View basket “Buddy Jay’s Jamaican Jazz Band” has been added to your basket. The Return (Indies Only) Kamaal Williams SKU: BFR001LPX Barcode: 5060384613802 17.00 £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Black Focus Released Date: 22nd May 2018 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Whether re-defining experimental fusion sounds with the hugely acclaimed Yussef Kamaal, or his catalogue of 12”s for imprints such as MCDE, Eglo and Rhythm Section as Henry Wu, South London’s Kamaal Williams has been a key figure in his thriving international scene for the past few years. ‘The Return’ is a natural evolution from the Yussef Kamaal project, mining the influence of visionary jazz but blended with all kinds of texture, sounds and signals from the oversaturated London streets. At times the keyboard work evokes the classic 70s fusion work of Lonnie Liston Smith or Roy Ayers but underpinned by rhythms more reminiscent of blunted hip hop and arrangements subliminally laced with the cut-ups of pirate radio. Progressive, funky, cosmic, exploratory and effortlessly musical, this is the sound of a musician honing their craft into thrilling new shapes. In the US the likes of Kamasi Washington and Thundercat have made great strides in opening a whole new dialogue between jazz and hip hop, drawing in a young, highly engaged new audience in the process. Kamaal Williams mine a similar seam on the other side of the Atlantic alongside other exciting London talents such as Ezra Collective, Ruby Rushton and Shabaka Hutchings. ‘The Return’ is exactly that: a return and refinement to the sound Yussef Kamaal were progenitors of and first set the scene for one of the most exciting musical movements London has had in years. ? Notable tracks for old and new listeners are ‘Slow’, ‘Situations’, ‘Medina’, ‘London Shuffle’ which features Mansur Brown (of Mansur’s Message) and for those die hard Yussef Kamaal fans – they should hear the interpolated roots of ‘Strings Of Light’ in title track ‘The Return’. And that signature Wu Funk can be heard on ‘Broken Theme’ and ‘High Roller’. ‘The Return’ is the debut album to be released on Wu’s new label Black Focus Records. 180g heavyweight black vinyl with digital download card. Also available to independent retailers on 180g white vinyl. Artist Kamaal Williams Genre Jazz Label Black Focus Buying Options 180g 1LP Coloured Vinyl Includes Download Code Format 180g , 1LP , Coloured Vinyl , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Salaam Broken Theme The Return High Roller Situations (Live In Milan) Catch The Loop Rhythm Commission Medina LDN Shuffle Aisha Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Kamaal Williams and more from Jazz View Product Quick View Kamaal Williams Wu Hen Electronica | Black Focus | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th July 2020 £19.00 Select options Kamaal Williams Wu Hen £19.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Black Focus Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th July 2020 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Kamaal Williams The Return Jazz | Black Focus | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 25th May 2018 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kamaal Williams The Return £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Black Focus SKU: BFR001LP Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 25th May 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Snowpoet Thought You Knew Jazz | Edition Records | 1LP Released 2nd March 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Snowpoet Thought You Knew £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Edition Records SKU: EDNLP1105 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cannonball Adderley Quintet In San Fransico Jazz | Back To Black | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 23rd July 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cannonball Adderley Quintet In San Fransico £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Back To Black SKU: 1810351 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 23rd July 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Billie Holiday At Storyville Jazz | ORG / Black Lion | 180g, 1LP Released 13th April 2015 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Billie Holiday At Storyville £32.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ORG / Black Lion SKU: OMLPB1058 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 13th April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker Carnegie Hall Concert Jazz | Speakers Corner | 180g, 2LP Released 20th September 2013 £59.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker Carnegie Hall Concert £59.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Speakers Corner SKU: CTI60545 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 20th September 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kenny Cox Introducing Kenny Cox: Blue Note Classic Vinyl Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 10th December 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kenny Cox Introducing Kenny Cox: Blue Note Classic Vinyl £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 3829360 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th December 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Michel Petrucciani The Montreux Years Jazz | BMG | 180g, 2LP Released 7th April 2023 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Michel Petrucciani The Montreux Years £28.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG SKU: 4050538799750 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 7th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Stanley Turrentine Sugar (Remastered) Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 22nd March 2024 £31.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Stanley Turrentine Sugar (Remastered) £31.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP212C Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 22nd March 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View John Coltrane Giant Steps (60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) Jazz | Rhino | 180g, 2LP Released 18th September 2020 £50.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Coltrane Giant Steps (60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) £50.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Rhino SKU: 0603497848348 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 18th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Anne Bisson Be My Lover (UHQCD) Jazz | Camilio Records | UHQCD Release Date TBC £53.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Anne Bisson Be My Lover (UHQCD) £53.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Camilio Records SKU: UHQCDI5287 Formats: UHQCD Released Date: Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Duke Ellington & Ray Brown This One’s For Blanton (Analogue Productions/Pablo) Jazz | Analogue Productions/Pablo | 180g, 1LP Released 31st May 2024 £47.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Duke Ellington & Ray Brown This One’s For Blanton (Analogue Productions/Pablo) £47.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions/Pablo SKU: AAPJ 154 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 31st May 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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