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This album could have been released as early as 1967. It might have been released later, but from what I can dig up it was definitely released in the late '60s, but no earlier than Al Bruno's freshman year of 1967.

Only 300 copies pressed by Wakefield in Arizona, USA. Initially issued in a plain white jacket, to which Miller later pasted a photograph of himself taken at the International Jazz Festival in Bilzen, Belgium 1966.

Man, if all disco sounded this good there would never have been that disco sucks campaign. Stratavarious is the concept of John L. Usry Jr. who had previously worked with First Choice, Three Degrees and Love Committee. The main core of this album is... See full review

I can’t rate this album enough; it really is a truly amazing experience. I was expecting a mad free-form drum work-out, plus it’s a double album too, so the prospect was a little daunting. However, what you get is a wonderful mix of old and new jazz... See full review

The first, kind of, official release by the Naciente Quartet, and lovingly done in a limited edition 10" vinyl, with some great fold out cover art too. This is also the first outing for The Hooter Listens label. I'm assuming the red furry creature on... See full review

If you’re in the mood Lord Of Lords is an amazing listen, full of high drama or calming spirituality, but be warned this really is nothing like what she has done before. The nearest comparison would be her phenomenal World Galaxy album, but that still... See full review

This is a very 'out' recording that was described by Plunky as rhythmically free, not melodically free. However you want to call it though, it's certainly no easy ride. This album was made out of political anger at the world's total neglect of the war... See full review

Linger Lane was a session recorded outdoors in Idylwild in what looks to be the most serene Californian countryside. The chilled vibe seems to have reflected in the music too, as this album is wonderfully laid back, but still with plenty of groove and... See full review

This compilation is an excellent introduction to the wonders of the mighty Strata-East label. Unlike the second compilation of the label, Strata-2-East, put out buy Soul Jazz Records sub-label Universal Sound, this album is a great starting point into... See full review

Back To Black is a compilation that was made to accompany an exhibition at London’s Whitechapel Gallery, celebrating the history of the Black Arts Movement, and how in the late ‘60s to the mid ‘70s the Black Power movement dominated American politics.... See full review

Tailor Made sees Bobbi Humphrey not just shifting labels to Epic, but also changing her musical direction quite a bit. This album is a shift from the jazz-funk work that the Mizell brothers were producing for her at Blue Note, no, on this album Bobbi... See full review

Regardless of this album’s title, Live At The East is not actually live at the East. The East ‘a cultural and educational center for people of African descent’ was based in Brooklyn and existed from the late ‘60s through to the ‘80s. Pharoah Saunders... See full review