The legendary jazz label is releasing First Flight to Tokyo for the first time, a live recording of the legendary group drummer captured at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo on January 14, 1961. First Flight […]
The legendary jazz label is releasing First Flight to Tokyo for the first time, a live recording of the legendary group drummer captured at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo on January 14, 1961. First Flight […]
The London-based duo unveil the title track to their upcoming Blue Note-published album, recorded in Ghana with notorious producer, Killbeatz. Co-written in Accra with KillBeatz during a late night production session, “Motherland Journey” uses the […]
McCraven brings the music of Art Blakey, Clifford Brown, Horace Silver and Kenny Dorham into the 21st century alongside first-class musicians (including guitarist Jeff Parker, trumpeter Marquis Hill, vibraphonist Joel Ross and saxophonist Greg Ward). […]
The end of summer is coming, but I’m not going to give you the “beach blues” and so we’re going to end on a high note with some jazz records that represent a bit of an in-house specialty and a big part of my vinyl collection. T
This summer the boss of the Heavenly Sweetness label shares some of the treasures of his record collection with us.
This week in the summer records series, we return to the East of the African continent, Ethiopia. Francis Falceto created the wondering series “Ethiopiques,” which allows us to rediscover the golden age of Ethiopian music and discover new treasures.
The story of how the iconic label and its roster embraced newly independent Africa in the 1960’s. From Ghana to Nigeria and on to Tanzania via Art Blakey, Lee Morgan and McCoy Tyner
The British duo joins forces with the Ghanaian star on new single “Blow You Away (Delilah),” ahead of Blue Lab Beats’ new EP We Will Rise, to be released on April 9. Increasingly popular in […]