One of a set of seminal heavyweight funky jazz albums recorded by George Duke in Europe for MPS in the mid-70s (released on Verve in the US). Tough, faultless fusion.
Root Down was Hammond B-3 jazz legend Jimmy Smith's 1972 live album for Verve. Recorded in Los Angeles in 1972, it features a young band that were very...
A singular album from the jazz guitarist - more well-known for his later period funk records - Fisher grooves here with a stripped-down jazz sound and...
Recorded in 1985, after a break from recording and time spent living in Barbados and Liberia, Nina’s Back features a rejuvenated Nina Simone reaching...
Mostly improvised by clarinettist Scott, backed by Hozan Yamamoto and Shinichi Yuize - on the Japanese instruments shakuhachi and koto - this 1964 album...
On this 1970 album recorded in Los Angeles, Donato departs from his Brazilian bossa nova roots, incorporating an eclectic, and electric, mix of funk, fusion...
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...
ESSENTIAL deep jazz featuring Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson! This is a true classic of spiritual jazz from one of our favourite artists! Recorded...
With the 'Incredible Jimmy Smith' on organ and arrangements by Oliver Nelson this adaptation of Prokofiev's fairy tale offers a fine jazz interpretation...
Recorded with Ron Carter, Grady Tate and Chick Corea. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's and produced by Creed Taylor. Killer - check the opening track, Litha...
Soul Jazz Records are issuing the awesome deep jazz album Rhythmatism (1976) from the legendary Steve Reid long out of print in a new edition very limited...
The third release from Night Dreamer’s essential 'Direct-to-Disc' sessions sees an incredible meeting between legendary US saxophonist Gary Bartz and...
Weather Report bass man showcases his solo skills on "Donna Lee" and goes heavy on the jazz dance classics "Kuru/Speak Like A Child" and "Used To Be A...
Highly-anticipated debut LP from Polish quartet Bloto via the excellent Astigmatic Records. Combining heavy, instrumental hip-hop inspired drums with thrilling...