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There's a heck of a lot of great music here – a whopping 35 tracks of contemporary and vintage soul, all put together for the price of a regular single CD! The package is the latest in the excellent Luxury Soul series – based around artists who have worked the UK series of the same name – and who really come together here in a warm array of the best contemporary soul styles! There's plenty of Neo Soul numbers, a handful of classics, and a few more modern elements too – and titles include "I'm Not That Tough" by Ashford & Simpson, "Rubber Soul" by Live Tropical Fish with Omar, "Things That I Do" by Gianna, "Enough Is Enough" by Dennis Taylor, "Music & Love" by Victor Haynes, "Just A Simple Love" by Sheree Brown, "In The Meantime" by Johnny Britt, "Crystal Clear" by Howard Hewett, "Just Let Me Be Close To You" by Valentine Brothers, "I'll Come Running Back To You" by June Yamagishi with Bobby Womack, "So In Love" by Chapter 8, "Slow Down" by Al Olive, "Priority" by Kloud 9, "It's Just One Of Those Things" by Incognito, "I Want It" by Soul Talk, "Wake Up Everybody" by Eric Benet, and "Anything" by Angela Johnson.

Excellent early work from trumpeter Red Rodney – one of the most compelling, and often overlooked talents of the 1950s, and a firey player with a tone unlike anyone else. This 19 track CD features tunes from his classic Modern Music From Chicago set for Fantasy, plus titles from the album Broadway, recorded with Gerry Mulligan, Brew Moore, and Kai Winding. Other players include Norman Simmons, Roy Haynes, Ira Sullivan, and Victor Sproles – and titles include "Dig This", "Red Is Blue", "Hail To Dale", "Coogan's Bluff", "Mark", and "The Baron".