Good Records NYC capo Doc Delay lays it down, sweet enough to put a little fire in the coldest heart. To all the lovers, have a great night.

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Long-time Good Records NYC customer and homie Brian H. from California (and Philadelphia, briefly) has an awesome music & design blog that you should really check out called Dreams In Audio (www.dreamsinaudio.com) where his recent obsession with African music is getting represented lovely.

Brian has laced us with the following mix that is packing, well, a hell of a lot of that fire.

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I was at this gig and man… one of the best sets of rare soul that I’ve heard in recent memory. It’s a real pleasure to post this mix (thanks Aaron!)

Be sure to check out Peoples Records if you’re in the D!

Here is a beautiful jazz LP that just passed through the shop.

Mystic Beauty was released on the tiny Los Angeles-based H.M.E. imprint, the H and the M of which stood for its owner Harry Mitchell. The label released a few latin- and soul-flavored jazz releases, including a record or two by the Harold Johnson Sextet (thanks to Office Naps for the tip).

EDIT Reggie Andrews nowadays teaches music in the Los Angeles school district – he’s instructed plenty of greats, from Patrice Rushen to The Pharcyde – and was also in the 70s/80s disco-funk outfit Dazz. Also he’s got some school band material out there that’s worth seeking out. Great to hear he’s still living in music. Here’s an interesting interview with the man himself on NPR (not related to his old records, per se).

This album is deep, latin-influenced, primarily acoustic jazz. Influences range from the cerebral to the soulful, but it defies any one-dimensional tag like “spiritual jazz” or “soul jazz” or “jazz funk”. Sure it’s from L.A. but it doesn’t sound particularly “west coast”. It’s a beautiful session all around, really something special, very much worth every dollar of it’s high price tag. Enjoy – Jonny

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