Camilla George – Ibio Ibio | LP, Coloured LP & CD (K7) Camilla George makes a stunning return with her third album on K7 records Ibio-Ibio, a rich, cultural journey dedicated to her Ibibio tribe of south-eastern coastal Nigeria from which the saxophonist and bandleader traces her ancestral roots. The album is a heady mix of afrobeat, hip hop and jazz co-produced by Camilla George, one of the finest offerings of the new London Jazz sound in recent years, a deep, penetrating listen that undulates with groove and impresses with masterful playing, deep harmonic workouts and synergetic performances from the...
The Soul Brother Sale is ending on the third of October so order now while products are still at their low prices Check out our summer CD sale items HERE – Sale prices last til october Check out the summer LP sale HERE Happy Digging, Laurence
Miche – With Love Volume 001 (Mr Bongo) Former Spiritland music programmer and in-demand DJ Miche (Michael Davies) is deejaying more than anything else these days, while fulfilling his licensing commitments with a handful of independent record labels. His sets and musical output errs towards Soul and Modern Soul, while also unearthing Brazilian, Jazz-Funk, Gospel and AOR album grooves, even flirting with Jazz-Fusion at his most recent event, Tudo Joia, at the Social in Marylebone—hosted alongside veteran musos Gary Johnson, Mark G V Taylor and Patrick Forge. His most recent compilation, With Love Volume 001, explores Davies’ musical tastes, delving into recent...
PHAROAH SANDERS RIP – GENTLE GENIUS, SAXOPHONIST EXTRAORDINAIRE Epitaphs such as ‘legend’, ‘unique’ and ‘genius’ are banded about in the music industry way too often but are understatements if not totally inadequate in respect of tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. As his music bears ample testament. Soul Brother Records are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Pharoah Sanders on Saturday 24th September; he was 81. Pharoah was born Ferrell Sanders on 13th October 1940 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He began his musical career in church on clarinet, but switched to tenor saxophone when he was at Scipio Jones High...
There are some good new releases this week. The Blue Note Re:Imagined II is now on Cd , LP and Coloured vinyl. Gloria Scott has made a long awaited second album , nearly 50 years on, in the Uk with a full band including Snowboy. Camilla George has made a great New London Jazz meets Afrobeat album 'Ibio Ibio' . The Jack Moves is a strong retro Soul album that came out a few years ago on CD and is now released on vinyl. Snarky Puppy have a new 2CD set, and the very talented Connie Han has a new...
Check out this great selection of 40 Original Vinyl Soul LPs from the collection that has just arrived. There are some all time great albums included here along with a few more obscure titles. All records are in great condition, most of them are hardly played (as individually graded - except Curtis S/t which has been played heavily). All titles are one off's, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with Funk and Soul LPs from the same collection here to optimise postage costs. Records can be ordered on-line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected...
Unfortunately we will have to postpone our planned day of Jazzroom records this Saturday due to illness, Paul is slightly under the weather but should be back on his feet for next week. So save the date Saturday the 8th October in your calendars for our instore session with Paul, including a live link with Johnny Walker himself from Philadelphia at 13:00. Johnny Walker - Advent This particular release from American trumpeter and bandleader Johnny Walker -Advent is an increasingly rare record, initially released on Walker’s own private press label Walk On Productions. Walker wrote and produced the album while...
Check out this first batch of 40 Funk and Soul albums from a new collection that has just arrived. There are some great albums here, many that we have not seen for years. All the records are at least VG+ condition (minor scuffs NAP) but most are hardly played Near Mint or Excellent condition, most sleeves have average wear for their age although some are still in shrinkwrap as individually graded. All records are one off's 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...
Boney James is one of the best Smooth Jazz artists of all time and he returns with another strong album 'Detour' which features Lalah Hathaway on the track 'Coastin' . Harlem Gospel Travellers have a nice Gospel/Soul album out on Colemine,The Comet Is Coming has a new album on Impulse ! 'Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam' and Makaya McCraven 'In These Times' on XL all available on CD, LP and coloured vinyl. There is a new Charles Lloyd album on Blue Note and Wayne Shorter/Terri Lyne Carrington have a live album plus Miles Davis Bootleg series vol 7 on Columbia/Legacy. One of the best...
On Saturday the 1st October we’re thrilled to be hosting the official launch of @jazzroomrecords forthcoming release and cult 1982 jazz-funk rarity Johnny Walker Advent with Jazz Room honcho and all around font of musical knowledge Paul Murphy - Insta handle @paulmurphyjazzdj . We’ll be having a Q&A about the release, dance floor jazz and it’s history/legacy and about Paul’s life in music and career to date. It’s a free event so come down and grab a copy of the album: we’ll be the first to have them and it goes without saying that it comes recommended. The last time we saw...
