A brilliant album of Latiny grooves from Diz! The record takes off from the soulful/modal mood of the early 60s groups with Lalo Schifrin and Kenny Barron – and features a young Mike Longo crafting some fantastic lines on piano, stretched out over tight rhythms on electric bass and drums, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo orange & black label pressing. Cover has splitting on the seams, a trace of a price sticker, surface wear, and aging.)
A real gem from the height of Dizzy's big band years at Verve – a stunning little set that features a hip larger group that includes Joe Gordon, Melba Liston, Rod Leavitt, Phil Woods, Ernie Wilkins, and Billy Mitchell. The groove here is well-orchestrated, well-placed soul – with less ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Heavy trumpets here – lead lines from both Dizzy Gillespie and Arturo Sandoval, playing together in a sweet session recorded in Finland! The set's got an open, flowing feel – one that matches some of the best Gillespie work on Pablo – those sides where the label really was able ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Not the famous Verve Records pairing of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker – but instead a more obscure live date from 1947, but one that really lets you hear the genius that happens when both players take the stage! The tunes have this approach that really hits at the most creative side of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed early 80s mono Japanese pressing – YS7087-RO. Shrink has some light wear.)
A legendary bit of cubop! Diz is playing here with the band that virtually invented Latin Jazz – the one that featured Chano Pozo on conga, plus great soloists like James Moody and Ernie Henry – all blowing beautifully in a style that's one of the most perfect realizations of the cubop ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Light blue label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the corners.)
Way more than the simple Charlie Parker tribute promised in the title! For starters, the set's got two of the best cuts by Gillespie's mid 60s group with James Moody – "Um-Hmmm" and "Groovin High" – both of which have Moody playing in an incredibly unbridled tone ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great set of early cool jazz and bop – with cuts that include "Oo La La" by Dizzy Gillespie, "Opus 96" by Bill Harris, "Aishie" by Buddy DeFranco, "Budo" by Miles Davis, and "Overtime" by Charlie Barnet. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, & Others —
Sittin In ... LP Verve, 1957. Near Mint- ...
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A great little jam session from Verve – done in a style that's looser and freer than some of the JATP albums, and with a smaller group overall! Players include Stan Getz, Paul Gonsalves, and Coleman Hawkins on tenor, Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, and Wynton Kelly on piano – plus bass by ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with insert – K1 7505/MV 2566.)
David Gilmour —
David Gilmour ... LP Columbia, 1978. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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One of the grooviest records cut by this incredibly groovy combo! The Gimmicks are a sweet pop harmony combo from Sweden – in a style that's a lot like Brasil 66 or Bossa Rio – and like the work of those two in the early 70s, this 1972 set shows The Gimmicks expanding their sound a lot ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing!)
Ginuwine —
100% ... LP 550 Music, 1999. Very Good 2LP ...
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A tremendous little record from a time when whole new ideas of righteous pride and power were hitting the record racks – a moment that's perfectly summed up in a treasure like this! Poet Nikki Giovanni had already gotten some acclaim for her words on paper – and here, the message of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful post-Atlantic album from Nikki Giovanni – much more intimate and personal than her better known work, with only Nikki's voice throughout the album – heard on a number of shorter poems! At some level, Giovanni seems to have left behind the more righteous themes of before, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing setting for the righteous words and message of Nikki Giovanni – as the set has the poet working with backing vocals by the New York Community Choir, who also recorded a great soul album on RCA around the same time – and an overall approach that elevates Nikki's poetry into a ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gipsy Kings —
Gipsy Kings ... LP Elektra, 1988. Near Mint- ...
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Still great after all these years – maybe more so, given that the buzz on these guys finally died down – and has kept this one out of heavy rotation in coffee shops and cafes! (Global Grooves) LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo DMM pressing. Cover has a hype sticker, cutout notch, promo stamp, and a light scratch on the back.)
Egberto Gismonti —
Carmo ... LP EMI (Brazil), 1977. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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Stunning early work from Egberto Gismonti – a really complex little record, and quite different than some of his better-known work as a spare acoustic soloist! Gismonti here is at the helm of a rich array of sounds – at one level, a soulful approach to MPB that rivals the best of ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing tribute not just to the rich imagination of the young Egberto Gismonti – but also to the vivid sound of Brazilian music in the 70s! The album leaps past any easy definitions – as bits of jazz, MPB, serious scoring, folkloric styles, and other elements come into play – ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really unique moment for Brazilian genius Egberto Gismonti – as the album marks a strong move away from some of the fuller orchestrations of his previous sets! The album features Gismonti on acoustic 8 string guitar – mixed with piano, wood flutes, and voice – plus some sublime ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Egberto Gismonti —
Feixe De Luz ... LP EMI (Brazil), 1988. Near Mint- ...
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Egberto's working here with a lot of electric keyboards – but he's lost none of his fire and power! The range of compositions is amazing – from spare mellow beautiful numbers, to driving open-ended tracks that have a free improvisational quality to them – and backing is by the ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Egberto Gismonti —
No Caipira ... LP Odeon/EMI (Brazil), 1978. Near Mint- ...
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One of Egberto Gismonti's fantastic records from the seventies, and is waaaay better than anything he did for an American label. It's a wild mix of strident jazz and odd "experimental" moments, with a lot of joy and a lot of wonderful emotions running through all the tracks. The album's ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Includes the textured inner sleeve. Cover has light ringwear, sticker spot, and is lightly bent at the edges.)
Spare European work from Egberto Gismonti – a set that's different than his fuller earlier work from Brazil, but still pretty compelling overall! Gismonti's playing here with a group of familiar ECM artists – mixing his own piano, guitar, and percussion lines with soprano sax from Jan ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed US pressing! Cover has a small cutout mark.)
Jimmy Giuffre —
Free Fall ... LP Columbia, 1963. Very Good+ ...
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An incredible batch of freely crafted tracks from Jimmy Giuffre's legendary early 60s trio! The group features Steve Swallow on bass and Paul Bley on piano, and the two young modernists were a perfect match of Giuffre's ever-developing ideas of freedom and harmony. The music is beautiful – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2 eye mono pressing. Cover has some light wear, but this is a great copy.)
Very cool work from that early 60s time when Jimmy Giuffre was really opening up, as on his Free Fall album – an unissued live performance done with Paul Bley on piano and Steve Swallow on bass! Titles include "Flight", "Hiptus", "Used To Be", "Venture" ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jimmy Giuffre —
Music Man ... LP Atlantic, Late 50s. Very Good+ ...
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The Music Man, made different – thanks to very fresh arrangements from Jimmy Giuffre – heard here in one of his few large group sessions for Atlantic Records! The music is all from the score of the famous show, but Giuffre really reworks things with some sharp modern jazz edges – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging.)
One of Jimmy Giuffre's excellent early LPs for Capitol, and a nice blend of west coast styles with more modernist experimentation. Here, Giuffre begins his experiments in jazz without a "non-pulsating beat", that is, jazz without snapping cymbal, walking bass, or pounding piano to ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jimmy Giuffre 4 —
Quasar ... LP Soul Note (Italy), 1985. Near Mint- ...
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With Giuffre on clarinet, tenor, soprano, flute, and bass flute, Pete Levin on keyboards, Bob Nieske on bass, and Randy Kaye on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
A surprisingly rich soundtrack for this famous Andy Warhol horror film – one of his key cinematic collaborations with Paul Morrissey! Claudio Gizzi's music is way more than schlock, or even the usual horror bag – as he mixes light orchestrations with these spare instrumental passages ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed 80s pressing!)
Tompall Glaser —
Charlie ... LP MGM, 1973. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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A smaller-form piece by Philip Glass, but still an opera of sorts – billed as a "space fiction music drama" – with reeds from Jon Gibson and Jack Kripl, and some vocals from Linda Ronstadt! (Out Sound) LP, Vinyl record album
Philip Glass —
Glassworks ... LP CBS, 1982. Near Mint- ...
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Loads of amazing keyboard lines –- Glass on organ, intertwined with more keyboards and reeds! Titles include "Opening", "Floe", "Islands"," Rubric", "Facades", and "Closing". (Out Sound) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has two small cutout holes, light stains at the bottom corners, and is lightly bent at the top left corner.)
Philip Glass —
Mishima ... LP Nonesuch, 1985. Near Mint- ...
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A beautiful minimal score from Philip Glass – with some string passages from the Kronos Quartet! (Soundtracks) LP, Vinyl record album
Philip Glass —
North Star ... LP Virgin, 1977. Near Mint- ...
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Features Glass on Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes – with Dickie Landy on soprano and tenor sax, and Joan LaBarbara and Gene Rickard on voices. Titles include "River Run", "Victor's Lament", "Etoile Polaire", "Are Years What", and "Ave". (Out Sound) LP, Vinyl record album
(Promo. Cover has a promo stamp, some ring and edge wear, and a tracklist sticker in front.)
Features Glass on Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes – with Dickie Landy on soprano and tenor sax, and Joan LaBarbara and Gene Rickard on voices. Titles include "River Run", "Victor's Lament", "Etoile Polaire", "Are Years What", and "Ave". (Out Sound) LP, Vinyl record album
Amazing work from Philip Glass – his second great opera, and a long-overdue follow-up to Einstein On The Beach – a set of music that's every bit as great as that groundbreaking work, but maybe even with stronger, fuller execution overall! The piece looks at the early political years of ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Dutch pressing. Includes the booklet, lined inner sleeves, and Masterworks catalog. Box has a cutout hole, in great shape otherwise.)
An amazing record, and one that forever transformed the sound of opera in the US – the amazing summation of all the many musical ideas that Philip Glass had been cooking up since the 60s, done as a mindblowing stage presentation with Robert Wilson! Voices, organ, reeds, and piano come ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
There's a dose of trad jazz inside the moody mix – and arrangements are handled by George Williams. Titles include "Theme From Bus Stop", "Keepin Out Of Mischief Now", "It's Been A Long Long Time", "All By Myself", and "A Pretty Girl Is Like A ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing, still sealed with a cutout hole, bumped corners, staple in the top left corner, and a square sticker spot. Cover is lightly bent at the bottom right corner.)
One of the greatest Jackie Gleason albums ever! The album has these warm lush orchestrations, with wordless vocals by "The Voices of Artie Malvin" wispily dreaming over it, hence the "Ooooo!" in the title. Tracks include "Thine Alone", "It's All Right With ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jackie Gleason's soundtrack for "that moment" of love, lust, whatever. Like a lot of his stuff from this period, not totally spot-on for the specified act (at least we'd never try to make "that moment" happen with this stuff), but it's still pretty great lush orchestral stuff, ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jackie Gleason —
Lonesome Echo ... LP Capitol, Mid 50s. Very Good+ ...
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A fantastic album – if only for the cover! The record features a rare cover image that's an obscure painting by Salvador Dali – and the back cover features a photo of Jackie and Dali shaking hands! The music's not as surreal as the image, but it's still got this amazingly baroque ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lots of mellow trumpet solos from Bobby Hackett! Titles include "Darn That Dream", "How Did She Look", "Get Out Of Town", "Just A Memory", and "Ghost Of A Chance". (Now Sound) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing – W 816 – still sealed with a cutout hole. Cover is bent a bit at the top left corner.)
Movie Themes For Lovers Only is a great one – a set that takes some of the best film themes of the early 60s, and turns them into great vehicles for that mellow Gleason sound – that warm mix of orchestrations and some very light jazz touches – heard here on solos from Charlie ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing, still sealed. Shrink has light wear.)
Music for lovers – and some languid lovers at that – thanks to some perfect mellow moods set by Jackie Gleason! The set's one of Jackie's undisputed classics for Capitol Records in the 50s – perfect sounds to woo a winsome lass, made slightly sexier by some great trumpet solos by ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The album's one of Jackie Gleason's finest – and a perfect demonstration of the lush, romantic backings that he did so well for Capitol during the decade – an approach that was very much in direct contrast to Gleason's pyrotechnic personality in TV comedies, but which was a surprisingly ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing – W 632 – still sealed with fairly large sticker remnants. Cover has light seepage stain at the bottom.)
A record that's definitely after our own heart – in case you couldn't tell from the title! The set has Jackie Gleason expanding his bag a bit for the late 60s – moving from the easy sound to the "Now Sound" – with the help of some cool electric sitar, pictured on the ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing.)
Jackie Gleason —
Riff Jazz ... LP Capitol, Mid 50s. Very Good+ ...
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We're not exactly sure what "riff jazz" is, but we can definitely say that the album's one of Jackie Gleason's jazziest from the 50s – a really hard-hitting affair that gets past the sleepier arrangements of other records, and makes great use of breakout solo work from Jimmy ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredibly groovy album from Jackie Gleason from the mid 60 – with a sound that's a lot hipper than you'd expect from the "brass" in the title! Jackie's working here with an electric bass at the bottom of the band – providing a nice bouncing rhythm that makes the tunes ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing, still sealed, with a square sticker spot and a cutout hole.)
Roger Glenn —
Reachin ... LP Fantasy, 1976. Near Mint- ...
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A great lost chapter in the Larry Mizell story – a record that's not nearly as well known as Mizell-produced jams for Bobbi Humphrey or Johnny Hammond, but which is every bit as great! Roger Glenn's a funky flute player with a really great groove – California groovy, with just a touch ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing! Back cover has a promo stamp.)
Wonderful work from Tyree Glenn – a trombonist like no other, and a player who really could get a great "voice" on the instrument! The set's a nicely earthy batch of tracks – small combo numbers, with help from Hank Jones on piano, Mary Osborne on guitar, Tommy Potter on bass ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An underground classic from Beverly Glenn-Copeland – an artist who was later known more as a keyboard player, but who here works in this amazing blend of folk, jazz, and soul! The album's vaguely in the territory of Terry Callier on early 70s Cadet Records, but also has its own special vibe ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Glitter Band —
Hey! ... LP Bell (Germany), 1974. Very Good ...
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Hey! They couldn't have come up with a better name for this one – because a well-shouted "hey" really gets at the groove of the Glitter Band! Like the sound of their old boss, Gary Glitter, The Glitter Band go for a great little style that's all rhythm and fuzzy guitars – ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great bit of glam pop from the mid 70s – presented with a tightly focused sound that's got plenty of grooves on the bottom, and sweetly compressed guitars and vocals over the top! Mike Leander's at the production helm, and the album's kind of a further popification of the older Gary ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Globetrotters —
Globetrotters ... LP Kirshner, 1970. Very Good Gatefold ...
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A pretty great record issued in conjunction with the cartoon version of the Harlem Globetrotters – an Archies-like Don Kirshner's co-production in which a studio band is used to provide a groove to the cartoon. A number of cuts on here are in Kirshner's straight late 60s pop mode, but there's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Don Glori —
Dawn Calling ... LP Nothin Personal (UK), 2021. Very Good+ ...
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A really great record from the Melbourne scene – a record that's got kind of a "jazz plus" vibe – in that it mixes live jazz instrumentation with some work on edits and a few electric touches – all in a style that's very much like some of our favorite London work in ... (New Grooves) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a spot of wear on the top seam.)
Don Glori —
Welcome ... LP Bedroom Suck (Australia), 2022. Near Mint- ...
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Roger Glover steps aside from Deep Purple – and delivers one of his strangest records of the 70s – an oddly glammy, hard rock interpretation of material from the children's book of the same name! The set actually scored a surprising hit with the very catchy "Love Is All" ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the strangest records you'll ever buy! Even on our storied pages this one's a bit of anoddball to describe – kind of a sound play of words, songs, noises, and lots of odd effects – an effort of classic rock proportions, but the brainchild of Lol Creme and Kevin Godley after ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing, with booklet and inner sleeves! Box has a cut corner and some light weare – but this is a very nice copy overall.)
Godley & Creme —
L ... LP Polydor, 1978. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
What a weird one! This strange little record is one of the few that the team of Lol Creme and Kevin Godley cut after leaving 10CC – and it's a melange of odd songs that take off from the compressed pop style of their former group. Some of the lyrics are a bit silly, but there's also some ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner and light wear.)
Godley & Creme —
Snack Attack ... LP Mirage, 1981. Sealed ...
Just Sold Out!
A pretty great record from the years before their MTV fame – with the surprisingly catchy title track! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Godz —
Godz 2 ... LP ESP, 1967. Very Good+ ...
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The second album from this legendary group – one of the few rock acts to record for the avant jazz powerhouse ESP Records – with titles that include "Soon The Moon", "Squeek", "Radar Eyes", "Travelin Salesman", and "Permanent Green Light" ... (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Godz —
Godzundheit ... LP ESP, 1973. Very Good+ ...
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One of the most obscure sets from this legendary rock band on ESP! Titles include "Give A Damn", "Women Of The World", "Wisdom Of A Fool", and "Dirty Windows" – plus a remake of "Weary Blues". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Pink label pressing. Cover has light wear in one corner – but this is a nice copy!)
The third album from one of the few rock bands to ever record for ESP Records – with titles that include "ABC", "Ruby Red", "First Multitude", "Neet Street", and "Womban". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Original German stereo pressing. Cover has ring impressions, bumped and bent corners, lightly bent sides, sticker spot at the top right, and a name and date written in pen in back.)
Pretty skin tight stuff – as Marty and crew play more bongos than you'd ever hear in a beatnik hoedown! The set's a very percussive one, and is one of Gold's better outings on RCA – thanks to the tightly stretched skins of the bongo. Gold arranged all tunes, and some of them are bongo- ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing with deep groove – 1S/3S. Cover has light wear.)
An album with as much power as you'd expect from the title – and a set that's billed as featuring "Music To The Limits Of Audibility"! The limits explored are the farther ones in sound – not the lower tones at the end of hearing – and Marty Gold does a very good job of ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo Dynagroove pressing with deep groove. Cover has some ringwear.)
One of the die-cut cover "Stereo Action" series, with a variety of film themes given a wild batchelor pad twist. Tracks include "Colonel Bogey", "Tara's Theme", "The High & The Mighty", and "Song Of The Barefoot Contessa". Not too way out, but ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing in the die-cut cover.)
Marty Gold & His Orchestra —
It's Magic ... LP RCA, 1961. Very Good+ ...
$3.99
One of the more string-heavy sessions in RCA's Stereo Action series, but still worthy of the dynamic style that made the Stereo Action titles some of RCA's best easy recordings from the 60s! Marty's got orchestrations here that are a bit quirkier than usual – making good use of the stereo ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the heavy die-cut cover, including the printed inner sleeve. Cover has minimal wear and is nice!)
Marty Gold & His Orchestra —
Soundaroundus ... LP RCA, 1966. Near Mint- ...
$6.999.99
Swingin hi fi and big band sounds – and, as the label says, "a marriage of music and electronics – spellbinding". The "electronics" aren't moogy or anything like that, but the sound's pretty good, and there are some nice covers such as "A Taste Of Honey", ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo Dynagroove pressing with deep groove. Cover is bent just a bit at the spine, in fantastic shape otherwise.)