A really fantastic setting for the tenor genius of Pharoah Sanders – and a record that's very different than just about anything else he ever recorded! As the title implies, the album's a duo recording with pianist John Hicks – just his piano and Pharoah's tenor – working ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Ritchie Family —
Arabian Nights ... CD Marlin/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976. New Copy ...
$18.9923.99About March 20, 2024
The Ritchie Family continue the exotic themes of their disco work started on the Brazil album – working here with Jacques Morali and Ritchie Rome on a set of tunes that have a nice pop sort of undercurrent and a playful groove that's not afraid to be a bit silly when it wants to! Side two ... (Soul) read moreCD
Ritchie Family —
American Generation ... CD Marlin/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ...
$18.9923.99About March 20, 2024
Titles include "Big Spender", "Good In Love", "Music Man", "American Generation", and "I Feel Disco Good". Composed and produced by Jacques Morali, too! (Soul) CD
Phillip & Lloyd (Blues Busters) —
You've Got To Keep On Moving ... CD Konduko/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ...
$18.9923.99About March 20, 2024
The second US album by the team of Phillip & Lloyd – much more in the Miami soul mode than their first record, cut for the Konduko subsidiary of TK with a feel that's almost Caribbean disco! The style's still got some traces of the duo's reggae roots, but the production's also more ... (Soul) read moreCD
Sweet late 70s grooves from Latimore – a bit less bluesy than at the start of the decade, but in a mighty nice way! The set's got loads of warm undercurrents – and shows Latimore pushing his southern soul roots into a modern soul mode – with surprisingly great results – a ... (Soul) read moreCD
Latimore —
Dig A Little Deeper ... CD Glades/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ...
$18.9923.99About March 20, 2024
Latimore's digging deeper, and sounding greater than ever – working at Muscle Shoals with some great Miami production from Steve Alaimo – and coming across with a sound that's even warmer and more sophisticated than before – yet still very true to its deep soul roots too! At a ... (Soul) read moreCD
Little Milton —
Me For You – You For Me ... CD Glades/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ...
$18.9923.99About March 20, 2024
Little Milton's always been as much of a soul singer as a bluesman – and this overlooked gem from the 70s has him hitting equally well on both fronts! The set's a great precursor to Milton's 80s revival on Malaco – but has the singer working in Chicago, with these deep soul ... (Blues) read moreCD
Little Milton —
Friend Of Mine ... CD Glades/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976. New Copy ...
$18.9923.99About March 20, 2024
Tight and soulful blues from Little Milton – just the sort of record that helped him cross over to bigger audiences back in the day, and a set that still sounds plenty great all these many years later! The set was done in Chicago – arranged by James Mack, with backing vocals from Kitty ... (Blues) read moreCD
Lew Kirton —
Just Arrived ... CD Alston/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ...
$18.9923.99About March 20, 2024
Great work from this oft-overlooked smooth soul singer! Lew Kirton was part of the Miami soul scene that centered around TK Records in Florida – but he has a smooth sexy style that reminds us a lot more of northern modern soul singers – especially the most sophisticated side of the New ... (Soul) read moreCD
Joey Gilmore —
Joey Gilmore ... CD Blue Candle/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 70s. New Copy ...
$18.9923.99About March 20, 2024
An overlooked gem from the glory days of the TK soul empire – a mix of sweet soul steppers and more upbeat groovers – all set to tight arrangements from Snoopy Dean! There's a great Miami groove to most numbers – especially that modern soul style that started coming in during the ... (Soul) read moreCD
Andre 3000 —
New Blue Sun ... CD Epic, 2024. New Copy 2CD ...
$25.9926.99On March 22, 2024
Chaka Khan —
Chaka ... CD Warner/Rhino, 1978. New Copy ...
$13.9914.99On March 22, 2024
The classic! This beautiful album showed that Chaka could stand very well on her own two feet without the help of Rufus, thank you. Of course, she's got some fantastic help from Arif Mardin, who works as much magic with Chaka here as he'd worked with Aretha Franklin a decade before. Includes the ... (Soul) read moreCD
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A fantastic live performance from Alice Coltrane – and one that features a very heavy-hitting group, one that features both Pharoah Sanders and Archie Shepp on tenor, in a spirit that's as strong and righteous as Alice's Ptah The El Daoud album! The lineup features two bassists – Jimmy ... (Jazz) read moreCD
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Pharoah Sanders —
Spirits ... CD Meta, 2000. New Copy ...
$8.9915.99About March 25, 2024
A great later moment from Pharoah Sanders – a set that's one of his few from the time that really stretches out in the same open, spiritual territory of his classic recordings for Impulse! The group's a trio – with Sanders on tenor and wood flute, Hamid Drake on drums and other ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Jerry Fielding —
Scorpio ... CD MGM/Quartet (Spain), 1973. New Copy ...
$21.9924.99About March 25, 2024
An action score from Jerry Fielding, but one that's done in a great mix of modes – definitely with some of the driving numbers you might expect, but also with these mellower, moodier tracks that are perfect for a film starring Alain Delon – and which really do a great job of linking it ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Genius work from French composer Francis Lai – one of his greatest soundtracks ever, and done during the same period as Live For Life and A Man & A Woman! The feel here is very similar to the work of those films – and was also done for a project directed by Claude Lelouch – ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A sleazy film, but one with some really great music from Francis Lai – the composer better known for his mainstream contributions to classics like A Man & A Woman and Live For Life! In any setting, Lai displays an amazing genius for spare tunes that hit a lyrical chord and a warmly ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
One of the greatest soundtracks ever – an archetypal album from French composer Francis Lai, and a record that set the tone for countless other imitations to come – yet which is still the best! The groove here is really unique – a spare blend of bossa influences, jazzy organ ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A sexy soundtrack to a mid-70s film written and directed by Serge Gainsbourg – and starring Jane Birkin and a young Gerard Depardieu! The feel here is very much in the spirit of Serge's work of the time – especially that recorded with Birkin – but in a way, it's almost even ... (French) read moreCD
One of our favorite soundtracks ever – a jazzy swinging ode to love found and love lost – all penned by the legendary Michel Legrand! The work was composed in collaboration with director Jacques Demy for his 1966 film of the same name – and, like the previous Demy/Legrand ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
One of the most wonderful soundtracks ever! Michel Legrand wrote the jazzy groovy score for this legendary French film from the mid 60s – and every word of dialogue in the film is sung throughout, making for a very cool, ever-changing array of vocal bits and jazzy styles. Embedded in here ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Serge Gainsbourg/Michel Colombier —
Anna ... CD Philips/Universal (Japan), 1967. New Copy ...
$12.9916.99About March 27, 2024
A late 60s soundtrack by Serge Gainsbourg – but a record that's easily as great as any of his studio albums from the same time! The bulk of the album has a spare, punctuated groove that's somewhat funky – quite a bit like Melody Nelson in its sense of space and timing – and its ... (French) read moreCD
Quincy Jones —
Italian Job ... CD Paramount/Universal (Japan), 1969. New Copy ...
$12.9916.99About March 27, 2024
A really wonderful Quincy Jones soundtrack from the end of the 60s – and one that's a bit different than some of his other work of the decade! The film's a very cool British heist story, with Michael Caine in the lead – and while Quincy brings in plenty of the jazz of his background, ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Candi Staton —
Candi Staton (1972) ... CD Fame/Kent (UK), 1972. New Copy ...
$11.9914.99About March 29, 2024
A hard one to find by Candi – and a classic batch of tracks produced by Muscle Shoals legend Rick Hall – probably the best producer ever to work with Candi's voice! The style's a bit smoother than on some of Candi's first few recordings – but still very much in a deep soul mode, ... (Soul) read moreCD
A huge breakout moment for disco in the 70s – the first album from Silver Convention, a very early example of the European power on the club scene! The group's the brainchild of arranger Sylvester Levay and producer Michael Kunze – who come up with some great German disco rhythms for ... (Soul) read moreCD
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New Mastersounds —
Old School ... CD One Note (UK), New Copy ...
$11.9914.99About March 29, 2024
Nico —
Marble Index ... CD Elektra/Domino, 1968. New Copy ...
$12.9913.99On March 29, 2024
Amazingly spooky stuff from Nico! The album's only Nico's second solo album – after the legendary Chelsea Girls for Verve – but it's got a spark, stark, totally-drained quality that's immediately gripping. John Cale handled production, and he's working here with Nico in a junkie haze ... (Rock) read moreCD
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Nico —
Desertshore ... CD Reprise/Domino, 1970. New Copy ...
$12.9913.99On March 29, 2024
Incredible work from Nico – easily one of her most haunting albums ever, and a huge step forward even from the sublime Chelsea Girl record! John Cale produced and arranged the album, and plays some extra-spooky harmonium throughout – an instrument that's got the same low, dead tones as ... (Rock) read moreCD
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Lonnie Smith —
Afro-desia ... CD Groove Merchant/Mr Bongo (UK), 1975. New Copy ...
$11.99About March 29, 2024
Excellent work by Lonnie Smith – a free-flowing album of long jazzy grooves that's kind of an extension of his Blue Note albums, touched with more of the electricity of his 70s playing! There's some killer rhythms on the album – courtesy of drummers Jamey Hudad and Ben Riley, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A landmark batch of work from the British jazz scene – the complete early run of recordings from Colosseum, maybe the greatest jazz-rock group of their time! The combo grew out of earlier work in the beat group generation – informed strongly by American jazz and R&B, but already on ... (Rock) read moreCD
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Arashi (Akira Sakata/Johan Berthling/Paal Nilssen Love) —
Jikan ... CD PNL (Norway), 2019. New Copy ...
$11.9914.99About March 30, 2024
Legendary Japanese reedman Akira Sakata joins younger improvisers Johan Berthling on bass and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums and percussion – and really seems to shape their performance, given the results of the record! Sakata blows both alto sax and bass clarinet – always with that rich, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Sound Dimension, Soul Vendors, Brentford Rockers, & Others —
Version Dread – Dub Specialist ... CD Studio One, Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ...
About April 1, 2024
A heady set of tracks from the legendary Studio One – served up here in a set that include both alternate "version" takes of famous vocal tunes, originally issued as b-sides on vintage 45s – plus some of the more complicated dubs that came along once reggae production moved ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Nicki Adams & Michael Eaton —
Transcendental ... CD Steeplechase (Denmark), New Copy ...
$16.9919.99About April 1, 2024
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
Kapsoul —
Ascent ... CD P-Vine (Japan), New Copy ...
$18.9924.99About April 3, 2024
Joe Beck —
Nature Boy ... CD Verve/Big Pink (South Korea), 1968. New Copy ...
$18.9924.99About April 5, 2024
A cool little album from Joe Beck – very different than most of his other work! Although Beck's best known for his guitar work on funky 70s jazz records, this early album has him working in a mixture of rock, jazz, and folk styles – all cast in the hipster mode of Verve's Forecast ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the stranger jug bands of the 60s – one who emerged in the UK, a number of years after the big wave of such groups in New York – and with a vibe that's much trippier overall! These guys aren't entirely psychedelic, but were certainly born during that era – and really bring ... (Rock) read moreCD
An overlooked female singer/songwriter from the start of the 70s – one with a sound that's decidedly more underground than some of her contemporaries! Kathy Smith has a sound that's sometimes as sweet as some of the pop folk females of the time, yet she's backed with music that's usually a ... (Rock) read moreCD
PSI —
Horizonte ... CD Bellaphon/Kray (Germany), 1977. New Copy ...
$14.9916.99About April 5, 2024
Very cool work from Psi – a hip 70s German group who were partly fusion, partly prog – in that special sort of blend shared by a rare few contemporaries – such as Embryo, Perigeo, or Zzebra! As with all three of those groups, the musicians here are clearly schooled in jazz, but ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Teddy Lasry —
E = MC2 ... CD Made In Germany (Germany), New Copy ...
$16.9918.99About April 5, 2024