With friends like these, it's easy to sound great – and the record's a trio classic from drummer Shelly Manne, cut with the same associates heard on his famous My Fair Lady album for Contemporary! Piano is by Andre Previn and bass is by Leroy Vinnegar – and as with the other set, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing with deep groove. Cover has ink stamps on back and aging.)
Excellent early work from Shelly Manne – an early 10" session that featured Manne on drums, Shorty Rogers on trumpet, and Jimmy Giuffre on tenor, clarinet, and baritone. The sound is very free, but still swinging with a strong rhythmic pulse – and in a way, it presages some of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing – in nice shape! Cover has a bit of aging, but is intact, with no splits at all.)
A 12" LP that brings together 2 different earlier 10" sessions by Manne – groundbreaking work in a freer mode than most of what was going on in LA during the mid 50s! Side one features material from The Three – a 10" session that featured Manne on drums, Shorty Rogers on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Classic hardbop from the west coast – a set of live recordings done at the Black Hawk jazz club in San Francisco at the end of the 50s, featuring Shelly Manne at the head of a group that includes the great Joe Gordon on trumpet! Tracks are longer, livelier, and have a lot more solo room and ... read moreCD
Classic hardbop from the west coast – a set of live recordings done at the Black Hawk jazz club in San Francisco at the end of the 50s, featuring Shelly Manne at the head of a group that includes the great Joe Gordon on trumpet! Tracks are longer, livelier, and have a lot more solo room and ... read moreCD
Classic hardbop from the west coast – a set of live recordings done at the Black Hawk jazz club in San Francisco at the end of the 50s, featuring Shelly Manne at the head of a group that includes the great Joe Gordon on trumpet! Tracks are longer, livelier, and have a lot more solo room and ... read moreCD
A rare counterpart to the Charles Mingus album on Savoy of the same name – an even more obscure date that features some equally modern music! The album features a shifting array of players throughout – small modern groups on side one, with Bill Russo on trombone, Conte Candoli on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Shrinkwrap has some tears.)
Luca Mannutza —
Remembering ... CD Rearward (Italy), 2017. New Copy ...
$15.99
Great work from a jazz quintet who really knows how to make things soar – a group that's led by pianist Luca Mannutza, who we've really loved on previous records – and who seems to hit new heights with this album! The group have a very round, rolling sound – one that fuses ... read moreCD
For decades now, Ray Mantilla's been one of the few cats who can effortlessly fuse together Latin rhythms and jazz – creating the kind of music that's completely satisfying to fans of both styles, but all without ever resorting to any sort of easy cliches or overdone modes! Mantilla's the ... read moreCD
For decades now, Ray Mantilla's been one of the few cats who can effortlessly fuse together Latin rhythms and jazz – creating the kind of music that's completely satisfying to fans of both styles, but all without ever resorting to any sort of easy cliches or overdone modes! Mantilla's the ... read moreCD
Ray Mantilla —
Mantilla ... LP Inner City, 1978. Very Good+ ...
$9.99
A killer bit of Latin jazz from the 70s – one of the first records issued under the name of percussionist Ray Mantilla, and a really smoking set that features funky flute from Jeremy Steig, bass from Eddie Gomez, and both drums and keyboards from the mighty Joe Chambers! The tunes have a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An excellent vocal session from that short stretch when the Epic label was cutting some incredibly soulful jazz in the early 60s! Norman Mapp sings in a very hip way – with small combo backing from Clark Terry on trumpet, Seldon Powell on tenor, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Dave Bailey on ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with deep groove. Cover has a name in marker, wide brown tape holding the top seam, and some splitting on the bottom seam held with clear tape.)
The first album ever by Steve Marcus – a key player trying to mix rock and jazz at the end of the 60s! Marcus plays some really wild sax on the set – a bit of soprano and tenor, mixed with guitar and electric keys in a wonderfully fuzzy sound! The approach has lots of funk in the mix ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful set of Brazilian fusion tracks – one of the strongest records cut by keyboard wiz Cesar Camargo Mariano, best known for his amazing arrangement on 70s albums by Elis Regina! Mariano's really at home in the set – playing on Fender Rhodes, Yamaha electric, Echoplex, and other ... (Brazil, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, with the insert.)
Phil Markowitz Trio —
Catalysis ... CD Sunnyside, 2006. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
A wonderful later album from pianist Dodo Marmarosa – quite possibly his greatest record ever! The set's an obscure "comeback" date recorded in Chicago for Chess in the early 60s – a trio session with Richard Evans on bass and Marshall Thompson on drums – both working ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label Argo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light surface wear.)
Branford Marsalis Trio —
Bloomington ... CD Columbia, 1993. Used ...
$1.99
... CD
Branford Marsalis with Kurt Elling —
Upward Spiral ... CD Okeh, 2016. New Copy ...
$11.99
A stunning little record – maybe the best album in years for both Branford Marsalis and singer Kurt Elling! On Elling's part, the record's a real back-to-basics affair – as he sings just with the Marsalis Quartet, at a level that really takes us back to the brilliance of his first few ... read moreCD
Ellis & Branford Marsalis —
Loved Ones ... CD Columbia, 1996. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Players include Branford on soprano and tenor, Kenny Kirkland on piano, Charnett Moffett on bass, and Jeff Tain Watts on drums – and titles include "Black Codes", "For Week Folks", "Chambers Of Tain", "Aural Oasis", and "Delfeayo's Dilemma". CD
Wynton Marsalis —
J Mood ... CD Columbia, 1986. Used ...
$1.99
Wynton Marsalis is working in lean quartet formation here – no sax from brother Branford, whose own star was rising – and instead lots more room to really stretch out on his own languid lines on trumpet! The rest of the quartet features Marcus Roberts on piano, Robert Hurst on bass, ... read moreCD
Wynton Marsalis is working in lean quartet formation here – no sax from brother Branford, whose own star was rising – and instead lots more room to really stretch out on his own languid lines on trumpet! The rest of the quartet features Marcus Roberts on piano, Robert Hurst on bass, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A bit more of a high concept album than some of Wynton Marsalis' previous efforts – a set with a few more added horns on side one, and an extended suite on side two! The work definitely shows Wynton's increasing concern with jazz history – his desire to embrace, and sometimes represent ... read moreCD
A week's worth of work by Wynton Marsalis – tracks recorded over 7 different nights at the Village Vanguard, featuring the star trumpeter working with three different bands! Most of the lineup here is relatively similar – Wes Anderson on alto and soprano, and Wycliffe Gordon on ... read moreCD
With Marcus Roberts on piano – and titles that include "Caravan", "A Foggy Day", "Cherokee", "April In Paris", "New Orleans", "Soon All Will Know", and "Autumn Leaves". LP, Vinyl record album
Wynton Marsalis' second date for Columbia Records, and an album that already has him stretching out from the first! Unlike before, when Wynton was given a few older players to help establish his sound, the group here is all Marsalis' own – with brother Branford on tenor and soprano sax, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The classic debut of a young Wynton Marsalis – cut after a stretch when Wynton was working with Art Blakey, and had really sharpened his chops! The record's a wonderful return to straight jazz tradition for Columbia – but it also has some modern moments too – proof that the ... read moreCD
The classic debut of a young Wynton Marsalis – cut after a stretch when Wynton was working with Art Blakey, and had really sharpened his chops! The record's a wonderful return to straight jazz tradition for Columbia – but it also has some modern moments too – proof that the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful later album from 50s cool jazz saxophonist Warne Marsh – one that really has an incredible focus on his tone! With his combination of a warm full tone and cool post-Tristano phrasing, Marsh has one of the most singular voices on the tenor, and one of our favorites! This mid 70s ... read moreCD
A killer set of 50s cool jazz – a bridge between the east coast Konitz-based style, and the LA mid 50s sound, hence the two cities in the title. Marsh is working here with Ted Brown on tenor, Ronnie Ball on piano, Ben Tucker on bass, and Jeff Morton on drums – and the album's one of ... read moreCD
Mindblowing stuff – one of those records that will make you fall in love with Warne Marsh from the very first note! Although recorded late in Warne's life, the session's got an amazingly fresh feel – and the tone is completely sublime – sliding in with this edgey feel right from ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Warne Marsh —
Star Highs ... CD Criss Cross (Holland), 1982. Used ...
$11.99
Although Marsh first came onto the scene as a modernist in the 50s, he's one of the few players of his generation who really held strong to his initial sound, continuing to craft records of understated genius for years to come. And while this album's not his best-ever, it's certainly a nicely ... read moreCD
Warne Marsh first rose to fame in the 50s, but he was even more of a wonderful player in the 70s – even though his records from that generation never fully get their due! This set's one of those great moments from that time – a record that will convert you to Marsh from his very first ... read moreCD
Genius, pure genius – and one of the few key sides by Warne Marsh as a leader! The album follows on Marsh's appearance with Lee Konitz on an earlier Atlantic album, but it really breaks free from the Konitz mode – and has an open, laidback sound that is instantly captivating – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a bit of pen on back.)
Mid 70s magic from the team of Warne Marsh and Lee Konitz – playing together here with an even sharper edge than their recordings of two decades before! The recordings are all live – done at the Club Montmartre in December of 1975 – but they've got a clarity that's almost studio-w ... read moreCD
Warne Marsh Quartet —
Live In Berlin ... CD Interplay (Japan), 1980. Used ...
$12.99
Later work from 50s modernist Warne Marsh – but pretty darn great stuff, and proof that Marsh remained creative and inventive as the years went on! The core of the CD features a 1980 live date recorded in Berlin with pianist Sal Mosca – like Marsh, another disciple of the Tristano ... read moreCD
One of the greatest 50s showcases for the tenor talents of Warne Marsh – a deceptively understated album that captures Warne at his most fluid and creative point! The setting is a quartet – with Ronnie Ball on piano, Red Mitchell on bass, and Stan Levey on drums – and Marsh is ... read moreCD
Trumpeter John Marshall plays the music and arrangements of pianist David Hazeltine – and David also joins the group on piano for the entire set – in a crack lineup that also features Grant Stewart on tenor, Johan Horlen on alto, Peter Washington on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums! The ... read moreCD
John Marshall with Grant Stewart —
Waltz For Worms ... CD Organic (Germany), 2009. New Copy ...
$14.99
Tenorist Grant Stewart joins trumpeter John Marshall on this mighty nice session – a record that really lives up to Marshall's other strong dates for the Organic Records label, and which really makes the best of Stewart's talents too! John's got a sense of soulful vision that's sometimes ... read moreCD
John Marshall/Ferdinand Povel —
Marshall Arts ... CD Blue Jack Jazz (Netherlands), 2006. Used ...
$18.99
A powerful set from this pair of European hornmen – the great Ferdinand Povel on tenor sax, and American ex-pat John Marshall on trumpet and flugelhorn! We've always loved Povel's work for its slightly exotic qualities, and in the company of Marshall's trumpet, there's a feel here that's ... read moreCD
A mix of acoustic roots, Brazilian modes, and classical forms – a lovely pairing of the mandolins of Mike Marshall and Caterina Lichtenberg, turned towards a host of beautiful compositions! The music here runs from Bach forward to the 20th century – and given the inherent warmth in ... read moreCD
Wonderful TV soundtrack work from Skip Martin – who's really giving Henry Mancini a run for his money in the crime jazz department! Martin's score for the Mike Hammer show here is totally great – penned with a range of styles that run from swinging to sentimental – all handled by ... (Soundtracks, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Back cover has minor staining)
A jaw-dropper from Terrace Martin – the kind of record that sneaks on the market under everyone's ears, but will no doubt be one of those sets we'll all go back to again and again over the years! Martin's got a beautifully fresh take on funky jazz – steeped somewhat in the classic ... (Neo Soul, Jazz)read moreCD
Pedrito Martinez has some heavy help here – an all-star array of guests that includes Wynton Marsalis, Ruben Blades, and Angelique Kidjo – but as before, the real strength of the record comes from the core energy of his group – one that plays in more than enough old school Latin ... read moreCD
The first album that guitarist Pat Martino ever cut as a leader – and an excellent mix of styles that links his soul jazz roots with his later, trippier recordings! The group here is a sextet, and it features organist Trudy Pitts (who was Martino's boss at the time), plus flute, drums, and ... read moreCD
Angular and modern work from guitarist Pat Martino – working here in a field of dark tones and colors that recalls some of his best moments of the 70s! The album's got Pat playing with a quintet that includes Joe Lovano, Gonzalo Rubacalba, Christian McBride, and Lewis Nash – and the ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Pat Martino —
Visit! ... LP Cobblestone, 1972. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
This is Pat's tribute to the late Wes Montgomery, and in it, he needs 2 guitars to do justice to Montgomery's massive talent! The second guitar is played by Bobby Rose, and he mostly provides rhythm accompaniment. Rhythm is by Richard Davis and Billy Higgins, and tracks include "Footprints&qu ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
2 killer jazz funk albums – both rare, and both on one CD! The records were cut for the short-lived Eastbound side of the soul/funk Westbound label, both under the supervision of Bob Porter, who handled some of the best early 70s jazz funk work for Prestige! Both albums also feature ... read moreCD
2 killer jazz funk albums – both rare, and both on one CD! The records were cut for the short-lived Eastbound side of the soul/funk Westbound label, both under the supervision of Bob Porter, who handled some of the best early 70s jazz funk work for Prestige! Both albums also feature ... read moreCD
Sho nuff grooves from the great Harvey Mason – a jazz drummer at heart, but one whose talents also exploded into the realm of funk and soul in the second half of the 70s! Mason was part of a big generation of jazzmen who moved into soul – drummers like Billy Cobham and Norman Connors, ... (Soul, Jazz)read moreCD
One of our favorite albums ever – and every track is a masterpiece! The album was originally cut for the tiny Chiaroscuro label in 1977 – and it's got a sound that's unlike anything else we can think of – soaring, soulful, jazzy, and righteous – wrapped up in a blend that's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mass —
Mass ... CD Paratactile (UK), 1998. Used ...
$4.99
The Mastersounds seem to take a page from the book of the MJQ – especially with a title like this – but as usual, the end results are a fair bit hipper! The album features the classic lineup with Buddy Montgomery on vibes, Monk Montgomery on electric bass, Richie Crabtree on piano, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A very unusual copy – the original vinyl, in a beautiful handmade cover that's much nicer than the original!)
A wonderful record – the first of only a few from this unique group that featured Buddy Montgomery on vibes, Monk Montgomery on electric bass, Richie Crabtree on piano, and Benny Barth on drums! The lineup's a bit like that of the Modern Jazz Quartet in the 50s, but the sound is something ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a bit of aging, but no splits – and is nice overall.)
The last session that The Mastersounds ever cut as a group – and a strangely compelling montage of tracks from the musical Kismet. Brothers Buddy and Monk Montgomery are joined here by brother Wes – then an emerging star on guitar, and a strong addition to the set, one who expands the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ronnie Mathews —
Legacy ... LP Beehive, 1980. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
One of the excellent albums cut by the short-lived Bee Hive label – an imprint formed at the end of the 70s, with a strong dedication to recording in the classic soul jazz style of the 60s! This album features stunning work by pianist Ronnie Mathews – a wonderful talent who's barely ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sparkling fusion from Matrix – done in a style that mixes acoustic and electric elements nicely, in a way that's much more in keeping with older albums of the type than sets that were coming out at the time of this one! There's a groove here that's a bit like some of the west coast work from ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hidehiko Matsumoto —
This Is Blues ... LP Columbia (Japan), Mid 60s. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$64.99
A classic cooker from Hidehiko "Sleepy" Matsumoto – one of Japan's greatest reedmen of the 60s! Matsumoto sounds wonderful here in a cool small combo setting – blowing deep-toned tenor alongside guitar and plenty of Hammond organ – definitely in the bluesy territory ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy yellow label pressing, in textured gatefold cover – with obi!)
Hidehiko "Sleepy" Matsumoto is a reedman who grabbed us strongly the first time we ever heard him play – on one of the first big band albums by Toshiko Akioshi in the 60s – and he's also one who continued to grow and refine his craft in the 70s, with an amazingly personal ... read moreCD
Maybe the greatest album we've ever heard from bassist Nilson Matta – a set that mixes Brazilian jazz modes with a much more complex approach – all in a style that offers up a really rich reworking of the famous soundtrack to the film Black Orpheus! The original score by Antonio Carlos ... read moreCD
Titles include "Three On The Stairs", "Prayer", "Nardis", "Dance Of The Wind Chimes", and "Joyce From The Bronx". LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has wear & some seam splitting.)
David Matthews —
Dune ... CD CTI/King (Japan), 1977. New Copy ...
$13.99
One of the coolest, grooviest albums we've ever heard from arranger David Matthews – a set that draws inspiration from Frank Herbert's Dune, and sends Dave out into space with a whole bunch of sci fi-tinged funky numbers! Matthews has already had plenty of CTI arranging experience by the ... read moreCD
A grand connection from David Matthews – one of the keyboardist's fusion sets for the Japanese Electric Bird label, who gave Matthews a great showcase for his electric grooves in the 80s! The sound here is kind of an extension of the funky electric big band sides that Matthews scored for ... read moreCD
One of the slickest of Dave Matthews' funk records from the 70s – but still pretty darn nice! Matthews was the mainman behind the legendary funk group The Grodeck Whipperjenny, and a key arranger in James Brown's sound of the Polydor years – but by this time, he moved into smoother ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Maulawi —
Orotunds ... CD Strata/BBQ (Japan), 1973. New Copy ...
$28.99
A real treasure from reedman Maulawi Nurudin – originally recorded as part of the Strata Records scene in Detroit, but done in Chicago in 1973 – and issued here for the first time ever! The vibe here is almost more Tribe Records than some of the other Strata sides – as Maulawi ... read moreCD
A wealth of jazz in many styles -- bop, hardbop, soul jazz, spiritual, rare groove, modal, improvised music, funk, free jazz, fusion, avant garde, and trad!
Shelly Manne —
Shelly Manne & His Friends ... LP 
