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A-Trak — Tuna Melt EP . . . CD Late May, 2013

A-Trak — Tuna Melt EP (tuna colored vinyl) . . . 12-inch Late May, 2013

Ahmed Abdul-Malik — Spellbound . . . CD Around July 2, 2013 One of Ahmed Abdul-Malik's hard to find Prestige sides, and not just rare, but a sublime blend of exotic styles with the jazz tradition! Like his other recordings, this set infuses modern jazz with some Eastern influences and exotic instrumentation in a compelling fashion, running through a set of ...

Aceyalone — Leanin' On Slick . . . LP Late May, 2013

Barbara Acklin — Love Makes A Woman (with bonus track) . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 Barbara Acklin's first album – and a landmark of Chicago soul that firmly established Acklin as one of the city's best writers and new female singers! Acklin had a classy sound that was different than some of her raw soul sisters in the city – but although she was classy, she also didn' ...

Barbara Acklin — Seven Days Of Night . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 An excellent second album by Barbara Acklin – filled with some wonderful original material, plus a few covers, redone in Barbara's killer Chisoul style! The album includes the great cut "Am I The Same Girl", a loping soul groover that was all set to be a big single for Barbara &ndas ...

George Adams — America . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

George Adams — Nightingale . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Cannonball Adderley Quintet — Happy People . . . CD Around June 16, 2013 A really unique little album from Cannonball's all-great late years at Capitol – a session that features some strong influences from Brazilian music – "The Happy People"! Airto plays on the set, and contributed the great groover "The Happy People" – a long bit ...

Agitation Free — Last (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around July 2, 2013

Anna Maria Alberghetti — Love Makes The World Go Round (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013

Alessandro Alessandroni — I Cantori Moderni (180 gram vinyl – with bonus CD) . . . LP Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Tony Allen & Abayomy Afrobeat Orchestra — Meus Filhos Afrobeat Rework (10" single) . . . 12-inch Mid-March, 2013 (delayed)

Tony Allen — Ole (Moritz Von Oswald rmx)/Ise Nla (Reggae Land dub) . . . 12-inch Around March 1, 2013 (delayed) A very dubby remix of this tune by Tony Allen – one that features plenty of brooding basslines amidst the percussion! The track almost takes us back to some of the first few Tony Allen singles during his Comet Records comeback years in the 90s – and Moritz Von Oswald brings a nicely abs ...

Mike Alleyne — Encyclopedia Of Reggae (paperback) . . . Book Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Allman Brothers — Brothers & Sisters (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 25, 2013

Allman Brothers — Brothers & Sisters (2CD deluxe edition) . . . CD Around June 25, 2013

Aloa — Aloa . . . LP Late November, 2013

Gene Ammons — Happy Blues . . . CD Around August 21, 2013 More proof that the Prestige blowing session style worked perfectly for Gene Ammons – as he's right at home on the album's long relaxed tracks, cut in the company of expert players like Art Farmer, Jackie McLean, Duke Jordan, and Art Taylor. Candido's also along for most of the ride, giving t ...

Marisa Anderson — Mercury . . . LP Late May, 2013

Tim Andrews — Something About Suburbia – The 60s Sounds Of Tim Andrews . . . CD Late June, 2013

Horace Andy — Pure Ranking . . . LP Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Arakawa Band — Lena . . . CD Late June, 2013

India Arie — Songversation . . . CD Late June, 2013

India Arie — Songversation (deluxe version – with bonus tracks) . . . CD Late June, 2013

Lucas Arruda — Sambadi . . . 7-inch Mid-January, 2013 (delayed)

Lucas Arruda — Sambadi – Original Brazilian Groove Series Vol 1 . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Lucas Arruda — Sambadi – Original Brazilian Groove Series Vol 1 . . . LP Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Art Ensemble Of Chicago — Bap-Tizum . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 Good live session recorded in the states in 1972, and released the next year by Atlantic. The Art Ensemble's in excellent form, and lay down a stellar performance throughout. The set ranges from driving percussion jams to spare tenor soloing with bass accompaniment. Great stuff, and one of their ...

Art Ensemble Of Chicago — Fanfare For The Warriors . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 Beautiful record by the Art Ensemble, and one of the few truly great records that they made after returning from Paris. Recorded in Chicago in 1973, the record features a guest appearance by Muhal Richard Abrams, who brings his excellent piano playing to the session, and adds another level to the e ...

Association — Association (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 25, 2013 Really great work by The Association – recorded a few years after their "Cherish" and "Along Came Mary" singles, and with a sound that's a lot more sophisticated and far-reaching! The band still has their sweet harmony sound in place, but the arrangements and songwriting s ...

Albert Ayler — My Name Is Albert Ayler (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 1, 2013 A key early album by Albert Ayler – but darn hard to find in any format! Recorded in Copenhagen in 1963, with a European trio that has Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass, this material represents some of Ayler's first on wax. The tracks are long, with a number of messed-up renditions of s ...

Azymuth — E Mulher (Ashley Beedle Afrikanz On Marz Voyage rmx, dub)/Carnaval Legrand (Opolopo rmx, dub) . . . 12-inch Late May, 2013

B&W Quintet — Force Of Habits . . . CD Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

B Baker Chocolate Co — B Baker Chocolate Co . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 An excellent bit of slick jazzy soul! The session was headed up B Baker and Lance Quinn, and it's a swirling mix of funky fusion, played by a group that includes Jimmy Ponder, Lonnie Smith, Jimmy McGriff, and Eddie Daniels. Two cuts have lead vocals – "It's Where You're Coming From" ...

Anita Baker — Only Forever . . . CD Late June, 2013

Ballrogg — Cabin Music . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Billy Bang — Da Bang . . . CD Early June, 2013

Paul Barbarin & His Jazz Band/Punch Miller's Bunch — Jazz At Preservation Hall 3 . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Gato Barbieri & Dollar Brand — Confluence (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 1, 2013 A real sleeper – and one of the treasures of the Arista Freedom series! The album's a rare meeting between Argentine tenor player Gato Barbieri and South African pianist Dollar Brand – a true global meeting of the jazz minds, and a recording that's stronger than most of the work either ...

Kenny Barron — Kenny Barron & The Brazilian Knights . . . CD Around June 18, 2013

John Barry — King Kong (2CD deluxe edition) . . . CD Around October 2, 2012 (delayed)

Basia — Time & Tide (2CD deluxe edition – with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around May 27, 2013

Molly Bee — Young Romance (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

BEF (British Electric Foundation) — Music For Listening To . . . LP Late November, 2013 A killer set of electronics from BEF – the production arm of Heaven 17, stepping out here in one of their few solo projects! The set is essentially instrumental readings of tunes by the more famous parent group – but done here in really tripped-out versions that play heavily with analog ...

Lurrie Bell — Blues In My Soul . . . CD Early June, 2013

Jorge Ben — Ben . . . CD Around August 1, 2013 Amazing stuff from Jorge Ben – and the record that pushed him over the top! The album's a masterpiece of funky Brazilian soul – and it includes the huge hit "Taj Mahal", which still sounds great, even after all these years! Other great cuts include "Fio Maravilha", ...

Jorge Ben — Negro E Lindo . . . CD Around August 1, 2013 A seminal set from Jorge Ben – one that mixes samba soul with more baroque arrangements from the legendary Arthur Verocai! The record's got a different feel than some of Jorge's other work – almost a wider vision of music that ties his usual funky style to some of the more ambitious mod ...

Jorge Ben — Solta O Pavao . . . CD Around August 1, 2013 A nice one from Jorge! The record's one of his best from the 70s – and it's got a groove that's somewhere between "Taj Mahal" and "Africa Brasil". Jorge's guitar work is nice and tight, and his vocals are, as always, extremely captivating. The tracks are short, choppy, a ...

Vicki Benet — French Touch (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Less a real album of French pop vocals than it is a sexy bit of cheesecake desgined to play with the American market. Vicki sings in English and French, but she's a lot better in French, which is the lesser-used language on the album. Most songs alternate between the two – and titles include ...

Sathima Bea Benjamin with Dollar Brand — African Songbird . . . CD Early June, 2013

Sathima Bea Benjamin with Dollar Brand — African Songbird (180 gram pressing – with download) . . . LP Early June, 2013

Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck — Bennett/Brubeck – The White House Sessions – Live 1962 . . . CD Late May, 2013

Max Bennett — Max Bennett . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Bassist Max Bennett displays a wonderful ear for unique phrasing and compelling small combo leadership on this set – working with a group that includes Carl Fontana on trombone, Charlie Mariano on alto, Nick Travis on trumpet, and Mel Lewis on drums! The style is a bit in the east coast chamb ...

Max Bennett — Max Bennett Plays . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 An expanded edition of an earlier 10" LP – featuring a group led by bassist Max Bennett, one that includes Charlie Mariano on alto, Stan Levy on drums, Claude Williamson on piano, and Frank Rosolino on trombone! Helen Carr makes a vocal appearance on a track or two, and the album's got a ...

George Benson — Inspiration – A Tribute To Nat King Cole . . . CD Early June, 2013

George Benson — Inspiration – A Tribute To Nat King Cole . . . LP Early June, 2013

Andy Bey — World According To Andy Bey . . . CD Around June 25, 2013

BHY (Baker Harris Young) — BHY (with bonus track) . . . CD Around June 20, 2013 The initials, in case you don't know, stand for Ron Baker, Norman Harris, and Earl Young – three of the best arrangers/producers/players to come out of the Philly soul scene in the 70s. The record is pretty straight Philly disco, with a lot of the club sound that characterized Salsoul albums ...

Ed Bickert — Ed Bickert (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Big Star — Nothing Can Hurt Me . . . LP Around June 25, 2013 A great compilation of rare versions of legendary recordings by Big Star – and also the soundtrack to the acclaimed feature length documentary Nothing Can Hurt Me – with demos, alternate mixes, studio banter and more. Includes perviously unreleased versions of classics that include &quo ...

Big Star — Nothing Can Hurt Me . . . CD Around June 25, 2013 A great compilation of rare versions of legendary recordings by Big Star – and also the soundtrack to the acclaimed feature length documentary Nothing Can Hurt Me – with demos, alternate mixes, studio banter and more. Includes perviously unreleased versions of classics that include &quo ...

David Binney — Lifted Land . . . CD Around May 21, 2013 (delayed)

Mario Biondi — Sun . . . CD Around June 4, 2013 The sun shines brightly on Mario Biondi – really making this record sparkle with a charm that goes way beyond Mario's previous albums – a quality that's less retro than before, and which shows Biondi as a growing soul star with really universal appeal! There's still some of the old scho ...

Black Ace — Black Ace (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 One of the earliest albums on Arhoolie Records – an amazing document of steel guitar bluesman Black Ace! Ace plays just like he sits on the cover – really leaning into the instrument in ways that bring out all these cool, deep inflections – completely hypnotizing on their own, wit ...

Black Renaissance (Harry Whitaker) — Body Mind & Spirit (red colored vinyl) . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed) A spiritual jazz classic – one of the rarest albums of its type from the 70s! This legendary session was recorded by Roy Ayers' keyboardist Harry Whitaker – working here as the leader of the Black Renaissance group, a one-shot ensemble that featured Woody Shaw on trumpet, Azar Lawrence ...

Sallie Blair — Hello Tiger! (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Sultry vocals from Sallie Blair – one of the hipper singers of her generation, and an artist with a sound that's unlike anyone else we can think of! Blair's a bit bluesy, a bit soulful, but ultimately a jazz singer at heart – and her already-cool style gets some sweet extra help on this ...

Terence Blanchard — Magnetic . . . CD Late May, 2013

Gyedu Blay Ambolley — Sekunde . . . LP Mid-May, 2013 (delayed) A great new album from this 70s Afro Funk legend – work that shows that Gydeu Blay Ambolley hasn't lost a bit of his groove over the years! There's a really great approach to the album that keeps things fresh – a sound that's lean and stripped-down, and not overproduced at all – c ...

Body 11 — Youth . . . LP Mid-July, 2013

Bohannon — Keep On Dancin' (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 Excellent early funk from Bohannon – a mixture of scattershot drums and tight bass jumping grooves, very different than most other funk from the time, with a freer approach to rhythm that really makes the record unique. Bo's got a great sense of the groove – as you'll hear on the album' ...

Booker T — I Want You (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Mid-June, 2013 An obscure groover from Booker T – working here away from the MGs, and in a very different mode! The best tracks on the album have a smooth mellow soul feel – with keyboards in the lead over a nicely stepping groove, and Booker laying down some surprisingly nice vocals, not always that ...

Booker T — Sound The Alarm . . . CD Late June, 2013

Booker T — Sound The Alarm . . . LP Late June, 2013

Borbetomagus — Trente Belles Annees . . . CD Mid-January, 2013 (delayed)

Boredoms — Chocolate Synthesizer . . . LP Late May, 2013

Boredoms — Pop Tatari . . . LP Late May, 2013

Box Cutter — New Rules For Noise . . . CD Mid-March, 2013 (delayed)

Box Cutter — Unlearn . . . CD Mid-March, 2013 (delayed)

Boys Town Gang — Disco Kicks – The Complete Moby Dick Recordings . . . CD Around March 25, 2013 (delayed)

Cristina Braga — Samba, Jazz, & Love . . . CD Early June, 2013

Brainstorm — Funky Entertainment (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around October 7, 2013 Funky Entertainment is right – as Brainstorm move into a bass-heavy groove that's every bit the sound of late 70s mainstream funk! The group still have some of the smooth dancefloor style of earlier records, but the emphasis here is much more on the bottom of the groove – popping and sn ...

Brainstorm — Journey To The Light (withb onus tracks) . . . CD Around July 8, 2013 The album's a real club stormer from the old days – a soaring blend of upbeat tunes with a sound that's righteous and smooth, and never cloying. These guys are kind of riding on the high of an Earth Wind & Fire kind of groove – missing the cliches of most other bigger funk acts, and ...

George Braith — Musart . . . CD Around July 2, 2013 One of the most excellent records ever on Prestige, and one of our favorite LPs ever! The great reed player George Braith lays down a set of moody dark tracks with backing by a group that includes a lot of percussion, electric guitar, electric bass, and, on one track, backing by a choir of female v ...

Helmut Brandt Combo — Berlin Calling . . . LP Around May 13, 2013 (delayed) Bold bass saxophone sounds from the overlooked Helmut Brand – a German player of the postwar years, and one with a sense of tone and texture to rival that of Gerry Mulligan at his west coast best! The work here is all previously unreleased, but shows Brand as one of the key reed innovators of ...

Laura Branigan — Branigan . . . CD Mid-December, 2013

Laura Branigan — Self Control . . . CD Mid-December, 2013

Anthony Braxton & AIM — Live At The Guelph Jazz Festival . . . CD Mid-March, 2013 (delayed)

Brazilian Love Affair — Voce E Eu – Joao Gilberto Revisited By Brazilian Love Affair Project . . . CD Around April 15, 2013 (delayed)

Jacques Brel — Suivre L'Etoile (21CD set) . . . CD Around July 20, 2013

Donna Brooks — Soft & Slow . . . CD Late March, 2013 (delayed)

Peter Brotzmann & Hamid Drake — Solid & Spirit . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Decoy & Joy McPhee — Spontaneous Combustion . . . LP Early April, 2013 (delayed)

James Brown — Best Of Live At The Apollo – 50th Anniversary Edition (with unreleased tracks) . . . CD Late June, 2013

Shirley Brown — Woman To Woman . . . LP Around June 11, 2013 Easily one of the top 5 female southern soul albums of the 70s – a landmark record that Shirley Brown never matched again! The record's got an open, honest quality that's far deeper than even other work from the time on Stax Records – a style that's partly Memphis, but which also has so ...

Don Bryant — Don Bryant Singles & More . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed) An excellent compilation of raw Memphis soul – from one of the rarest singers on the famous Hi Records label! In the years before Hi Records had big hits with singers like Al Green and Ann Peebles, and when they were still mostly messing around with pop instrumental tunes, the label was fortu ...

Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack — Born To Love (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 15, 2013

Peter Buck — Peter Buck . . . LP Late May, 2013

Peter Buck — You Must Fight to Live On The Planet Of The Apes/The Monkey Speaks His Mind . . . 7-inch Late May, 2013

Daniel Bukszpan — Encyclopedia Of Heavy Metal (paperback) . . . Book Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Charmaine Burnette — Am I The Same Girl (voc, inst) . . . 7-inch Around June 3, 2013

Kenny Burrell & Grover Washington Jr. — Togethering . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 Kenny plays acoustic and electric guitar, and Grover's on tenor and soprano sax. Other players include Ron Carter on bass, Jack DeJohnette on drums, and Ralph MacDonald on percussion – and titles include "Togethering", "Daydream", "Sails Of Your Soul", "Soul ...

Gary Burton — Live In Tokyo . . . CD Late July, 2013

Aalon Butler & The New Breed Band — It's Got To Be Somethin/Getting' Soul (part 1) . . . 7-inch Late May, 2013

Jonathan Butler — Jonathan Butler (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 20, 2013

Donald Byrd — Donald Byrd Live . . . CD Late June, 2013

Donald Byrd — Parisian Thoroughfare (180 gram vinyl) . . . LP Fall 2013 The second volume of work that Donald Byrd recorded live at the Olympia in Paris in 1958 – even harder-hitting in tone than the first! The set features Byrd playing some tight hardbop lines – working in a cool group that also features Bobby Jaspar on tenor, Walter Davis Jr on piano, Dou ...

Calibre — Spill . . . CD Late May, 2013

Ze Calixto — Baile Em Sua Casa . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Ze Calixto — Num Fole De 8 Baixos . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Cornel Campbell & Soothsayers — Nothing Can Stop Us . . . CD Early July, 2013

Cornel Campbell & Soothsayers — Nothing Can Stop Us . . . LP Early July, 2013

Conte Candoli — Conte Candoli (Bethlehem) (aka Powerhouse Trumpet) . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Great work by this famous LA trumpeter! Unlike other sessions, Conte gets a lot of nice room to roam around on his solos – and he's got great backing by a small group that includes Bill Holman on tenor, Lou Levy on piano, Larry Marable on drums, and Leroy Vinnegar on bass. The record never s ...

Conte Candoli — Sincerely, Conti . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Classic Bethlehem west coast jazz session, performed by trumpeter Conte Candoli with a quartet of players that includes Stan Levey on drums, Max Bennett on bass, and Claude Williamson on piano. Straight stuff, but with a clean west coast groove. Titles include "Tune For Tex", "Fine ...

Abelardo Carbono — El Maravilloso Mundo De Abelardo Carbono . . . LP Around May 1, 2013 (delayed)

Abelardo Carbono — El Maravilloso Mundo De Abelardo Carbono . . . CD Around May 1, 2013 (delayed)

Jean Carne — Flashback . . . CD Late May, 2013

John Carpenter — Fog . . . LP Mid-June, 2013 Wonderful sounds from the great John Carpenter – one of those records that reminds us that his music is often just as important as the images he puts on the screen! Carpenter's music for The Fog follows nicely in his work for other films – particularly Halloween – in that it's got ...

Vikki Carr — Discovery (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Helen Carr — Down In The Depths On The 90th Floor . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 One of the darkest vocal jazz albums of the 50s – packaged with a great title and cover image that features a lone lit window in a New York skyscraper! Helen's got some incredible backing on the record – a small combo that includes Charlie Mariano on alto sax, Don Fagerquist on trumpet, ...

Helen Carr — Why Do I Love You . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Although the Bethlehem label had some great success with some of its vocal stars – like Chris Connor or Mel Torme – they also had a strong commitment to jazz vocals that stretched way past the big names, to include many excellent under-recognized singers, like Helen Carr. This rare albu ...

Barbara Carroll — Fresh From Broadway . . . CD Late June, 2013

Barbara Carroll — Live! Her Piano & Trio . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Ron Carter — Bass & I . . . CD Around August 21, 2013

John Carter & Bobby Bradford — Flight For Four . . . CD Around July 16, 2013 Spectacular work from one of the most groundbreaking groups of its time – the legendary John Carter/Bobby Bradford Quartet – simply the hippest thing going in the LA scene of the late 60s! The group includes Carter on alto and tenor, Bradford on trumpet, Tom Williamson on bass, and Bruz ...

Ron Carter — Jazz, My Romance . . . CD Around August 21, 2013

Marc Cary — For The Love Of Abbey . . . CD Early June, 2013

Daniela Casa — Societa Malata (180 gram vinyl – with bonus CD) . . . LP Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Cat Mother & The All Night Newsboys — Albion Doo Wah . . . CD Around June 4, 2013

Cerrone — Underworld – The Anthology . . . CD Late June, 2013

Chad & Jeremy — Distant Shores (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 10, 2013 A slightly headier sound than before from Chad & Jeremy – music that's still in a great mix of Brit Invasion and Sunshine Pop, but which also shows a somewhat deeper sensibility too – a desire to reach past the simpler pop modes that first got the pair going here in the US! Chad Stu ...

Michael Chapman — Wrecked Again . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Michael Chapman — Wrecked Again (180 gram vinyl – with download) . . . LP Mid-June, 2013

Teddy Charles/Shorty Rogers — Collaboration West . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 A 12" LP that combines 2 10" sessions recorded by Charles – both done in LA in 1953, in small group formations with Shorty Rogers on trumpet, Curtis Counce on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums, plus Jimmy Giuffre on tenor on a few added tracks. The tunes have more of a west coast groo ...

Cherrelle — Affair (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 3, 2013

Don Cherry — Relativity Suite . . . LP Around March 15, 2013 (delayed) Don Cherry conducts and solos within a large group featuring Frank Lowe, Dewy Redman, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell, Charles Brackeen, and other out players associated with the Jazz Composers Orchestra. Weird rhythms and haunting solos throughout, and titles include "Tantra", "Desirele ...

Ava Cherry — Streetcar Named Desire (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Early June, 2013

Cyrus Chestnut — Soul Brother Cool . . . CD Around July 10, 2013

Chi-Lites — (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People (with bonus track) . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 Seminal work from one of the 70s greatest groups! The band had always been great at love songs and uptempo numbers – but this record has them moving into more righteous area, picking up on some of the more socially conscious soul of their generation that had been working its way up the charts ...

Chi-Lites — Chi-Lites . . . CD Around July 10, 2013 Although often eclipsed by their bigger hits, and lost in the shuffle because it didn't have a proper title – this is probably one of the finest albums ever by this legendary Chicago harmony soul group! The record has a very sophisticated soul sound, with harmonies that are even better than o ...

Chi-Lites — I Like Your Lovin' – Do You Like Mine? . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 Their hardest to find (and first?) LP on Brunswick, and a stellar bit of Chicago soul with crack arrangements by Sonny Sanders and Eugene Record. Nearly every cut's an original, with classics by Eugene Record like "Give It Away", "I Like Your Lovin", "Are You My Woman?" ...

Chi-Lites — Lonely Man (with bonus track) . . . CD Around July 10, 2013 One of the biggest records ever from The Chi-Lites – thanks to the "Oh Girl" title hit that's referenced on the cover! But apart from that ballad classic, the record's actually got a heck of a lot more to offer – some incredible harmony soul tracks that show that even during t ...

Chi-Lites — Steppin' Out . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Chic — Chic Organization Box Set Vol 1 (4CD set) . . . CD Early June, 2013

Chicagoan — Issue 2 . . . Magazine Winter 2013 (delayed)

June Christy — Gone For the Day (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Fantastic stuff by one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century! The album is filled with haunting vocal tracks, twisted by arranger Pete Rugolo into complicated arrangements, and sung by Christy with a deep sense of sorrow and loneliness, masked by a weak smile that only seems to further emph ...

June Christy — The Song Is June! (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 A great one from June – on a par with the Something Cool album, and featuring arrangements by the great Pete Rugolo! Like that one, this one's a pretty dark effort – filled with some great boozed-up late night vocals. Titles include "Saturday's Children", "I Wished On Th ...

Cinematic Orchestra — Man With A Movie Camera (180 gram vinyl – with bonus download) . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed) The Cinematic Orchestra finally really move into the group's moniker for this late model soundtrack to the classic avant garde silent film! We never would have pegged Dziga Vertov's 1929 film for a jazz-funk score, but CO mastermind Jason Swinscoe succeeds with aplomb! The score is performed with ...

Cinematic Orchestra — Every Day (180 gram vinyl – with bonus download) . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed) The second full length offering from one of our favorite new groups on Ninja, and once again J. Swinscoe & crew live up to their name, creating sweeping soundscapes that build slowly and set the mood just so. They seem to be exploring a slightly more jazzy/soulful route this go 'round, and are ...

Stelvio Cipriani — La Supplente Va In Citta . . . CD Late May, 2013

Rhonda Clark — Between Friends (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 3, 2013

Gene Clark — Two Sides To Every Story (180 gram vinyl with download) . . . LP Late May, 2013

Johnny Clarke — Dread A Dub . . . CD Early October, 2012 (delayed) Bunny Lee dub versions of classic Johnny Clarke vocal numbers – with the tracks stripped down to the drum and heavy bass – and that legendary voice hypnotically dropped in and out! Includes versions on numbers from some of Johnny's peak dancehall years of the mid 70s to early 80s &ndash ...

Stanley Clarke & Chick Corea — Griffith Park Collection . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A seminal set in the rebirth of straight jazz in the early 80s – a wonderful record with a much warmer, more traditional feel than you'd expect from some of the players involved! Bassist Stanley Clarke and pianist Chick Corea really return to their roots here – Stanley with some of the ...

Classic Rock — Issue 184 – June 2013 . . . Magazine Around June 7, 2013

Classic Rock Blues — Classic Rock Blues # 7 Fall 2013 (with bonus CD) . . . Magazine Around September 1, 2013

Classic Rock Prog — Classic Rock Prog – Issue 36 (with bonus CD) . . . Magazine Around July 1, 2013

Classic Rock Special — Classic Rock Special . . . Magazine Early June, 2013

Jimmy Cliff — KCRW Session . . . CD Late June, 2013

Jimmy Cliff — KCRW Session . . . LP Late June, 2013

George Clinton — Computer Games (30th anniversary edition) . . . CD Around June 25, 2013 Great post-Parliafunkadelicment work from George Clinton – surely the biggest hit of his albums for Capitol – especially since it features the singles "Atomic Dog" and "Loopzilla"! We'll be honest in saying that at the time this one came out, as die-hard Detroit funk ...

Mark De Clive-Lowe — Take The Space Trane – Part 1 . . . LP Around April 1, 2013 (delayed) A whole new sound for Mark De Clive-Lowe – and a great one too – a completely different approach than any of his other previous records, and one that mixes his core cosmic grooves with a heavy dose of jazz! The set has Mark working with the Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra – who provide b ...

Rosemary Clooney — Love . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 A really unusual album from Rosemary Clooney – recorded with lush backings from Nelson Riddle, in a style that gets past the lighter mode of earlier years! Clooney really opens up in Riddle's company – and hits a mature, adult mode that almost points the way towards directions Morgana K ...

Philip Cohran & The Artistic Heritage Ensemble — Malcolm X Memorial (A Tribute In Music) . . . LP Late February, 2013 (delayed) A brilliant tribute to the late Malcolm X – served up by Chicago's legendary Artistic Heritage Ensemble! The record's got an even farther-reaching sound than the group's self-titled effort – a flowing style that unfolds as their tribute to Malcolm rolls on – starting spare and ear ...

Philip Cohran & The Artistic Heritage Ensemble — On The Beach (aka Philip Cohran & The Artistic Heritage Ensemble) . . . LP Mid-February, 2013 (delayed) Mindblowing – and a landmark recording that crosses all boundaries in the Chicago music scene of the late 60s! Philip Cohran was a visionary musician who'd played with Sun Ra during the 60s, but who left Ra to forge his own musical vision by the middle part of the decade. The Artistic Herita ...

Natalie Cole — Natalie Cole En Espagnole . . . CD Late June, 2013

Nat King Cole & Quincy Jones — Swiss Radio Days Vol 33 – Nat King Cole & Quincy Jones . . . CD Around June 11, 2013

Ornette Coleman — Free Jazz . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 The title gets it right – as the album's easily the closest thing to free jazz that Ornette Coleman ever recorded – an album-length improvisation played by a "double quartet" that's overflowing with classic players! The style here is a fair bit like John Coltrane's Ascension a ...

Ornette Coleman — Friends and Neighbors - Ornette Live At Prince Street . . . CD Around June 24, 2013 Ornette's masterpiece for Flying Dutchman – and a great set that features Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman, Ed Blackwell, and assorted unnamed "Friends & Neighbors". The majority of the tracks on the LP – "Let's Play", "Long Time No See", "Forgotten Son ...

Earl Coleman — Love Songs . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 Earl Coleman was a syrupy voiced jazz vocalist – in the tradtion of Billy Eckstine or Johnny Hartman – and when he recorded this album for Atlantic in the late 60's, he'd already been kicking around the jazz scene since the days of bebop. The set is probably the best jazz session he eve ...

Colosseum — Those Who Are About To Die Salute You . . . CD Around May 27, 2013 A jazz rock masterpiece from Colosseum – the kind of record that the British scene could do far far better than any American group at the time! The set is a sweet blend of late beat group grooving – using the heavy R&B-influenced guitar and organ styles of earlier years, and working ...

John Coltrane — Coltrane's Sound . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 One of the more obscure John Coltrane albums for Atlantic – but a beautiful batch of spiritual numbers that really show him pushing towards the sound of A Love Supreme! The date on the album's 1966, but the material was recorded earlier – in that key turning point year of 1960, when Col ...

John Coltrane — Complete Sun Ship Sessions (3LP set) . . . LP Late May, 2013 Soaring work from the legendary John Coltrane Quartet – a session that was incredibly far-reaching for the time, and which originally was unissued until after the time of Coltrane's death! The record's got the group really pushing forward strongly – hitting a Love Supreme mode, but also ...

Comics Journal — Comics Journal Library Vol 8 – The EC Artists . . . Book Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Peggy Connelly — Peggy Connelly . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 An excellent album of vocals that's one of the best vocal jazz sessions ever cut on Bethlehem! It's also one of the rarest, and comes packaged in a cool purple, white, and black cover with Connelly stretched out in a montage of some very Laura Petrie-ish images! The backing's by a hip group led by ...

Chris Connor — Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A beautiful batch of dreamy sad songs from Chris Connor – the kind of a set that she's best at more than anything, handled here in a way that really lives up to the title! Ralph Sharon handled the arrangements, and as he does in his work with Tony Bennett, he really sets things up right &ndas ...

Chris Connor — He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 A fantastic cover, and some great music to match – a key early classic in Chris Connor's late 50s run for Atlantic Records! As on her debut for the label, Ralph Burns handles the arrangements here – in a mode that's somewhat modern, but never too academically so – with just the ri ...

Larry Coryell with The Wide Hive Players — Larry Coryell With The Wide Hive Players . . . LP Around May 25, 2013 A really old school jam from guitarist Larry Coryell – one that takes us back to some of the most tripped-out sounds of his early years! Given the cover, you can definitely expect a psychedelic influence to the music – and the group here really helps Larry get back to his roots – ...

Gal Costa — Gal Costa (1969) . . . CD Around August 1, 2013 One of the most mindblowing albums ever recorded – anywhere, anytime! This 1969 set stands as one of the greatest records ever cut by Gal Costa – done at the height of the Tropicalia movement, and featuring a sublime mix of styles that really gets the spirit of the movement right. Arra ...

Coultrain — Jungle Mumbo Jumbo . . . LP Late April, 2013 (delayed)

Johnny Craig — Fall Guy For Murder & Other Stories – The EC Comics Library . . . Book Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Carl Craig — Four Jazz Funk Classics . . . 12-inch Around May 5, 2013 (delayed)

Carl Craig — Tres Demented . . . 12-inch Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Cramps — Rockinnreelin (valentine red vinyl pressing) . . . LP Late May, 2013

Crow 44 — Crow 44 . . . LP Late May, 2013

Ted Curson — Quicksand . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 An ultra-rare gem for Ted Curson fans – material that's right up there with his best, and only issued overseas by Atlantic Records! The set features Robin Kenyatta on alto and soprano sax, and Kenny Barron on acoustic and electric piano – and titles include "Typical Ted", &quo ...

Cyrkle — Red Rubber Ball (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 10, 2013

Hank D'Amico — Holiday With Hank . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Dark — Dark Around The Edges . . . LP Late June, 2013

Dark — Dark Around The Edges . . . CD Late June, 2013

Sarah Dash — Sarah Dash . . . CD Mid-December, 2013 Sarah's first album as a solo act – and a pretty classy set of club tunes that benefits heavily from arrangements by Leon Pendarvis! Pendarvis gives the record the full and flowing feel of his best work from the time – disco, to be sure, on most cuts – but also with some broader a ...

Tyrone Davis — Can I Change My Mind . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 The debut album from Tyrone Davis – a supreme achievement for the Chicago soul scene of the late 60s, and a record with a sound that would set the standard for years to come! Tyrone had been bumping around as a blusier singer before this set – but here, working with arrangements by Don ...

Miles Davis — Four & More – Recorded Live In Concert (original master recording) (180 gram vinyl) . . . LP Winter 2013 (delayed) Breakneck live work from Miles Davis – and proof that his famous 60s quintet wasn't only just about mellow and spacious sounds! The set was recorded at the same concert as the album My Funny Valentine – and while that one's mostly ballads, this one's mostly high tempo numbers that skip ...

Miles Davis — Miles Davis & Horns . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 Don't let the "horns" in the title put you off – because the record's not a hokey "with horns" record by Miles, but a batch of all-star sessions that has him playing with some really tremendous contemporaries! The set compiles early Miles Davis sides from two different Pre ...

Gary Davis — Professor Is Here/Pop . . . 7-inch Early January, 2013 (delayed)

Tyrone Davis — Turn Back The Hands Of Time (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around July 10, 2013 The second album from Chicago soul legend Tyrone Davis – and every bit as wonderful as his first! Like that set, this one bounces along on a wave of well cast Chisoul arrangements – penned by Tom Washington and Willie Henderson, with a great mix of the sweet and the rough – bubbli ...

Hamilton De Holanda & Andre Mehmari — Gismonti Pascoal – The Music of Egberto & Hermeto . . . CD Around May 21, 2013 (delayed)

De La Soul — 3 Feet High & Rising (2LP pressing) . . . LP Around June 25, 2013 Mindblowing – and like a dream come true! This is undeniably one of the most important records ever in hip hop – and now, it's lovingly reissued (on both CD and LP), with a quality level that pushes it over the top! The sound is great, the package is wonderful, and the music sounds eve ...

Francesco De Masi — Maciste Il Gladitaore Piu Forte Del Mondo . . . CD Late May, 2013

Guido & Maurizio DeAngelis — Continuavano A Chiamarlo Trinita . . . CD Late May, 2013

Jules Deelder & Bas Van Lier — De Deeldliers . . . LP Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Kirk Degiorgio — Sambatek Remixes . . . 12-inch Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Gene Deitch — Cat On A Hot Thin Groove – 78rpm Artwork From Record Changer Magazine (softcover) . . . Book Around August 1, 2013

Jack DeJohnette — Earth Walk . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Georges Delerue — Women In Love . . . CD Early September, 2012 (delayed)

Der Plan — Die Letzte Rache . . . CD Around May 1, 2013 (delayed) Some of the darkest music ever recorded by the quirky German pop group Der Plan – their soundtrack for the 1982 film Die Letzte Rache, recorded in a series of short and quirky little tunes! The sound here is similar to Dar Plan's other albums of the time, but perhaps a bit bleaker at times &n ...

Der Plan — Die Letzte Rache (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around May 1, 2013 (delayed) Some of the darkest music ever recorded by the quirky German pop group Der Plan – their soundtrack for the 1982 film Die Letzte Rache, recorded in a series of short and quirky little tunes! The sound here is similar to Dar Plan's other albums of the time, but perhaps a bit bleaker at times &n ...

Der Plan — JaPlan . . . CD Around May 1, 2013 (delayed)

Der Plan — JaPlan (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around May 1, 2013 (delayed)

Dexter — Trip . . . CD Around May 3, 2013 (delayed)

Dexter — Trip . . . LP Around May 3, 2013 (delayed)

Die Gesunden — Die Gesunden . . . LP Mid-July, 2013

Digable Planets — Blowout Comb (plus poster) . . . LP Late May, 2013 The laid back classic, finally back on vinyl! The Digables certainly weren't the first or the most innovative hip hop group to rely upon cooled out jazz for the backbone of their sound. In fact without Tribe Called Quest's second album, Digable Planets probably wouldn't even have existed, at least ...

Abdou Diop — Nootee . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Diplo — Express Yourself (Serato vinyl) . . . LP Early June, 2013

Steve Ditko — Impossible Tales – The Steve Ditko Archives Vol 4 . . . Book Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Bill Dixon — Odyssey (6CD set) . . . CD Mid-September, 2012 (delayed)

DJ Muro — Superior Brasilian Breaks . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Super Mama Djobo — Festival . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Djoon Experience — Black Coffee & Joe Clausell Present The Djoon Experience . . . CD Spring 2013

Djoon Experience — Black Coffee & Joe Clausell Present The Djoon Experience . . . LP Spring 2013

DNA — DNA On DNA . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed) Amazing stuff from No Wave legends DNA – 32 tracks from long out of print singles, EPs and live recordings – many on CD for the first time ever! DNA was one of the most uproarious acts in that increasingly legendary NYC scene – featuring Arto Lindsay's scratchy guitar and haggard ...

DNA — DNA On DNA . . . LP Around April 5, 2013 (delayed) Amazing stuff from No Wave legends DNA – a vinyl set that features material that wasn't on the CD collection of the same name! DNA was one of the most uproarious acts in that increasingly legendary NYC scene – featuring Arto Lindsay's scratchy guitar and haggard banshee wail of a lead ...

Pino Donaggio — Dressed To Kill . . . CD Around June 1, 2013

Joao Donato — Lugar Comum (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 1, 2013 Excellent 70s electric album by Joao Donato, with a funky samba groove that sets it apart from the earlier Quem E Quem, recorded around the same time. Joao handled all the arrangements, and played some nice electric keyboards – and the rest of the instrumentation includes flute, sax, and perc ...

Donovan — Hurdy Gurdy Man (180 gram mono pressing) . . . LP Around May 21, 2013 (delayed) Easily one of the headiest Donovan albums of the 60s – a record that moves past the simple psychedelic pop of earlier hits, and into a range of mind-expanding themes and styles! There's a cerebral quality here that seems to take hold even on the simpler, catchier tunes – a deeply intros ...

Donovan — Mellow Yellow (180 gram mono pressing) . . . LP Around May 21, 2013 (delayed) Easily one of Donovan's most successful albums – but also a brilliant blend of folk and jazz that forged a bold new sound in the 60s! Part of the strength of the set comes from arranger John Cameron – an artist that we love for his jazz and easy work of the late 60s, and who's working h ...

Donovan — Wear Your Love Like Heaven (180 gram pmono pressing) . . . LP Around May 21, 2013 (delayed) One of Donovan's greatest albums! This LP is a perfect blend of pop psychedelia – complicated little songs that sum more in a short space than some of Donovan's contemporaries could do in a single album side. Nearly every cut on here is a tiny little 3 minute gem – and tunes include &q ...

Bob Downes — Deep Down Heavy . . . CD Around June 25, 2013 A very open-minded album from the great Bob Downes – one that features some tight Brit jazz riffing all the way through – played by a group that features Bob on sax and flute, Chris Spedding and Ray Russell on guitars, and Harry Miller on bass! Downes sings a bit, and Robert Cockburn al ...

Nick Drake — Bryter Layter (180 gram pressing – with bonus download) . . . LP Around June 11, 2013 Nick Drake's second album, and a fantastic batch of jazz-tinged folksy tracks that's virtually unlike anything else ever done on this planet! The compositions are amazing, and Drake's execution of the material is masterfully produced by Joe Boyd, who brings out all the rich tonal qualities of the m ...

Nick Drake — Five Leaves Left (deluxe box set – with posters, downloads, and more) . . . LP Around July 2, 2013 Godlike! This is probably the finest Nick Drake album that you can buy, and it's an incredible mix of folksy vocals, jazzy guitar, and incredible baroque arrangements! The album includes Drake's wonderful "River Man", one of his best-ever songs (and maybe one of THE best-ever songs!) &nd ...

Dub Club — Signs & Wonders In Dub . . . LP Late May, 2013

Patty Duke — Don't Just Stand There/Patty . . . CD Spring 2013

Patty Duke — Patty Duke Sings Songs From Valley Of The Dolls/Sings Folk Songs . . . CD Spring 2013

Durag Dynasty (Tristate, Planet Asia & Killer Ben) — 360 Waves (plus download) . . . LP Late May, 2013 Solid team-up/all star effort produced in full by the mighty Alchemist – with a core lineup of Tristate, Planet Asia & Killer Ben – and guest appearances by Prodigy, Evidence, Chace Infinite, Phil Da Agony and others. Includes "DRDC Theme", "Fish Meat" feat Prodi ...

Johnny Dyani With John Tchicai & Dudu Pukwana — Witch Doctors . . . CD Mid-December, 2012 (delayed)

Bob Dylan — Bringing It All Back Home (original master recording) (180 gram 45RPM pressing) . . . LP Late January, 2013 (delayed) A masterpiece of early electric Dylan – featuring classics like "Subterranean Homesick Blues", "Maggie's Farm", "Mr Tambourine Man", "Gates Of Eden", "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", "It's Alright Ma", and "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream ...

Earth Wind & Fire — Classics (That's The Way Of The World/Gratitude/Spirit/All N All/I Am) (5CD set) . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Echoes Of The Past — Issue No 104 . . . Magazine Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Winston Edwards — Natty Locks Dub . . . LP Mid-March, 2013 (delayed)

Electric Prunes (with David Axelrod) — Mass In F Minor/Release Of An Oath . . . CD Around June 15, 2013

Eliane Elias — Eliane Elias Plays Jobim . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Eliane Elias — Eliane Sings Jobim . . . CD Around August 21, 2013

Duke Ellington — Ellington At Newport (original master recording) . . . LP Late January, 2013 (delayed) One of the first albums to ever issue recordings made at the Newport Jazz Festival – quite a big hit, and the beginning of a real trend in jazz! The set's also some great work by Duke – free to perform in a setting that's not bound by some of the time restrictions of earlier years, whic ...

John Ellison (Soul Brother Six) — Up From Funk . . . CD Around June 10, 2013

Ethiopians — Freedom Train . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Barbara Eugenia — E O Que Temos . . . CD Early June, 2013

Eureka Brass Band Of New Orleans — Jazz At Preservation Hall 1 . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Orrin Evans — It Was Beauty . . . CD Late May, 2013

Bill Evans — We Will Meet Again . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 One of the few larger group Bill Evans sessions from the later years – an album that features sax and flute from Larry Schneider and trumpet from Tom Harrell – in addition to core trio instrumentation from Bill on piano, Marc Johnson on bass, and Joe LaBarbera on drums. The added horns ...

Fabiano Orchestra — Butterfly Island . . . CD Mid-July, 2013

Fabiano Orchestra — Butterfly Island . . . LP Mid-June, 2013

Marianne Faithfull — Come My Way (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 31, 2013 The striking debut of Marianne Faithfull – a complicated mix of folk and pop styles, with a spooky other-worldly sound that's impossible to describe accurately! Marianne's voice has a trilling quality that makes it sound at once ancient and innocent – handled here with lightly drifting ...

Marianne Faithfull — Faithfull Forever (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 31, 2013

Marianne Faithfull — Love In A Mist (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 31, 2013 Marianne Faithfull was a key link between the older 60s British female singers – like Petula Clark, Cilla Black, and Sandy Shaw – and some of the hipper 70s songstresses to come – and that link was never more apparent than on this album, a sweet batch of 60s pop covers, done by Mar ...

Marianne Faithfull — Marianne Faithfull (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 31, 2013 The second album by singer Marianne Faithfull – a strange blend of pop arrangements and folksy vocal styles, much more in a 60s tradition than some of her later work – although already showing plenty of signs of the quirkiness that would grace her entire career. Backings are by Mike Lea ...

Marianne Faithfull — North Country Maid (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 31, 2013 One of Marianne Faithfull's folksiest albums of the 60s – a great batch of tracks that includes a few by 60s folksingers, a few originals, and a few more traditional numbers, done here with a really dark edge. Arrangements are by Mick Taylor and Jon Mark, who also wrote some of the tracks &nd ...

Family Atlantica — Family Atlantica . . . LP Late February, 2013 (delayed) A brilliant criss-crossing of group from this cool trans-global group – a set recorded in London, but with roots in Venezuela, LA, and Ghana – served up with a sound that's even greater than the sum of its parts! Malcolm Catto recorded the record – and really helps bring a funky e ...

Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra — Vendetta (Mark Pritchard rmx, Marcellus Pittman rmx) . . . 12-inch Late June, 2013

Patrizio Fariselli — Antropofagia . . . CD Around May 15, 2013 (delayed) Some of the wildest sounds we've ever heard from the piano – a record with energy that's somewhere between John Cage and Cecil Taylor! At times, Patrizio Fariselli plays with a great sensitivity to silence – letting it emerge with as much force as his well-placed work on the keys of the ...

Faust — Faust (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Arguably one of the greatest German albums of the early 70s prog era – the stunning debut of Faust, and a record beyond compare! The group his hitting here amazingly on all burners – stretching out long, rhythmic jams – working out weird production techniques – and blasting ...

Faust — Faust So Far (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Inimitable early greatness from Faust – a big step from from the freer early work into more of a song based structure – but hardly more accessible, and just as hypnotic and arresting! Faust So Far, to put simply, is one the great groundbreaking albums of the era – recorded in Germ ...

Frances Faye — I'm Wild Again . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 A sweet Russ Garcia-led session with some extremly fluid work from a four trombone section that features Frank Rosolino, Maynard Ferguson, Herbie Harper, and Pullman Pederson – all gliding nicely alongside the deeper range of Frances' vocals. Other players include Gerald Wiggins, Red Mitchell ...

Maynard Ferguson — MF Horn/MF Horn 2/MF Horn 3 . . . CD Around June 2, 2013

Djalma Ferreira — Drink Do Rio De Janeiro (7CD set) . . . CD Around May 30, 2013

Paul Ferris — Witchfinder General . . . CD Early February, 2013 (delayed)

Paul Ferris — Witchfinder General . . . LP Early February, 2013 (delayed)

Manfredo Fest — Manifestations (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around January 14, 2014 An incredible batch of Brazilian fusion – cut by keyboardist Manfredo Fest, and one of the few records he ever waxed in the US during the 70s! The record mixes Fest's soaring Brazilian groove with a tight soulful set of arrangements by Jerry Peters – a bit club-oriented, with a similar ...

Nico Fidenco — Commando Di Spie . . . CD Around April 25, 2013 (delayed)

Lee Fields — Funky Screw . . . 7-inch Early June, 2013

First Choice — Hold Your Horses (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 20, 2013 Rochelle and the girls are in full force on this late 70s Salsoul groover – and with production by Norman Harris and Tom Moulton, they're in a perfect setting to open up and do their thing. Titles include "Hold Your Horses", "Great Expectations", "Love Thang", an ...

Clare Fischer — Manteca! . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 Perhaps the best album ever by the fantastic arranger and keyboard player who did a lot of Latin work with Cal Tjader. This album's extra great because it's got him playing organ, which he does with totally cool effects on his own composition "Morning". Also has great versions of "M ...

Tommy Flanagan — Giant Steps . . . CD Around February 1, 2013 (delayed) A wonderful little tribute to the late, great John Coltrane – served up as a piano trio session led by Tommy Flanagan, but done with a sense of power and imagination that rivals the strength of Trane's classics! All tracks here are originals by Coltrane, performed by Flanagan with a forceful ...

Flashback — Issue 3 – Spring 2013 . . . Magazine Late May, 2013

Flatpocket (Twit One & Lazy Jones) — Geldfundphantasyen . . . CD Mid-December, 2012 (delayed)

Flatpocket (Twit One & Lazy Jones) — Geldfundphantasyen . . . LP Mid-December, 2012 (delayed)

Jim Flora; Irwin Chusid & Barbara Economon, eds. — High Fidelity Art Of Jim Flora . . . Book Early June, 2013

Jim Flora; Irwin Chusid & Barbara Economon, eds. — Sweetly Diabolical Art Of Jim Flora . . . Book Mid-March, 2013 (delayed)

Greg Foat Group — Greg Foat Group – Remix EP . . . LP Around June 3, 2013

Serge Franklin — Le Grande Carnaval/Le Coupe De Sirocco . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Ruthann Friedman — Windy – A Ruthann Friedman Songbook . . . CD Late May, 2013

Gerardo Frisina & Maurizio Bonizzoni — Voices Of The Jungle/Orient (10 inch vinyl) . . . 12-inch Late May, 2013

Fred Frith, Joelle Leandre, & Jonathan Segel — Tempted To Smile . . . CD Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Dominic Frontiere — Hammersmith Is Out . . . CD Around May 15, 2013 (delayed) A great soundtrack to a very strange film – a late Richard Burton/Elizabeth Taylor vehicle, with a very weird-sounding plot! The album's got some wonderfully groovy numbers that have a real kick to them – bass and drums dancing away on the bottom, with nice use of guitar and organ to so ...

Frumpy (Inga Rumpf) — All Will Be Changed . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Full Moon Ensemble — Crowded With Loneliness . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Full Moon Ensemble — Crowded With Loneliness . . . LP Mid-June, 2013

Fullduplexx — F.Fwd . . . CD Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

G's Way — Seventy Seven . . . LP Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Galactic Zoo Dossier — Galactic Zoo Dossier #10 . . . Magazine Summer 2013

Eddie Gale — Black Rhythm Happening (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Late May, 2013 One of the most righteous albums of jazz ever recorded – a brilliant blend of soulful and avant garde styles, backed up by a chorus of voices that have a really soulful sound! The album's the second recorded for Blue Note by the Ghetto Music ensemble of trumpeter Eddie Gale – a lesser-k ...

Eddie Gale — Ghetto Music (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Late May, 2013 One of our favorite all-time records, and a real lost album on Blue Note! Eddie Gale leads this group of righteous singers and musicians through five fantastic tracks of soulful chanting and hard jazz playing that never goes too far out, but always threatens to break free of its own chains – ...

Russ Garcia/Frank Rosolino/Herbie Harper — Jazz City Presents . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 One of the more loosely-constructed sides on the Bethlehem label – an imprint that's normally known for keeping the reigns in pretty tightly! The album features 3 longish tracks played by 3 different groups: "I'm Glad There Is You", played by a group led by Russ Garcia, and includi ...

Taana Gardner — Taana Gardner (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 25, 2013

General Caine — Dangerous (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around November 4, 2013 This one continues the sound of the group's previous album on Tabu – lots of slap-bass funk, touched with electro bits, coming off surprisingly nicely overall! The instrumentation's mostly from keyboards and bass pedals – and the vocals are a bit buried in the mix, but there's some mell ...

General Caine — Girls (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around September 2, 2013 The General pulls out all of his slap-bass funky stops on this one, for a nice early 80s session of LA groovers with a fairly electric feel. Tracks include "Knock Down The Walls", "Girls", "Don't Stop", "Wait At The Mountain", and "It's Getting Deep" ...

Ferdinand Jozef George — Human To Human . . . CD Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Stan Getz — Big Band Bossa Nova . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 An overlooked gem from the Verve bossa years – a session that features the sweet tenor sax work of Stan Getz, alongside some swinging bossa arrangements from the great Gary McFarland! Given the strength of Gary's own work for Verve at the time, it's no surprise that he's a perfect accompanist ...

Stan Getz & Albert Dailey — Poetry . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A lovely later recording from Stan – very spare and spacious, and recorded with a casual approach that's quite striking, and really fresh. The album features Stan playing alongside pianist Albert Dailey – with no other rhythm accompaniment, just piano and tenor sax. The tunes are mostl ...

Stan Getz & Laurindo Almeida — Stan Getz With Laurindo Almeida . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 One of the best of the Stan Getz bossa nova sessions – and a record that features the great Laurindo Almeida on guitar – playing with more virtuosity than either Charlie Byrd or Joao Gilberto did on their collaborations with Getz! The record's got a driving rhythm section, with lots of ...

Bebel Gilberto — Bebel Gilberto In Rio . . . CD Late May, 2013

Bebel Gilberto — Bebel Gilberto In Rio (DVD) . . . DVD Late May, 2013

Joao Gilberto — Joao Gilberto (1973) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 One of the most heavenly albums ever recorded – a sublime post-60s session by Joao Gilberto, one with even more fluid grace than his original bossa nova classics! The setting here is extremely spare – Joao on vocals and acoustic guitar, backed by only a slight bit of percussion – ...

Giles, Giles, & Fripp — Cheerful Insanity Of Giles, Giles, & Fripp (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Important work from Robert Fripp and the brothers Peter & Michael Giles – recorded a year before the first King Crimson album with a mad sound that's somewhere in between Bowie's early Deram recordings, and some of the Syd Barrett work with Pink Floyd! Although Fripp's guitar figures nice ...

Dolly Gilmore — Sweet Sweet Baby/Don't You Know You're The Yes . . . 7-inch Around June 3, 2013

Girls — Girl Talk . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Jimmy Giuffre — Music Man . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 One of countless late 50s albums cut in the "Jazz meets Broadway" trend (Jimmy and group play tunes from Meredith Wilson's score to The Music Man) – many of which are better than you might think! This one features Giuffre working in slightly larger groups than usual for the time &nd ...

Karel Goeyvaerts — Karel Goeyvaerts . . . LP Mid-June, 2013

Karel Goeyvaerts — Karel Goeyvaerts . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Jerry Goldsmith/Lionel Newman — Bandolero . . . CD Around June 1, 2013 A surprisingly nice soundtrack, written by Goldsmith to accompany this western that starred Jimmy Stewart, Raquel Welch, and George Kennedy. The music was conducted by Lionel Newman, and it's actually pretty great – very different than the usual American western score of the time, with an inc ...

Jerry Goldsmith — Capricorn One . . . CD Around March 10, 2013 (delayed) A bold score for a famous 70s astronaut film – penned by Jerry Goldsmith with almost the same sort of drama he might bring to a war thriller! The story itself is pretty dark – as the astronauts don't make it to space, but are forced into a Air Force base – and Goldsmith's music re ...

Jose Gonzalez — Cycling Trivialities . . . 12-inch Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Keith Goode — Jah Jah Deliver Us . . . 7-inch Late April, 2013 (delayed)

Dexter Gordon — American Classic . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 An unusual later album from Dexter Gordon – and one of his few sessions ever with Hammond organ! Shirley Scott handles the keys of the B-3 – and the group also features Grover Washington Jr on soprano sax, Kirk Lightsey on piano, and Eddie Gladden on drums. Titles include "Besame ...

James Govan — Wanted – The Fame Recordings . . . CD Around June 24, 2013

Wardell Gray — Wardell Gray Memorial Album Vol 1 . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Volume 1 of a 2 LP set that brings together nearly all of Wardell Gray's classic LA bop recordings for Prestige – most of which were issued originally only on 45s and 78s! The players include the cream of bebop at the time – both from LA and from New York – and artists here includ ...

Wardell Gray — Wardell Gray Memorial Album Vol 2 . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Volume 2 of a 2 LP set that brings together nearly all of Wardell Gray's classic LA bop recordings for Prestige – most of which were issued originally only on 45s and 78s. The players include the cream of the LA scene of the time – including Dexter Gordon, Sonny Criss, and Hampton Hawes ...

Benny Green — Lineage . . . CD Around August 21, 2013

Steve Grossman — Some Shapes To Come (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 Beautifully choppy jazz from Steve Grossman and his legendary 70s comrades Gene Perla and Don Alias – one of the heaviest hitting American combos of the time! The trio have a tight fusion sound that's as full-on as it is funky – and Grossman blows some amazing work on tenor and soprano ...

Steve Grossman — Terra Firma (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 A stone slammer from saxophonist Steve Grossman – a record that's essentially a Stone Alliance album with added keyboards from Jan Hammer! Steve's blowing hard, free, and soulfully with his regular bandmates Gene Perla on bass and Don Alias on drums – and Hammer's nicely restrained here ...

Guitars Unlimited — Quiet Nights & Brazilian Guitars . . . CD Around June 16, 2013 Groovy stuff – with a great 60s Capitol finish! Jack Marshall arranged this set of 10 songs, half of which are Jobim songs, with other songs written by Joao Gilberto, Menescal, Luiz Bonfa and 2 songs credited to Jack Marshall. Songs include "Girl From Ipanema", "Manha De Carni ...

Steve Gunn — Time Off . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Steve Gunn — Time Off . . . LP Mid-June, 2013

Nathan Haines — Poet's Embrace . . . CD Early June, 2013

Nathan Haines — Poet's Embrace . . . LP Early June, 2013

Chance Halladay/Berna Dean — 13 Women/5 Gals . . . 7-inch Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Har-You Percussion Group — Har-You Percussion Group (yellow colored vinyl) . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed) A legendary bit of Latin from the New York scene of the 60s – recorded by a host of youthful players working under the direction of percussionist Montego Joe! The group's name is a contraction of "Harlem Youth" – a program in which all players participated, as part of an effor ...

Hard Proof — Dragon/Tere . . . 7-inch Late May, 2013

Bob Hardaway — Lou's Blues . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Rufus Harley — Scotch & Soul . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 One of the wildest jazz albums ever recorded for Atlantic! Rufus plays amazingly soulful jazz lines on bagpipes (no kidding, he's really great, and as he points out, the instrument's of African origin originally, and not just Scottish), plus he also proves that he's a monster talent on other instru ...

Hampton Hawes, Cecil McBee, Roy Haynes — Live At The Jazz Showcase In Chicago Vol 1 . . . CD Around February 1, 2013 (delayed)

Mark Hayward — Beatles In America Poster Book – A Collection Of 20 Frameable Posters . . . Book Mid-October, 2013

Karl Hector & The Malcouns — Ngunga Yeti Fofa . . . LP Around April 16, 2013 (delayed)

Hi Fly Orchestra — Get Ready . . . CD Spring 2013

Hi Fly Orchestra — Get Ready . . . LP Spring 2013

Andrew Hill — Eternal Spirit . . . CD Around August 21, 2013 After a series of incredible LPs for Blue Note throughout the 60s, Hill seemed to virtually disappear, recording sporadically for smaller European outfits throughout the 70s. This late 80s side brings him back to Blue Note, and reunites him with Bobby Hutcherson and some younger players for a set t ...

Terumasa Hino/Masabumi Kikuchi Quintet — Acoustic Boogie . . . CD Around August 21, 2013

Jutta Hipp — Jutta Hipp – The German Recordings 1952 to 1955 – Lost Tapes ( . . . CD Around May 28, 2013 Rare work from female pianist Jutta Hipp – an artist who's probably known to most for her Blue Note sessions of the 50s, but who's heard here on some German recordings from younger years! Most of the material is live, but well-recorded – and even at this point, Hipp's touch on the piano ...

Masaaki Hirao — Nippon Rock N Roll . . . CD Around June 24, 2013

Masaaki Hirao — Nippon Rock N Roll (10" vinyl pressing) . . . LP Around June 24, 2013

Art Hodes — I Remember Bessie . . . CD Early June, 2013

Russell Hoke — Warped Wave . . . LP Around June 1, 2013

Loleatta Holloway — Loleatta (1976) (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 25, 2013 A turning point for Loleatta Holloway – as she makes the move from dreamy southern soul diva to club queen of the late 70s! Norman Harris is producing, and the record has a soaring Philly disco sound that proves to be just as great for Loleatta's soulful vocals as the stripped-down southern m ...

Marvin Holmes — Honor Thy Father (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013

Marvin Holmes — It's About Time (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013

Marvin Holmes — Marvin Holmes & The Rush Experience (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 5, 2013

Marvin Holmes & Justice — Summer Of '73 (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 A killer little indie soul set from singer/guitarist Marvin Holmes – one that's quite different than his better known work for the Uni label – and done in a great blend of jazz, soul, and funk styles! The album's got that great genre-crossing sound that was going down heavily in Holmes' ...

Honey Ltd — Complete LHI Recordings . . . CD Late July, 2013

Honey Ltd — Complete LHI Recordings (180 gram vinyl) . . . LP Late July, 2013

Elmo Hope with Frank Foster — Hope Meets Foster . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 Classic bop material from the great Elmo Hope – recorded here before he'd had his spirit broken down entirely, and when he was working in a much more bop-heavy style than on later sessions. The group on the album features Frank Foster on tenor – doing some excellent early work similar t ...

Elmo Hope — Meditations . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Beautiful trio work by Elmo Hope – one of his first sessions as a leader, and while still quite modern, also a record that's done with a warmer, mellower feel than some of his other work – as you might guess from the cover image and the Meditations title! The group on the set features J ...

Lightnin Hopkins — Walkin This Road By Myself . . . LP Around June 11, 2013

Paul Horn — Cosmic Consciousness/Paul Horn In Kashmir/Paul Horn In India . . . CD Around June 3, 2013

Horndogz — Dog Food . . . LP Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Cissy Houston — Step Aside For A Lady (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Mid-December, 2013

Cissy Houston — Warning Danger (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Mid-December, 2013

Dori Howard — Dori Howard Sings (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Freddie Hubbard — Bundle Of Joy/Super Blue/Love Connection . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw — Double Take . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 Mid 80s effort from 2 of the greatest modern trumpeters to have put a horn to their lips. Woody & Freddie run through a set of tunes, all written by trumpeters, like Clifford Brown, Fats Navarro & Kenny Dorham, as well as their own, with a group of the then-young players on Blue Note, like ...

Human Expression — Love At a Psychedelic Velocity (with bonus 45) . . . LP Late May, 2013

James Hunter — Minute By Minute . . . LP Early July, 2013 James Hunter at the Daptone Studios – working here with Bosco Mann production, and a sound that's much rawer than before! James has always had one hell of a voice, but this time around he also gets a bit more bite in his music too – a funky undercurrent that's more late 60s soul than so ...

Stan Hunter & Sonny Fortune — Trip On The Strip . . . CD Around July 2, 2013 A fantastic lost album on Prestige! This record features a very young Sonny Fortune, blowing hard, soulfully, and spiritually in the amazing organ combo of Stan Hunter. Hunter's a little-known player, but he's got an amazing talent on the organ – sometimes hitting a freeness that recalls Lar ...

Michael Hurley — Armchair Boogie . . . CD Early June, 2013 A great record from folk rock oddball Michael Hurley – with spare, ragged little solo guitar & vocal tunes that greatly showcase both Hurley's easygoing, slowly rolling along vocals, as well has his piercing, high emphatic howls– plus more fleshed out tunes with the band, full of gro ...

Michael Hurley — Hi Fi Snock Uptown . . . CD Early June, 2013 Raw & rambling folk sounds from Michael Hurly – recorded in early '72 – some of his better material of the era, living up to if not surpassing his Armchair Boogie of a couple years earlier! Michael's in seemingly amiable spirit here on some tunes, and a standing on shakier ground an ...

Michael Hurley — Wildegeeses/West Virginia . . . 7-inch Late May, 2013

I Signori Della Galassia — Iceman . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Iasos — Celestial Soul Portrait . . . CD Around June 18, 2013

Iasos — Celestial Soul Portrait . . . LP Around June 18, 2013

Iggy & The Stooges — Ready To Die . . . LP Mid-May, 2013 (delayed) The first new album from Iggy & The Stooges since Raw Power – that's 40 g****amn years if you're counting – and it's a pretty damn good! Yeah, we're gonna say it again, as it's probably necessary to repeat it: the first new album from Iggy & The Stooges (aka, the version of the ...

Derdiyoklar Ikilisi — Coban Mamos . . . CD Early June, 2013

Derdiyoklar Ikilisi — Coban Mamos . . . LP Early June, 2013

Illa J — Yancey Boys (green colored vinyl) . . . LP Early June, 2013 J Dilla's brother Illa J collaborates with Dilla for the Yancey Boys album – produced with a batch of Dilla's beats! This album could have gone wrong in a number of ways for a number of reasons – but truth be told it's a quality record that's actually worth checking out! Most importan ...

Jiro Inagaki & His Soul Media — Memory Lane . . . CD Late June, 2013

Inner Life — Inner Life (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 20, 2013 The second album by Inner Life, and the group's first for Salsoul – an instant club classic, thanks to some supremely soulful vocals by Jocelyn Brown, and excellent arrangements by Greg Carmichael and Patrick Adams! The album starts out with the slow-building track "It's Wonderful", ...

Itadi — Itadi . . . CD Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Itadi — Itadi (180 gram vinyl) . . . LP Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Goro Ito — Getz/Gilberto + 50 . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Millie Jackson — Imitation Of Love . . . CD Late May, 2013

Milt Jackson — Invitation/Big Bags . . . CD Around October 1, 2012 (delayed) A very nice little Milt Jackson album – cut in the mode of some of his excellent soul jazz group sides from the mid 60s. This set pushes Milt past the format of much of his other work – especially that of the MJQ – as it features him in a very soulful sextet, working with Tommy Fl ...

Ginji James — Love Is A Merry Go Round . . . CD Around July 10, 2013 One of our favorite Chicago soul sessions of all time – and the only album ever cut by Texas-bred singer Ginji James! Ginji's got a style that's both sweet and deep – which makes her a perfect fit for the sweeping, loping arrangements of the record – very much in the best Brunswic ...

Orquester Peter Jacques — Q2 . . . LP Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Jan Jarcyk/John Stetch — Smoked Pianos . . . CD Mid-March, 2013 (delayed)

Maurice Jarre — Vendredi Ou La Vie Sauvage . . . CD Around February 5, 2013 (delayed)

Keith Jarrett — Mysteries/Shades . . . CD Around May 1, 2013 (delayed)

Keith Jarrett Trio — Somewhere . . . CD Late May, 2013

Keith Jarrett — Somewhere Before . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A wonderful illustration of the inherent sense of beauty in Keith Jarrett's early work – an approach to piano that was simple, straightforward, and marked by a ringing sense of tone that's evident in the very first note of the set! Jarrett here isn't trying to break any rules in jazz piano, n ...

Bobby Jaspar — Modern Jazz au Club Saint Germain (180 gram vinyl) . . . LP Fall 2013 Although Belgian in origin, tenorist Bobby Jaspar was a key part of the French jazz scene of the postwar years – and his playing on records like this also made him one of the standout jazz talents in Europe in the 50s! The set features extremely rare material by Jaspar – cut for Barclay ...

Jazz Crusaders — Give Peace A Chance . . . CD Around June 20, 2013 One of their best LPs from the 60's, and a good mix of soul jazz grooves with a freer, post-Coltrane sound that gives the band a spiritual edge not always heard on the earlier records. The set's got some great long originals – like "Anita's New Dance", "Space Settlement", ...

Jazz Invaders with Lonnie Smith — That's What You Say . . . LP Around May 3, 2013 (delayed) The Jazz Invaders here are tighter than ever – and not just because they've got some heavy Hammond help from the legendary Lonnie Smith! Smith's definitely a key part of what makes this album so great – and his organ lines have a sharpness and depth that really stands out from the rest ...

Jazzwise — Issue 174 – May 2013 . . . Magazine Around June 7, 2013

Herb Jeffries — Say It Isn't So . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 One of the best-ever recordings by Herb Jeffries – a smooth-toned jazz singer from the 50s, with a style that's very much in the mode of contemporaries like Al Hibbler or Billy Eckstine, with a nice cheesecake cover too! The backings are what make this set great – as Russ Garcia has cra ...

Jeri-Jeri — Gawlo . . . 12-inch Late May, 2013

Syl Johnson — Syl Johnson – Hi Records Singles Collection . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Grace Jones — Bulletproof Heart (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Mid-December, 2013

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings — Give The People What They Want . . . CD Early August, 2013

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings — Give The People What They Want . . . LP Early August, 2013

Grace Jones — Inside Story (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Mid-December, 2013

Ivan Boogaloo Joe Jones — Sweetback . . . LP Early June, 2013 A monster set of work by one of the funkiest guitar players ever! Ivan Boogaloo Joe Jones recorded a number of sides for Prestige Records during the early 70s – but this rare gem came out after all those, in 1975, on the tiny Joka label, and never really got into proper circulation at the tim ...

Willie Jones III — Willie Jones III Plays The Max Roach Songbook . . . CD Around July 10, 2013

Dick Jordan/Jack Hammer — I Want Her Back/Twist In The Morning . . . 7-inch Around June 3, 2013

Kidd Jordan — On Fire . . . CD Around January 10, 2013 (delayed)

Teal Joy — Ted Steele Presents Miss Teal Joy . . . CD Around June 12, 2013

Juke Blues — Issue 73 . . . Magazine Around October 5, 2013

Goran Kajfes Subtropic Arkestra — Reason Why . . . CD Around March 1, 2013 (delayed)

Goran Kajfes Subtropic Arkestra — Reason Why . . . LP Around March 1, 2013 (delayed)

Bobby Kalphat — Sound Of Now Dub/Dub Hill . . . 7-inch Late April, 2013 (delayed)

Bobby Kalphat — Terminal Rock/What About The Half . . . 7-inch Late April, 2013 (delayed)

Madleen Kane — Cheri (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Mid-December, 2013

Kazanchis — Amaratch Musica – Ethiosonic . . . CD Early November, 2012 (delayed)

Stan Kenton — Artistry In Bossa Nova . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 Proof that the Kenton sound could work in just about any format – as Stan transforms a host of older tunes from his book into a bossa nova groove! The approach is simple, but great – as the rich Kenton tones and colors are infused with some added rhythms laid down by Milt Holland, Larry ...

Robin Kenyatta — Until . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 One of the earliest albums as a leader from reedman Robin Kenyatta – and a set that's also one of his most compelling too! There's a definitely freer sound here than on some of Robin's smoother sets from the 70s – a vibe that's somewhere near the space of Impulse Records in the post-Col ...

Kerbside Collection — Mind The Curb . . . LP Late May, 2013

Barney Kessel — Hair Is Beautiful . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 One of the many many groovy jazz versions of the famous Hair score by Galt MacDermot! This one has Barney Kessel getting a lot hipper than usual – with backing by organ and electric bass, which makes for a nice groovy groove. The whole thing's nice and spare, with a groovy feeling, and good ...

Scott Key — Forest & The Sea . . . LP Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Chaka Khan & Jazz All-Stars — Echoes Of An Era . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A really unique album for Chaka Khan – one in which she teams up with a host of jazz artists to craft a classic-styled set of vocals! Given that Chaka was at the height of her 80s groove solo career at the time of this one, the move was a surprising one – but also a great chance for Cha ...

Cast King — Saw Mill Man . . . LP Late May, 2013

King Crimson — Red (200 gram pressing – with bonus download) . . . LP Around June 18, 2013 One of the heaviest early King Crimson albums – a set that really has the group taking off even more than before! The core is Fripp on guitars, John Wetton on bass and vocals, and Bill Bruford on drums – and titles include "Starless", "Providence", "One More Red ...

King Geedorah (MF Doom) — Take Me To Your Leader . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed) King Geedorah aka MF Doom, aka Zev Love X, aka Metalface, etc. etc., drops the sideways intergalactic rhymes on his first full length visit to the planet Earth. A baker's dozen of that modern weirdo-hop you kids can't get enough of, so you won't find any backpacker or the throw your hands in the ai ...

King Tubby — Hometown Hi Fi Dubplate Specials 1975 to 1979 . . . CD Late May, 2013

King Tubby — Hometown Hi Fi Dubplate Specials 1975 to 1979 . . . LP Late May, 2013

King Tubby — King Of Dub . . . LP Mid-April, 2013 (delayed) The undisputed King, even to this day! 10 more blazing Tubby dub rubs, ample evidence to why he's remained enthroned to this day: space echo drops and reverb adding some tasty dub sauce to chugging rhythms from Sly & Robbie, Fully Fullwood, Santa Davis, Wire Lindo, Chinna Smith and others. Inc ...

Mati Klarwein — Mati & The Music – 52 Record Covers 1955 to 2005 . . . Book Mid-December, 2012 (delayed)

Kleeer — Winners (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around May 27, 2013 The second album from Kleeer – and a record that really has the group solidifying their sound – compressing keyboards, guitar, and grooves together in a sublimely boogie-heavy mode! Kleeer were really at the forefront of the coming 80s groove scene – and Woody Cunningham and the g ...

Boobie Knight & The Universal Lady — Boobie Knight & The Universal Lady – Earth Creature . . . CD Around July 10, 2013 Crazy funk from a crazy-costumed geezer with an equally crazy name! Boobie Knight led an obscure 70's funk outfit that was somewhere between Sly & The Family Stone and The Jimmy Castor Bunch. His group has a definite guitar-heavy sound that's a bit blunted, and a bit fuzzed out at times &ndash ...

Kryzstof Komeda — Knife In Water . . . 7-inch Mid-June, 2013

Kon — On My Way . . . CD Spring 2013

Kon — On My Way . . . LP Spring 2013

Lee Konitz — Lee Konitz (aka Subconscious Lee) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 One of THE key records in the Konitz school – a full length Prestige album that brings together important material from sessions originally issued on 10" LPs! The lineup here is virtually the Konitz school – with shifting lineups that include Billy Bauer on guitar, Lenny Tristano o ...

Volker Kriegel — With A Little Help From My Friends (plus bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 4, 2013

Karin Krog — In A Rag Bag . . . CD Around December 10, 2012 (delayed)

Steve Kuhn — Vanguard Date . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Jonas Kullhammar — Jonas Kullhammar Quartet Plays A Love Supreme (10 inch LP) . . . LP Around April 25, 2013 (delayed)

Femi Kuti — No Place For My Dream . . . CD Late June, 2013

Cheryl Ladd — Cheryl Ladd . . . CD Mid-December, 2013

Byard Lancaster — It's Not Up To Us . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 One of the first albums ever recorded by soulful avant legend Byard Lancaster! Lancaster hailed from Philadelphia, and played flute and alto in a style that was clearly informed by the freer spiritual players that dominated one branch of the avant garde tree at the time, like 'Trane and Pharoah. H ...

Laugh Clown Laugh — Laugh Clown Laugh . . . LP Late September, 2013

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino — 5000 Dollari Sull'Asso . . . CD Around May 27, 2013

Amanda Lear — I Am A Photograph Vol 1 (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Mid-December, 2013

Laura Lee — Best Of Laura Lee . . . CD Around April 13, 2013 (delayed) Tasty collection of funky soul tracks by this great singer who recorded briefly in the early 70s for the Hot Wax label. The set includes her legendary breakbeat track "Crumbs Off The Table", sample more than once over the years – plus other titles like "Woman's Love Rights" ...

Peggy Lee — Jump For Joy (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 A classic collaboration between Peggy Lee and Nelson Riddle – and a record that really set the tone for Lee's famous Capitol sides of the 60s! The groove here is very upbeat – as you might guess from the title – with a bouncing, almost syncopated approach that's definitely Riddle' ...

Peggy Lee Band — Peggy Lee Band . . . CD Around April 15, 2013 (delayed)

Peter Lemer Quintet — Local Colour . . . CD Around May 28, 2013 One of the most far-reaching sets of UK jazz we've heard from the mid 60s – the recording debut of pianist Peter Lemer, working here in a quintet that also features a young John Surman! The leadoff track is a version of Carla Bley's great "Ictus" – and the style of the work de ...

Lonnie Lester — Story Of Lonnie Lester . . . CD Around June 1, 2013

Lonnie Lester — Story Of Lonnie Lester . . . LP Around June 1, 2013

Earl Lett — Story Of Professor Earl Lett . . . CD Spring 2013

Earl Lett — Story Of Professor Earl Lett . . . LP Spring 2013

Stan Levey — Grand Stan . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 One of the few sessions ever cut as a leader by LA drummer Stan Levey – as tight a set of west coast bop as you'll ever find on the Bethlehem label, featuring a sextet with Conte Candoli on trumpet, Richie Kamuca on tenor, Frank Rosolino on trombone, Leroy Vinnegar on bass, and Sonny Clark on ...

Stan Levey — This Time The Drum's On Me . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 A nice little bit of bop from LA – a tightly-crafted mid 50s date for the Bethlehem label – featuring drummer Stan Levey at the head of a great group of horn players! The album features some standout work from Dexter Gordon on tenor – making a rare appearance here as a sideman &nd ...

O'Donel Levy — Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around April 15, 2013 (delayed) The butt-squeezing cover should be enough to let you know that this is one funky album – but if that doesn't get the message across, the grooves certainly do! O'Donel Levy plays tight and funky guitar, and also sings a bit on the set – working with a tight combo that features Charles Co ...

Barrington Levy — Sweet Reggae Music 1979 to 1984 . . . LP Around April 10, 2013 (delayed) A brilliant tribute to the youthful talents of Barrington Levy – a set of sweetly soulful numbers that were mostly recorded when Levy was in his late teens! The package is overstuffed with goodness from these key Levy years – music that often moves through the groove with a really laidb ...

George Lewis — Jazz At Preservation Hall 4 . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Sven Libaek — Set – Original Soundtrack . . . LP Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Life — Life (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 25, 2013 The heavy early 70s Swedish psych of Life! There were 2 versions of the record issued by EMI/Harvest back in the day, and this is the rare version with English lyrics – and it's really great stuff. It starts out sort of delicately – almost quietly – with a lighter touch to the vo ...

Lightnin Slim — High & Low Down . . . CD Around June 25, 2013

Lightnin Slim — High & Low Down . . . LP Around June 25, 2013

Anders Smith Lindall — 33 1/3 – Lucinda Williams . . . Book October, 2013

Mance Lipscomb — Texas Sharecropper & Songster (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 The first album by Mance Lipscomb and the first album issued by Arhoolie! This is beautiful, acoustic country blues in purely great form – holds up as well as anything made by his peers of the time. As the folk revival was taking flight in the late 50s and early 60s, true blue, downhome figu ...

Little Willie John — It Only Hurts A Little While/Don't Play With Love . . . 7-inch Around June 3, 2013

Little Women — Lung . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Charles Lloyd — Night In Copenhagen . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Giuseppi Logan — More Giuseppi Logan . . . CD Around May 28, 2013 A second Logan LP for ESP, one of the very few recordings of his work available at all. Heplays reeds alongside Don Pullen, Milford Graves, Reggie Johnson and Eddie Gomez, with 4 lengthy pieces, all very much in the ESP mode: "Mantu", "Shebar", "Curve Eleven" – a ...

Lone Ranger — Hi, Yo Silver Away . . . LP Around June 21, 2013 The Lone Ranger delivers a silver bullet with this batch of bouncing dancehall niceness featuring a Channel One posse that includes Sly & Robbie, Soldgie, Scientist and Barnabas! Probably best known as Studio One's top DJ, the Lone Ranger proves he can keep the bad guys in check even under his ...

Lord Creator — Such Is Life . . . 7-inch Early February, 2013 (delayed)

Lost Generation — Sly, Slick & The Wicked (with bonus track) . . . CD Around July 10, 2013 One of the greatest harmony soul albums to ever come out of Chicago – a sublime batch of tracks that showed that the mighty talents of The Lost Generation could easily match the best vocal group work coming out of the east coast at the time! The sound here is somewhere in the moody, mellow te ...

Lost Generation — Young, Tough & Terrible (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around July 10, 2013 Fantastic group soul from Chicago – and the hardest to find of the two albums by The Lost Generation! The record is a killer batch of spacey soul cuts, with very dope arrangements by Tom Washington, Eugene Record, and Cliff Davis. The title cut's a monster, and a very fitting follow-up to th ...

Love — Black Beauty (180 gram vinyl with download) . . . LP Late May, 2013

Love — Four Sail (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around May 25, 2013 Much more of a hard rock affair than the group's third LP – kind of a return to the heavy guitars of Da Capo after the baroque beauty of Forever Changes – but a stone winner nonetheless! Arthur Lee's genius is still firmly in place, and although there's a back to basics rock feel on the ...

Love Committee — Law & Order (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 15, 2013 The classic club album by Love Committee, and one of the most sought-after albums on Gold Mind/Salsoul – a soulful set of club classics that almost beats most of the other work by its contemporaries! The session's grounded in some very solid help from the Sigma Sound team – production a ...

Henry Lowther — Child Song . . . CD Around May 27, 2013 One of the few albums cut as a leader by trumpeter Henry Lowther – a great player on the British scene of the end of the 60s, but one who mostly labored in the service of other groups at the time! Lowther emerges here as an extremely visionary leader – one with a scope of expression and ...

Lucifer (Mort Garson) — Black Mass . . . CD Around April 12, 2013 (delayed) This is one of Mort Garson's craziest moog records ever, or as the label says: "Moog Goes Supernatural with Eerie Electronics". Ostensibly a satanic sort of thing, this is actually a wild cool mix of moog and early synthesizer effects, over a bunch of original compositions with no sorts ...

Lage Lund — Foolhardy . . . CD Around May 21, 2013 (delayed)

Lynyrd Skynyrd — Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd (original master recording) (180 gram vinyl) . . . LP Late January, 2013 (delayed)

Betty Madigan — Am I Blue (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013

Harry Partch — Bewitched . . . LP Late May, 2013 A bit more hippy-dippy than some of Partch's earlier work, but still excellent stuff, and featuring the usual host of odd-sounding, Partch-invented, homemade instruments! Titles include "A Court In Its Own Contempt Rises To A Motherly Apotheosis", "A Lost Political Soul Finds Himself ...

Michel Magne — Musique Taschiste . . . CD Late May, 2013

Michel Magne — Musique Taschiste . . . LP Late May, 2013

Magog — Magog . . . CD Around June 11, 2013

Henry Mancini — 10 . . . CD Early June, 2013

Henry Mancini — Days Of Wine & Roses . . . CD Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Henry Mancini — Fear . . . CD Around May 15, 2013 (delayed)

Henry Mancini — Revenge Of The Pink Panther . . . CD Around January 15, 2013 (delayed)

Baris Manco — Sakla Samani Gelir Zamani (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around May 1, 2013 (delayed) Fantastic funk from Baris Manco – a set of freaky Turkish tunes that step out with an amazing feel right from the start! There's plenty of Arabesk elements in the instrumentation – as you'd hear from his contemporaries on the scene – but there's also some western elements too, as ...

Manfred Mann — Five Faces Of Manfred Mann (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 10, 2013

Manfred Mann — Manfred Mann Album (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 10, 2013

Manfred Mann — Mann Made (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 10, 2013

Manfred Mann — My Little Red Book Of Winners (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 10, 2013

Manfred Mann — Pretty Flamingo (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 10, 2013

Chuck Mangione — Love Notes/Disguise/Save Tonight For Me . . . CD Around June 3, 2013

Manhattan Blaze — Venus Eyes . . . CD Late June, 2013

Herbie Mann & The Afro-Jazz Sextet + Four Trumpets — Common Ground . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 A great little record, filled with loads of cross-cultural influences – and certainly a patronizing colonialist tone – but done in a way that yields some very groovy results! The Afro-Jazz sextet features a host of percussionists, including Ray Barretto, Olatunjii, and Ray Mantilla &nda ...

Herbie Mann — Herbie Mann At The Village Gate . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 Herbie Mann's at the Village Gate – really wailing away in a set of extended numbers that not only set a whole new standard for live recording in jazz, but which also pushed forward the role of the flute in the music as well! There's a heck of a lot of soul in the grooves here – served ...

Herbie Mann — Inspiration I Feel . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 Grooviness from Herbie! The Inspiration I Feel is a pretty nice little set – more in a R&Bish mode, as Herbie plays groovy 60s interpretations of tunes by Ray Charles, Henry Glover, and other R&B songwriters. Titles include "Lonely Avenue", "I Got A Woman", " ...

Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones — Mann & A Woman . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 A surprisingly groovy groovy batch of tracks that has Herbie joined by soul singer Tamiko Jones, for a nice set of tracks that have flute and female vocals in the lead. The groove is somewhat pop-bossa, and the album has great versions of "A Man & A Woman", "O Barquinho", &q ...

Herbie Mann — Memphis Underground . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 This album was such a big hit for Herbie that it's easy to forget the sheer raw power of the group – a mighty quartet that included Roy Ayers on vibes, and both Sonny Sharrock and Larry Coryell on guitars – jamming with a hard but ragged edge, and getting some tighter backing here by a h ...

Herbie Mann — My Kinda Groove . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 If you know Herbie's groove, you know his kinda groove is pretty darn groovy – especially on a record like this, where he's playing with a group that includes Dave Pike on vibes, Atilla Zoller on guitar, and added percussion by Willie Bobo and Patato Valdez! Titles include "Vikki", ...

Herbie Mann — New Mann At Newport . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 Hit stuff from Herbie – recorded back at the Newport Jazz Fest, where he'd cut some other strong-selling albums for Atlantic. This one features a soulful group that shows Herbie's strong talent for picking hip players – with Jimmy Owens on trumpet, Reggie Workman on bass, and Carlos Pat ...

Herbie Mann — Our Mann Flute . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 Herbie hits kind of a campy Now Sound groove on this one – in a style that actually works pretty darn well for his pop jazz flute stylings! The arrangements are by Jimmy Wisner, Arif Mardin, Oliver Nelson, and Richard Wess – and the tunes work best as swingin' 60s instrumentals, instead ...

Herbie Mann — Standing Ovation At Newport . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 Herbie got a standing ovation for this performance – at least if the title is to be believed – and considering the grooves on the set, it was all for very good reason! The album's one of the few to feature Mann in the company of pianist Chick Corea – who steps out here with some h ...

Herbie Mann & Rufus Harley — Wailing Dervishes . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 One of the best Herbie Mann albums from the 60s, and a very cool live set that features some great guest work by Rufus Harley – playing his usual crazy soul jazz bagpipes – plus nice work by Roy Ayers and Reggie Workman. Added to the mix are some crazy Middle Eastern percussionists &nda ...

Clint Mansell — Stoker . . . CD Late April, 2013 (delayed)

Mantis — Turn On To Music . . . CD Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Guido Manusardi — Introspection . . . CD Around February 15, 2013 (delayed)

Marcelo D2 — Nada Pode Me Parar . . . CD Around April 25, 2013 (delayed)

Charlie Mariano — Charlie Mariano . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Insanely wonderful early work from Charlie Mariano – some of the freshest, cleanest alto sax work of its time! The album's one of Charlie's strongest early efforts – a no-nonsense quartet session that features rhythm by the trio of John Williams, Max Bennett, and Mel Lewis. Charlie's t ...

Charlie Mariano — Charlie Mariano Plays . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Brilliant early work from Charlie Mariano – key proof of his genius, and one of the main albums we'd recommend by him! The album has Charlie coming of his years in the Boston scene – boppish at some level, but blowing with a raspy soulfulness that really opens up his horn into new terri ...

Gino Marinuzzi — Rhythms In Suspense . . . CD Around May 15, 2013 (delayed)

Bob Marley — Legend Remixed . . . CD Late June, 2013

Esther Marrow — Newport News, Virginia . . . CD Around June 24, 2013 A real landmark of bad-walking soul – one of 2 rare albums cut by vocalist Esther Marrow, easily one of the hardest singing sisters of her generation! Esther's got roots in gospel, but she's singing here in a righteous mode that features plenty of funky undercurrents in the backings – a ...

Marti — Cabbie Vol 2 . . . Book Early June, 2013

Luigi Martinale Trio with Reuben Rogers — Strange Days . . . CD Around June 5, 2013

Sabu Martinez — Safari With Sabu (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around May 15, 2013 (delayed) One of the rarest records ever recorded by this legendary percussionist! The set is presented as if it's as exotic as Sabu's Sorcery album – but thanks to a lineup of strong instrumentalists, the session's much more in a Latin jazz mode than the goofy photo on the cover might make you think. ...

Patricia Marx — Trinta – Ao Vivo (DVD) . . . DVD Around June 1, 2013

Vaughan Mason & Crew — Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 Massive! This is probably the best-ever album of rollerskating grooves – and is the most famous entry into a short-lived funk genre that sprung up around the rollerskating craze of the late 70s and early 80s. The rollerskate sound took a tight stepping funk groove from earlier years, and mix ...

Harvey Mason — Earth Mover (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 3, 2013 Legendary drummer Harvey Mason in sweet jazz funk groove at Arista – a way stronger record than we remembered! Harvey played on some of our favorite jazz funk records of all time – including the massive Gears LP by Johnny Hammond among so many other great albums – and on his on 70 ...

Kathy Mathis — Katt Walk (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around May 6, 2013 (delayed)

Maysa — Blue Velvet Soul . . . CD Around June 18, 2013

Jimmy McGriff, George Freeman, Lucky Thompson — Friday The 13th – Cook County Jail . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Gritty gritty gritty! This live set of soul jazz tracks was recorded in Chicago's Cook County Jail on Friday the 13th, 1972 – and we can hardly think of a darker place to record a soul jazz album! Side one features the aptly-named "Freedom Suite", an extended groover played by Jimm ...

Jackie McLean — Hat Trick – Jackie McLean Meets Junko Onishi . . . CD Around August 21, 2013

Cecile McLorin Salvant — Woman Child . . . CD Late May, 2013

Thing with Joe McPhee — Made For Texas . . . CD Late December, 2013

Carmen McRae — Just A Little Lovin . . . CD Around June 26, 2013

John Medeski — Different Time . . . LP Around June 11, 2013 What? This is John Medeski? Hard to believe – as the album sounds unlike most other work the keyboardist has ever recorded – especially the sides cut with his famous trio of the past 20 years! The album's a wonderfully moody little set – spare and solo, played on an older-style ...

Gil Melle — Primitive Modern/Quadrama . . . CD Around August 21, 2013 Fantastic! You've heard us rave here before about how much we love Gil Melle, and this CD contains one of his best-ever albums! Primitive Modern is an incredible record that features the arrangements and playing of Gil's great quartet (with Joe Cinderella on guitar, and Ed Thigpen on drums), plus ...

Sergio Mendes — Beat Of Brazil (aka Voce Ainda Nao Ouviu Nada) . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 Early bossa jazz from Sergio Mendes – recorded with his famous Bossa Rio combo, in the years before he moved to America! The album's a classic in Brazilian jazz – a tight album of bossa-inflected jazz tunes played with razor-sharp precision, handled with a style that went on to influenc ...

Sergio Mendes — Brasil '65 – Introducing The Voice Of Wanda De Sah . . . CD Around June 16, 2013 A very unique album by Sergio Mendes – recorded in LA in the years before his Brasil 66 albums for A&M – but with a sound that clearly shows him going for the new bossa approach! The album's got some lovely vocals by Wanda De Sah, plus occasional guitar work by Rosinha De Valenca &n ...

Sergio Mendes — Sergio Mendes' Favorite Things . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A sweet little pairing of the keyboards of Sergio Mendes and the early arranging styles of Dave Grusin – and a set that's quite different than some of Sergio's vocal albums with Brasil 66! The style here is all instrumental – and Mendes plays both piano and electric piano, plus a bit of ...

Roberto Mensecal & Others — Elas Cantam Menescal . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Hailu Mergia — Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument – Shemonmanaye . . . CD Around June 25, 2013

Hailu Mergia — Hailu Mergia & His Classical Instrument – Shemonmanaye . . . LP Around June 25, 2013

Meters — Fire On The Bayou . . . LP Mid-May, 2013 (delayed) A later one by the Meters, and a record that shows signs of their morphing into the Neville Brothers, but still a darn good batch of New Orleans funk, although with less of the spare hard scratchy sound as their early records. Allen Toussaint produced, and the group has a nice guitar heavy sound. ...

Franco Micalizzi — Lo Chiamavano Trinita (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around May 27, 2013 We don't normally dig spaghetti western soundtrack scores – but this one's pretty darn groovy! The main theme "Trinity" starts off with some cool vocal backing by Alessandro Alessandroni's I Cantori Moderni, singing underneath the English-language lead vocal – and the group al ...

Mickey & The Soul Generation — Iron Leg – The Complete Recordings . . . LP Spring 2013 Was funk ever this great again? Maybe not – as Mickey & The Soul Generation were one of the greatest groups of their generation – a completely polished gem, in the sometimes rough-edged funky 45 rockpile! The band never cut a full album, but their 7" singles from the early 70s ...

Microdisney — Clock Comes Down The Stairs (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 20, 2013

Microdisney — Love Your Enemies . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Mighty Diamonds — Pass The Knowledge – Reggae Anthology . . . CD Mid-July, 2013

Mighty Ryeders — Help Us Spread The Message (clear vinyl) . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed) A funky treasure from the 70s – a record that hardly made waves at the time, but which has lived on strongly for years – thanks to a great sample history and key interest from generations of groove diggers! Mighty Ryeders have a sound that's clearly influenced by Earth Wind & Fire & ...

Amos Milburn — I Done Done It/Greyhound . . . 7-inch Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Jerzy Milian — Blues For Praha . . . CD Mid-March, 2013 (delayed)

Charles Mingus — Pithecanthropus Erectus . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 An amazing record – quite possibly one of the greatest jazz albums of all time, and a session that has Charles Mingus stepping boldly forward in a whole new direction! The album shakes loose the sometimes too-academic modern tones of Mingus albums from the previous year or two – and unl ...

Phil Minton — Doughnut In Both Hands . . . CD Early February, 2013 (delayed)

Red Mitchell — Happy Minors . . . CD Around June 12, 2013

Red Mitchell — Red Mitchell . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 A tight little quintet session from bassist Red Mitchell – working here with a group of LA players that includes Hampton Hawes and Conte Candoli. The real star, though, is Joe Maini – a vastly underrated sax player who carves some very nice lines into the session, adding in some nice to ...

Roscoe Mitchell — Roscoe Mitchell Quartet – Live At A Space 1975 (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 10, 2013 One of Roscoe Mitchell's greatest albums from the 70s – a record that easily matches, if not beats, his classic recordings for Delmark and Nessa! Like those sets, there's a perfect sense of clarity here – the best essence of the AACM scene, taken to its most adventurous level by Roscoe ...

Modern Jazz Quartet — Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Modern Jazz Quartet — One Never Knows – Original Film Score For No Sun In Venice By John Lewis . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 The MJQ always manage to sound especially great when working on music for film – and this album's a great illustration of that fact! The work here is written by John Lewis, for a movie that never lasted the test of time as much as the record – and it's some of John's most evocative writ ...

Modern Jazz Quartet — Third Stream Music . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 An early Atlantic set from the Modern Jazz Quartet – and a bit of an odd one, in which the crack MJQ crew recruit a rich slate guests! The first two numbers, "Da Capo" and "Fine" bring in Jimmy Giuffre's trio, nicely stretching out the vibe with expected, but no less sweet ...

Mojo — Issue 236 – July 2013 (with bonus CD) . . . Magazine Around June 7, 2013

Mojo Special Edition — Mojo Special Edition . . . Magazine Around February 1, 2013 (delayed)

Reinhold Molitor — Reinhold . . . CD Late May, 2013

Reinhold Molitor — Reinhold . . . LP Late May, 2013

Monarcs/Vi-Tones — Sour Grapes/Kamikaze . . . 7-inch Late May, 2013

Moneaqua — I Don’t Wanna Get Used To It . . . 7-inch Late May, 2013

Mongorama — Baila Que Baila . . . CD Around June 15, 2013

Marian Montgomery — Marian Montgomery Swings For Winners & Losers . . . CD Mid-December, 2013 We love Marian Montgomery – and she's a heck of a great singer with a really unusual sound! In an early 60s work of sultry vixens, Marian's got a harder-swinging groove that's almost in a Ray Charles mode – clearly inspired by 50s R&B, but done with enough of a jazz flourish to expa ...

James Moody — James Moody's Hi Fi Party . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Genius work from Moody – and a larger session than usual – one that shows his strong talents with an expanded lineup! Moody's working here with players that have a definite Dizzy Gillespie Big Band bent – including trumpeter Dave Burns, trombonist William Shepherd, baritonist Pee ...

James Moody — Wail Moody Wail . . . CD Around August 21, 2013 Wail Moody indeed! One side of this gem of an album features an extended hard blowing track – called "Wail Moody Wail" – one that features James blowing on both tenor and alto, in a group with Pee Wee Moore on baritone, Dave Burns on trumpet, Jimmy Boyd on piano, and William S ...

Chante Moore — Moore Is More . . . CD Early July, 2013

Jane Morgan — Time (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 A perfect session of Kapp Records vocals from Jane Morgan – a record that veers towards more conventional singing styles of the late 50s, but always manages to keep things interesting! The backings are somewhat full, and often have a bit of strings – used in ways that match the trilling ...

Ennio Morricone — Fatti Di Gente Perbene . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Ennio Morricone — Inconsueto Grottesco – Special Theme Series 1968 to 1980 . . . CD Around May 15, 2013 (delayed)

Ennio Morricone — L'Assoluto Naturale (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around April 15, 2013 (delayed) An incredible soundtrack from Morricone's best period ever! The score has that totally sublime Morricone quality that you'll find on on a small handful of his best works – like La Donna Invible, Photo Prohibite, Le Casse, and Metti Una Sera A Cena – and it's filled with amazingly precis ...

Ennio Morricone — Rene La Canne/122 Rue De Provence . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Ennio Morricone — Slalom . . . CD Around April 25, 2013 (delayed)

Ennio Morricone — Una Pura Formalita . . . CD Late January, 2013 (delayed)

Audrey Morris — Voice Of Audrey Morris . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 The voice of Audrey Morris is a great one – sweet, but also sad too – but never in a too-sentimental way, and perfect for the gentler touch of the Bethlehem label! Audrey's working here with backings penned by Marty Paich – who also plays celeste on the album, with a group that fe ...

Page Morton — May You Always (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Ed Motta — AOR (English version) . . . CD Early June, 2013

Ed Motta — AOR (English version) . . . LP Early June, 2013

Ed Motta — AOR (Portuguese version) . . . CD Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Ed Motta — AOR (Portuguese version) . . . LP Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Zeze Motta — Zeze Motta . . . CD Around February 15, 2013 (delayed)

Bob Mover — My Heart Tells Me . . . CD Early June, 2013

Mr Ondioline — Mr Ondioline . . . 7-inch Mid-June, 2013

Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins (G&D) — Lighthouse . . . LP Around June 4, 2013 A lighthouse of soul and spirit from the duo of Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins – coming together here in a mode that has both artists at the top of their game! The album's got a dense, layered feel that really lives up to the image on the cover – and definitely has the sort of ...

Sergio Murillo — El Muchacho De Oro Del Brasil . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Sergio Murillo — Sergio Murillo En Castellano . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Mark Murphy — Beautiful Friendship – Remembering Shirley Horn (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Early June, 2013

David Murray with Macy Gray & Gregory Porter — Be My Monster Love . . . CD Early June, 2013

Meg Myles — Meg Myles At The Living Room (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013

Myron & E with The Soul Investigators — Broadway . . . CD Early July, 2013

Myron & E with The Soul Investigators — Broadway . . . LP Early July, 2013

NAD — Dawn Of A New Age . . . LP Mid-February, 2013 (delayed)

Wlodzimierz Nahorny — Jej Portret . . . CD Mid-March, 2013 (delayed)

Nanna.B — Vitaphone . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Nanna.B — Vitaphone . . . LP Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Morris Nanton — Flower Drum Song . . . CD Around June 26, 2013

Near Paris — Near Paris . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Fred Neil — Fred Neil (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Late April, 2013 (delayed) Amazing stuff – the first album by Fred Neil, one of the 60s' most underrated singer/songwriters! The album is really one of the best places to start with Fred's work – as it's got a rough folksy quality that's really wonderful, and very much in the spirit of Tim Hardin, with whom we'd ...

Fred Neil — Other Side Of Life (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Late April, 2013 (delayed) One of the rawest recordings made by Fred Neil – and a record we really love – featuring one side of live tracks, and another of unusual studio material! The first half of the album has Fred playing in a spare setting up in Woodstock – working in a small club, and doing great vers ...

Fred Neil — Sessions (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around April 30, 2013 (delayed) A cool record by ne of our favorite artists of the mid 60s to early 70s! Fred Neil is best known to the world as the man who wrote "Everybody's Talkin'", which was used excessively in the film Midnight Cowboy, but since the version in the film was sung by Nilsson, Fred's talents werelarge ...

Paul Nelson — Vortex . . . LP Late August, 2013

Niney The Observer — Dubbing With The Observer . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed) The first-ever dub album from Niney The Observer – based around rhythms he'd cooked up for Dennis Brown, Max Romeo, and Delroy Wilson – all transformed completely in the studio by King Tubby! The sounds here are often very abstract – light years away from the originals – and ...

No Ice Cream Sound — Issue 4 . . . Magazine Early June, 2013

Larry Nozero — Time . . . LP Late May, 2013

Larry Nozero — Time . . . CD Late May, 2013

Ruth Olay — Olay! (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013

Andrew Oldham Orchestra — 16 Hip Hits (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 31, 2013

Andrew Oldham Orchestra — Andrew Oldham Orchestra Plays Lionel Bart's Maggie May (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 31, 2013

Andrew Oldham Orchestra — East Meets West (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 31, 2013

Andrew Oldham Orchestra — Rolling Stones Songbook (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 31, 2013 Wonderful easy grooves – from an orchestra leader who couldn't read a note of music! During the 60s, Andrew Oldham was probably best known to the world as the flamboyant manager of the Rolling Stones – but during the same period, or at least the earliest stretch of it, he also headed up ...

Grassella Oliphant — Grass Is Greener . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A nice lost bit of funky soul jazz from this obscure drummer! The album's a stone groove, very much in the Blue Note mid 60s mode – and it features Big John Patton, Grant Green, and Harold Ousley. Includes the great groovers by Patton & Green, "The Yodel" and "Soul Woman&q ...

Grassella Oliphant Quartette — Grass Roots . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 A very different record than Oliphant's other one for Atlantic, which was a funky organ/guitar album with a famous breakbeat – but equally fantastic! This one (which we actually like a lot more) is a moody set of tracks played by a small group that includes Harold Ousley on tenor and Bobby Hu ...

Omar — Man . . . LP Mid-June, 2013

Omar — Man . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

One Way — One Way Featuring Al Hudson (1979) (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Early June, 2013 A dancefloor classic – one of the strongest albums ever by Al Hudson, Alicia Meyers, and the whole One Way crew! The record's got a sweet soulful feel that provides a nice counterpoint to its bass-heavy grooves – popping along at that midtempo pace that was Al's popular remedy for disco ...

Alexander O'Neal — All Mixed Up (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 3, 2013 The 80s hits of Alexander O'Neal are remixed and compiled here, in a style of album that was briefly the rage for US soul acts at the end of the 80s. All the original tunes were produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and the remixers include Keith Cohen, Steve Beltran, and Ben Liebrand. Titles inc ...

Junko Onishi — Wow . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou — Skeletal Essences Of Afro Funk – 1969 to 1980 . . . LP Around May 1, 2013 (delayed) The title gets it perfectly right on this sweet little set – as the grooves are raw and stripped down – often just to the core elements of Afro Funk! The music may be the most hard-hitting we've ever heard from this legendary combo – and it's served up beautifully in this well-sel ...

Carl Orff/Gunild Keetman — Music For Children – Schulwerk . . . CD Early June, 2013

Carl Orff/Gunild Keetman — Music For Children – Schulwerk . . . LP Early June, 2013

Orgasmo Sonore — Omaggio A Bruno Nicolai E La Sua Musica Cinema Del Giallo . . . 12-inch Early September, 2013

Orquesta El Macabeo — Lluvia Con Sol . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Riz Ortolani — Woman Times Seven . . . CD Around May 15, 2013 (delayed) This one's the score to an obscure comedy that starred Shirley Maclaine, Alan Arkin, Peter Sellers, and Michael Caine – and which was directed by Vittorio DeSica, working here in a far cry from The Bicycle Thief! Despite the goofy nature of the film, most of the tracks are in the range of Ort ...

Os Mundi — 43 Minuten . . . LP Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Out Of The Blue — OTB . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Oxford American — Oxford American No 81 – Summer 2013 . . . Magazine Early June, 2013

Ray Parker Jr — After Dark (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Spring 2013

Evan Parker — Ayes Have It . . . CD Around January 25, 2013 (delayed)

Peaches & Herb — Remember . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Gary Peacock & Marilyn Crispell — Azure . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Luis Perdomo — Links . . . CD Around May 21, 2013 (delayed)

Lee Scratch Perry — Lee Perry At Wirl Records . . . CD Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Lee Scratch Perry — Lee Perry At Wirl Records . . . LP Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Ralph Peterson — Triangular . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Ralph Peterson — V . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Michel Petrucciani — Playground . . . CD Around August 21, 2013

Michel Petrucciani — Power Of Three . . . CD Around August 21, 2013 A legendary performance from the 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival – recorded by Blue Note at the height of the pianist's greatest fame, and mostly featuring duets with guitarist Jim Hall – plus guest sax work by Wayne Shorter on 3 of the album's 7 tunes. Titles include "Careful", & ...

Piero Piccioni — I Fratelli Karamazov . . . CD Early June, 2013

Piero Piccioni — Seven Cadaveri Per Scotland Yard . . . CD Late November, 2012 (delayed)

Billie & De De Pierce/Jim Robinson's New Orleans B — Jazz At Preservation Hall 2 . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Ed Piskor — Hip Hop Family Tree . . . Book Around September 1, 2013

Play — Red Movies . . . LP Late September, 2013

Popol Vuh — Affenstunde (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around September 1, 2013

Popol Vuh — Einsjager & Siebenjager (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around September 1, 2013

Popol Vuh — Hosianna Mantra (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around September 1, 2013

Popol Vuh — In Den Garten Pharaos (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around September 1, 2013

Popol Vuh — Seligpreisung (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around September 1, 2013

Ann Powers — 33 1/3 – Kate Bush's The Dreaming . . . Book October, 2013

Don Prendes — Ska Ba Doo Be Day/Dub Be Day . . . 7-inch Late April, 2013 (delayed)

Mike Pride — Birthing Days . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Mike Pride — Drummer's Corpse . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Primus — Sailing The Seas Of Cheese . . . LP Around May 21, 2013 (delayed)

Richard Pryor — No Pryor Restraint – Life In Concert (7CDs/2DVDs) . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Public Image Ltd — Public Image – First Issue (180 gram vinyl – with bonus download) . . . LP Around June 18, 2013

Public Image Ltd — Public Image – First Issue (2CD deluxe edition) . . . CD Around June 18, 2013

Alex Puddu — Registrazioni Al Buio . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Alex Puddu — Registrazioni Al Buio . . . LP Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Don Pullen/George Adams Quartet — Breakthrough . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 Great work from the Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet – a great post-Mingus group that featured Adams on tenor and Pullen on piano, along with Dannie Richmond on drums and Cameron Brown on bass! The sound of these sides is really wonderful – as inventive and exploratory as some of Pullen' ...

Samuel Purdey — Musically Adrift . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed) A massive bit of blue-eyed soul – recorded on the London scene of the late 90s, but put together with a vibe that takes us back to early 70s LA! The sticker on the front promises links to Steely Dan and Jamiroquai – and the sound of the record definitely lives up to that sound – a ...

Curly Putman — World Of Country Music/Lonesome Country . . . CD Early June, 2013

Quasimoto — Yessir Whatever . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Quasimoto — Yessir Whatever (plus Fan Club 45 & download) . . . LP Early June, 2013

Quest — Circular Dreaming . . . CD Early February, 2013 (delayed)

Quiet Elegance — Quiet Elegance Singles & More . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed) The complete Hi Records recordings of Quiet Elegance – a great 70s soul female trio, formed by two former members of The Glories, and one of Martha & The Vandellas, who recorded for Hi with Willie Mitchell handling some of their best recordings! The girls have a style that's similar to Wi ...

Lou Ragland & Hot Chocolate — Lou Ragland & Hot Chocolate Live (DVD) . . . DVD Early July, 2013

Don Randi — Revolver Jazz . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 Like the Beatles? Like jazz? Then here's a record for you! Don Randi plays tunes from Revolver – our personal favorite Beatles album – and he makes them swing with a hip 60s LA groove, often changing the rhythmic style of the songs to create a whole new groovy sound. Don plays piano, ...

Ranking Dillinger — None Stop Disco Style . . . LP Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Rasheed Chappell & Kenny Dope — Brick & Mortar . . . CD Summer 2013

Rasheed Chappell & Kenny Dope — Brick & Mortar . . . LP Summer 2013

Raw Spitt — Raw Spitt . . . CD Around June 25, 2013 Swamp Dogg-style funky soul, produced and arranged by Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams, who also wrote most of the songs on the record. The album was recorded in Georgia, with a Muscle Shoals kind of sound, but which is also touched with a lot more overt politicism than your average southern c ...

Raw Spitt — Raw Spitt . . . LP Around June 25, 2013 Swamp Dogg-style funky soul, produced and arranged by Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams, who also wrote most of the songs on the record. The album was recorded in Georgia, with a Muscle Shoals kind of sound, but which is also touched with a lot more overt politicism than your average southern c ...

Record Collector — Issue 413 – April 2013 . . . Magazine Around April 20, 2013 (delayed)

Freddie Redd — Under Paris Skies . . . CD Early June, 2013 An obscure 70s recording from 50s bop legend Freddie Redd – one that shows him in a whole new light, still working with some of that jagged edge of years past, but also moving into darker territory that's a lot more introspective, emotionally open, and musically complicated. The mood on this ...

Dewey Redman & Francois Carrier — Open Spaces . . . CD Mid-March, 2013 (delayed)

Dianne Reeves — Dianne Reeves . . . CD Around August 21, 2013 Proof that sophisticated jazz vocals were still around in the 80s, even if they weren't being recorded as often as in the 70s! Reeves emerges here as one of the decade's best vocalists, and on this early Blue Note effort, she's working with great players like Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Freddie Hu ...

Althea Rene — In The Flow . . . CD Late May, 2013

Revolution Of St Vincent/Rolling Tones — Little You Say/It's A Feeling . . . 7-inch Late March, 2013 (delayed)

Johnny Richards — Something Else By Johnny Richards . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Some of the best work ever from one of the most under-acknowledged jazz arrangers of the 50s! Johnny's probably best known for his recordings with Stan Kenton in the early part of the decade – but when he moved out on his own, he developed a tremendous sound that was even richer, even more fu ...

Sharon Ridley — Full Moon (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around November 4, 2013 A beautiful album of sexy soul, recorded with a smooth modern sound that's very different than Sharon's earlier albums. Jerry Peters and Sharon did the arrangements, and the tracks have a nice sound that's got a little bit of a jazz, which takes Sharon's vocals into a whole range – and lets h ...

Larry Ridley — Other Voices . . . CD Early September, 2012 (delayed)

Rip Rig & Panic — Attitude (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around May 27, 2013

Rip Rig & Panic — God (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around May 27, 2013

Rip Rig & Panic — I Am Cold (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around May 27, 2013 Crucial early work from Rip Rig & Panic – a set that has the group getting some help from Don Cherry – father of the group's soon-to-be-famous vocalist Neneh Cherry! There's plenty of elements here that almost step out of Cherry's 70s European experiments – elements of world m ...

Walter Rizzati — House By The Cemetary . . . LP Around June 20, 2013

Max Roach & Clifford Brown — Daahoud . . . LP Mid-May, 2013 (delayed) An unreleased session from the mid 50s, issued by Mainstream in the early 70s, with the excellent quintet Brownie and Roach co-led that included Harold Land, George Morrow and Richie Powell. Titles include two Clifford Brown originals "Daahoud" and "Joyspring" plus Roach's " ...

Max Roach — Deeds Not Words . . . LP Around June 11, 2013 A seminal set from Max Roach – the start of his more righteous stretch in jazz, as you might guess from the title of the album! At some level, the record's got a bit of the feel of the post-Clifford Brown Mercury years from Roach – but at another, it's stretching out towards the directi ...

Harry Robinson/Philip Martell — Twins Of Evil . . . CD Around June 1, 2013

Harry Robinson/Philip Martell — Twins Of Evil . . . LP Around June 1, 2013

Rodion GA — Lost Tapes . . . CD Late May, 2013

Rodion GA — Lost Tapes . . . LP Late May, 2013

Red Rodney & Ira Sullivan — Spirit Within . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 Really beautiful work from the team of Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan – hardly the sort of stuff we might have heard from the players a decade or two before – and a sophisticated batch of tunes that has them stretching out in rich musical directions! There's little of the boppish roots of ...

Red Rodney & Ira Sullivan — Sprint . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A tremendous live performance from the group co-led by Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan – two players who really bring a lot to each other's music! There's a mode here that really blows us away – a careful, sensitive approach that allows each horn player to hit their most lyrical moments &nd ...

Rodney & The Blazers — Warpaint/Oriental Nightmare . . . 7-inch Around June 3, 2013

Shorty Rogers — Bossa Nova – Exciting Jazz Samba Rhythms . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 One of our favorite albums by Shorty Rogers – a groovy set that differs from most of Shorty's other work! This tasty batch of swinging big band versions of bossa tunes is done in a style that's kind of in the Capitol Records 60s mode, with lots of very nice twists, turns, and acoustic guitar. ...

Rolling Stones — Beggars Banquet (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around May 28, 2013

Rolling Stones — Let It Bleed (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around May 28, 2013

Renee Rosnes — Renee Rosnes . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio — Diz . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Todd Rundgren — Runt (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 25, 2013 Todd Rundgren in all of his great early glory – a record that's filled with simple, honest pop tunes – and one that also takes on a few experimental touches as well – but only in ways that further the earnest charm at its heart! There's a really upfront, unpretentious feel to the ...

Allen Ruppersberg — Collector's Paradise – No Time Left To Start Again – The B & D Of R N R . . . Book Early February, 2013 (delayed)

Jane Russell — Jane Russell (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Paul Rutherford & Paul Rogers — Rogues . . . CD Around December 20, 2012 (delayed)

RZA — Man With The Iron Fists . . . LP Late June, 2013 The best music in years from RZA – the man who introduced styliized martial arts soundtrack funk to hardcore hip hop – and the soundtrack to his own damn stylized martial arts film, The Man With The Iron Fists! Musically, it's top notch! RZA's wise enough to contemporize his tried-and- ...

S Tone Inc — Lost & Found . . . CD Late May, 2013

S Tone Inc — Lost & Found . . . LP Late May, 2013

Wanda de Sah — Softly . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 A lost bossa classic from Wanda De Sah – aka Wanda Sa, the wife of Edu Lobo, and a singer who worked with Sergio Mendes in his pre-Brasil 66 days! The album's got a wonderfully laidback feel – languid, yet jazzy, with the feel of some of Astrud Gilberto's best work on Verve, yet with vo ...

Salsoul Orchestra — Nice N Naasty (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 20, 2013 An excellent groover from the legendary Vince Montana! Vince arranged, produced, conducted, and wrote just about all of this second album by hard-grooving Salsoul Orchestra – and the album's a no-nonsense batch of disco instrumentals that's way better than many of the fake albums of the type ...

Sal Salvador — Frivolous Sal . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Guitarist Sal Salvador made few albums as a leader during his day – but all of them are a treat, especially this one! The set's a mid 50s outing that features Sal's guitar in a quartet with Eddie Costa on piano and vibes – and grooving in a lightly swinging style that has some traces of ...

Sal Salvador — Shades Of Sal Salvador . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Wonderful 50s work from guitarist Sal Salvador – a record that features some great work by Phil Woods on alto sax! Given that Sal often recorded in a small combo mode that usually highlighted his guitar in the lead, the presence of Woods is really a nice surprise here – especially since ...

Sal Salvador — Tribute To The Greats . . . CD Around June 12, 2013

Sam Sanders — Mirror Mirror . . . LP Mid-August, 2013

Sam Sanders — Mirror Mirror . . . CD Mid-August, 2013

Santana — Santana III (original master recording) (180 gram vinyl) . . . LP Winter 2013 (delayed) Another Santana LP you'll probably be embarrassed to admit you own because it's such a hackneyed classic rock relic, but we won't tell on you, because it's also a great batch of Latin rock numbers with more than a shade of funk and jazz inflection underneath the pyrotechnic guitar solos. Drop cuts ...

Sao Paulo Underground (Rob Mazurek) — Beija Flors Velho E Sujo . . . CD Around June 4, 2013

Sao Paulo Underground (Rob Mazurek) — Beija Flors Velho E Sujo . . . LP Around June 4, 2013

Jesse Saunders — On & On . . . 12-inch Around March 5, 2013 (delayed)

Jon Savage & Stuart Baker — Punk 45 – Original Punk Rock Singles Cover Art . . . Book Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Saxes Inc — Saxes Inc . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A blaring batch of tracks played by an all-star all-sax group that includes Herb Geller, Phil Woods, Gene Quill, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Seldon Powell, Hal McKusick, and Georgie Auld. Bob Prince arranged and conducted, and the approach is surprisingly modernist, with the saxes carrying the bulk of the ...

SBB — Jazz Nad Odra 1975 . . . CD Late June, 2013

Chico Science & Nacao Zumbi — Afrociberdelia (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around February 10, 2013 (delayed) Believe it or not, the title's a pretty good way to describe this modern Brazilian rock release – as the music's a mish mash of newer beats and grooves, grounded in a hip hop/dance tradition, mixed with samples of older Brazilian rock influences – including stuff by Os Mutantes, Gilberto ...

Tom Scott — Blow It Out/Intimate Strangers/Street Beat . . . CD Around June 2, 2013

Ronnie Scott — Ronnie Scott Quintet Featuring Alan Skidmore – BBC Jazz Club (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Early June, 2013

Shirley Scott — Something . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 In our humble opinion, Shirley Scott didn't start getting great until she hit the end of the sixties (even though she'd recorded loads throughout the decade). Reason? Because she never could hold up her end in a marathon soul jazz session, and was better suited to some of the over arranged pop/gro ...

Jimmy Scott — Source . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 A haunting album cut by singer Little Jimmy Scott during his "lost years", between his classic 50's sessions, and his more recent comeback fame. The record's got a haunting sound that's a mix of jazz vocals and soul instrumentation, courtesy of arrangements by Arif Mardin and William Fisc ...

SE Rogie — Sounds Of SE Rogie . . . LP Late May, 2013

Seeds — Future (2CD version – mono/stereo mixes & bonus tracks) . . . CD Around May 27, 2013

Bernie Senensky — New Life (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed) A wonderful little record from Canadian pianist Bernie Senensky – his first as a leader, and an incredibly strong debut that's filled with life, love, and a keen sense of imagination! The tracks are all originals penned by Bernie, and the set's recorded in a spacious, open style that's very m ...

Setenta — Latin Piece Of Soul . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Setenta — Latin Piece Of Soul . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Shahram — Shahram . . . CD Early June, 2013

Shahram — Shahram . . . LP Early June, 2013

Bud Shank & Clare Fischer — Bossa Nova Jazz Samba . . . CD Around June 16, 2013 Sublime – all the way through! Bud Shank's work in the Brazilian jazz field has always been noted strongly in our comments – but never so much as when he's working with pianist Clare Fischer, a genius west coast talent who had a hand in some of Cal Tjader's best Latin recordings from th ...

Bud Shank — Brasamba! . . . CD Around June 16, 2013 One of the greatest albums of Brazilian jazz that Bud Shank ever recorded – cut with a great group that includes Clare Fischer on piano, Larry Bunker on vibes and drums, Joe Pass on guitar, and Milt Holland and Chuck Flores on percussion. The added percussion really brings a lot to the set &n ...

Woody Shaw — Complete Muse Sessions (7CD set) . . . CD Early June, 2013

Woody Shaw with Bobby Hutcherson — Master Of The Art . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 A brilliant date from the later years of Woody Shaw – an album that equally shows Woody's own talents, and those of his key group of younger players too! Shaw's trumpet is perfect in both modes here – the hard-blown righteous numbers Woody first gave the world from his start, and the wa ...

Woody Shaw — Night Music . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A real standout set from the 80s years of trumpeter Woody Shaw – a solidly burning live set that blows away most of his studio work from the time! The album's noteworthy first of all for the presence of Bobby Hutcherson on vibes – whose soulful spiritual approach of the period dovetails ...

Sahib Shihab/Art Farmer/Clifford Jordan — Swiss Radio Days Vol 32 – Sahib Shihab, Art Farmer, & Clifford Jordan . . . CD Around June 11, 2013

Shindig — Witches Hats & Painted Chariots – The Incredible String Band & The 5000 Layers Of Psychedelic Folk Music . . . Magazine Around April 10, 2013 (delayed)

Shiva's Headband — Singles Collection 1968 to 1975 (limited edition picture disc) . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Dinah Shore — Lower Basin Street Revisited . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Signal To Noise — Issue 66 – Summer 2013 . . . Magazine Around June 16, 2013

Alfie Silas — Alfie/Be Yourself . . . CD Mid-June, 2013 Smooth pop-oriented R&B from the early 80s – with Alfie singing in a vibrato-heavy style that's probably designed to make you think she's an emotional vocalist. The album contains the singles "There I Go" and "A Puppet To You" – plus the tracks "Put The Free ...

Nina Simone — Very Rare Evening (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 Nina at her hippest – recorded in Europe in 1969, with small combo backing that includes Weldon Irvine on organ, Gene Perla on bass, and Don Alias on drums! The record also features two female backup singers on a few cuts – giving the album an almost Sweet Inspirations like touch at mom ...

Wilson Simoninha — Alta Fidelidade . . . CD Around May 10, 2013 (delayed)

Frank Sinatra — Where Are You? (original master recording) (180 gram vinyl – mono version) . . . LP Late January, 2013 (delayed) A sad little album that has Frank still in the throes of the emotional loss expressed on The Wee Small Hours album – working here with Gordon Jenkins arrangements that use a fair bit of strings to well up the darkness that lurks in the songs on the set. The album kicks off with the sublime &q ...

Sixth Station — Deep Night . . . LP Early June, 2013

Leonard Slatkin/National Philharmonic/Mike Oldfiel — Exorcist – Original Soundtrack . . . CD Around March 15, 2013 (delayed) Lots of Penderecki compositions – including his great "Cannon For Orchestra & Tape" – plus George Crumb's "Night Of The Electric Instruments", the great "Beginnings" from the Wind Harp record, and Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" – the hau ...

Paul Smith — Brazilian Detour . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 Soaring, sweeping piano work from Paul Smith – a fluid player who was already known for his "liquid sounds" of the 50s, and who gets a great showcase here in a batch of bossa-inflected material! The style here is less straight bossa than you might think – and Smith really push ...

Paul Smith — He Sells Jazz By The Sea Shore . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 Soaring piano work from the great Paul Smith – a player who's working here with a much more vibrant sound than on some of his Capitol sides of the 50s! Smith's got a much harder approach to the keys than during his "liquid sounds" years – one that's possibly a bit influenced b ...

Jimmy Smith — Keep On Comin . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A great back to basics session from organist Jimmy Smith – recorded live in the early 80s, but with a freewheeling small combo sound that takes us back to his Blue Note years! The group on the album's a quartet – with Jimmy on both piano and organ, Kenny Burrell on guitar, and Johnny Gr ...

Jimmy Smith — Master – Recorded Live At Kirin Plaza Osaka . . . CD Around August 21, 2013

Wadada Leo Smith & Tumo — Occupy The World . . . CD Early June, 2013

Jimmy Smith — Off The Top . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 A lean little set from Jimmy Smith's back to basics years of the early 80s – an album that's recorded in a relatively old school soul jazz mode! Jimmy's mostly playing Hammond here – but also uses a bit of Arp strings at times – and the rest of the group members include George Ben ...

Roger Smith — Unexpected Turns . . . CD Around February 1, 2013 (delayed)

Soft Focus — Soft Focus . . . CD Mid-April, 2013 (delayed) A compelling collaboration from a very unlikely duo – "minister of audiology" Lary 7, working here with Jimi Tenor and Mia Theodoratus! The sound is definitely informed by Lary's long experience with acoustic instruments – and builds beautifully out of a range of harps, flutes ...

Soft Machine — Soft Machine (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 The amazing debut of Soft Machine! It's hard to find a more seminal moment of jazz rock from the British scene – and there's certainly few albums from its generation that stand up as well over the years as this one! The trio of Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, and Michael Ratledge carve out the fu ...

Soil & Pimp Sessions with Siina Ringo — Koroshiya Kiki Ippatsu . . . CD Around June 26, 2013

Joanie Sommers — For Those Who Think Young . . . CD Late June, 2013

Joanie Sommers — Softly, The Brazilian Sound . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A whole new dimension of pop from the lovely Joanie Sommers – an album of bossa tunes, recorded with strings and backing by the great Laurindo Almeida! The style is wonderfully sweet – and works perfectly with Joanie's gentle vocals – and although not all the tunes are strict boss ...

Joanie Sommers — Sommers' Seasons . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 An album of season-themed tunes – similar to Julie London's Calender Girl album – although not as month-specific. Stan Applebaum's on hand to help with arrangements, and his styles here are a mix of jazzy backgrounds and some fuller, lusher styles that still have plenty of space for Joa ...

Joanie Sommers — Voice Of The Sixties . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 Joanie's second album for Warner Brothers – and a date that features some especially nice backings from Neal Hefti, who helps swing Sommers into some great jazzy territory, but always with that playful Hefti touch that we love so much! Instrumentation is always interesting, even underneath th ...

Songlines — Issue 93 . . . Magazine Around August 1, 2013

Sonics — Do You Love Me/Money . . . 7-inch Late May, 2013

SOS Band — Too (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 3, 2013 The SOS Band's second album – and a masterpiece of 80s groove! The key word here is "tight" – as the whole thing holds together like a pile of money dipped in honey – keyboards, bass, percussion, and vocals all sweetly grooving with that post-70s funky feel that the grou ...

Soul Investigators — Love Hurt . . . 7-inch Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Stephen Soundheim/Ken Thorne — Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around January 15, 2013 (delayed)

Spacemen 3 — Perfect Prescription (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Mid-June, 2013 Triumphant indie from the heart of the 80s – the well titled Perfect Prescription from Spaceman 3 – balancing feedback guitar squals and hazy melodies, heady bursts of noise with delicate, sweeter songs! The group again pays homage to the sonic psyche experimentalists of yore on a few n ...

Spick & Span — Salvador . . . CD Late June, 2013

Spick & Span — Spick & Span . . . CD Late June, 2013

Spontaneous Music Ensemble — Frameworks . . . CD Around December 20, 2012 (delayed)

Spontaneous Music Ensemble — Hot & Cold Heroes . . . CD Around December 20, 2012 (delayed)

Spontaneous Music Ensemble — Mouthpiece . . . CD Around January 20, 2013 (delayed)

Spontaneous Music Ensemble — Quintessence . . . CD Around January 25, 2013 (delayed)

Spotnicks — Out A Space – The Spotnicks In London . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Jo Stafford — Getting Sentimental Over Tommy Dorsey . . . CD Late July, 2013

Jo Stafford & Vic Damone — Jo + Vic . . . CD Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Mary Stallings with Eric Reed — But Beautiful . . . CD Around June 25, 2013

Mavis Staples — One True Vine . . . CD Late June, 2013

Mavis Staples — One True Vine . . . LP Late June, 2013

Jeremy Steig — Flute Fever . . . CD Spring 2013 One of Jeremy Steig's earliest albums – less funky than some of his later work, but still a darn great album, with a much more soulful sound than you'd expect. Part of this has to do with the rhythm section of Ben Tucker on bass and Ben Riley on drums – both of whom put a nice kick in t ...

Stepson — Lost Tapes 1972 to 1974 . . . LP Early June, 2013

Stereolab — Dots & Loops . . . LP Early February, 2013 (delayed)

Stereolab — Emperor Tomato Ketchup . . . LP Around February 5, 2013 (delayed) Stereolab's third album for Elektra – continuing their wondeful brand of space age pop in the 90s, and still some of the most exciting music to come from a major label at the time! Titles include "Spark Plug", "Les Yper Sound", "Tomorrow Is Already Here", "M ...

Stereolab — Transient Random Noise Bursts With Announcements . . . LP Late January, 2013 (delayed) Sure, it's the group's major label debut – but it's also a stunning pop album that blows away most of its generation! Instead of being swallowed in the maw of Warner Brothers, Stereolab take up the challengs of greater professionalism – and hone their skills to an impeccable edge, craft ...

Colin Stetson & Mats Gustafsson — Stones (with bonus CD) . . . LP Late February, 2013 (delayed)

Gloria Steward — Jazz For Dancing . . . CD Around May 26, 2013 A rare set from Gloria Steward – a singer who seems to be American, but who's recording here in a rare Swiss session from the 60s – with backing from a very groovy small combo! The lineup features some great vibes from Manfred Burzlaff, whose ringing tones make for a slightly different ...

Gloria Steward — Jazz For Dancing . . . LP Around June 2, 2013 A rare set from Gloria Steward – a singer who seems to be American, but who's recording here in a rare Swiss session from the 60s – with backing from a very groovy small combo! The lineup features some great vibes from Manfred Burzlaff, whose ringing tones make for a slightly different ...

Stone Alliance — Stone Alliance (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 An insane bit of choppy jazz funk – and easily the best record ever cut by this monster combo! The group's a trio of jazz fusion luminaries – with Steve Grossman on tenor, Don Alias on drums and percussion, and Gene Perla on bass and piano – and the best cuts have a raw chopping g ...

Studebaker John's Maxwell Street Kings — Kingsville Jukin . . . CD Early June, 2013

Subes — Thrill From The Pill . . . CD Around May 15, 2013 (delayed)

Kiyoshi Sugimoto — One More . . . CD Late June, 2013

Ira Sullivan — Horizons . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 A beautiful, and oft-overlooked, album of modal jazz tracks performed by Chicago jazz musician Ira Sullivan – who normally plays trumpet and tenor, but who also shows here his amazing talent on soprano sax! The album's quite different than most of Sullivan's straighter material, and some trac ...

Superblue — Superblue . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A great project from late 80s Blue Note – a super-tight group with Bobby Watson handling the arrangements and playing alto, with more arrangements from trumpeter Don Sickler – and other players who include Roy Hargrove on trumpet, Bill Pierce on tenor, Frank Lacy on trombone, Mulgrew Mil ...

Sur Royal Da Count & The Parliaments — Scream Baby Scream/Scream Mother Scream . . . 7-inch Late May, 2013

John Surman — Rainbow Band Sessions . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Swamp Dogg — Gag A Maggott . . . LP Late May, 2013 One of Swamp Dogg's roughest and rawest albums of the 70s – a real down-home affair that's probably one of the clearest expressions of what Jerry Williams was trying to do with his character! The album was produced by Jerry in collaboration with Miami soul maestro Steve Alaimo – and has ...

Swamp Dogg — Gag A Maggott (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Late May, 2013 One of Swamp Dogg's roughest and rawest albums of the 70s – a real down-home affair that's probably one of the clearest expressions of what Jerry Williams was trying to do with his character! The album was produced by Jerry in collaboration with Miami soul maestro Steve Alaimo – and has ...

Sylvester — Mighty Real – Greatest Dance Hits . . . CD Late June, 2013

Sylvester — Mighty Real – Greatest Dance Hits . . . 7-inch Late June, 2013

Gabor Szabo — Dreams . . . CD Early July, 2013 The guitar genius of Gabor Szabo – set to magnificent arrangements by Gary McFarland! The set's one of the most sophisticated albums Szabo ever cut – and has a slow-building style that steps off of his Impulse years with a deeper, broader vision of music. By the time of the set, McFarl ...

T-Bones — Boss Drag/Boss Drag At The Beach/Doin The Jerk/Everyone's Gone To The Moon . . . CD Early July, 2013

Talking Heads — Speaking In Tongues (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 4, 2013 David Byrne brings his love of funk and soul to the forefront – tightening things up a bit from before, but still staying strongly in a classic Talking Heads groove! The record's possibly the last of the group's initial classic run, and has a surprisingly soulful feel at times – a hybri ...

Tamba 4 — We And The Sea . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 Beautiful stuff – and a record we never tire of hearing! This album's a sublime extension of the earlier Brazilian style of the Tamba Trio – in a set that has them adding a fourth member, and picking up some cool new sounds from producer Creed Taylor! The set brings the group's earlier ...

Tantra — Tantra Collection – Disco Recharge . . . CD Around July 15, 2013

Benjamim Taubkin & Adriano Adewale — Vortex Sessions . . . CD Around May 21, 2013 (delayed)

Tavares — Hard Core Poetry (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Mid-June, 2013 The group's second album – and one that really shows them hitting their stride, harmonically. The album's got some impeccable vocals that really come together well – not as slick as on later albums, but with a polished perfection that shows Tavares as one of the 70s ultimate pop soul co ...

Billy Taylor — Billy Taylor Trio Vol 1 . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 A key album in the sound of piano jazz in the 50s – featuring Billy Taylor, and his trio that included Earl May on bass and Charlie Smith on drums. The album's nothing fancy, but has a nicely soulful undercurrent – and titles include "Man With A Horn", "Hey Lock", &q ...

Billy Taylor — Billy Taylor Trio Vol 2 . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 This is the second volume that Prestige issued in the 50s of Taylor's work with his trio that consisted of Earl May on bass and Charlie Smith on drums. Tracks include "That's All", "Nice Work", "Surrey With The Fringe On Top", "Cool & Caressing", "Ten ...

Ted Taylor — Make Up For Lost Time – The Rare & Unissued Ronn Recordings . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Billy Taylor — Touch Of Taylor . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 An early classic from pianist Billy Taylor featuring his classic 50s trio with bassist Earl May and drummer Percy Brice! The tracks are mostly short and simple, and done in Taylor's warmly rhythmical approach to the keys – a groove that was clearly informed by the hardbop of the time, but whi ...

Thelema — Ephemerol . . . 12-inch Early July, 2013

Bob Thiele Emergency — Head Start . . . CD Around June 24, 2013 Quite an interesting record – one that was sort of a jam session party, starring most of the leading lights of Flying Dutchman during their early days. Thiele broke the set into 4 sides – 1. A bunch of messed-up jazz tunes from the Tom Scott, Roger Kellaway, Howard Roberts camp; 2. Th ...

Thievery Corporation — Culture Of Fear . . . LP Late May, 2013 Brilliant work from Thievery Corporation! This duo truly seems to be getting better and better as the years go by, progressing to deeper realms in both tone and craft – and somehow doing that while pulling us in with immediate, insistent appeal. That's no small feat! Tripped out jazzy hip ...

Irma Thomas — In Between Tears . . . LP Mid-June, 2013 An overlooked gem from Irma Thomas – and one of her deepest soul albums ever! The set was recorded with Swamp Dogg at the production helm, and he gives Irma this wonderfully rootsy feel throughout the record – the kind of vibe she definitely never got in the 60s, and a sound that seems ...

Jah Thomas — Stop Yu Loafing . . . LP Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Jah Thomas — Stop Yu Loafing . . . CD Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Don Thompson — Country Place (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

THP Orchestra — Tender Is The Night/Good To Me – Disco Recharge . . . CD Around July 15, 2013

Three O'Clock — Hidden World Revealed . . . CD Around June 25, 2013

Thundercat — Apocalypse . . . CD Late June, 2013

Thundercat — Apocalypse . . . LP Late June, 2013

Maylee Todd — Escapology . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Maylee Todd — Escapology . . . LP Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Tommy Tompkins — 33 1/3 – The Clash's London Calling . . . Book Around March 13, 2013 (delayed)

Toody/Western Front — Toody/Western Front (10inch vinyl) . . . LP Late May, 2013

Mel Torme — Mel Torme At The Red Hill . . . CD Around June 26, 2013 A killer live album from Uncle Mel! The energy in the recording is great – and the set features Mel swinging hard with a tight jazz group, on nice little numbers like "Love For Sale", "Love Is Just Around the Corner", "Shakin The Blues Away", and "In Other ...

Ron Trent — Dance Floor Boogie Delites EP . . . 12-inch Late May, 2013

Trio Tres Bien — Coming Together . . . CD Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Triptet — Figure In The Carpet . . . CD Around January 10, 2013 (delayed)

Trombones Inc — They Met At The Continental Divide – It Wasn't Exactly A Battle . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 A unique session with heavy trombone work from both coastal jazz scenes in the 50s – an "east" group produced by George Avakian, with arrangements by JJ Johnson, and other players who include Bob Brookmeyer, Melba Liston, and Bennie Green – and a "west" group produced ...

Bobby Troup — Bobby Troup Sings Johnny Mercer . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Hip vocalist Bobby pays tribute to another fairly hip LA songwriter – the great Johnny Mercer, the man who helped to build Capitol Records in the late 40s! The group's a swinging batch of west coasters that includes Howard Roberts on guitar and Bob Enevoldsen on trombone – giving the al ...

Bobby Troup — Distinctive Style Of Bobby Troup . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 One of the straighter sessions ever recorded by vocalist Bobby Troup – an intimate quartet side, with backing by Howard Roberts on guitar, Bob Enevoldsen on bass, and Don Heath on drums. Bobby sings and plays piano – in that warm, laidback LA style that's made him one of our favorite ma ...

Armando Trovajoli — Italiani Brava Gente . . . CD Late May, 2013

Stanley Turrentine — Straight Ahead . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

McCoy Tyner — Dimensions . . . CD Around June 26, 2013

McCoy Tyner & Jackie McLean — It's About Time . . . CD Around July 24, 2013 Nicer than you might think, for the vintage! Other players include Ron Carter on bass, Al Foster on drums, Jon Faddis on trumpet, and Marcus Miller on a bit of electric bass. Titles include "You Taught My Heart To Sing", "Hip Toe", "Spur Of The Moment", "It's Abo ...

U-Roy — Hold On Rasta . . . LP Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Ugly Heroes (Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent, Red Pill) — Ugly Heroes . . . CD Late May, 2013

Ugly Heroes (Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent, Red Pill) — Ugly Heroes . . . LP Late May, 2013

Ugly Things — Issue 36 – Fall/Winter 2013 . . . Magazine Fall 2013

Piero Umiliani — Tra Scienza E Fantascienza . . . CD Late May, 2013

Uncut — Issue 192 – May 2013 (with bonus CD) . . . Magazine Around April 18, 2013 (delayed)

Dana Valery — Not The Flower But The Root (with bonus track) . . . CD Around July 10, 2013 A soaringly soulful set, thanks to production by Carl Davis and Willie Henderson, and arrangements by Tom Tom Washington and Sonny Sanders – a Brunswick super-team who make the set sound just like some of their bigger records from the time! Add to that a host of tracks penned by Eugene Record ...

Marcos Valle — Samba '68 . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 One of the grooviest Verve albums of all time – a rare American session from Brazilian legend Marcos Valle – and his only US album to feature vocals! The album's even dreamier than Valle's early bossa sides from Brazil – and the setting has some nice Verve-like touches from Deodat ...

Rob Van De Wouw — Reboot Your Soul . . . CD Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Rob Van De Wouw — Tunnelvision . . . CD Mid-April, 2013 (delayed)

Townes Van Zandt — In The Beginning . . . LP Around June 15, 2013 A heck of a discovery – early recordings Townes Van Zandt cut in mid 60s Nashville – a couple of years before his official solo debut, and a soul shakingly beautiful mix of his country folk blues storytelling and some more rollicking numbers that work exceptionally well! One of the thin ...

Vangelis — Sex Power (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around May 15, 2013 (delayed)

Vanilla Fudge — Rock & Roll (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around May 27, 2013

Patrick Vian — Bruits Et Temps Analogues . . . CD Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Patrick Vian — Bruits Et Temps Analogues . . . LP Mid-May, 2013 (delayed)

Ronnie Von — A Maquina Voadora (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 1, 2013 A really standout set from Brazilian rocker Ronnie Von – easily one of his greatest records ever, and a set that shows some wonderful steps forward in production and arrangements! Ronnie's still got a rock approach at his core, but he's often working here with fuller backings that include str ...

Ronnie Von — A Misteriosa Luta Do Reino De Parassempre Contra O Imperio De Nuncamais (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 1, 2013 Great late 60s work from Ronnie Von – an under-appreciated Brazilian rocker, and one with a sound that sits nicely between the Jovem Guarda generation and some of the headier groups to come in the 70s! There's a nice array of psychedelic influences at play here – strong echoes of Britis ...

Ronnie Von — Ronnie Von (1968) (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 1, 2013 Groovy psychedelic rock from Brazil – the self-titled effort from Ronnie Von – a Brazilian television personality and musician who stayed incredibly busy from late 60s through the 70s – but recorded few albums as sublime as this album from 1968! It's really a near-perfect batch of ...

Charles Walker & The Dynamites — Love Is Only Everything (with bonus download) . . . LP Around May 28, 2013 Maybe the most smoking collaboration so far between The Dynamites and vocalist Charles Walker – a singer who only seems to sound younger and younger with each new record – driven on by the sharp funky sounds of the group! Walker's got a way of stretching out a note that's rooted in 60s ...

Scott Walker — Scott – The Collection 1967 to 1970 (5CD set) . . . CD Late April, 2013 (delayed)

Scott Walker — Scott – The Collection 1967 to 1970 (5LP set) . . . LP Late April, 2013 (delayed)

C Robert Walker — Something's Going On . . . CD Around April 1, 2013 (delayed)

Robert Walter's 20th Congress — Get Thy Bearings . . . CD Around June 25, 2013

Robert Walter's 20th Congress — Get Thy Bearings . . . LP Around June 25, 2013

Walter Wanderley — Batucada . . . CD Around June 19, 2013 One of our favorite Walter Wanderley albums ever – and a record that moves past the more familiar bossa trio style used on his hits for Verve, into groovier new territory with added players who include Dom Um Romao on drums and Marcos Valle on guitar! And not only is the lineup expanded, but ...

Dionne Warwick — Anyone Who Had A Heart (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 Can 60s pop get any better than this? It's hard to think so – given the near-perfect sound of this album, and its unique blend of soul, vocal, and mainstream modes! The album's only the second in the career of Dionne Warwick, but she's already at the top of her game – singing with a se ...

Dionne Warwick — Dionne (Warner) (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 A great post-Scepter album by Dionne Warwick – one that still has her working with Burt Bacharach, but at a level that's somehow more mature, more adult than even before! There's a gentle quality here that gets beyond the straighter pop of Warwick's 60s hits, and moves into the realm inhabite ...

Dionne Warwick — Dionne Warwick In Paris (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 A unique concert album from Dionne Warwick – proof that her talents weren't always restricted to Burt Bacharach arrangements in the studio! The setting is the classy Olympia Theater in Paris, and the style is a bit more open than on Dionne's studio albums – with less material by Bachara ...

Dionne Warwick — Dionne Warwick On Stage & In The Movies . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 Dionne Warwick's making a bit of a break from formula for this album – by singing a batch of tunes from films and shows, none of which were written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David! Yet despite this change from earlier records, the album's still got a sound that's strongly in keeping with Wa ...

Dionne Warwick — Dionne Warwick's Greatest Motion Picture Hits (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 An album that collects a number of groovy tunes by Dionne – some from movies she starred in, some from soundtracks she recorded, and others from films that she never had a hand in at all! Arrangements are by Burt Barcharach, Pat Williams, Garry Sherman, and Bobby Scott – and titles incl ...

Dionne Warwick — Dionne Warwicke Story – A Decade Of Gold (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 Although this one looks like a greatest hits set, it's actually a live show that features Dionne running through most of her big Bacharach hits during the Scepter years. The set features impersonations by Dionne on tracks like "Baby Love", "Bill Bailey", and "Falling In Lov ...

Dionne Warwick — From Within (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 Dionne's working with Memphis producer Chips Moman, in a mode that's clearly designed to give her more credibility with the hipper soul scene at the end of the 60s! Burt Bacharach's still in the shadows, but Moman's the real genius on this set – working with Dionne to create a style that's go ...

Dionne Warwick — Here I Am (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 Five albums into Dionne Warwick's classic run for Scepter Records, and she's still sounding great – head and shoulders above most other female pop singers of her generation, with a style that really sets a whole new standard for the time! Burt Bacharach handled most of the arrangements here & ...

Dionne Warwick — Here Where There Is Love (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 Dionne Warwick's missing from the cover of this album, but the record still managed to be one of her biggest of the 60s – thanks to a near-classic selection of tunes, and sublime arrangements from the mighty Burt Bacharach! There's a confident, mature approach to the record that's arguably ev ...

Dionne Warwick — I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 Wonderfully mature work from Dionne Warwick – one of her last few albums for the Scepter label,with a sense of maturity, poise, and grace that tops even Dionne's earliest classics for the label. She's still working heavily here with Burt Bacharach – who produced and arranged most of the ...

Dionne Warwick — Just Being Myself (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 While the title may claim that Dionne Warwick is "Just Being Myself", the sound of the set is something completely different – a surprisingly great album that has the lady working with the post-Motown production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland! There's a quality here that resonates s ...

Dionne Warwick — Love At First Sight (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 The final Warner Brothers album from Dionne Warwick – and a smooth, sophisticated affair done with full arrangements from Michael Omartian! The sound's still not as pop disco as you might expect from the time, and Dionne's gentle vocals are often cast in backings that step along nicely with a ...

Dionne Warwick — Magic Of Believing (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 Quite an unusual album for Dionne Warwick – a late 60s effort that has her returning to her gospel roots, and singing with backing from The Drinkard Sisters – a group originally founded by Dionne's mother, and which featured a young Cissy Houston! The sound here isn't as strictly gospel ...

Dionne Warwick — Make Way For Dionne Warwick (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 It's plenty easy to make way for Dionne Warwick with an album as great as this – the kind of set that spawned countless imitators in later years, but which still sounds better than most of the rest! Hearing the record is almost like going back to the headwaters of 60s pop – especially t ...

Dionne Warwick — Presenting Dionne Warwick (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 The birth of a genius – and Dionne Warwick's first album in a mighty 60s run for Scepter Records! The album's the first full length collaboration between Warwick and the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David – but it's already the stuff of legend – an album that easily bridges the ...

Dionne Warwick — Promises Promises (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 Produced by Burt Bacharach – with a classic set of arrangements by Burt, Don Sebesky, and Peter Matz, all in that breathy gentle style that works so well with Dionne's vocals. Titles include "Promises Promises", "This Girl's In Love With You", "Where Is Love", &q ...

Dionne Warwick — Sensitive Sound Of Dionne Warwick (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 Sensitive, but never sleepy – a perfect balance between gentle pop and deeper soul – served up with masterful arrangements and production from Burt Bacharach! The album's an early treasure in Dionne's 60s run for Scepter Records – an album that features a bit less Bacharach/David ...

Dionne Warwick — Soulful (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 Dionne's certainly winning the "soulful" tag on this albums – working with Memphis producer Chips Moman, in a mode that's clearly designed to give her more credibility with the hipper soul scene at the end of the 60s! Burt Bacharach's still in the shadows, but Moman's the real geniu ...

Dionne Warwick — Then Came You (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 A surprise mid 70s hit for Dionne Warwick – a warm and bubbling bit of soul, done with uptown maestro Jerry Ragovoy in a perfect AM pop style! The centerpiece of the album is the super-hit tune "Then Came You" – a duet with The Spinners produced and arranged by Thom Bell at Si ...

Dionne Warwick — Track Of The Cat (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 A wonderful album from Dionne Warwick – probably her greatest record after the early years! The session was recorded with production by Thom Bell at Sigma Sound in Philly – and the style is a sweet blend of Philly modes, from fragile ballads to midtempo groovers, all done in a warm and ...

Dionne Warwick — Valley Of The Dolls (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 Not so much a soundtrack, as it is a great set of Bacharach/David tunes, with arrangements by Burt, Manny Albam, and Pat Williams, structured around the title hit, and featuring tunes with a similar somber quality. Gone is the dreamy optimism of some of Dionne's earlier albums – and in its pl ...

Dionne Warwick — Very Dionne (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around July 17, 2013 Dionne Warwick's last Bacharach album for Scepter Records. Burt's still very much at the helm on Very Dionne – working with Warwick in an ever-maturing mode that's expanded a bit with some help on arrangements from Marty Paich and Larry Wilcox. The mood is adult, but still has some of the dr ...

Dionne Warwick — Windows Of The World . . . CD Around July 3, 2013 Seminal later work from Dionne Warwick – an album that perfectly sums up her evolving genius at Scepter Records! Windows Of The World continues the very successful Bacharach-led arrangement scheme – but also features Dionne deepening things a bit more vocally, and also hitting some more ...

Johnny Guitar Watson — Funk Beyond The Call Of Duty/Giant . . . CD Around May 27, 2013

Johnny Guitar Watson — What The Hell Is This/Love Jones . . . CD Around May 27, 2013

Wax Poetics — Issue #55 – Summer 2013 . . . Magazine Early June, 2013

Weather Girls — Success (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 3, 2013 Before Martha Wash went on to success cutting vocals on soulful house numbers, she was one half of the Paul Jabara produced pop disco duo the Weather Girls. This album was probably their most successful, with the hit "It's Raining Men", plus "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hai ...

Webster Wraight Ensemble — No Lucky Days . . . LP Mid-June, 2013

Webster Wraight Ensemble — No Lucky Days . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Whispers — Love Is Where You Find It/Love For Love . . . CD Early June, 2013

Karyn White — Carpe Diem – Seize The Day . . . CD Summer 2012 (delayed)

White Mandingos (Murs, Darryl Jenifer) — Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

White Mandingos (Murs, Darryl Jenifer) — Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me (plus download) . . . LP Mid-June, 2013

Bobby Whitlock — Bobby Whitlock (180 gram vinyl) . . . LP Around June 25, 2013

Bobby Whitlock — Raw Velvet (180 gram vinyl) . . . LP Late June, 2013

Bobby Whitlock — Where There's a Will There's a Way – The ABC-Dunhill Recordings (Bobby Whitlock/Red Velvet) . . . CD Late June, 2013

Barney Wilen — Barney Wilen Quintet (180 gram vinyl) . . . LP Mid-May, 2013 (delayed) Genius early work from a young Barney Wilen – an album issued in the US during a brief time when the French tenor star was turning a lot of heads on the American scene! The date's a great illustration of Wilen's amazingly deft talents on the tenor right from the start – a keen ear for ...

Tony Williams — Foreign Intrigue . . . CD Around July 24, 2013

Hannah Williams & The Tastemakers/Susan Cadogan — I'm A Good Woman/Day After Day . . . 7-inch Mid-February, 2013 (delayed)

Mason Williams — Mason Williams Ear Show . . . CD Around June 4, 2013

Mason Williams — Mason Williams Phonograph Record . . . CD Around June 4, 2013 Amazing stuff – one of those records you see for years, and always pass by – but which yields some real surprises once you dig in! The set features, of course, Mason's huge hit "Classical Gas" – an instrumental you'll recognize instantly – but next to that is the s ...

Tony Williams — Native Heart . . . CD Around August 21, 2013

John Towner Williams — World On A String . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 An unusual session in the 50s Bethelehm catalog – one that features work by pianist/arranger John Towner Williams, based around a selection of Harold Arlen tunes, and set to a variety of larger backings that include west coast players Herb Geller, Milt Bernhardt, and Gene Cipriano! The style ...

Claude Williamson — Claude Williamson Trio . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Surprisingly firey work from pianist Claude Williamson – arguably the better of his albums for Bethlehem, and a real cooker that shows a tremendous command of the keys! Claude's working here with a tight trio that includes Don Prell on bass and Chuck Flores on drums – often leading out ...

Claude Williamson — Round Midnight . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 One of the greatest albums ever from west coast pianist Claude Williamson – from the cool image on the cover, right down to the freely swinging grooves on the vinyl! Williamson's working here in trio formation with Red Mitchell on bass and Mel Lewis on drums – mostly on familiar tunes, ...

Jackie Wilson — Beautiful Day (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around July 10, 2013 Killer Chicago soul from Jackie Wilson – with stone cold Brunswick production by Carl Davis, and lots of arrangements by Willie Henderson. The title cut "Beautiful Day" is a soaring original tune that's really great – and other tracks include "It's All Over", "W ...

Jackie Wilson — Higher & Higher . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 A wonderful little album from Jackie Wilson – one that helped him redefine his sound and save his career! Jackie's earlier work for Brunswick was a mish-mash of styles that ranged from raw R&B to smooth supper-club jazz to silly novelty numbers, all of which had gotten pretty stale by the ...

Nancy Wilson — Kaleidoscope/I Know I Love Him . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Jerri Winters — Somebody Loves Me . . . CD Around June 12, 2013 Jerri Winters gets some hip backings here – thanks to help from the Al Belletto Sextet, who almost share the star spotlight on the record as much as Jerri! The combo are perhaps best known for their 50s work on Capitol, but they sound equally great here – stepping out with a tight sound ...

Wire — Issue 352 – June 2013 . . . Magazine Early June, 2013

Harlan Wolf/Marty Waters — Radioactive Flip Flop/Midnight Blues . . . 7-inch Late May, 2013

Basil Wolverton — Creeping Death From Neptune – Horror & Science Fiction Comics By Basil Wolverton . . . Book Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Bobby Womack — Everything's Gonna Be Alright – Singles 1967 to 1976 . . . CD Early July, 2013

Phil Woods — Cool Woods . . . CD Late August, 2013

Billy Wooten — Evening On The Canal . . . CD Early July, 2013

Winston Wright — Liquidator Strikes Back . . . CD Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Winston Wright — Liquidator Strikes Back . . . LP Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Yambu — Sunny (Whiskey Barons rework)/Hippopotamus (Whiskey Barons rework) . . . 12-inch Around December 15, 2012 (delayed) Classic Latin club from this New York combo! "Sunny" is done here in a nice jazzy Latin style – warm, mellow, with that early Joe Bataaan Salsoul style firmly in place! There's some electricity in the arrangements, female voices on the chorus, and nice use of wah wah guitar under t ...

Yatha Bhuta Jazz Combo (Onra/Buddy Sativa) — Yatha Bhuta Jazz Combo . . . LP Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Yatha Bhuta Jazz Combo (Onra/Buddy Sativa) — Yatha Bhuta Jazz Combo . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Karen Young — Hot Shot (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around June 25, 2013 Classic club from Karen Young – definitely one of the campier talents on the West End label, but still pretty soulful overall! The album's almost more in the mode of work on Prelude than West End – as tracks are all long, and roll along with a fair bit of instrumentation in the mix &nda ...

Roland Young — Isophonic Boogie Woogie . . . LP Around February 20, 2013 (delayed) A fantastic self-released album by the enigmatic Roland Young – an unusual blend of organic sounds and slight electronics – all put together with the careful creativity of older albums by members of the AACM! Roland plays all the instruments here himself – in a set of tracks that ...

Young & Company — I Like What You're Doing To Me (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around July 10, 2013 Young & Company were an obscure New Jersey group who struck big momentarily with the single "I Like What You're Doing To Me", and got a brief chance to cut this one and only album for Brunswick as a follow-up. The album's an interesting one, because it came at a time when the last-gas ...

Young-Holt Trio — Wack Wack . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 Amazing stuff from bassist Eldee Young and drummer Isaac "Red" Holt! At the time of this release, the pair had already risen to great fame as the rhythm backing for Ramsey Lewis in his first trio – but broke out on their own as a solo act, with a real focus on rhythmic piano grooves ...

Young-Holt Unlimited — Soulful Strut . . . CD Around June 5, 2013 A funky soul instrumental classic – all the way through! The team of Eldee Young and Redd Holt first came to prominence with Ramsey Lewis' first Chicago trio, then branched out on their own as a jazz act – but by the time of this set, they'd picked up a hipper, funkier late 60s sort of ...

Mothers Of Invention (Frank Zappa) — Freak Out (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 18, 2013 A fabulous furry freak out from Frank Zappa – the start of a legendary run in the late 60s – and a record that is still as mindblowing now as it was all those many years back! There's a deadpan quality to the vocals that's unlike anything other groups were trying for at the time – ...

Frank Zappa & The Mothers — Over-Nite Sensation (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around June 18, 2013 One of Frank Zappa's biggest-selling albums of the early 70s and it's also one of his best ever! Over-Nite Sensation finds Zappa's leftfield weirdness and sly social satire at play within adventurous, but accessible arrangements. It's got some early fusiony rock bits paired with heavy drums and mu ...

Zbonics — Time To Do Your Thing . . . CD Early June, 2013

Zoltan — Homage To Psychomania & John Cameron . . . 12-inch Early July, 2013

Various — Acid Rain – Definitive Chicago Acid House (4CD set) . . . CD Early July, 2013

Various — Ahbe Casabe – Exotic Blues & Rhythm Vol 2 (10inch vinyl) . . . LP Late May, 2013

Various — Atlantic Sounds Of Burt Bacharach . . . CD Late July, 2013

Various — Beatles 67 Vol 1 – Sgt Pepper's Brazuca Club Bands . . . CD Around April 25, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Beatles 67 Vol 2 . . . CD Around April 25, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Beatles Album Branco – Indie Version . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Best Of Brunswick – Groove & Soul . . . CD Early June, 2013

Various — Best Of Brunswick – Mellow & Soul . . . CD Early June, 2013

Various — Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas – Tropicalista Psychedelic Masterpieces 1967 to 1976 . . . LP Late May, 2013 A fuzzed out treasure trove of rare Brazilian psychedelia – wild stuff that's in many ways akin to the freewheeling sounds of the Tropicalia movement, but not necessarily taking on the cultural and political weight of that movement – and more about the boundless spirit of psychedelia an ...

Various — Brazuca! – Samba Rock & Brazilian Groove From The Golden Years 1966 to 1978 . . . LP Late March, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Brazuca! – Samba Rock & Brazilian Groove From The Golden Years 1966 to 1978 . . . CD Late March, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Burt Bacharach – Anyone Who Had A Heart . . . CD Late May, 2013

Various — Classic Harmonica Blues From Smithsonian Folkways . . . CD Late May, 2013

Various — Complete Motown Singles 12A – 1972 (limited edition 5CD set) . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Various — Country Soul Sisters 2 – Women In Country Music 1956 to 1979 . . . CD Early June, 2013

Various — Country Soul Sisters 2 – Women In Country Music 1956 to 1979 . . . LP Early June, 2013

Various — Daora – Underground Sounds Of Urban Brasil – Hip Hop, Beats, Afro, & Dub . . . CD Early June, 2013

Various — Dedicated Swallower Of Fashion – Mixed By Doug Shipton (unmixed vinyl) . . . LP Mid-June, 2013 A tripped out mix of spacey, funky and psych-soaked soundscapes compiled by Doug Shipton – the main main behind the incredible Finders Keepers/B-Music empire of exotic funk reissues and compilations! Dedicated Swallower Of Fashion is a set built from of 45 different, unlisted vintage cuts fro ...

Various — Destination Boogie – Classic Eighties Boogie, Soul & Electro-Funk Nuggets Selected By Joey Negro & Sean P . . . LP Around May 1, 2013 (delayed) 80s grooves galore – and a sublime collection of rare and underground boogie tunes from a few decades back! The package was put together by rabid collectors Joey Negro and Sean P – and is a welcome contrast to some of the dodgier 80s sets on the market – because Joey and Sean have ...

Various — DJ Nori – Back To My Roots – Salsoul . . . CD Late April, 2013 (delayed)

Various — DJ Nori – Back To My Roots – West End . . . CD Late April, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Drive (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around May 28, 2013

Various — Drop On Down In Florida – Field Recordings Of African American Traditional Music 1977 to 1980 . . . LP Around March 4, 2013 (delayed) Late 70s recordings from rural Florida – but a wealth of music that feels like it could come from decades before – all packaged with a huge 224 page hardcover book that's worth the price of the collection alone! The volume's a wonderful illustration of the continued local nature of Amer ...

Various — Dupla Fantasia – Mr Lennon . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Dupla Fantasia – Mrs Lennon . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Ecstasy Of Gold – 22 Killer Bullets from the Spaghetti West Vol 2 . . . LP Early June, 2013

Various — Ecstasy Of Gold – 23 Killer Bullets from the Spaghetti West Vol 1 . . . LP Early June, 2013

Various — El Paso Rock Vol 8 – El Vampiro . . . CD Around January 20, 2013 (delayed)

Various — El Paso Rock Vol 8 – El Vampiro . . . LP Around January 20, 2013 (delayed)

Various — El Paso Rock Vol 9 – Sand Surfin . . . CD Around January 20, 2013 (delayed)

Various — El Paso Rock Vol 9 – Sand Surfin . . . LP Around January 20, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Enjoy The Experience – Homemade Records 1958 to 1992 . . . CD Late May, 2013

Various — Enjoy The Experience – Homemade Records 1958 to 1992 . . . LP Late May, 2013

Various — Ethiopiques Volume 28 – Ali Birra – Great Oromo Music . . . CD Around May 1, 2013 (delayed)

Various — George Harrison – Tudo Passa . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Going Wild – Music City Rock N Roll . . . CD Around June 24, 2013

Various — Greatest Hits From Outer Space . . . CD Around June 24, 2013

Various — Greek Rhapsody – Instrumental Music From Greece 1905 to 1956 (2CDs & book) . . . CD Early June, 2013

Various — Jerk Boom Bam – Greasy Rhythm & Soul Party Vol 5 . . . LP Around May 27, 2013

Various — Jerk Boom Bam – Greasy Rhythm & Soul Party Vol 6 . . . LP Around May 27, 2013

Various — Jerk Boom Bam – Greasy Rhythm & Soul Party Vol 7 . . . LP Around May 27, 2013

Various — Jerk Boom Bam – Greasy Rhythm & Soul Party Vol 8 . . . LP Around May 27, 2013

Various — Jerk Boom Bam – Greasy Rhythm & Soul Party Vol 9 . . . LP Around May 27, 2013

Various — Jewel/Paula/Ronn Blues Story . . . CD Late May, 2013

Various — Katanga – Exotic Blues & Rhythm Vol 1 (10inch vinyl) . . . LP Late May, 2013

Various — Katy's 50th Birthday . . . CD Early December, 2012 (delayed)

Various — King Bullard Version – Songs Of The BOS Label . . . LP Early June, 2013

Various — Ku-Pow – British Guitar Instrumental Music Of The 60s . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Various — Ladies At Joe Gibbs . . . CD Late May, 2013

Various — Land Of 1000 Dances – The Complete Rampart Recordings (4CD box set) . . . CD Early February, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Latinameriska Vol 1 . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Latinameriska Vol 2 . . . LP Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Legendary Wild Rockers 3 – A Collection Of Rare Rockabilly & Surf From The 50s & Early 60s – Compiled By Keb Darge & Little Edith . . . CD Around June 11, 2013

Various — Legendary Wild Rockers 3 – A Collection Of Rare Rockabilly & Surf From The 50s & Early 60s – Compiled By Keb Darge & Little Edith . . . LP Around June 11, 2013

Various — Let Me Play This For You – Rare Cajun Recordings . . . CD Late June, 2013

Various — Let's Boogaloo Vol 6 . . . CD Early November, 2013

Various — Let's Boogaloo Vol 6 . . . LP Early November, 2013

Various — Mirror To The Soul – Carribean Jump Up, Mambo & Calypso Beat 1954 to 1977 . . . LP Mid-May, 2013 (delayed) A tremendous overview of Carribean sounds from the 50s through the 70s – served up with exactly the kind of depth and care we've come to expect from the folks at Soul Jazz Records! The collection goes way past the obvious – and way past any obvious cliches as well – to really dig ...

Various — Mod Jazz . . . LP Around May 27, 2013 One of our favorite compilations of all time – a smoking batch of soulful jazz from the 60s, with a slight bit of funk and blues thrown in as well! The set's exactly what's promised in the title – jazz cuts, but with an ultra-cool mod vibe – the kind of soulful sounds that played ...

Various — Molam Thai Country Groove From Isan Vol 2 . . . LP Around June 1, 2013 Hard to believe a genre as obscure as this would yield up enough material for another set – but this second volume's almost even more wonderful than the first! As before, the work here is all molam – a Laotian and Thai folk country music genre, but one with plenty of psychedelic touches ...

Various — Muggsy Story . . . CD Spring 2013

Various — Muggsy Story . . . LP Spring 2013

Various — Muro King Of Diggin – Diggin Brunswick . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Nicola Conte Presents Viagem 5 . . . CD Late June, 2013

Various — Nightingales & Canaries – Aching & Radiant Voices Of Women Of The Middle East From The 30s & 40s . . . LP Late May, 2013

Various — Nighttime Lovers Vol 18 – A Fine Collection Of Disco Funk Classics Of The 80s . . . CD Around April 26, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Overdose Of The Holy Ghost – The Sound Of Gospel Through The Disco & Boogie Eras . . . LP Mid-April, 2013 (delayed) Spiritual sounds for the dancefloor – a completely compelling mix of disco and gospel modes, served up here with some of the best-ever examples of the style! Given the decades of crossing between the secular and spiritual worlds of soul music before the disco years, the blend is hardly a surp ...

Various — Philly Regrooved Vol 3 – More From The Master – Tom Moulton Remixes . . . CD Around June 17, 2013

Various — Pop A Paris Vol 5 – SOS Mesdemoiselles . . . CD Mid-April, 2013 (delayed) A never-ending batch of wonderful tunes – the 5th volume in this amazing series of 60s French pop! If your ears have been a bit lazy lately, pick up this set and prepare to have your mind blown – as it's filled with loads of groovy little tunes you've probably never heard, all stacked u ...

Various — Psych Funk Sa Re Ga! – Seminar : Aesthetic Expressions Of Psychedelic Funk Music In India 1970 to 1983 . . . LP Late May, 2013 A funky psychedelic kaliedoscope of grooves from India – killer numbers from the 70s and into the early 80s – Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga, from the folks who put together the equally heavy Psych-Funk 101 and Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas compilations! Most of cuts here have a raw, fuzzed out un ...

Various — R&B Hipshakers Vol 1 – Teach Me To Monkey . . . LP Around June 1, 2013 A treasure box of early 60s R&B 45s – a top shelf collection of singles cut for the King & Federal labels from 1960 to 1964 – amazing numbers from Hank Ballard, Freddy King, The Drivers, Little Bobby Moore, Willie Dixon & The Big Wheels, Johnny Guitar Watson, Carol Ford, Litt ...

Various — R&B Hipshakers Vol 2 – Scratch That Itch . . . LP Around June 1, 2013 A treasure trove of rare soul and R&B 45 numbers from the King & Federal catalogs – featuring some big names and lesser-remembered singers – absolutely fantastic stuff, most of which have never been issued on CD before! King & Federal at it's most exciting. Compiled by D ...

Various — Record Kicks 10 – All The Hits & Exclusive New Tracks . . . CD Early March, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Ringo Peace & Love – Homenagem Brasileira . . . CD Around May 20, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Road Leading Home – Songs By Dan Penn . . . CD Late June, 2013

Various — Rough Guide To Psychedelic Brazil (with bonus CD) . . . CD Late May, 2013

Various — Sambabook Martinho Da Vila (DVD) . . . DVD Around May 10, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Sambabook Martinho Da Vila Vols 1 & 2 . . . CD Around May 10, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Saoco Vol 2 . . . CD Around June 10, 2013

Various — Saoco Vol 2 . . . LP Around June 10, 2013

Various — Scared To Get Happy – A Story Of Indie Pop 1980 to 1989 (5CD set) . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Various — Shades Of Blue . . . CD Around August 21, 2013

Various — Shake-A-Leg Vol 2 . . . CD Around June 10, 2013

Various — Shake-A-Leg Vol 2 . . . LP Around June 10, 2013

Various — Sophisticated Boom Boom – The Shadow Morton Story . . . CD Around June 24, 2013

Various — Soweto Disco EP – Oh Yeh Soweto/Friday Night Special (Sofrito Vs Kilombo edit)/Highway Sporo Disco (edit) . . . 12-inch Early June, 2013 Soweto disco from the dawn of the 80s – "Oh Yeo Soweto" and "Friday Night Special" by Teaspoon & Waves – the latter a Sofrito Vs Kilombo edit – plus an edited version of Highway Sporo Disco by Nzimande Allstars! Teaspoon & Waves' "Oh Yeh Soweto&qu ...

Various — Teranga Senegal . . . CD Early May, 2013 (delayed)

Various — This Is Bossa Nova . . . CD Mid-June, 2013

Various — Total Reggae – Chart Hits In Reggae . . . CD Late June, 2013

Various — Tres Chic – More French Girl Singers Of The 60s . . . CD Around June 24, 2013

Various — Tres Chic – More French Girl Singers Of The 60s . . . LP Around June 24, 2013

Various — Tropical Discotheque EP 2 – Christina Lover (Sofrito edit)/Palm Wine Disco (Hide & Smile edit)/La Rosa/Dance (Frankie Francis edit) . . . 12-inch Early June, 2013

Various — Turn Me Loose – Outsiders Of Old Time Music . . . CD Late May, 2013

Various — Turn Me Loose – Outsiders Of Old Time Music . . . LP Late May, 2013

Various — Under The Influence Vol 3 . . . LP Mid-June, 2013

Various — Under The Influence Vol 3 . . . CD Early June, 2013

Various — Voltaique Panoramique Vol 1 – Various Gems From Burkina Faso . . . LP Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Voltaique Panoramique Vol 1 – Various Gems From Burkina Faso . . . CD Early April, 2013 (delayed)

Various — Warner Brothers Sounds Of Burt Bacharach . . . CD Late July, 2013

Various — West End Records Story . . . CD Early June, 2013

Various — Which Way Does The Blood Red River Run – Some Of The Best Songs Recorded For The Testament Label 1961 to 1967 . . . LP Late May, 2013