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Savoy (Japan), Mid 40s. Used ... $14.99 19.99
A great little 15 track CD that compiles some of Lester Young's small combo work for Savoy – featuring backing by players that include Count Basie, Freddie Green, Shadow Wilson, Cozy Cole, Roy Haynes, and Junior Mance. Titles include "June Bug", "Blue Lester", "Blues ... read more CD
Also available Blue Lester ... LP 119.99(Out of print, includes obi!)
Lester Young —
Complete 1936 to 1951 Small Group Sessions Vol 1 – 1936 to 1942 ... CD Blue Moon (Spain), Late 30s/Early 40s. Used ... $9.99
Featuring Count Basie, Jo Jones, Buck Clayton, Freddie Green, and Nat King Cole. CD
(Out of print and sealed.)
Lester Young —
Complete 1936 to 1951 Small Group Sessions Vol 3 – 1944 to 1946 ... CD Blue Moon (Spain), 1940s. Used ... $6.99
Features Count Basie, Dod Marmarosa, Howard McGhee, and Nat King Cole! CD
(Sealed copy.)
Lester Young —
Complete 1936 to 1951 Small Group Sessions Vol 5 – 1949 to 1951 ... CD Blue Moon (Spain), Late 40s/Early 50s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Features Hank Jones, John Lewis, Ray Brown, Jo Jones, and Buddy Rich. CD
(Sealed copy.)
Lester Young —
Complete Aladdin Sessions ... CD Blue Note, Mid 40s. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99
A great 2CD set – one that contains every track Lester recorded for Aladdin – including the rare 1942 trio session with Nat Cole and a 1946 date with Helen Humes! 40 tracks total. CD
Keynote/Nippon (Japan), 1943. Used ... $1.99
Music from the Lester Young quartet and the Kansas City Seven. CD
(1987 pressing – made in Japan)
Verve/Polygram, 1950s. Used 8 CDs ... $69.99
Essential stuff! This set collects all of Pres' studio sessions for Norman Granz and Verve and features John Lewis, Buddy Rich, Nat King Cole, Teddy Wilson, Roy Eldridge, Oscar Peterson, and Barney Kessel. The whole thing is comes in a cool hardbound, accordion fold package and includes a great ... read more CD
(3" razor mark on back cover, otherwise in great shape.)
Definitive (Spain), Mid 40s-Early 50s. Used ... $8.99
Titles include "Midnight Symphony", "DB Blues", "The Man I Love", "Blues For Marvin", "Sweet Georgia Brown", and "I Got Rhythm". CD
Savoy, 1950. Used ... $5.99
Nice small combo work from Lester Young – recorded with the obscure Jessie Drakes on trumpet! Titles include "Lester Warms Up", "Body & Soul", "Up & Atom", "Lester's Blues No 2", and "How High The Moon". CD
Also available Jazz Immortal Series Vol 2 ... LP 16.99(Out of print.)
Pablo/OJC, 1956. Used ... $5.99
Features Young on tenor – with Bill Potts on piano, Norman Williams on bass, and Jim Lucht on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
Lester Young —
Live From The Royal Roost ... CD Unique Jazz, 1948. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Lester Young on tenor with Jesse Drakes on trumpet, Tedd Kelly and Jerry Elliott on trombone, Freddy Jefferson and Junior Mance on piano, Ted Briscoe on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums. CD
(Out of print and sealed.)
Charlie Parker/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Early 50s. New Copy 3CDs ... $18.99 23.99
A trio of Charlie Parker label releases from Lester Young – all served up in a single package! First up is Pres – rare live material from Lester Young – one of the first albums to offer up Pres in such a setting, although without some of the details and notes of other records of ... read more CD
United Artists/Universal (Japan), 1959. New Copy ... $10.99
It's a little-known fact that Memphis had a huge influence on the sound of late 50s/early 60s soul jazz – probably because most of the city's best players had to leave and go either to Chicago or New York to make their name. This set's a great reminder of that fact, as it brings together an ... read more CD
Jazz Is Dead, 2022. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
A very different entry in this always-great series – one that doesn't focus on a specific artist, or just the instrumentation of the two leaders – but instead has this great range of artists coming together in a very jazz-based style! Things here are even more organic and flowing than ... (Deep Funk, Jazz) read more CD
Jazz Is Dead, 2022. New Copy ... $12.99 14.99
A record with maybe the sharpest edge of any of the titles in this excellent series – a set that's certainly more jazz-based than most, thanks in part to the presence of the legendary Henry Franklin on bass, and some superb work on guitar from the great Jeff Parker! Although Franklin is best ... (Deep Funk, Jazz) read more CD
Also available Jazz Is Dead 14 – Henry Franklin ... LP 25.99
Jazz Is Dead, 2023. New Copy ... $12.99 14.99
Spiritual keyboard giant Lonnie Liston Smith joins the duo of Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – and the result is maybe one of the deepest records in this wonderful series! As you can imagine, Lonnie is on keyboards, and delivers some wonderful solos throughout – very much in ... (Deep Funk, Jazz) read more CD
Jazz Is Dead, 2023. New Copy ... $12.99 14.99
The Jazz Is Dead series goes mighty deep with this gem of a record – opening the door for two legendary Tribe Records talents from the Detroit scene of the 70s – reedman Wendell Harrison and trombonist Phil Ranelin – both of whom sound superb throughout! As with other volumes in ... (Deep Funk, Jazz) read more CD
Also available Jazz Is Dead 16 – Phil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison ... LP 25.99
Todd Yukumoto & HyeKyung Lee —
Blue – New Music From Hawaii ... CD Equilibrium, 2004. Used ... $4.99
Todd Yukumoto on saxophone and HyeKyung Lee on piano. CD
(Out of print.)
Rachel Z —
On The Milky Way Express – A Tribute To The Music Of Wayne Shorter ... CD Tone Center, 2000. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Rachel Z on piano, Miriam Sullivan on bass, and Allison Miller on drums. CD
Rachel Z —
Trust The Universe ... CD Columbia, 1993. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Features Rachel Z on piano and keyboards – with Al Foster on drums, Charnett Moffett on bass, and David Sanchez on tenor and soprano! CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Joe Zawinul & WDR Big Band —
Brown Street ... CD Heads Up, 2005. Used 2 CDs ... $3.99
Recorded live with Alex Acuna, Nathaniel Townsley, and Victor Bailey. Tracks include "Black Market", "Night Passage", "March Of The Lost Children", "In A Silent Way", and "Fast City". CD
Maxjazz, 2004. Used ... $0.99
Features Zeitlin on – with Buster Williams on bass and Matt Wilson on drums! Tracks include "Wishing On The Moon", "Body & Soul", "On The Trail", "Recovery", "ESP", and "On The Trail Again". CD
ECM (Germany), 1983. Used ... $9.99
Just Denny Zeitlin on piano and Charlie Haden on bass! Tracks include "Chairman Mao", "Bird Food", "The Dolphin", "Love For Sale", and "Satellite/How High The Moon". CD
(Out of print.)
Marsalis, 2008. Used ... $4.99
Miguel Zenon on alto saxophone – with Luis Perdomo on piano and Fender Rhodes, Nioka Workman on cello, Hans Glawischnig on bass, and Henry Cole on drums and percussion. CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Moserobie (Sweden), 2020. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
Torbjorn Zetterberg has always been a hell of a bassist – but in recent years, he really seems to be exploding as a greater jazz visionary – working with a group like this in a range of explosive new ideas we never would have expected just a few years ago! The music is often incredibly ... read more CD
Philips (Japan), 1964. Used ... $11.99
Make ours Swedish Style too! This set's one of the best early albums by Swedish singer Monica Zetterlund – one of our favorite singers ever, and one of those rare European lovelies who could sing in English with the best of American vocalists, but who could also pick up on the changes in ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Also available Make Mine Swedish Style (SHMCD pressing) ... CD 14.99(2006 Japanese pressing – includes obi!)
Philips/Universal (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
Make ours Swedish Style too! This set's one of the best early albums by Swedish singer Monica Zetterlund – one of our favorite singers ever, and one of those rare European lovelies who could sing in English with the best of American vocalists, but who could also pick up on the changes in ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Also available Make Mine Swedish Style ... CD 11.99
Pete Zimmer —
Burnin Live At The Jazz Standard ... CD Tippin, 2006. Used ... $2.99
With David Wong on bass. CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Whaling City Sound, 2021. Used ... $4.99
Features special guest Rafael Rocha on trombone. CD
Whaling City Sound, 2019. Used ... $6.99
With Tim Ray on piano. CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976/1979. New Copy ... $18.99 24.99
Three albums from this great guitarist! Common Cause is a spare trio outing from guitarist Attilla Zoller, done with support from Ron Carter on bass and Joe Chambers on drums – and in a groove that nicely slips from mellow straight material one moment to more adventurous tunes the next! The ... read more CD
Enja (Germany), 1979. Used ... $8.99
A spare trio outing from guitarist Attilla Zoller, done with support from Ron Carter on bass and Joe Chambers on drums – and in a groove that nicely slips from mellow straight material one moment to more adventurous tunes the next! The straighter work is oddly some of the most appealing here ... read more CD
(Penmark through barcode.)
Sonorama (Germany), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $9.99 16.99
One of the greatest European jazz guitarists – heard here in some of his grooviest work of the 60s – an amazing batch of material recorded for the art house films of director Hansjurgen Pohland! Zoller already had a modern tone by the time of these recordings – a sublime sound on ... read more CD
Icon/Nonesuch, 1985. Used ... $9.99
A groundbreaking album, put together by Zorn and a group of downtown New York hipsters, as a fitting hommage to the genius of Ennio Morricone! The track list sticks to mostly the bigger known numbers, and the album's got a darkness that we'd actually say was a bit out of place, considering the ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Tzadik, 2024. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
Maybe one of the coolest volumes ever in this long-running series from John Zorn – but maybe that's also because the album's dedicated to the great Terry Riley, and features Zorn improvising on organ, on two long tracks that definitely echo the minimalist legacy in Riley's music! The organ ... read more CD
Elektra, 1989. Used ... $14.99
Features altos John Zorn on the right channel and Tim Berne on the left channel – plus Mark Dresser on bass, and Joey Baron and Michael Vatcher on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
Tzadik, 2023. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
A wonderful pairing of sounds from these two giants of the New York downtown scene – John Zorn on alto and Bill Laswell on bass, both players who've really evolved a hell of a lot over the decades – and who come together here with a maturity that really marks the sound of the set! ... read more CD
Tzadik, 2022. New Copy ... $17.99 18.99
The poetry of the title isn't lost on the group on the record – nor is the "sleep" reference that the famous phrase would imply – as the quartet work in much mellower territory than on some of the other Zorn-directed projects of this nature on Tzadik in recent years – ... read more CD
Amalgam, 2020. Used ... $4.99
Debut album from vibraphonist Ben Zucker with Mabel Kwan on piano, Eli Namay on bass, and Adam Shead on drums. CD
ABM (UK), Late 40s. Used ... $2.99
20 tracks, includes Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Stan Getz, Lucky Thompson, Fats Navarro, and many more. CD
(Out of print.)
El (UK), 1950s. New Copy 4CDs ... $32.99 46.99
A set that showcases a surprising contribution that Andy Warhol made to American music in the postwar years – graphic work done years before his time as a Pop Art icon, or his relationship with the Velvet Underground – from years when Warhol was a more conventional illustrator, and ... read more CD
Various —
BGP Presents Jazz Funk ... CD BGP (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A heavy dose of funky jazz – and one that goes way past the obvious too – to include some real gems from the 70s that even we'd passed up! The package is filled with stellar jazz from the Fantasy Records family – Prestige, Pablo, Galaxy and Fantasy proper – choice numbers ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Various —
Birth Of Be-Bop Savcoy Compilation ... CD Savoy/Nippon (Japan), 1950s/1960s. Used ... $12.99
24 songs from Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Boyd Raeburn, Ray Brown, Dexter Gordon, JJ Johnson, Fats Navarro, Serge Charloff, Stan Getz, Charlie Ventura, and George Wallington. CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Various —
Black Jazz Records – The Complete Singles ... CD Black Jazz/Real Gone, Early 70s. New Copy ... $16.99 18.99
A lost legacy of work from Black Jazz Records – the important 70s imprint that's best known for its groundbreaking albums of spiritual and funky jazz – and a company who also issued some rare 45s back in the day! The cuts here represent some of the coolest, funkiest tracks these ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Also available Black Jazz Records – The Complete Singles (orange & black swirl vinyl pressing) ... LP 43.99
Blue Note, 1960s/1990s. Used ... $4.99 8.99
Music from Blue Mitchell, Stanley Turrentine, Big John Patton, Richard Elliot, Hank Mobley, Lonnie Smith, Earl Klugh, Grant Green, Stanly Jordan & more. CD
(Out of print, cutout through spine.)
Blue Note, 1992. Used ... $2.99 4.99
Tracks by Herbie Nichols, Duke Ellington, Sonny Clark, Cecil Taylor, Chick Corea, Benny Green, Don Pullen, Andrew Hill and more – 12 tracks in all. CD
(Out of print, BMG direct pressing.)
Blue Note, 1995. Used ... $2.99
A reworked vision of Blue Note Records for the 90s – put together by Bob Belden, and featuring some excellent remakes of classics from the Blue Note songbook! Each tune has a slightly different flavor – and all work is played by the best artists of the then-revived label – a ... read more CD
BGP (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
Beautifully spiritual jazz from the post-Coltrane generation – a wealth of righteous grooves from the early 70s – brought together in one mighty collection! If you dig the work of Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, and other giants on Impulse Records, this is a great way to dig even ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Verve/Mosaic, 1950s. New Copy 10CD ... $168.99 169.00
A much-needed collection of the famous Jazz At The Philharmonic performances of the 1950s – work that follows up the initial postwar run from producer/presenter Norman Granz, which helped lay the groundwork for Verve Records – but which hasn't gotten the full exposure it deserves! ... read more CD
Verve, Early/Mid 50s. Used 5 CDs ... $29.99 34.99
An incredible document of a key genre in 50s jazz on record – the jam session tradition, recorded beautifully for Verve records by the legendary Norman Granz! The idea of a jam session was nothing new at the time, of course, but it was mostly a live phenomenon – known to players from ... read more CD
(Please note this copy comes with the inner slipcover but does not include the original metal case. Booklet has some wear.)
ASE, 2001. Used ... $6.99
Features Scott Fields, Sachiko M, Otomo Yoshihide, Taku Sugimoto, Gene Goleman, Elliott Sharp, Richard Teitelbaum, Kang Tae Hwan, Utah Kawasaki, and more. CD
(Packaged in a slim sleeve.)
Strut (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
John Sinclair's got his name on the cover, but the real genius on the record comes from the artists within – a mix of talents from the Detroit underground of the 60s and 70s, and some important visitors too – all stepping out here in a set of live recordings that are issued for the ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
BBE (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2 CDs ... $16.99 29.99
Incredible rare jazz from the Japanese scene of the 70s – all hand-picked by DJ Muro, one of the coolest talents on the contemporary scene in Tokyo! The set's a bit of a shift from other collections of this nature – as it focuses a bit more on tracks that are funky than those that are ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Also available Diggers Dozen – DJ Muro ... LP 34.99
Tribe/P-Vine (Japan), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy Gatefold ... $18.99 24.99
A great presentation of work from the legendary Tribe Records of Detroit – all handled by DJ Muro, who's posed on the front in a way that recalls one of the label's rarest albums! The style here is different than other collections of Tribe Records material – as Muro goes for cuts that ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Ace/BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
The reach of Miles Davis is plenty wide – as right from the start, the trumpeter was associating himself with some of the hippest young talent on the scene! Yet the apex of those associations may have come in the late 60s and early 70s, when the newly-electric Miles was experimenting in all ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Varese, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... $6.99
DIW (Japan), Late 80s/Early 90s. New Copy ... $22.99 26.99
The cover looks a bit punk rock, but the music here is all jazz – pulled from the great catalog of DIW Records – the groundbreaking imprint of Japan's Disk Union record stores! Back at the end of the 80s, the company really started to put its money where its heart was – and ... read more CD
Fresh Sound (Spain), 1958. Used ... $7.99 14.99
An assortment of tracks recorded together under the Downbeat name, but which was really designed to showcase the budding jazz talents on late 50s Dot Records! The set kicks off with a big band, Basie-ish number – "Blues Over Easy", performed by Manny Alban and jazz greats that ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
El (UK), Late 1940s/1950s/Early 1960s. New Copy 3CD ... $27.99 34.99
A set with an unusual sort of flavor – one that looks at the influence of Spanish culture on modern music during the postwar years – brought together here in a mix of jazz and classical recordings with some very different styles! CD1 is all jazz – and showcases some key Spanish-th ... (Global Grooves, Jazz) read more CD
Atlantic, 1950s. Used 4CDs ... $18.99
A wonderful collection of obscure singers and musicians from the earliest years of Atlantic Records – recorded here as a surprisingly great document of the scene at the time! The package brings together recordings that might not have otherwise come back out of the vaults of Atlantic – ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Vampi Soul (Spain), 1960s/Early 70s. New Copy Gatefold ... $5.99 16.99
Tremendous work from the Spanish scene of the 60s and early 70s – way more than just a batch of obscure jazz cuts, and instead a true testament to this very vibrant musical community! The package brings together some really special tracks from Spanish labels like Edigsa, Ensayo, Hispavox, ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Various —
First Steps – First Recordings From The Creators Of Modern Jazz! ... CD Savoy, 1940s/Early 50s. Used ... $2.99
Music from Tiny Grimes Quintet with Charlie Parker, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Quintette, the Ike Quebec All Stars, the Erroll Garner Trio, Dexter Gordon, Don Byas, the Be Bop Boys, Serge Chaloff Sextette, Miles Davis All Stars, and more. CD
(Out of print CRC pressing.)
Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), 2006. New Copy ... $7.99 18.99
70s spiritual soul jazz lives again – in this righteous tribute to the late John Coltrane! The incredible collection is filled with wonderful tracks both classic and current – and is a great bridge between the first waves of this kind of music at the end of the 60s, and the ... (New Grooves, Jazz) read more CD
Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), 2006. New Copy ... $7.99 18.99
Spiritual jazz both old and new – a collection that really gets past the obvious sides of the genre, and brings together a range of unusual work from the 70s onward! The tracks here are a great antidote to the well-traveled territory of labels like Impulse or Strata East Records – and ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Also available Free Spirits Vol 1 ... LP 13.99
Polydor/Verve, 1989. Used ... $5.99
Music from Dave Toop, Cleveland Watkiss, the Jason Rebello Trio, Slow Fuse, Snowboy, the Jazz Renegades, Steve Williamson, the James Taylor Quartet and the Kick Horns. (New Grooves, Jazz) CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Argo/Chess, Late 50s/1960s. Used 2CD ... $11.99 14.99
A great little collection with material from Ahmad Jamal, Zoot Sims, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Etta James, Oliver Nelson, Yusef Lateef, Art Farmer, and Illinois Jacquet. CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Honky Tonk Jump Party ... CD Charly (UK), 1950s/1960s. Used ... $9.99
BBE (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99
Not a set of world music-inflected jazz – although there is a bit of that – and instead, a wonderful collection of spiritual numbers from around the world – most recorded in the 70s, at a time when barriers were really breaking down in jazz music! All tracks here are nice and ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Indy Jazz Fest, 2015. Used ... $4.99
Features Steve Allee, Rob Dixon, Mark Sheldon, Rita Spalding, and others. CD
BBE (UK), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
An incredible trip through the 70s Japanese jazz scene – a second volume of J Jazz that's even bigger and better than the first – with unknown gems from private presses, indie labels, and rarities from the Japanese branches of the major labels, too! Compilers Tony Higgins & Mike ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Polskie Radio, 2006. Used 1 CD 1 DVD ... $49.99
Featuring Tomasz Gwincinski, Leszek Mozdzer, Tymon Tymanski, Dariusz Makarukm, Olter & Arhythmic Perfection, and many others paying homage to Jacek Olter. CD
(CD/DVD combo)
Various —
Jackson Pollock Jazz ... CD Museum Music, 1930s/1940s/1950s. Used ... $3.99
Here's what Jackson Pollock would have been playing on the boombox in his studio – if he had a boombox in his studio! Includes work by Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, T-Bone Walker, Lionel Hampton, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, and others – all selected around the ... read more CD
(Out of print. Booklet has light wear.)
Concord, 2000. Used ... $4.99
Various —
Jazz – The Bebop Era ... CD Columbia, 1940s/Early 50s. Used ... $1.99
Music from Cootie Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Claude Thornhill, Chubby Jackson, Elliot Lawrence, the Metronome All-Stars, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Tadd Dameron. CD
(Out of print.)
BYG/Charly (UK), 1969/1970/1971. Used 3 CDs ... $14.99
A fantastic package that explores the full range of genius on the legendary avant label BYG/Actuel – one of the most important European imprints at the end of the 60s! Actuel was home to some of the best avant garde jazz coming out of Paris in the late 60s and early 70s – an especially ... read more CD
(Box is clean but has a light crease.)
Proper (UK), 1940s/1950s/1960s. Used 4 CDs ... $7.99
Features work by Lester Young, Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Oscar Peterson, Barney Kessel, Buddy Rich, Nat King Cole, and Billie Holiday. CD
(Slipcover has heavy edgewear, inner contents are in great shape.)
BBC/Australian Broadcasting Corp, 1920s/1930s. Used ... $4.99
Rare 78 rpm recordings from Fess Williams, Taylor's Dixie Orchestra, Ross Deluxe Syncopators, Eddie Johnson's Crackerjacks, Williamson's Beale Street Frolics Orchestra, Jimmie Lunceford & his Chickensaw Syncopators, Mart Britt, Blue Steele, Andy Kirk & his Twelve Clouds of Joy, and Slatz ... read more CD
Jazzclub/Verve (Germany), 1950s/1960s. Used ... $6.99
Way more than just a simple collection of famous cool jazz numbers – and instead, an ultra-hip set that shows the evolution of the original sound over the space of decades and the stretch of two continents! The collection nicely avoids the obvious overplayed west coast examples of the sound, ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
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Jazz Dance Fusion Vol 4 – Presented By Colin Curtis ... CD Z Records (UK), 1970s/2024. New Copy 2CDs ... $17.99 19.99
A massive assortment of tracks that go way past the familiar – not a collection of standard classics from Blue Note, Impulse, or Prestige – and instead a whole host of jazzy groovers that we'd never have discovered otherwise! This volume of the series does a great job mixing in ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Also available Jazz Dance Fusion Vol 4 – Presented By Colin Curtis – Part 1 ... LP 33.99
Columbia, Late 30s/1940s/1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/Mid 90s. Used ... $1.99
Music from Benny Goodman Sextet, Joe Carroll, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ruby Braff & Coleman Hawkins, JJ Johnson, Erroll Garner, Stan Getz & Bob Brookmeyer, Teddy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, and more. CD
(Out of print and sealed with a punch through the barcode.)
various —
Jazz Jive And Jump ... CD MCA (Japan), Used ... $21.99
Artists include King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Sonny Rollins, Erskine Hawkins, Eddie Durham and more. CD
(Includes obi which has been glued closed.)
Blue Note (Japan), 1960s/1990s. Used ... $8.99
Music from Holly Cole, US3, Everette Harp, Jacky Terrasson & Cassandra Wilson, XXL, Lou Donaldson, Caecilie Norby, Najee, Lee Morgan, Dianne Reeves, and Dave Koz. CD
(Out of print.)
Verve, 1950. Used 2 CDs ... $14.99
A fantastic package – a must-have for any fan of older jazz! This CD set reissues material originally packaged in the rare Jazz Scene box set issued by Verve at the end of the 40s – a limited package of 78rpm singles that documented the styles and sounds of modern jazz at the time, ... read more CD
(In nice shape!)
JSP (UK), Early 80s. Used 2 CDs ... $2.99
Includes perfomances by Bud Freeman, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Hal Singer, Al Casey, Eddie Durham and others. CD
(Out of print and still sealed.)
Jazz Unlimited (Denmark), Mid 40s. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Toshiba/Think (Japan), 1961. Used 2CD ... $19.99
All-star jazz from the Japanese scene of the early 60s – 2 albums' worth of material from some of the greatest players in Japan at the time! The first album in the set is done in a style that almost recalls the Jazz At The Philharmonic mode on Verve – with 2 very long tunes ("Moani ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Shanachie, 1960s/1970s. Used ... $2.99
Features work by Charles Earland, Don Patterson, Larry Young, Jack McDuff, Johnny Hammond Smith, Groove Holmes, Lonnie Smith, and others! CD
(Spine has a cutout notch.)
Flying Dutchman/BGP (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Spiritual soul and spoken word with instrumental inflections – a perfect illustration of the righteous sound of the Flying Dutchman label at the start of the 70s! The imprint was famously home to Gil Scott Heron, Lonnie Liston Smith, Leon Thomas, and other hip cats at the time – but ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
BGP (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 18.99
A reverent snapshot of the spiritual & soul jazz emanating from the Mainstream label in the early 70s – a well curated set featuring great numbers by Frank Foster, Blue Mitchell, Hadley Caliman, Roy Haynes and other giants of the scene! The material comes from a time in Mainstream label ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Kent (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Sammy Davis Jr is looking pretty darn hip on the cover – and all the artists inside are sounding pretty darn hip as well – coming together during the glory days of soul jazz, at a time when blues, vocals, and R&B were also criss-crossing into other styles too! There's an upbeat, ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Motor (Germany), 1960s/1970s. Used ... $9.99
A searing entry into the Mojo Club series – and one that really shows the way the compilations have evolved over the years! The album's heavier on soul music than ever before – but also features some tremendous jazz, Brazilian, and European gems as well – a wonderful set list ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Be! (Germany), 1976/1977. New Copy 8CD ... $149.99 199.98
A heck of a collection – and one that really gets at the amazing array of free-thinking jazz that was brewing up on the European scene during the 70s! The set brings together over eight hours of music recorded during two years of this legendary festival – and each new disc has some ... read more CD
Fremeaux & Associates (France), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 3CD ... $19.99 29.98
That's Miles Davis and Jeanne Moreau on the cover – and image is a perfect summation of what makes this period in film music so unique! The set brings together music from the French new wave of the late 50s and early 60s – a time when revolutionary directors were putting fresh new ... (Soundtracks, Jazz) read more CD
Pablo/OJC, 1950s/1960s/1970s. Used ... $2.99
Includes music from Ella Fitzgerald, Lester Young, John Coltrane, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson, Louis Bellson, Benny Carter and more – 15 tracks in all. CD
(Out of print.)
Tramp (Germany), 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
A really heady collection of cuts – one that starts with jazz, and moves into a whole host of other righteous styles too – all to sum up a 70s mode that's as much about empowerment as it is peace! Think of the cuts here as being in the much farther reaches past the styles initiated by ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz) read more CD
Rodven/Polygram (Brazil), 1997. Used ... $0.99
Kang & Music/Fantasy (South Korea), 1960s/1970s. Used 2 CDs ... $8.99 18.99
Music from Freddy Cole, Stanley Turrentine, Ella Fitzgerald, Woody Herman, Ruth Brown, Merl Saunders & Friends, Charlie Byrd, Hank Crawford, Etta Jones, Sonny Rollins, and more – 28 songs in all. CD
(Out of print.)
32 Jazz, Late 70s/1980s. Used ... $3.99
Includes music by Wallace Roney, Sonny Criss, Woody Shaw, Sonny Stitt, Johnny Lyttle, Richie Cole, David Fathead Newman, Willis Jackson, and Richard Groove Holmes. CD
(Special release from the BMG Jazz Club.)
