Thundercat is set to release his new album “It Is What It Is” on Brainfeeder Records on April 3, 2020. The album, produced by Flying Lotus and Thundercat, features musical contributions from Ty Dolla $ign, Childish Gambino, Lil B, Kamasi Washington, Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington, BADBADNOTGOOD, Louis Cole and Zack Fox.

Up All Nite With Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection brings the electrifying power of Prince’s 2002 studio and live releases together in one stunning package. This 4CD/1DVD set includes One Nite Alone…, Prince’s striking piano-and-vocal studio album (in its first commercial CD release); the double-disc One Nite Alone…Live! featuring recent jams (“Muse 2 The Pharaoh,” “1+1+1 Is 3”) and classic favorites (“Raspberry Beret,” “Nothing Compares 2 U,” “When U Were Mine”); the high-energy One Nite Alone…The Aftershow: It Ain’t Over! with guest appearances by George Clinton and Musiq Soulchild; and the Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas DVD. The ultimate Prince concert experience is here!

Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Brenda Russell, Patti Austin, Earth, Wind & Fire, Bobby Caldwell, Lionel Richie and many more.
This selection from the JazzFM series includes many gems, from the legendary "What's Going On" (the 7" version) by Marvin Gaye, the dreamy and highly underrated "Friends" - Amii Stewart, to Teddy Pendergrass' sensuous "Close The Door", Aretha Franklin's superlative "Until You Come Back To Me" and soulfully delicious "Walk Away From Love" from David Ruffin, so underrated as a Tamla Motown solo artist.

Jah Wobble had already explored 'Islamic funk' with his Invaders of the Heart band but here got down with some weird amalgam of Eurobeat hooked to Afro-funk of the Talking Heads kind. Snake Charmer is a mini LP and result from a collaboration between Jah Wobble, best known as Public Image Limited bass-player, U2 guitarist The Edge and German experimental krautrocker and Can member Holger Czukay produced by a forefather of the house music, the New York Studio 54 DJ François Kevorkian. Others who dropped in during the recording of the 'Snake Charmer' mini-album were Can's Jaki Liebezeit, jazz-funk singer Marcella Allen and guitarist Animal.

Sly Stewart is one of pop and rock's great enigmas. A charismatic performer, full of a boundless, good energy, a wonderful songwriter and, at least when he was in his prime, a man with a sure vision, Sly still somehow managed to throw it all away by the mid-'70s. The classic work he did with Sly & the Family Stone, though, is worth its weight in gold. This 20-track set has all the essential hits, including "Stand," "Everyday People," "Everybody Is a Star," "Family Affair," "Dance to the Music," and "I Want to Take You Higher," among others, and for most casual listeners, it has everything they'll really need.

Gap Band albums from 1986 and 1988, originally released on the Total Experience Records label. ‘Gap Band 8’ features the UK Top 5 hit single ‘Big Fun’, also a US Top 10 R&B chart hit. This BGO package includes bonus tracks. At the end of the 1990s, The Gap Band stopped recording and Charlie Wilson embarked on a solo career. Digitally remastered.

Following the success of the first Robinsongs Zapp reissue of their first three albums, we now bring you albums four and five “The New Zapp IV U” and “Vibe” on a 2CD set.

Jimi Hendrix’s immortal 1970 live album, Band of Gypsys, is one of his most influential releases, with the charismatic guitar icon testing the bounds of his creative approach to produce some of the most ambitious music of his career. Capitol/UMe will honor this landmark record on March 27, almost exactly 50 years from its original release, with special 50th anniversary vinyl editions of Band of Gypsys that recapture the album’s boundary-breaking spirit.

A lotta funk power, a lotta soul power-and some gems you won't find on other collections. Joining I Got You; Papa's Got a Brand New Bag; Get on the Good Foot; Cold Sweat; Soul Power; Prisoner of Love, and It's a Man's Man's Man's World are his early ballad Try Me; his often overlooked 1968 hit America Is My Home and more.

With their long track record, Kool & the Gang have always offered dance-provoking rhythms and Something Special fits that bill, too. Featuring the number one single "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)," James "J.T." Taylor approaches the song in a cool, mesmerizing tone, closing out the vamp in his falsetto with a burst of energy while the background vocals chant the subtitle throughout the chorus. Not known to lead a song in falsetto, Taylor further utilizes this talent on the motivated rhythms of the nocturnal scenario of "Steppin' Out." It maintained a steady stride, rising to the number ten spot on the charts. The third single from the album was "Get Down on It." As the title indicates, this is a gritty funk track that worked its way up the charts to claim the number three position, selling more than 500,000 copies. Although there were no more charted singles from this album, the entire collection is deserving of recognition. On a slower note, "Pass It On" and "No Show" received regional airplay.

Quantum Jump - Quantum Jump (1976) & Quantum Jump - Barracuda (1977).
UK act Quantum Jump was formed in 1973, consisting of Rupert Hine (keyboards, vocals), Mark Warner (guiatrs), John G. Perry (bass) and Trevor Morais (drums). Fusion, jazz rock and funk where the foundations of their musical explorations, and in 1973 and 74 they recorded the material to be used for their debut album, eventually issued by The Electric Record Company in 1976 following their purchase of the rights of the album. "The Lone Ranger" was issued as a single from the album, and although initially gathering a lot of interest at first this abruptly stopped when the BBC banned the single from being played due to what they deemed were inappropriate lyrical contents…

This impressive record of Sade's 1994 live peformances reminds us of just how much her distinctive sound combines languorously emotional pop with lightweight but musically fulfilling cocktail jazz. As fine as the voice is, we can never forget that Sade's backing band are sidemen rather than mere accompanists, and in several of the 18 numbers here we get solos of real virtuosity. The selection of songs includes many of Sade's hits–"Cherry Pie," "Smooth Operator," "Your Love Is King"–and some less well-known songs from the albums, such as "Red Eye" and "Jezebel."