Record Shopping Etiquette
The do’s, the don’ts, and best practices when it comes to shopping for vinyl.
Outernational Sounds reissues highly sought-after 1979 Irish jazz LP by Noel Kelehan Quintet
London’s Outernational Sounds, which is superb label run by Harv Nagi, has recently reissued the highly-obscure 1979 album Ozone by the legendary Irish jazz ensemble Noel Kelehan Quintet.
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown 06.14.24
For this week’s edition of BeatCaffeine’s Record Rundown, we touch on a wide range of new releases from around the globe, including the massive debut from London’s Afro-Cuban jazz big band, the New Regency Orchestra, a double-sided heater from Colin Curtis‘ label featuring Italian producer and keyboard wiz Stefano De Santis, Jazzman Records‘ exploration into the legendary Riverside catalogue on their latest Spiritual Jazz compilation, South African multi-instrumental Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O‘s highly-anticipated sophomore full-length, and a collection of music from Brazil’s Vinícius Mendes.
Mono Jazz reissues 1972 rare groove-oriented Italian jazz classic by Gino Marinacci
Over the last few years, Right Tempo’s sub-label Mono Jazz has been putting out a number of superb releases spanning from new albums, the more recent compilation The Congregation, and some worthy reissues, including the recently issued highly obscure 1972 full-length Atom Flower’s by Italian flautist, saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Gino Marinacci.
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown 06.07.24
This week’s Weekly Record Rundown of new and upcoming releases spotlights some of the best musicians in Finland in Markus Holkko, Jimi Tenor and the Cold Diamond & Mink crew, a highly anticipated International Anthem release from SML (Small Medium Large), and the latest offering from South African piano great Nduduzo Makhathini.
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown, 05.31.24
This week’s BeatCaffeine Weekly Record Rundown includes an incredible debut album from Tasmania-born, Melbourne-based pianist, composer and producer Finn Rees, Colin Curtis’ essential EP release of The Earthsouls, the highly-acclaimed sophomore offering from The Brkn Record, led by Jake Ferguson of The Heliocentrics, Jazz Room Records double-sided 7inch featuring Robert “Dubwise” Browne’s reworking of two soul-jazz classics, and prolific London-based keyboardist and composer Greg Foat paying tribute to his plants.
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown, 05.24.24
This week’s BeatCaffeine Weekly Record Rundown includes the return and a fresh new sound from French producer and multi-instrumentalist Blackjoy, Quiet Dawn’s new highly-anticipated full-length, a limited-edition new single featuring the late vocal jazz great Mark Murphy, cosmic jazz pioneer Carlos Niño’s latest spiritual offering, and John Beltran kicking off the summer with the fourth installment of Back to Bahia.
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown, 05.17.24
Here is another weekly rundown of just some of BeatCaffeine’s new release recommendations, featuring music from Chris Bang’s Nova Vida project, adventurous saxophonist Isaiah Collier, free jazz pioneer Alan Braufman, cosmic keyboard wiz David Versace, and another “must-own” Ghana-based compilation from London’s Soundway Records.
Chris Bangs & his project Nova Vida release brilliant new Brazilian-flavored jazz dance LP
Legendary UK-based DJ and producer Chris Bangs follows-up last year’s superb My Only 7″ debut from his latest project Nova Vida with a highly-anticipated full-length release, titled Ritmo Da Vida, on London’s BDQ Records. This is also his first album since 2023’s equally impressive record, Firebird (Acid Jazz Records).
BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown, 05.10.24
In an effort to cover more releases on a weekly basis, BeatCaffeine will kick off the ‘Weekly Record Rundown’ series, which will focus primarily on LPs, EPs, and 7″ featuring new music. We will still do single dedicated features on full-length albums, reissues and compilations during the week, however this allows (hopefully) more coverage for the many great records that continue to come out over a month.
Jazz Room Records reissues rare 1983 holy grail ‘Ronnie April’s Positive Energy’
Legendary UK DJ Paul Murphy and his superb Jazz Room Records continue with the onslaught of impressive releases in 2024 with a “must-own” reissue of the holy grail LP, titled Positive Energy, Volume 1, from New York-born saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist Ronnie April.
