Titles include "Miss Brown To You", "If You Were Mine", "What A Little Moonlight Can Do", "Billie's Blues", "I Cried For You", "I Must Have That Man", and "Easy Living". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
One of Billie's last recordings, and an incredibly striking batch of songs arranged by Ray Ellis with a sad, fragile ege that's perfect for the style of her later work. Billie's voice is faltering, but in a way that only makes the songs sound more personal and more compelling – and although ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s stereo pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear.)
A collection of rare broadcast performances from 1949 to 1952 – all of which are issued here for the first time! Titles include "My Man", "He's Funny That Way", "Billie's Blues", "Lover Man", and "Tenderly". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
Possibly one of the most essential Billie Holiday albums for Verve – a set that carries the same title as her famous autobiography, and which also features many key numbers from her songbook at the time! The feel here is quite easygoing and relaxed – with small group backing behind ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s mono Japanese Polydor pressing – UMV 2047 – with obi and insert. Cover has light wear, some spotty aging, and some small white print blemishes.)
About as classic as you can get for Billie Holiday on Verve – a wonderfully intimate small group session, recorded with top-shelf players and a smokey torchy mood! Billie's in her later years by the time of the set, but somehow singing with even more emotion and life – working with a ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s mono Japanese pressing – MV 2595 – with obi and insert.)
An incredible avant moment from the early years of ECM Records – a showcase for the strong improvisational talent of bassist Dave Holland, here playing cello – and a set that really exposed the guitar genius of Derek Bailey to the world at large! The set features three long tracks ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice German pressing! Cover has some discoloration from age along the opening, which also has some light lamination lifting – very common for this album.)
Landmark improvisations from two of the most important bassists in avant garde jazz – Dave Holland and Barre Phillips – two players each coming from two different scenes and styles, but working together here perfectly in a groundbreaking session of all-bass work! Holland plays a bit of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice German pressing! Cover has some light wear, and light peeling of laminate – but is nice overall.)
Sublime work from The Hollies – a cool US album that brings together some of their best bits from their 60s UK run on EMI! Some of the best numbers here were arranged by Johnny Scott – and titles include "King Midas In Reverse", "Would You Believe", "Maker" ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wonderful work from The Hollies – from a time when the group was moving way past simple Brit Invasion pop – as you 'can probably guess from the cover and title! The Hollies hit a really special sort of sound here – slightly trippy, but still razor-sharp – making great use ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo pressing – 1A/1A. Cover has light wear.)
Totally great stuff by The Hollies – and don't let anyone else tell you any different! For Certain is one of the band's greatest albums – forged out of some totally great songwriting, amazingly precise guitar parts, and sharp-edged vocals that make the tracks sparkle and glisten. Big ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 70s issue. Cover is slightly wavy at the front panel.)
Richard Groove Holmes —
American Pie ... LP Groove Merchant, Early 70s. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Tasty small group work from Groove – with Mr Holmes himself on organ, and the great Larry Willis on electric piano – coming up with a twin electric organ/piano sound that's similar to the one that Groove used on his Comin On Home LP for Blue Note. The difference here is that things ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has surface and edge wear.)
Richard Groove Holmes & Gene Ammons —
Groovin' With Jug ... LP Pacific Jazz, 1961. Very Good ...
$6.99
Quite an unusual date – both for the players, who are normally more at home on Prestige Records – and for the Pacific Jazz label, who were then a cornerstone of west coast cool jazz! That setting doesn't keep the album from being a killer, though – as Gene Ammons wails away on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing in a barcode cover, with a cut corner, surface wear, and quite a bit of staining on the back.)
Holocross —
Holocross ... LP New Renaissance, 1988. Near Mint- ...
$39.99
Some of the most tripped-out music ever from The Holy Modal Rounders – and that's saying a lot, given the nature of the group! This unique early album on ESP features two side-long tracks – both of which are mini-suites of sort, and filled with odd sounds, weird themes, and a strange ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Homeboy Sandman is sounding very much at the top of his game here – on a record that almost seems to have two sorts of flavors, but both nicely unified by the work of producer Aesop Rock! The lyrics spin out with the kind of effortlessness that Sandman's always given us – charged up ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Deluxe edition on "electric smoke" vinyl – still sealed with hype sticker.)
A pair of very stripped-down albums from John Lee Hooker – issued together in this 70s set! First up is Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker – featuring the legendary John Lee Hooker, heard here in one of his more obscure recordings from the late 50s – at least in contrast to his ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s brown label pressing. Cover has a small center split on the top seam and some light wear, but looks great overall.)
John Lee Hooker —
I'm In The Mood ... LP Up Front, Late 1950s/1960s. Very Good+ ...
$16.99
A collection of early recordings for Vee Jay, with titles that include "Baby Lee", "Trouble Blues", "Drug Store Woman", "Frisco Blues", "I'm In The Mood", and "Hobo Blues". (Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 60s dark grey label issue. Cover has some ring and edge wear, price sticker remnants, some yellowing from age, and a light stain at the bottom of the spine.)
John Lee Hooker gets some great treatment here – working in a loose, groovy style for the Bluesway label – and getting a nice dose of funk right down at the core! The set's produced by Ed Michel – who'd also done some great soul jazz work over the years – and in addition to ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the ABC inner sleeve. Cover has surface wear, a promo sticker, and a number in pen.)
Great rootsy blues from John Lee Hooker – and an unusual session that has him getting backup help from jazz players Sam Jones on bass and Louis Hayes on drums! Jones and Hayes only play on a handful of tracks, and most of the focus is on Hooker's damn-great vocals, and acoustic guitar – ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(200 gram OBC pressing. Cover is bent a bit at the top left corner.)
John Lee Hooker & Coast To Coast Blues Band —
Anywhere Anyplace Anytime ... LP United Artists, Late 40s/Early 50s. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$19.99
Early recordings by John Lee Hooker and his Coast To Coast Blues Band – recorded in Detroit in the late 40s through the early 50s. The Coast To Coast Blues Band may be a little misleading in the title, as the recordings find Hooker with only the sparest accompaniment on bass, drums, and ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, half split top seam, some wear and aging.)
A really well-recorded set by Lightnin Hopkins – one that's got a crisper, cleaner sound than some of his others of the time – yet which still comes across with all his best rootsy modes too! The instrumentation here is quite spare – just Hopkins' acoustic guitar behind his ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono Bluesville pressing with deep groove and RVG stamp. Vinyl has some pressing bumps, but is nice and clean. Cover has water damage a few inches off the spine, with some staining and peeling.)
A late 50s session, but an album that captures Lighnin Hopkins in a rootsy style that could well hearken back to the 78rpm blues records of the 30s – thanks to production by Samuel B Charters, who captured Hopkins alone making music in his apartment in Houston! The tracks have that ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 90s Smithsonian Folkways pressing. Cover has tiny scrapes in back at the spine.)
A set that features lots of great arrangements from Shorty Rogers – upbeat and jazzy, in ways that aren't exactly the Latin modes promised by the title, but still pretty darn great! Rogers his hitting nicely here on all burners – that leaner 60s approach he used in some of his own ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue label pressing. Cover has light wear and a cutout hole.)
(Includes the printed inner sleeve, lightly stained and wrinkled at the bottom 3 inches. Cover is ligthly stained at the bottom 3 inches, with minor flaking in front.)
Walter Horton —
Fine Cuts ... LP Blind Pig, 1977. Sealed ...
$11.99
Features Big Walter Horton on vocals and harmonica – with Ron Levy on piano, John Nicholas on guitar, and Mark Kazanoff on sax – on tiles that include "Walter's Swing", "Everybody's Fishin", "Worried Life", "Stop Clownin", "Hobo Blues", ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Borrow Me", "Taking My Love For Granted", "One Man's Woman", "If You're A Friend", and "We Can Be Strong". (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Japanese promo pressing, with obi and insert. Cover has light wear and a promo sticker.)
A Scandinavian group, but one with a great Latin jazz vibe – a lineup that includes piano, tenor, trumpet, and plenty of percussion! (Latin) LP, Vinyl record album
Classic work from this Bay Area combo – with cuts that include "Hesitation Blues", "Don't You Leave Me Here", "Uncle Sam Blues", "How Long Blues", and "Mann's Fate". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
A pair of early records from Hour Glass – back to back in a single set! First up is the self titled Hour Glass album – fantastic early work from Gregg And Duane Allman – a set that's nothing at all like their Allman Brothers material, but which has a wonderful style nonetheless! ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear and aging, bumped corners, and a minor center split in the top seam.)
The genius second album from The Housemartins – still as tight, sharp, and political as the first! Titles include "The World's On Fire", "You Better Be Doubtful", "We're Not Going Back", "The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death", "Me & The ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Includes the bonus 7-inch with sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch, hype sticker, audiophile sticker, and a promo stamp.)
(Direct To Disk pressing. Cover a large crease on the front panel, surface wear, and edge wear.)
Thelman Houston & Jerry Butler —
Thelma & Jerry ... LP Motown, 1977. Sealed ...
$1.99
A nice record pairing the vocal stylings of Thelma Houston and Jerry Butler. Butler and Hal Davis take partial credit for production and tracks include the Bee-Gee's "Love So Right", "Only The Beginning", Stevie Wonder's "Joy Inside My Tears", "Let's Get ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the embossed cover, still sealed with a cutout notch. Shrinkwrap has a hole at the bottom left corner.)
Barbara Howard —
On The Rise ... LP Remined/Colemine, 1970. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
A lost Ohio soul treasure – the initial effort by a singer with a hell of a voice, but one who languished in obscurity after the poor response to this debut LP! Barbara Howard really knocks it out of the park here – singing like a deep soul diva with a hell of a lot of power and focus ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A killer album of funky blues – recorded by Howlin Wolf during the period when Chess/Cadet was backing its older artists up with some of the newer funk musicians it had working in its studios! The overall sound works quite well – and although purists at the time moaned at the way ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo Cadet Concept pressing with deep groove. Cover has some ringwear, yellowing from age at the edges, and spotty blemishes.)
Down home early 70s blues from Howlin Wolf – not as funky as some of the other blues albums on Chess at the time, but with a nice rough and ready edge that really lives up to the legacy of Howlin Wolf! Instrumentation includes a few guitars, tenor sax, piano, and bass – and Wolf ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Howlin Wolf sings the blues, and comes across in a way that influences an entire generation too – with that raw, raspy sound that made the singer a perfect blend of delta roots and contemporary sounds that were bubbling up in the postwar years! These tracks have a spare, simple, stark style ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing. Vinyl and cover are nice! Cover has a very small cut corner.)
Freddie Hubbard —
Echoes Of Blue ... LP Atlantic, Late 60s/1976. Near Mint- ...
$13.99
A great collection of Freddie's late 60s recordings for Atlantic – some of the best tracks pulled from the albums Backlash and High Blues Pressure! The groups on the albums are great – slightly larger than usual, but with wonderful players who make the most of the setting, coming ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has minimal wear.)
Freddie Hubbard —
First Light ... LP CTI, 1972. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$23.99
Sweet early CTI work from trumpeter Freddie Hubbard – the kind of groundbreaking electric jazz that really helped him find a new space in the 70s! The album follows strongly from Freddie's classic Red Clay set for CTI – and like that one, it features extended tracks that build ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has a bit of gloss peeling and light wear.)
A great Blue Note 2-fer from the 70s – one that features the first issue of the album Here To Stay, plus the classic Hub Cap! On the first session on the set, the sound is sharp-edged and soulful – a reflection of the groove that Freddie was hitting in the Jazz Messengers of the early ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original 70s pressing – a nice copy! Cover has a cut corner.)
Freddie Hubbard —
Hub Cap ... LP Blue Note, 1961. Very Good+ ...
$23.99
Classic Freddie Hubbard on Blue Note – from the hip cover to the magical music in the grooves! The session is one of Freddie's all-time best from the early days – and features a very hard wailing lineup that mixes tight hardbop rhythms with some more adventurous soloing that almost has ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s DMM pressing. Includes the Blue Note inner sleeve. Cover has a promo stamp, sticker remnant, light wear.)
Freddie Hubbard —
Hub-Tones ... LP Blue Note, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ...
$29.99
An album with a classic modernist cover image – and one that's also got the same sort of sound to match – brilliant early work from trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who's really coming into his own as a leader with this date! Freddie's really finding a voice here – a sharper edge than ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Keystone bop indeed – a smoking little set from Freddie Hubbard, recorded during his great back-to-basics years of the early 80s! The tracks here are all quite long, and informed by a strong sense of hard bop – but they also open up with some sharper, more modern moments at times ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Freddie Hubbard —
Open Sesame ... LP Blue Note, 1960. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
Seminal work from Freddie Hubbard – an early hardbop session that features some great work by Tina Brooks on tenor, piano by McCoy Tyner, and rhythm from the team of Sam Jones on bass Clifford Jarvis on drums! And although Freddie's great at this early point in his career – playing ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Freddie Hubbard —
Super Blue ... LP Columbia, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$7.99
A sweet late 70s set from Freddie Hubbard – a slight move away from some of his highly-electric sides of the CTI years, yet one that still has some of the most soulful qualities of that work! Freddie's trumpet has a nicely spacious quality throughout – one that's flowing, and almost ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a promo stamp, tracklist sticker, and minimal wear.)
A definite sweet return from Freddie Hubbard – a record with a cover and title that might appear to be smooth jazz, but one with a sound that's solidly acoustic and soulful all the way through! The album's a great example of Hubbard's amazing work in the early 80s – a time when he was ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great post-CTI session from Freddie Hubbard – one that has him blowing over sweet arrangements from Bob James, who manages to keep things full, yet soulful throughout! There's a lot of instrumentation backing Freddie up for the date – full horns, strings, and even a bit of chorus ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light edge wear, corner bend.)
Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, & Herbie Hancock —
In Concert Vol 2 ... LP CTI, 1974. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$7.99
A sublime live moment from the CTI scene of the 70s – an album that brings together some of the label's best lead players, into a special live supergroup that stretches out in a mighty nice way! In case you ever though the CTI genius came from the studio production of Creed Taylor, think ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A nice batch of Memphis soul tracks, produced in a sparkling modern vein, with some very nice moments. The title cut's a remake of the Seals & Crofts track "Closer", but the best cuts are the ones written (or co-written) by the great Bettye Crutcher (of Stax fame). These include the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, a cutout notch, and some fading at the edges.)
Al Hudson & The Soul Partners —
Spreading Love ... LP ABC, 1978. Very Good+ ...
$11.9914.99
Excellent early work from Al Hudson – a soulful talent who stood his own in the late 70s, forging an up-tempo funk sound that lived long past disco, and which was sort of a platform for groups of the 80s to build a new dancefloor sound. Hudson relied heavily on bass-y funk to hit his groove, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A landmark meeting of two talents! This rare session has the poet Langston Hughes reading his own jazz-based work, set to arrangements by Charles Mingus, with additional work by Horace Parlan. Hughes' voice is incredible – a bit frail, with a wispy integrity that really opens up his own ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original yellow label pressing with deep groove. Vinyl is clean, but has some light marks. Cover is nice.)
A collection of some of vocalist Humes best known songs from the 1940s and early 1950s. Tracks include "Fortune Tellin Man", "Central Avenue Boogie", "Pleasing Man Blues", "Airplane Blues", "Loud Talkin Woman", "You Played On My Piano", ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A cool small combo set from vocalist Helen Humes – with excellent backing from a group that features Joe Gordon on trumpet, Teddy Edwards on tenor, Wynton Kelly on piano, and Al Viola on guitar! (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(70s yellow label stereo pressing. Cover has a small cut corner.)
Helen Humes gets great small combo backing – from players who include Benny Carter on trumpet, Frank Rosolino on trombone, Teddy Edwards on tenor, Andre Previn on piano, Leroy Vinnegar on bass, and either Shelly Manne or Mel Lewis on drums. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(70s stereo pressing. Cover has some light ring & edge wear.)
(70s issue. Cover has light aging, partially unglued bottom seam, and lightly bent panels.)
Bobbi Humphrey —
Fancy Dancer ... LP Blue Note, 1975. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
Sublime genius from funky flute player Bobbi Humphrey – a record we'd rank right up there with her classic Blacks & Blues set – and like that one, another fantastic collaboration with producer Larry Mizell! The groove here is tremendous throughout – a heady mix of Bobbi's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original black b label pressing. Cover has some wear and aging.)
Bobbi Humphrey —
Satin Doll ... LP Blue Note, 1974. Very Good+ ...
$18.99
Fabulous stuff – one of the legendary albums that funky flute player Bobbi Humphrey cut with producer Larry Mizell! The record's a prime example of the Mizell genius at work – as Larry's arranged these fantastic backdrops for Bobbi's flute – soaring keyboard lines, layers and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the textured cover, with faint stained edges, waviness, cut corner, small name in pen, aging.)
An obscure little funky group from Flint, Michigan, one with a tight ensemble sound that's very much in the Earth Wind & Fire mode – complete with a really great horn section, plenty of bass-heavy grooves a the bottom, and a relatively spiritual feel that comes through strongly on the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album