Review

The Souljazz Orchestra: Rising Sun

...Stop press!... Ottowa's finest purveyors of afrobeat rhythms, cosmic jazz modes and soulful thump are back with a monster of an album, already being hailed by the likes of Gilles Peterson & others as some of the band's finest work.

Strut have come up trumps with this masterpiece again! Lovers of the Heliocentrics and Mulatu etc are gonna dig this inspirational offering that positively drips with class and sheer brilliance.

Real old school original gems that soothe the soul and exemplify what a stonking band The Soul jazz Orchestra really are beautifully structured in mood and pace underpinned by a myriad plethora of the fattest horns, vibes,percussion, piano and crisp funk guitar. Top tunes from a top band, there star is in ascendant catch them at Glastonbury if you can.
Words Emrys Baird