In 1982 L.J. Reynolds released his second solo album Travelin', which was a split production between Reynolds and Don Davis. This classic soul album includes “Trust In Me”, an in-demand rare boogie classic, “Say You Will” and “Call Me”, the latter being written by Aretha Franklin. The title track Travelin' has propelled the album to newer audiences in recent years after being a prominent staple in the DJ bags of the likes of Motor City Drum Ensemble and Jeremy Underground, a popular track in continental europe and certainly one of the reasons behind the dramatic increase in price that the...
Brian Jackson recorded some of the greatest music ever recorded with Gil Scott Heron in the 1970's and he returns with a new solo album 'This Is Brian Jackson' on CD now Lp to follow. Jean Carn is another legend of our music who has a new album, the latest in the Jazz Is Dead series, showcasing her as a Jazz vocalist again only on CD at the moment. P.J.Morton (you may remember him from our This Is Soul 2006 cd from 16 years ago !) also returns with a nice album 'Watch The Sun'. Justin Thurgur has a nice...
Organist Ronnie Foster has collaborated with many greats over the course of his career from George Benson to the Jacksons to Stevie Wonder who brought the organist in to record on his seminal album Songs In The Key Of Life. But Foster first caught the ear of Blue Note Records co-founder Francis Wolff with his standout performance on Grant Green’s searingly funky live album Alive! recorded in 1970. Foster would go on to make his own Blue Note debut two years later with the 1972 jazz-funk classic Two Headed Freap produced by George Butler. The vibrant 8-song set included funky covers of Al Green, Wilson Pickett, and Joe Simon along with 5 compelling originals including the propulsive opening track “Chunky,” the breezy jam “Summer Song,” and “Mystic...
Check out this list of 40 Original Jazz and Jazz-Funk LPs which have just arrived. There are some great titles including Jazz-Funk classics from Bobby Lyle and Johnny Hammond, plus some rarities.All the records are in great condition , a few of them are still sealed as individually graded. You can combine with Soul and Funk LPs from yesterday's list here to optimise postage costs. records can be ordered on-line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected from our shop open Mon-Sat 11-6. Also check our selections from RSD we have had quite a few titles come back into stock. Click the...
Check out these 40 Original Vinyl Soul and Funk LPs that have just arrived. There are many in demand titles included here, some we haven't seen in years plus some classics. Most of the records are in at least VG+ condition, although a few of the covers have wear as individually graded and noted. 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 store in Putney open Mon-Sat 11-6. Happy Diggin Laurence
Tanqueray Hayward has produced one of the best new independent Soul albums of the year so far 'Definition of a woman' , we are now back in stock of this CD which sold out in a couple of days when we first had it two weeks ago. We also have a limited amount of signed copies available whilst they last ! Laura Rain and The Caesars have a new retro soul album on LP plus a 45. Veteran Mavis Staples teams up with Levon Helm for 'Carry me home' , Esparanza Spalding has a new LP and Moonchild 'Starfruit' a limited edition Coloured vinyl pressing. Reality...
Jazzman Records have put their hand to another rare and seldomly recognised 1970’s tax scam recording by a short-lived group called Reality, reissuing their sole offering “Disco Party”. The album is an upbeat affair with a unique homemade sound and rustic, ramshackle aesthetic, befitting of the albums status as a tax scam release. The album was released, unbeknownst to the group until decades later, on the tax-scam label TSG, affiliated to Don King Productions. The album was initially bought by R&B kingpin Lloyd Price, who during this period was more into the business side of the music industry than the...
Mongo Santamaria’s 1976 Latin-Fusion classic Sofrito finally sees its first ever reissue on Craft recordings, a full analogue master courtesy of Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio. Certainly a favourite among fans of Latin-Jazz and Fusion, it contains the kind of Afro-Cuban authenticity and heavy percussive flare that Mongo was known for, while also developing on contemporaneous American styles of music, such as Jazz-Fusion, Jazz-Funk and Disco. The original publicity from 1976 describes it as a “soulful, kaleidoscopic Latin jazz session (…) at a time when most Afro-Caribbean giants were flirting a little too closely with disco and easy listening, the...
James Larter, West-London based multi instrumentalist and percussionist has steadily built up of a reputation for himself as a deft, highly-skilled operator, his abilities on a variety of different percussion instruments ranging from vibraphone to hand percussion have been steadily pricking up ears in the right places. Having studied in London and New York, he’s made an impression as a dexterous and in-demand percussionist, playing with the likes of Sampha and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Polarity treads the gamut between a wide range of worldly influences, touching Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and pan-African modes of playing, injected with low slung and funky...
10 Years on, the Wants List 4 compilation fulfills expectations being possibly the best yet in this great series of desirable 70’s Rare Groove,2-step and Modern Soul. All 21 tracks are winners here, many appearing here on CD or compilation for the first time. This collection includes Harold Wheeler Consort ‘Black Cream’, Almeta Latimore ‘These Memories’, Ty Karim ‘Lightin’ Up’, Mary Clark ‘You Got Your Hold On Me’, Zulema ‘Wanna Be Where you are’, Tommy McGee’ Now That I Have You’, Dee Edwards ‘Deal With It (strings version)’, Jocelyn Brown ‘If I Can’t Have Your Love’, Natural High ‘Trust In Me’,...
