Advancement —
Advancement ... LP Philips/Cosmic Rock, 1969. New Copy (reissue)...
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Dreamy instrumental work by this one-off combo – a group that includes members of Bill Plummer's Cosmic Brotherhood and Gabor Szabo's late 60s band – all coming together with styles that are even more exotic than those ensembles! The style here is often quite laidback – a bit ... (Rock, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Music from the film of the same name – with some extracts from the film, too! LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing. Cover has some wear and aging, small peeled spots near the opening, slightly crinkled edges, and some separation at the right edge.)
Great work from one of the most unique guitarists on the European scene – working here in trio formation, with either Pierre Michelot or Michel Gaudry on bass, and Kenny Clarke or Daniel Humair on drums! The tracks are short and tight – with hints of Django, but also some other unique ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US stereo pressing, with deep groove – a great copy! Back cover has a promo stamp.)
A great little session from Luiz Bonfa – one that features a hip core combo mixed with slightly larger backings – all in a groove that really stands out from other mainstream bossa albums of the 60s! Bonfa's acoustic guitar is set up here with Jerome Richardson on flute, Don Payne on ... (Brazil, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear a small drillhole through the center. Label has a small drillhole.)
Rare work as a leader from baritone saxophonist Harry Carney – working here in a swinging smaller group of players from the larger Ellington ensemble – including Paul Gonsalves on tenor, Willie Cook and Ray Nance on trumpets, Booty Wood on trombone, and Rollins Griffith on piano. The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In a flip-back cover, with light wear and aging.)
A strong live set from the great Paco DeLucia – one that has his sublime acoustic guitar sounds really ringing out in the large space of a theater – which creates a slightly different vibe than some of his more close-up studio records of the 70s! DeLucia is extremely commanding in this ... (Global Grooves, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic set from the young tenorist Klaus Doldinger – hardly jazz made in Germany, as the whole thing has a smoking soul jazz quality to rival the best on Prestige Records at the time! Klaus plays tenor throughout – in a fantastic combo that features Hammond organ from the great ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Dutch stereo pressing – a great copy! Back cover has some very light aging, but this is an excellent copy overall.)
Sounds hokey – but this is a fantastic album! French pianist Raymond Fol leads a group that includes American and European players of the Clarke-Boland Big Band mode, like Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Woode, and Fats Sadi, plus American Art Taylor on drums – and he's come up with a swinging ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With Bob Wilber on soprano sax and clarinet, Bruce Turner on alto sax and clarinet, Keith Ingham on piano, Peter Ind on bass, Bobby Orr on drums; plus Roy Williams on trombone. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has minimal wear, minor blemishes, and a lightly bumped corner.)
A rare 60s meeting of groovy talents from both sides of the Atlantic – and a record that matches the trumpet of Dizzy Gillespie with the hiply swinging vocals of The Double Six Of Paris! The group were a wonderfully groovy precursor to the Swingle Singers – and sung in a scatting ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
It may have been recorded on the French Riviera – but the session's actually a killer batch of Latiny tinged tracks from Dizzy & Co – with with great arrangements by Lalo Schifrin! There's a wonderful 10 minute version of "Chega De Saudade", done as "No More ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dizzy Gillespie —
New Wave ... LP Philips, 1962. Very Good+ ...
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A lost bossa jazz classic from Dizzy Gillespie – recorded at a time when Lalo Schifrin was working in his combo! The record's got a cool, laidback kind of groove – one that's miles away from Gillespie's earlier bop work, and which shows him opening up his rhythmic conception strongly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Beautiful work from one of Dizzy's greatest periods – and a record not to pass up! The set features Diz playing 5 old bop tunes, and 4 new tracks from the pen of the great Tom McIntosh, one of the scene's brightest arrangers at the time, and a talent who was looming large, thanks to support ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A brilliant mid 70s session by tenor legend Johnny Griffin – one that hearkens back to his earlier, freer days, and which features the long, driving solo style he forged during his time in Europe at the end of the 60s. The session's recorded live in Tokyo with a quartet that includes Horace ... 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.)
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.)
One of our favorite singers and one of our favorite composers – brought together in a dream of a vocal jazz album! We've always loved the tunes that Michel Legrand penned for films of the 60s and 70s – as they've got a depth, sincerity, and jazziness that goes beyond most of his ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese promo pressing in a white border cover – SFX 6019 – with insert. Cover has light ringwear.)
A pretty wonderful album by Michel Legrand – way better than you'd guess from the title! Sure, the tunes are mostly numbers by Richard Rodgers, but Legrand handles them here with the best of his soundtrack skills – really opening them up with some amazingly deft arrangements, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kosuke (Kohsuke) Mine —
First (45 rpm 2LP pressing) ... LP Philips/BBE (UK), 1970. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)...
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A tremendous first outing as a leader for Japanese saxophonist Kosuke Mine – one of our favorite players of the 70s, already sounding wonderful here right at the start! The album's got a freewheeling vibe – not entirely avant, and maybe more in the modal territory unlocked by Miles ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited high-end pressing – two LPs, both of which play at 45rpm!)
A tremendous first outing as a leader for Japanese saxophonist Kosuke Mine – one of our favorite players of the 70s, already sounding wonderful here right at the start! The album's got a freewheeling vibe – not entirely avant, and maybe more in the modal territory unlocked by Miles ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A sweet session of Japanese fusion – one that features guitarist Hiroki Miyano working in the US with arrangements from Teo Macero! The sound here is bright and sunny – somewhat polished, but never too much so – in the best Japanese fusion styles of the time. And although we don' ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gerry Mulligan —
Night Lights ... LP Philips, 1963. Near Mint- ...
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A really nice one from Gerry – an oft-overlooked mid 60s session, one that has him working with a sextet that includes Jim Hall, Art Farmer, and Bob Brookmeyer, in addition to usual Mulligan rhythm-mates Bill Crow and Dave Bailey. There's a nice soulful bottom to the set, and stronger ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing with deep groove – M2/M2 – in fantastic shape!)
A really nice one from Gerry – an oft-overlooked mid 60s session, one that has him working with a sextet that includes Jim Hall, Art Farmer, and Bob Brookmeyer, in addition to usual Mulligan rhythm-mates Bill Crow and Dave Bailey. There's a nice soulful bottom to the set, and stronger ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Acoustic Sounds series pressing – heavy cover and vinyl!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, April 26.
A great little session by Gerry – hidden amidst his 60s work, and a no-nonsense, gimmick-free album with some really great playing overall! The group on the set includes Bob Brookmeyer on valve trombone as well as piano, which he even plays in duet with Gerry on one track – and the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a promo ink stamp and is great!)
A one of a kind record that still sparkles as brightly today as it did back in the late 60s – an amazing collaboration between Brazilian vocalist Elis Regina and Scandinavian jazzman Toots Thielemans – done in a style that easily makes it one of the best records ever from both artists! ... (Brazil, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars —
Jazz Structures ... LP Philips, 1960. Very Good+ ...
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An unusual album from the west coast scene of the 60s – recorded under the name of the Lighthouse All Stars, but featuring arrangements and compositions by Bob Cooper – who was the real driving force behind the set. Conte Candoli's in the group on trumpet – and other players ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has minimal wear & aging.)
Terry Smith —
Fall Out ... LP Philips (UK), 1968. Very Good+ ...
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The debut of British guitarist Terry Smith – a lost gem produced by Scott Walker, and featuring work by an elite group of UK jazz players of the time! Terry's got a raspy, almost gritty tone on the guitar – one that he'd explore on later jazz rock outings with the group If, but which ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram pressing, on Sunbeam.)
Super Guitar Duo (Earl Klugh/Hiroki Miyano) —
Hotel California ... LP Philips (Japan), 1983. Near Mint- ...
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An excellent set that has the vocal talents of the Swingle Singers backed by the sweet and mellow instrumentation of the Modern Jazz Quartet! Given that John Lewis & Co were essentially local residents in Paris for so many years, it's amazing it took them until 1966 to hook up with Ward ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mike Taylor Trio —
Trio ... LP Columbia (UK), 1967. Sealed ...
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A lost set of modernist piano jazz from the British scene of the late 60s – very much in the mode of the best American work of the time by pianists like Steve Kuhn or Don Friedman! Taylor's got an incredible touch on the keys – a post-Bill Evans mode that uses space as much a sound, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram Audio Clarity reissue, still sealed with bumped corners.)
A fantastic early recording from the great French tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen – best known as an artist who recorded famously in the soundtrack world of the French new wave, and with Art Blakey – but who's even more striking here on a rare small combo date from the 50s! The session's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An unusual live set – one that features Coleman Hawkins on tenor with vibes from Harry Sheppard on side one – plus Benny Morton on trombone and Nat Pierce on piano on side two! LP, Vinyl record album
(White label mono promo, with deep groove. Cover has some wear and aging.)
One of the greatest albums ever cut by Swedish vocalist Monica Zetterlund – a landmark album that has her singing with the Bill Evans Trio! The album was recorded in 1964, with a spare sound that's quite different from most of Monica's other work. As usual, her vocals are wonderfully cool ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent EU reissue on Audio Clarity, still sealed!)