Jim Rotondi —
Finesse ... LP Cellar Live (Canada), 2014. New Copy ...
$24.9927.99About May 3, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers —
Les Liaisons Dangereuses ... LP Fontana/Universal (France), Late 1950s. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9935.99About May 3, 2024
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes —
Cosmic Funk (clear vinyl pressing) ... LP Flying Dutchman/Real Gone, 1974. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9927.99On May 3, 2024
A real gem from Lonnie Liston Smith's early years in the studio – and a record that's perhaps a bit more "cosmic" than it is "funk" – but that's why we like it so much! The session has Lonnie stretching out a bit more than usual – borrowing some of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 3.
One of Lonnie Liston Smith's most spiritual sessions, and the record that most clearly shows his roots with Pharoah Sanders! The vibe here is much more jazz-based than on some of Lonnie's other records for Flying Dutchman – with Smith playing as much acoustic piano as he does electric, using ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 3.
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 3.
An overlooked album of funky guitar! Arthur Adams was one of the many excellent west coast session players of the early 70s – and if you check the notes on some of your favorite California soul albums, you'll find that you've probably heard his guitar an awful lot over the years! As with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 3.
Kamasi Washington opens the door to a bit more collaboration here – while also really managing to stay true to the vision that he's given us on his previous instant-classic albums! In just a short span of time, Kamasi has become a saxophone voice for a generation – linking past ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited red & blue vinyl pressing.) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 3.
The first widely-circulated album issued by the stunning saxophonist Muriel Grossman – an artist we've been stocking on imports for the past decade or so, and who quickly became one of or favorites in jazz! If you've not heard Muriel before, this album's a perfect introduction to her music ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited silver & orange vinyl pressing!) This item will not be delivered to you before Monday, May 6.
John Dokes —
Our Day ... LP Swing Theory, 2024. New Copy ...
About 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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express —
Live Oblivion Vol 2 ... LP RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974. New Copy 2LP (reissue)...
$27.9929.99On 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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express —
Live Oblivion Vol 1 ... LP RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974. New Copy ...
$22.9923.99On 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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
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 moreLP, 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.
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 10.
Don Cherry —
Cherry Jam ... LP 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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Indie exclusive.)
Ken Vandermark/Hamid Drake/Gianni Trovalusci/Luigi Ceccarelli —
Open Borders ... LP Audiographic, 2020. New Copy ...
$20.9924.99About 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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited, numbered edition of 500 copies.)
Audio One —
Midwest School ... LP Audiographic, 2014. New Copy ...
$11.9914.99About May 15, 2024
Jason Adasiewicz on vibraphone, Josh Berman on cornet, Jeb Bishop on trombone, Tim Daisey on drums, Nick Macri on acoustic and electric bass, Nick Mazzarella on alto saxophone, Jen Paulson on viola, Dave Rempis on saxophone, and Mars Williams and Ken Vandermark on reeds. LP, Vinyl record album
Jason Adasiewicz on vibraphone, Josh Berman on cornet, Jeb Bishop on trombone, Tim Daisey on drums, Nick Macri on acoustic and electric bass, Nick Mazzarella on alto saxophone, Jen Paulson on viola, Dave Rempis on saxophone, and Mars Williams and Ken Vandermark on reeds. LP, Vinyl record album
Paul Lytton/Ken Vandermark —
Distant Cousins ... LP Audiographic, 2023. New Copy ...
$20.9924.99About 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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ville Lahteenmaki —
Ville Lahteenmaki Trio ... LP Jazzaggression (Finland), New Copy ...
$30.9936.99About May 15, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
Muumiot —
Pajazzo ... LP Jazzaggression (Finland), New Copy ...
$30.9936.99About May 15, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
Markus Holkko —
Eye Of The Universe ... LP Jazzaggression (Finland), New Copy ...
$30.9936.99About May 15, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
Roy Porter —
Generation ... LP Vistone/P-Vine (Japan), 1994. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.99About 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 moreLP, 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 moreLP, 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 moreLP, 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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Karen Willems —
Juju ... LP Werf (Netherlands), New Copy ...
$25.9929.99About May 17, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
Oluma —
Cooking Time ... LP One World (Denmark), New Copy ...
$34.9938.99About May 17, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
Cal Tjader —
Huracan ... LP Crystal Clear/Liberation Hall, 1978. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.9926.99About 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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds —
Blue Hour (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1960. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9928.99On 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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 17.
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 17.
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 17.
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 24.
Harold Land —
Choma (Burn) ... LP Mainstream/We Want Sounds (UK), 1970. New Copy (reissue)...
$32.9936.99About May 24, 2024
One of the hippest albums ever from the team of Harold Land and Bobby Hutcherson – and a set that's even more open than some of their other records on Blue Note or Chess! This set's a bit more electric than some of the other records from the pair – with these drawn-out Fender Rhodes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Christer Bothen —
Trancedance ... LP Organic Music/Black Truffle (Austria), 1984. New Copy (reissue)...
$30.9934.99About May 24, 2024
Duke Ellington makes a rare Verve appearance on this classic album – and works strongly in the mode of earlier sides recorded for the label by Johnny Hodges! There's a relaxed, small group feel going on here – one that's a bit different than some of the tighter Ellington work on ... read moreLP, 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 24.
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 24.
Eric Alexander —
Timing Is Everything ... LP Cellar Live (Canada), New Copy ...
$30.9934.99About May 24, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
Lonnie Smith —
Funk Reaction ... LP Mr Bongo (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
$26.9929.99On May 24, 2024
A sweet 70s groover from the great Lonnie Smith – a soulful little session that has the keyboardist really stretching out in some great ways! At the time, Smith fares a lot better than some of his late 60s jazz organ contemporaries – as he's got a great lean style, perfect for the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 24.
George Adams and Don Pullen knock it out of the park on this one – finding great company in each other's presence, and really moving things forward in the process! The set begins with a long track titled "Mingus Metamorphosis", and that really sums up the spirit of the record ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 24.
Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland & Frisell —
Angel Song ... LP ECM (Germany), 1997. New Copy 2LP (reissue)...
$46.9949.99About May 31, 2024
Features Kenny Wheeler on trumpet and flugelhorn, Lee Kontiz on alto, Dave Holland on bass, and Bill Frisell on electric guitar! LP, Vinyl record album
John Abercrombie/Dave Holland/Jack DeJohnette —
Gateway ... LP ECM (Germany), 1975. New Copy (reissue)...
$35.9939.99About May 31, 2024
A whole new kind of trio session for the 70s – one that has the airy, open lines of guitarist John Abercrombie stretching out nicely in the company of drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Dave Holland! The music is archetypal ECM work of the time – a complete contrast to a guitar trio ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A double-sized set of live Bill Evans material from the early 70s – a great amount of material that showcases a time when Evans had an especially fluid, open touch on the keys of the piano! The group here features the great trio with Eddie Gomez on bass and Marty Morell on drums – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl!)
Finn Rees —
Dawn Is A Melody ... LP Mr Bongo (UK), New Copy 2LP ...
$27.9932.99On May 31, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 31.
Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes —
Doober ... LP Leaving, New Copy ...
$21.9924.99On May 31, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 31.
Al Hirt —
Soul In the Horn ... LP RCA/Be With (UK), 1967. New Copy (reissue)...
$34.9939.99About May 31, 2024
One of Al Hirt's grooviest records – and a set that definitely lives up to the "soul" in the title! The album's always in demand for the excellent sample cut "Harlem Hendoo", but it certainly isn't a one tracker – thanks to composer Paul Griffin and arranger Teacho ... (Now Sound, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Landmark work from Sun Ra – a rare 1964 performance that features some very early work from Pharoah Sanders, a good deal of which is appearing here for the first time ever! The material was recorded at Judson Hall – and marks a great large venue performance by the Arkestra on the New ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, May 31.
Warren Wolf —
Life ... LP JMI, New Copy 2LP ...
$44.9949.98About June 1, 2024
Leroy Vinnegar —
Glass Of Water ... LP Legend/On High (Canada), 1973. New Copy (reissue)...
$20.9924.99About June 1, 2024
Includes the excellent funk track "Damn Somebody Stole My Pants" – and the album features lots of great keyboard work from Dwight Dickerson! LP, Vinyl record album
John Lemon —
Yes Baby ... LP Dal Segno/Mo Jazz (UK), Late 1960s. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9929.99About June 1, 2024
A wickedly cool small combo set from the 60s – featuring reedman John Lemon, who blows both tenor and flute, plus a bit of alto as well – in a combo with Jimmy Scott on organ, Ernest McLean on guitar, and Bobby Brooks on drums! The set's got a great soul jazz vibe – like a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A well-titled album from Japanese pianist Ryo Fukui – one that's got a warm sense of flow that takes it well past conventional piano trio work! The group here features Fukui on piano, Satoshi Denpo on bass, and Yoshinori Fukui on drums – all working together beautifully as a unit ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lyrical magic from pianist Ryo Fukui – a lost gem from the Japanese scene of the 70s, and a beautifully flowing album throughout! Fukui's got a wide-open touch to the piano that we totally love – and is easily one of the best of his contemporaries on the Japanese trio scene of the time ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 7.
Juan Pablo Torres —
Super Son ... LP Areito/Mr Bongo (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9930.99On June 7, 2024
A late 70s groover from Cuban trombonist Juan Pablo Torres – a wild mix of Latin, funk, soul, and jazz – a style that's quite unique, and which has made Torres' albums some of the most sought-after Havana grooves of the time! Drums snap hard on some of the best numbers – ... (Latin, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 7.
A great session – and one of the few lost ones on the legendary Transition label! The album was originally recorded in Boston in 1956, and it features a group led by bassist Doug Watkins, with Donald Byrd on trumpet, Hank Mobley on tenor, and Art Taylor on drums – really a Blue Note ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy cover and vinyl!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 7.
Bassist Charlie Haden in a really wonderful mode – stepping out here in a set of spare duets, each with a different hip player on each of the album's four long tracks – a masterful setting not just for his own work as an improviser, but also for the collaborative spirit that's always ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 7.
A fantastic lost set – some of the most interesting early 60s work by both of the players! The group's co-led by Kenny Dorham and Jackie McLean – with rhythm backing by Walter Bishop Jr on piano, Leroy Vinnegar on bass, and Art Taylor on drums – a trans-continental trio of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy cover and vinyl!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 7.
Early work by Alice Coltrane – somewhat under the shadow of her late husband, as you'd guess from the use of his name on the front cover – but really stepping out here with a voice of her own! The Monastic Trio of the set features Alice on harp and piano – alongside bass from ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 7.
Nduduzo Makhathini —
uNomkhubulwane ... LP Blue Note, 2024. New Copy 2LP ...
$39.9941.99On June 7, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 7.
A mindblowing little record – one of those jazz meetings you might never have thought possible, and every bit as great as you'd expect! By the time of this set, Lars Gullin had already reached the heights of jazz in Scandinavia – one of the hippest players of the 50s, ready to branch ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of our favorite Kenny Burrell albums – and a record with a much deeper feel than lots of his other work! Kenny cut this album with John Coltrane in 1958 – and the session's a real standout in both of their careers at the time – Kenny's, for being a well-crafted, highly-focused ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 7.
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 14.
Krzysztof Komeda —
Jazz Jamboree 63 ... LP Honey Pie (Italy), 1963. New Copy ...
$25.9928.99About June 14, 2024
Fantastic material from the legendary Polish pianist Krzystof Komeda – best-known as the soundtrack composer on most of the early films of Roman Polanski, including Rosemary's Baby – but also a hell of a jazz modernist in his own right! This live performance captures Komeda right at a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Something Else featuring Vincent Herring —
Soul Jazz ... LP Smoke Sessions, New Copy ...
$29.99On June 14, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 14.
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
(Part of the Verve Acoustic Sounds series – heavy vinyl and cover!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 14.
Howard McGhee and his trumpet team up with pianist Phineas Newborn, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and Shelley Manne on drums for this great early 60s session. The record features the McGhee original "Demon Chase" and two Teddy Edwards songs, "Sunset Eyes" and his salute to McGhee ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 14.
Wicked funk from Japanese keyboardist Norio Maeda – also a hell of an arranger, too – as you'll hear on this superb set from the start of the 70s! The record's one of those key albums that took a 60s groovy Japanese sound much further into the future – giving the whole thing a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Akira Miyazawa —
Noyuri ... LP CAE (Japan), New Copy ...
$45.9954.99About June 19, 2024
... LP, Vinyl record album
John Taylor Sextet —
Fragment ... LP Jazz In Britain/Rings (Japan), 1975. New Copy 2LP ...
$52.9959.99About June 19, 2024
Blistering work from the British jazz scene of the mid 70s – a moment when there was still plenty of exciting music going on, if you just knew where to look! Pianist John Taylor works here with a fair bit of Fender Rhodes – using the instrument in these long blocks of sound that are ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Moon Haewon with Tsuyoshi Yamamoto —
Midnight Sun ... LP Somethin Cool (Japan), New Copy ...
$41.9949.99About June 19, 2024
Nathan Davis —
If ... LP Tomorrow International/P-Vine (Japan), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9938.99About June 19, 2024
Quite possibly the funkiest album ever recorded by saxophone legend Nathan Davis – a sweet little session with plenty of electric touches! The sound here differs greatly from Davis' 60s work on the European scene – his amazing albums for MPS and Polydor – and the record's awash ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Weldon Irvine —
Young, Gifted & Broke ... LP P-Vine (Japan), 1977/1979. New Copy ...
$29.9936.99About June 20, 2024
A huge musical treasure – a full unreleased album by Weldon Irvine, plus a bonus video as well! The music is from the stage play Young Gifted & Broke – a short-lived production by Weldon, and one that's done with some of the same hip modes he was bringing to his own music of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Joe McPhee —
Tenor ... LP Hat Hut/Superior Viaduct, 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
$23.99About June 21, 2024
A mindblowingly beautiful set of solo tenor tracks by Joe McPhee – a record that's almost as important to that instrument as Anthony Braxton's For Alto set was for the alto sax! The record features just Joe blowing, and nothing else – stretching out in open space, and slowly exploring ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album