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Flora Purim – If You Will (2022)
While it’s true that Flora Purim‘s voice and disciplined improvisational style embody the very essence of jazz, classifying her as a “jazz singer” is woefully inadequate. Since the middle of the 1960s,...
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Flock – Flock (2022)
Flock is a brand new collaboration between five leading musicians from London’s open-minded jazz and experimental scenes: Bex Burch (Vula Viel), Sarathy Korwar, Dan “Danalogue” Leavers (Soccer96, The...
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Bennie Maupin / Adam Rudolph – Symphonic Tone Poem for Brother Yusef (2022)
On the surface, Symphonic Tone Poem for Brother Yusef is just another jazz tribute album. Scratch at it, and it reveals itself as both a fitting homage to Yusef Lateef (1920-2013) and an extension of...
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Oneness of Juju – Bush Brothers and Space Rangers (1977, Remastered 2022)
Bush Brothers & Space Rangers sees Oneness Of Juju at the peak of their powers in 1977. Oneness had enjoyed two fruitful years with Black Fire prior to these recordings, breaking through with the...
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Wayne Davis – Wayne Davis (1976, Remastered 2022)
Strut present the first ever reissue of an essential lost classic from the Black Fire catalogue, Wayne Davis powerful self-titled gospel-soul album from 1976. An accomplished vocalist and keyboard...
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The Pyramids – AOMAWA: THE 1970s RECORDINGS (2022)
A brand new box set bringing together the incredible 1970s recordings of Afrofuturism pioneers The Pyramids, led by saxophonist Idris Ackamoor. The set features the remastered LPs ‘Lalibela’, ‘King of...
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VA – John Sinclair Presents Detroit Artists Workshop (2022)
In 1964, poet John Sinclair and jazz trumpeter Charles Moore co-founded the Detroit Artists Workshop in response to the Motor City’s then-lack of cultural vitality. With assistance from likeminded...
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Balka Sound – Balka Sound (2022)
The 1980s were by no means an easy time for popular musicians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville had long been African cultural centers, a nexus for...
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The Collective – Idrissa’s Dream (2022)
Strut presents a fascinating archival document of saxophonist Idris Ackamoor. Idrissa’s Dream is a live recording of his group The Collective – largely made of the group that would become his iconic...
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Patrice Rushen – Feels So Real: The Complete Elektra Recordings 1978-1984 (2022)
After she mixed post-bop, soul-jazz, and jazz-funk with nimble ingenuity over three albums for the Prestige label, Patrice Rushen moved to Elektra, and with labelmates Donald Byrd, Lenny White, and Dee...
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