A selection of rare jazz-funk gems. Vinyl mix by Juby Rook at Rook Records HQ.

00:00​ Midland Youth Jazz Orchestra - Down In The Hollow

03:54​ Billy Brooks - Forty Days

06:19​ S.O.U.L - Burning Spear

09:38​ Donald Byrd - Love’s So Far Away

13:26​ Weldon Irvine - Sinbad

17:03​ Jimmy Smith - You Can’t Hide Love

19:42​ Rick Clarke - Potion

23:10​ Jeff Resnick - Metal

24:58​ Harry Edison - Ode To Billy Joe

29:47​ London Experimental Jazz Quartet - Destroy The Nihilist Picnic

31:38​ Frank Derrick Total Experience - No Jive

34:31​ Gene Harris - Getting Down Country

35:48​ Cortex - L’enfant Samba

38:13​ The Awakening - Epilogue

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Rook Radio welcomes Brighton-based DJ Louie Headnod for the latest episode, featuring killer Latin 45s on loop interlaced with dope rap acapellas throughout!

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After a brief hiatus, we return with another up-tempo boogie mix for your ears. This time RR welcomes German selector Knorkant into the fold. Expect 40 mins of the finest in dancing disco riddims!

Track list: 

1. Claudette Polite - I‘ll come when you call

2. Richard Jon Smith - this is the moment

3. High Resolution- sweepin off

4. Steve watson - born to boogie

5. Greg henderson - Dreamin

6. Crown heights affair - i dont want to change you

7. Katie kissoon - you are the one

8. Charme - Stop loving you

9.  Star Creature unreleased

10. Sherman Hunter - Dance to Freedom

You can check out DJ Knorjant via his Instagram or Soundcloud.

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Episode 34 will take you on a journey through the boogie and disco sounds of the 70s and 80s, all the while trying to keep it strictly underground! This one's been a long time coming and there's a 2nd volume in the making so stay tuned...

Track list:

00:00 The Counts - Latin disco

01:39 Painel De Control - Relax

04:27 Bileo - You Can Win

06:28 Chateau - Quiet Storm

09:03 New Jersey Connection - Love Don't Come Easy

11:35 David Joseph - You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me)

14:13 Karriem - I Love You

17:05 Stephen Encinas - Disco Illusion

20:52 Idris Muhammed - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This (Long Intro)

23:34 Shahid Wheeler - Just One Dance

25:51 Pretenders - Just Be Yourself

28:35 Atmosfear - Extract

32:33 Elbernita Clark - Awake O Zion

35:26 Calvin B. Rhone - I Believe

39:32 Barbara Mason - Another Man

42:14 Aged In Harmony - I Feel Like Dancin'

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The 33rd episode of RR is upon us. This is Volume 3 of the popular Brazil mix series, and as a result needs no further introduction! Check it out...

Track list:

00:00 Emilio Santiago - Bananeira

01:46 Azimuth - Dear Limmertz

04:04 Renata Lu - Faz Tanto Tempo

05:15 Dom Salvador - Uma Vida

07:00 Manfredo Fest - Slaughter on tenth Av.

10:10 Neo Exporta Som - Deixa

13:04 Cry Babies - Hey Blood

15:24 Os Novos Baianos - Baby Consuelo

17:15 Erlon Chaves - Grillo

18:48 Renata Lu - Sambaloo

21:01 Cry Babies - Blas, Blas, Blas

23:20 Burnier & Cartier - Mirandolina

25:37 Azymuth - Samba Da Barra

27:52 Emilio Santiago - Brother

30:27 Gal Costa - Passarinho

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Rook Records welcomes one half of the latest addition to Tru Thoughts roster, V.B Kuhl. Watch as he hits you up with a killer hour of funk, hip hop and afro sounds on vinyl!

You can check out their new release on Tru Thoughts on their bandcamp page here.

Track list:

Ronnie Laws - Tell Me Something Good
DMX - What´s My Name (Instrumental)
Ultra Magnetic MC´s - Funky
Mandrill - Ape Is High
Rabii Harnoune & V.B.Kühl - Baniya
Floating Points - Truly
Alessandro Oliviero - East Side Flow
T.M.Juke And The Jack Baker Trio - Rolling Stone To Landslide feat. Kathrin deBoer
Stargard - Theme From "Which Way Is Up"
Sweet Tee - I Got Da Feelin´ (Instrumental)
Zebra Crossing - Flim-Flam
ZAPP - A Touch Of Jazz (Playin´ Kinda Ruff Part II)
Brick - Dusic

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For the latest outing, Rook Records proudly welcomes the co-founder of the esteemed Wah Wah 45s label, Dom Servini, along with his son Isaac. This episode is all about the kids; Songs for the Children to Dance to. A selection of songs made for, by and about children. 

You can check out the latest jazz vinyl on our site here.

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Rook Records welcomes Paris-born, Amsterdam-based DJ Cracken into the fold for the latest episode. Expect an hour of expertly mixed and blended funk and boogie. All soulful, all rare and of course, all vinyl!

You can check out the latest soul vinyl on our site here.

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Born and raised in Bermuda on a diet of Soul and Jazz, teeth cut in Brighton on Hip Hop and Rum and now digging and spinning records from London to the World. Rook Records now welcomes North London-based DJ, Russ Ryan, into the fold for the latest episode. 

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Track List:

Alicia Keys - Feelin You Feelin’ Me
Supreme Jubilees - It’ll All Be Over
Bill Withers - Can We Pretend
Children Of Zeus - Hard Work
Alex A Game - Braver (Swing Ting Edit)
Leon Ware - Rock You Eternally
Bobby Houston - I Wanna Make It With You
Valentine Brothers - Just Let Me Be Close To You
Crystal Clear - Stay With Me
Curtis Mayfield - The Makings Of You
Eddie Kendricks - Intimate Friends
O’Bryan - Doin’ Alright
Pure Pleasure - By My Side
Darwins Theory - Lovely Night Like This
Steve Parks - Movin’ In The Right Direction
Jackie Stroudmire - Guilty
Faith Evans - I Don’t Need It
Donald Pitman - Love Explosion
Armand Van Helden- Flowerz
Rufus & Chaka - Body Heat
Stevie Wonder - At Last

You can check out the latest soul vinyl on our site here.

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After the success of his last episode, Rook Radio welcomes back Amsterdam-based DJ, Louie Headnod. This time he's taking some golden-era hip hop samples on vinyl and giving them his signature loop-pedal treatment. Check it out, and as usual hit subscribe if you haven't done so already!

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