Meshell Ndegeocello returns with an album of songs dedicated to that rarest of souls Nina Simone.
Continue reading Meshell Ndegeocello – Pour une âme souveraine: A Dedication to Nina Simone
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Robert Glasper’s new jazz infused soul album, ‘Black Radio’, a slight detour from his jazz output (albeit with a strong hip hop influence), is mostly very good. Aside from some well-worn samples of his own work, this is a welcome return for the master musician. Continue reading Black Radio – Robert Glasper
Perhaps the surprise of the year this one as George Benson release an album that isn’t a ‘Best Of’ his own hits as he covers some pop and jazz classics and it’s worth more than a casual listen!
If their was ever a time for a 17-member “disco orchestra”, the bleak winter of 2011 was it so the timing of Escort’s debut album couldn’t be better – old and new all mixed together to accompany you to the dancefloor – it’s time to party! Continue reading Escort – Escort
For those of you in the Bay Area, you’ll know that the will know all about the Yerba Buena Discos team, if only from their huge 20th release by Homero Espinosa featuring Allegra Bandy – and now they are back with some equally fine soulful deep house to enjoy! Continue reading Homero Espinosa ft. Allegra Bandy – Then You Smiled
The Kid is back! Older, wiser but just as cool as he ever was even if he’s lost his Clark Gable pencil moustache!
Continue reading Kid Creole & The Coconuts – I Wake Up Screaming
When Benji B’s Deviation returned to Cable, top of the ‘wants list’ to play was Brainfeeder’s Martyn with some cuts from his new album and here’s a preview couple on a single.
We’ve been inundated with old and new disco of late but you can’t pass up on this 3 CD set that’s been “compiled with love” as its a fiting tribute to Loleatta Holloway and must have: The Definitive Salsoul Mixes!
Continue reading V/A – Mixology: The Definitive Salsoul Mixes
Here at Fly we have been enjoying the sounds of Dennis Coffey of late and now the Detroit break maker has been remixed by a variety of local talent and rappers so we thought it only fair to share a taste.
Ikebe Shakedown is the self-titled album is one to shakedown your boogie on the dancefloor for another impressive debut album on Ubiquity Records.
The label that calls itself Year Zero certainly had a bit of a year zero concept when they thought up the musical compilation of a six set history of New York’s musical melting pot; so let’s investigate how high they got on with the first edition covering 1945-59.
I’ve been checking out Paul Bradshaw’s new blog ancienttofuture and came across this arresting music doc by Danilo Parra of Kalaparusha – an aging jazz man from back in the day – and the recording of his new album, in which he manages to channel John Coltrane to his own surprise. Continue reading The Unknown Story of Kalaparusha
Charlie Haden Quartet West, Sophisticated Ladies
Charlie Haden gets some sophisticated ladies to join in with his Quartet West project where they excel in lush, romantic arrangements of music from Hollywood’s golden era; and they are in London Town this weekend!
If you know James Pants as a man who bangs drums, plays records at discos, record scratcher, picture drawer and all round ideas person you need to add his new album James Pants to his long list of abilities.
Subtitled 24 wedding songs from the golden age of Rhythm & Blues and Rock’n'Roll it is exactly what it say on the tin and is the proverbial two fingers to the current wedding day excess.
