Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
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.
Björn Wagner’s Magic Source releases spaced-out dancefloor 12″ via Favorite Recordings
French label Favorite Recordings has recently released an incredible new 12inch spaced-out dancefloor heater from producer Björn Wagner’s latest project Magic Source. Known as the mind behind both the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band and The Mighty Mocambos, this brilliant feel-good single explores the more unusual facets of left-field disco.
South London producer and multi-instrumentalist Neue Grafik returns with socially conscious cosmic jazz EP ‘Foulden Road Part II’
South London-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Neue Grafik follows-up his breakthrough 2019 Foulden Road release on the Total Refreshment Centre label with Foulden Road Part II, an equally brilliant EP that speaks to racial injustices and the global pandemic.
Lorenzo Morresi and Tenderlonious team up again, release another superb cosmic jazz 7inch
Following the success of 2020’s Cosmica Italiana single, Italian DJ, producer and musician Lorenzo Morresi teams up again with producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and 22a label boss, Ed ‘Tenderlonious’ Cawthorne on another brilliant new cosmic jazz 7inch single release, titled Acqua.
Pianist Erik Escobar releases superb new Brazilian jazz-funk EP on Ten Lovers Music
Brazilian pianist Erik Escobar has released a superb new jazz funk/fusion EP with bassist Michael Pipoquinhal and drummer/percussionist Miguel Assis on Steve Conry and Cziz Hall’s Ten Lovers Music label, appropriately titled New Brazilian Trio EP.
Mr Bongo reissues Nico Gomez rare 1972 Brazilian jazz-inspired ‘Soul Of Samba’
Following Mr Bongo’s reissue of the highly sought-after 1971 Ritual album by Nico Gomez And His Afro Percussion Inc., the UK-label and record shop has also recently re-released another rare gem from the Belgium orchestra bandleader, titled Soul Of Samba.
