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Sublime piano magic from Ronnie Aldrich -- 2 albums that both feature Ronnie's spare and echoey work on the keys, set amist some subtle orchestrations that have a great Bacharach-ish sort of feel. The Aldrich sound is never as dynamic as that of Bacharach, but he does share Burt's love of... read more

Bossa guitar, dreamy orchestrations, and a wonderful American take on the Brazilian sound of the 60s -- served up with sparkling Capitol Records production in a set that's easily one of the greatest by guitarist Laurindo Almeida! Almeida's guitar is matched here with some lightly jazzy backings... read more

A very groovy batch of pop bossa tracks, and one that has Laurindo Almeida nodding to his Brazilian roots, and the movement that was supposedly inspired by his early 50s records with Bud Shank. This album expands the west coast jazzy concept, by adding a larger group with players like Bob Cooper,... read more

One of the grooviest records ever -- a sublime blend of African percussion, soulful orchestrations, and Dorothy Ashby's amazing electric harp! By the time of this landmark album, Dorothy had been knocking around the jazz world for a number of years, but it wasn't until she hooked up with Richard... read more

Incredible, indelible guitar instrumentals from the early years of Chet Atkins -- later to conquer civilization with his 60s Nashville Sound -- here with mid 50s guitar exotica that really is eclectic and well ahead of its time! Chet's 60s production work ranges from absolute genius, with... read more

A beautiful document of a magical musical moment -- one of the few live performances ever of the work of David Axelrod -- a concert that's presented here in a special vinyl package! Axelrod's 60s albums are the stuff of legend -- orchestral efforts with a funky undercurrent, and longtime favorites... read more

Killer stuff! David Axelrod was a legendary soul and jazz producer who worked for Captiol during the late 60s, where he put together some of the label's most amazing records -- a number of which are the sort of stuff hip hoppers die for these days! Most of Axelrod's work was quite obscure, and... read more

High concept work from David Axelrod -- and following on the same progression that he began with his work for the Electric Prunes, and on some of his Capitol work. The record's a version of Handel's Messiah, but it's done with all the right Axelrod touches -- plenty of subdued funk, nice jazzy... read more

A masterpiece! This is one of David Axelrod's most perfectly realized albums -- and it's a brilliant batch of baroque arrangements, jazzy solos, and slightly subtle funky bits! The album contains the much-sampled song "Holy Thursday", but the whole thing has a very similar feel to that... read more

A masterpiece! This is one of David Axelrod's most perfectly realized albums -- and it's a brilliant batch of baroque arrangements, jazzy solos, and slightly subtle funky bits! The album contains the much-sampled song "Holy Thursday", but the whole thing has a very similar feel to that... read more

One of the greatest albums ever by studio genius David Axelrod! The album's one of Axelrod's first on his own -- cut for Capitol Records at a time when he was working with some of the label's biggest selling soul acts -- like Cannonball Adderley and Lou Rawls -- turning their already-successful... read more

It's great to see that David Axelrod's finally getting his due -- and this reissue of material from Fantasy is one of the first reissues of his work in the US! Most cuts here are much more jazz-based than Axelrod's higher-concept material under his own name for Capitol in the late 60s -- and the... read more

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Excellent lost funky work from Italy! The Barigozzi Group were one of these obscure little combos that churned out tight funky tracks for bigger outfits -- very much in the style of I Gres, Marc 4, or some of the other great Italian groups that are being discovered lately. Their strength was a... read more

Forget James Bond. Forget EMI. This set shows later work from John Barry's career -- much hipper and very different than the more popular soundtracks that you probably know already! The package was put together by the super-hip folks at Universal Music Germany -- and it contains tracks from... read more

A very cool bit of space age bachelor pad music from Sid Bass -- one of the best RCA arrangers of the late 50s! Although the set features no electronics, it does have a lot of cool instrumental arrangements designed to create a very "outerspace" feel -- and regular instruments are... read more

2 rare slices of exotica by Les Baxter -- back to back on one CD! The first half of the set features material from the album Ports Of Pleasure -- a dreamy exploration of south sea ideals that's got a more lightly drifting quality than some of Baxter's more percussive exotica albums, and which is... read more

Fantastic funkiness! Although Les Baxter's best known for his easy listening work in the late 50's/early 60's, this 1969 biker flick soundtrack is a motherlode of funky funky tracks, and a veritable cornucopia of breakbeats! Highlights include the classics "Hogin' Machine" and "Hot... read more

Genius work from Les Baxter -- two of his best albums for Capitol, back to back on one CD! Ritual Of The Savage is one of those must-have albums from the 50s -- a super-huge record upon its initial release, and an album that pushed the genre of exotica far further than most others at the time! ... read more

Wild! Another beautiful release in the Easy Tempo series of lost Italian music from the late 60's and early 70's. This one's a haunting moody set of tracks that mix percussion, electric bass, organ, and a wordless female voice in a haunting soundscape of sexy tracks with a totally unique feel. ... read more

A beautiful bit of 70's grooviness from one of our favorite Italian composers! This set brings together 2 extremely rare soundtracks by the great Alberto Baldan Bembo, and they're both a fantastic mix of Fender Rhodes piano, vibes, wah wah guitar, and stunningly sensuous orchestrations. All of... read more

A beautiful bit of 70's grooviness from one of our favorite Italian composers! This set brings together 2 extremely rare soundtracks by the great Alberto Baldan Bembo, and they're both a fantastic mix of Fender Rhodes piano, vibes, wah wah guitar, and stunningly sensuous orchestrations. All of... read more

One of the grooviest records ever from Brit Easy maestro Brian Bennett -- a late 60s set that definitely lives up to its London Noise promise! Instrumentation here includes organ and piano from Alan Hawkshaw and Jim Sullivan -- plus some great guitar from Richie Tattersall, whose chromatic lines... read more

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Way more than just a James Bond cash-in record -- and instead an ultra-hip jazz session from the west coast scene of the 60s! The James Bond at the helm of the record is actually Jimmy Bond -- the great bassist who worked on some key sessions of the late 50s and early 60s as a sideman, and who... read more

One of Bonfa's better pop-bossa efforts of the 60s, and a record that features some pretty solid arrangements by Deodato. The record's still a mix of easy tunes and bossa ones, with the usual confusion of some of Bonfa's other American records -- but the groove is pretty solid Now Sound stuff,... read more

One of the hardest to find LPs by Phil Bodner's combo The Brass Ring, which is saying a lot, since nearly the rest of the groups output is taking up space in nearly every thrift store's basement across the country! Besides that the set has a very groovy sound with sax, brass, and organ a meeting... read more

A more Latin-styled set than usual from The Brass Ring -- as you might guess from the title and cover! The sound is slightly fuller here -- a bit of brassy trumpets used sparingly, but just enough to fill out the groove at times -- and other new elements too, like acoustic guitar, added rhythms,... read more

A Lenny Bruce 2-fer -- 2 classic albums back to back on a single CD! First up is the album Togetherness -- classic early Lenny Bruce work on Fantasy -- a groundbreaking set of tracks that features some great shorter snippets, plus a few of the longer, more drawn-out routines that soon became Bruce'... read more

One of those groovy funky pop-jazz sessions that World Pacific was doing so nicely at this time, featuring Bobby Bryant's funky trumpet at the head of a large group that includes players like Wilton Felder, Ernie Watts, and Joe Sample. Wayne Henderson produced, so the set's got a nice crisp edge... read more

The greatest collection we've ever seen of work by soundtrack genius Roy Budd -- the composer who's best known for his famous theme for "Get Carter", but who steps out here in a huge array of great tracks from a variety of different films! The 2CD set features a total of 35 tracks in all... read more

Jack "Bongo" Burger was similar to Jack "Mr. Bongo" Costanza -- that is, he was a west coast studio player who also made a number of albums under his own name, and who could groove pretty hard if he wanted to. This LP is a bongo instructional record with him playing along with... read more

Groovy! This is a great A&M/CTI album of easy funky grooves, with all the great backing you'd expect on a record like this! Players include Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Jerome Richardson -- and of course, Artie Butler, who plays piano and ondioline in a very groovy way. The whole thing has... read more

A nice little album -- despite what might be a gimmicky concept! The set offers up Latin versions of Jewish tunes -- but even that's not much of a gimmick, when you consider how important the Jewish audiences were to the growth of Latin music in the New York in the 50s and 60s. From DJs like... read more

Man, somebody at the Light label had to have been smoking something behind all those bibles -- because this album, like some of the other groovy ones on the label, has a great sound to it that's nothing like some of their mostly religious records! The album's a mostly-moog affair -- offered with... read more

A wonderful combination of music and sound effects -- very similar to some of the bigger label work from artists like Jack Fascinato or Dean Elliott over at Capitol Records in the late 50s, but an even more sonically-sensitive session done for the smaller Cook imprint! Jimmy Carroll leads an... read more

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Long-overdue compilation of the rare work by this enigmatic Latin funk band! Although Chakachas are best known for their heavy sex-funk classic "Jungle Fever" (included here), they were a pretty far-reaching band that combined Latin, jazz, funk, and Euro easy styles into a very unique... read more

A bit goofy, but a pretty compelling record issued on Motown's MoWest subsidiary. Tom Clay creates these groovy tracks that mix popular soul instrumentals (arranged by Gene Page and Artie Butler) with recitations that have a very righteous political feel. The single on the record, "What The... read more

Wonderful wonderful wonderful -- and one of the best albums we've ever heard of modern bossa and soundtrack grooves! For years, Nicola Conte has been a seminal force in the new Italian scene -- working as a DJ, promoter, producer, and sometimes recording artist under the odd 12" single. ... read more

Wonderful wonderful wonderful -- and one of the best albums we've ever heard of modern bossa and soundtrack grooves! For years, Nicola Conte has been a seminal force in the new Italian scene -- working as a DJ, promoter, producer, and sometimes recording artist under the odd 12" single. ... read more

The genius of Nicola Conte gets the remix treatment -- in this wonderful new album that steps off heavily from his massive Jet Sounds set of a few years ago! If you know Nicola, he's the wunderkind behind the Schema label -- and, probably more than anyone in the world right now, one of the few... read more

One of the most insanely wonderful soundtracks from the late 60's -- filled with weird instrumental touches and sublimely groovy vocals that really match the mad spirit of the film! Although Bob Crewe's best known for his work as a producer for bigger names in the 60s, he really shines here on... read more

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Claude Denjean's always been one of our more favorite moogy artists, and this LP's a really nice batch of 60's covers done in a very moogy way, with little or no backing behind them. Tracks include "Venus", "Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head", and "Everybody's Talkin'".... read more

Paul Desmond serves up his own versions of some key tunes by Simon & Garfunkel tunes -- with results that are simply amazing! The style here takes all the airy brilliance of the original S&G tunes, and turns it towards a more jazz-based mode -- one that has some of the slight Brazilian... read more

Two easy albums from Frank DeVol -- one mellow, one wild! Portraits is a set of ballads and pop tunes, mostly done in the straight orchestral style that DeVol was using at Columbia -- and it features tracks like "Jezebel", "Dreamy", "Que Sera Sera", "The Little... read more

It's been a number of years since we last heard from Don Tiki -- and if anything, these guys have gotten even better at what they do! There's a subtlety here that the group's never had before -- a quality that almost has their exotica moving into jazz at times -- thanks to some wonderfully... read more

A documentary portrait of musical surrealist Bruce Haack -- an artist better known for his leftfield children's music, and hailed here as the King Of Techno -- but really an adventurous eccentric musical pioneer who's finally being rewarded his just props! This film, by Philip Anagnos, is done up... read more

A very nice album that's sort of a "Bacharach meets The Left Banke" kind of album. The 18th Century Corp peform nice baroque versions of Bacharach material, including many hits like "Are You There", "Wishin & Hopin", "Reach Out For Me", "Walk On... read more

A beautifully baroque batch of tracks, written and arranged for the Electric Prunes by the great David Axelrod. The record shows Axelrod's perpetual fascination with the spiritual -- mixed with that great modern style of funk that he was forging at Capitol during the late 60s. The record's not... read more

Wonderful funky fuzzy moogy! The cover proclaims that this is the "first album of electronic rock" -- and although we don't know how true that is, the record's a nice batch of moogy covers -- featuring tracks like "Grazin In the Grass", "Aquarius", "Penny... read more

Kinky stuff, and exactly what the cover implies! The record's an extended journey into the world of lovemaking -- and starts with a female voice inviting the listener in, slowly singing a bit as she slips into the act -- joined in passion by a male voice as she makes her way to orgasmic ecstasy! ... read more

A bachelor pad double-header -- two infinite classics from Esquivel, back to back on a single CD! Volume 1 is one of the maestro's greatest! From the instruments spiralling off to infinity on the cover, to the tracks played in the unique crazy Esquivel "wah wah" style, the album stands... read more

Pre-US work from Juan Garcia Esquivel -- 2 early albums recorded in Mexico in the mid 50s! First up is Las Tandas -- a set that's got a hip mix of jazz, swing, and Latin orchestral touches -- presented here with some spoken announcements at the beginning of each track, in a way that supposedly... read more

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The twin piano magic of Ferrante & Teicher really makes the Holidays come alive -- working here with full orchestrations that are heavy on strings, but leave plenty of room for the boys' pianos to ring out strongly! Side one is a bit more lush, side two a bit more playful -- and titles include... read more

2 amazing 50s albums from the team of Ferrante & Teicher -- easily some of their greatest and wildest work on record! First up is Soundproof, a record that has Ferrante & Teicher playing the piano like nobody else -- save perhaps for John Cage! The duo do a heck of a lot of work inside... read more

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Killer Hammond from Polish player Piotr Figiel -- a player with a really wonderful sort of groove! The album's got a vibe that's halfway between the Hammond antics of Alan Hawkshaw and the freer lines of American jazzmen like Jimmy Smith or Charles Earland -- augmented by other cool production... read more

A record as revolutionary as the French year in which it was recorded -- an amazing batch of late 60s grooves from Parisian pop madame France Gall! The set's upbeat and jaunty, with plenty of fuzz -- almost a psyche pop sound, with lots of groovy guitars that make the album sparkle with plenty of... read more

Jackie Gleason's soundtrack for "that moment" of love, lust, whatever. Like a lot of his stuff from this period, not totally spot-on for the specified act (at least we'd never try to make "that moment" happen with this stuff), but it's still pretty great lush orchestral stuff,... read more

Ah to be a suitor in the 50s -- when all you needed was a record like this to close the deal with a lovely lass! The album's one of Jackie Gleason's finest -- and a perfect demonstration of the lush, romantic backings that he did so well for Capitol during the decade -- an approach that was very... read more

An album with as much power as you'd expect from the title -- and a set that's billed as featuring "Music To The Limits Of Audibility"! The limits explored are the farther ones in sound -- not the lower tones at the end of hearing -- and Marty Gold does a very good job of hitting the... read more

The hard-to-find soundtrack for the first Planet Of The Apes film! The record has a nice mix of dramatic orchestral scoring with some other tracks that have a cool jingly jangly noisy sound. Jerry Goldsmith did some great work for this one, and the album has a cool gatefold cover with images from... read more

Wild record! Benny Golson recorded this odd LP for Audio Fidelity in order to demonstrate the full range of stereo effects by including two completely different programs in the right and left channels. The left channel features a pop orchestra, led by Golson, while the right contains a tight jazz... read more

You know, in these days of vintage pop songs used ad nauseum in every commercial, it's easy to forget that at one time, loads of great music was written just for advertising! This great album was cut at the height of the Madison Avenue Music Industry -- and it features Benny Golson leading a tight... read more

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A sweet little album of cinematic-inspired instrumentals -- featuring the sax work of Brit Easy star Johnnie Gray, over backings put together by Peter Smith. The sound is easily grooving -- not really funky, but in that streamlined late 60s British mode -- and the best tracks come off in very nice... read more

A flurry of great soundtrack thrillers -- not presented here in their original versions, but in different recordings done by Brit Easy maestro John Gregory! The CD brings together titles from a number of different Gregory albums on London from the mid 70s -- nearly all of which mix electric funky... read more

Mad electronics from the legendary Bruce Haack -- easily one of the most unusual talents to ever pick up a moog! The set brings together numbers from a range of sources -- Haack's classic Electric Lucifer album, and a host of his more obscure private recordings too -- an amazing array of unusual... read more

A soulful symphony from Johnny Harris -- one of the hippest maestros on the UK scene at the start of the 70s, stepping out here with a wonderful follow-up to his classic Movements album! Like that one, this set's a blend of rockish instrumentation and wider-ranging orchestrations -- kind of a hip... read more

A treasure trove of funk from one of the greatest unsung heroes of the genre! Alan Hawkshaw was one of the coolest cats in the British studio scene of the 60s and 70s -- a period that had him doing countless recordings for TV, radio, film, and other commercial sources. Alan's probably best known... read more

Two unusual albums from Brit bandleader Ted Heath -- both a bit different than his usual bag at the time! Big Band Percussion is a sweet little set from the early 60s -- one that features Ted's group augmented by a wide range of extra percussion -- used not only in rhythmic ways, but also some... read more

A Neal Hefti spectacular -- featuring 40 guitars and 8 pianos, according to the cover -- and done in a mode that's very different than his work with Count Basie! As you'll guess from the title, the tunes here are all TV numbers -- a range of groovy themes from the late 50s and early 60s, served up... read more

These Hellers are pretty darn hip fellers -- way more than just singers, talkers, players, swingers, and doers -- and also experimentalists with a very groovy approach to their music! At one level, the record's got a dreamy pop feel that's very much in keeping with the album's inclusion on the... read more

Groovy Christmas instrumentals from the great Stu Phillips -- one of the most sublime sessions recorded by his studio group at Capitol Records in the 60s -- and that's saying a lot, given that they also took on music by The Beatles and Beach Boys! Stu brings a subtle sort of groove to his strings... read more

A groovy moogy pop classic! Hot Butter weren't the most groundbreaking moog combo, but they certainly were the most successful. The title cut of this one, their version of Gershon Kingsley's "Popcorn", was used in a gazillion commercials and TV shows during the 70s -- and was certainly... read more

An incredible little set by Dick Hyman -- as light and lovely as his other records are groovy -- and done in a way that mixes Dick's breezy work on piano with a sweet set of woodwinds in the background! The sound's not exactly bossa, but it draws plenty of inspiration from the sound of Brazil in... read more

A groovy LP that features this swinging 60s keyboardist playing his versions of some of the bigger soul covers of the day! The album features Hyman on piano, organ, and clavinette, and he's playing with "The Group", a tight little combo that gives him a hip kind of mod edge that wasn't... read more

A couple of groovy records from the International Pop All Stars for Decca's Phase 4 label of percussion & strings oriented LPs -- 1962's "Great Film Themes From Many Lands" and 1970's "Vibrations Around The World". Great Film Themes From Around The World covers as much... read more

One of the greatest instrumental Christmas albums of all time -- a non-stop swinging affair from the legendary Alvino Rey -- recorded under his Ira Ironstrings tag while under contract to Capitol under his real name! The style here is a weird mix of the swinging bachelor pad styles you'd know from... read more

One of the most important modernist expressions of the city! Gordon Jenkins' Manhattan Tower is a wonder -- an extended narrative work about a guy who moves to, discovers, falls in love with and in New York City. The music's a bit flowery, but the narration is fantastic -- lifted right out of... read more

One of our favorite-ever keyboard albums -- a rare lost session from pianist Pete Jolly -- one of his only electric dates, and a completely improvised set of grooves! Pete plays electric piano, organ, and even a bit of musette -- jamming in the studio with help from Chuck Berhofer on bass, Paul... read more

Fantastic French grooves from the end of the 60s -- a killer set of jazz-based tracks recorded by trumpeter Ivan Jullien, with help from funky arranger Michel Colombier! Jullien recorded a fair bit of jazz and studio work around the time, and his playing here is razor-sharp -- and supported by... read more

We're not entirely sure of the vintage here -- as the notes are in Japanese -- but from what we can tell, the set features remakes of older Bert Kaempfert classics, performed by a more recent version of his orchestra -- led by trumpeter Tony Fisher! The sound here is often quite faithful to the... read more

A lost chapter in the career of cellist Fred Katz -- an album recorded after his small combo work with Chico Hamilton, and sort of a larger group take on the whimsical sound of the classic Hamilton Quintet! The tracks are all older folk tunes, adapted by Katz to fit a chamber jazz mode -- and... read more

A lost chapter in the career of cellist Fred Katz -- an album recorded after his small combo work with Chico Hamilton, and sort of a larger group take on the whimsical sound of the classic Hamilton Quintet! The tracks are all older folk tunes, adapted by Katz to fit a chamber jazz mode -- and... read more

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A lovely little set from Johnny Keating -- in his best early mode that's partly jazz, and partly mood music -- and all great all the way through! Keating's work always had a percussive approach -- even when straight -- and here, it's applied to a set of tracks that crackle with the best approaches... read more

Hard to imagine Anita Kerr being turned on -- especially given her school marm-ish look on the cover -- but the album's a pretty darn groovy set, and one that certainly shows Kerr picking up some of the best easy elements of the 60s! The Burt Kaempfert touch is heard here especially in the album's... read more

Quite possibly the grooviest album ever from Anita Kerr -- a set that brings the sweet sound of her vocal quartet into play with some of the best elements of the Sunshine Pop generation! The orchestrations, arrangements, and tunes here are all a lot hipper than before -- not just simple pop tunes,... read more

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A groovy set from 70s Spain! This 1971 groover was recorded by keyboardist Alfonso Santisteban and his La Nueva Banda De Santisteban -- in a style that's very similar to some of the best Italian soundtrack work of the time, and bits of bossa! Alfonso plays both electric and acoustic piano -- and... read more