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Happy Day
Happy Day (12")
Cat: BBE 543SLP. Rel: 03 Apr 19
 
Funky/Club House
Happy Day (Classic main mix) (8:41)
Happy Day (Classic dub mix) (6:37)
Review: Some four months after he lost his battle with cancer, BBE is releasing Paul 'Trouble' Anderson's final production - a fittingly joyous, upbeat and life-affirming cover of gospel standard "Happy Day" featuring the impassioned vocals of soul singer John Redmond. On the A-side of this 12" edition you'll find the "Classic Main Mix", a bouncy and rubbery fusion of soaring gospel vocals, bumping house beats, mazy organ solos, rubbery disco bass and clipped guitar riffs. It's superb all told, and a fitting final hurrah from one of the UK's most significant DJs of the past 40 years. Over on the flip you'll find the slightly more stripped-back "Classic Dub", where impassioned vocal snippets ride Anderson's killer groove, bouncy pianos and spacey synths.
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Gespielt von: Red Greg, Sean McCabe
 in stock $13.15
Yebo! Mzansi Dance & Party Music In Apartheid's Twilight Years
John ARMSTRONG / VARIOUS
Cat: BBE 421CLP. Rel: 29 Jun 23
 
International
Paul Ndlovu - "Tskane" (6:29)
The Angels - "Johnny Boy" (7:37)
Black Moses - "Crocodile's Rock" (5:30)
Richie S - "I Was Born In Africa" (6:22)
Mafika - "Don't Follow Me" (4:47)
Babsy Mlangeni - "Special Angel" (5:17)
Tools & Figs Aka Lady Thuli & Mafika - "Blackout" (4:09)
Joy White - "Ximamane" (5:38)
Dieketseng - "Dayshift" (6:24)
Paul Ndlovu - "Khombora Mina" (6:14)
Sky Jinx - "Pusa Twala" (4:42)
Joe Masunga - "Nwananga Washanesera" (6:14)
Obed Ngobeni & Kurhula Sisters - "Ku Hluvukile Eka Zete" (3:50)
Chicco - "Chomesa" (5:03)
Review: So many of the compilations that BBE put out are vital history lessons as well as great listening experiences. This one is another case in point as it finds music historian, DJ and daytime party promoter John Armstrong - who has put together more than 200 compilations - digging deep to offer up an alternate take on the famous bubblegum sounds that came out of Black South Africa towards the end of the apartheid years. Yebo! Rare Mzansi Party Beats from Apartheid's Dying Years is a superb showcase of diverse sounds created by the youth of the day as a means of escape. There is already talk of a second volume, which we're very much ready for after hearing this one.
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Tags: African | Bubblegum
 in stock $34.66
Lillygood Party Vol 2
Alex ATTIAS / VARIOUS
Lillygood Party Vol 2 (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: BBE 581CLP. Rel: 17 Mar 20
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Stacy Kidd - "How Bad I Want Ya" (feat Peven Everett - GU Peak True Time mix) (9:00)
The Elements Of Life - "Children Of The World" (feat Josh Milan - Ben Brophy edit) (12:29)
David Murray & The Gwo-Ka Masters - "Gwotet" (feat Pharoah Sanders - Alex Attias edit) (7:40)
Mausiki Scales - "Freedom Flight" (6:48)
Universal Tongues - "Open Up Your Mind" (feat Elle - Honeycomb vocal mix) (8:43)
MJ Lallo - "Star Child Going Home" (4:45)
Review: Veteran producer, selector and all round champion of impeccable grooves Alex Attias is back on BBE with a second volume of his "Lillygood Party" collection. These are some seriously tasteful jams skirting house but with an emphasis on soul. Peven Everett sounds resplendent on Stacy Kidd's "How Bad I Want Ya" while The Elements Of Life's "Children Of The World" is a soaring slice of jazz funk strapped to a smooth house beat. There's even Pharoah Sanders jamming his sax over a peppy rhythm section and spiritually charged house meanderings from Universal Tongues featuring Elle. It's a collection that surprises and satisfies at every turn.
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Tags: Latin Jazz | Gwo Ka
 in stock $23.67
LillyGood Party!: A Selection Of  Really Really Good Grooves
Alex ATTIAS / VARIOUS
Cat: BBE 449CLP. Rel: 08 May 18
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Freeez - "Stay" (6:14)
Cro-Magnon - "Midnight Magic" (feat Roy Ayers) (6:10)
Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks - "Cascade" (5:20)
Root Soul - "My Dream Came True" (6:12)
Grooveman Spot - "Do The Dance" (6:27)
Material - "Over & Over" (with Nona Hendryx) (5:30)
Nicole Willis - "Curiosity" (Zanzibar remix) (5:56)
Sunaga T Experience - "It's You" (Disco Alert mix) (6:38)
Review: Capturing the essence and feels of the long-standing event he runs in his Swiss hometown of Lausanne, veteran digger and selector Attias presents a brand new compendium of sweet compositions that sum up he's at creatively and spiritually. Gems on gems on gems: highlights that we guarantee will appeal to your good tastes and dancefloor include the hypnotic vibraphone wash of Cro-Magnon's "Midnight Magic", the slept-on jittering funk of Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks's "Cascade" and Material and Nona Hendrix's ludicrously funky, ultimately sleazy slinker "Over & Over". We suspect you'll be playing this record over and over, too...
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Tags: Disco Funk
 in stock $26.04
Silver Vibrations
Silver Vibrations (gatefold heavyweight vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: BBE 493. Rel: 19 Mar 19
 
Funk
Chicago (7:20)
Lots Of Love (7:58)
Keep On Movin' (6:42)
Silver Vibrations (5:41)
Smiling With Our Eyes (4:51)
DC City (5:43)
Good Good Music (5:54)
Review: Massive reissue incoming! BBE have answered many of our prayers with this long awaited repress of Roy's 1983 disco funk excursion "Silver Vibrations". A record that's currently fetching triple figures, this is the first time it's been repressed since it was released. Opening with the iconic whispered message of "Chicago", Roy takes us on a trip through his funkiest of quarters; the salubrious slap bass of "Lots Of Love", the Afrobeat staccato vocals and glock rocking vibrancy of "Silver Vibrations" and the dreamy cosmic jazz trip of "DC City" are just some of the highlights, all shared across the 12"s with no more than two tracks per side. Vibes that can't be slept on.
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 in stock $25.23
Reaching For The Highest Pleasure
Cat: BBE 535SLP. Rel: 13 Oct 22
 
Jazz
Reaching The Highest Pleasure (5:46)
I Am Your Mind (part 2 - Pepe Bradock main mix) (7:31)
Review: Roy Ayers staked a bold claim by flaunting the fact that he had 'Reach[ed] The Highest Pleasure' back in June '77. Unfortunately for us back then, this lifetime hedonistic milestone - documented in instrumental funk form - was shelved for reasons unknown beyond simple artistic oversight. As said, this slick solo instrumental for drums, bass and vibraphone is a perfect soul-jazz, chillout trifecta, one for the rarities collectors.
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 in stock $17.87
Virgin Ubiquity: Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981
Cat: BBE 535ALP. Rel: 28 Sep 20
 
Funk
Boogie Down (6:06)
What's The T? (4:09)
I Really Love You (3:58)
Oh What A Lovely Feeling (4:12)
Sugar (7:12)
Mystery Of Love (3:51)
Green & Gold (4:51)
Brand New Feeling (9:52)
I Did It In Seattle (4:48)
Mystic Voyage (version) (4:20)
I Just Wanna Give It Up (4:45)
Together Forever (4:37)
I Am Your Mind (6:39)
Review: The legendary Roy Ayers has a wealth of great material to his name but Virgin Ubiquity: Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981 might just be the cream of the crop. It's packed with gold that fuses soul and funk, jazz and disco into a load of killer cuts that never got their own release. There are husky vocal tracks featuring Merry Clayton on "Oh What A Lonely Feeling," "I Really Love You" and "What's the T?", sensual soul stirrers from Carla Vaughn such as "Mystic Voyage" and "Together Forever" and of course liquid synths and rhythm sections underpinning each of the tracks.
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Breakaway (remastered)
Breakaway (remastered) (limited gatefold LP + CD)
Cat: BBE 253ALP1. Rel: 25 Jan 14
 
Funk
Understudy DJ
Love My Eyes
Who Was It This Time
Everybody Loves The Singer
Everything’s Been Said About You
My Symphony
There's A New Group In Town
Understudy DJ
Love My Eyes
Who Was It This Time
Everybody Loves The Singer
Everything’s Been Said About You
My Symphony
There's A New Group In Town
Review: With a sound that was honed in Las Vegas, there's a distinct showbiz flavour to west coast funk band Breakaway. Disbanded in 1980, this is the band's long-lost debut LP, and it's full of surprises and stunning moments of mesmerising production. For example; "My Symphony" comes on strong like an ABBA record while the track before it - "Everything's Been Said About You" - comes with a smoky Hendrix style riff while the track that follows it - "There's A New Group In Town" - is a psychedelic funk jam. With a tight sense of musicianship and funk throughout, Breakaway were truly unique and, thanks to BBE, their work is about to get the attention it deserves.
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 in stock $21.03
Like This
Like This (limited 7")
Cat: BBE 438SLP3. Rel: 31 Aug 18
 
Deep House
Like This (House mix) (5:16)
Like This (DDD dub) (4:48)
Review: For the latest volume in their Foundations series on BBE, Kai Alce and DJ Spinna have decided to reissue one of the finest records from the earliest days of Chicago house, Chip-E's spellbinding 1985 anthem "Like This". This seven-inch edition features a fresh edit of Chip-E's original cub mix on the A-side. This version is essential largely because of the quality of K-Joy's impeccable vocal, though the re-mastered sound also makes Chip-E's crunchy Roland drum machine hits, bold synth-bass and spacey lead lines sound better than ever. Turn to the flip for the heavy and stripped-back "DDD Dub" version, which makes more use of the short "Like This" vocal, which was originally provided by the Godfather of House himself, Frankie Knuckles.
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Gespielt von: Kai "KZR" Alce
 in stock $10.00
Modal Forces/Percussive Forces
Cat: BBER 7221. Rel: 18 May 23
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Kiriath-Arba (Modal Forces) (3:01)
Shinar (2:34)
Beersheba (3:43)
Khmunu (3:04)
Beth-El (2:21)
Mittani (2:36)
Amurru (2:54)
Shechem (1:49)
Cincinnati Sunrise (Percussive Forces) (1:52)
Chicago Shift (1:48)
The Oakland Feel (1:27)
Pittsburgh Patrol (1:32)
Watts Awakening (1:48)
Dayton Daydreams (1:41)
Harlem Homerun (1:34)
Baltimore Beatdown (1:35)
Review: Techno veteran, DJ, composer, producer and notorious jazz lover Kirk Degiorgio explores both modal and seventies fusion sounds on this new full-length album project for BBE. Session drummer Chris Whitten brings some high-quality stick work to this album alongside Kirk's own signature vintage synth work, heavy percussive breaks and funk-fuelled future grooves. It's an album inspired by the great Library works of the 70s and 80s which, says Kirk, allows him to be "able to express ideas and thoughts in a maximum of two minutes at a time." It is creatively free and musically accomplished, as you would expect from this great British artist.
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 in stock $27.87
Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Volume 1
DJ AMIR / VARIOUS
Cat: BBE 689CLP. Rel: 02 Mar 23
 
Jazz
Kenny Cox - "Beyond The Dream" (13:17)
Larry Nozero - "Tune For LN" (5:44)
Sam Sanders - "Face At My Window" (3:26)
The Soulmates Boone - "People We Got To Do Better" (3:17)
The Contemporary Jazz Quintet - "Noh Word" (2:01)
The Lyman Woodard Organization - "Joy Road" (4:57)
TJ - "Time Is Wasting" (3:51)
Fito Foster - "Salsa" (part 1) (3:16)
Ursula Walker - "Maiden Voyage" (5:09)
TJ - "You're The One" (3:57)
Maulawi - "Where Is The Place?" (4:19)
The Lyman Woodard Organization - "Saturday Night Special" (5:04)
Sam Sanders - "Inner City Player" (7:04)
Kenny Cox - "Island Song" (9:12)
Mixed Bag - "All But Blind" (feat Ursula Walker) (6:35)
Review: 'Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Volume 1' is a careful yet exquisite collection of soul, funk and jazz classics from Detroit's rich musical history, throwing back to a time before techno took the Motor City by storm. DJ Amir has curated a diverse selection of songs from the Strata Records catalog, showcasing the label's extensive roster of artists (the likes of Kenny Cox, The Soulmates, and Charles Mingus), and in some cases restoring tracks whose recordings have suffered a loss of quality over the years, for an ultimately soul-bearing listen.
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 in stock $32.60
Diggers Dozen: DJ Muro
DJ MURO / VARIOUS
Diggers Dozen: DJ Muro (gatefold 2xLP with obi-strip)
Cat: BBE 633CLP. Rel: 12 Jan 23
 
Jazz
Kiyoshi Yamaya & Contemporary Sound Orchestra - "Fuke Jobutsu" (part 1 Tohri - Muro's edit) (3:02)
Kiyoshi Yamaya & Contemporary Sound Orchestra - "Osorezan" (Muro's edit) (2:58)
Kifu Mitsuhashi, Kiyoshi Yamaya - "Souma Nagareyama" (4:21)
Katsuya Yokoyama, The Million Pops - "Tabaruzaka" (3:12)
Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd - "Seijinshiki Aka Adult's Day" (9:25)
Kifu Mitsuhashi, Kiyoshi Yamaya - "Asadoya Yunta" (3:46)
Kifu Mitsuhashi, Kiyoshi Yamaya - "Nanbu Ushioi Uta" (4:55)
Kifu Mitsuhashi, Kiyoshi Yamaya - "Saitara Bushi" (3:04)
Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys - "Soran Bushi" (3:06)
Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys - "Hanagasa Odori" (3:14)
Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys - "Sakura Sakura" (7:33)
Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys - "Yagi Bushi" (7:23)
Review: Japan's revered DJ Muro has put together his first ever compilation for BBE. Diggers Dozen is a real gem with 12 tracks of Japanese jazz-funk and Latin-jazz goodness that fuse traditional instrumental with traditional melodies. These tunes were originally made for the 70s for Nippon Columbia by legendary composers of the time such as Kiyoshi Yamaya, Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys, Kifu Mitsuhashi, Toshiyuki Miyama and more. Finding these cuts on their original pressings is rare and expensive so don't sleep on this real collector's essential.
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 in stock $40.76
Attitude Belief & Determination (remastered)
Cat: BBE 304SLP/T-1281. Rel: 20 Sep 19
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Attitude, Belief & Determination (10:00)
Nonstop To The Top (5:59)
Review: There's no doubt that crate-digger, record collector and renowned Discogs seller Zafsmusic knows more than most about the world of private press vinyl releases. This 12", originally pressed up in super-limited quantities by its' creator, Martin L Dumas Jnr sometime around the turn of the '80s, has long been a must-have for collectors with several thousand dollars to spare. The title track is particularly wonderful - a warm, breezy, loose and fluid chunk of boogie-soul that Zaf has slightly tweaked to suit the needs of modern dancefloors. Flipside "Nonstop To The Top" has a more jazz-funk feel, with intergalactic synths complimenting Dumas Jr's sweet vocal and conscious lyrics.
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 in stock $11.56
Eze Nri Royal Drummers Vol 1
Eze Nri Royal Drummers Vol 1 (180 gram vinyl LP)
Cat: BBE 506ALP. Rel: 15 Jan 20
 
International
Eze Na Aga (4:29)
Nrijiofor 11 (2:30)
Okanga Eze-Nri I (3:06)
Okanga Eze-Nri II (1:47)
Ochawaligwe (3:55)
Ufie Nnam Eze I (8:18)
Igwe Tabansi Ogbuzulu (8:05)
Review: This year BBE will be offering up plenty of funk, soul and boogie gems from the vast vaults of Nigerian label Tabanisi Records. This, though, is an altogether different beast: a new pressing of a barely known 1986 recording of the investiture ceremony of an Eze-Nri king - a ritual that has sporadically been carried out by members of the Nri Kingdom for well over a thousand years (and possibly even longer). It makes for fascinating listening and consists of little more than infectious drum rhythms, occasional chants, and occasional hypnotic melodies played on a hand-made wooden flute. The music itself is highly rhythmic - as you'd expect - and rooted in traditions that could well pre-date Christianity.
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Tags: African
 in stock $28.70
Boston Goes Disco!
Boston Goes Disco! (gatefold 3xLP + 7" + insert)
Cat: BBE 452CLP. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Carrie Mims, Herb Lee & White River Junction - "I'm Gonna Get You (Meeow)" (Serge Gamesbourg edit) (8:46)
Cojo - "Play It By Ear" (4:32)
Wildlife - "All In Good Time" (feat VI Taylor - Serge Gamesbourg edit) (5:46)
Larry Wedgeworth & Clique - "No More Games" (Serge Gamesbourg edit) (5:54)
Carrie Mims & Herb Lee River Junction - "Get Up & Dance Don't Want No Party Poo-Pershere" (Serge Gamesbourg edit) (7:12)
Portable Patrol - "Cop Bop" (feat The Disco Cop - Serge Gamesbourg edit) (5:27)
Hypnotics - "Fire Funk" (Serge Gamesbourg rework) (6:11)
Second Wind - "Free For All" (Serge Gamesbourg rework) (5:19)
Dreamflight - "Feel The Music" (Serge Gamesbourg rework) (6:16)
Royale - "I Want Your Body" (Serge Gamesbourg edit) (5:58)
Carrie Mims, Herb Lee & White River Junction - "I'm Gonna Get You (Meeow)" (original 7" version Spliced parts 1 & 2) (7:14)
Dreamflight - "Feel The Music" (original 7" version) (4:40)
The Christopher Michael Band - "You Make Me Happy" (Serge Gamesbourg Slight edit) (4:07)
Gypsy - "Keep It Comin' On" (Serge Gamesbourg edit) (3:41)
Review: Bostonian DJ, producer and crate digger Serge Gamesbourg has spent much of the last two years slavishly digging into the history of Massachusetts' little known underground disco scene. Here, over mixed and unmixed discs, he presents the results. Naturally, there's little you'll have heard before, and plenty of high-grade dancefloor fire, much of it re-edited or subtly reworked by Gamesbourg himself. Highlights include the fuzzy, lo-fi funk of Gypsy's "Keep It Comin' On", the turn-of-the-'80s, synth-laden disco-funk dazzle of Portable Patrol's "Cop Bop", the celebratory release of "Fire Funk" by Hypnotics and the smooth, blue-eyed soul shimmer of "Wait Until Dark" by The Chris Rhodes Band.
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 in stock $24.71
We Know How To Boogie
We Know How To Boogie (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: BBE 333CLP. Rel: 30 Aug 16
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Sharon Johnson - "A Better Day" (3:22)
TB Funk - "Free Blow" (the dub version - G&D edit) (5:01)
Kenny Pierce - "Done Been" (5:13)
Those Good Intentions - "We Know How To Boogie" (6:50)
Sherman Hunter - "Dance To Freedom" (8:12)
Gospel Keepers - "Never Gonna Give You Up" (5:38)
Living Color - "Plastic People" (G&D edit) (4:57)
Roller Disco - "Stone Luv" (4:15)
Carol Meriwether - "Love Ain't Just (A Physical Thing)" (9:35)
William Barlak - "Ain't No Doubt About It" (3:42)
Review: The Grasso is greener in Bologna: home to two of the most well-connected collectors in Italy. Suppliers to the likes of Kenny Dope, Phil Asher and Dimitri, Gino and Federico have carved their crate craft to insane levels over the last 30+ years... As shown on this detailed, widescreen boogie, funk and disco collection for BBC. Splattering the vibrant collection with a handful of their own edits (TB Funk's salubrious struts on "Free Blow", fly-by boogie falsettos on Living Color's "Plastic People"), the Grasso bro's have put together a package that's eye-opening, enlightening and damn fine to party to. See you on the other side.
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Tags: Disco Funk
 in stock $22.88
Introducing Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet Live (reissue) (B-STOCK)
Introducing Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet Live (reissue) (B-STOCK) (gatefold heavyweight vinyl 2xLP with obi-strip)
Cat: BBE 668ALP (B-STOCK). Rel: 18 Jan 23
 
Jazz
Rerev
I Remember Clifford
Stella By Starlight
Black Nile
Simone
Review: ***B-STOCK: Creasing to corner of outer sleeve, product unopened & in excellent condition***


BBE's J Jazz masterclass continues unabated with this holy grail issue from Hideyasu Terakawa and his quartet, including Hirosji Fuji in the line-up. This album of live recordings was originally released in 1978 as a private press affair in numbers as low as 100 copies, but now it's been given the ceremonial presentation it deserves. The music is actually a range of covers, as Terakawa and co reinterpret works from US composers such as Wayne Shorter, Frank Foster and Milt Jackson and Jimmy Heath. It's a superlative set loaded with feeling and all the more magic for knowing it was all laid down live, in the moment.
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 in stock $25.51
Introducing Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet Live (reissue)
Introducing Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet Live (reissue) (gatefold heavyweight vinyl 2xLP with obi-strip)
Cat: BBE 668ALP. Rel: 18 Jan 23
 
Jazz
Rerev (10:16)
I Remember Clifford (8:51)
Stella By Starlight (6:07)
Black Nile (9:57)
Simone (11:33)
Review: BBE's J Jazz masterclass continues unabated with this holy grail issue from Hideyasu Terakawa and his quartet, including Hirosji Fuji in the line-up. This album of live recordings was originally released in 1978 as a private press affair in numbers as low as 100 copies, but now it's been given the ceremonial presentation it deserves. The music is actually a range of covers, as Terakawa and co reinterpret works from US composers such as Wayne Shorter, Frank Foster and Milt Jackson and Jimmy Heath. It's a superlative set loaded with feeling and all the more magic for knowing it was all laid down live, in the moment.
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 in stock $34.70
J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Volume 3
J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Volume 3 (gatefold 3xLP + insert with obi-strip)
Cat: BBE 652CLP. Rel: 26 Feb 21
 
Jazz
Yasuhiro Kohno Trio & One - "Song Of Island" (10:51)
Shigeharu Mukai - "Cumulonimbus" (8:59)
Kohsuke Mine - "Morning Tide" (9:13)
Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet - "Black Nile" (feat Hiroshi Fujii) (11:33)
Aki Takase Trio - "Song For Hope" (8:18)
Itakura Katsuyuki Trio - "Honey Sanba" (5:28)
Ryusei Tomoyose Quartet - "Kirisame" (7:25)
Masao Nakajima Quartet - "Kemo Sabe" (6:13)
Hiroshi Murakami & Dancing Sphinx - "Phoebus" (9:17)
Masaru Imada Trio & One - "Planets" (5:07)
Tatsuya Nakamura - "1/4 Samba II" (11:36)
Eiji Nakayama - "Cumorah" (10:29)
Koichi Matsukaze Trio - "Acoustic Chicken" (feat Ryojiro Furusawa) (20:05)
Review: Since launching two years ago, Tony Higgins and Mike Peden's J-Jazz series has become an indispensable guide to Japan's modern jazz scene. The third volume continues in a similar vein to its predecessors, gathering together sought-after, overlooked and little-known cuts from across the jazz spectrum (think spiritual, modal, fusion, post-bop and Latin), all of which were recorded by Japanese artists in the 1960s, '70s and '80s. The standard of music is, somewhat predictably, breathtakingly high throughout, with highlights including the weighty post-modal bop of Koshuke Mine's 'Morning Tide', the sun-kissed Brazil-inspired brilliance of Hideo Shiraki's 'Groovy Samba', and a string of funk-fuelled, dancefloor-friendly workouts from Hiroshi Murakami & Dancing Sphynx, Shigeharu Muka and the Ryojiro Furusawa Quartet.
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J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1984
J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1984 (gatefold 3xLP + insert with obi-strip)
Cat: BBE 434CLP. Rel: 20 Jun 18
 
Jazz
Koichi Matsukaze Trio - "Earth Mother" (11:22)
Takeo Moriyama - "North Wind" (5:11)
Tohru Aizawa Quartet - "Dead Letter" (10:09)
Eiji Nakayama - "Aya's Samba" (6:37)
Takao Uematsu - "White Fire" (7:48)
George Otsuka Quintet - "Sea Breeze" (9:00)
Shintaro Quintet - "A Blind Man" (10:54)
Mitsuaki Katayma - "Unknown Point" (6:25)
Karashima Fumio - "Little Island" (9:03)
Kiyoshi Sugimoto - "Long Neal" (8:22)
Takeo Moriyama - "Kaze" (5:08)
Terumasa Hino Meets Reggie Workman - "Ode To Workman" (15:20)
Review: BBE latest "deep dive" into a widely underappreciated style focuses on a particularly fertile period in the history of Japan's "contemporary jazz" scene. Curated by renowned Japanese jazz diggers Tony Higgins and Mike Peden, J-Jazz focuses on material recorded and released between 1969 and '84, a period the label says represents a "golden age" for jazz in Japan. The compilation is both a serious history lesson and hugely enjoyable to listen to, featuring a mixture of U.S-influenced jazz-funk, fusion, post-modal and deep, spiritual improvisations. Naturally, all of the material has never been released outside of Japan before, with the vast majority of tracks being either ludicrously rare or sought-after. Simply essential, all told.
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We Are The Children Of The Setting Sun
Paul HILLERY / VARIOUS
Cat: BBER 734. Rel: 31 Aug 23
 
Folk/Americana
Graeme Gash - "The Shadows Dance"
Carm Mascarenhas - "Fields Of Green"
Parker Macdonell - "It All Comes Around"
Hardin & Russell - "Mojave"
MCF - "Colorado-Red Sky"
Floyd Hunchback Group - "Wet Dreams"
Pat Rahming - "Be With Me"
Blaine L Reininger - "Playin' Your Game"
Hagan's Fanshawe Friends - "Storm In The Sky"
Andy Davis - "Over & Over"
Trisha Watts - "Mystery Man"
Simon Anholt - "Autumn"
Emerald Web - "Von Aspen Shaden"
Kimberle - "In-Passing"
Sonlife - "She Misses You" (Children Of The Sun version)
Ya Ya - "Don't Ever Say Never" (instrumental)
Regio - "The Light"
Persona La Ave - "Surfer Girl"
Bescay & Jochen Schrumpf - "Nur Gitarre"
Christine Schaller - "Aranha"
Review: Once unsung but now enjoying a revitalised career as a compiler and curator, Paul Hillery began his musical journey as a tour DJ for The Polyphonic Spree. But even long before this, he'd a niche knack for tracking down obscure musical gems. The breadth of his curatorial talents are demonstrated once again on We Are The Children Of The Setting Sun, which has no explicit genre focus but sonically segues through folk, psychedelia, and new age obscurities - and only ones with the utmost pristine sound at that. From the beauteous harmonic dulcimers of Graeme Gash to the closing Chicago Soul paeans of Reggio McLaughlin, we're urged to "drop out to the musical pulse that unites us all."
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BBE: Big Booty Express (Pepe Bradock & Ame remixes)
Cat: BBEBG 001EP. Rel: 15 Sep 22
 
Hip Hop/R&B
BBE: Big Booty Express (Pepe Bradock Moulin Rouge remix) (7:35)
BBE: Big Booty Express (Memorex interlude) (4:31)
BBE: Big Booty Express (Ame remix) (5:51)
BBE: Big Booty Express (1:56)
Review: Here's an intriguing remix choice by Pepe Bradock, Coda Deep and Ame: 'Big Booty Express' channels hot-footed twerkage into scratchy yet weighty house beats, over the course of four exclusive mixes on 12". The original beat, which also appears here, was a solid and rather crude piece of space-age lo-fi, filled with Dilla-ey noise wreckage. It was the only Dilla beat to ever come about as a tribute to Detroit techno. And for that, the three remixes lend completely new ideas to the original, tooting and farting into a nice n' raw ether.
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The Shining
The Shining (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: BBELP 076. Rel: 17 Aug 06
 
Hip Hop/R&B
Geek Down (feat Busta Rhymes)
E=MC2 (feat Common)
Love Jones
Love (feat Pharoahe Monch)
Baby (feat Madlib & Guilty Simpson)
So Far To Go (feat Common & D 'Angelo)
Jungle Love (feat Med & Guilty Simpson)
Over The Breaks
Body Movin' (feat J Rocc & Karriem Riggins)
Dime Piece (feat Dwele - remix)
Love Movin' (feat Black Thought)
Won't Do
Review: Dilla's "The Shining" serves as a testament to the fact that legends never die. On February 10th, 2006, the world of hip hop lost J Dilla aka Jay Dee. James "J Dilla" Yancey leaves behind an impression on hip hop that will last the test of time. A bridge between hip hop's underground and mainstream, Dilla's contributions ranged from single handedly defining Detroit hip hop as a founding member of Slum Village to providing his production talents to Common, D'Angelo, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, The Roots, Janet Jackson and Macy Gray. "The Shining" marked the reunion of J Dilla & BBE, who had released "Welcome 2 Detroit", J Dilla's debut album. "The Shining" serves as showcase of J Dilla's talents which features him not only as a producer, but also as a rapper, singer and musician. Featured guests on this album include Busta Rhymes, Common, Pharoahe Monch, D'Angelo, Madlib, Black Thought, Medaphor aka MED, and Guilty Simpson.
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Gespielt von: I Love Hip Hop
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FORTHCOMING
J Jazz: Free & Modern Jazz From Japan 1954-1988 by Tony Higgins & Mike Peden
Cat: 1010008 Rel: 31 May 24
 
A remarkable large-format book covering some of the deepest, rarest, and most innovative jazz music released anywhere in the post-war era
Notes: BBE Music is thrilled to present J Jazz: Free and Modern Jazz From Japan 1954-1988, a remarkable large-format book covering some of the deepest, rarest, and most innovative jazz music released anywhere in the post-war era. Compiled by Tony Higgins and Mike Peden, co-curators of BBE Music’s acclaimed J Jazz Masterclass Series, the book also features a foreword by Japanese jazz icon, Terumasa Hino.

This is the first time a book of this type has been has been published outside of Japan and the first anywhere of this size and scale. It is a unique collection of over 500 albums of free and modern jazz recorded and released in Japan during a period of radical transformation and constant reinvention. An era that saw Japan return from the ravages of World War Two to become a global economic power and emerge as both a technological leader and an international cultural force.

Through a unique gallery of albums, J Jazz charts the development of jazz in Japan from the first stirrings of the modern jazz scene in the mid to late 1950s and on through the hard bop and modal jazz of the 1960s. It steers the reader into the radical directions of the 1970s when free jazz, fusion, post-bop, and jazz-funk opened up a growing number of Japanese jazz artists to a new global audience before consolidating in the mid to late 1980s with a musical scene that laid the path for the contemporary jazz generation to follow.

Over 500 full-colour sleeves from many of the leading names in Japanese jazz sit alongside rare and private pressings that tell a story of constant change and musical exploration. J Jazz includes profiles of several leading record labels such as East Wind, Frasco, King Records, and Nippon Columbia as well as critical independents such as Three Blind Mice, ALM, and Aketa’s Disk. J Jazz includes interviews with celebrated jazz photographer Tadayuki Naito, and pianist Tohru Aizawa, bandleader on the totemic spiritual jazz album, Tachibana Vol 1, as well as free-jazz record collector and jazz musician Mats Gustafsson.

The book also features a chapter on albums by non-Japanese artists that only received a Japanese release, with collectible, rare, and obscure releases by figures such as Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy, and Art Blakey. J Jazz includes Japanese jazz charts from some of the world’s leading jazz DJs including Gilles Peterson, Toshio Matsuura, Paul Murphy, and Shuya and Yoshihiro Okino. Among the specialist content is a feature on obi strips by record dealer and Japanese jazz expert, Yusuke Ogawa, plus a special article on Japanese Blue Note albums.

Across its 300-plus pages, J Jazz includes a detailed introduction contextualising the music, tracing the story of Japan’s fascination with jazz back before the war. It also features biographical information on many of the key artists involved in shaping the post- war Japanese jazz scene including Sadao Watanabe, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Masabumi Kikuchi, Masahiko Togashi, Terumasa Hino, Yosuke Yamashita, Fumio Itabashi, Masayuki Takayanagi, Takeo Moriyama, Isao Suzuki, and many more.
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Contrast
Contrast (LP + insert)
Cat: BBE 728ALP. Rel: 15 Jun 23
 
Jazz
L'Auca (5:56)
Shagalak (8:38)
Sint-Flute (3:54)
White Arena (6:56)
Transistor (2:12)
Basilio (6:14)
Review: Swiss label Delta Production originally released J&F Quintet's Contrast album back in 1976. It has since become a highly collectible and rare Swiss jazz gem with mint copies going for upwards of L350. For the recording sessions, founding band members Stefan Schneller, Donat Beer and Toni Scha?dler were joined by drummers Gieri Bievi and Peter 'Huck' Hug and bassist Andri A Piorta. Their take on jazz fuses Swiss-Romansh traditions to cook up something in a sound world of its own. Sadly this was the only album the group ever recorded before going off to work on solo projects.
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This Is Brian Jackson
This Is Brian Jackson (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: BBE 681ALP. Rel: 15 Jul 22
 
Funk
All Talk (4:18)
Force Of Will (4:16)
Little Orphan Boy (4:19)
C'est Cette Comete (5:00)
Nomad (5:18)
Mami Wata (9:23)
Path To Macondo/Those Kind Of Blues (6:12)
Hold On (4:42)
Review: Most people will recognize Brian Jackson as the most important collaborator with Gil Scott-Heron - between them the pair laid down a mesmerising new kind of soul which resonates in its influence and brilliance to this day. Jackson went on to work with scores of legends of Black American music, but this new album is something altogether his own. Working with Daniel Colias from Phenomenal Handclap Band, Jackson revived a long-dormant solo project from the 70s and brought it to fruition in a set of ascendant soul cuts which speak to Jackson's mighty legacy while offering something wholly contemporary. 'All Talk' bursts with jazz funk and boogie flourishes, while 'Path to Macondo / Those Kind of Blues' takes a more introspective trip into Jackson's illustrious musicality. Forget reissue culture for a minute - here's a bonafide legend still doing it in the here and now.
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Little Orphan Boy: The Two Soul Fusion Remixes (aka Louie Vega & Josh Milan)
Cat: BBE 681ELP. Rel: 28 Jul 22
 
Deep House
Little Orphan Boy (Two Soul Fusion remix) (14:01)
Little Orphan Boy (Two Soul Fusion dub) (8:36)
Little Orphan Boy (Two Soul Fusion Downtempo remix) (10:25)
Little Orphan Boy (Two Soul Fusion instrumental) (14:00)
Review: Josh Milan and Louie Vega are real heavyweights and as Soul Fusion they step up here to remix the legendary 'Little Orphan Boy' which is the second single taken from album 'This Is Brian Jackson', the veteran artist's first true solo LP in over 20 years. They do so across four different versions and give it a vintage treatment. The extended 'Two Soul Fusion' mix brings back golden era of Masters at Work with a Latin-infused percussion groove while the 'Downtempo' remix lets Brian Jackson's vocals ride over a stripped back but just as soulful arrangement.
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Mami Wata: Sacred Rhythm & Cosmic Arts Remixes
Cat: BE 681SLP2. Rel: 04 Aug 23
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Mami Wata (Joaquin Sacred Rhythm version) (14:04)
Mami Wata (extended album version) (12:11)
Mami Wata (Joaquin House dub) (5:49)
Mami Wata (Joaquin Sacred Arts Story version) (16:40)
Mami Wata (Joaquin Deep dub) (6:02)
Mami Wata (Joaquin Cosmic Arts Future instrumental) (9:24)
Review: This new Brian Jackson package 'Miami Wata' brings together traditional African sounds and modern Latin house music in a captivating fashion. Jackson's rendition of a traditional African song draws on the sacred lands of the Dogan in Mali and the rich rhythms of Ghana, paying tribute to all the different African cultures that have made for such a diverse tapestry of world music. The original comes with serval remixes, dubs and cosmic reworks from the one and only Body & Soul man Joe Claussell who takes it into all new but equally spiritual realms. It makes for an epic double 12" from BBE.
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Vinyl Junkie Thangs
Vinyl Junkie Thangs (gatefold 3xLP + marbled vinyl 7")
Cat: BBE 499CLP. Rel: 11 Jun 21
 
Soul
Stato Brado - "Black Hole" (feat Fred Wesley) (4:56)
Steve Arrington - "Nobody Else But You" (OPOLOPO remix) (5:06)
Tihomir Pop Asanovic - "Berlin I (Hot Pants Road)" (5:03)
Spitting Image - "JB's Latin" (2:28)
Ashantis - "Safari" (5:15)
Exile One - "Funky Crookie" (3:33)
Basement Freaks - "Makes Me Wanna Scream" (Blend Mishkin remix) (4:18)
Thomas Siffling Trio - "Cruisen" (5:36)
Funkshone - "Spiritual Interlude II" (3:50)
E Live - "Flotational Device" (4:34)
Jkriv & Free Magic - "Emmanuel" (5:45)
Bah Samba - "Let The Drums Speak" (feat The Fatback Band - Harvey Lindo edit) (5:22)
Jaki Whitren & John Cartwright - "Stay Cool" (4:47)
Hubert Eaves III - "Painfull Pleasure" (5:34)
JD73 - "Electro Boogie" (On The Rhodes mix) (5:17)
Eric Legnini Trio - "Trippin' High" (5:11)
Mr Scruff - "Stockport Carnival" (4:03)
Mankoora - "Sonor Tropical" (4:20)
Review: Jasper The Vinyl Junkie is back on BBE just 20 years after his last compilation as part of the label's 25th-anniversary celebrations. Vinyl Junkie Thangs is another first-class, full flavour collection of good-time jams, cool grooves and plenty in between. Most fo the tunes here are funk-filled, jazzy cuts and edits that you will have a hard time finding anywhere else, especially for affordable prices. Some of the tunes such as those from Mr Scruff and OPOLOP have never before been on wax, while firm favs like Fred Wesley, The Fatback Band and DTrain's Hubert Eaves cannot fiat to win you over.
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Welcome 2 Detroit: 20th Anniversary Edition
Cat: BBE BG001SLP. Rel: 12 Feb 21
 
Hip Hop/R&B
Y'all Ain't Ready (2:39)
Think Twice (Faded) (1:57)
Y'all Ain't Ready (instrumental) (1:29)
Think Twice (instrumental) (3:07)
The Clapper (feat Blu) (2:09)
Shake It Down (Faded) (3:00)
The Clapper (instrumental) (2:01)
Shake It Down (instrumental) (2:59)
Come Get It (feat Elzhi) (4:00)
Come Get It (instrumental) (4:26)
Pause (feat Frank N Dank) (2:55)
BBE (Big Booty Express) (2:12)
Pause (instrumental) (2:47)
BBE (Big Booty Express) (instrumental) (2:08)
Beej N Dem (part 2 - feat Beej) (2:54)
Beej N Dem (part 2 - instrumental) (3:05)
Brazilian Groove (1:32)
It's Like That (feat Hodge Podge & Lacks - edit) (3:08)
Brazilian Groove EWF (instrumental) (1:30)
It's Like That (instrumental) (3:06)
Give It Up (3:12)
Give It Up (instrumental) (3:13)
Rico Suave Bossa Nova (1:28)
Azymuth (Rico Suave Bossa vinyl edit) (4:50)
Track 17 (feat Phat Kat) (3:45)
Track 18 (feat Phat Kat - instrumental) (2:48)
African Rhythms (2:43)
One (0:25)
African Rhythms (instrumental) (1:37)
One (instrumental) (1:33)
It's Like That (alternate version) (3:10)
Beej N Dem (0:55)
African Rhythms (No Drums) (0:47)
EWF (No Drums - No vocal) (1:28)
Give It Up (acappella) (1:37)
Think Twice (DJ Muro KG mix) (3:51)
Think Twice (DJ Muro KG mix - instrumental) (3:48)
Review: There are an awful lot of great records in the J Dilla's catalogue, but few can match the consistent quality and coherent construction of Welcome 2 Detroit, his 2001 breakthrough album. Designed as a love letter to his home city with a sample palette and blend of styles to match, it saw the late producer and a string of then largely unknown local MCs showcase their vocal talents over some of his best ever beats. This lusciously expansive 20th anniversary box set does a brilliant job in expanding on the original album, with the 12 included "45s" pairing vocal mixes with instrumentals, unreleased cuts and occasional remixes. The included hardback book is brilliant, too, and packed with first-hand accounts of the creation of a now iconic LP.
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Creative Musicians - Waajeed & Henrik Schwarz Remixes
Cat: BBE 690SLP. Rel: 19 Jan 23
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Creative Musicians (feat Sean Haefeli) (3:40)
Creative Musicians (Waajeed remix) (6:12)
Creative Musicians (Henrik Schwarz remix) (4:37)
The Lyman Woodard Organisation - "Creative Musicians" (2:40)
Creative Musicians (Waajeed remix instrumental) (6:11)
Creative Musicians (Henrik Schwarz remix dub version) (4:38)
Review: Jazzanova remains one of the most musically astute and adventurous acts in the electric scene. Their sounds never seem to age and fuse everything from jazz to funk to soul. That makes them perfect for remixing by more dance floor-orientated producers and that is what we get here. Alongside an original tune 'Creative Musicians' Detroit talent Waajeed brings his warm machine soul and deep grooves, Henrick Schwarz's signature melodic majesty and serene sounds are on display and further dubs and instrumentals are also included. This one really packs a punch for fans of broken beat.
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Face At My Window
Cat: BBER 690. Rel: 20 Jul 23
 
Jazz
Face At My Window (Kyoto Jazz Massive remix) (5:25)
Face At My Window (Yoshi edit) (3:04)
Face At My Window (feat Sean Haefeli) (3:30)
Beyond The Dream (Musclecars Reimagination) (10:26)
Beyond The Dream (feat Sean Haefeli) (3:35)
Review: Next up for BBE is a package of remixes that invites several key artists to add their own spin to Jazzanova's superb reimagining of Sam Sanders's iconic 'Face at my Window'. Kyoto Jazz Massive are first to tackle the single which first appeared on 'Strata Records - The Sound of Detroit - Reimagined by Jazzanova' and bring some intimate jazz clubs vibes. After a Yoshi edit and version with vocalists Sean Haefli, musclecars bring a touch of New York and Chicago house classicism to their version. Both remixers bring new perspective to this timeless classic.
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Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Reimagined By Jazzanova
Cat: BBE 690ALP. Rel: 19 May 22
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Introduction & Lost My Love (feat Sean Haefeli) (4:35)
Creative Musicians (feat Sean Haefeli) (3:36)
Joy Road (3:53)
Face At My Window (feat Sean Haefeli) (3:28)
Root In 7-4 Plus (feat Sean Haefeli) (10:02)
Inside Ourselves (5:52)
Beyond The Dream (feat Sean Haefeli) (3:31)
Saturday Night Special (6:12)
Orotunds (3:18)
Scorpio's Child (5:53)
Loser (feat Sean Haefeli) (3:27)
Review: Strata Records is one of the most important notches in Detroit's jazz heritage. From Lyman Woodard Organization's Saturday Night Special to Malauwi's self-titled LP, their short catalogue was nonetheless vital. BBE have revisited the label with reissues in the past, and now they've invited nu jazz scene leaders Jazzanova to re-imagine some of the cuts from the Strata archives in their own fusion style. From Woodard classics like 'Joy Road', 'Creative Musicians' and 'Saturday Night Special' to Malauwi's 'Root in 7/4 Plus', these are seminal works approached with care and flair by a band who have undoubtedly proved themselves worthy over the years.
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Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Reimagined By Jazzanova
Cat: BBE 690ACD. Rel: 20 May 22
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Introduction (feat Sean Haefeli)
Lost My Love (feat Sean Haefeli)
Creative Musicians (feat Sean Haefeli)
Joy Road
Face At My Window (feat Sean Haefeli)
Root In 7-4 Plus (feat Sean Haefeli)
Inside Ourselves
Beyond The Dream (feat Sean Haefeli)
Saturday Night Special
Orotunds
Scorpio's Child
Loser (feat Sean Haefeli)
Review: Rubbing shoulders with DJ Amir and 180 Proof Records, BBE Music present this celebratory compilation, fawning over the Strata Records' best and brightest releasees. 'Strata Records - The Sound of Detroit - Reimagined by Jazzanova' hears DJ Amir and Jazzanova shed the work of a Detroit jazz great into something much newer and fresher, through incredible nu-jazz retakes on classic Motor City standards from the likes of Lyman Woodard and Malauwi.
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Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Reimagined By Jazzanova (B-STOCK)
Cat: BBE 690ALP. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Introduction & Lost My Love (feat Sean Haefeli) (4:35)
Creative Musicians (feat Sean Haefeli) (3:36)
Joy Road (3:53)
Face At My Window (feat Sean Haefeli) (3:28)
Root In 7-4 Plus (feat Sean Haefeli) (10:02)
Inside Ourselves (5:52)
Beyond The Dream (feat Sean Haefeli) (3:31)
Saturday Night Special (6:12)
Orotunds (3:18)
Scorpio's Child (5:53)
Loser (feat Sean Haefeli) (3:27)
Review: ***B-STOCK: Creasing to corner of outer sleeve but otherwise in excellent condition***


Strata Records is one of the most important notches in Detroit's jazz heritage. From Lyman Woodard Organization's Saturday Night Special to Malauwi's self-titled LP, their short catalogue was nonetheless vital. BBE have revisited the label with reissues in the past, and now they've invited nu jazz scene leaders Jazzanova to re-imagine some of the cuts from the Strata archives in their own fusion style. From Woodard classics like 'Joy Road', 'Creative Musicians' and 'Saturday Night Special' to Malauwi's 'Root in 7/4 Plus', these are seminal works approached with care and flair by a band who have undoubtedly proved themselves worthy over the years.
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IF Music Presents: You Need This: An Introduction To Enja Records
JEAN CLAUDE / VARIOUS
Cat: BBE 666CLP. Rel: 20 May 22
 
Jazz
Dollar Brand & Abdullah Ibrahim - "Zimbabwe" (5:28)
Prince Lasha - "Kwadwo Safari" (feat Herbie Hancock) (7:37)
Mal Waldron - "What It Is" (feat Clifford Jordan & Dannie Richmond) (17:58)
Cecil McBee - "First Song In The Day" (feat Chico Freeman) (17:16)
Rabih Abou-Khalil - "Lamentation" (9:02)
John Stubblefield - "Mwe Malad O" (4:17)
Nana Simopoulos - "Pulcie's Dance" (12:58)
Bobby Hutcherson - "The Creators" (18:22)
Marc Levin - "Brothers In War" (11:09)
Jon Hendricks - "No More" (3:32)
Marvin Hannibal Peterson - "Mother's Land" (feat George Adam) (5:10)
Review: Enja Records was founded in Munich in the early 70s by jazz devotees Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber. Given a co-sign by the always on-point BBE and IF Music founder Jean-Claude, the label is now enjoying a retrospective compilation which seeks to celebrate the best of their golden years. Featuring performances by John Stubblefield, Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, Don Cherry, Cecil McBee and Pharoah Sanders collaborator Marvin Hannibal Peterson to name but a few, this collection provides a great jumping-off point for Enja's rich and diverse back catalogue. It may only be an introduction to a vast pool of music, but it's curated with authority by a dedicated head, so you know you're getting a shortcut to the best the label has to offer.
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IF Music Presents You Need This: IF Music Is 20
JEAN CLAUDE / VARIOUS
Cat: BBE 711CLP. Rel: 29 Aug 23
 
Jazz
Tamar Osborn - "Sunday Sea Improvisation" (3:30)
Christine Schaller - "Fidji" (5:07)
Emanative & Liz Elensky - "Fall In To Me" (alternate version) (4:39)
Atilla Engin Group - "Turkish Showbiz" (5:08)
Tenderlonious - "Dennison Point" (4:17)
Sylvain Kassap - "Adelie (For Lady D)" (3:55)
Ola Szmidt - "We Are Not Invisible" (4:03)
Greetje Bijma Kwintet - "Big Kalimba" (6:48)
Sarathy Korwar - "At The Speed Of Light" (3:50)
Review: IF Music's name is legendary amongst those in the know and now Jean Claude celebrates that with another superb compilation on BBE. Across this beautiful gatefold vinyl release, there are nine next level jazz tunes from the likes of Emanative & Liz Elensky, Sylvain Kassap, Greetje Bijma Kwintet and Atilla Engin Group. This is the ninth release in the 'You Need This' series and the music on it ranges from 1980 to the present day. It all adds up to a wonderfully coherent release that takes you through four decades of stylish jazz.
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Son Of Africa (reissue)
Son Of Africa (reissue) (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: BBE 727ALP. Rel: 20 Apr 23
 
International
Kabaka (3:25)
New Reggae Funk (3:01)
Sure Thing (2:50)
Future Of A 1000 Years (4:49)
All Black Festival (3:36)
Aqueba Masaaba (4:50)
African Hustle (2:59)
Meteorite (4:06)
Blue Lagos (3:01)
Follow Your Needs (2:51)
Review: Almost entirely ignored at the time of its original release, Nigerian drumming maestro Remi Kabaka's legendary original LP Son Of Africa has gone down in legend as the defining solo statement of an incendiary drummer, whose contributions to music across the jazz and rock spectrums is credited and felt strongly to this day. A founding member of Afro-jazz band Osibisa, Kabaka is credited for his work with many a Rolling Stone and Beatle, but it's his solo work on this Afro-funk rare gem that really gets the least easy to please among us going. An Afrofuturist statement to the core, its jubilant vocal chants and defiant trumpet lines are but mere pepperings over the boxy, banging body that is Kabaka's live Afrobeat quads.
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Supreme Love: A Journey Through Coltrane
Cat: BBE 618ALP. Rel: 18 Feb 22
 
Jazz
A Love Supreme (7:10)
Starchild (5:25)
Afro Blue (4:55)
Azawala (7:34)
Emilia's Pick (2:47)
Naima (6:13)
As We Came Out Of (4:20)
Giant Steps (2:25)
Moment's Notice (6:30)
The Savage Detectives (5:39)
Starchild (Kaidi Tatham remix) (7:01)
Azawala (Kaidi Tatham remix) (7:06)
Equinox (7:09)
Impressions (6:19)
Cousin Mary (6:16)
Equinox (alternative take) (7:14)
Giant Steps Outro (1:10)
Review: Supreme Love: a Journey Through Coltrane isa the magnificent new album from acclaimed UK jazz talent and skilled saxophonist Sean Khan. As the title suggests, it finds the artist serving up sounds as that take great heed of the iconic John Coltrane. The record comes in three parts - autobiography, homage and encyclopaedia, and is a tightly woven mix of myriad disparate Uk musical Das from jazz to broken beat to dance and electronica. Contributions from Kaidi Tatham and Daz I Kue help take this record firmly into the future while Cinematic Orchestra front-woman Heidi Vogel adds her own soulful voice to Khan's, and Coltrane's, heartfelt lyrics.
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At The Room 427 (reissue)
At The Room 427 (reissue) (gatefold 2xLP + insert with obi-strip)
Cat: BBE 588ALP. Rel: 21 Jan 22
 
Jazz
Acoustic Chicken (20:07)
Theme Of Seikatsu Kojyo Iinkai (7:48)
Little Drummer (11:41)
Lover Man (9:46)
Theme Of Seikatsu Kojyo Iinkai (2:00)
Review: Venerable Japanese sax man Koichi Matsukaze has a scattered discography that reaches back to the 70s, but one of the true highlights of his accomplished career is the first he recorded with the Koichi Matsukaze Trio and Ryojiro Furusawa in 1976. BBE have been tapping into Matsukaze's archives for some time, and the incredibly rare and sought after At The Room 427 is in good hands with the jazz, funk and soul specialists. From the 20 minute epic 'Acoustic Chicken' to the short but oh-so-sweet vignette 'Theme Of Seikatsu Kojyo Iinkai', this is gold dust for dedicated jazz diggers.
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Gespielt von: Juno Recommends Jazz
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Timeless
Timeless (12")
Cat: BBE 362SLP. Rel: 03 Aug 16
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Kon - "Timeless" (Caserta mix) (8:10)
Kon - "Timeless" (remix - Caserta mix) (5:38)
Rainer Truby & Corrado Bucci presents Truccy - "Closer" (6:34)
Review: From Kon's forthcoming compilation on BBE entitled Kon & The Gang, this 12? sampler features two cuts taken from the LP and an exclusive remix from Boston producer and mix engineer Caserta, namely "Timeless" (Caserta mix)" a tasty serving of super deep and low slung disco goodness. A more functional edit for DJ use follows on "Timeless" (remix - Caserta mix)". On the flip Truccy (better known as Compost's Rainer Truby and Corrado Bucci) present "Closer", a gorgeous slo-mo house jam with a rolling groove fetauring all the good stuff: swirling Rhodes keys, groovy congas and hypnotic vox.
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Lefto Early Bird presents The Beauty Is Inside
LEFTO / VARIOUS
Cat: BBE 648CLP. Rel: 01 Sep 22
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Aint About Me - "Watching Tarot Card XVI Come To Life" (3:03)
Dreamcastmoe & Shungu - "Don't Let Me Down" (1:16)
Iman Houssein - "Their Eyes" (3:22)
Qur’an Shaheed - "Thrive" (6:29)
Makaya McCraven - "Crash Course" (4:24)
CoS - "Ayy Thank Full" (3:08)
Trian Kayhatu - "OK Dan" (3:17)
Regal86 - "Parado En La Esquina" (3:46)
Abrahamblue - "Joanna" (3:45)
DJ Spinn - "Synthshot" (3:18)
Igor Jadranin - "NUB" (1:57)
Shlundee - "Acid 2 Acid" (6:16)
LB Aka Labat - "Ca Chauffe Tonton" (5:20)
Elisa Bee - "A Sun That Never Goes Down" (5:28)
Pippin - "Ro" (2:27)
Review: Compilation maestros BBE are back with another gem, this time from Belgian DJ and tastemaker Lefto. His The Beauty is Inside is a 19-track gem from across the musical spectrum with sounds from all over the world. It shines a light and shows respect to everything from Ethiopian singer Alemayehu Eshete to South African singer and actress Patience Africa via Spanish composer Pedro Ruy-Blas. All these original tracks are from up-and-coming artists who Lefto feel deserve a bigger platform. It makes for a fascinating listen and serves up plenty of red hot talents.
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Lefto Early Bird presents The Beauty Is Inside
LEFTO / VARIOUS
Cat: BBE 648CCD. Rel: 01 Sep 22
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Aint About Me - "Watching Tarot Card XVI Come To Life"
Alemayehu Eshete - "Alteleyeshegnem"
Pedro Ruy Blas - "Membrillo"
Patience Africa - "By Hook Or By Crook"
Dreamcastmoe & Shungu - "Don't Let Me Down"
Iman Houssein - "Their Eyes"
Abrahamblue - "Joanna"
Qura An Shaheed - "Thrive"
Makaya McCraven - "Crash Course"
COS - "Ayy Thank Full"
Trian Kayhatu - "OK Dan"
Lefto Early Bird - "E40"
Regal86 - "Parado En La Esquina"
DJ Spinn - "Synthshot"
Igor Jadranin - "NUB"
Shlundee - "Acid 2 Acid"
LB Aka Labat - "Pai Pai"
Elisa Bee - "A Sun That Never Goes Down"
Pippin - "Ro"
Review: In truth, not all DJs are genuine "tastemakers", but Lefto most certainly is. Like the similarly minded - if far older and more experienced - Gilles Peterson, Lefto gets as much pleasure from introducing people to new and obscure music, as he does from rocking clubs. It's for that reason The Beauty Is Inside, a terrific, lightly blended mix of eclectic, far-sighted sounds hand-picked by the Belgian, is such essential listening. It naturally contains some slept-on tackle from the past - see the cuts by Ethiopian singer Alemayeu Eshete and South African artist Patience Africa - but even more killer contemporary fare, with highlights including the contributions of Qur'an Shaheed, Elisa Bee, fellow Belgians abrahamblue and contemporary jazz hero Makaya McCraven.

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Saturday Night Special (reissue)
Cat: BBE 414ALPB. Rel: 22 Jun 23
 
Jazz
Saturday Night Special
Joy Road
Belle Isle Daze
Saturday Night Special (alternate take)
Creative Musicians
Cheeba
Allen Barnes
On Your Mind
Help Me Get Away
Saturday Night Special (Lost alternative mix)
Belle Isle Daze (Lost alternative mix)
Review: One of the most remarkable things about Saturday Night Special, the 1975 debut album by the Lyman Woodard Organisation, is how two musicians - accompanied by various sessions drummers - could make such a rich and layered set. It still impresses that Lyman Woodard and Ron English could create so many superbly evocative and cinematic jazz-fusion workouts almost on their own. The set has long been regarded as one of the best musical commentaries on a particularly low period in Detroit's post-industrial history, and many of the tracks are suitably poignant - even those clearly aimed at the dancefloor. Critically, this reissue deals with one of the major issues with original copies - their poor pressing - by stretching the same tracks over two slabs of wax, rather than one.
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Joy (Hallelujah)
Cat: BBE 762SLP. Rel: 25 Jan 24
 
Deep House
Joy (Hallelujah) (extended version) (5:46)
Joy (Hallelujah) (extended instrumental version) (5:46)
Review: Golden-era hip-hop legend DJ Marley Marl continues his adventures in house music, and this time he's got soulful house royalty - specifically Kenny Bobien and Lady Alma- in tow. 'Joy (Hallelujah)' is as righteous, uplifting and life-affirming as you'd expect: a horn, organ and piano-heavy slab of hands-in-the-air brilliance topped off with some sublime gospel lyrics and vocals from Bobien and Alma. We'd argue the track is best in its full vocal 'Extended Mix' form, though the accompanying instrumental is still superb - and arguably more suitable for those who are uncomfortable with the (admittedly joyous) religious messaging within the lyrics. Testify!
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 in stock $24.98
Kemo Sabe (reissue)
Kemo Sabe (reissue) (gatefold LP with obi-strip)
Cat: BBE 663ALP. Rel: 17 Jan 23
 
Jazz
Kemo Sabe (6:11)
Beloved Diane (5:05)
Tell Me A Bedtime Story (6:32)
Third Plane (5:09)
Moments Notice (5:47)
My Love (6:20)
Review: BBE comes through with another on-point reissue. This one is a towering giant in the world of J jazz that Masao Nakajima Quartet recorded back in 1979, originally for Yupiteru Records. It is a record that manages to strike a perfect balance between delicate and refined playing with real power and vigour that makes you take note. It features bassist Osamu Kawakami leading the way with sax from Toshiyuki Honda and American drummer Donald Bailey who has worked on countless Blue Note sessions. It is a fusion record with real spirit and a proudly acoustic sound. The album is part of the BBE J Jazz Masterclass Series which is all about reissuing the very best in Japanese jazz.
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Orotunds
Orotunds (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: BBE 684ALP. Rel: 10 Aug 23
 
Jazz
Maiden Voyage (9:44)
Orotunds (3:22)
People Make The World Go Round (4:18)
I Say A Little Prayer (For You) (5:30)
Where Is The Place (4:20)
Unknown Track (4:36)
Maulawi Spoken (outro edit) (0:28)
Review: To those who know, Maulawi was a legendary band leader and influential musician. The virtually unknown and previously unreleased album Ortunds is a long player he composed himself and one that draws on pop and r&b style songs that are all taken up a level by the funky tempos and Maulawi's own creative soprano saxophone. The album was recorded for Strata Records but the story is different depending on who tells it - either these are parts from a session for another album or from an unmixed session that took place in the Streeterville neighbourhood later. Either way, it's sure to become a cult classic.
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Make The Call: Two Soul Fusion Remixes
Cat: BBE 646SLP. Rel: 17 Aug 23
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Make The Call (Two Soul Fusion House remix) (7:58)
Make The Call (Two Soul Fusion Boogie remix instrumental) (9:22)
Make The Call (Two Soul Fusion Boogie remix) (9:22)
Make The Call (Two Soul Fusion House remix instrumental) (7:54)
Review: MF Robots' Dawn Joseph and Jan Kincaid dropped real heat back in 2021 with their Break The Wall album. 'Make The Call' was one of the standout tunes from it and now BBE has assembled a series of new remixes of it by Two Soul Fusion. That tackle all genres starting with a house remix full of soul and warm drums. The Boogie remix is an instrumental take that unfurls over nine minutes of ass-shaking and irresistible groovy goodness. Then comes the same tune with the lush vocal left in before an instrumental of the house remix to close the package.
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Push
Push (gatefold 2xLP + obi-strip)
Cat: BBE 695ALP. Rel: 11 Aug 22
 
Jazz
Monologue (5:29)
Everything I Have Is Yours (6:58)
Push (4:19)
My Life (6:10)
Stella By Starlight (instrumental) (6:54)
Cadillac Woman (6:35)
Review: Noriko Mayamoto originally recorded Push in 1978 with one of the legendary figures in Japanese jazz, Isao Suzuki. Now BBE are reissuing this highly prized piece as part of their continuing J Jazz Masterclass series, shining a light on some of the finest jazz from the Far East. Mayamoto started out dancing at Tokyo disco Mugen before embarking on a career as a soul singer, ending up scouted by Suzuki and joining his band. Push captures Suzuki's band in full flow, all fluid bass lines, swooning strings and gossamer keys creating a luxurious bed for Mayamoto's deep, soulful singing style. This record has never been released worldwide and unsurprisingly has been highly prized amongst Western collectors of Japanese music, so you can imagine how long this will stick around for given BBE's reputation for high quality reissues.
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Animals Garden (reissue)
Animals Garden (reissue) (gatefold 2xLP with obi-strip)
Cat: BBE 579ALP. Rel: 06 Nov 19
 
Jazz
Animals Garden (10:27)
Ballad For Mammoth (14:13)
Dog's Dance (9:10)
Pecker's Blues (10:50)
Review: For the latest volume in their essential "Jazz Masterclass" series, BBE takes a trip back to 1979 and the sole album from Japanese combo Miyasaka + 5. There's not much info on the collective, other than that drummer and composer Takahashi Miyasaka was the band's leading light. Regardless, the set has long been talked about in hushed tones amongst jazz collectors and is well worth picking up. Musically, its four lengthy tracks - here stretched across two slabs of wax for the first time - are breezy, loose, spiritually and wonderfully detailed, with the fine production picking up each of the musicians' particular tricks and densely layered solos.
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