Artie Shaw —
Stardust ... CD Bluebird, Late 30s/1940s. Used ...
$1.99
Tracks include "Moonglow", "Summertime", "Lady Day", "The Man I Love", "Concerto For Clarinet", "I Surrender, Dear", and the title track "Stardust" – 15 tracks in all. CD
A rough-edged batch of spiritual jazz tracks from trumpeter Charles "Cha Cha" Shaw (not to be confused with Charles "Bo Bo" Shaw) – recorded in an open-ended loft jazz mode with a really open, echoey feel! The album's a rare 70s jazz date on the Folkways label, and it's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Super-heavy vinyl and cover – feels like a vintage record on Folkways!)
An amazing record – bold, proud, and soulful – a set that we'd easily rank with any classic early 60s session on Blue Note – and for good reason too! This rare date is the debut as a leader for trumpeter Gene Shaw – also known as Clarence Shaw in an earlier history of work ... read moreCD
Features Alex Sipiagin on trumpet, Brad Shepik on guitar, Gary Versace on piano, Drew Gress on bass, and Paul Shaw on drums. Tracks are all originals by Shaw. CD
A late date for Woody Shaw, but a great one too – a bit more straightforward than some of his more righteous albums of the 70s, but still proof that Shaw is easily one of the greatest trumpeters of his generation! The album's got a laidback sort of feel, and features a fair bit of familiar ... read moreCD
We completely love the music of Woody Shaw – but unfortunately, the legendary trumpeter left this planet way too soon, and only gave us about 20 years of recordings! Fortunately, the vaults have yielded some gems like this over the years – unreleased live material that not only adds to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Never-issued work from trumpet genius Woody Shaw – and a set that we'd easily stand next to any of Shaw's classics from this stretch in his career! Part of the strength of the record comes from the man himself, but there's also a really fantastic contribution from the group as a whole – ... read moreCD
Majestic work from Woody Shaw – the second volume of a rare live performance from 1977, one that features Woody at the height of his powers, running through long and beautiful tracks with a deeply soulful feel. The style here is similar to Woody's best work of the mid 70s on the Muse label ... read moreCD
George Shearing —
New Look! ... LP Capitol, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ...
$2.99
Titles include "Once In A Lifetime", "Call Me", "Too Good To Be True", "Have A Heart", and "On A Clear Day". LP, Vinyl record album
An early 60s LPs by George Shearing with him at his most outwardly romantic, and you might add cinematic to that. Shearing's ultra-melodic touch on the keys gets paired here with sweeping string arrangements by him and Billy May on a nice set of standards. Tracks include "Early Autumn", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Chip Shelton plays saxophones, bass clarinet, and flutes – with Gino Rosario on piano, Tom Charlap on bass, Jim Klein on guitar, and McLester McKee on drums. CD
An amazing Impulse debut from Archie Shepp – easily one of his boldest musical statements ever, and a key announcement to the world that a new generation of modernists was on the rise! The album was co-produced by John Coltrane – who brought Shepp to the label, and almost gets out-done ... read moreCD
Archie Shepp —
Good Life ... LP Varrick, 1984. Near Mint- ...
$13.99
Shepp plays tenor and soprano sax – in a quartet with Kenny Werner on piano, Avery Sharp on bass, and Marvin Smitty Smith on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
Some of the best work that Archie Shepp ever recorded – an assortment of the best tracks from his classic albums on Impulse Records from the 60s, served up in a really great collection! The package leans a bit more heavily on Shepp's initial small group recordings for the label, and tends to ... read moreCD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Archie Shepp —
Montreux One ... CD Arista Freedom/DA Music (Germany), 1975. Used ...
$14.99
Great live material from Shepp – not out or crazy, but also not spiritual or hippy dippy, either. The record's kind of a perfectly soulful straight ahead set – in a mode that hints at the traditional direction Shepp would take at the time, but with a lot more interesting moments. The ... read moreCD
(Out of print original CD pressing. Spine has a cutout notch.)
Some nicely outside work from Archie Shepp – maybe one of his last great recordings of this nature of the 70s! He's playing here with Charles Greenlee on trombone, Dave Burrell on piano, Cameron Brown on bass, and Beaver Harris on drums – and the tracks feature Shepp soloing with a lot ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful album for all those folks who ever crabbed about Shepp going back "inside" during the late 70s! The record is straight jazz – not as righteous as Attica Blues or some of the other Impulse albums, yet done with a wonderfully soulful quality that shows that even without a ... read moreCD
One of the best Shepp records ever, and one of his most successful blends of the disparate influences that comprised his style. The group is a bit smaller than usual – which gives good focus to players like Bobby Hutcherson, Henry Grimes, and Joe Chambers. Shepp contributed some of his most ... read moreCD
(Out of print, GRP pressing with great bonus tracks!)
A set of standards from Archie Shepp – but one that's done in a much less traditional way than you might expect – that new standard of returning to roots, but doing them differently that Shepp first began in the 70 – and which really colored the rest of his recording career in a ... read moreCD
Wonderful post-Paris work from Archie Shepp – a record that has him bringing more focus back into his work after sessions overseas – and also making some great use of the legendary Joe Lee Wilson on vocals! There's a feeling here that's a real change for Shepp, but a great one too ... read moreCD
(SHM-CD pressing – part of the 60 Impulse series!)
A pair of Impulse Records classics from Archie Shepp! Things Have Got To Change is wonderful post-Paris work from Archie Shepp – a record that has him bringing more focus back into his work after sessions overseas – and also making some great use of the legendary Joe Lee Wilson on ... read moreCD
Archie Shepp & Richard Davis —
Body & Soul ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1989. New Copy ...
$16.99
A great little record in the sort of format that always worked well for Archie Shepp during this point in his career – a new take on older modes, and one that balances the tenorist perfectly between his avant jazz roots and that new appreciation of standards that started to take hold in the ... read moreCD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Archie Shepp & Siegfried Kessler —
First Take ... CD Archie Ball (France), 2003. Used ...
$11.99
Duets between pianist Siegfried Kessler and Archie Shepp on saxophone and vocals. Tracks include "Le Matin des Noirs", "Lush Life", "Steam", and "Ujaama". CD
(Out of print.)
Archie Shepp & The Full Moon Ensemble —
Live In Antibes Vol 1 & 2 ... CD BYG/Charly (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 2 CDs ...
$18.9919.98
A seminal live set from tenorist Archie Shepp – and some of his freest, least-structured material ever! Shepp's still a righteous force here on his horn, but there also seems to be equal emphasis on the contributions of all members of the group – woven together in a really rich ... read moreCD
Warm-hearted piano work from Takeshi Shibuya – a set that brings together some older jazz currents with newer modes of expression – a bit in the manner of some of the Three Blind Mice label sessions of the time! As with those records, this one is recorded superbly – so that the ... read moreCD
One of the coolest, most compelling albums we've ever heard from reedman Sahib Shihab – and that's saying a lot, given how much we love all his other music! This rare gem's got a very exotic feel –explained by Shihab in the notes as coming from a Tunisian influence on the leadoff track ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic early record by Sahib Shihab – a motherlode of modal jazz grooves, cut during the early days of the Clarke-Boland Big Band! The record features a core group of players from that ensemble – including Shihab on alto, baritone, and flute, plus Francy Boland on piano, Jimmy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic album from Don Shinn – a little-remembered British organist from the 60s, and one who cut this gem of a record for the legendary Lansdowne series of Columbia Records – home to rare gems by Joe Harriott, Stan Tracey, and other important UK jazz contemporaries! The album ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Hand numbered flipback sleeve, 180 gram black vinyl, and a bonus 7" with three bonus tracks!!)
A record with a title that's as beautiful as its sound – one that draws key focus on that magnificent light that's been shining forth in the music of Matthew Shipp in recent years – a fantastic stretch that has the pianist really coming back into action, and maybe sounding even more ... read moreCD
A beautifully moody little record from pianist Matthew Shipp – a set that has some gentler tones at times, but still a wonderfully creative vibe – maybe almost with a slight touch of the ECM aesthetic that's hinted at by the cover art! Make no mistake, this isn't a set of atmospheric ... read moreCD
Matthew Shipp & Rob Brown —
Then & Now ... CD Rogue Art (France), 2020. New Copy ...
$14.9916.99
Great work from two players who really seem to find each other very quickly here – improvising freely in a way that creates strong resonance between the piano of Matthew Shipp and the alto of Rob Brown – as both musicians have notes cascading forward in this effortless way, often ... read moreCD
An early "poll winners" sort of date from Japanese drummer Hideo Shiraki – put together by Swing Journal Magazine, and featuring some great hardbop groovers! The feel here is just like a classic Prestige session from the same time – with searing horn solos on the top, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great reissue pressing – part of the Wave Jazz Classics series, from 1994 – in a flipback cover, like the original.)
Drummer/percussionist Damon Short plays with Tony Dagradi and Victor Goins on tenor and soprano, Steve Masakowski on guitar, James Singleton and Larry Nordstrom on bass, Andre Caporaso on guitar and banjo, Chuck Burdelik on tenor sax and bass clarinet, and Joe Pinzarrone on piano. LP, Vinyl record album
An excellent set of some fairly out material – performed by Shorter with a group that includes Freddie Hubbard, Grachan Moncur, James Spaulding, Herbie Hancock, and a rare appearance by his brother Alan on flugelhorn! At times, the record builds into a sound that's freer and more ... read moreCD
Wayne Shorter —
Atlantis ... CD Columbia, 1985. Used ...
$4.99
Features Shorter on tenor and soprano sax, Jim Walker on flutes, Yaron Gershovksy and Michiko Hill on piano, Larry Klein on bass, and Alejandro Acuna on drums and percussion. CD
(Out of print, barcode has a cutout hole.)
Wayne Shorter —
Etcetera ... LP Blue Note, 1965. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Don't let the title fool you, as the album's hardly an "etcetera" – not some run-on work from Wayne Shorter, but a real lost cooker from his 60s Blue Note years! The record's got a very sharp-edged quartet sound – a bit modern and edgey at times, with sharp tenor lines from ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Don't let the title fool you, as the album's hardly an "etcetera" – not some run-on work from Wayne Shorter, but a real lost cooker from his 60s Blue Note years! The record's got a very sharp-edged quartet sound – a bit modern and edgey at times, with sharp tenor lines from ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue Note Tone Poet Series – 2019 remaster on 180 gram vinyl!)
Genius, pure genius! Like all of Wayne Shorter's Blue Note sessions from the mid 60s, this album's a beautiful blend of hard bop ideas with a modern spiritual soulful consciousness – as important in its own way as Coltrane's work of the time – an incredible precursor for sounds from ... read moreCD
A great Wayne Shorter session from the mid 60s – recorded then, but not issued until 1979, for some incredibly unexplained reason – especially given the strength of the set! The group is distinctly modern, and features Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, James Spaulding on alto, and McCoy ... read moreCD
Tracks include "Bee Assassins", "Volzalisle", "Chains Of Agree", "Bee Assassins", and "Two Improvisations". CD
SHQ —
Jak Hral S+HQ ... LP Supraphon (Czech Republic), 1966. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
An expanded take on the SHQ sound – still with leader Karel Velebny out front on vibes – and with Rudol Dasek on some nice guitar! LP, Vinyl record album
Four albums from the great Ben Sidran – a mighty hip jazz singer, and a great pianist too! First up is Free In America – a great little set all the way through – and about as classic as you can get for Sidran in the 70s! The album's got a bit more soul in the mix, but still has ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreCD
Antero Sievert —
Underscore ... LP JMI, 2019. New Copy Gatefold ...
$11.99
A beautiful album of slow-building sounds that mostly come from the piano of Antero Sievert – but which is also slightly augmented at points by work on violin, cello, and trombone! Sievert is great enough on solo piano – working with maybe the warmth and sensitivity of a young Keith ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Frank Signorelli —
Piano Moods ... LP Davis, Mid 50s. Very Good ...
$6.99
Performing original compositions including "Goin' Nowhere Fast", "Just Plain Lazy", "Fireside Fantasy", "Blue Susan", "Bonnie's Boogie", "Moonrise On The Caribbean", and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some splitting in the bottom seam.)
Judi Silvano —
Vocalise ... CD Blue Note, 1997. Used ...
$1.99
With Joe Lovano on tenor, who also produced the album and arranged two of the tracks. (Vocalists, Jazz)CD
One of the most fantastic Horace Silver albums from the 50s – a set of complicated tunes that really lives up to its "further explorations" title! The session's a perfect example of the way that Silver was mixing hard bop sensibilities with more exotic styles of arranging in the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic turning point for the great Horace Silver – a set that's still got the soul jazz groove of some of his earlier 60s hits – but which also has the pianist really making magic with some of the younger players on the scene – in a lineup that features the young Woody Shaw ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Horace Silver —
Jody Grind ... LP Blue Note, 1966. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
A fantastic turning point for the great Horace Silver – a set that's still got the soul jazz groove of some of his earlier 60s hits – but which also has the pianist really making magic with some of the younger players on the scene – in a lineup that features the young Woody Shaw ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono Liberty pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has a small mark from a sticker in one corner, but is nice overall.)
A seminal, yet unusual 50s Blue Note treasure! The album brings together a number of Horace Silver's great trio recordings from the early 50's, most of them with Art Blakey on drums, showing the fluid, rumbling genius that would later make him such a great leader. But the record also includes 2 ... read moreCD
One of the most righteous Horace Silver albums for Blue Note – and a far-reaching, politically-bent batch of tracks that feature vocals by Andy Bey, in a similar style to the work he did on the Gary Bartz records from the time – very hip, and quite different than other jazz vocal work ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s black b label pressing. Vinyl has a few light marks from the old Blue Note inner sleeve, but is nice overall. Cover has a small cut corner.)
One of the few live recordings ever done by Horace Silver during his Blue Note years – a real surprise, considering what a crowd pleaser he was at the time! The set catches Horace working with that great quintet that graced most of his best early Blue Notes – with Blue Mitchell on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare gem from Zoot Sims – a slightly obscure session issued in the early 60s by United Artists! Producer Alan Douglas put together the record – and as with most of the Douglas-produced albums of the period, the set's got that little "something extra" that makes it stand ... read moreCD
Two great Storyville sessions – back to back in a single set! First up is Tonite's Music Today – an early Storyville Records gem from these two budding modernists – featuring a quartet with Zoot Sims on tenor, Bob Brookmeyer on valve trombone, and Hank Jones on piano and a bit of ... read moreCD
Rare work from the Dawn label – tracks by Joe Puma, Randy Weston, Paul Quinichette, Gene Quill, Zoot Sims & Bob Brookmeyer, Dick Garcia, and Les Jazz Modes! LP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some aged spots on front and a streak of brown marker on back.)
One of Sinatra's greatest records ever – pure genius all the way through! Frank's backed here by the orchestra of Count Basie, with some incredible arrangements by Quincy Jones that really have a jazzy, syncopated kick to them. The move seems to be an unintentional way of covering for Frank' ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreCD
(Out of print. Disc has a bit of marker.)
Hal Singer —
Rent Party ... CD Savoy, Late 40s/Early 50s. Used ...
$19.99
A great collection of early work by tenor giant Hal Singer – a wonderful player who recorded for Savoy during the late 40s and early 50s, and whose work was a key part of the shift from swing-based tenor work to R&B. The set brings together 16 tracks that were only ever issued on 78s ... read moreCD
A record as enigmatic as its title – slow-building sounds crafted by the trumpet of Yaw Tembe and percussion of Monseiur Trinite – both musicians we don't know at all, but who really find a special space with this album! The sound is very open and spacious – much more in an ECM ... read moreCD
Seminal sides from pianist Freddie Slack – a player who first came to fame during the boogie woogie era of the 30s, but later went onto have a huge impact on both swing and R&B! The 3CD collection brings together 73 tracks from Slack's 40s recordings for Capitol Records – tracks ... read moreCD
(Out of print, limited to 5000 numbered copies. Slipcover has some light edgewear.)
Features Ray Anderson on trombone, Steve Elson on keyboards, Allan Jaffe on guitar, Mark Helias on bass, and Jim Payne on drums and digital drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on Blue Heron. Cover has a promo sticker and light wear.)
Carol Sloane's always been a sophisticated lady in the way she approaches jazz vocals – but this set takes things even further, by giving the singer a set of classic Ellington tunes to work with! The approach is great – way different than usual bigger group Ellington vocal records, as ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s issue.)
Bill Smith —
Folk Jazz ... LP Contemporary, 1959. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
One of the few sides ever cut as a leader by west coast clarinetist Bill Smith – and a pretty groovy session that has the group performing jazz versions of folk tunes, a gimmick that was used briefly around the same time by players that included Harold Land and Benny Bailey. The quartet ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label mono pressing, with deep groove! Cover has some very light wear on the top seam, but this is a superb copy overall.)
An unusual global session for Atlantic Records – an album that has John Lewis presenting work by three other musicians that he feels are ripe for wider discovery! The set's got some killer work from Rene Utreger – a key Parisian player in the postwar years, working here with dexterity ... read moreCD
Jimmy Smith on organ with Christian McBride on bass, Gregory Hutchinson on drums, Mark Whitfield on guitar & Nicholas Payton & Roy Hargrove on trumpet. CD
(Out of print, two pieces of clear tape covering two slight tears on the booklet cover.)
Jimmy Smith —
Cool Blues ... CD Blue Note, 1958. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Proof that at his start, Jimmy Smith had a greatness that knew no bounds – as the album's one of a few that Blue Note recorded in the late 50s, but never issued until many years later – even though they had already released so many amazing records from this period! The set has Jimmy ... read moreCD
The title's a bit bluesy, and the record is too – one of the grittier collaborations between Hammond legend Jimmy Smith and ultra-hip arranger Oliver Nelson – who manages to make the whole thing come across with all the right soul styles in the end! There's definitely a nod to the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A perennial favorite in the Jimmy Smith catalog for Blue Note – and a smoking little set that has Jimmy's Hammond grooving nicely alongside tenor from Stanley Turrentine and guitar from Kenny Burrell! Only Donald Bailey's drums remain from Jimmy's regular trio, but that shift is fine, given ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono New York pressing with RVG stamp and ear. Cover has aged masking tape on the seams and spine, heavy discoloration from age, and some pen and marker on back. Label has some smudges.)
Once an overlooked late Verve album, now a solid classic – and easily one of the funkiest albums ever from organist Jimmy Smith! The groove here is far different than the more familiar Jimmy Smith Verve sessions of the 60s – and the tracks open up in a really extended mode – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Early work from Jimmy Smith – raw Hammond grooves from some of the first few years of the organ's use in jazz! Jimmy's working here in trio formation – shifting between bop and ballad modes with a trio that includes Eddie McFadden on guitar and Donald Bailey on drums (Art Blakey makes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono West 63rd pressing with deep groove, RVG etch, and ear. NOTE – Vinyl is in Fair condition. Labels have a name pen. Cover isn't too bad however, with some aging, worn corners, small splits in the bottom seam, and a bit of pen on back.)
A trio is helping out guitarist Johnny Smith – but, as with all of his other Roost Records of the time, the man himself is very far out in the lead – making real magic on the strings of his guitar, and playing with an effortless command of tone and color! Some moments of the record ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has a cutout hole.)
Johnny Smith —
Kaleidoscope ... LP Verve, 1967. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$9.99
One of the grooviest records we've ever heard from guitarist Johnny Smith – a sweet batch of mellow tunes, played with some warm chromatic touches! Smith still has that wonderful tone here that he first exhibited on his 50s recordings, but he also works in a style that's a bit more fluid ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most obscure Johnny Smith albums for Roost – and one of the most striking, too! The album takes the sound of Johnny's guitar and backs it with some larger arrangements from Irwin Kostal – very mellow, and very string-laden – with a dreamy late nite quality that's even ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue label deep groove. Cover has white tape along all seams and a sticker in the top right.)
Obscure vocal session cut by New Orleans singer LaVergne Smith, and recorded in the Crescent City along with a local group that included Red Tyler, Wallace Davenport, and Earl Palmer. The material is bluesy and standard, and LaVergne's soulful voice wraps a bit of New Orleans in every track. ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 90s mono Japanese pressing, with obi and insert.)
Really haunting work from Leo Smith – a key 70s session that features some of his sharpest trumpet work on record, plus some unusual instrumentation that really makes the album stand out! Half the tracks feature some wonderful vibes from Bobby Naughton – spare and dark-sounding, very ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
RCA best of from the late 70's, featuring a number of cuts that were on earlier Flying Dutchman records by Lonnie! The whole set's a motherlode of spacey spiritual grooves, with 8 great tracks: "Expansions", "Love Beams", "A Song Of Love", "Meditations", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch and a small split on the top seam.)
Lonnie Liston Smith grooves it hard here with his Cosmic Echoes group – mixing in a stronger dose of soul than ever before, yet still giving tracks a righteous feel overall! The approach here is a bit like that of Roy Ayers work from the 70s – still jazzy at its core and conception, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lonnie Liston Smith is really tightening up his groove on this one – bringing a bit more funk into the mix, and creating that amazingly sweet glide in his keyboard sound! The record's still steeped in the righteous influences of years past, but it brings the message out to a bigger audience ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible live set by Dr. Lonnie Smith – recorded during his 75th birthday celebration at NYC's Jazz Standard! It's mostly in a trio setting with Jonathan Kreisberg on guitar and Johnathan Blake on drums, working through raucous and intimate moments with equal skill. We saw Lonnie play ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet Series – a beautiful pressing, with heavy vinyl and cover!)
A lost jazz-funk gem – originally recorded at Club Mozambique in Detroit in 1970, but not issued by Blue Note until the mid 90s! The set's right up there with Lonnie's classic Move Your Hand live set – as the tracks are long, free, and very funky, performed by a hip group that includes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A seminal album from Hammond giant Lonnie Smith – a bold statement that really gives the organist his own identity after some killer work in the combos of Lou Donaldson and George Benson! Lonnie's one of the key flag-fliers of the new style of funky organ jazz – a mode different from ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Walter Smith III & Matthew Stevens —
In Common 2 ... CD Whirlwind, 2020. New Copy ...
$13.9914.99
A great second set from this group led by tenorist Walter Smith III and guitarist Matthew Stevens – music that rings out with a really beautiful, resonant sound right from the very first note – a unique blending of the two instruments, in ways that often have lots of edges and angles on ... read moreCD
A great second set from this group led by tenorist Walter Smith III and guitarist Matthew Stevens – music that rings out with a really beautiful, resonant sound right from the very first note – a unique blending of the two instruments, in ways that often have lots of edges and angles on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album