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Freestyle (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $19.99
Brian Auger doesn't come full circle with his early work – and instead, he moves far forward – really soaring here in a tight trio setting, with even more jazz in the mix than on his classic recordings! The set's a great reminder that – despite all the keyboards, funk, and soul ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Full Circle – Live At Bogie's ... CD 11.99
Georgie Auld —
Georgie Auld In The Land Of HI-FI ... LP EmArcy, Late 50s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A real cooker from Georgie Auld's years on Mercury – a record that comes across with some "hi fi" dynamics, but which also features a strongly swinging group overall! Auld's playing here with Frank Rosolino, Ray Linn, and Maynard Ferguson – and the mode's a bit like some of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy drummer logo pressing with deep groove.)
Kicking Mule, 1987. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Allen Austin-Bishop, 2018. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(CDr release packaged ina slim sleeve.)
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1956. Used ... $18.99
Forget the hokey kangaroo picture on the cover, because the record's a mighty sweet set of 50s modern jazz – played by some key musicians from Australian who were working in the US at the time! The record's got a style that's somewhere between the hippest sessions of LA and Sweden at the ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
David Axelrod —
Earth Rot – A Musical Comment On The State Of The Environment (with bonus instrumentals album) ... CD Capitol/Now Again, 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $14.99 15.98
One of the most righteous, message-oriented albums ever from David Axelrod – and the third in his legendary trilogy of instrumental sets for Capitol Records! Earth Rot moves even past the modes of Songs Of Innocence and Songs Of Experience – to offer up a chilling message on the ... read more CD
Capitol (UK), 1969. Used ... $9.99
One of the greatest albums ever by studio genius David Axelrod! The album's one of Axelrod's first on his own – cut for Capitol Records at a time when he was working with some of the label's biggest selling soul acts – like Cannonball Adderley and Lou Rawls – turning their ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Universal (UK), 1970s. Used 2CD ... $14.99
An amazing set of tracks from one of our favorite artists ever – a whopping 33 track, 2CD compilation of some of the best of Roy's work for Polydor! Given the title, you can expect a very hip bent to the tracks picked for the set – lots of righteous politics and hip cultural themes ... (Soul, Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Verve, 1972. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A beautiful live set from 1972 – and a very unique album from Roy Ayers' Polydor years! The album originally was never issued in the US – clearly done for a hipper European market at the time – and it's got more of a jazz vibe than some of Roy's other work on Polydor, with sounds ... (Soul, Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Roy Ayers —
Smooth Jazz ... CD AFI, 1999. Used ... $11.99
Roy Ayers —
Stoned Soul Picnic (32 Jazz version) ... CD 32 Jazz/Atlantic, 1968. Used ... $6.99
An early album as a leader from the great Roy Ayers – a set that captures the vibes man at a time when he'd been working on the west coast soul jazz scene, and was stepping into even greater fame in the group of Herbie Mann! Yet this set is definitely Roy's own – kind of an ... read more CD
(Out of print. Mark through barcode.)
Impulse/MCA (Japan), 1966/1967. Used ... $9.99
One of the first big moments of Albert Ayler's work in the jazz mainstream – and a record that doesn't dim his greatness at all from the earlier sides recorded for ESP! The album's got a sharply angular sound that more than lives up to its vibrant cover image – a well-honed approach to ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1964. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
The first-ever proper issue of this amazing live material from 1964 – work that was recorded at the Club Montmartre in Copenhagen, right around the same time that Albert Ayler recorded his album for Debut Records – and a set that has his quartet in even more firey formation overall! ... read more CD
Impulse, 1970. Used ... $11.99
One of the last records made by avant sax legend Albert Ayler – a really mind-expanding album that's unlike anything else he ever did! By the time of the record, Ayler had made a full round trip between the New York and European jazz scenes – leaving important influences wherever he ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Impulse (Japan), 1968. Used ... $11.99
One of the last albums that Ayler ever recorded – and one of his most memorable! The record shows Ayler at the crossroads, filled with emotion and meaning, struggling to convey his message to a lager audience. At times, he takes a strange soul/jazz format to do so, and has tracks featuring ... read more CD
Atlantic/Polysom (Brazil), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99
An incredible little record – and the set where it really all comes together for this legendary funky jazz group! Azymuth were already great on their debut, although maybe a little experimental at times – but here, they really find the soulful groove that later got them big fame on the ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Azymuth —
Aurora ... CD Far Out (UK), 2011. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Heavy Fender Rhodes from Azymuth – sounding almost better here than we've heard them for years! There's a stripped-down, all-classic feel that takes us right back to the group's best work of the 70s – partly because Jose Roberto Bertrami sticks to Fender Rhodes exclusively on the set ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more CD
Azymuth —
Light As A Feather ... LP Milestone, 1979. Used ... Just Sold Out!
One of Azymuth's best-remembered albums from their American years on Milestone – a really killer classic that beautifully blends Brazilian and American styles of fusion! There's a simple, elegant feel to these tunes that takes off nicely from the group's previous album for Atlantic in Brazil ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Light As A Feather (180 gram vinyl) ... LP 18.99
Milestone/Far Out (UK), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99
One of Azymuth's best-remembered albums from their American years on Milestone – a really killer classic that beautifully blends Brazilian and American styles of fusion! There's a simple, elegant feel to these tunes that takes off nicely from the group's previous album for Atlantic in Brazil ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited repress of 500 copies. Remixed and remastered version with download code.)
Milestone, 1980. Near Mint- ... $43.99
A rare promo pressing of these two excellent Brazilian jazz dance numbers, but with a strong modern flavor that keeps them perennial favorites on the stepper's scene here in Chicago, and on jazz funk dance floors elsewhere! (Soul, Jazz) 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in a Fantasy sleeve, with a large name in marker and some pen. Labels have some pen.)
Classic Jazz, 1959/1960. Very Good ... $6.99
Quite an unusual jazz session – one that features lead lines from Baby Laurence, who's a tap dancer and not a musician! The approach sounds odd, but it works surprisingly well – thanks partly to the group who backs Baby up on the different sessions on the record – players who ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sony, 2004. Used ... $3.99
One of the most compelling modern groups in jazz does it again – taking the simple piano trio format and giving it a spin that's sure to catch even the most wary of ears! These guys aren't exactly funky, but they play in a freely rhythmic style that brings new life to anything they touch ... read more CD
(Punch through barcode.)
No Business (Lithuania), 1995. New Copy ... $14.99
A fantastic set of improvised material from the Japanese scene of the mid 90s – a performance that features visiting trumpeter Choi Sun Bae working with Junji Hirose on tenor and soprano, Motoharu Yoshizawa on electric five string bass, and Kim Dae Hwan on percussion! These three players may ... read more CD
Also available Arirang Fantasy ... LP 22.99
No Business (Lithuania), 1995. New Copy ... $22.99
A fantastic set of improvised material from the Japanese scene of the mid 90s – a performance that features visiting trumpeter Choi Sun Bae working with Junji Hirose on tenor and soprano, Motoharu Yoshizawa on electric five string bass, and Kim Dae Hwan on percussion! These three players may ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Arirang Fantasy ... CD 14.99(Limited edition of 300!)
Felsted, 1958. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Clarinet player Bailey performs with his quartet and septet on this record that contains songs he composed about his hometown of Memphis. Side one is performed by his quartet consisting of Red Richards on piano, Gene Ramey on bass, and Jimmie Crawford on drums. Tracks include "Bear ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Felsted stereo pressing!)
Epic, 1961. Very Good ... $79.99
Hardbop albums don't get any better than this – and although drummer Dave Bailey only recorded for a brief stretch as a leader, this session's one that shows that he was a heck of a force to contend with! The record's got an intensity that easily rivals the best by Art Blakey over at Blue ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Vintage mono French pressing on Columbia, in a flip back cover with light wear and an ink stamp on back.)
Dave Bailey Sextet —
Getting' Into Somethin' ... LP Epic, Early 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $5.99
Heavy duty hardbop – one of three amazing Epic Records sessions cut by drummer Dave Bailey! Dave didn't ever cut many sessions as a leader – but when he did, they really cooked hard – with a quality level and sharpness of vision that easily rivals the best on Blue Note or ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Incus/Honest Jons (UK), 1972. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $29.99
A seminal record in the world of free jazz – a set that not only helped document the incredible talents of guitarist Derek Bailey, but also proclaimed a whole new role for his instrument as well! The music here is completely different than any jazz guitar in previous years – and even ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Incus/Honest Jons (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99
Seminal work from Derek Bailey – solo guitar sounds that influenced an entire generation! The music here captures Bailey at a key early shift – a really bold move into territory that nobody had ever explored before – on both electric and acoustic guitar, and playing the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Incus/OTOroku (UK), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99
A brilliant longform improvisation by two of the sharpest improvising talents on the British scene of the 70s – groundbreaking guitarist Derek Bailey, and legendary reedman Evan Parker! The pace of creativity here is mindblowing – as Bailey pulls apart the guitar and uses it in ways ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Incus/Honest Jons (UK), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99
One of the most obscure Derek Bailey albums from his initial early run on Incus Records – a set of duets with percussionist Jamie Muir – and a session that almost seems to unlock more percussive possibilities than usual in Bailey's style on the guitar! If the image on the cover is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Incus/Honest Jons (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99
Some of the coolest duet recordings made by Derek Bailey in the 70s – and that's saying a lot, given his famous albums with Anthony Braxton, Hank Bennink, and others! For this seminal mid 70s set, Bailey brings his guitar to play with the mindblowing cello work of Tristan Honsinger – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Chet Baker —
Blood, Chet & Tears ... LP Verve, Late 60s. Very Good+ ... $18.99
A very unusual set – as Chet Baker plays with larger arrangements from Jerry Styner, which include work from members of the wrecking crew! There's a melancholy feel that really lives up to the image and title of the record – and while most tunes feature just Chet's trumpet in the lead, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Riverside, 1959. Used ... $8.99
One of a handful of late 50s albums that Chet Baker recorded for Riverside – all of which are some of his last great 50s work in the studio, before a shift in the 60s to a wider-ranging approach to his music! The style here is definitely in the "classic" Baker mode set down for ... read more CD
(Out of print. Includes slipcase.)
Pacific Jazz/EMI (Japan), 1956. Used ... $14.99
Killer work from the late 50's by Chet! Although Baker's trumpet playing in the early part of the decade became known as one of the trademark "cool" sounds of the west coast, he started to move towards a sound that was a lot more hardbop at the end of the decade – as you'll hear on ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Jazz Anthology (France), 1956. Near Mint- ... $24.99
An obscure issue of a rare performance in Florence in 1956 – three long tracks, with Chet on trumpet, Jean Louis Chautemps on tenor, Francy Boland on piano, Eddie DeHaas on bass, and Charles Saudrais on drums! Titles include "Cool Blues", "Chekeetah", and "Night In ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Pacific Jazz, 1954. Good+ ... $43.99
Cool moody work from Chet Baker – a very unusual set that has him blowing with a larger group than usual! The set's real star is Jack Montrose – the great west coast arranger who had a perfect talent for taking horns and locking them up tight to create a sound full of gloss and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Barclay (France), 1956. Near Mint- ... $39.99
One of the best-ever Chet Baker albums! The material is divided up into two sides – one featuring some of the last-ever work by pianist Richard Twardziak, one of Baker's best-ever accompanists, playing here in a tight little quartet with the great Jimmy Bond on bass and Peter Littman on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram reissue pressing, on Sam Records.)
Jazzland, 1959. Good ... $6.99
One of the better-known sessions from Chet's time in Italy at the end of the 50s – a really beautiful album that has Chet working with a string orchestra in a set of lush arrangements that really bring a lot to his sound! The album really sounds great – not sleepy, but warm and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Jazzland pressing, small label with deep groove. Cover has a split spine & top seam.)
Up Front, 1959. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Riverside, 1958. Used ... $4.99
A classic album from Chet – and one that's got a perfect mix of vocal and instrumental moments, of the sort you don't find easily on other albums! Chet plays trumpet and sings, and is backed by Kenny Drew, Sam Jones, and Philly Joe Jones – a different style of group from his west coast ... read more CD
(Includes slipcase.)
Artists House, 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $14.99
Long, open-ended later work from Chet Baker – the kind of album that still had him working out interesting ideas in his music! The group features Harold Danko on piano, Greg Herbert on tenor, Ron Carter on bass, and Mel Lewis on drums – on cuts that include "ESP", "Shifti ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet. Cover has light wear.)
Pacific Jazz, 1950s. Used 4 CDs ... $14.99
... CD
(Out of print, outer box has some subtantial edgewear.)
Pacific Jazz, Mid 50s. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Mark through barcode, disc has a promotional stamp.)
Sunset, Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Liberty pressing.)
Capitol/Pacific Jazz, 1956/1957. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Enja (Germany), 1986. Sealed ... $38.99
An unusual later recording from Chet Baker – recorded in Chicago with Bradley Young on piano, plus Larry Gray on bass and Rusty Jones on drums. Ed Peterson guests on tenor on two tracks! Vinyl includes an exclusive track – "Moment's Notice". LP, Vinyl record album
Pacific Jazz, 1956. Used ... $7.99
Although the initial release of this music was a cheap attempt to cash in on the tragic fame of the late James Dean, this 1956 session was also one of the nicest big band dates to come out of the Pacific Jazz catalog of the 1950s! Chet Baker and Bud Shank are the featured soloists of the set ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Munich (Netherlands), 2002. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Billy Bang —
Live At Carlos 1 ... LP Soul Note (Italy), 1987. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Genius work from violinist Billy Bang – easily one of his best LPs, and the kind of set that will blow away any expectations you had about jazz violin! There's a sense of soul and spirit here that's really amazing – proof that Bang is easily one of the most inventive talents on his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has sticker remnants on one corner.)
Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $9.99
Soaring, searing sounds from the young Gato Barbieri – one of his classic albums for the Flying Dutchman label, and very much in the vein of his first few for Impulse Records! The Latin element isn't as strongly stated in the music as you might guess from the title, but the inspiration is ... read more CD
Impulse, 1975. Used ... $6.99
Searing live work from Gato Barbieri – a brilliant little album that follows on the spirit of his other Latin America sessions for Impulse! The format here is similar to those studio outings – an organic blend of percussion, keyboards, and sax – all bubbling together in a highly ... read more CD
(Out of print. Digipack is slightly wavy.)
Impulse, 1973. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $8.99
Chapter 2 of Gato's Latin American trilogy – and like the first, a set of tracks that features Gato's firey sax work engaging a complex series of Latin rhythms. Some of the tracks on the record feature Brazilian influences – from players like Helio Delmiro and Novelli – and one ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Original gatefold pressing, with light wear & a promo sticker.)
Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $9.99
A great summation of the Gato Barbieri recordings for the Flying Dutchman label – and a set that includes a key new composition too! Some of the record features older Barbieri tracks for Flying Dutchman, but the highlight here is the extended 13-minute suite, "El Gato" – a ... read more CD
(Part of the Flying Dutchman 1000 Master Collection!)
A&M, 1978. Near Mint- ... $3.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Gato Barbieri —
Shadow Of The Cat ... CD Peak, 2002. Used ... $2.99
A nice return to form for Gato Barbieri – still somewhat smooth, as in his later years – but with some great Latin backings on a number of the tracks! Barbieri's tenor still has those sharp edges we love, and even when things get a bit more soul-based on some of the cuts here, the feel ... read more CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Flying Dutchman, 1969. Very Good Gatefold ... $11.99
One of the hippest albums Gato Barbieri ever cut – and a key link between his late 60s avant work with Don Cherry, and his Latin-tinged albums of the 70s! The album features Barbieri working with a New York group of avant players – including Beaver Harris on drums, Roswell Rudd on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
RCA/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $9.99
An excellent set from the great Gato Barbieri – one of the gems from his earlier years on record, and an album that's very much in the best spirit of his sides for Impulse in the early 70s! There' definitely some Latin currents in the rhythm – not as strongly stated as on his Latin ... read more CD
Also available Under Fire ... LP 5.99(Part of the Flying Dutchman 1000 Master Collection!)
Flying Dutchman, 1973. Very Good Gatefold ... $5.99
An excellent set from the great Gato Barbieri – one of the gems from his earlier years on record, and an album that's very much in the best spirit of his sides for Impulse in the early 70s! There' definitely some Latin currents in the rhythm – not as strongly stated as on his Latin ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Under Fire ... CD 9.99(White label promo. Cover has a hype sticker.)
Flying Dutchman, 1974. Near Mint- ... $5.99
A beautiful record from Gato Barbieri – almost a return to more traditional forms, but still graced with the searching, burning quality that made most of his early 70s sides so great! The tracks are all long and exploratory – and have Gato blowing with that tremendous tenor tone – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Later non-gatefold pressing.)
Sound Aspects (Germany), 1984. Near Mint- ... $6.99
A live set with Barefield on 6 and 12 string guitars, Anthony Holland on alto and soprano sax, and Tani Tabbal on drums and tablas. The session's got a bit of a world jazz flavor to it, touched with the virtuostic wailing on guitar that sometimes is the best, sometimes the worst, part of Barefield' ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch and clear tape on the spine.)
Warner, 1959. Very Good ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has small seam splits.)
Woodville, 2007. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Capitol, Late 40s. Very Good ... $2.99
Capitol album that compiles some of Charlie Barnet's earlier 78rpm sides for the label, recorded in 1949 and 1950, with medium sized groups that have a good swing behind Barnet's firey tenor. Titles include "Cu-Ba", "Eugipelliv", "Lonely Street", "Pan ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Teal label pressing.)
Verve, Mid 50s. Very Good+ ... $24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Inc pressing, with deep groove.)
Fania, 1960s/1970s. Used 2 CDs ... $18.99
Fania, 1973. Used Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
Ray Barretto's definitely going down different road here – and sounding amazingly great in the process! The record is unlike anything else that Ray did at the time – a stunning batch of fusion tracks, with more of an electric jazz approach than usual – one that's a soaringly ... (Latin, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original multi color label pressing.)
Dauntless, 1963. Very Good+ ... $29.99
A crazy idea – but it works, and wonderfully! The album's one of the lost early sides cut by modernist Bill Barron – and it's a very strange approach to familiar music – one that takes the score to West Side Story, gives it a bossa nova groove, then adds in all these weird ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red label pressing. Cover has some aging, with a Promo Copy stamp and some marker on back.)
Blue Note, 2018. New Copy ... $13.99 14.98
One of the things we really love about a Kenny Barron album with horns – and there's a lot of them – is that when Kenny works with horn players, he always lets their voices ring out as strongly as his in the lead – and maybe even more strongly overall! That's definitely the case ... read more CD
Wolf/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $13.99
Sweet electric keys from Kenny Barron – one of those few excellent 70s albums that have the pianist hitting some Fender Rhodes! The record has Kenny playing electric on most of the set – in a mode that's as open, and spiritual as his best work for the Muse label – maybe even ... read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1988. New Copy ... $13.99
Soulful genius from Kenny Barron – an excellent quintet outing from the late 80s, and one that really benefits from the presence of horns added to the trio! Kenny's work on piano is always great – and his sense of scope, soul, and timing are presented perfectly here – but what we ... read more CD
Kenny Barron, Charles Earland, Rodney Franklin, et —
One Night Stand – A Keyboard Event ... LP Columbia, 1981. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $4.99
A great showcase for all the hip keyboardists working at Columbia Records at the time – Kenny Barron, Charles Earland, Rodney Franklin, George Duke, Herbie Hancock, Bob James, and Ramsey Lewis – plus appearances by Bobby Hutcherson and Arthur Blythe! LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert.)
Arista, 1980. Very Good ... $6.99
Sweet jazzy soul from Gary Bartz – proof that he always sounds great, no matter what the setting! Production is by the team of Mtume and Reggie Lucas – in a style that has all the jazzy sophistication of their own work – a nice extension of Gary's work at Capitol with Larry ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring & edge wear and a cutout notch.)
Capitol, 1978. Near Mint- ... $9.99
A wicked set from the great Gary Bartz – one done after his mid 70s association with Larry Mizell – but still very much in a similar groove! The album's a great blend of Gary's soulful alto work with sweet electric backings – often put together with that angular stepping mode he ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve. Cover has light wear and a cutout hole.)
Prestige/BGP (UK), 1974. Used ... $6.99
One of the last Gary Bartz albums for Prestige – and a really unique session with a different feel than some of his earlier work! Gary's still got plenty of angular funk in his sound here – thanks to some edgey keyboards from Hubert Eaves – but he's also tightened things up a bit ... read more CD
Music Space NYC, 2018. Used ... $6.99
... CD
(Packaged in a slim paper sleeve.)
Count Basie —
April In Paris ... LP Verve, 1955. Very Good+ ... $9.99
One of Basie's biggest albums – but still a work of pure genius! "April In Paris" is one of the darkest jazz standards ever written, and it never sounded better than in this original version, which features that great ending in which Basie and the band stop, then start, then stop ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve "Clef Series" pressing with trumpter logo & deep groove. Cover has a split top seam with thick white tape, with some wear and aging overall.)
Verve/Mobile Fidelity, 1955. Used ... $11.99
One of Basie's biggest albums – but still a work of pure genius! "April In Paris" is one of the darkest jazz standards ever written, and it never sounded better than in this original version, which features that great ending in which Basie and the band stop, then start, then stop ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia, Early 50s. Very Good ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing with deep groove.)
Pablo, 1975. Very Good ... $1.99
The Basie band is plenty big here – but never too much so to lose their confident swing of earlier years! The Count is still firmly at the helm at the time of this recording – leading and playing keys with that spacious, stepping quality that makes a Basie number of the later years ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Verve, 1956. Very Good+ ... $12.99
Basie was getting all over the place during the 50s – and this set's a great little concert recorded in London! The album's classic Basie for Verve – with Joe Williams on vocals on 3 tracks, and a tight group that includes Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Benny Powell, Matthew Gee, and Frank ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Inc pressing, with trumpeter logo and deep groove. Cover, has)
Roulette, 1962. Used ... $6.99
One of the most hard-hitting Count Basie albums from the Roulette Records years – and that's saying a lot, given the power of Basie at the time! The set was recorded in Sweden, with a kind of triple-time energy that really has the whole thing burning right from the start – as the group' ... read more CD
(Out of print. Spine has a cutout notch.)
Verve, 1963. Very Good+ ... $2.99
Basieland in the 60s – a very nice place to be! This excellent Verve session features the highly pyrotechnic Basie 60s ensemble really letting loose – complete with great horn work by Frank Foster, Frank Wess, and Eric Dixon on reeds – all of whom bring a very soulful edge to the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Count Basie —
Best Of Count Basie ... LP Decca/MCA, Late 30s/Early 40s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $3.99
A really great collection of some of Basie's first important material – 2LPs worth of classics that set the tone for generations to come! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear & a stereo sticker.)
Pablo, 1980. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a cut corner.)
Blue Note/Roulette, 1957. Used ... $5.99
One of THE seminal Basie albums of all time – and a masterful pairing between the Count and arranger Neal Hefti! Hefti has an amazing ear for the Basie groove, and he works here to re-fit the overall sound of the group with a tighter, more fluid approach – one that ensured that they'd ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Count Basie —
Count Basie (Brunswick) ... LP Brunswick, Late 60s. Very Good- ... $1.99
Early Basie material, packaged in a nicely done 50s LP format – supposedly with some remixing to improve the sound quality of the tracks. Players include Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Herschel Evans, Freddy Greene, Walter Page, and Jo Jones – and titles include "Jumpin At The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear, a split top seam and stains on the back.)
Verve, 1957. Very Good+ ... $11.99
The 50s Basie band, loud and proud – recorded beautifully by Verve on the stage of the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957 – a great year, both for the group and the fest! The lineup here features Count Basie firmly at the helm on piano – with players who include Lester Young, Illinois ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s Japanese pressing, missing obi & insert.)
Verve, Mid 50s. Good+ ... $8.99
A great little gem from the Basie years on Verve – filled with short, uncomplicated tracks that have a surprisingly easy-going groove! The arrangements are swinging and tight, with that Heft-styled focus on a core element that really moves the tunes along – delivered by some great solo ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Clef pressing with trumpeter logo & deep groove. Cover has wear, a moderately aged back & tape along all seams.)
Pablo, 1975. Very Good ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing in a full color cover.)
Pablo, 1979. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A sweet little Count Basie get together – one of those small group sessions from the 70s, which made some of these later years of his career such a delight! The album's nicely relaxed – in the best Pablo Records way – almost an extension of the Verve swing modes of the 50s, when ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing. Cover has light wear and a promo stamp.)
Verve, Mid 50s. Very Good ... $2.99
Titles include "Big Red", "Lollypop", "Dolphin Dip", "Low Life", "Slats", "Move", and "Flute Juice". LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Inc pressing, with deep groove. Cover has some wear.)
