Olivia Hime sings vocals on a number of tracks that were written with music by Manuel Bandeira, in collaboration with other Brazilian artists like Toninho Horta, Ivan Lins, Wagner Tiso, and others. The highlight of the album is a great reading of Joyce's "Berimbau", done with all the ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has a short click on two tracks. Cover has ring impression, light edge wear.)
Recorded live at the International Jazz Festival Berne, with Harry Edison on trumpet, Eddie Davis on tenor, Leonard Gaskin on bass, and Oliver Jackson on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a cutout notch. Shrinkwrap is torn a bit at the bottom right corner.)
Earl Hines on solo piano performing "You Do Something To Me", "Night & Day", "Rosalie", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "What Is This Thing Called Love", and "You'd Be So Easy To Love". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(In a flip-back cover, with light wear and yellowing from age.)
Earl Hines —
Hines '65 ... LP Black & Blue (France), 1965. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
A great later live performance from this piano legend – with an unusual trio that features Ahmed Abdul Malik on bass and Oliver Jackson on drums! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
With Doc Cheatham on trumpet, Rudy Rutherford on clarinet, alto, and tenor, Jack Wilkins on guitar, Jimmy Leary on bass, and Ray Mosca on drums. Arrangements by Buck Clayton and Ernie Wilkins. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue. Cover has light wear, yellowing from age, a sticker spot, some gloss separation at the corners, and gloss peel in back.)
Solo piano performance from the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival. Titles include "Close To You", "In My Solitude", "Why Do I Love You?", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", and "West Side Story Medley". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some fading at the spine and is lightly bent at the edges and corners.)
Earl Hines & Budd Johnson —
Dirty Old Men ... LP Black & Blue (France), 1974. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
With Jimmy Leary on bass and Panama Francis on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an import sticker in back.)
Earl Hines & Jimmy Rushing —
Blues & Things ... LP Master Jazz, 1967. Very Good ...
$6.99
Great small combo work – with Gonsalves on tenor, Hines on piano, Al Hall on bass, and Jo Jones on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(French pressing on Freedom. Cover is bent just a bit at the front panel.)
Earl Hines with Roy Eldridge & Coleman Hawkins —
Grand Reunion ... LP Limelight, 1965. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$14.99
Earl Hines leads a group that includes special guests like Roy Eldridge and Coleman Hawkins – and the material's a relatively traditional batch of tunes, done in Earl's classic piano style. The group performs an extended "Portrait Of Fats Waller", plus shorter tracks like "C ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove in the booklet cover, in great shape with an inspection stamp in back.)
Earl Hines leads a group that includes special guests like Roy Eldridge and Coleman Hawkins – and the material's a relatively traditional batch of tunes, done in Earl's classic piano style. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove in the textured booklet cover, with some yellowing from age and heavy wear at the spine.)
Earl Hines, Jonah Jones, Buddy Tate, Cozy Cole —
Back On The Street ... LP Chiaroscuro, 1972. Near Mint- ...
$11.9913.99
Jonah Jones on trumpet and vocals, Buddy Tate on clarinet and tenor sax, Earl Hines on piano, Jerome Darr on guitar, John Brown on bass, and Cozy Cole on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Classic work from Joe Hinton – a labelmate to Bobby Blue Bland and Little Junior Parker on Duke Records, but an artist who was a bit more jazzy! The set includes his classic "Funny" – plus "If It Ain't One Thing", "Be Ever Wonderful", "The Whole Town's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s green label pressing. Cover has light wear, some aging, splitting at the bottom of the spine, a promo sticker in front, and a round sticker in back.)
A great collection, and one that focuses on the hipper side of southern soul – with a few tracks each from Willie Hobbs, Dee & Lola, Vivalore Jordan, Oscar Irwin, and the great Sam Dees! (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
One of a few albums cut in America by French 50s modernist Andre Hodeir – a set of compositions arranged and conducted by Hodeir himself, featuring American players that include Idrees Sulieman and Donald Byrd on trumpets, Hal McKusick on alto and bass clarinet, Bobby Jaspar on tenor and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label pressing with RVG etch. Cover has a small top seam split, but the rest is great!)
A totally cool session of avant Parisian jazz – assembled by the great Andre Hodeir, whose Jazz Et Jazz is one of the best modernist jazz efforts from postwar France. The work attempts to set music to the writings of James Joyce – and it features the voices of Nicole Croisille and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original US stereo pressing in the booklet cover, with light wear.)
Art Hodes —
Apex Blues ... LP Jazzology, 1944. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
With Mezz Mezzrow on clarinet and Danny Alvin on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has minimal wear and aging.)
Vintage recordings by the Art Hodes Columbia Quintet – with Duke DuVal on trumpet, George Brunies on trombone, Rod Cless on clarinet, and Joe Caruso on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue.)
Art Hodes —
Trios ... LP Jazzology, 1953. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
Includes cuts from three trio sessions in 1953 – with Darnell Howard on clarinet and Baby Dodds on drums, George Lewis on clarinet and Lawrence Marrero on banjo, and Volly DeFault on clarinet and Jasper Taylor on washboard. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Includes a different trio per side. Hodes with Volley DeFaut and Jasper Taylor playing "Washboard Stomp", "Someday Sweetheart" and "Copenhagen". The flip side has Hodes, Darnell Howard, and Baby Dodds on "I Know That You Know", "Slow & Easy Mama ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red vinyl pressing! Paste-on cover is unglued, but nice.)
Excellent work from Hodges – soloing beautifully on a set of standard Gershwin tunes, over wonderfully warm arrangements by Russ Garcia, in the best manner of the Verve "with strings" style. Hodges was a monster soloist in this kind of setting – hitting a sound and level of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono MGM pressing. Cover has 2 small spots of marker, light splitting.)
Great work as a leader from this legendary Duke Ellington altoist – working here with Ben Webster on tenor, Lawrence Brown on trombone, Emmett Berry on trumpet, Leroy Lovett on piano, and Lloyd Trotman on bass – plus some tracks that Flip Phillips and Al Sears on tenor, and Sonny Green ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy yellow label Norgran pressing with trumpter logo and deep groove! Vinyl is great overall – just has a very slight crackle at the start, but plays great otherwise. Cover is nice too – no splits!)
Arranged and conducted by Ray Ellis. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label promo with deep groove. Cover has ring and edge wear, yellowing from age, splitting in the top seam, and a few call letter stamps in back.)
Chris Jasper produced, wrote, and/or played on just about every track on here, and the album's got the same classic 80's smooth soul sound as the best of the Isley Jasper Isley albums from the time. Add to that Liz Hogue's tough soul vocals, and you've got a record that was one of the better soul ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. In the original shrink with a hype sticker.)
With Jimmy Johnson and Gary Willis on bass, Chad Wackerman, Gary Husband, and Mac Hine on drums, Alan Pasqua on keyboards, and Paul Williams and Paul Korda on vocals. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has lightly bent corners and is bent a bit at the spine.)
Includes "Miss Brown To You", "What A Little Moonlight Can Do", "Gloomy Sunday", "Billie's Blues", "Solitude", "God Bless The Child", "Sailboat In The Moonlight", "I Can't Get Started", "When A Woman Loves A ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes recordings with the orchestras of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, and Mal Waldron. (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
(Early 80s mono Japanese Polydor pressing – UMV 2600 – with obi and insert. Obi is torn in half at the seams, with the back piece crinkled.)
Titles include "Miss Brown To You", "If You Were Mine", "What A Little Moonlight Can Do", "Billie's Blues", "I Cried For You", "I Must Have That Man", and "Easy Living". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
One of Billie's last recordings, and an incredibly striking batch of songs arranged by Ray Ellis with a sad, fragile ege that's perfect for the style of her later work. Billie's voice is faltering, but in a way that only makes the songs sound more personal and more compelling – and although ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover is mostly split, with surface wear & aging.)
An incredible record from Billie Holiday – and not really a proper sort of "album" at all! Instead, the set features the posthumous release of tapes from sessions recorded with pianist Jimmy Rowles and bassist Artie Shapiro – tracks that feature Billie singing in a looser ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With production help from Arthur Baker and Michael Jackson! Titles include "Dreams Never Die", "He's A Pretender", "You're The One", "What Kind Of Love Is This", "No Frills Love", and "Say You Love Me". (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover is bent a bit at the edges.)
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" ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wonderful work from The Hollies – from a time when the group was moving way past simple Brit Invasion pop – as you 'can probably guess from the cover and title! The Hollies hit a really special sort of sound here – slightly trippy, but still razor-sharp – making great use ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing little record – easily one of the coolest albums ever on the legendary Ovation label – and a set that has the small imprint almost hitting the heights of their Chicago neighbor Cadet Records! The core sounds here are from the folksy duo of Chuck Hollins and Dave Starr – ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original stereo pressing. Cover has a cutout hole.)
A wonderful late 70s comeback for Eddie Holman – best known to folks for his earlier sweet soul work, but sounding equally great here on a set of club-heavy tracks! Although Eddie's falsetto soul might have seemed like a strange choice for the disco-oriented Salsoul label, this album ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Vinyl has a heated edge. Cover has light wear, promo sticker.)
Richard Groove Holmes —
After Hours ... LP Pacific Jazz, 1962. Very Good- ...
Just Sold Out!
An obscure early one from Groove Holmes! Despite the title, this one's actually a nice batch of pretty groovy tracks – played by Groove with two different trios, both of which give him plenty of room to stretch out, and prove that he always worked best in smaller ensembles! Lots of nice ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing with deep groove. Vinyl has oxidation on side 1. Cover has minimal wear.)
A Sunshine Pop relic – and a beautiful one at that! The Holy Mackerel were an early group project of Paul Williams – recorded here in a hip late 60s Warner mode that's very similar to that of Paul's excellent Someday Man album – with nicely compressed instrumentation that matches ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & tan label stereo pressing. Cover has minimal wear and a sticker spot in back.)
An overlooked gem from The Holy Modal Rounders – the group's fifth album, and a set that shows them moving into a slightly more subtle style than before – but still with plenty of their trademark touches intact! The work often has a sweetly folksy feel – one that conjures up the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A beautiful original pressing, in the backwards unipak cover, which is in great shape.)
Some of the most tripped-out music ever from The Holy Modal Rounders – and that's saying a lot, given the nature of the group! This unique early album on ESP features two side-long tracks – both of which are mini-suites of sort, and filled with odd sounds, weird themes, and a strange ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Homeboy Sandman is sounding very much at the top of his game here – on a record that almost seems to have two sorts of flavors, but both nicely unified by the work of producer Aesop Rock! The lyrics spin out with the kind of effortlessness that Sandman's always given us – charged up ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Deluxe edition on "electric smoke" vinyl – still sealed.)
A killer set – early RPM recordings of the great John Lee Hooker – nice and raw, and with all the hard-hitting quality of his best early work! Titles include "Driftin From Door To Door", "She Left Me On My Bended Knee", "Good Rockin Mama", "Let Your ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Light blue label Custom pressing. Cover has ring and edge wear, yellowing from age, and a name in pen in front.)
John Lee Hooker gets some great treatment here – working in a loose, groovy style for the Bluesway label – and getting a nice dose of funk right down at the core! The set's produced by Ed Michel – who'd also done some great soul jazz work over the years – and in addition to ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the ABC inner sleeve. Cover has surface wear, a promo sticker, and a number in pen.)
An early album by Shirley, and a haunting batch of lonely songs of lost love that has Shirley singing with her trio of Joe Benjamin and Herb Lovelle. The material's very much in keeping with the "classic" sound that's been so popular during her recent revival, and the record stands as ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label pressing, with deep groove. Cover has a small split on the bottom seam and light wear.)
A set that features lots of great arrangements from Shorty Rogers – upbeat and jazzy, in ways that aren't exactly the Latin modes promised by the title, but still pretty darn great! Rogers his hitting nicely here on all burners – that leaner 60s approach he used in some of his own ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue label pressing. Cover has light wear and a cutout hole.)
Lena Horne —
Soul ... LP United Artists, 1966. Very Good ...
$1.99
Groovy Lena Horne from the 60s – an album that's a heck of a lot hipper and more swinging than most of her sets from a decade before! That unmistakable Horne style of singing is still very much in place here – but the backings are often tightly punctuated, with a gently soulful groove ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has split top & bottom seams, some surface wear.)
(Cover has some ring and edge wear and is lightly bent at the back panel.)
Walter Horton —
Fine Cuts ... LP Blind Pig, 1977. Sealed ...
$13.99
Features Big Walter Horton on vocals and harmonica – with Ron Levy on piano, John Nicholas on guitar, and Mark Kazanoff on sax – on tiles that include "Walter's Swing", "Everybody's Fishin", "Worried Life", "Stop Clownin", "Hobo Blues", ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small cut corner.)
Hostyle —
Get Off ... LP Atlantic, 1989. Near Mint- ...
$7.99
Titles include "Borrow Me", "Taking My Love For Granted", "One Man's Woman", "If You're A Friend", and "We Can Be Strong". (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Japanese promo pressing, with obi and insert. Cover has light wear and a promo sticker.)