Herbie Hancock Secrets (1976)

This 1977 studio recording finds Herbie Hancock embracing his jazz roots. The straightforward trio setting puts Hancock’s piano front and center. Backed by Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams behind the drums, the recording features Hancock originals as well as the Trio’s take on Miles Davis’ 'Milestones'.

Though recorded at fabled San Francisco studio The Automatt, the recording was only immediately issued in Japan. To this day Japan is the only country to see a vinyl release of this session - until now!

An essential classic! The heaviest funky jazz ever recorded. Deep, deep, deep. As good as it gets!

180 gram audiophile issue vinyl.

Tough tough Headhunters-stylee fusion. Moody! Original sound track from the 1974 film 'Death Wish', written by Herbie Hancock.

w/ Ron Carter, Wynton Marsalis and Tony Williams

'Sextant' from 1972 was recorded just before 'Headhunters', and can be seen in the same vein, but it's more than just an introduction to a masterpiece. It features a kind of post-modal, free impressionism while gracing the edges of funk. Three long instrumental tracks explore how far minimalism in jazz can go. 

Herbie Hancock's debut album in 1962 launched a phenomenal career. Features Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon and includes the seminal 'Watermelon Man".

This formidable recording neatly summarises Herbie Hancock's work in the 60s. The title track, Cantaloupe Island, provided inspiration for US3, who sampled it heavily. Herbie's piano skills are matched by some exemplary trumpet work on Cantaloupe and Watermelon Man.

THIS IS A VERY GOOD REPRESENTATION OF HERBIES BLUE NOTE WORK, IF YOU
DONT WANT TO PLOUGH THROUGH HIS WHOLE ALBUMS OF THIS PERIOD.
MAIDEN VOYAGE, CANTALOUPE ISLAND AND WATERMELON MAN ARE ALL HERE.
RECOMMENDED. A GOOD BUY.

Brilliant, less-well-known Herbie Hancock album featuring a larger group than usual with guitar and trombone! Check the superb "King Cobra"! Recommended!

Stone cold classic Herbie Hancock featuring Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter and Tony Williams! Includes the timeless 'Cantaloupe Island'

Great album fusing modal jazz piano with latin percussion  - a classic!

A really super record from Herbie Hancock - one that's almost completely improvised over Latin percussion.

Reissue of this mega-rare, blue-eyed crossover soul tune 'Baby Take My Hand' from 1971!

Solid soul/disco

Hot latin sounds! Looks cheesy but pretty solid big latin arrangements

Roy Ayer's still hot - man don't stop

Funky and SOLID

It's the jam!

60s guitar instrumentals.

HEAVY afro-cuban percussion jazz rock lp. Original USA vinyl 

Seminal fusion album - includes the killer "Brazilian Rhyme", "Runnin", "Serpentine Fire", "Fantasy"...as good as it gets! EWF's last great album.

Killer funky/jazz/rock.

Originally released in 1967. 180 gram audiophile vinyl sourced from the original masters

Fifth Dimension is the third album by the American folk rock band The Byrds and was released in July 1966 on Columbia Records.

Classic fusion album featuring a killer set of funky-jazz fusion. Heavyweight!

'Sextant' from 1972 was recorded just before 'Headhunters', and can be seen in the same vein, but it's more than just an introduction to a masterpiece. It features a kind of post-modal, free impressionism while gracing the edges of funk. Three long instrumental tracks explore how far minimalism in jazz can go. 

Brilliant early Gil Scott-Heron album. One of his rarest on the great Flying Dutchman label.

Awesome jazz funk album featuring Charle Stepney and members of Earth, Wind And Fire. Check out the stunning title track!

For any of you who don't know this album, it is one of the heaviest fusion albums ever - mixing jazz, funk and what sounds like jungle (20 years before it existed!). Wicked!

Tough, tough, tough heavy Headhunters fusion, 1972 in the zone! Classic Herbie Hancock group line-up with Benny Maupin, Billy Hart and Buster Williams

Includes the classic 'Boogie Wonderland' and loads more.

Killer album arranged and conducted by Richard Evans

All-star killer fusion album. Featuring Flora Purim and Airto Moreira, Ndugu, Johnny Guitar Watson and more. Seriously uplifting beautiful music!

Groovin reissue this 2008 deep, spiritual house classic from Chicago legend, Ron Trent!

Includes the swirling "Whirlwinds" and a funky, brassy version of Steely Dan's "Do It Again"!

Nice funky jazz compilation from Atlantic 75

Both these killer tracks feature on the classic “Inside is Love” LP from 1979. Two modern soul dancefloor fillers, previously both released as singles but not in their full length versions like here. Essential!  

Author Tim Lawrence (Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, Hold on to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene) compiles 'Love Saves the Day: A History Of American Dance Music Culture 1970-1979'. Part 1 (of 2) focuses on this important decade of American music, featuring music from the likes of Wilson Pickett, Jackson 5, Gladys Knight And The Pips, James Brown and more!

Includes the disco classic "Can You Feel It" and the stomper "This Place Hotel"

Recorded one month after Gilberto's "Girl From Ipanema" hits the charts. Bossa Nova with arrangements by Joao Donato, Don Sebesky and Claus Ogerman.

Top fusion from keyboardist Foster with heavyweight accompaniment from Ndugu Chancler, George Benson, Phyllis Hyman and more.

Amazing, super-funky album supervised by Charles Stepney with the classic trio line-up of bassist Cleveland Eaton and EWF's Maurice White on drums! Includes "If You've Got It, Flaunt It", "Do What You Wannna", "Uhuru", "Bold And Black" and more!

For fans of funk, soul and jazz, it doesn't get much better than this 1973 album. Originally released on Weldon's own Nodlew Records this is sublime stuff - from 'Deja Vu" to "Time Capsule" and much more. Essential reissue!

New fully remastered re-release of Soul Jazz Records’ ‘The World of Arthur Russell’, the seminal collection of Arthur Russell’s essential music back in print on awesome limited-edition heavy deluxe triple vinyl and deluxe CD edition.

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This album brings together some of Russell’s best-loved and most accessible works including his wide-ranging music both solo and in groups including Dinosaur L (the essential ‘Go Bang’), Loose Joints (the equally classic ‘Is It All Over My Face’) as well as rarities such as the 7” only ‘Pop Your Funk’, Indian Ocean’s ‘Schoolbell/Treehouse’, Lola’s ‘Wax The Van’ and more.

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“Arthur Russell fused the avant-garde with disco and sounds like nothing else on earth.” The GUARDIAN

“Russell is the great enigma of the New York music scene” THE WIRE

“Simply one of the best compilations of this or any year.” RECORD COLLECTOR

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Arthur Russell’s music effortlessly crossed musical boundaries making it timeless. His dance music credentials are faultless and this collection features mixes from Larry Levan, Françcois Kervorkian and Walter Gibbons. Similarly, his song-writing, musicality and performance skills are equally cherished as composer Philip Glass wrote, ‘this was a guy who could sit down with a cello and sing with it in a way that no one on earth has ever done before or will do again.’

When Soul Jazz Records’ The World of Arthur Russell first came out in 2003, Russell’s music had slipped into near obscurity. Nearly 18 years later there are over a dozen releases of his music, reissues of his original albums and more. ‘The World of Arthur Russell’ is the classic first collection of his work available once more.

Nice bossa nova album from Cuban-born pianist, composer and arranger.

Original UK Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG
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W/ Ron Carter, Pretty Purdie, George D'Alto, Ray Mantilla. Flying Dutchman 1974

MASSIVE! With "Loran's Dance". KILLER CTI jazz/funk bomb from Idris Muhammad with hip-hop samples galore! EPIC.

St Germain's breakthrough classic 'Tourist' goes back underground with a set of killer house remixes from the likes of Ron Trent, Jovonn, Osunlade, Nightmares on Wax, DJ Deep, Atjazz and more!