THE POWER OF THE SOUL DRUMMER Listening to Idris Muhammad’s ‘Could Heaven Ever Be Like This’ – a long-term favourite of mine from the halcyon days of Robbie Vincent’s BBC Radio London show –was like being momentarily transported to Jazz Funk paradise - well for 8 minutes at least. That was way back in ’77, Idris’ drumming has subsequently become the stuff of legend and equally lauded by fellow drummers, Hip Hop samplers and Jazz and Funk music lovers alike. Sadly the drummer, passed away recently at the age of 74 of unknown causes, although he had been suffering from...
New Releases It's a quiet week for new releases but there are some interesting new titles including a Gospel/Soul set from Wess Morgan, welcome return from Veteran Soulman Bobby Patterson and great funky smooth Jazz album from Cindy Bradley. There are superb reissues on CD from Leon Ware, 9th Creation, Wilson Pickett and High Inergy. Pre-order We are now taking pre-orders for Kem and Shaun Escoffrey due next week, and Soul Togetherness 2014, Carmen Lundy superb new set and the third Carlos Garnett CD on our own label all due in September. You can pr-order all of these at this link....
HENRY STONE – TK LABEL CO OWNER AND BOSS: RIP Few executives epitomized the music industry’s golden era more than TK’s Henry Stone. Henry Stone (nee Epstein) was a larger than life character, whose career spanned over 60 years. His CV is pretty impressive. For example, he helped discover Ray Charles and he was influential in kick starting the career of James Brown. Later in partnership with Steve Alaimo he set up Alston Records and then TK Records in the seventies, the latter became known as the home of the Miami sound. Stone was born in the Bronx...
New Releases There are some good new releases this week. Angela Johnson leads the field with a great new album 'Naturally Me' which is probably her best to date. Mr Consistent Eric Roberson and in similar vein Eliah provide the other new Soul albums and there are good Smooth Jazz albums from Euge Groove and Gerald Albright. Reissues Strong reissue CDs from The Originals, Platinum Hook. Dee Dee Warwick and Cheryl Lynn are complemented by Box sets from Chairmen of The Board and Herbie Hancock. New vinyl Check out the Laura Mvula limited edition numbered Vinyl LP and Elliot MaCauley...
Check out this bumper batch featuring over 100 Original 12" Singles which have just arrived. All of these are in fantastic condition , many of them look unplayed, and there are many classic Disco , Boogie and Funk titles to choose from for your collection. All titles are one-offs so please order early to avoid disappointment. Records can be ordered on line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney , Open Mon-Sat 10-7 Sun 11-5. Happy Diggin Laurence
Check out this massive list featuring over 100 Collectors CD's which have just arrived from a well loved collection. There are some very obscure and hard to find Independent Soul albums mainly from the 2000's, along with some real gems. All titles are one-offs, so please order early to avoid disappointment.CD's can be ordered on-line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney open Mon-Sat 10-7 Sun 11-5. happy hunting Laurence
Check out these great classic Soul, Funk and Jazz-Funk Original Vinyl Titles which have just arrived. Most of these records are in mint or near mint condition a few are still sealed. All records are one-off’s so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can order on-line from our site, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collect from our shop in Putney open Mon-Sat 10-7, Sun 11-5. Happy Diggin, Laurence
Two weeks new arrivals on one mailer today. There are two Super New Smooth Jazz CD’s from Ragan Whiteside and Paul Brown, a new album from Bebel Gilberto plus the Brian Culbertson album is now available on Vinyl. Loads of good reissue CD’s this week including an Esther Phillips 2 on 1 CD, Lenny Williams, Masqueraders and a nice compilation of tracks from the Stang/All Platinum labels ‘A hot day in Harlem’ . On Vinyl there is another batch of Blue Note 75th Anniversary 180gm Analog Vinyl LP’s. The Soulutions 45 Listen has arrived and is selling fast, so don’t sleep or you...
Check out this list of 30 Original Vinyl Soul LP's which have just arrived. There are some hard to find titles along with some under-rated classics, most of them in great condition, some still sealed. All titles are one-offs so please order early to avoid disappointment Happy Diggin Laurence
It's a quiet week for releases this week but a good Esther Phillips 2 on 1 CD, a new album from Bebel Gilberto and a nice compilation of tracks from the Stang/All Platinum labels 'A hot day in Harlem' are amongst the highlights. There are also some nice reissue 45's including Khemistry 'Can you feel my love' and Skip Mahoney 'Janice'. have a great weekend Laurence
