BBE Music presents a packed new edition of their 'Staff Selections' series, a yearly collection of musical highlights, chosen by the label team themselves.
It's been another fast and, at times, furious twelve months in the BBE office, not least because of one special project: painstakingly restoring a long lost collection of Charles Mingus concert tapes. All that hard work finally bore fruit in early November, with an album that represents a huge milestone on our musical journey. But Mingus is just one chapter in BBE's jazz story this year. 2018 saw two more classic Strata reissues from The Lyman Woodard Organization and The Contemporary Jazz Quintet, plus trailblazing compilation J-Jazz, which led on to an exciting new 'J Jazz Masterclass' album reissue series, shedding new light on forgotten Japanese gems. Our exploration of rare library music also continued with 'Catchy' and 'Duck & Drakes', two unique experimental LPs by 1970s French producer Yan Tregger, both sporting stunning original artwork. In addition to a wide-ranging selection of reissues and compilations, this year has been a special one for original releases, too. Original artist albums from Beatchild & The Slakadeliqs, The Herbaliser, Gabriele Poso, Vince Watson (under his new 'Quart' alias), Will Brock & Sumsuch and Jerome Sydenham rubbed shoulders with singles, EPs and remixes from Emilie Nana, Ron Trent & Lono Brazil, Ben Rau, Mike City, The James L'Estraunge Orchestra, Tricky D and Kiko Navarro. We hope you enjoy this retrospective selection, taking a moment to look back over the year that was and enjoy the view. It's been a joy to present so many varied and beautiful sounds over the last twelve months, and we'd like to thank you, most sincerely, for listening.
Track List:
1. Lyman Woodard Organization - Saturday Night Special (07:08)
2. Ron Trent & Lono Brazil - Manchild (In the Promised Land) [Ron Trent Full Vocal Version] (10:38)
3. Charles Mingus - Orange Was the Color of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk (20:12)
4. Justin Nozuka, Beatchild & The Slakadeliqs - The Only Difference feat. Justin Nozuka (04:16)
5. Ralph Thomas - Big Spliff (05:52)
6. Yan Tregger - Sunny Wing (02:10)
7. Takeo Moriyama - East Plants (10:22)
8. The James L'Estraunge Orchestra - We Rise [6th Borough Project Remix] (07:34)
9. The Herbaliser & Just Jack - Seize the Day feat. Just Jack (05:13)
10. Carl Thomas & Mike City - 100 Miles feat. Carl Thomas [Sumsuch Remix] (05:56)
11. Gabriele Poso - Everybody Loves the Sunshine (06:32)
12. Tohru Aizawa Quartet - Dead Letter (10:11)
13. Quart - Just a Lazy Day (06:46)
14. Koichi Matsukaze Trio, Koichi Matsukaze Trio + Toshiyuki Daitoku & Toshiyuki Daitoku - Images in Alone (10:49)
15. Yan Tregger - The Last Girl (04:07)
16. Simbad & Emilie Nana - The Reign of Obsolete Technology [Simbad Dub] (04:35)
17. The Contemporary Jazz Quintet - Noh Word (01:59)
18. Sumsuch & Will Brock - Hushabye (03:25)
19. Jerome Sydenham - Purple Beech (05:58)
20. Sacha Vee - Hey Sugar [Bagar aka Tricky D Relick] (05:37)
21. Roy Ayers - Holiday [Ben Rau Inkal Remix] (07:51)
22. Kiko Navarro, Gabriele Poso & Paco Colombas - Painful Goodbye feat. Gabriele Poso & Paco Colombas [Hasta Siempre Reprise] (05:57)

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