View basket “At the Village Gate” 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 Stark Reality, The Acting, Thinking, Feeling Jazz | 6LP, Box Set Released 31st March 2013 £78.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stark Reality, The Acting, Thinking, Feeling £78.00 Genre: Jazz SKU: NA5094 Formats: 6LP, Box Set Released Date: 31st March 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Robert Glasper Canvas Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 2LP Released 10th May 2019 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Robert Glasper Canvas £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 7743600 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 10th May 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Iiro Rantala & The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Playing Gershwin Jazz | ACT | 1LP Released 31st January 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Iiro Rantala & The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Playing Gershwin £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9893-1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st January 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Al Di Meola World Sinfonia: Heart of the Immigrants Jazz | Absolute | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 27th January 2023 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Al Di Meola World Sinfonia: Heart of the Immigrants £32.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Absolute SKU: 0216678EMU Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 27th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Stacey Kent The Boy Next Door (Remastered) Jazz | Candid Records | 2LP Released 31st March 2023 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stacey Kent The Boy Next Door (Remastered) £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Candid Records SKU: CLP32021 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 31st March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Howard McGhee Dusty Blue Jazz | New Land | 180g, 1LP Released 26th August 2022 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Howard McGhee Dusty Blue £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: New Land SKU: NEWLAND004 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 26th August 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Hank Mobley Workout (Classic Vinyl) Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 17th May 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hank Mobley Workout (Classic Vinyl) £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note SKU: 5832034 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 17th May 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Wendell Harrison Dreams Of A Love Supreme Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 25th February 2022 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Wendell Harrison Dreams Of A Love Supreme £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: WHR015 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 25th February 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Duke Ellington Masterpieces By Ellington Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 17th May 2017 £65.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Duke Ellington Masterpieces By Ellington £65.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPJ4418-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 17th May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bill Laurance & The Untold Orchestra Bloom Jazz | ACT | 1LP Released 26th April 2024 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bill Laurance & The Untold Orchestra Bloom £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9059-1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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