Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Yusef Lateef “Live At Ronnie Scott’s: January 15th 1966”

via Gearbox: This is a previously unreleased live club performance from Yusef Lateef, the brilliant multi-instrumentalist whose mixing of jazz and Eastern music was a great influence on some of the finest musicians of the era including John Coltrane and Pharaoh Sanders. Accompanied at Ronnie Scott’s by the house band …

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Interviews

The Astral Progression of Josef Leimberg

The veteran Los Angeles-based trumpeter and composer Josef Leimberg waited over 20 years to make his debut as a solo artist, and he certainly made it count! Released in October 2016 on World Galaxy Records, “Astral Progressions” is without question one of the best albums of the year, all categories considered. …

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Jazz Amnesty

JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM #05 – Until Your Head Falls Off

The Jazz Amnesty Sound System prepared this selection with the mandate of keeping audiences heads bobbing up and down until they fall off. You’ve been warned! Check your neck periodically during this mix to ensure your mind and body stay attached. TRACKLIST Piero Umiliani – Genova, P.zza De Ferrari, Dalle …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Durham University Big Band “Voyage EP”

Following their incredible (but under the radar) album overDUBB, Durham University Big Band returns with three indelible slices of contemporary jazz. The nineteen strong ensemble always endeavour to practice and perform contemporary Jazz music and to convey gatherings of people nearer to both cutting edge works of art and new …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: John Ellis “Evolution: Seeds & Streams”

Hailing from northern England on Gondwana Record comes pianist John Ellis with his latest LP entitled “Evolution: Seeds & Streams”. This is music that draws you in. Right from the very beginning of the first song, there is no urge to skip ahead, to scan and decide whether or not …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: The Fawbak Experiment “Third Space EP”

There’s much to enjoy on this 11-track project which came about during a number of free jazz recording sessions combined with many hours in the studio by Fawbak. With the help of Levon Adams (drums), Charlie Silas (saxophone), and Mal Smith (drums) “Each track takes you on tour in a …

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Boom Music

BOOM MUSIC – Show #25 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)

For our latest episode of Boom Music we were joined in the studio by member of the extended CF fam Ben V, all the way from Cape Town, South Africa. Always a joy to speak to and share music related tales with, Ben brought a deep selection of new and …

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Tribute Mixes

Tribute to NINA SIMONE – Mixed & Selected by Dj Kobal

I hand-picked 80 minutes of some of my favourite music recorded by The High Priestess of Soul. Nina Simone was a singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist who worked in a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop. Follow Kobal’s Mixcloud …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Yussef Kamaal “Black Focus”

via Brownswood: The borders between London’s musical tribes have always been porous. For Yussef Kamaal, the sound of the capital – with its hum of jungle, grime and broken beat – has shaped a self-taught, UK-tipped approach to playing jazz. In the states, the genre’s long-running to-and-fro with hip hop …

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Forgotten Treasures

Forgotten Treasure: Joe Harriott & Amancio D’Silva Quartet ‎”Hum Dono” (1969)

The combination of a Jamaican sax player and an Indian jazz guitarist getting together with a UK jazz elite in its hay day could be the stoned out fantasy of many pot smoking vinyl collectors. It’s also a music and cultural melting pot making up a real lost treasure in …

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Jazz Amnesty

JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM #04 – Bumpers

Lace up your dancing shoes! This mix of dancefloor jazz bumpers from the Jazz Amnesty Sound System is what you can use to help better prepare yourself for an upcoming get down and groovin’ set from the aforementioned sound system. Use these tracks to help perfect your dance moves or …

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Future Classics

Future Classic: Josef Leimberg “Astral Progressions”

via World Galaxy Records: Leimberg takes the sonic power of Astral Progressions back to the origins of the ‘70s jazz fusion movement. Taking the influence his father, mother and communities of musicians around him, Astral Progressions is a record that summarizes the long lasting power of love through sound. Josef …

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