Akiko Tsuruga —
Beyond Nostalgia ... CD Steeplechase (Denmark), 2024. New Copy ...
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There's no nostalgia here – as Akiko Tsuruga plays the Hammond B3, but in a way that's very fresh, and very much her own – using the instrument to create these bold blocks of color, which are then augmented by contributions from a mighty nice group of players! The horn work is ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the real standouts in the late 70s run of records from The Tubes – a set that's not only got the tunes united by a concept, but which also features some impeccable production from Todd Rundgren! The group's fuzz on the guitars is turned up nice – almost like they're trying to ... (Rock) read moreCD
One of Mickey Tucker's best records, and a Japanese-only set too! Features Reggie Workman on bass and Horacee Arnold on drums. CD also features a full extra album of bonus tracks – from a larger group session with Louis Smith on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, and George Coleman on alto ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A really lovely little record from the UK scene at the start of the 70s – and one that's maybe a bit out of time, and somewhat different than some of the other Vertigo Records titles of the period! The group features three singers – two guys, one gal – often harmonizing along ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print, with obi – and in a totally cool fold-out textured sleeve, like the original vinyl!)
Tuff Darts —
Tuff Darts ... CD Sire/Wounded Bird, 1978. New Copy ...
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The great self-titled set from Tuff Darts – one of the less-remembered groups to play the CBGB scene of the late 70s, and one who effortlessly blend punkish energy with tighter power pop sounds! The group are maybe a strong precursor of new wave styles to come in the following year or two ... (Rock) read moreCD
Tune Yards —
Bird Brains ... CD 4AD, 2009. Used ...
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Tunico —
Tunico ... CD Far Out (Brazil), 2023. New Copy ...
$13.9916.99
A tremendous debut from Tunico – a record that seems certain to begin an amazing legacy in Brazilian music – at a level that has this young musician easily rivaling some of our favorites from the past! The set's got this way of mixing earthy roots with very modern arrangements – ... (Brazil) read moreCD
Maybe the most lasting classic during the short but important run of Tupac Shakur – the overstuffed album that catapulted him to huge mainstream fame, and which was also the last to be released before his early death. The producers and guests read like a who's who of the harder side of the ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
2Pac —
All Eyez On Me ... CD Death Row/Interscope (UK), 1996. Used 2 CDs ...
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Maybe the most lasting classic during the short but important run of Tupac Shakur – the overstuffed album that catapulted him to huge mainstream fame, and which was also the last to be released before his early death. The producers and guests read like a who's who of the harder side of the ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
2Pac —
All Eyez On Me ... CD Death Row/Interscope, 1996. Used 2 CDs ...
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Maybe the most lasting classic during the short but important run of Tupac Shakur – the overstuffed album that catapulted him to huge mainstream fame, and which was also the last to be released before his early death. The producers and guests read like a who's who of the harder side of the ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
Tracks include "Keep Ya head Up", "2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Temptations", "God Bless The Dead", "Hail Mary", "Me Agains The World", "How Do U Want It", "So Many Tears", "Unconditional Love", Trapped", ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
2Pac may have left the planet in 1996, but his music kept on coming strong – thanks to the release of a set like this – which brought together all sorts of unissued material the rapper had left behind in the vaults – most of it recorded during his Makaveli period! Tracks include ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
The group name here hardly does the record justice – as the combo is a unique blend of bass and percussion – the former played by Harrison Bankhead and Benjamin Duboc, the latter by Hamid Drake and Ramon Lopez! The lineup is trans-Atlantic, but the sound is very personal – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Turn On The Sunlight —
Ocean Garden ... CD Rings (Japan), 2024. New Copy ...
$23.9928.99
Beautifully spiritual sounds from the contemporary LA scene – served up in a record that mixes generations old and new, and with a really wonderful sound throughout! There's a timeless quality to the record right from the start – maybe because the great Phil Ranelin begins the set with ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Wonderful work from Gecko Turner – an artist who's always had a vibe that's all his own, and a quality level that just seems to improve with each new record! Gecko's brand of soul is loose and free – sometimes a bit of funk or boogie, sometimes a breezier approach that echoes older ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
A pair of late Ike & Tina albums in a single package! Workin' Together is a pivotal album – one that has them still retaining some of the earthiness of earlier years, yet also honing their groove for the crossover audience that was digging them big at the end of the 60s! The best ... (Soul) read moreCD
Unreleased material by Ike & Tina Turner – hard, funky, and very fierce! The sound here is similar to some of the pair's more famous albums of the time – but it's also rawer and rootsier, as befits the demo status of these recordings. If you've ever gotten turned off by the ... (Soul) read moreCD
Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm —
Rhythm Rockin' Blues ... CD Ace (UK), Mid 50s-1960s. Used ...
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Good UK comp of Ike's work for the Modern label in the 50's, including stuff he did under his name, and work he did with Billy Gayles, Lonnie The Cat, Lover Boy, and Jackie Brenston. Hear Ike's hardcore R&B edge, which is sharp as a tack here in the years before he hooked up with Tina. Tracks ... (Soul) read moreCD
Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm —
Black Man's Soul ... CD Pompeii/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1969. New Copy ...
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Great stuff – and one of the funkiest albums that Ike Turner ever recorded – done during a late 60s moment when his fame with Tina Turner was really on the rise – but much more like some funky 45 take on the pre-Tina work he'd been doing in the 50s! This set's a batch of obscure ... (Soul) read moreCD
An essential collection of early work from Ike Turner – done before Tina was in the mix, and with a host of great singers – in lineups that include material recorded under the names of Icky Renrut, Bobby Foster, Timothy Cooper, Sammy Grimes, Chuck Wheeler, and Johnny Wright! Lots of ... (Soul) read moreCD
Ike Turner's Kings Of Rhythm —
I'm Tore Up ... CD Red Lightnin/Good Time Records (UK), Mid 50s. New Copy ...
$13.9914.99
Fantastic early work from the great Ike Turner – most of it with his sharp 50s group, during the years they were recording for King/Federal Records! These are the years before Tina joined Ike – and the group have a raw, romping vibe that's at the top of the R&B spectrum from the ... (Soul) read moreCD
Joe Turner —
Boss Is Back ... CD Sunset Blvd, Late 40s/Early 50s. New Copy 2CD ...
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A very hip collection of work from the great Joe Turner – material that hasn't been easily issued elsewhere, and which fills in a key chapter of Joe's career! CD1 features vintage material, and is heavy on work from the postwar years, but before Turner rose to a second wave of fame on ... (Blues) read moreCD
Great 40s work from this Kansas City legend – recorded in New York, Chicago, and LA – with work from players who include Don Byas and Wild Bill Moore on tenor, Camille Howard and Pete Johnson on piano, Red Saunders on drums, and Riley Hampton on alto sax. 26 tracks total!! (Blues) CD
With Milt Jackson and Roy Eldrige. Titles include "I Want A Little Girl", "Crawdad Hole", "Juke Joint Blues", and "How Long How Long Blues". (Blues) CD
Joe Turner on vocals – with Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison, and Clark Terry all on trumpet – plus Pee Wee Crayton on guitar, Jimmy Robins on piano, Charles Norris on bass, and Washington Rucker on drums. (Blues) CD
A quintet date with Mark Turner out front on tenor, Kurt Rosenwinkel on guitar, Kevin Hays on piano, Larry Grenadier on bass, and Brian Blade on drums. Tracks include "Nefertiti", "Some Other Time", "Alone & I", "Skylark", and "All Or Nothing At ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Mark Turner —
Dharma Days ... CD Warner, 2001. Used ...
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Mark Turner on tenor saxophone, Kurt Rosenwinkel on guitar, Reid Anderson on bass, and Nasheet Waits on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Majestic music from tenorist Mark Turner – a set that has him soaring gently with trumpeter Avishai Cohen, a partner who really seems to make the record sparkle! The group's a quartet, with no piano – just Joe Martin on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums – and the tenor and trumpet ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Features Mark Turner on tenor, Edward Simon on piano, Christopher Thomas on bass, and Brian Blade on drums – plus guest tenor from Joshua Redman! (Jazz) CD
Mark Turner —
Yam Yam ... CD Criss Cross (Holland), 1994. Used ...
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A really wonderful early album from tenorist Mark Turner – a set that's got all those dark moments and sharp edges of his later recordings, but in a setting that's nicely warm at times – and which has Turner coming across with a bit more soul! There's a special sort of mojo in the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The Hawkwind sax man himself, at the head of a live band featuring Helios Creed, Del Dettmar, Genesis P. Orridge, Alan Powell and members of Pressurehed – blasting through 21 classic Hawkwind songs! (Rock) CD
Roger Turner/Satoh Masahiko/Otomo Yoshihide —
Live At Hall Egg ... CD Doubt (Japan), 2015. Used ...
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Otomo Yoshihide on guitar, Satoh Masahiko on piano, and Roger Turner on drums and percussion – recorded live in one, long, single performance titled "Language Bones". (Jazz) CD
An excellent lost bit of funky soul! The Turner Brothers were an obscure Indianapolis combo who played hard funky instrumental grooves – similar to hometown contemporaries like the Nineteenth Whole or Funk Inc – and they mixed up tight ensemble playing with good jazzy soloing on sax, ... (Soul) read moreCD
A great little small group session from trombonist Steve Turre – one that has the leader working with a quartet on the core numbers, then getting some great guest help from tenorist Javon Jackson on some other titles too! The quartet numbers alone are wonderful – laidback, soulful, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Steve Turre —
One 4 J ... CD Telarc, 2003. Used ...
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Features Steve Turre, Andre Hayward, Douglas Purviance, Joe Alessi, Robin Eubanks, and Steve Davis on trombones – plus Stephen Scott on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums. (Jazz) CD
Features a long list of collaborators including Herbie Hancock, Pharoah Sanders, Jon Faddis, Stanton Davis, Robin Eubanks, Andy Gonzalez, and Kimati Dinizulu. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Steve Turre —
Spiritman ... CD Smoke Sessions, 2015. Used ...
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A great straight set from this top-shelf trombonist – done at the same relaxed, stretched-out level of some of the other excellent albums on the Smoke Sessions label – no tricks, no gimmicks, just a great demonstration of Steve Turre's strengths as a leader, and his always-sharp ability ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Includes the songs "In A Sentimental Mood", "The Emperor", "Let It Go", "Ayer Lo Vi Llorar ", "Coastin' With Bobby", "Steve's Blues", "Inocencia", and "Mongo 'N' McCoy". (Jazz) CD
A set that's full of some great CTI Records gems from Stanley Turrentine – including the first appearance of the unreleased cuts "Gibraltar" and "Storm". Also includes "Sugar", "Speedball", "Cherry", "Don't Mess With Mister T", and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A solidly soulful session from Stanley Turrentine – one of his few Blue Note dates in the company of organist Shirley Scott, and possibly the hardest-hitting of the bunch! The album's got a great added element in the front line – the trumpet of Blue Mitchell, which really rounds out ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 1994 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
One of our favorite-ever albums from the great Stanley Turrentine – a really hard-burning session from his earliest days as a leader – and one of the key dates he cut with his brother Tommy Turrentine on trumpet! Both players are wonderful – a sharply soulful team coming off of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Original 1987 CD pressing.)
Stanley Turrentine —
Common Touch ... CD Blue Note (UK), 1968. Used ...
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A really great later Blue Note session from Stanley Turrentine – a small combo set that's almost a return to the format of earlier years! The group's a strong one – and features Shirley Scott on organ, Jimmy Ponder on guitar, and Idris Muhammad on drums – playing in a style that's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A really great later Blue Note session from Stanley Turrentine – a small combo set that's almost a return to the format of earlier years! The group's a strong one – and features Shirley Scott on organ, Jimmy Ponder on guitar, and Idris Muhammad on drums – playing in a style that's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Stanley Turrentine meets Bob James – on a record that's one of the 70s classics on CTI! Bob James handles the arrangements – with that laidback, mellowfunky approach to jazz that he helped pioneer at the time – lots of modal chords in the rhythms, and these wonderfully soulful ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Stanley Turrentine —
Easy Walker ... CD Blue Note, 1966. Used ...
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An album of subtle genius and stellar soul from the great Stanley Turrentine – an over looked quartet date that plays with the sharper edge of some of his earlier work for Blue Note, but which also shows the growing sense of color and tone he'd picked up during the 60s! The group here is ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of Stanley Turrentine's few organ-based sessions for Blue Note – recorded in the company of his wife Shirley Scott, a real cooker on the Hammond who holds it down masterfully here – and great band that's filled out by Kenny Burrell on guitar, Bob Cranshaw on bass and Otis Finch on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A very successful album for Blue Note – and one that took the searing tenor sax of Stanley Turrentine and backed it with some boldly soulful arrangements from Oliver Nelson! Nelson was perfect at this sort of session – able to provide full backings that infused the record with energy, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(2006 RVG pressing.)
Stanley Turrentine —
Let It Go ... CD Impulse/GRP, 1966. Used ...
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A rare non-Blue Note 60s date as a leader from Stanley Turrentine – recorded for Impluse when his (then) wife Shirley Scott was contracted to the label – and featuring the talents of both players on some very groovy tracks! The quartet features both Stan's tenor and Shirley's Hammond ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Stanley Turrentine —
Let It Go (SHMCD pressing) ... CD Impulse (Japan), 1966. New Copy ...
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A rare non-Blue Note 60s date as a leader from Stanley Turrentine – recorded for Impluse when his (then) wife Shirley Scott was contracted to the label – and featuring the talents of both players on some very groovy tracks! The quartet features both Stan's tenor and Shirley's Hammond ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the greatest Stanley Turrentine albums ever – a hard-blown session that's been one of our favorite Blue Notes for years! Turrentine's tone here is amazing – really raspy and earthy, with a quality that never shows up much in later recordings – a mode that's incredibly ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 1999 Japanese pressing in a cool mini-LP style sleeve!)
One of the greatest Stanley Turrentine albums ever – a hard-blown session that's been one of our favorite Blue Notes for years! Turrentine's tone here is amazing – really raspy and earthy, with a quality that never shows up much in later recordings – a mode that's incredibly ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the greatest Stanley Turrentine albums ever – a hard-blown session that's been one of our favorite Blue Notes for years! Turrentine's tone here is amazing – really raspy and earthy, with a quality that never shows up much in later recordings – a mode that's incredibly ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Great large group genius from tenor giant Stanley Turrentine – one of a number of 60s Blue Note albums that have Stan exploring a format that he'd use even more strongly in the 70s! Here, the results are superb – thanks in strong part to the great Duke Pearson, whose growing talents as ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Stanley Turrentine's no spoiler here – as his tenor sax soars out over the top of some sweet larger group arrangements from Duke Pearson – all awash in a great sense of soul, joy, and life! The album's got a much brighter feel than you might guess from the cover – a vibe that's a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the best Stanley Turrentine albums ever! This hard-wailing set is from the early days of Stan's time at Blue Note – and like his best early sides for that label, this one has him blowing with an edgey tone that rarely ever surfaced in his later, sweeter recordings. Stan's got a sound ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A bit hit for Stanley Turrentine – and a pretty darn nice record of extended groovers, with a harder sound than you might expect from the tongue-licking cover, and a title of Sugar! The record's only got three cuts – one of them Stanley's famous version of "Sugar", the other ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Where it's at with Stanley Turrentine – circa 1962 – a time when the tenorist was really hitting on all burners, and turning out some tremendous work for Blue Note! The album's got Stan working with a special guest – a rare Blue Note appearance from pianist Les McCann, who's also ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A fantastic early record from tenor giant Stanley Turrentine – a set that's completely hard-hitting, and which has a very different vibe than the sweeter sets he'd cut later in the 70s! Instead, this record is pure hardbop all the way through – with Turrentine matching labelmate Hank ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Stanley Turrentine —
ZT's Blues ... CD Blue Note, 1961/1985. Used ...
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A great lost session by Stan The Man – recorded in the early 60s when he was doing some of his best work, but not issued by Blue Note until the mid 80s! The album stands right up there with other Blue Note gems of the time – especially albums like Comin Your Way and Jubilee Shout, both ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Sweet and soulful early work from Stanley Turrentine – one of the few albums he recorded in the early 60s with wife Shirley Scott – then one of the greatest female organ players in the business! The album's got a easy going soul jazz feel that's a lot like the work the pair cut for ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Sweet and soulful early work from Stanley Turrentine – one of the few albums he recorded in the early 60s with wife Shirley Scott – then one of the greatest female organ players in the business! The album's got a easy going soul jazz feel that's a lot like the work the pair cut for ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds —
Blue Hour ... CD Blue Note, 1960. Used ...
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During the early 60s, Blue Note wisely cut a number of sessions that took advantage of their soulful in-house rhythm trio The Three Sounds. The group recorded more than a few successful albums under their own name – but they also did a few great records that feature them backing up a more ... (Jazz) read moreCD
During the early 60s, Blue Note wisely cut a number of sessions that took advantage of their soulful in-house rhythm trio The Three Sounds. The group recorded more than a few successful albums under their own name – but they also did a few great records that feature them backing up a more ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(2000 Connoisseur pressing, promotional stamp on CDs and mark through barcode.)