Why ask Chris Bangs to do a compilation for Ace?
Maybe because of my long, varied and unusual musical career. I started off as a failed guitarist with...
Seminal jazz and funk album from 1975 with SIX EXTRA PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED TRACKS! Arguably one of The Mizell Brothers finest productions and one of SOTU's...
Cross section of the great recordings that Leon Thomas made for Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman. It covers the relatively straight-ahead pieces from his...
Great compilation of soul music recorded by latin musicians in New York in the 1960s!
The 1960s saw a new generation of young latin musicians rise to...
Wigan Casino classic! A great northern record that breaks the formulaic rules but is still held in high regard, this is a Class A double sider with a mouth-watering...
Yorkshireman and early 60's crooner Dick Jordan commands the A-Side with 'I Want Her Back' - New Orleans ex-pat Jack Hammer with a Belgian twist jam on...
Ultimate Jazz-Funk floorfiller on a nice 7" press, backed with another of LL Smiths magical journeys
The ultimate jazz funk floor-filler released on...
One of the best tracks from Jazzman's Jukebox Mambo comp - Lalo Guererro's 'Los Chucos Suaves' is perhaps the definitive recording in the short-lived Los...
Super wig-twisting blooze stroller from one of the 50s LA R&B fraternity's finest honkers, Chuck Higgins. Comes complete with a laid back barrel-house...