Marsha Frazier Quintet —
Blase ... CD Mapleshade/Jazz Heritage, 1988. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Marsha Frazier on vocals, piano, and flute – with Joe Ford on alto and soprano sax, Lance Bryant on tenor sax, James King on bass, and Rudy Walker on drums. (Vocalists) CD
Freakwater —
Old Paint ... CD Thrill Jockey, 1995. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Their 4th album. Amazing traditional country songwriting a la Carter Family, Louvin Brothers, etc. They may be young-ish, urbanish, hipster-ish, but they are absolutely the real thing. (Rock) CD
(Out of print, digipak case has some wear and a peeled spot from an old sticker.)
Fredriksson, Kullhammar & Zetterberg —
Gyldene Tider Vol 1 ... CD Moserobie (Sweden), 2005. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Genius live work from tenor saxophonist Jonas Kullhammar – working here in trio formation with bass and drums, freely creating on the fly – and evoking the power of Sonny Rollins live classics for Blue Note and RCA! We've raved elsewhere on these pages about Kullhammar's tone and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Fredriksson, Kullhammar & Zetterberg —
Gyldene Tider Vol 2 ... CD Moserobie (Sweden), 2005. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Genius live work from tenor saxophonist Jonas Kullhammar – working here in trio formation with bass and drums, freely creating on the fly – and evoking the power of Sonny Rollins live classics for Blue Note and RCA! We've raved elsewhere on these pages about Kullhammar's tone and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Very groovy stuff! If you're not familiar with The Free Design, they were a cool easy/jazzy vocal group from the late 60s/early 70s, and they had a sound that was somewhere between The Four Freshmen and The Carpenters, and which also owed a lot to some of the Brazilian vocal groups of the 60's, ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Sunny wonderfulness from one of the grooviest vocal groups of all time! This is Free Design's legendary album for children – referred to in the title as "very important people" – and it's a strangely hip set of tracks designed to get the kids to open up in a groovy late 60s ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Free Design —
Umbrellas ... CD Siesta (Spain), Late 1960s. Used ...
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Massively beautiful pop tunes by this incredibly harmony group! The Free Design have a sound and approach that's like nobody else – and at the end of the 60s, they looked over their shoulder, saw dozens of harmony groups who'd been working before them, and decided to strip the sound down and ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Free Zen Society is Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker, Zeena Parkins on harp, and Peter Gordon. (Jazz) CD
(Cutout through barcode.)
Moss Freed —
Micromotives ... CD Discus (UK), 2022. Used 2 CDs ...
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Moss Freed on electric guitar, Laura Jurd, Charlotte Keeffe and Sam Eastmond on trumpet, Tullis Rennie on trombone, Rachel Musson on tenor saxophone, George Crowley on tenor saxophone and clarinet, Chris Williams on alto saxophone, Rosanna TeronBerg on flute and piccolo, Brice Catherin on cello, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A new take on Duke Ellington's score for Anatomy Of A Murder, with new arrangements by Bob Freedman, and performed by Herb Pomeroy and his orchestra, plus themes from Perry Mason, M-Squad, Peter Gunn, The Thin Man, 77 Sunset Strip, and more. (Jazz) CD
Early 80s clubby funk & soul from Freeez – a pretty sweet mix of period synth and boogie soul with far richer, live instrumentation and solid, hooky songwriting! Freeez recorded Gonna Get You in Manhattan – and you can certainly hear the NYC culture of the time flowing nicely in ... (Soul) read moreCD
The clubby jazz funk debut of Freeez – plus the Anti-Freeez remix album from a couple years later – issued together along with even more bonus material in this great 2CD set! Dancefloor ready live band grooving is the warmly beating heart of the Freeez sound at this early point – ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Nnenna Freelon —
Heritage ... CD Columbia, 1993. Used ...
$1.99
Includes the originals "Changed" and "This Little Light" – plus "Stella By Starlight", "Angel Eyes", "I Fall In Love To Easily", "Black Butterfly", and the Ivan Lins number "The Island". (Vocalists) CD
With Jimmy McPartland on trumpet, Pee Wee Russell on clarinet, George Wettling on drums, Milt Hinton on bass, Al Casamenti on guitar, and Dick Cary on piano. (Jazz) CD
Collects material recorded for Okeh, Parlophone, and Commodore – with Bunny Berigan, Pee Wee Russell, Eddie Condon, Jess Stacy, Bobby Hackett, Floyd O Brien, Cozy Cole, and George Welting. (Jazz) CD
(Original 1994 Classics pressing.)
Bud Freeman —
Man ... CD Nagel Heyer (Germany), 1976. Used ...
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Bud Freeman on tenor sax, Tony Drennan and Noel Kelehan on piano, Jimmy McKay on bass, and Jack Daly on John Wadham on drums. (Jazz) CD
Chico Freeman —
Focus ... CD Contemporary, 1995. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Features Chico Freeman on tenor, Arthur Blythe on alto, George Cables on piano, Santi Debriano on bass, and Yoron Israel on drums! (Jazz) CD
(Disc has a promo stamp, barcode has a cutout hole.)
Chico Freeman on tenor and soprano saxophone and keyboards, Kenny Barron on piano, Santi Debriano on double bass, and Frederick Waits on drums. (Jazz) CD
Quite possibly our favorite album ever from Chico Freeman – a beautiful set that was originally issued only in Japan, and which has Chico hitting some of his strongest, most spiritual modes on record! The album features Freeman's reeds in the company of other Chicagoans – AACM players ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(CDr pressing.)
Chico Freeman —
Pied Piper ... CD Blackhawk, 1984. Used ...
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A surprisingly great little set from Chico Freeman – and a record that seems to hone his best creative energies of the loft jazz years into an even hipper groove! The group here features Freeman on a wide variety of reeds – alongside John Purcell on saxes and oboe, Kenny Kirkland on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great pairing of these two inventive reedmen – recorded in wonderfully warm company at Ronnie Scott's in London, with a fluid, open feel that marks the album as a standout in the 80s work of both players! Freeman's on tenor and soprano, and Blythe is on alto sax – and together, they ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the most soulful sessions we've ever heard from reedman Chico Freeman – a session that's still mostly jazz, but which also brings in a host of other styles as well! The "project" in the title is well placed – as Chico's getting help from a lot of other guests on the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Chico Freeman Quintet with Arthur Blythe —
Unspoken Word ... CD Ronnie Scotts, 1993. Used ...
$2.99
Features Chico Freeman on tenor, Arthur Blythe on alto, Julian Joseph on piano, Curtis Lundy on bass, and Idris Muhammad on drums! (Jazz) CD
George Freeman on guitar, Bobby Cranshaw and Leroy Jackson on bass, Bob Guthrie, Buddy Williams and Marion Booker on drums, Von Freeman on tenor saxophone, John Young on piano, Kenny Barron on electric piano, Harold Mabern Jr on electric piano and piano, and Bobby Blevins on organ. (Jazz) CD
With Von Freeman on tenor sax, Maurice Brown on trumpet, Lloyd Wilson on organ, Gerey Johnson on guitar, Curtice Prince on drums & Kevin Patrick on percussion. (Jazz) CD
George Freeman on guitar, Von Freeman on tenor saxophone, Bradley Parker-Sparrow on piano and percussion, Lou Gregory on piano, Eldee Young on bass, Phil Thomas on drums, and vocals from Joanie Pallatto and Ron Cooper. (Jazz) CD
George Freeman on electric guitar and vocals, Billy Branch on harmonica, Bradley Parker-Sparrow on piano, John Devlin on bass and accordion, Luiz Ewerling on drums and percussion, and Joanie Pallatto on vocals. (Jazz) CD
George Freeman —
Good Life ... CD High Note, 2023. Used ...
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Guitarist George Freeman has given his music to the world for many decades – a fantastic live player who still makes magic on the Chicago scene, and a recording artist who's gotten the chance to cut plenty of records over the years, but rarely in a top-shelf setting like this! The lineup is ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Punch through barcode.)
George Freeman —
Rebellion ... CD Southport, 1995. Used ...
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Features George Freeman on guitar, Von Freeman on piano, Penny Pendleton on bass, and Michael Raynor on drums. (Jazz) CD
Just Russ Freeman on piano and Shelly Manne on drums! Tracks include "Prime Time", "Loose As A Goose", "Blue Monk", "On A Green Dolphin Street", and "Lullaby Of The Leaves". (Jazz) CD
Way more than just a look at the Premonition recordings of Chicago tenor legend Von Freeman – as the set also features some unreleased tracks, and a bonus DVD too! The package is a great illustration of Freeman's greatness on Premonition – perhaps the one label who really managed to ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A classic "discovery" of tenor saxophonist Von Freeman – one that was already relatively late in his career, but a key appearance on Atlantic under the auspices of Roland Kirk! The setting here is as loose and laidback as Von needs to really do his thing – backing by a trio ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Wonderful work from a player we've loved for years – recorded here in just the sort of laidback setting that recreates all his charms in a live setting! Von Freeman's tenor has been a key part of the Chicago scene for half a century or more – and although his music never played as ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Von Freeman —
Great Divide ... CD Koch/Premonition, 2004. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
A rich laidback set from one of Chicago's resident legends – tenor Von Freeman! Freeman was in his early 80s by the time this set was recorded, and his warm tone sounds as good to our ears as it did on recordings from decades ago. Von really lets loose in spots, too, such as on the fiery ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the best studio albums ever from the legendary Von Freeman – and a date that really captures some of the careful essence of his live performances in Chicago! Unlike the previous Atlantic album, which tried to fit Von into a more expected bag, this easygoing Nessa session really lets ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Von Freeman —
Improvisor ... CD Premonition, 2002. Used ...
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Von Freeman the way we like to hear him – live! Although Von's recorded output has been quite low until recent years, the fantastic tenorist has been playing around Chicago for the past 50 years – working in regular gigs that are still some of the best shows you could ever hope to ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great little live set from Von Freeman – and one of his best albums! Like some of his rare few sides from the 70s, this one features Von in a relaxed setting – blowing as the main lead soloist in front of a piano trio recorded at the Dakota Bar & Grill in St Paul, Minnesota, in ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Right from the very first note, you'll know you're in for something special here – the unusual phrasing and open-hearted qualities that made Von Freeman one of the true Chicago legends on the tenor saxophone – even though he never got the global fame of contemporaries like Clifford ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Von Freeman —
Young & Foolish ... CD Daybreak (Netherlands), 1977. Used ...
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Arguably one of Von Freeman's most obscure recordings – and many of them are pretty darn obscure! The set was recorded for the Daybreak label, live in the Netherlands in 1977 – with a strong Chicago rhythm section that features John Young on piano, David Shipp on bass, and Charles ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Von Freeman & Ed Petersen —
Von & Ed ... CD Delmark, 1999. Used ...
$5.99
Features these two great Chicago tenorists – with Willie Pickens on piano too! (Jazz) CD
A fantastic classic from the Cali scene of the early 90s – one of the key records that had the west coast going head to head with some of the smarter acts back east – a great balance to the up and coming genius of Wu Tang and Brand Nubian! There's a similar sense of message and play ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
French/Frith/Kaiser/Thompson —
Invisible Means ... CD Windham Hill, 1990. Used ...
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Features Richard Thompson on guitar and vocals, Henry Kaiser on guitar, Fred Frith on bass, and John French on drums and vocals. (Jazz) CD
Richard Thompson and Henry Kaiser on guitar, Fred Frith on bass and violin, John French on drums, and everyone on vocals. (Jazz) CD
Frequency —
Frequency ... CD Thrill Jockey, 2006. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Ed Wilkerson on reeds, Nicole Mitchele on flute, melodia, and harp, Harrison Bankhead on bass, and Avreeayl Ra on percussion, kalimba, and flute! (Jazz) CD
Freshlyground —
Nomvula ... CD Sony (South Africa), 2004. Used ...
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A drama that features John Wayne in Japan – and Friedhofer's soundtrack has that "epic" feel that he did so well at the time – serious orchestral sounds with a great depth of feeling – often through compressed horn passages over strings, with occasional touches of the ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
An expanded version of Hugo Friedhofer's score for One Eyed Jacks – a compelling soundtrack for one of the more ill-fated westerns of the 50s! Friedhofer really moves beyond familiar stereotypes here – using offbeat orchestrations, often heavy on woodwinds and solo instrumentation, to ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
(Out of print and sealed, limited pressing of 1200 copies.)
Hugo Friedhofer/Elmer Bernstein —
Never So Few/7 Women ... CD Film Score Monthly, 1959/1966. Used ...
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A great little set from Friedman – a vastly underrated pianist who's working here as a bright young modernist in a trio with Chuck Israels on bass and Pete LaRoca on drums. The tracks have a freedom that reminds us a lot of Bill Evans' early work, with a warm lyricism that never gets too ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Don Friedman —
Flashback ... CD Riverside/OJC, 1963. Used ...
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There's nothing "flashback" about this one – because the record's about as in-the-moment as you could be for jazz piano in the early 60s! Don Friedman's a really tremendous player at this point in his career – a sometimes unsung hero in the space between Bill Evans and Keith ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A fantastic pairing – the baritone sax of Pepper Adams and the sharp trombone of Jimmy Knepper – in a quintet with Don Friedman on piano, George Mraz on bass, and Billy Hart on drums! Titles include "Beautiful Love", "Audobon", "Hellure", "Groovin ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Don Friedman Trio —
Timeless ... CD 441, 2003. Used ...
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The sound here is definitely timeless, thanks to some always-strong work on piano from Don Friedman – one of those players who first shone brightly in the early 60s, then dropped off the radar for many years – but has reemerged lately with a new level of brilliance in his work! ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The great debut of Kinky Friedman – an underground country singer right up there with the best of the hipster 70s generation who were shrugging past the usual Nashville conventions! Titles include his classic title track "Sold American" – plus "We Refuse The Right To ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
Friends Of Dean Martinez —
Atardecer ... CD Knitting Factory, 1998. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Dave Friesen on bass, Paul Lees on grand piano, Charlie Doggett and Rob Moore on percussion – set to digital orchestral arrangements by Kyle Gordon. (Jazz) CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
David Friesen —
Amber Skies ... CD Quicksilver, 1993. Used ...
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With Friesen on bass, Chick Corea on piano, Joe Henderson on tenor, Paul Horn on flute, Paul Motian on drums, and Airto on percussion! Titles include "Blue & Green", "Underlying", "Amber Skies", "Voices", and "Sitka In The Woods". (Jazz) CD
The Frightnrs have plenty more to say here – and they say it in a really sharp-edged approximation of older rocksteady modes! The group are contemporary, but like the best acts on Daptone, they've got an instantly classic feel – thanks to instrumentation and production that take us ... (Reggae) read moreCD
John, aka Johnny Frigo, who's best known to our set for the rare dynamite jazz dance sides he recorded later on, and to the jazz world at large for his work as a bassist, leads a small group on this rare, early full length for Mercury as a leader on his first instrument – the violin! It's a ... (Jazz) read moreCD