Lee Morgan —
Procrastinator ... CD Blue Note, 1967. Used ...
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An amazing set by Lee Morgan – and one that was recorded in the 60s, but not issued until many years later! The album has this really weird sound, which is a combination of Morgan's trumpet, Wayne Shorter's tenor, Herbie Hancock's piano, and Bobby Hutcherson's vibes – the last of which ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great album by Lee Morgan – and one not to pass up! The Rumproller often gets too easily lumped next to The Sidewinder – because of an obvious title and cover similarity to that hit record – but like that one, the album's far more than jazz cliche – and shows Lee Morgan ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A brilliant album that proves that even at the height of his success, Lee Morgan was one of the freest thinkers on Blue Note – always coming up with fresh ideas that continued to grow his talents! The first cut on the album is keep roof of that fact – the title track "Search For ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A brilliant album that proves that even at the height of his success, Lee Morgan was one of the freest thinkers on Blue Note – always coming up with fresh ideas that continued to grow his talents! The first cut on the album is keep roof of that fact – the title track "Search For ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A jazz classic if there ever was one – and the best-selling album ever by Lee Morgan, thanks to the use of the title track in a car commercial! Sure, you've probably heard "The Sidewinder" enough that you think you know the album already – but the rest of the tunes really ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A jazz classic if there ever was one – and the best-selling album ever by Lee Morgan, thanks to the use of the title track in a car commercial! Sure, you've probably heard "The Sidewinder" enough that you think you know the album already – but the rest of the tunes really ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Beautiful late work from Lee Morgan! The last five years of Lee's life saw him really stretching out to do some fantastic writing, playing, and leading – and this record stands today as one of the best examples of that period – a pure act of genius, with a sound that really takes off ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Beautiful late work from Lee Morgan! The last five years of Lee's life saw him really stretching out to do some fantastic writing, playing, and leading – and this record stands today as one of the best examples of that period – a pure act of genius, with a sound that really takes off ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Lost genius from trumpeter Lee Morgan – a session recorded for Blue Note in 1967, but not issued until the late 70s – and even then, only for a very short time! The session has Morgan moving into that wonderful last stage of his career – working in tight formation towards a sound ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print Connoisseur pressing.)
Lee Morgan —
Standards ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1967. Used ...
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A great Lee Morgan set – and one of his rarest! The album was recorded in 1967, but unissued until 1998, when Blue Note unveiled the material as part of its "standards" series that featured label players performing material not of their own composition. Unlike the other records in ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(1998 Japanese pressing – includes obi.)
Lee Morgan —
Take Twelve ... CD Jazzland/OJC, 1962. Used ...
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A rare non-Blue Note outing from Lee Morgan – and a record that's sometimes mistaken as a large group effort because of the "twelve" in the title, but which is a tight small group set that's equally cooking as some of Lee's better known records! As with the best mid 60s Blue Note ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(OJC pressing.)
Lee Morgan —
Taru ... CD Blue Note, 1968. Used ...
$16.99
Unreleased genius from Lee Morgan – a key session from the later years of his too-short life, but one that wasn't issued until nearly a decade after his death! The sound here is completely sublime – a mix of the best later Morgan modes – soulful, lyrical, and modal – played ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print Connoisseur pressing.)
Lee Morgan —
Tom Cat ... CD Blue Note, 1964. Used ...
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One of our top 5 favorite Blue Note records of all time – a bold and powerful session from trumpeter Lee Morgan, but one that sat in the vaults for 15 years before release! The session was recorded around the same time as Morgan's hit The Sidewinder (which eclipsed its release at the time) ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of our top 5 favorite Blue Note records of all time – a bold and powerful session from trumpeter Lee Morgan, but one that sat in the vaults for 15 years before release! The session was recorded around the same time as Morgan's hit The Sidewinder (which eclipsed its release at the time) ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Sealed 2006 pressing with a cutout through the case spine.)
A fitting title for this scorching set tracks led by the incomparable Lee Morgan – captured over several dates throughout 1960 at the legendary Birdland club – and backed up by Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers! Nothing but legends on the stage here – with Morgan's trumpet out ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Lee Morgan & Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers —
More Birdland Sessions ... CD Fresh Sound (Switzerland), 1960. Used ...
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Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons and Walter Davis Jr on piano, Jymie Merritt on bass, and Art Blakey on drums. (Jazz) CD
Massive material, with lots of alternate takes that really let you hear the genius Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter at this early age! Features material from sessions that created the albums The Young Lions, Wayning Moments, Second Genesis, Introducing Wayne Shorter, Expoobident, and Here's Lee Morgan ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, hand-numbered limited edition. Includes box, book and all 6 CDs in their cases – all in good shape!)
Obscure late work from Lee Morgan – the bulk of a live concert recorded in Baltimore in 1968, and featuring a group co-led with the great Clifford Jordan! The recording is one of many taped by Baltimore's Left Bank Jazz Society at the time – and like others you might have heard on disc ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Lee Morgan/Donald Byrd/Hank Mobley —
Birth Of Hard Bop ... CD Savoy/Atlantic, 1956. Used 2 CDs ...
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Tracks include-"Budo", "Cattin", "Hank's Shout", "Madeline" and more. (Jazz) CD
Two rare sessions originally recorded for a larger collection called The Birdland Story and gathered here under the title Minor Strain. The first set is led by Lee Morgan and features Wayne Shorter on sax, Bobby Timmons on piano, Jimmy Rowser on bass, and Art Taylor on drums. The second half of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A pair of wonderful records – reissued here together as a single CD set! The core album Let's Make A Record is a starkly beautiful album from New Orleans street evangelist Sister Gertrude Morgan – recorded in 1968 with only voice and tambourine, but in a way that's got a highly ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Out of print, digipak has some light wear and a hype sticker on the cover.)
Ellington numbers all around, played by a great Japanese 70s big band, headed up by Toshio Mori! The sound here would make the late Duke proud – as Mori and the group perform 8 Billy Strayhorn numbers all with just the right mix of ensemble soul and modern touches that made the later ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Say hello to our little friend – the classic soundtrack to Scarface – a record that showed a whole new side of the talents of the legendary Giorgio Mororder! By the time of this set, Moroder had already broken the charts with disco productions, and turned out to be a groundbreaking ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A really great little soundtrack – an unusual comedic moment for Ennio Morricone, and scored with this very groovy blend of light orchestrations, gentle rhythms, and even a bit of bossa! Keyboard lines ring out with this spare, resonant feel on some of our favorite numbers – recalling ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Nice to know that we've lived past the year 2000 – and have managed to miss the holocaust that Kirk Douglas fought in this late 70s film! The movie's just the kind of overdone thriller that Kirk handled late in his career – but thankfully, the music from Ennio Morricone is much deeper ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Music from The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Mission, A Fistful Of Dollars, Hamlet, The Thing, The Untouchables, Once Upon A Time In America, and more performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Mark Ayres and Gareth Williams. (Soundtracks) CD
Morricone fans – this one's got it all! The music is completely wonderful throughout, and a great mix of everything that makes Ennio Morricone so tremendous – a bit of bossa here, some funky bits there, and even some spookier slow passages with a nice atonal feel! The main theme of ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Beautiful 2 CD set that brings together 3 of Morricone's most famous Western soundtracks! Once Upon A Time In The West is an undisputed masterpiece, and features some incredibly haunting themes on guitar and harmonica, set amidst spare instrumental settings that give the music an even spookier ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Not one of Morricone's strongest moments – and a pretty straight orchestral score, written to accompany this Sheena-like action film from the early 80s! Titles include "Hundra's Love Theme", "Chase", "A Funny Man", "Defeat", and "Slaughter In The ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Wonderful late work from Ennio Morricone – penned for a film that was one of his last few soundtrack projects on this planet! The music matches some of the maestro's best period pieces from decades back – done with a style that's got some traces of the time in which the story is set, ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
One of the more unusual Morricone scores of the 70s – penned as part of a collaboration with director Maximilian Schell, and done in ways that are a bit different than some of the maestro's Italian work! There's plenty of voices at play here – the lead of Edda Dell'Orso, and harmonies ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Ennio Morricone —
Incontro ... CD CAM (Italy), 1971. Used ...
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Groove away, maestro! Incontro is a splendid score by Morricone – early 70s groovy, mixing guitar, electric harpischord, organ, and other jangly instrumentation on the best tracks, alternating with mellower, dreamier numbers on the others, serving up a sweet blend of tunes that once again ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
An overlooked Morricone score – one that contains some of his coolest themes! The soundtrack was written for an obscure 1968 thriller starring Vittorio Gassman – and the overall approach has some wonderfully imaginative orchestrations – dark at times, but lightly floating with ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A beautifully building score from Ennio Morricone – one that's filled with tracks that start out slow, then layer on elements in a really wonderful way! The main theme is a bit dreamy, but some others are a bit dark – and are done in an arry of jagged sounds and offbeat instrumental ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
We're not sure why Ennio Morricone is making the "shush" sound at us on the cover – as the set's such a wonderful celebration of his music, it makes us want to cheer! The performance here is all new – and features Morricone conducting the Czech National Symphony in a ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A dark little score from Ennnio Morricone – penned for a mid 70s film that starred Rod Steiger as Mussolini! The style here is even more spacious, and almost more tense, than some of Morricone's horror work of the time – and in a way, the music often has a cold, grey quality – ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A killer Morricone soundtrack from the late 60s – filled with sweet tunes and moodier numbers – all served up with cool orchestrations, and some sweet work on electric harpsichord too! The score's lesser-known than some of the maestro's best from the time – but is equally great, ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Ennio Morricone —
Senso 45 ... CD BMG (Italy), 2002. Used ...
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Ennio Morricone —
Slalom ... CD GDM (Italy), 1965. Used ...
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A very groovy early soundtrack by Ennio Morricone – done with a fantastic sound that's made even more wonderful by vocal work from I Cantori Moderni – a hip vocalese group that's kind of the Italian version of The Swingle Singers! The group has sung more famously on soundtracks by ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
An obscure Morricone soundtrack, but a great one too – done with a slinky, seductive feel that's totally great – and often a bit different than his early 70s classics! Many of the numbers here have a warm glow – a sound that's never too polished, but more in the erotic side of ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Early darkness from Ennio Morricone – an obscure mid 60s action thriller that combines boldly driving numbers with other tunes that slip into some of the spareness of his work for westerns! The work here is as mod and cool as you might guess from the cover – a bit more in a ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
One of the first big moments of global fame for the legendary Ennio Morricone – and a record that still stands as one of his landmark albums all these many years later! The set's famous for its haunting theme – that "wah-wah-wah" melody that led to countless covers and ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A really fantastic score from Ennio Morricone – maybe better this time around than the images on the screen for some of his other westerns of the period – more proof that the maestro was always willing to rise above, and give his best no matter what the setting! / Ennio Morricone's ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
(Cover image varies slightly. Traycard image of Days of Heaven.)
One of the most haunting Morricone soundtracks ever – and one of the grooviest too! The album's a perfect blend of our two favorite styles of Morricone work – that of the floating female vocal over a gentle groove, and the darker, tenser side of his music. The main "Verushka" ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
As any reader of these pages will know, we're nuts about Ennio Morricone – the greatest Italian soundtrack composer ever, and quite possibly one of the greatest composers to have ever walked the face of this planet! Here, a similarly Morricone-mad bunch of folks pay tribute to the maestro, ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Director Quentin Tarantino has drawn plenty of inspiration from the music of Ennio Morricone over the years – either using short passages of older Morricone music in his films, or evoking the substance and style of the maestro in the way he uses sounds from other sources too! So it's only ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A dark and extremely avant garde soundtrack from the great Ennio Morricone – one that's done in collaboration with his own Gruppo Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza – an ensemble with roots in film scoring, but expressions that are more in the mode of 20th century avant! The music is a ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A great set that brings together rare work by two lost female jazz vocalists from the 50s! Both Audrey Morris and Paula Castle recorded for the Bethlehem label during the time – in a cool, icy style that was similar to work by the label's more famous singer, Chris Connor – and both ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Joe Morris —
Balance ... CD Clean Feed (Portugal), 2014. Used ...
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Guitarist Joe Morris works here with frequent partner Mat Maneri on viola – a duo who've been making music for many years together – and who find this really special way of combining their two instruments together – at a level that's almost its own sort of space between a viola ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Joe Morris —
Many Rings ... CD Knitting Factory, 1999. Used ...
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Joe Morris on guitar, Karen Borca on bassoon, Rob Brown on alto saxophone and flute, and Andrea Parkins on accordion and sampler. (Jazz) CD
(Barcode has a bit of pen.)
Joe Morris —
Singularity ... CD Aum Fidelity, 2000. Used ...
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Joe Morris on steel string acoustic guitar. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, sticker remnant on back of digipak barcode.)
Joe Morris —
Underthru ... CD Omni Tone, 1999. Used ...
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Joe Morris on guitar, Mat Maneri on violin and baritone violin, Chris Lightcap on bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Joe Morris —
Wildlife ... CD Aum Fidelity, 2009. Used ...
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A great collaboration between bassist Joe Morris, drummer Luther Gray, and reedman Peter Cancura – all coming together here in searing trio formation that reminds us a lot of the energy of the ESP avant generation! Gray's drums have a nice degree of focus and force – never as loose as ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Joe Morris & DKV Trio —
Deep Telling ... CD Okka Disk, 1999. Used ...
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The mighty DKV trio is expanded here by the presence of Joe Morris on guitar – a fourth fantastic sonic element, alongside the bass of Kent Kessler, drums of Hamid Drake, and tenor of Ken Vandermark! The quartet begins the record with a great deal of energy, then things split off into ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Joe Morris on guitar, John Voight on bass, and Tom Plesk on trombone. (Jazz) CD
Lawrence D 'Butch' Morris —
Conduction 15 ... CD New World, 1995. Used ...
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Lawrence D "Butch" Morris conducts with Arthur Blythe on alto saxophone, J A Deane on trombone, electronics, and live sampling, Vincent Chancey on French horn, Jemeel Moondoc on flute, Marion Brandis on flute, alto flute, and piccolo flute, Janet Grice on bassoon, Bill Horvitz on electric ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Wilber Morris, David Murray & Dennis Charles —
Wilber Force ... CD DIW (Japan), 1983. Used ...
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An excellent Japanese session from 1983 – and one that shows Murray in his best early mode, blowing hard, free, and soulfully with a trio that's completed by bassist Wilbur Morris and drummer Dennis Charles. The tracks are all very long, and the soulful groove of the group's a perfect foil ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A definite conversation starter from tenorist Willie Morris – a rich-voiced player who steps out here in a set of mostly original material that really knocks things out of the park! Willie's got this way of wrapping his horn next to the alto of Patrick Cornelius – as the pair move ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Van Morrison —
Astral Weeks ... CD Warner, 1968. Used ...
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Van's debut album for Warner Brothers and a pretty radical departure from anything he'd done before – breaking all kinds of new ground for his own most creative work and helping pave the way for all kinds of hauntingly poetic rock, folk rock, and singer-songwriter records to come! It doesn't ... (Rock) read moreCD
Van's debut album for Warner Brothers and a pretty radical departure from anything he'd done before – breaking all kinds of new ground for his own most creative work and helping pave the way for all kinds of hauntingly poetic rock, folk rock, and singer-songwriter records to come! It doesn't ... (Rock) read moreCD
Tracks include "Moondance", "Bright Side Of The Road", "Baby Please Don't Go", "Sweet Thing", "And It Stoned Me", "Domino", "Wild Night", and "Queen Of The Slipstream" – 20 tracks total. (Rock) CD
An album that's definitely blowing our mind – as it includes Van's landmark recording of "TB Sheets", which is almost 10 minutes in length – quite a contrast to the shorter tunes on the record! Bert Berns produced, and clearly gave Van a lot of room to shine – on other ... (Rock) read moreCD
Van Morrison —
Common One ... CD Polydor, 1980. Used ...
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Van Morrison at the height of his solo powers – working here in an extended live set that opens up with all the genius for vocal expression and inflection he developed during his initial solo years at Warner Brothers! The setting is perfect to show the growing confidence Morrison has in his ... (Rock) read moreCD
Van Morrison —
Moondance ... CD Warner, Early 70s. Used ...
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Maybe the greatest album ever from Van Morrison – and a set that broke into a whole new side of his talents! Van's producing himself on the record – not really in the conventional role as a producer, but in a way that has him really writing most of the album as he goes along in the ... (Rock) read moreCD
Van Morrison —
TB Sheets ... CD Columbia, 1973. Used ...
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The early 70s compilation of earlier Van Morrison tracks for Bang Records – often criticized over the years for repackaging earlier material, but to listen to it decades later we just think about how incredible the songs are – looser, longer and soul stirring material from one of ... (Rock) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Van Morrison —
Tupelo Honey ... CD Warner, 1971. Used ...
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Titles include "Wild Night", "Like A Cannonball", "Old Old Woodstock", "Tupelo Honey", "When That Evening Sun Goes Down", and "Moonshine Whiskey". (Rock) CD
A rare one from singer Pat Morrissey – a sexy late 50s nightclub singer with a bit of a jazzy bent. The record's not going to knock Sarah Vaughan out of your collection, but Pat's got a warm intimate style of singing that makes the material stand out more than the usual vocal session from ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Titles include "Scat Song", "Winin' Boy Blues", "Mr, Jelly Lord", "CC Rider", "Call Of The Freaks", "The Dirty Dozen", and "Benny Frenchy's Tune" – 23 titles total. (Jazz) CD
Includes the songs "Black Bottom Stomp", "The Chant", "Dead Man Blues", "Grandpa'S Spells", "Original Jelly Roll Blues", "Beale Street Blues", "Ham & Eggs", "You Need Some Loving", "Kansas City Stomps", ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Jelly Roll Morton —
Pearls ... CD Bluebird/RCA, Late 20s/1939. Used ...
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Jelly Roll Morton on piano with George Mitchell, Ward Pinkett, Ed Anderson, Edwin Swayzee,Red Rossiter, Barclay "horsecollar" Draper, Walter Briscoe & Sidney De Paris on trumpet, Kid Ory, Gerald Reeves, Geechy Fields, William Cato, Charlie Irvis & Claude Jones on trombone, Quinn ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Mos Def brings a veering diversity to New Danger – his first album in five years – a record that hits on tried-and-true Rawkus flavored beats and rhyme schemes, slow-rolling, smoked out soul & blues, and Quickness era Bad Brains-esque arena rock! Of course our favorite cuts are the ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
With a great lineup that includes David Friedman on vibes, Bill Frissel on guitar, Terumasa Hino on cornet, Jim Pepper on tenor, and guest vocals from Toni Wilson, Jeanne Lee, and Sheila Jordan. (Jazz) CD
Bob Moses and Ben Wittman on drums, Tisziji Munos on guitar, John Lockwood and Wesley Wirth on bass, Brad Hatfield on keyboards, John Medeski on piano, and George Garzone and Jerry Bergonzi on saxophone. (Jazz) CD