Sonny Rollins Vol. 2

Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders was originally released in 1959 by west coast jazz label Contemporary Records. Rollins is backed by a who’s...

Verve/Universal Music Enterprises proudly introduces the 2024 Acoustic Sounds Series reissues, a monthly celebration of the world's most iconic jazz records....

Alfred Lion considered pianist-composer Andrew Hill as unique as Thelonious Monk and documented Hill’s music with a fervor. Recorded in 1964 with a quartet...

Stanley Turrentine’s stellar 1964 album, In Memory Of, traversed swinging hard bop, beautiful balladry and African rhythms with the saxophonist fronting...

Stanley Turrentine’s 1966 soul jazz classic Rough ‘N Tumble finds a deep and bluesy groove that doesn’t let up from start to finish. Joining Turrentine...

Hammond B3 organist Freddie Roach began a run of Blue Note leader dates with his excellent 1962 debut Down To Earth. The deeply soulful set was a showcase...

Beautiful, a different Hammond B3 sound than Smith, fabulous ballads, great swing, this man should have been huge but disappeared back to Cook County in...

Trumpeter Eddie Henderson came to prominence as a member of Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi in the early-70s after which he recorded a pair of seminal jazz-funk...

Pianist Andrew Hill burst onto the scene in 1963–64 with a torrent of creativity that produced five remarkable albums including Andrew!!! featuring saxophonist...

Joining pianist John Cameron in the "good and the great of British Jazz" line-up is bass player Danny Thompson, percussionist Tony Carr, and flute and...

Following his excellent 1963 debut Evolution, trombonist Grachan Moncur III ventured even deeper into experimental waters on 1964’s Some Other Stuff,...

Duke Pearson’s great 1964 album Wahoo! was a perfect encapsulation of his talents as a pianist, composer and bandleader. Writing for a sextet featuring...

Trumpeter Booker Little made only a few albums during his tragically short life including his astounding debut Booker Little 4 & Max Roach recorded in...

The Three Sounds were one of the most prolific groups on the Blue Note roster from the late-1950s into the early 1970s. Led by pianist Gene Harris the...

Booker Ervin cut two stellar Blue Note records in the late-60s including Tex Book Tenor which had to wait until 2005 for its first standalone release....

Saxophonist Joe Henderson expanded his palette on his vigorous 1966 album Mode for Joe with a dynamic septet featuring Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Bobby...

KILLER Blue Note album - 100% essential.

One of jazz’s most tragically overlooked geniuses, Herbie Nichols was a highly original piano stylist and a composer of tremendous imagination and eclecticism....

Super killer dance jazz classic Blue Note. 'Chilli Peppers' is one of the toughest tunes ever, a mainstay of Gilles Peterson/jazz dance back in the days...

The only one of tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks’ albums as a leader to be released during his too-brief lifetime, 1960’s True Blue is a hard bop masterpiece...

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',...

Madlib invades Blue Note! Hip hop producer extroardinaire and world class jazz fiend Madlib gets let loose in the Blue Note vaults with his sampler!

Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.

Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, James Spaulding, Larry Ridley, Harold Mabern, Big Black. Classic Blue Note session.

Horace Parlan struck out in style as a bandleader in 1960 with a swathe of albums for Blue Note, amongst which was this dazzling display with his quintet....

All the best music has a community underneath it. The extended family around London’s Total Refreshment Centre (TRC) connects continents and generations,...

Another Blue Note killer coming! Grant Green killer 1970 super funky soul jazz LP from Liberty-era Blue Note Records. This is one of the best Blue Note...

100% STONE COLD CLASSIC BLUE NOTE LP!The musical partnership between vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and tenor saxophonist Harold Land fully blossomed on...

"I’ve been waiting over 30 years for this to come out officially" Gilles Peterson "Donald Byrd in a super rare 1973 public appearance of the Mizell...

In November 1960, trumpeter Donald Byrd brought his quintet in to the Half Note Café in New York City to record this soulful, swinging, and highly enjoyable...

Glenn Underground is the founding member of the Strictly Jaz Unit. He was raised on disco classics and freeform jazz in Chicago's Southside, the place...

Glenn Underground is the founding member of the Strictly Jaz Unit. He was raised on disco classics and freeform jazz in Chicago's Southside, the place...

Born and raised in the birthplace of House Music, Paul Johnson was known for his raw, soulful, and infectious sound, that helped shape Chicago's house...

Born and raised in the birthplace of House Music, Paul Johnson was known for his raw, soulful, and infectious sound, that helped shape Chicago's house...

Riding a hefty drop down bass riff courtesy of the track’s producer, acclaimed DJ/artist, Sub Focus, the Belfast / Derry trio, KNEECAP, have focused...

Soul Jazz Records new Junglist! is a heavyweight selection of classic and rare original Jungle and features Krome & Time, Cutty Ranks, M-Beat, Bizzy B,...

Stones Throw Records debuts new imprint Listening Position with the long-awaited reissue of Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy’s spiritual jazz masterpiece African...

Two unbelievably groovy and super-rare BOMB rocksteady tunes from Studio One!Freshly pressed from original Studio One master tapes! ESSENTIAL

Ska-tastic 45 Originally released as The Soul Brothers on the Ska Beat label in the UK in 1965, led by the mighty Jackie Mittoo. Original copies in good...

Ricardo Eddy Martinez's Expreso Ritmico from 1978 is a prized album fusing funk, disco, and orchestrated influences with Afro-Cuban percussion, Latin breaks,...

TLC’s most iconic album.Featuring chart-topping hits like “No Scrubs” and “Unpretty,” this reissue delivers the full original tracklist across...

OVERVIEW: Following the instant sell-out of "MT. FUJI FM" (featuring Gilles Peterson) - The Yussef Dayes Experience returns for LIVE FROM MT. FUJI on standard...

Revered producer and composer Daniel Avery shares Midnight Versions Part 1, deeper, darker reworkings of his latest singles from forthcoming sixth studio...

Superb new roots offering from Khayo Ben Yahmeen recorded in Paris, second release on Ital Melody.

Originally released in 1971, 'Kathy Smith 2' was singer-songwriter Kathy Smith's most daring and accomplished creation, an innovative fusion of psychedelic...

Long-awaited vinyl reissue of Alarm Clock, first released in December of 1970 and one of Richie Havens' most iconic albums, unavailable on vinyl for decades!...

Peruvian dance bands Banda Juvenil Mayas Amautas and Los Bravos Del Ande drag Rod Stewart and John Travolta up into the thin Andean air for a wild bilingual...

The prestigious Ethiopiques series returns! Before "Swinging Addis" took over the world, there was Moussie Nerses Nalbandian - the Armenian-born composer...

First vinyl reissue of an absolute masterpiece of the Ethiopian groove scene - the swan song of swinging Addis: 'Muluken Melesse With The Dahlak Band'The...

Austin's Money Chicha grew out of the city's Latin soul vanguard, drawing members from Grupo Fantasma and Brownout, but their own path has always tilted...

"This box wasn’t made for the casual listener, it was made with the hardcore fan in mind. I’ve always felt, if something is worth doing, it’s...

The New York Graffiti Experience 1976 is a short documentary directed by Fenton Lawless, one of the earliest on film to capture the New York Graffiti scene,...

We got some more! BOMB REGGAE BOOK!! Originally formed in 1967 by the Palmer brothers - Harry, Jeff and Carl – Pama Records was a pioneer in bringing...

Wicked new vocal cuts..play, rewind, play..from Julian Marley & Papa Levi..don't miss on east of Broadwick St..

Marijah on the Deep Voice riddim to move & groove the people. In a modern roots steppers production by Jahmbassador Hi-Fi.

2nd roots release on Rejoice label outta Belgium, this one featuring Haroon Ayyaz.

First time on CD! Iconic melodica dub album of the mid-70s. Released by Trojan Records in the UK in 1975, ‘Ja-Gan’ quickly became a must-have long-player...

Great new roots rock skanker from former Black Uhuru singer Mykal Rose with dub version on the flip. 2nd of two new Love Injection Productions from Clive...

New roots release from Belgium featuring Rejoice with dub version on the flip.

Dhazed on the Deep Voice riddim with some serious lyrics. In a modern roots steppers production by Jahmbassador Hi-Fi.

New four track deep roots 12" on Moonshine Recordings from Poland.

Rough Signal Records proudly presents its 24th release — "STAY HUMBLE EP Vol.1". This heavyweight 3-track instrumental EP is Dub Kazman’s heartfelt...

New roots from Japanese label Mystic Warrior Sound featuring vocalist Danman, with nice stripped down dub version on the flip. All copies come with free...

In honour of the 30th anniversary of Oasis' second album, originally released on Alan McGee's Creation Records in 1995, a delectable 7" singles box set...