Hiroshi Yoshimura —
Green ... LP Air/Light In The Attic, 1986. New Copy (reissue)...
$19.9928.99
A great mixture of organic ideas and electric sounds from Japanese pioneer Hiroshi Yoshimura – a set that follows the cycle of "green" through a progression of really lovely little instrumentals – somewhere between the minimalist experiments of Brian Eno in the late 70s, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A brilliant solo effort from drummer Jim White – a musician who's provided support to a wide range of rock greats – including Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, and Bill Callahan – but one who's also a secret master of the drum kit, with a command of his instrument that's really breathtaking! ... read moreCD
A brilliant solo effort from drummer Jim White – a musician who's provided support to a wide range of rock greats – including Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, and Bill Callahan – but one who's also a secret master of the drum kit, with a command of his instrument that's really breathtaking! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
High Llamas —
Hey Panda ... LP Drag City, 2024. New Copy ...
$22.9928.99
It's been quite awhile since the last High Llamas album – and in that time, the genius of Sean O'Hagan seems to have distilled even more – to a point where all those great elements he was able to layer together on previous records come out with a spare focus that maybe makes the whole ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
High Llamas —
Hey Panda ... CD Drag City, 2024. New Copy ...
$12.9916.99
It's been quite awhile since the last High Llamas album – and in that time, the genius of Sean O'Hagan seems to have distilled even more – to a point where all those great elements he was able to layer together on previous records come out with a spare focus that maybe makes the whole ... read moreCD
Various —
Free Spirits Vol 1 ... LP Kindred Spirits (Netherlands), 2006. New Copy 2LP ...
$13.9929.99
Spiritual jazz both old and new – a collection that really gets past the obvious sides of the genre, and brings together a range of unusual work from the 70s onward! The tracks here are a great antidote to the well-traveled territory of labels like Impulse or Strata East Records – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gritty grooves from Coleman Hawkins – a set that has the aging tenorist still working in swing-based formation, but with a much blusier tone than on his Verve albums of the decade! The group's a small one – with Hawkins on tenor and Charlie Shavers on trumpet – plus some ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear in two corners, and a very small sticker on back – but this is a great copy overall.)
Bennie Green —
Swingin'est ... LP Vee Jay, Early 60s. Very Good ...
$19.9933.99
A hard set of soul jazz grooves – recorded under the leadership of the great trombonist Benny Green, and one of his few albums not for Blue Note or Prestige! The sound is very much in the Prestige hardbop mode of the late 50s – and Green heads up a group that includes Gene Ammons and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original maroon label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a split top seam, split bottom with tape repair, some surface wear, aging, edge wear.)
A really heady set from the contemporary jazz scene in South Africa – a record led by groundbreaking drummer Asher Gamedze, and one that has all these wonderfully righteous currents soaring from a surprisingly small group! Gamedze's sense of rhythm is nicely offbeat – different than ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare look at a very obscure sound library from the European scene – the Belgian Selection label, home to some very groovy sounds from the late 70s! The music here resonates with Belgian soundtrack and jazz work of the period – and shares some musicians from those genres too – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the greatest Sun Ra records from the early 80s – and a set that's every bit as striking as its sinister title! The album was recorded in 1982 – in marathon New York sessions that yielded more than one album's worth of material – but of all of them, this is probably the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A mighty tribute to the music of John Lee Hooker – a set that's got a nice batch of work from his important early years, and is especially heavy on Vee Jay Records material – and one that also includes tracks from his later recordings too! The first three CDs here are the meat of the ... read moreCD
A tremendous non-Prestige moment from tenorist Booker Ervin – one of his first albums ever as a leader, and a record that bristles with 60s modern energy! The group here is only a quartet – with Horace Parlan on piano – and the album's got Booker's amazing tenor right out front, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram pressing – remastered from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman!)
The tremendous debut of the great Millie Jackson – a new standard-setting deep soul record for the 70s, and one that's quite different than some of Jackson's work from later years! The record's got a heartbreaking southern female soul approach – similar to work by underground favorites ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A key second chapter in the long and wonderful career of Joni Mitchell – a set that brings together the four albums she recorded for the Asylum label in the mid 70s – a post-Blue period that really had Joni opening up and exploring a lot in her music – including a jazzier side of ... read moreCD
(Remastered by Bernie Grundman, in a package with a painting by Joni Mitchell!)
The second half of the recording legacy of the legendary Otis Redding – all material that was issued after his tragic death in 1968 – tracks recorded during the 60s for Stax Records, but issued by Atlantic, who'd taken over the material during the same year that Otis left the planet! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great live material from Wes Montgomery – very nicely recorded, and featuring the bulk of a live show that took place on March 27, 1965, in Paris! The group features Harold Mabern on piano, Art Harper on bass, and Jimmy Lovelace on drums – and the overall approach of the record is ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With cuts by Alyson Williams, Bobby Brown, Cathy Dennis, The Chimes, Doug Lazy, Glen Goldsmith, Jody Watley, Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens, Marathon, Ruth Joy, Seduction, Skipworth & Turner, Stevie V, Tyree, Urban High, and Wang Chung. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging.)
Pussycat —
First Of All ... LP EMI (Netherlands), 1976. Near Mint- ...
$19.9924.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese promo pressing, with insert. Cover has light wear.)
A sweet, hip hop-leaning side project of the mighty Q-Continuum crew – adding a propulsive party rap groove to their eclectic stew of funk and modern soul groove! Features mysterious vocalists rocking it under the names Father Metro and MC Paleface, plus Axl Smith, Puppa J, and others – ... read moreCD
Accompanied by Norman Simmons on piano, Henry Johnson on guitar, Bob Badgley on bass, and Gerryck King on drums, with guests Supersax and Marlena Shaw. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some light wear, with some pen on the back.)
Hazel O'Connor —
Cover Plus ... LP Albion (UK), 1981. Very Good ...
$1.993.99
Sublime work from The Hollies – a cool US album that brings together some of their best bits from their 60s UK run on EMI! Some of the best numbers here were arranged by Johnny Scott – and titles include "King Midas In Reverse", "Would You Believe", "Maker" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo pressing.)
Specials, Selecter, Madness, English Beat, etc —
Dance Craze ... LP 2 Tone/Chrysalis, 1981. Very Good ...
$11.9913.99
A big moment for the British ska scene – and the soundtrack to a film that featured live work by nearly all of the big names at the time! The album features live work by artists who owed a lot to 2 Tone, but who'd even moved onto bigger fame by the film – but who are working here in a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Bob Dorough —
Skabadabba ... LP Pinnacle, 1987. Near Mint- ...
$6.999.99
An obscure later session by one of our favorite jazz singers ever – the great Bob Dorough, a vocalist with a sound that's like nobody else! The session actually returns Bob to his early roots – vocalese jazz based around some original compositions, plus a few older jazz classics. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This was Sinatra's first swing record for Reprise and his third collaboration with Billy May who arranged and conducted this 1961 recording. It features some standards from the likes of Rodgers & Hart ("Have You Met Miss Jones?") and George & Ira Gershwin ("Love Walked ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo tri-color pressing with deep groove. Cover has clear tape on the top seam, center split on the spine.)
Neil Larsen —
Jungle Fever ... LP Horizon/A&M, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$6.999.99
A standout set from keyboardist Neil Larsen – a record that crossed over big back in the 70s, and which still sounds pretty darn great in the 21st Century! Larsen's keys here are kind of a more mainstream take on territory Bob James was exploring a few years before – arguably hipper at ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Horizon pressing. Cover a promo sticker and minimal wear.)
(80s pressing. Cover has light wear and a trace of a sticker.)
Michel Petrucciani/Ron McClure —
Cold Blues ... CD Owl/Rhino, 1985. Used ...
$6.998.99
Features Michel Petrucciani on piano and Ron McClure on bass! CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
White Lightnin —
Fresh Air ... LP Polydor, 1970. Very Good Gatefold ...
$2.994.99
Totally great work from White Lighnin – a group with a bluegrass duo at the core, but who are open to all sorts of great country rock touches! Obray Ramsey plays banjo, Byard Ray plays fiddle, and both sing together – with help from Eric Anderson, Dave Frishberg, Judy Collins, Herbie ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has surface wear, name in pen, small splits on top & bottom seams.)
Swingin Neckbreakers —
Live For Buzz ... LP Telstar, 1993. Very Good ...
$13.9916.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has corner bend and light wear.)
James Vincent —
Enter In ... LP Sparrow, 1980. Near Mint- ...
$11.9913.99
Warmly soulful work from James Vincent – possibly his most polished set to date, but a really great effort that stands out strongly from most of his contemporaries! Vincent's moving through some familiar 70s territory here, but he manages to always keep things on hip footing – never ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover looks nice, with minimal wear.)
A great little album by James Brown – and very different than his other work! He cut this one with the groovy Dee Felice Trio – a jazz-based combo that he recorded on their own for King, on another very rare, very excellent record. The band's in similar form here, although not ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo blue label pressing with deep groove. NOTE – vinyl has an edge warp and plays with a swoosh sound on the first track on each side. Cover has ring and heavier edge wear.)
Titles include "Tube Snake Boogie", "Legs", "La Grange", "Viva Las Vegas", "Sharp Dressed Man", "Tush", "My Head's In Mississippi", "Pearl Necklace", "Got Me Under Pressure", "Cheap Sunglasses", and ... read moreCassette
Modal jazz galore – a collection of rare Italian tunes that move with a loping, soaring sense of energy – often very classic in their sound and style, but mostly pulled from a range of more obscure recent sources! Most of the tracks here were never issued outside of Italy – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Center hole has been pushed out. Sleeve has minimal wear.)
Sidney Bechet/Bix Beiderbecke/Jelly Roll Morton/King Oliver & Others —
Early Jazz Greats ... LP Jazztone, 1920s/1930s. Near Mint- ...
$3.995.99
Titles include "Wild Man Blues" by Sidney Bechet, "Blue Washboard Stomp" by Johnny Dodds, "Apologies" by Mezz Mezzrow, "Glad Rag Doll" by Earl Hines, and more! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has clear tape on the top left corner and light wear.)
Billy Mitchell —
Night Theme ... LP PA USA, 1986. Near Mint- ...
$1.993.99
Bill Evans on paino, Michael Moore on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Tracks include "Gary's Theme", "Emily", "The Peacocks", "How My Heart Sings", "Song From M*A*S*H", and "Re: Person I Knew". CD
Cedar's working here on a great set of his own compositions – pulled from Prestige albums of the late 60s, and presented here as an "All Walton" outing! Even from the start, Walton showed a tremendous ability to compose – and in his early days with the Jazz Messengers, his ... read moreCD
Features the tracks "Got A Bran' New Suit", "Let's Sing Again", "I've Got My Fingers Crossed", "Black Raspberry Jam", "Why do I Lie To Myself About You?", "Love Me Or Leave Me" and more! LP, Vinyl record album
Really lovely sounds from the young Francoise Hardy – easily one of the coolest, most confident female singers in France at the time! Hardy is neither the emotive style of postwar passionate singers, nor the too-cool style of the left bank – and instead, she's got this way of mixing ... read moreCD
Beautiful beautiful early work from Dave Pike – a cascading array of vibes and piano – stretched out over some longer tracks that skip with a lyrical and modal groove throughout! Dave's working here with a group that includes Bill Evans on piano, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Walter ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 80s remaster. Cover has a light trace of a sticker, light wear, and a promo stamp.)
One of the first albums ever by this legendary jazz vocal group! LHR do the incredible – and create a set of vocal renditions of standards by the Basie band, putting jazzy lyrics in to replace the instrumental solos, but keeping the same vibe as the original tracks. The sound and approach ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing. Cover has stereo stickers.)
Robert Palmer —
Riptide ... CD Island, 1985. Used ...
$1.993.99
Includes "Addicted To Love", "Hyperactive", "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On", "Flesh Wound", "Trick Bag", and "Discipline Of Love". CD
Thelonious Monk on piano – notable sidemen include Joe Gordon on trumpet, Charlie Rouse, Harold Land, and Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, John Ore, and Sam Jones on bass, and Art Blakey, Art Taylor, Billy Higgins, and Frankie Dunlop on drums. CD
A brilliant return to Montreux from Bill Evans – working here with a trio that includes some killer bass work by Eddie Gomez! The set's an acoustic one – despite its appearance on electric powerhouse CTI – but Evans' work on the piano has an electricity that's all its own, ... read moreCD
Wonderful late work from pianist Bud Powell – recorded in France, where Bud seemed to do all of his best recordings in the early 60s! The setting is a trio – with Art Taylor on drums and Michel Gaudry on bass – but as always in such a mode, Powell has a way of opening the tunes ... read moreCD
(Out of print, original Black Lion CD pressing with a cutout through the case spine.)
Classic work from this Bay Area combo – with cuts that include "Hesitation Blues", "Don't You Leave Me Here", "Uncle Sam Blues", "How Long Blues", and "Mann's Fate". LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Niels Lan Doky —
Dreams ... CD Milestone, 1990. Used ...
$6.999.99
With Adam Nussbaum on drums. CD
(Out of print.)
Jimi Hendrix —
Blues ... Cassette Sony/MCA, Late 1960s. Used ...
$6.998.99
The brilliant bluesy side of Hendrix – great stuff recorded from '66-'70 – including his most blues based originals and incredible covers! Bluesy it is, but it's also Jimi – with the soaring, loose and massively influential lead guitar grooves and many of which went unreleased ... read moreCassette
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince —
Homebase ... Cassette Jive, 1991. Used ...
$11.9913.99
12 tracks in all, including "I'm All That", "Summertime", "The Things That U Do", "This Boy Is Smooth", "Ring My Bell", "A Dog Is A Dog", "caught In The Middle (Love & Life)", "Trapped On The Dance Floor", "Who ... read moreCassette
(Still sealed with hype sticker! Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Man —
Maximum Darkness ... LP United Artists (UK), 1975. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$11.9913.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Original UK pressing with Porky/Pecko etches.)
Deke Leonard —
Kamikaze ... LP United Artists, 1975. Sealed Gatefold ...
$6.999.99
Deke Leonard's really finding himself as a solo artist here – so much so, he begins the album with an instrumental, then continues to push his strengths on that instrument every bit as much as his edgey vocals! As with his previous record, there's some great help here from old bandmates in ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed copy. Cover has a cut corner. Shrink has remnant of a vintage store sticker.)
Grand Funk Railroad —
Live Album ... LP Capitol, Early 70s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$9.9911.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing. Cover has some ring & edge wear.)
Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance —
At Montreux ... LP Prestige, 1970. Near Mint- ...
$9.9911.99
With Junior Mance on piano, Martin Rivera on bass, and Oliver Jackson on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Peter Erskine —
Peter Erskine ... CD Contemporary/OJC, 1982. Used ...
$9.9911.99
A great bit of soulful fusion from drummer Peter Erskine – one of the few albums he made as a leader of this nature, even though his playing graced lots of other wonderful records at the time! The approach here is tight, but never too much so – smooth, but never slick – a warmly ... read moreCD
(Out of print, case has a cutout notch through the spine.)
Love —
Da Capo ... LP Elektra, 1967. Near Mint- ...
$29.9934.99
A stunning second album from Love – a set that's still without the fuller orchestrations and baroque touches of Forever Changes – but which already shows the group moving in that direction! The rough, gritty edge of the group is very firmly intact – but they've already got a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent red vinyl limited reissue with bonus colored 7" single.)
Some choice soundtrack work from Jack Nitzsche's prime 70s period, with a handful other tracks by Howlin' Wolf, Captain Beefhaeart and Ike & Tina Turner. For the most part the soundtrack is bluesy rootsy stuff, to go along with the slant of the film, but there is a great funky break on the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear, and a promo sticker.)
Billy Eckstine —
Compact Jazz ... CD Mercury, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ...
$0.991.99
Melba Moore gets some great help here from the Philly soul duo of McFadden & Whitehead – whose soaring styles proves to be a perfect fit for her amazing voice! Melba had cut some great work before this set, but here things really seem to come together – her amazing range, her ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
George Shearing —
Lullaby Of Birdland ... LP Verve, Late 40s-Mid 50s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$2.994.99
A collection of classic Shearing recordings with his quintets, with sidemen that include Marjorie Hyams, chuck Wayne, Denzil Best, Don Elliott, Billy Eckstine, Cal Tjader, Toots Thielemans, and Candido. LP, Vinyl record album
Jackie McLean cut some of his best bop sessions for Blue Note – and this is one of them! The record is amazingly precise, and features Jackie as the sole horn soloist in a group with Walter Bishop on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, and Art Taylor on drums – a crack rhythm combo that ... read moreCD