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Townes Van Zandt -- In The Beginning . . . CD Late November, 2009

Glen Adams/Val Bennett -- She's So Fine/Soul Survivor . . . 7-inch Mid-November, 2009

Nat Adderley -- That's Nat . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 A great hard bop session featuring the young Nat Adderley and Jerome Richardson up front. Richardson plays flute and tenor, and wails in this quintet along with Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall, and Kenny Clarke. There's 3 tracks on each side, and they all have plenty of room for great solos and hard ...

Francesco Adinolfi -- Mondo Exotica -- Sounds, Visions, Obsessions Of The Cocktail Generation . . . Book Around June 2, 2009 (delayed)

Antonio Adolfo -- Chiquinha Com Jazz . . . CD Around November 15, 2009

Miriam Aida -- Letras Ao Brasil . . . CD Around October 19, 2009 (delayed)

Laurel Aitken -- High Priest Of Reggae . . . LP Around November 17, 2009 Pure West Indian ex-pat delights Laurel Atken on the Pressure Drop imprint! Like the previous releases on te label, this set showcases Laurel Aitken, reissuing his excellent 1970 effort for the Pama label, and then loading the set down with a mountain of equally great bonus material! The original ...

Laurel Aitken (& Girlie) -- Scandal In A Brixton Market . . . LP Around November 17, 2009 Another lost, but great chapter in the career of Laurel Aitken, originally issued on the Pama label, but brought back to light by the excellent Pressure Drop imprint. Aitken teams up with female foil Girlie on most of the original LP's tracks, and gets a helping hand from trombone great Rico Rodrig ...

Akiko -- Hit Parade -- A Tribute To London Nite . . . LP Around December 2, 2009 Man, Akiko always knows how to keep things interesting -- always moving between different genres and styles, to serve up a fresh new groove with each release! This set's got the singer hitting a host of British rock tunes, mostly from the 80s -- doing them with a harder edge than you might expect f ...

Akiko -- New Album . . . CD Around December 15, 2009

Alarm -- Issue 36 . . . Magazine Around December 1, 2009

Albatrosh (Andre Roligheten & Eyolf Dale) -- Seagull Island . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Rodolfo Alchourron -- Sanata Y Clarificacion Volumes 1 & 2 . . . CD Late November, 2009

Rodolfo Alchourron -- Sanata Y Clarificacion Volumes 1 & 2 . . . LP Late November, 2009

Lillian Alexander -- Dream Without You (voc, inst) . . . 7-inch Around October 1, 2009 (delayed)

Eric Alexander -- Gentle Ballads (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 A long-overdue session of ballads from modern tenor giant Eric Alexander -- a player we've always loved for his soaring, leaping lines on soul jazz sets -- but who also has just the right tone to carry off an album of mellow tunes and ballads! Alexander's tone reminds us a lot of the Sonny Rollins ...

Eric Alexander -- Sunday In New York (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 Pure brilliance from tenor giant Eric Alexander -- one of the few modern players we'd put on a par with our favorites from older years! Alexander's got a depth of tone and sense of poise that's simply wonderful on the set -- one that's never staid, but which continues to grow beautifully over the y ...

Muhammad Ali -- Cassius Clay In Formal Evening Wear 1963 -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Tony Allen -- Here Comes The Night Owl . . . CD Late November, 2009

Geri Allen -- Three Pianos For Jimi . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Albert Ammons, Mead Lux Lewis, & Others -- Boogie Woogie Kings . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Gene Ammons -- Brasswind . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 Gene Ammons gets the Cannonball Adderley treatment -- as he blows funky solos over an album arranged and conducted by David Axelrod, with a larger, fuller funky sound than some of his earlier work for Prestige! The overall sound's a bit smoother, but Axelrod's edge is still quite sharp, and the pol ...

Carl Anderson -- Absence Without Love/On & On . . . CD Around November 15, 2009

Gine Gaustad Anderssen & Ove Alexander Billington -- Yours Truly . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

April & May -- Best . . . CD Late November, 2009

Georges Arvanitas -- Soul Jazz . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

Ashford & Simpson -- High Rise . . . CD Around November 15, 2009 Always-great work from the team of Ashford & Simpson -- the kind of a record that has them at the top of their game, even though they'd changed their overall sound over the years! The vibe here is more in an 80s groove mode than some of the duo's Warner albums, but they've still got an undeniab ...

Ashford & Simpson -- Street Opera . . . CD Around November 15, 2009 Dang, these guys could never miss! Even in later years, Ashford and Simpson were still going strong -- working here in a wonderfully mellow style that's as soulful for the moment as their mid 70s groovers were for that time. The album's got a sweet modern style that's pretty much in the Capitol Ra ...

Sven Asmussen -- Extraordinary Life & Music Of A Jazz Legend (DVD) . . . DVD Late November, 2009

Edwin Astley -- Danger Man . . . CD Early November, 2009

Edwin Astley -- Department S . . . CD Early November, 2009

Edwin Astley -- Randall & Hopkirk -- Deceased . . . CD Early November, 2009

Attack -- About Time! -- The Definitive Mod-Pop Collection 1967 to 1968 . . . CD Early November, 2009 An incendiary collection of mid-to-late 60s material from The Attack -- a proponent of the same UK scene that spawned The Creation and The Who -- and influenced later firebrands like The Buzzcocks and other punk era greats! About Time includes the group's Decca singles, rare radio sessions, and pre ...

Patti Austin -- End Of A Rainbow (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around November 26, 2009 Sweet smooth soul from Patti Austin -- emerging here as one of the most sophisticated vocalists of her generation, with a mellow modern style that would go onto have a huge influence on mainstream soul! David Matthews handled the arrangements for the album, and the overall style is similar to some ...

Auteur Jazz -- Aphorisms . . . CD Around October 25, 2009 (delayed) Joyously romping grooves from Auteur Jazz -- a combo who take the modal style of the 60s European scene, and infuse it with a few contemporary touches of their own! The group are a bit more open-ended than some of the other club jazz combos on the Ricky Tick label -- willing to stretch out in some ...

Avengers -- Avengers . . . CD Mid-January, 2010

Avengers -- Avengers (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Mid-January, 2010

Albert Ayler -- Albert Ayler In Greenwich Village (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 One of the first big moments of Albert Ayler's work in the jazz mainstream -- and a record that doesn't dim his greatness at all from the earlier sides recorded for ESP! The album's got a sharply angular sound that more than lives up to its vibrant cover image -- a well-honed approach to improvisat ...

Erykah Badu -- New Amerykah Part Two . . . CD Fall 2009

Derek Bailey -- Barcelona Chronicles -- All Thumbs (DVD) . . . DVD Around August 1, 2009 (delayed)

Michael Baird -- Ends & Odds . . . CD Early December, 2009

Brigitte Bardot -- Brigitte Bardot -- 11 EP Box Set 1963 to 1969 (11 x 7 inch set) . . . 7-inch Early December, 2009

Brigitte Bardot -- Et Dieu Crea La Femme . . . LP Early December, 2009

Kenny Barron -- Artistry Of Kenny Barron . . . CD Early November, 2009

John Barry -- Americans . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Lyndon Bartell -- I Feel A Strange Excitement In The Air . . . CD Late November, 2009

Gary Bartz -- Shadow Do . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 A key early pairing of saxophonist Gary Bartz and producer Larry Mizell -- working here together before their more famous collaboration on Capitol Records, in a sound that's even more freewheeling and open-ended! Bartz still has a bit of an edge in his horn here -- the style laid down heavily on hi ...

Count Basie -- Legend The Legacy . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Jewel Bass/Richard Stoute -- I Tried It & I Liked It/What Bag I'm In . . . 7-inch Around September 8, 2009 (delayed)

Gianni Basso/Fabrizio Bosso Quintet -- Sweet & Lovely . . . CD Late March, 2009 (delayed)

Basso Valdambrini -- Conversazioni In Jazz (Plays The Music Of Armando Sciascia) . . . CD Fall 2009

Basso Valdambrini -- Conversazioni In Jazz (Plays The Music Of Armando Sciascia) . . . LP Fall 2009

Colin Bates -- Brew (Japanese pressing) . . . LP Early December, 2009

Beastie Boys -- Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 . . . CD Winter 2010

Beastie Boys -- Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 . . . LP Winter 2010

Joe Beck -- Strangers In The Night (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Tony Bennett -- Tony Bennett At The Microphone, 1960 -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Bob Berg -- In The Shadows . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Bob Berg -- Short Stories . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Between -- And The Waters Opened . . . LP Mid-January, 2010

Between -- Einsteig . . . LP Mid-January, 2010

Bhakti Jazz -- Glimpses of Truth/Eastern Moods . . . 7-inch Early December, 2009

Mario Biondi -- If . . . CD Around October 30, 2009 (delayed)

Bionic Boogie -- Bionic Boogie . . . CD Around January 1, 2010 The second album by Gregg Diamond's Bionic Boogie group -- and a pretty nice batch of souful disco. The record's not as totally sublime as the first -- mostly because Gregg doesn't get help from Luther Vandross on this one -- but the record holds up surprisingly well, and the mix of funky instrumen ...

Bionic Boogie -- Hot Butterfly . . . CD Around January 1, 2010 A dancefloor classic! The album's the first by Gregg Diamond's Bionic Boogie, and head and shoulders above the rest -- a sublime blend of soul and club that's hardly been matched again! Diamond manages to make things groove, but never loses sight of the soulful styles that make the record so great ...

Jacques Bisceglia & Steve Dalachinsky -- Reaching Into The Unkown -- 1964 to 2009 . . . Book Around September 15, 2009 (delayed)

Black Devil Disco Club -- Strange New World Of Bernard Fevre . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Black Devil Disco Club -- Strange New World Of Bernard Fevre . . . LP Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Black Ivory/The Escorts -- Black Ivory Meets The Escorts . . . CD Mid-September, 2009 (delayed)

Black Note -- LA Underground . . . CD Early March, 2009 (delayed)

Art Blakey -- Jazz Message . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Blakey loses his usual group of Jazz Messengers to head up a quartet with Sonny Stitt on tenor, McCoy Tyner on piano, and Art Davis on bass. The group swings with a nice mix of hard bop and modernist sensibilities, and they run through a set of material that includes some originals ("Blues Bac ...

Art Blakey -- Midnight Session With The Jazz Messengers . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 One of the rarest Art Blakey sessions of the late 50s -- recorded during that brief time when the Jazz Messengers featured Jackie McLean on alto sax! The set's recorded with an edge that's perhaps a bit rougher than some of the other Blakey records during this "many labels" stretch -- but ...

Carla Bley -- Carla's Christmas Carols . . . CD Early November, 2009

Mary J Blige -- Stronger . . . CD Late December, 2009

Mary J Blige -- Stronger (2CD deluxe edition) . . . CD Late December, 2009

Blo -- Chapters & Phases -- The Complete Albums 1973 to 1975 . . . CD Around October 5, 2009 (delayed)

Kath Bloom & Loren Connors -- Restless Faithful Desperate/Moonlight . . . CD Early November, 2009

Blurt -- Blurt (plus singles) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Bob & Marcia -- Pied Piper -- The Best Of Bob & Marcia . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Bobo (aka Willie Bobo) -- Bobo . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 A brilliant set of jazzy Latin fusion -- one of Willie Bobo's best of the 70s, and a seminal crossover LP! The album takes the heavy Latin soul of Willie's earlier work, and gives it a sweet 70s twist -- adding in larger arrangements, impeccable production, and plenty of space to let the jazzy play ...

Pablo Bobrowicky -- Where We Are . . . CD Early July, 2009 (delayed)

David Bond -- Key Of Life . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Fabrizio Bosso -- Black Spirits -- A Tribute To Freddie Hubbard . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

David Bowie -- Aladdin Sane (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Fall 2009 One of our favorite David Bowie albums ever! Aladdin Sane was a real turning point for Bowie -- recorded on the heels of the tremendously popular Ziggy Stardust album, but really pushing the boundaries past the more straight-ahead rock and glam of that record. Instead of just sitting on his laurel ...

David Bowie -- Diamond Dogs (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Fall 2009 David Bowie at his most sinister for the 70s -- a landmark set that combines the harder rocking sound of the Ziggy Stardust years with the more sophisticated theatrics of Aladdin Sane -- in a style that features some of the darkest, most political work of Bowie's career! There's a depth to the reco ...

Lester Bowie -- Numbers 1 & 2 . . . CD Around October 20, 2009 (delayed) Early work from Bowie -- and essentially an Art Ensemble record. The session was cut in 1967 by Chuck Nessa, and it features performances of the tracks "Number 1" and "Number 2" by Bowie -- played by an ensemble that features him, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, and Joseph Jarm ...

David Bowie -- Space Oddity . . . LP Around November 17, 2009 An amazing departure for David Bowie -- hardly the kind of record you would expect from his oboe-filled tunes of a few years before! There's a spacious, soaring quality here that's every bit the kind of magical music you might hope for in a set recorded at the close of the 60s -- a shift into new m ...

David Bowie -- Space Oddity (40th Anniversary 2CD edition) . . . CD Around November 17, 2009 An amazing departure for David Bowie -- hardly the kind of record you would expect from his oboe-filled tunes of a few years before! There's a spacious, soaring quality here that's every bit the kind of magical music you might hope for in a set recorded at the close of the 60s -- a shift into new m ...

David Bowie -- Young Americans (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Fall 2009 A brilliant soul album! That's right, we said SOUL album! Bowie was at the height of his Ziggy Stardust fame when this one was recorded -- a drastic left-turn in styles, forged during a point in his American tour when he could take a break, head to Philly, plug in at the Sigma Sound Studios, and c ...

Dollar Brand -- Anthem . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Anthony Braxton & Joelle Leandre -- Duo (Heidelberg Loppem) 2007 . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

Randy Brecker -- In The Idiom . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Brecker Brothers -- Original Album Classics (Brecker Brothers/Don't Stop The Music/Heavy Metal Be-Bop/Detente/Straphanging) (5CD set) . . . CD Late September, 2009 (delayed)

Jimmy Briscoe & The Beavers -- Flame Still Burns . . . CD Late November, 2009

Pattie Brooks -- Love Shook/Our Ms Brooks . . . CD Around November 15, 2009

Broomfield -- Broomfield . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Brother Ali -- Us . . . LP Early November, 2009

Jefrey Leighton Brown -- Dreams . . . LP Early June, 2009 (delayed)

James Brown -- Godfather's Smackdown (CD & DVD set) . . . CD Late November, 2009

James Brown -- James Brown Singles Vol 8 -- 1972 to 1973 . . . CD Around December 22, 2009

James Brown -- Live In New York 1980 . . . LP Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Polly Browne -- Bewitched -- The Polly Browne Story . . . CD Fall 2009

Roy Budd/Richard Rodney Bennett -- Final Option/Billion Dollar Brain . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Build An Ark -- Love -- Part 1 . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Build An Ark -- Love -- Part 1 . . . LP Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Build An Ark -- This Prayer -- For The Whole World . . . 12-inch Around June 25, 2009 (delayed)

Kenny Burrell -- Generation Ago Today . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A really sweet little album from guitarist Kenny Burrell -- one in which he takes older tunes ("a generation ago"), and updates them with a sweetly compressed Verve 60s groove ("today"!) The record features 2 small groups -- one with Ron Carter, Grady Tate, and Phil Woods; the ...

Kenny Burrell -- Kenny Burrell (Blue Note 1543) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Great early stuff from Kenny -- with a no-nonsense jazz guitar approach that works well on the album's unusual range of material. As with other Blue Note albums from the period, Kenny plays in a number of different settings -- from solo guitar on the track "But Not For Me", to boppish qui ...

Cachao -- Cachao Descargas -- The Legendary Havana Sessions . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Terry Callier -- Dancing Girl/Love Theme From Spartacus . . . 12-inch Mid-November, 2009

Can -- Soon Over Babaluma . . . CD Around November 24, 2009 Long and jamming tracks from the team of Irmin Schmidt, Jacki Liebezeit, Holger Czukay, and Michael Karoli. Sure, Damo's not on vocals any more, but the instrumentation's still pretty darn great -- and tracks include "Chain Reaction", "Quantum Physics", "Dizzy Dizzy", ...

Can -- Soundtracks . . . CD Around November 24, 2009

Luis Capucho -- Lua Singela . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Elizeth Cardoso & Zimbo Trio -- Elizeth Cardoso & Zimbo Trio 1970 (DVD) . . . DVD Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Dante Carfagna & Josh Davis, Eds -- See Label For Contents -- A Survey Of 45 RPM Label Art In America 1955 to 1980 . . . Book Fall 2009

Bob Carpenter -- Silent Passage . . . CD Early November, 2009

Ron Carter -- All Blues . . . CD Around November 26, 2009 One of Ron's best from the 70s -- a hip and subtle effort recorded for CTI, with a small group that includes Joe Henderson on tenor, Roland Hanna on piano, and Billy Cobham on drums. Henderson's tenor work dominates the album, and the long tracks really let him snake around mightily. Richard Tee a ...

Ron Carter -- Spanish Blue . . . CD Around November 26, 2009 One of the best Ron Carter albums from the mid 70s -- and a set of 4 open-ended modal tracks that hit a similar Latin/but not Latin approach as the tracks on Coltrane's great Ole album. The group's a small one -- featuring Carter on bass, Billy Cobham on drums, Jay Berliner on guitar, Ralph MacDona ...

Johnny Cash -- Johnny Cash Deep in Reflection, 1959 -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Johnny Cash -- Johnny Cash Holding His Guitar, 1958 -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Francisco Mora Catlett -- River Drum . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed)

Nana Caymmi -- Sem Poupar Coracao . . . CD Early May, 2009 (delayed)

Joanna Cazden -- Greatest Illusion . . . CD Late November, 2009

Gene Chandler/Walter Jackson -- Gene Chandler Meets Walter Jackson . . . CD Mid-September, 2009 (delayed)

Bill Charlap -- S'Wonderful (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Don Cherry -- Malkauns/Brown Rice . . . 12-inch Early November, 2009

Chic -- Mt Fuji Jazz Festival 2003 . . . CD Around November 3, 2009 (delayed)

Eugen Cicero -- Classics In Rhythm -- Jazz Club . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Stelvio Cipriani -- Il Triangolo Delle Bermuda/Bermude La Fossa Maledetta/Uragano Sulle Bermude L'ultimo SOS . . . CD Early November, 2009

Petula Clark -- This Is Christmas . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland -- Golden Eight . . . CD Fall 2009 A fantastic session from the early days of the Clarke-Boland Big Band! The record was cut in 1961, under the aegis of Gigi Campi -- and it features a core group that would later grow into the much-respected CBBB unit during the MPS years -- working here as a smaller combo on a rare date for Blue No ...

Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland -- Golden Eight . . . LP Fall 2009 A fantastic session from the early days of the Clarke-Boland Big Band! The record was cut in 1961, under the aegis of Gigi Campi -- and it features a core group that would later grow into the much-respected CBBB unit during the MPS years -- working here as a smaller combo on a rare date for Blue No ...

Clarke Boland Big Band -- Handle With Care . . . CD Fall 2009 Great work by this legendary hard swinging band -- an early 60s American album issued on Atlantic Records, in the years before the Clark Boland Band's legendary run on MPS! Despite the early date, the album's got all the core elements of the band's sound in place -- soaring rhythms, sharp-edged fro ...

Clarke Boland Big Band -- Jazz Is Universal . . . CD Fall 2009 Great early genius from the Clarke Boland Big Band -- proof that Kenny and Francy were onto something great, right from the start! The album really has the group hitting the heights of their MPS years -- stretching out way past earlier big band modes, into the hip mix of rhythms and soulful solos t ...

Clipse -- Til The Casket Drops . . . CD Early December, 2009

Cluster -- Curiosum . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed) An early 80s effort from Cluster that finds Moebius & Roedelius changing things up bit -- with shorter, somewhat spare and densely thumping atmospherics -- with more focus on odd melodies that slow building hypnosis! This was the last Cluster record for almost a decade, making it a bit of a str ...

George Coleman & The Rob Agerbeek Trio -- On Green Dolphin Street . . . CD Early November, 2009

Collage -- Fifty Four Minutes Twenty Seconds . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Nicolas Collins -- Devil's Music . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

Nicolas Collins -- Devil's Music . . . LP Late October, 2009 (delayed)

John Coltrane -- Lush Life . . . LP Around June 10, 2009 (delayed) Strong work from John Coltrane's early years as a leader -- even if the album is sort of a collection of tracks that Trane recorded for Prestige, instead of a discreetly separate session! Side one features Coltrane's tenor in a spare setting with Earl May on bass and Art Taylor on drums -- playing ...

John Coltrane & Wilbur Harden -- Mainstream 1958 -- The East Coast Jazz Scene . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 An incredible chapter of John Coltrane's early career -- one of a pair of albums he cut with trumpeter Wilbur Harden for Savoy records! The title's a bit misleading, as the sound here really isn't "mainstream" at all -- but more in the longer modal mode that would emerge more strongly in ...

Conexion Latina -- Calorcito . . . CD Late September, 2009 (delayed)

Larry Conklin & Joachim Blum -- Jackdaw . . . CD Late November, 2009

Nicola Conte & Others -- Modern Sound Of Nicola Conte -- Sampler EP 1 (10" LP) . . . LP Around November 27, 2009

Nicola Conte & Others -- Modern Sound Of Nicola Conte -- Sampler EP 2 (10" LP) . . . LP Around November 27, 2009

John Cook/Mac McCaughan/Laura Balance -- Our Noise -- The Story Of Merge . . . Book Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Shep Cooke -- Shep Cooke/Concert Tour Of Mars . . . CD Early November, 2009

John & Philipa Cooper -- Cooperville Times . . . CD Early November, 2009

John Corbett, Anthony Elms & Teri Kapsalis (eds) -- Traveling the Spaceways -- Sun Ra, the Astro Black and other Solar Myths . . . Book Mid-November, 2009

Cortex -- Troupeau Bleu . . . LP Around September 22, 2009 (delayed) A legendary bit of funky fusion from the French scene of the 70s -- the standout set from Cortex, a combo who's very heavy on the keyboards! The tunes have a feel that's quite different than American electric work of the time -- funky, but also a bit breezy too -- with a strong Brazilian influence ...

Cosiner -- Crafty Tunes . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Cosiner -- Haunt . . . LP Mid-October, 2009 (delayed) A bit haunting, but also blissful and material from Cosiner & Capital -- a blend of atmospheric beats and percussion, and guitars -- a nice blend of spacey and organic grooves! Producer Cosiner has a fresh approach to the all around dynamic, with ranges from spooky to soothing, and the guitars ...

Cosiner -- In Threes -- EP Series One . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Vincent Courtois/Sylvie Courvoisier/Ellery Eskelin -- As Soon As Possible . . . CD Late July, 2009 (delayed)

Stanley Cowell -- Mandara Blossoms . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Stanley Cowell -- Old Texas (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Patrick Cowley & Jorge Socarras -- Catholic . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Cowsills -- Cowsills (plus bonus tracks) . . . CD Around November 2, 2009 (delayed)

Carl Craig & Others -- Cycles Of The Mental Machine (DVD) . . . DVD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Cravo E Canela -- Preco De Cada Um . . . LP Around November 1, 2008 (delayed) 'A great little Brazilian group from the 70s -- one who continues the harmony styles of Sergio Mendes in the 60s, but takes the music into some groovy new directions! The sounds here are more samba than bossa -- with guitar and percussion dancing nicely together in the rhythms as group members sing ...

Cuero -- Tiempo Despues . . . LP Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Joe D'Amato -- Best Of Joe D'Amato . . . CD Fall 2010

Dalindeo -- New Creation . . . 7-inch Around November 23, 2009

Dalindeo -- Vintage Voyage/Willpower/ Mr JL . . . 12-inch Around October 25, 2009 (delayed) Club jazz with a funky edge and a spiritual soul twist from Dalindeo! "Willpower" has a quite a bit of funk in the drums & percussion, which really draws you in from the kickoff -- with some spacey electric piano, trumpet, flute and sax giving it a nice feel -- and vocals by Bajka tha ...

Dam Funk -- Toeachizown (5LPs) (plus limited edition Stones Throw Fan Club 45) . . . LP Mid-December, 2009 Galactic funk & synth soul from Dam Funk -- his epic full length debut Toeachizown for Stones Throw -- and a record that should be a game changer for the southern Cali ambassador of cosmic funk beats, heavy bass and synth grooves! Dam Funk is part throwback to the electro era -- his vintage syn ...

Ray Davies -- Kinks Choral Collection . . . CD Early November, 2009

Miles Davis -- Complete Columbia Album Collection (70 CD set) . . . CD Late November, 2009

Miles Davis -- Eyebrows Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (framed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Eyebrows Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Eyebrows Photo -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Glasses Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (framed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Glasses Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Glasses Photo -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Nathan Davis -- London By Night (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Miles Davis -- Miles Davis & Horns . . . LP Around June 20, 2009 (delayed) Don't let the "horns" in the title put you off -- because the record's not a hokey "with horns" record by Miles, but a batch of all-star sessions that has him playing with some really tremendous contemporaries! The set compiles early Miles Davis sides from two different Prestige ...

Miles Davis -- Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants . . . LP Around April 15, 2009 (delayed) A strange mix of material -- but some great work overall! Most of the record features Miles Davis recording with a quintet that includes Thelonious Monk on piano, Milt Jackson on vibes, Percy Heath on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums -- on longer versions of "The Man I Love" (in 2 takes), ...

Miles Davis/John Coltrane -- Miles Davis/John Coltrane Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (framed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis/John Coltrane -- Miles Davis/John Coltrane Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis/John Coltrane -- Miles Davis/John Coltrane Photo -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Nefertti Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (framed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Nefertti Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Nefertti Photo -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Gary Davis (Chocolate Star) -- New Jersey Story . . . CD Early December, 2009

Miles Davis -- Studio Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (framed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Studio Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Studio Photo -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Studio Stool Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (framed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Studio Stool Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Studio Stool Photo -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Studio Walk Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (framed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Studio Walk Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Studio Walk Photo -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Trumpet Glasses Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (framed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Trumpet Glasses Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Trumpet Glasses Photo -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Miles Davis -- Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet . . . LP Around April 1, 2009 (delayed) One of the four essential quintet sides Miles Davis cut for Prestige in the mid 50s -- all modern jazz classics by anyone's measure, along with Steamin', Relaxin' and Cookin'. These quintet sides established Davis and John Coltrane as a significant force to be reckoned with, and helped set the tone ...

Ryta De Cassia -- Bicho Domestico . . . CD Late December, 2009

Clementina De Jesus -- Eu Sou O Samba . . . CD Around August 10, 2009 (delayed)

De La Soul -- Impossible Mission -- Operation Japan . . . CD Around December 1, 2009 De La Soul takes a turn underground with Impossible Mission -- an odds & sods set of new cuts and previously unreleased bits -- a stripped-down, back-to-basics set of raw mic-centric hip hop! De La's previous full length was the slept on gem Grind Date from 2004 -- and this set of tracks is a n ...

Francesco De Masi -- Inglorious Bastards (aka Counterfeit Commando) . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Bola De Nieve -- Incomparable Bola De Nieve . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed) 2CDs worth of early 60s recordings by the legendary Bola De Nieve -- the Cuban singer and pianist whose work always had a darkly haunting quality! Despite the date of these sides, the style is almost an older one -- echoes of Cuban modes from generations past, often just featuring Bola's vocals and ...

Francois De Roubaix -- Chansons De Films . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Francois De Roubaix -- L'Antarctique & Autres Seances Electroniques Rue De Courcelles . . . LP Early November, 2009

Jackie De Shannon -- Jackie De Shannon . . . CD Around August 1, 2009 (delayed)

Elton Dean's Ninesense -- Happy Daze/Oh For The Edge . . . CD Around November 9, 2009

Michael Deacon -- Running In The Meadow . . . CD Late November, 2009

Deep Street Soul -- Deep Street Soul . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Deep Street Soul -- Deep Street Soul . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Buddy DeFranco -- Mr Clarinet (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Wonderful work from Buddy DeFranco -- one of the few jazz musicians who can make us love the clarinet in the post-swing years! Buddy plays with a wonderful style that's got plenty of bop -- working here with a quartet that includes Art Blakey, Kenny Drew, and Milt Hinton -- all giving Buddy some pl ...

Delta 5 -- Mind Your Own Business (orig mix, Man Ray radio edit rmx) . . . 7-inch Early November, 2009

KJ Denhert -- Dal Vivo A Umbria Jazz . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Deodato -- Impulso! (Japanese paper sleeve edition -- with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around November 28, 2009 Incredible early work by Deodato! This record's got the maestro picking up the Hammond organ, and playing with a samba/bossa group -- for a sound that's similar to Walter Wanderley's Brazilian recordings, but which have a bit more going on in the instrumental department -- thanks to some great work ...

Deodato -- Os Catedraticos -- Ataque (Japanese paper sleeve edition -- with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around November 28, 2009 An organ bossa classic from the legendary Eumir Deodato -- one of his strongest albums from his early years in Brazil! There's a very jazzy feel to the set all the way through -- thanks to a tightly arranged group that not only features the organ and percussion you might expect from such a date, bu ...

Lizzy Mercier Descloux -- Press Color . . . LP Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) A brilliant and overlooked gem from the glorious post-disco years of the New York scene -- the first album recorded by Lizzy Mercier Descloux, a French native who'd relocated to America in the late 70s, and soaked up a huge array of influences from the scene at the time! The album's a really unique ...

Walt Dickerson & Richard Davis -- Dialogue . . . CD Around November 15, 2009

J Dilla & Others -- Dillanthology -- Dilla's Best . . . CD Around November 16, 2009

Robert Dimery (ed) -- 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (hardcover) . . . Book Early November, 2009

Diverse -- Round About . . . CD Fall 2009

Diverse -- Round About . . . LP Fall 2009

Bill Dixon/Archie Shepp -- Bill Dixon 7-Tette/Archie Shepp & The New York Contemporary 5 . . . CD Around June 1, 2009 (delayed) Seminal "new thing" work by Bill Dixon and Archie Shepp! The album is divided in two -- so that one side features work by Dixon, playing in a group with Ken McIntyre; and the other side features Shepp leading a combo that includes Ted Curson, John Tchicai, and Don Cherry. Both sides are ...

Bill Dixon -- Tapestries For Small Orchestra . . . CD Around November 17, 2009

DJ Devastate -- Some Nights . . . 12-inch Mid-November, 2009

DJ Spooky & Matthew Shipp -- Freedom Now (DVD) . . . DVD Mid-September, 2009 (delayed)

Dr John -- Anytime Anyplace (180 gram vinyl with bonus CD) . . . LP Around November 17, 2009 Issued in the mid 70s -- but most likely a set of tracks recorded in earlier years, with a sound that's a bit more straight New Orleans soul than some of Dr John's more messed-up work for Atlantic. The album features originals like "Shoo Ra", "Woman Is The Root Of All Evil", and ...

Lou Donaldson -- Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Great early material from Lou Donaldson -- with a hard-hitting bop sound missing from his later work! The tracks are short, raw, and lively -- and filled with the kind of pre-hardbop soul that Donaldson was infusing into jazz, along with other players on the material -- like Horace Silver, Art Blak ...

Lou Donaldson -- Swing & Soul (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Pure genius from Lou Donaldson -- proof that his voice on the alto sax was one of the freshest in the post-Charlie Parker years! Lou's blowing here with a lively intensity that's clearly inspired by Parker, but which diverges from it quite a bit -- taking a similar blend of inspiration and rediscov ...

Lou Donaldson Quintet -- Wailing With Lou (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Excellent early work by Lou -- recorded years before his electric funky period, and hard-grooving in the best Blue Note harbop style of the time! Lou's work on alto is impeccable here -- crisp, clear, and freed from a Parker-like influence to roam freely in soulful territory that represented some o ...

Doobie Brothers -- Long Train Runnin . . . 12-inch Early November, 2009

Doom (MF Doom) & Others -- Gazzillion Ear EP . . . LP Early December, 2009

Doom (MF Doom) & Others -- Unexpected Guest . . . CD Early November, 2009

Kenny Dorham -- Flamboyan, Queens -- 1963 . . . CD Early January, 2010

Kenny Dorham -- Scandia Skies . . . CD Around November 15, 2009

Kenny Dorham -- Short Story . . . CD Around November 15, 2009

Bob Downes Open Music -- Flashback . . . CD Early November, 2009

Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble -- Patriotic Act . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Arthur Doyle/Perry Robinson/Andrew Barker/Daniel C -- U-Nite 1 -- New York City . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Lamont Dozier -- Going Back To My Roots (voc, African drum intro) . . . 12-inch Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Driving Bossa Nova -- Driving Bossa Nova . . . 7-inch Mid-September, 2009 (delayed)

DT6 -- Don't Doubt Me/Open My Eyes . . . 7-inch Early March, 2009 (delayed)

David Durrah -- Angelic Streams . . . LP Around October 1, 2009 (delayed)

David Durrah -- Angelic Streams . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed)

Pierre Dutour/Jack Arel -- Dance & Mood Music Vol 9 (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around October 20, 2009 (delayed)

DVD -- Celestial Navigations -- The Short Films Of Al Jarnow (DVD) . . . DVD Mid-November, 2009

DVD -- Phill Niblock -- 6 Films 1966 to 1969 (DVD) . . . DVD Late November, 2009

Johnny Dyani With John Tchicai & Dudu Pukwana -- Witch Doctors . . . CD Mid-December, 2009

Bob Dylan -- Bob Dylan With Fender Guitar During Recording Session, 1965 -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Bob Dylan -- Bob Dylan/Suze Rotolo Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (framed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Bob Dylan -- Bob Dylan/Suze Rotolo Photo -- 11 x 14 Giclee Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Bob Dylan -- Bob Dylan/Suze Rotolo Photo -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (unframed) . . . Photo Mid-August, 2009 (delayed)

Bob Dylan -- Dylan Recording Highway 61 Revisited NYC, 1965 -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Bob Dylan -- Freewheeling Bob Dylan, NYC 1963 (album cover) -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Dynamics -- Poupee . . . 7-inch Early November, 2009

Dynamics with Jimmy Hanna -- Dynamics with Jimmy Hanna 1960 to 1965 . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Julien Dyne -- Pins & Digits . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Julien Dyne -- Pins & Digits . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Echoes Of The Past -- Issue No 89 . . . Magazine Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Echoes Of The Past -- Issue No 88 . . . Magazine Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Edan -- Echo Party . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Edan -- Echo Party . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Eliane Elias -- Cross Currents . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eliane Elias -- Illusions . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Duke Ellington & Dizzy Gillespie -- Duke Ellington & Dizzy Gillespie In The Studio 1959 -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Duke Ellington -- Duke Ellington In Formal Wear -- Studio Photograph, 1957 -- 8 x 10 digital print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Duke Ellington -- Duke Ellington Recording Anatomy Of A Murder Score -- Los Angeles, 1959 -- 8 x 10 digital print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Duke Ellington -- Duke Ellington Resting At The Piano, December 1959 -- 8 x 10 digital print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Albert Elms & Ron Grainger -- Man In A Suitcase . . . CD Early November, 2009

Embryo -- Embryo's Rache . . . LP Early January, 2010

Embryo -- Father, Son, & Holy Ghosts . . . LP Around January 15, 2010 This early album by the German prog ensemble Embryo is definitely one of their most rock-oriented albums -- and it features some very heavy guitar work by Sigi Schwab, who played on some excellent MPS sessions in his day. The tracks on this album are still mostly instrumental, and they include a lo ...

Embryo -- Opal . . . LP Early January, 2010

Embryo featuring Charlie Mariano -- We Keep On . . . LP Around January 15, 2010 Billed as "progressive ethnic rock", this early album by Embryo is more of a great bit of spacey fusion -- featuring some cool ethnic percussion, soaring Fender Rhodes keyboard lines, and nice choppy reed work by Charlie Mariano! The record was originally issued on MPS, and it's got that ...

Frank Emilio -- Cuban Danzas & Danzones . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed) A set of mostly solo piano from Cuban legend Frank Emilio -- a set of older danzas and danzones, played in a spare, but highly rhythmic style! Emilio's got more than enough command of the keyboard to hold up strongly on his own -- and although a few tracks feature additional guiro from Gustavo Tama ...

Empty Cage Quartet -- Gravity . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Enlace Funk -- Issue #33 . . . Magazine Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Chiemi Eri -- Nice To Meet You . . . CD Around December 11, 2009

Peter Erskine -- Motion Poet . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Peter Erskine -- Peter Erskine . . . LP Around April 15, 2009 (delayed) A great bit of soulful fusion from drummer Peter Erskine -- one of the few albums he made as a leader of this nature, even though his playing graced lots of other wonderful records at the time! The approach here is tight, but never too much so -- smooth, but never slick -- a warmly electric groove ...

Jukka Eskola -- Walkover . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) Wonderful work from trumpeter Jukka Eskola -- a set that's every bit as hip and jazzy as his work with the Five Corners Quintet! The sound here is different, though, as the core group features some sweet Fender Rhodes alongside Jukka's soulful trumpet lines -- a blend that's somewhere in the territ ...

Bill Evans -- Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Tremendous work from Bill Evans -- one of his rare non-trio sides of the 60s -- and a stunning batch of tunes with backings from the mighty Claus Ogerman! Most of the tunes here are of classical origin, but they're recast by Evans and Ogerman with almost a soundtrack sensitivity -- Bill's piano up ...

Bill Evans & Shelly Manne -- Empathy (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 The cover co-credits Bill Evans and Shelly Manne as the leader of the set -- and that distinction's an important one -- as the record has a slightly different feel than some of Bill's other 60s work for Verve! The sound is often a bit stronger, somewhat bolder -- and although Manne's not a monster ...

Adriana Evans -- Nomadic . . . CD Around November 10, 2009 The long-awaited second album from Adriana Evans -- head and shoulders above her debut! The sound here is a lot more complicated than on the first LP -- with a righteous vibe that mixes together elements we never would have expected in her previous work! Adriana's working here with longtime collab ...

Evolutionary Jass Band -- Pure Light . . . LP Early June, 2009 (delayed)

John Fahey -- America (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Mid-September, 2009 (delayed)

Frank Fairfield -- Frank Fairfield . . . LP October, 2009 (delayed) True & honest old school folk from Frank Fairfield -- traditionals played on the banjo, and done with both the sound and the feel of 40, 50 or 60-year-old field recordings -- and a natural grace that buries any pre-conceived notions we might have had about some youngster in American Anthology dr ...

Marianne Faithfull -- Come My Way (plus bonus tracks) . . . CD Around November 2, 2009 (delayed) The striking debut of Marianne Faithfull -- a complicated mix of folk and pop styles, with a spooky other-worldly sound that's impossible to describe accurately! Marianne's voice has a trilling quality that makes it sound at once ancient and innocent -- handled here with lightly drifting backings t ...

Fall -- Hex Enduction Hour (2CD deluxe edition) . . . CD Around December 30, 2009 The kinetic fifth (?) album by the mighty Fall -- a two-disc special edition featuring a slew of previously unreleased bonus material! At this point the Fall had the two-drummer thing going on, for extra kick, but of the course the most intense drubbing came from Mark E. Smith's mic, which was at i ...

Fanga -- Siri Ba . . . CD Around November 17, 2009

Fania All Stars -- Perfect Blend . . . CD Fall 2009

Tal Farlow -- Tal Farlow Quartet . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Very cool reissue of this rare early Blue Note album by guitarist Tal Farlow -- issued here in a stunning miniature reproduction of the original 10" LP format! The record has a cool 2-guitar frontline, played by Farlow and the obscure Don Arnone -- with a sound that's very different from Farlo ...

Shamek Farrah -- Sunshine On My Mind . . . LP September, 2009 (delayed)

Shamek Farrah -- Sunshine On My Mind . . . CD September, 2009 (delayed)

Fat Larry's Band -- Greatest Hits . . . CD Early November, 2009

Fela & Egypt '80 -- Beasts Of No Nation . . . 12-inch Around November 15, 2009

Fever Tree -- Fever Tree . . . LP Early November, 2009

Lizz Fields -- Reproduced . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Ella Fitzgerald -- Twelve Nights In Hollywood (4CD set) . . . CD Around November 10, 2009

Flamin Groovies -- Flamingo . . . CD Around November 10, 2009

Flamin Groovies -- Teenage Head . . . LP Around November 10, 2009

Flaming Lips -- Embryonic (2LP colored vinyl with bonus CD) . . . LP Around November 24, 2009

Tommy Flanagan -- Alone Too Long . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Fleur Earth Experiment -- Es Entstehen Wesen . . . CD Around October 23, 2009 (delayed)

Fleur Earth Experiment -- Es Entstehen Wesen . . . LP Around October 23, 2009 (delayed)

45 King -- 900 Number -- 20th Anniversary Project . . . CD Around April 10, 2009 (delayed)

45 King -- 900 Number -- 20th Anniversary Project . . . LP Around April 10, 2009 (delayed)

Ronnie Foster -- Delight . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Not as fantastically funky or offbeat as some of Foster's Blue Note work, but not a bad batch of smooth jazz funk tunes, of the same quality as other Columbia albums of the sort from the time -- like work by Ronnie Franklin or Charles Earland. Jerry Peters produced the set, and he did a good job of ...

Frank Foster & The Loud Minority -- Manhattan Fever (Denon) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 A real 70s stormer from Frank Foster -- recorded with the Loud Minority ensemble used for the Mainstream album of the same name, but done in a style that's a bit more straight ahead, yet still plenty darn soulful! Frank's hanging here between the two sides of his career -- working in a larger band ...

Rex Foster -- Roads Of Tomorrow . . . CD Early November, 2009

Frank Foster -- Shiny Stockings . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 Forget the hokey title of this one! By the time of this 1979 recording, Frank Foster had moved way beyond the hokey Basie years of "Shiny Stockings", and had developed into a stunning tenor talent filled with influences that ranged from Lester Young to late Coltrane. His writing and play ...

Four Tops -- Something To Remember -- The Casablanca Sessions (Tonight/One More Mountain) . . . CD Early November, 2009

Aretha Franklin -- Aretha Franklin At The Microphone, 1960 -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Rodney Franklin -- Endless Flight . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Rodney Franklin never let us down during his entire run for Columbia -- and like his others for the label, this set's a brilliant mix of jazz, soul, and fusion -- smoothed together nicely, but never in a way that's slick or commercial! Franklin's got a keen ear that lets him sit on both sides of th ...

Aretha Franklin -- Joy To The World . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Rodney Franklin -- Rodney Franklin . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Excellent set of R&B tinged fusion, featuring this underrated piano talent from the 70's. Tight funky fusion grooves, in a sort of Donald Byrd 70's sort of vein, but with a sound that's all Rodney's own. Loads of great cuts, including "Windy City", "On The Path", "I Li ...

Aretha Franklin -- This Christmas Aretha . . . CD Early November, 2009

Von Freeman -- Dedicated To You . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Von Freeman -- Lester Leaps In . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Von Freeman -- Vonski Speaks . . . CD Early November, 2009

Paolo Fresu & Uri Caine -- Things . . . CD Around August 15, 2009 (delayed)

Friends Of Distinction -- Best Of The Friends Of Distinction . . . CD Early July, 2009 (delayed) Fab pop harmony soul! The Friends Of Distinction were LA counterparts of the 5th Dimension -- and at one time, members of both groups had worked under the name of Rex Middleton's Hi Fi's. Unlike the 5th Dimension, who were a bit more pop, the Friends Of Distinction stayed more in the soul vein -- ...

Curtis Fuller -- Curtis Fuller Vol 3 (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 A beautiful little session from trombonist Curtis Fuller -- and quite possibly the most obscure of all his Blue Note albums, all of which are pretty darn obscure! The Fuller heard here is in a softer, gentler mode than on some of his hardbop stormers for other labels -- laying back with a sweet sen ...

Curtis Fuller -- Opener (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around December 10, 2009 An obscure little groover from Curtis Fuller -- and one of his hardest blowing sessions for Blue Note! Unlike some of the other Fuller sessions, which can have a slightly softer, rounder sound overall -- this one's a much more in-the-pocket sort of Blue Note hardbop date -- one that really cooks ma ...

Funk Inc -- Priced To Sell . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 The band's expanded a little bit more than usual, and the sound's got kind of that mid 70's Prestige feel, but there's still some nice groovers like "Where Are We Going" and "Price to Sell". Also includes "It Ain't The Spotlight", "God Only Knows", "Gimm ...

Funk Revolution -- Izzy Come, Izzy Go/Scatterbrain . . . 7-inch December, 2009

Funkadiba (Marco Dionigi & Daniele Baldelli) -- I Must Feel Better . . . CD Early November, 2009

Serge Gainsbourg -- Serge Gainsbourg -- 8 EP Box Set 1958 to 1962 (8 x 7 inch set) . . . 7-inch Early December, 2009

Galactic Zoo Dossier -- Galactic Zoo Dossier #9 . . . Magazine Fall 2009

Richard Galliano -- Original Album Classics (Concerts/Face To Face/Piazzolla Forever/Ruby My Dear/Viaggio) (5CD set) . . . CD Around November 10, 2009

Richard Galliano -- Paris Concert -- Live At The Theatre Du Chatelet . . . CD Around September 25, 2009 (delayed)

Lula Galvao -- Bossa De Minha Terra . . . CD Early November, 2009

Wilton Bogey Gaynair -- Blue Bogey (Japanese pressing) . . . LP Around April 29, 2009 (delayed) Wilton Bogey Gaynair was one of a number of West Indian jazz players who emigrated to England during the postwar years -- and while he's not as famous as contemporaries like Joe Harriott or Shake Keane, this classic set from 1959 shows that he had a rich talent that deserved greater recognition! Th ...

Hartmut Geerken -- Amanita . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Hartmut Geerken/John Tchicai -- Kabul & Tehran Tapes . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

General Elektriks -- Good City For Dreamers . . . CD Around November 10, 2009

Stan Getz & Kenny Barron -- People Time -- Complete Recordings (7CD set) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Stan Getz -- Stan's Party . . . CD Around November 15, 2009

Stan Getz -- Stockholm Concert . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Paul Giallorenzo -- Get In To Go Out . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Joe Gibbs -- Dub Serial . . . CD Fall 2009

Joe Gibbs -- Dub Special . . . LP Early December, 2009

Gift Of Gab -- Escape 2 Mars . . . LP Early November, 2009

Gilberto Gil -- Banda Larga Cordel (DVD) . . . DVD Around May 1, 2009 (delayed) Gilberto Gil continues his exploration of Caribbean-styled rhythms here -- working in a sunny space that's a bit different from his earlier work, especially some of his more electric or intimate sets of a decade ago. The style here is one that suits Gil's aging vocals well -- as his presentation of ...

Gilberto Gil -- Gilberto Gil (1971 -- plus bonus tracks) . . . CD Around October 23, 2009 (delayed) A rare British recording from Gilberto Gil -- sung completely in English, and recorded while living in London, in political exile along with Caetano Veloso! The album's somewhat similar to Veloso's famous London album from 1971 -- certainly in structure, as the backings are relatively stripped-down ...

Dizzy Gillespie -- Dizzy For President . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Dizzy Gillespie -- School Days . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Original Regent LP that compiles some of the Dizzy bop vocal sides for Savoy/Regent. This is hard, uptempo bebop stuff with a goofy edge, and some great vocals by Joe Carroll in his famous vocalese style. Cuts include "Bopsie's Blues", "School Days", "We Love to Boogie&quo ...

Goblin (Simonetti/Morante/Pignatelli) -- Tenebre . . . CD Early May, 2009 (delayed) Not really a Goblin soundtrack, so much as a soundtrack project by some of the band's members -- Claudio Simonetti, Massimo Morante, and Fabio Pignatelli -- but still a nice one, with most of the group's classic elements firmly in place! The score's a great counterpart to this very odd Dario Agento ...

Godforgottens -- Never Forgotten Always Remembered . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Gong -- Continental Circus (LP sleeve edition) . . . CD Around October 23, 2009 (delayed) Remastered reissue of Gong's rare soundtrack for this obscure film from 1972. The album includes 4 long tracks -- and they're all extended jams with driving instrumental passages. Titles include "Blues For Findlay" (in both vocal and instrumental versions), "Continental Circus World ...

Dennis Gonzalez & Faruq Z Bey with Northwoods Impr -- Hymn For Tomasz Stanko . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band -- Obatala . . . CD Late September, 2009 (delayed)

Dexter Gordon & Benny Bailey -- Revelation . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Dexter Gordon & Benny Bailey -- Round Midnight . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Dusko Goykovich -- 5 Horns & Rhythm (Blues In The Gutter/Snap Shot) . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 A 2 CD set that combines material from 2 rare albums recorded by trumpeter Dusko Goykovich -- orginally issued as Blues In The Gutter and Snap Shot, and only briefly on a small Yugoslavian label! The session was recorded in 1983 in Sarajevo as part of some sort of trumped-up Olympic cultural event ...

Dusko Goykovich -- Celebration (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Ron Grainer, Robert Farnon, & Wilfred Josephs -- Prisoner . . . CD Early November, 2009

Grant Green Jr -- Jungle Strut (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Grant Green -- Matador (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around December 10, 2009 A fantastic mid 60s album from Grant Green, but one that never got its due originally, because it was unreleased at the time -- and didn't come out until this rare Japanese-only vinyl pressing! The session's a spare quartet one, with Green's guitar playing modal grooves over rhythm by McCoy Tyner, ...

Grant Green -- Talkin' About (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around February 10, 2010 One of the great ones! Grant Green meets up with a youthful Larry Young, and the two of them are backed by Elvin Jones on drums, for a free-flowing, modally grooving set of organ/guitar cuts that are among some of the best-ever recorded for Blue Note. The album's a stunning mix of soul jazz and mo ...

Chris Greene Quartet -- Merge . . . CD Around November 17, 2009

Johnny Griffin -- Jazz A Confronto . . . CD Around November 10, 2009 One of the most obscure 70s sides by Johnny Griffin -- a really warm and wonderful set, recorded in Italy with an Italian rhythm section of Franco D'Andrea on piano, Giovanni Tommaso on bass, and Bruno Biriaco on drums. Tracks are all quite long, but never sloppy -- and in a way, Griff solos with a ...

Gristleism -- Throbbing Gristle Buddah Machine -- Black . . . Misc Late November, 2009

Gristleism -- Throbbing Gristle Buddah Machine -- Chrome . . . Misc Late November, 2009

Gristleism -- Throbbing Gristle Buddah Machine -- Red . . . Misc Late November, 2009

Mark Grusane & Mike Cole -- Time & Space . . . 12-inch Early November, 2009

Gigi Gryce -- Nica's Tempo . . . CD Early June, 2009 (delayed)

Guess Who -- Rockin . . . CD Around December 1, 2009

Guess Who -- So Long Bannatyne . . . CD Around December 1, 2009

Martin Haak Kwartet -- Retouch (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Richard Hageman, Victor Young, & Others -- Music From The Westerns Of John Wayne & John Ford . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Dana Hall -- Into The Light . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Jim Hall -- These Rooms . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Johnny Hallyday -- Johnny Hallyday -- EP Box Set 1967 to 1969 (10 x 7 inch set) . . . 7-inch Early December, 2009

Halo -- Halo -- A Reflection Of Light In Music . . . CD Early November, 2009

Peter-Michael Hamel -- Hamel . . . LP Mid-January, 2010

Lionel Hampton -- You Had Better Know It . . . CD Early December, 2009 A warm and wonderful 60s session from Lionel Hampton -- recorded in a personal and intimate way, one that even surpasses his great small combo sides of the 50s! There's a relaxed feel here that you don't always get with Hamp -- a gently grooving quality that we really like a lot, and which is tradi ...

Herbie Hancock -- Inventions & Dimensions (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around December 1, 2009 A really unique little record from Herbie Hancock -- one that's almost completely improvised over Latin percussion! The setup is quite spare -- and quite different than Herbie's other Blue Note work -- and the group features improvised backgrounds by bassist Paul Chambers and 2 Latin percussionists ...

Roland Hanna -- Apres Un Reve (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Roland Hanna -- Dream (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Roland Hanna -- Milano Paris New York (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Roland Hanna -- Sir Elf . . . CD Late September, 2009 (delayed)

Billy Harper -- Loverhood . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Philip Harper, Ruud Breuls, & Others -- Musical World Of Irv Rochlin . . . CD Early November, 2009

Jane Harvey -- I've Been There (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-December, 2009

Hampton Hawes -- Northern Windows . . . CD Around November 28, 2009 One of the best David Axelrod-assisted albums from the early 70s -- a sweet batch of funky cuts with arrangements and backings handled by Axe! The record really bubbles with the warm and soulful approach Axelrod was using at Fantasy -- kind of a step off his stark modern sound at Capitol, but still ...

David Hazeltine -- Alice In Wonderland (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

David Hazeltine -- Waltz For Debby (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Kees Hazevoet/Han Bennink -- Calling Down The Flevo Spirit . . . CD Around November 3, 2009 (delayed) Extremely noisy improvised work from the team of Kees Hazevoet and Han Bennink -- recorded live in Amsterdam in 1978, and featuring a flurry of different instruments from track to track! The album's not much on notes, but we're guessing that Bennink handled all the percussion, and Hazevoet did all ...

Head Hands & Feet -- Tracks -- Plus . . . CD Late November, 2009

Larry Heard -- Sceneries Not Songs -- Vol 2 . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) Beautiful beats from Chicago house maestro Larry Heard -- working here in the much deeper, more visionary second stage of his career -- on a record that has far more to offer than just simple dance trax! There's still a groove to most of the numbers here, but the sound's a fair bit more spacious to ...

Jimmy Heath -- Nice People . . . LP Around April 15, 2009 (delayed) A nice little collection of some classic hard bop from Jimmy Heath, with a few of the sides of some the stuff he recorded with larger ensembles thrown in for good measure, pulled together in the 80s, once the OJC family of labels came under the Fantasy umbrella. Heath's Riverside recordings of the ...

Joe Henderson -- Our Thing (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around January 20, 2010 A classic straight session by Joe Henderson -- cut during his early years, when he was breaking out of the box with a heck of a lot of fire! Kenny Dorham's subdued lyricism complements Joe's impassioned playing over the angular, yet still-swinging rythm section of Andrew Hill, Eddie Kahn and Pete L ...

Jon Hendricks -- Freddie Freeloader . . . CD Early June, 2009 (delayed) One of the last great records ever cut by Jon Hendricks -- one of our favorite singers of all time! The album's a bit of a "tour de force" -- with Hendricks singing alongside a host of famous jazz musicians and vocalists, working in an all star setting that's sometimes too good for its ow ...

Mark Henley -- Riversong . . . CD Early November, 2009

Pierre Henry -- Le Microphone Bien Temp . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Pierre Henry/Pierre Schaeffer -- Symphonie Pour Un Homme Seul/Concerto Des Ambiguites . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Nicole Henry with Eddie Higgins Trio -- Teach Me Tonight (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 An even deeper jazz set than Nicole Henry's first album -- recorded with the Eddie Higgins Trio, and done in a style that's traditional, yet extremely soulful! There's a sound here that reminds us a lot of Carmen Lundy -- as Nicole's singing jazz, but doing so in a mode that's never draped with any ...

Herman's Rocket -- Space Woman . . . LP Late November, 2009

PE Hewitt Jazz Ensemble -- Winter Winds-- The Complete Works (3CD set) . . . CD Early December, 2009

PE Hewitt Jazz Ensemble -- Winter Winds-- The Complete Works (3LP set) . . . LP Early December, 2009

John Hicks -- Cry Me A River (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Billy Higgins -- 3/4 For Peace . . . CD Early March, 2009 (delayed)

Eddie Higgins -- Again (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins -- Bewitched (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins -- Dear Old Stockholm (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins -- Don't Smoke In Bed (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins Trio -- Haunted Heart (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Eddie Higgins -- If Dreams Come True (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins & Scott Hamilton -- My Foolish Heart (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins & Scott Hamilton -- My Funny Valentine (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins & Scott Hamilton -- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Billy Higgins -- Soweto . . . CD Early March, 2009 (delayed)

ZZ Hill -- Am I Groovin You . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Andrew Hill -- Lift Every Voice (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around December 1, 2009 A rare and beautiful Andrew Hill session, and one of the classic Blue Note entries into the "jazz and voices" sound that the label pioneered with Donald Byrd and Eddie Gale. Hill leads a core jazz group that includes Woody Shaw, Carlos Garnett, Richard Davis, and Freddie Waits -- and the ...

Francis Hime -- O Tempo Das Palavras Imagem . . . CD Early November, 2009

Jutta Hipp -- Jutta Hipp At The Hickory House -- Vol 2 (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 One of the few American albums by Jutta Hipp -- a key figure in the German jazz scene of the postwar years, recording here at the Hickory House in New York! The album's a trio date, but it's got more than enough modern energy to warrant inclusion in the Blue Note 1500 series of the 50s -- thanks in ...

Jutta Hipp -- Jutta Hipp Quintet . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 An amazing early bop session from Germany! During the 50s, pianist Jutta Hipp cut a number of straighter sides for Blue Note that were recorded in the US -- but this first album has her working with German contemporaries like Joki Freund on tenor sax and Emil Mangelsdorff on alto, carving out a dar ...

Allen Hoist -- Soul Renaissance . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Roscoe Holcomb -- High Lonesome Sound . . . LP Late November, 2009

Billie Holiday -- Billie Holiday Candid Portrait In Studio, 1957 -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Billie Holiday -- Complete Commodore/Decca Masters (3CD set) . . . CD Around November 10, 2009

Billie Holiday -- Lover Man (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A full LP issue of singles that Billie Holiday recorded for Decca during the mid and late 40s -- all small group sessions, with occasional added instrumentation on small string sections, or vocals. The sides are a nice counterpoint to Billie's work for Verve and Columbia -- as the players differ ni ...

Hollins & Starr -- Sidewalks Talking . . . CD Summer 2009 (delayed)

Hollins & Starr -- Sidewalks Talking . . . LP Summer 2009 (delayed)

Buddy Holly -- Not Fade Away -- The Complete Studio Recordings & More (6CD set) . . . CD Late November, 2009

Hollyridge Strings/Stu Phillips -- Christmas Favorites . . . CD Around November 25, 2009

Will Holshouser Trio & Bernardo Sassetti -- Palace Ghosts & Drunken Hymns . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Holy Modal Rounders -- Holy Modal Rounders (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Holy Modal Rounders -- Holy Modal Rounders 2 (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Toshiyuki Honda -- Burnin' Waves . . . CD Around August 1, 2009 (delayed) Sweet Japanese fusion from saxophonist Toshiyuki Honda -- grooving with a tight, smooth, and soulful feel that matches the best of the genre from the time! The album's got large R&B-inspired funky jazz arrangements from Chikara Ueda, and features some nice keyboard work by Larry Williams -- plu ...

Toshiyuki Honda -- Opa Com Deus . . . CD Around August 1, 2009 (delayed) Part of the "Electric Bird Mellow Groove Collection", which should kind of say it all, this set features Japanese sax player Honda in a set of electric fusion tunes with a nice Brazilian touch. The group features guitar, percussion, and cavaquinho by Oscar Castro-Neves -- but the real sta ...

John Lee Hooker -- Live At Soledad Prison/Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive . . . CD Around November 10, 2009

Elmo Hope -- Elmo Hope Quintet . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 An excellent early album by pianist Elmo Hope -- one that has him grooving in a very moderist approach to bop, working perfectly with a tight little quintet. Frank Foster wails on tenor, Freeman Lee soars on trumpet, and Percy Heath and Art Blakey keep the whole thing going on rhythm -- while Hope ...

Elmo Hope -- Introducing the Elmo Hope Trio . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Seminal early work from Elmo Hope -- and one of the 10" LP releases that was part of Blue Note's "New Faces -- New Sounds" series during the early 50s. Hope's working here with Percy Heath and Philly Joe Jones -- and the trio go to town on numbers that include complicated bop tunes l ...

Shirley Horn -- Swingin Shirley Horn -- Jazz Club . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Freddie Hubbard -- Open Sesame (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around November 10, 2009 Seminal work from Freddie Hubbard -- an early hardbop session that features some great work by Tina Brooks on tenor, piano by McCoy Tyner, and rhythm by Sam Jones & Clifford Jarvis. Brooks' tone is amazing -- right up there with the style he used on his own rare few Blue Note sides -- and toget ...

Hulk Hodn, Twit One, & Suff Daddy -- Hi Hat Club Vols 1 & 2 . . . CD Around November 10, 2009

Bobbi Humphrey -- Tailor Made . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Sure, it's after the Blue Note/Larry Mizell years -- but Bobbi's still kicking ass! Instead of Larry Mizell, Bobbi's working with Skip Scarborough -- and she's hitting a groove that's a bit smoother and more modern than before, but every bit as sweetly funky and seriously soulful. Bobbi vocalizes ...

Michael Hurley -- River in the Rain EP . . . 7-inch Mid-November, 2009

Bobby Hutcherson -- Bobby Hutcherson -- Mosaic Select (Cirrus/Inner Glow/Waiting/View From The Inside/Knucklebean) . . . CD Around February 10, 2010 An incredible collection of work from vibist Bobby Hutcherson -- some of his most righteous recordings ever, spread out over the span of 5 albums recorded for Blue Note in the mid 70s -- one of which was only ever issued in Japan! The work here has Bobby taking off nicely from his years with Harold ...

Bobby Hutcherson with Eugene McDaniels -- Now! (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around December 1, 2009 Incredibly righteous work from Bobby Hutcherson -- a rare Blue Note session that features vocals by Eugene McDaniels! The set was recorded right before McDaniels' groundbreaking Headless Heroes album, but it's got a similar sort of vibe -- breaking down genres and musical expectations -- and reachi ...

Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop -- Rare Occasion/Al Naafiysh . . . 12-inch Mid-November, 2009

Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop -- Stamp Out Reality . . . CD Around November 6, 2009

Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop -- Stamp Out Reality . . . LP Around November 6, 2009

Igginbottom -- Igginbottom's Wrench . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

Ikebe Shakedown -- Hard Steppin EP . . . LP Late November, 2009

Immigrant's Bossa Band -- Immigrant's 2 . . . CD Around November 2, 2009 (delayed)

Immigrant's Bossa Band -- Immigrant's EP 2 . . . LP Around October 23, 2009 (delayed)

In The Basement -- Issue 57 -- February/April 2010 . . . Magazine Around January 6, 2010

Peter Ind -- Looking Out . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) One of the few albums ever issued as a leader by bassist Peter Ind -- an interesting figure from the Konitz years -- bassist, recording technician, and eventually owner of the Wave Records label! The set's an interesting batch of chamber jazz-styled tunes -- light and airy, with some Konitz touches ...

Peter Ind -- Looking Out . . . LP Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) One of the few albums ever issued as a leader by bassist Peter Ind -- an interesting figure from the Konitz years -- bassist, recording technician, and eventually owner of the Wave Records label! The set's an interesting batch of chamber jazz-styled tunes -- light and airy, with some Konitz touches ...

Indigo Jam Unit -- Collectivity . . . CD Around December 19, 2009

Indigo Jam Unit -- Pirates . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) Bass-heavy grooves from Indigo Jam Unit -- easily one of the hardest hitting combos on the Japanese scene in recent years! The tunes here are very heavy on acoustic bass -- played in loud, bold lines alongside piano, bass, drums, and added percussion -- all recorded with a really full sort of feel, ...

Ins Vs Miles Bonny -- J Birly . . . 12-inch Around November 27, 2009

Gregory Isaacs -- Winner -- The Roots Of Gregory Isaacs 1968-1978 . . . CD Around November 17, 2009 Early material from the Cool Ruler, seminal tracks that showcase the development of Lover's rock over a decade of wonderful material, plus a handful of nice sufferer's tracks, too! There's a bunch of self-produced tracks, and Rupie Edwards, Bunny Lee, Alvin Ranglin and Sidney Crooks get represented ...

Isley Brothers -- Here We Go Again (CD/DVD set) . . . CD Around October 19, 2009 (delayed)

Isley Brothers -- It's Our Thing . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed) A stone classic from the Isleys -- the album that kicked off their successful T-Neck label, and established that mighty Isleys sound that would have such a huge influence in the 70s! The title cut of the set -- "It's Your Thing" -- is a well-known classic that really sets the tone for the ...

Itibere Orquesta Familia -- Contrastes . . . CD Around November 15, 2009

George Jackson -- George Jackson In Memphis 1972 to 1977 . . . CD Late November, 2009

Milt Jackson -- Milt Jackson (Blue Note 1509 aka Wizard Of The Vibes) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Wonderful early side from Milt, playing in a livelier bop mode like similar recordings he made for Savoy around the same time, than the more academic, staid approach he'd adopt with the MJQ. This LP was culled from a couple of ten inch sides, and features Milt alongside John Lewis, Percy Heath, Ken ...

Jackson 5 -- I Want You Back -- Unreleased Masters . . . CD Early November, 2009

Jose James -- Black Magic . . . 12-inch Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Jose James -- Black Magic . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Tommy James -- Tommy James . . . CD Early November, 2009

Jazz Coop -- Jazz Coop . . . CD Around June 1, 2009 (delayed)

Jazz Liberatorz -- Clin D'Oeil . . . LP Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) One of the hippest French albums we've heard in years -- a laidback blend of hip hop and jazz that really lives up to the cover's homage to the legendary Black Jazz label! The Jazz Liberatorz have a great way with a groove -- a style that's openly flowing and instrumentally jazzy -- a bit like the ...

Jazz Liberatorz -- Fruit Of The Past . . . LP Early November, 2009 A timeless mix of jazzy beatcraft by the Jazz Liberatorz -- from breezy, laidback soul jazz soundscapes to more of a funky boom bap on the more MC oriented tracks -- with stellar roster of vocal guests including Aloe Blacc, Fat Lip, Wildchild, Mos Def and others! The French beatmaking trio of Madhi ...

Jazz Liberatorz -- Jazz Liberatorz 3CD Box (Clin D'Oeil/Fruit Of The Past/Independent Addict) . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Jazzonia -- Little Boy Don't Get Scared . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Jazztronik -- Real Clothes . . . CD Early December, 2009

Jazzwise -- Issue 136 --November 2009 . . . Magazine Mid-November, 2009

Jimmy Briscoe & The Beavers/Soul Generation -- Jimmy Briscoe & The Beavers Meet Soul Generation . . . CD Mid-September, 2009 (delayed)

Little Willie Johnson -- Loneliness . . . 7-inch Fall 2009

Samuel Jonathan Johnson -- My Music . . . CD Around September 1, 2009 (delayed) A fantastic album of spacey soul! We know very little about Samuel Jonathan Johnson, but he's a great keyboard player who had a jazzy conception similar to Roy Ayers or Norman Connors -- very cosmic, yet also soulful -- working in a brilliant blend of fusion and soul that really sends us over the t ...

John Jones -- Collage . . . CD Early November, 2009

Jonah Jones -- Jonah Jones (1954) . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Linda Jones/Ruby Andrews -- Linda Jones Meets Ruby Andrews . . . CD Mid-September, 2009 (delayed)

Philly Joe Jones -- Look Stop & Listen . . . CD Early January, 2010

Darius Jones -- Man'ish Boy -- A Raw & Beautiful Thing . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed)

Jo Jones -- Our Man Papa Jo . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 A late 70s session that has Jones leading a quartet that includes Jimmy Oliver on tenor, Hank Jones on piano, and Major Holley on bass. There's nothing fancy here, but the album's a well-recorded batch of swing-based tracks -- mostly familiar standards like "Take The A Train", "My La ...

Elvin Jones -- Soul Train . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 One of the many great import-only sessions that Jones cut with his Jazz Machine group during the late 70s -- an ensemble who in this case featured Andrew White on alto, and Ari Brown on tenor and soprano. Like most sides of this nature by Jones, there's no piano in the group, and guitar takes its p ...

Quincy Jones -- This Is How I Feel About Jazz . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Fantastic -- and an important early album from Quincy Jones! Q's working here in some of his hippest settings of the 50s -- scoring longish versions of jazz tunes for groups that include players like Lucky Thompson on tenor, Herbie Mann on flute, Art Farmer on trumpet, Phil Woods and Gene Quill on ...

Jook -- Different Class -- Complete Singles & Unreleased Recordings . . . CD Early November, 2009 Chunky early 70s UK rock from Jook -- the complete singles plus unreleased tracks from a group who inspired bands that would go on to greater fame and fortune! Jook had a tight, crunching sound when they started recording for RCA in the early 70s -- sort of a more streamlined T Rex, or a less insip ...

Margie Joseph -- Knockout (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around November 15, 2009

Juke Blues -- Issue 68 --Fall/Winter 2009/010 . . . Magazine Around October 28, 2009 (delayed)

K Def -- Beats From The 90s Vol 2 . . . CD Mid-July, 2009 (delayed) Instrumentals from beat legend K Def -- a producer who laid tracks for Real Live, Artifacts, Positive K and many more -- featuring some of his released and a few unreleased beats from the 90s. Soulful, funky, bedrock analog hip hop beatcraft from a master. Volume 2 features "The Magnum", ...

Kashif -- Condition Of The Heart . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 An 80s soul classic from Kashif -- the guy who really helped transform R&B at the time, all without the benefit of a last name! The album's completely arranged and produced by Kashif himself -- cementing the reputation he'd begun working behind other artists in the earlier part of the decade be ...

Kashif -- Kashif (1983) . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 A monumental bit of 80s soul -- the first solo album from Kashif, issued hot on the heels of a few years spent penning and producing work for a range of bigger artists! Given his experience with the pros, Kashif's emerging here as a very fully-formed talent in soul -- a singer with a way of keeping ...

Kashif -- Send Me Your Love . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 A big hit moment in early 80s soul -- and thanks to the wonders of recording science, Kashif was able to write, produce, arrange, and perform everything on the album himself, thus keeping all the royalties to himself! Although the record kind of made us cringe back in the day, we're surprised at ho ...

Lee Katzman Quintet -- Woody N You . . . CD Early May, 2010

Keep Rockin -- Vol 1 No 6 --November 09 . . . Magazine Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Beverly Kelly -- Beverly Kelly Sings (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around December 16, 2009 An early date from vocalist Bev Kelly -- working here with a backing from a piano trio led by Pat Moran, with support on bass by a young Scott LaFaro! Kelly's vocals are intimate and warm -- with qualities that remind us a bit of Chris Connor on Bethlehem, but without as much of a sense of darkness ...

Wynton Kelly -- Piano Interpretations By Wynton Kelly . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 A rare early 10" session by Wynton Kelly -- who's working here in a trio format with Oscar Pettiford on bass and Lee Abrams on drums. The tracks are intimate and introspective, with Kelly holding back his bop chops a bit to break out in other moods on the keyboard -- but the set's sharp enough ...

Al Kent -- Secret Sounds . . . CD Fall 2009

Kid Cudi feat Common & Kanye West -- Make Her Say . . . 12-inch Early July, 2009 (delayed)

Kid Loco -- Party Animals & Disco Biscuits . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Killer Meters -- Breakin Out . . . CD Around October 19, 2009 (delayed)

Killer Meters -- Breakin Out . . . LP Around October 19, 2009 (delayed)

King Crimson -- In The Court Of The Crimson King (2CD edition -- with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around December 10, 2009

King Family -- Christmas With The King Family . . . CD Early November, 2009

King Family/King Sisters -- King Family Live In The Round/The New Sounds Of The Fabulous King Sisters . . . CD Early November, 2009

King Family -- King Family Show/King Family Album . . . CD Early November, 2009

Kista Vs 45 Prince -- Crate Combination . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

Kista Vs 45 Prince -- Crate Combination . . . LP Late October, 2009 (delayed)

Kokolo -- Afrika Man (orig, Diesler rmx) . . . 7-inch Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Krzysztof Komeda -- Music From The Original Motion Pictures (8CD box set) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Lee Konitz -- Brazilian Rhapsodie (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

Lee Konitz/Martial Solal -- Duplicity . . . CD Early November, 2009

Lee Konitz -- Jazz From The 1950s . . . CD Early November, 2009 Essential work by Konitz! The set features a live recording made in 1957 by bassist Peter Ind -- then working with the Konitz group, and an engineer with an extremely sensitive ear for Konitz's great tone. Don't let the live setting put you off, or make you think that the set's not up to snuff -- ...

Lee Konitz -- Lee Konitz Nonet . . . CD Late January, 2009 (delayed)

Lee Konitz -- Tranquility . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 One of the greatest albums ever recorded by Lee Konitz -- a sublime 50s treasure we've loved for years! The session's the most perfect realization of the compacted angular cool style that he was reaching for in the 50s -- and each note is crafted with a precision and intensity that you'll be hard p ...

Ithamara Koorax -- Bim Bom -- The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook . . . CD Early November, 2009

Kora Jazz Trio -- Kora Jazz Trio Part 3 . . . CD Around October 20, 2008 (delayed)

Kora Jazz Trio -- Kora Jazz Trio Part 3 . . . LP Around October 20, 2008 (delayed)

Alexis Korner -- Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated -- Live At The Cavern . . . CD Around November 17, 2009

Peter Kowald -- Bass Solo . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Kraftwerk -- Autobahn (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around November 17, 2009 A groundbreaking record from Kraftwerk -- a set that unified the 70s worlds of analogue electronics and prog rock -- yet somehow managed to set the scene for a whole new sound to come! The album's a treasure all the way through -- slow-building, and with beautiful bubbling moments that have these s ...

Kraftwerk -- Catalog Box Set (8CD set) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Kraftwerk -- Man-Machine (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around November 17, 2009 Man and machine -- a perfect summation of the Kraftwerk genius, delivered perfectly on this classic late 70s set! The album's got a bit more punch than some of their previous efforts -- almost a not towards the dancefloor at times, yet hardly the disco you'd get from other groups of the period -- a ...

Kraftwerk -- Radio-Activity (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around November 17, 2009 Spacey sounds from out of the ether -- Kraftwerk's wonderful tribute to radio, spun out in the same spare electronics they used to give some love to the computer, too! The album's the first by the group to really work as a unified suite of tracks -- building up wonderfully over the course of both s ...

Kraftwerk -- Tour De France (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around November 17, 2009 Move over Bam! This is the legendary bit of electro funk that along with "Trans Europe Express" forever put Kraftwerk in the crates of hip hoppers everywhere -- a spare sublime track with a sly melody line over the top, perfect for breaking or just kicking back and feeling those chills ru ...

Kraftwerk -- Trans-Europe Express (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around November 17, 2009 An incredibly lovely record from Kraftwerk -- fashioned along the same suite-like style as Radio Activity, and served up with some haunting and charming tunes throughout! The electronics are quite spare, yet very thoughtful -- never a note out of place, as the quartet build their careful efforts to ...

KRS One -- Gospel Of Hip Hop -- The First Instrument . . . Book Fall 2009

Rolf & Joachim Kuhn -- Impressions Of New York . . . CD Around November 10, 2009 One of the rarest Impulse sides, a record we hardly ever see. This session pairs the Kuhn brothers on clarinet and piano, with Trane's bassist Jimmy Garrison and Italian drummer Aldo Romano. Unlike some of their other recordings, which at their most out explored some of the further reaches of moda ...

Steve Kuhn -- Love Walked In (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Steve Kuhn -- Quierme Mocho (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Rolf Kuhn -- Rolf Kuhn Featuring Klaus Doldinger . . . CD Early November, 2009

Rolf Kuhn -- Symphonic Swampfire . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed) Not as over-the-top as some of Kuhn's earlier records -- but in a good way, one that has him compressing the groove a bit to concentrate on a more unified funky feel. The record is billed as featuring his orchestra, but he's still working with a core group of regulars -- playing with a combo that i ...

Steve Kuhn -- Temptation (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Rolf Kuhn -- Total Space . . . CD Early November, 2009

Rolf & Joachim Kuhn -- Transfiguration . . . CD Around November 10, 2009 One of the best records ever cut by the Kuhn brothers, and a beautiful set of modally influenced tracks that show the strong modernist tradition in European jazz of the 60's. The brothers are joined by Karl Berger on vibes, and he gives their usual clarinet/piano lines a beautiful floating feel, an ...

La La -- La La . . . CD Late December, 2009

Ralph Lalama -- Audience . . . CD Around September 1, 2009 (delayed)

Landscape -- Landscape/Manhattan Boogie Woogie . . . CD Late November, 2009

Prince Lasha Ensemble -- Insight . . . CD Late November, 2009 Tremendous work from the legendary Prince Lasha -- a rare UK-only date from 1966 -- and one that has the reedman working away from more familiar contemporaries like Sonny Simmons and Eric Dolphy! The approach on this session is very unique -- as Lasha includes harp with the instrumentation, played ...

Timo Lassy feat Jose James -- More I Look At You/Ya Dig . . . 7-inch Around July 20, 2009 (delayed)

Timo Lassy with Jose James -- Round Two . . . CD Around November 27, 2009

Timo Lassy with Jose James -- Round Two . . . LP Around November 27, 2009

Last Poets -- Made In Ameriklka (DVD) . . . DVD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Yusef Lateef -- Jazz Mood . . . CD Early June, 2009 (delayed) Beautiful work from Brother Yusef, cut during his early days with Savoy, when he was hitting a perfect mix of soul jazz, hardbop, and more exotic instrumentation. This set features his great quintet with Curtis Fuller, Hugh Lawson, and Louis Hayes -- and Yusef plays a number of other strange percus ...

Azar Lawrence -- People Moving . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 A very nice bit of spacey funky jazz from Azar Lawrence, and one of the great earlier productions by Skip Scarborough, with a feel that's very similar to Gary Bartz's work with Larry Mizell! Azar plays a mix of funk and spiritual soul jazz -- and he's got some great electric backing by Patrice Rush ...

Azar Lawrence -- Summer Solstice . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 A beautiful album of spiritual soul jazz from Azar Lawrence -- a wonderful player with a sound that's a bit like Gary Bartz, which means that he fits in perfectly with the Fantasy-era Prestige Records sound. The set's predominantly acoustic, with lots of modal grooves in kind of a Strata East vein ...

Azar Lawrence -- With Eddie Henderson & Rashid Ali . . . CD Mid-January, 2010

Babatunde Lea -- Level Of Intent . . . CD Early November, 2009

Babatunde Lea -- Soul Pools . . . CD Early November, 2009

Babatunde Lea -- Suite Unseen -- Summoner Of The Ghost . . . CD Early November, 2009

Babatunde Lea -- Umbo Weti -- A Tribute To Leon Thomas . . . CD Early November, 2009

Peggy Lee -- Two Shows Nightly . . . CD Early November, 2009

Lefties Soul Connection -- You Don't Know/Cover My Eyes . . . 7-inch Around October 1, 2009 (delayed)

Michel Legrand With Ray Brown & Shelly Manne -- At Shelly's Manne-Hole . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A nice little live set -- recorded at Shelly Manne's club in LA, and one that features a trio with Michel Legrand on piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums -- all playing together on a combination of improvisational, original tunes and some more familiar ones! The improvisational tunes ...

Cecil Leuter -- Pop Electronique -- Les Sons Electroniques De Cecil Luter (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around October 20, 2009 (delayed) Fantastic funky electronics! This rare sound library album by Cecil Luter takes the funky moog groove of Jean-Jacques Perrey or Pierre Henry, and takes it to the next level! Cecil moogs it along fast and funky on a dozen tracks -- backed by a small combo with organ, gutar, bass, and a very nifty d ...

Level 42 -- World Machine (2CD deluxe edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Gerald & Eddie Levert -- Father & Son . . . CD Early December, 2009

George E Lewis -- Power Stronger than Itself -- The AACM & American Experimental Music . . . Book Around October 15, 2009 (delayed) A history and biography of the AACM by George E Lewis -- the jazz and cultural institution that includes legends and modern masters such as the Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Anthony Braxton, Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Nicole Mitchell and many more -- including the b ...

LFSB (Leroy Franklin Starbird Band) -- Star Bird . . . 7-inch Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Sven Libaek -- My Thing . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed)

Kirk Lightsey/Don Moye/Tibor Elekes -- Estate . . . CD Early June, 2009 (delayed)

Abbey Lincoln -- Through The Years (3CD set) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Litter -- Emerge . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Litter -- Emerge (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

LL Cool J -- All World Vol 2 . . . CD Around December 8, 2009

LMNO & Yann Kesz -- Brunt/Just Want You . . . 12-inch Early December, 2009

LMNO & Yann Kesz -- Devilish Dandruff With Holy Shampoo . . . CD Early December, 2009

London Jazz Four -- London Jazz Four Take A New Look At The Beatles (Japanese pressing) . . . LP Early December, 2009 A real mod jazz classic from the London scene of the 60s -- and an album of swinging jazz interpretations of Lennon & McCartney tunes! The album's the brainchild of pianist Mike McNaught -- a player with a heavily rhythmic approach on the lower end of the spectrum -- and an arranger with a grea ...

Love -- Love Lost . . . CD Early November, 2009

Love -- Love Lost . . . LP Early November, 2009

Alvin Lucier -- I Am Sitting In A Room . . . CD Mid-September, 2009 (delayed)

Alvin Lucier -- Music On A Long Thin Wire . . . CD Around September 15, 2009 (delayed) This was an installation piece at the US Custom House in New York City as part of a show called "Custom & Culture" in 1979. The liner notes indicate that "the wire was extended 80 feet through the oval of the Rotunda and was driven by one pure wave oscillator". There was no m ...

Cheryl Lynn -- Cheryl Lynn (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Around February 16, 2010 Massive work from the great Cheryl Lynn -- and a key bridge between late 70s disco and the newer grooves of the 80s club scene! The album's a mix of midtempo groovers with a few mellower tracks -- and it's got a tight, slightly jazzy sound that was very fresh at the time, and which still holds up i ...

Harold Mabern -- Don't Know Why (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Harold Mabern -- Falling In Love With Love (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Harold Mabern -- Fantasy (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Harold Mabern with Eric Alexander -- Kiss Of Fire (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 The team of Harold Mabern and Eric Alexander are always a great combination -- but they somehow sound especially nice here! After faltering a bit in his later years, Mabern's really got his groove back in order these days -- and the tracks here are all cast in a tightly soulful mode that recalls th ...

Jose Maceda -- Ugnayan . . . CD Late November, 2009

Haki R Madhubuti/Afrikan Liberation Arts Ensemble -- Rise Vision Comin . . . 12-inch Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Magic Drum Orchestra -- In The Studio . . . CD Around September 21, 2009 (delayed)

Magnetic 4 -- Bon Vida . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Tony Malaby's Apparitions -- Voladores . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Alex Malheiros & Banda Utopia with Sabrina Malheir -- Wave . . . CD Late November, 2009

Alex Malheiros & Banda Utopia with Sabrina Malheir -- Wave . . . LP Late November, 2009

Baris Manco -- Sakla Samani Gelir Zamani . . . LP Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Shelly Manne -- 2 3 4 . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A surprisingly great Shelly Manne album from the early 60s -- one that follows a format that has Shelly playing in duo format ("2"), trio ("3"), and quartet ("4") -- hence the title! The duo track is incredible -- a spare duet with Coleman Hawkins called "Me & ...

Joe & Rose Lee Maphis -- Cold Heart Of Steel . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Charlie Mariano -- Great Concert . . . CD Late September, 2009 (delayed)

Dodo Marmarosa -- Dodo's Back! . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A wonderful later album from pianist Dodo Marmarosa -- quite possibly his greatest record ever! The set's an obscure "comeback" date recorded in Chicago for Chess in the early 60s -- a trio session with Richard Evans on bass and Marshall Thompson on drums -- both working very gently behin ...

Warne Marsh -- More Jazz From The East Village . . . CD Early November, 2009 Beautiful stuff -- some of the greatest work by Warne Marsh that you could ever hope to find! During the late 50s, Marsh had a tone that was incredible -- similar to that of Lee Konitz, but imbued with the soul of players like Charlie Mariano or Dick Johnson. Unfortunately, the strength of this to ...

Warne Marsh -- Release Record -- Send Tape -- Warne . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) A great session of obscure Warne Marsh material, recorded in intimate settings by bassist Peter Ind, who also plays on the record. The performances are largely unrehearsed and improvised, but the overall quality is very very strong -- and Marsh's tone is excellent. The record's a great chance to h ...

Steve Marshall -- Do What You Will . . . LP Around December 15, 2009

Sabu Martinez -- Dalecarlia Recordings 1971 to 1972 . . . CD Early December, 2009

Sabu Martinez -- Dalecarlia Recordings 1971 to 1972 . . . LP Early December, 2009

Sabu Martinez -- Maldito Primitivo -- The Swedish Radio Recordings 1977 . . . CD Early December, 2009

Sabu Martinez -- Maldito Primitivo -- The Swedish Radio Recordings 1977 . . . LP Early December, 2009

Sabu Martinez -- Palo Congo (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 One of the most unique sessions ever cut for Blue Note -- an album of very traditional Afro-Cuban jamming, led by percussionist Sabu Martinez! The music on the album's comprised mostly of percussion -- plus some occasional guitar, bass, and vocals shouted by Sabu, and group members that include Ars ...

Nicolas Masson Parallels -- Thirty Six Ghosts . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Ronnie Mathews -- Song For Leslie . . . CD Early March, 2009 (delayed)

John Mayall's Blues Breakers -- Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton (2CD Deluxe Edition) . . . CD Around November 17, 2009 Possibly one of the best-remembered albums by John Mayall's legendary Blues Breakers combo -- thanks to vocals and guitar from a young Eric Clapton! Clapton at this point is way fresher than in later years -- not prone to cliches, and still coming across with a raw, edgey power that is drenched in ...

Maze -- Back To Basics . . . CD Around December 8, 2009

Janice McClain -- Janice McClain (with bonus tracks) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

McCrarys -- All Night Music . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Chris McGregor -- Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath . . . LP Fall 2009 In the early 70s, pianist Chris McGregor was one of the leading lights of the British jazz scene -- an expatriot South African living in London, whose work with the legendary group The Blue Notes was steeped in an African rhythmic traditions! This seminal work from 1971 shows how much McGregor's st ...

Dave McKenna -- Dave McKenna Quartet with Zoot Sims (plus bonus tracks) . . . CD Late January, 2009 (delayed)

John McLaughlin -- My Goal's Beyond . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed) Two sides of McLaughlin, both showcasing his spiritual exploratory inclination. The first side of this album features McLaughlin in a group with Billy Cobham, Airto, Charlie Haden, Dave Liebman and Jerry Goodman plus nice Indian touches from Mahalakshmi on sitar and Badal Roy on tabla. They perfor ...

Jackie McLean -- Swing Swang Swingin' (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around October 1, 2009 (delayed) Jackie McLean cut some of his best bop sessions for Blue Note -- and this is one of them! The record is amazingly precise, and features Jackie as the sole horn soloist in a group with Walter Bishop, Jimmy Garrison, and Art Taylor. Tracks stream along with an amazing ease -- and Jackie's perfectly- ...

FJ McMahon -- Spirit Of The Golden Juice . . . CD Late November, 2009

Joe McPhee -- Alto . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Charles McPherson with Steve Kuhn -- But Beautiful (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 Forget the cheesy cover, because this is a wonderful little album -- one of the finest in recent years from Charles McPherson, and a key document of this stunning later chapter in his career! The album's got a laidback and soulful approach -- often with a hint of weary sadness -- in a tone that's q ...

Carmen McRae -- Blue Moon (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Some of the hippest early work ever cut by Carmen McRae -- with backings by Tadd Dameron and Jimmy Mundy, and a great selection of songs that brings out all the sophistication in Carmen's style, yet stays away from overly-done standards and love numbers. The set's a perfect example of how great Car ...

Jack McVea -- Fortissimo -- The Combo Recordings . . . CD Late November, 2009

Mebusas -- Blood Brothers . . . CD Around November 20, 2009

Mebusas -- Blood Brothers . . . LP Around November 20, 2009

Sergio Mendes -- Beat Of Brazil (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around October 17, 2009 (delayed) Nice bossa nova jazz session (without any singers) with arrangements by Jobim, and a lineup that includes tenor and trombone next to Sergio's piano. Recorded in Brazil before Sergio moved to the US, this is straight up bossa nova stuff, with the cuts "Primitivo", "Noa Noa", &quo ...

Sergio Mendes & The New Brasil '77 -- Real Thing . . . 12-inch Around November 15, 2009

Sergio Mendes -- Sergio Mendes' Favorite Things (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around October 17, 2009 (delayed) Groovy stuff! The album has Sergio Mendes in more of a jazz setting than his Brasil '66 LPs, with lots of nice electric grooves and keyboard lines, plus some driving orchestral backing. The set includes a stunning version of "Ponteio" -- plus other Brazilian groovers like "A Banda&q ...

Sergio Mendes -- Swinger From Rio (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around October 17, 2009 (delayed) A rare early session from Sergio Mendes -- one that was recorded in New York, during a pre-66 visit by his core trio -- and augmented with guest horn work from Art Farmer, Phil Woods, and Hubert Laws! Antonio Carlos Jobim plays a bit of guitar on the album, and the set's a straighter set of jazz th ...

Franco Micalizzi -- L'Ultima Neve Di Primavera/L'Albero Dalle Foglie Rosa/Bianchi Cavalli D'Agosto . . . CD Around September 30, 2009 (delayed)

Michaelangelo -- One Voice Many . . . CD Late November, 2009

Lee Michaels -- Carnival Of Life . . . CD Fall 2009

Daniel Mille -- L'Attente . . . CD Around November 9, 2009

Milva & Astor Piazzolla -- Live In Tokyo . . . CD Around November 25, 2009

Mina -- Mina No 2 . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Mina -- Sabato Sera -- Studio Uno 1967 . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Roscoe Mitchell/Don Moye -- Samsara . . . CD Early June, 2009 (delayed)

Hank Mobley -- Hank Mobley & His All Stars (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A very unique album from Hank Mobley -- one that has him working alongside Milt Jackson, in an unusual format that mixes the soulful Mobley tenor with some well-crafted work on vibes! The "all star" title is certainly appropriate here -- as Mobley and Jackson are joined in a quintet by Ho ...

Hank Mobley -- Hank Mobley Quartet (Blue Note 5066) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Great early material from Mobley, and a record that's practically a Jazz Messengers album! This rare 10" session features Mobley playing with Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, and Art Blakey -- and the tracks are hard hard hard bop grooves with a knock-down-dead straight-on approach. Titles includ ...

Hank Mobley -- Hank Mobley With Donald Byrd & Lee Morgan (Blue Note 1540) (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 A real hardbop treasure from Hank Mobley -- one of the hardest to find albums from the legendary Blue Note 1500 series, and a title that's hardly ever been reissued over the yers! The session is a monstrous meeting of Mobley with two of the great young trumpet talents of the late 50's -- Lee Morgan ...

Hank Mobley -- Roll Call (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around October 15, 2009 (delayed) A killer set of hardbop from the legendary Hank Mobley -- recorded during the initial Mobley run at Blue Note, and a keen document of his amazing power on the tenor sax! The album's got a tightness that's almost impossible to believe -- a summation of all the best bop trends of the 50s, rolled into ...

Modern Jazz Quartet -- Monterey Jazz Festival 1963 . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Moebius Plank Neumeier -- Zero Set . . . LP Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Stan Moeller -- Thin Ties . . . CD Late November, 2009

Charnett Moffett -- Art Of Improvisation . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Mojo -- Issue 194 -- January 2010 (with bonus CD) . . . Magazine Around December 3, 2009

Mojo Classic -- Volume 2, Issue 8 . . . Magazine Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Grachan Moncur III -- Evolution . . . LP Around December 1, 2009 Landmark material -- one of Grachan Moncur's two classic albums for Blue Note, and a session that ranks as one of the best examples of the "new thing" moment in 60s jazz! Grachan's leading a sextet here that includes a number of players that he cut his teeth with in Jackie McLean's great ...

Monet -- Awakening . . . CD Around December 1, 2009

Meredith Monk -- Beginnings . . . CD Late November, 2009

Thelonious Monk -- Monk & Coltrane . . . LP Around October 15, 2008 (delayed) An interesting little LP that compiles alternate takes from Monk's classic album for Riverside -- Monk's Music -- the session that featured the unique twin tenor lineup of John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins. The album features 4 different alternates of tunes from that set -- "Nutty", " ...

Thelonious Monk -- Thelonious Monk At The Piano, 1962 -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Thelonious Monk -- Thelonious Monk Takes Five At The Blue Angel, 1963 -- 8 x 10 Digital Print (matted & unframed) . . . Photo Mid-November, 2009

Moondog -- Elpmas . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Moondog -- H'Art Songs . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Moondog -- Moondog In Europe . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Moondog -- New Sound Of An Old Instrument . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Moondog -- Rare Material (2CD set) . . . CD Early November, 2009 A wealth of rare material from Louis "Moondog" Hardin -- mostly tracks recorded during his expatriot years in Germany, but also some key bits from earlier years as well! The first disc features a 1995 date entitled Moondog Big Band -- one that adopts the Moondog musical ideals to larger g ...

Moondog -- Sax Pax For A Sax . . . CD Early November, 2009

Mop Mop -- Kiss Of Kali . . . CD Around November 24, 2009 Jazzy grooves from Mop Mop -- a set that we like even more than their hip first album, and which is filled with great work from a variety of different musicians! The vibe here is a lot more acoustic than the last time around, although the sound moves past the straighter style of club jazz -- with l ...

Lee Morgan -- Search For The New Land (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around March 10, 2010 A brilliant album that proves that even at the height of his success, Lee Morgan was one of the freest thinkers on Blue Note! The first cut on the album is the title track -- "Search For The New Land" -- and it's a beautiful 16 minute exploration of modal jazz themes, with an unusual stop ...

Ennio Morricone -- Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo (The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly) -- Special Edition . . . CD Early November, 2009 A great little version of The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly soundtrack -- packaged under the Italian title, with a lot of bonus tracks that weren't on the original album! The set features 21 titles in all -- which should be more than a bit of spaghetti for all of your western fantasies. Morricone' ...

Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro -- Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro . . . CD Early November, 2009 An amazing deep funk combo from Japan -- one that almost rivals Osaka Monaurail for classic-styled grooves! These guys have a sharpness that reminds us of the late 60s James Brown Band at their best, touched with a bit of JBs instrumental riffing -- all produced with just the right gritty edge to m ...

Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro -- Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro . . . LP Early November, 2009 An amazing deep funk combo from Japan -- one that almost rivals Osaka Monaurail for classic-styled grooves! These guys have a sharpness that reminds us of the late 60s James Brown Band at their best, touched with a bit of JBs instrumental riffing -- all produced with just the right gritty edge to m ...

Mr Chop -- For Pete's Sake . . . LP Early December, 2009

Mtume -- Kiss This World Goodbye . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Hard to find record by this funky conga player. Mtume sings and plays a bit of keyboards on this release, and the sound's a bit more produced than some of his other records. A number of the tracks have a hard P-Funk sort of sound, including "Just Funnin" and "Kiss This World Goodbye ...

Mulatu Astatke -- New York Addis London -- The Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965 to 1975 . . . LP Fall 2009

Georgia Anne Muldrow -- Early . . . CD Around November 10, 2009

Gerry Mulligan -- Idol Gossip . . . CD Late January, 2009 (delayed)

David Murray -- David Murray Box Set (DVD) . . . DVD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Muruga/Perry Robinson -- Bubble Waves . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Muruga -- Muruga & The Global Village Ceremonial Band . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Nacao Zumbi -- Fome De Tudo . . . CD Early August, 2009 (delayed) The Nacao Zumbi groove is still going strong -- that great mix of fuzzy guitars and rumbling beats that combo first forged back in the 90s -- inflected here with a bit more warmth at times! There's still plenty of searing guitar on the harder tracks -- but others have a more intimately expressive q ...

Nino Nardini -- Jungle Obsession . . . LP Around October 20, 2009 (delayed) Mad mad work from the great Nino Nardini -- one of the greatest keyboard players to ever grace the sound library scene! This album was never officially issued, but is an incredibly strong bit of "commercial music", created initially for use by radio and TV stations, but just as good as an ...

Milton Nascimento & Belmondo -- Milton Nascimento & Belmondo . . . CD Early May, 2009 (delayed)

Roy Nathanson's Sotto Voce -- Subway Moon . . . CD Around July 30, 2009 (delayed)

Natural Yogurt Band -- Away With Melancholy (limited edition 2 x 10" vinyl) . . . LP Around October 6, 2009 (delayed) One of the hippest non-reissue records we've heard so far from the Jazzman Records empire -- a massive set of grooves with a really odd sort of feel! Natural Yogurt Band work in spare, funky territory -- serving up some very heavy drums (played by Wayne Fullwood, formerly of Little Barrie) -- mixed ...

Fats Navarro -- Fabulous Fats Navarro Vol 1 . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 A full LP issue of material that Navarro recorded for Blue Note during the 78 and 10" LP eras -- compiled here with master and alternate takes of tunes that were some of the few that Navarro ever recorded for the label! Some of the work was recorded under groups led by Tadd Dameron and Budd Po ...

Fats Navarro -- Fabulous Fats Navarro Vol 2 . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A full LP issue of material that Navarro recorded for Blue Note during the 78 and 10" LP eras -- compiled here with master and alternate takes of tunes that were some of the few that Navarro ever recorded for the label! Some of the work was recorded under groups led by Tadd Dameron and Budd Po ...

Fats Navarro -- Fats Navarro Memorial Album . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Excellent work by this legendary bop trumpter -- cut not too long before his early death, and featuring a number of different groups with players like Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Ernie Henry, and Tadd Dameron. A few tracks feature some nice bop vocals from Kay Penton, and the record's go ...

Nekta -- Storybook . . . CD Around September 11, 2009 (delayed)

New Hearts -- Secret Affair -- The CBS Sessions 1977/1978 . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

New Jazz Orchestra -- Le Dejeuner Sur Herbe (Japanese pressing) . . . LP Early December, 2009

New Mastersounds -- Ten Years On . . . CD Early November, 2009

New Mastersounds -- Ten Years On . . . LP Early November, 2009

New York City Band -- New York City Band . . . CD Around September 1, 2009 (delayed) New York City Band are less of a group on their own than a combo pulled together for this album -- an ersatz soundtrack to the film Sunnyside, a disco-era production starring John Travolta's younger brother Joey! The group's mostly directed and organized by keyboardist Harold Wheeler, who gives the ...

David Fathead Newman -- Keep The Dream Alive . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Wayne Newton -- Merry Christmas To You . . . CD Early November, 2009

Ngozi Family -- 45,000 Volts . . . LP Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Herbie Nichols -- Herbie Nichols Trio (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Some of the most exciting piano jazz ever recorded -- and one of the rare few albums released by the legendary Herbie Nichols. Nichols' heavy handed style is amazing throughout, and the record explodes with energy unheard of on other trio sessions from the time. Part of the credit probably goes to ...

Herbie Nichols -- Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol 1 . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Killer piano jazz, and some of the greatest modernist work ever recorded by Blue Note! Herbie Nichols deserves every bit of the rare fame he ever got -- and it's only the paucity of his recordings that has kept him from achieving the status of Monk or Cecil Taylor as an avant garde forefather. Thi ...

Herbie Nichols -- Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol 2 . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 A fantastic reissue of this early Herbie Nichols album for Blue Note, and one that even reproduces the original modernist cover art -- which is a perfect complement to Herbie's modernist playing! The tracks are some of the best avant piano jazz ever recorded, and feature Nichols in a trio with Art ...

Nickodemus -- Sun People Remixed . . . CD Mid-December, 2009

Bruno Nicolai -- E Poi Non Ne Rimase Nessuno (Ten Little Indians) . . . CD Early November, 2009

Roberto Nicolosi -- I Tre Volti Della Paura (Black Sabbath) . . . CD Early November, 2009

Claude Nougaro -- Le Parcours D'Un Coeur Battant (4CD set) . . . CD Late November, 2009

William Nowik -- Pan Symphony In G Minor (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Early November, 2009

Nucleus -- Live In Europe 1970/1971 . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Nude -- Number 16 -- Autumn 2009 . . . Magazine Around September 1, 2009 (delayed)

Nurse With Wound -- Living Fear Of James Last -- The Best Of Nurse With Wound . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed) One of the noisiest "best of" collections you'll ever hear -- a 2CD package that brings together work from nearly 20 years of recordings by Nurse With Wound! NWW is the brainchild of Stephen Stapleton, and first came to prominence during the late 70s industrial years in the UK -- but the ...

Nurse With Wound -- Paranoia . . . CD Early November, 2009

Larry Ochs & Drumming Core -- Stone Shift . . . CD Around September 15, 2009 (delayed)

Ol Dirty Bastard -- Message To The Other Side . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Jorn Olen Trio -- Digging In The Dark . . . CD Early December, 2009

One For All (Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, et al) -- End Of A Love Affair (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009

Onra -- 1.0.8 . . . CD Around June 10, 2009 (delayed) Weird and funky beats from French producer Onra -- a selection of very short tracks, with styles that run from the electronic to cinematic! The project's supposedly inspired by Bollywood, although we're a bit hard pressed to hear that on some of the grooves -- but we can more than forgive that refe ...

Operazone -- Redesign . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo De Cotonou -- Echos Hypnotiques . . . LP Around November 5, 2009

Orquestra Sinfonica Do Recife -- Pixinguinha Sinfonico Popular . . . CD Mid-July, 2009 (delayed)