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Albums of the Month - July 2010
| RECOMMENDED NEW SOUL CDs - JULY 2010 |
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 DRIZABONE SOUL FAMILY – ALL THE WAY CD £13.95
Brilliant come back album from UK group. ‘Never Gonna Stop The Groove’ ft Denise Gordon and ‘No More Sorrow’ and the good time bouncy ‘I Fell Apart’ ft Anneka Johnson are modern soul dancer’s. Nataya shines on the catchy mid tempo floater ‘Girl Friendz’ and the melodic ‘All The Way’ and ‘Lovin You’ ft Keni Stevens, and the cover of their big hit ‘Real Love’. Strong album throughout.
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 PHILLY FUSION PROJECT – PURE CD £15.95
Quality, sophisticated soul album featuring the lead vocals of Vikki Wright. This album has a really nice feel to it and it is quite distinctive from the majority of the recent releases.
‘Cognitive Sensuality’ is a mid tempo groover, ‘Bump’ is slightly more uptempo with some nice background sax playing. ‘The First Time’ and ‘Knots’ are slower mid tempo tracks that build. Well produced, listening album , one to really get into.
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 TEMPTATIONS – STILL HERE CD £14.95
The Temptations are excellent vocally as always and evergreen Otis Williams leads the group through their first new material album in six years. ‘One Of A Kind Lady’ is a strong contemporary uptempo track. The mid tempo shuffler ‘Warm Summer Nights’ is a highlight, the but mid tempo ‘Let Me Catch Your Diamonds’ and ‘Shawtyismygirlooyeah’ and the ballads ‘Hold Me’, ‘Still Here With Me’ and ‘Woman’ are also strong.
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 JOY DENNIS –MUSIC IS CD £14.95
Florida based , powerful voiced Joy is both musically and vocally in a similar style to Jill Scott and early Ledisi. Her debut incl the mid tempo dancers ‘Music Is’ and ‘He Awaits’ and the funkier ‘Juk Joint’. The mid tempo ‘The One’ ‘Good Lovin’ and ‘Endless Love’ and piano backed big ballad ‘Dear John’ are also good on this strong album.
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 DWELE – WWW WANTS WORLD WOMEN CD £16.95
Dwele's forth album continues the style of his others, featuring his unqiue blend of Soul and R&B.
The mid tempo head nodders 'Hangover', 'Love You Right' and the more melodic 'Whats Not To Love' and 'Detroit Sunrise' ft Monica Blaire will please his loyal fanbase.
alos available 'Subject' £13.95 Some Kinda CD £9.95
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 CARMICHAEL – FANTASY RAIN DOUBLE CD £13.95
This double CD comprising 25 tracks in total show two sides of Carmichael’s musical persona. ‘Fantasy’ is the Soul and ‘Rain’ the RnB side. ‘Fantasy’ includes several great tracks such as the sublime ‘More Than Wonderful’, but ‘That’s My Song’ and ‘Always Come Back’ are strong mellow Soul tunes. His vocal as something of Maxwell about it, but also check the outstanding ‘It Was All Good’, which has more than a hint of Anthony Hamilton to it. The Soul CD is strong throughout – 2 albums for the price of one – good value!
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WHAT IF |
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EVERY MORNING |
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POLE IN THE BEDROOM |
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OUR SONG |
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THE BREAK UP |
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ETERNALLY |
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YOU KNOW (INTERLUDE) |
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ZION |
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MERCEDES SUNSHINE |
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RAIN |
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SEE A WAY OUT |
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LIFTED |
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SEE A WAY OUT |
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ALWAYS COME BACK |
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ANGEL IN THE SKY (LIVE) |
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THAT'S MY SONG |
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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL |
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HOLDING ON TO YOU |
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IT WAS ALL GOOD |
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WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND |
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I GOT YOU |
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TIME TO LOVE SOMEBODY |
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GOOD MORNING LOVE |
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ALL WE NEED IS LOVE |
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 RICHARD EARNSHAW – IN TIME CD £13.95
Brilliant album of mainly uptempo soul that is reminiscent of reel People or Sunburst Band in places.
'Good Love ft Eric Dillard, 'My Door Is Open' ft Carleen Anderson, 'Worthy' ft Jocelyn Brown
'Waiting' Ft Kenny Thomas and 'In Time ft Eric Dillard and Roy Ayers are quality uptempo grooves
The more laidback 'Rise' ft Ursula Rucker's spoken word and Roy Ayers, and 'Young And Foolish ft Natasha Bridges provide a nice contrast. One of the best soul albums of this year so far.
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 WENDELL B – BACK TA BID’NESS CD £15.95
Wendell B mixes RnB with contemporary Soul; his strong vocal performance (not unlike Luther) shines on this album. Mellow slow jam grooves such as ‘I’m Staying’ are the order of the day.
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 CHRIS YOUNGBLOOD – IN LOVE WITH YOU CD £11.95
First solo artist album on Soul Unsigned label has a Gary Taylor influence. ‘Spend Your Life’ is a modern soul dancer, ‘Without You’ a catchy mid tempo with a good B-line, ‘In Love With You’ a nice mid tempo floater and ‘Don’t Waste Time’ a hypnotic groover.
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| RECOMMENDED NEW JAZZ - JULY 2010 |
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GERARDO FRISINA – JOIN THE DANCE CD £15.95 DOUBLE LP £16.95
Gerardo Frisina delivers yet another excellent album of Italian Jazz. From the opening Latin infused ‘Tata Somba’ to the superb Eastern flavoured ‘Mille E Una Notte’, the album delivers driving groove after driving groove. The lighter ‘Titoro’ has a more melodic approach. ‘High Hat’ has a typical Schema sound with lush percussion, fine horn lines and infectious piano. The two waltzes, 'Waltz For Emily’ and ‘Another Waltz’ add a modal inflection. ‘Bubbly’ lives up to its title and ‘For My Mother’ is fitting tribute and finale and is the only track from the recent 10” single (note it’s not on the vinyl LP).
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 GREGORY PORTER – WATER CD £14.95
Jazz vocalist who combines many styles. His pitch is perfection personified and on tracks like ‘Pretty’ are suited tot e subtle groove. On ‘Wisdom’ he gets modal, spiritual (a la Leon Thomas) on ‘Black Nile’ and real jazzy on ‘1960 What’. Quality and varied Jazz vocal album.
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 ROOT SOURCE –FIREWALKER CD £13.95
UK based Hammond led Jazz group excel with this set of grooves that has more of a Jazz Funk feel than their debut a couple of years back. 'Firewalker' kicks things off in barnstorming style – check the horn and bassline! 'Dervish Whirl' adds an eastern flavour to its powerful funky groove. 'Moon Juice' is another flowing Jazz groove; 'Echoes Of The Past' is a heavier lengthy Hammond groove. Things cool down for the atmospheric 'Streams'. Brilliant unmissable album.
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 ROMAN ANDREN – COLOR GREEN CD £15.95
Contemporary jazz-funk album , sounding very much like something recorded in the late 70's/early 80's.
'Piranha' is a driving instrumental with punchy horns, 'Color Green' an urgent uptempo dancer , 'Always On The Run' a vocal track featuring some nice sax. 'People Make The World Go Round' and 'Captains Sword' have sing-a-long backing vocals , 'My Ten Zillion Dream' is a dreamy mid tempo, but the killer cut is 'Love Is Everything' a beautiful lilting mid tempo vocal track which is reminiscent of Roy Ayers classics, and one of the tracks of the year so far.
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 NNENNA FREELON – HOMEFREE CD £16.95
Nneena Freelon possesses one of Jazz’s most distinctive voices. Any song she puts her talent too sounds like her own. Her version of ‘The Lamp Is Low’ is case in point. The minimalist backing spotlights her vocals beautifully on tracks like ‘I Feel Pretty’ and ‘Lift Every Voice And Sing’.
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 ELIZABETH SHEPHERD – HEAVY FALLS THE NIGHT CD £13.95
Canadian singer/ pianist has carved out a niche with sparse Jazz vocal songs that are distinctive and quite unique today, though the overall sound owes something to the music of 80’s vocalists like Janet Lawson. The album has a quirky charm; Elizabeth has an unusual vocal style that suits interesting beats like ‘Seven Bucks’ and ‘The Taking’. Her interesting approach continues on the jazzy and stripped down ‘One More Time’. The New Beat influenced ‘High’ is another fine cut as is the spacey ‘Coming’.
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 THE FILTHY SIX – THE FILTHY SIX CD £11.95 LP £11.95
From the Acid Jazz comes this fine Hammond organ led album. There is something of a 60’s ‘Kings Road’ swagger about the sound. The tough tunes start with ‘Lick Du Jour’ and the Soul Jazz walking sounding ‘The Fingerbite’. ‘This’ is a heavy Hammond led funky groove, whose horn lines owe something to Freddie Hubbard. ‘Mozambique’ is driving 60’s Jazz groove and ‘The Catwalk’ has that strutting confidence that seemed to personify the 60’s. If you love Hammond driven grooves or upbeat 60’s Soul Jazz then this one is for you.
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| RECOMMENDED NEW SMOOTH JAZZ - JULY 2010 |
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 BOB BALDWIN – NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE CD £16.95
Smooth Jazz pianist Bob Baldwin pays tribute to the late Michael Jackson with a selection of covers including ‘Bad’, ‘The Girl Is Mine; (with Steve Oliver), ‘I Can’t Help It’ and ‘I Wanna Be Where You Are’.
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 JONATHAN FRITZEN – DIAMONDS CD £12.95
Swedish Smooth Jazz pianist is gradually building a reputation for quality smooth grooves. ‘Diamonds’ is a fine selection of catchy tunes with Fritzen’s delicate and melodic piano style to the fore. His playing owes much to Brian Culbertson. Mainly instrumental, ‘Feelin The Groove’ has a pleasant summer/ good time feel aided by a female chorus. ‘Dance With Me’ has a really catchy melody and foot tapping beat, and ‘Undercover’ focuses on Fritzen’s eloquent piano playing. ‘Vibrations’ is an infectious groove full of that ‘summer’ vibe’ that runs through the entire album until the final track ‘Diamonds’. If you enjoyed his last set ‘VIP’, this is a step up.
Also available VIP £12.95
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 ERIC DARIUS – ON A MISSION CD £16.95
Smooth saxman Eric Darius releases his fourth album and ‘On A Mission’ reflects his fusion of Smooth Jazz with ‘urban’ elements. His layered sax suits grooves like ‘Soulful Stride’ and ‘Setting It Off’. Pieces Of A Dream pianist adds a fine solo to the funky ‘Uptown Swagger’. Hancock’s ‘Butterfly’ is given a smooth re-work with Rick Braun guesting on muted trumpet.
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| RECOMMENDED NEW SOUL REISSUES AND COMPS - JULY 2010 |
 NORMAN CONNORS – YOU ARE MY STARSHIP/ROMANTIC JOURNEY CD £12.95
You Are My starship is an all time classic feat Michael Henderson's deep soulful voice. Michael duets with Phyllis Hyman on the great ballad 'We Both Need Each Other’. She feat on the cover of 'Betcha by Golly Wow' and makes it her own. .and gets a rare chance to add a scat vocal on the jazzier 'Just Imagine' an under played jazz dancer, Romantic Journey feat Prince Phillip Mitchell on the great string laden modern soul dancer 'Once I've been There' a fantastic slab of up-tempo soul. classic mid 70’s soul and jazz funk
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 DARWINS THEORY – DARWENS THEORY CD £11.95 LP £13.95
Really nice obscure unreleased album recorded in California from 1978. 'Keep On Smiling' is a good keyboard backed dancer , 'I Love Everything About You' is a modern soul dancer and 'On a Cloudy Night like this' anc upper mid tempo. 'Accept The truth a nice mid tempo floater was released as a rare 45 at the time. Good discovery.
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 VARIOUS ARTISTS - KEEP ON DANCING DBL CD £14.95
16 Disco and Boogie classics from the West End label. Highlights are Sounds Of Inner City ‘Mary Hartman Mary Hartman’, (Adam Cruz re-edit), Loose Joints ‘Is it All over my Face’ (female version), Stone ‘Girl I Like The Way That You Move’, Sparque ‘Lets Go Dancin’, Raw Silk ‘Do It To The Music’, Barbara Mason ‘Another Man’, Brenda Taylor ‘You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It’, Taana Gardner ‘Heartbeat’, Edna Holt ‘Serious Sirius Space Party’ and the funkier Sesso Matto ‘Sesso Matto’. Keep On Dancing !
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 MANHATTANS – BLACK TIE/ LOVE TALK CD £12.95
These 2 classic albums are from 1979 and 1981 and on one CD. Brilliant harmonies, great Soul, includes ballads like ‘Here Comes The Hurt Again’, ‘I Was Made For You’ and the superb ‘Let Your Love Come Down’. Essential.
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 LEROY BURGESS –THROWBACK VOL 2 SUGARHILL 83-86 CD £14.95
Second volume of tracks written and demo'd in the 80's but finished recently. Burgess has such a distinctive style of song writing, arranging and vocalising which is easily recognisable here. His versions of 'Shining (Venus Dodson), and 'Once You Got Me Goin (Logg) are boogie classics. 'It's the Weekend', 'Don't Stop' and 'Money Goin Out; are typically Burgess boogie tunes.
highly recommended Throwback Vol 1 CD £12.95 LP £14.95 Anthology Vol 1 & 2 £13.95 (each)
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 ALICE CLARK – COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS 1968-72 CD £13.95
Alice Clark’s Mainstream album from 1972 includes the brilliant modern soul dancers ‘Don’t You Care’ and ‘Never Did I Stop Loving You’ and the mid tempo dancer ‘Charms Of Arms Of Love’ and more uptempo ‘Hey Girl’. The Northern Soul dancer ‘You Hit Me Right Where It Hurt Me’ and the ballad ‘Say You’ll Never Leave Me’ are the best of the 60’s sides. Classic Soul.
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 GEORGE JACKSON – ALL BECAUSE OF YOUR LOVE CD £14.95
Nice collection featuring 18 previously unreleased tracks recorded at Muscle Shoals in the 70’s from the great singer/song-writer. ‘Sweet Surrender’ is a brilliant modern soul dancer. ‘My Heart Wont Let Me Forget’ is good mid tempo, ‘Can I Take You Home Is an excellent melancholy ballad, and there good covers tracks he wrote ‘Play Something Pretty’ (for Johnnie Taylor) and ‘All Because of Your love’ (for Otis Clay) The punchy ‘There’s So Much More Where This Came from’ reflects on of amount of material this incredible talent recorded, with so little being released at the time.
Highly recommended George Jackson In Memphis CD £13.95
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 SPENCER WIGGINS – FEED THE FLAME – FAME AND XL RECORDINGS CD £13.95
22 Excellent slabs of Southern Soul, mostly unreleased at the time. ‘I’m At Breaking Point’ is a great horn backed dancer making waves at the moment; ‘Take Time To Love Your Woman’ is another good dancer. ‘Lets Talk It Over’ is a Northern Soul Dancer, and there are good covers of ‘Make Me Yours’ and ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’. ‘This Love Is Gonna Be True’ is a tremendous mid tempo, and the ballads ‘Your Kind Of Woman’ and ‘I Can’t Be Satisfied’ also score. Great late 60’s/early 70’s soul.
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 VARIOUS ARTISTS - NORTHERN SOUL CLASSIEST RARITIES VOL 4 CD £13.95
Another 24 rare Northern soul cuts, highlights are Creations’ A Dream’, Tiara’s ‘Love Made A Convention’ , Salt And Pepper ‘A Man Of My Word’ Jesse Davis Band ‘Hang On In There Girl (inst), and Rudy Love And Company Soul ‘Suffering Wrath’.
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 STAPLES – FAMILY TREE CD £14.95
Produced by Eugene Record, this Staples album originally recorded for Warner Brothers in 1977 has that funky Soul feel, check the upbeat dancer ‘What You Doing Tonight’ and the infectious groove of ‘Hang Loose’. ‘Color Me Higher’ is a grittier more traditional Staple Singers like tune. Mavis’ voice is a stunning as ever.
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 BRENDA AND THE TABULATIONS – I KEEP COMIN BACK FOR MORE CD £14.95
Powerful voiced lay, check the Modern Soul title song plus several great ballads that show her vocal ability to the max. Standouts are ‘Let’s Go All The Way’ (original version of Gayle Adams’ gem0 and ‘Superstar’.
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 VARIOUS ARTISTS – STEVE QUIRK'S FUSION FLAVOURS
DOUBLE CD £13.95
Legendary Smooth Jazz radio presenter Steve Quirk was the man behind the hugely successful Jazz FM compilations of the late 90s/ early 00s. His Fusion Flavours programme remains the best source for all that is happening in Smooth Jazz; the show is celebrating its 20th anniversary and to commemorate Steve has released this excellent CD. Classic smooth tracks like Mark Johnson's 'Daydreaming and Allon Sams' 'The Sun Will Shine' and Peter White's 'Midnight In Manhattan'. More recent gems include Annekei featuring Will Downing 'Days Like This', Blue Soul Groove '3 a.m' and Will Holton's 'Just The Two Of Us'. The best selection on the revived Jazz FM record label.
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 ESTHER PHILLIPS – CAPRICORN PRINCESS CD £14.95
Her last album for Kudu before Esther departed for pastures new at Mercury. The killer tune is a version of Etta James’ classic ‘All The Way Down’, but there are good Disco interpretations of Jackie Wilson’s ‘Higher And Higher’ and Janis Ian’s ‘Boy I Really Tied One On’.
Also on vinyl £10
Check Esther Phillips’ ‘Anthology’ on Soul Brother Records for the best of her 70s and early 80s Soul. Work.
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 AL GREEN – LOVE RITUAL CD £14.95
This selection of rare and previously unreleased tracks dates from his Hi records period and includes the popular Bwana mix of ‘Love Ritual’.
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 VARIOUS ARTISTS – SAY HI TO NORTHERN SOUL – THE ULTIMATE DRIVING BEAT CD £12.95
Willie Mitchell productions for Hi records are legendary; this selection focuses on those that had a Northern Soul beat. Check Wiilie Mitchell’s ‘The Champion’, Don Bryant ‘Coming On Strong’ and the funky Soul of Africano ‘Satisfactorize Your Mind’.
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 O V WRIGHT –A NICKEL & A NAIL & ACE OF SPADES CD £14.95
First time on CD for this classic 1971 album recorded for backbeat, southern soul at its best.
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 JEAN CARN –TRUST ME CD £15.95
Jean’s 1982 Motown album produced by Norman Connors incl her great version of the Philly classic ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’ and the bouncy more typically Motown ‘My Baby Loves Me’. The Ballad ‘Better To Me’ and the uptempo ‘Steady On my Mind’ and ‘Don’t Let Me Slip Away’ also hit the mark.
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 BOBBY JACKSON – THE CAFÉ EXTRA-ORDINAIRE STORY CD £13.95 LP £19.95
Bassist Bobby Jackson ran a ‘Jazz Café’ in Minneapolis. This album recorded in July 1970 and released seven years later reflects the music played in the Café and by the session musicians who graced the stage. The them is jazzy and modal ‘Paul’s Ark’ and ‘Ya Kum Ba’ are fine modal tracks, whilst ‘Bobby’s Blues’ is more straight forward late 60’s style Hard Bop. ‘Fluck Flick’ has a Freddie Hubbard (early CTI era) feel and ‘Ebonite’ is a flowing Jazz groove. Due to restricted studio time, this album consists of ‘single take’ tracks.
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 DAVID FATHEAD NEWMAN – MR FATHEAD CD £14.95
One of Newman’s mainstream Jazz Fusion albums contains several gems like the soulful ‘Dance With Me’, and the funkier ‘Ebo Man’. On the more dance orientated Jazz Funk try his version of the O’Jays’ ‘I Love Music’ and the flowing ‘Groovin To The Music’. ‘Mashooganah adds a more progressive touch whilst ‘You Got Style’ is a nice Jazz rendition of the ballad.
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 MAIN INGREDIENT – READY FOR LOVE CD £15.95
Excellent Main Ingredient set from 1980, includes the jazzy Soul dancer ‘Think Positive’ plus a nice version of ‘Evil Ways’ and the lovely cover of Ben E King’s ‘Spoiled’. The trio’s vocals are sublime throughout. This is an under-rated gem.
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WHAT CAN A MIRACLE DO |
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 MARILYN SCOTT – DREAMS OF TOMORROW CD £14.95
Fine West Coast Soul album reflects the sound of the bay area of San Francisco. The Tower Of Power horns contribute to that sound. Includes a fine take on the Isleys’ ‘Highways Of My Life’. Other highlights are ‘Lets Talk About Love’ and ‘Lets Be Friends’.
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 PLEASURE – GIVE IT UP CD £15.95
Very different from the group’s releases on Fantasy, ‘Give It Up’ has a much more of a feel contemporary with its release date – 1982. Randy Hall supplies the vocals and Kashif adds his distinctive synthesizer to the sound. ‘Sending My Love’ has a powerful 80’s groove and ‘Give It Up’ has a nice catchy vibe and ‘Stone Love’ has a Benson like mellow groove and ‘All The Way’ is a strong mid-tempo Soul cut. Nice set.
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SENDING MY LOVE |
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WHAT'S IT GONNA BE |
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TAKE IT TO THE STREETS |
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MAIN INGREDIENT – READY FOR LOVE CD £15.95
Excellent Main Ingredient set from 1980, includes the jazzy Soul dancer ‘Think Positive’ plus a nice version of ‘Evil Ways’ and the lovely cover of Ben E King’s ‘Spoiled’. The trio’s vocals are sublime throughout. This is an under-rated gem.
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EVIL WAYS |
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 WYNDCHYMES – ARRIVAL CD £15.95
From 1982, this album includes a host of 80’s dancers like ‘Stylin Smilin Profilin’, ‘Checking Out Your Stuff’, and ‘Do It’. ‘Love Has Come Again’, ‘Sending My Love’ and ‘Ain;’t It Good’ are nice 2 Step or mellow tunes.
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 STAPLE SINGERS – PASS IT ON CD £15.95
This 1976 album was co-produced by Curtis Mayfield and Rich Tufo; it is an excellent set of funky Soul that combines Curtis’ magic with The Staple Singers inherent soulfulness. Strong throughout it includes the 2 stepper ‘Love Me Love Me Love Me’, but if you like mid-tempo grooves then ‘Take This Love Of Mine’ is totally gorgeous. ‘The Real Thing Inside Of Me/ Party’ is more uptempo and ‘making Love’ is funky Soul at its best.
Original Vinyl LP £15
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 STAPLE SINGERS – UNLOCK YOUR MIND CD £15.95
From 1978, ‘Unlock Your Mind’ was produced by Jerry Wexler and recorded at Muscle Shoals Studio. The horns have that Muscle Shoals gritty sound for which the studio was so famous.
Original Vinyl LP £12
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SONNY FORTUNE – WITH SOUND REASON CD £15.95
From 1979, this solid Fusion album from Fortune features several uptempo Jazz Funk gems including the driving 'Igbob's Shuffle'. Try also the groove laden 'Come In Out Of The Rain'. 'Afortunado' is a fine Latin tinged slice of Jazz Funk and 'Georgiana' is a slightly more subtle groove.
Original Vinyl LP £12
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 SONNY FORTUNE –SEREGETI MINSTREL CD £15.95
Fantastic 1977 album featuring Sonny on Sax and Flute with a stellar line up. 'Bacchanal' is a great latin jazz stormer that really kicks off. Woody Shaw is featured on the Brilliant 'Afro Americans' which has a great groove, and the almost spiritual jazz dancer 'There's Nothing Small About Being Stupid'
The deeper Serengeti Minstrel conjours up images of Africa.
Original Vinyl LP £15
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