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Capitol (Japan), 1964. Used ... $11.99 14.99
The last Capitol album from vocalist Sue Raney – and easily the most compelling of the bunch! Sue's in really great form here – shaking off some of the cooler west coast modes of earlier records, and going for a more lively, more fluid style that's sometimes touched with the R&B ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(2012 pressing – includes obi!)
Island Jamaica Jazz, 1996. Used ... $9.99
An excellent "comeback" LP for Ernest Ranglin, though astute observers realize he never really went away in the first place! Ranglin was always able to move back and forth easily between the worlds of groovy jazz, playing alongside Monty Alexander on some of his finest 70s sides, and ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Ernest Ranglin —
Modern Answers To Old Problems ... CD Telarc, 2000. Used ... $4.99
Features Tony Allen on drums – on tracks that include "Outernational Incident", "Memories Of Senegal", "Many Roots", and "Sound Invasion". CD
(Out of print promotional stamp on CD and name in marker inside booklet.)
Soul Note (Italy), 1987. Used ... $8.99
Features Enrico Rava on trumpet and flugelhorn – with Augusto Mancinelli on guitar, John Taylor on piano, Furio Di Castri on bass, and Bruce Ditmas on drums! CD
(No barcode pressing.)
ECM (Germany), 2004. Used ... $9.99
Features Rava on trumpet, Stefano Bollani on piano, and Paul Motian on drums! CD
(Cutout through barcode.)
ECM, 1988. Used ... $18.99
The lofty trumpet of Enrico Rava is a perfect match for Dino Saluzzi's wonderfully airy performances on bandoneon – and this record is one of the lost gems of late 80s ECM. The sound definitely has that "bordering on wallpaper" feel fo a lot of the ECM work from the time, but ... read more CD
(Out of print West German pressing.)
Between The Lines/EFA (Germany), 1999. Used ... $6.99 11.99
Features Enrico Rava on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Ran Blake on piano. CD
(Cover has substantial wear.)
Rebirth Brass Band —
Move Your Body ... CD Basin Street, 2014. Used ... $6.99
Phillip Frazier on tuba, Keith Frazier on bass drums, Derrick Tabb on snare drum, Stafford Agee and Gregory Veals on trombone, Derrick Shezbie and Chadwick Honore on trumpet, and Vincent Broussard on saxophone. CD
(Out of print.)
ESP, 2004/2023. Used ... $5.99
Recorded in 2004 with Mark Reboul on saxophone, Roberta Piket on piano, and Billy Mintz on drums. CD
Blue Note, 1960. Used ... $12.99
A landmark album – not only for Freddie Redd, but for Jackie McLean, who's the real star of the session! In the early 60s, both Freddie and Jackie played together in a hip New York play called The Connection – working as a part of a live jazz band who were hanging out in an apartment, ... read more CD
(2005 RVG pressing.)
Freddie Redd —
With Due Respect ... CD Steeplechase (Denmark), 2016. Used ... Just Sold Out!
It's easy to give the great Freddie Redd due respect – especially when the pianist sounds every bit as wonderful here as he did on his classic Blue Note albums from decades back! Freddie's a hell of a pianist, with a very unique vibe – able to be modern in conception, but lyrical in ... read more CD
(Cutout notch through spine.)
P-Vine (Japan), 1974. Used ... $24.99
An excellent album by Isaac Redd Holt – one half of the incredible Young-Holt rhythm team, bursting out nicely here on his own! This is Redd's second album – first for Paula, as the other one was a jazz effort on Argo back in the 60s – and it's a wild blend of jazz, funk, and a ... (Soul, Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print, 2001 Japanese pressing – includes obi!)
Warner, 2000. Used ... $0.99
Features Joshua Redman on saxophones, Aaron Goldberg on piano, Reuben Rogers on bass, and Gregory Hutchinson on drums. CD
Nonesuch, 2009. Used ... $4.99
Joshua Redman on tenor and soprano saxophone, Larry Grenadier and Reuben Rogers on bass, and Brian Blad and Gregory Hutchinson on drums. CD
(Includes slipcase. Mark through both barcodes.)
Nonesuch, 2013. Used Gatefold ... $7.99
Joshua Redman on soprano and tenor saxophone, Larry Grenadier and Timothy Cobb on bass, Ellen Westermann, Eugene Moye and Stephanie Cummins on cello, Brian Blade on drums, Pamela Sklar on flute, Robert Carlisle on French horn, Brad Mehldau on piano, vibraphone, and tubular bells, Daniel Panner, ... read more CD
Joshua Redman Elastic Band —
Momentum ... CD Nonesuch, 2005. Used ... $4.99
Joshua Redman continues the wonderful groove he first began on his Elastic album – a well-named sound that's filled with lots of modal rhythms and a very soulful spirit! The style's a bit like that growing, more open-ended style of organ jazz at the end of the 60s – especially the sort ... read more CD
(Penmark through slipcover barcode.)
Mosaic/Blue Note, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used 3 CDs ... $49.99
The complete Blue Note recordings of trumpeter Dizzy Reece – an amazing West Indian player who made some big waves on the London scene of the late 50s, then came to the US to cut a few key sides! Reece had an approach to the trumpet that shared some of the boldness of his US contemporaries ... read more CD
(Out of print. Numbered, limited edition. Slipcover has light wear, everything else is in excellent shape!)
Enja (Germany), 1989. Used ... $9.99
With Dave Holland on bass. CD
(Out of print , slight sticker remnant on booklet cover.)
Rogue Art (France), 2020. Used ... $12.99
Stunning combinations of sound – Tomeka Reid on cello and Joe Morris on guitar – each sounding especially wonderful here in the company of each other! It may be our ears, but there seems to be a really special sort of warmth going on here – as Morris drops a bit of his sharper ... read more CD
Avid (UK), Late 30s/1940s. Used 2CD ... $8.99
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Django Reinhardt —
Django Reinhardt & Quintette Du Hot Club De France ... CD Forlane (France), 1930s/1940s/Early 1950s. Used ... $3.99
Includes the songs "I Got Rhythm", "Crazy Rhythm", "My Melancholy Baby", "Jeepers Creepers", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Honeysuckle Rose", "Liza", "Nuages", "Nuits De Saint Germain Des Pres", "Just One Of ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Django Reinhardt —
Djangology ... CD RCA/Bluebird, 1949. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A great collection of late 40s work from this legendary guitarist – recorded in Rome, with Stephane Grappelli and the Hot Club! Titles include "Swing 42", "After You've Gone", "Minor Swing", "Beyond The Sea", "Brick Top", and "Heavy ... read more CD
(2002 Bluebird First Editions pressing.)
Bluebird, 1949. Used ... $1.99
Great late 40s material from Django Reinhardt – originally recorded in Paris in 1949, with the Quintette Of The Hot Club Of France, and longtime partner Stephane Grappelli on violin! CD
(Out of print.)
Universal, 1939. Used ... $5.99
Classic work by Django Reinhardt – and a CD that reissues material that originally appeared on Decca 78s from the early 40s. All the work was recorded in 1939, by Django and the Hot Club Of France (which included Stephane Grappelli, Joseph Reinhardt, and Pierre Barro Ferret). Titles include ... read more CD
(Out of print, digipak has some edgewear.)
Django Reinhardt —
Peche A La Mouche – The Great Blue Star Sessions 1947/Verve, Late 40s/Early 50s. Used 2 CDS ... $14.99
33 tracks recorded in Paris in 1947 and 1953. CD
(Out of print.)
Jass, 1945. Used ... $2.99
Accompanied by the European Division Band of the Air Transport Command. CD
(Out of print.)
Division One/Atlantic, 2000. Used ... $2.99
With Regina Carter, Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola, and others. CD
Return To Forever —
Mothership Returns (2 CD & DVD) ... CD Eagle, 2012. Used 2 CD & DVD ... $11.99
Chick Corea on piano and keyboards, Stanley Clarke on bass, Lenny White on drums, Jean-Luc Ponty on violin, and Frank Gambale on guitars. CD
(Sealed, DVD is Region 1 NTSC coded.)
Columbia/Legacy, 1976. Used ... $3.99
One of the hardest-jamming Return To Forever albums – recorded with the post-Brazilian lineup that includes Chick Corea on keyboards, Stanley Clarke on bass, Lenny White on percussion, and Al DiMeola on guitars. Corea's very firmly in the lead – stretching out in heavy keyboard romps ... read more CD
(Out of print, Contemporary Jazz Masters pressing.)
Philips (Japan), 1961. Used ... $18.99
An excellent live set from Dutch vocalist Rita Reys – one of the coolest voices on the continent during the postwar years, and equally well-skilled at singing in English as her American contemporaries! The backing on the set is by the Pim Jacobs trio, with a guest appearance by Kenny Clarke ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(Includes obi!)
Philips (Japan), 1955/1956. Used ... $24.99
Excellent cool jazz vocals from The Netherlands! In the immediate post-war years, the Dutch jazz scene was one of the first to emerge with a sophisticated understanding of the American jazz form. Rita Reys was one of the country's leading talents in this respect, and she had a wonderfully cool ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(1997 Japanese pressing – includes obi!)
Criss Cross (Holland), 1997. Used ... $6.99
Three tenorists with Hammond legend Mel Rhyne – Eric Alexander, Ralph Lalama, and Tad Shull! CD
Criss Cross (Holland), 1994. Used ... $11.99
A trio of tenors – Eric Alexander, Ralph Lalama, and Tad Shull – join Mevlin Rhyne's organ trio. Tracks include "Tell It Like It Is", "Minor Changes", "Lazy Bird", and "Eternal Triangle". CD
Verve, 1961. Used ... $9.99
A lost gem from Buddy – recorded in the years between his more famous work for Verve in the 50s, and his later 60s comeback as the hard-swinging leader of a big band! The album's a really unusual one for Buddy, in that it really plays around a lot with the rhythms in the tunes – not ... read more CD
(Out of print. LP reproduction style digipak pressing.)
Pacific Jazz, 1969. Used ... $4.99
Groovy stuff! We'd never say a bad word about Buddy (or else he'd sock us one!), but this album is particularly nice – as it features Rich's swinging late 60s group doing some pop/jazz covers of groovy 60s tunes, plus some very tasty originals! All tracks are pretty short, and the band ... read more CD
(2000 CD pressing. Mark through barcode and promo sticker on disc.)
LRC/Laser Light, 1973/1974. Used ... $1.99
Tracks include "Three Day Sucker", "Playhouse", "Time Check", "Pieces Of Dreams", "Nik-Nik", "Tommy Medley", and "Big Mac" – 13 tracks total. CD
(Out of print.)
Pacific Jazz, 1967. Used ... $2.99
Very hard-burning work from Buddy's hip band of the mid 60s – a large ensemble, but one that features searing horn parts that cut through the bigger arrangements with ease! Buddy really had an ear for tuning power with personality at this point in his career – and although the group ... read more CD
(Out of print, cutout notch through spine.)
Pacific Jazz, 1966. Used ... $1.99
A hard and heavy side from Buddy, and true to his reputation and the title of the LP, he comes out swinging! The set features a top notch mid 60s group, and from the sound of the numbers on this set, ol' Buddy did need to hand out any of his famous lectures on the bus afterwards, with some crisp ... read more CD
(1995 pressing. Spine has a thin cutout notch.)
Rex Richardson & Steve Wilson —
Jazz Upstairs – Live At The Bar Guru Bar ... CD Summit, 2007. Used ... $9.99
Tracks include "What Is This Thing Called Love," "Dear John," as well as original compostions. CD
Stunt (Denmark), 1999. Used ... $6.99
Alex Riel on drums – with Jerry Bergonzi and Michael Brecker on saxophone, Mike Stern on guitar, Kenny Werner on piano, and Chris Minh Doky on bass. CD
(Out of print.)
Criss Cross (Holland), 1997. Used ... $8.99
Tim Ries on tenor and soprano saxophone, Scott Wendholt on trumpet, Ben Monder on guitar, Scott Colley on bass, and Billy Drummond on drums. CD
GRP, 1993. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A tribute to Wes Montgomery, in case you can't guess by the title – with a number of tunes penned by Wes himself! Other players include Bob James on piano and keyboards, Dave Witham on Hammond B3, Harvey Mason on drums and percussion, and Alan Broadbent on piano. CD
(Out of print.)
Kenny Rittenhouse, 2006. Used ... $2.99
With Antonio Parker on alto and tenor saxophone. CD
Blue Note, 1965. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A brilliant statement of modernist jazz from Sam Rivers – one of his groundbreaking early albums for Blue Note, and one of the most challenging sessions issued by the label during the 60s! The record's a real departure from Rivers' already-great Fuscia Swing Song – with tunes that go ... read more CD
(Out of print 2004 Connoisseur Series pressing with a cutout notch through the case spine.)
PI Recordings, 2007. Used 2 CDs ... $16.99
An amazing reunion of a legendary group – the 70s free jazz trio of Sam Rivers on reeds, Dave Holland on bass, and Barry Altschul on drums! Rivers had already carved out a strong name for himself with earlier work – but his meeting with Holland and Altschul really helped the reedman ... read more CD
(Case has some light wear and is priced accordingly.)
Blue Note (Japan), 1963. Used ... $11.99
Freddie Roach always makes a good move on his Blue Note sessions – going for a lean and tight style on the organ that never fails to please! On this set, he's working with a mixed group of hardbop and soul jazz players that includes two Blue Note heavyweights – Blue Mitchell on trumpet ... read more CD
(Out of print BN Works pressing. Booklet has light aging.)
Max Roach —
Drums Unlimited ... CD Atlantic (Japan), 1966. Used ... $14.99
The drums are certainly unlimited here – and the album's a really unique one, in that it shows Max Roach in 2 different settings – one with a group, and one that's simply solo! One batch of tracks has Max in the company of a tight group of soul jazz players like Freddie Hubbard, Roland ... read more CD
(Out of print. Includes obi!)
Max Roach —
Max ... CD Argo/MCA (Japan), 1958. Used ... $18.99
Killer set of bop tracks recorded by Max and other NY bop heavy hitters – like Hank Mobley and Kenny Dorham – plus a guest appearance by Ramsey Lewis on piano, in one of his few non-Chicago, non-trio sides! The record's got that great kind of energy that Roach could hit when he really ... read more CD
(Out of print 20bit K2 pressing, includes obi.)
Mercury, 1957/1958. Used ... $5.99
A killer batch of hardbop tracks – no-nonsense, straight-ahead, and with all the fire of Roach's work with Clifford Brown! The set was recorded a few years after the untimely death of the Brown/Roach group – and although the album's got "Charlie Parker" in the title, there's ... read more CD
(Out of print 1995 CD pressing.)
Max Roach —
Percussion Bitter Sweet ... CD Impulse/GRP, 1961. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Max Roach's masterpiece! This album is one of his most perfectly realized visions – and it's a marvelous album that combines politics and modern jazz, yet still manages to swing! The players are some of the hippest that Roach ever worked with – and include Eric Dolphy, Booker Little, ... read more CD
(1993 GRP/MCA jewel case pressing.)
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1954. Used ... $13.99
It's hard to overstate the influence of Max Roach and Clifford Brown on the west coast scene of the 50s – as the two players helped draw out the bop sound of LA that was quickly getting lost in the cool jazz shuffle of the time, and gave it a strength and focus that not only made the group ... read more CD
ECM (Germany), 2002. Used ... $11.99
With Vincent Courtois on violoncello and Cyril Atef on drums. CD
(Includes slipcover. Case has a small cutout hole.)
Novus, 1990. Used ... $0.99
Titles include "Spiritual Awakening", "Mysterious Interlude", "The Governor", and "Spiritual Awakening". CD
Delmark, 1994. Used ... $8.99
A solo piano album – tracks include "Ragtime Pauper", "Lake St.", "The Champs Rag", "Swampy Lee", "Jack Johnson Rag", "Sedidus Walk", and the "Charles L. Johnson Medley". CD
(Out of print. Cutout through barcode.)
Arbors, 2004. Used ... $8.99
With Klaus Suonsaari on drums. CD
(Sealed with a thin cutout through the case spine.)
Arbors, 2007. Used ... $4.99
Features Hank Jones on piano. CD
Flam/Cinedelic (Italy), Mid 60s. Used ... $19.99 24.99
A brilliant set with a real 60s modern feel overall – in case you couldn't guess from the hip cover image! The group's got a sound that's definitely in the sharper side of the Italian jazz spectrum – kind of a Basso-Valdambrini groove, but with some bolder tones at times – all ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Resonance, 2010. Used ... $9.99
A great follow-up to Claudio Roditi's Braziliance record – and like that set, a record that's filled with a similarly warm and breezy groove! There's a range of bossa and post-bossa elements at work in the mix, plus some slight Latin jazz touches too – and Roditi's horn sounds ... read more CD
(Digipak has some light wear including a slight mark on the corner of the cover.)
Candid, 1992. Used ... $7.99
Live recording with Claudio Roditi on trumpet and flugelhorn, Paquito D'Rivera on alto saxophone and clarinet, Kenny Barron on piano, Ray Drummond on bass, and Ben Riley on drums. CD
Chesky, 1992. Used ... $1.99
Features Red Rodney on flugelhorn, Chris Potter on saxophone, Garry Dial on piano, Jay Anderson on bass, and Jimmy Madison on drums. CD
Giant Steps/Global Warming (UK), Late 40s/Early 50s. Used 2 CDs ... $9.99
A massive overview of the early years of the career of trumpeter Shorty Rogers – a 2CD set that brings together performances by Shorty in other groups (Woody Herman, Red Norvo, Stan Kenton, Lighthouse All Stars), plus some of Rogers' seminal early 50s sides as a leader! The package is a ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Shorty Rogers with Jeri Southern —
Shorty Rogers Quintet With Jeri Southern ... CD Studio West, 1962. Used ... $8.99
Very unusual work from trumpeter Shorty Rogers – recorded in 1962 for the Navy Swings radio show, and done in a way that captures a different side than usual of Rogers' playing! As the title implies, a number of tunes feature vocalist Jeri Southern joining in the group – singing in a ... read more CD
Smalls, 2009. Used ... $5.99
Ari Roland on bass, Chris Byars on tenor and alto saxophone, Sacha Perry on piano, and Keith Balla on drums. CD
(Spine has a cutout notch.)
Smalls, 2005. Used ... $6.99
Ari Roland on bass, Chris Byars on tenor saxophone, Sacha Perry on piano, and Phil Stewart on drums. CD
Impulse, 1965. Used ... $5.99
A beautiful soundtrack to the dark British comedy of the same name – starring a young Michael Caine! You might expect it to be a bit schmaltzy, but it's pure jazz all the way through, and features strong inside playing by Rollins over lively orchestrations by Oliver Nelson – filled ... read more CD
Also available Alfie ... LP 31.99(1997 digipak pressing.)
RCA/Bluebird, 1963/1964. Used ... $2.99
Features Coleman Hawkins on tenor, Herbie Hancock on piano, and Jim Hall on guitar. Tracks include "Yesterdays", "Summertime", "Now's The Time", and "My One And Only Love". CD
(Out of print.)
Prestige, Mid 50s. Used ... $1.99
Seminal early work from Sonny Rollins – pulled from his mid 50s Prestige sessions with players who include Clifford Brown on trumpet, Tommy Flanagan and Thelonious Monk on piano, John Coltrane on tenor, and Max Roach and Art Taylor on drums! CD
(Sealed copy. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Milestone, 1988. Used ... $1.99
Features Sonny Rollins on tenor, Clifton Anderson on trombone, Mark Soskin on keys, Jerome Harris on bass, and Marvin "Smitty" Smith on drums. Tracks include "Just Once", "Promise", "Duke Of Iron", "Allison", and "Dancing In The Dark". CD
Sonny Rollins —
Essential Sonny Rollins – The RCA Years ... CD RCA/Legacy, Early 60s. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99
Notable sidemen include Don Cherry, Ben Riley, Roy McCurdy, Herbie Hancock, Jim Hall, Paul Bley, Coleman Hawkins, and others. CD
(Out of print.)
Riverside, Late 50s. Used ... $2.99
Titles include "Pannonica", "Dearly Beloved", "Cutie", "Freedom Suite", "Someday I'll Find You", "The Last Time I Saw Paris", and "Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe". CD
Riverside/OJC, 1958. Used ... $5.99
A crucially important record in Sonny Rollins' career – one that had him breaking out of the straight bop sound, and emerging as a major power on the tenor sax – one with limitless creative power! The set features Rollins working with only drum and bass accompaniment – played by ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Milestone, 1998. Used ... $1.99
Sonny Rollins takes to global warming years before An Inconvenient Truth – blowing with a tone that's rich enough to power a whole city on its own! The album features Sonny in two different groups – one a quartet with Stephen Scott on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Idris Muhammad on ... read more CD
(Digipak case is lightly wrinkled, nothing major.)
Milestone, 1991. Used ... $2.99
Sonny Rollins on tenor sax with Clifton Anderson on trombone, Roy Hargrove on trumpet, Mark Soskin on piano, Jerome Harris on guitar, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Steve Jordan, Jack DeJohnette, and Al Foster on drums. CD
Delta Leisure Group (UK), 1956/1957/1958. Used 2CD ... $6.99
Titles include "St. Thomas", "Strode Rode", "When Your Lover Has Gone", "Freedom Suite", "Shadow Waltz", and "Solitude" – 21 tracks total. CD
Milestone, 1993. Used ... $1.99 2.99
Late Sonny Rollins on Milestone, and a record with some really wonderful horn interplay – thanks to a group that includes an added brass lineup on a few cuts! The core combo, a quintet, features wonderful trombone from Clifton Anderson – a player who really made some of Rollins' ... read more CD
Milestone/OJC, 1982. Used ... $3.99
An overlooked Sonny Rollins set from the early 80s – one that has him recording with a fair bit of guitar, but still staying very much in his best form as an improviser! The group here features both Bobby Broom on electric guitar, and Yoshiaki Masuo on acoustic and electric – both ... read more CD
(Out of print. Punch through rear tray card.)
Sonny Rollins —
Saxophone Colossus (Japanese pressing) ... CD Prestige (Japan), 1956. Used ... $9.99
Quite possibly THE greatest Sonny Rollins album of the early years – or at least the one that has received the most accolades over the years! The record is a brilliant batch of quartet tracks that reinvents bop through Sonny's complicated, yet seemingly automatic solos – an excellent ... read more CD
Also available (Includes obi. 20 bit remaster!)
Saxophone Colossus ... LP 39.99
Saxophone Colossus (Japanese pressing) ... CD 9.99
Saxophone Colossus (180 gram pressing) ... LP 26.99
Prestige (Japan), 1956. Used ... $9.99
Quite possibly THE greatest Sonny Rollins album of the early years – or at least the one that has received the most accolades over the years! The record is a brilliant batch of quartet tracks that reinvents bop through Sonny's complicated, yet seemingly automatic solos – an excellent ... read more CD
Also available (80s Japanese pressing. Booklet has light aging.)
Saxophone Colossus ... LP 39.99
Saxophone Colossus (Japanese pressing) ... CD 9.99
Saxophone Colossus (180 gram pressing) ... LP 26.99
Milestone, 1970s/1980s/1990s. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99
Notable sidemen include Stanley Cowell, Stephen Scott, Clifton Anderson, Jerome Harris, Mark Soskin, Mtume, and Jack DeJohnette. Tracks include "Autumn Nocturne", "Mava Mava", "Harlem Boys", "Cabin In The Sky", "Lucky Day", "Someone To Watch ... read more CD
(Jazz Heritage pressing.)
Prestige/OJC, 1956. Used ... $6.99
Frenetic bop work from Sonny Rollins – recorded in 1956 with an open-mouthed tone that's certainly less controlled than later years, but still no less compelling! Sonny races along some of these tracks like a train out of control – especially on "B Quick" and "B ... read more CD
(OJC pressing.)
Harkit (UK), 1965. Used 2 CDs ... $11.99 14.99
Extremely compelling live work from the great Sonny Rollins – a double-length set that has Rollins blowing on some incredibly long tunes – 3 of which are longer than 20 minutes in length, and really display Sonny's tremendous solo abilities! As with other live in London sets recorded ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Milestone, 1995. Used ... $1.99
Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Jack DeJohnett and Al Foster on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
Verve, 1958. Used ... $5.99
Quite an unusual record for Sonny Rollins – but a great one too! At first glance the concept is a strange one – almost a crazy decision to pair modernist tenorist Sonny Rollins with a set of large brassy arrangements – but oddly, the idea works, and works nicely – as ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Impulse, 1965. Used ... $2.99
A tremendous little album from Sonny Rollins – one of his most sharp-edged sessions of the mid 60s, and a bold departure from some of his previous work for RCA! The album has a crackling sense of energy that more than lives up to the exclamation point in the title – a starker quality ... read more CD
Also available (Out of print.)
Sonny Rollins On Impulse! ... LP 39.99
Sonny Rollins On Impulse! ... LP 18.99
Prestige/OJC, 1956. Used ... $3.99
A crackling bit of hardbop from Sonny Rollins – and a session that has Sonny playing with the Max Roach/Clifford Brown group that included Bud Powell's brother Richie on piano! Sonny had already made a strong name for himself on albums issued under the Roach/Brown tag at the time, and here ... read more CD
Also available Sonny Rollins Plus 4 (Japanese pressing) ... CD 9.99(OJC pressing.)
Prestige (Japan), 1956. Used ... $9.99
A crackling bit of hardbop from Sonny Rollins – and a session that has Sonny playing with the Max Roach/Clifford Brown group that included Bud Powell's brother Richie on piano! Sonny had already made a strong name for himself on albums issued under the Roach/Brown tag at the time, and here ... read more CD
Also available Sonny Rollins Plus 4 ... CD 3.99(80s Japanese pressing. Booklet has light aging.)
Blue Note, 1956. Used ... $1.99 2.99
Amazing early work from Sonny Rollins – the first of his tremendous Blue Note albums – and a record that really shows him taking off at the time! The record captures Rollins at a key turning point – emerging from his firey bop years, moving into a much more complicated, ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Blue Note, 1957. Used ... $4.99
As classic as it comes for late 50s Blue Note – and a key meeting between Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk! The group on the set features Rollins and Monk with JJ Johnson, Paul Chambers, and Art Blakey – all of whom push things more in the direction of Blue Note's sound of the time, ... read more CD
(Out of print 1999 RVG pressing.)
Milestone/OJC, 1972. Used ... $8.99
An overlooked gem from Rollins – and a record that has him playing with a bit of an electric feel, in a style that's similar to some of Joe Henderson's early 70s Milestone sessions! Similar to Henderson's albums, George Cables plays a bit of electric piano on the set – grooving nicely ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
RCA, 1964. Used ... $4.99
There's nothing standard about this one – as the record's an excellent batch of work from Sonny and his "& Co" lineup that featured Jim Hall on guitar and Herbie Hancock on piano! The format's a bit unusual for Rollins, in that not all the players of the group play at once ... read more CD
(1999 CD pressing.)
Prestige/OJC, 1956. Used ... $6.99 9.99
Wonderful Rollins work from the bop years – served up cracklin' hot, in a group with Kenny Drew on piano and Max Roach on drums. The obscure vocalist Earl Coleman checks in on two numbers – "Two Different Worlds" and "My Ideal" – giving a nice glimpse of a ... read more CD
Also available Tour De Force ... CD 9.99(Out pf print OJC pressing.)
Prestige/OJC, 1956. Used ... $9.99
Wonderful Rollins work from the bop years – served up cracklin' hot, in a group with Kenny Drew on piano and Max Roach on drums. The obscure vocalist Earl Coleman checks in on two numbers – "Two Different Worlds" and "My Ideal" – giving a nice glimpse of a ... read more CD
Also available Tour De Force ... CD 6.99(Out of print.)
Milestone, 2001. Used ... $1.99
Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, Clifton Anderson on trombone, Stephen Scott on piano and kalimba, Bob Cranshaw on bass, Perry Wilson on drums, and Kimati Dinizulu on percusion. CD
(Out of print. Sealed with a small hole on the spine.)
Prestige, 1955. Used ... $3.99
If worktime was like this for us, you'd catch us showing up on the job early every day – but sadly, nothing at our office can match the brilliance of early Sonny Rollins here – a sharp-edged genius that perfectly illustrates why he was one of the greatest players on his horn for many ... read more CD
(OJC pressing, still sealed!)
Savoy/32 Jazz, Late 80s/Early 90s. Used ... $9.99
An excellent overview of the early Wallace Roney work for Muse Records – brilliant sessions that helped Roney redefine the sound of the trumpet for a whole new generation! Roney's sound was one of the boldest, brightest on the label – and on records like this he really shines – ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Wallace Roney —
No Room For Argument ... CD Stretch, 2000. Used ... $1.99
Darkly expressive work from Wallace Roney – one of those key albums that seems to push his original Muse Records sound even further with a range of more expansive elements! Roney's still got that brooding post-Miles sound in his horn – but here, it's used in some more complicated ... read more CD
(Punch through barcode and promotional stamp on CD.)
Muse, 1989. Used ... $14.99
The title's no lie, as Wallace Roney serves up a set of jazz standards – yet in keeping with his other great work on Muse Records, the album's also got a heck of a lot going on as well! The album's hardly the kind of "trumpeter hits the classics" album you might expect – as ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Clean Feed (Portugal), 2020. Used ... $19.99
These guys already had our attention the moment we looked at the back cover – and noted that they were playing songs by Phil Cohran, Sun Ra, and Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre – then they really won us over once we heard the very first few notes of the set! The group's only a quartet on ... read more CD
Origin, 2019. Used ... $9.99
Bassist Marlene Rosenberg leads a hell of a trio here – one that features Kenny Barron on piano and Lewis Nash on drums – both tremendous players who sound even better in the round, rich company of Rosenberg's bass! Most titles are trio numbers, but driven as much by the bass as by the ... read more CD
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Blue Note, 1994. Used ... $6.99
A trio date with Kenny Davis on bass and Gene Jackson on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
