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Though the trio of John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood had already expanded the jazz genre with their first three records (two of which we have reissued here at Real Gone Music), it was this 1996 album that really crossed over and won the ensemble a whole new legion of listeners in the “jam band” camp Recorded in a... -
We at Real Gone Music were so knocked out by The Skipper and The Skipper at Home, the two Black Jazz-label releases we put out from Henry Franklin, that we hunted down the rights to his next record, Tribal Dance, recorded in 1977 for the little-known Catalyst label You will find many of the same players that made Franklin’s two...
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The duo of Charles McCloud and Roslyn Johnson made only two albums during their career, but those two albums (Everything Must Change and Spirit of the Living God) are among the most collectible records ever made in the gospel genre In fact, they are so hard to find that we're still searching for Spirit of the Living God to scan...
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Lord knows we have put out some rare R&B records here at Real Gone Music, but this one may take the cake! Mary Mundy’s 1980 album for the obscure Image label goes for hundreds of bucks if you can find it at all (which, as of this writing, you can’t) Loaded with bass-heavy, disco-soul grooves over which Mundy’s voice...
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After bursting on the scene with Ornette Coleman, trumpeter Don Cherry went on to make some of the most interesting and collectible albums in modern jazz, particularly during the ‘70s, when he incorporated world music motifs into a singular style of jazz fusion Produced by Narada Michael Walden, 1977’s Hear & Now was the...
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This 1973 gem is another one of those obscure ‘70s soul-funk albums released on a small independent label that has gone on to become a crate-digging favorite and a huge inspiration to modern-day hip hop artists and beyond Chicago-based The South Side Movement began as the backing band for the Sam & Dave-inspired soul duo...
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Dorothy Ashby was probably the greatest—and certainly the most swinging—jazz harpist of all time, re-purposing an instrument best known for ethereal glissandos into a fully versatile voice in combo settings, capable of providing both instrumental embroidery and rhythmic drive But she was always fighting an uphill battle in...
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Even if you’ve never heard this 1974 album, you’ve heard it What do we mean Well, the drum break from the song “Ashley’s Roachclip” is probably the single most sampled track in all of hip hop Everybody, and we mean EVERYBODY, has used it—Run-DMC, Eric B & Rakim, and LL Cool J to name a few (and Public Enemy sampled...
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Folks can argue if Steve Young’s debut Rock, Salt and Nails is the first “outlaw country” album, but there is no argument that it’s one of the best Featuring a star-studded line-up of like-minded players like Gram Parsons, Gene Clark, James Burton, Chris Ethridge, and Bernie Leadon, this 1969 record starts out with...
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Originally released on the Concord label, this masterful 1978 meeting of jazz guitar giants has quietly become one of the most collectible albums of its era Herb Ellis and Remo Palmier (aka Palmieri) were contemporaries in the red-hot NYC jazz scene of the ‘40s, but they arrived at this recording through very different routes...
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How would you like to hear a new side—or should we say sides—of the world’s greatest funk band This 3-LP, 40-track collecton presents the A and B-side of every single that organist Art Neville, guitarist Leo Nocentelli, bassist George Porter, Jr, and drummer Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste cut for the Josie, Reprise &...
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The subtitle to this 1968 album reads “a psychedelic excursion through the magical mysteries of the Koran,” and if that doesn’t set your multi-culti heart a-flutter, it should at least make you reach for a set of headphones The late Pat Martino’s Baiyina measures up to and perhaps even surpasses John McLaughlin’s more...
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Willie Hale aka Little Beaver (so dubbed as a child because of his prominent front teeth) was one of the extraordinarily talented musicians Henry Stone assembled at his Hialeah, FL-based TK Records label and its assorted imprints Among the artists who recorded for Stone were KC & the Sunshine Band, Timmy Thomas, Gwen McCrae,...
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Crate diggers have long dug this 1973 soul jazz classic on the Atlantic label…it’s far more than your usual jazz vocal record Vocalist/pianist Andy Bey imbues every number here with a spiritual depth and soulful intensity, yet Experience and Judgment is a relaxing, uplifting listen reminiscent of Bill Withers or Roy Ayers Some...
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The biggest British psych find of the century! Think that’s hyperbole Well, of the 24 tracks on this collection, the only two to be previously issued on vinyl, “Beeside” b/w “Vacuum Cleaner,” comprise probably the rarest and most highly prized single (Deram DM 164) in ‘60s British rock, an original copy having sold for...
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In an extraordinary career spanning seven decades, director and "godfather of black cinema" Melvin Van Peebles only made one studio film 1970's Watermelon Man shattered conventions with its bitingly satirical story about a white couple, intolerant and obnoxious insurance salesman Jeff Gerber (Godfrey Cambridge) and his seemingly...
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Max Roach wasn't just one of the greatest drummers and percussionists in jazz history; he was also one of the greatest bandleaders in all of jazz, able to adapt his playing to an innumerable array of styles, from bop to free, and blessed with a keen eye and ear for talent And he always, always kept pushing himself and his...
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Alan Vega's work with Suicide is revered by just about every electronic music artist who's tapped a keyboard or moved a mouse; his snarling, rockabilly-styled vocals teamed with Martin Rev's ominous, repetitive soundscapes blazed a trail for post-punk, synth pop, industrial rock, technothe list goes on Vega's solo career...
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This soul-funk nugget, released in the early '70s on the uber-collectible Maple label, qualifies as a major find based on George Scott's Wilson Pickett-meets-James-Brown vocal stylings and the meaty production of Johnny Brantley (Lee Moses, Ohio Players) alone But when you consider that none other than JIMI HENDRIX played guitar...
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Another insanely rare and highly coveted soul-funk gem from the tiny Maple label, which was part of Sylvia Robinson's All Platinum empire, and punched way above its weight when it came to '70s R&B The one creative constant at the imprint was producer Johnny Brantley, who worked with everybody from Lee Moses to the Ohio Players...
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Scandalously scarce Southern soul, originally released on the extremely rare R&R label back in 1976 and currently selling for hundreds of dollars! Shackin' Up was the only LP released by well-traveled soul man Chuck Armstrong, who also recorded for such imprints as Nashville's Sound Stage 7, Detroit's Black Rock, and Miami's...
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If Les Baxter's 1951 album Ritual Of The Savage invented exotica, his 1963 album The Soul Of The Drums perfected it Here was the sonic Space Age journey to far-flung musical ports that the genre promised: samba and cha-cha-cha rhythms played by African, Brazilian, Cuban and Haitian "voodoo" drums propel Baxter's typically...
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The title of Horace Tapscott's debut release is apt, if not self-referential, for indeed a giant of West Coast jazz had awakened with this, the pianist/composer/bandleader's 1969 album for the Flying Dutchman label Tapscott went on to form two groups crucial to the flowering of modern jazz in the Los Angeles area, the Pan Afrikan...
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“Soul Queen of New Orleans” Irma Thomas enjoyed a run of national success in the US in the mid-’60s with classics like “Wish Someone Would Care,” “Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)” along with the original vocal version of “Time Is on My Side” (later a massive hit for the Rolling Stones), recorded...
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1970 was a time for heady experimentation in popular music, but very few records'and even fewer on major labels'come close to matching the stylistic ground covered by William S Fischer's album Circles African-American composer/arranger/keyboardist/saxophonist Fischer grew up woodshedding with the likes of Ray Charles, Fats Domino,...
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Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes’ groundbreaking albums for Bob Thiele’s Flying Dutchman label don’t get the attention from jazz fans that they should In fact, among the many distinguished alumni of Miles Davis’ fusion bands, keyboardist Smith and his cohorts arguably ran with Davis’ stylistic breakthrough the...
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Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes' groundbreaking albums for the Flying Dutchman label don't get the attention from jazz fans that they should In fact, among the many distinguished alumni of Miles Davis' fusion bands, keyboardist Smith and his cohorts arguably ran with Davis' stylistic breakthrough the farthest In five...
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Doug Carn made four records for the Black Jazz label, more than any other artist, and each one topped the previous release's lofty standard Adam's Apple was his last (1974) album for the label, representing the final note in his staggeringly creative crescendo It was also the first record without Jean Carn, but Carn and crew (John...
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Bay Area jazz guitar legend Calvin Keys released his debut solo record, Shawn-Neeq, in 1971, and it remains one of the most beloved albums on the Black Jazz label But that record was mere prelude for 1974"s Proceed with Caution; this time around, the arrangements were more complex, the instrumentation more diverse In short, a...
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If your circle of friends includes any guitar players, take this little test Ask them if they are familiar with Eddie Hazel's Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs Chances are their eyes will widen, followed by an exclamation something like 'I thought I was the only one who knew about that record!' Indeed, knowledge of this relatively...
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If you own a copy of this 1977 release on legendary Nashville deejay John Richbourg's Seventy-Seven Records label, then you are on your way to amassing generational wealth! But it's not just the scarcity of the original pressing that has driven prices to sky-high levels'the opening track proclaims 'We're the baddest group of...
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Released under the moniker of The 4th Cycle (not his backing band, but a reference to the improv techniques of the cycle of fourths used on the album) jazz keyboardist Walter Bishop Jr released ‘Keeper Of My Soul’ on the Black Jazz imprint in 1973 Free-form, improvised passages rub up against Latin and funk rhythms on this...
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The house band at Stax, Booker T & The MG’s were so good, so tight, that each member—guitarist Steve Cropper, bassist Donald “Duck” Dunn, drummer Al Jackson, Jr, and keyboardist/bandleader Booker T Jones—is a legend in his own right Playing behind such superstars as Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, and Wilson Pickett, the...
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Sometimes great things come in humble packages The ramshackle cover art for this 1972 album makes it look like a bootleg, and the rampant misspellings and inconsistencies in the album and song titles make it clear that whoever was in charge of proofreading at the Back Beat label must have taken the day off when the art was...
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Bassist Henry Franklin's 1972 release for Black Jazz, The Skipper, is one of the highlights in a label catalog full of many, and his 1974 follow-up, The Skipper at Home ('The Skipper' is Franklin's nickname), lives up to its predecessor's high standard and might even surpass it Which is no surprise given that a lot of the same...
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The Awakening Mirage (Remastered Vinyl Edition) LP Regular Version The only 'group' on the Black Jazz roster, The Awakening today should be heralded as one of the great bands in early '70s jazz That they're not is the result of the Black Jazz label's distribution woes; witness the fact that original copies of both of their...
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It's the first widespread vinyl release for this classic slab of mid-'90s British glam! Recorded at Bearsville in NY by a bunch of Leeds expats (hence the Resident Alien title), this Gold album features the hit "In the Meantime" and lots of other hooks 'n' riffs from "The Band That Fell to Earth" (featuring Antony & Royston...
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Aside from McCoy Tyner's 'Contemplation,' John Coltrane's 'Naima,' and René McLean sic McClean's 'Jihad,' Doug Carn himself takes the composing reins on this masterful 1973 release, which further integrates Jean Carn's ethereal yet soulful vocals into the his impressive stylistic vision And this time the band includes such...
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With long-standing stints in Tower of Power and Santana, Chester Thompson just might be the most decorated and distinguished keyboardist in all of rock and R&B, let alone of the Bay Area musical scene It's little wonder that this 1971 album, then, is one of the rarest and most coveted albums on the highly collectible Black...
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The first album released by the most sought-after label, bar none, among jazz collectors! And since keyboardist Gene Russell was at the artistic helm of Black Jazz, it was only natural that the label's debut record featured Russell himself, with the fitting title New Direction Oft-bootlegged, with original copies commanding...
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The first album released by the most sought-after label, bar none, among jazz collectors! And since keyboardist Gene Russell was at the artistic helm of Black Jazz, it was only natural that the label's debut record featured Russell himself, with the fitting title New Direction Oft-bootlegged, with original copies commanding...
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Though it's hard to pick a winner among the estimable Black Jazz catalog, this 1972 release from bassist Henry 'The Skipper' Franklin would have to be near the top of the list Franklin got his start woodshedding with Latin maverick Willie Bobo in the mid-'60s and went on to play with The Three Sounds, but probably his most notable...
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Calvin Keys’s 1971 debut album for the Black Jazz Records label announced the arrival of a new star in the jazz guitar firmament Keys had spent the ‘60s backing up the crème de la crème of jazz organists—Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff, Richard “Groove” Holmes—but for his first record as a leader, he was...
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What does the soundtrack to the first film ever to get an “X” rating for its sex scenes sound like Well, thanks to composer William “Bill” Loose, Vixen met its perfect musical match! Loose is one of those cult composers whose work you’ve heard much more than you’ve heard of the man himself During WWII, he led the US...
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The jazz world lost a true legend when bassist Cleveland Eaton passed away in the Summer of 2020 This 1975 album, one of the real gems in the hallowed Black Jazz label catalog, takes the full measure of the man Cleve recorded Plenty Good Eaton right after he left Ramsey Lewis' band, with whom he recorded a grand total of 17 (!)...
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The 1970 debut album from Kool and the Gang scored a couple of hits with The Gangs Back Again and the title cut, but more importantly, it heralded the arrival of what was to become a juggernaut on the R&B scene This all-instrumental record is years away from the commercial successes of Jungle...
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We've reissued a lot of 'cult' albums at Real Gone Music But of all the releases we've put out, this is the cult-iest of them all That's because it's actually an occult album, the first record to bring Satanic themes to rock music The upside down crosses, the 'devil's horns' hand's signs that are commonplace with metal bands both...
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