View basket “Passionfruit” has been added to your basket. The Return Kamaal Williams SKU: BFR001LP Barcode: 5060384613413 17.00 £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Black Focus Released Date: 25th May 2018 Buying Format: 180g 1LP 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 Includes Download Code Format 180g , 1LP , 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 (Indies Only) Jazz | Black Focus | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 22nd May 2018 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kamaal Williams The Return (Indies Only) £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Black Focus SKU: BFR001LPX Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 22nd May 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Thelonious Monk Thelonius Monk Trio Jazz | Craft Recordings | 1LP Released 10th November 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Thelonious Monk Thelonius Monk Trio £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Craft Recordings SKU: 7235126 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bangs & Talbot Back To Business Jazz | Acid Jazz | 1LP Released 17th June 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bangs & Talbot Back To Business £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Acid Jazz SKU: AJXLP640 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th June 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nils Petter Molvaer Stitches Jazz | Modern Recordings | 2LP Released 15th October 2021 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nils Petter Molvaer Stitches £24.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Modern Recordings SKU: 4050538683981 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 15th October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings Jazz | Blue Note | 2LP Released 10th December 2021 £40.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings £40.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 3595286 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 10th December 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bill Evans Interplay Jazz | Concord | 1LP Released 18th May 2015 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bill Evans Interplay £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord SKU: 7236145 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 18th May 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Landgren, Wollny, Danielsson, Haffner 4 Wheel Drive II Jazz | ACT | 1LP Released 13th October 2023 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Landgren, Wollny, Danielsson, Haffner 4 Wheel Drive II £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9975-1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Louis Armstrong LOUIS WISHES YOU A COOL YULE Jazz | Verve | 1LP Released 11th August 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Louis Armstrong LOUIS WISHES YOU A COOL YULE £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 5573569 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 11th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pat Metheny Pat Metheny Group (1978) Jazz | ECM | 1LP Released 8th March 2010 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pat Metheny Pat Metheny Group (1978) £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: ECM1114 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 8th March 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tigran Hamasyan The Call Within Jazz | Nonesuch | 1LP Released 28th August 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tigran Hamasyan The Call Within £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Nonesuch SKU: 0075597920307 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Viktoria Tolstoy Stealing Moments Jazz | ACT | 1LP Released 1st March 2024 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Viktoria Tolstoy Stealing Moments £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9747-1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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