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✨✧ Pepper AdamsComplete Regent Sessions (Cool Sound Of Pepper Adams/Art Pepper & Sonny Redd) ... CD
Savoy/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957. Used ... Out Of Stock
The complete Regent/Savoy label work of baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams – featuring one full album, plus some great bonus tracks too! The core of the set is from The Cool Sound Of Pepper Adams – one of Pepper's best, and an incredibly swinging session that will make you forget that ... read more CD

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✨✧ Joe AlbanyPortrait Of A Legend – Unisssued 1966 Sessions ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1966. Used ... Out Of Stock
Previously unissued material with Joe Albany on piano, Leroy Vinegar on bass, and Frank Capp on drums. CD

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✨✧ Lorez AlexandriaOn King 1957-1959 Plus Her 1954-1956 Blue Lake & Chess Recording ... CD
Fresh Sound, 1950s. Used 2 CD ... Just Sold Out!
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✨✧ Ronnie BallAll About Ronnie – Memorial Album ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), Mid 50s. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of the most obscure modern jazz albums on Savoy – an obscure album that's also one of the few dates as a leader from pianist Ronnie Ball! Also features Ted Brown on tenor, Willie Dennis on trombone, Wendell Marshall on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums – on titles that include "P ... read more CD

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✨✧ Walter BentonOut Of This World ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1960. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of the few sessions ever recorded by tenor player Walter Benton – a great talent with a very strong voice, coming out of a gutsier 50s era, and growing into a capable hardbop player by the time of this set. The album's got Benton playing in a quintet that features Freddie Hubbard on ... read more CD

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✨✧ Milt BernhartHorns – His Octet And His Brass Ensemble (Milt Bernhart & His Orchestra/Modern Brass) ... CD
RCA/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1954/1955. Used ... Out Of Stock
Rare work as a leader from trombonist Milt Bernhart – a great player from the west coast scene of the 50s, but one with a tone that's a bit sweeter than that of some of his contemporaries! The CD brings together an LP and EP recorded for RCA in the mid 50s – with arrangements by Jimmy ... read more CD

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✨✧ Eddie BertCrosstown (Musician Of The Year/Encore/Montage) ... CD
Savoy/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
3 tremendous albums from modern trombonist Eddie Bert – all of which stand as some of his greatest work of the 50s! The records were all originally recorded for Savoy, and all within a few months of each other – and there's a crystal-clear focus on all of them that you don't always ... read more CD
(Note: The material listed as disc one is on disc two and vice versa.)

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✨✧ Eddie BertKaleidoscope ... CD
Discovery/Fresh Sound (Spain), Mid 50s. Used ... Out Of Stock
A brilliant example of why Eddie Bert was one of the hippest trombonists of the 50s – a player who could bridge the worlds of Stan Kenton and Charles Mingus, and always come up with a sound that was one of the freshest on his instrument! The bulk of the CD features small combo work Bert ... read more CD

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✨✧ Clifford BrownBrownie Lives! – Live At Basin Street & In Concert At Carnegie Hall ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Great live work from the Clifford Brown/Max Roach group of the 50s – including material recorded at Basin Street in 1956, but different than the classic Emarcy album of the same name! These Basin Street sides are from April and May of 1956 – and feature a group with Sonny Rollins on ... read more CD
(Out of print.)

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✨✧ Clifford BrownBrownie Lives! – Live At Basin Street & In Concert At Carnegie Hall ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955/1956. Used ... Out Of Stock
Great live work from the Clifford Brown/Max Roach group of the 50s – including material recorded at Basin Street in 1956, but different than the classic Emarcy album of the same name! These Basin Street sides are from April and May of 1956 – and feature a group with Sonny Rollins on ... read more CD

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✨✧ Freddie BryantBrazilian Rosewood ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1998. Used ... Out Of Stock
Featuring Chris Cheek on saxphones, Diego Urcola on trumpet, Freddie Bryant on guitars, Edward Simon on piano, Avishai Cohen on bass, Jordi Rossy on drums and Gilad on percussion. CD

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✨✧ Al CaiolaDeep In A Dream/Serenade In Blue ... CD
Savoy/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955. Used ... Out Of Stock
Deep In A Dream is early jazz work from guitarist Al Caiola – in a quintet that includes Hank Jones on piano and Kenny Clarke on drums! Serenade In Blue is mellow guitar from Al Caiola – a set that's a lot more jazz-based than his 60s pop work! One side features a group with Romeo ... read more CD

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✨✧ Red CallenderSwingin' Suite (with bonus tracks from Lowest) ... CD
Modern/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955/1958. Used ... Out Of Stock
Beautiful bass work from 50s LA player Red Callender – heard here on his classic Swingin Suite album for Modern, plus tracks from the MGM album Lowest! Swingin Suite is easily one of Red's tightest sessions – a date that has Callender's basslines strongly leading a nonet of players ... read more CD

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✨✧ Conte Candoli & FriendsCoast To Coast (Sincerely Conte/Powerhouse Trumpet/West Coast Wailers ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955/1956. Used 2 CDs ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A brilliant tribute to one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of the 50s – featuring 3 full albums of material, plus some bonus tracks as well! Conte Candoli is a name that's appeared on countless sessions as a sideman or studio player, but here, Conte really sparkles as a leader – ... read more CD

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✨✧ Conte Candoli & Lee MorganDouble Or Nothin' ... CD
Liberty/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great reissue of one of the few albums ever cut as a leader by crack drummer Charlie Persip, though you might miss that as it's issued here under Conte Candoli and Lee Morgan's names! Morgan and Candoli share the front line on only two tracks, and the set was originally issued as one of Howard ... read more CD

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✨✧ Conte Candoli All StarsLittle Band Big Jazz ... CD
Crown/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1960. Used ... Out Of Stock
An incredible record – and the kind of rare LA bop session that got totally lost because it was never packaged properly! This obscure set was issued by the Crown label under a number of names – both the Conte Candoli All Stars and Vince Guaraldi – and the group includes Conte ... read more CD

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✨✧ Conte Candoli, Shorty Rogers, Bob Cooper, et alModern Sounds From California – Historic Recordings 1954-1957 ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), Mid 50s. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
A treasure trove of west coast jazz work from the mid 50s – one that features a number of unusual sessions! First off, the set includes 4 tracks that were initially recorded under the leadership of Shorty Rogers, most likely for RCA – and featuring players that include Bud Shank, Bob ... read more CD

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Esaie Cid, Benjamin Dousteyssier, Alex Gilson, & Paul MorvanLa Suite Audienne ... CD
Fresh Sound/Swing Alley (Spain), 2022. Used ... $8.99
Esaie Cid on alto saxophone and clarinet, Benjamin Dousteyssier on baritone and soprano saxophone, Alex Gilson on bass, and Paul Morvan on drums. CD

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Al Cohn, Phil Woods, Kenny Dorham, and othersEast-West Jazz Septet – Birdland Stars On Tour 1956 ... CD
RCA/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1956. Used ... $9.99
A really great little live jazz date from the mid 50s – one that features a unique pairing of east and west coast players, working together as part of a Birdland Stars package tour! The group's an exceptionally balanced one – with players who are all strong enough to work together ... read more CD

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Bob CooperMilano Blues ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957. Used ... $12.99
With Pim Jacobs & Hans Hammerschmid on piano, Rudolf Hansen & Ruud Jacobs on bass & Victor Plasil & Wessel Ilcken on drums. CD
(Out of print.)

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✨✧ Sonny CrissSonny Criss Quartet Featuring Wynton Kelly (aka Sonny Criss At The Crossroads) ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1959. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A new reissue of this obscure 1959 session recorded by Sonny Criss, one of our favorite alto players of all time! Criss recorded this album in Chicago, as Sonny Criss At The Crossroads, and it's one of the only jazz records ever on the Peacock label, which put out mostly gospel and blues – ... read more CD

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✨✧ Charles Davis QuartetOur Man In Copenhagen – Charles Davis Quartet Plays The Music Of Bent Jaedig ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 2006. Used ... Out Of Stock
Charles Davis on tenor sax, Sam Yahel on piano, Ben Street on bass, and Kresten Osgood on drums. CD

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✨✧ Marge DodsonIn The Still Of The Night/New Voice In Town ... CD
Fresh Sound, 1959/1960. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great moody set – one that features compelling arrangements from Coleridge Perkinson! CD

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✨✧ Kenny DorhamArrival Of Kenny Dorham ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1960. Used ... Just Sold Out!
One of Kenny Dorham's best records ever – and one of his rarest too! The set was cut for the short-lived Jaro label, home to a few great jazz sides during its short-lived American tenure – and the set features Kenny grooving at a level that's extremely tight, very much in the best ... read more CD

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✨✧ Eddie DuranJazz Guitarist – Modern Music From San Francisco ... CD
Fantasy/Fresh Sound, 1955/1956/1957. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great early album from San Francisco guitarist Eddie Duran – a player who's not that well known outside of his native city, but who's been a key contribution to the SF scene for many many years! On this Fantasy debut, Eddie's got a clean, lean, single-line style that's really great – ... read more CD

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✨✧ Rolf Ericson & His All American StarsRolf Ericson & His All American Stars (plus bonus tracks) ... CD
EmArcy/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1956. Used ... Out Of Stock
A key American album from trumpeter Rolf Ericson – a player with roots in the Swedish scene, but one who also made some big waves on the west coast during the 50s! Although Rolf was living in the US at the time of the date, the set was actually recorded in Sweden, on a tour of that nation ... read more CD

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✨✧ Art Farmer & Gigi GryceComplete Prestige Recordings 1954 to 1955 (When Farmer Met Gryce/Art Farmer Quintet) ... CD
Prestige/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1954/1955. Used ... Out Of Stock
Seminal modern jazz from Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce – a pair of records the players recorded together on Prestige Records in the mid 50s! First up is When Farmer Met Gryce – one of Art Farmer's pivotal mid 50s sides – recorded in the company of altoist Gigi Gryce, a great player ... read more CD

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✨✧ Michael FeinbergHard Times ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 2021. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Michael Feinberg on bass, Godwin Louis on alto saxophone, Noah Preminger on tenor saxophone, Billy Buss and Randy Brecker on trumpet, Orrin Evans on piano, Leo Genovese on keyboards and organ, Jeff "Tain" Watts on drums, and Gabriel Globus-Hoenich on percussion. CD

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✨✧ Maynard FergusonMaynard Ferguson & His Dreamband Orchestra '56 – Live At Peacock Lane ... CD
Fresh Sound, 1956. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great set from Maynard Ferguson's "Dream Band " – a small orchestra that featured Herb Geller, Richie Kamuca, Mel Lewis, Paul Moer, and Nino Tempo – and which was a perfect vehicle for Ferguson's hard-swinging approach to jazz. There's some slight Kenton touches here – ... read more CD

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✨✧ Fletcher Henderson All StarsBig Reunion ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), Mid 50s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins on alto saxophone, Bill Pemberton on bass, Buster Bailey on baritone clarinet, Jimmy Crawford on drums, Al Casey on guitar, Red Richards on piano, Garvin Bushell and Hilton Jefferson on saxophone, Haywood Henry on tenor saxophone, Benny Morton, Dickie Wells, and J.C. ... read more CD
(Out of print.)

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Bob FlorenceName Band 1959 ... CD
Fresh Sound, 1959. Used ... $16.99
Includes a ton of alternate takes – a total of 23 tracks in all! CD
(Out of print and sealed.)

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Herb GellerBirdland Stomp ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1990. Used ... $6.99
Herb Geller's one of those players that almost sounds hipper in the later part of his career – he's lost none of the sharpness of his earlier years, and really starts to open up even more on his solos – as you'll hear on this early 90s session with Kenny Drew on piano! The pair are ... read more CD

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Herb GellerThat Geller Feller (aka Fire In The West) ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957. Used ... $11.99
A gem of a record – easily one of Herb Geller's best! There's a bite to the record we really love – a quality in Geller's tone that really blows us away – and which has had us going back and re-evaluating his career after hearing this set. Part of the strength is the setting ... read more CD
(Out of print.)

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✨✧ Stan Getz QuintetBirdland Sessions 1952 ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1952. Used ... Out Of Stock
The mighty Stan Getz – recorded in one of his greatest settings of the early 50s! The CD brings together 3 different live performances from the year 1952 – all of them featuring Stan in the company of guitarist Jimmy Raney, a key partner in crime during the time – working in ... read more CD

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✨✧ Stan Getz QuintetStan Getz At Birdland 1961 ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1961. Used ... Out Of Stock
Stan Getz on tenor saxophone, Steve Kuhn on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums with Symphony Sid Torin as MC. CD

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Bill GoodwinNo Method ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1990. Used ... $6.99
Bill Goodwin on drums, Hal Galper on piano, and Billy Peterson on bass. CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)

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✨✧ Dexter GordonDexter Plays – The Bethlehem Years ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955. Used ... Out Of Stock
With Leroy Vinnegar on bass, Lawrence Marable & Stan Levey on drums, Kenny Drew & Lou Levy on piano, Dextor Gordon on tenor saxophone & Frank Rosolino on trombone. CD

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✨✧ Joe Gordon & Scott LaFaroWest Coast Days – Live At The Lighthouse ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1958/1960. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
An excellent document of two key players on the west coast scene of the late 50s – both of whom passed away at too far young an age! Trumpeter Joe Gordon was one of the most soulful players on the LA scene of the period – almost a Lee Morgan in his sense of timing and space – and ... read more CD

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John Graas with Paul Chambers & Philly Joe JonesWestlake Bounce – The Music Of John Graas ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957. Used ... $12.99
A selection of work by one of the most enigmatic talents on the LA scene of the mid 50s – French Horn player John Graas, an artist with a talent as unique as his horn! Unlike other jazz artists who used the French Horn, Graas managed to keep things cool and light – working in a cool ... read more CD
(Out of print.)

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✨✧ Al HaigAl Haig Today – The Great Piano Of A Piano Great ... CD
Mint/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1965. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great little set from pianist Al Haig – recorded in the 60s, and showing a tremendous growth since his early years! The feel of the set is very different than the Al we knew back in the early 50s – much more lyrical and open-ended, a mixture of blue notes and bossa influences, gently ... read more CD

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✨✧ Al HaigAl Haig Trio (Period) ... CD
Period/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1954. Used ... Out Of Stock
A key trio date for pianist Al Haig! The group here features Haig, alongside Bill Crow on bass and Lee Abrams on drums – there's a nicely unified feel here throughout! Haig's at the top of his bop-era powers, but also playing with some warmer, gentler tones at times – a nicely ... read more CD

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✨✧ Al Haig TrioEsoteric ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1954. Used ... Out Of Stock
With Bill Crow on bass and Lee Abraams on drums. CD

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✨✧ Chico HamiltonChico Hamilton Quintet Complete Studio Sessions 1956/1957 (Chico Hamilton Quintet/Sweet Smell Of Success/Jazz Swings Broadway) ... CD
Pacific Jazz/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1956/1957. Used ... Out Of Stock
A wealth of great work from Chico Hamilton in the 50s! First up is the self-titled Chico Hamilton Quintet album – Pacific Jazz 1225 – not to be confused with other similar-titled Chico Hamilton albums at the time! This one sports an abstract painting on the cover, and was recorded in ... read more CD

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Chico HamiltonOriginal Chico Hamilton Quintet Live At The Strollers ... CD
Pacific Jazz/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955. Used ... $9.99
A rare set of work by Chico Hamilton's original quintet – the groundbreaking lineup that features Buddy Collette on flute and saxes, Fred Katz on cello, Jim Hall on guitar, and Carson Smith on drums – all working together in a really unique blend of rhythm and melody! The sound here is ... read more CD
(2007 digipak pressing.)

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✨✧ George HandyPensive (aka By George) ... CD
Vik/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955. Used ... Out Of Stock
Incredible work from composer/arranger George Handy – a brilliant set of inventive tunes that easily place him on a level with better-known 50s arrangers like Ralph Burns, Gil Evans, and George Russell! There's as much modernism here as in the work of any the three above – but also a ... read more CD

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✨✧ Hampton Hawes TrioHigh In The Sky ... CD
Vault/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1970. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of those great records from the years when Hampton Hawes was working actively on the global scene, briefly not recording with Contemporary Records, and turning out some of his grooviest material to date! The set's a trio session – with Leroy Vinnegar on bass and Donald Bailey on drums ... read more CD
Also available High In The Sky ... CD 13.99

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✨✧ Coleman HawkinsHawkins Alive At The Village Gate (2CD edition with bonus tracks) ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1962. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Long, lean, and later work by Coleman Hawkins – recorded in a beautifully stripped-down and free setting at the Village Gate! The tracks are all pushing the 10 minute mark – and feature Hawk soloing in that open, exploratory way he was using during the time – a mix of older ... read more CD

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✨✧ Mel HenkeShock Treatment – Now Spin This!/Dig Mel Henke ... CD
Contemporary/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1954/1956. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Now Spin This! is Mel's second album for Contemporary – and every bit as great as the first! The album features Mel on piano, working in quartet format with guitar, bass, and drums – playing lively and playful arrangements of familiar tunes, in a mode that was similar to the live ... read more CD

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✨✧ Paul HornPlenty Of Horn (House Of Horn/Plenty Of Horn/bonus tracks) ... CD
Dot/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957/1958. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Some of the earliest work as a leader from Paul Horn – the inventive reed player who really sparkled in Chico Hamilton's group of the mid 50s, then went on to make some even more compelling records on his own! The first album in the set is House Of Horn – recorded for Dot Records in ... read more CD

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✨✧ Lurlean HunterVelvet Voice (Night Life/Blue & Sentimental/Lonesome Gal/Stepping Out) ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), Mid 1950s. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Four great albums from Lurlean Hunter – a singer who's sadly overlooked these days, but who was a real up-and-comer from the Chicago scene in the 50s! Lurlean's got a style that's surprisingly smooth at times – much richer and more jazz-based than the sometimes-bluesy cover images she ... read more CD

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✨✧ JJ Johnson & Al CohnBirdlanders ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1954. Used ... Out Of Stock
Includes the songs "Jay Jay's Blues", "I'll Remember April", "There's No You", "Gerry Old Man", "Indiana", "Out Of Nowhere", "If I Had You", "Lisa", "Boo Wah", "Something For Lily", and "Walling ... read more CD

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✨✧ Carmell JonesRemarkable Carmell Jones/Business Meetin ... CD
Pacific Jazz/Fresh Sound, Early 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Unbelievable work from one of our favorite trumpeters ever – with two albums back to back on one CD, including the hard to find Business Meetin'! Jones was a player who really showcased something new on the west at the time – a move away from cool jazz, and the start of a deeper, ... read more CD

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Jo JonesJo Jones Trio ... CD
Everest/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1959. Used ... $14.99
A real classic from drummer Jo Jones – and the kind of a spare session that really lets his work on drums come to the forefront! Jo's working here with Ray Bryant on piano and brother Tommy Bryant on bass – in a mode that's got some of the soulful undercurrents of the Bryant recordings ... read more CD
(Out of print.)

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✨✧ Roger Kellaway with Jim HallJazz Portrait Of Roger Kellaway ... CD
Regina/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1964. Used ... Out Of Stock
A surprisingly nice record – and one of Roger Kellaway's best straight jazz sessions of the 60s! The set's a gently grooving one, featuring many original compositions by Kellaway – played in a playful and freewheeling style that's a lot better than we would have imagined. Roger's a ... read more CD

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Wynton Kelly with George ColemanLive At The Left Bank Jazz Society – Baltimore, 1968 ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1968. Used 2 CDs ... $16.99
Not one of the original Vee Jay albums recorded by pianist Wynton Kelly – but a really sweet set that has him stretching out in a live setting recorded by Baltimore's Left Bank Jazz Society in 1968! Wynton's trio – with Ron McClure on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums – is joined by ... read more CD

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✨✧ Beverly KenneyBeverly Kenney Sings For Johnny Smith ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955. Used ... $9.99
One of the best-remembered jazz albums from singer Bev Kelly – partly for the record's great use of guitar by Johnny Smith, but also for the great vocals from Bev herself! The album's one of a few that really set a new standard for small combo jazz in the 50s – different than the ... read more CD
(Out of print.)

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✨✧ Beverly KenneyComplete Royal Roost Recordings (Sings For Johnny Smith/Sings For Jimmy Jones/Come Swing With Me – plus bonus tracks) ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955/1956/1957. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
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Beverly KenneySings For Playboys/Born To Be Blue/Like Yesterday (with bonus tracks) ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), Late 50s. Used 2 CDs ... $16.99
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✨✧ Irene KralBand & I/Steveireneo ... CD
United Artists/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1958/1959. Used ... Out Of Stock
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✨✧ Irene KralBetter Than Anything ... CD
AVA/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1963. Used ... Out Of Stock
Great work by a great singer – the far under-recorded Irene Kral, a lovely lady who really bridges a number of different camps in the vocal jazz world! At one level, Irene's got the coolness of a Christy or Connor, but at another, she's got a more open, swinging, and soulful style – ... read more CD

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✨✧ Johnny LetmanFour Faces Of Johnny ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Features Kenny Burrell on guitar and Dick Wellstood on piano. CD

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✨✧ Junior ManceJunior Mance Trio (Soulful Piano Of Junior Mance/Big Chief/Junior Mance Trio At The Village Vanguard – plus bonus tracks) ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), Late 50s/Early 60s. Used 2CD ... Out Of Stock
Includes three complete Jazzland LPs, plus a 1961 live recording from Birdland in NYC! CD

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✨✧ Herbie MannGreat Ideas Of Western Mann (with bonus tracks) ... CD
Riverside/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957. Used ... Out Of Stock
A really wonderful album by Herbie Mann – and one of the few to feature him exclusively on bass clarinet! Bass clarinet is one of the hippest of instruments – mastered only by a few strong solo players in jazz, like Eric Dolphy or David Murray – and Herbie shows here that he was ... read more CD

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Charlie MarianoCharlie Mariano Plays (Charlie Mariano Plays/Sapphire) (Jazz City pressing) ... CD
Bethlehem/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1954. Used ... $9.99
Brilliant early work from Charlie Mariano – key proof of his genius, and one of the main albums we'd recommend by him! The album has Charlie coming of his years in the Boston scene – boppish at some level, but blowing with a raspy soulfulness that really opens up his horn into new ... read more CD

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✨✧ Charlie MarianoCharlie Mariano Plays Alto & Tenor (aka Charlie Mariano) ... CD
Bethlehem/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955. Used ... Out Of Stock
Insanely wonderful early work from Charlie Mariano – some of the freshest, cleanest alto sax work of its time! The album's one of Charlie's strongest early efforts – a no-nonsense quartet session that features rhythm by the trio of John Williams, Max Bennett, and Mel Lewis. Charlie's ... read more CD

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✨✧ Charlie Mariano QuintetBoston Days ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1953. Used ... Out Of Stock
We don't know what they were putting in the water in Boston during the 50's, but whatever it was, it sure made Bostonians play great jazz – especially all the white guys who picked up alto saxophones. Charlie Mariano was one of those guys, and from the start, his playing on the alto had a ... read more CD
(Out of print.)

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✨✧ Charlie Mariano With The Tete Montoliu TrioIt's Standard Time Vol 2 ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1989. Used ... Out Of Stock
Charlie Mariano on alto saxophone, Tete Montoliu on piano, Horacio Fumero on bass, and Peer Wyboris on drums. CD

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✨✧ Charlie Mariano With The Tete Montoliu TrioIt's Standard Time Vol 2 ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1989. Used ... Out Of Stock
Charlie Mariano on alto saxophone, Tete Montoliu on piano, Horacio Fumero on bass, and Peer Wyboris on drums. CD

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✨✧ Frank Marocco/John TirabassoLike Frank Marocco/Diamond Cufflinks & Mink ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1960/1978. Used ... Out Of Stock
Like Frank Marocco is an obscure one on Verve – accordion jazz by Frank Marocco – with a small group that features Victor Feldman on vibes, Al Hendrickson on guitar, and Milt Holland on drums! Diamond Cufflinks & Mink features Gary Foster on alto and tenor saxophone, Dave Koonse on ... read more CD

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✨✧ Andy Martin QuartetIt's Fine... It's Andy! ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 2002. Used ... Out Of Stock
With Jan Lundgren on piano. CD

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✨✧ Les McCann Ltd.On Time (with bonus tracks) ... CD
Pacific Jazz/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1962. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A quartet session that features Les McCann working with Leroy Vinnegar on bass, Ron Jefferson on drums, and Joe Pass on guitar. Pass' guitar opens the group up nicely – expanding Les a bit past some of the gospel drenched work of earlier yesr. Tracks include "Maichen", "Bernie ... read more CD

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✨✧ Gary McFarlandDoes The Sun Really Shine On The Moon? ... CD
Skye/Fresh Sound (Spain), Late 60s/1998. Used ... Out Of Stock
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 ... read more CD

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✨✧ John MeheganCasual Affair With The John Mehegan Quartet ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1959. Used ... Out Of Stock
An excellent lost New York session from the late 50s – one of the few sides as a leader by pianist John Mehegan, and even more noteworthy as an obscure appearance of Kenny Dorham! The group's a quartet with no drums – just Mehegan on piano, Dorham on trumpet, plus guitar by Chuck Wayne ... read more CD

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✨✧ Mehldau & Rossy TrioWhen I Fall In Love ... CD
Fresh Sound, 1993. Used ... Out Of Stock
Brad Mehldau on piano, Jordi Rossy on drums, and Mario Rossy on bass. CD

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✨✧ Hank MobleyAnother Monday Night At Birdland ... CD
Roulette/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1958. Used ... Out Of Stock
A rare non-Blue Note late 50s session that features Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan – and a stone cooker that feels like some of the best Jazz Messengers dates of the time! There's a chance that the session was possibly cut "under duress", like a number of other jazz albums on Roulette ... read more CD

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✨✧ Hank MobleyMonday Night At Birdland ... CD
Roulette/Fresh Sound, Early 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
A rare non-Blue Note late 50s session that features Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan – and a stone cooker that feels like some of the best Jazz Messengers dates of the time! There's a chance that the session was possibly cut "under duress", like a number of other jazz albums on Roulette ... read more CD

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✨✧ Lee MorganLee Morgan Live At The Lighthouse 1970 ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1970. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
A 2CD collection that features some incredible live work from one of Lee Morgan's greatest years! The title says "Lighthouse", but there's actually some discussion that the material may be from a live set recorded in San Francisco slightly before the famous Live At The Lighthouse album ... read more CD
(1991 pressing.)

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Lee MorganUnforgettable Lee Live At Birdland ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1960. Used 2 CDs ... $19.99
A fitting title for this scorching set tracks led by the incomparable Lee Morgan – captured over several dates throughout 1960 at the legendary Birdland club – and backed up by Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers! Nothing but legends on the stage here – with Morgan's trumpet out ... read more CD

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✨✧ Lee Morgan & Art Blakey's Jazz MessengersMore Birdland Sessions ... CD
Fresh Sound (Switzerland), 1960. Used ... Out Of Stock
Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons and Walter Davis Jr on piano, Jymie Merritt on bass, and Art Blakey on drums. CD

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✨✧ Lee Morgan/Clifford Jordan QuintetLive In Baltimore 1968 ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1968. Used ... Out Of Stock
Obscure late work from Lee Morgan – the bulk of a live concert recorded in Baltimore in 1968, and featuring a group co-led with the great Clifford Jordan! The recording is one of many taped by Baltimore's Left Bank Jazz Society at the time – and like others you might have heard on disc ... read more CD

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✨✧ Ted & Dick NashBrothers Nash – Juntos ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1954/1955. Used ... Out Of Stock
2 albums worth of material by the brothers Ted and Dick Nash – razor-sharp horn players recorded here in 50s LA modern modes – reissued on CD for the first time ever! The first 12 tracks on the set are for a rare 1954 album issued by Starlite Records – best known as the initial ... read more CD

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✨✧ Jack NimitzYesterday & Today ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957/2007. Used ... Out Of Stock
Two slices of work from Jack Nimitz – one recorded in the 50s, another recorded in the 21st century! The older material leads off the set, and it's a great 1957 date from the Jack Nimitz/Bill Harris Group – an ensemble with Nimitz on baritone sax and Harris on trombone – plus a ... read more CD

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Hod O'BrienHave Piano Will Swing! ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 2000. Used ... $6.99
Hod O'Brien on piano, Tom Warrington on bass, and Paul Kreibich on drums. CD
(Out of print.)

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✨✧ Charlie Parker & Chet BakerBird & Chet – Inglewood Jam – Live At The Trade Winds 1952 ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1952. Used ... Out Of Stock
An unlikely pairing – but a great one! The set documents an unusual live date by Charlie Parker – recorded at the Trade Winds in Inglewood in June of 1952 – and featuring a group that includes Sonny Criss on alto, Al Haig on piano, Harry Babasin on bass, Lawrence Marable on drums ... read more CD

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✨✧ Cecil PayneCecil Payne & Duke Jordan – 1956 & 1962 Sessions (Patterns Of Jazz/East West Jazz) ... CD
Savoy/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1956/1962. Used ... Out Of Stock
An album and a half of work from the team of Cecil Payne and Duke Jordan – all of it great! Patterns Of Jazz is a warmly crafted set that features Cecil Payne at the height of his powers on baritone sax – blowing with a sense of soul and timing that's right up there with some of the ... read more CD

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✨✧ Dave Pell OctetPlays Again ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1984. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Featuers Dave Pell on tenor sax, Med Lorly on baritone sax, Bill Watrous on trombone, Bill Berry on trumpet, Bob Florence on piano, Frank Capp on drums, Buddy Clark on bass, and Tony Rizzi on guitar. CD

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✨✧ Dave Pell OctetSay It With Music ... CD
Group 7, 1950s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Titles include "Suddenly It's Spring", "Mountaing Greenery", "Start Of Something Big", "Meditation", "Dance For Daddy", and "Them There Eyes". CD

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✨✧ Art PepperArt Of Pepper – The Complete Omega Sessions Master Takes ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957. Used ... Out Of Stock
Great stuff by Art Pepper – originally issued only on tape, and kind of lost in his catalog – and like many albums of his 50s work released after the fact, this one almost blows away some of his best known records! The material was recorded in 1957, and was only ever issued on pre-recor ... read more CD

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✨✧ Andre Persiany & International Jazz GroupInternational Jazz Group/Persiany In New York ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1956. Used ... Out Of Stock
Two records from French pianist Andre Persiany, both recorded in New York with a bunch of American players including Taft Jordna, Budd Johnson, Vic Dickenson, and Seldon Powell. CD

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✨✧ Pony PoindexterPony Poindexter En Barcelona ... CD
Spiral/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1972. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great lost session from one of the hippest sax players ever! Pony started life as a Basie-ite, then hung with Jon Hendricks, then emigrated to Europe in the 60s, where he cut some classic sides for the MPS label. At every point in his career, Pony kept honing his craft – taking his ... read more CD

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✨✧ Bud PowellReturn of Bud Powell ... CD
Roulette/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1964. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Interesting sides from Bud Powell – billed on the front as "his first new recordings since 1958", which isn't really the case, since he did cut some work while living in Paris. And even more interesting, the liner notes describe Powell as "back on the US jazz scene, cured of ... read more CD
(Out of print.)

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Andre PrevinPrevin's Touch (Let's Get Away From It All/Hollywood At Midnight) ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1955/1956. Used ... $11.99
Featuring Al Hendrickson on guitar, Red Mitchell and Carson Smith on bass, and Irv Cotter and Shelly Manne on drums. CD

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✨✧ Max Roach & Clifford BrownHistoric California Concerts 1954 ... CD
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

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✨✧ Red RodneyBorrowed Times – Red Rodney Quintets 1955 to 1959 ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), Late 50s. Used 2CD ... Just Sold Out!
Includes three albums and features work with Tommy Flanagan, Roy Haynes, Oscar Pettiford, and Philly Joe Jones! CD

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✨✧ Hazel ScottRound Midnight – Piano Solos With Rhythm Accompaniment ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957. Used ... Out Of Stock
Hazel Scott on piano, Everett Barksdale on guitar, Sandy Block on bass, and Jimmy Crawford on drums. CD

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✨✧ Ronnie Scott & Tubby HayesCouriers Of Jazz ... CD
Carlton/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1958. Used ... Out Of Stock
Killer jazz from the UK! This is one of the best-ever albums by the legendary Jazz Couriers group that starred England's greatest tenor players ever – Ronnie Scott & Tubby Hayes. The album is darn tough to find in the original, and this reissue is long long overdue – especially as ... read more CD
(Artwork has some light age spots.)

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✨✧ Ronnie Scott & Tubby HayesCouriers Of Jazz ... CD
Carlton/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1958. Used ... Out Of Stock
Killer jazz from the UK! This is one of the best-ever albums by the legendary Jazz Couriers group that starred England's greatest tenor players ever – Ronnie Scott & Tubby Hayes. The album is darn tough to find in the original, and this reissue is long long overdue – especially as ... read more CD

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Jack SheldonJack Sheldon – The Quartet & Quintet (with bonus tracks) ... CD
Fresh Sound/Jazz West (Spain), 1954/1955. Used ... $11.99
Key early work from trumpeter Jack Sheldon – a set that captures his talents at their most basic and most stripped-down – very much in the spirit of the best LA jazz coming out on the Pacific Jazz label at the time! If the cover makes the set look a bit like a Chet Baker album, that's ... read more CD

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✨✧ Jack SheldonJack's Groove ... CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1957/1958. Used ... Out Of Stock
Notable sidemen include Conte Candoli on trumpet, Harold Land on tenor, Lennie Niehaus and Art Peper on alto, Red Callender on tuba, Pete Jolly on piano, and Mel Lewis on drums. CD

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✨✧ Sahib ShihabComplete Sextet Sessions 1956/1957 (Night People/Jazz Sahib/The Jazz We Heard Last Summer/and more) ... CD
Savoy/Fresh Sound (Spain), 1956/1957. Used 2CD ... Out Of Stock
A double-length collection of key 50s work from saxophonist Sahib Shihab – a wealth of small group recordings made in the US before leaving for greater fame overseas! First up is material from the rare Savoy album Night People – an obscure session issued under the leadership of bassit ... read more CD
 
 



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