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Singers we love -- from vintage torch to vocalese, scat, jazz poetry, standards, and more!
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Atlantic/Strawberry (UK), 1960s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 6CD ... $36.99 59.99
A really wonderful collection of music – work that has an already-great artist taking off into all these new directions of his own – completely reinventing himself as the jazz generations moved on, always with a really strong sense of wit and imagination! Mose Allison first emerged as ... read more CD
Blue Note (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $10.99 13.99
One of the only albums ever cut by Maxi Anderson – a hell of a soul singer who's lent her talents to a number of sessions over the years, but who sounds especially great here in the lead! Anderson's got a vibe that's almost like Minnie Riperton at the time – a warmly glowing approach ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
Also available Maxi ... CD 19.99
Verve, 1968. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
A never-issued performance from the great Louis Armstrong – recorded late in life, and a tremendous testament to the way in which Armstrong had become so much more than just a standard jazzman in his final years! The set was recorded by the BBC, where Louis and the group performed in a ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Also available Louis In London ... LP 27.99
Ace (UK), 1950s/1960s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Rare Bacharach galore – an assortment of under-reissued tracks all penned by the mighty Burt – most of which are from the heyday of 60s uptown soul! Despite the 1952 in the date range on the title, almost all the tunes here are from the mid 60s – that time when Bacharach was ... read more CD
Limelight/Universal (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
A really cool 60s session from the great Chet Baker – one that moves away from the standard sound of his 50s work, and shows that unusual sense of careful sonic energy that would mark his further development over the decades! Chet's got a great sound here – blowing flugelhorn instead ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Limelight/Universal (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
Chet Baker serves up a tribute to Billie Holiday, but in a set that's very different than you might expect – very much a Chet Baker album overall, and one that's done at a time when Chet was doing a lot less vocalizing on record! Arrangements are by Jimmy Mundy, but the group's somewhat lean ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Jazz Detective/Elemental, 1972. New Copy ... $15.99 17.99
Two of the coolest trumpeters from the LA scene of the 50s – reunited here in a never-issued album from the start of the 70s! At the time of the set, Jack Sheldon was the real star of the date – big on TV, and a very confident, cool player – as well as a singer with a wonderfully ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Turtle (UK), 1968. New Copy ... $3.99 14.99
Maybe one of the most soulful records ever cut by British pianist Gordon Beck – even if it appears here for the first time ever! The set's a killer – and has Beck working with vocalist Joy Marshall – a hip female singer who's right up there with the best 60s material by Carmen ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Columbia/BGO (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $8.99 19.99
A pair of late 60s Columbia classics from Tony Bennett – back to back on a single CD! First up is Tony Makes It Happen – a very jazzy album, with a group that features Joe Wilder and Joe Newman on trumpets, Urbie Green on trombone, Joe Soldo on flute, and orchestrations from Marion ... read more CD
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1958. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
A great little vocal session on Bethlehem – and maybe the only record we've ever seen from singer Betty Blake! Blake's a great vocalist right from the start – one who balances swing and sophistication wonderfully – amidst some very hip jazz backings from a combo that features ... read more CD
A&M/Rev-Ola (UK), 1970. New Copy ... $7.99 14.99
A groovy bossa gem from the glory days of A&M Records – an ultra-hip group recorded with production by Sergio Mendes! The feel here is a lot like that of Brasil 66 – bossa rhythms, sunny CA instrumentation, and lovely female vocals – in this case sung singularly, by the ... (Brazil, Vocalists) read more CD
Unisono (Germany), 1960s. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
Maybe the grooviest music we've ever heard from the legendary German jazz singer Inge Brandenburg– but that's also no surprise, as she gets some heavy help here on the backings – including a number that feature MPS legend Erwin Lehn, and a few more by the combo of saxophonist Klaus ... read more CD
Charles Brown —
Ballads My Way ... CD Mainstream/Solid (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $15.99 18.99
A really wonderful set from the great Charles Brown – known to most as a blue singer, and a sophisticated one at that – but also an artist with a fair bit of jazz in his style, which is unlocked nicely on this 60s session for Mainstream Records! Arrangements are by Don Sebesky, and ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
Mode/Muzak (Japan), 1957. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
A sweet little session of 50s vocal jazz – equally great not just for the singing by Joy Byran, but also for the arrangements by pianist Marty Paich! Paich's captured here at a great early point scoring for singers – and he gives Joy the same fluid jazzy approach that he used on the ... read more CD
Iconic Artists Group, 1953. New Copy 2CDs ... $22.99 24.99
A great small club performance from Nat King Cole – of the sort he never really recorded for Capitol Records, even though this set is right in the middle of his glory days on the label! In some ways, the set hearkens back to Nat's roots – maybe no surprise, as he's back in Chicago ... read more CD
Gryphon/Muzak (Japan), 1980. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
Cy Coleman's a pianist, and a singer with a very down to earth vibe – but even more than that, he's a songwriter whose skills have brimmed from Broadway to filter very strongly in the mainstream! After a strong run of work in the 60s, Coleman's talents took varied paths in the 70s – at ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Mango Sweet Rice (Japan), 2017. New Copy ... $17.99 23.99
Koppe does a great job here of taking older vocal jazz standards and reworking them in a fantastic new way – using contemporary electronica to completely transform the tunes, as she works with different collaborators in a lineup that includes Brian Duffy, Luna 9, Nikakoi, and others! The ... (New Grooves, Vocalists) read more CD
(In a very cool die-cut sleeve!)
Liberty/BGO (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $8.99 18.98
A pair of albums from the great Jackie DeShannon – back to back on a single CD! First up is the UK-only release Don't Turn Your Back On Me – a great batch of material with a sweet west coast pop groove – and one that includes a fair number of original tunes written by Jackie ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more CD
Atlantic/Wounded Bird, 1972. New Copy ... $10.99 12.99
A very different album than the 60s material that Jackie DeShannon cut for Imperial Records – a set that marks a very hip shift to Atlantic, where Jackie got the chance to record down in Memphis! There's a soulful vibe to the record that really unlocks qualities that DeShannon had back in ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more CD
El (UK), Late 50s. New Copy 3CD ... $17.99 24.99
A great look at the earliest years of the lovely Blossom Dearie – and a set that also features a surprising amount of work from reedman Bobby Jaspar, who was making big waves on the Paris jazz scene at the same time the young Blossom was living in France! CD1 features the pair together ... read more CD
Mode/Muzak (Japan), 1957. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
A delightful session of west coast vocal jazz – done by singer Doris Drew, who we only know from this album! Doris has a sound that's a bit warmer than some of her contemporaries on the scene – and she's backed here by a great lineup that includes Marty Paich on both piano and celeste, ... read more CD
Polydor/Esoteric (UK), 1971. New Copy ... $15.99 22.99
Julie Driscoll's come a long way from her years with Brian Auger here – stepping out in a freer sound that marks the shift in the British scene from beat group grooving to jazz-rock jamming. The session features a host of likely suspects from that hip side of the scene where avant jazz and ... read more CD
Also available Julie Driscoll 1969 ... CD 11.99
Columbia/BGP (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
Completely wonderful work from Georgie Fame – a stone cooking collection of his mid 60s mod recordings for Columbia Records in the UK – a unique combination of jazz, soul, and R&B – all delivered with a style so original, it can only be dubbed Fame-like! Georgie's approach ... read more CD
Pye/BGO (UK), Late 1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy 2CD ... $14.99 19.99
Three great later albums from mod jazz legend Georgie Fame – all brought together in a single set! Right Now is a bit later than classic vintage for Georgie Fame, but still plenty darn great – and proof that Fame was always one of the most inventive singers of his generation! The ... read more CD
CBS/RPM (UK), 1967. New Copy 2CD ... $9.99 16.99
The two faces of Fame are live and studio – as each side of the original album was recorded in each mode – and this great CD version goes a lot further, with stereo and mono mixes and a huge number of bonus tracks! The live numbers feature the Brit jazz vocalist swinging in a set ... read more CD
BGO (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $14.99 19.99
A nice little package, one that brings together three American releases of music by London's legendary Georgie Fame! First up is the classic Yeh Yeh – a brilliant mix of jazz, soul, and R&B – all filtered through a mod sort of London freshness, as early proof that the city could ... read more CD
Lost Recordings (France), 1967. New Copy 2CDs ... $36.99 44.99
Ella Fitzgerald recorded famously in Berlin for Verve Records at the start of the 60s – but this set's from later on in the decade, and shows just how much Ella had grown as a singer! There's less of the easygoing good vibes of that previous album, and a much more mature, intimate quality at ... read more CD
Supraphon/GAD (Poland), 1971. New Copy ... $14.99 19.99
A killer from the Czech scene of the early 70s – and a set that clearly draws its inspiration from the sound of mid-60s London – especially artists who mix jazz and soul, like Georgie Fame or Zoot Money! The core combo is totally great – with a very R&B-drenched vibe – ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
(Includes bonus tracks.)
Billy Gault —
When Destiny Calls – The Music Of Billy Gault ... CD Steeplechase (Denmark), 1974. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
One of the few albums ever recorded by the great Billy Gault – a hell of a spiritual jazz pianist, and one who also recorded just a bit with Jackie McLean around the same time too! Gault has an amazingly soulful way of putting together his work, but never gets bogged down in too much ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Irma (Italy), 2024. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
A nice little record that offers up exactly what you see on the cover – the acoustic bass of Paolo Ghetti and the vocals of Anna – a singer who works in Italian throughout, but with a jazz-based approach that really works well with the bass – warm, carefully cresting, and with all ... read more CD
Pias, 2023. New Copy ... $13.99 14.98
A really stunning album from Bebel Gilberto, and one that sheds all the trappings of previous sets to get right to the core of her talents! The album's a tribute to her father, Joao Gilberto – as you might guess from the title – and the presentation of the music is often right up there ... (Brazil, Vocalists) read more CD
Ellerine Harding —
Ellerine ... CD Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
Breathy, beautiful soul from Ellerine Harding – a lesser-known 70s singer, but one who managed to cut this great album for the Mainstream label! Like some of the other soul on Mainstream, the approach here is inflected with a bit of jazz – arrangements scored by Wade Marcus, and ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
Cellar Live, 2023. New Copy ... $6.99 12.99
Lezlie Harrison's a great singer, and she sounds especially wonderful here next to the Hammond B3 of Ben Paterson – a player who really seems to click with Lezlie's great approach! There's a slight current of soul in Harrison's music, but the music is definitely jazz – as she's got a ... read more CD
Polydor/Ace (UK), 1977. New Copy ... $8.99 14.99
One of the rarest Lee Hazlewood albums ever – a mid 70s set recorded for Polydor in Sweden, and one that represents a really unique chapter in Lee's career overseas! At times, the album's got a very strong country feel – more so than even other Hazlewood records, which always had a bit ... read more CD
Canyon/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1971. New Copy ... $11.99 16.99
The lovely Kim Sang Hee takes on the music of both Tom Jones and Burt Bacharach – in a setting that has her working with nicely different backings for each of the different sources! The Burt Bacharach material is maybe our favorite – as Kim's sweet voice works wonderfully with the ... read more CD
Mode/Muzak (Japan), 1957. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
One of the rarest records on the Mode label, and one of the few we've ever seen from this obscure west coast vocalist! The record features Johnny singing with some great LA jazz backing – an octet that features Herb Geller, Marty Paich, Jack Sheldon, Ronnie Lang, Mel Lewis, and Bob ... read more CD
Skye/Muzak (Japan), 1970. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
Think what you want about Lena Horne – but this is a plenty darn groovy album! Sure, Lena's style is usually a bit classy and uptown – almost so much so that we don't really dig most of her records. But here, she's working in a very groovy style – paired with the great guitarist ... read more CD
Savoy/Muzak (Japan), 1948. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
Some of the earliest work ever recorded by Jackie & Roy – cut when the fab vocal duo was still in the company of Charlie Ventura, forging a bop harmony sound that was as groundbreaking as the early vocalese work of Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert, or Annie Ross! The pair had a hip swinging ... read more CD
Storyville/Muzak (Japan), 1955. New Copy 2CD Gatefold ... $8.99 24.99
Two rare Storyville albums from the tremendous vocal team of Jackie & Roy – back to back in a single set! First up is the self titled Jackie & Roy – one of the first albums ever from the team of Jackie Caine and Roy Kral – and one of the best, too! The album's got a ... read more CD
Argo/Kent (UK), Early 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Queen of Soul is right! Heck, on these early albums, Etta practically invented soul – or at least invented a deep soul style of singing that would be taken up by countless other female singers during the 60s, but rarely matched with this kind of brilliance. Straight up beautiful stuff! The ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
East Wind (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $10.99 14.99
One of the hippest 70s albums you could hope to find by Sheila Jordan – originally recorded for the East West label in Japan! The set features Sheila singing with a small group that includes Norman Marnell on tenor, Alan Pasqua on piano, Cameron Brown on bass, and Beaver Harris on drums ... read more CD
(Part of the East Wind Masters Collection 1000.)
Far Out (UK), 1977. New Copy ... $13.99 16.99
A record that could have been the biggest breakthrough in the career of the legendary Joyce – yet the set was never issued at the time! The late 70s session has Joyce recording in New York, under the guidance of studio maestro Claus Ogerman – who has a wonderful way of elevating the ... (Brazil, Vocalists) read more CD
Also available Natureza ... LP 32.99
Storyville/Muzak (Japan), 1955. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
One of a number of great small group sessions done by singer Teddi King for the Storyville label – nicely relaxed, with backing from a septet that features Billy Taylor on piano, Bob Brookmeyer on trombone, Nick Travis on trumpet, and Gene Quill on alto! The Storyville approach really brings ... read more CD
Also available Now In Vogue ... LP 19.99
Now In Vogue (plus Miss Teddi King & Round Midnight) (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 8.99
Storyville/Muzak (Japan), 1955. New Copy 2CD ... $8.99 24.99
Three rare Storyville albums from singer Teddi King – all packaged up here in a cool Japanese paper sleeve set! First up is Now In Vogue – one of a number of great small group sessions done by singer Teddi King for the Storyville label – nicely relaxed, with backing from a septet ... read more CD
Also available Now In Vogue ... CD 8.99
Now In Vogue ... LP 19.99
Storyville/Muzak (Japan), 1953. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
Vocals as dark as they are lovely – a sublime early set from singer Teddi King, served up in a style that's nicely perched between two decades of jazz! There's a moody, intimate feel here that really takes us back to an earlier era – a bit in the way that Lee Wiley often does at the ... read more CD
Muzak (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
Lovely lovely work from Irene Kral – a Japanese-only session from the 70s, and one of her best efforts from the time! Irene's vocals have never sounded better – strong and confident, but not in a cloying way that gets in the way of the tunes – working with a piano trio led by ... read more CD
(HQ – Hi Quality CD pressing!)
Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
One of the more obscure 60s albums cut by jazz vocalist Irene Kral – and a great little record that shows her to be more of a singer than we expected! Some of the tunes on the set have the straight vocals with band feel of Irene's other albums, but a few more go for a groovier sort of 60s ... read more CD
Grappa/Muzak (Japan), 2005. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
A beautiful reunion between singer Karin Krog and pianist Steve Kuhn – heard here in a mode that's quite different than their classic efforts on the album We Could Be Flying! The style here is much more laidback and intimate – and instead of Steve's tunes, Karin is mostly singing jazz ... read more CD
Enja/Muzak (Japan), 2003. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
Beautiful recent work from Karin Krog – one of the few singers who's continued to hold our attention after decades of recording! Krog's lost none of her brilliance on this set – and is working here with pianist Steve Kuhn, who helps reintroduce some of the offbeat qualities that made ... read more CD
United Artists/El (UK), 1960. New Copy ... $7.99 14.99
Quite possibly the only full album ever recorded as a solo act by Dave Lambert, the vocalist that we know and love from the team of Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross – but who's also a heck of a great singer on his own! As you may know from the group, Dave's got a slightly quirky vocal approach ... read more CD
Fremeaux & Associates (France), 2024. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
Beautifully jazzy takes on the music of Johnny Alf – maybe no surprise, given that Johnny always had a bit of jazz in the way he approached the bossa nova back in the 60s! Manu Le Prince does a really lovely job with the songs here – inflecting them with a richness and sense of ... read more CD
Liberty/El (UK), Early 1960s. New Copy ... $3.99 14.99
A trio of albums from the Johnnie Mann singers – served up here in a single package! The core of the album is the classic Night – one of the dreamiest albums ever cut by the Johnny Mann singers – a very early effort that has their trademark mix of male and female vocals drifting ... read more CD
Tania Maria And The Viva Brazil Quartet —
Live At The Blue Note ... CD Concord, 2002. New Copy ... $9.99 17.99
A stunning live set from Tania Maria – recorded with her Viva Brazil combo in a mode that's very similar to her classic recordings from 70s France! The sound here is great – Tania on keyboards and vocals, with backing only from bass, drums, and percussion – a spare framework that ... (Brazil, Vocalists) read more CD
Columbia/BGO (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $8.99 19.99
Four early 80s classics from Johnny Mathis – presented here in a single 2CD package! Different Kinda Different is a tremendous start to the 80s for Johnny Mathis – and a set that really continues that strong shift into soul-based territory he begun in the 70s! Gene Page handles a lot ... read more CD
Carmen McRae —
Haven't We Met? ... CD Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
Great work from Carmen McRae – light and groovy one minute, deeply expressive the other – but all with a sense of balance that few other singers can touch at this point in her career! Carmen's already moved past straight jazz, yet she also avoids the traps of bigger label commercial ... read more CD
Also available Haven't We Met? ... LP 1.99
Carmen McRae —
Live & Doin' It ... CD Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
About as strong an example of the genius of Carmen McRae as you could ever hope to find – a live album that displays Carmen's impeccable phrasing in a very stripped-down setting – and one that also swings with a fair degree of sophisticated soul as well! Back in the 50s, Carmen paved ... read more CD
Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
A rock-solid swinger from the great Carmen McRae – working here in a live setting with a very cool combo! The group's more than just a trio – although it is grounded by excellent piano work from Norman Simmons – and the record features nice use of flute from Ray Bernstein, guitar ... read more CD
Helen Merrill —
Artistry Of Helen Merrill ... CD Mainstream/Solid (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
A really fantastic album from singer Helen Merrill – and quite an obscure one as well! The set was recorded after Helen's initial burst to fame on the Mercury label in the 50s – and has her taking on a more laidback, more open-minded approach here in a very hip setting that includes a ... read more CD
Ri Fi/Ace (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $13.99 19.99
Fantastic work from one of the grooviest singers of the 60s – the amazing Mina, a vocalist who hardly made waves on this side of the Atlantic, but who served up a wealth of wonderful material from the Italian scene at the time! You might know Mina from a few key soundtrack contributions she ... read more CD
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1959/1960. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
One of the coolest jazz vocal albums you'll ever find! Frank Minion sings this suite of tracks billed as an "Introduction To Black Opium Street", and he puts the music together with little recitations in between the tracks, so that the whole thing sounds like one of the great Langston ... read more CD
Also available Soft Land Of Make Believe ... CD 11.99
Chapter One/Cherry Red (UK), Early 1970s. New Copy 2CD ... $3.99 14.99
A real lost chapter of work in the world of British Pop – a range of early 70s recordings all done by Gerry Monroe, a singer with a quality that maybe feels like it's a bit late for time in which he cut these tracks! Gerry's got this nice sense of drama in his voice – a range that ... read more CD
Somethin Cool (Japan), 2024. New Copy ... $26.99 29.99
Korean vocalist Moon Haewon is a really great singer – one who's got this old school command of her voice like an instrument, and a way of finding a range of expression that really makes these tunes come alive – but also while still hanging strongly to the energy of the group! That is, ... read more CD
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1957. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
A rare and exceptional vocal jazz LP – cut by the obscure Marilyn Moore, then the wife of Al Cohn – who's pictured in profile on the cover of the record! Marilyn's got a style that's somewhat raspy – clearly inspired by Billie Holiday at times, and not what you'd expect in ... read more CD
Gearbox (UK), 2013. New Copy ... $9.99 19.99
Tremendous work from the great Mark Murphy – a great reminder that he's still one of the greatest jazz vocalists to come our way in the past 50 years! The short set's a loving tribute to the late Shirley Horn – delivered by Mark in some of his most personal, poetic modes in years ... read more CD
Universal (France), 1960s/1970s/Early 1980s. New Copy 12CD ... $24.99 49.99
A huge amount of recordings from one of our favorite singers ever – the incredible Claude Nougaro, a French vocalist of the postwar years, and a master of many styles that included jazz, samba, and bossa nova! Nougaro had a unique talent for penning French lyrics to American and Brazilian ... (French, Vocalists) read more CD
Folkways, 1958. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
Kenneth Patchen, like Kenneth Rexroth, was one of the few poets who really understood what it meant to read and write in a jazz idiom – as you'll hear on this excellent set of beatnik jazz tracks! The album features Patchen reading in a great style – angular, cynical, really working ... (Spoken Word, Vocalists) read more CD
(Special limited CD – pressed up for us by the Smithsonian Folkways label. Comes with original cover artwork, and the CD also features a PDF file with the original liner notes and other materials from the original record release.)
Gamble/Big Break (UK), 1968. New Copy ... $7.99 13.99
An excellent early album from Billy Paul – done in a mode that's quite different than his bigger hits of the 70s! The record's almost more of a jazz outing, but with a definite soulful twist – done in this righteous mode that's not unlike some of the best Nina Simone material from the ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
Blue Note, 2016. New Copy ... $5.99 14.99
The greatness of Gregory Porter continues to grow and grow – as the vocalist keeps moving past the straighter jazz of his roots, into a role as one of the greatest soul singers of the 21st Century! Porter's got a depth and maturity that few folks have had in recent years – especially ... read more CD
Ruth Price —
Live & Beautiful ... CD AVA/Solid (Japan), 1963. New Copy ... $15.99 18.99
Ruth Price is definitely live and beautiful – stretching out here on a small combo date recorded in Hollywood – with a groove that's maybe a little hipper than some of her previous records too! The album features backings from a trio that includes Victor Feldman on piano, Bob Whitlock ... read more CD
El (UK), Early 50s. New Copy ... $3.99 12.99
A well-done look at the early genius of Johnnie Ray – a beyond-category singer of the 50s who left a monumental impact upon postwar pop music! Although slight in stature, Johnnie sang with a very rich style – one that was sometimes emotive, sometimes gutsy – in a way that was ... read more CD
Click/P-Vine (Japan), 1980. New Copy ... $18.99 24.99
Accented vocals, compressed production, and sweet piano and keyboards – a great combination that bubbles together warmly in this lost bit of pop from the Swedish scene! Singer Meta Roos is perhaps better known for the slightly bossa vibe of her album from 1978, but here in a set from two ... read more CD
Polydor/7T's (UK), 1970s. New Copy 5CD ... $38.99 44.99
A great legacy of work from British singer Barry Ryan – an artist with all the sense of subtle drama that marked UK male pop acts of the 60s, but taken into some of the more sophisticated territory of the 70s! Barry was never going to be a hard rocker, but here he does have a way of taking ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more CD
Strata East/Culture Factory, 1974. New Copy Gatefold ... $13.99 14.99
A tremendous record from one of the hippest soul singers ever – and an album that has Gil Scott-Heron really pushing forward after his initial classics for the Flying Dutchman label! There's less spoken material here and more sung passages – as Gil's really discovering his confidence ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
Also available Winter In America (black & white vinyl pressing) ... LP 27.99(Very cool gatefold LP-styled cover – just like the original album!)
Soulmusic.com (UK), New Copy 8CDs ... $48.99 59.99
A huge collection of Nina's early years at the Colpix label – with the expanded editions of 8 original albums from the end of the 50s through mid 60s – including all the groundbreaking studio recordings and landmark live material of the era! Blackbird includes the complete original ... read more CD
Verve, 1964. New Copy ... $5.99 14.99
Captivating work by Nina – working here in that unique crossover style she was using in the mid 60s – a blend of jazz and soul arrangements that were perfect for her intimate folksy style. The album's one of her first few for Philips, and it really has her opening things up a bit ... read more CD
Verve, 1985. New Copy ... $7.99 14.99
A mid-80s comeback album from Nina Simone – and a set that shows her continuing to experiment with new modes as the years move forward! Back in the 60s, Nina effortlessly folded together her jazz vocal roots with new ideas in folk, soul, and other styles – and here she expands that ... read more CD
Stateside (Denmark), 2022. New Copy ... $9.99 19.99
A really unique take on the music of jazz legend Tadd Dameron – a set that focuses entirely on vocal versions of his compositions – a side of Dameron's legacy that's sometimes overlooked! Tadd wasn't that much of a lyricist himself – although he did do two of the songs here ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
Warner/Muzak (Japan), 1961. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
Joanie Sommers thinks young here – not in a teen pop sense, but in a style that has plenty of youthful variety in the mix! The album's served up in two different modes – side one is a big band side, with backings from the great Marty Paich – and side two is a live performance, ... read more CD
Also available For Those Who Think Young ... CD 6.99
Warner/Muzak (Japan), 1962. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
A very powerful little session from Joanie Sommers – and like most of her work from the time, one that's done in a great blend of jazz and mainstream pop! Orchestrations are by Tommy Oliver, and there's plenty of dynamic horn passages to keep things interesting – even on the mellower ... read more CD
Ace (UK), 1960s. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
Groovy 60s pop from the sunny brother & sister duo of Nino Tempo & April Stevens – wonderful stuff that's crafted as sweetly as can be, encapsulating influences from a wide range of pop styles of the time – and it still sounds great! This anthology features a bunch of the their ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more CD
Gryphon/Muzak (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
A really fantastic pairing of talents – a set that takes the hip larger group style of Buddy Rich in the 70s, and tops it with very groovy vocals from the wonderful Buddy Rich! Imagine the funky style of Buddy's work on the Groove Merchant label, matched with a singer – and you'll get ... read more CD
Gearbox (UK), 2019. New Copy ... $9.99 19.99
One of the most amazing jazz vocalists of our generation returns here with an incredible group – a majestic combo to match all the spiritual inclinations in his music – with work from Kamasi Washington on tenor, Mark De Clive-Lowe on piano, Miguel Atwood Ferguson on viola, and both ... read more CD
Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
Sarah Vaughn hit a very groovy new style on her handful of records for the Mainstream label in the early 70s – a new approach that offered her amazing voice a way to stretch out with some of the new sophistication of the time! The arrangements are still jazz, but they've taken a direction ... read more CD
Lost Recordings (France), 1969. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 22.99
Totally wonderful live work from Sarah Vaughan – a Berlin performance that takes off strongly from the grooviest styles of her mid 60s work on Mercury – but with an approach that's maybe even more unfettered overall, given the live setting of the material! Sarah's voice is incredible ... read more CD
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Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet ... CD Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
A fantastic 70s album from the great Sarah Vaughan – maybe one of her best small combo sessions of the decade – and a set that also makes room for some great instrumental contributions too! As you'd guess from the title, the group features the great Jimmy Rowles on piano – having ... read more CD
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Send In The Clowns ... CD Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
The cover's a bit goofy, but the album's a standout in the 70s career of Sarah Vaughan – one of those sets in which she tried out newer, more contemporary material – and found that both her voice and the new style of arranging were a surprisingly good fit! Vaughan has help here from ... read more CD
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Time In My Life ... CD Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1971. New Copy ... $11.99 14.99
Sarah Vaughn's looking pretty groovy on the cover of this album, and she's sounding pretty groovy too – thanks to some sweet 70s backings from Ernie Wilkins! The style isn't exactly funky, but it's got some fully soulful sounds, and some great electric moments too – modes that almost ... read more CD
Storyville/Muzak (Japan), 1956. New Copy ... $8.99 24.99
Beautifully moody work from singer Millie Vernon – a rare Storyville session from the mid 50s, cut with a relaxed, late nite feel – and backing from a small combo that includes Ruby Braff on trumpet, Jimmy Raney on guitar, and Dave McKenna on piano! The sound is very much in keeping ... read more CD
Tao Forms, 2024. New Copy 2CD ... $12.99 19.98
Vocalist Fay Victor pens lyrics for a jazz composer we're not sure we've ever heard with words before – modern piano legend Herbie Nichols, a player whose songs are often as full of angles and sharp changes as Thelonious Monk! And as you might guess from a style like that, the music doesn't ... read more CD
Also available Life Is Funny That Way ... LP 29.99
Fontana (UK), Late 1960s. New Copy ... $6.99 12.99
A stunning compilation of work by the great Scott Walker – one that focuses exclusively on his own compositions, and which has been remastered and repackaged with full lyrics to the songs! The selection is impeccable, and includes most of the best tracks from Scott's first five albums – ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more CD
Delmark, 2001. New Copy ... $0.99 13.99
Spiritual sounds from William Warfield – a very old-school styled singer, and one who moves effortlessly between gospel roots and trad jazz expressions! The material is half spiritual, and half secular – and Warfield sings here with the band of Bill Carter, which includes trumpet from ... read more CD
East Wind (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $10.99 14.99
A rare early gem from Joe Lee Wilson – the singer who's probably best known to the world for his performances on Archie Shepp's late Impulse recordings. The vibe here is similar to his work on Shepp's albums of the time – but it's also mixed with a hip and mellow approach that has Joe ... read more CD
(Part of the East Wind Masters Collection 1000.)
Capitol/Soulmusic.com (UK), 1974/1975. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A pair of great Nancy Wilson albums from the mid 70s in a single set! All In Love Is Fair is a sophisticated album of soul tracks arranged and produced by Gene Page, in a string-heavy, slightly-funky style that reminds us of Gene's work with Barry White at the time! The tracks are all pretty hip ... read more CD
RPM (UK), Late 50s/1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 3CD ... $11.99 14.99
A huge look at British pop singer Mark Wynter – an artist who's always been remembered for different projects here and there, but who's never fully gotten coverage like this! Wynter's a heck of a talent – one who never broke on these shores, but who gave the UK an early blue-eyed pop ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more CD
Frasco/Universal (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $18.99 23.99
One of the only records we've ever heard from Japanese vocalist Minami Yasuda – a very soulful singer from the 70s, and one who really opens up with some scattingly creative energy on this date! Backings are from the trio of pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, which leaves plenty of space for Minami ... read more CD
El (UK), Late 1940s/1950s/Early 1960s. New Copy 3CDs ... $26.99 34.99
The title here is a reference to a classic song by Scott Walker – and the tracks within are presented as a showcase of the rich array of different singers and styles that had an influence on the music that Walker created on his classic albums of the late 60s! As with other sets in the really ... (Classical, Vocalists) read more CD
Croydon Municipal/Cherry Red (UK), 1940s/1950s/Early 1960s. New Copy ... $3.99 14.99
The great Hoagy Carmichael was one of the greatest American songwriters of the postwar years – a very down to earth spirit, yet one who was able to deliver a very subtle sense of poetry in his music, even when working with very everyday themes! This set's a great tribute to the range of ... read more CD
Ace (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Great groovy pop from the Italian scene of the 60s – a wealth of rare singles from female singers, almost all of whom we've never heard before! We'll confess to a long love and deep knowledge of female French singers from the time – but also admit a strong ignorance about most Italian ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Late 1950s. New Copy ... $13.99 18.99
A killer collection of school-themed tracks in many styles – all brought together in a mad mix of music that's very much in the best Bear Family label tradition! Most of the cuts here are from the early years of rock and roll – and there's plenty of riotous numbers that were likely ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more CD
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