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'Collaboration is stimulating, it's in my blood.' Thus speaks Brian Jackson and his philosophy for making music and it's indeed collaboration that runs through this amazing album of reimagined and revisited songs from his artistic past. Featuring artists such as Black Thought, Rahsaan Patterson, Josh Milan, Moodymann, Omar, J. Ivy and others and being produced by Masters At Work, ‘Now More Than Ever’ takes the enduring classic tracks that Brian Jackson made with Gil Scott-Heron and places them in the now over nineteen tracks and across a triple vinyl LP, Double CD and digital release.

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Brian Jackson - EP One

Brian Jackson - EP Two

Joy Spheres Rees is the coming together of three essential innovators in contemporary music, who have fused their distinct individual sounds into a definitive collaboration for their debut album, ‘Solina’. Allysha Joy, Hidden Spheres and Finn Rees together forged a new sonic landscape which draws on vast inspirations from Balearic House to Street Soul, Alternative RnB and Jazz.

Joy Spheres Rees - SOLINA

Souled Out (remixed by Joe Claussell) / Feed the Fire Remixes (remixed by Atjazz & musclecars)

Audrey Powne - Souled Out (remixed by Joe Claussell) / Feed the Fire Remixes (remixed by Atjazz & musclecars)

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BBE Music’s acclaimed J Jazz Masterclass returns with its 22nd release, a super rare private press from one of the unsung female jazz figures of Japan, saxophonist and composer Sachi Hayasaka, together with her band, Stir Up! Released in 1988 on the private label Mobys, Free Fight was Hayasaka’s debut album and announced the arrival of an essential and primal force onto the Japanese jazz scene.
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Sachi Hayasaka & Stir Up! - Free Fight (J Jazz Masterclass )

Tony Higgins & Mike Peden

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Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (remixes)

29 years deep and still pushing the sound forward.
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London-based DJ and producer Fiddla returns with IMVULA, a powerful 3Step / Afro House track that captures the energy of a movement reshaping global dancefloors. Anchored by intricate percussion, rolling basslines, and atmospheric vocal layers, IMVULA (meaning “rain” in Zulu/Xhosa) embodies the cleansing force of nature while delivering peak-time intensity.

Fiddla - IMVULA

BBE Music’s celebrated J Jazz compilation series reaches its fifth and final volume in early 2026, culminating in a track list that maintains the exceptionally high standard first set with volume one back in 2018.
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J Jazz volume 5: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1970-1988

Elements of Life - Maria Fumaca / Giant Steps (Tito Puente Tribute)

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Vega Records 5 Pack Unreleased VI

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Two Grammy Award–winning artists joined forces for this inspired peak-hour track, originally featured on Louie Vega’s Expansions In The NYC album. The pairing of Louie’s signature house-driven percussive energy with Robyn’s instantly recognizable vocals created a moment that pushed boundaries and hinted at a future direction for the genre.

All My Love feat. Robyn (Remixes)

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Airto & Flora - A Celebration: 60 Years - Sounds, Dreams & Other Stories

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Joy Spheres Rees is the coming together of three essential innovators in contemporary music, who have fused their distinct individual sounds into a definitive collaboration for their debut album, ‘Solina’. Allysha Joy, Hidden Spheres and Finn Rees together forged a new sonic landscape which draws on vast inspirations from Balearic House to Street Soul, Alternative RnB and Jazz.

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Virgin Ubiquity II - Unreleased Recordings 1976 - 1981

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Welcome 2 Detroit - The 20th Anniversary Edition

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With J Jazz volume 4, the BBE J Jazz Bullet Train continues its journey traversing the expansive landscape of modern Japanese jazz.

J Jazz Vol. 4: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan - Nippon Columbia 1968 -1981

Tony Higgins & Mike Peden

Strata Records - The Sound of Detroit - Reimagined By Jazzanova

DJ Amir, Strata

Legendary American musician Brian Jackson announces his first solo album in over 20 years, ‘This Is Brian Jackson’, produced by Phenomenal Handclap Band founder Daniel Collás and released on BBE Music.

This is Brian Jackson

Brian Jackson

Break The Wall

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Love Me For Real (Denise Love Hewett Remix)

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