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Lonnie Liston Smith was one of the most important musicians to emerge in jazz in the 1970s. His 1975 album 'Expansions' is one of the foundation stones of modern dance music and his recordings have... more

Two complete albums on CD from 1977 & 1980, contains 4 r&b chart hits. (Previously deleted:7/1/10. Original release date:1/30/95)

This enthusiastic proclamation was originally published on the back cover of Moog Indigo by Jean Jacques Perrey (released on Vanguard in 1970). MOOG INDIGO, which includes the much in-demand track... more

Jazz dance album from 1965 from this great jazz organist. (Previously deleted:7/1/10 Original release date:3/9/97)

(2-LP set) 20 track compilation features rare titles created by R&B band leader Johnny Otis & his very funky friends. Made during Otis' most creative years in the late 1960s, these cuts appeared on... more

Miles' evolution and innovations climaxed with "Bitches Brew," and an array of brilliant musicians in his orbit aided and ran with his new "Directions in Music" (as Miles called them). Electric... more

Blues artists in the late '60s and '70s couldn't help but absorb the funk and soul around them—and express longing for an era that was ending. Here are 21 such expressions: Mellow Together Lowell... more

The CD looks at the early Acid Jazz scene through the label's early singles, classic old cuts that filled dance floors, and essential album tracks. This is the original sound of Acid Jazz as defined... more

The album was masterminded by label owner Randy Wood who had released some of the Beatles first records in the US when he was running the Vee-Jay label. Produced by Marshall Lieb who had been a... more

2006 collection of underground New York dance music released in the immediate aftermath of the disco boom. The influential sounds stretch from established artists such as Fatback to little known acts... more

2003 compilation offers up a mixture of rare, much sought-after, & classic soul tracks recorded by female artists such as Millie Jackson & Fontella Bass as well as the terminally obscure. 20 high... more

Full title, 'Hip Walk - Jazz Undercurrents in 60s New York'. Beat Goes Public compilation featuring 13 tracks, Gene Ammons 'Ca'Purange (Jungle Soul)', Willis Jackson 'Nuther'n Like Thuther'n', Johnny... more