Deep Funk — In Stock — LPs 
Heavy funk from the contemporary scene -- from labels like Daptone, Truth & Soul, Now Again, Schema, Freestyle, and Legere!
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Baby Charles —
Baby Charles ... LP Record Kicks (Italy), 2007. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 25.99
A killer full length debut from Baby Charles – one of the most soulful deep funk combos we've heard in a long time! The group have been bubbling under for a few years with a handful of singles, but this set really shows the full range of their powers – and comes off like some lost ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Heavenly Sweetness (France), 2022. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 36.99
A beautiful hymn to the sun from saxophonist Laurent Bardianne – an artist who's not afraid to play with the rhythms a bit, while still offering up some jazz-based material at the core! Bardianne plays tenor in a quintet that also has lots of great Hammond organ from Arnaud Roulin – ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hymne Au Soleil ... CD 14.99
Jazz Is Dead, 2020. New Copy ... $25.99 26.99
Saxophonist Gary Bartz joins the duo of Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – bringing a warm sense of soul to their soulful backings – which range from funky to spacey, and do a nice job of capturing the mid 70s feel of Gary on record! The sound isn't the Larry Mizell or Ntu Group ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Gary Bartz – Jazz Is Dead 6 ... CD 13.99
Eastwood Music Group, 2022. New Copy Gatefold ... $19.99 21.99
The last full-length project recorded by The Bastards Of Soul before the too-early passing of lead singer Chadwick Murray – a hell of a soul vocalist, and one who seems poised to rise to the top of his generation with work like this! The album's way more than just a funk group with a singer ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Joe Bataan —
Call My Name (180 gram pressing) ... LP Vampi Soul (Spain), 2005. New Copy ... $26.99 27.99
Joe Bataan is alive and well – and to our ears, the king of Latin Soul is sounding better than he has in decades! This tasty little set really takes us back to Joe's classic work for Fania – but it's also got a slightly different twist – one that shows a new younger appreciation ... (Latin, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Colemine, 2020. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 23.99
Beautifully heavy sounds from Black Market Brass – a group who started out with more of a global funk approach, but who emerge here with the intensity of some lost funky soundtrack – all with the sort of edge you might expect from the cover! The style here is really revolutionary ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing – with download!)
ATO, 2019. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
Soulful sounds from Black Pumas – a collaboration between singer Eric Burton and the great Adrian Quesada – the latter an instrumentalist and producer that you'll know from a variety of different funky projects over the years! This set might well be Adrian's ticket to the big time ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
ATO, 2019. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $31.99 35.99
Soulful sounds from Black Pumas – a collaboration between singer Eric Burton and the great Adrian Quesada – the latter an instrumentalist and producer that you'll know from a variety of different funky projects over the years! This set might well be Adrian's ticket to the big time ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Black Pumas —
Capitol Cuts – Live At Studio A (red vinyl pressing) ... LP ATO, 2021. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A hell of a record from The Black Pumas – one that maybe stands as a great answer to anyone who might think they're just a flash in the pan! The set was recorded in late 2020, after the group had faced a season of cancelled shows, and life in isolation – which left them heading to the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Menace (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $29.99 34.99
Spare instrumentals created in a world that's aware of downtempo – but also delivered with a lot more warmth and jazzy energy than the usual sort of set like this – thanks to very strong work on trumpet and keyboards throughout! The tunes are relatively spare, and have great beats at ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dunham/Daptone, 2016. New Copy ... $16.99 18.99
Jaw-dropping work from Charles Bradley – a stunning album that's maybe his best so far – and that's saying a hell of a lot, given the quality of his previous work! There's a focus and power here that really puts Charles on top – from the bold statement at the start of the record, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Dunham/Daptone, 2011. New Copy ... $15.99 16.98
Gritty, powerful raw soul from Charles Bradley – the full length debut from the 62-year-old Brooklyn singer – backed perfectly by The Menahan Street Band! It's incredible, a record that sounds just as rawly emotional and impeccably soulful in 2011 as it would have in 1971 – much ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl version includes code for full album download.)
Dunham/Daptone, 2013. New Copy ... $15.99 18.99
Damn amazing work from Charles Bradley – an instant soul classic for all generations, as you'll hear from the very first note! Not only are Bradley's vocals incredible – the kind of once-in-a-long-time approach he brought to his debut – but the backings and production are ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Columbia, 2015. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
An album with a very classic look on the cover – and an equally classic sound to match – one that takes us back to some of the hippest, coolest work by early 60s singers like Sam Cooke or Marvin Gaye! Both artists are a good comparison here, as Leon Bridges is unabashedly in the same ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Daptone, 2010. New Copy ... $15.99 18.99
A great third album from Staten Island instrumental funk titans The Budos Band – who've brought eclectic inspiration all along and have always colored from a much broader palette of styles than most of their peers – going even further this time out and delivering their best yet! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a coupon for digital download.)
Daptone, 2014. New Copy Gatefold ... $15.99 18.99
Some of the deepest, heaviest work we've ever heard from the Budos Band – as you might guess from the album's dark title and cover! There's a bit of a heavy metal look to the package, but the sounds within are still the righteous funk we've always loved from Budos – yet are also ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Concord, 2022. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
An unusual project from Butcher Brown – a set that was originally written as a hip hop project for MC Tennishu, and which only gets plenty of instrumentation from the Butcher Brown combo, in their best funky jazz mode – but also has an added large ensemble really bumping up the sound! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Butcher Brown Presents – Triple Trey ... CD 9.99
Record Kicks (Italy), 2022. New Copy 2LP ... $29.99 36.99
A pretty great soundtrack set from Calibro 35 – a group who've been giving us soundtrack-inspired music for years, and who finally get a crack at the real thing here! If you know the group, you'll know that they've got a great ear for classic cinematic modes – especially those on the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Record Kicks (UK), 2012. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99
Massive work from Calibro 35 – a group we've been digging on obscure overseas releases – stepping out here on their first American record, and easily their funkiest album to date! The sound is wonderful – still filled with the older Italian soundtrack references that got the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Color Red, 2023. New Copy ... $26.99 29.99
Drummer Tim Carman is best known for his work in the bluesy trio GA-20, but here he's in much more of a jazz-based mode overall – leading a trio that features some stunning organ work from Ken Clark, a player we don't know at all, but who clearly knows how to channel the best soul jazz styles ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Key Lime ... CD 8.99
Daptone, 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
You might know Cochemea Gastelum from his work in The Dap-Kings over the years – but this time around, the saxophonist is very much his own man – blowing a version of his instruments that often seems electrified, ala classic Varitone from the late 60s – used in these really new ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Daptone, 2014. New Copy 3LP ... $40.99 44.99
A fantastic presentation of all that's wonderful with the mighty Daptone label – one of the hippest, funkiest record companies of the past few decades – the company that gave the world Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, and other great artists – all of whom are heard here in an ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Daptone Super Soul Revue – Live At The Apollo ... CD 17.99(Limited edition translucent tie-dye teal vinyl pressing! Quantities extremely limited – and also includes a 48 page photo book!)
Lucas De Mulder & The New Mastersounds —
Feel The Spirit ... LP Code Red, 2023. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Guitarist Lucas De Mulder gets some great props on this album even before the needle dropped – as funky guitar legend Eddie Roberts stepped up to produce the whole thing, and even has his famous combo The New Mastersounds provide the instrumentation on the set – with some nice trumpet ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazz Is Dead, 2021. New Copy ... $25.99 26.99
A really great entry in this excellent series – one that not only features lots of great Fender Rhodes from Brazilian jazz legend Joao Donato, but also vocals from Loren Oden on almost every track – which makes the whole thing feel like a fantastic hybrid of Joao's genius with a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In a very cool die-cut slide-in cover!)
Drawbars —
One Finger Only ... LP Code Red, 2023. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
The Drawbars definitely work here with more than just one finger – and they deliver a really great groove, with a style that's a nice change from some of their contemporaries! Part of the trio's uniqueness lies in the vintage keyboards handled by Chris Haertel – who has a way of going ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available One Finger Only ... CD 8.99
Colemine/Transistor Sound, 2022. New Copy ... $18.99 21.99
Nicky Egan's got a laidback look on the cover, but she's got a surprisingly soulful sound on record – one that comes from both her vocals and work on mellotron – and from the rest of the group, which features members of Antibalas and The Dap-Kings! The cover's got maybe a Laurel Canyon ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Freestyle (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $21.99 29.99
A great little project from funk maestro Lance Ferguson – one that has Ferguson working with a group of musicians and singers to really recast some great tracks from the past! The approach here is maybe a bit like the way that Bluey and Incognito might transform a classic tune on some of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Rare Groove Spectrum 2 ... CD 14.99
Daptone, 2022. New Copy ... $18.99 24.99
The great thing about Lee Fields is that he just keeps on giving – giving us the sort of deep soul music that first caught our ears back when he was recording in near obscurity for a small southern label – and which has finally gotten the attention it deserves in recent decades! Lee's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Sentimental Fool ... CD 13.99
Sentimental Fool (orange vinyl pressing) ... LP 23.99
Daptone, 2022. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
The great thing about Lee Fields is that he just keeps on giving – giving us the sort of deep soul music that first caught our ears back when he was recording in near obscurity for a small southern label – and which has finally gotten the attention it deserves in recent decades! Lee's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Indie exclusive orange vinyl pressing – with download!)
Sentimental Fool ... CD 13.99
Sentimental Fool ... LP 18.99
Truth & Soul, 2009. Near Mint- ... $34.99
One of the best new soul records we've heard in years – a tremendous accomplishment for the mighty Lee Fields, and a set that's quite different than any of his other work! We've always loved Lee's funk and deep soul sides, but this album's something new altogether – almost done in the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Truth & Soul pressing – a nice copy!)
Kevin Fingier Collective —
El Sonido De Fingier Records ... LP Fingier/Acid Jazz (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
A really cool collection of cuts that were originally issued as 7" singles in recent years, but which work perfectly together here as a full length set that introduces the world to the deeply funky talents of Kevin Finigier! Kevin hails from Argentina, but has a deep love of American soul and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available El Sonido De Fingier Records ... CD 13.99
Jazzman (UK), 2012. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
Amazing sounds from this very hip group – a contemporary combo, but one who play with a depth of sound to warrant their inclusion on the Jazzman label! The style is almost spiritual jazz, but a bit more laidback too – sounds that are cosmic, yet never soaring to the skies – and ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Chuwanaga (France), 2022. New Copy ... $26.99 29.99
Fusion Affair are a group who definitely take their name seriously – as the album's got a mix of keyboards and other electric instrumentation that really lives up to the legacy of jazz fusion – yet also has a way of coming across here with a nicely contemporary vibe! The group's ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Karma Chief/Colemine, 2022. New Copy Gatefold ... $21.99 24.99
A new kind of love, and a new kind of groove from Ghost Funk Orchestra – one that's deeper than ever before, even though the group is really just the efforts of producer/instrumentalist Seth Applebaum! Yet this time around, he's also got some great female vocals at a few points – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available New Kind Of Love ... CD 11.99(Indie exclusive red vinyl pressing – with download!)
Karma Chief/Colemine, 2019. New Copy ... $21.99 22.98
A set that's definitely funky, but which maybe has a lot more going on as well – richer production moments that move between ambitious soundscapes and fuzzier freakouts – but all without losing the groove at the core! The record's billed as "mysterious", but really seems to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Funk Night, 2021. New Copy ... $13.99 15.99
A really wonderful album from one-man funk powerhouse Jeffery Scott Greer – a set that's different both from his previous albums, and his funky 45s! As before, Greer does all the work himself – but the tracks are longer, and jazzier too – both in the way the rhythms slide in, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Colemine, 2022. New Copy ... $21.99 22.99
A young contemporary trio, but one who work with a very classic vibe – a style that's maybe even more so than most of the vintage gospel albums you might find in the racks! The group's harmonies are wonderful – balanced with the force of the lead and the strength of the trio like some ... (Gospel, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Look Up ... CD 11.99(Limited edition powder blue vinyl pressing!)
Now Again/Stones Throw, 2007. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 31.99
The debut full length from Heliocentrics – the cosmic funk project from Malcolm Catto and a tasteful group of players – touching on funky drummer hip hop beatcraft, hazy psychedelia, leftfield jazz and global accented grooves! The Heliocentrics have backed DJ Shadow on occasion, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Anti, 2022. New Copy ... $23.99 25.98
High Pulp have always been one of those groups that are nicely hard to define – but this time around, they seem to be coming across with a jazzier vibe than ever before – and a new sort of musical sophistication that really has their music falling into place! The Seattle combo's always ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jagjaguwar, 2021. New Copy ... $20.99 24.98
A really different sound for this legendary group – still very hypnotic and brassy, but in a very different way! The EP features three songs that build slowly, with brass as a key element, but maybe more in the background than the rhythmic forefront of previous records – letting vocals ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black and white explosion vinyl – with bonus fold-out booklet and download. Quantities limited!)
Madlib Invazion, 2008. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
Great grooves from Jackson Conti – not a dude, but a duo – one that features Madlib teamed with Mamao, drummer from the legendary Azymuth! The album's got a really unique feel – one that mixes Madlib's chunky, fuzzy style of production with some of the cleaner, jazzier Azymuth ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Wide Hive, 2021. New Copy ... $12.99 19.99
A great little record that really goes back to the early days of the Wide Hive label – the time when the company emerged as a hotbed of Cali funk, and was less of the jazz imprint it is today! Jake delivers plenty of breaks here on drums – and also turns in a bit of turntable work too ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Haggis (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $24.99 28.99
The Jazz Defenders are a group who definitely live up to their name – a combo who start things out in the deep funk territory of some of their labelmates on Haggis, but who also bring in plenty of jazz inflections too – working here in a great hybrid of the two modes, with a range that's ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Colemine, 2010. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 24.99
An organ-heavy, back to basics set from the Jive Turkeys – a funk combo who take things back to the lean styles of the moment when 60s jazz groups were just starting to get funky! There's plenty of Hammond in the lead, next to bass, drums, and guitar – a lineup that might recall the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition "Turkey Gravy" brown vinyl – with download!)
Colemine/Dead Oceans, 2018. New Copy ... $20.99 23.99
Man, these guys just keep on getting better – and this time around, Durand Jones & The Indications deliver a record that's way more than just another funk band with a lead singer! Instead, there's a depth and complexity to this set that takes us back to our favorite indie soul albums at ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Dead Oceans, 2021. New Copy ... $20.99 21.98
Fantastic work from Durand Jones & The Indications – a group who've really come a long way in the past few years – in ways that push Durand's vocals to places we wouldn't have guessed on previous records! This set's way more than just a funk band with a soul singer upfront – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Daptone, 2017. New Copy ... $16.99 18.99
The fantastic final album from Sharon Jones – a wonderfully deep talent who was taken from us all too soon! The set's maybe the ultimate setting for Sharon's incredible voice – as it features both her longtime core combo, the Dap-Kings – as well as additional backings from the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Daptone, 2000s. New Copy ... $16.99 18.99
Rare work from Sharon Jones – and a record that's a bit different than some of her other work for the Daptone label! The set features the group doing cover versions of tracks by other artists – some that appeared as singles over the years, others commissioned for projects, and a few ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Just Dropped In To See What Condition Our Rendition Is In ... CD 12.99(Black vinyl pressing – with download!)
Dead Oceans, 2018. New Copy ... $20.99 21.99
A funky combo, but one with a real difference – as they seem to find whole new corners of the globe in which to work their magic – almost an imagined space of cultural criss-crossing, all set to some mighty funky bass and drums! The core element here is the guitar – which echoes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
BMG (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $23.99 39.99
Lady Blackbird takes on a Nina Simone tune on the very first track on this set – quite a risky move, but the Lady's got a voice that's definitely up to the challenge! The singer's the sort that comes along once in a blue moon – a richly talented artist who's able to take any sort of ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Colemine, 2018. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 24.99
An organ trio, and one with plenty of soul – romping drums, riffing guitar, and some mighty sweet work on the Hammond by Delvon Lamarr! This is the first we've ever heard of the group, but they're rock solid and right on the money – working with a lean, hard style that's completely ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing.)
Colemine, 2022. New Copy Gatefold ... $21.99 22.99
A really great set from one of our favorite groups on the Colemine label – just a trio, but a group who manage to deliver with the same raw funky power as a much larger group! Delvon Lamarr handles the Hammond in the group – and he's a wizard on the keys, able to move between rhythmic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Colemine, 2021. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 23.99
Deeply funky work from one of the hippest Hammond organ combos around – just a trio, but one that's able to pack the punch of so many much larger groups! Delvon Lamarr took all the right lessons from Hammond heroes of the past – not that he's copying anyone's style, because he isn't ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available I Told You So ... CD 11.99(Black vinyl pressing – with download!)
Little Barrie & Malcolm Catto —
Quatermass Seven ... LP Madlib Invazion, 2020. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
A heady mix of fuzzy funk and psychedelic production – served up here as a duet between Little Barrie and Malcolm Catto! Catto's on drums, with the same rock-solid style that we've loved right since his Mo Wax days – and Barrie handles guitar and vocals – with that more ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
S'Plat, 2022. New Copy ... $24.99 26.99
The original soundtrack to Trouble Man is nothing short of a masterpiece – a full-on moment of studio genius from Marvin Gaye, right in the middle of his classic 70s run – a record that's given a fantastic new treatment here by Lo Res, who delivers exactly what's promised in the title! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Chulo, 2013. New Copy ... $15.99 18.98
A contemporary Latin combo, but one with a really unique feel as well – a mix of 60s charanga modes, 50s Cuban roots, and some definite modern phrasing! The group has a really wonderful blend of flute, violin, trombone, tres, and percussion – and congolero Hector "Papote" ... (Latin, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pilon ... CD 2.99
Lugnut Brand, 2022. New Copy ... $24.99 25.99
A record that really lives up to its title – the definite real thing from bassist Chris Lujan, who's working here in a slow funk soul style with superb lead vocals from Andre Cruz! There's a cool Cali vibe to the record – plenty of older elements from the East Bay and East LA scenes, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Real Thing ... CD 14.99(Includes bonus download.)
Candelion/Colemine, 2022. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99
This isn't the first album from Mamas Gun, but it's easily their deepest so far – a righteous set that seems to have the group growing tremendously since their last album – as they take on even more righteous currents in soul! The music is funky, but it's the lyrics that often hold the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
22A (UK), 2022. New Copy 2LP ... $29.99 31.99
British reedman Ed "Tenderlonious" Cawthorne is a player who always seems to give us something fresh and different with each new release – and this time around, he's teamed up with Lorenzo Morresi for a great take on the territory of Italian sound library grooves of years past! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Cosmica Italiana ... CD 13.99
Karma Chief/Colemine, 2022. New Copy Gatefold ... $21.99 24.99
Kendra Morris looks lovelier than ever on the cover of the record – and she sounds lovelier than ever too – thanks to a rock-solid, all-soul approach that shows just how much her vocal strengths have grown in recent years! Morris has always had an ear for the classic, but this time ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Don Giovanni, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $30.99 32.99
A fantastic album from Mourning A BLKstar – even more powerful than their set dedicated to Eric Garner, and a batch of material that really gets at the righteous energy of this Cleveland combo! The group see themselves as part of the James Baldwin tradition of the artist bearing witness ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Neon yellow vinyl pressing with download!)
Urban Discos (Japan), 2023. New Copy ... $34.99 39.99
The group's just a trio, but they've got a wonderfully full sound – a rich funky groove that comes from just drums, bass, and keyboards – yet which has this soaring reach that almost takes us back to the 70s genius of work on labels like Fantasy or Prestige! Drummer Toshiyuki Sasaki is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Revival ... CD 24.99
Orchestra Gold, 2022. New Copy ... $28.99 31.99
The cover looks vintage, but the group is contemporary – yet they owe plenty to the important sub-Saharan mix of funk and psychedelia in the 70s – served up here with lots of fuzzy guitar, topped with the fantastic frenetic vocals of Mariam Diakite! The title of the record makes no ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Big Crown, 2022. New Copy ... $18.99 21.99
There's a great mix of modes going on here – as the well-crafted vocals of Bobby Oroza get a special setting for the album – recording in the studios of Timmion Records, with super-dope production from Cold Diamond & Mink! If you know the feel of a CD&M recording, you'll know ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Get On The Otherside ... CD 12.99
EEE ZEE, 2022. New Copy ... $17.99 20.00
Misha Panfilov always gives us something wonderful – and this time around, he's changed his groove a bit by working in a more electronic mode – first serving up some very short tracks for this soundtrack project on side one, then moving into some longer tunes on the flipside! There's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies.)
Ill Considered (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $26.99
A familiar trio setting, but a sound that really earns these guys a place on the Ill Considered label – in part because they get some mixing here from Emre Ramazanoglu of that other group! The combo features keyboards from Sam Crowe, bass from Leon Brichard, and drums from Dave DeRose – ... (Jazz, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
ATO, 2022. New Copy ... $21.99 23.99
Adrian Quesada's in nicely familiar territory here – that special blend of funk that has him shaking up inspirations from a range of different influences, then casting things out with a voice that's all his own! Over the years, Quesada's become as much of a strong producer as he is an ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On "Baby Blue" vinyl – includes download!)
LRK (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $19.99 24.99
Laura Rain might look a bit flashy on the cover, but she's a singer with a hell of a voice – way more of a deep soul vibe than you might expect from her look – with a strength that really holds on throughout the length of this deep-burning set! Rain's the kind of soul singer who's not ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Badasonic, 2023. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
A fierce funky group from the contemporary French scene – and one who've got a pretty darn great approach to soul as well! The guitar here is maybe a bit more raw and upfront in the mix than on other records of this nature, almost creating a mod soul vibe at times – but one that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Myles Sanko —
Myles Sanko – Live At Philharmonie Luxembourg ... LP Legere (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $23.99 26.99
Not just a live album from the great soul singer Myles Sanko, but one that showcases his talents with a full orchestral setting – as you might guess from the image on the cover! The setting unlocks this new sort of majesty in Myles' music – this soaring sensibility that's a real reward ... (Neo Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Myles Sanko – Live At Philharmonie Luxembourg ... CD 14.99
Daptone, 2022. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
The second Brooklin in the title here is a city in Brazil – referenced by the group as a place of new inspiration, which seems to come through in some occasionally more complicated rhythms on the set! If you love the previous work by this Hammond-heavy combo, don't fret – as there's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Brooklyn To Brooklin ... CD 12.99(Limited Daptone Authorized Dealer pressing – on "palm tree green" vinyl – includes download!)
Brownswood (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $21.99 22.99
Secret Night Gang have a cartoony look on the cover – but the British funk combo play with a richly soulful sound that's overflowing with color and life – and which will definitely mean that they won't be a secret for long! The group mix in a fair bit more jazz than other contemporary ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Secret Night Gang ... CD 13.99
Skinshape —
Skinshape ... LP Melting (Greece), 2014. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
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(2021 UK reissue on Lewis.)
Do Right (Canada), 2007. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $34.99 39.99
More Afro Funk than the soul jazz you might guess from the group's name – but that's OK with us, because the record's plenty darn great! Souljazz Orchestra are one of the best of the current wave of Afro combos to hail from Canada – and they manage to get an incredible full sound from ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Haggis (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
A second great solo album from trumpeter Malcolm Strachan – much more jazz-based than his work in the Haggis Horns, and his backings for a number of other soul artists – delivered with a depth of feeling that would have been missed in a larger ensemble! Strachan's a great soloist ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Point Of No Return ... CD 12.99
Bella Union, 2022. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
It's been many years since Ural Thomas recorded his first soul single – and if anything, the passage of time has only made his voice sound even more wonderful – with a contemporary richness that we never would have heard back at the start! The set's not the first "comeback" ... (Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Dancing Dimensions ... CD 13.99(Includes download!)
Dead Oceans, 2022. New Copy ... $20.99 25.99
A heady tribute to the legendary Malian guitarist Ali Farka Toure – served up here with really wonderful lead guitar lines from his son, Vieux Farka Toure, who gets some fantastic help on the record from the Khruangbin trio! Given the fame of that latter group, the set could end up in ... (Global Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Menace (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $30.99 34.99
A really great live EP from Underground Canopy – a funky group who were raised on influences from the world of hip hop and funk, then set up to make some great sounds of their own! Unlike other funky combos, who maybe go back to the 60s or 70s for their inspirations – these guys have a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Innovative Leisure, 2021. New Copy ... $24.99 25.99
Nick Waterhouse has always had a commitment to classic-styled sounds in his music – and here, he seems to hit that mark even more than before – recording in Memphis with a nicely deep tone that blends together vintage elements of soul and pop, served up with these rich backings that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Timmion (Finland), 2014. New Copy Gatefold ... $6.99 26.98
A new album from the great Willie West – an artist we love for his rare vintage New Orleans work of the 60s and 70s – still sounding surprisingly wonderful all these many years later! Willie's vocals have this raspy, honest charm that's totally great – and like Lee Fields during ... (Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Innovative Leisure, 2022. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
You might know Leland Whitty from his work in Badbadnotgood – but as a solo artist here, he's a very different creature – able to weave these spare and subtle soundscapes that feature Whitty himself providing most of the instrumentation, while opening the door to guests on a few of the ... (New Grooves, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Anyhow ... CD 13.99(Includes bonus download.)
Colemine, 2022. New Copy Gatefold ... $21.99 26.98
You've never heard of The Winston Brothers before, but their music is definitely familiar – as the group features players from funk combos Mighty Mocambos, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, and Hamburg Spinners – coming together here with an equally great sense of groovy energy! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Drift ... CD 11.99(Limited edition on Coke bottle vinyl – includes download!)
Bernie Worrell & Khueex —
Tales From The Earth Mothership ... LP P-Vine (Japan), 2022. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $42.99 59.99
Keyboardist Bernie Worrell first rose to fame in the P-Funk universe of George Clinton – but as the decades moved on, he also became a very different sort of keyboardist overall – one with a lot more way out sounds than he ever would have contributed to a record by Funkadelic – as ... (Soul, Deep Funk) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Tales From The Earth Mothership ... CD 19.99(Heavy Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Jazz Is Dead, 2022. New Copy 2LP ... $32.99 34.99
A very different entry in this always-great series – one that doesn't focus on a specific artist, or just the instrumentation of the two leaders – but instead has this great range of artists coming together in a very jazz-based style! Things here are even more organic and flowing than ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jazz Is Dead 11 (green 45rpm vinyl pressing) ... LP 37.99(Comes in a cool die-cut cover!)
Jazz Is Dead, 2022. New Copy 2LP ... $37.99 39.99
A very different entry in this always-great series – one that doesn't focus on a specific artist, or just the instrumentation of the two leaders – but instead has this great range of artists coming together in a very jazz-based style! Things here are even more organic and flowing than ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jazz Is Dead 11 ... LP 32.99(Limited colored vinyl pressing – 2LPs, each of which plays at 45rpm – in a cool die-cut cover.)
Jazz Is Dead, 2021. New Copy 2LP ... $32.99 34.99
A special set of all-instrumental tracks – culled together from the sessions that went into some of the previous editions of this mighty great series – including collaborations with Gary Bartz, Joao Donato, Marcus Valle, and Roy Ayers! As the title implies, the cuts here are all ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In a very cool die-cut sliding sleeve!)
Jazz Is Dead, 2021. New Copy ... $25.99 26.99
A tremendous return to form for the great Brian Jackson – an artist that most folks know for his legendary 70s work with Gil Scott-Heron, but one who's kept on making great music for years after Gil departed our planet! Here, Jackson's the lead talent on Fender Rhodes, flute, and other ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great pressing – in a very cool die-cut sleeve-styled cover!)
Jazz Is Dead, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $32.99 33.99
A great new showcase for the legendary keyboard work of Doug Carn – and a set that's very different both from his famous albums for the Black Jazz label, and some of his organ jazz records in more recent years too! The set's maybe got a more pronounced influence from Adrian Younge and Ali ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful pressing – 2LPs that both play at 45rpm, in a special die-cut sleeve!)
Jazz Is Dead, 2022. New Copy ... $25.99 27.99
One of the most ambitious recordings in the excellent Jazz Is Dead series – and one that marks a long-overdue return for Garrett Sarracho – an artist who gave the world the excellent En Medio album for Impulse Records in the early 70s – but who has mostly kept his talents ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jazz Is Dead 15 – Garrett Saracho ... CD 13.99
Jazz Is Dead 15 – Garrett Saracho (orange vinyl pressing) ... LP 27.99
Jazz Is Dead, 2022. New Copy ... $27.99 29.99
One of the most ambitious recordings in the excellent Jazz Is Dead series – and one that marks a long-overdue return for Garrett Sarracho – an artist who gave the world the excellent En Medio album for Impulse Records in the early 70s – but who has mostly kept his talents ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jazz Is Dead 15 – Garrett Saracho ... CD 13.99
Jazz Is Dead 15 – Garrett Saracho ... LP 25.99
Jazz Is Dead, 2022. New Copy ... $25.99 27.99
A record with maybe the sharpest edge of any of the titles in this excellent series – a set that's certainly more jazz-based than most, thanks in part to the presence of the legendary Henry Franklin on bass, and some superb work on guitar from the great Jeff Parker! Although Franklin is best ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jazz Is Dead 14 – Henry Franklin (blue vinyl pressing) ... LP 27.99(In a cool die-cut sleeve!)
Jazz Is Dead, 2022. New Copy ... $27.99 29.99
A record with maybe the sharpest edge of any of the titles in this excellent series – a set that's certainly more jazz-based than most, thanks in part to the presence of the legendary Henry Franklin on bass, and some superb work on guitar from the great Jeff Parker! Although Franklin is best ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jazz Is Dead 14 – Henry Franklin ... LP 25.99(Blue vinyl pressing – in a die-cut sleeve!)
Jazz Is Dead, 2022. New Copy ... $25.99 26.99
An album that has the legendary Jean Carne in the most righteous setting we've heard in years – a mode that hearkens back to the vocals she provided for organist Doug Carn on their classic 70s albums together for the Black Jazz label! Jean's a singer that we love in just about any format ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (45rpm pressing in a die-cut sleeve!)
Jazz Is Dead 12 – Jean Carne ... CD 13.99
Jazz Is Dead 12 – Jean Carne ... CD 9.99
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad with Katalyst —
Jazz Is Dead 13 – Katalyst ... LP Jazz Is Dead, 2022. New Copy ... $25.99 26.99
The jazz component of this wonderful series just seems to get deeper and deeper with each new release – despite what you might think from the title – and this time around, the presence of LA collective Katalyst really knocks things out of the park! The set's an all-instrumental one ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Comes in a cool die-cut cover!)
Jazz Is Dead 13 – Katalyst ... CD 13.99
Jazz Is Dead 13 – Katalyst ... CD 9.99
Jazz Is Dead, 2020. New Copy ... $25.99
A fantastic setting for the sublime vocals of Marcos Valle – the Brazilian singer who first rose up during the bossa years, soon expanded into mindblowing styles of his own – and has then had a few great revivals over the years! Yet this record may well give Marcos the fresh spin he ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Comes in a very cool die-cut cover too!)
Jazz Is Dead, 2023. New Copy ... $25.99 27.99
The Jazz Is Dead series goes mighty deep with this gem of a record – opening the door for two legendary Tribe Records talents from the Detroit scene of the 70s – reedman Wendell Harrison and trombonist Phil Ranelin – both of whom sound superb throughout! As with other volumes in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jazz Is Dead 16 – Phil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison ... CD 13.99
Jazz Is Dead 16 – Phil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison (colored vinyl pressing) ... LP 25.99
Jazz Is Dead, 2023. New Copy ... $25.99 27.99
The Jazz Is Dead series goes mighty deep with this gem of a record – opening the door for two legendary Tribe Records talents from the Detroit scene of the 70s – reedman Wendell Harrison and trombonist Phil Ranelin – both of whom sound superb throughout! As with other volumes in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Jazz Is Dead 16 – Phil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison ... CD 13.99
Jazz Is Dead 16 – Phil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison ... LP 25.99
Jazz Is Dead, 2020. New Copy ... $25.99 26.99
An album with Roy Ayers in the title – but which also features the man himself in the music – really sounding wonderful here, and recreating some of the best sounds of his classic work from the 70s! For some reason, Adrian Younge always likes to put his name in the lead, even when ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Roy Ayers – Jazz Is Dead 2 ... CD 13.99(In a very cool die-cut sleeve, too!)
Mighty Eye, 2022. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
The vintage Mercedes on the cover is a great indication of what you'll find within – a really great array of funky work from the contemporary New York underground – served up by an array of players from groups that include El Michels Affair, Lee Fields & The Expressions, and The Dap- ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tardam/Acid Jazz (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $26.99 29.99
The cover is retro, and the sound within are too – a sweet set of tracks from the Dutch and Italian scenes, all served up in a mix of mod, funk, and soundtrack-styled modes! The groove is every bit as playful and festive as you might expect from the image on the front – almost an ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
