Herb Larson —
Sax Appeal ... LP Command, 1969. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$5.99
A totally groovy album of sax-based 60s instrumentals! The record features the alto work fo Herb Larson, but the real treat is the off-beat arrangements by Bill Ramal, which are filled with weird production and very groovy instrumentation – like electric sitar, electric bass, bongos, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
By any other name, this should be a Joe Bataan record – since Joe wrote most of the tracks, produced the records, and did the vocal arrangements. The sound is similar to Joe's Afrofilipino record, with a Latin groove that's aimed at the dancefloor, but which also has some nice soulful vocals. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Music that you'd hardly expect, if you only know the more groove-oriented side of saxophonist Timo Lassy – the sounds he's given us from the Ricky-Tick years onwards – because this album is straight jazz overall, and a relatively improvised one at that! The album shows off a whole ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A bit rawer than other work by the group, but still very much in the vein of this classic mid 80s alliance between Peter Brotzmann, Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, and Ronald Shannon Jackson. Titles include "Line Of Fire", "Big Boss Man", "Sore Titties", and "My ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a sticker spot.)
Last Nikle —
Last Nikle ... LP Mainstream, Late 60s. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
An obscure rock & soul group from the late 60s – one with a brassy, jazzy sound, too! The overall approach is like the best early work of Chicago or Blood Sweat & Tears, but it's a bit funkier in the best parts and that's helped along by the heavy vocals, which ebb into a gritty ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram vinyl.)
Last Poets —
At Last ... LP Blue Thumb, Early 70s. Very Good ...
$9.99
Probably the rarest of all albums by the Last Poets – so rare that it often doesn't show up in lists of their work, and that it's never reissued with the frequency of their other early titles. Jalal is firmly in place by this point, and his hip rhyming poetry has brought a new level of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A half dozen of the nice soul jazz numbers Lateef cut for Atlantic in the late 60s, with a bevy of top notch sidemen that include Joe Zawinul, Bernard Purdie, Ray Barretto, Cecil McBee, Hugh Lawson, Eric Gale, Chuck Rainey and Tootie Heath. Includes "Buddy & Lou", "Live ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best of Yusef's Atlantic recordings, and one that offers a mix of his 2 different sides – his older spiritualist one, and his newer funkier one. Includes the tight groover "Live Humble", with nice conga work by Ray Barretto, plus the extended "Chandra" and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest Yusef Lateef albums on Atlantic Records – and that's saying a lot, given the high level of quality he was hitting at the label! The album's a perfect blend of the newly-funky Lateef style with some hipper, more sophisticated touches – a mode that hints at his bigger- ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Yusef Lateef —
Hikima – Creativity ... LP Centre For Nigerian Cultural Studies/Key Systems Recording (Nigeria), 1985. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.99
One of the rootsiest, most spiritual albums ever done by saxophonist Yusef Lateef – and that's saying a lot, given his decades of other recordings! This very special set was done in the mid 80s, but has a very timeless vibe – as Lateef put the whole thing together with the Centre For ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Yusef Lateef's one and only album for the Charlie Parker label – cut during a period when he's been making real waves in the jazz scene with work on Prestige and Savoy! The set's a bit more straight ahead than some of Lateef's more exotic sides of the time – focusing on his work on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A 70s Milestone 2-fer reissue collecting two great 60s sides from Yusef Lateef. The Three Faces Of Yusef Lateef is a sublime piece of work, proof that he could be exotic and swinging at the same time. The three "faces" of the set are Lateef's work on tenor, flute, and oboe – each ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Although often lost to the sands of time because of the small pressing/small reissue history of the sides cut for the label, Yusef Lateef's work for Impulse was certainly some of his strongest of the 60s, and it showed him moving way past the spacey mysticism of earlier albums, into a tighter vein ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some surface wear and a bit of stuck-on paper.)
Yusef Lateef —
Suite 16 ... LP Atlantic, 1970. Very Good ...
$6.99
A groundbreaking set from Yusef Lateef – one that mixes together a number of different soul jazz styles! In a way, Atlantic records tried to handle Yusef Lateef in the same way they did Roland Kirk – by creating recordings that either let him express himself strongly as an arch-modernis ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original red and green label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
We know little about this cool little group, save for the fact that the leader is Peter Gutierrez – but we can say that they've got some great use of electric guitar next to the horns – which gives these sharp cha cha instrumentals a mighty nice vibe! A great one from the early years ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove.)
Latin Jazz Quintet —
Chant ... LP Prestige/Tru Sound, 1962. New Copy (reissue)...
$11.99
One of the best albums ever recorded by this groundbreaking Latin jazz combo – and a magnificent blend of jazz instrumentation and deeper Latin roots! Juan Amalbert's Latin Jazz Quintet was a new sound in Latin jazz – one that took the piano/bass/conga rhythms of smaller groups of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
We've never actually been sure if it's Pharoah playing on this one, since the cover and notes are a bit sketchy on dates – but whatever the case, the sound is fantastic, and this is an excellent Latin album with some tight electric-sounding grooves, and a few funky tracks that are unlike ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ringwear and pen marks. Label has some marker.)
One of the grooviest groups of the Latin Soul scene – but they'd have to be, given their name! The Latin Souls are a vocal group with a really soulful feel – a great link between the earlier harmony sounds that were bubbling under in Spanish Harlem, and some of the hipper rhythms that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a sticker on front.)
Laville —
Wanderer ... LP Acid Jazz (UK), 2019. New Copy ...
$24.99
The debut album from Andre Laville – a singer who never performed publicly until late in his 20s, but who really seems to be making up for lost time with a strongly distinct style! Laville's got a voice that's deep and rich, crafted in the mode of some of the classic soul heroes from years ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An obscure set from pianist Bud Lavin – originally a Wisconsin player, but a minor figure on the west coast scene in the late 50s! Titles include "Thumb Stuff", "Sanders Meanders", "Prelude To A Kiss", "Moon Over Miami", and "My Future Just ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Comedia", "Periodico De Ayer", "El Cantante", "Hacha Y Machete", "Sombras Nada Mas", "Songoro Consongo", and "Rompe Saraguey". Arrangements by Willie Colon, Edwin Rodriguez, Jose Febles, and Luiz Ortiz. LP, Vinyl record album
An unusual self-produced effort from Hector Lavoe – but a record that's every bit as strong as his other solo records from the time! Of course, Hector's got some big help on the record from Louie Ramirez and Jose Febles – who most likely did most of the arranging work, and ensure that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring & edge wear, and some heavy wear on the corners.)
A wicked set from reedman Azar Lawrence – one of the few albums issued under his own name, and a great example of the waves he was making on the 70s west coast scene! There's a depth here that goes beyond most of the other Fantasy Records sessions of the time – a sound that would be ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful album of spiritual soul and Brazilian influenced jazz from Azar Lawrence – and a pretty rare one we're thrilled to have! Lawrence is a stellar sax player with a sound that's a bit like Gary Bartz, which means that he fits in perfectly with the Fantasy-era Prestige Records sound ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring & edge wear and some splitting in the spine.)
8 tracks of mostly drums and drum machine – with no titles – from Vincent Lawrence aka Virgo. Pretty much put together as tool for house and club DJs in it's day, this set is equally appealing on its own, as an excellent snapshot from the heyday of Chicago house. LP, Vinyl record album
An amazing album – and the cornerstone of the CTI sound! The record's an incredibly baroque set of tracks from funky flautist Hubert Laws – featuring arrangements from Don Sebesky that mix complicated lines on flute with electric piano from Bob James, into a swirling mass of sound that' ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing wtih Van Gelder stamp. Cover has light wear.)
Maybe some of the coolest music ever recorded at Carnegie Hall – a wonderful venue that's perfect for the blend of soul and space of the CTI Records years of Hubert Laws! Laws' lead lines on flute really stretch out beautifully in the setting – given ample room to roam amidst a lineup ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a cutout hole and some surface wear.)
A groundbreaking record from flautist Hubert Laws – a mixture of classical themes and jazz, handled with an airy CTI approach – and set to arrangements by Don Sebesky that are simply mindblowing! The album's a wonderful example of the way that CTI really pushed the boundaries of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original gatefold pressing. Cover has some waviness and light staining inside the gatefold.)
Forget the Shakespearean reference in the title – which might make you think the whole album's got a Renaissance bent – because the album's a nice bit of funky flute jazz from Hubert Laws, done with the same groovy vibe as some of his earlier albums for the CTI label! The set was ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stone classic from reedman Ronnie Laws – and an album that really helped set a whole new standard for funky fusion in the 70s! Laws works here with great Wayne Henderson production – which gives the album an even sharper sound than other Blue Note sets of this vintage – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
A rare rock set from the Chicago scene – not really new wave, maybe more of a power pop style – and overall, we guess, pretty decent for a bar band sort of sound! The group recorded the set in Oak Lawn, IL – and lead singer is Scott Craig, billed here as "throat" – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Proof that Canada had plenty of great jazz going on in the late 60s – a really freewheeling record by a group of free jazz musicians from Quebec! The album's got a vibe that easily rivals some of the hippest work of the Paris scene, post-1968 – and is maybe even more unusual, given ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Proof that Canada had plenty of great jazz going on in the late 60s – a really freewheeling record by a group of free jazz musicians from Quebec! The album's got a vibe that easily rivals some of the hippest work of the Paris scene, post-1968 – and is maybe even more unusual, given ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wild and wonderful hippy theatrical approach to jazz! The tracks are kind of theatrical interpretations of jazz work by Charles Mingus, Yusef Lateef, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, and others – performed by a jazz group that includes trumpeter Wallace Roney, flautist Le Scott, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Donal Leace was one of a few hip soul acts that Roberta Flack brought to Atlantic during her strongest period with the label – and he's a soulful folk singer whose work reminds us of certain folksy moments on Flack's first few albums. There's less of a Terry Callier sound than a Tim Hardin ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has promo and radio station stamps, a cutout notch, some ring & edge wear, and mostly split top seam.)
A 60s album that brings together classic work recorded by Alan Lomax and Frederic Ramsey – a total of 20 tracks in all – including "Black Girl", "Sukey Jump", "Rock Island Line", "Pigmeat", "Laura", "Yellow Gale", and "Good ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare, beloved gem from the midwest power pop scene – laced with catchy hooks, buzzing guitars and synthesizer that somehow sounds like it hasn't aged a day! The key to Romeoville, IL native Julian Leal's self-titled LP being such a timeless treasure is probably the same as the one that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
James Leary —
James II ... LP Vital, 1992. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$19.99
A really great audiophile album from bassist James Leary – with Leary on bass, plus Billy Childs on piano and Eddie Harris on tenor! LP, Vinyl record album
(In two separate VTL covers, one with the cover image.)
Leaves —
Hey Joe ... LP Mira, Late 60s. Near Mint- ...
$59.99
To most folks in the world, this classic LA garage band will always be remembered for their incredible version of "Hey Joe" – done in a rolling Love-esque sweeping guitar version that still sounds incredibly fresh. To Dusty Groove customers, though, this album's always in demand ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing, in beautiful shape and still in the shrink! Shrink has a vintage price sticker on one side.)
Nice 10th Anniversary set of work by the famous Lebron Brothers – featuring a nice guest appearance by Yomo Toro, and the usual strong salsa work that the band was known for. Johnny Pacheco produced, and titles include "Quien Quiere", "El Cantante", "Pelu", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Soaring salsa from the mighty Lebron Brothers – a group who first burst on the Latin scene with a strong run of Latin Soul recordings, but who are taking a more straightforward approach here! Yet that change hardly makes any difference, as the Lebrons still have that bold, youthful energy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Venezuelan pressing. Cover has some wear and aging, some heavy wear on the spine, and clear tape on the bottom seam)
Led Zeppelin at peak power – mixing hard rock bombast with deep, genuine love for blues and folk guitars! Houses Of The Holy is the essential the blueprint for countless imitators to come – but it's also got smarts, subtleties and creative ambitious that's just plain lost on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red and green Broadway label pressing SD 7255 with Sterling stamp and RL etch, including the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
One of the most monumental debuts in rock history – a record that hit the world like a led zeppelin, and left an impression for years to come! Led Zeppelin pretty much took over rock right from the beginning – which isn't too surprising, given that Jimmy Page had an in-demand guitar ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red & green label Broadway pressing, SD 8216 & MC suffix. Cover has wear and splitting.)
(Includes the booklet. Inner sleeves have center splits in the bottom seams. Box top has some wear on the bottom edge, and bottom has a split side seam.)
Hard rock perfected! It's around Led Zeppelin IV that you can easily say that the group moved up from being incredibly great to flat-out legendary – really in a class by themselves, although maybe they'd already reached that point with the sublime sounds of the previous three records! There' ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with Rockefeller address, SD 7208. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Led Zeppelin —
Physical Graffiti ... LP Swan Song/Atlantic, 1975. Very Good+ 2LP ...
Just Sold Out!
Led Zeppelin at their most sprawling – in both ambition and in the pacing – on the gargantuan Physical Graffiti! This is the album where they started bringing some odd synth textures to the sound, and it's to Zeppelin's eternal credit that this doesn't compromise their blues-reverent ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US Swan Song pressing with AT etch, in the die-cut cover, including the heavy inner sleeves and insert. One of the inner sleeves has an unglued seam, in nice shape otherwise.)
Brenda Lee was quite a big artist back in the day – and although the rest of her catalog has faded from view over the years, she's very well-remembered for her classic approach to a Holiday tune! Brenda was always a little bit country and a little bit rock and pop – and that blend ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Brenda Lee —
Sincerely ... LP Decca, Early 60s. Very Good ...
$2.99
An excellent Bruce Lee soundtrack score – with a style that's different than the more famous Lalo Schifrin one, and with some very groovy moments! The main instrumental theme is kind of a remake of the Fists Of Fury theme – but the album's also got some great other groovy bits that are ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic tribute to the studio genius of Bunny Lee – and a set that's filled with the kind of tracks that may well knock Lee Scratch Perry right out of the spotlight! Bunny already had a long and varied career in Jamaican music by the time of these tracks – hustling things up right ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A straight jazz album recorded for the KPM sound library – but a pretty groovy one at that! All the work here is the product of David Lee and his un-named Group Six Players – a cool combo who feature piano, trumpet, guitar, and a bit of flute – all over some really wonderful ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Lee & Gerry Brown —
Chaser ... LP Columbia, 1979. Very Good+ ...
$0.99
John Lee & Gerry Brown were one of the best European fusion rhythm sections of the 70s – laying down great spacey drums and rumbling funky basslines on a large number of excellent LPs in the earlier part of the decade for Blue Note and a host of other labels. By the time of this release, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a large name in marker, some pen, and a promo stamp.)
John Lee & Gerry Brown —
Mango Sunrise ... LP Blue Note, 1975. Very Good+ ...
$5.99
Fantastic lean low funky fusion – and a lost Blue Note 70s gem – a set that's way different than any other work from the team of bassist John Lee and drummer Gerry Brown! The set's nice and spare – almost CTI in style at times, but with some excellent production work from Skip ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner & partially split top seam.)
London Lee —
Rich Kid ... LP Philips, 1967. Near Mint- ...
$2.99
A groovy collection of singles from Peggy Lee – all material from her early return to Capitol Records after a mid-50s stint at Decca – brought together in a full length album from 1960! The work here already shows a great change in Peggy's style – that tightening up and hipping ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic set of tracks from Peggy – featuring the sublime hit "Is That All There Is?", produced by Lieber & Stoller, and arranged and conducted by Randy Newman. Other arrangements are by the likes of Mike Melvoin, Mundell Lowe, George Tipton, and Bobby Bryant – all of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very groovy work from Peggy – a set of tunes tone with a nice little Latin flair! The tunes themselves are all Broadway hits of the late 50s and early 60s, but they're redone wonderfully here – so that they often bear little resemblance to the originals. Jack Marshall handled the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label mono pressing. Cover has wear and splitting.)
Quite a rare album from Peggy Lee – and a strange one too! The album features backings "conducted" by Frank Sinatra, done in a moody, flowing, dreamy and sad style – similar to his own work of the late 50s Capitol years, especially the more melancholy albums that we love so ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono turquoise label pressing. Cover has a half split top seam and split spine.)
Peggy Lee —
Mirrors ... LP A&M, 1975. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$6.99
An incredible album from Peggy Lee – baroquely beautiful, in a way that builds massively off of her "Is That All There Is Period" – and take her into territory that's almost equal to Lotte Lenya! The whole album was written by the team of Lieber & Stoller, in a sad, boozy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A full, rich set of vocal tunes from Peggy Lee – all done in a style that's quite different than her later work at Capitol Records, but still mighty darn nice! Sy Oliver handled the arrangements for the record – and he brings in a blend of strings and jazz that really creates a lot of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Early Capitol Records material from Peggy Lee – including her hit "Manana", plus "Hold Me", "The Nightingale Can Sing The Blues", "It's A Good Day", "Golden Earrings", and a great take on "Why Don't You Do Right". LP, Vinyl record album
A key album in the transformation of Peggy Lee's sound at the end of the 60s – one that has her moving from just being a jazz singer, into a more complicated role of interpreting contemporary singer/songwriter material – often with a mature and experienced tone, one that makes her ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Peggy Lee's excellent Latin-tinged sides for Capitol Records – and an album that gives her already-great style of jazz vocals a nice added bounce in the backings! Arrangements are by Joe Harnell – not the most authentic of Latin talents, but an artist who's well-suited to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has light wear, half split top seam, and small splits in the bottom seam.)
A tripped-out batch of hard jamming tracks from ex-Mutante Rita Lee – recorded with assistance from all the members of the group at the time, but in a mode that's quite different overall! Lee is clearly the star of the show here – singing all lyrics with a much fiercer vocal approach ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great set from Tony Lee – one of the more soulful pianists on the UK scene, and one of the more overlooked! This set has Tony's trio with a great addition – the guitar of Terry Smith alongside the bass of Tony Archer and drums of Martin Drew – on titles that include "Dat's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Legend recreates the classic soul music Christmas album in more ways than one! First, he works with just the right blend of soul and seasonal touches – at a level that recalls the way that Motown transformed its own music for its famous Christmas albums back in the day! And also, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The classic meeting of the great French arranger/pianist with American jazz players like Miles Davis, Ben Webster, Milt Hinton, Donald Byrd, Hank Jones, and others. The tracks are a beautiful strident blend of Legrand's best arranging styles, and they show his keen talent for letting the soloist ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing, with deep groove. Cover has some wear.)
Fantastic! This is the US release of the Michel Legrand score to Jaques Demy's incredible 1965 film The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg. Every word of dialogue in the film is sung, and Legrand came up with an amazing array of themes to carry the emotion of the film. Embedded in here are lines that later ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US mono pressing, in the extravagant gatefold cover, with booklet. Cover has light wear.)
Michel Legrand revisits themes originally presented in his classic I Love Paris album for Columbia – updating them slightly here for the 60s with touches of styles that were beginning to show up in his later soundtrack work! While the overall feeling is still a romanticized version of Paris ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye stereo pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Michel Legrand & Co —
Le Jazz Grand ... LP Gryphon, 1978. Sealed Gatefold ...
$4.99
A wonderful session of straight jazz work by Michel Legrand – a larger group outing that's one of the few albums he ever cut in this style! The set has all the warmth and imagination of Legrand's best jazzy soundtrack work – strong themes, bold statements, and a sense of personal ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The group's first full album from 1968 – and a set that's often dismissed as bubblegum pop, but which has a heck of a lot to offer! The sound here is a wonderful blend of psyche influences and sunnier pop elements – swirled up with a bit of strings, styled in the same catchy territory ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole, sticker spot, and a misprint on front where a portion of the group name is printed lightly.)
John Lennon revisits the rock and roll canon after years of emotionally charged solo material – a move that was partially imposed by legal necessity, but got even more messed up from there – culminating a solid, set of pure Rock N Roll in '75! Includes sessions produced by Lennon in ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Lennon & Yoko Ono —
Two Virgins ... LP Apple, 1968. Very Good ...
$39.99
An amazing experimental set from the team of John Lennon & Yoko Ono – a record that might look hippy dippy on the cover, given its famous nude image of the pair – but which really unleashes a very experimental sound throughout – one that's more in keeping with Yoko's ties to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Apple label pressing, in the brown outer sleeve.)