With Branford Marsalis on tenor and soprano sax, Kenny Kirkland on piano, Kent Jordan on flute, and Ron Carter on bass. Titles include "Melancholia", "Lazy Afternoon", "Stardust", and "For All We Know. (Jazz) CD
With Wes Anderson on alto sax, Todd Williams on tenor sax, Marcus Roberts on piano, Reginald Veal and Robert Hurst on bass, and Herlin Riley and Jeff Watts on drums. (Jazz) CD
A mix of new material and Peanuts classics performed by the Wynton Marsalis Septet – featuring Eric Reed, Wycliffe Gordon, and Wessell Anderson – and a smaller piano trio led by Ellis Marsalis. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print and sealed with a punch through the barcode.)
A 2CD set, with 2 late 60s gems from Johnny Mathis! Those Were The Days is a title tune sung famously by Mathis as a single – but even better are the rest of the tracks on the set – a cool batch of 60s numbers that really show Johnny stretching out comfortably with some new material, ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Mawja —
Studio One ... CD Al Maslakh (Lebanon), 2008. Used ...
$9.99
Mazen Kerbaj on trumpet, Michael Bullock on contrabass, and Vic Rawlings on cello. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, limited numbered edition of 500 copies.)
Maxwells Damon —
Stille Post ... CD Fringes (Italy), 2004. Used ...
$3.99
Two very cool, very unusual albums from The McCoys! Infinite McCoys is really weird, wonderful work from The McCoys – a group who've definitely drunk deep of the psychedelic brew since the years of their more soulful "Hang On Sloopy" hit! There's a richly expanded set of ... (Rock) read moreCD
Howard McGhee —
Dusty Blue ... CD Bethlehem (Japan), 1961. Used ...
$14.99
One of the best of the early 60s comeback albums by the legendary bop trumpeter Howard McGhee – and a record that really has the player finding a whole new groove in his music! At this point, Maggie's got a fantastic tone that was missing from his earlier records, filled with pain and raw ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 2006 Japanese pressing, includes obi .)
Jimmy McGriff —
Tailgunner ... CD Lester Radio Corporation/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. Used ...
$11.99
Jimmy McGriff in a very cool 70s mode – hitting some of the fuller, more soul-based styles that Johnny Hammond and Jimmy Smith were exploring in the middle of the decade – while still also displaying a hell of a talent on the organ as well! The album has extra keyboards from Pat ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An amazing album – simply groundbreaking, and a key turn for Jackie McLean! The record features a group of hip young players – including a very young Tony Williams, plus Grachan Moncur III, Bobby Hutcherson, and Eddie Kahn – all playing in a spare contemplative modernist mode ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print and sealed.)
Carmen McRae —
Here To Stay ... CD Decca/GRP, 1955/1959/1960. Used ...
$1.99
One of Carmen McRae's great 60s albums for Atlantic Records – a set that's still strongly jazz-based overall, but which seems to have an extra dose of soul at the bottom! The approach is a bit like the best late 60s sides by Nancy Wilson or Marlena Shaw – rooted in jazz, but hipper ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
(Out of print 2012 SHM-CD pressing, still sealed with the obi.)
Heady soul from Miguel – a new artist with a great warm sound in his music! The beats and instrumentation are often nicely fuzzy – not crackly cosmic, as on other contemporary singers – but almost with this messed-up feel as if the album's come from lo-fi tapes, then remastered ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
Seminal early work from Charles Mingus – a session that really shows him beginning to work in tightly arranged, deeply resonant styles – pushing much more deeply towards the brilliance of the late 50s! The set's recorded with a great lineup that includes Mal Waldron, Max Roach, and the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
We put the catalog number in the title of this one because it seemed that Blue Note was putting out too many title-less Hank Mobley albums during the late 50s. Who cares, though? This album's a great batch of hardbop tracks that show Mobley at his finest, and which hardly need a title to hang ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the most revolutionary players to ever handle a trombone – finally summed up in the full scope of his genius! Grachan Moncur III may not be as well-known a name as some of his more famous contemporaries – like Archie Shepp or Jackie McLean – but his mid 60s recordings were ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, limited edition – #1857/5000. Includes original slicase and booklet.)
Jane Monheit —
Home ... CD EmArcy, 2010. Used ...
$1.99
2 lost sessions from early 60s tenor titan Wild Bill Moore – an R&B inflected player who only cut a few sides on his own, all of them a unique mix of jazz with some of the more screaming R&B saxophone tendencies! This set brings together two albums that feature Bill rocking with a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Tracks include "Movin Wes - Parts 1 & 2", "Green Peppers", "Boss City", "Impressions", "In And Out", "Willow Weep For Me", and "Bumpin" – 16 tracks in all. (Jazz) CD
One of Lee Morgan's most sparkling sessions from the early years – a record that already shows a sense of depth and imagination that would take Lee way beyond simple hardbop solo work! There's a sensitivity here that owes something of a debt to Clifford Brown, yet which is much more ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, 1996 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
A pair of wonderful records – reissued here together as a single CD set! The core album Let's Make A Record is a starkly beautiful album from New Orleans street evangelist Sister Gertrude Morgan – recorded in 1968 with only voice and tambourine, but in a way that's got a highly ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Out of print, digipak has some light wear and a hype sticker on the cover.)
Early darkness from Ennio Morricone – an obscure mid 60s action thriller that combines boldly driving numbers with other tunes that slip into some of the spareness of his work for westerns! The work here is as mod and cool as you might guess from the cover – a bit more in a ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
The set's a tight affair with great solo work from a larger group of players – which includes Don Ferrara and Conte Candoli on trumpet, Bob Brookmeyer on valve trombone, Willie Dennis and Alan Raph on trombone, Bob Donovan and Gene Quill on alto, Jim Reider and Zoot Sims on tenor, Buddy Clark ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An album of spiritual tunes and spiritual themes – played by David Murray in a style that's quite similar to his work on the Deep River set! The format's a bit more traditional here, given the album's use of older themes from gospel music – but the core quartet of Dave Burrell, Fred ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, crease through traycard artwork.)
David Murray & Dave Burrell —
Windward Passages ... CD Black Saint (Italy), 1993. Used ...
$4.99
A nicely intimate set – with David Murray on tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, and Dave Burrell on piano and voice – plus Monika Larsson on voice. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
David Murray Octet —
Picasso ... CD DIW (Japan), 1993. Used ...
$12.99
Features James Spaulding on alto and flute, Craig Harris on trombone, and Hugh Ragin and Rasul Siddik on trumpet, Dave Burrell on piano, Wilber Morris on bass, and Tani Tabbal on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, crease through traycard artwork.)
Naturally Seven —
Non Fiction ... CD Primarily A Cappella, 2000. Used ...
$5.99
Featuring Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Illinois Jacquet, Coleman Hawkins, Howard McGhee, and more. (Jazz) CD
This record, as we're sure you know, is a spunky bit of hip hop-inflected R&B, with the kind of sinister groove that got Me'Shell noticed immediately after the record was released. It got a bit overplayed and overblown at the time it was released – but it actually holds up well over the ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
One of the all-time classics of early 60s mainstream jazz – and a beautiful record that showcases writing and arranging talents of Oliver Nelson! Nelson had been bumping around a variety of sessions before this one – as a leader, sideman, and arranger – but it was with this album ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the greatest soundtracks we've ever heard from Bruno Nicolai – a wonderful array of lightly groovy tunes that's as fantastic as any of the Mondo Morricone work from the same time! The main theme of the film has a catchy La Donna Invisible sort of feel – building on waves of ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A warm set of groovers from Flip Nunez – a San Francisco-based pianist with a great Latin tinge, working here in a fantastic setting that makes for one of his greatest recordings! The album was recorded in SF in 1976, and it's got the laidback groove of some of the best sides coming from the ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
(Out of print 2001 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Includes the songs "Livery Stable Blues", "Dixie Jass Band One-Step (Introducing "That Teasin' Rag")", "At The Jazz Band Ball", "Ostrich Walk", "Skeleton Jangle", "Tiger Rag", "Bluin' The Blues", "Fidgety Feet" ... (Jazz) read moreCD
15 tracks by this very hip Motown vocal group! (Soul) CD
(Tray card has a crease.)
Outkast —
Stankonia ... CD LaFace, 2000. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Probably the most hyped hip hop album by rock critics of the last decade – but don't hold that against Stankonia, because these ghetto grooves from planet P-Funk were exactly what world needed in 2000! The millenium blowout party jam feel throughout is surely a nice change of pace from all ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
William Parker —
Luc's Lantern ... CD Thirsty Ear, 2005. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
A trio date – with William Parker on bass, Eri Yamamoto on piano, and Michael Thompson on drums. (Jazz) CD
Really beautiful work from bassist William Parker – a set of tracks that are every bit as righteous as some of his other albums, but in a completely different way! The music here is from a musical production that Parker's been creating over the past two-decades – beautiful vocal tunes ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Horace Parlan —
Up & Down ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1961. Used ...
$19.99
A killer set from an amazing quintet made up of some of the best players to ever grace the Blue Note label! Horace Parlan leads a tight tight tight combo that includes Grant Green on guitar and Booker Ervin on tenor sax – and the three of them fit together beautifully, with a dark moody edge ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 1993 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Here's where it all happens – the huge culmination of all the years of heavy funk and psychedelic soul created by George Clinton and the P-Funk empire – fused into an amazingly tight groove that helped win over much bigger audiences than ever before! The album title and cover are very ... (Soul) read moreCD
A double length collection of solo guitar tracks recorded in 1973, but not released until 1983. The format is a perfect showcase for the new sensitivity Joe Pass brought to his instrument at Pablo records and is light years away from some of the gimmicky records of a decade before – full of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
This is the one that really nailed it for Jaco Pastorious – a brilliant showcase for all his many talents on the bass, and a key illustration of the way that he influenced an entire generation! Sure, Jaco in Weather Report was already pretty darn great – but here, on his own, he really ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great late live date from Art Pepper – as well-recorded and as strongly played as his best work of the time on Galaxy or Contemporary Records – and done with a similar group as well! The album's no cheapy concert for the overseas crowd – as Art's working here with George Cables ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 2007 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
The title's a bit misleading – because it makes you think that Art Pepper's playing TV Themes – but the music's great, and the session features some excellent work from Pepper during the razor-sharp year of 1957! The tracks on the set are recordings made for the LA-based Stars Of Jazz ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Oscar Peterson on piano, Ray Brown on bass, Milt Jackson on vibes, and Karriem Riggins on drums. (Jazz) CD
Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson —
Very Tall ... CD Verve, 1961. Used ...
$3.99
Milt Jackson joins the Oscar Peterson Trio – helping the group to hit some great new space with his magical work on vibes! Jackson's got an open, airy feel – an approach that almost lets Peterson punctuate the tunes a bit more with his piano – while the pair get strong rhythmic ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A pair of late 70s albums from Esther Phillips – '77's You've Come A Long Way, Baby and '78's All About Esther Phillips – together in a single set! The cover of You've Come A Long Way, Baby which has Phillips standing in front of a limo, might be a bit "on the nose" – ... (Soul) read moreCD
Their runaway hit – with titles that include "King Of Pain", "Every Breath You Take", "Wrapped Around Your Finger", "Tea In The Sahara", and "Synchronicity". (Rock) CD
Daniel Ponce —
Arawe ... CD Island, 1987. Used ...
$6.99
Titles include "No Comprendo", "Arawe", "Holiday", "Oromi", and "Pachanga". (Latin) CD
(Out of print.)
Baden Powell —
Tempo Feliz ... CD Forma/Polygram (Japan), 1966. Used ...
$8.99
A really beautiful early album from Baden Powell, and a really unique one as well – as the set features some guest work from harmonica player Mauricio Einhorn – a very jazzy talent who was a bit like the Toots Thielemans of Brazil at the time! The combination of harmonica and acoustic ... (Brazil) read moreCD
Small group sides with either Ray Brown, Percy Heath, or Curly Russell on bass – plus Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, or Art Taylor on drums. (Jazz) CD
One of the few rare non-trio recordings done by Powell from around this time. Bud plays with a trio (Paul Chambers bass, Art Taylor drums) on the whole first section of the record, but the group's then joined by Curtis Fuller for the rest of the set. Fuller's deep trombone makes for a different ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A rare set recorded live by Bud in 1953 – during a performance at Club Kavakos in Washington, DC – with a trio that features Charles Mingus on bass and Roy Haynes on drums. The set's from the private collection of Bill Potts, and is reasonably well recorded for the time – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Various mid 50s recordings with Pual Quinichette, Buck Clayton, Mundell Lowe, and others. Tracks include "Pennies From Heaven", "Avalon", "Makin' Whoopee", "If Dreams Come True", and "Bunny Hug". (Jazz) CD
Includes the songs "Just A Closer Walk With Thee", "Mood Indigo", "St. Louis Blues", "Hindustan", "Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home)", "St. James Infirmary", "The Bucket's Got A Hole In It", "I Shall Not Be Moved" ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Andre Previn, Mundell Lowe & Ray Brown —
Old Friends ... CD Telarc, 1991. Used ...
$3.99
Andre Previn on piano, Mundell Lowe on guitar and Ray Brown on bass. (Jazz) CD
One of Lionel Richie's biggest records ever! Titles include "Can't Slow Down", "All Night Long", "Penny Lover", "The Only One", "Running With The Night", "Hello", "The Groove", "Love Will Find A Way" and "Stuck On ... (Soul) read moreCD
Lovely work from Tabu Ley, aka Rochereau – a singer who definitely earns the "voice of lightness" title on this set! Tabu's style isn't light in a soft of mellow way – but it's got a wonderfully floating sort of quality – a way of staying on top of the percussion and ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
(In great shape with large booklet and the original slipcase!)
Sonny Rollins —
Bridge ... CD RCA, 1962. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
A landmark album from Sonny Rollins – one that marked his comeback in the early 60s, after a brief period of retirement, and which also initiated a string of incredible recordings with guitarist Jim Hall. Given Hall's gentleness and spare modernity on the guitar, a fan of Rollins' hard-blowin ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Bluebird First Editions pressing. Small promo sticker over barcode.)
Includes 9 tracks by Sonny Rollins – plus a bonus sampler with 8 tracks by Joe Henderson, Flora Purim, Jim Hall, Hank Crawford, McCoy Tyner, and Jimmy Smith. (Jazz) CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole, discs have promo stamps.)
One of Sonny Rollins' best albums of the 70s – a Japanese-only live date that features some excellent work on both tenor and soprano sax! The group has a really great feel – thanks to congas by Mtume and guitar from Yoshiaki Masuo – both of whom bring some new elements to Rollins' ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, 1998 pressing with 20bit K2 mastering, includes obi.)
Wallace Roney on trumpet, Antoine Roney and Ravi Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Geri Allen on piano, Clarence Seay on bass, and Eric Allen on drums – plus Steve Berrios, Steve Thornton and Valtinho Anastacio on percussion – and strings arranged and conducted by Gil Goldstein. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Includes the score, alternate takes, additional music, and the original soundtrack album. (Soundtracks) CD
Jim Rotondi —
Excursions ... CD Criss Cross (Netherlands), 1998. Used ...
$8.99
Jim Rotondi on trumpet and flugelhorn, Eric Alexander on tenor sax, Steve Davis on trombone, David Hazletine on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Booklet has a cut corner and a small promo sticker.)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba —
Paseo ... CD Blue Note/EMI, 2004. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Gonzalo Rubalcaba on piano, keyboards, and percussion, Luis Felipe Lamoglia on saxophones, Jose Armando Gola on bass, and Ignacio Berroa on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Promotional sticker over barcode and stamp on CD.)
Saul Williams is one of those hip hoppers who's not really a just a rapper – one who comes to the genre from a background that's already very multi-faceted – one that shows up instantly in the record's blend of sounds and styles, modes and moods! There's a definite political agenda to ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
Music from "Just My Luck", "King For A Day", "High And Mighty", "Protocol", "Make Me", "The Nag", "Georgia On My Mind", "Blue Matter", "Wabash", "Loud Jazz", "Science And Religion", and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print and sealed with a punch through the barcode.)