The Detroit born alto saxophonist Sonny Red made only one album as a leader for Blue Note, but Out of the Blue remains a gem of the catalog deserving of much wider recognition. Red s lightly swinging style shines on this 8-song set of bluesy originals and obscure standards, which was drawn from two different quartet sessions. The first…
Verve and Impulse! Records launch the new Vital Vinyl series with UMe, celebrating essential jazz LPs from the enduring catalogues of the two iconic labels. Throughout 2019, Verve and Impulse! will be making no fewer than 40 key albums from the 1950s, 60s and 70s available again on 180-gram vinyl. Each will feature their original cover artwork, track listings and liner notes. Some of these…
Sonny Rollins made some excellent recordings for Impulse! in the mid-1960s, a time when his unassailable skills and acrobatic approach made him a leading saxophonist, and one of the few to rival John Coltrane. Each of the five tracks collected here tell the complex, glorious story of Rollins s talent, especially in the stretched-out solos where…
Warren Sonny Sharrock died of a heart attack at the age of 53 in 1994. At the time of his death, many writers noted that he had recently landed a contract with a major label (RCA) and was perhaps destined for big things. In my opinion, these writers missed the point. Although Mr. Sharrock may not…
Limited double vinyl LP pressing. Includes bonus LP, Phoenix, which features re-recordings of their most notable early tracks. The mighty Sortilège are true pioneers of French heavy metal. From their 1980 inception, and [the] prolific six-year run that followed, the quintet paved the way for a generation of French bands and labels to follow. Apocalypso…
The new Pixar film Soul imagines that every person on earth comes pre-installed with a soul formed and perfected in a cosmic realm. Jamie Foxx plays a middle-school music teacher on earth who dreams of playing at legendary New York jazz club, The Blue Note. After the wrong step into an open sewer grate, Joe slips back…
Soul Jazz Records new ‘Apala: Apala Groups in Nigeria 1964-69’ is the first ever collection of Apala music to be released outside of Nigeria. The album focusses on a wide selection of recordings made in Nigeria in the 1960s, a time when Apala music was at the height of its popularity. Apala is a deeply…
Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana: Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 1 is a new album compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) that explores the many new styles that emerged in Cuba in the 1970s as Jazz, Funk, Brazilian Tropicalia and even Disco mixed together with Latin and…
Long out of print (10 years!), this new edition of Soul Jazz Records classic Delta Swamp Rock, features a killer all-star line-up of seminal artists who all first blended rock, soul and country together to create a stunning new sound of southern American music in the 1970s. Featuring the Allman Brothers, Dan Penn, Leon Russell,…
Long out of print (10 years!), this new edition of Soul Jazz Records classic Delta Swamp Rock, features a killer all-star line-up of seminal artists who all first blended rock, soul and country together to create a stunning new sound of southern American music in the 1970s. Featuring the Allman Brothers, Dan Penn, Leon Russell,…
Soul Jazz Records new 2018 edition of their long out of print classic first Deutsche Elektronische Musik Experimental German Rock and Electronic Music 1972-83 is a near-definitive guide to some of the worlds most extraordinary music (The Guardian). The album comes as two separate double-vinyl (+ download code) editions and a large double CD pack…
Soul Jazz Records’ new ‘Life Between Islands’ collection is inspired by the launch of Tate Britain’s exhibition of the same name, exploring the links between Caribbean and British art and culture from the 1950s to now. The album focuses on the most important Black British musical styles to emerge out of the distinctly Caribbean world…
Soul Jazz Records’ long out of print classic ‘Studio One Funk’ collection is being re-released in a new one-off limited-edition coloured pressing 18th anniversary format edition! A heavyweight special limited one-pressing only red 2xLP vinyl + download. 18 years on from its original release Studio One Funk remains one of our Studio One releases most…
Yo! Boombox is the new instalment of Soul Jazz Records’ Boombox series on the early days of hip-hop on vinyl, featuring some of the many innovative underground first-wave of early rap and disco rap records made in the USA between 1979-83. The album includes the first releases of seminal groups such as Grandmaster Flash &…