dance

Jamie’s playlist

dance - Part 1

UK Garage

Sittin' Here

Sittin' Here (Atjazz Remix)

Breaking Night

The Lover Who Rocks You (All Night)

Super People / Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Super People (Extended Mix)

Danny Whittle - The Lover That Rocks You All Night

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In association with DJ Amir’s 180 Proof Records, BBE is honoured to present another gem from the small yet significant Strata catalogue. A precursor to New York’s Strata East, Detroit’s Strata Records was founded in the late 1960s by former Blue Note artist Kenny Cox. Starting life as a music-led community organisation, coffee shop studio and venue, Strata released only a few titles as a record label, gaining the imprint a cult following among record collectors and jazz lovers across the globe.
Possibly the best known of Strata’s releases, The Lyman Woodard Organization’s ‘Saturday Night Special’ is rightly heralded as a jazz fusion classic. Recorded in 1975, ‘Saturday Night Special’ features organ, electric piano and Mellotron by bandleader Lyman Woodard alongside guitar and bass by Ron English, with drums and percussion by Leonard King, Bud Spangler & Lorenzo “Mr. Rhythm” Brown respectively. Despite the fairly sparse instrumentation, ‘Saturday Night Special’ lays down an impressive wall of sound, powerfully atmospheric in its almost low-fi aesthetic. Hinting at more traditional jazz, rhythm & blues, afro-cuban styles and more, the uniqueness of this album is surely in its feel: summoning up images of a vast industrial landscape, assembly lines and urban decay. In other words, this record sounds like Detroit.
No great album artwork is complete without a good story to match, and ‘Saturday Night Special’ does not disappoint. Snapped by photographer and political activist Leni Sinclair (responsible for seminal pictures of Miles Davis, Fela Kuti and John Coltrane and many others), the cover image shows the contents of Lyman Woodard’s pockets placed on the hotel bed after a show: cigarette papers, cash and a pistol.
Following Woodard’s death in 2009, this incredible album was reissued in highly limited numbers by Wax Poetics; now just as hard to come by as the original pressings. It’s our pleasure to make this important and influential chapter in the story of contemporary jazz available on vinyl once again.

The Lyman Woodard Organization ‎– Saturday Night Special (Album Sampler)

Lights w/ Mariah & Senpu

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Following hard on the heels of BBE delving into the archives of Detroit’s Strata Records and delivering their widely acclaimed and hugely in-demand exploration of J-Jazz, comes another crate digger’s delight- Ralph Thomas’ ‘Eastern Standard Time’, which dropped in the USA back in in 1980, on the obscure Zebra Jazz imprint. LA based DJ, producer and music supervisor Mathieu Schreyer discovered this gem for BBE.
This is the is the kind of “spiritual’ jazz gem that appears on You Tube and upon checking it out on Discogs reveals a price well in excess of £150.00. To have it widely available in its original vinyl format, as well as digitally and on CD, is a real treat. So, who is Ralph Thomas?
The self-produced ‘Eastern Standard Time’ features Thomas on baritone, alto and tenor saxophones as well as flute and percussion. He describes himself as a practicing ethno- musicologist who’s musical vision evolved during the Sixties and it’s Thomas’ multifaceted, global approach that gives the music on Eastern Standard Time’ an engaging and distinct flavour.
“My music has always been open to different cultures and sounds Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Mexican, Peruvian, American, Hebrew, Turkish, African, Indian and Japanese,” declares the Chicago born musician. While attending the Chicago conservatory of music in 1969 he became a member of the Chicago A.A.C.M, studying with master musicians Phil Cohran and Richard Muhal Abrams. He also recorded with well-known blues legends, Howlin’ Wolf and Mighty Joe Young for the Cadet imprint of Chess records.
In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles and was employed as a session player with both 20th Century Fox and Motown – where he recorded with Marvin Gaye, Jermaine Jackson, Smokey Robinson and Rick James. In the early Eighties he was working for Quincy Jones Productions appearing on the soundtrack of Roots and The Color Purple but a passion for reggae music led him to Jamaica where he recorded with producer Jack Ruby and artists like Augustus Pablo and Gregory Isaacs.
In ’86 he moved to NYC where he collaborated with Boogaloo legend Johnny Colon and played with like-minded musical explorers Sun Ra, Don Cherry and Olatunji. However, by 1993 his restless spirit carried him to Paris where studied Ethnomusicology and performed with trumpeter Mra Oma and film-maker Ranaivo-Rajaona Hery. There were also gigs with percussionist Trilok Gurtu as well as drummer Sunny Murray and saxophone legend Archie Shepp. Upon moving to the South of France Thomas ran an art gallery and initiated his MusArt project – which has since toured in the US, Canada and Japan
After a productive stint in Chiang Mai, Thailand – where he immersed himself in Issan culture – Ralph Thomas recently re- located back to the US to live and work. Though creating a huge amount of music over the years ‘Eastern Standard Time’ remains Ralph Thomas’ only album and it’s available now from BBE Music.

Ralph Thomas - Big Spliff

Written and Produced By Georgy Kell
Rap By Double R
1990 Rythm King Music 

"Some early rave bleeps to kick off before this track drops in the breakbeats, vocals and rap in a laid back Shades of Rythm style track."

What Have You Done - One Tribe ft. Gem

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BBE Music is proud to present the next instalment in the J Jazz Masterclass Series: ‘East Plants’ by Takeo Moriyama, one of Japan’s finest jazz drummers.
A genuine ‘under the radar’ album known only to a handful of Japanese jazz collectors, ‘East Plants’ is now available once more, reissued for the first time as a double 180g LP, with exact reproductions of the original artwork, obi strip and insert. It also comes with the original notes fully translated. ‘East Plants’ is also available as CD and digital formats. This reissue is fully endorsed by Takeo Moriyama himself.

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Takeo Moriyama - East Plants

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Ben Böhmer & Wood - Reflection ft. Margret

With a career spanning over twenty years, and an impressive discography across labels such as Cajual, Hudd Trax and Guesthouse Music, Dallas based JT Donaldson’s creative and diverse style of production makes his music a perfect fit for Classic Music Company. With soulful vocals provided by fellow Texan Liv.e, delicate instrumentals and a grooving beat come together on ‘Stay Inside’ to create a glorious dance record. The remix provides a more club-focussed version, maintaining the blissed-out sound of the original mix while upping the ante with agile drums and playful piano samples.

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JT Donaldson featuring Liv.e - Stay Inside (Remix)

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Beatchild Feat. Justin Nozuka - The Only Difference (Bakermat Rework)

SHOWTIME

Intense feat. Jazmina - Let The Rain Come Down (Johnny Dangerous Mix)

Dishwater Blues Vol. 1

Should've Let You Go

Revenge!

Orange Was the Color of Her Dress Then Blue Silk

Taken from the album ‘Colure’, out now on Counter Records: https://howling.lnk.to/colureSo

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Bind

Pleasure Centre Remixed

Say the Word (Atjazz Remix)

Pleasure Centre (Turbotito Remix)

Protosynthesis

Knucklethump

My favourite track .
I heard it once on a Hed Kandi Radio show as an intro . It blew my mind . When i finally got the song , it didnt sound like on the Show . I changed it a bit so it sounds like it . 
Enjoy 


C&C Music Factory - I Found Love (Loveland Remix) ( Hed Kandi intro edit )

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Should've Let You Go

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