Iron Mountain Analog Research (Australia), 1950s/1960s/Early 70s.
Iron Mountain Analog Research (Australia), Mid 60s-Early 70s.
Columbia (Japan), 1972. Gatefold (reissue)
Toshiyuki Miyama really makes the New Herd cook with this cool 70s session – a smoker of a large group date, and one with a great mix of funky rhythms and complicated instrumentation! The set's got a feel that's as exotic as its cover, yet comes across with a solid, soulful punch throughout ...
(Jazz LP)
L+R Records/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980.
CD ...
About March 23, 2023 (delayed)
(Part of the "L+R – Jazz True Colours" series!) (Jazz CD)
CBS/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1963.
Tremendous early work from German saxophonist Joki Freund – a player who would go onto much greater fame in the progressive years at the end of the 60s, but who already sounds plenty darn great on this early combo side from 1963! The style of the work is incredibly hip – with a ...
(Jazz CD)
AMJ/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981.
A great late set by Manne – recorded in Tokyo in 1981, as an hommage to pianist Bill Evans, with whom Manne worked during the 60s. The session's a trio side – with Mike Wofford taking the place of Evans on piano, Manne on drums, and Chuck Domanico on bass – and the longly ...
(Jazz CD)
TDK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1985.
Milt's still very much the Jackson we know and love – working here on a special Japanese-only session with Ray Brown on bass, Cedar Walton on piano, and Mickey Roker on drums!
(Jazz CD)
All Art/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 2008.
Lewis Nash is one of the hippest contemporary cats in jazz – so you can bet than any album of his with "museum" in the name isn't going to be staid or stodgy! Instead, the record's a very alive batch of tunes – work that features the famous Frank Wess on both tenor and flute, ...
(Jazz CD)
TDK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 70s.
A rare late date from alto genius Lou Donaldson – recorded with the trio of pianist Red Garland, with Jamil Nasser on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums! Japanese-only, too!
(Jazz CD)
Lawson (Japan), (reissue)
Lawson (Japan), (reissue)
Lawson (Japan), (reissue)
Lawson (Japan), (reissue)
Verve/Universal (Japan), 2003.
A beautiful recent live recording from bossa legend Joao Gilberto – the kind that shows that he's still very much in fine fine form! The set was recorded in Tokyo, and features Joao on voice and guitar – with no other instrumentation at all – replicating the feel of some of his ...
(Brazil CD)
Perspective/Universal (Japan), 1992.
Wing/Universal (Japan), 1990.
Classic early work from one of the most defining early 90s R&B combos. Includes the tracks "Oakland Stroke", "Feels Good", and their cover of "It Never Rains (In Southern California)".
(Soul CD)
MCA/Universal (Japan), 1992.
MCA/Universal (Japan), 1990.
Uptown/Universal (Japan), 1992.
EMI/Universal (Japan), 1992.
Def Jam/Universal (Japan), 1989.
Titles include "Just Call My Name", "I'm So Glad", "My Love Is So Raw", "Still My No 1", "Sleep Talk", "I Need Your Lovin", and "Masquerade".
(Neo Soul CD)
Just Sunshine/Light In The Attic, 1973. Gatefold (reissue)
LP ...
About March 31, 2023
Betty Davis was one of the nastiest ladies in 70s soul – and this is one of her greatest albums – a killer batch of funky tracks all the way through! Betty has a sound like nobody else – and she takes heavy drums, throbbing bass, and ripping guitars – all as a hard and ...
(Soul LP)
Just Sunshine/Light In The Attic, 1974.
CD ...
About March 31, 2023
Killer work from Betty Davis – one of the most impressive female funk talents ever! If you ever needed a definition of funk, this record may well be it – snapping drums, sharp-edged guitars, and sex-filled basslines that slink and slide all over the bottom of the grooves – a ...
(Soul CD)
Just Sunshine/Light In The Attic, 1973.
CD ...
About March 31, 2023
Betty Davis was one of the nastiest ladies in 70s soul – and this is one of her greatest albums – a killer batch of funky tracks all the way through! Betty has a sound like nobody else – and she takes heavy drums, throbbing bass, and ripping guitars – all as a hard and ...
(Soul CD)
Elektra/Law, 1982. (reissue)
BTF (Italy), 1971. (reissue)
One of the most haunting Morricone soundtracks ever – and one of the grooviest too! The album's a perfect blend of our two favorite styles of Morricone work – that of the floating female vocal over a gentle groove, and the darker, tenser side of his music. The main "Verushka" ...
(Soundtracks LP)
We Are Busy Bodies (UK), 1979. (reissue)
An incredible bit of electric funk from the hinterlands of Ohio – an obscure album that hardly saw the light of day back in the 70s, making its first national debut in this excellent reissue! The sound of the set is incredible – moody Fender Rhodes, Arp, moog, and organ over bass and ...
(Soul LP)
Finders Keepers (UK), 1979.
Edition X/Superior Viaduct, 1969. (reissue)
Some of the most haunting music we've ever heard from spiritual minimalist La Monte Young – a set that was issued on his own small label at the end of the 60s, as a series of duets with his wife, Marian Zazeela – who's a heck of a creative force on the album! The set's got plenty of ...
(Out Sound LP)
Edition X/Superior Viaduct, 1969.
Some of the most haunting music we've ever heard from spiritual minimalist La Monte Young – a set that was issued on his own small label at the end of the 60s, as a series of duets with his wife, Marian Zazeela – who's a heck of a creative force on the album! The set's got plenty of ...
(Out Sound CD)
AFA/Sommor (Spain), 1970.
Not pop music at all, and instead a very groovy sound library set that features plenty of jazz and lots of percussion – all topped with fantastic work on flute from the leader, Bernard Wystraete! The set was supposedly done to echo some of the proggier records of the time, but the ...
(Sound Library CD)
TOPY/Cold Spring (UK), 1984. 2LP
Really great work from Psychic TV – much more obscure than most of their albums from the time, and a set that shows the dreamier moments of the initial released moving into more abstract territory! Tracks include "Those Who Do Not", "Attraction Romantique", "Fear" ...
(Rock LP)
TOPY/Cold Spring (UK), 1984.
Really great work from Psychic TV – much more obscure than most of their albums from the time, and a set that shows the dreamier moments of the initial released moving into more abstract territory! Tracks include "Those Who Do Not", "Attraction Romantique", "Fear" ...
(Rock CD)
Kerkko Koskinen with Linda Fredriksson & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
Agatha 2
Grotto (Finland),
Kerkko Koskinen with Linda Fredriksson & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
Agatha 2
Grotto (Finland),
Soul Bank (UK), 2023.
A continuing step forward on the long and fantastic journey of keyboardist Mark De Clive-Lowe – and a set that definitely resonates with his growing commitment to spiritual jazz, but which also has some of the more cosmic elements that first made us fall in love with his music! The set's a ...
(New Grooves LP)
Soul Bank (UK), 2023.
A continuing step forward on the long and fantastic journey of keyboardist Mark De Clive-Lowe – and a set that definitely resonates with his growing commitment to spiritual jazz, but which also has some of the more cosmic elements that first made us fall in love with his music! The set's a ...
(New Grooves LP)
Soul Bank (UK), 2023.
A continuing step forward on the long and fantastic journey of keyboardist Mark De Clive-Lowe – and a set that definitely resonates with his growing commitment to spiritual jazz, but which also has some of the more cosmic elements that first made us fall in love with his music! The set's a ...
(New Grooves CD)
London/Abkco, 1966. (reissue)
Titles include "Paint It Black", "Stupid Girl", "Lady Jane", "Under My Thumb", "Flight 505", "High & Dry", and "Going Home".
(Rock LP)
Round/ATO, 1976. (reissue)
Impulse, 1971. (reissue)
Arguably the most classic Alice Coltrane album on Impulse – and a strong group effort that features some great work from Pharoah Sanders! Coltrane leads two different small combos on the record – both with Sanders on saxes, plus either Cecil McBee or Charlie Haden on bass, and Rashied ...
(Jazz LP)
Metal Face/Rhymesayers, 1994. (reissue)
A legendary record from KMD – the group's second album, which was unissued at the time because their label had an issue with the now-famous cover image! The set is every bit as fantastic as their first – with some of that strong influence from jazz that marked their music as a real ...
(Hip Hop LP)
Metal Face, 1999. 2LP (reissue)
The first full length from MF Doom – a record that set the standard for underground hip hop to come! On this modern classic, Doom caps off the 90s with more jazzy soul in the beats, and some semblance of straightforward rhyme mastery from both Doom & his guests – taken to the outer ...
(Hip Hop LP)
Metal Face/Rhymesayers, 1994. (reissue)
A legendary record from KMD – the group's second album, which was unissued at the time because their label had an issue with the now-famous cover image! The set is every bit as fantastic as their first – with some of that strong influence from jazz that marked their music as a real ...
(Hip Hop LP)
Black Sweat (Austria), 2LP
Brain/Superior Viaduct, 1974. (reissue)
A slightly sweeter version of Cluster than on previous records – a bit more focused, tuneful, and rhythmic – thanks to some great use of the "rhythmusmaschine"! Most numbers here have a slightly pulsating feel – one that really prefaces the electronic modes that would ...
(Rock LP)
Ohrwaschl Records/Pilz (Germany), 1971.
Long-jamming prog – engineered by Conny Plank! Titles include "Trouble (parts 1 & 2)", "Delusion", "Dream Of A Drummer", "Time Is Flying", and "What Are You Doin".
(Rock CD)
Modern Harmonic, Late 50s/Early 60s.
Here's a party that we'd love to be invited to – a festive gathering of bongos and other percussion – served up in a mix of different cuts from a surprising array of sources! The music moves from Latin, to exotica, to jazzy modes – and while percussion is at the core of every cut ...
(Now Sound CD)
Maggot Brain/Third Man, 2023.
Vampi Soul (Spain), (reissue)
Vertigo/TLAK, 1970.
A classic set from Patto – a group who were never huge at the time, but who've gone onto become one of the best-remembered acts from the Vertigo Records scene – thanks to the sound of this amazing debut! The record is extremely hard to peg – it's definitely got some jazz ...
(Rock CD)
Diamond West,
LP ...
About March 31, 2023
London Brew (Benji B, Theon Cross, Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings & Others)
London Brew
Concord, 2023. 2CDs
Savoy/Craft, 5 x 10 inch LP set
Kosmische Musik/Die Kosmischen Kuriere (Germany), 1974.
One of the most striking albums of the Krautrock generation – a project that has singer Gille Lettmann acting as Starmaiden – in a set of tracks that features contributions from a whole host of other contemporaries too! Klaus Schulze provides keyboards amidst all sorts of fuzzy guitar ...
(Rock CD)
Just Sunshine/Light In The Attic, 1974. Gatefold (reissue)
LP ...
About March 31, 2023
Killer work from Betty Davis – one of the most impressive female funk talents ever! If you ever needed a definition of funk, this record may well be it – snapping drums, sharp-edged guitars, and sex-filled basslines that slink and slide all over the bottom of the grooves – a ...
(Soul LP)
Just Sunshine/Light In The Attic, 1974. Gatefold (reissue)
LP ...
About March 31, 2023
Killer work from Betty Davis – one of the most impressive female funk talents ever! If you ever needed a definition of funk, this record may well be it – snapping drums, sharp-edged guitars, and sex-filled basslines that slink and slide all over the bottom of the grooves – a ...
(Soul LP)
Light In The Attic, 1976. Gatefold (reissue)
LP ...
About March 31, 2023
A lost album from 70s funk diva Betty Davis – and one that's every bit as essential as her music released back in the day! The set was recorded hot on the heels of Betty's classic Nasty Gal album – but it's got a groove that's almost more in the territory of her first two records on ...
(Soul LP)
Light In The Attic, 1976. Gatefold
LP ...
About March 31, 2023
A lost album from 70s funk diva Betty Davis – and one that's every bit as essential as her music released back in the day! The set was recorded hot on the heels of Betty's classic Nasty Gal album – but it's got a groove that's almost more in the territory of her first two records on ...
(Soul LP)
Light In The Attic, 1976. Gatefold (reissue)
LP ...
About March 31, 2023
A lost album from 70s funk diva Betty Davis – and one that's every bit as essential as her music released back in the day! The set was recorded hot on the heels of Betty's classic Nasty Gal album – but it's got a groove that's almost more in the territory of her first two records on ...
(Soul LP)
Light In The Attic, 1976.
CD ...
About March 31, 2023
A lost album from 70s funk diva Betty Davis – and one that's every bit as essential as her music released back in the day! The set was recorded hot on the heels of Betty's classic Nasty Gal album – but it's got a groove that's almost more in the territory of her first two records on ...
(Soul CD)
Just Sunshine/Light In The Attic, 1973. Gatefold (reissue)
LP ...
About March 31, 2023
Betty Davis was one of the nastiest ladies in 70s soul – and this is one of her greatest albums – a killer batch of funky tracks all the way through! Betty has a sound like nobody else – and she takes heavy drums, throbbing bass, and ripping guitars – all as a hard and ...
(Soul LP)
Urban Collision/American Dreams, 4LPs
Cobblestone/Far Out (UK), Early 70s. (reissue)
Excellent early work by Hermeto – recorded in the US with a jazzy, fusiony finish – right around the same time as Dom Um Romao's albums for Muse and Cobblestone! The group here features a host of American jazz players, set to complicated yet grooving arrangements by Airto – and ...
(Brazil LP)