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Cannonball Adderley —
Cannonball's Sharpshooters ... CD Mercury (Japan), 1958. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A set that's right on target, right from the start – and one that has the young Cannonball Adderley really coming into his groove! The set's a lot more soul jazz-oriented than some of Cannon's records from a few years before – played by a rock-solid group that includes brother Nat ... read more CD
(Out of print 2012 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Cannonball Adderley —
Cannonball's Sharpshooters (Japanese pressing) ... CD Mercury (Japan), 1958. Used ... Out Of Stock
A set that's right on target, right from the start – and one that has the young Cannonball Adderley really coming into his groove! The set's a lot more soul jazz-oriented than some of Cannon's records from a few years before – played by a rock-solid group that includes brother Nat ... read more CD
Cannonball Adderley —
Jump For Joy/Mercury/Verve, 1955/1958. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
2 early experiments by Cannonball Adderley – both of which feature him as the main soloists in front of larger backings! Jump For Joy is an interesting early side by Cannonball that captures him before he'd really found his voice – and when the folks at Mercury still didn't really know ... read more CD
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Mercury/Verve, 1960. Used ... $9.99
One of the best albums that Al Cohn and Zoot Sims ever cut together – and that's saying a lot, given the strength of their collaborations during the 50s and 60s! The set's got a nice small group feeling, and is a bit more open and relaxed than some of their RCA material – still in the ... read more CD
Also available You N Me ... LP 14.99(2002 Verve Master Edition in a tri-fold digipack.)
Mercury (Japan), 1962. Used ... $29.99
A really unique little record from vocalist Frank D'Rone – one that's got a very different approach than some of his more pop-oriented sets! The album's recorded live at San Francisco's legendary Hungry I – often a haven to beats and folkies, and a venue that seems to have brought out ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print – and includes obi!)
Roy Eldridge —
Roy Eldridge & The Swing Trumpets – The Essential Keynote Collection 4 (Japanese pressing) ... CD Mercury (Japan), Mid 40s. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
A great collection of seminal 40s work from trumpeter Roy Eldridge and some of his contemporaries – all vintage material done for the Keynote label! CD
(Out of print, early CD pressing manufactured in Japan with notes in Japanese and English.)
Art Farmer —
Listen To Art Farmer & The Orchestra (Verve Elite pressing – with bonus tracks) ... CD Mercury/Verve, 1962. Used ... $16.99
A beautiful set of tracks that features Art Farmer soloing on flugelhorn over larger arrangements by Oliver Nelson. Farmer's work on the instrument was just taking shape at this point in his career, and the soulful backings of Nelson are a really great match for his lyrical tone, and widening ... read more CD
(1997 Verve Elite pressing – in nice shape!)
Mercury/Verve, 1962. Used ... $11.99
One of the most magical records ever from this legendary group – a set that swings as hard and soulfully as some of their previous sessions, yet also has a sharper, more modern vibe as well! Of course, this latter aspect is no surprise – once you realize that a young Grachan Moncur is ... read more CD
(Out of print Verve Elite pressing. Cover has light wear, backing sheet stil attached.)
Art Farmer/Mercury/Mosaic, Early 60s. Used 7CDs ... Out Of Stock
The stuff of legend – and not just work by the Jazztet combo, but also solo albums from Art Farmer and Benny Golson too! Set includes Jazztet albums Meet The Jazztet, Big City Sounds, Jazztet & John Lewis, Jazztet At Birdhouse, Another Git Together, and Here & Now; Benny Golson ... read more CD
Johnny Frigo —
I Love John Frigo He Swings ... CD Mercury/Verve, 1957. Used ... Out Of Stock
John, aka Johnny Frigo, who's best known to our set for the rare dynamite jazz dance sides he recorded later on, and to the jazz world at large for his work as a bassist, leads a small group on this rare, early full length for Mercury as a leader on his first instrument – the violin! It's a ... read more CD
Erroll Garner —
Feeling Is Believing ... CD Mercury/Mack Avenue, 1970. Used ... Out Of Stock
Erroll Garner's first album of the 70s – and a set that's a perfect demonstration of that way he could always groove, but with an edge! The first 30 seconds of the album have this sense of bold freedom that might make you think you've accidentally put on a record by Cecil Taylor – that ... read more CD
Erroll Garner —
Original Misty ... CD Mercury, 1954. Used ... Out Of Stock
Erroll Garner on piano, Wyatt Ruther on bass, and Eugene Heard on drums. CD
Benny Golson —
Turning Point (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Mercury/Universal (Japan), 1963. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
An incredible, and oft-overlooked album from the great Benny Golson – and one of the few early albums that really point the way to his huge run of work for decades to come! The style here is a bit looser, and more open than some of Golson's previous albums – less of a focus on ... read more CD
(Out of print. Includes obi!)
Gigi Gryce —
Reminiscin' ... CD Mercury (Japan), 1960. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great lost date from the wonderful Gigi Gryce – a set that features the altoist in an sextet, but often swinging with a looser vibe than on some of his better-known albums from the 50s! There's a mix of soulful and modern here that's not unlike the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet – ... read more CD
Sylvaine Helary —
Glowing Life ... CD Ayler, 2020. Used ... Out Of Stock
Sylvaine Helary on flute and voice, Antonin Rayon on piano and keys, Benjamin Glibert on guitar and bass, and Christophe Lavergne on ... read more CD
Shirley Horn —
Loads Of Love/Mercury, 1963. Used ... Out Of Stock
2 early albums by the great Shirley Horn – back to back on one CD! On Loads Of Love, Shirley sings some somber ballads over large orchestrations by Jimmy Jones – in a mode that's different from recent work, but which also shows that she's a great singer with a really sensitive style. ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(1990 pressing.)
Quincy Jones —
Big Band Bossa Nova ... CD Mercury/Verve, 1962. Used ... Out Of Stock
Perhaps THE greatest Quincy Jones album of the 60s – a hard-swinging batch of big band bossa tunes – and one of the greatest American takes on the bossa sound ever! Quincy really brings a lot of soul to the set – syncopating the bottom end of the tunes to really bring out the ... read more CD
Mercury (Japan), 1959. Used ... $29.99
A very swingin, very groovy early album from Quincy – one that's clearly in the big band mode, but handled with soulful touches that really set it apart from the genre! The band is a great one all the way through – and the album features solos by Zoot Sims, Jerome Richardson, Phil ... read more CD
(Out of print, sleeve has some light wear – nothing major.)
Quincy Jones —
Birth Of A Band Vol 2 (with bonus tracks) ... CD Mercury, 1959/1960. Used ... Out Of Stock
We've never seen an original pressing of "Volume 2" of this LP, so we're assuming this is a Japanese-only vinyl issue of outtakes from those sessions. The original side's a very swingin', very groovy early album from Quincy – a big band recording, but handled with soulful touches ... read more CD
Mercury, 1963. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A rare slice of work by Roland Kirk from his early years – a great live set recorded in Europe in the mid 60's – done in a looser mode than his studio sessions from the time! Kirk's playing his usual array of incredible horns – tenor, stritch, flute, nose flute, and manzello ... read more CD
(2004 digipak pressing.)
Roland Kirk —
Rahsaan – Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk (11CD set) ... CD Mercury, 1960s/1990. Used 11 CDs ... Out Of Stock
A beautiful box set, and one that's filled with amazing material by one of our favorite players of all time! Roland Kirk's work for Mercury has always been darn tough to come by on wax, and even though a number of titles have been reissued individually over the years, this box set is still the ... read more CD
(Out of print and in great shape! Discs, book and slipcase are in fantastic shape!!)
Mercury, 1961. Used ... $7.99
A hell of a record from the young Roland Kirk – one of his first for Mercury Records, and the start of a great run of genius in the 60s! Kirk is mindblowing here – playing tenor, flute, manzello, and stritch – often at the same time, as pictured on the cover – a mode that's ... read more CD
(Early 90s West German pressing.)
Mercury/Nippon (Japan), 1946/1947. Used ... $6.99
Music from Dave Lambert And Buddy Stewart With Red Rodney's Be-Boppers, Frances Wayne with Neal Hefti And His Orchestra, Neal Hefti And His Orchestra, and Red Rodney's Be-Boppers. CD
(Out of print.)
Mercury (Japan), 1960. Used ... $9.99
An unusual chapter in the label-hopping career of Charles Mingus – a one-off date recorded for Mercury right after Mingus' legendary sessions for Columbia! The format here may well be Mingus' most ambitious to date – as the album features larger groups than before, exploring a range of ... read more CD
(Out of print late 80s Japanese pressing.)
Pat Morrissey —
I'm Pat Morrissey – I Sing (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Mercury (Japan), Late 1950s. Used ... Out Of Stock
A rare one from singer Pat Morrissey – a sexy late 50s nightclub singer with a bit of a jazzy bent. The record's not going to knock Sarah Vaughan out of your collection, but Pat's got a warm intimate style of singing that makes the material stand out more than the usual vocal session from ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Gerry Mulligan —
Compact Jazz ... CD Mercury, Mid 50s-Mid 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Featuring Zoot Sims, Bob Brookmeyer, Art Farmer and Jim Hall. CD
Mercury (Japan), Early 60s. Used ... $19.99 24.99
A nice little set by Joe – recorded live, and much more freewheeling than some of his other albums from the time! The set's unusual for Joe, in that it's got more of a down and dirty approach – not exactly soul jazz, but with a much more gutbuckety groove than we might have thought! ... read more CD
Also available Joe Newman Quintet At Count Basie's ... CD 12.99(Out of print, sleeve has some light wear.)
Mercury/Verve, 1961. Used ... $12.99
A nice little set by Joe – recorded live, and much more freewheeling than some of his other albums from the time! The set's unusual for Joe, in that it's got more of a down and dirty approach – not exactly soul jazz, but with a much more gutbuckety groove than we might have thought! ... read more CD
Also available Joe Newman At Count Basie's (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 19.99(2005 digipak pressing.)
Mercury/Lonehill (Spain), 1956/1957. Used ... $14.99
2 albums on 1 CD – and a package that not only features great work from leader Lennie Neihaus, but also some great tenor from Bill Perkins too! On the first album Lennie swings, but he keeps it cool too – as this rare Mercury set steps off of the same octet energy Niehaus brought to ... read more CD
(Sealed copy.)
Oscar Peterson with Clark Terry —
Oscar Peterson Trio + One ... CD Mercury, 1964. Used ... Out Of Stock
Oscar Peterson's trio is augmented here by a famous guest – trumpeter Clark Terry, whose horn adds a nice bit of punctuation to the set, and makes the record a strong standout in the 60s catalogs of both players! The addition of Terry to the record is a great one – as Clark's rising ... read more CD
Oscar Peterson with Clark Terry —
Oscar Peterson Trio + One (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Mercury/Polygram (Japan), 1964. Used ... Out Of Stock
Oscar Peterson's trio is augmented here by a famous guest – trumpeter Clark Terry, whose horn adds a nice bit of punctuation to the set, and makes the record a strong standout in the 60s catalogs of both players! The addition of Terry to the record is a great one – as Clark's rising ... read more CD
Red Prysock —
Best of Red Prysock ... CD Mercury/AVI, 1950s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
At last! The work of this hard blowin' Chicago sax player's always been tough to get, but now this great comp by AVI pulls together 24 tracks of his best R&B sax work. Loads of great stuff, including "Tea Bird", "Fruit Boots", "Zip", "Red Speaks", " ... read more CD
Mercury, 1957/1958. Used ... $5.99
A killer batch of hardbop tracks – no-nonsense, straight-ahead, and with all the fire of Roach's work with Clifford Brown! The set was recorded a few years after the untimely death of the Brown/Roach group – and although the album's got "Charlie Parker" in the title, there's ... read more CD
(Out of print 1995 CD pressing.)
Max Roach Plus Four —
Quiet As It's Kept ... CD Mercury/Verve, 1960. Used ... Out Of Stock
Nothing too quiet here – as the album's one of Max Roach's key classics from the Mercury years – recorded with one of the hippest groups he ever led! Players here are all wonderful – Julian Priester on trombone, Stanley Turrentine on tenor, Tommy Turrentine on trumpet, Bob ... read more CD
Max Roach Plus Four —
Quiet As It's Kept/Mercury/Essential Jazz (Spain), 1960. Used ... Out Of Stock
Nothing too quiet here – as the album's one of Max Roach's key classics from the Mercury years – recorded with one of the hippest groups he ever led! Players here are all wonderful – Julian Priester on trombone, Stanley Turrentine on tenor, Tommy Turrentine on trumpet, Bob ... read more CD
Three Sounds —
Some Like It Modern ... CD Mercury (Japan), 1959. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Well, the Three Sounds have always been more soulful than modern – and about the only thing "modern" about this pre-Blue Note release is the abstract painting on the cover! But that doesn't stop the record from being a great little batch of soul jazz piano tunes, played by Gene ... read more CD
(Out of print. Includes obi!)
Mercury, 1958. Used ... $4.99
The title's a bit of a joke – because the record features a batch sidemen from the Count Basie band – Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Freddy Green, Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster, and others – all working with Sarah, but the Count's name is missing, due to contractual obligations! Despite ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Also available No Count Sarah ... LP 5.99
Sarah Vaughan —
Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway – Great Songs From Hit Shows ... CD Mercury/Verve, 1956. Used 2 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Sarah Vaughan —
Sassy Swings The Tivoli (with bonus tracks) ... CD Mercury/EmArcy, 1963. Used 2 CDs ... $19.99
Sarah Vaughan —
Viva Vaughan ... CD Mercury (Japan), 1964. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of Sarah Vaughan's first albums of Latin-tinged tracks – showing the roots of her interest in Brazilian music that would develop even more fully into the 70s. The record features a large group arranged and conducted by Frank Foster – with a host of jazz soloists, plus Latin ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Also available Viva Vaughan ... LP 39.99(Out of print, includes obi.)
Sarah Vaughan —
Viva Vaughan ... CD Verve/Mercury, 1964. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of Sarah Vaughan's first albums of Latin-tinged tracks – showing the roots of her interest in Brazilian music that would develop even more fully into the 70s. The record features a large group arranged and conducted by Frank Foster – with a host of jazz soloists, plus Latin ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Sarah Vaughan & Her Trio —
Sarah Vaughan At Mister Kelly's (with bonus tracks) ... CD Mercury, 1957. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of Sarah Vaughan's best albums from the 50s – a swinging live set caught at Chicago's Mister Kelly's night club – and recorded with very small combo backing! The album's a great contrast to some of Sarah's more fully arranged sets of the era – and it features piano from Jimmy ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Dinah Washington —
Compact Jazz ... CD Mercury, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Lester Young —
Complete Lester Young – Essential Keynote Collection 1 ... CD Mercury, 1943. Used ... Out Of Stock
Includes 16 tracks from the Lester Young Quartet and the Kansas City Seven. CD
Also available Complete Lester Young – Essential Keynote Collection 1 ... CD 1.99(Out of print.)
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