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Brunswick, 1970. Near Mint- ... $4.99
A landmark album of electric piano grooves from Hysear Don Walker – the keyboardist on some of Young-Holt Unlimited's best albums! This album's much more in a jazz vein than some of the Young-Holt titles – with Walker playing electric keys on slower funky numbers that burn along at a ... (Soul, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent reissue.)
Mustevic, 1977. Very Good+ ... $11.99
An unusual one on the Mustevic label – all original music by pianist Les Walker! LP, Vinyl record album
Landslide, 1980. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Features Steve Grossman on soprano sax, Mike Richmond on bass, and Dan Wall on piano and moog! LP, Vinyl record album
Duo, Late 60s. Very Good ... $6.99
A killer organ trio record from the south side of Chicago! Lloyd Wallace is a screamin organist in a mode that's right in the style you'd hear in some tiny lounge in the city – and he's playing here with Billy Mitchell, the drummer who cut an album on Calla, and Larry Frazier, Jimmy McGriff's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
AMP, 1975. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A killer set from the Cali scene of the 70s – loads of sharp-edge tenor from Vince Wallace, played with plenty of soul and some nice modal undercurrents! Title sinclude "Rainclouds Over Coltrane Valley", "Wave", "Invitation", "Confrontation In East ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fats Waller —
Chronogical Fats Waller 1934 to 1935 ... CD 
Classics (France), 1934/1935. Used ... $14.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Halcyon (UK), Late 20s. Very Good+ ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Bluebird, Mid 30s. Near Mint- 2LP ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
CBS (France), 1920s. Very Good- ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
RCA (France), Late 20s/Early 30s. Very Good+ 5LP Box Set ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet. Box has split edges and corners at the spine, with some clear tape remnants.)
Time Life, 1930s/1940s. Very Good+ 3LP Box Set ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Legend, 1938. Near Mint- ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
RCA, Early 50s. Very Good+ ... $5.99
Eight tracks from organist Waller recorded in various places and performed with a variety of musicians such as Gene Sedric on tenor sax, Bill Coleman on trumpet, George Chisholm on trombone and Slick Jones on drums, among others. Tracks include "Mamacita", "Swinga-Dilla Street" ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
Biograph, 1930s. Very Good ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Biograph, Early 20s. Near Mint- ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Biograph, Early 20s. Very Good ... $0.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
JSP (UK), Mid 30s. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some pen on front.)
Savoy, 1957. Near Mint- ... $9.99
A rare quintet session from George Wallington – and a smoking little record we'd rate right up there with his other non-trio sides of the 50s! The set's done in that hard-edge Savoy mode of the time – relaxed and open, with lots of dark elements in the rhythms – and beautifully ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing.)
Cobblestone, 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $9.99
One of the last great albums that Hank Mobley ever cut! Although Mobley's 70s output was nothing compared to his 60s Blue Note work, this 1972 session for Cobblestone/Muse is a winner, and features the aging tenorist co-leading a crack quintet with Cedar Walton, and featuring Billy Higgins, Sam ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Breakthrough ... LP 11.99
Cobblestone, 1972. Very Good ... $11.99
One of the last great albums that Hank Mobley ever cut! Although Mobley's 70s output was nothing compared to his 60s Blue Note work, this 1972 session for Cobblestone/Muse is a winner, and features the aging tenorist co-leading a crack quintet with Cedar Walton, and featuring Billy Higgins, Sam ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Breakthrough ... LP 9.99(Cover has a cutout hole and a stain at the top.)
Muse, 1972. Very Good ... $4.99
One of the last great albums that Hank Mobley ever cut! Although Mobley's 70s output was nothing compared to his 60s Blue Note work, this 1972 session for Cobblestone/Muse is a winner, and features the aging tenorist co-leading a crack quintet with Cedar Walton, and featuring Billy Higgins, Sam ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has stained corners.)
Philadelphia International, 1976. Very Good- ... $24.99
A fantastic bit of space age funk – and maybe one of the greatest moments ever from Philly Soul maestro Dexter Wansel! The album goes way beyond any of Wansel's other work – and blends his warm soulful styles with some of the more keyboard-oriented funk that was coming out of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Agogo (Germany), 2019. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99
A funk band with horns, but one with a very different feel than the rest – as these guys have arrangements that are nicely complicated up top – in a way that has the horns moving in all these really wonderful, colorful sort of ways! Instead of the usual inspirations from 60s soul or ... (Deep Funk, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Forward (UK), 1971. Very Good+ ... $16.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a lightly bent corner, some surface wear, and appears to have been signed by the artist on back.)
Aum Fidelity, 2018. New Copy ... $13.99 14.98
Sax great David S Ware leading a masterful trio featuring William Parker on bass and Warren Smith on drums – live at NYC's Vision Festival in 2010, plus some incendiary 2009 studio outtakes from the too brief period these three were in action together! Amazingly, given how deft their ... read more CD
Aum Fidelity, 2008. New Copy ... $13.99 14.98
A fantastic live set from the great David S Ware – recorded at a key point in his career, when he was moving away from his longtime work with Matthew Shipp on piano, and embracing a new group with Joe Morris on guitar! Morris is wonderful here – really at his best, and driven on by the ... read more CD
Wilbur Ware —
Chicago Sound ... CD Riverside/OJC, 1957. Used ... $16.99
A stone cold smoker from the Chicago scene of the 50s – the kind of record we're proud to say came from our hometown! The album brings together the best of some of the under-recognized players in the Windy City at the time – including bassist Wilbur Ware, alto saxophonist John Jenkins, ... read more CD
(Out of print. Spine has a cutout notch.)
FD Arnold, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, splitting in the top seam, and a small sticker on back.)
Innovative Strings, 1998. Used ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia/Return To Analog (Canada), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99
A completely wonderful album from percussionist Guy Warren – a creative musician who made lots of great records over the years – but who maybe never topped himself after this gem from the late 60s UK scene! The set was done as part of the legendary Landsdowne Series for Columbia UK ... (Global Grooves, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 500!)
Soulmusic.com (UK), New Copy 5 CDs ... $29.99
All of Grover Washington Jr's albums for Columbia – brought together in a special box set! Strawberry Moon has a number of laidback groovers, with some solid Washington originals such as the title track and some sweet covers. BB King plays and sings on "Caught A Touch Of Your Love" ... read more CD
Motown, 1970s. Used 2 CDs ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print, disc 2 has light marks but plays fine.)
Grover Washington Jr —
Inner City Blues ... LP Kudu, 1972. Very Good ... $5.99
Sweet funky jazz from Grover Washington – an early standout session from his classic years on Kudu Records, put together with hip arrangements from the mighty Bob James! The record's got the same spacious sense of grooving as James' first few for CTI – a style that's funky fusion, but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some splitting in the spine.)
Kudu, 1974. Very Good+ ... $6.99
Pure dark magic from Grover Washington – a record that was a megahit back in the 70s, but which still sounds amazing many decades later! There's a sound here that's completely sublime – and the album is to Grover's career what the first 2 CTI sets by Bob James were to his – a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Reissue pressing.)
Motown, 1974. Used ... $9.99
'Mister Magic' is pure dark magic from Grover Washington – a record that was a megahit back in the 70s, but which still sounds amazing many decades later! There's a sound here that's completely sublime – and the album is to Grover's career what the first 2 CTI sets by Bob James were to ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Grover Washington Jr —
Paradise ... LP Elektra, 1979. Very Good ... $2.99
One of those records you see so much it's easy to forget how great it is! Grover's a real genius with the sax on this record – taking a "less is more" cue from Stanley Turrentine's 70s work, and toning down his playing to an even tighter style than on the Kudu albums of earlier ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Motown (Japan), 1980. Used ... $19.99
Sweet Motown grooving from Grover Washington – a set that has him working with slightly larger backings than his Kudu years, but in a way that still lets his soulful horn stand strongly out front! As always, Washington is a killer talent on the soprano sax – able to inflect the ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Young Turks, 2017. New Copy ... $11.99
Pure fantasticness from the great Kamasi Washington – a set that's much more compact than his sprawling Epic, but which has an equally wonderful vibe overall! The album features material that Washington performed at the Whitney Biennial – to accompany paintings by his sister – ... read more CD
Passin' Thru, 2018. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
The most righteous cover we've ever seen on a record from reedman Salim Washington – and a great indication of how righteous the music inside is as well! Salim has quietly been giving us genius over the past 20 years or so – and this album really continues that legacy – reaching ... read more CD
Perception, 1973. Sealed ... $9.99
A wonderful bit of spiritual soul jazz! This sweet little record was recorded out of the same energy that produced Larry Young's Lawrence of Newark LP for Perception Records, and it's a strange session by Tyrone Washington – a young player from the Newark scene who'd previously cut a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent reissue.)
Sony (Japan), 1970. Near Mint- ... $24.99
A pivotal record in the career of this brilliant Japanese saxophonist – a set recorded in New York with a trio players from the American scene – done in a style that's even more freewheeling than most of Sadao Watanabe's previous work! Watanabe had always worked with unusual tones and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with insert.)
Takt (Japan), 1969. Near Mint- ... $16.99
A great little session from this excellent Japanese alto player – and although the title and track list might make you think that the record's a straight run of classic bop tunes, it's actually got a lot of Watanabe's modal groove and a very nice edgey feel that pushes it way past the regular ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, non-gatefold, with obi. Cover has some light aging near the top.)
King (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $9.99
Is that barock or baroque? Whatever the case, the album's a pretty darn groovy affair – twin flutes from Sadao Watanabe and Akira Miyazawa – two of Japan's best reedmen at the end of the 60s – working here with some sweet arrangements that mix classical roots with mod ... read more CD
(SHMCD pressing.)
Takt/Columbia (Japan), Late 60s. Near Mint- ... $34.99
A really great meeting of talents – legendary reedman Sadao Watanabe, who'd already done plenty to bring the bossa nova to Japan by the time of this record – and a host of Brazilian musicians who further help him expand his groove! The combo is listed as Sadao's Brazilian 8 – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Non-gatefold pressing, with obi!)
Flying Disk (Japan), 1979. Near Mint- ... $19.99
A fantastic album from saxophonist Sadao Watanabe – and one that stands at a real back-to-basics effort at a time when he was often recording in a more electric mode! The set has Sadao on alto, playing with the Great Jazz Trio of Hank Jones on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with obi and insert.)
King (Japan), 1956. Used ... $8.99
A rare postwar jazz treasure from Japan – one of those great 50s albums that bring together some of the rising talents on the Tokyo scene – almost as proof that, musically at least, Japan was really getting back on its feet! The range of talents here is great – and there's almost ... read more CD
(Includes obi.)
President (France), Mid 60s. Near Mint- ... $11.99
A cool and unusual 60s album from American reedman Benny Waters – who plays tenor, alto, and soprano sax – in a septat that features Eddy Louiss on organ and Jimmy Gourley on guitar! LP, Vinyl record album
Bobby Watson, 2013. New Copy ... $9.99
A tremendous project from the great Bobby Watson – an artist we don't hear from as much as we'd like to these days, but who always gives us something that's been well worth the wait! The record's a larger-concept set, based on the promise of reparations and the legacy of Dr Martin Luther ... read more CD
Bobby Watson —
Love Remains ... CD Red (Italy), 1986. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A classic Bobby Watson set from the early solo years of his career – just the sort of standout set that shows why he was one of the brightest new jazz voices of the 80s! The album's got a sound that's even more open-ended and exploratory than some of Watson's US releases – cuts that ... read more CD
Columbia, 1986. Near Mint- ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a promo stamp.)
Warner/Wounded Bird, 1986. New Copy ... $3.99 11.98
Quite possibly Ernie Watts' biggest album ever – a set of soulful fusion done for Quincy Jones' Qwest imprint with tight arrangements and production from keyboardist Don Grusin! As with other Watts albums of the time, there's as much soul going on here as there is jazz – vocals from ... read more CD
Atlantic (Japan), 1957. New Copy (reissue)... $54.99
A wonderful little record from Frances Wayne – thanks to some great arrangements from Neal Hefti! Hefti's approach here is just perfect – not as over the top as his work with Count Basie, but with the right blend of sophistication and soulfulness to make Wayne sound great – ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful Japanese pressing! Part of the Jazz Analog Premium Collection!)
Weather Report —
Heavy Weather ... CD CBS, 1977. Used ... $3.99
One of the biggest hits ever for Weather Report – thanks to Joe Zawinul's leadoff track "Birdland" – one of those tunes that entered the canon immediately, and saw countless covers pop up over the years – kind of a rare thing for a jazz tune at this point in time! The ... read more CD
Also available Heavy Weather ... LP 3.99
Weather Report —
Heavy Weather ... LP CBS, 1977. Very Good- ... $3.99
One of the biggest hits ever for Weather Report – thanks to Joe Zawinul's leadoff track "Birdland" – one of those tunes that entered the canon immediately, and saw countless covers pop up over the years – kind of a rare thing for a jazz tune at this point in time! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Heavy Weather ... CD 3.99(Cover has light wear.)
Columbia, 1972. Near Mint- ... $8.99
Beautiful early work from Weather Report – one of the finest statements ever uttered by group, and a set that's got a bit more soul and warmth than their first album! The lineup's changed slightly at this point – still Wayne Shorter on reeds, Joe Zawinul on keyboards, and Miroslav ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light surface wear and some staining – mostly on the bottom corners.)
Columbia, 1978. Near Mint- ... $7.99
A great late 70s set from Weather Report – a record that's certainly got more polish than the early years, but which still sounds plenty darn great to our ears – thanks to a really free-flowing sense of imagination! The tunes here have a wonderfully chunky sort of approach to the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Weather Report —
Sweetnighter ... LP Columbia, 1973. Very Good+ ... $8.99
One of our favorite albums ever from Weather Report – an album that has them picking up a bit more soul than before, and shaking off some of the experimental sounds of their roots – yet all in a way that still makes them one of the most revolutionary fusion combos of the time! There's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo sticker and some discoloration from age.)
Chick Webb —
Spinnin' The Webb – Great 1930s Instrumentals That Rocked The Savoy Ballroom ... CD Decca, 1930s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print.)
Fabulous/Acrobat (UK), Mid/Late 30s. Used ... $3.99
Classic work from some of the best years of the Chick Webb group. CD
Columbia, Mid 30s. Very Good+ ... $3.99
Classic work from some of the best years of the Chick Webb group – with solos from Mario Bauza and Taft Jordan on trumpets, Edgar Sampson on alto, Elmer Williams on tenor, and Sandy Williams on trombone. LP, Vinyl record album
(CSP pressing.)
Posi tone, 2015. New Copy ... $11.99 15.99
Tenorist Doug Webb jumps into the fray right from the very first note on this excellent set – a further continuation of his recent development as both a soloist and writer! Webb's got a style that's deeply classic, yet very personal too – not just a rehash of older tenor modes, but a ... read more CD
Posi tone, 2016. New Copy ... $11.99 17.98
Doug Webb's a tenorist we're really growing to love and love more with each new record – a player who can come on with a bold, soulful punch at some moments – then carve these fluid lines at others, which he does wonderfully here alongside the organ of Brian Charette and guitar of Ed ... read more CD
ECM (Germany), 1976. New Copy ... $10.99 11.99
The basshapes of Eberhard Weber are already great enough in a spare, stripped-down ECM setting – but here, they get great exposure amidst some even more compelling tonal landscapes – as Weber works with strong solo piano from Rainer Bruninghaus, and rich sounds on celli, oboe, and ... read more CD
ECM, 1980. Near Mint- ... $8.99
A set that has Weber working with great reeds from Charlie Mariano – alongside keyboards from Rainer Brunighaus and drums from John Marshall, who also plays percussion too. Titles include "Bali", "A Dark Spell", "The Last Stage Of A Long Journey", and "No ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a cutout notch and bent corner.)
Prestige, 1969. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ... $5.99
Great US issue of 2 different albums that Webster recorded in Europe near the end of his life – Blow Ben Blow and For The Guv'nor. The albums were both recorded in 1969, and both with that kind of open-ended European "focus on the master soloist" approach that was gaining favor at ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Contemporary, 1960. Near Mint- ... $11.99
A previously unreleased live date from late in the career of Ben Webster – recorded at The Renaissance in Hollywood in 1960, but unissued until nearly 25 years later! The group features Jim Hall on guitar, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Red Mitchell on bass, and Frank Butler on drums – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Ben Webster At The Renaissance (with bonus tracks) ... CD 8.99(80s pressing.)
Storyville (Denmark), Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 25.99
Late ballad work from the mighty Ben Webster – mostly recorded right at the end of the 60s and start of the 70s – in the tenorist's final years, but at a time when he could still make great magic with his tone! The set brings together tracks recorded in a variety of settings – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
EmArcy, Early 50s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $19.99
A nice little 2LP set that compiles all the work that Ben Webster did for Emarcy in the early 50s – including one sextet session with Benny Carter and Gerald Wiggins, dates done with the Johnny Richards Orchestra, the Marshall Royal Quintet, Johnny Otis, Jay McShann, Dinah Washington, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Nessa, 1972. Near Mint- ... $14.99
Excellent late 70s issue of a date from a few years earlier, of Ben playing with a pickup European rhythm section. The intimate setting and responsive younger players cast Webster's warm tenor in a great light, and his playing at this point was continuing to develop, with a nice burnished ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue & white label pressing.)
Black Lion (UK), 1965. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing on Intercord. Cover has an unglued bottom seam held with a piece of clear tape.)
Storyville (Denmark), 1965. New Copy ... $13.99 15.99
The Danish scene provided tenor legend Ben Webster a great home in later years – around the same time that Copenhagen was an important spot for Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, and other American players too! This set marks Ben's first performance on that scene – and is well-captured by ... read more CD
Black Lion/ORG, 1965. Sealed ... $19.99
Tenor sax hero Ben Webster recorded live at Copenhagen's Jazzhus Montmarte on January 3, 1965 – leading a quartet with Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass, Alexi Riel on drums and the great Kenny Drew on piano. Titles include "Perdido", "That's All", "Gone With The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram white vinyl.)
Ben Webster —
Gone With The Wind (24 bit remastering) ... CD 1201 Music, 1965. Used ... $5.99
... CD
IAJRC, 1940s. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Verve, 1957/1959. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $11.99
A late 70s pressing of some classic Verve sides from the 50s, featuring two masters of the tenor, blowing side by side in a couple of small group settings: one with rhythm backing by Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, and Alvin Stoller and the other with Jimmy Jones, Les Spann, Ray Brown and Jo ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Columbia, 1962. Very Good ... $14.99
Ben & Sweets finds tenor Webster & trumpeter Edison in wonderful form – both veterans complementing the other brilliantly – with a crack group that includes Hank Jones on piano, George Duvivier on bass and Clarence Johnson on drums. The overall groove is very melodic, but it's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 2 eye pressing with 1B/1A matrix. Cover has light wear and a promo stamp on the back. Label has a promo sticker.)
Contemporary/OJC, 1960. Used ... $8.99
A previously unreleased live date from late in the career of Ben Webster – recorded at The Renaissance in Hollywood in 1960, but unissued until nearly 25 years later! The group features Jim Hall on guitar, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Red Mitchell on bass, and Frank Butler on drums – and ... read more CD
Also available Ben Webster At The Renaissance ... LP 11.99
Jazzland, 1963. Sealed ... $14.99
An unusual early album by Joe Zawinul – one cut at the start of his early fame with Cannonball Adderley (and years before his success in Weather Report) – but in an easygoing way that's a perfect setting for the aging Ben Webster! Joe's not funking things up the way he did with Cannon, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(OJC pressing – with obi!)
Cellar Live (Canada), 2019. New Copy ... $12.99 14.99
A Cory Weeds album that's really a cut above – given that this live session has the alto saxophonist joined by two great guests – Harold Mabern on piano and Terrell Stafford on trumpet! Both Mabern and Stafford get plenty of space to solo, and their contributions are wonderful – ... read more CD
Fantasy, Late 50s. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Red vinyl pressing with deep groove.)
Columbia, 1967. Near Mint- ... $4.99
A goofy cover, but a nice small group set – with Wein on piano, Bud Freeman on tenor, Pee Wee Russell on clarinet, and Ruby Braff on cornet! LP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing with white text. Back cover has a promo stamp.)
Bethlehem, 1960. Very Good ... $14.99
Trad jazz at the Museum Of Modern Art – recorded by a small combo that includes George Wein on piano, Shorty Baker on trumpet, Tyree Glenn on trombone, and Pee Wee Russell on clarinet. All players are hip enough to swing with some of the right edges for the modern audience – still in a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has split seams.)
Columbia, 1949. Very Good- ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has discoloration from age.)
Columbia (Japan), Mid 60s. Very Good- ... $24.99
One of those cool Japanese jazz albums from the 60s – a mini-genre of work that seemed to take off on the French jazz soundtrack modes of the new wave years, and take it in a whole new direction! Titles include "Melodie En Sous Sol", "Le Grisbi", "Des Femmes ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl is clean, but has some light surface marks. Cover has some light wear, but is nice overall.)
Cadillac (UK), 1968. New Copy ... $14.99 15.99
A really fantastic live performance by the Mike Westbrook Concert Band – recorded right around the same time as his seminal albums for Deram – and with an equally amazing sound! The "old place" here is Ronnie Scott's old club – which was still leased for a few months as ... read more CD
Randy Weston —
Blue Moses ... LP CTI, 1972. Very Good- Gatefold ... $8.99
Beautiful work from Randy Weston – and a unique electric session from the 70s! The feel is very different here than the angular modernism of Randy's roots – a warmer, more flowing sound – as you'd expect from the CTI label, and from Randy's use of electric piano as well as ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is stained on the bottom inch.)
Colpix, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $44.99
A fantastic Randy Weston album – and one of the albums that really showed the world all the new ideas he was cooking up in jazz! The style is very much as promised by the title – as drawn from African inspiration as his previous Uhuru Afrika record – but much more fused towards ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label mono promo! Cover has a name on the back in one corner, but looks great on the front.)
Jubilee, Late 50s. Very Good ... $16.99
One of the most obscure Randy Weston albums of the 50s – and one of the most striking, too! The title and cover are a bit unassuming, but Weston's in his prime modern mode throughout – working both through his own compositions, and on some amazing remakes of older standards – all ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Small black label pressing – nice and heavy! Cover has light wear and an ink stamp.)
Milestone/Prestige, Mid 50s-Early 60s. Used ... $11.99
Two of Randy's Weston's earliest albums – both recorded in the mid 50s, and briefly (and rarely) issued on the Riverside label. The album's feature Weston playing in a very spare setting – as only 5 of the tracks feature a trio (with Art Blakey on drums and Sam Gill on bass), and ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Jazzland, Late 50s. Very Good ... $29.99
The title certainly gets it right – as the album features some of the first unique modern work by Randy Weston on wax – important trio material that was as important as key 50s sides by Thelonious Monk or Herbie Nichols! The session has Randy working with Sam Gill on bass and Art ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label Jazzland pressing, with deep groove. Cover has some light wear and a small bit of seam splitting.)
Ropeadope, 2019. New Copy ... $8.99 14.99
Michael Whalen plays a range of keyboards here with the Fire Brigade – a crack fusion ensemble with a hard-jamming style that takes us back to some of the bigger electric jazz albums of the 70s! Whalen's in the lead on Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Clavinet, and other keys – and the group's ... read more CD
Atlantic, 1972. Near Mint- ... $9.99
No blues at all – despite the title – and a great set of tracks that showcases the southside Chicago tenor roots of Clarence Wheeler! The album's a bit different than the first two Wheeler albums for Atlantic – in that the group's slightly bigger, and more 70s electric overall ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(White label mono promo. Cover has promo stickers.)
Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers —
Doin' What We Wanna ... LP Atlantic, 1970. Very Good- ... $14.99
A landmark album from this legendary Chicago soul jazz combo – and a record that helped set the tone for changes to come in funky jazz for the 70s! Tenorist Clarence Wheeler heads up the group – and they've got an amazing organ/bass sound that's made them a legend with funk fans for ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Red and green Broadway label pressing.)
Atlantic/Bomba (Japan), 1971. Used ... $24.99
The second fantastic album from Chicago saxophonist Clarence Wheeler and his hard-hitting Enforcers combo – a group who were one of the brightest lights in soul jazz at the start of the 70s, really helping to keep the genre fresh and exciting! The groove here is in the tenor/organ mode first ... read more CD
(Out of print. Includes obi!)
ECM (Germany), 1983. New Copy ... $10.99 11.99
The album's got trumpeter Kenny Wheeler as the leader, but the sound here is equally resonant with contributions from all members of the group – including the amazing John Taylor on piano, with Mike Brecker on tenor, David Holland on bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums! The record's the kind ... read more CD
ECM, 1976. Sealed ... $14.99
A killer ECM debut from Kenny Wheeler – a real standout in the label's classic 70s run, and a record that's overflowing with soul and feeling! Wheeler had already made a number of key recordings by the time of this ECM set, but the label's approach seems to unlock something new in his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Shrinkwrap has a hole in front. Cover has small remnants of a price sticker where exposed.)
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