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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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Verve, 1957. Near Mint- ... $29.99
Quite an interesting little record from Rose "Chi Chi" Murphy – a singer with a really unique style! For the session, Rose accompanies herself on piano – playing in a lightly skipping mode that's a great pairing with her breezy, bird-like vocals. The style's a bit like ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with insert – hard to find in any format!)
Forum, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $1.99
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Columbia, 1954. Very Good+ ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy red label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some discoloration from age and a vintage price sticker on back.)
DIW (Japan), 1990. Used ... $14.99
A wonderful side of David Murray – his deep skills with a tenor ballad, heard here in a quartet with Dave Burrell on piano, Fred Hopkins on bass, and Ralph Peterson on drums! CD
(Out of print.)
Black Saint (Italy), 1988. Used ... $9.99
David Murray in a trio setting – sounding especially great, thanks to work from Richard Davis on bass and Joe Chambers on both vibes and drums! The album's got a feel that's a bit looser than some other Murray recordings of the late 80s – and almost hearkens back to his loft jazz years ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Danola, 1976/1991. Near Mint- ... $28.99
Obscure live set from 1976, issued more recently on the Danola label, and featuring Murray in the company of Fred Hopkins and Stanley Crouch in a set of long tracks that show the young genius that Murray had before it got too muddled up in all the over-released material that's floating around these ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
David Murray —
Live Vol 2 ... LP India Navigation, 1978. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
David Murray is on tenor here – in a great group that features Lester Bowie on trumpet, Fred Hopkins on bass, and Phillip Wilson on drums! The recording has a good raw quality, and features 2 extended loft-jazz sorts of tracks – "Santa Barbara & Crenshaw Follies" and " ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cadillac (UK), 1978. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
A tremendous early recording from David Murray – recorded in London (as you'd guess by the title), but with all the best spirit of his early loft jazz sides! There's a tightness here that's missing from some of Murray's other albums of the period – a sense of soulful, spiritual swing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
DIW/Columbia, 1991. Used ... $4.99
A surprisingly nice album of straight ahead tenor tracks from David Murray – playing here in a quartet with guitarist Stanley Franks, drummer Andrew Cyrille, and the great Don Pullen, who plays organ on the session! The album's not exactly in the classic soul jazz organ/tenor mode – ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia/DIW, 1991. Used ... $8.99
A great little session by Murray – recorded at that point in the early 90s when DIW was turning out some especially soulful records! The group on the set features Fred Hopkins on bass, McCoy Tyner on piano, and Elvin Jones on drums – and although you might expect a Coltraney feel from ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Circle (Germany), 1977. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Volume 2 of this live session that has Stanley Crouch on drums, Don Pullen on piano, Butch Morris on cornet, and Fred Hopkins on bass. The recording has some nice spare moments with solo work by Morris and Murray, plus some more lively ensemble passages. Titles include "Joann's Green Satin ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jihad, 1965. Near Mint- ... $9.99
An album that was years ahead of its time – and which still stands as one of the boldest statements from the New York jazz underground of the 60s! The revolutionary styles of the scene were documented by bigger labels like Impulse and Blue Note – but this obscure indie set goes even ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent EU reissue on Skokiaan.)
Jihad/Skokiaan (Germany), 1965. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
An album that was years ahead of its time – and which still stands as one of the boldest statements from the New York jazz underground of the 60s! The revolutionary styles of the scene were documented by bigger labels like Impulse and Blue Note – but this obscure indie set goes even ... read more CD
Also available Sonny's Time Now ... LP 9.99
Enja (Germany), 1994. Used ... $6.99
Relatively straight work from Sunny Murray – a series of trio tracks recorded with Odeon Pope on tenor, and the great (and underrated!) Wayne Dockery on bass. The tracks are a mix of jazz standards and original tunes – played with the rough edge of trio tracks from the ESP era, but ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
BYG/Actuel, 1969. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $11.99
One of the more spiritual sessions for BYG, and a large ensemble session that brings together players like Archie Shepp, Malachi Favors, Roscoe Mitchell, Grachan Moncur, and Clifford Thornton. "Suns Of Africa" takes up all of side one, and although it begins slow, and with spare soloing, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Super Secret Sound/No Business (Lithuania), 1994. New Copy ... $14.99
Drummer Sunny Murray really hit some wonderfully subtle, sensitive moments in the later years of his career – as you'll definitely hear here, working in a trio with Robert Andreano on guitar and Bob Dickie on bass! Both of the string players use their instruments in ways that are often ... read more CD
Also available Homework ... LP 22.99
Super Secret Sound/No Business (Lithuania), 1994. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
Drummer Sunny Murray really hit some wonderfully subtle, sensitive moments in the later years of his career – as you'll definitely hear here, working in a trio with Robert Andreano on guitar and Bob Dickie on bass! Both of the string players use their instruments in ways that are often ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Homework ... CD 14.99
Incus/Honest Jons (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $32.99
Incredible work from a group that forever changed the face of British jazz – and which really found a way for improvised music to exist in a space that's all its own! The "company" is really a quartet – with Derek Bailey on guitar, Evan Parker on soprano sax, Hugh Davies on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Crown, Early 50s. Very Good+ ... $14.99
Tight hard tenor work by the great Vido Musso – featuring a set of tracks that skirts between bop and R&B tenor tunes, with backing by a little combo that includes Chico Alvaraz and Maynard Ferguson on trumpets. Vido's got a tone that's just great – raw, with the reed almost blown ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a small peeled spot from sticker removal.)
King/We Want Sounds (France), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $31.99
There's a vampire with a flute on the cover – and that image alone is more than enough to make us drop the needle on this rare Japanese gem from the 70s! And fortunately, the sound of the music is equally cool – funky fusion with some nicely spacey currents – almost a Mizell ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
No Business (Lithuania), 2019. New Copy ... $9.99
Bold sounds from a wonderfully deft trio – a group who somehow manage to pack in as much creative improvisation into the space of a few minutes that most other groups would get over the side of a full LP! Simon Nabatov is especially strong here – and his fiery work on piano really ... read more CD
Tutu (Germany), 1998. Used ... $11.99
Featuring John Betsch on drums and percussion! CD
(Out of print.)
Moserobie (Sweden), 2020. New Copy ... $18.99
Fantastic sounds from Nacka Forum – a group with a name that might be a bit unusual, but which represents some of the strongest work on the Moserobie label in recent years! The lineup here is a quartet – Goran Kajfes on trumpet and mellophone, Johan Bethling on bass, Kresten Osgood on ... read more CD
Also available Sa Stopper Festen (180 gram pressing) ... LP 22.99
Moserobie (Sweden), 2020. New Copy ... $22.99
Fantastic sounds from Nacka Forum – a group with a name that might be a bit unusual, but which represents some of the strongest work on the Moserobie label in recent years! The lineup here is a quartet – Goran Kajfes on trumpet and mellophone, Johan Bethling on bass, Kresten Osgood on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Sa Stopper Festen ... CD 18.99
Ascensionale (Italy), 1963. New Copy (reissue)... $44.99
A beautiful gem from the Chilean jazz scene of the early 60s – one of the only records of its type we've heard from that nation at the time, and a real treasure all the way through! The group's a quartet – with modern alto sax and clarinet lines from Patricio Ramirez alongside warmer ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
King (Japan), 1973. Used ... $13.99
A stone smoker from tenorist Seiichi Nakamura – thanks partly to some great trombone from Shigeharu Mukai! Shige's one of our favorite Japanese trombonists from the 70s, and he really gives this session a deep degree of soul – working strongly in the frontline with Seiichi, and getting ... read more CD
(Includes obi!)
Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1985. New Copy ... $24.99
Soaring piano lines, burning trumpet solos, and soulful tenor sax – all wrapped together beautifully in this obscure Japanese session from the 80s – a date that has all the free-thinking power and unbounded energy of some of our favorite American soul jazz sessions from a decade before! ... read more CD
(Part of the "Nippon Jazz Spirits 48" series!)
Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $22.99
Beautiful grooves from a cool Japanese group – one led by bassist Eiji Nakayama, with some great electric piano and tenor sax in the lineup too! The tracks are long, and relatively open-ended – kind of in the Three Blind Mice label style of the period, but with an even more ... read more CD
(Part of the "Nippon Jazz Spirits 48" series!)
Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979. New Copy ... $22.99
A brilliant bass-led trio session from Japan – a perfect example of that scene's jazz greatness back in the 70s! Japanese piano trios definitely got their nod in the US and Europe, but at the time, the scene also had some equally wonderful combos who were led by bassists, not pianists – ... read more CD
(Part of the "Nippon Jazz Spirits 48" series!)
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1987. Near Mint- ... $11.99
One of the greatest jazz players to come out of the Polish scene of the 60s and 70s – and a saxophonist who's still burning brightly on this session from 1987! Zbigniew Namyslowski's working here on both alto and soprano sax – often blown with a sharp edge that's modern, but never too ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent reissue.)
Morris Nanton —
Flower Drum Song ... CD Warner (Japan), 1958. Used ... $18.99
A completely fresh take on tunes from the show Flower Drum Song – done here all as trio numbers by pianist Morris Nanton, who handles the music with a lot more sensitive spin than the lyrical versions! Nanton's got this full, rich tone at this point in his career – a well-punctuated ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Cold Plunge, 2019. Used ... $8.99
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Evidence, 1989. Used ... $6.99
An excellent album from this very hip drummer – with work from Steve Nelson on vibes, Mulgrew Miller on piano, and vocals from Teresa Nash on one track! CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Cellar Live (Canada), 2019. Used ... $4.99
Native Soul is Peter Brainin, Noah Haidu, Marcus McLaurine and Steve Johns. CD
(Slight mark through traycard artwork.)
ASI, 1977. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Very groovy work – with Bob Rockwell on tenor, sorapno sax, and flote – plus Bobby Peterson on electric piano, Mike Elliott on guitar, and Steve Kimmel on a range of percussion! LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing in the textured cover.)
Sunnyside, 2019. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
A wonderful pairing of horns – the alto of Greg Ward and bass clarinet of Jason Stein – both musicians who seem to urge each other to new heights in the energy of this group! The whole lineup is as great as the horns, and equally balanced too – with Eric Revis on bass and Jim ... read more CD
Otic/No Business (Lithuania), 1976. New Copy ... $14.99
One of the few albums cut as a leader by vibes genius Bobby Naughton – a player who's part of a very elite group of improvisers on the instrument – right up there with Walt Dickerson or Jason Adasiewicz for sheer imagination and individual sound! Bobby's talents are perfectly balanced ... read more CD
Savoy (Japan), 1947. Used ... $11.99
Classic early bebop from trumpter Fats Navarro – a seminal album that brings together earlier famous 78s recorded for Savoy Records! The set features the late great trumpeter leading 3 different small groups – all top-shelf lineups, with players that include Charlie Rouse or Dexter ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Hammond Beat, 2011. Used ... $3.99
Groovy keys from Paolo Apollo Negri – working with diverse inspiration from spacey moog jazz to electric funk – with a guest vocalists on a few tracks and backing by the Hellfire Horns! Paolo has always had a great way of bringing in inspiration from classic keyboard jazz from the 60s ... (Deep Funk, Jazz) read more CD
Eschatology, 2019. New Copy ... $1.99
An album of solo bass performance from Matt Nelson – a musician who can really bring a variety of different styles to his instrument! One track has Matt blowing the instrument with a very raspy, noisy style – while another has these beautifully round, rich, melodic notes – ... read more CD
Prestige, 1961. Very Good+ ... $29.99
One of the first larger concept albums from Oliver Nelson – and a set that really marked a strong step forward as a jazz arranger! The album is one long suite – as you might guess from the title – with righteous themes that deal not just with rising independence in postwar Africa ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Silver and black label NJ pressing with deep groove and RVG etch. Cover has a small split on the spine, but is nice overall.)
Impulse, 1961. Used ... $2.99
One of the all-time classics of early 60s mainstream jazz – and a beautiful record that showcases writing and arranging talents of Oliver Nelson! Nelson had been bumping around a variety of sessions before this one – as a leader, sideman, and arranger – but it was with this album ... read more CD
(Verve Originals pressing.)
Argo, 1964. Near Mint- ... $11.99
A cool cooker from Oliver Nelson – one of the few 60s albums he cut as a leader with the same sense of soul and swing as his backings for other players! The sound here is right up there with Nelson's work with Jimmy Smith over at Verve – soaring, soulful arrangements that sparkle in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label Chess pressing in a black & white cover.)
Verve, 1963. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $6.99
Excellent work from one of our favorite arrangers! Nelson was a super-hip super-soulful genius who crafted some of the best charts in the 60s. He managed to work in a great amount of jazz where other arrangers would leave things cold – and on a record like this he manages to make a large ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Prestige, 1961. Very Good ... $19.99
A relaxed small group session from saxophonist Oliver Nelson – a record that's quite different than some of his more tightly arranged dates, and a good reminder of this side of his talents! Oliver plays both alto and tenor sax on the album, and he's joined by a perfect group for the easy ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono yellow and black label NJ pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has light wear and a small split in the top seam.)
Impulse, 1963. Used ... $3.99
Oliver Nelson's follow-up to his classic Blues & The Abstract Truth session for Impulse – and like that one, a tremendous little album – filled with deep tones and wonderful colors in sound! The group here's a bit larger than before – an ensemble that includes Phil Woods on ... read more CD
(Out of print MCA pressing, small punch through barcode & booklet.)
Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $13.99
A fantastic transformation of the Oliver Nelson sound of the 60s – a large ensemble record that takes all the soul of his earlier groove, and reworks it with a more electric vibe for the 70s! Nelson's at the height of his powers here – working brilliantly as a leader and arranger, to ... read more CD
(Part of the Flying Dutchman 1000 Master Collection!)
MGM, Early 70s. Very Good+ ... $9.99
A really standout score from Oliver Nelson – a set that's got some of his groovier touches at times, but also features some pretty great straighter scoring as well! The record really shows Nelson stepping out from his older role as a strictly jazz-based arranger – and although there ... (Soundtracks, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small cutout hole.)
New Jazz/Prestige, Early 60s. Very Good ... $28.99
Oliver Nelson is definitely taking care of business here – thanks to some key help from the great Lem Winchester on vibes, and a young Johnny Hammond Smith on organ! The pair bring a mighty deep groove to the record – which gives Nelson a chance to show off some of the deeper tones on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy purple label original New Jazz pressing – with deep groove and RVG stamp! Cover has a very small split on the spine, but is nice overall.)
Venus (Japan), 2015. New Copy Gatefold ... $19.99
Vibist Steve Nelson is in a slightly different setting here than on some of his other recent records – running through a set of familiar standards in a laidback way, yet still handling them with that remarkably bold strike on the vibes that always makes his music so unique! The group's got a ... read more CD
(Part of the Venus Masterpiece Collections series!)
Steve Nelson —
Jitterbug Waltz (180 gram pressing) ... LP Venus (Japan), 2020. New Copy ... $54.99
Sublime vibes from Steve Nelson – a player who can be dark and moody when he wants to, but who also swings it nice and straight here – in the best Venus Records mode, and in the company of Massimo Farao on piano, Aldo Zunino on bass, and Byron Landham on drums! The tunes are mostly ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful pressing – 180 gram vinyl, heavy cover, obi, and Hyper Magnum Sound!)
Crescent, 1977. Near Mint- ... $2.99
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Verve/Aartrud (Italy), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $44.99
A wonderful wonderful set from the British jazz scene of the late 60s – beautifully inventive large ensemble material, done under the direction of Neil Ardley – and featuring some of the best British jazz musicians of the time! The group's a showcase not only for creative young talent ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing.)
One Note (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $19.99
The New Mastersounds must have their own source of renewable energy – as they've been giving us great records for many years now, and still are strongly on top of their game! The core quartet is driven by the funky drums of Simon Allen, the bumping bass of Pete Shand, the sweet keyboards of ... (Deep Funk, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Storyville (Denmark), 2019. New Copy ... $13.99 15.99
A really nice take on the music of New Orleans soul legend Allen Toussaint – a record that sets things up in new jazz-based arrangements that open up whole new sides of the songs! You'll know most of the numbers here – especially if you've got any of Toussaint's classic albums or ... read more CD
Edizioni Minstrel/Spettro (Italy), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
Sweet electric grooves from this obscure Italian combo – one who's actually a quintet, not a quartet – and play in all these wonderful funky jazz styles! The approach is a bit CTI/Kudu Records at times – or more instrumental club music in other moments – and the lineup ... (Sound Library, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 500!)
Fontana, 1963. Very Good+ ... $59.99
Searing work from the budding New York avant scene of the 60s – material that was some of the first to explode out of the city's new world of jazz – even though it only saw initial release overseas! The 1963 recording even predates the wave of groundbreaking ESP albums – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing – with insert. Cover has some light wear, but is nice overall.)
Charly (UK), 1979. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Salvation, 1975. Near Mint- ... $6.99
A great set by one of the more obscure groups to record for the CTI/Motown subsidiary Salvation – a great quartet that features Frank Wess on soprano sax and flute, Roland Hanna on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Ben Riley on drums. The group play in a mode that really pushes past that of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Contemporary/OJC, 1976. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Previously unreleased material recorded by Phineas Newborn for Contemporary Records – a set that has him ringing out the notes in ways that are almost earthier than in earlier years – sometimes bluesy, but other times with almost a more traditional approach to the keys! There's a ... read more CD
(Out of print, cutout notch through spine.)
Contemporary/OJC, 1962. Used ... $4.99
Wonderfully romping work from Phineas Newborn – and a great showcase for the harder side of his sound on the piano, something that didn't always show up on his RCA albums of the 50s! The style here has plenty of bluesy overtones – not in a cliched soul jazz way, but in an earthy mode ... read more CD
Atlantic, Late 50s. Very Good ... $14.99
Classic early work by Phineas Newborn – and a record cut right after his emergence from the great Memphis scene of the 1950s! Most of the album features trio material – cut with Kenny Clarke on drums and Oscar Pettiford on bass – but a few tracks also feature some very nice ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Green label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover is lightly stained on the bottom 3 inches, with a half split bottom seam.)
Phineas Newborn —
Look Out – Phineas Is Back! ... CD Pablo/OJC, 1976. Used ... $11.99
The first album from Phineas Newborn in a number of years – and a set with a strong enough sound to warrant the "Phineas Is Back" in the title! Newborn's sound here has hardly dimmed at all – and he's still got that great blend of complicated flourishes and bluesier ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Contemporary, 1964. Very Good+ ... $29.99
The Newborn Touch is always a great one, but it sounds especially nice on this record – a set that seems to go even farther than any of Phineas' earlier trio sessions! There's an almost-ambitious sound to the record that we really like a lot – one that possibly comes from Newborn's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Newborn Touch (with bonus tracks) ... CD 9.99(Mono yellow label pressing.)
Contemporary/OJC, 1964. Used ... $9.99
The Newborn Touch is always a great one, but it sounds especially nice on this record – a set that seems to go even farther than any of Phineas' earlier trio sessions! There's an almost-ambitious sound to the record that we really like a lot – one that possibly comes from Newborn's ... read more CD
Also available Newborn Touch ... LP 29.99
Contemporary, 1961. Very Good+ ... $16.99
Maybe not a "world" of piano, but a real classic from Phineas Newborn – a record that marks a harder, more soulful sound than some of his 50s work – shaking free from some of his flowery touches on the keys, and digging much deeper into the groove of his Memphis roots! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available World Of Piano (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 19.99(Yellow label pressing, with deep groove. Cover has splitting on the seams.)
Contemporary (Japan), 1961. Used ... $19.99
Maybe not a "world" of piano, but a real classic from Phineas Newborn – a record that marks a harder, more soulful sound than some of his 50s work – shaking free from some of his flowery touches on the keys, and digging much deeper into the groove of his Memphis roots! The ... read more CD
Also available World Of Piano ... LP 16.99(Out of print. Includes obi.)
Muse, 1980. Near Mint- ... $7.99
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Atlantic (Japan), 1968. Used ... $11.99
One of the best David Newman albums for Atlantic from the 60s – and one that breaks past the R&B-influenced formula of earlier albums! This one features some great arrangements by William Fischer, the cool wild-card arranger who was to late 60s Atlantic what David Axelrod was to Capitol ... read more CD
Atlantic, 1958. Very Good ... $7.99
David Newman's first album as a leader – recorded under the Ray Charles banner, and featuring Ray himself on piano! The set's a really surprising one – as it's much more jazz-based than we'd expect, given the Charles connection – and really steps out with some lively solo work ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red & green Rockefeller label pressing. Label has a peeled spot from sticker removal.)
Atlantic, 1962. Very Good+ ... $11.99
Early work from David Fathead Newman – so early, the cover has him listed as "Dave" on the front! The album steps nicely off Newman's early work with Ray Charles – and does plenty to establish him as a leader on his own – putting Newman's bold, soulful tenor right ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red & purple label pressing with AT etch. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Atlantic, 1972. Very Good+ ... $9.99
One of the nice electric albums that David Newman cut with Roy Ayers, and a record with a smooth 70's funky sound that works better than some of his 60's recordings. Tracks include Roy Ayers' great tunes "Fuzz" and "Fire Weaver", plus "3/4 Of The Time", "Symphonet ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red and green label Broadway pressing. Cover has some gloss separation at the bottom right.)
Warner/Wounded Bird, 1976. New Copy ... $3.99 11.98
A pretty sweet set from reedman David Newman – a record that has him working with larger instrumental backdrops, in a mode that's almost like the sound going on with Stanley Turrentine over at CTI! William S. Fischer handled all the arrangements – so although things are tight, there's ... read more CD
World Pacific, 1958. Very Good+ ... $36.99
A really fantastic little set from Joe Newman – one that was recorded live, with a sound that's a lot more gritty than some of his other 50s work! The date was originally captured by Metronome Records in Sweden, and also issued in the US – and the combo features Frank Wesss on tenor ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(World Pacific pressing with deep groove – a great copy! Back cover has some very light aging, but front looks nice.)
Storyville, 1954. Very Good- ... $29.99
An obscure 50s 10" session from Joe Newman – but a great one too, and a record that really has him swinging nicely with other members of the Count Basie group! There's a great small combo feel to the set – and alongside Newman's work on trumpet, the date also features Frank Foster ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, and a bit of splitting on the bottom seam.)
Prestige, 1961. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Tidal Waves, 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 26.99
An obscure funky fusion album from bassist Tony Newton – with a wild look that grabs you instantly! Tony plays this weird double-bass, and he's pictured with the instrument on the cover – looking like some super-heavy righteous dude that escaped from The Headhunters. The record ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500!)
Blue Note, Mid 50s. Used 3 CDs ... $39.99
Killer piano jazz, and some of the greatest modernist work ever recorded by Blue Note! Herbie Nichols deserves every bit of the rare fame he ever got – and it's only the paucity of his recordings that has kept him from achieving the status of Monk or Cecil Taylor as an avant garde forefather. ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Bethlehem, 1957. Used ... $6.99
One of the few albums ever recorded by pianist Herbie Nichols – an incredible player with a sound and sense of modern expression that rivaled the best 50s work of Thelonious Monk and Elmo Hope! This session is Herbie's only one for the Bethlehem label – but it stands nicely next to his ... read more CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Jazz Oracle, 1929/1930. Used 3 CDs ... $28.99
... CD
Jazz Oracle, Late 20s/Early 30s. Used 3 CDs ... $28.99
... CD
Red Nichols —
In Love With Red ... LP Capitol, Mid 50s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Turquoise label pressing. Cover has a split on the top seam.)
Steeplechase (Denmark), 2019. New Copy ... $15.99 19.99
Adam Niewood has always been a wonderfully sensitive saxophonist, but here he's got a group that seems especially well-suited to his sound – a quartet with John Scofield on guitar, John Patitucci on bass, and Jack DeJohnette – all heavyweights who've worked often under their own names, ... read more CD
Horizon, 1977. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
A&M, 1975. Very Good+ ... $2.99
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(Cover has light wear.)
Mainstream/Solid (Japan), 1971. Used ... $14.99
One of the funkiest records ever cut under the direction of Leonard Feather – a sweetly grooving little set that's filled with tight changes and lots of soulful riffing! Feather wrote and arranged the date, but the real strength here is the players – Mainstream Records hipsters who ... read more CD
(Includes obi.)
PNL (Norway), Late 90s. New Copy 5CD ... $49.99 55.00
A huge document of a really special group – a meeting of two different generations of Norwegian improvisers who made some really incredible sounds together! The Quintet only released one album back in the day, so this 5CD set really expands the group's recorded output – and stands as a ... read more CD
Nimbus, 1987. New Copy 2CDs ... $13.99
A lost session of spiritual jazz – recorded in LA in the latter half of the 80s, but with a soaring, righteous vibe that's right up there with the 70s scene! The group here is incredible – an all-star array of the best talents working for Nimbus Records – Nate Morgan on piano, ... read more CD
CBS/Pacific Theatre Encore (Australia), 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
A fantastic funky set from the Sydney scene of the 60s – one of the coolest, cookingest combos to ever record in Australia at the time – and a group with a mix of mod and soul elements that reminds us of the best organ jazz recorded in London too! The group's led by the mighty Col ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
M7 (Australia), 1976. Very Good ... $9.99
Quartet album featuring Australian jazz legends Col Nolan and Errol Buddle, plus the drumming of Warren Daly, from the Daly-Wilson Big Band. The group was one of the most popular of the Aussie jazz funk combos of the 70's, and the record has lots of nice mellow groovy moments. The best cuts are ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has unglued seams, peeleed gloss on front, and some peeled spots on back.)
Dot, Late 50s. Very Good+ ... $14.99
Nice one! This is Ken Nordine's follow-up to his highly successful Word Jazz album, and it's another crazy batch of jazz-meets-beat poetry-meets-goofy stuff. Ken Nordine's wit is razor sharp as usual, and the tracks include "The Bullfighter", "Junk Man", "Looking At ... (Spoken Word, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and a sticker spot.)
OK World (Norway), 2018. New Copy ... $9.99
A fantastic meeting of ancient and modern on the Norwegian jazz scene – a set that echoes some of the vintage Scandinavian folk/jazz experiments of the 60s, but with a very different vibe! The project is a collaboration between traditional singer Oyonn Groven Myhren, who also plays this ... read more CD
Enja, 1974. Near Mint- ... $6.99
The title's an appropriate one – as the record drifts a bit lazily from track to track. The energy never really picks up, and but it's got a nice laid back, spacious approach, settling comfortably into its destiny as a set of piano/bass duets. Titles include "Space Maker", "No ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Dark Companion (Italy), 2019. New Copy Gatefold ... $32.99
A very cool reworking of the classic Rock Bottom album by Robert Wyatt – done with larger orchestrations from the North Sea Radio Orchestra, but at a level that's still very faithful to the spirit of the original record! The instrumentation is filled with lots of cool solo touches – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 500 – with bonus gold CD!)
NTSU, 1981. Very Good+ 2LP ... $19.99
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(Cover has ring & edge wear.)
