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Features KC (of Sunshine Band fame, not Jodeci) and Freak Nasty.... read more

A crucial piece of aluminum that you'll treasure for years! This 45 adapter may be tiny, but it provides a key function when you're out spinning in clubs -- as it easily allows you to slide 45s on and off a conventional turntable, thanks to its unique cone-shaped top! The adapter fits on the... read more

A crucial piece of plastic that you'll treasure for years! This 45 adapter may be tiny, but it provides a key function when you're out spinning in clubs -- as it easily allows you to slide 45s on and off a conventional turntable, thanks to its unique cone-shaped top! The adapter fits on the... read more

A surprisingly wonderful group -- one who really lives up to their name! When we first heard of these guys, we expected all "electric" and little "bossa" -- but they've got a warm organic sound that's really won us over -- using acoustic guitar, lots of percussion, and flute... read more

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Garage galore from The A-Bones -- one of the few groups who manage to get a sound like this right on the money -- with a searing edge that never fails to grab our ears! The approach here is stark, simple, and plenty darn effective -- plenty of raspy guitar and keyboard lines, driven by rattletrap... read more

DJ A-Trak shows the kids how it's done with this tight, electro and house steeped mix set of club funk -- a pretty heated and thumping set that brings in some classic styled house, modern avant electro and leftfield hop hop -- working in tracks by Farley Jackmaster Funk, Kid Sister, MSTRKRFT &... read more

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One of the most captivating albums we've heard on Ubiquity in a long time -- and one of the most gentle, too! Damon Aaron's a wonderfully skilled singer/songwriter -- one with a pensive, quiet sort of feel -- but never in ways that are sleepy or noodly. Instead, he brings a bit of soul to his... read more

Sure it was a hit, but it's also a great track too -- complete with lots of production twists and turns from Trevor Horn, as well as impeccable string arrangements from Anne Dudley! USA remix is actually a "dub version" -- one that really cuts the song up a lot, and almost sounds more... read more

Sharp dressed pop soul of the first first order -- a 2CD anthology from ABC -- featuring their great and still fresh sounding hits of the day, album cuts, 12" mixes and more! The group did a masterful job of mixing the studio possibilities of the 80s (Trevor Horn was quite the force in the... read more

A seminal world jazz crossover from bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik -- one of the first albums ever of its kind, and as fresh today as it was back in the late 50s! At the time of the set, Ahmed was working as Thelonious Monk's bassist -- but here, he also plays a fair bit of oud -- that lute-like... read more

Amazing stuff from Ahmed Abdul-Malik -- one of the early 60s most enigmatic jazz talents! Malik was Thelonious Monk's bassist for a few years, but by the time of this record, he was working in a very sophisticated cross-cultural mode -- pulling together many different strands of jazz and Eastern... read more

A rare album by Ahmed Abdul-Malik -- the bass player best known for his work with Monk, and for some of his groundbreaking experimental sessions that mixed together jazz music and Eastern influences! This album is one of Malik's greatest -- a combination of both his modern and experimental sides,... read more

A whole new kind of trio session for the 70s -- one that has the airy, open lines of guitarist John Abercrombie stretching out nicely in the company of drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Dave Holland! The music is archetypal ECM work of the time -- a complete contrast to a guitar trio session... read more

Sweet electric soul from Jimmy Abney -- one of the best Osunlade discoveries we've heard in recent years, and an artist who's bound to make plenty of waves on his own -- even without Osunlade's support! Abney sings and plays keyboards in the style of some lost 70s soul great -- but also comes... read more

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One of the most beautiful albums ever recorded by this legendary AACM pianist! The album was a rare Japanese-only session from 1975, but recorded in Chicago -- and it features Muhal playing solo -- in beautifully warm spiritual tones that are very different from his playing on many other albums... read more

Although recorded early in the career of Muhal Richard Abrams, this brilliant LP shows the pianist/composer turning away from the stock jazz and studio work of earlier years -- to develop into one of the richest talents to rise from the Chicago avant underground of the 60s! At the time of the... read more

Fantastic early stuff from Muhal -- and one of his most beautiful albums! Side one features an extended performance of Sinatra's big hit "Young At Heart" -- but the track's played solo by Abrams, and it's completely transformed into a long contemplative work of beauty. "Wise In... read more

Abstract Rude's Rejuvenation, produced entirely by Vitamin D -- kind of a laidback, west coast funky vibe in the beats department -- but Rude's rhymes take a busier tack in spots, and interesting counterpart to the more easygoing beats, bass groove and synths in the production. Titles include... read more

Late 90s left coast underground from Fat Jack, Abstract Rude, Zulu Butterfly Priest and Irye The Lion King. Reputedly slated for release on Grand Royal at one point, this set includes 18 tracks, if you count all the interludes, with "Blast Off Into Infinity", "Switch The... read more

Produced by Fatjack, 14 tracks in all, including "Hit Like Hank", "Them That's Got", "They Ryde", "Showgun", "Through These Streets", "La Styles Back", "Mass Men Baby" and "Just Like Akira".... read more

Early ATU material from the Project Blowed heydays. Includes "Rebirth", "Looking Glass", "Slow Lights", "Yesterday and Today" and more. 9 tracks total.... read more

An essential reissue of an essential roots album! A mid 70s landmark of harmony roots, the Abyssinians' Satta Massagana, aka Forward To Zion, is hard to beat for hardcore, spiritual roots delivered over hypnotically pulsing rhythms, and Heartbeat ups the ante by digging deep for some excellent and... read more

An essential reissue of an essential roots album! A mid 70s landmark of harmony roots, the Abyssinians' Satta Massagana, aka Forward To Zion, is hard to beat for hardcore, spiritual roots delivered over hypnotically pulsing rhythms, and Heartbeat ups the ante by digging deep for some excellent and... read more

A tremendous debut from Ace Spectrum -- a harmony quartet who never cracked the charts as much as some of their east coast contemporaries, but who were every bit as great as the bigger names on the east coast scene! The album's got a soaring sound that's strongly influenced by Philly, but recorded... read more

A tremendous debut from Ace Spectrum -- a harmony quartet who never cracked the charts as much as some of their east coast contemporaries, but who were every bit as great as the bigger names on the east coast scene! The album's got a soaring sound that's strongly influenced by Philly, but recorded... read more

The second chapter in a mighty 70s trilogy from Ace Spectrum -- a killer set recorded for Atlantic Records, and easily some of the best group soul issued by the label in the decade! Ace Spectrum change things up a bit here from the obvious -- hitting a variety of modes that move between tightness... read more

Tracks include "Rappers Rappers Rappers", "Five Feet", "Alive", "Hardship", "I Never Knew", "I Got To Have It Too", "Accepted Eclectic", "Golden Mic", "B-Boy Real McCoy" featuring Abstract Rude, "Down... read more

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Aceyalone's solo effort from the mid 90's, after the Freestyle Fellowship's major label LP "Inner City Griots" failed to make an impact in the larger, commercial world of Hip Hop. Production was handled by a lot of the more underground LA folks of the same period: Fat Jack, the Nonce,... read more

With the posse cut "Feet Upon Da Table" that has appearances by Vic Hop, Riddler, La Khule, Fish, Mark The Murderer (Chill) and Abstract Rude, unavailable elsewhere.... read more

Volume 2 in the Defenders Of The Underworld series.... read more

A totally whacked out record of cool tracks about robots put together by monster genius Forrest Ackerman and sound experimenter Frank Coe! The album has a really wonderful sci-fi feel -- one that's often stark and simple, a bit like that of some of Bruce Haack's earliest albums -- with spare... read more

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Beatiful soul from one of Chicago's greatest female soul artists! Barbara Acklin was not only a great singer, but she also wrote an incredible batch of tracks during her years at the Brunswick label -- most of which were sung by her, and some of which became huge hits for other artists. This set... read more

Basically the same recording which would also get issued in Nonesuch's Explorer series -- this one's a studio session, recorded in New York by a group that's reputedly from Ghana, but which seems to be kind of a "fake" one from our perspective. Why? Well, because Charles Earland's... read more

An obscure soul group, but a great one -- equally at home with a fragile harmony tune as they were with more uptempo groovers for the dancefloor! This one and only album from Act One is a perfect illustration of the best two sides of the east coast indie soul scene of the early 70s -- because some... read more

A sweet 80s groover throughout -- the only album we've ever seen by this keyboard-heavy quintet, served up in a flurry of catchy catchy tunes! Keys on the set are handled by producer/arranger Michael Stokes -- who's very clearly in charge of the voices of the group -- giving them real focus on the... read more

Dreamy folk and soft rock from the early 70s -- raw and unencumbered acoustic guitar, vocals, and roughly sweet melodies from Adamkosky -- an uber-rare private press gem! Despite the stripped down sound and direct approach to recording and performing, there's a subtle strangeness to it and a... read more

Arthur Adams was one of the many excellent west coast session players of the early 70s -- and if you check the notes on some of your favorite California soul albums, you'll find that you've probably heard his guitar an awful lot over the years! As with some of the other Fantasy albums of the mid... read more

Rootiser material than usual for Prelude -- recorded with a mix of southern soul and modern groove styles, a great platform for the vocals of Gayle Adams, one of the label's best singers! A few numbers are definitely aimed at the dancefloor -- like the moogy groover "Love Fever",... read more

An excellent early 80s dancefloor groover, with some sweet soulful vocals by Gayle Adams, one of our favorite singers on Prelude from that period. Francois K gives the drums a nice snap, over that great 80s moogy groove!... read more

Wonderful work from one of the most compelling players on the Chicago scene of the past few years -- vibist Jason Adasiewicz, a player whose sound is really taking the instrument one step further in its evolution! The group here features some equally fresh-voiced Chicago talents too -- Josh Berman... read more

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"Fire Up" is a great bit of party funk from ADC -- a tune that's got a romping bassline that really sets the pace of the track -- then follows up with a snapping rhythm that's got plenty of rollerskating touches, and which sounds great next to the stoner "fire it up" chorus! ... read more

Funky stuff from Detroit -- and with a sound that's so P-Funk, that when you hear the first track -- "Long Stroke" -- you'll be hard pressed to believe that the record is not some Parliament album from 1977. The rest of the proceedings open up the groove a bit more, and move towards a... read more

A 60s repackaging of the album Introducing Nat Adderley -- an excellent batch of soulful bop tracks, recorded as Nat's first, and with a group that includes brother Cannonball, Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, and Paul Chambers. The set's got a lot more fire than some of Nat's recordings from a few... read more

Pretty darn hip stuff -- and with some great soloing by Cannonball! The record features Adderley's alto fronting a large group conducted by Ernie Wilkins, and featuring a host of hip players like Melba Liston, Oliver Nelson, Jerome Richardson, Ray Barretto, Sam Jones, and Wynton Kelly. The title... read more

Well, Cannonball was doing great with his bigger concept albums -- like Soul Zodiac or Soul Of the Bible -- but he slipped a bit with this one, which is an exploration into the life of John Henry. Still, the record has all the elements of the classic Fantasy sound in place -- including production... read more

One of Cannonball's best, and wildest, from the Capitol/David Axelrod years. The set was recorded live at The Troubadour in LA, and the music's a wild mix of funk, jazz, and noise, with Cannonball on alto, Nat on cornet, George Duke on piano, Walter Booker on bass, and Airto on percussion. Roy... read more

Very nice 2LP set that digs through Cannon's Riverside and Capitol recordings -- and pulls together sides that he cut with famous guest players and singers, like Sergio Mendes, Nancy Wilson, Ernie Andrews, Charles Lloyd, Yusef Lateef, Eddie Vinson, and Bobby Timmons. The styles are very mixed up --... read more

An undated Cannonball Adderley live set -- but most likely from the early 70s, given that the group features electric keyboards by Mike Wolf, bass by Walter Booker, and drums by Roy McCurdy. The album has the group opening up a lot more than on Cannon's live sets for Capitol -- playing straight,... read more

Once again, Cannon proves that it's not the song, it's the singer! This set of tunes from the hit musical Fiddler On The Roof should be schmaltzy -- but thanks to the quality of the group (a great sextet with Nat Adderley, Charles Lloyd, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes), and thanks to some... read more

Rare work by Cannonball Adderley -- recorded in the early 60s, but not issued until after his death! The album features live material -- recorded in Tokyo and San Francisco -- performed by Cannon's amazing sextet that includes Joe Zawinul on piano, Yusef Lateef on reeds, Nat Adderley on cornet,... read more

A pretty great album -- certainly not as funky as some of Cannon's other work for Capitol, but with a dark edge that really makes it great! The core Cannonball quintet of Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, et al, is set up in string arrangements by Ray Ellis -- a bit flowery at times, but in a way that... read more

One of Cannonball Adderley's late funky sessions for Fantasy -- and a record that still features some mighty heavy production from David Axelrod! The album's got that core groove that Axe and Cannon first crafted together at Capitol in the 60s -- but the sound here has some definite 70s touches... read more

If the 60's ever had a "hit" jazz record, it was probably this one! The album's a sparkling live session featuring the trademark soul jazz sounds of the Cannonball Adderley group with Joe Zawinul on acoustic and electric piano, and brother Nat Adderley on cornet. The tracks have a long... read more

A swingin' Japanese concert by one of Cannonball's best groups from the 60's. Joe Zawinul's on piano, brother Nat's on cornet, Sam Jones is on bass, and Louis Hayes is on drums. But the real treat here is Yusef Lateef, who does some excellent reed work on tenor, flute, and oboe -- and who's... read more

A landmark album -- even if it was the only session that Cannonball Adderley ever cut for Blue Note! The album was recorded at a time when Adderley was working with Miles Davis -- and as such, the session features a group that includes Miles, blowing in a cool tone that's a perfect offset to... read more

A landmark album -- even if it was the only session that Cannonball Adderley ever cut for Blue Note! The album was recorded at a time when Adderley was working with Miles Davis -- and as such, the session features a group that includes Miles, blowing in a cool tone that's a perfect offset to... read more

A landmark album -- even if it was the only session that Cannonball Adderley ever cut for Blue Note! The album was recorded at a time when Adderley was working with Miles Davis -- and as such, the session features a group that includes Miles, blowing in a cool tone that's a perfect offset to... read more

Prime material from Cannonball and David Axelrod -- and despite the biblical leanings of the title, the record is pretty darn funky! As they did for the Zodiac, Cannonball and Adderley take a trip through a host of cultural milestones -- stopping along the way to turn each one into a new pillar of... read more

One of the coolest, baddest, funkiest albums Cannonball Adderley ever recorded -- a massive suite of tunes based on the signs of the Zodiac, produced to perfection by David Axelrod, and featuring some hip recitations from the mighty Rick Holmes! The double-length set is completely compelling all... read more

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A massive look at the mighty pairing of Cannonball Adderley and David Axelrod -- a partnership that's way more than just jazz musician and producer! Axelrod's talents in the studio are many, but his greatest heights were possibly reached in collaboration with Cannonball -- a relationship that... read more

An excellent jazz vocal album by one of the lost greats! Ernie Andrews was always a musician's singer -- in that he never cracked the masses, but did have tremendous respect among jazz players in the 60s and 70s. Here, in one of his best albums, he's caught live, working with Cannon's classic... read more

One of the coolest, baddest, funkiest albums Cannonball Adderley ever recorded -- a massive suite of tunes based on the signs of the Zodiac, produced to perfection by David Axelrod, and featuring some hip recitations from the mighty Rick Holmes! The double-length set is completely compelling all... read more

An excellent batch of soulful bop tracks -- recorded as Nat's first -- and featuring a group that includes brother Cannonball, plus Horace Silver, Roy Haynes, and Paul Chambers. The set's got a lot more fire than some of Nat's recordings from a few years later, probably because of the top-notch... read more

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A lovely collection of songs penned by Moacir Santos -- sung by the equally lovely Muiza Adnet, who really manages to unlock the best spirit of the tunes! Of course, it helps that Muiza's working here under the guidance of brother Mario Adnet, who helped produce Santos' late-career classic Ouro... read more

A great little jazz album from Antonio Adolfo -- a Brazilian artist that you might know from his baroque pop of the late 60s, but who's working here in a much more stripped-down setting overall! Antonio plays piano -- in a group with guitar, bass, and drums -- and the tunes are all compositions by... read more

A lost treasure from Antiono Adolfo -- keyboard player, arranger, and one of the greatest Brazilian talents of his generation! Adolfo's sound and style is contemporaneous with the best work of Marcos Valle, Edu Lobo, and others -- and like them, he has an approach that mixes together jazz, MPB,... read more

The lovely Carol Saboya gets some great jazz-based backing here from Brazilian piano legend (and father) Antonio Adolfo -- leading a small combo on this live date, and making Carol sound even better than usual! The set begins with Adolfo working through some instrumental passages, then Saboya... read more

With the Pete Rock mix of "Let It All Hang Out".... read more

Instrumentals include "Let It All Hang Out", "The Rush", "Enter The Center", and "One For The Trouble".... read more

Heavy Prince influenced 80s grove tracks issued on the Sugar Hill subsidiary Sweet Mountain, with a very rock feel over electronic percussion and synth grooves.... read more

Sweet and breezy flute from Jeff Afdem -- a nearly-forgotten player with a great sound! On this 60s-pop styled set, Jeff blows with a tone that kind of predates later work by Hubert Laws -- hitting a sweet A&M/CTI sort of groove, with flute solos leading out over larger orchestrations that... read more

Incredible stuff from the obscure African Music Machine -- a southern funk combo led by bassist Louis Villery -- a legendary lost funk record! The band had a very unique sound that involved a lot of rolling bubbling basslines, spacey organ grooves, tight choppy guitar riffs and punchy horn blasts.... read more

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The benchmark collection of Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force singles from the early-to-mid 80s -- released as an LP in '86 and stands today as one of the most influential in the history of hip hop! Planet Rock -- The Album put together the original 12-inch versions of "Planet... read more

Six different mixes of this meeting of two greats. Admittedly not as entirely dope as it could have been, but still as nice as a Soul Sonic Force records with backing by Doug Wimbish and Keith LeBlanc. Also, there's a few interludes with James Brown saying a few words about the record. Nice cover... read more

A killer album of Afro Funk -- with a very unusual origin! In the wake of Manu Dibango's big hit (and some kind of failure to register the copyright), many many versions of "Soul Makossa" were recorded and released, some good, some bad. This album is a good example of that situation --... read more

A killer album of Afro Funk -- with a very unusual origin! In the wake of Manu Dibango's big hit (and some kind of failure to register the copyright), many many versions of "Soul Makossa" were recorded and released, some good, some bad. This album is a good example of that situation --... read more

One of the many 70s disco projects recorded under the supervision of Michael Zager -- and although this one isn't nearly as Latin as the name might imply, the record is a nice mix of clubby grooves and conga sounds, in the manner of some of the best Latin Hustle records of the time. Titles include... read more

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A tremendous combination of Latin roots and contemporary grooves -- the mixing of the Puerto Rican scene with a definite influence from West London -- resulting here in a really righteous batch of tracks! The set's the brainchild of Afronaut, and features a bit of his own work, plus contributions... read more

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Promo sampler from the "Dirty Version" LP: "Underground Life" w/Fat Joe-clean & dirty, "Rude Awakening" w/GD-clean, "Ishims"-dirty, "All Eye Seeing"-clean & dirty, "Weed Scented" w/Gangstarr-clean & "A 2 Da G"-clean.... read more

Warmly swinging work from Dutch pianist Rob Agerbeek -- one of those players who's never been huge on these shores, but who always manages to make waves in all the right places! The date's got a core groove that really holds up to some of Rob's recordings from years back -- almost a European take... read more

A very hip live date from the trio of pianist Rob Agerbeek -- one that features guest vocals from Mark Murphy and Ann Burton, two singers who really help the group open up nicely! Agerbeek's trio is plenty strong on its own -- a combo that's surprisingly soulful, with a really bold approach -- and... read more

Just a voice and a guitar -- but what a voice! David Ahlen's got a style unlike any singer we've ever heard -- really eerie and haunting, and working here with a bit more force in his acoustic guitar than on his full length album for the Compunctio label. "Wasted Breaths" has a great... read more

Grooves unlike anything else you've ever heard in your life -- an assortment of mid 70s tunes from Mahmoud Ahmed, the second grooviest Ethiopian artist, next to Mulatu! Ahmed's sound is a lot more out there than Mulatu's -- less funky and jazz-based, and more in the mode of snakey rhythms,... read more

Wonderfully tripped-out work from Air -- a totally great little rockish band with a spare groovy feel -- a mix of jazz, bits of folk rock, and some of the hipper sides of the singer/songwriter scene! Lead vocalist is Googie Coppola, who also plays piano, organ, and harpsichord -- with a style that'... read more

The legendary AACM trio makes a memorable appearance at the 1978 Montreux jazz fest, captured live here by Novus. The trio of Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins, and Steve McCall are at their best here -- and the set features 3 great original compositins ("Suisse Air", "Let's All Go... read more