A cool jazzy single from Japan – one with live jazz instrumentation in the best clubjazz mode, but topped with Japanese vocals that really give the whole thing a great vibe! The snapping snare is matched by a great acoustic bassline – and the whole approach plays out nicely on the ... (Funky 45's, Jazz)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Two fantastic American players – both coming together here on a rare European session for the Saba/MPS label in Germany! "Carmell's Black Forest Waltz" features not just great saxophone from leader Nathan Davis, but also a strong trumpet solo from Carmell Jones – blowing over ... (Funky 45's, Jazz)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
Nathan Davis is one of our all-time favorite saxophone players – and he sounds tremendous here in the company of trumpeter Woody Shaw, as the pair both take on Shaw's early "Zoltan" composition, with help from Larry Young on piano! The flipside features an even bolder number – ... (Funky 45's, Jazz)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
Some of the best Buddy DeFranco recordings from the 50s – from an open-ended session that features a quartet with Sonny Clark on piano, and some longer tunes than usual! Buddy blows it wonderfully warm – taking the clarinet to places not imagined in the decade before – and ... (Funky 45's, Jazz)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has some wear and aging, split seams, some yellowed tape remnants, and small blemishes.)
Two of our favorite grooves from Hammond hero Charles Earland! "Murilley" is an early 80s gem, and sometimes overlooked – this fast jazzy stepper that not only features excellent organ work from Charles next to tight, soulful horns – but also includes some great vocals too! ... (Funky 45's, Jazz)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Limited edition, in a run of 500, of this group of young forward-thinking out players from Atlanta, interpreting 2 numbers by the young-but-not-quite-as-young pianist Matt Shipp, though there's no piano in their lineup, which consists of Charles Waters on soprano, Roger Ruzow on trumpet and pughorn ... (Funky 45's, Jazz)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Limited transluscent gold vinyl pressing in a unique hand stamped sleeve – #41/500.)
Two versions of a great track by Joe McPhee – both of which have the saxophonist laying out some surprisingly soulful sounds! If you only know Joe from his later avant years, you'll be stunned to hear McPhee here – as "Cosmic Love" has Joe spinning out this soulful saxophone ... (Funky 45's, Jazz)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Never-issued late work from the mighty Sun Ra – a single that features an extended solo piano piece on "Hello Mr Schimmel" – a track that's a really great reminder of how much we love Ra in this format! For anyone who's ever thought of Ra as a trickster, or as an avant ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Never-issued work from the Sun Ra Arkestra – and two tracks that really show just how much the initial wave of their sound tied together with other strands of postwar music! Both cuts here feature vocals from singer Ricky Murray – and as you can tell from the titles, there's a slightly ... (Funky 45's, Jazz)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
"Ensadinado" isn't an easy title to say – but the tune is a wonderfully catchy groove from European vibist Fats Sadi – pulled from his rare Saba album of the same name! The cut's got kind of a modal soul sort of approach – with help from the core of the Clark Boland ... (Funky 45's, Jazz)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
A totally great slice of 70s work from Pharoah Sanders – a rare Japanese single that offers radio edits of two tracks from his sublime project for India Navigation! "Harvest Time" is wonderful – this hypnotic bassline, watery light guitar lines, and a raspy, soulful tenor ... (Funky 45's, Jazz)read more7-inch, Vinyl record