Wednesday, February 02, 2022

Music Releases: S-Tone Inc., Immanuel Wilkins, Kool And The Gang, Melissa Aldana

S-Tone Inc.  In The Name Of Love (Remix featuring Laura Fedele)

The new single from S-Tone Inc will appear on the new vinyl album 'Body & Soul - The Disco Experience' to be released in spring 2022 and is a remix version by Stefano Tirone himself of the track featuring the vocals of Laura Fedele. In tune with the recent remixes the new version of has a '70s disco flavour but smoother and mid tempo that matches perfectly with the socially committed lyrics, the soulful vocals and the jazzy flute by Carlo Nicita.



Immanuel Wilkins - The 7th Hand

Alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins has released The 7th Hand, the follow-up to his acclaimed debut Omega which was named the #1 Jazz Album of 2020 by The New York Times. The 7th Hand once again showcases Wilkins’ profound compositional talent with a seven-movement suite of new original pieces performed by his quartet with Micah Thomas on piano, Daryl Johns on bass & Kweku Sumbry on drums, plus special guests Elena Pinderhughes on flute & Farafina Kan percussion ensemble. Watch Immanuel on the latest episode of “First Look” with Don Was & catch him on tour in the U.S. & Europe.


Kool And The Gang - The Gangs Back Again

The 1970 debut album from Kool and the Gang scored a couple of hits with “The Gangs Back Again” and the title cut, but more importantly, it heralded the arrival of what was to become a juggernaut on the R&B scene. This all-instrumental record is years away from the commercial successes of “Jungle Boogie” and “Celebration,” and a few light years away stylistically, too. But that unique mixture of jazz, funk, and R&B punctuated by those tremendous horn arrangements (and some great drum breaks) that characterizes Kool and the Gang at its best is here in full force. That’s why original copies of Kool and the Gang go for a “kool” sum. It’s a funk classic you need to check out if you haven’t heard it lately…purple vinyl pressing to help you get on down!

Melissa Aldana - 12 Stars

Saxophonist Melissa Aldana will make her Blue Note debut with the March 4 release of 12 Stars. The Brooklyn-based tenor player from Santiago, Chile has garnered international recognition for her visionary work as a band leader and was one of the founding members of the collective band ARTEMIS, whose self-titled album was released on Blue Note in 2020. 12 Stars was produced by guitarist Lage Lund, who also performs as part of a quintet with Sullivan Fortner on keyboards, Pablo Menares on bass & Kush Abadey on drums. 

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