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New releases and pre-orders 19th of June 2020
It's a great week for new releases and especially reissues this week. We have new albums from Bluey,his usual uplifting Jazzy soul 'Tinted Sky' authentic new southern soul from veteran Don Bryant and New Spiritual jazz from Vibration Black Finger. We are delighted that Dee Dee Bridgewater's amazing classic 'Afro Blue' album from 1974 is finally reissued on CD and LP, one of my favourite albums this is essential !" We also have some great 45's including rare modern soul from Earl White, Brenda Jones, Wendell Watts and Joel Ramirez. There are a couple of very limited edition singles from...
Love Record Stores – limited releases available from 9am, 20th June
This Saturday, 20th June we are participating in the Love Record Stores event where a limited, select amount of special releases will be made available online. The event was created at the point where non-essential shops weren't permitted to be open and was inspired by a need to keep up the support for record stores. Most of these releases are one copy only - we have secured a large quantity of the Leo's Sunshipp but not many! All releases will be available to buy online from 9am on Saturday morning, 20th of June.
Mario Biondi – Handful Of Soul | Album of the day 18th of June
Jazz crooner meets Italian Jazz dance, Mario's voice possesses richness and warmth a mix of Frank Sinatra and Mark Murphy with a hint of Louis Armstrong. Covers of 'Rio De Janeiro Blue' and Deidre Wilson's 'I Can't Keep From Cryin Sometimes' groove subtly yet remorselessly. Check the popular 'This Is What You Are' and 'On A Clear Day' plus the title song and 'A Child Runs Free'. Outstanding. CD LP See all by Mario Biondi here Listen A Child Runs Free No Mercy For Me This Is What You Are Rio De Janeiro Blue Slow Hot Wind A...
Fela Kuti – Expensive Shit | Album of the day 17th of June
'Expensive Shit' is the twelfth full-length album by Afrobeat artist and pioneer Fela Ransome Kuti and his Africa '70 band, released in 1975. Kuti was a legend and was a noted tenor saxophonist, pianist, vocalist, arranger, composer and producer. The title of the album and first track refers to an incident in 1974 where the Nigerian police planted a joint on Kuti. Before he was arrested, he ate the joint, but the police brought him into custody and waited for him to produce the (titular) excrement. According to legend, he managed to use another inmate's feces and was eventually released....
Johnny Hammond – Gears | Album of the day 16th of June 2020
Johnny Hammond classic 1975 album ‘Gears’ was produced by the Mizell Brothers at the top of their game and is one of the all time great Jazz-Funk albums. It includes the funky up tempo instrumental ‘Los Conquistadores Chocolates’, and the Rare grooves ‘Fantasy’ , ‘Tell Me what to do’, the dancefloor classic ‘Shifting Gears’ and beautiful ‘Can’t We smile’. The previously unissued ‘A Child's love’ is featured with fast and superior slow versions, ‘Song for my family’ and more upbeat ‘Detroit Rainbow’ are interesting but can’t match the quality of the tracks on the awesome original album. CD [add_to_cart id=""...
Jarrod Lawson – Jarrod Lawson | Album of the day 15th of June 2020
Every once in a while, an album comes along by a new artist that raises the bar and blows you away (think D’Angelo, Badu, Maxwell). Jarrod Lawson has made one of those albums although all together different from those artists, his debut comprises songs and musicianship of such quality it is like a breath of fresh air. Jarrod writes songs with meaning, sings with true feeling and beautiful harmonies, and his keyboard playing is superb throughout. Jarrod sits in the Jazzy Soul camp, vocally somewhere between Benet and Omar, but musically a bit jazzier. Every one of the 12 songs...
Soul Brother best of the week radio mix 14th of June 2020
Playlist | Download here 0:00 | Ujima - I'm Not Ready From Modern Soul box set 02:54 | Bobby Womack - Home Is Where The Heart Is From Modern Soul box set 06:05 | Rick Shephard - Can We Share It From Modern Soul box set 09:07 | Bill Harris - Am I Cold, Am I Hot From Modern Soul box set 14:07 | Earl White Jr - Very Special Girl From 7" 17:14 | Ice - Reality From Disco With A Feeling 20:40 | Ann Sexton - You're Losing Me From Loving Me, Loving You 22:58 | James...
New releases and pre-orders 12th of June 2020
There are some good albums this week with Kahil El Zabar (of the ethnic Heritage Orchestra) and David Murray 'Spirit Groove' leading the way, and good sets from Connie Han and Boney James. We have a few more copies of the illusive DW3 cd but these may be the last batch so please order early to avoid disappointment (all backorders have been shipped). Z records 'Under the Influence' series featuring underground disco and boogie tracks reaches volume 8 compiled by Woody Bianchi, and underground band 24 Carat Black have their third and previously unreleased album issued on Numero LP. We...
Box sets of the day | 11th of June 2020
Today we shift the focus from albums to box sets. These sets represent superb value as well as being great collections of some of the biggest tracks in their respect genres. We've reduced the prices on three of them until July 1st and we have just one copy of the Holland, Dozier, Holland box. Be quick! MODERN SOUL A soul essential! the next 7 x 7″ box set culled from the vaults of Sony Music and containing 14 super-rare Modern Soul tracks from the Columbia, Epic, Arista and RCA logos including Bobby Womack, Patti Austin, Mandrill, Aretha Franklin, Ujima, Randy...
