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Soul Jazz Records: The Best Of Black Jazz Records Vinyl 2LP Debut Carbon Evo and timeless artistry of Monk's"This album brings together some of the finest music ever released on Black Jazz Records which in it's short four year history, between 1971 and 1975, released over 20 superlative albums which all successfully blending spiritual jazz, funk and soul jazz of the highest calibre. Similar to other independent jazz labels at the time, including Strata East Records and Tribe Records, Black Jazz focussed on a number of key artists, most of whom first