Tag: Reissue
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.
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.
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.
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.
As Mr Bongo continues to celebrate 30 years (!!!), the label/record shop’s latest 7inch reissue of Zé Roberto’s 1973 Brazilian holy grail Lotus 72 D might be their best so far of the year.
Following last year’s highly acclaimed breakthrough debut vinyl release of Ronald Langestraat’s 1984 home studio full-length album Searching, the South of North label has followed that up with a brilliant compilation featuring a collection of live recordings from the multi-instrumentalist.
Soul Jazz Records reissues flautist and composer Lloyd McNeill’s obscure 1976 spiritual jazz gem Treasures. This represents the latest in a string of welcomed reissues by the London-based label of McNeill’s past recordings.
Mr Bongo has recently released a very welcomed reissue of Minoru Muraoka’s 1970 funky spiritual jazz masterpiece Bamboo.
After being shelved for over 40 years, the earliest demo recordings from legendary Brazilian fusion band Azymuth have finally been made available by the London-based label, Far Out Recordings.
Ubiquity Recordings has recently reissued one of the most obscure and mysterious funk forty-fives to ever be discovered in Scorpio & His People’s 1972 ‘The Unforgiven/Theme From Movietown Sound’.
