Lonnie Johnson / Victoria Spivey
Lonnie Johnson / Victoria Spivey: Four Classic Albums Plus (Blues / Lonesome Road / Woman Blues / Another Night To Cry) [ Avid / 2 CD - released 8/Mar/2024 ] AVID Roots presents the latest release in our Four Classic Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD second release from Lonnie Johnson & Victoria Spivey, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details |
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Forces Of Victory (LP) [ UMC / 2 LP - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Linton Kwesi Johnson's 'Forces of Victory' has been reissued on heavyweight vinyl in celebration of Black History Month. The album was remastered at Abbey Road and features a bonus disc of dub versions, extended mixes and expanded album artwork. |
Chuck Johnson
Music From Burden Of Proof (LP) [ All Saints / Warp / LP - released 30/Jun/2023 ] Music composed and recorded for the HBO docuseries, Burden of Proof, directed by Cynthia Hill. Chuck Johnson's evocative arrangements utilise a sound palette that includes electronic textures, chamber music and pedal steel guitar to conjure a... |
Jack Johnson
In Between Dub [ Republic / CD - released 2/Jun/2023 ] In March 2020, Jack Johnson reached out to Lee "Scratch" Perry to produce a dub remix album based on Jack's most loved recordings. On August 29, 2021, the project was brought to a halt as Scratch departed this physical world. In 2022, Jack and... |
Jack Johnson
In Between Dub (Limited Edition LP) [ Republic / LP - released 2/Jun/2023 ] In March 2020, Jack Johnson reached out to Lee "Scratch" Perry to produce a dub remix album based on Jack's most loved recordings. On August 29, 2021, the project was brought to a halt as Scratch departed this physical world. In 2022, Jack and... |
Jack Johnson
In Between Dub Vinyl [ Republic / LP - released 2/Jun/2023 ] In March 2020, Jack Johnson reached out to Lee "Scratch" Perry to produce a dub remix album based on Jack's most loved recordings. On August 29, 2021, the project was brought to a halt as Scratch departed this physical world. In 2022, Jack and... |
Jay Jay Johnson
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1 (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 16/Dec/2022 ] Trombonist J. J. Johnson took the language of bebop and adapted it to his instrument winning the admiration of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. After playing on Miles Davis' first Blue Note session, Johnson led several dates in 1953-54 that were... |
Jack Johnson
Meet The Moonlight (Gatefold Indie Clear LP) [ Universal / LP - released 5/Aug/2022 ] Milky clear indie exclusive vinyl. Meet The Moonlight, Johnson's eighth studio album and first full-length release in five years, was produced by Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes, Perfume Genius, Jim James) and recorded both in Los Angeles (at Sound City... |
Jack Johnson
Meet The Moonlight (Gatefold LP) [ Republic / LP - released 22/Jul/2022 ] Meet The Moonlight, Johnson's eighth studio album and first full-length release in five years, was produced by Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes, Perfume Genius, Jim James) and recorded both in Los Angeles (at Sound City and EastWest) and The Mango Tree... |
Jack Johnson
Meet the Moonlight [ Bushfire Records / CD - released 8/Jul/2022 ] Meet The Moonlight, Johnson's eighth studio album and first full-length release in five years, was produced by Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes, Perfume Genius, Jim James) and recorded both in Los Angeles (at Sound City and EastWest) and The Mango Tree... |
Syl Johnson Meets Smokey Smothers
Chicago Blues: The 60s New Breed [ Jasmine / CD - released 12/May/2022 ] Two artists who recorded for the legendary FEDERAL label in 1959 and 1960. 24 tracks offering a perfect snapshot of the R&B scene at the time, several of which include the guitar work of blues legend Freddie King. Experience the sounds that had... |
BACH / LISZT / KARG-ELERT / BRAHMS / SCHUMANN
B-A-C-H - Anatomy of A Motif Simon Johnson (organ) [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 28/Jan/2022 ] "The listener is quickly drawn into a sonic and musical feast...An outstandingly good release and a perfect combination of repertory, player and organ." Gramophone Editor's Choice March 2022 |
Marc Johnson
Overpass [ ECM / CD - released 29/Nov/2021 ] With Overpass, Marc Johnson makes a decisive and intriguing contribution to ECM's solo bass tradition. Johnson's experiments with the bass and its potential as a lead voice began during his tenure with the Bill Evans Trio, where his nightly solo... |
Rudolph Johnson
The Second Coming (Remastered Edition) [ Real Gone / CD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] Favourably compared to the iconic John Coltrane, saxophonist Rudolph Johnson never truly received the popular acclaim he deserved. 'The Second Coming' was released on the legendary Black Jazz label in 1973, a beautifully observed throwback to the bop... |
Johnson, Rudolph
The Second Coming (Remastered Vinyl Edition) [ Real Gone / LP - released 1/Oct/2021 ] Favourably compared to the iconic John Coltrane, saxophonist Rudolph Johnson never truly received the popular acclaim he deserved. 'The Second Coming' was released on the legendary Black Jazz label in 1973, a beautifully observed throwback to the bop... |
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: The Harmonious Echo Mary Bevan (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo), Ben Johnson (tenor), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), David Owen-Norris (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] Although most widely remembered for his operettas in partnership with W.S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan was the most famous of all British composers of the nineteenth century. He was revered as a composer of oratorios, and was urged by Queen Victoria... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Igor Stravinsky Edition Natalie Dessay, Marie McLaughlin, Charles Dutoit, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Sabine Meyer, Alban Berg Quartett, Michael Collins, Pierre Boulez, etc [ EMI The Opera Series / 23 CD Box Set - released 12/Mar/2021 ] The release of this edition marks 50 years since the death of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), the most influential composer of the 20th century. |
Will Johnson
El Captain (Dusklight LP) [ Keeled Scales / LP - released 29/Jan/2021 ] El Capitan is Will Johnson's 7th studio album, released less than a year after Wire Mountain. While this is a collection of songs written on the road, they're given a polished studio treatment, albeit a bit more subdued and restrained than Wire... |
Will Johnson
El Captain (LP) [ Keeled Scales / LP - released 29/Jan/2021 ] El Capitan is Will Johnson's 7th studio album, released less than a year after Wire Mountain. While this is a collection of songs written on the road, they're given a polished studio treatment, albeit a bit more subdued and restrained than Wire... |
Robert Johnson
King Of The Delta Blues Singers (Turquoise Vinyl LP) [ Legacy / LP - released 2/Oct/2020 ] If one would ever have to start assembling a serious Blues collection, Robert Johnson's King Of The Delta Blues Singers Vol. 1 would be the best purchase. The mythical figure that inspired the worldwide Blues revival in the Sixties will forever be... |