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Three Blind Mice/Sony (Japan), Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $52.99 59.99
A great overview of work on the legendary Three Blind Mice label from 70s Japan – a crucial imprint that gave exposure to the new generation of Japanese jazz musicians who were forging a fresh sort of ideas apart from their counterparts in the US! Three Blind Mice was always a label that was ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
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Rough Guide To South African Jazz (second edition) ... CD 
Rough Guide, 1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. Used ... $8.99
A vivid portrait of a rich legacy in jazz – the wonderful sounds that have come from the South African scene from the early 60s onwards – served up nicely in this well-chosen set! The collection mixes underground work with well-known artists, older tracks with more contemporary ones ... (Global Grooves, Jazz) read more CD
(Digipak has a bumped corner.)
Savoy/Atlantic, 1940s/1950s. Used 3 CDs ... $4.99 6.99
Music from Cannonball Adderley, Gene Ammons, Miles Davis, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Little Jimmy Scott, Ben Webster, Lester Young, and morre – 58 tracks total! CD
Vee Jay, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $6.99
A cheesy cover, but a treasure trove of rare tenor work from the legendary Vee Jay Records – mostly non-LP numbers that were issued on singles, by Julian Dash, Tommy Dean, Wardell Gray, Al Smith, Noble Thin Man Watts, and David Shipp! CD
Capitol, Late 40s/Early 50s. Very Good+ ... $9.99 11.99
With Julia Lee, Nat Cole, Red Nichols, Buddy De Franco, Hollywood Hucksters, and Big Sid Catlett's Band. LP, Vinyl record album
(A nice copy.)
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Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz (6LP Box Set) ... LP Smithsonian, 1920s/1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s. Very Good+ 6LP Box Set ... $11.99
A massive collection of classic jazz – features Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Fats Waller, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Miles Davis, Art Tatum, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, and many others! LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet. Box is separated, with a peeled spine wrap. Cover has light surface wear.)
Rhythm & Blues (UK), Late 50s. New Copy 2CD ... $14.99 16.99
It might be a bit of a stretch to say that things were going mod in 1957 – as the London mod movement still had a few years to come – but modern jazz was certainly taking over the scene in the city, thanks to a huge rise of homegrown acts who were serving up their own response to ... read more CD
Columbia, 1957. Used ... $4.99
A classic album featuring music from The Sound Of Jazz – the legendary 1957 TV show that brought together some of the greatest talents then working in jazz! Unusual for TV, the show really seemed to capture the players at their best – and recorded some tremendous live performances that ... read more CD
(2000 pressing.)
Jazzman (UK), Late 60s/1970s/1980s/1990s. New Copy ... $15.99 17.99
A wonderfully wide-ranging tribute to the great John Coltrane – served up here in a whole host of tracks recorded after his too-early death, each of which take his musical message in different directions! The sound is certainly spiritual – in keeping with the different volumes in this ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Also available Spiritual Jazz 15 – Tribute To Trane ... LP 32.99
Jazzman (UK), Late 60s/1970s/1980s/1990s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $32.99 38.99
A wonderfully wide-ranging tribute to the great John Coltrane – served up here in a whole host of tracks recorded after his too-early death, each of which take his musical message in different directions! The sound is certainly spiritual – in keeping with the different volumes in this ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Spiritual Jazz 15 – Tribute To Trane ... CD 15.99(Includes download!)
Jazzman (UK), 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 32.99
A tremendous entry in this wonderful series – a set that proudly proclaims its contents with the "NOW" on the cover! Back when the Spiritual Jazz series first started on the Jazzman label, the music was mostly relegated to material of the John Coltrane generation and the generation ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download! Please Note – these copies have a slightly dinged corner from shipping.)
Strata/BBE (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 3LP Gatefold ... $34.99 44.99
A deep dive into the work of a wonderful record label – the Strata imprint from Detroit at the start of the 70s – a company who served up some very spiritual sounds in the short time they were issuing records! Don't confuse Strata with Strata East – although the labels do have ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Stunt (Denmark), 2011. Used ... $2.99 4.99
Includes music by the New Jungle Orchestra, Ibrahim Electric, Horace Parlan Trio, Marilyn Mazur, Andrew Hill, Kresten Osgood Quartet with Sam Rivers, and Lars Moller with Geri Allen. CD
EMI/Time Life, 1930s/1940s. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
Music from Duke Ellington, Bob Crosby, Benny Carter, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Charlie Barnet, Claude Thornhill, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, and more. CD
Columbia/Epic (UK), 1930s. Very Good ... $4.99
With selections by Frank Froeba & His Swing Band, Louis Prima & His New Orleans Gang, Frankie Newton & His Uptown Serenaders, The Three Peppers, Fats Waller, Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, Clarence Profit Trio, and Bunny Berigan & His Boys. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 60s UK pressing in a flip-back cover, with some yellowing from age and a small mark in pencil in back.)
Columbia/Epic (UK), 1930s. Very Good ... $4.99
With selections by Joe Marsala & His Chicagoans, Midge Williams & Her Jazz Jesters, Maxine Sullivan & Her Orchestra, John Kirby & His Orchestra, Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra, Red Norvo & His Swing Septet, Midlred Bailey & Her Swing Band, Slim & Slam, Slim Gaillard ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 60s UK pressing in a flip-back cover, with some yellowing from age and a small mark in pencil in back.)
Columbia/Epic (UK), Mid 1930s-Mid 1940s. Very Good ... $4.99
With selections by Billie Holiday, Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys, Will Bradley, Count Basie, Hot Lips Page, Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Noble Sissle Swingsters, and Dizzy Gillespie. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 60s UK pressing in a flip-back cover, with some yellowing from age and a small mark in pencil in back.)
Blue Note (Holland), 1999. Used ... $0.99 1.99
Music from Jason Moran, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Jacky Terrasson, Joe Lovano & Greg Osby, Chucho Valdes, Rodney Jones, Benny Green, and Javon Jackson. CD
(Out of print.)
Tradition, 1920s/1930s/1940s/1950s/1960s. Used ... $2.99
Blue Note, 2023. New Copy ... $7.99 13.99
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 ... read more CD
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Universal Sounds Of America ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), 1970s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A legendary compilation from the Soul Jazz label – one of their early important records that helped give new exposure to a whole generation of spiritual jazz from the American scene! Titles include "Space 1" by David Durrah, "Space Is The Place" by Sun Ra, "Theme De ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover looks great, with minimal wear.)
Sdban (Belgium), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $30.99 32.99
A pretty incredible legacy of jazz from the scene in Belgium during the late 60s and early 70s – a place that never got the kind of exposure as the jazz worlds of the UK, Scandinavia, and Germany – but one that was making some really amazing work at the time! Take the "progressive& ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Verve, Mid 40s/1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/Mid 90s. Used 4 CD ... $4.99 6.99
Music from Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Machito, Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Flip Phillips, Anita O'Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Blossom Dearie, Mel Torme, Jimmy Giuffre, Lee Konitz, and more. CD
(Slipcover has some wear, booklet has a crease.)
Disconforme (Spain), 1940s/1950s/1960s. Used 2CD ... $4.99 9.99
Disc one includes vocal performances by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Chris Connor, Frank Sinatra, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, and more. Disc two has instrumentals with Miles Davis, Harry James, Dave Brubeck, George Gershwin, Charlie Parker, Modern Jazz Quartet, and more, 40 songs in all. CD
(Out of print.)
Groovy Sounds, 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $3.99 13.99
One of the cookingest funky compilations we've ever carried – a monster batch of 10 funky Hammond organ tracks, all pretty darn obscure! The set was done under the supervision of New York Funk 45 DJ Mr Fine Wine – and features a stunning batch of tunes that are all plenty darn hard to ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Mercury (Japan), Late 40s/1950s/1960s. Near Mint- 4LPs ... $44.99
A killer collection of previously-unissued jazz from Mercury Records – with material by Roland Kirk, Ben Webster, Dinah Washington, Bob James, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer, Cannonball Adderley, and others! LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing, with obi, book and the bonus 7" single!)
King (Japan), 1958. Near Mint- ... $6.99 19.99
Poll winners from the Japanese scene of the late 50s – stepping out in a special live performance from the time! The album's almost got a Verve Records sort of feel – especially from the all-star tip – and tunes are more swing than bop, although there's definitely a few modern ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s Japanese pressing, with insert – SKK 3019. Cover has some light wear, but vinyl is great!)
Mondiophone/Endless Happiness (Italy), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 31.99
A 70s sound library record, but one that's also very different than most – as Christian Zysset put together the whole thing more as a jazz record with long, extended tracks – instead of the more typical batch of shorter themes and songs! The set's got a largeish group who stay together ... (Sound Library, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
