(Japanese promo pressing, with obi and insert. Cover has lightly bent corners. Obi has some aging and a small tear in the side, crinkling in back, and is held in place with clear tape at the top.)
Three classic albums from Redbone – served up in a single set! First up is Potlatch – a killer album from Redbone – one that has the group really hitting on all burners – using that strongly solid groove that Pat and Lolly Vegas first forged through years on the west coast ... (Rock) read moreCD
Vi Redd —
Lady Soul ... CD Atco (Japan), 1962/1963. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
One of the few albums ever issued by female alto player Vi Redd – a really unique artist, and a greatly overlooked talent from the time! Vi's got a wonderfully warm approach – and she often sings in addition to playing alto sax – with this vocal style that's really great, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A real breakout set from the young Joshua Redman – the kind of record that made some mighty big ripples in the jazz world at the time – and which ended up in more record collections than we can count – and for good reason, too! The group's a rock-solid quartet – with Redman ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Joshua Redman —
Wish ... CD Warner, 1994. Used ...
$0.99
Features Joshua Redman on tenor, Pat Metheny on guitar, Charlie Haden on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums! (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode and booklet.)
Della Reese gets a Latin twist – and result is one of her grooviest albums from the early days! Backings are arranged by OB Masingill, who does a good job of mixing RCA Latin modes with the soulful settings used on Della's straighter jazz records – balancing things out nicely so that ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Steve Reich —
Live 1977 ... CD Columbia/Orange Mountain, 1977. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Overlooked work by one of the true guitar geniuses of the 70s – an artist who should be right up there with Derek Bailey and Fred Frith – especially with groundbreaking work of this nature! Hans Reichel has a very unique approach to the electric – one that's both very deft on the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Tomeka Reid —
3 + 3 ... CD Cuneiform, 2024. New Copy ...
$14.9916.99
A really beautiful intersection of sounds – served up here by a really well-matched group led by Tomeka Reid on cello, with guitar from Mary Halverson, bass from Jason Roebke, and drums from Tomas Fujiwara! Reid has always been great, but in recent years she really seems to be knocking it ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Late recordings by the legendary Hot Club Of Paris – a selection of 15 titles that were all originally recorded as 78rpm singles, all remastered and wonderfully packaged in keeping with the Jazz In Paris standards! The recordings boast some especially great clarinet work by Hubert Rostaing ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Johnny Richards —
Aijalon ... LP Discovery, 1956. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
Featured soloists include Milt Bernhart, Frank Rosolino, Maynard Ferguson, Richie Kamuca, Vince De Rosa, Stu Williamson, Charlie Mariano, and Marty Paich. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Wonderful stuff from one of the most overlooked arrangers of the 50s! Richards was Stan Kenton's right hand man at one time – and he's got a style that mixes jazz and modernism in the same style as Pete Rugolo, but with a bit more of a commitment to swinging. This rare 1958 set for Capitol ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has some ringwear and yellowed tape at the seams.)
The last full album recorded by Minnie Riperton before she left our planet all too soon – and a killer batch of work that really has us wondering how great the world of soul music would have been, had Minnie stuck around to keep on growing into the 80s and 90s! The set's filled with the kind ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover is bent at the top left corner and is bent a bit at the bottom seam.)
Johnny Rivers —
Original ... CD Disky, Late 60s/1970s. Used ...
$1.99
A great little album from Max Roach – one that has him finding a whole new voice in jazz! The set was recorded on the heels of Max's time with Clifford Brown – and it's a great little album that has him bouncing back nicely from the loss by moving into a new realm that shows off his ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Killer stuff! Despite the early date and boppish orientation of the material on this album, the tracks have a sinister modernist edge that easily belies the later work of both Roach and Hank Mobley. The set kicks off with the incredible stormer "Cou Manchi Cou", then slides into a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Max Roach's masterpiece! This album is one of his most perfectly realized visions – and it's a marvelous album that combines politics and modern jazz, yet still manages to swing! The players are some of the hippest that Roach ever worked with – and include Eric Dolphy, Booker Little, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Titles include "Nothin", "Spanish Fandango", "Railroad Blues", "Complainin", "Inner Space", and "Outer Space" by Luckey Roberts; and "Morning Air", "Relaxin", "Rippling Water", "Between The Devil And The ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label stereo pressing. Cover has minimal wear.)
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!)
The Rock Town Express here comes across with lots of fuzz in the guitars – that later psych influence that was tripping across the African scene in the late 70s, often mixed with a bit of funk – as in some of the hipper Zamrock grooves of the period! The approach here is maybe a bit ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
Rollercone —
Rollercone ... CD Sirkus Recordings (UK), 2001. Used ...
$1.99
Rolling Stones —
12 x 5 ... LP London, 1964. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
Essentially early Stones! 12 X 5 is The Rolling Stones at a very early, hard grooving peak, way back in '64. It's ground breaking stuff, in they they truly pave the way for so much of the soul, blues and R&B loving Anglos to come out of the Brit and US scenes in the months and years to come. ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing. Cover has some ring & edge wear.)
Titles include "Get Off My Cloud", "I'm Free", "As Tears Go By", "I'm Moving On", "Look What You've Done", "Talkin About You", "She Said Yeah", "Route 66", and "Blue Turns To Grey". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono maroon label pressing, still in shrink with hype sticker. Includes the London inner sleeve. Shrinkwrap is cracked half way at the seams. Cover has some wear at the exposed corners, and is bumped with a tiny split and staple holes at the top right.)
Titles include "Sad Sad Sad", "Terrifying", "Mixed Emotions", "Slipping Away", "Break The Spell", "Blinded By Love", "Can't Be Seen", "Hold On To Your Hat", and "Rock & A Hard Place". (Rock) CD
A great audio documentary of a really mindblowing film – one that captures the Rolling Stones at that key late 60s point when they were stepping into really sinister territory – playing in a very vivid setting, along with some of their key up-and-coming contemporaries on the scene! The ... (Rock) read moreCD
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.)
Sonny Rollins —
Newk's Time ... LP Blue Note, 1958. Very Good+ ...
$19.99
About as classic as you can get for Sonny Rollins during the 50s – from the cover right down to the incredible solos on the set! The album's got Rollins really stretching out – still not finding the freer trio mode of his Vanguard session, but still bringing in plenty of fresh ideas in ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wonderful Rollins work from the bop years – served up cracklin' hot, in a group with Kenny Drew on piano and Max Roach on drums. The obscure vocalist Earl Coleman checks in on two numbers – "Two Different Worlds" and "My Ideal" – giving a nice glimpse of a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 1996 Japanese pressing, includes obi. 20 bit mastering.)
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.)
(Promo pressing on audiophile vinyl with SRC stamp. Includes the printed inner sleeve, with a lightly bent corner. Cover has a cutout notch, audiophile sticker, and promo stamp in back.)
Kurt Rosenwinkel on guitar and vocals, Joshua Redman on tenor saxophone, Brad Mehldau on piano, Larry Grenadier on drums, and Jeff Ballard and Ali Jackson on drums. (Jazz) CD
Pianist Renee Rosnes joins The Drummonds group of drummer Billy Drummond and bassist Ray – bringing her sweetly swinging style on the keys into play with the pair's spacious approach to rhythm! There's an open, contemplative quality to this record that we really like a lot – one that ... (Jazz) read moreCD
American pressing of these two Nino Rota soundtracks from the mid 50s – both of them for Italian comic films starring Alberto Sordi, and both of them a mixture of the sorts of themes that Rota used for his work with Fellini! Titles include "Ora D'Aria", "Reclusione Che ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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.)
A killer – and one of the greatest records ever cut on Bethlehem! Charlie Rouse and Paul Quinichette go head to head in a hard-blown session that's very different than most of the work on Bethlehem – grooving in a free-wheeling "chase" mode, as you might guess from the title ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The fourth album from Roxy Music – a brilliant statement of their early genius through and through! The album has the group moving strongly past the Eno years, into a tighter framework that still contains many of the darker themes of earlier records. Ferry's lead vocals are incredibly ... (Rock) read moreCD
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.)
(Booklet has a small clipped corner and minor marking on the back of the case.)
Kermit Ruffins with The Rebirth Brass Band —
Throwback ... CD Basin Street, 2005. Used ...
$4.99
Kermit Ruffins and Derrick Shezbie on trumpet and vocals, Vincent Broussard on tenor saxophone, Corey Henry, Glen Andrews, Trombone Shorty and Stafford Agee on trombone, Philip Frazier on tuba, David Torkanowsky on Wurlitzer, Reed Watson on cowbell, Keith Frazier on bass drum, Derrick Tabb on snare ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Great later work from Rufus – working here without Chaka Khan on vocals, but sounding even jazzier as a result! There almost seems to be more emphasis on the instrumentation than before – and the album's got a warmly funky groove that definitely carries on the 70s Rufus tradition, but ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful set of unreleased Arthur Russell songs – great tunes that he cut in more of an eclectic singer-songwriter approach than some of his other work – emotionally upfront, understated material that is simply beautiful! The songs range from very stripped down and folksy on the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that marks a new label for Doug Sahm, and maybe a slight shift in sound too – one that uses roots modes that extend a bit more past more familiar Texas territory, but only to showcase the depth in Sahm's music that continued to make him a legend long after his too-early passing! Doug's ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Test pressing in a standard cover, with a small fray at the top right corner.)
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
Wonderfully weird work from Saitana – one of those 70s South African groups who found a way of mixing equal parts soul, funk, and psychedelic influences – then deliver the music with this languid groove that's all their own! The group has ties to other SA combos of the time – ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nathan Salsburg —
Psalms ... CD No Quarter, 2021. Used ...
$4.99
Plenty of fuzz and plenty of spirit – a wonderful debut from this African group of the 70s – a combo who work here with equal parts of influence from Jimi Hendrix and some of the other Zamrock groups of the time! Lyrics are in English, and have this blue-toned quality that's really ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Joe Sample —
Carmel ... CD ABC/Blue Thumb, 1979. Used ...
$4.99
God, we love this record – and we're not ashamed to admit it! Sure, it sold a gazillion copies – and sure, for some folks it showed the true demise of the Crusaders ensemble. But for us, it's a masterpiece of smooth fusion, and a landmark album of easy jazz that spawned countless ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Titles include "Manteca", "The Man With A Horn", "My Funny Valentine", "Round Midnight", "I Can't Get Started", "Up Jumped Spring", and "Concerto For Cootie" – 19 tracks total. (Jazz) CD
Santa Y Su Gente —
Urgente ... CD RCA/Lion, 1974. New Copy ...
$5.9916.99
That's not Santa, as in Santa Claus – but a nickname for Santiago Salas, who works here in a very cool, jazzy mode! The album's got plenty of Latin roots, mixed with hipper 70s touches that include some key electric elements as well – all served up in a sparkling groove that's mighty ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A set that's way more than the classic rock outing of some of the group's Bay Area contemporaries – as the young Carlos Santana finds a way to mix inspirations from blues and Latin music into this fierce fusion of so many different elements at once – stretching out, jamming, and ... (Rock) read moreCD
A killer bit of Latin funk from the west coast scene of the 70s – the only album we've ever seen from Sapo, but a set that almost blows away the efforts of bigger groups like Malo or El Chicano! There's a bit more funk in the mix here than in some of the group's contemporaries – a ... (Latin) read moreCD
Savage Steel —
Do Or Die ... LP Maze (Canada), 1988. Near Mint- ...
$29.99
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.)
John Scofield —
Uberjam ... CD Verve, 2002. Used ...
$4.99
Swinging organ tracks from Shirley, with large band backing by Oliver Nelson, very much in the mode of Jimmy Smith's albums with Nelson on Verve! Includes a nice reading of the theme from "Shot In The Dark", plus "Hoe Down", "Shadows Of Paris", and "Great ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – Dutch black label stereo Philips pressing in a US Impulse cover. Cover has the original purchase date written in pen inside the gatefold, along with the original price sticker.)
The only album we've ever seen from this hip Detroit group of the 70s – a harmony soul act who mix sweet vocal styles with a more badass approach – very much at the level of the best Philly or New Jersey acts of the time! Production gets funky and fuzzy at times – with a very ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, lightly bent edges, and is bent at the top left corner.)
Great post-Mahavishnu work from guitarist John McLaughlin – the debut of his excellent Shakti combo, a group who mixed Indian music with some tighter fusion moments! The style here is a lot leaner than some of McLaughlin's previous experiments – a small group lineup with violin from L ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A nice copy.)
Shanghai —
Shanghai ... LP Warner (UK), 1974. Near Mint- ...
$59.99
A nice little collection of Dee Dee Sharp's early 60s sides for the Cameo label – issued here in a well-done UK package – noteworthy because it's one of the few legit reissues of Dee Dee's work over the years, issued for the UK Northern Soul market, who were always huge fans of her work! ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. Cover has minimal wear and is very lightly bent at the top right corner.)