Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
If music founder Jean-Claude presents Volume 3 of his ‘Deep Jazz’ series
Major vinyl collector and founder of London’s IF Music record shop, Jean-Claude, releases the third volume of his brilliant compilation series IF Music presents You Need This: A Journey Into Deep Jazz.
Far Out Recordings reissues 1971 recording from Brazilian vocal sensation Dila
London’s Far Out Recordings has recently reissued the first and only album from mysterious Brazilian vocalist Dila, who sadly died in a car accident shortly after the release of the record in 1971.
Vibes From The Tribe: Essential Recordings from the legendary Detroit Jazz Collective
We take a closer look at one of the most legendary jazz collectives of the seventies in Detroit’s Tribe, and some of their classic recordings from members like Wendell Harrison, Phil Ranelin, Marcus Belgrave, and others.
Tribe’s Phil Ranelin & Emanative team up on new version of ‘Vibes From The Tribe’
London’s Emanative, led by drummer, composer, and producer Nick Woodmansey, teams up with jazz great and co-founder of the legendary Detroit label Tribe Records, trombonist Phil Ranelin on a brand new rendition of the jazz-funk classic “Vibes From The Tribe”.
Naosuke Myiamoto Sextet’s 1973 Japanese modal jazz classic ‘Step!’ reissued
The French-based Le Très Jazz Club label reissues, for the first time, Naosuke Myiamoto Sextet’s brilliant modal jazz recording Step!.
FUNK 45: Melodies International reissue boogie gem from jazz-funk legend Don Blackman
The London-based Melodies International label, run by Floating Points and Mafalda, have released a new 7inch single featuring the previously under-the-radar early 2000s boogie gem “Just Can’t Stay Away” from jazz-funk legend Don Blackman.
Soundway reissues the first known Ghanaian hip-hop single in Free Youth’s 1985 ‘We Can Move’
Originally self-released in 1985, Soundway reissues the highly sought-after single “We Can Move” from Free Youth. This is the first known hip-hop single to come out of Ghana.
Nate Morgan’s deep spiritual jazz classic, ‘Journey Into Nigritia’ reissued
Originally released in 1983 by Nimbus West Records (formally Nimbus Records), Outernational Sounds reissues the deep spiritual jazz gem, titled Journey Into Nigritia from iconic Los Angeles pianist Nate Morgan.
London’s all-star collective Nérija release debut full-length ‘Blume’
Featuring some of the top players in London’s thriving jazz scene, Nérija follows up their breakthrough self-titled EP, which was re-released earlier this year, with their debut full-length album on Domino.
Soul Jazz Records reissues Airto Moreira’s classic 1989 album ‘Samba De Flora’
Originally released on the independent Manhattan-based label Montuno in 1989, Soul Jazz Records has recently reissued Airto Moreira’s rarely scene album Samba De Flora.
FUNK 45: Philophon’s studio group The Band Of Enlightenment, Reason & Love releases debut single
Over the past decade, Max Weissenfeldt’s Berlin-based Philophon label has released some of the best modern day Ethio-jazz and African-influenced groove oriented recordings, mostly in 7inch form. Recently, the label’s studio group The Band of Enlightenment, Reason & Love have put out their first release under their own name.
UK-based quartet The Lewis Express release Latin-flavored jazz dance album ‘Clap Your Hands’
The Leeds, UK quartet follows up last year’s breakthrough debut with a brand new album off of ATA Records, titled Clap Your Hands, that features eight new tracks of Latin-tinged jazz dance groovers.
JULY 30: BeatCaffeine Presents Higher Ground featuring Javier Santiago
On Tuesday, July 30th, BeatCaffeine’s Higher Ground returns featuring Bay Area’s cosmic jazz pianist Javier Santiago and his trio at The RIC bar in Oakland.
