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A second great dip into the arty New York scene of the punk, post-punk, and no wave years -- and one that goes even farther than the first volume of New York Noise! This time around, Soul Jazz have gotten past the the obvious markers of the scene -- and have dug deep to come up with some... read more

Easily the darkest volume so far in this all-dark series -- and a set that's filled with a fair bit of analogue electronics from the New York underground! The style here is a bit colder, sparer, and less dancefloor oriented as the previous two volumes -- and the music often shows the same kind of... read more

Seminal club tracks from the New York underground at the end of the 70s -- a host of killer singles from the Spring, Vanguard, and Posse labels -- all in a fantastic blend of boogie, disco, electro, and soul! The work here is easily some of the most sophisticated to come out of the east coast club... read more

New York grooves from the start of the 80s -- a great batch of tracks that sits nicely in the space between late 70s disco and old school hip hop! Many of these tracks are quite long -- extended 12" groovers that mix electro keyboards, slapping basslines, and snapping beats with vocals that... read more

An amazing batch of rare 60s bossa nova -- all hand-picked by the mighty Nicola Conte, an artist who definitely shows a strong love of the bossa in his own music! The package digs even deeper than Conte's first volume in the Viagem series -- and brings together loads of rare bits we haven't seen... read more

Massive funk from the Nigerian scene of the 70s -- and miles away from US disco of the time! These cuts represent a tighter, more uptempo side of African funk -- but they're never as polished or professional as American club or disco -- no soaring strings, female chorus vocals, or other sweetening... read more

Forget the "rock" in the title, and just focus on the "funk" -- because this set of tracks is a massively heavy batch of Nigerian numbers from the 70s -- all with the same solidly soulful feel as more familiar Afro Funk work of the time! There's a definite emphasis on guitars --... read more

Essential work from the African scene of the 70s -- a collection of tracks that goes way beyond the more familiar grooves of Fela Kuti and Manu Dibango! The set may well be the deepest so far we've heard from the always-amazing Soundway Records -- a package that digs into a wealth of under-heard... read more

An amazing set of grooves compiled by Russ Dewbury -- best known as half of the Mitchell & Dewbury team, but also equally noted for his long-running Jazz Rooms DJ night in the UK! This set's a loving celebration of Russ' talents on the turntable -- and his long tenure as a genre-shifting... read more

A mindblowing collection of 80s groovers -- 2 CDs worth of music, and overflowing with great bits from the Capitol Rare generation! The set really comes together wonderfully -- and features some lesser-known tunes by bigger artists, plus a few stone classics from the time, offered up in longer... read more

A boogie and 80s groove spectacular -- filled with hard to find tracks from the post-disco years -- including a number that we haven't been able to track down in years! The sound here is very much in keeping with the bigger 80s groove artists of the time -- a tightly snapping rhythmic approach,... read more

One of the greatest series going for fans of 80s groove -- and a set that's filled with incredible tracks we missed back in the day, plus a few rare favorites presented here in different versions! As with other volumes, the focus here is on tightly snapping numbers that represent the best side of... read more

Strong proof that the early 80s had plenty to offer in the way of dancefloor greatness -- and another fantastic volume of the Nighttime Lovers series! As before, the tracks here are a great blend of club and commercial -- tracks that are heavy on the hooks, but still groove in a way that's plenty... read more

80s club through and through -- easily one of the most dancefloor-oriented volumes of this excellent series! The tracks here are heavy on rhythms that run from midtempo to more upbeat -- often with drum parts and basslines that are somewhat bold, yet never get in the way of the sweeter vocals over... read more

The Nightime Lovers are at it again -- bumping and thumping their way onto the dancefloor in a wave of beats, basslines, and keyboards! As with previous volumes, the selection here is all top-shelf 80s groove -- a fair bit of obscure singles from the time, mixed with hard to find tracks by bigger... read more

Boogie, electro, and 80s groove -- all sorted out nicely in this killer collection of ultra-rare cuts! As with previous volumes, this edition of Nightime Lovers shows a side of the 80s that hardly got any play at the time -- the more underground work by lesser-known artists, much of which was... read more

Forget the cheesy cover, because the grooves here are great -- a warm selection of soulful selections from the 80s -- boogie bits, club cuts, and more -- all very well-chosen, and all numbers that are really a cut above the usual 80 tracks! Most of these numbers were never hits at the time, but... read more

The tenth entry in this hard-grooving series, and they're still going strong -- coming up with a really choice array of 80s grooves you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else! As before, the tracks here are all nicely aimed at the dancefloor -- heavy on beats and keyboards, but never with a cold... read more

Soaring 80s soul, bubbling electro grooves, and synthy funk galore -- Volume 11 in the epic Nighttime Lovers series of rare grooves and post disco funky club soul! Neon lit dancefloor ready sounds to be sure, but with a real soul and emotion, and a genuine tunefulness along with the spiraling... read more

Incredible crime grooves from Japan -- a wealth of tracks from the films of Akira Kobayashi, done in a fantastic blend of styles that really take off from American crime soundtracks of the same period! There's a fair bit of jazz in the mix here, but it's often used oddly -- with unusual timings,... read more

Japanese porno grooves from the mid 70s -- served up in a range of styles that are quite different than their American or European counterparts! There's definitely a "sexy" feel to the music here -- one that sometimes comes through with conventional electric funk riffing -- but the... read more

An excellent 3CD compilation of slept on Ninja Tune cuts -- a diverse batch of tracks that go back about a decade to collect rarities, should-be classics and some unreleased material from the Ninja Tune canon -- nearly 50 tracks in all! Funky club, stuttering left field glitch hop, folky... read more

Wonderful stuff all around -- and the kind of collection that we live for! This second set of Ol Virginia Soul tops even the great first batch -- and comes across with a funky funky edge that really showcases the hardest-hitting side of the Richmond and Tidewater scenes of the late 60s! The tunes... read more

Ol Virgina Soul is a heck of a lot better than New Virgina Soul -- as you'll find with just one listen to this tasty little set! There's a quality here that blows away both of the already-great first two volumes -- a real focus on funk that gives the whole thing a raw, gritty quality -- and which... read more

The sweet sound of 70s Blue Note -- a really wonderful stretch for the label, and a time when the company was stretching out in a range of sublimely soulful directions! This period's probably best known for the influence of Larry Mizell on some of the label's key players, but it's also got plenty... read more

A set of some of the mightiest soul and funk from Detroit's Westbound Records -- a 40th anniversary batch that's filled with tracks that are as solid as any the Motor City ever offered up -- with Funkadelic, Ohio Players, Detroit Emeralds, Denise Lasalle, Fantastic Four, Dennis Coffey, Fuzzy... read more

We love Osunlade's work so much, we're more than happy to get whatever offering he throws our way -- but we've gotta say that this batch is especially nice, and easily tops any other collections of his work! The bulk of the material here is pulled from Osunlade's singles, side projects, and... read more

An incredible musical discovery -- and some really mindblowing grooves from a previously untapped source! As the title implies, Panama's a real crossroads of musical styles -- bits of Latin, funk, and other Caribbean influences -- all simmering together in the hot sun of the Isthmus, cooking up in... read more

A second heavy dose of sounds from the Panamanian scene of the 60s and 70s -- a long-overdue companion to the previous volume of the series on Soundway, filled with rare gems that are finally getting their first exposure to the world outside the isthmus! The sounds here are completely fresh --... read more

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... read more

Ho, Ho, Huh? -- an unexpected seasonal delight from Peanut Butter Wolf -- who curates a collection of funky funky Christmas gems from Stones Throw Records! Badd Santa features a handful of tracks from some of the more adventurous names on the Stones Throw roster -- Georgia Anne Muldrow, Baron Zen... read more

A wealth of rare Philly soul -- all indie cuts originally produced by Weldon A McDougal III, most of which we haven't heard before! A good deal of this work is of 70s/80s vintage -- and genres include mellow soul, clubby soul, and modern soul -- often handled with styles that veer nicely away from... read more

A massive batch of Philly Soul rarities -- filled with unreleased material, and even better than the first volume in the series! Producer Weldon McDougal III really dug deep for this volume -- well into the vaults of old studio tapes pictured on the front cover, to come up with a host of unknown... read more

This series is fast becoming one of our favorite collections of 70s soul ever -- and it's got a groove that's unlike anything else! The Planter's Club sound is one that's laidback, yet funky -- sophisticated and smooth, yet also totally righteous -- a great space before the sound of 80s groove... read more

The 4th volume in this amazing series -- filled with righteous mellow soul all the way through! There's a gentle groove here that we totally love -- one that's slower and more laidback than any other collection we can think of, but which has a slyly funky undercurrent that shines through in every... read more

A mad mod collection of hard and heavy soul numbers -- early funk tracks, late R&B numbers, and some killer hard soul tracks -- most of which we almost never see in the original! CD version has 22 groovers in all -- with titles that include "Get Loose When You Get Loose" by Jessie... read more

A record case worth of great 45s -- all pulled from the mighty catalog of the Jazzman label, and many appearing here on CD for the first time ever! This set follows strongly in the spirit of other Jazzman collections -- offering up the best of the label's always-great reissue campaign of funky 45s... read more

Heavy funk from the German scene of the 70s -- and a whopping batch of tunes that were never issued to the public at large! Most of the work on this set is from obscure sound library sources -- recordings that were done by top-shelf players of the time, but only for use in broadcast media, and... read more

There's few people we'd trust more with our ears than Gilles Peterson -- and once again, the man shows that our trust in him wasn't misplaced! This time round, Gilles takes us on a heady trip through the hippest side of the Impulse Records label -- the imprint that's quite well known for its... read more

A wonderful little collection of Japanese female pop from the 70s -- most of it pretty darn funky too! There's a sexy, slinky groove to most numbers here -- a style that's somewhere between French pop of the late 60s, and the sorts of material we've come to love on Crippled Dick reissues over the... read more

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... read more

Funky madness from the early 70s -- mostly pulled from the classic Flying Dutchman catalog, recently reissued heavily by BMG, and also including a few gems from other associated funky labels! The groove runs towards the jazz funk end of things -- with some killer funky fusion and righteous soul... read more

Mindblowing music from the trio of Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, and Jo Armstead -- most of it composed and recorded in New York during the mid 60s -- before Armstead left for the Chicago scene, and Ashford & Simpson went to work for Motown in Detroit! The three writers have a really... read more

Storming old school R&B, simmering southern soul, stirring gospel soul, and some tender balladry -- prime ingredients of some of the best material ever recorded by the incalculably iconic Aretha Franklin! This great collection of tracks cut in the 50s & 60s for Atlantic, Duke, Coral,... read more

Female funk galore -- and one of the greatest all-girl compilations we've ever heard! The set's a brilliant follow-up to the first Funk Soul Sisters set on BGP -- but we've gotta say that we like it even better than the first, and really appreciate the wide range of unusual tunes collected on the... read more

A massive batch of electric tunes -- from one of the greatest funky jazz labels of all time -- the mighty mighty Groove Merchant! The label's name certainly fit, as Groove Merchant was on top of the funky game in the early and mid 70s -- crafting grooves that matched CTI and Kudu for tight... read more

Massively funky work from the Mainstream Records catalog of the early 70s -- some of the grittiest, most hard-hitting tracks recorded by the label at the time! Most of the tracks here are short, but pack plenty of punch -- that rock-solid approach to jazz funk that Mainstream was putting down... read more

Did somebody say "killer jazz funk"? You betcha -- and it's a well-deserved title for this tasty set! The CD brings together 20 tracks from the legendary Perception and Today labels -- home to some of the most messed-up funk of the early 70s -- and a motherlode of wonderful work that... read more

Get ready to throw away your jukebox -- because this tasty set has all the grooves you'd ever want, all packed in one tasty CD! The sound of Mod Jazz is the sound of the 60s -- a blistering blend of Hammond organ, soulful vocals, swinging rhythms, and a finger-snapping assortment of various... read more

Hip London grooves all the way through -- a mix of instrumental soul, rock, jazz, and more -- all grooving together with a mod late 60s sort of sound! The tracks here are all pretty darn rare -- some with a bit of a reissue history, but most fresh to this compilation -- and all numbers have a... read more

The instro-hipsters return -- and as before, they're working here in a very mod assortment of instrumental styles! The tracks run the gamut from instrumental rock to soul jazz to sound library goodies -- almost all of them of UK or European origin, and hardly the kind of cuts you would have found... read more

Massive funk from 70s Cuba -- a musical hotbed that's finally getting its due on the wider global market! These grooves have way way more to offer than just the familiar Latin styles you might know -- as they mix in lots of hard drums, sweet electrics, and heavy jamming -- all with a style that's... read more

Great lost funk! Despite the fact that all these cuts were originally issued by big labels Warner or Atlantic, they're all pretty darn hard to find -- and many of them have not been properly reissued in another format! Not only that, but the set's specially selected with a focus on breakbeat and... read more

Excellent 2nd volume to this killer set of tracks pulled from the Warner and Atlantic catalogs during the glory days of their soul and funk years! This volume's even more interesting than the first one -- and features a huge bunch of cuts that have never been reissued, either on proper or improper... read more

An ultra-hip set of funky tunes -- featuring lost gems from the late 60s and early 70s output of Warner and Atlantic, including many obscure album tracks that we'd passed over for years! As with previous volumes in this series, the track selection is all top-shelf, all the wall through -- with... read more

An incredible collection of funky breaks -- and better than any other volume in this all-great series! This 5th take on the Right On sound goes way deep -- deep enough to cross genres in search of a funky groove, hitting bases across a wide range of Warner/Atlantic jazz, funk, soul, and rock... read more

Massive funk from the P-Vine catalog -- a host of killer cuts that were mostly recorded for a variety of small indie labels in the 70s -- brought together beautifully by compiler Kei Kobayashi! The tracks here represent some of the best reissue moments of the past few years from P-Vine -- the key... read more

A funky little project from Japanese DJ Kei Kobayashi -- an artist we mostly know for jazz-related projects, but who really sounds great in this set of old school breaks! It's hard to tell from the notes, which are mostly in Japanese, but it appears that Kei's got some help from Muro and DJ Jin on... read more

A killer look at the Ricky Tick label -- headed up by Japanese producer/DJ Kei Kobayashi, whose own Routine imprint hosts the whole proceedings! The collection features both contemporary jazz numbers from Ricky Tick, plus some older 60s Scandinavian jazz bits that are clearly inspiration for the... read more

Smoking salsa from the legendary Fania Records -- a hip batch of numbers that focuses on the groundbreaking sounds of the New York Latin scene in the 70s! The track selection here is pretty classic, but that's ok with us -- given the strength of the grooves -- and there's also a nice touch of... read more

Freaked-out funky school band work -- a wonderful collection put together by some diggers who really know their stuff! As you might guess from the title, the set features a range of rare tracks recorded by college and high school bands of the late 60s and early 70s -- a time when music was... read more

Pretty darn cool stuff -- and some of the rarest funky numbers you'll ever find! This great little set was put together by funky collector Josh Davis -- and it's a totally fresh batch of tracks that digs through rare recordings that were cut by obscure groups working in colleges or high schools... read more

A second great volume of funky work from high school bands -- put together by DJ Shadow with even more great grooves than the first! The album goes far far deeper than even most crate-diggers would dare -- into the hinterland of self-produced albums issued by school bands in the 1970s, most of... read more

A mindblowing little set -- and a massive overview of soul music in Spain during the late 60s and early 70s, filled with incredible tunes we've never heard before, all supported by great notes in both English and Spanish! The Spanish soul groove is a bit rougher than that of the US -- kind of a... read more

Hard hitting Spanish funk, soul, r&b and moddish gems - the second volume of Sensacional Soul from the late 60s and into early 70s, even better than the first volume -- and a treasure from the folks at Vampi Soul! The Spanish soul sound here is rugged and raw, usually with furious drums,... read more

A wonderful collection of one of our favorite genres -- porno funk! The tasty set brings together funky grooves and rare trailers, radio ads, and spoken bits from the classic years of home grown porno -- merging fresh and funky soundtrack music with some very cool ads for the films of the time --... read more

A good collection of funky 45s -- but with kind of a stupid gimmick. There's some great tracks on here -- like "Funky City" by Bad Bascomb, "Crabcakes" by Gunga Din, "Superfox" by Hound Dog Clowns, "Kicking Ass" by Kicking Mustangs, "Purple Haze"... read more

One of the biggest and best in the Tru Thoughts Shapes series to date -- serving as a fantastic sampler of the great things happening on Tru Thoughts & Zebra Traffic, plus remixes and exclusive material -- club funk, tripped out soul and more from Quantic, Bonobo, Belleruche, The Bamboos,... read more

An amazing follow-up to the first volume in this series -- packaged even more beautifully than before, and filled with wonderful grooves we've never heard before! The label's really dug deep this time around -- going way past the obvious Cuban stars who've crossed over to our market here -- and... read more

Wild grooves from Thailand with more than a little bit of soul and funk -- but a real kaleidoscope of pop sounds -- blending influences with a global reach that's really catchy & groovy all the way! There are more touches of psychedelia and otherwise bright and colorful sounds than you might... read more

Plenty of hard salsa here -- as you might guess from the title -- a killer batch of tunes from a time when Fania Records was really dominating the genre! The set's a bit light on notes, but features plenty of great music -- and the collection's a great way to expand your Latin music horizons... read more

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,... read more

India gets funky -- in this great set of rare tunes from the 70s -- a motherlode of cuts that make the most out of Indian music! Half the cuts are of European origin, the other half from India -- and they've got a great blend of beats, sitar, and other eastern touches. And unlike previous vinyl... read more

A motherlode of Indian-styled funk -- grooves that are heavy on the sitar, but which also feature a fair bit of American funk influences as well! The tracks are all pretty darn obscure, and most are actually from India -- not copycat tracks from Europe and the US -- and alongside the sitars,... read more

The 3rd and best set in this series of classic break tracks put together by Harmless! This one's compiled by Skye, and it features some killer cuts that have only ever been reissued on dodgy comps over the years -- and which sound great together in this break-heavy extravaganza! More than a few... read more

Plenty of smokin disco here -- a selection of killer club cuts from the mighty catalog of Fantasy Records -- including some real gems that go way past the obvious disco modes of the time! There's plenty of boogie in the mix here, as well as some solid soul cuts that simply pick up the groove a bit... read more

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... read more

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 --... read more

One of the grooviest Christmas albums we've ever stocked -- a package that's full of unusual Holiday gems, yet which never trades obscurity for the festive spirit of the season! Like the first 2 volumes in the series, this one really digs deep -- moving past familiar favorites into a range of long-... read more

A 70s soul treasure chest! This excellent CD sorts through some incredible lost sides on the Atlantic catalog of the 70s -- and it features an amazing selection of work by artists who only ever cut singles or one-off LPs for the label and its subsidiaries. The overall groove is sweet, mellow, and... read more

Hard and heavy soul from the end of the 60s -- a killer set with a groove that runs deep deep deep! The package pulls together a host of rare singles from the time -- all with a great vibe that's perhaps a bit too rough for Northern Soul, a bit too soul for funk, and a bit too nasty to have ever... read more

Dreamy dreamy pop from the late 60s underground -- a wonderful assortment of rare singles and LP tracks, all hand-picked by the genius crew at Pet Records! The set seems to even top their previous excellent volumes -- going beyond even the lesser-known, to come up with 24 tracks that we'd never... read more

The sounds are soft, the people are gentle, and the music is as groovy as groovy can be! The CD is the fab fourth entry in one of our favorite series of all time -- and like the rest, it's a tremendous collection of lost pop treasures from the end of the 60s -- all in a magical space between... read more

A treasure trove of twelve inch singles from Solar Records -- the west coast powerhouse for uptempo soul! Most of the numbers here date from the early 80s years when Solar were totally on top of their game -- really dominating mainstream soul of the time in the same way Philly International did a... read more

One of our favorite series ever of modern soul material -- done back in the 90s, when nobody else was willing to dig for tracks these smooth and groovy! There's a great blend of material here -- from mellow soul to jazzy funk, with a few bits of early 80s club as well -- in a way, the collection's... read more

One of the first great things to come out of the merger of Sony & BMG -- an excellent compilation that brings together key 70s grooves from the catalog of both labels! The set has a depth that rivals some of the best Japanese funk compilations of years past -- in that it features only tracks... read more

The title's a bit clunky, but the grooves are wonderfully smooth -- a great assortment of hard to find tracks from recent years, all brought together in one totally wicked set! The cuts here are pulled from a variety of sources -- Japanese-only CDs, previously unreleased sessions, and now out of... read more

Sublime soul all the way through -- a tremendous set of modern and mellow cuts from the end of the 70s and start of the 80s -- all put together with a really beautiful feel! There's a perfect balance here -- between mainstream and underground, laidback and grooving -- the classiest sort of soul... read more

A massive musical treasure trove -- and some of the best modern funk ever recorded! This low-priced 2CD set draws on the now landmark work recorded by the Soul Fire label -- the company that rose from the ashes of funk powerhouse Desco, and which has gone onto shape the sound of countless other... read more

Soul and gospel, gospel and soul -- a beautiful marriage in music that's summed up perfectly in this sweet little set! It's no secret that gospel music had plenty of influence on soul back in the early days -- but as the genre went on, soul ended up throwing a mighty sound back at gospel too -- so... read more

Cuts from the modern edge of the Soul Jazz Records blade -- exclusive singles released by Soul Jazz in a fairly short stretch -- and compiled here in this massive 2CD set for a great price! Soul Jazz might be best known for their unbeatable vintage reggae, dub and funk compilations, but their ear... read more

One of the grooviest compilations we've ever seen -- a collection of work by American expatriates living in Israel at the end of the 70s -- a hip blend of US funk and Hebrew spirituality! Most of the work here sounds like the best spiritual funk of the 70s -- very much in an Earth Wind & Fire... read more

One of the hippest sets we've ever seen on Spanish Harlem -- a collection that goes way past the Latin Soul hits, to dig deep in the uptown underground at the end of the 60s! The package is compiled with gems from the Fania catalog, but rally moves past the obvious -- going for some of the more... read more

A treasure trove of southern soul -- rare tracks salvaged from lost master tapes recorded at the legendary Playground Studios! Playground was located down in Florida -- a bit far afield from more common recording sites like Memphis or Muscle Shoals -- but the studio had a really unified sound, and... read more

Funky soul galore -- all of it current, and all of it plenty darn great as well! Back when the first volume of this series was released, the idea of contemporary funk was a bit of a novelty -- but now, the deep funk underground is really getting some key exposure on a global level -- and a... read more

Plenty of soul, and plenty of shaking -- a hip collection of contemporary funk and soul, all of it served up with a very classic groove! The work here is mostly new, but it echoes the best sounds of the 60s and 70s -- those wonderful years for soul music that are being revived strongly by key... read more

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... read more

DJ Muro takes on a host of killer soul, funk, and jazz tracks from the deep deep EMI catalog -- all in a mighty mix that's even more compelling than some of his other sets of this nature! The collection's filled with rare gems in a variety of genres -- and Muro's definitely got the right sort of... read more

The Soul Togetherness series is going strong -- well into its 7th year of release, and still serving up some of the deepest club tracks and underground soul around! Soul Togetherness present modern tracks, but they come out of the same spirit of the Northern Soul scene of the 70s -- with a... read more

A soul series we've been loving for a decade -- and for good reason too! Soul Togetherness sets always have a great way of mixing contemporary soul with some sweet older tracks -- particularly the sort from the modern soul years of the early 80s -- when jazzy riffs and sophisticated arrangements... read more