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A wealth of jazz in many styles -- bop, hardbop, soul jazz, spiritual, rare groove, modal, improvised music, funk, free jazz, fusion, avant garde, and trad!
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Motown, 1980. Very Good+ ... $3.99
Esoteric, Mid 80s. Very Good+ ... $1.99
Mellow smooth jazz and modern soul from trumpeter Leslie Drayton – working here with his group Fun, which features vocals by Barbara Morrison, alto sax by Curtis Peagler, and keyboards by Billy Childs. Most of the tracks are a bit too tinny to come off well – but there's a few nice ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Everland (Austria), 2018. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99
A contemporary album, but one that's got the feel of a funky big band session from years back – no surprise, as Dennis Dreith and many of these players brought plenty of that magic to the LA scene back in the day! The style here hearkens towards some of the MPS or US albums of the style from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Concord, 1995. Used ... $12.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
MPS, 1975. Very Good+ ... $14.99
The aura here is spreading wide – as George Duke really grows his sound strongly from the early years, and takes hold of a whole host of cosmic influences! The record's one of Duke's biggest for MPS – a beautiful balance between jazzy fusion and spacey soul – served up with help ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has some ringwear.)
BPM, 2002. Used ... $11.99
... CD
(Out of print original pressing.)
MPS/BASF, 1974. Very Good+ ... $14.99
Sweet keyboards and lots of funky grooves – one of the best of George Duke's seminal albums for MPS – and a record that captures him at a key middle point in his growth! The sound here is tighter than the trippier records of before, but also never too smooth or commercial – still ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Epic, 1979. Very Good+ ... $7.99
One of the great ones from the end of the 70s for George Duke – a ridiculously fertile period for Duke, which is a great thing – because he closed out the decade on a wave of excellent releases! On Follow The Rainbow, George is grooving just a bit more smoothly than before, and it's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Follow The Rainbow (with bonus tracks) ... CD 13.99(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has large letters in marker on both sides. Labels have some pen.)
Epic (Japan), 1979. New Copy ... $13.99
One of the great ones from the end of the 70s for George Duke – a ridiculously fertile period for Duke, which is a great thing – because he closed out the decade on a wave of excellent releases! On Follow The Rainbow, George is grooving just a bit more smoothly than before, and it's ... read more CD
Also available Follow The Rainbow ... LP 7.99(Part of the Disco Fever 40 series!)
CBS/Sony (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $9.99
Heavily layered work from George Duke – a record that seems to push all his influences and aspects at once, sometimes getting in the way of each other, but sometimes making for some very nice grooves! The best tunes on the set are those that have a bit of space in them – letting Duke ... read more CD
Also available From Me To You ... LP 5.99
From Me To You ... CD 9.99
CBS/Sony (Japan), 1977. Used ... $9.99
Heavily layered work from George Duke – a record that seems to push all his influences and aspects at once, sometimes getting in the way of each other, but sometimes making for some very nice grooves! The best tunes on the set are those that have a bit of space in them – letting Duke ... read more CD
Also available (Includes obi!)
From Me To You ... LP 5.99
From Me To You ... CD 9.99
CBS, 1977. Very Good+ ... $5.99
Heavily layered work from George Duke – a record that seems to push all his influences and aspects at once, sometimes getting in the way of each other, but sometimes making for some very nice grooves! The best tunes on the set are those that have a bit of space in them – letting Duke ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available From Me To You ... CD 9.99
From Me To You ... CD 9.99
Pacific Jazz/United Artists, 1969/1978. Sealed ... $4.99
An excellent album by George Duke – one that features part of his first LP for Liberty, Save The Country, plus 3 tracks that were recorded at the same time, but never issued before! The groove is excellent – kind of a tighter take on the sublime electric mode that George hit on his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Epic/FTG, 1983. Used ... $12.99
A funky concept album from George Duke – and one that's filled with some mighty nice grooves! Guardians Of The Light is a full-on "musical fantasy" – with the story line laid out in the liner notes, yet still a bit difficult to follow – but we can't fault him for that ... read more CD
Epic, 1977. Very Good ... $5.99
A real breakthrough album for George Duke – one of his earliest for the Epic label, and an album that took him from the space funk underground to the top of the jazz charts! The album's got a great sound that mixes together all of Duke's influences – Latin rhythms, electric keyboard ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has light wear with a tracklist sticker.)
Joe Dukes —
Soulful Drums Of Joe Dukes ... LP Prestige, 1964. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Soulful and pounding! Joe Dukes is one of the greatest soul jazz drummers ever – the key to the unique sound that Jack McDuff had during his big rise to fame in the mid 60s, a combination of tightly funky rhythms underneath, with a freer approach to the top of the kit that worked perfectly ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent reissue.)
Jahari, 1983. Very Good+ ... $29.99
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(Cover has some wear.)
Steeplechase (Denmark), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 35.99
One of the more African-styled albums recorded by bassist Johnny Dyani – recorded with a septet that includes extra percussion and steel drums, in a groove that recalls Dyani's best work with British jazz players of the early 70s! The added percussion makes for a much greater emphasis on the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Steeplechase (Denmark), 1978. New Copy ... $15.99 18.98
Key work as a leader from Johnny Dyani – the legendary bassist from the pioneering South African combo The Blue Notes – recorded with a great quartet featuring Don Cherry, Makaya Ntshoko, and Dudu Pukwana! The album features a wonderful extended tune, running for all of side two, ... read more CD
Steeplechase (Denmark), 1978. New Copy ... $15.99 18.98
A late 70s classic from South African bassist Johnny Dyani – and an album that reunites him with Dudu Pukwana, the saxophonist in their original group The Blue Notes! The album also features John Tchicai on both alto and soprano sax, as well as added guitar from Afredo Do Nascimento, plus ... read more CD
Sing A Song Fighter (UK), 1978. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
Legendary South African bassist Johnny Mbizo Dyani, in a setting that's completely different than some of his other recordings – a sublime solo performance from the late 70s, and one that features Dyani sounding even more spiritual than ever! Johnny's music is always fantastic – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Plays at 45rpm – for really great fidelity!)
GAD (Poland), 1979. New Copy ... $9.99
Dzamble may not be a household name, but they're a tight fusion group from late 70s Poland – and one who also seem to have an ear for the best side of the AOR scene too! The group work here with a style that's nicely sharp, but never too smooth – tight, but fluid enough to let all the ... read more CD
Sunnyside, 2017. Used ... $6.99
Prestige, 1970. Very Good- ... $8.99
A monster – and Charles Earland's second album for Prestige, the follow-up to his groundbreaking Black Talk album! This set's as great as that classic set – a tight batch of groovers that features Earland's Hammond work right out front, grooving away in a soaring, exploratory style ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Purple label pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has light wear.)
Prestige, 1970. Very Good ... $8.99
A pivotal album in the development of the use of the Hammond organ in jazz – and Charles Earland's first exposure to a large audience! Durign the 60s, Charles was bumping around the Philly scene quite a bit – and recorded some small group indie sides that first gave a glimpse of his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing.)
Milestone, 1988. Used ... $8.99
A wonderfully grooving late 80s set from Earland, with a great cast of supporting players, though their names may not be as well known as some of the heavies on his other records, the group has a wonderful vibe throughout the side. Ignore the couple of tracks that this record (and all of his ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Mercury, 1976. Very Good+ ... $6.99
One of the most spiritual, soulful albums ever from the great Charles Earland – a set that's almost his answer to the keyboard styles of Lonnie Liston Smith in the 70s – and done with a very spiritual vibe! We love Earland on Hammond – but here he also plays Fender Rhodes, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner & light wear.)
Charles Earland —
Live ... CD Cannonball, 1997. Used ... $6.99
Charles Earland always burns brightly in a live setting – and his fire is especially hot here, working on a Chicago date with tenor from Eric Alexander and trumpet from Jim Rotundi – playing together at the DuSable Museum on Earland's birthday! There's a nice degree of "room" ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Charles Earland —
Whip Appeal ... CD Muse, 1990. Used ... $8.99
A kinky cover, but a great little record – as the Hammond giant is joined by Johnny Coles on flugelhorn, Houston Person on tenor, and Jeffrey Newell on alto and soprano! CD
(Out of print.)
Ikef/Folkways, 1974. Used ... $6.99
An extremely righteous bit of soul jazz – originally issued in a very small pressing by Folkway Records, at a time when the label was doing some great underground recordings! The sound is loose and free – spiritually building in a manner that recalls the work of Ahmed Abdul Malik, Phil ... read more CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
L & H Production, 2017. Used 2 CDs ... $9.99
... CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Alamac, 1945. Sealed ... $3.99
Prestige/OJC, 1967. Used ... $18.99
Great stuff – and one of the groovier Teddy Edwards sessions from the 60s! The group's a sextet – with Walter Davis piano, Paul Chambers bass, Billy Higgins drums, Phil Orlando guitar, and Montego Joe on congas and bongos. The band grooves in a soul jazz vamping mode – darkly ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Contemporary/OJC, 1961. Used ... $11.99
Two of the best west coast boppers of the postwar years – back together again in a killer revival date cut by Contemporary Records! As the title implies, the set's got a backward-looking sort of feel – at least for the early 60s recording date – but from the perspective of our ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Onyx, Late 40s/Mid 50s/1972. Very Good- ... $1.99
A collection of recordings from three different sessions and three different years featuring the likes of Teddy Edwards and Dextor Gordon. The first session is from 1947 and features Edwards and Gordon on tenor sax, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Red Callender on bass and Roy Porter on drums. Some of their ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
GRP, 1988. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has lightly bent corners.)
Co-Egg, Mid 80s. Near Mint- ... $1.99
The second album recorded by underground Chicago tenor wailer Cozy Eggleston – recorded nearly 15 years after his first one, the massive Grand Slam, and with a similar approach, but one that's been softened by the styles of the times. The great Karl Johnson is still on organ, but he also ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – Vinyl is in great shape, but cover has a section cut out from the front, between the title banner and artist name, and a few creases.)
Philips, 1972. Very Good ... $1.99
Ah for the days when Holland seemed to be filled with hard-jamming fusion combos! Ekseption were one of the country's best – and crossed over big to the rock crowd during the prog years. Here, on their 5th album, the group's actually pretty jazzy overall – taking a few tips from ... (Rock, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear, with a split top seam.)
Sound Aspects/Katalyst, 1989. New Copy ... $9.99 12.99
A really wonderful recording from percussionist Kahil El'Zabar and his Ritual Trio – a set that features our favorite incarnation of the group – with the mighty Malachi Favors on bass, and Ari Brown on both soprano sax and piano! Tracks are all nice and long, and build in that ... read more CD
Katalyst, 2000. Used ... $8.99
A great live date from Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio – one that features some excellent guest tenor work from the legendary Pharoah Sanders! All tunes are taken in very long live takes, with plenty of room for Sanders to stretch out on his solos – and although reedman Ari Brown is a ... read more CD
Verve/Mosaic, 1950s. Used ... $99.99
Lots of rare work from the great trumpeter – material from the albums Roy & Diz, Roy & Diz Vol 2, Little Jazz, Rockin Chair, Dales Wail, Trumpet Battle, Trumpet Kings, Ralph Burns Among The JATPs, Swing Goes Dixie, That Warm Feeling, The Urbane Jazz Of Roy Eldridge/Benny Carter, ... read more CD
(Out of print, hand-numbered limited edition! Includes original book, box, and all 7 CDs in their cases – all in great shape!)
Roy Eldridge —
French Cooking – The Complete Vogue Recordings Vol 2 ... CD Vogue, 1950/1951. Used ... $11.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Proper (UK), 1940s/Early 50s. Used 4 CDs ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Roy Eldridge & Benny Carter —
Urbane Jazz Of Roy Eldridge & Benny Carter (Verve) ... LP Verve, Mid 50s. Near Mint- ... $28.99
Great small combo work from these two pre-bop jazz giants – a quintet with Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Benny Carter on alto, Bruce MacDonald on piano, John Simmons on bass, and Alvin Stoller on drums! LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Inc pressing, with trumpeter logo and deep groove. Cover has light wear, and a bit of black tape along one bottom corner.)
Verve, Mid 50s. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Classic Norman Granz' Verve session. Take a host of players (Diz, Flip Phillips, Roy Eldridge, Louis Bellson, and others), put them in the studio, and let them play long jam session versions of jazz and swing classics. This one's got 2 long tracks that each take up a side – "Funky ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(MGM/Verve pressing, in nice shape!)
Electric Ninja Group/Radio Canada (Canada), 1976. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(In the Transcription cover, with some marker and index labels.)
Novus, 1989. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Out of print, small cutout notch through booklet & traycard artwork.)
Arista, 1976. Very Good+ ... $5.99
Funky fusion with some really hard-ripping guitar from Larry Coryell – a mainstream masterpiece from the Eleventh House ensemble! The set's got a tight sound that puts Coryell's guitar in the forefront, but which also respects contributions from members that include Gerry Brown on drums, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has light wear & a spot of tape.)
Arista, 1975. Very Good+ ... $3.99
A really heavily-jamming album from Larry Coryell's Eleventh House group – certainly to be expected, given that the lineup includes John Lee on bass, Mike Mandel on keyboards, and Alphonse Mouzon on drums! The sound has plenty of rock-fusion touches – and Coryell's guitar is searing, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Mark Custom Records, 1975. Very Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some seam splitting and an old price sticker.)
Okeh, 2018. New Copy ... $11.99
A beautiful set of quest-driven songs from Kurt Elling – material directed by inspiration from a passage by Rainer Maria Rilke, then given a spin by Elling that's completely his own! For more than two decades, the singer has redefined the role of the voice in jazz – and here, he's ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Smithsonian, 1941. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $13.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a bumped corner and clear tape on the spine.)
CBS/Signature, Used 2LP ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Capitol, Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing. Cover has some ringwear.)
RCA/BMG, Mid 40s. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(CD case has a cutout hole.)
Duke Ellington —
Blue Light/Columbia/Collectables, Late 30s/1953. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99
Duke Ellington classics from 2 different decades! Blue Light is subtitled "jazz for that relaxed mood", but is actually a great compilation of early work by Ellington's group – recorded for Columbia during the years 1934 to 1939! Somehow, the tracks still end up sounding 30 years ... read more CD
Prestige, 1947. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing.)
Prestige, 1943. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
Recorded in January of 1943 – with Ellington on piano, Ray Nance on trumpet and violin, Rex Stewart and Harold Baker on trumpets, Juan Tizol and Lawrence Brown on trombones, Johnny Hodges on alto, and Ben Webster on tenor. CD
Columbia/RCA/Disconforme (Spain), Late 30s/Early 40s. Used 4 CDs ... $11.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia, 1956. Very Good ... $6.99
A hokey cover and title, but a hip little record from Duke Ellington – kind of a story of percussion and jazz, all wrapped together with some great vocals and narration! The format is kind of far-reaching, but never too stuffy – and in a way, the album offers a great opportunity to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear, some aging, and clear tape along the spine.)
Columbia, 1958. Very Good ... $2.99
One of Duke's standout sides for Columbia during the late 50s wealth of new recordings – a live set recorded at Miami's Bal Masque nightclub. The arrangements are sophisticated, and Duke's piano is hitting that darkly-tinged later style – but the focus is also on danceable arrangements ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear.)
Columbia, 1958. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
Not the famous album of the same name – which also had studio material – but instead a set of mostly unreleased tracks – 21 numbers in all! CD
(Out of print.)
Vogue (UK), Late 40s. Very Good ... $11.99
Original UK 10" – featuring material originally recorded for Mercer. LP, Vinyl record album
Duke Ellington —
Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits ... LP Columbia/Legacy, Late 40s/1950s. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing.)
Columbia/Legacy, Late 30s. Used 2 CDs ... $3.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Brunswick, Late 20s/Early 30s. Very Good ... $14.99
A beautiful 50s package of vintage material from Duke Ellington! LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove.)
Duke Ellington —
Ellington At Newport ... LP Columbia, 1956. Very Good- ... $8.99
One of the first albums to ever issue recordings made at the Newport Jazz Festival – quite a big hit, and the beginning of a real trend in jazz! The set's also some great work by Duke – free to perform in a setting that's not bound by some of the time restrictions of earlier years, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has a small split on the top seam.)
Columbia, Late 50s. Very Good- ... $7.99
Very nice work from one of Ellington's revival periods – when he was signed to Columbia in the late 50s, and recording some of the best work of his career. This set moves past the modernism of some of Duke's other sessions at the time, and offers a more straight-ahead set in true "jazz ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has some aging and splitting in the top seam.)
Columbia, Late 50s. Very Good ... $9.99
Very nice work from one of Ellington's revival periods – when he was signed to Columbia in the late 50s, and recording some of the best work of his career. This set moves past the modernism of some of Duke's other sessions at the time, and offers a more straight-ahead set in true "jazz ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing. Cover has split seams, writing in pen, and some surface wear.)
RTE, 1965. Used 2 CDs ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Time Life, Late 20s/1930s/1940s. Near Mint- 3LP & Book ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes original book.)
Columbia, 1957. Very Good+ ... $4.99
One of Duke Ellington's best albums of the 50s – a well-conceived session of dark moody tracks that revisits a few old favorites, hits a few standards, and offers a new gem that's right up there with the classics! The "indigos" title is taken very seriously here – as the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Back cover has some splash stains.)
Affinity (UK), 1956. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
RCA, 1940/1941. Very Good ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing.)
Bandstand (Italy), 1952. Used ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Fremeaux & Associates (France), 1958. New Copy 2CD ... $19.99 29.99
Fantastic live work from Duke Ellington – recorded in Paris during the late 50s, during the same stretch when he was really doing some groundbreaking albums for Columbia! Like the material on those sets, especially the live ones, Ellington has a way of pulling forward the entire history of ... read more CD
Proper (UK), Late 20s/1930s/1940s. Used 4 CDs ... $8.99
... CD
Red Baron, 1963. Used ... $2.99
A great high-concept composition from Duke Ellington – one that rivals the earlier brilliance of his Liberian Suite! Like that one, vocals are a key part of this long-form work – a special performance done for the Century Of Negro Progress Exposition in Chicago in 1963 – with an ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Doctor Jazz, 1986. Very Good+ ... $4.99
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(Cover has a sticker remnant.)
Pair, Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Malaco, 1958. Used ... $3.99
... CD
Double Play, Early 30s. Used ... $0.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Aamco, Late 50s. Very Good+ ... $3.99
This one's always been a bit of an enigma – as the record's presented here with the auspicious "royal" title, yet contains no other liner notes to let you know where Duke's playing (if it's in fact a live set at all), when the recording happened, and who's in the band! The set's a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has a split spine & a partially split top seam.)
Natasha Imports, 1932/Early 40s. Used ... $14.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Duke Ellington —
Stew Burp – Small Groups & Big Bands 1936 to 1939 ... CD R/V, Late 30s. Used ... $7.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Up To Date, Late 20s/1930s/1940s/Mid 50s. Very Good+ ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Duke Ellington —
This Is Duke Ellington ... LP RCA, 1930s. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia/Legacy, Late 30s/1940s/1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
