Global Grooves — CDs 
Unusual grooves from around the globe -- Afro Funk, Bollywood soundtracks, Turkish rock, gamelan, ethnographic/field recordings, sitar sounds, and more!
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
