Michel Magne & His Orchestra —
Tropical Fantasy ... LP Columbia, Early 60s. Near Mint- ...
$5.99
A beautiful lost bit of Exotica from the early 60's! Michel Magne recorded this "adventure in exotic sounds and percussion" in the Barclay Studios in Paris – as one of the excellent albums he cut in France before moving onto more famous soundtracks – and the set's got a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Henry Mancini balances things out between the big screen of the cinema and the little screen of the TV – both showcases for his famous work over the years! Many of the numbers here aren't Mancini originals, but hits of the day, redone by Hank in a variety of modes – some a bit funky, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This is a pretty jazzy record compared to the usual Mancini soundtrack-type stuff. It's mostly mellow the whole way through and has some very nice moments due to the quality of the playing. His orchestra includes such folks as Pete Condoli on trumpet, Dick Nash on trombone, Johnny Williams on piano ... read moreCD
One of the funkiest albums ever from Henry Mancini – a brilliant reworking of hit 70s cop show themes, put together with a really jazzy groove! The group's a big one – filled with hip players who include Clare Fischer on organ, Artie Kane on electric piano and harpsichord, Don Menza on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dear Heart And Other Songs About Love brings out the purely sentimental side, with Mancini's symphonic jazz stylings taking on some of the better known period romantic pop numbers. Tracks include "Dear Heart", "Girl From Ipanema", "Mr. Lucky", "Soldier In The ... read moreCD
Debut has Henry Mancini making his debut as a conductor of the Philadelphia Pops – a larger orchestra than you'll usually hear on most Manini albums, which allows Hank to really open up in some more sophisticated modes! The songs are mostly more serious Mancini compositions – with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mancini Country is quite an interesting set – not what you might expect from the mostly-urbane Henry Mancini – but a record that fits surprisingly well into his early 70s catalog! At the time, Hank was moving away from some of the bolder, jazzier modes of his start – and heading ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Delightful instrumentals – not as jazzy as Mancini's regular soundtrack work, but still pretty nice! The tracks are more in an easy instrumental vein – but given Hank's style, they're still pretty cool, especially as they feature work by west coast jazzmen like Shelly Manne, Victor ... read moreCD
Two laidback gems from Henry Mancini – back to back on a single CD! Six Hours Past Sunset is moody and mellow – and perfect for late nite listening! The album has the tinkling piano of Mancini set over lush orchestrations – breezy, yet dark at the same time, outwardly simple, ... read moreCD
Very groovy 70s work from Henry Mancini – way more than you might expect from the strings in the title! The album's got a pretty upbeat feel at times – a mix of gentle rhythms, swirling strings, and instrumentation that includes Hank on piano and Doc Severinsen on trumpet – both ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A groundbreaking mix of exotica, Afro Funk, and electric 70s production – the first album from Mandingo – a tight, thumpingly savage barrage of jungle rhythms and sterling electronics! The record's a landmark from the Brit easy scene, but it's also got an amazing funky sound that sets ... (Global Grooves, Now Sound)read moreCD
(Limited edition!)
Johnny Mann Singers —
Alma Mater ... LP Liberty, 1959. Near Mint- ...
$1.99
Johnny Mann and his singers take on the wonderful theme to "Un Homme Et Une Femme" – plus other cuts that include "Mindy", "My Baby's Gone", "Green Hills", "Cherish", "So Rare", and "Mr & Mrs Millionaire". (Vocalists, Now Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
An older instrumental style makes the move into a 70s groove – as The Marketts take on a smoother LA electric sound than their 60s sides, adding in more keyboards and quieting down the "twang" on the guitar. The album includes a nice version of "Mystery Movie Theme", plus ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Markko Polo Adventurers —
Orienta ... LP RCA, 1959. Very Good+ ...
$16.99
A lost lounge gem from the RCA catalog – with a dreamy exotica feel that's right up there with the best of the bachelor pad era! Gerald Fried arranged and conducted this ersatz studio group, and his overall approach has lots of sweeping woodwinds and percussion, similar to the great Les ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original Living Stereo pressing. Back cover has light wear & a small stain on the back.)
Jack Marshall —
Tuff Jack ... LP Capitol, 1963. Very Good ...
$2.99
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Dean Martin —
Dino ... LP Reprise, 1972. Sealed ...
$4.99
Two of Dean Martin's greatest early albums for Capitol on one CD! Dino was always more of a singles artist than an LP artist – but these two albums are some of his few fully-conceived albums, much more in the Sinatra 50s mode than some of the other "hits plus filler" or "songs ... read moreCD
A strange little record – a bit different than usual from percussionist Sabu Martinez, and with a slight exotica feel too! There's a groove that's still mostly Latin – but, like most of Sabu's wonderful music, things go way past the obvious – as percussion takes hold, and Sabu ... (Latin, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original gold label Adventures in Sound pressing, with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Mireille Mathieu —
L'Americain ... CD Carrere (France), 1989. Used ...
$6.99
20 tracks including "Love Is Blue", "Nocturne", "Petite Melodie", "Mamy Blue", "Holidays", "Pegase", "I Like Chopin", "Aerosong", and "La Chanson Pour Anna". CD
One of the jazziest Billy May albums for Capitol! LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing.)
Billy May —
Sorta May ... LP Capitol, Late 50s. Near Mint- ...
$0.99
Instrumental sounds from one of Sinatra's favorite arrangers. LP, Vinyl record album
(Turquoise label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Brian May & The A.B.C. Melbourne Show Band —
Hits Of The 70's ... LP Hammard (Australia), 1975. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$6.99
Great groovy big band material from Australia – part of that nation's secret history in that mode! There's a bunch of covers of stuff like "Shaft" and "Ben", and the tracks are short, with the focus mostly on ensemble playing. Graeme Lyall does do a solo or two, though ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass Two —
Overtime ... CD Concord, 1994. Used ...
$2.99
Gary McFarland —
Soft Samba ... CD Verve (Japan), 1964. New Copy ...
$18.99
A dream of a record from Gary McFarland – lightly jazzy instrumentals with a warm bossa nova undercurrent! The style is incredible – a sweet blend of vibes, guitar, and even some light whistling – often also featuring wordless jazz vocals – scatting along with the groove in ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreCD
(SHM-CD pressing!)
Gary McFarland —
Today ... LP Skye, Late 60s. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$13.99
Wild stuff – and very different than Gary McFarland's earlier albums! Today was recorded late in Gary's career, and is has him moving a bit away from jazz – into a more sunshine pop feel – one that still retains plenty of the bossa and breezy elements of his Verve work, but which ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful album from the great Gary McFarland – and completely sublime all the way through! The record's part jazz, part easy, and all McFarland, with a cool compressed breezy vibe that's just about impossible to describe accurately. Gary's vibes are wonderfully set in a small combo with ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original Skye pressing in a glossy gatefold cover.)
Gary McFarland & Peter Smith —
Butterscotch Rum ... LP Buddah, Late 60s. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$14.99
Very cool stuff – and a very strange record for Gary McFarland! The album features tracks that are a lot more vocal-oriented than his earlier work – but the same great sense of wild arrangements and strange subtle genius is still firmly in place. McFarland, as much as any ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very cool record that we might well put right up there with Mel Torme's "California Suite" as a musical tribute to the west coast – or the "Manhattan Tower" of Gordon Jenkins as some sort of tribute to a city! The album's a long piece on the glory of San Francisco ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wonderful sounds from space – put together in a rare album that was initially issued in a small batch, to coincide with the Seattle Worlds Fair in 1962! For the set, Art Mineo comes up with an amazing batch of spacey sounds that were played at the fair in conjunction with a machine called ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Before he started getting funky with the moog, Hugo Montenegro was doing some very groovy stuff with large vocal arrangements. This album's one of his most perfectly realized in that vein, and features some great tracks that rework hip late 60s pop tracks into spacey vocal numbers sung by a mixed ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This is the kind of moog album we can get behind – a sweet 70s update of the moogy groovy that Hugo Montenegro first started crafting in the 60s! The album's got both moog and Arp – the latter of which brings in more of a 70s electric vibe – and there's also some very cool sound ... read moreCD
A pair of RCA Records gems from Hugo Montenegro – back to back on a single CD! First up is Theme From The Godfather – a sweet 70s update of the moogy groovy that Hugo Montenegro first started crafting in the 60s! The album's got both moog and Arp – the latter of which brings in ... read moreCD
(Hybrid Super Audio CD pressing – works on standard CD players!)
Sweet 70s funk from Hugo Montenegro – an artist who really developed a great ear for electric styles by this point in his career! The album's very heavy on Arp – and includes variations on the instrument in many formats – all set to funky jazz arrangements that follow from Hugo's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Groovy stuff! After paying tribute to Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan on other LPs, Hugo Montenegro turns his talents to the groovy compositions of Elton John in this nice album of moogy instrumentals. There's lots of nice electric keyboards, Arp, synth, and electric piano, and the rest of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Acid rocky moogy stuff! The record's one of those "let's do a lot of pop covers on the moog" – and it features moogy updates of 60's tunes like "Get Back", "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Feelin' Groovy", "Yummy Yummy Yummy", and "Time of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has some splitting on the bottom seam.)
The lush strings of Werner Muller back up the golden trumpet of Horst Fischer – which solos here in a variety of different modes and styles! Some tracks are groovy in an early 60s way – others are more mellow – and Fischer is not afraid to play his horn with lots of creative ... read moreCD
A great set that brings together themes from some of the best European films of the early 60s – work by composers who include Nino Rota, John Addison, Maurice Jarre, and others – all presented as short, focused instrumental tunes! Werner Muller's instrumental approach features strings ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Murder Inc (Irving Joseph) —
Murder Inc+ ... LP Time, Early 60s. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$19.99
A very cool little record – one that imagines itself as a crime jazz soundtrack for a movie that doesn't exist – yet manages to come across with all the best styles of the time, with a quality to rival the best from Henry Mancini, Pete Rugolo, and Elmer Bernstein! Like famous scores by ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Arthur Murray/Enric Madriguera —
Sambas ... LP Capitol, 1960. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
One of their best 70s LPs – with a great spacey sound, and arrangements that are a lot more complicated than their earlier albums. Contains the incredible cut "Cosmic Sea", which has a great funky bassline and cool flanged drums under a string section. It begins with a nice break, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mystic Moods Orchestra —
Highway One ... LP Warner, 1972. Near Mint- ...
$3.99
A sublime easy classic by The Mystic Moods – who by this time had transformed from a simple "sound effects plus easy listening" group into a sexy electric LA combo. This is one of their first albums for Warner, recorded with a nice sly slightly-funky sound – and it's a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pair of amazing albums – and a huge amount of bonus material too – all from one of the coolest groups on Warner Brothers at the end of the 60s! First up is the record The Moth Confesses – one of our favorite albums ever from the genius moment of late 60s Warner Brothers – ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreCD
One of our favorite albums ever from the genius moment of late 60s Warner Brothers – a set we'd rank right up there next to our favorites by Van Dyke Parks and Harper's Bizarre! The set's billed as a "phonograph opera", written by Tupper Saussy – and it's served up with these ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing. NOTE – Cover is lighty stained and wavy on the bottom half, with a peeled side inside the gatefold.)
A record with a hokey cover and an unassuming title – but a wicked little set that's filled with funky soul throughout! Paul Nero's a German artist, and he's working here in a style that was common to Euro recordings of the time – a medley-heavy approach that stacked together a few ... (Soul, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that follows on a surprisingly common genre in the 60s – an instrumental album that seeks to cash in on Herb's big work of the time – but done here with piano from Nero, instead of the usual trumpet in the lead! That switch makes for a nice change – as does Nero's own ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
CD reissue that includes all of Leonard Nimoy's classic album of "Spock" vocal cuts, plus a full side of material from the Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy LP. The set has some of the best stuff that Nimoy ever put on wax, including the Spock-inspired "Highly Illogical", and other ... (Vocalists, Now Sound)read moreCD
Ken Nordine —
Colors ... CD Philips/Ashodel, Mid 60s. Used ...
$11.99
This is Asphodel's wonderful reissue of "word jazz" maestro Ken Nordine's classic mid 60s ode to the sultry side of the common, the uncommon, and some seemingly made up colors. ("Muddy" anyone?) Billed as "A Sensuous Listening Experience" – and truly living up ... (Comedy/Spoken, Now Sound)read moreCD
Late, but moody LP of Sci-Fi electronic space themes. Les Baxter plays keyboards and Neil Norman plays synth & theremin, and the two of them make it through some really well-chosen material, including a few originals like "March of the Lizard Men" and "Daughter of the Lesser ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very cool keyboards from this enigmatic Moroccan artist – and a set that also features a bit of vocals from female singer Naima Samih too! The main focus is still on the keys – mostly organ, but in a weird range of sounds and styles, like on the other albums by Abdou El Omari – ... (Global Grooves, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus download of the album!)
Hazy Osterwald Sextet —
2nd Life ... LP Mabel (Switzerland), Late 60s. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$6.99
Upbeat, bright-tinged jazz from the Swiss scene of the 60s – music that's nicely peppy, and which shares a bit with the German easy vibe of the time! The set's got groovers in sort of a pop jazz kind of way that sounds like it was lifted from some groovy Euro soundtrack. Hazy plays trumpet, ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Johnny Pearson —
Sleepy Shores ... LP Penny Farthing (UK), 1972. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Andre Popp —
Popp Musique ... CD Tricatel (France), 1960s/1970s. Used ...
$14.99
20 tracks by one of the grooviest French arrangers of the 60s! Andre Popp is best known to the English speaking world for his late 60s, super-huge, easy instrumental hit "Love Is Blue" – but in France, Popp had his fingers in many different styles of music, from soundtracks, to ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Elsa Popping & Her Pixieland Band (Andre Popp) —
Delirium In Hi Fi ... LP Columbia, 1957. New Copy (reissue)...
$5.99
A lost Hi Fi gem! Released in America under the name of "Elsa Popping & Her Pixieland Band" – the record is actually a stunning collaboration between French orchestra leader Andre Popp and sound effects wizard Pierre Fatosme. The sound is wild and swinging, with a feel that's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Franck Pourcel —
Antologias 1 ... CD EMI (France), 2001. Used 2 CDs ...
$6.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Franck Pourcel —
Antologias 2 ... CD EMI (France), 2003. Used 2 CDs ...
$6.99
Despite the recording of the hit theme from Dr. Zhivago, there's also some other groovy French stuff on here, like "Je L'Aime", "Deja Marie", "Seul Sur Son Etoile", and "Juanita Banana". LP, Vinyl record album
A massive amount of work from French maestro Franck Pourcel – one of the most popular leaders of the mainstream easy scene of the 60s and early 70s – and a strong proponent of mixing heavy strings with groovier rhythms! The bulk of the set focuses on Pourcel's hits for Capitol/EMI in ... read moreCD
A great groovy moment from the legendary Perez Prado – a sweet late 60s record that's quite different than some of his work from the decade before! Perez still has all that great sense of punch in his rhythms – but he's also picked up some energy from the Latin Soul scene, plus other ... (Latin, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really dreamy little record from the Polish scene of the early 70s – a record that mixes jazzy solos, light strings, and almost a soundtrack-style of arrangements – all to make music with the kind of glow that would be right at home on late 60s A&M Records, or maybe like the ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreCD
Andre Previn's second take on the score to My Fair Lady – and a set that's not nearly as well known as his Contemporary Records version of the music with Shelly Manne! This date's a quartet session – featuring Herb Ellis on guitar, Red Mitchell on bass, and Frank Capp on drums – ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful record that's every bit as great as you might expect from the title – a baroque take on the music of Burt Bacharach, and one that's served up with some groovy scatting vocals too! The approach is a bit like that of the Swingle Singers, but a bit more American too – mixed ... (Vocalists, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty darn cool record – with a very silly concept! The record was scored as sort of a soundtrack for the book The Pretenders – a trashy late 60s best-seller written by Gwen Davis, in the mode of work by Harold Robbins or Jackie Suzanne – and the tracks are a mix of groovy ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split top seam & some wear.)
Repercussion Unit —
In Need Again ... LP CMP (Germany), 1987. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$29.99
A fantastic bit of "Eastern" tinged jazz – and a real musical Journey To Bliss on its own! Vibist Emil Richards has always been totally groovy in our book – but he really outdoes himself here – working in an exotic mode that features lots of weird percussion over choppy ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreCD
Groovy album of instrumentals, conducted by Nelson Riddle for Liberty, in a style that's a lot lighter than some of his earlier instrumental LPs for Capitol. Some of the tracks have a sound that's a bit too "old-timey", but there's lots of nice ones with the kind of banking string style ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two of the best Nelson Riddle instrumental albums for Capitol Records – both of them nice and jazzy! Let Yourself Go is totally great – a set that soars out with the fire and energy of some of the best jazz-based big band albums of the 50s – with plenty of room for strong solos ... read moreCD
A great tribute to Nat King Cole by Nelson Riddle – the arranger whose 50s work with the singer helped break Cole out of the trio format and into pop charts! As with all of Riddle's work, the music here is never straight pop – nor is it sleepy easy listening – because there's a ... read moreCD
One of the more obscure 60s albums from legendary arranger Nelson Riddle – one of a handful done for Frank Sinatra's Reprise Records label – after famously backing the singer on sessions for Capitol in the 50s! Riddle's even more creative and dynamic here than in those previous years ... read moreCD
Some of Riddle's dreamiest work – a pillow-soft set of lush backings, with lots of swirling strings to create the "sea of dreams" in the title! The cover alone is worth the price of the record (and we hardly ever say that!) – as it features a nude woman, floating under water, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing. Cover has some splitting on the seams.)
Lounge, exotica, bachelor pad, instrumental pop, and Hi-Fi gems!
Henry Mancini —
Big Screen Little Screen ... LP 
