Brian Auger's first album away from singer Julie Driscoll – and a landmark batch of funky organ work that made big waves in both the rock and jazz worlds at the time! Auger's really stretching out here – getting past the simple R&B of his roots, and going into a bubbling funky ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Barrabas —
Forbidden ... CD RCA/Disconforme (Spain), 1984. Used ...
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Pretty cheesy stuff from Barrabas – not that they weren't always cheesy to begin with, but this one's going over the top! The record is in a tinny 80s dance mode – still with the jungle/tropical themes of earlier records, but also with a kind of Miami Vice-ish style on the guitars and ... (Soul) read moreCD
A landmark session that gathered together just about every hip British jazz and jazz/rock musician of the time – and brought them together into one super-cool orchestra of sound! Robert Fripp produced the record, and Keith Tippett is the overall music director – but the album's got a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Erroll Garner on piano joined by Irving Ashby and Mike Bryan on guitar, with John Levy, John Simmons, Leonard Gaskin, Slam Stewart, and Red Callender on bass, and George De Hart, Alvin Stoller, Charlie Smith, and Doc West on drums. (Jazz) CD
Notable sidemen include Trummy Young on trombone, Buck Clayton on trumpet, Illinois Jacquet and Flip Phillips on tenor, and Buddy Rich on drums. (Jazz) CD
Billie Holiday —
New Orleans ... CD Definitive/Disconforme (Spain), 1946. Used ...
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Sonny Stitt on alto and tenor saxophone with Bud Powell, Duke Jordan, and Junior Mance on piano, Curly Russell, Eugene Wright, and Tommy Potter on bass, and Art Blakey, Max Roach, and Wes Landers on drums. (Jazz) CD
An early stunner from keyboardist Keith Tippett – served up with a punch and power that's missing from a lot of his later work! The music's a perfect blend of free-thinking jazz and some of the more progressive rock ideas of the time – not exactly jazz rock, not exactly avant jazz ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Lester Young —
Be-Bop Days ... CD Disconforme (Spain), 1949. Used ...
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Recorded at the Royal Roost Club 1948/9 in New York City. (Jazz) CD
A great 2CD set – one that contains every track Lester recorded for Aladdin – including the rare 1942 trio session with Nat Cole and a 1946 date Helen Humes. (Jazz) CD
Features Oscar Moore on guitar, Red Callender or Johnny Miller on bass, and Buddy Rich on drums. Tracks include "Indiana", "Man I Love", "I Cover The Waterfront", "Somebody Loves Me", and "Lester Leaps In". (Jazz) CD
Songs from Gilda, My Gal Sal, You Were Never Lovelier, and Down To Earth – usually credited to Rita Hayworth but actually performed by other singers including Anita Ellis, Nan Wynn, and Martha Mears. (Vocalists) 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