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A wealth of jazz in many styles -- bop, hardbop, soul jazz, spiritual, rare groove, modal, improvised music, funk, free jazz, fusion, avant garde, and trad!
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Fantasy, 1997. Used ... $2.99
Features Greg Piccolo on saxophone and guitar, Barry Seelen on Hammond and keys , Ed Spargo on bass, PJ Plenniger on drums, and John La Moia on percussion. CD
(Out of print. Barcode has a cutout hole and disc has a promo stamp.)
Blue Note, Mid 80s-Early 90s. Used ... $4.99
Tracks include "The Cool Side", "Keep It Smooth", "Club Jazz (Club Mix)", "My Love", "Baby It's Your Turn Now", and "Round Midnight" – 14 tracks in all. CD
(Out of print, small cutout notch through spine.)
Challenge/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 2000. New Copy ... $8.99
A really different album from pianist Enrico Pieranunzi – and one that really lives up to its title! Rather than being song-based – featuring compositions by Enrico or some of his contemporaries – the record features the trio improvising, but never in a free jazz way – ... read more CD
Via Veneto (Italy), 2001. Used ... $14.99
Features Enrico Pieranunzi on piano, Fabrizio Bosso on trumpet and flugelhorn, Rosario Giuliani on saxophones, Gabriele Mirabassi on clarinet, Piero Leveratto on bass, and Marcello Di Leonardo on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
Pieranunzi Fonnesbaek Duo —
Real You – A Bill Evans Tribute ... CD Stunt (Denmark), 2021. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
A tribute to Bill Evans, but one that's very much in the voice of the duo – pianist Enrico Piaranunzi and bassist Thomas Fonnesbaek – both players who bring a strong sense of their own spirit to the album! Sure, there's a quality here that's definitely in the territory of the ... read more CD
Also available Real You – A Bill Evans Tribute ... LP 26.99
Pieranunzi Fonnesbaek Duo —
Real You – A Bill Evans Tribute ... LP 
Stunt (Denmark), 2021. New Copy ... $26.99 34.99
A tribute to Bill Evans, but one that's very much in the voice of the duo – pianist Enrico Piaranunzi and bassist Thomas Fonnesbaek – both players who bring a strong sense of their own spirit to the album! Sure, there's a quality here that's definitely in the territory of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Real You – A Bill Evans Tribute ... CD 16.99
Moodsville, 1963. Very Good+ ... $19.99
Dave Pike plays a jazz version of the score to the musical Oliver – but don't hold that against him, because this one's great, as great as any of Pike's best earl work, like Pike's Peak and Bossa Carnival! The tracks have a great approach that's sort of "soul jazz modal" – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono green label Moodsville pressing with Van Gelder stamp – a great copy! Cover has some splitting on the spine and top seam, and vinyl has a short click in one spot – but this is a nice clean original pressing overall.)
Victor (Japan), 1979. Near Mint- ... $24.99
A live date – one that features Richard Pine on alto and baritone, working with a Japanese group in Tokyo – Kenichi Yoshida on piano, Yukinori Narushige on bass, and Tadao Shimada on drums – plus vocals from Junko Mine on one track. LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes insert. Front and back covers appear to have been signed by the artists.)
We Release Jazz (Switzerland), 1971. New Copy ... $9.99
A never-issued live set by one of the coolest European funk bands of the 70s – the legendary Placebo – not the current group, but a vintage ensemble that features wicked work on Fender Rhodes from the mighty Marc Moulin! The 1971 date of the set places it before the combo's famous ... read more CD
Stunt, 2020. Used ... $9.99
Lullabies for electric and acoustic guitar. Tracks include "Nearness Of You", "Somewhere Over The Rainbow", "Solen Er Sa Rod, Mor", "Under Stjernerne Pa Himlen", "Julia", and "Varvise". CD
(Digipack cover has a slight cut corner & a promotional sticker over the barcode.)
Impulse/Get On Down, 1967. Used Gatefold ... $14.99
Incredibly great – and one of the best of the late 60s trippy jazz albums on Impulse! Bill Plummer plays electric sitar with the "Cosmic Brotherood", a group that includes Tom Scott on saxes and electronics, Carol Kaye on Fender bass, Milt Holland on tabla, and Mike Craden on a ... read more CD
(Out of print. Includes obi!)
Love/Svart (Finland), 1977. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $29.99 39.99
An international gem from Finnish bassist Pekka Pohjola – maybe no surprise, given that the record also features work from Mike Oldfield and Pierre Moerlin too! The presence of both of those players really gave the record a lot of global circulation back in the day – but the core sound ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Love/Svart (Finland), 1972. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $29.99 39.99
Fantastic work from one of the hippest bassists on the Scandinavian scene of the early 70s – and a pretty good pianist as well! Pekka Pohjola works here in a classic Love Records blend of fusion instrumentation and proggish focus – on long tracks that feature no vocals at all, but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazz Band/Flyright (UK), Late 20s/1930s. Used ... $4.99
Featuring Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Harry James, and Muggsy Spanier. CD
Roulette, 1958. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Incredibly hip big band work from trumpeter Herb Pomeroy – proof that the Boston influence in the 50s was a very good force in modern jazz! The group here is large, but the sound is often quite lean – done with an open focus on the strongest soloists in the group – players who ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Color bar pressing with deep groove. Cover has wear and aging.)
Riverside, 1962. Good ... $5.99
The title's an apt one, because Billie Poole sings here in a mode that's steeped in styles borrowed strongly from gospel and blues – but delivered more in a jazz-based mode overall! The backing here is one aspect that makes the record especially strong – a quartet with Kenny Burrell on ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Bill Grauer Productions Inc pressing, RM 458, with microphone logo and deep groove. Cover has some wear, with a mostly split spine.)
Odean Pope —
Ninety Six ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1995. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
We always love the tenor of Odean Pope, but we seem to love it especially strongly in a setting like this – a lean trio format that really lets Pope step out and do his thing – carving all these strong, bold solos over the lean backing from Tyrone Brown on bass an Mickey Roker on drums! ... read more CD
(Part of the Enja 50th Anniversary Campaign!)
Art Porter —
Undercover ... CD Verve, 1994. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Features Ronnie Foster and Jeff Lorber on piano and keys, Harvey Mason on drums, and Paulinho Da Costa on percussion – plus guest vocals from Will Downing. CD
(Out of print.)
Fawn, 1982. Sealed ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1988. New Copy ... $16.99
The group's an unusual one, but they've got some great components all the way through – including the presence of tenorist Sal Nistico – who really rounds out the record in a great way! But first, the leaders – pianist Larry Porter and alto saxophonist Allan Praskin – the ... read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Vistone/P-Vine (Japan), 1984. New Copy ... $19.99
A really fantastic collection of work from the legendary LA drummer Roy Porter – initially a figure in that city's bebop scene, but an artist who continued to work on the fringes over the years – including some great soul and funk work in the 60s and 70s! This set's from the mid 80s, ... read more CD
Vistone/P-Vine (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $24.99
A crazy bit of funk from drummer Roy Porter – a player who first rose to fame during the LA bop years of the late 40s, but who sounds even hipper here in the 70s! The album's got a madly skittish approach to funk – one that's highly rhythmic, but often in unconventional ways – ... read more CD
Vistone/P-Vine (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... $24.99
A wonderful mix of soul jazz, funky rhythms, and even more experimental moments – a truly tremendous effort from LA drummer Roy Porter, and the first set issued under the name of his Sound Machine group! The groove here is really unconventional – filled with unusual timings, phrasings, ... read more CD
Rain & Shine, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99
One of the most righteous soul jazz albums of the 70s – a unique session of poetry, percussion, and jazz – put together by the ultra-hip Positive Force! Not to be confused with the soul group of the same name, this combo was a spiritual jazz ensemble – featuring poet Ade Olatunji ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Edition, 2020. New Copy ... $11.99 25.99
Chris Potter's a great player in any group, but this time around he's all on his own – as this session was recorded in the middle of 2020, when Potter had to be socially distanced from the rest of the jazz community at large! Yet the record's not a quiet record of instrumental solos – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Edition, 2021. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Some of the most electric work we've ever heard from Chris Potter – a set that has him playing keyboards and sampler, in addition to his more familiar work on saxes and flute – in a group that also has James Francies on keyboards, and Eric Harland on drums! If you're a fan of Potter's ... read more CD
Sunnyside, 2007. Used ... $6.99
Chris Potter on tenor saxophone, Craig Taborn on Fender Rhodes, Adam Rogers on guitar, and Nate Smith on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
123/Souffle Continu (France), Early 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
A strange and beautiful album from reedman Steve Potts – an artist that most folks know as a key part of the Steve Lacy group on the French scene of the 70s, but who stepped aside to record this rare album as a leader! As you'd guess from the title, the album's a soundtrack of sorts – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Limetree (Denmark), 1983. Very Good+ ... $11.99
Ferdinand Povel's one of those players we never seem to get enough of – a tenorist who may not be one of the bigger stars on the European scene, but one who always finds a way to serve up something special! Povel's got a nice edge in his horn at times – a mode that's always inside, but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fontana/Muzak (Japan), 1964. New Copy 2CD Gatefold ... $24.99
A pair of late Bud Powell albums – brought together here in a single set! First up is Blues For Bouffemont – wonderful late work from pianist Bud Powell – recorded in France, where Bud seemed to do all of his best recordings in the early 60s! The setting is a trio – with ... read more CD
Delmark, 1962. Used ... $6.99
Bud plays in trio format in Copenhagen in 1962, working with Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass and William Schiopffe on drums. Titles include "Move", "Rifftide", "Bouncing With Bud", "Straight No Chaser", and "Hot House". CD
Bud Powell —
Bud Powell – Jazz Giant ... CD Norgran/Verve, 1949/1950. Used ... $2.99
Classic Bud Powell trio work for Verve – recorded with Max Roach on drums, adding a nice edge to the session! The record features some of Powell's classics – like "Tempus Fugit", "Strictly Confidential", and "Celia" – plus other haunting renditions ... read more CD
(Out of print. Note: CD is missing back artwork in case – and is priced accordingly.)
Mythic Sound (Italy), Early 60s. Used ... $14.99
Features 20 tracks including "How High The Moon", "Monopoly", "I Know That You Know", "Darn That Dream", "Celia", "Lady Bird", "Una Noche Con Francis", and "Conception". CD
(Out of print.)
Ajazz, Early 40s. Sealed ... $2.99
With vocals by Dick Judge, Peggy Mann, and Tommy Taylor. LP, Vinyl record album
Steeplechase (Denmark), 2020. New Copy ... $16.99 19.98
There's an intensity here that we're not sure we've heard on other records from tenorist Noah Preminger as a leader – a sense of burn that comes up from the bottom, and which comes through even on some of the mellower tracks on the set – hard to peg in words, but definitely there from ... read more CD
Contemporary/OJC, 1957. Used ... $6.99
A goofy title and cover – but a really unique session of two-piano jazz, recorded with Russ Freeman and Andre Previn on the keys, plus only the drums of Shelly Manne to provide additional support! The sound is really great – and Previn's especially wonderful here, really stretching out ... read more CD
Rare Noise (UK), 2020. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 29.98
A pretty heady little set, from a pretty heady trio of talents – drummer Bobby Previte, guitarist Nels Cline, and keyboardist Jamie Saft – who works here on Hammond, Fender Rhodes, and mini-moog! The music is very dark and often distorted – as if the other two musicians have ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sammy Price —
Sweet Substitute ... LP Sackville, 1979. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Solo piano recordings by Sammy Price, with titles including "It Don't Mean A Thing", "Toronto At Midnight", "Aunt Hagar's Blues", "Sweet Substitute", "Snowy Morning Blues", "Misty", "Stormy Weather", and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Vito Price —
Swinging The Loop ... CD Argo/Universal (Japan), 1958. Used ... $14.99
Rare work from obscure Chicago tenor player Vito Price – recorded back in the days when there actually used to be a jazz scene in the city's center – also known as The Loop! Price was a New Yorker by birth, but worked in Chicago clubs, TV, and radio in the 50s – and was most ... read more CD
(2018 release with obi, re-uses artwork from 2011 pressing.)
Prince Lasha —
Inside Story/Enja (Germany), 1965/1974. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Rare work from two albums by Prince Lasha – the spiritual reed player who cut some incredible work in the 60s with Sonny Simmons! First up on the set is the Inside Story album – a session recorded in 1965, featuring Lasha on flute and alto, in a quartet with Herbie Hancock, Cecil McBee ... read more CD
(Out of print, 2001 Enja pressing with 2 albums on 1 CD!)
Uuquipleu, 2020. New Copy ... $5.99
A pretty great group from Michigan funky drummer Leonard King – not really an orchestra, but instead a jazz trio, with two different basses working hard alongside Leonard's drums and vocals! The groove is great – sometimes very raw, sometimes more lyrical – as the basses are both ... read more CD
Also available Big Time Further Audacity ... CD 4.99
Uuquipleu, 2020. Used ... $4.99
A pretty great group from Michigan funky drummer Leonard King – not really an orchestra, but instead a jazz trio, with two different basses working hard alongside Leonard's drums and vocals! The groove is great – sometimes very raw, sometimes more lyrical – as the basses are both ... read more CD
Also available Big Time Further Audacity ... CD 5.99(CDr release.)
NHIC, 2020. Used ... $6.99
Vance Provey on trumpet, Bob Gorry on guitar, and Paul Gunsberg on drums and saxophone. CD
(Back cover has a large tracklist sticker.)
Prestige/BGP (UK), 1968/1969. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Two rare gems from this legendary Latin group – both on CD for the first time ever! Big Stick is quite possibly the rarest album from Pucho & The Latin Soul brothers – and also one of the greatest, too – thanks to a wonderfully soulful vibe overall, and some wicked vocals ... (Latin, Jazz) read more CD
Prestige/BGP (UK), 1968/1969. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
A pair of killers from Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers – back to bck on a single CD! First up is Heat – a record that's beyond definition – as it combines Latin, soul, jazz, and even a few funky touches – all into one totally amazing sound! This one really gets all the ... (Latin, Jazz) read more CD
Prestige/BGP (UK), 1966/1967. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Universe (Netherlands), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
A really fantastic group from the Dutch scene at the start of the 70s – a scene that didn't give the world as much progressive rock as other parts of the continent at the time – but one that also had a pretty darn great approach to jazz! Pugh's Palace work here in a way that really ... (Rock, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Whirlwind (UK), 2020. Used ... $6.99
Jure Pukl on soprano and tenor saxophone and bass clarinet, Charles Altura on guitar, Joel Ross on vibraphone, Matt Brewer on double bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums and kalimba. CD
Cadillac (UK), 1967/1968. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
A completely unique slide of work from Dudu Pukwana – a side of the reedman you may never have heard before! Dudu's best known for his work in the Blue Notes – that legendary avant assemblage of South African players – and although he's also recorded in other creative settings, ... read more CD
Quality/Matsuli (UK), 1969. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $32.99
Amazing work from South African jazz legend Dudu Pukwana – a rare album from 1969, plus a never-issued set of tracks done for Atlantic Records at the same time! The core album, titled Dudu Pukwana & The Spears, features Dudu on alto, in the company of a lot of familiar players from his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
ICP/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1978. New Copy Gatefold ... $12.99 15.00
A fantastic slice of sound from the legendary Dudu Pukwana – not his work with the famous Blue Notes combo, nor his globally-styled projects – but instead this searing free jazz date cut for the ICP label with Misha Mengelberg on piano and Hank Bennink on drums, clarinet, viola, and ... read more CD
Glitterbeat (Germany), 2020. Sealed ... $19.99
Personnel include Neil Charles on bass, Sebastian Rochford on drums, and Pete Wareham on sax. LP, Vinyl record album
Don Pullen —
Ode To Life – A Tribute To George Adams ... CD Blue Note, 1993. Used ... $9.99
A great musical tribute to the late reedman George Adams – a frequent musical partner of pianist Don Pullen. The group features Carlos Ward on alto and flute, Nilson Matta on bass, and both Mor Thiam and Guilherme Franco on percussion! CD
(Out of print.)
Dawn/Blue Moon (Spain), 1957. Used ... $16.99
Joe Puma may not exactly be a Wild Kitten on the guitar, but his 50s recordings are completely sublime – played with a tone and a poise that's never out of place! This excellent Puma set is a wonderfully recorded session for the Dawn label – played with a small combo that includes ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Prestige, 1971/1972. New Copy ... $11.99 12.98
2 funky classics from the legendary Pretty Purdie! Purdie Good is Bernard Purdie's first album as a leader for Prestige – cut right after he'd hipped up plenty of other sessions for the label with his famous funky drums! The groove here is very much in the best Prestige jazz funk mode of ... read more CD
Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1971. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
An excellent mix of soul, jazz, and funk from Bernard "Pretty" Purdie – and a record that's kind of the summation of the entire Flying Dutchman groove of the early 70s! By the time of this 1971 recording, Purdie had played on a host of classic soul and jazz sides from the 60s ... read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Qualiton (Hungary), Mid 60s. Very Good+ ... $24.99
A cool set of modern jazz numbers put together by the Qualiton Records label in Hungary – a small but strong outlet of jazz during the years of the Iron Curtain! The combo here is led by pianist Janos Gonda, and features Attilla Savari on saxes, Peter Kaldor on vibes, and Tibor Buvari on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some very light wear, and a small split in the bottom seam – but this is a nice copy overall.)
Decca, Mid 60s. Sealed ... $24.99
An obscure one from the Quartette Tres Bien – one of their first new albums for the Decca label, and a lyrically beautiful set of piano and percussion tracks with a heck of a lot of soul! The approach is similar to that used on many of the group's other ones from the time – piano trio ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original stereo pressing! Shrink is open slightly along the opening edge, but tight overall.)
Happy Hairy Zeno Productions, 1976. Very Good+ ... $3.99
Dixieland jazz band from Colorado, with members including Alan Frederickson on trombone, Bob Cooke on trmpet, Lee Peters on clarinet, Ray Leake on piano, Bill Clark on tuba, Maurie Walker on banjo, and Jack Cook on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
United Artists, 1959. Very Good- ... $9.99
The "who" in the title is Basie – as this was one of many late 50s outings cut by Basie sidemen, in an attempt to recapture the energy of his hit sound. And like many of those albums, this one's actually a shade more interesting than Basie sides from the 50s – as it gives the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing, with deep groove! Cover has some light splitting on the bottom seam, but is nice overall.)
Quintet (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, & Others —
Jazz At Massey Hall ... CD Fantasy/OJC, 1953. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A legendary concert – recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto, with a previously-unmatched quintet of superstar bop players – Charlie Parker on alto, Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Bud Powell on piano, Charles Mingus on bass, and Max Roach on drums – all coming together in a performance ... read more CD
Blue Note, 2021. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.99
A stunning supergroup from the contemporary scene on the west coast – heard here on a live set that's every bit as wonderful as the studio album that marked their debut! You'll probably know every player here from albums under their own names, and the group is every bit as great as the sum ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sun Ra —
Antique Blacks ... LP Art Yard/Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 35.98
Amazing work from Sun Ra – record that really features a great range of sounds and styles, and a heck of a lot of soul as well! Ra plays some especially nice rocksichord on the set – that freaky, fuzzy keyboard that comes off sounding like a guitar, even though it's played with keys ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Impulse/Modern Harmonic, 1973. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
One of the darkest Sun Ra albums of the early 70s – and a set that's also a bit unusual in his catalog as well! The album was issued during Ra's run with Impulse Records – a period that mostly saw the label reissue previous records from the Saturn catalog – save for a rare few ... read more CD
Saturn/Modern Harmonic, 1982. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
An obscure session from Sun Ra and the Arkestra, and a great one too – a set that's maybe a bit different than some of their other material from the time! The album's from the early 80s, but maybe feels a bit more like the group in the late 50s – when they were in Chicago, and first ... read more CD
Saturn/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1963. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 19.99
Mindblowing music from Sun Ra & The Arkestra – sounds recorded during the same marathon session that gave the world the records Other Planes Of There, When Sun Comes Out, and When Angels Speak Of Love – but titles that are much more obscure overall! The initial release of the ... read more CD
Saturn/Modern Harmonic, 1974. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
A really wonderful album from Sun Ra and the Arkestra – recorded during their early 70s relationship with Impulse Records, but rejected by the label at the time – because the sound was too far ahead of its time! That lack is our gain, though – as the session's gone onto legendary ... read more CD
(Limited edition!)
Modern Harmonic, 1973. New Copy 2 CDs ... $24.99 25.99
A lost slice of work from Sun Ra's early 70s years on Impulse Records – one of the few new recordings created for his association with that label (most of the titles were reissues of earlier Saturn albums) – but one that was never issued at the time! Cymbals saw some release later, ... read more CD
Also available Cymbals/(Limited edition!)
Modern Harmonic, 1973. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $33.99 35.99
A lost slice of work from Sun Ra's early 70s years on Impulse Records – one of the few new recordings created for his association with that label (most of the titles were reissues of earlier Saturn albums) – but one that was never issued at the time! Cymbals saw some release later, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Cymbals/(On colored vinyl!)
Saturn/Modern Harmonic, 1982. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
One of the greatest Sun Ra records from the early 80s – and a set that's every bit as striking as its sinister title! The album was recorded in 1982 – in marathon New York sessions that yielded more than one album's worth of material – but of all of them, this is probably the ... read more CD
Also available Fireside Chat With Lucifer ... LP 23.99
Saturn/Modern Harmonic, 1982. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 24.99
One of the greatest Sun Ra records from the early 80s – and a set that's every bit as striking as its sinister title! The album was recorded in 1982 – in marathon New York sessions that yielded more than one album's worth of material – but of all of them, this is probably the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Fireside Chat With Lucifer ... CD 13.99
Saturn/Cosmic Myth, 1979. New Copy ... $12.99 13.98
One of the rarest 70s albums in the Sun Ra catalog – and one of the most unique, too – given that the format here is a piano trio, of the style often used by other jazz musicians – but completely transformed here in the hands of Ra! The music is sometimes straight, but always ... read more CD
ESP (Germany), 1965. Used ... $11.99
A seminal set from Sun Ra – even if it's one of his few 60s albums not on the Saturn label! The set was done for ESP during the glory days of that avant powerhouse – a perfect match, given the Arkestra's relocation to New York, and the label's ability to reach out to big new audiences ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Sun Ra —
Janus (24 bit remaster) ... CD 1201 Music, 1960s. Used ... $8.99
An unusual Sun Ra album – one that was never fully released in this way at the time, although supposedly conceived by RA as a complete package! Side one features material that originally appeared on the rare Invisible Shield album on Saturn –the tracks "Island In The Sun", ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
P-Vine (Japan), 1976. New Copy 2CD ... $19.99
One of Sun Ra's best non-Saturn live sets of the 70s – a nice little record that shows the group mixing it up with equal parts avant garde and straight ahead jazz, all handled in that ever-growing large group style that made them a real force to be reckoned with in a concert setting! The ... read more CD
Transparency, Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $8.99
Quite an obscure little live set from Sun Ra – and that's saying a heck of a lot, given the amount of live material he's got out there! The performance was found on a reel simply titled "Spacemaster Concert", and recorded at an undetermined date in the early 70s – and it's ... read more CD
Transparency, 1974. New Copy 2CD ... $8.99
One of the most tape-centric entries in this great Lost Reel series – given that the recordings here were pulled from a San Francisco rehearsal by Ra & The Arkestra – and still contain some evidence of the recorder turning on and off! But despite that technical element – ... read more CD
Leo (UK), 1983. Used ... $13.99
One of the strongest Sun Ra albums in wide release during the 80s – a live set from Utrecht in 1983, done with a tightly-crafted sound that really focuses the energy of the group and displays their great range and capabilities in a number of modes! Most of the set is relatively inside, with ... read more CD
Saturn/Art Yard (UK), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 35.98
Incredible work from one of Sun Ra's most enigmatic periods! The album was recorded in Italy in 1978, right around the same time as "Disco 2000" (and not too far off from Languidity) – and it features Ra playing around with lots of cool spacey keyboards, in a spare cosmic style ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Saturn/Cosmic Myth, 1970. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
A stone classic – and one of the wilder, more electronic albums from Sun Ra – a set that has him playing on "two moog synthesizers" – which both sound as if they're going at the same time! The rest of the group is quite small – with only John Gilmore, Marshall ... read more CD
Strut (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $13.99 15.98
A fantastic album from Sun Ra and the Arkestra – one that we'd rank right up there with our favorites on the Saturn Records label! The work here has never been issued, and it's extremely beautiful, too – pulled from a few just-discovered studio sessions done after the group was parting ... read more CD
Saturn/Art Yard (Netherlands), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 35.98
Righteous Ra from the end of the 70s – one of the most soulful albums ever by the Sun Ra Arkestra, and a lost treasure that's got some nice funky moments! The vibe here is very much in the Lanquidity/Disco 3000 mode – an extrapolation of styles best known from the Space Is The Place ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sweet Earth, 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99
A great late 70s session by Sun Ra – released on the small Sweet Earth label, recorded in 1979, with a version of the Arkestra that includes John Gilmore on tenor, Marshall Allen on alto, Eddie Gale on trumpet, and June Tyson on vocals – plus Sun Ra himself on Fender Rhodes, percussion, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Impulse/Modern Harmonic, 1975. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
The final album issued by Impulse Records in their short-lived, ill-fated partnership with Sun Ra – and maybe the most far-reaching of the bunch! The album features three long tracks – all of them relatively open and unbridled – put together with less of a song structure than ... read more CD
Modern Harmonic, 1959/1960/1962. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
Great early work from Sun Ra & The Arkestra – two never-issued tracks, and a classic Saturn Records groove! "Rocket Number Nine" may well be one of the group's strongest early anthems – a propulsive number that's bold enough to soar to the skies – driven by old ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Art Yard (UK), 1957/1978. New Copy (pic cover)... $19.99
Two fantastic tracks from Sun Ra – different vintage, but equally great! "Sky Is A Sea Of Darkness" is a mellow, spiritual quartet track – very stripped down, with a beautiful vocal that slides alongside this blue-tinged piano from Ra – surprisingly soulful, and ... (Funky 45's, Jazz) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Sun Ra —
Sleeping Beauty ... LP Saturn/Art Yard (Germany), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 35.98
One of the most soulful Sun Ra albums ever – very much on the Lanquidity tip, and done with a great mix of electric and acoustic instrumentation! The vibe here is really mellow, spiritual, and warm – and the album actually feels a lot more like a session recorded for the Strata East ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Impulse, 1972. New Copy ... $9.99 11.98
A brilliant record by Sun Ra & The Arkestra – and an album that forever gave them a slogan to live by! The record's different than some of the other Arkestra work from the time – in that it's a bit tighter and more spiritual, more in keeping with the style of the Blue Thumb label, ... read more CD
ORG, 1966/1968. New Copy ... $16.99 23.98
First ever vinyl release of live material recorded in NYC in 1966 and 1968 by Sun Ra – really showing this influential era of Ra in a strong light – with a few pieces in 12-or-so piece Arkestra mode, and some great stripped down passages, too! The first side features two nine minute ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hatology (Switzerland), 1980. Used ... $16.99
The "Sunrise" in the title here is especially well-placed – because this live performance by Sun Ra has a beautifully glowing quality – one that unfolds musically as the set rolls on, moving through a day's course of music in different moods and dimensions! Ra initiates the ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Saturn/Cosmic Myth, 1963. New Copy ... $10.99 12.98
A wonderful session recorded in New York in 1963 – and featuring the band at its progressive best! The album has many dark overtones, and features a core group that includes Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, John Gilmore, and Pat Patrick – playing their usual horns, plus percussion, amidst ... read more CD
Roaratorio, 1969. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $36.99
Never-heard music from the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra – pulled from four different sessions recorded at the group's Philadelphia home in 1969 – and every bit as impressive as the Saturn Records material from the time! The recording quality is great – these aren't random snippets ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1992. New Copy ... $9.99
One of Ra's last recordings – and a great one – caught live at a festival in Germany, with a group that includes Marshall Allen, Ahmed Abdullah, Jothan Callins, Tyrone Hill, Stanley Morgan, and Michael Ray. The set has that Ellingtonish flourish that crept into much of Ra's work after ... read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Art Yard/P-Vine (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... $24.99
Fantastic material from Sun Ra – a never-heard 1972 performance at Slugs, and one that captures the group at their most spiritual point! The core of the set is the track "I Roam The Cosmos" – one of the more obscure Ra compositions, and a title that appears here for the first ... read more CD
Corbett vs. Dempsey/BYG, Late 60s. New Copy 2CDs ... $18.99 20.00
Really unique material from Sun Ra – a pair of recordings that were initially circulated much more strongly than some of his Saturn Records material, thanks to the power of the BYG/Actuel label in the early 70s – but tracks that actually come from a variety of different sessions that Ra ... read more CD
(Fantastic reissue pressing – newly-mastered sound, new notes, corrected dates and graphics, and even one track in the real speed version!)
Blast First/Wire, 1990. Used ... $18.99
This is the cool little recording of the Arkestra's London live set from 1990, released in a limited edition in conjunction with The Wire magazine. Tracks include "Down Here On The Ground", "Blue Delight", "Cosmo Song", and the cool cut "Space Chants – A ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Sun Ra All Stars —
Sun Ra All Stars – Milan, Zurich, West Berlin, Paris 1983 (5CD set) ... CD Transparency, 1983. Used 5 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
A quartet of live performances from Sun Ra – all recorded within the span of a single week in 1983 – at a time when the Arkestra was clearly covering a fair bit of territory in Europe! As you might guess from the title, the concerts here were recorded in Milan, Zurich, West Berlin, and ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Strut (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
Sun Ra left the planet a few decades ago, but his Arkestra has been going strong – really carrying the torch that the great one kept burning – and stepping out here in their first studio album in 20 years! The record is really something special – that core Sun Ra spirit, but ... read more CD
Also available Swirling ... LP 27.99
Strut (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $27.99 29.99
Sun Ra left the planet a few decades ago, but his Arkestra has been going strong – really carrying the torch that the great one kept burning – and stepping out here in their first studio album in 20 years! The record is really something special – that core Sun Ra spirit, but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Swirling ... CD 12.99
Musicraft, 1945. Near Mint- ... $4.99
With sidemen that include Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Johnny Bothwell on alto, and Trummy Young on trombone, with vocals by Don Darcy and Marjorie Woods. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has a cutout hole.)
