Banda Black Rio’s ‘Maria Fumaca’ is one of the strongest Brazilian samba-disco-funk-soul-fusion albums of all time. As regularly played by Theo Parrish, Gilles Peterson and co. ‘Maria Fumaca’ is the groups first album, originally released by Atlantic in 1977; a record that bought the group worldwide fame. This album features in a list of the 100 greatest Brazilian albums of all time published by Rolling Stone Brazil, coming in at number 38. Banda Black Rio’s debut album fuses Funk, Samba and Jazz in an intoxicating mix. The instrumental seven-piece outfit (3 horns, 4-piece rhythm section) excel on classics like ‘Mr Funky...
Classic Brit Funk band Beggar & Co have revisited some of their best loved tracks and remixed and remastered them to great effect. Jeb Loy Nichols has been bubbling along underground for a few years with some nice albums, but teaming up with Cold Diamond and Mink may well bring him to a lot more people's attention. Dunn Debrett Quintet have made a really nice deep Jazz album during lockdown featuring many great UK Players and including Nathan Haines on flute, available in limited quantities. There are some great Jazz vinyl reissues this week from Shamek Farrah & Folks, Doug...
Another top notch Funky Spiritual Jazz release from Paul Murphy’s Jazz Room Records. Featuring Strata-East stalwart Shamek Farrah on Saxes and an all star cast including Trumpet Legend Malachi Thompson. The music is a Funky Spiritual Afro-Latin Soul mix with the Miriam Makeba influenced Cape Township Party title track and the Jazz Soul grooves of “Waiting For Marvin” both highlights.. Get down to the Worldwide Sound with the Latin Jazz grooves of “The White Lady” featuring Sonelius Smith on Piano and “Along Came Ron Rahsaan” with Vivian Chandler singing a wordless Spiritual Jazz Headspace Lullaby. Totally obscure and his recordings...
RSD2021 Drop TWO: The shop will be open from 0800 AM and close at 17:00 PM. The pavement outside the shop will be stickered where customers can stand/queue. In the event of a long queue forming before we open, customers are asked to respect the residents of the adjoining Millbrook Court and keep a wide corridor open for them to enter/exit the building safely. We will be restricting entry to 2 people at a time. We ask that customers bring with them a printed wish list (ideally in the same order as the rsd list) . We will collect and...
We have something of a rarity these days, a new Soul CD this week from Raheem DeVaughn with Apollo Brown 'Lovesick'. The Mighty Mocambo's 2066 gets a limited Gold vinyl issue and our old friend Jasper The Vinyl Junkie presents a CD/3LP+7" compilation of Vinyl Junkie Thangs ! There are the latest two in the Blue note Tone Poet album series from Art Blakey and Curtis Amy, both great albums. Quincy Jones classic 'The Dude' gets a 40th Anniversary remastered vinyl issue and Herbie Hancock's all time classic Jazz-Funk album 'Manchild' gets a welcome analogue 180gm issue. Rare albums from Frank Derrick Total Experience and Ron...
ART BLAKEY - WITCH DOCTOR Recorded in 1961, but not released until 1967, The Witch Doctor features one of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’ all-time great line-ups: Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Lee Morgan on trumpet, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass. Shorter and Morgan each contribute two tunes, with Timmons penning one. Highlights include Morgan’s spectacular 6/8 modal piece “Afrique” and Shorter’s minor masterpiece “Those Who Sit And Wait.” Bobby Timmons brings the deep soul goods on his composition “A Little Busy,” and the album closes with a fleet-footed romp through Clifford Jordan’s tune “Lost and Found.” CURTIS AMY - KATANGA Who are these guys? That’s the usual reaction of anyone fortunate enough to have come across this...
Record Store Day Hip-Hop, Reggae, Soundtrack and World titles for the June 12th drop are finally here. Titles are all limited and available in-store only from 0800 AM – 1800 PM, after which the remaining titles will become available online.
Record Store Day Jazz and Blues titles for the June 12th drop are finally here. Titles are all limited and available in-store only from 0800 AM – 1800 PM, after which the remaining titles will become available online.
Record Store Day Rock titles for the June 12th drop are finally here. Titles are all limited and available in-store only from 0800 AM – 1800 PM, after which the remaining titles will become available online.
Record Store Day Soul and Funk titles for the June 12th drop are finally here. Titles are all limited and available in-store only from 0800 AM - 1800 PM, after which the remaining titles will become available online.
