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  • Tintern Abbey – Beeside – The Anthology (Purple Vinyl)
    Tintern Abbey – Beeside – The Anthology (Purple Vinyl)
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    The biggest British psych find of the century! Think that’s hyperbole? Well, of the 24 tracks on this collection, the only two to be previously issued on vinyl, “Beeside” b/w […]

  • Melvin Van Peebles – Watermelon Man (Green Watermelon Skin Vinyl
    Melvin Van Peebles – Watermelon Man (Green Watermelon Skin Vinyl
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    In an extraordinary career spanning seven decades, director and “godfather of black cinema” Melvin Van Peebles only made one studio film. 1970’s Watermelon Man shattered [...]

  • East Coast – S/T (Fire Orange With Black Streaks Vinyl)
    East Coast – S/T (Fire Orange With Black Streaks Vinyl)
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    The only conceivable reason this 1973 album isn’t generally recognized as a soul-funk classic is because it came out on Bernard Purdie’s Encounter label, which mustered only five LP [...]

  • George Scott – Find Someone to Love (Green Vinyl)
    George Scott – Find Someone to Love (Green Vinyl)
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    This soul-funk nugget, released in the early ’70s on the uber-collectible Maple label, qualifies as a major find based on George Scott’s Wilson Pickett-meets-James-Brown vocal [...]

  • Brief Encounter – Introducing (Smoky Mountain Vinyl)
    Brief Encounter – Introducing (Smoky Mountain Vinyl)
    $24.00 | , Add to cart

    If you own a copy of this 1977 release on legendary Nashville deejay John Richbourg’s Seventy-Seven Records label, then you are on your way to amassing generational wealth! But it’s […]

  • Little Willie John – The Complete R&B Hit Singles (Yellow “Fever” Vinyl)
    Little Willie John – The Complete R&B Hit Singles (Yellow “Fever” Vinyl)
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    Diminutive in size but gigantic in stature, Little Willie John was a genuine architect of soul. Along with Clyde McPhatter, Ray Charles, and Sam Cooke, the visionary singer stood at […]

  • Booker T. & the MG’s – The Complete Stax Singles Vol. 1 (1962-1967) (Red Vinyl)
    Booker T. & the MG’s – The Complete Stax Singles Vol. 1 (1962-1967) (Red Vinyl)
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    With apologies to groups like The Meters, Bar-Kays, and Average White Band, when it comes to all-time great instrumental R&B bands, for most folks Booker T. & the MG’s represent […]

  • Man – Revelation (Purple Vinyl)
    Man – Revelation (Purple Vinyl)
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    Like most concept” albums of the period Man’s 1969 debut release was a little short on continuity and well concept but who cares when in the space of one wildly […]

  • Tim Buckley – The Dream Belongs to Me (Gold Vinyl)
    Tim Buckley – The Dream Belongs to Me (Gold Vinyl)
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    Of all the singer-songwriters to emerge from the ‘60s, Tim Buckley was the most difficult to pigeonhole. Was his music folk? Rock? Jazz? Even R&B? The answer was, of course, […]

  • Dorothy Ashby & Frank Wess – In A Minor Groove
    Dorothy Ashby & Frank Wess – In A Minor Groove
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    Dorothy Ashby was probably the greatest—and certainly the most swinging—jazz harpist of all time, re-purposing an instrument best known for ethereal glissandos into a fully versatile voice in [...]

  • Bonniwell Music Machine – S/T (Olive Green Vinyl)
    Bonniwell Music Machine – S/T (Olive Green Vinyl)
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    The music business is replete with stories of outsized talents who, due to label mismanagement, misguided career advice, or just plain bad luck, never got their due. But the story […]

  • Savage Republic – Tragic Figures (40th Anniversary, Expanded, Red Vinyl)
    Savage Republic – Tragic Figures (40th Anniversary, Expanded, Red Vinyl)
    $45.00 | , Add to cart

    Welcome to the world’s first (and only) post-punk-industrial-trance-psychedelic-surf album! The fact that it took us so many adjectives to describe Tragic Figures lets you know just how unique of [...]

  • Kellee Patterson – Maiden Voyage
    Kellee Patterson – Maiden Voyage
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    As purportedly the first Black-owned jazz imprint since the ‘20s, the Black Jazz label had its roots in the Black Power movement of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. But […]

  • Walter Bishop Jr. – Coral Keys
    Walter Bishop Jr. – Coral Keys
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    The first release on Black Jazz was by pianist and label producer Gene Russell; for the label’s second release, Russell chose another piano man of impeccable taste, Walter Bishop, Jr. […]

  • Calvin Keys – Proceed With Caution
    Calvin Keys – Proceed With Caution
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    Bay Area jazz guitar legend Calvin Keys released his debut solo record, Shawn-Neeq, in 1971, and it remains one of the most beloved albums on the Black Jazz label. But […]

  • Doug Carn – Revelation
    Doug Carn – Revelation
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    Aside from McCoy Tyner’s “Contemplation,” John Coltrane’s “Naima,” and René McLean sic McClean’s “Jihad,” Doug Carn himself takes the composing reins on this masterful 1973 release, which further [...]

  • Chester Thompson – Powerhouse
    Chester Thompson – Powerhouse
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    With long-standing stints in Tower of Power and Santana, Chester Thompson just might be the most decorated and distinguished keyboardist in all of rock and R&B, let alone of the […]

  • Gene Russell – Talk To My Lady
    Gene Russell – Talk To My Lady
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    In between acting as Producer on all of the Black Jazz label releases, keyboardist Gene Russell also cut two fine albums for the imprint, of which this is the second, […]

  • Rudolph Johnson – Spring Rain
    Rudolph Johnson – Spring Rain
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    Columbus, Ohio’s Rudolph Johnson drew comparisons to John Coltrane during his career; like the jazz legend in his later years, Johnson eschewed drugs or alcohol and spent his time every […]

  • Cleveland Eaton – Plenty Good Eaton
    Cleveland Eaton – Plenty Good Eaton
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    The jazz world lost a true legend when bassist Cleveland Eaton passed away in the Summer of 2020. This 1975 album, one of the real gems in the hallowed Black […]

  • Roland Haynes – 2nd Wave
    Roland Haynes – 2nd Wave
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    This 1975 album is one of a kind in lots of ways. First, it’s keyboardist Roland Haynes’ only album. But more importantly, Second Wave has a sound—and line-up—unlike pretty much […]

  • Doug Carn – Adam’s Apple
    Doug Carn – Adam’s Apple
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    Doug Carn made four records for the Black Jazz label, more than any other artist, and each one topped the previous release’s lofty standard. Adam’s Apple was his last (1974) […]

  • Rudolph Johnson – The Second Coming
    Rudolph Johnson – The Second Coming
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    The album title is apt, as this was saxman Rudolph Johnson’s second album for the Black Jazz label (and this reissue marks only the second time this 1973 album has […]

  • Walter Bishop, Jr’s 4th Cycle – Keeper Of My Soul
    Walter Bishop, Jr’s 4th Cycle – Keeper Of My Soul
    $24.00 | , Add to cart

    Keyboardist Walter Bishop, Jr. recorded the second album released by the Black Jazz label, Coral Keys, a masterpiece of Blue Note-style atmospherics infused with ‘70s soul-jazz. But a mere two [...]

  • Gene Russell – New Direction
    Gene Russell – New Direction
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    The first album released by the most sought-after label, bar none, among jazz collectors! And since keyboardist Gene Russell was at the artistic helm of Black Jazz, it was only […]

  • Doug Carn – Spirit Of The New Land
    Doug Carn – Spirit Of The New Land
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    Of all the artists who recorded for the Black Jazz label, keyboardist and composer Doug Carn was the most prolific, releasing four albums for the imprint. 1972’s Spirit of the […]