reissue des johnny hammond-klassikers gambler s life (1974) mit den groove/jazzfunk-hymnen star borne & yesterday was cool . eine art all-star-jamsession dank der anwesenheit von spitzenmusikern wie george benson, eric gale, melvin sparks, ron carter, harvey mason, billy cobham, steve gadd, airto moreira, ralph macdonald, grover washington, den mizell-brüdern und einem glänzenden johnny hammond am e-piano

incl aint no sunshine & lovely day ! on 180g vinyl

limited coloured vinyl. incl aint no sunshine & lovely day ! on 180g vinyl

incl ain t no sunshine !! on yellow vinyl !

neues, instrumentales beat-album von multi-instrumentalist, sänger, produzent und hip-hop-dj stimulator jones, kuratiert von stones throw-gründer peanut butter wolf. low budget environments striving for perfection ist der nachfolger zu exotic worlds and masterful treasures, seinem debütalbum, das u.a. den breakout-hit -soon never comes- enthält.

fresh fabrizio and marco d arcangelo release, mastered by loz grover

exclusive transparent yellow double lp in gatefold sleeve with downloade code included, set for record store day. by popular request volume 2 of motown funk first issue of volume 2 and it begins on vinyl. a pipin’ hot motown selection of acid drenched psychedelic soul, blaxploitation soundtracks, straigght ahead funk, easy listening and superlative soul.

idris muhammad was an american jazz drummer who recorded extensively with many musicians, including bob james, ahmad jamal, lou donaldson, pharoah sanders, john scofield, george benson, lonnie smith and tete montoliu. power of soul is his best known album and is one of the reasons that idris muhammad is regarded as the drumming king of groove. featuring the arrangements and keyboards of bob james, the saxophone punch of grover washington, jr., guitarist joe beck, trumpeter randy brecker, percussionist ralph macdonald, and the knife-edge slick production of creed taylor, this 1974 album is a burning piece of deep, jazzy soul and grooved-out bliss.
remastered audio on 180 gram audiophile vinyl.

drawing influences from herbie hancock, idris muhammad and grover washington. the single version of breakthrough is a unique, single-take arrangement of the full-length track from the forthcoming lp murmuration. a backbone of hip-hop-breaks influenced beats, accompanied by a jazz-funk infused sound played by some of the most in-demand players in the country.

grandioser northern soul-sampler, der 16 perlen von hochkarätern wie nina simone, joe simon, bobby adams und grover mitchell vereint und dazu superbe tunes von ricky rezell, bertha tillman, george allen, mary johnson und eddie banks with the five dreamers erstmals seit original-release wieder auf vinyl verfügbar macht. ein schmuckstück für soul/r&b-vinylsammler!

der in texas geborene rhythmus- und bluesgitarrist melvin sparks war einer der großen des soul-jazz. melvin spielte mit lou donaldson, leon spencer, bernard purdie, jack mcduff, jimmy mcgriff, idris muhammad, dr. lonnie smith, charles earland, grover washington jr., reuben wilson und so vielen mehr. auch in den leisesten jahren des soul-jazz blieb melvin durch hip-hop und r&b aktuell. diese veröffentlichung dokumentiert melvins letzte band, nur wenige monate vor seinem tod. der organist beau sasser und schlagzeuger bill carbone arbeiteten seit einigen jahren mit sparks zusammen. die tracks auf diesem album, liebevoll gemischt von gitarrist, produzent und melvin sparks-fan eddie roberts, zeigen, dass melvin auch in den letzten monaten seines lebens wie zu jeder zeit spielte.

san diego’s own the sure fire soul ensemble is back with their sophomore lp on colemine records! cinematic soul is the order of the day from this west coast group. covering a lot of soulful territory here: deep funk, soul jazz, breakbeats, and more!

chaise longue aka slikk tim delivers a fantastic deep cut with early deep house sound reminiscence of early guidance recordings, beautiful keys, deep baseline and a live guitar. bittersuite - straight up late night house music, deep and emotional pads with amazing keys, perfect track to complete the side side b delivers a exceptional track by a secret artist - not much needs to be said, just check the track & your understand what its all about. js gruvs is new guy from the french department, his track is deep groovy late night grover, accompanied by soulful keys and old school baseline, quality track - deep for the heads

this track continues with their trademark combination of deep club grooves and great live musicianship as guitarist hideki ikeuchi glides over dj uchikawas driving beats while makoto kuriya adds his inimitable keyboard. in addition to the smooth main mix, rhythm of elements also provide a classic electronic dub for the deeper dance floors, getting techie while firmly rooted in the disco soul heritage. as if that wasnt enough, this 12inch is completed with an incredible cover version of grover washington jrs mr. magic with roe updating this classic to a midtempo soulful jazz burner. dj uchikawa has been a pioneer in japanese dance culture for decades, and is known for representing quality dance music from the classic boogie era to present day deep house scene. he owns the loft club in nagoya, japan. internationally renowned makato kuriya has played with some of the finest jazz musicians of the last century including nathan davis, chuck mangione, billy cobham, donald byrd to name a few. he has recorded numerous albums and performed worldwide. they decided to unite jazz with the electro dance music, and soon after rhythm of elements were created...