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Horace Parlan
Speakin' My Piece (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1960. (reissue)
LP...$25.99
28.99
A killer set by one of the greatest pianists of the postwar era – and one that features Horace Parlan's piano trading lines with the legendary Turrentine brothers (both Stanley & Tommy), playing here at the height of their powers! Tommy Turrentine's trumpet is especially great here ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Blue Note, 2023.
London's Total Refreshment Centre has been one of the world's hippest musical venues in recent years – a fantastic showcase for all the sorts of groundbreaking, genre-busting work that's been happening in the city – as well as host to some equally free-thinking artists from around the ... CD (Jazz CD)
Mood Mosaic (Italy), Late 60s/Early 70s.
The mood here is pretty darn groovy – so much so, it will help you get past the gratuitous image of naked women on the cover! Just keep your clothes on, and enjoy the wonderful selection of cuts within – funky numbers from a variety of genres – jazz, soul, easy listening, and ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Soul Beat/P-Vine (Japan), Late 60s/Early 70s.
CD...$9.99
24.99
A set that definitely takes its title seriously, and which is heavily focused on tunes from the most righteous years of soul music – very heavy on late 60s/early 70s gems from American indie labels, including some killer tracks from the Ronn/Jewel/Paula family of labels! As the title ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Jackie McLean
Bluesnik (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1960. (reissue)
LP...$25.99
28.99
A crackling date from Jackie McLean – a set that's got a more expansive feel than some of his earlier Blue Note work – filled with fire, far from the 50s – and really pointing the way towards his new directions to come! There's a hint of modernism in the mix, mostly on the tone ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Weldon Irvine
Time Capsule EP (10 inch LP)P-Vine (Japan), Early 70s.
LP...$22.99
34.99
A totally great package – one that brings together some of the coolest cuts ever from the early solo years of Weldon Irvine! Side one of the record features two takes on his great "Deja Vu" – the initial short version, which has more of a take on the catchy jazzy lyrics ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Gerardo Frisina
Joyful SoundSchema (Italy), 2023.
Gerardo Frisina always seems to give us joyful sounds – but this time around, that might be the case more than ever – as the album's overflowing with all sorts of lively rhythms that are peppered with jazz-based instrumentation! Things are less hard-driving than some of Frisina's ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Joe Pass
Better DaysGwyn/P-Vine (Japan), Early 70s. (reissue)
LP...$30.99
39.99
Quite possibly the funkiest record ever made by guitarist Joe Pass – a real surprise from an artist we mostly know for his mellower and straight ahead work! The style here is tight electric funk, almost in a Groove Merchant sort of way – and given Joe's heavy use of hollow-body guitar ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Otakar Olsanik/
Advanced Process
Coloursound Library/Be With (UK), 1986. (reissue)
LP...$33.99
36.99
A synth-heavy sound library set, and one that really lives up to the cover image of a spaceman on the front – a record that soars through the skies on waves of pulsating sonic energy – lean enough to achieve liftoff, but with enough force to keep on soaring through the cosmos! The ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Peter Barclay
I'm Not Your Toy (pink vinyl pressing)Numero, Early 90s.
LP...$21.99
26.98
Lost work from the Bay Area scene of the early 90s – tracks from two different releases by sweet soul singer Peter Barclay – an artist who departed the planet by the end of the decade, but left behind two non-vinyl albums to be discovered all these many years later! As you might guess ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Michael Hudson-Casanova
AnimusPasserine, 2023.
Michael Hudson Casanova is a saxophonist, but the sound of the record draws equally strongly from the contributions of Erik Skov's guitar – a player whose sense of color is balanced wonderfully by the sharper edges of the saxophone – then given some nice structure through the work on ... CD (Jazz CD)
James Brandon Lewis
Eye Of IAnti, 2023.
A much more stripped-down album than some of the other recent efforts from tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis – but in a way that maybe shows his power and potential even more than before! Lewis is tremendous right from the start – blowing with a sense of soul and spirit that's ... CD (Jazz CD)
Dotti Holmberg
Sometimes Happy TimesColumbia/Sundazed, Late 60s.
Dreamy pop from Dotti Holmberg – Curt Bottecher's partner in the GoldeBriars vocal group, working here on her own, with a number of tracks produced by Curt himself! The set's got a definite California sunshine pop sound to it – sweet arrangements mixed with Dotti's great vocals – ... CD (Rock CD)
David Boykin & Sebau
Calculations/Sonic Healing Ministries, 2023.
CD...$4.99
8.99
A record that continues that journey past jazz that reedman David Boykin has given us on a few recent releases – an EP that features two surprisingly soulful cuts, yet which still have some great tenor solos as well! Boykin delivers some lyrics on "Calculations" – a cut that ... CD (Jazz CD)
Irma Thomas
In Between Tears (turquoise vinyl pressing)Reel/Fungus, 1973. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
27.99
An overlooked gem from Irma Thomas – and one of her deepest soul albums ever! The set was recorded with Swamp Dogg at the production helm, and he gives Irma this wonderfully rootsy feel throughout the record – the kind of vibe she definitely never got in the 60s, and a sound that seems ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Misha Panfilov
MomentumFunk Night, 2022.
LP...$17.99
19.99
The momentum here is nice and slow – an album that's maybe the most laidback we've ever heard from the great Misha Panfilov, at a level that allows him to explore some jazzier, more spiritual sides in his music! The maestro of sound is very much at the top of his game here – mixing his ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Nicola Conte & Gianluca Petrella
African Spirits (Fred P interpretation)/Schema (Italy), 2023. (pic cover)
12-inch...$21.99
24.99
Fred P offers up two very fresh takes on these cuts from the team of Nicola Conte and Gianluca Petrella – both nice and long, and with a sense of flow that's really wonderful! "African Spirits" comes across with a tribal house sort of vibe – lots of live instrumentation on ... 12-inch, Vinyl record (New Grooves 12-inch)
Lovelites
Love So Strong – The Lovelite RecordingsP-Vine (Japan), Early 70s.
CD...$19.99
24.99
The rich 70s legacy of the Lovelites – a Chicago trio who first sprang onto the soul with some wonderfully fragile work when they were young, and who continued to record some really great music – even though they never fully got their due at the time! The music here was all done after ... CD (Soul CD)
Rubinho E Mauro Assumpcao
Perfeitamente – Justamente Quando ChegueiTapecar/Mr Bongo (UK), 1972.
A bit trippy, a bit groovy – and a very compelling little set from the Brazilian duo of Rubinho & Mauro Assumpcao! At one level, the record's got an earthy feel that matches the cover image of the pair climbing out of a tree without their shirts on – but at another level, there's ... CD (Brazil CD)
Branislave Zivkovic/
Emotionally
Coloursound Library/Be With (UK), 1986. (reissue)
LP...$33.99
36.99
A record from the more electronic years of the sound library scene – yet one that's also got a nicely sensitive side too, in a way that really lives up to its title! Both artists get plenty of space to serve up their songs – mostly shorter numbers in variations for most tracks – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Ogassa
Ogassa Original Vol 1Albarika Store/Acid Jazz (UK), 1978. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
29.98
The Ogassa story is a short one, given that the group only issued a handful of recordings – one of which is this really unique Nigerian album! Ogassa have a style that's much more deeply soulful than some of their contemporaries – as equally committed to sad-tinged lyrics as they are ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Brand Nubian
In God We Trust (with bonus 7" single)Rush/Tommy Boy, 1992. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$30.99
32.99
Early 90s greatness from Brand Nubian – and proof that the group had a lot of life in them, even after Grand Puba set out on his solo career! Sadat X and Lord Jamar acquit themselves nicely on the mic, and the beats are head-noddingly satisfying too – work from DJ Sincere this time ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Cymande
Cymande (orange vinyl pressing)Janus/Partisan, 1972. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
The fantastic first album by one of the most unique funk groups of all time! A key part of the crumbling British colonial network that produced some excellent music in the postwar years, Cymande was comprised mostly of West Indians who'd emigrated to England in the 60s, eventually meeting up ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Vistone/P-Vine (Japan), 1975. (reissue)
LP...$44.99
59.99
A crazy bit of funk from drummer Roy Porter – a player who first rose to fame during the LA bop years of the late 40s, but who sounds even hipper here in the 70s! The album's got a madly skittish approach to funk – one that's highly rhythmic, but often in unconventional ways – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Soul Searchers
Salt Of The Earth (clear vinyl pressing)Sussex/Real Gone, 1974. (reissue)
LP...$25.99
27.99
The amazing second album from The Soul Searchers – even harder, funkier, and rarer than the first! This one blows away everything else the group have ever done – as the record has an angular approach that has the band taking a lot of weird twists with the grooves, creating these dark ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Edsel (UK), 1980s. 4CD
A set that definitely lives up to the intrigue promised in the title – an alternative look at British music in the 80s, served up with some more experimental, unusual tracks that go way past the pop hits of the time! There's still some names here you might know, but there's also work from ... CD (Rock CD)
Salinas
AtlantisTop Tape/Mr Bongo (UK), 1974.
A heavy-hitting album of keyboard funk that's right up there with the best Deodato work for CTI! Brazilian arranger Daniel Salinas was clearly influenced by the success that his fellow countryman Deodato was having in the US during the early 70s – and he's working here in a style that would ... CD (Brazil CD)
Maggot Brain/Third Man, 2023.
Magazine...$8.99
12.00
The cover feature pays tribute to the great Pharoah Sanders – one of our all-time favorite jazz musicians, and someone who gave the world so much wonderful music during his time on the planet! But that's just the tip of the iceberg – as there's all sorts of weird and wonderful features ... Magazine (Magazine)
Andrzej Marko/
Fly Me To The Sun
Coloursound Library/Be With (UK), 1983. (reissue)
LP...$33.99
36.99
A sweet 80s take on the sound library style – one that has both artists in the lead handling plenty of keyboards over basslines – all with the lean instrumental style that was really coming into vogue at the time! As with most sound library records, the approach here is very well-suited ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Uni/P-Vine (Japan), Early 70s.
CD...$19.99
24.99
The only full length album ever cut by this amazing Chicago girl group! The Lovelites first broke onto the charts with their stunning track "How Can I Tell My Mom & Dad" – a sad slow tune about teen pregnancy, sung in a strange otherworldly style that's also quite soulful ... CD (Soul CD)
7T's (UK), Early 70s. 4CD
CD...$34.99
49.99
A cool little package that goes way beyond the obvious glam rock numbers you might know from the 70s – and which instead shows just how much that musical moment penetrated the UK scene in the early part of the decade – served up here on a huge variety of tracks that we might not have ... CD (Rock CD)
Vistone/P-Vine (Japan), 1974. (reissue)
LP...$44.99
59.99
A wonderful mix of soul jazz, funky rhythms, and even more experimental moments – a truly tremendous effort from LA drummer Roy Porter, and the first set issued under the name of his Sound Machine group! The groove here is really unconventional – filled with unusual timings, phrasings, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Robert French & Anthony Johnson
Robert French Meets Anthony JohnsonSonic Sounds/Acid Jazz (UK), 1984. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
An 80s set, but one that really seems to embrace some of the soulful currents of the rocksteady years on the vocals – while also opening up to plenty of digital dub styles as well! Singers Robert French and Anthony Johnson are the stars on the cover here – but the set also draws plenty ... LP, Vinyl record album (Reggae LP)
Yussef Dayes
Yussef Dayes Experience – Live At Joshua Tree EPBrownswood (UK), 2023.
LP...$23.99
24.99
Drummer Yussef Dayes leads the group here – but the whole thing's awash in lots of other wonderful touches too – including plenty of sweet keyboards, and the kind of slinky saxophone solos that take us back to the glory days of CTI/Kudu Records in the 70s! The music is lean and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Jon Hassell
Further Fictions (Living City/Ndeya, 1989. 2CD
CD...$23.99
24.99
A beautiful package of rare work from the archives – two never-released recordings, brought together in a cool book-style package! First up is Living City – breathtakingly organic sounds from Jon Hassell – performing here live, and at a level that's a nice evolution from his ... CD (Rock CD)
Pedro Ricardo
Soprem Bons VentosSoundway (UK), 2023.
LP...$24.99
25.99
A beautiful debut from Pedro Ricardo – an artist with a name that sounds like a contemporary of the MPB scene in 70s Brazil – and one who works here with a rock-solid sound that might easily place him in that legacy! Pedro's music is definitely contemporary, and he's Portuguese, not ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Joao Gilberto with Os Cariocas
Joao Gilberto With Os Cariocas In Buenos Aires – At Club 676, October 1962Ubatuqui (Spain), 1962.
CD...$15.99
18.99
A rare document of a really unique meeting of two giants of the bossa nova generation – the legendary Joao Gilberto on guitar, and the fantastic vocal harmonies of the Os Cariocas quartet – performing both on their own and in combination, in a performance captured at a small club in ... CD (Jazz CD)
Mainstream/We Want Sounds (UK), Mid 70s.
LP...$29.99
34.99
A lost side of work from 70s funk powerhouse Mainstream Records – a company best known for its jazz albums of the early 70s, but one that also cut some great soul and club material too! Most of the work here came out only as singles, and wasn't nearly as well-circulated as the albums on ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim RocksBear Family (Germany), 1950s/Early 60s.
CD...$15.99
20.99
A package that definitely lives up to the title – as it presents the hardest-wailing work recorded by Memphis Slim in the postwar years – including plenty of cuts that were a huge influence on early rock and roll, and many that have him in more of an R&B mode than usua! Slim's ... CD (Blues CD)
Tele Music/BMG (France), 1970s/Early 80s. 2LP
LP...$34.99
39.99
Great grooves galore – a sweet selection of tracks from the late 60s onwards, none of which were made available to the public at the time! The French Tele Music company was one of those secret sound library labels – recording top shelf tracks during the 70s, but then only passing them ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Penny Goodwin
Penny Goodwin LiveP-Vine (Japan), 1974.
LP...$30.99
39.99
A rare session from indie soul legend Penny Goodwin – a previously unissued live performance from 1974, featuring small combo backing in a sweet and jazzy mode! Penny's got a voice that's instantly recognizable – a bit raspy, in the mode of Esther Phillips – but cooler and more ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Plug Research/P-Vine (Japan), 2006. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$39.99
59.99
A gem of a record from the mid oughties – but one that's got all the charm of some of the Native Tongues classics from farther back – thanks to a superb mix of jazz and hip hop from MC/producer Kero One! The album's maybe Kero's greatest calling card – a set that really does more ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Bear Family (Germany), 1950s/Early 60s.
CD...$13.99
18.99
Celebrate your birthday with this cool little collection – a batch of party-hearty numbers hand-picked by the folks at Bear Family records – a label we've come to really trust for postwar sounds in just about any style! And just about any style is the way they approach this set too ... CD (Rock CD)
Takaya Suzuki
Reggae Definitive 1958 to 2018Ele-King (Japan), 2022. book
Book...$24.99
32.99
A really great book if you're digging for reggae records – one that features hundreds of listings of albums, both classic and hard to find – each with a small color image of the cover, dates and labels in English, and a small review in Japanese! You've probably seen this format for ... Book (Book)
Hiroshi Fukumura
First Flight – Hiroshi Fukumura LiveTrio/Solid (Japan), 1974.
CD...$20.99
24.99
A great live date from one of our favorite trombonists of the 70s – a really unusual player who made some great personal strides on the instrument with records like these! The session's a live one, with a very open feel – long, flowing tracks that are similar to the sorts you'd hear ... CD (Jazz CD)
Wasafiri
KlearlightEastwood Music Group, 2022. 2LP
LP...$26.99
28.99
The spacey image on the cover gives part of the picture of the wound of Wasafiri here – cosmic fusion with a really soaring vibe at most moments – but there's also some warmer, more intimate moments too – times when the more full-on rhythms kick back slightly, and let the group's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Loma/Kent (UK), Mid 60s.
CD...$14.99
20.99
Mid 60s magic from a record label that only lasted a few short years – yet one that's gone on to have as much prominence for real soul collectors as the music of Atlantic and Motown! Loma Records was a small offshoot of Warner Brothers on the west coast – yet one that worked far from ... CD (Soul CD)
Ndeya, 1989. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$30.99
32.99
Breathtakingly organic sounds from Jon Hassell – performing here live, and at a level that's a nice evolution from his studio modes in the earlier part of the 80s – with all sorts of long-blown lines, and nicely complex elements in the sound! Hassell handles both his famous electrified ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Grupo Um
Starting PointFar Out (UK), 1975.
LP...$28.99
32.99
Really wonderful early work from Grupo Um – an important Brazilian combo with ties to the more experimental side of scene, including previous experience with the legendary Hermeto Pascoal! The group's debut album was issued in 1979, titled Marcha Sobre A Cidade – but this earlier ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Home Boy & The COL
Out Break (Japanese paper sleeve edition – with bonus track)Alwest/P-Vine (Japan), 1984.
With a name like Home Boy & The Cost Of Living, it's gotta be the 80s – as just a quick listen to this set will attest! The rhythms are heavy in basslines and drum machine modes – with lots of sweet styles that are somewhere between electro/street soul, and a mellower boogie bounce ... CD (Soul CD)
Miller Anderson
Bright City (with bonus tracks)Deram/Esoteric (UK), 1972.
CD...$14.99
22.99
Miller Anderson's a singer you might know from work in the Keef Harley Band – but here, he's a very different voice entirely – using his really unique sense of phrasing in a way that's nicely personal and surprisingly soulful at points – all with a quality that makes the record ... CD (Rock CD)
Siegfried Kessler
SolaireFutura/Souffle Continu (France), 1971. (reissue)
LP...$28.99
32.99
A piano trio set, but one that's unlike anything that Oscar Peterson or Ramsey Lewis might have recorded – as Siegfried Kessler really breaks the whole format down here, working in a very free setting with accompaniment from Gus Nemeth on bass and Stu Martin on drums! The energy here is very ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
I Am (Isaiah Collier & Michael Shekwoaga Ode)
BeyondDivision 81, 2022. 2LP
LP...$27.99
36.99
This may well be the record that gets everyone to sit up and take notice of the genius of saxophonist Isaiah Collier – as the set's got a far-reaching quality that's right up there with some of the most righteous jazz albums of the 70s, not to mention some of the bigger names of today's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Dynamic Sounds/Soul Jazz (UK), 1975.
CD...$21.99
22.99
One of the hippest sets ever issued during the roots reggae wave of the 70s – and one of the most spiritual, too! The album's got a very special acoustic vibe at the core – earthy drumming that goes back to a pan-African tradition, these beautiful acoustic basslines that link the music ... CD (Reggae CD)
Francois Jeanneau
Une Bien Curieuse PlanetePalm/Souffle Continu (France), 1975. (reissue)
LP...$28.99
31.99
The very first album as a leader from saxophonist Francois Jeanneau – and exactly the kind of set that shows why work on the French jazz scene of the 70s was so different than most of what else was happening in Europe a the time! The music is a mixture of free jazz and more swinging modes ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Leones
VoyageStar Creature, 2023.
LP...$18.99
21.99
Mighty nice work from Leones – an Italian duo, but one whose sound is a perfect fit for the Star Creature label – as they come across here with a really cosmic blend of drums and keyboards, often cut with plenty of jazz! The drums are live at most moments, which really opens up the ... LP, Vinyl record album (New Grooves LP)
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah Vol 2Luaka Bop, 1979. (reissue)
LP...$21.99
22.99
A record with songs titles that maybe read more like the credits of officers of a business – but one with a sound that's wonderfully personal, and which really marks a strong step forward since the first album from Alhaji Waziri Oshomah! The set begins with "Alaji Yesufu Sado Managing ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Count Buffalo & His Rock Band (Akira Ishikawa)
Exciting Drums – African Rock PartyColumbia/Lawson (Japan), 1969. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$46.99
54.99
The drums are definitely exciting here – really tight rhythms that drive most of these cuts into a funky frenzy – even if the groove is more based on American soul of the late 60s than the African rock promised in the title! Most of the tunes are covers, but remade here as really hip ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Delicious Vinyl/Bicycle Music, 1992. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$40.99
44.99
The early 90s classic by The Pharcyde – the group's high water mark – and one of the greatest hip hop albums of the era! Along with Del and the Souls Of Mischief, Pharcyde were one of the few West Coast units to achieve any kind of widespread popularity using the uniquely loopy, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Albert Ayler
Lost Performance 1966 RevisitedHat Art (Switzerland), 1966.
CD...$17.99
19.99
A really wonderful addition to the too-small body of work left behind by the great Albert Ayler – a set that brings together some really obscure performances done during a visit to Europe in 1966! We're not sure these have ever appeared elsewhere – at least that we can find in digging ... CD (Jazz CD)
Bear Family (Germany), Late 20s.
CD...$8.99
11.99
A landmark moment in the birth of country music – recording sessions from Knoxville at the end of the 20s – equally important to the exposure of unheard strands of American music as the "big bang" sessions in Bristol, Tennessee! The format here is similar to the famous ... CD (Folk/Country CD)
Boogarins
Manchaca Vols 1 & 2ORG, 2023. 2CD
CD...$17.99
19.99
A wealth of recordings from Boogarins – a Brazilian group, but one who've worked in a fair bit of different spots on the global scene – including Austin, Texas, which is where this music was recorded! The sounds within might be thought of as stray experiments clustered around the ... CD (Brazil CD)
Nautilus
RevivalUrban Discos (Japan), 2023.
CD...$24.99
29.99
The group's just a trio, but they've got a wonderfully full sound – a rich funky groove that comes from just drums, bass, and keyboards – yet which has this soaring reach that almost takes us back to the 70s genius of work on labels like Fantasy or Prestige! Drummer Toshiyuki Sasaki is ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Ayizan
DilijansAyz/Comet (France), 1984. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
36.99
A record with a really unusual pedigree, in that it was recorded by a number of Haitian singers and musicians on the New York scene – done in the mid 80s with a bit of a groove, and a compelling blend of Caribbean roots and more spiritual elements! At some level, the record is years ahead of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Burton Greene
Lady Bug DanceCat/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980.
CD...$16.99
18.99
A sweet set from that surprisingly straight moment in the career of pianist Burton Greene – a time when he was working in more conventional jazz formations on some records, yet still keeping the edge that always set him apart from the rest! There's definitely tracks on here that swing – ... CD (Jazz CD)
Ed Cherry
Are We There YetCellar Live, 2023.
CD...$11.99
12.99
Guitarist Ed Cherry gave us some great albums on the Posi-tone label in recent years – and he's equally great here in a different setting – a cool cooker of a record with Monte Croft on vibes and Kyle Koehler on Hammond! The mix of guitar, vibes, and organ is mighty nice – used ... CD (Jazz CD)
Grant Green
Green Is Beautiful (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1970. (reissue)
LP...$25.99
28.99
A funky nugget from the second Blue Note chapter of guitarist Grant Green – that wonderful point when he shifted into more funk-based styles from his hardbop work at the start – and found a way to unlock a whole new side of his talents! The approach here is similar to some of the funky ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Bruno Berle
No Reino Dos AfetosFar Out (UK), 2022.
A really lovely little record – one that feels like an instant classic in the world of MPB – the sort of long-overdue new release by a Brazilian artist that we hope we'll be hearing plenty from in years to come! As with the elite list of our Brazilian favorites of the past 20 years, ... CD (Brazil CD)
Takayanagi's Angry Waves (Masayuki Takayanagi)
850113Aketa's Disk/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1988.
CD...$20.99
24.99
Really striking work from Japanese guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi – a set that's not entirely "angry", but which has a bold quality that instantly marks Takayanagi as one of the more powerful stylists on his instrument at the time! There's a sharp-edged approach to the guitar that's ... CD (Jazz CD)
Jun Miyake
Whispered GardenP-Vine (Japan), 2022. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$44.99
54.99
Many years back, Jun Miyake went from working in familiar jazz modes to creating a genre that's all his own – music that has a very special vibe, and a sense of subtle beauty that's very much in keeping with the title of the album! It's always hard to describe Jun's music in words – as ... LP, Vinyl record album (Japanese LP)
Hardy's Jet Band/
Blue Butterfly
Selected Sound/Be With (UK), 1971. (reissue)
LP...$33.99
36.99
An early gem on the German Selected Sound library series – one that features work by a number of different artists, and is all the groovier because of that! Hardy's Jet Band dominate the first part of the album – and turn in these killer cuts that mix together fuzzy guitar and funky ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Jesse Davis
Jesse Davis – Live At Smalls Jazz ClubCellar Live, 2023.
CD...$11.99
12.99
The second album recorded by altoist Jesse Davis at Smalls in New York, and a set that's every bit as great as the first – like that one, a record in a setting that really seems to set Davis on fire at a level that's different than some of his studio recordings! Tracks are long, and Davis is ... CD (Jazz CD)
Sidney Sager & The Ambrosian Singers
Children Of The StonesTrunk (UK), 1977. (reissue)
LP...$28.99
32.99
Weird and wild music for a TV show so scary, we'd hardly want to show it to our kids – lest they stay up with nightmares for the rest of their lives! Yet the show was actually aimed at kids, but scored by Sidney Sager with this really strange style – voices by The Ambrosian Singers, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Kunihiko Sugano
Black Orpheus – Date In Date (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Trio/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976.
CD...$20.99
24.99
Kunihiko Sugano is one of the key players who helped revolutionize the Japanese piano scene in the 70s – and this album is a wonderful opportunity to hear him working at his best! The date's a live one – the sort of setting that always seems to bring out even more imaginative work from ... CD (Jazz CD)
Demon (UK), Late 60s. 2LP
LP...$39.99
44.99
The great second chapter of the UK mode scene in the 60s – and a batch of work that's even headier than the first – not really mod at all, but instead a lot more psych-styled, and taking off into the farther reaches of British styles of the time! Eddie Piller put the whole thing ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Jutta Hipp
Cool Dogs & Two Oranges – Jutta Hip 1954L+R Records/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1954.
CD...$13.99
18.99
Incredible postwar bop recordings by one of the hippest groups in Germany! During the 50s, pianist Jutta Hipp cut a number of straighter sides for Blue Note that were recorded in the US – but this set features earlier German recordings, some later issued by Blue Note – all done with a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Mototeru Takagi/
Jazz A Maison De Japon Paris (Japanese paper sleeve edition)
Trio/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973.
CD...$20.99
24.99
A wonderful French performance by the Japanese duo of saxophonist Mototeru Takagi and pianist Takashi Kako – recording here with the great Kent Carter on bass and cello, as well as Ron Pittner on drums and percussion! Both Takagi and Kako sound a bit different than usual – maybe warmed ... CD (Jazz CD)
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1950s/Early 60s.
CD...$15.99
18.99
A long-overdue look at the early work of Fats Sadi – a really great player on the European scene during the postwar years, and one who's best known for his 60s material on MPS/Saba, including recordings with the Clarke Boland Big Band! Here, though, Sadi's working in earlier years, and ... CD (Jazz CD)
Piero Umiliani (Moggi)
Tra Scienza E FantascienzaBeat/Musica Per Immagini (Italy), 1976. (reissue)
LP...$36.99
39.99
A wonderful sound library set from the great Piero Umiliani – and a record that's filled with some of his coolest electronics ever! The feel of the record is very much in keeping with the image on the cover – kind of sci fi, but kind of playful too – a wonderful blend of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Tardam/Acid Jazz (UK), 2023.
LP...$26.99
29.99
The cover is retro, and the sound within are too – a sweet set of tracks from the Dutch and Italian scenes, all served up in a mix of mod, funk, and soundtrack-styled modes! The groove is every bit as playful and festive as you might expect from the image on the front – almost an ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Donald Byrd
At The Half Note Cafe Vol 1 (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, Early 60s. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$36.99
38.99
One of the greatest Donald Byrd albums ever – a smoking live performance spread out over two different records – all with some of the tightest, most grooving work that Byrd ever recorded in his early years on Blue Note! Part of the strength of the set is the group – as Don's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Little Beaver
JoeyCat/P-Vine (Japan), 1972.
CD...$9.99
24.99
An excellent early album from the amazing Little Beaver – a set that's also probably one of his best ever – served up with some extra-dope guitar, and nice deep Miami soul production by Steve Alaimo! Beaver handled all the arrangements – which means that there's plenty of room ... CD (Soul CD)
Donald Smith
LuvWhy Not/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976.
CD...$12.99
16.99
A soaring session of spiritual jazz piano – and one of the only albums as a leader cut by Donald Smith – best known to most folks as the brother of Lonnie Liston Smith, and a member of the Cosmic Echoes! The sound here is much more hard-edged than you might guess – starting ... CD (Jazz CD)
Extra Freedom (Japan), 2000s/2010s.
CD...$22.99
26.99
A fantastic tribute to one of the coolest night spots in Tokyo over the past 30 years – a small club in Shibuya, owned by Shuya Okino – who you probably also know for his work in Kyoto Jazz Sextet! Okino's been one of the strongest forces pushing things forward in Japan for decades ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Brahja
WatermelancholiaCortizona (Netherlands), 2023.
LP...$26.99
29.99
A record as unique as its title – a set led by saxophonist Devin Brahja Waldman, but done with a soaring ensemble spirit that takes us back to 70s material by Eddie Gale or The Descendants Of Mike & Phoebe! Part of the record's charm is the presence of vocals from Janice Lowe – a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Webster Lewis
Give Me Some Emotion – The Epic Anthology 1976 to 1981Epic/Expansion (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s.
The hands of Webster Lewis are on a classic Fender Rhodes on the cover – and you'll hear plenty of that instrument on this collection, along with all the other many keyboards that Lewis can handle so well! Webster started out as a straighter jazzman in his early years, but by the time of ... CD (Soul CD)
Barry Guy & Friends
Krakow 2018 (5CD set)Not Two (Poland), 2018. 5CD
CD...$54.99
59.99
A brilliant testament not just to the bass work of Barry Guy, but to so many other factors as well – the open spirit of the contemporary Polish avant scene, the strength of key improvisers in each others' company, and even the much-lauded efforts of the Not Two label to present material of ... CD (Jazz CD)
Farid El Atrache
Nagham Fi HayatiVoice Of Lebanon/We Want Sounds (UK), 1974. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
34.99
A musical masterpiece from this legendary Egyptian talent – a blend of strings, grooves, and soul – all served up at a level that's got a sense of power that moves way beyond its Mid East roots! This is the kind of record that most of us in the western world overlooked for decades ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Bear Family (Germany), Late 70s/Early 80s. 2CDs
CD...$21.99
29.99
A second chapter of rare prog rock from the East German scene – material that's much more obscure than the bigger Krautrock names from the West – who got a lot more circulation at the time, and plenty of attention as the years moved on! That's definitely not the case with these artists ... CD (Rock CD)
Art Ensemble Of Chicago
Sixth Decade – From Paris To ParisRogue Art (France), 2023. 2CDs
CD...$24.99
27.99
A record that definitely lives up to the sixth decade legacy noted in the title – as it takes work of the remaining members of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and expands it with contributions from a number of musicians – both from Chicago and the global scene as well! The feel here is a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Lee Selmoco
Mosaico – Le Tastiere Di Lee SelmocoVedette/Holy Basil (Italy), 1972. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
30.99
A keyboard-heavy groover from the great Italian sound library label Vedette – one that features loads of sweet organ and piano lines in many flavors – all mixed with the kind of lovely instrumentation we find in our favorite Italian soundtracks too! Lee Selmoco is actually one of the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Atco/HNE (UK), Early 70s. 8CD
CD...$46.99
54.99
The first four albums from this crucial group – along with four more CDs of rare live material too! First up is the self-titled Cactus – the first album from this legendary group – an important American hard rock powerhouse, driven by the famous rhythm duo of Tim Bogert on bass ... CD (Rock CD)
Ray Perez Y Perucho Torcat
They Do ItPyraphon/Vampi Soul (Spain), 1971. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
33.99
A really raw cooker from the great Ray Perez – an album that's overflowing with heavy percussion, hard-edged piano, and some mighty soulful vocals from Perucho Torcat – all with a vibe that feels like some lost New York indie Latin session from the mid 60s! The arrangements are nice ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)
Georgia Anne Muldrow & Madlib
Seeds (180 gram pressing)Someothaship/Epistrophik Peach Sound, 2012. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
26.99
A stunner from Georgia Anne Muldrow – a record that makes us love her even more than before – and that's saying a lot, given the love we've shown her over the years! The cover's got the feel of some dusty old record, and many of the tunes do too – some wicked 70s soul elements ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul LP)
Augusto Martelli
Il Dio Serpente (red vinyl pressing)Cinevox (Italy), 1971. (reissue)
LP...$30.99
36.99
One of the more obscure soundtracks from the great run of early 70s material on Cinevox – and a set that's right up there with the best of the time, like Ennio Morricone or Stelvio Cipriani! The score's an unusual one by Augusto Martelli – for a film about a woman who is converted to ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
JBs International
Jam II Disco FeverPolydor (Japan), 1978.
CD...$9.99
24.99
A different groove than usual from The JBs – but still pretty darn nice, and way better than just about all the other funky combos on the market! It's the late 70s, and James Brown's head is a bit addled – he thinks he's the guy who invented disco, and he starts turning his extended ... CD (Soul CD)
Ennio Morricone
Maddalena (red vinyl pressing)BTF (Italy), 1971. (reissue)
LP...$30.99
36.99
A real standout in Ennio Morricone's roster of great work from the time – a record with all the best elements in place – including vocals by Edda Dell'Orso and orchestrations by Bruno Nicolai – but an overall format that's a bit different than usual! Most of the tracks here are ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Jim Snidero with Kurt Rosenwinkel
Far Far AwaySavant, 2023.
CD...$14.99
16.98
A record that seems to bristle with color and life throughout – a surprisingly strong pairing of the tenor of Jim Snidero and the guitar of Kurt Rosenwinkel – the latter of whom seems to have a bit more bite than usual, but also seems to infect Snidero's horn with his innate sense of ... CD (Jazz CD)
Walter Wegmuller
TarotOhr/Die Kosmischen Kuriere (Germany), 1973. 2CDs
A legendary album from the Krautrock scene of the 70s – one that was put together by Walter Wegmuller – more of an artist than a key musician on the scene, yet one who was wise enough to open the door to a huge amount of collaborative talents from the generation! The album's really ... CD (Rock CD)
Bear Family (Germany), Late 40s/1950s/Early 60s.
CD...$8.99
11.99
Keep the spirit of winter going well into the summer – thanks to this massive batch of winter-themed tracks from the postwar years – served up in a nice mix of modes, in a variety of different styles! The spirit's a bit like a Christmas collection, but with a sound that fits well in ... CD (Rock CD)
Elton Dean, Steve Miller, & Pip Pyle
Home BrewedBritish Progressive Jazz (UK), 1976.
CD...$12.99
15.99
A fantastic session from the 70s UK jazz scene, and one that's maybe as important to fans of the Canterbury scene as well – given the unusual legacies of the three players involved! The music is definitely jazz, though – fairly improvised, and recorded live with work from Elton Dean on ... CD (Jazz CD)
Malcolm Strachan
Point Of No ReturnHaggis (UK), 2023.
CD...$12.99
14.99
A second great solo album from trumpeter Malcolm Strachan – much more jazz-based than his work in the Haggis Horns, and his backings for a number of other soul artists – delivered with a depth of feeling that would have been missed in a larger ensemble! Strachan's a great soloist ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Spanky Wilson
Spankin' Brand NewMothers Records/P-Vine (Japan), 1969. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
34.99
Heavy soul from the great Spanky Wilson – an album that explodes with energy right from the start – in a groove that definitely lives up to the title! Spanky's got a great mix of funk and class on this set – a punch in the rhythms at points, yet also a poise in the way she ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Cinevox (Italy), 1976. Gatefold
LP...$29.99
36.99
Unusual 70s work from Goblin – music that was used in the Italian version of the George Romero film Wampyr, and which mixes together some previous compositions used in new ways, alongside a few tracks exclusive to the film! The record's a bit different than other Goblin soundtracks, in that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Oscar Peterson
Night Train (180 gram pressing)Verve, 1962. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$36.99
38.99
One of Oscar Peterson's biggest records ever – one of those albums we turn up time and time again when digging through classic jazz collections – and for good reason too, given the lasting power of the set! The album's got a rock-solid sound that's filled with soul – almost a bit ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
London Jazz Composers Orchestra
Krakow 2020 (6CD set)Not Two (Poland), 2020. 6CD
CD...$59.99
64.99
A set of recordings that must have left every single member in the group completely exhausted – as the 6CD package brings together material recorded over three great nights in early 2020 – all of which feature Barry Guy at the head of a unique version of his London Jazz Composers ... CD (Jazz CD)
Various
Luxury Soul 2023 (3CD set)Expansion (UK), 2023. 3CD
CD...$24.99
28.99
A new year's always a new way to fall in love with contemporary soul music – thanks to the annual gems we always get in this great series from Expansion Records! For decades, the UK label has been one of the best outlets for new music from the neo soul underground – and in recent years ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Naughty Rhythm (Italy), Late 70s.
LP...$22.99
26.99
A definite wild safari of grooves – an unusual batch of tracks that mix together 70s disco modes with other global touches – all served up in a mighty groovy style! Electric and acoustic instruments run side by side here – congas next to keyboards, riffing guitars next to chanted ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Ennio Morricone
ControfaseGemelli/Holy Basil (Italy), 1972. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
30.99
Wonderfully experimental music from Ennio Morricone – even darker at times than some of his famous horror soundtracks – and a record that was only pressed up in an initial small sound library run! The music has an offbeat blend of string elements, percussion, and other darker tones ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Harris & Orr (Michael Orr)
Spread LoveP-Vine (Japan), 1976. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
36.99
A gem of a smooth soul album – completely rare in the original, and a completely honest soul testament from singer/songwriter Michael Orr and Chris Harris! The record's got a sound that reminds us of a lot of the tracks you'll hear on the Modern Soul comps on the Goldmine label – a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Tyler Mitchell with Marshall Allen
Sun Ra's JourneyCellar Live (Canada), 2022.
CD...$11.99
12.99
That's the legendary Marshall Allen on the cover with bassist Tyler Mitchell – the latter of whom leads a very cool combo through a set of material that includes classic tunes by Sun Ra, plus tracks from other sources as well! The octet has the mixture of cohesion and individuality that Ra ... CD (Jazz CD)
Dando Shaft
Dando ShaftRCA/Trading Places (UK), 1971. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$25.99
28.99
A self-titled set from Dando Shaft, but actually the group's second album – a set that's as noteworthy for the addition of female singer Polly Bolton as it is for the continued genius of Martin Jenkins! There's a bit more stripped-down style here than the group's first record – almost ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Wildfire
Dance HitsCultures Of Soul, Late 70s. Gatefold
LP...$23.99
25.99
A cool collection of cuts from one of the hippest groups working on the Trinidad scene in the late 70s – a group who were making work for the clubs, but in a style that was often a lot more lean than mainstream disco! There's a nicely offbeat vibe to this work – not Caribbean funk, but ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Ace (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s.
A stunning selection of tracks from a moment when things really got interesting on the UK scene – when the straighter guitar lines of early punk gave way to more unfamiliar instrumentation, unusual production, and offbeat rhythms – yet almost always with a really raw, stripped-down feel ... CD (Rock CD)
Curtis Fuller
CrankinMainstream/Solid (Japan), 1971.
CD...$12.99
16.99
The title certainly gets it right – as the set's one of the best (and one of the few) albums that trombonist Curtis Fuller cut in the 70s – a searingly sharp session that really shows a change from some of his Blue Note modes of the 60s! There's a current of righteous energy that moves ... CD (Jazz CD)
Kio Amachree
IvorySKJ/Mondo Groove (Italy), 1981. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
29.99
A record from that time when the Nigerian scene was really keeping pace with changes in soul music on the other side of the Atlantic – as you'll hear in the way that Kio Amachree serves up the grooves! Kio's the lead force here – not just on vocals, but also guitar and production as ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Chet Baker, Helen Merrill, & Others
Passaporto Per L'ItaliaRCA/Dialogo (Italy), 1962.
A very cool album from the Italian branch of RCA Records – and a set that features a host of artists from other nations who briefly stopped over in Italy, and recorded some of these gems for the label! There's a core energy to the set, which balances contributions from a few key artists, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Kero One
Early BelieversPlug Research/P-Vine (Japan), 2009. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$39.99
59.99
A classic from the Bay Area scene – damn soulful hip hop from Kero One, an artist who's equally great in the studio as a producer! There's nothing forced or overdone here – and although the record's hip hop, there's plenty to appeal to the neo soul crowd as well – well-delivered ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Cinephonic
VisionsMarlow (Canada), 2023.
CD...$11.99
14.99
With a name like Cinephonic, you can imagine some of the sound here – but that's also only the tip of the iceberg, as there's a heck of a lot going on with the record! There's definitely a cinematic vibe to the music, yet the work isn't just any retro-styled material influenced by film ... CD (Jazz CD)
It's A Romance Production
Lovers Rock Record Guide – Romantic Reggae Selection 1970 to 1990 (paperback)Rittor (Japan), 2022. Book
Book...$32.99
36.99
Here's a book that will help you go way way past the hits of the lover's rock generation in reggae – a beautiful Japanese discography that's filled with all sorts of suggestions that will really help you start digging much deeper into the crates! The approach is similar to other Japanese ... Book (Book)
Masahiko Togashi with Don Cherry & Charlie Haden
Session In Paris Vol 1 – Song Of SoilKing/We Want Sounds (UK), 1979. (reissue)
LP...$32.99
34.99
One of the greatest records ever from Japanese drummer Masahiko Togashi – a rare European session that features the talents of Don Cherry on trumpet and Charlie Haden on bass! The session's one of Cherry's most compelling performances from the time – a really loose and free date that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Nostalgia 77
Loneliest Flower In The Village (180 gram pressing)Jazzman (UK), 2023.
LP...$26.99
29.99
Maybe the greatest music we've heard so far from Nostalgia 77 – a group who started many years back as a jazz-referenced project – but one who here are definitely a fully-fledged combo with a very spiritual vibe! As before, producer Benedic Lamdin is at the helm of the lineup – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Gil Scott-Heron
New Black Poet – Small Talk At 125th & LenoxFlying Dutchman/BGP (UK), 1970. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$24.99
32.99
The first-ever album from Gil Scott-Heron – and a perfect bridge between the world of his writing and the years to come of musical transformations that would forever change the American scene! The set's not the warm, jazzy soul of some of Gil's later records – and instead, there's a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Moonrakers Band
Moonrakers BandEMI/Afrodelic (Italy), 1974. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
29.99
A funky psychedelic nugget from the Nigerian scene of the 70s – a record that's got more of a lean small group take on some of the bigger ensemble modes of the period, in a way that really seems to give the Moonrakers Band lots of flexibility with their sound! Some numbers might be a bit ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Marion Brown
VistaImpulse (Germany), 1975. (reissue)
LP...$39.99
44.99
A strangely wonderful album from Marion Brown – quite different from his other work on Impulse, with a mellow electric edge that gives it a warm and laidback feel! The approach here is much more soulful than before – with finely crafted tunes that weave Brown's work on alto with ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Pharoah Sanders
TauhidImpulse (Germany), 1967. (reissue)
LP...$39.99
44.99
One of the first moments of genius from a young Pharoah Sanders – a set that builds on the energy of John Coltrane's Love Supreme generation – but takes it in a much more expansive direction! The album's got a sense of majesty that's years ahead of its time – righteous, positive, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah Vol 1Luaka Bop, 1978.
LP...$21.99
22.99
A record with a groove that's hard to deny – yet one that's also maybe nicely understated, in comparison to some of the late 70s contemporaries of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah on the West African scene! The music's got this seductive quality that ebbs and flows with the groove – not full-on ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Andrew Cyrille
Music Delivery – PercussionIntakt (Switzerland), 2023.
CD...$17.99
19.99
A hell of a record from the great Andrew Cyrille – and one that lives up to his key legacy of solo percussion records from back in the day! Cyrille's very first date as a leader was a solo percussion set – and for years, he's continued to be one of the best performers in the mode ... CD (Jazz CD)
Peter Niklas Wilson
Spirits Rejoice – Albert Ayler & His MessageWolke Verlag (Germany), 1996.
Book...$32.99
39.99
The too short life of Albert Ayler was one of tremendous creative activity, and a degree of mystery as well – both aspects that the author delves into deeply in this really well-done look at the legendary avant saxophonist! Wilson spent months in the US, following the journey that Ayler took ... Book (Book)
Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford
I Need Your Lovin – The Fire Records SessionsFire/Sunset Blvd, Early 60s.
CD...$17.99
18.99
Storming soul from Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford – one of the hardest-hitting duos of the early 60s, and a pair who set the tone for countless other acts to come! The style here is definitely soul, but steeped in plenty of R&B too – partly from Dee Dee's smoking work on Hammond, ... CD (Soul CD)
Stan Mosley
No Soul No BluesP-Vine (Japan), 2022.
CD...$19.99
23.99
The title's not right – as there's plenty of soul and plenty of blues throughout – just the sort of thing we'd expect from Stan Mosley's long legacy of indie recordings from the contemporary underground! We first started hearing Stan's music on the Malaco label at the end of the 90s ... CD (Blues CD)
Tullio De Piscopo
Suonando La Batteria ModernaVedette/Dialogo (Italy), 1974.
Legendary drummer Tullio De Piscopo is all by himself on the cover, and that's how he sounds on the record – just playing solo, but with amazing grooves that hardly make you miss the other instruments at all! Tullio's got a long legacy in both jazz and club music – yet this set may be ... CD (Jazz CD)
Str4ta (Jean-Paul Bluey Maunick)
Str4tasfearBrownswood (UK), 2022.
A set that's even better than the first album from Str4ta – a great side project from Jean Paul Bluey Maunick of Incognito, and one that takes him back to the British 80s funk world from which he came! Gilles Peterson is Bluey's partner on the project – and he's opened the door to a ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Fumio Karashima
Shou (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Full House/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980.
CD...$20.99
24.99
A cheesy cover but a wonderful album – incredibly sensitive piano trio work from Fumio Karashima – easily one of our favorite players from the Japanese scene of his time! Fumio has a way with a tune that's really amazing – a talent for penning and playing original material that's ... CD (Jazz CD)
Rittor (Japan), 2019.
Book...$38.99
42.99
An even-better volume of this amazing publication – a true treasure trove for fans of all things funky – and one of the coolest books of rare records we've ever seen! The Japanese book is a dictionary of rare groove classics from the 60s and 70s – listing hundreds of rare albums ... Book (Book)
True Vine/Numero, 1979. (reissue)
LP...$21.99
26.98
An album that's very out of time, especially given all the musical trends that were taking place in the year it was released – but that hardly seems to matter at all to Allan Wachs, as he's got a very personal style to the record – one that welcomes you in to a world that's all his own ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Reid Anderson
Vastness Of SpaceFresh Sound New Talent (Spain), 2000. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$39.99
44.99
Bassist Reid Anderson has a really wonderful way with his group here – leading things with a strong sense of flow and color throughout – at a level that holds equally strong when things are upbeat and when things are mellow! All the group members seem folded into the flow of the music ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Death Is Not The End, Mid 90s.
CD...$12.99
14.99
A really unusual collection, and one that really captures a key musical moment in the London scene – a time when all sorts of underground activity was happening on the rave scene, but people didn't have the world of cell phones and internet to connect! So instead, folks got news out about ... CD (Spoken Word CD)
Tim Carman Trio
Key LimeColor Red, 2023.
LP...$26.99
29.99
Drummer Tim Carman is best known for his work in the bluesy trio GA-20, but here he's in much more of a jazz-based mode overall – leading a trio that features some stunning organ work from Ken Clark, a player we don't know at all, but who clearly knows how to channel the best soul jazz styles ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Verve/Mosaic, 1950s. 10CD
CD...$168.99
169.00
A much-needed collection of the famous Jazz At The Philharmonic performances of the 1950s – work that follows up the initial postwar run from producer/presenter Norman Granz, which helped lay the groundwork for Verve Records – but which hasn't gotten the full exposure it deserves! ... CD (Jazz CD)
Roscoe Mitchell
Keeper Of The Code – Paintings 1963 to 2022Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2023.
Book...$36.99
40.99
A long-overdue document of the artistic activity of Roscoe Mitchell – best known to most as a key member of both the AACM and Art Ensemble Of Chicago as a jazz musician, but a surprisingly accomplished painter too! Mitchell's artistic career is captured here in both distant chapters – ... Book (Book)
Peripheral Minimal (UK), Late 70s/1980s. 2CD
CD...$18.99
23.99
The farther reaches of the UK electronic scene in the post-punk years and beyond – material that might be best termed as the earliest years of industrial music – not the thinner "industrial dance" of the latter part of the 80s, but the moody, noisy sounds that grew out of the ... CD (Rock CD)
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis (blue vinyl pressing)Curtom/Rhino, 1970. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$24.99
25.99
A mindblowing solo set from Curtis Mayfield – a record that not only foregrounds all the subtle politics he'd been forging in the Impressions during the 60s – but one that also really has Mayfield exploding as a force to be reckoned with in the studio! The album's a personal ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Ingfried Hoffmann
Soul BondPolydor/Universal (Germany), 1966. (reissue)
LP...$39.99
44.99
German keyboardist Ingfried Hoffman handled the grooviest organ working the other side of the Atlantic in the 60s – as mighty a talent on the Hammond as Jimmy Smith or Jack McDuff back in the US at the time, and equally groovy too! Hoffmann's work on the keys is probably best known from his ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Ace (UK), Late 70s/1980s/1990s/2000s/2010s.
CD...$14.99
20.99
Not girl pop, not chart hits, and instead a whole host of hard-burning tracks from the underground – a well-done collection that showcases a huge range of positive, powerful female musical expressions from the mid 70s onward! The set begins during the heyday of the early punk years, and ... CD (Rock CD)
Spanky Wilson
Let It BeMothers Records/P-Vine (Japan), 1975. (reissue)
LP...$29.99
39.99
Spanky Wilson really takes off here – hitting some of her boldest soul modes to date – and serving up a few funk-heavy classics in the process! Production and arrangements are by HB Barnum – who draws on his own rich legacy of soul projects for the set, and finds a way to let ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
John Coltrane
John Coltrane In The Winner's Circle (180 gram pressing)Bethlehem, 1957. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
27.99
Rare material from John Coltrane – tracks that were done for Bethlehem Records at a time when he was just rising up as a leader, and still contributed work as a sideman! The album features Trane playing tenor on only four of the album's eight tracks – making it kind of surprising that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Fumio Karashima with Larry Coryell
Round Midnight (Japanese paper sleeve edition)King/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1983.
CD...$20.99
24.99
Larry Coryell lends his guitar to this sweet trio set from Japanese pianist Fumio Karashima – bringing in a slight bit of electricity to a set that's otherwise acoustic! The format here is real back to basics for Karashima – a set of mostly jazz standards, played by a trio that ... CD (Jazz CD)
Junie Morrison
Evacuate Your Seats (with bonus tracks)Ze/Iconoclassic, 1984.
CD...$14.99
17.99
A well-circulated solo set from Junie Morrison – by now working very far from the P-Funk empire, and with a groove that fits in nicely with the sound of 80s soul! The album's heavy on basslines, beats, and keyboards – very much an 80s funk evolution from Junie's 70s roots – with ... CD (Soul CD)
Chien Chien Lu & Richie Goods
Connected (with bonus track)Chien Chien Lu, 2023.
CD...$11.99
15.99
We love the vibes-heavy music of Chien Chien Lu, and love it in an even different way here, as she collaborates with bassist Richie Goods – an artist who really helps deepen the sound of her music, and creates this great balance between bass and vibes that's completely amazing! You might not ... CD (Jazz CD)
180g (UK), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$39.99
44.99
A wonderfully wide-ranging look at the more unique aspects of Japanese jazz from the 60s onward – a set that mixes together spiritual tracks, bossa nova, and some surprisingly soulful tracks too – all from records that were only ever issued in Japan! If you've heard the great first ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Sam Sanders & Visions
Gift Of Love (180 gram pressing)African Lady/Mad About Records (Portugal), 1983. (reissue)
LP...$37.99
39.99
A really beautiful album of spiritual soul jazz – featuring the Visions group of tenorist Sam Sanders, an ensemble that worked in Detroit for many years, but rarely made it out of the Motor City! This album's a fantastic demonstration of Sanders' talent and power – wonderfully ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Archie Shepp
Attica BluesImpulse (Germany), 1972. (reissue)
LP...$39.99
44.99
A classic of spiritual, soulful jazz – and one of Archie Shepp's greatest albums! The set was recorded in New York after a few free and festive years in Paris, and it's an amazing about-face that has Archie stepping into a world of righteous, full-on, political, and funky themes – the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Fiction/Elektra, 1992. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$39.99
40.98
Maybe the biggest album ever from The Cure – a set that marked a high moment in maybe the second chapter of their career – at a time when they'd gone from being a cult underground band to becoming a surprisingly durable group in the long run! That darker energy of Robert Smith's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
TruSoul, Early 90s/2019.
LP...$23.99
27.99
Pete Rock returns to the 1200, and the crispy, vinyl-heavy approach that's always made his music so great – but which also seems recently reborn with a new sense of commitment on records like this! There's lyrics on the set, but mostly those that are sampled from other records, bubbling in ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Dakila
DakilaCBS/Guerssen (Spain), 1972.
A near-lost musical treasure from the cultural crossroads of the Bay Area scene in the early 70s – work by a Filipino American group who were big on the scene – and who have a mix of rock, jazz, and Latin elements that's not unlike some of their bigger San Francisco contemporaries! The ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Hiroshi Suzuki/
Variation
Takt/Lawson (Japan), 1969. Gatefold (reissue)
An excellent early album from Japanese drummer Masahiko Togashi, featuring a group that he co-led with trombonist Hiroshi Suzuki! The quintet's got a sound that's kind of a messed-up take on the Blue Note groove of the 60s – particularly the Lee Morgan rolling funky soul jazz sound of the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Tsunoda Hiro
Summer SambaAketa's Disk/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979.
CD...$20.99
24.99
One of the warmest, most lyrical albums recorded on the unique Aketa's Disk label in Japan – a set that offers up their own spin on some of the trio modes of the bigger labels of the time – all served up in a nicely offbeat performance from drummer Tsunoda Hiro! Each of the two tracks ... CD (Jazz CD)
Art Blakey
Hard Drive (180 gram pressing)Bethlehem/BMG, 1957. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
27.99
A well-titled set from Art Blakey – considering the hard-driving sound of the group! The album's one of the best from that unusual year of 1957 – almost a "lost" year for Art, when he was working away from Blue Note with a very different lineup of the Jazz Messengers than on ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Trio/Solid (Japan), 1980.
CD...$20.99
24.99
A beautiful little record, with some of the slight exotic touches you might expect from the title – as the group features Kazumi Watanabe on acoustic and electric guitar, and Yuji Imamura on percussion – both musicians who help open up the sound of the trio core into much warmer ... CD (Jazz CD)
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 60s. 2CDs
CD...$14.99
24.99
Two rare compilations from Trojan Records – back to back in a single set, with an insane number of bonus tracks too! Both records capture that time when the groove was moving from rocksteady to early reggae – still yet to hit global fame, which makes for a really nice mix of music from ... CD (Reggae CD)
BBE (UK), 2019. 2LP Gatefold
LP...$39.99
44.99
A really great collection of jazzy groovers – one that effortlessly combines older material and newer recordings, all with a great ear that never tires in its pursuit of the groove! The blend of old and new is a bit like some of the collections we used to love from Gilles Peterson back in ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Masahiko Togashi
IsolationColumbia/Lawson (Japan), 1971. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$46.99
52.99
A brilliant set of spare duets between Japanese percussionist Masahiko Togashi and saxophonist Mototeru Takagi – both stretching out on an album-length performance that stands up to anything the European Free jazz scene was offering at the time! Togashi is amazing on the kit – very ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Trio/Solid (Japan), 1981.
CD...$20.99
24.99
Masaru Imada gets a bit tropical here, but also picks up some great help on horns – thanks to guest work from the Brecker Brothers, whose performance on a few tracks really help give the set a strong soul fusion vibe! The core sounds come from Imada's quintet – which has the leader ... CD (Jazz CD)
We Jazz
Issue #6 – RevelationWeJazz (Finland), 2022.
Magazine...$24.99
28.99
A really fantastic issue of this wonderful jazz magazine – and one that features great articles on two legendary record labels – 70s spiritual powerhouse Black Jazz Records, and the legendary South African imprint As-Shams! There's plenty more greatness too – a fond farewell to ... Magazine (Magazine)
Tonio Rubio
RhythmsTele Music/Be With (UK), 1973. (reissue)
LP...$33.99
36.99
A record that really lives up to the promise of its title – and one that delivers not just in the world of funky rhythms, but Latin modes as well! There's some great percussion on the cuts at the bottom – so that even if there's some wah wah guitar or sweet electric keyboards, there ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Wendell Harrison
Reawakening (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Rebirth/P-Vine (Japan), 1985.
CD...$19.99
24.99
Later work from reedman Wendell Harrison and the Tribe Records scene – a set that's got a slightly tighter feel than some of his earlier work, but still a relatively soulful vibe overall! Harrison leads the group on tenor, flute, and clarinet – but there's definitely a collective vibe ... CD (Jazz CD)
Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry, & Others
Musique Concrete 1956 to 1962Fremeaux & Associates (France), Late 50s/Early 60s. 2CD
CD...$19.99
29.99
The birth of a key moment in avant garde music – served up here in a series of recordings that are nicely different than some of the other musique concrete material on the market! The package brings together some early "panorama" presentations of the work – two from the Club ... CD (Out Sound CD)
Takeo Moriyama
East PlantsVAP/BBE (UK), 1981.
Really amazing sounds from Japanese drummer Takeo Moriyama – a record that's sometimes spiritual and organic, sometimes very unusually put-together – and which makes as much use of inventive percussion as it does the leaders drums! The group's got this very cool twin-sax approach ... CD (Jazz CD)
Takehiro Honda
Destruction & LyricismOwl Wing (Japan), 1969.
CD...$31.99
34.99
Really fantastic early work from pianist Takehiro Honda – a set that seems to predate even his famous first few albums – and which has Honda playing with all the unbridled energy you might guess from the cover! Given that Honda was one of the first pianists to really unfurl that style ... CD (Jazz CD)
TP Orchestra Poly Rythmo De Cotonou
Afro FunkAlbarika Store/Acid Jazz (UK), Late 70s.
LP...$22.99
24.99
An album that really lives up to its title, and one that brings together a host of rare singles from this legendary group – all of which are maybe even funkier than some of the tracks on their albums of the time! The bulk of the record is from very rare 7" singles issued on the Albarika ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Sternenmadchen
Gilles ZeitschiffKosmische Musik/Die Kosmischen Kuriere (Germany), 1974. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
29.99
One of the most striking albums of the Krautrock generation – a project that has singer Gille Lettmann acting as Starmaiden – in a set of tracks that features contributions from a whole host of other contemporaries too! Klaus Schulze provides keyboards amidst all sorts of fuzzy guitar ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Michael White
PneumaImpulse (Germany), 1972. (reissue)
LP...$39.99
44.99
Amazing work from violinist Michael White – one of a few that he cut for the Impulse label in the early 70s, all of which helped to completely redefine the use of his instrument in jazz! Throw away any sleepy connotations you may have about the violin, because in White's hands it's an ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Elis Regina & Toots Thielemans
Elis & Toots – Aquarela Do BrasilVerve/Philips (Germany), 1969. (reissue)
LP...$39.99
44.99
A one of a kind record that still sparkles as brightly today as it did back in the late 60s – an amazing collaboration between Brazilian vocalist Elis Regina and Scandinavian jazzman Toots Thielemans – done in a style that easily makes it one of the best records ever from both artists! ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad with Phil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison
Jazz Is Dead 16 – Phil Ranelin & Wendell HarrisonJazz Is Dead, 2023.
The Jazz Is Dead series goes mighty deep with this gem of a record – opening the door for two legendary Tribe Records talents from the Detroit scene of the 70s – reedman Wendell Harrison and trombonist Phil Ranelin – both of whom sound superb throughout! As with other volumes in ... CD (Deep Funk CD)
Billy Cobham
Spectrum (Japanese pressing)Atlantic (Japan), 1973.
A monstrous bit of jazzy fusion from the 70s – and the record that really put drummer Billy Cobham on the map – virtually creating his own sort of space between jazz, funk, and prog – thanks to the help of an all star lineup too! Cobham is tremendous on drums – and is ... CD (Jazz CD)
Kent (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s.
CD...$12.99
20.99
A whole host of rare cuts from the original Kent Records label in LA – the 60s follow-up to the famous Crown/Modern/RPM imprint of the postwar years – a set of labels that gave the world plenty of amazing R&B tracks in the 50s! Here, Kent is going more for a 60s groove overall, but ... CD (Soul CD)
Wallenstein
BlitzkriegOhr/Pilz (Germany), 1972.
CD...$14.99
16.99
A blitzkrieg of sound from Wallenstein – a group who were definitely one of the more hard-hitting acts in the Krautrock generation – graced with a sound that comes on strong right away, then really spins out in this soaring blend of keyboards and guitars! Lead singer Jurgen Dollase ... CD (Rock CD)
Flirtations
Sounds Like The Flirtations (180 gram pressing)Deram/Universal (UK), 1969. (reissue)
LP...$39.99
42.99
Killer work from The Flirtations – originally an American group, but one who made a hip step to the UK in the mid 60s – where they began backing a lot of big artists, and also recorded this rare gem on their own! The sound is a wonderful blend of American soul and 60s UK girl pop ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Joyce
Live At Mojo ClubMotor/Universal (Germany), 1995. (reissue)
LP...$39.99
44.99
A key moment in the rebirth of the legendary Joyce – a set recorded on the European scene at a time when interest in her older records was at an all-time high, yet before she really had gotten the chance to record at a level that would take her back to those roots! Some of the studio Joyce ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Modulo 1000
Nao Fale Com Paredes (with bonus tracks)Top Tape/Mr Bongo (UK), Early 70s.
CD...$11.99
12.99
A record with a very plain cover, but one that contains some of the most searing guitar work of the early 70s – the one and only album by a short-lived group from Brazil – one who mix Sabbath-style hard rock with some more experimental modes – all at a level that's completely ... CD (Rock CD)
Howlin Wolf
London Sessions (180 gram pressing)Chess/Elemental (Spain), 1970. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$24.99
26.99
A famous date that showcases the Chess Records influence on the sound of the Brit rock scene – one that has a number of key players "giving back" to the label, and working on a special date with Howlin Wolf! Wolf's rough vocals are in the lead on all tracks, and he also plays a bit ... LP, Vinyl record album (Blues LP)
Don Covay & The Jefferson Lemon Blues Band
Different Strokes For Different FolksJanus/Trading Places, 1970. Gatefold (reissue)
A real lost chapter in the career of the great Don Covay – material done after his original funky soul on 60s Atlantic Records, and before his return to fame in the early 70s on Mercury – done in a raw vibe that has a lot more grit than you might expect! There's touches of psychedelic ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Kiyoshi Yamaya
KyoDenon/Lawson (Japan), 1976. (reissue)
LP...$43.99
49.99
A really cool record from the Japanese scene of the 70s – one that mixes traditional instrumentation with some high fidelity recording styles – then adds in just the right dash of contemporary elements too! The set's not as all-out funky as others like it from the time, but does rise ... LP, Vinyl record album (Japanese LP)
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker – Live In Sweden 1950Dragon (Sweden), 1950. 2CD
CD...$20.99
21.99
Rare material from one of the few trips that alto genius Charlie Parker ever made to the European scene during his too-short live – and a package that also shows just what a difference Bird brought to the world at the time! The set features a fair bit of live material that begins with a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Enrico Rava
Pupa O CrisalideRCA/Dialogo (Italy), 1974.
CD...$18.99
22.99
A totally wonderful early project from trumpeter Enrico Rava – very different than just about anything we've ever heard from him, as the record's bubbling over with joy and life, and seems to encompass a globe's worth of influences! Rava's trumpet gets plenty of showcase in the set, amidst ... CD (Jazz CD)
Andrzej Korzynski
Devil Tapes EPFinders Keepers (UK), Late 70s. (pic cover)
7-inch...$22.99
24.99
Some of the darkest music we've ever heard from Polish soundtrack legend Andrzej Korzynski – music that's got a sublime mix of brooding instrumentation and very tripped out production – slow-moving, but striking – as all sorts of weird effects transform the fuzzy guitar and ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Ferry Djimmy
Rhythm Revolution (red vinyl pressing)Revolution/Acid Jazz (UK), Mid 70s. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
24.99
A stunner of a set from the 70s African scene – and a record that may well be a lot rawer and harder than most that you have in your collection! Ferry Djimmy was originally a boxer, and spent time outside of his native Benin – but on a return to the country in the early 70s, he cut ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Relativity/Get On Down, 1997. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$30.99
34.99
The fantastic third album from Common – the record that really catapulted him on his way to stardom, yet a set that still retains all the best aspects of his early days in Chicago! Part of that quality comes from the superb production of No ID, who gets a bit of local help from Dug Infinite ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Past Due, Late 70s.
CD...$15.99
16.99
Never-heard music from the great Richie Weeks – an artist you might know for his work in New York dancefloor groups The Jammers and Weeks & Co – but who's heard here on cuts that represent his never-ending efforts to come up with great grooves in the studio! Much of this music was ... CD (Soul CD)
Lionel Pillay & Basil Mannenberg Coetzee
Plum & CherryGallo/We Are Busy Bodies (UK), 1979. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
A wonderful blend of 70s electric modes and the spiritual currents of the Gallo label on the South African scene – and a record that really stands as a testament to the talents and timing of keyboard player Lionel Pillay! The set just features two long tracks – building with a groove ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Bernie Worrell & Khueex
Tales From The Earth MothershipP-Vine (Japan), 2022.
Keyboardist Bernie Worrell first rose to fame in the P-Funk universe of George Clinton – but as the decades moved on, he also became a very different sort of keyboardist overall – one with a lot more way out sounds than he ever would have contributed to a record by Funkadelic – as ... CD (Soul CD)
Skatalites
Skatalites – Essential Artist CollectionTrojan, Mid 60s. 2CD
The Skatalites are a group who were one of the key forces in Jamaican music in the 60s – a crack ensemble of musicians who really helped the scene in Kingston break strongly from other Caribbean cities at the time – finding a groove that would forever set the path towards rocksteady and ... CD (Reggae CD)
Neo Griot & The Afrocentric Prince
Neo Griot & The Afrocentric PrincePreference, 2022.
LP...$25.99
28.99
A wonderful blend of spoken word and jazz – contemporary, but put together with the strength of similar records from the 70s – those secret texts of knowledge that often used to be sold as much in bookstores as in the record racks! AK Toney and Jasik provide the spoken passages, set to ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Lionel Pillay
Deeper In BlackGallo/We Are Busy Bodies (UK), 1980. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
A slinky fusion gem from South African keyboardist Lionel Pillay – a set that's got this snakey style that definitely continues the legacy of jazz from that scene in earlier years, but with a vibe that's very much his own! Pillay's got this great way of relaxing into a groove – taking ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Hideyasu Terakawa
Introducing Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet Live – Featuring Hiroshi FujiiRed Horizon/BBE (UK), 1978.
A rare and beautiful set from the Japanese scene of the 70s – a record that features tenor and soprano sax from Hideyasu Terekawa, and vibes from Hiroshi Fujii – a wonderful combination, and a pair of players who really open up in the live setting of the record! The tunes are mostly ... CD (Jazz CD)
Charles Mingus
East Coasting (180 gram pressing)Bethlehem/BMG, 1957. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
27.99
One of Charles Mingus' excellent albums for the Bethlehem label – recorded during that magical year of 1957, a real turning point in his career! There's a sharpness here to Mingus' musical vision that hadn't shown up in previous years – a refinement of ideas expressed for Savoy and ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Pyramids
King Of KingsPyramid/Strut (UK), 1974. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
Incredible music from The Pyramids – an obscure Midwestern combo who made some pretty amazing records in the early 70s! There's a heavy dose of spirituality in the mix here – a vibe that rivals some of the best albums of the time on Strata East, but with a freer sound overall – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Black Sun Ensemble
Black Sun Ensemble (purple vinyl pressing)Pykotic/Lion, 1985. (reissue)
LP...$28.99
29.99
Mindblowing work from the American underground of the 80s – served up by one of the few truly committed psych bands, at a time when everyone else was just waving flowers and paisley, pretending they were part of a psych revival! These guys are the real deal – long guitar lines that are ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Energit
Energit (plus bonus tracks)Supraphon/GAD (Poland), 1975. 2CD
CD...$22.99
26.99
The classic debut of Energit – one of the hippest, tightest fusion combos on the Eastern European scene of the 70s – thanks in part to the wonderful keyboard work of the great Emil Viklicky! At times, Viklicky could be more of a straight jazz player – but here, he's much more in ... CD (Jazz CD)
Antero Sievert
Dear BossaJMI, 2022. Gatefold
LP...$19.99
29.99
Not a straight session of bossa nova jazz, but a record that maybe takes its title seriously – and served up a love letter to the Brazilian music style, but one that's got the very individual spirit of the leader in its groove! The record is a jazz date first and foremost, with Antero ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Cosmic Jokers
Sci Fi Party - Unser Flug Durch Die Kosmiche MusikDie Kosmischen Kuriere (Germany), 1974.
A totally wonderful little record – one that really lives up to the sci-fi party promised in its title – but with all the German 70s elements you'd guess from the cover! The quintet here is a supergroup of Krautrock giants – a lineup that includes Manuel Gottsching on guitar, ... CD (Rock CD)
Mel Brown
Chicken Fat (180 gram pressing)Impulse, 1967. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
One of the funkiest records ever recorded for Impulse – and the debut set by guitarist Mel Brown! Mel has a really down-and-dirty style that's quite unusual for the label at the time – a rootsy approach to guitar that's steeped in equal parts jazz, soul, and R&B – and which ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Saigon Supersound, Late 60s/Early 70s.
CD...$16.99
19.99
Really fantastic work from a scene that interacted briefly with our culture during the Vietnam war – yet still managed to hold on to a groove that was very much its own! This isn't the sound of American rock blaring out of a transistor radio in some fiction film about the war – and ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Shoji Aketagawa
Alone In TokuyamaAketa's Disk/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981.
CD...$20.99
24.99
A beautifully fragile record of solo piano work – one that seems to underscore it's "alone" title not just with the fact that it features just Shoji Aketagawa on piano, but also because the whole thing's recorded with this echoey, almost forlorn of quality – very unusual for a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Elvin Jones
Poly-CurrentsBlue Note (Japan), 1969.
CD...$18.99
22.99
The title's a great one for this post-Coltrane cooker from Elvin Jones – as the set really has Elvin exploring some really fresh currents in jazz, with a range of complicated rhythms that really pull the whole session along strongly! Rhythm is really set free on the record – as Elvin ... CD (Jazz CD)
Princess Erika
J'Suis Pas Une SainteUniversal (France), 2023.
CD...$14.99
16.99
A beautiful meeting of contemporary soul and deeper roots – served up here by a singer from Cameroon, but one who works in the best criss-crossing traditions of the scene in France! Elements of hip hop, reggae, and other modes filter through the record – and although the lyrics are in ... CD (Neo Soul CD)
Maajun
Vivre La Mort Du Vieux MondeVogue/Souffle Continu (France), 1970. (reissue)
LP...$28.99
32.99
The only album ever issued by this incredible group from the French scene – a quintet of musicians who were really caught up in the powerful political energy of the post-1968 scene! The record is maybe even more revolutionary than some of the sets issued on artier labels like Saravah or BYG ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Maliks Emerging Force Art Trio
Time & ConditionEFAE/Moved By Sound (UK), 1982. (reissue)
A brilliant moment as a leader from saxophonist Maurice Malik King – a member of the St Louis underground in the 70s, but one who never saw the same sort of fame as contemporaries who left the city for New York and beyond – yet who continued to create some incredible music far away from ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Maya (Aleksander Sever/
Maya
JMI, 2022. Gatefold
LP...$19.99
29.99
A quartet session that mixes vibes and piano – the former from Aleksander Sever, the latter from Floris Kappeyne – but in a way that's nicely different from any sort of historical precedents – such as work from the MJQ or George Shearing, and maybe even more recent recordings from ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Joyce
NaturezaFar Out (UK), 1977.
A record that could have been the biggest breakthrough in the career of the legendary Joyce – yet the set was never issued at the time! The late 70s session has Joyce recording in New York, under the guidance of studio maestro Claus Ogerman – who has a wonderful way of elevating the ... CD (Brazil CD)
Jupiter (Stubo/
Wild East
Moserobie (Sweden), 2022.
CD...$18.99
19.99
A record with a killer combination at the core – the tenor of Jonas Kullhammar and Hammond work of Steiner Nickelsen – both players who take this familiar pairing and really find a way to make something new! Yet that's also often the point of some of the best records on Kullhammar's ... CD (Jazz CD)
Digitmovies (Italy), Early 70s. 2LP & 4CD set
LP...$169.99
199.99
A wonderful package – one that brings together four killer horror soundtracks from Italian maestro Bruno Nicolai! First up is La Coda Dello Scorpione – a dark dark masterpiece from the legendary Bruno Nicolai – written for an equally dark thriller with a wonderful edge! The work ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Sirone
ArtistryOf The Cosmos/Moved By Sound (UK), 1979. (reissue)
A masterful moment as a leader from bassist Sirone – one of his only albums in the lead, and a very different set than some of his work with the Revolutionary Ensemble! There's an intimate vibe going on here, but one that's still very powerful, and definitely in the best spirit of the loft ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Bruce Haack
Electric LuciferColumbia/Telephone Explosion (Canada), 1970. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
23.99
One of the greatest moog albums ever – all original sounds and tunes from the legendary Bruce Haack! Haack had spent most of the 60s doing small label kiddie records on his own, but this late 60s gem on Columbia is probably his best known work – a masterpiece of short and groovy little ... LP, Vinyl record album (Now Sound LP)
Elvin Jones
At This Point In TimeBlue Note (Japan), 1973.
CD...$18.99
22.99
A real rarity from the Blue Note years of drummer Elvin Jones – a unique large group session that was recorded in 1973, but not issued by the label until many years later! As with many of the unreleased Blue Note sets, the quality is superb – Jones doing something a bit different, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Warner (Italy), Late 60s.
CD...$29.99
32.99
Pure pop magic from the lovely Mina – a very weird little record in which she takes on a host of mid-period tracks by The Beatles! The sound is as offbeat as the cover's take on Revolver – kind of a cross between late 60s Beatles, and early 70s Italian – trippy at points, but ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Aberrant (France), Late 70s/1980s.
LP...$27.99
29.99
It's hard to imagine the scene at Studio 54 in the Soviet scene of the late 70s – but, as with most of the world at the time, the USSR managed to pick up more than a few influences from the disco years in America – a range of sounds that it held on to for longer than the bit club years ... LP, Vinyl record album (Funky Compilations LP)
Pyramids
LalibelaPyramid/Strut (UK), 1973. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
The first of three albums issued by The Pyramids – a wonderful bit of spiritual soul jazz with a really cosmic feel! The group are heavy on percussion and reeds – blending congas and assorted other percussion instruments with soprano sax, alto, and flute – all in a captivating ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Elucid
I Told BessieBackwoodz, 2023.
LP...$21.99
24.99
Elucid references his grandmother in the title here – but the music is the sort of hard-nosed work that he's given us in the past, and hardly the sort of set you can imagine getting any sort of play in the old folks home! The production is wonderfully dark and dense – that gritty style ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Roger Damawuzan
SedaHot Casa (France), 2022.
CD...$16.99
18.99
New work from Togolese music legend Roger Damawuzan – but a set that feels as fierce and funky as if it were recorded in the 70s! The group is super-tight throughout – more inspired by the James Brown Band of the late 60s than other West African groups – and tracks are short, ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Spanky Wilson
Specialty Of The House (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Westbound/Big Pink (South Korea), 1974. (reissue)
CD...$18.99
24.99
An overlooked gem from the great Spanky Wilson – a set that's sometimes missed because it's not as hard and funky as her earlier work, yet a record that's got all sorts of wonderful charms that really show Wilson starting to develop as a singer! There's a cool, classy vibe to the record, ... CD (Soul CD)
Benny Golson
This Is For You John (180 gram green vinyl pressing)Timeless/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1983. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
A lost treasure from tenorist Benny Golson – and one of his most noteworthy records since the early days! The "John" in the title is Coltrane – and the set's got a sweeping spiritual groove that's quite different from much of Golson's other work, and which shows that he's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Jody Stecher & Krishna Bhatt
RasaRooster/Don Giovanni, 1981.
A really unusual record – part global, part folk – but maybe that's what you'd expect when you match the sitar of Krishna Bhatt with the acoustic guitar of Jody Stecher! There's definitely a lot of sitar on the record, and some tabla too – but those sounds are balanced by more ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Pyramids
Birth Speed Merging 1976Pyramid/Strut (UK), 1976. (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
One of the boldest albums ever from this legendary spiritual jazz ensemble – and a set that has them reaching even further heights in their music! There's a bit more focus here than before – tunes that are somewhat shorter, and really hone in on the best elements in the group's sound ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Elvin Jones
Mr JonesBlue Note (Japan), 1969/1972.
CD...$18.99
22.99
A overlooked gem in Elvin Jones' Blue Note career – and an album that's virtually the blueprint for the Stone Alliance sound forged later in the decade by bassist Gene Perla and reedman Steve Grossman! Both players are working to full effect on this smoking little set – mixing some of ... CD (Jazz CD)
Three 6 Mafia
Hypnotize Camp Posse (hypnotize effect vinyl pressing)Hypnotize Minds/Get On Down, 2000. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$35.99
39.99
Three 6 Mafia blow things up with other members of their Hypnotize Minds label – creating a thug-heavy party that really pushes their sound over the top! At times, there's almost so many voices on the record, with so much energy, it feels as if the album's going to pop right out of your ... LP, Vinyl record album (Hip Hop LP)
Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s.
CD...$13.99
19.99
Really obscure work from the early days of the German rock scene – a time long before the prog experiments that would get some of its bigger groups international attention – and done when the nation was maybe working harder to import sounds from outside, rather than export its own new ... CD (Rock CD)
Because (France), 1970s/Early 80s.
Really cool cuts from the French club scene of the 70s – a weird and wonderful assortment of sounds that all came from producer Daniel Vangarde and his Zagora Record label – a place where all sorts of criss-crossing styles could work together in a really wonderful way! Some moments ... CD (Funky Compilations CD)
Sarathy Korwar
Kalak (dark green vinyl pressing)Leaf (UK), 2023.
LP...$23.99
24.99
Percussionist Sarathy Korwar is maybe even more political here than on his previous record – and creates music that feels like it's got a definite mission – breaking down boundaries in jazz, Indian music, and just about any other style that Sarathy gets his hands on – at a level ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Ventadorn/Dizonord (France), 1979. (reissue)
A weird and wonderful little record – one that combines noisy industrial moments with acoustic folksy elements – all in a way that's not unlike the direction Current 93 would take later on in the 80s! Regrelh somehow manage to evoke both a primitive pagan past and an eerie apocalyptic ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Nicole Mitchell (Nicole Mitchell Gantt)
Mandorla Letters – For The Hopeful (hardcover)University Of Minnesota Press, 2022.
Book...$22.99
29.99
An incredible book from Nicole Mitchell – an artist that most know for her work as a jazz musician on flute, and a range of other musical projects – yet one who's developed into a cultural force far beyond music, as you'll see in this really groundbreaking literary project! The book ... Book (Book)
Steve Lacy
Straight Horn Of Steve LacyCandid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1960.
CD...$12.99
16.99
The only thing "straight" about Steve Lacy's horn is its shape – as the soprano sax here is used in some extremely inventive and modern ways, especially for the date of the session! We don't think we're going out on a limb to say Lacy is one of the foremost melodic improvisors of ... CD (Jazz CD)
Sarathy Korwar
KalakLeaf (UK), 2023.
CD...$14.99
15.99
Percussionist Sarathy Korwar is maybe even more political here than on his previous record – and creates music that feels like it's got a definite mission – breaking down boundaries in jazz, Indian music, and just about any other style that Sarathy gets his hands on – at a level ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
April Stevens
Teach Me Tiger (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Imperial/Universal (Japan), 1961.
CD...$17.99
21.99
Breathy brilliance from April Stevens – the sexy west coast singer who made some really wonderful records in the 50s! At some level, April was a bit like Julie London – in that she sang in a laidback, seductive tone that was quite risque at times – but she was also a bit more pop ... CD (Vocalists CD)
Ray Russell
Forget To Remember – Live Vol 2 1970Jazz In Britain (UK), 1970.
Some of the greatest work we've ever heard from legendary British guitarist Ray Russell – a set that was not issued to the public at the time, but recorded especially for the BBC – and with a sound that's every bit as striking as his famous albums for CBS! There's maybe a slightly more ... CD (Jazz CD)
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah Vol 1 to 5 – 1978 to 1984 (5CD set)Luaka Bop, Late 70s/Early 80s. 5CD
A huge package of work that finally brings the rare Nigerian albums of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah to a much larger global audience – all beautifully brought together with a booklet that pays tribute to Oshomah, with contributions from his family – and sound quality that's a heck of a lot ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Friimen Muzic Company
Free Man (180 gram pressing)Tidal Waves, 1976. (reissue)
Heady sounds from Friimen – a 70s combo from Nigeria, but one who have some of the deeper, more psychedelic elements of groups from farther south on the West African scene – lots of basslines and a dubby sort of vibe! At times, the feel here is almost more like Blo or Cymande (even ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Milford Graves
Milford Graves – A Mind-Body DealInventory Press, 2023.
Book...$34.99
45.00
Milford Graves was a legendary jazz drummer, yet he's also far more than that – a non-stop creative force whose talents ranged from art to science to healing and writing – an incredible legacy that's finally captured in one place by this beautiful book! From a visual perspective, the ... Book (Book)
Bi Ba Doom (Chris Pitsiokos/
Graceful Collision
Astral Spirits, 2022.
LP...$15.99
19.99
A graceful collision of sounds from this very unusual trio – a lineup that features electronics handled by all three members – plus alto from Chris Pitsikos, bass from Luke Stewart, and drums from Jason Nazary! There's a feel here that's a bit like some of Stewart's other work, but the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Wallenstein
Cosmic CenturyOhr/Pilz (Germany), 1973. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
29.99
Wallenstein open up their sound a bit more here – starting off with a side-long suite billed as the "symphonic rock orchestra", and which features just the sort of touches that name might make you expect – a bit added strings, mostly through mellotron, but also a wider, fuller ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Elvin Jones
Merry Go RoundBlue Note (Japan), 1971.
CD...$18.99
22.99
A gem of an Elvin Jones session – quite different than most of his other work from the time! The album's got Elvin working with a larger group of mixed electric and acoustic players – with Chick Corea on piano and electric piano, Yoshiaki Masuo on guitar, Gene Perla on electric and ... CD (Jazz CD)
James Brown
Soul On Top (180 gram pressing)King/Universal, 1970. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$27.99
29.99
A different James Brown album – but a nice one! James doesn't sing soul, so much as jazz – in front of large backings by Louis Bellson, with arrangements by Oliver Nelson that are in his best 60s soul mode – and which give the album a very very groovy feel overall! The record's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Modern Harmonic, 1986.
LP...$25.99
26.99
The legendary Sun Ra is certainly a prophet in jazz – but here, the word has a different meaning – as it refers to the Prophet VS keyboard, which Ra used for the first time in this mid 80s recording! Sun Ra is no stranger to electronics – he was coming up with all sorts of weird ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Yosuke Yamashita with Mohammad Ali
April Fool – Coming Mohammad AliURC/Super Fuji Discs (Japan), 1972.
An incredible album, and an incredible cultural moment as well – as Japanese avant piano legend Yosuke Yamashita pays tribute to the great Muhammad Ali – on the occasion of his visit to Japan for the World Heavyweight match in 1972! Half the record features instrumental selections with ... CD (Jazz CD)
Swamp Dogg
Rat On! (green vinyl pressing)Elektra/Alive, 1971. (reissue)
LP...$25.99
26.99
Swamp Dogg's on the cover, riding a giant rat out of the ghetto – an image that definitely hints at some of the politics on the record! The album's one of Swamp's key classics from the early 70s – recorded at a time when he was still super-sharp – and when the character was a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Cluster
Cluster II (180 gram pressing)Brain/Bureau B (Germany), 1972. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$30.99
34.99
Heady work from Cluster – a record that really helped set the tone for a whole generation of German experimentation! The sound here is incredibly dense – guitar and keyboard parts that are processed heavily, looped back on themselves, and sometimes supported by a bit of electronics ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Donald Byrd
Places & SpacesBlue Note (Japan), 1975.
CD...$18.99
22.99
An incredible record – and one of the real high points in the career of trumpeter Donald Byrd! The album's the third one he cut with producer/arranger Larry Mizell – and of all Byrd's work with Mizell, this one's the funkiest, the tightest, the most soulful, and the most perfectly ... CD (Jazz CD)
Steve Arrington
Dancin In The Key Of Life (with bonus tracks)Atlantic/Iconoclassic, 1985.
CD...$13.99
14.99
A third great chapter in the career of the mighty Steve Arrington – a solo debut, after work in the groups Slave and Hall Of Fame – and a set that has Arrington maybe shining even more than ever in the spotlight! Rhythms are a bit more mid 80s than his previous work – but Steve's ... CD (Soul CD)
Francisco Mela with Cooper-Moore & William Parker
Music Frees Our Souls Vol 2577, 2022.
There's a nice variation here to the previous album from Francisco Mela with this title – and that difference is pianist Cooper-Moore, who steps into the place that Matthew Shipp held in the previous trio – and brings all sorts of wonderful sounds and flavors into play! Mela's a great ... CD (Jazz CD)
Tomeka Reid & Fred Lonberg-Holm
Eight Pieces For Two Cellos (180 gram pressing)Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2013.
LP...$20.99
24.99
Tomeka Reid and Fred Lonberg-Holm are two of the most amazing contemporary musicians on cello – yet here, in a set of live duets, they also pay tribute to those who've gone before in jazz territory on the instrument – as they combine their own compositions with those by Sam Jones, Ron ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Booker Little
Out FrontCandid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1961.
CD...$12.99
16.99
Supremely soulful modern jazz from the great Booker Little – one of his best albums ever as a leader, and a real standout moment amidst so many of the re-titled sessions that came out after his early death! The album's got a tremendous feel from the very first note – a furthering of ... CD (Jazz CD)
John Scofield
John ScofieldECM (Germany), 2022.
John Scofield's a musician who's changed up his sound wonderfully over the decades – and yet, throughout it all, he's never stopped to give us an album of solo guitar – something he does here in a wonderfully fresh way – mixing up a surprising array of songs alongside his own work ... CD (Jazz CD)
Domi & JD Beck
Not TightBlue Note, 2022.
A mighty fresh debut from Domi and JD Beck – a duo who mix together keyboards and drums at a level that channels lots of styles from the global underground of the past decade or so, but with a jazzier sort of warmth, and a nicely soulful current throughout! The pair first got attention on a ... CD (Jazz CD)
Alessandro Alessandroni
Storie Di GuerraOctopus/Holy Basil (Italy), 1972. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
38.99
A moodier set than usual from the great Alessandro Alessandroni – the kind of sound library album that really lets the composer open up and try some new ideas – of the sort he wouldn't necessarily use in his more famous soundtracks! At points, there's a darkness here that almost feels ... LP, Vinyl record album (Sound Library LP)
Randal Fisher
Everywhere To Be LostVillage LA, 2022.
CD...$10.99
13.99
Randal Fisher blows tenor with a tone that's really unique – one that we can't easily explain in words, but which has a sense of individuality that marks the record right from the start, and continues to delight as the set rolls on! There's kind of a crisp, higher-tone in his instrument ... CD (Jazz CD)
Sun Ra
Universe In BlueSaturn/Cosmic Myth, 1972. (reissue)
LP...$20.99
22.99
A beautiful little record from Sun Ra and the orchestra – and a set that really lives up to its evocative cover and title! The album features Ra on "intergalactic space organ" – an instrument that may well be a conventional version of the organ, but which is handled with some ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Joe McPhee & Tomeka Reid
Let Our Rejoicing Rise (180 gram pressing)Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2022.
LP...$20.99
24.99
One of the most powerful performances we've heard in years from the great Joe McPhee – and that's because he lets his voice speak as much as his tenor – especially on two spoken passages that highlight McPhee's message at an extremely righteous political level! Yet that's also very ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Ayanda Sikade
UmakhuluAfrosynth (Netherlands), 2022. 2LP (reissue)
LP...$28.99
29.99
Drummer Ayanda Sikade is a hell of a force on the contemporary jazz scene in South Africa – and here, he steps out with a voice that's all his own – drawing a bit on the older legacy of his nation's jazz, while also bringing in some of the more spiritual currents of the global ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Joseph Jarman/
Earth Passage Density
Black Saint (Italy), 1981. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
29.99
One of the excellent non-Art Ensemble sessions cut by the team of saxophonist Joseph Jarman and percussionist Don Moye – work that draws on their experience in the groundbreaking Chicago group, but also takes them into rich new territory on their own! The group's a quartet – with ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Muyiwa Kunnuji & Osemako
APP – Accumulation Of Profit & PowerOffice Home (France), 2022.
Muyiwa Kunnuji played trumpet with Fela Kuti back in the day, and he definitely references Fela's legacy with the politics in the title of the set – yet his approach here is nicely his own, and a really fresh vision of the legacy of older Afro Funk! There's still plenty of the long tracks ... CD (Global Grooves CD)
Terry Callier
Tokyo Moon (white vinyl pressing)Musicanossa (Japan), Early 2000s.
LP...$42.99
49.99
Great work from the revival years of Terry Callier – a time when the Chicago singer was finally getting his due after decades of obscurity – playing to big new audiences around the globe, who only seemed to live his spirits even more! You can definitely hear that on this record – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Chet Baker
Chet Baker Sings Italian Songs EPRCA/Mono Jazz (Italy), 1962. Gatefold
LP...$29.99
34.99
A really unique package – one that offers up a full 12" presentation of four tracks that Chet Baker originally released in Italy as 7" singles – very obscure material done at a time when Baker had fled the west coast scene in which he started! The material is equally ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Fantagraphics, 2022.
Book...$52.99
75.00
A massive look at the art behind the music of the great Sun Ra – a selection of images that are almost as important as his sonic creations – given that so many of his records were issued in very small pressings, and often had covers that were handmade! As collectors know, so many of ... Book (Book)
Lol Coxhill
Toverbal SweetLantern (Italy), 1972. (reissue)
LP...$32.99
36.99
A very rare (and very early) album by the great British saxophonist Lol Coxhill! The session was recorded live in concert, and Coxhill plays in a trio with Jasper Van't Hof on electric and acoustic pianos, and Pierre Courbois on percussion. Although the record is quite "out", the ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Yosuke Yamashita
Dancing KojikiMaro/Super Fuji Discs (Japan), 1969. (reissue)
LP...$39.99
49.99
One of the earliest albums ever from Japanese pianist Yosuke Yamashita – and a set that already has him completely on fire, and well into the legacy of music that would continue for years to come! Yamashita is incredible here – almost a Japanese answer to the freedoms of Cecil Taylor, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Morton Subotnick
Wild Bull (180 gram pressing)Nonesuch/Karl (Germany), 1968. (reissue)
LP...$22.99
26.99
A landmark early recording from Morton Subotnick – and a piece of music that really pushed analogue electronics forward from the previous academic generation! Subtonick's style here is much more freewheeling – with almost an improvisational feel at times – sounds and noises that ... LP, Vinyl record album (Out Sound LP)
Joyce Hurley
Joyce (180 gram pressing)44 Records/Mad About Records (Portugal), 1977. (reissue)
LP...$36.99
39.99
One of the most soulful albums to come out of the Australian scene of the 70s – and the crowning achievement of jazz singer Joyce Hurley – a vocalist we'd easily rank with Dee Dee Bridgewater for depth of righteous expression! Joyce's voice is definitely different than Dee Dee's – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Vocalists LP)
Michel Legrand & Others
Legrand (Re)ImaginedUniversal (France), 2022.
Michel Legrand is one of our favorite composers of all time – and although the man himself passed away in 2019, his music continues to live on strongly in the hearts of countless singers and musicians he's touched over the years – including those who work together on this wonderful ... CD (Soundtracks CD)
Cosmic Renaissance (Gialuca Petrella)
Universal LanguageSchema (Italy), 2022.
A really wonderful project from Gianluca Petrella – one that seems to take all the deeper currents he used in his work with Nicola Conte, and push them even farther here on his own! There's a righteous depth to the record we never would have expected from Petrella a few years before – ... CD (New Grooves CD)
Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne & CoContact/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1964.
CD...$12.99
16.99
A really great little album on the short-lived, Bob Thiele-run Contact label – an early 60s set that collects rare early work by Shelly Manne from 1944! The set features a series of New York recordings with Shelly – 4 tracks with the Barney Bigard Trio with Eddie Heywood on piano; 4 ... CD (Jazz CD)
Antoine Berjeaut
ChromesthesiaMenace (UK), 2022.
LP...$28.99
33.99
You might know the trumpet of Antoine Berjeaut from his work with Makaya McCraven – but here, as a leader, he's a very different force overall – working in territory that's mostly his own, and which blends his trumpet and flugelhorn solos with a nice array of electric elements! The ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Tunde Mabadu & His Sunrise
BisuBlackspot/Afrodelic (Italy), 1978. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
29.99
That's Tunde Mabadu holding a heavy tenor sax on the cover – an instrument which he uses wonderfully on the album's offbeat funky grooves, most of which are very different than more conventional Afro Funk of the time! There's often a slinky midtempo groove to the music – perfect for ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Jake Sollo
Boogie Legs (180 gram pressing)Taretone/Tidal Waves, 1980. (reissue)
LP...$7.99
26.99
Jake Sollo's definitely got some boogie legs here – more than enough to make this rare bit of Nigerian soul go head to head with some of the clubbier work from the American underground at the time! As you might guess from Jake's sense of style on the cover, the whole thing's got a tight, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Global Grooves LP)
Henryk Debich
Majowka (with bonus tracks)Polskie Radio/GAD (Poland), 1979.
CD...$18.99
22.99
Sweet funky work from Henryk Debich – a soundtrack composer by fame, but one who could get nice and groovy when he wanted – which is definitely the case here! The tracks are all upbeat instrumentals done by a Polish radio ensemble – and they've got a style that's a lot like some ... CD (Sound Library CD)
Dezron Douglas
AtalayaInternational Anthem, 2022.
CD...$13.99
15.99
Maybe the most beautiful record we've ever heard from bassist Dezron Douglas – an artist who hasn't given us many albums as a leader, but who always creates something special when he does! This set not only follows that legacy, but really knocks it out of the park – as there's a rich, ... CD (Jazz CD)
Gloria Scott
So WonderfulAcid Jazz (UK), 2022.
The long-overdue return of Gloria Scott – one of our favorite female soul singers of the 70s, and an artist who only gave the world one famous full length album, produced by Barry White! The vibe here is nicely similar to that classic, but more contemporary too – still-great vocals ... CD (Soul CD)
Ronnel Bright
Ronnel Bright Trio (180 gram vinyl)Universal/Sam Records (France), 1958.
LP...$32.99
39.99
One of the few albums ever cut as a leader by pianist Ronnell Bright – a player best known for his accompaniment behind famous vocalists, like Sarah Vaughan and Nancy Wilson – but who's also a jell of a jazz musician when he gets to shine on his own! This rare date was cut in Paris ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Sadao Watanabe
Sadao Watanabe PlaysPolydor/Universal (Japan), 1965. (reissue)
LP...$47.99
54.99
A beautiful early album from Sadao Watanabe – a Polydor session recorded before some of his better-known albums for Takt/Columbia, but done with a similar mix of soul jazz and bossa influences! Watanabe's horn has really sharpened up from his already-great earlier sides – and he's ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
P-Vine (Japan), 2022.
CD...$24.99
29.99
Really great work from Positive Force – a group who gave the world a rare groove classic back in the 80s, and who return here with fresh material that's every bit as great! The last time around, their lead singer was Denise Vallin – and here, the lovely Leslie Page steps up to the ... CD (Soul CD)
Steve Young
Rock Salt & Nails (colored vinyl pressing)A&M/Real Gone, 1969. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
25.99
A lost gem on late 60s A&M Records – cut at a time when the label was moving away from its mainstay of dreamy pop, and cutting some really wonderful work in a much rootsier mode! Steve performs his own tunes – as well as work by Pete LaFarge, Hank Williams, and Marvin Rainwater ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Patrick Andy
Living In Mount Zion (with bonus tracks)Pressure Sounds (UK), 1977.
An unreleased album of sorts from roots reggae great Patrick Andy – tracks that were initially culled together by producer Yabby You in the late 70s, and which include a few never-issued tunes by Andy, plus rare stereo mixes of some other tunes too! If you know the famous title single that ... CD (Reggae CD)
Iron Mountain Analog Research, 1959/1972. LP & 7 inch Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$8.99
29.99
Completely bizarre work from Brother Theodore – a strange postwar cultural figure who'd arrived in the US from a rescue of the holocaust hellhole of Dachau, then reinvented himself as an offbeat actor and monologist! Theodore's got a very strange voice, one that's partly inflected by his ... LP, Vinyl record album (Spoken Word LP)
Monzanto Sound
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, & Tomorrow EPNone More (UK), 2022.
LP...$16.99
19.99
Vocalist Mimi Koku joints Monzanto Sound for this wonderful EP – bringing a soulful flow to the four tracks on the set, at a level that really blends nicely with the group's laidback combination of keyboards, bass, and drums! Keys are by Mali Baden-Powell, aka Mali-I – who you might ... LP, Vinyl record album (Neo Soul LP)
Because (France), 2022.
French disco legend Cerrone has been alive and well in recent years – thanks to attention from a younger generation who've really helped reintroduce the world to the genius of his grooves! The set's definitely got more of a contemporary vibe than Cerrone's 70s music, but all the best ... CD (Soul CD)
Blue Note, 1967. 3LP Gatefold
LP...$51.99
54.99
Searing work as a leader from drummer Elvin Jones – a set recorded very early on in his years at Blue Note, just a few weeks after the death of John Coltrane – yet one that was never issued by the label at the time! The location is a regular gig that Jones was holding down in New York ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Grapefruit (UK), 1972. 3CD
CD...$26.99
38.99
A glorious assortment of Brit rock gems from 1972 – music that really shows the increasing sophistication of the scene at the time – and a strong move away from the sorts of pop tracks that previously dominated the charts! A few years before, much of this music would have been ... CD (Rock CD)
Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalos
Uganda – Dawn Of African RockToshiba/Mr Bongo (UK), 1972.
One of the coolest records we've ever heard from Japanese drummer Akira Ishikawa – even wilder than some of his famous funk sessions of the time! The set definitely lives up to its African Rock promise – as it features lots of sparely percussive tracks that build beautifully – ... CD (Jazz CD)
Matthew Halsall
Changing Earth EPGondwana (UK), 2022.
CD...$9.99
13.99
Four sublime tracks from trumpeter Matthew Halsall – all of which work together to give this EP release all the spiritual power of his full length albums! Halsall has a sense of majesty here that's undeniable – the continuing evolution of that style that's grabbed us strongly for over ... CD (Jazz CD)
Bruno Spoerri
Der Wurger Vom ToweFinders Keepers (UK), 1966.
LP...$29.99
32.99
One of the most striking records we've ever heard from Swiss music legend Bruno Spoerri – a set that's very different from both his straight jazz recordings and his more experimental work – and instead a soundtrack for an obscure 60s film about a strangler in London! There's definitely ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Toshiyuki Honda
Woman From Marusa (2022 Japan Record Day Release)East World/Think (Japan), 1987. (reissue)
LP...$44.99
49.99
Sophisticated fusion from Japanese reedman Toshiyuki Honda – a set that's kind of an extension of the straighter sounds he'd crafted a few years before! The album has almost a soundtrack-like feel at times – and comes off like a suite of tracks that blends core combo instrumentation ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Various
Disco Reggae RockersSoul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. 2CD
American grooves go Kingston – as the set features a wonderful assortment of funk and soul classics, all delivered here in reggae-styled versions! The approach is similar to the material featured in the older Reggae Disco collection from Soul Jazz – but the mix of modes here is much ... CD (Reggae CD)
De Wolfe/Trunk (UK), Late 60s. Gatefold
A legendary soundtrack from the key years of British gothic horror – music for a film that was creepy enough on its own, but which really got sent over the top with the sounds provided by composer Paul Ferris! Ferris was working with the De Wolfe sound library at the time, but the music is ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soundtracks LP)
Misha Panfilov Sound Combo
Days As EchoesFunk Night, 2020.
Some of the greatest work we've ever heard from funky producer/performer Misha Panfilov – a set that really stretches past his early singles, and which almost makes us think that he would have been a giant in the sound library field, had he been around in the 70s! The songs here are longer ... LP, Vinyl record album (Deep Funk LP)
Devin Daniels
Trio ExpositionPreference, 2022.
Alto saxophonist Devin Daniels gets a fantastic showcase here – a trio with just the bass of Logan Kane and drums of Christian Euman – which creates a very open space in which Daniels seems to emerge as a major new voice on his instrument! Devin blows the horn with amazing dexterity ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Dave Rempis/
Earscratcher
Aerophonic, 2022.
Very striking sounds from a very striking quartet – one that brings Austrian pianist Elisabeth Harnik into play with the Chicago sounds of Dave Rempis on alto, Fred Longberg-Holm on cello, and Tim Daisy on drums! The tracks are all long, and have a very freely improvising quality – ... CD (Jazz CD)
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1120 N Ashland Ave Chicago, IL 60622
Open 10am–6pm daily.
All the great stuff appears here at our online record store first — but if you shop locally, you'll also get a chance to handle the goods before you buy!
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