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Miles Davis Kind of Blue meets Analogue Productions' UHQR, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl! Definitive handmade limited run reissue Ultra High Quality Record! 33 1/3 RPM LP release limited to 25,000 copies Best-selling album in jazz history; mastered directly from the original 3-Track master tapes by Bernie Grundman Pressed... -
Textural sound reflections, communicating our enthusiastic, diverse relationship with nature, The Earth, woven from improvised patterns, forming the fabric of composition Among each others closest friends, Jesse Peterson and Carlos Niño sonically painted land, sea and skyscapes, for Pablo Calogero to tell impressionist stories... -
Survival Research present a reissue of Terry Gibbs & Alice Coltrane's El Nutto, originally released in 1963 Before joining vibraphonist Terry Gibbs' quartet in 1962, Detroit-born pianist Alice McLeod played intermissions at the Paris Blue Note and appeared on French TV with saxophonist Lucky Thompson, reaching Gibbs' attention... -
Al Doum and the Faryds continue their journey toward a new direction Now, they live in a futuristic garden of delights, inhabited by strange bright bubbles, golden wheels, water secrets and mysterious plants From their home of love and nature, they set out to travel the universe to forge a new being together Their typical blend of... -
Ictus Records' reissue initiative fittingly begins with Clangs, the first LP issued by the label in 1976 Featuring Steve Lacy on soprano saxophone, bird calls, and pocket synthesizer (or "crack box"), with Andrea Centazzo on drums, percussion, whistle, and vocals, the album is the culmination of a couple of weeks that the two... -
Reissue, originally released in 1977 In the history of free improvised music, there has been arguably no greater advocate for the idiom's power and potential than the English guitarist Derek Bailey Fiercely principled, between his emergence during the 1960s and his death in 2005, he cut a wide path, positioning this music at the... -
Originally issued in 1977, Trio Live was recorded in 1976, only a handful of days after Steve Lacy and Andrea Centazzo's Clangs was laid to tape, presumably capturing another moment on the same two-week tour that had rendered the recordings for its brilliant predecessor This time, the pair -- Lacy and Centazzo -- is joined by the... -
Reissue, originally released in 1979 Recorded live at WKCR Radio in New York City in 1978 and issued by Ictus the following year, Environment for Sextet encounters John Zorn at the earliest stages of his career, resting within a sextet of a new generation of stunning improvisers emerging at the tail end of the '70s who would go on... -
Following the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an exceptional collection of jazz funk / rare groove tunes recorded in the mid-seventies at the Nippon Columbia studios by three giants of Japanese music: arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto legend Toshiko Yonekawa and shakuhachi master Kifu Mitsuhashi Born in 1932 in... -
During 1964 John Coltrane spent the least amount of time in the recording studio of his entire solo career It wasn’t until April 27 that ‘Trane, along with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones went to the familiar surroundings of Rudy Van Gelder’s Englewood Cliff’s studio to begin work on the album that came to be... -
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During Holiday Records' long friendship and incredibly prolific collaboration with Hartmut Geerken -- who sadly left this planet on October 21, 2021 -- he never ceased to surprise He lived many lives, traveling the world as an employee of the Goethe Institute, playing with other incredible musicians, and being smart enough to... -
Larry Douglas has ruled as one of San Francisco’s top trumpet/flugelhorn players for more than three decades A native of Statesboro, Georgia, Douglas found early inspiration in the music of his older brother Gary (who played trumpet) and his high school teacher James Blakely (who played alto saxophone) While in college, he and... -
Bossa Nova = Nouvelle Vague = New Wave This transliteration was the starting point for Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux’s unique... -
Double LP version An hour of finely crafted grooves where cosmic atmospheres meet late night bangers While on a break due to a certain pandemic, L'Eclair threw itself in the making of a new album Until that point recording sessions were usually really short Former albums were made in only a few days and recorded mostly live on... -
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JAUBI continue the Nafs journey, which commenced with the single “Satanic Nafs” (featuring the remix by legendary LA producers The Gaslamp Killer & Mophono) released in March 2021 Now JAUBI draw on the elements of North Indian classical music, Hip-Hop and modal/spiritual jazz in their debut LP entitled “Nafs At... -
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On September 30, 1965, John Coltrane took his new group to The Penthouse, in Seattle, to make a professional recording during that engagement which would later be issued on Impulse as Live In Seattle That same day, the group was broadcast over the radio and the music was taped by an amateur fan All preserved music from this... -
John Carroll Kirby brings his talents as a composer and producer to film scoring His vivid imagination, dreamy compositions, and knack for storytelling with instrumental music make for a perfect match with comic book writer, artist and filmmaker Dash Shaw’s vibrant, fantastical animated... -
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Jeanne Lee (1939-2000) was an African-American vocalist, poet, composer, improvisor, activist and educator In her 40 year career she performed with Archie Shep, Marion Brown, Gunter Hampel, Frank Lowe, William Parker, Andrew Cyrille, Anthony Braxton, Ran Blake, Billy Bang, Cecil Taylor, John Cage, Rashsaan Roland Kirk, Pauline... -
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Acoustic Sounds Series reissues from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises! Mastered by Ryan K Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes 180-gram LPs pressed at Quality Record Pressings! Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets Series supervised by Chad Kassem CEO of Acoustic... -
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Presented on 180-GRAM VINYL, this superb live set by the Billy Harper Quintet pushes the boundaries of the combo's studio efforts even further An insert is... -
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First time reissue, originally released in 1974 Those into world jazz will be aware of the amazing modal, big band and post-bop jazz recordings released in Argentina in the '60s The body of work produced by the likes of Chivo Borraro, Jorge López Ruiz or Enrique Villegas would be able to rival the recordings of their American... -
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By the time this album was released, Antonio Carlos Jobim was already an international superstar Having recently won a Grammy (1965) for "The Girl From Ipanema", by 1967 all the big name stars from up north were breaking down his door to work with the new "Gershwin of Brazil" In fact, Jobim had just finished working on an album... -
Mad About Records present a reissue of Tete Mbambisa's Tete's Big Sound, originally released in 1976 South African jazz holy grail Tete Mbambisa has performed and recorded with many of the giants of South African Jazz (Bazil "Manenberg" Coetzee, Johnny Dyani, Dick Khoza, Duku Makasi, Gideon Nxumalo, Dudu Pukwana, etc), and is one... -
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Sommor Records present the first vinyl reissue of Barcelona Traction's self-titled release, originally released in 1975 Top notch jazz-rock-fusion with funk and Latin touches from Catalonia Original artwork in gatefold sleeve and insert with liner notes by Àlex Gómez-Font and photos "After recording in 1972 the cult album We... -
Glitterbeat Records reissue the out-of-print debut album from Brazil's ten-piece instrumental powerhouse: Bixiga 70 Originally released a decade ago, the self-titled record is the bold mission statement for the acclaimed albums that followed Urgent and uncompromising An inspired soundworld where Afro-Brazilian traditions and retro... -
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Reissue Originally recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in August 1960 and released in February 1961, Caribè shows the great multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy in the unexpected context of the Latin Jazz Quintet A fascinating combination of apparently distant elements where Dolphy's masterful playing shines through every harmony and groove... -
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Two groovy tracks from reed player Ville Vannemaa's 'Cassiopeia' album Featuring vibraphonist Panu Savolainen, Kasperi Sarikoski on trombone, Heikko Remmel on bass and Jaska Lukkarinen on drums Limited to 250 copies... -
Conceptual Finnish jazz album, echoing past and present With Ville Vannemaa on saxes, Panu Savolainen on vibes, Kasperi Sarikoski on trombone, Heikko Remmel on bass and Jaska Lukkarinen on drums Six sublime songs penned by Ville himself, plenty of detail and swinging from joy to melancholy in a melodic sense aimed for repeated... -
Adarce proudly presents the reissue of ‘Clásicos con Ritmo’ by Paco Ros Originally released in 1978 on Discos Maller, still sounds as special and out of time as when it was released; a strange album that has become one of the most sought after jewels – and most hard to find – for lovers of Spanish Groove ‘Clásicos con... -
Curtis Mayfield's 'Superfly' funk-soul groove is the base of the psychedelic visions created by this esoteric 'Akelarre Sorta', an unparalleled gem The African-American saxophonist, pianist and composer William S Fischer, who worked in the 1950's with stars of the stature of Ray Charles, Muddy Waters, Joe Zawinul and Roberta... -
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Finnish Jazz-Funk group with afro tropical influences releases their first full length album Privately recorded, 250 numbered... -
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Top-drawer raw soulful jazz captured on tape in Norway around the same time as the Legendary Club7 recordings, 3 instrumentals and 3 vocal tracks, never before heard! Limited to 250... -
Ready for an adventure running parallel to their lives in common units, the quartet boarded a starship to set off on an astral expedition The mission began perfectly, according to plan From the very first measures, the travellers were released from the Earth's gravity Very quickly, their home planet appeared tiny and distant,... -
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Albedo Gravitas is an extension of Albedo Fantastica (released on An’archives in 2018), the duo of Keiko Higuchi and Sachiko (Kousokuya, Overhang Party, Vava Kitora) Both of them are well known names to those who are evolving in the Japanese underground waters since each has been involved in many projects and each has a... -
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Altercat proudly presents the definitive reissue of one of the crown jewels of South American jazz Essentially the brainchild of Argentinian jazz's leading figure Jorge López Ruiz, the project Viejas Raíces marked Lopez Ruiz's departure from the traditional forms of jazz The trio that recorded this album, consisting of López... -
Super obscure New York Latin Jazz superbly produced by Eddie Drennon of the massive Disco hit of the early 1970's "Let's do the Latin Hustle" Drennon was also a well known arranger and producer on the underground Latin Circuit and produced this way out, leftfield and very different to the typical "Salsa" style release current... -
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With its three compositions by Thelonious Monk, one might call this LP from 1964 “3 Standards and 3 Monks” The 'High Priest' of bebop had reached a further pinnacle in his career and performed with his fantastic, skilful and well-rehearsed quartet at numerous festivals and concerts As if in a dream, the musicians penetrate the... -
Breathe captures the Hammond B-3 organ legend Dr Lonnie Smith during his 75th birthday run at the Jazz Standard in NYC in 2017, the same week he recorded his acclaimed trio album All In My Mind On this night the good doctor took the stage with an expanded line-up featuring Jonathan Kreisberg on guitar, Johnathan Blake on drums,... -
A massive release by Astigmatic Records unearthing some previously unreleased Jazz-Funk / Library music / Orchestra-Psych-funk gems which were recorded for Polish Radio and Television in 1974 and 1977 by the composer and conductor Henryk Debich Some tracks have a Herbie Hancock soundtrack feel in parts; highly... -
A musical visionary, some outstanding instrumentalists, the 10th anniversary of the collective’s founding, a reflection on Polishness, and finally – a 4,000 km-long walking pilgrimage of 100 solo concerts in 100 temples These events, symbols, experiences and facts have somehow been combined into one coherent whole – the... -
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What do jazz improvisation, Polish Radio, dingy rap from Memphis, cassette tapes, trap, drill elements and hip-hop loops have in common These are the ingredients that the Błoto quartet used in their lab to cook an explosive mixture for their third LP entitled “Kwasy i zasady” (eng,“Acids and bases”) Nobody thought that... -
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The first instalment in our new ‘Mr Bongo Record Club’ compilation series – a selection of favourites, recent discoveries and sought after obscurities, which form the basis of our DJ sets and our radio show of the same name Including cuts by Claudia, Cortex, Dave Pike Set, Fruko, Neno Exporta Som, Connie Laverne, Barbosa and... -
This instalment follows on from our acclaimed ‘Volume One’ – Lauren Laverne’s ‘Compilation Of The Week’, supported by the likes of Disclosure, Horsemeat Disco, Hunee and Laurent Garnier ‘Volume Two’ picks up where the last one left off — with a touch more soul and disco — records we’ve been spinning in our DJ... -
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Volume Three in the Mr Bongo Record club series Another showcase of recent vinyl finds and favourites from our DJ sets and radio shows This is an extra special one however, as it lands in 2019, the year that we celebrate 30 years since it all began way back in 1989 Compiled by David Buttle and Gareth Stephens, assisted by Graham... -
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Bukky Leo & Black Egypt's unique live interpretation of the iconic cult musician William Onyeabor recorded live at The Jazz... -
At long last, after remaining out of print for decades, the Milan based imprint, Dialogo, dives into the legendary catalog of Cramps, bringing forth the first ever vinyl reissue of Steve Lacy’s LP, "Straws", issued as the sixth instalment of the label’s DIVerso series in 1977 Truly singular in the legendary American... -
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When Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie – the driving force behind Portico Quartet got together in their East London studio in May 2020 and started work on the music that would become their new album, the world, or most of it, was in the midst of the first lockdown The unique impact of the events of 2020 became the backdrop to their...
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