Series 2 Mixtape by DJ Muro PHIL RANELIN

Series 2 Mixtape by DJ Muro PHIL RANELINFor Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and all of us at Jazz Is Dead, its a huge honor and privilege to make new music with: Lonnie Liston Smith, Henry Franklin, Jean Carne, Tony Allen, Phil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison, Garrett Saracho and Katalyst. To commemorate this moment, we have turned to the renowned DJ Muro. Hailed as "King of Diggin" and one of Japan's (and the worlds) most respected musical authorities, to curate a brand new mixtape.

Doug Carn JID005 is the fifth installation in the Jazz Is Dead catalog

Indulge in the perfect blend with our 15 oz

fuzzed out guitars that prove that rhythm is key

The ensemble of Ghanian background vocalists emanates a uniquely spiritual sound that takes the listener back to Ebo’s prime

and the world eventually listened

Ali Shaheed Muhammad and the incomparable Jean Carne

Ebo Taylor (JID022): The grand master of Ghanaian Highlife and Afro-funk returns with absolute fire

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Jazz Is Dead 001 (The Inaugural Blueprint): The match that lit the fuse

these sessions captured the legendary drummer of Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band just a couple of years before his untimely passing in 2020

Instrumentals JID019 is the nineteenth installment in the Jazz Is Dead catalog

velvety Brazilian R&B