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JMI, New Copy 2LP ... $41.99 49.98 About May 5, 2024
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Cellar Live (Canada), 2014. New Copy ... $24.99 27.99 About May 3, 2024 (delayed)
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Fontana/Universal (France), Late 1950s. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 35.99 About May 3, 2024 (delayed)
Art Blakey's soundtrack to this fantastic French film is one of his best non-Blue Note albums ever – and it's got the additional bonus of featuring performances by the great French tenor star Barney Wilen! The tunes here are way more than just short scene-setting soundtrack numbers – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
WeJazz (Finland), 2024. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99 About May 3, 2024 (delayed)
Trumpeter Goran Kajfes has been giving us great sounds in a variety of formats over the years, but this album may well be one of his most inventive – a session of spare, slow-growing sounds done with some very like-minded musicians – Alex Zethson on piano and organ, Johan Berthling on ... read more CD
Sdban (Belgium), New Copy 2LP ... $33.99 39.99 About May 3, 2024 (delayed)
Sdban (Belgium), New Copy ... $13.99 23.99 About May 3, 2024 (delayed)
Steeplechase (Denmark), New Copy ... $16.99 19.99 About May 5, 2024
WeJazz (Finland), New Copy ... $16.99 18.99 About May 3, 2024 (delayed)
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Riverside/New Land, 1958. New Copy (reissue)... On May 3, 2024 (delayed)
An unusual little session for Kenny Dorham – one in which he sings as well as plays trumpet – perhaps taking a page out of Chet Baker's book, but with a completely different approach! The group features Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, and Charlie Persip on drums – who is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BYG/Charly (UK), 1969. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99 On May 3, 2024 (delayed)
The Art Ensemble at the height of their powers – really letting loose on the Parisian scene of the late 60s, where they found a great audience for all the new ideas they'd been brewing up back home! The album's definitely one that has the group's unique ethos coming into focus – that ... read more CD
Also available Great Black Music – Jackson In Your House ... LP 31.99 This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 3 (delayed).
Modern Harmonic, Early 70s. New Copy Gatefold ... $13.99 16.98 About May 10, 2024
Never-issued performances from Sun Ra and his legendary Arkestra – recorded live at Slugs in New York, and featuring the group in two very different modes! Side one features "Calling Planet Earth/We'll Wait For You" – from the same performance that also gave the world the ... read more CD
Also available Thunder Of The Gods (yellow vinyl pressing) ... LP 25.99
Cecil Taylor —
Live At Fat Tuesdays 1980 – First Visit Archive ... CD Hat Art (Switzerland), New Copy ... $16.99 19.99 About May 10, 2024
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Marion Brown —
Three For Shepp To Gesprachsfetzen Revisited ... CD Hat Art (Switzerland), New Copy ... $16.99 19.99 About May 10, 2024
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Day Is Over —
Day Is Over ... CD Svart (Finland), New Copy ... $9.99 18.99 About May 10, 2024
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Edward Vesala Trio —
Nana ... CD Blue Master/Svart (Finland), 1970. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99 About May 10, 2024
Free jazz from the Finnish scene of the early 70s – an exploratory trio that features Edward Vesala on drums, Arild Andersen on bass, and Juhani Aaltonen on on tenor and soprano sax! As with many Scandinavian free trio sides from the time, there's a clear inspiration here from the ESP scene ... read more CD
Alvarado/Svart (Finland), New Copy ... $9.99 18.99 About May 10, 2024
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Enrico Rava & Aga Taura Confab —
El Convidado ... CD Svart (Finland), 1975. New Copy ... $9.99 18.99 About May 10, 2024
One of the most obscure albums ever recorded by Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava – and one of the greatest as well! The set is a rare meeting between Rava and some key players on the Argentine scene of the mid 70s – a great quartet that features Fernando Gelbard on Fender Rhodes, ... read more CD
John Dokes —
Our Day ... LP Swing Theory, 2024. New Copy ... $13.99 18.99 About May 10, 2024
John Dokes —
Our Day ... CD Swing Theory, 2024. New Copy ... $9.99 13.99 About May 10, 2024
Mahakala, 2024. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99 On May 10, 2024
A record that presents itself as distinct right from the very first notes – sounds that are a bit hard to define, but which must come from the bass of the great Reggie Workman – who, along with drummer Andrew Cyrille, are really key parts of the album at the core! Neither musician has ... read more CD
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22A (UK), 2020. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 36.99 On May 10, 2024
Soulful reedman Tenderlonious plays flute this time around – but as always, it's the overall sound that makes the record so great – not just the solo bits on flute, but all the keyboards, basslines, and beats – stretched out in this cool 21st Century take on funky fusion! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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22A (UK), 2018. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $43.99 46.99 On May 10, 2024
We kinda want to hate the guy for such a hokey name like Tenderlonious – but this album's a surprisingly great little gem, and one that mixes lots of openly-blown work on flute with some sweet keyboards and other jazzy rhythms! The approach is maybe a bit like the Jason Lindh or Chris Hinze ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $27.99 29.99 On May 10, 2024
The second smoking Live Oblivion set from Brian Auger and crew – twice as long, and maybe even twice as funky as the first! The tunes on here all really push the ten minute mark – stretching out the original Auger conception on studio sides, and featuring plenty of room for really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99 On May 10, 2024
The second smoking Live Oblivion set from Brian Auger and crew – twice as long, and maybe even twice as funky as the first! The tunes on here all really push the ten minute mark – stretching out the original Auger conception on studio sides, and featuring plenty of room for really ... read more CD
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RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974. New Copy ... $22.99 23.99 On May 10, 2024
Really hard-jamming work from keyboardist Brian Auger – the first of a 2-part live set from the US, and easily some of his greatest work on record! The tracks are all very long and stretched out here – an extrapolation of the territory Auger was already exploring on studio sides, taken ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99 On May 10, 2024
Really hard-jamming work from keyboardist Brian Auger – the first of a 2-part live set from the US, and easily some of his greatest work on record! The tracks are all very long and stretched out here – an extrapolation of the territory Auger was already exploring on studio sides, taken ... read more CD
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International Anthem, New Copy 2LP ... $41.99 46.99 On May 10, 2024
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(Limited, numbered edition of 1200 copies – in heavyweight, hand-screened cover!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
International Anthem, New Copy ... $18.99 21.99 On May 10, 2024
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(Hand-numbered pressing, with art print!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
Polydor/Dynamite Cuts (UK), New Copy (pic cover)... $16.99 19.99 About May 10, 2024
Astigmatic (Poland), New Copy ... About May 10, 2024
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Red Hook, New Copy ... $23.99 25.99 On May 10, 2024
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Red Hook, New Copy ... $14.99 15.99 On May 10, 2024
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Argo/Verve, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99 On May 10, 2024
A tight batch of organ groovers with a raw R&B feel, recorded by the obscure St Louis organist Sam Lazar – with a very young Grant Green on guitar! The album's a bit different than Sam's other records for Argo – in that the tunes are all quite short, with a tight fast sound that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Verve, 1965. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99 38.99 On May 10, 2024
Surprisingly wonderful work from Kenny! The album has Kenny's guitar set to arrangements by Gil Evans – who gives the session a modern edge that really sets it apart from other Burrell albums of the time. Kenny's freed to do his thing – wonderfully, we might add – and Gil paints ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Verve Acoustic Sounds series – heavy cover and vinyl!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
Argo/Verve, 1959. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99 On May 10, 2024
A hip live date from Kenny Burrell – recorded with a trio that includes Richard Davis on bass and Roy Haynes on drums – both of whom help Kenny find a groove that's a bit lighter and more fluid than usual! The rhythms here are quite gentle, almost spare at times – and always ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Night At The Vanguard ... CD 6.99 This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
Artwork, New Copy ... $44.99 49.98 On May 10, 2024
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Artwork, New Copy ... $17.99 19.99 On May 10, 2024
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Mad About Records (Portugal), New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 34.99 About May 10, 2024
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Gearbox, 1965. New Copy (reissue)... About May 15, 2024
Never-issued work from Don Cherry – and a really key piece of the puzzle in the career of this legendary trumpeter! The recordings were done for Swedish Radio, with great fidelity – more than just live tracks captured in a club, and instead some really thoughtful material that marks an ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Indie exclusive.)
Ken Vandermark/Audiographic, 2020. New Copy ... $20.99 24.99 About May 15, 2024
A wonderful Italian/American collaboration – one that brings the reeds of Ken Vandermark and drums of Hamid Drake into contact with the live electronics of Luigi Ceccarelli and flutes of Gianni Trovalusci! The pairing of players is perfect, as Ceccarelli's electronics often have these ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes postcard and insert!)
Ken Vandermark —
Momentum 4 –Consequent Duos 2015 to 2019 (5CD set) ... CD Audiographic, Late 2010s. New Copy 5CD ... $48.99 54.99 About May 15, 2024
A wonderful testament to the mindblowing collaborative powers of reedman Ken Vandermark – one of the most consistently creative saxophonists of the past few decades, and a spirit with a heart that's as big as his music! Ken's a wonder by himself, but one of the things that's always really ... read more CD
Nate Wooley & Ken Vandermark —
Deeply Discounted II/Audiographic, 2019. New Copy ... $20.99 24.99 About May 15, 2024
Two fantastic side-long improvisations – but we hardly would have expected anything less, given that the proceedings feature Nate Wooley on trumpet, and Ken Vandermark on tenor and soprano clarinet! The latter sounds really wonderful in Ken's hands – full of these unusual sharp sounds ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited, numbered edition of 500 copies.)
Ken Vandermark, Nate Wooley, Jasper Stadhouders, & Steve Heather —
Shelter ... CD Audiographic, 2017. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99 About May 15, 2024
Ken Vandermark on reeds, Nate Wooley on trumpet, Jasper Stadhouders electric bass and guitar, and Steve Heather on drums. CD
Paul Lytton/Audiographic, 2023. New Copy ... $20.99 24.99 About May 15, 2024
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Edition Redux —
Better A Rook Than A Pawn ... CD Audiographic, New Copy ... $14.99 16.99 About May 15, 2024
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Ken Vandermark —
Snapshots – Complete ... CD Audiographic, New Copy ... $14.99 16.99 About May 15, 2024
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Corbett vs. Dempsey, New Copy ... $11.99 14.99 About May 15, 2024
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Ultraaani (Finland), 2019. New Copy ... $28.99 34.99 About May 15, 2024
A really beautiful little record, and one that's got a sound that's every bit what you'd expect from the earthy look of its cover! The music is spare but rhythmic – and often features flute lines over percussion and other spare sonic elements – acoustic bass, other stringed instruments ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazzaggression (Finland), New Copy ... $30.99 36.99 About May 15, 2024
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Jazzaggression (Finland), New Copy ... $30.99 36.99 About May 15, 2024
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Jazzaggression (Finland), New Copy ... $30.99 36.99 About May 15, 2024
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EMI/BGO (UK), 1971. New Copy ... $13.99 17.99 About May 15, 2024
One of the most creative albums ever from UK composer Neil Ardley – and that's saying a lot, given the complexity of his other work! The set's got a wonderful blend of jazz arrangements and some freer passages – scored by Ardley with some of his most sensitive, most beautiful music ... read more CD
P-Vine (Japan), New Copy ... $15.99 19.99 About May 15, 2024
Vistone/P-Vine (Japan), 1994. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 About May 15, 2024
The last album ever recorded by funky drummer Roy Porter – and a really unique set that seeks to combine his older grooves from the 70s with contemporary elements from the 90s hip hop scene! The approach is a lot better than you might expect, and has lots of the best true school elements ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media feat Sammy —
Wandering Birds ... LP Columbia/J-Digs (Japan), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... About May 17, 2024
Heavy funk from Japan's Soul Media combo – and one of the group's great 70s outings with the engimatic Sammy on vocals! Sammy's got this raw, raspy style that might owe a bit to Janis Joplin at times – but also nods strongly to the work of the American underground at others – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jiro Inagaki & His Soul Media —
Head Rock ... LP Columbia/J-Digs (Japan), 1970. New Copy (reissue)... About May 17, 2024
A definite head rocker here – a brilliant bit of funky jazz from Japan, and a record that beautifully balances acoustic and electric elements! Jiro Inagaki plays some heavy tenor and soprano sax on the record – working with a combo that includes electric guitar, electric bass, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Takeo Moriyama —
Smile ... LP Columbia/J-Digs (Japan), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... About May 17, 2024
An album with a sweet title, but a very hard groove – a stone stormer from Japanese drummer Takeo Moriyama – put together with these soaring reed lines that almost make the whole thing feel like an early 70s album from Elvin Jones! There's a very spiritual feel to the music at times ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Shigeo Sekito —
Special Sound Series Vol 2 – The Word ... LP Columbia/J-Digs (Japan), New Copy (reissue)... About May 17, 2024
Werf (Netherlands), New Copy ... $25.99 29.99 About May 17, 2024
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Intakt (Switzerland), New Copy ... $16.99 19.98 About May 17, 2024
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One World (Denmark), New Copy ... $34.99 38.99 About May 17, 2024
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One World (Denmark), New Copy ... $15.99 18.99 About May 17, 2024
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Crystal Clear/Liberation Hall, 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 26.99 About May 17, 2024
One of the most obscure albums of the 70s from jazz vibes legend Cal Tjader – a set that was originally done as a direct-to-disc session for an audiophile label, but one that has Tjader recording with some of his grooviest modes of the time! The group here is wonderful – and the album ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tribute/Liberation Hall, 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 26.99 About May 17, 2024
A fantastic bit of late 60's funk, and a surprisingly slammin' record from Dizzy! The album's got tight, hard, choppy funk arrangements from Ed Bland – who went onto to do some great work at the Perception label – and the group features James Moody blowing hard lean funky solos right ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Liberation Hall, New Copy ... $23.99 26.99 About May 17, 2024
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Tribute/Liberation Hall, 1969. New Copy ... $12.99 14.99 About May 17, 2024
A fantastic bit of late 60's funk, and a surprisingly slammin' record from Dizzy! The album's got tight, hard, choppy funk arrangements from Ed Bland – who went onto to do some great work at the Perception label – and the group features James Moody blowing hard lean funky solos right ... read more CD
Liberation Hall, New Copy ... $14.99 16.99 About May 17, 2024
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Blue Note, 1960. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99 On May 17, 2024
During the early 60s, Blue Note wisely cut a number of sessions that took advantage of their soulful in-house rhythm trio The Three Sounds. The group recorded more than a few successful albums under their own name – but they also did a few great records that feature them backing up a more ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Blue Note, 1962. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 28.99 On May 17, 2024
One of the greatest albums ever from Blue Note tenor giant Hank Mobley – a set that really explodes in all the new directions Hank was taking in the 60s! Mobley in the 50s was already the stuff of legend – a tremendous soloist on tenor, and every bit his own man – firmly focused ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Workout (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 7.99 This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 17.
Valley Of Search, New Copy ... $20.99 24.99 On May 17, 2024
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Valley Of Search, New Copy ... $13.99 15.99 On May 17, 2024
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Contemporary/Craft, 1958. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 28.99 On May 17, 2024
A great set by Hampton Hawes – really one of his best ever records, and for a number of reasons! First up, Harold Land's playing tenor on the record, opening it up a lot more than some of Hamp's regular trio sides. Secondly, the bassist on the set is Scott LaFaro, the challenging modernist ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 17.
Ogun (UK), 1989. New Copy ... $11.99 16.99 About May 20, 2024
The title's a bit hokey, but the group's a great one – a saxophone quartet, led by Elton Dean and augmented by bass and drums, for a very unique sound! The style here is quite different than that of the over-used 80s sax quartet style – as the bass and drums propel the group into a ... read more CD
British Progressive Jazz (UK), New Copy ... $12.99 14.99 About May 20, 2024
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $10.99 14.99 About May 22, 2024
A pretty sweet 70s set from Art Farmer – ostensibly a tribute to Duke Ellington, but really more of a gently soulful session in the mode of Art's best work of the decade! The group is the Cedar Walton trio with Walton on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums – all ... read more CD
(Part of the East Wind Masters Collection 1000!)
Blue Note, 1960. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of the greatest Art Blakey Blue Note sessions of all time – and perhaps one of the greatest to realize the genius of the Jazz Messengers lineup that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, and Bobby Timmons on piano! The trio of young talents are at the height of their ... read more CD
Also available Big Beat (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1956. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
The lyrical genius at his best – an early record from pianist Horace Silver, but one that already has him really defining that special sort of sound that made him really stand out from his contemporaries! The difference here is hard to put in words – but there's a careful ear for an ... read more CD
Also available 6 Pieces Of Silver (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 3.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1962. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
Guitar genius Grant Green is definitely feelin the spirit here – as he mixes his lean 60s style with a host of traditional numbers from the spiritual canon – at a level that provided a whole new sense of soul at the time! There was plenty of music influenced by gospel during the decade ... read more CD
Also available Feelin The Spirit (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 6.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1963. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of the first true moments of genius from tenorist Joe Henderson – his debut as a leader for Blue Note, and a set that already has him knocking it out of the park, and setting a tone for a whole new generation! Right at the start, Joe was as distinct a saxophonist as recent predecessors ... read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1957. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of the most obscure of the Paul Chambers albums on Blue Note – and one of the most interesting as well! Although best known for his solid rhythm work on late 50s hardbop recordings, Chambers breaks out here with a more introspective, more exploratory style on the bass – using the ... read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
An album of incredible beauty – and one of the key early sides that Shorter cut for Blue Note! It's nearly impossible to describe the genius of these records without playing them – and upon playing, all words disappear in the brilliance of Shorter's incredible tone, solo imagination, ... read more CD
Also available Speak No Evil (SHMCD pressing – with bonus track) ... CD 14.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1960. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of the key classics from the hardbop years of Blue Note – the kind of album that really set the label apart from the rest at the time! Soul Station is a deceptively simple album that has tenor giant Hank Mobley playing standards and originals in a quartet with Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul ... read more CD
Also available Soul Station (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 13.99
Soul Station (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1970. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
A funky nugget from the second Blue Note chapter of guitarist Grant Green – that wonderful point when he shifted into more funk-based styles from his hardbop work at the start – and found a way to unlock a whole new side of his talents! The approach here is similar to some of the funky ... read more CD
Also available Green Is Beautiful ... LP 24.99
Green Is Beautiful (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Green Is Beautiful ... CD 14.99
Green Is Beautiful ... CD 12.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
An incredible record – the kind of album that no fan of funky jazz should be without! This album is far and away one of the greatest ever cut by Brother Jack McDuff – and it's a baroquely complicated batch of funky jazz cuts that's still light years ahead of any other record! The ... read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
The title's a great one for this post-Coltrane cooker from Elvin Jones – as the set really has Elvin exploring some really fresh currents in jazz, with a range of complicated rhythms that really pull the whole session along strongly! Rhythm is really set free on the record – as Elvin ... read more CD
Also available Poly-Currents (180 gram pressing) ... LP 36.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
A funky gem from Hammond hero Reuben Wilson – one of the last great organ players to emerge from the 60s soul jazz scene – and a musician who seemed to have a great ear for funky currents right from the start! Part of the album's charm is the drums of Idris Muhammad (aka Leo Morris) ... read more CD
Also available Love Bug (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
A stone killer from organist Lonnie Smith – one of his completely cooking early albums for Blue Note, and a hard-burner all the way through! Smith's working here with a really great group that includes Idris Muhammad on drums and Melvin Sparks on guitar – both of whom give the album a ... read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1966. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
Easily one of the most powerful albums ever cut by Don Cherry – a searing set of tracks done for Blue Note in the late 60s – and featuring some tremendous tenor work by Pharoah Sanders! There's a tightness and level of energy here that surpasses even Cherry's other excellent Blue Note ... read more CD
Also available Where Is Brooklyn (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1968. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of our favorite Lee Morgan albums, and one of his least known – a set recorded in the crucial last five years of his life, and a sparkling mix of hard bop, soul jazz, and slight bits of modernism – that magical mix that Lee was hitting as he reached farther and farther with his ... read more CD
Also available Caramba (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1967. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
A sublime album by one of our favorite talents in 60s jazz – pianist Jack Wilson, making his second Blue Note appearance here amidst a group of other more likely label players that include Lee Morgan on trumpet, Jackie McLean on alto, and Billy Higgins on drums! Despite the presence of those ... read more CD
Also available Easterly Winds (180 gram pressing) ... LP 36.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of the greatest Blue Note albums of all time – a record that's even better than the look of it's cover – which is already pretty darn classic! Hank Mobley had been making records for Blue Note for a number of years before this set – but Caddy For Daddy is one in which he ... read more CD
Also available Caddy For Daddy (180 gram pressing) ... LP 36.99
Blue Note (Japan), Late 1960s. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
Lyrical beauty from trumpeter Blue Mitchell – one of those records that really has him coming into his own, sounding fantastic on Blue Note in a way he never did on his earlier albums as a leader! it's clear that Blue learned a lot while playing in the group of Horace Silver – a way of ... read more CD
Also available Down With It! (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 14.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
Oh Baby is right – as the album's one of the best Blue Note albums by Hammond legend Big John Patton – a perfect mix of funky organ and burning hardbop! The tracks hare are all originals penned for the album – mostly by Patton, but also by other group members – the kind of ... read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of the greatest modern moments on Blue Note – ever! From the cover, to the compositions, to the playing on the set – the whole album crackles with an unbelievable fire that was hardly ever matched again. A young Sam Rivers leads a quartet that includes Jaki Byard on piano, Ron ... read more CD
Also available Fuchsia Swing Song (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of our favorite-ever albums on Blue Note – a great 60s session that features one of the most unique reed players to ever record for the label! George Braith takes a bit of a page from Roland Kirk – in that he handles a variety of oddly-tuned reed instruments, but with a wonderfully ... read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1963. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
A modernist classic from 60s Blue Note! The album's one of Jackie McLean's greatest from the time – and one of his seminal "new thing" sessions cut with young modernists Grachan Moncur III on trombone and Bobby Hutcherson on vibes – both young players who were really finding ... read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1962. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of the few albums ever made as a leader by tenorist Don Wilkerson – a hell of a talent who was usually working in the background of the Ray Charles band, but got this chance to step out as a leader for Blue Note – in a session that's also one of the rarest on the label! Brother Don ... read more CD
Also available Preach Brother ... LP 36.99
Preach Brother (180 gram pressing) ... LP 25.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1961. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
A crackling date from Jackie McLean – a set that's got a more expansive feel than some of his earlier Blue Note work – filled with fire, far from the 50s – and really pointing the way towards his new directions to come! There's a hint of modernism in the mix, mostly on the tone ... read more CD
Also available Bluesnik ... LP 29.99
Blue Note (Japan), 1959. New Copy ... $18.99 22.99 About May 22, 2024
One of three incredible albums cut by trumpeter Dizzy Reece for Blue Note Records – all a bit unusual, in that Dizzy was a key part of the scene in London at the time, and not part of the regular New York group that were so important to the Blue Note roster at the end of the 50s! Yet despite ... read more CD
DIW/Super Fuji Discs (Japan), 1988. New Copy ... $30.99 36.99 About May 22, 2024
A classic Arkestra live set from the end of the 80s – beautifully recorded, and put together with a lot more dynamic energy than some of the less professional Sun Ra live dates from the time! The set runs for nearly an hour in length, and tracks are long, but often quite focused – ... read more CD
