Organic Grooves 26810 Items

Release: 1980 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

LP | 2016 | BR | Original (Polysom)

Ceu

Tropix

39,99 €*

Release: 2016 / BR – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Charles Lloyd & The Marvels

Tone Poem Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Blue Note)

52,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | US | Original (Gotta Groove)

Black Unity Trio

Al-Fatihah

38,99 €*

The Devil Is Loose Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Black Unity Trio – Al Fatihah quite possibly was the first-ever independently-released free jazz record. Originating in Oberlin, Ohio as the Black Unity Quartet, and ultimately becoming the Trio (Abdul Wadud, Yusuf Mumin, and Hasan Al Hut), the group recorded Al Fatihah in December 24, 1968 at Agency Recording Studio (which was located upstairs in the building housing the legendary Agora Theatre in Cleve- land, Ohio). The album ultimately was released in May 1969 in an edition of 500 copies. The album has been legendary among collectors, producers, and DJs in the past several decades, and has been sampled numerous times on other releases. Much mystery surrounded the origins of the album, as well as the status of the musicians, until 2020 when The Wire published an interview with Hasan. Many underground jazz purists know about the intense, though relatively short-lived hotbed of avant-garde jazz in Cleveland, Ohio during the mid-to-late 1960s. Clubs such as Leo’s Casino, Jazz Temple, The Doan Club, Le Cave and a few private clubs saw many young avant-garde jazz acts during this time period.

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Asha Puthli

LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

CD | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Mr Bongo)

Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We can’t think of many artists that have had as diverse a career and who have been involved in as many different genres of music as Asha Puthli. A musical pioneer who forged a path through 60's psych, free-jazz, pop, rock, disco, and more. Asha's 1976 album 'The Devil Is Loose' is maybe her most well-known record. Featuring the beautiful disco-funk-classic 'Space Talk’, Asha's ethereal soaring vocals take us on a journey that almost mirrors Asha's eclectic career. The track was championed by a wide-range of musical scenes and movements, and over space and time it has been commandeered as their own. You would hear it played by David Mancuso at the now ‘mythical’ underground New York party 'The Loft’, in the most discerning disco nightclubs across the globe, in the Rare Groove scene, and also being sampled by hip-hop heavyweights such as The Notorious B.I.G / P Diddy, and The Pharcyde. The appeal and lifespan of ’Space Talk’ keeps on extending and morphing as new audiences gleefully discover it for the first time - it still sounds as relevant and fresh on the dancefloor today - a sign of a true classic. Here at Mr Bongo we are thrilled to be releasing records by such an iconic musical maverick as Asha, from her roots in India to becoming a globe-trotting artist with a celebrated career in music and acting, whilst always staying true to her art. She has blazed a trail so that others could follow. Whether you are buying this album as a replacement for your worn-out original copy or it's the first time you've heard of Asha Puthli and you're just intrigued and drawn in by the cover, we hope you enjoy this quintessential slice of Asha's world.

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Asha Puthli

The Devil Is Loose

14,99 €*

Maurice Williams / Walter Wilson

Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Look My Way / Not Now But Later

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Deep Soul)

14,99 €*

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Mr Bongo)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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These two tracks have been around since their first releases on Kent LPs in the late 80s. Taken from the Scepter/Wand tapes, the artists had one release each on those labels. Maurice Williams’ ‘Look My Way’ was recorded at the same session as the two songs issued on his Zodiacs-billed Scepter 45, although it outperforms them both.

It was assumed that ‘Not Now But Later’ by Walter Johnson was also an unreleased number, but a few years later, a Wand DJ copy was discovered in the home of the producer Billy Jackson, when the singer’s true identity was found to be Walter Wilson. However, Billy stated that it was an alias for Tommy Keith, who wrote and recorded some excellent soul music. It is a beautiful self-penned ballad in the Ashford/Simpson mould.

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The Toreadors

Thembi / Gwinyitshe

Bring Backs Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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This deep soul-jazz double-sider, recorded on October 3rd 1972, was released as a seven-inch single on Motella, one of the many labels of the Mavuthela Music division of Gallo Africa (now Gallo Record Company). Mavuthela was founded by the talent scout and producer Rupert Bopape in 1964. This recording of 'The Toreadors', a one-off session group, was produced by Ray Nkwe who worked as an independent producer for several different companies and was responsible for organising many African jazz-oriented sessions in the 1970s and early 80s.

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Alfa Mist

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Anti)

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Schema)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Alfa Mist is one of the driving forces behind a young and vibrant scene of UK musicians, who’ve taken on jazz as their musical narrative. On his new album Bring Backs the producer, self-taught pianist and rapper takes us on a sonic trip back to his beat-making past on the streets of East London, through the depth and musicality he discovered composing and playing jazz.

2017 saw the release of Alfa’s breakthrough record, Antiphon and the 2019’s album Structuralism were both self-released on his Sekito label. His latest endeavour, 2021’s Bring Backs, sees Alfa taking on new challenges. The record marks his first release for the label Anti and is also the most detailed exploration of his upbringing in musical form.

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The Afro Soul Prophecy

Heat In The City

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Space Echo)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Conceived and produced by Luciano Cantone, co-founder of Schema Records, and written by Alex Puddu, The Afro Soul Prophecy is a musical project that stands out of time and trends and that finally releases a full-length after some 2017 singles/Ep’s. “Heat in the City” is an almost completely instrumental black funk music-based album, that often indulges in afrobeat, latin, disco and urban blaxploitation music. The multi-ethnic nature of this project ensures a multifaceted work, where the music language has been able to unite musicians from all over the world.

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The Invisible Session

Echoes Of Africa

Put Your Dancin' Shoes On

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After almost 15 years of silence, Schema Records co-founder Luciano Cantone in collaboration with Gianluca Petrella and a new group of musicians, present The Invisible Session’s second album "Echoes of Africa", published on the newly created Space Echo label and distributed by Schema Records. The impeccable rhythmic execution of the Ethiopian drummer and percussionist Abdissa "Manba" Assefa, the Finnish bass player Jukka Kiviniemi, the guitarist Riccardo Onori, the multi-instrumentalist Gianluca Petrella with the spiritual contribution of the Gambian kora player Haruna "Jalimansa" Kuyateh, as well as the Afro-American Joyce Elaine Yuille, give rise to a unique emotion and sense of landscape. The points of departure are afrobeat, the recordings of Africa 70 and Tony Allen's drumming. Other influences come into play, with melodies centred on Eastern pentatonic scales, as well as funk, afrobeat, psychedelia, modal and Ethio jazz, plus forays into pop and cinematica. This is an album to be absorbed in its entirety!

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Tony Black

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Fulltime)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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My Pure Joy Blue Vinyl Edition

Byard Lancaster

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Strut)

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Liquid Portraits Red/ Purple Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"From A Love Supreme to The Sex Machine!" The personal musical mantra of the late Philadelphia reedman Byard Lancaster informed an open-minded and varied lifetime in jazz. Strut presents one of Lancaster's lesser known classics, 'My Pure Joy', recorded in 1992 for Black Fire. Lancaster had initially cut his musical teeth with the avant-garde on New York's Lower East Side in the 1960s (famously on sessions with pianist Dave Burrell and drummer Sunny Murray) and in Paris during the '70s after an appearance at the Actuel festival but, throughout his career, his path was built around community engagement, positivity and "the Philly jazz sound, Germantown style." He became an ambassador for the music of the City Of Brotherly Love, starting his own Dogtown label, helping launch the Philly Jazz imprint and campaigning tirelessly to improve the circumstances of the city's street musicians. Originally delayed by three years because of cashflow issues within Black Fire, 'My Pure Joy' eventually surfaced as one of the label's final CD releases in 1995.

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Clap! Clap!

2LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Black Acre)

26,99 €*

Jazz In Jamaica - The Coolest Cats From The Alpha Boys School

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Italian Producer Clap! Clap! Returns To Bristol's Black Acre With His Third Album, 'Liquid Portraits'. Born And Bred In Florence, Cristiano Crisci's Musical Career Extends Back To The Mid-90s Where He Started Out As A Rapper, Before Picking Up A Saxophone And Exploring Both Jazz And Jazz/Punk Fusion With Trio Cane, And Then Returning To His Electronic Roots With A Smile For Timbuctu Project - A Collaborative Effort That Released Four Albums And Performed Across Europe. By 2008, Crisci Decided To Strike It Out On His Own As Digi G'alessio, Channeling The Same Hip-Hop Meets Electronic Music Energies As Those Animating The Nascent Los Angeles Beat Scene For A String Of Eps And Albums. Soon Crisci Hit Upon A New Formula When He Started Combining Samples From The African Continent With Energetic Drum Programming. The Results Led To The Birth Of Clap! Clap! In 2013, Which Has Since Been Recognised And Supported By The Likes Of Paul Simon And Gilles Peterson. The Stripped-Back, High-Energy Yet Inventive Sound Caught The Attention Of Black Acre With Whom Crisci Has Been Working With Ever Since, Including His First And Second Albums 'Tayi Bebba' And 'A Thousand Skies'. Returning To Black Acre, Clap! Clap!'S Third Album Once Again Deploys His Inimitable Technique In Fine Style, However With New Eyes As This New Project Signifies A Definite Shift In His Work Having Spent The Last Few Years Learning The Art Of Mixing Which Has Lead To Some Breakthroughs: "In Recent Years I've Spent A Lot Of Time Studying Essential Mixing Techniques. I Then Built An Acoustic-Treated Room And Set Up My New Studio. I Started To Convert Digital Into Analogue And Vice Versa With Good Converters And Achieved Sounds That I've Never Heard Before From My Speakers. This Had A Huge Positive Impact On My Mixes And Result On My Music." Entitled 'Liquid Portraits', The Album - As The Name Suggests - Is A Collection Of Sonic Paintings, An Attempt At Capturing Furtive, Subconscious Memories Through Sound. The Tracks Reference Trips Crisci Took And...

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V.A.

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Honeypie)

17,99 €*

There's No Place Like America Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Talking about the foundation of Jamaican music, the Alpha Boys School in Kingston can be considered as one of the places where it all began! Back in the day, under the direction of Sister Mary Ignatius, the school was the place where young boys from the poor neighborhoods in Kingston could embrace an instrument (mostly brass and drums). Then history tells us that some of these kids became among the most influential musicians in the history of Jamaican Jazz, Ska, and Reggae. Joe Harriott, Dizzy Reece, Tommy McCook, Don Drummond, Cedric Brooks, Rico Rodriguez, Johnny Osbourne, Leroy Smart and Yellowman are just some of the fruits of such a great community art project. Now this compilation contains some rare gems produced between 1959 and 1962 by Jamaican Jazz heavyweights such as Tommy Mc Cook, Don Drummond, Ernest Rangling, Lennie Hiibert, Cecil Lloyd and others. This is highly swinging music inspired by the Black American tradition with a unique and inevitable Caribbean flavour. Don't miss it!!!

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Curtis Mayfield

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Rhino)

32,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Yeti Season Clear Blue Vinyl Edition

El Michels Affair

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Yeti Season Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Fresh off of their 2020 offering Adult Themes, El Michels Affair is back with a new full-length release. Titled Yeti Season, this newest album has everything we've come to expect from EMA's patented cinematic style of instrumental soul music. Where Adult Themes inspired a soundtrack to an imaginary film, Yeti Season brings us to a different place in time_with new inspirations. Taken with Turkish-styled funk and an almost Mumbai-esque take on soul, El Michels Affair offers us a different kind of drama and imagination with Yeti Season. If you've been following along, this shouldn't be viewed as too far a departure for El Michels Affair. The first single off of Yeti Season showed their hand back in 2018. A double-sided banger, that release brought the musical textures to the fore that dominate this record. The first song, titled "Unathi," is fully realized with the beautifully haunting-yet-hopeful vocals of Piya Malik, formally of 79.5_another Big Crown artist. Singing in Hindi, Piya's ethereal voice is telling us to work and strive together toward progress. Even if you don't understand her language, you can still hear the urgency of purpose, creating a lasting vibe that sits on top of it all. Leon Michels explains that Piya had a vital influence on this record: "When Piya started singing in Hindi, she had a different voice, a different tone. I knew we had to do something together." And so Piya appears on three other songs on Yeti Season: "Zaharila," "Murkit Gem," and "Dhuaan." Each providing particular signatures to the album. "Zaharila" is a building and changing love song punctuated by blaring trumpets, driving drums, and Piya's pleading lyrics. While the more upbeat "Murkit Gem" opens with a fuzzed out, Wu-Tang-esque baseline that buoys Piya's stylings. The psychedelic guitar and Piya's changing tones and textures singing about an all-consuming love are what pushed "Dhuaan" on to the second single from Yeti Season. There is also a vocal appearance from Shannon Wise of The Shacks, yet another Big Crown artist. Her song called "Sha Na Na," lies more in the familiar EMA vein: melodic, hypnotic, soulfully visual. But between Shannon's airy singing, the jumpy baseline, moody vibes, the active drum lines, it sounds like a pensive walk home after a strangely dramatic night. So what is Yeti Season? It could be more of a feeling than an actual place or time of year. It's a heavy album_as evidenced by the signature musicianship and dramatic vocal expressions. But it's also a hopeful record, with phrasings, textures, and chord changes that hint at something better_or fuller_coming our way. You hear it in songs like "Ala Vida," with its stabby, pulsing chords laying a bedrock for EMA's bright, atmospheric horn lines. Or even in "Fazed Out," which leaves you with a feeling of determination, a striving for resolution even though the driving, march-like song structure should accompany some conquering army. This persistence has to come from the fact that Leon Michels and company finished this record during the lockdown. It was a tough and troublesome time. But look at what has come of it: Yeti Season_a record of high and heavy drama, but also one of hope and promise. It may take a year like 2020 behind us to find hope in a winter big footed creature like a Yeti, but that's where we are.

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El Michels Affair

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

LP | 1976 | US | Reissue (Now-Again)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ricky Banda

Niwanji Walwa Amwishyo

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Mascot Label Group)

Release: 1976 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Archival reissue of a dark, moody, introspective album by the mysterious Ricky Banda, a compatriot and bandmate of Rikki Ililonga and Dr. Footswitch. A welcome addition to the Zamrock canon, and a wonderful discovery for fans of Witch and Amanaz.

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Dumpstaphunk

Where Do We Go From Here

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Favorite)

Voilaaa

Voiciii

14,99 €*

LP | 1988 | US | Reissue (Drag City)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Favorite Recordings proudly presents Voiciii, the 3rd and new album by Voilaaa, an immersive dip into its Afro-Disco universe spread across 14 tracks. Needless to say you’ll find in this new LP all the ingredients that made him famous: strong dancefloor-friendly festive bangers, irresistible funky arrangements and an undeniable sense of humor and irony. Bruno “Patchworks” Hovart, behind Voilaaa, is as often surrounded by amazing vocal featurings from previous LP’s regulars (Pat Kalla, Lass) but also new voices you may already have heard on its recent EPs (David Walters, Rama Traore, Ayuune Suule), as well as the saxophonist Boris Pokora. The LP is also an occasion to pay tributes to major artists of the African sound, such as Fela Kuti (on “Water No Get Enemy”), or Manu Dibango (“Manu Écoute Ça” and “Tenor Jam For Manu”). Since the release of Voilaaa’s previous LP’s Des Promesses and On Te L’Avait Dit and their massive international support, the Voilaaa Soundsystem did travel through the world to deliver its message of infectious joy and groove, from Equator to Thailand, from Kazakhstan to the infamous French “Fête de l’Huma”. Now you know: Voilaaa is everywhere and Voiciii (“here it is”) their new album.

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Nuno Canavarro

Plux Quba

26,99 €*

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | US | Original (Madlib Invazion)

Jahari Massamba Unit

Pardon My French

29,99 €*

LP | 2005 | US | Original (J.B.'S Records)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Repress of Rsd20 Black Friday release ! The Jahari Massamba Unit features Madlib on all instrumentation with the exception of drums, which are laid down by Karriem Riggins. Like Madlib, Riggins is well-versed in both the Jazz and Hip Hop worlds. Musically, Madlib’s label says: “we would call the project Spiritual Jazz, but jazz great Phil Ranelin told us to call it Black Classical Music, so that’s what we’re going with.” This is an album put together by students of jazz in its myriad and historic forms who are also proponents of jazz’s future. The resulting recording reflects a lifetime of record collecting, musical study, woodshedding, and a reverential respect for one another’s craft. Regardless of categorization, this is an exciting and all-new entry in Madlib’s Yesterday’s New Quintet canon of difficult to categorize music.

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James Rivers

Thrill Me

18,99 €*

Release: 2005 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Shame Shame Shame / There'll Be A Day

Jimmy Reed

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Veejay)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1972 | US | Reissue (Real Gone Music)

Henry Franklin

Skipper

Release: 1972 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Demon)

Mighty Tom Cats

Soul Makossa

Release: 1974 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Sdban Ultra)

Azmari

Sama'i

20,99 €*

Do The Doo Part 2 / What About The Music Part 2

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Created in Brussels in 2015, Azmari is a weaving musical odyssey that expertly fuses ethiogroove, dub, psychfunk and eastern sounds. Taking inspiration from artists such as Okay Temiz, Mulatu Astatke, Cymande, Fela Kuti and The Heliocentrics.

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The J.B's Reunion

7" | 2021 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

19,99 €*

Ibrahim Khalil Shihab Quintet

Release: 2021 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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JB's, who is so famous as the backing band of James Brown, is coming back!! About 20 years after the release in the 70's, a super-class funk album "Bring The Funk On Down" which was suddenly produced and released as a Japanese project in 1999 by P-vine and we would like to present a special single from the album for the first time in this world! Both tracks are re-make as short versions just for this ep. Born TO Groove!

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Spring

LP | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Matsuli)

LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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“South Africa’s lost jazz history contains many an overlooked classic. But even within that hidden tradition, there are few albums that suffered such an unlucky fate as Spring, the monumental 1968 debut album by pianist Ibrahim Khalil Shihab, formerly Chris Schilder.

Though Shihab was only twenty-two when Spring was recorded, he was already a lynchpin of the Cape Town scene, and the album was to be his first major statement as leader and composer. It is a magnum opus gilded by the presence of the upcoming saxophonist Winston ‘Mankunku’ Ngozi, who was soon to find huge acclaim with the hit album Yakhal’ Inkomo.

Three months of touring southern Africa in 1968 honed the band to the point that this entire album was recorded within the just two hours of allocated studio time. This album was repressed just once before the master tapes were destroyed by an ignorant record company executive. While it has remained out of print since then, the album was ‘kept alive’ as an ‘add-on’ to a 1996 CD of Mankunku’s Yakhal’ Inkomo. As a result, many modern jazz lovers still incorrectly believe these five compositions come from Yakhal’ Inkomo.

With this edition of Spring, Matsuli Music corrects an historic wrong. This edition of Shihab’s stunning debut, produced with the blessing of the man himself, is the first time it has been properly available in over forty years, and the first time it has ever been available outside South Africa. Restored and presented with new liner notes by Valmont Layne, Spring can now be seen for what it is: a peerless masterwork of Cape Jazz, blessed by the presence of the great Mankunku, but truly animated by the subtle vision and original musical spirit of its creator, Ibrahim Khalil Shihab.”

• The monumental 1968 debut album by pianist Ibrahim Khalil Shihab, formerly Chris Schilder.

• Almost lost recording is back on vinyl after more than 50 years.

• Heavyweight 180g vinyl with remastered audio, inner sleeve with photographs and new notes by Valmont Layne

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Keith Mansfield

Contempo

LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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They Say: “New directions in contemporary scoring”. We say: Contempo is one of the best full album listens in the KPM 1000 library. Succinct smoking soul, super tight breaks and string-drenched sleaze composed by the library master, Keith Mansfield. The creator of the romping tunes that became the iconic themes to the BBC’s Grandstand programme and their televised Wimbledon Tennis Championship coverage, Keith Mansfield was perhaps KPM’s most prolific artist from the mid 1960s right the way through the 1980s. As well as the sort of pop orchestral sound that is all over these classic library records, he could also turn his hand to raw, edgy rock and funk. Quentin Tarantino is a big fan, going as far as including some of Keith’s work on the soundtracks to Kill Bill and Grindhouse. Many library records are a game of two halves and Contempo is certainly one of those. The first side cooks on a high funk breaks flame whilst the flip is something altogether more tranquil, yet no less groovy. It lays back with dreamier, post-coital grooves. Rugged funk opener “The Fix” confidently displays its low slung languid grooves with heavy drums, horns and bass. Smokin’ in slow motion. The punchy “What’s Cooking” follows and has a lighter, more whimsical touch. But the drums still roll and the clavs wiggle in fascinating opposition to those horns. The dark and moody intro to “Cut To Music” gives way to a more inclusive, relaxed funk that’s all irresistible bass and stabbing horns. The mid-tempo “Man Alive” signals the time to really get down.

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Keith Mansfield

Vivid Underscores

What 'Em Doing Is My Business

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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They Say: “Contemporary scores for visual effect”. We say: Synth-heavy, low-slung space-funk masterpiece. The creator of the romping tunes that became the iconic themes to the BBC’s Grandstand programme and their televised Wimbledon Tennis Championship coverage, Keith Mansfield was perhaps KPM’s most prolific artist from the mid 1960s right the way through the 1980s. As well as the sort of pop orchestral sound that is all over these classic library records, he could also turn his hand to raw, edgy rock and funk. Quentin Tarantino is a big fan, going as far as including some of Keith’s work on the soundtracks to Kill Bill and Grindhouse. This is it. This is THE ONE for us: Keith “The Man” Mansfield’s Vivid Underscores from 1977. A sample freak’s wet dream and one of Be With Rob’s favourite ever KPM records. A must for fans of Brian Bennett’s Voyage (yes, That good). And no, we’ve no idea either why it took us this long to get round to tackling this monster of a record. But then again some things are worth waiting for. Attention! Calling all crate diggers, DJs, beat heads, Hip Hop junkies, MF Doom fans! Behold! Vivid Underscores makes sampling easy. Prepare to be up all night, every night, chopping, looping and splicing these endless grooves and spacey synths.

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Gregory Jolly

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Record Shack)

16,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1981 | US | Reissue (Sony Legacy)

Bill Withers

Greatest Hits

28,99 €*

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Exciting Sounds Of Menahan Street Band Black Vinyl Edition

Menahan Street Band

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Daptone)

LP | 1978 | US | Original (Tamla)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Menahan Street Band, a veritable supergroup of some of today's most prolific songwriters, arrangers, and producers return with this beat-forward, cinematic masterpiece.

Their unique brand of instrumental soul has not only been the foundation for some of modern hip-hop's most successful beats, it has also become the perennial soundtrack and veritable vibe-generator for countless parties, art shows, and restaurants throughout NYC and abroad.

While this album carries the aesthetic torch that MSB has skillfully woven into the tapestry of their DNA, it also delves deeper into the experimental, exotic sounds that fill many of the coveted Sound Library and Soundtrack LPs of the late sixties and early seventies - an amalgamation of moog synths, electric pianos, drum machines, and a bevy of analog instrumentation, that ebb and flow in lush swells of Morriconian grandeur.

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Smokey Robinson

Love Breeze

6,99 €*

Release: 1978 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

2LP | 2021 | US | Original (Dark Entries)

Sexual Harrassment

I Need A Freak

LP | 1973 | JP | Original (Tamla Motown)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Dark Entries is pleased to announce a deluxe reissue of Sexual Harrassment’s 1983 opus I Need A Freak. Lynn Tolliver, DJ/Program Director at Cleveland’s Wzak, adopted the pseudonym David Payton in order to keep his musical endeavors separate from his public persona. Sexual Harrassment (misspelled deliberately) was formed as a concept band, with members selected based on appearance and choreographic skill rather than musical ability. Tolliver’s explicit lyrics focused on the central themes of desire and sexual relations. Working at a studio in Akron, he recorded an album of quirky-yet-lurid electro funk, which was released on Heat Records. Tolliver remarks, “I learned as a youngster, sex sells! The things that are rated the worst – violence, horror and sex – are the things people want to see or hear about.” I Need a Freak was a surprise hit, selling over 100,000 copies. I Need A Freak is presented here for the first time on double LP, pressed at 45 rpm for maximum DJ-friendliness. While the album’s naughtier moments seem quaint by contemporary standards, the fusion of lo-fi funk and disaffected vocals still stuns today. On the eternal electro-raunch anthem “I Need a Freak”, minimalism serves to highlight the lasciviousness of the deadpan lyrics, which were inspired by Lourdes Figueroa, Tolliver’s girlfriend at the time. Tolliver’s whimsy shines on tracks like “If I Gave You a Party” and “K.I.S.S.I.N.G.”, which contrast nursery rhyme structures with decidedly R-rated lyrics. “Exercise Your Ass Off” lampoons the home exercise craze, but with a more-than-suggestive sexual bent. Also included are two bonus cuts, “We Want Prince” and “These Are The Things That I Like”, previously released as singles in 1984 and 1986, respectively. “We Want Prince” is both a homage to the Purple one and a gentle satire of obsessive fandom. I Need A Freak has been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The album comes in a gatefold sleeve featuring the original artwork. Included are lyrics, photos, and liner notes by Lynn Tolliver and drummer Dale Jackson. Tolliver’s sly provacateurship is best captured by the quote: “It’s funny – without sex, mankind is dead, yet we hide the very thing we need.”

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Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

Diana & Marvin

13,99 €*

Amandla HHV Exclusive Tangerine Vinyl Edition

Release: 1973 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing without OBI. Vinyl with many scuffs and hairlines. Cover with seam split

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Andre & Josi

LP | 1979 | US | Reissue (Tidal Waves Music)

31,99 €*

J Jazz Volume 3: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan

Release: 1979 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Limited to 100 copies on tangerine colored vinyl. Exclusive to HHV customers.
Rare Afrobeat album from 1979
Recorded at Decca Studios (Nigeria)
First ever vinyl reissue

Featuring Zamrock collaborators Josi & Andre (Wells Fargo, Osibisa, Tony Allen)
Having shown talent for playing guitar at a young age, Josi Ndlovu (Zimbabwe) started his first rock band “The Movers” (who were very popular within the local scene) in 1968. By the early 70’s Josi was already an acclaimed guitarist and a member of the revolutionary rock bands “Wells Fargo” and “Eye of Liberty” who were critical opponents of the racist Rhodesian government.

Prosecuted and harassed by the police for being a supporter of the independence movement, Josi Ndlovu had to move to Lusaka (Zambia) in 1975...it was here that he met his musical soulmate (Osibisa collaborator and bassist extraordinaire) André Abrahamse from South Africa. They started playing together in several local acts together with drummer Peter Lungu (from “Born Free” and later in the legendary Zamrock band “Witch”).

In 1977, Josi & André decided to go to Lagos (Nigeria) where they found many fellow Zimbabwean and South African students in exile. It was a total culture shock and really rough on the both of them…but they got lucky and were able to stay with some friends they had worked with in London (Themba Matebese and Uwandile Piliso of T-Fire fame). It was also here that they were approached by the Nigerian label “Boom Records” who booked them to record at the Decca Studios in Lagos (home to many other renowned recording artists such as Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango and Ofege). The result of these recording sessions was “Amandla” (the Ndebele word for ‘Power’).

The now legendary “Amandla” studio project is one of the most interesting collaborations between dissident, exiled musicians during the apartheid era…a very engaging album which talks about the liberation movement in Zimbabwe (which was under British colonial rule), ‘people-power’ as a concept and the walk towards freedom by any means necessary. Banned from radio and distribution (because of its political content) in their native countries, the record however did very well in Nigeria.

With the ‘Amandla’ album under their belts, André & Josi continued their traveling adventures to Botswana, Cape Town, and many other cities/countries…touring, recording and playing with influential artists from the likes of Rikki Ililonga, Tony Allen and Anna Mwale. André to this day keeps on composing and producing music for TV, film and various other audio projects. Josi Ndlovu passed away on September 7th, 2000…he will forever be in our hearts.

On “Amandla” the listener will find many genres blended together very successfully…a lot of smooth chordal Afro-soul, Blues soloing, Afro-disco-reggae with a dominant funk feeling surrounding it and a LOT of rock influences! Their groovy tunes went down smoothly on the dance floor and one can clearly hear the Fela Kuti-influenced beats pouring out of (Lagos scene regular) Buttley Moore’s fantastic drum-work. Other influences are also very diverse…from acts and styles that include Zamrock, Earth Wind and Fire, Isaac Hayes, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, local folk music etc. All of this makes the album a total must have for any collector and fan of the afro-beat-funk genre.

Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the FIRST ever vinyl reissue of this fantastic Afrobeat album (originally released in 1979 on Boom Records Nigeria). This rare record (original copies tend to go for large amounts on the secondary market) is now finally back available as a limited 180g vinyl edition complete with the original artwork. Limited to 100 copies 180g TANGERINE COLORED VINYL (available exclusively from HHV RECORDS).

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V.A.

3LP | 2021 | EU | Original (BBE)

39,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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I Know You Care / It's Your Love Remastered Edition

Ethel Beatty

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Expansion)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Dig This Way)

The Springs Band

Disko Funk

21,99 €*

Love Saves The Day Danny Krivit & Rahaan Remixes

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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The record was produced by the twenty years old Alex Tony Okoroji at the legendary ARC Studios in Lagos, a facility set-up by Ginger Baker. This is the third production for the Alex Tony Okoroji’s fledgling independent label Love Records, the previous record was the pioneering release by Udu - Sound of the People (Love Records, Nigeria 1976) also reissued by Dig This Way in 2020. Musically these two records are poles apart but similar in as much as both the band and producer present a personal musical vision that sounds nothing like their piers’ at the time… The Springs Band formed in Ibadan (Oyo State) which is roughly 130km northeast of Lagos. The seven members met while training to be Reverend Fathers for the Catholic Church and come from both Nigeria and Sierra Leone… in retrospect as unlikely as this sounds (particularly when you hear the record) the band were the Seminaries event house band at the time… Musically, the record consists of five prime time dancefloor gems with two very subtle afterhours numbers to close - not a bad track on here - which at times in itself is unique for records from the region in the late 70s. The first five tracks are complex hypnotic afro funk with an almost mesmerizing organ groove, that is deep and raw at the same time which well represent the time, the place and the people involved in the recording... As odd as it may sound the spiritually of the bands chosen profession is reflected in the fluid deep funk of the groove ... not being there we can only guess how the live performances of this "band in full flight" must have been ... as luck would have it the recording captures all of those elements and that’s what the end result sounds like near unbeatable! Judge for yourself via this enlightening release!!! Reading the original hand written press release for the record it would be fair to say, at the time, the members of the band were potentially not entirely focused on their chosen vocation and, reading between the lines, were mildly concerned what their educators might think… years later it’s pleasing to discover that all of the survivors became as good as it gets in their original career choice… better still… for the Afro-Centric music collector… the very same set of individuals (in their wilder days) recorded one of the most forward thinking and dance floor friendly records of the period… little known until now… “This is our dream world cristalised in vibes. In a world of uniform hate where people experience death in a trance , it is through love's cry that we see through the eyes of wisdom that he needs somebody. Music is the message transmitted in this super disko funk for funky people, to tell the brandifield dad the truth or ask a music-minded-lass, introduce me to your loving. So, if you have anything to say, why not join us and say it...after all it's a happy world... We have a right to the good things of life.”

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Casbah 73

12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Glitterbox)

11,99 €*

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Dunham)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Casbah 73 makes his Glitterbox Recordings debut with an insatiably funky slice of disco soul ‘Love Saves The Day’. Driven by a soul-filled vocal hook from Angela Goode, this timeless jam’s authenticity lies in its rawness, sounding like it’s been ripped straight from a 1970s dancefloor while maintaining a freshness for today’s listeners. This special 12” delivery includes two stellar re-works, opening with master of the disco edit Danny Krivit’s funk-fuelled mix that smacks with New York City flare, bubbling keys and slap bass breakdowns to boot. The snapping Percussion Jam closes out the A-Side, before Chicago’s Rahaan takes control on the flip, taking the vintage sounding original and transforming it into a pumping, modern disco cut. Finally Casbah 73’s original rounds off the 12”, completing this package that is a must have for any discerning disco DJ.

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LaRose Jackson

How Did I Get Here

Laugh To Keep From Crying

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LaRose Jackson, who you may remember from "Luv Jones" - the 2014 party-cer tified smash duet with the incomparable Charles Bradley - steps into the spotlight with her funky solo debut, "How Did I Get Here ". Born and raised in Coney Island, LaRose's rich timbre and asser tive vocal deliver y caught the attention of producer Tommy "tnt" Brenneck one night when he was in attendance at Charles Bradley's legendary "Black Velvet" show at Club Essence - where Jackson was also a regular performer. The two hit it of f and began collaborating on several sides, the fruit of which we humbly of fer up here. LaRose's tough-as-nails delivery coupled with the infallible groove and sure-shot horn arrangement courtesy of the Menahan Street Band distills the track down to Soul in its purest form, without sacrificing any of the rawness one comes to expect from a TNT production. Expect much more on the horizon from LaRose and Co.. This is just the tip of the iceberg!

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Nat Turner Rebellion

LP | 2019 | EU | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Don't Turn Me From Your Door

Release: 2019 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Nat Turner Rebellion, the Philadelphia soul-music group release their long-awaited debut album, originally signed to local label Philly Groove Records, the group is made up of Joe Jefferson (who sadly passed away in July 2020), Major Harris, Ron Harper, and Bill Spratley - pioneers of the Philly Soul and protest music movements. For their debut track, 'Tribute To A Slave', NTR channeled the revolutionary spirit of the infamous 1831 uprising, after which the group derived their name. Starting in 1969, NTR wrote and recorded dozens of tracks with only a handful of singles released. Tensions with then-Philly Groove Records label head Stan Watson sidelined the project and the tapes went unheard for decades. Then, in 2012 when Reservoir Media acquired Philly Groove Records, they discovered the tapes in Sigma Sound Studios archive. Jefferson, lone-surviving NTR member, gave his blessing for the 14-track collection, Laugh To Keep From Crying, which made it's only US debut last year with a limited vinyl-only run via Vinyl Me Please. The themes they wrote about are still as relevant today as they were in 1969. Chrysalis Records are now proud to partner with Reservoir Media to do a full Worldwide release of the album, with a bonus track, new artwork and sleeve notes. There will also be a debut CD of the album. The vinyl has been newly mastered and cut by Alchemy in London. The packaging is a standard 3" spine sleeve with a 12" insert and the vinyl housed in a poly-lined sleeve.

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John Lee Hooker

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Speakers Corner)

33,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Speakers Corner)

Mahavishnu Orchestra

Birds Of Fire

33,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2015 | UK | Original (Pure Pleasure)

Jimmy Giuffre

Western Suite

35,99 €*

Release: 2015 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2012 | UK | Original (Pure Pleasure)

Bill Evans & Jim Hall

Undercurrent

37,99 €*

Release: 2012 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2010 | UK | Original (Pure Pleasure)

Eric Bibb

Friends

50,99 €*

Release: 2010 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2006 | UK | Original (Pure Pleasure)

John Lee Hooker

Get Back Home In The Usa

50,99 €*

Release: 2006 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2004 | UK | Original (Pure Pleasure)

Blues Jam At Chess

50,99 €*

Release: 2004 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Blows The Blues 45rpm, 200g Vinyl Edition

Sonny Stitt

2LP | 2012 | US | Original (Analogue Productions)

80,99 €*

Release: 2012 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We Get Requests 45rpm, 200g Vinyl Edition

Oscar Peterson Trio

2LP | 2011 | US | Original (Analogue Productions)

80,99 €*

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong

Ella And Louis 45rpm, 200g-Edition

2LP | 1956 | US | Original (Acoustic Sounds)

84,99 €*

Release: 1956 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It's Like This 45rpm, 200g Vinyl Edition

Rickie Lee Jones

2LP | 2008 | US | Original (Analogue Productions)

80,99 €*

Release: 2008 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Souffle Continu)

Jef Gilson

Le Massacre Du Printemps

21,99 €*

Boogie / You've Just Been Bitten

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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First ever vinyl reissue of this highly sought after French experimental jazz recording by the legendary Jef Gilson. In 1971, the day after the death of Igor Stravinsky, Jef Gilson and his Unit (Pierre Moret and Jean-Claude Pourtier) made this curious homage to classical music. It is jazz, contemporary and electroacoustic music that the trio interrogate through a wild ‘noise’ session evoking as much John Cage as Pierre Henry, John Coltrane as the Percussions de Strasbourg, the Art Ensemble of Chicago as the Tacet by Jean Guérin.

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John Bartel

7" | UK | Reissue (Dynamite Cuts)

Release: UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1981 | TR | Reissue (Beyoglu Metropol)

Nur Yoldas

Sultan-I Yegah

Release: 1981 / TR – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Gladys Knight And The Pips

Imagination

LP | 1973 | US | Original (Buddah)

4,99 €*

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Boogie Butt)

Release: 1973 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Sticker on cover.

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Lord Funk & Samm Culley

Let It Go

13,99 €*

Andrew Cyrille / Wadada Smith / Bill Frisell

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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We are back on Boogie Butt with a soul track just like back in the days, this time with a Lord Funk & Samm Culley collaboration. We’re bringing back to your ears this giant artist, who crosses decades of music with its great personality and many groovy songs. Samm Culley is an R&B, soul & funk keyboard player and a dope songwriter. His music career started within the band Tiny Tim & The Hits with Tom Price & Bill Collier. This trio soon left Tiny to form their own group The Diplomatics with Irving Waters as the lead singer. They later on became the legendary Skull Snaps. Over the years, Samm co-produced and/or played with many unforgettable famous artists such as Hot Chocolate, The Fatback Band, George Kerr, Patrick Adams, Vaughan Mason, Reggie Griffin, De-De, Van Mc Coy, Lloyd Price & even later in Hip Hop music with Marley Marl or Freddie Foxxx. “Let It Go” brings you back in 1970 with a great killer dance floor track for Bboys and soul lovers: the dru break is hot and on the same time, the guitar hook and bassline make you feel James Brown on the scene. Close your eyes and easily imagine John Shaft dancing on “Soul Makossa”. The B side is the instrumental reworked by our well-known Lord Funk, with Samm on bass. Enjoy & play loud!

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Lebroba

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (ECM)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (ECM)

Shai Maestro Trio

The Dream Thief

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2017 | EU | Original (ECM)

Björn Meyer

Provenance

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Voice From The Past - Paradigm

Gary Peacock

LP | 2016 | EU | Original (ECM)

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Hypnotique Black Vinyl Edition

Martin Denny

LP | 1959 | EU | Reissue (Jackpot)

28,99 €*

Exotica (Mono) Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1959 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Martin Denny “Hypnotique” originally released in 1959. A fan favorite from the father of the “exotica” movement. Stunning Original Cover Artwork . 9/10 All Music Guide Review.

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Martin Denny

LP | 1957 | EU | Reissue (Jackpot)

28,99 €*

7" | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Gc Production)

Release: 1957 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Martin Denny’s Debut #1 Album Originally Released in 1957. Original Mono recording preferred by Martin Denny and featuring Arthur Lyman & Augie Colon. “Exotica” spawned an entire genre and the birth of the Tiki/cocktail movement starts here.

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Mickey & Them

U.F.O / Hey, Brother Man

10,79 €* 11,99 € -10%

7" | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Kalakuta Soul Bahlo)

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Fully remastered reissue with replica artwork, for the first time since it's original release, one the rarest TX funk 45's. Black 7" dinked centre hole vinyl.

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Corniche Band

Dance

12,99 €*

LP | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Be With)

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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7“ Vinyl Only – Limited to 500 copies Special remarks : Official Re-Issue of Hard to Find Tunisian Soul and Disco Nugget from 1980. Tracklist A. Dance B. Can’t You See Me Shortinfo After a well received and enjoyed first joint on this freshly founded co-founded music label joining Kalakuta Soul Records with the neighboring Bahlo Records Store, Kalakuta Soul Bahlo Records is more than happy to re-issue a Disco gem that has been enjoyed in several occasions in the past years but seldom was easy to find. On a working trip to Italy the salesmen Mohmed Fersi, Lotfi Ferjani, Smir Almia, Mohsen Matri and Nejib Toukabri used their stopover in Italy for a recording session guided by the owner of Phono Sound Dischi Francesco Ammaturo and that resulted in the release of „Dance“ and „Can’t You See Me“ in 1980. Almost 40 years later, KABA’s half Guy Dermosessian got invited by the mighty Najib Ben Belgacem for a memorable party he organized together with Tunis’ mighty „Downtown Vibes“ Family at Wax Bar followed by a live stream for downtown based and freshly found record label „Eddisco“. Why we’re telling you that? Well, odds are it turned out that one of Downtown Vibes’ Baba and Eddisco’s Mama was the amazing selector and DJ Hamdi Toukabri, nephew of Nejib Toukabri, Corniche Band’s Keyboard maestro. And the rest is history as you can imagine. We are more than pleased to have had the chance to re-issue this amazing record we hereby would like to dedicate to the shortly deceased Mohmed „Momo“ Fersi and his family. May his soul rest in peace. We would also like to thank Hamdi Toukabri and Nejib Toukabri for making this happen and possible as well as our brother Najib Ben Belgacem for bringing us all together in the first place. Corniche Band comes in its original Cover design and with the same tracklist.

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Sola

Speak Low II Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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It’s hard not to notice such an unforgettable sleeve, and if the music it protects is half as memorable as the artwork, you know you just have to hear it. We don’t think you’ll be disappointed because yes, this is the majestic 1971 album Un Muñeco De Madera, courtesy of the shadowy Sola, and it sounds exactly as you’d want it to. Originally released on RCA in Mexico, it’s kaleidoscopic Acapulcan-funk. The album’s endless grooves are propelled by softly rocking, quasi-library funk breaks. Vocally, Sola is in step with the 60s French pop-chanteuse style, but of course her lyrics are delivered in sensuous Spanish. Her voice is beautiful. Pillowy soft and tender, it can suddenly explode in mystical anger. These are ten tracks of moody, mysterious vibes that stir the spirit and sooth the soul. The LP was written, arranged and directed by prolific Spanish composer Manuel Alejandro, the man behind an incredible number of now classic Latin love songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s. As for Sola herself, next to nothing is known about the Mexican singer except the occasional whisper heard in only the darkest corners of the annals of music history. It’s said that upon growing disillusioned with the music industry she ended up in a convent of Carmelite Sisters. Fitting perhaps, given that Un Muñeco De Madera is a spiritual wonder of a record. Much-loved single and title-track “Un Muñeco De Madera” opens the album. It introduces us to Sola’s sparkling Latin-funk, bursting with swaggering grooves sewn by tight drums, sweeping strings and lush keys.

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Lucia Cadotsch

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (We Jazz)

LP | 2020 | CA | Original (Marlow)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Berlin-based Swiss vocalist Lucia Cadotsch returns with her celebrated Speak Low trio for their second album, released by We Jazz Records on 27 Nov. "Speak Low II" features Cadotsch on voice, Otis Sandsjö on tenor saxophone and Petter Eldh on double bass, and introduces guest artists Kit Downes on hammond organ and Lucy Railton on cello. "Speak Low II" picks up where their genre-bending and forward-looking debut album left off, introducing new shades into the band's sound and also diving even deeper into the songs they tackle. What makes Speak Low special is their approach to really get to the heart of each composition with seemingly minimal means, yet generating a sound which is both instantly recognisable and remarkably impactful.

"Speak Low II" comes almost five years after the band's lauded debut, and proves the depth of the band's approach right from the start. At the core of the trio's operation is an openness to their love of the music and to their surrounding scene(s). The album comes across as a unified collection of songs made truly theirs and found through listening to records and spending time with their musician friends, often on the road. The highly evolved band sound and the equality of the musicians shines through on the Speak Low sound, as the group uses their 100+ performances together as a vehicle for the development of their music.

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Cinephonic

Les Paradis Artificiels

2LP | 2018 | UK | Reissue (KingUnderground)

Release: 2020 / CA – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Cinephonic was founded in 2018 by composer / pianist / vibraphonist Pierre Chrétien, as an outlet for the new cinematic tunes he had been quietly writing when he wasn't busy leading larger groups such as The Souljazz Orchestra, Atlantis Jazz Ensemble and Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays.

In the fall of 2020, he releases "Les Paradis artificiels", his first full-length album under the Cinephonic moniker, on which he collaborates with heavyweight hip-hop drummer Robert Biesewig (Wu-Tang Clan, Havoc, Alchemist) and versatile percussionist Marielle Rivard (The Souljazz Orchestra, Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays), while performing all other parts himself on mellotron, piano and vibraphone.

Drawing inspiration from classic French film and library music, Chrétien expands on the sound with elements of orchestral jazz, cinematic soul, and instrumental hip-hop, creating a rich, evocative, and complex soundscape that juxtaposes intricate compositions with dark funk backbeats - a kind of epic soundtrack for a film that never existed.

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High Pulp

Bad Juice

26,99 €*

Late Night Tales Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2018 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally released in 2018 as a small vinyl run. Now reissued as a Limited Edition remastered pressing on 2LP vinyl with an A4 insert on the label KingUnderground. High Pulp are an 8-piece band that emerged from the Royal Room, a legendary Seattle Jazz club where they held “Funk Church” jam sessions in 2017. Their signature sound is a Psychedelic fusion of Hip-Hop, Funk, Jazz, and Soul which come together with complex, well thought out arrangements and progressive style. After successful sessions and premieres with prestigious station Kexp, and being at the forefront of the Seattle music scene, they’re now ready to branch out and take their sound worldwide. Bad Juice kicks off with lush, soulful big band horns, as the triumphant and quite epic intro sets the tone for this truly unique multifaceted band. They really show off their skills in the first few minutes, showing off a range of styles from an up-tempo ska-like jam to a downtempo sleazy Jazz-Rock groove. Their high level of creativity and leftfield Cinematic Orchestra/Stereolab-esque arrangements meld perfectly with the inspiration of 60’s and 70’s Jazz, Soul, and Funk. It’s sprinkled with a new age touch in a concoction worthy of any lounge, Funk, or Dance DJ or discerning crate digger alike. “Bad Juice answers the new millennium’s post-trip-hop, ambient, drum & bass call - contemporary with vinyl sharp grooves, macramé arrangements, and session-level instrumentation. The form is asymmetric, but the effect is magic”. - Earshot Jazz “It’s hard to imagine throwing on this LP and feeling anything less than joy. From the pink flamingos on the cover to the buoyant, flashy grooves embedded in each song, Bad Juice is the soundtrack to your carefree, balmy summer nights.” - Kexp

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Khruangbin

2LP | 2020 | UK | Original (Late Night Tales)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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LP | 1966 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

Wayne Shorter

Speak No Evil

32,29 €* 33,99 € -5%

Release: 1966 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty

12th January Orange Black Friday Record Store Day 2020 Edition

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Mr Bongo)

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Tru Soul)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Black Friday Record Store Day 2020 Release. "January 12th, 2020, a Sunday night in Toronto - Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty (of Badbadnotgood fame) are reunited at Burdock for a live improvised Jazz session. The pair are joined on stage by bassist Julian Anderson-Bowes and drummer Matt Chalmers as part of Burdock’s Piano Fest, an annual event at the city's brewery and music hall. Two days later an email from Matthew hits Mr Bongo's inbox... ""I think it turned out amazing, brought some really nice recording gear and it sounds almost like a studio record, thought I'd share. Moments definitely get to the jazzier side but there is some spiritual moments that are so far out"". The Bongo office were all blown away by this free-flowing session, one which sounded like a well-rehearsed set at the end of a long tour, rather than a one-take improvised assembly. The chemistry between the musicians is magical. The tight friendship and musical connection between Tavares and Whitty are self-evident, however, Chalmers and Anderson-Bowes have a great contribution to make too. They act as the solid foundation that leaves Tavares and Whitty free to roam and explore moments of darkness and light, intensity and beauty. From the first time of hearing this intimate session, we knew this had to be shared. The same quartet feature on Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty's 2020 album 'Visions'. The plan to promote 'Visions' was to tour, with each night comprising a uniquely improvised set. Sadly due to world events, this couldn't happen, but for now 'January 12th' is a snapshot of the wizardry that would have been from four amazing musicians at the top of their game. "

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Pete Rock

Petestrumentals 3

12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Omena Limited)

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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"For the third installment of his PeteStrumentals series, producer Pete Rock takes a departure from the sample-heavy style that has earned him recognition as a living Hip-Hop legend. This twelve-track project is instead a collection of beats crafted by the producer, then reimagined by his stellar band, The Soul Brothers - drummer Daru Jones (Jack White), keyboardist BigYuki, bassist MonoNeon (Prince), guitarist Marcus Machado and vocalist Jermaine Holmes (D'Angelo); all critically acclaimed musicians in their own rights. After performing together across Manhattan, cementing their creative bond, Pete Rock & The Soul Brothers combined their individual musical influences and experiences to craft a smooth sonic experience that is truly the sum of all of its stylistic and instrumental parts. PeteStrumentals 3 is a masterful blend of Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop and Soul, a mellow soundtrack for any occasion."

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Scruscru

South Wind, Clear Sky

11,99 €*

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Glitterbeat)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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There's no denying the hype surrounding Anton 'ScruScru' Bogomolov is fuelled by a string of celebrated singles, demonstrating an extraordinary prolific prowess all throughout 2020. His ability to blend jazz-funk classics with the sweet sounds of disco-powered house grooves is always on point. It's music that blurs the boundaries between the serious yet playful and takes the listener on a truly unique-sounding ride.

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Liraz

Zan

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow Blue Vinyl Edition

Funkadelic

LP | 1970 | UK | Reissue (Westbound)

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Dom-Ermitage)

Release: 1970 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Also from 1970 is Funkadelic’s second LP.

In a thick card gatefold sleeve with 180g blue vinyl pressing

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Chet Baker

Live In Milan

19,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Maaula)

Space Age Sunset

Mysterious

17,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Bordello A Parigi / Slow Motion)

Franz Scala

Mondo Della Notte

21,99 €*

7" | 2020 | UK | Original (Izipho Soul)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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As head of Italian (centric) Slow Motion label (and international artist sister imprint, Wrong Era), and through his own productions and remixes, Franz Scala has been pioneering the retro-futuristic aesthetic of club culture weaving together elements of proto-house, wave and Italo for the nuovo contemporary dancefloor long before it’s current vogue. Now alongside Bordello A Parigi, and supported by Sameheads, Slow Motion presents Scala’s euphoric debut album Mondo Della Notte. A homage to the world of the night where Franz plies his trade. Solid production and understanding of the various references informing the contemporary dancefloor imbues this set with a quality of permanence. Each track clocks-in at around the seven minute mark accommodating all Scala’s retro influences providing the space for walls of sounds to expand and unfold along these infectious rhythm voyages.

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The Regime

Never Going To Stop

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1961 | EU | Reissue (Jazz Workshop)

Mal Waldron

The Quest

LP | 1958 | EU | Reissue (Jazz Workshop)

Release: 1961 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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"Although often reissued under Eric Dolphy's name, this reissue gives the leadership back to pianist Mal Waldron. The seven originals not only feature altoist Dolphy (who makes a rare appearance on clarinet during "Warm Canto") but tenor-saxophonist Booker Ervin, Ron Carter (on cello) and Waldron. With bassist Joe Benjamin and drummer Charlie Persip giving alert support, the complex music (which falls between hard bop and the avant-garde) is successfully interpreted. Worth checking out." Scott Yanow -All Music Guide

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Ray Brown

This Is Ray Brown

LP | 1956 | EU | Reissue (Jazz Workshop)

Release: 1958 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally issued in Mono on Verve MGV 8290.

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Art Pepper

The Return Of Art Pepper

Turn It Loose, Ain't No Good Savoy Gospel 1970-1979

Release: 1956 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Originally recorded for Herb Kimmel's Jazz West label in August 1956. These were titled The Return of Art Pepper, since they were recorded shortly after he completed a jail sentence in 1956. As a result, Pepper's chops are a little rusty, but you can hear that he still has a passion for playing, and he does improve over the course of these tracks. For serious Pepper fans, it's worth a listen." Scott Yanow -All Music Guide

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V.A.

2LP | 2020 | UK | Original (Honest Jon's)

Release: 2020 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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In The Past Opaque Green Vinyl Edition

Witch

LP | 2013 | US | Reissue (Now-Again)

LP | 1969 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

Release: 2013 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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“Electrified by a diet of James Brown, the Stones and Deep Purple, WITCH were the stadium-filling kings of 70s Zamrock.” - MOJO
This landmark recording from Now-Again’s comprehensive overview of Zambia’s premier garage-, psych-, prog-, funk-,afro-rock ensemble WITCH, We Intend To Cause Havoc! is now available in a never before seen color variant. The audio is nigh-perfect – restored and remastered from the original master tapes. WITCH’s musical arc is contained to a five year span and, in retrospect, is a logical one. The band’s first two, self-produced albums - released in unison with the birth of the commercial Zambian recording industry – are exuberant experiments in garage rock, and are as influenced by the Rolling Stones as they are James Brown. In The Past, their second album, is the perfect follow-up for anyone exposed to the WITCH band through their landmark Introduction.

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Miles Davis

In A Silent Way

29,99 €*

Release: 1969 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2003 | EU | Original (Schema)

The Dining Rooms

Tre

Barry Miles and Silverlight

Release: 2003 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Third album and first one on Schema Records by the cinematic Milanese duo The Dining Rooms. 12 tracks that redefine TDR music style, drawing inspiration from Jazz, Africanism, Hip-Hop, House and Soul with true eclectism.

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Barry Miles And Silverlight

LP | 1974 | US | Original (London)

11,39 €* 11,99 € -5%

Release: 1974 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Albina Music Trust)

The Legendary Beyons

40,99 €*

The 3rd First Day / Hikaye 2022 Prepress

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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As with The Gangsters LP in 2018, Albina Music Trust now returns with another buried treasure from Portland’s past: a lost album by The Legendary Beyons. AMT is a unique taxpayer-funded initiative of arts and education non-profit, World Arts Foundation. This initiative serves the underrepresented musician community in Albina, Portland's historically Black neighborhood. For over fifty years, The Legendary Beyons have delighted Portlanders with their music. And now, for the first time, their work has been documented in this high fidelity LP accompanied by a detailed oral history of the group. The album's well-designed booklet features a wide range of archival photography, serving as a period piece for the uninitiated. On the cover of this previously unreleased 1977 album, there's an image that tells you nearly everything you need to know: four Black men, resplendent in custom-tailored suits, are working it with synchronized steps before the rushing falls of Portland’s Fourcourt Fountain. In their joyous faces is written a brotherhood that began when this core of singers—Jeddy Beasley, Thurtis Channel, James Tims, and Ira Hammon—endeavored to harmonize as The Legendary Beyons. The group's presentation in this image reveals the richness of their soulful, Motown-inspired vocal sound. These songs are the culmination of a story that began when these young men began singing in the locker room after basketball games at Jefferson High School. As their reputation grew, The Beyons––with the help of a crack backing band featuring arranger Dan Brewster and The Soul Masters––aspired for greatness in Albina's club scene. A litany of touring acts on the Chitlin Circuit stopped through the area, performing side-by-side with The Beyons: The Whispers, Bloodstone, Blue Magic...the list is deep. But without a local recording industry or sustainable income for gigging Black musicians, The Beyons never released a recording in their heyday. This session represents a seasoned group roughly a decade into their career. It is their only 20th century recording that has survived. These songs, ranging from the jazzed “Dreaming You In My Mind” to the quiet storm of sweet soul ballad “There We Were, Here We Are,” spotlight the group's tightly knit harmonies––pleading, sensual, playful, and romantic. Meanwhile, album single "Love Notes" comes as a burst of energy and "Let's Talk About Love" begets a cosmic intro calling upon Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle to assist in sharing the band's take on a topic called L-o-v-e. To put it simply: put this record on and look inside the jacket. There is a booklet with classic photography and an oral history that provides not only a snapshot of this great group but a well-portioned inquiry into the experiences of Portland's Black musician community in historic Albina––a truly unique project from Albina Music Trust.

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Feed LA

12" | 2020 | EU | Reissue

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2020 | US | Original (Craft)

Chet Baker

Chet Baker In New York

35,99 €*

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Jazzaggression)

Christian Reim Sextet

Mona Lisa Moldejazz 73

20,99 €*