Soul Station ist ein Album des Jazzsaxophonisten Hank Mobley, das 1960 von Blue Note Records veröffentlicht wurde. Es wird von vielen Kritikern als sein bestes Album angesehen. Mobleys Quartett wurde im Van Gelder Studio aufgenommen und ist im Hard-Bop-Stil verwurzelt.

Idle Moments ist ein Jazz-Album von Grant Green, aufgenommen von Rudy Van Gelder in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey am 4. und 15. November 1963 und veröffentlicht im Frühjahr 1965 auf Blue Note Records.

  Daptone Records is proud to present Brooklyn to Brooklin, the Scone Cash Players inaugural release on Daptone Records. Longtime Daptone Hammond ace, Adam Scone was seduced when his traveling performances brought him from Brooklyn, New York to Brooklin, Brasil, where he found a trove of new love and music. Produced by Bosco Mann, and featuring Jimmy James (True-Loves, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio) on guitar and Neal Sugarman (Sugarman 3, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings) on tenor sax the group took this newfound inspiration into the studio and tracked some of the freshest soulful music we've heard in some time.With help from his intergalactic choir, the opening track, "Cold 40's", leaps out of the speakers with the screaming organ sound that has put Scone on the short list of goto organ players. The Hammond then gives way to a dreamy, funky groove that's perfectly seasoned with ethereal background vocals that will transport you to a place where summer is on repeat. "Brooklyn to Brooklin” brings you deep into a fever-dream of tropical rhythms and seductive flourishes of psychedelia, sure to delight dancers and dreamers alike. Come take a trip! - Limited DAD Exclusive Green vinyl edition- Includes Download Card

  Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana: Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 1 is a new album compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) that explores the many new styles that emerged in Cuba in the 1970s as Jazz, Funk, Brazilian Tropicalia and even Disco mixed together with Latin and Salsa on the island as Cuban artists experimented with new musical forms created in the unique socialist state. The music on this album features legendary Cuban groups such as Irakere, Los Van Van and Pablo Milanés as well as a host of lesser known artists such as the radical Grupo De Experimentación, Juan Pablo Torres and Algo Nuevo, Grupo Monumental and Orquesta Ritmo Oriental, groups whose names remain largely unknown outside of Cuba owing to the now 60-year old US trade embargo which remains in place today and which prevents trade with Cuba - and thus most Cuban records were only ever available in Cuba or in ex-Soviet Union states. The music on this album reflects the most cutting-edge of Cuban groups that were recording in Cuba in the 1970s and 1980s - who were all searching for a new Cuban identity and new musical forms that reflected both the Afro-Cuban cultural heritage of a nation that gave birth to Latin music - and its new position as a socialist state. Most of the music featured on this album has never been heard outside of Cuba. Cuba: Music and Revolution is the third book that Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker have collaborated on together and follows on from their two earlier critically acclaimed books, Freedom, Rhythm and Sound (Revolutionary Jazz Music in the 1960s and 1970s) and Bossa Nova and the Rise of Brazilian Music in the 1960s, both of which also had related album releases on Soul Jazz Records. [info sheet from distr.]

Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana: Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 2 is the new album compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) that takes off in exactly the same vein as the much-acclaimed Vol. 1 - exploring the many styles that came out of Cuba in the 1970s as Latin and Salsa mixed with heavy doses of Jazz, Funk, and Disco to create some of the most dancefloor-friendly music ever made!Much of the music on this album is featured in the deluxe large format book 'Cuba: Music and Revolution: Original Cover Art of Cuban Music: Record Sleeve Designs of Revolutionary Cuba 1959-90', released by Soul Jazz Books and also compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records), featuring the music and record designs of Cuba, made in the 30-year period following the Cuban Revolution.  

Esther Marrow begann in den frühen 60er Jahren professionell zu singen. Ihr großer Durchbruch kam 1965, als sie von Duke Ellington gebeten wurde, an seinem bahnbrechenden Concert of Sacred Music in der Grace Cathedral in San Francisco teilzunehmen. Marrow tourte mit der Duke Ellington Band und Harry Belafonte und erregte die Aufmerksamkeit von Bob Thiele, der dieses Debütalbum 1969 auf seinem Label Flying Dutchman aufnahm und veröffentlichte. Musikalisch ist es eine überzeugende Mischung aus Funk und Soul, die sich auf einem ähnlichen Terrain bewegt wie Alice Clarks großartiges Album, das 1972 auf Mainstream erschien. Money Honey" von Jesse Stone beispielsweise wurde mit einem knackigen Funk-Arrangement versehen und ist einer von drei Titeln, die Sammler dazu verleiten, viel Geld für eine Originalkopie zu bezahlen; "Walk Tall" und "Chains Of Love" sind die beiden anderen. Chains Of Love" wurde ursprünglich in Detroit von J.J. Barnes aufgenommen und wurde zu einem Klassiker des Northern Soul. Walk Tall" ist einer der Höhepunkte des Albums und enthält Musik, die ursprünglich von Pianist Joe Zawinul geschrieben und von Cannonball Adderley gespielt wurde, mit Texten von James Rein und Morrow. Das Stück ist zu einer Art Jazzstandard geworden, aber keine Versi

Leon Thomas' Debüt als Leader war dieser Klassiker des spirituellen Jazz, aufgenommen für Bob Thiels Label Flying Dutchman. Ursprünglich 1969 gepresst, enthält es eine All-Star-Band mit Pharoah Sanders (unter dem Namen Little Rock), Lonnie Liston Smith (Klavier), James Spaulding (Altsaxophon), Cecil McBee (Bass), Roy Haynes (Schlagzeug) und Richard Landrum (Bongos). Auf "Spirits Known And Unknown" finden sich Versionen von "The Creator Has A Master Plan (Peace)", dem Klassiker "Song For My Father", "One", "Echoes" und dem aktuellen "Damn Nam (Ain't Goin' To Vietnam)". Das Album trägt den Untertitel "New Vocal Frontiers", und auf der Rückseite des Albums ist zu lesen, dass Thomas so weit wie möglich in sich selbst nach bekannten und unbekannten Geistern sucht und neue Dimensionen der stimmlichen Ausdruckskraft erschafft, um diese Geister und Gefühlefür andere erfahrbar zu machen. Die Tatsache, dass dieses Album als Klassiker gefeiert wird, zeigt, dass ihm das gelungen ist.

Das neue Album von Stimulator Jones frisch aus seinem Home Studio - in limiterter Auflage auf Vinyl.Auf seinem neuen Album 'Round Spiritual Ring' kreiert Stimulator Jones eine friedvollen und positiv-gestimmten Ausblick in die Zukunft und als Gegensatz zu persönlichen Problemen. Aufgenommen ion Roanoke, Virgina in seinem Home Studio, ließ er sich von der Umwelt seiner Heimatstadt und seiner einzigartigen Instrumentensammlung inspirieren.

Der Name Lonnie Liston Smith steht wie kein anderer für den Begriff Cosmic Jazz. Der Jazz-, Funk,- und Fusion-Musiker wusste in den 1970er Jahren mit Alben wie 'Expansions' zu überzeugen, die wie nie zuvor die Elemente Jazz, Funk und Dance miteinander verschmolzen. Er spielte bei Art Blakey (1966), Pharoah Sanders (Karma, 1969), Gato Barbieri (1971) und Miles Davis (1973), kombinierte dann ab 1974 in seiner eigenen Band Lonnie Liston Smith & the Cosmic Echoes Jazz mit populären schwarzen Musikstilen wie z. B. Funk. Lonnie Liston Smith gehört zu den Vertretern des Fusion und Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman-Label war mit seinen Acts wie eben Lonnie Liston Smith, Gil Scott-Heron, Leon Thomas u.a. eine der wichtigsten Vertriebsfirmen für diesen Stil. In der LP-Reissue -Serie von Ace mit Katalog-Klassikern erscheint 'Cosmic Funk' als wertiges 180 Gr. Re-Release mit Gatefold-Sleeve und auf schwarzem Vinyl.

Repressed! The Greatest High School Band Of All Time Plays Hard Soul, Funk And Jazz On This Double LP OverviewThe word is out The Kashmere Stage Band was the greatest high school band - ever. The bandleader at Kashmere High School, Conrad Johnson, transformed a bunch of rough-hewn Houston high schoolers into a band that could compete with any in the nation – professional, or otherwise. Forget high school bands, we're talking about sixteen year old kids who would give the JBs a run for their money! The Kashmere Stage Band released a total of eight albums and three 45s on Johnson’s Kram label. The band’s best tracks are collected on Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974.

PRESSED ON CRYSTAL CLEAR VINYL WITH JAPANESE STYLIZED INSERT AND DELUXE OBI STRIPRemastered From The Original Analog TapesTHE RETURN!!! After a 9 year hiatus from recording studio albums, Miles Davis returned in 1981 with a bang. Continuing the abstract improvisational funk pioneered by the Miles Davis live electric band, Miles came back with a fresh cast. While there are plenty of new players on this recording it captures the moody long-song format from the mid- 70s live electric band. The album features R&B legend Marcus Miller on bass, Mike Stern on guitar, electric band alumni Al Foster on drums, and many more. Produced and edited by long term Miles Davis collaborator Teo Macero.

Die fünfköpfige Band TRIBEZ. aus München/Regensburg gilt schon seit langem als DIE Hip Hop Band Deutschlands. Umjubelte Auftritte als Live Band und Produktionen mit u.a. Megaloh, Roger Rekless, Samy Deluxe, Alex Prince, Afrob und diversen Shows auf renommierten Festivals wie dem Splash! oder Summerjam Festival zählen unter anderem zu ihrem Repertoire. Zuletzt wurden sie gemeinsam mit Samy Deluxe, David Pe und Roger Rekless auf ausverkaufter Freestyle Tour gefeiert. Mit ihrer eigenen Konzertreihe ,,Loop Sessions'' sorgen die TRIBEZ. außerdem seit einiger Zeit regelmäßig für Begeisterung und ausverkaufte Häuser. Bei den Loop Sessions am Start sind die 5-köpfige Live Band TRIBEZ.: Dam Sick an den Drums, Bass & 808 Drum Machine, Monster FunkDogg Ningu Storm an den Keys, Guitar Riffs von Ben T und Rufflow an den Turntables zusammen mit wechselnden MCs und Freestyle-wütigen Hosts! Dabei werden Beats internationaler Produzentenikonen wie J Dilla oder Madlib, aber auch hiesiger Größen wie Dexter oder Suff Daddy mit einer Detailverliebtheit und Kunstfertigkeit, die in Europa ihresgleichen sucht, neu interpretiert. Die Gästeliste der bisherigen „Loop Sessions“ liest sich daher auch wie ein Who-is-who der deutschen Hip Hop- und Freestyle-Szene: Afrob, MC Rene, Roger Rekless, David Pe, Holunder (Blumentopf), Fatoni, Damion Davis, Morlock Dilemma & Hiob, Negroman, Dexter, Juse Ju, Edgar Wasser und eine ganze Reihe weiterer hochkarätiger MCs teilten sich bereits die Bühne mit den TRIBEZ.

A bag full of rare rhythm & blues, mod-jazz, soul, and mid 70s funk. Side A starts with rhythm & blues and jazz from the 1960s. The first three tracks were pulled from hopelessly obscure 7" singles. Macy & Company are responsible for the first 'aha' moment. Their version of 'Sixteen Tons' would have certainly astounded even Tennessee Ernie Ford. A truly fantastic version indeed! 'Snatchin' It Back' completes the first side with a furious big band jazz cut. Side B is all about mod-jazz. 'Undun' is just like 'Big Boy' a sure-shot for any dancefloor. Rare Groove DJs will have a lot of fun spinning these tunes in a club. Admittedly, the next one is a strange cut. 'See How You Are' was recorded on a whim when they two composers were spontaneously pulled into a studio. High time for 'aha' effect #2. Many bands have tried their hands on a cover version of the Lee Morgan jazz classic, one of them being Mr. Palumbo. Listen closely to Dianne Elliott's contribution as it is a highlight for sure despite the fact von Frau Elliott. Side C begins with 'aha' effect #3 and a fantastic cover version of Gerald Wilson's 'Viva Tirado'. 'Blue Jamaica', is the second track on Movements 11 were a vibraphone is the lead instrument. 'Bawana Jinde' is a wild, wailing blast of percussive instrumental explosion while 'The Creeper' is the perfect choice to finish this side. Side D is reserved for proper 1970s funk. The flip side of Reunion's sole 45rpm single was included on a previous Tramp compilation album. 'A Brighter Day' has not been compiled yet. 'Real Life', 'Syrene' and 'Breezy' are all prime examples how mid 70s funk has to sound . A dream for B-Boys and B-Girls. Those of you who have been enjoying the detective work of the people behind the label over the past 18 years know that the Movements series can be easily considered as the flagship compilation series on Tramp. So, after having listened to the entire selection of this brand new volume we sincerely hope that we will have achieved our aim to surprise, delight, and enlighten you once again!

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Dominique Fils-Aimé is a JUNO Award winning singer-songwriter from Montreal who draws inspiration from soul icons of the 40's and 60's such as Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Nina Simone. While her musical roots are grounded in early soul and jazz, her voice transcends contemporary urban soundscapes.Her sophomore record Stay Tuned! won the 2020 JUNO Award for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year” as well as the Félix prize for “Best Jazz Album” at the ADISQ Gala, and was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize and featured among the 19 best Canadian albums of 2019 according to CBC. Dominique Fils-Aimé's third album THREE LITTLE WORDS is a startlingly self-reflective look at affecting societal change while reminding the listener that it is equality and love which feeds the soul and inspires us to do better. Fils-Aimé has a disarmingly literal interpretation of soul music as music that comes from the soul, and the album pays homage to a plethora of musical genres that fed and nurtured her love of lyric-driven jazz and soul music. Love and loving oneself is the common link throughout, and Fils-Aimé is certain that love is the key that will provide us with a path to equality. We need to, and deserve to, fight for the right to love both ourselves and each other.

Record Store Day RSD 22 First release, part of the June 18th drops.

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