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THE NUMERATORS is the musical incarnation of the brothers RANA. SAMMI, who lives in Austin, TX, keeps himself busy with his dog, Bill, his labyrinthine line art, the explosive world of mango connoisseuring, and his solo ear roller coaster project, SELFIE. While BURGERS, who resides in Brooklyn, NY, drums in the lush-shine psych outfit, SCULLY, assembles effect pedals at Death By Audio, and does visual & light work for Noises and A Place To Bury Strangers. When the two get together the undoubtedly solid brother connection is in full force with he Numerators. After a string of 7' singles and numerous tapes the duders are release Strange—ten sun-scorched tracks, somewhere on the spectrum of kraut-scuzz & fuzz-abilly, about feeling weird, mutating nights of excess, and Bill, the dog. Inspired by David Fair's (Half Japanese) mini-manifesto on how to play the guitar, the Numerators are ever climbing rock n roll's highest mountain—'the idea isn't to feel foolish. the idea is to put a pick in one hand and a guitar in the other and with a tiny movement rule the world.'

The Allman Brothers Band is best known for their typical Southern Rock sound and incorporating elements of blues, jazz and country music. Their eight studio album
Brothers Of The Road originally came out in 1981 and was produced by John Ryan, who did production work for Styx and The Doobie Brothers. The single 'Straight From The Heart' from the album became their first top 40 hit since their heyday. It peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and
#11 on Billboard's Rock Top Tracks chart.

On colored vinyl !!


Afro-Asian Exotica! Jungle beats and lush rhythms from the famed film and television composer. An early stereo marvel from the original 1958 tapes!
Takashi "Tak" Shindo was one of the most prominent purveyors of that gorgeous genre known as Exotica, a magnificent and surreal style of music which took the sounds of cultures at the time unknown or mysterious and blended it into a swingy, sexy stew. As a Japanese-American, Shindo brought a unique cultural perspective to the proceedings -- he combined the sounds of his own heritage into a brilliantly orchestrated shabu-shabu that made him a highly in-demand arranger and composer (Shindo would later become known for his TV scores, including Gunsmoke).
Nowadays, we'd call it "appropriation," but at the time Exotica knew no such boundaries -- anybody's culture and sound was fair game, often leading to unusual and thrilling combinations of sound. Mganga! is Shindo's exploration of African sounds -- it's obvious that his knowledge of African and afro-Cuban musical forms was based not only on a knowledge of traditional native music but also from soundtracks and "fantasy" versions of music from the African diaspora. Drums and congas abound, as do guttural chants and thrilling Cuban rhythms (and the ever-present exotica sound effects!). But Shindo's own love of Japanese sounds crop up here and there too -- listen for Japanese scales and traditional instruments such as the koto.
Modern Harmonic presents the thrilling Mganga! the way it was meant to be heard -- thrillingly mastered from the master tapes, pressed onto gorgeous colored vinyl and wrapped in restored packaging that reproduces the groundbreaking neo-tribal graphics. Pour yourself an exotic cocktail, turn the lights down low and let Tak Shindo take you to his own crazy, sexy version of Africa!

Deluxe vinyl edition of RAY CHARLES' "Timeless Classics"

Classic work from one of Brazil's greatest soul singers! Cassiano was one of Brazil's groundbreaking soul singers of the 70s - and although he's similar to Tim Maia, he's also got a smoother sound that approximates some of the best American soul vocalists of the time. This album includes the funky "Central Do Brasil", the extended midtempo groover "Onda", the semi-hit "Hoje E Natal", and the cuts "De Bar Em Bar", "Ana", "A Lua E Eu", and "Salve Essa Flor"

A bit of funky, jazz, electro-pop, blues, ambient. A full of sounds album, rich in different musical influences, brought together by a common thread: deep house galore for your mind. Formix is a Neapolitan producer and he really rocks with this impressive release. "Run" into many genres, to a multi ethnic world, led by so much creativity and talent. The attractive groove in "Run", the old-fashioned electronic rhythm of "So What", by way of "Slow" and his soul shape. The deep vibe of Sensual Trip feat. Gastek. "Evolution" is the way! A groovalicious track that amazes the listener; a real sensitive club tune. The remix made by GuyDee is the right answer to the original mix, a tasty manner to recreate the same vibes. Not to mention the remix of "Another Journey" Formix feat. Lello Di Franco aka L D F made by The Legendary 1979 Orchestra or the hypnotic pads of the British artist OOFT! Music! "Run" remix. "Just because a records got a groove doesn't mean it's in the groove". "Run" album does both.

Miles Davis live at the 12th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park, Chicago August 30, 1990

Though it was performed as he approached the final year of his life, this remarkable live set shows no decrease in Miles Davis' awesome power and musicality. Originally broadcast on Washington' WPFW-FM, it finds him tackling material from his 1980s Star People, You're Under Arrest, Tutu and Amandla albums, backed by arguably his finest latter-day band, and is presented here with background notes and images.

Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden & Jack Dejohnette, live at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, Salle Marie Gerin-Lajoie, Montreal, Canada on 5th July 1989

Having played with John Coltrane, Sun Ra, Bill Evans, Ornette Coleman, Keith Jarrett and many others between them, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Jack DeJohnette were already jazz legends by the time the young Pat Metheny began to make waves in the mid-70s. This unique set was broadcast on Radio Canada in the Salle Marie Gerin-Lajoie during Montreal's International Jazz Festival on July 5th 1989, and finds all three musicians driving each other to remarkable peaks. It's presented here with background notes and images.

On June 17th Bodytonic Music present the fear inducing yet exquisite Mouth To Mouth EP by cult Dublin band Ocho. Distorted bass, grinding rhythm and icy atmospherics give EP opener Vines a dramatic, dark and icy Celtic beauty, all set to the spectral voice of lead singer Stace Gill. Completed by producer /writer DOS and a plethora of talented guest musicians, the band's ambient sound is influenced by an eclectic mix of music from around the world. Ocho released their hauntingly beautiful debut Young Hunting in 2012 and Mouth To Mouth marks a mesmerising return for the intriguing duo and their unique brand of ice-cold, soulful electro, getting support from the likes of Severino, Anthony Naples, Fish Go Deep & more

Disco master Darshan Jesrani (one half of the legendary NY duo Metro Area) reworks Vines into enchanting Balearic sunrise house, presented in both vocal and instrumental incarnations.

Ocho amp up the drama level even more for an engrossing, trance inducing fantasy journey high into stratosphere on Disappearing. The EP closes with the epic, Burial-goes-baroque torch song 'Offshore'.

Bodytonic started life in 2002 as a small club night based in Dublin and has since thrown parties everywhere from Sonar to Berghain, with guests including Carl Craig, Theo Parrish, Laurent Garnier, Horse Meat Disco, Switch & Diplo, Marcel Dettmann, Ben Klock and Q-Tip.

In addition to their ongoing club nights and label, Bodytonic run Irish nocturnal institutions Wigwam (formerly the Twisted Pepper venue) and the Bernard Shaw pub, whilst other areas of their rapidly growing empire include festivals, pubs, brewing beer, restaurants, a gallery, apps and websites.

The first release on Bodytonic's labels came in 2007 and they have since put out records featuring Ron Morelli & Svengalisghost (under their Ghost 202 guise), Naum Gabo (AKA Jonnie Wilkes from Optimo), Mr Fingers, JD Twitch and Irish stars Kormac & Tr One.

Bodytonic releases are forthcoming from Adultrock and Hmeflght, with Bodytonic parties at Snowbombing, Dimensions, and Wigwam in Dublin happening in 2016, with events at ADE and beyond in the pipeline.

The soul behind these recordings is Rama Dyushambee. Not only a vocalist, Mr. Dyushambee also plays tenor saxophone too. He even produced, composed and arranged the entire album. The music on here is hard to categorize. The basic feel of the songs is Jazz, but you also find a portion of Funk and lots of spirituality in them too. If you like your Jazz funky - check out this album. If you like your Funk jazzy - check out this album. Generally, if you like music with SOUL then you can't go wrong with Orbit In Space.

This multi-talented North Carolina native makes his debut after having been a consistent source of inspiration with the freshness of his perspective, and sonic tapestry. It is unchained, fluid, and free, like everything on Deepblak

While John Coltrane first gained attention for his revolutionary 'sheets of sound' technique, it was the deep spirituality of his music that really made his recordings as a bandleader such classics. The albums this giant of music recorded for Atlantic in 1959 and 1960 really represent the heart of his legacy.

John Coltrane's life will be the subject of a new documentary (tentative title: Chasin' Trane), out later this year, and now, for the first time since their original release, this box set gathers his mono recordings from the Atlantic vaults.

- Packaged in an elegant clothbound box
- Fully remastered in glorious mono
- 5 Original studio albums replicating the original artwork and labels:
Giant Steps (1960)
Bags &Trane (1961) with Milt Jackson
Ole Coltrane (1962)
Coltrane Plays The Blues (1962)
The Avant Garde (1966) with Don Cherry.
- Includes bonus LP featuring outtakes
- A 32-page, perfect-bound booklet, with period photos by Lee Friedlander and liner notes.
- Liner notes by Grammy-winning jazz writer Ashley Kahn
- Vinyl Box Set includes My Favourite Things 7' single

It's the year 2016 and David Hanke, widely recognized under his moniker Renegades Of Jazz, is back with his third full-on longplay effort entitled 'Moyo Wangu'. After his conceptual and darker approach to his last album 'Paradise Lost' released in 2015, we see Renegades Of Jazz explore the world of Afrofunk here, a world David Hanke is deeply linked to since he spent an influential part of his childhood in Arusha/Tanzania in the early 1980s .Due to being exposed to the sound of this East African metropolis throughout his early childhood days the love for any kind of African rhythm signatures and vibes has stuck to this day and is now reflected in the twelve tracks on the album 'Moyo Wangu' - a Swahili expression that translates as 'My heart' and perfectly describes where his heart is at.

It's the year 2016 and David Hanke, widely recognized under his monikerRenegades Of Jazz, is back with his third full-on longplay effort entitled 'Moyo Wangu

From Athens, Greece, Afrodyssey Orchestra take you on a musical journey that flows unconstrained between genres. The ensemble's influences span Jazz, Funk, traditional West African dance music and percussion, Psychedelia, and the Greek musical culture.


Afrodyssey Orchestra are an instrumental ensemble from Athens, Greece, comprising seven established musicians of diverse musical backgrounds. They came together through a series of musical journeys over the years — and officially as Afrodyssey Orchestra from 2013. Afrodyssey is unique in Europe for their use of Greek and West African musical forms together and their sound — an expression of contemporary Athens. In devising and performing compositions Afrodyssey seek to evoke communion between audience and music, transmitting the impulse to move - an intention that reconnects to the origins of Greek music as a process that gave a village social cohesion. In addition to their original compositions, the band performs innovative versions of well-known African and Greek traditional music. Most band members are multi-instrumentalists — lesser-known instruments played include the Kamelen Ngoni, a type of African harp, and the Balafon, an ancestor of the Marimba and Vibraphone.

In early 2005, an engineer at the Library of Congress accidentally discovered, in an unmarked box, the recording of Thelonious Monk's and John Coltrane's performance at a 1957 benefit concert at Carnegie Hall. Long considered one of the most important musical meetings in modern jazz, Monk's and Coltrane's work together during a scant few months in 1957 had, until this discovery, been thought to be almost entirely undocumented.

In this book, Gabriel Solis provides an historical, cultural, and analytical study of this landmark recording, which was released by Blue Note records later in 2005. Taking a wide-ranging approach to the recording, Solis addresses issues of "liveness," jazz teaching and learning, enculturation, and historiography. Because nearly a half century passed between when the recording was made and its public release, it is a particularly interesting lens through which to view jazz both as a historical tradition and as a contemporary cultural form. Most importantly Solis accounts for the music itself. Offering in depth analytical discussions of each composition, as well as Monk's and Coltrane's improvisational performances he provides insight into Monk's impact on Coltrane as he developed his signature "sheets of sound" style, as well as into the influence of a strong side-man, like Coltrane, on Monk at his creative and professional peak. The first study of one of the most significant jazz releases of the twenty-first century, Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall is essential reading for all jazz scholars.

Funk is the magic word on this record here. Puccio Roelens (1919 - 1985) was an Italian composer, orchestra leader and pianist active from the mid 1940s to the time of his passing in 1985. You can easily place him in the 'library music' category with his heavily rhythmical instrumental funk with a jazz / fusion edge. Layers upon layers of different rhythm patterns get shifted here and your body moves at full throttle to the sensual, steaming hot grooves. Signore Roelens moves through a bunch of related but still different styles where melody and rhythm become one stream of energy that rushes through your physics to make you swing eternally. Quite many passages here have a slick and glittering disco feel while others take you from the hottest NYC clubs to the open air bars of Rio De Janeiro, somewhere close to the beach. Always present is his extraordinary piano playing. He caresses the keyboard of his Fender Rhodes electric piano like the silky skin of a woman while lush brass arrangements literally blow your senses before some spacey, dreamy synthesizer harmonies call for you to follow into an unknown but pleasantly colorful world of living visions. The interplay between all keyboards is marvelous and quite often turns into an enthralling dialogue of two or three instruments. You may rather drift from dream to dream and vision to vision on the soundwaves of this album than listen closely to get each played note but I assume that this was the composer's actual goal. Well, there are definitely enough moments of musical grandeur to be discovered here and if you attempt to capture them all, you will for certain end up grooving to these smooth and sexy numbers without control over yourself. No wonder original copies of this album already went for 500 US$ into the loving hands of soul collectors. Does anyone get it Well, anyway, this reissue enables us average earthlings to get an idea of how good funky library music can get.

Transparency and connection, contemplation and departure,
meditation and attack: this music fascinates from the very
beginning. It has no need to boast or become talkative, but stays
true to itself as it casually develops its poignant pulse and lets it
grow, and grow. The web of sounds soon begins to radiate from
within, it inspires images in one's head, and invites to musing and
introspection. Against the background of a wide horizon the
details of their music join, develop a life of their own, and lift off
to collective flights of ideas. This music is an invitation to listen
without prejudice, offering a way to get lost in dreams while, at
the same time, remaining solidly grounded and completely awake.
There are many connections between bass clarinetist/soprano
saxophonist Klaus Gesing, bassist Björn Meyer and drummer
Samuel Rohrer. The experience of playing together and sharing
their innovative spirit is a pre- requisite for the artistic co-
operation of this new trio, in which the love of adventure and
improvisation takes precedence over the pre-composed. Because
of this the evocative power of their interaction can generate such
strength, the give and take of their musical discourse be so
intimate.
In this music a unique sound structure grows from within itself,
layer by layer, and involves and enchants the listener. It is broadly
emotional and without mystique or pretension. How else could
these delicate dialogues develop such gravitational pull and
magic Acoustic and electronic sounds, sensuous rhythms,
sumptuous woodwind-songs, earthen and ethereal bass lines,
grooves and vibrant atmospheres all merge with one another and
graciously rise from silence to hypnotic beauty. The inner logic of
the trio's interaction is compelling for it neither strives for
attention nor takes the listener unawares. It grows and spreads
coherently like a natural organism.
The three of them have, each in their own right, worked with
outstanding vocalists. Samuel Rohrer with Laurie Anderson and
Sidsel Endresen, Klaus Gesing with Norma Winstone, Björn
Meyer with Asita Hamidi - all of whom are vocalists that can
evoke textures with delicate poise, avoiding trends, and express
them in an entirely personal way.

Newly discovered sessions released here for the first time: Ten recordings by one of the greatest saxophonists of his generation, American jazz master Lucky "Eli" Thompson with the Michael Naura Trio, Quintet and guests in Hamburg 1959 and 1960. Small and larger group improvisations with the melodic sound of Lucky on tenor and soprano sax, featuring Heinz von Moisy, Hajo Lange, Jimmy Gourley, Wolfgang Schlüter and Hans Koller. Hard bop with a nod to Lester Young ("Cherokee", "Thin Ice") and soft ballads ("Summertime", "Deep Passion"), all light, fluffy, intimately personal and with a lyrical bebop approach. "Lucky was a hell of a saxophone player" (Miles Davis).

Produced by Hans Gertberg Tracks 3, 4, 7, 8 & 9 recorded April 17,1959 at Studio 10 in Hamburg featuring Lucky Thompson (ts & ss), Hajo Lange (b), Michael Naura (p), Heinz von Moisy (dr) and guests: Hans Koller (ts), Georges Grenu (ts), Klaus Marmulla (as), Helmut Reinhardt (bs) and Wolfgang Schlüter (vib)

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 & 10 recorded April 22, 1960 at Studio 10 in Hamburg featuring Lucky Thompson (ts & ss), Hajo Lange (b), Michael Naura (p), Heinz von Moisy (dr) and guests: Jimmy Gourley (g), Klaus Marmulla (as) and Wolfgang Schlüter (vib & perc)

Everything's Beautiful brings Miles Davis' sound into the 21st century, blending a diverse group of master takes and outtakes from across Miles' incredible tenure with Columbia Records (1955-1985) with original reinterpretations. Robert Glasper produced the collaboration. "I didn't want to do just a remix record," Glasper noted when discussing the 11-song set. "My idea was to show how Miles inspired people to make new art."

Knowing that "Miles didn't have one audience," Glasper recruited a legion of diverse guest artists to add to the magic of the project including familiar collaborators like R&B musicians Erykah Badu, Ledisi, Bilal and KING. They are joined by British soul singer-songwriter Laura Mvula, hip-hop producer Rashad Smith, Grammy-nominated Australian neo-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote, rapper/producer Illa J, jazz guitarist John Scofield, who collaborated with Davis, and the legendary Stevie Wonder.

1977 was a transitional time for jazz enigma and self-proclaimed member of an angel race , Sun Ra. During the Summer of 1976, he had stormed Montreux and toured West Africa with one of the greatest of his full-sized Arkestras before embarking on occasional solo concerts for the first time, emphasising his prowess at the piano. Although he had always played the blues within Arkestra sets, he now summoned up the rolling tradition of blues piano, recalling Otis Spann, Avery Parrish, stride and ricky-tick styles.

He made two solo albums for Paul Bley's Improvising Artists label ('Solo Piano' and 'St. Louis Blues') before travelling to Rome. For the concert, featured here, Ra brought in drummer Luqman Ali, who had been part of the Arkestra during the band's early Chicago years, and vocalist Thomas Thaddeus aka Eddie Thomas. Thomas was a percussionist, dancer and incense dude with the Arkestra throughout the late ‚70s period. He would appear again on Ra's 'Lanquidity' album for Philly Jazz in '79.

During this intimate concert, Ra takes us through piano and synthesizer renditions of Arkestra staples like 'Love In Outer Space', 'Space Is The Place' and 'Calling Planet Earth' but also explores a selection of jazz standards. Among them, we hear the first ever released Ra version of the 1930s staple 'I Cover The Waterfront' alongside a dissonant version of 'Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child' and 'St. Louis Blues'. Ra's ties to Italy would continue the following year as he recorded three acclaimed albums for Horo Records, run by filmmaker turned label owner, Aldo Sinesio.

Following 2014's Marshall Allen compilation, 'In the Orbit Of Ra' and 2015's Gilles Peterson-curated 'To Those Of Earth... And Other Worlds', Strut and Art Yard join forces once more for the first release anywhere of 'In Some Far Place: Roma '77'. Recorded direct from the sound board and mastered from first generation reel to reel tapes, this is one of the very few trio albums by Sun Ra ever to be released. The release features rare photos from recently deceased photographer H.L. Lindenmaier with sleeve notes by the Sun Ra Arkestra's Knoel Scott.

- first issue of anywhere of this 1977 recording from Rome.
- continuation of Strut and Art Yard's Sun Ra release programme following successful compilations by Marshall Allen (2014) and Gilles Peterson (2015).
- official reissue mastered from first generation reel to reel tapes.

Two monster jazz-funk tracks back to back on a sweet 7" single. Originally released on Bobby Hamilton's rare Dream Queen album, this is the first time that those songs are available on Tramp Records' prefered format. DJs watch out, this "45" plays at 33 rpm. This way we ensured that both 5 minutes tracks sound as loud and crisp as possible!

Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. The Afro Latin Messengers for a fusion of psychedelia, horns and percussion.

Newly discovered sessions released here for the first time: Ten recordings by one of the greatest saxophonists of his generation, American jazz master Lucky "Eli" Thompson with the Michael Naura Trio, Quintet and guests in Hamburg 1959 and 1960. Small and larger group improvisations with the melodic sound of Lucky on tenor and soprano sax, featuring Heinz von Moisy, Hajo Lange, Jimmy Gourley, Wolfgang Schlüter and Hans Koller. Hard bop with a nod to Lester Young ("Cherokee", "Thin Ice") and soft ballads ("Summertime", "Deep Passion"), all light, fluffy, intimately personal and with a lyrical bebop approach. "Lucky was a hell of a saxophone player" (Miles Davis).

Produced by Hans Gertberg Tracks 3, 4, 7, 8 & 9 recorded April 17,1959 at Studio 10 in Hamburg featuring Lucky Thompson (ts & ss), Hajo Lange (b), Michael Naura (p), Heinz von Moisy (dr) and guests: Hans Koller (ts), Georges Grenu (ts), Klaus Marmulla (as), Helmut Reinhardt (bs) and Wolfgang Schlüter (vib)

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6 & 10 recorded April 22, 1960 at Studio 10 in Hamburg featuring Lucky Thompson (ts & ss), Hajo Lange (b), Michael Naura (p), Heinz von Moisy (dr) and guests: Jimmy Gourley (g), Klaus Marmulla (as) and Wolfgang Schlüter (vib & perc)

Akhenaten was the first album Nat Birchall released via the then brand-new Gondwana Records label in Manchester. Originally only released on CD this is the first time this classic recording has been made available on vinyl.

The album on the whole features a quartet, and is expanded to a quintet on the title track where UK trumpet virtuoso Matthew Halsall joins in with a stunning solo. The album explores deep, hymn-like themes at length, finding much to say on the relatively simple melodies and arrangements.

Nat and his fellow band members play here with the selfless motivation and focus that's required to allow them to tap deep into the human psyche, producing music that is soulful and stately. Very different from most modern jazz styles played nowadays, the music has a timeless beauty that will stand the test of time.

The album was enthusiastically received by music fans and critics alike, being unanimously hailed as a modern classic. Now is the time to hear this magnificent work, utilising the unique atmospherics and sonic presence that only vinyl can provide.

"An album so exceptional it fell down the cracks of the Mojo filter... spatial sunship beauty...expansive and dreamy...lyrical heat haze hypnotism...this is the record you should be expanding the collective consciousness of the neighbours with. Truly transcendental." MOJO - Disc of the day 16/07/09 "Mindblowing work...a deeply spiritual player who comes off beautifully on this set..Birchall blows with a range of feeling that takes us back to the 70s best of Pharoah Sanders, Billy Harper and Clifford Jordan...hitting a groove that lets Birchall's horn blossom wonderfully in sound - reaching forth with rich tones that are simply wonderful...." Dusty Groove USA "Akhenaten is a beautifully stately performance...from the gentle 3/4 of "Nica's Dance" to the closing "Many Blessings" Brian Morton, The Wire Magazine "Outstanding and most enthralling...Birchall is a wonderful player who wears his heart on his sleeve and plays with much warmth and sincerity" Tony Hall, Jazzwise Magazine. "Strikingly impressive...Birchall sounds amazingly soulful, each solo gathering intensity as it progresses. There's an endearing lack of tricksiness, with everything serving the spacey aesthetic of the overall project" Phil Johnson, The Independent On Sunday " A quite remarkable album, Birchall captures the hypnotic flow of John Coltrane wonderfully on four extended hymn-like explorations. Think of Coltrane's stark masterpiece "Alabama" or parts of "A Love Supreme". Chris Yates, Jazz UK

Guiding Spirit was second album by Nat Birchall for the fledgling Manchester label Gondwana Records back in 2010.

The follow-up to the remarkable debut of Akhenaten found him exploring different textures using percussion and instruments like the kora and the harp. It was also the first time Nat had recorded on the soprano saxophone, featured here on the songs Keep the Light Shining and Higher Regions. Nat reveals a concept on the instrument quite unlike most other contemporary players of the higher-pitched horn, his sound more akin to the keening tone of the Indian shenai master, Bismillah Khan, perfectly in keeping with the music's more "Eastern" sounding leanings.

The music here is firmly rooted in the modal jazz world of Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane and others who sought to expand upon the avenues of expression originally forged by John Coltrane in the heady days of the early 1960s. As has often been pointed out by commentators however, this is no pastiche or "re-make". This is the real thing, played absolutely in the now, but played from and in the spirit of then.

Originally released only in CD format, Jazzman Records are proud to make this music available on vinyl for the first time.

Brand spanking new edits imprint Same Speed celebrate the sound of the samba in 2016 in a very unique way. Searching out the more obscure uses of Brasilian rhythms over the past 30 years or so, the boys have dug out two rare treats - one from Norway and another from California - and given them the Same Speed re-touch, aimed directly at the dance floor.

All Same Speed releases are limited, hand-stamped vinyl-only affairs, but also be on the look out for the occasional re-work of more contemporary artists, available for free download as a little treat, to pimp up your DJ sets this summer.

9 track Album from Ernest Ranglin released by Dub Store Records

10 track Album from Ernest Ranglin released by Dub Store Records

-First-ever 180-gram vinyl reissue

-Lacquers cut by Kevin Gray, Cohearent Audio

-Old-school style tip-on jacket

-Includes Jazz Dispensary "Auuthorized Dealer" window cling

An impressive, addictive brew of soul and funky jazz, Funk Inc comes out of the gate swinging with the eight-minute organ groove-a-thon, Kool Is Back' and never lets up. Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder, this unparalleled set in the soul-jazz canon recalls classic 1960s Blue Note sounds by the likes of Grant Green, Lou Donaldson, and Brother Jack McDuff, but with added grit, guts and groove that combines the deep-pocket, hypnotic moments of the Meters with unparalleled improvisational passages that recall the best of modern-day practitioners Galactic, Robert Walter, and the Greyboy Allstars. Unvarnished, raw, and unabashedly funky, Funk Inc is a relentlessly infectious record dripping with charm that remains worthy of exploration by anyone with passing interest in the primal power of blues, soul, jazz, or funk.

From 1963 to 2014: "Peace Chant - raw deep and spiritual jazz" exhibits 51 years of music. A well matched anthology with sounds to dive into, hard rhythms to dance to and vocals to meditate on.

The Tramp Records crew has compiled 16 tracks in nice order and dramaturgy. Some tunes you might have never heard before unless you own one of the rare original vintage vinyl records. Peace Chant is released on two separate LPs with own catalogue numbers and on one CD. Some songs I can't get out of my mind:

The previously unreleased "Don't Give Up Your Smile Today" is opening the compilation. It's from Das Goldene Zeitalter, a band that didn't survive - but whose members had a huge influence on German jazz, soul, afrobeat and funk within the last years merging into groups like The Poets of Rhythm, The Whitefiled Bros., and The Malcouns. Boris Geiger aka. Bo Baral sings a Pharoah Sanders like tune, his voice deeply resonating, the rhythm section heavily grooving.

After the first three woolly recorded tracks Walt Bolen's "Peace Chant" with its dry and funky sounds with flute, two guitars and percussion is quite a pleasure to listen to. Organ and voice are Bolen's who used to play the keys in San Fernando Valley church when he was a child. "Peace Chant" was recorded for his own Ar-Que label in 1972 and is one of the few cuts with him as a leader. He has played sessions and clubs for years and today he is sitting at the church organ again.

This publication's oldest recording dates back to 1963: "Mozambique" by Luna Brothers Trio, a Caribbean and hypnotic instrumental. For my jazz trained ears it is rather unusual that the güiro (the gherkin played with a stick) is being played throughout the entire song. Heavily laid back cowbell, concas and timbales and the slightly detuned piano are wonderful! "Mozambique" sounds like from another star but its origin is Los Angeles, where the brothers Fred and Ricardo Luna had their night club band. You could imagine a bast skirt strip and at the same time the great Raumpatrouille (Space Patrol) landing on German B&W TV screens in 1966.

Hozan Yamamoto recorded crime jazz with the Japanese bamboo flute shakuhachi. He belonged to Tony Scotts "Music for Zen Meditation" in 1964, played with Ravi Shankar, avant-garde jazz bassist Gary Peacock and appeared at Donaueschingen Festival for contemporary music. Tokio university's open minded lecturer recorded the funky and modal "Spotlight on Sapporo" in 1972.

These days Mabon Dawud Quintet from Ethiopia is on the trail of Mulatu Astatke. Tramp Records provides the first release of "Abeba" - a funky and stoic track in Amharic mother tongue sung by a high male lamenting voice.

Even more haunting is "Ain't Gonna Wait Too Long" by Thomas Meloncon. The self-taught guitar player recorded this protest song at the age of 20. Voice, guitar, congas and double bass are plenty enough for a heavily pushing song complaining that black man's slavery isn't gone after 400 years. Artist, poet and civil right activist Meloncon (alias Muntu Mwaminifu) wrote and directed theatre and radio plays. His works are collected at Texas Southern University in Houston. "Ain't gonna wait too long" probably is his earliest artistic outing, he just had left school in 1968.

The compilation concludes with a song by Now, a band no one outside Munich might know. "Easy Tune for Dancing" can be found on a record of cultural and concert location Feierwerk form 1990. It really was a surprise to hear the quintet of trumpeter Konstantin Kern and Klaus Pfister on sax playing Afro-Cuban jazz that easily and nonchalant. If Dizzy Gillespie turned up with his bent trumpet and Lalo Schifrin sat in like he did on "Gillespiana Suite" I wouldn't be astonished!

From 1963 to 2014: "Peace Chant - raw deep and spiritual jazz" exhibits 51 years of music. A well matched anthology with sounds to dive into, hard rhythms to dance to and vocals to meditate on.

The Tramp Records crew has compiled 8 tracks in nice order and dramaturgy. Some tunes you might have never heard before unless you own one of the rare original vintage vinyl records. Peace Chant is released on two separate LPs with own catalogue numbers and on one CD. Some songs I can't get out of my mind.

These days Mabon Dawud Quintet from Ethiopia is on the trail of Mulatu Astatke. Tramp Records provides the first release of "Abeba" - a funky and stoic track in Amharic mother tongue sung by a high male lamenting voice.

Even more haunting is "Ain't Gonna Wait Too Long" by Thomas Meloncon. The self-taught guitar player recorded this protest song at the age of 20. Voice, guitar, congas and double bass are plenty enough for a heavily pushing song complaining that black man's slavery isn't gone after 400 years. Artist, poet and civil right activist Meloncon (alias Muntu Mwaminifu) wrote and directed theatre and radio plays. His works are collected at Texas Southern University in Houston. "Ain't gonna wait too long" probably is his earliest artistic outing, he just had left school in 1968.

The compilation concludes with a song by Now, a band no one outside Munich might know. "Easy Tune for Dancing" can be found on a record of cultural and concert location Feierwerk form 1990. It really was a surprise to hear the quintet of trumpeter Konstantin Kern and Klaus Pfister on sax playing Afro-Cuban jazz that easily and nonchalant. If Dizzy Gillespie turned up with his bent trumpet and Lalo Schifrin sat in like he did on "Gillespiana Suite" I wouldn't be astonished!