THE FREEDOM AFFAIR; The Freedom Affair (Sunflower Records)
We’re proud to say that we were the first UK music medium to extol the virtues of Kansas City based soul ensemble, THE FREEDOM AFFAIR. That was back in 2021 when without too much...
JOSÉ JAMES: 1978: Revenge Of The Dragon (Rainbow Blonde)
Minneapolis-born José James is one of those rare artists whose oeuvre appeals in equal measure to the soul crowd and the jazz fraternity and both those camps will be delighted by this new concise...
JOHN EDWARDS DIES…
US sources are reporting the death of revered soul man JOHN EDWARDS. No details are to hand save that he passed “sometime in May”. He was aged 80 and it’s known that he’d been...
YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX ; Pleasure (Candelion)
By now all discerning music collectors will know about the duo, YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX. The pairing, Mamas Gun front man Andy Platts, the “young gun” and performer/writer/producer Shawn Lee, the “silver fox”, have...
VARIOUS: ‘A Cellarful Of Motown – A Northern Soul Love Affair ‘ (West Grand)
Serious soul collectors in general and Motown fans in particular have been delighted by the recent launch of new indie label whose mission statement is to source rare Motown gems and reissue them as...
SWEET CHICAGO SOUL…
Here at SOULJAZZANDFUNK we’re proud to say we were the first UK media to “rediscover” the soul music talent of Chicago-born singer/songwriter/guitarist JAMES “SOUL” HOLVAY. James’ place in music history was secured by his...
PARISIAN JAZZ?
GEORGE “FUNKY” BROWN (below) was the drummer and founding member of KOOL AND THE GANG. He sadly died last November aged 74. That passing was the more poignant given that the band (essentially Robert...
RUTH’S SECRET LOVE…
RUTH BROWN is a black music icon, though sadly much neglected in recent times. She was born Ruth Weston in 1928 and as a singer/songwriter and actress she was a huge star in the...
TRISTAN: Frou Frou (Isolde Records)
By now you should be familiar with Dutch soul and funk band, TRISTAN. They’ve been around since the early noughties and were formed when drummer, Sebastian Cornelissen and bassist Frans Vollink came together via ...
