Sound Library
Sound library funk, grooves, and breaks -- from Italy, France, England, and beyond -- on labels like KPM, DeWolfe, and Bruton!
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Hal Singer
Blues & NewsFutura/Souffle Continu (France), 1971. (reissue)
LP...$28.99
32.99
A really legendary album from tenorist Hal Singer – an American player from earlier years in jazz, but one who made some incredibly new, fresh music during a late 60s/early 70s stretch on the scene in Paris! Although Singer is often most associated with an older style of swing-based jazz, he' ... LP, Vinyl record album
Afrosound
Carruseles (180 gram pressing)Discos Fuentes/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1974. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
33.99
A record that's every bit as groovy as you might guess from the title – served up by one of the most unique combos to record for Colombia's Discos Fuentes in the 70s! Afrosound certainly have plenty of rhythms and sounds that resonate with their contemporaries at the top of the South ... LP, Vinyl record album
Sonny Sharrock
Black WomanAtlantic/Superior Viaduct, 1969. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
29.99
One of the best-ever Sonny Sharrock albums – and one of the few that really captures the fresh genius of his approach! The set was recorded in New York during the period when Sonny had just come out of Herbie Mann's group with Roy Ayers – but the sound is far far different than the ... LP, Vinyl record album
WHP (Italy), 1977. 2LP
LP...$35.99
39.99
A heady live set from The Meters – recorded in a small club outside of New Orleans, and with a groove that's a nicely gritty take on the sound that they were hitting on their Warner albums of the mid 70s! There's more vocals here than on the early records, but the group still really showcase ... LP, Vinyl record album
Byard Lancaster
It's Not Up To UsVortex/Superior Viaduct, 1968. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
29.99
One of the first albums ever recorded by soulful avant legend Byard Lancaster! Lancaster hailed from Philadelphia, and played flute and alto in a style that was clearly informed by the freer spiritual players that dominated one branch of the avant garde tree at the time – in a mode that's ... LP, Vinyl record album
Modern Harmonic, 1972.
CD...$46.99
49.99
One of the weirdest records Sun Ra ever made – music to accompany the strange film Space Is The Place – which itself was an odd mixture of science fiction and blacksploitation-type action! The sounds here are sometimes in the usual Arkestra mode – wonderfully exotic rhythms mixed ... CD
Nucleus
Elastic RockVertigo/Be With (UK), 1970. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$36.99
39.99
A seminal early album from Ian Carr's legendary Nucleus group – playing here in a version that includes Karl Jenkins and Brian Smith on reeds, and Chris Spedding on guitar! The band has a landmark sound that mixes progressive jazz and tight full-on rock fusion into a style that's sometimes ... LP, Vinyl record album
Fadisa/Analog Africa (Germany), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s.
CD...$17.99
28.99
There's a host of cool keyboards on the cover, and that's what you'll hear on the record as well – used in all these really groovy space age styles over more conventional Latin rhythms – all of which made for a really incredible subgenre of sounds on the scene in Ecuador during the 70s! ... CD
Cleveland Eaton
Half & HalfGamble/Be With (UK), 1973. (reissue)
LP...$32.99
36.99
One of a few rare albums recorded as a leader from bassist Cleveland Eaton – a player who first rose to fame with Maurice White in the second Ramsey Lewis trio – and one who gave the world some amazingly hip records on the Black Jazz label in the 70s! This set is a unique effort for ... LP, Vinyl record album
La Retreta Mayor
La Retreta Mayor (180 gram pressing)Discomoda/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1976. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
34.99
Don't let the cover put you off, as this isn't some marching band record – although the set does have plenty of funky drums! There's a jazzy vibe to the record that's different than most other Venezuelan records of the time – and overall, the whole thing has maybe the feel of some sort ... LP, Vinyl record album
Various
Rocking On The GG Beat 1970/Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), Early 70s. 2CD
CD...$14.99
24.99
A huge collection of work handled by producer Alvin GG Ranglin – initially a member of The Maytones, but an artist who gave a much stronger contribution to Jamaican music through his work in the studio! GG may not be as legendary a name as some of the other producers from the time, but as ... CD
Pelto Studio Group
Waves Of Sound (180 gram pressing – with download)Jazzaggression (Finland), 2023.
LP...$29.99
34.99
The front cover might look a bit dramatic, but the set's got a warm and wonderful feel – lean, soulful instrumentation from a Finnish trio that features Aleksi Heinola on drums, Temu Akerblom on bass, and Marku Holkko on reeds and flute – coming together with this gentle groove that's ... LP, Vinyl record album
Oum Kalsoum
L'Astre D'Orient 1926 to 1937 (3CD set)Fremeaux & Associates (France), Late 20s/1930s. 3CD
CD...$19.99
29.99
A really great collection of work from the legendary Egyptian singer Oum Kalsoum – a package that includes most of her early recordings from the late 20s and early 30s – very early in the history of her career, but still already handled with a sound that's completely sublime! Even on ... CD
Walter Junie Morrison
Junie Live At Dooley's 1976P-Vine (Japan), 1976.
CD...$19.99
23.99
Never-heard live work from the legendary Junie Morrison – a funky legend who worked both in the Ohio Players and in the P-Funk empire of George Clinton – heard here in a smoking live setting in Michigan, right around the time of his classic solo records for Westbound! The format is ... CD
Donald Byrd
Slow Drag (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1968. (reissue)
LP...$36.99
38.99
One of our favorite records of all time from trumpeter Donald Byrd – a sometimes-overlooked gem from the late 60s, and one that has Byrd really playing with a slightly different edge than before! The set's recorded with a group that Byrd maintained for two years – a stunning lineup ... LP, Vinyl record album
Braen/
Tempo Libero
Panda/BTF (Italy), 1975. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
39.99
A really cool split artist sound library from the Italian scene of the 70s – one that has composers Alessandro Alessandroni and Giuliano Sorgini each working under different names – but coming together with a very unified vibe! The music has this sunny, sexy sort of Euro style – ... LP, Vinyl record album
Misha Panfilov
GalaFunk Night, 2023.
LP...$16.99
19.99
Maybe the most jazz-based record we've ever heard from Misha Panfilov – a set that still has all the great funky and spacey elements of his other records, yet which uses an expanded lineup to really deepen the soul of the album! The tracks are long, and have a soulful vibe that's wonderful ... LP, Vinyl record album
We All Together
We All Together 2Munster (Spain), 1974. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
The stunning second album from We All Together – a relatively obscure group from Peru, but one with a brilliance that matches our favorite UK and California pop of the late 60s! These guys clearly love the Beatles, but also have open ears for some of the hipper strands that were floating out ... LP, Vinyl record album
Albert Ayler
Albert Ayler In Greenwich VillageImpulse/Superior Viaduct, 1966. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$22.99
25.99
One of the first big moments of Albert Ayler's work in the jazz mainstream – and a record that doesn't dim his greatness at all from the earlier sides recorded for ESP! The album's got a sharply angular sound that more than lives up to its vibrant cover image – a well-honed approach to ... LP, Vinyl record album
Fire Orchestra (Mats Gustafsson)
Echoes (3LP set)Rune Grammafon (Germany), 2023. 3LP
LP...$82.99
89.99
A set that seems even more perfect, and more ambitious than other releases by this legendary European group – recorded in a way that has all their many elements really well-balanced in the mix – as horns, strings, and all sorts of other elements come together at a level that's ... LP, Vinyl record album
