Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
Italian jazz-funk trio Collettivo Immaginario returns with brilliant new album ‘Oltreoceano’
Following the release of last year’s superb 12inch for the Space Grapes label, and before that, their breakthrough 2022 debut recording Trasforma, the Italian jazz-funk trio Collettivo Immaginario returns with their highly-anticipated sophomore release for Domanda Music, titled Oltreoceano.
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown 05.02.25
Catching up on some recent standout releases, here is BeatCaffeine’s weekly record rundown (just a few days late) featuring the latest by Melbourne-based “future-jazz” collective Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, Emma-Jean Thackray’s highly personal and eclectic album Weirdo, Italian saxophone great Emanuele Cisi’s brilliant new offering on the Right Tempo label, and Ten Lovers Music latest Best of Various EP.
BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, May 3, 2025
Listen back to this past Saturday, May 3rd BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast includes a number of jazz dance classics from Chick Corea, Jack McDuff, and War, funky Brazilian selections from Sérgio Mendes and Dom Um Romao, new tracks from Azymuth, The Sultan’s Swing, Takumi Moriya Black Nation and more!
Jazz Room Records releases Takumi Moriya Black Nation’s rendition of “Merry Go Round”
Paul Murphy’s Jazz Room Records follows up last year’s massive 7inch release of Takumi Moriya Black Nation’s take on Joe McPhee’s “Shakey Jake” with a new 10inch single from the Japanese producer and bassist featuring his brilliant new rendition of Terumasa Hino’s 1981 jazz dance classic “Merry Go Round”.
Colin Curtis presents The Sultan’s Swing Sessions II EP
Over the last several years, legendary UK jazz dance and soul DJ, and now radio broadcaster, Colin Curtis has been releasing a slew of superb EPs under his Colin Curtis Presents imprint. For his first release of 2025, he puts out the much anticipated new recording from multi-instrumentalist and producer Tom Funk‘s cosmic jazz-fusion project The Sultan’s Swing.
BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, April 19, 2025
Listen back to this past Saturday, April 19th BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast includes a number of jazz dance classics from Jeff Lorber Fusion, Mark Murphy, Wayne Henderson, Sonny Fortune, Seawind and Kamal Abdul Alim, Brazilian flavored selections from Valeria Lobao and Bill Summers, “nu jazz” gems by Jazz N Palms, Trüby Trio, one of my all-time favorite tracks “Take Vibe” from Golden Brown and more!
Ghana’s Kwashibu Area Band releases incredible debut album on Soundway
Following the group’s impressive contributions to some of the most recent recordings from Ghanaian highlife legend Pat Thomas, the Accra-based Kwashibu Area Band has released their highly-anticipated debut album on London’s Soundway Records, titled Love Warrior’s Anthem.
BeatCaffeine’s Record Store Day 2025 Recommendations
This Saturday, April 12th is Record Store Day 2025, which over the last several years, has greatly become the prime day for many labels to release limited-edition or never-before-released vinyl albums, singles, compilations and reissues — often (even to BeatCaffeine’s disliking) on color vinyl. You can even make the argument that this annual event has become more like “record label day” or “new vinyl collectables day”, given its evolution. While the day usually attracts many hardcore collectors (sometimes camping out for 10-12 hours or more), shops also often see a large influx of casual music fans and even a few that might be buying their first record. Regardless, these are all great things.
BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, April 5, 2025
Listen back to this past Saturday, April 5th BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast includes a number of jazz dance classics from Gábor Szabó, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Ted Curson, Brazilian flavored selections from Tamba 4, Cal Tjader and Charlie Byrd, “nu jazz” gems by Joyce Elaine Yuille, Gerardo Frisina, Malena Pérez and much more!
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown 04.04.25
This week’s BeatCaffeine Weekly Record Rundown includes the highly anticipated new album from Italian “nu jazz” pioneer Gerardo Frisina, the latest balearic jazz-funk 7inch single from Jazz N Palms, Nat Birchall’s brilliant new dub offering, and the incredible debut album from UK-based group Knats.
