TATIANA LADY MAY MAYFIELD – THE NEXT CHAPTER CD
Six years after her highly acclaimed ‘Portrait Of Lady May’ album was released Tatiana Ladymay Mayfield returns with ‘The Next Chapter’ and the soul jazz fusion with those sweet strong vocals is back in full effect. The irresistible foottapping groove of ‘I Want More’, the laid back jazzy washes of ‘Me And You’ and the organic, soaring feel of ‘Overflow’ really kick the set off well. ‘Insomnia’ has an emphatic, building quality and again straddles soul and jazz perfectly with her talented band laying down a tight groove, the acapella ‘Starting Over’ demonstrates the strength of her voice while the album is bookended with two 10 minute + tracks that allow Mayfield and the band to emphasise the message. The social politically charged ‘Freedom’ is a delicate protest song while ‘The Next Chapter’ gives Tatiana room to scat over the swaggering funky groove that builds to a crescendo. A strong return.
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RONNIE WRIGHT – A.K.A BESPEAK CD
Coming a few years after his acclaimed Bespeak Love project Ronnie Wright drops another set of sophisticated, grown folks soul in the form of ‘A.K.A Bespeak’. Ronnie has worked with Musiq Soulchild and Mint Condition among many others so he has a rich pedigree. Tracks like ‘Stand’, ‘Your Love’ and ‘I’ll Always Love You’ have a funkier edge while the slight jazz guitar twist of ‘For Always’ creates a smooth, flowing feel. Wright excels on the slower ballads like ‘Love Play’ and ‘Forever More’ but good contrast is found in the fuller band sound of ‘Adore’ that again blend soul with a relaxed jazz vibe.
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MOLLY TENTARELLI – MOLLY TENTARELLI CD
Debut album from Molly Tentarelli, a one-time member of Jarrod Lawson’s backing team and this 10 track offering is a great showcase for her singing and songwriting talents. David Sanborn lends his skills to proceedings along with Chris Botti and many more esteemed players on an album of smooth, sophisticated soul-jazz numbers. Molly’s voice is confident and delicate at once, the gentle bossa of ‘You Don’t Know A Thing’ is a catchy foot tapper, ‘Casual’ has a Jarrod Lawson feel in its piano lines while the smoky lounge feel of ‘Am I Right For You’ is a highlight. Other strong moments come in the form of the sassy ‘What Are We Doing’, the fuller production of ‘Young Blood’ that has hints of Rickie Lee Jones while the closing track is a breezy, summery swayer in the form of ‘Why You Gotta Do Me’. Good introduction.
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KATHY KOSKINS – UNCOVERED SOUL CD
Sixth album for one-time Was (Not Was) backing singer Kathy Koskins ‘Uncovered Soul’ was produced by Kamua Kenyatta of Gregory Porter fame and includes luminaries such as Amp Fiddler and Ed Motta among this Detroit native’s musical collaborator’s. The vibe is very much sophisticated old-school soul with a modern touch reinforced by the fact that all but four tracks are covers of the likes of Bill Withers, Curtis Mayfield and The Neville Brothers. The slick jazzy soul of ‘Don’t Get Me Started’ is reminiscent of Tristan, ‘Voodoo’ is a slinky blues inflected swayer while the lush ‘A To B’ is a chilled out slowie. The funkier ‘Dreamin’ Dreamin’s Gonna Pull Me Through’ and ‘Ms Martha’ are highlights as is the lounge jazz ballad ‘Any Day Now’. On a set dominated by subtle, down tempo numbers the addition of the uptempo 7” single cut ‘Could You Be Me’ adds bright contrast.
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LINDSEY WEBSTER – LOVE INSIDE CD (FROM 30th March)
Lindsey Webster has established herself as one of the leading Jazzy Soul singers of her generation. She has a beautiful voice that is very easy on the ear and this very enjoyable new set of quality tunes can only enhance her reputation. ‘Love inside’ is a lovely mid tempo soul song, ‘A Love Before’ has more tempo with a tight backbeat, whilst ‘Free To be Me’ and ‘Opportunity 2.0’ have a semi funky slinky groove. ‘Don’t Give Up on Me’, ‘One Last Time’, ‘Walk Away, ‘Bad Manners’ and the lilting ‘It’s Not You it’s..’ are also good mid tempo songs. Quality music throughout, this is a great listening album.
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WANTS LIST 4 CD/2LP
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’, Impressions ‘We Go Back Aways’, Pat Lundy ‘Let’s Get Down To Business’, Margie Joseph ‘Ridin’ High’, Maxine Weldon ‘I Want Sunday Back Again’ and Debbie Taylor ‘I Don’t Want To Leave You’. Classic 70’s Soul.
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LEROY HUTSON – HUTSON 1 CD/LP
Every track on this album is worthy of note, but especially ‘Lucky Fellow’ and ‘All Because of You’ which rank amongst the best songs that he has written or recorded. Hutson 1 was his third solo album, he went on to record a further four albums for Curtom in the 70’s. Leroy was also known for his production work most notably the two superb Natural Four albums, Voices of East Harlem and Arnold Blair’s two step classic ‘Trying to get next to you’. And it is perhaps the production, arrangement and orchestrations of the songs on this album that make it still stand out as such a special record nearly thirty years after it was recorded. Includes bonus tracks.
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LEROY HUTSON – HUTSON II CD/LP
Fifth studio album from Leroy Hutson this 1976 set includes many highlights – the superb modern soul ‘I Think I’m Falling In Love’ has gained a big revival in recent times but the emphatic, uplifting ‘Love The Feeling’, the bouncing ‘Love To Hold You Close’ and the funk ‘Don’t It make You feel Good’ are also strong standouts. The tight funkers ‘Blackberry Jam’ and ‘Sofunkstication’ are also tight, funky dancers while the ‘I Do I Do (Want To Make Love To You) is a blissed out, mellow soul number. Along with his self-titled set from the previous year this is classic 70s Chicago soul. Essential.
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Kleeer – Intimate Connection/Tonight 7″
Intimate Connection/Tonight’ by Kleeer on US 7″ is one record that’s been in-demand in recent times and has seen it’s value soar in price. In our opinion ‘Intimate Connection’ is one of the smoothest of cuts of the early 1980s and that has a groove that glides effortlessly with great ease. For us in the shop it epitomises the changeover sound from full live bands to electronic based recordings with the amazing Deodato at the production helm overlording the groups synthesisers & drum machines. On the flip with ‘Tonight’ the jam continues with great aplomb and features it’s distinctive vocoder lead.
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Baby Huey – Hard Times/Listen To Me 7″
Two sides of classic, much sampled funk breaks – ‘Hard Times’ has been used over 50 times while ‘Listen To Me’ has been utilised by the likes of DJ Shadow, Eric B & Rakim, Wu Tang and more. Limited 45.
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