From the late 70s and 80’s, legendary UK-based Paul Murphy became a innovative pioneer DJ among the jazz dance scene, performing at now-historic venues like Horshoe, Wag, and Electric Ballroom. He was arguably the first to put on jazz-focused club nights in London and surrounding areas. Influential DJ/radio broadcaster Gilles Peterson once stated, “Paul Murphy found almost every jazz dancefloor classic.” Building on the foundation of both his superb label Jazz Room Records, and the outstanding first compilation he compiled for BBE in 2019, he returns with the much-anticipated follow-up, The Jazz Room Vol.2.

Featuring 13 incredible selections aimed at the dancefloor, this eclectic compilation covers a lot of territory, from heavy funk gems out of New Orleans to Latin grooves, cosmic jazz and just about everything in between. The record features mostly selections from over the past 20 years with highlight’s that include Daniel Crawford‘s 2014 rendition of Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat anthem “Water No Get Enemy”, Cruisic‘s modern take on Azymuth favorite “Jazz Carnival”, Clare Fischer‘s 1980 jazz dance classic “African Flute”, Chip Wickham‘s 2018 jazz-funk cut “Rebel No. 23”, César Salad‘s under-the-radar 2009 version of Dizzy Gillespie’s signature “Manteca”, Golden Brown‘s clever Brubeck-meets-The Stranglers mashup “Take Vibe”, and so many others.

Great from start to finish, Paul Murphy has put together a brilliantly well-crafted compilation that basically works as it’s own DJ set. As we wind our way into the warmer summer months, I expect this 2xLP will receive a ton of play on the dancefloor. Highly recommended!

Paul Murphy’s ‘The Jazz Room Vol.2’ compilation will be released May 5, 2023 on BBE.

Various — ‘The Jazz Room Vol.2’
(Compiled by Paul Murphy)
(BBE)

1. Eternal Buzz Brass Band – Sounds Good
2. César’s Salad – Manteca
3. Chip Wickham – Rebel No. 23 (7″ Edit)
4. The Stance Brothers – Roll Call
5. Cruisic – Jazz Carnival
6. Daniel Crawford – Water No Get Enemy 05:42
7. Los Po-Boy-Citos – Fried Neckbones and Some Home Fries
8. Raúl Monsalve y los Forajidos – Black & Decker
9. Clare Fischer – African Flutes
10. Cheick Tidiane Seck – Niger Mambo
11. Florian Pellissier Quintet – The Hipster
12. Take Vibe – Golden Brown
13. Fast 3 – Don’t You Want Me?

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