Eddie Henderson recorded ‘Heritage’, his second album on Blue Note in 1976. He is accompanied by Headhunters Paul Jackson on bass and Mike Clark on drums, Patrice Rushen on keyboards, Mtume on percussion, Hadley Caliman on sax and Julian Priester on trombone amongst others. It includes the delightful mid tempo Jazz Funk ‘Inside You’, pulsating ‘Kudu’ and heavier funky Jazz ‘Acuphunture’. ‘Time And Space’ and ‘Dr Mganga’ are jazzier and darker, but equally impressive. Trumpeter Henderson deserves to be recognised as a leading figure in the development of Funky Jazz and ‘Heritage’ is one of his best slums of that...
There are two great Jazz Funk albums on Blue Note Classics 180gm Analogue series this week. Donald Byrd ' Stepping Into Tomorrow' and Eddie Henderson 'Heritage', both essential albums for your collection. Quincy Jones has two of his best Early 70's A&M albums on Analogue reissues 'Walking In Space' and 'You Got It Bad Girl'. We are back in stock of many titles, some we haven't seen for a long time. Pre-order for For Eddie Kendricks 'Date With The Rain' /'Intimate Friends' 45 on Soul Brother plus four new titles on Expansion: Sylvia Striplin, Bar-Kays, Nicky Newarkers, Jackson Sisters, see...
Donald Byrd released his third album with the Mizell Brothers 'Stepping Into Tomorrow' for Blue Note in 1975. The title track is a classic with their distinctive production style , a chugging rhythm and nice soft trumpet playing from Donald.The album's killer track is 'Think Twice' a superb two stepper featuring Kay Haith on vocals alongside Donald. 'Design A Nation' highlights Gary Bartz on Sax who plays on the whole album. , 'Makin It' is also a nice Jazz-Funk instrumental with Donald blowing hard over a good rhythm. Donald is joined by a great cast of musicians including Harvey Mason,...
Check out this batch of 50 Original Vinyl Soul 45s from the Soul Brother vaults. There are many classics from Philly and Motown plus a few obscurities. All records are in great condition, most are Excellent or Near Mint (a few are VG+) all as individually graded and noted. All titles are one off's, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other recently listed Original 45s from the Soul Brother vaults here and South West Connection here or all of our recent 45s features here to optimise postage costs. Records can be ordered online, over the...
The Circling Sun are a Jazz Ensemble from New Zealand, whose debut album from 2023 'Spirits' was one of that year's highlights. They return with a possibly even stronger album 'Orbits' which combines Spiritual Jazz with Latin rhythms to create a beautiful album. 'Constellation' shows a very Pharoah Sanders 'Theresa' period influence with ethereal, incidental wordless backing vocals from the Love Affinity Choir, which in fact could be said about the whole album. 'Mizu' has a lovely feel, good factor and latin rhythms, a joyous track to behold. 'Seki' is more laid back and melodic. 'Amina' is a deeper and...
Check out this great batch of 65 Original Vinyl Funk, Jazz-Funk and Disco 45s from the Soul Brother Vaults. There are some great titles here including many classics and a few obscurities. All records are in great condition, most are in near mint or excellent condition as individually graded. Most titles are one off's, but we have doubles on a few, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other 45s from the Soul Brother Vaults here, and South West connection here or all of our recent 45s features here. to optimise postage costs. Records can be ordered...
The Circling Sun are a great new Spiritual jazz group from New Zealand whose debut album from 2023 'Spirits' was one of the best jazz albums of that year. They return with a possibly even better album 'Orbits' which is sure to be one of the best jazz albums of 2025. (arriving on Monday or Tuesday). Sam Rivers and Dexter Gordon have new Blue Note Tone Poet releases. The Philly Devotions and Dianne Jenkins have limited edition albums featuring complete 45s collections. We are back in stock of many good titles, some we haven't seen in a while, a few...
Check out this batch of 25 collectable Original 12" Singles which are on sale at reduced prices until 2nd March. There are many very rare singles here, all are in great condition as individually graded. All titles are one offs, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other titles in the Soul New Year sale here. Records can be ordered online, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney open Mon-Sat 11-6. Happy Diggin, Laurence
Check out these Original Vinyl Soul, Funk, Jazz and Reggae LPs which have just been added to our New Year sale. There are some very collectable titles here all in great condition, some with very significant reductions until 2nd March 2026. All titles are one off's, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other reissue LPs in the New Year sale here to optimise postage costs. Records can be ordered online, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney open Mon-Sat 11-6. Happy Diggin, Laurence
Check out this batch of 60 Original Vinyl Soul and Funk 7" singles from the Soul Brother vaults. There are some in demand titles here along with many classics and obscurities, most are priced £5 to £7. All titles are in good condition, most are Excellent or near Mint as individually graded. Almost all titles are one's, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other 45s here to optimise postage costs. Records can be ordered online, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney Open Mon-Sat 11-6. Happy Diggin, Laurence
