Contemporary Jazz

The all-star collaboration between a producer, a saxophonist, and a symphony is a celestial event. But it’s Pharoah Sanders’ playing that holds it all together, a clear late-career masterpiece.

Promises

Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders
Contemporary Jazz

£31.00

Trumpeter, bandleader and composer Matthew Halsall announces landmark new album An Ever Changing View, an expansive, immaculately conceived project which presents Halsall’s signature blend of jazz, electronica, global and spiritual jazz influences.

An Ever Changing View

Matthew Halsall
Contemporary Jazz

£28.00

Blue Note Re:imagined is a brand-new collection of classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the UK scene’s most exciting young talents.

Blue Note Re:Imagined

Various Artists
Contemporary Jazz

£37.00

London Brew is inspired by Miles Davis’ album, Bitches Brew. Recorded in December 2020 at the Church Studios, this three-day recording session brings together 12 London-based artists

London Brew

Various Artists
Contemporary Jazz

£32.00

After putting down the saxophone, the instrument he has become synonymous with, Shabaka returns with his first full length album under his own name.

Perceive its Beauty, Acknowledge its Grace

Shabaka
Contemporary Jazz

£29.00

Almost three decades on from their last release, Acid Jazz forefathers Galliano are back with news of their new LP ‘Halfway Somewhere’ which is being released on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings.

Halfway Somewhere (Limited Edition Double Blue Vinyl Gatefold - Limited to 2000 worldwide)

Galliano
Contemporary Jazz

£32.00

Dance, No One's Watching is an ode to the sacred, yet joyous act of dancing, an album that musically guides you through a night out in the city, from the opening of possibilities as a new evening spans out ahead, to dawn’s final hours as the night comes to a close.

Dance, No One's Watching (Double Satin Red LP)

Ezra Collective
Contemporary Jazz

£29.00

Confident, exploratory and often jaw-droppingly sublime, this incredible album properly announces Caoilfhionn Rose’s arrival as a fresh creative force for 2024.

Constellation

Caoilfhionn Rose
Contemporary Jazz

£25.00

Kamasi Washington releases his new album, Fearless Movement, via Young. Washington calls Fearless Movement his dance album.

Fearless Movement (Red and Blue Vinyl)

Kamasi Washington
Contemporary Jazz

£32.00

Elevating, uplifting and beautifully arranged.

Rising

Jasmine Myra
Contemporary Jazz

£25.00

Butcher Brown releases their new album, Solar Music. While rooted in jazz, their musical exploration expands into a blend of genres, including Hip-Hop and R&B / Soul.

Solar Music

Butcher Brown
Contemporary Jazz

£32.00

Blue Note Re:imagined returns this year with a new 16-track compilation featuring fresh takes on music from the illustrious Blue Note vaults recorded by a heavyweight line-up of the UK jazz, soul and R&B scene’s most hotly-tipped rising stars.

Blue Note Re:Imagined II

Various Artists
Contemporary Jazz

£33.00

Shabaka Hutchings debut release under his own name, Afrikan Culture, was released on Impulse! Records in May 2022.

Afrikan Culture

Shabaka Hutchings
Contemporary Jazz

£28.00

For saxophonist and bandleader Shabaka Hutchings, that's something he's long understood. After years spent in the orbit of London's jazz circuit, he examines and reimagines his influences with a dexterity that's unique.

Wisdom of Elders

Shabaka and the Ancestors
Contemporary Jazz

£25.00

Greg Foat’s The Glass Frog, released on Blue Crystal Records, is a sublime blend of smooth jazz and spacey, euphoric atmospheres. Foat shines as the lead at times, while the band complements him perfectly, setting a relaxing mood throughout the album.

The Glass Frog

Greg Foat
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

BADBADNOTGOOD's biggest release now on white vinyl for the first time. BADBADBADNOTGOOD is the talented young quartet of Matthew Tavares on keys, Chester Hansen on bass, Alex Sowinski on drums & Leland Whitty on saxophone.

IV (White Vinyl)

BADBADNOTGOOD
Contemporary Jazz

£25.00

Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter and leading UK jazz vocalist Zara McFarlane releases Sweet Whispers – Celebrating Sarah Vaughan on 14th June.

Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan

Zara Mcfarlane
Contemporary Jazz

£24.00

2023 sees the return of multi-talented Norwegian producer Espen Horne to Wah Wah 45s, after a 24 year hiatus.

The Anatomy Of Serene Eloquence

Espen Horne
Contemporary Jazz

£25.00

Two-time ARIA Award-winning Naarm / Melbourne-based psychedelic jazz outfit Mildlife present their much-anticipated third studio album, Chorus.

Chorus

Mildlife
Contemporary Jazz

£24.00

Matthew Halsall releases a limited-edition vinyl only pressing of Bright Sparkling Light, a luminous three track EP featuring some of his most gorgeous compositions.

Bright Sparkling Light

Matthew Halsall
Contemporary Jazz

£25.00

First Word Records are very proud to bring you a new album from Don Leisure with Amanda Whiting.

Beyond The Midnight Sun

Don Leisure
Contemporary Jazz

£18.00

Chip's back for more, partnering with Lovemonk once again to enchant and heal with his cosmic, spiritual jazz.

Blue to Red

Chip Wickham
Contemporary Jazz

£19.00

John Carroll Kirby follows up his Stones Throw debut My Garden with a vinyl release of a collection of ambient pieces for piano.

Conflict

John Carroll Kirby
Contemporary Jazz

£28.00

Chip Wickham is a jazz musician and producer who divides his time between Spain, UK and the Middle-East and who has made a name for himself with a series of beautifully crafted solo albums that draw equally on the hard swinging spiritual jazz of Roland Kirk, Yusef Lateef and Sahih Shihab, alongside the music of British jazz legends such as Tubby Hayes and Harold McNair and the more contemporary sounds of Jazzanova, Kyoto Jazz Massive and Robert Glasper.

Cloud 10

Chip Wickham
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

While containing elements of jazz throughout, this release leans further into heavy dance-hall themes, providing hypnotic, electronic soundscapes to dance to while keeping you intellectually stimulated.

Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam

The Comet Is Coming
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

Blue Note Re:imagined II once again infuses the spirit of the new UK jazz generation into the legendary label’s iconic catalogue.

Blue Note Re:imagined II (2LP clear Vinyl)

Various Artists
Contemporary Jazz

£35.00

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As a pioneer of the nascent UK Jazz scene, DoomCannon presents a meticulously crafted debut album journeying through an awakening and reimagining of the young Black British experience.

Renaissance

DoomCannon
Contemporary Jazz

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In truth, there is so much on this album to appeal to so many different listeners: tight – and new! – beats, exotic melody, far-out horns, references from within and without the worlds of Jazz, Library, Ethio, etc etc, as well as the wholly analogue ATA sound that satisfies DJs and audiophiles alike.

I Too Am A Stranger

The Sorcerers
Contemporary Jazz

£26.00

Mr Bongo proudly presents the debut album from Tasmania-born, Melbourne-based, Finn Rees.

Dawn Is A Melody

Finn Rees
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

UK jazz ensemble The Jazz Defenders release their third album "Memory In Motion" in April on Haggis Records (home of The Haggis Horns and Malcolm Strachan).

Memory in Motion

The Jazz Defenders
Contemporary Jazz

£28.00

"We're at a point now where playing and writing together can sometimes feel almost telepathic, that as individuals we can tune in to a collective resonance..."

Gift From The Trees

Mammal Hands
Contemporary Jazz

£31.00

The music on Mensa Rotunda collects inspiration from numerous sources, but always with a groovy beat as companion.

Mensa Rotunda

Ojkos
Contemporary Jazz

£21.00

What We Say / What We Do is nothing short of a triumph, it will make you dance, you will play it on repeat, and after every couple of listens your favourite song will change, just like a good record should, right? And this is a great record. The synths on The Unknown dance around a creeping rhyth...

What We Say What We Do

Ping Pong Warrior
Contemporary Jazz

£12.00

Sababa 5 continues their musical journey following the success of their acclaimed self-titled debut album, which fused deep funk and Middle Eastern grooves.

Aspan

Sababa 5
Contemporary Jazz

£24.00

A soulful, adventurous, melodic, virtuosic, and richly dynamic all-original debut album from Mongolian jazz pianist, composer and arranger, Shuteen Erdenebaatar.

Rising Sun

Shuteen Erdenebaatar
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

UK jazz master Chip Wickham follows last year’s brilliant soulful long-player Cloud 10 with a deftly crafted, reflective EP of beautiful spiritual jazz sounds influenced by the soulful sounds of Yusef Lateef.

Love & Life

Chip Wickham
Contemporary Jazz

£24.00

Woke rhythms and high-spirited grooves from the vaults of two seminai ltalian jazz labels, between the 70s and 80s.

Hyperituals Vol.2 - Black Saint

Various Artists
Contemporary Jazz

£34.00

Matt crafts emotive and uplifting compositions denoting a tender illustration of the human experience, finding and celebrating the simple and beautiful moments of life.

Hello World

Matt Wilde
Contemporary Jazz

£24.00

Halsall draws on a diverse range of influences from Alice Coltrane, Dorothy Ashby, Phil Cohran and Leon Thomas to the more contemporary sounds of The Cinematic Orchestra, Max Richter and Nils Frahm to deliver his most complete recording to date.

Into Forever (Indies Exclusive Transparent Blue Vinyl)

Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

Over the course of the last five years, the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio have established themselves as the world's premier funky organ trio.

Cold As Weiss

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Contemporary Jazz

£24.00

"Im Schwarzwald" ("Hamburg Spinners in the Black Forest") is the third album by the mod-jazz quartet Hamburg Spinners. The Hamburg Spinners are Carsten Meyer on organ, Dennis Rux on guitar, David Nesselhauf on bass and Lucas Kochbeck on drums.

Im Schwarzwald ("Hamburg Spinners in the Black Forest")

Hamburg Spinners
Contemporary Jazz

£25.00

The publication of "Jet Sounds" in October 2000 and its subsequent release on the international market represented the turning point from the initial productions carried forward by Schema and the new course taken by the label reaching sales of 40,000 copies and still counting.

Jet Sounds (2LP)

Nicola Conte
Contemporary Jazz

£43.00

"The music of "Other Directions" buds from the fascination which '50s-'60s jazz influenced me for a certain period, thanks to musicians of the calibre of Horace Silver, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Yusef Lateef and many others"

Other Directions (2 LP)

Nicola Conte
Contemporary Jazz

£43.00

"Handful of Soul", Mario Biondi's three-time platinum debut album

Handful of Soul (2 LP coloured vinyl)

Mario Biondi and the High Five Quintet
Contemporary Jazz

£43.00

Superkilen the new album from Danish duo Svaneborg Kardyb, Nikolaj Svaneborg (keyboards) and Jonas Kardyb (drums), is named after a public park in the ethnically diverse Nørrebro district of Copenhagen.

Release Date:18/10//2024 - Superkilen (Black Bio Vinyl)

Svaneborg Kardyb
Contemporary Jazz

£26.00

Ashley Henry presents his second album, Who We Are, a London-born jazz journey that unites devotion, collective dreaming, and the fight for freedom.

Release Date:11/10//2024 - Who We Are (2LP)

Ashley Henry
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

Marysia Osu’s debut album, “harp, beats & dreams,” is a captivating journey of self-exploration and emotional expression, blending classical harp with innovative electronic production. A graduate of Brownswood’s ‘Bubblers’ academy and a key member of Levitation Orchestra, Marysia brings a unique background, including a classical music degree from Trinity Laban.

Release Date:18/10//2024 - Harp, Beats & Dreams

Marysia Osu
Contemporary Jazz

£24.00

At 88 years of age, the Ghanian highlife and afrobeat pioneer Ebo Taylor travelled to the US for the very first time to perform at the now iconic Jazz Is Dead concert series, selling out venues across the country. It was during this time that Ebo recorded a psychedelic afrobeat album alongside Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad.

Release Date:23/10//2024 - Ebo Taylor JID022

Ebo Taylor, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

Mildlife's 2018 critically renowened album 'Phase' back in supply.

Phase

Mildlife
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

Having established a legacy as one of the most highly regarded contemporary UK Jazz musicians of the past decade, Newham-based pianist Alfa Mist’s discography boasts such stone cold classics as ‘Antiphon’ ‘Bring Backs’ and ‘Nocturne’.

Release Date:11/10/2024 - Recurring (Live at Kings Place)

Alfa Mist & Amika Quartet
Contemporary Jazz

£20.00

Here we have the third LP by the excellent Guy Hamper Trio, featuring James Taylor on Hamond organ, and Guy Hamper on guitar (sometimes called Childish) and what a first-class LP this is!

Release Date: 18/10/2024 - Dog Jaw Woman

The Guy Hamper Trio feat. James Taylor
Contemporary Jazz

£20.00

Mighty Vertebrate is the International Anthem debut from Anna Butterss.

Mighty Vertebrate

Anna Butterss
Contemporary Jazz

£26.00

Acid jazz legend Chris Bangs returns with a brand new album for 2024, following his early-2023 release Firebird, and 2022’s collaboration with Mick Talbot Sumthin’ Else.

Dream World

Chris Bangs
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

Their debut album, “Roadmaps”, blends contemporary elements with nods to musical pioneers, creating the band’s signature sound.

Roadmaps

New Visionaries
Contemporary Jazz

£20.00

Montis, the hottest ‘bluesjazz’ organist for miles and miles around, puts his heart and soul, not to mention exceptional chops, into a mere minute of Hammond B3 variations.

Honk Honk

The Pulitzers
Contemporary Jazz

£20.00

Dutch jazz/dance group Jazzinvaders team up with the legendary organist Lonnie Smith for this kicking new 10 track album that was recorded live in the studio.

That's What You Say!

The Jazz Invaders
Contemporary Jazz

£20.00

Dutch jazz funkers The Jazz Invaders have always been known for their rock solid albums and three years after they teamed up with Dr Lonnie Smith for their last set they are back with a simply stunning new full length.

Find The Love

The Jazz Invaders
Contemporary Jazz

£20.00

Warriors Of The Dystotheque was started as a production project about ten years ago by Jonny Mac.

It’s A Beautiful Thing

Warriors Of The Dystotheque
Contemporary Jazz

£24.00

When The World Was One is something of a companion piece to Matthew Halsall’s 2012 album Fletcher Moss Park (much of the music was written at the same time) but draws more explicitly on Halsall’s love of spiritual jazz and Eastern music as well as his own studies in meditation and travels in Japan.

When The World Was One (2 LP Bio Vinyl Repress)

Matthew Halsall
Contemporary Jazz

£28.00

Tear-up bad-boy brass-band scorchers. Just like dad crossed Sun Ra with Kool And The Gang, this crashes funkdafied New Orleans street jazz into hip hop. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is a 9-piece, Chicago-based jazz group featuring 8 sons of Phil Cohran (SUN RA) on horns.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Contemporary Jazz

£26.00

Bolbec, brand new project of childhood friends and multi-instrumentalists Axel Concato and Barth Corbelet, present their debut record, "Victime De L'aube”, on Batov Records. Drawing on their wide blend of musical tastes, from spiritual jazz and folk to classical and electronic sounds, to create an imaginary soundtrack that could easily sit beside the best of Piero Piccioni or Michel Legrand. The album features the duo playing over a dozen different instruments between them, with some heavyweight support from the Nostalgia 77 rhythm section.

Victime de l’Aube

Bolbec
Contemporary Jazz

£23.00

Across the Not Real People EP, oreglo showcase their innovative take on multiple genres: freewheeling through heavy rock riffs to drill-inspired percussion and breezy reggae, the quartet have cultivated a unique sound that acts as a melting pot of all the sounds they know and love from London.

Not Real People (Transparent Green Vinyl)

oreglo
Contemporary Jazz

£18.00

Hill Collective is a jazz ensemble based in Brighton, UK. Led by saxophonist and composer Pete Piskov, the group offers a fresh musical attitude, employing modern improvisation techniques and nuanced compositions - a soulful, avant-garde addition to the bustling UK jazz landscape.

Tonal Prophecy

Hill Collective
Contemporary Jazz

£22.00

After a creative break of more than 10 years finally the comeback: In line with the long-awaited new album called "An Excellent Spiritual Serviceman" a limited Reissue of the classic Contemporary Noise Ensemble debut record "Pig Inside The Gentleman" from 2006.

Release Date: unknown- Pig Inside The Gentleman

The Contemporary Noise Ensemble
Contemporary Jazz

£35.00

Influential jazz collective Idris Ackamoor and The Pyramids return with an epic new opus, Shaman!

Shaman! (2LP)

Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids
Contemporary Jazz

£29.00

In 1975, the New York City alto saxophonist Alan Braufman released his debut album, Valley of Search, on the India Navigation label.

Infinite Love Infinite Tears

Alan Braufman
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

All Black Everything, the debut EP by UK-based, Parisian bassist, vocalist and composer Amy Gadiaga, is an expansive, boundary-pushing 5-track collection showcasing prodigious bass playing and a voice brimming with power and emotion.

All Black Everything (EP)

Amy Gadiaga
Contemporary Jazz

£23.00

For the first time, Brandt Brauer Frick’s seminal album Mr. Machine is reissued on coloured vinyl.

Mr Machine

Brandt Brauer Frick
Contemporary Jazz

£31.00

Wu Hen is the sophomore album from Peckham visionary Kamaal Williams an invitation to elevate to a higher state.

Wu Hen

Kamaal Williams
Contemporary Jazz

£23.00

Snarky Puppy has built a loyal following with their adventurous blend of jazz, rock and funk based around a heavy touring schedule and live-in-studio video content.

Empire Central

Snarky Puppy
Contemporary Jazz

£50.00

Oscar Jerome hibernated to make what became The Spoon, his second album.

The Spoon

Oscar Jerome
Contemporary Jazz

£24.00

On this unique session, two of the finest exponents of the London jazz scene, Tamar Osborn and Al MacSween, join forces with members of the celebrated Danish psychedelic underground – Jonas Munk, Jakob Skøtt and Martin Rude – to create a heady sonic brew.

Jaiyede Sessions Vol. 1

London Odense Ensemble
Contemporary Jazz

£24.00

Seldom has a band on the British jazz scene created such a buzz before releasing an album, but through their live shows - and some delightfully unexpected airplay - Sons of Kemet did just that.

Burn

Sons Of Kemet
Contemporary Jazz

£33.00

This is essential. We don't just refer to the album title: this new record by multi-instrumentalist and producer Thysenterprise is essential material for lovers of spiritual jazz with a hip-hop edge.

Essential

Thysenterprise
Contemporary Jazz

£30.00

Saxophonist Matt Cliffe who also performs with Matthew Halsall is a key member and the rotating line-up which includes drums, two bassists, keyboards, harp, violin, cello, two tenors, alto, oboe, flute and percussion.

River Of Light

Ancient Infinity Orchestra
Contemporary Jazz

£32.00

One of the most highly-regarded modern Brazilian jazz trios, Caixa Cubo release Angela, their latest album, and first to be licensed for European release by Heavenly Recordings.

Angela

Caixa Cubo
Contemporary Jazz

£28.00

Blowout contains all the hallmarks of the signature sound John Carroll Kirby has finessed over six solo albums and dozens of collaborations – playfulness, humour, and lushness.

Blowout

John Carroll Kirby
Contemporary Jazz

£32.00

Impulse! Records proudly announces the signing of free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements with their label debut Protect Your Light.

Protect Your Light

Irreversible Entanglements
Contemporary Jazz

£29.00

Village Of The Sun is an enigmatic collaboration between UK jazz virtuosos Binker Golding and Moses Boyd and electronic music legend Simon Ratcliffe of Basement Jaxx fame.

First Light

Village Of The Sun
Contemporary Jazz

£28.00

First collaboration LP between Bluestaeb and S.Fidelity (Jakarta); Underground Canopy is about neo-soul and jazz-infused hip-hop, available via MENACE.

Present Underground Canopy

Bluestaeb, S.Fidelity & Underground Canopy
Contemporary Jazz

£25.00

Australian 9-piece Spiritual Jazz group Menagerie announce their highly anticipated fourth album 'The Shores Of Infinity' - representing the 3rd LP to be released by Freestyle Records from the Melbourne-based Jazz ensemble, founded by producer, songwriter, guitarist, DJ and recording artist Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos, Lanu, Rare Groove Spectrum, Machines Always Win).

The Shores of Infinity

Menagerie
Contemporary Jazz

£25.00

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For Fans Of... El Michels Affair, Adrian Younge, Roy Ayers, Karriem Riggins, The Roots, Khruangbin. Producer "Grimez" has been making music for 20 years deep.

Sacrifice

Doctor Bionic
Contemporary Jazz

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First released in 2004 under the pseudonym Phynix, Primal Prayer’s 8 tracks are a wildly creative fusion of jazz, world, dance and classical influences. Sonically the album is almost without comparison, a life-affirming acknowledgement of the many paths we humans walk to enable us to open our hearts and lives to each other.

Primal Prayer

Beverly Glenn-Copeland
Contemporary Jazz

£31.00

With Fletcher Moss Park, Halsall has nailed a compelling musical identity of his own.

Fletcher Moss Park (Indies Exclusive Dark Green Vinyl)

Matthew Halsall
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00

Alexander Flood, one of Australia’s most creative and versatile drummers and bandleaders, forges a new direction in his sound with third outing “Oscillate” – a synthesis of club music and jazz, bringing together Australian & European energies and sonics into an LP that is music for the whole body.

Oscillate

Alexander Flood
Contemporary Jazz

£28.00

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Residing in Rio de Janeiro, Vasconcelos Sentimento is a self-taught composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist.

Furto

Vasconcelos Sentimento
Contemporary Jazz

£25.00 £16.00 Save £9.00

They shift from the elegiac and the experimental into iridescent molten jazz and full-on intergalactic groove mode.

Channel The Spirits

Comet Is Coming
Contemporary Jazz

£23.00

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Composer, clarinetist, singer and educator Angel Bat Dawid announces the release of a new work, Requiem For Jazz.

Requiem for Jazz

Angel Bat Dawid
Contemporary Jazz

£34.00 £27.00 Save £7.00

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Two decades since they formed in New York City and over ten years since their last album, Tel Aviv based quartet Shotnez are back with Dose a Nova, an album of 10 exhilarating jazz filtered jams.

Dose A Nova

Shotnez
Contemporary Jazz

£27.00 £17.00 Save £10.00

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ATALAYA, similarly, wasn’t processed in the lab, but rather, captured in the room. The realness factor is once again forefront in the sound.

ATALAYA

Dezron Douglas
Contemporary Jazz

£28.00 £18.00 Save £10.00

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