Brian Auger & Julie Tippetts —
Encore ... LP Warner, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
An overdue reunion for Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll (now billed as Tippetts) – and a late 70s session that sounds quite a bit different than their mod soul of the 60s! The format here is still somewhat in a soul-based vein – but the sound is much more 70s, and much more "adult&qu ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese promo pressing. Cover has a few spots of sticker residue and a split seam held by clear tape.)
Brian Auger & Julie Tippetts —
Encore ... CD Warner/Esoteric (UK), 1978. New Copy ...
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An overdue reunion for Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll (now billed as Tippetts) – and a late 70s session that sounds quite a bit different than their mod soul of the 60s! The format here is still somewhat in a soul-based vein – but the sound is much more 70s, and much more "adult&qu ... read moreCD
Later work from Brian Auger's Oblivion Express group – really pushing the envelope from previous work with a soaring blend of fusion and soul! The keyboards are still very firmly at the front of the sound – stretching out a lot from Brian's original work on organ – and the group ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Burbank label pressing. Cover has faint ring wear.)
Very groovy work from one of Sweden's hippest jazz singers! The recordings on the set capture Alice Babs in her early years, singing with the Swe-Danes trio – a group that featured Alice on lead vocals, plus male support by violinist Sven Asmussen and guitarist Ulrik Neumann – both of ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has light wear – vinyl is great.)
Back Door —
Back Door ... CD Warner, 1973. Used ...
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A hard-jamming bit of jazz rock – with lots of free solo work on alto and soprano sax by Ron Aspery, and a pretty strong power-trio instrumental format from Tony Hicks on drums and Colin Hodgkinson on bass. The album's more jamming than it is funky, but there's some pretty great playing on ... read moreCD
Backdoor —
Activate ... LP Warner (UK), 1976. Very Good+ ...
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With Ron Aspery on saxophones, piano, Mellotron, and organ; Colin Hodginson on bass, guitar, and vocals; and Adrian Tilbrook on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
George Benson —
Breezin ... LP Warner, 1976. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
A super huge hit for George Benson – and the record that took him from being a funky jazz guitarist into an R&B superstar – opening up sides of his talent that first emerged on his 50s R&B recordings as Little George Benson, but taken here into some very hip 70s territory! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Burbank label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
George Benson —
Breezin ... CD Warner, 1976. Used ...
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A super huge hit for George Benson – and the record that took him from being a funky jazz guitarist into an R&B superstar – opening up sides of his talent that first emerged on his 50s R&B recordings as Little George Benson, but taken here into some very hip 70s territory! The ... read moreCD
A super huge hit for George Benson – and the record that took him from being a funky jazz guitarist into an R&B superstar – opening up sides of his talent that first emerged on his 50s R&B recordings as Little George Benson, but taken here into some very hip 70s territory! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
All the 70s classics – "On Broadway", "Give Me The Night", "Livin Inside Your Love", "Breezin", "This Masquerade", and lots more! LP, Vinyl record album
(In the embossed cover. Includes the booklet. Cover has minimal wear.)
George Benson —
Give Me The Night ... LP Qwest/Warner, 1980. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Yipes! This one made everyone a bucket of money – especially Quincy Jones, whose new Qwest imprint the record was one of the first to grace. George has come a long way from his roots with Jack McDuff here – but in a way that kind of has us impressed, as he's grooving away slickly on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
George Benson —
In Flight ... LP Warner, 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$4.99
Benson plays his guitar and also sings on some of these tracks, joined by Phil Upchurch on rhythm guitar, Ronnie Foster on electric piano & mini-moog, Jorge Dalto on clavinet & acoustic piano, Stanley Banks on bass, Harvey Mason on drums and Ralph MacDonald on percussion. Claus Ogerman ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has minimal wear.)
George Benson —
In Flight ... CD Warner, 1977. Used ...
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Benson plays his guitar and also sings on some of these tracks. He is joined by Phil Upchurch on rhythm guitar, Ronnie Foster on electric piano & mini-moog, Jorge Dalto on clavinet & acoustic piano, Stanley Banks on bass, Harvey Mason on drums and Ralph MacDonald. Claus Ogerman arranged and ... read moreCD
Includes "Hey Girl", "Nassau Day", "Livin Inside Your Love", "Welcome Into My World", "Before You Go", "Unchained Melody", "Love Ballad", "Prelude To Fall", and "Soulful Strut". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light ringwear and a light stained spot in back.)
George Benson —
Tenderly ... CD Warner, 1989. Used ...
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A late 80s set from George Benson, but one with a relatively classic jazz feel – instrumentation that's mostly small combo, and which has Benson serving up a range of familiar jazz and standards! George plays guitar on some tracks, and also sings a bit on others – and the groups here ... read moreCD
George Benson —
Twice The Love ... CD Warner, 1988. Used ...
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Titles include "Twice The Love", "Good Habit", "Tender Love", "Let's Do It Again", "Until You Believe", and "Stephanie". CD
This one's far more of a straight soul album than most of George Benson's earlier vocal sets – but as usual, the work is pretty high caliber throughout – and George is definitely on top of his game here, effortlessly beating others at the style they'd all started to cop from Benson by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
George Benson & Earl Klugh —
Collaboration ... LP Warner, 1987. Near Mint- ...
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Featuring Greg Phillinganes on keys and synthesizers, Marcus Miller on bass, Harvey Mason on drums, Paulinho da Costa on percussion, and Paul Jackson on rhythm guitar. LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has minimal wear and some light marks from price sticker removal.)
Laidback and lovely trumpet work from the legendary Ruby Braff – heard here in the company of pianist Hank Jones, and recorded in a very intimate small group setting! The bulk of the CD features material from Ruby's excellent Ruby Braff Goes Girl Crazy album for Warner Brothers – a ... read moreCD
With Greg Mathieson on keys, Abraham Laboriel on bass, Jeff Porcaro on Drums, and Paulinho Da Costa on percussion. Titles include "Room 335", "Point It Up", "Rio Samba", "I Apologize", and "Don't Give It Up". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light surface wear.)
Larry Carlton —
Sleepwalk ... CD Warner/MCA, 1982. Used ...
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A real gem from guitarist Larry Carlton – a set that's very jazzy, but which also shows the strong focus he'd developed on his rock session work in the 70s – including some famous recordings with Steely Dan! There's a sharpness to Carlton's guitar that cuts through some of the sleepier ... read moreCD
Cyrus Chestnut on piano, Michael Hawkins on bass, and Neal Smith on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
Pete Christlieb & Warne Marsh —
Apogee ... CD Warner, 1978. Used ...
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A brilliant set of post-post-post Konitz jazz – a late 70s Warne Marsh session, produced by Donald Fagan and Walter Becker of Steely Dan! Despite the smooth jazz feeling of Becker & Fagan's own work, the pair are completely respectful to Marsh and his twin-tenor frontman Pete Christlieb ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Colosseum —
Colosseum Live ... LP Warner, 1971. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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Maybe the best album ever from this seminal British jazz rock combo – a record that really has the group stretching out in the expanded space of a concert setting! Colosseum were already one of the best groups to mix jazzy currents and heavy rock modes – but they really set a fire with ... (Rock, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe the best album ever from this seminal British jazz rock combo – a record that really has the group stretching out in the expanded space of a concert setting! Colosseum were already one of the best groups to mix jazzy currents and heavy rock modes – but they really set a fire with ... (Rock, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has light wear, yellowing from age, sticker spot in back, and is bent a bit at the corners.)
Alice Coltrane —
Eternity ... LP Warner/Antarctica Starts Here, 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.9924.98
Seminal 70s work from one of the most righteous jazz musicians ever! On this set, Alice Coltrane moves past the rawer spiritual sound of her Impulse albums – working with a more focused vision and an approach to jazz that takes her way past the identity of just being "Mrs Coltrane" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Seminal 70s work from one of the most righteous jazz musicians ever! On this set, Alice Coltrane moves past the rawer spiritual sound of her Impulse albums – working with a more focused vision and an approach to jazz that takes her way past the identity of just being "Mrs Coltrane" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Alice Coltrane —
Eternity ... CD Warner/Sepia Tone, 1976. New Copy ...
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Seminal 70s work from one of the most righteous jazz musicians ever! On this set, Alice Coltrane moves past the rawer spiritual sound of her Impulse albums – working with a more focused vision and an approach to jazz that takes her way past the identity of just being "Mrs Coltrane" ... read moreCD
Seminal 70s work from one of the most righteous jazz musicians ever! On this set, Alice Coltrane moves past the rawer spiritual sound of her Impulse albums – working with a more focused vision and an approach to jazz that takes her way past the identity of just being "Mrs Coltrane" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the classics from that 70s stretch when Alice Coltrane was really opening up her sound – not just walking away from more familiar jazz modes, but also embracing a very strong influence from Indian music and eastern thought as well! These elements had always been part of Coltrane's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has a cutout notch, unglued seams, a sticker spot, and a lightly bent corner.)
Alice Coltrane —
Transcendence ... LP Warner/Antarctica Starts Here, 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
Out Of Stock
A beautiful record from Alice Coltrane – a swirling mix of spiritual jazz and themes from Indian music! Alice plays organ, Fender Rhodes, and harp – building the sound as the album progresses, from simple airy strings to an earthier groove that features vocal refrains in unison with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Alice Coltrane —
Transcendence ... CD Warner/Sepia Tone, 1977. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
A beautiful record from Alice Coltrane – a swirling mix of spiritual jazz and themes from Indian music! Alice plays organ, Fender Rhodes, and harp – building the sound as the album progresses, from simple airy strings to an earthier groove that features vocal refrains in unison with ... read moreCD
Chick Corea —
Tap Step ... LP Warner, 1980. Near Mint- ...
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A whole lot of guests on this one – with the main group consisting of Bunny Brunel on fretless bass and Tom Brechtlein on drums; plus guests Hubert Laws on flute, Joe Farrell on tenor, Airto Moreira on various percussion, Al Vizzuti on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor, Stanley Clarke on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great straight set from Chick Corea – one that has him playing acoustic piano throughout, and reclaiming some of the bolder jazz territory he first forged in the 60s! The tracks are long and soaring – very soulful in their construction, and played in a dynamic way that's surprisingly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has minimal wear and is bent a bit at the spine.)
An incredible debut as a leader for Chick Corea – quite different than his 70s work, and a set that's filled with heavy soul jazz and Latin influences! Chick's coming off of years of work in Latin bands, and in smaller soul jazz combos, and his writing here is a mix of the freer style that ... read moreCD
Miles Davis —
Amandla ... CD Warner, 1989. Used ...
$0.99
Features Kenny Garrett on alto and soparano sax – plus guest work from George Duke, Joe Sample, and Paulinho Da Costa. Titles include "Cobra", "Big Time", "Hannibal", "Jo Jo", "Amandla", "Jilli", and "Mr Pastorious". CD
Miles Davis —
Doo Bop ... LP Warner, 1992. Near Mint- ...
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Miles must have turned over in his grave with this one – although it went on to influence a decade of jazz remix projects! Miles spacey trumpet is remixed from tapes recorded before his death, and production is handled by Easy Mo Bee, with kind of a "hip hop meets jazz" sort of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp and light surface wear, but looks fantastic overall.)
Miles Davis —
Doo Bop ... CD Warner, 1992. Used ...
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Miles must have turned over in his grave with this one – although it went on to influence a decade of jazz remix projects! Miles spacey trumpet is remixed from tapes recorded before his death, and production is handled by Easy Mo Bee, with kind of a "hip hop meets jazz" sort of ... read moreCD
Miles Davis —
Siesta ... CD Warner, 1987. Used ...
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One of Miles' last great albums – a soundtrack composed in conjunction with Marcus Miller, and recorded with a mix of atmospheric electronics and trumpet solos, coming off in a way that sounds far better than most of his other attempts at this style from the time. Miller plays all the other ... read moreCD
Miles Davis —
Tutu ... LP Warner, 1986. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A nice collaboration between Miles and Marcus Miller from the latter part of Miles career. As much of the recording here is overdubbed, with many multiple instruments played by Miller, it doesn't have the improvised vibe of Miles' classic performances, but the songwriting and arrangements are head ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has minimal wear.)
Miles Davis —
Tutu ... CD Warner, 1986. Used ...
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A nice collaboration between Miles and Marcus Miller from the latter part of Miles career. As much of the recording here is overdubbed, with many multiple instruments played by Miller, it doesn't have the improvised vibe of Miles' classic performances, but the songwriting and arrangements are head ... read moreCD
The final recordings of Miles Davis – and music that shows that the legendary trumpeter was still continuing to grow strongly in his later years! The set features a great scope of sounds – from soundtrack projects with Marcus Miller and Michel Legrand, a live tribute to Gil Evans ... read moreCD
Miles Davis & Michel Legrand —
Dingo ... CD Warner, 1990. Used ...
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A beautiful later album from Miles Davis – and a tremendous collaboration with composer Michel Legrand, in a set that returns Miles to the French soundtrack tradition he first started back in the late 50s! Some of the tracks here are quite spare – the kind of moody, ethereal solo ... read moreCD
Miles Davis & Michel Legrand —
Dingo ... LP Warner (Germany), 1990. Sealed ...
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A beautiful later album from Miles Davis – and a tremendous collaboration with composer Michel Legrand, in a set that returns Miles to the French soundtrack tradition he first started back in the late 50s! Some of the tracks here are quite spare – the kind of moody, ethereal solo ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful later album from Miles Davis – and a tremendous collaboration with composer Michel Legrand, in a set that returns Miles to the French soundtrack tradition he first started back in the late 50s! Some of the tracks here are quite spare – the kind of moody, ethereal solo ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features the Gil Evans Orchestra and the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band – in a live performance conducted by Quincy Jones. Features key contributions from Wallace Roney on trumpet and Kenny Garrett on alto sax. CD
Smooth jazzy work from Deodato – a record that takes off from his electric keyboard work of the early 70s, and shows his growing interest in modern soul and R&B a the time! Deodato's still a few years way from some of his famous soul production work, but he's already got a great ear for ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
2 beautiful later albums from Deodato – back to back on one CD! Knights Of Fantasy is smoth and jazzy – done in an LA late 70s style that's kind of like work by Joe Sample or The Crusaders, but a bit more R&B oriented, and with a deeper soul style overall! You can definitely hear ... read moreCD
A pair of early 80s gems from this Brazilian keyboard legend – back to back on a single CD! Night Cruiser is a key record in Deodato's move from funky jazz in the 70s to modern soul in the 80s – and one that showcases the best of his talents in both genres! The approach here is more ... read moreCD
George Duke —
Cool ... CD Warner, 2000. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
With Tony Maiden, Ray Fuller, Paul Jackson Jr and Jeff Lee Johnson on guitars, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler on drums, and Reggie Young on trombone. CD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
George Duke —
Illusions ... CD Warner, 1995. Used ...
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Features vocals by Rachelle Ferrell, James Ingram, Marvin Winans, and the Emotions. CD
(Out of print.)
George Duke —
Snapshot ... CD Warner, 1992. Used ...
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Features guest vocals from Philip Bailey, Chante Moore, Phil Perry, and Deniece Williams. CD
Includes the songs "Bill's Hit Tune", "My Foolish Heart", "Turn Out The Stars", "Like Someone In Love", "The Two Lonely People", "Laurie", "Yet Ne'er Broken", "I Do It For Your Love", and "Nardis (Excerpt)". CD
An 80s fusion classic from saxophonist Bill Evans – working here on tenor and soprano sax, plus some keyboards as well! The music has a flowing, open sort of style – almost to saxophone what Pat Metheny's work of the time is to guitar – played with a nice sense of feeling on most ... read moreCD
A wonderful late 70s albums from Bill Evans – showing a further evolution of his solo piano/overdub approach! New Conversations is a record that follows strongly on the format of Bill's famous "Conversations" sessions for Verve in the 60s – and like those dates, it features ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sublime late live work from Bill Evans – a well-recorded performance for French radio, and one that really stands out from some of the scratchier late 70s concerts on the market! Bill's working here with a sound as sensitive and picturesque as the cover image – never pushing things too ... read moreCD
(Out of print late 80s Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
One of the few larger group Bill Evans sessions from the later years – an album that features sax and flute from Larry Schneider and trumpet from Tom Harrell – in addition to core trio instrumentation from Bill on piano, Marc Johnson on bass, and Joe LaBarbera on drums. The added horns ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has mild corner bump, but is great overall.)
Wonderful late work from piano legend Bill Evans – a set that was recorded in 1977, but not issued until after his death in 1980 – at which point it became an instant essential in his catalog! As with so many of Bill's 70s recordings, the session benefits from the bass work of Eddie ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue, still sealed with a large, round ghost sticker spot.)
Wonderful late work from piano legend Bill Evans – a set that was recorded in 1977, but not issued until after his death in 1980 – at which point it became an instant essential in his catalog! As with so many of Bill's 70s recordings, the session benefits from the bass work of Eddie ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bill Evans & Toots Thielemans —
Affinity ... LP Warner, 1978. Near Mint- ...
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A beautiful pairing – the keyboards of Bill Evans and harmonica of Toots Thielemans – presented here in a space that marks the record as one of the best from both players in the 70s! Some tunes are sad and blue, and very spare – others a bit more upbeat and lyrical, almost taking ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderfully jazzy soundtrack – one of our favorite Jerry Fielding film scores of the 70s, thanks to key solo work from Art Pepper on alto and Jon Faddis on trumpet! The music is far deeper than you might expect for the Clint Eastwood action film setting – funky enough in the best ... (Soundtracks, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes the songs "Chant", "Monterrey", "Between The Sheets", "Li'l Darlin'", "Flying East", "One In The AM", "Gulliver", "Amoroso", "Summer Child", "Anthem", and "Song For Somalia". CD
Fourplay —
Elixir ... CD Warner, 1995. Used ...
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With Harvey Mason on drums and percussion. CD
(Out of print.)
Fourplay —
Fourplay ... CD Warner, 1991. Used ...
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Lee Ritenour on guitar, Bob James on keyboards, Nathan East on bass, and Harvey Mason on drums. CD
(Out of print, Columbia House pressing.)
Kenny Garrett —
Black Hope ... CD Warner, 1992. Used ...
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Features Kenny Garrett on alto and soprano sax, Kenny Kirkland on piano, Charnett Moffett on bass, and Brian Blade on drums, and Don Alias on percussion. CD
(Out of print, cutout notch through spine.)
Kenny Garrett —
Songbook ... CD Warner, 1997. Used ...
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Features Kenny Garrett on alto sax, Kenny Kirkland on piano, Natt Reeves on bass, and Jeff Tain Watts on drums. CD
A very cool mixing of acoustic modes – a set that features the famous jazz violin of Stephane Grappelli joining the rootsy group of mandolin man David Grisman! The mix of modes is quite haunting – and Grappelli's old school lines really do a lot in the company of Grisman's new acoustic ... read moreCD
(Out of print with a cutout notch through the spine.)
One of the coolest, grooviest albums that pianist Vince Guaraldi ever recorded – a set that's got the same Peanuts theme as his earlier dates for Fantasy Records, but which also features some sweet electric touches that only make things even better than before! In addition to his warmly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the coolest, grooviest albums that pianist Vince Guaraldi ever recorded – a set that's got the same Peanuts theme as his earlier dates for Fantasy Records, but which also features some sweet electric touches that only make things even better than before! In addition to his warmly ... read moreCD
One of the greatest records that Charlie Haden ever did, and a record that stands as sort of a bookend to his Liberation Music album on Impulse. As with that record, he's got a large group on here, and also like that one, he's playing a batch of tracks that have a definite political bent. Players ... read moreCD
Very interesting work from Chico Hamilton – one of his most compelling albums of the 50s! The three "faces" of Chico are as follows: his vocals, his solo percussion, and his quintet. Forget the vocals, because they're just OK (and Chico hardly embarked on a singing career after ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original gold label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Herbie Hancock —
Crossings ... LP Warner, 1971. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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Herbie Hancock further expands his cosmic vision in this groundbreaking album of free-flowing fusiony tracks – a record that really steps up his range of keyboards, mixing in both acoustic and electric pianos, mellotron, and even a bit of spacey moog from the legendary Patrick Gleeson! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original gatefold pressing. Cover has light wear.)
The start of funky funky Herbie Hancock! This album's the first to feature Herbie really breaking away from his straight jazz work – moving into a groove that's nice and funky, using electric piano along with acoustic, to forge the sound that he'd develop famously over the 70s. The album's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original white label promo! Cover has a light mark from a sticker in one corner, a radio station track list sticker, and a small bit of splitting on the bottom seam. Still a very nice copy!)
Herbie Hancock —
Mwandishi ... LP Warner, 1971. Near Mint- ...
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An excellent session that was one of Herbie Hancock's first free-flowing fusion records of the 70s! Herbie's playing Fender Rhodes with a sound that's at once cosmically beautiful, soulfully fragile, and spacily grooving – and he gets some excellent accompaniment from an all-hip group of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Essential set that brings together all of Herbie's key transitional recordings for Warner Brothers! Herbie started his years for the label playing in a more straight-ahead funky style – with perennial sample fave recordings like "Wiggle Waggle", "Fat Mama", and "Tell ... read moreCD
Herbie Hancock —
Treasure Chest ... LP Warner, 1974. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Seminal sides from Herbie Hancock – amazing material recorded for Warner Brothers in the years between his time at Blue Note and his big fame at Columbia Records – all sides that definitely show Hancock as one mighty righteous cat! Herbie's really stretching past his more conventional ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has aging, edge wear, and surface wear.)
Herbie Hancock —
Treasure Chest ... CD Warner/Wounded Bird, 1974. New Copy ...
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Seminal sides from Herbie Hancock – amazing material recorded for Warner Brothers in the years between his time at Blue Note and his big fame at Columbia Records – all sides that definitely show Hancock as one mighty righteous cat! Herbie's really stretching past his more conventional ... read moreCD
Jon Hassell on trumpet and keyboards, Pete Scaturro on keyboard bass and electric bass, Brain on drums, Joe Gore on guitar, and BLK Lion on keyboard samples and programming. CD
One of the coolest, grooviest albums ever cut by Mel Henke – a set that's "architecturally constructed to induce the maximum in audio sensation"! The set's one in the very cool stereo workshop series from Warner – and features sound maps of the recordings, and even some cool ... (Now Sound, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Forget the "blues" in the title – because the set's as much a soul jazz cooker as any of Groove's classic records for Prestige! The format's a bit different than usual – in that Groove solos on Hammond over large arrangements by Onzy Matthews – in a sweet organ/big band ... read moreCD
Milt Jackson on vibraphone – working with a strong group of younger players that includes Joshua Redman on tenor, Jesse Davis on alto, Benny Green on piano, Christian McBride on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums. CD
Bob James on piano, Christian McBride on bass, and Brian Blade on drums. CD
Bob James/David Sanborn —
Double Vision ... CD Warner, 1986. Used ...
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Bob James on keyboards and synthesizer, David Sanborn on saxophone, Paul Milton Jackson Jr and Eric Gale on guitar, Marcus Miller on bass, Steve Gadd on drums, and Paulinho Da Costa on percussion. CD
A wonderful illustration of the inherent sense of beauty in Keith Jarrett's early work – an approach to piano that was simple, straightforward, and marked by a ringing sense of tone that's evident in the very first note of the set! Jarrett here isn't trying to break any rules in jazz piano, ... read moreCD
One of the last really all-star sets from Quincy Jones – and a record that reprises the format of some of his big records of the 70s – like Mellow Madness or Body Heat – in a way that has Quincy surrounding himself with top-shelf artists of all sorts, from jazz soloists, to hip ... read moreCD
A delicious smorgasbord of rare Swedish recordings by Quincy Jones – captured here with Harry Arnold and the Swedish Radio Studio Orchestra, with Clifford Brown and Art Farmer, and in an obscure soundtrack set for Arne Sucksdorff's 1961 film The Boy In The Tree. CD
Quincy Jones/Sammy Nestico Orchestra —
Basie & Beyond ... CD Qwest/Warner, 2000. Used ...
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Great old school sounds from Quincy Jones – the kind of smoking big band album we'd know from his early years on ABC or Mercury Records! The Q's done many great things in the years since those albums – including great work in the soul music and soundtrack fields – but it's great ... read moreCD
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 – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rahsaan Roland Kirk —
Kirkatron ... LP Warner, 1977. Very Good+ ...
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Later genius from Rahsaan Roland Kirk – a record of wonderful depth and soul, and a session that moves back to the straighter jazz focus of some of his work from the Mercury years – yet still keeps all the personality and charm of the best Atlantic sides! Roland's playing in a warm ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful late chapter in the jazz journey of Rahsaan Roland Kirk – and an album of subtle genius that's really opened up to us over the years! The setting here isn't as "hit you over the head" as on some of Kirk's Atlantic Records – because at one level, the tunes are ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original Burbank label pressing. Cover has light wear, some aging, split spine, and tiny fray at the opening.)