インディソウル大賞 2006 貴方の年間ベスト・アルバムは!? 今年発売のアルバムを総括！ その1
メジャーR&Bアルバムの発売が極端に減った2006年。その鬱憤はインディで晴らす！と言わんばかりに怒涛のリリース量を記録したインディ・ソウル作品の2006年。そのインディの中でもメジャー流通のあるインディ物から、本当にアーティスト自身が手作業で作ったインディ作品まで、より広がりを見せることとなった。
ネットの繁栄により情報はいくらでも入手できる時代。そんな時代でも地道に活動を続けるローカルな作品の素晴らしさに心打たれると同時に、所謂"メジャー落ち"を同等のレベルで語るのもいささか抵抗があるものの、これもインディ・ソウルという楽しみ方の醍醐味ということで。
それではいって参りましょう！インディ・ソウル（一部メジャー作品含む）〜コンテンポラリー新録作品大賞2006ラインナップを一挙ご紹介です！
■男性ソロ部門
JEFF HENDRICK / SOUL CELEBRATION (BOUT TIME PRODUCTIONS)
WINFREE / MY DIARY (WINFREE MUSIC)
CJ ANTHONY / I LET HEAVEN GO (CRDAJO)
GLENN JONES / FOREVER: TIMELESS R&B CLASSICS (SHANACHIE)
K-CI / MY BOOK (BUNGALO)
FREDDIE JACKSON / TRANSITIONS (ORPHEUS)
TREY LORENZ / MR. MISTA (X RAY)
DEPONCE / DEVOTION (DMG)
DEPONCE / FROM MY WINDOW (DMG)
RALPH TRESVANT / RIZZWAFAIRE (XZAULT)
RAY PARKER JR / I'M FREE! (RAYDIO MUSIC)
KHALIL / TEASE U PLEASE U (TEASE U PLEASE U)
BILLY COOK / TRUTH (BATTISTE MUZIC)
ROBERT R. BYRD / THEY CALL ME RONDELL (BALLARD HILL RECORDS )
AL MCCOY / RATEDR (PASSPORT RECORDS)
MCKAY / MCKAY (B-MIND ENTERTAINMENT)
EBAN BROWN / EXIT 15 (STARDOM RECORDS)
EBAN BROWN / RESTLESS SOUL (STARDOM RECORDS)
MG / STILL (MEJE ENTERTAINMENT)
MARQUES CALLAWAY / THE MAYOR OF DA SOUTH (50/50 ENTERTAINMENT)
K'JON / THIS IS ME (CHOPPER CITY RECORDS)
BRIAN OWENS / B NATURAL (MO JONES MUSIK)
EDDIE CAIN / SEX IN THE CITY VOL.1 (BCD MUSIC)
STEPHEN BAYLISS / PLAY FOR KEEPS (STEPHEN BAYLISS)
STEVE SALAS / REFLECTIONS (THUMP)
JULIUS PETTY / THANK YOU (FEEL SO GOOD ENTERTAINMENT)
MARCUS DAWSON / THIS IS MY LETTER (HOTPRAISE)
RYCH / RYCH (RYETT RYCH PUBLISHING)
BILLY GRIFFIN / LIKE WATER (EXPANSION)
JAMES DAY / BETTER DAYS (EXPANSION)
KARLYTON KK CLANTON / SPEAK FOR ME (68 STREET RECORDS)
RAZAH / NEW R IN R&B (MAJOR KEY ENTERTAINMENT)
CARDELL / I LOVE YOU (CLASSIC SOUL)
ZIEME / SCREAM MY NAME (WISE MEN ENTERTAINMENT)
KRYSTYLEZ / KRYSTYLEZ (KRYSTYLEZ)
BANKY W. / BACK IN THE BUILDIN' (EMPIRE MATES)
TY STEPHENS / AQUARIAN MIND (MUSICHAMELEON)
JC / ALL OF ME (JC SMOOTH MUSIC)
LORENCE MICHAELS / IN THE RAIN (HA LA ENTERTAINMENT)
BIG WILL / GHETTO SOUL (BOBBIN HEADS ENTERTAINMENT)
RYAN TOBY / SOUL OF A SONGWRITER (OVERFLOW ENTERTAINMENT)
MIKE HAMMOND / MIKE HAMMOND (MBERNARD MUSIC)
YOUNG DEBARGE / HUNT (OCF RECORDS)
TONY LINDSEY / TONY LINDSEY (GRUVE ENTERTAIMENT)
FRANK MCCOMB / THE TRUTH VOL.2 (EXPANSION)
DARIEN BROCKINGTON / SOMEBODY TO LOVE (HALL OF JUSTUS/ABB SOUL)
W.ELLINGTON FELTON / OUTROSPECTIVE: ME THEN ME NOW (GPM)
PETER HADAR / MEMORIES OF THE HEART (COOL WEIRDOS MUSIC)
ERIC ROBERSON / ERRO LIVE VOL: DC (A BLUE ERRO SOUL)
V / REVELATION IS NOW TELEVISED (BBE)
RAY ROBINSON / WHAT IT IS (2 FUNKY RECORDS)
ダーネル・ケンドリックス / ストロベリー・レモネード (BMFN)
■女性ソロ部門
MARVA KING / SOUL SISTAH (EXPANSION)
JOSEPHINE SINCERE / WILDFLOWER (KIXX RECORDS)
SHANICE / EVERY WOMAN DREAMS (PLAY ENTERTAINMENT)
MIKI HOWARD / PILLOW TALK (SHANACHIE)
MAYSA / SWEET CLASSIC SOUL (SHANACHIE)
JOI / TENNESSEE SLIM IS THE BOMB (JOILICIOUS RECORDS)
TERRI WALKER / I AM (DEKKOR RECORDS)
ALICE SMITH / FOR LOVERS DREAMERS & ME (BBE)
GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW / OLESI: FRAGMENTS OF AN EARTH (STONES THROW)
AMEL LARRIEUX / MORNING (BLISSLIFE RECORDS)
■グループ部門
SMUV / GROWN MAN (TRACKLAB)
3PC. (3PIECE) / YOUR BODY'S CALLIN' (RED/WALK ENTERTAINMENT INC.)
214 / FINALLY (COZ RECORDS)
DEEP3 / TOTAL SHOCK (EXECUTIVE HITS)
ENTITY / LOCKED DOORS (D1 MUSIC)
GROUP X / DIRTY (TITAN/PYRAMID)
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT / WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS (BOSS ENTERTAINMENT)
6TH DAY / FOREVER STARTS TODAY (EPICENTER)
DAE WON / DAE WON (NEUHAUS ENTERTAINMENT)
RATED R / HOTTIE (MUSIC WORKS)
SOULFRUIT / HOMEGROWN (SOULFRUIT RECORDINGS)
D-EL / LIFE STORIES (ONE ENTERTAINMENT)
PROMINENT / 42 GRAMS (ROYALTY MUSIC)
ORAN JUICE JONES PRESENTS THE TRIFLIN' FAMILY / TRIFE LIFE (TRIFLIN RECORDS)
SILK / ALWAYS AND FOREVER (SHANACHIE)
PERSUADERS / MADE TO BE LOVED (IT'S SOUL TIME!)
POWER / POWER (MOONSOUND RECORDS)
FLOATERS / WAY WE WERE - A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE (FLOATERS)
WHISPERS / FOR YOUR EARS ONLY (SATIN TIE PRODUCTIONS)
TEMPTATIONS / REFLECTIONS (NEW DOOR)
TEMPTATIONS REVIEW FEAT.DENNIS EDWARDS / LOOK WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE (3M MUSIC/TASEIS)
FOUR TOPS & SIMONE VITALE BAND / GOIN' HOME 'ROUND MIDNIGHT (SIMONE RECORDS)
PERRY JENKINS AND THE LORD MERCINARIES / JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU (MOST HIGH MUSIC)
STATUS IV / FINALLY...FROM GOD'S POINT OF VIEW (TOTAL SUCCESS RECORDS)
ESCORTS / AT THE APPOLO N.Y.C. (TLE MUSIC)
ESCORTS / BACK TO LOVE (TLE MUSIC)
INFATUATION / SECRET LOVE/BODY AND SOUL (INFATUATION)
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