A landmark recording that is one of Jorge Ben's best albums ever! The album is a perfect realization of the way that Jorge mixes Brazilian rhythms with choppy Afro grooves – and the result is a masterpiece that yeilded some of his biggest tracks ever. Included here is the great choppy funk ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A seminal set from Jorge Ben – one that mixes samba soul with more baroque arrangements from the legendary Arthur Verocai! The record's got a different feel than some of Jorge's other work – almost a wider vision of music that ties his usual funky style to some of the more ambitious ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Jorge Ben's greatest albums – a groundbreaking blend of samba and soul that forever went onto transform the face of Brazilian music! The record works off the groove set down by Jorge's earlier hit "Mas Que Nada" (which appears on another LP), and takes the blend of bossa, ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The start of an amazing legacy in Brazilian music – and a record that really lives up to its title! Jorge Ben completely reinvents the samba here – and comes up with his own new groove in the process – by blending sharp acoustic guitar lines with rootsy percussion – all at ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
George Benson —
Breezin ... LP Warner, 1976. Very Good+ ...
$5.99
A super huge hit for George Benson – and the record that took him from being a funky jazz guitarist into an R&B superstar – opening up sides of his talent that first emerged on his 50s R&B recordings as Little George Benson, but taken here into some very hip 70s territory! The ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
All the 70s classics – "On Broadway", "Give Me The Night", "Livin Inside Your Love", "Breezin", "This Masquerade", and lots more! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(In the embossed cover. Includes the booklet. Cover has minimal wear.)
A wonderfully wicked album – one that sold so many copies that it's sometimes hard to remember how great it is! George takes on all of Abbey Road – or just about all of it – as he runs through some of the most beautiful tracks The Beatles ever wrote, like "Golden ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later grey label A&M pressing in a non-gatefold cover, with wide obi. Cover has some ring and edge wear, yellowing from age, some faded marker and light stains in front, and a yellowed sticker spot in back.)
A seminal Dee Jay LP from Jah Youth. Mad, bad riddims – courtesy Gussie Clarke, Big Youth's prowess on the microphone and a smattering of nice dub like effects blend to create a landmark early 70s reggae LP, forever raising the bar for DeeJays. Includes the original LP with 10 tracks: " ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Henry Birdsey & Max Eilbacher —
Bell Formations ... LP Husky Pants, 2022. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
Black Art Jazz Collective —
Truth To Power ... CD High Note, 2024. New Copy ...
$14.9916.99
This ultra-hip ensemble is celebrating its 10th Anniversary – and in doing so, has maybe given us their best album yet! The group's overflowing with work from an all-star lineup – Wayne Escoffery on tenor, Jeremy Pelt on trumpet, James Burton III on trombone, Victor Gould and Xavier ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The fourth nearly flawless album of heavy genius from Black Sabbath – featuring some of the mightiest rock riffs ever! Vol 4 is just the tiniest of notches below Master Of Reality and Paranoid in overall greatness – which is the tiniest of possible complaints given that those previous ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label stereo pressing in the booklet cover, with some ringwear, edge wear, staple holes and an application bubble at the top left corner, small peeled spot inside the gatefold, and some splitting in the bottom seam.)
A killer collection of the early greatness of prime era Sabbath – great tracks from the first handful of albums of the Ozzy years! If there's a problem with We Sold Our Souls For Rock & Roll, it's that there was too much greatness on the early albums for them to put compilation out that ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with Burbank labels. Cover has ring & edge wear, bent corner.)
Art Blakey —
Caravan ... LP Riverside, 1962. Near Mint- ...
$29.99
One of the best non-Blue Note sessions from Art Blakey in the 60s – a really searing set that features the sextet lineup of the Jazz Messengers – a group that's filled with legends who include Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Reggie Workman ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram Craft/OJC pressing, still in the shrink with obi.)
The rarest of all of Art Blakey's percussion group projects – and quite possibly the best, too! The session features Blakey at the head of a strong mix of jazz and percussion players – with Art Taylor and Philly Joe Jones on the regular drum kit, Donald Byrd on trumpet and Ray Bryant ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A crucial live set from Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – recorded in Paris during that formative year of 1958, when Art was starting to put together the lineup that would make the Messengers a legend! Both the young Lee Morgan and Bobby Timmons are in the group, on trumpet and piano ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(3-sided pressing – with "Blues March" and "Whisper Not" on side three!)
A true orgy in rhythm from Art Blakey – a set that not only features his drums next to the kit of Art Taylor, but which also adds in a bevy of other percussionists – including Sabu Martinez, Patato Valdez, and Jose Valentine! Joe Jones and Specs Wright also bring in additional jazz ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono West 63rd pressing with deep groove, RVG etch, and ear. Cover has light wear on the back – but overall, this is a nice clean copy.)
Four fantastic albums from Bobby Bland – all brought together in a single package for the first time! First up is Come Fly With Me – great work from Bobby Blue Bland – one of the few artists to rise up at the end of the 50s, and still find a way to chart their own path forward in ... (Blues) read moreCD
Carla Bley on piano, Wolfgang Puschnig on alto saxophone and flute, Roberto Ottini on baritone and soprano saxophone, Christof Lauer on tenor and soprano saxophone, Andy Sheppard on tenor saxophone and clarinet, Daniel Beaussier on oboe and flute, Bob Stewart on tuba, Jens Winther and Lew Soloff on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Blu & Nottz —
Afrika ... LP Nature Sounds, 2024. New Copy ...
$23.9926.99
Maybe the most ambitious album ever recorded by Blu – a cool collaboration with Nottz that takes the duo's work into even more righteous territory than before – as you might guess from the album's cover and title! The title's reference to the homeland is very well-pointed – as ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing second chapter for The Music Machine – working here with the last name of leader Sean Bonniwell in their name – in a groove that's even weirder and wilder than before! The group take on an odd new sound here – still the heady brew of fuzz and Hammond on their original ... (Rock) read moreCD
An incredible album from Lo Borges – one of the best singer/songwriters on the Brazilian scene of the 70s! Borges first burst into the spotlight for his work on the Club Da Esquina album by Milton Nascimento – and his work as part of Milton's "corner club" really helped shape ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The title's a great one – as The Boston Horns have definitely found their own groove – a super-tight approach to funk, but one that's never slick at all! These guys have the sort of sharpness you might find in an older soul instrumental combo – but they also bring a touch of jazz ... (Deep Funk) read moreCD
(CDr release.)
Lester Bowie —
5th Power ... CD Black Saint (Italy), 1978. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
One of the best sessions as a leader ever cut by Lester Bowie – and one of the few to really share the warmth and imagination of his work with the Art Ensemble! The session features Bowie on trumpet, Arthur Blyteh on alto, Amina Myers on piano and voice, Malachi Favors on bass, and Phillip ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Limited Direct Disc recording. Includes the booklet. Vinyl is in great shape, but cover has heavy surface wear, edge wear, and is bent at the top left corner, spine, and bottom seam.)
Jaimie Branch & Isaiah Collier —
Stembells ... CD Rogue Art (France), 2024. New Copy ...
$15.9917.99
A really incredible meeting of these two important players – and an album that's done in a different mode than some of their other recordings! The set features one long improvisation – stretching out in ways that still echo some of the spiritual qualities of Isaiah Collier's recordings ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A monumental piece of funk – and a record that came into the world at a time when it seemed like just about everyone had forgotten how to play real funky music! This set's the US version of the first album by London scenesters The Brand New Heavies – and although it came out in the ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
A killer debut from Brick – the start of a massive run at the end of the 70s, a time when the group was easily one of the biggest acts to come out of the up-and-coming Atlanta scene! Like some other Atlanta acts of the time, Brick had a way of fusing older funky soul on a tighter modern ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with Masterfonics etch. Cover is bent just a bit at the spine.)
Some of the moodiest, most majestic music we've ever heard from composer Joanna Brouk – which might be a surprise, given that the initial release of the album was only on a cassette with a relatively cheesy cover! There's a depth here that's almost like 4AD at its mid-80s height – very ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A nice album compiling of some of the less-collected work by Clifford Brown – 1953 recordings done in Europe for the Metronome and Vogue labels, recorded with a great larger group. Sides feature Brown working with Quincy Jones, Gigi Gryce, Anthony Ortega, Juimmy Cleveland, and others ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, please note that the booklet has some water staining and is priced accordingly.)
About as classic as you can get for the Brown/Roach group – recorded at Basin Street with a group that includes Richie Powell on piano, Sonny Rollins on tenor, and George Morrow on bass. Tracks are tight and in that firey hardbop mode the pair pioneered – and titles include "Gertru ... (Jazz) read moreCD
18 tracks in all – including "Have You Ever", "Cosmic Force", "The Prophet Rides Again", "Tribulation", "Revolution (part 1)", "Liberation", "So Long Rastifari", and "Love Has Found Its Way". (Reggae) CD
Raw soul, indeed – a term that could have been coined for James Brown's vocal approach, and which probably makes one of its first appearances here on a record! The album's kind of a grab bag of earlier sides that James recorded for King, but it's a perfect showcase for his amazing sound in ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black crown label pressing – nice and clean!)
The musical legacy of saxophonist Marion Brown knows no bounds – and although he gave the world some key studio records that helped define his role in the late 60s and early 70s, his live performances on this planet were an equally important demonstration of the righteous power he brought to ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Marion Brown —
Porto Novo ... LP Arista Freedom, 1967/1975. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Genius early work from reedman Marion Brown – an album that was originally only issued overseas, where it was recorded – as part of that legacy that's always had Brown getting a lot more attention in Europe than back at home! Yet the record's a monster that stands equally with Marion's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch, light surface wear, and aging.)
One of Oscar Brown's great ones, recorded live at the Cellar Door in Washington before an enthusiastic crowd of hipsters! The record's a beautiful mix of soul, jazz, and folk – in the same Chicago tradition that spawned Terry Callier (although Brown's style has a bit more of a "show" ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
The cover has a 70s photo, but the set features key postwar work from this early king of R&B – titles that include "Gamblin Man", "I Feel That Young Man's Rhythm", "It's A Cryin Shame", "Cryin & Singin The Blues", "Deep Sea Diver", ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A hip little set from Ruth Brown – miles away from her earlier R&B for Atlantic, and much more in the adult, righteous, and contemporary mode you'd expect from the title! The session's one of the key sides from the late 60s Skye Records catalog – and like others on the label, it ... (Soul) read moreCD
Toni Brown & Terry Garthwaite —
Joy ... LP Fantasy, 1977. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
(Japanese white label promo, with obi and insert. Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, and bumped and worn corners. Obi is crinkled and torn in back, and is held with clear tape.)
Two classic early albums from San Francisco pianist Dave Brubeck! Jazz at Oberlin was famously recorded at the mid-Ohio college and haven of bohemiana, and a growing hotbed of jazz activity centered around students in the college's conservatory of music at the time of the recording! Dave and crew ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great set – unissued material from the same concert that gave us the original College Of The Pacific album! Classic early live material from the Dave Brubeck Quartet – already humming along nicely with some great alto sax from Paul Desmond! The group's in fine form here – a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Unreleased live material from the legendary Dave Brubeck Quartet – recorded at a time when the group was really making waves with its famous albums on Columbia Records, and playing here with a much more open, extended style than on those more compact LPs! The lineup features Dave on piano, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Never-issued live material from the legendary Dave Brubeck Quartet – that legendary lineup that features Paul Desmond on alto, Eugene Wright on bass, and Joe Morello on drums – playing together here with a sensitivity and sympathy for each other that may well surpass their famous early ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the most obscure of Brubeck's Columbia modern sessions – and one of the best! Side one features more "time" oriented tunes played with the Quartet that included Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright, and Joe Morello – but side two features the extended "Elementals" ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(2010 pressing – still sealed!)
Dave Brubeck —
Time Out ... CD Columbia, 1959. Used ...
$0.99
Easily the crowning moment of genius for the legendary Dave Brubeck Quartet – the moment when all things came together magically, and the group somehow elevated themselves to a whole new level in jazz! At the time of the set, Brubeck, Paul Desmond, and the rest had already been making plenty ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Excellent mid 70s duet jazz from pianist Dave Brubeck & alto Paul Desmond! Duets 1975 is a nicely laidback work from the duo – playing here with no other accompaniment, in a spare set of material that's incredibly fragile and intimate – and all the better for that. The move is a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(2002 pressing in a large gatefold sleeve.)
Dave Brubeck with Gerry Mulligan —
Blues Roots ... LP Columbia, 1968. Very Good- ...
$4.99
An overlooked Dave Brubeck from the 60s – and one of his most striking sessions at the time! The album steps a bit into the Blues Roots promised in the title – but overall, it's more of a unique meeting between Brubeck's piano and the baritone sax of Gerry Mulligan – coming ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing with white text. Cover is great!)
Bruce & Vlady (Bruce Powell & Wladyslaw Jagiello) —
Reality ... CD Svensk American/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1970. New Copy ...
$11.9916.99
An American Hammond player and a Polish drummer – both recording together in Sweden at the start of the 70s, and without any other instrumentation at all! The blend of organ and drums is wonderful – very spacious, but still pretty groovy too – thanks to these cyclical currents ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A light and dreamy set of Brazilian vocal tracks – recorded in 1967, and featuring the voice of singer Lenita Bruno, a strong 60s talent with a style that's somewhat like Sylvia Telles. Arrangements on the set are by Clare Fischer – who plays piano, organ, and electric harpsichord in a ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original pressing.)
Bruno Meillier & Dan Warburton —
Cho ... CD Saxophone & Musiques Innovatrices (France), 2002. Used ...
$1.99
Bruno Meillier on electronics and Dan Warburton on violin and piano. (Jazz) CD
Sublime guitar from the great Jimmy Bryant – equally rocking and twanging, with cuts that include "Peach Grove Express", "Elena Goodbye", "Buggy Ride", "Lonesome", "Fender Bender", and "Model 400 Buckboard". (Folk/Country) LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing.)
Peabo Bryson —
Peabo ... LP Bullet, 1976. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
Early work by Peabo – smooth soul with a sophisticated feel, but not as stiff and stodgy as his later work, which could sometimes verge on the adult contemporary side. Peabo's voice has an honest soulful quality, and the album's got arrangements by Gene Page that move along nicely – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring and edge wear and a small blemish in front.)
Mighty High features sweet and slow-burning organ from the great Milt Buckner – a really simple session overall, but one with lots of magical touches! Milt plays with a tone that's much lighter than a lot of his contemporaries on the Hammond – not as many tricks as Jimmy Smith, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Segun Bucknor —
Who Say I Tire ... CD Vampi Soul (Spain), Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ...
$5.9924.99
Heavy Nigerian funk from the great Segun Bucknor – an artist who was working during the same Afro Funk revolution as Fela Kuti & Africa 70, but one who never fully got the exposure he deserved on a global level! By the time of these cuts, Segun had already been working hard in a variety ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
Tightly-strung score for this forgotten war flick starring Roger Moore, Richard Burton, and Richard Harris. Budd does a nice job with the orchestra on this one, and most of the themes have a snappy militaristic style, in the vein of The Magnificent Seven or The Great Escape. Not as many jazzy ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The US release of 3 soundtracks to films produced by Dino De Laurentis – the best of which is Roy Budd's Stone Killer. The soundtrack is one of the darkest Budd scores ever, designed to accompany a brutal police film starring Charles Bronson. The main theme has a nice electronic sound that's ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, aging, and bumped corners.)
Fantastic work by one of the unsung heroes of Sun Records – 16 titles that include "Thunderbird", "Sadie's Back In Town", "All My Sins Taken Away", "Restless", "Going Home", "Red Headed Woman", "You're Not The One For Me", ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue. Cover has minimal wear and is bent a bit at the edges.)
A great 2LP set that reissues two of the best blowing sessions on Prestige from the late 50s – All Day Long and All Night Long – proof that Kenny Burrell could hit a nice groove when he wanted to! The tracks are all long and very open-ended, with players that include Mal Waldron, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s green label pressing. Cover has some ring and edge wear.)
Jerry Butler —
Up On Love ... LP Charly (UK), 1963. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
One of a number of similarly titled compilations of tracks that features some of Jerry's finest (and famous) moments for the Vee Jay label. There's more than a few numbers here that have become pretty hard to find on vinyl, and the package doesn't appear to be all that special, the music is ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A smoking live set from the Butterfield Blues Band – and like all the group's work, as much of a jazz and soul album as a blues one! Butterfield drew his inspiration from the Chicago bluesmen, it's true – but his style also has plenty of echoes of New Orleans soul, Memphis R&B, and ... (Rock) read moreCD
Really early work from Bobby Byrd – a single that's produced by James Brown, but without the funky touches of later years! "I Found Out" has stepping strings next to Bobby's deep soul vocals – and "I'll Keep Pressing On" is similar – again with strings, but ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Byrd's trio gets some great help here from Clark Terry on trumpet and Seldon Powell on tenor – in tracks that include "More", "Ela Me Deixou", "Broadway", "Some Other Spring", and "Shiny Stockings". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo Bill Grauer Productions Inc pressing, with microphone logo and deep groove. Cover has some ring and edge wear, light aging, and a small ink stamp in back.)
One of the best of Donald Byrd's early Blue Note albums – a sparkling set of hardbop tunes with a really souful edge! The album's one of a few that feature Byrd working with baritonist Pepper Adams – a frequent partner on his best recording dates of the late 50s, of which this set is ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Early in his career, Donald Byrd spent some time in Paris – where he not only got a chance to work in a whole new setting with some really great players, but he also got to record some fantastic sides that still stand as some of his best hardbop work! This rare album was originally issued on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Done with great vinyl, and a heavy European-style cover!)
Donald Byrd —
Fuego ... CD Blue Note, 1960. Used ...
$6.99
One of Donald Byrd's first albums on Blue Note – tight, soulful, and a firm statement of hardbop truth – a record that showed that Byrd was firmly on the map! The ensemble features Jackie McLean on alto, and the rhythm section includes Duke Pearson, Doug Watkins, and Lex Humphries ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Never-issued material from a key moment in the early career of trumpeter Donald Byrd – a time when he was working in Paris, and really starting to hit the soulful vibe that would open strongly on Blue Note albums to come! The work here is every bit as great as his early sides for that label ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful pressing – 180 gram vinyl in a flipback cover, cut by Kevin Gray!)
Titles include "Drug Store Truck Drivin Man", "King Apathy III", "Candy", "Bad Night At The Whiskey", "This Wheel's On Fire", and "Child Of The Universe". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo 360 Sound pressing. Cover has a few tiny corner bends.)
With Bob Cain on keyboards, vocals, and trumpet, Charlie Giambrone on bass and vocals, Skip Orlando on guitar, Danny Fravel on saxophone, Johnny Nuckles on drums, and Bill Mottley on organ. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl appears heated but play is not affected. Cover has minimal wear.)
Uri Caine/Gustav Mahler —
Primal Light ... CD Winter & Winter (Germany), 1997. Used ...
$4.99
Michael Formanek on bass, Larry Gold on cello, Don Byron on clarinet, Joey Baron on drums, Danny Blume on guitar and electronics, Uri Caine on piano, Dave Binney on soprano saxophone, Josh Roseman on trombone, Dave Douglas on trumpet, DJ Olive of turntables, Mark Feldman on violin, Arto Lindsay, ... (Jazz) read moreCD