2012 was a great year for Smooth Jazz releases, in fact there were more quality releases this year than in recent times. Gerald Albright and Norman Brown 24/7 was the absolute highlight of the year , a great album from these two giants of the genre, a must buy for those who like instrumental smooth grooves. Shilts, Paul Brown, Marc Antione , Euge Groove and newcomer Gabriel Mark Hassleback also recorded great albums.
Quality is greater than Quantity this week with some great reissues from Modulations , Johnnie Taylor, Black Ivory , Delegation and a fabulous Bill Withers complete albums set. Manchester based saxophonist Nat Birchall has established himself as one of the leading lights of British Jazz and his new album 'World Without Form' will further enhance that. There's also a nice compilation of Christmas songs. We have now compiled our list of the Best albums and Re-issues of 2012 - click on the image to see our selection- there have been some really good albums this year, and fantastic reissues. Soul Brother...
2012 has been a good year of New Jazz releases, with many great albums being released. Carmen Lundy 'Changes' is one of the best female vocal jazz albums for a long time, beautiful music to touch your mind and soul. The sheer class of this album in every department from lyrics, vocals, musicianship and sleeve design makes this our top jazz album for 2012. There were also quality albums from Gregory Porter, Robert Glasper, Marcus Miller and The Jazz Soul Seven and many others covering different styles of Jazz music.You can preview all these albums by clicking on each title.
2012 was a good year for New Soul Releases with some great albums being released. Big Brooklyn Red 'Answer The Call' was actually recorded in 2008 but only came out officially this year and is as killer album, Brooklyn's voice resonates soulfulness and whilst the great modern soul dancer 'Taking it Too Far' has been the most revered track but it is a quality album throughout and well deserving to be our Soul album of the year. Pete Belasco recorded one of the best laid back soul albums for a long time in Lights on , Jazzanova recorded an album live in the studio with a full...
These 12" singles are part of a much larger collection which has just arrived. There are quite a few really hard to find collectors items that we haven't seen for years, mainly in fantastic condition. All items are one off's so please order early for your collection to avoid disappointment .
