Released 10 years ago today, ‘Groove Academy’ featured a new twist on Stanton Moore’s regular collaborations with Hammond B-3 and guitar.

Here is Butcher Brown’s new, smooth-as-a-baby’s-behind rendition of Ronnie Laws’ hypnotic groover from 1975, “Tidal Wave.” Good call for bringing such a fresh jam from the mid-70’s out of obscurity, as Black Moon did a generation ago.

Dave Stryker and his crack, soul-jazz combo offer their fourth ‘Eight Track’-branded album, where the only difference is the festive season theme.

The only way to lose with Ameondola Vs. Blades’ funky delight ‘Everybody Wins’ is if you miss out on putting an ear to it.

Created as a tribute to one of jazz’s organ masters, ‘Live in Music City’ instead ends up showcasing the promise and potential of Jimmie Smith.

The substantive ‘Respect My Art’ by Organ Freeman grooves, rocks and makes you feel good without that nasty guilty pleasure aftertaste.

‘Soul Tree’ is that kind of fundamentally solid, guitar/organ/drums record that you’d expect from a seasoned guitarist like Ed Cherry. You won’t go wrong here.

Les McCann’s free-form soul-jazz experiment ‘Invitation to Openness’ is the sound of someone loosing himself from the bonds of expectation.

There’s almost nothing they can’t do, as this project so amply shows.

A gateway to straight jazz? No, because if you embrace this music, you’ve already gone through gates and are heading down its fascinating corridors.