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Record Store Day 2018 – Soul and Funk
Soul Brother Selection 18th March 2018
Listen to the show here David Coleman - Drown my heart (45) Ronnie McNeir - Isn't she a Pretty girl (45) Nu-Rons - All my life (45) California Playboys - Trying to become a millionaire (Trying to become a millionaire cd/lp) Leroy Hutson - Blackberry jam (Hutson 11 cd/lp) Margie Joesph - Riding high (Wants list 4 cd/lp/forthcoming rsd 45) Dionne Warwick - Move me no mountain (45) Millie Jackson - If loving you is wrong (Caught up cd/lp) Santiago - Feelin good (22 somerset drive cd) Crown heights affair - Say a prayer for two (Dreamin a dream/do it...
New releases – 16th March 2018
Eddie Palmieri returned last year after a 10 year gap with a great Latin jazz album Sabidura on CD which is now also available on a double vinyl. Manchester based Jazz saxophonist Nat Birchall has made a very deep Spiritual Jazz album 'Universal Language'. There are some great Reissue CD's this week from The Rimshots, Crown heights Affair'and Z Z. Hill. Beginnig of The End 'Nassau Funk' is also now in on Vinyl, and there are great reissue LP's from Millie Jackson all time classic Soul album 'Caught Up', Ramsey Lewis, Headhunters, Miles, Isaac, Chick Corea, and Lee Dorsey, plus...
Top sellers w/e 16th March 2018
TATIANA LADY MAY MAYFIELD – THE NEXT CHAPTER CD Six years after her highly acclaimed ‘Portrait Of Lady May’ album was released Tatiana Ladymay Mayfield returns with ‘The Next Chapter’ and the soul jazz fusion with those sweet strong vocals is back in full effect. The irresistible foottapping groove of ‘I Want More’, the laid back jazzy washes of ‘Me And You’ and the organic, soaring feel of ‘Overflow’ really kick the set off well. ‘Insomnia’ has an emphatic, building quality and again straddles soul and jazz perfectly with her talented band laying down a tight groove, the acapella ‘Starting...
Soul Brother Selection 11th March 2018
Listen again at this link Leroy Hutson - All because of you (Hutson 1 cd/lp) Leroy Hutson - I think i'm fallin in love with you (Hutson 11 cd/lp) Mary Clark - You got your hold on me (Wants list 4 cd/lp/forthcoming rsd 45) Vivian reed - Save your love for me (Soul on the real side vol 8 cd) Dionne Warwick - Move me no mountain (45) Zulema - wanna be where you are (wants list 4 cd/lp) Prophets of Peace - You can be (45) Bell telephunk - Sister moon (45) California Playboys - Turned on for good...
Albums of the Month March/April 2018
New releases 9th March 2018
Tatiana Lady May Mayfield possesses one of the best voices in contemporary Soul/Jazz music. After 6 years she returns with 'The Next Chapter' a wonderful set which could well be amongst the best albums of the year of 2018, check out the clips. Marion Meadows returns with a strong set featuring many guest vocalists. Canadian Soul/Jazz singer Elise Legrow has made an interesting albums covering Chess recordings 'Playing Chess' produced by Betty Wright, check her take on 'Rescue Me'. Seun Kuti continues his fathers legacy and features Fela's Egypt 80 band on 'Black Times' a strong Afro-beat album, and Brownswood...
Best sellers w/e 9th March 2018
Record store day Soul, Jazz, Funk, Disco, Reggae and Hip Hop releases + full list
Its that time of the year when the releases for record store day are announced. Here is the list of RSD titles that are scheduled for RSD 2018. You can view the artwork as well as an updated list here We have also highlighted the Soul, Jazz, Funk, Reggae, & Hip Hop titles that we will be looking to stock below. This is a guide as quantities on some titles is very limited. I hope that you can join us at Soul Brother records shop in Putney on Record Store Day Sat 21st April to celebrate the day. We aim to stock...
