Hiphop turning points like The Payoff Mix and The Lessons, The Motorcade Sped On, Nothing To Fear in its entirety, loads of stuff including new work. Postmodern but politically sharp, so totally F-R-E-S-H.

‘A psychedelic voyage into the afterlife’, with Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Herbie Hancock, Thundercat… The 4LP set adds the instrumentals, all on 180g vinyl in printed inner sleeves, outer sleeves and rigid box and lid, with a download code card.

His first quartet session as leader — with Herbie, Joe Chambers and Bob Cranshaw. Seven BH originals and Maiden Voyage. A kind of breather, in amongst his experiments at this time; relaxed, gorgeous and atmospheric, with brilliant playing.
Warmly recommended.
‘Classic Vinyl series.’

From 1969, this first collaboration with Harold Land — questing but chilled post-bop — is probably the best.
Steeped in the compositions of Joe Chambers, the closer Pompeian is a tour de force; opening as a waltz, detouring into moody marimba.

From 1969, with Harold Land, Stanley Cowell, Reggie Johnson, and Joe Chambers, coolly charting a path all their own, out of the tumultuous decade.

‘Beautiful, haunting… spiritual reflection is sung with carnal force, songs of romance are rendered like hymns. For a few moments, on these ancient records, Baghdad sounds like paradise’ (Rolling Stone).

Nuff scorchers.

All fifteen A-sides, along with nine B-sides, by one of the 1960s very greatest soul singers.

Twenty-two tracks of wonderful, tough, gospelised sixties soul, revelling in slower tempos, including I Had A Talk With My Man Last Night.

Two LPs of mid-sixties club dates — Woman Talk (with Feelin’ Good), at The Village Gate, and Live And Wailing, at The Half Note.

The two 1957 LPs — the first more intimate, with quartet and trio settings (four with Carmen playing her own piano accompaniment); the second an all-star session, with Charlie Shavers, Jimmy Cleveland amongst em.