Thanks are in order

When Acid Jazz Records lost its soul with the departure of label founder Gilles Peterson in the early 1990s (and subsequently turned into a quiet storm fizzle of its former self by 1996), one wondered if any label would ever hold the kind of consolidated talent pool and consistent quality of releases. Well, I am happy to say that I think that is currently being held by Compost records of Germany. Their stable includes Kyoto Jazz Massive, Truby Trio, Jazzanova, Beanfield, Joseph Malik, and one of my current faves in regular rotation, Fauna Flash. The quality of the recordings and the baseline quality of the material is stellar. A great bouliabaise of jazzy grooves and funky soul. If you want a decent sampling, try any of the releases on their Fueled For the Future series (currently up to Volume 5), which compiles DJ sets by the likes of Michael Reinboth and Toshio Matsuura (of United Futire Organization).