Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
French label Comet reissues Noel McGhie’s 1975 rare jazz-funk classic
The excellent French label Comet, run by founder Eric Trosset, has recently reissued the extremely hard-to-find 1975 jazz-funk masterpiece from drummer Noel McGhie, under the album title Noel McGhie & Space Spies.
Japan’s cosmic trio Nautilus release new 7inch single ‘Looking Back / Paint it Black’
Since 2014, Tokyo-based jazz-funk trio Nautilus (named after Bob James’ 1974 fusion classic) has been at the forefront of the incredible music currently coming out of Japan. Led by drummer Toshiyuki Sasaki, and featuring founding bassist Shigeki Umezawa and more recent keyboardist Mariko Nakabayashi, the group is consistently active, releasing highly sought-after full-length and 7inch singles featuring a strong mix of originals and covers of timeless classics. For their sixth release(!!!) of 2022, the band has put out a brilliant new double-sided single on Japan’s Urban Discos label, titled Looking Back / Paint it Black.
Lost 1977 recording from Brazilian legend Joyce Moreno unearthed by Far Out Recordings
After being shelved for 45 years, Far Out Recordings has unearthed the previously unreleased 1977 album Natureza from legendary Brazilian singer and songwriter Joyce Moreno. This follows-up the London-based label’s Record Store Day twelve-inch exclusive of the 11-minute version of the all-time classic “Feminina”.
Sun Ra Arkestra release outstanding new instrumental cosmic spiritual jazz LP ‘Living Sky’
Following up on their first new release in over 20 years, the remarkable 2020 album Swirling, the Afro-futuristic pioneer ensemble Sun Ra Arkestra, led by 98 year-old Marshall Allen, have put out a brilliant instrumental full length recording, titled Living Sky.
London-based, Ukrainian-born harpist Alina Bzhezhinska releases superb new album ‘Reflections’
London-based, Ukrainian-born harpist Alina Bzhezhinska follows up her critically acclaimed 2018 debut album Inspiration (Ubuntu Music), with a superb new full-length release featuring the HipHarpCollective on the BBE label, titled Reflections.
Aziz Mustafa’s Natural Lateral project releases brilliant cosmic jazz album ‘Tapestry of life’
The London-based collective Natural Lateral, led by Aziz Mustafa (aka Tom Funk), follows up their breakthrough 2019 debut Cogito Ergo Jam with a brilliant and highly-anticipated new recording on the Social Joy label, titled Tapestry Of Life.
Makaya McCraven releases incredible new expansive full-length, ‘In These Times’
Formerly Chicago, and now Hawaii-based percussionist, composer, and producer Makaya McCraven has just released an incredible expansive new full-length album, titled In These Times, that has been over seven years in the making.
Tommaso Cappellato’s Domanda Music label releases incredible debut from cosmic jazz trio Collettivo Immaginario
In just a short period of time, Italian-born Los Angeles-based drummer, producer and DJ Tommaso Cappellato‘s Domanda Music label has quickly established itself with some strong releases, including Rosa Brunello’s recent Sound Like Freedom recording, which is definitely one of the best albums of 2022. The label continues their string of impressive releases with a superb debut full-length, titled Transforma, from another of Cappellato’s collaborative projects, Collettivo Immaginario.
Greg Foat Group returns with an incredible cosmic jazz full-length ‘Blue Lotus’
Over the last several years, there haven’t been many artists that have been able to release the sheer number of quality releases as composer and pianist Greg Foat. The London-based artist returns with his longstanding Greg Foat Group for the ensemble’s first full-length album in 6 years, titled Blue Lotus.
Saxophonist & flautist Chip Wickham takes us to ‘Cloud 10’ on first full-length for Gondwana Records
Following this past Spring’s fantastic 12″ tribute to the great Lonnie Liston Smith, and a number of superb releases for the Lovemonk label, saxophonist and flautist Chip Wickham, who divides his time between Spain, UK and the Middle-East, has released his debut full-length album on Matthew Halsall’s Manchester-based Gondwana Records, titled Cloud 10.
