Lightnin Hopkins —
Soul Blues ... CD Prestige, 1965. Used ...
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With Leonard Gaskin on bass and Herbie Lovelle on drums – on tracks that include "Too Many Drivers", "I'm Going To Build A Heaven Of My Own", "Lonesome Graveyard", "The Howling Wolf", and "Black Ghost Blues". (Blues) CD
(Out of print, Original Blues Classics pressing.)
Lightnin Hopkins —
Very Best Of ... CD Tradition, Late 50s-Mid 60s. Used ...
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The complete work from a short but wonderful stretch of recording – a series of sides done for the Fire/Fury record label – which match the genius talents of Lightnin Hopkins and the soulful production of Harlem's great Bobby Robinson! The mix of modes is great – and rather than ... (Blues) read moreCD
Features Clora Bryant on trumpet and Red Holloway on saxophone. (Blues) CD
(Sealed 2004 pressing.)
Jazzmeia Horn —
Social Call ... CD Prestige, 2017. Used ...
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The album's titled after a famous song by Betty Carter, and the sound of the set might well match her legacy too – as Jazzmeia Horn is clearly a singer we'll be hearing plenty from in years to come! Horn's got an incredible range – the first female jazz singer we've heard in years to ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Moody work by Paul Horn – with a focus more on "images" of Brazil, than on the Brazilian jazz you might expect from the title! Like much of Horn's work from the time, the recording is very spacious – with Paul blowing on flute in a style that's as much about exploring space ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Some of the earliest work as a leader from Paul Horn – the inventive reed player who really sparkled in Chico Hamilton's group of the mid 50s, then went on to make some even more compelling records on his own! The first album in the set is House Of Horn – recorded for Dot Records in ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Amazing early work from the mighty Paul Horn – a record cut during a time when he was a damn good musician with a keen sensibility for modernist modal jazz! On this excellent date from 1960, Horn plays both flute and alto sax in a wonderful group – a combo with vibes from Emil Richards ... (Jazz) read moreCD
With Charles Ables on bass and Steve Williams on drums. Titles include "Something Happens To Me", "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good", "Nice 'N' Easy", "The Great City", "I Thought About You", and "Our Love Is Here To Stay". CD includes ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Shirley Horn —
Lazy Afternoon ... CD Steeplechase (Denmark), 1978. Used ...
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Nice album recorded during a time when Shirley Horn's talents were lesser-known to the world than in her current revival. The set's got Shirley playing piano and singing in a very sweet trio with Buster Williams and Billy Hart. The material's mostly standards, but as usual, Shirley manages to get ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
With special guest Gary Bartz on alto sax! Titles include "Just A Little Lovin", "Drown In My Own Tears", "The Sun Died", "Bye Bye Love", "Green", "I Got A Man", and "Light Out Of Darkness". (Vocalists) CD
Shirley Horn caught right at the height of her great revival years in the 90s – a time when she was arguably even more expressive and deeply soulful than before! Like most of Horn's best recordings of the time, this live date features a trio – with Shirley herself on piano, Charles ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
2 early albums by the great Shirley Horn – back to back on one CD! On Loads Of Love, Shirley sings some somber ballads over large orchestrations by Jimmy Jones – in a mode that's different from recent work, but which also shows that she's a great singer with a really sensitive style. ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Stunning – and some of the best work we've ever heard from Shirley Horn! We know, we know – you've seen a bit too much of her in the jazz racks of late – but don't let that stop you from picking up this album, because it's amazing! Shirley returns to the spare, subtle simplicity ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
(Sealed copy! Cutout hole through traycard and rear case.)
Unissued live work from the great Shirley Horn – recorded in Las Vegas right before her big comeback recordings of the 90s – at a time when Shirley was hardly getting a chance to make an album! That lack of attention hardly matters to Horn, though – as she faces this performance ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Produced and arranged by Johnny Mandel – with guest trumpet from Wynton Marsalis on two tracks! Titles include "Isn't It A Pity", "Here's to Life", "Come A Little Closer/Wild Is The Wind", "You're Nearer", "Summer", "Quietly There", ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Shirley Horn —
Softly ... CD Audiophile, 1988. Used ...
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An overlooked gem from the great Shirley Horn – a record from a time right before she burst into bigger fame, thanks to Verve Records – but was still working strongly in the underground, cutting fantastic records like this! Horn's got this mature, thoughtful approach that makes her way ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Shirley Horn's definitely swinging here – in a set of tracks that features groovy numbers from two different points in her career! Some of the work on the set is from her early 60s years on Mercury and ABC Records – and the other half's from that great stretch in the 90s when her ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Two excellent early albums from Shirley Horn – back to back on a single CD! Travelin Light is one of the greatest jazz vocal albums of the 60s, and probably the greatest album ever by Shirley Horn! The session's got a beautiful lively sound, with extremely interesting arrangements by Johnny ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Great European work from Shirley Horn – recorded live, in a setting that really lets her stretch out nicely – almost as if she's finding the new sort of maturity that would mark her music in the 80s, right during the space of the concert! The format is quite spare – just Horn's ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Features guest work from Branford Marsalis on tenor, Wynton Marsalis on trumpet, Toots Thielemans on harmonica, Buster Williams on bass, and Miles Davis on trumpet! (Vocalists) CD
A killer classic from Jimmy Bo Horne – one of the sharpest male singers to work for the TK family of labels in the late 70s – and one who could really summarize all the greatness of Miami soul with a record like this! The album's got all the funky fullness of some of the larger TK ... (Soul) read moreCD
Jimmy Bo Horne —
Goin Home For Love ... CD Sunshine Sound/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979. New Copy ...
$11.9915.99
A wicked set of groovers from Jimmy Bo Horne – produced with a snapping KC & The Sunshine Band groove, and proof that the Miami sound could still burn strong at the end of the 70s! The tunes are a mix of mellow numbers and funkier tracks that have a snapping "spank" sort of ... (Soul) read moreCD
Original score by James Horner along with tracks by Smash Mouth, Barenaked Ladies, 'N Sync, Faith Hill, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra – plus a bit of dialogue from the film. CD
Includes James Horner's score for Humanoids From The Deep, outtakes, and a three part suite from the 1996 remake scored by Christopher Lennertz. (Soundtracks) CD
Bruce Hornsby & The Range —
Way It Is ... CD RCA, 1986. Used ...
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Toninho Horta —
Moonstone ... CD Verve/Universal (Japan), 1989. Used ...
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A lovely blend of fusion and Brazilian roots – and one of Toninho Horta's standout sets from his US years at Verve! The album's got a warm, organic feel that's quite different from other American fusion of the time – still filled with some of the influences that drove that music in the ... (Brazil) read moreCD
(Recent Japanese pressing – still sealed with obi.)
Incredibly great work from Toninho Horta – especially considering that the album's a US release from the early 90s! Horta's working here in a tight trio with Gary Peacock on bass and Billy Higgins on drums – both players we can trust to keep things real, and help Toninho hit a groove ... (Brazil) read moreCD
Toninho Horta —
Serenade ... CD Tru Space, 1997. Used ...
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Ayako Hosokawa —
Mr Wonderful ... CD Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1977. New Copy ...
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Mellow vocals from the lovely Ayako Hosokawa – one of Japan's greatest jazz vocalists of the 70s, singing here in a warm and intimate setting. Ayako sings in English, mostly American standards plus a few pop numbers – and the backing for the set includes keyboards, tenor, guitar, and ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
(Part of the Three Blind Mice Supreme Collection!)
Hot Bush —
Hot Bush ... CD APA/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ...
$14.9919.99
One of the more obscure stars in the TK Records constellation – a one-off club project, featuring the writing and production talents of Oscar Llord, and the vocals of Bobby Bushe – hence the title! The set's got a rough take on the Miami disco style of the time – a bit less ... (Soul) read moreCD
A brilliant return from the Hot 8 Brass Band – a New Orleans combo who take tradition into some great funky new territory! As you'd guess from their name, the instrumentation is heavy on brass – played with a gritty, soulful edge – in the way you'd find during some street ... (Deep Funk) read moreCD
Hot Mustard —
Seconds ... CD Color Red, 2023. New Copy ...
$10.9911.98
Hot mustard mix deep funk instrumentation with hip hop inspired beats – really linking together two generations of funky sounds with a very unique approach! The core of the group is Nick Carusos on bass and Jack Powell on guitars – yet the later also serves up all these breakbeats ... (Deep Funk) read moreCD
A lost album from the legendary Stax Records – a full set of tracks from the deep soul group Hot Sauce – planned as a record of its own in the final years of the label, but never issued at the time! Hot Sauce were one of the funkiest groups on Stax in the early 70s – a wickedly ... (Soul) read moreCD
A compelling new group from Japan – one who work in a mix of jazzy styles and gentler modes that reminds us a bit of the earliest grooves from Jazztronik! Hotel New Tokyo share a similar love of space and sensitive sounds with Jazztronik mainman Ryo Nozaki, but also know how to kick up a ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
(Includes obi, DVD is Region free.)
Hothouse Flowers —
Home ... CD London, 1988. Used ...
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Houdini's —
Cooee ... CD Challenge (Netherlands), 1996. Used ...
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Tracks include "Take The A-Train", "Wrong Track", "Mood Indigo", "In A Sentimental Mood", and "Obbele Boep 'm Pam" which features special guest Jaap Blonk on vocals. (Jazz) CD
Hour Glass —
Power Of Love ... CD Allman Brothers/Capitol/Universal, 1968. Used ...
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An excellent second set from Hour Glass – the pre-Allman Brothers Band that featured both Duane and Gregg Allman, the latter of whom is really coming into his own on the record! Unlike the group's debut, this one features a lot more original material by Gregg – and guitars that start ... (Rock) read moreCD
A great return to recording for Son House – a musician who'd stopped playing the guitar in the postwar years, but rose again to fame during the great folk blues revival of the 60s! The style here is every bit as classic as some of Son's earliest music – just recorded a lot better, too ... (Blues) read moreCD
A great return to recording for Son House – a musician who'd stopped playing the guitar in the postwar years, but rose again to fame during the great folk blues revival of the 60s! The style here is every bit as classic as some of Son's earliest music – just recorded a lot better, too ... (Blues) read moreCD
One of the best 70s showcases for the mighty vocals of Cissy Houston – that tremendous approach that was rooted in gospel, but burst out strongly in the secular world – thanks to records like this! Houston's working here with clubby maestro Michael Zager, but the set's not all disco ... (Soul) read moreCD
Amazing early work from Cissy Houston – arguably her deepest set ever, and put together with a wonderful balance of New York class and southern soul modes! There's no denying that Houston's vocals are great – especially given her family pedigree – but she really gets a chance to ... (Soul) read moreCD
Cissy Houston —
Think It Over ... CD Private Stock/Octave (UK), 1978. New Copy ...
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No need to think it over here – as the album's so groovy, we jump right in – thanks to plenty of upbeat disco arrangements from arranger Michael Zager! Zager worked previously with Cissy Houston, but here he really takes her out to the clubs – mixing strings and rhythms into some ... (Soul) read moreCD
Joe Houston —
Kicking Back ... CD Big Town/BGP (UK), 1978. New Copy ...
$8.9918.99
A rare funk treat from tenor sax jazz legend Joe Houston – working in a far funkier mode than usual for the obscure Big Town label! The lineup and production is heavy with 50s LA R&B names in it – including Ted Butler, Bo Rhambo and Larry Johnson – and sure enough, there's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Features Ray Gelato & Peter Beck on saxes, Dave Priseman on trumpet, Neil Gouvin on drums, Chico Lopez on bass, and Dave Rowberry & Steve Diamond on pianos. (Jazz) CD
George Howard —
Home Far Away ... CD GRP, 1994. Used ...
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Includes the songs "Miracle", "If You Were Mine", "Doria", "Until Tomorrow", "You Can Make The Story Right", "Grover's Groove", "No Ordinary Love", "A Home Far Away", "For Our Fathers", and "Renewal". (Jazz) CD
George Howard —
Personal ... CD MCA, 1990. Used ...
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The album that may well have forever put Miki Howard on the map – and a great match of her old school vocals with some of the more contemporary soul modes that were bubbling big at the time! Beats are used a bit more strongly than before – never too much, or in a way that's clunkily ... (Soul) read moreCD
One of the most spiritual sessions we've ever heard from Noah Howard – a real gem from his 70s years on the European scene – and a record that takes all his previous avant explorations and gives them even more focus than before! The group's got a great way of building up a cosmic sense ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A pair of rare albums from reedman Noah Howard – back to back in a single set! First up is the Noah Howard Quartet album from 1966 – one of the most obscure albums on the ESP label in the 60s – and a brilliant early chapter in the career of reedman Noah Howard! Howard is maybe ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Norman Howard & Joe Phillips —
Burn Baby Burn ... CD ESP, 1968. Used ...
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A lost treasure from the 60s vaults of ESP Records – a session that's easily as great as any of the better-known dates issued by the label decades ago! The CD features unheard recordings from trumpeter Norman Howard, who worked early with Albert Ayler, and altoist Joe Phillips – both ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Trippy psychedelic tunes from BBC Radiophonic Workshop pioneers Peter Howell & John Ferdinando – music that was originally created for the Ditchling Players' production of Lewis Carroll's Alice Through The Looking Glass from 1969 – plus additional material that didn't end up in the ... (Rock) read moreCD
Howlin' Bill —
Midnight Hero ... CD Blues Boulevard (Belgium), Late 2000s/Early 2010s. Used 2 CDs ...
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Includes both studio and live recordings. (Blues) CD