We know it's hard to think of anyone named Mildred as hip, but take it from us, the lady's actually a great singer with a deep capacity for jazzy blues and mellow R&B. These rare Savoy sides were cut during the years 1946 and 1947, and they feature great backing by pianist Ellis Larkin on ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original green label Regent pressing with a deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
From the female singer in the obscure group Chapter 8, Anita went onto become one of the biggest selling soul music acts during the 80s – and this album's her first effort as a solo act. The record's a smooth sophisticated batch of soul tunes, with lots of nice jazzy touches, and a classy ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has light heat, but plays great. Cover has minimal wear.)
A rare Italian-only album from Chet Baker – wonderfully cooking small group work that's a far bit greater than his more familiar "with strings" session recorded in Italy during the same period! The album's got Chet working with an array of great players from the local scene – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nice soundtrack to the now-legendary film by Bruce Weber that tracked Chet Baker during some of the last days of his life. The set's got a nice mix of vocal and instrumental tracks, with Chet in fine enough form at the time of the recording. Titles include "You're My Thrill", "Moon ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch and is bent a bit at the corners.)
A great Japanese issue of this early material from trumpet genius Chet Baker – mostly featuring his quartet with Russ Freeman on piano, Carson Smith on bass, and Larry Bunker on drums! The set features titles that include "Batter Up", "Pavane For A Dead Princess", "Ma ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese King pressing K18P 9259.)
Chet Baker —
Daybreak ... LP Steeplechase (Denmark), 1979. Near Mint- ...
$39.99
An excellent later set – a trio date with Doug Raney on guitar and Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass – on long tracks that include "For Minors Only", "Down", "Broken Wing", and "Daybreak". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
One of Chet Baker's most classic albums of the 50s – a record that features both vocals and strong trumpet solos – all from a time when Baker was one of the hottest things going in jazz! The album's different from records from previous years, in that it moves Baker from LA to New York ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great return to form for Chet Baker – his first record in a number of years away from the studio, and proof that his genius could adapt to just about any setting! The album's got a tight focus that's probably one of the keys to its success – a set of arrangements by Don Sebesky that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original stereo pressing with Van Gelder stamp.)
Chet Baker —
This Is Always ... LP Steeplechase (Denmark), 1982. Near Mint- ...
$39.99
Overlooked later work by Chet Baker – with some nice long tracks that feature a unique trio with Doug Raney on guitar and Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Great later work from Chet Baker – one of the key sides in marking out his new, more open approach to the trumpet – with long tracks overall. The setting here is spare – with backing by Doug Raney on guitar and Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass – and Chet's mostly ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic Pacific Jazz album, one that features Chet Baker laying back in three different ensembles – a quartet (with Russ Freeman), sextet (with Bud Shank and Bob Brookmeyer), and septet (with Jack Montrose, Herb Geller, and Bob Gordon). Arrangements are by Freeman, Montrose, and Johnny ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has faint ring wear and rounded corners.)
Chet Baker —
Two A Day ... LP All Life (France), 1979. Near Mint- ...
$39.99
A much more rock-based album than some of Baker's other post-Cream work – but still with some nice grooves that appeal plenty to our ears! The weaker tracks on the album are sort of in a quirky rock mode – but the better ones feature some snapping percussion from Baker and the group, ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
Ginger Baker & Graham Bond —
Live Bremen 1970 ... LP Room On Fire, 1970. Sealed ...
Just Sold Out!
An excellent MPS big-band session, in a mode that's sort of a mix between the firey hardbop of the Clarke-Boland ensemble, and the more modernist work of George Gruntz. The band is directed by Gruntz – and is co-led by Gruntz, Franco Ambrosetti, Flavio Ambrosetti, and Daniel Humair. The ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with obi! Note that one of the two records is a white label promo.)
A real cooker in the Atlantic Records' 60s series from Preservation Hall – a record that definitely keeps up the groove throughout! Side one features work by the combo of drummer Paul Barbarin – a lively player with a romping approach to rhythm – one that perfectly suits the trad ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red & purple label pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole, light ringwear, and is faded at the spine.)
One of Gato Barbieri's later recordings – but don't hold that against it! The set's a smoother effort than most of Gato's earlier work, but it's also still pretty darn soulful – done in a way that allows plenty of space for his raspy reed work on tenor to flow over the top of larger ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve, with bent corners. Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, and a small section at the top where some writing in pen was removed.)
Gato Barbieri & Dollar Brand —
Confluence ... LP Arista Freedom, 1968. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Two jazz giants of the 70s come together on this rare Italian recording from the late 60s – South African pianist Dollar Brand (Abdulla Ibrahim) and Argentine tenorist Gato Barbieri – both working here in spare duo formation, with edges that are a fair bit sharper than most of their ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a tiny spot of marker and is great overall.)
Barclay James Harvest sound almost a bit more melancholy here than on previous records – maybe just because the leadoff hit track "Hymn" has a brooding message on drug deaths – but also because there seems to be a slightly more intense quality to their overall approach! The ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the die-cut cover, includes the insert. Cover has a cut corner and a promo sticker. Vinyl has a short click on "Hard Hearted Woman".)
Barclay James Harvest —
Octoberon ... LP MCA, 1976. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
(Cover has a cutout notch and is bent at the top right edge.)
Peter Bardens —
Answer ... LP Verve, 1970. Near Mint- ...
$49.99
Fantastic solo work from Peter Bardens – an artist who'd later gain fame as the lead singer of Camel, but who's even more fantastic here on his own – working in a trippy blend of modes that's equally balanced between prog and psych! Bardens plays organ on most of the tracks, but he ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original Verve/Forecast pressing. Cover has center splits on the top & bottom seams, some ringwear, and a cutout hole.)
Peter Bardens —
Peter Bardens ... LP Transatlantic (Germany), 1971. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$14.99
A pretty hard rocking set of soul instrumentals from Gene Barge – a sax soloist with a honking King Curtis type sound, and a talent who was also doing a fair bit of producing and arranging for Chess during the 60s! This set is one of the few that Gene cut on his own, and is a loping set of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono light blue "checker piece" label pressing. Cover has a cutout hole and light wear.)
(Mid 60s mono pressing in a laminated cover, with clear tape holding the seams and some gloss separation at the spine.)
Syd Barrett —
Barrett ... LP Harvest (UK), 1970. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
A sublime second solo effort from Syd Barrett – and maybe his most perfectly-formed album ever! There's a sinister balance to the record right from the start – a gentle approach to the offbeat themes that is almost more unsettling than if the matter was undertaken more forcefully ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hard to tell if these are new versions of songs, or simply ones lifted from Barry's UA soundtracks – but from the notes and the music, the album seems to be a unique one. Barry's sounding nice and lean here, working his way through his own work – like "The James Bond Theme", ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has stains at the corners of the spine.)
John Barry —
Wrong Box ... LP Mainstream, 1966. Very Good+ ...
$34.99
One of the lesser-known John Barry scores of the 60s – penned for an equally lesser-known comedy that starred Michael Caine, Peter Sellers, Peter Cook, Tony Hancock, and Dudley Moore! The tunes have kind of a period feel with slight whimsical touches – not as mod and groovy as you ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label mono promo. Cover has light wear, a smudge from price sticker removal, and some aging and a promo ink stamp in back.)
John Barry/Elephant's Memory/The Groop/Nilsson —
Midnight Cowboy ... LP United Artists, 1969. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
A sublime soundtrack from John Barry – common, to be sure, but also a wonderfully-crafted set that goes way beyond the stereotypes of his work for the James Bond films! The record is probably best known for Nilsson's famous version of the Fred Neil tune "Everybody's Talkin" – ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A weird little record from John Barry – the soundtrack to a 1963 television special recorded by Elizabeth Taylor at the height of her early popularity, and featuring Taylor reciting a variety of poems and speeches over music by Barry! There's a relatively high concept feel to the album ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Gold label mono pressing. Cover has light wear.)
John Barry/Shirley Bassey —
Goldfinger ... LP United Artists, 1964. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
The soundtrack that put John Barry over the top – and to many, THE James Bond soundtrack! The album chills from the first notes of the haunting title theme – the majestic "Goldfinger", sung by Shirley Bassey with a tone that's as dangerous as a razor-sharp hat spinning ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing. Cover has light wear and a date written in red pen in back.)
A great collection of early material from Dave Bartholomew – a key figure in the early days of New Orleans soul! Dave blows trumpet, arrangements are by Wardell Quezerque, and the group features Bobby James on organ and Smokey Johnson on drums! (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing – nice and clean! Cover has light wear near the top, but this is a very nice copy overall.)
(In the die-cut window box. Includes the booklet and Van Gogh insert. Box has some heavy edge wear, yellowing from age, missing portion from the top edge, and is split and torn at the wrap-around.)
A never-issued album from the guitar genius Robbie Basho – material recorded at the same Vanguard Records sessions that produced his monumental albums Voice Of The Eagle and Zarthus, and every bit as great as the work that appeared on those records – and as the tracks on Basho's Takoma ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Clear vinyl pressing – still sealed with hype sticker!)
Count Basie —
Basie ... LP Clef, Early 50s. Very Good ...
$16.99
A beautiful early Verve recording by Basie – one that's packaged here in a great David Stone Martin cover, with a red and blue watercolor of Basie himself. Players include Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Ernie Wilkins, Marshall Royal, Joe Newman, Thad Jones, Bennie Powell, and Freddie Green – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original black label Clef pressing with a trumpeter logo & deep groove. Cover has wear & aging, clear tape on the bottom seam.)
A killer set from Count Basie – recorded during the height of his years at Roulette! The back cover of the record proclaims that "Basie Is Back Home" – clearly a bit by Birdland to lay claim to being the Count's home address, which is a bit of a challenge to his KC roots! ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo Emus pressing in a blue text cover.)
Titles include "Basie Goes Wess", "Peace Pipe", "Blues Go Away", "Stereophonic", "Mambo Mist", and "Sixteen Men Swinging" (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono MGM pressing. Cover has light wear, X imprint, and some notes in pencil in back.)
A collection of Basie work from the year 1941 – featuring a lineup that includes Dickey Wells, Tab Smith, Buddy Tate, Don Byas, Freddie Green, and Buck Clayton. Tracks include "Down For Double", "Diggin For Dex", "Jump The Blues Away", "The Jitters", ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono yellow & black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a large image that was glued onto the back and has been partially removed, with a fair amount of brown glue remnants; plus a small peeled spot from sticker removal at the top left in front.)
Great work from Basie's Roulette years – a time when the group seemed to be extra snapping and soulful! Players include Frank Foster, Frank Wess, and Billy Mitchell on reeds – plus Snooky Young, Thad Jones, and Joe Newman on trumpets – and Al Grey, Henry Coker, and Benny Powell ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo Emus pressing. Cover has some pink blemish streaks across the top.)
Count Basie —
Best Of Count Basie ... LP Decca/MCA, Late 30s/Early 40s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$11.99
A really great collection of some of Basie's first important material – 2LPs worth of classics that set the tone for generations to come! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Decca pressing. Includes intact booklet.)
Early Basie material, packaged in a nicely done 50s LP format – supposedly with some remixing to improve the sound quality of the tracks. Players include Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Herschel Evans, Freddy Greene, Walter Page, and Jo Jones – and titles include "Jumpin At The ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Classic Verve work by The Count, and a session in which the Basie group plays for dancers – in a style that continued to make them one of the most popular bigger bands of the 50s! Tracks are short, tight, and highly rhythmic – played by a group that features Ernie Wilkins, Marshall ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label Clef pressing with trumpeter logo and deep groove. Cover has some ring and edge wear, yellowing from age, and some minor peeled spots in front.)
A collection of recordings from 1959 and 1961, with sidemen including Thad Jones, Benny Powell, Frnak Wess, Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Freddie Gren, and Budd Johnson. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Count Basie takes on groovy tunes from films – including "Shadow Of Your Smile", "Days Of Wine & Roses", "Hurry Sundown", "Strangers In The Night", and "Secret Love". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing in a gatefold cover. Back cover has yellowing from age, light stains, and a round sticker.)
A repackaged version of material from Count Basie's excellent Dance Session albums for Verve – no-nonsense albums that really get at the high-grooving side of the group, and which feature the kind of compelling and catchy tunes that always made them a favorite on the dancefloor! The Count ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono Verve Records Inc pressing with trumpter logo and deep groove. Cover has some ringwear in back and a small center split in the bottom seam.)
Count Basie goes pop, and the results are mighty nice – a hard-swinging take on familiar tunes from the 60s, but all re-tooled the jazzy Basie way! The vibe here is right up there with the best Neal Hefti moments with the group – and although the arrangements are by Billy Byers, they've ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tri-color stereo pressing. A great copy!)
Count Basie —
Rhythm Men ... LP Swing House (UK), 1943/1944. Near Mint- ...
$4.996.99
We totally dig Basie's work from the mid 60s! He was working with Quincy Jones at the time – and Quince laid down some very soulful arrangements that used the best jazz elements of the Basie group to turn out some great pop instrumental tracks with a very groovy sound. This album's a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tri-color stereo Jazz Series pressing. Cover has bumped corners and some check marks in pen in back.)
Fontella Bass —
New Look ... LP Checker, 1965. Very Good ...
$14.99
With that whip in her hand, we're not gonna argue with Fontella Bass about her New Look in the photo – and we can definitely say that the whole classic album definitely lives up to her hip, powerful stance on the cover! Fontella's a singer who started in gospel, later sung jazz, but who ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono light blue checker piece label pressing. Cover has a cutout hole, ring and edge wear, yellowing from age in back, a center split with some fraying at the bottom seam, and a large light stain at the bottom left corner with some wrinkling.)
A sharp-edged session of tremendous trumpet and tenor interplay – served up by the legendary quintet of Gianni Basso and Oscar Valdambrini! The album's got a sound that's as hip as it looks – a great approach to 50s modern jazz, done in a style that's equally influenced by west coast ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Super-heavy vinyl reissue from Dejavu – in a wonderful cover, and beautifully done!)
Batdorf & Rodney —
Off The Shelf ... LP Atlantic, 1971. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$9.99
(Green & red Rockefeller label pressing with Warner rim logo. Cover is slightly wrinkled at the bottom right corner inside the gatefold, with some splitting in the bottom seam.)
(Gold label duophonic Star Line pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Les Baxter —
Confetti ... LP Capitol, 1958. Very Good+ ...
$5.99
A groovy Les Baxter album from the pre-exotica years – a set that showcases all the lively, jaunty styles that Les brought to his initial instrumental run on Capitol Records! The mix of sounds is as colorful as the title might imply – some Latin modes, wordless vocal passages, and ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Les Baxter conducts a set of string-laden ballads with a sweet dreamy feel. Titles include "Dawn On the City", "Rush Hour Romance", "Afternoon Affair", and "Hot Summer Night". And despite the fact that this stuff's not his exotic material, Les still wrote a ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Includes Capitol inner sleeve. Cover has a small top seam split, but looks nice otherwise!)
A real standout set from the end of Les Baxter's run at Capitol Records – originally scored for a film that was never released, but a great set of tracks that more than stands strongly on its own! The theme here is a Mexican/Latin American one – explored by Baxter with his trademark ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original rainbow label stereo pressing. Includes the Capitol Full Dimensional Stereo inner sleeve, with some aging a bit of pen. Cover has light aging, some ringwear in back, and small seam splits.)
A repackaged version of the album Que Mango – a later album, but one that still features Les doing some great Latiny bits – heading up the 101 Strings ensemble, for a sweeping and groovy kind of sound! The whole album's very similar to some of Les' Capitol work from the early 60s, but ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Quad-Spectrum pressing. Cover has some ring and edge wear.)
Les Baxter & 101 Strings —
Que Mango ... LP Alshire, 1970. Very Good+ ...
$19.99
A later album, but one that still features Les doing some great Latiny bits – heading up the 101 Strings ensemble, for a sweeping and groovy kind of sound! The whole album's very similar to some of Les' Capitol work from the early 60s, but has a slightly more modern twist – including ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Purple label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Les Baxter/Mike Curb/The 13th Power —
Wild In The Streets ... LP Tower, 1968. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
Hilarious! This is the soundtrack to a goofy late 60s shocker film about the time when hippies and young folks would take over America. Les Baxter handled the musical score for the film, but the real treat is the schlocky rock tracks – written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, with ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the Unipak cover, with an unglued top seam, light wear, and aging. Label on Side 1 has some squiggles in fluorescent paint.)
With Tim Shea on banjo, Peter Vrionides on tuba, Barry Miller on drums, Charlie Martin on trumpet, and Jack London on trombone. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover is bent a bit at the top right corner.)
Be Bop Deluxe —
Axe Victim ... LP EMI/Harvest, Mid 70s. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$14.99
The amazing debut of Be Bop Deluxe – a record that's made up of all sorts of familiar parts, yet somehow really manages to set itself apart as a whole! The young Bill Nelson is at the top of his game here – a hell of a guitarist, which we sometimes forget in his later work – and ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing. Cover is lightly stained and slightly wavy at the bottom 3 inches or so, with an import sticker in back.)
The "air" here might well refer to the charged atmosphere in the arena during the live show that makes up this set from Be Bop Deluxe – a nice summation of everything that Bill Nelson and the group had done on their studio classics from the mid 70s, maybe stripped-down here a bit ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black vinyl pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout hole, some ring and edge wear, and bent corners.)
One of the crowning moments of Bill Nelson and Be Bop Deluxe – a set in which it seemed that everything the group was trying for really came together – in a mode that's both tuneful and timeless, and which – a bit like Sparks or 10CC – was slightly out of time with the rest ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has minimal wear.)