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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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Earl Klugh —
Magic In Your Eyes ... LP 
United Artists, 1978. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing. Cover has a promo sticker.)
Criss Cross (Netherlands), 1986. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Kama Sutra, Early 70s. Near Mint- ... $11.99
A trippy trippy bit of funk from Moe Koffman – recorded after his big "Swinging Shepherd" instrumental hit of the early 60s – but a few years before his more experimental sessions of the 70s! The style here is mod hippie 60s flute jazz – with Moe blowing in a soul jazz ... (Soul, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Canadian pressing on Revolver. Cover has a cutout hole.)
Last Music Co, 2020. New Copy ... $23.99 24.99
A very cool tribute to the legendary Cannonball Adderley – but one that has a spirit that's nicely that of its leader, alto saxophonist Tony Kofi! Tony's got a tone that's different than Cannon – maybe a bit sharper, with this pinched, edgey quality that's really great – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hat Art (Switzerland), 1990. Used ... $19.99
Features great work on trumpet and flugelhorn from Franz Koglmann – plus Tony Coe on clarinet and tenor, Paul Bley on piano, Burtkhard Stangl on guitar, Klaus Koch on bass, and Gerry Hemmingway on drums! CD
(Out of print.)
Black Monk (Austria), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $16.99
Incredible work from trumpeter Franz Koglmann – a musician who doesn't always get the same sort of credit as his avant jazz contemporaries – but who certainly warrants strong recognition for the depth of this set! The record is bristling with brilliance – and has this mixture of ... read more CD
Origin, 2019. Used ... $6.99
... CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Love/Svart (Finland), 1977. Used 2CD ... $13.99
No sonic labyrinth here – just a great set of hard-blown grooves from saxophonist Eero Koivistoinen! The session's a well-focused effort that has Eero working in quartet formation with acoustic piano, bass, and drums – blowing beautiful tones and colors with a slightly angular approach ... read more CD
Viko/MMI, Mid 70s. Used ... $0.99
... CD
(Inner pages of the booklet have some pen.)
L+R Records (Germany), 1979. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A later set from the modern pair of Hans Koller on tenor and Attila Zoller on guitar, with the addition of Roland Hanna on piano! LP, Vinyl record album
Naked Lunch (Italy), 1963. New Copy ... $18.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Nimbus, 1983. New Copy ... $9.99
A soul jazz treasure from the LA scene of the early 80s – a fantastic record that we'd rank with the best Strata East sides of the time! The group's led by alto saxophonist Dadisi Komolafe, and features vibes by Ricky Kelly, piano by Eric Tillman, bass by Roberto Miranda, and drums by ... read more CD
(Comes in a slim sleeve.)
Polydor/Solid (Japan), 1984. New Copy ... $22.99
One of those really unique records that trumpeter Toshinori Kondo gave us in the 80s – not really fusion, but not avant either all – yet a very unusual criss-crossing of electric and acoustic impulses, with a vibe that's all its own! Kondo's clearly drawing a bit of inspiration from ... read more CD
(Part of the "Nippon Jazz Spirits 48" series!)
Polydor/Solid (Japan), 1983. New Copy ... $22.99
Trumpeter Toshinori Kondo may have cut some avant-oriented material over the years – but this set is a different sort of record – one that's cut with his Tibetan Blue Air Liquid Band, in a playful mix of rhythms, tones, and jazz! The approach is maybe post-fusion, inflected with a bit ... read more CD
(Part of the "Nippon Jazz Spirits 48" series!)
GAD (Poland), 1982. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99
A very cool combo who definitely live up to the promise of the title of the album – a group that's funky, but also in a relatively free way too – not avant jazz, but open to plenty of new ideas – which are often spun out over long tracks with a very chunky approach to rhythm! The ... read more CD
Lee Konitz —
Alone Together – With Brad Mehldau & Charlie Haden ... CD Blue Note, 1997. Used ... $4.99
A brilliant later set from Lee Konitz – recorded for Blue Note, after many years of Lee's mighty talents being ignored by US labels! Konitz first rose up as a modernist in the postwar years, recorded important records for Atlantic, Verve, Prestige, and other labels – then mostly gave ... read more CD
Also available Alone Together – With Brad Mehldau & Charlie Haden (180 gram pressing) ... LP 26.99(Please note the tray card is missing one spine and has some clear tape on one side.)
Blue Note, 1997. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $26.99 34.99
A brilliant later set from Lee Konitz – recorded for Blue Note, after many years of Lee's mighty talents being ignored by US labels! Konitz first rose up as a modernist in the postwar years, recorded important records for Atlantic, Verve, Prestige, and other labels – then mostly gave ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Alone Together – With Brad Mehldau & Charlie Haden ... CD 4.99
Storyville/Muzak (Japan), 1954. New Copy 2CDs ... $24.99
Three early 10" albums from alto genius Lee Konitz – packaged together here in one great 2CD set! First up is Lee Konitz At Storyville – tight early work from Lee Konitz – recorded on location at the very hospitable Storyville nightclub in Boston – a sweet setting for ... read more CD
Hatology (Switzerland), 1995. Used ... $14.99
A sublime meeting of three incredibly well-matched players – all artists who worked together in various formations back in the 60s, but waited another 30 years to record here as a trio! There's an airiness that really uniques all the artists in the trio – a sense of space and grace ... read more CD
Leaf (UK), 2019. New Copy ... $10.99 11.99
A very different album than the previous effort from drummer/percussionist Saratha Korwar – a lot more political, as you might guess from the title – and a set that has the London musician working with performers from the hip hop scenes in Mumbai and New Delhi! Most of the tunes have a ... read more CD
Gearbox (UK), 2018. New Copy 3LP Gatefold ... $38.99 39.99
A really amazing little record – one that's partly in the "jazz meets Indian" mode of Joe Harriott's experiments of the 60s – but a performance that also brings in a lot more from spiritual jazz, even though most of the instrumentation is more traditional! The set is live, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Polskie Radio (Poland), Late 60s. New Copy ... $6.99
Here's a pianist you probably don't know at all – and one you definitely can't pronounce – but we bet you'll really be loving the music of Mieczyslaw Kosz after you've heard this set of solo performances for Polish radio from the late 60s! Kosz has a style that's somewhat conventional, ... read more CD
Aketa's Disk/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $24.99
Three long tracks from a great Japanese group – one who recorded famously with William Parker a few years before, but who maybe sound even more amazing here on their own – in a live session that's filled with free-flowing spiritual energy! The lineup features Koichi Matsukaze on alto ... read more CD
Aketa's Disk/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1983. New Copy ... $23.99
An early 80s piano trio classic from Japan – one that features a group led by keyboardist Yasuhiro Kohno, and which also features a "plus one" vocalist on the final track! The style here is very much in the best Japanese mode of the 70s and early 80s – free-flowing lines on ... read more CD
Trio/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $22.99
Lovely lovely work from Irene Kral – a Japanese-only session from the 70s, and one of her best efforts from the time! Irene's vocals have never sounded better – strong and confident, but not in a cloying way that gets in the way of the tunes – working with a piano trio led by ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Jazz Legends In Japan series!)
Irene Kral —
Wonderful Life ... LP Mainstream, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
One of the more obscure 60s albums cut by jazz vocalist Irene Kral – and a great little record that shows her to be more of a singer than we expected! Some of the tunes on the set have the straight vocals with band feel of Irene's other albums, but a few more go for a groovier sort of 60s ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(UK mono Fontana pressing, in a flip back cover, with some wrinkles on the opening.)
MPS (Germany), 1976. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Sweet soulful fusion from guitarist Volker Kriegel – a player who's definitely tighter here than in his more psychedelic days – but who still has a wonderful sense of sound, space, and timing! The record features some great tones from Volker – sliding along with this slight ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(German MPS pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Karin Krog —
Don't Just Sing – An Anthology 1963 to 1999 ... CD Light In The Attic, 1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Wonderful work from one of our favorite singers of all time – an artist with roots in jazz, but one who quickly stepped out into something else entirely – as you'll hear on this beautiful selection of tunes! Karin Krog's been a key figure in the Norwegian jazz scene since the start of ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Philips, 1974. Very Good+ ... $39.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with white border around the cover image. Cover has some light age spots on one side.)
Rune Grammafon (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $26.99
A modern bit of progressive avant jazz from Krokofant – a trio who take us back to some of the European power combos of the 70s, particularly those that could blend together electric styles and outside sounds in the Eastern Bloc scene! The core lineup features tremendous drums from Axel ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes bonus CD!)
ITM (Germany), 1991. Used ... $6.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Jazz Factory, 1953/1954. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Clef, Early 50s. Very Good+ ... $2.99
A great little record that features Krupa in two modes – trio and sextet. The trio sides feature Teddy Napoleon on piano and Charlie Ventura on tenor and baritone on tracks that include "Stardust", "Perdido", "Drum Boogie", and "Fine's Idea" – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(MGM pressing. Cover has a split seam.)
Verve, 1956. Very Good+ ... $11.99
Kind of a reprise of earlier days – one that reunites Krupa with Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge, as the group runs through some material from earlier years. Arrangements are by Quincy Jones, Billy Byers, and Nat Pierce – and the set actually swings more cleanly than some of Krupa's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Verve Inc pressing with deep groove.)
Columbia, 1940s. Very Good+ ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and some seam splitting.)
Columbia, Mid 40s. Near Mint- ... $1.99
Two classics from the Drummin Man himself! (Funky 45's, Jazz) 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Hall Of Fame promo, in a Columbia sleeve.)
Columbia, Late 30s/1940s. Sealed 2LP Box Set ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing, still sealed! Shrinkwrap has a small hole in front and is cracked a bit at the edges.)
Metro, 1965. Very Good- ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing.)
Verve, Mid 50s. Very Good- ... $11.99
Well, not "rocks" – but Gene hits it nice and hard this time around – almost with an R&B sort of vibe at points, thanks to sharp tenor from Gail Curtis! LP, Vinyl record album
(Deep groove trumpeter logo pressing. Cover has some light seam splitting, but is nice overall.)
Proper (UK), 1940s/Early 50s. Used ... $1.99
... CD
MPS (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $22.99
Bold music, indeed – a tremendous blend of avant garde jazz and groovier moments from pianist Joachim Kuhn! The style is a great illustration of the two key poles of the MPS label at the end of the 60s – the company's willingness to take a chance on freer jazz artists, but also its ... read more CD
Act (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $25.99 29.99
One of the best albums we've heard from pianist Joachim Kuhn in years – a really thoughtful solo piano take on the music of Ornette Coleman – and one that definitely lives up to the "melodic" promise of the title! Kuhn's never totally straight ahead – and lord knows, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Melodic Ornette Coleman – Piano Works 13 (with bonus track) ... CD 20.99(Includes download!)
Act (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $20.99 23.99
One of the best albums we've heard from pianist Joachim Kuhn in years – a really thoughtful solo piano take on the music of Ornette Coleman – and one that definitely lives up to the "melodic" promise of the title! Kuhn's never totally straight ahead – and lord knows, ... read more CD
Also available Melodic Ornette Coleman – Piano Works 13 (180 gram pressing – with bonus track & download) ... LP 25.99
ECM, 1978. Near Mint- ... $13.99
Beautiful work from pianist Steve Kuhn – working here with a group that features Steve Slagel on soprano, alto, flute, and percussion – plus Harvie Swartz on bass and Bob Moses on drums! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout mark, and a very small stain on the bottom edge – about 2" long.)
ECM (Germany), 2012. Used ... $9.99
Steve Kuhn's a player who's always got our ears – a pianist we've loved from the late 60s onwards, still sounding great on this lovely set for ECM! There's a warmth here we haven't heard from Kuhn in a while – almost a return to those lyrical modes we loved in his 70s work for the ... read more CD
(Includes slipcase.)
Blue Note (Japan), 2019. New Copy ... $29.99
A really fantastic 80th birthday tribute to Blue Note Records – one that has a host of younger Japanese jazz musicians banding together to deliver their own versions of Blue Note classics from back in the day! The lineup is wonderful, and very adept at changing up from track to track – ... read more CD
(SHMCD.)
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1964. Very Good+ ... $43.99
Incredible modern jazz from one of the hippest Polish cats of the 60s! Titles include "The Bull", "Ballad To Ann", "Selector Junior", "Guma Rubber", "Sand", and 'Tom Cat As Scientist". LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has some wear and aging.)
Polskie Radio (Poland), 1962. New Copy ... $6.99
Things really took off at Poland's Jazz Jamboree in 1962 – as the festival began its fantastic 60s run of bringing together some of the hippest modernists on the planet! Forget any hoke you might think from the "jamboree" name – because instead, the event was a legendary ... read more CD
Epic/BGO (UK), 1976. New Copy ... $6.99 14.99
A pair of jazz funk classics from this group who got their start with reedman Tom Scott! First up is the self-titled LA Express – funky fusion with a bit of a studio feel – played by the LA Express, a combo best known for their work with Tom Scott – stepping out here strongly on ... read more CD
East Wind (Japan), 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $16.99
A beautiful group, and one with a very unique sound – a style that draws from the early 50s experiments in Brazilian jazz by Bud Shank and Laurindo Almeida – but which also moves the approach into even more sophisticated 70s territory! The quartet features Almeida on acoustic guitar ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s Mexican Jazz Unlimited pressing.)
Fremeaux & Associates (France), 2019. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
A tight rhythm trio gets some really great help on horns – as La Section Rythmique records here with strong guest work on tenor from Harry Allen, and Luigi Grasso on alto sax! The core group have recorded before – but at some level, their strengths seem even more evident in the company ... read more CD
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99
70s Polish fusion at its finest, served up by the always-tight Laboratorium – a group who know when to jam at the right points, but who can also lay back into a spacier groove as well! This album does a good job of mixing in plenty of keyboards – Fender Rhodes and Arp, juxtaposed ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Steve Lacy —
Door ... LP Novus, 1989. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
A major label album, but one that features a classic Steve Lacy lineup – with Steve Potts on alto, Irene Aebi on violin, Bobby Few on piano, Jean-Jacques Avenel on bass, and Oliver Johnson on drums – plus guest drums from Sam Woodyard on one great track! LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes insert. Cover has a cutout notch.)
Prestige/OJC, 1957. Used ... $11.99
A stone classic from Steve Lacy – a record that was nearly as important to the soprano sax in jazz as it was to Lacy in his career! In one record, Lacy almost single-handedly takes the soprano sax into the modern age – working before Coltrane and others to push the instrument from its ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Horo/Alternative Fox (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
A real standout in the 70s catalog of reedman Steve Lacy – and that's saying a lot, given that he gave us so many fantastic records in the decade! The album's proof that the Horo Records label had a great knack for capturing key players in some different, but fantastic formations – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Improvising Artists Inc, 1977. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Spare duets – just Steve Lacy on soprano sax and Michael Smith on piano – on titles that include "Beeline", "Time 2", "Worms", "Utah", and "Austin Stream". LP, Vinyl record album
Verve, 1999. Used ... $4.99
Features Steve Lacy on soprano sax, Roswell Rudd on trombone, Jean Jacques Avenel on bass, and John Betsch on drums – plus guest vocals from Irene Aebi on two tracks. CD
(Out of print.)
Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Enrico Rava, & Others —
Laboratorio Della Quercia ... LP Horo/Alternative Fox (UK), 1979. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A fantastic entry into the improvising orchestra genre – a set that's similar to classics by ICP and London Jazz Composers Orchestra – and which also features a bit of crossover in members with both groups! The lineup here features the cream of the crop of the European avant scene of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Angel, 1955. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A rare American issue of French jazz from the postwar years! The set features one full side of material from the group of pianist Christian Chevallier – a large ensemble, with work from Bobby Jaspar and Jean-Louis Cheautemps on tenor, and vibes from Fats Sadi! Side two features a few tracks ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Oliver Lake —
Gallery ... LP Gramavision, 1986. Near Mint- ... $18.99
Great small group work – with Lake on tenor, alto, soprano sax, and flute – with Geri Allen on piano, Fred Hopkins on bass, and Pheeroan Aklaff on drums – plus some guest trumpet from Rasul Siddik. LP, Vinyl record album
Oliver Lake —
Heavy Spirits ... LP Arista/Freedom, 1975. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
Great early work from Lake – playing here in a number of different settings, but always with well-matched collaborators! 3 tracks on the set – "Owshet", "Heavy Spirits", and "While Pushing Down Turn" – featuring Lake with Olu Dara on trumpet, Donald ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch, ring & edge wear, a lightly bent corner, and sticker spot.)
Passin' Thru, 2013. Used ... $10.99
A great large group project from reedman Oliver Lake – and a great reminder of his mighty strengths as a writer and arranger too! Right from the start, Lake's had a great ability to move between smaller, intimate settings and more ensemble-based music – and here, he's at the helm of a ... read more CD
Smalls Live, 2012. Used Gatefold ... $5.99
Tenor, bass, and drums – a wicked combination here that really holds together beautifully over the course of the album's long live tracks! Tenorist Ralph LaLama's hardly sounded better – definitely blowing with the bop influences you might guess from the group's name, but also spinning ... read more CD
(Slipcase has some light edgewear.)
Mercury/Nippon (Japan), 1946/1947. Used ... $11.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross —
Best Of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (aka The Hottest New Group In Jazz) ... LP Columbia, Late 50s. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
How can we even begin to describe the genius of Lambert Hendricks and Ross? The group was a jazz vocal supergroup that merged three talents that had already made a big name in the bebop vocalese field – Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and the lovely Annie Ross – and the project was an ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing.)
Harold Land —
Peace-Maker ... LP Cadet, 1968. Very Good- ... Just Sold Out!
A fantastically beautiful record that stands as the first meeting between Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land – an album that's possibly even better than the more famous Blue Note work by the pair! This is one of those "once in a lifetime" jazz sessions – filled with magical ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has wear, aging, and a few ring stains on the front.)
Art Lande —
Rubisa Patrol ... LP ECM, 1976. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Features Art Lande on piano, Mark Isham on trumpet, Bill Douglass on bass and flute, and Glenn Cronkhite on drums and percussion. LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing.)
Art Lande & Rubisa Patrol —
Desert Marauders ... LP ECM, 1978. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Sam Lanin —
Lanin's Southern Serenaders – Shake It & Break It ... CD Frog (UK), 1921. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
Rutli (Switzerland), 1996. Used ... $3.99
Columbia/Dusty Groove, 1966. New Copy ... $6.99 12.98
Tremendous work from the legendary Prince Lasha – a rare UK-only date from 1966 – and one that has the reedman working away from more familiar contemporaries like Sonny Simmons and Eric Dolphy! The approach on this session is very unique – as Lasha includes harp with the ... read more CD
(On the Dusty Groove label.)
Dome (UK), 2019. New Copy ... $15.99
A tight debut from Lasperanza – aka arranger producer Rico Garofalo, who put together the whole set as a tribute to older jazz, funk, and soul that laid the seeds for his own music in recent years! The record has a vibe that's a bit like that strong UK soul tradition started with Incognito, ... (Neo Soul, Jazz) read more CD
MustHaveJazz/Membran (Finland), 2020. New Copy ... $18.99
A gem of a record from Finnish saxophonist Timo Lassy – a straight jazz set that reunites him with members of the Ricky Tick Big Band – including some of the musicians who first made big waves with Timo on record in the early part of this century! Lassy's at his best here – ... read more CD
WeJazz (Finland), 2019. New Copy ... $22.99
Music that you'd hardly expect, if you only know the more groove-oriented side of saxophonist Timo Lassy – the sounds he's given us from the Ricky-Tick years onwards – because this album is straight jazz overall, and a relatively improvised one at that! The album shows off a whole ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Bill Laswell —
Against Empire ... CD MOD Reloaded, 2020. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A really amazing all-star project from Bill Lawell – one that hearkens back to that amazing criss-crossing of sounds and styles he created in the 90s – music that was, in part, made with some of Laswell's collaborators on this session! The tracks are all nice and long, and feature work ... read more CD
Atlantic, 1970. Very Good ... $9.99
One of the best of Yusef's Atlantic recordings, and one that offers a mix of his 2 different sides – his older spiritualist one, and his newer funkier one. Includes the tight groover "Live Humble", with nice conga work by Ray Barretto, plus the extended "Chandra" and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red & green Broadway label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Centre For Nigerian Cultural Studies/Key Systems Recording (Nigeria), 1985. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99
One of the rootsiest, most spiritual albums ever done by saxophonist Yusef Lateef – and that's saying a lot, given his decades of other recordings! This very special set was done in the mid 80s, but has a very timeless vibe – as Lateef put the whole thing together with the Centre For ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Savoy, 1957/1959. Used 2 CDs ... $14.99
Incredible early work from Yusef Lateef – some of his best! On these early Savoy side, Lateef is drawing from the wealth of influences that were running through the Detroit jazz underground of the 50s that spawned him – and apart from a strongly-conceived bop-influenced sound, you'll ... read more CD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Impulse/Jazz Heritage, 1964. Used ... $9.99
Finally! Yusef Lateef's live set at Pep's in 1964 is the stuff of legend. Not only is it one of his best-ever recordings, but it also yielded a huge amount of material that was not issued at the time, and which only ever came out on later, badly-annotated issues. Now, the proper "part ... read more CD
(Out of print, Jazz Heritage pressing.)
Yusef Lateef —
Suite 16 ... CD Atlantic (Japan), 1970. Used ... $18.99
A groundbreaking set from Yusef Lateef – one that mixes together a number of different soul jazz styles! In a way, Atlantic records tried to handle Yusef Lateef in the same way they did Roland Kirk – by creating recordings that either let him express himself strongly as an arch-modernis ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Yusef Lateef —
Suite 16 ... LP Atlantic, 1970. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
A groundbreaking set from Yusef Lateef – one that mixes together a number of different soul jazz styles! In a way, Atlantic records tried to handle Yusef Lateef in the same way they did Roland Kirk – by creating recordings that either let him express himself strongly as an arch-modernis ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Suite 16 ... CD 18.99(White label stereo promo. Cover has a promo sticker.)
Rogue Art (France), 2019. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
A quartet of musicians that we're not sure we've heard together before, but who instantly seem to find a great way to relate – effortlessly exploring similar sonic territory together, with a sense of sympathy that often makes it difficult to hear what instrument is contributing what sound to ... read more CD
Steeplechase (Denmark), 2019. New Copy ... $15.99 19.99
Pianist Andy Laverne has some strong help on horns here – Alex Sipiagin on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Jerry Bergonzi on tenor sax – both working together to give the album a very strong sound! The tunes are all originals by Laverne, and filled with the right sort of color to bring out ... read more CD
Lavice & Company/Jazzman (UK), 1973. New Copy ... $8.99
An incredibly righteous album from the Detroit scene of the early 70s – nothing like anything you'd expect with "Bagdad" in the name – even more obscure than some of the city's spiritual jazz treasures on the Tribe and Strata labels from the time – and done for a very ... read more CD
Prestige, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
A wicked set from reedman Azar Lawrence – one of the few albums issued under his own name, and a great example of the waves he was making on the 70s west coast scene! There's a depth here that goes beyond most of the other Fantasy Records sessions of the time – a sound that would be ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Furthermore, 2008. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Brilliant recent work from Azar Lawrence – the first album in many years from this famous west coast reedman, and an excellent set that matches the soul and spirit of his sessions from the 70s! The group here is an all-star array of soul jazz heavyweights – Nate Morgan on piano, Henry ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
