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Azar Lawrence

Summer Solstice
Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1975. New Copy
A beautiful album of spiritual soul and Brazilian influenced jazz from Azar Lawrence -- and a pretty rare one we're thrilled to have! Lawrence is a stellar sax player with a sound that's a bit like Gary Bartz, which means that he fits in perfectly with the Fantasy-era Prestige Records sound -- but ... (Jazz)
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Honest Jons (UK), 1950s/1960s/1970s. New Copy
A long-overdue collection of work -- one that really gets at the unusual appearance of Latin rhythms on the African scene of the postwar years! Latin sounds from Africa are nothing new, but they're one of those things that's always taken for granted, too -- kind of assumed in most discussions of ... (Global Grooves)
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Azar Lawrence

People Moving
Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1976. New Copy
A very nice bit of spacey funky jazz from sax player Azar Lawrence, and one of the great earlier productions by Skip Scarborough, with a feel that's very similar to Gary Bartz's work with Larry Mizell! Azar plays a mix of funk and spiritual soul jazz -- and he's got some great electric backing by ... (Jazz)
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Wool (Germany), 1970s. New Copy
Beautiful stuff from this cool Estonian jazz collective -- a very unique group whose sound reminds us of work we've heard from hip French soundtracks, and from some of the cooler reaches of the European jazz scene in the 60s! Many of the tracks here have vocals -- kind of scatted, with a breezy ... (Jazz)
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Bill Summers

Feel The Heat
Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1977. New Copy
Masterful funky soul jazz from the mid 70s -- and one of the best solo albums recorded by Headhunter Bill Summers -- a sunny batch of Bay Area funk that really grooves with the best of Fantasy Records from the time! The set was produced by Skip Scarborough, and has that great bubbling, stepping, ... (Soul)
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Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo De Cotonou

Echos Hypnotiques
Analog Africa (Germany), 1970s. New Copy
The second volume of rare Afrofunk from Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou from Analog Africa -- a killer set of material recorded at EMI Studios in Lagos, Nigeria for the Albarika Store label -- impeccable sounding and feverishly played by the group! This one's fairly jaw dropping, catching us off ... (Global Grooves)
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Gary Bartz

Shadow Do
Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1975. New Copy
A key early pairing of saxophonist Gary Bartz and producer Larry Mizell -- working here together before their more famous collaboration on Capitol Records, in a sound that's even more freewheeling and open-ended! Bartz still has a bit of an edge in his horn here -- the style laid down heavily on ... (Jazz)
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Pye/RPM (UK), 1977. New Copy
The Real Thing -- and one of the better soul acts to emerge from the UK in the 70s! The Real Thing had a nice sweet group soul sound, with the same sort of pop touches that were turning up in American groups like New York City, The O'Jays, and other stars of east coast AM radio. This album is the ... (Soul)
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Gene Ammons

Brasswind
Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1973. New Copy
Gene Ammons gets the Cannonball Adderley treatment -- as he blows funky solos over an album arranged and conducted by David Axelrod! Brasswind has a larger, fuller funky sound than some of his earlier work for Prestige -- and it works very well! The overall sound's a bit smoother, but Axelrod's ... (Jazz)
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Shout (UK), Mid 60s-Mid 70s. New Copy
Rare soul from Jimmy Radcliffe -- an emotive and charismatic singer, who we're surprised to have only heard a rare few recordings of before this excellent set from Shout UK -- which features a number of Radcliffe singles plus cuts whe wrote, produced or arranged for others via his Baby Cakes ... (Soul)
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Funk Inc

Priced To Sell
Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1974. New Copy
A more melodic mix of modes from Funk Inc -- with some cool production by David Axelrod! The band's gritty funky is stretched out this time, and overall the sound's got kind of that mid 70s Prestige feel -- but the work in a variety of styles here. Includes cooking jazzy funk & soul,bits of ... (Soul)
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Sam & Dave

Back At Cha
United Artists/Shout (UK), 1975. New Copy
A rare late LP Sam & Dave cut for United Artists in the mid 70s -- with raw & gritty soul vocals and rough hewn, yet soulfully resonant production by Steve Cropper, and backing by a slew of Memphis sessions specialists! Back At Cha is a coulda-shoulda-woulda been great comeback effort, and ... (Soul)
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Georgia Anne Muldrow

Early
Animated Cartunes, Early 2000s/2009. New Copy
The early recordings of Georgia Anne Muldrow -- and they're stunning -- showing Georgia's depth of soul and boundless creativity was in full force even in her late teens! As a whole, the tunes on Early are a bit leaner and less trippy than some of her more recent recording, but her spirit is as ... (Neo Soul)
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Rev-Ola (UK), 1973/1975. New Copy
One of the hippest groups of the Nigerian scene of the 70s -- presented here in two classic albums, back to back on a single CD! Chapter One is a landmark set of African grooves -- very unusual in both conception and execution -- with a feel that's unlike anything we can think of! There's ... (Global Grooves)
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Superbird (UK), 1960s. New Copy
A wonderful collection of rare rhythm & blues and soul from the Nashville scene -- most of which haven't been reissued before -- raw and truthful grooves from the 60s and singles originally released regionally on labels like Jewel, Valdot, Poncello and more. It's wonderful stuff, carrying on ... (Soul)
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Strut (UK), 1970s. New Copy
One of the coolest Christmas compilations you could ever hope to own -- but you probably guessed that already, from the cover image that pays tribute to a classic set from James Brown! The JB image is certainly well placed -- as most of the tracks here are deeply funky Holiday tunes -- the kind of ... (Holiday Music)
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Frank Foster & The Loud Minority

Manhattan Fever (Denon)
Denon (Japan), 1977. New Copy
A real 70s stormer from Frank Foster -- recorded with the Loud Minority ensemble used for the Mainstream album of the same name, but done in a style that's a bit more straight ahead, yet still plenty darn soulful! Frank's hanging here between the two sides of his career -- working in a larger band ... (Jazz)
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Vampi Soul (Spain), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD
The title's no lie, as the set's definitely an insanely complete collection of Peruvian grooves from the 60s and 70s -- a massive mix of music that includes bits of Latin funk, psyche, and garage -- plus lots and lots of groovy bits in between! We're not sure what was in the water down in Peru ... (Funky Compilations)
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Acid Jazz (UK), Late 60s. New Copy
A fantastic follow-up to the first Rare Mod set -- filled with the kind of swinging London goodies that made the first set so great! The Acid Jazz label has moved into plenty of mod grooves of their own, so they actually make a surprisingly good choice to come up with the classic bits too -- the ... (Rock)
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Vinilisssimo (Spain), 1974. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)
An excellent bit of funky acoustic Latin from South America -- with a sound that's quite unique! At some level, these guys sound like acoustic guitar-driven US Latin soul acts -- like Jose Feliciano or Alzo & Udine -- but at another level, there's a lot more complicated instrumentation going ... (Latin)
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Bernard Purdie (Pretty Purdie)

Soul Drums (expanded edition with bonus material)
Date/Greenstreets, 1967. New Copy
Massive work from one of the funkiest drummers of all time -- the legendary Bernard Pretty Purdie, stepping out here in a batch of instrumentals that may well be his greatest album ever! Bernard's drums are right up front in the mix -- leading off all tunes with a full, funky, echoey sort of ... (Jazz)
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7 Bridges, 2009. New Copy
Hard to believe its been over a decade since we first started digging the music of Rad -- but the groove here is stronger than ever, and filled with the kind of classic soul and funk touches that first made Rad stand out many years back! The instrumentation is incredibly tight -- great keyboards ... (Neo Soul)
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Frank Foster

Shiny Stockings
Denon (Japan), 1978. New Copy
Forget the hokey title of this one, this is one of the best Frank Foster sets of the 70s! By the time of this 1978 recording, Foster had developed into a stunning tenor talent filled with influences that ranged from Lester Young to late Coltrane. His writing and playing in the 70s was filled with ... (Jazz)
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Wax Poetics, 2009. New Copy
Curtis Mayfield graces the front cover -- a film funk and soul focused issue #38 of Wax Poetics! This issue features a great piece on Curtis and the Superfly legacy, with Re:Discovery section profiles of soundtracks from Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man to John Carpenter's Assault On Precinct 13 and more ... (Magazines)
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Build An Ark

Love -- Part 1
Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), 2009. New Copy
A perfect title for a perfect record -- especially given all the love we've felt from Build An Ark over the years! The album's a masterpiece through and through -- easily the greatest statement ever from this already-amazing band -- a contemporary ensemble, but one that we'd seamlessly rank right ... (New Grooves)
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Little Ann

Deep Shadows
Timmion (Finland), Late 60s. New Copy
Brilliant soul from the Detroit underground of the late 60s -- a full set of work by vocalist Little Ann, issued here for the first time ever! You might recognize Ann's name from her appearance on a few of the Ace/Kent Records issues of material by Detroit producer Dave Hamilton over the years -- ... (Soul)
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Philip Cohran & The Artistic Heritage Ensemble

Spanish Suite
Zulu/Katalyst, 1968. New Copy
Great lost work from the legendary Phil Cohran and his Artistic Heritage Ensemble -- a composition that was recorded during the group's late 60s years on the Chicago scene -- but which has never been released until now! The album stands beautifully alongside the group's self-titled classic and ... (Jazz)
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Vampi Soul (Spain), Late 70s/1980s. New Copy
A decade's worth of grooves from keyboardist Emil Viklicky -- one of the funkiest cats working behind the Iron Curtain during the 70s! Viklicky plays a variety of keyboards, and even a bit of vibes too -- working with fusion combos Energit and SHQ -- but also jamming strongly as a leader on his ... (Jazz)
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Elvin Jones

Soul Train
Denon (Japan), 1980. New Copy
Soulful intensity from Elvin Jones and his Jazz Machine! Soul Train is of the many great originally import-only sessions that Jones cut with his Jazz Machine group during the late 70s -- an ensemble who in this case featured Andrew White on alto, and Ari Brown on tenor and soprano. Like most ... (Jazz)
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Now Again, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
Rare psychedelia from all over the world -- rock, soul, funk and astral folk -- styles flowing cohesively on a single compilation thanks to the killer melodies, hard drums & percussion, and the impeccable taste of the Now Again/Stones Throw team! Forge Your Own Chains, simply put, is one of ... (Rock)
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Think (Japan), 2009. New Copy (reissue)
Very groovy bossa from 60s Japan -- a set put together by guitarist Shungo Sawada, who's joined on the record by two lovely female singers! The vocalists have a wordless style that's nice and breezy -- fitting in perfectly next to Shungo's swinging lead, and the quintet's mix of flute lines and ... (Funky 45's)
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Miriam Aida

Letras Ao Brasil
Connective (Germany), 2009. New Copy
Really lovely work from Miriam Aida -- a set of contemporary recordings, but with Brazilian roots that go decades deep! Miriam has this light vocal approach that's really wonderful -- soft, but never too airy to lose its soul -- and mixed here with very well-selected instrumentation that's often ... (New Grooves)
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Wire, 2009. New Copy
New York "freak styler" Sensational is in the cover of The Wire -- with further adventures in modern music with Ukrainian pianist/composer Lubomyr Melnyk, Icelandic producer Ben Frost, Italian musician/performance artist Nico Vascellari, No Fun Festival founder Carlos Giffoni, a user's ... (Magazines)
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Prestige/Soul Brother (UK), 1976. New Copy
A pivotal record for Patrice Rushen -- a set that has her really tightening up the groove from previous albums on Prestige -- heading much more towards the focused soul-drenched grooves of her Elektra Records years! The set's a stunner -- still very much with the hip, west coast funky fusion vibe ... (Jazz)
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Motown, Early 70s. New Copy
Really amazing stuff -- a true treasure for fans of The Jacksons, and for any lover of classic soul music as well! This set's exactly what it promises -- unreleased recordings made by the Jackson 5 during their early years at Motown -- all music that's totally excellent, and which really stands up ... (Soul)
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Ino Hidefumi

Inocology
Innocent (Japan), 2009. New Copy
A cool change for the great keyboardist Ino Hidefumi -- set that's still as spare and funky as previous releases, but in some very different ways! The keyboard groove here shifts a bit from the early 70s vibe of his start, into more of a spacey 80s sort of way -- not tinny or dance oriented, but ... (Deep Funk)
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Sun Ra

Disco 3000
Saturn/Art Yard (UK), 1978. New Copy
If this is disco, point us in the direction of Studio 54! The album's one of Ra's greatest from the 70s -- recorded in Italy in 1978, and featuring some incredibly otherworldly keyboards that are some of his most enigmatic on record! Original tracks from the album include "Disco 3000", ... (Jazz)
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Galactic Zoo Disk/Drag City, 1977. New Copy
A heretofore almost entirely undiscovered private press pop psychedelia LP from Ryan Trevor -- a raw and fuzzy, but oh so tuneful homemade gem in which Ryan spins almost every sound on the record -- and kind of comes off as basement Emmitt Rhodes! The songs are as catchy, if not more so, than the ... (Rock)
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Ken Vandermark

Resonance (10CD box set)
Not Two (Poland), 2009. New Copy 10 CDs
Amazing music from reedman Ken Vandermark -- 10 CDs' worth of music, recorded over a week's visit to Poland and The Ukraine in 2007! The package is surprisingly rich -- not just sounds recorded for the sake of copious content, but a really diverse batch of music that has us more impressed than ... (Jazz)
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Epic/Expansion (UK), 1982/1984. New Copy
Two albums back to back from Carl Anderson -- an overlooked singer from the early 80s, finally getting his due! Absence Without Love is a wicked little set from Anderson -- a singer who first found fame on the state, later sung in a spiritual world, but does an especially great job here! Anderson' ... (Soul)
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Sun Ra & Others

Rocket Ship Rock
Norton, 1960s. New Copy
Wild and wooly Rocket Ship Rock from Sun Ra and his Arkestra -- featuring shout blues vocalist Yochanan -- often billed as "the man from outer space" and a cat who could give Screamin Jay Hawkins a run for his money in the excitable oddball category -- jumping 60s r&b with an ... (Jazz)
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Norton, 1960s. New Copy
Buried treasures from artist, producer, arranger, promoter, raconteur, and most entertaining character Kim Fowley-- fiery pre garage, fuzzed out surf styled numbers, raw novelty pop, and storming groovers all around -- with some of Kim's own headliner credits plus tunes by Gamblers, Cover Girls, ... (Rock)
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Timo Lassy feat Jose James

More I Look At You/Ya Dig
Ricky Tick (Finland), 2009. New Copy
Timo Lassy and Jose James -- a really wonderful pairing, and some music that's a bit different than work we've heard from either artist on their own! James' vocals are as great as always, but they're set up here with a lively modal jazz groove -- which really unlocks a whole new quality in his ... (Funky 45's)
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Vampi Soul, 1972/1974. New Copy
A cool collection of very unusual grooves from Argentine composer/guitarist Rodolfo Alchourron -- part of a generation of groundbreaking musicians in his homeland that also included Lalo Schifrin and Gato Barbieri -- yet unlike those artists, a talent that never achieved greater global fame! The ... (Jazz)
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Ricky Tick (Finland), 2009. New Copy (pic cover)
Club jazz with a funky edge and a spiritual soul twist from Dalindeo! "Willpower" has a quite a bit of funk in the drums & percussion, which really draws you in from the kickoff -- with some spacey electric piano, trumpet, flute and sax giving it a nice feel -- and vocals by Bajka ... (New Grooves)
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Circuit Rider

Circuit Rider
Circuit Rider, 1980. New Copy (reissue)
Dark and moody folk-psyche from the American underground -- a record once included on a list of "Top Ten Records Most Likely To Be Owned By A Serial Killer"! We're not sure if the set's as nasty as that might imply -- as there's actually a heartfelt, almost earnest quality to the vocals - ... (Rock)
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Ronnie Foster

Two Headed Freap
Blue Note, 1972. New Copy (reissue)
Amazing stuff by Ronnie Foster -- a sweet little album of slow funky keyboard tones, much more loosely arranged than his later work, with a dope groove that was years ahead of its time! The album's in some ways a blueprint for some of our favorite jazz-based hip hop -- and although Ronnie's ... (Jazz)
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Sony (Japan), 1970s. New Copy
Excellent mellow soul! This tasty set features a killer collection of mellow numbers from the glory days of 1970s Columbia Records -- a time when the label was putting out some amazing albums that crossed the boundaries of soul and jazz, and forged a whole new mellow style that made a lot of folks ... (Funky Compilations)
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Verve/Hip-O Select, 1961/1962. New Copy 4CD
Massive music from Ella Fitzgerald -- 4CDs worth of sublime small group recordings -- all of them live, and all of them previously unissued! The set follows the same format of the Verve Ella In Hollywood album -- recorded in a small club setting, with combo backing that really lets Fitzgerald open ... (Vocalists)
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Sony (Japan), 1970s. New Copy
What can we say about these great Free Soul compilations that we haven't said already -- except to say that this one's one of the first, and it's pretty darn great all the way through! The massive set of music is a wonderful trip through lost album groovers of the 70s -- dipping into the ... (Funky Compilations)
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Petula Clark

This Is Christmas
Collectors Choice, 1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy
A pretty sweet little collection of Christmas tunes from Petula Clark -- numbers from the 60s, 70s and 90s she had record -- plus a few brand new originals! Despite having recorded some wonderful seasonal material over the years, there has never been a full Petula Clark holiday release before this ... (Holiday Music)
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Selected Sound/Sonorama (Germany), 1973. New Copy (reissue)
Sweet sound library funk from 70s Germany -- three great tracks, all nice and funky! "Soft Wind" is a massive break track -- starting with heavy drums, hitting a badass bassline, with horns that come into the mix to punctuate the groove wonderfully! "Stop Your Fever" has more ... (Funky 45's)
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DJ Mitsu The Beats

Word To The Wise
Planet Groove (Japan), 2009. New Copy 3LP
A stunner from DJ Mitsu The Beats -- the reigning spacey soul beatmaker of the Japanese scene -- following up the near classic A New Awakening LP and the tight work with is group Gagle with this equally wonderful set featuring a who's who of underground MCs and spacey soul singers! Word To The ... (Hip Hop)
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Deep Street Soul

Deep Street Soul
Freestyle (UK), 2009. New Copy
Funky keys, hard grooving southern steeped soul, and all around energetic grooves from Deep Street Soul -- uptempo, exciting instrumentals and a couple choice vocal numbers -- and another throwback funky win on Freestyle Records! The band really smokes, and takes a forceful approach to the funk ... (Deep Funk)
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Richard Williams

Tribute To Barack Obama
Skipper Productions, 2009. New Copy
CD...$9.99 14.99
A pretty great tribute to our President -- put together by trumpeter Richard Williams, but in a way that's different than lots of his other work! Although Williams is a great composer on other records, this set's built out of soulful classics that helped set the scene for the Civil Rights era -- ... (Jazz)
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John Tchicai

In Monk's Mood
Steeplechase (Denmark), 2008. New Copy
John Tchicai plays the music of Thelonious Monk, and a few of his own tunes too -- in a wonderful set that shows beautifully why we always look out for work from this enigmatic saxophonist! There's definitely a Monkish vibe to the record, but Tchicai's approach is often quite personal too -- ... (Jazz)
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Chris Greene Quartet

Merge
Single Malt, 2009. New Copy
The greatest work to date from Chicago saxophonist Chris Greene -- a set that's got plenty of keyboards in the mix alongside his saxes, and some drums that get nicely funky at times too! The album's got a really great 21st Century take on older soul jazz modes -- not just retro funky jazz, nor ... (Jazz)
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Polydor/Universal (UK), 1985. New Copy 2CD
A crossover classic from Level 42 -- a set that catapulted the soulful British group into international stardom! The tunes are catchy, filled with electro bits, and produced with some great bubbling touches from Wally Badarou -- whose hand in the studio really keeps things from ever getting too ... (Soul)
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Nick Ayoub Quintet

Montreal Scene
RCA/Ear This (Canada), 1964. New Copy
A beautiful set from the Canadian scene of the 60s -- proof that there were plenty of fresh ideas in jazz up north, if you knew where to look! The group's led by Nick Ayoub on tenor -- blowing with a bold sort of imagination, undercut by this lyrical sensibility that really grabs us -- kind of a ... (Jazz)
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EMI, 1969. New Copy 2CD
An amazing departure for David Bowie -- hardly the kind of record you would expect from his oboe-filled tunes of a few years before -- and really the start of the groundbreaking, earthshaking, reinventionist era of his genius! There's a spacious, soaring quality to Space Oddity that's every bit ... (Rock)
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Rakim

Seventh Seal
SMC, 2009. New Copy
Here it is after an arduous, nearly decade long wait -- Rakim's epically long in the making Seventh Seal -- released on his own label after the much discussed departure from Dr Dre! Rakim's authority and gravity on the mic is still second to none, and Seventh Seal's best tracks stark and ... (Hip Hop)
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Arision (UK), 1981. New Copy
Unbelievable -- and a record that's one of our favorites by the fantastic Italian jazz pianist! Marco Di Marco is a richly talented player with a keen ear for lyrical beauty and a strong sense of the groove -- and here, he's working in quartet formation, in New York, with a group that includes ... (Jazz)
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Big Jullien & His All Stars (Ivan Jullien)

Riviera Sound No 1
Riviera/Sonorama (Germany), 1970. New Copy
Fantastic French grooves from the end of the 60s -- a killer set of jazz-based tracks recorded by trumpeter Ivan Jullien, with help from funky arranger Michel Colombier! Jullien recorded a fair bit of jazz and studio work around the time, and his playing here is razor-sharp -- and supported by ... (Jazz)
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Norton, 1960s. New Copy
A decade of Kim Fowley produced, arranged and recorded madness -- proto garage, sleazy surf styled rumbles, pulpy vocal pop, and fuzzy tunes galore -- some credited to Kim Fowley and more savage tunes from Bruce & Jerry, Renegades, Mo And Jo, Blue Bells, Althea And The Memories and more! It's ... (Rock)
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Freda Payne

Payne & Pleasure
ABC/Reel Music, 1974. New Copy
Genius work from Freda Payne -- a set recorded after her bigger fame years for Invictus/Hot Wax -- but a record that's done with an even deeper feel overall! The album features some key contributions from Lamont Dozier -- who wasn't credited on the original record, due to his continuing contract ... (Soul)
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Strut (UK), Mid 60s/Mid 70s. New Copy
The first ever comprehensive anthology of Ethio Jazz from unrivaled master Mulatu Astatke -- put together by our heroes at Strut Records -- the same label that released Mulatu's stellar collaboration with the Heliocentrics just a year earlier! Strut picks material from his prime 60s & 70s ... (Global Grooves)
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Schema (Italy), 2009. New Copy 2CD
A long-overdue collection of all the mixes, side-projects, and rare "Nicola Conte version" tracks that have cropped up in the past decade or so -- work that's every bit as great as the material Conte includes on his own albums and singles! Nicola Conte's not a remixer -- he's a re-imagine ... (New Grooves)
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Brownswood (UK), 2009. New Copy 2CD
Gilles Peterson in Havana -- not digging older tracks, but working with a great array of contemporary players in a killer double-length set of grooves! The music here is all freshly recorded, but echoes with 50 years of Cuban styles -- initial modern modes of the postwar years, experiments of the ... (Latin)
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Beau Williams

Stay With Me
Capitol (Japan), 1983. New Copy
Wonderful work from this overlooked early 80s groover -- the great Beau Williams, certainly not a household name, but a singer responsible for some really great work for Capitol Records! There's a groove here, but it's never too uptight -- and some of the best numbers on the record are actually ... (Soul)
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GDM (Italy), 1982. New Copy
A sexy little soundtrack from Piero Piccioni -- penned for an early 80s film, but done with a slinky style that's pure Euro 70s all the way! Keyboards mix nicely with strings on many tracks -- almost in a way that Piccioni seems to borrow from American soul maestros of the previous decade -- but ... (Soundtracks)
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Linn & Freddie (Freddie Cruger)

Waiting For Spring
Home Grown, 2009. New Copy
A mix of natural soulfulness, headier boom bap and club soul from Linn & Freddie -- the team of Freddie Cruger/Red Astaire and Stockholm based jazz & soul singer Linn Segolson -- plus guests Anthony David, Kent Segolson., ADL & Mad Midget! The opening duet between Linn & Anthony ... (New Grooves)
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Tramp (Germany), Late 70s. New Copy
Rare 70s Latin jazz funk from Sinto, actually a German combo -- with a sound that's on par with the great Latin funk coming out of the west coast US of the era -- and a bit of a spiritual jazz groove! The group brings some excellent percussion, a sinister bass groove, bursts of funky brass, and ... (Funky 45's)
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Jazzman (UK), 2009. New Copy
An amazing deep funk combo from Japan -- one that almost rivals Osaka Monaurail for classic-styled grooves! These guys have a sharpness that reminds us of the late 60s James Brown Band at their best, touched with a bit of JBs instrumental riffing -- all produced with just the right gritty edge to ... (Deep Funk)
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SK Radicals

Urban Eclectics
Freestyle (UK), 2009. New Copy
Spacey club soul from SK Radicals -- the most soulful material we've heard from the group to date -- and also more rooted in jazz than we remember from earlier work -- done with clean modern sound! The group gets off a variety of moods, from the contemplative soul of the opener "Troubled ... (New Grooves)
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Casablanca/Shout (UK), 1981/1982. New Copy
Overlooked work from these mighty Motown legends -- two later albums recorded in the early 80s for Casablanca Records! Tonight is a surprisingly great set from The Four Tops -- hardly the throwaway effort you might expect from some of the other Casablanca projects of the time -- and instead a ... (Soul)
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Soundway (UK), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy
A sprawling set of tropical grooves from Panama, and the third in the series from Soundway -- compiled by Roberto Gyemant and Miles Cleret, with a little help for this set from Will Holland, aka Quantic -- as soulful and brilliant as it is essential! These rare recordings blend cultural styles ... (Global Grooves)
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Sublime Frequencies, Mid 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
Pulp grooves from 60s & 70s Singapore -- gritty garage rock & soul, beat, and strange girl pop grooves compiled from rare Malaysian 45s! The tunes blend American and European rock & pop sounds with more traditional sounds of Asia and the Malaysian peninsula -- many with female vocals, ... (Global Grooves)
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Soundway (UK), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD
A compilation of Ghana music like we've never seen before -- and straight up beautifully put together by Soundway -- 70s sounds that fused regional traditions with boundary free soul, rhythm & blues, and rock! Ghana in the 1970s was in a transition from a more prosperous, and less militarily ... (Global Grooves)
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SWP (UK), 1950s/1960s. New Copy
An amazing tribute to one of the hippest drummers ever -- the late, short-lived Phil Seamen -- easily one of the hippest cats to ever hit the kit on the British jazz scene, and a player who could make visiting Americans forget all about their rhythm sections back home! Phil had an undeniable ... (Jazz)
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Jay Bolotin

Jay Bolotin
Locust, 1970. New Copy
Rural accented, haunting and wonderful folk material from Jay Bolotin -- a Kentucky bred songwriter and singer who made an impact on some powerful artists in Nashville, and in the country and folk landscape in general, but never really got his due for his own work -- including this wholly excellent ... (Folk/Country)
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Chess/Hip-O Select, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
Landmark work by one of the hippest gals on the Chicago scene of the past 50 years -- blues singer Koko Taylor, an artist who also had a heck of a lot of soul as well! The set brings together rare singles and album tracks that Taylor recorded for Chess Records during the early years of her career - ... (Blues)
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Yolanda Johnson

Breathing
Meta Music, 2009. New Copy
A long-awaited full length set from Yolanda Johnson -- an artist who first grabbed our ears with her Violet Flower EP a few years back! Yolanda's really grown a lot in the space since that first record -- moving her groove into some fresh territory that almost has a bit of an 80s soul vibe at ... (Neo Soul)
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United Artists/Micro Werks, Early 70s. New Copy
The title's a bit misleading -- as the set's not exactly the stuff of hits -- but it is a wicked collection of material that ZZ Hill recorded for United Artists Records in the early 70s -- sublime southern soul, finally getting its due in this reissue package! Hill's style here owes a lot to some ... (Soul)
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Relatives

Don't Let Me Fall
Heavy Light, Early 70s. New Copy
Funky gospel from the Texas scene of the 70s -- a smoking little set that brings together the best rare tracks by The Relatives, plus some unreleased numbers as well! The groove's so great here, you can really forget the spiritual side of the lyrics -- as most of the music inspires impulses in us ... (Soul)
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Wax Poetics, 1970s. New Copy
Gather 'round suckas for the killer soundtrack to Black Dynamite -- masterfully selected sounds from the cream of the 70s sound library funk scene -- including Alan Tew, Brian Bennett, Alan Hackshaw and others! On top being a top notch listening experience, and a perfect companion to Adrian Younge' ... (Soundtracks)
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Wax Poetics, 2009. New Copy
The note perfect funky musical score to blacksploition homage/spoof Black Dynamite -- and an honest and true tribute to the originators of the genre from composer & performer Adrian Younge! We absolutely love that Younge doesn't go for a comic take on the style, and shows a true feel for the ... (Soundtracks)
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Record Kicks (Italy), 2009. New Copy
Plenty of soul shaking out here -- a wicked collection of contemporary funk tracks that sound every bit as great as originals from the 60s and 70s! The set's filled with killer numbers that cook up heavy rhythms, searing instrumentation, and some sock-soul vocals that really round the whole thing ... (Deep Funk)
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Tompkins Square, Mid 40s/1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. New Copy 3CD
Gloriously soulful and passionate postwar gospel -- one of the best ever compilations on the Tompkins Square label -- shining a powerful light on rare African American church recordings, street corner sermon style numbers, choir backed testifying soul & blues, and straight up wonderful ... (Gospel)
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Edclectic, 2009. New Copy CD & DVD
A beautifully bright second set from Steve Wallace -- an artist who really caught our ears a few years back with his debut, and who's still sounding equally fresh here! Wallace has a great sense of flow in his music -- a way of singing with the grooves that almost seems schooled in hip hop, but ... (Neo Soul)
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Adriana Evans

Nomadic
Animated Cartunes, 2004. New Copy
The massive second album from Adriana Evans -- head and shoulders above her debut! The sound here is a lot more complicated than on the first LP -- with a righteous vibe that mixes together elements we never would have expected in her previous work! Adriana's working here with longtime ... (Neo Soul)
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Tubby Hayes

BBC Jazz For Moderns
Gearbox (UK), 1962. New Copy
Killer work from British tenor giant Tubby Hayes -- issued here for the first time ever, and material that's every bit as great as his famous Fontana Records sides from the 60s! These tracks are well-recorded gems from the BBC archives -- material recorded by Hayes for a special program, and ... (Jazz)
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Alessandro Magnanini

Someway Still I Do
Schema (Italy), 2009. New Copy
A real rising star on Schema Records -- composer Alessandro Magnanini, best known for his hit with Mario Biondi -- stepping out here in a beautiful album of his own original music! There's a fresh feel here that really opens up a new chapter at Schema -- still a bit of their old jazz/bossa vibe, ... (New Grooves)
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Soul Saints Orchestra (Poets Of Rhythm)

Santa's Got A Bag Of Soul/Bag Of Soul
Jazzman (UK), 1995. New Copy
A rare little Holiday tune from the Poets Of Rhythm -- recorded as a brief one-off back in the 90s, but done with a thumping funky groove that reminds us of classic 60s Christmas work by James Brown! "Santa's Got" has a really really heavy bottom -- with some of those nice dubby touches ... (Holiday Music)
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Fleur Earth Experiment

Es Entstehen Wesen
Melting Pot (Germany), 2009. New Copy
Spacey soul, keys, and strains of underground hip hop from Fleur Earth -- with a range of sounds from soul beats and sweet vocals, to a grittier vibe! The vocals are mostly in German, so we can really just speak for the mood and the groove -- and both work for us! The sounds range from laidback ... (New Grooves)
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Richard Rodney Bennett/Roy Budd

Billion Dollar Brain/Final Option
MGM/Kritzerland, 1967/1982. New Copy
Two lost scores -- packaged together on a single CD! First up is Billion Dollar Brain, composed by Richard Rodney Bennett -- done for an obscure late 60s spy thriller starring Michael Caine, and a really dark soundtrack! Bennett did a fair bit of jazz arranging in his time -- and the score to ... (Soundtracks)
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Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), 2009. New Copy (pic cover)
Magical music from Build An Ark -- a set that features two of the best tracks from their Love album, plus two bonus improvisations too! "This Prayer For The Whole World" is an amazing number -- the kind of cut that takes us back to Michael White or Pharoah Sanders on early 70s Impulse ... (New Grooves)
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LFSB (Leroy Franklin Starbird Band)

Star Bird (parts 1 & 2)
Heavy Light, 1981. New Copy (pic cover, reissue)
Leroy Franklin's got a mighty great groove here on "Star Bird" -- a soaring, upbeat approach that made the cut an underground burner in the Texas scene of the early 80s -- even though it didn't get much wider circulation at the time! The style is upbeat funk, with a slightly righteous ... (Funky 45's)
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Soul Jazz (UK), 2009. New Copy
An incredible collection of revolutionary jazz album cover art from the 60s & 70s -- bold, vivid and unforgettable art for bold, vivid and unforgettable jazz -- compiled and edited by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker! It's a snapshot of an era in jazz music when cultural and stylistic ... (Books)
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Milano Jazz Dance Combo

Milano Jazz Dance Combo
Record Kicks (Italy), 2008. New Copy
Sweet jazzy grooves from this hip Italian duo -- Enzo & Gianni Lo Greco, who've also recorded as Quintetto Lo Greco for Schema Records! The sound here is definitely in a Schema groove -- lots of jazzy instrumentation on piano, sax, trumpet, and trombone -- very much in the best 60s Italian ... (New Grooves)
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Five Day Weekend/Now Again, 2009. New Copy
Space funk specialist Mr Chop takes on the beatcraft genius of Pete Rock on For Pete's Sake -- blueprint Pete Rock singles and benchmark beats -- refashioned as fuzzed out psychedelic funk instrumentals! It works out masterfully, and very much in the mold of some of our other favorite material by ... (Deep Funk)
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4 Hero & Others

Extensions
Raw Canvas, 2009. New Copy
Not a 4 Hero album, exactly, but a great set of "extensions" of their musical genius -- one that has a host of other like-minded artists serving up their own version of 4 Hero tunes! The whole thing's completely sublime -- every bit as cosmic, righteous, and joyous as some of 4 Hero's ... (New Grooves)
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Universal (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy
Waaaaaaay more than a collection of Holiday Music -- simply one of the grooviest sets we've heard in a long long time! The compilation is the 5th in the stellar Get Easy series, and it more than lives up to previous volumes with a wealth of hard to find Christmas tunes, served up in a late 60s ... (Holiday Music)
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Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2CD
Possibly the best-ever collection of blacksploitation grooves we've ever seen -- a really comprehensive package that not only manages to cover the classics, but which also digs deep enough to come up with lots of fresh bits too! The set really sets a new level for the Soul Jazz label -- and is ... (Funky Compilations)
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Norton, Mid 50s. New Copy
Doo wop era spaceways travel from Sun Ra and soulful mid 50s vocal recruits -- including The Cosmic Rays, Crystals, Nu Sounds and Juanita Rogers -- a motherlode of rarities and never before issued recordings! Interplanetary Melodies includes doo wop numbers of earthly concern, and space theme ... (Jazz)
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Numero, Late 70s/2009. New Copy 2LP & Book
Quite possibly the most beautiful record we've ever seen from the folks at The Numero Group -- and that's saying a lot, given the quality of all their top-shelf releases! This beautiful edition features a hardcover book of vintage black and white photographs taken on Chicago's south side in the ... (Funky Compilations)
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Universal (Germany), 1960s/1970s. New Copy
Have yourself a groovy little Christmas with this fab fab set -- a dreamy collection of Holiday rarities that goes way beyond the obvious! Following on the heels of the sublime first Snow set, the folks at Get Easy have bundled together a wonderful assortment of overlooked Christmas goodies -- ... (Holiday Music)
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Jupiter/Ricky Tick (Finland), 2009. New Copy
A sweet sampling of grooves from the recent hot-burning scene in Finland -- a set that brings together the smooth soul of the Jupiter label with some of the club jazz cuts from the mighty Ricky Tick imprint! Together, the cuts make for a wonderfully-rounded overview of the excellent music coming ... (New Grooves)
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Tramp (Germany), 2009. New Copy
Two great covers from Hi Fly Orchestra! "Soul Bossa Nova" has all the flute-heavy charm of the original by Quincy Jones -- but the groove's a bit different too -- almost a heavy Latin vibe in the rhythms, which makes for a wicked change! "Crosstown Traffic" is a cover of Jimi's ... (Funky 45's)
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Norton, Mid 50s. New Copy
Interstaller vocal group numbers and doo wop from the Sun Ra vaults -- a couple rare release and a bunch of previously unissued numbers featuring The Cosmic Rays, Crystals, Nu Sounds and Juanita Rogers -- teenage vocal group numbers, bits of bebop and spacey doo wop released for the first time ever! ... (Jazz)
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Play Time (France), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 3CD
A groovy box set of loungey tunes pulled from French films of the 60s and 70s -- great tracks that often lie buried under so-so soundtracks, or others that just plain haven't seen the light of day for years -- all 3 volumes in the Supreme Lounge series to date in a single box set! The French-heavy ... (Funky Compilations)
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Larry Young

Heaven On Earth
Blue Note, 1969. New Copy (reissue)
Brilliant late Blue Note material from Larry Young! Heaven On Earth is actually Young's last official release for Blue Note at the time, and it's a return to more straight-ahead, nicely soulful jazz organ playing after his freer set from the year before. Despite that fact, though, the set's got ... (Jazz)
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Reuben Wilson

Love Bug
Blue Note, 1969. New Copy (reissue)
Heavy funk from Reuben Wilson -- one of the last great organ players to emerge from the 60s Hammond scene, and one of the hardest hitting cats at Blue Note during the funk years of the label! The album's a tight one all the way through -- performed with a combo that has Idris Muhammad playing some ... (Jazz)
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Sonny Red

Out Of The Blue
Blue Note, 1960. New Copy (reissue)
An amazing set from altoist Sonny Red -- a player who hardly ever got to make any albums as a leader, and who really burns brightly on this Blue Note classic! Red's got a tone on alto that's as deep and sharp as most tenorists of his generation -- extremely soulful, but with a really raspy edge ... (Jazz)
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Beat (Italy), 1976. New Copy
One of the most sweetly sexy soundtracks of the 70s Italian scene -- an out and out classic from the legendary Nico Fidenco! The style here is quite striking -- almost earthy at times, but warmly erotic at others -- kind of a blend of rootsy percussion with some of the more electric touches you'd ... (Soundtracks)
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Trunk (UK), 1979. New Copy
The wonderful, joyful, and adventurous music from the BBC's 1979 Life On Earth series -- composed by Edward Williams -- and a very evocative little treasure of nature soundtrack, one that really soars! It's fascinating stuff, solo violin and other orchestrations dance around, come together and ... (Soundtracks)
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Roof Music (Germany), 1970s/1980s/1990s. New Copy 2CD
A beautiful collection of work from the legendary Moondog -- most of which has never been issued here in the US! The 2CD set features one disc of material from Moondog's German albums over a 20 year span -- plus an additional disc that presents his final concert, presented here for the first time ... (Out Sound)
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Suely Mesquita

Microswing
Suely Mesquita (Brazil), 2009. New Copy
Beautiful work from Suely Mesquita -- one of the most compelling Brazilian singer/songwriters we've heard in years, sounding even more fully formed here than on her great debut from a few years back! The album's got a sensitivity that really comes through right away -- a complexity in the ... (Brazil)
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Cedric Im Brooks & Light Of Saba

Cedric Im Brooks & Light Of Saba
Honest Jons (UK), 1970s. New Copy Gatefold
How this burningly bad set has remained under wraps for so long is beyond us, but thanks to the folks at Honest Jon's, it's been brought to the much needed light of day! An excellent set collecting work from throughout the career of Cedric Im Brooks, spanning a wide assortment of styles, but all ... (Reggae)
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Basement Media (UK), 2009. New Copy
The latest and greatest from a magazine that seems to get better and better with each new issue! This time around, there's full features on Melba Moore, Bobby Patterson, Jimmy Ruffin, Rena Scott, and the great Pat Lundy -- all mixed with the usual depth that we love about In The Basement -- ... (Magazines)
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Hartmut Geerken & Famoudou Don Moye

Hexenring -- A Live Radio Play
AECO, 1994. New Copy
Forget the weird cover image -- because the CD sounds a lot better than it looks! The album features a very unusual performance from Hartmut Geerken and Famoudou Don Moye -- kind of a live, improvised jam, originally broadcast in Germany during the mid 90s! The set's billed as a "radio ... (Jazz)
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Ubiquity, 2009. New Copy (pic cover)
An exclusive Sa-Ra track featuring Jay Electronica & Ta'Raach -- plus the tight "Powder Bump" on vinyl for the first time ever -- and a Serato Control Tone on the flip! "Love Czars II" is not a remix of the Nuclear Evolution LP track -- it's an all new number that's a ... (New Grooves)
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Weldon Irvine

Sinbad
RCA/BMG (Japan), 1976. New Copy
Weldon Irvine's last album for a major label -- and a key set that marks the debut of the legendary Don Blackman! Irvine's still very much in charge of the session, but Blackman's emerging here with the strength that would show up on his later soul sessions -- singing lead vocals on some of the ... (Jazz)
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Ricky Tick (Japan), 2009. New Copy
An amazing step forward for Dalindeo -- a set that's even more beautiful and complex than previous efforts for the Ricky Tick label! This time around, the style's billed as "cinematic jazz" -- and you can definitely hear that approach in the music -- a rich blend of live jazz ... (New Grooves)
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Weldon Irvine

Spirit Man
RCA/BMG (Japan), 1975. New Copy
Massively funky work from the mighty Weldon Irvine -- sublimely cosmic and filled with soul throughout! The vibe here is a bit more focused than on some of Weldon's earlier albums -- a moody blend of electric keys, heavy percussion, and some slight bits of jazzy solo work by trumpeters Charles ... (Jazz)
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Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2009. New Copy
Beautiful new work from one of the most enigmatic jazz talents to ever come from the Philly jazz scene of the 70s -- guitarist Monette Sudler, also quite an interesting singer as well! Monette's got a gritty, almost soul-based tone in her guitar -- which seems to use some extra processing this ... (Jazz)
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Kent (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy
Killer cuts from Carnival Records -- a New Jersey indie from the 60s that turned out some mighty wonderful music! Carnival's possibly best known as the original home of The Manhattans, before their later fame at Columbia -- but back in the mid 60s, the label was a hotbed of activity -- and ... (Soul)
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Tru Thoughts (UK), 2000s. New Copy 2CD
As wonderful of an overview of the far reaching dancefloor soul, global jazzy funk and eclectic beatcraft of the Tru Thoughts label we could have hoped for -- with standard setting numbers by Quantic, Alice Russell, Nostalgia 77, TM Juke, Bonobo and many more! It's 10th Anniversary that's well ... (New Grooves)
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Ember/Fantastic Voyage (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy
Killer material from the 60s British beat indie scene -- mighty mid decade material from the vaults of Ember Records -- gritty R&B learned fire and passion with deeping sinking pop sensibility from the prime era of the sound! The cleaner, brighter, more effervescent and hummable groove of ... (Rock)
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Jimi Tenor & Tony Allen

Inspiration Information Vol 4
Strut (UK), 2009. New Copy
Brilliant work from two of the most dynamic artists of the past few decades -- coming together here in a really boundary-pushing set of music! Tony Allen got his start with Fela, but has moved on to do some mindblowing work on his own in recent years -- music that really moves far beyond the ... (New Grooves)
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Graham Collier Music, 1997/2004. New Copy 2CD
Not work by Jackson Pollock, but three different sets of recordings from legendary British composer/jazzman Graham Collier -- a much-needed look at his musical growth during the last decade or so! CD one features "Forty Years On" -- an assemblage of Collier-penned tunes, played by a ... (Jazz)
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Betty Davis

Is It Love Or Desire
Light In The Attic, 1976. New Copy
A lost album from 70s funk diva Betty Davis -- and one that's every bit as essential as her music released back in the day! The set was recorded hot on the heels of Betty's classic Nasty Gal album -- but it's got a groove that's almost more in the territory of her first two records on the Just ... (Soul)
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Cosiner & James Andrews

Visions Of Cosiner & James Andrews
Beautiful Angry Music, 2009. New Copy
A step deeper into underground jazz from Cosiner -- working here with James Andrews, whose worked as part Horace Tapscott's Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra among others -- purportedly the first installment of an ongoing project, and we hope that pans out! On Visions, Cosiner's ambient atmospherics ... (New Grooves)
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Teodross Avery

Diva's Choice
BTG, 2009. New Copy
Sweet sweet work from Teodross Avery -- a musician who's way more than the smooth jazz player you might expect! Teodross steps out here as a mini-maestro in soul -- writing and producing the whole album with a well-rounded, soul-based approach that has Teo in the lead on saxes -- but also makes ... (Neo Soul)
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All Score Media (Germany), 1968/1969. New Copy
Sensual soundtracks from German maestro Peter Thomas -- very groovy music recorded for two sex-ed films of the late 60s! The sounds here are every bit as wonderful as those we've come to love in Thomas crime and sci-fi scoring -- lots of cool 60s instrumentation on keyboards, funky drums, guitar, ... (Soundtracks)
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Eje Thelin

So Far
Celeste (Japan), 1963. New Copy
A landmark set from the Swedish scene of the early 60s -- one that shows just how far that nation's jazzmen had grown during the postwar years! Trombonist Eje Thelin's always one of those talents worth checking out, but we especially like him in these early years -- as he's overflowing with fresh ... (Jazz)
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Soulnari, 2009. New Copy
Jiva gets plenty of love, and spreads the loving back, too -- in this sweet little collection that not only features remixes of their own work, but also has some Jiva-remixed tracks as well! The core vibe is very much in the best Jiva Atlanta soul mode -- warmly righteous, and filled with positive ... (Neo Soul)
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Metros

Sweetest One
RCA/Dusty Groove, 1967. New Copy
One of the greatest Northern Soul albums ever -- completely great all the way through, and filled with songs that have been burning up dancefloors for years! The vocals are incredible -- soaring harmonies that hold together perfectly, even when the grooves are hard and heavy -- and the ... (Soul)
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Gianni Ferrio

Lady Bossa Nova In Italy
Cinedelic (Italy), 1963. New Copy
Lady bossa nova -- and instrumental bossa as well -- an early jazz session cut by later soundtrack maestro Gianni Ferrio! The set's got all the sweet grooves you'd expect from a bossa nova date cut in Italy during the 60s -- jazzy rhythms, dreamy instrumentation, and just a bit of vocals from ... (Jazz)
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BYG/Finders Keepers (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP
A far reaching collection of funk rock, experimental pop, jazz, psychedelia and spacey grooves from France's BYG label, compiled by the global underground purveyors at Finders Keepers -- late 60s and early 70s material from Gong, Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Alice, Brigitte Fontaine and Areski and many ... (Funky Compilations)
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Soundway (UK), 1960s/Mid 70s. New Copy
Rare recordings from the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the French Caribbean -- rare Afro Latin grooves from the mid 60s to the mid 70s -- a fantastic compilation from the global groove compilation heroes at Soundway! The material generally has the thumping drum & percussion backdrop ... (Global Grooves)
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