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Universal/Impulse, 1968. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
A lost live recording from the legendary Thelonious Monk Quartet of the 60s – done at a time when the group wasn't recording at all, as a small benefit at a high school in California! Yet despite that setting, the vibe here is as relaxed, open, and human as if the combo were playing at an ... read more CD
Vogue/BMG (France), 1954. Used ... $6.99
Tracks include "Evidence", "We See", "Off Minor", "Hackensack", and "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes". CD
(Out of print. Barcode has a cutout hole, spine has a bit of wear.)
Riverside/OJC, 1959. Used ... $5.99
A unique large group effort from Thelonious Monk – but one that bristles with all the angular energy of his other great work for Riverside! The group here is a tentet – filled with excellent players who include Donald Byrd, Phil Woods, Pepper Adams, Eddie Bert, Robert Northern, and ... read more CD
Thelonious Monk —
Underground (with bonus tracks) ... CD Columbia, 1968. Used ... $6.99
One of the most gimmicky cover images ever used to sell the music of Thelonious Monk (and Monk himself hated the image) – but a key classic from his legendary years at Columbia Records! The album's got an edge that definitely lives up to its title – even if the cover photo is a bad ... read more CD
(Remastered edition.)
Jazztwin (Spain), 1956. Used ... $7.99
The session's billed as "very personal treatments of great standards" – and it's a great twist on familiar material, all given the Thelonius touch! There's less of Monk's creative composition and angular group arrangements going on here – and instead, the album's almost a ... read more CD
Thelonious Monk & Gerry Mulligan —
Mulligan Meets Monk ... CD Riverside/OJC, 1957. Used ... $4.99
An unlikely pair, but a great one here – and the record's one of those few magical moments where bringing together unusual partners actually works! Mulligan's cool hardly seems a match for Monk's angular modernism, but together the players seem to strike a middle ground that resonates with ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Blue Note, 1957. Used ... $3.99
A rare gem of a session – live material recorded by the Voice Of America in 1957, and featuring a unique Thelonious Monk quartet with John Coltrane on tenor! The performance is contemporaneous with Coltrane's appearance on the legendary Monk's Music album for Riverside – and the ... read more CD
JazzNote, 2021. Used ... $8.99
Jeremy Monteiro on piano, Jay Anderson on double bass, and Lewis Nash on drums. CD
Vik, 1958. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Montenegro arranges and conducts Ellington compositions, with featured soloists Joe Mack on violin, Urbie Green on trombone, Jerry Sanfino on alto, and Phil Bodner on english horn. Titles include "Black And Tan Fantasy", "Sophisticated Lady", "Solitude", "Mood ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear and aging and a split top seam.)
Munich MS/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970. New Copy ... $16.99
An extremely rare set – recorded in 1970 in Holland, and featuring the tenor of JR Monterose in quintet with Jon Eardley on trumpet, Rien De Graaff on piano, Henk Haverhoek on bass, and Pierre Courbois on drums. The set's a key lost chapter in the career of this enigmatic tenor player – ... read more CD
(Part of the "Jazz Premium Seats – Rare Jazz – Live & Sessions" series!)
Progressive/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979. New Copy ... $13.99
A great return to form for tenorist JR Monterose – a player who always sounds amazing on record, even though he only made a handful of albums over a 30 or 40 year period of performance! Most folks know JR's classic 50s album for Blue Note, but later dates like this are well worth seeking out ... read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Riverside, Early 60s. Used ... $3.99
Includes the songs "Round Midnight", "Four On Six", "Klactoveedsedstene", "Says You Remember", "Cotton Tail", "Jingles", "Cariba", "Tune Up", "Dearly Beloved", and "Freddie The Freeloader". CD
Capitol, Late 50s/1960s. Used ... $3.99
Tracks include "Billie's Bounce", "Stranger In Paradise", "Leila", "Wes's Tune", and "Montgomeryland Funk". CD
(Out of print.)
Riverside/OJC, 1963. Used ... $6.99
Early greatness from Wes Montgomery – and a session that's got a gritty edge that takes Wes back to his Indianapolis roots! The album's one of the few of the time to feature the unsung Hammond hero Mel Rhyne – a player who worked with Wes at his start, but has only gotten stronger ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Verve, Mid 60s. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99
Includes 25 tracks and features work with Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Smith, and others. CD
(Out of print. Artwork has some minor wrinkles and few light stains from moisture.)
Wes Montgomery —
Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery ... CD Riverside/OJC, 1960. Used ... $4.99
They're not kidding with the title of this one – because although the record was only Wes Montgomery's second album as a leader, he was already making plenty of waves with the sound of his guitar! The session lines Wes up with the very tight rhythm team of Tommy Flanagan on piano, Percy ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Laser Light, 1965. Used ... $3.99
Great live material from Wes Montgomery – very nicely recorded, from a live show that took place on March 27, 1965, in Paris! The group features Harold Mabern on piano, Art Harper on bass, and Jimmy Lovelace on drums – and the overall approach of the record is quite different than some ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Verve (Germany), 1965/1966. Used ... $3.99
Tracks include "Impressions", "Mellow Mood", "Misty", "Portrait Of Jenny", "If You Could See Me Now", and "James & Wes". Featuring Wynton Kelly on piano, Jimmy Smith on organ, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
Verve/Polygram, Mid 60s. Used ... $3.99
Tracks include "Movin Wes - Parts 1 & 2", "Green Peppers", "Boss City", "Impressions", "In And Out", "Willow Weep For Me", and "Bumpin" – 16 tracks in all. CD
(Out of print.)
Riverside, 1959. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Wes Montgomery's first album as a leader – a relatively obscure set that has him playing in a trio with Indianapolis bandmates Mel Rhyne on organ and Paul Parker on drums – a mode that strongly recalls Montgomery's roots in the Indy scene at the time! If you only know the later, famous ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with obi – Victor VIJ 144.)
Riverside/OJC, Early 60s. Used ... $12.99
Early work by Wes – cut with his early trio that included the wonderful Melvin Rhyne on organ! The sound is tight and freer than some of Wes' later recordings – a bit more in the pocket, too, showing the roots of the Indianapolis scene from which Wes was just emerging at the time. ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Riverside/OJC, 1961. Used ... $8.99
Ah for the genius of the Montgomery Brothers – a sweet combo from the Indy scene that featured Wes Montgomery alongside brothers Monk and Buddy! Wes is on guitar, natch, Buddy plays piano, Monk bass, and Bobby Thomas joins the group on drums – all grooving in a style that's a bit like ... read more CD
James Moody —
Timeless Aura ... LP Vanguard, 1976. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Sweet funky electric work from James Moody – and pretty darn nice too! The set was produced by Ed Bland, the force behind the funky James Moody (and Dizzy Gillespie) sessions for the Perception and GWP labels in years back – and at many levels, the feel here is similar to those great ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the Vanguard inner sleeve.)
Paula/Fuel 2000, 1973. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A sweet set of electric funk from James Moody – and a great little record to match the grooves he was laying down at the Perception label in the early 70s – with a very unique sound! Moody's working here alongside some sweet work on electric piano by either Jodie Christian or Tennyson ... read more CD
(Still sealed.)
WJ3, 2019. New Copy ... $11.99 16.99
A long-overdue return as a leader for tenor genius Ralph Moore – an artist who first blew us away when he appeared on the scene in the 80s, but who hasn't gotten this sort of time in the spotlight in many many years! The passage of time hasn't dimmed Ralph's genius at all – as the ... read more CD
Origin, 2020. Used ... $5.99
Featuers Phil Markowitz on piano and Fender Rhodes, Kai Eckhardt on bass, and Ted Moore on drums and percussion. CD
Outside In, 2021. Used ... $4.99
Tracks include "Luna", "The Forest", "Terremoto", "The Glass Door", and "Relojito". CD
Yes, 2017. New Copy 3CD ... $11.99 34.99
Three different works, all created for artist Joan Jonas, and each with a slightly different approach! Pianist Jason Moran has a creative relationship with Jonas that extends back longer than a decade – and over the course of these pieces, you can really hear their ideas develop – from ... read more CD
Yes, 2017. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
Here's a record that's very close to our hearts – as pianist Jason Moran works here with a core group that includes Chicago saxophone legend Ken Vandermark, some spoken bits from Chicago artist Theaster Gates, and work from the Kenwood Academy Jazz Band – the south side high school that ... read more CD
Contemporary, 1988. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Excellent later work from Frank Morgan – the legendary LA altoist who first burned brightly in the bop generation, then came back to make really rich recordings like this! The set's got Frank in some really great company – a hip sextet that features Joe Henderson on tenor, Bobby ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Frank Morgan & Rodney Kendrick —
Bop! ... CD Telarc, 1996. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Features Frank Morgan on alto – with Rodney Kendrick on piano, Curtis Lundy on bass, and Leroy Williams on drums! CD
Lee Morgan —
Best Of Lee Morgan ... CD Blue Note, Late 50s/1960s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Includes the songs "Ceora", "The Sidewinder", "Speedball". "A Night In Tunisia", "Since I Fell For You", "The Rumproller", "I Remember Clifford", "Mr Kenyatta", and "Cornbread". CD
(Out of print.)
Lee Morgan —
Delightfulee ... LP Blue Note, 1966. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
A really unique album from the great Lee Morgan – a set that features the trumpeter in two different settings, but in a way that really works well together! Most of the album has Lee blowing in a very cool quintet – with Joe Henderson on tenor, McCoy Tyner on piano, Bob Cranshaw on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Liberty pressing, with Van Gelder stamp. Vinyl has a short click in one spot, but is great overall – and the cover is nice too!)
Lee Morgan —
Lee Morgan (aka The Last Session) ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1971. New Copy ... $18.99
Brilliant work throughout – the last studio album ever cut by Lee Morgan, and a mindblowing session that always leaves us wondering how massive he would have become if he hadn't been tragically murdered shortly after it was recorded! The album's a huge change from Morgan's already-great work ... read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing!)
Lee Morgan —
Lee Morgan Indeed! (Japanese pressing) ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1956. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A gem of an early album from Lee Morgan – quite different than his work as a leader for the Savoy label during the same period! Although Morgan's only a wee lad at the time, the album's got an incredible sense of warmth and imagination – one that's steeped in lessons learned from ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Blue Note, 1964. Very Good- ... $149.99
A jazz classic if there ever was one – and the best-selling album ever by Lee Morgan, thanks to the use of the title track in a car commercial! Sure, you've probably heard "The Sidewinder" enough that you think you know the album already – but the rest of the tunes really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono New York pressing with Van Gelder stamp and ear. Cover has some ring and edge wear and discoloration from age.)
Lee Morgan —
Unforgettable Lee Live At Birdland ... CD Fresh Sound (Spain), 1960. Used 2 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
A fitting title for this scorching set tracks led by the incomparable Lee Morgan – captured over several dates throughout 1960 at the legendary Birdland club – and backed up by Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers! Nothing but legends on the stage here – with Morgan's trumpet out ... read more CD
Nimbus/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1983. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 44.99
A lost spiritual jazz classic from pianist Nate Morgan – maybe the musician's best-remembered moment, and for good reason too! The set's got this soaring, spiritual vibe that's much more early 70s than you'd guess from the date of recording – a post-Coltrane spirit with lots of modal ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition 180 gram pressing!)
Nimbus, Early 80s. New Copy ... $9.99
A great set from LA pianist Nate Morgan – one of the leading underground talents in the west coast soul jazz scene of the late 70s and early 80s! The album's a trio set, performed in an blocky, exploratory style that recalls McCoy Tyner's best early work – but which also has a free and ... read more CD
Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $19.99
Kenji Mori may be the firebird on tenor and flute for the date – but the album also features some mighty bold lines on guitar from the young Kazumi Watanabe! Kazumi's got a dynamic sense of energy that really shapes the record from the start – these long, twangy electric passages that ... read more CD
(Part of the Three Blind Mice Supreme Collection!)
Hot Cup, 2013. Used ... $6.99
Features Jonathan Moritz on tenor and soprano sax, Shayna Dulberger on bass, and Mike Pride on drums and percussion. CD
(Original Hot Cup pressing. Still sealed.)
Three Blind Mice/Think (Japan), 1977. Used ... $24.99
Great vocals from Japanese singer Koji Moriyama – an artist with a really unique approach to his music – quite unlike any other American jazz vocalists we can think of! Koji's got a style that's slightly raspy at points – not off key, but very personal – and sung in this ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print, Blu-Spec CD pressing – includes obi!)
Three Blind Mice/Think (Japan), 1975. Used ... $24.99
A real swinger of a record – one that features vocals and conga work by Koji Moriyama, with backing by the piano trio of Tsuyoshi Yamamoto! Given that Yamamoto's style is usually a bit more spare and laidback, it's nice to hear him grooving in a setting like this – as Moriyama's a ... read more CD
(Out of print, Blu-spec CD pressing – includes obi.)
Enja/Solid (Japan), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $49.99
Drummer Takeo Moriyama is best known to our ears as one of the key forces in the trio of pianist Yosuke Yamashita in the 70s – and he definitely continues that strong legacy here, but with a vibrant voice that's all his own! The session is maybe more pitched towards the spiritual side of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Jazzland (Norway), 2021. New Copy ... $7.99 19.99
There's nothing too mechanical about the sound of the piano here – although at some level, there's also some very interesting mechanics involved in the project! The music started out when Benjamin Mork bought an old grand piano that had been painted blue – and rather than try to ... read more CD
Also available Mechanical Piano ... LP 22.99
Jazzland (Norway), 2021. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 29.90
There's nothing too mechanical about the sound of the piano here – although at some level, there's also some very interesting mechanics involved in the project! The music started out when Benjamin Mork bought an old grand piano that had been painted blue – and rather than try to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mechanical Piano ... CD 7.99
Riti, 2002. Used ... $12.99
Joe Morris on guitar, Sebastian Steinberg on bass, and Jerry Deupree on bass. CD
(Out of print.)
Okka Disk, 1999. New Copy ... $6.99 13.99
The mighty DKV trio is expanded here by the presence of Joe Morris on guitar – a fourth fantastic sonic element, alongside the bass of Kent Kessler, drums of Hamid Drake, and tenor of Ken Vandermark! The quartet begins the record with a great deal of energy, then things split off into ... read more CD
Knitting Factory, 1996. Used ... $14.99
Joe Morris on guitar, Ken Vandermark on clarinet and bass clarinet, and Hans Poppel on piano. CD
(Out of print.)
Groove Merchant, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99
One of the rarest albums on the Groove Merchant label – and one of the best! Ramon Morris has a sweet tone on the tenor that works very well with the electric piano in his tight little combo – grooving with a style that's like the best Black Jazz funk records of the time – mixing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mercury, Late 50s. Very Good+ ... $11.99
A rare one from singer Pat Morrissey – a sexy late 50s nightclub singer with a bit of a jazzy bent. The record's not going to knock Sarah Vaughan out of your collection, but Pat's got a warm intimate style of singing that makes the material stand out more than the usual vocal session from ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a bit of splitting on the top seam, and some light wear on the opening edge – but vinyl is nice!)
RCA, 1960. Very Good ... $6.99
Second set of swinging tracks, very much in the same vein as Buddy Morrow's crime jazz soundtracks cut for RCA at the end of the 50s! More great TV themes from the time, running the gamut from action and thriller series to westerns and dramas, including "Men Into space", "Staccato's ... (Now Sound, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has some splitting on the top seam.)
RCA, 1960. Very Good+ ... $2.99
Although Buddy Morrow's best known for his more crime-jazz and Night Train jazz work, this album's got him sounding surprisingly great in a set of tracks dedicated to the work of Edgar Allen Poe! The feel of the music shifts wildly from track to track – with a few that feature Keith McKenna ... (Now Sound, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light surface wear, partially split seams, and a few spots of clear tape.)
MGM, 1961. Near Mint- ... $18.99
Page Morton's floating in a sea of red on the cover of this rare album – and the music has her swimming in a similarly watery style too! Arrangements are handled by Leo Addeo – who you might know from late 50s tropical and exotica sides – and although his approach here is more in ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese Verve pressing, with obi! Back cover has some very light aging, but front looks nice.)
Label Bleu (France), 1986. Very Good+ ... $4.99
A sweet jazzy take on the Argentine tango sound – featuring bandoneon, piano, and bass! LP, Vinyl record album
MMG, 2020. Used ... $4.99
Todd Mosby and Will Ackerman on guitar, Tony Levin and Michael Manring on bass, Jerry Marotta on drums, Charlie Bisharat on violin, Jeff Haynes on percussion, Premik R Tubbs on lap steel, woodwinds and wind synth, and Kristin Hoffmann on backing vocals. CD
AMF (Germany), 1996. Used ... $6.99
Features Joe Sachse on guitar, Maggie Nicols on voice, and Pinguin Moschner on tuba! CD
(Out of print.)
Black Fire/Strut (UK), 1977. New Copy ... $12.99 13.98
An intense album of spiritual jazz tracks – played by Lon Moshe and the Southern Freedom Arkestra – maybe one of the only albums we've ever seen by this lesser-known vibist! The album was recorded in 1976, during the height of the Black Fire DC underground scene – and Moshe's ... read more CD
Also available Love Is Where The Spirit Lies ... LP 28.99
Black Fire/Strut, 1977. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $28.99 29.99
An intense album of spiritual jazz tracks – played by Lon Moshe and the Southern Freedom Arkestra – maybe one of the only albums we've ever seen by this lesser-known vibist! The album was recorded in 1976, during the height of the Black Fire DC underground scene – and Moshe's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Love Is Where The Spirit Lies ... CD 12.99
Hot Cup, 2004. Used ... $9.99
The self-titled debut of Mostly Other People Do The Killing – an exciting NYC quartet that manages to both celebrate and skewer jazz traditions, blending past traditions with modern experimentalism – and also making simply exciting records that are a joyful blast! These guys have ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
ECM (Germany), 1975. New Copy ... $10.99 11.99
A great statement as a leader from drummer Paul Motian – a player that none would have expected to be hitting this territory in the decade before – the start of a great run of records that continued his break from more familiar rhythmic territory! The record's got a very strong ECM ... read more CD
Blue Note (France), 1975. New Copy ... $11.99
Drummer Alphonse Mouzon cut some of the hardest, heaviest fusion albums ever to hit the Blue Note label in the 70s – including this legendary powerhouse of a record! The set features Mouzon with one of his longtime partners – guitarist Tommy Bolin – hitting a hard-rocking, heavy ... read more CD
Choice/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $13.99
One of the coolest early albums we've ever heard from saxophonist Bob Mover – a set that not only features some very sharp solos and songs from the leader, but which also has a whole hell of a lot of other great things going on too! The tracks are long, and maybe more creative than usual for ... read more CD
Act (Germany), 2011. Used ... $7.99
A solo album and tribute to Krzysztof Komeda from Polish pianist Leszek Mozdzer. Tracks include "Svantetic", "Sleep Safe & Warm", "The Law & The Fist", "Cherry", and "Moja Ballada". CD
Schoolkid's, 1995. Used ... $4.99
Mr B on piano, Scott Peterson on alto saxophone, Keith Kaminski on alto and soprano saxophone, Paul Klinger on baritone and soprano saxophone, Mark Hynes on soprano and tenor saxophone, Chris Smith, Gene Bartley, and John Paxton on trombone, Brandon Cooper, Jeff Gedz, Paul Finkbeiner, and Walter ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
World Circuit/Matsuli (UK), 1992. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99
Fantastic music from Bheki Mseleku – a South African artist who was one of the strongest forces keeping the spiritual jazz flame alive in the 90s – and one who sadly passed away before he could see the rest of the world re-embrace music this strong! Bheki plays both piano and tenor sax ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl!)
Theresa/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 44.99
Fantastic work from the legendary Idris Muhammad – the funky drummer who first rose to fame making breakbeats with Lou Donaldson in the 60s, then recorded some hip soul-based records in the 70s – here really getting back to basics with a set of soulful, spiritual small combo jazz! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition 180 gram pressing!)
Kudu/CTI, 1974. New Copy ... $5.99 6.99
An incredible record from funky drummer Idris Muhammad! Idris is probably known for his funky break work on Blue Note and Prestige records sessions of the late 60s and early 70s – but by the time of this 1974 album, he was really expanding his style, hitting a laidback groove that went way ... read more CD
Fantasy/Wounded Bird, 1978. New Copy ... $6.99 14.99
A completely different album than some of the earlier work from funky drummer Idris Muhammad – but a set that's completely wonderful in its own sort of way! Muhammad's drums are still right on the money, and able to move with even more quick-stepping power than before – set up in these ... read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1993. New Copy ... $16.99
Guitarist Ronald Muldrow has a great sense of swing here – but it's hard not to, with a group that features Mulgrew Miller on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Yoron Israel on drums – all a great balance for the strong lines and rich tones that Muldrow brings to his instrument! ... read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Kokopelli, 1996. Used ... $7.99
Guitarist Ronald Muldrow is joined by Steve Nelson on vibes, Peter Washington on bass, James Williams on piano, and Yoron Israel on drums. CD
(Out of print. CD artwork has a cutout mark.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1992. New Copy ... $16.99
A sweet set of organ jazz on Enja Records – a label that normally never embraces the Hammond this strongly, but does a really great job on this overlooked gem! The group's led by guitarist Ronald Muldrow, and features organ work by Mel Rhyne – that legendary Indianapolis player who was ... read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Verve/Poll Winners Records (Spain), 1960. Used ... $11.99
Great large group material from Gerry Mulligan – and a record that definitely defines the sound of his famous Concert Jazz Band of the early 60s! The group features a four part sax section – headed by Mulligan, with other players that include Zoot Sims on tenor, Gene Allen on baritone, ... read more CD
Verve, Early 60s. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $24.99
A mix of small group work and some of Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band sides for Verve. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove.)
N2K, Late 40s/1950s/Early 90s. Used ... $3.99
Brings together classic 50s sides with Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, Chico Hamilton, and Bob Brookmeyer alongside more recent material recorded for GRP. CD
(Out of print. Cover has a small mark from sticker removal.)
Columbia, 1959. Very Good ... $9.99
A beautiful pairing of the baritone of Gerry Mulligan and the trumpet of Art Farmer – brought together wonderfully in this piano-less session that has both players effortlessly carving lines in the open space of the studio. Rhythm is by the team of Bill Crow on bass and Dave Bailey on drums ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has light staining on the bottom seam and opening.)
Verve, 1957. Very Good ... $24.99
A really great pairing – and a rare non-Brubeck Paul Desmond session from the 50s! Gerry Mulligan and Desmond weave laidback lines around each other, working here in a pianoless quartet that features Dave Bailey on drums and Joe Benjamin on bass – very much a Mulligan-inspired approach ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Records Inc pressing with trumpeter logo & deep groove. Cover has a split top seam and spine, and back has some light stains near the bottom and top edges.)
Fantasy, Early 50s. Very Good ... $14.99
A 50s Fantasy album that brings together 2 earlier 10" jazz sessions – one by Mulligan and one by Desmond, both unusual outings for the players. Side one features Gerry Mulligan working with a strong early group – Chet Baker on trumpet, Chico Hamilton on drums, and Carson Smith on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red vinyl pressing with deep groove on Side B. Cover has some wear and aging, splitting in the bottom seam with yellowed tape remnants, a bit of pen on front and notes on back, minor stains, and some glooss peel at the opening.)
Philips/Be! (Germany), 1967. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99
A totally cool little record – and one that more than lives up to the Eastern promise of its cover! The album's a real stunner from Australian reedman Charlie Munro – a beautiful mix of jazz and exotic elements, at a level that puts it up there with a rare few records that work this ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies.)
GNP, Mid 50s. Very Good+ ... $14.99
An obscure west coast set – featuring some very hard-driving big band arrangements, short but with breakout solos that really keep things moving along at a good pace. Murphy wrote and arranged most of the material – cool little offbeat tunes, many with a space theme to match the cover ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a half split top seam and split bottom seam.)
Muse, 1985. Near Mint- ... $6.99
A second helping of songs from the Nat King Cole songbook – served up by Mark Murphy as one of his most sensitive albums of the time! Backings here are relatively spare on all tracks – just guitar on some numbers, bass on others, or keyboards on the rest – a very different style ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fontana, 1965. Very Good+ ... $11.99
A rare British session from vocalist Mark Murphy – and one of his grooviest albums of the 60s! Mark's working here with great backings from the orchestras of Tubby Hayes, John Dankworth, and Les Reed – all of whom give Murphy some of his hippest grooves to date, very much in the mode ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original US pressing with deep groove, in the blue cover. Cover has some light wear.)
Riverside, 1962. Very Good ... $9.99
Given what a freewheeling, open-minded, and lyrical jazz singer Mark Murphy is, it's hard to imagine him really loving "the blues" – and fortunately, most of that love is extended in the title, because the album itself is less of the blues effort that you might think. True, the ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue label Bill Grauer Productions Inc pressing, RM 441, with microphone logo and deep groove. Cover has some edge wear.)
Black Saint (Italy), 1980s. New Copy 6CD ... $32.99 45.99
Music from a hugely productive period in the life of saxophonist David Murray – so much so that this is the third volume of his wonderful recordings for the Black Saint/Soul Note label – and there's no dip at all in the quality of the music! Murray was awash in new ideas at this time ... read more CD
Cadillac (UK), 1978. New Copy 2CDs ... $16.99 18.99
A tremendous early recording from David Murray – recorded in London (as you'd guess by the title), but with all the best spirit of his early loft jazz sides! There's a tightness here that's missing from some of Murray's other albums of the period – a sense of soulful, spiritual swing ... read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1991. New Copy ... $16.99
A really unique setting for the saxophone talents of David Murray – set up here with the Pierre Dorge New Jungle Orchestra, on a record that really pushes that group even more than usual! Part of the strength of the set is the work of the soloists – not just Murray on tenor and bass ... read more CD
(Part of the Enja 50th Anniversary Campaign!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1994. New Copy ... $9.99
A really surprising later album from free jazz legend Sunny Murray – a set of shorter tracks, definitely with more structure – but which still very much have that strong voice that Murray developed during the ESP years of the 60s! Things aren't ever too free or far outside, but always ... read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Eremite, 2005. Used ... $11.99
Magical work on drums from Sunny Murray – a later recording done with reedman Sabir Mateen – plus a few surprise guests on some of the tracks in the set! Murray's drums have all the power and presence we remember from years back – dimmed slightly with age, but given a lot more ... read more CD
Super Secret Sound/No Business (Lithuania), 1994. New Copy (reissue)... $13.99 29.99
Drummer Sunny Murray really hit some wonderfully subtle, sensitive moments in the later years of his career – as you'll definitely hear here, working in a trio with Robert Andreano on guitar and Bob Dickie on bass! Both of the string players use their instruments in ways that are often ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tzadik, 2001. Used ... $9.99
Michael McLaughlin on accordion, Glenn Dickson on clarinet, Eric Rosenthal on drums, Pete Fitzpatrick on guitar, David Harris on trombone, and Jim Gray on tuba. CD
Tzadik, 1998. Used ... $8.99
Glenn Dickson on clarinet, Pete Fitzpatrick on guitar, Michael McLaughlin on piano and accordion, David Harris on trombone, John Manning on tuba, and Eric Rosenthal on drums. CD
Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $19.99 24.00
Mari Nakamoto is a jazz singer with a wonderful sense of tone – a musicality in her voice that comes through on the first few notes of the record, then continues throughout as she transforms familiar tunes with that special sort of magic that marks a rare breed of jazz vocalist! Nakamoto ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Three Blind Mice Supreme Collection!)
Three Blind Mice/Think (Japan), 1975. Used ... $29.99
A very cool setting for Japanese vocalist Mari Nakamoto – a unique trio outing that features guitar from Kazumi Watanabe and bass from Isao Suzuki – both really creative players who push the album way past the usual! The mix of guitar and bass is wonderful – gentle, but still ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print, Blu-Spec CD pressing – includes obi!)
Mari Nakamoto & Shoji Yokouchi —
Little Girl Blue ... CD Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... $19.99
Warmly wonderful work from singer Mari Nakamoto – perfectly recorded in a warm Three Blind Mice manner that really suits her style! As with some of the other records on the label at the time, the vibe here is a bit laidback – but in a great way, which lets Mari slink forward in the ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Three Blind Mice Supreme Collection!)
Street Noise/BBE (Japan), 1984. New Copy ... $18.99
Soaring piano lines, burning trumpet solos, and soulful tenor sax – all wrapped together beautifully in this obscure Japanese session from the 80s – a date that has all the free-thinking power and unbounded energy of some of our favorite American soul jazz sessions from a decade before! ... read more CD
Teruo Nakamura —
Unicorn ... CD Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $19.99 24.00
A landmark album from the Japanese fusion scene of the 70s – a killer set of tracks recorded by bassist Teruo Nakamura, with help from a host of American soul jazz luminaries! The album's easily one of Nakamura's most sought-after sets – and for good reason too, as the cuts are long ... read more CD
(Part of the Three Blind Mice Supreme Collection!)
Rotonde Musique, 1998. Used ... $9.99
Family Owl, 1978. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Solo guitar recorded direct to disc! LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the insert and pamphlet. Cover has some splitting in the top seam.)
Lelo Nazario —
Africasiamerica ... CD Editio Princeps (Brazil), 2006. Used ... $9.99
Lira Paulstana/Lugar Alto (Brazil), 1982. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99
A really unique little record from Ze Eduardo Nazario – a set that maybe begins in improvised jazz, but which soon opens up to a world of different sonic possibilities – on some moments that have a very Brazilian vibe overall, even if it is an experimental one! Eduardo plays a range of ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
