A wonderful album from Moody – one of his "comeback" albums for Chess/Argo, recorded after his release from the Overbrook institution, hence the title. By this point, Moody was writing and playing with much more of an edge than during his bebop days – and the record certainly ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A mindblowing album from James Moody – of the sort that opens up a whole new facet of his career! The record takes off from Moody's early 60s work for Chess – his post-bop recordings that started displaying a deeper side of his musical consciousness – and which occasionally ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing. Cover has faint ring wear and a small split on the top seam.)
Pivotal work from James Moody! The record was cut at a time when Moody was completely reinventing himself – shifting from the hard bopper of earlier years, into a sophisticated, slightly exotic player with an interest in mixing many different styles into a unique soul jazz vision. As part ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nice tight back-to-basics session by Moody that has him playing with an organ combo. Mickey Tucker's on the keys, Roland Wilson plays bass, and Eddie Gladden handles the drum chores. Moody's on tenor all the way, with no flute at all, and the tracks include "Freedom Jazz Dance", "Ne ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wail Moody, indeed – a killer set from the 50s that really shows the strong development of James Moody after the initial bebop years – already growing into one of the most forward-thinking jazzman of his generation! The group here is a bit larger than before – a septet, put ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great bit of 70s hardbop from MPS – a set that has both Al Cohn and James Moody on tenors, set up in a wonderful combo that features Barry Harris on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Roy Jones on drums! The recording quality is at the usual high standard for MPS – although the set was ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great bit of 70s hardbop from MPS – a set that has both Al Cohn and James Moody on tenors, set up in a wonderful combo that features Barry Harris on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Roy Jones on drums! The recording quality is at the usual high standard for MPS – although the set was ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with obi! Cover has some very light wear, but this is a great copy overall.)
An insanely wonderful session from James Moody, and one that's head and shoulders above most of his other work from the early 50s. Moody sort of goes the Dizzy Afro-Cuban route, and he leads a nice little bop combo that includes conga player Chano Pozo. Gil Fuller did the arrangements, and the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese 10" pressing, with obi! TOJJ 5006)
An insanely wonderful session from James Moody, and one that's head and shoulders above most of his other work from the early 50s. Moody sort of goes the Dizzy Afro-Cuban route, and he leads a nice little bop combo that includes conga player Chano Pozo. Gil Fuller did the arrangements, and the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese 12" LP pressing of original 10" package, with obi! BN 0004)
A great late 60s album that brings together earlier bop sides recorded for Blue Note – key material from two of the biggest modernists in the early days of the label! The James Moody tracks are from an early 10" session – recorded in 1948 with Dave Burns on trumpet, Art Blakey on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Liberty pressing. A nice copy.)
Moody Blues —
Caught Live +5 ... LP London, 1977. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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An incredible first album from The Moody Blues – way way different than any of their later high-concept work, and much more in the best soul and R&B-drenched material of the UK mod scene of the time! A number of cuts here are remakes of American soul tracks – including their ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Moody Blues —
Greatest Hits ... LP Polydor, 1960s/1970s/1980s. Near Mint- ...
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Acid rocky moogy stuff! The record's one of those "let's do a lot of pop covers on the moog" – and it features moogy updates of 60's tunes like "Get Back", "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Feelin' Groovy", "Yummy Yummy Yummy", and "Time of the ... (Now Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the only solo efforts from the legendary Who drummer Keith Moon – with guest work from Joe Walsh and other top-shelf talents – and even a bit of singing from Keith himself! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(In the die-cut cover, including the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has a cut corner and some edge & ring wear, spot of marker.)
An overlooked gem from Joe Mooney – a singer/pianist best known from the 50s, but who works here with some sweet Hammond as well! The group's a nice one – with Mundell Lowe on guitar, Joe Venuto on vibes, and Jerry Dodgion on flute – and tracks include "Cute", "When ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 sound stereo pressing. Cover has light wear and a bit of pen.)
Paul Mooney —
Race ... LP Step Sun, 1993. Near Mint- ...
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We don't know much about these guys, but the set's as groovy as you'd guess from the cover – a bit garagey, a bit psych, oddly spiritual, and very well-produced with this swirling vibe that really makes the most of the group's guitars and harmonized vocals! Van Dorn handles lead vocals, and ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful early session on Charles Mingus' Debut Records label – one that features singer Ada Moore – a thin-voiced, yet soulful songstress with an edgey sort of tone! The album's got lots of nice rough edges that take it away from the cliched vocal album of the time – ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s limited OJC pressing. Cover has a mild corner bend.)
Brew Moore, Allen Eager, Phil Urso, & Others —
Brothers & Other Mothers Vol 2 ... LP Savoy, Late 40s/Early 50s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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An excellent collection of overlooked tenor players from the late 40s and early 50s – put together from rare Savoy 78s and 10" sessions – with excellent notes, too! Features a full side each of work by Brew Moore, Allen Eager, and Phil Urso – plus tracks by Teddy Reig and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dorothy Moore —
Misty Blue ... LP Malaco, 1976. Very Good+ ...
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A pivotal moment in the development of southern soul – as the album was one of the first really big hits to come out of the growing Malaco scene in Jackson, Mississippi. The style of the record is a mix of older female southern soul styles, plus some of the warmer mellow production that was ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mighty Malaco recordings from Dorothy Moore – one of the leading torch-bearers of the southern soul sound at the end of the 70s – and an artist who definitely knows how to keep things real! Backings are full, but never overdone – and although there's a slightly modern soul feel ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lovely lovely work from Dudley Moore – known to most as a comedic actor, but also a heck of a jazz pianist, and head of his own groovy trio during the 60s! The tunes mix together soul jazz and bossa trio styles – all dancing together in Dud's incredibly light-touched style on the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label Decca pressing – nice and clean! Bottom cover seam is slightly unglued, but just for an inch or two.)
Dudley Moore —
Today ... LP Atlantic (UK), 1972. Very Good ...
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A fantastic record from Dudley Moore – an artist that most folks know as an actor, but a hell of a jazz pianist too! Dud only cut a handful of records in his earlier years, and they're all pretty great – but this one may well be our favorite of the bunch, as it really picks up the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic set of 70s crossover deep soul – recorded in the mode of similar work by Betty Wright or Laura Lee, and done with a similar mix of raw southern vocals and tighter production! About half the work was handled by the team of Dave Crawford and Brad Shapiro – working in the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Broadway label stereo pressing with RI suffix. Cover has a small cutout notch.)
An amazingly soulful set of folk tunes from the late 60s – the only album we've ever seen from singer Jerry Moore, and a real rarity from the ESP label! Moore's got a style that's somewhere between Terry Callier and Tim Buckley – earthy and acoustic one minute, but stepping out with ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Melba Moore —
Lot Of Love ... LP Capitol, 1986. Near Mint- ...
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Lots of love from Melba Moore – one of those singers who never seemed to falter at all – graced with a fantastic voice that seems to really soar, no matter what the setting! And although Moore got her start with rootsier soul in the 70s, she's a perfect fit for the more contemporary ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Soaring soul from Melba Moore – a singer who really came into her own with this sweet 70s album! Melba always had a great voice, right from the start – but here, she's working with arrangements and production by Van McCoy – updating her sound with a bit of a clubby groove, in a ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Melba Moore —
Melba (Epic) ... LP Epic/CBS, 1978. Near Mint- ...
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Melba Moore gets some great help here from the Philly soul duo of McFadden & Whitehead – whose soaring styles proves to be a perfect fit for her amazing voice! Melba had cut some great work before this set, but here things really seem to come together – her amazing range, her ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a mild corner bend, but is great overall.)
Titles include "Lean On Me", "Then We Can Try Again", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "New World Coming", and a few medley tracks. (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
Melba Moore at the height of her 80s powers – stepping out here with a good bit of help from Kashif, who sings a bit and plays keyboards – along with Paul Lawrence Jones, whose keys also shine brightly on the set! There's a nicely jazzy undercurrent to some of the best numbers – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An early 80s classic from Melba Moore – best known for one of her biggest hits, "Love's Comin' At Ya", an enduring number that's got an irresistible groove! Like many of Melba's other albums, this one does a wonderful job of delivering radio-friendly pop soul and still hitting us ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A real stormer from Melba Moore – brilliantly-arranged dancefloor soul with beautiful lead vocals by Melba – on one of her best records of the 70s! Melba is straight-up amazing here, bringing genuine soul to feverish dancefloor gems and otherwise soaring numbers. This Is It was ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Excellent work from an overlooked guitar jazz talent of the 50s – a player who's best known for his 40s stints in the Nat King Cole Trio and The Three Blazers, with brother Johnny Moore – but who steps out here on his own in a straight jazz setting! This is one of Oscar's first records ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A very clean original pressing – and cover is great too!)
A totally cool little set! The package features material written by hip arranger Phil Moore – done in a MMO style with instrumentations designed to back up a cool singer – in this case with some nice modern jazz modes! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Ralph Moore —
Round Trip ... LP Reservoir, 1987. Near Mint- ...
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Incredible work from tenor player Ralph Moore – an under-discovered classic from the 80s that we enjoy listening to as much as most of our favorite albums from the 60s! Moore's a wonderful player in direct lineage with Hank Mobley – and the tracks on this set are warmly grooving, very ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rudy Ray Moore takes the White House – or at least tries to – in this cool 1972 album that must have been a great antidote to the campaigns of Richard Nixon and George McGovern! The set starts with Rudy running his way through a whole bunch of campaign issues – including "Fre ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rudy Ray Moore cut some mighty raunchy records in his time – but this one may well the be the raunchiest, and maybe the funkiest too! The album's an instruction of "the proper way to make love to a lady" – but done in true Rudy Ray style, with very down-to-earth language that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split spine, light surface wear, and a pen mark.)
Rudy Ray Moore's second album, and almost hipper than the first – thanks to some key musical backings from The Fillmore St Soul Rebellion! The vibe here is as rough and raw as you'd expect – a no-holds-barred version of party records, with Rudy using plenty of language hardly heard ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label Comedian Series pressing. Cover has light ring impression.)
Vinnie Moore —
Mind's Eye ... LP Shrapnel, 1986. Near Mint- ...
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A lost session from early 60s tenor titan Wild Bill Moore – an R&B inflected player who only cut a few sides on his own, all of them a unique mix of jazz with some of the more screaming R&B saxophone tendencies! This set features Bill rocking with a Latinized rhythm section – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Clean promo in a stickered sleeve, with unglued seams and some wear. Vinyl is nice, but disc one has a heated edge that causes light noise for a few spins at the beginning of each side.)
A great set of material by Brazilian poet and diplomat Vinicius De Moraes – pulled from records he cut in conjunction with Nara Leao, Os Cariocas, Angela Maria, Maria Creuza, Toquinho, and others. The set's a great way to get some of Vinicius' best numbers on vinyl – and very nicely ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Classic bossa mixed with more ambitious touches for the 70s – easily one of the greatest records ever to come from the team of Vinicius and Toquinho! The record has vocals by both, often layered on top of each other with a wonderfully spacious feel that spreads out beautifully between the ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare session by Vinicius – featuring a 1970 recording in Buenos Aires – with Maria Creuza and Toquinho. Creuzza was at her best during the early 70s – and working here with the classic bossa team of poet Vinicius De Moraes and guitarist Toquinho, she really sparkles with a ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has heavier surface & ring wear, edge wear & aging.)
The poet and the guitarist get together for a set of tracks with Marilia Medalha on vocals, and some nice lively backing by a larger group. The sound is mostly bossa, with light airy vocals, driving samba percussion, and nice lines on acoustic guitar. Tracks include "Samba De Gesse", ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lalo Morales & His Latin Orchestra —
Latin Dance Party ... LP Crown, Mid/Late 60s. Near Mint- ...
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(Mono black label pressing. Cover has light wear and aging, center split in the top seam, small split in the bottom seam, and a small name and dots in marker in back. Label has a small name in marker.)
One of Noro Morales' hippest albums of the time – a tight set done for Riverside Records, with a jazzier edge than some of his other records! (Latin) LP, Vinyl record album
Classic stuff by Noro – and a wonderful selection of hard to find material from the 50s! This isn't really a greatest hits album – but it is a good sampling of some of his better (and better-recorded) work during the postwar years, and almost all of the tracks have a nice hard groove ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Small label pressing with deep groove in a Design Comnpatible Fidelity cover. Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, splitting in the top seam, and a small name in marker in back. Label has a small name in marker.)
Noro Morales —
Como Esta ... LP Tico, Mid 60s. Very Good- ...
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A very cool record from Noro – one with a heck of a lot of weird influences! Some tracks on the set are straight Latin – done in a style that recalls some of Machito's work from the early 60s – but there's a few others that have an electric guitar in the mix, some slightly ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great stuff – and one of the purest examples we can find of the Latin piano style of the great Noro Morales! Noro plays here without any of the trappings of some of his other records – just working with a small rhythm combo on an all-instrumental set – with tremendous solo work ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Dame Un Cacho", "Tu Regreso", "Walter Winchell Rumba", "Noro In Rumbaland", "Vamos Ya", "La Reina", and "Mambo". (Latin) LP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy rainbow label pressing with deep groove. Cover has clear tape on all seams, surface wear & aging, name in marker.)
Nice 50's mambo material from one of the giants of the genre – and a good batch of tracks by Noro that you might not track down elsewhere. Tracks include "Mambo Away", "Humberto's Jump", "The Up & Down Mambo", "Mambo Jive", and "Ku-Kue". (Latin) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light surface wear and aging. Small name in marker on the back.)
Jazzy mambos from the Decca years of Noro Morales – titles that include "Jungle Bird", "Mambo Mono", "Shawanga Mambo", "Up & Down Mambo", "Mambo Coco", and "Que Problema". (Latin) LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 80s Spanish pressing on Palladium. Cover has a small name in marker on back.)
Classic stuff by Noro – and a wonderful selection of hard to find material from the 50s! This isn't really a greatest hits album – but it is a good sampling of some of his better (and better-recorded) work during the postwar years, and almost all of the tracks have a nice hard groove ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Spectrum label stereo pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole, lght wear and aging, yellowed clear tape holding the bottom seam, and is bent a bit at the bottom right corner.)
Noro Morales turns his rich talents to a set of merengue tracks – but the style's a lot different than you'd expect from the later sound of the genre! Instead, these cuts have a sly sinister sound, with kind of a snakey approach that adds a nice element to the music, and which keeps things ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has clear tape on all seams, tiny peel spot from sticker removal, aging, some pen on the back.)
Noro Morales —
No Blues Noro ... LP Tico, 1959. Very Good+ ...
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Latin pianist Noro Morales leads his quintet in this nice moody album of instrumentals, played in a mellow jazzy vein, with a spare sound, and lots of percussion/piano interplay. The set's got a number of nice originals – like "Casemonos Ya", "Saona", and "Campanitas ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing, with deep groove! Cover has some light splitting on the top seam, which also has a bit of tape – and some light wear.)
Beautiful spare sounds from Noro Morales – and an album that really lets you hear his amazing work on the piano! Most of the album simply features Noro's playing, backed by bass and percussion, and no other orchestration – a really stripped-down setting that's even more spare than the ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label mono pressing, with deep groove. Cover has clear tape on the top & bottom seams, some aging & light surface wear.)
Great stuff by Noro – featuring his haunting piano lines spun out over spare backing by percussion only, in a manner that you don't always find on his other recordings. A few tracks have larger orchestrations, but they're still pretty darn tight, and have a great hard sound to them. The set' ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some surface wear, yellowing from age, and a small name in marker in back.)
A nice lively batch of tracks, with a hard groove, some nice percussion, and a very striking sound. Titles include "El Pon", "Descarga A Las Doce", "Samba", "Gandinga", and "Mas Y Mas". (Latin) LP, Vinyl record album
(60s black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has minimal wear, spot of marker on the back.)
With Ray Gomez on guitars, Wornell Jones, Isla Eckinger, and Jean Ristori on bass, Andy Newmark on drums, John McBurnie and Francois Zmirou on lead vocals, and The Percussionists Of Rio De Janeiro. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Perdi La Fe", "Caricas Cubanas", "Dolor Y Pena", "Por Un Madre", "Mulata Con Cola", "Rezo En La Noche", and "El Conde Negro". (Latin) LP, Vinyl record album
(Later light blue label pressing. Cover has light wear, corner bumps.)
(Early 70s US Arcano pressing. Cover has light ringwear, some edge wear, application wrinkles at the opening, a tiny peeled spot in front, and small splits in the seams.)
Moraes Moreira & Pepeu Gomes —
Moraes & Pepeu ... LP WEA (Brazil), 1991. Near Mint- ...
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Joe Morello is best known the to the world as the drummer for the Dave Brubeck Quartet, but he also cut some very nice LPs on his own, and this is one of them. The record is a nice set of jazzy tracks, with kind of a groovy 60s feel, and loud swinging arrangements that are nicely punctuated by ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album