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CBS (Japan), Late 60s. Very Good Gatefold ... $14.99
Jazzy Latin from the 60s Tokyo scene! LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has a few light surface marks, but is nice overall.)
Venus/Garden Of Delights (Germany), 1974. Used ... $12.99
... CD
Riverside/OJC, 1958. Used ... $9.99
Blue in the main style of his early years at Riverside – working in an all-star group (the "Big 6" in the title), with players that include Johnny Griffin, Curtis Fuller, Wynton Kelly, Wilbur Ware, and Philly Joe Jones. Blue's leadership isn't that strong – but fortunately, ... read more CD
Blue Mitchell —
Blue Mitchell Big 6 ... LP Riverside, 1958. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Blue in the main style of his early years at Riverside – working in an all-star group (the "Big 6" in the title), with players that include Johnny Griffin, Curtis Fuller, Wynton Kelly, Wilbur Ware, and Philly Joe Jones. Blue's leadership isn't that strong – but fortunately, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Blue Mitchell Big 6 ... CD 9.99(OJC pressing, still in shrinkwrap with sticker.)
Blue Note, 1966. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A wonderful album by Blue Mitchell – one that features some larger arrangements by Duke Pearson, and Blue's soulful trumpet soloing over the top! The use of Pearson is a great addition to the set – as it really sets Mitchell free to concentrate on the best shades, colors, and tones in ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Blue Note (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
The thing to do – is jam! Blue's sounding wonderful in this classic set for Blue Note – one of his best small group albums – recorded with a sound that's solidly in keeping with his lyrically melodic work in the Horace Silver group! The quintet features Chick Corea on piano ... read more CD
(Part of the "Blue Note 80 – More 60 Works" series!)
Derby/Official (Denmark), 1950s. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Rare R&B work from this heavy tenorist! LP, Vinyl record album
Matthew Mitchell, 2019. Used ... $5.99
... CD
FPE, 2018. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Incredibly beautiful work from Nicole Mitchell – and a record that's maybe unlike anything we've ever heard from her before! The group's a quartet, and Mitchell plays flute in the lead – but the session also features Fay Victor on vocals, who has this magnificently dynamic style – ... read more CD
Yupiteru (Japan), 1978. Near Mint- ... $24.99
Hip 70s work from bassist Red Mitchell – a Japanese date with Donald Bailey on drums and harmonica, Shungo Sawada on guitar, Toshiyuki Honda on alto, and Sadayusu Fuji on piano! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a name in pen on the front, and more pen on the back.)
Wide Hive, 2014. Used ... $9.99
Roscoe Mitchell returns to a mode that he explored freely back in the 70s – loose, improvised collaborations with other musicians – done at a level that offers up a richly organic blend of sonic elements and musical moments! Some of Mitchell's later work has been more structured, but ... read more CD
Wide Hive, 2017. New Copy ... $9.99 14.99
The title's an apt one – as the music here is based on the improvisations from Roscoe Mitchell's earlier Conversations albums – but recast in a whole new way for an improvising orchestra! The group here features Mitchell on sopranino sax – a very strong voice out in the lead ... read more CD
Also available Discussions ... LP 14.99
Wide Hive, 2018. New Copy 2LP ... $14.99
The title's an apt one – as the music here is based on the improvisations from Roscoe Mitchell's earlier Conversations albums – but recast in a whole new way for an improvising orchestra! The group here features Mitchell on sopranino sax – a very strong voice out in the lead ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Discussions ... CD 9.99(Foil numbered, limited edition pressing!)
Wide Hive, 2013. New Copy ... $9.99 14.99
Very spare sounds from Roscoe Mitchell and drummer Tyshawn Sorey, but still very sharp-edged too – and in a way, a mix of deeper thoughts and spontaneous energy that reminds us a lot of some of the more "out there" moments of the Art Ensemble back in the 70s! Roscoe's reeds have ... read more CD
Wide Hive, 2019. New Copy ... $9.99 15.99
Beautiful large form work from Roscoe Mitchell – the famous saxophonist working here as a composer/conductor, but on music that's based on earlier improvisations created by his trio! The large ensemble has a really compelling blend of instruments – flutes, oboes, French horn, trumpet, ... read more CD
Also available Littlefield Concert Hall Mills College – March 19/
Wide Hive, 2019. Used ... $7.99
Beautiful large form work from Roscoe Mitchell – the famous saxophonist working here as a composer/conductor, but on music that's based on earlier improvisations created by his trio! The large ensemble has a really compelling blend of instruments – flutes, oboes, French horn, trumpet, ... read more CD
Also available Littlefield Concert Hall Mills College – March 19/(Punch through digipack barcode.)
Wide Hive, 2019. New Copy ... $12.99
Beautiful large form work from Roscoe Mitchell – the famous saxophonist working here as a composer/conductor, but on music that's based on earlier improvisations created by his trio! The large ensemble has a really compelling blend of instruments – flutes, oboes, French horn, trumpet, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Littlefield Concert Hall Mills College – March 19/
Roscoe Mitchell —
Nonaah ... LP Nessa, 1977. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $49.99
A seminal session from Roscoe Mitchell – beautiful work recorded for the small Nessa label, and a real testament to the fragile beauty of his music! Some of the tracks are solo, and others feature Roscoe in shifting groups with other AACM players – a duet with bassist Malachi Favors, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, small scrape on the spine, and minor smudges.)
Nessa, 2018. New Copy ... $9.99 16.99
The headier side of the great Roscoe Mitchell – a project that has some of the reedman's compositions transcribed for larger orchestra performance – but at a level that seems to be a natural evolution of the notion of "black classical music" that Mitchell first helped pioneer ... read more CD
Roscoe Mitchell & The Sound Ensemble —
3 X 4 Eye ... LP Black Saint (Italy), 1981. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A key session as a leader from Roscoe Mitchell – one of his greatest moments on record from this period, and a set that shows a different side of his talents than heard with the Art Ensemble! At one level, the group here are very much concerned with the sound textures and shapes that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing.)
Nessa, 2009. New Copy ... $9.99 16.99
A great Roscoe Mitchell album on Nessa Records – and a set that really lives up to his best experiments on the label back in the 70s! Mitchell's working here on flute, soprano, and alto sax – with the Yuganaut trio that includes Stephen Rush on a range of keyboards, trombone, melodica, ... read more CD
Starmaker, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ... $19.99
A really hip early set from pianist Rubin Mitchell – tracks all arranged by Rubin, with Chris Rouse on bass and Joe Belardino on drums! Titles include "Watermelon Man", "On Green Dolphin Street", "Limbo Rock", "My Cookie & Me", and "Chances ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Back cover has a light stain in one corner, but front is nice.)
Clean Feed (Portugal), 2019. New Copy ... $13.99
Some of the darkest sounds in years from the great Rob Mazurek – a musician who's matched perfectly on every front by Gabriele Mitelli – who does everything that Rob does on the record, and also throws in a bit of soprano sax as well! The music is all improvised, and in that very deep ... read more CD
Also available Star Splitter ... LP 24.99
Clean Feed (Portugal), 2019. New Copy ... $24.99
Some of the darkest sounds in years from the great Rob Mazurek – a musician who's matched perfectly on every front by Gabriele Mitelli – who does everything that Rob does on the record, and also throws in a bit of soprano sax as well! The music is all improvised, and in that very deep ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Star Splitter ... CD 13.99
King (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... $9.99
Way more than just a standard jazz vocal set – thanks to inventive arrangements from an acoustic combo – one who backs up singer Martha Miyake in ways that really let her take off! There's a subtle grace to the instrumentation – one that really supports the lead role of the ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(SHMCD pressing.)
King (Japan), 1970. New Copy ... $9.99
A classic set from one of Japan's greatest jazz vocalists of the 60s and 70s – like most other work of its type, sung completely in English, in a style that's very faithful to American jazz singers from years past! The set's a great no-nonsense outing – and Martha swings nicely with a ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(SHMCD pressing.)
King (Japan), 1958. New Copy ... $9.99
Early jazz vocals from the Japanese scene – recorded in a late 50s stretch when the Tokyo scene was really taking off! The album's a split effort showcasing two different vocalists – Mitsuko Miyake on side one, and Kiyoko Maruyama on side two – both singers with a good command of ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
(SHMCD pressing.)
King (Japan), 1962. New Copy ... $18.99
If the cover image of a Akira Miyazawa fishing in a trout stream wasn't already enough to make us love this one, the music on the disc certainly is – as the album's a real shining jewel in the Japanese jazz scene of the 60s, the kind of record that really set a whole new standard for the ... read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing!)
King (Japan), 1985. New Copy ... $9.99
One of our favorite Japanese jazz players of all time – still sounding wonderful on this date from the mid 80s! Akira Miyazawa's easily the most soulful tenorist to come out of the Japanese scene of the 60s – and here, he works with a free, open approach to his horn that almost reminds ... read more CD
(SHMCD pressing.)
Hakon Mjaset Johansen Quartet —
Live At Kongsberg Jazz Festival (180 gram pressing) ... LP Moserobie (Sweden), 2014. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $29.99
A majestic meeting of musicians we never would have imagined in a million years – one that has the piano of Chick Corea coming into play with Moserobie musicians Jonas Kullhamar on tenor and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten – all working under the leadership of drummer Hakon Mjaset Johansen! If ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Vee Jay (Spain), 1959/1960. Used ... $9.99
2 more of the lost albums by Chicago's supreme soul jazz hardbop group from the late 50's/early 60's! The MJT grooves like nobody's business, thanks to a core rhythm group that includes Harold Mabern on piano, Walter Perkins on drums, and Bob Cranshaw on bass. Add to the mix a young Frank ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Hank Mobley —
Caddy For Daddy ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
One of the greatest Blue Note albums of all time – a record that's even better than the look of it's cover – which is already pretty darn classic! Hank Mobley had been making records for Blue Note for a number of years before this set – but Caddy For Daddy is one in which he ... read more CD
(Part of the "Blue Note 80 – More 60 Works" series!)
Blue Note (Japan), 1967. Used ... $15.99
A real treasure from the great tenorist Hank Mobley – and a record that shows him really opening up his sound in his later years at Blue Note! The album's got some key rhythmic elements that come both from the drumming of Billy Higgins and piano of Cedar Walton – both players who bring ... read more CD
(Recent SHM-CD pressing, includes obi!)
Hank Mobley —
Hank Mobley Vol 2 – Six Class Albums (Mobley's Message/Real Gone Jazz (UK), 1956/1957/1959/1961. Used 4 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
Savoy, 1956. Sealed ... $9.99
70s issue of material that originally came out on two different Savoy albums in the late 50s, one of which was the Jazz Message Of Hank Mobley. Excellent early hard bop material from Mobley – in a style that's similar to his early Blue Note work, but with a bit less polish. Not that that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hank Mobley —
Monday Night At Birdland ... LP Roulette, Early 60s. Very Good- ... $19.99
A rare non-Blue Note late 50s session that features Hank Mobley and Lee Morgan – and a stone cooker that feels like some of the best Jazz Messengers dates of the time! There's a chance that the session was possibly cut "under duress", like a number of other jazz albums on Roulette ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Color bar pressing with deep groove. Labels have a name in marker. Cover has a bent and torn corner at the top right, with half split seams, and some marker.)
Blue Note, 1963. Used ... $6.99
No room for squares with grooves this great – a classic Hank Mobley session from the mid 60s, and one that really shows the growth in his style at the time! The work's still strongly in a hardbop style, but modal elements are definitely creeping into the mix – a bolder sense of rhythm ... read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1968. New Copy ... $14.99
An excellent Hank Mobley session – with an unusual twist that takes it past his earlier work! The lineup's great all the way through – with Woody Shaw on trumpet, George Benson on guitar, and Billy Higgins on drums – and the addition of Benson's guitar gives the tracks a groovily ... read more CD
(Part of the "Blue Note 80 – More 60 Works" series!)
Blue Note, 1960. Used ... $2.99
Simply astounding! Soul Station is a deceptively simple album that has tenor giant Hank Mobley playing standards and originals in a quartet with Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Blakey on drums– a spare and simple group, but one with a direct energy that's really amazing ... read more CD
(Out of print. Note: CD is missing back artwork in case – and is priced accordingly.)
Hank Mobley —
Straight No Filter (with bonus tracks) ... CD Blue Note, 1966. Used ... $14.99
No filters here, as Hank Mobley's sound is clean, lean, and right on the money – hitting that newly-sophisticated groove of the Caddy For Daddy years in this sweet unissued set! The date was recorded in the 60s, but unissued by Blue Note for many years – another one of those head-scratc ... read more CD
(Out of print Connoisseur pressing.)
Blue Note, 1963. Used ... $14.99
One of the best-ever Hank Mobley albums on Blue Note – and a killer batch of soulful hardbop that was cut right around the same time as the classic No Room For Squares LP. In fact, the album contains work from 2 different sessions that filtered over to the Squares album – one that ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Modern Art Trio —
Modern Art Trio ... LP Vedette (Italy), 1970. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
Killer work from a group who really live up to their name – a sharp-edged piano trio with really far-reaching ideas in their music! The combo features Franco D'Andrea on piano, and the tunes are awash in his angular tones – notes that always seem to have a nice bite to them, but never ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Unusual pressing – missing inner labels, with hand-written side numbers. We have a feeling this might be the Dejavu vinyl in an original cover – still pretty nice though!)
Verve, 1956. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $3.99
That's the Modern Jazz Sextet – not the Modern Jazz Quartet – although the group definitely borrows a bit of energy from the MJQ, and some personnel too! The group was only put together for this date – and combines the subtle touches of MJQ members John Lewis on piano and Percy ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Modern Jazz Disciples —
Right Down Front ... LP New Jazz, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $19.99
One of those great obscure moments in the Prestige Records catalog of the 60s – a record by a really obscure local group, and not just another set in the studio by one of the bigger names of the time! The combo hail from Cinnicinnatti, and feature Curtis Peagler on tenor and alto sax – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue trident label pressing with RVG stamp. Cover has a small cutout hole, edge wear, and splitting in the top seam and spine.)
Atlantic, Late 50s/Early 60s. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ... $8.99
A double-length set of work from The Modern Jazz Quartet – a collection of material from their first decade or so on Atlantic Records! The package captures the group when they were really rising to international fame – recorded here both in the US, and in front of their growing ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Atlantic, 1969. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $5.99
One of the later albums in the group's classic run for Atlantic Records – with titles that include "Bag's Groove", "Blues Milanese", "Pyramid", "The Cylinder", "Really True Blues", "Ralph's New Blues", "Monterey Mist", and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red and green label Rockefeller pressing.)
Atlantic, 1962. Very Good Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A great early 60s set from Modern Jazz Quartet! This one marked the then growing sophistication in the sound of the Modern Jazz Quartet – a concept album based on themes and characters from the Italian tradition of commedia dell'arte. The music is served up in gentle sound poems that have a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Green and blue label pressing. Cover has a stereo stamp.)
Modern Jazz Quartet —
Complete Last Concert ... CD Atlantic, 1974. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
Not really the last concert ever from the Modern Jazz Quartet – but a set that seemed so at the time, given that the group went their separate ways for a number of years! The record's got the combo in really top form – very much back to the basics of their early time on Atlantic ... read more CD
Modern Jazz Quartet —
Dedicated To Connie ... CD Atlantic, 1960. Used 2 CDs ... $4.99
A previously-unreleased live set from the glory days of the Modern Jazz Quartet – a double-length concert recorded in Slovenia in 1960! CD
(Out of print.)
Prestige (Japan), Mid 50s. Used ... $6.99
... CD
(Out of print 80's CD Masterpiece pressing.)
Prestige, Mid 50s. Very Good ... $19.99
A stone classic from the Modern Jazz Quartet – recorded back when the group still featured Kenny Clarke in its membership, but already with some of the more serious, somber tones that would mark the combo's more famous years! Tracks here are from a variety of sessions in 1953, 1954, and 1955 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow & black label NYC pressing with RVG/AB etch. Back cover has some ringwear and aging.)
Pablo (Germany), 1984. Used ... $9.99
... CD
Also available Echoes – Together Again ... LP 2.99(Out of print.)
Pablo, 1984. Near Mint- ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Echoes – Together Again ... CD 9.99
Atlantic/Label M, 1960. Used ... $3.99
A double-length live set from the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet – recorded in Scandinavia in 1960, almost as a summation of the group's growing genius in the 50s! The tunes are a mix of John Lewis and Milt Jackson originals, plus other songs all given the wonderful MJQ twist – ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Atlantic, 1960. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A double-length live set from the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet – recorded in Scandinavia in 1960, almost as a summation of the group's growing genius in the 50s! The tunes are a mix of John Lewis and Milt Jackson originals, plus other songs all given the wonderful MJQ twist – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red & green Rockefeller label pressing.)
Atlantic, 1960. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Volume 2 of a double-length live set from the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet – recorded in Scandinavia in 1960, almost as a summation of the group's growing genius in the 50s! The tunes are a mix of John Lewis and Milt Jackson originals, plus other songs all given the wonderful MJQ twist ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with obi!)
Atlantic (Japan), 1960. Used ... $18.99
A double-length live set from the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet – recorded in Scandinavia in 1960, almost as a summation of the group's growing genius in the 50s! The tunes are a mix of John Lewis and Milt Jackson originals, plus other songs all given the wonderful MJQ twist – ... read more CD
(Out of print 2005 pressing with 24bit mastering, includes obi!)
Atlantic, 1956. Very Good ... $4.99
A classic set of high-class jazz from the MJQ – one that shows John Lewis' growing compositional skills, and the band's always tight ability to work in a compressed chamber format. Features the extended "Fontessa" suite, plus the tracks "Versailles", "Angel Eyes" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Long Playing Unbreakable pressing with deep groove and AT etch. Cover has light wear.)
East West, 1988. Sealed ... $6.99
For Ellington is, obviously, a tribute to the Duke – but it's done in a really creative way that gets past any simple rehashed versions of his tunes! The MJQ's approach here is totally great – very different rhythmically than classical Ellington – in a way that pulls apart ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Atlantic, 1962. Used ... $5.99
Truly one of the Modern Jazz Quartet's greatest albums – and a set that has an edge and a darkness that's missing from some of their other Atlantic records! Part of the reason for this may be the group's fantastic reading of Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman" – a killer moody ... read more CD
Modern Jazz Quartet —
Modern Jazz Quartet (Atlantic) ... LP Atlantic, 1957. Very Good ... $4.99
One of the first MJQ albums on Atlantic – and a bit fresher than some of their later outings, when it seemed like they were churning records out at the drop of a hat! Titles include an extended medley of standards, all given the MJQ touch – plus the drum-heavy "La Ronde", and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red & green label Rockefeller pressing.)
Atlantic (Japan), 1957. Used ... $16.99
One of the first Modern Jazz Quartet albums on Atlantic – a 1957 set that finds the crew in one of their freshest periods – laying down their soon-to-be trademark style in a fashion that warrants the self-titled tag! The set kicks off with a stellar medley of standards, all given the ... read more CD
(Out of print. Includes obi.)
Atlantic (Japan), 1960. Used ... $18.99
Features a long reading of "Pyramid" – plus "Django", "Romaine", "Vendome", and "It Don't Mean A Thing". CD
Also available Pyramid (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 13.99(Out of print. Includes obi.)
Atlantic (Japan), 1960. Used ... $13.99
Features a long reading of "Pyramid" – plus "Django", "Romaine", "Vendome", and "It Don't Mean A Thing". CD
Also available Pyramid (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 18.99(Out of print. Includes obi.)
Atlantic, 1957. Near Mint- ... $5.99
A seminal album that defined the fresh sound of a whole new generation in jazz – that "third stream" movement that was different from the cool jazz of the west coast, and the fire of New York! The style here follows that same mix of jazz and higher-concept elements you'd hear on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red & green Rockefeller label pressing.)
Atlantic, 1987. Used ... $2.99
A set that shows that none of the group's imagination or talent had dimmed over the years – and the core quartet of John Lewis on piano, Milt Jackson on vibes, Percy Heath on bass, and Connie Kay on drums are joined by The New York Chamber Symphony, who are a small string-based group who ... read more CD
(Atlantic pressing.)
Atlantic, 1964. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Moody vibes and light guitar – a wonderful meeting of two unique talents – the third stream jazz of the Modern Jazz Quartet, and the introspective guitar of Laurindo Almeida! The session blends together a host of different influences – from classical guitar to bossa nova to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Green and blue label pressing.)
Atlantic, 1957. Very Good+ ... $7.99
The Modern Jazz Quartet with a very noteworthy addition – the great Sonny Rollins, whose work on this record really makes it a cut above the usual MJQ outing for Atlantic! As on the quartet's previous Music Inn album with Jimmy Giuffre, the addition of a reed player really inflects their ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red & purple label pressing with deep groove and AT etch. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Verve, Mid 50s. Sealed ... $14.99
The Modern Jazz Quartet make a rare appearance on Verve Records in the 50s – splitting half the album here with the classic Oscar Peterson Trio! The live performance was recorded in Chicago, and definitely has the MJQ working in a looser vibe than on some of their late 50s recordings for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent 180 gram pressing on Jazz Wax.)
Atlantic, 1964. Very Good+ ... $4.99
The title's a bit misleading, because while the 3 groups on the session are all quartets, they're hardly similar in the associative way the record assumes! Side one features 4 tracks by the Modern Jazz Quartet – re-recordings of a few classics, plus one new one for the set – titles ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red & purple label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Modern Jazz Quartet With Jimmy Giuffre —
Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn – Guest Artist Jimmy Giuffre ... LP Atlantic, 1956. Very Good- ... $2.99
A great addition to the Modern Jazz Quartet – as the clarinet of Jimmy Giuffre brings a sharp modern edge to the record! The album's similar to the other MJQ Music Inn date with Sonny Rollins – and shows how the addition of a reed player can really unlock new colors, tones, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label "Long Playing Unbreakable" pressing. Cover has light wear and some smudging.)
Modern Jazz Quartet/Prestige/OJC, 1952/1954. Used ... $7.99
Nice stuff from the early days of the MJQ – recorded back when Kenny Clarke was still playing drums with the group, and giving them a bit more of a bottom! One side of the record features material recorded from one of the quartet's first sessions – in late 1952, with the tracks "La ... read more CD
Also available MJQ (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 28.99(Out of print.)
Prestige (Japan), 1952/1954. Used ... $28.99
Nice stuff from the early days of the MJQ – recorded back when Kenny Clarke was still playing drums with the group, and giving them a bit more of a bottom! One side of the record features material recorded from one of the quartet's first sessions – in late 1952, with the tracks "La ... read more CD
Also available MJQ ... CD 7.99(Out of print. Includes obi.)
Verve, Mid 50s. Very Good ... $19.99
A mixture of Verve regulars and early third streamers join together in this one-off session designed as a focus on the writing talents of John Lewis. Most of the material takes off from Lewis' work with the MJQ, and the band includes two of his bandmates from that group, Connie Kay & Percy ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Flat edge Verve Records Inc pressing with trumpeter logo and deep groove. Cover has some wear and aging, aged tape on the top seam and corners, and some correction fluid on front at the top.)
Storyville (Denmark), 1995. Used ... $9.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
MELT 2000/Matsuli (UK), Late 90s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
An overlooked bit of spiritual jazz from the 90s – issued at a time when the South African scene was really hitting a new level of creative energy, even though much of it wasn't always recognized by audiences over here in the US! The set's got this powerful fusion of ideas – older ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First time vinyl pressing!)
Summit, 2002. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Blue Note, 1963. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Landmark material – one of Grachan Moncur's two classic albums for Blue Note, and a session that ranks as one of the best examples of the "new thing" moment in 60s jazz! Grachan's leading a sextet here that includes a number of players that he cut his teeth with in Jackie McLean's ... read more CD
Grachan Moncur III —
Grachan Moncur III – Mosaic Select (Evolution/Mosaic/Blue Note, Early 60s. Used 3 CDs ... $42.99
One of the most revolutionary players to ever handle a trombone – finally summed up in the full scope of his genius! Grachan Moncur III may not be as well-known a name as some of his more famous contemporaries – like Archie Shepp or Jackie McLean – but his mid 60s recordings were ... read more CD
(Slipcover has a fair amount of wear, particularly at the corners, and Disc 2 has a mark that does not affect play. Out of print.)
Riverside, 1959. Very Good+ ... $49.99
Monk Monk Monk! A classic, with a lively quintet that includes Thad Jones, Sam Jones, Art Taylor, and the amazing Charlie Rouse, here just beginning a very fruitful association with Monk – and really adding a lot to the session with some incredible tenor work that's as angular and modern as ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Standard size blue label Bill Grauer Productions Inc pressing, RLP 12-305, with microphone logo and deep groove, in the cover without "Contemporary Series". Cover has some wear and aging, with small splits in the top corners.)
Riverside, 1959. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A classic solo piano album from Thelonious Monk – recorded live in San Francisco, and maybe one of his best albums ever in the format! There's a special sort of quality that makes Monk's solo work so different from his trio, quartet, and larger group music – this real understanding of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent OJC pressing, with barcode on the back cover.)
Prestige, Late 50s. Used ... $6.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia, 1963. Near Mint- ... $29.99
A unique little album from Thelonious Monk – an early 60s live date that features a really cooking big band, plus some solo and quartet tracks as well! The bulk of the album's played by the big band – an unusual mix of players that includes Phil Woods on alto, Steve Lacy on soprano sax ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo 360 Sound pressing, with black text. Labels have a promo sticker.)
Thelonious Monk —
Big Band & Quartet In Concert (with bonus tracks) ... CD Columbia, 1963. Used 2 CDs ... $3.99
A unique little album from Thelonious Monk – an early 60s live date that features a really cooking big band, plus some solo and quartet tracks as well! The bulk of the album's played by the big band – an unusual mix of players that includes Phil Woods on alto, Steve Lacy on soprano sax ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Riverside, 1956. Very Good+ ... $99.99
A brilliant title for this brilliant album from Thelonious Monk – a set that really has him coming back strongly in the second half of the 50s – with a new talent for arrangements that really goes past his previous work! Monk's piano and compositions are every bit as great as before ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Small blue Bill Grauer Productions pressing with microphone logo & deep groove. Vinyl is nice but with 2 press flaw bumps that thump during the bass solo on "Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are". Cover has light wear, half split seams, and some pen on back.)
Riverside, 1950s/Early 60s. Used 15CDs ... $129.99
Amazing music from one of our favorite periods of Thelonious Monk – a time of new discoveries, new strengths, and some great work with tenor sax! CD
(Includes book – and in nice shape!)
Thelonious Monk —
Epistrophy ... LP Affinity (UK), 1970. Sealed ... $11.99
Live sides capturing Monk late in his career. Longtime sideman Charlie Rouse is here on tenor, and Larry Gales and Ben Riley fill out the rhythm section. The group really stretches ou t on the more-or-les standard "Sweet & Lovely", and run through shorter takes of Monk classics ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Italian pressing.)
Blue Note, Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A great collection of Monk's 10" recordings for Blue Note – seminal not only for the label's commitment to a modernist bop ideal, but also for Monk's integration in the growing collection of top-level jazz players on the New York scene. The work's notable also for the fact that Monk's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s DMM pressing.)
Blue Note, Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $24.99
A great collection of Monk's 10" recordings for Blue Note – seminal not only for the label's commitment to a modernist bop ideal, but also for Monk's integration in the growing collection of top-level jazz players on the New York scene. The work's notable also for the fact that Monk's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Genius Of Modern Music Vol 2 (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 26.99(80s DMM pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Blue Note (Japan), Early 50s. Used ... $26.99
A great collection of Monk's 10" recordings for Blue Note – seminal not only for the label's commitment to a modernist bop ideal, but also for Monk's integration in the growing collection of top-level jazz players on the New York scene. The work's notable also for the fact that Monk's ... read more CD
Also available Genius Of Modern Music Vol 2 ... LP 24.99(Out of print. Includes obi.)
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It's Monk Time (180 gram pressing) ... LP Columbia, 1967. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99
One of our favorite Thelonious Monk albums ever – a bare bones, no nonsense session that's filled with great work from tenorist Charlie Rouse! The record's filled with everything that's great about the Monk/Rouse team in these years – an incredible interplay between sax and piano, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 ... CD Sam Records/Saga, 1959. Used 2 CDs ... $16.99
A rare and unused soundtrack recording by Thelonious Monk – and a set of music that would be a standout in his catalog, even if it wasn't planned for a film! You probably know the Art Blakey soundtrack for the movie – which was the used and released version – and you might even ... read more CD
Fremeaux & Associates (France), 1961. Used 2 CDs ... $14.99
Fantastic work from Thelonious Monk – a superbly-recorded live set from early 60s Paris – done with his legendary quartet with Charlie Rouse on tenor! The music here is wonderful – tracks that are often quite long, and stretched out nicely from the Columbia Records material by ... read more CD
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Live In Paris 1961 ... LP Fremeaux & Associates/Return To Analog (Canada), 1961. New Copy ... $16.99
Fantastic work from Thelonious Monk – a superbly-recorded live set from early 60s Paris – done with his legendary quartet with Charlie Rouse on tenor! The music here is wonderful – tracks that are often quite long, and stretched out nicely from the Columbia Records material by ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Numbered limited edition of 500!)
Thelonious Monk —
Live In Paris 1964 ... CD France's Concert (France), 1964. Used 2CD ... $22.99
A well-recorded set – done for French radio, with a quartet that includes Charlie Rouse on tenor, Butch Warren on bass, and Ben Riley on drums! CD
(Out of print.)
BYG (Japan), 1970. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Late live work from the mighty Thelonious Monk – still featuring his killer 60s group with Charlie Rouse on tenor, Larry gales on bass, and Ben Riley on drums! All tracks are nice and long, too. LP, Vinyl record album
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Misterioso (Recorded On Tour) (Columbia) ... LP Columbia, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $14.99
Not to be confused with the other Monk album of the name Misterioso, this one is a live set (which is maybe why they put "recorded on tour" in the title!) – done in quartet format with Charlie Rouse, and either Larry Gales or Butch Warren on bass, and either Ben Riley or Frank ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has light ringwear.)
