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Justine (France), 1986. Very Good ... $19.99
One of the more unusual albums from trumpeter Jack Walrath – a mid 80s date with a hip French group, with a lineup that includes alto, two tenors, piano, guitar, bass, and drums! LP, Vinyl record album
Moserobie (Sweden), 2020. New Copy ... $18.99
We're not sure who the Junnu is here – but the legendary reedman Juhani Aaltonen is definitely the follower, supported here with work by three younger musicians who might qualify as his musical sons! Aaltonen is amazing – every bit as compelling as on his famous Finnish sides of the ... read more CD
Also available Father, Sons, & The Junnu ... LP 24.99
Moserobie (Sweden), 2020. New Copy ... $24.99
We're not sure who the Junnu is here – but the legendary reedman Juhani Aaltonen is definitely the follower, supported here with work by three younger musicians who might qualify as his musical sons! Aaltonen is amazing – every bit as compelling as on his famous Finnish sides of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Father, Sons, & The Junnu ... CD 18.99
Okka Disk, 2002. New Copy ... $9.99 13.99
Two important improvising trios come together head to head in the transatlantic brilliance of Okka Disk Records in the 90s – recorded in a very unusual way that lets you clearly hear all the contributions of the members of the group! In the left channel stands AALY – a searing lineup ... read more CD
Candid (UK), 1995. Used ... $11.99
Richie Cole on alto sax, Greg Abate on soprano, alto, tenor & baritone sax, Chris Neville on piano, Paul Del Nero on bass & Artie Cabral on drums. CD
Whaling City Sound, 2019. Used ... $6.99
Features Greg Abate on saxophones and flute, Tim Ray on piano, John Lockwood on bass, and Mark Waller on drums. CD
About Time, 1979. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A crowning moment of achievement for trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah – a record that draws on his rich experience working with Sun Ra, but focuses the energy into a warmer, more spiritual jazz setting overall! The album's a lost treasure from the US scene of the late 70s – a perfect melding ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing.)
Silkheart (Switzerland), 1987. Used ... $28.99
A quartet session led by longtime Arkestra trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah and featuring Charles Brackeen on tenor, Malachi Favors on bass, and Alvin Fielder on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
Eremite, 2019. New Copy 2CD ... $19.99
A really fantastic album from bassist Joshua Abrams – a set that may well be his greatest to date – and that's saying a lot, given all the other work he's given us in recent years! The double-length set has Abrams working with this lineup of improvising jazz talents, but in a way that's ... read more CD
Karl (UK), 1968/1980/1989/1995. New Copy ... $24.99
A limited vinyl collection of work from the legendary Chicago pianist Muhal Richard Abrams – one of the founding members of the AACM, a hell of an improviser, and a musician who's also featured here with a focus on both his larger compositional vision, and some of his rare electronic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 300 – with download!)
Strut (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
A tremendous return to form for reedman Idris Ackamoor and his Pyramids group – and a record that we love every bit as much as his classic material from the 70s! There's a power, righteousness, and urgency to this album that we haven't heard from Ackamoor in years – very much the kind ... read more CD
Also available Shaman ... LP 28.99
Strut (UK), 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 29.99
A tremendous return to form for reedman Idris Ackamoor and his Pyramids group – and a record that we love every bit as much as his classic material from the 70s! There's a power, righteousness, and urgency to this album that we haven't heard from Ackamoor in years – very much the kind ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Shaman ... CD 12.99
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids —
We Be All Africans ... CD Strut (UK), 2016. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Legendary reedman Idris Ackamoor is strongly back in action – working here with a new version of his classic Pyramids group from the 70s – with a groove that's every bit as righteous as their classic albums from back in the day! In truth, Ackamoor has been going strongly over the ... read more CD
Jewel, 1979. Very Good+ ... $28.99
A group who really live up to their name, and work here in a very spacious, well-recorded mode – long, open tracks that feature lots of strong tenor work from Paul Plummer, alongside bass from Lou Lausche and drums from Ron Enyard! LP, Vinyl record album
Dragon (Sweden), 1998. Used ... $5.99
Trumpeter Ulf Adaker performs with cords, aka strings, in the session with violin, viola, and cello. Tracks include "Ponta De Areia", "Little Rottie Tootie", "Ancient People", and "Dog River". CD
(Out of print.)
Palcoscenico (Italy), 1979. Near Mint- ... $28.99
Nice long tracks – including "So Nice", "Devil Blues", and "Metamorphosis For Charles Mingus" – played by a quartet that features Adams on tenor and flute, Pullen on piano, Cameron Brown on bass, and Danny Richmond on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1984. New Copy ... $16.99
An unusual date from tenorist George Adams – recorded right around the same time as his legendary records with Don Pullen, but instead a more unusual partnership with the great trumpeter Hannibal Marvin Peterson! The pairing is great – and both hornmen soar out and really get plenty of ... read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Soul Note (Italy), 1979. Very Good+ ... $11.99
A trashy cover, but a great little record – one that's filled with wonderfully sensitive sounds from the team of George Adams and Don Pullen – working here in some really relaxed, soulful territory! The album's got a laidback feel that's a nice change from some of the more cerebral ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner. Vinyl plays with a short click due to a pressing flaw on side 1, track 2.)
George Adams/Timeless/Solid (Japan), 1981. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A strong outing from this key post-Mingus collaboration – and a record that really shows both Don Pullen and George Adams really coming into their own! Pullen's piano can have plenty of edges, as can Adams' tenor – but there's also some warmer, lyrical moments that really round things ... read more CD
(Out of print, 2015 pressing – includes obi.)
Timeless/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1985. New Copy ... $13.99
Solidly soaring work from tenorist George Adams – recording live here with pianist Don Pullen, one of his best musical partners during the 80s! The album's got a bit more of a bite than some of the pair's studio sessions – a bit straighter overall, but recorded with a nice degree of ... read more CD
Also available Live At Montmartre ... LP 16.99(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Timeless (Netherlands), 1985. Near Mint- ... $16.99
Solidly soaring work from tenorist George Adams – recording live here with pianist Don Pullen, one of his best musical partners during the 80s! The album's got a bit more of a bite than some of the pair's studio sessions – a bit straighter overall, but recorded with a nice degree of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Live At Montmartre ... CD 13.99(Cover has a cut corner.)
Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara —
Soul Science ... CD World Village, 2007. Used ... $4.99
Uptown, 1985. Used ... $11.99
Features Frank Foster on tenor and Tommy Flanagan on piano! CD
Cuneiform, 2009. Used ... $9.99
The second album from Chicago vibist Jason Adasiewicz and his Rolldown group – giving us some of the best vibes-led jazz in years! The group features players from the Chicago scene that are truly at the forefront of an exciting wave of modern jazz in the city, and anywhere else on the planet ... read more CD
Riverside/OJC, 1959. Used ... $7.99
One of the greatest Cannonball Adderley albums from the Riverside years – a completely smoking live date recorded in San Francisco, often with long tracks that really let the group open up and do their thing! The lineup here is that classic one that first grabbed attention – the group ... read more CD
(Out of print. CRC pressing.)
Capitol, 1962. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Rare work by Cannonball – recorded live in Europe in the early 60s, and only ever issued there until the release of this CD in the US! The set features live material performed by Cannon's amazing group that included Joe Zawinul on piano, Yusef Lateef on reeds, Nat Adderley on cornet, and the ... read more CD
(Out of print, small cutout notch through spine.)
Riverside, Early 60s. Very Good ... $8.99
A great live classic from the Cannonball Adderley Sextet of the early 60s – that famous group that included Nat Adderley on cornet, Yusef Lateef on tenor and flute, Joe Zawinul on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums! Tracks are long, and these guys are really on fire in a live ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Bill Grauer Productions Inc pressing, with microphone logo and deep groove. Cover has some wear and splitting.)
Cannonball Adderley —
Love, Sex, And The Zodiac ... CD Fantasy/BGP (UK), 1974. New Copy ... $8.99 14.99
A classic from Cannoball and producer-partner David Axelrod – truly great stuff and maybe even better than the Zodiac set Cannonball did for Capitol! The formula is similar to that one – with David Axelrod producing, electric keyboards by Hal Galper and George Duke, spacey solos by ... read more CD
Riverside (Japan), 1958. Used ... $18.99
A jazzy portrait of Cannonball Adderley in his early soul jazz prime – oddly one that doesn't feature his regular quintet lineup, but which more than makes up for that lack with a batch of players that includes Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Bill Evans on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Philly Joe ... read more CD
(Out of print. Includes obi – and still sealed!)
Cannonball Adderley —
Swingin' In Seattle – Live At The Penthouse 1966 to 1967 ... CD Reel To Real, Mid 60s. New Copy ... $16.99 18.99
Great live work from the Cannonball Adderley Quintet – recorded during a time when the group's star was really rising on Capitol Records, but at a level that's got the more open-ended, freely-blown style of their classic concert dates for Riverside! The material here was all recorded for ... read more CD
(Excellent package – with great mastering, and a 28 page booklet of notes!)
Cannonball Adderley —
Things Are Getting Better ... CD Riverside/OJC, 1958. Used ... Just Sold Out!
An album that definitely lives up to its title – given the great change and evolution in the style of Cannonball Adderley's music – definitely pointed towards the soul jazz fame to come in the 60s! The group here has Adderley's alto in the company of some all-stars who may not be his ... read more CD
(Out of print. Booklet has light wear.)
Challenge/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1994. New Copy ... $16.99
The legendary Nat Adderley is definitely in good company here – a group with excellent work on alto from Antonio Hart – a player who comes off in a very different way than the famous alto of Nat's late brother, Cannonball! Antonio seems to open up some nicely dark currents in Adderley's ... read more CD
(Part of the "Timeless Jazz Syndicate" series!)
Nat Adderley —
Talkin' About You ... CD Landmark, 1990. Used ... $3.99
A recent session, but a nice one from soul jazz legend Nat Adderley! The set features young lion Vincent Herring on alto, and in a way, the whole thing's got that tight revivalist soul jazz style that graced some of the best young lion sessions of the early 90s. The alto/cornet frontline nicely ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
RCP, 1994. Used ... $8.99
Richard Adderly on vibes & marimba, Richard Waller on bass & Richard Waller III on drums. CD
Artezanal/Far Out (UK), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 26.98
Fantastic stuff – and one of the greatest records ever by Brazilian keyboardist Antonio Adolfo! The album was recorded at the end of the 70s, and has a sound that's a lot like the best fusion work by Azymuth – a great mix of jazz and funk, plus more dynamic Brazilian elements – ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Intakt (Switzerland), 2018. Used ... $11.99
With Stefan Aeby on piano, Andre Pousaz on bass, and Michi Stulz on drums. CD
Intakt (Switzerland), 2016. Used ... $11.99
With Stefan Aeby on piano, Andre Pousaz on bass, and Michi Stulz on drums. CD
Afro Blues Quintet Plus One —
New Directions ... LP Mira, Late 60s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Great work by one of the grooviest groups on the LA 60s scene! The Afro Blues Quintet have a blend of soul jazz and Latin styles that's similar to the best 60s work by Cal Tjader, or to records by small combos like the Quartette Tres Bien or The Latin Jazz Quintet. Lots of grooves have a nice ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy black label stereo pressing.)
Banyon/Luv N' Haight, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $5.99 15.98
The wildly diverse, heavily percussive global jazz, soul, and exotica inspired Afrodesia from the late 60s combo Afro Soultet – a crazy rare one, too! The group purportedly has roots in Texas, but incarnations of it were gigging around LA a bit earlier as Afro Latin Blues Quintet +1 and a ... read more CD
Columbia, Early 70s. Used ... $4.99
Arista/BGO (UK), 1972/1975/1976. New Copy 2 CDs ... $14.99
A trio of albums from percussionist Airto – with bonus tracks too! First up is Free – one of the coolest, grooviest albums you'll ever hear from the legendary percussionist Airto – a set that mixes his own Brazilian roots with the electric genius of 70s CTI – all with ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more CD
Airto —
Return To Forever (aka Free – with bonus tracks) ... CD CTI/Wounded Bird, 1972. New Copy ... $3.99 11.99
One of the coolest, grooviest albums you'll ever hear from the legendary percussionist Airto – a set that mixes his own Brazilian roots with the electric genius of 70s CTI – all with stunning results! Airto's in the lead – and blows some beautiful wood flute lines alongside ... read more CD
(CD case has a small cutout hole.)
CTI, 1973. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Prado (France), 2019. New Copy ... $13.99
A really great idea for a trio, and one that sounds unlike anything else we've ever heard – given that the music is a mix of percussion, bass trombone, and a mix of vibes and marimba! The tracks are all pretty spare, and do a great job of building up the sound – maybe with less of the ... read more CD
Jazzaggression, 2015. New Copy ... $19.99
A beautifully spiritual set of duets between bassist Teemu Akerblom and saxophonist Mike Zenger – playing together here without any other instrumentation at all! Akerblom sets things up in a modal mode on most numbers – but mellower, without any piano or drums – and Zenger then ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Numbered limited edition of 250!)
Shoji Aketagawa —
Aketa's Erotical Piano Solo & Grotesque Piano Trio ... CD Aketa's Disk/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $24.99
The title's a bit unusual – but that's somewhat fitting, given that pianist Shoji Aketagawa was the driving creative force behind the always-unusual Aketa's disc label! There's nothing too erotic about the material, which also certainly isn't grotesque – and instead, Shoji rings out ... read more CD
(Part of the Nippon Jazz Spirits series!)
Ambrose Akinmusire —
On The Tender Spot Of Every Calloused Moment ... CD Blue Note, 2020. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A fantastic album from trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire – a set that really kicks his career up to the next level, and which is easily the most powerful record he's ever given us! The music finds Ambrose in many moods, all of them righteous – sometimes blowing hard and fierce in a small ... read more CD
RCA (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... $18.99
Brilliantly bold work from pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi – an artist who's really coming into her own for the 70s – stepping out in a big band format that would win her a wide new audience on both sides of the Pacific! The album's one of the first to feature the ensemble co-led with husband ... read more CD
(Blu-spec CD 2 pressing!)
Baystate/RCA (Japan), 1984. New Copy ... $24.99
A hokey title and cover, but a great little record – a lesser-known gem from the Toshiko Akioshi big band, recorded in the mid 80s for Japanese release! Toshiko's still working strongly with reedman Lew Tabackin here – and as always, the sound of the reeds really make the record – ... read more CD
(Blu-spec CD 2 pressing!)
RCA (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... $24.99
One of the lesser-known albums in the great run of big band records cut by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and reedman Lew Tabackin – and a set with a bit of a difference, too – as this time out, Tabackin wrote all the tunes, although Toshiko still handles all the arrangements and ... read more CD
(Blu-spec CD 2 pressing!)
RCA, 1976. Near Mint- ... $3.99
Always-amazing work from the team of pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and reedman Lew Tabackin – and a set that may well be one of the ensemble's most ambitious records to date – given that side two features a long, complicated suite that has roots in older Japanese musical styles! The balance ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and a promo stamp.)
RCA (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $18.99
A 70s classic from the team of Toshiko Akioshi and Lew Tabackin – a duo who did for the jazz ensemble mode in their generation what Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland did in the 60s! The material here is wonderfully inventive – the kind of compositions that Toshiko wouldn't have even ... read more CD
(Blu-spec CD 2 pressing!)
RCA (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $18.99
It's hard to get at the brilliance of the 70s albums from Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin in words – but we'll try just a bit! The records are almost an anomaly – creative big band records at a time when most folks were leaving the format behind – put together by a duo who ... read more CD
(Blu-spec CD 2 pressing!)
Dot, Late 50s. Sealed ... $6.99
Manny Albam plays the music of Steve Allen – with a group that includes solos from Gene Quill on alto, Al Cohn on tenor, Bob Brookmeyer on trombone and either Nick Travis or Ernie Royal on trumpets! LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Shrinkwrap has a large tear. Cover has a cutout hole and a stereo sticker.)
RCA, 1956. Very Good+ ... $3.99
Hard-swinging big band material – with a heavy emphasis on drums! The album is a suite of six tracks – all written by either Manny Albam or Ernie Wilkins, both of whom arrange the groups on the set – really letting them open up nicely on the album's longish tracks. Manny and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has light surface wear and a small sticker spot on back.)
Steeplechase (Denmark), 1973. Used ... $9.99
A lost treasure from the great Joe Albany – a well-recorded solo performance from the 70s, and one that really gets at the increasing complexity of Albany's music in his later years! Joe's maybe best-remembered for his contributions to bop, but he's also a player with a sound that really ... read more CD
Elektra/Wounded Bird, 1982. New Copy ... $3.99 11.98
A great portrait of an under-recorded artist – Joe Albany's last album ever, recorded for Elektra records during their early 80s run of straight jazz sides! The record's got a spare, personal quality that's similar to Albany's other late work – but it's a bit more professionally put ... read more CD
Riverside/OJC, 1957. Used ... $11.99
A teaming of two modern jazz talents from differing generations – one, pianist Joe Albany, rediscovered and re-recorded here after a number of years of obscurity during the 50s – the other, Warne Marsh, an emerging genius with one of the best tenor tones of his generation. The pair ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Marina Albero, 2008/2019. Used 3 CDs ... $13.99
Life Soundtrack includes a fully improvised performance with guest saxophone from Hans Teuber, a piece for multiple musicians and voices, and a collection of standards and original compositions titled Music Is Love. CD
Atlantic, 1991. Used ... $1.99
Featuring Joe Sample, Bobby Lyle, and Harvey Mason. Tracks include "Softly At Sunrise", "Georgia On My Mind", "Too Cool", "Georgia On My Mind", and "Boss Of Nova". CD
Ralph Alessi & This Against That —
Wiry Strong ... CD Clean Feed (Portugal), 2011. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Featuring Ralph Alessi on trumpet and Ravi Coltrane on saxophone – plus Andy Milne on piano, Drew Gress on bass and Mark Ferber on drums. CD
(Punch through case.)
PA USA, 1987. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Alexander plays in a big band setting arranged by Frank Mantooth, with Bill Sears, Bob Sheppard, Mark Henderson, Larry Panella, and Scott Robinson on saxophones; Jim Linahon, John Thomas, John Harbaugh, and Tom Grause on trumpets; Bill Yeager, Luis Bonilla, Jeff Tower, and Lee Gause on trombones, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
High Note, 2019. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
A really fantastic album from tenorist Eric Alexander – a player we've always loved, but who really seems to be opening up some new sides in his music in the past few years! As you'd guess from the title, the album's in a classic "with strings" mode – Eric's tenor out front ... read more CD
Giant Step Arts, 2019. New Copy ... $19.99 20.00
The great Eric Alexander in a trio mode – soaring out with a lot more space and soul than some of his albums with a pianist – and that's saying a lot, given the wonderfully soulful sound of that work too! The style is a mode that Alexander has explored a bit over the years, but which ... read more CD
Milestone, 1997. Used ... $4.99
With Cedar Walton on piano and Steve Davis on trombone! CD
(Out of print, BMG music club pressing.)
Eric Alexander —
Song Of No Regrets ... CD High Note, 2017. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
Eric Alexander is in familiar company here, but he also seems to be using the setting to open up a bit more in terms of his color and groove – sometimes with a looser groove, sometimes with even a gentler approach to his phrasing – but always with that never-ending sense of imagination ... read more CD
Eric Alexander —
Summit Meeting ... CD Milestone, 2002. Used ... $5.99
This tenor giant gets better and better with each new album! Eric Alexander is one of our favorite new jazz artists of the past decade – still a relatively young player, but with a sound that's incredible, steeped in years of tradition, yet freely creative in his own unique way. His tenor ... read more CD
(Out of print. CD artwork has a small cutout mark.)
Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... $13.99
Reedman Harold Alexander cut very few albums as a leader – and this is one of the best! You're likely to hear Alexander's work in the background on other sessions, but at the time of this record he was also a visionary leader – perfect for the open, freewheeling vibe allowed by the ... read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Harold Alexander —
Raw Root ... CD Atlantic/Wounded Bird, 1974. New Copy ... $3.99 11.98
A blend of jazz funk and rawer informed grooves from Harold Alexander – and actually a step into more polished vibes thanks to some Arif Mardin arrangements and a new home at Atlantic Records! Although some of the earlier records cut by reed player Harold Alexander may have been more ... read more CD
Limetree/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1991. New Copy ... $13.99
Great later work from Monty Alexander – a record from a time when he maybe didn't have some of the funk or gimmicks of his earlier albums, but which also shows this mature command of the keyboard that Alexander never had on the piano in his youth! The date is one of those well-recorded trio ... read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Resonance, 1982. New Copy 2CD ... $22.99 24.99
Unreleased live work from pianist Monty Alexander – recording here with a bit of extra percussion in his trio, which always seems to give his music a nice little kick! The date was captured at Bubba's, in Fort Lauderdale – a club that not only seemed to be a rare spot in Florida that ... read more CD
Monty Alexander —
Stir It Up – The Music Of Bob Marley ... CD Telarc, 1999. Used ... $4.99
Features Steve Turre on trombone on trombone and conch shell. Tracks include "Could You Be Loved", "Kaya", "Is This Love", "So Ja Sah", "No Woman No Cry" and "I Shot The Sheriff" – plus a bonus remix featuring Sly Dunbar. CD
Island, 1995. Used ... $4.99
Monty Alexander on piano & melodica, Ernest Ranglin on lead guitar, Robert Angus on guitar, Dwight Dawes on keyboards, Carlton Messam on bass, Rolando Wilson on drums & Robert Thomas Jr on hand drums. CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode & promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Concord, 1982. Used ... $6.99
A sweet piano-bass-guitar trio working in the tradition of Nat King Cole. Tracks include "Body & Soul", "(Meet The) Flinstones","Small Fry", "Triple Treat Blues", and "Sweet Lady". CD
(Out of print.)
Timeless/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1989. New Copy ... $13.99
We love the group that drummer Carl Allen has on this set – a soulful 80s young lions lineup, with Roy Hargrove on trumpet, Vincent Herring on alto and soprano, Ira Coleman on bass, and Donald Brown on piano – all taking things back to the basics of soul jazz, but with a sense of ... read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Verve, 1989. Sealed ... $24.99
With Allen on piano, Jaribu Shahid on bass, and Tani Tabbal on drums, and special guests Clarice Taylor Bell on vocals and Sadiq Bey and Eli Fountain on percussion. Titles include "Skin", "Shadow Series", "Blue", "Black Pools", and "Stop The World". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
Storyville (Denmark), 1996. New Copy ... $10.99 11.99
Beautiful work from pianist Geri Allen – a set that features the musician both with her trio, and with a larger nonet that was put together as part of her winning the 1996 Jazzpar prize – as well as a set that features some great late work from trumpeter Johnny Coles! The first half of ... read more CD
DIW (Japan), 1989. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
Beautiful trio work from Geri Allen – recording here with a great group that features Paul Motian on drums and some especially great work from Charlie Haden on bass! Haden's bass really figures into the sound of most of the songs strongly – almost leading more than Allen's piano, with ... read more CD
World Circuit, 2020. New Copy ... $12.99 13.98
A really fantastic collaboration between two pioneers of African music – and a set that nicely opens both into the jazziest side of their talents! Hugh Masekela blows flugelhorn, and Tony Allen handles drums and plenty of percussion – and although both artists sing a bit, the main ... (Global Grooves, Jazz) read more CD
Prestige/OJC, Late 50s. Used ... $4.99
Prestige, 1957. Very Good+ ... $59.99
An early, rootsy Mose Allison sides, mostly instrumental, bluesy piano trio numbers, but Mose busts out with some vocals on an early version of his signature tune "Parchman Farm" and "Lost Mind", and a spot of trumpet on "Trouble In Mind" . He's joined by Addison ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow & black label 50th Street NYC pressing with deep groove and RVG stamp. Labels have side notations written in pen. Cover has a half split top seam, some aging, and some pen and marker on back.)
Blue Note, 2000. Used ... $5.99
Blue Note, 1989. Used ... $5.99
Prestige, 1958. Very Good ... $14.99
A pivotal album for Mose Allison – and one of the first records to ever feature his voice, even if only on one track! During the 50s, Allison was mostly known for his work as a bop-styled pianist – on records by Stan Getz and others – but at the end of the decade, he really ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow & black label NJ pressing with deep groove and NYC stamp. Cover has some wear with a spot of tape on the top seam and some writing on the back. Vinyl plays with a short click on "Kissin Bug".)
Concord, 1995. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
Includes three sets – the first with vocalist Karrin Allyson, the second with the Scott Hamilton Quintet, and the third with the Concord Jazz Festival All-Stars featuring Chris Potter, Benny Green, Ray Brown, Louie Bellson, and others. CD
(Out of print.)
Uno Melodic/Expansion (UK), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
The greatest album ever from reedman Justo Almario – and one of the most obscure sets to ever come out on the Uno Melodic label of Roy Ayers! Roy Ayers produced the whole thing, and handled arrangements with Justo – and the whole thing feels a lot like a jazzy instrumental take on Roy's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Wayne Alpern, 2020. Used ... $4.99
Beatles arrangements for solo piano. CD
No Business (Lithuania), 2014. New Copy ... $9.99
The title definitely lives up to the sound of the record – a really loose, free session from a quartet that includes strong work from both trumpeter Peter Evans and tenorist Rodrigo Amado – the latter of whom leads the group! All tracks are long, and build with a nice degree of energy ... read more CD
Da Mon/High Jazz (Switzerland), 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99
There's few folks who were able to fuse spiritual jazz ideas with more soul and funk-based material as well as Daoud Abubakar Balewa and his Ambiance ensemble – a group who made a few wonderful records at the start of the 80s! This album's got all the complexity of some of our favorite indie ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Da Mon/BBE (UK), 1982. New Copy Gatefold ... $14.99 18.99
A really beautiful record from the Ambiance ensemble – a group led by reedman Daoud Abubakar Balewa – a musician with the same underground prominence as Plunky Nakabinde and Idris Ackamoor during the same generation! Like both of those artists, Daoud has a way of moving effortlessly ... read more CD
Also available Into A New Journey ... LP 24.99
Da Mon/BBE (UK), 1982. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $24.99 26.99
A really beautiful record from the Ambiance ensemble – a group led by reedman Daoud Abubakar Balewa – a musician with the same underground prominence as Plunky Nakabinde and Idris Ackamoor during the same generation! Like both of those artists, Daoud has a way of moving effortlessly ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Into A New Journey ... CD 14.99(Great 2LP pressing – plays at 45rpm!)
American Jazz Orchestra —
Ellington Masterpieces ... LP East West/Atlantic, 1989. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Conducted by John Lewis and including John Eckert, Virgil Jones, Bob Millikan, Marvin Stamm on trumpets, Eddie Bert, Jimmy Knepper, and Benny Powell on trombones, Norris Turnery on alto, soprano, and clarinet, John Purcell on alto and clarinet, Bill Easley on tenor and clarinet, Loren Schoenberg on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an index label with clear tape on the spine.)
Classics (France), Late 30s. Used ... $9.99
Group work by Albert Ammons and his Rhythm Kings, plus rare solo piano sides recorded for Blue Note – some of the earliest material recorded by the label! CD
Prestige, Mid 50s. Very Good ... $49.99
Classic Jug, playing in a laidback open-ended blowing session, with other strong Prestige players – like Coltrane, Jerome Richardson, Paul Quinichette, Art Taylor, and Mal Waldron, who always seems to be the driving force between most Prestige sides like this. The album has only 4 tracks, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow & black label NJ pressing, with deep groove and RVG stamp. Cover has light wear and a small sticker in the top left corner.)
Prestige, 1955. Very Good- ... $9.99
Gene Ammons —
Gene Ammons All Star Sessions (aka Woofin & Tweetin) ... LP Prestige, Early 50s. Very Good ... $7.99
A classic album from Gene Ammons – one that features the tenor legend at his prime, working in two different settings! The first batch has Ammons "battling" Sonny Stitt in a set of stuff that features hard twin tenors in the frontline, with the kind of cutting contests the two of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(OJC pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Gene Ammons —
Jug (second cover) ... LP Prestige, 1961. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
A real turning point in the career of Gene Ammons – a record that almost returns Ammons to his earthier roots, and in the process helps build up a whole new sound in soul jazz for the 60s! The "Jug" nickname in the title is kind of a joking way to help Ammons stand alongside "M ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing. Cover has wear, aging, and a name in pen.)
Gene Ammons —
Late Hour Special ... CD Prestige/OJC, 1964. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Very nice album by Jug that often gets overlooked because it's comprised of 2 different sessions, and can't get the "historical" writeup of being a single significant moment in the studio. Some tracks – including "Lascivious" and "Soft Winds" – are with a ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Prestige, 1954/Early 60s/1970. Used ... $9.99
Classic mellow Jug – from a time when Prestige discovered that Gene Ammons would sell equally well to the mellow jazz crowd as to the jukebox jumpers! This set brings together tracks from 3 Gene Ammons 60s albums – 2 of which were best sellers, Velvet Soul and Sock, the last of which, ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Prestige, 1962/Early 70s. Used ... $13.99
The first-ever issue of material recorded in Chicago in 1962 – a rare session by pianist Dodo Marmarosa, one that was to be his last on earth! Dodo's working with a trio that includes Sam Jones on bass and Marshall Thompson on drums – in a sad, almost bluesy style that's a wonderful ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
