Firstly I'd like to wish you all a very happy Easter. We are open today and tomorrow but closed on Sunday and Monday. There are some great new releases, reissues and restocks in this week. Dee C Lee has a new album on Acid Jazz, The New Mastersounds have another good funk and soul album, The Sorcerers an album of Ethiopic inspired funky jazz, Kaidi Tatham, and Amanda Whiting a beautiful album of harp-led jazz/soul plus Norman Brown has a new smooth jazz set. Thee Sacred Soul have an instrumental version of their album. There are some great reissues with...
Keyboard legend Lonnie Smith recorded the killer ‘Afrodesia’ album for Sonny Lester’s Groove Merchant label in 1975. It features a great line of Lonnie on keyboards and organ, Ron Carter and Ralphe Armstrong on basses, Ben Riley and Jamey Huddad on drums, Joe Lovano on sax (one of his earliest recordings), Greg Hopkins on Trumpet and an uncredited George Benson on guitar on three of the albums five cuts. ‘Afrodesia’ is a very funky Jazz nine minute compelling groove with Lonnie on keyboards featuring a lead male vocal and female backing vocals and great solos as it chugs along, a...
Thee Sinseers are a nine piece retro Soul band from Southern California led by singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist Joseph Quonones. Their sound is grounded in early to mid 70s classic harmony group soul. Their debut album for the Colemine label 'Sinseerly Yours' contains 10 mid tempo and ballad tracks written by Quinones, which are beautifully sung and played by the band, who are also accompanied by guest vocalists, strings and additional horns to create a very full sound. 'What's His Name', 'Can't Call Me Baby' , 'Give It Up You Fool', 'Hold On' are highlights however this a solid...
Check out this first batch from the second part of the great original 12" collection that we recently purchased. These 35 titles are all on the major Disco labels Salsoul, West-End, Prelude, Sam and T.K., including many White label promos. There are some hard to find titles here and many classics, all in great condition. Most are Near Mint or Ex and in original disco bags as individually graded and noted. All records are one off's so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other 12" Singles from the same collection here, to optimise postage costs. Records can be...
Thee Sinseers have made a really nice retro Soul album on Colemine, available on CD, LP and coloured LP. Nat Birchall has a really good spiritual Jazz album 'New World' featuring a whole band including veteran UK saxophonist Alan Skidmore. London band Ill Considered have a new album and Kahil El'zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble celebrate 50 years with a new epic 'Open Me To A Higher Conciousness'. There are welcome reissues on vinyl of Tenderlonious 'On Flute' and Toshio Matsuura Group 'Loveplaydance'. Alice Coltrane unreleased 'At Carnegie Hall' gives us an insight as to what it must have been like...
Donald Byrd was always trying to push the boundaries of the Blue Note sound and ‘A New Perspective’ is a clear illustration. In the seventies, Byrd would embrace Jazz Funk and with his first effort in this style produced the biggest selling album in Blue Note’s catalogue up to that point –‘Black Byrd’. Back in January 1963 when ‘A New Perspective’ was recorded, Donald Byrd was still a mainstream Blue Note artist. His rich soulful trumpet caresses notes using space in much the same way as Miles Davis and allows the music space to breathe. On ‘Elijah’ – a tribute...
Check out this latest batch of Original 70's Soul and Funk 45s from the collection that recently arrived. There are many classics included here, and most of the titles are only £5 each. All records are in good condition, most are Ex although a few are VG+ with minor scuffs, as individually graded. All records are one off's, so please order early to avoid disappointment. You can combine with other singles from the same collection from part 1 to part 6 here to optimise postage costs. Records can be ordered on-line, over the phone on 020 8875 1018 or collected...
There are some great reissues this week from Joe Henbderson, Donald Byrd, Miles Davis ,Art Blakey, Cymande, Skip Mahoney and Nina Simone plus a new album from Charles Lloyd. There are two new Wigan Casino anniversary compilations from Charly and Joeboy and a good value Ska & Reggae comp. We are back in stock of some classic titles from Curtis, Pleasure , Jean Carne and Ali Farke Toure. We were expecting the new Ledisi CD but there appears to be a European rights issue so it has been temporarily withdrawn , hopefully resolved in the next week or so, we...
Joe Henderson recorded this seminal album 'Power To The People' in 1969, his third album for the Milestone label, but the first in a series of great spiritual inspired jazz albums. Joe is joined by a great line up featuring Herbie Hancock on keys, Ron Carter on Bass, Jack De Johnette Drums, and Mike Lawrence on trumpet, who support and interweave with Henderson's powerful and expressive tenor sax playing. 'Black Narcissus' is a beautiful track with a lovely melody played with amazing clarity, he would revisit this tune in the 70s. 'Afro- Centric' has a far more urgent groove and...
For today's album of the day we are presenting the most recent addition of Colin Curtis's Jazz Dance Fusion series. This brilliant compilation is available on LP and CD, with the LP version being split across two gatefold albums. Trumpeter Bill Ortiz is joined by Azar Lawrence on sax and Brian Jackson on Piano for a breakneck version of Eddie Henderson's 'Fusion/Noche Cubana' heavy vibes ! GeeW cover Rose Royce classic 'Still In Love' jazz dance style ft Navasha Daya on vocals. Tom Funk's The Sultans Swing '46 To Somewhere' grooves along nicely. The music's heritage is represented by Charro Band...
