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Played by: Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz
Review: Welsh harpist Amanda Whiting is a staunch favourite on the live jazz circuit and has worked with an impressive array of musicians, ranging from Jazzanova to DJ Yoda, Danni Minogue and Jamie Cullum. This, her second full-length, follows hard on the heels of last year's debut 'After Dark' (also on Jazzman) and suffice to say the title gives you a pretty good idea what to expect - many of the cuts here are probably better described as "pieces" rather than "songs". It'll all be a bit too polite, restrained and library music-ish for some, but if gentle, lilting downtempo grooves are what get you through the day then you'll be in your element.
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JMANLP 132
27 May 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
27 May 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
Review: During the mid 1970s, several American labels recorded and released albums in limited qualities as part of a scam to cheat the IRS out of tax dollars. While most of these albums were forgettable, a few - including this genuine gem - have become must-have collector's items. Reality was a hastily arranged studio band featuring a wealth of brilliant musicians, who recorded the Disco Party album in under 24 hours at some point in 1976. As this first ever digital download release of the rare set proves, the music the one-off band recorded was unflinchingly heavy, with the assembled cast laying down eight tracks of deep funk, proto disco-funk and horn-heavy jazz-funk instrumentals that sound like unused recordings from a Blaxploitation movie soundtrack. A genuine must-have for serious disco freaks!
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JMANLP 131
13 May 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 May 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
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JMANLP 132S2
06 May 22
Balearic/Downtempo
06 May 22
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Lascelle Lascelles has a long musical pedigree: he was playing house at London's Wag club back in the late 80s, and went on to co-found Brand New Heavies before joining NME darlings Compaq Velocet. But what we have here is the second long-player (following on from 2017's 'Blackism') from his Vibration Black Project, for which the primary inspiration here is Afrocentric 70s freeform jazz from the likes of Sun Ra. As such, some of the tracks will be a little out-there for some, while others are really just short skits. But it's an album that's definitely worth approaching with ears and mind open, its finest moments sitting somewhere between trip-hop and 40s noir soundtrack vibes.
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JMANLP 121
19 Jun 20
Jazz
19 Jun 20
Jazz
Various
Played by: Sam Redmore
Review: For their latest full-length exploration of the world of spiritual jazz - the label's seventh, in total - Jazzman has decided to focus on artists and performers whose Islamic faith influenced their work. Given that many jazz greats were early converts to the spiritually charged Ahmadiya school of Islam - Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Ahmad Jamal and Yusuf Lateef included - there's plenty of fine material for Jazzman to explore. Highlights naturally come thick and fast, with standouts including the Persian jazz-fusion of Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim's "Kalamari Suite", the haunting flutes and intoxicating bongo rhythms of Sabu and Sihab Shahib's "Nus", and The Lightmen's celebratory epic, "All Praises To Allah (Part 1 & 2)".
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JMANCD 092
17 Mar 17
Jazz
17 Mar 17
Jazz
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
Review: Raw, unfettered funk from one of LA's hardest working live outfits, Ray Frazier and Shades Of Madness recorded a criminal amount of 45s... One of which - "My Baby's Hand" - regularly fetches the handsome sum of L1000 between collectors. Instantly triggering the biggest northern soul sensations (stomping beats, relentless super-tight grooves, show-stopping splashes of bold soul), this will resonate with, and unite all, funk and soul aficionados across the globe. Highlights include the strident string-led blues riff on the aforementioned "My Baby's Hand", the chop-slapping JB-echoing tightness of "I Who Have Nothing" and the lazier, luxurious swing of "Gonna Get Your Love". Jazzman have curated an exceptional document right here.
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JM 098
21 Apr 14
Funk
21 Apr 14
Funk
Played by: DJ Phoney (Drake Records)
Review: Jazzman have surpassed their own reputation for digging skills with this latest reissue. Apparently the reason that this early '70s album is so rare is because it was made as some sort of tax scam and was never intended to actually reach the general public at all! The most baffling thing is though, is just how good the album is: ten tracks of authentic soul and funk played by a band of Bronx-based musicians who were literally playing like no one was listening. Thankfully, they are now.
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JMANLP 061
09 Dec 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
09 Dec 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Eight-piece psychedelic jazz combo The Greg Foat Group recently delivered the original of this single. It was an extended EP boasting a variety of incarnations of the tune "Girl & Robot With Flowers", and here we have the breezy 60s-tinged 'part 5' version. Also included are remixes: Linkwood's trippy trance version of 'part 2' and Cherrystones' breaks-heavy version of 'part 4'. Elsewhere Vakula provides a dreamy lounge style version of "Clear Skies" and Francis Dosoo whips out the mellow trumpets for "For A Breath I Tarry".
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JM 12021
24 Jun 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
24 Jun 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: The Sign Of Four was a famous Sherlock Holmes mystery, and although we don't know if this shady act was referencing it, it would take some Sherlock-style supersleuthing to find out more. That's because when sourcing new vintage releases, in the words of DJ Fryer, at Jazzman they always dig deeper! "Jumping Beans" is a bonkers distress signal from from outer space, beamed straight into a 1960s recording studio helmed by Miles Newbold. Meanwhile "Samba Electronico" is a more down to earth - but still frenzied - retro Latin jazz workout!
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JM 093
01 Apr 13
Experimental/Electronic
01 Apr 13
Experimental/Electronic
Various
Review: Here's a challenge to all you crate diggers out there, according to Jazzman's DJ Fryer they always dig deeper! The results show in this excellent double LPs-worth of vintage prime cuts that sound surprisingly dance-floor friendly rather than quaint. Highlights include the intense funk assault of "Wake Up", the classy, shimmering "Teacherman", the emotional "Lost In The Crowd", the puny "Rollercoaster" and Ashley Beedle's re-edit of "Keep Her Happy".
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JMANCD 053
19 Feb 13
Funk
19 Feb 13
Funk
Played by: Dave Lee ZR
Review: Since first pitching up on Jazzman in 2011, eight-piece psychedelic jazz combo The Greg Foat Group has caused something of a stir. This second album for the crate-digging specialists is every bit as good as their debut full length, Dark Is The Sun. At times, it sounds like Ennio Morricone and Harold Budd making loose jazz-breaks, at others an almighty freak-out in the company of Afro-busting Blaxploitation detectives. There are quietly beautiful moments ("Girl & Robot With Flowers Part 3"), straight-up late night jazz movements ("For Breath A Tarry", "Cast Adrift"), and breezy, vibraphone-heavy '60s grooves ("The Girl & Robot With Flowers Part 5"). Throughout, it's beautifully played and lovingly produced, with Foat's impeccable piano playing taking centre stage.
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JMANCD 054
03 Dec 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
03 Dec 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
