East New York Ensemble de Music – At The Helm (1974)

Mary Lou Williams Black Christ of the Andes (1964)Smithsonian Folkways

Super-rare and highly sought-after classic modal jazz album finally reissued!HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Jazz

– It Ain't Necessarily So
– Miss D.D.
– Koolbonga

2. – It Ain't Necessarily So
4. – Miss D.D.
10. – Koolbonga
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CD SFW40816£11.99
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Lloyd McNeill Asha (1969)Soul Jazz Records

New edition of this very rare deep spiritual jazz album, the debut release from flautist Lloyd McNeill released on his private-press Asha...

Jazz

– Asha
– As A Matter Of Fact
– Two Thirds Pleasure
– Dig Where Dat's At
– St. Margaret's Church
– Effervescence
– Warmth Of A Sunny Day

1. – Asha
2. – As A Matter Of Fact
3. – Two Thirds Pleasure
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LP + Download Code SJRLP373£23.00
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Sarah Webster Fabio Jujus - Alchemy of the Blues Smithsonian Folkways

Super-tough funky, funky, funky female proto-rap poetry from Sarah Webster Fabio. Killer! Armed with an incredible rhythm section this album is a classic...

Funk/Soul Jazz

– The hand that rocks
– Sweet songs
– Juju for Grandma
– Chromo
– Still, a Red Hot Axe
– If we come as soft rain
– Jujus/Alchemy of the blues
– Jujus/Alchemy of the blues (instrumental)

1. – The hand that rocks
2. – Sweet songs
3. – Juju for Grandma
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LP VMP1224-LP£30.99
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Can You Dig It ?The Music and Politics of Black Action Films 1968 - 75 Soul Jazz Records

''Can You Dig It?' is as definitive as it gets, and treats its subject seriously, lovingly and with an attention to detail that makes it a necessary purchase....

Funk/Soul Soundtracks

Roy Ayers – Coffy Is The Color
Gene Page – Blacula
Johnny Pate – Shaft In Africa
Willie Hutch – Brother's Gonna Work It Out
Don Costa – Charley - Main Theme
Marvin Gaye – 'T' Plays It Cool
Bobby Womack – Across 110th Street
J.J. Johnson – Willie Chase
James Brown – Down And Out In New York City
Quincy Jones – They Call Me MISTER Tibbs
Martha Reeves and J.J. Johnson – Keep On Movin' On
Dennis Coffey – Theme From Black Belt Jones
Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead
The Blackbyrds – Wilford's Gone
Willie Hutch – Theme Of Foxy Brown
Isaac Hayes – Run Fay Run
Isaac Hayes – Shaft
Curtis Mayfield – Pusherman
Joe Simon – Theme From Cleopatra Jones
Johnny Pate – You Can't Even Walk In The Park
Brer Soul and Earth, Wind and Fire – Sweetback's Theme
James Brown – Make It Good To Yourself
Isaac Hayes – Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile
Grant Green – Travelling To Get To Doc
Booker T and the MG's – Time Is Tight
Roy Ayers – Aragon
Edwin Starr – Easin' In
Gordon Staples and The String Thing – Strung Out
Nat Dove and The Devils – Zombie March
The Impressions – Make A Resolution
Solomon Burke and Gene Page – The Bus
Jack Ashford – Las Vegas Strut
Don Julian – Lay It On Your Head
Galt MacDermot – Ed and Digger

1. Roy Ayers – Coffy Is The Color
2. Gene Page – Blacula
3. Johnny Pate – Shaft In Africa
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2×CD SJRCD214£12.00
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2×LP Vol.1 SJRLP214-1£18.99
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2×LP Vol.2 SJRLP214-2£18.99
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Sarah Webster Fabio Boss Soul: 12 Poems by Sarah Webster Fabio (1972)Smithsonian Folkways

Tough, tough, tough proto-female rap featuring raw percussion and super-funky accompaniment. This is like Gil Scott Heron's '125th and Lennox' album meets...

Funk/Soul

– Work it out
– Glimpses

1. – Work it out
4. – Glimpses
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CD FL9710£11.99
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Street and Gangland Rhythms Beats And Improvisations By Six Boys In Trouble (1959)Smithsonian Folkways

Street percussion, drumming, songs and chants recorded in New York in 1959 by a group of street kids. Kind of like a prototype Haryou Percussion Group...

– Ole

6. – Ole
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CD FD5589£11.99
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Mary Lou Williams Mary Lou's Mass Smithsonian Folkways

The long-awaited reissue of Mary Lou Williams's magnum opus of religious jazz: Mary Lou's Mass. Newsweek called the score "an encyclopedia of black music,...

Jazz

– Willis
– O.W
– Credo

1. – Willis
2. – O.W
12. – Credo
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CD SFW40815£11.99
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Bobby Jackson The Cafe Extra-ordinaire Story Jazzman

You won't find the name Bobby Jackson in the jazz books. Yet here is a remarkable man who did more than anyone to promote live jazz in his hometown of...

Jazz

– paul's ark
– bobby's blues

1. – paul's ark
3. – bobby's blues
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CD JMANCD035£11.99
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Leroy Hutson Leroy Hutson Curtom

'All Because Of You, 'Lucky Fellow'....Leroy Hutson is still the man on Curtom in 1975

Funk/Soul

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Reissue LP CU5002£20.00
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Philip Cohran African Skies Captcha

Esoteric deep jazz from the legendary Chicago-based musician Philip Cohran! Recorded in 1993 after the death of mentor and band mate, Herman Blount...

Jazz

– Theme
– White Nile
– Cohran Blues
– The Dogon
– Kalahari

1. – Theme
2. – White Nile
3. – Cohran Blues
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LP HBSP-2X-010LP£16.99
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Sarah Webster Fabio Together To The Tune Of Coltrane's Equinox Smithsonian Folkways

Sarah Webster Fabio raps her poetry over some funky tunes and deep jazz (such as Coltrane's "Equinox"). Recommended.

Funk/Soul Jazz

– Eclipse
– Interrogation
– Together/To the Tune of Coltrane's "Equinox"
– A Black Gal's Mean Ol' Low Down Blues
– Tribute To Duke Ellington
– Black Is

1. – Eclipse
2. – Interrogation
3. – Together/To the Tune of Coltrane's "Equinox"
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LP FW09715LP£21.99
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Donald Byrd Street Lady (1973)Blue Note

Classic jazz funk album written and produced by the magnificent Mizell brothers! Includes 'Lansana's Priestess'. Personnel playing on the album include...

Jazz

– Lansana's Priestess
– Miss Kane
– Sister Love
– Street Lady
– Witch Hunt
– Woman of The World

1. – Lansana's Priestess
2. – Miss Kane
3. – Sister Love
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New LP (180g) MOVLP3396£31.99
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Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, blue label Liberty, Blue Note orig inner, some sleevewear from age
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Art Ensemble Of Chicago Les Stances A Sophie (1970)Play Loud!

A new fully re-mastered edition of the group’s seminal album ‘Les Stances a Sophie’ (1970), which features the great singer Fontella Bass on the...

Jazz

Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Yoyo
Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Celine
Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Variations Sur Un Theme De Monteverdi
Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Variation Sur Un Theme De Monteverdi (ii)
Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Proverbes (I)
Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme Amour Universal
Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme Libre
Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Proverbes (II)

1. Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Yoyo
2. Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Celine
3. Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Variations Sur Un Theme De Monteverdi
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Griots:Ministers of the Spoken Word (1975)Smithsonian Folkways

Super-deep music from Mali, Gambia and Senegal. A double CD featuring Griot Music, Africa's story tellers, also known as the ministers of the spoken word!...

Deep Cult and Roots Music

– Nege Sirimang

2. – Nege Sirimang
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2×CD FW04178£14.99
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Skepta Greatest Hits Boy Better Know Entertainment

Already a legend in the grime world and beyond! Skepta has finally dropped his debut album! Having had a huge amount of underground success with his label...

– I spy
– Greatest hits
– Sweet mother

5. – I spy
8. – Greatest hits
11. – Sweet mother
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CD jmecd020£10.99
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Roy Ayers Ubiquity Red, Black & Green (1976)Polydor

Classic Roy Ayers album featuring deep jazz legend Harry Whitaker on keyboards alongside Strata East musicians Charles Tolliver and Sonny Fortune! Funky...

Funk/Soul Jazz

– Henceforth
– Red, Black, & Green
– Cocoa Butter
– Rhythms of Your Mind
– Papa Was a Rolling Stone

2. – Henceforth
4. – Red, Black, & Green
5. – Cocoa Butter
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Sun Ra Disco 3000 Art Yard

Legendary session recorded in Milan in 1978, this quartet recording gives John Gilmore, Michael Ray and Luqman Ali the space to improvise and solo more...

Jazz

– Dance Of The Cosmo Aliens

4. – Dance Of The Cosmo Aliens
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