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Elvin Jones
Genesis (180 gram pressing)Blue Note/Third Man, 1971. (reissue)
LP...$30.99
35.99
Elvin Jones rose to fame in the company of one of the greatest saxophone players ever – the mighty John Coltrane – and his post-Coltrane work like this really continues a keen respect for the role of the reeds in jazz – and really does a lot to push it forward as well! There's a ... LP, Vinyl record album
Jon Appleton & Don Cherry
Human MusicFlying Dutchman/BGP (UK), 1969. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$25.99
29.99
A fantastic record – and a really mindblowing mix of spiritual jazz and electronics! The set is an amazing collaboration between trumpeter Don Cherry and pioneering electronic musician Jon Appleton – one of those rare meetings of the minds that goes far deeper than you'd expect! On ... LP, Vinyl record album
Ace (UK), 1960s/Early 70s.
CD...$14.99
19.99
An imagined soundtrack to a journey through London in the generation of Get Carter and Carnaby Street – and one that showcases not just the rich array of sounds and styles that were taking place in the city at the time, and in a way that highlights all sorts of different locations around town! ... CD
John Carter & Bobby Bradford
Self Determination MusicFlying Dutchman/BGP (UK), 1970. Gatefold (reissue)
LP...$25.99
29.99
A landmark recording – one of a handful of early documents of the avant garde LA scene, featuring a nimble quartet headed up by the inventive frontline of John Carter on reeds and Bobby Bradford on trumpet, over the fluid rhythm team of Tom Williamson on bass and Chicago expatriate Bruz ... LP, Vinyl record album
Creative Funk
Funk Power – The Complete SinglesCreative Funk/Essential, Early 70s.
CD...$11.99
14.99
A group who have plenty of the funk that you might guess from their name, but one who can also do a great job with a mellower cut too – as you'll hear in this wonderful collection of their too-short legacy on record! The group were formed in Harlem during the early 70s, and had a run that ... CD
Ahmed Abdullah with Louis Reyes Rivera
Strange Celestial Road – My Time In The Sun Ra ArkestraBlank Forms, 2023. Book
Book...$22.99
29.95
Trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah has made some great music of his own, but over the years he was also a key player in the legendary Arkestra of Sun Ra – and this unique volume is maybe one of the first books ever to really get at what life was like as a member of that legendary ensemble! The book is ... Book
Grupo Yoyi
Grupo YoyiEgrem/Future Rootz, 1977. (reissue)
LP...$24.99
25.99
A totally cool Cuban gem from the 70s – one of those wicked little records from a time when the scene in Havana were mixing together all sorts of styles, and really coming up with a fantastic blend of modes that never got much exposure on our American market at the time! The set's got this ... LP, Vinyl record album
Kenny Cox
Multidirection (180 gram pressing)Blue Note/Third Man, 1970. (reissue)
LP...$30.99
35.99
Tremendous work from this lesser-known combo from Detroit – a session of work that builds strongly on the colors and changes explored by Miles Davis earlier in the 60s, but which takes things off into a whole new direction! (A Multidirection?) The horns on the record have incredible ... LP, Vinyl record album
Daniel Ogren
Fastingen 92Mr Bongo (UK), 2023.
A record with a very vintage-styled cover, but a set that's contemporary overall – jazzy work from Daniel Ogren, who plays all the instruments pictured around him on the cover – mixed with some occasional vocals from Anna Ahnlund, plus live drums and keyboards that almost hit a clubby ... CD
Baikida Carroll
Orange Fish TearsPalm/Souffle Continu (France), 1974.
Easily our favorite album by Baikida Carroll – a wonderfully spiritual session cut in Paris, and done with this open-ended, spacious sound that seems to bring AACM improvisation into play with some of the global currents that were happening overseas at the time! As on an AACM date, most ... CD
Compost (Germany), Late 70s/1980s/1990s.
A stunning set of Brazilian-styled cuts – presented here in the long-overdue 6th volume of this legendary series! Decades back, the Glucklich series taught us plenty about Brazilian grooves – especially the sort that weren't always recorded in Brazil, and were sometimes lost to the ... CD
Diane Jenkins with Creative Funk
I'm A Woman – The Complete SinglesCreative Funk/Essential, Early 70s.
CD...$11.99
14.99
Diane Jenkins was one of a few singers who worked with the mighty Creative Funk ensemble in the 70s – and here, she steps out in a collection that brings together her rare singles for that group's label, all of which feature backings from Creative Funk themselves! The groove here is nicely ... CD
Michael Dease
Swing LowPosi tone, 2023.
CD...$11.99
16.99
Really rich sounds from reedman Michael Dease – a baritone player, and one who handles the large horn with effortless ease – taking us back to some of our favorite bari players of the 50s who could carve out a line as if they were swinging an alto or a tenor! The rest of the group have ... CD
Matthew Halsall
Ever Changing ViewGondwana (UK), 2023.
CD...$15.99
16.99
A spiritual masterpiece from Matthew Halsall – a record that still has the beautiful trumpet work we've loved from the start, but which also shows just how much Halsall has been expanding his talents in search of new meanings, and new modes of expression! Matthew handles a fair bit of ... CD
Citi Express
Living For The CityOn Records/Afrosynth (Netherlands), 1991. (reissue)
LP...$26.99
29.99
Very clubby work from the South African scene at the start of the 90s – a record that warms things up nicely from the synth pop recordings of a few years before, and really seems to embrace all the best elements of house music in the process! The songs are catchy and have nice hooks when the ... LP, Vinyl record album
Victor Axelrod & Others
If You Ask Me ToDaptone, Late 2000s/2010s.
An album issued under the name of Victor Axelrod, but one that features his talents as a producer and performer – working alongside a whole host of other artists who are part of the mighty soul and funk stable of Daptone Records! The set includes some 7" only cuts handled by Victor, ... CD
Various
Greasy Mike's Chinese TakeawayJazzman (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s.
LP...$24.99
29.99
Maybe not the most politically correct of the entries in the Greasy Mike series of weird and wild 45s – as the collection brings together material that offers a postwar take on the East – in a weird mish-mash of rocking styles blended with imagined ideas of Pacific-rimmed culture! The ... LP, Vinyl record album
Betty Davis
Is It Love Or DesireLight In The Attic, 1976.
A lost album from 70s funk diva Betty Davis – and one that's every bit as essential as her music released back in the day! The set was recorded hot on the heels of Betty's classic Nasty Gal album – but it's got a groove that's almost more in the territory of her first two records on ... CD
Bobby Caldwell
Cat In The HatClouds/Be With (UK), 1980. (reissue)
LP...$35.99
39.99
One of the greatest moments ever from Bobby Caldwell – a special little album that occupies it's own place between genres – a touch of soul, the warmth of jazz, and a delivery that really helped Caldwell reach out to some big new audiences at the time! There's a cool, compressed feel ... LP, Vinyl record album
Tatsuya Nakamura
LocusSea Horse/BBE (UK), 1984. Gatefold
CD...$16.99
19.99
A set with a warm cover image and a fair bit of electric instrumentation – yet a record that's also got much more of an edge than you might expect! Drummer Tatsuya Nakamura leads a group through territory that's partly fusion, but which also borrows some looser, darker modes from the farther ... CD
