A strong 50s session from Gerry – a bit like some of his work for the Pacific Jazz label, but perhaps a bit more biting and modern. The group's a sextet with Jon Eardley on trumpet, Zoot Sims on tenor, Dave Bailey on drums, Bob Brookmeyer on trombone, and Peck Morrison on bass – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono Japanese Phonogram pressing – EXPR-1003. Cover has a tiny bump on the bottom seam.)
A great little session by Gerry – hidden amidst his 60s work, and a no-nonsense, gimmick-free album with some really great playing overall! The group on the set includes Bob Brookmeyer on valve trombone as well as piano, which he even plays in duet with Gerry on one track – and the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light aging.)
A beautiful pairing of the baritone of Gerry Mulligan and the trumpet of Art Farmer – brought together wonderfully in this piano-less session that has both players effortlessly carving lines in the open space of the studio. Rhythm is by the team of Bill Crow on bass and Dave Bailey on drums ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has some light edge & surface wear, a spot of clear tape on both seams.)
Gerry Mulligan & Astor Piazzolla —
Reunion Cumbre ... CD Random (Argentina), 1974. Used ...
$4.99
A magical meeting of two tremendous talents – saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and bandoneon player Astor Piazzolla – heard here in a rare Italian recording from the 70s! The album's a really unique effort for both musicians – a bit more pensive and thoughtful than some of Piazzolla's ... read moreCD
A magical meeting of two tremendous talents – saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and bandoneon player Astor Piazzolla – heard here in a rare Italian recording from the 70s! The album's a really unique effort for both musicians – a bit more pensive and thoughtful than some of Piazzolla's ... read moreCD
Mulligan always sounds great next to a tenor – especially in the Verve series that has him teamed up with players like Johnny Hodges, Paul Desmond, or Stan Getz. This release, cut with Ben Webster upfront, is one of the best of that series – and features the pair blowing easily and ... read moreCD
A surprisingly wonderful 70s meeting between Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker – recorded live, with sweet electric touches from CTI – in a style that shouldn't work so well, but which really comes off great! The approach is simple – Mulligan and Baker solo in a manner that's a bit ... read moreCD
The tenor of Stan Getz meets the baritone sax of Gerry Mulligan – and then they switch things around for half of the record, as Stan picks up the baritone and Mulligan takes on tenor! Gerry always seems to open up whole new sides of his playing when sharing the leader spotlight with another ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(MGM stereo pressing. The back cover has light aging, tiny sticker.)
Late 50's session in which Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker try to recreate the sound that made them a legend on the West Coast in the first place. Cool breezy renditions of a number of standards, held down by the drumming of Dave Bailey and the bass of Henry Grimes, which is a nice treat on an album ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing. Cover has split top & bottom seams, light wear.)
A 50s Fantasy album that brings together 2 earlier 10" jazz sessions – one by Mulligan and one by Desmond, both unusual outings for the players. Side one features Gerry Mulligan working with a strong early group – Chet Baker on trumpet, Chico Hamilton on drums, and Carson Smith on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s brown label pressing in a black & white cover, with faint ring wear.)
Early 70s Capitol collection – includes a 50s cooker from Gerry Mulligan – working here with a real birth of the cool-styled group that includes Chet Baker and Pete Candoli on trumpets, Bud Shank on alto, John Graas on French horn, Bob Enevoldsen on trombone, and Chico Hamilton on drums ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging.)
Minoru Muraoka & New Dimension Group —
Bamboo ... LP King/Mr Bongo (UK), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)...
$27.9933.98
60s jazz meets Japanese bamboo flute – all in a session with a great mix of groovy and exotic touches! The record's a unique meeting of jazz and folkloric elements – done in a style that's a bit like some of the late 60s sessions of this nature on MPS, but a fair bit groovier overall ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Takeru Muraoka & Takao Uematsu —
Ride & Tie ... LP Express/Universal (Japan), 1971. New Copy (reissue)...
$41.9949.99
Funky, fuzzy, and outta site – a really wonderful set of extended psychedelic jazz numbers from twin tenorists Takeru Muraoka and Takao Uematsu! The set's billed as a live tenor "battle" on the cover – but it's hardly the sort of record that you'd hear from American players ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An obscure west coast set – featuring some very hard-driving big band arrangements, short but with breakout solos that really keep things moving along at a good pace. Murphy wrote and arranged most of the material – cool little offbeat tunes, many with a space theme to match the cover ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a split spine and half split bottom seam, light surface wear & aging.)
Tremendous work from the great Mark Murphy – a great reminder that he's still one of the greatest jazz vocalists to come our way in the past 50 years! The short set's a loving tribute to the late Shirley Horn – delivered by Mark in some of his most personal, poetic modes in years ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese edition in the resealable sleeve, with obi.)
Given what a freewheeling, open-minded, and lyrical jazz singer Mark Murphy is, it's hard to imagine him really loving "the blues" – and fortunately, most of that love is extended in the title, because the album itself is less of the blues effort that you might think. True, the ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Bill Grauer pressing with deep groove and microphone logo.)
David Murray —
3D Family ... CD Hatology (Switzerland), 1978. Used ...
$9.9914.99
A key recording from the early years of David Murray – a sharp-edged trio recording that instantly placed him in a strong lineage of tenor improvisers that includes Sonny Rollins and Albert Ayler! The record's a live date – recorded at the Wilisau Jazz Festival in 1978 with a trio that ... read moreCD
(1990 CD pressing.)
David Murray —
Ballads ... CD DIW (Japan), 1990. Used ...
$18.99
A wonderful side of David Murray – his deep skills with a tenor ballad, heard here in a quartet with Dave Burrell on piano, Fred Hopkins on bass, and Ralph Peterson on drums! CD
Murray's fronting a big band led by Butch Morris – a group that sounds a lot better to our ears than most of Morris' own larger groups of the time, possibly because of the style of the recording. The tracks shift mood, tone, and approach with each number – working out references to ... read moreCD
Beautifully soulful work by David Murray – a mostly-straight session, but one that seems to push his level of expression even further than before! Murray's working here in a "deep river" style that seems to draw on decades of jazz influence, yet forge it into a fresh modern voice ... read moreCD
(Traycard has a crease.)
David Murray —
Hill ... CD Black Saint (Italy), 1988. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
David Murray in a trio setting – sounding especially great, thanks to work from Richard Davis on bass and Joe Chambers on both vibes and drums! The album's got a feel that's a bit looser than some other Murray recordings of the late 80s – and almost hearkens back to his loft jazz years ... read moreCD
A gentler set than some of David Murray's other US dates from the time – but in a really great way that nicely gets at the more sensitive side of his work on tenor and bass clarinet! There's a bit of a hardbop groove to the album, but also a bit more freedom too – a style that never ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A trio of albums from the great David Murray! Ming is beautifully arranged work from David Murray – an important early large group recording, one that really helped point the way to some of his later genius! The session features Murray leading an all-star octet that includes Henry ... read moreCD
David Murray —
New Life ... LP Black Saint (Italy), 1987. Very Good ...
$7.99
A new life for the ideas of saxophonist David Murray – worked out here in an octet of top-shelf players! The sound is avant one minute, swinging the next – and carried off with a rich sense of jazz tradition that really marks the growing appreciation of roots in the 80s generation of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a PSI import sticker, some price sticker remnants, and is lightly bent at the edges.)
A great little session by Murray – recorded at that point in the early 90s when DIW was turning out some especially soulful records! The group on the set features Fred Hopkins on bass, McCoy Tyner on piano, and Elvin Jones on drums – and although you might expect a Coltraney feel from ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
David Murray —
Sweet Lovely ... CD Black Saint (Italy), 1980. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
A great trio set – with Fred Hopkins on bass and Steve McCall on drums – and Murray only on tenor on four long tracks that include "Coney Island", "Corazon", "The Hill", and "Hope/Scope". CD
(Out of print.)
David Murray & Randy Weston —
Healers ... CD Black Saint (Italy), 1987. Used ...
$7.99
Murray's on tenor and bass clarinet, and Weston's on piano – with no other accompaniment at all. Titles include "Clever Beggar", "The Healers", "Blue Moses", and "Mbizo". CD
One of the greatest jazz voices on the bass clarinet – save perhaps for the late Eric Dolphy – working here in a wonderful batch of ballads and gentle groovers! The set's quite different from the usual jazz date to bear "ballads" in the title – as David Murray's not ... read moreCD
One of the greatest jazz voices on the bass clarinet – save perhaps for the late Eric Dolphy – working here in a wonderful batch of ballads and gentle groovers! The set's quite different from the usual jazz date to bear "ballads" in the title – as David Murray's not ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
David Murray Quartet —
Body & Soul ... CD Black Saint (Italy), 1993. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
David Murray on tenor saxophone, Sonelius Smith on piano, Wilber Morris on bass and Rashied Ali on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
David Murray Quartet —
Morning Song ... LP Black Saint (Italy), 1984. Near Mint- ...
$13.99
One of David Murray's straighter sides from the early 80s – and exactly the kind of record to prove to the world that he could be a strong tenor traditionalist while still bringing an inventive sound to play! Murray's tone is deep and soulful, and often quite lyrical – set nicely in a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Michael Musillami —
Pride ... CD Playscape Recordings, 2014. Used 2CD ...
$11.99
Michael Musillami on guitar – with Jimmy Greene on tenor saxophone, Mark Feldman on violin, Kris Davis on piano, Joe Fonda on bass, and George Schuller on drums. CD
Michael Musillami & Mario Pavone —
Op ed ... CD Playscape Recordings, 2001. Used ...
$6.99
With Peter Mdsen on piano. CD
(Out of print.)
Michael Musillami Trio + 2 —
Life Anthem ... CD Playscape Recordings, 2018. Used ...
$8.99
Easily one of the best of the Kenton Presents series on Capitol – and one of the few albums to ever focus on the genius talents of saxophonist Boots Mussulli! We'd put Boots in the same camp as Charlie Mariano in the 50s – on one hand a clear modernist, with a crisp and fresh tone, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s UK pressing on Affinity. Cover has light ringwear, bumped corner, and a peeled spot and remnants from a fairly large price sticker.)
You might know the music of keyboardist Tonu Naisso from his work in jazz, but here the approach is slightly different – still jazz-based, but with the more compact approach of vintage sound library work – as Tonu serves up a dozen great instrumentals, all with a range of excellent ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes the songs "My Angel", "Laid Back", "Now That I've Found You", "Joy", "I Didn't Know", "Secret Admirer", "(G) Street", "Broken Promises", "Heart Like Mine", "Saleemah's Dream", "Share My ... read moreCD
(Out of print, Columbia House pressing.)
Hachidai Nakamura —
Memories Of Lyllyan ... LP Toshiba/Universal (Japan), 1960. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9949.99
A great piano trio set from the start of the 60s – performed by a Japanese player we know little about! Hachidai Nakamura isn't a name that we remember from many other records, but on this beautifully-titled record he steps forth with a command of the keys that's really wonderful – a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Soaring piano lines, burning trumpet solos, and soulful tenor sax – all wrapped together beautifully in this obscure Japanese session from the 80s – a date that has all the free-thinking power and unbounded energy of some of our favorite American soul jazz sessions from a decade before! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful double vinyl pressing – plays at 45rpm, with corner obi!)
Tatsuya Nakamura —
Locus ... CD Sea Horse/BBE (UK), 1984. New Copy Gatefold ...
$16.9919.99
A set with a warm cover image and a fair bit of electric instrumentation – yet a record that's also got much more of an edge than you might expect! Drummer Tatsuya Nakamura leads a group through territory that's partly fusion, but which also borrows some looser, darker modes from the farther ... read moreCD
Tatsuya Nakamura —
Locus ... LP Sea Horse/BBE (UK), 1984. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)...
$34.9939.99
A set with a warm cover image and a fair bit of electric instrumentation – yet a record that's also got much more of an edge than you might expect! Drummer Tatsuya Nakamura leads a group through territory that's partly fusion, but which also borrows some looser, darker modes from the farther ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A piano trio, but one with a very modern ear – a group from that school of groups who've emerged in the years after the early recordings of Robert Glasper – graced with a very similar 21st Century sense of rhythm and sound! It's clear that these guys grew up on more than jazz, as the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Namaz with Rachel Gould —
300 MPH ... LP Software/Mad About Records (Portugal), 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
$30.9934.99
Soaring grooves and scatting vocals – a wonderful collaboration between this hip fusion combo and singer Rachel Gould, and one that's right up there with the best German grooves of the Glucklich generation! Rachel only sings on a few of the album's tracks, but those sparkle beautifully with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ray Nance —
Body & Soul ... CD Solid State/Mighty Quinn, 1969. Used ...
$16.99
Ray grooves it nicely past his Ellington roots here – still using jazz violin, but working in a small combo mode, with some nice groovy tunes, in a style that makes for a pretty unique album! Some tracks have Ray bringing a new sound to 60s cuts like "Sunny", "Oh Happy ... read moreCD
(2006 pressing.)
Randy Napoleon —
Soon ... CD Detroit Music Factory, 2016. Used ...
$7.99
Randy Napoleon on guitar, Etienne Charles on trumpet, Rodney Whitaker on bass, and Gregory Hutchinson on drums. CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Vaughn Nark Quintet —
El Tigre ... LP Progressive, 1983. Near Mint- ...
$7.99
With Pete Baren Bregge on tenor and alto, Marc Cohen on acoustic piano, Tom Williams on acoustic and electric bass, and Keith Killgo on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light edge wear and is bent a bit at the corners.)
An excellent album from this very hip drummer – with work from Steve Nelson on vibes, Mulgrew Miller on piano, and vocals from Teresa Nash on one track! CD
Natural Information Society have been a key force on the Chicago underground for a number of years – and here, they go back even further, to open the door to the legendary saxophonist Ari Brown – who joins the group on tenor! You might know Brown's music as a member of 70s spiritual ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mark Nauseef/Ikue Mori/Sylvie Courvoisier/Walter Quintus —
Albert ... CD Leo (UK), 2006. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Mark Nauseef on percussion and "cheap" Casio, Ikue Mori on computer, Sylvie Courvoisier on piano, and Walter Quintus on mixing board. CD
The group's just a trio, but they've got a wonderfully full sound – a rich funky groove that comes from just drums, bass, and keyboards – yet which has this soaring reach that almost takes us back to the 70s genius of work on labels like Fantasy or Prestige! Drummer Toshiyuki Sasaki is ... (Deep Funk, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nautilus sound every bit as great hear as on previous albums, but they've also added a difference too – the use of vocals on many tracks, in a way that really helps expand and open up their sound! The singers vary, as do their approaches – one track has a vocoder filtering the vocals ... (Deep Funk, Jazz)read moreCD
Trumpeter Fats Navarro was one of the true giants of the early bop years, but he passed away at a young age just as the music was taking off – leaving behind just a handful of killer recordings to document his legacy! This set was put together by Blue Note as a great reminder of his genius ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s DMM pressing with obi, still sealed in the perforated sleeve with hype sticker.)
Trumpeter Fats Navarro was one of the true giants of the early bop years, but he passed away at a young age just as the music was taking off – leaving behind just a handful of killer recordings to document his legacy! This set was put together by Blue Note as a great reminder of his genius ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese King pressing, with obi & insert – GXK 8061.)
Seminal early work from this important bebop trumpeter! 23 tracks – with work from Charlie Rouse on tenor, JJ Johnson on trombone, Tadd Dameron and Hank Jones on piano, and Art Blakey and Max Roach on drums. CD
An excellent set that brings together Fats Navarro's recordings for Savoy – late 40s sides that were always poorly packaged and annotated on record, which are compiled here wonderfully, with great notes, and a few unissued tracks! Players include Leo Parker, Kenny Dorham, Sonny Stitt, Ernie ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue. Cover has minimal wear and a promo stamp.)
Tremendous work from a trumpeter who was taken from us all too soon – the legendary Fats Navarro, an important early voice in the sound of bop! The album's a short one, but every track is a gem – as Navarro blows beautifully in groups led by Bud Powell, Tadd Dameron, and Howard McGhee ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic funky fusion from the 70s Argentine scene – a set that begins with a killer take on the Led Zeppelin tune "Black Dog", and only gets even groovier after that! Jorge Navarro leads the group on piano, Hammond, and Fender Rhodes – and the group is a tight combo with ... read moreCD
Jimmy Neeley —
Misirlou ... LP Tru Sound/Prestige, Early 60s. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
One of the few albums ever recorded by Jimmy Neeley – an unsung piano genius of the 50s and 60s, with a sound and style that placed him right up there with the best work of Ahmad Jamal! Like Jamal, Neeley has a bit of a flair for the exotic – and also like Jamal, his trio performances ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes recordings with Washboard Rhythm Kings, Bumble Bee Slim, Tampa Red, Leonard Scott, Victoria Spivey, and Lorraine Walton. (Blues, Jazz)LP, Vinyl record album
One of the first larger concept albums from Oliver Nelson – and a set that really marked a strong step forward as a jazz arranger! The album is one long suite – as you might guess from the title – with righteous themes that deal not just with rising independence in postwar Africa ... read moreCD
One of Oliver Nelson's hippest albums – a bold statement of righteous energy, and a fantastic summation of all the genius he'd created during the 60s as an arranger for other people's records! The record is almost at a Duke Ellington level – a complex yet soulful suite of tracks for ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the all-time classics of early 60s mainstream jazz – and a beautiful record that showcases writing and arranging talents of Oliver Nelson! Nelson had been bumping around a variety of sessions before this one – as a leader, sideman, and arranger – but it was with this album ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the all-time classics of early 60s mainstream jazz – and a beautiful record that showcases writing and arranging talents of Oliver Nelson! Nelson had been bumping around a variety of sessions before this one – as a leader, sideman, and arranger – but it was with this album ... read moreCD
One of the all-time classics of early 60s mainstream jazz – and a beautiful record that showcases writing and arranging talents of Oliver Nelson! Nelson had been bumping around a variety of sessions before this one – as a leader, sideman, and arranger – but it was with this album ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo orange & black label pressing with RVG stamp. Cover has light wear.)
One of the all-time classics of early 60s mainstream jazz – and a beautiful record that showcases writing and arranging talents of Oliver Nelson! Nelson had been bumping around a variety of sessions before this one – as a leader, sideman, and arranger – but it was with this album ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s MCA/Impulse pressing in a barcode cover, in great shape.)
A great little album – a lot better than you might think from the concept! After the death of JFK, Oliver Nelson penned this extremely strong tribute to the man – featuring snippets of speeches made by Kennedy during his time in office as president, used as bridges between jazz based ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Although Nelson went onto become a very successful pop jazz arranger during the 1960s, this early 1959 album features him as a bright new jazz soloist – with a keen talent for blowing the alto with a tone that is at once soulful and lyrical, yet somehow darkly edgey. The session features a ... read moreCD
(1992 OJC pressing. Cutout hole through case and tray card.)
Oliver Nelson's follow-up to his classic Blues & The Abstract Truth session for Impulse – and like that one, a tremendous little album – filled with deep tones and wonderful colors in sound! The group here's a bit larger than before – an ensemble that includes Phil Woods on ... read moreCD
(Out of print, MCA pressing with a small cutout hole through booklet and tray card.)
Oliver Nelson —
Swiss Suite ... CD Flying Dutchman/BGP (UK), 1971. New Copy ...
$7.9914.99
A killer set of searing soulful spiritual material from Oliver Nelson – and one of his best albums of the 70s! There's hardly anything "Swiss" in the music – save for the fact that it was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Fest – as the large ensemble recording has Nelson at ... read moreCD
A unique little outing for Oliver Nelson – one that breaks him out of the familiar territory of the studio, and puts him in a much more spontaneous live setting! Nelson's playing soprano sax on the album – using the instrument in an edgey way that has echoes of Coltrane, yet which also ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing. Cover has light wear, a trace of a sticker, and a small center split on the bottom seam.)
This is the kind of battle we like to see! Three heavy tenors – Nelson, King, and Jimmy Forrest – come head to head in a relaxed set of tunes cut in that Prestige blowing session mode, but tweaked with a bit more tightness, in the style of some of the label's emerging soul jazz sides ... read moreCD
Maybe the strongest statement so far as a leader by Javier Nero – a larger group recording that really bristles with energy – full of all sorts of fantastic twists and turns amidst a set of original compositions by Nero, all every bit as soulful as you might guess from the album's title! ... read moreCD
Maybe the strongest statement so far as a leader by Javier Nero – a larger group recording that really bristles with energy – full of all sorts of fantastic twists and turns amidst a set of original compositions by Nero, all every bit as soulful as you might guess from the album's title! ... read moreCD
Nestico plays with big band, with featured soloists including Eugene Amaro, Ed Bickert, Guido Basso, Jimmy Dale, Dave Young, Jerry Toth, Dave Woods, Ian McDougall, Jerry Johnson, and Bruce Harvey. CD
Titles include "Juggernaut", "Zebrano", "Catwalk", "Body And Soul", "My Dear", "What Is This Thing Called Love", "Wasamba", "Too Much Of A Good Thing", "Cinema Paradiso", "Blue Sesame", and "Alph ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
That's Antonio Neves wielding a trombone on the cover – but the set's got elements that move way past his great work on that horn – drawn from very collaborative contributions from different members of the contemporary scene in Rio! The record's got a jazz basis at the core, but ... (Brazil, Jazz)read moreCD
New Air with Cassandra Wilson —
Air Show No 1 ... CD Black Saint (Italy), 1986. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Henry Threadgill on alto and tenor, Fred Hopkins on bass, and Pheeroan Aklaff on percussion – plus vocals from Cassandra Wilson! CD
New Deal Rhythm Band —
Hep Hep ... LP Crescent, 1977. Sealed ...
$4.99
New Deal Rhythm band is Rico Royale on saxophones, Elfo P Fuggins on tenor, Bob A Rebob on algo and clarinet, Tiny Sforzando on trumpet, Tommy Brone on trombone, Honkey Falters on guitar, Ludwig Of Hollywood on drums, Steve The Reefer Man on bass, and Cheryl Bentyne on vocals. LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Crescent pressing, still sealed with a cutout notch.)
New Faces —
New Sounds ... CD Posi-Tone, 2021. New Copy ...
$7.9916.99
Great work from this top-shelf group of up-and coming players – all newer artists on the Posi-Tone label, hence their name – but working with the kind of crystal clear focus on original material that always makes the label so great! If you love Posi-Tone as much as we do, you'll likely ... read moreCD
Featuring Nicholas Payton, Marlon Jordan, and Jamil Sharif on trumpet, Delfeayo Marsalis on trombone, Louis Ford on clarinet, Donald Harrison Jr on alto sax, Victor Goines on tenor sax, Peter Martin on piano, Elton Heron on bass, Adonis Rose on drums, and John O'Neal on vocals. CD
New Vocabulary —
New Vocabulary ... CD System Dialing, 2009/2014. Used ...
$9.9911.99
A one-off project recorded back in 2009 with Ornette Coleman on alto sax! CD
(2014 release in a slim paper sleeve. Cover is nice but has light crease in one corner.)
One of our favorite albums ever on the legendary ESP label – and a key session in the best "new thing" mode of the 60s! The New York Art Quartet were a short lived collaboration between trombonist Roswell Rudd, saxophonist John Tchicai, bassist Lewis Worrell, and percussionist ... read moreCD
Features Bill Charlap on piano, Jay Leonhart on bass, and Bill Stewart on drums! CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
New York Unit —
Akari ... CD Apollon (Japan), 1995. Used ...
$14.9924.99
Hannibal Marvin Peterson on trumpet, John Hicks on piano, Richard Davis on bass, and Tatsuya Nakamura on ... read moreCD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Phineas Newborn —
Back Home ... CD Contemporary/OJC, 1976. Used ...
$9.99
Previously unreleased material recorded by Phineas Newborn for Contemporary Records – a set that has him ringing out the notes in ways that are almost earthier than in earlier years – sometimes bluesy, but other times with almost a more traditional approach to the keys! There's a ... read moreCD
Maybe not a "world" of piano, but a real classic from Phineas Newborn – a record that marks a harder, more soulful sound than some of his 50s work – shaking free from some of his flowery touches on the keys, and digging much deeper into the groove of his Memphis roots! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
David Fathead Newman —
Cityscape ... CD High Note, 2005. Used ...
$5.99
David Newman on flute and tenor and alto saxophone, Benny Powell on trombone, Winston Byrd on flugelhorn and trumpet, Howard Johnson on baritone saxophone, David Leonhardt on piano, John Menegon on bass, and Yoron Israel on drums. CD
Features work with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Aaron Neville, and Jimmy Scott. Tracks include "Blues Waltz", "Fathead", "That's Enough", "For Buster", "Ramblin", "Day By Day", and "Chained No More" – 27 tracks in all. CD
David Newman on tenor sax and flute – with Steve Nelson on vibraphone, Kirk Lightsey on piano, David Williams on bass, and Marvin "Smitty" Smith on drums. CD
David Newman —
Weapon ... LP Atlantic, 1973. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
One of the sweetest, funkiest 70s sets from reedman David Fathead Newman – an album that has the saxophonist blowing over some great arrangements from William Eaton – who brings in a full sound that almost gives the album a soundtrack sort of vibe! Newman's tenor, alto, and flute get ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label stereo promo pressing. Cover has light wear, promo stickers, and yellowing from age on the back.)
A nice little set by Joe – recorded live, and much more freewheeling than some of his other albums from the time! The set's unusual for Joe, in that it's got more of a down and dirty approach – not exactly soul jazz, but with a much more gutbuckety groove than we might have thought! ... read moreCD
A nice little set by Joe – recorded live, and much more freewheeling than some of his other albums from the time! The set's unusual for Joe, in that it's got more of a down and dirty approach – not exactly soul jazz, but with a much more gutbuckety groove than we might have thought! ... read moreCD