Khan Jamal
Infinity

A favourite of Madlib, Ian Carr and the Nucleus's 'Labyrinth' is brooding, beat-heavy, melancholic jazz-fusion that doesn't sound a day out of step. Re-issued and remastered from the original analogue tapes, it's the first time made available since the release in 1973!

Prog-jazz masterclass from L.A bassist and frequent Sam Gendel collaborator Sam Wilkes. Synth-blasted, improv nu-jazz workouts in the spirit of Carlos Niño, Quincy Jones, Tortoise and Dilla. Tip!

Reissue of 1973 smouldering and cinematic jazz-funk from Brazilian conductor, pianist, arranger, and producer Daniel Salinas. 60 years out of press, this has long been a classic within rare groove circles as well as amongst breaks and beats diggers. Check!

Impossible to categorise, vibraphonist Khan Jamal's eccentric, one-of-a-kind masterpiece fuses free jazz expressionism, black psychedelia & full-on live dub production that's as powerful now as it was when recorded over 50 years ago. Fans of Sun Ra, King Tubby & Phil Cohran, this is for you!

Meanjin's own producer + DJ extraordinaire Sampology AKA Sam Poggioli returns with this must-have LP! A culmination of the ideas previously heard on his last two EPs 'Natural Selections' & 'Mt Glorious', Sampo almost entirely pivoted away from a heavy sampled-based production into a largely live affair - with string quartets, woodwinds, 20-piece choirs, vibraphones, double bass, various pianos and synths... Like lots of Sampo's work, it's joyful, bouncy, textural and gorgeous front-to-back listening. Recorded from scratch in either his home studio or on his travels over the past four years, 'Regrowth' is the perfect album to sink into, thanks to its rich and colourful production. HUGE TIP!

80s Detroit Spiritual Jazz Masterpiece from saxophonist Sam Sanders. While sometimes likened to Coltrane or Henderson, Sanders had an unmistakably unique style of extremely aggressive post-bebop jazz bordering on the Avant-Garde with his bassist Ed Pickens and drummer Jimmy Allen. Strata East tip!