A very strange and unusual chapter in Chet's career – an album that was recorded as a part of a marathon session that Chet did under the guidance of his 60s manager – issued across other records that include Groovin, Smokin, and Comin On – all of which were leased to Prestige, but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original blue label pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has some wear and wide black tape along all seams.)
Chet Baker —
Daybreak ... LP Steeplechase (Denmark), 1979. Very Good+ ...
$23.99
An excellent later set – a trio date with Doug Raney on guitar and Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass – on long tracks that include "For Minors Only", "Down", "Broken Wing", and "Daybreak". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole in the corner, and top seam is slightly unglued.)
Rare Italian work from Chet Baker – recorded in the late 70s, and arranged by Chet and pianist Bruce Thomas. The group features excellent work from Gianni Basso on tenor, and Jacques Pelzer on flute and soprano – and singer Ruth Young joins Chet on two duets! LP, Vinyl record album
(Note: record has oxidation on side 2, which causes light surface noise. The other side is better. Cover has light wear.)
Chet Baker —
Misty ... LP Universe (Italy), 1985. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$23.99
Recorded in Dallas – with Chet Baker on trumpet and vocals, Fred Raulston on vibes, and Floyd Darling on piano. Martha Burks sings a bit too. LP, Vinyl record album
Long, open-ended later work from Chet Baker – the kind of album that still had him working out interesting ideas in his music! The group features Harold Danko on piano, Greg Herbert on tenor, Ron Carter on bass, and Mel Lewis on drums – on cuts that include "ESP", "Shifti ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With Herbie Mann on flute and tenor, Zoot Sims on alto and tenor, Pepper Adams on baritone, and even some piano from Bill Evans! LP, Vinyl record album
(OJC pressing.)
Chet Baker & Paul Bley —
Diane ... LP Steeplechase (Denmark), 1985. Near Mint- ...
$34.99
A really compelling mix of talents – just the piano of Paul Bley alongside the trumpet of Chet Baker! Chet sings on one track, but most of the set is instrumental. LP, Vinyl record album
Chet Baker & The Amstel Octet —
Hazy Hugs ... LP Limetree (Netherlands), 1985. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
Chet Baker plays trumpet on four of the six tracks here – a mid 80s session with a Dutch octet that also features Dick DeGraaf on tenor! LP, Vinyl record album
Banda Metalurgia —
Banda Metalurgia ... LP Som Da Gente (Brazil), 1982. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
A nice little 80s Brazilian jazz session, very much in the strong tradition of the Som Da Gente label. The group has a tight sax/trumpet frontline (hence the "metalurgia" name), but the overall groove is backed by some very tight percussion that goes into the batucada realm at times, and ... (Brazil, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small hi fi sticker.)
Billy Bang Sextet featuring Frank Lowe —
Sweet Space ... LP Anima, 1979. Very Good- ...
$14.99
In addition to Bang on violin and Lowe on tenor sax, the group is comprised of Luther Thomas on alto sax, Butch Morris on cornet, Curtis Clark on piano, Wilbur Morris on Bass, and Steve McCall on drums. The album features the tracks "A Pebble Is A Small Rock", "Sweet Space", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes newspaper clippings. Cover has split seams with tape remnants and peeled spots on front & back.)
Gato Barbieri —
Caliente ... LP A&M, 1976. Very Good ...
$1.99
One of Gato Barbieri's later recordings – but don't hold that against it! The set's a smoother effort than most of Gato's earlier work, but it's also still pretty darn soulful – done in a way that allows plenty of space for his raspy reed work on tenor to flow over the top of larger ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
We love this record! Although Gato Barbieri has put out a few snoozers in his career, this amazing first chapter of his Latin venture for Impulse is an incredible record throughout – one of the greatest Impulse sessions of the 70s! Gato returns to his native Argentina for the session – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label ABC/Impulse pressing. Cover has a cutout hole.)
Gato Barbieri —
Tropico ... LP A&M, 1978. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
A far reaching late 70s set from Gato Barbieri – a record that blends fusiony jazz funk, lush stings, and Latin rhythms and fluid solos on a varied batch of tunes! One of the more interesting things about the production is that those varied approaches often come into play within the same ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features Philly tenor legend Bootie Barnes – in a group with James Glenn on bass, Sid Simmons on piano, and Greg McDonald on drums. Includes the original tunes "Hankin Out", "Been Here All Along", "Short Story", "Insight", and "Mosquito Meat". LP, Vinyl record album
An obscure early vocal jazz session on Atlantic Records – with backing by Garland Wilson & The Three Flames! (Vocalists, Jazz)LP, Vinyl record album
(A very nice copy.)
Ray Barretto —
Other Road ... LP Fania, 1973. Very Good Gatefold ...
$29.99
Ray Barretto's definitely going down different road here – and sounding amazingly great in the process! The record is unlike anything else that Ray did at the time – a stunning batch of fusion tracks, with more of an electric jazz approach than usual – one that's a soaringly ... (Latin, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original multi color label pressing. Cover has some wear and some splitting on the bottom seam.)
Czeslaw Bartkowski —
Drums Dream ... LP Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.99
A drum-heavy set from Polish percussionist Czeslaw Bartkowski – mostly solo on most tracks, but with occasional accompaniment on trumpet, electric piano, and soprano sax on a few of the fuller numbers – plus some great funky big band arrangements at the end! The sound is often spare ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gary Bartz —
Bartz ... LP Arista, 1980. Very Good+ ...
$7.99
Sweet jazzy soul from Gary Bartz – proof that he always sounds great, no matter what the setting! Production is by the team of Mtume and Reggie Lucas – in a style that has all the jazzy sophistication of their own work – a nice extension of Gary's work at Capitol with Larry ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An essential record from Gary Bartz – one of two albums he cut with Andy Bey, and the killer group he was calling his NTU Troup! Andy's vocals are incredible – light years ahead of anything he did with his sisters, and similar to those he laid down on his own solo album for Atlantic, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An essential record from Gary Bartz – one of two albums he cut with Andy Bey, and the killer group he was calling his NTU Troup! Andy's vocals are incredible – light years ahead of anything he did with his sisters, and similar to those he laid down on his own solo album for Atlantic, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series Astral Travelin – on 180 gram vinyl!)
A wicked set from the great Gary Bartz – one done after his mid 70s association with Larry Mizell – but still very much in a similar groove! The album's a great blend of Gary's soulful alto work with sweet electric backings – often put together with that angular stepping mode he ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
One of Basie's biggest albums – but still a work of pure genius! "April In Paris" is one of the darkest jazz standards ever written, and it never sounded better than in this original version, which features that great ending in which Basie and the band stop, then start, then stop ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s Japanese pressing on Polydor. Cover has some marker.)
Certainly was the band of distinction – especially at this point, when the group featured players like Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Ernie Wilkins, Marshall Royal, Joe Newman, Thad Jones, Bennie Powell, and Freddie Green. And hey, let's not forget Basie himself! Titles include "Two ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Basie was getting all over the place during the 50s – and this set's a great little concert recorded in London! The album's classic Basie for Verve – with Joe Williams on vocals on 3 tracks, and a tight group that includes Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Matthew Gee, and Frank ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Inc pressing, with trumpeter logo and deep groove. Cover has a split spine & top seam.)
Count Basie —
Basie Jam ... LP Pablo, 1975. Very Good- Gatefold ...
$1.99
An all-star jam session from Montreux in 1973 – recorded in true Verve style by the great Norman Granz, Count Basie at the head of a group that includes Louie Bellson, Ray Brown, JJ Johnson, Harry Edison, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, and Zoot Sims! Tracks are nice lengthy rakes of Basie classics, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A strangely wonderful album – Count Basie's group performing tunes by the Beatles, and doing a better job than they had on a similar Verve album from a few years before! Part of the credit goes to arranger Bob Florence, who gives the tunes a really fluid swing – with lots of cascading ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tremendous work from one of the greatest pairings in 50s jazz – the crack later group of Count Basie and the amazing arranging talents of the great Neal Hefti! Hefti later went onto greater fame as a 60s soundtrack composer, but back in the day him and Basie were an incredible team together ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Multi-color bar pressing with deep groove. Cover has a split top seam with tape remnants and splitting on the spine.)
Way before Sinatra first grabbed the "Chairman Of The Board" title for his own musical persona, Basie laid great claim to the tag with this tight little album for Roulette! The album's got the 50s Basie band working at the height of their powers – with original compositions written ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original multi-color bars pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear.)
Stripped-down Count Basie from the start of the 60s – a great little set that has the Count working with some of the best players from his larger group, in a session of even more intimate small combo material! The sounds here echo the Basie groove of the earlier years, but the overall ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first of Basie's excellent Dance Session albums for Verve – no-nonsense albums that really get at the high-grooving side of the group, and which feature the kind of compelling and catchy tunes that always made them a favorite on the dancefloor! The Count manages to play a bit of organ on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original Clef pressing, with trumpeter logo and deep groove.)
A repackaged version of material from Count Basie's excellent Dance Session albums for Verve – no-nonsense albums that really get at the high-grooving side of the group, and which feature the kind of compelling and catchy tunes that always made them a favorite on the dancefloor! The Count ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Inc pressing, with trumpeter logo & deep groove. Cover has some discoloration on the back.)
Count Basie and Quincy Jones were always a mighty mighty combination – and there's no finer proof of that fact than this sweet little set! Quincy had a way of swinging Basie's group even more than Neal Hefti did – really letting the piano step out front, and swinging the larger horn ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sublime blending of modes – the sound of the excellent Count Basie band during their Roulette Records years, mixed with a bit of strings for a very moody sound! Don't worry about any too-commercial or pop modes going on here – as the arrangements are all super hip, and handled by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Color bar label pressing. Cover has light surface wear and seam splitting.)
An interesting little album by Basie – most notable in that it features him playing a bit of organ, which is always a treat! Basie's not the greatest talent on the organ, but he is one of the first jazz players to use the instrument in a wider context, and hearing the album's a good way to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Verve Inc pressing, with trumpter logo and deep groove. Cover has some ring & edge wear.)
We totally dig Basie's work from the mid 60s! He was working with Quincy Jones at the time – and Quince laid down some very soulful arrangements that used the best jazz elements of the Basie group to turn out some great pop instrumental tracks with a very groovy sound. This album's a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tri color stereo steamboat label pressing. Cover has a split bottom seam and some pen on back.)
Billy Eckstine gets a new lease on life – working here with great backings from the Count Basie band, in a mode that's a bit like some of Billy's own large ensemble recordings of the mid 40s! The sound is a bit more Basie-inflected than before, but that also unlocks some great swinging, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great title for this classic Count Basie album – as it really gets at the tight, focused direction that makes Basie so great at this point in his career – his way of singling out each and every instrumentalist, and perfectly timing their performances! The sense of rhythm is what ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Count Basie plays the piano and Joe Williams sings in his bluesy way and they are backed by a slew of musicians who include Thad Jones on trumpet, Ben Powell on trombone, Frank Foster on tenor saxophone, Sonny Payne on drums and many, many others. Frank Foster did all of the arrangements and the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Inc pressing, with trumpeter logo and deep groove. Cover has some splitting on the spine & light wear.)
Count Basie & Joe Williams —
Just The Blues ... LP Roulette, Early 60s. Very Good- ...
$1.99
Count Basie's always had plenty of blues roots in his music – but this sweet vocal session with Joe Williams pushes that quality even further – by featuring a selection of tunes from Big Bill Broonzy, Leroy Carr, Ivory Joe Hunter, and other legendary blues talents! The sound is maybe a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Color bar pressing without deep groove. Cover has wear & splitting.)
Count Basie with Jimmy Rushing & Helen Humes —
Good Morning Blues ... LP MCA, Late 30s. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ...
$0.99
One of Joe Williams' standout classics from the 50s – just the sort of record that put him on top of his game at the time! The album's one of Joe's classic outings with Count Basie – one recorded for Roulette with a slightly looser, slightly rawer feel than their work together on Verve. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy multi-color bar label with deep groove. Cover has a split spine & bottom seam.)
A sharp-edged session of tremendous trumpet and tenor interplay – served up by the legendary quintet of Gianni Basso and Oscar Valdambrini! The album's got a sound that's as hip as it looks – a great approach to 50s modern jazz, done in a style that's equally influenced by west coast ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most compelling albums we've heard from the African scene of the 70s – a rare set from a Soweto group, and one that's got a heavy dose of spiritual jazz in the mix! The album almost feels more like the kind of set you'd hear by a Paris group, extrapolating African sounds in the ... (Global Grooves, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited repress!)
Sidney Bechet —
Unique Sidney ... LP CBS (Netherlands), 1925/1937. Near Mint- ...
$3.99
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Johnny Beecher (aka Plas Johnson) —
Sax 5th Ave ... LP CRC, Early 60s. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
An obscure session from Plas Johnson – recording here away from Capitol, under another name, quite possibly for contractual reasons! The album's got the gentle groove of Plas' best records of the time – deep deep tenor sax solos, recorded in a moody, echoey, late nite setting – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Charter pressing, with deep groove. Cover has light wear & a promo sticker.)
With Blue Mitchell on trumpet and Pete Christlieb on tenor! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Louie Bellson/Ray Brown/Paul Smith —
Intensive Care ... LP Discwasher, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(PAUSA pressing.)
Ewa Bem —
Be a Man ... LP Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1981. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.99
Straight ahead and swinging jazz vocals from Ewa Bem – a session that's sung both in English and her native Polish, and which features backings by the lively Swing Session combo, led by trumpeter Henryk Majewski! Tracks are mostly short and upbeat, and although the standards here are ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
George Benson —
20/20 ... LP Warner, 1984. Near Mint- ...
$3.99
Titles include "Beyond The Sea", "No One Emotion", "Please Don't Walk Away", "New Day", "Hold Me", "Stand Up", and "You Are The Love Of My Life". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
George Benson —
Blue Benson ... LP Verve/Polydor, 1968/1976. Very Good ...
$2.99
A sweet 70s collection of late 60s work from George Benson – tracks recorded in 1968 for Verve, originally from the albums Giblet Gravy and Goodies! The set list here really does a great job of picking out the best numbers – the kind of clean, lean tunes that were pushing Benson from ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
All the 70s classics – "On Broadway", "Give Me The Night", "Livin Inside Your Love", "Breezin", "This Masquerade", and lots more! LP, Vinyl record album
A great little record from the days before George Benson had totally hit his smooth jazz sound of the 70s, and was being pushed by Columbia as a hard wailing soul jazz leader! The record features his classic quartet with Lonnie Smith on organ – grooving away hard hard hard, sometimes even ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Yipes! This one made everyone a bucket of money – especially Quincy Jones, whose new Qwest imprint the record was one of the first to grace. George has come a long way from his roots with Jack McDuff here – but in a way that kind of has us impressed, as he's grooving away slickly on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sweet 70s funk from George Benson – an album that's a bit smoother than some of his earlier work, but still free from the commercial polish of his later hits! Maestro David Matthews is at the helm for this session – and most numbers have a full backing from players who include some of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
George Benson —
Goodies ... LP Verve, 1968. Very Good+ ...
$5.99
A sweet set of goodies from the young George Benson – one of the early albums from a time when George was really taking off as a solo artist – and setting the world on fire with his new approach to jazz guitar! Arrangements are from the mighty Horace Ott – who also handled a lot ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
George Benson —
In Flight ... LP Warner, 1977. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$1.99
Benson plays his guitar and also sings on some of these tracks. He is joined by Phil Upchurch on rhythm guitar, Ronnie Foster on electric piano & mini-moog, Jorge Dalto on clavinet & acoustic piano, Stanley Banks on bass, Harvey Mason on drums and Ralph MacDonald. Claus Ogerman arranged and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear & a cutout notch.)
George Benson —
Space ... LP CTI, 1978. Sealed Gatefold ...
$7.99
An unusual assortment of work from the great George Benson – pulled together from other sessions for CTI Records – featuring one studio track, and four more live numbers! The studio tune is George's take on the Stax Records classic "Hold On I'm Coming" – which Benson ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the moodiest sessions on CTI from the early days – and a landmark album that took George Benson from the funky jazz scene into the upper reaches of 70s jazz. The record was put together by Don Sebesky, and it's a lot more high concept than some of George's earlier work – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later non-gatefold pressing. Cover has a cut corner.)
Karl Berger —
We Are You ... LP Calig (Germany), 1971. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Seminal work from vibist Karl Berger – recorded in the early 70s, when his modern approach to the vibes was still one of the freshest on the instrument, and when it sounded a lot more inventive than it did on later albums. The tracks are relatively avant, but not without a fair bit of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Classic 30s work from trumpeter Bunny Berigan – served up here in a great 50s LP package that showcases his talents on the horn! There's a warmth and raspy charm to these sides that instantly shows why Berigan was a standout player at the time – an artist who could hit the hard notes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Dutch pressing on Philips.)
Leonard Bernstein —
What Is Jazz? ... LP Columbia, Late 50s. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
Hilarious! Always one to try to prove that he wasn't just a stodgy uptowner, Leonard Bernstein cut this album as a "guide to jazz" – featuring narration by Mr. B himself, plus playing by Miles Davis, Buck Clayton, Teo Macero, and Louis Armstrong. The record traces the evolution of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging.)
A pretty fierce, full-on performance from this trio – improvised freely, and with a lot of intensity – in a way that you might expect from drummer Steve Noble and reedman Martin Kuchen, more than you'd guess from bassist Johan Berthling! Yet together, the three are a fantastic trio ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maria Bethania, Paulinho DaViola, Sebastiao Tapajo —
Nova Bossa Nova ... LP MPS, 1972. Near Mint- ...
$29.99
Groovy set of tracks that's an MPS follow-up to their legendary "bossa nova and folklore" album that was part of the original Jazz Meets the World series in the 60s. This set was recorded at the 1972 Festival Folklore e Bossa Nova Do Brasil, and it features various groupings of Brazilian ... (Brazil, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really unusual slice of work from pianist Elsie Bianchi – not just because the tracks here have never been heard before, but also because they feature Elsie playing some Hammond, in addition to her usual piano – and the recording was also made in Atlanta, and not some of the European ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare early session from the lovely Elsie Bianchi – best known for her classic 60s sides on Saba/MPS, heard here in a very similar format! The set features Elsie working with her combo from the Swiss Atlantis nightclub in the early 60s – and was originally issued as a limited-number ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare 60s session from European vocalist Pedro Biker – singing here in English with backing by a very cool combo that includes Sahib Shihab! The sound is tighter and a bit more groovy than most other American male vocal sides from the time – a groove that's often snapping, swinging, ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Incredible Japanese reissuepackage – with the original European-styled sleeve, plus an extra separate sleeve for the vinyl! Includes obi too.)
The language of saxophonist Nat Birchall has always been pretty cosmic – but this time around, he seems to be reaching out even more – working on these long-spun tracks with a really unique quartet! The group features sublime work on harmonium from Adam Fairhall – an instrument ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bird Curtis isn't a single guy, but instead the title of the group – a conflation of the names of tenorist Ian Bird and trumpeter John Tewlaney Curtis – who both lead this fabulous British group from the end of the 60s! These guys are far less known than giants of their scene from the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the headiest Peter Brotzmann albums we've heard in years, thanks to the sound of the Black Bombaim group from Portugal – who play with a guitar-heavy drive that almost takes us back to Brotzmann's Last Exit recordings of the 80s! The group play with a forward energy that takes off ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Black Disco —
Night Express ... LP Matsuli (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.99
Don't think "disco", think "funky jazz" – because this sweet South African group from the 70s is filled with lots of groovy twists and turns – all in a mode that's quite different than any of the American or European jazz albums we know from the time! The lineup ... (Global Grooves, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ran Blake —
Breakthru ... LP Improvising Artists Inc, 1976. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
Great solo piano work from Ran Blake – a selection of shorter songs, mostly numbers by other artists, both classic and contemporary – completely transformed in Blake's hands! LP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vintage Japanese pressing! Back cover has a small name and a few bits of tape, but front looks great.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing in an alternate non-gatefold cover.)
One of Art Blakey's first true moments of genius! This transitional version of the Jazz Messengers included two parts – Lee Morgan and Bobby Timmons – of the holy Morgan/Shorter/Timmons trilogy, and it's also got the added bonus of Benny Golson on tenor, who was at the height of his ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderfully hard-storming set – and a record that not only firmly put the Jazz Messengers on the map, but also set a whole new standard for live jazz recording! The group here is the early version of the Messengers – almost co-led by drummer Art Blakey with pianist Horace Silver ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(63rd street pressing, with deep groove, RVG etch, and ear.)
A wonderfully hard-storming set – and a record that not only firmly put the Jazz Messengers on the map, but also set a whole new standard for live jazz recording! The group here is the early version of the Messengers – almost co-led by drummer Art Blakey with pianist Horace Silver ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese King pressing. Cover has a small bit of light aging.)
One of Blakey's best non-Blue Note sides from the time – and a killer album that sports a late 50's lineup of the Jazz Messengers that included Jackie McLean, Johnny Griffin, and Bill Hardman. The three of them sparkle and shine with the sort of brilliance that Blakey's leadership brings to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later French pressing, in the RCA Masters series.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Classic early set featuring the Jazz Messengers back when the group still included Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, and Kenny Dorham. Hard hard hard bop, cracklin' with energy, and a great example of the kind of playing that made the group an instant success. Tracks on this second volume include " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(63rd street with Lexington on one side. NOTE: this is a great early pressing, but side one has a small bump on the vinyl that wobbles for a number of spins – but plays fine with heavier tonearm weight. Rest of record is VG+!)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers —
Buhaina ... LP Prestige (UK), 1973. New Copy (reissue)...
$13.9919.99
An amazing album that has Art Blakey completely reinventing himself for the 70s! Blakey shifts from straight hardbop to kind of a modal soul jazz groove, touched with some of the electric playing of the younger jazz generation, but not enough to qualify as fusion or funk. Instead, he's working ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wealth of jazz in many styles -- bop, hardbop, soul jazz, spiritual, rare groove, modal, improvised music, funk, free jazz, fusion, avant garde, and trad!
Gato Barbieri —
Caliente ... LP 
