Juan Formell and the Orquesta Los Van Van getting busy as one would expect by one of Cuba's musical power houses. A bit of everything here but teh Son dancers stand out to my ear. Start with Habla Claro Camara for a f...

Cracking set of latin dancers by the mighty Irakere led by Chucho Valdes and German Velazco. Consistent affair with almost all tracks here worth a go with El Tata and 12 y 23 my personal favorites. Fragile cover is no...

One of many useful Trilha Nacional Da Novela recordings, this one with Rita Lee and Roberto, Caetano Veloso, Erasmo Carlos and more. Start with the smooth jazz instrumental A Ilha by Leo Gandelman.

Recommended telenovela soundtrack with a fine mix of samba, forro and bossa. Treats on offer by Ze Ramalho, Moraes Moreira, Fafa and Alceu Valenca just for starters. Brazilian original on Som Livre in straight EX shap...

Kind of 'greatest hits' album by Rio's samba head José Bezerra da Silva. Very funky affair with no dull moments in sight. Check Pega Eu.

Madlib fans will recognise this immediately from his Flight to Brazil Medicine Show mixtape. Musically back to back heat by Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso and Ary Barroso plus you get the Cruzeiro Airlines captain commenti...

Elizabeth Santos Leal de Carvalho or Beth as we know her teaming with a number of prolific samba artists from Rio. Essential for the Nelson Cavaquinho collaboration Deus Me Fez Assim but Virada and Gorjear Da Passarad...

Can't claim to have met Beth Carvalho but am sure she is great fun. Almost all her records picture nothing but good vibes and spirits. Musically it does not sound any different, happy days in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian...

Never seen before album output by Samba Som Sete who is a famous samba grouping haling from Rio de Janeiro. Pretty consitent affair with highlight in Se Liga, No Terreiro and Quando A Galinha Criar Dente. Lovely EX co...

From the cover you'd be tempted to assume these dudes play pool rather than samba but judging by the music you know where their hearts at. Cover is close to EX, record has surface marks but playgrade is solid VG+

Not all modern samba records turns out positive but Marquinhos Sata pulls of a nice set for RCA with Roberto Ribeiro and Bezerra Da Silva joining the fun. Copy down graded to VG+ due to a surface line on a-side but pl...

The better album by Marquinhos Sata to my ear with Escorregar Nao E Cair and O Lugar great melodic vocal sambas. Record is strong EX close to NM and copy has insert included. Cover with ring wear.

High end pressing from the Crystal Clear series Merl Saunders gets grinding on organ, electric piano and various synthesizers. A great cover of Stevie Wonder's As plus his own Do I Move You stand out. US pressing with...

Funky funky jazz, with the Westbound Gang backing Houston Person you can expect thing to heat up nicely. Check a snippet of Soul Samba for a feel of the vibes. Superb NM copy, faint storage wear to cover but no cuts o...

Another funky Groove Merchant session. Storming take of Herbie Hancock's all time fave Chameleon plus other groovy jazz funk tunes. Punchole to cover, record with light rub but plays mostly EX.

Recommended recording with Andrew Hill joined by Ted Curson, Lee Konitz and Cecil McBee. Nice modern jazz album with traces of spiritual and free jazz German pressing in solid NM condition, cover with mild storage we...

Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown join Joe Pass for this perfectly titled album, The Giants. Unique in Peterson's use of organ rather than piano. EX condition with Pablo inner sleeve included.

A collaboration that had to happen with guitar man Joe Pass joined by famous Danish bass genius Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen. Listen to their version of the Brazilian classic Quiet Nights. Clean German copy with orig...

An absolute must to anyone into guitar jazz with these afficinados fitting each other perfectly. Pretty solid listen throughout but start with Try A Little Tenderness. Superb NM conditon, cover with light wear but not...

Nelson Riddle arranging this wonderful vocal jazz affair by wonderful Ella Fitzgerald and Cole Porter. Touching a times, upbeat and groovy at others. Listen to I've Got You Under My Skin. Looks like a German pressing ...