Crucial late 40s material – recorded with the group of Teddy Wilson, and also with her own combo – with either Hot Lips Page or Charlie Shavers on trumpet! (Vocalists) CD
Not really a recital in the "live" sense, in that the album's a studio session – but a great batch of classic Verve sides by Billie Holiday! The care and quality of the record definitely demonstrate that the Verve years are some of Holiday's best – and for the session, Norman ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Billie Holiday —
Solitude ... CD Verve, 1952. Used ...
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Classic Billie Holiday for Verve – sad, blue-tinged, and recorded with great small combo backing – in a mode that really updates the sound of her initial recordings while still keeping the best elements intact! Players include Oscar Peterson, Alvin Stoller, Barney Kessell, and Ray ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Billie Holiday —
Solitude ... LP Verve, 1952. Very Good ...
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Classic Billie Holiday for Verve – sad, blue-tinged, and recorded with great small combo backing – in a mode that really updates the sound of her initial recordings while still keeping the best elements intact! Players include Oscar Peterson, Alvin Stoller, Barney Kessell, and Ray ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later stereo MGM pressing. Vinyl plays with a short click on the first 2 tracks on side 2. Cover has light wear, cut corner.)
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
Classic Verve work by Billie Holiday – and an album that probably brought the word "distingue" into the vocabulary of more people than any other use! (And in fact, probably also caused a lot more trouble with mispronunciation than any other Billie Holiday album title!) The tracks ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Acoustic Sounds series pressing – heavy cover and vinyl!)
Classic Verve work by Billie Holiday – and an album that probably brought the word "distingue" into the vocabulary of more people than any other use! (And in fact, probably also caused a lot more trouble with mispronunciation than any other Billie Holiday album title!) The tracks ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Billie Holiday —
Stay With Me ... LP Verve, Early 50s. Very Good+ ...
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Classic Verve material from Billie Holiday – a supberbly intimate set with small combo backing led by pianist Mal Waldron! The vibe is great – mature Billie in her later years – and the album's one of the best she cut for Verve, with a few longer than usual tracks that are ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing – UMV 2598. Cover has some staple holes, a cutout notch and a lightly bumped corner.)
A velvet mood, but one with a bit of an edge – as you might expect from Billie Holiday in the 50s, hardly the stuff of a too-soft vocal date! The album's got Holiday working in wonderful small combo mode – getting some key Verve backup from players who include Sweets Edison on trumept, ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Over an hour of music – and tracks that include "I Wished On The Moon", "Comes Love", "Darn That Dream", "Body & Soul", "Embraceable You", "We'll Be Together Again", and "All Or Nothing At All". (Vocalists) CD
Billie Holiday & Lester Young —
Musical Romance ... CD Columbia/Legacy, Late 30s. Used ...
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Titles include "The Man I Love", "Mean To Me", "Time On My Hands", "He's Funny That Way", "Fine And Mellow", and "I Must Have That Man" – 16 tracks total. (Vocalists) CD
A great album – if not just for the Billie Holiday work, then for the titles by Ralph Burns! Side one features 7 classic Holiday tunes – including "Strange Fruit", "The Man I Love", and "All Of Me" – all done in straight Verve mode, which is nice ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Billie Holiday/Tab Smith/Buddy Tate/Jack Teagarden/Art Tatum/Joe Guy —
Harlem Odyssey ... LP Xanadu, Early 40s. Near Mint- ...
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Rare small group sides from the Harlem scene of the pre-War years, with early appearances by Thelonious Monk and Kenny Clarke! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
One of our favorite soul singers on the LA scene of the 60s – served up here in a complete run of his legendary singles for the Minit label! Jimmy Holiday never fully got his due back in the day – partly because he was a successful songwriter who was often working behind the scenes ... (Soul) read moreCD
Dang, who is this guy? Jimmy's got a really wonderful voice (the title wasn't kidding!), with the mix of rootsiness and intensity that you'd find in the best mid 60s sides by Ben E King, inflected by some of the harder soul sound of the Minit label. Calvin Carter's producing the set here – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono promo pressing with deep groove – a nice clean copy!)
Possibly the rarest album ever from vocalist Johnny Holiday – and that's saying a heck of a lot, given the rarity of his albums! Holiday's a really overlooked talent from the west coast scene of the 50s – a singer with a great sense of depth and darkness, and one who sounds especially ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
There was actually more than one group working under the name of The Holidays during the golden years of soul music in Detroit – but given the strength of the tracks on this set, this trio may well have been one of the best! You might know another Holidays from Northern Soul 60s fame – ... (Soul) read moreCD
Markus Holkko —
Eye Of The Universe ... LP Jazzaggression (Finland), New Copy ...
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A large group session led by Dave Holland – with Antonio Hart on alto and flute, Gary Smulyan on baritone sax, Duane Eubanks on guitar, and Steve Nelson on vibes. (Jazz) CD
An incredible avant moment from the early years of ECM Records – a showcase for the strong improvisational talent of bassist Dave Holland, here playing cello – and a set that really exposed the guitar genius of Derek Bailey to the world at large! The set features three long tracks ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice German pressing! Cover has some discoloration from age along the opening, which also has some light lamination lifting – very common for this album.)
Dave Holland & Pepe Habichuela —
Hands ... CD Dare 2, 2009. Used Gatefold ...
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Jazz bass great Dave Holland working in an inspired flamenco steeped setting – and it works very well! Holland holds the rhythm on wonderful way, and having the bass so prominent keeps the set somewhat grounded in jazz rather than straight flamenco. The great guitarist Pepe Habichulela ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the avant garde classics in the early catalog of ECM Records – a set that has bassist Dave Holland working with two key bandmates from the Circle group – Anthony Braxton on saxes and flute, and Barry Altschul on percussion – as well as the great Sam Rivers on flute and sax, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Landmark improvisations from two of the most important bassists in avant garde jazz – Dave Holland and Barre Phillips – two players each coming from two different scenes and styles, but working together here perfectly in a groundbreaking session of all-bass work! Holland plays a bit of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice German pressing! Cover has some light wear, and light peeling of laminate – but is nice overall.)
One of the earliest albums on Motown – and the only one ever cut by Eddie Holland! Eddie's best known as a producer, arranger, and songwriter – part of the holy Holland-Dozier-Holland trinity – but back in his early days, he was a soulful tenor, with a sound and style that was a ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono map label pressing! Vinyl is ncie and clean – cover has some light wear, and a bit more wear on the bottom seam – but this is a nice clean copy overall.)
A beautiful collection of all the great and rare material Eddie Holland cut as solo singer in the late 50s and early 60s – including the incredible early Motown material, plus tracks he cut for Mercury, Kudo, Tamla and United Artists! Of course Eddie Holland is best remembered for uber-legend ... (Soul) read moreCD
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble —
Eternal Interlude ... CD Sunnyside, 2009. Used ...
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Dorian Holley & Nayanna Holley —
DNA ... CD Ropeadope, 2023. New Copy ...
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The debut of father/daughter soul duo Dorian Holley and Nayanna Holley – stepping out here on a set of classic tunes that are mostly remade with their unique approach to the music! Instrumentation is lean and laidback – graced with lots of great organ and Fender Rhodes from jazz great ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
Lonnie Holley —
Oh Me Oh My ... CD Jagjaguwar, 2023. New Copy ...
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Really mindblowing music from Lonnie Holley – not the first album from this important visual artist, but maybe the one where he'll be firmly established as an equally important recording force too! There's a genre-less quality going on here – as Holley provides this mystic blend of ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Really mindblowing music from Lonnie Holley – not the first album from this important visual artist, but maybe the one where he'll be firmly established as an equally important recording force too! There's a genre-less quality going on here – as Holley provides this mystic blend of ... (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
An obscure bit of boozy sad songs – proof that Holliday had a lot more to offer than just an extremely strong showing on Broadway. She's working here with arrangements by Glen Osser that sort of take off from the spirit of "The Party's Over" – sad and dreamy, but also with a ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
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
With 20 tracks including "Carrie-Anne", "King Midas In reverse", "Sorry Suzanne", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Long Dark Road", and "Sandy" – plus previously unreleased versions of "Everything Is Sunshine" and "M ... (Rock) read moreCD
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
(Yellow label stereo pressing – 1A/1A. Cover has light wear.)
The US mono version of the debut album from The Hollies – a vital mid 60s record that's been unavailable for decades! The harmonie are great and there's something of a rawer edge to the music that sounds just great after all this time – Brit Invasion stuff that still sounds completely ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pink, black & white label pressing. NOTE – The band name has been peeled off the cover, with a half split bottom seam, light ring & edge wear, some pen on the back.)
Titles include "Long Dark Road", "King Midas In Reverse", "On A Carousel", "Pay You Back With Interest", "Bus Stop", and "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress". (Rock) CD
Totally great stuff by The Hollies – and don't let anyone else tell you any different! For Certain is one of the band's greatest albums – forged out of some totally great songwriting, amazingly precise guitar parts, and sharp-edged vocals that make the tracks sparkle and glisten. Big ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 70s issue. Cover is slightly wavy at the front panel.)
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
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 moreCD
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 moreCD
A wonderful collection of work from Brenda Holloway – one that really digs deep to find some overlooked gems from her 60s years at Motown – including 8 previously unissued tracks! The core of the collection features The Artistry Of Brenda Holloway album – a late 60s UK-only ... (Soul) read moreCD
A turning point for Loleatta Holloway – as she makes the move from dreamy southern soul diva to club queen of the late 70s! Norman Harris is producing, and the record has a soaring Philly disco sound that proves to be just as great for Loleatta's soulful vocals as the stripped-down southern ... (Soul) read moreCD
A really classic set of dancefloor tracks from Loleatta Holloway – and a set that's got her fully stepping into the disco diva role, after starting out as more of a deep soul singer! Holloway's rich, full voice is perfect for the setting – a proud, confident lead that really soars out ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two wonderful albums from Loleatta Holloway – both a strong full-length document of her early genius in the Atlanta studios! First up is the Loleatta album from 1973 – and if you only know Loleatta Holloway as a disco singer, you'll be really amazed at this debut album – because ... (Soul) read moreCD
The complete solo Capitol singles and Motown recordings by Patrice Holloway – the latter of which are seeing light of day for the first time ever! Patrice has a wonderful voice and tje material throughout this set, both mid 60s Capitol numbers and the sadly overlooked Motown recordings, is ... (Soul) read moreCD
A later set from tenor legend Red Holloway – but one that really revives the style of his 60s soul jazz classics on Prestige Records! Red gets plenty of old school company on the set – a group that features Frank Wess on additional tenor, Lonnie Smith on Hammond, Melvin Sparks on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The Crickets are chirping plenty here – backing up the young Buddy Holly in a smoking full length set that forever redefined the role of the album in rock and roll! The whole record's great – not just singles with filler, but the kind of tight, sharp, core group energy that made Holly ... (Rock) read moreCD