Willie Bobo – Hell Of An Act To Follow/ Bobo CD £12.95
Percussionist Willie's two great jazz funk albums from 1978 and '79 together on one CD. 'Hell of an Act ' was produced by Wayne Henderson and features a great line up incl Bobby Lyle, Ernie Watts etc. it includes his big jazz funk club hit and possibly definitive version of Ronnie Laws 'Always There' both in album and 12” remix versions. Also there's 'Keep That Same Old Feeling' the uptempo 'Sixty-Two Fifty' and a good vocal version of 'Dindi'. 'Bobo' is a more vocal album featuring Errol Knowles on the great 2-stepper 'Comin Over Me' and uptempo dancer 'Reason For Livin' with Willie more to the fore on 'Palos'.

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NITELITERS – ANALYSIS CD £14.95
The Niteliters were the backing band (rhythm and horns) for the New Birth and their (mainly) instrumental set is a samplers dream. Check the catchy 'Serenade For A Jive Turkey', 'The Happy Hooker' and the all too short Kool and The Gang –esque 'Craaaashing' with its wicked horn lines. 'Damn' is dirge like Funk and Donny Hathaway's classic 'Valdez In The Country' is given a simple Funk rework. The funk 'Pee-Foul' and the jam session percussion heavy 'Drumology' are strong too. Recommended.

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SUNFIRE – SUNFIRE (LTD EDITION) CD £24.95
Mtume and Lucas produced album from 1982 has the strings and horns arranged by Dunn Pearson and features Marcus Miller on bass. Includes the great 2-stepper 'Young Free And Single' , the modern soul dancer 'Step Into The Light' and the boogie dancers 'Shake Your Body', 'Keep Rocking My Love' and 'Sexy Lady'.

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Sahib Shihab – Companionship Jazz Joint 2 CD £15.95
Brilliant these 20 include masterpieces such as ‘Om Mani Padme Hum’ and ‘Bohemia After Dark’.  Originally a double LP now out on one side.

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Sahib Shihab – Seeds CD £15.95
From 1968, recorded in Koln, this album recorded by US musical exiles is a joy, Shihab sounds wonderful on swinging tunes such as ‘Peters Waltz’.

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SHADOW – SHADOW (LTD EDITION) CD £24.95
Strong 1980 album written and produced by Leon Ware, which has his feel to it. The string laden catchy dancers 'Mystery Dancer' 'Hot City' , 'Can you Keep it Up', and 'Sweet Movin' are good up tempo tracks but it is the mid tempo groover's 'I Can't Keep Holding Back (My Love)' and 'Village Destiny' which are the albums killer tracks. Good album throughout.

ISAAC HAYES –HOT BUTTERED SOUL (REMASTERED) CD £9.95
Isaac's classic 1969 album changed the way that soul albums were made , it being 4 long tracks recorded as one project ,where as most soul albums at the time were one of two hit singles and b sides coupled with other songs often recorded at different times. The magnificent 12 min version of 'Walk On By' transforms Bacharach and David's ballad into a psyscadelic soul masterpiece that builds to a crescendo. Hyperbolicsyllablecsesquedalymistic' is a near 10 min funky groove. The nearly 19 min 'By The Time I Get To The Pheonix' starts with a long spoken 'rap' then moves into an emotive ballad with Isaac's deep voice resonating throughout. The shorter 7” versions of 'Walk' and 'Pheonix' are added as bonus cuts.
An all time classic soul album.


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