Joe Armon-Jones provides some mighty keyboards here – these great lines on Wurlitzer electric piano that flow out mightily next to skittish live work on bass and drums, and which are augmented by a bit more electronics on the side! The tune's got this flowing, cosmic energy that really ... (Jazz) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Dayme Arocena —
Nueva Era ... LP Brownswood (UK), 2015. Sealed ...
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A wonderful record from Dayme Arocena – a Cuban singer who first emerged as part of Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura project, although Gilles himself had been following her music since she was a child! This debut full length is wonderful – and really pushes past the initial modes of ... (Neo Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dayme Arocena —
Nueva Era ... LP Brownswood (UK), 2015. New Copy ...
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A wonderful record from Dayme Arocena – a Cuban singer who first emerged as part of Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura project, although Gilles himself had been following her music since she was a child! This debut full length is wonderful – and really pushes past the initial modes of ... (Neo Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A brilliant late statement from Tino Contreras – the legendary Mexican drummer who's been part of the jazz scene in Mexico City for decades – and who can still give the world wonderfully vibrant music like this! There's a deeply spiritual vibe to the record – a sound that's like ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Drummer Yussef Dayes leads the group here – but the whole thing's awash in lots of other wonderful touches too – including plenty of sweet keyboards, and the kind of slinky saxophone solos that take us back to the glory days of CTI/Kudu Records in the 70s! The music is lean and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stunning debut from Doomcannon – a set that's billed as a love letter to his native London, and which bristles with the best sort of experimental energy of that city's contemporary scene! As with work from some of his contemporaries, Doomcannon has a way of taking jazz roots and pushing ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Doomcannon —
Renaissance ... CD Brownswood, 2022. New Copy ...
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A stunning debut from Doomcannon – a set that's billed as a love letter to his native London, and which bristles with the best sort of experimental energy of that city's contemporary scene! As with work from some of his contemporaries, Doomcannon has a way of taking jazz roots and pushing ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Bokani Dyer —
Radio Sechaba ... LP Brownswood (UK), 2023. New Copy ...
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Maybe the richest album to date from South African pianist Bokani Dyer – a set that has vocals on most tracks, and which also carries a more direct and powerful message than any of his previous releases – very uplifting and righteous, at a level that marks Dyer as one of the key forces ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bokani Dyer —
Radio Sechaba ... CD Brownswood (UK), 2023. New Copy ...
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Maybe the richest album to date from South African pianist Bokani Dyer – a set that has vocals on most tracks, and which also carries a more direct and powerful message than any of his previous releases – very uplifting and righteous, at a level that marks Dyer as one of the key forces ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Maybe the richest album to date from South African pianist Bokani Dyer – a set that has vocals on most tracks, and which also carries a more direct and powerful message than any of his previous releases – very uplifting and righteous, at a level that marks Dyer as one of the key forces ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Hello Skinny —
Watermelon Sun ... LP Brownswood (UK), 2017. Near Mint- 2LP ...
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Beautiful beautiful work from Jose James – a tune that's fragile, soulful, and completely wonderful! There's a classic quality to the cut that may have you running back to your hipper jazz vocal albums of the 70s – but the tune is Jose's own, and delivered with a beautifully laidback ... (Neo Soul) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Jose James —
Black Magic ... CD Brownswood (UK), 2010. Used ...
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A brilliant second set from Jose James – and that's saying a lot, given that his debut was already a classic in our book! The sound here is a little more full, and a little more confident – a magical blend of James' raspy vocals with some jazz and funk-inflected rhythms – never ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
London's Kokoroko are a group with roots in many traditions and global modes – but they've also got a cohesive jazz-based sensibility that really makes the whole thing come together – and makes their music feel fresh and new, instead of a contemporary take on older modes! There's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
London's Kokoroko are a group with roots in many traditions and global modes – but they've also got a cohesive jazz-based sensibility that really makes the whole thing come together – and makes their music feel fresh and new, instead of a contemporary take on older modes! There's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
London's Kokoroko are a group with roots in many traditions and global modes – but they've also got a cohesive jazz-based sensibility that really makes the whole thing come together – and makes their music feel fresh and new, instead of a contemporary take on older modes! There's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great little project that's very much in the same spirit as the Havana Cultura project on Brownswood – a set that features British producer Mala working with a host of contemporary Cuban musicians – all in a groove that takes their roots, and pushes them very firmly towards the future! ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
A fantastic reworking of this classic track – one that was originally part of a Max Roach/Oscar Brown collaboration for We Insist – given a whole new vibe here by Zara McFarlane! The instrumentation is jazzy, but groovy – with rootsy percussion at the core, and some great ... (Neo Soul) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
A record that makes us go "Damn!" – and has us really falling in love with Secret Night Gang even more than on their debut – and we really liked that album a heck of a lot! This time around, the group have woven together this richly soulful vocal approach with laidback funk, ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record that makes us go "Damn!" – and has us really falling in love with Secret Night Gang even more than on their debut – and we really liked that album a heck of a lot! This time around, the group have woven together this richly soulful vocal approach with laidback funk, ... (Deep Funk) read moreCD
Shabaka & The Ancestors —
Wisdom Of Elders ... LP Brownswood (UK), 2016. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ...
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A fantastic jazz group from the contemporary South African scene – one who've got a very righteous vibe, and a sound that's maybe even more far-reaching than any jazz we've heard from that scene back in the 60s or 70s! The group's led by Shabaka Hutchings on tenor, but is a very ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Soil & Pimp Sessions —
6 ... CD Brownswood (UK), 2010. Used ...
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The heavy jazz combo Soil & Pimp Sessions are back with 6 – some of best work yet from the unrivaled Japanese six piece crew – continuing to bring the ruckus without sacrificing the groove, pummeling as it may be! Soil & Pimp have been doing their incendiary club jazz style ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
Str4ta (Jean-Paul Bluey Maunick) —
Str4tasfear ... CD Brownswood (UK), 2022. New Copy ...
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A set that's even better than the first album from Str4ta – a great side project from Jean Paul Bluey Maunick of Incognito, and one that takes him back to the British 80s funk world from which he came! Gilles Peterson is Bluey's partner on the project – and he's opened the door to a ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
Str4ta (Jean-Paul Bluey Maunick) —
Str4tasfear ... LP Brownswood (UK), 2022. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
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A set that's even better than the first album from Str4ta – a great side project from Jean Paul Bluey Maunick of Incognito, and one that takes him back to the British 80s funk world from which he came! Gilles Peterson is Bluey's partner on the project – and he's opened the door to a ... (Neo Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that's even better than the first album from Str4ta – a great side project from Jean Paul Bluey Maunick of Incognito, and one that takes him back to the British 80s funk world from which he came! Gilles Peterson is Bluey's partner on the project – and he's opened the door to a ... (Neo Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The classic album by one of the groups that has gone on to revolutionize the world of contemporary jazzy grooves. The UFO crew bring in a host of guest players – like Monday Michiru, Jon Hendricks, Galliano, and others – to weave together a host of styles – from Brazilian, to ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
A whole host of great cuts from the Brownswood side of the universe – pulled from that extra-cool UK label, headed by Gilles Peterson, and always graced with a really groundbreaking blend of jazz, soul, Latin, and many future flavors! Titles include "Angie La La" by Zara MacFarlane ... (New Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Brownswood follows up their justly acclaimed Brownswood Electric with a second volume – synth and beats driven grooves with a human pulse – once again upping the ante on contemporary electronic grooves! Volume 2 is compiled by Alex Stevenson and features material that both embraces and ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
Very cool compilation series that has some of the world's best DJs selecting classic groovers from the back catalog of smaller Polygram labels – like MPS, Brownswood, and Talking Loud. This volume was picked by Jazzanova of Compost Records fame, and it's a stellar batch of 21st Century ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
The sound of tomorrow, today – served up here with the genius of Brownswood Records – a company who've been one of the most forward-thinking in modern music for quite a few years! Brownswood is run by longtime DJ Gilles Peterson – whose ears are always amazing for picking out ... (New Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gilles Peterson in Havana – not digging older tracks, but working with a great array of contemporary players in a killer double-length set of grooves! The music here is all freshly recorded, but echoes with 50 years of Cuban styles – initial modern modes of the postwar years, ... (Latin) read moreCD
London is exploding again with fantastic music – and this time around, it's the city's jazz underground that comes forward to remind us what a unique musical crossroads the city can be! The work here represents an incredible new scene that's pushing boundaries all over again – not the ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD