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Recommended releases of the Week – 19th June 2015
New Releases Najee returns with what could be his best album for years with You and Me Together featuring Frank McComb amongst others. Foreign Exchange fans will lap up the new Nicolay album City lights vol 3 - Soweto. Carl Hall is one of the best kept secrets of our musics glorious heritage, he cut many 45's but never released an album , however the volume of quality unissued tracks on 'You don't know nothing about love' shows the opportunity that Loma and Atlantic missed. Two of Alphonse Mouzon's best jazz-funk albums are now in stock on CD. I hope...
In store – Saturday 20th June 2015 – with Maryanne Ito, SuCh, Chelsea Wilson, Carmen Hendricks and Carol Riddick
Nine years after she first broke through with her debut release, Carol Riddick is back with a solid 11 track set of adult soul/r&b tunes. The Philly native has a strong, at times throaty voice with hints of Anita Baker, and the lyrical content of her new compositions match the slick precision of the productions. ‘Stop, Go Back’ takes elements of contemporary R&B but overrides it with a larger soul element that keeps away from sounding like every other R&B tune out there! ‘Jump In’ has a beautiful, warm lush mid tempo feel while the stepper ‘Stay’ is a great...
Father’s Day ideas – Sunday 21st June 2015
Fathers Day is this Sunday 21st June. What better gift to give or receive than the gift of music, a gift that will be enjoyed for months or years after. We have put together a list of a few suggestions and recommendations featuring new and recent albums, reissues and compilations that we believe are among the best that have been issued recently to make a perfect gift. We do of course have a massive range of new and classic Soul and Jazz titles on CD and LP for you to choose from, and our gift vouchers (Available in multiples of...
