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30 Years Of Strictly Rhythm Part TwoVarious ArtistsStrictly Rhythm
CallistoGuidance Is Internal (Part 1)Guidance Recordings / Above Board Projects
CallistoGuidance Is Internal (Part 2)Guidance Recordings / Above Board Projects
Alhaji Chief Kollington Ayinla & His Fuji '78 OrganizationBlessing (Nigeria, 1978)Soul Jazz Records
Sons Of SlumFunky MusicCordial Recordings
The Soul LadsFunny / I Am Yours ForeverTreasure Isle / Push Music
AfrodisiaSugar FreeCordial Recordings
Air Texture Vol. VII (Compiled by Rrose and Silent Servant)Various ArtistsAir Texture
HappaBlue 07Whities
Moses BoydDark MatterExodus Records
Cross IslandEast Of The AppleKalita
Family Of SwedeFamily AlbumCordial Recordings
Tom NobleFlashlightRush Hour
Liquid CanoeLiquid CanoeGrowing Bin Records
Let Drum BeatLua CheiaLDB Records
Tommy McCook & His SkatalitesNight Food SkaTreasure Isle / Push Music
JuneSilver DemonMannequin
RejoicerSpiritual SleazeStones Throw
Justin Hinds & The DominoesThe Road Is RoughTreasure Isle / Push Music
Transition Vol. 1Various ArtistsKnekelhuis
K. Frimpong & Super Complex SoundsAhyewa SpecialHot Casa Records
BloBulky Backside - Blo Is BackEverland Afro
Ethyos 440EdiacaraLes Disques Magnétiques
Amirtha Kidambi Elder OnesHoly ScienceJazzman
Eric (Showboy) Akaeze And His Royal EricosIkoto RockEverland Afro
John & PoupaJing Bang / StampedeTreasure Isle / Push Music
Message In Our Music Vol. 2 (Selected by Waxist)Various ArtistsSOL Discos
Musax Background Music Library Vol. 1Various ArtistsFarfalla Records
Andre SolomkoRecalling YouFavorite Recordings
Seven Wonders: New Movements In Australian Jazz & SoulVarious ArtistsPlug Seven Records
Segun Bucknor & His RevolutionSon Of January 15Jet Records
Thony Shorby NyenwiSweet Funk MusicJetrecords.fr
The FacesWake Up TodayKetu Records
The HamlinsWhy You Have To Walk This Way / Tom DooleyDutchess / Push Music
Horatio LunaYes DoctorLa Sape
Far Out日本人 - NihonjinDenon
Lacksley Castell, Roy Shirley & Lascelles DouglasJust Too Young / All I Need Is Love / Once BittenCommon Ground International
Soul Jazz Records presents Apala:Apala Groups in Nigeria 1967-70Soul Jazz Records
Exclusive Super Limited Edition Official Studio One Records Silk Screen Print T-ShirtJohnny OsbourneStudio One/Soul Jazz Records
PerkoThe City RingsNumbers
Barry BrownWarmongerFlabba
The Light Of SabaWords Of Wisdom / Peanut VendorSaba
Gene HuntAfter SchoolL.A. Club Resource
Steve MooreBliss (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Relapse Records
Disco Demands Volume 6Various ArtistsBBE
CerroneDNABecause Music
AntibalasFu ChroniclesDaptone
Steve SpacekHousesBlack Focus
Mieko ShimizuI BloomStreet Furniture
Gil Scott-HeronI'm New Here (10th Anniversary Expanded Edition)XL Recordings
- LP CADT50019£13.99
- CD 1782974£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
- 1. Dancing Girl
- 2. What Color Is Love
- 3. You Goin To Miss Your Candyman
- 4. Just As Long As Were In Love
- 5. Ho Tsing Mee A Song Of Teh Sun
- 6. Id Rather Be With You
- 7. You Dont Care
Definitive collaboration between Terry Callier and Charles Stepney for Cadet. Features "Dancing Girl" and "You Goin Miss Your Candyman"
Terry CallierFire On Ice (1978)Elektra
Top TC album from 78
- New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM)£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original USA Vinyl
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Terry CallierThe New Folk Sound Of Terry CallierConcord
'The New Folk Sound of Terry Callier' (originally on Prestige Records) conveys the promise and power of Callier in his earliest days. It’s a document...
- Terry Callier – 900 Miles
- Terry Callier – Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be
- Terry Callier – Johnny Be Gay If You Can Be
- Terry Callier – Cotton Eyed Joe
- Terry Callier – It's About Time
- Terry Callier – Promenade In Green
- Terry Callier – Spi, Spin, Spin
- Terry Callier – I'm A Drifter
- 1. 900 Miles
- 2. Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be
- 3. Johnny Be Gay If You Can Be
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- 2×LP£25.99In stockAdd to Bag
Terry CallierThe New Folk Sound OfPrestige
Debut album from the folk-soul master on Prestige! Gentle, thoughtful, spacious takes on traditional folk songs such as 'It's About time', '900 Miles'...
- Reissue LP£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£6.99
Odell Brown And The Organ-izersDucky (1967)Cadet
Killer funky jazz instrumentals from '67 from Chicago group based around organist Odell Brown. A wicked album of soul jazz - loads of soul covers and originals...
- Odell Brown And The Organ-izers – No More Water In The Well
- Odell Brown And The Organ-izers – Tough Tip
- 1. No More Water In The Well
- 3. Tough Tip
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- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = Original USA LP Vinyl
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Phil UpchurchYou Don't Have To KnowCadet
Arranged and produced by the great Charles Stepney!
- Phil Upchurch – You Don't Have To Know
- 1. You Don't Have To Know
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- Original 7"£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Ray BryantQuizas, Quizas, Quizas/After Hours (1969)Cadet
Groovy Jazz instrumental produced by the great Richard Evans
Original Chess Records unplayed USA 45
- Ray Bryant – Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
- 1. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
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- Original 7"£7.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Chess Records unplayed USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
Soulful StringsListen Here (1968)Cadet
Funky Richard Evans production! Mint unplayed USA 45 original.
- Soulful Strings – Listen Here
- 1. Listen Here
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- Original 7"£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
The DellsLearning To Love You Was Easy (It's So Hard Trying To Get Over You)Cadet
- The Dells – Learning To Love You Was Easy (It's So Hard Trying To Get Over You)
- 1. Learning To Love You Was Easy (It's So Hard Trying To Get Over You)
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed USA original 45In stockAdd to Bag
Shades Of BrownHo Hum World / Little Girl (1969)Cadet
Charles Stepney production
- Shades Of Brown – Ho Hum World
- 1. Ho Hum World
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- Original 7"£10.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+Unplayed Original USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
The DellsBelieve Me/ Oh What A Night (1969)Cadet
Wicked stormin' 60s Soul tune
Arr by Charles Stepney.
MINT UNPLAYED ORIG 45
- The Dells – Believe Me
- 1. Believe Me
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- Original 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Etta JamesI Got You Babe (1967)Cadet
Great funky version of the Sonny & Cher classic ! Produced by Rick Hall at Etta's classic Muscle Shoals sessions.
UNPLAYED Original USA 7"Vinyl VG /Sleeve...
- Etta James – I Got You Babe
- 1. I Got You Babe
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- Original 7"£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Don PattersonGoin Down Home (1963)Cadet
CHESS Records original USA copy organ trio soul jazz, 1963. RARE.
- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original USA vinyl, First and only pressing, Cadet Records.
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Ramsey LewisWade In The Water (1966)Cadet
Killer album arranged and conducted by Richard Evans
- Original LP£7.99Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VGOriginal =USA Vinyl
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Ramsey LewisThe Movie Album (1966)Cadet
Big all-star line-up of orchestra, strings and brass backing Ramsey Lewis, Cleveland Eaton and Maurice White. Classic Chess sound from 1966!
Original...
- Original LP£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
The DellsI Want My MommaCadet
- The Dells – I Want My Momma
- 1. I Want My Momma
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- Original 7"£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
The DellsHallways Of My Mind (1969)Cadet
Quality soul! Arranged by the great Charles Stepney, Chess Records (1969)
Mint unplayed original USA 45
- The Dells – Hallways Of My Mind
- 1. Hallways Of My Mind
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- Original 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Marlena ShawThe Spice Of Life (1969)Cadet
All-time seminal album from Marlena Shaw recorded for Chess in 1969, arranged and produced by the great Charles Stepney and Richard Evans, featuring the...
- Marlena Shaw – Woman of the ghetto
- 1. Woman of the ghetto
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- New LP £12.99
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Rotary ConnectionSongs / Hey LoveCadet
Essential psychedelic soul/rock! Loads of classic tracks here including Respect, I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun, The Weight, Sunshine Of Your Love, Love...
- Rotary Connection – Respect
- Rotary Connection – I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
- Rotary Connection – Love Has Fallen On Me
- 1. Respect
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Dorothy AshbyAfro-Harping (1968)Cadet
Definitive deep funky album from harpist Dorothy Ashby. Excellent late 60's soulful jazz harp recorded for Chess with arrangements by Richard Evans and...
- Dorothy Ashby – Soul Vibrations
- Dorothy Ashby – Come Live With Me
- 1. Soul Vibrations
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- Reissue LP£14.99
Donald ByrdBlack Byrd (1973)Blue Note
Written and produced by Larry Mizell, their first collaboration!
- Donald Byrd – Flight Time
- 1. Flight Time
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- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal = Original USA Vinyl, sleeve/spine age wear, writing on front, cutout
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Lonnie SmithMove Your Hand (1969)Blue Note
Oh man, this is so heavy. The super-deep 'Move Your Hand' along with twisted vocals and hypnotic, incessant rhythm is one of the heaviest sounds of all...
- Lonnie Smith – Move Your Hand
- 3. Move Your Hand
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- Reissue LP£12.99
Sun RaLanquidityPhilly Jazz
The best Sun Ra album! Super-deep, funky odd-ball jazz with spooky whispered vocals! Cult classic deep experimental jazz with an outer-space alien groove!...
- Reissue LP£13.99
Roy Ayers UbiquityRed, Black & Green (1976)Polydor
Classic Roy Ayers album featuring deep jazz legend Harry Whitaker on keyboards alongside Strata East musicians Charles Tolliver and Sonny Fortune! Funky...
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Henceforth
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Red, Black, & Green
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Cocoa Butter
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Rhythms of Your Mind
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Papa Was a Rolling Stone
- 2. Henceforth
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- Reissue LP£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Ramsey Lewis TrioAnother Voyage (1969)Cadet
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...
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio – If You've Got It, Flaunt It (Part 1)
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Do What You Wanna
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Bold And Black
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Uhuru
- 1. If You've Got It, Flaunt It (Part 1)
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- New LP £11.99
Chocolate MilkAction Speaks Louder Than WordsRCA
Essential rare groove masterpiece!
- Reissue LP£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£10.99
Ruby RushtonTrudi's Songbook: Volume Two22a
Following on from the success of 'Trudi's Songbook: Volume 1', Tenderlonious led jazz outfit Ruby Rushton come through with 'Volume 2' in the same year....
- Ruby Rushton – Tisbury Truckin
- Ruby Rushton – Butterfly
- 1. Tisbury Truckin
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- LP£15.99
- CD£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Ill ConsideredLive At Total Refreshment CentreIll Considered Music
Ill considered jamming live at iconic London venue, Total Refreshment Centre. With all the energy and excitement of a live performance packed into two...
- Ill Considered – Djian
- Ill Considered – Long Way Home
- Ill Considered – Nada Brahma
- Ill Considered – Sunflower
- Ill Considered – Opener
- Ill Considered – Delusion
- Ill Considered – Upstart
- 1. Djian
- 2. Long Way Home
- 3. Nada Brahma
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- LP£13.99
Doug CarnInfant EyesBlack Jazz
MONSTER deep jazz with vocals from Jean Carn. Recommended.
- Doug Carn – Little Bs Poem
- Doug Carn – Acknowledgement
- 2. Little Bs Poem
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- Reissue LP£12.99
- CD£11.99
Earth, Wind & FireBrazilian RhymeAthens Of The North
Another big one from The Athens Of The North Camp - The full vocal, never before released version of Brazilian Rhyme! The track is an uncredited...
- Earth, Wind & Fire – BRAZILIAN RHYME (Unreleased Extended Mix)
- Earth, Wind & Fire – My Love
- 1. BRAZILIAN RHYME (Unreleased Extended Mix)
- 2. My Love
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- 7"£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
Mobb DeepQuiet Storm (1999)RCA
Orig USA 12" G cond
- Mobb Deep – Quiet Storm (Dirty Version)
- 1. Quiet Storm (Dirty Version)
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- Original 12"£8.99
Bossa NovaAnd the Rise of Brazilian Music In The 1960sSoul Jazz Records
This double-CD is a concise guide to the music of bossa nova and comes with an extensive 75-page photographic mini-book with stunning photographs of Brazilian...
- Elis Regina – Roda
- Roberto Menescal – Inverno
- Joao Gilberto – O Sapo
- Ginga Trio – Yemanja
- Jorge Ben – Lalari-Olala
- Dorival Caymmi – Berimbau
- Sergio Mendes & Bossa Rio – Primitivo
- Nara Leao – Birimbau
- Tamba Trio – Mas Que Nada
- Baden Powell & Vinicius Moraes – Canto de Ossanha
- Zimbo Trio – Zimbo Samba
- Gilberto Gil – Viramundo
- Elis Regina – Menino Das Laranjas
- Edu Lobo – Jogo De Roda
- Elizete Cardoso – Vida Bela
- Dom Um Romao – Jangal
- Wanda Sa – Adriana
- Elizete Cardoso – E De Lei
- Antonio Carlos Jobim – O Morro Nao Tem Vez
- Edu Lobo – Ponteio
- Tamba 4 – Samba Blim
- Pery Ribeiro – Canto Negro
- Maria Bethania – Ye-Mele
- Miltinho – Faca Como Eu
- Jorge Ben – Rosa, Menina Rosa
- Milton Nascimento – Tres Pontas
- Baden Powell & Vinicius De Moraes – Canto De Xango
- Zelia Barbosa – Carcara
- Tamba Trio – Boranda
- Geraldo Vandre – Hora De Lutar
- Elis Regina – Tereza Sabe Sambar
- Edu Lobo – Aguaverde
- Jorge Ben – Carnaval Triste
- Marilia Medalha – Maria Moita
- 1. Elis Regina – Roda
- 2. Roberto Menescal – Inverno
- 3. Joao Gilberto – O Sapo
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- Deluxe 2×CD£12.00
Ill ConsideredAn Ill Considered ChristmasIll Considered Music
The mighty iLL Considered return with a brand new album of Xmas songs - that's right you read that correctly! Dark, melancholy, aggressive, raging and...
- Ill Considered – Noel Noel
- Ill Considered – We Three Kings Of Orient Are
- Ill Considered – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- Ill Considered – Jingle Bells
- Ill Considered – Little Drummer Boy
- 1. Noel Noel
- 3. We Three Kings Of Orient Are
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- 2×LP£23.99
Weldon IrvineCosmic Vortex (1974)BMG
100% Stone-cold rare groove classic. "Walk that Walk" is a heavyweight monster tune. ESSENTIAL!By 1974, 31 year-old Weldon Irvine was ready for the next...
- Reissue LP£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£11.99
Herbie HancockHeadhunters (1973)Columbia
This is THE definitive funk-jazz fusion album - truly jaw-droppingly good stuff that instantly set the standard against which other fusion musicians measured...
- Herbie Hancock – Chameleon
- Herbie Hancock – Watermelon Man
- Herbie Hancock – Sly
- 1. Chameleon
- 2. Watermelon Man
- 3. Sly
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- LP (180 gram)£21.99180gm heavyweight vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
- CD£7.99
Patrice RushenPrelusionPrestige
Brilliant funky deep jazz featuring Joe Henderson, Ndugu and Hadley Caliman.
- Reissue LP£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gil Scott-Heron And Brian JacksonThe First Minute Of A New Day (1975)Arista
Classic, radical mid-70's album from Gil and The Midnight Band featuring "The Liberation Song", "Ain't No Such Thing As Superman" and the live spoken word/poem...
- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = Original USA Vinyl
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Okay Temiz & Johnny DyaniWitchdoctor's SonMatsuli Music
The visionary Turkish percussionist and the great South African bassist were introduced by Don Cherry in 1969, when Dyani moved to Sweden after the break-up...
- Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani – Gece
- Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani – Yesil Fener
- Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani – Sark Gezintileri
- Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani – Karadeniz Dalgalari
- Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani – Doktur
- Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani – Elhamdulillah Marimba
- Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani – Hepimiz Icin
- Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani – Ben Muslummanim
- Okay Temiz & Johnny Dyani – Moriva
- 1. Gece
- 2. Yesil Fener
- 3. Sark Gezintileri
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- LP£26.99In stockAdd to Bag
Freddie HubbardRed Clay (1970)CTI
Definitive early 70s deep funky jazz fusion album featuring the ultimate b-boy jazz break intro on the title track 'Red Clay".
- Reissue LP£13.99
Donny HathawayLiveAtco
Includes the amazing 12 minute live version of "The Ghetto" plus "Little Ghetto Boy"
- Donny Hathaway – What's Goin' On
- Donny Hathaway – Little Ghetto Boy
- 1. What's Goin' On
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- LP (180 gram)£22.99
- CD£7.99
Herbie HancockThrust (1974)Columbia
An essential classic! The heaviest funky jazz ever recorded. Deep, deep, deep. As good as it gets!
180 gram audiophile issue vinyl.
- Herbie Hancock – Spank-A-Lee
- Herbie Hancock – Palm Grease
- 1. Spank-A-Lee
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- New LP (180g)£19.99
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Chris BowdenTime Capsule (1992)Soul Jazz Records
The stunning and ground-breaking album from the composer and saxophonist Chris Bowden back in print 20 years on! “This is the album that connected it...
- Chris Bowden – Natural Selection
- Chris Bowden – Mother And Daughters Now Mothers
- Chris Bowden – Forbidden Fruit
- Chris Bowden – Epsilon Transmission
- Chris Bowden – Epsilon
- Chris Bowden – Love Lies Bleeding
- Chris Bowden – Time Capsule
- Chris Bowden – Mind And Matter
- Chris Bowden – Retrospective
- Chris Bowden – Solo
- Chris Bowden – Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA)
- Chris Bowden – Life Support
- Chris Bowden – Telescopic One
- Chris Bowden – Telescopic Two
- Chris Bowden – Telescopic Three
- Chris Bowden – Sane
- Chris Bowden – Angel Falls
- Chris Bowden – Mothers Too
- Chris Bowden – Deaf Out
- 1. Natural Selection
- 2. Mother And Daughters Now Mothers
- 3. Forbidden Fruit
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- 2xLP + Download Code£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
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- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
The HeadhuntersSurvival Of The Fittest (1975)Arista
Super funky Herbie Hancock spin-off project featuring the musicians from his classic 'Headhunters' album. Includes the ultimate funk track "God Made Me...
- The Headhunters – God Made Me Funky
- 1. God Made Me Funky
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- Reissue LP£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Yusef LateefEastern Sounds (1961)Prestige
One of the all-time best 'modal' jazz albums! A bona fide classic that every jazz fan should own! Highly recommended!
- New LP £22.99
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag