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A near-lost bit of work from Chicago pianist John Young -- better known for his work on Argo, but sounding great in this moody 60s session -- recorded in Chicago with a familiar lineup that includes Victor Sproles on bass and Phil Thomas on drums. Young's got a nice rhythmic approach to the keys... read more

Chicago mainstay John Young offers his own expressive take on pop tunes and film themes from the late 50's and early 60's on this trio side cut for the Argo label(Chess record's jazz wing) in 1961. This trio, featuring William Yancey and Phillip Thomas, served as the rhythm section for many of the... read more

One of the best Larry Young sets for Blue Note! Contrasts is a monster batch of organ tracks from Young that's a perfect blend of his soul jazz roots and his more far-reaching experimental work -- with deep, heavy grooves, and playful, unique touches that are some of the most unique sounds coming... read more

Brilliant late Blue Note material from Larry Young! Heaven On Earth is actually Young's last official release for Blue Note at the time, and it's a return to more straight-ahead, nicely soulful jazz organ playing after his freer set from the year before. Despite that fact, though, the set's got... read more

An incredible album from the man that changed the way the world hears the Hammond! This album was Larry Young's first for Blue Note -- and it's a mindblowing batch of tunes that push the organ into realms that had never been heard of in jazz. Young's got a real penchant for a modal groove -- no... read more

Quite possibly the greatest Larry Young album of the post-Blue Note years -- and a massive bit of funk that totally redefines his sound! Larry's working here with his hip group Fuel -- an ensemble that features Laura Logan on lead vocals, giving the tunes a real focus through her lyrics -- and... read more

Incredible stuff from the jazz underground of Newark! This is one of the rarest albums ever recorded by jazz organist Larry Young -- cut for the tiny Perception label during the early 70s, and featuring some of the cream of the New Jersey jazz underground. The album's got playing that bridges a... read more

Jazz organ explodes to the next level -- on this brilliant and rare session by Larry Young from 1969! The record was Young's last recording for Blue Note, and was never issued at the time -- only making a brief appearance in a short series at the end of the 70s -- and its obscurity makes it all... read more

A brilliant album that would forever change the way the organ was used in jazz! The set's the greatest contribution ever from organist Larry Young -- a lean and modal session recorded with help from a young quartet that includes Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, and Elvin Jones -- all leaping and loping... read more

Arguably the best solo record that Joe Zawinul ever cut -- and one of the few to really show him working in the sound that he had when with Cannonball Adderley's famous 60s combo! The record features Joe on piano, in groups made up of soul jazz luminaries like Blue Mitchell, Joe Henderson, Sam... read more

A jazzy groover from 60s Brazil -- filled with excellent work on vibes and percussion! The Zumba Cinco features a lineup that includes vibes, guitar, piano, bass, and drums -- and they groove with the best of the small combo bossa jazz groups of the time, crackling with fire and energy that takes... read more

Massive set of funky instrumental tracks recorded for the legendary Eastbound label -- the short-lived jazz/funk imprint of Westbound. After Bob Porter, the producer who made the great funky records at Prestige, left that label, he moved over to Eastbound to continue his masterful work. This 8... read more

Obscure compilation of tracks put together by the Black United Front, and featuring some enigmatic performers from the African-American underground of the early 80s. Recorded around the country, the album features some vocal tracks, some soulful ones, and some pretty nice jazz ones -- not perfect,... read more

If there's anyone we'd trust with a trip through the Blue Note catalog, it's Jazzanova -- as the group have been a key force in the jazz-inspired sound of the global dancefloor for many years! This set's the 4th in Blue Note's "Trip" series -- and it may well be the best, as Jazzanova... read more

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A cool collection of work on the legendary Debut label -- including a number of tracks that are hard to find in any other format on vinyl! Titles include "Can You Blame Me" by Honey Gordon, "Notes To You" by Sam Most, "Makin Whoopee" by Don Senay, "Portrait"... read more

A motherlode of great jazz tracks -- 3LPs worth of material pulled from the catalog of the legendary Impulse Records, and laid out back to back, as kind of a progression of the modern throughout the label's history. Titles include "New Blue" by Marion Brown, "Bulbs" by Cecil... read more

15 jazzy groovers, with a sound and a feel that you haven't really heard in other comps before (except for the now hard-to-find Priceless classic.) Tight hard modal tracks, with lots of strident rolling piano lines, cool flute and sax solos, and free-wheeling rhythm sections. Cuts include "Th... read more

Way more than just a jazz funk revival -- given that all of the tracks here are from the mighty Muse Records, one of the coolest companies going back in the 70s! The set does a great job of mixing straighter funk with some more righteous numbers -- showing two key sides of the label's genius at... read more

While this is the sort of collection labels churn out as a loss leader, to spark interest in their artists, it actually plays as a nice set of modern jazz from the mid 60s. Leaning towards the sort of bluesy soulful numbers that would win over a new audience, this set is a nice picture of how... read more

Ok, so there's already been a few comps of stuff off the Muse label in the past few years, but they've been kind of weak, and haven't really gotten to the good stuff on the label. Now, the great folks at BBE (fast becoming the best compilation label out there) have sorted through the catalog and... read more

Amazing! This is a perfectly-constructed compilation of funky abstract downtempo grooves -- in a style that evokes the classic work of David Axelrod, and a million lost 70s soundtrack composers! The vibe is very serious -- with complex jazzy grooves shifting slowly about, but always staying... read more

An excellent collection of obscure jazz and R&B instrumental sides from the great Okeh label of the 50s -- including some excellent stormers from Chicago! Little Johnny Griffin checks in with "For Dancers Only", "Flyin Home", and "Chicago Riffin", and the first... read more

This series keeps on going strong -- with a brilliant batch of funky tunes that you'll be hard pressed to find elsewhere! Funky jazz is the operative term here, but there's also a bit of soul -- and the set's got a focus on those break-heavy cuts that used to show up years back on dodgy white... read more

Freaked-out funky school band work -- a wonderful collection put together by some diggers who really know their stuff! As you might guess from the title, the set features a range of rare tracks recorded by college and high school bands of the late 60s and early 70s -- a time when music was... read more

A second great volume of funky work from high school bands -- put together by DJ Shadow with even more great grooves than the first! The album goes far far deeper than even most crate-diggers would dare -- into the hinterland of self-produced albums issued by school bands in the 1970s, most of... read more

A nice compilation of tracks issued by Prestige at the end of the 60s -- and pulled from unreleased sessions cut earlier in the decade. Most of the material has an early 60s soul jazz groove to it -- and there's some nice bits by strong players on the label. Willis Jackson and Wally Richardson... read more