A smoking version of the Herd – with Red Norvo on vibes, Flip Phillips on tenor, Bill Harris on trombone, Pete Candoli on trumpet, and Chubby Jackson on bass! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, some staining on the back.)
Features important compositions by Ralph Burns – played by a group that includes Flip Phillips on tenor, Bill Harris on trombone, Shorty Rogers on trumpet, and Burns on piano! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow cover has light wear, splash stain in the upper corner.)
A smoking version of the Herd – with Red Norvo on vibes, Flip Phillips on tenor, Bill Harris on trombone, Pete Candoli on trumpet, and Chubby Jackson on bass! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
A really cool soundtrack from the great Bernard Herrmann – every bit as watery as you might guess from the title! The tracks are short, but have this beautifully vivid feel – strings used in this way that's kind of pre-electric, but which almost has this electronic feel overall – ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
One of the most unusual entries in this amazing set of releases from the Habibi Funk label – a set that's definitely what's promised in the title – in that Ibrahim Hesnawi delivers a really unique take on the sound of Kingston! The music is certainly in a rhythm that echoes ... (Global Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An early, early Hi-Lo's album on Starlite Records – and a harmony vocal masterpieces of the 50s! Vocal groups had certainly existed in American pop music before the quartet first hit the scene, but thanks to incredible vocal arrangements by leader Gene Puerling, and dynamic orchestrations by ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Quite possibly our favorite album ever from pianist Andrew Hill – a really unique outing that features the vibes of Bobby Hutcherson and a rare non-Sun Ra appearance by tenorist John Gilmore! The presence of Hutcherson brings a real "new thing" energy to the album – a feel ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Great post-Gong work from Steve Hillage – an album of gently progressive tracks that really makes some wonderful use of his talents on guitar! The record's got a slightly shimmering quality that's a bit in keeping with the spirit of the title – and the sound is something of a ... (Rock) read moreCD
Features a few Carnegie Hall appearances, one with Count Basie and Lester Young – and TV work on The Tonight Show and The Comeback Story! (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
A very unusual concert from Billie Holiday – one that features narration by Gilbert Millstein, telling the story of Billie's life! The format is quite unusual – almost a live documentary, with the subject of the documentary there in person herself! Millstein narrates from the start, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A collection of rare broadcast performances from 1949 to 1952 – all of which are issued here for the first time! Titles include "My Man", "He's Funny That Way", "Billie's Blues", "Lover Man", and "Tenderly". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
An incredible avant moment from the early years of ECM Records – a showcase for the strong improvisational talent of bassist Dave Holland, here playing cello – and a set that really exposed the guitar genius of Derek Bailey to the world at large! The set features three long tracks ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice German pressing! Cover has some discoloration from age along the opening, which also has some light lamination lifting – very common for this album.)
A funky holy grail – one of the rarest of the rare, and the only album ever cut by funky guitarist Carl "Sherlock" Holmes! Carl's work on the guitar is incredible – fast riffing and jazzy, with a style that's dirtier and messier than some of his 70s jazz funk contemporaries, ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Robert Hood & Femi Kuti —
Variations ... CD M Plant, 2024. New Copy ...
$14.9916.99
A really different setting for the saxophone of Afro Funk legend Femi Kuti – as instead of working with a large group, he just blows here alongside the keyboard creations of Robert Hood – in a mode that makes for a really wonderful album all the way through! The tracks are each just ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
Robert Hood & Femi Kuti —
Variations ... LP M Plant, 2024. New Copy ...
$30.9934.99
A really different setting for the saxophone of Afro Funk legend Femi Kuti – as instead of working with a large group, he just blows here alongside the keyboard creations of Robert Hood – in a mode that makes for a really wonderful album all the way through! The tracks are each just ... (New Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A late 50s session, but an album that captures Lighnin Hopkins in a rootsy style that could well hearken back to the 78rpm blues records of the 30s – thanks to production by Samuel B Charters, who captured Hopkins alone making music in his apartment in Houston! The tracks have that ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 90s Smithsonian Folkways pressing. Cover has tiny scrapes in back at the spine.)
Espen Horne has a great way of mixing jazz influences with a range of other styles – sometimes cosmic, sometimes kicking – and served up with guest help on vibes, keyboards, and vocals too! There's a vibe here that's almost like that point years ago when Nicola Conte started getting a ... (New Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really great take on the sound of the Pacific – a set that mixes together the growing electro instrumental world of Japan in the late 70s, with some of the breezier styles put forth in older Hawaiian and island music too! The music is a nice instrumental extrapolation of ideas that Haruomi ... (Japanese) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A Scandinavian group, but one with a great Latin jazz vibe – a lineup that includes piano, tenor, trumpet, and plenty of percussion! (Latin) LP, Vinyl record album
A pair of early records from Hour Glass – back to back in a single set! First up is the self titled Hour Glass album – fantastic early work from Gregg And Duane Allman – a set that's nothing at all like their Allman Brothers material, but which has a wonderful style nonetheless! ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear and aging, bumped corners, and a minor center split in the top seam.)
The a-side hardly needs any introduction from us, an uplifting disco cut, with soaring, string-laden Gamble & Huff production, and the sort of mainstream appeal that's kept it in constant roatation for years and years! "Fancy Dancer" is from the Comodores heavier funk years, off the ... (Soul) read more12-inch, Vinyl record
(Still sealed, with a cutout notch.)
Howlin Wolf —
His Best ... CD Chess, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ...
$1.99
A famous date that showcases the Chess Records influence on the sound of the Brit rock scene – one that has a number of key players "giving back" to the label, and working on a special date with Howlin Wolf! Wolf's rough vocals are in the lead on all tracks, and he also plays a bit ... (Blues) read moreCD
Quite an unusual session for trumpeter Freddie Hubbard – a set done during his early run of albums for Blue Note, but one that's got some much darker, more modern qualities than the rest! The music here almost verges on some of the "new thing" material of the period on the label ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A real standout in the early career of trumpeter Freddie Hubbard – a very unique session that has him working with some larger arrangements in the background – blowing these magical solos over the top, while still hitting a great edge with the rest of the musicians as well! There's a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(1996 digipak pressing, with a promo sticker.)
Freddie Hubbard —
Hub Cap ... LP Blue Note, 1961. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Classic Freddie Hubbard on Blue Note – from the hip cover to the magical music in the grooves! The session is one of Freddie's all-time best from the early days – and features a very hard wailing lineup that mixes tight hardbop rhythms with some more adventurous soloing that almost has ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s DMM pressing. Includes the Blue Note inner sleeve. Cover has a promo stamp, sticker remnant, light wear.)
An album with a classic modernist cover image – and one that's also got the same sort of sound to match – brilliant early work from trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, who's really coming into his own as a leader with this date! Freddie's really finding a voice here – a sharper edge than ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Seminal work from Freddie Hubbard – an early hardbop session that features some great work by Tina Brooks on tenor, piano by McCoy Tyner, and rhythm from the team of Sam Jones on bass Clifford Jarvis on drums! And although Freddie's great at this early point in his career – playing ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Freddie Hubbard —
Super Blue ... LP Columbia, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$7.99
A sweet late 70s set from Freddie Hubbard – a slight move away from some of his highly-electric sides of the CTI years, yet one that still has some of the most soulful qualities of that work! Freddie's trumpet has a nicely spacious quality throughout – one that's flowing, and almost ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a promo stamp, tracklist sticker, and minimal wear.)
A definite sweet return from Freddie Hubbard – a record with a cover and title that might appear to be smooth jazz, but one with a sound that's solidly acoustic and soulful all the way through! The album's a great example of Hubbard's amazing work in the early 80s – a time when he was ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp and tracklist sticker.)
Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, & Herbie Hancock —
In Concert Vol 2 ... LP CTI, 1974. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$7.99
A sublime live moment from the CTI scene of the 70s – an album that brings together some of the label's best lead players, into a special live supergroup that stretches out in a mighty nice way! In case you ever though the CTI genius came from the studio production of Creed Taylor, think ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An obscure little funky group from Flint, Michigan, one with a tight ensemble sound that's very much in the Earth Wind & Fire mode – complete with a really great horn section, plenty of bass-heavy grooves a the bottom, and a relatively spiritual feel that comes through strongly on the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Bobby Hutcherson's most important albums ever – and an essential piece of "new thing" jazz that ranks up there with such key Blue note sessions of the genre as Tony Williams' album Life Time, Dolphy's Out To Lunch, and Jackie McLean's One Step Beyond! Hutcherson's sound on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the most sophisticated albums that Bobby Hutcherson recorded with reedman Harold Land – a very hip session that features the arrangements of piano player Todd Cochran – also known as Bayete for a pair of early 70s albums on Prestige! The sound here is more farther-reaching than ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 2008 Connoisseur pressing.)
Bobby Hutcherson —
Skyline ... CD Verve, 1999. Used ...
$7.99
A relatively mellow recent effort from Bobby Hutcherson – one that has him playing both vibes and marimba, and going for a laidback style that allows plenty of spaces for tonal colors and shades of sound! The group's a quintet, with Kenny Garrett on alto, Geri Allen on piano, Christian ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Bobby Hutcherson —
Solo/Quartet ... CD Contemporary/OJC, 1981. Used ...
$26.99
Bobby Hutcherson breaks it down in two different ways – solo on the first half of the record, and in a quartet on the rest! The set begins in a very spare way – Bobby playing vibes, marimba, xylophone, and bells – often a bit overdubbed, so that although alone, Hutcherson fills ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A brilliant collaboration between vibist Bobby Hutcherson and reedman Harold Land – the first Blue Note album to feature the talents of the pair together, and a stone classic from the very first note! Hutcherson had already been making big waves for the label with his earlier sides – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Beautiful solo work from pianist Abdullah Ibrahim – a player with a sound so rich and rhythmic, his sessions like this are often every bit as captivating as his trio and group recordings! There's a really special sort of poetry going on here – first in the way that Ibrahim brings out ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Really fantastic material from legendary pianist Abdullah Ibrahim – a set cut with a larger group of musicians, which we like even more than Ibrahim's work in a solo or trio format! The group here is his Ekaya ensemble – who flesh out Abdullah's larger musical ideas in a really great ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch.)
ICP Tentet —
Tetterettet ... CD Instant Composers Pool/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1977. New Copy Gatefold ...
$12.9915.99
A landmark record from the Dutch jazz scene – one that takes all the strong 70s years of free improvisation in that world, and helps it find a new sort of focus! As fans of the scene know, ICP stands for Instant Composers Pool – writing while improvising on the spot – a notion ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Ides Of March —
Vehicle ... LP Warner, 1970. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
These guys will forever be known for the jazzy grooving title hit – "Vehicle", a brassy driving number that seems as if it's always being used in some sort of car commercial (which must net these guys a lot of royalties!) – but which is usually mistaken by others for being the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original green label pressing. Cover has a cut corner and some light wear.)
Klaus Ignatzek Quintet —
Answer! ... CD Candid (Germany), 1993. Used ...
$5.99
Features Claudio Roditi and Gustavo Bergalli on trumpets, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse on bass and Jorge Rossy on drums. (Jazz) CD
(In the embossed cover, with printed inner sleeve. Cover is bent at the top left corner and spine.)
Impressions & Jerry Butler —
Vintage Years ... LP Sire, Mid 60s/1976. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ...
$7.99
Nifty 2LP set that brings together a motherlode of the Impressions' best material from their ABC years – plus some of Jerry Butler's nice solo material for Mercury from the same time, and a few Curtis cuts from the early 70s. Too much to mention here, but titles include "Keep On ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very cool Japanese-only collection of cuts from Incognito – the long-running and legendary UK soul band who've given us fantastic music for many many years! This set brings together some rare mixes, some of which appear on CD for the first time ever – and also includes some great ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
A landmark album that is perhaps the single most influential beat source in hip hop! The record was the brainchild of bongo player Michael Viner – who also happened to be running the Pride subsidiary of MGM at the time. Viner's got a meeeeeean touch on the bongo, hitting it hard and funky ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Super-heavy 40th anniversary reissue – on the same mirror-style cover as the original, with heavy tip-on cover!)
A very weird, offbeat set from the Connecticut scene of the 70s! There's not really any brass in the group – but there are a lot of great bluesy moments, acoustic and electric – with a lineup that featuers piano, guitar, washboard, and other unusual instrumentation – all recorded ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An unusual British jazz group gets even more unusual – with a sound that's even more mindblowing than some of their better-known records! The combo's headed by pianist John Mayer, who cut two fantastic Indo Jazz Fusions with reedman Joe Harriott in the late 60s – working here on an ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Great vocals and modern production – a mix of James Ingram's older roots in soul music, and some of the more contemporary soul modes coming down at the end of the 80s! Ingram's got a power in his voice that just won't quit – soaring out wonderfully and warmly, even when the rhythms are ... (Soul) read moreCD
Sweet, sweet east coast Harmony soul, with seminal early Gamble and Huff production! This first Intruders LP lays the blueprint for the astoundingly great Philly soul sound that would dominate the east coast scene for many many years to come. Gamble and Huff's richly string kissed grooves ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label rainbow logo stereo pressing. Cover has a partially split top seam and light wear.)
The album that rocked a million dorm rooms back in the 60s – and for good reason, too – given that the title track is a side-long, totally jamming monster – the kind of track that was really revolutionary at the time, and which still has a hell of an impact all these many years ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s Rockefeller label pressing with Warner rim logo.)
Not the first album from this fantastic group, but a set that's their initial outing for Impulse Records – the old home to John Coltrane, Sun Ra, and Pharoah Sanders – and a very fitting place for their boundless sense of expression! The group really seem to have upped their game for ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Weldon Irvine meets Strata East – and the result is one of the keyboardist's funkiest albums ever! The set's more jazz-based than the soul/funk outings Weldon cut for RCA and his own label – with great focus on Weldon's lines on clavinet and Fender Rhodes – supported by sweet ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the coolest records we've ever heard from Japanese drummer Akira Ishikawa – even wilder than some of his famous funk sessions of the time! The set definitely lives up to its African Rock promise – as it features lots of sparely percussive tracks that build beautifully – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
It's the end of the 70s, and the Isleys are still going strong – keeping it real by dropping some of the fake funk of a few years before, and going for a smooth soul sound that would be one of their biggest strengths during the early 80s. This sound can be heard to perfection on the tracks ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic Isleys from the mid 70s! The record has the group dropping their heavy funk style (which was sounding a bit tired by this point), and picking up a strident soul groove that buoyed their tracks with a spiritual sound that reminds us of some of the best moments from the Brother Brother ... (Soul) read moreCD
Quite an unusual little record – one that appears conventional at the start, but which has a relatively modern feel overall! The group's directed by Chuck Israels – who's really stepping out from his older roles here – working almost in Mingus-like formation, as he pushes the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Punch through barcode and promotional stamp on CD.)
Peter Ivers —
Nirvana Peter ... LP Warner, 1970s/Early 80s. Near Mint- ...
$49.99
One of the grooviest records ever by the wonderful vocal team of Jackie & Roy – a sweetly swinging 50s session, with great LA jazz backings from the orchestra of Bill Holman! There's a breezy vibe to the whole thing that's years ahead of its time – not pop harmony vocals, but an ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. The bottom 2 inches or so of the cover has staining & wear, with some patchy peel spots.)
Jackie & Roy at the height of their ABC powers – really stepping out strongly here with a bold jazz vocal approach that nobody else can touch! Both Roy Kral and Jackie Cain get a few moments of their own in the spotlight, especially Jackie, who steps out on a number of the tracks – ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A real landmark from soul singer Chuck Jackson – part of a unique wave of male vocalists who really took the music to new heights in the 60s! Jackson's got this way of balancing heartbreaking emotion with masculine control – summed up perfectly in the album's title track, then carried ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Vinyl is nice and clean overall – and back cover has a small name, but front looks great.)
Javon Jackson on tenor saxophone, Mark Whitfield on guitar, Fred Wesley on trombone, Lenny White on drums, with Lonnie Smith on organ and vocals from Eve Cornelious and Fred Wesley. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Joe Jackson —
Night & Day ... LP A&M, 1982. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$5.99
A heck of a great record – and we don't mind saying it! After knocking around in territory that ran from new wave to neo ska, retro swing, and other assorted genres, Joe Jackson really emerged with a strong voice on this 1982 classic. The album's a loving tribute to New York – and is ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Michael Jackson —
Bad ... CD Epic, 1987. Used ...
$2.99
The third great album in the trilogy that includes Off The Wall and Thriller – and a set that still has Michael Jackson running strong at the height of his solo powers! Quincy Jones is still at the helm, and Michael more than proves that he can still come up with a pop tune without going too ... (Soul) read moreCD