For fans of: Real Deal Jazz & Soulful Grooves

What they're saying: From an absolutely glowing review in the Pan African Music blog: “The Adrian Younge – Ali Shaheed Muhammad tandem combines Doug Carn’s spiritual jazz with cinematic jazz, orchestral soul and dark hip-hop. A broth of Afro-American culture with innovative textures, which once again breaks the boundaries of traditional jazz with an incomparable aesthetic sense.” This edition of the Jazz Is Dead series received album of the week honors from the jazz-focused WRTI radio station, which said of it: “The music itself is spirited and evocative, and both nostalgic and futuristic.”

What we say: Doug Carn’s 70 ‘s records are amazing unsung gems, and we’re fans. This comeback project is filled out by a very able crew to make for an extremely vibey jazz record. This one also features LA producer/label-head Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest! Powerful stuff.