Root Down was Hammond B-3 jazz legend Jimmy Smith's 1972 live album for Verve. Recorded in Los Angeles in 1972, it features a young band that were very...
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...
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...
Mostly improvised by clarinettist Scott, backed by Hozan Yamamoto and Shinichi Yuize - on the Japanese instruments shakuhachi and koto - this 1964 album...
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...
ESSENTIAL deep jazz featuring Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson! This is a true classic of spiritual jazz from one of our favourite artists! Recorded...
With the 'Incredible Jimmy Smith' on organ and arrangements by Oliver Nelson this adaptation of Prokofiev's fairy tale offers a fine jazz interpretation...
Recorded with Ron Carter, Grady Tate and Chick Corea. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's and produced by Creed Taylor. Killer - check the opening track, Litha...
''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....
Stellar CTI, Creed Taylor production, arranged by and featuring guitarist Joe Beck, that gave Esther her biggest hit, the discotastic title track, but...
This is Derricks invitation to do the new dance in 1968 called "Shing-A-Ling". The Dekker brothers, Desmond and George, doing the harmonies on "Do The...
For more than ten years Soul Jazz Records have been exploring and documenting the sound of New Orleans Funk. Now we turn their attention to the flipside...
The Selectors "Stay On The Track" sounds like a Treasure Isle production and in fact Ranny Williams was one of Duke Reid's main arranger in 1968/1969 until...
First time on CD! The Loft Classics series of reissue 12" singles have spread the magical music that makes David Mancuso's legendary Loft parties so special...
Classic soul jazz session from trumpeter Morgan with quality Blue Note line-up (as always) - Joe Henderson, Ronnie Mathews, Victor Sproles and Billy Higgins.
A-Side has a great Hippy Boys instrumental and would easily fit on one of the early Upsetters albums. It can be found on a extremely rare UK Junior Records...
"Black Is Soul" originally released in JA on a small run blank label 7", then released in the UK on Pama's Bullet outlet. Flip side is a reggae remake...
Two wicked early 60s recordings from the vaults of Studio 1 featuring the jazz walking of Monty & The Cyclones and a tuff instrumental from Don Drummond...
"Want Your Love" or "One True Love" is one of a few songs the Selectors recorded for Ranny Williams and the Hippy Boys. Flip features one of Ranny Bop's...