Massimo Urbani —
360 Aeutopia ... LP Red (Italy), 1979. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Italian alto player Urbani is in some tremendous company here – working with a quartet that features Ron Burton on piano, Cameron Brown on bass, and Beaver Harris on drums! The group's got a soulful swing that really brings out the best in Urbani's tone – allowing him to be free, but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Deeply soulful Latin piano tracks – featuring Bebo at the helm of a group that includes Cachao on bass, Patato Valdes on conga and percussion, and Paquito D'Rivera guesting on sax on a few cuts. Bebo's piano is in the lead on most of the record – and titles include "Son De La ... (Latin, Jazz)read moreCD
A great cover – and classic work from Miguelito Valdes – with titles that include "Bablu", "La Negra Leono", "Marimba", "Bambarito", "Escucha Mi Son", "Rumba Rumbero", and "Rhumba Ritmica". (Latin, Jazz)LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and aging.)
Manuel Valera Trio —
Planets ... CD Mavo, 2018. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Richard Valitutto & Dave Wilson —
Slant ... CD pfMentum, 2019. Used ...
$4.99
One of those really special records from the French scene of the 70s – a time when the local musicians were mixing sounds with new visitors from the post-colonial years – often with inspiration from American artists too! This set features singer/cultural figure Franck Valmont working ... (Global Grooves, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A goofy cover, but some great music – Guy Van Duser on guitar, on titles that include "Avalon", "Elmira", "The Syncopated Clock", "On Treasure Island", and a "Duke Ellington Medley". (Folk/Country, Jazz)LP, Vinyl record album
Fierce funky instrumentals from Motown keyboardist Earl Van Dyke – a set that's overflowing with great original tracks, plus some sweet funky covers too! The style here is quite different than Earl's previous work – and quite different from most of Motown too – with a hard-edged ... (Soul, Jazz)read moreCD
They weren't kidding with the title of this one! That's ok for us, though, as Eps sounds great in this laidback mode. The only backing on the record is bongos by Alvin Stoller, and vibes by Frank Flynn – both of which only sneak in and out of the guitar lines a bit, augmenting Van Eps' ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful testament to the mindblowing collaborative powers of reedman Ken Vandermark – one of the most consistently creative saxophonists of the past few decades, and a spirit with a heart that's as big as his music! Ken's a wonder by himself, but one of the things that's always really ... read moreCD
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 500!)
Ken Vandermark & Mats Gustafsson —
Verses ... CD Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2013. New Copy ...
$11.9912.99
Bold, beautiful work from the team of Ken Vandermark and Mats Gustafsson – two of the most inventive reed players of the past few decades – working together here in free, unfettered formation! The set was actually recorded right above Dusty Groove – in a very open, woody loft ... read moreCD
Ken Vandermark & Michael Snow —
Duol ... CD Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2015. New Copy Gatefold ...
$12.99
The album's titled after the 1960 Michael Snow painting that graces the cover – but it features recently-recorded music that remind us that Snow's still a hell of an improviser too! Snow's is maybe best known to most for his important experimental film work of the 60s and 70s – but as ... read moreCD
Ken Vandermark & Paal Nilssen-Love —
Screen Off ... CD PNL (Norway), 2019. New Copy ...
$13.99
The title here might seem a bit unusual, but it's a reference to Youtube, which is the source of all the material used on the album – about a decade's worth of performances by Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love – captured by fans, cleaned up by the pair, and lined up here as a ... read moreCD
Ken Vandermark/Pandelis Karayorgis —
Foreground Music ... CD Okka Disk, 2007. New Copy ...
$9.9913.99
Some of the most beautiful, introspective work we've heard in years from Ken Vandermark – spare duets with pianist Pandelis Karayorgis – done in a mode that almost recalls the best experiments of Lee Konitz or Jimmy Giuffre from many years back! The sound is spare, but never too sleepy ... read moreCD
A group with players that you probably can't pronounce, but a sound that will grab you right away – a fantastic combination of vibes, saxes, and trombone – all set to some really great modal rhythms! The combo is led by Ville Vannemaa, who blows tenor and bass clarinet – but the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500 – with bonus CD & download!)
Jasper Van't Hof's Pork Pie —
Transitory ... LP MPS (Germany), 1974. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$43.99
Funky electric fusion in the best 70s MPS tradition – tight, choppy, and filled with loads of quick jazzy changes! The group here is the Porkpie combo of keyboardist Jasper Van't Hof – who plays electric piano, celeste, and "prepared organ" with some really great sounds ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A jazz vocal masterpiece from Sarah Vaughn – one of her greatest albums ever, and a record that raised the bar for countless vocal sessions in years to come! Sarah's working here in an intimate group arranged by Ernie Wilkins, and featuring some sublime solo work from Clifford Brown, Paul ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreCD
A great record from Carol Ventura – with more of a large group feel than some of the other Prestige Records vocal sessions of the 60s – supposedly with some large charts handled by Benny Golson! There's no mention of players on the set, but the record's a very groovy one – ... (Vocalists, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing. Cover laminate has a few small wrinkles – a production issue.)
Great small group material from Charlie Ventura – proof that he was an important figure in the link between bop and swing at the time, as you'll hear in these sides recorded for Verve in the early 50s. Players include Marty Napoleon, Chubby Jackson, Buddy Rich, Ralph Burns, Jimmy Wisner, and ... read moreCD
An unusual small label outing from tenor great Charlie Ventura – one that features Billy Bean on guitar, Dave Hildinger on piano, Mousie Alexander on drums, and a very young Richard Davis on bass! Titles include "Jazz Roost", "Parlay 2", "East Of Suez", "Ber ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great vocal setting for singer Mary Ann McCall – working here with hip small group backing from Charlie Ventura! Mary sings on half the album's six tracks, and the other six are instrumental workouts with Ventura's tenor in the lead. LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label Norgran pressing with trumpeter logo and deep groove. Cover has some light stains, discoloration from age, and some pencil on back.)
Edward Vesala, Antero Honkanen, & Others —
Ode To Marilyn ... LP Svart (Finland), 1973. New Copy ...
$22.99
A tribute to Marilyn Monroe, but one that's way different than you might expect – as the music here is highly electronic, and often quite dark – served up in a mix of experimental and jazz-based modes by a very unusual Finnish group from the early 70s! The quintet features drummer ... (Out Sound, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A killer tribute to Roland Kirk! Features Bill Hardman on trumpet, Steve Turre on trombone, Junior Cook on tenor, and Hilton Ruiz on piano – on titles that include "Handful Of Fives", "Inflated Tear", "Bright Moments", "My Delight", "Steppin Into ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A monster! This is one of the rare few albums that tenorist Harold Vick ever cut as a leader – and it's pretty darn great all the way through! Vick is probably best known as the sax player with Jack McDuff during his mid 60s glory years – and this album captures him a similar mode, ... read moreCD
(Part of the "Blue Note 80 – More 60 Works" series!)
A key record in the career of saxophone genius Harold Vick – one of our favorite players ever! Vick is a tremendous talent – the kind of guy we want to build memorials to, reissue albums by, and rewrite jazz history books so that every one knows how wonderful his work truly is. This ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono Dynagroove pressing with deep groove. Cover has a cutout hole, a name in pen on the back, and some surface wear.)
Juan FG Vinuesa/Josh Berman/Jason Roebke/Mikel Patrick Avery —
Blue Shots From Chicago ... CD No Business (Lithuania), 2019. New Copy ...
$14.99
The kind of record that makes us very proud to say we're from Chicago – as leader Juan FG Vinuesa comes up with a way to keep the city's avant scene moving forward – using some of the mix of structure and freedom from the Mike Reed generation, but also adding in both older elements, and ... read moreCD
One of the greatest moments ever from bassist Miroslav Vitous – a very cool album recorded for the trippy Vortex label! The lineup here has Miroslav working with key help from the American underground – piano from Herbie Hancock, tenor from Joe Henderson, and drums from Jack DeJohnette ... read moreCD
Miroslav Vitous —
Journey's End ... CD ECM (Germany), 1983. New Copy ...
$10.9911.99
Bassist Miroslav Vitous is at the top of his game here – working in sublime open space that allows plenty of room for the groundbreaking inflections and tones that made him such an important musician – in the company of a quartet that also includes John Surman on baritone and soprano ... read moreCD
Very tasty funky fusion session, cut by bassist Miroslav Vitous in San Francisco – along with a group that includes Airto, Herbie Hancock, and Jack DeJohnette. The sound is very much in keeping with Herbie's early 70s funk albums – with lots of nice long electric grooves, and spare ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, some surface wear, and initials in marker.)
A great early album by this famous 70s bassist – originally issued as the album Infinite Search on Embryo, but expanded here with the additional track "Cerecka". One of the greatest moments ever from bassist Miroslav Vitous – a very cool album recorded for the trippy Vortex ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red and green label Broadway pressing. Cover has light wear, a promo sticker, and a cutout notch.)
Eric Vloeimans —
Summersault ... CD Challenge (Netherlands), 2006. Used ...
$4.99
... CD
(Small cutout notch through spine.)
Karsten Vogel —
This Is It ... CD Storyville (Denmark), 2018. New Copy ...
$9.9915.99
Karsten Vogel steps out here as more of a multi-instrumentalist than we might have guessed – still playing tenor, alto, and soprano sax on much of the record – but also adding in some keyboards, violin, and rhythm programs too! In fact, it's those programs that shape the sound more ... read moreCD
Voice (Julie Tippets/Maggie Nichols/Phil Minton/Brian Eley) —
Voice ... LP Ogun (UK), 1977. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Eraldo Volante —
Safari ... LP Carosello (Italy), Mid 70s. Very Good ...
$38.99
One of the most searing sessions in the excellent Jazz From Italy series – a record that provides an unbridled showcase for the talents of Eraldo Volonte on tenor and soprano sax – in a soaring, searching group that also features Guido Manusardi on piano and Fender Rhodes, Stefano Cerri ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(There's a pressing flaw that causes a small bit of crackling at the start of side 2, but overall the record is VG+. Cover has some light wear, and a small split on the spine.)
Alexander Von Schlippenbach & Aki Takase —
Live At Cafe Amores ... CD No Business (Lithuania), 1995. New Copy ...
$14.99
This might be the sexiest-looking cover we've ever seen on a record from avant piano genius Alexander Von Schlippenbach – who we're used to seeing presented in a more abstract manner – but the sound of the record is no less wonderful than some of his classics over the years, and ... read moreCD
Amazing work from this seminal group on the FMP scene – a quartet led by pianist Alexander Von Schlippenbach, but equally balanced between the saxes of Evan Parker, bass of Peter Kowald, and percussion of Paul Lovens! We're not sure how much to take the "nails" in the title ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great entry in this early series that was the first to bring Dutch jazz to a wider audience – a set that features Tony Vos on alto throughout – with work from Rob Madona or Henk Vos on piano, and a few tracks with Herman Schoonderwalt on baritone! LP, Vinyl record album
A great global bit of spiritual jazz from reedman Sokratis Votskos – who works here in a style that not only follows some great European traditions of modal jazz, but which also resonates with some of the deeper roots of Greek music too! Sokratis plays soprano sax and bass clarinet – ... (Jazz, Jazz)read moreCD
A great global bit of spiritual jazz from reedman Sokratis Votskos – who works here in a style that not only follows some great European traditions of modal jazz, but which also resonates with some of the deeper roots of Greek music too! Sokratis plays soprano sax and bass clarinet – ... (Jazz, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
VSOP (Herbie Hancock, et al) —
Five Stars ... LP Sony (Japan), 1979. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$44.99
A killer album by this legendary jazz supergroup – a Japanese-only set that we'd rank right up there with some of Herbie Hancock's Japanese albums from the same time! The group features Herbie on piano, Wayne Shorter on tenor, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Originally a Japanese-only session – and one of the best records ever by the great 70's group that featured Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, and Ron Carter. As with most of the group's Japanese recordings, this one is far better than the ones that got released ... read moreCD
Waaju —
Waaju ... CD Olindo (UK), 2019. New Copy ...
$7.99
A really unusual collective from the London scene – a group who play jazz of a global variety, but with a style that's much more far-reaching than standard Latin or Afro-inflected jazz! Instead, these guys seem open to a few continents' wealth of rhythms – but also use them in a way ... read moreCD
Sunao Wada —
Coco's Blues ... CD Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1972. New Copy ...
$19.99
A cooking little record from Japanese guitarist Sunao Wada – one with plenty of offbeat touches! Like many of the albums on the Three Blind Mice label from the time, this one's a bit hard to peg – because the moods and styles shift a bit from track to track, and there's an openly ... read moreCD
(Part of the Three Blind Mice Supreme Collection!)
One of a number of excellent sessions that Waldron put together for the Music Minus One label – and like the rest, a set of tunes designed to allow an amateur jazz player a chance to sit in with a high quality band. Waldron arranged and conceived the set, but since it's "for pianists ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet! Cover has some faded marker on front.)
A beautiful album by Mal Waldron – recorded in 1960, after the passing of Billie Holiday, and a very loving tribute by Waldron, who was her accompanist for a number of years. The set moves way past the usual "Holiday songbook" mode, and features instead a dark batch of tracks, two ... read moreCD
(Out of print, RVG Special Edition with 24-bit remastering – still sealed with the obi!)
Mal Waldron —
Where Are You ... CD Soul Note (Italy), 1994. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
... CD
(Out of print.)
Mal Waldron/Terumasa Hino —
Reminicent Suite ... LP Victor (Japan), 1972. Very Good ...
$78.99
Really evocative work from pianist Mal Waldron – a rare Japanese session cut with trumpeter Terumasa Hino, and a hip group of players who really make the set sparkle! The album's easily one of the most spiritual that Mal ever cut – and features two side long tracks that build ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with insert. Vinyl is great overall, but has a short click near the end of side one.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lloyd Wallace Trio —
New Thing ... LP 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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing.)
George Wallington —
Knight Music ... LP Atlantic, Late 50s. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
Great work from bop legend George Wallington – one of the last records in an initial run of 50s strengths from the pianist – and a set that features some great original compositions of his own! The set's a bit unusual for Atlantic Records at the time – almost more of a Prestige ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a bit of pen on back.)
Cedar Walton —
Bambino ... CD Evidence, 1993. Used ...
$1.99
... CD
Cedar Walton - Hank Hobley Quintet —
Breakthrough ... LP Cobblestone, 1972. Very Good ...
$14.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch and some light aging on the opening.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreCD
Tenor adventurer David S Ware's cosmos-searching Planetary Unknown group – with pianist Cooper-Moore, bassist William Parker and drummer Muhammad Ali – recorded live before an enthusiastic audience at the 2011 Saalfelden Jazz Festival in Austria. This marks the concert debut of the ... read moreCD
(Digipack has some edgewear & a penmark through the barcode.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreCD
One of Grover Washington's first albums as a leader – cut hot on the heels of some great work as a sideman, including some key funky dates with Charles Earland on Prestige! The sound here is a bit looser than some of Groover's smoother sides to come – a nice blend of his earthy jazz ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Grover Washington Jr —
Anthology ... CD Motown, Mid 70s. Used 2 CDs ...
$13.99
A tasty 2CD set that brings together some of the best soul jazz tracks from Grover's years at the Kudu label! As is well remembered by beatheads, Grover had an amazing style at the time – a snakey electric groove that was perfect for the sounds of the early 70s – playing soprano sax in ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Grover Washington Jr —
Discovery ... CD Prestige, Early 70s. Used ...
$5.99
A great look at the earliest years on record of Grover Washington Jr – material recorded before his later fame at Kudu Records, all with a much grittier sound overall! The work was recorded in the years 1970 and 1971 – at a time when he was cutting sessions for albums at Prestige by ... read moreCD
(Out of print, punch through barcode & promotional stamp on CD.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole.)
Grover Washington Jr —
Skylarkin' ... LP Motown, 1980. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreCD
Truly tremendous work from saxophonist Kamasi Washington – a set that may well even blow away his groundbreaking Epic album – given the scope of soul and spirit in the music! As with the previous project, this one's double-length, but maybe feels even more fitted to the mode – as ... read moreCD
(The bonus CD is hidden in the middle section of the foldout cover – you'll need to cut it open at the seam to find this hidden gem!)
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 moreCD
Marcin Wasilewski —
January ... CD ECM, 2007. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
A searing performance from Japanese jazz giant Sadao Watanabe – and key proof that he was a hell of a player in the years before he softened things up! There's a blissful post-Coltrane post-Miles sort of vibe going on here with Watanabe really jamming things up on the main track on the album ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreCD
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