Keep your sounds flowing!
Universal (France), Late 60s/Early 70s.
A host of rare and unissued tracks from the glory days of French cinema – a package that features material that didn't even appear in the dozens of CD soundtrack releases from the Ecoutez Le Cinema series! The set is very heavy on material from the late 60s and early 70s – and titles ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Born Bad (France), Early 60s.
A strange mix of Latin rhythms and exotica modes – served up here on a set of recordings from early 60s France that we might not have heard otherwise! Grooves are often in the cha cha mode promised in the title, but other instrumentation is definitely "au harem" – exotic ... CD (French CD)
Fitz Gore & The Talismen
SoundmagnificatGorbra/Sonorama (Germany), Mid 70s. (reissue)
A rare jazz gem from tenor saxophonist Fitz Gore – originally issued on the Gorbra label in Germany in a very tiny quantity! The record's a bit unlike anything else of the time – spiritual jazz, certainly, but with all these different approaches that vary from track to track, as does ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Amancio D'Silva
Konkan Dance (180 gram pressing)Roundtable (Australia), 1972.
A previously unissued album from Indian guitarist Amancio D'Silva – recorded during his legendary run of work at Lansdowne Studios, but making its first-ever appearance here! The work on the set is every bit as far-reaching and progressive as some of D'Silva's official releases – and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Various
Ecoutez Le Cinema – 20 AnsUniversal (France), 1960s/1970s/1980s. 2CD
A wonderful celebration of the long-running Ecoutez Le Cinema series – a book-styled package that brings together dozens of rare and classic soundtrack tunes, plus a big booklet of notes! The CDs feature titles from across the series – 2CDs' worth of music from dozens of films, handled ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Pharoah Sanders
Live At The EastImpulse/Universal (Japan), 1971.
One of the most spiritual albums recorded by Pharoah Sanders for Impulse – an open-ended and free-thinking exploration of ideas, one that's very much in the late Coltrane mode! As you'd guess from the title, the set's a live one, which maybe helps open up the sound even more – making ... CD (Jazz CD)
Joe Chambers
Samba De MaracatuBlue Note, 2021.
CD...$13.99
14.99
The great drummer Joe Chambers is one of the few Blue Note greats from the 60s who's still making groundbreaking records for the label – and although we don't hear from him often, each new record from Joe continues to be a delight! This set features Chambers not just on drums, but also vibes ... CD (Jazz CD)
Born Bad (France), 1960s/Early 70s.
A really cool combination of styles – bossa nova rhythms from Brazil, mixed with French language vocals – often given some very cool twists and turns in the arrangements that really make the music sound unique! Make no mistake, there's a definite Brazilian vibe to these cuts – ... CD (French CD)
Sam Rivers Trio
Braids – Sam Rivers Archive Project Vol 4No Business (Lithuania), 1979.
Unissued work from the fantastic Sam Rivers – a live date recorded in Germany in 1979, with a vibe that's somewhere in the territory of Sam's late 70s albums for the Circle label with Joe Daley – but handled here in a nicely different way! Daley is in the group on euphonium and tuba, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Born Bad (France), 1970s.
A totally wonderful collection of music from the very tiny scene in Mauritius – an island nation in the Indian Ocean, nicely poised at a real crossroads of culture during the 70s! The music here begins in the style of sega, which often features a local percussion instrument at the core of ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
R+R Now (Robert Glasper/
R+R Now Live
Blue Note, 2021.
CD...$13.99
14.99
A stunning supergroup from the contemporary scene on the west coast – heard here on a live set that's every bit as wonderful as the studio album that marked their debut! You'll probably know every player here from albums under their own names, and the group is every bit as great as the sum ... CD (Jazz CD)
Universal (France), Late 60s/Early 70s.
A really cool collection – one that brings together key songs from a variety of different films from France – some of them the originals from the movies, some of them other very cool interpretations! These aren't instrumentals, as almost all of them have vocals – and the package ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
London Experimental Jazz Quartet
Invisible RootsScratch/Roundtable (Australia), 1974. (reissue)
That's London, Ontario – not London, England – which means that the group have an even more far-flung sound than you might expect! The album's a brilliant and overlooked gem from the Canadian scene of the 70s – really mindblowing music by a group who are equally great at grooving ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Joshua Abrams
Cloud ScriptRogue Art (France), 2020.
Tremendous work from Joshua Abrams – a set that's very different than some of his other work in recent years, but every bit as great! The set's got a lean group – Abrams on bass, Jeff Parker on guitar, Gerald Cleaver on drums, and the great Ari Brown on tenor – of Awakening fame ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ngozi Family
45,000 VoltsNow Again, Mid 70s. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
Heady work from the Ngozi Family – a Zambian rock band that was the first to be dubbed as "Zamrock" – a cool fusion of older African rhythms and 70s rockish modes – never too polished, but with a tightness that might have made Anglo groups up in London sit up and take ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Public Enemy
Power To The People And The Beats – Public Enemy's Greatest Hits (blood red & black smoke vinyl pressing)Def Jam, Late 80s/1990s. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
Public Enemy at the height of their power – all the best cuts from their early years on Def Jam Records – from a time when they were really helping expand the scope and political power of hip hop! The group were essential in taking the music from the parties in the streets to the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Lee Morgan
Rajah (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1966/1984. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$28.99
34.99
One of our favorite albums ever from the legendary trumpeter Lee Morgan – a set that Blue Note recorded in the mid 60s, but didn't show the world until almost two decades later! The album's got Lee as his lyrical best – working almost with a sense of exoticism, especially on the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Ronnie Scott with Stan Tracey & Mark Murphy
BBC Jazz Club 1964 to 19661960s (UK), Mid 60s.
Really wonderful music from British tenorist Ronnie Scott – working here in the very familiar setting of the BBC Jazz Club, one that's almost as comfortable for Scott as his own nite spot in Soho! The set presents three different performances recorded for radio – all with the great ... CD (Jazz CD)
Joe Lovano/
Garden Of Expression
ECM (Germany), 2021.
CD...$16.99
19.99
Joe Lovano is one of those players who only seems to go deeper at a time when he could be taking it easy – really pushing his talents to new territory, and finding ways to evolve the way that he expresses himself! That's definitely the case here, in his second album with the trio of Marilyn ... CD (Jazz CD)
Willie Rosario
El Bravo Soy YoAlegre/Survival Research (Australia), Early 60s. (reissue)
A stormer of an album from percussionist Willie Rosario – one of those 60s sets that really have Willie pointing the way towards the 70s salsa generation – working with a small combo that has a beautifully tight groove, all topped with vocals from the young Frankie Figueroa! Frankie's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)
Barry Altschul's 3Dom Factor with Jon Irabagon & Joe Fonda
Long Tall SunshineNot Two (Poland), 2021.
A really great trio set from drummer Barry Altschul – a record that easily swings between freer moments and straighter swing – thanks to the help of bassist Joe Fonda, and saxophonist Jon Irabagon – who blows tenor, soprillo sax, and alto clarinet! Fonda's bass may well be the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Rudolph Johnson
Spring RainBlack Jazz/Real Gone, 1971.
One of the few albums ever cut by reedman Rudolph Johnson – a hell of a saxophonist, and one with a great ability to combine the spiritual with the searing – a bit like Joe Farrell at his CTI best, but not as freewheeling – nicely focused, and a little bit funky in all the right ... CD (Jazz CD)
Detour (UK), Late 60s.
There's few folks we'd trust to take us into the mod underground of the 60s more than Rob Bailey – and this series of his always delivers the goods, and reminds us that we've got a heck of a lot more to learn about music like this! Tracks come from rare singles and unreleased acetates – ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Derek Bailey & Mototeru Takagi
Live At FaroutNo Business (Lithuania), 1987.
Two sharp-edged players, coming together here in a wonderful set of live improvisations – Derek Bailey on guitar and Mototero Takagi on alto sax – each working as if they've understood each others special qualities through years of performing together on stage! Bailey's strings have a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Sabu Toyozumi/
Hokusai
No Business (Lithuania), 2018.
Reedman Mats Gustafsson seems to be able to improvise with just about anyone – really shifting his sound and his spirit to match the moment, which is definitely the case here in a set of duets with drummer Sabu Toyozumi! There's a spaciousness here that's very different than some of ... CD (Jazz CD)
Pharoah Sanders
Summun Bukmun Umyun – Deaf Dumb BlindImpulse (Japan), 1970.
Pharoah Sanders is working here with some excellent horn players in the frontline – Woody Shaw on trumpet and Gary Bartz on alto sax – both of whom really bring a lot of power to the record! As with some of Sanders' other Impulse albums of the period, the record only features two long ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ubiquity, 2021.
LP...$14.99
21.98
An unusual project from Chico Mann – one first conceived when he moved to LA, and had the desire to start an Afro Funk band – music penned for that idea, but performed here with the stripped-down style of some of Chico's other work! You can definitely hear how the tunes might sound ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Fat Beats, 2021.
LP...$23.99
24.99
A definite baker's dozen in this excellent series – the 13th entry in this stellar run of instrumental hip hop, featuring 13 trcks in all! This final volume in the series caps things off with fantastic beats, breaks, and production from a run of top-shelf talents – a lineup that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Roscoe Mitchell & Mike Reed
Ritual & The DanceAstral Spirits, 2021. Gatefold
A fantastic pairing of players – two Chicago legends, both in the sort of setting that really suits them best! Roscoe Mitchell works here on two long improvisations with drummer Mike Reed – blowing a variety of reed instruments, and really taking us back to the groundbreaking work he ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Femi Kuti/
Legacy + (Stop The Hate/Partisan, 2021. 2CD
Two generations of the Fela Kuti legend work here back to back – in a double length set that features one full album from Fela's son, and another by his grandson! Femi is up first on a set titled Stop The Hate – full-on Afro Funk with plenty of message in the music – the older ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
RED Trio & Celebration Band
Suite 10 Years AnniversaryNo Business (Lithuania), 2018. 2CD
The core RED trio works here with a very expanded lineup – one that turns their smaller-format free jazz into the mode of an improvising orchestra – all in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the trio! The group features Rodrigo Pinheiro on piano, Hernani Faustino on bass, and ... CD (Jazz CD)
Yuma Uesaka/
Streams
Not Two (Poland), 2021.
This might be the first time we're hearing the work of reedman Yuma Uesaka – who turns out to be a fantastic partner for the always-tremendous piano talents of Marilyn Crispell! Uesaka is as much of a composer as an improviser – and the work here is all composed at the core, but with ... CD (Jazz CD)
Joshua Abrams
Natural InformationEremite/Aguirre (Belgium), 2010.
Some of the most meditative, spiritual sounds we've ever heard from the great Josh Abrams – a record that goes way past his more familiar work on bass – even though that's pretty darn great! For this set, Abrams reaches out to a host of different instruments – including the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Bunny Scott
To Love SomebodyKlik/Freestyle (UK), 1975. (reissue)
Warmly wonderful early work from William Bunny Clarke – billed here under a different name, but the same singer who'd rise to great fame a few years later as Bunny Rugs in Third World! The vibe here is different than his hits with that group – more laidback and mellow, with great ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Nate Wooley/
Nox
No Business (Lithuania), 2021.
A masterful set of improvisations from a quartet who can move at so many different levels and speeds – sometimes very spacious and sensitive, other times with a ferocity that shows that they've really found their footing together as a unit! Nate Wooley is on trumpet, and is often at his best ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Sabir Mateen/
Creation
577, 2021.
CD...$13.99
15.99
Sabir Mateen is working here in a slightly different setting – but he sounds amazing throughout, and continues to spin out these long, spiritual lines on tenor sax that make him a key link between avant jazz generations! The group features three Germans, recording with Mateen in New York ... CD (Jazz CD)
Capitol, 1970. 2CD
CD...$19.99
21.99
A fantastic classic from The Band – a set that's hardly got them cowering in the corner the way the "stage fright" title might imply – and which instead seems to have the group at their most confident during the early years, effortlessly spinning impeccable musicianship and ... CD (Rock CD)
Various
Somewhere Between – Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism, & Shadow Sounds Of Japan 1980 to 1988Light In The Attic, 1980s. 2LP
LP...$29.99
32.99
A much deeper dip into the Japanese scene of the 80s than similar collections of this nature – as the package brings together work with a very specific vibe, and one that's maybe not quite like some of the more mainstream music that was getting exported at the time! Most of these tracks have ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Barry Guy
Irvin's CometNo Business (Lithuania), 2021.
Solo bass from the great Barry Guy – titled after the painting Comet, by Albert Irving – an image which graces the cover of the record – but served up here in a style of sound that's completely Barry's own! The music has that mindblowing quality that Guy can hit when he's really ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Cecil Taylor
Structures Revisited (Into The Hot/Hat Art (Switzerland), 1961/1966.
CD...$16.99
19.99
A pair of crucial Cecil Taylor sessions from the 60s – both of which show the free-thinking pianist working amidst some larger arrangements! First up are three tracks from the Gil Evans album Into The Hot – all tunes written by Cecil Taylor – a very bold move for Evans, given ... CD (Jazz CD)
Righteous (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. 2CD
A deep dig into the farther reaches of the exotica boom of the late 50s – served up with the same sort of focus on unusual tracks that we love on the other collections from Lux & Ivy! Given the raunchy sound of The Cramps, you might not expect the duo to have as strong of an ear for the ... CD (Now Sound CD)
Wreck/P-Vine (Japan), 1993.
The legendary debut of Black Moon – and a landmark indie hip hop classic from the early 90s east coast scene! Beloved by the deeper digging hip hop heads back in the day, and making a few waves commercially with the singles "Who Got Da Props" and "I Got Cha Opin", this ... CD (Hip Hop CD)
Grapefruit (UK), Early 70s. 3CD
A fantastic collection of tracks from the glam rock generation – not just work by street urchins, but some big names as well – including acts you might know from other modes, all brought together here with a unified aesthetic in the early 70s! Glam was hardly a flash in the pan – ... CD (Rock CD)
Donald Byrd
Byrd In Flight (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1960. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$28.99
34.99
A wonderfully lyrical session from trumpeter Donald Byrd – yet for some reason, the album's one of his most overlooked from the 60s! The session features material by 2 different groups – one that includes Byrd, Hank Mobley, and Duke Pearson; and another which features Byrd, alongside ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Claire Chase
Density 2036 (4CD set)Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2021. 4CD
CD...$26.99
30.00
Mindblowing work on solo flute – done by a performer who's always captivated us in a live setting, but who really seems to knock things out of the park on this massively extended set! The title of the package is from a work by Edgard Varese for solo flute, first composed in 1936 – and ... CD (Jazz CD)
Black Saint (Italy), 1980s. 6 CDs
CD...$32.99
48.98
Overlooked later work from trumpeter Art Farmer – a series of recordings done for the Italian Soul Note label in the 80s – featuring Art in his most mature and expressive modes! Farmer's trumpet was one of the warmer instruments to appear on the often-avant label – and in that ... CD (Jazz CD)
EABS
Discipline Of Sun RaAstigmatic (Poland), 2020.
CD...$13.99
14.99
A really great take on the music of Sun Ra – served up by a group from the contemporary Polish scene – one who clearly have a strong influence from Ra and his Arkestra, but who also take the sounds in really great directions of their own! The group is maybe a bit heavier on keyboard ... CD (Jazz CD)
Vince Andrews
Love, Oh Love (with bonus track)Gerard/P-Vine (Japan), 1983.
A great little batch of jazzy soul by Vince Andrews – a vocalist and sax player from Columbus, Ohio – which is where he recorded this obscure early 80s set, a record with a vibe that's maybe more 70s overall! The record has a great little groove – kind of that Charles Earland ... CD (Jazz CD)
Del The Funky Homosapien
No Need For AlarmElektra/Traffic, 1993. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$18.99
21.98
The incredible follow-up to I Wish My Brother George Was Here – and a record that was initially underappreciated, mostly because it was such a radical departure from the George – but it's one that we loved from day one and we're thrilled is getting some love all these years later! ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Archie Shepp
Blase/Hat Art (Switzerland), 1969.
CD...$16.99
19.99
Important late 60s work from Archie Shepp – all recorded in Paris in 1969! First up is the album Blase – a crucial album from Archie Shepp – one that finds him enjoying new freedoms on the French scene at the end of the 60s – which then helps him take off from his earlier ... CD (Jazz CD)
Instant Composers Pool (Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink, Willem Breuker & Others)
Incipient ICP – 1966 to 1971Corbett vs. Dempsey, Late 60s/Early 70s. 2CD
CD...$18.99
25.00
Rare music from this legendary Dutch free jazz collective – all pulled from the earliest years of the project, when the ICP group were every bit as important to improvised music as combos in the German and French scenes! The core players here are Misha Mengelberg on piano, Han Bennink on ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ivo Perelman/
Purity Of Desire
Not Two (Poland), 2021.
The tenor of Ivo Perelman often sounds best in a more unusual setting – and that's definitely the case here, as he works in a trio with Gordon Grdina on oud and Hamin Honarai on tombak, daf, and percussion! The set definitely has some of the Mid East currents you'd expect from the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Joshua Abrams
RepresencingEremite/Aguirre (Belgium), 2012. (reissue)
Brilliant work from composer/arranger/creator Joshua Abrams – one of the most creative figures to come out of the Chicago scene in the past couple decades – no hyperbole necessary! On Represencing Josh is largely working with the guimbri – the North African traditional string ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Bill Loose
Vixen (green vinyl pressing)Beverly Hills/Real Gone, 1969. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
23.99
A tremendous soundtrack – nearly perfect in every way, and put together with a heck of a lot more care than the Russ Meyer film it was recorded to accompany! We honestly have never heard another Bill Loose score before, but with this one we'd rank him right up there with our favorites of the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Work Money Death
Space in Which the Uncontrollable Unknown Resides – Can Be the Place from Which Creation ArisesATA (UK), 2021.
Two wonderfully long-flowing tracks from this hip British group – very spiritual and slow-building, with energy that's very much in the best Alice Coltrane mode of the Impulse Records years! Tony Burkill is on tenor, and has this great mellow-burning approach – perfect for the slow-step ... CD (Jazz CD)
Sunset Blvd, Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. 2CD
CD...$23.99
24.99
Roy's head looks a bit square on the cover, but he was one of the coolest cats on the Texas scene of the 60s – a rocker with a nicely raw sound, and a fair bit of influence from soul in his music! At some level, Head is a bit like contemporary Doug Sahm – another hard-burning Texas ... CD (Rock CD)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Just Dropped In To See What Condition Our Rendition Is InDaptone, 2000s.
CD...$12.99
13.99
Rare work from Sharon Jones – and a record that's a bit different than some of her other work for the Daptone label! The set features the group doing cover versions of tracks by other artists – some that appeared as singles over the years, others commissioned for projects, and a few ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Cultures Of Soul, Mid 80s.
Excellent work from the South African scene of the 80s – music that maybe provides a pathway to the new freedom to come, thanks to a joyous, upbeat sense of spirit – one that's equally wonderful all these many years later! The cuts here are all clubby, but less in the disco mode that ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Bill Loose
Cherry & Harry & Raquel (red vinyl pressing)Beverly Hills/Real Gone, 1969. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
23.99
A fantastic sexy soundtrack from Bill Loose – scored for a Russ Meyer Sexploitation film, but handled with a care that goes way deeper than you might expect! Bill brings in some nice jazzy moments on organ and guitar – and there's also some Sunshine Pop-styled vocals at points – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
P-Vine (Japan), 2021.
Contemporary cuts, but with a vibe that resonates with the best modes of 70s mellow soul and AOR – an impeccable selection of tracks that we might have missed otherwise, pulled from a range of releases from around the globe! Some of these are artists that have more presence in the digital ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Poeira Zine (Brazil), 2021.
Book...$34.99
39.00
Author Bento Araujo has given us previous examinations of crucial Brazilian records in the 60s and 70s – and this important third volume shows just how strongly the spirit of experimentation continued well into the 21st Century – as the CD era opened up new frontiers for sonic ... Book (Book)
G/
Brazil Now!
P-Vine (Japan), 1968.
A lost bit of dreamy bossa from the 60s – recorded in Brazil at the end of the decade, but unavailable to most of the world for years! The session's got a gently snapping, always jazzy approach that easily matches the best takes on the bossa coming out from Rio and LA at the time – and ... CD (Brazil CD)
Record Culture
Record Culture Magazine – Issue 8Record Culture, 2020.
Magazine...$20.99
24.00
A great issue of this really cool publication – a book-styled journal that's filled with text and photos testifying a real love of records! The format is a bit like the Dust & Grooves book from years back – in that the magazine features interviews with folks amidst their records ... Magazine (Magazine)
Afro Soul Prophecy
Heat In The CitySchema (Italy), 2021.
A bright new groove on the Schema Records label – but one that features work from some of the company's real heavyweights in recent years – as the album was conceived and produced by Lucio Cantone (aka Invisible Session), and features tunes written by the funky Alex Puddu – all in ... CD (New Grooves CD)
William Stuckey
Love Of Mine (with bonus track)Symplex/Athens Of The North (UK), 1979.
A rare set issued on a tiny label from Arkansas – but a set that's got all the charm, poise, and sparkle of some of the best deep soul on late 70s Columbia Records! Stuckey's got a touch of southern soul in his voice, with a sweet cracking sound – and that honest approach is mixed with ... CD (Soul CD)
Dylan Baldi/
After Commodore Perry Service Plaza
American Dreams, 2021.
LP...$18.99
19.99
Introspective improvisations from saxophonist Dylan Baldi and drummer Jayson Gerycz – both members of the band Cloud Nothings, but working here in a much more free jazz-styled setting! Side one features an extended track titled "Hermit Thrush/Vat Of Oil" – really building up ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Mandrill
MandrillPolydor/Anagram, 1970.
CD...$11.99
12.99
A masterpiece of freeform funk from Mandrill – New York group at the start of the 70s, but one who work here with the best longform jamming styles of the Bay Area scene! The combo draw equal influence from jazz, funk, soul, and Latin – using all elements in a unique hybrid that's all ... CD (Soul CD)
Placebo
Placebo Live 1971We Release Jazz (Switzerland), 1971.
A never-issued live set by one of the coolest European funk bands of the 70s – the legendary Placebo – not the current group, but a vintage ensemble that features wicked work on Fender Rhodes from the mighty Marc Moulin! The 1971 date of the set places it before the combo's famous ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ace (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s.
CD...$14.99
19.99
Revolutionary music from the young Kris Kristofferson – tunes that really helped set the Nashville scene on fire at the end of the 60s, and which had a surprisingly strong effect on pop and soul as well! Kris was a songwriter long before he was a singer (or an actor!) – and his way ... CD (Rock CD)
High Note/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. 2CD
Pivotal early dancehall work from the Kingston scene – all of it produced by the legendary Sonia Pottinger, almost all of it issued on her short-lived Dance Hall label! The music here shares some of the qualities of the emerging mode at other labels – but unlike, say, Studio one – ... CD (Reggae CD)
Masayuki JoJo Takayanagi/
Live At Jazz Inn Lovely 1990
No Business (Lithuania), 1990.
It's almost impossible to describe the vibe of this one in words – as the set's got this style of improvisation that's very unique – angular and modern, but also warmly melodic in its own sort of way! The group features Masayuki Jojo Takayanagi on guitar, Nobuyoshi Ino on bass, and ... CD (Jazz CD)
David Axelrod
Seriously DeepPolygram/Get On Down, 1975. (reissue)
LP...$21.99
24.98
An amazing slice of music from the legendary David Axelrod – quite different than his better-known sides for Capitol and Reprise Records – and plenty darn funky overall! Axelrod is at his studio best here – stepping off the funky jazz modes he produced for Cannonball Adderley, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Helmuth Brandenburg
Babylon AMCIntersound/Sonorama (Germany), 1978. (reissue)
LP...$25.99
28.99
One of the coolest records ever from German jazzman Helmuth Brandenburg – a rare sound library session that's got plenty of funk, and which is billed as an "instrumental fantasy for 11 keyboards and rhythm and brass combination"! There's definitely lots of keyboards on the record, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Quentin Coaxum
You & I (white vinyl pressing)Quentin Coaxum, 2021.
LP...$25.99
30.00
A really lovely album from trumpeter Quentin Coaxum – a player we really loved on his debut, but who's grown tremendously as a writer and leader since that time! Coaxum's working here in a mode that's very well-arranged, but still nicely loose and open – this soulful flow that really ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s.
CD...$10.99
11.99
A heady helping of trashy tunes from the glory day of the b-movie and pulp paperback – songs about love and sex from the postwar years of American culture – served up with a vibe that's very much in keeping with the title and the cover! Some of the tunes are instrumental, and mix a ... CD (Rock CD)
Jane Birkin
Oh Pardon Tu DormaisUniversal (France), 2021.
CD...$15.99
16.99
Wonderful work from the legendary Jane Birkin – and proof that true musical legends never die! Jane's sounding every bit as tremendous as on her 70s recordings for Philips – working here with Ettiene Daho and Jean Louis Pierot on production and songwriting – in a mode that uses ... CD (French CD)
John Prine
Pink Cadillac (180 gram pressing)Asylum/Rhino, 1979. (reissue)
LP...$21.99
23.99
John Prine's got a slightly more stylish look on the cover here, and the record's got a slightly more stylish sound as well – production by Knox and Jerry Phillips (sons of Sun Records' Sam Phillips) – who set up Prine's amazing vocals and songs with a bit of a Tennessee vibe – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Folk/Country LP)
Mercury/Verve, Late 40s/Early 50s. 5 x 10 Inch Box Set
LP...$89.99
99.98
An amazing package, and an amazing moment in the career of Charlie Parker – the beginning of his relationship with Verve Records producer Norman Granz – who really helped refine Bird's talents, and also open him up in some new creative directions! The material here originally came out ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Mari Nakamoto
MariThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1977.
Mari Nakamoto is a jazz singer with a wonderful sense of tone – a musicality in her voice that comes through on the first few notes of the record, then continues throughout as she transforms familiar tunes with that special sort of magic that marks a rare breed of jazz vocalist! Nakamoto ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Ashbury Stabbins Duo (Roy Ashbury/
Fire Without Bricks
Bead/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1977.
CD...$12.99
15.00
An overlooked gem from the British free jazz scene of the 70s – a set issued on the Bead Records label, and one that got very little circulation at the time – but which is equally as mindblowing as work from the period on labels like Ictus and Ogun! The duo here features Roy Ashbury on ... CD (Jazz CD)
David Murray
Complete David Murray Octet On Black Saint & Soul Note (Ming/Black Saint (Italy), 1980/1981/1982/1985/1987. 5CD
Tenor sax and bass clarinet player's excellent series of Octet efforts for Black Saint in the 80s – a run of brilliant albums with lineups featuring Henry Threadgill, Olu Dara, Butch Morris, George Lewis, Anthony Davis, Bobby Bradford, Hugh Ragin, James Spaulding and other great players ... CD (Jazz CD)
Cosmic Eye (Amancio D'Silva)
Dream Sequence (180 gram pressing)EMI/Roundtable (Australia), 1972. (reissue)
LP...$32.99
34.99
The most mindblowing work we've ever heard from guitarist Amancio D'Silva – a really freewheeling blend of jazz and Indian music, and a set that goes far beyond most of his other albums! The album definitely lives up to the dream sequence promised by the title – as it features one long ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Brunswick/ORG, 1970. (reissue)
LP...$23.99
24.98
Seminal work from one of the 70s greatest groups! The band had always been great at love songs and uptempo numbers – but this record has them moving into more righteous area, picking up on some of the more socially conscious soul of their generation that had been working its way up the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
George Benson
Breezin (blue vinyl pressing)Warner, 1976. (reissue)
LP...$21.99
22.99
A super huge hit for George Benson – and the record that took him from being a funky jazz guitarist into an R&B superstar – opening up sides of his talent that first emerged on his 50s R&B recordings as Little George Benson, but taken here into some very hip 70s territory! The ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Invisible Session
Echoes Of AfricaSpace Echo (Italy), 2021.
There's plenty of Afro Funk influence in this album from Invisible Session – a long-running act who've given us a number of excellent records on the Schema label – but there's also plenty of the group's own spirit too, thanks in part to trombone and keyboards from the mighty Gianluca ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Archie Shepp
On This NightImpulse (Japan), 1965.
One of the most perfectly-realized early Archie Shepp albums on Impulse Records – a set that brilliantly brings together all the different influences that inspired his sense of creation, but with a lean energy that takes everything far from its roots – and puts the music firmly in the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Jazzman (UK), 2020.
A tremendous entry in this wonderful series – a set that proudly proclaims its contents with the "NOW" on the cover! Back when the Spiritual Jazz series first started on the Jazzman label, the music was mostly relegated to material of the John Coltrane generation and the generation ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Kellee Patterson
All The Things You Are (with bonus track)Shadybrook/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979.
Kellee Patterson's far from her early jazz roots on the Black Jazz label – but that's A-OK with us, as she's changed up modes with an upbeat soul style that's equally nice – but in a very different way! At some level, the shift is a bit like that made by Jean Carne during the same ... CD (Soul CD)
Jazzman (UK), 2020.
A tremendous entry in this wonderful series – a set that proudly proclaims its contents with the "NOW" on the cover! Back when the Spiritual Jazz series first started on the Jazzman label, the music was mostly relegated to material of the John Coltrane generation and the generation ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Pharoah Sanders
Jewels Of ThoughtImpulse (Japan), 1969.
A wonderful reunion of Pharoah Sanders and vocalist Leon Thomas – and a set that captures a lot of the same energy as the pair's previous record – Karma! Thomas' vocals are in wonderful form for the set – stretching out soulfully on the extended classic "Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-H ... CD (Jazz CD)
Hieroglyphics
Hiero Oldies Vol 1Hiero Imperium, 1990s. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
25.98
Ahh, the 90s and early 00's greatness of Oakland's finest hip hop collective! This set spans the best indie era singles from the longstanding Hiero Imperium – and this volume includes "Souls Of Mischief" by Souls Of Mischief, "It Gets No Better" by Casual & Pep Love, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Vario 34
Vario 34-3Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2021. Gatefold
CD...$12.99
15.00
Vario is a great name for this project – as for over four decades, German improviser Gunter Christmann has been getting together various groups of various improvisers – a shifting array that's continued to make some amazing music over the years, most of which has yet to be discovered by ... CD (Jazz CD)
Omni (Australia), 1950s/1960s/Early 70s.
CD...$16.99
19.99
Deep deep country music, from the glory days of the genres – the kind of tracks that start in the territory of the Louvin Brothers' Satan Is Real, then take off into a whole host of different themes based on sinning, saving, and redemption! The vibe here is every bit as great as the previous ... CD (Folk/Country CD)
Decca (UK), Mid 60s. 2LP
To our ears, the UK scene of the mid 60s was much more of a girl pop haven than the US one of the time – and if this set isn't proof of that fact, we don't know what is! The Brit girl sound of the 60s has certainly been well-represented by recent reissues of work by Sandie Shaw, Petula Clark ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Condry Ziqubu
Gorilla ManCCP/Afrosynth (Netherlands), Late 80s.
A collection of cool 80s South African soul tracks from Condry Ziqubu – served up with plenty of keyboards, and often spinning out in a nice long groove! The set features work from three late 80s albums – and Condry's mixing electro-styled rhythms with warmer South African touches ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Paul Chambers
Bass On Top (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, Late 50s. (reissue)
LP...$28.99
34.99
One of the most obscure of the Paul Chambers albums on Blue Note – and one of the most interesting as well! Although best known for his solid rhythm work on late 50s hardbop recordings, Chambers breaks out here with a more introspective, more exploratory style on the bass – using the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Ann Burton
Blue BurtonSony/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1967.
CD...$6.99
11.99
A beautifully gentle album from vocalist Ann Burton – recorded with sublime accompaniment from the trio of pianist Louis Van Dyke, a fragile and spare talent on the keys – and a perfect match for Burton on the mood of the album! Ann's vocals really come across with the mature grace ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Jason Moran
Thanksgiving At The Vanguard (180 gram pressing)Yes Records, 2020. 2LP Gatefold
A searing live performance from Jason Moran – one recorded during his annual residency during Thanksgiving week at the Village Vanguard – a spot where Jason's clearly able to open up and really bring something special to the table! The set has a mix of modes that sometimes doesn't ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Vis-A-Vis
Odo Gu AhorowWe Are Busy Bodies (UK), 1976. (reissue)
LP...$25.99
26.99
A record with a really wonderful groove – bubbling bass next to riffing guitar lines – a bit funky at times, but as a warm hybrid with more familiar highlife modes! The album's a key testament to the strengths of this 70s group from Ghana – filled with lively vocal interplay ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Ennio Morricone
Themes – Passion (180 gram pink & purple vinyl pressing)Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1970s. 2LP Gatefold
Not the trashy kind of passion you might expect from the cover – but instead, one of the most trademark sides of legendary film composer Ennio Morricone – his talent for building a tune up slowly, almost out of nowhere, then letting it flow gently with a wonderful sense of space and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Decca/RPM (UK), Mid 60s. 2CD
If you only know Lulu from her American recordings of the late 60s, you've got a lot to learn – as the British singer was a real powerhouse right from the start, blasting forth with a strongly soulful sound on these early recordings for Decca! Lulu's got a raspiness to her voice that really ... CD (Rock CD)
Jeremiah Cymerman/
Horizon Made Of Canvas
Astral Spirits, 2021.
Slow-building sonic interplay between the clarinets of Jeremiah Cymerman and the guitars and piano of Charlie Looker – used in very open space that really lets both musicians find each others' sound, then unfold with a mode that's quite beautiful overall! There's certainly a nod here to the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Maytals
Monkey Man (180 gram pressing)Trojan/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1969. (reissue)
LP...$25.99
34.99
One of the greatest trio albums ever from the Jamaican scene – a classic set that kicked off the sound of reggae for the 70s, while still holding onto the rocksteady sound of the years before! The vocals of the Maytals are tied together tightly, but still have a rough edge that's quite ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Cleveland Eaton
Plenty Good EatonBlack Jazz/Real Gone, 1974.
One of the most electric albums on the legendary Black Jazz label – a hip set of funky fusion tracks from bassist Cleveland Eaton, with a vibe that's similar to his album for the Gamble label, and his funky 45 work with The Kats! The record's a good extension of Eaton's roots in the Cadet ... CD (Jazz CD)
Fumio Karashima
Hot Islands (Japanese paper sleeve edition)King/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978.
A more electric album than usual from pianist Fumio Karashima – but in a great way too! The album has Karashima playing Fender Rhodes, mini-moog, and other keys – in addition to his usual acoustic piano – in a driving quartet lineup with bass from Miroslav Vitous and saxes from ... CD (Jazz CD)
Miles Davis with Sonny Stitt
Live In Paris – 1960Fremeaux & Associates/Return To Analog (Canada), 1960. 2LP
Rare work from a sometimes-overlooked chapter in the career of Miles Davis – a time when Sonny Stitt was briefly filling the tenor sax role that was more famously held by John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter! Stitt in any group is always a treat – and here, working with Miles, he turns in ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Alain Pierre
O Sidarta (180 gram pressing)Finders Keepers (UK), 1974.
Two amazing works from Belgian electronic genius Alain Pierre – both appearing in this form for the first time ever! Side one features 11 minutes of continuous music that Pierre created for the short film O Sidarta – music that mixes a range of electronics, keyboards, and acoustic ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Various
Luxury Soul 2021 (3CD set)Expansion (UK), 2021. 3CD
A stunning assortment of contemporary soul – all hand-picked by Ralph Tee, the UK DJ/enthusiast who's been turning us on to great music for decades! In recent years, the format of this series has gotten even more important – as so much great music is issue digitally, but doesn't always ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Ex/Superior Viaduct, 1980. (reissue)
LP...$20.99
24.98
The Ex have had an amazing career over their many decades in music – forays into jazz, improv, and even global sounds – but here, right at the start, they're much more in the spirit of political punk contemporaries from the UK – especially Gang Of Four and Crass – both of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Tubby Hayes
Free FlightJazz In Britain (UK), 1972. 2CD
British tenor giant Tubby Hayes left the planet all too soon – passing away at the age of 38 in 1973 – but right up to the end, he continued to blow away most of his contemporaries – as you'll hear from this set of unreleased live material from 1972! The recording is from a time ... CD (Jazz CD)
Shunzo Ohno
MayaThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1991.
Japanese trumpeter Shunzo Ohno gave us some great records in the 70s – and this later date for the Three Blind Mice label is equally great, but in a very different sort of way! Here, Ohno's working with a group of American players, in a nicely burning sort of way – work from a young ... CD (Jazz CD)
Oliver Nelson
Black, Brown, & BeautifulFlying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970.
One of Oliver Nelson's hippest albums – a bold statement of righteous energy, and a fantastic summation of all the genius he'd created during the 60s as an arranger for other people's records! The record is almost at a Duke Ellington level – a complex yet soulful suite of tracks for ... CD (Jazz CD)
Dread At The Controls/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1979. (reissue)
Mikey Dread's at the controls, and the album's a classic example of his ability to bring many different creative strands together at once – working the same sort of magic on record that he did on his famous radio show! The record's this wonderful mix of dubby rhythms, spacey production, and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Candi Staton
Candi Staton – The Fame YearsFame/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), Early 70s.
CD...$11.99
13.99
Excellent early work from Candi Staton – recorded for Rick Hall's famous Fame studios in Muscle Shoals! The tracks here are quite different than some of Candi's later, more famous work – very much in the best deep soul tradition of singers like Ann Sexton, Betty Harris, or Ann Peebles ... CD (Soul CD)
Fatback Band/
Fatbackin/Perception/Dynamite Cuts (UK), 1973. (pic cover)
Two funky nuggets from the early 70s powerhouse Perception Records! First up is "Fatbackin" – a trademark cut from Fatback Band, right from a moment when they were first starting out, and were a fantastically funky, hard and heavy group! The track's got great riffing guitar, and ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Trojan/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1973. (reissue)
A real moment of righteous power from Lee Scratch Perry – as you might expect from the image on the cover – clearly indicating a strong sense of pride and identity that also tracks with the 70s shift in Jamaican music too! Lee's the producer here, but also extends full creative control ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Nat Birchall
Exaltation – Live In Athens Vol 1Parafono (UK), 2021.
We always love the music of British tenor saxophonist Nat Birchall – but here, he's in an even more amazing setting than usual – really stretching out in a live format, and working with two Greek musicians who really bring a lot to the performance! In addition to these long, spiritual ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Cow Fingers & Mosquito PieOkeh/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), Mid 50s.
CD...$11.99
13.99
This is the real deal for Screamin Jay Hawkins – the seminal 50s recordings done for the Okeh label, all of which are a lot harder and heavier than some of his later work! The format is simple R&B, but Screamin Jay brings a heck of a lot of himself to the sessions – singing in a ... CD (Soul CD)
Menagerie
Many WorldsFreestyle (UK), 2020.
A beautiful set of spiritual jazz from this hip Australian group – a combo who are headed up by guitarist Lance Ferguson, who you'll know from a host of great funk and soul projects over the years – but who shows a much deeper side of his talents with Menagerie! The group has a strong ... CD (Jazz CD)
Jazz In Britain (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s.
Rare work from the hippest years of British jazz – music that starts in that late 60s time when English musicians were really finding their own sort of voice – as heard famously in the Landsdowne Series of recordings, and other key albums at the time! Yet the tracks here are from those ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Francois De Roubaix
Les Secrets De La Mer RougeTransversales Disques (France), 1967/1975. (reissue)
Really beautiful soundtrack work from French genius Francois De Roubaix – music for the same program, but from two different periods – brought together to illustrate the constantly-evolving brilliance of the music of De Roubaix! The first half of the set features instrumentals from the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Roforofo Jazz
Fire EaterOffice Home (France), 2021.
A French group, fronted by an MC from Chicago – working here in a style that's every bit as striking as the cover! The core sounds blend together older Afro Funk elements with jazz – in a groove that's nice and lean, and which provides a really unique setting for the rhymes of Days ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Archie Shepp
Mama Too TightImpulse (Japan), 1966.
Growing brilliance from the young Archie Shepp – a record that's not just about Archie's own amazing work on the tenor, but also his keen modern vision as a leader! The combo here is an ensemble that features some of the hippest modernists of the 60s – Roswell Rudd and Grachan Moncur ... CD (Jazz CD)
Bronze/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1972. Gatefold (reissue)
A record with a stunning cover by the great Roger Dean – and a stunning sound to match – one of the few sets ever issued by Paladin, a group who are a bit more hard-rocking than the Yes-like cover image might imply – but who also let loose with some great prog touches as well! ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
John Scofield & Pat Metheny
I Can See Your House From Here (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1994. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$43.99
48.99
A tremendous pairing of guitarists – both musicians who first helped change the sound of the instrument in jazz during the 70s, and who somehow come together here at a level that not only brings out the best in both, but also seems to evolve the music too! Scofield and Metheny are masters of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Hamburg Spinners
Skorpion Im StiefelLegere (France), 2021.
A tight little quartet from the Hamburg scene – a combo who really get back to basics with a strong focus on organ lines and guitar! The groove is maybe a more complicated take on the territory of Booker T & The MGs – longer tunes, with more variation in the rhythms – but ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Group Sounds Four & Five
Black & White RagaJazz In Britain (UK), Mid 60s.
A fantastic group from the British scene at mid 60s – music from a time when the UK world of jazz was exploding from the work of artists like Joe Harriott and Tubby Hayes, but also held some other tremendous talents as well! The group here has trumpeter Henry Lowther and tenorist Lyn Dobson ... CD (Jazz CD)
Be! (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. 8CD
CD...$198.99
239.99
Think you know anything at all about Alabama? Forget what you know, because this beautiful set will expose the state as a lost musical powerhouse back in the day – home to countless small labels, with a musical legacy that rivals the better-known work from Louisiana and Tennessee at the time! ... CD (Rock CD)
Full Blast (Peter Brotzmann)
Farewell Tonic (with download)Trost (Austria), 2007.
Full Blast really live up to their name here – as the trio comes on with a searing power that almost recalls the early FMP work of reedman Peter Brotzmann! Brotzmann's part of the group, playing a variety of saxes – alongside the drums of Michael Wertmueller and electric bass of Marino ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Medicine Label/Modern Harmonic, 1999.
LP...$23.99
24.99
Imagine The Ramones turning up in your grandparents' record collection, and this album might be the result – as the whole thing is an unusual blend of famous tunes by the legendary group, and instrumental readings by lounge outfit The Nutley Brass! The group aren't exactly a brass combo ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Lokkhi Terra & Dele Sosimi
CubafrobeatFunkiwala (UK), 2020.
Vocalist Dele Sosimi joins this ultra-hip London group – a combo who are equally skilled in African and Cuban elements, hence the title of the record – and one who can also serve things up with lots of jazz-based energy as well! All tracks are nice and long – and in addition to ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
PJ Harvey
Is This Desire (180 gram pressing)Island, 1998. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
A real standout from Polly Jean Harvey – a set that somehow manages to have all the intensity of her previous records, but which hones things down to a mode that might well be called mellow at times – but which, to us, also seems to really give the music clarity, and maybe a more ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
PJ Harvey
Is This Desire – DemosIsland, 1998.
Demo versions of every single track that appeared on the PJ Harvey album Is This Desire – maybe even more of a match for some of the songs on the record than previous demo releases, given that the standard record has a nicely stripped-down vibe at times! Yet there's also a strong difference ... CD (Rock CD)
Pat Thomas & Matana Roberts
Truth (180 gram pressing)OTOroku (UK), 2020.
A fantastic meeting between pianist Pat Thomas and alto saxophonist Matana Roberts – recorded live in London, and showing an amazing sense of sympathy between the two improvisers – even though they're normally separated by the space of an ocean! Thomas has these really dark, moody ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Pierre Henry
Un Monde LacereTransversales Disques (France), 2008.
The legendary French electronic composer Pierre Henry was 80 when he created this piece – but the sound of the music is very much close to his roots – and recalls the kind of striking combinations that Henry brought to the postwar world of musique concrete! The work was recorded in ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound LP)
Roctober, 2020.
A long-overdue return to form for Roctober – one of our favorite magazines in the 90s and 00s, and a publication that always gave us plenty of bang for our buck! That tradition certainly continues here – as the hefty zine runs for well over 120 pages – stuffed to the gills with ... Magazine (Magazine)
Talking Heads
Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads (red vinyl pressing)Rhino, Late 70s/Early 80s. 2LP (reissue)
A great early live set from The Talking Heads – a collection of recordings from the late 70s and early 80s, culled together in a format that almost makes the whole thing come across like a discreet live album! The versions of tunes here are changed up nicely from their studio counterparts ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Freddie Hubbard
Straight LifeCTI/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1970.
CD...$11.99
13.99
An amazing second CTI set from Freddie Hubbard – one that takes off nicely from Red Clay territory, and starts to hit an even funkier mode! The tracks here are all relatively long, with a huge amount of solo space for Freddie on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor, George Benson on guitar, and ... CD (Jazz CD)
Warner/Parlophone (France), Late 60s/Early 70s.
Rare grooves from the French scene's trippiest years – the kind of cuts that will come as a good addition to your well-played records by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin! Most of this work is much more obscure, but mostly comes from the same time – the late 60s and early 70s, despite ... LP, Vinyl record album (French LP)
Trad Vibe (France), 1976. (pic cover)
Two freaky funky tracks from Cortex – the legendary French group from the 70s! "Les Oiseaux Morts" is a rare vocal track from the trio – but it's also one that's filled with the kind of funky riffs and Fender Rhodes that always made their music so great – and the vocals ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Quincy Davis
Q VisionQtime, 2021.
Drummer Quincy Davis has a very visionary approach here – music that makes a bold statement for his role as a leader, as Davis works here with three different groups on a strong set of original material! The mix of players is wonderful – shading in and adding voice to Quincy's music in ... CD (Jazz CD)
Van Dyke Parks
Histories – Old Black Joe/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2020. (pic cover)
Two very unusual works by the always-enigmatic Van Dyke Parks – both of them variations on older compositions from the middle of the 19th Century! "Old Black Joe" is a famous tune by Stephen Foster – but Parks' version here features this avant take on upright piano, mixed ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Rock 7-inch)
Holdsworth/
Warleigh Manor – The Ron Mathewson Tapes Vol 1
Jazz In Britain (UK), 1979.
Really unique work from legendary guitarist Allan Holdsworth – a return to much more adventurous jazz music after years of famous material in a rock-fusion mode – working here alongside reedman Ray Warleigh – who is also at his most expressive as well! The tapes were recorded ... CD (Jazz CD)
Muriel Grossmann
Quiet Earth (200 gram pressing)RR Gems (Estonia), 2020.
There's nothing quiet about the way that Muriel Grossman approaches her music – as the saxophonist is one of the boldest, strongest voices in jazz in the past decade – one of the key proponents of the new spiritual underground, and a player who just seems to win us over more and more ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Kellee Patterson
Kellee (with bonus track)Shadybrook/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976.
Kellee Patterson's amazing first album for the Shadybrook label – a total killer all the way through, and much harder and heavier than any of her later sides for the label! The record's got a nice jazzy vibe that's a good bridge between her earlier work on Black Jazz, and her later, ... CD (Soul CD)
Wild Tchoupitoulas
Wild TchoupitoulasIsland/Jackpot, 1976. (reissue)
A great slice of New Orleans soul from the 70s – a record that replicates the "Indian" culture in the Mardi Gras scene – and which is most notable for featuring work by The Meters as well! The groove here is kind of Meters-styled funk, mixed with some fuller New Orleans mode ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Archie Shepp
Things Have Got To ChangeImpulse (Japan), 1971.
Wonderful post-Paris work from Archie Shepp – a record that has him bringing more focus back into his work after sessions overseas – and also making some great use of the legendary Joe Lee Wilson on vocals! There's a feeling here that's a real change for Shepp, but a great one too ... CD (Jazz CD)
Tina Brooks
Waiting Game (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1961. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$28.99
34.99
A wonderful title for this rare fourth album from Tina Brooks – as the set was recorded by Blue Note in 1961, but had to wait for many decades to finally get reissued! Don't let that put you off, though, as the set's every bit as sublime as Tina's classic True Blue album for the label – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Rhino, Late 60s. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$30.99
33.99
One of those few classic cases where a compilation of tracks was maybe even more influential than the original music itself – as this early 70s collection of 60s material turned out to shape and influence generations for decades to come! Guitar genius Lenny Kaye put the set together famously ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Ennio Morricone
Themes – Psycho (180 gram pressing)Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1970s. 2LP Gatefold
Dark genius from the legendary Ennio Morricone – one of the most important film composers of the 20th Century, and a master in just about any style! The work here represents a shift that Morricone made into darker modes as the 70s approached – sounds that stepped off from some of the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Stanley Cowell, Billy Harper, & Others
Such Great Friends (180 gram pressing)Strata East/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1983. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
44.99
A lost bit of late Strata East – and an all-star session that never lets up! The album's a quartet effort – led by Stanley Cowell, but equally featuring participation from Billy Harper on tenor, Reggie Workman on bass, and Billy Hart on drums – all soaring together on long tracks ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Z Records (UK), 2020.
Don't think "dance" – think "jazz", but of the sort that's upbeat, groovy, and which might find its way to the dancefloor in a really special sort of club – maybe the old Dingwalls scene of Gilles Peterson in London! These tunes are both contemporary and vintage ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Anthony Moore
Out (180 gram pressing)Virgin/Drag City, 1976.
A never-issued album from offbeat songwriter Anthony Moore – originally recorded by Virgin Records during its most creative period – but unreleased at the time! Moore was a key part of British art rockers Slapp Happy, and a member of Henry Cow too – but the music here is much ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Conrad Schnitzler
Paracon – Paragon Sessions Outtakes 1978/Bureau B (Germany), Late 70s.
Fantastic spacey sounds from Conrad Schnitzler – all recorded at Peter Baumann's Paragon Studios, right around the same time as Schnitzler's trio of Con albums in the late 70s! The music here is similar to those, but more experimental too – very minimal, and played with live electronic ... CD (Rock CD)
Sacbe
SacbeDiscos Arte/Favorite (France), 1977. (reissue)
Sweet Latin fusion from Sacbe – a Mexican group, but one who work with some of the best elements of the Brazilian jazz scene of the time – long-flowing lines, nicely complex rhythms, and a very organic sense of balance between the acoustic and electric instruments in the group! These ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)
Demon (UK), Late 60s. (reissue)
Genius work from The Creation at their best – tunes that really get at that special sort of something that set the group apart from so many others in the late 60s scene – a kind of compression of mod, garage, and psych elements into these short little tracks that still have all of their ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Rasheed Chappell & Buckwild
Sinners & SaintsGet On Down, 2020.
We first dug the work of Rasheed Chappell through collaborations with Kenny Dope – but this time around, production is by Buckwild, who gives the whole thing a nicely deep, dark, moody sort of vibe – maybe a bit more sinister than the Rasheed from before, all tuned with the right sort ... CD (Hip Hop CD)
Yosuke Yamashita & Adelhard Rodinger
Inner Space (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976.
Japanese pianist Yosuke Yamashita cut some fantastic work in Tokyo with his trio during the 70s – but he shines equally brightly here on a German session from the decade, but in a completely different way – given that the whole record just features duets with bassist Adelhard Rodinger! ... CD (Jazz CD)
Muriel Grossmann
Quiet EarthDreamland (Estonia), 2020.
There's nothing quiet about the way that Muriel Grossman approaches her music – as the saxophonist is one of the boldest, strongest voices in jazz in the past decade – one of the key proponents of the new spiritual underground, and a player who just seems to win us over more and more ... CD (Jazz CD)
Brian Eno
Film Music 1976 to 2020Astralwerks, Late 70s/1980s/1990s.
Many years back, Brian Eno gave us a record called Music For Films – a set that came out during his initial run of Ambient recordings, showing us how strong his instrumental creations could be when and if applied to a cinematic mode! The tracks there were half imagined works for film – ... CD (Rock CD)
Discos Machuca/Analog Africa (Germany), Late 70s.
The amazing legacy of a tiny Colombian record label – a small imprint, but a groundbreaking one as well – with a rich variety of sounds that you'll hear on this really wonderful collection! Discos Machuca was based in Barranquilla, a real crossroads of cultures, sounds, and styles ... CD (Latin CD)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Welcome To the PleasuredomeZTT/Island, 1984. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$28.99
34.99
Arguably one of the greatest concept albums of the 80s – and the only really strong full length album cut by Frankie Goes To Hollywood! At the time of the set, the group was riding high on the success and controversy of their singles "Relax" and "Two Tribes" – but ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Chet Baker
Last Great Concert – My Favourite SongsEnja (Germany), 1988. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
One of the last albums that Chet Baker recorded – and a set that changes things up a bit from the smaller combo setting of most of his final decade! The set features some small group work, but also brings in larger orchestrations on a number of tracks – balancing the fragility of Baker' ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Omni/Iron Mountain Analog Research (Australia), 1950s/1960s/Early 70s. Gatefold
A beautiful entry in this long-running series – a continuing testament to the darker sides of American life that formed the subject matter for so much of postwar country music! The package brings together some great tunes by bigger names of the time – not entirely hits, but the kind of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Folk/Country LP)
William Sites
Sun Ra's Chicago – Afrofuturism & The CityUniversity Of Chicago, 2020.
Book...$25.99
30.00
One of the most unique books to ever look at the music of Sun Ra – and one that's very near and dear to our hearts, given that the role of Chicago is seen as vital to the development of the music! The book digs very deep into Ra's early years – time that isn't covered in as much ... Book (Book)
Vintage League, 2020.
LP...$18.99
19.99
A set that bills itself as "brand new original authentic soul music", but which maybe offers up more than that too – as there's also a fair bit of instrumental funk in the mix, served up by an array of up-and-comers, and some crucial talents you'll recognize from years back! The ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Miles Bonny
Lumberjack Soul 2Innate Sounds, 2021.
It's been almost a decade since the first Lumberjack Soul album from Miles Bonny – and in that time, he's grown tremendously – both as a singer and musician, and as an artist who's really in command of his sound! Miles' voice still has the raspy charm we loved before, but the overall ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Mayer Hawthorne
Rare ChangesBig Bucks, 2021.
LP...$23.99
24.99
Think what you want about Mayer Hawthorne, the man's got a way with a catchy sort of tune – and each new record seems to further that legacy, at a level that's always got us wondering why Mayer never seems to get more play in the mainstream! Mayer handles plenty of keyboards, drums, and bass ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul LP)
Justin Thurgur
No ConfusionFunkiwala (UK), 2021.
Trombonist Justin Thurgur has spend time on the more global side of the scene in London during recent years – and here, he brings that experience to bear on a jazz set with a very unusual vibe! It's not easy to pick the straight influences of the tunes – there's currents of Afro Funk ... CD (Jazz CD)
Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand)
Dream TimeEnja (Germany), 2020.
LP...$22.99
24.99
Beautiful solo piano work from Abdullah Ibrahim – a later set that's got a different vibe than some of his earlier material in the format, in a way that shows the continuing evolution of his sound! There's a gentleness here that we might not have heard back in the 70s – a quality that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Fat Possum, 1982. (reissue)
LP...$16.99
18.99
Wonderful live work from RL Burnside – done in that instantly-timeless style that he brought to recordings right from the start – maybe even more so here, as the acoustics are fantastic, and really capture the spirit of the man and his guitar! As most folks know, Burnside was a bit ... LP, Vinyl record album (Blues LP)
Patricia Brennan
MaquishtiValley Of Search, 2021.
CD...$13.99
14.99
Patricia Brennan is a vibist with experience in some farther reaches of avant expression – but here, she stakes her voice in a very beautiful way – with sounds that build slowly, take gentle shapes, and use both vibes and marimba at a level that has the songs opening up like patient ... CD (Jazz CD)
Wilbert Harrison
Kansas City – The Best Of Wilbert Harrison (3CD set)Sunset Blvd, Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. 3CD
CD...$26.99
28.99
The biggest collection of work we've ever seen from early southern soul star Wilbert Harrison – a set that goes way past the early hits that usually make up his tiny greatest hits features on the market – to include a whopping 70 titles that takes the Harrison journey all the way ... CD (Soul CD)
Saafir
TrigonometryWrap/Dope Folks, 1998. (reissue)
Just a few short years after Saafir's debut as a solo act – and a set that marks a really strong maturation in his sound! There's a sense of layering in both the production and the vocals that packs a punch from the very first track, and which holds strong throughout – with studio work ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Bombillas
Bombillas (with bonus download)F Spot, 2020.
LP...$19.99
21.98
The first full length set from The Bombillas – an LA funk group, but one with a strong sense of global elements in their music – used here in ways that really make for an unusual sound throughout! The keyboards are especially strong – often abstracted, or fuzzy, and used in ways ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Matthew Halsall
Salute To The SunGondwana (UK), 2020.
A gem of a record from trumpeter Matthew Halsall – one of our favorite jazz musicians of the past 20 years, and an artist who just seems to be growing and growing with each new release! This set picks up on the organic, meditative quality of some of Halsall's recent records – but it ... CD (Jazz CD)
Gilles Peterson & Stuart Baker
Cuba – Music & Revolution – Original Album Cover Art Of Cuban MusicSoul Jazz (UK), 2020.
Book...$40.99
49.99
A beautiful book of ultra-rare album cover art – Cuban records from the 50s through the 90s – a fair bit of which were never available here in the US market! The book follows similar projects by Stuart Baker under the Soul Jazz imprint – but this one is maybe even more essential, ... Book (Book)
Terje Rypdal
Terje RypdalECM (Germany), 1971.
A key early ECM set from guitarist Terje Rypdal – a set that moves him from the territory of his more experimental Bleak House album into the kind of moodily expressive field that made the label such an important showcase for his unusual talents! There's still some psychedelic touches around ... CD (Jazz CD)
Javon Jackson
Deja VuSolid Jackson, 2021.
CD...$13.99
15.99
A beautiful self-released album from tenorist Javon Jackson – a set that's overflowing with warmth and soul, and which features a really well-chosen array of material throughout! Jackson could sometimes have a colder edge in his youth – and while his sharpness is still present here, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Chiko Honda
ChikoAketa's Disk/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979.
An unusual vocal jazz session from the Japanese scene of the 70s – a record that's a bit different than some of the more staid readings of standards at the time, as singer Chiko Honda has a really nice bite to her style – and works with a small, rough-edged combo too! We might say ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Terje Rypdal
Whenever I Seem To Be Far AwayECM (Germany), 1974.
A fantastic early record by one of the true guitar geniuses of the 70s – and a set that shows why even at ECM, Terje Rypdal could still sound unlike anybody else in his generation! Side one features a quintet working through two very striking tunes – a bit noisy and funky at times, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Riz Ortolani
La Ragazza Di TriesteBeat (Italy), 1982.
A cool Riz Ortolani soundtrack for this obscure early 80s film that starred Ben Gazzara – music that's of much later vintage than some of Ortolani's classics, but still pretty great overall! There's a fair bit of keyboards in the mix, but they're still delivered with the warmth we've come to ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Savoy/Honest Jons (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. 2LP Gatefold
An insanely fantastic look at the strong legacy of gospel music from Savoy Records – a company who were initially a powerhouse in the fields of jazz and R&B, but who moved into the gospel world and dominated that market for decades! Savoy is a bit like Chess Records – a company who ... LP, Vinyl record album (Gospel LP)
Stax/Craft, Early 70s. 2CD
CD...$18.99
19.99
An overdue look at a very cool record label – the short-lived Gospel Truth imprint, which was an outlet for the more spiritual side of Stax Records in the early 70s! The music is gospel, but often has plenty of the best Memphis soul elements of more popular Stax/Volt work of the time – ... CD (Gospel CD)
How Do You Are, 2020.
A great entry in this excellent and long-running series – one that's given us some sublime mellow soul and AOR work from the late 70s onward – including some fantastic sounds from around the globe! This volume follows on that work, but goes it one further – as all the tracks here ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Lucky Kind, 2021.
A great look at a surprisingly strong source of music – the scene in Springfield, Missouri – a tiny stop along route 66 that's had more influence over the decades than you might expect! Writer Dave Hoekstra takes us to Springfield and tells the tale of the city's overlooked influence ... DVD (DVD)
Gato Barbieri
BoliviaFlying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973.
Soaring, searing sounds from the young Gato Barbieri – one of his classic albums for the Flying Dutchman label, and very much in the vein of his first few for Impulse Records! The Latin element isn't as strongly stated in the music as you might guess from the title, but the inspiration is ... CD (Jazz CD)
Garland/Beat Rocket, Late 60s.
A really cool collection of work from the surprisingly deep musical well of Garland Records – a Pacific Northwest imprint that's maybe best known for some garagey gems, but who here display a great ability to cut country-tinged records too! The vibe here is a bit Bakersfield, but filtered ... CD (Rock CD)
Kamasi Washington
Becoming – Music From The Netflix DocumentaryYoung Turks, 2020.
Really great work from saxophone genius Kamasi Washington – music that's very different than the longform sounds of his epic sets – yet very beautiful too, and clearly showing off a whole new feather in Kamasi's mighty cap! As you can tell from the title, the work is music for a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Art Yard (UK), 1957/1978. (pic cover)
Two fantastic tracks from Sun Ra – different vintage, but equally great! "Sky Is A Sea Of Darkness" is a mellow, spiritual quartet track – very stripped down, with a beautiful vocal that slides alongside this blue-tinged piano from Ra – surprisingly soulful, and ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Lee Fields & The Expressions
Big Crown Vaults Vol 1 – Lee Fields & The ExpressionsBig Crown, 2020.
Never-heard work from Elmer Lee Fields – one of the greatest deep soul singers of the contemporary age – an artist who had to wait decades to get the attention he deserves, and one who's never been in better hands than these! The tracks here are unreleased gems from the sessions for ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Pye/BMG, 1970.
An album that maybe marked the close of one chapter of The Kinks, and the start of another – music that still holds on to some of the best elements of their late 60s Village Green era, but which also moves the group into some of the headier territory of their Muswell Hill/RCA years too! Ray ... CD (Rock CD)
Sun Ra Arkestra
SwirlingStrut (UK), 2020.
Sun Ra left the planet a few decades ago, but his Arkestra has been going strong – really carrying the torch that the great one kept burning – and stepping out here in their first studio album in 20 years! The record is really something special – that core Sun Ra spirit, but ... CD (Jazz CD)
Georgie Sweet
MisunderstoodFuturistica (UK), 2020.
Georgie Sweet's just starting out, but we've got a feeling that we're going to be hearing from the singer plenty in years to come – as she's one of the freshest soul music talents we've heard from the UK scene in years – bristling with unique creative energy on this massive debut! ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Victor Chukwu/
Akalaka/Tabansi/BBE (UK), Late 70s.
CD...$14.99
19.99
Two rare albums from Uncle Victor Chukwu – a hell of a guitarist, and the driving force behind both of these Nigerian gems from the late 70s! Akalaka is a record that's maybe higlife in outward appearance, but which has a very different quality overall – in part because the guitar work ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Pye/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), Late 60s. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$32.99
35.99
A mad assortment of 60s girl pop from the UK – one that features a huge amount of material pulled from the vaults of Pye Records! If you've always thought that Petula Clark and Sandie Shaw were all that was going on in the UK pop scene at the time, you'll really be blown away by the scope of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad with Doug Carn
Doug Carn – Jazz Is Dead 5Jazz Is Dead, 2020.
CD...$13.99
14.99
A great new showcase for the legendary keyboard work of Doug Carn – and a set that's very different both from his famous albums for the Black Jazz label, and some of his organ jazz records in more recent years too! The set's maybe got a more pronounced influence from Adrian Younge and Ali ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Whit Boyd Combo
Party GirlsModern Harmonic, 1969.
Funky organ jazz from a very unlikely source – a Texas-made porno from 1969, and a movie that dared ask the question "Do prostitutes make good wives?" The music is unusual in that it's actually pretty darn good – nice small combo jazz, often with a good current of funk in the ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Mario Biondi
Paradise – Alternative Productions EPSony (Italy), 2020.
A great little package that expands on the tune "Paradise" – one of the catchiest numbers in years from the raspy-voiced genius of Mario Biondi – a contemporary singer, but one who's perfect for turning out soulful tracks that really hearken back to the bast! Here, Biondi ... LP, Vinyl record album (New Grooves LP)
Fantasy, Mid 70s.
A host of funky classics from the Fantasy Records catalog – including some killer jazz funk produced by Larry Mizell – and more gems from the early 70s run of the label! These are tracks from an amazing time when 60s soul jazz was mixing with 70s funk – and all the genres were ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Der Plan
Es Ist Eine Fremde Und Seltsame WeltAta Tak/Bureau B (Germany), 1987.
The title translates to "it's a strange and peculiar world" – and there's maybe no better introduction to the mad electronic music of this wonderful German trio from the 80s! Der Plan were part of that special small slice of the German new wave – groups who didn't rely on ... CD (Rock CD)
Ol Dirty Bastard
Return To The 36 Chambers Instrumentals (2LPs with bonus 7 inch) (2020 Black Friday Release)Elektra, 1995. 2LP Gatefold
A rare all-instrumental version of the very first album from ODB! Pressed up here like a rare promo release – with versions of "Shimmy Shimmy Ya", "Baby C'Mon", "Brooklyn Zoo", "Hippa To Da Hoppa", "Rawhide", "Damage", "Don't ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra
Dimensional StardustInternational Anthem/Nonesuch, 2020.
One of the most ambitious albums ever from Rob Mazurek – and a set that really continues the legacy of community building and world healing that's become such an important part of his music! Rob's a player who was great at the start – a hell of a trumpeter, and a great experimentalist ... CD (Jazz CD)
Nathan Thomas
Still WaterFuturistica (UK), 2020.
Nathan Thomas has penned songs for others, and has bubbled under on the UK scene in recent years – but this full-length debut is the kind of statement that should definitely get him some attention – a great little record that mixes his well-written tunes with crispy production and lots ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Various
Hillbillies In Hell – Country Music's Tormented Testament – 1952 to 1974 (with bonus tracks)Omni (Australia), 1950s/1960s/Early 70s.
CD...$16.99
19.99
A hell of a cool little set – one that begins with obscure country songs about drug use, then moves onto a whole host of songs with themes of suicide, insanity, damnation, and redemption! The music is every bit as great as you'd guess from the title and cover – and the folks at Omni, ... CD (Folk/Country CD)
Setenta
Materia NegraLatin Big Note (France), 2020.
Excellent work from Setenta – a Parisian combo who work with a great blend of Latin roots and funk – served up with lots of percussion at the core, topped with Fender Rhodes and other keyboards from jazz genius Florian Pellissier! The acoustic percussion and electric keys are perfectly ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Billy Jones & The Stars
Love Is Gonna Rain On You (180 gram translucent yellow vinyl) (2020 Black Friday Release)Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1977. (reissue)
A spectacular soul album from Holland – but one that's got a much more American groove than some other overseas records of its type! The cuts all feel as if they could have been lifted from indie sides of the east coast scene of the early 70s – and Billy shines beautifully both on the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Elvis Presley
From Elvis In Nashville (4CD set)RCA, 1970. 4CD
The first-ever proper presentation of one of the most legendary Elvis Presley recording sessions – a marathon five day series of recordings done in Nashville, in which Elvis was working with hip backing from the Nashville Cats, and really breaking past some of the stale material that had ... CD (Rock CD)
Billy Wooten
In This World (Japanese paper sleeve edition)APS/P-Vine (Japan), 1979.
One of the most soul-based records ever cut by vibist Billy Wooten – a record that's even tighter and more focused than his work with The Wooden Glass or 19th Whole! The album's got Billy and other vocalists singing along with his vibes and marimba – over the top of tightly vamping ... CD (Jazz CD)
Kiki Dee
Fontana & Motown Years (3CD set)Universal/Edsel (UK), Late 60s. 3CD
A stunning collection of work from Kiki Dee – a British singer that most folks only discovered in the US in the mid 70s, thanks to a duet with Elton John – but one who gave her homeland some fantastic music in the 60s! The set's the first to fully dip into this part of Kiki's career, ... CD (Soul CD)
Soul Jazz (UK), 2020. 3LP
LP...$28.99
39.99
A glittering constellation of groundbreaking jazz from the contemporary UK scene – a world of jazz that's changed dramatically over the past decade or so, with huge new advances in sound and styles in a range of different directions! The changes going on are a bit like some of those that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Karen Dalton
1966Delmore, 1966.
The third in a series of unearthed archival release of treasures by 60s folk singer, guitarist and banjo player Karen Dalton from Delmore Recordings – and it's also the third completely beautiful and revelatory Karen Dalton release from Delmore Recordings! For years, Dalton was best known by ... CD (Folk/Country CD)
Motown (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. 2CD
A long-overdue fifth entry in this amazing series – and like the previous volumes, a double-length set of rare material from the Motown vaults! 20 of the 43 tracks on the set are previously unreleased – and all of the material here goes way past the hits – to really show the full ... CD (Soul CD)
Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders
GarciaLive Volume 15 – May 21st, 1971 Keystone KornerRound, 1971. 2CD
CD...$15.99
16.99
The legendary Jerry Garcia, in one of our favorite settings – stretching out on a long set with organist Merl Saunders – a player who always seemed to open up the jazzier side of Jerry's music! The material here is long and jamming, but in a way that's nicely laidback – certainly ... CD (Rock CD)
Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes
Heritage of the Invisible IIInternational Anthem, 2020.
One of the boldest albums so far on the International Anthem label – and that's really saying a lot, given the boldness of most of their records! The set features wonderfully dynamic energy from Aquiles Navarro and Tcheser Holmes – the former a trumpeter, the latter a drummer – ... CD (Jazz CD)
Columbia/Get On Down, 2002. 2LP
An early oughties classic – with an appearance by Tupac from beyond the grave – plus guest work from Alicia Keys, Bravehearts, and Kelis – on tracks that include "Revolutionary Warfare", "Hey Nas", "Zone Out", "Made You Look", "Get ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Akira Miyazawa
Four UnitsTakt/Le Tres Jazz Club (France), 1969. Gatefold (reissue)
Some of the most arch-modern work we've ever heard from Japanese reedman Akira Miyazawa – proof that even though he was one of his nation's greatest straight jazz sax players in the 60s, he could also open up experimentally too! Akira's playing both flute and tenor here – and he's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Omar El Shariyi (Ammar El Sherei)
Oriental MusicSoutelphan/We Want Sounds (UK), 1976. (reissue)
That's a pretty groovy looking keyboard on the cover – and the record's got a pretty groovy sound as well – very different than other organ records or Mid-East instrumental titles of the time, thanks in part to some very dexterous work on the multi-level keys from Omar El Shariyi! The ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Jimi Hendrix
Live In Maui (2CD/Legacy, 1970. 2CD/blu-ray
A legendary set of live performances from Jimi Hendrix – both sets recorded in Maui in July of 1970, presented here officially for the first time ever – along with a bonus documentary on the performances too! The set is kind of the true counterpart to the botched Rainbow Bridge project ... CD (Rock CD)
Alain Bellaiche
Sea Fluorescent (with bonus tracks)Asylum/Souffle Continu (France), 1976.
Rare funky fusion by this overlooked French guitarist – recorded in New York with a really unusual group, and in a setting that has Alain Bellaiche providing a bit of vocals too! The sound is great – different than some of the more jamming rock fusion of the European scene at mid 70s ... CD (Jazz CD)
Sun Ra
NidhamuSaturn/Strut (UK), 1971.
LP...$22.99
23.99
A great lost album from Sun Ra – one of a handful that he recorded on a legendary trip to Egypt in 1971 – live throughout, with that special sort of flavor that the Arkesta picked up while visiting the land of the pyramids! The work was recorded in Cairo – by a lineup that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
John Hicks
Steadfast (180 gram pressing)Strata East/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1975. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
44.99
Beautiful solo work from John Hicks – one of the few straight pianists that can hold our attention in a setting like this for so long – a record that's maybe a bit more conventional than some of the other releases on the Strata East label from the 70s, but equally filled with a sense of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Billie Holiday/
Billie – Original Soundtrack
Verve, 1939/Late 40s/1950s.
CD...$13.99
14.99
A selection of work put together for the well-done documentary on the late, great Billie Holiday – a record that includes classics from Billie's vintage recordings, plus a few new tracks recorded for the film by the Sonhouse All Stars! The Holiday vocal tracks are the main draw – as ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Strut (UK), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s.
A great look at one of our favorite record labels of all time – a company that was one of the first we ever worked together with, back when we started Dusty Groove – and whose music has been a huge inspiration to us for decades! Black Fire is a really special record label from the DC ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Kellee Patterson
Maiden VoyageBlack Jazz/Real Gone, 1973.
The most righteous album ever from Kellee Patterson – her first record, and a set that's way different from her more soul-based sides of later years! The album's got Patterson working in a wonderfully soulful approach to jazz – a style that's not unlike the earliest work by Dee Dee ... CD (Vocalists CD)
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