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Del-Fi/Everland (Austria), Early 60s. New Copy 2LP ... $68.99 99.99
An incredibly evocative record – one of the strangest of its kind, and an audio treasure that we've loved for years! Eden Ahbez first came into public prominence as the man who wrote "Nature Boy" for Nat King Cole – a dark, moody tune that was as mysterious and earthy as the ... (Now Sound, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful pressing – splatter vinyl in a limited wooden box, with booklet!)
Verve, 1968. New Copy ... $27.99 29.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Louis In London ... CD 13.99
Verve, Late 1960s. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
One of the most unusual albums in the career of trumpet legend Chet Baker – done at a time when he was definitely going through some changes in his life, which also led to some changes in his music too! This set's not unlike a similar date that Stan Getz did for Verve around the same time ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Pressed at Third Man – and first-ever reissue!)
Universal (France), 1960s/Early 1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 29.99
Breathy, bubbly, and oh so sexy – the amazing Brigitte Bardot is still one of the greatest goddesses of French pop music – and this set of work from is a treasure all the way through – and a double-length package that includes material that's not always on other best of ... (French, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Nato/We Want Sounds (UK), 1985. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $34.99 36.99
One of the fantastic 80s sessions that Steve Beresford recorded for the Nato label in France – an imprint who seemed to let Steve be the kind of artist he wanted more than anywhere else! Beresford comes across here in a really interesting way – a creative avant jazz talent, but also ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
ABC, Late 50s. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 29.99
A landmark album from vocalist Betty Carter – not her first time in the recording studio, but maybe one of the first full length sets to really communicate all the genius she was bringing to the field of jazz vocals in the postwar years! The record is one of Carter's more sophisticated ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ray Charles —
Country & Western Meets Rhythm & Blues ... LP ABC/Tangerine, 1965. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 25.99
The cover's a bit hokey, but the music is rock-solid throughout – and really lives up to that promise of music modes mixing that's hinted at in the title! The production is wonderful – large and lofty, but with a space in the middle right for Ray's voice and piano – almost a more ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Spiritmuse, 2021. New Copy ... $9.99 34.99
A creative blend of jazz and other musical styles from David Ornette Cherry – son of Don Cherry, and an artist who really shares a similar sense of boundary crossing as his father! Cherry provides vocals, piano, and "soundscapes" on the record – mixing acoustic and electric ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Four Flies (Italy), 2024. New Copy ... $28.99 33.99
Beautiful work from a really lovely Italian singer – a vocalist whose language you might not know, but who brings you in right away with an instantly seductive sound! Part of that sound comes from great use of keyboards – warming things up in all these great soulful styles, so that the ... (New Grooves, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Iconic Artists Group, 1953. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $42.99 49.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Direction, 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $13.99 24.99
Really fantastic later work from Bobby Darin – material that's quite different than the simple pop of his early Atco years, and even the jazzier style he used earlier on in the 60s! The set is one of two issued by the Direction label – and features Bobby taking off from some of the Tim ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dead Oceans, Late 1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $27.99 34.99
A really fantastic chapter in the career of the legendary Bill Fay – material that might have formed a lost third album, had any record company chosen to respond at the time – and which, presented here, really serves to illuminate a lost chapter in Bill's musical lineage! The set has ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Lost Recordings (France), 1967. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $64.99 79.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Verve, Late 50s. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A legendary pairing of two classic postwar singers – each of whom were really finding their own sort of sound in the 50s, then found a way to make some real magic together on a record like this! Louis Armstrong was very much senior to the younger Ella Fitzgerald – but both had become ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Acoustic Sounds series!)
Atlantic/ARC (UK), 1968. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $35.99 44.99
A lost early chapter in the career of Roberta Flack – material recorded during the sessions for her legendary First Take album, but unissued at the time – and presented here with an amazing demonstration of the depth of her young talents! All the genius of First Take is in place here ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First-ever vinyl release – 180 gram pressing!)
Light In The Attic, 1970. New Copy (reissue)... $9.99 18.99
Sunny wonderfulness from one of the grooviest vocal groups of all time! This is Free Design's legendary album for children – referred to in the title as "very important people" – and it's a strangely hip set of tracks designed to get the kids to open up in a groovy late 60s ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition splatter vinyl pressing!)
Atlast/Transgressive, 1980. New Copy (reissue)... $12.99 19.99
Very righteous work from Beverly Glenn-Copeland – one of his most righteous albums, and certainly one of his most soul-based too – as every song features lyrics that show a really strong songwriting side of the pianist – one that has no trouble stepping between genres in the ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Numero, Late 1960s/Early 1970s. New Copy ... $56.99 62.99
A really fantastic set of work from the wonderful Margo Guryan – songwriter of some of the hippest tunes of the late 60s scene, and one who only gave the world one full album of music before stepping aside from the studio! Margo's got roots in jazz, but also comes across with a cooler, more ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Words & Music (3LP set) ... LP 52.99
Numero, Late 1960s/Early 1970s. New Copy 3LP ... $52.99 56.99
A really fantastic set of work from the wonderful Margo Guryan – songwriter of some of the hippest tunes of the late 60s scene, and one who only gave the world one full album of music before stepping aside from the studio! Margo's got roots in jazz, but also comes across with a cooler, more ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Words & Music (3LP grey vinyl pressing) ... LP 56.99
Light In The Attic, 1970. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $27.99 38.99
There was never anyone like Lee Hazlewood – and this album is a true testament to his genius! He's the kind of guy you think you've got figured out when you first look at him – but the more you listen to his music, the more you want to raise him above all of the other hip ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a bonus LP of previously unreleased material!)
Jazz Refreshed (UK), 2024. New Copy ... $21.99 24.99
Singer Tess Hirst has a great London jazz setting here – excellent work on the record from Sara Tandy on piano, Daniel Casimir on basses, and Richard Spaven on drums – a trio who bring way more to the session than more familiar jazz backings! The drums often have a nice crackle that's ... (Neo Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Verve, 1957. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
Late work from the great Billie Holiday – the kind of mature set that made Verve Records such a perfect home for the singer in the 50s! Where other labels might have pushed too much to try to get Billie into more commercial, or more straightforward modes – Verve just relaxes into the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Verve Acoustic Sounds series – heavy vinyl and cover!)
Verve, Mid 50s. New Copy ... $36.99 38.99
Classic Verve work by Billie Holiday – and an album that probably brought the word "distingue" into the vocabulary of more people than any other use! (And in fact, probably also caused a lot more trouble with mispronunciation than any other Billie Holiday album title!) The tracks ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Acoustic Sounds series pressing – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Rainbow Blonde, 2024. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.99
A strongly soul-based set from Jose James – and a record that really pushes forward the amazing journey in music he's given us over his killer albums of the past decade or two! Jose already has a voice that's tremendous – but here he opens up his production skills as well, and has this ... (Neo Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available 1978 ... CD 9.99
Far Out (UK), 1977. New Copy Gatefold ... $32.99 36.99
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
Also available Natureza ... CD 13.99
Columbia/Be With (UK), 1979. New Copy (reissue)... $41.99
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
Verve, 2001. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $51.99 58.99
One of the records that really pushed singer Diana Krall over the top – a set of familiar standards, given very classic arrangements by the great Claus Ogerman – who's very much at the top of his game throughout! There's a nice lightness to the set that really fits Krall's approach ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Verve Acoustic Sounds series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
MPS/Endless Happiness (Italy), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A fantastic album that brings together all of the European winners of the recent Downbeat polls of the late 60s – a massive all-star lineup that features Karin Krog on vocals, John Surman on baritone and soprano sax, Albert Mangelsdorff on trombone, Francy Boland on piano, Niels Henning ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sony/Lawson (Japan), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $42.99 53.99
A totally wonderful little record that's every bit as sexy as you might guess from the cover – and which also has some of the groovy French elements you might expect from the title! The set's got this slinky, erotic vibe that's almost in Serge Gainsbourg territory – save for the fact ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sony/Lawson (Japan), Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $42.99 53.99
A set that's definitely all woman – thanks to the sexy sounds of Monica Lassen on vocals! The singer works at a wordless level here – breezily scatting alongside these slinky, jazzy lines from The Sounds – a Japanese group who've clearly drunk deep from the well of bossa nova and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Prestige/Vinyl Me Please, 1957. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 39.99
A really dark little album of vocal jazz from 50s singer Barbara Lea – recorded here with small combo backing, and a strange sound that's a fair bit different than most other efforts of this type from the time! At one level, there's definitely a leaner 50s vocal jazz approach going on – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a cool booklet!)
Riverside/Vinyl Me Please, 1958. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 39.99
Very early work from jazz vocal legend Abbey Lincoln – material that's maybe a bit more straight ahead than some of her later work, but still has that unmistakable Abbey Lincoln quality in the voice! The arrangements on the set are by Benny Golson – using that light angular edge that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Sonic Image, 2022. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $24.99 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!)
Three Blind Mice/Sony (Japan), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $44.99 49.99
A very cool setting for Japanese vocalist Mari Nakamoto – a unique trio outing that features guitar from Kazumi Watanabe and bass from Isao Suzuki – both really creative players who push the album way past the usual! The mix of guitar and bass is wonderful – gentle, but still ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful heavy vinyl pressing – remastered and cut by Bernie Grundman!)
Software/Mad About Records (Portugal), 1981. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 34.99
Soaring grooves and scatting vocals – a wonderful collaboration between this hip fusion combo and singer Rachel Gould, and one that's right up there with the best German grooves of the Glucklich generation! Rachel only sings on a few of the album's tracks, but those sparkle beautifully with ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Note, 2023. New Copy 2LP ... $32.99 34.99
Meshell Ndegeocello just seems to grow more and more with each new record – quite a feat, given how unique she was at the start! Yet this record clearly marks a new chapter in her wonderful legacy – effortlessly weaving together soul, funk, and plenty of jazzy inspiration – all ... (Neo Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Silk Tree/Jazz Room (UK), 1983. New Copy (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
A record with a vibe that's much hipper than you'd guess from its cover – a very rare set recorded in the suburbs of Chicago in the early 80s, and which follows in the best underground jazz vocal traditions of the 60s and 70s! Singer Frank Noviello takes on some very hip material – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Gearbox (UK), 1970. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $25.99 32.99
One of the most striking, most unusual settings for the voice of Leon Thomas we've ever heard – a rare 1970 performance with the Brit group Nucleus – done right at the same time that Thomas was recording his classics with Pharoah Sanders! The initial approach is similar, and the songs ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great heavy vinyl – with bonus download too!)
Black Jazz/Real Gone, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 23.99
The most righteous album ever from Kellee Patterson – her first record, and a set that's way different from her more soul-based sides of later years! The album's got Patterson working in a wonderfully soulful approach to jazz – a style that's not unlike the earliest work by Dee Dee ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Freedom/Cosmic Jazz (Italy), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99 28.99
Wild work from one of Paul Bley's most compelling stretches – a time when he was working with early analogue synthesizer and keyboards – in collaboration here with Annette Peacock, who also plays a bit of electric piano and bass, as well as sings! The music is great – very ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Trend/Terasima (Japan), 1954. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 44.99
An obscure pre-Mode date from vocalist Lucy Ann Polk – and a set that's got a wonderful LA 50s feel! Backings here are by the Dave Pell Octet – with Pell on tenor, Ronny Lang on alto, Don Fagerquist on trumpet, and Claude Williamson on piano – and arrangements are by Wes Hensel ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Davis/Everland (Austria), Late 1950s. New Copy (reissue)... $32.99 34.99
Faye Richmonde's a singer who really has a way with a naughty tune – the kind of material that you might expect from her see-through nightie on the cover! The instrumentation is relatively lean – usually just piano, with jazzy currents – hardly the sex-drenched sound you might ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Atlantic/ARC (UK), 1968. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 39.99
Fantastic stuff, and a record that was virtually the blueprint for spiritual soul jazz in the 70s! Although Max Roach first rose to fame during the bop years, by the time of this set he'd really stretched out a lot – moving past initial righteous projects in the Civil Rights era, to even ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Excellent 180 gram pressing – remastered from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman, with new sleeve notes too!)
Mercury/Verve, 1959. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 29.99
One of Max's many great records from the late 50's, most of which tend to get overlooked in favor of his more experimental sessions. The group here includes Ray Bryant, Stanley Turrentine, Julian Priester, and Turrentine's great brother Tommy – and they're joined by Abbey Lincoln on vocals ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Click/P-Vine (Japan), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99 38.99
Breezy electric vocals from 70s Sweden – a great little record that's heavy on electric piano and organ, and which features some sublime vocals from singer Meta Roos! The record does a great job of blending influences from bossa nova and sophisticated American soul – in a style that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with obi!)
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
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
Gil Scott-Heron —
Free Will (AAA remastered vinyl edition) ... LP Flying Dutchman/BGP (UK), Early 70s. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $28.99 34.99
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
Also available Free Will (with bonus tracks) ... CD 8.99(Very top-shelf pressing – nicer than the original!)
Gil Scott-Heron —
Pieces Of A Man (2LP AAA pressing) ... LP Flying Dutchman/BGP (UK), 1971. New Copy 2LP (reissue)... $32.99 42.99
Our favorite-ever album from Gil Scott-Heron – and a set that we'd easily rank as one of our favorite soul records of the 70s! The mix of modes is mindblowing right from the start – as Gil's poetry comes into play with his growing talents as a singer, and his warm sensibility for jazz ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pieces Of A Man (with bonus tracks) ... CD 8.99(2LPs – each plays at 45rpm – newly remastered!)
Strata East/Culture Factory, 1974. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Winter In America (LP sleeve edition) ... CD 13.99
Light In The Attic, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP ... $34.99 38.99
The coolest collection of work we've ever seen from Nancy Sinatra – a package that goes way past her 60s hits to include a host of lesser-known gems, non-LP singles, rarities, and even a few unissued tracks as well – all presented in a lavish setting that's as vivid as the image on the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Reprise/Light In The Attic, 1966. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
Nancy Sinatra recording in London, but still getting some heavy help from Lee Hazlewood – who wrote about half the tracks on the record, and also guest stars on one number too! The backings are fuller than some of Nancy's other Reprise albums – clearly going for some of the jaunty ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Nancy In London ... LP 28.99(Includes a 20-page booklet!)
Reprise/Light In The Attic, Late 60s. New Copy Gatefold ... $18.99 26.99
One of the weirdest, wildest pop albums of the 60s – maybe the crowning achievement of both Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood – two artists who'd worked together before, but never with an intensity this great! The record is overflowing with all the great touches you'd expect from Lee ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Nancy & Lee ... LP 29.99
RCA/Light In The Attic, 1972. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $7.99 26.99
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
Concord, 2021. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 28.99
One of the hippest records we've ever heard from Esperanza Spalding – a set that almost feels as if she's stepping back into some of the more experimental, individual qualities that made her so different at the start! There's definitely some appealing, catchy songs here – but the ... (Neo Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Atlantic/Real Gone, 1971. New Copy Gatefold ... $34.99 36.99
A never-heard third Dusty Springfield album for Atlantic Records – issued here for the first time ever, and very much in the same soulful spirit as her other records for the label! Springfield tackled Memphis and Philly soul on her previous two albums for Atlantic – and here, she hits ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
EmArcy/Verve, 1956. New Copy (reissue)... $36.99 38.99
A 50s classic from the great Sarah Vaughan – a set titled after her nickname of "Sassy" – but one that also shows the growing sophistication in her work – marking a key moment in her evolution to become one of the greatest song stylists of the 20th century! Arrangements ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Verve Acoustic Sounds series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Tao Forms, 2024. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $29.99 34.98
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 LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Life Is Funny That Way ... CD 12.99
De Wolfe (UK), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
One of the coolest records ever from the legendary De Wolfe sound library in the UK – a set that's great not only for the work of Brit maestro Roger Webb, but also for the vocals delivered by Barbara Moore – a legendary session singer with a hell of a jazzy touch! Webb's charts are ... (Sound Library, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazzman (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $24.99 29.99
Greasy Mike's at it again – and while he might not make any dates by flashing his vinyl collection to the gals on the street, he more than wins us over with his cool collection of rare and offbeat gems from the glory days of the 7" single! This time around, the tunes are all by female ... (Rock, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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