Category: DIGGIN’ IN
Following Mr Bongo’s reissue of the highly sought-after 1971 Ritual album by Nico Gomez And His Afro Percussion Inc., the UK-label and record shop has also recently re-released another rare gem from the Belgium orchestra bandleader, titled Soul Of Samba.
Portugal-based Mad About Records, who consistently re-release some of the rarest recordings known, are reissuing the highly-obscure 1975 spiritual jazz-funk masterpiece Wind Of Change by trumpeter Jothan Callins and his superb group, known as The Sounds Of Togetherness.
Bobby Cole’s vocal jazz dance classic “A Perfect Day”, from his hard-to-find 1967 album A Point of View, has just been officially reissued as a 7inch single by the German-based Tramp Records.
Once declared by Miles Davis as “one of the most important musicians on the planet,” Alagoas native Hermeto Pascoal is a Brazilian music legend who’s unique recordings and playing have always had a deep spiritual connection to nature and his surrounding environments, which has resulted in some of the most original and adventurous music of our time. London’s Far Out Recordings has just unearthed a previously-unreleased live recording from Pascoal and his iconic band simply known as “O Grupo” (The Group) from 1981.
Following up on last year’s reissue of Esperanto’s rare 1980 jazz-funk self-titled masterpiece, French label Favorite Recordings has recently re-released the second LP from the Venezuelan group, titled Vegas.
Legendary Hammond B3 organist “Big” John Patton was one of the most influential artists among the 60s soul jazz movement, releasing numerous classic recordings for Blue Note Records like Along Came John, Let ‘Em Roll, Understanding, and many others. Now, his lesser known but equally brilliant 1983 album, titled Soul Connection, receives a much-welcomed reissue from Paul Murphy’s Jazz Room Records.
Over the last few years, UK’s Pressure Makes Diamonds, which is a label run by Graham Luckhurst and Gary Johnson, has reissued some of the most obscure soul and funk singles you’ll come across on Discogs. The label continues their string of impressive releases with quite possibly their most welcomed reissue to date, in Brief Encounter’s mid-seventies obscure two-step “holy grail” 7inch Human.
Through the remarkable restorative and production work of Italy’s Tesla Groove and Cannonball Recordings, a phenomenal previously unreleased gem, titled “Time And Space” from soul great Mike James Kirkland and drumming legend James Gadson is finally completed and put out as a limited-edition double-sided 7inch single.
Japan’s P-Vine Records has recently released an incredible three-part limited-edition 7inch series highlighting some of the greatest tracks released by the legendary 70s Belgian jazz-funk band Placebo, led by pianist and composer Marc Moulin.
London-based Outernational Sounds has recently reissued, for the first time outside of South Africa, two superb 1974 Johannesburg sessions Song Of Soweto and The Last Special from an all-star U.S. touring band led by both guitarist Charles Mallory and trombonist Al Hall Jr., known simply as the The Mallory Hall Band.
