Arguably Blue Note is the greatest Jazz label ever and was responsible for releasing so many classic albums over its 80+ year history. Its halcyon era was 1950’s/ 1960’s, when it pioneered Hard Bop. At various times, its roster included the likes of Art Blakey, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan and Horace Silver plus geniuses such as Miles Davis. The label recorded the first albums by a host of legends - for example, Jimmy Smith, Herbie Hancock and Freddie Hubbard to name just a few. The label remained active in the Jazz Funk era and Donald Byrd’s 1973 album ‘Black Byrd’...
We have been privileged to release records by some of the all time great Soul and Jazz artists over the last 23 years since we have been running the Soul brother label , and in fact meet many of them. We have released approx 150 albums and 50 singles in that time. Here is a list of some of the most significant records that are still available.
We wanted to draw your attention to the extensive range of classic Blue Note albums that we have in stock. Many of these albums are the cornerstones of jazz and form the foundations of any record collection both for seasoned collector or for someone just starting out. As well as well-known albums we have included our selection of very high quality Tone Poet pressings which feature some less known titles from the Blue Note vaults, and also some more modern classics such as Robert Glasper and Madlib. There are over a hundred titles to select from with almost all of...
https://youtu.be/rabEdIj2LcE Voices of East Harlem | Can You Feel It These two fantastic Voices of East Harlem albums were produced by Leroy Hutson. Voices of East Harlem from 1973 includes the iconic Modern Soul dancer ‘Cashing in’ and the massive Rare groove classic ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’. ‘Little People’, the up tempo floater ‘New Vibrations’ and beautiful ballads ‘Giving Love’ and ‘Loving you the way I do’ are also key tracks. ‘Can you feel it’ from ’74 includes the typically Hutson funky soul title track, the up tempo dancers’ Take A Stand’ and ‘Amazing Love’ and the mid tempo rare...
Inner City Records was a jazz record company and label founded by Irv Kratka in 1976 in New York City. The company was a division of Music Minus One and also owned the label Classic Jazz. It started with reissues, then moved on to new recordings covering various types of jazz. Inner City Records released over 60 albums between 1976 and 1980 and was voted the 1979 Record Label of the Year in the International Jazz Critics Poll. This new series of reissues sees many on CD for the first time.
We have just had a new shipment from Ropeadope arrived today with 3 great new titles from Khari Simmons and Jiva, RC and the Gritz and Richard Sears, plus we are back in stock of Edgewood Agents, Southwes terminal, Christian Scott, Terrace Martin, Chantae Cann and Snarky puppy Cd's. All existing and backorders will be shipped today.Here is a list of all Ropeadope titles that we have in stock now. Louis Marks from Ropeadope visited the store yesterday you can see the pictures here. Don't miss Terrace Martin at the Jazz Cafe on Saturday or Christian Scott at Scala on...
These 30 Waxtime 180 gm Jazz and Blues vinyl LP's are on offer at the reduced price of £14.99 until 30th April 2016. There are some great classic 50's and early 60's titles included, there are even a few vocal albums inc Frank Sinatra which may be handy for mothers day in March. To see the complete listing of Wax time LP's that we carry click here. happy diggin Laurence
Kamasi Washington 'The Epic' was a revelation last year and one of the best new jazz albums we have heard in many years. Kamasi is based in L.A. and his music has parallels with the music on the great Nimbus label run by Tom Albach in L.A in the 70's and 80's and still run by his family today. Their most famous artist was Horace Tapscott , but every one of these selected 10 albums from artists including Nate Morgan, Dadisi Komolafe, Jesse Sharps and Adele Sebastien are superb deep yet accessible spiritual jazz sets. They feature some great compositions...
In its relatively short lifespan Edinburgh's Athens Of The North logo has been responsible for releasing an enviable amount of top-end soul, funk and jazz gems on 45 and latterly on LPs. From West Coast super-demanders like the long sold out Bileo and the recent Second Ressurection pairing (which will not be around long) to classics from the likes of Weldon Irvine, Milton Wright and Leroy Hutson, to super obscurities from Sage, Formula I and Fred Williams, you can always ensure that the label curate only the best and present them in a way that reflects the integrity of the music. Here...
We have found a small quantity (many are one-off's) of several Soul Brother and Expansion Vinyl titles, which had been stored as file copies and now made available for sale. The list includes many fantastic albums and 12" singles, some of best we have ever released. Most of these have been out of print for many years and are in very limited supply, so please order early to avoid disappointment. happy Diggin Laurence
