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A super-limited release for record store day, the Jukebox Jam series presents a very special 45rpm vinyl triple pack of unissued masters from the legendary, sensational harmonica boss, Dr Ross. Featuring six down home, primitive blues killers recorded at Sam Phillips' legendary Memphis recording studio between the years of 1951-4. Plucked from the same sessions which spawned landmark recordings such as 'Boogie Disease' and 'Chicago Breakdown' - momentous mid-century earth-shakers of post-war, pre-rock and roll rockin' blues boogie - each of the six tracks here reaches the same level of ethereal intensity.
Never before released on 45rpm vinyl, these three singles feature the original Sun label artwork (used with permission), and come packaged in a custom-made, hand-numbered case featuring unique artwork and sleeve notes. Sure to be an instant collectors piece to Dr Ross fans, Sun devotees, blues enthusiasts and pure music lovers everywhere - limited to 500 copies only...

OK there are not many artists who have had such a hugely influential and broad career as Ray Charles and many of his tunes have been covered for the detriment of betterment of a hundred different styles. Well here at Jazzman we always like to find little gems hiding in plain sight and here we have two beauties that are exactly so. One answer and one reimagining of the classic 'I Got a Woman' - both super fun dancefloor versions. Let's start with the Annie Williams, practically unknown apart from within the deep soul record collector circuit, this version is stronger on the dancefloor than even the Ray Charles original, with its stronger backing and rawkus r&B style vocal it smashes any dancefloor! One for the ladies (so I'm told!)

On the flip we have Bronx-born girl group Baby Jane & The Rockabyes (Madelyn 'Baby Jane' Moore, Yolanda Robinson, Yvonne DeMunn, Estelle McEwan) doing their girl pop interpretation of another classic from Ray. One of the busiest backing session groups in New York City of the period they released 15 singles in their career and were backing singers for Baby Washington on her early Neptune singles, two sides of which we have coming up on Fryers very soon.

Already Drowning, a song-cycle inspired by various myths & folktales about female water spirits, marks something of a departure for Aidan Baker. While still retaining his trademark sense of ambience & texture, the tracks on this album are much more structured & song-oriented, embracing a minimalist post-rock, slowcore style & featuring a different guest vocalist on each track. Guest vocalists: Clara Engel, Jessica Bailiff, Valérie Niederoest & Maude Oswald (of Toboggan), Joanna Kupnicka, Geneviève Castrée (aka Ô Paon), Liz Hysen, Carla Bozulich (of Evangelista, The Geraldine Fibbers). All words & music written by Aidan Baker (guitars, bass, flute, drums, trombone, piano, & field recordings), vocal melodies & interpretations/translations by respective singers. Additional musicians: Leah Buckareff (of Nadja - accordion), Laura C. Bates (violin), Nick Storring (of Picastro - cello), Carl Pace (of Beta Cloud - trumpet), & Laura Rodie (alto & soprano saxophones).

The first release of a new 7' series by Schema Records.

Here we have finnish jazz superstar Timo Lassy who delivers a fitting introduction to his band's current sound, an introduction to his forthcoming album 'In With Lassy'.

The Timo Lassy Band performing here is top-notch all the way. The wurlitzer duties are carried out by Georgios Kontrafouris, Greece's gift to the Helsinki scene, who turns the instrument into one of a vital organ in the operation. On double bass, the most sought-after Finnish bassist at the moment, Antti Lötjönen, keeps things solid, and the crunchy beat so central to Lassy's rhythmically remarkable jazz vision is safe with Teppo "Teddy Rok" Mäkynen on drums and Abdissa "Mamba" Assefa on percussion. Assefa was also part of the production team of the album, recording it at the quintet's Helsinki rehearsal pad and producing the end results together with Mäkynen and Lassy.

Xaver Fischer, bass player Krischan Frehse who is part of the TV Total Studio band "Heavytones" and Roachford's drummer Hendrik Smock, went to the Maarwegstudio in Cologne with basically no precise ideas for songs. The songs essentially developed from spontaneous jam sessions. After two (!) incredibly creative days the band wrapped up their sessions with eleven brand new tracks. While recording they followed their own set of rules:

No Sequencing
No Quantize
No Loops, No Overdubs
No More Than Three Takes
No Digital Editing
No Clicktrack
No Recording Of Things You Can'T Perform Live

The glorious result is an album that shows the typical Xaver Fischer Trio sound topped with an unmistakably fresh new breeze. The Trio worked with elements of Afro beat, jazz-rock and even the current dance music of a David Guetta found its way onto the album.

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The Imagine Project, which will be a film as well as a boundary-busting album, finds him traveling all across the globe to collaborate w/ an international roster of artists. F/ Anoushka Shankar, The Chieftains, Ceu, Chaka Khan, Juanes, & Jeff Beck.

Armageddon was conceived in 1958 and written down in 1963. After performing with Sun-Ra and benefiting from the teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, Phil Cohran's compositions changed decidedly, and he began to focus on cosmology and culture. This particular performance was recorded live at the Afro Arts Theatre at 3900 S. Drexel, Chicago, IL on February 11th, 1968. Here is how Kelan Phil Cohran explains each of his compositions on Armageddon: THE MOTHERLESS CHILD - is one of the oldest melodies known to the human family. There is evidence that the Chinese, Peruvians, and several African cultures claim it as their own indicating that it came from an ancient time when all these nations were one. Rev. Spencer Jackson delivers the slave version of this melody and his wife, sister Ella Pearl Jackson delivers the version from ancient dust and enlightened future. Motherless Child is one of the greatest examples of cosmic language. CREATION OF THE BEAST - in the long, long ago, a very enlightened people of a far away galaxy experimented with correcting mutational deficiencies. These experiments went awry and resulted in mental problems. The Elders recommended collecting the entire deficient breed and transplanting them in a far away galaxy. The sentinels were sent out to find a place and decided that our earth was the best candidate. So the experimental people were gathered and sent to this new home. The only problem was that the earth was closer to the sun and therefore warmer than they were accustomed to. They determined to place the colony in the mountains of earth where the temperature was more bearable and given the keys of rulership over the natives. The cosmic principal of enlightenment begins with #7. so the 7 meter was used as an indication of knowledge. The music demonstrates the cosmic order being improperly imposed on all facets of our environment. THE WARNING - In 1945, the first atomic bomb was detonated in Hiroshima, Japan and this caught the attention of the enlightened people. Eventually, the subjugated people of earth began to explode from within and protest through various means effectively. This brought on demonstrations, rejection, and eventually riots which is the focal point of our conflict. It was determined that the experimental people had discovered ways of getting off the planet and into cosmic space. However, because they were not living according to cosmic law the sentinels were concerned that these people would disrupt the cosmic balance and affect the harmony of the cosmos - The soloists are painting musical pictures of the condition of unrest. Eugene Easton and Charles James Williams are the primary contributors. THE WINDOW - The advanced nation who originated this problem sent the sentinels (UFO's) back to observe the condition of the experiment. What they saw were large population centers with negative influences and disruption. This brought about a very cautious approach to exercising their responsibility. They observed all of the population centers during the solstice and the equinox to see if any of the people were intelligent enough to understand the mathematics of their position in the universe. They also listened to the music to see if the people had declined or been enriched. Finally, they made the decision that the surface of the entire planet should be altered through magnetic applications of the sunspots. The frankiphone represents time itself and the musicians interpret the various moods and concepts that developed as a result of the riots and attempts to suppress the opposition. The soloists represent the various energy fields that are produced as a result of the conflicts. ARMAGEDDON - This act brought on unbearable climactic changes, earthquakes, and cosmic collisions. The people had to reform to the basic tenants of cosmic law for survival. Those who accepted the original concepts survived and those who continued to deteriorate were destroyed on both sides of the ledger. Therefore, those people who survived brought back peace, harmony, beauty, love and respect to the earth.

The Spanish Suite was written to magnify the contribution that Moorish Spain made on the European Rennaissance. The relationship of music to cosmic rhythms and harmony was altered from the original state of Spanish music, and eventually distorted down to the 12-tone equi-temperment system of tuning. The Artistic Heritage Ensamble was taught to play outside of the 12-tone system and to recognize natural tone relationships. The musicians had to be dedicated to music for life in order to reach the level they obtained. ìThe Spanish Suiteî represents the median effort in returning to our original music. It was written in 1965 and first performed in December of that year at an AACM performance at the St. John Grand Lodge located at 7349 S. ingleside in Chicago. This particular performance was at the Afro Arts Theatre at 3900 S. Drexel in February of 1968

Actually, a split release between Paul Hill and Nikki-O. Two sides of warm, intimate vocal house music. Tip!!
Paul Hill's side is a midtempo cut with sweet playing between main vocal and background vox. The Nikki-O side is more uptempo and has an affectuous bassline supporting the track.

These 2 tracks represent ideally the album's musical journey, from Soul, Rhythm'n'Blues, Funk and Jazz in a smooth and refined blend.
"The Letter", a famous '60 hit, was inspired by Willie Hutch and Al Green's versions, but here we have the complexity of the black roots rhythm mixed with a vocal line more similar to European artists such as Jamie Cullum.
"Big City" is a ¾ timing Jazz tune, arranged in the usual Schema style and reminding a bit of the live version by Cannonball Adderley sung by Ernie Andrews.
Andrea has been playing southern France, Italian, Austrian, Dubai and New York's clubs for years, piling up experiences and shaping his voice around evergreen classics.
Now he feels it's time to record some of this vast repertoire, and to do so he's chosen Schema Records. The recording session featured three finnish guys from the acclaimed Five Corners Quintet, we're talking about Teppo Mäkynen, Jukka Eskola and Timo Lassy who delivered great sounds and vibes.

BRZZVLL keep on tripping. "Polemicals" is taking the psychedelic jazz groove that the six piece band from Antwerp, Belgium is known for to the next level. It is still impossible to find the right box for BRZZVLL though. Jazz is the teacher but band leader Vincent Brijs and crew couldn't care less about rules and regulations. From the epic, arabic flavoured opener "Jericho" to the sweet and deep ballad "Reino Dos Ceus" BRZZVLL simply do what they want. Most times you can dance too to it and all the time you can trip with it.
Compared to their 2010 album "Happy Live Creator" (produced by Ben Ladmin aka Nostalgia 77) the new BRZVVLL album has more of a live feel. Which is owed to the fact that "Polemicals" has been recorded at the Kip Kass studio, owned by the band's keyboarder Jan Willems in Mortsel and produced by the band itself. In that aspect, "Polemicals" captures the sensational live performances better than any BRZVLL record before.

Shango by Peter King is an album loaded with history. Originally recorded in 1974 in a Camden studio session funded by money from a TV soundtrack recorded by King a few years earlier, it remained unreleased for close to 30 years despite King releasing five albums in the years that followed, the band touring America, Europe and Japan and King establishing himself in the West as one of Nigeria's finest multi-instrumentalist. It finally saw release in 2002 by which point King had returned to his homeland to found the Peter King College of Music and continue his lifelong dedication to seeing 'how far I can go with Highlife fusion.'

Musically the album is equally loaded. Headed by King, who wrote and played saxophone and flute, the band included David Williams on bass, Paul Edoh on congas, James Menin on drums, Arthur Simon on guitar, Mike Falana on trumpet and Humphrey Okoh-Turner on alto sax. Together they fused funk, jazz and afrobeat and added hard-hitting vocal messages including calls for freedom in Africa - album closer Watusi is about the struggle for freedom and democracy in Angola during the 1970s - and references to African history and the Yoruba religion. Shango is the foremost Yoruba deity, god of thunder and storms, and on this album his energy is clearly channelled into the horn lines and devastating grooves found throughout the eight tracks.Having stood the test of time for close to 40 years, Shango is a lost classic and one of King's finest, most refined works. It is being re-issued by Mr Bongo's Classic African Recordings series.
The LP features fully reproduced original artwork and heavyweight 180 gsm vinyl.

A relaxed effort in the vein of the classic 'cooking session' tradition of modern jazz.
That is, the band came in, took hold of the new tunes penned by Lassy and his trusty drummer/producer Teppo 'Teddy Rok' Mäkynen, and fired on all cylinders.
The result Some of the most swinging no-nonsense in your face and under your feet jazz you'll likely to hear this year or during most of the others.
No gimmicks needed here, this jazz is cooking.

Already familiar to fans of Freestyle Records acts Frootful and Lack Of Afro after supplying her memorable voice to tracks by both, as well as working with masters of the mellow; The Ambassadors Of Sorrow, Angeline Morrison's ability to craft subtle, yet very catchy melodies infused with folk, bossa nova, R&B and jazz rhythms and textures ensures her music sounds fresh, engaging and highly original.

Now signed to Freestyle Records as a solo artist in her own right, the music that Angeline creates has an ethereal, other worldly quality, due in no small part to the wide ranging styles and influences that inform her highly individual, quirky, song writing and vocal abilities. Stir in elements of 60s torch song style, hypnotic, exotic and eclectic melodies, and you begin to understand the myriad of musical textures Angeline blends into a homogeneous soundscape.

Opening track, The Looking Dance, sets the mood, and places itself somewhere between the folky jazz of Ben Sidran and the jazzy folk of acts like Pentangle - a beautiful, memorable melody is augmented with brushed drums, flute and shimmering harp. In contrast, the title track, Are You Ready Cat, is a toe tapping, 60s style pop-soul groover with swinging strings, sax and some indispensable glockenspiel!

The album, Are You Ready Cat, spans the sounds of built up lush, exotic, hip bossa nova numbers that transport the listener to somewhere very south of the equator, akin to the sounds of Stan Getz/Astrud Gilberto recordings of the early 60s, as well as ethereal folk-jazz sounds. It also contains touching and introspective elements that drip heartache and pathos, which illustrates the many moods and textures Angeline has mastery of.

The album also features Slowtime - a collaboration with Angeline's long-time musical partner Nick Radford aka Frootful - which begins with stunning strings which swell and ebb away before Nick's guitar picks out the subtle rhythm as Angeline's voice caresses and strokes the wonderful touching melody.

We can only suggest you take this opportunity to indulge yourself in the music of one of the most original and talented female songwriters working today.
01. The Looking Dance
02. Are You Ready Cat
03. The Feeling Sublime
04. Perhaps in a Little While
05. The Music of the Spheres
06. A Tear in the Seam
07. What Has This Become
08. A Word for the Words
09. Slowtime (Latina Version)
10. Fool's Gold
11. Things Begin Again

The Candle Family are a musical duo brought together by the sound of love, and also, a love of sound. Sharing their mutual admiration for Isaac Hayes, Barry White, Marvin Gaye and a great swathe of obscure disco records, The Candles not only intermingled musically, but also romantically. In a Spiritual Marriage™ that has lasted the past 15 years, Burt and Shirley are now proudly giving birth not to a physical child, but to music.. and what glorious music this is. Their first release on the new Unforgettable Music label is certain to strike a 'chord' and hit all the right 'notes' with tastemakers and musicologists who have an affinity for a period in time where records were made not only to dance to, but to make love to. Thusly, you are cordially invited to experience The Candle Family's debut offering entitled 'Love Theme from Two Hearts' backed with the simmering sex explosion of 'Sixty Nine Beats Per Minute'.

Soft Focus is a collaboration of Jimi Tenor , Lary7 and Mia Theodoratus.
The album was recorded in NYC, at Lary7´s legendary all-analogue studio Plastikville. Lary7 is a collector of historical synthesizers and percussion instruments that are extensively used in the making of this album.
Mia Theodoratus lays down a hypnotic harp foundation on the compositions and Jimi Tenor caps them with exotic flute melodies. Soft Focus is evocative of the early Moondog albums. This record is for the hardcore avant-garde fans.

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**Vinyl Only** Following on from Austin Peralta and Ras G, we're up to the penultimate record in this small series, heading eastwards where the nomadic, industrious Machinedrum applies his spur of the moment style to the 1979 Sun Ra classic - Door of the Cosmos. A slightly different take from the previous two, but equally as experimental in its own right, his trademark frenetic psychedelic high speed beats are at work here for a truly unique interpretation of one of Sun Ra's most recognisable works. All the covers come with bespoke cover art via Stephen Serrato and photographer Simon Wald-Lasowski and this looks like their best yet.

"The Sixth Sense" was Nat Birchall's debut release. Originally recorded as a demo for his then eponymously-named five piece band, Nat was advised to make the album commercially available. Distribution being difficult to come by the CD was released in 1999 in a low key manner and although receiving a 4 star review in Jazzwise magazine the album promptly fell below the radar of most jazz fans. The album is now being made available for the first time since its original release.

Featuring on two tracks special guests Tony Kofi on baritone saxophone and David Angol on tenor saxophone, the album was recorded old-school style direct to (DAT) tape with no subsequent mixing.
1. Indivisible
2. Ism Schism
3. Adin
4. Redemption
5. Helix Nebula 1
6. Unity Blues
7. Passion Dance
8. Helix Nebula 2
9. And So...On

It was five years ago that Sonar Kollektiv received high praise with the release of the set 'Romanian Jazz - Jazz From The Electrecord Archives 1966 - 1978'. And not only by jazz afficinados as a matter of course. Renegotiations of the licensing contracts concluded in having the compilation now finally obtainable in digital format. As an encore there are four additional tracks available out of the - Seria Jazz' by the former Communist Romanian national record company Electrecord. The 1932 founded record label is - similar to the GDR imprint Amiga - infamous for its poor quality regarding recordings as well as pressings. That's why Sonar Kollektiv (with Jürgen von Knoblauch leading the way) put time and effort into remastering all (!) the tracks featured on the compilation. At the 'Time Tools Mastering' studio in Hannover the songs were treated in order to shine in a new light and now sound much better than the outmoded communist originals. Two of the four extra tracks have been pressed on 7' vinyl. On one side there is 'Nu Privi Inapoi' by piano whiz Ion Baciu Jr. (off his Electrecord album 'Jazz' from 1977). The McCoy Tyner of the East tickles the ivories in such a sophistcated style as if the one and only John Coltrane is accompanying him. The comparison isn't flawed because next to Dan Dimitriu on bass, Nicolae Farcas on trombone and Mihai Farcas on drums, Dan Mandrila on tenor sax is actually really reminiscent of the legendary late 'Trane'. The flip side provides further evidence with 'Sonet' off Mandrila's own album 'Alter Ego' from 1980. Backed up by the same line-up as on side A (except for Marian Toroimac on drums and supplementary Radu Goldis on guitar, Costin Petrescu on percussion and Idu Barbu on synthesizer) Dan Mandrila (1938-1992) displays impressively that even without any socialist doctrine he would have been the most important saxophone player of Romania. The fusion piece 'Sonet' can easily stand up to any US production of the same age. And now

Sought after rockabilly nuts, goths, S&M afficianados and witchypoos, this absolute killer from 1958 by master-of-the-mean and moody

cult rocker Kip Tyler screams menace. Tyler used to make his stage entrance on a motorcycle in black leathers and, allegedly, used to

sing this one as She's my bitch' though Ebb weren't about to release it as such. The gang warfare themed flip is no slouch either

Celebratin' forgotten '70s jazz-funk.
"The feel and rawness these dudes are bringing are perfect. With just a
quintet, the band move through rare groove classics with a heavy
emphasis on SlikkTim's neck snapping breaks." -FullUp&Eating
Created in 2011 by drummer and arranger Slikk Tim, DopeGems is a five
piece band dedicated to that gritty, raw instrumental sound of the 70s
music lovers, hiphop fans, DJ's and record collectors love.
That special blend of jazz, funk, and classic soundtracks, obscured by
limited releases and pressings,highly sought after by vinyl fans and rap
producers over the world... but so rarely performed live: there comes
the idea of DopeGems.
By combining vibraphone, guitar and vintage keys on top of a rock-solid
rythm section, the band is able to sound bigger than the sum of it
parts, enabling the unit to be very versatile, from searing
improvisations to heavy, deep grooves, all the way to full-on symphonic
movie charts.
And no matter what the music is, they give it their own edge with their
authentic, powerful and just plain PHAT sound while payin' attention to
every detail to truly convey the original spirit of the music they chose
to arrange.
Long story short: DopeGems are keepin' it real, keepin' it funky and
keepin' it live.

Another dynamite R&B twin spin from Jukebox Jam - featuring 2 sides appearing on vinyl for the first time ever from the legendary New Orleans Rock & Roll star, Larry Williams. 'Love Charms' is a hot mid-tempo R&B cut with a popcorn feel. When it was recorded back in the late 50s by Larry Williams for Art Rupe's Specialty label, the song was doing the rounds as a potential hit-maker, originally written and recorded by Ray Stanley. Before Larry's version had a chance for release, however, the song rapidly appeared on singles by the likes of Sam Butera...

One of the most in demand R&B records of recent years and not for no good reason. 'If You Ain't Got No Bread' is a quirky dancer full of character and charm built around a simple but ridiculously infectious horn riff. Hamlin's vocal, drawled and laced with a humorous tone is the perfect vehicle for the smart, sharp lyrics, which tell a familiar tale of financial woe and mounting bills.
The song begins with an elongated spoken intro as first the landlord, car hire man and then girlfriend come knocking for cash. As entertaining as this undoubtedly is, it can also prove a bit of a floor killer as everyone hangs on for the song to kick in proper - which is really a crime as once it does get going, this is one of the best things you could ever offer any dance floor. As such, we've included a delicately edited version on the flip side, which jumps right into the best bit with no messing... Play this in a club, and flip over and listen to the full version at home!

Für Frauen ist das kein Problem. Welcher Mann hat das noch nicht eingestehen müssen

Max Raabe und Annette Humpe machen diese universelle Erkenntnis zum Ausgangspunkt ihres neuen Albums. Ihre letzte Zusammenarbeit Küssen kann man nicht alleine erreichte Platin und mit Für Frauen ist das kein Problem geht die Erfolgsgeschichte weiter.

Als Max Raabe fragte, ob sich Annette Humpe, die gerade viel um die Ohren hatte, ein zweites gemeinsames Album vorstellen, bekam er von ihr die Antwort: Für Frauen ist das kein Problem. Das Thema der neuen gemeinsam geschriebenen Songs sind die Verwicklungen der Liebe und die ganz normalen Tücken des Alltags. Liebe tut oft weh. Aber Humor macht den Schmerz erträglich. Auf diesem schmalen Grat balancieren die Songs, sie sind oft wehmütig, aber immer leicht, sie verwandeln den Liebeswahnsinn und das Liebesleid in eine schwebende, sanfte, oft sogar heitere Erinnerung. Andere Titel heißen - Kleine Lügen', eine Hymne auf die ganz alltäglichen Notlügen, die dem Leben erst Würze verleihen; oder - Ich bin nur gut, wenn keiner guckt' und - Ich schlaf am besten neben Dir', die elegant-süffisant von Erfahrungen handeln, die jeder kennt. Für Frauen ist das kein Problem ist witzig, charmant und vor allem: unglaublich unterhaltsam.

Manchester has produced some of the UK's greatest rock bands from Joy Division to the Stone Roses, but it isn't just the indie scene that thrives there, from the likes of Jon Thorne and Stuart McCallum to the Beats & Pieces Big Band and trumpeter Matthew Halsall, Manchester's jazz scene has produced some of the UK's brightest and most original jazz groups. Now with its eighth release Matthew Halsall's Manchester based Gondwana record label shines a light on another of Manchester's well kept musical secrets, the expansive, brilliant piano trio GoGo Penguin. Featuring pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Grant Russell and drummer Rob Turner (all still in their twenties), GoGo Penguin, draw on a heady brew of influences from Aphex Twin to Brian Eno, Debussy to Shostakovich and Massive Attack to EST. GoGo Penguin who have already developed a growing cult following in the North West as well as turning in storming performances at the Gateshead International and Manchester Jazz Festival's first came to Halsall's attention when he heard them at a friends night (Norvun Devolution) at the Roadhouse in Manchester. He was immediately drawn to their sublime collective empathy and the seamless fusion of jazz, classical and electronica influences in their music. 'I was blown away the first time I heard them, for me tracks like Last Words and HF are modern anthems and I knew immediately that I wanted to release their music". I am very proud to welcome them to the Gondwana label"

New single from I Am Kloot - 'These Days Are Mine'
The song will feature on the band's forthcoming eighth album 'Let It All In', which is slated for release on January 21. It is the follow-up to the their 2010 Mercury Prize-nominated 'Sky At Night' and has been co-produced by Elbow's Guy Garvey and Chris Potter.

The Hook Studio (BK) main man Amon plucks the cream of BK players (TV On The Radio, Tortured Soul, Escort, Beirut, Si*Se, Akoya Afrobeat) for live & funky sounds w/serious strains of dub, funk, Afrobeat, acid jazz & soul. F/Cecilia Stalin (Koop) on vox.

Miss Tia Acoustic Edition, is a collection of 80's pop music songs reinterpreted in Chill out with shades of jazz.
Imagine, Maniac, Video killed The Radio Star. There are a lot of beautiful tracks... Don't miss !!!

Outstanding EP
Remixes by Skyence & Damscray (of Demokracy)
Fourth and final part of the black on black vinyl series!

Joe Bataan has always been a favourite of Jazzanova. His unique blend of latin, soul, funk and jazz is an inspiration, not only for Jazzanova. Bataan was born in 1942 to a Filippino dad and Afroamerican mother in Spanish Harlem, New York. In this vibrant melting pot of vast cultural influences he soon developped his own style and became one of the biggest star of the booming boogaloo scene. With his hits for the imprint, he helped Fania Records to become the biggest Latin label by the late 1960's and founded Salsoul Records in 1974, which he later sold to the Carye brothers. In 1982, after recording 10 albums and numerous singles, he retreated from his music career. Only in 2005 he came back with an new album and is touring since then on a regular basis. Throughout this all, Bataan's signature song has remained one of his earliest: 'Ordinary Guy,' first recorded back in 1966. An original composition, the song bespeaks Bataan's around-the-way demeanor and self-perception. For all his career highs and lows, he's remained, at the core, just an ordinary joe: 'It's been my moniker for a long time. You know, hey, I'm an ordinary guy. Don't expect anything else. I mean, that's me, and I've always been that way.' He recorded at least four versions of it over the years and is also a great entry into appreciating how he innovated the whole Latin Soul genre. The rework by Jazzanova, with newly recorded vocals by now 70-yeras old Bataan, is much more than just an update of this timeless classic. The swining back groove is a modern interpretation of 60's soul/funk that takes you back to the golden days of Motown, Stax and Fania. The fantastic drum break in the middle of the track and the kinky rhythm guitar licks as well as the lively bass (provided by Jazzanova live band members Arne Jansen and Paul Kleber) are so right on the money that probably even Booker T. & The M.G.'s wouldn't have done a better job.

It's been a year since the magnificent 'Dark Is The Sun' first enchanted listeners back in 2011, and we're thrilled to announce the next installment of mesmerizing non-contemporary jazz by The Greg Foat Group with their new album Girl And Robot With Flowers.

Family Atlantica are to release their eponymous debut LP through Soundway Records on February 25, 2013.

Recorded over 4 years in London and Venezuela, Cuban rumba, Venezuelan tambor and tonada, Ghanaian highlife, Ethiopian blues and calypso have been soaked and infused with psychedelia and spiritual jazz.

At the heart of Family Atlantica are three people from three different continents: London born Jack Yglesias, producer, multi-instrumentalist and a veteran of The Heliocentrics, his wife Luzmira Zerpa, traditional Venezuelan musician, poet and singer with a magical voice acclaimed by Manu Chao and half Nigerian-half Ghanaian percussionist Kwame 'Natural Power' Crentsil.
Recorded while living in an abandoned vicarage in East London, the record contains three different generations of Luzmira's family as well as a cast of musicians from the wider Family Atlantic family.
One of the guests on the album, legendary Ethiopian-jazz maestro Mulatu Astatke, adds a classic touch on piano to 'Escape To The Palenque', soloing in his unmistakable flowing Ethiopian 6/8 style. Also featured on the record are Senegalese Nuru Kane and Afro-Cuban group Yoruba Andabo. Much of the record was recorded by the Heliocentrics' Malcolm Catto at their East London studio.
In 2008, Luzmira traveled to the Sahara Desert in the south of Algeria to participate in the Fi-sahara Festival. While there she performed with Manu Chao who introduced her to the audience as the most beautiful voice to arrive to the desert.
The first video will be launched in the first week Jan and can be viewed below.
A1 Fly Through The Lighning To Speak With The Sun
A2 Incantaion To The Ancestors
A3 Arena
A4 Cumbacutiri
A5 Libation At The Gate Of No Return
B1 Jaia
B2 Manicero
B3 Pranto Do Banzo
B4 Escape To The Palenque
B5 El Apamate
C1 El Negreo
C2 Gaita Psycadelica
C3 Myths and Proverbs
C4 Clavelito Colorado
C5 Eboka Ritual
D1 Tamunangue Blues
D2 The Griot's Blessing
D3 Pescador Saharawi
D4 La Familia
D5 Speak To the Spirit of The Sea