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Blue Note, 1961. Used ... $11.99
A darkly-grooving killer from pianist Horace Parlan – and one of our favorite Blue Note albums ever! Although Parlan's always a great player on other sides for the label, this album has him stepping out with an extra edge that's really amazing – working with brothers Tommy and Stanley ... read more CD
(Out of print original CD pressing, not a CDr.)
Blue Note (Spain), 1961. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
A killer set from an amazing quintet made up of some of the best players to ever grace the Blue Note label! Horace Parlan leads a tight tight tight combo that includes Grant Green on guitar and Booker Ervin on tenor sax – and the three of them fit together beautifully, with a dark moody edge ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Venus (Japan), 2013. Used ... $24.99
Clean Feed (Portugal), 2017. New Copy ... $9.99
A totally cool combination of musical elements – baritone sax and analog electronics – both played here by Jonah Parzen-Johnson with a style that's unlike anything else we can think of! Sure, saxes and electronics have come together before – ever since Richard Tietelbaum and ... read more CD
Hermeto Pascoal —
Zabumbe Bum A (180 gram pressing) ... LP Warner/Polysom (Brazil), 1979. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $32.99
A gem of an album from Hermeto Pascoal – right up there with 70s classics like A Musica Libre and Slaves Mass – and done with a similar sort of energy that goes way beyond jazz, way beyond conventional Brazilian music – into territory that can only be described as Hermeto-like! ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blujazz, 1997. Used ... $0.99
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(Out of print.)
Blujazz, 2006. Used ... $0.99
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(Out of print.)
Far Out (UK), 1976. New Copy ... $19.99
A never-issued album by the great Hermeto Pascoal – recorded in the space between his 70s classics Slaves Mass and A Musica Livre – and every bit as amazing as those classics! The music here is fluid, open, and a fantastic mix of jazz and all of Hermeto's new ideas about musical ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hi Hat, 1988. New Copy ... $16.99
Nicely spare live material from guitarist Joe Pass – a musician who always seems to sparkle in this sort of setting! The performance was originally captured for radio at the Four Queens in Las Vegas, and has great sound quality – really getting at that special way that Joe has of ... read more CD
Pablo/Jazz Heritage, 1976. Used ... $4.99
Solo guitar by Joe Pass – a beautiful little album that's a perfect showcase for the new sensitivity in his music during his years at Pablo records! The Joe Pass heard here is light years away from the guitar player who made a few gimmicky records a decade before – and this album has ... read more CD
Pablo/OJC, 1979. Used ... $7.99
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Verve, 1992. Used ... $5.99
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(Out of print.)
Atlantic, 1986. Very Good+ ... $2.99
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(Cover has a small rip on the opening.)
Epic, 1976. Used ... $3.99
This is the one that really nailed it for Jaco Pastorious – a brilliant showcase for all his many talents on the bass, and a key illustration of the way that he influenced an entire generation! Sure, Jaco in Weather Report was already pretty darn great – but here, on his own, he really ... read more CD
Jazz Point (Germany), 1986. Used ... $16.99
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(Out of print.)
Improvising Artists Inc (Italy), 1976. Used ... $14.99
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(Out of print.)
Improvising Artists Inc, 1976. Very Good+ ... $29.99
A great and hard to find side, with bass whiz Jaco meeting up with Pat Metheny, Bruce Ditmas and Paul Bley. Bley plays electric piano, so his tones match with the electric guitar and bass, and the set bristles with energy, and casts all the players in a different light than the work they became ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring & edge wear.)
Talisman, Mid 50s. Very Good+ ... $149.99
Original 10" LP on the rare Talisman label from Chicago, featuring the young Johnnie Pate, back when he was just a jazz bassist around town, and before he became a big arranger at ABC and other labels. The group includes Ronnell Bright on piano, and Charles Walton on drums, and the track list ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing with deep groove. Vinyl has a mark that clicks a bit on "I Cna't Go Through Life (Without You)", otherwise in great shape, nice and shiny. Cover appears to have been signed by the artist on back!)
King, Early 60s. Very Good- ... $12.99
An excellent bit of jazz from the Chicago scene – featuring the early roots of a set of players that would go onto influence the city's soul scene in a huge way. Johnnie Pate's probably best known as the arranger behind many great soul singles – including most of the Impressions 60s ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing. Cover has some wear.)
Johnny Pate —
Date With Johnny Pate ... LP King, Late 50s. Very Good ... $19.99
Live set by the great Chicago bassist, recorded at the London House, with a piano trio though the rest of the personnel aren't listed. Though Pate is more well known for his later work, these early sides have a nice south side jazz feel to them. Cuts are short and lively, with a good club feel. ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has split seams and light surface wear.)
Don Patterson —
Brothers 4 ... LP Prestige, 1969. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
A mighty pairing of organist Don Patterson and saxman Sonny Stitt – one of Patterson's grooviest late 60s outings, thanks to an excellent sound from all players involved! Stitt plays Varitone sax on the date, which gives his horn a cool electric feel that really sounds wonderful next to Don's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing. Cover has two cutout holes and a touch of marker.)
Don Patterson —
Oh Happy Day ... LP Prestige, 1969. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
Don's got a great group on here – featuring trumpeter Virgil Jones, plus a twin tenor lineup on most tracks that includes George Coleman and Houston Person. The album includes one very long, very nice groover called "Hip Trip" – and it also features a cover of Edwin Hawkins ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing. Cover has a cutout hole.)
Muse, 1972. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Later work by Don Patterson – one of the best, and most free-swinging of the 60s soul jazz organists – recorded here in the early 70's, with the same tight organ jazz feel as his records for Prestige! Eddie Daniels plays tenor, alto, and soprano on the album – and the rest of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
John Patton —
Along Came John ... LP Blue Note, 1963. Very Good- ... $59.99
A really unusual album from the mighty Hammond giant John Patton – as the set features two tenor players in the group, both of them great! The tenor's no stranger to the sublime keyboard work of Patton – but here, the great one gets help from both Fred Jackson and Harold Vick – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono New York pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Labels have some pen and an address sticker. Cover has an address sticker, some wear and aging, and masking tape on the bottom seam.)
Blue Note, 1969. Used ... $16.99
One of the coolest, hippest albums on Blue Note from organist John Patton – a set that really shows the Hammond giant taking on a new sense of direction – especially in his rhythms! The album's one of a few of John's to feature great drums from the massively overlooked Hugh Walker ... read more CD
(Out of print Rare Groove pressing.)
Capitol, Early 50s. Very Good+ ... $1.99
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(Starline pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Signal, 1956. Near Mint- ... $29.99
A warmly crafted set that features Cecil Payne at the height of his powers on baritone sax – blowing with a sense of soul and timing that's right up there with some of the hipper tenor players of his generation! Payne's sound on the instrument is amazingly precise and wonderfully fluid ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Nice Japanese pressing!)
Savoy, 1956. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
A warmly crafted set that features Cecil Payne at the height of his powers on baritone sax – blowing with a sense of soul and timing that's right up there with some of the hipper tenor players of his generation! Payne's sound on the instrument is amazingly precise and wonderfully fluid ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s maroon label pressing. Vinyl has a press flaw that causes a short click on the first track of each side. Cover has mostly split seams, light surface wear, and a bit of pen.)
Strata East/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 44.99
The third volume in Strata East's Dolphy Series, and a hard to find recording by the great baritone saxophonist Cecil Payne! Although Payne had his roots in earlier bop material, by the time of this recording, he'd emerged as an outspoken modernist – although few labels would give him the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition.)
Cecil Payne, Phil Woods, & Others —
Night At The Five Spot – The Music Of Charlie Parker ... LP Signal, 1957. Near Mint- ... $29.99
A really well done memorial to the (then) recently-departed Charlie Parker – cut with an unusual lineup that features Cecil Payne on baritone sax, Phil Woods on alto, and Frank Socolow on tenor – all working through long, laidback takes of 4 of Bird's best known compositions! There's a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing of the original Signal Records issue! Includes insert.)
Charlie Parker/Vogue (UK), Early 60s. Near Mint- 2LP ... $11.99
A cool split LP from Vogue – with unique renditions of two jazz soundtracks! First up is Cecil Payne with a remake of the score to The Connection – the famous play about drug addicts and jazz musicians that was later made into a film by Shirley Clarke, and which featured a soundtrack ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Verve, 2001. Used ... $3.99
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(Out of print, BMG music club pressing.)
Spotlite/BBE (UK), 1980. New Copy ... $24.99 29.99
Fantastic funky fusion from the UK – served up here by a group of artists with roots that go back to the jazz rock and avant jazz scenes – but who work here with a lean, spacey, electric style that fits in more sharply with the generation of Herbie Hancock and George Duke! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
CBS (Japan), 1970. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $34.99
One of Gary Peacock's rare Japanese-only albums for Columbia – really dynamic trio work that's a lot more powerful than the bassist's later sides for ECM! Gary's working here with Masabumi Kikuchi on piano and Hiroshi Murakami on drums – in a mode that's got the open-ended, long ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Non-gatefold pressing, in nice shape!)
ECM, 1977. Very Good+ ... $14.99
A beautiful early record from a trio who would flourish even more strongly in years to come – usually under the leadership of Keith Jarrett, but working here with bassist Gary Peacock at the helm – guiding the piano of Jarrett and drums of Jack DeJohnette! The slight change really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has yellowing from age.)
Jazz Line/Trio (Japan), 1961. Near Mint- ... $29.99
A rare pre-Blue Note session from Duke Pearson – very mellow, very soulful, and with a quality that's unlike most of his later work! The album's a trio side, recorded for the Jazzline label, and it features Pearson on piano, Thomas Howard on bass, and Lex Humphries on drums – the last ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, including insert. Cover has light wear.)
Blue Note, 1966. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A classic Blue Note groover – the funkiest album by Duke Pearson, and a killer batch of piano-heavy soul jazz tunes! Duke really blew out the box for this one – not only coming up with a great batch of original tunes, and playing them with an incredibly soulful touch – but also ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Duke Pearson —
Tender Feelin's ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1959. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
One of the most obscure sessions by Duke Pearson, and one of his first for Blue Note too! The album features Duke hitting a laidback and lyrical groove – working in a trio with Gene Taylor on bass and Lex Humphries on drums – overall pretty much in a soul jazz mode, but with more of ... read more CD
(Part of the "Blue Note 80 – The 80 Works" series! Ultimate HQ CD pressing.)
Polskie Radio (Poland), 1964. New Copy ... $9.99
The Jazz Jamboree in 1964 was a great meeting of modern jazz talents from across the European scene – not the sort of hokey event that usually comes with a "jamboree" in the title – but instead a top-shelf jazz festival with a killer lineup of under-exposed musical geniuses! ... read more CD
EmArcy, 1956. Very Good+ ... $4.99
A rare American session by French pianist Bernard Peiffer – one of the stronger stars of the Paris scene of the 50s, working here with US players that include Ed Thigpen, Joe Puma, and Oscar Pettiford. Tracks are short and playful, in keeping with Peiffer's style – and titles include ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label EmArcy pressing with drummer logo. Cover has moderate discoloration due to aging. Vinyl plays with a short click on side 2, track 2.)
Estudio Eldorado (Brazil), 1986. Near Mint- ... $8.99
An 80s set, but with a relatively laidback vibe that's more postwar, pre-bop trumpet – featuring solos by Araken Peixoto on all numbers – with piano by Moacyr Peixoto and Joao Carlos Pegoraro – plus bass and drums. LP, Vinyl record album
Trend, Early 50s. Very Good- ... $6.99
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PRI Records, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
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(Clear yellow & brown vinyl pressing. Cover has some splitting in the top seam.)
PRI Records, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
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(Clear yellow vinyl pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and a 4 inch split in the top seam.)
Dave Pell —
Plays Rodgers & Hart ... LP Kapp, Mid 50s. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
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Jeremy Pelt —
Jeremy Pelt – The Artist ... CD High Note, 2019. New Copy ... $15.99 16.98
The title here is very apt, as the album's maybe one of the most ambitious, artistic efforts to date from trumpeter Jeremy Pelt – a set that certainly showcases his strong solos at times, but which also really seems to focus on the overall sound of the music – delivered in almost ... read more CD
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... $13.99
A really wonderful album that's sometimes overlooked because of it's relatively oblique cover and name – which both hide the wonderful talents within! In truth, the set might be billed as a Cedar Walton session – or maybe almost an Eastern Rebellion one – as the vibe here is very ... read more CD
(Part of the East Wind Masters Collection 1000!)
Contemporary, 1959. Very Good ... $69.99
A unique large group session from Art Pepper – one of his few this way as a leader, despite constant 50s presence as a sideman in big ensembles! Arrangements are by Marty Paich, who more than makes things swing – and there's a nice rhythm section dancing underneath a larger group ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has a split spine.)
Tampa, Mid 50s. Sealed ... $24.99
Incredible work from alto genius Art Pepper – one of our favorite albums ever by the saxophonist – and a set that we actually love even more than his classic albums for the Contemporary label! Art's in a setting here that really lets him put a lot of edginess on his horn – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent clear vinyl remaster on Omnivore, limited edition #0437.)
Pacific Jazz, 1957. Very Good ... $18.99
Classic Art Pepper material, recorded in one of his comeback periods, and featuring the famous Richard Claxton photo of Art Holding his horn next to a tree. There's several different lineups featured, with a coupl of quintet and quartet sides, and a few with larger horn section, and the sidemen ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese King pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Toshiba/EMI (Japan), Mid/Late 50s. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print, includes obi. Rear tray card has a small Japanese promo sticker.)
Blue Note, 1956. Used ... $9.99
One of the greatest West Coast jazz LPs of all time! Art Pepper plays beautiful spiralling alto lines with a tight quartet that includes Russ Freeman on piano, Chuck Flores on drums, and Ben Tucker on bass. The whole thing swings in a way that's tough to find on some of Pepper's other albums from ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Art Pepper —
Modern Art ... LP Intro, 1957. Good ... Just Sold Out!
One of the greatest West Coast jazz LPs of all time! Art Pepper plays beautiful spiralling alto lines with a tight quartet that includes Russ Freeman on piano, Chuck Flores on drums, and Ben Tucker on bass. The whole thing swings in a way that's tough to find on some of Pepper's other albums from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Modern Art ... CD 9.99(Maroon label Score pressing with deep groove. NOTE – Vinyl has paint spots on Side 2 that click, rest plays with some surface noise. Cover has discoloration from age, completely split seams, held with pieces of clear tape at the top.)
Omnivore, 1981. Used ... $10.99
Rare work from Art Pepper – and some of his best material from later years, too – all packaged in a really unique little set! The brings together unreleased live gems from Pepper – all done with a great later group that features George Cables on piano, David Williams on bass, and ... read more CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Analogue Productions, 1985. Used ... $9.99
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(Out of print.)
Jazz West, 1956. Very Good- ... $129.99
Given that Pepper was on and off the LA scene a fair bit in the 50s – due to personal trouble and legal battles – this album's not so much "the return", as it is one of Pepper's many strong steps back into the studio, a place in which he demonstrated an uncanny ability to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing with deep groove. Cover has split seams, some wear and aging, and a small piece of clear tape at the bottom.)
Widows Taste, 1980. Used 4 CDs ... $26.99
Late live material from the great Art Pepper – working here with Milcho Leviev, Tony Dumas and Carl Burnett – caught at Ronnie Scott's in June of 1980! Blues For The Fisherman features motherlode of material, with both energetic, roof shaking numbers and more delicate, subtle ones. ... read more CD
London (UK), 1957. Very Good ... $39.99
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(Japanese King pressing with deep groove in a flip-back cover, with discoloration from age.)
Atlas/Omnivore, 1981. New Copy ... $15.99 16.98
A swinging small group date led by drummer Shelly Manne – with a wonderful update of the older west coast jazz sound – one that maybe has a bit more bite than back in the 50s! The set's one of the excellent dates done by the Japanese Atlas label – and features Shelly at the head ... read more CD
Charlie Parker, Early 60s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Excellent work by both players – even if the source of the material's a bit sketchy! This set probably has less to do with the Charlie Parker imprint than most albums on that label – and we suspect that the material was taped by Apex in LA, and later relased by Charlie Parker in a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing.)
Enja, 1987. Very Good+ ... $16.99
One of the few albums ever cut by Native American saxophonist Jim Pepper – a great player whose ethnicity has always ensured him a strong reputation – but whose work on tenor sax should be enough! This outing is a relatively straight jazz session – a quartet date with Kirk ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a bumped corner and sticker spot.)
EmArcy, 2008. Used ... $6.99
Really lovely work from pianist Danilo Perez – a set that features some wonderful orchestrations from Claus Ogerman, who brings a similar spirit to the record as some of his best backings in the 70s! The core group features Perez on piano with a hip rhythm duo of Christian McBride on bass ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Pacific Jazz/Universal (Japan), 1956. New Copy ... $16.99
A beautiful album of crispy cool jazz from the LA scene of the 50s – one that features the octet of Bill Perkins recorded live in Hollywood, but in a "special hi-fi theater recording" that has sound as sublime as his studio work! The group includes Perkins on tenor, Bud Shank on ... read more CD
Liberty, 1956. Very Good+ ... $33.99
A killer date from two of the hippest tenors of the west coast scene in the 50s – Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca – both musicians who worked in the cool school, but could also come across with plenty of soul! The album's got both tenors working head on – hitting counterpoint ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Teal label pressing with deep groove.)
Cellar Live (Canada), 2017. Used ... $7.99
... CD
(Slight mark through back of case.)
High Note, 2018. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
Tenorist Houston Person and bassist Ron Carters started their 60s careers in very different parts of the jazz spectrum – but over the years, they've found a way to work together wonderfully – in a mode that's created some especially great duo albums like this! There's few folks who ... read more CD
EmArcy, Early 50s. Very Good- ... $28.99
With Ake Persson on trombone, Gunnar Bjorksten on tenor, and Bengt Hallberg on piano! LP, Vinyl record album
(Side two has some light oxidation, which causes light surface noise – but not too badly. Cover is nice – no splits!)
Village (Germany), 1980. Very Good ... $14.99
A sweet little album of breezy jazz – with vocals by Joan Johnson on a number of tracks, and that modally grooving post-MPS sound that still resonated strongly on a few German labels at the end of the 70s! The real star here is Peters, whose work on saxes is great – kind of pinched in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing!)
PA USA, 1984. Near Mint- ... $4.99
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Chase Music, 1985. Used ... $5.99
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Soul Jazz (UK), 2009. New Copy ... $26.99 34.95
An incredible collection of revolutionary jazz album cover art from the 60s & 70s – bold, vivid and unforgettable art for bold, vivid and unforgettable jazz – compiled and edited by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker! It's a snapshot of an era in jazz music when cultural and ... (Books, Jazz) read more Book
Oscar Peterson —
Blues Etude ... LP Limelight, 1966. Very Good ... $6.99
An overlooked 60s gem from Oscar Peterson – one of his great sides for Limelight Records, and possibly the most soulful of the bunch! The group's a trio – with either Sam Jones or Ray Brown on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums – and they've got a really great feel, one that's a bit ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has wear and staining.)
Limelight/Universal (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... $13.99
One of Oscar Peterson's most sophisticated albums of the 60s – an extended suite of tracks dedicated to the soul and spirit of Canada! The tunes are all originals, and have a really lush, vivid sort of feel – one that still has undercurrents of Peterson's usual soulful style, but which ... read more CD
Verve, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Limelight/Universal (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $13.99
A sprightly mid 60s session from the Oscar Peterson Trio – one of the last live recordings from the famous lineup that featured Ray Brown on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums! The performance was captured at the Tivoli Gardens, in Copenhagen – and recorded in an open style that really gets ... read more CD
MPS, 1968. Used ... $1.99
The fourth in the MPS reissue series of long unreleased late 60s recordings from the home of producer/engineer Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer finds Oscar Peterson in a glorious solo piano mode! All of the recordings in the series were from very relaxed, loose sessions that were some of Peterson's ... read more CD
Verve, 1960. Very Good ... $4.99
A refreshingly new set of tunes for Oscar Peterson to work his magic on – titles pulled from the musical Fiorello, a big hit at the time of recording, but virtually forgotten now! As usual, Peterson makes more with the tunes than might ever have been there in the first place – but it's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Inc pressing with trumpeter logo & deep groove. Cover has some wear and seam splitting, with a spot of tape on the top seam.)
RCA (Japan), Late 40s. Very Good+ 2LP ... $24.99
Rare pre-Verve material from the great Oscar Peterson – a host of early tracks recorded for RCA in the 50s! If you think that Peterson only emerged fully-formed in the hands of Norman Granz during the 50s, then think again – because this work really shows a young player already hitting ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s Japanese pressing.)
Verve, 1952/1959. Used ... $3.99
... CD
MPS/Verve, 1969. Used ... $12.99
Herb Ellis is reunited with the Oscar Peterson trio – in a sweet set of mellow grooving tunes that stretches nicely beyond their earlier work for Verve! Rhythm is by the team of Sam Jones and Bobby Durham, and the tracks are mostly standards, played with a light and magical touch and that ... read more CD
Also available Hello Herbie – The Oscar Peterson Trio With Herb Ellis ... LP 2.99(Out of print, BMG music club pressing.)
MPS, 1969. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $2.99
Herb Ellis is reunited with the Oscar Peterson trio – in a sweet set of mellow grooving tunes that stretches nicely beyond their earlier work for Verve! Rhythm is by the team of Sam Jones and Bobby Durham, and the tracks are mostly standards, played with a light and magical touch and that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Hello Herbie – Oscar Peterson Trio With Herb Ellis ... CD 12.99(US pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Verve, 1959. Used ... $7.99
One of the first Oscar Peterson albums to ever feature "soul" in the title – added, no doubt, as a way of keeping up with Ray Bryant and other pianists making their name in the growing soul jazz field at the time! There's a groove here that's a bit harder than usual for Peterson on ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Fremeaux & Associates/Return To Analog (France), 1962. New Copy ... $16.99
A set of rare live material from legendary pianist Oscar Peterson – recorded in Paris during a time when his star was really rising on the global scene! The tracks were recorded for French radio, at the Olympia Theater in the city – and the package features the famous trio with Ray ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Numbered limited edition of 500!)
MPS, 1969. Used ... $13.99
Pure genius from Oscar Peterson – one of his finest moments ever! The record is very different than most of Oscar's over-recorded trio format ones – and features Claus Ogerman crafting some impeccable backings of lofty strings and compressed horns, creating a pillow of air that takes ... read more CD
Also available Motions & Emotions ... LP 9.99(Out of print.)
MPS, 1969. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Pure genius from Oscar Peterson – one of his finest moments ever! The record is very different than most of Oscar's over-recorded trio format ones – and features Claus Ogerman crafting some impeccable backings of lofty strings and compressed horns, creating a pillow of air that takes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Motions & Emotions ... CD 13.99(German pressing – in a heavy glossy gatefold!)
Verve (Japan), Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Material that was supposedly recorded during Oscar's "debut" during a Jazz At The Philharmonic show at Carnegie Hall. Ray Brown backs Oscar up on bass, and the tracks include "Fine & Dandy", "I Only Have Eyes For You", and "Carnegie Blues". Recorded by ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s Japanese pressing, K1 7312, with insert. Cover has light wear.)
Verve, 1957. Very Good+ ... $4.99
An unusual live date for Oscar Peterson – in that it wasn't actually officially recorded by Verve, but done by a fan and handed over to Norman Granz at a later date! Given that origin, though, the material is quite strong – recorded with an edge that's slightly earthier than usual for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Inc pressing, with deep groove. Back cover has a spot of sticker residue.)
America/Prestige, 1973. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $3.99
French violinist Stephane Grappelli joins up with one of Oscar Peterson's European trios for this 1973 recording – which features Kenny Clarke on drums and Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass. The tracks are mostly standards in a swing-based mode – and the album was originally issued ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Telarc, 1996. Used ... $4.99
We're normally not the biggest fans of Oscar Peterson, but on this set, he's working with tenorist Ralph Moore and trumpeter Roy Hargrove – and really gets past his usual trio sound! The album's got a strong and soulful frontline that really makes things happen – with Moore's tenor ... read more CD
(BMG music club pressing.)
Verve (Germany), Early 50s. New Copy 5CD ... $39.99
One of the first true moments of genius from pianist Oscar Peterson – and maybe for the young Verve Records label too – as the fledgling company must have really known they had something special on their hands, and took Oscar into the studio many times in the early 50s to record a fresh ... read more CD
Verve, 1959. Used ... $2.99
The classic tunes of Duke Ellington are turned towards the soulful style of the Oscar Peterson Trio – in a setting that makes these familiar numbers come alive again with a whole new quality! The Peterson touch is quite different than the Ellington one – a bit less modern, especially ... read more CD
(Out of print, mark through barcode.)
Clef, Early 50s. Very Good+ ... $24.99
If you can believe it, the 10th album in Oscar's "composers" series for Clef Records – done in a songbook mode that would set the tone for Verve in years to come. As you'd guess from the title, the tunes are all Jimmy McHugh compositions – played by Oscar's trio that includes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Clef pressing with deep groove and trumpeter logo. Cover has a small address sticker.)
Verve (Japan), 1959. Used ... $4.99
Less an interpretation of Porgy & Bess than an extrapolation of its themes – one that lets the Peterson trio recraft the music into their own! Given that the Porgy & Bess theme had been explored heavily by many other jazz albums of the late 50s – due to the release of the film ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
