So much guitar – but never too much, given that Wes was the real master of sound and space, even at this early point in his career! The album's one that tries to break Montgomery from some of his smaller combo albums for Riverside, and pair him with a few bigger names – Hank Jones on ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Tete Montoliu —
Blues For Myself ... CD Ensayo/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ...
$16.99
Really lovely work from pianist Tete Montoliu – the kind of subtly soulful session that makes his work of the 70s such a treat for those in the know! The trio here is Tete's group with Eric Peter on bass and Peer Wyboris on drums – both musicians who've been with Montoliu for a number ... read moreCD
A wonderful slice of work from Tete Montoliu – quite different than any other material we've heard from the pianist! The album features one long track, recorded spontaneously by Tete and trio in the studio after the Interpreta A Serrat album – a surprisingly beautiful little number ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small sticker on the back, and a slight bubble in the laminate – but is nice overall)
A sweet set from one of the more enigmatic acts to record for the Windham Hill label in the 80s – and one that really moves forward all the sorts of special sounds the label was able to facilitate! Montreux work here in a mix of electric and acoustic modes – with a style that's often a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp.)
James Moody —
4A ... CD IPO Recordings, 2008. Used ...
$7.99
James Moody on tenor saxophone, Kenny Barron on piano, Todd Coolman on bass, and Lewis Nash on drums. CD
A rare setting for Moody – a player who rarely cut sides with larger backing, but who sounds really wonderful here! The album's got Moody blowing mostly alto, and a bit of flute – over large backings by Torrie Zito that feature equal parts strings and woodwinds – conducted in a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s orange label stereo Cadet pressing. Cover has cut corner, small peel spot from sticker, light wear.)
Michael Moore —
Holocene ... CD Ramboy (Netherlands), 2008. Used ...
$11.99
Michael Moore on reeds, Gary Klusevcek on accordeon, and Eric Friedlander on cello. CD
One of the strangest records ever on Verve! The album's a dreamy batch of easy tunes – composed by Phil Moore, and played by a group that includes Lucky Thompson, Marshall Royal, Snooky Young, Gerald Wilson, Calvin Jackson, and Harry Klee, plus added strings. The overall feel is similar to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono orange label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some discoloration from age, a split spine with yellowed tape remnants, and a small sticker spot and surface wear in back.)
We only know Reggie Moore from a handful of records – but he's a hell of a pianist, and one who definitely earns the furioso name in the title! There's a complicated mix of ideas going on in Reggie's head here – sometimes the soaring modalism of the McCoy Tyner generation, sometimes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed! Cover has a "distributed by" sticker in one corner.)
Luiz Moretto on violin and rebec, Alipio C Neto on tenor and soprano saxophone, bells, and whistle, Francesco Lo Cascio on vibraphone and percussion, Gianfranco Tedeschi on double bass and Marco Ariano on drums and percussion. CD
Seminal session that was virtually one of the only west coast attempts to replicate the famous "cubop" mix of bebop and Latin that had been evolving over the years in the New York scene. Machito percussionists like Jose Mangual and Ubaldo Nieto join a west coast group that includes alto ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Excellent later work from Frank Morgan – the legendary LA altoist who first burned brightly in the bop generation, then came back to make really rich recordings like this! The set's got Frank in some really great company – a hip sextet that features Joe Henderson on tenor, Bobby ... read moreCD
(Out of print and still sealed with a small cutout hole through the spine.)
Lee Morgan —
Caramba! ... CD Blue Note, 1968. Used ...
$24.99
One of our favorite Lee Morgan albums, and one of his least known – a set recorded in the crucial last five years of his life, and a sparkling mix of hard bop, soul jazz, and slight bits of modernism – that magical mix that Lee was hitting as he reached farther and farther with his ... read moreCD
One of our favorite albums from Lee Morgan – a soaringly soulful session that was recorded in the mid 60s, and finally issued by Blue Note at the end of the decade! The vibe here really follows from the lyrically inventive, post-Sidewinder mid 60s Morgan years – with a spirit that's ... read moreCD
One of Lee Morgan's most sparkling sessions from the early years – a record that already shows a sense of depth and imagination that would take Lee way beyond simple hardbop solo work! There's a sensitivity here that owes something of a debt to Clifford Brown, yet which is much more ... read moreCD
One of Lee Morgan's most sparkling sessions from the early years – a record that already shows a sense of depth and imagination that would take Lee way beyond simple hardbop solo work! There's a sensitivity here that owes something of a debt to Clifford Brown, yet which is much more ... read moreCD
An amazing package – and a dream come true for all of us at Dusty Groove – as the set features a ton of never-issued material from one of our favorite albums ever, by one of our favorite trumpet players of all time! Lee Morgan was really on a run when he stepped into the Lighthouse ... read moreCD
A very appropriate title for a very cooking little album – one of Lee Morgan's first efforts as a leader, cut back during his first years of late 50s fame! The style here is a bit less Morgan-esque than some of Lee's later 60s classics – but the record is rock-solid throughout, and ... read moreCD
A sock-solid sextet session from the mighty Lee Morgan – recorded for Blue Note at the height of his mid 60s powers, and carried off in a beautiful blend of soul jazz and some slight modern touches! The group here is top-shelf all the way through – Jackie McLean on alto, Hank Mobley on ... read moreCD
A sock-solid sextet session from the mighty Lee Morgan – recorded for Blue Note at the height of his mid 60s powers, and carried off in a beautiful blend of soul jazz and some slight modern touches! The group here is top-shelf all the way through – Jackie McLean on alto, Hank Mobley on ... read moreCD
A really unique album from the great Lee Morgan – a set that features the trumpeter in two different settings, but in a way that really works well together! Most of the album has Lee blowing in a very cool quintet – with Joe Henderson on tenor, McCoy Tyner on piano, Bob Cranshaw on ... read moreCD
(Out of print first CD pressing.)
Lee Morgan —
Gigolo ... CD Blue Note, 1965. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Tremendous work by Lee Morgan – easily one of his greatest albums, and a soaring session of modal energy that easily rivals the best work of the Impulse era! The album's got a slightly different feel than usual for Blue Note – a sense of freedom, joy, and soaring energy that's totally ... read moreCD
Brilliant work throughout – the last studio album ever cut by Lee Morgan, and a mindblowing session that always leaves us wondering how massive he would have become if he hadn't been tragically murdered shortly after it was recorded! The album's a huge change from Morgan's already-great work ... read moreCD
One of Lee Morgan's beautiful early sets for Blue Note – and proof that he was emerging as a youthful lyricist even in his hardbop days! The group on the session is a sextet – with rock-solid Hank Mobley on tenor, Horace Silver on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, Charlie Persip on drums ... read moreCD
An undisputed masterpiece by Lee Morgan – and one of the first records in which he shed his straight bop sensibility, and began evolving into a soulful genius for the 60s! The album's got 4 long tracks that all build beautifully – really extended numbers that break the format of some ... read moreCD
An incredible album from Lee Morgan – one of his last records ever, and a set that shows a whole new promise in his music – one that was sadly unfulfilled as a result of his tragic early death. The songs hare are all quite long – stretched out live numbers, but never in a way ... read moreCD
A great album by Lee Morgan – and one not to pass up! The Rumproller often gets too easily lumped next to The Sidewinder – because of an obvious title and cover similarity to that hit record – but like that one, the album's far more than jazz cliche – and shows Lee Morgan ... read moreCD
A jazz classic if there ever was one – and the best-selling album ever by Lee Morgan, thanks to the use of the title track in a car commercial! Sure, you've probably heard "The Sidewinder" enough that you think you know the album already – but the rest of the tunes really ... read moreCD
(BMG Direct pressing.)
Lee Morgan —
Tom Cat ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1964. New Copy ...
$13.9914.99
One of our top 5 favorite Blue Note records of all time – a bold and powerful session from trumpeter Lee Morgan, but one that sat in the vaults for 15 years before release! The session was recorded around the same time as Morgan's hit The Sidewinder (which eclipsed its release at the time) ... read moreCD
One of our top 5 favorite Blue Note records of all time – a bold and powerful session from trumpeter Lee Morgan, but one that sat in the vaults for 15 years before release! The session was recorded around the same time as Morgan's hit The Sidewinder (which eclipsed its release at the time) ... read moreCD
A lost spiritual jazz classic from pianist Nate Morgan – maybe the musician's best-remembered moment, and for good reason too! The set's got this soaring, spiritual vibe that's much more early 70s than you'd guess from the date of recording – a post-Coltrane spirit with lots of modal ... read moreCD
A lost spiritual jazz classic from pianist Nate Morgan – maybe the musician's best-remembered moment, and for good reason too! The set's got this soaring, spiritual vibe that's much more early 70s than you'd guess from the date of recording – a post-Coltrane spirit with lots of modal ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram Pure Pleasure pressing. Includes the insert.)
A lost spiritual jazz classic from pianist Nate Morgan – maybe the musician's best-remembered moment, and for good reason too! The set's got this soaring, spiritual vibe that's much more early 70s than you'd guess from the date of recording – a post-Coltrane spirit with lots of modal ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great set from LA pianist Nate Morgan – one of the leading underground talents in the west coast soul jazz scene of the late 70s and early 80s! The album's a trio set, performed in an blocky, exploratory style that recalls McCoy Tyner's best early work – but which also has a free and ... read moreCD
A legendary album from the LA jazz underground of the 80s – one of a rare few sets recorded as a leader by the great pianist Nate Morgan! Morgan's something of a lost talent, but was a key part of the scene that was forming around Nimbus Records at the time – a great musician who has ... read moreCD
A legendary album from the LA jazz underground of the 80s – one of a rare few sets recorded as a leader by the great pianist Nate Morgan! Morgan's something of a lost talent, but was a key part of the scene that was forming around Nimbus Records at the time – a great musician who has ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Kenji Mori —
Be Bop 82 ... CD Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1982. New Copy ...
$13.9924.99
Saxophonist Keni Mori really lives up to the spirit of the title here – given that five of the album's six tracks are Charlie Parker compositions – all played by the group with a nicely updated version of bebop roots! The feel of the record is warmer than an older bop session from the ... read moreCD
(Part of the Three Blind Mice Supreme Collection!)
Kenji Mori may be the firebird on tenor and flute for the date – but the album also features some mighty bold lines on guitar from the young Kazumi Watanabe! Kazumi's got a dynamic sense of energy that really shapes the record from the start – these long, twangy electric passages that ... read moreCD
(Out of print, Blu-spec CD pressing – includes obi!)
Takeo Moriyama —
East Plants ... CD VAP/BBE (UK), 1981. New Copy ...
$9.9914.99
Really amazing sounds from Japanese drummer Takeo Moriyama – a record that's sometimes spiritual and organic, sometimes very unusually put-together – and which makes as much use of inventive percussion as it does the leaders drums! The group's got this very cool twin-sax approach ... read moreCD
Benjamin Mork —
Mechanical Piano ... LP Jazzland (Norway), 2021. New Copy Gatefold ...
$12.9929.90
There's nothing too mechanical about the sound of the piano here – although at some level, there's also some very interesting mechanics involved in the project! The music started out when Benjamin Mork bought an old grand piano that had been painted blue – and rather than try to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Joe Morris —
Antennae ... CD Aum Fidelity, 1997. Used ...
$4.99
Joe Morris on guitar with Nate McBride on bass and Jerome Deupree on drums. CD
Features compositions by Mani Planzer – and a group that features Manuel Oertli on tenor, Peter Schmid on saxes and flute, Andy Schneider on alto, Toni Birrer on tenor horn, and Peter Bohringer on trumpet. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has strips of clear tape on the seams and light wear.)
Presents highlights from the 8 CD set, including several of Jelly Roll's solo piano performances of his best known compositions, and segments of his remarkable spoken story. CD
Tremendous material from the great pianist Sal Mosca – over two hours of continuous performance, recorded in the later years of his career, and issued here for the first time ever! If you loved Mosca during the Tristano-school years of the 50s, you'll be really stunned at his performance ... read moreCD
A beautiful 60s set from the overlooked British tenorist Danny Moss – working here with a core combo that features Les Condon on flugelhorn, Brian Lemon on piano, Lenny Bush on bass, and Tony Carr on drums – with occasional added string touches from producer Spike Heatley! LP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing, in a flipback cover! Cover has some very light wear, but this is a great copy overall.)
Features work by Paul Motian – with Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley, Bill Frisell, Charles Brackeen, Joe Lovano, and others. CD
(Cover has a mark from an old price sticker in the top right corner, barcode has a cutout hole.)
Paul Motian —
Tribute ... LP ECM, 1975. Very Good+ ...
$19.99
A great statement as a leader from drummer Paul Motian – a player that none would have expected to be hitting this territory in the decade before – the start of a great run of records that continued his break from more familiar rhythmic territory! The record's got a very strong ECM ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has light wear and a cut corner. Includes ECM inner sleeve.)
A wonderful combination of jazz and more traditional Brazilian rhythms – featuring clarinet work by Paulo Moura, and nicely dancing arrangements that have a strong samba groove to them. Moura's jazz chops are well honed by the time of the set – and his snaking lines on the clarinet ... (Brazil, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on Braziloid.)
Paulo Moura Hepteto —
Fibra ... CD Whatmusic (UK), 1971. Used ...
$16.99
One of the most sought after Brazilian jazz albums of the 70s – and one of the strongest ever recorded by the great Paulo Moura! The album's a different one than you might expect from Moura, especially given his recent turn towards more traditional forms – as it features many ... (Brazil, Jazz)read moreCD
(Out of print and still sealed.)
Alphonse Mouzon —
Angel Face ... CD Tenacious, 2011. Used ...
$14.99
One of the straightest jazz sets we've ever heard from drummer Alphonse Mouzon – and one of the greatest to be issued on his Tenacious label as well! The set was put together over the space of a decade or more – and the cuts are overflowing with top-shelf talent – assembled by ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Alphonse Mouzon —
Distant Lover ... LP High Rise, Late 80s. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
A top-shelf set of smooth fusion work from Alphonse Mouzon – recorded with a host of excellent players from the LA scene, in a style that sits nicely with his work from the earlier part of the decade. The overall feel is smooth, but there's some nice funky undercurrents on the tunes, thanks ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Label on Side 1 has a small sticker. Cover has a promo stamp and a peeled spot from price sticker removal.)
Alphonse Mouzon on drums, Sal Marquez on trumpet and flugelhorn, Chuck Manning on tenor saxophone, David Goldblatt on piano, and Dave Enos on bass. CD
(Out of print. Barcode has some marker and a cutout hole.)
Alphonse Mouzon —
Man Incognito ... CD Blue Note/Soul Brother (UK), 1975. New Copy ...
$8.9916.99
A monstrous bit of jazz funk from drummer Alphonse Mouzon – spacey tracks in a choppy style that reminds us a bit of some of the best European fusion albums from the period, but with a harder groove overall! Mini Moog and ARP trip out the sound throughout, but the underlying rhythms are nice ... read moreCD
Dawan Muhammad —
Deep Stream ... LP Evidence/High Jazz (Switzerland), 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
$18.99
A really amazing record from Dawan Muhammad – a west coast musician who never got the same sort of spiritual jazz credit as some of the giants of the 70s – but who kept on making really wonderful music as the years went on! Muhammad's recently known as the force behind the Life Force ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Please note – these copies have a dinged corner from shipping. Otherwise, these are great copies!)
Tenor saxophonist Dawan Muhammad has given us great work in a variety of settings – but this album may well be the first time we've ever heard him working alongside a Hammond organ – something he does wonderfully here in two different sessions! The first is a session from 1991 – ... read moreCD
Soulful genius from reedman Dawan Muhammad – a player who's been working on the west coast scene for years, but hardly ever gets the recognition he deserves! Part of that might be because Dawan is a very self-sufficient musician – recording on his own Life Force label, and even putting ... read moreCD
Fantastic work from the legendary Idris Muhammad – the funky drummer who first rose to fame making breakbeats with Lou Donaldson in the 60s, then recorded some hip soul-based records in the 70s – here really getting back to basics with a set of soulful, spiritual small combo jazz! The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Brilliant music from trombonist Shigeharu Mukai – an artist who was not only a hell of a soloist in the 70s, but also a great musical visionary – with an ear that makes records like this a lasting treasure! The album features three long tracks – each a small sort of painting in ... read moreCD
A rare session from Astrud Gilberto – recorded in the early 80s as a collaboration with Japanese trombonist Shigeharu Mukai! The set's got a dreamy bossa feel throughout – with arrangements that are a bit modern, but still quite jazzy – and very much in the mode that brings out ... read moreCD
All keyboards from Minoru Mukaiya – a set that features lots of different Yamaha, Korg, and Roland keys – all working together to provide rhythm and melody on some sweet little 80s instrumentals! The style here is probably most in the fusion mode, but given that it's a one man show, ... read moreCD
(Out of print, some light age spots inside the booklet.)
Amazing work from the legendary Mulatu Astatke – one of Ethiopia's funkiest musicians of the 70s, making a rare appearance here on this lost American recording! The album has been a holy grail for years amongst beatheads – loved for its killer blend of weird rhythms, sweet funk, and ... (Global Grooves, Jazz)read moreCD
(CD features the full album in both stereo and mono versions!)
Rare work from a very unique chapter in the career of baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan – his larger Concert Jazz Band – an ensemble that really helped flesh out some of the ideas he'd explored previously with smaller combos! The group recorded a few albums for Verve in the early 60s ... read moreCD
Classic Mulligan recordings with Stan Getz, Ben Webster, Paul Desmond, and Johnny Hodges – with titles that include "Blues In Time", "A Ballad", "Bunny", "Tell Me When", "Who's Got Rhythm", "Shady Side", "Too Close For ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a peeled spot and some remnants from sticker removal at the top left corner.)
Classic Mulligan recordings with Stan Getz, Ben Webster, Paul Desmond, and Johnny Hodges – with titles that include "This Can't Be Love", "Chelsea Bridge", "Fall Out", "What's The Rush", "18 Carrots For Rabbit", "Battle Hymn Of The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a piece of clear tape and a small peeled spot at the bottom seam.)
Gerry Mulligan brings the piano back in nicely here – but in a way that still hangs onto all the best modern tones of his earlier Pacific Jazz sessions! The date's a live one – done at Storyville in Boston – but the sound is wonderfully intimate, with Gerry on baritone sax and ... read moreCD
A rare early Fantasy LP, one that features Gerry Mulligan working with a strong early group – Chet Baker on trumpet, Chico Hamilton on drums, and Carson Smith on bass – on 4 tracks recorded in San Francisco, and 4 others recorded slightly later in LA. The tunes are short, piano-less, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has some oxidation, and plays with light surface crackles at poiints. Cover has split top and bottom seams, which have been lightly taped – but looks good overall.)
A pretty great little album – and very different than Gerry Mulligan's regular sides from the time! The session was originally produced as part of the sessions for the short-lived Jazztime label in the early 60s – and was produced by Dave Bailey with a soulful undercurrent that's quite ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Columbia Special Products pressing.)
Gerry Mulligan —
Legacy ... CD N2K, Late 40s/1950s/Early 90s. Used ...
$2.99
Includes classic 50s sides with Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, Chico Hamilton, and Bob Brookmeyer – plus more recent material recorded for GRP. CD
Featuring Mulligan on baritone sax, Bob Brookmeyer on trombone, Red Mitchell on bass, and Frank Isola on drums. Tracks include "Lady Is A Tramp", "Five Brothers", "Limelight", "Laura", "Love Me Or Leave Me", "Makin Whoopee", and "Bark ... read moreCD
A pretty obscure session by Gerry – recorded in 1955, and featuring Jon Eardly on trumpet, Zoot Sims on tenor, and Bob Brookmeyer on trombone. Gerry actually plays a bit of piano, in addition to his usual baritone – and the set bubbles with a lightly swinging, slightly modern feel that' ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 70s pressing. Cover has a cutout hole and light aging.)
Accompanied by Erich Kunzel and the Houston Symphony, and Mulligan's quintet with Dean Johnson on bass, Bill Mays on piano, and Rich DeRosa on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful pairing of the baritone of Gerry Mulligan and the trumpet of Art Farmer – brought together wonderfully in this piano-less session that has both players effortlessly carving lines in the open space of the studio. Rhythm is by the team of Bill Crow on bass and Dave Bailey on drums ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has a partial top split, and aging. Includes Columbia catalog inner.)
Reissue of the Pacific Jazz album Annie Ross Sings A Song With Gerry Mulligan, one of the few albums that singer Annie Ross cut on her own away from the Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross group while she was still living in the US – and a great little set recorded with a group led by Gerry ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(60s blue label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a half split top seam.)
Mulligan always sounds great next to a tenor – especially in the Verve series that has him teamed up with players like Johnny Hodges, Paul Desmond, or Stan Getz. This release, cut with Ben Webster upfront, is one of the best of that series – and features the pair blowing easily and ... read moreCD
Gerry Mulligan always sounds great next to a tenor – especially in the Verve series that has him teamed up with players like Johnny Hodges, Paul Desmond, or Stan Getz. This release, cut with Ben Webster upfront, is one of the best of that series – and features the pair blowing easily ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s Japanese Polydor pressing – UMV 3093 – with obi and insert.)
Gerry Mulligan on baritone sax and Chet Baker on trumpet joined by Bobby Whitlock, Carson Smith and Henry Grimes on bass, and Chico Hamilton, Larry Bunker, and Dave Bailey on drums. CD
A surprisingly wonderful 70s meeting between Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker – recorded live, with sweet electric touches from CTI – in a style that shouldn't work so well, but which really comes off great! The approach is simple – Mulligan and Baker solo in a manner that's a bit ... read moreCD
A seminal session from Gerry Mulligan – one of his 50s quartet recordings with Chet Baker, in a group that also includes Carson Smith on bass and Larry Bunker on drums. The pianoless quartet grooves nicely in a twin-horn frontline – gliding effortlessly through tunes that include " ... read moreCD
Late 50's session in which Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker try to recreate the sound that made them a legend on the West Coast in the first place. Cool breezy renditions of a number of standards, held down by the drumming of Dave Bailey and the bass of Henry Grimes, which is a nice treat on an album ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 60s dark blue & silver label stereo Pacific Jazz pressing. Cover has a streak of green marker in back.)
A lot nicer than you might think – very well-conceived, with some originals by Mulligan, too! With Mulligan on baritone, Hamilton on tenor, Mike Renzi on piano, Jay Leonhart on bass, and Grady Tate on drums. Titles include "Gone", "Soft Lights & Sweet Music", "No ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz —
Revelation ... LP Blue Note, Early 50s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$19.99
A great little 2LP set – and a near-definitive release of recordings made by Gerry Mulligan and Lee Konitz, along with players like Zoot Sims, Allan Eager, and Al Cohn during the early 50s in LA. Some of the sides are studio sets, others are recorded live, and all seem to have a freeness ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some aging at the spine, in great shape otherwise.)
Jimmy Mundy plays with orchestra, with notable sidemen including Kenny Burrell, Budd Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Urbie Green, and Jimmy Jones. LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow & black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has tiny peel spot from an old sticker and a half split top seam.)
Funky, fuzzy, and outta site – a really wonderful set of extended psychedelic jazz numbers from twin tenorists Takeru Muraoka and Takao Uematsu! The set's billed as a live tenor "battle" on the cover – but it's hardly the sort of record that you'd hear from American players ... read moreCD
(Out of print, 2011 pressing – with obi! Part of the excellent Deep Jazz Reality series!)
A rare bit of mid 50s modernism from composer Lyle Murphy – one of the most angular talents on the west coast scene of the time, but an artist who also manages to swing with a nice little groove! On one hand, Murphy's got some key academic inspiration behind his music – as you might ... read moreCD
(Out of print. Please note the tray card has a piece of clear tape, is missing one spine, and has a small cutout notch on the other side.)
Mark Murphy —
Rah ... LP Riverside, 1961. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
Great early work by Mark Murphy – a set that's different than the cool breeziness of his 70s work, and done with an approach that's a lot hipper than most of his 60s contemporaries! Ernie Wilkins handles the arrangements, and there's a rollicking soul jazz groove here that's a bit unusual ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s Japanese Victor pressing, SMJ-6064. Cover has discoloration from age in back.)
Quite possibly the greatest of Mark Murphy's early albums for Capitol – a heavily swinging set that features some great arrangements from Bill Holman, and Mark's classic version of the title tune – which he'd reprise nicely in years to come! The album's got Murphy in great west coast ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label mono pressing. Cover has some light wear, but is nice overall. Vinyl has light sleeve marks on the surface, but is nice and clean.)
David Murray Octet —
Octet Plays Trane ... CD Justin Time/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1999. New Copy ...
$16.9919.99
A sublime take on the music of John Coltrane – one that would be great enough if it just featured the tenor of David Murray – but which also expands the presentation in a larger group that really brings a lot to the music! There's a soaring sort of spirit here that's beautiful – ... read moreCD
David Murray with Cassandra Wilson —
Sacred Ground ... CD Justin Time, 2007. Used ...
$9.99
One of the greatest albums we've heard from David Murray in many years – a beautifully spiritual set that really reminds us of the promise we first heard in his music decades ago! Murray's working here with a lean, soulful ensemble that includes Lafayette Gilchrist on piano, Ray Drummond on ... read moreCD
Sunny Murray's Untouchable Factor —
Apple Cores ... LP Philly Jazz, 1978. New Copy (reissue)...
$11.99
One of the hippest, tightest sessions ever recorded by drummer Sunny Murray – a large group set recorded with his Untouchable Factor group – a great ensemble that includes Frank Foster on soprano sax, Oliver Lake and Arthur Blythe on alto saxes, Hamiet Bluiett on baritone, Don Pullen on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first volume in this seminal series from the mid 70s – one that did a great job of documenting some of the formative underground playing that was happening in the New York loft scene, almost more creative work than in previous generations, thanks to a lack of commercial venues, and hence, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album