Propelled by a smoldering version of Screamin Jay Hawkins title track as well as tunes by French chanseures Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour - Nina Simone on form, 1965.
‘Mississippi Goddam’ staked out Nina Simone's support of the Civil Rights movement when this album debuted in 1964, helping make it probably the most...
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...
Simone covers famous pop and rock songs, recording with a full orchestra and backing vocals, and often wildly rearranging the originals. Reissued on 180g...
Essential soul album from the Queen of Soul that includes "Son Of A Preacher Man" and "Eleanor Rigby"! Amazingly good! Featuring an all-star Atlantic group...
Linval Thompson's debut album, issued by Third World in 1976, contained some of his most outstanding material, including his breakthrough hit 'Don't Cut...
This album is hardcore!
Recorded in Rio w/ Baden Powell, Dom Um Romao, Durval Ferreira, Paulo Moura, Sergio Mendes, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Carlos...
In 1965, flautist Herbie Mann flew to Rio to record with a group of Brazilian musicians. Antonio Carlos Jobim helped him prepare the material for the recording...
Grammy winning album of the year, following on from "Innervisions", and the third and final chapter in his early 70s trilogy. Deep, reflective and absorbing,...
Herbie Mann was no jump on the bandwagon guy when it came to bossa nova - he was one of the first to head off to Brazil and this album was recorded in...
SEMINAL MONSTER LP!!The definitive jazz funk album produced by the Mizell brothers. A classic all the way featuring the essential rare groove cuts 'Change',...
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Three singers Assane Camara, , Bassirou Sarr and Gora Mbaye together with their chef d'orchestre and guitar player Pape Seck (an ex-member of Guelewar)...
West Africa's most iconic dance-band are back. A decade on from their last album and almost half a century since their formation, Senegal's Orchestra...
After two limited 7" as Aba Ariginal, Patrick Matics drops a new album of superb roots instrumentals with Mafia & Fluxy. Check "1st Trumpet" "Hornsman...
Soul Jazz Records’ new ox-blood red coloured vinyl limited-edition 1000-copies worldwide LP (+ download code) issue of this very rare deep spiritual...
This was the first night that our club moved to the new venue - there was a queue 500-long of people waiting to get in, Roots Manuva guested, Japanese...