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Charles Mingus —
Jazz Composers Workshop ... CD Savoy (Japan), 1955. Used ... $8.99
A classic session of modernist jazz – and some of Mingus most groundbreaking early work! The album was recorded for Savoy with 2 different groups – one's got Mingus leading John LaPorta on alto, Teo Macero on tenor, and Mal Waldron on piano, and the other group's a quartet with Macero, ... read more CD
(Includes Savoy/Denon obi.)
Blue Note, 1959. Used ... $4.99
Great stuff – recorded in Mingus' classic period! Mingus leads a sharp small group here – a wonderful quintet that features Booker Ervin on tenor, John Handy on alto, and Richard Wyands on piano – with longtime musical partner Dannie Richmond on drums! The session was recorded ... read more CD
(Out of print 1994 CD pressing.)
Charles Mingus —
Let My Children Hear Music (plus bonus track) ... CD Columbia/Legacy, 1973. Used ... $6.99
One of the last great records by Charles Mingus – a set of extremely compelling original compositions, played by a fresh group of younger players, plus a few older masters! The record's got a fire and sense of emotion that's missing from a number of other 70s Mingus sessions – and it's ... read more CD
(Early 90s Columbia Jazz Masterpieces pressing.)
Atlantic, 1960. Used ... $1.99
A searing live set by Charles Mingus – a double-length performance recorded in Antibes during his classic years for Atlantic Records, but not issued by the label until many years later! The album's a great extrapolation of the sound that Mingus had forged on sessions for Columbia, Atlantic, ... read more CD
Atlantic, 1960. Used ... $5.99
A searing live set by Charles Mingus – a double-length performance recorded in Antibes during his classic years for Atlantic Records, but not issued by the label until many years later! The album's a great extrapolation of the sound that Mingus had forged on sessions for Columbia, Atlantic, ... read more CD
Also available Mingus At Antibes (2LP version) ... LP 39.99
Jazz Workshop/Victor (Japan), Mid 60s. Used ... $34.99
A landmark recording from Mingus – and one of his best of the mid 60s! The album was recorded live at the Montery Jazz fest – and it features great work by Jaki Byard, Charles McPherson, John Handy, and Lou Blackburn. Mingus explores his increasing fascination with the work of ... read more CD
(Out of print 1986 Japanese pressing.)
Charles Mingus —
Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music & Poetry (Japanese pressing – with bonus tracks) ... CD Bethlehem/Toshiba (Japan), 1957. Used ... $14.99
A fantastic album – one of our favorite-ever records from Charles Mingus! The album was recorded in the same breath as his legendary works Tijuana Moods, The Clown, and Pithecanthropus Erectus – and it features the same sort of fire and emotion that made those classics so great. The ... read more CD
Also available (2000 Japanese pressing – includes obi.)
Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music & Poetry ... LP 19.99
Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music & Poetry ... CD 3.99
Charles Mingus —
Music Written For Monterey 1965 Not Heard – Played In Its Entirety At UCLA ... CD Mingus Music/Sunnyside, 1965. Used 2 CDs ... $7.99
A rare rare landmark from Charles Mingus – music written for the 1965 Monterey festival, but (as the title indicates) not played at the festival! The recording was done later, at UCLA, with a group that includes Charles McPherson, Julius Watkins, Jimmy Owens, Hobart Dotson, and Howard ... read more CD
(Out of print 2005 pressing, includes slipcover.)
Giants Of Jazz (Italy), 1955/1956/1957. Used ... $2.99
Includes the songs "Pithecanthropus Erectus", "Haitian Fight Song", "Love Chant", "A Foggy Day", "Memories Of You", "East Coasting (East Coast Ghost)", "Jump, Monk", "Serenade In Blue", and "Work Song". CD
Mercury (Japan), 1960. Used ... $9.99
An unusual chapter in the label-hopping career of Charles Mingus – a one-off date recorded for Mercury right after Mingus' legendary sessions for Columbia! The format here may well be Mingus' most ambitious to date – as the album features larger groups than before, exploring a range of ... read more CD
(Out of print late 80s Japanese pressing.)
Columbia, 1959/1971/1988. Used ... $1.99
80's reissue that brings together tracks from two different Mingus Columbia sessions – one from 1959, and one from 1971. The '71 material is the extended "Shoes of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers", which is one of Mingus' best works from the decade. The other ... read more CD
RCA/Bluebird, 1957. Used 2 CDs ... $11.99
Oh how we love this album – and we think it may well be the best album ever from Charles Mingus! The set was recorded in that magical Mingus year of 1957, but oddly not released until 1962 – missing some of the initial frenzy of his discovery during the Atlantic and Columbia years. ... read more CD
(2001 pressing. Cutout on barcode.)
Label M/Atlantic, 1961. Used ... $5.99
One of the great Mingus albums for Atlantic – and a record that brings together material from 2 different sessions: one from 1957, with Shafi Hadi on alto; and another from 1961, with Roland Kirk and Booker Ervin on saxes. The '57 session has a raw quintet sound, and features some haunting ... read more CD
(2000 Label M pressing.)
Uptown, Late 40s. Used CD + Book ... $3.99
A great assemblage of rare early material by Charles Mingus – recorded, as the title implies, on the west coast during the late 40s. The range of styles is pretty strong – as some tracks are small group sides, some larger ensembles, some with vocalists, and others more experimental ... read more CD
(Includes original heavy book and slipcover, with light edge wear.)
Period/OJC, 1954. Used ... $4.99 6.99
Fantastic mid-50's work by Mingus, and a pivotal pair of recordings that clearly show his transition from bop bassist to groundbreaking modernist. The CD brings together two rare 10" albums that originally came out on the Period label in 1954. The albums are also noteworthy for the ... read more CD
Columbia, 1991. Used ... $2.99
With Ray Drummond on bass, Marvin "Smitty" Smith and Victor Lewis on drums, Craig Handy and Alex Foster on flutes and saxophones, George Adams on tenor saxophone, and Jack Walrath on trumpet. CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Blue Mitchell —
Blue Soul (Keepnews collection with bonus tracks) ... CD Riverside, 1959. Used ... $3.99
A strong early winner from Blue – recorded with an all-star group that includes Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Heath, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones, and Philly Joe Jones. Mitchell's not necessarily the leader – Benny Golson and Jimmy Heath handled the arrangements – but the group overall is ... read more CD
Blue Mitchell —
Down With It! (RVG remaster edition) ... CD Blue Note, Late 60s. Used ... $14.99
Lyrical beauty from trumpeter Blue Mitchell – one of those records that really has him coming into his own, sounding fantastic on Blue Note in a way he never did on his earlier albums as a leader! it's clear that Blue learned a lot while playing in the group of Horace Silver – a way of ... read more CD
Also available Down With It (180 gram pressing) ... LP 36.99(2005 RVG pressing, still sealed!)
Riverside/OJC, 1962. Used ... $19.99
A hip session from Blue – one that points the way towards some of his later work on Blue Note, and which features a larger than usual group arranged by Jimmy Heath. As on some of Heath's other projects from the time, the groove is tight and soulful, but never so dominant as to overwhelm the ... read more CD
(Out of print 1994 OJC pressing. Booklet has a slight crease.)
Blue Mitchell —
Thing To Do (non-RVG edition) ... CD Blue Note, 1964. Used ... $6.99
The thing to do – is jam! Blue's sounding wonderful in this classic set for Blue Note – one of his best small group albums – recorded with a sound that's solidly in keeping with his lyrically melodic work in the Horace Silver group! The quintet features Chick Corea on piano ... read more CD
Also available Thing To Do (RVG edition) ... CD 12.99(First CD pressing.)
Blue Mitchell —
Thing To Do (RVG edition) ... CD Blue Note, 1964. Used ... $12.99
The thing to do – is jam! Blue's sounding wonderful in this classic set for Blue Note – one of his best small group albums – recorded with a sound that's solidly in keeping with his lyrically melodic work in the Horace Silver group! The quintet features Chick Corea on piano ... read more CD
Also available Thing To Do (non-RVG edition) ... CD 6.99(2004 RVG edition.)
Rogue Art (France), 2012. Used ... $12.99
One of the most ambitious sets we've heard from Nicole Mitchell – a really unique mixing of modes that features a core Chicago group coming into play with the Arche New Music Ensemble! The initial group features Nicole on flute, vocals, and electronics – with Mwata Boden on baritone ... read more CD
Nicole Mitchell —
Awakening ... CD Delmark, 2011. Used ... $9.99
Damn great work from Chicago flautist Nicole Mitchell – and another new chapter of her mighty talents! The album's a quartet session that beautifully swings between straight jazz modes and some more creative sounds – never as far out as some of Mitchell's more avant work, but always ... read more CD
(Disc has a promo stamp, barcode has a cutout hole.)
Delmark, 2009. Used ... $9.99
A stunner from Nicole Mitchell – a flautist who's been pretty much redefining the jazz flute throughout her early career – here delivering a genre-defiant masterwork with her Black Earth Strings group! The String includes Chicago Sinfonetta Chamber Orchestra vet Renee Baker on violin ... read more CD
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1955. Used ... $18.99
A hell of a cooker from bassist Red Mitchell – a set that's got a sound that's way more mature and modern than you might guess from the image on the cover! Red's at the helm of a hip combo that also features sharp tenor from Zoot Sims and beautiful work on valve trombone from Bob Brookmeyer ... read more CD
Rogue Art (France), 2012. Used ... $14.99
A brilliant pairing of two generations of the AACM – as Roscoe Mitchell writes and conducts, and the group's led by Nicole Mitchell – and features a great assortment of very creative musicians! The blend of talents is key to the strength of the set – as the record avoids some of ... read more CD
PI Recordings, 2002. Used ... $6.99
Roscoe Mitchell's working here with an expanded version of the Note Factory group – one that's a nonet lineup that features two bassists, two drummers, and two pianos – plus trumpet, guitars, and a variety of reeds from Roscoe. Additional string and woodwind players join the group at a ... read more CD
(Artwork has some wear and some writing in marker on CD – priced accordingly.)
Think (Japan), 1962. Used ... $9.99 11.99
If the cover image of a Akira Miyazawa fishing in a trout stream wasn't already enough to make us love this one, the music on the disc certainly is – as the album's a real shining jewel in the Japanese jazz scene of the 60s, the kind of record that really set a whole new standard for the ... read more CD
Also available Akira Miyazawa (aka Yamame) ... CD 14.99(Out of print, includes obi.)
Blue Note, 1961. Used ... $11.99
A rare second chapter to Mobley's famous Workout album – recorded in the early 60s, but not issued until the mid 80s – and even then, only momentarily on vinyl! The session's a great one – a quartet outing with a structure that's similar to Hank's classic Soul Station record, but ... read more CD
(2006 RVG pressing.)
Hank Mobley —
Caddy For Daddy (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1965. Used ... Just Sold Out!
One of the greatest Blue Note albums of all time – a record that's even better than the look of it's cover – which is already pretty darn classic! Hank Mobley had been making records for Blue Note for a number of years before this set – but Caddy For Daddy is one in which he ... read more CD
Also available Caddy For Daddy (180 gram pressing) ... LP 36.99(Out of print, sleeve has some light wear.)
Blue Note (Japan), 1957. Used ... $39.99
An all-star quintet session from tenor genius Hank Mobley – originally recorded during his classic run for Blue Note in the late 50s – but then unissued for decades, until a CD-only appearance in Japan many years later! Hank's in tremendous young formation here – blowing with ... read more CD
(Out of print 1996 Japanese CD pressing.)
Blue Note, 1965. Used ... $12.99
A rock-solid 60s session from Blue Note tenor giant Hank Mobley – and a set with a sound that's as iconic as its cover! The record comes from a key point in Mobley's career – when he was shifting from some more conventional hard bop to a variant of his style that was filled with newer, ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Blue Note, 1967. Used ... $16.99
A real treasure from the great tenorist Hank Mobley – and a record that shows him really opening up his sound in his later years at Blue Note! The album's got some key rhythmic elements that come both from the drumming of Billy Higgins and piano of Cedar Walton – both players who bring ... read more CD
Blue Note, 1957. Used ... $6.99
A very unique album from Hank Mobley – one that has him working alongside Milt Jackson, in an unusual format that mixes the soulful Mobley tenor with some well-crafted work on vibes! The "all star" title is certainly appropriate here – as Mobley and Jackson are joined in a ... read more CD
(1996 pressing. Back cover of booklet has some pen.)
Hank Mobley —
Jazz Message of Hank Mobley Volume 1 ... CD Savoy/Nippon (Japan), 1956. Used ... $11.99
The jazz message of Hank Mobley here is loud, proud, and plenty soulful – a key early illustration of his massive talents on the tenor sax, recorded in the relaxed company of top-shelf players of his generation! The format's a bit less structured than Mobley on Blue Note – more in a ... read more CD
(Out of print 1991 pressing.)
Blue Note (UK), Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $6.99
Titles include "Darn That Dream", "My Sin", "Alone Together", "I Should Care", "The Good Life", and "Fin De L'Affaire". CD
Blue Note, 1958. Used ... $6.99
One of the first great pairings of Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan – a trumpet/tenor team that was always a treasure, no matter what the setting! This one's a pretty open-ended blowing date – one that gives both horn players plenty of room to stretch out, in a setting that's filled with ... read more CD
(1988 pressing.)
Hank Mobley —
Poppin ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1957. Used ... $39.99
A rare gem from Hank Mobley's initial late 50s run at Blue Note – a session recorded by the label in 1957, but unissued at the time! The quality of the set is right up there with Hank's best from the period – presented here in full album format, and the mix of searing hardbop and ... read more CD
(Out of print first CD pressing.)
Blue Note, 1968. Used ... $14.99
An excellent Hank Mobley session – with an unusual twist that takes it past his earlier work! The lineup's great all the way through – with Woody Shaw on trumpet, George Benson on guitar, and Billy Higgins on drums – and the addition of Benson's guitar gives the tracks a groovily ... read more CD
(Sealed 2005 RVG pressing.)
Blue Note, 1960. Used ... $4.99
A killer set of hardbop from the legendary Hank Mobley – recorded during the initial Mobley run at Blue Note, and a keen document of his amazing power on the tenor sax! The album's got a tightness that's almost impossible to believe – a summation of all the best bop trends of the 50s, ... read more CD
Also available Roll Call (SHMCD pressing) ... CD 14.99(Out of print 2002 RVG pressing.)
Blue Note, 1966. Used ... $11.99 14.99
No filters here, as Hank Mobley's sound is clean, lean, and right on the money – hitting that newly-sophisticated groove of the Caddy For Daddy years in this sweet unissued set! The date was recorded in the 60s, but unissued by Blue Note for many years – another one of those head-scratc ... read more CD
(Out of print, first CD pressing with a different track list than the Connoisseur release.)
Blue Note, 1963. Used ... $5.99
One of the best-ever Hank Mobley albums on Blue Note – and a killer batch of soulful hardbop that was cut right around the same time as the classic No Room For Squares LP. In fact, the album contains work from 2 different sessions that filtered over to the Squares album – one that ... read more CD
(First CD pressing.)
Blue Note, 1962. Used ... $7.99
One of the greatest albums ever from Blue Note tenor giant Hank Mobley – a set that really explodes in all the new directions Hank was taking in the 60s! Mobley in the 50s was already the stuff of legend – a tremendous soloist on tenor, and every bit his own man – firmly focused ... read more CD
(2006 RVG pressing. Very small cutout notch in the spine.)
Columbia (Japan), 1960. Used ... $14.99 24.99
A cool tribute to the French jazz soundtrack generation of the late 50s – played here by an equally cool combo from Japan! The Modern Jazz Playboys have a sound here that definitely lives up to their name – a slinky, sexy groove that's perfect for the album's selection of tunes from ... read more CD
(Out of print, 2010 Japanese pressing – includes obi!)
Atlantic (Japan), 1962. Used ... $12.99
A great early 60s set from Modern Jazz Quartet! This one marked the then growing sophistication in the sound of the Modern Jazz Quartet – a concept album based on themes and characters from the Italian tradition of commedia dell'arte. The music is served up in gentle sound poems that have a ... read more CD
(2012 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Modern Jazz Quartet —
Concert In Japan '66 ... CD Atlantic (Japan), 1966. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
An excellent Japanese performance from the Modern Jazz Quartet – and a set that was issued in a bit of a lull during their 60s American years for Atlantic Records – which makes it even more important as a key part of their catalog at the time! The 1966 date has the combo in fine form ... read more CD
(1991 Japanese pressing – includes obi!)
Prestige/OJC, Mid 50s. Used ... $1.99
A stone classic from the Modern Jazz Quartet – recorded back when the group still featured Kenny Clarke in its membership, but already with some of the more serious, somber tones that would mark the combo's more famous years! Tracks here are from a variety of sessions in 1953, 1954, and 1955 ... read more CD
Also available Django (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 11.99(OJC pressing.)
Prestige (Japan), Mid 50s. Used ... $11.99 16.99
A stone classic from the Modern Jazz Quartet – recorded back when the group still featured Kenny Clarke in its membership, but already with some of the more serious, somber tones that would mark the combo's more famous years! Tracks here are from a variety of sessions in 1953, 1954, and 1955 ... read more CD
Also available Django ... CD 1.99(Out of print late 90s Japanese pressing.)
Modern Jazz Quartet —
European Concert Vols 1 & 2 ... CD Atlantic (Japan), 1960. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
A double-length live set from the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet – recorded in Scandinavia in 1960, almost as a summation of the group's growing genius in the 50s! The tunes are a mix of John Lewis and Milt Jackson originals, plus other songs all given the wonderful MJQ twist – ... read more CD
(Out of print early 90s Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Modern Jazz Quartet —
Lonely Woman ... CD Atlantic (Japan), Early 60s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Truly one of the Modern Jazz Quartet's greatest albums – and a set that has an edge and a darkness that's missing from some of their other Atlantic records! Part of the reason for this may be the group's fantastic reading of Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman" – a killer moody ... read more CD
(1998 Japanese digipak pressing – in nice shape with obi!)
Atlantic (Japan), 1957. Used ... $9.99 14.99
One of the first Modern Jazz Quartet albums on Atlantic – a 1957 set that finds the crew in one of their freshest periods – laying down their soon-to-be trademark style in a fashion that warrants the self-titled tag! The set kicks off with a stellar medley of standards, all given the ... read more CD
(1998 Japanese pressing with 20bit K2 mastering. Cover has light wear.)
Savoy/Nippon (Japan), 1951/1952. Used ... $1.99
Some of the earliest material ever recorded by the Modern Jazz Quartet – early 50s sides that were originally issued as 78rpm singles, then brought together in this self-titled LP! Some of the material was first released under the name of the Milt Jackson Quartet – but featured the ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Philips (Japan), 1964. Used ... $14.99 18.99
An extremely haunting version of the score to Porgy & Bess – recorded by the Modern Jazz Quartet at the height of their powers, in a gently soulful version that really takes off from the original. The group have a very free approach here – one that uses Gershwin's originals as a ... read more CD
(Out of print early 90s Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Atlantic, 1960. Used ... $1.99
Features a long reading of "Pyramid" – plus "Django", "Romaine", "Vendome", and "It Don't Mean A Thing". CD
(Out of print.)
Savoy (Japan), Mid 50s. Used ... $6.99 9.99
Early and brilliant work by the MJQ – recorded at a time when the combo's idea was quite unique, and when its execution was still filled with a lot of creative energy! The group, of course, features the core duo of Milt Jackson and John Lewis – and bass chores are handled by either ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Atlantic, 1987. Used ... $1.99
A set that shows that none of the group's imagination or talent had dimmed over the years – and the core quartet of John Lewis on piano, Milt Jackson on vibes, Percy Heath on bass, and Connie Kay on drums are joined by The New York Chamber Symphony, who are a small string-based group who ... read more CD
(Late 80s pressing.)
Philips (Japan), 1966. Used ... $11.99
Larger group meditations by the Modern Jazz Quartet – working here in an expanded lineup that includes work from Phil Woods, Charlie Mariano, Seldon Powell, Richie Kamuca, Clark Terry, and Jimmy Cleveland! The album takes a core MJQ groove, and only seems to lay out out over the larger ... read more CD
(Out of print early 90s Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Norgran, Mid 50s. Used ... $4.99 9.99
A mixture of Verve regulars and early third streamers join together in this one-off session designed as a focus on the writing talents of John Lewis. Most of the material takes off from Lewis' work with the MJQ, and the band includes two of his bandmates from that group, Connie Kay & Percy ... read more CD
(1999 Verve Elite edition. Large backing sticker on back cover.)
Evidence, 1995. Used ... $8.99
Charnett Moffett on bass, Victor Lewis on drums, and Geoff Keezer on piano and synthesizer. CD
(Out of print.)
Venus (Japan), 1993. Used ... $11.99 14.99
Spiritual work from the great Charles Moffett and his talented family – all of whom have matured nicely by the time of this recording! Gone is the sloppiness of some of the earlier Moffett Family albums, and in its place is a tight soulful groove – with a progressive soul jazz sound ... read more CD
(Includes obi.)
Blue Note, 1963. Used ... $14.99
Landmark material from the farther reaches of jazz in the mid 60s – one of two albums that trombonist Grachan Moncur recorded for Blue Note – and a session that ranks as one of the best examples of the "new thing" moment in 60s jazz! Grachan's leading a sextet here that ... read more CD
Also available Evolution (UHQCD pressing) ... CD 18.99(Out of print first CD pressing.)
Capri, 2004. Used ... $19.99
Grachan Moncur III and Dave Woodley on trombone, Tim Hagans on trumpet, Gary Bartz on alto saxophone, Gary Smulyan on baritone saxophone, Billy Harper on tenor saxophone, John Clark on Frnech horn, Ray Drummond on bass, and Andrew Cyrille on drums. CD
(Out of print, sticker over barcode and promo written in marker on booklet cover.)
Summit, 2023. Used ... $4.99 6.99
... CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Riverside/OJC, 1956. Used ... $3.99
A brilliant title for this brilliant album from Thelonious Monk – a set that really has him coming back strongly in the second half of the 50s – with a new talent for arrangements that really goes past his previous work! Monk's piano and compositions are every bit as great as before ... read more CD
Also available Brilliant Corners ... LP 23.99(OJC pressing.)
Sony, 1960s. Used 3 CDs ... $7.99
Great work from Monk's last decade on record – including some unreleased material too! CD
(Outer box has light wear.)
Blue Note, 1944/1947/1948. Used 4 CDs ... $9.99
A fantastic collection of Monk material for Blue Note – recorded in a few different periods and settings! The package features some late 40s sides with Idrees Sulieman on trumpet and Billy Smith on tenor; 1947 trio material with Art Blakey on drums; a 1947 quartet with Sahib Shihab on alto; ... read more CD
(Includes box, booklet, and all 4 CDs! BMG Direct pressing.)
Black Lion (Germany), 1971. Used ... $49.99
Very late work from the legendary Thelonious Monk – but surprisingly great as well! The session was recorded in London – as you might guess from the title – and although Monk's not working with his regular quartet with Charlie Rouse, he does interact wonderfully with a trio that ... read more CD
(Out of print. Box is solid with a little minor shelf wear and a small rip at the top of the spine, inner contents are in great shape!)
Prestige, 1944/1952/1953/1954. Used 3 CDs ... $19.99
Includes 33 tracks on 3 CDs and features Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Art Blakey, and others. CD
(Out of print 2000 pressing with 20bit mastering – in great shape with the slipcover and large booklet!)
Riverside, 1950s/Early 60s. Used 15CDs ... $69.99
Amazing music from one of our favorite periods of Thelonious Monk – a time of new discoveries, new strengths, and some great work with tenor sax! CD
(Out of print, a nice copy with the original LP-sized box and book.)
Thelonious Monk —
Criss-Cross (with bonus tracks) ... CD Columbia, 1963. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A title and cover that beautifully illustrate the sharp-edged power of the Thelonious Monk quartet on Columbia – and a wonderful place to start if you're just digging Thelonious' music! The record is similar to the best of Monk's Columbia sides – in that it revisits older tunes and ... read more CD
Also available Criss-Cross ... LP 19.99(2003 remastered edition with 3 bonus tracks.)
Blue Note, Late 40s. Used ... $6.99
A great collection of Thelonious Monk's early pre-LP recordings for Blue Note – seminal not only for the label's commitment to a modernist bop ideal, but also for Monk's integration in the growing collection of top-level jazz players on the New York scene! The work is notable also for the ... read more CD
Monterey Jazz Festival/Concord, 1964. Used ... $2.99
Monk doing his thing at the '64 Monterey Jazz Festival – backed by his core group of Charlie Rouse on tenor, Steve Swallow on bass and Ben Riley on drums – plus additional backing by the Monterey Workshop crew on a couple – a recording released now for the first time ever! Monk's ... read more CD
DIW (Japan), 1961. Used 2 CDs ... $33.99
A beautiful live set from the legendary Thelonious Monk Quartet – that magical lineup you'll know from Monk's early 60s albums on Columbia Records, captured here in a concert performance that really opens up so many different currents of the group's sound! Monk is crucial, of course, on ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Riverside/OJC, 1958. Used ... $2.99
A key classic from Thelonious Monk's years at Riverside – and an album that's as compelling as its haunting title! The session features Thelonious working with a great quartet that includes Johnny Griffin on tenor, playing these wonderfully angular lines; Ahmed Abdul-Malik on bass, working ... read more CD
(OJC pressing with a crease through the traycard artwork.)
Thelonious Monk —
Monk Alone – The Complete Columbia Solo Studio Recordings 1962 to 1968 ... CD Columbia/Legacy, Mid 60s. Used 2 CDs ... $8.99
The complete Columbia solo piano recordings – 37 tracks total, including 14 previously unreleased takes! CD
(Out of print.)
Thelonious/Hyena, 1960s. Used CD & DVD ... $3.99 5.99
Thelonious Monk on piano, with Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone, Butch Warren, John Ore, and Larry Gales on bass, and Ben Riley and Frank Dunlop on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
BYG/Fuel 2000, 1967. Used ... $4.99 6.99
An unusual live recording by Thelonious Monk – one recorded at the tail end of his famous quartet years on Columbia, but which features him leading an expanded nine-piece group for the date! Usual group members Charlie Rouse (tenor), Larry Gales (bass), and Ben Riley (drums) are expanded by ... read more CD
(Sealed copy with cutout hole through rear case and tray card.)
Riverside/OJC, 1957. Used ... $3.99 5.99
A classic outing of solo piano by Thelonious Monk – a format that wasn't used often, but which always made for some really compelling work! Monk in this mode is often different than the bolder leader of a trio or larger group – and there's a more introspective quality to the record ... read more CD
Also available Thelonious Himself ... LP 33.99
Thelonious Himself (Keepnews collection – with bonus tracks) ... CD 6.99
Riverside, 1957. Used ... $6.99
A classic outing of solo piano by Thelonious Monk – a format that wasn't used often, but which always made for some really compelling work! Monk in this mode is often different than the bolder leader of a trio or larger group – and there's a more introspective quality to the record ... read more CD
Also available Thelonious Himself ... LP 33.99
Thelonious Himself ... CD 3.99
Prestige (Japan), 1953/1954. Used ... $11.99 18.99
A full length set that compiles earlier sessions cut under either the name of Thelonious Monk or Sonny Rollins – most of them together in the same group! At the time of recording, Monk was an established figure on the bop scene, but Rollins was still a fresh voiced up-and-comer – yet ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Sony, 1963. Used 2 CDs ... $9.99 13.99
Rare live material by Monk – recorded in Tokyo in 1963, and for many years a set that was unavailable to the rest of the world on record! The date's a great one – and features the classic Columbia quartet with Charlie Rouse on tenor, Butch Warren on bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums ... read more CD
(Out of print, hype sticker on case.)
Prestige, 1952/1954. Used ... $2.99
Key early trio material from Thelonious Monk – a record that features seminal recordings of important compositions, all done in sharply angular versions that showcase the best modern Monk touch on piano! As with a number of early Prestige LPs, the material here is pulled from 2 different ... read more CD
Jazzland, 1957. Used ... $3.99
A record that documents a meeting of two giants of modern jazz in the 50s – the angular genius Thelonious Monk, and the younger John Coltrane – a tenor player who was probably better-known for his work with Miles Davis during this period! The recordings are more Monk's than Coltrane's ... read more CD
(Includes slipcase.)
Riverside/OJC, 1956. Used ... $6.99
The session's billed as "very personal treatments of great standards" – and it's a great twist on familiar material, all given the Thelonius touch! There's less of Monk's creative composition and angular group arrangements going on here – and instead, the album's almost a ... read more CD
Riverside/Concord, 1957. Used 2 CD ... $6.99
A massively expanded package of music – filled with previously unreleased gems! The 2CD set features a landmark collaboration between John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk – two generations of jazz modern, working here to create some really incredible music! The core of this material is ... read more CD
(Mark through barcode.)
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane —
Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane At Carnegie Hall ... CD Blue Note, 1957. Used ... $0.99
A rare gem of a session – live material recorded by the Voice Of America in 1957, and featuring a unique Thelonious Monk quartet with John Coltrane on tenor! The performance is contemporaneous with Coltrane's appearance on the legendary Monk's Music album for Riverside – and the ... read more CD
Riverside, 1961. Used ... $6.99
Blues, but with an undercurrent of New Orleans jazz – no surprise, given the Louisiana roots of Eurreal "Little Brother" Montgomery! The album's a classic set recorded in Chicago in the early 60s – featuring both Montgomery in a spare solo setting, and with help from a small ... (Blues, Jazz) read more CD
(Original Blues Classics pressing.)
Pacific Jazz, Late 50s. Used ... $2.99
With Pony Poindexter on alto saxophone, Harold Land on tenor saxophone, Buddy Montgomery on piano, Monk Montgomery on bass, and Louis Hayes and Tony Bazley on drums, . CD
(Out of print 1990 pressing.)
Pacific Jazz, 1957. Used ... $4.99 6.99
Wes Montgomery on guitar – with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Buddy Montgomery on vibes, and Monk Montgomery on bass. CD
(1996 pressing.)
Riverside/OJC, 1960. Used ... $4.99
Wes Montgomery with a bit of sax and flute – a nice change from the sound of some of his other early records, thanks to key work on the set from James Clay! Clay plays mostly flute on the record, but does so with a hard edge that reminds us of Frank Wess' work from the same stretch – ... read more CD
Verve, 1965/1968. Used ... $5.99
A strange little record, but a great one too – a posthumous album that took older Wes Montgomery sides and souped them up a bit after his death! The core material here is quartet recordings done in 1965 – Montgomery's guitar in a hip group with Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on ... read more CD
(Cover has light wear.)
Enja, 1974. Used ... $6.99
Sublime solo piano work from Tete Montoliu – a set that takes off from the superb directions he'd hit on his Spanish albums of the 60s – when Tete was emerging as one of the most lyrically fluid pianists on the European scene! That legacy is greatly enhanced here – as Montoliu ... read more CD
Argo/MCA (Japan), 1956/1957. Used ... $18.99
Pivotal work from James Moody! The record was cut at a time when Moody was completely reinventing himself – shifting from the hard bopper of earlier years, into a sophisticated, slightly exotic player with an interest in mixing many different styles into a unique soul jazz vision. As part ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Moondog —
Moondog – The Viking Of Sixth Avenue ... CD Honest Jons (UK), 1950s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A long-overdue tribute to the legendary Moondog – one of the true visionaries of American music in the 20th Century! Moondog got his starts as a blind musician working the streets of New York at the end of the 40s, but he did so (as you'll note on the cover photo) with a range of unusual ... (Out Sound, Jazz) read more CD
(Jewel case pressing.)
Landmark, 1990. Used ... $5.99
Ralph Moore's a player we always like to keep our ear on, and this album's no exception – a cracklingly soulful batch of tunes played with a razor-sharp quintet, all tied together beautifully with Moore's tenor on top! The date's great proof that rock-solid sessions could still be cut well ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Acoustic Disc, 2004. Used ... $9.99 11.99
Tiny Moore on and Jethro Burns on mandolin – with Eldon Shamblin on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums – plus special guest David Grisman on 3 tracks! CD
Blue Note, 2002. Used ... $1.99
A solo set by pianist Jason Moran – but one that's got the intensity of a full group session! We honestly didn't know how we'd respond to this one, but we find the album to be really compelling – a great blend of tunes from sources that include James P Johnson, Arthur Baker, and Muhal ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Contemporary, 1986. Used ... $8.99 11.99
A sweet quartet date – with cedar Walton on piano, Buster Williams on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums! CD
(Out of print.)
