A stunning record that takes us back to the glory days of cosmic sounds at the start of the century – that moment when new ideas seem to be constantly exploding from the London scene in a flurry of classic records that really enriched our lives! That spirit is recaptured here beautifully ... (New Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A killer cut, and one that brings back the vocals of Paul Randolph in a really wonderful way – set to this jazzy groove that features keyboards from Mark De Clive-Lowe, who also produced the track! There's plenty of other live instrumentation in the track too – guitar, percussion, and ... (New Grooves) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Limited, numbered edition of 500 copies!)
Joshua Breakstone —
4/4=1 ... CD Mobile Fidelity, 1984. Used ...
$19.9924.99
Michael Brecker on tenor saxophone and electronic wind instrument – with Pat Metheny on guitar, Brad Mehldau and Herbie Hancock on piano, John Patitucci on bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums! (Jazz) CD
The original version of Brel's music, presented to American audiences – with translations by Mort Shuman and Eric Blau – and performances by Shuman, Elly Stone, Shawn Elliott, and Alice Whitfield. (Soundtracks) CD
The film soundtrack version of this famous 60s musical, which was based around the sounds of Belgian singer Jacques Brel. The film version shares many similarities to the broadway one – translations by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman, vocals by Shuman and Elly Stone – but the overall sound ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, cutout hole, and a small sticker mark.)
Brenda & The Tabulations —
Dry Your Eyes ... LP Dionn, 1967. Very Good ...
$36.9943.99
Incredible early work from Brenda & The Tabulations – one of the best male/female soul groups of their era, yet one that's often sadly overlooked! This album will more than display why the group are so great – as they have a unique quality that's soft and sweet, yet also deeply ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover is great. Vinyl has a mark that clicks on one track on side one, and for a bit of another on side two. Otherwise nice and clean.)
A pair of later jazzy vocal LP gems by Teresa Brewer, both backed by jazz greats – Songs Of Bessie Smith with Count Basie and Thad Jones, and It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing with Duke Ellington – both released by Flying Dutchman in 1973! Teresa's popularity peaked a ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Binker Golding on saxphone, Henry Kaiser & N.O. Moore on guitar, Olie Brice on double bass, and Eddie Prevost on percussion. (Jazz) CD
Brick —
Good High ... LP Bang, 1976. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
A killer debut from Brick – the start of a massive run at the end of the 70s, a time when the group was easily one of the biggest acts to come out of the up-and-coming Atlanta scene! Like some other Atlanta acts of the time, Brick had a way of fusing older funky soul on a tighter modern ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with Masterfonics etch. Cover is bent just a bit at the spine.)
An album with a very classic look on the cover – and an equally classic sound to match – one that takes us back to some of the hippest, coolest work by early 60s singers like Sam Cooke or Marvin Gaye! Both artists are a good comparison here, as Leon Bridges is unabashedly in the same ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
Features Antonio Hart on alto, Steve Turre on trombone, Mark Taylor on French horn, Roland Hanna on piano, and Michael Carvin on drums – plus a guest drums from Max Roach! (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, cutout notch through spine.)
Dee Dee Bridgewater —
Afro Blue ... LP Trio/Mr Bongo (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9927.98
One of the greatest jazz vocal albums of all time – and one of the first true moments of genius from a young Dee Dee Bridgewater! The album's a Japanese only release (proof that they're always hipper to our jazz artists than we are!) – and it features Dee Dee singing material that's ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dee Dee Bridgewater —
Dear Ella ... CD EmArcy/Decca, 1997. Used ...
$0.99
A surprising sort of set, one in which Dee Dee Bridgewater pays tribute to Ella Fitzgerald – a link we might never have expected in her style! Dee Dee's not totally copping Ella here, though – although she does sing a good number of tunes from the Fitzgerald songbook – and as ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
A beautiful love letter from Dee Dee Bridgewater to her adopted home of Paris – sung in French, and with a feel that's quite different than much of her recent work! The style here wonderfully mixes together bits of jazz and more traditional chanson – in a style that recalls some of the ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
One of Dee Dee Bridgewater's greatest jazz albums, and a very important record in her career – as it marked a shift back to straight jazz vocals, after years of working in a more R&B inflected mode. The album's recorded in Paris, where Dee Dee's spent an awful lot of time over the years, ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
A modern classic from Dee Dee Bridgewater – one of her hippest albums of the later years, thanks to a great choice of material, and some really wonderful execution! The album's a beautiful set of straight jazz vocal readings of some of Horace Silver's best compositions, and it also features ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
The rare first album by The Brief Encounter – a mid 70s funk group from North Carolina, but one who doesn't feel like a southern soul combo at all – as they work here with a sweet, strong, and jazzy flavor that makes them feel like the best of the California scene in the 70s! The group ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The rare first album by The Brief Encounter – a mid 70s funk group from North Carolina, but one who doesn't feel like a southern soul combo at all – as they work here with a sweet, strong, and jazzy flavor that makes them feel like the best of the California scene in the 70s! The group ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An obscure bit of boogie from Brief Encounter – a southern soul group known best for their mid 70s sides for the Sound Stage Seven label, stepping out here in a completely different 80s groove! Most tracks are upbeat and dancefloor funky – plenty of bass on the bottom and some sweet ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Limited Cut & Stick Edition – includes the Chris cover.)
Anne Briggs —
Anne Briggs ... LP Topic (UK), 1971. Near Mint- ...
$38.99
A lost gem from Anne Briggs – one of the lesser-known artists of the British underground folk scene at the end of the 60s – but a singer we'd rank right up there with the great Sandy Denny! Briggs works here in an ancient-sounding batch of material – the kind of tracks that ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram pressing, on 4 Men With Beards – a great copy!)
Anne Briggs —
Time Has Come ... LP CBS/Earth, 1971. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9931.99
A landmark album in the British folk scene at the start of the 70s – one of those records that was maybe a bit ignored at the time, but which has gone on to shape the sound of generations in the decades that followed! Anne Briggs has a really haunting voice – one that's got this spare, ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bright & Findlay —
Everything Is Slow ... LP Athens Of The North (UK), 2023. New Copy ...
$25.9928.99
James Alexander Bright joins forces here with Groove Armada's Tom Findlay – and the result is a set of grooves that partly have an 80s boogie sort of vibe, and partly reflect that sunnier, hazier sound that we've loved from the LA underground scene in recent years! Beats, basslines, and ... (New Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nick Brignola —
Burn Brigade ... LP Beehive, 1980. Near Mint- ...
$9.9914.99
A triple-baritone sax lineup – with Ronnie Cuber and Cecil Payne joining in with Brignola – and rhythm by Walter Davis Jr on piano, Walter Booker on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has minimal wear.)
Nick Brignola —
Poinciana ... CD Reservoir, 1997. Used ...
$3.99
The first solo album from Johnny Bristol – a genius soul talent who did a bunch of great work for Motown as a writer and arranger, breaking out here on his own! Like so many other behind-the-scenes talents from the late 60s, Johnny turned out to be an excellent soul artist in his own right ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has splitting on the seams and light surface wear.)
Brit Funk Association —
Ancestral Voices ... CD Expansion (UK), 2023. New Copy ...
$18.9921.99
That's almost an Earth Wind & Fire-styled image on the cover – and the Brit Funk Association definitely live up to the spirit of that scene – which is maybe no surprise, given that group members have a legacy that goes way back for many years on the UK soul scene! There's a warmth ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
(Red label stereo pressing with deep groove – 1W/1W. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Jakob Bro —
Streams ... LP ECM (Germany), 2016. Near Mint- ...
$34.99
Guitarist Jakob Bro leads a trio with Thomas Morgan on bass and Joey Barron on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram vinyl.)
Broadway Quintet —
Amalume ... LP Zambezi/Sharp Flat (Netherlands), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
Just Sold Out!
A killer full length set from this Zambian group of the 70s – a smaller combo made up of members from some of the bigger hotel bands of the time – coming together with a lean groove that's really wonderful throughout! Core elements include the guitar of Zacks Gwaze, the keyboards of ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Julius Brockington —
United Chair ... CD Today/Octave (Japan), 1973. New Copy ...
$18.9922.99
Keyboardist Julius Brockington really takes off here – in a style that's not quite funk, not quite jazz – and which has some of the unique sophisticated changes that Gene Harris was bringing to his Blue Note records in the mid 70s! Like Gene, Julius already has a strong background on ... (Soul) read moreCD
Broken Consort —
Crow Autumn ... CD Tompkins Square, 2010. Used Gatefold ...
$6.99
Georgeous and richly emotion instrumental textures from Richard Skelton's working again as A Broken Consort – crafting layers of atmospheric, evocative mood on Crow Autumn! Skelton's earlier limited edition 2 part alternate version was released on his own Sustain-Release label, and giving it ... (Rock) read moreCD
The only album ever from Broken Glass – a group that features the great Stan Webb from Chicken Shack on guitar – bringing in all the strengths that he added to that well-known group! There's some of the blues rock inspiration of that earlier combo, but refined a bit more with a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and staining, and partially split seams.)
An obscure Polish date from the great Gustav Brom – the Czech bandleader known for his great grooves for MPS and Supraphon! The styles here are something of a mixed bag – with some tunes that are straight swinging big band, mixed with a few others that show more of the jazz rock ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(In the textured cover, with some ring and edge wear, heavy wear at the spine, faint stains at the bottom right, small filled in peeled spot at the top right, and small center split in the bottom seam.)
Sound, space, tone, and color – a tremendous effort from trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, and a record with a really unique feel! The album features a wonderful group that includes Brookmeyer on valve trombone, Stan Getz on tenor, Gary Burton on vibes, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing with black text. Cover has light wear.)
An incredible collection of work from Bob Brookmeyer – tracing the development of his sound in the 50s through a variety of different settings! The package begins with material from an original 10" LP session in 1954 – featuring Brookmeyer on trombone with backing by the John ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Limited and numbered copy. Slipcover has some wear.)
An amazing record – one of the best on Motown's short-lived Workshop Jazz subsidiary! The album is the first to feature Roy Brooks as a leader – and the super-hip drummer from Detroit really knows what to do with the opportunity! He's working here with a hip group that includes ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Amazing sounds from the righteous Roy Brooks – a drummer who worked strongly in the soul jazz mainstream of the 60s, then stepped out into even headier territory here in the 70s! The album's a spiritual masterpiece all the way through – an album on par with early 70s Impulse sides from ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of those rare Blue Note sessions from tenorist Tina Brooks – originally recorded for the label in 1960, but never issued at the time – yet easily on a par with their more famous work of the period! Brooks' horn has a nice hard edge here – that sharp-edged modernism you'd hear ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(SHMCD pressing.)
Tina Brooks —
Minor Move ... CD Blue Note, 1958. Used ...
$11.9914.99
A stunning set from overlooked tenor genius Tina Brooks – a musician who recorded for Blue Note during the key years of Hank Mobley and Johnny Griffin, but whose music was mostly un issued at the time! This rare set is a great second chapter to Tina's True Blue album – material ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the greatest albums ever for Blue Note – and the only album recorded by tenor player Tina Brooks that was issued during his lifetime! The album's nearly perfect – and features Brooks' edgey tenor set in an all star group that includes Duke Jordan on piano, Freddie Hubbard on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 1994 Connoisseur pressing, includes domestic obi.)
One of the greatest albums ever for Blue Note – and the only album recorded by tenor player Tina Brooks that was issued during his lifetime! The album's nearly perfect – and features Brooks' edgey tenor set in an all star group that includes Duke Jordan on piano, Freddie Hubbard on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest albums ever for Blue Note – and the only album recorded by tenor player Tina Brooks that was issued during his lifetime! The album's nearly perfect – and features Brooks' edgey tenor set in an all star group that includes Duke Jordan on piano, Freddie Hubbard on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A wonderful title for this rare fourth album from Tina Brooks – as the set was recorded by Blue Note in 1961, but had to wait for many decades to finally get reissued! Don't let that put you off, though, as the set's every bit as sublime as Tina's classic True Blue album for the label – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Beautiful takes on Monkish tunes – a record that's a bit warmer than the usual tribute to Thelonious, thanks to the round sound and deep soul of guitarist Bobby Broom! The group here is just a trio, and Bobby really gets plenty done in the small space of the set – romping around the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Don't let the Casio in the title fool you, as Brother Lee Skelly plays a whole host of other keyboards too – including Hammond C3, Minimoog, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, and Mellotron too – in addition to electric sitar and tambura! In fact, Lee plays everything himself – including a ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A powerful and righteous album from Brother Moves On – as you might guess from the title – a group led by singer Siyabonga Mthembu, who's worked with Shabaka & The Ancestors – in a lineup that also features some contributions from Shabaka Hutchings as well! The group span ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic set of clubby soul from the All-Platinum New Jersey soul empire of the 70s – the third album from a group who started in funk territory a few years before, but who've definitely sharpened up their groove for the dancefloors here! Brother To Brother are a great example of a group ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Cover has a small split on the bottom seam, some aging, and light wear.)
Brothers Johnson —
Blam ... LP A&M, 1978. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$7.99
Blam is right – an all-out batch of funky tracks from The Brothers Johnson – captured here right in the middle of their classic period with Quincy Jones! The Q's at the helm on production for the set, and the record's a great extension of their earlier efforts with the man – but ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Dutch pressing. Cover has edge wear, a name and spot of marker in front, and lightly bent panels.)
A funky classic from the Brothers Johnson – sweet funky soul, done with a polish few could match! The pair are still working with Quincy Jones at this point, and the record's filled with lots of tight jazzy grooves that certainly show Quincy's touch – and which set the record apart ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes lyric booklet. Cover has some edge wear, ghost sticker spot.)
Completely sublime! Shuggie Otis first wrote and recorded "Strawberry Letter 23", but it took The Brothers Johnson, and some smooth Quincy Jones production to make it a hit! The track loses none of it's original trippy soul in this version – and if anything, the better vocals ... (Soul) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(Red vinyl pressing in the printed sleeve, with some ring and edge wear, bent corners, and a peeled spot from sticker removal. Label has a peeled spot from sticker removal.)
Titles include "Real Life", "Back To Us", "Evening Glow", "A House Of Many Ghosts (Reissue)", and "Lovers (Casa Del Mirto Mix)". (Rock) 12-inch, Vinyl record
Caspar Brotzmann —
Home ... CD Thirsty Ear, 1995. Used ...
$6.99
Caspar Brotzmann on guitar, Eduardo Delgado Lopez on bass and vocals, and Danny Arnold on drums. (Jazz) CD
Solo titles include "Lonely Woman", "Never Too Late But Always Too Early", "Frames Of Motion", "Shunkeln To Dark Blues", and trio tracks are "Turning Glory", and "Music Marries Room To Room" – both with Massimo Pupillo and Paal ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Peter Brotzmann & Heather Leigh —
Sparrow Nights ... CD Trost (Austria), 2018. Used ...
$16.99
A fantastic entry in the late-life partnership that reedman Peter Brotzmann has formed with steel guitar player Heather Leigh – the kind of instrumentalist that Brotzmann never would have played with back in the day – but who seems to really open him up with an unheard range of color ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Peter Brotzmann & Paal Nilssen-Love —
Chicken Sh*t Bingo ... LP Trost (Austria), 2024. New Copy ...
$33.9938.99
A set of unreleased improvisations between these two fantastic free jazz musicians – intended as a session in which, according to Paal Nilssen-Love, "we agreed to bring all the metal we could bring"! That means that Peter Brotzmann is blowing a wide variety of reed instruments, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A 10th Anniversary performance by the Chicago Tentet – a wonderful group that's become the fruitful union of saxophonist Peter Brotzmann with a younger generation of players who were working heavily on the Chicago scene at the time! Back when the group first started, it was something of an ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet —
Images ... CD Okka Disk, 2004. New Copy ...
$9.9913.99
A fantastic testament to the genius of the transatlantic meeting that is the Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet – a group that manages to bridge the sometimes-unwieldy modes of the improvising orchestra, and the energy of a smaller free jazz combo! All the players seem tied together perfectly ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet —
Signs ... CD Okka Disk, 2004. New Copy ...
$9.9914.99
A masterful statement from the Peter Brotzmann Tentet – a large group, but one that's capable of a rich array of sounds and sentiments – maybe given best exposure here in this key recording from the prime years of the ensemble! Ten players can be a huge number, especially when ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet —
Stone/Water ... CD Okka Disk, 1999. New Copy ...
$9.9913.99
Fantastic live material from a very unique group – the instantly-legendary meeting of reedman Peter Brotzmann with the leading lights of the Chicago avant jazz scene in the 90s – brought together into a tremendous tentet that's maybe even better than the sum of its parts! The group ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Unreleased work from the glory days of the Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet – a legendary free jazz ensemble that's playing here at the height of their powers! The group have a vibe here that's wonderful – both as playful and as sinister as the title might imply – stretched out to ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 1000!)
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet + 2 —
Broken English ... CD Okka Disk, 2002. New Copy ...
$9.99
There's nothing broken about this set – as the album's one of the strongest, most spiritual sessions we've ever heard from the Chicago Tentet of Peter Brotzmann – a really great group who gave us some amazing albums on the Okka Disk label! The set features two great guests – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Very rare, very obscure material from this important free jazz trio of the German scene in the 70s – a set that features one long performance originally issued on the JG label, despite the FMP-like image on the cover – plus two more tracks from the same year that appear here for the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Beautiful package – with a heavy Japanese-style paper sleeve!)
Peter Brotzmann/Fred Van Hove/Han Bennink —
Outspan No 2 ... LP FMP/Cien Fuegos (Austria), 1974. New Copy (reissue)...
$32.9936.99
A beautiful chapter in the evolution of these three key artists on the European scene – and a record that has some warmth and wit that nobody might have expected in their music a few years before! All three are still very much in exploration of the kinds of tones and sounds they could reach ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Peter Brotzmann/Fred Van Hove/Han Bennink/Albert Mangelsdorff —
Outspan No 1 ... LP FMP/Cien Fuegos (Austria), 1974. New Copy (reissue)...
$32.9936.99
A key record in the evolution of the free jazz spirit on the German scene – one that not only has the Machine Gun generation allowing for a bit of extra space and moments of contemplation in their music, but which also opens itself up to work from a slightly older member of the scene as well! ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing document of one of Peter Brotzmann's greatest albums from the time – a set that includes the album on CD, plus a book of photos taken during its creation! The record features spare duets between him and percussionist Han Bennink – recorded in the Black Forest, in a very ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A fantastic live set that offers up the first-ever recorded meeting of these three giants of improvised music – a trio who return to each others' company after many years, and here for the first time with a recording device in action! Given the legacy here, there's almost as much of a loft ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Beautiful sounds from Joanna Brouk – an artist who was sometimes lost amidst the new age scene of the 80s, but one who's got a much deeper, more intellectual approach overall! True, Brouk's music does have a certain meditative spirit – but she also was a student of Terry Riley and ... (Out Sound) read moreCD
Never-issued work from Jamaican singer Al Brown – tapes that were thought to be lost for years, then were recently rediscovered and brought back to life by the talents of Paolo "Dub Files" Baldini! The work has a righteous quality at the core – very soulful vocals from Al, ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great full length collection of work by Memphis singer Barbara Brown – a vocalist who appeared both as a solo act, and with her sisters – on a variety of singles for labels like Cadet, Atlantic, Tower, and MGM in the late 60s and early 70s! Barbara's got a deep, rich voice that's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Barry Brown —
Praises ... LP Pressure Sounds (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2LP ...
$26.9933.99
An incredible set, and one that will definitely have you heaping praises on Barry Brown – as the singer was one of the most inventive of the late roots reggae years in Jamaica – and maybe gets his best presentation ever on the tracks on the set! There's a splashy brilliance to the way ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bella Brown & The Jealous Lovers —
Soul Clap ... LP LRK (UK), 2024. New Copy ...
$23.9926.99
A set that's got all the classic soul vibe you might guess from the title and the cover, but one that's also got some more contemporary elements too – as Bella Brown and the group weave together strands of soulful influences from many decades – all with the feeling as if a 60s act on ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
We don't know much about Bill Brown and his group – but they're a fantastic lost act from the 70s, and one who have a fantastic way of mixing warm soul harmonies with some very sharp grooves! The rhythms are pretty upbeat on most tracks, but the vibe is before the disco and club years – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album