The Greyboy Allstars - West Coast Boogaloo (LP)In 1994, The Greyboy Allstars released their debut album West Coast Boogaloo, now widely lauded as an acid jazz classic. Fred WesleyJames Browns trombone player and leader of the JBsguests on the record. Great listening on the jazzy funk tip that will appeal to fans of the lighter grooves of artists such as Grant Green.

Stanley Turrentine

The song travels through nostalgic sounds of 70's rock to modern electronic elements

‘Sunday Afternoon’ by the Seattle-based instrumental soul group True Loves is as sweet and carefree as the imagery provoked by its very title

refined and crafted the songs you hear on “If You Got The Blues” and there is an immediacy and energy to the recordings that comes from the often one-take captures of the songs on the record”

” lesser known jazz gems

natural sounds of the instruments in the room together

and Neal Evans (drums) uses the studio format to experiment with new sounds and hone their production work

Elephant Wrecking Ball puts a personal touch on the Danny Elfman classic

Eric Luba (keyboards)

and even Classical influences over the foundation of polyrhythms from their fierce percussion section

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe) released a series of drum tracks online that he titled “Free Funk Friday

bandleader and guitarist of the international funk group