A pairing of 2 mid-50s sides by Lester Young for Verve – one album recorded with Teddy Wilson on piano, the other with Oscar Peterson – hence the title! The Wilson session was recorded in 1956, and featuers Gene Ramey on bass and Jo Jones on drums – with tracks that include " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
No real date or personnel on this one, and the album's a live set recorded, most likely, at some time in the 50s. The quality of the recording isn't great, and you hear a heck of a lot of crowd noise – but the work's an interesting document of Pres during the period, as the tunes are all ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove in a gatefold cover. Vinyl has oxidation and plays with surface noise on Side 1.)
As beautiful an illustration of the genius of Lester Young as you could ever hope to find – tight, short small group numbers recorded with a keen focus on Young's amazing tone – all served up with beautiful sound throughout! The cover bills the set as being by Young and his orchestra, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s mono Japanese pressing, UMV 2672, with obi. Cover has a cutout notch.)
Lester Young joins the Oscar Peterson trio – and the result is a classic meeting of the minds from early 50s Verve! Young's tone is tremendous throughout – that sharp-yet-cool style that had such a big influence on other 50s players, and which gets some great support here from Peterson' ... read moreCD
Lester Young recordings from the 78rpm Commodore label – sessions from 1938 and 1944! CD
(Out of print.)
Lester Young & Harry Edison —
Pres & Sweets ... LP Verve, 1956. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
A classic Verve pairing of two of its greatest soloists – both recorded here in a laidback, easily-swinging session that allows both players to shine equally! Young's tenor is always a welcome addition to any set of this nature, and Edison's playing here in a gentler, relaxed mode that's a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s mono Japanese pressing on Polydor, including the insert. Cover has a cutout notch.)
A fantastic collection – five seminal years in the recording history of Lester Young – pulled from an assortment of rare 78s for a number of different labels. A huge amount of material – the first-ever clear, complete look at this period! CD
(Out of print, hand-numbered limited edition pressing. Includes original book, box and all 4CDs in their cases (still factory sealed) – all in great shape!)
A great little Verve session from the late 50s – recorded in a very relaxed mode, with plenty of solo room for all the players. The tracks are all pretty extended – and include "Salute To Benny", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", "Romping", and "Ple ... read moreCD
This is a split record of seven of Young's recordings with the Kansas City Six, and seven of Chu Berry's recordings from 1938 and 1941. Young's songs feature Bill Coleman, Buck Clayton, Jo Jones, Walter Page among others. Among the tunes Young plays are "Three Little Words", "Four ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Deep groove pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Young Lions (Lee Morgan & Wayne Shorter) —
Young Lions ... CD Vee Jay/Collectables, 1960. Used ...
$9.99
One of our top ten jazz albums of all time! Honest! This stunning session from 1960 not only coined the term "young lions" in jazz, but offers up a pack of them that any modern players would be hard-pressed to beat. Trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenorist Wayne Shorter, and pianist Bobby ... read moreCD
Amazing stuff from bassist Eldee Young and drummer Isaac "Red" Holt! At the time of this release, the pair had already risen to great fame as the rhythm backing for Ramsey Lewis in his first trio – but broke out on their own as a solo act, with a real focus on rhythmic piano ... (Soul, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic! Young and Holt lay down a monster set of grooves from Curtis Mayfield's Superfly soundtrack (all the good ones – like "Freddie's Dead", "Give Me Your Love", "Pusher Man", and "Superfly"), and they also get into some funky tracks of their own ... (Soul, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Really beautiful work from Brandee Younger – maybe one of the few artists to mix together jazz and harp since the generation of Dorothy Ashby and Alice Coltrane! The record's even hipper than Brandee's last – richer, deeper, and with these strongly spiritual currents that get great ... read moreCD
A tight set of Mexican jazz from Chucho Zarosa – with titles that include "Solo Tengo Ojos Para Ti", "Dulce Y Adorable", "Capullito De Alheli", and "Cucurrucucu Paloma". (Latin, Jazz)LP, Vinyl record album
Early recordings by Joe Zawinul as a leader – mostly tracks from the 60s, but issued by Atlantic in the mid 70s to work off Joe's growing fame in Weather Report! The set's got a sound that's a fair bit different than some of the more dynamic work that Joe was doing in the 70s – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole.)
Joe Zawinul —
Dialects ... CD Columbia/Legacy, 1986. Used ...
$3.99
Although Joe first came to big fame in the US as a funky vamper and soloist behind Cannonball Adderley's big group of the 60s, this early album as a leader has a much more mature sound than Joe's funky work with Cannon – and it rightly earns the "third stream" tag in the title ... read moreCD
A hell of a record from the young Denny Zeitlin – a pianist whose delighted our ears for decades, and who's already very much at the top of his game on this early album for Columbia! Zeitlin's tremendous right from the very first note – modern, but never archly so – lyrical, but ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing with black text, in fantastic shape!)
Pianist Denny Zeitlin is sporting a beard on the cover of this fourth album for Columbia Records – and his music here definitely reflects a bit of a change from his earlier cleaner-cut image! Denny steps a bit outside at times – never to much so to make the album a session of avant ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has staple holes in one corner.)
A rare jazz nugget from the late 60s – a pretty great trio set by the Joel Zelnik Trio – an American combo, but one with a groove that's every bit as hip as some of the best European piano groups of the time! Zelnik plays the lead instrument, but the album's definitely a strong three-si ... read moreCD
A set that has the trombonist hitting a great big band take on bossa nova – one that's surprisingly great overall, with some rich jazz charts penned by Bob Florence, who really helps make the whole thing sparkle! Zetner's horn is often wrapped up in additional trombones – a frontline ... (Now Sound, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty intense set of percussion from drummer Michael Zerang – one that also seems to have him using a fair bit of electronics as well – and from what we can tell on the photo with the album, he's mixing electronic contacts with his acoustic percussion – all with a sound that's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A compelling little record with a very unusual sound – a set that features lots of horns from this large ensemble, and some key guest work on reeds from Willem Breuker! The album moves way past the usual German ensemble outing – as some cuts are straight, but some are quite outside ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Side one features work by the quintet of trumpeter Manfred Schoof – and side two features "Tratto", a long electronic piece! (Out Sound, Jazz)LP, Vinyl record album
The title of the record is a reference to philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein – who's claimed as an influence on the set – but the whole thing is also maybe even more of a throwback to some of the earliest moments in the career of John Zorn, as the record has the musician handling a number ... read moreCD
A killer collection of previously-unissued jazz from Mercury Records – with material by Roland Kirk, Ben Webster, Dinah Washington, Bob James, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer, Cannonball Adderley, and others! LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes booklet. Box has a cutout notch and light wear.)
Important early recordings from the key years of bebop and cool jazz – with Mercury sides by Red Rodney, Lennie Tristano, Chubby Jackson, Bill Harris, Gene Ammons, and Billy Eckstine! LP, Vinyl record album
(Mercury pressing with deep groove. Cover has some splitting in the top seam.)
Jazzy 45s galore – and a huge dip into the vaults of Prestige Records! This tasty set brings together 18 classics recorded in the heyday of the jazz funk years at Prestige – the late 60s and early 70s, a time when the soul jazz sounds of previous years were being forged into a leaner, ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz)read moreCD
A classic set from this legendary Detroit festival – a mighty assemblage of roots and jazz performers that was put together by John Sinclair! The event was legendary at the time – and has lived on strongly via this great recording by Atlantic – one that really gets at the special ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet. Box has some surface wear.)
Various —
Black California ... LP Savoy, Late 40s/Early 50s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$5.99
A great compilation – despite the title – one that features west coast recordings made by Savoy, showing the less "cool jazz" side of the LA scene in the late 40s and early 50s! There's some excellent material on here not available elsewhere – especially some great bop ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Deeply spiritual jazz from the American underground of the 20th century – music that sits in a perfect space between straight jazz and more avant garde material – always reaching out in this really soaring, searching sort of way – but never too outside or free! Rhythms are at the ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked gem from Blue Note – a special live performance that brings together some of the label's funkiest and most soulful artists of the 70s! The set's somewhat unusual for Blue Note at the time – especially given the label's increasingly studio-driven approach to jazz, with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really fantastic little collection – one that opens the door to a whole new understanding of Irish music – and one that will certainly get you past more familiar expectations of The Chieftains and The Pogues! This set is very heavy on jazzy elements – and while we've never ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features material from Ehran Elisha Ensemble, Rob Brown, Marshall Allen 4tet, Charlie Kolhase, Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, and more. CD
The roots of modern jazz never sounded this great before – and this is the first time ever that all the early bop recordings by Savoy have been properly brought together in one place! Savoy was one of the most important labels to record the early bop pioneers – and had a dedication to ... read moreCD
(Limited, numbered edition – with box, book, and CDs still sealed in their cases! Box has one small scratch, but is great overall.)
An incredible document of a key genre in 50s jazz on record – the jam session tradition, recorded beautifully for Verve records by the legendary Norman Granz! The idea of a jam session was nothing new at the time, of course, but it was mostly a live phenomenon – known to players from ... read moreCD
A fantastic collection of music – 66 tracks that show the huge influence of Cuban rhythms in American music during the mid-century years – presented here in a wider range of styles than you might expect! This isn't just Latin music, made by Cuban cats hitting the New York scene – ... read moreCD
A fantastic look at one of the biggest contributions that Cuba ever made to music in the 20th Century – the rise of the jam session and descarga scene in Havana right before the revolution – a moment that saw an already-great style get even better in the hands of a few key musicians! ... (Latin, Jazz)read moreCD
Contemporary jazz artists reinterpret songs from Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – with tracks that include "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by Makaya McCraven, "With A Little Help From My Friends" by Mary Halvorsen, "Good Morning Good Morning" by Shabaka ... read moreCD
Excellent work from the glory days of Impulse Records – tracks from sessions for the label's most famous albums, but never issued until this special package! We're not normally ones to dig various artists collections in jazz, but this series is wonderful – an essential counterpart to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The cover looks a bit punk rock, but the music here is all jazz – pulled from the great catalog of DIW Records – the groundbreaking imprint of Japan's Disk Union record stores! Back at the end of the 80s, the company really started to put its money where its heart was – and ... read moreCD
An assortment of tracks recorded together under the Downbeat name, but which was really designed to showcase the budding jazz talents on late 50s Dot Records! The set kicks off with a big band, Basie-ish number – "Blues Over Easy", performed by Manny Alban and jazz greats that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a half split top seam.)
A motherlode of great jazz tracks – 3LPs worth of material pulled from the catalog of the legendary Impulse Records, and laid out back to back, as kind of a progression of the modern throughout the label's history. Titles include "New Blue" by Marion Brown, "Bulbs" by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Modern jazz from the Italian scene of the 60s – all of it recorded for film and soundtrack use, and almost none of is released before! The music here shows not just the fantastic advances in film scoring in the 60s, but also the overlooked growth of jazz in Italy at the same time too – ... (Soundtracks, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies – pressed on 180 gram vinyl and with bonus CD!)
Revolutionary jazz from the era of the Civil Rights Movement and beyond – soulful and spiritual jazz as important as any of the era – an impeccably well chosen compilation of Freedom, Rhythm & Sound from Soul Jazz Records! The set is a tie-in with Soul Jazz's essential Freedom, ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz)read moreCD
Incredible sounds from the German Jazz Festival of 1964 – a wonderful meeting of modern talents from all over the European continent at the time – including some great work from behind the Iron Curtain too! The album features a few tracks each by a number of different groups – ... read moreCD
Promo EP featuring snippets from ABC releases by Quincy Jones, Jackie & Roy, Zoot Sims, Don Elliott, Oscar Pettiford, Billy Taylor, and more. (Funky 45's, Jazz)7-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in an ABC-Paramount sleeve, with some tears at the opening.)
Our only complaint about this set is that Prestige only saw fit to make it 2 LPs long, and as most of all of you know just as well as we do, the Prestige catalog runs deep with funky hornsmen! Most of these cats and the tracks they did choose to include need little or no introduction form us, so ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Music from Jeff Lorber, Doc Powell, Eddie M, Michael Lington, Jango, Soul Ballet, Michael Sims, Chris Camozzi, Garden Party, Steve Nieves & Kathleen Bertrand. (Holiday Music, Jazz)CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Various —
Happy Sounds ... LP Phase 6 Super Stereo (Italy), 1970s. Very Good+ ...
$1.99
15 jazzy groovers, with a sound and a feel that you haven't really heard in other comps before (except for the now hard-to-find Priceless classic.) Tight hard modal tracks, with lots of strident rolling piano lines, cool flute and sax solos, and free-wheeling rhythm sections. Cuts include "Th ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz)read moreCD
Not a set of world music-inflected jazz – although there is a bit of that – and instead, a wonderful collection of spiritual numbers from around the world – most recorded in the 70s, at a time when barriers were really breaking down in jazz music! All tracks here are nice and ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Righteous jazz, but with a bit of a funky twist too – a great selection of classics from the years when 60s soul jazz was reaching out with a new sense of pride and power, and finding a way embrace all of the musical changes that were coming its way! The music here is often by artists who ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz)read moreCD
A classic compilation of material from the hip later years of Impulse – put together with a title that's a bit misleading, given that some of this stuff was clearly getting some play on underground FM radio! There's some key righteous classics here – like "Attica Blues" and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mindblowing jazz from Japan – a tremendous introduction to the 70s scene in Tokyo if you've never heard this music at all – and a package that also includes a fair bit of rare tracks, even if you're not a newcomer! The Japanese love of American jazz is no secret – and the music ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Music from Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, George E Lee & his orchestra, Walter Page's Blue Devils, Andy Kirk & his Twelve Clouds of Joy, Jones-Smith Incorporated, Count Basie & his orchestra, Harlan Leonard & his Rockets, Pete Johnson, Joe Turner & his Fly Cats & more. CD
Fantastic work from two different years of this important German Jazz Festival – material that provides a great live complement to some of the best studio jazz recordings of the late 60s European scene – such as those coming from the MPS label, and some of the record companies in Paris ... read moreCD
A classic 50s album issued to appeal to the hi-fi crowd, but one that's a lot hipper than most – as the contents here aren't bachelor pad easy listening, and instead feature gems from the legendary modern jazz label, Dawn Records! Dawn always had an ear for unusual settings, formations of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. NOTE – Cover has an upside down front paste-on and a small split in the top seam.)
Music from Louis Prima, Ziggy Elfman, King Cole Trio, Mills Brothers, Julia Lee, Billy Eckstine, Harry James, Sarah Vaughan, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Ray McKinley, Claude Thornhill & more. CD
Music from Billy Eckstine, Woody Herman, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Julia Lee, Ray McKinley, King Cole Trio, Stan Kenton, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Pee Wee Hunt Dixielanders & more. CD
Music from Louis Jordan, Stan Kenton, Glenn Miller, King Cole Trio, Billy Eckstine, Ray McKinley, Sarah Vaughan, Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Johnson, Benny Goodman, Tony Pastor & more. CD
Music from Mills Brothers, Tony Pastor, Billy Eckstine, Ray McKinley, Julia Lee, George Shearling, Tommy Dorsey, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Johnson, Bob Crosby & more. CD
Music from Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan, Ray Anthony, Mills Brothers, Billy Eckstine, Jimmy Dorsey, Lionel Hampton, Claude Thornhill, King Cole Trio, Benny Goodman, Les Brown & more. CD
Music from Billy Eckstine, Artie Shaw, Ray Anthony, Harry James, Sarah Vaughan, Bob Crosby, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Mills Brothers, Louis Prima, Benny Goodman & more. CD
Music from Anita O' Day, Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, Hoagy Carmichael & Cass Daley, Stan Kenton & his orchestra, Buddy Morrow & his orchestra, Sarah Vaughan, Benny Goodman Sextet & more. CD
Music from Harry James, Nat King Cole, Tab Smith, Ray Anthony, Sarah Vaughan & Percy Faith, Louis Armstrong & Sy Oliver, Billy May, the Mills Brothers, Ray Anthony, Eddie Wilcox, Ella Mae Morse & more. CD
(Back cover and inner pages have some notes in pen.)
Music from Ray Anthony, Nat King Cole, the Four Freshmen, Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, Buddy Morrow, Ella Fitzgerald with Leroy Kirkland's Orchestra, the Mills Brothers, Sarah Vaughan with the Percy Faith Orchestra, Woody Herman & more. CD
(Back cover and inner pages have some notes in pen.)
Music from Artie Shaw & his Gramercy Five, Sarah Vaughan with the Percy Faith Orchesta, Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Morrow & his Orchestra, the Mills Brothers, Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, King Cole Trio, Harry James & his Orchesta, Ray Anthony, Louis Armstrong with Gordon Jenkin's Orchestra ... read moreCD
(Back cover and inner pages have some notes in pen.)
A really great collection of jazzy groovers – one that effortlessly combines older material and newer recordings, all with a great ear that never tires in its pursuit of the groove! The blend of old and new is a bit like some of the collections we used to love from Gilles Peterson back in ... (Funky Compilations, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Jazz Round ... LP VSP, 1966. Near Mint- ...
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A fantastic package – a must-have for any fan of older jazz! This CD set reissues material originally packaged in the rare Jazz Scene box set issued by Verve at the end of the 40s – a limited package of 78rpm singles that documented the styles and sounds of modern jazz at the time, ... read moreCD
The legendary Norman Granz Jazz Scene collection – a limited package of 78rpm singles that documented the styles and sounds of modern jazz at the time, filled with great drawings and photos, and one of those super-rare collectibles that you never ever see! A rare treasure both visually and ... (78 RPM, Jazz)read more78 RPM, Vinyl record
(Includes original booklet, with all individual pages and pieces – and even the fold-out David Stone Martin drawing – hand-signed and numbered by Norman Granz! #438 out of 5000 – and aged a bit over time, but in surprisingly great shape!)
A cool collection of work from the mid 50s jazz years at ABC – one put together as an introduction to the label, and which features some of the best tunes from the time! There's some mighty hip work on here – including "Night In Tunisia" by Vinnie Burke's String Jazz Quartet, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album