On The Corner Records releases brilliant debut from Oakland poet Tenesha The Wordsmith
London’s On The Corner label releases the highly forward-thinking full-length debut from Oakland-based poet Tenesha The Wordsmith.
Category: FEATURED RELEASES
BBE Records releases vol.2 of their breakthrough ‘J Jazz’ compilation series
London’s BBE Records follows up last year’s brilliant J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan, 1969-84 compilation with a second volume featuring fourteen additional rare jazz selections out of the Far East.
If music founder Jean-Claude presents Volume 3 of his ‘Deep Jazz’ series
Major vinyl collector and founder of London’s IF Music record shop, Jean-Claude, releases the third volume of his brilliant compilation series IF Music presents You Need This: A Journey Into Deep Jazz.
Tribe’s Phil Ranelin & Emanative team up on new version of ‘Vibes From The Tribe’
London’s Emanative, led by drummer, composer, and producer Nick Woodmansey, teams up with jazz great and co-founder of the legendary Detroit label Tribe Records, trombonist Phil Ranelin on a brand new rendition of the jazz-funk classic “Vibes From The Tribe”.
Soundway reissues the first known Ghanaian hip-hop single in Free Youth’s 1985 ‘We Can Move’
Originally self-released in 1985, Soundway reissues the highly sought-after single “We Can Move” from Free Youth. This is the first known hip-hop single to come out of Ghana.
London’s all-star collective Nérija release debut full-length ‘Blume’
Featuring some of the top players in London’s thriving jazz scene, Nérija follows up their breakthrough self-titled EP, which was re-released earlier this year, with their debut full-length album on Domino.
FUNK 45: Philophon’s studio group The Band Of Enlightenment, Reason & Love releases debut single
Over the past decade, Max Weissenfeldt’s Berlin-based Philophon label has released some of the best modern day Ethio-jazz and African-influenced groove oriented recordings, mostly in 7inch form. Recently, the label’s studio group The Band of Enlightenment, Reason & Love have put out their first release under their own name.
UK-based quartet The Lewis Express release Latin-flavored jazz dance album ‘Clap Your Hands’
The Leeds, UK quartet follows up last year’s breakthrough debut with a brand new album off of ATA Records, titled Clap Your Hands, that features eight new tracks of Latin-tinged jazz dance groovers.
Renowned DJ Ash Walker releases cosmic “underwater” jazz full-length, ‘Aquamarine’
London-based deejay and producer Ash Walker takes listeners on a cosmic deep sea jazz voyage on his third full-length album, Aquamarine.
Brownswood highlights Melbourne’s jazz scene with brilliant new compilation
Following the success of last year’s We Out Here compilation that helped highlight London’s thriving jazz scene, Gilles Peterson and his Brownswood label have turned their attention to the coastal Australian city of Melbourne on a remarkable new compilation titled, Sunny Side Up, highlighting nine incredible acts that make up the region’s current jazz movement.
FUNK 45: Numero Group unearth two unreleased tracks by Universal Togetherness Band
In 2014, the Numero Group label helped introduce the world to the Chicago-based funk group The Universal Togetherness Band with three incredible releases, including one full-length album and two 7inch singles. Just when many of us thought we’ve heard everything from this late seventies-early eighties band, the label has just put out a brand new 45rpm single featuring two previously unreleased tracks.
Chicago jazz collective Resavoir release groove-oriented debut on International Anthem
Led by producer and arranger Will Miller, the expansive Chicago-based jazz collective Resavoir release their brilliantly crafted debut album on International Anthem.
Polish septet EABS in search of “Slavic melancholy” on new full-length release
Following a number of critically acclaimed releases dedicated to Polish Jazz legend Krzysztof Komeda, including their 2017 debut Repetitions (Letters To Krzysztof Komeda) and their incredible 2018 Kraksa / Svantetic 12″ single, the Poland-based Electro Acoustic Beat Sessions jazz collective, better known as EABS, return with a new full-length album inspired by “Slavic melancholy.”
