Berlin based production collective Jazzanova come back with reinterpretations of songs lifted from the Strata Records catalogue, working in collaboration with US DJ Amir Abdullah and a host of Berlin based Jazz musicians and recording artists. Strata was an independent Jazz label that along with its sister label Strata East in New York would champion independent Jazz music in Detroit, releasing artists such as the Lyman Woodard Organisation, Kenny Cox, Sam Sanders and Wendell Harrison among others, forming in response to the Detroit Riots in 1968. What better collective then than Jazzanova to approach this project, a group of record...
J.P. Bimeni & The Black Belts have made a great retro soul album 'Give Me Hope' now finally available on vinyl (black or limited coloured)as well as CD. Athens of the north have two reissue albums this week : Arthur Ponder - The Prince of Georgia Soul, Southern/Modern Soul and Ike Noble & The Uptights late 60's/early 70's Funky Soul. Jazz Room records return with Robin Jones UK Latin Jazz masterpiece 'Denga', and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonius Monk Atlantic album gets a remastered Deluxe 2LP/2CD issue. Ella Fitzgerald - Ella At The Hollywood Bowl - The Irving Berlin Songbook is a previously unreleased live...
Check out all the great titles that are included in our Soul Brother Summer CD Sale , with 100 titles reduced to just £9.99 each whilst stocks last.. There are some classic and rare Soul, Funk and Jazz albums and compilations from the Soul Brother, Expansion and Outta Sight labels, many of which are now out of print, so this could be your last chance to grab a new sealed copy of them. Also included are some recent albums and comps also reduced whilst stocks last. There may be more titles added to the sale at a later date. The sale starts...
Freddie Hubbard’s live session at Studio 104 Maison de la Radio (ORTF)—recorded in 1973 in front of an enlivened Parisian audience—sees its first ever vinyl issue on We Want Sounds, a double LP set featuring stretched out versions of some of Hub’s finest compositions. Enlisted are pianist George Cables on Fender Rhodes, Michael Carvin on drums, Junior Cook on tenor saxophone and flute and Kent Brinkley on upright, all of which do a superb job of marshalling the sound along while keeping up with the fluidity and the genius of Hubbard’s playing power. The live concert, viewable on YouTube, is...
Tidal Waves, in cooperation with Numero Group, have reissued Black Jazz recording artist and talismanic guitarist Calvin Keys’ 1984 album Full Court Press. It is a heavyweight 180g pressing contained within a thick carboard sleeve encased in an obi strip and a resealable plastic sleeve. The small details are always appreciated: top marks for presentation. Keys is a legend among Jazz and Fusion fans as one of the finest exponents of modern Jazz guitar alongside the likes of George Benson and O'Donnell Levy, an outstanding player who racked up appearances with Ray Charles, Ahmad Jamal, Pharoah Sanders and Joe...
Check out this latest batch of Original Soul and Funk 12" singles which have just arrived. There are some really good and hard to find titles including some US promo copies, all in great condition, mostly Ex or M- a couple of them are still sealed ! All records are one off's so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other Original vinyl 12" , Original Vinyl Soul and Funk and Jazz & Jazz-Funk to optimize postage costs. Records can be ordered on-line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop In Putney Open Mon-Sat...
Bennie Maupin and Adam Rudolph have made a tribute album to one of the Jazz great Yusef Lateef which reflects the beautiful spiritual and modal Jazz that the master made. Brooklyn Bronx and Queens is the new reincarnation of the BB&Q Band and they have made a retro 80's sounding album 'Legacy'. There is also an Opolopo remix of 'Gotta Keep Movin On' on a 12" giving the track a fresher more contemporary feel. Kaidi Tatham has a new EP 'Galaxy' which features Lola Violet on vocals, check the uptempo version. Robbin Ford & Bill Evans 'Sun Room' gets a...
Check out these Original Soul and Funk albums that have just arrived. There are some great in demand titles here along with some classics. Most of the records are in either EX or VG+ condition although some are M- as individually graded. All records are one off's , so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other recent arrivals from the same collection in the Soul & Funk and Jazz and Jazz-Funk features. Records can be ordered on-line ,over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop in Putney Open Mon-Sat 11-6. We hope to see many...
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