Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
Khalab curates brilliant new compilation featuring deep jazz selections from legendary Italian label Soul Note
Italian artist and producer Raffaele Constantino, better known in many music circles as Khalab, has been at the forefront of some the most otherworldly futuristic electronic recordings. For his latest project on his Hyperjazz label, he is curating a brilliant new compilation series, called Hyperituals, with the first two volumes exploring the deep jazz vaults of the influential, yet unsung Milan sister labels Black Saint/Soul Note.
Jazz Room Records reissues rare & mysterious 1973 soul jazz recording ‘The Power of Feeling’
Legendary UK deejay Paul Murphy and his Jazz Room Records label continue their impressive string of releases with the recent reissue of the highly-obscure 1973 soul jazz album The Power of Feeling from the somewhat mysterious artist Sir Edward, which was later identified as the unsung saxophonist great and flutist Harold Vick.
Pianist Barney McAll releases brilliant uplifting cosmic soul-jazz album featuring Gary Bartz, Hiatus Kaiyote and others
Australian-born, New York-based composer and pianist Barney McAll, who has made his mark playing along side Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesely, Dewey Redman, and so many others, has released a brilliant new uplifting cosmic soul-jazz album on his Extra Celestial Arts label, titled Precious Energy.
BBE Music reissues David Wertman & Sun Ensemble’s rare 1983 spiritual jazz album ‘Wide Eye Culture’
Following the 2019 BBE Music reissue of bassist David Wertman’s 1978 Sun Ensemble debut Earthly Delights, the London-based label has re-released an expansive version of the group’s 1983 spiritual jazz album Wide Eye Culture.
The latest ‘If Music Presents…’ spotlights Dutch record shop Klinkhamer Records in great new compilation
For the latest release of Jean-Claude Thompson’s fantastic If Music Presents You Need This compilation series on BBE, he turns his focus to Dutch record shop Klinkhamer Records and invites owner Michel Veenstra to compile some of his most notable “holy grails” that have come through the shop.
Delfonic and Kapote team up again for the latest edition of “illegal” dancefloor jazz edits
Following five superb releases last year, German DJ/producer tag team Delfonic and Kapote return for their sixth volume of their Illegal Jazz series, featuring jazz-funk edits aimed at the dancefloor.
French saxophonist Laurent Bardainne returns with superb cosmic jazz-funk album ‘Hymne au Soleil’
Paris-based composer, bandleader and tenor saxophonist Laurent Bardainne returns with his quintet project Tigre d’eau Douce, following the group’s impressive 2020 debut Love Is Everywhere, with a brilliant new cosmic jazz album on Heavenly Sweetness, titled Hymne au Soleil.
London’s Fatima and Joe Armon-Jones team up on brilliant new EP, ‘Tinted Shades’
Two of London’s most forward-thinking artists in vocalist Fatima and keyboard wiz Joe Armon-Jones (who is also a founding member of Ezra Collective) have teamed up to release an incredible new EP, titled Tinted Shades.
Afro-French bassist & vocalist Sélène Saint-Aimé taps into the spirits of her Caribbean heritage on new album
Highly talented Afro-French composer, bassist and vocalist Sélène Saint-Aimé returns with her second full-length release for the Komos Jazz label, titled POTOMITAN, exploring her Caribbean cultural roots.
Legendary UK deejay Colin Curtis releases an expanded Vol 3 of his incredible ‘Jazz Dance Fusion’ compilation series
Featuring an expanded two-part 2xLP record release, legendary UK deejay Colin Curtis presents his highly-anticipated third volume of his incredible Jazz Dance Fusion compilation series on Z Records.
