Tag: Reissue
Legendary London DJ Paul Murphy and his label Jazz Room Records continue to turn up the heat this summer with another essential in-demand dancefloor gem in Robin Jones Quintet’s 1971 Latin cooker Denga.
German-based Perfect.Toy Records, who just recently re-released Bobby Cole’s 1967 A Point of View LP, has officially reissued another incredible rare vocal jazz album, First Step by the Munich-based group Bhakti Jazz.
German-based label Perfect.Toy Records has recently officially reissued one of the greatest vocal jazz recordings of our time in Bobby Cole’s highly obscure 1967 album A Point Of View.
London-based Olindo Records has reissued one of the rarest and most essential recordings to come out of the Venezuelan salsa scene during the late sixties, in Los Kenya’s 1968 album ¡Siempre Afro-Latino!.
Legendary UK jazz DJ Paul Murphy and his Jazz Room Records label continues it’s unearthing of jazz dance gems with the recent reissue release of Youngstown, Ohio’s Tony Lavorgna and The St. Thomas Quartet’s 1982 soul jazz album Chameleon.
London’s Kalita Records, who consistently unearths essential gems, has recently reissued the obscure 1980 soulful disco-funk masterpiece Ultra/Sound from The IgG Band, which was made up of medical students at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.
Another incredible reissue recently issued by Frederiksberg Records, is the highly obscure 1973 deep spiritual jazz private press recording by New York-based quartet Compass, titled Compass Rises.
This Saturday, April 23rd is the first of two Record Store Day’s in 2022. This now bi-annual event has become the prime day in which many labels release limited-edition or never-before-released vinyl albums, singles, compilations and reissues. While the day usually attracts many hardcore collectors, shops also often see a large influx of casual music fans and possibly a smaller number that might be buying their first record. Regardless, these are all great things.
UK-based record shop and label Mr Bongo have recently reissued a half-speed mastered edition of the iconic 1972 jazz-rock-fusion album Belladonna from British trumpeter great Ian Carr. This groundbreaking recording was a part of Carr’s adventurous shift in sound following a number of years during the late 60s performing and recording with the legendary post-hard bop ensemble, The Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet.
London’s Strut Records concludes it’s exploration into Sun Ra Arkestra’s historic recordings in Egypt with a reissue of the 1983 collaborative album with great Egyptian percussionist and drummer Salah Ragab and his large ensemble, The Cairo Jazz Band.
