Clive Palmer definitely has an original band here – a group who have some of the acoustic elements of The Incredible String Band, of which he was a part – but who also come across with a sound that's a lot more ancient, dark, and spooky too! Vocals are by Clive and Mick Bennett – ... (Rock) read moreCD
Arnett Cobb on tenor sax, David Page on trumpet, Michael Wood on trombone, George Rhodes on piano, Walter Buchanan on bass & George Jones on drums. (Jazz) CD
Billy Cobham —
Crosswinds ... LP Atlantic, 1974. Near Mint- ...
$11.9914.99
A masterful album from Billy Cobham – and maybe the best 70s record to really demonstrate the unique place he found for himself in 70s fusion! The album soars with a sound that really lives up to its cover image – but it's also not the heavy-jamming affair of some of Billy's more ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rockefeller label pressing with RI suffix. Cover has a partially unglued seam)
Billy Cobham —
Inner Conflicts ... CD Atlantic/Wounded Bird, 1978. New Copy ...
$10.9913.99
Billy's got no "inner conflicts" here – as the album's a full-on set of heavy jamming, one that features some nice electronics alongside Billy's drums! The album's actually one of our favorite Cobham sessions of the 70s – a record that we'd rank right up there with Spectrum ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Billy Cobham —
Life & Times ... CD Atlantic/Wounded Bird, 1976. New Copy ...
$11.9912.99
Full-on fusion from the great Billy Cobham – a set that has the drummer working at his most pyrotechnic, with amazing action on the kit that just about none of his contemporaries could ever hope to touch! Some moments have Cobham really taking off into the skies, right from the start of a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Heavy-jamming fusion from Billy Cobham – done at a time when he was already cutting plenty of heavy-jamming fusion! The album was recorded live in Switzerland and London – all very much in a post Bitches Brew approach to jazz that has all players going pedal to the metal in pursuit of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light surface wear and a few small corner bends.)
Billy Cobham —
Spectrum ... LP Atlantic, 1973. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$14.99
A monstrous bit of jazzy fusion from the 70s – and the record that really put drummer Billy Cobham on the map – virtually creating his own sort of space between jazz, funk, and prog – thanks to the help of an all star lineup too! Cobham is tremendous on drums – and is ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Pre-Warner Rockefeller label pressing with RI suffix. Cover has light surface wear and a small center split in the bottom seam.)
A monstrous bit of jazzy fusion from the 70s – and the record that really put drummer Billy Cobham on the map – virtually creating his own sort of space between jazz, funk, and prog – thanks to the help of an all star lineup too! Cobham is tremendous on drums – and is ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A live bit of fusion supergroup jamming – one in which Billy Cobham and George Duke are joined by Alphonso Johnson and John Scofield in a set of really soulful numbers! The main focus here is straight fusion jamming, but there's also a nice undercurrent of funk and soul in the set as well ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
You might know Cochemea Gastelum from his work in The Dap-Kings over the years – but this time around, the saxophonist is very much his own man – blowing a version of his instruments that often seems electrified, ala classic Varitone from the late 60s – used in these really new ... (Deep Funk) read moreCD
Eddie Cochran —
Early Years ... LP Ace (UK), Late 1950s. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$11.99
A great collection of early work from this rocking legend – including a few unissued cuts, and work with Jerry Capeheart, and as the Cochran Brothers! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Unissued Liberty Records material from the great Eddie Cochran – with titles that include "Jam Sandwich", "Dark Lonely Street", "Am I Blue", "Guybo", "Eddie's Blues", "Little You", "Hammy Blues", and "I've Waited So ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s reissue pressing – in a cool flipback cover!)
Eddie Cochran —
Great Hits ... LP Liberty, 1960s. Near Mint- ...
$1.993.99
A really great collection of rare work from this hard-edged rocker – unusual singles for labels that include Ekko and Silver, and even some live radio work from London in 1960! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Eddie Cochran —
My Way ... LP Liberty, 1962. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
Eddie's not singing the Frank Sinatra hit here – as the tune's instead one of his own, in a set that has a number of other originals too! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic posthumous collection of work from this raw early rocker – with cuts that include "Nervous Breakdown", "Lonely", "Twenty Flight Rock", "Weekend", "Boll Weevil", "Love Again", "Milk Cow Blues", and "Little ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing. Back cover has some light pen.)
Eddie Cochran —
On The Air ... LP United Artists (UK), Mid 50s-Early 60s. Sealed ...
$3.99
Includes a performance from the British TV show "Boy Meets Girl" from 1960, plus an interview with Cochran from 1957. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Hey, don't hold Wayne Cochran's hair against him – because he's one massively soulful dude, despite a high white pompadour – and really knew how to rock the clubs back in the 60s! Cochran's a really unique figure – working with a look that was whiter-than-white, but coming across ... (Soul) read moreCD
A great later set from guitar genius Dennis Coffey – one that has him continuing the great run of instrumental funk albums he started a few years before – while also changing up the groove a bit more for the time! The set shows some of Coffey's influence working with clubbier acts on ... (Soul) read moreCD
Dennis Coffey —
Electric Coffey ... CD Sussex/Octave (Japan), 1972. New Copy ...
$10.9914.99
Mad funk from Dennis Coffey – and the follow-up to his landmark Evolution album! It's interesting to note that Coffey's group is listed as the "Detroit Guitar Band" – which kind of foregrounds their link between the city's two strongest music sides of the late 60s: the hard ... (Soul) read moreCD
Dennis Coffey —
Instant Coffey ... CD Sussex/Octave (Japan), 1974. New Copy ...
$19.9924.99
There's nothing instant about this album from the great Dennis Coffey – as the set marks a continuing evolution of the fantastic guitar sound he forged on the Detroit scene from the late 60s onward – that wicked blend of funk, soul, jazz, and a bit of rock – served up wonderfully ... (Soul) read moreCD
There's nothing instant about this album from the great Dennis Coffey – as the set marks a continuing evolution of the fantastic guitar sound he forged on the Detroit scene from the late 60s onward – that wicked blend of funk, soul, jazz, and a bit of rock – served up wonderfully ... (Soul) read moreCD
Avishai Cohen —
Trumpet Player ... LP Fresh Sound (Spain), 2003. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
$24.9939.99
The debut as a leader from trumpeter Avishai Cohen – and a set that's the start of a great legacy for one of the freshest new voices on his instrument in the past few decades! Here, Cohen is maybe a bit bolder and swinging than on some of his later ECM recordings – and working in a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
New Skin for Leonard Cohen, who by 1974 was ready to start singing with a bit more flair, and do so over more textured arrangements – but still raw both emotionally and in the unglossy instrumentation! The core of the sound is still Cohen's voice, his words, and acoustic guitar – but ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sundazed reissue. Includes the insert. Cover has minimal wear and a small piece of paper stuck to the bottom right corner.)
The second album from Leonard Cohen – a more stripped down effort produced by Bob Johnston, with some really odd washes of sound on the outer edges of the sound – adding some slightly uneasy atmosphere that's paired masterfully with Cohen's moody pen. An album full of subtle triumphs, ... (Rock) read moreCD
Leonard Cohen's debut for Columbia, one of the most astounding first albums if its era, and to this day a towering achievement in both songwriting and myth making! The production is that perfectly haunting mix of sparseness and grandeur, with Cohen's lyricism piercing and penetrating wonderfully ... (Rock) read moreCD
Al Cohn leads a host of great sax players like Gene Quill, Sol Schlinger, Phil Bodner, and Zoot Sims through a set of tight arrangements that have nice little openings for searing solos by the stars. There's a lot of tracks (including "Shazam", "Shutout", "Villa ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original yellow label pressing with deep groove. Cover has surface wear and aging.)
Al Cohn is one of those players who continued to stay great, even as the years went on – still growing and developing his amazing skills on tenor, although often without all the flair and fanfare of his contemporaries! But when Cohn got the right setting to show his skills, he could really ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A tight little no-nonsense set from Al Cohn – the kind of record that he seemed to cut perfectly at the time, in a mold that he was helping trademark as the RCA 50s approach to jazz! The tunes are all quite short, and mostly familiar numbers – but they're arranged with a west coast-ish ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Lots of heavy love here – a wonderful sense of rapport between the great tenorist Al Cohn and piano genius Jimmy Rowles! Both musicians were still recording heavily at the time of this album, but the record seems to capture them in a really special space that still stands strongly on its own ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A twin-tenor classic from the team of Al Cohn and Zoot Sims – one of the duo's best-remembered albums from their 50s years at RCA – and a perfect blend of their talent for individual improvisation and unified ensemble energy! The album boasts 2 different groups – one with Hank ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Al Cohn & Zoot Sims —
Motoring Along ... CD Sonet/Universal (Sweden), 1975. Used ...
$18.99
The team of Al & Zoot are wonderfully reunited in this classic 70s session – an album that still crackles with all their best twin-tenor frontline styles, but which also has a more fluid, free, and easygoing feel than their work in the 50s! The rhythm session on the set features some ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 2004 pressing with 3 bonus tracks!)
Al Cohn & Zoot Sims —
You N Me ... CD Mercury/Verve, 1960. Used ...
$9.99
One of the best albums that Al Cohn and Zoot Sims ever cut together – and that's saying a lot, given the strength of their collaborations during the 50s and 60s! The set's got a nice small group feeling, and is a bit more open and relaxed than some of their RCA material – still in the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(2002 Verve Master Edition in a tri-fold digipack.)
Al Cohn & Zoot Sims —
You N Me ... LP Mercury, 1960. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
One of the best albums that Al Cohn and Zoot Sims ever cut together – and that's saying a lot, given the strength of their collaborations during the 50s and 60s! The set's got a nice small group feeling, and is a bit more open and relaxed than some of their RCA material – still in the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s Japanese pressing – EXPR-1001. Cover has light wear and a cutout notch.)
A massive set of music recorded for RCA in 1955 – five classic albums, all featuring shifting lineups of players related to the Count Basie Band! The style here is often a bit more modern than most Basie work, but still also shows an undeniably strong sense of rhythm – one that comes ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A classic set of interlocking tenor work from 3 giants who made up the best part of Woody Herman's classic 4 horn lineup – Al Cohn, Bill Perkins, and Richie Kamuca – all coming together here in small group formation! The album's a wonderful example of the way that the hornplay of the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet —
Emergence ... CD Play On, 2022. Used ...
$4.99
Alex Coke on flute and sax, Carl Michel on guitar, Bob Hoffner on pedal steel guitar, Eliane Barber on harp, Carolyn Trowbridge on vibes, and James Sutter on bass. (Jazz) CD
Cold Chisel —
East ... LP Elektra, 1980. Near Mint- ...
$7.99
A great record by this very overlooked singer – a real hip cat on the early 60s New York scene – very jazzy, and very groovy! (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has a split spine & bottom seam, with mostly split top seam, surface wear, many ink stamps on front and back. Vinyl is great!)
Bobby Cole —
Point Of View ... CD P-Vine (Japan), 1964/1990s. New Copy ...
$18.9924.99
An incredible treasure from a lost vocal jazz genius – the little-known Bobby Cole, every bit as great a singer as he was a songwriter, very unusual for the time! Bobby was probably best remembered as the house pianist at Jillys, but at the time of this 1964 recording, he was poised to ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Cozy Cole's All Stars are Cole on drums, Coleman Hawkins and Walter "Foots" Thomas on saxes, Charlie Shavers on trumpet, Tiny Grimes on guitar, Clyde Hart on piano, Hank D'Amico on clarinet and Slam Stewart on bass. (78 RPM) 78 RPM, Vinyl record
(Disc has a tiny edge crack. Label has a spot of marker.)
Cozy Cole's All Stars are Cole on drums, Coleman Hawkins and Walter "Foots" Thomas on saxes, Clyde Hart on piano, Tiny Grimes on guitar, Charlie Shavers on trumpet, Slam Stewart on bass and Hank D'Amico on clarinet. (78 RPM) 78 RPM, Vinyl record
Freddy Cole on vocals and piano, Eddie Edwards on bass, and Ed Zad on drums – performing titles that include "Where Did Everyone Go?", "The Best Man", "Funny (Not Much)", "Home Fried Potatoes", and "Nat Cole Medley" – a 10 minute tribute ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Two rare European records from Freddy Cole – best known to most of us in the US as a jazz singer! One More Love Song is surprisingly soulful set from Freddy – quite different than some of the straighter jazz vocals he's cut over the years! This rare gem was recorded in The Netherlands ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Rare late 60s work from guitar genius Jerry Cole – and even more compelling than his famous records from earlier in the decade! This collection unearths a lost side of Jerry's career – tripped-out psych instrumentals from 1967 and 1968, recorded under a variety of different aliases ... (Rock) read moreCD
Early sides by Nat King Cole, recorded in the pre-Capitol years – and done in a mixture of vocal and instrumental modes, with trio backing that featured Oscar Moore on guitar and Wesley Prince on bass. The tunes are still very much solid early Nat at his best – a lightly blended mix of ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes the tracks "Man I Love", "Body & Soul", "It's Only A Paper Moon", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Easy Listenin Blues", "It Is Beter To Be By Yourself", "Sweet Lorraine", and "Embraceable You". (78 RPM) 78 RPM, Vinyl record
(Cover has some splitting on the spine, edge wear, light surface wear.)
A great collection of bop sides from 40s LA – tracks that ostensibly feature Cole on piano, jamming with Lester Young on tenor and Red Callender on bass! Oddly, no other players are listed in the notes – even though there's clearly a drummer and trumpeter on the session – so it's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy maroon label pressing, with deep groove. Cover has a split spine.)
A great small club performance from Nat King Cole – of the sort he never really recorded for Capitol Records, even though this set is right in the middle of his glory days on the label! In some ways, the set hearkens back to Nat's roots – maybe no surprise, as he's back in Chicago ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nat King Cole —
LOVE ... LP Capitol, 1965. Very Good ...
$6.99
Arranged by Ralph Carmichael, with trumpet solos by Bobby Bryant! Includes Nat's classic reading of "LOVE", plus "Girl From Ipanema", "More", "Coquette", "Swiss Retreat", and "My Kind Of Girl". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing. Cover has minimal wear and aging.)
Late Nat King Cole – an album from the early 60s for Capitol, featuring expansive arrangements from Ralph Carmichael! The style here is a bit more flowery than on Nat's earlier work – with him singing in kind of a grand voice, amidst large orchestrations and occasional backing chorus ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing – W 2117 – still sealed with price sticker remnants. Shrinkwrap has a small hole at the bottom right corner.)
A nice little session that's one of Nat's last great vocal albums – thanks to some solid jazz backing by George Shearing. Shearing's group here is a super-hip west coast Latin one, with Emil Richards on vibes, Al Hendrickson on guitar, Al McKibbon on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums. Most ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s UK Music For Pleasure pressing, in a slightly different cover variant. Shrink has a sticker remnant.)
18 great tracks that show Nat's strong ability to handle material as a romantic and ballad singer – not in kind of a weepy mode, but in a sophisticated strong-willed style that was a perfect blend of measured emotion and simmering intensity. Titles include "Love Is The Thing", ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Early recordings by the King Cole Trio, with Nat King Cole on piano, Oscar Moore on guitar, and Johnny Miller on bass, and also with a later line-up of Irving Ashby on guitar, Joe Comfort on bass, and Jack Costanzo on bongos. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(70s green label pressing. Cover has clear tape on the top seam.)
Titles include "Unforgettable", "Mona Lisa", "Too Young", "Red Sails In The Sunset", "Portrait Of Jennie", and "Answer Me My Love". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(80s French pressing on Pathe Marconi. Cover has light ringwear, edge wear, yellowing from age, and is lightly bent at the edges.)
A nice 12" LP issue from the 50s of sides originally released as 10" LPs – early work that Cole recorded for Capitol, during the years 1943 to 1949, when he was an up and coming talent from the Hollywood scene, blending together jazz, swing, and a touch of blues – to craft one ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono turquoise label pressing. Cover has a small top seam split, but looks nice overall.)
One of our favorite albums by Nat King Cole – done with a bit more depth and feeling than some of his other Capitol sets of the time – and some great jazzy backings, too! Arrangements are by Dave Cavanaugh, but there's almost a Basie-like quality to the group at times – never too ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s French pressing on Pathe Marconi. Cover has light wear, some aging, and a bent portion at the top of the spine.)
A nice moody one from Nat's later years – with arrangements by Gordon Jenkins, and unusual titles that include "No I Don't Want Her", "Where Did Everybody Go", "If Love Ain't There", "Someone To Tell It To", and "I Keep Goin Back To Joe's". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
CD includes 28 tracks, with music by the early King Cole Trio, plus some nice solo material too! Titles that include "Nature Boy", "Too Young", "Send For Me", "Mona Lisa", "On The Street Where You Live", "Almost Like Being In Love", "S ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
An unforgettable album from Natalie Cole – a record that came at a time when her R&B career was faltering slightly, and a set that not only helped Natalie reach a new level of sophistication in her music – but also find a huge new audience too! If the title sounds familiar, it's ... (Soul) read moreCD
An unforgettable album from Natalie Cole – a record that came at a time when her R&B career was faltering slightly, and a set that not only helped Natalie reach a new level of sophistication in her music – but also find a huge new audience too! If the title sounds familiar, it's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Swing, Gramophone, and Ultraphone recordings done in Paris with Django Reinhardt, Herman Chittison, Stephane Grappelly, Eddie Brunner, and others – 23 tracks total. (Jazz) CD
One of the greatest albums as a leader from tenorist George Coleman – an artist who we feel often never gave us enough with himself in the lead as well! George brings in that great edge he used on earlier sessions with other leaders, while still also really establishing himself as one of the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The music of Richard Rodgers – swung beautifully by tenorist George Coleman – blowing in that clear, strong, soulful style we love so much! The rhythm section is great – a cooking lineup that features Harold Mabern on piano, Jamil Nasser on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A wonderful session of 60s Hammond jazz – a record that was somewhat overlooked at the time, but which has really gotten the attention it deserves over the years! The album's one of a rare few cut by organist Gloria Coleman – an obscure east coast player who was also the wife of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great 180 gram version – pressed at Third Man in Detroit!)
We'll be honest with you – we love this stuff! Sure, Ornette made some great recordings for a number of other labels – but as a whole, his Atlantic stuff is some of the greatest modern jazz ever recorded, and no other period of an artist is more worth collecting and having in a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Original pressing in the heavy outer slipcase – in great shape!)