Funk - All

Keith Mansfield

Contempo

Many library records are a game of two halves and Contempo is certainly one of those. The first side cooks on a high funk breaks flame whilst the flip... more...

• 01 The Fix
• 02 What's Cooking
• 03 Cut To Music
• 04 Man Alive

Keith Mansfield

Vivid Underscores

The creator of the romping tunes that became the iconic themes to the BBC’s Grandstand programme and their televised Wimbledon Tennis Championship cov... more...

• 01 High Velocity
• 02 Crash Course
• 03 Crash Course II
• 04 Crash Course III

Sandro Brugnolini

L'uomo Da Gli Occhiali a Specchio (Clear Vinyl version)

Italian Library music masterpiece composed by Sandro Brugnolini where you'll find all the typical ingredients of a '70s score; a sublime fusion of roc... more...

• 01 La Notte Muore (orchestra)
• 02 Tallonato
• 03 Ingresso Nel Dramma
• 04 Preludio Al Delitto

Various Artists

J Jazz Volume 2 – Deep Modern Jazz from Japan 1969 – 1983

J Jazz 2 builds on the solid foundation of the first compilation and sees co-compilers Tony Higgins and Mike Peden once again pick choice sections fro... more...

• 01 Makoto Terashita Meets Harold Land - Dragon Dance
• 02 Kohsuke Mine Quinte - Daguri
• 03 Mabumi Yamaguchi Quartet - Distant Thunder
• 04 Hideto Sasaki & Toshiyuki Sekine QuarteT + 1 - Stop Over

Various Artists

Pacific Breeze II - Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986

Pacific Breeze is an expertly compiled collection of choice cuts that range from silky smooth grooves to innovative funky pop bangers and everything i... more...

• 01 Bread & Butter - Pink Shadow
• 02 Eiichi Ohtaki - Yubikiri
• 03 Kimiko Kasai - Vibration (Love Celebration)
• 04 The Mystery Kindaichi Band - Kindaichi Kosuke No Theme

Malaku Daku

Love Drums From The Ghetto

Malaku ''Daku'' Thompson (born Philadelphia 1943, died 2004) was deeply involved in percussion and Africanism. Malaku was mostly active in the 70s, pr... more...

• 01 The Bump Bang U Bang
• 02 Mulogo
• 03 A Pygmy Happening
• 04 Gettin' Down In The Hut

Strada

It's The Monkey !

Recommended by: Sneaker

""It's the Monkey !" is one of the most striking and unique reissues of Best Record to date, rises like a flame from the history of the Italo-Disco. V... more...

• 1 - Its the Monkey
• 2 - Its The Monkey reprise
• 3 - Street Dance

Nathan Womack

Past But The Dream / Nanjing Road

The debut 7'' from Wax Thematique label founder and producer Nathan Womack, merges the Sublime Frequencies label’s knack for detecting the most intere... more...

• 1 Past But The Dream
• 2 Nanjing Road

Minnie Riperton

Come To My Garden

A proper re-issue of Minnie Riperton debut album on GRT, originally licensed in 1970. Her name came to prominence with the highly influential Chicago... more...

• 01 Les Fleur
• 02 Completeness
• 03 Come To My Garden
• 04 Memory Band

Septet Frans Elsen Featuring Piet Noordijk

Norway

In the early seventies, pianist Frans Elsen (1934-2011) and alto saxophonist Piet Noordijk (1932-2011) formed a unique septet to play funk jazz. Their... more...

• 01 Ringebu
• 02 Harpefoss
• 03 Skabu
• 04 Otta

Mikio ''Mickey'' Masuda

Corazon

After moving to New York City in 1978, Mikio Masuda crafted ''Corazón'' alongside composer / pianist Dave Matthews, notable collaborator of the likes... more...

• 1 Corazon
• 2 Before The Rain
• 3 Ride On The Donkey
• 4 Another Rainy Day In New York City

Akira Ishikawa & His Count Buffalos

Tsugaru Jongara Bushi - Drum & Tsugaru Jamisen

A unique Japanese funk masterpiece from 1973, in which Rinsyoe Kida, Tsugaru's shamisen Maestro, and Akira Ishikawa, one of Japan's most loved and cel... more...

• 01 Tsugaru Jongara Bushi
• 02 Hanagasa Ondo
• 03 Tsugaru Tanto Bushi
• 04 Akita Obako

Mndsgn

No Maps

NoMaps traces a transitional period between two coasts, soundtracking Mndsgn’s transplant from New Jersey to Los Angeles. The 15 tracks take their own... more...

• 01 Lahtro
• 02 Respawn (Free)
• 03 Question
• 04 Photobooth

Blu

The Color Blu(e)

Acclaimed L.A. rapper has crafed an impressive catalog instilled with the essence of the vibrant city he calls home. Now, he's is back with ''The Colo... more...

• 01 The Color Blu(E)
• 02 Everyday Blu(E)s
• 03 People Call Me Blu(E)
• 04 Because The Sky Is Blu(E)

Reality

Disco Party

''We at Jazzman have already given legitimate release to albums that fell foul of the notorious '70s 'tax scam' practice, namely those by Sounds of th... more...

• 1 Reality
• 2 Road
• 3 Disco Party (Lets Have A)
• 4 Welcome

LNDFK

Kuni

LNDFK (aka Linda Feki) presents her ground-breaking debut album, ''Kuni'' on Brooklyn-based Bastard Jazz Recordings. ''Kuni'' is a spellbinding exp... more...

• 01 Hana-bi
• 02 Takeshi
• 03 Smoke - A moon or a button
• 04 Dont Know Im Dead or Not (feat Chester Watson)

Minoru Fushimi

Thanatos Of Funk

Thanatos Of Funk is a milestone in Japan’s underground music and electro funk/early hip hop history. Entirely self-produced, designed and distributed... more...

• 01 Thanatopsis
• 02 In Praise Of Mitochondria
• 03 Shinzo-san
• 04 It Isnt Because Of Hemoglobin

Various Artists

Derrick Harriott Reggae Funk & Soul 1969-1975

The premier exponent of soul inspired reggae presents a perceptive set of early seventies recordings. Black, proud and saying it loud, Derrick Harriot... more...

• 01 Preacher - Black Moses
• 02 The Chosen Few - People Make The World Go Round
• 03 Derrick Harriott & The Chosen Few - Psychedelic Train
• 04 The Crystalites - Stranger In Town

Trouble In Side

Zulu Rap

''Worthy re-issue of obscure Trouble in Side, which is a one-off studio project entirely written, sung and arranged by Luigi Della Ragione. ''Zulu Rap... more...

• 01 Zulu Rap Chinese Version
• 02 Zulu Rap Bonus Beat
• 03 Zulu Rap Vocal Alcoolist Version

Donna Laser Orchestra

Vega Synthauri / Grace Kelly's Song

"Another Italo Disco Pearl, Vega Synthauri! One the most spontaneous and genuine tracks of the first half of 80s. The song, written by composer Daniel... more...

• 01 Vega Synthauri
• 02 Grace Kelly Song

Jeff Phelps

Magnetic Eyes

Recommended by: Charmaine

''Magnetic Eyes, an album I composed, performed, and recorded in 1985, was done on a Tascam Portastudio 244 in one of the bedrooms in my house at the... more...

• 01 Magnetic Eyes (Instrumental)
• 02 Don't Fall Apart On Me
• 03 Super Lady
• 04 Wrong Space, Wrong Time

Bosq ft. The Ibibio Horns Kalet

Song For Ehi

Colombian based producer Bosq re-joins long-time collaborator and vocalist, Kaleta, while also bringing in Ibibio Sound Machine who add their horn sec... more...

• 1 Bosq Ft The Ibibio Horns Kaleta - Song For Ehi
• 2 Bosq Ft The Ibibio Horns Kaleta - Song For Ehi (Disco Dub)

Fire Flight

Exit

For the next Isle release we head to Barbados and 1985 for the first official reissue of ‘Exit’ by Fire Flight. The best reissues succinctly capture a... more...

• 1 Heartbreak City
• 2 Best Shot
• 3 Hard Life
• 4 Wantin U

James Otis White Jr.

Baby Come On

- Warehouse find - Some last copies of ''Baby Come On'' which is one of the funkiest productions Maurizio 'Sangy' Sangineto. Sleazy electro boogie wi... more...

• 01 A Side Baby Come On - Remastered
• 02 B Side Instrumental - Remastered

Byron

Too Much

Some italian goodness on BEST Record Italy! Official remastered limited edition of this down-tempo disco heaven from one-hit wonders Byron. Originally... more...

• 1 Too Much (Vocal)
• 2 Too Much (Instrumental)
• 3 Too Much (Remix)