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Percussionist Sabu Martinez is one of the all-time greats of Latin music -- and this record is probably the rarest he ever cut! The album came out of Sweden, where Sabu was residing during the 70s -- enjoying some success as an expatriot jazz player in the European scene. The album mixes Latin... read more

A key album in the shift in Pat Martino's sound at the end of the 60s -- with one foot in the soul jazz camp in which he got his start, and the other in the freer, open-minded style he used a lot in the 70s! Pat's playing electric 12 string guitar on the set -- really running up and down the fret... read more

Later work from Pat Martino, but a set that shows that the guitarist has lost none of his fire over the years! The set's done with a relatively freewheeling sound -- not free, but open, as Martino spirals out wonderfully with some very creative solo lines -- often quite extended, and filled with... read more

An excellent album from guitarist Pat Martino -- caught here at a key point when he was breaking out of his earlier soul jazz roots, and going for a more complicated style that showed he was picking up a lot of spiritual influences from the Coltrane generation. The record's got a core group of... read more

Massively wonderful work from the mighty Hugh Masekela -- easily one of his hippest, most soulful sessions ever! This double-length gem really has Hugh letting go -- moving way beyond the pop modes of the late 60s, into a long-flowing, open-rolling groove that's played by a spare quintet lineup... read more

2 killer jazz funk albums -- both rare, and both on one CD! The records were cut for the short-lived Eastbound side of the soul/funk Westbound label, both under the supervision of Bob Porter, who handled some of the best early 70s jazz funk work for Prestige! Both albums also feature drumming by... read more

Easily the greatest album ever by funky drummer Harvey Mason -- and quite possibly the only one to live up to the rhythmic complexity that Mason brought to countless other fusion sessions for other groups in the 70s! The tracks are all spacious and snapping with brilliantly funky touches -- a... read more

2 lost sides of soul jazz -- both of them rare gems on vinyl, and back-to-back here in one nicely priced CD package! Doin The Thang is an excellent bit of lost soul jazz piano work -- featuring the highly underrated Ronnie Mathews, with a quartet that includes Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and... read more

An excellent pairing of this famous Japanese reedman and the hip American Great Jazz Trio -- and one of the few Sleepy Matsumoto sessions to get some play in the US! Hidehiko "Sleepy" Matsumoto is one of the best tenor talents to come out of Japan in the past 30 years -- a player with a... read more

A classic cooker from Hidehiko "Sleepy" Matsumoto -- one of Japan's greatest reedmen of the 60s! Matsumoto sounds wonderful here in a cool small combo setting -- blowing deep-toned tenor alongside guitar and plenty of Hammond organ -- definitely in the bluesy territory promised in the... read more

A cool little record -- one that features a bit of talking from Kikko at the beginning of each track, but with a groove that's mostly 60s instrumentals overall! Kikko talks sweetly and somewhat sexily -- introducing each tune in Japanese briefly, before the record then rolls into some very groovy... read more

A sweetly-voiced jazz set from trumpeter Teemu Mattsson -- part of the same hip Finnish scene as Jukka Eskola, Timo Lassey, and their Five Corners contemporaries! The style here is a bit more straight jazz than any of those other artists' work -- but in a great way that shows that the younger Finn... read more

A great little cooker from Christian McBride -- a tight, soulful session that rightly returns him to the roots of the sound we first fell in love with during his early days as a leader! The group's a quintet -- the well-named Inside Straight combo -- with Warren Wolf on vibes, Steve Wilson on alto... read more

Fuzzy, funky genius from the great Jack McDuff -- a killer late 60s set done for Chess Records, and one that mixes his own searing Hammond with wicked arrangements from the mighty Richard Evans! Given Evans' background in the Chicago soul scene, there's a gritty groove here you don't get on some... read more

An unusual Italian session from organist Jack McDuff -- and a great one too! Jack's working here in the company of drummer Bobby Durham -- whose work on the kit really propels the record strongly forward, giving it the umph that you might expect from McDuff's 60s years with Joe Dukes -- but with a... read more

A heavy-duty collection of work pulled from Jack McDuff's early albums for Prestige -- a selection of tracks recorded between 1959 and 1965 that haven't made it on any of Prestige's other reissues from the time! Tracing McDuff on record is a bit of a tough process -- as the original recording... read more

Wonderful work from one of our favorite organ players ever -- and a tasty set that features titles from a number of rare albums! The work on the set comes from the albums Walk On By, Hallelujah Time, Midnight Sun, Soul Circle, Steppin Out, Silk & Soul, and I Got A Woman -- all of which were... read more

A dream of a record from Gary McFarland -- lightly jazzy instrumentals with a warm bossa nova undercurrent! The style is incredible -- a sweet blend of vibes, guitar, and even some light whistling -- often also featuring wordless jazz vocals -- scatting along with the groove in a melodic and... read more

Wild stuff -- and very different than Gary McFarland's earlier albums! Today was recorded late in Gary's career, and is has him moving a bit away from jazz -- into a more sunshine pop feel -- one that still retains plenty of the bossa and breezy elements of his Verve work, but which also features... read more

Howard McGhee and his trumpet team up with pianist Phineas Newborn, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and Shelley Manne on drums for this great early 60s session. The record features the McGhee original "Demon Chase" and two Teddy Edwards songs, "Sunset Eyes" and his salute to McGhee... read more

Classic material by McGregor, recorded in the post-Blue Notes years, but featuring old bandmates Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, and Louis Moholo. The group also includes some great Brit avant players -- like Evan Parker, Radu Malfatti, Harry Miller, and Harry Beckett -- and the whole performance was... read more

A bit different than you might expect from the title -- but still plenty darn nice! Instead of 100% Funk, the album's more 100% Soul Jazz -- some of the more 60s-oriented numbers that Jimmy McGriff recorded for Groove Merchant in the early 70s -- including some of the cookers that appeared on his... read more

A nice bit of funky organ work from Jimmy McGriff! The record's recorded with a slightly larger than usual band -- but that's a good thing here, as players like Horace Ott, Cliff Davis, Richard Evans, and Everett Barksdale provide a strong bouncy groove, which Jimmy uses to solo over the top with... read more

One of the grooviest albums ever from Jimmy McGriff -- a hard-wailing session that's filled with plenty of cooking lines on the organ, and a few especially funky tracks! The groove here is tight, short, and very sharp -- strongly in the mode of other post-Sue sessions by McGriff -- like The Worm... read more

Twin organs back to back -- and a heck of a hard-wailing set from Groove Holmes and Jimmy McGriff! The album cooks from the very first note -- and features long tunes that open up with the same sort of solo-heavy approach that you'd get on Holmes' Prestige albums of the 60s -- very stretched out,... read more

Gritty gritty gritty! This live set of soul jazz tracks was recorded in Chicago's Cook County Jail on Friday the 13th, 1972 -- and we can hardly think of a darker place to record a soul jazz album! Side one features the aptly-named "Freedom Suite", an extended groover played by Jimmy... read more

A set recorded in Italy, but with all the soulful roots of Kalaparusha's earlier years with the AACM -- an incredible balance of tone and timing, handled by a quartet that also includes Longineu Parsons on trumpet and reeds, Leonard Jones on bass, and King I Mock on drums! Kalaparusha plays a host... read more

A key early album from Eric Dolphy contemporary Ken McIntyre -- done in a mix of modernist ideas that's almost as striking as Dolphy's own work from the time! Many of the tracks here are highly angular -- stepping and searching for new sound space, in a space that's less bracing than the work of... read more

A really great recent concert from this legend of the Detroit Tribe Records scene of the 70s -- a set that's got an incredible depth of imagination and soul, almost as much as Harold McKinney's work of years back! The group here is a wonderfully hip one -- with former Tribe artists Wendell... read more

Sublime work from Hal McKusick -- one of those mid 50s modernists who offered up such hope for new ideas at the time, and who seemed to all but disappear by the middle of the next decade! This album's one of Hal's finest -- an optimistically crafted batch of tunes written by many of the 50s best... read more

An unusual title, but one that refers to Jackie McLean in quartet, quintet, and sextet formation -- a growing lineup that develops along the course of the record, as new players are added into the mix with a casual, almost blowing session approach! The set begins with Jackie's alto set out in... read more

An unusual title, but one that refers to Jackie McLean in quartet, quintet, and sextet formation -- a growing lineup that develops along the course of the record, as new players are added into the mix with a casual, almost blowing session approach! The set begins with Jackie's alto set out in... read more

A really unique little session from Jackie McLean -- and one of the few 50s jazz albums to feature the talents of tuba player Ray Draper, a vastly under-rated artist who recorded briefly with McLean and Coltrane at the time! Although the tuba might seem like a heavy instrument to bring into jazz,... read more

An incredible bit of electric funk from the hinterlands of Ohio -- an obscure album that hardly saw the light of day back in the 70s, making its first national debut in this excellent reissue! The sound of the set is incredible -- moody Fender Rhodes, Arp, moog, and organ over bass and percussion... read more

A record of angular lines and subtle sounds from pianist Jim McNeely -- an overlooked talent from this generation, and a player with a great sensitivity for unusual colors and tones! The record's a fair bit different than other Muse dates -- played almost with the freedom of some of the more... read more

Wild early work from Joe McPhee -- and actually pretty darn funky! This rare 1970s release features 3 long tracks -- two of which were recorded live, with a tight combo that includes a very funky drummer! The album kicks off with the hard wailing "Nation Time", which begins with a shout... read more

A wonderfully warm, deeply creative session from Charles McPherson -- a set that moves way past his boppish roots, into a new zone of lyricism and imagination! Cedar Walton's on piano, and he adds some extremely important touches to the record -- those lyrical, almost modal lines that really set... read more

The title sounds a bit ambitious, but the album's actually a great intimate date from Carmen McRae -- a beautifully-recorded small combo performance -- caught live at Donte's in LA, with a sound that hearkens back to some of Carmen's best work of the 50s! The format is spare and simple -- backing... read more

A rare jazz vocal album from Dave Brubeck -- one that has the famous pianist working here with Carmen McRae -- who served up a hose of vocal versions of some of Dave's best compositions! The format is a great one -- a really fresh take on the Brubeck idiom, and a setting that makes the album one... read more

One of the coolest records ever cut for the Music Minus One label -- a hip little project from the enigmatic Bob Dorough! The group's got a sound that definitely lives up to its name -- an approach to jazz that features four recorders in the lead, blown with tones that might be called "medieva... read more

The boldest statement to date from Elan Mehler -- one of the most compelling artists to be unearthed through the efforts of Gilles Peterson's Brownswood label -- and clearly a compositional talent to watch in the 21st Century! Mehler's style is very hard to peg -- at some level, he starts out in... read more

A beautiful suite of tracks dedicated to the four elements -- composed and arranged by Italian bassist Marcello Melis -- and performed by him with a quartet that includes Don Moye on percussion, Don Pullen on piano, and Sandro Satta on alto sax. The work's got a quality that really seems to bring... read more

A free-thinking and spiritual session from Italian bassist Marcello Melis -- recorded right at the height of his late 70s powers! The album's a richly collaborative effort -- one that draws strongly from contributions by players who include Lester Bowie and Enrico Rava on trumpets, George Lewis... read more

One of our favorite Misha Mengelberg albums of later years -- done as part of a number of excellent John Zorn-produced sessions for DIW! There's a lightness here that's a bit different than the sound of Misha on FMP -- one that's a bit less brooding, and which allows space for the older traditions... read more

A killer tribute to the music of Herbie Nichols -- played by a committed batch of modernists who are clearly inspired by his genius! Misha Mengelberg's in the group on piano -- and his angular lines on the keys have plenty of Nichols and then some -- lots of Misha's own inventive inflections, but... read more

Sweet jazzy grooves from this hip Italian duo -- Enzo & Gianni Lo Greco, who've also recorded as Quintetto Lo Greco for Schema Records! The sound here is definitely in a Schema groove -- lots of jazzy instrumentation on piano, sax, trumpet, and trombone -- very much in the best 60s Italian... read more

Wonderful work from British bassist Harry Miller -- a set that echoes with his South African musical roots, but also shows his warmly collaborative presence on the British jazz scene of the 70s! The tracks here are all from rare tapes recorded by Harry in the mid 70s -- beautiful numbers that... read more

Mostly contemporary work from pianist Lloyd Miller -- performed on a modern keyboard with an acoustic sound, but still in the flowing, open style of some of his older work! Miller's mostly solo here, but he hits the keys with a really stretched-out quality -- one that has him riffing up and down... read more

An incredible anthology of some of the best ever material from 60s & 70s exotica jazz genius Lloyd Miller -- a Lifetime In Oriental Jazz from the well travelled American jazzman -- put together by unrivaled rare groove diggers at Jazzman! Lloyd Miller is a multi instrumentalist and an ethno-mus... read more

Rare European sides from American jazzman Lloyd Miller -- a player who may not have reached great fame in this country, but who certainly made some waves around the world! This set mostly features work from 1960 -- straight hardbop sides with the International Jazz Quartet -- a group that features... read more

Lloyd Miller's working here with a few different "worldclass combos" -- groups from both his time in Tehran, and in Utah -- all in work that's a bit straighter than some of Miller's more exotic recordings, but still pretty darn great! There's a nice hint of deeper modes here -- almost in... read more

A classic Landmark trio session from Mulgrew Miller -- filled with the kind of expansive rolling piano progressions that made his early work so striking! The trio's got an incredible sense of power, thanks to strong bass work from Robert Hurst and beautifully placed drumming from the great Kenny... read more

Mulgrew Miller's one of those pianists who can always make a simple session sparkle with magic -- and this early 90s album is no exception! The vibe here is laidback and open -- done in that ever-searching style that makes Miller such a rich talent on the keyboard -- never content to just hit... read more

A beautiful set from Mulgrew Miller -- one of his greatest albums as a leader, and exemplary of the kind of underground jazz that was still bubbling strong in the 80s! The set features Miller's quintet with Kenny Garrett on alto and flute, Steve Nelson on vibes, Charnett Moffett on bass, and Tony... read more

Two different meetings beween British pianist Steve Miller and reedman Elton Dean -- recorded almost a decade apart, but both great in their own way! The first 2 tracks on the set are from a 1985 live performance -- one that features Miller on piano, Eddie Prevost on drums, Tony Moore on bass, and... read more

Great work from this lesser-known Japanese tenor player -- an underrated genius with a style that's at once free-searching and introspective! Even though he plays tenor, Kosuke Mine's tone reminds us a lot of Jackie McLean on some of his best Blue Note sides -- kind of leaning into itself as a way... read more

Sublime rare work from Charles Mingus -- recorded in that amazing year of 1957, when he cut such classics as Pithecanthropus Erectus and The Clown -- but material that was unissued until the CD generation! These cuts all appeared on the Mingus Debut box set for Prestige -- but they're brought... read more

A classic session of modernist jazz -- and some of Mingus most groundbreaking early work! The album was recorded for Savoy with 2 different groups -- one's got Mingus leading John LaPorta on alto, Teo Macero on tenor, and Mal Waldron on piano, and the other group's a quartet with Macero, Kenny... read more

One of Charles Mingus' true classics -- and an essential album in any jazz collection! This 1959 gem was recorded by Mingus at a key point in his career -- when he was rising from the jazz underground into the ranks of America's elite jazzmen, penning some of the most challenging work of his... read more

Charles Mingus caught live is a totally different experience from Mingus in the studio -- as this crack album from 1964 will testify! The album features a stripped-down quartet that includes Clifford Jordan on tenor, Jane Getz on piano, and Dannie Richmond on drums -- plus a guest appearance by... read more

Oh how we love this album -- and we think it may well be the best album ever from Charles Mingus! The set was recorded in that magical Mingus year of 1957, but oddly not released until 1962 -- missing some of the initial frenzy of his discovery during the Atlantic and Columbia years. But the... read more

Two rare slices of Charles Mingus from the 50s -- back to back on a single CD! First up is a Charles Mingus Octet session, originally released as a 10" LP -- and a date that shows some of the first complicated orchestrations from the legendary bassist! The music here already has the... read more

A strong early winner from Blue -- recorded with an all-star group that includes Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Heath, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones, and Philly Joe Jones. Mitchell's not necessarily the leader -- Benny Golson and Jimmy Heath handled the arrangements -- but the group overall is great, and the set... read more

An early session as a leader from trumpeter Blue Mitchell -- recorded during his glory years with Horace Silver! Unlike his other records, which usually have him in the company of another horn player, this set's got him carrying the full horn solo load by himself -- working in a quartet, and... read more

A nice collection of hard bop sides cut by Blue Mitchell in the late 50s for Riverside, taken from the albums "Big Six", "Out Of The Blue", and "Blue Soul". All selections on here are recorded with an all-star personnel -- including his Big Six band with Curtis... read more

No tango here -- just a great batch of hard, funky, trumpet-heavy groovers -- all in the best early 70s Blue Mitchell mode! The album's easily one of Blue's best from the time -- and although the tracks are a bit short, they're put together in a way that dovetails nicely with his earlier grooves... read more

Brilliant hardbop work from Blue Mitchell -- a rare set recorded at a time when Blue was mostly working in an electric mode for other labels, but is caught here in a sharp-edged acoustic date that really takes us back to his sound in the 60s! The sound is wonderfully tight -- rhythm work by Victor... read more

A sonically riveting sets from Nicole Mitchell and her Black Earth Ensemble -- a 9 part suite inspired by and dedicated to Afrofuturist author Octavia Butler -- and a ferociously atmospheric one, too! Butler's work in the literary arena is known for an unsettling vibe and the Ensemble composes to... read more

A stunner from Nicole Mitchell -- a flautist who's been pretty much redefining the jazz flute throughout her early career -- here delivering a genre-defiant masterwork with her Black Earth Strings group! The String includes Chicago Sinfonetta Chamber Orchestra vet Renee Baker on violin & viola... read more

One of the greatest albums ever from bassist Red Mitchell! The set was cut when Red was working and living in Sweden -- and it features a trio with Bobo Stenson on piano and Rune Carlsson on drums, both of whom help Mitchell to forge a lyrically soulful sound that blows away most of his other... read more

There's something about the memory of Steve McCall that seems to bring out the best in any AACM player -- and this early 90s session from Roscoe Mitchell is great proof of that fact! The album's one that has Mitchell returning a bit to the sound textures of his early roots -- even though he's... read more

A key session as a leader from Roscoe Mitchell -- one of his greatest moments on record from this period, and a set that shows a different side of his talents than heard with the Art Ensemble! At one level, the group here are very much concerned with the sound textures and shapes that Mitchell... read more

The title's an apt one, as Roscoe Mitchell's working here in a rich flowing style -- stepping off of a series of performances dedicated to the music of John Coltrane, but taking Coltrane's inspiration into an area of sound and space that's distinctly Mitchell-like! The title composition -- "Th... read more

One of the first bold statements to come from Chicago's AACM underground of the 60s -- a tremendous debut effort from the young Roscoe Mitchell! The album's got a "sense of the new" feel that's as gripping as anything recorded by ESP or Impulse around the same time -- a rule-breaking,... read more

Really evocative work from Roscoe Mitchell -- playing here in a spare trio setting that's totally great! Mitchell handles a wealth of reeds -- soprano sax, alto, tenor, flute, and piccolo -- plus a bit of percussion -- and other players include Harrison Bankhead on bass and cello, and Vincent... read more

An excellent Hank Mobley session -- with an unusual twist that takes it past his earlier work! The lineup's great all the way through -- with Woody Shaw on trumpet, George Benson on guitar, and Billy Higgins on drums -- and the addition of Benson's guitar gives the tracks a groovily swinging edge... read more

Simply astounding! Soul Station is a deceptively simple album that has tenor giant Hank Mobley playing standards and originals in a quartet with Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Blakey on drums-- a spare and simple group, but one with a direct energy that's really amazing --... read more

The title's a bit misleading, because while the 3 groups on the session are all quartets, they're hardly similar in the associative way the record assumes! Side one features 4 tracks by the Modern Jazz Quartet -- re-recordings of a few classics, plus one new one for the set -- titles that include... read more

One of the heaviest albums ever made -- and a monstrous bit of organ funk that never gets old! The Mohawks were a one-off studio group led by arranger/keyboardist Alan Hawkshaw (the "hawk" in the Mohawk name), and they're working here in a mad London mix of beat group grooving, soul jazz... read more

A beautiful double-length package of work from drummer Louis Moholo -- a 2CD set that features one record from recent years, and a key classic from the 70s! Spirits Rejoice is one of the strongest 70s statements from ex-Blue Notes drummer Moholo -- recorded in the company of fellow expatriots and... read more

Rich, vibrant work from Louis Moholo & his Unit -- with resonant emotion in the overall mood, but also an improvisational approach that balances the sound very deftly! Moholo's work of the 00s has been pretty visionary, and this one's no exception -- don't go expecting sentimentalism, given... read more

Three British jazz legends meet up with an ultra-hip Italian group -- all in a soaring, joyously progressive style that makes the album one of the best from the Ogun label in many years! Canto Geral is a large ensemble who mix together horns and voices with a full, rich sound that almost reminds... read more

A sublime blend of spiritual jazz and African rhythms -- and one of the few 70s recordings made by Mombasa, a European group put together by LA trombonist Lou Blackburn! The record's got a much more righteous sound than any of Blackburn's work of the 60s -- a boldness and sense of pride that comes... read more

The second album from Mombasa -- and possibly even better than the first! The group have really come into their own by the time of this date -- mixing together jazz and African roots with a sound that's unlike anyone else we can think of -- quite unique in its approach to rhythms, sounds, and... read more

A title and cover that beautifully illustrate the sharp-edged power of the Thelonious Monk quartet on Columbia -- and a wonderful place to start if you're just digging Thelonious' music! The record is similar to the best of Monk's Columbia sides -- in that it revisits older tunes and themes from... read more

One of our favorite Thelonious Monk albums ever -- a bare bones, no nonsense session that's filled with great work from tenorist Charlie Rouse! The record's filled with everything that's great about the Monk/Rouse team in these years -- an incredible interplay between sax and piano, served up over... read more

A lost Thelonious Monk treasure from the 60s -- a really open-ended live set recorded in LA in 1964, but not issued by Columbia until the early 80s -- making the package a wonderful re-discover of Monk's genius during these years! The tunes are much more freewheeling than some of the studio work... read more

Live material recorded in France during the early 60s -- when Thelonious Monk was working with his super genius stripped-down quartet that featured Charlie Rouse on tenor, John Ore on bass, and Frank Dunlop on drums! The tracks are a simple but elegant expression of Monk's ideals -- laid out in... read more

The first Thelonious Monk album for Columbia Records -- and one of the best, as well -- a beautiful illustration of the way that his shift in labels really set some new fire to his music in the early 60s! The group is Monk's sharp-edged quartet with the amazing Charlie Rouse on tenor, John Ore on... read more

A landmark in jazz -- easily one of Thelonious Monk's greatest albums ever, and a magical crossroads of talents that brings together a variety of jazz traditions! The work is performed by an ambitious Monk septet that includes both Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane on tenor -- and if you've ever... read more

Classic 60s work from Thelonious Monk -- featuring his incredible quartet with Charlie Rouse on tenor, certainly Monk's best-ever musical soulmate! The album features some newer versions of older tunes, and a few written just for the album -- but the source of the material is not important, as the... read more

A full length set that compiles earlier sessions cut under either Monk or Sonny's name -- most of them together in the same group! At the time of recording, Monk was an established figure on the bop scene, but Rollins was still a fresh voiced up-and-comer -- yet they work together beautifully here... read more

A famous European set from Thelonious Monk -- recorded early in the 60s with his famous quartet that included Charlie Rouse on tenor! Even at this point before the Columbia sides, Rouse is already amazing -- really stretching out in these modern, angular lines that are quite different than any of... read more

A stunning pre-Columbia session from Thelonious Monk -- a really great live date that has Monk's familiar quartet augmented by west coast players Joe Gordon on trumpet and Harold Land on tenor! Given that Charlie Rouse is already in the group on tenor, the addition of Land's horn makes for a very... read more

Key early trio material from Thelonious Monk -- a record that features seminal recordings of important compositions, all done in sharply angular versions that showcase the best modern Monk touch on piano! As with a number of early Prestige LPs, the material here is pulled from 2 different... read more

Key early trio material from Thelonious Monk -- a record that features seminal recordings of important compositions, all done in sharply angular versions that showcase the best modern Monk touch on piano! As with a number of early Prestige LPs, the material here is pulled from 2 different... read more

One of the most gimmicky cover images ever used to sell the music of Thelonious Monk (and Monk himself hated the image) -- but a key classic from his legendary years at Columbia Records! The album's got an edge that definitely lives up to its title -- even if the cover photo is a bad joke on the... read more

Buddy Montgomery's always one of those players who brings a little something extra to a record -- and even on a late 80s set like this, he manages to make the session sound much better than you'd guess from the cover! Buddy plays vibes, piano, and keyboards -- and although there's a few electric... read more

Great later work from this oft-overlooked member of the Montgomery Brothers -- vibist/pianist Buddy, who's recording here in a really warm west coast groove! The backings are sometimes large, almost in a Fantasy Records sort of mode -- a bit of electric instrumentation in the mix, but used... read more

Blues, but with an undercurrent of New Orleans jazz -- no surprise, given the Louisiana roots of Eurreal "Little Brother" Montgomery! The album's a classic set recorded in Chicago in the early 60s -- featuring both Montgomery in a spare solo setting, and with help from a small backup... read more