Jazz

The Stolen Sweets formed in 2004 after rehearsing for a one-off tribute show to 1930s sister act, The Boswell Sisters. They loved the material so much, the decided they weren't ready to part with it just yet. Comprised of vocalists Jen Bernard, Lara...

The Spiritual, a free jazz album recorded by The Art Ensemble of Chicago in 1974, finds the group of stellar musicians at their creative peak. With various types of percussion, though the absence of a traditional drummer, the ensemble is able to create...

The Spanish Suite was written to magnify the contribution that Moorish Spain made on the European Renaissance. The relationship of music to cosmic rhythms and harmony was altered from the original state of Spanish music, and eventually distorted down to...

The Sound of Jazz is a 1957 edition of the CBS television series Seven Lively Arts, and was one of the first major programs featuring jazz to air on American network television. The Sound of Jazz brought together 32 leading musicians from the swing era...

The Song Is My Story celebrates Abdullah Ibrahim's eightieth birthday, and also coincides with the fortieth anniversary of his 1974 release "Mannenberg," which became the underground anthem of the townships and the rallying cry of the oppressed native...

The Sojourner' was released on Strata-East in 1974 and is well known as one of the label's rarest recordings. Most tracks are focused on a soaring, spiritual groove, and some of them expressed their soulfulness. The last track 'Peace (Salaam)' could be...

The second single from the new album scheduled to be released in the fall of 2022 is 'A Case Of You', which Prince also loved!

The second issue is the first vinyl reissue of the album 'The Time Within' by Matthias Frey, originally released on 2004! Pianist and composer Matthias Frey has enriched the music world in Germany for more than 30 years. As an artist of different...

The second in a series looking back on hidden masterpieces of Toshiba EMI using analog records. This time, we have released 5 titles that have rock-like elements! 2nd released in 1981. This is the second work of the unit by Hideki Matsutake, a...

The second album with even more amazing numbers co-written with Motoharu Sano. Jazz guitarist Shoji Yokouchi is in charge of the arrangement. Includes 'Fairwell Party' and 'Weekend Highway'1. Good Time Swingin 2. Fairwell party 3. Raspberry Lover 4...

The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby, released on Cadet Records in 1970, is a wonderous mix of spiritual and funky jazz with unique instrumentation that defies categorization. Harpist Ashby adds the koto, a 13-string Japanese instrument, to her arsenal and her...

The Return of Sai Yoshiko! At first glance, the partnership between Jojo Hiroshige and Yoshiko Sai seems implausible. After all, what could the King of Noise and the mystical folk singer have in common? Released in 2001, and marking the...