Jazzman Records is a record label founded by London DJ Gerald Short in 1998, specialising in re-releasing hard-to-find jazz, funk and soul vinyl records. It also has several sublabels, namely FUNK45, SOUL7, Stark Reality, Soul Spectrum, Fryers and Jukebox Jam. Jazzman Records is distributed in the UK by Kudos Records, in Germany/Switzerland/Austria by Groove Attack, in Japan by P-Vine and in the US by Forced Exposure. Jazzman has released well over 100 vinyl singles and almost 50 albums on CD and LP. Highlights include: *Texas Funk: Black Gold from the Lone Star State, 1968-1975 (2004) *Midwest Funk: Funk 45s from Tornado Alley (2005) *Florida Funk: Funk 45s from the Alligator State, 1968-1975 (2007) *Carolina Funk: First in Funk (2008) *Spiritual Jazz (2008) *The Best of Nathan Davis (2009) *Lloyd Miller - A Lifetime in Oriental Jazz (2009) *The Greg Foat Group - Dark is the Sun (2011) *The Best of Jef Gilson (2011) *The Best of Tino Contreras (2011) *Spiritual Jazz 2 - Europe (2012)
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