Perhaps one of the straightest albums that Lorez ever cut – but still pretty darn great! She's got a unique voice that's capable of being fairly smooth and mainstream, yet still manages to hit these wonderful soulful passages that transform any kind of material and makes it her own. That's ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Always-great work from singer Lorez Alexandria – still sounding wonderful, even at this late date! Her presentation's a bit earthier than before, but no less poised than on earlier sessions – with the same sense of space and timing that's always made her one of our favorite jazz ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Incredible early work from Lorez Alexandria – the kind of albums that instantly set her apart from other singers of the 50s, reissued here properly for the first time in years! On This Is Lorez, the singer is working with sublime small combo backings from the group of pianist King Fleming ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Includes the albums The Band Swings – Lorez Sings, Singing Songs Everyone Knows, Lorez Alexandria & The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Early In The Morning, and Sing No Sad Songs For Me. (Vocalists) CD
Alexkid —
Mint ... CD Pias, 2003. Used ...
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Much more of a treat then we'd expected – a tasty little set of funky beats and laidback keys – relatively unpretentious overall, with lots of stripped-down moments that create some great atmospheric grooves! There's kind of a cross between 70s electric and 80s soundscape, and guests ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
Hammond player Jim Alfredson works here in a setting that's nicely full and rich – one that mixes his sharp work on the organ with just the right sort of horn contributions – in a mode that's got some of the best energy of the Lonnie Smith or Lou Donaldson late 60s organ years on Blue ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Titles include "Autumn's Mystery", "Back Road", "Cancion Para Alguien", "Cult Of Personality", and "Mr. PC". (Jazz) CD
Ahmed Ben Ali —
Subhana ... CD Habibi Funk (Germany), Mid 2000s. New Copy ...
$14.99
A really cool hybrid of styles – reggae, but recorded in Libya – which makes for all sorts of twists and turns in the music that are nicely different from mainstream modes! The rhythms still have echoes of Kingston, but the vocals have a special sort of phrasing, and the keyboards ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
The last album ever recorded by drummer Rashied Ali – a searing live set from a late European tour, and some of his most striking music from the time! Rashied is really unbridled on the kit – opening up in these long passages that really sum up all the creative inventions that have ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Alice In Chains —
Alive ... CD Columbia, 1990s. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Kamal Abdul Alim & The Brothers —
Dance ... CD Stash/Soul Brother (UK), 1988. New Copy ...
$16.9919.99
A really fantastic little record – a set that shows a strong evolution of spiritual jazz styles into the 80s! The set was recorded at a time when the jazz underground was really getting a lot of exposure, and was bursting forward with a new sense of hope – a quality that you can really ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah —
Lake Shore Drive ... CD Big Foot/Quicksilver, 1971. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Alive —
Call It Jazz ... CD Redwood/Celeste (Japan), 1981. Used ...
$9.9914.99
The second album by this excellent all-female San Francisco jazz combo – a live date that's even more cooking than their debut! As before, there's a sweetly breezy style to the record – that hip SF sound of the 70s – with echoes of Braziliana and soul amidst the group's jazzier ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
A gem of a record from the mid 70s west coast scene – a really overlooked set from vocalist Laura Allen, recorded with a wonderfully breezy, soulful sound! Laura's got a voice that's perfect if you dig singers like Linda Lewis or Maria Muldaur, particularly the former – a bit jazzy at ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Lina Allemano Four —
Sometimes Y ... CD Lumo (Canada), 2017. Used ...
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Beautifully free alto work from Byron Allen – a player who really shines brightly on this rare session for ESP Records – one of the few ever cut under his own name! Allen's got a style that's right up there with the 60s best from Ornette Coleman or Marion Brown – able to move ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Carl Allen —
Testimonial ... CD Atlantic, 1995. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
With Christian McBride & Reuben Rogers on bass, Mark Whitfield on guitar, Daniel Sadownick on percussion, Anthony Wonsey on piano, Cyrus Chestnut on piano & organ, Vincent Herring on saxophone, Nicholas Payton on trumpet & Kevin Mahogany on vocals. (Jazz) CD
Nicholas Payton on trumpet, Vincent Herring on soprano and alto saxophone, Mulgrew Miller on piano, Dwayne Burno on bass, and Carl Allen on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Eddie Allen —
R N B ... CD Enja, 1995. Used ...
$6.99
Features Eddie Allen on trumpet, Donald Harrison on alto, Anthony Wonsey on piano, Christian McBride on bass, and Marvin "Smitty" Smith on drums! (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Eddie Allen —
Remembrance ... CD Venus (Japan), 1994. Used ...
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Eddie Allen was a relatively young trumpeter at the time of this date – but he's got some very solid grounding from a mature trio that features Kenny Barron on piano, Rufus Reid on bass, and Carl Allen on drums! On another label, like Muse, the set might have a rougher sort of feel – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Ernestine Allen —
Let It Roll ... CD Tru Sound, Early 60s. Used ...
$3.99
Tasty R&B material, recorded on Prestige's short-lived Tru-Sound subsidiary. Ernestine had some earlier fame under the name Anisteen Allen, and this record's got a similar sound to her late 40s work – with lots of smoky vocals, touched by a warm jazz sensibility that gives the material a ... (Soul) read moreCD
Geri Allen on piano and synthesizer – leading a strong group that includes Ornette Coleman on alto sax, Wallace Roney on trumpet, and Cyro Baptista on percussion. (Jazz) CD
Intimate piano work from Geri Allen – a set of solo performances, inspired by the music of Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner, and Herbie Hancock! There's definitely strong traces of Tyner and Hancock – given Allen's usually soulful undercurrent – but there's also a heavy dose of Taylor, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Geri Allen —
Gathering ... CD Verve, 1998. Used ...
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Geri Allen on piano, Wallace Roney on trumpet, Robin Eubanks on trombone, Buster Williams on bass, Lenny White on drums, Mino Cinelu on percussion, and others. (Jazz) CD
Way way more than you might guess from an album with Motown in the title – and instead, a set that may well be one of the best we've heard from Geri Allen in years! Yes, the tracks are mostly numbers from the classic years of the famous soul label – but the presentation is quite ... (Jazz) read moreCD
With David McMurray on soprano sax and flute, Racy Biggs on trumpet, Robin Eubanks on trombone, Steve Coleman on alto, and Tani Tabbal on drums. (Jazz) CD
Beautifully sensitive work from pianist Geri Allen – a session cut with a core trio of Ron Carter on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums, but one that sparkles even more from guest contributions by Wallace Roney and Carmen Lundy! Geri's piano is at the forefront of the set – sliding out ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A modern Blue Note classic from pianist Geri Allen – a set that has the younger artist working alongside Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums – for a sound that's completely fantastic throughout! The album's not Allen's first, but it's one that definitely helped her reach the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print original Blue Note pressing. Promo stamp on disc.)
Geri Allen Trio & The Jazzpar 1996 Nonet —
Some Aspects Of Water ... CD Storyville (Denmark), 1996. Used ...
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Beautiful work from pianist Geri Allen – a set that features the musician both with her trio, and with a larger nonet that was put together as part of her winning the 1996 Jazzpar prize – as well as a set that features some great late work from trumpeter Johnny Coles! The first half of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Geri Allen with The Batson Brothers —
Three Pianos For Jimi ... CD Douglas (France), 1998. Used ...
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A really wonderful take on the music of Jimi Hendrix – an all-piano trio headed by Geri Allen, and one that presents Jimi's songs in a wonderful new way! There's a completely different feel to these recordings than any famous Hendrix sides – and Allen really does a great job of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great trio outing from the same group who gave us Segments. Tracks are all originals by members of the group and include "Prayer For Peace", "It Should Have Happened A Long Time Ago", "For Turiya", and "Song For The Whales". (Jazz) CD
Really wonderful work from a perfectly-matched trio – an all-star lineup, even though pianist Geri Allen was just at the start of her career – and a group who'd already given the world a few different studio albums on other labels! The set follows up with more material from the group's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Geri Allen, Dave Holland & Jack DeJohnette —
Life Of A Song ... CD Telarc, 2004. Used ...
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Geri Allen on piano, Dave Holland on bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums. (Jazz) CD
Henry Allen on trumpet and vocals – with Joe Garland on tenor, JC Higginbotham on trombone, Tab Smith on alto, Lawrence Lucie on guitar, Elmer James on bass, and Cozy Cole on drums. Tracks include "Tormented", "Red Sails In The Sunset", "I Found A Dream", and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Music from Fats Waller and His Buddies, Luis Russell And His Orchestra, Walter Pichon, Henry Allen And His Orchestra, Billy Banks And His Orchestra, Spike Hughes And His Negro Orchestra, Horace Henderson And His Orchestra, Benny Morton And His Orchestra, and the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. (Jazz) CD
Includes the songs "Someday Sweetheart", "Sister Kate", "The River's Takin Care Of Me", "Aint'cha Got Music", "Stringin' Along On A Shoe String", "Shadows On The Swanee", "The Day You Came Along", "Jamaica Shout", " ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Jackie Allen —
Love Is Blue ... CD A440 Music Group, 2004. Used ...
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Jackie Allen —
Which? ... CD Naxos, 1999. Used ...
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Features Red Holloway on tenor sax and Gary Foster on alto, plus arrangements by Bill Cunliffe, who plays piano on the record. (Vocalists) CD
JD Allen —
Bloom ... CD Savant, 2014. Used ...
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JD Allen just gets more and more deft with each new release – able to craft these sharp, angular lines on tenor sax that seem to spill effortlessly out of his horn – yet all with this wonderfully spontaneous quality too! Allen's lead is a great match for the album's piano work from ... (Jazz) read moreCD
JD Allen —
Grace ... CD Savant, 2013. Used ...
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Sharp tenor from the great JD Allen – a very striking set that's filled with all original compositions – work that really shows the way that Allen's grown strongly as both a writer and player in recent years! There's a sense of darkness to the record right from the start – a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The title's not a metaphoric one – or at least not entirely so, as this set of original tracks by JD Allen draws strong inspiration from the art of bullfighting – but then also moves on to deeper musings on movement and choice – cast out perfectly by the expert trio on the set! ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Please note that radio call letters are written in big font on the booklet cover and CD – priced accordingly.)
JD Allen —
This ... CD Savant, 2023. New Copy ...
$14.9916.99
We're not entirely sure what happened to saxophonist JD Allen in recent years – but he's become an even bolder, more experimental player in his music – really augmenting an already-great legacy of albums with fresh new projects like this! The album continues that darker, more powerful ... (Jazz) read moreCD
JD Allen —
This ... CD Savant, 2023. Used ...
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We're not entirely sure what happened to saxophonist JD Allen in recent years – but he's become an even bolder, more experimental player in his music – really augmenting an already-great legacy of albums with fresh new projects like this! The album continues that darker, more powerful ... (Jazz) read moreCD
John JD Allen, Vincent Bowens, Alex Harding, Aruan Ortiz, Rashaan Cartier & Roman Diaz —
Afro Horn MX ... CD AACE, 2012. Used 2 CDs ...
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John JD Allen and Vincent Bowens on tenor saxophone, Alex Harding on baritone saxophone, Aruan Ortiz on piano, Rashaan Cartier on bass, and Roman Diaz on drums. (Jazz) CD
A tribute to a lost side of the creative powers of the legendary Sun Ra – his work in prose and poetry, presented here on record by a variety of different voices – all in a production that features some cool electronics from Marshall Allen as well! The instrumental work of Ra and the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The title definitely gets it right – as the quintet's an all-star lineup that features Marshall Allen on alto sax, Kidd Jordan on tenor, Hamid Drake on drums, and both Alan Silva and William Parker on bass! The twin basses are really wonderful – and have this deep texture that really ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A gospel singer, but with a great ear for soul – the mighty Rance Allen was one of the key figures to bridge the spiritual and secular worlds in the 70s! This excellent set features Rance Allen gems from his early 70s years at Stax Records – tunes that burn with all of the deep soul ... (Soul) read moreCD
Rance Allen was one of the greatest singers on Stax who never made it during the 70s – probably because he labored in obscurity on Stax's subsidiary Truth label, a gospel imprint where Allen was unjustly stuck because of his roots in the music. Truth is, his work had as much soul as it did ... (Soul) read moreCD
Obscure 60s work from Rex Allen – recorded for a smaller label than some of his bigger hits, and done in a more laidback style that's mighty nice! There's less of the western themes on the record than you might guess from Rex's look on the cover – and a fair bit of the album has an ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
With Chuck Berghofer on bass, Ken Peplowski on clarinet & tenor saxophone, Frank Capp on drums, Howard Alden on guitar & Glenn Zottola on trumpet. (Jazz) CD
Terry Allen —
Juarez ... CD Landfall/Paradise Of Bachelors, 1975. Used Gatefold ...
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Fantastic sounds from Terry Allen – one of the key underground Texas talents who were helping transform the style of country music in the 70s – and one of the few who maybe never fully got his due! Terry's from the same scene as David Allen Coe, Billy Joe Shaver, and Guy Clark, but his ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
A beautifully sensitive set from Tex Allen – mostly a trumpeter, but also a singer here on two numbers – working with a laidback approach that's totally great! Tex blows with a bit of Miles Davis space in his trumpet – early Miles, not late – and his singing has a warm, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Ben Allison on bass, Michael Blake on saxophones, Ted Nash on saxophones and flute, Tomas Ulrich on cello, Jeff Ballard on drums, Frank Kimbrough on piano, and Ron Horton on trumpet and flugelhorrn. (Jazz) CD
Bernard Allison —
Higher Power ... CD Ruf (Germany), 2004. Used ...
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An intimate trio date from the late, great Mose Allison – recorded in 2006 but not released until 2015. Tracks include "City Home", "Lucky So & So", "Numbers On Paper", "My Backyard", "One Of These Days", and "You Can Count On ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Mose Allison —
Autumn Song ... CD Prestige/OJC, 1959. Used ...
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Mose Allison's last album for Prestige Records – before moving onto even bigger fame at Columbia and Atlantic during the 60s! Unlike Allison's later sets, this one is mostly instrumental – but there are a few sweet vocal tracks that bring out the hip, rootsy lyrical modes that would ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Groovy 20 track "best of" CD compiling tracks from his Atlantic recordings of the late 60's and early 70's, with loads of his usual cool hipster jazz vocals and New Orleans piano playing. Cuts include "Seventh Son", "Swingin' Machine", "Your Mind Is On ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Like many other 70s reissues in the Prestige/Milestone/fantasy family, this set compiles 2 early albums by Mose. Unlike a lot of his later material, this set's mostly instrumental, though he does get in some vocals on about a third of the tracks. The album features some great work by Allison's ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
An all-instrumental set from Mose Allison – one that drops out his familiar jazz vocals, and really brings a nice focus to his energy on the keys of the piano! Given that Mose really got his start as a sideman in other combos during the 50s, the selection's no surprise – and if you've ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Produced by Ben Sidran and featuring Paul Motian on drums, John Scofield on guitar, Joe Lovano on alto, Randy Brecker on trumpet, and Ray Mantilla on conga! (Vocalists) CD
Early Atlantic Records work from the great Mose Allison – easily one of the most unique jazz artists of his time! Most started out as a pianist with a nicely bluesy vibe, but soon added in this excellent vocal approach that was maybe part New Orleans, part New York hipster – delivered ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Mose Allison is one of the coolest, grooviest singers ever to grace the face of jazz – a voice you'll recognize instantly, even if you don't know his name – and an artist who had a huge influence on the sound of the London scene in the 60s! Mose was mod before mod was a thing – ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Tracks include "Putting Up With Me", "Ever Since I Stole The Blues", "My Backyard", "Ever Since The World Ended", and "I Looked In The Mirror" – 14 tracks total. (Vocalists) CD