One of Jaki's hardest to find albums, and one of the best, too! Part two to the great live set that featured Byard at his most imaginative, running through a host of styles on the piano, and playing all of them in excellent form. He's backed up by the great rhythm section of George Tucker and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing. Cover has waviness, flaking, stains & a split bottom seam due to moisture.)
Two fantastic modernists, working here together on very long duets – including extrapolations of two Monk tracks, one Mingus song, and the originals "TSM" and "European Episode". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
The stunning only album ever from the great Bobby Byrd – know to many as a longtime associate of James Brown, and finally getting his chance to shine here in the spotlight! Bobby was in the game before James, and always continued to change his groove in all the right ways with The Godfather ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing – nice and clean! Cover has light surface wear and some seam splitting.)
Nice laid-back blowing session tracks for Prestige, ostensibly led by Donald Byrd and Kenny Burrell, though the label may just have been capitalizing on their names on the cover. Players include Byrd, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Paul Quinichette, Art Taylor and Sonny Red in a number of different ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing. Cover has moderate wear with some clear tape over splitting seams. Vinyl plays with clicks & crackles.)
A tasty collection of goodies that Donald recorded with the great Larry Mizell during the early 70s. Certainly not his all-inclusive best, but some of our favorite material by this legendary soul jazz trumpeter. The tracks have a sparkling electric jazz funk sound, with amazing production that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In original shrink wrap with hype sticker. Cover has a cut corner.)
Donald Byrd —
Electric Byrd ... LP Blue Note, 1970. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Donald Byrd in a sweet electric mode – as you'd guess from the title! The set was recorded right before Byrd's legendary run with Larry Mizell in the early 70s – and the electric approach is a bit different here – a style that blends Byrd's wonderful trumpet lines with the larger ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Liberty pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has some surface wear.)
Donald Byrd —
Mustang! ... LP Blue Note, 1966. Good+ ...
$29.99
One of Donald Byrd's most fantastic records for Blue Note – and one of three gems that he recorded with the great Sonny Red on alto sax! Byrd and Red work magnificently together – and the two of them play with a tightness and funkiness that's missing from a lot of their other records ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(New York stereo pressing, with Van Gelder stamp. Vinyl has noisy residue on Side 1. Cover has some surface wear and a center split on the bottom seam.)
A classic album that mixes trumpet and voices in a swirling soulful sound that worked very well for Byrd's career! Byrd's sparkling trumpet fronts a tight septet that includes Hank Mobley, Herbie Hancock, and Kenny Burrell – and which is backed by arrangements by Coleridge Perkinson and Duke ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s DMM pressing. Cover has index stickers.)
Donald Byrd & 125th Street, NYC —
Love Byrd ... LP Elektra, 1981. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
Funky electric groove from Donald Byrd – a post Mizell effort that's still burning in a crisp groove similar to his classic 70s Blue Note work – one that's absolutely dripping with keys! Isaac Hayes produced this one, and also played a lot of those keyboards on the session with Byrd's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A definite soul based session for Donald Byrd – and that's saying a lot here, because his previous decade's worth of work had all had some sort of R&B focus! The main force behind the set here is Isaac Hayes – who's producing, arranging, and playing most of the keyboards on the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most hard-hitting sessions ever recorded for the Bethlehem label – and a rare date for the imprint by the team of trumpeter Donald Byrd and saxophonist Pepper Adams! The style here is similar to work the pair recorded for Riverside and Blue Note at the same time – razor-sharp ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Very nice Japanese pressing!)
Donald Byrd/Booker Little —
Third World ... LP TCB, Early 70s. Very Good ...
$11.99
Early 70s issue of a record recorded for the Warwick label in the early 60s – mostly led by Curtis Fuller, and under the name Soul Of Jazz Percussion. The record is a strange batch of soul jazz tracks that features a number of different groups with players like Fuller, Waldron, Little, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear, with a large name in marker on both sides.)
A great one from The Byrds – who deliver an iconic mix of breezy country rock and folk harmonies, over songs that range from laidback to soaring! The Byrds seemed to always be in a state of flux, line-up wise, and that actually seems to bring out a pretty great mix of styles on their best ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo pressing. Cover has light wear.)
A really great record from David Byrne – songs and spoken bits that were originally designed to be used in Robert Wilson's Civil Wars – but which work great on their own! Byrne is completely charming in the spoken bits – with a sense of dry wit mixed with humanism, not that ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Take a trip through hell with the CA Quintet – an obscure late 60s combo from the Twin Cities – and one who've got more than enough psychedelic power to live up to the Cali promise of their name! The album's got a pretty amazing cover – nude models dancing in a satanic landscape ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Colored vinyl!)
Nano Cabrero —
Nano ... LP Velvet, 1988. Very Good ...
$3.99
Cactus Channel have a slightly different vibe this time around – working here with blue-eyed singer Sam Cromack, whose vocals really bring a nice sort of focus to the group's trippy brand of funk! The set's got all the offbeat instrumental elements of their previous outings, but Cromack's ... (Deep Funk) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A long lost electric funk soundtrack for the grindhouse also-ran Bare Knuckles – full of wild, funky organ riffing, heavy drums and chicken scratch guitar! The flick is one of those sleazy 70s monstrosities full of motorcycle chases, bloody fist fights, and butt ugly guys who get the girls ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very cool album that presents Cage at the height of his "chance" composition stage, and which features him and David Tudor playing a mixed bag of sounds on a sound system, recorded live at the Feigen-Palmer Gallery in LA. The work is the kind of stuff you always hear about with Cage, ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(On colored vinyl!)
John Cage/Luciano Berio/Ilhan Mimaroglu —
Electronic Music ... LP Turnabout, Late 50s/Early 60s. Near Mint- ...
$16.99
Great early electronic music – featuring 3 seminal pieces! Berio's piece "Visage" is a musique concrete piece based on recordings of Cathy Berbarian on vocals and electronic sounds made by Berio. Cage's piece is a 1958 recording of "Fontana Mix". Ilhan Mimaroglu's " ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing – in great shape!)
Jackie Cain & Roy Kral —
Bogie ... LP Fantasy, 1986. Very Good+ ...
$1.99
One of the few albums ever issued as a leader by the great Joe Cain – a wonderful Latin arranger with a really mad ear for a groove! Cain's approach is often quite choppy in the rhythms – short, hard, and very very sharp – then topped with sweeter, jazzier lines – played on ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the few albums ever issued as a leader by the great Joe Cain – a wonderful Latin arranger with a really mad ear for a groove! Cain's approach is often quite choppy in the rhythms – short, hard, and very very sharp – then topped with sweeter, jazzier lines – played on ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Caldera's third LP for Capitol – and with more fusiony riffing than some of their earlier work for the label. The record's got spacey keyboards by Eduardo Del Barrio and lots of guitar work by Jorge Strunz – and it includes the soulful track "Dreamborne", plus the cuts "S ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Calibro 35 have always had a soundtrack style to their music – but here, they seem to hit an even trippier, spacier version of the mode – playing an all-live, all-instrumental set that's bubbling over with loads of wonderful elements! Some tracks are still as funky as before, but ... (New Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
California Poppy Pickers —
Hair – Aquarius ... LP Alshire, Late 60s. Very Good- ...
$2.99
Groovy album that has a number of vocal tracks from the Hair soundtrack, plus other late 60s groovy pop titles – all performed by the obscure California Poppy Pickers (who we seem to remember being someone else, but we're not sure.) Titles include "Good Morning Starshine", "Nar ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the great albums from Terry Callier's "second chapter" on record – a time when he was working for Elektra Records, and doing work that was a bit straighter soul than before – and also slightly jazzy as well! The record's kind of a mix of jazzy grooves and smoother soul ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Promo. Includes the lyric sleeve. Cover has a promo sticker.)
One of the best albums that Terry Callier ever recorded – and a masterpiece of the baroque soul crossover style that was going down at the Chess/Cadet label at the time! Terry's own folksy singing and playing would be more than enough to make this record great – but it's given an ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best albums that Terry Callier ever recorded – and a masterpiece of the baroque soul crossover style that was going down at the Chess/Cadet label at the time! Terry's own folksy singing and playing would be more than enough to make this record great – but it's given an ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Free Soul anniversary series from Japan!)
Terry Callier's first album – recorded in 1964 when he was a wee teen hanging around Chicago's folk scene! As the title indicates, the album's definitely got a folk-styled sound – but also as the "new" implies, it's got a sound all it's own, fresh and free – and that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A folksy duo from the same generation as bigger British acts like Fairport Convention and Pentangle – and, like the best of those groups, one that has a sound that's much more compelling than you might expect! A few tunes are traditional, but most are original numbers composed either by Mick ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 500 – includes two bonus tracks!)
Cameo —
Cameosis ... LP Chocolate City, 1980. Very Good+ ...
$5.99
Full-on frenetic funk from Cameo – one of the group's tightest albums, yet still without any of the too-slick sounds of later years! The sound here is amazing – and we always find ourselves wondering how a group of guys can hit such perfect grooves with just a bunch of basses, guitars, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Massively funky work from Cameo – a set that's right in the middle of their classic early run – and still quite strong on the bass-heavy grooves the group helped inspire in countless legions of imitators! The tightness of the set is incredible – moving at a pace that's simply ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Cameo —
Word Up! ... LP Atlanta/Polygram, 1986. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
A mid-80s classic from Cameo – one that showed the world that the group was still very much in the funky music game, even if their lineup had been reduced to a trio! Larry Blackmon's still at the head of the group – singing, drumming, and playing bass throughout – with plenty of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sublime soul from Cornell Campbell – a Jamaican singer, but one who lists Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield, and Bobby Womack as his strongest inspirations! You can definitely hear that trio of heavyweights on Cornell's vocals here – which are wonderful, and filled with inflections from 60s ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Cornell Campbell —
Ropin ... LP Third World/Radiation Roots, 1980. New Copy (reissue)...
$21.99
Fantastic sounds from Cornell Campbell – a higher-voiced singer who could take on the best of the American sweet soul generation – and one who also does a great job here serving up his own takes on US soul tunes too! The album's almost a bit out of time – given the date of ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most essential Can albums, and perhaps their best – have drums ever sounded better on a record? Ege Bamyasi features some of Jaki Liebezeit's greatest beats, from the shorter songs like the amazing "Vitamin C", "I'm So Green", and "Spoon", to the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The historic album by Can – capping off their classic early 70s trilogy that includes Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi – and the last one with Damo Suzuki in the line up! While very similar to Ege Bamyasi, Future Days takes a step away from their more experimental sounds and has more of the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The rhythms really take off in this late 70s burner from Can – a record that re-focuses their energy a bit from before, but with a blend of elements that's still more amazing than most of their contemporaries! The record intertwines heavy drums from Jaki Liebezeit with percussion from Reebop ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover is still in the shrink with a hype sticker.)
Moody genius from Can – and one of greatest albums of its time! Tons of spooky spare atmosphere, vocals that go from a lull to a cathartic echoey shriek, and that rollicking and propulsive backbeat that makes Can a band for the ages. Not just a landmark in what was to be dubbed Krautrock ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Candido's firey conga is backed by a tight jazz group conducted by Ernie Wilkins. The players include Art Farmer, Jimmy Cleveland, Hank Jones, and Ernie Royal, and although they don't get to solo much, they play nice and hard, and give Candido great support in the background. Tracks include " ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear with splitting & aging. NOTE: Vinyl has heat warpage that makes the first track on each side unplayable.)
One of the best 50s albums from trumpeter Conte Candoli – and that's saying a heck of a lot, given how often Conte recorded during the decade! The set's got an edge you don't always find on other Candoli sessions – especially some of the large group material – and the group's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy red label pressing with deep groove. Back cover has a small streak of yellow paint and a small peeled spot from tape removal.)
A lost gem on Epic from the 50s! The core rhythm section features Hank Jones on piano, Barry Galbraith on guitar, Milt Hilton on bass, and Osie Johnson on drums – with solos by Conte Candoli on trumpet, Jimmy Cleveland on trombone, Seldon Powell on tenor, and Gene Quill on alto! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Cane & Able —
Cane & Able ... LP AKT, Early 70s. New Copy (reissue)...
$9.99
A fantastic bit of tripped out funk! Cane & Able were one of the many groups that came out of the collective surrounding the Lafayette Afro-Rock Band in the early 70s – and like that group, Cane & Able draw on a wide range of influences to create a heavy funky sound. The album mixes ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible early album from Eddie Cano – one that features his Latin tinged piano amidst some incredibly sharp orchestrations, all cooking up a set of tight and rhythmic readings of Ellington standards! The feel isn't as Latin as some of Eddie's other albums, but there's still some Latin ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has a partially split top seam.)
Stunning stuff – and one of the best-ever Latin soul albums of all time! Despite the fact that Eddie Cano's earlier albums are more in a Latin easy mode, this late 60's side for Dunhill is totally smoking – and probably his greatest album ever! Forgive the superlatives, but we're ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
It took far too long for Cappadonna's Pillage LP to drop – finally hitting the streets in the late 90s – and serving as one of the best Wu related efforts of the last couple years of the decade! The hazy, ominous and pulp cinema Wu sound is trotted out with continued relevance and ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a cut corner & light wear.)
A single long, improvised piece – beautifully performed by Didier Lasserre on drums and Jean-Luc Cappozzo on both trumpet and flugelhorn – served up with all the sense of space we might have hoped for a track that takes up an entire record! Lasserre's using a lot of mallets on his ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of best ever records by gonzo rock genius Captain Beefheart and his incredible Magic Band – the proper follow up to Trout Mask Replica – and they;re still at the height of their powers! Art Tripp's marimba and percussion gives the group an extra rhythmic complexity, not that they ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label Reprise/Straight pressing, including insert. Cover has ring & edge wear.)
Although Captain Sky was pretty much just a proto-P-Funk wannabe on most of his records, this one's actually a pretty decent batch of grooves – and it includes the excellent "Super Sporm", a killer extended track with a great conga break, and a tight old school sample sound! Also ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Heavenly gospel work from The Caravans – a strong ensemble in the best Vee Jay gospel mode, featuring a strong female lead on most tracks! Titles include "Revive Us Again", "That's The Way The Lord Works", "Solid Rock", "Without God", "Going ... (Gospel) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very cool work from Henson Cargill – a lesser-known talent from the Nashville scene at the start of the 70s! The set revolves kind of loosely around the Great Depression, but goes further back and forward in time for other tunes that echo the sentiments, and the sound rolls from dusty ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Caribou —
Andorra ... LP Merge, 2007. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
The Cariocas were a swingin jazzy bossa vocal group, with a sound that was similar to the Tamba Trio, but a lot more jazzy. They recorded this rare album in the US during the mid 60s, under the auspices of Quincy Jones, who did all the arrangements for the session. The record's got a few ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Gold label stereo pressing with deep groove. Bottom seam has staining & peeling. Cover has a name in marker on both sides.)
Erasmo Carlos sounds even cooler here than usual – still working with tunes penned with his brother Roberto – but also taking on music by Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben, and Marcos Valle too! There's a heady undercurrent to the record that's maybe a filtering-through of an earlier ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A seminal set from Erasmo Carlos – a record that has him stepping past the simpler rock modes of his youth, and really embracing some of the great changes going on in Brazilian music at the start of the 70s! These changes aren't just the expected psych modes, but also some of the more lofty, ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record filled with cover images that run from Richard Nixon to Elvis Presley, to Mick Jagger, Caetano Veloso, Chairman Mao, Jorge Ben, Jimi Hendrix, and Andy Warhol – and a set whose sound definitely seems to live up to such heady company from the 20th century! Erasmo Carlos is at his ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
While some of this material was released later by Carlos in a different recording, this is the soundtrack to the film, with several orchestral songs and the Gene Kelly version of "Singin In The Rain" included next to Carlos' electronic versions of Beethoven and his own great work for the ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing in a standard cover. Cover has some wear & a split spine.)
Overlooked grooviness from the UK scene of the early 80s – and the best album ever from this jazzy pop combo! Carmel existed in the post-punk scene that saw a number of UK groups exploring the jazzier side of the spectrum – using a range of acoustic instruments with a fresher, younger ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has light wear & a promo stamp.)
Titles include "Hong Kong Blues", "Rockin Chair", "Riverboat Shuffle", "Memphis In June", "Ole Buttermilk Sky", "Judy", "In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening", "Baltimore Oriole", and "Washboard Blues". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
One of the strangest chapters in the history of the breakbeat! When this weird soundtrack to a religious film starring Pat Boone came out, who'd have thought that it would become one of the most sought-after soundtracks for hip hoppers. Released on the tiny religious label, Light, the album's a ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Doug Carn —
Adams Apple ... LP Black Jazz, 1974. Near Mint- (reissue)...
$16.99
The last album in a legendary run of music from keyboardist Doug Carn – his final album for the Black Jazz label, and a set that pushes even farther than his previous efforts! Jean Carn isn't in the group this time around, but the set does feature a totally great twin-vocal approach – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 90s reissue.)
Doug Carn —
Infant Eyes ... LP Black Jazz, 1971. New Copy (reissue)...
$9.99
An undisputed 70s soul jazz classic – and arguably the best album that Doug Carn ever cut for the Black Jazz label! The set is a masterpiece of spiritual jazz – with Carn on keyboards setting up the groove, and wife Jean singing some incredible vocals – very different than her ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An undisputed 70s soul jazz classic – and arguably the best album that Doug Carn ever cut for the Black Jazz label! The set is a masterpiece of spiritual jazz – with Carn on keyboards setting up the groove, and wife Jean singing some incredible vocals – very different than her ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Carpenter —
Lost Themes ... LP Sacred Bones, 2015. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$9.99
The first-ever non-soundtrack album from director/composer John Carpenter – but a record that also draws strongly from all his many years in movies! All the classic Carpenter elements are firmly in place – cool keyboards, compressed guitar parts, and this spacious style of building up ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic – with titles that include "Baby It's You", "We've Only Just Begun", "Reason To Believe", "Close To You", "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "Mr Guder", and "Another Song". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has moderate wear.)
Georgia Carr —
Softly Baby ... LP Capitol (France), Early 50s. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
A great collection of early work from singer Georgia Carr – including a number of previously unissued tracks, and a fair bit done with backing from Nelson Riddle! (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
Sublime southern soul from one of the greats! James Carr is right up there with the best of the 60s – Otis Redding, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex, and others – but he never made it as big as them because of personal troubles and bad planning on the part of his label and management. ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible bit of southern soul – one of two classic albums cut by James Carr for the Goldwax! At the time of release, this album virtually died in the racks – but thanks to the work of countless music writers over the past few decades, Carr has finally achieved legendary status in ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Donald Byrd & 125th Street NYC —
Words Sounds Colors & Shapes ... LP 
