Rare European album, recorded at the Donaueschingen Music Festival in 1967, and released in 1972 on MPS. Shepp is joined by two trombonists (Roswell Rudd...
These 1969 recordings (released 5 years later) combine Shepp’s free jazz bonafides and a blend of blues and funk through an African lens, all in a big...
Heavyweight, check the bass-line on Sorry Bout Dat. Hardcore essential.
A must-have for anyone interested in '60's African-American avant-garde jazz....
First part of an improvised session of duets recorded with Ed Blackwell on drums/percussion for BYG/Actuel in France, 1969. Mystical, meditative, hypnotic.
Recorded in Paris in 1969, this is one incredible piece of music that sees all four members playing everything from gongs and chimes to whistles and...
Avant garde jazz from multi-instrumentalist Thornton (percussion, horns) that also features Archie Shepp, Sunny Murray and Grachan Moncur III. Very much...
Far Out Recordings present the fifth 12" single of the Monster Disco Orchestra series. The first four instalments Mystery (remixes from John Morales...
Gilles Peterson celebrates the success of his syndicated BBC radio show with his heavyweight double-disc compilation!
A snapshot of Gilles Peterson's...
Classic, classic album originally on Strata East and featuring 'The Bottle'. Gil Scott Heron is a legendary soul/jazz/spoken word hero and this is one...
BBE team up with Snowboy to bring a stunning compilation of 'new vintage' Jazz, Latin, Funk and Soul. spanning an immense 21 tracks. There are recordings...
Seminal deep soul jazz from Blakey and the Messengers (Lee Morgan, Bobby Timmons, Benny Golson, Jymie Merritt) with the definitive version of "Moanin'"
Elzhi of Slum Village dared to remix a classic! There will be a lot of people will scoff at the fact that Motor City rapper Elzhi is brazen enough to remake...
Archie Shepp's first major outing was recorded in August 1964 about a year before John Coltrane gathered some of these same players (Shepp and alto saxophonist...
Jazz titan Kamasi Washington’s EP, the deep and spiritual, 'Harmony of Difference', the first new music from Washington since his universally acclaimed...
This release is a promotional copy - possibly a contradiction in terms but it is very limited to 500 vinyls. Some of which will be mailed to DJ’s and...
Recorded in Paris in 1976, this album has an eerie, outer space vibe. Featuring John Gilmore on tenor, Marshall Allen on alto and flute, Danny Thompson...
40th volume in the BYG Actuel series. A wild and passionate interstellar mix of free jazz, solo synthesizer and hard rocking cosmic philosophy specifically...
New Studio One release featuring loads of killer tunes. Includes booklet text and lots of nice pix!In the early releases featured here you will find the...