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Mercury/Big Pink (South Korea), Late 60s. Gatefold
CD...$18.99
22.99
A really fantastic album from drummer Buddy Miles – an artist that many folks know for his key rock work in the Band Of Gypsys group of Jimi Hendrix, but a musician with an equally great ear for soul and funk as well! Miles began in Electric Flag, and certainly has ties to the world of psych ... CD (Soul CD)
Mars Williams
Ayler Xmas 5Soul What/Astral Spirits, 2021.
CD...$8.99
12.99
A beautiful entry in this surprisingly long-running series – a mad mix of music that happens every December, when reedman Mars Williams combines themes from Albert Ayler tunes with other snippets of festive holiday songs! But lest you think this is a standard Christmas record, think again ... CD (Holiday Music CD)
New Direction Unit
Live At Moers FestivalThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1980.
CD...$19.99
24.00
The group here definitely earns the "new direction" in their name – as they work at a level that's quite compelling – kind of their own variant of free jazz, but with a spaciousness that's definitely spiritual – and which also seems to reflect some elements of more ... CD (Jazz CD)
Matthew Halsall
Salute To The Sun – Live At Halle St PetersGondwana (UK), 2021. 2LP
LP...$32.99
39.99
A sublime live set from British trumpeter Matthew Halsall – a set that maybe sounds even more organic and spiritual than some of his already-amazing work in the studio! There's a great sense of majesty here – as Halsall leads a wonderfully cohesive lineup that stretches out on long ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Kenji Mori
Be Bop 82Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1982.
CD...$19.99
24.99
Saxophonist Keni Mori really lives up to the spirit of the title here – given that five of the album's six tracks are Charlie Parker compositions – all played by the group with a nicely updated version of bebop roots! The feel of the record is warmer than an older bop session from the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Various
This Is Lowrider Soul Vol 2Kent/Ace (UK), Late 60s.
CD...$14.99
19.99
They call it Lowrider Soul on the west coast – and back east, it's maybe known more as sweet soul, or harmony soul – especially given that there's so many groups who are important to the sound! But whatever you want to call it, think of the work here as the perfect sort of slow-stepping ... CD (Soul CD)
Ace (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s.
CD...$14.99
19.99
A wealth of vocal group work from the LA scene – not big pop hits of the period, but a great mix of doo wop, early soul, and rock harmonies all brought together with the kind of special presentation we've come to love from the folks at Ace Records! Some of these cuts come straight from the ... CD (Soul CD)
Now Again, Early 70s.
CD...$12.99
15.99
Super-heady work from the global psychedelic underground – exactly the kind of work we've come to love from the Now Again reissue projects over the years! The label has its roots in the hip hop and funk world of parent company Stones Throw – and has used that legacy to open up an ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Mute/Spoon, 1975. 2CD
Stunning live material from Can – a never-issued performance from 1975, and very much in the same spirit as their excellent release of concert material from a Stuttgart show of the same year – in that the tracks are long, free-flowing, and even more jamming than their work on record! ... CD (Rock CD)
Makaya McCraven
Deciphering The MessageBlue Note, 2021.
LP...$22.99
24.99
A really special album from our hometown hero Makaya McCraven – a set that's the drummer's debut on Blue Note, and which also has him bringing that label some of the magic that he's been cooking up for International Anthem! If you know Makaya's other records, you'll know that he works in a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
George Kawaguchi's Big 4
Big 4Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1976.
CD...$19.99
24.00
Japan's legendary drummer steps out here with a killer combo – definitely a "big 4", given that the group features excellent tenor work from Hidehiko "Sleepy" Matsumoto, plus Fender Rhodes and acoustic piano from Hideo Ichikawa! Kawaguchi's famous sense of swing really ... CD (Jazz CD)
Muriel Grossmann
UnionRR Gems (Estonia), 2021.
LP...$29.99
39.00
Completely stunning music from the marvelous Muriel Grossmann – a saxophonist who's become one of our favorite jazz talents over the course of the past decade – thanks to deeply spiritual work like this! The album's got a Hammond organ, something you're not as always likely to see in a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Think (Japan), 1960s.
CD...$26.99
29.99
A killer collection of rare blues material – and one that's pretty darn funky at times too! The set dives deep into the very underground world of the blues 45 – not the previous scene of rare 78rpm recordings that have been documented heavily for decades – but the later ... CD (Blues CD)
Tompkins Square, Late 60s. 3CD
CD...$31.99
32.99
Guitarist Bola Sete made some of his most important American recordings of the 60s on the San Francisco scene – but this huge set of unreleased tracks captures the Brazilian player farther up north, as he works in a sweet set of trio recordings captured at a small club in Seattle! The music ... CD (Brazil CD)
AR Luciani/
Musiche Per Un Telefilm (orange vinyl pressing)
Leo/Redi (Italy), 1970. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
39.99
A really unusual sound library session from the start of the 70s – a record with a number of very short tracks, each of which might make a sort of theme for a TV show – although there's a unified quality to the record that maybe makes every single track work together more as a whole ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Gospel Friend, 1950s/Early 60s.
CD...$17.99
19.99
A huge look at the early career of the great Alex Bradford – one of gospel music's rising stars in the 60s, thanks to recordings for Vee Jay and Atlantic – but heard here on an assortment of small label singles from the years before! Even at the start, Bradford has something special ... CD (Gospel CD)
Black Jazz/Real Gone, 1974. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
23.99
The last album in a legendary run of music from keyboardist Doug Carn – his final album for the Black Jazz label, and a set that pushes even farther than his previous efforts! Jean Carn isn't in the group this time around, but the set does feature a totally great twin-vocal approach – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Jackson Conti (Madlib & Mamao)
SujinhoMadlib Invazion, 2008.
Great grooves from Jackson Conti – not a dude, but a duo – one that features Madlib teamed with Mamao, drummer from the legendary Azymuth! The album's got a really unique feel – one that mixes Madlib's chunky, fuzzy style of production with some of the cleaner, jazzier Azymuth ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Gregory Porter
Still RisingBlue Note, 2021. 2CD
CD...$23.99
24.99
A really special sort of collection – one that features a fair bit of new material mixed in with some of the key cuts from the Blue Note years of singer Gregory Porter – an artist who started in jazz, but who's clearly had a huge impact on the world of soul music in recent years too! ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Hasaan Ibn Ali (Hasaan)
Retrospect In Retirement of Delay – The Solo RecordingsOmnivore, Mid 60s. 2CD
CD...$26.99
27.99
Stunning solo piano work from legendary Philly musician Hasaan – best known for his one Atlantic session with Max Roach, but sounding completely different here on his own! From the very first note of the set, you know that you're in the company of a committed modernist, of the same ... CD (Jazz CD)
Louis Hayes
CrisisSavant, 2021.
CD...$15.99
16.99
The great Louis Hayes has been giving us incredible records for decades – and this recent set still has the drummer very much at the top of his game – working with a soulful conception that few folks can match, and really getting the best out of the wonderful group he's got on the set! ... CD (Jazz CD)
K Frimpong & His Cubanos Fiesta
Me Da A OnndaHot Casa (France), 1980. (reissue)
A funky highlife stunner from the mighty K Frimpong – an artist who always seems to find a way to make a familiar groove sound even heavier than you might expect! That's definitely the case here – as rattling percussion really sets the scene for every track – sometimes with ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Rodrigo Amado
Northern LibertiesNot Two (Poland), 2021.
CD...$14.99
16.99
Tenorist Rodrigo Amado is at the head of a really great group here – a quartet that can come on fierce when needed, but also really work together to build up their sound slowly – improvising in ways that are open, yet feel structured too – especially on the moments that let the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Various
For The Love Of You Vol 2Athens Of The North (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s.
CD...$12.99
16.99
A sweet selection of lovers rock tracks that take on big soul hits of the 70s – tunes that often have a bubbling bit of reggae in the rhythms, but which always feature a strong soul-based singer right up front! The tunes offer up not just a great example of the way that lovers rock could ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Hampshire & Foat
Upturned GlassBlue Crystal (UK), 2021.
LP...$28.99
32.99
A beautiful chapter in the continuing sonic evolution of keyboardist Greg Foat and guitarist Warren Hampshire – working here on a set that's got maybe some of their most complex combinations to date! As before, there's a wonderful ear for overall sound – a quality that comes both from ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Not Two (Poland), 2021. Gatefold
CD...$14.99
16.99
The great reedman Mark Whitecage is a player who never fully got his due – a really unique talent in terms of phrasing and rhythm, finally given one last chance at the spotlight here on this final recording with The Nu Band, a group in which he played for many years! All four players here ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ugly Things
Issue 58 – Winter 2021Ugly Things, 2021.
Magazine...$8.99
9.95
Clear Light only cut one rare album for Elektra Records – but they're given some might heavy treatment here – grabbing the cover spot, and getting plenty of pages inside – a great tribute to the strength of that classic record! There's plenty more great bits too – the ... Magazine (Magazine)
Dam-Funk
Above The FrayGlydezone, 2021.
CD...$16.99
19.99
The title and cover here really point the way towards the record inside – as Dam-Funk remains in a very special space that's all his own – that sublime blend of bassy bottoms and spacey keyboards that he still does better than anyone else – including all those newer artists who ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Cannonball Adderley
Live In Paris 1960/Fremeaux & Associates (France), Early 60s. 3CD
CD...$22.99
29.99
Fantastic live material from Cannonball Adderley – a set that features material from a time when the alto player was really hitting his early stride, and maybe making even better material in a concert setting than in the studio! The bulk of the set features a 1961 performance at the Olympia ... CD (Jazz CD)
Orlons
Don't Hang UpJasmine (UK), Early 60s.
CD...$15.99
16.99
Three gals, one guy, and a really important group on the Philly scene in the early years of soul music – as you'll hear on this collection of seminal tracks from first few years of the 60s! The Orlons have a way of mixing familiar female harmony soul sweetness with a slightly deeper vibe ... CD (Soul CD)
Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
I Need Your Loving – Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford 1954 to 1962Jasmine (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s.
CD...$15.99
16.99
A really great collection of work from this legendary duo – a group who really helped bring the sound of the organ into soul music in the early days, thanks to some fantastic recordings like these! The set covers much more space than other Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford collections we've seen ... CD (Soul CD)
Latin Jazz Quintet (with Eric Dolphy)
Latin Jazz QuintetUnited Artists/Universal (Japan), 1960.
A extremely rare album that Eric Dolphy recorded with the Latin Jazz Quintet – a rare Latin-based side of Dolphy's career, and a set that's a bit different than the Prestige album by the same pairing! This set features a slightly different lineup of the LJQ – one that includes Louie ... CD (Latin CD)
Shigeko Toya & Mari Nakamoto
Shigeko & MariThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1976.
CD...$19.99
24.99
A really great vocal session from 70s Japan – and one that's got a much more spiritual sound at times than some of the others from the scene! Pianist Shigeko Toya has a way of really taking her time with the tunes – finding the right sort of vibe, then opening things up carefully ... CD (Jazz CD)
Okyerema Asante
Drum MessageBlack Fire/Strut (UK), 1977.
A legendary album on the Black Fire label from the 70s – a set that features Ghanaian percussionist Oykerama Asante working in the same American mix of funk and spiritual jazz as his labelmates Oneness Of Juju! The set was recorded in the same stretch as the best work from that legendary ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Dave Rempis/
Bennu (rippled sky swirl vinyl pressing – with download)
Aerophonic, 2021.
We always love the work of saxophonist Dave Rempis in a relatively spare setting – and here, he sounds even more amazing than usual – working next to drummer Avreeayl Ra, in a mode that's got a wonderfully organic, spontaneous quality – one that maybe makes for some of the most ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Uni/Big Pink (South Korea), 1968.
CD...$18.99
22.99
The Hook certainly grabs us strongly with this fantastic second album – an overlooked gem from the LA scene, and one that does a perfect job of forging psychedelic instrumentation with more urgent hard rock energy! The record's one of those lost treasures that the Uni label issued at the end ... CD (Rock CD)
Jamire Williams
But Only After You Have SufferedInternational Anthem, 2021.
The first time we heard Jamire Williams, he was serving up an album of solo work on drums – but here, he's a completely different artist entirely – working at the helm of a large ensemble, and with the sort of jazz futurist spin and righteous vibe that makes this album a perfect fit for ... CD (Jazz CD)
Art Blakey
Big Beat (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1960. (reissue)
LP...$23.99
25.99
One of the greatest Art Blakey Blue Note sessions of all time – and perhaps one of the greatest to realize the genius of the Jazz Messengers lineup that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, and Bobby Timmons on piano! The trio of young talents are at the height of their ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Clara Rockmore
Clara Rockmore's Lost Theremin AlbumBridge/Mississippi, 1975. (reissue)
Many folks have handled the theremin over the years – the strange instrument pictured on the cover – but few have ever handled it with the skill and instrumental virtuosity as the great Clara Rockmore! This set was recorded in the 70s, but has an instantly classic sort of vibe – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound LP)
Sun Ra
Astro BlackImpulse/Modern Harmonic, 1973.
LP...$23.99
24.99
One of the darkest Sun Ra albums of the early 70s – and a set that's also a bit unusual in his catalog as well! The album was issued during Ra's run with Impulse Records – a period that mostly saw the label reissue previous records from the Saturn catalog – save for a rare few ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Specialty/Craft, 1955. 3 x 10 inch LP
Some of the earliest work ever done by the young Sam Cooke – served up here in a really special package! LP1 features early gospel recordings with The Soul Stirrers – a group that featured Cooke in the lead before he went solo – with titles that include "Mean Old World" ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Father Daughter, 2021.
CD...$12.99
13.98
Tasha hails from our hometown of Chicago, but she's got a sound that's very much her own – a quality that's instantly personal, and a way of putting over a tune that's a bit unlike anyone else we can think of! Her voice can lilt on high notes, but also has a very down to earth quality too ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Artifacts (Nicole Mitchell/
And Then There's This
Astral Spirits, 2021.
CD...$8.99
14.00
Three really fantastic musicians – working together to turn out one the best records we've ever heard from any of them in years! Make no mistake, we love these guys in all sorts of other settings – but here, there's something really special, and definitely a cut above – this warm ... CD (Jazz CD)
Teddy Bryant
In The BeginningNBN, 2021.
LP...$18.99
19.99
The first solo album from Teddy Bryant – an artist with a background in other jazz, funk, and soul projects – but who here delivers a nice lean groove that's heavy on keyboards, and which stands as a tribute to some of the legendary artists who inspired his music! This isn't a rehash ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul LP)
Hat Art (Switzerland), Mid 60s.
CD...$16.99
19.99
A pair of Don Cherry classics from the mid 60s – back to back on a single CD! First up is Complete Communion – arguably the best of Cherry's albums for Blue Note – and a real masterpiece of soulful avant playing! The group features Cherry on cornet, Gato Barbieri on tenor (and ... CD (Jazz CD)
Gabriele Poso
Tamburo InfinitoWonderwheel, 2021.
LP...$17.99
19.99
Gabriele Poso's posed with a range of percussion instruments on the cover – and inside on the record, those elements are mixed with a series of rhythm tracks too – making for the same sort of warm blend of acoustic and electric that we love in the Schema Records material of Gerardo ... LP, Vinyl record album (New Grooves LP)
Uusi Jazzi Klubi
Nilsiankadun Rauhansopimus (with download)Jazzaggression (Finland), 2021.
LP...$24.99
27.99
A contemporary group named after a jazz club in Helsinki – one that must be a very special place, given the quality of this music! The lineup here features Pentti Oironen on saxes and flutes, an artist you might know from his work in Oiro Pena – but the style here is often a lot more ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Monnette Sudler
In My Own WaySteeplechase (Denmark), 1978.
CD...$16.99
19.99
A previously-unreleased album from guitarist Monnette Sudler – a really compelling player from the Philly scene of the 70s, and one whose greatest fame came from her other two albums on the Steeplechase label! The sound here is a slightly different vibe than those records – as Sudler's ... CD (Jazz CD)
Blue Sharks
It Became Crystal (blue vinyl pressing)Leonardi/Redi (Italy), 1972. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
36.99
A really groovy little record – originally issued in a very small run for the equally small Leonardi sound library label – but a set that's got more than enough funky instrumental moments to rival the giants on the scene at the time! The record's got plenty of keyboards, riffing ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Donald Byrd
CreeperBlue Note (Japan), 1967.
A rock-solid set from Donald Byrd and a great group of players – a record that's got the same sharp edges and dark undercurrents of late 60s classics like Black Jack, Mustang, and Slow Drag! As with those gems, this album's got Donald really experimenting a bit more – especially with ... CD (Jazz CD)
Wadada Leo Smith/
Pacifica Koral Reef
577, 2021.
CD...$11.99
13.99
An album-length improvisation from a very unusual trio – one that's based on an Ankrasmation score by trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, but which is also heavily influence by the guitar work and production of Henry Kaiser! The album may well be one of the most spiritual we've heard from Henry in ... CD (Jazz CD)
Elektra, 1971. LP & 3CD set
LP...$76.99
79.98
Maybe one of our favorite Doors records of all time – if only for the long Fender Rhodes solo by Ray Manzarek on the album's final track, "Riders On The Storm"! Yet the whole album is pretty darn great, too – the last to feature Jim Morrison, who would leave the planet ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Majors
Wonderful DreamJasmine (UK), Early 60s.
CD...$15.99
16.99
A great look at The Majors – a set that features their sole album for Imperial Records, plus lots more bonus material too! The set begins with the full Meet The Majors album – the only full album ever cut by The Majors – a hell of a vocal group from the Philly scene of the early ... CD (Soul CD)
Ben Lamar Gay
Open Arms To Open UsInternational Anthem/Nonesuch, 2021.
Ben LaMar Gay might well be one of the most creatively intense artists on the International Anthem label – and that's saying a lot, given all of the groundbreaking talents who've come to record for the company in recent years! And while Ben's previous record was completely mindblowing, this ... CD (Jazz CD)
Terrestrial Funk, 1970s/Early 80s.
Armenian grooves, but done with plenty of familiar funk elements as well – including lots of sweet keyboards and some hard-driving rhythms that makes more than a few of these tracks perfect for the clubs! There's not much in the way of notes with the package, and the set is hardly ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Riverside, 1962. (reissue)
A vintage Holiday recording from The Staple Singers – a set recorded back in the group's earliest, rootsiest days! The sound here is quite spare – no surprise, given that the session was done by Riverside Records, at a time when the label was pushing the gospel-influenced quartet onto ... LP, Vinyl record album (Holiday Music LP)
Mallory-Hall Band (Sanifu Al Hall & Charley Mallory)
Song Of SowetoIRC/Outernational (UK), 1974. (reissue)
A song of Soweto, but served up here by a really unique South African group that also features key work by a number of American players too! The sound is mix of the loping rhythms of SA jazz and some of the bolder elements you'd hear in American funk of the period – but all mixed together ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Duke Pearson
Merry Ole Soul (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1969. (reissue)
LP...$23.99
25.99
One of the strangest albums ever recorded for Blue Note – and one of the coolest, too! Duke Pearson recorded this set in 1969 – during the middle of his last productive period of activity, at a time when he was doing some tremendous genre-crossing jazz that really broke from his ... LP, Vinyl record album (Holiday Music LP)
Christian Reim
Christian Reim TrioJazzaggression (Finland), 2021.
Christian Reim is a Norwegian jazz legend, with a legacy of recordings that stretches back to the 60s – but here, he presents new material with two different trios – both of whom have the pianist sounding even more vibrant than ever! The first half of the set features Harald Johnsen on ... CD (Jazz CD)
Sauveur Mallia
Space Oddities – Sauveur Mallia 1979 to 1984Born Bad (France), Late 70s/Early 80s.
CD...$13.99
14.99
Sweet spacey grooves from Sauveur Mallia – the French electronic genius who was also the founder of the group Arpadys, who you might know from similarly spacey work of their own! The tracks here are all from a point when the European sound library scene was shedding some of the bigger ... CD (Sound Library CD)
Nathan Davis
Nathan Davis With Georges Arvanitas Trio – Live in Paris – The ORTF Recordings 1966/Sam Records (France), Mid 60s. 3LP Gatefold
LP...$54.99
59.99
Amazing music by one of our favorite saxophone players of all time – captured here at the height of his 60s genius on the European scene! The tracks here have never been issued at all – but stand as a perfect complement to the killer MPS/Saba albums by Nathan Davis – and are ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Art Blakey
AfricaineBlue Note (Japan), 1959.
Killer work from the classic late 50s years of the Jazz Messengers – and an album that Blue Note didn't choose to release until the end of the 70s! The record's a historic one – as it mark's Wayne Shorter's first session with the group, and the first time that they recorded his great ... CD (Jazz CD)
Chet Baker
Chet Baker Quartet Vol 2 (180 gram pressing)Barclay/Sam Records (France), 1956. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
39.99
A sweet little quartet session from the mid 50s – one of Chet Baker's legendary albums recorded in Paris at the time, with a quality that's nicely different from some of his work in the US! Part of that quality is the group – an unusual lineup that includes Gerard Gustin on piano, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim
HarlemOlufsen/Acid Jazz (UK), 1988. (reissue)
A sublime criss-crossing of jazz modes and percussion – served up here by Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim, an artist who doesn't always record much as a leader, but always gives us something fantastic when he does! The album's from the late 80s, but has a sense of spiritual exploration that's more 70s ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Colin Blunstone
One Year (180 gram pressing)Epic/4 Men With Beards, 1971. (reissue)
Amazing solo work from ex-Zombie Colin Blunstone – his first album after parting ways with his former group – and one of our favorite albums of all time! Blunstone's vocals were already amazing in The Zombies – especially near the end – but this set takes things even ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Piero Piccioni
Il Dio Sotto La Pelle (2CD edition – with bonus tracks)Quartet (Spain), 1972. 2CD
CD...$29.99
36.99
Beautiful grooves from the legendary Piero Piccioni – a set that's a great follow-up to some of his famous 60s work – touched with a few more sexy 70s touches than before, but in a way that's still extremely groovy! There's lots of electric piano lines on the set – almost a ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Teddy Lasry
Funky Ghost 1975 to 1987Hot Mule (France), Late 70s/1980s.
LP...$32.99
36.99
Sweet solo work from Teddy Lasry – a keyboardist who first rose to fame as part of the French group Magma, but who's in much more soulful territory here – grooves that are a mix of jazz fusion and sound library modes – all presented with the sort of vintage vibe that you'd expect ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Lou Donaldson
Swing & SoulBlue Note (Japan), 1957.
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 ... CD (Jazz CD)
Klein & MBO
De-Ja-Vu (aka First)Phoenix/Klein & MBO (Italy), 1982.
CD...$14.99
18.99
Early 80s club genius from the Italian scene – a full length set by a studio project who managed to take the world with a wonderful mix of beats, basslines, and keyboard lines! There's also female vocals on most tracks – almost more of an afterthought at time – very different ... CD (Soul CD)
Bobby Hutcherson
MedinaBlue Note (Japan), 1969/1980.
A lost set of work from the team of Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land – recorded right around the same time as their famous San Francisco album! The album's overflowing with the soulful, righteous tones the pair could create together – sublime vibes from Hutcherson, both tenor and flute ... CD (Jazz CD)
Alexandre Desplat & Others
French DispatchAbkco, 2021.
CD...$18.99
19.99
A completely charming soundtrack for an equally charming film – a set that mixes together the instrumental music created by Alexandre Desplat for the Wes Anderson film The French Dispatch, and a number of the full songs that were used as snippets during the movie! Desplat's compositions are ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Nina Simone/
Nina Simone & Her Friends – An Intimate Variety Of Vocal Charm (180 gram emerald green vinyl pressing)
Bethlehem, 1960. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
36.99
A classic collection of work from Bethlehem Records – a package that brings together some of their strongest jazz singers of the time, under a cover image that's similar to the first album by Nina Simone! The difference here is that the record features a killer non-LP track by Nina – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Vocalists LP)
Charlie Parker
Bird In LA (4LP box set) (2021 Black Friday Release)Verve, Late 40s/Early 50s. 4LP
Charlie Parker blew into the world of jazz from Kansas City, and rose to fame in New York – but right from the start, he also left an impact on the scene in Los Angeles – where he recorded his famous Dial Records material, and also worked in some Jam Session recordings too! But the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Art Blakey
Three Blind Mice (with bonus tracks)United Artists/Universal (Japan), 1962.
A really unusual live set from the great Art Blakey – his only album for the United Artists label, but one that continues the tradition of the expanded group style he was starting to use at Blue Note! The lineup here is a sextet, one that's got even more power than the Jazz Messengers as a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Tata Vasquez
EcstasyLa China/Jazz Room (UK), 1979. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
30.99
A rare salsa session, originally issued on a very small label – and one of the few albums we've ever seen under the leadership of Tata Vasquez! The set's got a fantastic sound throughout – very soulful lead vocals from Felix Santini, on tracks that also open up with a richly rhythmic ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)
Rough Trade/Superior Viaduct, 1981. (reissue)
LP...$20.99
24.98
A record that really sums up the genius of the early Fall at their best – not their first album, and not even a full-length set – but one that has all the wit and energy of Mark E Smith really coming into sharp focus! The group still have plenty of noise in their music, but they've ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Columbia (Japan), 1974. (reissue)
A beautiful little record from 70s Japan – a set that's got the warmly collaborative spirit you'd expect from the image on the cover, and an overall sound that's very much like some of the best material from the Cali scene at the time! Instrumentation is great – a blend of acoustic and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Jarvis Cocker
Chansons D'Ennui Tip TopAbkco, 2021.
CD...$15.99
16.99
A really cool project from Jarvis Cocker – a set that's inspired by the Wes Anderson film The French Dispatch, with Cocker singing in French throughout – and at a level that really opens up his well-known love of some of the best pop modes of the 20th Century! Jarvis often whispers as ... CD (Rock CD)
Fab, 2021.
Book...$20.99
29.95
A totally fantastic book – one that will take you deeply into the world of black action cinema of the 70s, and get you way past the bigger hits like Shaft and Superfly! The book is as lively as the cover – filled with images from posters and films throughout, in support of alphabetical ... Book (Book)
Buda/L'Arome (France), 1970s.
LP...$22.99
29.99
Amazing 70s recordings from Ethiopian singer Alemayehu Eshete – one of the greatest stars of the Ethiopiques series next to Mulatu! The style here is often quite funky at times – a strong James Brown influence in some of the rhythms, hitting hard with a heavy funk groove at the bottom, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Columbia, 1971. (reissue)
One of the more heavily brooding albums ever cut by Leonard Cohen – and also one of the best – the iconic Songs Of Love And Hate from 1971! Cohen's aptly titled third LP, with the nice spare approach to production that most of his early work had, even more stripped down, with voice and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Naked Raygun
Over The Overlords (red vinyl pressing)Wax Trax, 2021.
The first record in many many years from Chicago legends Naked Raygun – but a set that makes us feel like we're still with the group back in the days when they had all their best qualities fully intact! The interplay between blistering guitar lines and anthemic lyrics is fantastic – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
VP/17 North Parade, Early 80s. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
The vocals here are wonderful – a strongly soulful style that really reflects the group members' many years in Jamaican vocal groups – but the rhythms are also key, too – and handled by the Roots Radics with some slight touches of the digital age to come! The balance between ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Memphis Slim & Canned Heat
Memphis Heat (blue vinyl pressing) (2021 Black Friday Release)LMLR (France), 1973. (reissue)
Canned Heat recorded famously with John Lee Hooker during their years on Liberty Records – but here, the blues group is in very different territory – as they work with lead vocals and piano from Memphis Slim, in a Memphis-based setting that also features added work from The Memphis ... LP, Vinyl record album (Blues LP)
Masaru Imada
Remember Of LoveThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1978.
CD...$19.99
24.00
A beautiful little record – the sort of set that shows just how far Japanese pianists like Masaru Imada were moving past familiar trio modes in the 70s! There's this open sort of flow that comes across right away – certainly some of the sentiment hinted at by the title, but also some ... CD (Jazz CD)
Lou Donaldson
Time Is RightBlue Note (Japan), 1959.
A beautiful album of mellow-grooving tracks from Lou Donaldson – recorded during his rich post-bop late 50s years, and done with a wonderfully warm sound! The group features Horace Parlan on piano, Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Laymon Jackson on bass, and Dave Bailey on drums – plus Ray ... CD (Jazz CD)
Czarface & MF Doom
Czarface Meets Metal Face (white vinyl pressing)Silver Age, 2018.
LP...$23.99
27.99
The Czarface team of Wu-Tang veteran Inspectah Deck and Boston underground hip hop heavyweights 7L & Esoteric are joined by the one-and-only MF Doom – a bonafide supergroup – and one of the finest comic book/sci-fi rap records since Madvillainy! Each one of these characters is so ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Tlahoun Gessesse
Tlahoun Gessesse – Ethiopian Urban Modern Music Vol 4Buda/L'Arome (France), 1970s.
LP...$22.99
29.99
A stunning set of vocal recordings by Tlahoun Gessesse – one of the most important singers during the golden age of Ethiopian Music – caught here on a set of sides that sadly saw that period coming to an end! The tracks on the set are mostly from the early 70s, a time that saw great ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Fitz Gore & The Talismen
SoundinitiaGorbra/Sonorama (Germany), 1975. (reissue)
LP...$28.99
34.99
The rare debut of tenorist Fitz Gore – a player born in Jamaica, but one who didn't get his chance to shine in the spotlight until moving overseas – where he started his own small label in Germany! The set's a live one – and has Fitz stretching out with a very deep tenor sound, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Groundhogs
Who Will Save The World (with bonus track)Fire, 1972.
A record that's maybe as famous for its cover art, done by comic legend Neal Adams, as it is for the music of The Groundhogs – who are really moving away here from the more blues-based work of their roots! The great Tony McPhee is on vocals and guitar, and also uses mellotron and harmonium ... CD (Rock CD)
Beatball (Korea), 1974. Gatefold
LP...$34.99
35.99
A rare Roy Budd score for a film that starred Michael Caine – a tipoff that you're likely in for the same territory that Budd handled for Caine's classic appearance in Get Carter! The vibe here is slightly different, but does share some similar great elements – including occasional use ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Capitol/Universal (Japan), 1974.
A stone classic from Supersax – a record with plenty of classic bop elements, despite a very 70s-styled group name and cover! The combo's a large one, and features tight horn formation deftly cutting through a host of bop classics – lots of ensemble passages at the start, then breakout ... CD (Jazz CD)
Malcolm Jiyane
UmdaliMushroom Hour Half Hour (South Africa), 2021. Gatefold
LP...$29.99
32.99
A really beautiful record from South African trombonist Malcolm Jiyane – a set that's got plenty of the earthy, organic currents of SA jazz from years past – but which also has a very distinct flavor of its own! Malcolm is a player who really uses his instrument to explore sound first, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Columbia (Japan), 2003.
A wonderful blend of acoustic soul, gentle jazz, and bossa – a beautiful little album from Ann Sally, who you may remember as the sublime vocalist on Soul Bossa Trio's Dolphins album! The record has Ann working with small combo backing that features an acoustic guitar in the lead – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul LP)
Bobby Patterson
Storyteller (180 gram pressing)Proud/Tidal Waves, 1982. (reissue)
LP...$13.99
26.98
A late rare gem from southern soul genius Bobby Patterson – the Texas talent who's best known for his work of the late 60s and early 70s, but who's featured here on a self-released album from the start of the 80s! The approach is a bit like the shift that Malaco Records was making in ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Basie Meets BondUnited Artists/Universal (Japan), 1965.
An excellent gimmick from the United Artists label – a way of mixing their strong run of 60s soundtrack hits with the world of jazz – thanks to Count Basie and his group taking on a whole host of themes from the successful James Bond films! Count Basie brings a soulful swing to the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ann Sally
Voyage (2021 Japan Record Day Release)Columbia (Japan), 2001.
A great set by Korean jazz singer Ann Sally – recorded with a gentle mellow finish, and some sweet Brazilian touches! Ann sings in both Portuguese and English – running through a host of tracks that includes classics by Ivan Lins, Marcos Valle, Joni Mitchell, Henry Mancini, and Roberto ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul LP)
Mamba/VP, 1974.
CD...$13.99
15.98
A once lost gem! Hudson's voice as a producer remains one of the most unique and idiosyncratic of his era, and this first LP issued under his own name stands as a shining document of his genius. Cut very near the time of his classic dub side Pick A Dub, this album shares the haunting mood that ... CD (Reggae CD)
Carlos Toshiki & Omega Drive
Be Yourself (colored vinyl pressing) (2021 Japan Record Day Release)Warner (Japan), 1988. (reissue)
We're not sure we've ever heard Carlos Toshiki and Omega Drive before – but the album's a great entry in the Japanese scene of the 80s – a soulful set that really marks a moment when warmer sounds were coming back to the music! The instrumentation is definitely 80s-styled, but used ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Mallory-Hall Band (Sanifu Al Hall & Charley Mallory)
Last SpecialIRC/Outernational (UK), 1974. (reissue)
Really fantastic work from this unusual South African band of the 70s – a group who never got much exposure on our side of the Atlantic, but includes key work from some very hip American players of the time! The group is led by trombonist Al Hall and guitarist Charles Mallory – but ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Joe Hisaishi
Kikujiro No Natsu (2021 Japan Record Day Release)Universal (Japan), 1999.
Beautiful soundtrack work from Joe Hisaishi – done for a 1999 Takeshi Kitano film, and served up in a mix of some of the warmer sentiment he brought to his work for Miyazaki, and some more interesting modes that provide a nice juxtaposition – and which clearly seem right for the madder ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Embryo
Auf AufMadlib Invazion, 2021.
CD...$14.99
16.99
The first album in many years from German jazz legends Embryo – and a set that hardly has them missing a beat at all from their famous work of the 70s! Part of the strength of the record might be its placement on Madlib's record label – but from the notes, it seems that all the credit ... CD (Jazz CD)
Marvin Peterson & The Soulmasters
Marvin Peterson & The Soulmasters In Concert (Japanese pressing)Century/P-Vine (Japan), 1968. (reissue)
Tremendous early work from trumpeter Hannibal Marvin Peterson – an artist you might know from his long-spun spiritual jazz work of the 70s – but who sounds nicely different here on a rare early set from the 60s! The record was done when Marvin was part of the ultra-hip jazz program at ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Getatchew Mekurya
Ethiopian Urban Modern Music Vol 5 (180 gram pressing)Buda/L'Arome (France), 1972.
LP...$22.99
29.99
A special vinyl release of one of the most striking volumes of the legendary Ethiopiques series – a set that focuses on the mad saxophone work of Getachew Makurya! The recordings on this collection are all from 1972 – and they feature the deep-toned Mekurya blowing in a strange and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Paul Ortiz Y La Orch Son
Los Que Son (splatter vinyl pressing)Ghetto/Nature Sounds, Early 70s. (reissue)
LP...$30.99
31.99
An obscure salsa set from the start of the 70s, and a stone cooker too – thanks to top-shelf production from Joe Bataan – a great artist in his own right, and a surprising choice to helm this set! Yet the credit here really goes to leader Paul Ortiz – who plays piano and leads ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)
Various
Motown – A Symphony Of SoulMotown, 2021.
CD...$13.99
14.99
A fresh twist on a classic – as vintage Motown recordings are presented here with added orchestrations – all done at a level that lifts the soul singles up with even more majesty than before! A few of these cuts also feature added new vocals from British soul singers, but overall the ... CD (Soul CD)
Mieko Hirota with Billy Taylor
Newyork No Miko/Columbia (Japan), 1966. Gatefold (reissue)
A very groovy session from Japanese singer Miko – recording here in the US with hip grooves from the Billy Taylor Trio! The style is almost even cooler than some of Billy's own records of the time – as the rhythms are open and flowing, which makes for a really sparkling feel to the set ... LP, Vinyl record album (Vocalists LP)
Cosmic Disco Machine (Italy), Late 60s/1970s. 2LP Gatefold
Fantastic funky cuts from the glory days of the French soundtrack scene – a moment when some of that nation's film composers were really tripping out, but in a way that's very different than American or Italian soundtrack talents of the time! If you know the funky moments in the work of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Vasco Vassil Kojucharov
Byleth – Il Demone Dell'IncestoBeat (Italy), 1972.
An obscure Italian soundtrack, done for an equally obscure film – but one that gets some superb scoring from Vasco Vassil Kojucharov, who mixes light woodwinds with moody electric guitar to create these sounds that are both seductive and spooky at the same time! The record almost feels like ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Elton Dean Quartet/
They All Be On This Old Road (with bonus tracks)
Ogun (UK), 1977.
CD...$14.99
15.99
Maybe the most striking work we've heard from all the players in the group – and that's really saying a lot, given how many stunning records they gave us back in the 70s! The music here is wonderfully free and improvised, but also has a way of focusing on a specific element too – ... CD (Jazz CD)
Roscoe Mitchell
Dots – Pieces For Percussion & WoodwindsWide Hive, 2021.
LP...$12.99
19.99
A really great blend of two different sides of the genius Roscoe Mitchell – his ear for composition, and his strong legacy of solo performance too! The "Pieces" in the title of the set might make you think that Roscoe is delivering one of his ensemble creations from more recent ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Roger Webb
Bartleby – Original SoundtrackTrunk (UK), 1970.
A pretty fantastic soundtrack from a very unlikely source – a British film based on a 19th century story by Herman Melville, but recast with a scene in London of the swinging 60s! As such, the movie gets a superb score from the great Roger Webb – jazz pianist and sound library genius, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Paramount/Esoteric (UK), 1970. 4CD
CD...$36.99
51.99
A massive set of work from Affinity – a group who only gave the world one classic album, but have a heck of a lot more to offer too! The set begins with the self-titled album from Affinity – a British rock combo, but one with a distinctly jazzy feel – one that's often quite funky ... CD (Rock CD)
Diana Ross
Thank YouVerve, 2021.
CD...$13.99
14.99
The first new record in many many years from the legendary Diana Ross – and the first to feature all new music since the 20th Century! Yet despite the passage of years, it's clear that Ross is very much at the top of her game – maybe even more so than some of her aging contemporaries, ... CD (Soul CD)
Tom Dissevelt/
Fascinating World Of Electronic Music
We Are Busy Bodies (UK), Early 60s. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
27.99
Maybe the coolest record we've ever heard from the team of Tom Dissevelt and Kid Baltan – a record that's every bit as groundbreaking in its use of electronics, but even more playful overall! There's a slight touch of jazz at times – almost a Dick Hyman/Moon Gas sort of mode – as ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound LP)
William Parker & Matthew Shipp
Re-UnionRogue Art (France), 2021.
CD...$14.99
16.99
Bassist William Parker and pianist Matthew Shipp are no musical strangers to each other – as they've been recording together for many decades, even on more contemporary albums that make the title here a bit misleading! And yet, there's definitely something special about the set – wide-o ... CD (Jazz CD)
Grapefruit (UK), 1965. 3CD
CD...$29.99
38.99
A fantastic collection, and one that really documents the British music scene at a key turning point – a moment when all the groups and singers were really finding a way to leave their own imprint on the sound of rock and pop, while still staying true to some of the American work that ... CD (Rock CD)
Chet Baker
Albert's HouseBeverly Hills/Liberation Hall, 1973.
CD...$12.99
14.99
A lost little gem from Chet Baker – recorded with a gentle, homey feel that we really like! The album's not one of the standouts in Chet's catalog, but it's got a personal, almost intimate quality that we find really compelling – almost a broken soul sense of playing, with Chet ... CD (Jazz CD)
Barney Wilen
Jazz Sur Seine (180 gram vinyl)Philips/SAM (France), 1958. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
39.99
A fantastic early recording from the great French tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen – best known as an artist who recorded famously in the soundtrack world of the French new wave, and with Art Blakey – but who's even more striking here on a rare small combo date from the 50s! The session's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
El (UK), 1940s/1950s/1960s. 4CD
CD...$29.99
38.99
A heady dip into the musical frontiers of the postwar years – a set that digs deep into avant classical, jazz, and other styles – all to come up with sounds that later provided inspiration for The Beatles, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, and other landmark groups at the end of the 60s! Yet ... CD (Classical CD)
Superior Viaduct, 1983. (reissue)
LP...$20.99
24.98
Crucial early work by The Ex – exactly the sort of set that shows why the group ended up becoming a genre unto themselves! The record has a story that lives up to its title – as the group recorded the set in the ruins of an abandoned paper factory – once home to hundreds of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Atakora Manu
Omintiminim/BBE (UK), Mid 80s.
CD...$19.99
29.99
Two rare albums from Ghana – back to back in a single set! First up is Omintiminim – a record with a title that's a bit hard to say, but a groove that's instantly infectious – as older highlife modes come into play with all sorts of great 80s keyboards – in style that has ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Dynasty
Your Piece Of The Rock/Solar/Robinsongs (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. 3CD
CD...$26.99
30.99
Four classic albums from Dynasty – served up here with bonus material too! First up is Your Piece Of The Rock – a set that has Dynasty working with snapping grooves with a nice sort of electro undercurrent –- all the handiwork of Leon Sylvers, who also plays bass and drums on the ... CD (Soul CD)
Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few
Cosmic TransitionsDivision 81, 2021. 2LP
LP...$27.99
30.00
A long-awaited full length statement from saxophonist Isaiah Collier – a player who's been making magic on the Chicago scene in recent years, and who steps forth boldly here as a leader with a vision that cannot be denied! The set was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio, on John Coltrane's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Don Cherry
Summer House SessionsBlank Forms, 1968.
Here's a summer house we'd really like to visit on our next vacation – a legendary spot in Sweden, where Don Cherry created freely with some of the hippest players on the local scene in 1968! The tracks here were all recorded for later commercial release, which never ended up happening ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Capitol,
A totally great cut from the glory days of Blondie – originally issued in 1981 only as a flexidisc, but every bit the same sort of hip hop groove as their classic "Rapture"! In fact, this cut might be even more of a hip hop cut – as it features Debbie Harry rapping alongside ... 12-inch, Vinyl record (Holiday Music 12-inch)
Jerzy Milian
Penguin BidsGAD (Poland), Mid 60s.
CD...$18.99
22.99
Rare 60s work from the world of Polish vibist Jerzy Milian – not sounds from his own group, but that of the Polish Radio dance band – headed up by Edward Czerny, and featuring here a whole set of original compositions and arrangements by Milian! Jerzy plays some solo vibes on the set, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Fremeaux & Associates (France), Late 40s/1950s/Early 60s. 2CD
CD...$22.99
29.99
An overstuffed package of classic work from the Caribbean – most of it from midcentury, at a time before reggae and other styles would bring even more exposure to the scene! The music here is in a nice mix of modes – separate by island identity, but drawn together in a good way by the ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Adam Roth & His Band Of Men
Down The ShoreHoZac, 1981. (reissue)
LP...$15.99
17.99
A power pop treasure finally gets its due – as this set brings together the full music created by Adam Roth for the early 80s teen trash film Down The Shore! The music more than works away from the film – the kind of brash, upfront, stripped-down sounds that often had the power pop ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Fay Hill
This Is A BlessingWFL/P-Vine (Japan), 1981. (reissue)
A nice little modern soul record – even if it is a gospel session! Fay Hill's got a good indie soul style, and she's nicely set up in a little combo that features some good work by Leroy Lovett on Fender Rhodes and Alpha-Synthesizer – two keyboards that really sweeten the deal ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Ennio Morricone
Cat O Nine Tails (Il Gatto A Nove Code) (with bonus tracks)Quartet (Spain), 1971.
A very spooky score for this film that's also known in America as "The Cat With Nine Tails" – the second collaboration between Ennio Morricone and noted horror director Dario Argento! The album's a bit different than some of Morricone's other work on horror films – and at ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Ken Vandermark
Field Within A LineCorbett vs. Dempsey, 2021.
CD...$12.99
15.00
Beautiful solo recordings from saxophone genius Ken Vandermark – music that we don't normally hear in such a setting from Ken, given what a strong collaborator he is – and a set that's just a further reminder of the endless depths of his talents! The material was recorded at Vandermark' ... CD (Jazz CD)
Universal (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. 2CD
CD...$29.99
36.99
A tremendous tribute to a fantastic moment in jazz – the explosion of new sounds that happened in the British scene from the late 60s onward – a moment of music that barely touched our shores, but which was equally important to the changes taking place in modern jazz in the US! England ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Tom Dissevelt
Fantasy In Orbit – An Astronaut's Impressions While Orbiting The Earth (mono & stereo pressing)Philips/We Are Busy Bodies (UK), Late 60s. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$30.99
32.99
A wonderful album of early analogue electronics – originally issued with a title that billed it as "an astronaut's reflections while visiting the earth"! The sound here is way more outside than that, though – almost more as if the astronaut was an alien – with weird, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound LP)
Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
Mutations EPDenovali, 2009.
The second album from this unusual ensemble – a group who maybe take the "dark" in their name a bit more strongly than the "jazz" – and who work here without any real connection to the culture of Kilimanjaro at all! Yet despite that distinction, there's definitely ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Hans Dulfer
El Saxophon (180 gram green vinyl pressing)Catfish/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1971. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
A record that might look a bit hokey on the cover, but which has a tremendous sense of power through and through – especially on side two, where the great Hans Dulfer is joined by some key avant players who were working on the Paris scene in the early 70s! Side one has this very unusual ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Nikki Giovanni
Way I FeelNiktom/Modern Harmonic, 1975.
CD...$15.99
16.99
One of the funkiest albums ever cut by the mighty Nikki Giovanni – a set that has these fantastic arrangements from Arif Mardin that are in the best style of early 70s Atlantic Records soul – provided with drums from Bernard Pretty Purdie, keyboards from Richard Tee, guitar from Cornell ... CD (Soul CD)
JJJJJerome Ellis
ClearingNNA, 2021. 2LP
LP...$23.99
24.99
A stunningly beautiful project from JJJJJerome Ellis – one that deals with dysfluency in speech, but delivers the message in a mix of instrumental and vocal modes! Ellis himself suffers from a block stutter – but rather than see that condition as a disability he presents it as a whole ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound LP)
Mario Rusca
Monochrome BluesMono Jazz (Italy), 2021. 2LP Gatefold
The first record we've heard in years from Italian pianist Mario Rusca – and a set that really lives up to the strength of all of his classic material from back in the day! The album's a beautifully recorded set – done in mono, which seems to bring an even richer quality to the sound ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Casablanca/Universal, 1976. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$36.99
38.99
A landmark album from Kiss – the set that really broke them out of the hard rock underground and firmly put them on the rock and roll map – thanks to an all-great set list, and overall presentation of the group at their best! Maybe it's the cover image, but there's a rock-solid quality ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Viejas Raices (Jorge Lopez Ruiz & Pocho Lapouble)
Viejas Raices De Las Colonias del Rio De La PlataTrova/Altercat (Germany), 1976.
One of the coolest records we've ever heard from this legendary Argentine pianist – a set that has Jorge Lopez Ruiz playing lots of Fender Rhodes, and mixing it in with both rootsy Latin percussion and a number of other keyboards too! The set's almost a South American version of some of ... CD (Jazz CD)
Blue Dream
Trip To LATangential (UK), 2021.
A beautiful side project from Andy Compton – who you might know from his work in The Rurals – recording here in an equally soulful mode, but with a very different vibe overall! For the record, Andy took the trip to LA mentioned in the title – and works alongside Irantzu Pujadas ... LP, Vinyl record album (New Age LP)
Rhino, Late 60s/Early 70s. 5CD
CD...$61.99
64.98
An amazing dip into the archives of Joni Mitchell – one that features the Reprise Records label in the title, but which features all unissued material recorded at the same time as her bigger classics for Reprise! There's a wonderful blend of material here – some live tracks, some demo ... CD (Rock CD)
David Grubbs & Ryley Walker
Tap On The ShoulderHusky Pants, 2021.
Beautiful sounds from two modern masters of the guitar – both playing here on a mix of electric and acoustic variations of the instrument, with sonic properties that unfold in wonderful ways throughout the set! Both Grubbs and Walker have a way of doing a lot with just a little – even ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Muriel Grossmann
UnionDreamland (Austria), 2021.
Completely stunning music from the marvelous Muriel Grossmann – a saxophonist who's become one of our favorite jazz talents over the course of the past decade – thanks to deeply spiritual work like this! The album's got a Hammond organ, something you're not as always likely to see in a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Elvis Presley
Back In Nashville (4CD set)RCA, 1971. 4CD
CD...$44.99
48.99
A really special look at the genius of Elvis Presley in the studio – presented here on a set of recordings from a famous 1971 return trip to the studio in Nashville, with material that later came out on a few different records, but expanded here greatly by all sorts of unreleased tracks, and ... CD (Rock CD)
Righteous (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s.
CD...$14.99
20.99
Classic work from a time when the soundtrack scene turned heavily to jazz music – when both American and European directors moved away from using larger orchestrations, and focused instead on smaller combos and strong soloists who really gave the music a heck of a lot of feeling! The work ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Wood Brass & Steel
Welcome To The Party – The Complete Recordings 1973 to 1980 (Wood Brass & Steel/Turbo/Soul Brother (UK), 1970s. 2CD
CD...$18.99
24.99
An essential collection of work from one of the hippest funk groups of the 70s – the mysterious Wood Brass & Steel, who also participated in the legendary Skullsnaps record! The first part of the set features an unreleased album that the group recorded for the All-Platinum label in 1973 ... CD (Soul CD)
Sound American
Issue 27 – The Life IssueSound American, 2021.
Magazine...$12.99
15.00
A really great issue of this well-done journal – one that grew out of an initial impulse to document the response of artists and musicians to the pandemic – yet which evolved into something far more interesting overall! The "life" in the title here is key – as editor ... Magazine (Magazine)
Elia Y Elizabeth
AlegriaZeida/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1973. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
29.99
A totally wonderful little set from the Colombian scene of the early 70s – very different than most other music of that place at the time – and with this sunny, groovy vibe that's got a very universal appeal! Elia and Elizabeth sing in Spanish, and harmonize over these bouncy backings ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)
Jacek Bednarek
Indeks (with bonus track)GAD (Poland), 1977.
CD...$18.99
22.99
A really beautiful soundtrack from Polish composer Jacek Benarek – presented here with a great balance between solo acoustic basslines, and some wonderful use of electric harpsichord! The latter instrument is used in a few spots in ways that echo Italian scores of the early 70s – but ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
John Coltrane
Love Supreme – Live In SeattleImpulse, 2LP Gatefold
LP...$31.99
35.99
A fantastic addition to the John Coltrane catalog, and a set that's wonderful for so many different reasons it's hard to fit them all in one short passage! As the title implies, the album features a rare live performance of "Love Supreme" – done in 1965, when the work was new both ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Mike Taylor
MandalaJazz In Britain (UK), 1965.
Crucial early work from British pianist Mike Taylor – an artist who gave the world two classic albums of avant jazz in the late 60s, worked famously with both Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce – then seemingly disappeared for the rest of his time on the planet! This never-issued set predates ... CD (Jazz CD)
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter (smoky vinyl pressing)Seventy Seven/Real Gone, Mid 70s. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
23.99
The rare first album by The Brief Encounter – a mid 70s funk group from North Carolina, but one who doesn't feel like a southern soul combo at all – as they work here with a sweet, strong, and jazzy flavor that makes them feel like the best of the California scene in the 70s! The group ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Blue Note (Japan), 1967.
Beautiful late work from Lee Morgan! The last five years of Lee's life saw him really stretching out to do some fantastic writing, playing, and leading – and this record stands today as one of the best examples of that period – a pure act of genius, with a sound that really takes off ... CD (Jazz CD)
Fela & Africa 70
Fela's London Scene (blue, red & white splatter vinyl pressing)Knitting Factory, 1971. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
A great batch of rare tracks from the legendary Fela Kuti – unreleased for many years after their recording – which was done in London in 1971, when EMI sent Fela to the UK for a special session at their Abbey Road studios! The set benefits from the great production values of that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Touch Of Class
Love Means Everything (aka I'm In Heaven)Stack O Hits/P-Vine (Japan), 1976/1981. (reissue)
A killer little soul group who recorded with John "Monster" Davis in the mid 70s – really soaring with a groove that rivals some of their bigger contemporaries on the east coast group scene! Touch Of Class sing in a style that's sometimes fragile, but often more suited to the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Black Unity Trio
Al-FatihahSalaam Records/Gotta Groove, 1969. (reissue)
LP...$32.99
33.98
Amazing spiritual jazz treasure – the only album ever issued by this obscure avant trio from the Cleveland scene – a group that includes a young Abdul Wadud on bass and cello! The style is nicely loose and open, but also very different than the sound of the AACM at the time – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
John Coltrane
Living SpaceImpulse (Japan), 1965.
Brilliant work from the great John Coltrane – a set of material that was recorded in the 60s, but not issued until the late 70s – and only then, not properly in print until the release of this great package! The material is classic Coltrane Quartet – with McCoy Tyner on piano, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ennio Morricone
Bird With The Crystal Plumage (aka L'Uccello Dalle Piume Di Cristallo) (clear vinyl pressing)Death Waltz, 1969. 2LP
LP...$41.99
53.98
A key moment of genius from the legendary Ennio Morricone – a set that marked a huge step forward for his music – at a level that would have a huge influence on other composers (and filmmakers) for years to come! The score is an amazing blend of voices, keyboards, and off-kilter ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Africa Seven (UK), 1970s/Early 80s.
A really cool little package, and one that looks at the rise of reggae on the African scene of the 70s – including many tracks that mark a moment before that big 80s wave of African-based superstars that rose up to larger global fame! The cuts here are maybe a bit more homegrown and unusual ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Holiday Soul PartyDaptone, 2015.
A wonderful Holiday set from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – easily one of the coolest albums you'll ever hope to spin in December! The group really recreate the vibe of a classic Christmas soul album – like records from James Brown or Stevie Wonder – and do an excellent job ... CD (Holiday Music CD)
John Coltrane
Olatunji Concert – Last Live RecordingImpulse (Japan), 1967.
The last concert ever played by the great John Coltrane – and, as with some of his other recordings from 1967, a record that really shows the Great One stepping out into some territory we would have loved him to explore more, had he not left our world too soon! The group here has tremendous ... CD (Jazz CD)
Nikki Giovanni
Truth Is On Its WayRight On/Modern Harmonic, 1971.
An amazing setting for the righteous words and message of Nikki Giovanni – as the set has the poet working with backing vocals by the New York Community Choir, who also recorded a great soul album on RCA around the same time – and an overall approach that elevates Nikki's poetry into a ... CD (Soul CD)
Cherry Red (UK), 1981. 3CD
CD...$29.99
38.99
A huge slice of work from a crucial year in electronic music – all tracks from 1981, a time when the experiments of the 70s were giving way to more tuneful recordings of the 80s – at a level that would soon dominate the world of pop around the globe! Yet although some of these artists ... CD (Rock CD)
Bruce W Talamon
Soul, R&B, & Funk – Photographs 1972 to 1982 (hardcover)Taschen, 2018.
Book...$53.99
70.00
A decade's worth of funky photographs – served up here in a completely massive book! Photographer Bruce Talamon was clearly the man on the scene in the 70s – able to gain access to some of the best soul and funk artists of the time – both onstage and backstage, with some great ... Book (Book)
Joe McPhee
Route 84 Quarantine BluesCorbett vs. Dempsey, 2021.
CD...$12.99
15.00
Tremendous solo work from the great Joe McPhee – recorded alone at home during 2020, as you might guess from the title – but a set that has Joe being wonderfully expressive, in the very personal way that you'd know if you've ever seen him live in performance! McPhee mostly blows tenor, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Aaron Lupton & Jeff Szpirglas
Blood On Black Wax – Horror Soundtracks On Vinyl (hardcover – expanded edition)1984, 2019.
Book...$24.99
34.95
A beautiful book on horror film soundtracks on vinyl – one that starts with the earliest days of scores for famous early Universal monster movies, then really takes off when it hits the glory days of the 70s and 80s soundtrack! The book nicely moves past the classic generation – and ... Book (Book)
Rhythm & Blues (UK), Mid 60s. 2CD
A heady serving of instrumental soul tunes from the center of the 60s – work that really takes off from jazz and R&B modes from a few years before, and serves up music that reminds us that great soul sounds don't always need some lyrics in the lead! There's a nicely gritty vibe on most ... CD (Soul CD)
Vels Trio
Celestial GreensRhythm Section International (UK), 2021.
CD...$14.99
16.99
A group of players with ties to other groups on the London scene – all working here together at a level that will really blow away your expectations of a familiar trio album! On paper, the record's got a familiar feel – bass from Cameron Dawson, drums from Dougal Taylor, and keyboards ... CD (Jazz CD)
Mercury/Esoteric (UK), Late 70s. 8CD
CD...$54.99
74.99
Spirit are maybe best known for their revolutionary work of the late 60s – music that took a more freeform style of jamming and focused it into some surprisingly tuneful ends – but the group were really firmly back at their best during the overlooked 70s stretch in which they recorded ... CD (Rock CD)
Carroll Thompson
Hopelessly In LoveTrojan/Sanctuary (UK), 1981.
CD...$14.99
15.98
A soulful set from Carroll Thompson – the debut from the sultry UK singer, and a set that went onto become a key classic in the lovers rock genre! Carroll has a great way of mixing Jamaican styles with a bit more of a London vibe – coming up with a criss-cross of modes that really ... CD (Reggae CD)
Netwerk (Network)
I Need You (with bonus tracks)Still Music/Past Due, 1984. 2LP
LP...$22.99
26.99
A great lost bit of 80s groove – the one and only album from Netwerk, a bouncing funky soul outfit that followed strongly in the spirit of BB&Q Band, Mtume, and other 80s groove heroes – maybe no surprise, as the group features a number of artists who played with those groups too! ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Agustin Pereyra Lucena
La RanaMAI/Far Out (UK), 1979.
CD...$13.99
16.99
A landmark bit of Brazilian from Europe – and a sweet groover from guitarist Agustin Pereyra Lucena! The set was recorded in Oslo, but it's got the warm sound of a Brazilian jazz set from the time – with Agustin on acoustic guitar and percussion – backed by a quartet that ... CD (Brazil CD)
Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s.
CD...$18.99
20.99
One of the coolest overviews of early Chicano rock we've ever seen – a set that really lays the groundwork for some of the bigger music to come – but with the sort of deep-digging style we love on other compilations from the Bear Family label! Most of this work was recorded in LA ... CD (Rock CD)
Eero Koivistoinen
Altered Pictures – The Complete New York 1983 & 1991 Recordings (Picture In Three Colors/Svart (Finland), 1983/1991. 3CD
A pair of rare albums – plus lots of bonus titles too – all packaged together in one mighty 3CD set! First up is the album Picture In Three Colors – a really great moment in the career of the Finnish saxophonist Eero Koivistoinen – a player who'd been making huge waves on ... CD (Jazz CD)
Johnny
Karl Hector Presents JohnnyNow Again, 2021.
A whole new side of funky genius for Karl Hector – aka JJ Whitefield, of Poets Of Rhythm fame – a set that takes off from his previous Afro Funk albums with The Macouns, but which has an even more stripped-down vibe overall! The group is just a trio – with Ebo Taylor's son Henry, ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Franco Cerri
Metti Una Sera Cerri (white vinyl pressing)AMS (Italy), 1973. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$32.99
36.99
An unusual album from 1973 – one that has Italian guitarist Franco Cerri working with larger backings, in a style that's almost a bit like soundtrack work of the time! Franco's guitar lines are clean and clear – right up front in the mix, over a range of strings, plus bits of organ, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Jasmine (UK), 1950s/Early 60s.
CD...$15.99
16.99
That's Billy Bland, not Bobby Bland – a really great singer who's got a wonderful range of material – equally able to sing jump blues, R&B, and even a bit of New Orleans soul – all of which is featured in this excellent collection of his work for the Old Town label – ... CD (Soul CD)
Damu The Fudgemunk
Conversation PeaceKPM/Def Presse, 2021.
CD...$14.99
15.99
A fantastic album from Damu The Fudgemunk, and a set that kicks off a whole new series in the sound library universe too – one that has contemporary producers getting access to classic samples from the KPM Sound Library catalog, while also adding their own music to the label too! Here, Damu ... CD (Hip Hop CD)
Perigeo
Perigeo Live 1976Contempo (Italy), 1976. 2LP Gatefold
Rare 70s live work from the legendary Italian group Perigeo – a combo who were very much both a jazz group and a rock outfit – and who work here in a concert setting that has the players really stretching out on their solos! You'll no doubt recognize some of the quintet's players here ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Neal Francis
In Plain SightATO, 2021.
A pretty amazing step forward for Neal Francis – a singer whose debut felt as if it were steeped in all the best influences from the southern soul and rock scene of the early 70s – and who now finds a way of pulling all those elements into a mode that bristles with stardom from the very ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Ultimates
Why I Love You/Brewerytown, Early 70s. (reissue)
A stunning female trio from Philly – one who record in this heartbreaking sweet soul style that's much more like most of the male groups from the time! "Why I Love You" has a guitar line woven into the midtempo rhythms – very blue-tinged and sad, and perfectly echoing the ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Matthew Shipp
CodebreakerTao Forms, 2021.
The title and cover of this one might make you expect a somewhat academic approach – but pianist Matthew Shipp is at his warmest and most organic here – spinning out a series of solo pieces that seem to unlock a whole new sense of poetry in his music! There's a really special vibe ... CD (Jazz CD)
Elonkorjuu
Harvest TimeParlophone/Svart (Finland), 1972. Gatefold (reissue)
A massive harvest of sound from this fantastic Finnish group – a set recorded at the start of the 70s, and an album that set the stage for so many other Finnish hard rock giants to come! Lyrics are in English, and sung with this really great edge – one that cuts even more strongly on ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Marc Johnson
OverpassECM (Germany), 2021.
CD...$16.99
18.99
One of the most fantastic records we've heard from bassist Marc Johnson in years – a wonderful solo set that not only furthers Johnson's legacy as a musician, but also ties it to the larger ECM Records tradition – but without having Marc just swim in the same waters as his labelmates! ... CD (Jazz CD)
Roland Bocquet
ParadiaCobra/WRWTFWW (Switzerland), 1977.
A really cool little set that's maybe a bit jazz, and a bit "something else" – instrumental sounds from keyboardist Roland Bocquet, who you might know from his work in the group Catharsis – served up here with all sorts of cool elements that move between jazz fusion, spacey ... CD (Jazz CD)
Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela
Rejoice (180 gram pressing – special edition)World Circuit, 2020. 2LP
LP...$33.99
34.98
A really fantastic collaboration between two pioneers of African music – and a set that nicely opens both into the jazziest side of their talents! Hugh Masekela blows flugelhorn, and Tony Allen handles drums and plenty of percussion – and although both artists sing a bit, the main ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Chilly Gonzales
Very Chilly ChristmasFontana, 2021.
A surprisingly straightforward Christmas album from Chilly Gonzales – one that features spare piano on most of the tracks, usually handled with this really moody vibe that really gets the complicated spirit of the holiday right! It's as if Chilly knows that the season can be as sad for some ... CD (Holiday Music CD)
Various
Winter TalesDeutsche Grammophon (Germany), 2021.
CD...$15.99
16.99
A new standard in Holiday music, served up by some of the more contemporary artists to record for the legendary Deutsche Grammophon label! The vibe here is similar to some of the more ambient works of the Max Richter generation of talents on the label – but there's also some more pronounced ... CD (Holiday Music CD)
Cosmic Jokers
Galactic SupermarketDie Kosmischen Kuriere (Germany), 1974. (reissue)
A landmark bit of work from the Cosmic Jokers – real heroes of the German prog era, and less a batch of pranksters than some serious prog rock heavyweights – given that the lineup here features Dieter Dierks, Manuel Gottsching, Klaus Schulze, and Harald Grosskopf – all coming ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Zyklus
StimulacraBuried Treasure (UK), Late 80s/1990s/Early 2000s.
Over 20 years worth of unheard recordings from the writer/producer of The Delaware Road – work that's been pulled from an assortment of cassettes, DATs, and minidiscs – and which represent a similar evolution in electronics as the technology on which it was recorded! Some of the tracks ... CD (Sound Library CD)
Burnt Sugar Arkestra
Angels Over OakandaAvantgroidd, 2021.
Wonderfully righteous work from Burnt Sugar Arkestra – a group who've been giving us great records for years, but who are maybe even more important to the scene than ever before! The core of the record is the long title track – a very jazzy tune that builds up over loops set down by ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Sugar/Decca, 1970s. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$36.99
38.99
A totally wonderful collection of music from the glory days of the Italian soundtrack scene – one that features some classic horror themes from the 70s, and also a fair bit of never-issued material too! The creepy image on the cover will give you a good idea of what you're in for here – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Piero Umiliani
Continente NeroOmicron/Dialogo (Italy), 1975.
A second sound library trip to Africa by Italian sound library maestro Piero Umiliani – and one that's even groovier than the first! The music here follows a similar pattern – mixing elements of 70s sound library rhythms with some older exotic modes – a blend of electric and ... CD (Sound Library CD)
Velvet Underground & Others
Velvet Underground – A Documentary Film By Todd HaynesPolydor, Late 60s. 2CDs
CD...$19.99
21.99
A really well-done collection of tracks, designed to accompany the Velvet Underground film from director Todd Haynes – a set that mixes VU classics with some rare moments by the group, and a few tracks by other artists that help set the scene for their sound and inspirations! The package is ... CD (Rock CD)
Ebrau/Think (Japan), 1973.
A rare collection of Brazilian music from the early 70s – and a set that maybe feels more like some of the modernist bossa classics on the Elenco label from the 60s, right down to the black and white image on the cover! There's a fair bit of bossa nova elements in the instrumentation – ... CD (Brazil CD)
Various
Wamono A to Z Vol 3 – Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco, & Boogie 1978 to 1988 (180 gram pressing)180g (UK), Late 70s/1980s.
LP...$26.99
34.99
A really fantastic entry in this really great series – one that shows just how strongly the spirit of invention continued in the world of Japanese music as it moved into the 80s! As with previous volumes, the work here is a unique hybrid of influences from American and Japanese sources ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Wendell Harrison Tribe
Get Up Off Your KneesTribe/P-Vine (Japan), 2021.
Fantastic new music from Detroit reedman Wendell Harrison – working here with a renewed version of the Tribe Records scene, at a level that makes the album one of his best in many years! Wendell blows tenor and bass clarinet, and his group here is mostly younger, lesser-known players – ... CD (Jazz CD)
Cotillion/Robinsongs (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. 7CD
CD...$42.99
59.99
All the best early years of Stacy Lattisaw – served up in one nice little set! And when we say "early", we mean early – given that Stacy was just in her teens when she sang a good number of the tunes on this collection! But although young, Lattisaw already had a depth that ... CD (Soul CD)
Daptone Super Soul Revue
Daptone Super Soul Revue – Live At The ApolloDaptone, 2014. 2CD
CD...$17.99
18.99
A fantastic presentation of all that's wonderful with the mighty Daptone label – one of the hippest, funkiest record companies of the past few decades – the company that gave the world Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, and other great artists – all of whom are heard here in an ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Manduka
MandukaIRT/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1972. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
29.99
Soulful sounds from 70s Chile – and a record that easily rivals some of the best acoustic work from the post-Tropicalia generation in Brazil! Manduka's got a heady sound that's very much in keeping with his image on the cover – a freer sort of approach to the music than the decade ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Sdban (Belgium), Late 60s/1970s. 2CD
A pretty incredible legacy of jazz from the scene in Belgium during the late 60s and early 70s – a place that never got the kind of exposure as the jazz worlds of the UK, Scandinavia, and Germany – but one that was making some really amazing work at the time! Take the "progressive& ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Muriel Grossmann
Natural Time (with bonus track)Dreamland (Austria), 2016.
A real step forward for saxophonist Muriel Grossmann – as the set seems to have a new sort of fire that wasn't there on her debut – as Grossmann and quartet open up to embrace the world of modal rhythms! The tunes here all have this fantastic sense of pulse – energy that comes ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ennio Morricone
Vergogna Schifosi (with bonus tracks)Quartet (Spain), 1969.
CD...$20.99
29.99
A great little soundtrack from Ennio Morricone – with music that sports vocals both by I Cantori Moderni and Edda Dell'Orso – both of whom are working in prime Mondo Morricone modes! There's a dreamy feel to the best numbers on the set – heard most perfectly in the classic "G ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Various
Sacred Soul of North CarolinaBible & Tire/Fat Possum, 2021. 2LPGatefold
LP...$20.99
23.99
A fantastic little session of gospel music – contemporary work, but done in the same sort of "field trip" style of recording that takes us back to Alan Lomax and some of the great southern projects of the postwar years! In this case, the music all comes from a studio in Fountain, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Gospel LP)
Philippe Sarde
Les Choses De La Vie (with bonus tracks)Quartet/CAM (Spain), 1969.
CD...$20.99
29.99
Our favorite album ever from French soundtrack maestro Philippe Sarde – and maybe one of our favorite French soundtracks too! There's a really special quality to this music – as rich as some of Sarde's other scores, but maybe linked more towards the new wave of subtle expression that ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Sault
9Forever Living Originals (UK), 2021.
CD...$22.99
26.99
Fantastic music from Sault – a record that explodes way past some of their previous releases, and really shows the group evolving in their sound – even if they are still keeping their cover art in the same very understated territory! There's a sense of urgency as the album begins ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Lallo Gori
Italia – Ultimo AttoFour Flies (Italy), 1977.
A totally fantastic soundtrack from the 70s Italian scene – one that's filled with all sorts of sweet electric touches from Lallo Gori – including lots of keyboards over some pretty funky tracks! Gori did some more standard scoring in earlier years – but here, he's right up there ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Rustblade (Italy), 1986.
That's a very 80s image on the cover, and there's a very 80s feel to the record – a set that's awash in the kind of cool keyboard work you'd expect from Claudio Simonetti, often served up with a lean style that owes plenty to the legacy of John Carpenter! The keys can move from deep and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Luv'd Ones
Truth Gotta StandBeat Rocket, Mid 60s.
A very hip group from the Michigan scene of the 60s – an all-female outfit, but one with a sound that's a lot more raw than the sweet girl group sounds you might be expecting! The Luv'd Ones have a great way with a bassline and sinister guitar riff – at a level that often gives these ... CD (Rock CD)
Rustblade (Italy), 2021.
LP...$39.99
50.99
An excellent tribute to the sonic legacy of John Carpenter – known to most as an actor and director, but loved by us for the huge musical impact he's left on the world of horror soundtracks! Here, some of Carpenter's contemporaries and musicians from a younger generation serve up a range of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Quantic & Nidia Gongora
Almas ConectadasTru Thoughts (UK), 2021.
A beautiful collaboration between Quantic and Colombian singer Nidia Gongora – a set that's got a depth that we hardly would have imagined from Quantic's music at the start! Make no mistake, we've always loved Quantic's records – and he's gone farther than most of his contemporaries in ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Phil Ranelin
Infinite ExpressionsORG, 2021.
CD...$10.99
11.99
The legendary Phil Ranelin has been giving us great music for decades – yet he still sounds as fresh and vibrant here as ever – working in a small combo that really lets us focus on his phrasing and imagination on trombone, and his very righteous way of putting over a tune! Phil's ... CD (Jazz CD)
Theatre West
Bow To The PeopleBlack Fire/Strut, Late 70s.
A sweet set of spiritual jazz funk – a gem of a set from an Ohio group of the 70s, but one that was initially only issued on CD by the Black Fire label many years later! The ensemble's led by singer/pianist Clarence Young – and has a very message-oriented approach – sort of a ... CD (Soul CD)
Kazemede George
I InsistGreenleaf, 2021.
CD...$12.99
13.99
The first-ever album by a musician we're sure to be hearing from in years to come – an incredibly rock-solid record, and one that will definitely put the name of tenorist Kazemede George on the map! George has a pan-cultural approach to his music – with strong influences from Cuba and ... CD (Jazz CD)
Steve Lacy
StrawsCramps/Dialogo (Italy), 1977. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
39.99
A beautiful Steve Lacy album recorded during his fruitful time in Europe during the 70s – and one that's nicely different than some of his other material of the decade! The approach here really fits in with the Cramps Records style of presentation – as Lacy is maybe in a more ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Paolo Vasile
ControrapinaCinevox/Cinedelic (Italy), Late 70s. (reissue)
A cool 70s crime thriller from Italy – and one that's scored with that mode that has the 70s cop show style hitting the clubs! By that, we mean that there's some disco rhythms mixed in with funky electric jazz – all at a level that creates a record that might have as much appeal to ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Dexter Gordon
LandslideBlue Note (Japan), 1961/1962.
Obscure material from Dexter Gordon – some rare gems from his early 60s years at Blue Note – unissued back and in the day, but brought together for this sweet package at the start of the 80s! The album's great in that it shows Gordon really trying on some new things at the label – ... CD (Jazz CD)
Piero Umiliani
L'Uomo E La Citta (Man & The City)Liuto/Dialogo (Italy), 1976. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
34.99
A hip set of swinging urban tunes – recorded by Piero Umiliani in 1976, in a mode that recalls American "urban" jazz tributes from the 50s and 60s – especially some of the albums that were dedicated to New York! Yet the difference here is that he session's got a bit of a 70s ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Marisa Monte
Infinito Particular (180 gram pressing)EMI/Polysom (Brazil), 2006. (reissue)
LP...$34.99
50.99
Warmly mellow work from Marisa Monte – a record that's issued in conjunction with her samba-styled Universo Ao Meu Redor album, but which has a sound that's much more in keeping with her Memorias Cronicas E Declaracoes set from a few years back! The backings here are often mellow and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Paolo Vasile
Il Giorno Del CobraCinevox/Cinedelic (Italy), 1980. (reissue)
A killer cop/crime soundtrack from the Italian scene – recorded a bit late in comparison to some of the more famous entries, but done in a style that's very much like some of the best from the 70s! Things are nice and spare, with a bassline on many tracks that feels like a heartbeat moving a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Bruno Nicolai
Rendez-VousEdipan/Sounds From The Screen (Italy), 1975. (reissue)
One of the most obscure 70s albums from the great Bruno Nicolai – a smaller label sound library set, but one that's served up with all the depth of his famous film scores of the time – including his famous collaborations with Ennio Morricone! The music here is great – lean and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
Sesjun Radio Shows Vol 2 – Dutch Radio SessionUltra Vybe (Japan), Early 80s.
Live work from the great Art Blakey – a set that features two different performances from two really great groups! The first two cuts are from 1980 – from a time when the Jazz Messengers features up and coming 80s giants Bobby Watson on alto, Valery Ponomarev on trumpet, Billy Pierce ... CD (Jazz CD)
TP Orchestra Poly Rythmo De Cotonou
Le SatoAlbarika Store/Acid Jazz (UK), 1974.
CD...$13.99
14.98
Stunning early work from the Orchestra Poly Rhythmo – a set that's titled after a set of rhythms used in voodoo rituals in Benin – echoed here strongly by the heavy use of percussion on the record, which includes a giant drum reserved for use only in ritual performance! The sound is ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Jimmy Smith
At Club Baby Grand Vol 1Blue Note (Japan), 1956.
Jimmy Smith heard in the kind of setting that spawned him – playing live at Delaware's Club Baby Grand – just the sort of smoky little jazz room that initially fostered his talents! The liveness of the set brings a really nice edge to the album – a sound that's grittier than some ... CD (Jazz CD)
Andrew Cyrille
NewsECM (Germany), 2021.
CD...$16.99
18.99
Drummer Andrew Cyrille is a man of many modes – a player we first grew to love on his 60s recordings with Walt Dickerson, then his 70s percussion records from the underground – and over the decades, he's just kept on surprising us with his musical versatility! Here, he's definitely ... CD (Jazz CD)
Timo Lassy
Timo Lassy TrioWeJazz (Finland), 2021.
CD...$14.99
18.99
A really great record from Finnish saxophonist Timo Lassy – and one that's a bit different than you might expect from the title – as the set doesn't just feature Timo blowing with his trio, but also work from a larger set of strings, who really take the record into sublimely soulful ... CD (Jazz CD)
Hideto Kanai & King's Roar
Ode To BirdsThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1975.
CD...$19.99
24.00
One of the most unusual albums we've ever heard from Japanese bassist Hideto Kanai – maybe the only one to feature his King's Roar group, a magnificent spiritual avant ensemble who work through two side-long tracks with plenty of amazing moments! There seems to be a nice blend of structure ... CD (Jazz CD)
Gift Of Gab
Finding Inspiration SomehowNature Sounds, 2021.
LP...$23.99
24.98
The last album ever recorded by Gift Of Gab – a set recorded during his final years, which were full of health troubles – but music that definitely sparkles from the inspiration mentioned in the title! Gab's got that razor-sharp quality here that made him such a key part of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Bill Brown & The Soul Injection
Dreamworld Fantasies – Rare Single CollectionP-Vine (Japan), Mid 70s.
We don't know much about Bill Brown and his group – but they're a fantastic lost act from the 70s, and one who have a fantastic way of mixing warm soul harmonies with some very sharp grooves! The rhythms are pretty upbeat on most tracks, but the vibe is before the disco and club years – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Dos Santos
City Of MirrorsInternational Anthem, 2021.
The notes on the cover use the term "Latinx Futurist" to refer to the work of Dos Santos – and that may be one of the best ways we've ever heard to describe their really unique blend of modes – served up here with a sound that firmly places the group at the crossroads of some ... CD (Latin CD)
Donald Edwards
Color Of Us SuiteCriss Cross (Netherlands), 2021.
CD...$15.99
18.98
Maybe one of the most beautiful records we've ever heard from drummer Donald Edwards – a set that states its position strongly with the title, then features a suite of tracks that work together perfectly to deliver Donald's message! The record has a power and focus that's wonderful – ... CD (Jazz CD)
Cecil Taylor & Sunny Murray
CoronaCorbett vs. Dempsey, 1996.
CD...$12.99
15.99
A fantastic extended performance from the great Cecil Taylor – and a set that's really striking for a number of different reasons! First, the performance begins with some added voice work from Tristan Honsinger, Dominic Duval, and others – doing unusual vocalizations that are a bit ... CD (Jazz CD)
Piero Umiliani (Zalla)
AfricaLiuto/Dialogo (Italy), 1972.
A totally wonderful set of sound library work from the legendary Piero Umiliani, working here under the name of Zalla – a set that mixes his great ear for electronic elements with some warm acoustic instrumentation too – a blend of percussion, baritone flute, and even a bit of marimba ... CD (Sound Library CD)
Smoke
Risin'J.Bridge/P-Vine (Japan), 1976. (reissue)
A great record – and the kind of lost soul that has group collectors digging through the used bins year after year! Smoke hailed from Kansas City, and they were sweet harmony group in the mode of many of their east coast contemporaries. The record was recorded in 1976, but has a sound that's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
Barra 69Polygram/Universal (Japan), 1969.
A seminal live set that brings together two giants of the Tropicalia scene – Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, recorded here in a rough-edged performance from 1969! The format has the artists alternating songs throughout the set, then coming together for a duet at the end – and the ... CD (Brazil CD)
Sweet Inspirations
Let It Be Me – The Atlantic Recordings 1967 to 1970 (3CD set)Atlantic/Soulmusic.com (UK), Late 60s. 3CD
CD...$26.99
30.99
A fantastic run of music from a group who were key to the rising sound of soul music on Atlantic Records during the 60s – but who sometimes didn't always get their due! The Sweet Inspirations have roots in gospel – as the famous Drinkard Sisters – and they've also got a legacy ... CD (Soul CD)
Lloyd McNeill
Washington Suite (red vinyl pressing)Asha/Soul Jazz (UK), 1970. (reissue)
LP...$36.99
40.99
One of the most beautiful albums ever recorded by DC flutist Lloyd McNeil – and one of the grooviest, too! Lloyd's work is always amazing – stretched-out, spiritual, and filled with life – but this time around, there's a definite groove to the record that's undeniable – an ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Horace Tapscott & The Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra
CallNimbus, 1978.
Large-group genius from the legendary Horace Tapscott – one of the few recordings of his groundbreaking Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra! The music here is totally righteous right from the start – even more searching and soaring than Tapscott's trio or solo work – thanks to help from ... CD (Jazz CD)
Jaimie Branch
Fly Or Die LiveInternational Anthem, 2021. 2CDs
Trumpeter Jaimie Branch has been giving us great music for a number of years – but honestly, she really knocks it out of the park on this live set – a record that's even more amazing than her previous two efforts with a similar title! The set's a double-length performance – and ... CD (Jazz CD)
Art Yard (UK), Early 60s.
A stunning package of work from the early days of Sun Ra & The Arkestra – three really wonderful tracks that are well-deserving of issue on a 45! "Angels & Demons At Play" is perhaps one of the greatest illustrations of the way that Ra took all of the exotic currents in ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Doc Watson
Life's Work – A Retrospective (4CD set)Craft, Late 50s/1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s. 4CD
A career-spanning collection of work from the great Doc Watson, all collected together in a really beautiful book-styled package – one that offers up as much about Watson's unusual life as it does his legendary work on guitar! Watson's got an enigmatic history – in that during the 50s, ... CD (Folk/Country CD)
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