{"product_id":"vinyl-digest-spiritual-cosmic-jazz","title":"Vinyl Digest: Spiritual \u0026 Cosmic Jazz","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinyl Digest #1: Spiritual \u0026amp; Cosmic Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e400 Genre-Defining Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten By Amir Abdullah and Manu Boubli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by Andrew Mason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e400 essential spiritual and cosmic jazz records, selected and annotated by DJ Amir Abdullah (180 Proof Records, Strata Records) and Manu Boubli (Comet Records, Superfly Records). Five chapters trace the genre from its mid-1960s awakening through its golden age to the artists reimagining it today, with rarity scores, collector’s checkboxes and full-color original artwork throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe 1960s saw radical changes in the world of jazz, as musicians sought a newfound purpose in an era of political turmoil and rising cultural consciousness, searching for fresh approaches to the form that would sonically illuminate the state of the world and what lay beyond. Artists like Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, and Alice and John Coltrane built a creative foundation that emphasized peace, universality, devotion, and cosmic awareness through music, and came to be known as spiritual and cosmic jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eInfluential friends and figures in the spiritual jazz scene, including musicians, scholars, and experts like Gilles Peterson, King Britt, and Matthew Halsall have contributed lists of their favorites, giving insight into the personal connection these songs have with so many.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAT A GLANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e400 records\u003c\/b\u003e: each individually annotated, spanning 1961–2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 chapters:\u003c\/b\u003e Essentials · Awakening of a Movement · Golden Age · Keepers of the Flame · New Generation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 essential compilations\u003c\/b\u003e with a survey essay on the reissue labels that opened the genre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e27 guest selector lists\u003c\/b\u003e from DJs, musicians, label heads, scholars and journalists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtended interview\u003c\/b\u003e with Amir Abdullah and Manu Boubli, conducted by Andrew Mason and Fiona MacPherson-Amador\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRarity scoring\u003c\/b\u003e 15 — from common pressings to the holiest grails; \u003cb\u003eCollector’s checkboxes\u003c\/b\u003e on every entry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecords from 20+ countries\u003c\/b\u003e — USA, Japan, France, UK, Germany, South Africa, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Trinidad and more\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull index\u003c\/b\u003e of listed artists and guest performers; Blank \u003cb\u003enotes pages\u003c\/b\u003e at the back for want-lists and annotations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCover Artist\u003c\/b\u003e Mzwandile Buthelezi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTISTS INSIDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJohn Coltrane · Alice Coltrane · Pharoah Sanders · Sun Ra · Mary Lou Williams · Gary Bartz · McCoy Tyner · Yusef Lateef · Max Roach · Archie Shepp · Doug \u0026amp; Jean Carn · Lonnie Liston Smith · Andy Bey · Shamek Farrah · Stanley Cowell · Grachan Moncur III · Eddie Gale · Adele Sebastian · Michael White · Black Renaissance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLABELS COVERED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eStrata-East · Black Jazz · Tribe · Impulse! · Muse · Blue Note · Prestige · Flying Dutchman · Milestone · Palm · El Saturn · India Navigation · Nimbus West · Baystate · Theresa · Black Fire · BYG Actuel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUEST SELECTORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGilles Peterson · King Britt · Thurston Moore · Matthew Halsall · DJ Spinna · Eothen “Egon” Alapatt · Yale Evelev (Luaka Bop) · Nabil Ayers · Gerald “Jazzman” Short · Alan Braufman · Melvin Gibbs · Mats Gustafsson · Marcus J. Moore · Kwami Coleman · Tina Edwards · Lovie · Fuzati · JJ Whitefield · Yusuke Ogawa · Kees Heus · Antoine Rajon · Franck Descollonges · John Morrison · Alioune N’Diaye · Andrew Mason ·Eilon Paz \u0026amp; Fiona MacPherson-Amador\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmir Abdullah\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAmir Abdullah (DJ Amir) is a music historian, curator, record executive, and founder of 180 Proof Records. With more than three decades in the music industry, he is recognized internationally for his work preserving musical heritage, particularly through the restoration of Detroit’s Strata Records catalog. A former Vice President of Fat Beats and host of The Kronicles on NTS Radio, Amir lectures, curates, and DJs worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eManu Boubli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA native Parisian, Manu Boubli played an important part in the birth of the French acid jazz scene in the early ’90s. He went on to found Comet Records, producing drummer Tony Allen while spinning eclectic DJ sets, writing for magazines, and compiling rare groove collections. In 2012, he co-founded Superfly Records, one of the world’s leading record shops and reissue labels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dust \u0026 Grooves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67716643684506,"sku":"VDSJ001","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/6315\/6890\/files\/SJ_Front_Cover_Dummy_Square.jpg?v=1791992937","url":"https:\/\/shop.dustandgrooves.com\/products\/vinyl-digest-spiritual-cosmic-jazz","provider":"Dust \u0026 Grooves Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}