JAZZ DISPENSARY CELEBRATES A DECADE OF GOOD VIBES AND DEEP CUTS WITH LIMITED-EDITION LP, COSMIC STASH: HIGH LIGHTS, AND GLOBAL LISTENING PARTIES

A decade of dankness. Ten years ago this month, Craft Recordings launched Jazz Dispensary—a homegrown imprint that curates mind-expanding, high-grade sounds drawn from the finest strains of jazz, funk, soul, and beyond. What began as a cult vinyl series in 2016—launching with the sought-after Cosmic Stash box set on Record Store Day—soon evolved into a destination for curious and discerning listeners worldwide, through limited-edition compilations, rare album reissues, partnerships, playlists, and events.

To mark the brand’s tenth anniversary, the musical sommeliers at Jazz Dispensary are paying homage to the release that started it all with Cosmic Stash: HIGH Lights. Arriving 4/20 and available only at select retailers, the limited-edition 1-LP set features selections from the original Cosmic Stash, culled from each of the 4-LP collection’s “blends” (Soul Diesel, Purple Funk, OG Kush, and Astral Travelin’).

Inspired by some of modern music’s most iconic drum breaks and samples, HIGH Lights draws from the legendary catalogs of Prestige, Milestone, and Fantasy Records, with mood-enhancing cuts by Patrice Rushen, Funk, Inc., David Axelrod, The Blackbyrds, and Rusty Bryant, among others. The album is pressed on an eye-catching four-color splatter vinyl—taking a stylistic cue from the original Cosmic Stash jackets and LPs—and includes a “prescription” insert, while the album itself is housed in a giant grass bag.

In tandem with the release, record stores around the world will host official listening parties, with over 180 stores across the United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and beyond, where fans can pick up a copy of the record, enjoy anextended mix of curated tunes, receive exclusive Jazz Dispensary merch, and enter for a chance to win other Jazz Dispensary goodies. For a list of participating retailers, see below.

Since its inaugural release, Jazz Dispensary has grown into a brand of its own, revered for bringing deep catalog gems to the table and inspiring an elevated conversation. Initially defined by its vibey, limited-edition Record Store Day compilations—including Holiday Treats (Black Friday, 2016), The Dank D-Funk Blend (RSD 2019), and Night Lights (RSD 2025)—the imprint has expanded to offer 180-gram vinyl reissues of soul-jazz rarities, fusion cult-classics, and everything in between through its Top Shelf Series. Titles have included Cal Tjader’s Amazonas, Opa’s Goldenwings, and Joe Henderson’s Power to the People.

For those who prefer their jams delivered digitally, Jazz Dispensary also tenders an array of playlists, including Midnight Fantasy, High Fidelity, Jazz Dispensary’s Fusionland, and the guest artist-curated Astral Pilot. Last year, the short-form interview series What’s Your Spark? launched at the Newport Jazz Festival, with such guests as Christian McBride, Nubya Garcia, and La Lom.

Along the way, Jazz Dispensary has collaborated with a variety of partners—including California’s SPARC dispensary for the inaugural Private Stock Series release, Fords Gin for The Negroni Sessions LP (2025), and Los Angeles’ Pure Beauty dispensary, which developed an exclusive cannabis strain inspired by the label’s 2024 Black Friday compilation, The Golden Hour.

Over the years, the brand has drawn high praise from a broad array of respected outlets, including Pitchfork, which proclaimed, “When the heads at Jazz Dispensary are not going mad viral with dank jazz fusion memes on Instagram, they’re reissuing some of the best 1970s jazz records ever slapped down on tape,” alluding to the brand’s cult following on the internet, which evolved into a genuine cultural phenomenon in the recent years, amassing hundreds of thousands of followers and hundreds of millions of video views, introducing a new generation of listeners to the groovy world of jazz, funk, soul, and everything in between. DownBeat compared the imprint’s Record Store Day exclusives to “a homemade comp from a friend with a deep record shelf who knows exactly what they’re doing and doesn’t want to tax your attention span.” On the Top Shelf series, Goldmine declared, “Each release has been carefully chosen and meticulously reproduced to exemplify the distinction of what the album series represents. Simply put, these things sound amazing,” The Needle Drop’s Anthony Fantano added “…the performances are great…and the recording is awesome too…and that’s kind of given with these Jazz Dispensary reissues…” Meanwhile Clash exclaimed, “Crank it loud and let Jazz Dispensary improve your day…Truly sensational stuff.”

On the landmark anniversary for the imprint, Craft Recordings president and Jazz Dispensary founder Sig Sigworth remarked: “What began as a high concept—to create a cool narrative path for likeminded people to explore and discover deep jazz grooves—has blossomed into a successful home-grown cosmic journey for record collectors, crate diggers, and social meme culture, with plenty more fun to come…”

With a decade of dankness under their belt, the groove purveyors of Jazz Dispensary show no signs of slowing down. With deep catalog gems as their treasure and funky grooves as their fuel, their quest to bless discerning ears around the globe continues full speed ahead.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Rusty Bryant – Fire Eater (7” Edit)
2. Funk, Inc. – Kool Is Back (Edit)
3. Patrice Rushen – The Hump
4. Garty Bartz NTU Troop – Celestial Blues

Side B

1. David Axelrod – Mucho Chupar
2. Johnny Lytle – Tawhid
3. The Blackbyrds – Mysterious Vibes
4. Jack DeJohnette – Epilog
5. Johnny Hammond – Can’t We Smile

 

Participating Stores

Alabama
Birmingham: Seasick Records
Opelika: 10,000 Hz Records

Arizona
Goodyear: Deadwax Records
Phoenix: Stinkweeds
Phoenix: Tracks In Wax Records
Phoenix: Zia Records – Thunderbird
Tucson: Zia Records – Speedway

California
Burbank: Run Out Groove Records
Corona: DBZ Books N Records
Costa Mesa: Blind Dog Hifi
Escondido: Track City Records
Los Angeles: Nivessa
Napa: Folklore
Novato: Watts Music
Orange: Resident Vinyl
Orcutt: Paradise Records and Trading Post
Palm Desert: Dale’s Records and Skate Shop
San Diego: M-Theory Music
San Jose: Streetlight Records
San Luis Obispo: Boo Boo Records
Santa Cruz: Streetlight Records
Santa Rosa: The Next Record Store
Ventura: Salzer’s Records

Colorado
Boulder: Paradise Found Records & Music
Englewood: Sold Out Vinyl Records
Littleton: Vinyl Valhalla

Connecticut
Fairfield: Vinyl Street Co.
New London: Telegraph Autonomous Zone

Florida
Dunedin: D & J Records
Miami: Lucky Records
Miami: Sweat Records
Miami: Technique Records
Orlando: Park Ave CDs
Sarasota: Salty Dog Records
St. Augustine: Tonevendor
Stuart: Vintage Vibes Records
Tallahassee: Rearview Vintage and Vinyl
Tampa: Mojo Books & Records
West Palm Beach: Rust & Wax Record Shop

Georgia
Atlanta: Criminal Records
Atlanta: CratesATL
Carrollton: The Vinyl Frontier
Macon: Fresh Produce Records

Idaho
Boise: The Record Exchange
Boise: Modern Sounds Vinyl and Music

Illinois
Champaign: Exile on Main Street
Chicago: Shuga Records
Elmhurst: Elmhurst Records
McHenry: Siren Records McHenry
Normal: Waiting Room Records
Oak Park: Vals Halla Records
Woodstock: The Records Department

Indiana
Evansville: Atmosphere Collectibles
Evansville: Space Monkey Records
Indianapolis: Square Cat Vinyl
Marion: Psychedelic Cellar

Kansas
Hutchinson: Permanent Records
Overland Park: Vinyl Heaven

Kentucky
Bowling Green: Hard Copies
Paducah: Timeless Vinyl

Maryland
Hagerstown: Hub City Vinyl

Massachusetts
Fairhaven: Max J Records
Turners Falls: Music Connection

Michigan
Grand Ledge: Mi-Rural records
Lansing: The Record Lounge
Oak Park: Street Corner Music
Sterling Heights: Village Vinyl
Trenton: Slick disc

Minnesota
Burnsville: South Metro Music
Golden Valley: Down In The Valley
Mankato: Tune Town
Rochester: Treedome Vinyl + Vintage

Mississippi
Hattiesburg: T-Bones Records & Cafe
Jackson: Offbeat
Oxford: The End of All Music

Missouri
Saint Louis: Euclid Records
Sedalia: Jammin’ Nuggets Music

Nebraska
Lincoln: First Day Vinyl

New Hampshire
Manchester: Music Connection
Whitefield: Chris’s Nostalgia Shop

Nevada
Las Vegas: Zia Records – Eastern

New Jersey
Dover: Factory Records
Maplewood: SOMA Sounds
Milltown: Revilla Grooves

New Mexico
Taos: Heads Up Music

New York
Brooklyn: For The Record
Ellenville: Everything Nice
Horseheads: Squatch Den Records
New York: Rock and Soul
Poughkeepsie: Darkside Records
Rochester: Record Archive
Sayville: Buddha Belly Records
West Babylon: Looney Tunes

North Carolina
Charlotte: Lunchbox Records
Greensboro: Dictator Records Shop
Mooresville: Sell Your Soul Records
Raleigh: The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop
Wilmington: Schoolkids Records
Wilmington: The Fuzzy Needle
Wilmington: Yellow Dog Discs

Ohio
Columbus: Used Kids Records
Troy: Resignation Records
Urbana: Broken Melody Records
Yellow Springs: Toxic Beauty Records

Oklahoma
Tulsa: Josey Records

Oregon
Portland: Music Millennium
Portland: Vinyl Resting Place

Pennsylvania
Easton: Spin Me Round
Kutztown: Young Ones Records
Lancaster: Dreamin’ Human
Philadelphia: Main Street Music
Philadelphia: Latchkey
Phoenixville: Forever Changes Vinyl Lounge

South Dakota
Rapid City: Black Hills Vinyl

Tennessee
Clarksville: AndVinyl Records
Nashville: Grimey’s
Nashville: Vinyl Tap

Texas
Amarillo: High Fidelity Records
Arlington: CD Warehouse Records & Tapes
Arlington: ZT Records – Parks Mall
Garland: Dead Wax Records
Grand Prairie: Forever Young Records
Houston: Cactus Music
Keller: County Line Records
Sugar Land: ZT Records – First Colony
The Woodlands: Volume Music

Utah
Ogden: Lavender Vinyl
Provo: 3hive Record Lounge
Taylorsville: Graywhale

Vermont
Rutland: Mountain Music

Virginia
Charlottesville: Plan 9 Music
Richmond: Plan 9 Music

Washington
Bainbridge Island: Rockin Rubys Records
Edmonds: Musicology Co
Lynnwood: Silver Platters
Poulsbo: Rockin Rubys Records
Spokane: Resurrection Records
Vancouver: Ronald Records

Wisconsin
Appleton: Eroding Winds
Greenfield: Volta Records
Madison: Strictly Discs
Milwaukee: Lilliput Records
Waupaca: Back to the Vinyl
West Bend: Beat Goes On Records and More

Wyoming
Casper: Sonic Rainbow

United Kingdom
London: Sounds of the Universe
London: Stranger Than Paradise
Hastings/St. Leonards: Dark Circles

Germany
Dusseldorf: A&O Medien
Münster: Green Hell
Nürnberg: Mono-Ton
Hannover: 25 music
Hamburg: Selekta
Hamburg: JuJu Trumpet
Köln: Underdog
Dresden: Sweetwater

Netherlands
Amsterdam: Concerto
Delft: Sounds Delft
Den Haag: 33|45 Den Haag
Leiden: Velvet Leiden
Venlo: Sounds Venlo

Mexico
Mexico City: La Roma Records
Monterrey: Backtrack Vinyl Records

Australia
Melbourne: Happy Valley
Melbourne: Northside Records
Melbourne: Oh Jean Records
Sydney: Red Eye Records

Canada
Calgary, AB: Blackbyrd Myoozik
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC: Le Noise
Toronto, ON: Sonic Boom
Vancouver, BC: Audiopile
Vancouver, BC: Neptoon Records

Japan
Tokyo: Tower Records Shibuya