A classic record by this important Japanese band, and one that was actually made in Canada, despite the title – at a time when the group were visiting, and managed to create this wonderful record with a very relaxed, organic vibe! Vocals are in English, and lead singer Joe Yamanaka has a ... (Japanese) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Howard McGhee and his trumpet team up with pianist Phineas Newborn, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and Shelley Manne on drums for this great early 60s session. The record features the McGhee original "Demon Chase" and two Teddy Edwards songs, "Sunset Eyes" and his salute to McGhee ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, June 28.
Sun Ra Arkestra —
Live At Pit Inn Tokyo 1988 ... LP DIW/Super Fuji Discs (Japan), 1988. New Copy (reissue)...
$38.9946.99About July 3, 2024
A classic Arkestra live set from the end of the 80s – beautifully recorded, and put together with a lot more dynamic energy than some of the less professional Sun Ra live dates from the time! The set runs for nearly an hour in length, and tracks are long, but often quite focused – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sidewinders —
Flatfoot Hustlin ... LP Great Eastern/P-Vine (Japan), 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9939.99About July 3, 2024
Rare Canadian funk from the 70s – played by a hip little group who've also got a jazzy flavor too! The Sidewinders are a bit like American ensemble funk acts of the time – in that they can have an upbeat, tight approach to the groove when they want – but they also have a great ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Clarke Boland Sextet —
Music For The Small Hours ... LP Columbia/P-Vine (Japan), 1967. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9939.99About July 3, 2024
One of the hippest albums ever from the team of Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland – a unique small combo session that's even groovier than their famous big band work! The setting is wonderful – Clarke on drums, Boland on piano, and a sextet lineup that includes Sahib Shihab on flute, Fats ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials pressing – on "summer night blue" colored vinyl! Quantities strictly limited.) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, July 5.
James Cotton —
James Cotton Rocks ... CD Bear Family (Germany), New Copy ...
$15.9920.99About July 5, 2024
We All Together —
We All Together ... LP Mag/Munster (Spain), 1970. New Copy (reissue)...
$27.9929.99About July 5, 2024
One of our favorite South American rock records of all time – and maybe even one of our favorite rock albums too – a magnificent set by this sublime Peruvian group – done with a sound that's somewhere between late Beatles, early Bee Gees, and ELO in their prime! Yet the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gathering (Jesse Sharps) —
Healing Suite ... LP Village LA/P-Vine (Japan), 2022. New Copy 2LP ...
$43.9949.99About July 6, 2024
A really powerful project from the LA underground – served up by a group led by Jesse Sharps, who you may remember from classic albums on the Nimbus label – and done at a level that unites the sound of his generation with some of the best currents of more contemporary years! The lineup ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Badbadnotgood have always been pretty damn great, actually – and never better than on album IV – a remarkable step forward for the group! As ever, they take inspiration from some of the best prog, jazz, funk (and proggy jazz funk...they blend) of the 70s and beyond, but weave it into ... (New Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tamba 4 —
Samba Blim ... LP A&M/Endless Happiness, 1968. New Copy (reissue)...
$27.9929.99About July 12, 2024
An incredible album by the Tamba 4 – one of 2 albums the Brazilian bossa combo did in the US for A&M Records, during the brief time when they were expanded to a quartet from the original Tamba Trio lineup! The set is completely sublime – a wonderful mix of the group's trademark ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Surman, Alan Skidmore, Tony Oxley, et al —
Jazz In Britain 1968/1969 ... LP Decca/Endless Happiness (UK), 1968/1969/1972. New Copy (reissue)...
$27.9929.99About July 12, 2024
A rare 1972 album that brings together (then) previously-unissued material from the cutting edge of the late 60s British jazz scene – 5 longish tracks that feature different and unique groupings of musicians that include John Surman, Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, Harry Miller, Kenny Wheeler, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maurice White —
Manifestation ... LP P-Vine (Japan), New Copy ...
$29.9939.99About July 17, 2024
Rare work from the late Maurice White – a really great solo set that follows the strong legacy of albums he spun off on his own when stepping aside for a moment from Earth Wind & Fire! The album's a collaboration with Preston Glass – who'd made great contributions to EWF as well, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really inventive album from the key years of the British psych scene – and a set that goes way beyond even the important experiments of the bigger names of the time! Clark Hutchinson is just a duo – Mick Hutchinson on guitars, piano, and lots of percussion – and Andy Clark on ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials pressing – on red & black splatter colored vinyl! Quantities strictly limited.) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, July 26.
A well done survey of the career of Thievery Corporation to date – selected by Rob Garza and Eric Hilton – wonderful stuff from the reigning kings of downtempo jazzy grooves! It's made up of the duo's best known tracks as well as their own personal favorites. You couldn't really ask ... (New Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials pressing – on "coke bottle green" colored vinyl! Quantities strictly limited.) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, July 26.
Junko Ohashi & Minoya Central Station —
Full House (pink vinyl pressing) ... LP Universal/Lawson (Japan), 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
$41.9949.99About August 3, 2024
Great work from Junko Ohashi – one of those Japanese singers who seem to have a very global appeal, even if you can't understand the lyrics! Ohashi's got an expressive style that reaches back into older modes of vocalization in Japanese pop, but delivers the lyrics with this cool, focused ... (Japanese) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A slinky, soulful set from the Japanese scene of the early 80s – one of those records from a time when it really seemed that jazz fusion was informing some of the best records from singers overseas – and that's definitely the case here! There's a warm jazzy glow to the record that's ... (Japanese) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tsutchie does a really wonderful job here – blending hip hop elements and some warmer melodic moments – all with a vibe that makes the Samurai Champloo soundtracks so unique! Think of a hip hop take on the instrumental music from a Studio Ghibli film, and you'll get part of the charm ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nujabes, Force Of Nature, & Fat Jon —
Samurai Champloo – Impression ... LP Miya/Flying Dog (Japan), 2004. New Copy 2LP ...
$59.9979.99About August 5, 2024
A trio of talents make this Samurai Champloo soundtrack so great – Japanese producer Nujabes, hip hop duo Force Of Nature, and American hip hopper Fat Jon The Ample Soul Physician! The sound here is often a bit more dense and intense than on some of the other Champloo soundtracks, but it ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A timeless collaboration between Nujabes and Fat Jon – tracks done for the animated Samurai Champloo project, but music that stands more than strongly on its own – with a sublime mix of soulful currents and beat-heavy rhythms! The set begins with a number of tracks that have Nujabes in ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Masayoshi Takanaka —
Insatiable High ... LP Kitty/Universal (Japan), 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
$41.9949.99About August 7, 2024
A real gem from that key moment in Japanese fusion when some of the nation's best artists were hopping over to the American scene – cutting records like this, which often beat the American soul fusion scene at its own game – thanks to the help of a big array of all-star players! ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Masayoshi Takanaka —
Seychelles ... LP Kitty/Universal (Japan), 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
$41.9949.99About August 7, 2024
Really lovely guitar work from Masayoshi Takanaka – music that's part of that great solo change after his work in Sadistic Mika Band – as he really expanded his sound on guitar with all these cool chromatic touches that are perfect for the light fusion-based sound of the record! ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two of the best west coast boppers of the postwar years – back together again in a killer revival date cut by Contemporary Records! As the title implies, the set's got a backward-looking sort of feel – at least for the early 60s recording date – but from the perspective of our ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, August 9.
What we once thought might've been a short-lived, if rewarding east coast team up of Wu Tang's Inspectah Deck and Boston heroes 7L & Esoteric has gone on to be one of the longest running later career supergroups this side of Run The Jewels! Old and mid school styled funky/sci-fi/vintage comic ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials pressing – on "Czarvard Crimson" colored vinyl! Quantities strictly limited.) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, August 16.
Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons —
Cry (180 gram pressing) ... LP Contemporary/Craft, 1963. New Copy ...
$26.9928.99On August 16, 2024
A classic of spiritual jazz! The album is one of the few rare pairings of Sonny Simmons and Prince Lasha from the 60s – and it's arguably the greatest album they ever cut! The set was recorded for the Contemporary label in LA, but it's far far different than the cool jazz that was the label' ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, August 16.
A seminal recording of this masterpiece from Terry Riley – part of his European sojourn in the mid 70s, a time when it seemed that the major US interest that Riley had gotten was fading a bit – but the composer was opening up into even headier territory overall! The long, cyclical ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Detroit's Guilty Simpson teams up with Philly producer Small Professor – with appearances by Boldy James, Statik Selektah, AG, Castle & Euclid – plus remixes by DJ Revolution & Zilla Rocca. Production wise, it's got a lot a dense beats and off-kilter, though walloping percussion ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials pressing – on "ghostly teal" colored vinyl! Quantities strictly limited.) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, September 6.
A previously unreleased live date from late in the career of Ben Webster – recorded at The Renaissance in Hollywood in 1960, but unissued until nearly 25 years later! The group features Jim Hall on guitar, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Red Mitchell on bass, and Frank Butler on drums – and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, September 13.
Soul Generation —
Beyond Body & Soul ... CD Ebony Sound/P-Vine (Japan), 1972. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9938.99About September 18, 2024
A masterpiece of east coast vocal group soul – one of the best independent harmony albums of the early 70s! Soul Generation had a fantastic approach – a style that was both sweet and tough at the same time, done with slight gangster/pimp touches that set them apart from some of the ... (Soul) read moreCD
Ballads —
Gift Of Love ... LP Venture/P-Vine (Japan), Late 1960s. New Copy (reissue)...
$29.9938.99About September 18, 2024
West coast harmony soul genius – a full early album of work by The Ballads – a sweet soul group who really live up to their name! The tracks here are all mellow soul with a near-perfect quality – vocals that step and slide together in a gentle, heartfelt sort of way – never ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sade —
Soldier Of Love ... LP Sony/Legacy, 2010. New Copy (reissue)...
$33.9934.99On September 20, 2024
A smoothly soulful set from Sade – with a bit more heartbreak and sometimes a bit heavier moodiness in the compositions – changing up the groove just enough on her first album in 8 years and reminding us how much we miss her in her years between albums! The first couple of tunes on the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, September 20.
Sade —
Love Deluxe ... LP Epic/Legacy, 1992. New Copy (reissue)...
$33.9934.99On September 20, 2024
Sade's last LP from the early 90s before she went into her brief recording and performing hiatus. Like the preceding records, the approach is heavy on the jazz side of things, with a crisp, spare touch on the production and a wonderfully soulful feel to the songwriting. At this point she no ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, September 20.
Sade —
Lovers Rock ... LP Columbia/Legacy, 2000. New Copy (reissue)...
$33.9934.99On September 20, 2024
It's been 8 years since Sade's last album, but rest assured, she's still pretty much the same! Her vocals are as lovely as ever – with that indescribable floating quality that always sends us, no matter how many times we've heard her songs on the radio. The production is slightly different ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, September 20.
An amazing record – one with a depth that goes way beyond its simple roots, and which has gone on to become one of the true Christmas classics of the 20th Century! Although a Christmas soundtrack, the album's more of a tapestry of sadness, longing, and loss – the best qualities that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials release – on "Snowstorm" colored vinyl! Quantities strictly limited.) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, September 27.
Art's blowing with a quiet intensity here – not as far out as you might expect from the title, but with that crisp genius that still graced all of his records from the time! The album features a quartet with Dolo Coker on piano, Jimmy Bond on bass, and Frank Butler on drums – working ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, October 11.
One of Art Pepper's most classic sets for Contemporary – a record that puts him in the company of the Miles Davis rhythm section – Jimmy Cobb on drums, Paul Chambers on bass, and Wynton Kelly on piano – who make up 3/5 of a quintet that also includes trumpeter Conte Candoli! The ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, October 11.
Arranged by Marty Paich – with cuts that include "I Want A Roof Over My Head", "If I Could Be With You", "You're Driving Me Crazy", "My Old Flame", and "Imagination". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, November 8.
A classic set that brings the east coast tenor of Sonny Rollins into contact with a west coast rhythm section of Ray Brown and Shelly Manne! Despite Rollins' silly look on the cover, and the album's overall "western" theme, the session's a brilliant one – right up there with Sonny's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series!) This item will not be delivered to you before Friday, December 6.
Swing Out Sister —
Where Our Love Grows ... LP Shanachie, 2004. New Copy ...
$26.9928.99On December 31, 2024
Simply incredible work from Swing Out Sister – a group who left the charts decades ago, it seems, but who sound better and better with each passing year! This album may well be their best so far – a swirling blend of soul, jazz, bossa, and 60s mod touches – put together with an ... (Neo Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Tuesday, December 31.
Abbey Lincoln & Hank Jones —
When There Is Love ... LP Verve/Gitanes, 1992. New Copy 2LP ...
$43.9948.99On December 31, 2024
Just Abbey Lincoln on vocals accompanied by Hank Jones on piano! (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
This item will not be delivered to you before Tuesday, December 31.
Mal Waldron —
Left Alone ... LP Bethlehem, 1959. New Copy (reissue)...
On December 31, 2024
A beautiful album by Mal Waldron – recorded in 1960, after the passing of Billie Holiday, and a very loving tribute by Waldron, who was her accompanist for a number of years. The set moves way past the usual "Holiday songbook" mode, and features instead a dark batch of tracks, two ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pivotal album in the career of Charles Mingus – one that really has him honing his sound, and reaching for that trademark mix of modernism and raw emotion that set a whole generation on fire! The album's a lot more freewheeling than other Mingus material from the time – although ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stunning set from saxophonist Jowee Omicil – dedicated to a slave uprising in 18th Century Haiti, but served up with a righteous vibe that's very progressive and 70s overall! The music is spiritual, but also very loose and avant – as Omicil switches between woodwinds and trumpet, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stunning set from saxophonist Jowee Omicil – dedicated to a slave uprising in 18th Century Haiti, but served up with a righteous vibe that's very progressive and 70s overall! The music is spiritual, but also very loose and avant – as Omicil switches between woodwinds and trumpet, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Ofamfa —
Children Of The Sun ... LP Universal Justice/Moved By Sound (UK), 1971. New Copy (reissue)...
About December 31, 2024
A lost relic of the Black Artist Group – a St Louis collective of musicians, dancers, and poets who had a similar mission as other associations in other cities at the time, like the AACM in Chicago. The album's noteworthy in that it features some very early (and excellent!) work by Oliver ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album