​Jazz lovers, listen to Mehmet’s compositions and his fascinating sounds: a combination of history and modernity. 

​This is Diane Schuur’s personal story, loaded with her deep knowledge of the blues and jazz. 

​This is a guitar album, destined to jazz, soul and blues fans. 

​Sun, sea, beach, holidays, terraces and fun, they are all part of the summer. A summer that will look different this year, due to Covid-19. For some a disappointment, others try to make the best of enjoying those exceptional months. Something that will certainly help you to get through these times is the collector ‘Good Old Summer Time’ published by Bear Family Records. Pop, rock ‘n’ roll, mambo, surf and a lot more……!
‘Good Old Summer Time’ turns your ‘vacation’ into an unforgettable ‘staycation’, which will inevitably lead to a real party. Enjoy! Highly recommended!

​Is he really the wonder boy when he blends different music styles into energetic pop- or rocksongs, or when he sings like an emotional troubadour?  The future will tell. But for now just enjoy his wonderful music.  Strongly recommended indeed.

​With this debut album, you can discover Suzanna’s warm voice. 

​This is an album that lovers of vintage jazz will adore. 

London psych band July was formed from two Ealing groups who had come to a stand-still when R&B was ‘out’ and hippier sounds became ‘in’. The newly-formed quintet recorded an album’s worth of self-written material released by Major Minor and which was equally made available in the States. A few singles were meant to help the album take off, but to no avail. The press liked it, but the company didn’t take care of the promotion and the self-titled LP sank like a stone. Then, it began to live a life of its own and there’s a good reason for that. A multitude of nice one-off psych LPs were recorded at the time, but this one is quite friendly to the average listener. It has all the ingredients one expects, from funny voices to Eastern sounds and fanfare rhythms alike, but the tunes are well-crafted and hold the balance between experiment and sound song-writing. Single ‘My Clown’ stands as a good example of the July sound, which at times is reminiscent of The Move, ‘Matchstick Men’-era Status Quo, latter-day Small Faces and The Beatles all mixed together. Most songs are on the slower side with a beat or an up-tempo part for good measure, adding to the psych atmospheres (plural). Maybe their R&B past kept them from going overboard psych side. This craft probably explains why July was able to come up with new stuff decades later.   
The album began to live a life of its own and when early demos began to circulate, the group reunited, recorded and gigged again.
Cherry Red presents no less than six cds here: the original album in mono and stereo, pre-LP demos, the aborted album Temporal Anomaly (2010), the real follow-up Resurrection (2013) and the very latest ‘Wight Album’.
Radio 68 www.radio68.be presents a July special (incl. The Tomcats and The Second Thoughts) on  Tuesday 21 July. 

​The release 'Down In The Den' is a outstanding new record by Ted Russell Kamp.
Many songs were mainly recorded in his home studio The Den, although for this occasion Ted also made many trips to other music studios such as Jim Doyle Audio in Santa Monica, the E-Studio in Helsinki, in LA they found a shelter in Station House and Hollywood Sound, and they went to the famous 16 Ton in Nashville. There, Russell Kamp got the cooperation of a whole host of guest musicians, some befriended musicians and many famous vocalists from the Americana circuit. Originally this was supposed to be a Memphis Southern soul record. But the whole grew into a more eclectic record and included some intimate singer-songwriter with a lot of Americana, roots, gospel and rock influences. Ted Russell Kamp has added another wonderful musical highlight to his rich career! Highly recommended….

​You get a total of 33 songs on this compilation album, including 14 demos that were added as bonus tracks. In addition to his hit single ‘Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp Bomp Bomp)’, you can hear that Mann was certainly capable of producing attractive pop for that time.

​Not all drummers are butchers, Darlin’ Brando knows how to write a melody, even when it’s for guitar.  Very nice album.

​A weird but soulful album, psychedelic and addictive.  Nick Hakim will find out he IS good…at opening our eyes through our senses. 

​A nice smooth jazz version of gospel songs, and a lovely way to (re)discover the work of the Hawkins. 

​On Part Two, Will proves again that he’s a master in sophisticated soft soul. Highly recommended!

​This is a gem, one I can recommend to smooth jazz fans. 

​This is a fitting tribute to the “First Lady of Song”! Highly recommended!

​Jon Strahl Band is a blues, rock and soul band from Indianapolis. On their latest cast ‘Toil And Heartache’, all songs were pinned together by Jon Strahl. Tight grooves, funky songs, passionate soul and some acoustic intros and songs are the trademark for this band. Highly recommended !

​This compilation features Spanish versions of American rock and roll hits recorded by the Mexican Los Boppers in 1961 and 1962, supplemented by two original songs.

​Based in Toronto, with indigenous roots,  Julian Taylor gives the listener a wonderful feeling of hope and familiarity.  Soulful folksongs right to the heart.

​Nice music that sounds like Northern funk. With a British and European tour in the works.

​This is the album for a funky party at your home! Dance your ass off. 

​'I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday' was a hit for Fats Domino. However, the original belonged to Bobby Mitchell, but unfortunately he couldn't cash in on the song like Domino.
When you hear the 32 bundled tracks that Mitchell recorded for Imperial between 1953 and 1962, it remains a mystery why he did not become internationally famous. After all, what you hear here belongs to the better work that New Orleans has to offer in rhythm & blues.

​The compositions on ‘Daydreams in Blue’ were written over about a year’s time, some only a few weeks before the recording session.  Expect some blues and jazz .. and especially a lot of beautiful piano arrangements and extraordinary guitar riffs!

​Wonderful compilation of Krautrock bands, the most influental bands on European jazzrock and techno.  Bear Family Records rejoices this year with 4 double CDs + 100 page booklet each  for the most complete overview of that  glorious Krautrock period.