One of the coolest, grooviest soundtracks we've ever heard from Riz Ortolani – an artist who did bigger, more mainstream film scores in the 60s – but who really developed a more electric vibe in the 70s! This soundtrack has Riz working at the top of his powers – bringing in ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
(Out of print and sealed.)
Robert Palmer —
Riptide ... CD Island, 1985. Used ...
$1.993.99
Includes "Addicted To Love", "Hyperactive", "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On", "Flesh Wound", "Trick Bag", and "Discipline Of Love". (Rock) CD
Unheard sounds from the legendary Charlie Parker – a set that features 58 previously-unknown alternate takes of classic recordings from Parker's years with Verve producer Norman Granz – all presented here with a huge amount of detail in the notes! The set is incredible – and has ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An expanded version of the first album to carry the Jazz At The Philharmonic formula into the studio – and a record that virtually coined the term "jam session" for 50s jazz! Norman Granz repeats the style he'd done so well in a live setting – and brings together a host of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Michel Petrucciani/Ron McClure —
Cold Blues ... CD Owl/Rhino, 1985. Used ...
$6.998.99
Features Michel Petrucciani on piano and Ron McClure on bass! (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Astor Piazzolla —
Luna ... CD IRS, 1992. Used ...
$1.995.99
A live recording of the final concert of Piazzolla's New Tango Sex-Tet, recorded in Amerstdam, 1989. 7 numbers in all, including "Hora Cero", "Tanguedia", "Milonga Del Angel", "Camorra 3", "Preludio Y Fuga", "Sex-Tet" and "Luna". (Latin) CD
A beautiful collaboration between vibist Gary Burton and the legendary Argentine tango master Astor Piazzolla – a key US release for Astor in the 80s, and a record that helped bring his talents to a whole new audience! The record's actually one of the most sensitive sides that Piazzolla ever ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A sweetly sexy soundtrack from the great Berto Pisano – one that really lives up to its image on the cover! There's a gently grooving feel to the music that's right up there with the best erotica work from Morricone – handled by Pisano with light strings, keyboards, bits of flute, and ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A great live album from Poco, one that has the group sounding nicely different than the warmth of their studio albums – in front of a crowd that's clearly going nuts for their special blend of country and rock elements! The setting gives Poco an edge that really gets at the newness of the ... (Rock) read moreCD
Wonderful late work from pianist Bud Powell – recorded in France, where Bud seemed to do all of his best recordings in the early 60s! The setting is a trio – with Art Taylor on drums and Michel Gaudry on bass – but as always in such a mode, Powell has a way of opening the tunes ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, original Black Lion CD pressing with a cutout through the case spine.)
One Tito Puente's finest albums for RCA, with a tight hard bunch of cuts that have a Cuban big band sound, and a lot more drive to them than some of Tito's other work for the label. Ray Bryant wrote the great track "Cuban Fantasy", and Tito contributed most of the other tunes on the set ... (Latin) read moreCD
A sweet, hip hop-leaning side project of the mighty Q-Continuum crew – adding a propulsive party rap groove to their eclectic stew of funk and modern soul groove! Features mysterious vocalists rocking it under the names Father Metro and MC Paleface, plus Axl Smith, Puppa J, and others – ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
Gerry Rafferty —
City To City ... CD Parlophone (Japan), 1988. Used ...
$14.9924.99
Rare Silk —
New Weave ... CD Polydor, 1983. Used ...
$19.9924.99
A way hipper record than you'd guess from a group with a name like "Rare Silk" – and some of the best group jazz vocalese recorded in the 80s! The group is a quartet of voices – 3 female, 1 male – and they come together in a style that's far less hokey than most of the ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
2 classic Prestige sides from Sonny Rollins – back to back on one CD! First up is Saxophone Colossus, quite possibly THE greatest Sonny Rollins album of the early years – or at least the one that has received the most accolades over the years! The record is a brilliant batch of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
40s soundtrack genius Miklos Rozsa makes a strange comeback here – recording in Rome for a 70s Sinbad film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen. The composer describes the recording as being in "his finest oriental mood" – which means that it's got lots of eastern themes ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Features Bobby Shew and Chuck Findley on trumpet and flugelhorn, Art Resnick on piano, John Patitucci on bass, and Sherman Ferguson on drums. Tracks include "Nadalin", "Stompin' At The Savoy", "I Love You", "I'm Old Fashioned", and "Joy Spring". (Jazz) CD
Lovely 50s work from Dinah Shore – just the kind of set that reminds us why she grabbed so much respect back in the day! The package has Dinah singing in a few different settings – some lush, some more stripped-down – and the cover lists no arranger for the tracks, so we're ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
One of the few live recordings ever done by Horace Silver during his Blue Note years – a real surprise, considering what a crowd pleaser he was at the time! The set catches Horace working with that great quintet that graced most of his best early Blue Notes – with Blue Mitchell on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Nina's folsky, but she's also jazzy too – and the album's from a key time in which she was finding a very special way to bring the two modes together! Simone could have been a straight jazz singer if she wanted – but as records like this always remind us, she was always striving for ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
A key early moment for Nina Simone – recorded live at Newport in 1960, at a time when the festival was one of the most important showcases for groundbreaking jazz – and a perfect setting for Nina to really let loose in that righteous style that would fuel her career during the 60s! ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Material that was recorded in the early 60s, but not issued by Blue Note until later in the decade – when they were pulling out any Jimmy Smith session they had, in order to compete with the bigger hits on Verve. The record features 8 extended tracks, with an all-star jam session lineup that ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Material recorded early in the Blue Note career of Jimmy Smith – but not issued until the mid 60s, and often overlooked at the time! The record's still in the spare trio mode of the early Jimmy Smith years – but is a bit lighter and more lyrical than before – a nice change from ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(1998 Connoisseur pressing.)
Lonnie Smith —
Think! ... CD Blue Note, 1968. Used ...
$9.9912.99
A seminal album from Hammond giant Lonnie Smith – a bold statement that really gives the organist his own identity after some killer work in the combos of Lou Donaldson and George Benson! Lonnie's one of the key flag-fliers of the new style of funky organ jazz – a mode different from ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A bit tighter and more conventional soul than earlier work by Starpoint, but still pretty darn great too – and great proof that the group were more on top of their bag than other funky combos of the type! Renee Diggs is strongly out front on vocals throughout – lending her sweet sound ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves —
Salt & Pepper ... CD Impulse (Japan), 1963. Used ...
$6.9918.99
Head to head blowing from Sonny Sitt and Paul Gonsalves – just the kind of twin-horn performance that Stitt was famous for in his live battle days, and one that also reminds us that Gonsalves can be a very loose swinger when he wants to be! The tracks are all long, and played with the sort ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print late 90s Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Tom Tallistch —
Ride ... CD Posi-Tone, 2014. Used ...
$6.998.99
The album's a heck of a great ride with tenorist Tom Tallitsch – a player who's stepped in traditional tones and phrasing, but who can also push things forward with his own personal agenda as well! Tallitsch has a really old school depth to his instrument – a quality that reminds us a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Sealed copy.)
Tangerine Dream —
Phaedra ... CD Virgin, 1973. Used ...
$2.996.99
A great record – or half-great, as the case may be! One part of this album features Billy with his standard trio of Earl May and Percy Brice, playing mellow piano trio versions of tracks that include "Tune For Tex", "Goodbye", "Biddy's Beat", and "Eddie's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An obscure one from Ted Taylor – a lot blusier than some of his earlier soul work from the 60s, but with some great funky touches that really make the record great! As with most of these Ronn/Jewel albums, there's no real credits, so we have trouble figuring out who helped Ted get his groove ... (Soul) 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
(Punch through barcode and promotional stamp on CD.)
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
Includes "Doctor Doctor", "Rock Bottom", "Shoot Shoot", "Too Hot To Handle", "Only You Can Rock Me", "On With The Action", "She Said" and more – 17 tracks in all. (Rock) CD
Cedar's working here on a great set of his own compositions – pulled from Prestige albums of the late 60s, and presented here as an "All Walton" outing! Even from the start, Walton showed a tremendous ability to compose – and in his early days with the Jazz Messengers, his ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Ben Webster —
My Romance ... CD Venus (Japan), 1965. Used ...
$14.9924.99
Ben Webster and Ole Kongsted on tenor saxophone, John Darville on trombone, Arnvid Meyer on trumpet, Kenny Drew and Niels Jorgen Steen on piano, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass, and Alex Riel and Hans Nymand on drums. (Jazz) CD
The title's a bit of a joke, given the image of money on the cover – but the album's a tight little set from this classic Basie tenorist, recorded with a largeish group that would have made his old boss proud! Frank keeps things upbeat and soulful on most tracks – mostly blowing tenor, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Randy Weston —
Tanjah ... CD Polydor, 1973. Used ...
$11.9913.99
One of Weston's many "comeback" albums – which he seems to make about every 10 years or so – but still a great one! Randy's playing cool electric piano, and he's backed by a tight larger ensemble arranged by Melba Liston. The record retains a lot of the best elements of his ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Cootie Williams & Rex Stewart —
Big Challenge ... CD Jazztone/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957. Used ...
$4.996.99
Nicely relaxed jam session material by a group of late swing players that includes Williams, Coleman Hawkins, Rex Stewart, Bud Freeman, Hank Jones, Milt Hinton, and Billy Bauer. The tracks are all trad standards – like "I'm Beginning To See The Light", "When Your Lover Has ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Patrick Williams & his Big Band —
Sinatraland ... CD EMI/Capitol, 1997. Used ...
$2.994.99
Features Eddie Daniels, Peter Erskine, Hubert Laws, David Sanborn, Tom Scott, Bill Watrous, and Phil Woods! Tracks include "The Song Is You", "All Or Nothing At All", "You Make Me Feel So Young", "In The Still Of The Night", and "I've Got The World On A ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Light, lively piano work from Claude Williamson – a set that almost takes us back to his famous dates of the 50s, but one that's also got some great mature depth as well! This second layer of Williamson's expression really comes through nicely on the ballads – which have a slow-burning ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A nice selection of late 40s work by a few groups, collected by Savoy as a kind of introduction to the bebop movement, a look back at the early days of bop. Kai Winding and his quintet, featuring Allen Eager on tenor and Shelley Manne on drums, lead off the set with four tracks including "Mr. ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Anthony Wonsey —
Thang ... CD Sharp Nine, 2005. Used ...
$4.998.99
With Nat Reeves on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums – plus Eric Alexander's tenor on a few tracks too! (Jazz) CD
Music from Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, Glen Miller, Harry James, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gilliespie, and more. (Jazz) CD
Music from Dick Kent, Bobbi Blake, The MSR Singers, Norm Burns & Singers, Rod & The MSR Singers, Gene Marshall, The Music Magicians, Bill Joy, Rod Rogers With The "Swinging Strings", Teri Summers & The Librettos, Rodd Keith, and ,ore - 28 tracks in all. (Rock) CD
Music from John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Donald Byrd, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Lou Donaldson, Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, and Lee Morgan. (Jazz) CD
Music from Ike Quebec, Thad Jones, Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Clark, Herbie Nichols, Kenny Burrell & Grover Washingto0on, McCoy Tyner, Curtis Fuller, and Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Meyers. (Jazz) CD
Tracks by Herbie Nichols, Duke Ellington, Sonny Clark, Cecil Taylor, Chick Corea, Benny Green, Don Pullen, Andrew Hill and more – 12 tracks in all. (Jazz) CD
Soul Jazz's groovy ethnographic compilation of "spiritual" musics recorded around the world – from American gospel radio, to Cuban Santeria, to Haitian Voodoo, to Tibetan Buddhism, and a lot more. Spare and moody, with a tribal feel, and great notes inside. Perfect for the groovy ... (Funky Compilations) read moreCD
A hip Japanese collection with Blue Note work by Bobby Hutcherson, Bobbi Humphrey, Chico Hamilton, Alphonse Mouzon, Freddie Hubbard, Ronnie Foster, Gene Harris, Donald Byrd, and others. (Funky Compilations) CD
Includes tracks by Irma Thomas, Johnny Adams, Marcia Ball, Beausoleil, Alvin "Red" Tyler, James Booker, Buckweat Zydeco, Phillip Walker, and others. (Funky Compilations) CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through traycard.)
Music from Jason Moran, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Jacky Terrasson, Joe Lovano & Greg Osby, Chucho Valdes, Rodney Jones, Benny Green, and Javon Jackson. (Jazz) CD
14 tracks from Zimbo Trio, Paulinho Nogueira, Wilson Simonal, Ana De Hollanda, Jane Duboc, Tom Da Terra, Claudette Soares, Zimbo Trio, Wilson Simonal, Toquinho, and more. (Brazil) CD
Disc one includes vocal performances by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Chris Connor, Frank Sinatra, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, and more. Disc two has instrumentals with Miles Davis, Harry James, Dave Brubeck, George Gershwin, Charlie Parker, Modern Jazz Quartet, and more, 40 songs in all. (Jazz) CD
Dreamy and drifting – a great selection of tunes, most of them bossa ones, inspired and about the sea – clearly a fixation if you're living on the beautiful beaches of Rio! The package pulls together tracks from a variety of sources – and includes some gems from the classic bossa ... (Brazil) read moreCD