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"Regarded as one of the most sought-after yet elusive albums from a pivotal era in Japanese jazz, Earth Mother was originally issued in 1978 on ALM...

Mid-career album from prolific jazz saxophonist and flutist, Yusef Lateef. Psychicemotus was originally released in 1965 on John Coltrane's Impulse...

"For 1971's Black Unity, Pharoah Sanders added groove to the foundation of spiritual and free jazz he had explored on his previous Impulse! Albums....

"Tomoko Aran’s album Floating Space has been repressed on a Sky Blue Vinyl after being sampled by The Weeknd! With Masatoshi Nishimura of FENCE OF ...

"Kikagaku Moyo's debut album exerts an elemental power. Enlivening their sound with sitars, percussive drums, theremins, wind instruments and ether...

"Kikagaku Moyo here sound anything but lost, their child-like wonder manifested in a confident, courageous exploration of sound. Labels – psychedel...

"On May 28, 1969, four American musicians -- reed/wind players Roscoe Mitchell and Joseph Jarman, bassist Malachi Favors, and (accompanied by his w...

C’est Disco! Finally got our hands on some copies of this excellent comp of Italian new wave, cold wave, minimal wave, et al on Spittle Records. It...

"Of all the African-American jazz musicians who arrived in Paris at the end of the ‘60s Saxophonist Archie Shepp was arguably the most influential....

"Coursing through the cosmic pulse of Jazz-Funk is the inimitable influence of Lonnie Liston Smith. For over five decades, the legendary keyboardis...

"With each subsequent release, Jazz Is Dead continues to exalt the legacies of iconic musicians who have shaped the fabric of Jazz across generatio...

"Come for the leopard, stay for the stone cold jams. Yet another thrilling, funky-prog jazzy-rock fusion beauty from Ian Carr’s Nucleus. Originally...

Dark, hypnotic, tripping nyabinghi from 1974. Led by Jamaican Rastafarian singing hand-drummer Ras Michael over four extended excursions, the music...

"Florida-born saxophonist, composer, poet, actor and playwright Archie Shepp was one of the most articulate exponents of politicized black culture ...

"Fly Me To The Sun is a breathtaking German library gem from the hallowed Coloursound label. It features two Polish composers, Andrzej Marko and An...

"Yves Tumor reveals a complex intimacy with each album: offering glimpses in familiarizing with Sean Lee Bowie, while simultaneously elevating the ...

highly experimental fan favorite 6th album, first time on vinyl in 22+ years black double vinyl pressing printed inner sleeves digital download in...

"The indie rock quartet from Busan, South Korea return with new album The Last Thing Left. This is their first new album release since 2018’s criti...

2nd album from Washington DC area funk group The Soul Searchers. The main attraction here is "Ashley's Roachclip" which features one of the smoothe...

"DIGGERS DOZEN presents its first compilation on BBE Music selected by Japan’s DJ MURO - King Of Diggin'. This exciting new release offers 12 stunn...

"After bursting on the scene with Ornette Coleman, trumpeter Don Cherry went on to make some of the most interesting and collectible albums in mode...

"Joe Pass plays funk? Check out the master of mellow guitar, Joe Pass, as he takes on the only thing scarier than a broken string – jazz funk! Orig...

Third album as a leader from saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. Karma was originally recorded in 1969 and is perhaps one of the most famous of the spirit...

"Released in 1971, this is the first album produced by a Japanese artist with the overseas market in mind. It was released simultaneously in the Un...

”Philip Glass is an American composer. His music is considered to be minimal music, although he himself uses the term theater music. Glassworks was...

Gospel grail reissued! Like A Ship is one of those mega-rare albums that tops many digger's wishlists (and is seldom found) making this Numero repr...

"Todos os Olhos is one of the most emblematic and essential records of the confrontational music of Brazil. By denouncing, criticizing, and mocking...

"Recorded in the basement studio of the Coltrane family home in Dix Hills in 1970, Alice Coltrane's fourth album is a transcendent masterpiece of s...

"Limited edition reissue of this legendary, rare and unusually dreamy electronic ambient new age album. Originally created and released in a small ...

If Mutantes' first album sounded like a bunch of Brazilian teenagers mashing up the Beatles and Marcos Valle while tripping on acid, their second L...

Digger's holy grail of French jazz funk! Cortex's Troupeau Bleu is an obscure piece of jazz fusion sounds that fetches serious coinage on the secon...

"Classic jazz-funk fusion from the late, great Japanese guitarist Ryo Kawasaki. Recorded in New York, and originally released in 1976, 'Juice' pres...

Contort yourself! James Chance, aka James White, was among the more colorful figures of New York's CBGBs scene. A sharp-dressed saxophonist, he's c...

"Originally released on EMI Sweden in 1970, this was Doris' lone solo album. A Swedish funk / psych / jazz rarity, it attracted little attention up...

"Originally released in 2007, Fear Of A Blank Planet was Porcupine Tree's ninth studio album. It was the band's biggest selling album at the time, ...

"Wewantsounds release a selection of Egyptian '80s disco and boogie tracks curated by Egyptian DJ Disco Arabesquo from his vast collection of casse...

"Connecting Wasulu hunter music, griot praises, Senufo pastoral dances, Fula and Mandingo repertoire alongside Western psychedelia, blues and afro-...

"Like a long journey this record unfolds itself through many layers. Fans of Kikagaku Moyo will be comforted by the soft vocals harmonies and warm ...

"From blazing hard bop to free jazz, to introspective saxophone solos and massive big band sounds, renowned Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa prese...

"Following the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an exceptional collection of jazz funk / rare groove tunes recorded in the mid-...

"I simply feel that they are making the most important music of the 21st century." - Ivo Watts-Russell (4AD label founder)"The sixth full-length of...

"Trust was recorded with Tom Herbert at 3rd Ear Studios in Minneapolis, and mixed in London by Tchad Blake (Latin Playboys, Lisa Germano, Pearl Jam...