Summer sounds for a summer weekend!
P-Vine (Japan), Late 70s.
There's nothing bitter about these grooves at all – as the sound is warmly wonderful – and so sweet, you can't help but be drawn into the music! The title might be slightly confusing – as most of these tracks don't predate the AOR generation, but instead sit nicely alongside it ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Lutz Krajenski
Lutz Krajenski Plays Hits A Go GoAgogo (Germany), 2018.
A great little idea for a project – one that has groovy sounds from the Agogo label reinterpreted by jazz arranger Lutz Krajenski – but always in a way that hangs on to all the soul of the originals! Lutz plays some really wonderful keyboards – deeply soulful throughout, in a ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Benjamin Jephta
Evolution Of An UndefinedP-Vine (Japan), 2018.
A fantastic album from Benjamin Jephta – and one that's maybe a bit different than some of his other recent work too! There's a more electric vibe to the set – maybe because Benjamin plays organ and keyboards, in addition to bass – and the music has this wonderful flow that's a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Mulatu
Afro Latin Soul Vols 1 & 2Worthy/Strut (UK), 1966.
CD...$12.99
15.99
A pair of rare albums from the legendary Mulatu Astatke – back to back on a single CD! First up is Afro Latin Soul Vol 1 – pure insanity from the mighty Mulatu – one of his few American albums from the 60s! The record's an incredible blend of New York Latin and some of the more ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Internet
Hive Mind (with bonus download)Columbia, 2018. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$21.99
24.98
Stunning soul from The Internet – a group who just seem to get better and better with each new record – to the point where we fell in love with this set after hearing just the first few notes! The sound is wonderful – warm, but funky – bottom-heavy, but soaring to the skies ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul LP)
EMI/Mr Bongo (UK), Late 70s.
There may be lots of tambourine at this party, but there's plenty more as well – including some monstrous basslines that instantly make the record a treasure for fans of any funk styles from the 70s! In fact, despite the Nigerian origin of the set, it's probably just as reasonable for you to ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Jackie McLean
Montreal 88Hi Hat, 1988.
Fantastic live material from alto genius Jackie McLean – recorded at a time when his talents had fallen a bit from the spotlight, but his fire hadn't dimmed at all! The set's a searing one, right from the start – presented in a Canadian radio broadcast, with a bit of French language ... CD (Jazz CD)
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), Mid 70s.
Funky genius from Poland's Jerzy Milian – a vibes player we normally know in much smaller settings, but who sounds great here in an MPS-styled big band album from the 70s! The tracks are relatively short and punchy – all with some great rhythms and a fair bit of drum breaks too – ... CD (Jazz CD)
Golden Dawn Arkestra
Children Of The SunGolden Dawn Arkestra, 2018.
An interesting change from this offbeat spiritual ensemble – a set that's still every bit as cosmic before, but in a way that's maybe more psych-oriented and fuzzy at times – then mixed with some deeper funk elements at other points! Thematically, many of the lyrics could work in their ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Osamu Kitajima
BenzaitenAntilles/Oom Dooby Dochas (Germany), 1976. (reissue)
A really unique project from guitarist Osamu Kitajima – a player you might know from his smoother fusion sets at the end of the 70s – but who works here in a very trippy blend of Japanese instrumentation and electric jazz! Kitajima handles a heck of a lot of strings – both ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Bohannon
Stop & Go (with bonus tracks)Dakar/Solid (Japan), 1972.
A killer bit of early funk from the great Hamilton Bohannon – and quite possibly his greatest album ever – a really unique approach to funky rhythms, with a sound that's unlike anything else we can think of! The album's got a slower funk sound than Bohannon's later disco groove a few ... CD (Soul CD)
Internet
Hive MindColumbia, 2018.
Stunning soul from The Internet – a group who just seem to get better and better with each new record – to the point where we fell in love with this set after hearing just the first few notes! The sound is wonderful – warm, but funky – bottom-heavy, but soaring to the skies ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Thiefs
Graft [La Greffe]Jazz & People (France), 2018.
Thiefs are a jazz combo at the core – outfitted with saxes, acoustic bass, and drums – but all three members also use a fair bit of electronics, and do so in a way that opens the door to a range of different voices that help shape the sound of the record! The mode is a bit like some of ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Derek Bailey
Aida (with bonus tracks)Incus/Honest Jons (UK), 1981. 2LP (reissue)
Derek Bailey sounds incredible here on Aida – not the famous opera written by Verdi, but instead a series of long, live improvisations dedicated to the late Aida Akira! Bailey is mindblowing throughout – playing at a level that easily makes you understand why his talents on the guitar ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Stanley Clarke, George Benson, & Others
Downbeat Jazz Awards 1976Hi Hat, 1976.
A fantastic set of sweet electric jazz from the 70s – featuring a group comprised of winners from the Downbeat Magazine poll in 1976! The material was recorded as part of a live radio broadcast, and features an announcer from time to time – calling attention to individual members who ... CD (Jazz CD)
Chris Hazleton's Boogaloo 7
Basement BeatSunflower Soul, 2018.
Slinky Hammond organ grooves and feverish boogaloo soul from Kansas City combo Chris Hazlelton's Boogaloo 7 – their first full length studio set after a series of great singles and live album – totally living up to our high expectations! Hazelton is on the Hammond at the center of the ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
DJ Spinna
Unpicked Treats Vol 2Redefinition, 2018.
LP...$21.99
23.98
DJ Spinna's third and maybe best beat tape yet for the Redefinition label! It's head nodding beatcraft with raw soul power, but going deeper than that with some seriously deft use of samples and layered atmospheric elements. The beats clap and the bass bounces, keeping it in straight forward boom ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Various
Musica Brasileira No Seculo 21P-Vine (Japan), 2018.
Brazilian music in the 21st Century – great work from a scene that just keeps on growing in really fresh ways – amazing us with the dexterous combination of new ideas, sounds, and styles from the kinds of artists who are featured on this set! We've stocked a number of these artists on ... CD (Brazil CD)
Hareton Salvanini
A Virgem De Saint TropezFermata/Vinilisssimo (Spain), 1974. (reissue)
A totally wonderful little soundtrack – Brazilian in origin, but with lots of the lush, warm tones we love in 70s Italian erotic scores too! The style is definitely Brazilian, though – and modes run from some of the cooler, larger arrangements you'd hear from Marcos Valle – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Bobby Darin
Go Ahead & Back Up – The Lost Motown MastersMotown/Real Gone, Early 70s.
CD...$16.99
18.99
Lost late material from the great Bobby Darin – more than two albums' worth of songs, all of which appear here for the first time ever! After some late 60s years in the folk wilderness, Bobby made a surprising step to Motown Records at the start of the 70s – and while the label did ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Evasion/Rocafort (UK), Early 70s.
Funky sounds from a very cool European label of the early 70s – a tiny imprint located in Switzerland, and one that seemed to have a golden touch right from the start! The label was rooted in rock, but always had a much funkier current overall – one that mixed heavy drums, rumbling ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Hi Hat, 1978.
Really great live work from the always-enigmatic Carla Bley – a set of tracks from one of her great ensembles of the 70s, and one that shows that her brilliance as a leader worked equally well in a spontaneous setting as it did in the studio! The tracks are long, magnificent, and full of ... CD (Jazz CD)
Hector Costita Sextet
ImpactoFermata/Vinilisssimo (Spain), 1964. (reissue)
Great early work from Brazilian saxophonist Hector Costita – a blend of jazz and bossa that's totally great – and a fair bit different than some of the other records of the time! The style here isn't just simple bossa with saxophone over the top – and instead, Hector changes ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Nashboro/Third Man, 1950s/Early 60s.
A fantastic collection of postwar gospel recordings from the legendary Nashboro Records – one of the most important imprints for the music back in the 50s and 60s! We rank the work of Nashboro right up with the famous Houston-bred productions of Peacock Records – and as Peacock was ... LP, Vinyl record album (Gospel LP)
Brandye
Crossover To BrandyeKayvette/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978.
A killer bit of female soul by a very short-lived group – one with a great sound that comes out of some real criss-crossing of styles – some deep soul currents, but some hipper modern soul touches at the top! The set was produced by Brad Shapiro, and has a good blend of his modern and ... CD (Soul CD)
Don Cherry
Home Boy – Sister Out (with bonus tracks)Barclay/We Want Sounds (France), 1985.
Don Cherry was always pushing boundaries in his music – working not just at the forefront of avant jazz, but also combining other elements from global cultures – first at a more acoustic level in his European experiments of the 70s – but also later with a bit of an electric vibe, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy Septet With Donald Byrd – Paris 1964Hi Hat, 1964.
Some of Eric Dolphy's last material ever – recorded in Paris with some very surprising guest stars! The work is really tremendous – every bit as great as Dolphy's monumental studio albums for Prestige, and written and performed with a similar blend of the free, the lyrical, the avant, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Hot Pepper
Spanglish MovementEspacial (Spain), 1978.
A sweet little groover from the Mexican scene of the 70s – a set that's disco, but with a slightly offbeat vibe – a bit like the way that Chakachas was always an offbeat version of funk! Tracks are all nice and long, and really have the energy you'd guess from the Spanglish Movement ... CD (Soul CD)
Rodrigo Amado/
History Of Nothing
Trost (Austria), 2018.
Breathily-blown brilliance from tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado – working here in a very well-matched frontline that features the mighty Joe McPhee on pocket trumpet and soprano sax – both instruments he uses with a deftness that takes us back to is early albums on Hat Hut! Both ... CD (Jazz CD)
Shawn Lee & The Soul Surfers
Shawn Lee & The Soul SurfersSilver Fox, 2018.
LP...$16.99
18.98
Underground phenom Shawn Lee – a figure who's ultimately far too restless to be contained by any one or two genres, nevertheless makes something of return to his raw funky roots – collaborating with Russia's raw psych funk heavies The Soul Surfers! The eponymous LP by Shawn Lee & ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Trunk (UK), 1968. (reissue)
A fantastic soundtrack for an incredibly groovy film – a landmark British comedy that received some sublime musical treatment from Dudley Moore – who was one of the stars of the movie! Moore's a surprisingly great jazz pianist, and provides a rich blend of jazz instrumentals, groovy ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Mildlife
Phase (with bonus track)Research/P-Vine (Japan), 2018.
Funky jazz, but with plenty of keyboards that really trip things out – lots of long moogy runs that really make things sound great – especially when they're balanced out by Fender Rhodes! These guys seem to start in the territory of 70s electric jazz – especially the funkier sort ... CD (Jazz CD)
Robinsongs (UK), Late 70s. 2CD
A trio of wonderful albums from The Whispers – with a bit of bonus tracks too! First up is One For The Money – one of our favorite Whispers albums of the 70s – thanks to wonderful work from Philly soul maestro Norman Harris! Harris produced the record, and also played guitar on ... CD (Soul CD)
Amadeo Ariano/
Triplets (Japanese paper sleeve edition)
Albore Jazz (Japan), 2018.
A really crackling little album from this Italian trio – a group led by drummer Amedeo Ariano, which maybe gives them a slightly different approach to the music than the usual piano trio! Pianist Francesca Tandoi is very much on top of things – grabbing notes in bold handfuls, and ... CD (Jazz CD)
Various
C89 (3CD set)Cherry Red (UK), Late 80s. 3CD
The British scene right at the cusp of the big time – tracks from a moment when the always-indie world of the C86 generation was just about to break into much wider territory, including a fair bit of crossover fame on this side of the Atlantic as well! The fuzzy touches of the Creation ... CD (Rock CD)
Blu & Shafiq Husayn
Blueprint (with bonus tracks)Nature Sounds, 2018.
Prolific, reliable independent hip hop mainstay Blu joins forces with Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra and go-to producer of adventurous figures from all over the underground and mainstream hip hop soul scenes – and both are in inspired form here! There's a deep, murky sound that serves it well – ... CD (Hip Hop CD)
Thelonious Monk
Nutty (parts 1 & 2)Gearbox, 1963. (pic cover)
7-inch...$10.99
11.98
A never-issued performance of this classic tune from the Thelonious Monk songbook – recorded for Danish Radio in 1963, and played by the legendary quartet that featured Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, John Ore on bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums! The quality is right up there with some of the ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Knxwledge
Gladwemet EPStones Throw, 2018. (pic cover)
7-inch...$8.99
9.99
A tight little EP by LA beatcraft maestro Knxwledge – showing some impressive stylistic range! The vocal track "Relapse" features Traffic on the rhymes, Knxwledge's production bringing in a laidback funky electro soul vibe for Traffic's gritty, though introspective LA streets-schoole ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Hip Hop 7-inch)
Ty Segall & White Fence
JoyDrag City, 2018.
A long awaited reunion of west coast indie psych pop masterminds Ty Segall & Tim Presley aka White Fence! It's a gem, and best of all, not a sequel or rehash of thier beloved earlier collaboratorative LP Hair, this one's got it's own vibe! Most of the songs are really short, given it a ... CD (Rock CD)
Osamu Kitajima
OsamuIsland/Oom Dooby Dochas (Germany), 1977. (reissue)
A great mix of modes from Osamu Kitajima – a set that's still got some of the exotic elements of his other material, but which also brings in a stronger fusion component too – mixing Kitajima's work on guitar and koto with plenty of Fender Rhodes and other great electric touches! The ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Directions
DirectionsBrunswick/Solid (Japan), 1975.
One of the rarest soul records on Brunswick! This one was cut during the mid 70s – when the label was really having some rough times financially, but also was cutting some of its most groundbreaking soul work. The Directions are a tight harmony quintet – equipped, it appears, with ... CD (Soul CD)
Stag O Lee (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s.
A very cool little package – filled with two dozen totally hip tracks from the late 50s and early 60s! The music here follows strongly in the great tradition of this excellent series – and like the rest, digs deep in the hinterland of the vintage vinyl single – to uncover some ... CD (Rock CD)
Airto/
Fingers/CTI/Vocalion (UK), 1973.
CTI Records meets that Brazilian fusion sound of the 70s – served up here on two classic albums! Fingers is one of Airto's greatest records ever – a really hard hitting batch of tracks that mix sharp-edged fusion lines with some earthier Brazilian percussion touches – all in a ... CD (Brazil CD)
Wire
154Warner/Pink Flag, 1979. (reissue)
LP...$23.99
27.00
Here's the one where it all goes crazy – where Wire move beyond the short, sharp shock of their earliest material – and almost lay the blueprint for the whole post-punk generation in the process! The ideas and sounds are every bit as sharp as before, but they're mixed with a moody ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Shina Williams & His African Percussionists
African DancesPhonodisk/Mr Bongo (UK), 1979.
A monster of an Afro Funk album – one with a hard-jamming quality that reminds us of some of the best Fela classics of the 70s! All of side one features the massive "Cunny Jam Wayo" – a cut that has layers of percussion that build up beautifully, with lots of space for strong ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Willie Henderson & The Soul Explosion
Funky Chicken (with bonus tracks)Brunswick/Solid (Japan), 1970.
Killer work from one of the funkiest leaders on the Chicago scene – the mighty mighty Willie Henderson, force behind some of the city's greatest soul tracks and funky 45s! This album's like a stack of lost funky nuggets laid back to back – with lots and lots of bass-heavy grooving from ... CD (Soul CD)
Soundway (UK), Late 80s/Early 90s.
A captivating slice of work from Brazil – not the samba, bossa, or even Tropicalia sounds you might be used to – but instead a selection of tracks that owe plenty to the changes in soul, rock, and pop that took place in the Anglo world during the 80s! Much of this music has a fair bit ... CD (Brazil CD)
Impulse, 1963. 2CD
A rare gem that's worth all the attention it's bound to get over the years – never-issued material from the legendary John Coltrane Quartet – an instrumental session recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio on the day before his famous record with singer Johnny Hartman – completely ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ceasar Frazier
Hail Ceasar!Eastbound/Tidal Waves, 1972. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
29.99
A monster bit of funky jazz – filled with long tracks that all jam mightily, all at a level that matches or tops the best work coming out of Prestige or Blue Note Records at the time! The set is one of the rare few on the Eastbound jazz subsidiary of Detroit soul powerhouse Westbound Records ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Uniting Of Opposites
Ancient Lights (with bonus download)Tru Thoughts (UK), 2018.
LP...$19.99
20.99
A group that's every bit as trippy as you might guess from their name, and the cover image on the set – working here in a post-jazz mode that's similar to other projects over the years from the Tru Thoughts label, especially the instrumental musings from the Nostalgia 77 side of the universe! ... LP, Vinyl record album (New Grooves LP)
Vaughan Mason & Crew
Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll (with bonus tracks)Brunswick/Solid (Japan), 1980.
Massive! This is probably the best-ever album of rollerskating grooves – and is the most famous entry into a short-lived funk genre that sprung up around the rollerskating craze of the late 70s and early 80s. The rollerskate sound took a tight stepping funk groove from earlier years, and ... CD (Soul CD)
Afrodisia (Nigeria), 1976. (reissue)
A funky little combo from 70s Nigeria – one who could easily give most American funk bands of the time a good run for their money! The approach here is nice and lean – lots of heavy basslines and tight drums, run through with riffing wah-wah guitar licks, and plenty of sweet touches on ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Diamond & The Psychotic Neurotics
Stunts, Blunts, & Hip HopMercury, 1992. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
The early 90s hip hop masterpiece from Diamond D! Along with Showbiz and AG's first EP, and Lord Finesse's first couple releases, this record helped introduce the world to one of the most solid crews in hip hop, DITC – who reigned supreme for years, making top quality records one after ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Electrosoniks (Tom Dissevelt/
Electronic Music
Philips/Fantome Phonographique (Italy), Mid 60s. (reissue)
Groundbreaking analogue electronics from the Dutch team of Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan – two musicians who can be as playful as the tem of Perry & Kingsley, but also hit some of the darker modes of the academic circuit as well! The title is very well-put – as the record has a vibe ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound LP)
Kitsos Harisiadis
Lament In A Deep Style – 1929 to 1931Third Man, Late 20s/Early 30s.
Clarinet music, but unlike anything else you might have heard before – as Greek musician Kitsos Harisiadis uses the instrument in a style that's quite far from American jazz and swing! Instead, the clarinet here is used on a series of folkloric tunes – music from the northwestern ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Nicola Conte & Spiritual Galaxy
Let Your Light Shine OnMPS (Germany), 2018.
CD...$29.99
34.99
Nicola Conte is completely at the top of his game here – showing us yet another level of his mighty jazz-based talents – some deeper spiritual currents than ever before, mixed with a good dose of global influences too! The record has Conte working with a hip Spiritual Galaxy ensemble, ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Bad Boy, 1990s. 2LP
LP...$29.99
31.98
A strong batch of classic Notorious BIG! Greatest Hits took some hits upon release for falling short of being the single definitive statment on Biggie's tragically short career that you might expect from the title, but history has been a little more kind to it, as it should be – really is a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Lost Generation
Young, Tough & Terrible (with bonus tracks)Brunswick/Solid (Japan), 1970.
They're young and tough – and especially wonderful too – easily one of the most compelling harmony soul groups to ever hail from the Windy City! The set's a Chicago soul gem from the early 70s – recorded with a laidback, slightly tripped-out vibe that's different than the tighter ... CD (Soul CD)
Ali Farka Toure
Special Biennale Du Mali – Le Jeune Chansonnier Du MaliSonafric (France), 1976.
Great work from the classic period of Ali Farka Toure – and a set that may well show its sound on the cover, where Ali is pictured with this beautiful woody guitar! The instrument rings out in this beautifully robust way – phrased in styles that seem to borrow a bit from American blues ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Rob Franken Electrification
Blue Sky Fingers678 Records (Netherlands), 1970s.
Very jazzy work from Dutch keyboardist Rob Franken – a set of tracks that definitely lives up to the "fingers" in the title, as all the tunes feature very deft work on guitar from Joop Scholten! Joop's got a style that's very tight, and sometimes a bit 60s soul jazz in approach ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
White Whale/Beat Rocket, 1968. (reissue)
LP...$23.99
24.99
A completely amazing bit of psychedelia – recorded in Vancouver by the very young Jay Kaye, who was just 15 at the time – but done with a sound that easily rivals some of the more trippy classics from the big names of the late 60s! The record's got this perfect blend of tunefulness and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Sundazed, Early 60s.
Homegrown surf rock from Cali's Tornadoes – a very cool little combo, and one who work here in a style that's nice and lean, compared to some of the more polished instrumental tracks of the period! Many of the cuts here were issued on the small Aertaun label – mostly as 45s – and ... CD (Rock CD)
Tony Williams
Live Tokyo 1978Hi Hat, 1978.
Fully-electrified work from legendary drummer Tony Williams – every bit as searing as you might expect, given that the date features Brian Auger on keyboards and Ronnie Montrose on guitar! The rockish leanings of both of those musicians get plenty of space here, as does the basswork of Mario ... CD (Jazz CD)
Woody Shaw
Tokyo 81 (with bonus track)Elemental, 1981.
A fantastic gift from the gods – a lost live performance from one of our favorite trumpeters of all-time – and a set that has him really stretching out in all of his genius! Woody Shaw is really at the peak here – working in that soaring, spiritual mode that he virtually helped ... CD (Jazz CD)
Studio One/Soul Jazz (UK), Early 70s.
Deep deep sounds from a time when the Jamaican scene was taking off with a new sense of pride and power – not just the roots reggae elements that were hitting big on the global circuit, but also a much richer sense of politics and social action! The work here represents a strong change for ... CD (Reggae CD)
Guido & Maurizio DeAngelis
Orzowei Il Figlio Della SavanaDigitmovies (Italy), 1976.
An Italian action score from the golden era – but one from the 70s, too – which means that there's some surprising funky and glammy touches in the music! The style here is certainly different from the earlier blood and sandals generation – as the music often uses electric bass, ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Lebron Brothers
Llegamos/Cotique/Get On Down, Late 60s. (reissue)
LP...$19.99
22.98
Soaring salsa from the mighty Lebron Brothers – a group who first burst on the Latin scene with a strong run of Latin Soul recordings, but who are taking a more straightforward approach here! Yet that change hardly makes any difference, as the Lebrons still have that bold, youthful energy ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)
Johnnie Taylor
Eargasm/Columbia/Vocalion (UK), 1976/1977.
Southern soul hits the big time – and the result is these two wonderful late 70s albums from Johnnie Taylor! Eargasm is a landmark album from Johnnie Taylor – a set that not only gave his career a giant boost, but which also helped shift southern soul into hip new territory in the late ... CD (Soul CD)
Wire
Chairs MissingEMI/Pink Flag, 1977. (reissue)
LP...$23.99
27.00
A pretty astonishing creative leap for Wire – a record that still holds all the short, sharp, energy of their Pink Flag debut – but which also opens up the group to all these weird elements they'd explore in later years and solo work too! The record is almost the group's equivalent of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
James Brown
Mutha's NaturePolydor/LMLR (France), 1977.
CD...$13.99
14.98
A fantastic late 70s album from James Brown – maybe one of his last true classics of the decade! The vibe's shifted a bit since the Payback era, but the sound is still totally great – as James is working closely here with Charles Sherrell (aka Sweet Charles) – in a style that's ... CD (Soul CD)
Eric B & Rakim
Follow The Leader (2LP version)MCA/Universal, 1990. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
No sophomore slump for the second Eric B & Rakim album – benchmark hip hop of the first order and up there with the best of all time! Following up Paid In Pull was no easy task, and the appropriately titled Follow The Leader makes it look easy, completing one of the great one-two punches ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
La Tigre E Ancora Viva – Sandokan Alla RiscossaDigitmovies (Italy), 1977.
A surprisingly groovy soundtrack to a cheesy little Sinbad-esque film – served up with a really thumping electric groove that's mixed with more exotic sounds – almost a disco generation take on the earlier style of Italian adventure soundtracks! The work was done Guido & Maurizio ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Kaidi Tatham
It's A World Before YouFirst Word (UK), 2018.
Kaidi Tatham hasn't given us many albums under his own name over the years – but each one is a great cause for celebration – as his musical vision is so fresh and bold, we're even more in love with Tatham in a full length setting, compared to his many 12" singles! The scope of ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Swing Out Sister
Almost PersuadedMiso (UK), 2018.
CD...$22.99
23.99
Wonderful work from Swing Out Sister – a group who've matured wonderfully in their years away from the charts – even if most of their best records, like this one, are a special secret for a small and selective audience! Corinne Drewery's always had a wonderful voice, but the years just ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Judnell/Now Again, 1970. 2CD
A record that definitely lives up to its title – as it's a lot freer and more spiritual than later work from drummer Bubbha Thomas and his Lightmen group! This set perfectly captures the unique vibe that the ensemble brought to the Houston scene at the start of the 70s – really the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Rob Franken Electrification
Don't Stop678 Records (Netherlands), 1974.
Fender Rhodes and vibes – a combination that always sounds fantastic, but which maybe sounds especially great here in a rare 70s session from Dutch keyboard legend Rob Franken! Rob's usually fantastic, no matter what the setting – but here, he's working on a set of spacious grooves ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Adrian Younge
Adrian Younge Presents Voices Of GemmaLinear Labs, 2018. Gatefold
LP...$18.99
20.98
A very dreamy project from the mighty Adrian Younge – a special project that features two female singers in the lead, both working with this offbeat vibe that slightly recalls the way that Roy Ayers used female singers on some of his 70s records, especially the classic album by Ramp! Yet the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Sharon Ridley
Full Moon (with bonus track)Tabu/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976.
One of the few full albums ever cut by the great Sharon Ridley – a hell of a great singer from the east coast scene, and one with the fullness of the best club divas of the time – but an approach that goes way way deeper overall! There's a sexy slink to the album that echoes Ridley's ... CD (Soul CD)
Facts Of Life
Sometimes (with bonus track)Kayvette/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977.
A real classic from Facts Of Life – a unique trio with a great talent for mellow songs about life, love, and messing around! The work was recorded in Muscle Shoals by Brad Shapiro and Millie Jackson – and it's often got the best qualities of Millie's own mellow work – not the ... CD (Soul CD)
Z Records (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. 2CD
Fantastic grooves from the UK scene – most of them created during the better-known punk and post-punk years of the country – which might be why so many of them have remained so obscure over the decades! Yet taken together, these cuts represent a fantastic legacy in soul – upbeat ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Lalomie Washburn
My Music Is Hot (with bonus tracks)Casablanca/Robinsongs (UK), 1977.
The freaky hair on the cover might be a tipoff to the sound of the set – but the great Lalomie Washburn also has a depth to her music that you might not expect! The album is Washburn's only full set as a lead act – but one that comes after a good stretch of the 60s and 70s working in ... CD (Soul CD)
Krzysztof Zgraja
LaokoonPolskie Nagrania (Poland), 1981. (reissue)
A sweet set of flute-based jazz from the Polish scene – recorded in the early 80s by Krzysztof Zgraja, but with this freewheeling, open vibe that's maybe more like the early 70s work of Bjorn Jason Lindh or Chris Hinze, mixed with the strong sense of texture of Hubert Laws on CTI! As with ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Jackson Sisters
Jackson SistersTiger Lily/Mr Bongo (UK), 1976.
An amazing bit of soul – and one of the rarest funk records of the 70s! This masterpiece was recorded by The Jackson Sisters, a semi-gospelly soul group that has a sound that's a bit like The Voices of East Harlem, but that's a lot harder, and that has a deeper soul sound overall! At times, ... CD (Soul CD)
Dexter Gordon
Tokyo 1975 (with bonus tracks)Elemental, 1975.
Dexter Gordon in Tokyo, but working strongly with a lineup that helped him make some of his best 70s recordings in Europe – that wonderful quartet with Kenny Drew on piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass, and Albert Tootie Heath on drums! The format is familiar, and Dex is right on ... CD (Jazz CD)
Tenderlonious featuring the 22 Archestra
Shakedown22A (UK), 2018. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$28.99
29.99
We kinda want to hate the guy for such a hokey name like Tenderlonious – but this album's a surprisingly great little gem, and one that mixes lots of openly-blown work on flute with some sweet keyboards and other jazzy rhythms! The approach is maybe a bit like the Jason Lindh or Chris Hinze ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Wire, 2018.
A great thematic issue of The Wire – one that looks at minimalism in all of its many forms – from the initial forays of American composers in the 60s, through interpretations in jazz, electronic, punk, and even dancefloor styles! David Toop has a big article on black minimalism – ... Magazine (Magazine)
John Coltrane
Both Directions At Once – The Lost AlbumImpulse, 1963.
CD...$13.99
14.99
A rare gem that's worth all the attention it's bound to get over the years – never-issued material from the legendary John Coltrane Quartet – an instrumental session recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio on the day before his famous record with singer Johnny Hartman – completely ... CD (Jazz CD)
Takeshi Shibuya
Cook Note (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Trio/Octave (Japan), 1977.
A sweet trio set from Japanese pianist Takeshi Shibuya – a player who can sometimes have the angular qualities of the Thelonious Monk generation, but who also rivals some of the warmth of players like Kenny Barron or Tommy Flanagan – especially on their own recordings in Japan! There's ... CD (Jazz CD)
Masta Ace Incorporated
SlaughtaHouseDelicious Vinyl/Craft, 1993. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$24.99
29.99
The second proper Masta Ace album and first under the Masta Ace Incorporated banner – dope stuff from the glorious early 90s that lives up to his work with the legendary Juice Crew and his classic debut! At this point Masta Ace good at creating excellent full length listening experiences ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Frank Zappa
Chunga's Revenge (180 gram pressing)Bizarre/Zappa, 1970. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
One of the most jamming Zappa albums from the early days – a set that's still got some of Frank's complicated musical leanings in play – but which features interpretation by a smoking group who no doubt helped the great one reach a much larger audience! George Duke plays lots of organ ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Kamaal Williams
ReturnBlack Focus, 2018.
CD...$11.99
12.99
The first solo project from Kamaal Williams – and a wonderfully spiritual set that has the keyboardist really blowing us away with his talents! Williams plays plenty of Fender Rhodes on the set, mostly in a trio setting, but one that's far from standard jazz – as the rhythms often ... CD (Jazz CD)
Bruce Marshall/
Gimme My Wife/Preservation Project, Early 70s. (reissue)
Two heavy funk tracks from the trippiest days of the genre – both of them previously unreleased, and with a nice degree of psychedelic influence in the mix! "Gimme My Wife" has almost an early Funkadelic rhythm – cyclical in a great way, with fuzzy guitar riffing around the ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Eric B & Rakim
Paid In Full (2LP version)4th & Broadway/Universal, 1987. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
Paid In Full, indeed! Eric B & Rakim's seminal debut still pays off in so many ways, and it was such a vital link between the party rockin' style of the old school and the terse, hard-hitting beats and rhymes of the nascent school, we can't even come up with the words for the praise it's due. ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Kamal Keila
Muslims & ChristiansHabibi Funk (Germany), Early 90s. 2LP
LP...$25.99
29.98
Really wonderful work from the early 90s scene in Khartoum – sounds that have a much more 70s-styled sound than you might expect! That sound is in keeping with Kamal Keila, who was never a mainstream artist at all – and instead made material like this away from the limelight, which ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Chantae Cann
Journey To GoldenAtlanta/Ropeadope, 2018.
CD...$9.99
14.99
Chante Cann really blew us away with her debut – and she seems to sound even better here – working with a new level of complexity in her music, while still coming across with all the soulful richness of the previous set! Acoustic piano features strongly in the sound – balancing ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Nigeria Fuji Machine
Synchro Sound System & PowerSoul Jazz (UK), 2018.
A fantastic set from the contemporary scene in Lagos – a set that's very heavy on percussion, but has a slightly electrical vibe too – almost the same sort of clash of contemporary and classic that we loved in the Congotronics series from a few years back! The approach here is ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Leroy Hutson
HutsonCurtom/Acid Jazz (UK), 1975. (reissue)
An amazing record – quite possibly the best ever by Chicago soul legend Leroy Hutson! The whole thing's a smooth soul masterpiece beyond compare – a stunning blend of great songwriting, sexy vocals, and buttery production that rank it up there with the best work of 70s giants like ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Asnake Gebreyes
Ahadu (180 gram pressing)Buda (France), 1988.
A later gem from the Ethiopian music scene – but one that has the same great qualities as albums issued during the golden years of the 70s! This rare set was originally issued only on cassette, so maybe has had less global circulation than earlier sounds from Ethiopia – and it features ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Leroy Hutson
Hutson IICurtom/Acid Jazz (UK), 1976. (reissue)
One of our favorite soul albums ever – a complete masterpiece from the mighty Leroy Hutson, easily one of the greatest soul singers of the 70s! The album's got a warmth that's amazing, yet also still manages to groove all the way through – hitting a subtle, almost mellow vibe that's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Citrus Sun
Ride Like The WindDome (UK), 2018.
A fantastic little record from Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick – served up by a project with a slightly different vibe than his famous group Incognito – but a sound that's every bit as soulful! There's maybe a bit more jazz in the mix here – a focus even more on the great ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Kamasi Washington
Heaven & Earth (5LPs – includes bonus LP)Young Turks, 2018. 5LPs
LP...$60.99
65.98
Truly tremendous work from saxophonist Kamasi Washington – a set that may well even blow away his groundbreaking Epic album – given the scope of soul and spirit in the music! As with the previous project, this one's double-length, but maybe feels even more fitted to the mode – as ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness)
Emakhosini (180 gram pressing)Buda (France), 2018.
An even more fantastic album than the previous effort from this very cool combo – a set that has long tracks that really let the group build up their sound – all with a vibe that lives up to the cover proclamation of "music for the people by the people with the people"! That ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Strut (UK), 1960s/Early 70s.
A fantastic look at the groundbreaking sounds of the Disques Debs label – one of the most important companies producing music in the French Caribbean – and an imprint whose impact was strongly felt on the other side of the Atlantic as well! The core of these grooves is that compelling ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Eric B & Rakim
Let The Rhythm Hit Em (2LP version)MCA/Universal, 1990. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
The third album from Eric B & Rakim – absolute classic MC/DJ duo hip hop and maybe their most solid from beginning end, as impossible as that should've been after high bars they set with Paid In Full & Follow The Leader! By this point, Rakim was firmly established as one of hip hop's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Blundetto
Slow Dance (180 gram pressing)Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2018. 2LP
The title's a great one for this album by Blundetto – given that the groove is beautifully deep, and the music moves at a pace that would make it hard to do anything but dance slow! Yet the set's not a sleepy one – as it's got all the richness and complexity of previous Blundetto ... LP, Vinyl record album (New Grooves LP)
Harold Vick
Don't Look Back (180 gram pressing)Strata East/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1974. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
44.99
Maybe the most righteous album ever from reedman Harold Vick – a crowning achievement of all his soulful years in jazz, cut as one of the key 70s releases on Strata East! Vick is fantastic here – light years ahead of his work as the funky tenorist on 60s albums by John Patton and Jack ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Momo Wandel Soumah
Matchowe (180 gram pressing)Buda (France), 1992.
Brilliant sounds from reedman Momo Wandel Soumah – a Guinean saxophonist, but one who works here in a richly expansive sound – one that mixes jazz elements with styles from different ethnic groups of Guinean, all for an approach that's pretty darn unique! Soumah's tenor is wonderful ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Modern Sound Quintet
OtinkuOdeon/Cree (Germany), 1971. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$26.99
29.99
A killer mix of steel drums and funky jazz – played by a trans-Caribbean combo, and heard here on a rare early 70s outing from Sweden! The sound here is tremendous – just the right blend of influences you might expect from a pedigree like that – and hardly the "for ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Mark De Clive-Lowe & Others
MDCL Remixes Vol 1 EPMashibeats, 2018.
LP...$13.99
15.98
Masterful remixes by the mighty Mark De Clive-Lowe – with all the depth we've always loved in both his production work and his own recordings – putting his distinctive spin on tracks by Nils Wulker & Jill Scott, Nina Lares, King, Dexter Story, Amana Melome and Cherie Mathieson! Mark ... LP, Vinyl record album (New Grooves LP)
Festival/Warner (Australia), Mid 60s.
A world of garagey grooves we've never heard before – and a tremendous counterpart to the American Nuggets scene of the 60s! The music here is all from Australia, and shows a really hard, heavy style already in place at the time – one that kind of snuck up beneath the more polished ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Jazzanova
PoolSonar Kollektiv (Germany), 2018.
It feels like quite some time since we've last heard from Jazzanova – a group who were continually exploding our musical horizons back at the end of the last century, and who really seem to have evolved their sound in more recent years! This double-length set has a tremendous sense of scope ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Dennis Coffey
One Night At Moreys – 1968Omnivore, 1968.
CD...$15.99
16.98
If there's one thing we know about funk legend Dennis Coffey, it's that we can never get enough of his early work – especially when he's working in his trio with the mighty Lyman Woodard on Hammond! The pair together are fantastic – and have this Detroit-bred version of jazz funk that's ... CD (Soul CD)
Jamie Saft
Blue DreamRare Noise (UK), 2018.
Pianist Jamie Saft just seems to get more and more spiritual as the years go on – and this set is a beautiful summation of that trend – as his work here echoes strongly with the same bold brilliance that we love in classic albums by McCoy Tyner and Alice Coltrane! The setting's a bit ... CD (Jazz CD)
Eric B & Rakim
Don't Sweat The Technique (2LP version)MCA/Universal, 1992. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
The fourth and final Eric B & Rakim LP from their classic mid 80s to early 90s run – with some of Rakim's finest rhymes and most devasting delivery to date, and some of Eric B's best production, too! The title track, if course, is a monster – with Rakim's precise rhymes, the furious ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Trojan, Late 60s/Early 70s.
LP...$22.99
24.99
The legendary Trojan Records logo has always meant the best when it comes to reggae, dub, and ska – and this time around, the logo's larger than ever – as it takes up all the space on this very limited picture disc album – a great way to celebrate 50 years of the label! The set ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
David Boykin & Sebau
Last Slave Movie/Sonic Healing Ministries, 2018.
Maybe one of the most political projects we've ever heard from saxophonist David Boykin, and one of the most ambitious too – a jazz opera that deals with the recent struggles of black America in the face of increased police brutality – inspired by the tragic deaths of Eric Garner, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Vince Guaraldi
Complete Warner Brothers/Warner/Omnivore, 1968/1969. 2CD
CD...$23.99
25.98
A trio of wonderful records – plus rare bonus tracks too! First up is the classic Oh Good Grief – one of the coolest, grooviest albums that pianist Vince Guaraldi ever recorded – a set that's got the same Peanuts theme as his earlier dates for Fantasy Records, but which also ... CD (Jazz CD)
Columbia/Mosaic, 1930s/Early 40s. 7CD
CD...$118.99
119.00
Seminal work from one of the first great stylists of the jazz piano – maybe the most comprehensive collection we've ever seen to focus on the important early years of the great Teddy Wilson! As you'd guess from his image on the cover, Wilson brought a new sense of class and sophistication to ... CD (Jazz CD)
Festival/Warner (Australia), Mid 60s.
A world of garagey grooves we've never heard before – and a tremendous counterpart to the American Nuggets scene of the 60s! The music here is all from Australia, and shows a really hard, heavy style already in place at the time – one that kind of snuck up beneath the more polished ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. 2CD
A mighty tribute to the days before iPods and headphones – when the only option for portable music was the boombox – a sonic powerhouse that ruled the streets and the subways, and seemed to create an instant party whenever it arrived! The tracks here are underground gems from back in ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Various
Czech Up Vol 2 – We'd Be HappyVampi Soul (Spain), Late 60s/1970s.
An unexpected legacy of funky sounds from the 70s – one that most of us never got to experience, given that most of these records were trapped behind the Iron Curtain for decades! Yet somehow, that curtain seemed to allow for plenty of influence from the west – as most of these obscure ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Hugo Fattoruso
Hugo Fattoruso & Barrio OpaFar Out (UK), 2018.
The first work we've heard in many years from keyboardist Hugo Fattoruso – an artist who was born in Uruguay, but whose talents have been intertwined with Brazilian music for many years – including early recordings in a bossa mode, and 70s fusion with his legendary Opa combo! This set ... CD (Brazil CD)
Black Pegasus/Seven Sense, Early 90s. (pic cover)
7-inch...$21.99
40.00
A pair of unreleased tracks from Common Sense, circa 1992 – this is some serious Chicago hip hop holy grail material! The unreleased version of "Charms Alarm" is no throwaway, it's masterful. Common's rhymes are as strong as they always were, but the alternate production is the ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Hip Hop 7-inch)
Ngozi Family
Heavy Connection (180 gram pressing)Shadoks (Germany), 1978. (reissue)
A fuzzed-out classic from Chris Zebby Tembo and the Ngozi Family – easily one of the freakiest groups working in the Zambian scene of the late 70s – and one that's finally getting some global respect all these many years later! The sound here has the group's trademark blend of swirling ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Wild Havana
Wild HavanaEMI/Mental Experience (Spain), 1977. (reissue)
Weird and wild fusion from the Dutch scene of the 70s – and a set that, like some other electric Dutch jazz of the time, has a quality that can be pretty unusual overall! These guys aren't really in the rock or funk sides of the fusion spectrum – and instead, almost have this trippy, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Vince Guaraldi
Oh Good Grief! (colored vinyl pressing)Warner/Omnivore, Late 60s. (reissue)
LP...$19.99
21.98
One of the coolest, grooviest albums that pianist Vince Guaraldi ever recorded – a set that's got the same Peanuts theme as his earlier dates for Fantasy Records, but which also features some sweet electric touches that only make things even better than before! In addition to his warmly ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Righteous (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s.
A great little collection done in the best "mondo" mode – which means that it brings together weird, raw tracks from the early years of rock and soul – and mixes them with some great spoken snippets from B-Movie films of the time! The approach is a bit of a variation on the ... CD (Rock CD)
Jason Stein's Locksmith Isidore
After CarolineNorthern Spy, 2018.
Jason Stein is one of the few folks who can make a bass clarinet sound like a completely fierce instrument – a horn blown with the kind of frenzy and sonic power that most musicians would bring to a tenor – completely set free here in a fantastic trio with Jason Roebke on bass and Mike ... CD (Jazz CD)
Supremes
Supremes Sing Holland Dozier Holland (2CD expanded edition – with bonus tracks & live material)Motown, 1966. 2CD
CD...$24.99
29.99
One of the best-ever albums by the Supremes – and filled with stone classics, to boot! As the title states, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard team up with Holland Dozier Holland – and they really to create the sound that would put them and Motown on the map. A couple of ... CD (Soul CD)
Mobb Deep
Juvenile Hell4th & Broadway/Universal, 1993. (reissue)
LP...$16.99
19.99
The oft-overlooked full length debut of Mobb Deep – a raw formative effort cut for 4th & Broadway that deserved better both then and now! As the title promises, this is a younger, but already streets-hardened Havoc & Prodigy – spitting unapologetically raw lyrics over benchmark ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Hi Records/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 60s.
An excellent compilation of raw Memphis soul – from one of the rarest singers on the famous Hi Records label! In the years before Hi Records had big hits with singers like Al Green and Ann Peebles, and when they were still mostly messing around with pop instrumental tunes, the label was ... CD (Soul CD)
Teensville, Late 60s/Early 70s.
CD...$13.99
14.99
Tony Macaulay may not be the biggest name in 60s pop, but he wrote a few key hits in the second half of the decade – as well as a great legacy of overlooked gems that are brought together here! The set might be one of the nicest we've ever seen from the Teensville label – as it does a ... CD (Rock CD)
Sudan Archives
SinkStones Throw, 2018.
LP...$13.99
14.99
It's impossible to put a label on the sound of Sudan Archives – and while we were already blown away with the mix of future sounds and African inspiration on her debut EP, she's even more mindblowing here on an album that's based around recent experiences in Ghana! If you're expecting to ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul LP)
Con Brio
ExplorerTransistor Sound, 2018.
Infectious live band soul from Con Brio! It's a 7-piece band based in San Francisco, but their sound and boundless energy draws all over the stylistic map, and spans eras, too. There's a bit of a timeless pop soul vibe with charismatic vocals and big, memorable hooks – backed by cool ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
MKWAJU Ensemble (Midori Takada)
KI-MotionColumbia/WRWTFWW (Switzerland), 1981.
One of the first projects from Japanese musical legend Midori Takada – working here with the MKWJU Ensemble, but with sounds that are very similar to most of her later solo work! As with those records, there's an approach here that seeks to fuse the acoustic with the electric, the organic ... CD (Rock CD)
Philthy
Party CrashersRopeadope, 2018.
CD...$9.99
14.99
A funky set from Philthy – a group who take their name from trumpeter/leader Philip Lassiter – an artist you might know from a previous date under his own name, but working here very much as part of the ensemble! The group have a horn-heavy sound that's somewhat in the legacy of Tower ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Acid Jazz (UK), Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. 2LP Gatefold
There's two stylish British hipsters on the cover, but the album's filled with classic American jazz tracks – each hand-picked by Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller, and served up with plenty of soul! The work here begins in hardbop territory, and moves through 60s soul jazz and more righteous ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
R+R Now (Robert Glasper/
Collagically Speaking
Blue Note, 2018.
A soul jazz supergroup for the 21st Century – one that features individual players who've really blown our minds with their work over the past decade or so – all coming together in a combo that really lives up to its promise! R+R Now has a dream lineup – Robert Glasper on ... CD (Jazz CD)
Florian Pellissier
Bijou Voyou Caillou – From Jazz Club To Night ClubHeavenly Sweetness (France), 2018.
The best album yet from one of the hippest groups working on the French scene today – a group that really explodes with modal and spiritual energy that take us back to the 70s – but who also have a lean, focused sense of delivery that's all their own! The group's led by Florian ... CD (Jazz CD)
Los Mirlos
Los Charapas De OroInfopesa (Spain), 1975.
A chica classic from 70s Peru – a record that's based on cumbia rhythms, but filled with lots of trippy touches throughout – including a fair bit of guitar work that rivals the American surf scene of the early 60s! The mix of modes here is the stuff of legend – that genre that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)
Hi Rhythm
On The Loose (with bonus track)Hi Records/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976.
A great little album of southern funk from the 70s – cut by the team that provided musical backing on many of the classic Hi Records sessions from the time! The groove is a bit different than usual for Hi – not compressed, burning deep soul – but tight, funky, and flanged-out ... CD (Soul CD)
Steve Reich
DrummingSuperior Viaduct, 1971. 2CD
One of the earliest recordings of Steve Reich's seminal composition "Drumming" – an amazing blend of minimal percussion snatches, coming together to form a lyrical repetitive work of great beauty! This version is longer than most – stretching out wonderfully over the double-le ... CD (Out Sound CD)
OV Wright
Live In JapanHi Records/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980.
OV Wright at the end of the 70s – working live in front of a very enthusiastic Japanese crowd, and in a groove that's right up their with his best work from earlier in the decade! In fact, there's a rawness here that you won't always find on Wright's other records – great live backing ... CD (Soul CD)
Emanative
EarthJazzman (UK), 2018.
Maybe the best music so far from Emanative – a group who've been kicking around the London scene for the past decade or so, but who really seem to hit a new level with this album on Jazzman! The group's led by percussionist Nick Woodmansey, who often steps back to let all the other spiritual ... CD (Jazz CD)
Francis Hime
Pau BrasilSom Livre (Brazil), 1982.
An early moment of genius from the great Francis Hime – a relatively understated Brazilian singer at his start, but a talent who's gone on to have a huge impact on the more sophisticated side of his nation's music over the years! The approach here is maybe a bit in the Lo Borges camp – ... CD (Brazil CD)
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso (1967)Philips/Elemental (Spain), 1967.
One of the building blocks of the late 60s Tropicalia scene in Brazil – and a standout solo debut from the young Caetano Veloso! The album's got an approach that's as dynamic and trippy as its cover image might imply – the same amazing blend of sounds and styles you'd hear on ... CD (Brazil CD)
Kenny Barron
InnocenceWolf/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978.
Sweet electric keys from Kenny Barron – one of those few excellent 70s albums that have the pianist hitting some Fender Rhodes! The record has Kenny playing electric on most of the set – in a mode that's as open, and spiritual as his best work for the Muse label – maybe even ... CD (Jazz CD)
Bill Mason
Getting' OffEastbound/Tidal Waves, 1972. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
29.99
A stunning set of heavy jazz funk – and the only album we've ever seen from organist Bill Mason – a player who's probably best known for his searing work on the Rusty Bryant albums Fire Eater and Wildfire! The session here has the same sort of groove – long tracks, with a very ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Zanmari Bare
Voun (180 gram pressing)Buda (France), 2018.
Zanmari Bare hails from the isle of Reunion, and he's got this beautifully melancholy style of singing – a mode that seems to belie his younger age, with this evocative quality as if he's seen things rise and fall for centuries on this planet! The instrumentation that backs his singing is ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Coko & Misha Panfilov Sound Combo
Soul Strut/Funk Night, 2018. (pic cover)
The mighty Coko joins the Misha Panlov combo – for a single that might well be one of the group's heaviest to date! Coko really blasts out of the gate – almost calling out the action of the combo more than just singing soul – while Misha provides plenty of fuzz and funk, in that ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Marcos Valle
Samba '68 (180 gram pressing)Verve/Elemental (Spain), 1968. (reissue)
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)
Ace (UK), Late 50s/1960s.
CD...$14.99
19.99
Wild & wooly early singles from the vaults of Dore Records – a fabled LA label who released some of the craziest singles to come out of the LA scene from the late 50s-mid 60s – which we've never seen compiled before! Dore would go on to make tremendous waves in the west coast soul ... CD (Rock CD)
Jorge Ben
Jorge Ben (1969) (180 gram pressing)Philips/Polysom (Brazil), 1969. (reissue)
A samba soul masterpiece from Jorge Ben – one of the most brilliant records to come out the fertile late 60s Brazilian scene – and an incredible album that works with the psychedelic flourishes of Ben's contemporaries and a deeper undercurrent of soul & funk! This is one of the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Edu Lobo & Maria Bethania
Edu & BethaniaElenco (Brazil), 1966.
A pivotal album in the careers of Edu Lobo and Maria Bethania – united in a series of unique duets for this classic Elenco session from 1966! The album pre-dates most of Bethania's other work, and is done in a style that's got all the best touches of Lobo's baroque post-bossa arranging style ... CD (Brazil CD)
JD Allen
Love StoneSavant, 2018.
CD...$15.99
16.99
A beautiful album of ballads from tenor saxophonist JD Allen – one that could easily fit alongside classic 60s sessions in a similar mode! Allen's always been a dynamic player, but here he's got this nicely understated approach – one that really stuns us with the richness of his tenor ... CD (Jazz CD)
Wire
Pink FlagEMI/Pink Flag, 1977.
One of greatest of all British punk era records – released in '77 and one that transcends mid-to-late 70s punk cultural baggage better than just about any other – a real benchmark! Wire kept it short and sweet on Pink Flag – with 21 tracks in about 35 minutes – and it's as ... CD (Rock CD)
Lenine
Em TransitoUniversal (Brazil), 2018.
A tight little live set from Brazilian genius Lenine – and one that's filled with all the sorts of things we've loved in his music over the years! If anything, the concert approach almost takes Lenine back to basics – working with a small group that really brings a sharp focus on his ... CD (Brazil CD)
Tribalistas (Arnaldo Antunes, Carlinhos Brown, & M
Capa Provisoria (180 gram pressing)Universal/Polysom (Brazil), 2018.
Beautiful work from Tribalistas – that groundbreaking group forged from three Brazilian stars who rose in the 90s – Arnaldo Antunes, Marisa Monte, and Carlinhos Brown – who somehow found a perfect way to come together, and make their music even more special as a trio! We've ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Jorge Ben
Tabua De EsmeraldaPhilips/Universal (Brazil), 1974.
Searing samba soul from Jorge Ben – one of his best-remembered albums of the 70s, and for good reason too! The album's got a slightly fuller feel than some of Ben's other work of the time – never slick, but with backings balanced nicely against his own raspy vocals and acoustic guitar ... CD (Brazil CD)
Sun Ra
JanusORG, Late 60s.
LP...$22.99
24.98
An unusual Sun Ra album – one that was never fully released in this way at the time, although supposedly conceived by RA as a complete package! Side one features material that originally appeared on the rare Invisible Shield album on Saturn –the tracks "Island In The Sun", ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Sylvers
Sylvers IIPride/Mr Bongo (UK), 1973.
The second album by The Sylvers – and like the first, a record that really has the group going way past any expectations you might have of them as a kid soul group! The Sylvers started out in the same era as the Jackson 5 and Five Stairsteps – but right from the start, they already ... CD (Soul CD)
Shamek Farrah
First Impressions (180 gram pressing)Strata East/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1974. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
44.99
One of the hardest to find records on Strata East, and one of the best – a darkly-crafted session of pure beauty, one that lives up to all the best promise of the label! The tracks are long, the sound is bold, and the whole thing moves at a pace that none of the bigger jazz labels were ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Steve Miller Band
Recall The Beginning – A Journey From EdenCapitol/Elemental (Spain), 1972.
A wonderful early record from the great Steve Miller – a set that calls out its soulful intentions with a cover dedication to Mahalia Jackson and Junior Parker! Miller never copies the work of either artist, but instead really does a great job of channeling the soulful spirit of their ... CD (Rock CD)
Stag O Lee (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s.
A set that's jazzy, bluesy, and plenty darn groovy – one of those cool collections on the Stag O Lee label – bringing together a host of rare singles in different styles, all of which work surprisingly well together! The music here is mostly from the late 50s and start of the 60s ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Geoff Bradfield
Yes And – Music For Nine ImprovisersDelmark, 2018.
CD...$11.99
15.99
The Delmark debut of saxophonist Geoff Bradfield – and a set that only furthers the range of color and tonal expression we've loved in his other recent work! As the title implies, the album's based around Geoff's own compositions – songs that are wonderfully fluid, with more than ... CD (Jazz CD)
Hampshire & Foat
Nightshade – Library Music Vol 1Athens Of The North (UK), 2018.
Every time we hear a new project from the team of Warren Hampshire & Greg Foat, we feel like they've raised the bar a little bit, and this homage to sound library jazz might be their best yet! Creative as they are, Hampshire & Foat don't merely cover or adapt the compositions of any ... CD (Jazz CD)
Shamie Royston
Beautiful LiarSunnyside, 2018.
CD...$15.99
16.99
A fantastic album from pianist Shamie Royston – an artist who's been making records for a few years, but really knocks us out of the park with this one! The set's got this perfect vibe right from the start – music that's deeply soulful and spiritual, but also swinging a lot too – ... CD (Jazz CD)
Francesco De Masi
La Macchina Della Violenza (aka The Big Game) (180 gram pressing)Beat/Spettro (Italy), 1973. Gatefold (reissue)
An excellent 70s Italian film score – penned for a political thriller, but handled with a fair bit of sweet and lovely themes! The album's one of the best we've ever heard from Francesco De Masi, and it nicely mixes his usual strong talents for action with a bit more warmth that befits the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Superior Viaduct, 1986. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
The title certainly gets it right – as Spacemen 3 were legally-registered heroin addicts in the UK at the time of this recording – very unusual in the years before heroin chic of the 90s! The set came out after the group's first few landmark records, but actually features earlier demo ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Bear Family (Germany), Early 50s. 4CD
CD...$112.99
129.99
A totally wonderful package – and one that will have you throwing away all the Vietnam Rock compilations you have in your collection! This set unearths a massive amount of music that was created during the Korean war – filled with themes of sadness and loss that most folks wouldn't ... CD (Folk/Country CD)
Midnight Hour (Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhamma
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad Present The Midnight HourLinear Labs, 2018.
Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad really sound fantastic here – stepping off their great work on the soundtrack for Luke Cage, and taking their music in an even stronger direction with help from an array of guest singers and musicians! Things are as rich and funky as you might expect ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Etran De L'Air
Etral De L'Air No 1Sahel Sounds, 2018.
A trio of guitars, augmented by bass, all swarming around each other in a way that might well make this group the Spacemen 3 of the Tuareg scene! There's not the obvious psychedelic influence here that group had back at the end of the 80s – but the mix of guitar fuzz is equally trippy – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Francis Lai
Bobo – Original SoundtrackWarner/Quartet (Spain), Mid 60s.
An unusual early soundtrack from the great Francis Lai – done for an American film, and not the sort of European movies that he did so famously! Fortunately, the musical style is quite similar – lots of those warm currents and lush, slinky moods that we've always loved in Lai since his ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Starship 9
Starship 9 (with bonus tracks)Cinevox (Italy), 2018.
A pretty cool contemporary group – one who are lucky enough to record for the legendary Cinevox soundtrack label, and who have a sound that definitely matches the vibe of that company's long legacy of music! The style here is very cinematic at times – with some slinky, groovy moments ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Dagored (Italy), 1972.
A wonderful score by Bruno Nicolai – one that follows strongly in the mode of work from the time by frequent collaborator, Ennio Morricone! The approach on most tracks is spare and moody – using a lot of harpsichord over light orchestrations – and going for a tense feel that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Big Beat (UK), Mid 60s.
CD...$12.99
18.99
Rare treasures from the mid 60s British beat scene – filled with raw rhythms and the tightest of harmonies – impeccable stuff from the personal archives legendary producer Shel Talmy! This set includes tunes in a similar orbit for sure, but Planet Beat is big one, not some little moon ... CD (Rock CD)
Derek Bailey & Jamie Muir
Dart DrugIncus/Honest Jons (UK), 1981. (reissue)
One of the most obscure Derek Bailey albums from his initial early run on Incus Records – a set of duets with percussionist Jamie Muir – and a session that almost seems to unlock more percussive possibilities than usual in Bailey's style on the guitar! If the image on the cover is ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Gal Costa
Gal (1969)Philips/Mercury (Brazil), 1969.
Heady heady work from the legendary Gal Costa – caught here right at her early best, smack dab in the middle of the Tropicalia years! The album's one of Gal's legendary collaborations with arranger Rogerio Duprat – and it's very much in the spirit of her other incredible session from ... CD (Brazil CD)
Jimi Tenor
Order Of NothingnessPhilophon (Finland), 2018.
A fantastic shift in style from the great Jimi Tenor – a man who's given us everything from cosmic soul to deep funk to spiritual jazz over the years – and who now seems to be inventing his own new genre of music! There's definitely some Afro Funk elements in the sound, but the group's ... CD (Jazz CD)
Caetano Veloso
UnsPhilips/Universal (Brazil), 1983.
An extremely poetic little set from Caetano Veloso – very personal, and with some nice play with language on some of the album's best tracks – almost recalling his best intimate moments of the 70s! A few tracks are a bit more upbeat – with keyboards and a bit more electricity ... CD (Brazil CD)
Heldon
Agneta Nilsson (Heldon IV)Urus/Bureau B (Germany), 1976.
Amazing sounds from Heldon – a set that's at once electronic and proggy, spare and noisy – really representing a shift in European styles in the mid 70s! Core instrumentation here comes from Richard Pinhas' guitar and electronics, but there's still a bit of a group feel too – ... CD (Rock CD)
Imperial/Elemental (Spain), 1968.
Mindblowing organ work from the mighty Kim Fowley – a rare instrumental set that has Kim carving out amazing sounds on the organ that really match is vocal force on other records of the time! The set's a bit more soulful than usual for Fowley – a record that almost pushes a soul ... CD (Rock CD)
Bukka White
Parchman FarmColumbia/Traffic, 1940. (reissue)
LP...$18.99
20.98
The complete Vocalion and Okeh Records 78s of the great Bukka White – a blues singer who was maybe a few years later than some of the first big stars from the Mississippi scene – but who's gone onto have a legacy and impact that will last for years to come! Bukka's got a very strong ... LP, Vinyl record album (Blues LP)
Manuel De Sica
Sette Scialli Di Seta Gialli (colored vinyl pressin)Dagored (Italy),
One of the moodiest soundtracks we've ever heard from Manuel De Sica – a set that really fits in with the darker range of the Italian horror scene, filled with dark tunes that have an overall bleak quality – strings and woodwinds coming up with the meanest notes they can find, laying ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Miles Davis
Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud (2CD deluxe edition)Fontana/Universal, 1958. 2CD
One of our favorite-ever Miles Davis albums – and a groundbreaking soundtrack that forever changed the way that jazz music was used in film! According to legend, the sounds here were recorded by Miles on a hot Paris night – late in the studio, after a live performance – in a very ... CD (Jazz CD)
Stanley Clarke
MessageMack Avenue, 2018.
CD...$16.99
17.99
Bassist Stanley Clarke is right on message here – serving up the kind of cosmic sounds and soulful styles that he first brought to his music many years back! This time around, Clarke's got some great help onboard – keyboardist Cameron Graves, who we've really loved from his own recent ... CD (Jazz CD)
BBE (UK), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. 3LP Gatefold
Mindblowing jazz from Japan – a tremendous introduction to the 70s scene in Tokyo if you've never heard this music at all – and a package that also includes a fair bit of rare tracks, even if you're not a newcomer! The Japanese love of American jazz is no secret – and the music ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Girl Named Nino
Moonlight DaughterMoonlight Daughter, 2018.
CD...$11.99
15.00
Captivating, genre-defying indie soul from Girl Named Nino – a girl originally from Tbilisi, Georgia who has long called the Chicago area home, has a sound as far reaching as her travels, but it still feels intimate and personal! Her voice is front-and-center throughout Moonlight Daughter, in ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Second Direction
Four Corners (with bonus tracks)Sonorama (Germany), 1976.
A funky fusion classic! Second Direction are certainly not a household name – and the record has even more obscure origins than most, given that it was originally done as a small sound library project. Yet the quality of the set has given it a surprisingly wide reach with collectors and ... CD (Jazz CD)
Southbound (UK), 1970s.
A flawless batch of classics from Millie Jackson in the heart of her early years on Spring Records – maybe sounding better than ever here! Millie's raunchier style would come later on, but here she's working in styles that are a perfect mix of gritty and sweet – arrangements tailored ... CD (Soul CD)
Lou Courtney
I'm In Need Of Love (with bonus tracks)Epic/Soul Brother (UK), 1974.
A wonderful album of mellow soul tracks! The record is Lou Courtney's masterpiece – and it's a jam-packed set filled with great tracks that rank right up there with classic 70s work by artists like Marvin Gaye, Leroy Hutson, or Leon Ware! Leon Pendarvis handled most of the arrangements ... CD (Soul CD)
Leata Galloway
TenderlyGalloway Productions, 2018.
Leata Galloway is a name you might recognize from a classic soul album in the 80s – but here, the singer's moved into quite strong jazz vocal territory – working with small combo backings on most numbers, and working through a set of classic tracks that all have a very nice vibe! The ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Nineteenth Whole
Smilin'Eastbound/Tidal Waves, 1972. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
28.99
One of the sweetest little jazz funk albums of the early 70s – and a masterful blend of vibes, guitar, and organ from this legendary Indianapolis combo! The group are probably best known for their backing work behind Grant Green on some of his funky Blue Note sides – or for vibes ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Green River
Come On Down (colored vinyl – with bonus track)Jackpot, 1985. (reissue)
LP...$18.99
19.99
The first record by Green River – who were little-loved in their time, but are now legendary precursor to some of the most influential rock to come years later – featuring Mark Arm & Steve Turner before they'd go on to Mudhoney and Jeff Ament & Stone Gossard pre-Pearl Jam! Come ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
RTJ, 2018. Gatefold (pic cover)
12-inch...$13.99
14.99
Trademark Run The Jewels stormers! "Kill Your Masters" is as RTJ at their most defiant – which is saying something! The "Stay Gold" remixes by Smiff & Cash have an even bigger bounce than the original, plus a deadly guest appearance by Gangsta Boo. Includes "Kill ... 12-inch, Vinyl record (Hip Hop 12-inch)
Die Schachtel (Germany), 2018.
A fantastic book released in conjunction with an Italian exhibition dedicated to Marino Zuccheri – the legendary sound engineer who helped composers like Luigi Nono, John Cage, and Bruno Maderna realize their musical visions in the recording studio! The book is in English throughout, and ... CD (Books CD)
Cherry Red (UK), Early 80s. 3CD
The complete recordings of a group departed all too soon – the wonderfully catchy, completely groovy Bow Wow Wow – a great breath of fresh air at the start of the 80s! The group were a new project of Malcolm McLaren after the Sex Pistols – but they clearly had plenty going for ... CD (Rock CD)
RCA/Morello (UK), Mid 60s. 2CD
A trio of early records from the great Bobby Bare – presented here in one 2CD set! First up is The Travelin Bare – on which the young Bobby Bare hits the road – taking on a whole host of travel-themed tunes on this gem of a record from 1964 – and although the approach is ... CD (Folk/Country CD)
Gal Costa
Gal A Todo Vapor – Fa TalPolygram (Brazil), 1971.
An incredible live album from Gal Costa – one that's easily as great as any of her studio albums from the time! But unlike the studio albums, the style here is quite spare and intimate – a very personal presentation of Gal's music, recorded in a way that has her starting out nearly ... CD (Brazil CD)
Wynder K Frog
Sunshine Super Frog (with bonus track)Wah Wah (Spain), 1967. (reissue)
A record with a Donovan reference in the title, but a much more mod set overall – thanks to searing Hammond work from organist Mick Weaver, who was maybe one of the hippest London cats on his instrument at the time! The tunes draw equally from the Hammond soul jazz of artists like Jimmy ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Jacques Thollot
More Intra MusiqueAlga Marghen (Italy), Early 70s.
Fantastic sounds from Jacques Thollot – a lost tape, finally brought back from obscurity – and showing a very different side of his music than we've ever heard! We mostly know Jacques from freer jazz experiments, but the sound here is very spare, and almost playful at times – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Franco Micalizzi
Hold Up (180 gram pressing)Carosello/Spettro (Italy), 1974. Gatefold
A great little score for an obscure 70s Italian crime film – one that's penned with a much greater range of styles than you might expect! Although the setting is one of crime and action, the music here often has some great warmer touches too – a blend of erotics that slide in between ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Village People/
Can't Stop The Music
Casablanca/Universal (Japan), 1980.
One of the last great moments from The Village People – an album released in conjunction with their huge screen debut in the film Can't Stop The Music – a huge media blitz from their producer Jacques Morali – and a record that also marked the first film appearance of the young ... CD (Soul CD)
Dust To Digital, 1950s. 2CD & Book
A wonderfully beautiful package – filled with gems from the central African scene of the 50s – all packaged together with a huge book of notes that's as wonderful as the music itself! The set culls together vintage singles from the Congo, Tanganyika, Zanzibar, and Kenya – not as ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Donald Austin
Crazy LegsWestbound/Tidal Waves, 1973. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
28.99
A sweet little album of funky instrumental guitar! The record's one of the most obscure on the Westbound label – and it features guitar player Donald Austin going to town on 13 short little cuts with a tripped-out funky groove – sometimes fuzzy, usually funky, and always with that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Piero Piccioni
Le Altre (180 gram pressing – with bonus track)Spettro (Italy), 1969.
Cool organ lines, wonderful keyboards, and lots of other great bits – all stepping out in a set that's completely sublime – and maybe some of the best work we've ever heard from the mighty Piero Piccioni! The score is as sexy as you'd guess from the cover – and definitely has ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Love Unlimited Orchestra
Love Unlimited Orchestra – The 20th Century Records Singles 1973 to 197920th Century/Universal, Mid 70s. 2CD
One of the greatest soul instrumental groups of the 70s, finally given their due – here in a massive package that brings together all their great singles done under the guidance of Barry White! White was a genius at the time of these tracks, and he worked with Love Unlimited at a level that ... CD (Soul CD)
Jim Marshall
Jazz Festival – Jim Marshall's Defining Photographs Of The 1960s Jazz Scene (hardcover)Reel Art, 2017.
Book...$58.99
75.00
A stunning selection of rare jazz photographs, most of which have never been seen before – all shot at the Newport and Monterey Jazz Festivals during the 1960s, with a span across the decade that really shows a shift in sound and style! The book has way more than just shots of big name ... Book (Book)
Universal, Early 70s. 2LP
LP...$26.99
34.99
A fantastic selection of work from one of the hippest girl groups of the 70s – the mighty Love Unlimited trio, three singers who all worked under the genius of Barry White in his prime! Unlike other girl trios of the time, who often used an older soul mode refitted with disco grooves – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Dos Santos
LogosInternational Anthem, 2018.
CD...$11.99
12.99
A fantastic album from this groundbreaking Latin combo from Chicago – one who've got an inclusive spirit that grabs together so many different elements of music and unifies them as one! The style isn't quite salsa, isn't Latin rock or jazz – but instead has so many strands of sounds ... CD (Latin CD)
Reggie Quinerly
Words To LoveRedefinition, 2018.
CD...$12.99
15.00
A beautiful album from drummer Reggie Quinerly – as much a jazz vocal album as an instrumental one – given that the record features a fair bit of guest work from Melanie Charles and Milton Suggs! Both singers are wonderful – richly soulful, with sophisticated textures and ... CD (Jazz CD)
Augustus Pablo
Eastman DubRAS/Greensleeves, Late 70s/1980s. (reissue)
LP...$16.99
17.98
A masterful collection of Pablo-produced dub versions! The first half or so is stacked pretty heavily with soul-stirring dub versions based on the Let's Get Started record by Tetrack – a roots classic from the late 70s that was produced by Pablo – and closess with some equally great, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
David Axelrod
Song Of InnocenceCapitol/Now Again, 1968.
CD...$14.99
15.98
One of a handful of amazing albums recorded by David Axelrod towards the end of the 60s – really stunning, genre-breaking music that was years ahead of its time – and which has only finally been getting its due in more recent decades! At the time of the record, Axelrod was a house ... CD (Jazz CD)
Grapefruit (UK), Mid 60s. 3CD
Not the British folk sounds of the generation of Pentangle and Fairport Convention – and instead, music from a few years before – a time when the UK scene was absorbing plenty of folksy styles from the US, but also mixing things with a fair bit of rock and pop as well! In fact, a ... CD (Rock CD)
Stelvio Cipriani
Dov'e AnnaDigitmovies (Italy), 1976.
A set that was originally created in the prime electric years of the great Stelvio Cipriani – but one that has him working on acoustic piano throughout – often using weird effects and production elements to change up the sound of the instrument! There's a great main theme to the ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Gal Costa
Legal (180 gram pressing)Philips/Elemental (Spain), 1970. (reissue)
Essential early material by Gal Costa! The record is her first after the immediate Tropicalia years, and it's a stunning blend of styles that seems to draw heavily from changes going on in the American rock scene at the time. The core of the music is still steeped in Brazilian elements – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Brotzmann/
Hot Lotta (with bonus material)
Svart (Finland), 1973.
A rare chapter in the career of Peter Brotzmann – and a very smoking set cut on the Finnish scene of the early 70s! The quartet features Brotzmann on tenor and alto – playing alongside the tenor and flute of Juhani Alaltonen – both of them completely all-out and unbridled, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Jason Palmer
Jason Palmer At Wally's Vol 2Steeplechase (Denmark), 2018.
CD...$15.99
19.99
Trumpeter Jason Palmer has given us some great creative projects in recent years – but this time around, he's in a wonderfully back-to-basics mode – working with an excellent combo in a small club in Boston – on long tracks that really stretch out and let us hear his imaginative ... CD (Jazz CD)
Albert Mangelsdorff & Masahiko Sato
Spontaneous – Albert Mangelsdorff Meets Masahiko SatoInterchord/Be! (Germany), 1971. Gatefold (reissue)
Definite spontaneous sounds from the great Albert Mangelsdorff – a set that has the trombonist working alongside the up-and-coming Japanese pianist Masahiko Sato, who also plays some ring modulator on the album! Sato's almost the driving force here – although that role might also go to ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Takao Uematsu
Straight AheadArt Union (Japan), 1977. (reissue)
A sweet set of Japanese jazz from the 70s – straight ahead, but with some great fusion undercurrents too – thanks to keyboards from Mikio Masuda, which electrify most of the tracks nicely! Takao Uematsu plays tenor throughout, and the group also features some great trumpet from Hitoshi ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
William Parker
Voices Fall From The Sky (3CD set)Aum Fidelity, 2018. 3CD
CD...$26.99
29.98
A really wonderful collection of music from the legendary bassist William Parker – and one that finally brings a light to an under-illuminated side of his talents – his work with different singers over his long and creative career, all collected together here in a great 3CD set! Make ... CD (Jazz CD)
Wladyslaw Komendarek
Powrot Z Materii Miedzygwiazdowej (with bonus tracks)GAD (Poland), 1992.
One of the wildest electronic musicians in the Eastern European scene – working here on some very long, very stretched-out tracks that are completely cosmic overall! The music was recorded in the early 90s, but has a quality that rivals some of the more progressive European electronic ... CD (Sound Library CD)
Joshua Abrams
Excavations 1 (with bonus download)Feeding Tube, 2018.
Fantastic solo bass sounds from the mighty Joshua Abrams – a musician who's risen to achieve a very spiritual sense of leadership with other musicians over the years – but who also sounds pretty amazing here on his own! Joshua is often bowing the bass, bringing almost reed-like tones ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Jorge Ben
Ben (LP sleeve edition)Philips/Dusty Groove, 1972.
A stunner of a record from the mighty Jorge Ben – and a record that catapulted the Brazilian singer to international fame at the time! Ben had already been making magic for almost a decade down in Brazil – and his compositions and grooves left an undeniable impact on the scene in the ... CD (Brazil CD)
Omni (Australia), Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s.
CD...$16.99
19.99
A really great little collection – one that looks at the deeper, darker strands in country music during the 60s – that moody space that lie behind the Rubber Room of Porter Wagoner, and which may not have gotten much chart play at the time, but which makes for one of the most ... CD (Folk/Country CD)
Malcolm Cecil
Malcolm Cecil ProjectRopeadope, 2018.
CD...$8.99
15.99
A beautiful return to form for bassist Malcolm Cecil – a musician who made some great waves on the London jazz scene of the 60s – then disappeared behind years of studio and recording work in later decades! Cecil's back and sounding great here – working with a young trio that ... CD (Jazz CD)
Beginning Of The End
Funky Nassau – The Definitive Collection (Beginning Of The End/Alston/Strut (UK), Mid 70s. 2CD
CD...$14.99
15.99
A great collection – the rare two albums by Beginning Of The End, plus bonus tracks too! First up is the classic Funky Nassau – s monster bit of funk that's unlike anything else we can think of! Beginning Of The End hailed from The Bahamas, but don't hold that against them – ... CD (Soul CD)
Kevin Ayers/
June 1, 1974
Island/Elemental (Spain), 1974.
A seminal live set that brings together the best talents from mid 70s leftfield rock – a unique meeting of Brian Eno, Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Nico, Robert Wyatt, and Mike Oldfield! The concert is one that was initially Ayers' gig – but he had the foresight to invite the others along ... CD (Rock CD)
Analog Africa (Germany), 1960s/1970s.
A long-overdue second chapter of the African Scream Contest compilation – the first of which introduced a huge new audience to the funky sounds of Benin in the 70s! This set is every bit as fantastic as the first – filled with tunes that have these darkly brooding, heavy funk ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
EPMD
Strictly BusinessFresh/Capitol, 1988. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
EPMD's incredible full length debut – a straight up all caps CLASSIC late 80s effort – raising the bar for the genre and helping pave the way for so much of the best golden age hip hop to come! Bottom heavy funky soul beats and masterful use of samples anchor the production, and the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
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1120 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60622
Open 10am–8pm daily.
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