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"Come for the leopard, stay for the stone cold jams. Yet another thrilling, funky-prog jazzy-rock fusion beauty from Ian Carr’s Nucleus. Originally...

Who is Cindi Mayweather? Janelle Monae's debut EP, Metropolis, introduced the singer's futuristic alter-ego to the masses, and the ArchAndroid's st...

"Famed (and notoriously curmudgeonly) rock critic Robert Christgau dubbed this 'the all-time rock-era torch record' and the Library of Congress inc...

"Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul – is a landmark statement of female empowerment and inspired vocal performance. Featuring massive hits such as 'Chain ...

"The breakthrough debut by the iconic mistress of pop, jazz, soul, R&B, blues is unparalleled in the years since in it's genre blending, emotio...

"When Thes One's longtime music partner in People Under The Stairs died suddenly in 2021, he turned inward to create an opus on grief, loss and red...

Dark, hypnotic, tripping nyabinghi from 1974. Led by Jamaican Rastafarian singing hand-drummer Ras Michael over four extended excursions, the music...

'As Michael K. Bourdaghs noted in his book, Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon, this music was, “Deconstructing the line between imitation and authe...

"100% essential Studio One tunes! Studio One Space-Age Dub Special is a brand-new Studio One release on Soul Jazz Records which draws on more rare ...

"BBE Music continues its highly acclaimed J Jazz Masterclass Series with Kemo Sabe, the debut album from pianist Masao Nakajima. Recorded in 1979 o...

My favorite jazz record of all time. Anytime a record can both drive you mad and ease your soul at different times is classic in my eyes. This Impu...

"When Alfa Mist was a teenager, he was dabbling in hip-hop and grime. By the time he got to college, he was teaching himself the piano and getting ...

Here's an essential nugget in Jorge Ben's expansive discography. Fôrça Bruta is an obvious misnomer, as the album - recorded in 1970 with Trio Moco...

"El Michels Affair & Black Thought treat us to an unstoppable new 45. Pulling two standout tunes from their forthcoming Glorious Game record.Th...

"Florida-born saxophonist, composer, poet, actor and playwright Archie Shepp was one of the most articulate exponents of politicized black culture ...

Finally! A proper reissue of Donnie & Joe's debut, courtesy of the good folks at Light In The Attic. Originally self-released in 1979 by the Em...

"Fly Me To The Sun is a breathtaking German library gem from the hallowed Coloursound label. It features two Polish composers, Andrzej Marko and An...

"Aaliyah is the self-titled third and final studio album by the 'Queen of Urban Pop,' Aaliyah. Originally released in 2001 by Blackground Records, ...

"Live ORTF recording at Studio 104, Maison de la Radio, Paris, mastered from the original master tapes. While be-bop musicians practise one-upmansh...

"For Thee Sacred Souls, the first time is often the charm. The band's first club dates led to a record deal with the revered Daptone label; their f...

"East Coast Love Affair is back for summer banger season, we have cooked up some utter beasts in the Athens of the North studio. Side A is an acid ...

Originally an offshoot of LA creative collective Odd Future, it was Ego Death, The Internet's Grammy-nominated third LP, that put Syd, Matt Martian...

Final studio album for Atlantic from jazz legend John Coltrane. Ole Coltrane was originally recorded in 1961 after Coltrane had made his first reco...

"In celebration of 30 years since the formation of the record breaking Funk-Soul band Jamiroquai and their first single 'When You Gonna Learn' Sony...

This is where fusion meets in the promised land. 9 artists from the West Indies form a band in London, 1971. They bring with them funk, reggae, jaz...

Classic dub/deejay album from 1972. Cloak and Dagger finds Lee Perry hitting his crossover groove with cleanly-produced, vibrant tracks with a hi...

"Bursting with energy on the eve of his big break, Tatsuro Yamashita's 4th record was a major milestone. The highly acclaimed MOONGLOW is Yamashita...

2nd album from Washington DC area funk group The Soul Searchers. The main attraction here is "Ashley's Roachclip" which features one of the smoothe...

"Guitarist Grant Green was prolific on Blue Note through the early-60s recording more than 20 hard bop and soul jazz sessions as a leader for the l...

"In the liner notes to this grooving 1969 album (featuring a big band led by drummer Louis Bellson and arranged by Impulse! star Oliver Nelson), th...

Ahmad Jamal Trio is Ahmad Jamal on piano, Jamil Nasser on bass and the monster Frank Gant on drums. On what is perhaps the finest post-bop, pre-fus...

"When Leon Michels and El Michels Affair released their first record, Sounding Out The City in 2005, it was hard to guess what was next for Michels...

"DIGGERS DOZEN presents its first compilation on BBE Music selected by Japan’s DJ MURO - King Of Diggin'. This exciting new release offers 12 stunn...

"After bursting on the scene with Ornette Coleman, trumpeter Don Cherry went on to make some of the most interesting and collectible albums in mode...

"We Release Jazz (WRWTFWW Records' sister-label) present the official reissue of criminally overlooked Japanese jazz gem Mellow Dream by Hokkaido p...

Coltrane's only official Blue Note release during his lifetime, and many say his best all around album. Although I prefer Love Supreme in its soul...

"Joe Pass plays funk? Check out the master of mellow guitar, Joe Pass, as he takes on the only thing scarier than a broken string – jazz funk! Orig...

Sought-after 1971 album from Bob Marley and the Wailers. The potent combination of Lee "Scratch" Perry in top form on the boards, and Bob in his pr...

Celebrating 50 years of Arthur Verocai's endlessly influential self-titled 1972 album with a Turntable Lab exclusive edition of 500 on clear colore...

Third album as a leader from saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. Karma was originally recorded in 1969 and is perhaps one of the most famous of the spirit...