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Salsa Con Estilo - Dance Floor Gems From The Vault

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Ansonia)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Soul Of Congo - Treasures Of The Ngoma Label

3LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Planet Ilunga)

LP | 2023 | CZ | Original (Tlr Music Group)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Soul of Congo is a compilation that spans the years from 1948 to 1963 as the Belgian Congo emerged from colonial subjugation into the first flower of Independence. Singers and players came to Congo’s capital Léopoldville, from all over Central Africa — from the streets of Brazzaville on the opposite shore of the Congo river to the vast plateau of Mbanza Congo in Angola, from the mineral rich areas of Lubumbashi (Elizabethville) in the Deep South to the lively docks of Kisangani (Stanleyville) in the northeast, from the rocky wastes of Mbandaka (Coquilhatville) in the West to the majestic forests of Bukavu (Costermansville) in the East.

Léopoldville became a cauldron of musical syncretism between the African rhythms that arrived with these musicians and the European, Caribbean and Cuban tunes that were popular in the big city. The new sounds were recorded for one of the big five Congo labels: Opika, Loningisa, Esengo, Olympia or Ngoma. None of the other Congolese labels better showcased the energy, variety & spirit of this era than the Ngoma label. The label was founded by the Greek Nicolas Jéronimidis in 1948. After his early death in 1951, it was further developed by Nikis Cavvadias and Alexandros Jéronimidis. During its existence, from 1948 until 1971, Ngoma made over 4500 recordings, creating a crucial cultural legacy. Now with Unesco declaring Congolese Rumba as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity as of December 2021, it is fitting they are restored to the ears of the world.

As the Ngoma label flourished, so too did the first big stars of this new sound: Manuel d’Oliveira from San Salvador, Antoine Kolosoy “Wendo’’ from Bandundu and Léon Bukasa from Katanga. The three of them are heavily featured in the Ngoma catalogue and in this compilation. Ngoma also provided a way for female singers, such as Martha Badibala, to rise to fame and inspire other women to dream of a life beyond taking care of the kids and husband. Futhermore, the label was keen to record traditional folkloric music, such as the songs by likembe player Antoine Mundanda. It also looked for fresh talent as far away as Brussels where they recorded Camerounian heartthrob Charles Lembe fronting a fierce quartet on some flashy adapted Cuban Guaracha rhythms. Instrumentalists like Antoine Kasongo (clarinet), Albino Kalombo (sax) and Tino Baroza (guitar) also made their mark through the Ngoma recordings.

Ngoma is also known for releasing Adou Elenga’s hit “Ata Ndele,” that criticized the white colonists. It led to his imprisonment and the song being quickly deleted from the catalogue after its release in 1954 (long sought after, a rare original copy has been found for this compilation). Angolan Paul Mwanga, too, was unstinting in his criticism of the colonials, and he was also active with authors’ rights associations. Frank Lassan was a singer who brought the romantic style of French crooners to Congolese popular culture, while guitar wizard Manoka De Saïo or “Maitre Colon Gentil” were flamboyant popular figures in the nightclub scene, captured on disc. Guitar prodigies like Antoine Nedule “Papa Noel” or Mose Se Sengo “Fan Fan” cut their teeth as teenagers in studio bands. The band names changed rapidly — Beguen Band, Jazz Mango, Jazz Venus, Dynamic Jazz, Affeinta Jazz, Mysterieux Jazz, Orchstre Novelty, Rumbanella Bande, Vedette Jazz, La Palma, Negrita Jazz — all of them are heard here.

Dedicated record collectors came together to make this compilation possible. From the USA, Belgium, Japan, Germany, France, Morocco, and The Netherlands, these generous fans of the music have pooled their collections for the compilation, assembled and annotated by Alastair Johnston who runs the Muzikifan website from California. He dedicates this release to Flemming Harrev from the reference website afrodisc.com who passed away in 2020. Legendary but unheard songs were tracked down, some emerging from dead stock in a forgotten Tanzanian record store. Experts who have made previous compilations were solicited for their advice and recommendations; liner notes, graduate theses, African periodicals, blogs and documents by authorities such as Jean-Pierre Nimy Nzonga, Sylvain Konko, Gary Stewart, Manda Tchebwa, and Michel Lonoh were scoured for clues.

There are 69 songs on the 3CD set and 42 on the 3LP set. Two of the LPs are distilled from the 3CD set, while the third “bonus” LP" has a different selection of songs by Léon Bukasa and others. While this is unusual, we felt there was so much great material, the vinyl collectors would enjoy an extra album of out-takes from the shortlist that was originally over four hours in length.

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Smokey Robinson

Gasms Limited Edition

Release: 2023 / CZ – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Moog Grooves Colored Vinyl Edition

Edd Kalehoff

LP | 2023 | Original (Sifted Sand)

Holy Ghost Zone II Yellow Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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* First ever album by prolific TV composer Edd Kalehoff * All new archival material never heard or released until now * Detailed liner notes featuring new photos * Limited to 400 black and 200 colored LPs * Remastered for vinyl by Edd’s longtime engineer Brian McGee Moog Grooves is the first ever album from Emmy winning composer Edd Kalehoff, best known for his work on game shows such as The Price is Right, Card Sharks, Tattletales, Double Dare, and more. This release contains never before heard music composed by Edd from the 1970s, as well as extensive liner notes detailing his Moog setup of the time, custom made for him by Bob Moog. From the funky sounds of “Filthy McNasty” to the soft buildup in “Sea of Glass”, this album captures the wide range of Edd’s catalog.

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Budgie

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Budgie)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Acrobats Limited Silver Marbled Vinyl Edition

Jo Lawry

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Second)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Funky Worm - Live At Dooley's 1976 Deluxe Edition

Junie

LP+7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Regrooved)

When Losing A Dream To Reality Grey Marble Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Walter “junie” Morrison was a former member of the Ohio Players and responsible for writing and arranging their early 1970s hit singles “Pain”, “Pleasure”, “Ecstasy” and most notably, the group’s first Billboard R&B Number One “Funky Worm”. In 1978 he joined George Clinton’s Funk Mob Parliament Funkadelic and, as their musical director, played a key role during the creation of the hit albums “One Nation Under A Groove”, “Motor Booty Affair”, “Gloryhallastoopid” and their R&B Number Ones, “One Nation Under A Groove” and "(Not Just) Knee Deep". In between acts he released three solo albums for Westbound Records that showcased his unique take on the funk. “The Funky Worm – Live at Dooley’s 1976” is a one of kind live recording from his mid-70s Westbound solo period that was only recently discovered. Regrooved Records is proud to present the very first live album of funk icon Junie Morrison.

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Hannes Bennich

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Second)

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Yasuhiro Kohno Trio + One

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP - 180 Gram, Grey Marble Vinyl / Handnumbered Edition limited to 200 UnitsWhen Losing A Dream To Reality is the debut album from Swedish alto saxophonist and composer Hannes Bennich. Bennich is one of the most interesting new voices on the Scandinavian scene and presents all-original compositions for his first outing written for his band of pianist Britta Virves, double bassist Tomas Sjödell and drummer Emil Norman. Special guest vocalist Helen Salim joins for one track. The album is based around dream narratives: "I wrote music with different versions of dreams ending up perhaps not the way you want to. Like a winding path that can go in any direction," explains Bennich.

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Song Of Island

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (BBE)

Introducing Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet Live

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A private press rarity that few know of, ‘Song of Island’ was the third album from pianist Yasuhiro Kohno’s trio, recorded live at the jazz club and live house (gig venue) ‘Again’ in August 1985. Pressed up in small numbers, ‘Song for Island’ was issued on the private Ascap Records, set up by pianist and band leader Yasuhiro Kohno.

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Hideyasu Terkawa Quartet

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (BBE)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Afrosound Of Colombia Volume 3

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Vampisoul)

2LP | 2018 | US | Original (Impulse)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Third volume in our series of Afro-Latin sounds from the golden period of the seminal Discos Fuentes label in Colombia.An outstanding selection of 26 hard-to find-tracks, many reissued for the first time, covering a wide array of Afro-rooted genres, with an stronger focus on the music's folkloric origins than in previous volumes, comprising recordings by the likes of Michi Sarmiento, Wganda Kenya, The Latin Brothers, Los Corraleros De Majagual, Peregoyo_It's been a few years, but Vampisoul is back with the next installment of Colombian tropical bangers from the deep vaults of Discos Fuentes.The term Afrosound denotes an always exciting, sometimes surprising soundtrack chronicling the embrace, development, dissemination, and commercialization of the country's rich Afro-Coastal musical heritage over more than four decades. It is the proud sound of African-rooted culture translated, transformed, and transmitted throughthe commercial enterprise of Discos Fuentes, and this third collection offers an even more diverse and chronologically wide-ranging array of tracks than the previous two volumes, with an even stronger focus on the music's folkloric origins.The unifying factor this time is the same: African roots or influences and the period of experimentation, self-expression, upheaval, rebellion, and rebirth in the industry, nurtured by the label and its stable of musicians, song-writers, producers, and engineers.Although this volume does not list Fruko Y Sus Tesos in the track-by-track credits, the presence of Julio Ernesto Estrada Rincón can be felt throughout, with the first half setting the stage for his artistic birth, schooling and eventual emergence at the label, and the second half featuring bands that he was an integral part of or had a hand in creating, producing, and composing for. And with that said, we dedicate this collection to Fruko: long may he reign as The King of Afrosound.This incredible stream of black gold adorned and enriched the public airways of Cali, Buen...

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Sons Of Kemet

Your Queen Is A Reptile

Mighty Real: Greatest Dance Hits

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Sons Of Kemet are born of many vital elements – including a name that nods to ancient Egyptian culture, and a line-up that comprises some of the most progressive 21st-century talents in British jazz and beyond. Band-leader/composer/sax/clarinet don Shabaka Hutchings (himself named after a Nubian pharaoh-philosopher) brings together his fiery vision alongside London-based bandmates Tom Skinner and Max Hallet (forming a dynamo duo on drums) and Theon Cross on tuba. On their third studio album, Your Queen Is a Reptile, they bring a genre defying approach which celebrates the restless exploration of identity within the Caribbean diaspora within the U.K. The collection was recorded in London with a host of guests spanning the breadth of the UK scene including jungle legend Congo Natty and poet Joshua Idehen.

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Sylvester

2LP | 2013 | US | Original (Fantasy)

Release: 2013 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Warner Music International)

Wülker / Jansen

In Concert

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Eddie Piller Presents The Mod Top 40

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Demon)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Every Kind Of Mood randyrandirandee

Randy Crawford

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Warner Music International)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Astral Spirits)

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Wood Blues

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Enc)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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an excerpt from Edward George's 10,000+word liner-note 8 page booklet that comes with the double LP: Delay, 1961 (the Story SO Far) "They are, Seymour said, in movement, and in keeping with their claim, their music is, like a Brownian bridge, an A&J Tranean train, a Byrdian plane, or a Blountian space-time myth-machine, a way of playing themselves into the historio-graphical hands, or better yet, the loving arms, or perhaps, to be precise, the metaphysical embrace, of ‘a new creative space’, and playing is a way, the only way, when you think about it, of getting and staying in movement, the only way of staying ahead of themselves. Staying ahead of themselves was always important, and tricky too: they were on the (musical) trail of someone who preceded them, was ahead of himself, or at least ahead of his own epoch, the late 1950s, and theirs, the late 20th and early 21st century, in which he was, before they found him (or he found them, the way music finds you — and finds you out) present as no more than a discographical evanescence. And to complicate things further, the way they talked about what they were doing as they proceeded along that trail, you’d think they were archaeologists (and not anthropologists), or geologists (and not ethnographers), as well as exemplars of whatever discipline it is through which the capacity for inhabiting and transforming the body, the corpus, of another takes place: ‘We excavate and reinhabit documents and fragments of plans and compositions that he left behind to make music that though it originated in the 20th century will speak to the 21st’. They said that, on the back, or the strength, of their first album, and it was enough to make you wonder where in the world it was that they started from, what their point(s) of departure might have been."

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Surreal Estate

First Step Marbled Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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'surreal Estate'
Limited Edition Gatefold 180gm Double Vinyl edition of 250
All profits from the release are donated to mind.org.uk
The third Emperors New Clothes album recorded and produced in 1996 by Trevor 'Underdog' Jackson, rejected and ridiculed by the bands original label, the album sat unheard for decades and unreleased in its original intended format anywhere till now.

A gloriously twisted mix of jazz, post-rock, dub, no wave, noise & abstract beats played by a live five piece, the album sounds as strangely relevant today as it was wildly ahead of its time in 96.

In founder member Luke Hannam's own words.

"Just two months before the recording took place at the chapel studios in Lincolnshire ENC went through a major line up change with Leo Taylor recruited on drums and David Bateman added on guitar & additional programming, Ian Girdlestone on decks & tape looping and the two founding members Andy Knight- Sax, electronics, flutes, programming, keys & percussion and Luke Hannam on Bass.

The band had come along way from its earliest days as a three piece in the late 80s based in the northeast . ENC were always an unusual band formed around Andy's deep musicality and knowledge of free jazz and experimental music and Luke's love of intense groove and dark post punk. They were an unlikely pairing in someways but they lived closely and supported each other for years.

The 'Surreal Estate' project began as the third album loomed into view. Trevor Jackson who had contributed some fantastic remixes on previous material was hired as producer with Corrine 'The Sea' Pennington as an engineer. The band headed to their Brixton arch and set about making the most adventurous music of their career. The tracks that's you hear on this album were mostly recorded during extensive sessions at The Chapel residential studios in Lincolnshire followed by various additional session in London and also at Trevor's home studio. Recording sessions are funny things, stuff works, stuff fails, bands implode, and sometimes great albums get made, stability never makes the best music and this album probably proves both are true.

My memories of these sessions are pretty vivid, we worked through the night creating our own private universe playing music as freely and intensely as we could. Andy provided, as he always did a sense of otherworldly concentration, I always found him like a man in the centre of a storm building circles and cycles, spinning patterns of sound rhythm and melody. Leo was a relative newcomer at the time but as afar as I was concerned produced beats so intense, so perfect, they pulled my bass into line … visceral and exact. David Bateman listened and carefully spun delicious guitar parts finding space where others thought there was none to be found … it was beautiful to watch and when I listen I can see him in the shadows immersed in the music. Ian's loops and analogue textures found their perfect embrace with Andy's subsonic samples and electronic depth charging …. The whole thing lurched like an obscure On U sound recording colliding with Sun Ra in Trevor's hip hop universe".

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Rudi Berger

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Second)

An Adventurous Dream - The Music Of Billy Strayhorn And Duke Ellington At Pizzaexpress Live - In London

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP - 180 Gram Vinyl / Handnumbered Edition limited to 200 Units / turqoise marble vinyl.The debut work of Viennese jazz violinist and composer Rudi Berger FIRST STEPFIRST STEP - now on vinyl for the first time since its release in 1985. It is regarded as a historic jazz violin album, affirming Rudi Berger`s pronounced talent as a composer from a young age. Since then he presented his music in jazz clubs, concert halls, and festivals in 29 countries worldwide, has lived in New York and Brazil, collaborated with various famous musicians, contributed to over 200 recordings, including award-winning soundtracks for animation, film, and theater and was named an honorary member of the Chet Baker Foundation. Today he is recognized as one of the most original and influential voices in jazz.

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Ian Shaw & Tony Kofi

2LP | 2024 | WW | Original (PX)

Release: 2024 / WW – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Kissing Fish)

Takeshi Shibuya

Famous Composers

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Kissing Fish)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two miraculous collections of melodies that only Takeshi Shibuya can express, recorded on a piano that only he can play. These two gems, recorded directly to 2-track using a 24-bit DVD system and with excellent sound quality, are now available on LP for the first time! Long-awaited reissue of two solo piano works by Takeshi Shibuya recorded at Hanzomon TFM Hall on June 4, 2007. As the title suggests, these two superb pieces are divided by two selections: "pieces with beautiful melodies" and "pieces highlighting great composers who composed jazz standards". The selections in "famous composers" highlight the great composers of jazz standards, and has a total of 7 songs including "Come Sandy," "Skating in Central Park," etc.

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Takeshi Shibuya

Famous Melodies

I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand - Live At The Knitting Factory, Nyc: May 31, 1998 Record Store Day 2024 Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Two miraculous collections of melodies that only Takeshi Shibuya can express, recorded on a piano that only he can play. These two gems, recorded directly to 2-track using a 24-bit DVD system and with excellent sound quality, are now available on LP for the first time! Long-awaited reissue of two solo piano works by Takeshi Shibuya recorded at Hanzomon TFM Hall on June 4, 2007. As the title suggests, these two superb pieces are divided by two selections: "pieces with beautiful melodies" and "pieces highlighting great composers who composed jazz standards". The selection of songs in "famous melodies" focuses on 7 songs with beautiful melodies, and includes the standards "Danny Boy" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," and other songs.

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Acetone

2LP | 2024 | CZ | Original (New West)

A Day In The Life Black Ice Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / CZ – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand represents a singular moment in the band's history. Recorded on the final night of their '98 tour in support of the eponymous LP, Acetone was in peak form. Recorded live on 16 track Adat, the band pulled from all corners of their catalog in a nearly 80 minute set that veers from serenity to recklessness, culminating in an epic 13-minute medley of "I'm Gone/Miserlou" that should put to eternal rest the notion that this was a "slowcore" band. Previously unreleased and unheard, this 2-disc live concert will be available on limited edition clear vinyl numbered, trifold package.

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Eric Benet

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Rhino)

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Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Somethin'cool)

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio

Sweet For K

2LP | 2022 | US | Original (Delmark)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The legendary TBN tag team, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio and Yoshihiko Kannari, have revived and newly recorded this superb Erroll Garner album. Tsuyoshi Yamamoto and Yoshihiko Kannari, a former engineer for the TBM label, reunited on their last album "Blues for K" (scol-1062). The duo have also produced numerous world-class recordings from Japan, including "Midnight Sugar" and "Misty". Then in 2023, Yoshihiko Kaminari made his return to the Onkio Haus in Tokyo! They will once again be at this iconic studio, where the TBM label used to do recordings. The songs for this album are a collection of ballads, mainly by Erroll Garner, whom Tsuyoshi Yamamoto has always admired and loved. The result is a return to their roots and a challenging work for both of them.

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Dave Specter

Six String Soul 2

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Polyphony 3 Marbled Vinyl Edition

Jasper Blom Quartet

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Second)

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Nippon Columbia)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP - 180 Gram Vinyl / Handnumbered, marbled Edition limited to 200 UnitsJasper Blom, a revered figure in the Netherlands' jazz scene, presents `Polyphony 3,' the latest installment in his acclaimed Polyphony cycle. With a versatile quartet featuring guitarist Jesse van Ruller, bassist Frans van der Hoeven, and drummer Martijn Vink, Blom welcomes guest pianist Pablo Held and collaborators Ben van Gelder and Joris Roelofs on select tracks. Drawing inspiration from post-tonal tone-clock theory, Blom's intelligent compositions create an absorbing and free-flowing musical journey. `Polyphony 3' showcases the tight-knit quartet's remarkable interplay and highlights Blom's distinctive voice, documenting the ongoing evolution of his esteemed career.

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Kiyoshi Sugimoto

Our Time

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Jazz Shinsekai)

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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Walter Lang

Pure

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This is a gem, a wonderfully transparent piece of music. Walter Lang's delicate and penetrating view of the world is crystallized here. There is nothing flashy or simple about it. Here is a dream played by the soul. This is Walter Lang's last studio recording album. The transparency, the impurity-free worldview, and the sense of unity as a work of art that never wavers even though some of the material is obtained outside of the artist's own. It can only be described as Pure in every way. All the songs are newly drawn by Walter, who puts his soul into them. Recorded at Stefano Amerio's Artesuono studio with drummer Magnus Ostrom of the legendary Swedish band E.S.T., this is the ultimate analog sound with the highest sound quality.

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Jazz Bar 2023

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Libellule)

Ichi Kato & Seiji Endo

Grace

Eastern Sounds Original Jazz Classics Series

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The first duo album by Daichi Kato and Seiji Endo with their emotional and energetic sound. The duo is comprised of Daichi Kato, a talented composer and arranger who handles a variety of instruments and rich tones in a straight-ahead style, and Seiji Endo, a genius who continues to captivate with his unique world view. Their first duo album "Grace", a collection of their original compositions, is finally completed. We hope you will enjoy the rich sound of the hall recording.

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Yusef Lateef

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Craft)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ksenia Parkhatskaya

Colours

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Debut album by Ksenia Parkhatskaya, a talented vocalist and dancer / actress with a worldwide career! Limited quantity of the analog version is now available for the Record Day 2023!! "Close Your Eyes" sung by Ksenia Parkhatskaya was included in the vocal compilation "For Jazz Vocal Fans Only Vol. 6" (tyr-1110) selected by Yasukuni Terashima. In addition, her debut album from 2021 "Colors" will be released as an analog LP!! She is also a dancer, choreographer, and actress, and her videos have been viewed more than 200 million times. The track no.3 "How Long" will help you discover her charm as a vocalist.

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Lauren Henderson

La Bruja

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lauren Henderson, who won the Bronze Award in the vocal section of the "Jazz Audio Disc Award 2022", is coming back on Terashima Records. Limited quantity of the analog version is now available for the Record Day 2023!! "La Bruja" (2022) is a remarkable work that mixes Latin, jazz standards, and original songs with grace and passion, starting with the title song, which means "witch" in Spanish. The first song, "Perfidia", a Latin masterpiece sung in Spanish, is the highlight of the album.

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Lauren Henderson

Musa

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Lauren Henderson, who won the Bronze Award in the vocal section of the "Jazz Audio Disc Award 2022", is coming back on Terashima Records. Limited quantity of the analog version is now available for the Record Day 2023!! "Musa", released in 2021, focuses on jazz standards and original compositions. It was recorded in New York with notable artists such as Sullivan Fortner (p), Eric Wheeler (b) and Joe Dyson (ds). The dark tones of her voice, which comes low and quiet and captivates the listener before you know it, are a must-hear.

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For Jazz Ballad Fans Only Volume 4

2LP | 2023 | UK | Reissue (BBE)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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A ballad is not just a beautifully sung song at a slow tempo, it is a ballad in which the performer expresses the "soul" of the song well. That is what a ballad is. Limited quantity of the analog version is now available for the Record Day 2023!! The newly established 《For Jazz Ballad Fans Only》 series in 2019 will be releasing its fourth title due to popular demand. The series focuses on "jazz ballads" that offer the best of the performances, colors, and songs, and is sure to please not only beginning listeners, but also veteran fans.

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Maulawi

Orotunds

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (BBE)

Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Although there is an element of mystery to almost all jazz musicians, few are ever quite as enigmatic as Maulawi Nururdin. A legendary band leader and reedist to his disciples, information about Maulawi’s personal life and early years is so scarce that even his birth name remains unknown. What is known is that Maulawi was a tougher-than-nails Chicagoan by birth, inescapable mentor to others, and a virtuoso jazz musician unlike any other.

The earliest notes in Maulawi’s history begin on the south side of Chicago as a close associate of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians with Aacm pioneers Muhal Richard Abrams, Fred Anderson, Billy Brimfield and Roscoe Mitchell. From the beginning, Maulawi was a self assured leader, unafraid to boot other musicians off stage, commandeer their instrument, and give them an impromptu lesson on how to play it right. An intimidating figure in his signature beret and goatee, Maulawi wasn’t a stranger to the streets, and often spent his free time driving around, hipping his protégés to real life on the Chicago south side. But it would be his reputation as a musician, and not a streetwise bandleader, that would bring Maulawi to the doors of Strata Records.

“Maulawi could really, really play,” says percussionist Adam Rudolph, who, at 16 years old, began practicing and playing with Maulawi in the early 1970s. It was Rudolph who would introduce Maulawi to Strata’s Charles Moore, a meeting which would lead to Maulawi’s selftitled 1973 debut, the first album recorded by Strata by an artist from outside of Detroit.

True to the mysterious nature of Maulawi, even the story behind the recording of Ortunds is in dispute. They were either part of the 1973 sessions for Maulawi, recorded in a single night in Chicago, or from an unmixed session that took place in the Streeterville neighborhood at a later date. History aside, Ortunds never fails to astonish. Composed by Maulawi himself, Ortunds is an album of mostly Pop and R&B songs, all elevated by tip-toe funk tempos and Maulawi’s wildly inventive soprano saxophone. Tracks include Thom Bell and Linda Creed’s “People Make The World Go Round,” as well as the Burt Bacharach and Hal David-penned classic, “I Say A Little Prayer.” The title track is a drum and bass driven showcase, the perfect platform for Maulawi to strut his sublime expressionist style on the Saxophone. The album ends with a real find – a rarely heard spoken recording of Maulawi himself, introducing the players and defining the title Ortunds as “full, clearness, strength and smoothness.”

This deluxe edition of Maulawi Nururdin’s previously unknown and unreleased album has been painstakingly recovered and remastered from the original master tapes, and features cover art by Ge-ology (G Young).

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Takeo Moriyama

Live At Lovely

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Japanese master drummer Takeo Moriyama returns to BBE Music’s J Jazz Masterclass Series in a majestic live set showcasing his exemplary musicianship and stature as one of the leading names in Japanese modern jazz.

Recorded in December 1990 at the jazz club Lovely in Nagoya, this set sees Moriyama’s quartet deliver an exemplary session of the finest modal, post-bop and spiritual jazz.

Moriyama is backed by long-time colleague Fumio Itabashi on piano and the group perform a stunning rendition of Itabashi’s classic ‘Watarase’, revisiting the track they first recorded on Moriyama’s 1981 ‘Smile’ album. Demonstrating his range as a composer, Itabashi penned four of the five tracks on this album. ‘Live at Lovely’ also features regular bassist Hideaki Mochizuki and tenor saxophonist Toshihiko Inoue, who also feature on Moriyama’s ‘East Plants’ album, previously reissued in the J Jazz Masterclass Series.

The quartet’s communication and interplay are revelatory, each player listening closely and finding their own space within the richly textured music. The album opens with ‘Sunrise’, a blast of blistering unrestrained post-bop, with Toshihiko Inoue’s strident horn motif and Itabashi’s commanding piano underpinned by Hideaki Mochizuki’s thunderous bass and Moriyama’s relentlessly authoritative and expressive drumming.

On ‘Exchange’, another Itabashi composition, the quartet up the energy level even further, pushing to the edge of free jazz but maintaining enough structure to keep it together as they race headlong into a 20 minute epic that leaves the listener as out of breath as the band. Every track on ‘Live at Lovely’ stands by themselves, but taken together, it’s an extraordinary listening experience that demonstrates the calibre of the Japanese jazz players who emerged in the 1970s and who, like Moriyama and Itabashi, continue to perform today.

This special double vinyl edition is mastered by the Grammy-nominated Carvery and is the first ever reissue since the album’s original Japan only CD release in 1991 and comes with a translation of the original notes plus a new sleeve note by Tony Higgins.

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Robert Lakatos Trio

Sepia

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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To stop what is moving away. Sometimes delicately, sometimes powerfully, the piano spins memories and dreams. A superb piano trio by a Hungarian virtuoso. Lakatos's piano is imbued with love. But it is not drowned in sentimentalism, and sometimes it conveys a strong will or a rational abandonment. This ambitious work was recorded in Hungary with Gregory Hutchinson on drums. Each note of the grainy piano evokes a shadowy, monochromatic, pale brown.

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Tonu Naissoo

For Now And Forever

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Jazz Shinsekai X Atelier Sawano)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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For now and forever. A time of composition and performance, a time of fulfillment. Tonu Naissoo's masterpiece that shows his true value. The title track from the album "Turning Point" released on Melodia in 1981 was performed again in 2007. The cover design also pays homage to the atmosphere of that time. This is a masterpiece among Tonu Naissoo's works that should be reevaluated.

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Arnold Klos

Heartstrings

Kristjan Randalu And New Wind Jazz Orchestra

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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All for the sake of beauty. The exquisite pianism created by his polished touch and phrases. You can hear the "soul" of the fantastic pianist Arnold Kros. This is the first studio recording by Dutch pianist Arnold Klos in 14 years, made in 2002. The performances on this album have the "elegant atmosphere" of the Evans Trio and Klos's attempt to "get close to his heart". The heart-soaking performance of his great predecessors reflects a sincere reverence that transcends stylistic beauty and technique, as well as his own way of life.

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Sisu Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Second)

Seismic Shift Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP, 180g vinyl.Sisu marks the beginning of a new chapter for esteemed Estonian pianist and composer Kristjan Randalu - as his first large ensemble project recording with the New Wind Jazz Orchestra conducted by Wolf Kerschek, featuring special guest trumpeter Ingrid Jensen and guitarist Ben Monder. This nine-track record combines brand new, large ensemble arrangements of original compositions by Randalu, as well as reworkings of established pieces from the Estonian canon. Mixed and mastered by the multi-Grammy-Award winning engineers Klaus Genuit and Tyler McDiarmid.

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John Escreet

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Second)

The Age Of Pleasure Orange Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP - 180 Gram VinylPianist John Escreet, hailed by Time Out London as a "transatlantic jazz genius," continues his artistic ascent with the bold, exploratory new album Seismic Shift. The UK native teams up with Eric Revis (bass) and Damion Reid (drums) for a set brimming with fire and invention. Seismic Shift offers ground-shaking evidence that Escreet ranks as one of the top pianist-auteurs of our time. The album gives what the title implies: it involves tumult, rupture, earthquake. Escreet and his colleagues unleash a lot of power, whether freely improvising, sculpting sound with extended techniques, or for that matter playing elegant tonal harmony.

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Janelle Monae

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Atlantic)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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On the heels of her showstopping Met Gala appearance & the release of new single “Lipstick Lover”, Janelle Monáe announced her hugely anticipated new album, The Age Of Pleasure, due out June 9th.

THE AGE OF PLEASURE also includes the acclaimed new single, “Float (Feat. Seun Kuti + Egypt 80).” Hailed by Pitchfork as “swaggering, brass-heavy…the sound of a top-tier talent doing a little victory dance,” the track is joined by an official dance video

To celebrate the launch of this new era, Monáe graced the March cover of EBONY Magazine, which stated, “the singer-songwriter returns to music as their fullest self…we’re perhaps witnessing the queerest, and by association, the Blackest, of Monáe’s eras yet…”

“Float” – which Monáe initially teased on her hugely popular Instagram – was first heard late last year as the official anthem of ABC/ESPN’s NBA Saturday Primetime campaign, with Janelle contributing voiceover narration to promo spots highlighting the biggest matchups and stars in the league. The track was used extensively throughout all NBA coverage through mid-March, spanning promos, Primetime matchups, in-game placement, social media, and more. In addition, “Float” was featured in an animated piece marking Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the #1 spot on the NBA’s all-time regular-season scoring list, shared across ESPN’s socials and James’ Instagram to reach more than 275M combined followers.

Janelle Monáe is without question one of the most celebrated artists of the modern era, an 8x GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer, songwriter, producer, performer, and fashion icon known worldwide for her inimitable style and visionary sound. With multiple celebrated albums, THE ARCHANDROID (2010), THE ELECTRIC LADY (2013), and DIRTY COMPUTER (2018), numerous critically-acclaimed theatrical and television performances, and her unwavering activism for social justice and the LGBTQIA+ community, Monáe continues to be one of the most compelling and important artists of this generation.

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Roberto Olzer

Torre Del Lago

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Roberto Olzer's ultimate solo piano album on Giacomo Puccini, one of Italy's most famous composers. Performed on a custom Fazioli piano and recorded and mastered by Italian master Stefano Amerio. While maintaining the storyline of the original source material, the series of well-honed beautiful sounds are painfully beautiful and enthrallingly deep.

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Arnold Klos

Appreciations

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in 1988, this is Dutch pianist Arnold Klos at his best. The rhythmic surface-skimming groove, block chords, and harmonic sense... too deep in its shadow, sold out CDs more than a decade ago, and now a miracle performance known only to those in the know is back on record.

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Tonu Naissoo

My Back Pages

LP | 2023 | EU | Reissue (Red)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The series opens with the 2011 release "My Back Pages" by legendary Estonian pianist Tonu Naissoo. Among his many releases, this album is a perfect balance of rock-pop, jazz standards, and his own original compositions. The order of the songs has been changed to make the album even more rewarding to listen to. This is an album suitable for the beginning of a new chapter.

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Sam Rivers

The Quest

Release: 2023 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Koichi Matsukaze Trio Feat Ryo

At The Room 427

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (BBE)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Square One Transparent With Pink Splatter Vinyl Edition

Lack Of Afro

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Bastion Music Group)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Waltz For Debby Craft Ojc Series

Bill Evans Trio

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Craft)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Congregation - Jazz Alliance International

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Mono Jazz)

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Havanna Meets Kingston Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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‘the Congregation - Jazz Alliance International’ compilation is the latest offering from Mono Jazz label. Compiled by Massimiliano ‘Jazzcat’ Conti - a DJ, broadcaster and internationally respected selector with over 150,000 followers on Mixcloud - and featuring liner notes by Paul Bradshaw (from the iconic ‘Straight no Chaser’ magazine), ‘the Congregation’ is an innovative, largely contemporary selection of tracks that they feel is representative of the current era - a true manifesto of the international jazz scene of the present days. The release was received with great enthusiasm by some of the leading DJs and music critics of the scene – from the UK, to Germany, to Japan – getting early radio support by Patrick Forge (nts), Colin Curtis (Hitmix Radio), Kevin Beadle (twr), Rainer Trüby (Compost Records), Shuya Okino (Kyoto Jazz Massive), Raffaele Costantino (Rai Radio 2), Ilya Rasskazov (Headz.FM), Michael Rütten (Soul Searching), David Patterson (jfsr), Simon Harrison (Basic Soul) & more. Built around a near mythical, unreleased song by Japanese producer Yellowtail featuring legendary beat generation jazz singer Mark Murphy, the selection of tunes contained in this album ventures far and wide. Soulful offerings by Anthony Joseph and Jimetta Rose & The Voices of Creation, percussive and spiritual renditions by the likes of Malcolm Strachan, Right Tempo’s own Francesco Sotgiu and Nicola Conte, Latin-flavoured explorations by Mexican giant Tino Contreras and Acid Jazz’s signed Mama Terra and a hip-hop spiced cut by Portuguese producer Azar Azar are some of the many moods that can be found in ‘the Congregation’.

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Mista Savona Presents

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Baco)

44,64 €* 46,99 € -5%

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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3LP+CD | 2019 | EU | Original (Earmusic Classics)

Return To Forever

The Mothership Returns

44,09 €* 48,99 € -10%

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Vibes From The Tribe - Alternate Album

Phil Ranelin

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (P-Vine)

44,09 €* 48,99 € -10%

2LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Round Hill Music)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Vibes From The Tribe" is, along with "Message From The Tribe", one of the most iconic albums of the legendary spiritual jazz label Tribe. The alternate album contains different versions of all the tracks with the original album and P-vine is proud of releasing it on vinyl for the first time as double LP set!

Trombonist Phil Ranelin, who co-founded the legendary spiritual jazz label "Tribe" with Wendell Harrison, released "Vibes From The Tribe" in 1976 as the label's final release. It is known as one of the defining albums of "Tribe," along with the label's early release, "Message From The Tribe." Now, all of the alternate takes from the historical masterpiece will be released as a new album. The album is a double LP that includes multiple alternate versions of the album's most popular songs, such as the jazz-funk groove "Sounds From The Village," which features a brilliant horn ensemble, and a killer break beat tune"Vibes From The Tribe". This is the first time to be released on vinyl of the alternative album!

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Lettuce

Resonate

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Libero Passeggero Blue Vinyl Edition

Nino Buonocore

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (La Canzonetta)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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DJ Amir Presents Strata Records The Sound Of Detroit

3LP | 2023 | EU | Original (BBE)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Night Train Acoustic Sounds Edition

Oscar Peterson Trio

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Verve)

Leszek Mozdzer & Holland Baroque

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Celebrating its 60th anniversary, this release presents the complete original iconic Oscar Peterson album, one of the many masterpieces recorded by the classic Peterson Trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen. Featuring a number of Duke Ellington compositions, this LP also includes the earliest version of Peterson's anthemic "Hymn to Freedom."

VERVE ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES: Stereo, mastered fully analogue from the original tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound, QPR pressing (180 g), firm tip-on gatefold (Stoughton Printing), padded inner sleeve

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Earth Particles Black Friday Record Store Day 2022 Clear Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Outside)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Leszek Mozdzer, one of the most recognizable personalities of the Polish jazz scene and Holland Baroque Society, an orchestra specialising in performing old music with the use of ancient instruments with the mastery of historical practices. The orchestra is recognized in the world for its unique and fresh approach to historical music and its beautiful sound. The concerts of Holland Baroque Society emanate with an extraordinary energy of inspirational relations among the artists, and a particular involvement of the band in their musical performance. Leszek Mozdzer and Holland Baroque Society, i.e. Bach fundamentals and jazz temperament, have a surprisingly great deal in common, and their new, especially written repertoire is another stage of a consequently implemented artistic vision blurring the boundaries between classical music and jazz.

Leszek Mozdzer on the cooperation with Holland Baroque - ''I suddenly found myself among people who are very similar to me; among people who sincerely seek beauty and truly love music. During the rehearsals it turned out that each and every sound is important, that each and every second of the composition revealed itself causing our bursts of natural joy. We discussed the performance of all the parts in advance, and then, performed them in a totally different way to what we have arranged. The ancient magic of music prompted us with such suggestive solutions that even discussions were no longer needed. We just played the music and smiled, we smiled and played once again. The music flow carried us away, the ideas appeared suddenly but evidently, and our joy became an integral part of the composition.''

Album ''Earth Particles'' was released in 2017. Certified ''Gold Album'' Award in Poland.

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WaJazz Volume II The King RCDS Masters HHV Exclusive Sun Yellow Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (180g)

Rehearsal Tapes And Alt-Takes NYC 1976-1978

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This edition is limited to 500 copies worldwide and is only available at HHV. Following the highly acclaimed first volume in the series, Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa continues the WaJazz exploration with another essential collection of music that contains something uniquely Japanese — focusing this time on the King Records catalog. Featuring timeless music by Isao Suzuki, Toshiaki Yokota, Akira Miyazawa, Takeru Muraoka, Yasuaki Shimizu, Masahiko Togashi, George Otsuka, and more!

Gatefold 180g heavy double vinyl LP, reverse board print. Comes with extensive track-by-track liner notes by Yusuke Ogawa.
All tracks licensed by King Record Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Mastering and lacquer cut by Jukka Sarapää at Timmion Cutting Lab, Helsinki, Finland.
Artwork by Nker.

TEXT:

“It is my great pleasure to introduce you to the second volume of the “Japanese Jazz Spectacle” series. Following the first compilation which focused on recordings from the Nippon Columbia catalog, this time we are digging into the King Records archives. It is almost impossible to capture the whole picture of Wa-Jazz in a couple of compilation albums since it is such a broad and deep genre, however, by extracting tracks from the Nippon Columbia and King Records collections - both labels having an extensive archive of jazz music - we may be able to glimpse a part of its allure and essence. This time again, I have made the music selection with this idea in mind. The music in this compilation was recorded between 1962 and 1985 and is a brief history of Japanese jazz on King Records. Listening is believing, so I hope these tracks will capture your heart and that you will enjoy the charms of Japanese jazz.” - Yusuke Ogawa

Yusuke Ogawa has been running the Universounds store in Tokyo since 2001, specializing in jazz and second-hand, rare, and collector records. He is also a reissue supervisor, label manager, DJ, and music writer. Known for his vast musical knowledge, eye for detail, and archival skills, Ogawa has worked on more than 250 reissues and compilations – including the highly praised Deep Jazz Reality and Project Re:Vinyl series. He is the co-author of the Wa-Jazz Disc Guide and the Independent Black Jazz of America books.

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Mars

3LP | 2012 | EU | Reissue (Improved Sequence)

3LP | 2020 | EU | Original (The Last Music Company)

Release: 2012 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Before No Wave there was China and after China there was Mars. For the first time on vinyl the complete 'Rehearsal Tapes and Alt-Takes NYC 1976-1978', an incredible document from this era. The rehearsal tapes are a chronological record of the 3 years of Mars' existence, the first year of which was spent forming their sound and musical identity, starting out with a lineup of upright piano, bass, acoustic guitar and percussion before going electric with guitars, bass and drums.

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Jimmie Vaughan

Pleasure's All Mine

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Inmelo Music)

Eduardo Hopper

Gratidao Infinita

2LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Stockfisch)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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If one had to embody Eduardo Hopper with a single word, that word would be “virtuoso”- a term the master musicians he worked with often used in reference to him. His unusual harmonic approaches in compositions and in musical interpretations beguile the ear and instil curiosity in the listener. This talent is only matched by Hopper’s technical skills as an instrumentalist, illustrated especially by his mastery of the acoustic and electric guitars.

As a Brazilian music researcher, he travels through diverse and rich universes of sound. Inspired by the instrumentalists Baden Powell, Hélio Delmiro, Lula Galvão and Guinga on one hand, and Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery, Bill Evans and Sonny Rollins on the other ; Hopper’s perfectionism becomes a tool, which allows him to work relentlessly until he is sure that every resource at his disposal has been used to express his vision.

Besides being a superb guitar player, he also plays the cavaquinho, the bass, the drums and the piano. He teaches music and is renown as a prolific creator of soundtracks for television programs, as well as music for commercials, etc. Throughout the 21 years of his career, he performed alongside many great names in Brazilian music, such as Francis Hime, Johnny Alf, Zimbo Trio, Dominguinhos, André Mehmari and Mônica Salmaso, among many others.

Born in 1983 in Santo André, a big industrial city, Eduardo Hopper began studying music at the precocious age of 4 years old by learning the guitar. He grew up surrounded by a festive and musical family environment. His determination and dedication also came from his parents, who were farm labourers and left the countryside in order to seek a better life. His first musical references were his father and siblings who played and rehearsed with relatives and friends at family gatherings.

Although he played in gospel music groups, he only began attending music school at the age of 13. Three years later, he was invited to replace his own teacher, thus starting his teaching career. In the meantime, he began composing which allowed him to gain entry to some of Brazil’s most prestigious music schools. Firstly, to Fundação das Artes in São Caetano do Sul, where under his teacher, Renato Santoro’s, guidance, he deepened his knowledge of guitar in popular Brazilian music. At the age of 19, he joined the Conservatório de Tatuí, the Institution supported by Hermeto Pascoal, where he further mastered the guitar with Fernando Correa, who was specialised in teaching Jazz and popular music.

At this point he was already touring professionally accompanying different bands and artists. At the Universidade Livre de Música de São Paulo, while he was guided by master Olmir Stocker, he was invited to join the orchestra Jovem Tom Jobim, at the time conducted by the maestro Roberto Sion. In this orchestra he had the opportunity to play with major names of the Brazilian pop music and contributed to the orchestra’s first album Álbum de Estréia.

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Chris Jones

Roadhouses & Automobiles

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Inakustik)

The Voice Of Elac

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Dynaudio - Kissed By A Song

2LP | 2014 | EU | Original (In Akustik)

Release: 2014 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2011 | UK | Original (Honest Jon's)

Vladislav Delay Quartet

Release: 2011 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Kenny Dorham & Jackie Mclean

Inta Somethin' Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | Original (Blue Note)

Watkins At Large Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This spirited 1961 live date for Pacific Jazz captured Kenny Dorham leading a quintet with Jackie McLean, Walter Bishop Jr., Leroy Vinnegar, and Art Taylor at The Jazz Workshop in San Francisco. The band is firing on all cylinders throughout this set featuring four standards bookended by two Dorham originals. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.

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Doug Watkins

LP | 2024 | Original (Blue Note)

3LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Tuk Music)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in 1956 for Tom Wilson’s Transition label, Watkins At Large was the first of two albums bassist Doug Watkins made as a leader. With a first-rate band featuring Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Kenny Burrell, Duke Jordan, and Art Taylor, Watkins swings through a stellar set of blues, ballads and more. This mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket with an 8.5” x 5.5” booklet.

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Paolo Fresu

Next Legacy Box

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Charm Marble Vinyl Ediiton

Naya Baaz

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Whirlwind)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Melt Marble Vinyl Edition

Jure Pukl

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Whirlwind)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Vacuum Black Vinyl Edition

Roeland Celis

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Whirlwind)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The Octopus Project & The Flaming Lips

Butterfly In The Sky Record Store Day 2024 Rainbow Colored Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Earth Libraries)

Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie!

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Prepare to embark on a nostalgic voyage through the cosmos of your childhood as the mesmerizing soundtrack for the documentary Butterfly in the Sky is unveiled. Centered on the cherished television show Reading Rainbow, this sonic masterpiece is nothing short of a reverie. Brought to life by the innovative sounds of The Octopus Project, every track is a musical journey that intertwines the spirit of knowledge-seeking with whimsical undertones. And as an exceptional treat, The Flaming Lips lend their iconic sound to reimagine the beloved Reading Rainbow theme song, delivering an interpretation that's both fresh and reminiscent of days gone by. But the magic isn’t just confined to the music. The soundtrack itself is a work of art, designed with collectors and aficionados in mind. Open the double LP to reveal a breathtaking butterfly gatefold popup, a visual spectacle that captures the essence of flight and imagination. Beneath the needle, the rainbow splatter vinyl evokes memories of afternoons spent chasing rainbows and stories alike. Beyond the vinyl, the intricacy continues. Unveil layers of craftsmanship through thoughtful inserts, precision die-cuts, gleaming foils, and the unique belly belt. Each element has been meticulously curated, creating not just a listening experience, but a tactile and visual odyssey. The Butterfly in the Sky soundtrack is more than just a collection of music; it’s a tribute to the power of reading, the magic of discovery, and the timeless appeal of Reading Rainbow. Secure your copy and let your imagination take flight once more.

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Ella Fitzgerald

LP | 2024 | Original (Verve)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2018 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

Minyo Crusaders

Echoes Of Japan

Previously Unreleased Recordings Acoustic Sounds Edition

Release: 2018 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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The Minyo Crusaders' 2017 debut album “Echoes of Japan” LP will be back in stock on vinyl! Purists beware, as these ten Japanese musicians have decided to give a cumbia, reggae, salsa, ethiopian groove and afro-funk twist to min'yo, an ancestral Japanese folk song genre of which they were all fans before they met. Their debut album, the eminently exotic (even zany) Echoes Of Japan, features ten tracks from the min'yo repertoire sung in the grand tradition of the style, to the sound of Afro-Latino brass and percussion. A delightful example of successful fusion, however unlikely it may seem.

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Stan Getz & Bill Evans

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Verve)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Apollon)

Gaute Storvse Band

Bebe' K'awil

Frank Picture Disc Edition

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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Amy Winehouse

2LP | 2024 | DE | Reissue (Island)

Release: 2024 / DE – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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I Want To Hold Your Hand Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Grant Green

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Let No Man Write My Epitaph Acoustic Sounds

Ella Fitzgerald

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Verve)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Mack Avenue)

Aaron Diehl

Zodiac Suite

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Herbie Nichols Trio Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Herbie Nichols Trio

LP | 2023 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

Jazz At Oberlin Live At Oberlin College

Release: 2023 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Little-known in his time, recognition has grown in recent decades for the pianist Herbie Nichols’ unique style which was introduced on a series of innovative Blue Note releases in the mid-1950s including Herbie Nichols Trio featuring Max Roach on drums and bassists Al McKibbon and Teddy Kotick.

Blue Note Tone Poet Edition: Stereo, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

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The Dave Brubeck Quartet

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Craft)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Tony Bennett & Bill Evans

The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Craf)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Masahiko Togashi/Mototeru Takagi

Isolation

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Lawson)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Schizophrenia Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Wayne Shorter

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

Let 'Em Roll Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Wayne Shorter’s 1967 album Schizophrenia found the legendary saxophonist at the pinnacle of post-bop with a sextet of like-minded musical explorers including James Spaulding, Curtis Fuller, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Joe Chambers performing Shorter originals like ‘Tom Thumb’, ‘Go’, and ‘Miyako’.

BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION: Stereo, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

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Big John Patton

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Blue Note)