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Blue Note, 2004. Used ... $6.99
One of the best records we've heard in years from Medeski, Martin, & Wood – a searing batch of grooves that really gets back to the trio's original brilliance, and which features some wonderful production from the Dust Brothers! There's a lean, hard, and funky sound to the set that ... read more CD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on CD.)
Blue Note, 2002. Used ... $4.99
A return to slightly funky work for MMW – lots of organ, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, and other groovy keyboards from John Medeski driving the set, backed by some excellent rhythm work by Billy Martin and Chris Wood. This is probably their most compelling album in years – at least to our ... read more CD
(Marker over barcode, with a bit of ink on the fron cover as well. Disc has a promo stamp.)
Nonesuch, 2010. Used 2 CDs ... $8.99
A sweeping double album that moves between large orchestral passages and small ensemble pieces. Highway Rider features Brad Mehldau on piano and pump organ, Joshua Redman on tenor, Larry Grenadier on bass, and both Jeff Ballard and Matt Chamberlain on drums. CD
(Mark through barcode.)
Nonesuch, 2020. New Copy ... $13.99 14.98
One of the most beautiful, personal albums we've ever heard from pianist Brad Mehldau – a set that gives away its concept right in the title – put together and performed during the month of April 2020 – surely one of the strangest on the planet in recent years! Mehldau mixes his ... read more CD
Also available Suite – April 2020 ... LP 19.99
Brad Mehldau —
Suite – April 2020 ... LP 
Nonesuch, 2020. New Copy ... $19.99
One of the most beautiful, personal albums we've ever heard from pianist Brad Mehldau – a set that gives away its concept right in the title – put together and performed during the month of April 2020 – surely one of the strangest on the planet in recent years! Mehldau mixes his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Suite – April 2020 ... CD 13.99
Cavi (Brazil), 2004. Used ... $9.99
Andre Mehmari on piano, Sergio Reze & Rogerio Boccato on drums, Celio Barros & Ze Alexandre Carvalho on bass, Dions Goudaroulis on cello, Luca Raele on clarinet & Monica Salmaso on vocals. CD
(Out of print.)
MCD (Brazil), 2004. Used ... $9.99
Argo, 1958. Very Good ... $7.99
With arrangements by Tony Osborne and production by Dave Usher. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light surface wear and small splits on the right corners.)
Foundry, 1980. Near Mint- ... $6.99
With Joe Melotti on electric piano, Artie Dixson on drums and percussion, Marion Meadows on tenor and soprano sax, and Paul Spinner on bass. LP, Vinyl record album
Yama, 2020. Used ... $4.99
Brian Melvin on drums, Matt Renzi on sax & Mart Soo on guitar. CD
Freestyle (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $14.99
A beautiful set of spiritual jazz from this hip Australian group – a combo who are headed up by guitarist Lance Ferguson, who you'll know from a host of great funk and soul projects over the years – but who shows a much deeper side of his talents with Menagerie! The group has a strong ... read more CD
Tortilla, 1984. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Warm Latin jazz from vibist Victor Mendoza – a sweet little set with some great flute work, plus alto, soprano sax, and plenty of percussion! Titlkes include "Samba Dientes", "Poem For My Father", "Patty's Ponytail Samba", and "Un Loco Feliz". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
I Dischi Di Angelica (Italy), 2000s. New Copy ... $23.99
A stunning set of recordings from Dutch piano legend Misha Mengelberg – selections recorded in a number of different settings in the first decade of this century – all of which work together to show why Mengelberg's a player that's completely different from anyone else! The cover image ... read more CD
Columbia, Late 60s. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Roy Meriwether's soul jazz trio runs through a set of funky piano tracks that include "Soul Invader", "Lonely Man", "Little Lousy Jane", "Sweet Sixteen Bars", and "Comin' Home Baby". The cover's got the group in a cartoon, flying through the air ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 2 eye pressing.)
EmArcy/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ... $13.99
A wonderful album from Helen Merrill – one of the few jazz singers we can think of who continued to grow stylistically as the years went on! This majestic album was recorded in 1980, and it features Merrill dipping into a modern Brazilian bag – working with baroque arrangements that ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Rare Noise (UK), 2020. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 17.98
There's definitely a lot of open cuts here – thanks to very sharp sounds from this lineup that more than lives up to the name of the Rare Noise record label! The group is the trio of Masami Merzbow Akita on noise, electronics, and percussion; Balazs Pandi on drums and percussion; and Mats ... read more CD
Jazzman (UK), Late 70s. New Copy ... $8.99
Ultra-hip funk from Oklahoma's Messengers Incorporated – a group who come across with a sound that's every bit as righteous and heavy as you might guess from the cover! Instrumentation is heavy on bass, guitar, and organ – and topped with some great saxophone work too – all in a ... (Soul, Jazz) read more CD
ECM/BMG, 1976. Used ... $7.99
One of Metheny's seminal sides for ECM, in a trio with Jaco Pastorius and Bob Moses. 8 tracks in all, including "Bright Size Life", "Sirabhorn", "Unity Village", "Missouri Uncompromised", "Midwestern Nights Dream", "Ubiquity Road", "O ... read more CD
(Booklet has a faint water stain, nothing major.)
Nonesuch, 2020. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
Guitarist Pat Metheny has a wonderful way of always opening himself up to new ideas, yet never losing the sound at his core – that unique approach to electric strings that made his ECM albums so revolutionary in the 70s, and which continues to set Metheny apart from anyone else around! There' ... read more CD
Also available From This Place ... LP 26.99
Nonesuch, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 27.99
Guitarist Pat Metheny has a wonderful way of always opening himself up to new ideas, yet never losing the sound at his core – that unique approach to electric strings that made his ECM albums so revolutionary in the 70s, and which continues to set Metheny apart from anyone else around! There' ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available From This Place ... CD 15.99
Pat Metheny/ECM, 1984. Used ... $9.99
A sweet trio session with Charlie Haden on bass and Bill Higgins on drums. Titles include "The Calling", "Tears Inside", "Lonely Woman", and "Rejoicing". CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Shhpuma (Portugal), 2020. Used ... $9.99
Features Bernhard Meyer on electric bass and effects with John Hollenbeck on drums, percussion and prepared piano. CD
RCA, Late 30s. Very Good+ Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
50s compilation of mid to late 30s recordings by Mezzrow and Newton's bands. Notable sidemen include Bud Freeman, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Al Casey, James Johnson, and Cozy Cole. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label Long Play pressing. Cover has light surface wear, discoloration from age, and an ink stamp on back.)
ECM (Germany), 1989. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $19.99
Recorded in the Cathedral Of Ulm, with Elmar Daucher, Gunther Federer, and Nobuko Micus on resonating stones, with Stephan Micus playing shakuhachi, tin whistle, and stone chimes. LP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing including the booklet. Cover has a small cutout notch.)
Editions Pluriel (France), 1980. Near Mint- ... $19.99
With Jean Lorieau on tenor, Philippe Duchemin on piano, Tony Ballester on bass, and Alain Chaudron on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear, heavily bent corners, a peeled spot from sticker removal on front, and an old price sticker on back.)
Harvest (UK), 1979. Very Good+ ... $26.99
A killer from keyboardist Max Middleton and guitarist Robert Ahwai – a set that has a tight funky feel on most numbers – very much in the most soulful American styles of the time, with some of the impeccable placement that you'd also find on Japanese soul fusion classics from the 70s! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing, in the original textured cover!)
Dire (Italy), 1982. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $34.99
A great group on the excellent Italian Dire Records labe – with Carlo Bagnoli on baritone, Rudi Migliardi on trombone, Attilio Zanchi on bass, and Carlo Sola on drums – a very cool piano-less, bottom-heavy group! LP, Vinyl record album
No Business (Lithuania), 1993. New Copy ... $22.99
The core trio here steps out on their own at first, and are then augmented by work from the Lithuanian Young Composers Orchestra – an added quartet who really bring an intensity to the performance! Well, maybe that intensity is already there – but slightly muted – as the guitar ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 300 copies!)
Aladdin, 1950. Very Good ... $14.99
Jason Miles —
Black Magic ... CD Ropeadope, 2019. New Copy ... $9.99 14.99
Keyboardist Jason Miles has a long legacy in jazz – both as a sideman with bigger names, and as a leader on his own – but this set with his Kind Of New group may well be one of his best so far – a sweet batch of electric grooves that goes a long way towards updating older styles ... read more CD
Ron Miles —
Rainbow Sign ... CD Blue Note, 2020. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
The Blue Note debut of cornet player Ron Miles – a musician with a great sense of phrasing, and maybe some of the strongest sense of color we've ever heard come from the instrument in recent years! The group here, though, is really a strong part of that sense of tone – as the lineup ... read more CD
Also available Rainbow Sign ... LP 22.99
Blue Note, 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 24.99
The Blue Note debut of cornet player Ron Miles – a musician with a great sense of phrasing, and maybe some of the strongest sense of color we've ever heard come from the instrument in recent years! The group here, though, is really a strong part of that sense of tone – as the lineup ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Rainbow Sign ... CD 12.99
GAD (Poland), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $16.99
Killer large group work from Polish jazzman Jerzy Milian – tracks recorded in East Berlin during the 70s, all with a style that mixes together the best modes of soundtrack funk with some of the groovier styles of the MPS big band scene! Milian's a vibist, but also has a great ear for larger ... read more CD
Jerzy Milian —
Orkiestra Rozrywkowa Pritv W Katowicach – Znak Wodnika (with bonus tracks) ... CD GAD (Poland), Late 70s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Some of the funkiest work we've ever heard from Polish vibist Jerzy Milian – a series of late 70s recordings that have him working with a larger ensemble in a very groovy mode! The approach is sound library or soundtrack funk at some points, but also almost gets a bit disco at others – ... read more CD
RCA, Late 30s/Early 40s. Used ... $2.99
22 tracks from the late 30s & early 40s. CD
(Out of print.)
Glenn Miller —
Limited Edition Vol 2 (5LP Set) ... LP RCA, Late 30s/Early 40s. Near Mint- 5LP Set ... Just Sold Out!
A collection of recordings from 1938 through 1942, with Pee Wee Erwin, Bob Price, and Ardell Garrett on trmpet, Glen Miller, Jesse Ralph, and Bud Smith on trombone, Irving Fazola on clarinet, Hal McIntyre , Tony Viola, Jerry Jerome, and Carl Biesecker on saxophone, Chummy MacGregor on piano, Carmen ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 50s limited edition 5LP set in a heavy spiral bound album package, # F 744, with some wear and aging.)
Happy Days, 1944. Used 2CD ... $5.99
The American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force featuring Dinah Shore, Irene Manning, Johnny Desmond & Ray McKinley. CD
(Out of print.)
RCA/BMG, Late 30s/Early 40s. Used ... $2.99
Tracks include "Rhapsody In Blue", "Glen Island Special", "Rug Cutter's Swing", "King Porter Stomp", "I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem" and "Here We Go Again" – 22 cuts in all. CD
(Out of print. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Magic/Submarine (UK), 1944. Used ... $4.99
Tracks include "Peggy The Pin Up Gal", "Rhapsody In Blue", "Holiday For Strings", "Deep Purple", "Everybody Loves My Baby", and "Irresistible You". CD
East West/Now Again, 1967. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 24.98
An astonishingly rare treasure by exotic jazz genius Lloyd Miller – originally issued by East West Records in a run of just a few hundred copies! Recorded at The University Of Utah, it's a wonderful synthesis of the eastern and otherwise globally-inspired instrumentation Miller is beloved for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes an excellent insert with notes by Francis Gooding and lots of photos, plus a download with WAV files & video of late 60s performances, plus Miller's autobiography "Sufi, Saint & Swinger"!)
East West/Ascensionale (Italy), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $44.99
One of the most evocative albums ever recorded by the enigmatic Lloyd Miller – a set created at Brigham Young University, in Utah – but filled with a mix of different styles from the other half of the planet! Miller plays a variety of stringed instruments and percussion – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 200 copies – and packaged in a very heavy, hand-assembled cover!)
East West/Now Again, 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 25.98
Possibly the greatest album ever from the enigmatic Lloyd Miller – his legendary Oriental Jazz album from the late 60s, and a really wonderful blend of musical modes! Some of the tracks here really stretch out in the Eastern promise of the title – mixing jazz rhythms with santur, oud, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Storyville (Denmark), 1999. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
The music of Duke Ellington was famously scored for his orchestra – but the material also provides a surprisingly great showcase for the talents of a smaller unit, too – especially when in the hands of a duo like this! Mulgrew Miller plays piano and Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen plays ... read more CD
Crescent Discs (UK), 2007. Used ... $6.99
Decca, 1955. Very Good ... $24.99
A rare session as a leader by trumpeter Jack Millman – one that's based around his own compositions, and which a large group of west coast players alongside some lesser-known 50s talents! Players include Fred Aguirre, Lin Halliday, Artie Anto, Mike Pacheco, Curtis Counce, Herb Geller, Jimmy ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Decca pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear, aging, and some light stains at the bottom.)
Charles Mingus —
Charles Mingus & Friends In Concert ... LP Columbia, 1973. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ... $9.99
Mingus live is always a treat – especially in these later years, when the fire seemed to go out of most of his studio recordings. Live, though, he always managed to kick it hard - with the sort of emotion that graced his strong early albums. And despite the fact that this one's conducted by ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring and edge wear with two tracklist stickers and a hype sticker.)
Sunnyside, 1964/1975. New Copy 4CD ... $31.99 35.98
Two different concert recordings from the great Charles Mingus – recorded with the space of more than a decade between them, and showing the continual evolution of his genius! The first 2CDs bring together a sublime recording by German Radio in Bremen from 1964 – work that's from that ... read more CD
Strata/BBE (UK), 1973. New Copy 5 CDs ... $39.99
A fantastic live performance from Charles Mingus – recorded in Detroit, with a slightly unusual group – and done with the more open, freewheeling quality that grace his live recordings of the early 60s! The set was recorded at the Strata Gallery – and has some of the deeper ... read more CD
Charles Mingus —
Mexican Moods (aka Tijuana Moods) ... LP Pickwick, 1957. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Oh how we love this album – and we think it may well be the best album ever from Charles Mingus! The set was recorded in that magical Mingus year of 1957, but oddly not released until 1962 – missing some of the initial frenzy of his discovery during the Atlantic and Columbia years. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s Quintessence Jazz Series issue.)
Charles Mingus —
Mingus Ah Um ... LP Columbia, 1959. Very Good+ ... $59.99
One of Charles Mingus' true classics – and an essential album in any jazz collection! This 1959 gem was recorded by Mingus at a key point in his career – when he was rising from the jazz underground into the ranks of America's elite jazzmen, penning some of the most challenging work of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mingus Ah Um Redux (with bonus LP) ... LP 28.99(70s stereo pressing. Cover is in great shape!)
Columbia/Get On Down, 1959. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $28.99 31.99
One of Charles Mingus' true classics – and an essential album in any jazz collection! This 1959 gem was recorded by Mingus at a key point in his career – when he was rising from the jazz underground into the ranks of America's elite jazzmen, penning some of the most challenging work of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Mingus Ah Um ... LP 59.99(Deluxe 60th Anniversary Edition – iIncludes a bonus LP with tracks appearing on vinyl for the first time ever!)
Impulse (Czech Republic), 1963. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
The title's exploding with Mingus, and the album is too – a completely classic effort for Impulse Records that's easily one of Charles' best of the 60s! Things are reigned in somewhat from the Mingus years at Atlantic or Candid, but the sound is still great – almost more focused than ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Charles Mingus —
Right Now - Live At The Jazz Workshop ... LP Debut/Fantasy, 1964. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Charles Mingus caught live is a totally different experience from Mingus in the studio – as this crack album from 1964 will testify! The album features a stripped-down quartet that includes Clifford Jordan on tenor, Jane Getz on piano, and Dannie Richmond on drums – plus a guest ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese Liberty pressing on red vinyl – LR-8818. Cover has some wear and aging with a split top seam and partially split spine.)
Columbia, 1959/1971/1988. Used ... $6.99
80's reissue that brings together tracks from two different Mingus Columbia sessions – one from 1959, and one from 1971. The '71 material is the extended "Shoes of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers", which is one of Mingus' best works from the decade. The other ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Nimbus, 1980s. New Copy ... $13.99
A beautiful record of upright bass solo work, ranging from emotive arco playing to nice throbbing pizzicato. Miranda has played with John Carter & Bobby Bradford and cut another great, more soulful side for Nimbus with a larger group of his own. The playing throughout is spacious, even it's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Mitchell —
Blue's Moods ... CD Riverside/OJC, 1960. Used ... Just Sold Out!
An early session as a leader from trumpeter Blue Mitchell – recorded during his glory years with Horace Silver! Unlike his other records, which usually have him in the company of another horn player, this set's got him carrying the full horn solo load by himself – working in a quartet, ... read more CD
Blue Mitchell —
Out Of The Blue ... CD Riverside/OJC, 1958. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Nice hardbop from Blue Mitchell! He's heading up a quintet with Benny Golson, and Golson brings a tightness to the session that's missing from some of Blue's other Riverside albums. Art Blakey's on drums, and the bass position's held by either Sam Jones or Paul Chambers, both of which make for a ... read more CD
(Out of print. Please note the tray card is missing one spine and has some clear tape on one side.)
FPE, 2020. New Copy ... $12.99 14.99
Very powerful work from the great Nicole Mitchell – the third of her albums to be based on the work of Octavia Butler, and the first to be done in collaboration with vocalist Lisa E Harris! The music was commissioned by the Art Institute of Chicago, and recorded in a large open space in that ... read more CD
Also available Earthseed ... LP 25.99
FPE, 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $25.99 28.99
Very powerful work from the great Nicole Mitchell – the third of her albums to be based on the work of Octavia Butler, and the first to be done in collaboration with vocalist Lisa E Harris! The music was commissioned by the Art Institute of Chicago, and recorded in a large open space in that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Earthseed ... CD 12.99
Don Giovanni, 2020. New Copy ... $11.99 12.99
Nicole Mitchell is an artist who made us sit up and say "wow" when we first saw her perform on the south side of Chicago 25 years ago – and she continues to make us express the same sort of surprise as the years go on – ever shifting her music, changing her focus, and ... read more CD
Wide Hive, 2017. New Copy ... $9.99 14.99
The title's an apt one – as the music here is based on the improvisations from Roscoe Mitchell's earlier Conversations albums – but recast in a whole new way for an improvising orchestra! The group here features Mitchell on sopranino sax – a very strong voice out in the lead ... read more CD
Wide Hive, 2019. New Copy ... $9.99 15.99
Beautiful large form work from Roscoe Mitchell – the famous saxophonist working here as a composer/conductor, but on music that's based on earlier improvisations created by his trio! The large ensemble has a really compelling blend of instruments – flutes, oboes, French horn, trumpet, ... read more CD
Roscoe Mitchell & Mike Reed —
Ritual & The Dance ... CD Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy ... $8.99
A fantastic pairing of players – two Chicago legends, both in the sort of setting that really suits them best! Roscoe Mitchell works here on two long improvisations with drummer Mike Reed – blowing a variety of reed instruments, and really taking us back to the groundbreaking work he ... read more CD
Also available Ritual & The Dance ... LP 15.99
Astral Spirits, 2021. New Copy Gatefold ... $15.99
A fantastic pairing of players – two Chicago legends, both in the sort of setting that really suits them best! Roscoe Mitchell works here on two long improvisations with drummer Mike Reed – blowing a variety of reed instruments, and really taking us back to the groundbreaking work he ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Ritual & The Dance ... CD 8.99
Wide Hive, 2020. Used ... $4.99
The legendary Roscoe Mitchell works here in the more sophisticated compositional style he's been exploring heavily in later decades – joined by the Ostravska Banda ensemble in a large version of "Distant Radio Transmission" – a piece that was first created as an improvisation ... read more CD
(Punch through digipack barcode.)
Atlantic, 1966. Near Mint- ... $22.99
One of the most interesting records from the duo of Dwike Mitchell and Willie Ruff – thanks to the addition of the great percussionist Helicio Milito on drums! Helcio worked with the Tamba Trio, and has a very groovy sense of rhythm that works great with the inventive piano of Mitchell and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red & purple label pressing. Cover has a cutout hole.)
Aketa's Disk/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1982. New Copy ... $24.99
Drummer Takashi Miyasaka works here with a great little group – one that has touches of some of the Japanese fusion modes of the period, but which mostly sticks to a more straight ahead sound – really bridging the two styles in a really great way! Part of the energy comes from Takashi's ... read more CD
(Part of the Nippon Jazz Spirits series!)
Takt/Le Tres Jazz Club (France), 1969. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $29.99
Some of the most arch-modern work we've ever heard from Japanese reedman Akira Miyazawa – proof that even though he was one of his nation's greatest straight jazz sax players in the 60s, he could also open up experimentally too! Akira's playing both flute and tenor here – and he's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Southport, 2007. Used ... $6.99
A live recording of Tatsu Aoki's Miyumi Project. Tracks include "Now", "Episode One", "Episode Four" and "Lacquer". CD
Blue Note, 1968. Used ... $13.99
An excellent Hank Mobley session – with an unusual twist that takes it past his earlier work! The lineup's great all the way through – with Woody Shaw on trumpet, George Benson on guitar, and Billy Higgins on drums – and the addition of Benson's guitar gives the tracks a groovily ... read more CD
Also available Reach Out! (180 gram pressing) ... LP 22.99(Out of print first US pressing.)
Blue Note (Spain), 1968. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $22.99
An excellent Hank Mobley session – with an unusual twist that takes it past his earlier work! The lineup's great all the way through – with Woody Shaw on trumpet, George Benson on guitar, and Billy Higgins on drums – and the addition of Benson's guitar gives the tracks a groovily ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Reach Out! ... CD 13.99(Limited edition!)
Blue Note, 1960. New Copy ... $9.99 11.99
A killer set of hardbop from the legendary Hank Mobley – recorded during the initial Mobley run at Blue Note, and a keen document of his amazing power on the tenor sax! The album's got a tightness that's almost impossible to believe – a summation of all the best bop trends of the 50s, ... read more CD
Also available Roll Call (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 7.99(24 bit RVG remastering, too!)
Hank Mobley —
Roll Call (RVG remaster edition) ... CD Blue Note, 1960. Used ... $7.99
A killer set of hardbop from the legendary Hank Mobley – recorded during the initial Mobley run at Blue Note, and a keen document of his amazing power on the tenor sax! The album's got a tightness that's almost impossible to believe – a summation of all the best bop trends of the 50s, ... read more CD
Also available Roll Call (RVG remaster edition) ... CD 9.99
Blue Note, 1966/1979. Used ... $28.99
A lost session by Hank Mobley – originally recorded in 1966, but not officially issued until 1979, and then only briefly until another short issue in the mid 90s! The record has Mobley really reaching out into a new bag – hitting a more soulfully arranged sound than on some of his ... read more CD
(Out of print original Conoisseur pressing.)
Blue Note, 1960. Used ... $6.99
Simply astounding! Soul Station is a deceptively simple album that has tenor giant Hank Mobley playing standards and originals in a quartet with Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Blakey on drums– a spare and simple group, but one with a direct energy that's really amazing ... read more CD
(Out of print, traycard artwork is wrinkled from some light water damage.)
Christophorus/Be! (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $16.99
A wonderful collection of work from this overlooked modern jazz combo from the 50s German scene – a group whose material was originally issued on a handful of 45rpm EP titles by a Christian music company – finally brought together in this excellent full length collection! The Modern ... read more CD
Prestige/OJC, Mid 50s. Used ... $3.99
A stone classic from the Modern Jazz Quartet – recorded back when the group still featured Kenny Clarke in its membership, but already with some of the more serious, somber tones that would mark the combo's more famous years! Tracks here are from a variety of sessions in 1953, 1954, and 1955 ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Modern Jazz Quartet —
European Concert ... CD Atlantic/Label M, 1960. Used ... $2.99
A double-length live set from the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet – recorded in Scandinavia in 1960, almost as a summation of the group's growing genius in the 50s! The tunes are a mix of John Lewis and Milt Jackson originals, plus other songs all given the wonderful MJQ twist – ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Modern Jazz Quartet —
European Concert Vol 1 ... LP Atlantic, 1960. Very Good- ... $2.99
Volume 1 of a double-length live set from the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet – recorded in Scandinavia in 1960, almost as a summation of the group's growing genius in the 50s! The tunes are a mix of John Lewis and Milt Jackson originals, plus other songs all given the wonderful MJQ twist ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Taiwanese stereo pressing on clear green vinyl. NOTE – This copy no longer has the cover and comes in a plain sleeve.)
Knit Classics, 1963. Used ... $9.99
A live recording from the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival. Tracks include "Pyramid", "In A Crowd", "Bags' Groove", "I Should Care", and "Sheriff". CD
(Out of print.)
Atlantic/Wounded Bird, 1963. New Copy ... $6.99 11.98
A moody early 60s set by the great MJQ for Atlantic – for the first time on CD! Overall the group rolls and swings in a bit rougher mode than they do on their brighter efforts, but they still hit the sweet spot and swing when the mood fits! The record works best when Milt Jackson's vibes ... read more CD
Atlantic, 1966. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Larger group meditations by the Modern Jazz Quartet – working here in an expanded lineup that includes work from Phil Woods, Charlie Mariano, Seldon Powell, Richie Kamuca, Clark Terry, and Jimmy Cleveland! The album takes a core MJQ groove, and only seems to lay out out over the larger ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red and purple label pressing.)
No Business (Lithuania), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 3CDs ... $38.99
A fantastic lost legacy in European free improvisation – the complete works of a group who were first known as Modern Jazz Quintet Karlsruhe, then later as Fourmenonly – presented here in a beautiful 3CD set! First up is the album Trees – issued on a small label in 1968, but a ... read more CD
(Limited edition of 500!)
Noshir Mody, 2020. Used ... $2.99
Tracks include "Radha", "Ol' Splitfoot", "Under A Starlit Sky (2020)", "Rise", and "Illusions Grow". CD
Motema, 2009. Used ... $2.99
One of the more inventive albums we've seen from bassist Charnett Moffett – an album that has him stepping out on a few different versions of his chosen instrument, with help from an assortment of different players from track to track! Moffett plays both acoustic and electric bass – ... read more CD
Motema, 2019. Used ... $4.99
Charnett Moffett on fretless bass guitar & vocals, Jana Herzen on guitar & vocals, Brian Jackson on piano & synth, Scott Tixier on violin & Mark Whitfield Jr on drums. CD
Sweet Basil (Japan), 1994. Used ... $11.99
Charnett Moffett on electric & acoustic bass, piccolo, synthesizer & programming. CD
(Out of print, sample sticker on traycard artwork.)
Louis Moholo —
Bra Louis Bra Tebs/Ogun (UK), 1978/1995. New Copy 2CDs ... $16.99
A beautiful double-length package of work from drummer Louis Moholo – a 2CD set that features one record from recent years, and a key classic from the 70s! Spirits Rejoice is one of the strongest 70s statements from ex-Blue Notes drummer Moholo – recorded in the company of fellow ... read more CD
Louis Moholo —
Bra Louis Bra Tebs/Ogun (UK), 1978/1995. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A beautiful double-length package of work from drummer Louis Moholo – a 2CD set that features one record from recent years, and a key classic from the 70s! Spirits Rejoice is one of the strongest 70s statements from ex-Blue Notes drummer Moholo – recorded in the company of fellow ... read more CD
Also available Bra Louis Bra Tebs/
Ogun (UK), 1978. Near Mint- ... $24.99
One of the strongest 70s statements from ex-Blue Notes drummer Louis Moholo – recorded in the company of fellow expatriots and UK avant jazzers that include Johnny Dyani, Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Nick Evans, Radu Malfatti, and Harry Miller. The album shifts easily between strongly ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent UK reissue on Otoroku.)
Louis Moholo Moholo —
Uplift The People ... CD Ogun (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $14.99
The spiritual sound of drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo is alive and well – the one light still burning from the legendary Blue Notes jazz ensemble from South Africa – and one who's taken the righteous power of that group well into the 21st Century! The music here is as uplifting as the ... read more CD
Louis Moholo Moholo Unit —
4 Blokes ... CD Ogun (UK), 2014. New Copy ... $14.99
Not just four blokes, but a killer quartet led by legendary drummer Louis Moholo – one that works at the same searing intensity as his Blue Notes group in the 70s! The combo is especially adept at quick-paced, fast-thinking creativity – and really leap forward with a great sense of ... read more CD
Louis Moholo Moholo Unit —
Open Letter To My Wife Mpumi ... CD Ogun (UK), 2009. New Copy ... $14.99
Rich, vibrant work from Louis Moholo & his Unit – with resonant emotion in the overall mood, but also an improvisational approach that balances the sound very deftly! Moholo's work of the 00s has been pretty visionary, and this one's no exception – don't go expecting sentimentalism ... read more CD
Louis Moholo's Viva La Black —
Freedom Tour – Live In South Africa 1993 ... CD Ogun (UK), 1993. New Copy ... $14.99
An incredibly spiritual session from percussionist Louis Moholo and his ensemble Viva La Black – recorded on the occasion of a series of concerts in Moholo's homeland of South Africa – and done in a way that's as much a document of the group's trip as it is a recording of the music in ... read more CD
Louis Moholo/Ogun (UK), 1995. New Copy ... $14.99
A key linking of two traditions of British avant jazz expression – and a session that's co-led by percussionist Louis Moholo and saxophonist Evan Parker! The sound here is almost more in Parker's camp than it is Moholo's – as the album's improvised tracks have a spare, contemplative ... read more CD
Grachan Moncur III —
Some Other Stuff (RVG remaster edition) ... CD Blue Note, 1964. New Copy ... $11.99
A wonderful, wonderful, wonderful "new thing" jazz session from Blue Note – and proof that the avant garde in the 60s didn't necessarily have to resort to blowing their heads off to make fantastic music! Trombonist Grachan Moncur III organized the session – but like other key ... read more CD
Arabesque Jazz, 1996. Used ... $9.99
With Ben Monder on guitar, Ben Street on bass, and Jim Black on drums and percussion. Tracks are almost all originals and include "Gemini", "Third Eyebrow", "Silent Neighbors", and "Late Green". CD
(Out of print.)
Arabesque Jazz, 2000. Used ... $6.99
With Theo Bleckmann, Skuli Sverrisson and Jim Black. Titles include "Mistral", "Luteous Pangolin", "Ellenville", "Sunny Manitoba", "Hatchet Face", 'Etching", "Windowpane" and "You Are My Sunshine". CD
(Out of print.)
Thelonious Monk —
At The Five Spot (Thelonious In Action/Riverside/Milestone, 1958. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99
Monk at the Five Spot – on two classic albums! First up is Thelonious In Action – a classic cooker from Thelonious Monk – recorded during his legendary run at the Five Spot in the late 50s, and featuring some especially great work on tenor from a young Johnny Griffin! Griffin's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a cut corner.)
