Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
Panamá-born drummer and DJ Daniel Villarreal releases incredible cosmic jazz debut on International Anthem
Highly innovative and active Panamá-born, Chicago-based drummer and DJ Daniel Villarreal, who also notably plays and co-leads in a number of groups including Dos Santos, has recently released an incredible collaborative cosmic psych-jazz debut (under his own name) on International Anthem.
Glasgow’s Nimbus Sextet returns with brilliant sophomore album ‘Forward Thinker’
Glasgow’s highly-talented Nimbus Sextet follow-ups their impressive breakthrough debut Dreams Fulfilled, with a superb sophomore release on the Acid Jazz label, appropriately titled Forward Thinker.
Chip Wickham reinterprets Lonnie Liston Smith on superb new EP for Gondwana Records
The remarkable UK-born, Madrid-based flautist and saxophonist Chip Wickham has joined Matthew Halsall’s Gondwana Records, and just released an incredible new EP on the label’s spiritual jazz 12 series, featuring fresh new reinterpretations of Lonnie Liston Smith classics.
Kalita Records reissues in-demand 1980 soulful funk album from Nashville student medical group The IgG Band
London’s Kalita Records, who consistently unearths essential gems, has recently reissued the obscure 1980 soulful disco-funk masterpiece Ultra/Sound from The IgG Band, which was made up of medical students at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.
Frederiksberg Records reissues rare 1973 deep spiritual jazz recording ‘Compass Rises’
Another incredible reissue recently issued by Frederiksberg Records, is the highly obscure 1973 deep spiritual jazz private press recording by New York-based quartet Compass, titled Compass Rises.
Jazz Is Dead kicks off their second series with an incredible compilation previewing the next wave of releases
After 10 outstanding releases over two years featuring new music by Roy Ayers, Azymuth, Gary Bartz, Doug Carn, João Donato, Brian Jackson, and Marcos Valle, Jazz Is Dead’s masterminds Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad are just getting started, as they have kicked off the second series of releases with an incredible new compilation highlighting standout tracks from the next wave of releases.
Musica Macondo unearths contemporary Brazilian gems on superb compilation ‘Brasil Novo’
In what is another essential compilation release of 2022, the UK-based Música Macondo label has teamed up with DJs Tahira (São Paulo) and Tim Garcia (London) for Brasil Novo, which is collection of previously unreleased contemporary dance floor Afro-Brazilian gems.
UK-based DJ Luke Una curates brilliant and highly eclectic new compilation ‘É Soul Cultura’
UK-based DJ, radio broadcaster, and selector Luke Una, who made his mark in the underground scenes of Manchester beginning in the mid-80s, has teamed up with the Mr Bongo label and record shop for a brilliant and wildly eclectic new compilation, titled É Soul Cultura.
Frederiksberg Records officially reissues trumpeter Milt Ward’s 1977 “holy grail” cosmic jazz-funk album
Over the last couple years, New York’s Frederiksberg Records has put out some of the highest quality and rarest reissue releases. That certainly remains the case with their official reissue of trumpeter Milt Ward’s extremely obscure 1977 adventurous cosmic jazz-funk album Milt Ward And Virgo Spectrum.
Nicola Penna’s Future Jazz Ensemble releases great new electronic-jazz EP on Ten Lovers Music
Future Jazz Ensemble, which is the innovative solo work of Italian multi-instrumentalist and producer Nicola Penna (aka Nasty Boy), has just released a new outstanding electronic-meets-jazz EP for Ten Lovers Music, titled Rough Time.
Incredible lost Alan Braufman 1975 live NYC radio session released on 3xLP
After being shelved for 47 years, an incredible 1975 live session for New York City’s listener-supported WBAI radio station featuring saxophonist, flautist, and composer Alan Braufman and his superb sextet receives an official release.
Brazilian jazz queen Flora Purim releases her first album in 15 years, ‘If You Will’
Legendary Brazilian jazz vocalist Flora Purim, who has rightfully been declared by many as the “The Queen of Brazilian Jazz”, giving the world all-time classic gems like “Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly”, “500 Miles High”, “Light As a Feather”, “Casa Forte”, “Moondreams”, “Angels”, “Samba Michel” and so many others (often collaborating with her husband and percussionist great Airto Moreira), has returned and released her first new full-length album in 15 years on London’s Strut label, titled If You Will.
Some of London’s leading jazz artists come together as Flock, release superb new album on Strut
Flock is a new collaborative ensemble featuring five of London’s most forward-thinking and groundbreaking musicians, including percussionist, gyil player, producer Bex Burch (Vula Viel), drummer and tabla virtuoso Sarathy Korwar, synth wiz Dan “Danalogue” Leavers (Soccer96, The Comet Is Coming), pianist Al MacSween (Maisha) and bass clarinetist, flautist, and soprano saxophonist Tamar Osborn (Collocutor). The all-star group will be releasing their brilliant and highly-anticipated debut album for Strut later next month on May 20th.
