'Burning Both Ends' and Jean Knight 'Helping Man' plus the modern Soul dancers Mel & Tim 'Forever And A Day' , Jeanne & The Darlings 'Changes' and Major Lance 'I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up)'. Frederick Knight 'Passin Thru/World KeepsTurning' is an unissued extended 11...
Anthony Hamilton returns with his first album in a few years with a strong album 'Love Is The new Black'. We have missed his rich tones, he has undoubtedly one of the best contemporary male soul voices. 'Love Is The New Black' ft Regina McKoy on background vocals and 'Threw It All Away' (which samples Tom Brock's 'I Love You More and More') are both slinky semi funky mid tempo tracks, steeped in early to mid 70's Soul. 'Real Love' ft James Poyser on keyboards gives a nod to De La Soul and Ahmad Jamal whilst the ballad 'White Hennessy' samples...
Check out this list of great reissue 45's that we currently have in stock. Many of these are now out of print and a few are warehouse finds of titles that we didn't know we still had. There are some great Modern, Northern and Rare Groove tracks included, many are in limited supply. You can optimize postage costs by combining the previous focus on 45's list and recent Original 45's. Records can be ordered on-line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our store in Putney open 11-6 Mon-Sat. Check out our previous Focus on 45's feature HERE Check out a...
One of the finest contemporary Soul male vocalists Anthony Hamilton returns with his first album in a few years, we have missed his rich tones. Trumpeter Theo Croker has a new album, which like the Hamilton set, reflects on our music's great history. Web Web & Max Here have a very nice contemporary spiritual Jazz album and Al Green's hits are given an orchestral backing. Kent have a superb new compilation 'Can I Be A Witness' featuring many previously unreleased and rare tracks from the Stax vaults. There are two new Audiophile quality Blue Note reissues from Herbie Hancock and Eric Dolphy in...
