Following are additional albums released during April 2020 across multiple genres—some will be reviewed in future issues of Black Grooves.
Blues, Folk, Country
Full Experience: Lee Scratch Perry Presents (Doctor Bird)
John Lee Hooker: Documenting The Sensation Recordings 1948-1952 (3-CD) (Ace)
Le String Noise (ft. Layla McCalla): L.E.S. Douze Volume 2 (Nouveau Electric)
Linsey Alexander: Live at Rosa’s (Delmark)
Malia: Garden of Eve (MPS)
Rev. Gary Davis: Demons & Angels: The Music Of (3 CDs) (Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop)
Reverend Shawn Amos & Brotherhood: Blue Sky (Put Together Music)
Various: Searching for Secret Heroes: The story Behind Samuel B. Charters legendary 1962 Lost Film The Blues (DVD + CD) (Document/Effortless Pictures)
Funk, Rock, Pop, House, Electronic
Brian Culbertson: XX (dig) (BCM Ent.)
Daniel Haaksman: Black Atlantica Edits (BBE)
Pigeon John: Gotta Good Feelin’ (Telephone Co.)
RDGLDGRN: Live (dig)
Skunk Anansie: This Means War/What You Do For Love (100% Records)
Soul Asylum: Hurry Up and Wait (Blue Elan)
Sutter Kain & Donnie Darko: Before The World Got To Us (dig) (Never So Deep)
Yves Tumor: Heaven To A Tortured Mind (Warp)
Gospel, CCM
Bri Babineaux: The Encounter (Integrity Music/Tyscot)
Clark Sisters: Return (Motown Gospel)
Dedicated Men Of Zion: Can’t Turn Me Around (Bible & Tire)
Howard Lemon Singers: Message for Today (dig) (Gospel Truth/Craft)
Kierra Sheard: Kierra (Motown/Karew Ent.)
Rev. Maceo Woods and the Christian Tabernacle Concert Choir: Jesus People (dig) (Gospel Truth/Craft)
Rev. Maceo Woods and the Christian Tabernacle Concert Choir: God Save Your People (dig) (Gospel Truth/Craft)
Reverend J.D. Montgomery & The Mt. Carmel Choir: God’s Newspaper (dig) (Gospel Truth/Craft)
Jazz
Andy Milne and Unison: The reMission (Sunnyside)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Just Coolin’ (never-before-released) (Blue Note)
Arturo O’ Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: Four Questions (Zoho Music)
Donald Byrd & The Blackbyrds: The Jazz Funk Collection (3 CD set) (Cherry Red)
Dr. Michael White: Live (Basin Street)
Greg Porter: All Rise (Blue Note)
Horace Tapscott: Why Don’t You Listen? Live At Lacma, 1998 (Dark Tree)
J.C. Hopkins Biggish Band: New York Moment (Twee-Jazz)
Jason Marsalis: Live (Basin Street)
Jimmy Greene: While Looking Up (Mack Ave.)
John DiMartino: Passion Flower: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (Sunnyside)
Kurt Elling & Danilo Pérez: Secrets Are The Best Stories (Edition)
Lauren Henderson: The Songbook Session (Brontosaurus)
Miles Davis: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (DVD) (Eagle Rock Ent)
Nina Simone: Fodder On My Wings (Verve/Ume)
Steve Swell Quintet Soul Travelers: Astonishments (Rogue Art)
Sun Ra: Celestial Love (Modern Harmonic)
Wayne Escoffery: The Humble Warrior (Smoke Sessions)
R&B, Soul
24-Carat Black: III (Numero)
Ben L’Oncle Soul: Addicted To You (Decca)
Blakk Soul: Take Your Time (Mello Music Group)
Cassowary: S/T (Fat Possum)
Dinah Washington: A Rockin’ Good Way – Juke Box Pearls (Bear Family)
DVSN: A Muse in Her Feelings (Warner)
Eric Roberson: Hear from Here (dig) (Blue Erro Soul)
Jimmy Sweeney: Without You (ORG Music)
Kiana Ledé: Kiki (Republic)
Mink Slide: Crushed Velvet (King Flex Ent.)
Richard Marks: Love Is Gone The Lost Sessions (Now-Again)
Roachford: Twice In A Lifetime (BMG)
Roberta Flack: First Take 50th Anniv. Ed. (SoulMusic.com)
Shawn Stockman: Foreword (Universal)
Shayna Steele: Watch Me Fly (Membran)
Sugar Chile Robinson: Vooey Vooey Vay! (Capitol)
Various: Stone Crush: Memphis Modern Soul 1977-1987 (Light in the Attic)
Rap, Hip Hop
22Gz: Growth Development (dig) (Atlantic)
2kBaby: Pregame Rituals EP (dig) (Warner)
A$AP Twelvyy: Before Noon (dig)
Asian Doll: Doll SZN Reloaded (dig)
Berner & B-Real: Los Meros (dig) (Bern One Ent.)
BERNZ: Sorry for the Mess, Part 1 (dig) (Strange Music)
Black Geez: Concrete Struggles 1 & 2 (Air Vinyl)
Boosie Badazz: Goat Talk 2 (dig) (Bad Azz Music)
Cadet: The Rated Legend (Underated legends)
Coolio: Gangsta’s Paradise (25th Anniv. Ed.) (Tommy Boy)
DaBaby: Blame it On Baby (dig) (Interscope)
DJ Screw: All Screwed Up (Sosouth)
Flowdan: The Red Pill EP (Tru-Thoughts)
Fredo Bang: Most Hated (dig) (Big Bang)
GAWVI: Heathen (dig) (Reach)
Jackboy: S/T (dig) (Empire)
Khujo Goodie: Echos of a Legend (dig) (Feed The Lions)
Kool Keith & THETAN: Space Goretex (Anti-Corp)
Lil Gotit: Hood Baby 2 (dig) (Alamo)
Nnamdi: Brat (Sooper)
Quelle Chris: Innocent Country 2 (Mello Music)
Rod Wave: Pray For Love (dig) (Alamo)
SaxKixAve: I Don’t Wear Suits (dig)
Shabazz Palaces: The Don of Diamond Dreams (Sub Pop)
Shordie Shordie: >Music (dig) (Warner)
Skyzoo & Dumbo Station: The Bluest Note (dig) (Tuff Kong)
Tech N9ne: EnterFear (dig) (Strange Music)
Tory Lanez: The New Toronto (dig) (Warner)
Trouble: Thug Luv (dig) (Deaf Jam)
Westside Gunn: Pray for Paris (dig) (Griselda)
Wiz Khalifa: Kush & Orange Juice [2 LP 10th anniversary ed.] (Rostrum)
Wiz Khalifa: The Saga Of (dig) (Taylor Gang/Atlantic)
YSN Flow: Flow $ZN (dig) (Republic)
Reggae, International
Bamba Wassoulou Groove: Dankele (Lusafrica)
Darkovibes: Kpanlogo (dig)
Laurel Aitken & Friends: Skinhead Train: Complete Singles Collection 1969-1970 (5 CD set) (Pressure Drop/Cherry Red)
Lee “Scratch” Perry: Techno Party (Ariwa Sounds)
Lee “Scratch” Perry & Mad Professor: Techno Dub (Ariwa Sounds)
Mad Professor: Dubtronic (Ariwa Sounds)
Paul Beaubrun: Rasanbleman (Ropeadope)
Santrofi: Alewa (Out Here)
Unified Highway: Headlines (Easy Star)
Soundtrack
Devonte Hynes: Queen & Slim (Original Motion Picture Score) (Domino)