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MPS (Germany), 1977. Near Mint- ... $13.99
Funky fusion from guitarist Volker Kriegel – working here on a mid 70s session for MPS – not as totally far out as his earlier sessions for the label, but in a way that makes up for the difference with plenty of funk! Kriegel's sound is wonderful – clean, but never smooth – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has very light wear, but is nice overall.)
Crippled Dick (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. Very Good+ ... $24.99
An incredible compilation of work by one of our favorite singers ever! Karin Krog hails from Norway – where during the 60s and 70s she cut some incredible records – far more than simple jazz vocal sides, a mix of words, grooves, and fusiony touches, the likes of which have never been ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes innner sleeve.)
Rune Grammafon (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $14.99
A modern bit of progressive avant jazz from Krokofant – a trio who take us back to some of the European power combos of the 70s, particularly those that could blend together electric styles and outside sounds in the Eastern Bloc scene! The core lineup features tremendous drums from Axel ... read more CD
Also available Q (with bonus CD) ... LP 26.99
Rune Grammafon (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $26.99
A modern bit of progressive avant jazz from Krokofant – a trio who take us back to some of the European power combos of the 70s, particularly those that could blend together electric styles and outside sounds in the Eastern Bloc scene! The core lineup features tremendous drums from Axel ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Q ... CD 14.99(Includes bonus CD!)
ITM (Germany), 1991. Used ... $8.99
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(Out of print.)
Jazz Factory, 1953/1954. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Clef, Early 50s. Very Good+ ... $4.99
A great little record that features Krupa in two modes – trio and sextet. The trio sides feature Teddy Napoleon on piano and Charlie Ventura on tenor and baritone on tracks that include "Stardust", "Perdido", "Drum Boogie", and "Fine's Idea" – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(MGM pressing. Cover has a split seam.)
Verve, 1956. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Kind of a reprise of earlier days – one that reunites Krupa with Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge, as the group runs through some material from earlier years. Arrangements are by Quincy Jones, Billy Byers, and Nat Pierce – and the set actually swings more cleanly than some of Krupa's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Verve pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and a small mark from sticker removal.)
Columbia, 1940s. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and some seam splitting.)
Columbia, Late 30s/1940s. Sealed 2LP Box Set ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing, still sealed! Shrinkwrap has a small hole in front and is cracked a bit at the edges.)
Metro, 1965. Very Good- ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing.)
Verve, Mid 50s. Very Good- ... $13.99
Well, not "rocks" – but Gene hits it nice and hard this time around – almost with an R&B sort of vibe at points, thanks to sharp tenor from Gail Curtis! LP, Vinyl record album
(Deep groove trumpeter logo pressing. Cover has some light seam splitting, but is nice overall.)
Clef, Mid 50s. Very Good- ... $6.99
A killer trio set, with lots of excellent reed work from Eddie Shu! LP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy black label Clef pressing – with trumpeter logo and deep groove. Cover has some wear.)
Proper (UK), 1940s/Early 50s. Used ... $4.99
... CD
Clef, Mid 50s. Very Good- ... $9.99
Nice, tight, simple, and swinging! All players are hitting a good later stride here, set in unrestricted small group company on the occasion of the film release of the Benny Goodman story. Verve was able to get the players to go past the stock stuff they did for the film, and recreate some of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Clef pressing with trumpeter logo and deep groove. Cover has light wear and a name in pen.)
MPS (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $22.99
Bold music, indeed – a tremendous blend of avant garde jazz and groovier moments from pianist Joachim Kuhn! The style is a great illustration of the two key poles of the MPS label at the end of the 60s – the company's willingness to take a chance on freer jazz artists, but also its ... read more CD
Act (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $25.99 29.99
One of the best albums we've heard from pianist Joachim Kuhn in years – a really thoughtful solo piano take on the music of Ornette Coleman – and one that definitely lives up to the "melodic" promise of the title! Kuhn's never totally straight ahead – and lord knows, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Melodic Ornette Coleman – Piano Works 13 (with bonus track) ... CD 20.99(Includes download!)
Act (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... $20.99 23.99
One of the best albums we've heard from pianist Joachim Kuhn in years – a really thoughtful solo piano take on the music of Ornette Coleman – and one that definitely lives up to the "melodic" promise of the title! Kuhn's never totally straight ahead – and lord knows, ... read more CD
Also available Melodic Ornette Coleman – Piano Works 13 (180 gram pressing – with bonus track & download) ... LP 25.99
Atlantic, 1976. Near Mint- ... $4.99
We like this set better than most of Joachim Kuhn's work from the time – mostly because it's got a slow fusion approach that really makes for some nice numbers! The band – which includes Euro fusion stalwarts Philip Catherine, John Lee, and Gerald Brown – really moves very slow, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch and some surface wear.)
MPS, 1972. Near Mint- ... $11.99
One of the best Rolf Kuhn sessions we can think of – and a classic MPS album that mixes spiritual avant garde jazz with unusual rhythmic progressions and world percussion. Rolf's group here features Phil Woods guesting on alto, a great companion for Rolf's fluid clarinet lines, which sound ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Steve Kuhn —
Live At Birdland – Steve Kuhn Trio ... CD Blue Note, 2007. Used ... $3.99
Great recent work from one of our favorite pianists ever – recording here with an especially nice trio! Steve Kuhn's a player who never ceases to amaze us – and whether outside or inside, he's always got a special sort of sparkle that really sets him apart – a way of hitting ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Concord/Bellaphon (Germany), 1990. Used ... $12.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Venus (Japan), 2001/2007. Used 2 CDs ... $24.99
... CD
(Includes obi.)
ECM, 1975. Very Good ... $9.99
A really fantastic ECM moment from pianist Steve Kuhn – one that brings a new sort of focus to the decade's worth of music he'd been recording for other labels – in the company of a quartet that features Steve Swallow on bass, Jack DeJohnette on drums, and Sue Evans on percussion! ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing, including the printed inner sleeve.)
ECM (Germany), 2012. Used ... $11.99
Steve Kuhn's a player who's always got our ears – a pianist we've loved from the late 60s onwards, still sounding great on this lovely set for ECM! There's a warmth here we haven't heard from Kuhn in a while – almost a return to those lyrical modes we loved in his 70s work for the ... read more CD
(Includes slipcase.)
ECM, 1980. Near Mint- ... $14.99
One of Steve Kuhn's amazing collaborations with vocalist Sheila Jordan! Although Kuhn's a pianist at heart, he always seems to have an ear for singers – especially at this time in his career, when both his playing and his compositions gave such new inspiration to a 70s decade of vocal ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Takuya Kuroda, Akihiro Nishiguchi, & Others —
Blue Note Voyage ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 2019. New Copy ... $29.99
A really fantastic 80th birthday tribute to Blue Note Records – one that has a host of younger Japanese jazz musicians banding together to deliver their own versions of Blue Note classics from back in the day! The lineup is wonderful, and very adept at changing up from track to track – ... read more CD
(SHMCD.)
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1964. Very Good+ ... $49.99
Incredible modern jazz from one of the hippest Polish cats of the 60s! Titles include "The Bull", "Ballad To Ann", "Selector Junior", "Guma Rubber", "Sand", and 'Tom Cat As Scientist". LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has some wear and aging.)
Polskie Radio (Poland), 1962. New Copy ... $6.99
Things really took off at Poland's Jazz Jamboree in 1962 – as the festival began its fantastic 60s run of bringing together some of the hippest modernists on the planet! Forget any hoke you might think from the "jamboree" name – because instead, the event was a legendary ... read more CD
Epic/BGO (UK), 1976. New Copy ... $6.99 14.99
A pair of jazz funk classics from this group who got their start with reedman Tom Scott! First up is the self-titled LA Express – funky fusion with a bit of a studio feel – played by the LA Express, a combo best known for their work with Tom Scott – stepping out here strongly on ... read more CD
East Wind (Japan), 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $16.99
Wonderful work from this really unique west coast combo of the 70s – a quartet that draws plenty from key contributions of each of its members – but which also has a very special sound in the acoustic guitar of Laurindo Almeida! Almeida's a player who'd already been working in LA for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a Nautilus sticker.)
Concord, 1978. Near Mint- ... $9.99
With Laurindo Almeida on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, Bud Shank on alto, and Jeff Hamilton on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Single LP pressing.)
Concord, 1976. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
The first Concord album by this great group that features guitar by Laurindo Almeida, reeds by Bud Shank, bass by Ray Brown, and drums by Shelly Manne! LP, Vinyl record album
East Wind (Japan), 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $11.99
A beautiful group, and one with a very unique sound – a style that draws from the early 50s experiments in Brazilian jazz by Bud Shank and Laurindo Almeida – but which also moves the approach into even more sophisticated 70s territory! The quartet features Almeida on acoustic guitar ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with insert. Cover has an Audio Source sticker on back.)
Blue Note, 1965. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
One of the few albums that drummer Pete LaRoca ever made as a leader – and a gem through and through! LaRoca had a touch on the drums that was unlike anyone else – free, but never "out" – and in a flowing, progressive style that pointed the way towards the sound of jazz ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fremeaux & Associates (France), 2019. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
A tight rhythm trio gets some really great help on horns – as La Section Rythmique records here with strong guest work on tenor from Harry Allen, and Luigi Grasso on alto sax! The core group have recorded before – but at some level, their strengths seem even more evident in the company ... read more CD
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1976. New Copy ... $13.99
Sweet electric jazz from 70s Poland – a really tripped-out set of keyboard tunes, almost an Eastern European take on the Herbie Hancock sound of the time! The group's led by keyboard maestro Janusz Grzywacz – who works here on Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano, and a Roland 2000 – ... read more CD
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99
70s Polish fusion at its finest, served up by the always-tight Laboratorium – a group who know when to jam at the right points, but who can also lay back into a spacier groove as well! This album does a good job of mixing in plenty of keyboards – Fender Rhodes and Arp, juxtaposed ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BYG (France), 1969. Very Good ... $19.99
A strong French session from 1969 – one in which Lacy gets back to his roots with a bunch of Monk compositions – working in the angular mode that first helped him get modern in the late 50s, after starting his career as a trad jazz player. The group on the set features JF Jenny-Clark ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original French pressing.)
Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1984. Used ... $9.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Prestige, 1957. Very Good+ ... $14.99
A stone classic from Steve Lacy – a record that was nearly as important to the soprano sax in jazz as it was to Lacy in his career! In one record, Lacy almost single-handedly takes the soprano sax into the modern age – working before Coltrane and others to push the instrument from its ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(OJC pressing.)
Horo/Alternative Fox (UK), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
A real standout in the 70s catalog of reedman Steve Lacy – and that's saying a lot, given that he gave us so many fantastic records in the decade! The album's proof that the Horo Records label had a great knack for capturing key players in some different, but fantastic formations – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hatology (Switzerland), 1981. Used ... $11.99
We're not often the biggest fans of poetry in the work of Steve Lacy – but somehow, this set seems to come off especially right – thanks, no doubt, to the fact that beat legend Brion Gysin composed all of the words! Gysin himself only speaks on 2 titles – but his presence there ... read more CD
Novus, 1990. Used ... $9.99
Titles include "House Party Starting", "I'll Keep Loving You", "Mistral Breeze", and "The Mooche". CD
(Out of print. Tray is a little wavy from moisture and has a small cutout hole – booklet is clean an unmarked.)
Improvising Artists Inc, 1977. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Spare duets – just Steve Lacy on soprano sax and Michael Smith on piano – on titles that include "Beeline", "Time 2", "Worms", "Utah", and "Austin Stream". LP, Vinyl record album
Hat Hut/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1981. New Copy Gatefold ... $12.99
Steve Lacy works here with one of his best partners of the 70s – altoist Steve Potts – whose tone and phrasing always turns out to be a perfect match for Lacy's ideas! And the duet also get some great accompaniment from vocalist Irene Aebi – who's almost has more presence here ... read more CD
(Beautiful package – with a heavy Japanese-style paper sleeve!)
New Jazz/Prestige, 1961. Very Good+ ... $16.99
Really wonderful work from a pair we wish we could have heard more often together! Steve Lacy's early records are all pretty darn great, but this album's a really special gem – a rare pairing with trumpeter Don Cherry, and an album with an incredibly haunting sound! There's almost a bit ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Italian pressing.)
Horo/Alternative Fox (UK), 1979. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $22.99
A fantastic entry into the improvising orchestra genre – a set that's similar to classics by ICP and London Jazz Composers Orchestra – and which also features a bit of crossover in members with both groups! The lineup here features the cream of the crop of the European avant scene of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bridge Sessions (France), 2017. Used ... $2.99
A beautiful mix of jazz improvisation and spoken word passages – done at a level that almost takes us back to the most righteous experiments of the 70s! The album's got a unique lineup – spoken passages from Mankwe MN Ndosi, improvised poetry from Mike Ladd, drums and cymbals from Dana ... read more CD
Eden Ladin, 2018. Used ... $1.99
Beautiful sounds from pianist Eden Ladin – a record with a cartoony cover, but a much more serious vibe overall – although still with a sound that's equally bursting with color! Ladin wrote all the material here, and balances acoustic piano with a bit of keyboards – alongside ... read more CD
Black & Blue/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1983. New Copy ... $16.99
One of the best 80s recordings from French saxophone legend Guy Lafitte – a set that's equally great for the presence of organist Wild Bill Davis – who's also at his best on the album! The tunes have a really timeless quality – lots of long, lean tenor solos from Lafitte – ... read more CD
(Part of the Black & Blue Real Jazz Classics series!)
Angel, 1955. Near Mint- ... $24.99
A rare American issue of French jazz from the postwar years! The set features one full side of material from the group of pianist Christian Chevallier – a large ensemble, with work from Bobby Jaspar and Jean-Louis Cheautemps on tenor, and vibes from Fats Sadi! Side two features a few tracks ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Columbia, 1955. Very Good ... $2.99
One of the greatest records ever from Frankie Laine – a strongly jazz-based session, and one that really makes incredible use of Laine's powerful voice! The group here is led by trumpeter Buck Clayton – who's also at a bit of a high point in his career, and able to give Laine this warm ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing. Top seam is just starting to split.)
Arista/Freedom, 1975. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Great early work from Lake – playing here in a number of different settings, but always with well-matched collaborators! 3 tracks on the set – "Owshet", "Heavy Spirits", and "While Pushing Down Turn" – featuring Lake with Olu Dara on trumpet, Donald ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch, ring & edge wear, a lightly bent corner, and sticker spot.)
Oliver Lake —
Wheels ... CD Passin' Thru, 2013. Used ... $10.99
A great large group project from reedman Oliver Lake – and a great reminder of his mighty strengths as a writer and arranger too! Right from the start, Lake's had a great ability to move between smaller, intimate settings and more ensemble-based music – and here, he's at the helm of a ... read more CD
Smalls Live, 2012. Used Gatefold ... $5.99
Tenor, bass, and drums – a wicked combination here that really holds together beautifully over the course of the album's long live tracks! Tenorist Ralph LaLama's hardly sounded better – definitely blowing with the bop influences you might guess from the group's name, but also spinning ... read more CD
(Slipcase has some light edgewear.)
Mercury/Nippon (Japan), 1946/1947. Used ... $16.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia, Late 50s. Very Good ... $4.99
How can we even begin to describe the genius of Lambert Hendricks and Ross? The group was a jazz vocal supergroup that merged three talents that had already made a big name in the bebop vocalese field – Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and the lovely Annie Ross – and the project was an ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye white label promo pressing with deep groove. Cover has some splitting on the seams, light surface wear, and a name in pen.)
ABC, Late 50s. Very Good ... $1.99
One of the first albums ever by this legendary jazz vocal group! LHR do the incredible – and create a set of vocal renditions of standards by the Basie band, putting jazzy lyrics in to replace the instrumental solos, but keeping the same vibe as the original tracks. The sound and approach ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some aging.)
Jazzland, 1960. Very Good ... $29.99
A great record – and easily one of Harold Land's best! The session brings Land in from the west coast, and records him in New York with his regular rhythm combo that included the great Amos Trice on piano, Clarence Jones on bass, and Joe Peters on drums. But, added to that quartet is the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo Bill Grauer Productions Inc pressing with deep groove. Co;ver has a large light stain at the bottom right corner, some seam splitting, and a name written twice in pen on back.)
Postcards, 1995. Used ... $5.99
Features work from Billy Higgins, Bill Henderson, and James Leary! CD
Mainstream, Early 70s. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $14.99
An overlooked chapter in the Harold Land/Bobby Hutcherson partnership that recorded more famously for Blue Note – a date that's issued here under the tenorist's own name, but which also features equal contributions from Hutcherson on vibes! Tracks have that long, modal quality that has the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has mostly unglued seams.)
No Business (Lithuania), 2013. New Copy ... $8.99
Adam Lane's bass is superb here – really shaping the sound in a sublime way right from the start – brooding and bold up from the bottom – never too heavy-handed, but a force that directs the recording beautifully, and really gives shape to the alto of Darius Jones and drums of ... read more CD
Classics (France), Late 20s/Early 30s. Used ... $14.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia, Late 20s/Early 30s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(CSP pressing.)
Rutli (Switzerland), 1996. Used ... $5.99
Kendor, Early 70s. Near Mint- 4LPs ... $29.99
An unusual instructional album from modernist read genius John LaPorta – pretty compelling overall! LP, Vinyl record album
(4LPs, in plain white sleeves. LP 2/side 2 has two small clicks, but the rest of the other 7 sides are great.)
Concord, 1992. Used ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Blue Note, 1997. Used ... $5.99
With Jimmy Owens on trumpet, Dave Liebman and Lance Bryant on soprano sax, Ricky Ford on tenor, and George Cables on piano! CD
(Out of print. Tray card is wrinkled from moisture – booklet is clean and unmarked.)
Columbia/Dusty Groove, 1966. New Copy ... $6.99 12.98
Tremendous work from the legendary Prince Lasha – a rare UK-only date from 1966 – and one that has the reedman working away from more familiar contemporaries like Sonny Simmons and Eric Dolphy! The approach on this session is very unique – as Lasha includes harp with the ... read more CD
(On the Dusty Groove label.)
Dome (UK), 2019. New Copy ... $15.99
A tight debut from Lasperanza – aka arranger producer Rico Garofalo, who put together the whole set as a tribute to older jazz, funk, and soul that laid the seeds for his own music in recent years! The record has a vibe that's a bit like that strong UK soul tradition started with Incognito, ... (Neo Soul, Jazz) read more CD
WeJazz (Finland), 2019. New Copy ... $22.99
Music that you'd hardly expect, if you only know the more groove-oriented side of saxophonist Timo Lassy – the sounds he's given us from the Ricky-Tick years onwards – because this album is straight jazz overall, and a relatively improvised one at that! The album shows off a whole ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Bill Laswell —
Ambient Compendium – Dark Massive/MIL, 1996. Used 2 CDs ... $9.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Elektra, 1983. Near Mint- ... $8.99
Titles include "Activate", "Barricade", "Upright Man", "Work Song", and "Hindsight". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Yusef Lateef —
1984/Impulse (Germany), 1965/1966. Used ... $9.99
A pair of Impulse Records sessions from the 60s – back to back on a single CD! First up is 1984 – really moody magic from the great Yusef Lateef – an artist who was definitely using his time on the Impulse label to open up some new territory in his music! This set might well be ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Yusef Lateef —
Before Dawn – The Music Of Yusef Lateef ... CD Verve, Late 50s. Used ... $14.99
A rare Verve outing by Yusef Lateef – recorded during a stretch that was arguably his most creative point! The album's got an approach that's a bit more in the Prestige mode of Lateef's career – in that it features a fair bit of tenor sax work, blown with a straighter soul bop approach ... read more CD
(Out of print Verve Elite Edition.)
Atlantic, 1970. Sealed ... $19.99
One of the best of Yusef's Atlantic recordings, and one that offers a mix of his 2 different sides – his older spiritualist one, and his newer funkier one. Includes the tight groover "Live Humble", with nice conga work by Ray Barretto, plus the extended "Chandra" and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Shrinkwrap has a price code sticker.)
Prestige/OJC, 1961. Used ... $6.99
The title says it all – as Yusef Lateef works here in that wonderful mixture of hardbop, soul jazz, and Eastern stylings that he brought to all of his best early sessions as a leader! Lateef himself is playing tenor, flute, and oboe – which he uses to craft these eerie snakecharmer ... read more CD
(Out of print, please note that there is a name in marker on the booklet cover & CD.)
Atlantic, 1972. Near Mint- ... $11.99
One of the greatest Yusef Lateef albums on Atlantic Records – and that's saying a lot, given the high level of quality he was hitting at the label! The album's a perfect blend of the newly-funky Lateef style with some hipper, more sophisticated touches – a mode that hints at his bigger- ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and light aging.)
Centre For Nigerian Cultural Studies/Key Systems Recording (Nigeria), 1985. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99
One of the rootsiest, most spiritual albums ever done by saxophonist Yusef Lateef – and that's saying a lot, given his decades of other recordings! This very special set was done in the mid 80s, but has a very timeless vibe – as Lateef put the whole thing together with the Centre For ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Savoy/Jazz Heritage, 1957. Used ... $5.99
Beautiful work from Brother Yusef, cut during his early days with Savoy, when he was hitting a perfect mix of soul jazz, hardbop, and more exotic instrumentation. This set features his great quintet with Curtis Fuller, Hugh Lawson, and Louis Hayes – and Yusef plays a number of other strange ... read more CD
(On Demand CDr pressing.)
Savoy, 1957/1959. Used 2 CDs ... $24.99
Incredible early work from Yusef Lateef – some of his best! On these early Savoy side, Lateef is drawing from the wealth of influences that were running through the Detroit jazz underground of the 50s that spawned him – and apart from a strongly-conceived bop-influenced sound, you'll ... read more CD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Impulse/Jazz Heritage, 1964. Used ... $12.99
Finally! Yusef Lateef's live set at Pep's in 1964 is the stuff of legend. Not only is it one of his best-ever recordings, but it also yielded a huge amount of material that was not issued at the time, and which only ever came out on later, badly-annotated issues. Now, the proper "part ... read more CD
(Out of print, Jazz Heritage pressing.)
Prestige, 1966. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A mellow selection of ballads from Lateef, recorded in a number of different settings including players like Barry Harris, Frank Gant and Elvin Jones, plus a number of others. The set shows him swinging nicely in a setting that's a bit more straight ahead than some of the later Eastern tinged and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue trident label pressing with Van Gelder stamp.)
Atlantic, 1970. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A groundbreaking set from Yusef Lateef – one that mixes together a number of different soul jazz styles! In a way, Atlantic records tried to handle Yusef Lateef in the same way they did Roland Kirk – by creating recordings that either let him express himself strongly as an arch-modernis ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label stereo promo. Cover has a promo sticker.)
Intakt (Switzerland), 2019. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
We seem to appreciate the saxophone talents of Ingrid Laubrock more and more with each new record we hear – and that's definitely the case on this beautiful session – which has her improvising these really beautiful lines alongside the piano of Aki Takase! Aki's tone is usually dark, ... read more CD
Rogue Art (France), 2019. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
A quartet of musicians that we're not sure we've heard together before, but who instantly seem to find a great way to relate – effortlessly exploring similar sonic territory together, with a sense of sympathy that often makes it difficult to hear what instrument is contributing what sound to ... read more CD
Steeplechase (Denmark), 2019. New Copy ... $15.99 19.99
Pianist Andy Laverne has some strong help on horns here – Alex Sipiagin on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Jerry Bergonzi on tenor sax – both working together to give the album a very strong sound! The tunes are all originals by Laverne, and filled with the right sort of color to bring out ... read more CD
Prestige, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
A wicked set from reedman Azar Lawrence – one of the few albums issued under his own name, and a great example of the waves he was making on the 70s west coast scene! There's a depth here that goes beyond most of the other Fantasy Records sessions of the time – a sound that would be ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Prestige/Craft, 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
A beautiful album of spiritual soul and Brazilian influenced jazz from Azar Lawrence – and a pretty rare one we're thrilled to have! Lawrence is a stellar sax player with a sound that's a bit like Gary Bartz, which means that he fits in perfectly with the Fantasy-era Prestige Records sound ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram pressing.)
Fantasy, 1955. Sealed ... $5.99
A pretty hip set of big band arrangements – very much along the lines of early 50s Stan Kenton, with a tight swing, but a nicely modern undercurrent as well! The arrangements, as the title indicates, are all by Gerry Mulligan – and in addition to the piano of Elliot Lawrence, players ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(OJC pressing, sealed with review sticker! Cover has a cut corner, and another corner is slightly bumped.)
Posi tone, 2019. New Copy ... $11.99 17.98
A really wonderful album from trumpeter Josh Lawrence – a very strong-voiced talent who's got a way of being bright and sharp at the same time, and who can always bring lots of his own compositional strengths to bear as well! The core group is a quartet – with Lawrence blowing ... read more CD
Hubert Laws —
Afro-Classic ... CD CTI, 1970. Used ... $7.99
An amazing album – and the cornerstone of the CTI sound! The record's an incredibly baroque set of tracks from funky flautist Hubert Laws – featuring arrangements from Don Sebesky that mix complicated lines on flute with electric piano from Bob James, into a swirling mass of sound that' ... read more CD
(Original US CD pressing.)
CTI, 1970. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $6.99
An amazing album – and the cornerstone of the CTI sound! The record's an incredibly baroque set of tracks from funky flautist Hubert Laws – featuring arrangements from Don Sebesky that mix complicated lines on flute with electric piano from Bob James, into a swirling mass of sound that' ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has gloss peel on back and some stains inside the gatefold.)
