The Blackbyrds – Night Grooves (1978)

Can You Dig It ?The Music and Politics of Black Action Films 1968 - 75 Soul Jazz Records

''Can You Dig It?' is as definitive as it gets, and treats its subject seriously, lovingly and with an attention to detail that makes it a necessary purchase....

Funk/Soul Soundtracks

Roy Ayers – Coffy Is The Color
Gene Page – Blacula
Johnny Pate – Shaft In Africa
Willie Hutch – Brother's Gonna Work It Out
Don Costa – Charley - Main Theme
Marvin Gaye – 'T' Plays It Cool
Bobby Womack – Across 110th Street
J.J. Johnson – Willie Chase
James Brown – Down And Out In New York City
Quincy Jones – They Call Me MISTER Tibbs
Martha Reeves and J.J. Johnson – Keep On Movin' On
Dennis Coffey – Theme From Black Belt Jones
Curtis Mayfield – Freddie's Dead
The Blackbyrds – Wilford's Gone
Willie Hutch – Theme Of Foxy Brown
Isaac Hayes – Run Fay Run
Isaac Hayes – Shaft
Curtis Mayfield – Pusherman
Joe Simon – Theme From Cleopatra Jones
Johnny Pate – You Can't Even Walk In The Park
Brer Soul and Earth, Wind and Fire – Sweetback's Theme
James Brown – Make It Good To Yourself
Isaac Hayes – Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile
Grant Green – Travelling To Get To Doc
Booker T and the MG's – Time Is Tight
Roy Ayers – Aragon
Edwin Starr – Easin' In
Gordon Staples and The String Thing – Strung Out
Nat Dove and The Devils – Zombie March
The Impressions – Make A Resolution
Solomon Burke and Gene Page – The Bus
Jack Ashford – Las Vegas Strut
Don Julian – Lay It On Your Head
Galt MacDermot – Ed and Digger

1. Roy Ayers – Coffy Is The Color
2. Gene Page – Blacula
3. Johnny Pate – Shaft In Africa
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Donald Byrd Street Lady (1973)Blue Note

Classic jazz funk album written and produced by the magnificent Mizell brothers! Includes 'Lansana's Priestess'. Personnel playing on the album include...

Jazz

– Lansana's Priestess
– Miss Kane
– Sister Love
– Street Lady
– Witch Hunt
– Woman of The World

1. – Lansana's Priestess
2. – Miss Kane
3. – Sister Love
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Boscoe Boscoe (2015 Reissue)Numero Group

Great reissue of this rare and little-known Chicago funky soul and jazz album from 1973! Combining the spiritual soul and funk of Earth, Wind, & Fire...

Funk/Soul Jazz

– Introduction
– Writin' On The Wall
– He Keeps You
– Money Won't Save You

1. – Introduction
2. – Writin' On The Wall
3. – He Keeps You
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Catalyst Catalyst Cobblestone

Great deep funky fusion!

Jazz Funk/Soul

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Reissue LP£18.00
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Sun Ra Space Is The Place (1973)Impulse!

Totally essential deep astro jazz with the full twenty minute version of the title track! One-of-a-kind, out-of-this-world, wonky space anthem! This...

Jazz

– space is the place

1. – space is the place
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LP£30.00
Limited transparent blue vinyl on Jackpot Records. Tip-on gatefold jacket.
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Billy Brooks Windows Of The Mind Crossover Records

Funky trumpet business with the break "Forty Days", as sampled by Tribe Called Quest

Funk/Soul

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Reissue LP£11.99
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The Jazz Crusaders Old Socks, New Shoes...New Socks, Old Shoes (1970)Chisa

Early killer set from Jazz Crusaders (before they became the Crusaders). Recorded in 1970 and featuring a heavyweight version of Sly Stone's "ThankyouFalletinMeBeMyself"....

Jazz

– Thank You

1. – Thank You
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Original LP£10.00
Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG+Original vinyl - unsealed orig copy - not great pressing - has warp, some noise CHEAP
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Herbie Hancock Man-Child (1975)Columbia

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

Jazz Funk/Soul

– hang Up Your hang ups

1. – hang Up Your hang ups
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New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM)£36.00
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Original LP£15.00
Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal USA vinyl, tear on front top left
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The Budos Band II Daptone

The Budos Band's excellent second heavyweight Funk album on Daptone. Like the first it takes in all aspects of the genre from Afro Funk, Latin Funk and...

Funk/Soul

– Chicago Falcon
– Budos Rising
– Mas O Menos
– King Cobra
– Scorpion

1. – Chicago Falcon
2. – Budos Rising
4. – Mas O Menos
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Herbie Hancock Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)Warner Bros.

The definitive funky soul jazz monster! Nuff tunes! Monster, monster, monster funk jazz bomb! Killer late 60s with 'Wiggle-Waggle'.

Jazz

– Wiggle-Waggle
– Fat Mama
– Oh! Oh! Here He Comes
– Fat Albert Rotunda

1. – Wiggle-Waggle
2. – Fat Mama
4. – Oh! Oh! Here He Comes
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Original LP£75.00
Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+RARE Orig USA vinyl, minor ageing to sleeve and spine
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180gm heavyweight vinyl
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East New York Ensemble de Music At The Helm (1974)Smithsonian Folkways

Amazing deep, deep jazz as featured on our "New Thing!" compilation! Includes heavyweight African/Eastern styles and the out-there 13 minute version of...

Jazz

– Sun Flower

3. – Sun Flower
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Candido In Indigo (1958)ABC Paramount

Rare latin/jazz album. USA original pressing vinyl

Latin

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Original LP£40.00
Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Orig = Orig USA pressing in orig shrinkwrap in great condition
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Roy Ayers Ubiquity Lifeline Polydor

Essential Roy Ayers album. Includes the classic 'Running Away'.

Jazz

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Reissue LP£13.99
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The Last Poets O.D./Black Thighs (1970)Douglas

Proto-rap in original USA picture sleeve! O.D. is the A, but Black Thighs is the tune - wicked Percussion + proto-rap. Killer.

Funk/Soul

– O.D.
– Black Thighs

1. – O.D.
2. – Black Thighs
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Original 7"£15.00
Vinyl condition: NM-Sleeve condition: VG+UNPLAYED Original USA 7"Vinyl
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Sly And The Family Stone Dance To The Music Epic

The breakthrough top ten single that became the name of their sophomore album was everywhere in 1968! As well as being the most innovative 'introduce the...

Funk/Soul

– Ride The Rhythm

5. – Ride The Rhythm
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LP (180 gram)£28.99
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Chakachas Jungle Fever (1972)Polydor

Featuring the monster latin-funky hit "Jungle Fever". One of the sexiest, and strangest, ever!

Funk/Soul Latin

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Reissue LP£18.00
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Sahib Shihab Seeds Schema Records

Reissue of this CLASSIC and extremely sought-after 1968 modal jazz rarity recorded in Europe by ex-pat US saxophonist Sahib Shihab! An original might cost...

Jazz

– Seeds
– Who'll Buy My Dream
– Uma Fita de Tres Cores
– Mauve

1. – Seeds
4. – Who'll Buy My Dream
8. – Uma Fita de Tres Cores
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LP£19.99
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