Jan Akkerman on guitars and synths, Jasper Van't Hoff and Joachim Kuhn on keys, Jim Campagnola on tenor sax, Pablo Nahar on bass guitar, and others. CD
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Bill Doggett/Earl Bostic —
Trading Licks ... CD Charly (UK), 1950s. Used ...
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20 track split compilation from Bill Doggett and Earl Bostic. CD
Don Cherry really breaks out here on his classic Mu sessions from France – using the new freedoms of post-68 Paris to explore themes at a level that would set the tone for generations to come! The album's very spare, and very improvised – with Cherry on pocket trumpet, piano, and ... read moreCD
Fantastic material from an important early tour of Europe by the John Coltrane Quartet – tracks recorded in Graz, Austria – and a perfect example of the group as they were really beginning to stretch out and explore! At some level, the vibe here is like the famous first run of Village ... read moreCD
Includes the songs "The Bo-Do Rock", "Honky Tonk, Pt.1", "Honky Tonk, Pt.2", "Rainbow Riots, Pts. 1-2", "Blue Largo", "Big Boy", "You Ain't No Good", "Big Dog", "Hippy Dippy", "Backwards", "Shind ... read moreCD
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Roy Eldridge —
Fiesta In Brass ... CD Charly (UK), 1938/1943/1944. Used ...
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Includes the songs "Sittin' In", "Sittin' In No. 2", "Stardust", "Body And Soul", "Forty Six West Fifty Two", "Forty Six West Fifty Two No. 2", "The Gasser", "Jump Through The Window", "Minor Jive", "Stard ... read moreCD
Charles Mingus —
Live In Paris ... CD Snapper/Charly (UK), 1964. Used ...
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Titles include "Peggy's Blue Skylight", "Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress", "Meditation", and "Sophisticated Lady". With Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin, Clifford Jordan, and Jaki Byard! CD
Lee Morgan —
Expoobident ... CD Vee Jay/Charly (UK), 1960. Used ...
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One of Lee's totally great hard bop sessions for Vee Jay, recorded around the time of his best early work for Blue Note, and with a good hard group that includes Clifford Jordan on tenor, Eddie Higgins on piano, and Art Blakey on drums. The material's a tight set of tracks that includes originals ... read moreCD
Really unique material from Sun Ra – a pair of recordings that were initially circulated much more strongly than some of his Saturn Records material, thanks to the power of the BYG/Actuel label in the early 70s – but tracks that actually come from a variety of different sessions that Ra ... read moreCD
Archie Shepp —
Blase ... CD BYG/Charly (UK), 1970. Used ...
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A crucial album from Archie Shepp – one that finds him enjoying new freedoms on the French scene at the end of the 60s – which then helps him take off from his earlier Impulse Records modes, at a level he'd then bring back to the label in the early 70s! There's a very free-thinking ... read moreCD
A tremendous bit of jazz history – 2 classic Archie Shepp albums on 1 CD! Yasmina features Archie Shepp at his spiritual best – recording in Paris in 1969, and absorbing a heck of a lot of pan-African influences! The centerpiece of the album is the amazing "Yasmina" – ... read moreCD
A set that features 15 tracks from Wayne Shorter's early years recording for Vee Jay Records! Some of the work is from the Introducing Wayne Shorter album – the birth of a genius! From the vantage point of the 21st century,Wayne Shorter hardly needs any introduction – but when he ... read moreCD
22 songs from Bill Doggett Combo, the Flamingos, Joe Lutcher, Tiny Bradshaw, Wynonie Harris, Earl Bostic, Joe Lutcher, Roy Brown, Little Esther, the Dominos, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and more. (Soul, Jazz)CD
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 moreCD
A great collection of early South African jazz and other grooves! Featuers work by Four Yanks, Skylarks, Kippie Moeketsi, Spokes Mashiyane, Jazz Dazzlers, Royal Players, and others! (Global Grooves, Jazz)CD