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Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Ikaros Music)

Stavros Lantsias Quartet

My Ennio Morricone

40,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Soundtracks

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Sing And Dance With Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

LP | 1950 | US | Reissue (Impex)

55,99 €*

Release: 1950 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo)

Jimmy Smith

LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Elemental)

LP | 1967 | EU | Reissue (Elemental)

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The first and best out of just two collaborative albums by organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery, Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo was recorded in 1966 and features arrangements by Oliver Nelson. It is frequently listed among Jimmy Smith's best albums. The duo's follow-up record, Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes, was taped during the same sessions and released in 1968. Al/Music critic Richard S. Ginell gave The Dynamic Duo the maximum * * * * * rating, stating that "Creed Taylor matched two of his most famous artists, Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith, on this session (Montgomery's last for Verve), and the results are incendiary- a near-ideal meeting of yin a.nd yang. Smith comes at your throat with his big attacks and blues runs while Montgomery responds with rounder, smoother octaves and single notes that still convey much heat. They are an amazing pair."

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Wes Montgomery

California Dreaming

2LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Munster)

Release: 1967 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Released in 1967, California Dreaming was Wes Montgomery's last album for Verve (other than an exciting collaboration with Jimmy Smith). It’s an extraordinary orchestral date featuring arrangements by Don Sebesky that showcases soloists such as pianist Herbie Hancock and percussionist Ray Barretto. The songs (which include "Sunny" and the title tune "California Dreaming") are in this case mostly pop material of the era, from which the great performer extracts magic sounds. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard jazz album chart and No. 4 on the R&B chart, and was one of the last great works by Montgomery, whose later guitar style influenced jazz fusion and smooth jazz. At the peak of his popularity, the guitarist unexpectedly died of a heart attack on June 15, 1968, at the age of 45.

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Tim Blake

Crystal Machine

Who Killed Ai? Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Hold your body and mind belts, and immerse yourself into a cornerstone of cosmic music in a double remastered vinyl - one them filled with rarities - called "Crystal Machine" by the visionary Tim Blake, English composer and synthesizer master. Recorded in 1976/7, it remains echoing as a timeless effort, pretty much still alive. This is a deadly serious art piece, accordingly trippy in all its aspects, full of strangeness and sheer beauty.

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Kenny & Svoy Garrett

LP | 2024 | Original (Mack Avenue)

41,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Christian Mcbride & Edgar Meyer

But Who's Gonna Play The Melody? Colored Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | Original (Mack Avenue)

50,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | Original (Silene / Komos)

Robinson Khoury

Mya

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU (Survival Research)

Broken Wing

Release: 2024 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in Paris in December 1978, Broken Wing is beautiful proof that Baker’s playing remained undiminished in the face of ongoing personal challenges. There is wonderful musical chemistry between Baker and his ensemble members throughout this excellent and rare LP, namely pianist Phil Markowitz, bassist Jean-François Jenny-Clark and drummer Jeff Brillinger, yielding exceptional versions of Richie Beirach’s title track and Wayne Shorter’s ‘Black Eyes,’ as well as Baker’s ‘Blue Gilles’; he’s on top form on the trumpet and tackles the vocal of ‘Oh You Crazy Moon’ with gracefulness. Another great offering from Chet!

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Chet Baker Sings Clear Vinyl Edtion

LP | 2024 | EU (Destination Moon)

Release: 2024 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Chet Baker’s vocal work was as distinctive as his trumpet playing, though on debut vocal set Chet Baker Sings the radicalism comes coached in a delicate and clear-toned wrapping that is innocent and vulnerable. His first vocal recordings, made in February 1954, are featured on the second half of this enticing LP, the first six songs cut in July 1956; outstanding moments include ‘There Will Never Be Another You’ and a rendition of ‘My Funny Valentine’ that Baker makes all his own, the simple drum, bass, and piano combo leaving room for Chet’s voice and trumpet to alternate the spotlight. Another West Coast cool jazz classic.

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In New York Clear Vinyl Edtion

LP | 2024 | EU (Destination Moon)

LP | 1967 | UK | Reissue (Be With)

Release: 2024 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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His first for Riverside, In New York saw Chet Baker bring the West Coast cool jazz style to new Manhattan surroundings. With the rhythm section of Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones keeping things up-tempo and propulsive, pianist Al Haig alternating between fill-in chords and intriguing melodies and saxophonist Johnny Giffin trading lead flourishes with Baker himself, the LP is another winner right through. The swinging bop is full of zest and verve on ‘Hotel 49’ and a one-off rendition of Miles’ ‘Solar,’ while some contrasting introspective breaks are provided by ‘Blue Thoughts’ and ‘Polka Dots And Moonbeams.’ Great stuff!

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Al Hirt

Soul In The Horn

LP | 2024 | Original (Art District Media)

Release: 1967 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yes, *that* Al Hirt record. Featuring the godlike "Harlem Hendoo", looped unforgettably by De La Soul for the legendary Buhloone Mind State cut, "Ego Trippin' (Part Two)"!

Al Hirt's infamous Soul In The Horn is inextricably tangled up in crate-digger lore. Originally released in 1967, the album has been in heavy, heavy demand for over 30 years, entirely down to the majestic soul-jazz fire of "Harlem Hendoo". And it's a song so good, so vital, so timeless, that it will always tower above everything else in its proximity. This one track alone is worth the price of admission - even if the cost of entry were $100 or even $1000.

However, it would be an error to dismiss this record as merely a one tracker, loaded as it is with dope samples for adventurous beat makers. Certainly the funkiest Al Hirt record, it definitely lives up to the "soul" in the title. Thanks to composer Paul Griffin and arranger Teacho Wiltshire, Hirt got uncharacteristically free and groovy throughout. It comes on more like an obscure KPM library funk record than the easy listening Al was notorious for.

A Louisiana trumpeter and band leader who made Allen Toussaint’s “Java” famous, Al Hirt was also known for TV themes, Dixieland, Swing and being a minority owner of the New Orleans Saints. Unlike every other Al Hirt record - and despite most "diggers" claiming otherwise - this here gem is genuinely hard to come across "in the wild". Normally, you can't give Al Hirt records away, except this particular one, which raises pulses in the crate digging community to life-threatening levels. For every owner claiming to have found their copy for a dollar, there's scores more claiming to have *never* unearthed one in the field. So, paradoxically, you can consider this the most tricky-to-pull "thrift store record", ever. This is why we're finally making it available for everyone, not just those with endless hours to spend scouring the global goodwills!

Soul In The Horn represented an expressive detour into authentic soul-jazz for Al Hirt. Throughout, we're struck by a fierce, fiery energy that's otherwise absent from his typically easy listening work. Without question, the slinky, magical "Harlem Hendoo" is the standout, here. It's also the reason why the record is so scarce and commands awe among crate diggers, sounding like something from an obscure and deeply revered spiritual jazz record. As is often the case, the true genius of the song is tricky to do justice to; it's like a minor miracle of songwriting and performance that simply swooned down from the heavens on the back of horns, bells and harpsichord. It's one of the sweetest musical compositions ever recorded inside a studio - it's only failing is that it's just too short. Sampled brilliantly by De La Soul, it has also been used by The Roots for "Stay Cool" and Nightmares On Wax for "Damn".

The rest of the record makes for a mighty fine listen. From the opening cover of Booker T. & The MG's "Honey Pot", to the propulsive, ultra-funky "Mess Around", it's nothing but a good time. Given its title, the elegant stepper "Calypsoul" sounds exactly as you'd hope whilst the melancholic, wistful "Long Gone" hurts so good. Truly, this is just dying to be looped up, Al's muted playing capturing a soulful longing only horns can often achieve. The bluesy, slo-mo swing of "Sweetlips" oscillates between cool disaffection and swelling pride whilst the graceful, low-key funky "Girl" closes out the A-Side in the fine style. Ushering in the B-Side, the brief but brilliant strut of "Love Ya' Baby" shines brightly before the skipping funky-jazz of true highlight "Sunday-Goin' To Meetin' Time" demands both your attention and your dancing shoes. The mellifluous piano-funk of bass and horn-drenched "Snap Back" serves as the sumptuous prelude to "Harlem Hendoo"'s main character energy before the irrepressible, upbeat R&B of "Ludwig" closes out this quite remarkable album. An album deserving of a place in every serious record collection.

The audio for Soul In The Horn has been carefully remastered by Be With regular Simon Francis, ensuring it sounds better than ever. Cicely Balston's expert skills have made sure nothing is lost in the cut whilst the records have been pressed to the highest possible standard at Record Industry in Holland. The original sleeve has been restored here at Be With HQ as the finishing touch to this long overdue re-issue. This is after-hours music. Let it speak for itself. Listen. Listen to the soul in Al Hirt's horn.

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Monsieur Mala

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1976 | EU (Trading Places)

Henry Franklin

Tribal Dance

20,99 €*

2LP | 2014 | HK | Original (Evosound)

Release: 1976 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Los Angeles bass titan Henry Franklin is bestknown for the two Skipper LPs issued by Black Jazz in 1972-74; 1977’s Tribal Dance is more obscure and arguably the best of the bunch, the spiritual jazz given an extra propulsive dimension via the excesses of Sonship, banging complex rhythms on his elaborate self-made drums, as heard on the opening title track and the extended ‘Cosmos Dwellers.’ Elsewhere, ‘Eric’s Tune’ has flamenco undercurrents, ‘Spring Song’ is a slow piano meditation, and ‘Prime Move’ is all over the map. This sonic jazz journey engages the senses and is thoroughly excellent throughout – get your copy now!

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Chantal Chamberland

Serendipity Street

63,99 €*

Release: 2014 / HK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | EU | Reissue (Elemental)

George Benson

Giblet Gravy

10" | 2016 | UK | Original (Be! Jazz)

Release: 1968 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Released on the Verve label in 1968, Giblet Gravy marked jazz/soul guitarist George Benson's fourth album as a leader. It features Benson backed by an all-star group arranged and conducted by Tom Mcintosh, that includes such jazz luminaries as Ernie Royal, Pepper Adams, Johnny Pacheco, Billy Cobham, Ron Carter, and Herbie Hancock. According to AllMusic reviewer Richard S. Ginell, the label's "immediate goal was to groom Benson as the next Wes Montgomery (who was about to leave Verve) - and so he covers hit tunes of the day, playing either with a big band plus voices or a neat quintet anchored by Herbie Hancock, and the sound is contoured to give his guitar a warm mellow ambience. But the eclectic Benson is his own man, as his infectious repeated-interval rhythm trademark tells us on his self-composed title track. George's work is always tasty and irresistibly melodic."

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Lars Lystedt

Fanfar!

15,99 €*

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | Original (Nonesuch)

Mary Halvorson

Cloudward

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2022 | Original (Stunt)

Scott Hamilton

Classics

Release: 2022 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Duke Ellington / Charles Mingus / Max Roach

Money Jungle

2LP | 2021 | Original (Groove Replica)

Release: 2021 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | Original (Stunt)

Scott Hamilton

Danish Ballads & More

Release: 2019 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | Original (Groove Replica)

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd

Jazz Samba

Release: 2020 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | Original (Mack Avenue)

Julian Lage

Love Hurts

Release: 2019 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2014 | Original (Stunt)

Inger Gundersen

By Myself

Release: 2014 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Live Behind The Green Door Green Vinyl Edtion

Embryo Trio

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Permakultur Schallplatten)

23,99 €*

2LP | 2023 | HK | Original (Evosound)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Stunning Trio live recording of Munich´s cult World Kraut Jazz pioneers Embryo during the spring lockdown 2020 @ Import Export. Munich. This record is a new and unheard chapter in the lifeline of Embryo. In May 2020, the evergreen Krautrock band, founded in 1969, got together as a trio to do an exclusive livestream-session during the lockdown as the Covid-19 Pandemic hit Germany We took the opportunity to press the best parts of this session on vinyl to conserve this historic moment. The outcome is the very essence of improvisation, which shows the sheer creativity and joy of live music. A musical experience, that brought hope throughout the bleak outlook of that time. Marja Burchard (tb, vib, keys, santur) Maasl Maier (sax, b) Sebastian Wolfgruber (perc, dr)

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Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio

A Shade Of Blue

63,99 €*

Release: 2023 / HK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Svart)

Olavi Louhivuori

Immediate Music III

Everybody's Song But My Own

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Olavi Louhivuori Presents "Immediate Music Iii" - A Boundary-Pushing Musical Triumph with drummers Glenn Kotche and Tony Buck

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Fred Hersch Trio

LP | 2011 | JP | Reissue (Venus)

63,99 €*

Release: 2011 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1978 | US | Reissue (Acoustic Sounds)

Tommy Flanagan

Overseas Mono Edition

55,99 €*

Release: 1978 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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John Carter / Bobby Bradford

Self Determination Music

LP | 1971 | UK | Reissue (BGP / Flying Dutchman)

25,99 €*

What's New With The Clifford Brown Sextet

Release: 1971 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The John Carter and Bobby Bradford Quartet/Quintet were critical to the progressive jazz movement around Los Angeles in the late 60s alongside the likes of Horace Tapscott. Both hailed from the Watts area and trumpeter, Bradford played with a woodshedding Ornette Coleman for two years in the early 60s when the legendary free movement leader decided not to record for a while but wanted to hone his trademark sound on the saxophone. Multi-reed player, Carter also worked with Coleman who brought them together to lead their own band.

Their first outing on Flying Dutchman was “Flight For Four” as the Carter Bradford Quartet that was released in 1969. This is the second album they recorded where Carter and Bradford were supported by Tom Williamson (bass), Buzz Freeman (drums) and another uncredited bass player on four extended improvisations – ‘The Sunday Afternoon Jazz Blues Society’, ‘The Eye Of The Storm’, ‘Loneliness’ and ‘Encounter’.

The album has been out of print on vinyl since 1971 and Ace are delighted to release it with audio taken from hi-res digital transfers from the original masters.

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Helen Merrill

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Supperclub)

25,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Kyoko Takenaka + Tomoki Sanders

Planet Q

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Isc Hi-Fi Selects)

39,99 €*

Gene Clark And Doug Dillard

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Artists Kyoko Takenaka + Tomoki Sanders team with In Sheep’s Clothing Hi-Fi & Pure Person Press to release their breathtaking debut record as Planet Q.

Gatefold Single LP w/ OBI & Insert

To explore and absorb Planet Q, the new record by artists Kyoko Takenaka + Tomoki Sanders, is to become untethered from structural expectations, to reside in a realm where genre vanishes and a profound musical space remains, where the absence of gravity causes curious things to occur.

It’s a spot where handclaps may not move in time, where sonic gurgles of unknown origin offer texture, where a deep, hooky rhythm can propel a groove into the stratosphere.

At various times the tracks move like Dilla pieces, at others like Terry Riley explorations, like Flying Lotus or Milford Graves or Alice Coltrane meditations. But every time you think you’ve got the sound figured out, it hits from another angle. Though a brief missive at 33 minutes, you exit Planet Q as if leaving an utterly alien spot.

Setting: In 2021, during the covid lockdown in America, Takenaka and Sanders were both living in Tokyo without any gigs or work to be found back home. They met at a mutual friend’s cafe in the Higashi-Koenji neighborhood, and the connection was immediate. “The chances of us meeting not only someone else of the diaspora when the borders are closed, but also queer and non-binary, and also a musician? Pretty slim, and pretty fateful,” Takenaka says.

In early 2022, the Omicron variant prompted a new round of isolation. Returning to New York, they united with kindred musicians by going to private jam sessions, but at the time those evenings didn't tap the magic they were seeking. They decided to quarantine and create together. Takenaka was living alone at the time so they invited Sanders to crash there. Says Takenaka, “We made rice, ate natto, meditated and made music for seven days straight.”

That they would create something masterful does seem somehow predestined. Sanders’ late father is the brilliant composer and saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, their mother a life-long music fanatic who nurtured the same. The younger Sanders, who grew up in New York and Tokyo, has been playing music – drums, saxophone, clarinet, piano – and absorbing profound sound since they had baby teeth. Takenaka is a first-generation Nikkei Japanese American actor, butoh dancer and filmmaker who also grew up with music; their father was a jazz pianist, and by age 7 they were already singing at jam sessions in Boston. Planet Q is Takenaka and Sanders’ debut musical collaboration.

That week together in isolation was pretty ritualized. Their aim, Takenaka says, was to create “a really beautiful, secluded safe space for ourselves as qtpoc folx – a planet where we both belong – and to make music as we created the space. Basking in it. Being inside it.”

They quickly fell into a daily routine that commenced with an improvised spoken meditation, tidbits of which made it onto the record. The layout of Takenaka’s apartment – an open kitchen looking out on the living room – afforded them the chance to mix rituals. They prepped meals and sampled parts of the process. Cooking rice, making curry, eating natto – the sounds simmer throughout Planet Q. Dancing and calligraphy also informed the compositions. Takenaka calls it “embodying the process, the textures.”

Tomoki says, “Before Hip hop, in my dad’s age, the saxophone was where the rapper, or the electric guitar spotlighted. It was only $500 to buy a saxophone in the 50’s...now its anywhere from $3000-$10,000. However, we fortunately are in a current time to have a whole studio literally in our laptops – and you can get a $50 midi device from a music store or online. Time of technology has advanced the music, the sound, the production – I’m challenged to reimagine things in ways never been thought before.”

Though each piece has distinct traits, Planet Q feels more like a suite of tracks, a gathering of waveforms that, despite their differences, when woven together create an utterly striking piece. The intention-setting opening piece was born through their improvised morning meditations. Tomoki uses bells their father gifted them.

“‘My Sweet, My Tender, My Loving, Home’ is dedicated to my dad and his metaphysical and galactic sounds, that is grounding,” Tomoki says. “Every intention I put into the style of music or energy comes from him and the ancestors, or god, ‘subconsciously’ – being a continuation of his DNA but in a completely different generation and time; me matching his point of view in spirituality and raising a level of self-consciousness.”

Borders blur. Rhythms lope and gallop. “竹” is a beat-driven rush featuring Takenaka on guitar. When Sanders grabs their tenor saxophone for “Grow,” the result vibes like a funky film-noir soundtrack, with Takenaka reciting the title.

Their tools: bells, electric guitar, piano, shakers, saxophone, African thumb piano, flute, keyboard, drum programming and voice. Most importantly, Planet Q is the sound of two devoted artists committing in full to exploring the mystic, hellbent on mastering the ways that two mortals can, with focus, desire and ancestral guidance, unite in music to create something that transcends the here-and-now.

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The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark

LP | US (Intervention)

55,99 €*

Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Release: US

Genre: Organic Grooves

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180g

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1812 Ouvertüre, Capriccio Italien, Kosakentanz

LP (Telarc)

38,99 €*

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Genre: Organic Grooves

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For Children Black Vinyl Edition

Eero Koivistoinen

LP | 1970 | EU | Reissue (Svart)

Mr Bongo Record Club Volume 6 Red Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1970 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Masterful Finnish jazz available on wax again!

The 1970 album For Children by Eero Koivistoinen was originally released by the book publishing company, Otava, which was responsible for his earlier two albums as well. Jazzpuu/Sähkö Recordings reissued For Children in 2006 as did we in 2016, yet both of these releases have been hard to find ever since. This time around Svart brings this important piece of Koivistoinen's career, a successful amalgam of acoustic jazz and funky fusion back on the market on a limited Svart exclusive blue vinyl edition, classic black vinyl and CD.

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V.A.

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Black Classical Music Tri-Colour Splatter Vinyl Edition Box Set

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Curating and ordering the tracks for a Mr Bongo Record Club is always special. You’re reminded of the feelings you had when sitting at home with a cassette player on pause trying to compile the perfect mixtape to impress the latest object of your affection, or that friend with whom you share a musical kinship and spark off each other’s latest discoveries. Hearing old tracks for the first time or diving into the most upfront selections keeps the fires burning and passions alight.

Here, for volume six, we present recent finds and treasured classics from Brazil, Sweden, the USA, South Africa, Portugal, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago, and Canada. We have included selections by the Brazilian rising star Dora Morelenbaum as well as from heritage-Brazilian musicians and vocalists Haréton Salvanini, Copa 7, and Mirna. There’s also the wonderful Brazilian-not-Brazilian take of 'Ye Me Le' by Hazel Scott And The Braza Brasil, plus sublime gospel from the New York Community Choir. We’ve picked disco and soul rarities by General Lee and Ash Soul, Inc., and for the first time on vinyl, an incredible psych-pop song by the illustrious Matthew Tavares. There are cuts from some of our favourite contemporary Swedish musicians, Sven Wunder and Dina Ögon too.

This compilation is packed full of gems that are plucked from differing times and spaces, but somehow all gel together beautifully. We hope you love them too.

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Yussef Dayes

Box | 2023 | WW | Original (Brownswood)

159,99 €*

Mobley's Message Hq Ltd 200g Edition

Release: 2023 / WW – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lift off lid box with crushed emerald felt lining, Includes Embossed Gatefold edition Double Tri-Colour Splatter Vinyl.

Includes Signed Insert, Limited edition Black Classical Music branded ProMark Drum Sticks, and branded Afro Comb.

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Hank Mobley

LP | 1956 | US | Reissue (Acoustic Sounds)

53,99 €*

Release: 1956 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jonathan Bäckström Quartet

Jonathan Bäckström Quartet Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (We Jazz)

25,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Evo Sound)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Jonathan Bäckström Quartet is an acoustic improvising quartet based in Helsinki with members from Finland and Sweden. Bassist/composer Jonathan Bäckström leads the quartet and they are set on a mission to navigate and discover the music that is being created in the moment.

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Susan Wong

Kamereon

50,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (WNTS)

Django Reinhardt

Golden Classics

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers

Central Park's Mosaics Of Reservoir Lake Pathway

LP | 2024 | Original (Red Hook)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Nenad Vasilic Feat. Wolfgang Puschnig & Bojan Z

Live In Theater Akzent

LP | 2018 | Original (Galileo Vertrieb)

Release: 2018 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1970 | JP | Reissue (Sony Music Japan)

Kosuke Mine

Mine

59,99 €*

LP | 1976 | JP | Reissue (Sony Music Japan)

Release: 1970 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A monumental work that marks the historical beginning of the prestigious Three Blind Mice label, and the shivering debut album by saxophonist Atsusuke Mine, with a tension that seems to tear through the entire album. (Series supervisor: Koki Hanawa). This is the first release of the "three blind mice premium reissue collection" series, the first commercial LP product on the TBM label from SME.

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Motohiko Hino

Ryuhyo

59,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Apollon)

Release: 1976 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is a hot live recording made in Nemuro in the northern land of Japan, which has been loved together with the 'First Album' (Tact). The title track is as epic as an ice floe literally colliding on the ocean floor. (Series supervisor: Koki Hanawa). This is the first release of the "three blind mice premium reissue collection" series, the first commercial LP product from SME under the TBM label.

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Gaute Storvse Band

Bebe' K'awil

43,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Apollon Records proudly presents Bebé K’awiil, the latest album by Gaute Storsve Band, scheduled for release on February 23rd. This album is a musical journey inspired by ancient Maya gods, masterfully blending Nordic jazz with Latin rhythms. The thematic inspiration for this album stems from Gaute Storsve's profound engagement with Mayan culture and archaeology, spanning over 25 years. His deep appreciation and understanding of this rich heritage have significantly shaped the band's innovative musical direction, culminating in this vibrant new release. Featuring Cuban percussionist Angel Terry Domech from the Buena Vista Social Club, Bebé K’awiil is enriched with authentic Latin rhythms, adding a vibrant dimension to the album. "Oración a Ixchel" showcases the stunning vocals of Patricia Morales, with lyrics penned by Guatemalan writer Christina Violeta Thrane Storsve. The cultural richness of the album is further enhanced by the exquisite ceramic artwork of Mayan artist Francisco Javier Iquic Garcia Gaute Storsve Band, which evolved from the Gaute Storsve Trio, has long been a significant presence in the Nordic jazz scene. The Trio's first album, Attention: This Is Not a Toy, For Adult Collectors Only, laid the groundwork for the band's distinctive fusion of Nordic jazz and Latin American music. Their previous album El Gran Gotzilla (Apollon Records, 2022) has enjoyed regular airplay on the domestic radio channel NRK Jazz.

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Seven Steps To Heaven Yellow/Red Marble Vinyl Edition

LP | EU | Reissue (Second)

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Seven Steps To Heaven White/Red Splatter Vinyl Edition

LP | EU | Reissue (Second)

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Separatist Party Dark Green Colored Vinyl Edition

Mike Reed

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (We Jazz)

Jazz Stylings Of Anita Oday

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Long before the Covid-19 pandemic, Chicago drummer, bandleader and composer Mike Reed had been thinking about isolation. "The Separatist Party" is the first installment of a three-album cycle involving a varied cast of musicians, dealing with themes of inner and outer human isolation.

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Anita Oday

LP (Waxtime)

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Oren Ambarchi & Eric Thielemans

Double Consciousness

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Matière Mémoire)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A Caddy For Daddy Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Hank Mobley

LP | 2023 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

43,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Bela Fleck Productions - Thirt)

Bela Fleck

Remembrance 180

35,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This Is The Moment: Sings And Plays Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Kenny Dorham

LP | 1958 | EU | Reissue (New Land)

49,99 €*

Release: 1958 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1953 | DE | Reissue (Blue Note)

Volume 2

Release: 1953 / DE – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tony Scott & The Indonesian Allstars

Djanger Bali

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Musik Produktion Schwarzwald)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lila Colored Vinyl Edition

Shake Stew

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Traumton)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Sony)

James Arthur

Bitter Sweet Love

Ballads Marbled Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Der mehrfach mit Platin ausgezeichnete Künstler James Arthur wird sein neues Album „bitter Sweet Love“ am 26. Januar über Columbia Records veröffentlichen.

„bitter Sweet Love“ zeigt James von seiner besten Seite und bietet dreizehn atemberaubende Songs voller Emotion. Nachdem er wieder auf der Bühne stand, wurde ihm klar, wie sein fünftes Album klingen sollte. Die Menge sang zu seinen Hits mit und tauchte in die Emotionen ein, die James in seiner eigenen Stimme hören konnte.

Der aus Middlesbrough stammende und vor kurzem Brit Billion-Award zertifizierte Künstler, kann auf eine Jahrzehnte lang umfassende Karriere zurückblicken. Darunter 4 Studioalben, 16 Milliarden verkaufte Tonträger und unzählige ausverkaufte Konzerte an einigen der legendärsten Veranstaltungsorten weltweit.

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John Coltrane

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Impulse)

37,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Solo Concerts Bremen / Lausanne Luminessence Serie

Keith Jarrett

3LP | 2023 | EU | Original (ECM)

87,99 €*

Canonball Adderley & Bill Evan

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Diese 3-LP Faksimile-Edition von Bremen-Lausanne, nun als Teil der gefeierten Luminessence-Vinyl-Reihe von ECM wiederveröffentlicht, enthält die beiden Solokonzerte von Keith Jarrett vom März und Juli 1973. Sie stehen am Anfang der inzwischen legendären Reihe von Jarretts Solo-Erkundungen auf dem Klavier und haben auch heute nichts von ihrer musikalischen Kraft und Faszination eingebüßt. In einer im Begleitheft enthaltenen gemeinsamen Anmerkung schreiben Keith Jarrett und Manfred Eicher: „Wir sind der Meinung, dass dieses Album sich selbst und dem Publikum in jeder Hinsicht treu bleibt und dass wir in dem Wissen zufrieden sein können, dass wir hier eine Aufnahme geschaffen haben, die das Erlebnis dieser Abende einfängt, beinahe, als wäre man vor Ort.“

Vor fünfzig Jahren wurden die Solo-Concerts – über zwei Stunden Solo-Klavierimprovisationen – auf der ganzen Welt überwältigend positiv aufgenommen: Die Musik wurde mit Auszeichnungen überschüttet und im Time Magazine, der New York Times, Down Beat und Stereo Review in den USA, Jazz Forum in Polen und Swing Journal in Japan als Album des Jahres gefeiert. In Deutschland gewann es den Großen Deutschen Schallplattenpreis. Die Begeisterung hat nicht nachgelassen – in einer aktuellen Umfrage zu Jarretts Gesamtwerk im britischen Mojo-Magazin wurde das Boxset Bremen-Lausanne auf Platz 1 gewählt: „Dies ist das Nonplusultra des Solo-Live-Konzerts von Jarrett in all seinem improvisatorischen Reichtum.“

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Waltz For Debby

LP (Jazz Wax)

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | DE | Reissue (Blue Note)

Dr. Lonnie Smith

Turning Point

Release: 2023 / DE – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Red)

Signature

47,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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High In The Sky Feat. Leroy Vinnegar And Donald Bailey

Hampton Hawes Trio

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Lantern Heights)

Don Cherry / Collin Walcott / Nana Vasconcelos

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Leading a dynamic trio with virtuoso bass player Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Donald Bailey, piano player Hampton Hawes released one of his best effort in 1970, focusing on an original blend of post-bop and rare groove. The record opens with a rendition of Bacharach "The Look Of Love" and offers a deep soulful voyage with the 11 minutes title track.

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Codona Live In Willisau Switzerland 1978

2LP | 2024 | EU (Whp)

Informal Jazz Hq Ltd 200g Edition

Release: 2024 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The magical encounter of three skillful players, right before their self titled debut on ECM. On September 1, 1978, the musical trio Codona performed live in Willisau, Switzerland. This Swiss FM broadcast captured Codona in full flight, with Collin Walcott on sitar, Don Cherry on trumpet, and Nana Vasconcelos on percussion. Their performance weaved a magical web of sound. The opening track, “New Light,” is a 16-minute journey of pure joy

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Elmo Hope Sextet

LP | US | Reissue (Analogue Productions)

53,99 €*

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Somethin' Elsehybrid Stereo Sacd

Cannonball Adderley

CD | 1958 | US | Reissue (Blue Note)

38,99 €*

Release: 1958 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Moonlight Sessions V1 Autographed 180g Edition 45 Rpm

Lyn Stanley

2LP | 2017 | US | Reissue (At Music)

159,99 €*

Release: 2017 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Soul Note)

Billy Harper Quintet

In Europe

2LP | 2024 | Original (Ronnie Scotts Recor)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is Texas-born tenor sax giant Billy Harper captured on tour in Europe in 1979. Mr Harper's gorgeous tone drives a highly energetic quintet featuring a young Fred Hersch on piano, Everett Hollins on trumpet, Louie "Mbiki" Spears on bass and Horace Arnold on drums. A beautiful live document from the Post-Bop era! "In Europe gives a fine glimpse at the power and intensity of Harper's compositions and his tremendous abilities as an improviser... Highly recommended music for post-bop and free jazz appreciators." Allmusic

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Vince Mendoza

Epiphany

49,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lefto Presents Jazz Cats Volume 3 Transparent Violet Vinyl Edition

V.A.

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Sdban Ultra)

32,99 €*

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Dear Life)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Standard version on 2LP black vinyl in gatefold sleeve. ‘Lefto presents Jazz Cats' is back with volume 3 and still doing what it does best: putting you in the front row of what the thriving Belgian jazz scene currently has to offer and revealing a melting pot of the musical talent.

'Lefto presents Jazz Cats' is back with volume 3 and still doing what it does best: putting you in the front row of what the thriving Belgian jazz scene currently has to offer and revealing a melting pot of the musical talent coming out one of the smallest countries in Europe. Never change a winning team they say, so we're happy to have Belgian DJ and eclectic connoisseur Lefto on board again.

Although you expect thecompilation to be talking jazz, volume 3 explores a broader array of styles, genres, and sounds than ever before, arriving at a point where the 'young cats' of today don't bother no more. It may focus on the Belgian scene, but let's face it, seeing the influences, this one could be compiled from all over the world. From the empowering and bittersweet voices of Oriana Ikomo and Adja, over the more acoustic-electronic productions of Moodprint, Ciao Kennedy, Kassius and echofarmer. It's even expanding the Jazz Cats universe to dub and bass-heavy tracks with Kin Gajo and Le Ministère, Ethio-jazz from Azmari, while sending you back to earth with bodies' swirling sax and drums. That saxophone still rings in your ears when you end up in the orbit of the march-like drums of Bodem, Orson Claeys' piano testing your ability to follow him, slamming the breaks to go smooth cruisin' with Honey (Morricone meets Khruangbin, anyone?), to crashing in a raging tempo on that last track of Bruno x Soet x Moene. And there you are, back with us.

2018's 'Lefto presents Jazz Cats' included tracks from some of Belgium's biggest hitters, including Black Flower, Stuff. De Beren Gieren and Glass Museum who have all gone on to receive global acclaim. The album was given the accolade of 'Album of the Week' on Worldwide FM and also received further radio support from Jazz FM in addition to numerous glowing reviews. The 2022 follow-up 'Jazz Cats volume 2' paved the way for a new generation inspired by its peers, entering another era of very talented individuals and collectives. Maybe even more so than 4 years before. It uncovered a beautiful balance of more established but also obscure musicians and artists. Opening up to electronics and dance, enter bands like Echt!, Stellar Legions and Tukan. Thrilling innovative soundscape grooves and jazz fusion with Bandler Ching and L?p?GangGang, not to forget about the weaving musical odyssey that is M.CHUZI. In addition, there's the balanced unease of One Frame Movement, the laidback 'acoustic electronica' of Boombox Experiments, the classic funky jazz stylings of Cargo Mas and cinematic The Brums, all of these have set volume 2 on the map as an essential release for any jazzhead with a passion for new sounds.

Tastemaker, selector, curator, DJ and producer, these words often get mentioned when Lefto's name pops up in discussions. And rightly so. If you've ever had the pleasure to listen to one of his incredible Boiler Room sets or one of his many radio shows, you'll know why. Famed for his gloriously eclectic taste on the decks, he switches effortlessly between hip hop, funk, breaks, neck-snapping beats, future bass, South-American influences, bruk riddims, some wild African rhythms and of course, jazz.

Growing up as a child, his father would have the sounds of jazz flowing through the speakers. Which led him to bars around town to hear the latest jazz ensembles. Falling in love with the genre, he would later refine his knack for record digging and fine ear for music working at Belgium's legendary Music Mania record store in his hometown Brussels. Which makes that Lefto is consistently a couple steps ahead. He doesn't wait for the next thing to land in his lap, but actively seeking it out.

Lefto on Jazz Cats volume 3: "Another release in less than two years! I am very impressed by the amount of creative "jazz" talent we've managed to compile over the last couple of years. Thanks to the internet, young musicians find inspiration from around the globe and incorporate diverse influences into their work. Given the history and heritage of jazz in this country, it has managed to create a healthy jazz scene supported by festivals, venues, press, and labels. Therefore, I am very proud to present to you the thirdinstallment of Jazz Cats. This compilation is dedicated to the young and hardworking musicians who are the present and the future of Belgium's jazz scene."

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Tilt

Something We Once Knew

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | Original (Candid)

Morgan Guerin

Tales Of The Facade

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Spiral)

Rita Reys

Two Jazzy People

17,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Oscar Peterson Trio / Milt Jackson

Very Tall

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Waxtime)

18,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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George Adams & Don Pullen Quartet

City Gates

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sings An Evening With Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Vinyl Passion)

17,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | US | Original (Northern Spy)

Josh Johnson

Freedom Exercise

23,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Chantal & The Atlantic Drifters Acda

Silently Held

LP | 2024 | Original (Challenge)

24,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Nippon Columbia/Lawson (Japan))

Kiyoshi Sugimoto

Our Time

46,99 €*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (L.M.L.R.)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Since turning professional in 1960, Kiyoshi Sugimoto has been active in many sessions and recordings. From the latter half of the 1960s, he joined groups such as Hideo Shiraki, Akira Ishikawa, and Terumasa Hino, gaining attention and solidifying his position with leader works such as “Country Dream” and “Babylonia Wind.” This work was recorded with Akira Ishikawa, Hiromasa Suzuki, Takao Uematsu and others right after studying in America for about a year. Starting with the groovy and luscious “Our Time” and “Marmalade Sky”, the dubious keyboards of “Jones Street”, and the melancholic and beautiful “Quiet Pulse”, it can be said to be a gap between jazz rock and fusion. There are attractive songs. This work represents Sugimoto’s work in the mid-1970s.

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Donald Byrd

Byrd In Hand

24,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Max Roach Quintet With Abbey Lincoln

Live In Paris

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Whp)

13,99 €*

Best Of Fourplay 2020 Remaster

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Max Roach, the father of modern jazz drumming, caught in action in Paris - France in 1964. This is one of the few live documents in his 1960's dense activity. Here Roach is at the head of a strong quintet featuring the deep voice of Mrs Abbey Lincoln and tenor sax giant Clifford Jordan. Starting from an almost all standard repertoire (including gems like Duke Jordan's "Jordu" and Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady") Roach along with Eddie Khan drive the music with their solid hard swinging pulse.

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Fourplay

LP (Evo Sound)

48,99 €*

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Arc Records)

Max Roach

Members, Don't Git Weary

33,99 €*

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Label Bleu)

Das Kapital

Kind Of Red

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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One Must Have Chaos Inside To Give Birth To A Dance

Das Kapital

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Label Bleu)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Reflections Of Purple Sun

Eabs

CD | 2024 | UK | Original (Astigmatic)

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Reflections Of Purple Sun

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2023 was a breakthrough year for Eabs in many ways. It was all thanks to the well received, fully self-produced album entitled In Search of a Better Tomorrow, recorded in collaboration with the Pakistani band Jaubi. The record provided the opportunity to tour in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and China. It was praised by media outlets such as Le Monde, L'Echo, Politis, Stern, Bandcamp and Gazeta Wyborcza, while The Guardian included the release in its 'The Best Global Albums of 2023'. Eabs' forthcoming sixth album is a return to their roots – literally and figuratively. It is an in-depth study on rhythm, which materialised in the form of the album titled Reflections of Purple Sun.

The back to the roots part not only manifests itself in the lack of guest instrumentalists, but also in a renewed focus on the history of Polish jazz. The band's debut album Repetitions... was dedicated to Krzysztof Komeda. This time, the band picked up the entire Purple Sun album, which Tomasz Stańko recorded half a century ago. From the POV of Purple Sun fans, a hard-to-find and somewhat forgotten album, it may seem like a doomed undertaking. However, in order to pay tribute to one of the most iconic figures of Polish jazz, it was worth embarking on this mission and attempting to engage in a non-verbal conversation with the Slavic spirit that Master Tomasz Stańko undoubtedly was.

What was the essence of Purple Sun? Tomasz Stańko's record relied heavily on rhythm, one could even say that it was its central element. The Eabs version is thus a study in rhythm. In other words, it is a reflection on rhythm. Therefore, the metaphor hidden in the word Reflections appears in the title, referring to the reflection of light – a reflex, representing a different energy enclosed in time and space, but half a century later.

The material recorded on 9 March 1973 at the Munich Conservatory under the watchful eye and ear of Ulrich Kraus made up the final album of the legendary Stańko's quintet, released on vinyl in a rather limited edition a few months later on the small German label, Calig. The album produced by the Eabs ensemble came nearly exactly 50 years later and is titled Reflections of Purple Sun. The concept of the recording had been brewing among the Eabs members since as early as 2017, yet the band had their final rehearsals between 23 and 25 March 2023 to play a preview concert at Wrocław’s National Forum of Music on 26 March. The energy that had been accumulating within the group over that short period of time reached its peak a few days later, when on the 5th and 6th of April the musicians got together in Rozbrat Street in Warsaw, where Tomasz Stańko’s flat used to be, and where the foundation named after him has its headquarters today – to build a home studio there and record tracks. In retrospect, it is hard to believe that the album was made on such a round anniversary of the recording of Purple Sun.

The low-ceilinged flat in which the trumpeter lived, donned with an assortment of carpets, now lingers in a hushed ambiance, as if he had momentarily stepped out for errands. Sadly, he never returned. His recent musical, literary, and cinematic influences linger palpably in the aftermath of his passing, revealing a distinct imprint on the space he once inhabited. The piano he played and composed on still stands in the living room, with a small practice room where he kept his trumpet collection adjacent. Marek Pędziwiatr decided to use the available piano, and Jakub Kurek picked one of the trumpets.

It’s worth taking a moment to spotlight the trumpet chosen by Jakub Kurek. Kuba says: The trumpet I went with is the last one Tomasz Stańko picked for his collection – the Monette Xlt+. I found this trumpet the most interesting and inspiring because of its lively and spacious sound, and its technologically developed construction. It was also conceptually suitable for playing pieces based on the music from the Purple Sun album, recorded 50 years ago, which in the Eabs interpretation took on an electronic character within the context of contemporary instrumental music. Tomasz Stańko intended to use this instrument in his work. He started working with it, but did not actually make any recordings using it. [...] I’ve also chosen this trumpet from among others because of its timbre, which has not yet been identified with the expression of Stańko’s strong artistic personality.

You can learn more about Reflections of Purple Sun through the comprehensive booklet accompanying the record. Astigmatic Records will unveil the album in digital, CD, and LP formats, available in both standard and limited editions. The cover art was created by the label's regular collaborator, Animisiewasz, whose design pays tribute to Pia Burri's original Purple Sun concept. Pre-sales begin on 5 April and the release date is 10 May 2024.

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Eabs

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Astigmatic)

24,99 €*

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Jazzwerkstatt Wien)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Synesthetic Octet

Plehak

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (RhIno)

John Coltrane

Now Playing

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (April)

Lis Wessberg

Twain Walking

Inventions For Radio Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Leading Danish trombonist Lis Wessberg is grounded by the concept that a strong melody, and a rich sound are the two most important elements in composition and performance.A continuation of the refined contemporary answer to the"Cool Jazz" sound she"s been cultivating for the past 30 years, her sophomore album"Twain Walking" is set to release on April 12th onApril Records.With more than50 album credits to her name, and having performed and toured with renowned artists including Marilyn Mazur, Fredrik Lundin, Joyce Moreno, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band feat. Randy Brecker, and more, 2021 saw the release of her debut album "Yellow Maps"to critical acclaim from all around Europe.Diving deep into the personal exploration of her creative roots, "Twain Walking"hails from the warm vitality of New Orleans jazz, to the reflective hum of the ECM sound, and the boundary pushing songwriting of Radiohead.With a respectful nod to her influences such as Miles Davis, Curtis Fuller, Danish Erling Kroner, and Palle Mikkelborg, Wessberg operates within thetraditions they established. However, resisting producing a mere echo of the past, she cultivates her owndistinctaesthetic inspired in equal parts by her heroes as well as contemporary zeitgeist.Led by Wessberg"s dynamic trombone playing, her breathlike approach to the instrument mimics a lamenting human voice singing intricately lyrical melodies. Rock inspired drum grooves, thick synth timbres, and cavernous reverbs craft an expansive and dream-like contemporary soundworld in which Wessberg"s thoughtfully crafted compositions can unfold. From spacious,Nordic ballads todance floor psychedelia, the ensemble tackle all ten varied compositions with confidence, maturity, and a dedicated sense of self-expression.Featuring Estonian rising star Karmen Roivassepp on vocals, her effortless soloisticcontributions explore lyrical themes of recognising the beauty in love in life, elevating the record"s melancholic and reflective...

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Delia Derbyshire

6CD | 2024 | UK | Original (Silva Screen)

41,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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The BBC’s Third Programme aired four radio broadcasts between January 1964 and September 1965, collectively known as Inventions for Radio.
They were ground-breaking in both form and content, conceived by playwright Barry Bermange and consisting of the voices of the general public answering questions on four themes,
one for each programme: dreams, the existence of God, life after death and ageing. Delia Derbyshire was assigned by the Radiophonic Workshop to edit and add electronic music/ effects.
The collaborative result is dreamlike and mesmerising, an audial window to another era. For many years Derbyshire was not credited for her contribution, nor were the broadcasts available commercially,
although they still managed to acquire something of a cult following. This boxset duplicates the recent vinyl release on CD, with one disc for each broadcast and two further CDs of additional material.
The booklet includes notes by producer Mark Ayres on these extraordinary pieces which have been the most elusive of Twentieth Century classics until now.

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Quiet Nights Clear Vinyl Edtion

LP | 1964 | EU (Destination Moon)

LP | 1974 | EU | Reissue (Seriewoc)

Release: 1964 / EU

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The last of the collaborative LPs Miles Davis recorded with Gil Evans for Columbia, Quiet Nights is easily the most controversial. Following the success of Sketches Of Spain, Davis and Evans aimed to further the Latin explorations, this time pointing to Brazil, as heard on the adaptation of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s ‘Corcovado’ and Joao Gilberto’s ‘Aos Pés Da Cruz,’ with its stellar Ron Carter bass accompaniment, though some were surprised by the brevity of the proceedings, including Miles himself. Nevertheless, those who get to know the album will appreciate its intricacies, the product of the pair’s unique creative chemistry.

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Khan Jamal

Give The Vibes Some

43,99 €*