Columbia/J-Digs (Japan), 1971. (reissue)
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About May 17, 2024
Heavy funk from Japan's Soul Media combo – and one of the group's great 70s outings with the engimatic Sammy on vocals! Sammy's got this raw, raspy style that might owe a bit to Janis Joplin at times – but also nods strongly to the work of the American underground at others – ...
Verve, 1957. (reissue)
Late work from the great Billie Holiday – the kind of mature set that made Verve Records such a perfect home for the singer in the 50s! Where other labels might have pushed too much to try to get Billie into more commercial, or more straightforward modes – Verve just relaxes into the ...
Somethin Cool (Japan),
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Three Blind Mice/Sony (Japan), 1975. (reissue)
A very cool setting for Japanese vocalist Mari Nakamoto – a unique trio outing that features guitar from Kazumi Watanabe and bass from Isao Suzuki – both really creative players who push the album way past the usual! The mix of guitar and bass is wonderful – gentle, but still ...
Verve, 2001. 2LP (reissue)
Orchestrations by Claus Ogerman.
Lawson (Japan), (reissue)
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Contemporary/Craft, 1964. (reissue)
Arranged by Marty Paich – with cuts that include "I Want A Roof Over My Head", "If I Could Be With You", "You're Driving Me Crazy", "My Old Flame", and "Imagination".
Verve/Gitanes, 1992. 2LP
Just Abbey Lincoln on vocals accompanied by Hank Jones on piano!
Gearbox (UK), 2023.
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About April 20, 2024 (delayed)
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Gearbox (UK), 1970. 2LP Gatefold
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About April 15, 2024 (delayed)
One of the most striking, most unusual settings for the voice of Leon Thomas we've ever heard – a rare 1970 performance with the Brit group Nucleus – done right at the same time that Thomas was recording his classics with Pharoah Sanders! The initial approach is similar, and the songs ...
Monica Lassen & The Sounds
Woman
Sony/Lawson (Japan), Late 60s. (reissue)
A set that's definitely all woman – thanks to the sexy sounds of Monica Lassen on vocals! The singer works at a wordless level here – breezily scatting alongside these slinky, jazzy lines from The Sounds – a Japanese group who've clearly drunk deep from the well of bossa nova and ...
Sony/Lawson (Japan), Late 60s. (reissue)
A totally wonderful little record that's every bit as sexy as you might guess from the cover – and which also has some of the groovy French elements you might expect from the title! The set's got this slinky, erotic vibe that's almost in Serge Gainsbourg territory – save for the fact ...
Click/P-Vine (Japan), 1978. (reissue)
Breezy electric vocals from 70s Sweden – a great little record that's heavy on electric piano and organ, and which features some sublime vocals from singer Meta Roos! The record does a great job of blending influences from bossa nova and sophisticated American soul – in a style that ...