Kamasi Washington’s sophomore album Heaven and Earth not only fulfills its overarching ambition, but illustrates the dialectic between seen and unseen, real and imagined, citizen and culture, self and self, as well as...

*deluxe version with all 14 completed pieces* - The materialization of an unexpected and thrilling treasure, finally unburied: a never-before-released session featuring Coltrane in the full flush of his solo fame, with his...

DOL gatefold reissue of MONK's critically acclaimed second studio release from 1963. Classified as post-bop featuring complex melodies and harmonies, and his unique style of stride piano.A1Hackensack4:12A2Tea For...

A paragon of crate digger gold for lovers of both library music, and thick grooves, Nick Ingmans percussion-laden Big Beat stays true to its name, with beats of mammoth stature and unusual orchestration. A soundtrack in...

Deep jazz & hip hop meet on "DAYS PAST", a new LP from THE PETER FRANKS GROUP. Produced by SIMON S, "DAYS PAST" incorporates a lush, live vibe with hard drums, deep basslines, organic keys &...

Reflections is the very explicit beat-jazz birth of gangsta rap. A former pimp turned author, Iceberg Slim wrote Pimp: The Story of My Life, believed by some to be the highest selling book by a black author ever! On...

The desire to discover and delve into new and unexplored areas of music has turned attention on the Japanese jazz scene of the 1970s, often regarded as its gilded age. The recent ground-breaking sell-out BBE compilation J...

Stereo Vision Music Library Vol. 1 is a 13 track / 30 min beat tape from producer & multi-instrumentalist Pat Van Dyke. The culmination of an impromptu studio session at PVD’s Jersey City studio with bassist Jordan...

Originally hailing from Columbus, Ohio, where he was born in July 1948, Bill Mason, the son of a Baptist minister, had first learnt music in church. Starting out on piano he switched to organ in his late teens. Mason had...

Dauwd returns to Technicolour with “Theory of Colours - Versions” EP. A new 4-tracker EP containing remixes / reworks of various singles from his debut album “Theory of Colours” which was released...

Ancient Lights is the debut album from Uniting of Opposites, the new musical venture from Tim Liken, Clem Alford and Ben Hazleton, bringing to life a melting pot of cultures and inspiration; using new technology as an...

Funky DL steps into the arena with his highly demanded album Blackcurrent Jazz 3. Seamlessly weaving his boom-bap style with jazz breaks throughout every track and topped with his smooth and often intense flow, his lyrical...

Kamal Keila was among the first artist we met in Sudan during our two trips to Khartoum and Omdurman last year. He is one of the key figures of the Sudanese jazz scene that was a vital part of the musical culture in Sudan...

Following the success of their 2016 live album Soul Jazz Fridays, Chris Hazelton’s Boogaloo 7 is back with their first studio full-length record, The Basement Beat. The Kansas City soul-jazz powerhouse covers a lot of...

One of the great influential figures of Latin Jazz percussion is that of Louis "Sabu" Martinez, who had been performing in groups and ensembles as early as the age of 11. Over the decades of his live, Martinez had...

In the great and ongoing culture war between high and low, raw and refined, the real versus popular, certain territories have been ceded: styles considered mainstream get to be pretty, lovely and optimistic. Styles...

Emerging from the tight-knit Los Angeles Funk and Soul community, The White Blinds are one of the newest true organ trios to carry the torch of instrumental music in the city of Angels. The White Blinds pay homage to the...

Imagine that you left your old '80s Casio keyboard sitting in your parent's basement for 30 years, and one day it hums to life and starts pumping out hypnotic, half-decayed melodies that sound like old-school George Duke...

Janus is a compilation of rare material from Sun Ra and his Arkestra, drawing from tapes recorded between 1963 and 1970, taken from both live and studio performances. The space-age jazz shaman conjures up a variety of styles...

The materialization of an unexpected and thrilling treasure, finally unburied: a never-before-released session featuring Coltrane in the full flush of his solo fame, with his “classic quartet” of pianist McCoy...