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Hanaiia/P-Vine (Japan), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 36.99
Rare Hawaii soul from the end of the 70s – an album that's a great extension of the sunny sound heard previously from Lemuria! Babadu's got a gently grooving glow that's right up there with the Free Soul sound of years back – an approach that's smooth, but not in commercial or chart ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Babadu (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 18.99(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
RCA/Mono Jazz (Italy), 1962. New Copy Gatefold ... $29.99 34.99
A really unique package – one that offers up a full 12" presentation of four tracks that Chet Baker originally released in Italy as 7" singles – very obscure material done at a time when Baker had fled the west coast scene in which he started! The material is equally ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 500 copies!)
Pacific Jazz, 1955. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
A classic album of vocal tracks from Chet Baker – one that elevates the sound of his earlier small group work with some added backings on some tracks – all at a level that continues the new level of sophistication that Baker brought to jazz on his first few recordings! The mid 50s set ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy vinyl and cover!)
Atlantic/Speakers Corner (Germany), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $38.99 44.99
An incredibly righteous record from the legendary Andy Bey – an artist who's risen back to fame in recent years as a relatively straight jazz singer – but who was in some very heady territory here in the early 70s! Bey first rose to fame as part of the vocal trio, Andy & The Bey ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
King/Universal, 1970. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A different James Brown album – but a nice one! James doesn't sing soul, so much as jazz – in front of large backings by Louis Bellson, with arrangements by Oliver Nelson that are in his best 60s soul mode – and which give the album a very very groovy feel overall! The record's ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Derby/Abkco, 1963. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 26.99
The rare first album from Mel Carter – a cool, classy singer from the west coast scene – and one who echoed some of the more sophisticated styles from back east by soul artists like Jerry Butler or Walter Jackson! Mel's definitely got a style that's all his own – and his voice ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available When A Boy Falls In Love (with bonus tracks) ... CD 11.99
Verve, 2021. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 24.99
A pretty striking album from vocalist Melanie Charles – a set that's even more musically dynamic than you might guess from its title! Charles is a singer who can take things straight, but also change them up with some really inventive arrangements – which you'll hear on a few of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Concentric/Perfect Toy (Germany), 1964. New Copy (reissue)... $28.99 32.99
An incredible treasure from a lost vocal jazz genius – the little-known Bobby Cole, every bit as great a singer as he was a songwriter, very unusual for the time! Bobby was probably best remembered as the house pianist at Jillys, but at the time of this 1964 recording, he was poised to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Point Of View (with bonus tracks) ... CD 16.99(Limited edition of 500 – with download!)
Elektra/Craft, 1991. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $29.99 34.98
An unforgettable album from Natalie Cole – a record that came at a time when her R&B career was faltering slightly, and a set that not only helped Natalie reach a new level of sophistication in her music – but also find a huge new audience too! If the title sounds familiar, it's ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Unforgettable With Love (180 gram purple vinyl pressing) ... LP 29.99(30th Anniversary edition!)
Elektra/Craft, 1991. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $29.99 34.99
An unforgettable album from Natalie Cole – a record that came at a time when her R&B career was faltering slightly, and a set that not only helped Natalie reach a new level of sophistication in her music – but also find a huge new audience too! If the title sounds familiar, it's ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Unforgettable With Love (180 gram pressing) ... LP 29.99
Verve, 1962. New Copy 2LP ... $27.99 29.99
Ella Fitzgerald recorded one of her most successful albums in Berlin – a smoking live set that gave the world her take on "Mack The Knife" – and this set marks a fantastic second chapter to that record – unreleased tapes that appear here for the first time ever! The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Verve, 1958. New Copy ... $21.99 22.99
Not the only time that Ella Fitzgerald recorded at the legendary Hollywood Bowl – but a fantastic unreleased set that has the singer serving up a stunning live version of her Irving Berlin Songbook material! The set features backings by Paul Weston, who'd handled the original record – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mercury, 1969. New Copy ... $23.99 25.99
Ella Fitzgerald on the stage at the legendary Montreux Festival in 1969 – completely captivating the crowd, even though the setting of the show is nice and stripped down! Ella sings here with backing from the trio of pianist Tommy Flanagan – in a style that's a nice change from some of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Ella Fitzgerald Live At Montreux 1969 ... CD 14.99
Verve, Late 50s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $43.99 49.98
A really great take on the duo format that Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong forged together during the 50s – a short little side chapter to the careers of both artists, but one that's gone on to become one of the most classic representations of their music! The record follows up their ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Acoustic Sound series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Saravah/Superior Viaduct (France), 1968. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
The Saravah Records debut from this amazing French singer – done with a wonderful sound that really links two generations of French music! At some level, the album's got a slightly more standard feel – bits of jazz, but inflected freshly – almost like the sublime Jeanne Moreau ... (French, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sundazed, Early 60s. New Copy ... $23.99 25.99
A lost second chapter in the career of Mimi Roman – a singer best known for her groundbreaking country and rockabilly material for Decca in the 50s, but one who had a much greater range than most knew at the time! The material here features Mimi as Kitty Ford – a playful female ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pussycat ... CD 15.99
Libra 7/P-Vine (Japan), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 39.99
A cool quartet with some very groovy vocals – a combo who seem to take some great inspiration from Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 – as well as other hip vocal groups of the 60s! The lineup features one gal and three guys – often with the gal singer in the lead, supported by warm ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese reissue – with obi!)
Columbia/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), Mid 60s. New Copy (reissue)... $34.99 36.99
An early moment of vocal strength from Aretha Franklin – a set in which she takes on the music of the recently-departed Dinah Washington, and really transforms it into her own! If you know other Aretha records on Columbia, you'll know that the label did a great job of opening up the jazzier ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited, numbere edition of 2000 copies on clear vinyl!)
Project 3/Bonfire (Italy), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
An incredible record from The Free Design – the group's third record, and a real departure from the first two! The group are almost (if possible) hipper, with a more sophisticated approach to their material – gentler grooving, in a way that's really wonderful. The album's filled with ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Birth/Bonfire (Italy), Early 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 34.99
Jazzy wonderfulness from Chris Harwood – not a jazz singer herself, but one who gets some superb backings from a range of British musicians – all of whom take her folk-tinged vocals into territory that makes for a wonderfully unique record! The approach is one of those rare studio ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia (Japan), 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $44.99 59.99
One of the more soulful albums ever cut by Japanese vocalist Mieko Hirota – a set that mixes her warmly raspy style with some equally warm electric backings – all with a vibe that's a bit like Esther Phillips' albums for Kudu Records! Arrangements are by Hiromasa Suzuki and Kiyoshi ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Special Japan Record Day Release – with obi!)
Jagjaguwar, 2023. New Copy Gatefold ... $21.99 23.99
Really mindblowing music from Lonnie Holley – not the first album from this important visual artist, but maybe the one where he'll be firmly established as an equally important recording force too! There's a genre-less quality going on here – as Holley provides this mystic blend of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Oh Me Oh My ... CD 12.99(Clear blue vinyl pressing – with download!)
Verve, 2022. New Copy ... $23.99 25.99
Samara Joy is a rare jazz singer – the sort who manages to have ties to the past, but also really bring so much of her own spirit to the music – not subtle inflections on the tunes, but instead this really personal style that has her absorbing older tracks and turning them into ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Joyce —
Natureza ... LP Far Out (UK), 1977. New Copy Gatefold ... $29.99 32.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia/Be With (UK), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99 39.99
A legendary pairing of talents – as Japanese jazz singer Kimiko Kasai works alongside Herbie Hancock – in a setting that's very much on the soul side of the spectrum! Both Herbie and Kimiko started out with a straighter jazz sound in their early years – but by the end of the 70s, ... (Japanese, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Candid (UK), 1961. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 26.98
There's nothing Straight Ahead about this record – as the album's one of the first bold statements of modernism from Abbey Lincoln – and the kind of set that builds nicely from the vocal experiments she was doing with Max Roach at the time! The group here is almost one of those ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Lisa Marne & Her Combo —
Like Young ... LP Modern Harmonic, 1965. New Copy ... $25.99 26.99
A very groovy set of jazz vocals – recorded in the mid 60s by Lisa Marne, who was once a TV variety show personality – but never issued at the time! The "combo" on the title really gives a great indication of the feel of the record – small group backing with a very ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Like Young ... CD 15.99
Sonic Image, 2022. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $48.99 49.99
A set with maybe the most striking cover image that Monday Michiru's given us in years – and a record that really delivers on that promise, too – filled with really captivating tunes that represent a new high level in Monday's already-high career! There's a depth and maturity to the ... (Neo Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Very limited vinyl pressing!)
Warner (Italy), Late 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $54.99 56.99
Pure pop magic from the lovely Mina – a very weird little record in which she takes on a host of mid-period tracks by The Beatles! The sound is as offbeat as the cover's take on Revolver – kind of a cross between late 60s Beatles, and early 70s Italian – trippy at points, but ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia/Mondo Groove (Italy), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 29.99
Lovely work from Eri Ohno – one of the deeper voiced singers in the city pop generation, and an artist who's able to work here with a nice mix of soulful styles! The record's got some leaner backings than other projects of this nature – really just a small combo, pictured with Eri on ... (Japanese, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Fire, 2022. New Copy 2LP ... $35.99 37.99
Fantastic work from Abiodun Oyewole – best known as one of the founding members of the legendary Last Poets – but a singer who works here with a contemporary crispness that goes way beyond his roots! The message in Abiodun's older recordings is still alive and well here – in part ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Gratitude ... CD 14.99
Tomato/Sundazed, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 24.99
Quite a big album for Annette Peacock – and a set that helped break her into a much wider audience than before! The album's got a quirky electric style that's years ahead of its time – a blend of Peacock's older jazz roots with some of the artier styles that would show up much more ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Perfect Release ... LP 29.99
Motema/Blue Note, 2010. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $31.99 35.99
Gregory Porter's a hip little singer – just the sort we love to discover in jazz, and the type that only comes around once in a blue moon! Like Jon Hendricks, Mark Murphy, or Kurt Elling – all perfect references for Porter's style – Greg has a wonderful way of coming up with his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Water (clear vinyl pressing) ... LP 39.99
Motema/Blue Note, 2010. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $39.99 41.99
Gregory Porter's a hip little singer – just the sort we love to discover in jazz, and the type that only comes around once in a blue moon! Like Jon Hendricks, Mark Murphy, or Kurt Elling – all perfect references for Porter's style – Greg has a wonderful way of coming up with his ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Water ... LP 31.99
P-Vine (Japan), 2022. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 39.99
Really great work from Positive Force – a group who gave the world a rare groove classic back in the 80s, and who return here with fresh material that's every bit as great! The last time around, their lead singer was Denise Vallin – and here, the lovely Leslie Page steps up to the ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Positive Force With Leslie Page (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 24.99(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Selection/Sdban (Belgium), 1972. New Copy (reissue)... $28.99 31.99
A stunning album of spiritual majesty from American pianist Rafael – a player who'd worked in New York during the bop years, but who ended up overseas, and cut this completely unique album in the early 70s! Tracks are all long, and have a quality that owes a bit to the spiritual modes of the ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Nonesuch, 2022. New Copy Gatefold ... $18.99 20.98
A fantastic new chapter in music from Cecile McLorin Salvant – a singer who's only been with us for a little more than a decade, has already gotten a Grammy and a MacArthur Genius Grant – yet hasn't let that stop her from being even more creative than ever! Cecile's still very much a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cecile McLorin Salvant —
Melusine ... LP Nonesuch, 2023. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
Cecile McLorin Salvant has already been one of the most striking jazz singers to emerge in years – and here, she pushes her talents even further – as she moves past standard material, into a complex realm that's all her own! The album's a unified batch of songs dedicated to the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Melusine ... CD 13.99
Flying Dutchman/BGP (UK), Early 70s. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 26.99
A really tremendous album from the legendary Gil Scott-Heron – and a set that stands as one of his greatest statements from the 70s! The record is a wonderful example of Gil's work in two different styles – sweet mellow jazzy soul, and harder heavier protest poetry – the latter ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Flying Dutchman/BGP (UK), 1970. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $24.99 32.99
The first-ever album from Gil Scott-Heron – and a perfect bridge between the world of his writing and the years to come of musical transformations that would forever change the American scene! The set's not the warm, jazzy soul of some of Gil's later records – and instead, there's a ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson —
Gil Scott-Heron Anthology – Messages ... LP Soul Brother (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $28.99 36.99
Some of the best tracks ever from the pair of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson – some of most righteous, authoritative and thematically heavy soul music ever created – compiled in one incredible set! Messianic, emotive vocals from Gil and stunningly restrained, magical soul jazz ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Philips/Verve, Mid 60s. New Copy ... $24.99 26.99
A collection of classic material from the Philips Records years of Nina Simone – a key 60s moment when she was moving way past her roots as a jazz singer, to embrace all sorts of righteous new styles – and set a tone for singers that's held strong for decades! The music here is ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
BMG, Late 60s/1970s/1980s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $31.99 34.98
A great addition to the Nina Simone catalog – material recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival on a number of different dates – all very different performances that really show the legendary singer at the top of her game! The setting shifts here from date to date – the package ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Philips/Universal, 1965. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
Wonderful stuff from Nina Simone – working here still with one foot in the jazzier style of early days, but with haunting elements of the later progressive style to come! The "pastel" in the title shouldn't imply any sort of softness on Nina's part, because if anything, she's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Acoustic Sounds series – a fantastic pressing, maybe even better than the original!)
Capitol, 1958. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $13.99 34.99
One of Frank Sinatra's last great ballad albums for Capitol – a sad and dreamy batch of tunes that kicks off with the incredible "Only The Lonely" – one of those Sinatra torch songs that's so great, so sad, nobody else has ever been able to record a better version, nor have ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available (Super-heavy 2LP pressing!)
Only The Lonely ... LP 5.99
Only The Lonely ... CD 2.99
Light In The Attic, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $37.99 39.99
Maybe the grooviest collection of work we've ever seen from the lovely Nancy Sinatra – a set that features some of her hits, but also includes a lot more material that's much more obscure – and which shows that Nancy was a hell of a song stylist, far from the charts! The core of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
("Velvet Morning" sunrise orange vinyl pressing!)
RCA/Light In The Attic, 1972. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
A rare second meeting between Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra – recorded for RCA a few years after their initial outing for Reprise, and done with a style that's even moodier than the first! Given that Nancy's less of a star at this point, Lee really dominates the album – and casts ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On "Big Red Balloon" swirl vinyl!)
RCA/Be With (UK), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 34.99
A really groovy little record, and one that's got all sorts of very cool things going on – sweet female vocals from Sola that almost feel like they're lifted from a French record, and not a Spanish language set – mixed with orchestrations that have a nice undercurrent of funk – a ... (Latin, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
ABC/Geffen (Italy), 1972. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $44.99 49.99
A key chapter in the soul career of Dusty Springfield – and an album that has her recording at the ABC studios in LA, with full, rich production from Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, and Steve Barri! The sound here is a bit like that used on some of the best ABC soul albums of the time – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(50th Anniversary blue vinyl pressing!)
Atlantic/Real Gone, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $30.99 42.99
Dusty Springfield on Atlantic Records – a match made in heaven, and one that's presented here perfectly in a batch of 23 tracks that are all served up in their original mono mixes for 45rpm seven inch singles! Dusty had already been one of the most soulful singers on the UK scene in the 60s ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Atco/Rhino, 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99 26.99
A landmark album for Dusty Springfield – one in which she more than proves her soul music talents, by taking a trip to Memphis, and recording in a sweet Atlantic soul mode! The album's handled by stellar talents all the way through – arrangements by Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin, production ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gearbox (UK), 2023. New Copy ... $28.99 29.99
The "future" in the title is very well-put – as the album seems to open up a rich new chapter in the music of the legendary vocalist Dwight Trible – a singer who's carried on the spiritual legacy of the 70s well into the 21st Century, and who's always given us some fantastic ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Ancient Future ... CD 16.99
Gearbox (Japan), 2019. New Copy 2LP ... $18.99 39.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Forager, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $19.99 26.00
A really cool split LP – one that features a side each of work from the two singer/songwriters on the cover – each of whom created their own very groovy styles on self-issued records back in the day! Side one features material from two different albums by Roberta Vandervort – ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Cortizona (Netherlands), 1970. New Copy ... $27.99 29.99
Really tremendous work from Patty Waters – a singer who's best known for her avant jazz explorations on ESP Records, but who steps out here in a distinctly different mode on an unissued session from the start of the 70s! Patty's alone here – just playing piano alongside her vocals ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Reprise/Hanky Panky, Early 70s. New Copy ... $27.99 31.99
Really wonderful work from Paul Williams – an artist known to some as one of the best songwriters of the 70s, but also a great singer on his own, when he got the chance! The set features Paul working with the great Roger Nichols – the A&M Records genius who forged a key ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Note, 1993. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $31.99 38.99
A beautiful early album from Cassandra Wilson – a singer who already had a really deep sound, right at the start – and definitely hit her stride with music like this! The album mixes jazzy currents with rootsier elements – some of them from a more global perspective – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series!)
Mother/P-Vine (Japan), Late 60s/1970. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 39.99
A bit of soul, a bit of jazz, and some nice funky touches at the bottom – a killer little set from the great Spanky Wilson! Wilson's got a really unique place in music – at one level a soul singer with enough sophistication to rival the sound of Marlena Shaw or Nancy Wilson – but ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Mothers Records/P-Vine (Japan), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 39.99
Spanky Wilson really takes off here – hitting some of her boldest soul modes to date – and serving up a few funk-heavy classics in the process! Production and arrangements are by HB Barnum – who draws on his own rich legacy of soul projects for the set, and finds a way to let ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Let It Be (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 19.99(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Mothers Records/P-Vine (Japan), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 34.99
Heavy soul from the great Spanky Wilson – an album that explodes with energy right from the start – in a groove that definitely lives up to the title! Spanky's got a great mix of funk and class on this set – a punch in the rhythms at points, yet also a poise in the way she ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Spankin' Brand New (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 19.99
Ace (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy Gatefold ... $22.99 26.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Vinyl Passion, Late 40s/1950s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $11.99 20.98
An assortment of tracks from those years when a lovely face on the cinema screen might also lead some work in the recording studio too – served up here in a mix of tracks from female singers you'll know as jazz artists, plus others you'll remember as movie stars too! The sounds are all ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
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