(Cover has a cutout notch and lightly bent corners.)
Johnny Hodges —
Blue Hodge ... LP Verve, 1961. Very Good ...
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One of the first Verve albums to push Johnny Hodges away from Ellington and into the soul jazz mode that served him well as a leader in the 60s – recorded here with Wild Bill Davis on organ, Sam Jones on bass, Louis Hayes on drums, and the great Les Spann on both guitar and flute! Spann's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono MGM pressing. Cover has light wear and some aging, cutout hole.)
A nice little 60s album by Johnny Hodges – one of the few post-Verve sessions that has him still playing in the hard swinging Ellingtonia small combo mode of the 50s! Players are all strong – and include Jimmy Jones, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, and Paul Gonsalves – and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A nice little 60s album by Johnny Hodges – one of the few post-Verve sessions that has him still playing in the hard swinging Ellingtonia small combo mode of the 50s! Players are all strong – and include Jimmy Jones, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, and Paul Gonsalves – and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An excellent collection of early work recorded under Johnny Hodges' name in the early years – sessions from 1938 and 1939 that were originally issued on 78s, but presented here in a classic Columbia LP! The tracks are a great assortment of small group numbers that focus on Hodges' tremendous ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Excellent work from Hodges – soloing beautifully on a set of standard Gershwin tunes, over wonderfully warm arrangements by Russ Garcia, in the best manner of the Verve "with strings" style. Hodges was a monster soloist in this kind of setting – hitting a sound and level of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great lost slice of Verve from the early 60s – with Hodges on alto, and Lalo Schifrin on piano and Barry Galbraith on guitar – a pretty groovy group! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Great work as a leader from this legendary Duke Ellington altoist – working here with Ben Webster on tenor, Lawrence Brown on trombone, Emmett Berry on trumpet, Leroy Lovett on piano, and Lloyd Trotman on bass – plus some tracks that Flip Phillips and Al Sears on tenor, and Sonny Green ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy yellow label Norgran pressing with trumpter logo and deep groove! Vinyl is great overall – just has a very slight crackle at the start, but plays great otherwise. Cover is nice too – no splits!)
Johnny Hodges —
Sandy's Gone ... LP Verve, 1963. Very Good ...
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A set that has the sweet alto sax of Johnny Hodges working with great arrangements from Claus Ogerman – a mode that's a bit more groovy and 60s than some of Johnny's previous work – in a setting that offers up a nice change for his sound! Claus is in fine form here – swinging ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono MGM pressing. Cover has a stained lower corner with wear.)
An excellent album that features late 30s recordings by some of Duke Ellington's most famous sidemen! The groups on most of these are fairly similar – mostly small group sessions from the larger Ellington outfit – pulled out in ways that give a strong focus on the solo talents of the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Arranged and conducted by Ray Ellis. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label promo with deep groove. Cover has ring and edge wear, yellowing from age, splitting in the top seam, and a few call letter stamps in back.)
Jay Hoggard —
Riverside Dance ... LP India Navigation, 1985. Near Mint- ...
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With Hoggard on vibes, Onaje Allan Gumbs on piano, Vernon Reid on guitar, Jerome Harris on bass, and Pheeroan Aklaff on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Chris Jasper produced, wrote, and/or played on just about every track on here, and the album's got the same classic 80's smooth soul sound as the best of the Isley Jasper Isley albums from the time. Add to that Liz Hogue's tough soul vocals, and you've got a record that was one of the better soul ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. In the original shrink with a hype sticker.)
Roscoe Holcomb —
Old Church ... LP Mississippi, 1972. Near Mint- ...
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Appalachian music great Roscoe Holcomb is best known for his Folkways recordings of the early 60s – but he sounds equally wonderful here in a rare performance recorded at a church in Portland in 1972! There's a stark, moody feel to the music – summed up perfectly in the photo on the ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Allan Holdsworth —
Atavachron ... LP Enigma/Restless, 1986. Near Mint- ...
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With Jimmy Johnson on bass, Billy Childs on keys, Rowanne Mark on vocals, and Gary Husband, Jimmy Johnson, and Chad Wackerman on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Allan Holdsworth —
IOU (Enigma) ... LP Enigma/Restless, 1985. Near Mint- ...
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Allan Holdsworth —
Metal Fatigue ... LP Enigma, 1985. Near Mint- ...
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With Jimmy Johnson and Gary Willis on bass, Chad Wackerman, Gary Husband, and Mac Hine on drums, Alan Pasqua on keyboards, and Paul Williams and Paul Korda on vocals. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Beautiful Billie from the last years of her life. The material was recorded in 1956 and 1957 in Hollywood, featuring Barney Kessel, Ben Wesbster, Harry Edison, and Jimmy Rowles – all grooving nicely in small group formation. The tracks have a wonderfully fragile quality – and although ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The third collection of Billie's Verve studio recordings, produced by Norman Granz. Billie's backing group includes performances by Benny Carter, Harry Edison, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Rowles, Paul Quiichette, and Wynton Kelly, and features the songs "Trav'lin Light", "April In ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An excellent collection of Billie's 30s work for Columbia Records – featuring 3LPs worth of material, represented with much better sound than the original 78 rpm release of the songs. Billie's in the company of a host of great jazzmen – including Count Basie, Lester Young, Teddy Wilson ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s MCA pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear.)
Billie Holiday —
Billie Holiday Story Vol 2 ... LP Columbia, Late 30s/Early 40s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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A seminal collection of material that was originally issued on 78s – Okeh and Brunswick label releases, and the work that helped cement Billie Holiday's reputation as a groundbreaking vocalist at the end of the 30s! Some tracks have Billie singing with the orchestra of pianist Teddy Wilson, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has faint ring wear, bump on the spine.)
Includes "Miss Brown To You", "What A Little Moonlight Can Do", "Gloomy Sunday", "Billie's Blues", "Solitude", "God Bless The Child", "Sailboat In The Moonlight", "I Can't Get Started", "When A Woman Loves A ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes "Lover Man", "Don't Explain", "Solitude", "Easy Living", "Good Morning Heartache", "God Bless The Child", "Them There Eyes", "Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do", and more. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
Late work from the great Billie Holiday – the kind of mature set that made Verve Records such a perfect home for the singer in the 50s! Where other labels might have pushed too much to try to get Billie into more commercial, or more straightforward modes – Verve just relaxes into the ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes recordings with the orchestras of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, and Mal Waldron. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
A very unusual concert from Billie Holiday – one that features narration by Gilbert Millstein, telling the story of Billie's life! The format is quite unusual – almost a live documentary, with the subject of the documentary there in person herself! Millstein narrates from the start, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo MGM pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Billie Holiday —
Fine & Mellow ... LP Cambra (UK), Late 40s/1950s. Sealed ...
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22 songs over 2 LPs, titles include "Lady Sings The Blues", "My Man", "God Bless The Child", "Strange Fruit", "I Only Have Eyes For You", "Blue Moon", "Good Morning Heartache", and more. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
Billie Holiday —
Lady ... LP Verve, Late 50s. Very Good- ...
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Later work from Billie Holiday – all recorded for Verve with some hip group backing! (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(The bottom half of the cover has waviness and light staining, cutout hole, some wear along the opening.)
Titles include "Miss Brown To You", "If You Were Mine", "What A Little Moonlight Can Do", "Billie's Blues", "I Cried For You", "I Must Have That Man", and "Easy Living". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
One of Billie's last recordings, and an incredibly striking batch of songs arranged by Ray Ellis with a sad, fragile ege that's perfect for the style of her later work. Billie's voice is faltering, but in a way that only makes the songs sound more personal and more compelling – and although ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s stereo pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear.)
Possibly one of the most essential Billie Holiday albums for Verve – a set that carries the same title as her famous autobiography, and which also features many key numbers from her songbook at the time! The feel here is quite easygoing and relaxed – with small group backing behind ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s mono Japanese Polydor pressing – UMV 2047 – with obi and insert. Cover has light wear, some spotty aging, and some small white print blemishes.)
About as classic as you can get for Billie Holiday on Verve – a wonderfully intimate small group session, recorded with top-shelf players and a smokey torchy mood! Billie's in her later years by the time of the set, but somehow singing with even more emotion and life – working with a ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s mono Japanese pressing – MV 2595 – with obi and insert.)
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 ... 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 – 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 are ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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.)
Billie Holiday —
Storyville ... LP Yes To Jazz (Portugal), Early 50s. Near Mint- ...
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(Early 60s issue, in a flip-back cover – with light wear, some aging, and small seam splits held by clear tape.)
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
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!)
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.)
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
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover is bent a bit at the edges.)
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
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.)
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
Classic heartbreaking soul from Brenda Holloway – one of the weepiest early records on Motown, as you might guess from the title! The style here is almost more New York uptown than Detroit at times – a fair bit like Maxine Brown with its mix of strength and fragility on the vocals, and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
A great big band indeed – a session from 1960 that has Bill Holman still sitting nicely at the top of the west coast large group format from the 50s! As with previous dates of this nature, Holman's got a way around the charts that few can match – a way of swinging the whole ensemble ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has some splitting on the top seam.)
A great big band indeed – a session from 1960 that has Bill Holman still sitting nicely at the top of the west coast large group format from the 50s! As with previous dates of this nature, Holman's got a way around the charts that few can match – a way of swinging the whole ensemble ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wonderful late 70s comeback for Eddie Holman – best known to folks for his earlier sweet soul work, but sounding equally great here on a set of club-heavy tracks! Although Eddie's falsetto soul might have seemed like a strange choice for the disco-oriented Salsoul label, this album ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An album that tries to do a heck of a lot in such a short space – and turns out to be even better than you might guess! Few folks would try to take on the entire black motion picture experience of the 70s with a single record – but funky arranger Cecil Holmes does just that, and turns ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album