In the mid 1960s, Chess Records released a series of The Real Folk Blues albums that compiled singles from the careers of some of its greatest artists....
Samba ’68, released on Verve in 1968, introduced Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Marcos Valle to a wider international audience....
Released in 1972 by Philips Records, the album "Elis" introduced several new additions to Elis Regina's career. It was the singer's first album, produced...
With different classics songs, "Vida" showcases an artist in an exuberant phase, inspired by lyrics, music, and singing. At 36 years old, even while recording...
Now receiving a reissue with a focused selection of four key tracks, Africa/Brass remains one of the most distinctive entries in John Coltrane's catalogue....
Time feels porous on 'Future Present Past', the second Impulse! statement from Irreversible Entanglements. Largely recorded at Van Gelder Studio, it carries...
Recorded in February and March of 1963 and released later that year on Verve, Jazz Samba Encore reunites Stan Getz with Luiz Bonfá and Maria Toledo in...
Released on Verve in 1965, The Shadow of Your Smile captures Astrud Gilberto in the early ascent of her solo career, placing her understated, conversational...
Serious heavyweight jazz-dance classic!Spellbinder, released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, introduced Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó to a wider American...
The story of Chess Records is the story of American popular music in the second half of the twentieth century. Best-known for capturing the sound of acoustic...
Following Luminal and Lateral, artist-activists Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe present their third collaboration, Liminal. Conceived as a bridge between its...
Recorded in 1963, The Composer of Desafinado Plays documents the beginning of what would become a long-term creative relationship between Jobim and arranger...
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...
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...
Seminal release on Impulse featuring the spiritual vocalist supreme Leon Thomas on the anthem The Creator has A Masterplan.
Pharoah Sanders’ third Impulse!...
ESSENTIAL deep jazz featuring Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson! This is a true classic of spiritual jazz from one of our favourite artists! Recorded...
Extremely rare LP from Roy Brooks originally released on Motown's jazz imprint Workshop Jazz label. Original copies cost £100s of pounds - with good reason!
Roy...
With the 'Incredible Jimmy Smith' on organ and arrangements by Oliver Nelson this adaptation of Prokofiev's fairy tale offers a fine jazz interpretation...
Not only does this 1963 LP pair Jimmy's organ with the creative charts of Oliver Nelson, but also with Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Milt Hinton...
STUNNING NEW 180gm, heavy USA tip-on style gatefold sleeve audiophile reissue!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recorded...
Seminal USA Bossa Nova album by Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and the vocals of Astrud Gilberto. Includes the all-time classic "Girl...
Percussion Bittersweet from 1961 captures Max Roach at his most radical, both politically and emotionally, as well as sonically. The album was recorded...
Definitive deep funky album from harpist Dorothy Ashby. Excellent late 60's soulful jazz harp recorded for Chess with arrangements by Richard Evans and...
Chuck Carbo’s 'Can I Be Your Squeeze', backed with 'Take Care of Your Homework' are two of the most infectious break-heavy funk party tunes you will...
Absolutely essential jazz funk album! A rare groove classic and the only album James Mason recorded. Every track's a winner but look out for "Sweet Power...
Reissue of J5's stellar CLASSIC debut 2000 album, they walked the tightrope between underground and mainstream hip-hop. Killer samples and thought-provoking...
Motown's "first ladies of funk" finally release their vinyl debut, some 45 years after it was originally scheduled! Included the classic, 'Give Me Your...
His only solo album, recorded just before his untimely death: great psychedelic soul featuring a cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Hard Times" and Sam Cooke's...
Soul Jazz Records’ new Nigeria Soul Fever is their first release to explore the vast wealth of Nigerian music recorded in the 1970s. The new album comes...
Fantastic album of super rare and obscure disco tunes from Chicago aka The Windy City!
Mr Peabody Record shop owners Mark Grusane & Mike Cole have compiled...
Ekambi Brillant was born in the village of Dibombari in Cameroon in 1948. In 1962 he attended school in Yaounde and learned his musical craft. In 1971...