Following are additional albums released in March 2021 across multiple genres—some will be reviewed in future issues of Black Grooves.
Blues, Folk, Country
New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers: Vol. 2 (Stony Plains)
Classical
Demondrae Thurman: Sound & Light (euphonium/piano) (Navona)
Funk, Rock, Pop, House, Electronic
Chuck Berry: Toronto Rock & Rock Revival 1969 (remastered ed.) (Sunset Blvd)
The J.B’s: Food For Thought / Doing It To Death / Damn Right I Am Somebody (Robinsongs)
Tower of Power: 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater [2-CD + DVD] (Mack Ave./Artistry)
Various: The Charles Craig Trunk of Funk Vol. 1 (Soul Bank Music)
Visionist: A Call To Arms (Mute)
Gospel, Spirituals, CCM
CeCe Winans: Believe For It (Fair Trade)
Evvie McKinney: This Is Evvie McKinney EP (Motown Gospel)
Various: Say Amen Somebody Soundtrack (Liberation Hall/MVD)
Jazz
Brand New Heavies: Shibuya 357 (Live In Tokyo 1992) (Acid Jazz)
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels: Tone Poem (Blue Note)
Dr. Lonnie Smith: Breathe (Blue Note)
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, & LSO: Promises (Luaka Bop)
Hamiet Bluiett: Bearer of the Holy Flame (reissue) (Black Fire/Strut)
Hasaan Ibn Ali: Metaphysics: The Lost Atlantic Album (Omnivore)
Hugh Masekela: Live at the Record Plant, 24th February 1974 (Honeypie)
Jazz WORMS: Squirmin’ (Capri)
Keith Jarrett: Sun Bear Concerts (reissue) (ECM)
Logan Richardson: AfroFuturism (Whirlwind)
Lon Moshe & Southern Freedom Arkestra: Love Is Where The Spirit Lies (reissue) (Black Fire/Strut)
Miguel Zenón: Law Years: The Music of Ornette Coleman (dig) (Miel Music)
Reggie Quinerly: New York Nowhere (Redefinition)
Wes Montgomery: The NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings (Live) (Jazzline)
R&B, Soul
Bobby Womack: The Poet (remastered ed.) (ABKCO)
Bobby Womack: The Poet II (remastered ed.) (ABKCO)
Bubbha Thomas: Life & Times (reissue) (Tidal Waves Music)
Gallant: Neptune (Empire)
Jacksons: The Jacksons Live! (expanded ed.) (Sony)
Jon Batiste: We Are (Verve)
Joyce Wrice: Overgrown (dig)
Karl Benjamin: D.R.I.S.T. EP (Atlantic UK)
Mary Wilson: Mary Wilson (Expanded ed.) (Motown/Ume)
serpentwithfeet: Deacon (Secretly Canadian)
Sly5thAve: What It Is: Live Before the Lockdown (dig) (Tru Thoughts)
Starrah: The Longest Interlude (dig)
Teena Marie: John Morales Presents – Love Songs & Funky Beats (BBE)
The Weeknd: House of Balloons (10th Anniversary ed.) (Republic)
Trevor Jackson: The Love Language (dig) (Born Art/EMPIRE)
Rap & Hip Hop
22gz: The Blixky Tape 2 (dig) (Atlantic)
24kGoldn: El Dorado (Columbia)
4Hunnid: Gang Affiliated (dig) (4Hunnid)
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist: Haram (dig) (Backwoodz Studioz)
Badda TD: Prince of Flatbush (dig) (Epic/Humble King)
Benny The Butcher and Harry Fraud: The Plugs I Met 2 (dig) (Griselda)
BlueBucksClan: Clan Virus 2 (OTB)
Caleborate: Light Hit My Skin (TBKTR/AWAL)
Clay “Krucial” Perry III: If We Must Die (dig) (Warner)
DDG & OG Parker: Die 4 Respect (Epic)
Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats: Unlocked 1.5 (Loma Vista)
Devin the Dude: Soulful Distance (Coughee Brothaz Ent)
DJ Muggs & Flee Lord: Rammellzee (sig) (Soul Assasin)
Drake: Scary Hours 2 EP (dig)
Guapdad 400 and !llmind: 1176 (dig)
Joey Trap: Loyalty (dig) (Young Rich Squad)
K Camp and Rare Sound: Rare Sound Unloaded (dig) (Rare Sound)
Kalan.FrFr: TwoFr2 (dig) (Roc Nation)Leeky Bandz: Life After Future (dig) (Atlantic)
Molly Brazy: Pink Molly EP (dig) (Empire)
Nappy Nina & Jwords: Double Down (dig)
OFB, Bandokay & Double Lz: Drill Commandments (dig) (Rattrap Reality Ltd.)
OMB Peezy: Too Deep For Tears (dig) (300 Ent.)
Only the Family: Loyal Bros (dig) (Empire)
Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin: $mokebreak (dig) (Lex)
Price: F.O.E.S (dig) (Clrd Ent)
Rod Wave: SoulFly (Alamo)
Saigon: Pain Peace and Prosperity: The Yardfather Album (Point Blank Media)
Serious Klein: Ludus (dig) (Guin)
Termanology & Shortfyuz: Goya 3 (dig) (Brick)
Tireek & Lonely Leonard: CROOKLAND (Goat Gang)
Tokyo Jetz: Cancel Culture (dig) (Grand Hustle/Empire)
Trap Manny: In Trap We Trust (Atlantic/Highbridge)
UMI: Introspection Reimagined (RCA)
Vic Mensa: I Tape (dig) (Roc Nation)
Vic Spencer: Psychological Cheat Sheet 2 (dig) (Old Fart Luggage)
YBN Almighty Jay: Battling My Spirit (Atlantic)
YBN Nahmir: Visionland (dig) (Atlantic)
Young Dolph & Key Glock: Dum and Dummer 2 (Paper Route/Empire)
Reggae, Latin, International
Derrick Harriott & The Crystalites: The Undertaker (expanded ed.) (Doctor Bird/Cherry Red)
Gentleman’s Dub Club: Down To Earth (Easy Star)
Kiazi Malonga: Tembo Kia Ngoma (Redtone)
Omar Sosa: An East African Journey (Ota)
Various: Edo Funk Explosion Vol.1 (Analog Africa)
Witch Camp: I’ve Forgotten Now Who I Used to Be (Six Degrees)
Yabby You & the Prophets: Conquering Lion (expanded ed.) (Pressure Sounds)
Soundtracks
Andra Day: The United States Vs. Billie Holiday (Warner)
Spoken Word
Ross Gay: Dilate Your Heart (Jagjaguwar)