Richard Groove Holmes —
Groove ... CD Pacific Jazz/Capitol, 1961. Used ...
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An early cooker from Richard Groove Holmes – and one of the most important Hammond jazz sets to come out of the west coast at the time! At a point when most folks think the east has a lock on the instrument, Groove bursts forth here with a great hard-edged sound – proof that the LA ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(1990 pressing.)
Richard Groove Holmes —
Groove's Groove ... CD Savoy/32 Jazz, Late 70s/1980s. Used ...
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An assortment of tracks from Groove's later years on Muse Records – a great time when he dropped the electronics of some of his 70s sessions, and moved back to the small combo soul jazz grooving mode that first got him started in the jazz business! The tracks are all relatively long, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
2 late 60s sides by Groove Holmes – back to back on one CD! The Groover is a nice one from the days when Groove was playing with guitarist George Freeman! The core of the tracks on here feature a trio of Holmes, Freeman, and drummer Billy Jackson – and the trio knows how to cook nice ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Rare material from Groove Holmes – tracks originally recorded during the sessions for the album Living Soul, but never issued at the time! The set features nearly an hour of lost work by Groove – cut at Count Basie's nightclub in Harlem (hence the title), and featuring a trio with Gene ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Richard Groove Holmes & Gene Ammons —
Groovin' With Jug ... CD Pacific Jazz/Capitol, 1961. Used ...
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Quite an unusual date – both for the players, who are normally more at home on Prestige Records – and for the Pacific Jazz label, who were then a cornerstone of west coast cool jazz! That setting doesn't keep the album from being a killer, though – as Gene Ammons wails away on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Richard Groove Holmes & Les McCann —
Somethin' Special ... CD Pacific Jazz, 1962. Used ...
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Two of LA's leading soul jazz luminaries – playing head to head in an interesting session that mixes lines on piano and organ! McCann gives the set a good rollicking rhythm, and Holmes' increasing skill on the Hammond makes the set blow out over the top – and the pair get backing by ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Mike Holober & the Gotham Jazz Orchestra —
Thought Trains ... CD Sons Of Sound, 1996. Used ...
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A very cool live performance by this legendary freaky group – not done in concert, but for WLIR radio in New York – at a time when the Rounders were really perfecting their mix of hippie ideas and surprisingly great musicianship! Some of the tunes here are nice and jamming, and build ... (Rock) read moreCD
Homeboy Sandman lyrically on point and fascinating as always – with production and/or appearances by Jonwayne, Georgia Anne Muldrow,Edan, Steve Arrington, yU, J-Zone and others. Includes "Heart Sings", "Eyes", "Real New York", "Seam By Seam", "It's ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
Sublime girl group sounds from the great Lee Hazlewood – the complete recordings of Honey Ltd – an obscure Hazlewood project from the end of the 60s! The style here combines all the depths of Lee's own music with some of the sweeter Sunshine Pop sounds you'd expect from the cover ... (Rock) read moreCD
Yuri Honing Trio —
Alive ... CD Jazz In Motion (Netherlands), 2004. Used ...
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With Tony Overwater on double bass and Joost Lijbaart on drums. (Jazz) CD
With 16 tracks including "Back Biters And Syndicators", "Mr. Lucky", "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", "Shake It Baby", "Motor City Is Burning", and "Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang". (Blues) CD
The legendary John Lee Hooker, heard here in one of his more obscure recordings from the late 50s – at least in contrast to his famous sides for Vee Jay Records! This set's an unusual date – recorded in Detroit, despite the claim of the title – and featuring Hooker on acoustic ... (Blues) read moreCD
John Lee Hooker —
Definitive Collection ... CD Hip-O, Late 40s/1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/Early 90s. Used ...
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20 tracks in all – from early Detroit classics to later duets with Carlos Santana and Canned Heat! (Blues) CD
John Lee Hooker —
Don't Look Back ... CD Pointblank, 1997. Used ...
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Incredible stuff from the the incomparable John Lee Hooker – originally issued on Atco in 1963 – featuring Hooker in some his sparest settings ever captured! Hooker's mostly rolling alone on these tracks, tapping a foot, and telling the truth with just his emotive vocals and trebly ... (Blues) read moreCD
A hip mix of raunchy blues and rootsy rock – all stretched out over a double-length set that's easily one of John Lee Hooker's loosest albums ever! The album has Hooker playing in a number of settings with hip rock and funk players from the California scene – including Steve Miller, ... (Blues) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
John Lee Hooker —
Gold Classics ... CD Digital Dejavu (Italy), Used ...
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Titles include "Maude", "Hobo Blues", "Boom Boom", "Want-Ad Blues", and "Boogie Chillun". (Blues) CD
John Lee Hooker —
Healer ... CD Chameleon, 1989. Used ...
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With 15 tracks including "Mad Man Blues", "Leave My Wife Alone", "Please Don't Go", "High Priced Woman", "The Waterfront", and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer". (Blues) CD
(Out of print and sealed with a cutout through the barcode.)
Classic Chicago blues issued on Vee Jay – recorded by John Lee Hooker in a handful of sessions over the second half of the 50s – an incredible document of Hooker's lonely roots as well as a benchmark for the band based live blues scenes in the years to come! I'm John Lee Hooker was ... (Blues) read moreCD
There's no suffering here – as the record's a real delight, and one of the more unique sessions in the career of the great John Lee Hooker! The record was done for Impulse Records, mostly known for its jazz recordings at the time – and the session has the vocals and guitar of John Lee ... (Blues) read moreCD
About as pure as you can get for John Lee Hooker – a classic set of cuts for Chess, recorded with a feel that's almost folksy at times! The guitar has a raw edge that goes way back to the delta – and the overall approach is much more gritty than even some of Hooker's labelmates at the ... (Blues) read moreCD
William Hooker on drums, Claude Lawerence on alto saxophone, Charles Compo on tenor and soprano saxophone, Masahiko Kono on trombone, and Donald Miller on guitar. (Jazz) CD
Bertha Hope —
Elmo's Fire ... CD Steeplechase (Denmark), 1991. Used ...
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Bertha Hope on piano, Eddie Henderson on trumpet, Dave Riekenberg and Junior Cook on tenor saxophone, Walter Booker on bass, and Leroy Williams on drums. (Jazz) CD
Bertha Hope —
In Search Of ... CD Steeplechase (Denmark), 1990. Used ...
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Bertha Hope on piano, Walter Booker on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. (Jazz) CD
A great collection that brings together 2 of the last albums ever issued by piano genius Elmo Hope – both of which are overflowing with original tunes in Hope's best modernist mode! The style here is a bit more far-reaching than some of his other work from earlier years – not ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An insanely overstuffed collection of work by pianist Elmo Hope in a trio format – one that features tunes from 9 different albums, issued on a variety of different labels, all brought together in a single set! Hope in a trio format really takes off from the usual – displaying talents ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of Elmo Hope's best trio sessions from the west coast – and a record that really showcases on his skills as a writer as much as a player! The session features 7 original compositions, plus one standard – all done in a complex, modern mode by Hope with a trio that includes the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A pretty great little set that combines both of the rare early Elmo Hope 10" LPs for Blue Note – plus some additional material! Introducing The Elmo Hope Trio is seminal early work from Hope – and one of the 10" LP releases that was part of Blue Note's "New Faces – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Sealed 2005 Connoisseur edition. Spine has a cutout notch.)
The sweet, lovely and lush full length debut of Mary Hopkin for Apple Records! Mary's vocals are fragile and sweet, and Paul McCartney's production frames it like a pillow on the softer tunes – with light bits of acoustic guitar – and makes are sound like the queen of all natural on ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
With Hilton Jefferson, Snub Mosley, Ovie Alston, Albert Snaer, Fernando Arbello, Bobby Sands, Edmond Hall, and Gene Johnson. (Jazz) CD
Greg Hopkins —
Okavongo ... CD Summit, 2001. Used ...
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Featuring Mich Goddrick, Bill Pierce and Joe Hunt. (Jazz) CD
Greg Hopkins —
Quintology ... CD Summit, 2001. Used ...
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Greg Hopkins on trumpet and flugelhorn, Bill Pierce on tenor saxophone, Mick Goodrick on guitar, Jim Stinnett on bass, and Gary Chaffee on drums. (Jazz) CD
With 43 tracks including "Big Mama Jump", "LA Blues", "Katie May", "Thinkin & Worryin", "Sugar On My Mind", "Moon Rise Blues", "Howling Wolf", and "See See Rider". (Blues) CD
Lightnin Hopkins —
Country Blues ... CD Tradition, 1959. Used ...
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Rightly rootsy work from the great Lightnin Hopkins – captured beautifully here on a rare session for the mostly-folk Tradition label! A few tracks also feature some vocal assistance from Luke "Long Gone" Miles – and titles include "Long Time", "Baby", ... (Blues) read moreCD
Lightnin Hopkins —
Goin' Away ... CD Bluesville/OBC, 1963. Used ...
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Lightning Hopkins gets accompanied by Leonard Gaskin and Herbie Lovelle. 8 tracks in all, including "Wake Up Old Lady", "Don't Embarrass Me, Baby", "Stranger Here", "Little Sister's Boogie", "Goin Away", "You Better Stop Her", "Busine ... (Blues) read moreCD
(Out of print Original Blues Classics pressing.)
Lightnin Hopkins —
Guitar Lightnin ... CD Creative Sounds, Late 50s/1960s. Used ...
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Includes "Please Help Poor Me", "Way Out In Abilene", "Don't You Call That Boogie", "Swing In The Backyard", "The Hearse Is Backed Up To The Door" and more! (Blues) CD
A set that's one of the more obscure Lightning Hopkins albums of the 60s – as it was issued on the short-lived label Candid, an imprint that was mostly known for modern jazz! Yet the approach here is wonderfully faithful to the music that Hopkins does best – a well-recorded solo date ... (Blues) read moreCD
Lightnin Hopkins —
Soul Blues ... CD Prestige, 1965. Used ...
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With Leonard Gaskin on bass and Herbie Lovelle on drums – on tracks that include "Too Many Drivers", "I'm Going To Build A Heaven Of My Own", "Lonesome Graveyard", "The Howling Wolf", and "Black Ghost Blues". (Blues) CD
Lightnin Hopkins —
Very Best Of ... CD Tradition, Late 50s-Mid 60s. Used ...
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Moody work by Paul Horn – with a focus more on "images" of Brazil, than on the Brazilian jazz you might expect from the title! Like much of Horn's work from the time, the recording is very spacious – with Paul blowing on flute in a style that's as much about exploring space ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the most starkly beautiful recordings in Paul Horn's career – with spiritually resonant, almost spine tingling solo flute and some chants, all recorded in the Taj Majal one day in April of 1968! It's really all about the atmosphere, as it would have to be given the location – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Amazing early work from the mighty Paul Horn – a record cut during a time when he was a damn good musician with a keen sensibility for modernist modal jazz! On this excellent date from 1960, Horn plays both flute and alto sax in a wonderful group – a combo with vibes from Emil Richards ... (Jazz) read moreCD
With some nice guest tenor work from Buck Hill! Titles include "Get Out Of Town", "Beautiful Friendship", "I Got Lost In His Arms", "Come Fly With Me", and "So I Love You". (Vocalists) CD
With Charles Ables on bass and Steve Williams on drums. Titles include "Something Happens To Me", "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good", "Nice 'N' Easy", "The Great City", "I Thought About You", and "Our Love Is Here To Stay". CD includes ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
With special guest Gary Bartz on alto sax! Titles include "Just A Little Lovin", "Drown In My Own Tears", "The Sun Died", "Bye Bye Love", "Green", "I Got A Man", and "Light Out Of Darkness". (Vocalists) CD
Shirley Horn caught right at the height of her great revival years in the 90s – a time when she was arguably even more expressive and deeply soulful than before! Like most of Horn's best recordings of the time, this live date features a trio – with Shirley herself on piano, Charles ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
2 early albums by the great Shirley Horn – back to back on one CD! On Loads Of Love, Shirley sings some somber ballads over large orchestrations by Jimmy Jones – in a mode that's different from recent work, but which also shows that she's a great singer with a really sensitive style. ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Stunning – and some of the best work we've ever heard from Shirley Horn! We know, we know – you've seen a bit too much of her in the jazz racks of late – but don't let that stop you from picking up this album, because it's amazing! Shirley returns to the spare, subtle simplicity ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Unissued live work from the great Shirley Horn – recorded in Las Vegas right before her big comeback recordings of the 90s – at a time when Shirley was hardly getting a chance to make an album! That lack of attention hardly matters to Horn, though – as she faces this performance ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Produced and arranged by Johnny Mandel – with guest trumpet from Wynton Marsalis on two tracks! Titles include "Isn't It A Pity", "Here's to Life", "Come A Little Closer/Wild Is The Wind", "You're Nearer", "Summer", "Quietly There", ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Shirley Horn —
Softly ... CD Audiophile, 1988. Used ...
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An overlooked gem from the great Shirley Horn – a record from a time right before she burst into bigger fame, thanks to Verve Records – but was still working strongly in the underground, cutting fantastic records like this! Horn's got this mature, thoughtful approach that makes her way ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Shirley Horn's definitely swinging here – in a set of tracks that features groovy numbers from two different points in her career! Some of the work on the set is from her early 60s years on Mercury and ABC Records – and the other half's from that great stretch in the 90s when her ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Features guest work from Branford Marsalis on tenor, Wynton Marsalis on trumpet, Toots Thielemans on harmonica, Buster Williams on bass, and Miles Davis on trumpet! (Vocalists) CD