Lonnie Liston Smith - Cosmic FunkNestled somewhere between the soul jazz, spiritual jazz, fusion, and post bop subgenres, 1974's Cosmic Funk headed, as the title indicates, in a funkier direction, with Lonnie Liston Smith's brother Donald contributing smooth vocal stylings to John Coltrane's "Naima" among other tunes. A transitional work but a fascinating one, with surehanded production once again from Bob Thiele. Features the original gatefold album artanother "post fusion"

This is music that barely escaped the hard drive and yet percolates at the edges of the algorithm 30 years later

Chacon retired from music for a second calling as a fashion photographer and creative director

the visions of Otherness (the undiscovered lands

Now the year is 2021

1 hit great funk numberA ""Aquarius"" by Fifth Dimension

it grabs you in a gentle leading grip

which fed into the hearts of millions

both tracks taken from his debut album Introducing produced by Dan Auerbach

Donald’s House kick things off with a brilliant reimagining of ‘Macchina Bum Bum’

Tudo magia

No looking back

Manuel Kabála debut release on his own imprint Kabála Records