WEEK 3: NEW MAYSA – A WOMAN IN LOVE!
As the winter weather begins to thaw, the music hots up. Two particularly strong releases are in this week. Firstly the new Maysa set is a delightful collection, mixing old and new tunes; she sings both with her customary soulful voice.
Secondly the Tribe CD is anticipated to be here on Friday. This Spiritual Jazz album entitled ‘Rebirth’ is truly awesome. If you want the vinyl get it now as the pressing run is strictly limited. Dave Sanborn also releases a very jazzy Hammond led album, whilst Smooth Jazz fans will appreciate Kim Waters’ new set ‘Love Stories’.
Remember to use your £15 discount vouchers if you received one with your December order. The voucher was issued for orders £75 or over and can be redeemed against £75 or over order, but hurry if you have not used the voucher it expires on 31 January 2010.
Lovers of 60’s/ early 70’s Soul including Northern Soul/ Crossover/ Modern, might wish to click on the following link:
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We have some tasty gems following the purchase of a couple of collections.
Soulfully yours
Malcolm.
In Week 2 2010:
DREEMTIME – NEW YORK LOUNGE FUNK CD £13.95
ATHENE WILSON – IT’S ABOUT TIME CD £13.95
TRIBE – REBIRTH CD £14.95 DBL LP £19.95
VARIOUS ARTISTS – LUXURY SOUL 2010 TRIPLE CD £12.95q
JOHN HEARTSMAN AND CIRCLES – MUSIC OF MY HEART CD £13.95 DBL LP £19.95
VARIOUS ARTISTS – THE REAL SOUND OF CHICAGO DBL CD £13.95 3LP £17.95
MARK IV – IF YOU CAN’T TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD/CLAUSSEL LET ME LOVE YOU 12” £10
BETTY MOORER –SPEED UP/IT’S YOUR THING 7” £10
PATTI JO РMAKE ME BELIEVE IN YOU/MASQUERADERS РDO YOU LOVE ME BABY 7ӣ10
IVORY’S – PLEASE STAY 7” £10
OSAKA MONAURAIL – HUNG UP 7” £7
TOP DOZEN SOUL
Dreemtime New York Lounge Funk
Marcell And The Truth Symbols
Jeff Ramsey My Best
Athene Wilson Its About Time
Various Artists Tribute To Frankie Beverly And Maze
Various Artists Soul Togetherness 2009
N’Dambi Pink Elephant
Soul Persona Soulacoster
Jesse James Get In Touch with Me
Mary J Blige Stronger With Each Tear
Rad Getting Down Is Free
Various Artists Luxury Soul 2010
Revelations The Bleeding Edge
TOP TEN JAZZ
Nicola Conte The Modern Sound Of
Papik Rhythm Of Life
Alex Malheiros The Wave
George Benson Songs And Stories
Timo Lassy Round Two
Various Artists Sound Of Jazz FM 2009 Vol 2
Indigo Jam Unit Collectivity
Build An Ark Love Pt 1
Milano Jazz Dance Combo lo Greco Bros Presents
Quasimode Daybreak
Feb. 5th, 2010
 The Menahan Street Band
Feat Charles Bradley & Lee Fields and The Expressions
Bloomsbury Ballroom, London
Tickets: £16.00
Available from: http://www.seetickets.com http://www.wegottickets.com
See our Daptone back catalogue here
See our Lee Fields back catalogue here
SOUL ON YOUR RADIO
Soul Brother Selection repeat show changed time on Sunday…….Our popular Radio show on Solar Radio has moved to a Thursday (from Tuesday)- at the same time 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The repeat of the show remains at Sunday mornings 4 a.m. to 6 a.m.
JAZZ FM Check the revamped station on DAB, Internet, Sky. See www.jazzfm.com for how to hear. Ralph Tee, Robbie Vincent, Pete Young, Mike Vitti – definitely worth tuning into.
COLOURFUL RADIO – SOUL ON DAB IN LONDON Colourful radio playing classic and new soul and Jazz is now on DAB in London, elsewhere on sky/www. Colourful radio.com good line up of DJ’s inc Chris Phillips, Femi Fem, Gordon Mac, Mistri etc. With Jazz Fm, Solar and others we now have the best coverage of our music for a long time. Soul Brother support the station by sponsoring two shows on the station: Soul Food (Sundays 1 p.m – 3 p.m) and Midnight Encounter (Tuesday Midnight – 2 a.m) presented by Wes Berwise. Full details www.iamcolourful.com.
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 TEDDY PENDERGRASS – SOUL GREAT R.I.P
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of one of the legendary voices of Soul music – Teddy Pendergrass.
Teddy made his name as the lead singer of Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes when, in the seventies, they were one of the finest male vocal groups around. Originally a drummer with the group, Teddy stepped up to the mike on stage and literally blew Harold Melvin away. He signed him up as lead singer there and then.
With songs like ‘Bad Luck’, ‘Where Are All My Friends’, ‘The Love I Lost’, ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way’ and ‘Wake Up Everybody’, the group helped Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff establish the Philly sound. Teddy’s rich voice was the focal point, backed by the Bluenotes’ terrific harmonies. Teddy’s voice excelled on ballads such as the classic ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’ and ‘I Miss You’.
Teddy went solo in 1976 and the following year issued his debut album ‘Teddy Pendergrass’. This album remains one of Philadelphia International’s finest records and is a classic. Uptempo cuts like ‘You Can’t Hide From Yourself’, ‘The More I Get The More I Want’ and ‘I Don’t Love You Anymore’ epitomised the Philly groove. And don’t forget the beautiful ballads like ‘The Whole Town’s Laughing At Me’ and ‘Somebody Told Me’.
Hit after hit followed – ‘Only You’ and more wonderful ballads like ‘Close The Door’, ‘Turn Off The Lights’ and ‘Come Go With Me’. The success continued with tracks like ‘Love TKO’ and duets with Stephanie Mills (‘Two Hearts’) and a young Whitney Houston (‘Hold Me’). It wasn’t just about the hits, his albums, especially those on Philadelphia are full of hidden gems.
His mastery of the love ballad combined with his rugged good looks made him a sex symbol – and revisiting his ‘Live Coast To Coast’ set, you can hear why and feel the rapport he had with the audience especially the ladies. And they say there is no romance!
Teddy was the first black male singer to record five consecutive multi-platinum albums. But success came at a price and following a serious road accident in 1982, he became paralysed from the waist down and remained so for the rest of his life.
After seven studio and one live album with Philadelphia International Records a move to the Asylum/ Elektra labels spawned hit albums such as ‘Love Language’, ‘Workin It Back’, ‘Joy’ and ‘Truly Blessed’. And whilst the vocals never quite attained pre-accident greatness, it is a testament to his strength of character that he could still record at all.
Teddy reserved one more gem: ‘Believe In Love’ (from ‘A Little More Magic’) that was released as a hugely in-demand single in 1994.
Teddy was 59 and died following a difficult recovery from colon cancer surgery. Like the Soul music itself, Teddy’s marvellous music will be with us forever. Thank you Teddy, your timeless musical legacy is truly inspirational.
Photos of some of Teddy/ Harold Melvin’s back catalogue
HAROLD MELVIN – TO BE TRUE/ WAKE UP EVERYBODY/ BLACK AND BLUE
TEDDY PENDERGRASS – TEDDY PENDERGRASS/ TEDDY/ LIVE COAST TO COAST
(CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF TEDDY PENDERGRASS CD/ RECORDS IN STOCK)
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MAYSA – A WOMAN IN LOVE CD £15.95
TRIBE – REBIRTH CD £14.95 DBL LP £19.95
DAVID SANBORN – ONLY EVERYTHING CD £15.95
KIM WATERS – LOVE STORIES CD £15.95
VARIOUS ARTISTS – KEB DARGE AND PAUL WELLER PRESENT LOST AND FOUND CD £13.95
KOKO TAYLOR – WHAT IT TAKES CD £14.95
RECOMMENDED SINGLES 
BETTY MOORER –SPEED UP/IT’S YOUR THING 7” £10
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