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Mr Bongo Record Club – Vol 7Mr Bongo (UK), 1960s/1970s/2024.
The Mr Bongo Record Club seems to get more and more diverse with each new release – which is maybe no surprise, given the ever-expanding universe of music we've come to expect from the label! This volume mixes all the classic rare global cuts you might expect, but adds in a few contemporary ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Blue Thumb/Big Pink (South Korea), 1972.
CD...$18.99
24.99
One of the greatest solo albums ever issued by Latin jazz trumpeter Luis Gasca – a set that really expands on his debut for Atlantic Records, and which brings in a whole host of early 70s west coast Latin influences! The style here is very laidback and open – a bit like some of the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Donald Byrd
Kofi (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1969/1970. (reissue)
LP...$36.99
38.99
A fantastic set of tracks that was recorded at the cusp of the 70s, but which wasn't (for some strange reason) released until many years later! Donald Byrd's playing here with two different larger groups, and the music is a perfect bridge between his spacey late 60s attempts to mimic Miles Davis, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Tomorrow's People
Open SoulStage Productions/P-Vine (Japan), Mid 1970s. (reissue)
LP...$31.99
39.99
A really legendary group from the underground 70s scene in Chicago – one who've got all the chops and capabilities of the bigger groups of the time, but who never fully got their due – maybe in part because of the racy image on the album's cover! The group are a sharp funky ensemble ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Tracey Thorn
Distant Shore (with bonus tracks)Cherry Red (UK), 1982.
An incredible early solo project from the young Tracey Thorn – a set recorded right before she joined up with Ben Watt to form Everything But The Girl – but delivered in a leaner, much more personal style overall! There's almost a bossa nova inspiration to the record – although ... CD (Rock CD)
Various
Haunted PresenceNumero, 1960s/1970s. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$27.99
34.99
A mighty nice Halloween collection – and one with a slightly different twist! The Numero Group have done a great job of taking on classic compilation series over the years – serving up their own versions of Ultimate Breaks & Beats, East LA soul collections, and other modes – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Halloween LP)
Chet Baker
Blood Chet & Tears (180 gram pressing)Verve, Late 1960s. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
One of the most unusual albums in the career of trumpet legend Chet Baker – done at a time when he was definitely going through some changes in his life, which also led to some changes in his music too! This set's not unlike a similar date that Stan Getz did for Verve around the same time ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Diego Rivera
OfrendaPosi-Tone, 2024.
CD...$11.99
15.99
Don't mistake this Diego Rivera for the famous painter with the same name – but do understand that he's a great artist in his own sort of way – a painter in sound with a really wonderful sense of tone and timing, which he delivers beautifully here on tenor sax, and in the company of a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Heavier Yet Lays The Crownless HeadRecord Kicks, 2024.
Seun Kuti maybe sounds more majestic here than ever – ready to rise not just to the legacy his father Fela left behind, but maybe into an even larger world of global soul as well – with a groove here that doesn't abandon his Afro Funk roots, but definitely augments that sound with all ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Grapefruit (UK), 1969. 2CDs
CD...$18.99
24.99
Fantastic work from one of the great never-rans of late 60s rock music – a trio from St Louis, but one who were scooped up by EMI and given fantastic studio treatment at Abbey Road studios in London – then never saw their full length album issued at the time! That lack of big ... CD (Rock CD)
FA-5
FA-5Egrem/Mr Bongo (UK), 1976.
CD...$11.99
15.99
The group name's a bit obscure, but the grooves are pretty darn great – a wonderful take on the sorts of Latin funk sounds that were brewing up north in the New York scene of the mid 70s – but served up by a killer combo from Cuba! There's some mighty nice basslines on the album – ... CD (Latin CD)
Pharoah Sanders
Jewels Of Thought (180 gram pressing)Impulse/Elemental (UK), 1969. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$34.99
39.99
A wonderful reunion of Pharoah Sanders and vocalist Leon Thomas – and a set that captures a lot of the same energy as the pair's previous record – Karma! Thomas' vocals are in wonderful form for the set – stretching out soulfully on the extended classic "Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-H ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Bob McFadden & Dor
Songs Our Mummy Taught Us (orange vinyl pressing)Brunswick/Real Gone, 1959. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
One of the greatest records of the monster novelty generation – a set that's really a cut above some of its contemporaries, and which is awash with original tunes and some mighty nice production touches! Some of the strengths here come from a young Rod McKuen, who's the "Dor" ... LP, Vinyl record album (Halloween LP)
Django Reinhardt
Last Bebop SessionsDecca/Verve (Netherlands), 1953.
LP...$27.99
29.99
The great guitarist Django Reinhardt had a huge impact on the sound of jazz in Paris in the late 30s – but here, he's recording in the early 50s, right before his too-early death – and working with some of the up-and-coming younger French players who were strongly influenced by bebop! ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Soul Jazz (UK), Mid 1980s. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$37.99
39.99
Mighty nice work from a time when computers and aliens took over soul music – the glory days of the Linndrum beats and vocoder vocals – a special time in the 80s when the underground got really electrified, and helped build a bridge between street funk, hip hop, and the coming world of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Piero Umiliani
Guerra E DistruzioneLiuto/Holy Basil (Italy), Early 1970s. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$39.99
44.99
A really cool set from sound library genius Piero Umiliani – one that's definitely got the war and destruction promised in the title, but which also has some surprisingly groovy touches too! The vibe here is like some late 60s action film – with tense moments, darker passages, and some ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Sacha Distel
Sacha Distel – Jazz 1955 to 1962 (3CD set)Fremeaux & Associates (France), Late 1950s/Early 1960s. 3CD
CD...$19.99
29.99
The great Sacha Distel is maybe best known for his good looks and vocal performances on the French scene of the 60s and 70s – but at the start of his career, he was also a hell of a jazz guitarist – trained by the mighty Henri Salvador, and a wizard on the strings who had a legacy of ... CD (Jazz CD)
Michigan Avenue
Michigan AvenueDuet/P-Vine (Japan), 1983.
CD...$18.99
24.99
A rare groove gem from the Chicago scene at the start of the 80s – a record that shows that the city's soul scene was still going strong at the time, even though the bigger labels had given up the ghost! Michigan Avenue have this great way of taking older harmony modes and refitting them for ... CD (Soul CD)
Resolution 88
VortexSynthethesia (UK), 2024.
CD...$16.99
22.99
Resolution 88 doing what they do best – serving up a great batch of spacey keyboard lines – played on Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Arp, and a range of other keys too – all backed with slinky lines from a Fender jazz bass, and tight drums and percussion too! The group start in Herbie ... CD (Jazz CD)
Anna Butterss
Mighty VertebrateInternational Anthem, 2024.
Really fantastic work from bassist Anna Butterss, and a set that's maybe more live and less assembled than her previous effort – with key contributions from some really great musicians who make the whole thing sound like a mighty strong group effort on most tracks! Butterrss handles electric ... CD (Jazz CD)
