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Themba
ThembaSoweto/Afrodelic (UK), 1976. (reissue)
LP...$19.99
26.99
A killer bit of jazz funk from the South African scene of the 70s – the only album ever issued by this group headed up by Themba Mokoena, a guitarist with a very groovy sense of rhythm – working here along some unnamed musicians who are all pretty darn groovy too! There's an especailly ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Joao Donato
SerotoninaThink (Japan), 2025.
LP...$40.99
49.99
Pure genius from the legendary Joao Donato – and a record that's got all the wonderful warmth as his classic albums from the 70s! Joao plays some mighty sweet electric piano on the set – and tunes move between some jazzy instrumentals and vocal numbers that have all that beautiful, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Gianni Marchetti
SolstitiumRCA/Dialogo (Italy), 1978. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
29.99
A bit of a musical calendar – in that all of its eight tracks are named after a month of the year – and one that's got a full-on set of sweet 70s electric touches from the great maestro Gianni Marchetti! Gianni's at the height of his powers here – shifting the mode nicely from ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Kenny Wheeler Legacy
Some Days Are Better – The Lost ScoresGreenleaf, 2024.
CD...$16.99
17.99
Work by a contemporary group, but one that exposes a lost moment in the long career of modern jazz genius Kenny Wheeler – a point when the composer/trumpeter was writing music for film and TV scores – mostly just for broadcast on the BBC, and not recorded on any of Kenny's own albums of ... CD (Jazz CD)
Mercury/BGO (UK), Late 1960s. 2CD
CD...$14.99
19.99
Four incredible albums from Jerry Butler – three of which appear here on CD for the first time ever! First up is Soul Artistry – a real moment of 60s genius from the great Jerry Butler – a set that helps Jerry step even further up the steps of soul music from his earlier years at ... CD (Soul CD)
Various
Rare Grooves – A Funk & Soul EraBellaphon (Germany), 1970s.
CD...$14.99
16.99
A set of rare grooves that's rarer than most – given that almost all the cuts here came from the German scene of the 70s, and are so obscure that we'd not heard most of them before! The sounds are definitely funky, but with some nicely fresh vibes – different production styles, unique ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
King/We Want Sounds (UK), Late 1970s/Early 1980s.
A set of definite bliss from the Tokyo scene – served up here in tracks that bring influences from American soul and funk to play with the rising sound of the city pop generation! There's a vibe here that's a nice change from other collections of this nature – as the choice of tracks ... CD (Japanese CD)
Katalyst Conversation
Live In BrusselsKatalyst, 2025.
You may not know the name of Katalyst Conversation, but you'll definitely know some of the players – as the combo is an all-star quartet of key musicians from the Chicago scene – with a lineup that includes Ari Brown on saxes and piano, Ed Wilkerson on saxes and clarinet, Preyas Roy on ... CD (Jazz CD)
Altons
Heartache In Room 14Daptone, 2025.
Really lovely work from The Altos – a group that features lead vocals from Adriana Flores and Bryan Ponce, two singers who offer up a nicely fresh take on the sweet soul sound of years back! The pair are very different than most male/female duos in soul – as they sing with a style that' ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Young Mothers
Better If You Let ItBirdwatcher, 2025.
Fantastic work from the Young Mothers – a group who've only given us a handful of records in the past decade or two – but who always seem to really knock it out of the park with each new release! The group has many distinct parts, but all come together in ways that are even greater ... CD (Jazz CD)
Tatsushi Ichiki
Eastern European Groove Disc GuideDu Books (Japan), 2024.
Book...$28.99
34.99
A great look at a secret world of lost groovy records – served up by a Japanese collector who really knows his stuff! This book goes deeper than other disc guides we've handled for funk and jazz – as there's a really mad mix of music within, issued by labels that were mostly working ... Book (Book)
Takeo Moriyama
Hush-A-ByeUnion/Think (Japan), 1978.
CD...$19.99
24.99
Modal, magical, and mighty soulful too – a killer 70s set from drummer Takeo Moriyama, and one that wonderfully mixes lyrical moments with some more freewheeling energy! Moriyama's got a perfect balance with the group – and the album has some especially nice work on piano from the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ancients (Isaiah Collier/
Ancients
Eremite, 2024. 2LP
LP...$44.99
49.99
A record that's a real nod to the spiritual saxophone genius of Isaiah Collier, as it features him on these beautiful long tracks in the company of two giants from an earlier generation of jazz – the legendary William Parker on bass and the mighty William Hooker on drums! The trio create ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Strawberry (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s.
CD...$29.99
34.99
A fantastic look at a really groundbreaking moment in British music – a time when modern jazz, progressive rock, and psychedelic music were all being jumbled up and shaken up – with results that were completely unique to the scene, and still really sound tremendous all these many years ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Orquestre Maquis Du Zaire & Orchestre Safari Sound
Zanzibara 11 – Congo In Dar Dance No Sweat 1982 to 1986Buda (France), Mid 1980s.
CD...$13.99
15.99
Two great groups from the scene in Tanzania – both of whom rocked the clubs in Dar Es Salaam in the 80s! There's a similar sound to both groups – older Congolese rumba modes inflected with highlife guitar lines – and topped with vocals that are sung in unison, and often have an ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Cicci Santucci/
Olimpiade
Soundworkshop/Le Tres Jazz Club (France), 1971. (reissue)
LP...$31.99
36.99
The team of Santucci and Scoppa gave the world plenty of great jazz records over the years – and this sweet 70s set is definitely one of them! The album's maybe their grooviest sound library session of the time – done for the hip Sound Workshop label of Piero Umiliani, and mixing all ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Gianni Marchetti
EquinoxRCA/Dialogo (Italy), 1977. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
34.99
A set with an Aztec image on the cover, and a few title tunes that hint at Latin American theme – yet one that's got a lot more going on than just those few references might imply! The album's got all the depth of some of the other 70s sound library material from the great Gianni Marchetti ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Romantic/Digikiller, Late 1980s.
LP...$19.99
24.99
Rare tracks from producer John "Little John" McMorris – work that was originally issued on his Romantic imprint during the digital years, but which also has a strong roots component too! Despite the love-styled cover, there's a nice dose of message-oriented work too – mixing ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Sun Ra
Prophet (with bonus tracks)Modern Harmonic, 1986.
The legendary Sun Ra is certainly a prophet in jazz – but here, the word has a different meaning – as it refers to the Prophet VS keyboard, which Ra used for the first time in this mid 80s recording! Sun Ra is no stranger to electronics – he was coming up with all sorts of weird ... CD (Jazz CD)
Anthony Joseph
Rowing Up River To Get Our Names BackHeavenly Sweetness (France), 2025.
CD...$14.99
19.99
The title and the cover here will really give you an idea of the righteous power of the album – part of the ever-growing cultural legacy that Anthony Joseph has given us in recent years – all at a level that should make him as important to our contemporary scene as the Last Poets and ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Richie Havens
Mixed BagVerve/Elemental (Spain), 1967.
LP...$27.99
29.99
The genius of Richie Havens at this point is beyond compare – a unique take on the dying folk sound of the 60s, one that infused it with a deeper sense of soul that helped it get new legs in the Woodstock generation – yet which is also heard here before any of the post-hippie cliches ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
James Brandon Lewis
Apple CoresAnti, 2025.
LP...$21.99
23.99
Maybe one of the greatest albums to date from saxophonist James Brandon Lewis – and that's saying a hell of a lot, given that all of his records have been pretty darn fantastic! The set features a series of tracks that are improvised, but often very rhythmic – dancing with all this ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Rashied Ali with Frank Lowe
Sidewalks In MotionSurvival, 2001.
LP...$25.99
29.99
A wonderful unissued session from the final decade in the career of drummer Rashied Ali – a set that's got a bit more straight swing than some of his 70s material, but which still comes across with a really unique vibe overall! Ali's years of breaking past familiar rhythms are lingering at ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Success Bottling Works
Nightlife In ChicagoSuccess Bottling Works, 2024.
Book...$13.99
16.99
A great document of a really legendary Chicago publication – one designed for visitors and convention crowds looking for after-hours fun – which was definitely delivered by the long-running Nightlife In Chicago publication! The thin magazine was regularly scattered around town – ... Book (Book)
Ace (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$29.99
34.99
A fantastic look at a really unique moment in American pop and rock – a time when some groups were using larger arrangements to make things wonderfully complex in the backgrounds – all while still creating tunes that were pretty darn catchy! The shift is very different than the love of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Mereba
Breeze Grew A FireSecretly Canadian, 2025.
CD...$12.99
14.99
Killer Cali soul from Mereba – and the singer assures us that the title of the album didn't have anything to do with the recent conflagration in the city of angels! Instead, it's a reference to the way that her sound has a slow, low glow, then gets brighter as it moves on – exactly the ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Black Flower
KineticSdban (Belgium), 2025.
CD...$17.99
19.99
Really enigmatic sounds from Black Flower – a group we've really come to love for the way they uniquely blend global instrumentation and jazz – never in a style that's just a facile mix of modes – and instead this approach that's both complex and organic at the same time – ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Various
Barnyard BeehiveNumero, Late 1960s/Early 1970s.
We can always leave it to the Numero Group to go deep – and that's definitely what they do this time around – plunging headlong into the world of underground country singles from the farther reaches of the indie label world! The tracks here are all by female artists who recorded very ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
William Hooker
JubilationORG, 2025.
A contemporary set from drummer William Hooker, but a set that feels as if it's been plucked from the glory days of the loft jazz scene – as Hooker works here with a host of younger musicians to craft a wonderfully powerful set of tracks that hang perfectly between free improvisation and an ... CD (Jazz CD)
Vanguard/Mosaic, Mid 1950s.
CD...$128.99
129.99
A fantastic overview of a sometimes-overlooked moment in postwar jazz – recordings from a brief period when the mostly-folk Vanguard Records label was experimenting with jazz – and set up a number of fantastic studio sessions with key players from the years of trad and swing! Some of ... CD (Jazz CD)
Robin Platts
Time Of The Season – The Rise & Fall Of The ZombiesHoZac, 2025.
A really great look at one of our favorite bands of the 60s – and one that presents The Zombies with a host of visual elements as well – as the book is stacked with all sorts of photos, record advertisements, and other vintage images! The book is still more text than image, though ... Book (Book)
Greg Foat
Rituals Of InfinityAmeritz (UK), 2024.
LP...$24.99
34.99
The cover's a bit surreal, but the music's very down to earth – maybe one of the most jazzy albums from keyboardist Greg Foat in awhile – and a set that features all sorts of wonderful work on Fender Rhodes! The set's almost got a classic CTI vibe at times – with long tracks that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Ayako Hosokawa with Toshiyuki Miyama
Call MeThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1979.
CD...$16.99
24.99
An excellent 70s album from Ayako Hosokawa – and one that has a bit more bite than some of her other records from the time, thanks to excellent backings from the New Herd ensemble of Toshiyuki Miyama! The group have a very groovy sound – tight horns balanced with a bit of electricity ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Roslyn & Charles
Spirit Of The Living GodCheri/Goodtime, 1982.
CD...$12.99
13.99
An obscure bit of gospel soul from the start of the 80s – and one with a groove that effortlessly crosses over into secular territory of the time! There's a number of upbeat tracks here that are really wonderful – a bit like the Clark Sisters at their best, with uplifting lyrics that ... CD (Gospel CD)
Tramp (Germany), 1970s.
The Praise Poems series always goes deeper than most – way past the worlds of rare groove, Northern Soul, and deep funk – to a spot where underdiscovered nuggets still exist, as long as you know where to look! That's definitely the case this time around, as the set's filled with all ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Unionen
UnionenWeJazz (Finland), 2024.
CD...$16.99
19.99
Excellent work from a quartet of well-known Scandinavian jazz modernists – players we love from many other records of their own, but who work together with a sound that's wonderfully fresh and distinct! The album's a jazz date, but one that's also concerned with a wider palette of sonic ... CD (Jazz CD)
Bill Evans
Further Conversations With MyselfVerve/Elemental (Spain), 1967. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$31.99
39.99
A follow up to the similarly-titled Conversations With Myself album recorded several years before this session – and like that one, a record that has Bill Evans playing "with" himself, via the technology of overdubs – so that the whole thing comes across as a set of piano ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Elias Stemeseder
Umbra IIIIntakt (Switzerland), 2025.
CD...$17.99
19.99
A fantastic blend of keyboards, percussion, and electronics – served up here on two very long, live, improvised tunes! Leader Elias Stemeseder plays a spinet, quite an unusual instrument for such a session – and he's matched on the keys by the great Craig Taborn, who brings in some ... CD (Jazz CD)
Roy Budd
Get Carter (with bonus tracks)Beatball (South Korea), 1971. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$44.99
49.99
Maybe the greatest moment ever from Brit soundtrack genius Roy Budd – an artist who started with his roots in jazz piano, but who really explodes here in a range of groovy styles! The main title is an incredible blend of Eastern percussion and moody jazz – and other cuts bring in some ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2025.
CD...$14.99
18.99
A killer collection of tracks from around the globe – all served up straight from the decks of a legendary DJ! Guts has a big role as a producer in the contemporary French underground – but his role as a DJ may well be even more impressive – as he's got a fantastic ear for global ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Johnny Osbourne
Truths & Rights (2LP pressing – with bonus tracks)Studio One, 1979. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$30.99
35.99
A landmark dancehall set for Johnny Osbourne and Coxsone Dodd! This tremendous album was one of Dodd and Studio One's opening salvos in the transition from the heavy roots era into the dancehall decade – and is also a bit of a comeback for Osbourne, returning to the Kingston scene from ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Adrian Younge
Adrian Younge Presents Linear Labs Sao PauloLinear Labs, 2025.
A set with a Brazilian city in the title, but one that's got a lot more going on than that might make you expect – as the whole thing is a very expansive showcase for the ever-growing musical talents of Adrian Younge! Some of the tunes have the majesty that Younge's brought to his soundtrack ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Joachim Kuhn
Echappee – Piano SoloIntakt (Switzerland), 2025. 2CD
CD...$29.99
32.99
Stunning solo work from the legendary Joachim Kuhn – a musician who's been giving us magical work on the piano since the 60s, and who still sounds mindblowing here! Kuhn's got this way of being free, but also bringing in some warmth – not really melody or structure, but balancing tones ... CD (Jazz CD)
Essential, 1972.
CD...$11.99
14.99
A really unusual 70s performance by The Drifters – very different than the tighter production of their UK-only albums of the time, as the set's a live one, and has a very stripped-down approach! Reportedly, the group are singing here at a time when they were receiving honorary degrees from ... CD (Soul CD)
Rashied Ali & Leroy Jenkins
Swift Are The Winds Of Life (2LP pressing – with bonus tracks)Survival, 1975. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$39.99
44.99
Drummer Rashied Ali was one of the most important late life musical partners of John Coltrane – and in the years after Coltrane passed, Ali only got more amazing – really breaking past conventional modes on the drum kit, and making incredible 70s recordings like this one! The set's a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Argo/Jackpot, 1961. (reissue)
LP...$25.99
29.99
A tremendous album from Etta James – her follow up to the groundbreaking At Last record, and one that continues to push her into the sophisticated soul territory that would mark her as one of the greatest talents to record for Chess Records in the 60s! Etta's very different here than on her ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Vince Guaraldi
Be My Valentine Charlie BrownLee Mendelson Film Productions, 1975.
A really sweet 70s soundtrack from the great Vince Guaraldi – one that's very heavy on electric piano, and which also has some other keyboards as well – delivered with a nicely intimate group on most numbers, in ways that almost take Vince back to the trio years of his earliest jazz ... CD (Jazz CD)
Jose Maria Penaranda/
Asi Es El No 1
Sound Triangle/Essential, 1975.
CD...$11.99
14.99
A rare album on the legendary Miami Sound Triangle label – and one with a very unique vibe! The first five tracks are from Colombian leader Jose Maria Penaranda, and have a rootsy early cumbia vibe – driving rhythms topped by all sorts of deft work on accordion, and peppered with horns ... CD (Latin CD)
Pacific Express
ExpressionsGull/Voom Voom (France), 1979. (reissue)
LP...$30.99
34.99
A 70s classic from one of the greatest groups going on the South African scene of the time – a very soulful group who have a vibe that's much more universal than some of their contemporaries – so much so, there's almost a Stevie Wonder approach to most of the best tracks here! The ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad with Ebo Taylor
Jazz Is Dead 22 – Ebo TaylorJazz Is Dead, 2025.
Maybe one of the greatest albums in the long and storied career of Afro Funk pioneer Ebo Taylor – even though he was 88 years old when it was recorded! The set proves that true shining lights never grow dim – as the presence of Taylor here really seems to reinvigorate the purpose of ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Various
On The Prowl With The WolfBear Family (Germany), Late 1950s/Early 1960s.
CD...$13.99
18.99
The kind of collection that would make Little Red Riding Hood pretty darn scared – and maybe the Three Little Pigs too – as the set is filled with wolf-themed numbers in a mad mix of musical styles! The collection follows that great style of recent musically-mixed releases from the ... CD (Rock CD)
Don Julian
Savage (orange vinyl pressing)Money/Real Gone, 1973. (reissue)
LP...$25.99
27.99
One of the greatest blacksploitation soundtracks of the 70s – and one of the rarest too! The album's a crowning achievement for the mighty Don Julian – an artist who's best known for his earlier LA soul with The Larks, but who steps out here with a hip, hard-grooving sound that's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Caixa Cubo
Modo AviaoFar Out (UK), 2024.
Fantastic Fender Rhodes from a contemporary Brazilian trio – one who almost seem to take on the best territory that Azymuth worked in back in the day! The sound is lean – just the drums of Joao Fideles, bass of Noa Stroeter, and the mighty nice Rhodes work of Henrique Gomide – a ... CD (Brazil CD)
Dusko Goykovich
Doo's Blues – The 1967 Belgian Radio RecordingsSdban (Belgium), 1967.
LP...$32.99
36.99
Fantastic lost work from trumpeter Dusko Goykovich – recorded right around the same time that he was making such wonderful contributions to the Saba/MPS label in the late 60s! Dusko was easily one of the hippest, and most original trumpeters to emerge from the European scene in the 60s ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Sonny Rollins
Alfie (180 gram pressing)Impulse/Verve, 1965. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$36.99
38.99
One of the most unique Sonny Rollins albums of the 60s – a soundtrack effort for a British film that starred a young Michael Caine – yet a set that's served up with all the sharp edges you might expect from some of Rollins' other records of the decade! The tenorist is in a slightly ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Roland Kirk
Rip, Rig & Panic (180 gram pressing)Limelight/Elemental (Spain), 1965. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$31.99
33.99
Mindblowing work from Roland Kirk – a record that really pushes the boundaries of his music even farther than some of his earlier, and excellent, albums for the Mercury label! Kirk's really stretching out here – finding a space in jazz that's uniquely his own – modern, yet ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Enzo Randisi
Enzo Randisi Swing EnsembleRansemble/SeriE.WOC (Italy), 1981. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
59.99
Very cool work from Italian jazzman Enzo Randisi – a player we normally hear on vibes, but who here is using the "Musser percussion keyboards" – which have a very vibes-like sound! Enzo's roots are still very much in place – working in a combo that also features tenor ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Adrian Younge with Venice Dawn
Something About AprilWax Poetics/Linear Labs, 2011.
LP...$21.99
24.99
A contemporary classic from Adrian Younge – and his first full soul album, after some previous soundtrack material! The record's got all the fragile, lovestruck qualities you'd expect from the image on the cover – a real throwback to the glory days of indie soul, particularly the East ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Be Bop Deluxe
Modern Music (2CD version – with bonus tracks)Harvest/Esoteric (UK), 1976. 2CD
CD...$18.99
24.99
Be Bop Deluxe have a bit of a new wave look on the cover, and the album definitely marks a change in sound a bit – heading towards some of the directions that Bill Nelson would take in years to come! Nelson produced the set with help from the great John Leckie – whose touch you can ... CD (Rock CD)
Paragons/
Paragons Vs The Harptones
Musictone/Essential, 1964.
CD...$11.99
14.99
A rare 60s album from these two legendary New York vocal groups – issued on a very tiny label, and with a vibe that presents both acts with the kind of stripped-down sound that made them two of the best acts to emerge from the postwar generation of street corner harmony! Neither act was ever ... CD (Soul CD)
Grapefruit (UK), 1966. 3 CDs
CD...$29.99
34.99
Fantastic sounds from a real turning point in British music – a moment when the mod groups and singers of the year before were letting in a bit more freak and fuzz – yet all in ways that still kept the songs as short, tight, and tuneful as before! You might consider this work the big ... CD (Rock CD)
Mulatu & Hoodna Orchestra
Tension (with bonus download)Batov (UK), 2024.
LP...$28.99
32.99
A mighty sweet criss-crossing of cultures – as the vibes and percussion of the legendary Mulatu Astatke come into play with the work of Israeli Afro Funk band Hoodna! Hoodna clearly make a nod to the elder giant at times – playing with more Ethio modes than on other records, blending ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Impressions
Ridin HighABC/Virgin, 1966. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
28.99
The title and cover say it all – because The Impressions here are at the top of their game – riding high on a tremendous wave of soul, and soaring forth with a sense of pride and power few other groups could match! Maestro Johnny Pate is on board to handle the arrangements and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Ginger Johnson & His African Messengers
African Party (2LP pressing – with bonus tracks)Masquerade/BBE (UK), 1967. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$30.99
35.99
An African Party indeed – recorded in London at the end of the 60s, and featuring a blistering array of percussion and jazz-based influences! Ginger Johnson got his start on the London scene playing a mix of jazz and Latin rhythms in bigger groups, but broke out on his own in the mid 60s to ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
We Only Make Believe/Decca/BGO (UK), Early 1970s. 2CDs
CD...$14.99
19.99
Maybe the greatest move that Conway Twitty ever did was moving from being a rocker to a country singer – and the second was hooking up with Loretta Lynn, a vocalist who really helped Twitty hit some of his greatest moments on record! Twitty's vocal approach was first crafted in the ... CD (Folk/Country CD)
Last Poets with Tony Allen
Africanism (with bonus CD)Africa Seven (UK), 2024. 2CDs
CD...$16.99
19.99
An incredible return to form for the legendary Last Poets – and a set that's maybe one of the most hard-burning albums they ever recorded! The group reprise some of their most famous themes – messages first spoken in the 70s, but which continue to have an incredible amount of power all ... CD (Soul CD)
Kashmere Stage Band
Expo 75 Concert Tour JapanKashmere Records/P-Vine (Japan), 1975. (reissue)
LP...$31.99
39.99
Rare Japanese live material from the legendary Kashmere Stage Band – a southern group made up from very young musicians – but one that comes across with a wickedly funky vibe! Despite their roots in Texas, Kashmere got the chance to play a live set in Okinawa in 1975 – quite an ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Kedzie/Strut (UK), 1974. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$25.99
27.99
A really great chapter in the long and funky history of the musicians that also played in Lafayette Afro Rock Band and Cane & Abel – and a cool little set that may be one of the best records to ever come from the collective! The players work here as Ice – and come across like some ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Charlie Whitehead
Charlie Whitehead At YellowstoneWizard/Essential, 1977.
CD...$11.99
14.99
A rare 70s soul nugget, and a set that's hardly what you'd expect from the image on the cover and the Yellowstone reference in the title – maybe the most obscure album ever from soul singer Charlie Whitehead – a vocalist who's best known for his early 70s collaborations with Swamp Dogg, ... CD (Soul CD)
Various
Spiritual Jazz 17 – Esoteric, Modal, & Progressive Jazz From The Saba & MPS Labels 1965 to 1978MPS/Jazzman (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s.
Maybe the greatest entry in this long-running series so far – but that's because the MPS/Saba imprint is maybe one of our favorite jazz labels of all time! Right from the start, the German company had an ear for really creative, groundbreaking experiments in jazz – mixing cultures, ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Cymande
RenascenseBMG (France), 2025.
CD...$14.99
16.99
The surprising return of Cymande – the legendary London funk group who made some underground gems back in the 70s, and whose fame has only seemed to grow and grow in recent decades! Cymande have been sampled, streamed, and circulated in ways that never happened back in the day – and ... CD (Soul CD)
Peter Tosh
No Nuclear War (yellow vinyl pressing)EMI/Parlophone, 1987. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
Peter Tosh wears his politics on his sleeve here – really foregrounding the message in his music as he deals with nuclear war, Apartheid, prison reform, and other big issues of the day! The set's got that brighter polish that Tosh was bringing to his productions of the period – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Bruno Nicolai
L'Onorata Famiglia Uccidere E Cosa NostraGemelli/Holy Basil (Italy), 1973. (reissue)
LP...$32.99
38.99
Excellent work from Bruno Nicolai – and the album's one of his key soundtracks that really echoes his time spent collaborating with Ennio Morricone! There's some great piano on the record – handled with that Morricone-like way of hitting the keys that's off-tune and weirdly isolated in ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Vibration Black Finger
Everybody Cryin MercyEnid (UK), 2024.
LP...$26.99
29.99
Really heady work from this hip London ensemble – a group formed by Lascelle Gordon, who helped found the Brand New Heavies back in the day – and music that's got a much more spiritual vibe overall! We loved previous work by Vibration Black Finger, but this set really pushes the group ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Ace (UK), Late 1960s.
CD...$13.99
18.99
A very groovy set of obscure UK girl pop from the 60s – and a really well-chosen collection that goes way past the hits, in search of the coolest cuts of the scene! The lineup is a mix of artists who are well-known for serving up work on the more soulful side of the spectrum – and ... CD (Rock CD)
Alice Coltrane & Others
Alice Coltrane – Monumental EternalDelmonico, 2025.
Book...$41.99
60.00
Not the book you might expect, but one that's maybe even cooler overall – as it's not a biography of Alice Coltrane, but a set of artworks that were created in tribute to her life and music – combined with a huge amount of Alice Coltrane archival material – all brought together ... Book (Book)
Fumio Itabashi
Watarase – VoiceP-Vine (Japan), 2010s.
CD...$18.99
24.99
Incredible variations on the most famous theme ever penned by spiritual Japanese pianist Fumio Itabashi – tracks that were mostly recorded in the past 20 years, and which feature a singer working alongside Itabashi's beautiful long lines on piano! Make no mistake, this isn't jazz vocal work ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ray & His Court
Ray & His CourtSound Triangle/Mr Bongo (UK), 1973.
Some of the tightest funky 70s jamming ever – a lost gem from Ray & His Musical Court, a group that perfectly fuses JB/Horny Horns funk with beat-heavy Afro-Cuban groove! Ray and the group are one of the more obscure funky combos of the era, and it's a damn shame, because the group's ... CD (Soul CD)
Marcos Valle
Samba '68Verve/Elemental (Spain), 1968. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
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 ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Miharu Koshi
Tutu (pink vinyl pressing)Alfa/Great Tracks (Japan), 1983. (reissue)
LP...$39.99
49.99
A great album from Miharu Koshi – one that features a collaboration with Marc Moulin's Telex group on the first track – which sets a vibe that echoes throughout the rest of the album! There's almost more of a Euro vibe going on here than more familiar city pop – particularly that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Japanese LP)
Wilson Pickett
Live In JapanRCA/Floating World (UK), 1973. 2CD
CD...$10.99
16.99
An unusual live set from Wilson Pickett – recorded in Tokyo, and originally only issued in Japan – and an album that features Pickett nicely stepping past the sound of his Atlantic years while still hanging onto some of their best qualities too! The live setting makes for a nicely down ... CD (Soul CD)
Bacillus/Esoteric (UK), 1971. 2CD
CD...$18.99
24.99
A classic bit of mainstream prog from Nektar – a group who were a big part of the German underground of the early 70s, but who also managed to make some waves on this side of the Atlantic as well! Nektar aren't as full-on or focused as some of the prog acts who cracked the charts at the time ... CD (Rock CD)
Wilco
Ghost Is BornNonesuch/RPM, 2004. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$36.99
39.99
Wilco's dynamic and different follow up to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot rolls from piano-backed melancholy, through hypnotic revolving rhythmic bliss, to jagged guitar attacks – sometimes within the same song! Jeff Tweedy's artful, heartfelt lyricism and his heavier-handed role as a guitarist stand ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Nyron Higor
Nyron HigorFar Out (UK), 2025.
CD...$13.99
18.99
A beautiful second album from Nyron Higor – a Brazilian artist who seems destined to be huge in years to come! Nyron's more than just a musician – as he works here with a sense of sonic ambition and unique expression that maybe rivals the generation of Arthur Verocai and Edu Lobo, ... CD (Brazil CD)
Freddie Hubbard
Here To Stay (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1962/1985. (reissue)
LP...$25.99
28.99
A great session that was recorded by Freddie Hubbard in the 60s, but not issued by Blue Note until the mid 70s – and only then as part of a short-lived double length set! This version is the first real issue of the material – with the original cover art intended for the session in the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Various
C92 (3CD set)Cherry Red (UK), 1992. 3CDs
CD...$30.99
39.99
A huge set, and one that documents just how far the British pop scene had come in the six years since the release of the legendary C86 compilation – as the year is one in which UK music burst forth on the global scene in so many sounds and styles – really helping reinvigorate the world ... CD (Rock CD)
Livy Ekemezie
Friday Night (blue vinyl pressing)Linic Major/Odion Livingstone (UK), Early 80s. (reissue)
LP...$32.99
39.99
A rare boogie set from the Nigerian scene – but one that also has the power to circle the globe with a universal sense of soul – as you might guess by the cosmopolitan look of Livy Ekemezie on the cover! The set's got a very strong tie to the grooves of the New York scene of the time ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Jon Hendricks
Jon Hendricks Live At Club 43Hindsight, 1968. 2CD
A never-issued live set from the great jazz singer Jon Hendricks – and a record that's full of surprises too! The set's from a time when Hendricks was doing a lot of work overseas – stretching out especially in the comforts of the British scene, where he really developed the best sides ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Thin Lizzy
Acoustic Sessions (clear vinyl pressing)Mercury, 2024.
LP...$27.99
29.99
A fantastic re-imagining of the classic work of Thin Lizzy – as the set features original vocals and basslines from the late, legendary Phil Lynott, plus new acoustic guitar from Eric Bell, who was in the first version of the group! Lynott's voice maybe sounds even more amazing here – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Copeland Davis
Smouldering Secrets (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Regalia/P-Vine (Japan), Mid 1970s.
Sweet disco and soulful jazz – the only album we've ever seen from Copeland Davis, a great talent on the piano, and a mellow soul singer with a clear inspiration from Marvin Gaye! The album's a pretty unusual one – in that the overall groove is instrumental, mostly tight rhythms and ... CD (Soul CD)
Kashmere Stage Band
Kashmere Stage Band Plays OriginalsKashmere Records/P-Vine (Japan), Early 1970s. (reissue)
LP...$31.99
39.99
An all-original set from the Kashmere Stage Band – one of the funkiest combos going in early 70s Texas! The album features a range of tunes written by bandleader Conrad Johnson – all hard-hitting numbers that take off from the group's roots as a funkier high school band, and which show ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Paul Motian
MisteriosoBlack Saint/Eargong (Italy), 1987. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
29.99
A record with a Thelonious Monk reference in the title, and two Monk tunes in the set list – but one that definitely departs from more familiar Monkish modes, thanks to the unbounded creativity of drummer Paul Motian at this point in his career! Part of the vibe here seems to channel some ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Brides Of Funkenstein
Funk Or WalkAtlantic/BGP (UK), 1978.
CD...$8.99
13.99
A funky female duo from the P-Funk empire – one of George Clinton's few girl-based projects of the 70s, and a group who are markedly more funk-based than Parlet! Vocals are by the duo of Lyn Mabry and Dawn Silva – but the main sound of the set comes from the tightly crafted rhythms ... CD (Soul CD)
Ronnie Mathews
Selena's DanceTimeless/Solid (Japan), 1988.
CD...$11.99
15.99
Ronnie Mathews is a pianist we always love, no matter what the context – but here he's in this extra-great trio with bassist Stafford James, who almost seems to take center stage at times! James' deep, round tone is a perfect match for Mathews' approach to piano – and while Ronnie ... CD (Jazz CD)
Hiroshi Sato
Awakening (blue vinyl pressing)Alpha/Great Tracks (Japan), 1982. (reissue)
LP...$40.99
49.99
A mighty nice album from Japanese keyboardist Hiroshi Sato – and a set that's full of surprises throughout! The record begins in territory that's almost like some of the ambient Japanese work to come, but then moves into more fusion-based modes that warm things up very nicely – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Japanese LP)
Beat/Sounds From The Screen (Italy), 1968. (reissue)
LP...$23.99
29.99
Sweeping strings, African themes, and one of the most beautiful Armando Trovajoli soundtracks of the 60s – a real standout from the already-great Italian scene of the time, and filled with beautiful tunes that are pretty new to our ears! The set's got plenty of those great Trovajoli bossa ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Michael Naura
CallMPS (Germany), 1970.
CD...$11.99
16.99
A stunner of a Fender Rhodes album – one of a few rare sides cut by pianist Michael Naura – and a lost MPS session that's one of the label's best from the 70s! The group's a quartet, with a very open, fluid sound – and it mixes Naura's Rhodes with the vibes of Wolfgang Schluter ... CD (Jazz CD)
Return To Forever
Music MagicColumbia/Floating World (UK), 1977.
CD...$12.99
18.99
Lots of musical magic here – a further extension of the Return To Forever vibe that helped Chick Corea find some of his best energy of the 70s! The style is still as tightly focused as before, but also opens up with a bit more soul, too – trading some slight moments of jamming for a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Natural Yogurt Band & The Oracle
NebulousBMM (France), 2024.
LP...$30.99
34.99
The Natural Yogurt Band sound even sweeter here than usual – as their already-great gritty funk approach is mixed with all sorts of wonderful keyboard work from The Oracle – who brings in some really unusual electric piano sounds, and some great organ lines too! As with other NYB ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Don Hunerberg & Peter Gillespie
Phase Murmer (with bonus tracks)Modern Harmonic, 1973.
An unusual set of instrumental music from the Dayton scene of the early 70s – sounds that are partly free jazz, but also have a lot more going on as well! The instrumentation is often unconventional, even when the sources are familiar – all sorts of sonic play that almost feels more ... CD (Jazz CD)
Amy Gadiaga
All Black EverythingJazz Refreshed/P-Vine (Japan), 2024.
CD...$18.99
24.99
A brilliant album from bassist Amy Gadiaga – a newcomer to London's Jazz Refreshed label, but one who easily stands strongly next to some of her labelmates on the scene! Amy plays bass, as you might expect from her image on the cover – and has a bold style that's jazz at the core, but ... CD (Jazz CD)
Safari
SafariVAP/Beatball (South Korea), 1984.
LP...$37.99
44.99
A killer set of fusion from the Japanese scene of the 80s – recorded at a point when their scene was still going strong! The group have a lean, soulful vibe throughout – very much the best soul-inspired fusion that the Japanese labels were maybe releasing better than US companies at ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Madvillain (Madlib & MF Doom)
Madvillainy DemosStones Throw, Early 2000s.
LP...$27.99
29.99
The long-overdue official release of sounds that were leaked to the world before the release of the groundbreaking Madvillainy album – back in the days when it seemed like the internet was an open door to all the freshest sounds in the world of the underground! The cuts are from 2002, before ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Franco Micalizzi
Stridulum (The Visitor) (180 gram pressing – with bonus tracks)RCA/Beatball (South Korea), 1979. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
38.99
Franco Micalizzi was one of the unrivaled maestros of the action score on the Italian scene of the 70s – and here, he does a great job of blending that experience with some slightly moodier touches – creating a really nice blend of tunes that swing effortlessly between clubby groovers ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
DKR, Mid 1970s. 2LP
LP...$27.99
29.99
A rare set work from the glory days of King Tubby's studio – all handled by the young Prince Philip Smart, who was Tubby's first engineer in the legendary laboratory of Jamaican music! The tracks are definitely as dubby as promised in the title, but there's also plenty of standout vocals as ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Takeo Moriyama
Seishun Kayou (Japanese paper sleeve edition)FSL (Japan), 2025.
CD...$23.99
29.99
Really lovely later work from 70s Japanese jazz legend Takeo Moriyama – a very dynamic drummer who could sometimes play very outside, but who here works in a set of beautiful duets with pianist Nobumasa Tanaka! A few of the tunes on the set are older numbers written by the great Fumio ... CD (Jazz CD)
Gangsta Blac
Breakin Da Law (purple vinyl pressing with booklet)Now Again, 1994. (reissue)
LP...$23.99
27.99
A cassette-only gem from the Memphis scene of the 90s – one of those underground releases that made it seem like everyone could become a local king in the world of hip hop! The music emerged with a DIY principle on the streets of the South Bronx at the start – but nearly two decades ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Setenta
Apollo Solar DriveLatin Big Note (France), 2024.
LP...$26.99
29.99
It's a bit hard to believe that Setenta have been giving us grooves for almost 20 years – yet hearing the quality of the set, and the tightness of the music, that long legacy of work together really seems to come through! The album's got this fantastic mix of Latin inspirations and funky ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Brass Construction
Don't Stop Keep On – The Definitive Collection (3CD set)United Artists/Robinsongs (UK), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. 3CD
CD...$29.99
34.99
A motherload of funky grooves from Brass Construction – one of the most unique groups of the 70s, and one whose music just seemed to get better and better as the years went on! The great Randy Muller's at the head of the lineup – a talent you may know from his work on other projects, ... CD (Soul CD)
Various
TK Breaks 101TK (UK), Mid 1970s.
LP...$27.99
29.99
The funkier side of the TK Records label from the 70s – a company best known for some big disco and pop hits of the time, but one who also recorded some mighty funky nuggets too! TK had some killer players working in its Miami studios, so that even when the artist in the front might change, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Takeshi Inomata
Drum Method (yellow vinyl pressing)Columbia/Lawson (Japan), 1972. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$42.99
49.99
The drum method here is often hard and heavy – a very funky style that makes the album one of the grooviest ever recorded by Japanese drummer Takeshi Inomata! The group here is his Sound Ltd ensemble – a bigger lineup directed by Norio Maeda with plenty of funky styles – almost a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Freddie Hubbard
Keep Your Soul TogetherCTI/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1973. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$38.99
39.99
Freddie Hubbard at the peak of his 70s powers – and one of his finest albums of the decade! The record follows strongly in the tone that Freddie set at CTI on his mighty Red Clay and Sky Dive sets – long, drawn out tracks – done with lots of electricity in the rhythms, and a very ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Dave Pike
Infra-RedMPS (Germany), 1970.
Amazing grooves from the legendary Dave Pike – one of the American vibists' few albums for the MPS label – and quite possibly the trippiest of the bunch! The set's a beautiful illustration of the freedoms that the MPS label offered American players like Pike – a chance to really ... CD (Jazz CD)
Pulci Perla
TatekietoPrado (France), 2025.
LP...$25.99
29.99
A really fantastic musical mashup – a larger group that combines the funky French quartet Pulcinella, and the sharp Peruvian trio La Perla – all with results that make for a sound that's very much its own! You'll hear bits of South American rhythms at play, and most of the vocals are ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Names You Can Trust (UK), 2024.
LP...$38.99
44.99
Contemporary music, but with a very timeless vibe – a selection of tracks recorded as part of a project to capture sounds of a Colombian scene that almost acts as a living archive of more traditional music – rural, regional styles that initially helped lay the groundwork for some of the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Wallen Bink (UK), 1976. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$52.99
59.99
Fantastic jazz from the New Zealand scene of the 70s – funky at times, modal at others – and material by a group who often have the same sort of sharp edges and rhythmic pulses of Stone Alliance, but who also open up more colors with a slightly larger sextet lineup! As with most of the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Various
Here, There, & Everywhere – Black America Sings John Lennon, Paul McCartney, & George HarrisonAce (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s.
A very cool take on the music of The Beatles – tunes originally penned by the Fab Four, but recorded in a very different way by American soul artists in the 60s and 70s – really opening up the tunes in ways you'd never expect from the original recordings! The music is a mix of soul and ... CD (Soul CD)
P-Vine (Japan), 2024.
A set that's got a slightly different approach than other albums with the Grey October Sounds name on the front, but which has a very similar sound overall – as the set features kicked-back work from the Italian Salad Days label – an imprint who work in very much the same territory! ... CD (Japanese CD)
Omar El Sherei
Music From The EastSoutelphan/We Want Sounds (UK), 1976. (reissue)
LP...$31.99
36.99
There's a lot of keys and switches on the organ on the front cover of this mid 70s Egyptian instrumental gem – and Omar El Sherei seems to put every single one of them to use, in his diverse interpretation of tunes originally composed by Mohamed Abdel Wahab! The record's a sweet mix of 70s ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Kathy Barr
Do It AgainAVA/Solid (Japan), 1964.
CD...$14.99
19.99
Kathy Barr's maybe best known for some very groovy work for RCA during the label's excellent female vocal years of the late 50s – and she's still going strong here on a great session of material from the 60s, with some excellent backings from Jerry Fielding – who shades things in with ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Matt Berry
Heard NoisesAcid Jazz (UK), 2024.
Matt Berry's been making records for years, and he just keeps on getting better and better – to a point where, even if he weren't a great talent on the screen, he'd be well-respected for his wonderful records like this! Berry's love of keyboards and classic sounds is very much in full force ... CD (Rock CD)
Denise LaSalle
Trapped By A Thing Called LoveWestbound/ORG, 1972.
The Westbound debut of Denise LaSalle – and a killer bit of southern soul recorded down in Memphis with Willie Mitchell, despite the Detroit address of the label! The set is a real burner throughout – one that features mostly original material by Denise, recorded with a spare and ... CD (Soul CD)
Renee Rosnes
Crossing PathsSmoke Sessions, 2024.
CD...$13.99
14.99
Pianist Renee Rosnes is definitely crossing paths here – mixing jazz and Brazilian music, and at a level that maybe tops any of her previous recordings in the style! There's a warm, mature quality to the set that avoids any easy cliches or overly-commercial leanings – and the whole ... CD (Jazz CD)
Booker Little
Booker Little & Friend (with bonus tracks)Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1961.
CD...$11.99
15.99
A fantastic sextet session recorded in 1961, shortly before Booker Little's death – and filled with all the promise and power he ever packed into his playing! There's a sharp, angular groove to many of the numbers here – that mix of modern and hardbop that was cresting best in the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Jorge Lopez Ruiz
BA JazzVik/RGS (Argentina), 1961. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
39.99
Great early work from Jorge Lopez Ruiz – an Argentine bassist who we already know for his more experimental recordings in the 70s – already sounding like a committed modernist here at the start of the 60s, in very hip group that also includes a young Gato Barbieri! The titles a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Kyoto Jazz Massive
Message From A New DawnVillage Again/Lawson (Japan), 2022. 2LP
LP...$48.99
59.99
The "new dawn" here is very well put – as the duo of Shuya Okino & Yoshihiro Okino are very much back in action as Kyoto Jazz Massive – working with all the soulful styles of their long legacy in music, but also drawing on some of the best jazzy currents of their other ... LP, Vinyl record album (New Grooves LP)
Mark Lawrence/
David & Lisa
AVA/Solid (Japan), 1962.
CD...$14.99
19.99
A great mix of soundtrack material and jazz – a split album, and one with two very different personalities! Some tracks feature music composed by Mark Lawrence, arranged by Norman Paris – the kind of perfect moody 60s soundtrack material that really fits the image on the cover – ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Thee Image
Thee Image (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Manticore/Big Pink (South Korea), 1975.
CD...$18.99
24.99
Thee Image are a 70s power trio – but one who go for a much more complex, jazzy sound than some of the other groups of this size – most of whom usually hang in hard rock territory! There's clearly a lot of overdubbing going on here – there would have to be to handle the guitar ... CD (Rock CD)
Moms Apple Pie
Moms Apple Pie (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Brown Bag/Big Pink (South Korea), 1972.
CD...$18.99
24.99
Sweet funky sounds from Mom's Apple Pie – a group who are maybe known best for the famous initial pornographic cover of this album, but who also have a full-on sound that's mighty nice too – one that mixes in a bit of saxophone, flute, trumpet, and trombone to their large lineup with ... CD (Rock CD)
Nate Wooley
Henry HouseIdeologic Organ, 2024.
CD...$13.99
14.99
Some of the most unique sounds to date from musician Nate Wooley – and very different work than you might expect if you've only heard him improvising on trumpet! Here, Wooley is more a painter in sound and text – using all sorts of instruments, tapes, and effects – in support of ... CD (Jazz CD)
Fremeaux & Associates (France), 1930s/1940s/1950s/Early 1960s. 3CD
CD...$19.99
29.99
A set that links together three distinct Southeast Asian cultures – Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam – each of which is represented here in a set that features more traditional recordings from the 20th Century – all presented with the usual Fremeux label notes in both English and ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Evan Parker
Heraclitean Two-Step (4CD Box Set)False Walls (UK), 2024. 4CDs
CD...$54.99
59.99
An incredible tribute to the genius of saxophonist Evan Parker – an improvising musician with a career that's not only incredibly long, but incredibly solid too – one that's shown development and continued creative growth over the decades – which is definitely what's on display ... CD (Jazz CD)
Richard Wyands
Then, Here, & Now (with bonus tracks)Storyville/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978.
CD...$11.99
15.99
A sparkling set from pianist Richard Wyands – and a great demonstration of that soulful flow he's really unfurled strongly in later years – captured here in an obscure trio outing from the late 70s! Wyands' is part of a small number of players who can be lyrical, yet forceful at the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Andrew Hill
Grass Roots (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1969. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$36.99
38.99
A real stroke of genius from pianist Andrew Hill – and a surprising one too! After an initial legacy of groundbreaking experimental sides for Blue Note, Hill returns to his "grass roots" on this excellent session of straight ahead, fairly funky, soul jazz piano tunes! In the notes ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Peter Brotzmann & Paal Nilssen-Love
Butterfly MushroomTrost (Austria), 2015.
LP...$33.99
36.99
Late live work from saxophone legend Peter Brotzmann – and music that shows that he was still burning brightly, even in the final decade of his life! The set was recorded in 2015, and no doubt gets a lot of its energy from the freewheeling drums of Paal Nilssen-Love, who is very much a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Jazz Crusaders
Freedom Sound (180 gram pressing)Pacific Jazz/Blue Note, 1961. (reissue)
LP...$36.99
38.99
Sublime early soul jazz from the Jazz Crusaders – a seminal set that really has the group taking off right away! The use of "freedom" in the title is well placed – as the set definitely shows the players stretching out a bit on their solos – hinting at the magic that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Muriel Grossmann
Light Of The MindDreamland (Australia), 2024.
CD...$16.99
24.99
A fantastic step forward for Muriel Grossmann – an artist who just keeps on expanding her talents at the same time she's expanding our minds! Murial delivers her familiar reed work here – on tenor, alto, and soprano sax – but she also brings deeper spiritual currents into play ... CD (Jazz CD)
Jackson Mathod
Studio Natives Vol 1Ameritz (UK), 2024.
LP...$23.99
26.99
There's no studio slickness going on here – as trumpeter Jackson Mathod leads a cool combo through a very live, spontaneous set of funky jazz – with a great sense of space in the rhythms that really keeps things soulful throughout! The vibe is almost as if the group were schooled on ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
George Adams/
Life Line
Timeless/Solid (Japan), 1981.
CD...$11.99
15.99
A strong outing from this key post-Mingus collaboration – and a record that really shows both Don Pullen and George Adams really coming into their own! Pullen's piano can have plenty of edges, as can Adams' tenor – but there's also some warmer, lyrical moments that really round things ... CD (Jazz CD)
Al Qasar
UncoveredWe Want Sounds (UK), 2024.
LP...$31.99
36.99
A cool criss-crossing of cultural modes – sounds served up by a contemporary group, but one who remind us of some of the unusual musical hybrids on the Crammed label back in the day! As with that work, there's a partial ear here towards European modes – including a very cool cover of a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express
Closer To It!RCA/Soul Bank (Germany), 1973. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
Soaring organ work from Brian Auger's Oblivion Express – and arguably the greatest album he ever cut with this post-Trinity group! The sound here is clean and lean – with Brian himself on a mix of organ, piano, and moog – really hitting a nice jazz funk mode that drops some of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Hat Art (Switzerland), 1980.
CD...$18.99
21.99
Never-issued genius from pianist Cecil Taylor – a tremendous live performance from a time when Cecil was at the height of his powers! The group here is a really compelling sextet – with frequent partner Jimmy Lyons on brilliant alto throughout, next to Ramsey Ameen on violin, Alan ... CD (Jazz CD)
Stan Getz
Jazz En Buenos AiresRGS (Argentina), 1980.
CD...$13.99
19.99
Stan Getz was really coming back strong at the start of the 80s – and you'll definitely hear that here, in a wonderful unreleased live performance from Bueno Aries! The group's a bit unusual, in that it features the guitar of Chuck Loeb next to piano from Mitch Forman, bass from Todd Coolman ... CD (Jazz CD)
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Nitty GrittySOUL/Elemental, 1969. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
28.99
One of our favorite albums by Gladys Knight – a set that seems to have a lot more edge than some of her later work, thanks to some rumbling production from the legendary Norman Whitfield! In a way, Norman's almost applying the Temptations sound to Gladys here – using fuller bass at the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Capitol/Sundazed, 1966. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
28.99
A fantastic set by one of the all-time great also-rans of the LA scene in the late 60s – a group who've got this fantastic blend of tuneful and sinister elements – psych mixed with all sorts of darker currents – and served up with a special quality that still makes this album a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Soft Machine
SoftsHarvest/Esoteric (UK), 1976. (reissue)
LP...$30.99
39.99
A sweet set by a very changed-up version of Soft Machine – a group who hardly resembles the one who first started out on their musical journey, and even one who's different than on their famous run of numbered albums in the early 70s! The tracks are shorter here, and often more melodic ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Carl Allen
TippinCellar Live, 2025.
CD...$11.99
12.99
The first album as a leader in many years from drummer Carl Allen – a player who's kept his talents tight working as a sideman for others, but who also really knocks it out of the park with this set – as the album's a killer trio date with Christian McBride on bass and Chris Potter on ... CD (Jazz CD)
Peter Gall
Love AvatarCompost (Germany), 2024.
A set with a lot of angular, rhythmic energy – maybe no surprise, as leader Peter Gall is a drummer – although those qualities also seem to be embraced strongly by the other members of the group – especially the pianist, Rainer Bohm – and saxophonist Wanja Slavin, who also ... CD (Jazz CD)
Nahawa Doumbia
Nahawa Doumbia Vol 2Awesome Tapes From Africa, 1982.
Completely captivating work from Malian legend Nahawa Doumia – a singer who's got this way of stretching things out and inflecting her vocals – with all these great elements that hardly make you want for anything else in the mix! And that's great, because the only accompaniment on the ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Gimisum/Now Again, 1994.
LP...$23.99
27.98
Incredibly gritty work from the Memphis scene of the mid-90s – the only full album ever issued by Carmike, originally released only as a cassette – and a set that's maybe one of the starkest, darkest records to come out of that legendary scene! There's a dreamlike quality to the whole ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Various
Call Me Old FashionedNumero, 1960s.
LP...$21.99
24.99
A Numero soundtrack for an imaginary film – one that provides a great way for the label to dig through the ever-expanding range of charming sounds in their catalog! The music here often features tunes that might not find their place in some of the other Numero sets, such as the Eccentric ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
RCA/Ace (UK), 1971.
A rare UK-only album from the great Norma Tanega – and a set that's very different than her quirky folk of the 60s! Here, Tanega's got a vibe that's rich and almost righteous – working next to singer Don Paul, whose presence on the record really balances out her style at times – ... CD (Folk/Country CD)
Greg Foat Group
Girl & Robot With FlowersJazzman (UK), 2012.
LP...$22.99
24.99
Amazing sounds from this very hip group – a contemporary combo, but one who play with a depth of sound to warrant their inclusion on the Jazzman label! The style is almost spiritual jazz, but a bit more laidback too – sounds that are cosmic, yet never soaring to the skies – and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Mississippi John Hurt
1928 SessionsYazoo/Shanachie, 1928. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
29.98
If you ever needed a record to convince you of the genius of rural blues, this one might be it – because the work within more than defies any of the easy cliches or later mainstream takes on the music! Yes, the album is a blues set – with Mississippi John Hurt on both acoustic guitar ... LP, Vinyl record album (Blues LP)
Little Richard
Second Coming (red vinyl pressing)Reprise/Omnivore, 1972. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
Funky 70s Little Richard – very much in the spirit of his Rill Thing album, although a bit more polished! The album features production and arrangements from New Orleans soul legend Bumps Blackwell – who first handled Richard way back when – and the record's sort of divided half ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Liquid Smoke
Liquid Smoke (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Avco/Big Pink (South Korea), 1970.
CD...$18.99
24.99
A surprisingly strong set of soul-influenced, psych-delivered tunes from Liquid Smoke – a group we know little about, and who share a name with one of our least-favorite cooking ingredients! The album's got some great tunes from the 60s soul songbook, mixed with originals by the group – ... CD (Rock CD)
Polskie Nagrania/GAD (Poland), 1976.
CD...$14.99
23.99
If you're looking for true 70s prog genius, you might well look no further than SBB – a Polish trio who cut records like this, to rival the bigger-known artists in the western European scene! The album's a masterpiece of jazz-inspired creation throughout – three long tracks, all filled ... CD (Rock CD)
Geoff Bastow
Music To Varnish Owls ByProgramme Music/Be With (UK), 1975. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
39.99
A record with maybe the strangest title we've ever seen for a sound library session – and one that's a real standout in the 70s instrumental scene – filled with all sorts of funky and groovy sounds from Geoff Bastow – maybe not the biggest name in library music, but a real unsung ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Little Richard
King Of Rock & Roll (white vinyl pressing)Reprise/Omnivore, 1971. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
A much rootsier set than some of Little Richard's other work for Reprise Records – a record that almost goes back to the old days, but via the hipper styles of the early 70s! HB Barnum arranged and produced the set, but the groove is less funkier than some of Barnum's other work of the time ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw With The Tone Jansa QuartetTimeless (Netherlands), 1985.
LP...$19.99
29.99
One of our favorite Woody Shaw albums from his later years – and an album that's got the same joyous spirit and free soaring feel of his best 70s work on Muse – really soaring with a sense of life and freedom in a really great way! The core group on the album is the Tone Jansa Quartet ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Ronald Snijders
PentaNight Dreamer (UK), 2024.
LP...$32.99
35.99
Fantastic contemporary work from Ronald Snijders – the flute player who cut some mighty sweet sides on the Dutch scene back in the day – and who's still sounding wonderful all these many years later! The album's one of the well-recorded, direct-to-disc sessions for the Night Dreamer ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Analog Africa (Germany), Late 1960s/1970s.
CD...$17.99
18.99
An amazing array of tropical Latin grooves – and work with a very dodgy background as well! The cuts here are all numbers that surfaced on the scene in Mexico City, but were recorded years earlier – tropical tracks from points farther away, on the South American continent – which ... CD (Latin CD)
Kashmere Stage Band
Kashmere 73 Live In ConcertKashmere Records/P-Vine (Japan), 1973. (reissue)
LP...$31.99
39.99
Soulful live work from the legendary Kashmere Stage Band – a small-time Texas ensemble from the 70s, but one who managed to record a heck of a lot of great records in a few short years! This concert record has the band sounding every bit as wonderful as in the studio – stepping forth ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
MGM/Big Pink (South Korea), 1971.
CD...$18.99
24.99
Coven sound very different than on their debut album – a set filled with witchcraft and spookiness – as here, they're tight, tuneful, and sparkling with this really great 70s crossover energy – which is maybe no surprise, given their huge hit single from the record! That single ... CD (Rock CD)
Charles Tolliver & Music Inc
Live At The Captain's CabinCellar Live, 1973. 2CD
A fantastic live performance from the spiritual giant Charles Tolliver – material recorded right in the middle of a legendary run of albums for the Strata East label, and done with a very similar vibe! The tracks are long, searching, and very spiritual – and the group here is a bit ... CD (Jazz CD)
Joel Futterman & Ike Levin
Infinite DimensionsCLM, 2024.
CD...$11.99
15.99
A long, live, improvised performance from saxophonist Ike Levin and pianist Joel Futterman – the latter of whom also blows a bit of Indian flute as well! This is Futterman in his freest territory – working with all the angles you might know in other settings, but also really opening up ... CD (Jazz CD)
Keiko Myrah Tohyama
What Can I DoExpress/Lawson (Japan), 1984. (reissue)
LP...$40.99
49.99
Keiko Tohyama's got a dreamy look on the cover, and that's definitely the way she starts out the set – but once things get going there's a number of upbeat tunes that really show off the more soulful side of her vocals! The set's got a nicely different vibe than some other city pop from the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Japanese LP)
Gush (Mats Gustafsson/
Gush 30 – Krakow 2018 (3CD set)
Not Two (Poland), 2018. 3CD
CD...$36.99
39.99
It's almost hard to believe that the Gush Trio was 30 years old when they recorded this performance – a detail that certainly makes us feel a bit ancient for following their music that long – but hearing the sounds on the set, you can really believe that the players have known each ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ramones
Too Tough To DieSire/Rhino, 1984. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.98
A great 80s album from The Ramones – one that has the group slowing things down a bit, but in ways that allow them to revel in the more sinister sounds they were developing at the time! The group are definitely aging, but also finding that new sound that kept them going on Sire Records well ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Heavenly Sweetness (France), Late 1960s/Early 1970s.
A deep dive into the world of South African jazz – music that hardly got much circulation in our hemisphere back in the day, and which still stands as a real revelation in musical modes! The set does a fantastic job of unearthing all these different corners in the scene – and also ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Emilia Sisco & Cold Diamond & Mink
Introducing Emilia SiscoTimmion (Finland), 2024.
Emilia Sisco's got a really fantastic voice – and she sings here with equally fantastic backing from Cold Diamond & Mink – a laidback funky combo who hit just the perfect pace for Emilia to open up and do her thing! Sisco comes across like a mellow soul diva from way back in the ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Oscar Peterson
Lost Recordings – Live In Bremen 1961 (UHQCD pressing)Lost Recordings (France), 1961.
CD...$29.99
35.99
A really beautiful performance from Oscar Peterson – and one that feels more sensitive and lyrical than some of his better-known live dates from the time – with long, beautiful work from Peterson on the keys, matched by equally sublime sounds from the bass of Ray Brown and drums of Ed ... CD (Jazz CD)
Wojtek Mazolewski
Beautiful PeopleNo Paper (Poland), 2024.
A combo who start slow, then really build up with a sense of majestic presence – led by bassist Wojtek Mazolewski, and coming across here with a very spacious vibe! The first two tracks are short, and a bit contemplative, which might take you off guard – as once things get going, there' ... CD (Jazz CD)
Toru Yamanaka & Teiji Furuhashi/
Every Dog Has His Day
Conatala (Japan), 1985.
LP...$33.99
36.99
Wonderfully quirky sounds – music originally composed for the Japanese Dumb Type Theater performance group – and served up in a very cool mix of keyboards, samples, and live instrumentation! The melodies are playful and offbeat, and the mix of modes almost recalls the most charming ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound LP)
Hawk On Flight
Hawk On FlightAmar/Norske Albumklassikere (Norway), 1980.
CD...$12.99
19.99
A killer self-titled set from Hawk On Flight – a Scandinavian fusion combo that features lots of excellent keyboards from Haakon Graff and guitar from Ulf Wakenius! The set's got a lean vibe that's a nice change from more commercial fusion of the time – and there's lots of space ... CD (Jazz CD)
Matthew Ellis
Am I Matthew Ellis (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Regal Zonophone/Big Pink (South Korea), 1971. Gatefold
CD...$18.99
24.99
One of a handful of well-crafted albums from singer/songwriter Matthew Ellis – done with these beautiful light arrangements that really do a lot for his tunes! Ellis plays guitar, piano, and organ – and the set also features some work on guitar from Chris Spedding too – plus some ... CD (Rock CD)
Richard Morton Jack
Pressing News – British Music As It Happened 1962 to 1972Lansdowne (UK), 2024.
Book...$120.99
129.99
A book that's likely to become a bible for any fan of 60s British rock – and one that also seems to have the same heft and depth of a bible as well! The huge volume is unlike anything else we've ever seen – as its pages are roughly 14" by 11" – which is perfect for ... Book (Book)
Javon Jackson & Nikki Giovanni
Javon & Nikki Go The MoviesSolid Jackson, 2024.
CD...$13.99
16.99
A very interesting twist on the usual set of standards from older films – which is maybe what you'd expect from a project in the hands of tenorist Javon Jackson and poet Nikki Giovanni! The set's got a way of spinning things out in three different modes – as it first features a few ... CD (Jazz CD)
Nicolas Geraldi
Em Outro Lugar Do CeuThink (Japan), 2024.
CD...$20.99
25.99
The hazy image on the cover is a nice way to think of this album from Nicolas Geraldi – an up and coming Brazilian singer/songwriter who echoes some of the charms of the Clube Da Esquina generation of the 70s, but filtered through a shimmering sensibility that brings a special sort of ... CD (Brazil CD)
Jimmy Smith
Cat (180 gram pressing)Verve, 1964. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$36.99
38.99
A real high point in the famous 60s run of albums by Hammond hero Jimmy Smith for Verve Records – a key collaboration with arranger Lalo Schifrin, who brings a great blend of jazz and soundtrack styles to Jimmy's famous groove on the Hammond! Lalo's backings are totally great – with ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Neither One Of UsSOUL/Elemental, 1973. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
28.99
A key moment in the career of Gladys Knight & The Pips – and a record that opens the group up to a whole new sound for the 70s! When Gladys Knight started out as a raw R&B-ish singer in the early 60s, nobody would have expected her to have such staying power – and to become one ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Nautilus
SunriseUrban Discos (Japan), 2024.
CD...$20.99
25.99
The funky trio Nautilus just keeps getting better and better – here working with a sweet, tight groove that really hearkens back to the jazz funk generation that inspired them – but with that lean, down-to-earth vibe that's always made them so different from older fusion issued on ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Chris Bangs
Dream WorldAcid Jazz (UK), 2024.
Wonderfully warm work from the great Chris Bangs – an artist who sometimes serves up more programmed/sampled jazz material – but who here steps out in this strong array of live instrumentation, at a level that may well make the record the greatest that Chris has ever given us! Way back ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
High Llamas
SnowbugAlpaca/Drag City, 1999. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$35.99
42.99
A great chapter in the continuing evolution of The High Llamas – a set that superbly mixes acoustic and electric elements in a really beautiful way – almost more personal and more up-close than before – with this sensibility that almost makes you feel like Sean O'Hagan's just ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
All Score Media (Germany), Late 1960s. Gatefold
LP...$38.99
44.99
Legendary soundtrack work from the mighty Peter Thomas – one of the hippest German cats working on the scene in the 60s – presented here with key classics from the Edgar Wallace spy/crime series, plus a number of unreleased tracks as well! If you know Thomas, you'll know that he's got ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Roberto Cacciapaglia
SonanzePDU/Superior Viaduct, 1975. (reissue)
LP...$23.99
29.99
A rich blend of Italian avant and prog sounds from the early 70s – and overall, a relatively serious piece of work from Roberto Cacciapaglia! The format somewhat echoes Cacciapaglia's earlier experiments with Franco Battiato – in that it's a rock-informed, compositionally-constructed ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound LP)
Peter Thomas
Derrick & Der AlteAll Score Media (Germany), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. Gatefold
LP...$38.99
44.99
A rare look at the German cop show sound of the 70s – served up here by the great Peter Thomas, who did so much wonderful spy and sci fi material in the 60s! The tunes have all those charms of Thomas' earlier work, especially his strong commitment to using the best jazz musicians to serve up ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Waaju featuring Majid Bekkas
AlouaneBBE (UK), 2024.
A fantastic blend of global elements and contemporary grooves – and a set that has the Waaju combo uniting with the legendary Moroccan musician Majid Bekkas – who plays these wonderfully sinister lines on guembi and guitar! The set's got some of the fuzzy vibes you'd hear on a record ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Mondo Sangue
DiamantikAll Score Media (Germany), 2024. Gatefold
LP...$38.99
44.99
A cool soundtrack for an imaginary movie – one that's about the female jewel thief pictured on the cover, and which is scored by Mondo Sangue with a retro groove that really matches that image! There's some great use of organ, keyboards, and even a bit of vibes on the set – and tunes ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Keiyaa
Forever Ya GirlXL (UK), 2020.
LP...$24.99
36.99
An instant underground soul classic from Keiyaa – material that's got a very homegrown approach, almost as if the singer is cooking these things up in her bedroom, then giving them a slight bit more polish before she lets them out in the world! The tracks were recorded over a number of years ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul LP)
Resonance, 1978. 2CD
A never-issued live performance by Sun Ra and the Arkestra – and one that easily sits right up there with some of their best records of the 70s! The extended set offers a great chance to hear the way the Arkestra could effortlessly skirt inside and outside moments when they were at their ... CD (Jazz CD)
Wa Yo Set
Night CruiseUrban Discos (Japan), 2024.
A really cool combo, and one with a funky style that's a bit different than most – in that the quartet mix acoustic guitar in with tenor sax, bass, and drums – creating a sound that's both funky and warm at the same time! The guitar is great, especially next to the tenor, which has ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Jessica Lauren
FilmMELT 2000/BBE (UK), 2000. Gatefold
LP...$31.99
35.99
One of the most impressive albums ever from Jessica Lauren – the London keyboardist who easily skirts the worlds of jazz and club, past and future – working here with a quality that was instantly timeless the moment it was first recorded! Lauren draws plenty of inspiration from ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Whitney Houston
Concert For A New South AfricaLegacy, 1994.
CD...$15.99
16.99
A really special live set from Whitney Houston – a performance recorded in South Africa in 1994, right after the nation was firmly placed in the hands of Nelson Mandela – a moment of new hope and joy that's very apparent in the performance here! The live setting of the show makes for a ... CD (Soul CD)
Gypsy Mitchell
Love Is InfiniteModulor (France), 2024.
LP...$31.99
39.99
New work from underground Texas soul legend Gypsy Mitchell – best known for his work in the funk group The Relatives – but still going strong as a solo act all these many years later! As the cover might imply, this is a very homegrown affair – the kind of set that almost feels ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Byard Lancaster
Complete Palm Recordings 1973/Palm/Souffle Continu (France), Early 1970s. 7LP
LP...$159.99
169.99
A massive set of music – and one that includes all the rare Palm label recordings made by reedman Byard Lancaster in Paris during the 70s! First up is Us – a set that features a really freewheeling trio brought together under the leadership of reedman Byard Lancaster – a group ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Question Mark
Be Nice To The PeopleEMI/Now Again, 1977. (reissue)
LP...$23.99
26.99
Trippy funk from Question Mark – a Nigerian group, and one who've got a groove that's very similar to the Zamrock material of the time – psychedelic influences laced with deeper grooves all served up in a bassy blend of guitar and organ! Lyrics are in English throughout, and there's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Polydor/SFE (UK), Early 1980s. 2CDs
CD...$18.99
24.99
A pair of albums from the mighty Peter Godwin – plus lots of bonus tracks too! First up is Dance Emotions – a set that's overflowing with mellow emotions from the great Peter Goodwin – one of the coolest acts of the new romantic generation from the early 80s UK! The cover image ... CD (Rock CD)
Crown Heights Affair
Crown Heights Affair – The Definitive Collection (3CD set with bonus tracks)Robinsongs/De-Lite (UK), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. 3CD
CD...$26.99
33.99
A huge collection of work from Crown Heights Affair – a group who were famously labelmates of Kool & The Gang in the late 70s, where they recorded an equally great run of funky grooves! As with K&TG, Crown Heights started out with a harder funky edge, then big-upped their size and ... CD (Soul CD)
Studio K7 (Germany), Late 1990s. 3CDs
CD...$53.99
57.99
The German studio geniuses go to town on some of the best work of the late 90s – remixing a host of tracks that range from the junglist musings of Birtish artists like Roni Size and Alex Reece, to the jazzier riffings of the Compost crew. Remixed titles include "Heroes" by Roni Zie ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Ben Webster
See You At The Fair (180 gram pressing)Impulse, 1964. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$36.99
38.99
A great little album from Ben Webster – perhaps not his most sophisticated, jazz-wise, but done up in a cool cover that has him standing in front of the steel globe at the 1964 World's Fair in New York. The music on the disc has a similar optimistic approach – as Ben solos lightly over ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Editions Hawara (Austria), 1980s.
LP...$29.99
34.99
Rare Austrian grooves from the 80s – a set of keyboard-heavy tracks that echo with plenty of the best sounds of the generation – in modes that often feel like instrumental tracks or b-sides from soul 12" singles on the American scene! Most of the instrumentation is electronic, and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Damu The Fudgemunk
Peace Of ActionKPM/Def Presse, 2024.
LP...$29.99
33.99
Damu The Fudgemunk returns to the KPM vaults – selecting the choicest funky cuts from the legendary 70s years of the British sound library label – and using them as elements to build up his own instrumental grooves! Damu's got a great ear for the originals – picking work from ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Bloto
GrzybniaAstigmatic (Poland), 2024.
CD...$14.99
19.99
Beautifully creative work from this hip Polish combo – a group who work in post-jazz territory that's similar to some of the more revolutionary work on the London scene in recent years – but one who've also got a special vibe that's very much their own! The approach here is maybe more ... CD (Jazz CD)
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 1970s/1980s.
A killer package of tracks from the second chapter of Studio One Records – a time long after the label helped to lay some of the cornerstones for reggae, and continued to do some really amazing recordings on its own! There's definitely some later elements of styles at play here – ... CD (Reggae CD)
Resonance, 1976.
Great early work from jazz singer Al Jarreau – live tracks recorded in Washington, DC – and done with a laidback style that's a nice change from some of his studio work on Warner Brothers! The group is small – just a trio, with Fender Rhodes from Tom Canning – and Al's got ... CD (Soul CD)
Sonny Rollins
Way Out West (180 gram pressing)Contemporary/Craft, 1957. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
28.99
A classic set that brings the east coast tenor of Sonny Rollins into contact with a west coast rhythm section of Ray Brown and Shelly Manne! Despite Rollins' silly look on the cover, and the album's overall "western" theme, the session's a brilliant one – right up there with Sonny's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Cecil Taylor
Student Studies (blue & white vinyl pressing)BYG/Culture Factory, 1966. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$36.99
39.99
A beautiful performance from modern piano genius Cecil Taylor – one that was not circulated at the time of its mid-60s recording, but which stands as a crucial document of the shifting sound of Taylor's work at the time! The extended performance might come as some surprise to those who only ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Sundazed, Mid 1960s.
LP...$25.99
26.99
A great addition to the classic work of The Remains – the legendary hard-rocking Boston combo who recorded famously for Epic Records in the 60s! This set features all sorts of unissued material from the group – some non-US singles, demos, and extra cool studio rehearsal work – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Dennis Brown
No Man Is An IslandStudio One, 1970. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
29.99
Wonderful work from the very young Dennis Brown – just a teenager at the time he recorded this material, but already singing with a wonderfully soulful style! The youthful qualities in Brown's voice make for a different feel compared to other rocksteady work of the time – and he's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Sugar Billy
Super Duper Love (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Fast Track/Big Pink (South Korea), 1975. Gatefold
CD...$18.99
22.99
A classic indie cooker from Sugar Billy – a bit funky, a bit clubby – and a really great batch of grooves done in a pre-disco mode! The tracks are all pretty darn upbeat – somewhat warmer than the funk of Fatback or Kool & The Gang, but still with a nicely rough-edged feel ... CD (Soul CD)
Lalo Schifrin & Others
Sound Of Lalo SchifrinUniversal (France), Late 1960s/Early 1970s.
LP...$20.99
25.99
Funky madness from one of the greatest soundtrack composers of all time – the mighty Lalo Schifrin, one of the few guys who could fit bossa, jazz, electronics, and funk into one single tune – and make the whole thing come out like magic! If you only know Lalo from his more famous ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
E'Olen
E'OlenNorske Albumklassikere (Norway), 1979.
CD...$12.99
19.99
A cool collaboration between West African drummer Miki N'Doye and a host of Norwegian jazz musicians from the 70s – a set that features plenty of percussion, as the jazz players double up on a variety of drums and other instruments as well! The vibe is great – definitely more African ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Reut Regev
It's Now – R-Time Plays Doug HammondESP, 2024.
CD...$12.99
14.99
Trombonist Reut Regev takes on some wonderful music here – tunes that were originally done by the great Doug Hammond as part of his work for Tribe Records in the 70s – served up here in small combo jazzy takes, with some surprising vocal appearances at times from Hammond himself! The ... CD (Jazz CD)
Farr/Soul Jazz (UK), 1977. (reissue)
An overlooked 70s funky nugget from Tribe – a very cool group who are equal parts funk and equal parts club – and who work in a mode that mixes up the best aspects of both! The tunes are mostly uptempo and grooving, but have a way of avoiding obvious disco moves – and instead ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Verve, 1960. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
One of the coolest records to ever feature the voice of Jack Kerouac – getting a great showcase here on Verve Records, at a time when the label was moving past jazz to experiment with spoken word material too! Given Kerouac's love of jazz, the choice of label is a great one – and the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Spoken Word LP)
Horne Section
THS – The Unreleased AlbumPBT (France), Early 1980s.
LP...$30.99
38.99
Rare work from Henry Horne – an unreleased album from the early 80s, filled with rare boogie tracks and sweet 80s grooves! The group's an obscure Philly outfit who never managed to find fame – yet they've got a tight sound that's right up there with the best in the indie soul scene of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Kashmere Stage Band
Zero Point – 1971 to 1972Kashmere Records/P-Vine (Japan), Early 1970s. (reissue)
LP...$31.99
39.99
When these guys say "stage band", they aren't kidding – as the group's got so many members, there's barely room left on the stage for the instruments! That doesn't stop the record from being plenty darn funky, though – as the sound is right, tight, and outta site – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Yvonne Gage
Garden Of EveAtlantic/PBT (France), Early 1980s.
LP...$30.99
38.99
A full length set that expands nicely on the original "Garden Of Eve" tune – maybe the biggest song ever from Chicago soul singer Yvonne Gate – a cut that has this nicely snapping boogie groove, and a vibe that should have really sent her over the top! The package features ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Cees Slinger with Clifford Jordan
Sling ShotTimeless (Netherlands), 1985.
LP...$14.99
29.99
A beautiful little album from Dutch pianist Cees Slinger – one that features a quartet with Clifford Jordan on tenor, Philly Joe Jones on bass, and the wonderfully-toned Isla Eckinger on bass! The presence of Jordan adds a deep edge to the set that really opens things up – bringing in ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Sun Ra
Pink Elephants On ParadeModern Harmonic, Late 1980s.
LP...$25.99
26.99
Sun Ra and the Arkestra famously recorded a song on a Disney tribute album in the late 80s – and this set follows up on that famous moment by showcasing a whole bunch of other songs from World Of Walt – all done by the Arkestra in a range of wild versions! At some level, the songs are ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Nancy Sinatra
Country My Way (blue vinyl pressing – with bonus tracks)Reprise/Light In The Attic, Late 1960s. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$30.99
32.99
A definite country record from Nancy Sinatra, but one that's done with heavy production help from the great Lee Hazlewood – which means that the whole thing's got the sharper-than-usual sound that Lee could always bring to a session! Hazlewood always has a bit of a country influence in his ... LP, Vinyl record album (Vocalists LP)
Light In The Attic, 1970s. 2LP
LP...$8.99
41.99
Earl McGrath looks pretty darn cool on the cover, and from all reports he was a pretty darn cool guy in the 70s too – head of Rolling Stones Records, and friend and confidant to some very hip folks in the music industry! After Earl passed, a closet full of unreleased tapes was discovered at ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Ruth Goller
SkyllaInternational Anthem, 2024.
LP...$20.99
21.99
A really beautiful record from bassist Ruth Goller – and a set that's nicely different than her last outing for International Anthem! This set's as much a vocal outing as a showcase for Ruth's work on both electric and acoustic bass – instruments that are used here in very unusual ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Bobby Hutton
Piece Of The Action (with bonus tracks)ABC/Expansion (UK), 1973.
The only full length album that Bobby Hutton ever issued back in the day – and a killer set that lives up to the soulful genius of his many singles at the time! Hutton's got a great voice – one that soars right from the start, with the class and confidence of a superstar – very ... CD (Soul CD)
Soweto
Broken ShoesHighway Soul/We Are Busy Bodies (Canada), 1976. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
A killer set from the South African scene of the 70s – a record that features two long tracks, both of which are mighty funky jams! The group's a project of guitarist Almon Memela, known for the Funky Africa album – but the whole group gets in on the action nicely – as the record ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Allysha Joy
Making Of SilkFirst Word (UK), 2024.
LP...$21.99
25.99
Allysha Joy's a singer, but she's also plenty great on Fender Rhodes – an instrument she uses to deliver all these wonderfully warm currents on the album, while blending them with the raspier charms of her soulful voice! Allysha's got a very striking approach right from the start – a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul LP)
Soul Jazz (UK), 1974. (reissue)
LP...$31.99
35.99
One of the most unique albums of the 70s spiritual jazz generation – a set that's got ties to other material of the period, but which also really sets itself apart as well! David Lee Jr is a drummer with roots in New Orleans, which he references on the set – but the music itself has ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Brian Charette
You Don't Know JackCellar Live (Canada), 2024.
A wonderful tribute to the late Jack McDuff – the favorite jazz organist of Brian Charette, and a huge favorite of ours too! Brian plays the Hammond B3 with a style that doesn't try to copy any of McDuff's modes – which might be too hard anyway, given what a dynamic, flexible player ... CD (Jazz CD)
Atmospheric, 2024.
LP...$28.99
32.99
A fantastic recent performance from electronics wizard Susanne Ciani – one that has all the depth and imagination of her famous recordings from the 70s – and which also features the legendary buchla synthesizer as well! The original concert must have been amazing to hear in person, as ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Miles Davis
Miles 54 – The Prestige RecordingsPrestige/Craft, 1954. 2CDs
A beautiful set, and one that celebrates a pivotal year in the career of trumpeter Miles Davis – a moment when he really rose to greatness as a leader, thanks to the direction given him by Prestige Records – who set him up with an all-star array of players for these recordings! The ... CD (Jazz CD)
John Cale
Academy In Peril (with bonus track)Reprise/Domino, 1972.
One of the coolest, most unusual albums ever from the great John Cale – a set that draws strongly on his roots in the New York underground of the mid 60s – including time spent with Tony Conrad and other experimentalists! The record is almost all instrumental – and has Cale ... CD (Rock CD)
Edward Fisher
PromiseNentu/Mad About Records (Portugal), 1985. (reissue)
LP...$30.99
36.99
You might know Edward Fisher as Eddie Fisher – the guitarist who cut some great funky jazz albums for Chess/Cadet and Stang Records in his earlier years – working here in a sweet 80s groove that's overflowing with soul! There's plenty of excellent guitar on the set – but Fisher ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Jackie McLean
Capuchin Swing (SHMCD pressing)Blue Note (Japan), 1960.
CD...$17.99
21.99
A tremendous set from Jackie McLean – perfectly poised between his hardbop and modern years, with a set of compositions that are as great as the performances! The lineup on this one's a bit unusual – with Walter Bishop on piano, Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art ... CD (Jazz CD)
Klaus Werner Pusch
My Destination (180 gram clear vinyl pressing – with bonus track)P&P/Unisono (Germany), 1980. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$44.99
49.99
A beautiful album from the German scene of the early 80s – one that mixes in some warmer currents from modal jazz and Brazilian music, in a way that reminds us a lot of some of our favorite recordings on the MPS/Saba label! Klaus-Werner Pusch is trumpeter, and he heads up this beautiful ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Naya Beat (France), Late 1980s/Early 1990s. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$30.99
34.99
Sweet electro grooves from the Indian scene of the late 80s and early 90s – music that still carries some of the flavors of the Bollywood generation, but with a very different vibe overall! There's plenty of keyboards and beats in the music – and in general, the styles are often a few ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Haakon Graf
GrafittiUniton/Norske Albumklassikere (Norway), 1987.
CD...$12.99
19.99
A sweet 80s fusion set from keyboardist Haakon Graf – one that changes up his sound a bit from the decade before, thanks to a shift in technology on both the keyboards and the way the album was produced! There's a playful vibe to the set that echoes some of the image on the cover – and ... CD (Jazz CD)
Stax/Varese, 1974. 2LP Gatefold
Massive work from Isaac Hayes – a hard and heavy soundtrack that we like even more than his classic work on Shaft! Unlike Shaft, Ike actually starred in the film Truck Turner – which may be one reason why he brought his full game to the table for the record – and scored a batch ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Maus Of Music (Germany), 2020.
Book...$74.99
89.99
A totally great book for fans of vintage Motown – a huge book of full color images, and one that traces the discography of most of the key artists on the label! The book features album discographies of The Supremes, Four Tops, Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, Stevie Wonder, and other ... Book (Book)
Atlantic/Soulmusic.com (UK), Mid 1970s. 6CDs
CD...$39.99
49.99
A massive legacy of music, brought together in one great little package – all of which shows just how much the group Blue Magic evolved in the span of just a few short years! At their start, the group were right up there with some of the best east coast sweet soul acts – like The ... CD (Soul CD)
Opolopo & Angela Johnson
Best Of Both WorldsReel People (UK), 2024.
LP...$27.99
30.98
We've been loving the vocals of Angela Johnson for years, and here she gets a nicely fresh groove from Opolopo – an artist you may well know from a host of great singles and remixes in recent years! Opolopo's usually a bit more aimed at the dancefloor – but here, he slows down things ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul LP)
Kashmere Stage Band
Thunder SoulKashmere Records/P-Vine (Japan), 1970/1971. (reissue)
LP...$31.99
39.99
A great title for this classic early album from the Kashmere Stage Band – a group who come on with plenty of thunder in their sound – both in the funky rhythms at the bottom, and the burning solos on the top! The approach is that of a school band, but the sound here is way way ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Cinevox/Mutant, 1978. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$34.99
37.99
One of the first great horror soundtracks by the legendary Goblin – penned for the wonderful follow-up to Night Of The Living Dead! The music is a wonderful mix of Goblin's cool keyboard lines with some fuzzier guitar bits – those rockish elements that the group virtually introduced to ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Mercury/Esoteric (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s. 3CDs
CD...$29.99
34.99
Three wonderful albums from this overlooked group – plus bonus tracks too! First up is Crossroads Of Time, great work from a group who definitely are in the budding years of the UK progressive scene – but one who also knows how to stick to a tighter combo sound too! The record's got a ... CD (Rock CD)
Machbeat (Japan), 2023.
LP...$48.99
54.99
Not a set of soundtracks from the legendary Towa Tei, but a record that's maybe not that far off either – as it features all instrumental tracks, in a way that have Towa maybe touching on some of the territory of earlier Japanese artists from the 80s! The mode's not exactly ambient, as there' ... LP, Vinyl record album (New Grooves LP)
McLuhan
AnomalyBrunswick/Mcluhan, 1970. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$20.99
25.99
One of the most unusual albums ever issued on the Brunswick label – and maybe one of the most unusual ones to come from the Chicago scene as well – a really cool, complicated album that almost comes across like an audio play at times – but one that's overflowing with all sorts of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
BBE (UK), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. 2CDs
The great Andy Smith has been giving us killer compilations for more years than we can count – but it also feels like he's really outdoing himself with this Disco Wonderland series – showing us that there's still such a huge amount of music to discover when you get past the mainstream ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Black Pumas
Black Pumas From Brooklyn ParamountATO, 2024.
The Black Pumas are especially burning here live – working with a bold sense of energy in front of a very friendly crowd – super-enthusiastic followers of the group whose presence on the record almost matches that of the audience on James Brown Live At The Apollo! Somehow, the live ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Soundway (UK), Late 1970s/1980s/Early 1990s. 3LP Gatefold
LP...$39.99
44.99
A set with an even wider musical range than the previous volumes of Nigeria Special – taking things up from the late 70s through the early 90s, and showing a lot of musical change in the progress! The album's got some of the familiar Afro Funk modes you might expect – but also traces a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Curtis Fuller
Opener (SHMCD pressing)Blue Note (Japan), 1957.
CD...$17.99
21.99
An obscure little groover from Curtis Fuller – and one of his hardest blowing sessions for Blue Note! Unlike some of the other Fuller sessions, which can have a slightly softer, rounder sound overall – this one's a much more in-the-pocket sort of Blue Note hardbop date – one that ... CD (Jazz CD)
Otis Lim
PlaygroundP-Vine (Japan), 2024.
CD...$18.99
24.99
The cover image hides the charms within – a warmly soulful set from Korean singer Otis Lim – working here with a really great set of arrangements that set the whole thing up like a UK soul album from years back! Otis definitely uses a bit of processing on his vocals, but also has a ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Davi Fonseca
Viseira (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Think (Japan), 2024.
CD...$22.99
24.99
Davi Fonseca's one of those Brazilian artists who grabs you right away, even if you can't understand his language – a wonderfully captivating singer with a voice that almost feels universal in its appeal – set to a mixture of acoustic instrumentation and occasional keyboards that all ... CD (Brazil CD)
Yuko Matsuzaki
Mother Of Pearl BoxPeony Project/P-Vine (Japan), 1985. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$42.99
49.99
A really lovely instrumental album from the Japanese scene of the 80s – a set that's sometimes linked to the ambient work of the time, but a record that's got a lot more going on overall! The songs are shortish, and very tuneful – and there's some nicely exotic currents at times too ... LP, Vinyl record album (Japanese LP)
Elliot Kaplan/
Food Of The Gods/Quartet (Spain), 1972/1976.
CD...$21.99
24.99
Two very weird 70s soundtracks, back to back on a single CD – both for very offbeat movies about animals going wild! Elliot Kaplan handles the score for Food Of The Gods, which takes up two thirds of the CD – with music that often makes really cool use of horns with offbeat tones, ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Time Capsule (Japan), Late 1970s/Early 1980s.
LP...$42.99
49.99
A really unique selection of Japanese reggae tracks from back in the day – and work that's very different than sounds from both the underground scene in Kingston, and the big wave of reggae hits on the major labels! The pace of many of these cuts has them moving in almost a lovers rock sort ... LP, Vinyl record album (Japanese LP)
Gunter Schickert
SamtvogelBureau B (Germany), 1974.
One of the most experimental records we've heard from the prog era – and that's saying a lot, given the contemporary vibe of the time! Gunter Schickert here creates a marvelous blend of guitar sounds and space – even more stretched out and sonically-directed than any of the work on the ... CD (Rock CD)
Christoph Maus
Tamla Motown Worldwide 2 – An Anthology Of Original Singles & EP Releases 1959 to 1971Maus Of Music (Germany), 2024.
Book...$74.99
89.99
A massive book of Motown – one that serves up images and information on over 3000 different Motown singles and 7" EP releases – not just the American catalog, but rare and unusual releases from around the world! The book is a Motown lover's dream – a way to feast your eyes ... Book (Book)
Day For Nights
Day For NightsSparrows & Wires, 2024.
CD...$13.99
18.99
A beautiful mix of spoken passages and music – words written and presented by Karen Schoemer, who has this voice that's gently powerful – set up next to a mix of guitars, bass, and drums – plus some guest "thunderbroom" from the legendary Mike Watt! The co-leader of the ... CD (Rock CD)
Reprise/Omnivore, Early 1970s.
LP...$22.99
24.99
Forget the famous late 50s work of Little Richard – and dive into tracks here from his fantastic comeback years in the early 70s! On a short run of albums, Richard came back with a vengeance, and recorded some great albums for Reprise – all done in a style that was hip, chunky, and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Ryuichi Sakamoto
CodaLondon/We Want Sounds (UK), 1983.
A really unique album from the early years of Ryuichi Sakamoto, especially in contrast to his other albums and his work with YMO – as the set takes a more intimate musical approach, of the sort that Sakamoto would use more in later years – providing a glimpse into the already mature ... CD (Japanese CD)
Pete Knutsen
Carl Gustav, The Gang, & The Parking Bandits/Moving Music (Norway), 1982. (reissue)
LP...$28.99
34.99
We're not sure what "parking bandits" might be – but Pete Knutsen gave them a very groovy sound on this obscure soundtrack from the early 80s! The album's definitely got a vibe that fits the era – keyboards, fuzzy guitar, and upbeat tunes that aren't that different from early ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Midnight Blue
One Wish – South Carolina 1975 to 1983Past Due, Late 1970s/Early 1980s. 2LP
LP...$34.99
39.99
A funky Carolina combo who are dressed like a bunch of spacemen and superheroes on the back cover – and who work here with a sound that definitely matches that vibe! The groove here is from that moment when P-Funk had influenced the scene in a big way, but left it to local groups like this ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Marysia Osu
Harp, Beats, & DreamsBrownswood, 2024.
LP...$20.99
22.99
After the initial harp jazz experiments of Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane, it seemed as if the instrument had disappeared from jazz – but now, it's back, alive and well – thanks to the work of a new generation of musicians that includes Marysia Osu! Osu's got a style that's a bit ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Isaac Hayes
Hot Buttered Singles 1969 to 1972Stax/Ace (UK), Late 1960s/Early 1970s.
An incredible run of music – 19 songs that forever changed the face of soul music, thanks to the genius of Isaac Hayes! In the years before these cuts, Hayes was mostly working as a background talent at Stax Records – part of a songwriting team with David Porter, giving great tunes to ... CD (Soul CD)
Rich Aucoin
Synthetic Season 3We Are Busy Bodies, 2024.
LP...$27.99
29.99
A record that's a keyboard lover's delight – especially if you love more synth-heavy sounds – because Rich Aucoin presents the tracks as a mini history of synthesizer sounds and styles – working here with instruments from the collections of the National Music Centre in Calgary, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Cuarteto Lopez Furst
Oliendo Los Blues (plus bonus tracks)Opus Jazz/RGS (Argentina), 1972.
A very cool set of 70s Argentine jazz from the Furst brothers – Hector Lopez Furst on electric violin and Ruben Lopez Furst on electric guitar – playing here in a quartet with bass from Carlos Lopez Furst and drums from Norberto Minichillo – all with a vibe that's really wonderful ... CD (Jazz CD)
Vox Dei
Jeremias Pies De PlomoRGS (Argentina), 1972.
LP...$34.99
39.99
A heady set from early 70s Argentina – a record that has some of the hard rock elements that were borrowed from the earlier blues rock generation, which you might expect from a group that's a trio – but one that also shades things in with some of the sensitivity that's more common in ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Enrique Villegas
Mono – Arqueologia Sonora De Enrique VillegasRGS (Argentina), 1955/1974.
CD...$13.99
19.99
Two rare slices of work from this great Argentine pianist – both very different, and both equally striking! The set begins with a live concert reading of "Rhapsody In Blue" – done with a larger orchestra alongside Villegas on the keys, but in a way that has his piano ... CD (Jazz CD)
Nacka Forum (Goran Kajfes & Jonas Kullhammar)
Peaceful PianoMoserobie (Sweden), 2024.
The image on the cover will give you an idea of how peaceful the piano is going to be here – and honestly, there's not that much piano on the record compared to all the great horn work up front – trumpet from Goran Kajfes, and a range of reeds from the mighty Jonas Kullhammar – ... CD (Jazz CD)
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2024.
KOG stands for Kweku Of Ghana – an artist who's got a wonderfully wicked old school vibe, but also delivers his music in a style that's very contemporary too! The groove is West African, but KOG's not tied to overdone Afro Funk modes – as the overall approach is lean, and shifts the ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Nora Orlandi/
Sfere Luminose
RTV/Holy Basil (Italy), 1970. (reissue)
LP...$32.99
36.99
A wonderful set of sound library grooves from the Italian scene – a special album that brings together two EP releases that were originally done for RTV in 1970, with some rare bonus tracks too! The most of the tracks feature the lovely Nora Orlandi singing wordless vocals on some very cool ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Chris Greene
ConversancePravda, 2024.
Tenorist Chris Greene is one of the secret heroes of our scene in Chicago – a player whose work hearkens back to the strong legacy of Windy City reedmen, and an artist who's always deserving of wider recognition on the national scene! Greene seems to get better and better with each new ... CD (Jazz CD)
Various
America Dream ReserveSmiling C, Early 1980s. 2LP
LP...$30.99
34.99
A fantastic dip into very deep territory in the American underground – very homegrown recordings, but which try strongly to evoke some of the bigger soul, rock, and pop modes of the time – but all with lean instrumentation that echoes the shoestring budgets with which most of these ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Phil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison
Tribe 2000ORG, 2000.
The legendary Tribe Records scene flourished strongly in Detroit during the 70s – where musicians Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison were part of a cultural collective that not only ran its own record label, but also published a magazine as well! And while the famous records from that scene ... CD (Jazz CD)
Peter Tosh
Mama Africa (red vinyl pressing)Rhino, 1983. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
One of the most righteous albums ever recorded by Peter Tosh – as you might guess from the title and cover! Tosh could be great on other themes – but this set has him picking up even more politics than usual – maybe a bit late in the roots game, but able to find a way to bring ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Joel Futterman
InnervoiceNo Business (Lithuania), 2024.
CD...$16.99
19.99
Pianist Joel Futterman opens up his inner voice magnificently here – working on a triad of long improvisations that are linked together in a similar spirit – all working as a great reminder of what a genius Futterman can be on the keys! There's moments here that have a Cecil Taylor-like ... CD (Jazz CD)
Sun Ra Arkestra
Lights On A SatelliteIn & Out (Germany), 2024.
The title's a familiar one, but the album's an all-new effort from the contemporary version of the Sun Ra Arkestra – that great ensemble who've carried on his legacy from the 20th Century, still very strongly under the leadership of the legendary Marshall Allen! The vibe here is maybe a bit ... CD (Jazz CD)
Sire/Rhino, 1977. 4CD
CD...$90.99
99.99
The mindblowing first album by The Talking Heads – a bold statement by a very young band who'd go on to shape the sounds of the left field for generations to come! The sound is spare and very focused – maybe the first layer that David Byrne would then build up when adding more ... CD (Rock CD)
Visioneers
Def RadioOmniverse (UK), 2024. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$28.99
34.99
A great return to form for 4Hero legend Marc Mac – and a set that's maybe the best so far issued under his Visioneers imprint! Back at the start, Marc was really trying to set this work apart from his 4Hero music – but here, it's almost as if he's opened a side door to let in some of ... LP, Vinyl record album (New Grooves LP)
United Artists/Atomhenge (UK), 1972. 5CD
The third album from Hawkwind, and one in which it seems like the group are really beginning to find their groove – maybe in part because Lemmy's in the lineup here, giving them some rudimentary bass parts that seem to push the boundaries even more – while all the spacey sounds and cool ... CD (Rock CD)
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$37.99
39.99
A great look at some of the more creative work that grew out of the initial punk years in the UK – not the first wave of guys playing guitars on short, sharp, speedy songs – but the second that featured all sorts of really creative music experiments! There's definitely a bit of punk at ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Lou Reed & Others
Why Don't You Smile Now – Lou Reed At Pickwick Records 1964 to 1965Light In The Attic, Mid 1960s. 2LP
A long-overdue look at a very early, secretly legendary chapter in the career of Lou Reed – a time when he was slaving away in the studios of the budget-line Pickwick Records label, writing and recording all sorts of music that was released under the names of fake groups who didn't exist! ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Esoteric (UK), 1975. 4CDs
CD...$34.99
42.99
Mid 70s magic from the UK progressive rock scene – cuts from a moment when many of the groups were changing things up a bit – not in a commercial way, but in a mode that has them taking the energy of earlier jams and focusing them a bit more into tuneful music! The approach is a great ... CD (Rock CD)
Surya Botofasina
Ashram SunSpiritmuse, 2024.
The title really lets you know what you're in for here – a magical, mystical journey in music – served up by keyboardist Surya Botofasina, at a level that's even more heavenly than his previous record on the Spiritmuse label! The set was produced by Carlos Nino, and you can definitely ... CD (Jazz CD)
Various
That'll Flat Git It! Volume 49 – Rockabilly & Rock N Roll From The Vaults Of Columbia & Epic RecordsBear Family (Germany), Late 1950s/Early 1960s.
The depths of Columbia Records seem to know no bounds – and even though parent company Sony is mostly dedicated to reissuing countless material from a core handful of artists (Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, etc) – way back in their vaults lies a treasure trove of rare singles from the early ... CD (Rock CD)
Akira Miyazawa
Bull TroutVictor/Think (Japan), 1969.
A fishy little record from saxophonist Akira Miyazawa – but a great one too, and an indication that he was probably one of the greatest modernists on the Japanese scene of the time! The set's built around four long tracks – all played with a main focus on the tenor, handled here in a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Masahiko Satoh & Roger Turner
AoiChap Chap (Japan), 2025.
Two very open, very spacious improvisations from pianist Masahiko Satoh and drummer Roger Turner – both players who really do a fantastic job of exploring the space between the notes as they work together as an extremely thoughtful musical duo! The performance was recorded live, in a very ... CD (Jazz CD)
Onilu (Kevin Diehl/
Onilu
Eremite, 2024.
A hell of a record from an all-percussion trio – one that brings the legendary Joe Chambers into play with the excellent work of Chad Taylor and Kevin Diehl – both musicians who sound really amazing here in the company of Joe! Chambers always had a legacy of playing more than drums ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Blue Moods
Force & GracePosi-Tone, 2025.
A set that pays tribute to the great Freddie Hubbard – not as a trumpeter, as there's no trumpet on the record – but as a composer, as all of the dozen tracks on the album were penned by Freddie back in the day! The presentation of the material is mighty fresh – served up with ... CD (Jazz CD)
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