An incredible package – one that features all three variations on this legendary album, along with bonus material on other pieces of vinyl – plus complete replicas of all 17 issues of the legendary Tribe Magazine – a key outlet for knowledge and culture in the Detroit scene of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 350!)
Emanuel Harrold —
We Da People ... LP Gearbox (UK), 2023. New Copy ...
$19.9934.99
Drummer Emanuel Harrold is way more than just a musician on the set – and the record is way more than jazz as well – as Emanuel works with some great guests throughout, and turns the whole thing into a record that's more like some soul-styled soundsystem overall! There's definitely ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really cool little record – way more so than you might expect! Actor Laurence Harvey reads passages from the cheesy book in the title, but the set also features some cool instrumental work from Herbie Mann – with an unusual group that includes Ahmed Abdul-Malik on bass, Hagood Hardy ... (Spoken Word, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green & blue label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear, with a sticker and some light stains in back.)
Early genius from the legendary pianist Hasaan – an artist most people know for his famous Atlantic album with Max Roach, but who steps out here in a set of earlier material that's completely amazing! The set begins with six trio tracks – performed in a group with Henry Grimes on bass ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With sidemen that include Billy Eckstine, Wardell Gray, Barney Kessel, Jackie Mills, Arnold Ross, Jimmy Rowles, and with the Benny Goodman Septet. LP, Vinyl record album
A noteworthy session from pianist Hampton Hawes – a rare quartet session from the 50s (at a time when Hawes was mostly working in trios) – and also a three volume set of releases, all recorded in the space of a single night! The album is truly an All Night Session – as the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed 70s pressing – pre OJC!)
Hampton Hawes/Freddie Redd —
Piano East West ... LP Prestige, 1952/1955. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
A classic split album of bop piano from both coasts – kind of a double-header in jazz, and one that really packs a punch! Hamp Hawes represents the west coast – and unlike his cool jazz contemporaries, he's grooving hard in a quartet that includes Larry Bunker on vibes, Larry Marable ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(OJC pressing. Cover looks great, with minimal wear.)
Coleman Hawkins —
At Early 40s & 60s ... LP Vee Jay (Japan), Early/Mid 1940s/1961. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
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(Early 80s issue. Includes the insert.)
Coleman Hawkins —
Body & Soul ... LP Bluebird, Late 30s/1940s/Mid 50s. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ...
$14.99
A nice overview of Coleman Hawkins' career in a great 2LP set, containing material recorded between 1939 and 1947, and later work recorded in 1956. Most of the early work is in a wonderful small group format that lets Hawkins' tenor really come to the forefront. Other players on the sessions ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue, still sealed with a cutout notch.)
Rare Commodore Records sides by Coleman Hawkins – including some never issued on 78s! The tracks here are pulled from two sessions – one in 1940 with Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Benny Carter on alto, Bernard Addison on guitar, John Kirby on bass, and Sid Catlett on drums; and from 1943 ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Featuring undated 50s recordings with the Teddy Wilson Trio, with Milt Hinton, Jo Jones, and Dizzy Gillespie, as well as a 1959 date with the Eddie Higgins Trio. LP, Vinyl record album
A nice set that brings together Hawk Flies High plus earlier material from 78s! The core record is a key album in the reintroduction of Coleman Hawkins in the late 50s – recorded in a style that still bears a lot of traces of earlier years, but at a time when Hawk was being claimed as a key ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear, with some seam splitting.)
Rare early European performances by this tenor giant, with George Van Helvoirt, Marcel Thielemans, Wim Poppink, Andrew Vanderouderaaa, Theo Uden Masman, Nico De Rooy, Jacques Pet, Tonny Limbach, Toon Diepenbroek, and Kees Kranenburg in 1935 and 1937, and with a smaller band including Freddy Johnson ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Massive later music from Coleman Hawkins – a date that might be easy to overlook, given the unassuming package – but one that really features that newfound mix of modernism and soul that graced the later years of Hawk! The setting is a bit unusual, but that's part of the charm – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has clear tape on the top & bottom seams, split spine, some surface wear & aging.)
A near-forgotten gem from Coleman Hawkins excellent late 50s period – recorded for the short-lived Felsted label, and done in a beautifully relaxed way! The tracks here are long and easy-going – at times even more open than Hawkins' work for Verve, and in the style he'd explore even ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s Japanese pressing, with insert. Cover has very light wear, and a Swing Journal seal of approval sticler.)
With tracks from a 1959 session with Roy Eldridge, Ray Bryant, Tom Bryant, and Oliver Jackson; plus from 1962 with Goran Lindberg, Curt Lindgren, and Rune Karlsson. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue. Shrinkwrap has a small hole from sticker removal.)
A classic set in the best Verve Records mode – as these two mature giants of the tenor sax get lots of room to open up and solo with a great rhythm section at the core! Both Hawkins and Webster have a fantastic sense of tone and timing – and the space of the record really lets you hear ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Verve Acoustic Sounds series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
A great collection of French material from both players – originally recorded for 78s on the Swing label, and a key early example of the strong treatment American musicians received in Paris! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some edge wear.)
Coleman Hawkins & Clark Terry —
Back In Bean's Bag ... LP Columbia, Early 60s. Very Good+ ...
$16.99
A way different album than usual for both tenor giant Coleman Hawkins, and up-and-coming trumpet talent Clark Terry – a very soulful set that falls much more into the spirit of the few soul jazz gems on early 60s Epic/Columbia Records! This could be because Dave Bailey's holding down the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 2 eye white label promo. Cover has light wear, some aging, and a tracklist sticker.)
Includes Lester Young recordings from 1946 with Nat Cole on piano, Oscar Moore on guitar, Johnny Miller on bass, and Buddy Rich on drums, plus his quartet with Kenny Kersey on piano, Billy Hadnott on baritone, and Rossiere Shadow Wilson on drums; and Coleman Hawkins recordings from 1945 and 1946, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first LP features the full album The Hawk Relaxes – a great illustration of the gentle genius that made so many later Coleman Hawkins records so great! The relaxed setting for this record is a perfect setting for Hawkins to open up and stretch out – working his tenor with a sound ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has light surface wear and a promo stamp.)
Drummer Roy Haynes always brings something great to the table for any album he does as a leader – and this record is no exception! Here, the "added something" is the presence of Roland Kirk on reeds – offered a key early chance to express his most modern ideas in the freedom ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jimmy Heath —
Love Letter ... LP Verve, 2020. New Copy Gatefold ...
$11.9924.99
The last album that Jimmy Heath ever gave the world – and a record that makes us miss him even more – as the whole thing takes Heath back to that spectacular mix of solo expressionist, thoughtful composer, and sensitive arranger territory of his best early years! And if you want proof ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The title's a bit obtuse, but the music is warm and soulful throughout – a really tremendous session that carries on the strong legacy of solo work that Jimmy Heath was doing in the 70s! The feel here is a lot like some of Heath's dates for the Muse or Xanadu labels – and Jimmy's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp, bent a bit at the spine, and is lighlty bent at the bottom right corner.)
Warm and wonderful work from saxophonist Jimmy Heath – still sounding great here in the 90s, and working in an excellent format that places his tenor and soprano next to guitar, bass, and drums. The lack of piano is quite striking – and the guitar work of Tony Perrone freely steps ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Neal Hefti & His Orchestra With The Ray Charles Choir —
Singing Instrumentals ... LP Epic, 1955. Near Mint- ...
$6.999.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono yellow label pressing with deep groove. Cover has minimal wear and aging.)
Great work from a contemporary hardbop genius – Finnish drummer Aleksi Heinola, a musician who's got the same sense of leadership as the great Art Blakey! Not that Heinola's any sort of Blakey imitation – just that he's got a way of picking all the best elements for a group, putting ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An album that begins with a drumbreak, then features electric piano from George Cables – all at a level that almost feels like Eddie Henderson has gone back to those sublime funky years of the mid 70s! Back in the day, the trumpeter's spacious approach to jazz funk really marked the start of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Spare, stretched-out work from tenorist Joe Henderson – one of his hippest recordings of the 80s, and a great live date recorded with just bass and drums for accompaniment! Henderson's horn is heard in great company with the bass of Charlie Haden and drums of Al Foster – both players ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic session of 60s "new thing" jazz – and one of our favorite early records by Joe Henderson – exactly the kind of album to show why his emergence in the decade was such an important new voice in jazz! The album features some incredibly hard playing from Joe – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Classic early work by modern tenor genius Joe Henderson – very well titled with the use of "mode", given the new sound and new direction Henderson was taking his tenor in the 60s! The album's got Joe working at the head of an all-great lineup that includes Lee Morgan on trumpet, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
There's nothing standard about this set – as Joe Henderson always brings something special to a recording session – especially at this point in his career! The album has a wonderful format – Joe's unique tenor tone set up beautifully alongside the bass of Rufus Reid and drums of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
After working for years in the Crusaders, then honing his production skills with excellent work for Fantasy and Mercury, Wayne Henderson put out this album of his own, which drew on a lot of the work he'd been doing during the mid 70s. The album's a showcase for his At Home productions team, and ... (Soul, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch and is bent at the top right corner.)
A great version of Ralph Burns' "Early Autumn" – and vintage 40s material from the Herman band, with Red Rodney, Ernie Royal, Conte Candoli, and Rolf Ericson on trumpets; Serge Chaloff, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, and Stan Getz on saxes! LP, Vinyl record album
Woody Herman —
Road Father ... LP Century, 1978. Sealed Gatefold ...
$4.99
Cool groovy Woody – with Fender Rhodes from Pat Coil! Titles include "Isn't She Lovely", "Sugar Loaf Mountain", "Fire Dance", "Sunrise Lady", and "I Got News For You". LP, Vinyl record album
A great collection of work from one of the hippest bandleaders to emerge in the swing generation – and one of the few to be able to tie his approach to the growing worlds of modern jazz and jump jive too! The set features material from Woody Herman's first three "herds" – the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red and gold label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging. Labels have spindle marks.)
One of the first albums as a leader from pianist John Hicks – a record that really set the tone for countless great sides to come – and which follows on years of great work with Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Charles Tolliver, and other soulful jazz giants! This set was Hicks' ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Hicks works in some really wonderful company here – a trio with bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Idris Muhammad – both of whom really add a lot to the date! We're always big fans of Lundy's sound on bass – and his approach here has the same warm-rolling quality you'd find in ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare bit of Chicago jazz, cut back when Atlantic had a brief relationship with the Dunwich imprint, which was mostly a garage-rock operation. This one, though, is a prime bit of Cadet/Argo jazz – as Higgins plays piano with pop/jazz backings by Richard Evans, done very much in the style of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo Green and blue label pressing. Cover has a cutout hole.)
A wonderful session by Andrew Hill – recorded in 1968, but issued only briefly in 1981 – and out of print for years! The session is a key one in understanding Hill's work – as it's a bridge between the arch modernism of his early Blue Note sides, and the more soul-oriented ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy vinyl and cover!)
Andrew Hill —
Verona Rag ... LP Soul Note (Italy), 1988. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Solo piano from Andrew Hill – done in that long-flowing mature style that he pulled out in later years – an approach that could be as warm as it was constantly creative! Titles include "Retrospect", "Afternoon In Paris", "Verona Rag", "Darn That ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Recorded live at the International Jazz Festival Berne, with Harry Edison on trumpet, Eddie Davis on tenor, Leonard Gaskin on bass, and Oliver Jackson on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a cutout notch. Shrinkwrap is torn a bit at the bottom right corner.)
Earl Hines on solo piano performing "You Do Something To Me", "Night & Day", "Rosalie", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "What Is This Thing Called Love", and "You'd Be So Easy To Love". LP, Vinyl record album
(In a flip-back cover, with light wear and yellowing from age.)
A great later live performance from this piano legend – with an unusual trio that features Ahmed Abdul Malik on bass and Oliver Jackson on drums! LP, Vinyl record album
With Doc Cheatham on trumpet, Rudy Rutherford on clarinet, alto, and tenor, Jack Wilkins on guitar, Jimmy Leary on bass, and Ray Mosca on drums. Arrangements by Buck Clayton and Ernie Wilkins. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue. Cover has light wear, yellowing from age, a sticker spot, some gloss separation at the corners, and gloss peel in back.)
Solo piano performance from the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival. Titles include "Close To You", "In My Solitude", "Why Do I Love You?", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", and "West Side Story Medley". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some fading at the spine and is lightly bent at the edges and corners.)
Earl Hines & Budd Johnson —
Dirty Old Men ... LP Black & Blue (France), 1974. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
With Jimmy Leary on bass and Panama Francis on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an import sticker in back.)
Earl Hines & Jimmy Rushing —
Blues & Things ... LP Master Jazz, 1967. Very Good ...
$6.99
Great small combo work – with Gonsalves on tenor, Hines on piano, Al Hall on bass, and Jo Jones on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(French pressing on Freedom. Cover is bent just a bit at the front panel.)
Earl Hines with Roy Eldridge & Coleman Hawkins —
Grand Reunion ... LP Limelight, 1965. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$11.9914.99
Earl Hines leads a group that includes special guests like Roy Eldridge and Coleman Hawkins – and the material's a relatively traditional batch of tunes, done in Earl's classic piano style. The group performs an extended "Portrait Of Fats Waller", plus shorter tracks like "C ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove in the booklet cover, in great shape with an inspection stamp in back.)
Earl Hines leads a group that includes special guests like Roy Eldridge and Coleman Hawkins – and the material's a relatively traditional batch of tunes, done in Earl's classic piano style. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove in the textured booklet cover, with some yellowing from age and heavy wear at the spine.)
Earl Hines, Jonah Jones, Buddy Tate, Cozy Cole —
Back On The Street ... LP Chiaroscuro, 1972. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
Jonah Jones on trumpet and vocals, Buddy Tate on clarinet and tenor sax, Earl Hines on piano, Jerome Darr on guitar, John Brown on bass, and Cozy Cole on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
Motohiko Hino —
Flying Clouds ... LP Days Of Delight (Japan), 1976. New Copy ...
$46.9954.99
A never-issued live performance from the legendary Japanese drummer Motohiko Hino – recorded live in concert, originally by the Three Blind Mice label – yet a date that's a lot more freewheeling than most of the more familiar studio material from TBM! All the tracks are long, soaring, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of a few albums cut in America by French 50s modernist Andre Hodeir – a set of compositions arranged and conducted by Hodeir himself, featuring American players that include Idrees Sulieman and Donald Byrd on trumpets, Hal McKusick on alto and bass clarinet, Bobby Jaspar on tenor and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label pressing with RVG etch. Cover has a small top seam split, but the rest is great!)
A totally cool session of avant Parisian jazz – assembled by the great Andre Hodeir, whose Jazz Et Jazz is one of the best modernist jazz efforts from postwar France. The work attempts to set music to the writings of James Joyce – and it features the voices of Nicole Croisille and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original US stereo pressing in the booklet cover, with light wear.)
Brilliant work from the modernist underground late 50s Paris! Andre Hodeir was one of the city's best-known jazz composers and arrangers at the time – a key part of the postwar scene, and its development into its own style away from strictly American sounds. Hodier's working here with a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label promo with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging, center splits in the spine and bottom seam, and a promo ink stamp in back.)
Art Hodes —
Apex Blues ... LP Jazzology, 1944. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
With Mezz Mezzrow on clarinet and Danny Alvin on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has minimal wear and aging.)
Vintage recordings by the Art Hodes Columbia Quintet – with Duke DuVal on trumpet, George Brunies on trombone, Rod Cless on clarinet, and Joe Caruso on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue.)
Art Hodes —
Trios ... LP Jazzology, 1953. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Includes cuts from three trio sessions in 1953 – with Darnell Howard on clarinet and Baby Dodds on drums, George Lewis on clarinet and Lawrence Marrero on banjo, and Volly DeFault on clarinet and Jasper Taylor on washboard. LP, Vinyl record album
One of the first Verve albums to push Johnny Hodges away from Ellington and into the soul jazz mode that served him well as a leader in the 60s – recorded here with Wild Bill Davis on organ, Sam Jones on bass, Louis Hayes on drums, and the great Les Spann on both guitar and flute! Spann's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono MGM pressing. Cover has light wear and some aging, cutout hole.)
Great work as a leader from this legendary Duke Ellington altoist – working here with Ben Webster on tenor, Lawrence Brown on trombone, Emmett Berry on trumpet, Leroy Lovett on piano, and Lloyd Trotman on bass – plus some tracks that Flip Phillips and Al Sears on tenor, and Sonny Green ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy yellow label Norgran pressing with trumpter logo and deep groove! Vinyl is great overall – just has a very slight crackle at the start, but plays great otherwise. Cover is nice too – no splits!)
Late work from the great Billie Holiday – the kind of mature set that made Verve Records such a perfect home for the singer in the 50s! Where other labels might have pushed too much to try to get Billie into more commercial, or more straightforward modes – Verve just relaxes into the ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited, numbered pressing – #3135.)
Billie Holiday —
Lady ... LP Verve, Late 50s. Very Good- ...
$1.99
Later work from Billie Holiday – all recorded for Verve with some hip group backing! (Vocalists, Jazz)LP, Vinyl record album
(The bottom half of the cover has waviness and light staining, cutout hole, some wear along the opening.)
Possibly one of the most essential Billie Holiday albums for Verve – a set that carries the same title as her famous autobiography, and which also features many key numbers from her songbook at the time! The feel here is quite easygoing and relaxed – with small group backing behind ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s mono Japanese Polydor pressing – UMV 2047 – with obi and insert. Cover has light wear, some spotty aging, and some small white print blemishes.)
About as classic as you can get for Billie Holiday on Verve – a wonderfully intimate small group session, recorded with top-shelf players and a smokey torchy mood! Billie's in her later years by the time of the set, but somehow singing with even more emotion and life – working with a ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s mono Japanese pressing – MV 2595 – with obi and insert.)
Landmark improvisations from two of the most important bassists in avant garde jazz – Dave Holland and Barre Phillips – two players each coming from two different scenes and styles, but working together here perfectly in a groundbreaking session of all-bass work! Holland plays a bit of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice German pressing! Cover has some light wear, and light peeling of laminate – but is nice overall.)
Christopher Hollyday —
Treaty ... LP Jazz Beat, 1985. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
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(Cover has a bent corner.)
Richard Groove Holmes & Gene Ammons —
Groovin' With Jug ... LP Pacific Jazz, 1961. Very Good ...
$6.99
Quite an unusual date – both for the players, who are normally more at home on Prestige Records – and for the Pacific Jazz label, who were then a cornerstone of west coast cool jazz! That setting doesn't keep the album from being a killer, though – as Gene Ammons wails away on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing in a barcode cover, with a cut corner, surface wear, and quite a bit of staining on the back.)
Sophisticated fusion from Japanese reedman Toshiyuki Honda – a set that's kind of an extension of the straighter sounds he'd crafted a few years before! The album has almost a soundtrack-like feel at times – and comes off like a suite of tracks that blends core combo instrumentation ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album