Arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson with Clark Terry on trumpet, Dicky Wells on trombone, Hank Jones on organ, and Grady Tate on drums. (Vocalists) CD
One of Jimmy Rushing's last truly great albums – a jazz-tinged session of bluesy material, one that gets at his best work of the 50s! The arrangements are by Al Cohn, and have a fluid swing that pushes Jimmy past cliche – working with players that include Zoot Sims, Budd Johnson, ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Two excellent albums from Jimmy Rushing – packed together on one CD, with extra tracks and great liner notes! Rushing Lullabies is a killer album by Jimmy – and certainly one of his best later records! The album includes the amazing track "Russian Lullaby", done in a totally ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Eleven tracks, featuring Ray Nance, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, BuddJohnson, and Milt Hinton. Including "Fine And Mellow", "I Surrender Dear", "Linger Awhile", "My Last Affair", "More Than You Know", "Home", and "The You And Me That Used To ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Jimmy Rushing & Friends —
Every Day ... CD Vanguard, 1956/1958. Used ...
$3.99
Notable sidemen include Pete Johnson, Freddie Green, and Buddy Tate. (Vocalists) CD
(Out of print.)
Jimmy Rushing & Friends —
Oh Love ... CD Vanguard, 1956/1958. Used ...
Out Of Stock
George Russel & The Living Time Orchestra —
African Game ... CD Blue Note, 1983. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Titles include "Organic Life On Earth Begins", "Surival Game", "Human Sensing Of Unity With Great Nature", "African Empires", and "The Future". (Jazz) CD
Alice Russell —
I Am ... CD Tru Thoughts (UK), 2024. New Copy ...
$12.9914.99
A really great step forward for singer Alice Russell – an artist you might know best from heavier funk sets, but who comes across here in lean deep soul style that's even better for her incredible voice! In face, although we fell in love with Alice from her very first record many years ago, ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
Alice Russell's neo classic funk soul style gets the remix treatment – a sprawling 2CD set with remixes by DJ Vadim, Mr Scruff, Kid Gusto, Clonious, J-Boogie, Shawn Lee, Ohmega Watts, Ticklah, The Heavy, DJ Day & Clutchy Hopkins, Yellowtail and others! Alice Russell is a surprising ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
An incredible chapter in the Arthur Russell story – and one that's not nearly as well-known as his club singles and art rock work of the 80s! The 2CD package presents some long-lost longer form work by Russell – instrumental pieces composed and recorded in the 70s and early 80s, most ... (Rock) read moreCD
Never-issued material from the legendary Arthur Russell – a set of tracks that's maybe closest in spirit to his groundbreaking World Of Echo album – as it blends together voice, cello, effects, and plenty of the echo promised in the title – all with a style that's beyond easy ... (Rock) read moreCD
Arthur Russell —
Springfield ... CD Audika, Mid 80s. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A great discovery in the lost catalog of Arthur Russell – material from the same mid 80s stretch as his excellent World Of Echo album, and done with a very similar sound! Most of the instrumentation here is spare drum programs, keyboards, and processed cello – all handled by Russell, ... (Rock) read moreCD
Music beyond description – a unique blend of disco, funk, avant garde, and dub – the wonderful world of the late Arthur Russell! Russell was a bass player by trade, but he was schooled in both classical and Eastern music forms – and brought an incredibly fresh vision to his work ... (Rock) read moreCD
An incredibly beautiful set of work from Arthur Russell – one of the few records to be issued under his own name during his tragically short life – and a hauntingly spare blend of vocals, hand percussion, and solo cello – recorded with more than enough echo to live up to the title! ... (Rock) read moreCD
Brenda Russell —
Paris Rain ... CD Hidden Beach, 2000. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Gene Russell —
New Direction ... CD Black Jazz/Real Gone, 1971. New Copy ...
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Sweet funky jazz from pianist Gene Russell – one of the hippest albums he ever recorded! Russell's a pianist with a wonderfully fluid touch – used here to near perfection in a small combo date that really stands out from most of his other albums – just the kind of effort we'd ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Gene Russell —
Talk To My Lady ... CD Black Jazz/Real Gone, 1973. New Copy ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Some of the hippest sounds we've ever heard from pianist Gene Russell – an album that features heavy use of Fender Rhodes – and a soulful, solid, rhythmic core that comes from the basslines of Henry Franklin, guitar of Calvin Keys, and drums of Ndugu Chancler! The set's one of the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Includes the albums New York New York, Jazz In The Space Age, Stratusphunk, George Russell Sextet In KC, Ezz-Thetics, The Stratus Seekers, and The Outer View. (Jazz) CD
An incredible batch of work – the complete Black Saint/Soul Note recordings of George Russell – easily his greatest uninteruppted stretch of albums ever! Some of the material here is from the late 60s – owned by George and licensed to Soul Note – and the rest was done for ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Angular modernism from George Russell – a record that's still strongly preoccupied with his interest in modes and tones, but which also manages to swing nicely as well! The group here is a sextet – with Eric Dolphy making a great appearance on alto and bass clarinet – alongside ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An nice lost session by modernist George Russell – recorded in New York in 1960, with one of his more obscure groups of the time. The set was originally recorded for the Decca label, as one of Russell's few LPs for the imprint – and like the others, it's got a fresh, unacademic tone ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print Verve Elite pressing in a nice fold out cover.)
A wonderful album from George Russell – a refreshing change from his overly-academic modernist work – and a brilliant bit of new ideas with some very down to earth expression! The session's an unusual one – a musical portrait of New York City, performed with an all-star cast who ... (Jazz) read moreCD
George Russell —
Outer View ... CD Riverside/OJC, 1962. Used ...
$9.99
George Russell was always committed to exploring new territory – as he proves well on this hard to find album cut for Riverside during the early 60s! Russell's surrounded himself here with some great younger and lesser-known players – including trumpeter Don Ellis, trombonist Garnett ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, punch through rear tray card.)
George Russell —
So What ... CD Blue Note, 1983. Used ...
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A great return to form for George Russell – given lots of creative freedom by the revived Blue Note label of the 80s! Titles include "Time Spiral", "So What", "Rhymes", and "War Gewesen". (Jazz) CD
An important late recording in the life of Chicago reedman Hal Russell – performances done overseas with the always-energetic NRG Ensemble, at a time when Hal was finally getting his due after years working in the Windy City underground! The larger group sound better here than on just about ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A mindblowing moment on the Chicago avant scene of the 80s – a key flowering of the talents of Hal Russell – a musician who'd been working the Windy City since the early 60s, yet who really came into his own in these later years! Hal challenges both the AACM and the European ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The Chicago River famously flooded in 1992, but not in a typical way – as the flood was the result of an accident in which the river "leaked" into the city, rather than overtaking it – almost a comical accident that is memorialized here in a benefit performance by the great ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Hal Russell on saxophones, percussion and vocals, Mars Williams on saxophones and wood flute, Brian Sandstrom on bass, guitar and trumpet, Kent Kessler on bass and trombone, and Steve Hunt on drums, vibes and percussion. (Jazz) CD
Mad music from the legendary NRG Ensemble – a key early force in Chicago's avant jazz scene in the 80s, teamed here with the mighty reedman Charles Tyler! The group itself is already heavy on dynamic reeds – with leader Hal Russell on tenor and Chuck Burdelik on tenor, alto, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Pee Wee Russell —
Jazz Original ... CD Commodore/GRP, Late 30s/Early 40s. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Pee Wee Russell on clarinet with Eddie Condon on guitar, Bud Freeman on tenor sax, Jess Stacy on piano, Muggsy Spanier on cornet, Miff Mole on trombone, and many more. Includes "Jig Walk", "Last Time I Saw Chicago", "Deuces Wild", "Embraceable You", "Ros ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case and through barcode.)
Pee Wee Russell & Coleman Hawkins —
Jazz Reunion ... CD Candid (UK), 1961. Used ...
$6.99
A great example of the way that older trad players found new life in the 60s modern scene – as the set was part of the same Candid Records series that captured genius from Cecil Taylor and Charles Mingus! Bob Brookmeyer brings some modern trombone elements to the set, alongside Pee Wee ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Pee Wee Russell & Coleman Hawkins —
Jazz Reunion ... CD Candid (UK), 1961. Used ...
Out Of Stock
A great example of the way that older trad players found new life in the 60s modern scene – as the set was part of the same Candid Records series that captured genius from Cecil Taylor and Charles Mingus! Bob Brookmeyer brings some modern trombone elements to the set, alongside Pee Wee ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Pee Wee Russell Quartet —
Ask Me Now! ... CD Impulse, 1965. Used ...
Out Of Stock
A record that will blow your mind – way different than you might expect from the cover! Sure, Pee Wee was a bit of a traditionalist on his instrument – the clarinet – but he's working here in a starkly modern way that almost recalls some of the best 50s work of Jimmy Guiffre, or ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Features piano and harmonica from Corky Siegel. (Classical) CD
(Out of print.)
Carlo Rustichelli —
Amici Miei ... CD Cinevox (Italy), 1975. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
A heck of a great little record from Italian soundtrack composer Carlo Rustichelli – an obscure mid 70s score, and one that's got some groovier moments than a lot of his other work from the time! The album's got a playful, jaunty sort of feel – one that's right in keeping with the ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Justin Rutledge —
Something Easy ... CD Outside (Canada), 2023. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Featuring Tamir Hendelman on piano, Jeff Hamilton on drums, Christoph Luty on bass, Carol Robbins on harp, Larry Koonse on guitar, and Red Holloway on tenor sax. Tracks include "Wild Is The Wind", "Besame Mucho", "The Best Is Yet To Come", and "You'd Be So Nice ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Terje Rypdal —
Skywards ... CD ECM, 1996. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Features Palle Mikkelborg on trumpet and Jon Christensen on drums! (Jazz) CD
(Sealed copy, promo sticker and cutout mark through slipcover barcode.)
Terje Rypdal —
Vossabrygg ... CD ECM (Germany), 2006. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Terje Rypdal on guitar, Bugge Wesseltoft on electric piano and synthesizer, Pal Mikkelborg on trumpet, Bjorn Kjellemyr on bass, Jon Christensen on drums, and others. (Jazz) CD
The busy fingers of the RZA, who's also been wrapping up his score for Quentino Tarantino's Kill Bill, took some time out to record this new full length. Thankfully, he dropped the Bobby Digital robot thing; this album is filled with the kinda scratchy soul beats we loved so much on his Ghost Dog ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
A fantastic meeting of the minds – as director Jim Jarmusch makes a film that's a nod to the old martial arts films of the 70s that inspired the Wu-Tang Clan in their music – and RZA gets a chance to contribute to the soundtrack, with help from the Clan as well! The music is maybe the ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
One of the greatest talents in mainstream soul – recorded live, and sounding wonderful! Raphael Saadiq's been burning on the left side of the R&B mainstream for the past decade or more – really catching our ears with his work with Tony Toni Tone, and living up to his promise even ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
Raphael Saadiq —
Instant Vintage ... CD Universal, 2002. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A tough title to live up to – but Raphael makes it happen! The album's as wonderful as you might think – all the deeply soulful styles Saadiq worked out with Tony Toni Tone, taken back through a historical range of soul music – firmly planted in a legacy that begins with Stevie ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
Cameron Pfiffner and Pat Millinger on saxophones and flutes, Pete Benson on Hammond B3, and Ted Sirota on drums. Tracks include "Mary Anne", "Odd Couple", "China Cat Sunflower", the originals "Dr. Midnight" and "Tetemetearri". (Jazz) CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Carol Saboya —
Belezas ... CD AAM, 2012. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Sabu (Paul Sabu) —
Sabu – The Album ... CD Ariola/Get Disconnected, Late 70s. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
There's enough chest hair on the cover of this one to carpet the inside of any custom van – but the record's a fair bit better than you might guess from its image! The set's an outing as a leader by disco maestro Paul Sabu – one that features plenty of the riffing guitar he brought to ... (Soul) read moreCD
Features Graham Haynes on cornet and flugelhorn, Nicky Skopelitis on sitar and guitars, and Bill Buchen on tablas, log drum, water drums, and gamelan. (Jazz) CD
A record with a really timeless feel – a jazz set from the early 80s scene in Oakland, and one that opens up in so many wonderful flavors! A few cuts have a soul style – with female vocals in the lead, amidst warmer, jazzier backings – and other tracks have an instrumental ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Has there ever been anyone as lovely as Sade? We think not – and from the time she first hit our ears in the 80s, it was the start of an instant love affair that's continued for decades! Sade really brought something new to music at the time – a return to older styles of acoustic and ... (Soul) read moreCD
Live magic from Sade – an artist who only seems to captivate us more as the years go on! This recent performance is a great illustration of Sade's continuing strength in soul music – as she's already great enough on the CD included in the package, but really shines brightly on the ... (Soul) read moreCD
Live magic from Sade – an artist who only seems to captivate us more as the years go on! This recent performance is a great illustration of Sade's continuing strength in soul music – as she's already great enough on the CD included in the package, but really shines brightly on the ... (Soul) read moreCD
Sade's last LP from the early 90s before she went into her brief recording and performing hiatus. Like the preceding records, the approach is heavy on the jazz side of things, with a crisp, spare touch on the production and a wonderfully soulful feel to the songwriting. At this point she no ... (Soul) read moreCD
It's been 8 years since Sade's last album, but rest assured, she's still pretty much the same! Her vocals are as lovely as ever – with that indescribable floating quality that always sends us, no matter how many times we've heard her songs on the radio. The production is slightly different ... (Soul) read moreCD
(BMG Direct pressing.)
Sade —
Promise ... CD Columbia/Portrait, 1985. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Sade's second album, and while it's not totally sublime as the first, it's still a damn great set with a smooth jazzy vibe that will have you coming back again and again! Includes the lovely "The Sweetest Taboo", plus "Is It A Crime", "War Of The Hearts", "Mr ... (Soul) read moreCD
A smoothly soulful set from Sade – with a bit more heartbreak and sometimes a bit heavier moodiness in the compositions – changing up the groove just enough on her first album in 8 years and reminding us how much we miss her in her years between albums! The first couple of tunes on the ... (Soul) read moreCD
Another nice one from Sade – perhaps not as edgey as some of her earlier work, recorded in a slightly smoother style, but still quite nice to our ears – as Sade's always been a pleasure, no matter what the setting! Includes the nicely grooving "Nothing Can Come Between Us", ... (Soul) read moreCD
A long-overdue look at the early work of Fats Sadi – a really great player on the European scene during the postwar years, and one who's best known for his 60s material on MPS/Saba, including recordings with the Clarke Boland Big Band! Here, though, Sadi's working in earlier years, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Jamie Saft with Joe McPhee & Joe Morris —
Ticonderoga ... CD Clean Feed (Portugal), 2015. Used ...
Out Of Stock
An album inspired by the legendary John Coltrane album Live At The Village Vanguard Again – but a set that takes off in very individual directions, thanks to the spirit of the players! The group's led by pianist Jamie Saft – who's drawing strong energy from Alice Coltrane on the record ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Sleeve has some light wear and a penmark through the barcode.)
A well-remembered solo album from singer/songwriter Carole Bayer Sager – in large part because the set also features superb late work from Burt Bacharach too! Bacharach co-produced the set with Brooks Arthur, who'd handled some of Carole's previous music – and there's definitely lots ... (Rock) read moreCD
One of the funkiest combos we've heard from the African scene of the 70s – and that's saying a lot, given how much great music was going on at the time! These guys really know how to lean into a long song, and open it up with incredible instrumental sharpness – a way of coming together ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
Timucin Sahin Quartet —
Bafa ... CD Between The Lines (Germany), 2009. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Timucin Sahin on guitars, John O'Gallagher on alto sax, Thomas Morgan on bass, and Tyshawn Sorey on drums. (Jazz) CD
A great period in the career of Doug Sahm – early 70s recordings for Atlantic that have Sahm tightening things up and really refining the sound of the Sir Douglas Quintet – yet still holding onto that fantastic charm that easily makes him one of the most unique talents of his time! ... (Rock) read moreCD
Doug Sahm in the studio is already pretty darn great – as you'll know from his Sir Douglas Quintet albums – but live, he's maybe even more amazing – as he really opens up with a personal style that showcases all those mixes of modes from the Texas roots that helped make him one of ... (Rock) read moreCD
A set that features two early 80s albums from the great Doug Sahm – plus a full CD of rare bonus material from the early days too! First up is Hell Of A Spell – a set that marks a new label for Doug Sahm, and maybe a slight shift in sound too – one that uses roots modes that ... (Rock) read moreCD
Saigon Soul Revival —
Moi Lu'ong Duyen ... CD Saigon Supersound (Germany), New Copy ...
$17.9921.99About May 10, 2024
St Germain —
Tourist ... CD Blue Note, 2000. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Killer jazzy grooves from the bourgeoning French jazz house scene! St Germain take a Blue Note 70s sound as their base – with lots of sweet Hammond riffs, mellow Fender Rhodes licks, funky flute lines, and spacey percussion – then they add in some tight soulful house rhythms, with a ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
Truly amazing work from Bridget St John – an artist who's unlike anyone else we can think of – and who belongs in that rare stratosphere of completely distinct talents at the end of the 60s – a space that might include Nico, Nick Drake, or Bill Fay! Like all those three, St John ... (Rock) read moreCD
Buffy Sainte Marie —
Many A Mile ... CD Vanguard (UK), 1965. Used ...
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An early gem from Buffy Sainte Marie – still working here in a very stripped-down, folk-based style – one that brings an incredible focus on her vocals and guitar! Buffy's only got a bit of bass backing her up here – which leaves the lady to carry the album mostly by herself, and ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
Anne Sajdera —
Azul ... CD Bijuri, 2012. Used ...
$3.99
Anne Sajdera on piano with Gary Brown, Airto Moreira and others. (Jazz) CD