John Abercrombie/Dave Holland/Jack DeJohnette —
Gateway ... LP ECM (Germany), 1975. New Copy (reissue)...
$35.9939.99About May 31, 2024
A whole new kind of trio session for the 70s – one that has the airy, open lines of guitarist John Abercrombie stretching out nicely in the company of drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Dave Holland! The music is archetypal ECM work of the time – a complete contrast to a guitar trio ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked album of funky guitar! Arthur Adams was one of the many excellent west coast session players of the early 70s – and if you check the notes on some of your favorite California soul albums, you'll find that you've probably heard his guitar an awful lot over the years! As with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 3.
George Adams and Don Pullen knock it out of the park on this one – finding great company in each other's presence, and really moving things forward in the process! The set begins with a long track titled "Mingus Metamorphosis", and that really sums up the spirit of the record ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 24.
The hippest side of Cannonball Adderley at the end of the 60s – that loose, soulful vibe he was serving up on some of his coolest records for Capitol at the time – stretched out here over some very long tracks recorded live in France! The year alone marks the record as a great one ... read moreCD
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, April 26 (delayed).
Ahmed (Pat Thomas/Antonin Gerbal/Joel Grip/Seymour Wright) —
Wood Blues ... LP Astral Spirits, 2024. New Copy 2LP ...
About April 12, 2024 (delayed)
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Olli Ahvenlahti —
Mirror Mirror ... CD WeJazz (Finland), New Copy ...
$16.9918.99About May 3, 2024
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Olli Ahvenlahti —
Mirror Mirror ... LP WeJazz (Finland), New Copy ...
$28.9932.99About April 19, 2024 (delayed)
... LP, Vinyl record album
Air Pocket —
Fly On ... CD East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1975. New Copy ...
$10.9914.99About May 29, 2024
A warm and soulful set of fusion tracks – issued only in Japan, but recorded by a hip group from the US! Air Pocket features the Fowler Brothers – Walt, Bruce, Ed, and Steve – on trumpet, trombone, bass, and alto, respectively – plus drummer Chester Thompson, guitarist Mike ... read moreCD
The sound of industry, circa 1969 Italy – which means that everything sounds a heck of a lot groovier than you might expect! Soundtrack genius Alessandro Alessandroni handled the album – and it's completely fantastic right from the very first note – nothing like an industrial ... read moreCD
Eric Alexander —
Timing Is Everything ... CD Cellar Live (Canada), New Copy ...
$11.9912.99About May 24, 2024
... CD
Eric Alexander —
Timing Is Everything ... LP Cellar Live (Canada), New Copy ...
$30.9934.99About May 24, 2024
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, July 19.
Laurindo Almeida —
Concierto De Aranjuez ... CD East Wind (Japan), 1978. New Copy ...
$10.9914.99About May 29, 2024
Guitarist Laurindo Almeida returns to a bit of his roots here – but he also shows off a lot of the jazz experience he's picked up along the way! The album features Almeida working solo on acoustic guitar – although possibly overdubbed alongside himself at times – and while the ... read moreCD
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, April 26 (delayed).
Alpha Centauri —
Alpha Centaury ... LP Disques Plusquereel, New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9928.99About May 1, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
Amanaz —
Africa ... LP Now Again, 1975. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.99About May 17, 2024
Wonderfully fuzzy work from Amanaz – one of the trippiest, headiest groups of the Zamrock scene of the 70s! The guitars here are very full and present – not at a hit you over the head jamming label, but with this rich sonic element that has lots of bassy undercurrents – at a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
That's a great 80s sense of design on the cover, and the album's got a nice sort of 80s vibe too – a bit more drum machine beats, basslines, and keyboards than work by some of the jazzier city pop artists of the time – a mode that really seems to bring out the best in the vocals of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Pink vinyl pressing – with obi!)
Arashi (Akira Sakata/Johan Berthling/Paal Nilssen Love) —
Jikan ... CD PNL (Norway), 2019. New Copy ...
$11.9914.99About March 30, 2024 (delayed)
Legendary Japanese reedman Akira Sakata joins younger improvisers Johan Berthling on bass and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums and percussion – and really seems to shape their performance, given the results of the record! Sakata blows both alto sax and bass clarinet – always with that rich, ... read moreCD
One of the most creative albums ever from UK composer Neil Ardley – and that's saying a lot, given the complexity of his other work! The set's got a wonderful blend of jazz arrangements and some freer passages – scored by Ardley with some of his most sensitive, most beautiful music ... read moreCD
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
Dayme Arocena —
Al-Kemi ... CD Brownswood (UK), 2023. New Copy ...
$13.99About June 1, 2024
... CD
Dayme Arocena —
Al-Kemi ... LP Brownswood (UK), 2023. New Copy ...
$29.99About June 1, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
Lucas Arruda —
Ominira ... LP Favorite (France), 2024. New Copy ...
$27.9933.99About April 19, 2024 (delayed)
Wonderful music from Lucas Arruda – an artist who embraces some of the warmest, most soulful styles of Brazilian music from back in the 70s, but manages to deliver them with a crisp contemporary spin! There's a lot of vintage Azymuth-styled grooves here – wicked rhythms, excellent ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ars Nova —
Ars Nova (1968) ... LP Elektra/Sundazed, 1968. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9926.99On May 31, 2024
A wonderful little set of post-folk rock – with lots of lovely baroque touches! Ars Nova were really short-lived group – known for only two rare records – but they've got a sound that perfectly sums up a generation! There's a wonderful LA late 60s sound here – somewhere ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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The Art Ensemble at the height of their powers – really letting loose on the Parisian scene of the late 60s, where they found a great audience for all the new ideas they'd been brewing up back home! The album's definitely one that has the group's unique ethos coming into focus – that ... read moreCD
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 3.
(RSD Essentials pressing – on "purple crush" vinyl! Quantities strictly limited.) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 14.
Atak (Takuya Kuroda) —
Zazu ... CD Atak (Japan), New Copy ...
$28.9932.99About April 10, 2024 (delayed)
... CD
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express —
Live Oblivion Vol 1 ... CD RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974. New Copy ...
$13.9914.99On May 10, 2024
Really hard-jamming work from keyboardist Brian Auger – the first of a 2-part live set from the US, and easily some of his greatest work on record! The tracks are all very long and stretched out here – an extrapolation of the territory Auger was already exploring on studio sides, taken ... read moreCD
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express —
Live Oblivion Vol 1 ... LP RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974. New Copy ...
$22.9923.99On May 10, 2024
Really hard-jamming work from keyboardist Brian Auger – the first of a 2-part live set from the US, and easily some of his greatest work on record! The tracks are all very long and stretched out here – an extrapolation of the territory Auger was already exploring on studio sides, taken ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express —
Live Oblivion Vol 2 ... CD RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974. New Copy ...
$13.9914.99On May 10, 2024
The second smoking Live Oblivion set from Brian Auger and crew – twice as long, and maybe even twice as funky as the first! The tunes on here all really push the ten minute mark – stretching out the original Auger conception on studio sides, and featuring plenty of room for really ... read moreCD
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express —
Live Oblivion Vol 2 ... LP RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974. New Copy 2LP (reissue)...
$27.9929.99On May 10, 2024
The second smoking Live Oblivion set from Brian Auger and crew – twice as long, and maybe even twice as funky as the first! The tunes on here all really push the ten minute mark – stretching out the original Auger conception on studio sides, and featuring plenty of room for really ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
Forget the hokey kangaroo picture on the cover, because the record's a mighty sweet set of 50s modern jazz – played by some key musicians from Australian who were working in the US at the time! The record's got a style that's somewhere between the hippest sessions of LA and Sweden at the ... read moreCD
Average White Band —
Shine (with bonus tracks) ... CD Arista/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ...
About December 6, 2023 (delayed)
Great later grooves from Average White Band – a real gem from the point when the group was settling nicely into a mellow soul vein! By this point, the combo wisely realized that they couldn't keep things going forever as a funky group – so they laid back and fell into their second ... read moreCD
Average White Band & Ben E King —
Benny & Us (with bonus tracks) ... CD Atlantic/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ...
About December 6, 2023 (delayed)
Ben E King joins the Average White Band for this sweet 70s set – a killer record that not only stands as one of King's best efforts of the decade, but one that also gives the group a great new frontman! Ben's not the only singer on the record, but his presence here can definitely be felt ... read moreCD
Kwame Fenyan Ba —
Douvan Douvan ... LP Rebirth On Wax (France), New Copy ...
$31.9934.99About May 15, 2024
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Babla —
Babla's Disco Sensation ... LP Survival Research, Early 1980s. New Copy (reissue)...
$21.9924.99About June 7, 2024
A definite disco sensation from Babla – a singer who refits older Indian film songs with new club grooves for the 80s – definitely very much in the mode that's promised by the title! The set features older songs by Shankhar Jakishan, Kalyanji Anadji, and Hemant Kumar – plus a few ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Badbadnotgood have always been pretty damn great, actually – and never better than on album IV – a remarkable step forward for the group! As ever, they take inspiration from some of the best prog, jazz, funk (and proggy jazz funk...they blend) of the 70s and beyond, but weave it into ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Baffone —
Baffone ... LP Maledetta Discoteca (Italy), 2024. New Copy ...
About April 20, 2024 (delayed)
Ballads —
Gift Of Love ... LP Venture/P-Vine (Japan), Late 1960s. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9938.99About September 18, 2024
West coast harmony soul genius – a full early album of work by The Ballads – a sweet soul group who really live up to their name! The tracks here are all mellow soul with a near-perfect quality – vocals that step and slide together in a gentle, heartfelt sort of way – never ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastically soulful album from Jorge Ben – one of his greatest records ever, and a key part of Brazilian music in the 70s! The album marks an earthier shift for Jorge – a sound that's still rooted in the samba influences of the 60s, but which also takes on a bit more soul at the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Philippe Besombes —
Cesi Est Cela ... CD Mio (Israel), 1970s. New Copy ...
$8.99About May 6, 2024
A strange mix of sound library electronics and much more experimental work from Philippe Besombes – a set that carries echoes of some of the best Italian soundtrack electronics of the 70s, but which also features much darker, more turgid moments as well! The album collects some of Besombes' ... read moreCD
A great package – one that features some wildly experimental work from French electronics whiz Philippe Besombes! First up is the album Libra – tripped out electronics meet progressive rock jamming – all in a weird and wonderful film score from the early 70s! The record's one of ... read moreCD
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Philippe Besombes & Jean-Louis Rizet —
Pole ... CD Mio (Israel), 1975. New Copy ...
$8.99About May 6, 2024
Think the Germans had the market cornered on dark-edged electronics in the 70s? Guess again, because this mid 70s gem from Frenchman Philippe Besombes easily rivals the most progressive work of the Kraut scene of the time! The album's a collaboration with Jean-Louis Rizet – and features ... read moreCD
Binker & Moses —
Escape The Flames ... LP Gearbox (UK), New Copy ...
$23.9929.99About April 15, 2024 (delayed)
Binker and Moses sound nicely different here – as the drums of Moses Boyd and saxes of Binker Golding are joined by the work of Max Luthert – who adds in all these live tape loops and electronic effects! The result is maybe the most adventurous album to date from the British duo – ... read moreCD
Binker and Moses sound nicely different here – as the drums of Moses Boyd and saxes of Binker Golding are joined by the work of Max Luthert – who adds in all these live tape loops and electronic effects! The result is maybe the most adventurous album to date from the British duo – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Binker & Moses (Binker Golding/Moses Boyd) —
Alive In The East ... CD Gearbox (UK), 2018. New Copy ...
$9.9916.99About April 15, 2024 (delayed)
Fantastic work from the team of Binker Golding and Moses Boyd – a pair who just seem to get more and more fantastic with each new album – as they do here, with some heavy-hitting help from Evan Parker on tenor and soprano sax, and Byron Wallen on trumpet! Yet the most compelling ... read moreCD
Binker & Moses (Binker Golding/Moses Boyd) —
Dem Ones ... CD Gearbox (UK), 2015. New Copy ...
$9.9916.99About April 15, 2024 (delayed)
Just tenor and drums, coming together beautifully – the former from Binker Golding, the latter from Moses Boyd – a contemporary London duo who step out here in a soulful, almost spiritual mode! The music is loose, and very exploratory – yet never too free to swing – and ... read moreCD
An incredible full length debut from vocalist Mario Biondi – a jazz singer we'd rank right up there with the legendary Mark Murphy – supported here with great backings from the High Five Quintet! The grooves here are in a soaring, tightly-stepping style – very much the best club ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nat Birchall Unity Ensemble —
New World ... CD Ancient Archive Of Sound (UK), 2024. New Copy ...
$14.9919.99About March 22, 2024 (delayed)
Spiritual jazz saxophonist Nat Birchall works here with an even more expanded version of his Unity Ensemble – in ways that make for a record that's even more righteous and expressive than ever before! Nat's got this way of spinning out solos over a modal groove that just gets better and ... read moreCD
Walter Bishop Jr —
Old Folks ... CD East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1976. New Copy ...
$10.9914.99About May 29, 2024
A lost little session from pianist Walter Bishop – one that has the pianist working at an all acoustic level, and in a trio format that's a bit different than his other 70s sessions – but still totally great! The group features wonderful work from Sam Jones on bass and Billy Higgins on ... read moreCD
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 21.
Black Knight (James Knight & The Butlers) —
Black Knight ... CD Cat/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Early 1970s. New Copy ...
$18.9922.99About June 19, 2024
An excellent bit of southern funk – very much in the early mode of Little Beaver, but with a sound that's even harder! James Knight is The Black Knight – leading a tight little combo with a raw funky 45 sound, heavy on the horns for backing, but with James' guitar right up front in the ... read moreCD
Blackfoot —
Foot Steps ... LP Strawberry Rain (Canada), New Copy (reissue)...
$27.9933.99About April 20, 2024 (delayed)
... LP, Vinyl record album
Blackjoy —
Grand Soleil ... LP Les Rhythmes Ruban (France), New Copy ...
$23.9926.99About April 5, 2024 (delayed)
... LP, Vinyl record album
Betty Blake —
Sings In A Tender Mood ... CD Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1958. New Copy ...
$14.9918.99About May 29, 2024
A great little vocal session on Bethlehem – and maybe the only record we've ever seen from singer Betty Blake! Blake's a great vocalist right from the start – one who balances swing and sophistication wonderfully – amidst some very hip jazz backings from a combo that features ... read moreCD
Art Blakey —
Art Blakey's Big Band ... CD Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1957. New Copy ...
$14.9918.99About May 29, 2024
Quite an unusual record from Art Blakey – a rare big band session, recorded with a lineup that's quite different than the usual Jazz Messengers! Turns out, Blakey's quite good in this setting – and has the same firey energy to direct a larger ensemble that he has when working with a ... read moreCD
One of the greatest Art Blakey Blue Note sessions of all time – and perhaps one of the greatest to realize the genius of the Jazz Messengers lineup that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, and Bobby Timmons on piano! The trio of young talents are at the height of their ... read moreCD
Art Blakey —
Hard Drive ... CD Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1957. New Copy ...
$14.9918.99About May 29, 2024
A well-titled set from Art Blakey – considering the hard-driving sound of the group! The album's one of the best from that unusual year of 1957 – almost a "lost" year for Art, when he was working away from Blue Note with a very different lineup of the Jazz Messengers than on ... read moreCD
Art Blakey, without any Jazz Messengers – but still coming through loud and clear, thanks to help from a unique group that features Sonny Stitt on tenor, McCoy Tyner on piano, and Art Davis on bass! The album's still got all the hardbop charm of Blakey's best Blue Note dates, but also feels ... read moreCD
An excellent live set by the Jazz Messengers – recorded in Paris in 1958, but with a hard heavy groove that's right up there with their best Blue Note work. The group at this time – Blakey, Bobby Timmons, Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, and Jymie Merritt – plays hard, heavy, and ... read moreCD
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers —
Les Liaisons Dangereuses ... LP Fontana/Universal (France), Late 1950s. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9935.99About May 3, 2024
Art Blakey's soundtrack to this fantastic French film is one of his best non-Blue Note albums ever – and it's got the additional bonus of featuring performances by the great French tenor star Barney Wilen! The tunes here are way more than just short scene-setting soundtrack numbers – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Blu & Shafiq Husayn —
Out Of The Blue ... CD Nature Sounds, 2024. New Copy ...
$14.9915.99About May 3, 2024
... CD
Blu & Shafiq Husayn —
Out Of The Blue ... LP Nature Sounds, 2024. New Copy ...
$25.9929.99About May 3, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
Claude Bolling —
Le Magnifique ... LP Polydor/Universal (France), 1973. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
About March 8, 2024 (delayed)
Rare soundtrack work from French composer Claude Bolling – best known for his "jazz meets classical" recordings, but equally great at penning a compelling score! The tracks on the set have a mix of styles that includes some Mexican-styled instrumentals mixed with more dramatic ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Silvia Bolognesi/Dudu Kouate/Griffin Rodriguez —
Timing Birds ... LP Astral Spirits, New Copy ...
$15.9924.99About April 12, 2024 (delayed)
... LP, Vinyl record album
Bonga —
Angola 72/74 ... LP Morabeza/Lusafrica (France), Early 1970s. New Copy 2LP ...
$16.9919.99About March 25, 2024 (delayed)
A pair of classic albums, served up here in a single set! First up is the sound of Angola, circa 1972 – served up here in a beautiful album of songs from Bonga! The music is relatively spare – mostly just lead acoustic guitar, bass, and percussion – the latter of which is played ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Boo & The Tru Tones —
Show The World ... LP WIRL/Not Dead Yet (Canada), 1974. New Copy (reissue)...
$20.9926.99About April 20, 2024 (delayed)
A very cool set from the 70s – one that's part reggae, part sweet soul, and part funky jam – all served up with a nicely mixed up vibe that really makes the whole thing shine! The group hail from Barbados, and there's some great Caribbean funk on the record at times – especially ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Christer Bothen —
Trancedance ... LP Organic Music/Black Truffle (Austria), 1984. New Copy (reissue)...
$30.9934.99About May 24, 2024
David Bowie at his most sinister for the 70s – a landmark set that combines the harder rocking sound of the Ziggy Stardust years with the more sophisticated theatrics of Aladdin Sane – in a style that features some of the darkest, most political work of Bowie's career! There's a depth ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 24.
David Bowie at his most sinister for the 70s – a landmark set that combines the harder rocking sound of the Ziggy Stardust years with the more sophisticated theatrics of Aladdin Sane – in a style that features some of the darkest, most political work of Bowie's career! There's a depth ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 24.
One of our favorite-ever albums on Blue Note – a great 60s session that features one of the most unique reed players to ever record for the label! George Braith takes a bit of a page from Roland Kirk – in that he handles a variety of oddly-tuned reed instruments, but with a wonderfully ... read moreCD
Dollar Brand —
African Breeze ... CD East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1974. New Copy ...
$10.9914.99About May 29, 2024
Dollar Brand playing solo – but with a vibrancy that hardly makes you miss the other instruments at all! Most of the record features solo piano, but there's also a bit of bamboo flute as well – leading off the set and establishing this great organic vibe to the whole thing, which is ... read moreCD
Brkn Record —
Cut The Cheque ... LP BBE (UK), New Copy ...
$34.9939.99On May 31, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 31.
Brooklyn Sounds —
Brooklyn Sounds ... LP Salsa/Vampi Soul (Spain), Early 1970s. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9934.99About May 17, 2024
Proof that hard Latin didn't always happen on the uptown scene – and a self-titled cooker from this legendary combo from Brooklyn! The record's a killer all the way through – done with some very deep, dark trombone that colors the session like the best of Johnny Colon's material from ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bobby Broom —
Jamalot ... CD Steele, New Copy ...
$14.9915.99On May 31, 2024
... CD
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 31.