Check out some of our top staff picks for 2022, plenty of inspiration to go from if you're still looking for the perfect gift idea. Check out Laurence's picks, plenty of contemporary soul to choose from alongside singles, reissues and some of his own releases, including the Wants List volume 5 which was released earlier this year. Soul, New Soul and Jazz-Funk. As always, reliable selections from the guv. Check out Will's picks, a wide variety of jazz-funk and fusion, South American & Latin infused selections and contemporary jazz. Includes three releases that he put together this year; the Touch...
What better gift to give or receive than a classic album on Vinyl We have now completed our listings of Classic Albums by genre adding the following: Jazz-Funk & Fusion Blues Best of / Anthology Albums Compilations These have been added to the Classic Albums Feature (Visible Here) making a comprehensive listing of great albums by music genre, to start or build a great collection.. All these titles are available for you to browse in store or order on-line or over the phone on 020 8875 1018. We have also made a great list of Christmas albums on LP or...
In July 1973, Blue Note Records headed to Montreux, Switzerland to showcase several of the label’s stars at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Produced by Blue Note President George Butler, live albums all titled Live: Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux followed from vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, organist Ronnie Foster, flutist Bobbi Humphrey, and vocalist Marlena Shaw, but one of the performances by trumpeter Donald Byrd remained unreleased in the Blue Note vaults, until now. That summer, Byrd was fresh off the release of his hit crossover fusion album Black Byrd, the first of his innovative and incredibly successful studio collaborations with producer Larry Mizell. But...
