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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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Strata East/Manufactured, 1972. New Copy ... $12.99
A very trippy album from the enigmatic Brother Ahh – aka Robert Northern, former member of Sun Ra's Arkestra, and also a lecturer on the east coast! This album's his first, originally issued on the Strata East label – and a spacey mixture of other-worldly sounds. The first long track ... read more CD
Manufactured/Divine, 1983. New Copy ... $12.99
Cosmic righteousness from Brother Ahh – aka Robert Northern – best known for his work with Sun Ra, but a force behind some wonderfully soulful records of his own! This album's one of Ahh's later works – self-released in 1983, with a conception that's fuller than his earlier works ... read more CD
Okka Disk, 2008. New Copy Gatefold ... $9.99
Pretty hairy stuff from Peter Brotzmann and crew – a set that blasts right out of the gate with some really bone-rattling noise! The album's a live set, recorded recently in Amsterdam – featuring Brotzmann on alto, tenor, b flat clarinet, and tarogato – alongside Toshinori Kondo ... read more CD
FMP/Cien Fuegos (Austria), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
One of the most beautiful albums ever recorded by saxophone genius Peter Brotzmann – and maybe his first album of ballad material too! As the title implies, the work is Brotzmann's answer to the poetry of Kenneth Patchen – and there's certainly a poetic quality to the way that Peter ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Okka Disk, 1998. New Copy 3CD ... $42.99 48.99
One of the greatest releases ever from the Okka Disk label – a legendary set that stands as a great testament to the global improvising scene that exploded in Chicago during the 90s! Back in the early years of FMP, nobody would have thought to use the name "Peter Brotzmann" and ... read more CD
(Hand-numbered limited edition pressing.)
Relative Pitch, 2020. New Copy ... $13.99
Peter Brotzmann and Fred Lonberg-Holm first crossed paths on the fervent Chicago scene of the 90s – and went on to make many great records over the years – a great legacy that really sets things up for their creative improvisations on this more recent set! Fred plays cello and ... read more CD
Okka Disk, 1995. New Copy ... $9.99 13.99
A record that seemed to open the music of Peter Brotzmann up for a whole new generation of listeners – in part because it features the European legend on an American label that got him some of the widest circulation he'd enjoyed here in years – and also in part because drummer Hamid ... read more CD
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet —
American Landscape 1 ... CD Okka Disk, 2006. New Copy ... $9.99 13.99
Peter Brotzmann's on clarinet this time around, and working here in an extended studio piece with his Chicago Tentet combo – one of his greatest groups of later years, featuring both Mats Gustafsson and Ken Vandermark on reeds, as well as Joe McPhee on both trumpet and alto sax! The work ... read more CD
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet —
American Landscape 2 ... CD Okka Disk, 2006. New Copy ... $9.99 13.99
Peter Brotzmann's on clarinet this time around, and working here in an extended studio piece with his Chicago Tentet combo – one of his greatest groups of later years, featuring both Mats Gustafsson and Ken Vandermark on reeds, as well as Joe McPhee on both trumpet and alto sax! The work ... read more CD
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet —
Chicago Tentet At Molde 2007 ... CD Okka Disk, 2007. New Copy Gatefold ... $9.99 13.99
A 10th Anniversary performance by the Chicago Tentet – a wonderful group that's become the fruitful union of saxophonist Peter Brotzmann with a younger generation of players who were working heavily on the Chicago scene at the time! Back when the group first started, it was something of an ... read more CD
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet —
Images ... CD Okka Disk, 2004. New Copy ... $9.99 13.99
A fantastic testament to the genius of the transatlantic meeting that is the Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet – a group that manages to bridge the sometimes-unwieldy modes of the improvising orchestra, and the energy of a smaller free jazz combo! All the players seem tied together perfectly ... read more CD
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet —
Stone/Okka Disk, 1999. New Copy ... $9.99 13.99
Fantastic live material from a very unique group – the instantly-legendary meeting of reedman Peter Brotzmann with the leading lights of the Chicago avant jazz scene in the 90s – brought together into a tremendous tentet that's maybe even better than the sum of its parts! The group ... read more CD
Okka Disk, 1999. New Copy ... $16.99
Fantastic live material from a very unique group – the instantly-legendary meeting of reedman Peter Brotzmann with the leading lights of the Chicago avant jazz scene in the 90s – brought together into a tremendous tentet that's maybe even better than the sum of its parts! The group ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition.)
Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet + 2 —
Short Visit To Nowhere ... CD Okka Disk, 2002. New Copy ... $9.99
A set that's a bit of a companion to the Brotzmann Chicago Tentet album Broken English – as it was recorded with the same lineup, on the same days – but a record that's also got a very different vibe of its own, thanks to the never-ending imagination of all the members of the group! As ... read more CD
Peter Brotzmann/Okka Disk, 1997. New Copy ... $9.99 13.99
One of the most unusual Peter Brotzmann records we've ever heard – and we mean that in the best way possible! The live improvisation features Brotzmann on tenor, alto, tarogato, and e-flat clarinet – working with Hamid Drake on drums, tablas, and percussion – but alongside ... read more CD
FMP/Be! (Germany), 1989. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
One of the most obscure Peter Brotzmann sessions on FMP – an overlooked session from the end of the 80s, and one that also features superb work from trumpeter Manfred Schoof! Schoof's an equal German jazz legend from the same generation – but one who spent some of his 70s and 80s years ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 200 copies!)
Peter Brotzmann/Okka Disk, 2007. New Copy ... $9.99 13.99
A brilliant pairing of two musicians who never recorded together during their early days on record – but who more than made up for that lack with later classics like this! The cover's got the boldness of an FMP album from the 70s, and the music within follows that spirit – a bold live ... read more CD
Contact/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... $13.99
A pretty unusual album – and one by an obscure player who's not to be confused with Charles Brown, the blues singer – or Chuck Brown, the leader of the Soul Searchers! This Charlie Brown is a tenor player – listed as obscure even in the notes to the session – which is a ... read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Prestige/OJC, 1953. Used ... $6.99
Early 50s material recorded by the late Clifford Brown – issued here in a classic "memorial" package slightly after his death in 1956! And while Brown never recorded much for Prestige – and never really as a leader – these sides are still a great example of his ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Verve, 1954/1955/1956. Used ... $4.99
Includes the songs "Gertrude's Bounce", "Star Dust", "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "Don't Explain", "Powell's Prances", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Memories Of You", "Stompin' At The Savoy", "September Song", ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
EmArcy/Verve, Mid 50s. Used ... $4.99
About as classic as you can get for the Brown/Roach group – recorded at Basin Street with a group that includes Richie Powell on piano, Sonny Rollins on tenor, and George Morrow on bass. Tracks are tight and in that firey hardbop mode the pair pioneered – and titles include "Gertru ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
EmArcy (Germany), 1955. Used ... $7.99
A great follow up to the legendary Study In Brown album – featuring work recorded by Clifford Brown in the 50s, but not issued until nearly 30 years later, in this Japanese-collected batch of rare material! As with the original album, the core group on the record features Clifford Brown on ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Herb Geller, et al —
Best Coast Jazz (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD EmArcy (Japan), 1954. Used ... $8.99
Not west coast, but "best coast" jazz – a prime example of the way the Clifford Brown/Max Roach team helped to cook up the intensity of the LA scene of the 50s by infusing it with a bit of New York fire! The album takes off in the extended mode of Clifford's All Stars album – ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Donald Brown —
People Music ... CD Muse, 1991. Used ... $8.99
The cover's black and white, but the album's filled with wonderful colors in sound – a bold array of work from pianist Donald Brown – working here with a hip lineup that includes Vincent Herring on alto and soprano sax, Tom Harrell on trumpet, and Steve Nelson on vibes! Nelson's sharp, ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Motema, 2016. Used ... $2.99
Drummer Jaimeo Brown returns to the territory of his previous well-received Transcendence album – but shifts the sound slightly here – by mixing in inspiration from older work songs, instead of the gospel elements of the previous set – while creating music that's equally powerful ... read more CD
(Penmark through barcode.)
Black Focus (UK), 2018. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
A fantastic debut from guitarist Mansur Brown – a player you might recognize from earlier work with Kamaal Williams – now stepping out on his own, but with production from Williams on his own label too! Brown's got this incredibly open approach to the guitar – a flurry of styles ... read more CD
Marion Brown —
Capricorn Moon To Juba Lee (Marion Brown Quartet/Ezz-Thetics/Hat Hut (Switzerland), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $16.99
A CD that brings together some important early work from altoist Marion Brown – two long tracks from the sessions for his Quartet album on ESP – and a later album issued only overseas! The set begins with the long tracks "Capricorn Moon" and "Mephistopheles" from ... read more CD
Freedom/Muzak (Japan), 1967. New Copy ... $24.99
Genius early work from reedman Marion Brown – an album that was originally only issued overseas, where it was recorded – as part of that legacy that's always had Brown getting a lot more attention in Europe than back at home! Yet the record's a monster that stands equally with Marion's ... read more CD
Polydor/ORG, 1967. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99
Genius early work from reedman Marion Brown – an album that was originally only issued overseas, where it was recorded – as part of that legacy that's always had Brown getting a lot more attention in Europe than back at home! Yet the record's a monster that stands equally with Marion's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition on transparent red vinyl!)
Impulse (Japan), 1966. New Copy ... $18.99
An unbelievable recording! As Archie Shepp made his first album for Impulse a tribute to Coltrane, Marion Brown made his a tribute to Shepp – a wonderful lineage of avant talent in the 60s, stated boldly here, given Brown's amazing talent on the record! The album's filled with hard, soulful ... read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing – part of the 60 Impulse series!)
Mo Jazz, 1992. Used ... $1.99
Produced by Norman Connors with arrangements and vocals from Stevie Wonder! CD
Cadet, 1969. Very Good+ ... $19.99
A great step forward for Chicago organist Odell Brown – and maybe a hint of the influence he'd have on the world of 70s soul to come! Odell plays organ on a set of Otis Redding classics – in a tribute to the recently-passed Stax Records singer, but done with some great funk and soul ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing!)
Ray Brown & Milt Jackson —
Ray Brown/Verve, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ... $7.99
A really hip record from the team of bassist Ray Brown and vibist Milt Jackson – a swinging large group record that has them fronting arrangements from Oliver Nelson and Jimmy Heath! Nelson and Heath are both mighty hip cats at this point in their career – and bring a soulful swing to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo MGM pressing with deep groove. Cover has a cutout hole some wear, aging, with clear tape along all seams.)
Verve, 1953. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Recorded September 19, 1953 at Carnegie Hall in New York City, with Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, Bill Harris, Benny Carter, Willie Smith, Flip Phillips, Lester Young, Herb Ellis, and JC Heard. LP, Vinyl record album
(80s issue.)
No More Records, 2000. Used ... $6.99
The title's a very apt one – because reedman Rob Brown really jumps off the page here – or out of the speaker – coming on strong with some mighty fierce work on alto at the beginning of the record, then also adding in a bit of flute as well. The quartet features superb work from ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Crystal, 1999. Used ... $6.99
Velvet Brown on tuba and Roberto Arosio on piano. CD
CBC (Canada), 1988. Near Mint- ... $12.99
Pianist Brian Browne takes on Beatles tunes, working with some keyboards as well – alongside Paul Novotny on bass and keyboards, Barry Elmes on drums, and Jim Payetta on percussion! LP, Vinyl record album
GRP/Arista, 1981. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
A sweet bit of electric funky jazz from Tom Browne – a bit tighter and with more of an 80s groove than some of his earlier work, but still pretty darn nice! Tom's always great – blowing over the top in spare, but well-placed trumpet solos – and the backing on the album shifts ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Columbia, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $16.99
Dave and the quartet pay tribute to the songwriting genius of Cole Porter – working with familiar older tunes, but nicely unlocking them with a strong sense of Brubeck modernism! Things start out slow, but get extremely playful as the set goes on – with fresh timings and phrasings that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 360 sound pressing. Cover has a promo tracklist sticker, light wear, and notes in pen on the back.)
Telarc, 2000. Used ... $7.99
Dave Brubeck on piano, Bobby Militello on alto sax & flute, Alec Dankworth on bass & Randy Jones on drums. CD
(Out of print, BMG music club pressing.)
Fantasy, 1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s/2000s. Used 2CD ... $4.99
A career spanning collection featuring work with Cal Tjader, Paul Desmond, Christian McBride, and others. Tracks include "The Way You Look Tonight", "Koto Song", "Here Comes McBride", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Laura", "Singin' In The Rain", ... read more CD
(Still sealed.)
Dave Brubeck —
Jazz Impressions Of The USA (Dutch pressing) ... LP Columbia/Philips (Holland), 1957. Very Good- ... $6.99
With Paul Desmond on also, Norman bates on bass, and Joe Morello on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing in the alternate cover. Cover has gloss separation, some surface wear and aging, and some yellowed tape and sticker spots on back.)
Columbia, 1950s/1960s/1970. Used 2CD ... $6.99
A 2CD retrospective of beautiful Dave Brubeck jazz for Columbia Records – spanning his tenure at Columbia from the mid 50s to 1970 – selected by Brubeck himself in celebration of his 90th birthday! It's filled with great stuff that Brubeck recorded for the label, including classic ... read more CD
Music Masters, 1990. Used ... $4.99
A quartet date with Bill Smith on clarinet, Chris Brubeck on electric bass, Randy Jones on drums and Russell Gloyd conducting the Montreal International Jazz Festival Orchestra. Tracks include "Summer Music", "Koto Song", "Lullaby", "Take The A Train" and ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia, 1959. Used ... $3.99
Easily the crowning moment of genius for the legendary Dave Brubeck Quartet – the moment when all things came together magically, and the group somehow elevated themselves to a whole new level in jazz! At the time of the set, Brubeck, Paul Desmond, and the rest had already been making plenty ... read more CD
(1997 remastered edition. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Atlantic/Collectables, 1972/1974. Used ... $6.99
Truth Is Fallen is a complicated orchestral work – with Brubeck's piano, and backing from both the Cincinnati Symphony and the rock group New Heavenly Blue! Two generations, four Brubecks – an all family affair from the early 70s! Patriarch Dave Brubeck leads the sons through some of ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia/Analog Spark, 1957. New Copy (reissue)... $28.99 34.99
Dave Digs Disney – and hence, so do we! The album's one of the first to ever pay tribute to the great compositions heard in Disney films – and it features the magical sound of the Brubeck Quartet, turned upon a host of familiar numbers, and transforming them into longer vehicles for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(A great pressing – heavy tip-on cover!)
Dave Brubeck with Gerry Mulligan —
Blues Roots ... LP Columbia, Late 60s. Near Mint- ... $14.99
An overlooked Dave Brubeck from the 60s – and one of his most striking sessions at the time! The album steps a bit into the Blues Roots promised in the title – but overall, it's more of a unique meeting between Brubeck's piano and the baritone sax of Gerry Mulligan – coming ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo 360 Sound pressing. Cover has ring and edge wear with minor splitting.)
Formed (Italy), 2006. Used Gatefold ... $4.99
Kyle Bruckmann on obe & English horn, Werner Dafeldecker on guitar & percussion & Boris Hauf on synthesizer & baritone saxophone. CD
(Out of print.)
Tratore (Brazil), 2019. New Copy ... $16.99
Bruno E sounds fantastic here, and very different than the broken beat maestro we loved on his records from the early part of this century – as Bruno's moved into a much warmer jazz-based environment, and plays acoustic bass here with a very hip little combo! Most of the tracks are ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more CD
Cacophonic (UK), 1969. New Copy (pic cover)... $13.99
A very cool group from the Belgian jazz scene of the 60s – one we've never heard before, but who we'll definitely be looking for after hearing this single! The lineup features the great Babs Robert on tenor, with Daniel Max Schellekens on guitar, Jean-Pierre Destree on vibes, Marial Van ... (Funky 45's, Jazz) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
Delmark, Mid/Late 40s. Used ... $5.99
Rare material from the Apollo label, recorded in Harlem with vocalists Willie Bryant and Doc Pomus. Features Taft Jordan on trumpet, Leonard Feather on piano, and Tab Smith on alto. CD
Art Food, 2003. Used ... $8.99
Solo piano recordings of "Edelweiss", "Do Re Mi", "My Favorite Things", "My Funny Valentine", "The Lady Is A Tramp" and more. CD
(Out of print.)
Atlantic, 1997. Used ... $4.99
Features a long list of guest drummers including Bill Bruford, Marvin 'Smitty' Smith, Steve Gadd, and Joe Morello. CD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Leo (UK), 2012. Used ... $8.99
Andrea Buffa on alto & tenor saxophone & bass clarinet, Fiorenzo Bodrato on double bass & Dario Mazzucco on drums & Carlo Actis Dato on tenor & baritone saxophone & bass clarinet. CD
(Crease through traycard artwork.)
Jack Bongo Burger —
End On Bongos (colored vinyl pressing) ... LP Hi Fi/Modern Harmonic, 1957. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A sweet set from that great record moment when Latin styles were coming into play with the hipper sounds of the bachelor pad world! Jack "Bongo" Burger was a west coast percussionist with a very similar style to Jack "Mr Bongo" Costanzo – and in fact, since they're both ... (Latin, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On colored vinyl!)
Mercury, 1951. Very Good+ ... $24.99
A great modern jazz-meets-strings session that follows from Burns' exploratory "Introspection" title for the Jazz Scene collection! Ralph pens some inventive charts that utilize a 15 piece chamber orchestra as backdrops for his own bold lines on piano, as well as some key solo bits from ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mercury pressing with trumpeter logo & deep groove!)
Avantgroidd, 2000s/2010s. Used ... $9.99
A fantastic 20th anniversary celebration of Burnt Sugar – one of the most righteous, forward-thinking ensembles of the past few decades – some of the first proponents of a 21st Century sound that now seems to be flowing from many other corners! Yet these guys are still unlike anyone ... (Deep Funk, Jazz) read more CD
(Packaged in a slim sleeve.)
Prestige/OJC, 1957. Used ... $8.99
After Hours jamming the way it should be – recorded in a very relaxed, open-ended setting! The album's a classic Prestige Records jam session from the late 50s – one that features Kenny Burrell on guitar, Thad Jones on trumpet, Frank Wess on tenor and flute, Mal Waldron on piano, Paul ... read more CD
(On demand CDr pressing.)
Epic (Japan), Late 60s. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $23.99
A collection of late 60s material from Dutch singer Ann Burton – recorded with sublime accompaniment from the trio of pianist Louis Van Dyke, a fragile and spare talent on the keys – and a perfect match for Burton on the mood of the album! Ann's vocals really come across with the ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light wear.)
ECM, 1985. Used ... $11.99
Features Makoto Ozone on piano, Steve Swallow on electric bass, and Mike Hyman on drums! CD
(Out of print.)
ECM, 1984. Used ... $6.99
Features work with Steve Swallow, Pat Metheny, Bob Moses, and Ralph Towner. Tracks include "Desert Air", "Tunnel Of Love", "Vox Humana", "Three", "Brotherhood", "Chelsea Bells (For Hern)", and "Domino Biscuit". CD
(Out of print.)
George Burton, 2020. New Copy ... $7.99
An album that explodes with life, soul, and energy right from the very first note – a jazz set from keyboardist George Burton, but a record that weaves in lots of different strands along the way – with a sense of imagination that's certain to make Burton's music something to really keep ... read more CD
OA2, 2013. Used ... $7.99
Mark Buselli on trumpet & flugelhorn, Danny Walsh on saxes, Steve Allee on bass & Steve Houghton on drums. CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Concord, 2020. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Fantastically jamming genius from Butcher Brown – a contemporary funk combo, but one with a sound that owes nothing to anyone else! These guys aren't retro, or any kind of jamband offshoot – and instead, they rework vintage instrumentation with a very fresh feel of their own – a ... (Deep Funk, Jazz) read more CD
Also available #KingButch ... CD 9.99
Concord, 2020. Used ... $9.99
Fantastically jamming genius from Butcher Brown – a contemporary funk combo, but one with a sound that owes nothing to anyone else! These guys aren't retro, or any kind of jamband offshoot – and instead, they rework vintage instrumentation with a very fresh feel of their own – a ... (Deep Funk, Jazz) read more CD
Also available #KingButch ... CD 13.99
Poor Boy, 1978. Very Good+ ... $11.99
With Joseph Peter Vespe on drums and percussion, Seth Kimball on bass, Greg Moore on guitar, Terry Ryan on keys, and Tonyh Horowitz on trumpet, bass trumpet, and french horn. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an index label with clear tape on the spine, and appears to have been signed by the artist on back.)
Prestige/OJC, 1961. New Copy ... $11.99 12.99
Important early work from Jaki Byard – one of his first records as a leader, and a wonderful set of quirky piano trio tunes! Jaki's working here with Ron Carter on bass and Roy Haynes on drums – in a format that's similar to other trio records of the time, but which is really pushed to ... read more CD
Steeplechase (Denmark), 2020. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
Saxophonist Chris Byars always has a great way of putting together a set of horn players – and here, his tenor is matched with alto from Zaid Nasser, bass clarinet from Stefano Doglioni, and trombone from John Mosca – all given piano-less accompaniment from the duo of Ari Roland on bass ... read more CD
Prestige/MPS, 1969. Very Good+ ... $16.99
A rare meeting of these two American giants of the tenor sax – brought together at the end of the 60s in Europe, both recording late in their careers, but with a laidback and open approach that's really wonderful! The format here is quite loose – a bit like some of the late hours, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing from the late 60s. Cover has a cutout hole in one corner.)
Mercury, 1961. Very Good Gatefold ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Gold label stereo pressing with deep groove.)
Donald Byrd —
Black Byrd (SACD multi-channel) ... CD Blue Note/Vocalion (UK), 1973. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A landmark album – Donald Byrd's first session with producer Larry Mizell, the man who went onto forever change the face of jazz funk! After rumbling around for a few years attempting electric styles that really didn't fit his mode, Donald wisely hooked up with Larry, and hit a groove here ... read more CD
(Hybrid Super Audio CD pressing – also works on standard CD players!)
Blue Note, 1959. Used ... $11.99
One of the best of Donald Byrd's early Blue Note albums – a sparkling set of hardbop tunes with a really souful edge! The album's one of a few that feature Byrd working with baritonist Pepper Adams – a frequent partner on his best recording dates of the late 50s, of which this set is ... read more CD
(Out of print. BMG club pressing.)
Donald Byrd —
Chant (180 gram pressing) ... LP Blue Note, 1961. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A Donald Byrd treasure – and an album that was almost left in the vaults by Blue Note, until they briefly released it at the end of the 70s! The cover and title are a bit unfamiliar, but the music is right up there with Byrd's classic sessions with baritonist Pepper Adams – a great ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy vinyl and cover!)
Donald Byrd —
New Perspective ... LP Blue Note, 1963. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
A classic album that mixes trumpet and voices in a swirling soulful sound that worked very well for Byrd's career! Byrd's sparkling trumpet fronts a tight septet that includes Hank Mobley, Herbie Hancock, and Kenny Burrell – and which is backed by arrangements by Coleridge Perkinson and Duke ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s black b label pressing.)
Donald Byrd —
September Afternoon – Donald Byrd With Clare Fischer & Strings ... LP Discovery, 1957. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A heck of a rare slice of Donald Byrd's career – a rare "with strings" session, recorded in 1957, but never issued until this brief 1982 LP on Discovery! The set also marks a rare early large set of arrangements by Clare Fischer – who backs up Byrd's shimmering trumpet lines ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole.)
Donald Byrd —
Street Lady (SACD multi-channel) ... CD Blue Note/Vocalion (UK), 1973. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A landmark album by Donald Byrd – the first one where he really started to click with jazz-funk producer Larry Mizell! Mizell and Byrd had worked together previously on the Black Byrd album – a soaring bit of futuristic jazz funk that took Byrd's career to a whole new level – but ... read more CD
(Hybrid Super Audio CD pressing – also works on standard CD players! Tracks available in stereo and multi-channel!)
Elektra/Wounded Bird, 1978. Used ... $14.99
A post-Blue Note effort, and Donald's changing things up a bit with his 125th Street Orchestra and Uptown Singers – funking along in a way you'd expect from the longwinded title! Byrd loostens up the smoother backgrounds of his recent Larry Mizell helmed work, and in their place are grooves ... read more CD
Also available Thank You For FUML (Funkin Up My Life) ... LP 14.99(Out of print.)
Elektra, 1978. Sealed ... $14.99
A post-Blue Note effort, and Donald's changing things up a bit with his 125th Street Orchestra and Uptown Singers – funking along in a way you'd expect from the longwinded title! Byrd loostens up the smoother backgrounds of his recent Larry Mizell helmed work, and in their place are grooves ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Thank You For FUML (Funkin Up My Life) ... CD 14.99(Cover has a cutout notch and is lightly bent at the bottom right corner.)
Don Byron —
Bug Music – Music Of The Raymond Scott Quintette, John Kirby & His Orchestra, & The Duke Ellington Orchestra ... CD Nonesuch, 1996. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Features a long list of collaborators including Steve Wilson on alto, Uri Craine on piano, David Gilmore on guitar, and Pheeroan akLaff, Billy Hart, and Joey Baron taking turns on drums. CD
(Out of print, BMG music club pressing.)
Blue Note, 2006. Used ... $4.99
A nice little shift in style for saxophonist Don Byron – and a record that really cuts loose from his more academic projects, in a way that's nicely fitting the spirit of Junior Walker that inspired it! Don's take on Walker's music isn't runaway Motown revival, but more of a funky jazz ... read more CD
(BMG club pressing.)
Don Byron —
Nu Blaxploitation ... CD Blue Note, 1997/1998. Used ... $3.99
With Johnny Almendra on percussion & vocals, Uri Caine on clavinet, organ, piano & vocals, Curtis Fowlkes on trombone & vocals & Reggie Washington on bass & vocals. CD
(Out of print.)
Elektra/Nonesuch, 1990/1991. Used ... $4.99
Features Don Byron on clarinet and bass clarinet, Lonnie Plaxico and Reggie Workman on bass, Pheeroan Aklaff and Ralph Peterson Jr on drums, Kenny Davis on electric bass, Bill Frisell on guitar, Richie Schwarz on marimba, Edsel Gomez and Joe Berkovitz on piano, Greta Buck on violin, and Sadiq as ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Schema (Italy), Early 70s. New Copy ... $12.99
A fantastic set of Fender Rhodes from the Italian scene of the 70s – not a record that got the kind of mainstream play as American classics by Bob James and Ramsey Lewis – but a set that definitely shares their spirit! Cabildos Three were a studio group as much as a jazz combo – ... read more CD
Contemporary, 1979. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Lovely work from George Cables – one of the strongest piano stars to emerge from the west coast scene of the 70s, and one of the most soulful too! The album features a core trio of Cables on acoustic piano, plus Rufus Reid on bass and Eddie Gladden on drums – and they're joined on 2 ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(80s Fantasy pressing. Cover has light wear and a promo stamp.)
Contemporary, 1985. Very Good+ ... $16.99
With John Heard on bass and Tony Williams on drums – on titles that include "Phantom Of The City", "But He Knows", "Dark Side/Light Side", and "Blue Nights". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear with a spot from sticker removal.)
Cachao/Panart/Craft, Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 5 CDs ... $53.99 59.99
An incredible collection of records – a series of albums that forever changed the sound of Latin music around the world! These five sets were all cooked up in the changing Cuban scene at the start of the 60s – where musicians were getting looser and freer, with a sound that was quite ... (Latin, Jazz) read more CD
No Business (Lithuania), 2020. New Copy ... $14.99
Adam Caine has lots of sounds in his bag here – work that varies not just as he switches between electric guitar, electric bass, and synthesizer – but which also brings out a range of different qualities on each instrument! The approach is a bit hard to describe, but is not that far ... read more CD
Also available Transmissions ... CD 6.99
No Business (Lithuania), 2020. Used ... $6.99
Adam Caine has lots of sounds in his bag here – work that varies not just as he switches between electric guitar, electric bass, and synthesizer – but which also brings out a range of different qualities on each instrument! The approach is a bit hard to describe, but is not that far ... read more CD
Also available Transmissions ... CD 14.99
Blue Note, 1993. Used ... $7.99
Joey Calderazzo on piano joined by Jay Anderson & John Patitucci on bass & Jeff Hirshfield & Peter Erskine on drums. CD
(Small cutout notch through spine.)
2000 BC, 1978. Very Good+ Gatefold ... $9.99
Features Mitchell Holder on guitar, Embama on bass, Bruce Miller on electric piano, Don Palmer on Violin and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(White vinyl pressing. Cover has some edge wear.)
Trio/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $22.99
A really great group – one that we've never seen under this name before, but which features familiar names Dwight Dickerson on piano and Donald Bailey on drums, plus bass from Harvey Newmark! The album's got all the lyrical charm and sparkle of Dickerson's best from the time – a really ... read more CD
(Part of the Jazz Legends In Japan series!)
Moers (Germany), 1988. Used ... $6.99
Gunter Schneider, Gunther Selichar, Klaus Dickbauer & Wolfgang Mitterer. CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia/Sony, Late 30s/1940s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Cab Calloway/Delmark, Late 40s/Early 50s. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Harlem side includes selections by the orchestras of Cab Calloway and Jimmy Hamilton, and the Tulsa side features selections by the Ernie Fields Orchestra. LP, Vinyl record album
Carla Campopiano, 2020. Used ... $1.99
Features Carla Campopiano on flute, Gustavo Cortinas on percussion, Gabriel Datcu & Zac Selissen on guitar, Kitt Lyles on bass, and Alba Guerra on vocals. CD
Atlantic (Japan), 1955. Used ... $11.99
A lost west coast gem from the 50s – a unique quintet session for Atlantic Records, cut by a group co-led by trumpeter Conte Candoli and pianist Lou Levy! There's a bit more fire here than in some of the other sides from the time by the players – especially Levy – and in a way, ... read more CD
(Out of print, 2017 SHM-CD pressing – includes obi!)
Bethlehem, Mid 50s. Good ... $12.99
One of the better of Bethlehem's west coast sessions from the 50's, and a split LP that brings together 2 different sessions – one by trumpeter Conte Candoli, and one by drummer Stan Levey (both sessions, we think, were issued on 10" originally). The Candoli session features a quartet ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear and splitting.)
Concord, 1977. Very Good+ ... $1.99
Sidemen include Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Al Hendrilckson on guitar, Plas Johnson on sax, Chuck Berghofer on bass, and Ernie Andrews on vocals. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has split seams held with old tape.)
Warner, 2001. Used ... $5.99
With Chris Kent, Carl Burnett, Larry Kimpel, Billy Kilson, Harvey Mason, Rick Jackson, Ricky Peterson, Jerry Hey, Larry Williams, Larry Carlton, Andy Martin, Bill Reichenbach, Dan Higgins & Chris Potter. CD
