A key change for John McLaughlin – post-Mahavishnu, post-Shakti, and very much the electric guitarist promised in the title! The album's one of McLaughlin's more professional fusion outings of the 70s, but still has some of the earthiness of his roots – and despite a rather large ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has bumped corners and is bent a bit at the top seam.)
A stunning live set from this trio of groundbreaking guitar players! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius, Tony Williams —
Trio Of Doom ... CD Columbia, 1979. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Complete recorded works of the all-star team of Pastorius, McLaughlin, and Williams, including live recordings from the 1979 Havana Jam Festival, plus studio material and unreleased alternate takes! (Jazz) CD
An all acoustic guitar trio – tracks include "Aspan", "Chiquito", "David", "Orient Blues Suite", and the title track "Passion, Grace & Fire". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Marshall McLuhan/Jerome Agel —
Medium Is The Massage ... CD Columbia/Five Day Weekend, 1967. New Copy Gatefold ...
$7.9917.98
A real mind-trip – and an incredible document of the times – not just ideas floating around in the late 60s, but also new ways of making records too! The album is loosely based around ideas and writings from The Medium Is The Massage – McLuhan's important 1967 book, co-written ... (Spoken Word) read moreCD
A real mind-trip – and an incredible document of the times – not just ideas floating around in the late 60s, but also new ways of making records too! The album is loosely based around ideas and writings from The Medium Is The Massage – McLuhan's important 1967 book, co-written ... (Spoken Word) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Carmen McRae —
Lover Man ... LP Columbia, 1962. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
An overlooked gem from Carmen – one of her few albums for Columbia from the 60s, and a wonderfully swinging small group session that's got a much more relaxed feel than some of her earlier sets! The album's ostensibly a tribute to Billie Holiday – but it's taken in a way that's ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(6 Eye stereo CBS label pressing. Cover has some surface wear, edge wear, minor blemishes, and a round sticker in back.)
Features swinging arrangements from Buddy Bregman – and titles that include "All Through The Night", "A Wonderful Guy", "Something Wonderful", "Hello Young Lovers", "Give A Little Get A Little", and "If This Isn't Love". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
A rare jazz vocal album from Dave Brubeck – one that has the famous pianist working here with Carmen McRae – who served up a hose of vocal versions of some of Dave's best compositions! The format is a great one – a really fresh take on the Brubeck idiom, and a setting that makes ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The classic! Todd Rundgren production, Jim Steinman songs, and lots of classics like "Bat Out Of Hell" and "Paradise By The Dashboard Light". Plus, we went to high school with Karla DeVito! (Rock) CD
The electric years of Miles Davis have left a huge legacy in music – one that's referenced again and again, and continually revisited by generations of musicians, both young and old! Here, that legacy gets some especially nice treatment – by a group of artists who include some key ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very hip group – handling some very hip material! There's a wonderful blend of instrumentation here – offbeat sax lines over cool vibes – all vamped along nicely by a tight piano-led rhythm section – all wrapped around jazz-based versions of tunes from Brecht & Weil's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
George Michael —
Faith ... LP Columbia, 1987. Very Good ...
Out Of Stock
One of a handful of compelling albums cut by singer Big Miller – an artist often billed as a blues singer, but who's more of a jazz artist overall – as you'll hear here in a very cool set that features Ben Webster and Plas Johnson on tenor, Gildon Maholes on piano, and Jim Hall on ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mingus live is always a treat – especially in these later years, when the fire seemed to go out of most of his studio recordings. Live, though, he always managed to kick it hard - with the sort of emotion that graced his strong early albums. And despite the fact that this one's conducted by ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Incredible music from Charles Mingus – a set that's pulled from a few different periods, yet features some of his greatest recordings ever! The package begins with a stunning 2CD version of Tijuana Moods – a true Mingus masterpiece, filled with amazing rhythms and mindblowing solos ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the last great records by Charles Mingus – a set of extremely compelling original compositions, played by a fresh group of younger players, plus a few older masters! The record's got a fire and sense of emotion that's missing from a number of other 70s Mingus sessions – and it's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of Charles Mingus' true classics – and an essential album in any jazz collection! This 1959 gem was recorded by Mingus at a key point in his career – when he was rising from the jazz underground into the ranks of America's elite jazzmen, penning some of the most challenging work of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A Columbia Records classic by the great Charles Mingus – his follow-up to the seminal Mingus Ah-Um, and a set that's got a very similar flavor! As with some of Mingus' best material for Columbia, the album has him working with a slightly larger ensemble, but still holding onto the intensity ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Columbia Special Products pressing. Vinyl is nice and clean, but has two short clicks on side two. Front cover has a "Columbia special omnibus" sticker near the bottom.)
A Columbia Records classic by the great Charles Mingus – his follow-up to the seminal Mingus Ah-Um, and a set that's got a very similar flavor! As with some of Mingus' best material for Columbia, the album has him working with a slightly larger ensemble, but still holding onto the intensity ... (Jazz) read moreCD
80's reissue that brings together tracks from two different Mingus Columbia sessions – one from 1959, and one from 1971. The '71 material is the extended "Shoes of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers", which is one of Mingus' best works from the decade. The other ... (Jazz) read moreCD
With Ray Drummond on bass, Marvin "Smitty" Smith and Victor Lewis on drums, Craig Handy and Alex Foster on flutes and saxophones, George Adams on tenor saxophone, and Jack Walrath on trumpet. (Jazz) CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Liza Minnelli —
Singer ... CD Columbia, 1973. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Two post-Motown albums from The Miracles – back to back on a single CD! On Love Crazy, The Miracles move to Columbia Records – and pick up a whole new groove in the process – a much richer sound than previous records on Motown, with a soaring style that really works great for the ... (Soul) read moreCD
Really cool work on shakuhachi – and a set that's way more than just the ballads you might expect from the title! Japanese reed player Kifu Mitsuhashi definitely uses some older modes here, and begins the set as such – but as the record moves on, more contemporary instrumentation comes ... (Japanese) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great blend of funky jazz and wooden flute – the Japanese shakuhachi reed instrument, blown by Kifu Mitsuhashi here – then mixed with some larger backings that almost have a CTI Records sort of groove! The approach is similar to some of the best 70s projects from Hozan Yamamoto ... (Japanese) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A damn funky little album – even if we can't read any of the titles or notes on the cover! The whole thing's completely in Japanese – leaving our English-skilled eyes at a loss – but our ears are more than happy with the sounds coming out of the disc – some incredible funk ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Toshiyuki Miyama really makes the New Herd cook with this cool 70s session – a smoker of a large group date, and one with a great mix of funky rhythms and complicated instrumentation! The set's got a feel that's as exotic as its cover, yet comes across with a solid, soulful punch throughout ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice Japanese pressing – with obi!)
Moby Grape —
Grape Jam ... LP Columbia, 1968. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Moby Grape's self-conscious, but hardly less groovy late 60s excursion into loose, free form and largely instrumental psychedelia – the sweet and therefore appropriately titled Grape Jam! GJ is really a world away from their earlier rock regalia – with superstar special guests Al " ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The self-titled groovy rock masterpiece from Moby Grape – one of the greatest things to come out of San Francisco after Ghiradelli Chocolate and sourdough bread! The Moby Grape LP is one of the finest, and leanest LPs we can think of from the '67 school of Bay Area psychedelic rock – ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing, in the censored cover with "Giant Poster" text, with bumped corners. Includes the poster, still unused!)
Hard hitting, groove oriented psychedelia from Moby Grape – still making a wonderful racket, with a farther reaching overall sound than their previous work! Wow takes loads of interesting twists and turns thanks to the varied tastes of the band members – from mellow Cali sunshine, to ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A cool tribute to the French jazz soundtrack generation of the late 50s – played here by an equally cool combo from Japan! The Modern Jazz Playboys have a sound here that definitely lives up to their name – a slinky, sexy groove that's perfect for the album's selection of tunes from ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, 2010 Japanese pressing – includes obi!)
A unique little album from Thelonious Monk – an early 60s live date that features a really cooking big band, plus some solo and quartet tracks as well! The bulk of the album's played by the big band – an unusual mix of players that includes Phil Woods on alto, Steve Lacy on soprano sax ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A unique little album from Thelonious Monk – an early 60s live date that features a really cooking big band, plus some solo and quartet tracks as well! The bulk of the album's played by the big band – an unusual mix of players that includes Phil Woods on alto, Steve Lacy on soprano sax ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A unique little album from Thelonious Monk – an early 60s live date that features a really cooking big band, plus some solo and quartet tracks as well! The bulk of the album's played by the big band – an unusual mix of players that includes Phil Woods on alto, Steve Lacy on soprano sax ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(1994 Columbia Jazz Masterpieces pressing.)
Thelonious Monk —
Composer ... CD Columbia, 1960s. Used ...
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Key originals by Monk – all pulled from Columbia sessions of the 60s – including a previously unreleased track! (Jazz) CD
A title and cover that beautifully illustrate the sharp-edged power of the Thelonious Monk quartet on Columbia – and a wonderful place to start if you're just digging Thelonious' music! The record is similar to the best of Monk's Columbia sides – in that it revisits older tunes and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Columbia Jazz Masterpiece pressing. Disc has a bit of marker, punch through tray card.)
One of our favorite Thelonious Monk albums ever – a bare bones, no nonsense session that's filled with great work from tenorist Charlie Rouse! The record's filled with everything that's great about the Monk/Rouse team in these years – an incredible interplay between sax and piano, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A lost Thelonious Monk treasure from the 60s – a really open-ended live set recorded in LA in 1964, but not issued by Columbia until the early 80s – making the package a wonderful re-discover of Monk's genius during these years! The tunes are much more freewheeling than some of the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The first Thelonious Monk album for Columbia Records – and one of the best, as well – a beautiful illustration of the way that his shift in labels really set some new fire to his music in the early 60s! The group is Monk's sharp-edged quartet with the amazing Charlie Rouse on tenor, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Columbia Jazz Masterpiece edition.)
Thelonious Monk —
Monk's Dream ... LP Columbia, 1963. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
The first Thelonious Monk album for Columbia Records – and one of the best, as well – a beautiful illustration of the way that his shift in labels really set some new fire to his music in the early 60s! The group is Monk's sharp-edged quartet with the amazing Charlie Rouse on tenor, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2017 Impex remaster.)
Thelonious Monk —
Solo Monk ... LP Columbia, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ...
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Monk plays unaccompanied on a mix of standards and originals, including "Monk's Point", "Dinah", "Ruby, My Dear", "Ask Me Now", and a classic version of "I Surrender, Dear" – done spare and moodily, with a really haunting tone! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 2 eye pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Thelonious Monk —
Standards ... CD Columbia, Early/Mid 60s. Used ...
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Includes the songs "Memories Of You", "Don't Blame Me", "Just You, Just Me", "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)", "Tea For Two", "(I Love You, I Love You, I Love You) Sweetheart Of All My Dreams", "Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Includes the tracks "Well, You Needn't", "Misterioso", "Bemsha Swing", "'Round Midnight", "Epistrophy", "Ruby, My Dear", "Crepuscule With Nellie", "Blue Monk", and "Straight, No Chaser". (Jazz) CD
Titles include "Well, You Needn't", "Misterioso", "Bemsha Swing", "'Round Midnight", "Epistrophy", "Ruby, My Dear", "Crepuscule With Nellie", "Blue Monk", and "Straight, No Chaser". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo 360 Sound pressing. Cover has a few small corner bends and light wear.)
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
Great 60s work from mellow vocalist Joe Mooney – a singer unlike anyone else we can think of! Joe first rose to fame during the 78rpm era of the postwar years – and here, he moves his style nicely into the 60s – still hip, with a nice shift in material – and supported by ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A key recording from one of our favorite tenor talents of the 80s – the amazing Ralph Moore, a player who really carries on a strong legacy from the 60s work of Hank Mobley! Like Mobley, Moore's got a very rich-voiced sound that's steeped in tradition, but which is also never afraid to take ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Maybe the most classic of all the Mott The Hoople albums of the early 70s – thanks in part to the classic title track, which was given to the group by David Bowie! Yet that hit is only one of many gems within – all delivered in a style that shows that Ian Hunter and the group were ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe the most classic of all the Mott The Hoople albums of the early 70s – thanks in part to the classic title track, which was given to the group by David Bowie! Yet that hit is only one of many gems within – all delivered in a style that shows that Ian Hunter and the group were ... (Rock) read moreCD
Mott The Hoople in all of their 70s glory – Ian Hunter with superb songwriting skills, and vocals delivered in a way that have a lot more bite than his later solo work – all wrapped up in this fuzzy, compressed, glam-styled production that's totally great! Sure, David Bowie had the ... (Rock) read moreCD
A trio of key albums from Mott The Hoople – presented here in a high-audio package! First up is Hoople – Mott The Hoople in all of their 70s glory – Ian Hunter with superb songwriting skills, and vocals delivered in a way that have a lot more bite than his later solo work – ... (Rock) read moreCD
Mountain —
Avalanche ... LP Columbia/Windfall, 1974. Near Mint- ...
Out Of Stock
Mountain —
Best Of Mountain ... LP Columbia/Windfall, 1970s. Sealed Gatefold ...
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Sure, these guys are mostly a rock group – but they've got a talent for funky jamming and long grooves that's always made them a favorite with the crossover soul crowd. This best of collection is unfortunately missing the track "Long Red" – but it does include many other ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Mountain —
Over The Top ... CD Columbia/Legacy, Early 70s. Used 2CD ...
Out Of Stock
A career retrospective, with two new tracks as well – packaged with a booklet that includes rare photos! (Rock) CD
Mountain —
Twin Peaks ... CD Columbia/Windfall, 1974. Used ...
Out Of Stock
(Cover has some ring and edge wear, small peeled spot from price sticker removal, and a small sticker in back.)
Gerry Mulligan —
Arranger ... LP Columbia, Late 40s/1957. Near Mint- ...
$5.997.99
Gerry Mulligan material from three different stretches – all featuring his talents as an arranger! The set includes very early sides with Gene Krupa in the mid 40s, work with Elliot Lawrence in 1949, and then Gerry's own work as a leader in 1957! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear, and bumped corners.)
A pretty great little album – and very different than Gerry Mulligan's regular sides from the time! The session was originally produced as part of the sessions for the short-lived Jazztime label in the early 60s – and was produced by Dave Bailey with a soulful undercurrent that's quite ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s red label CSP pressing. Cover has some ringwear, edge wear, and some flaking in back at the opening.)
Gerry Mulligan —
Mullenium ... CD Columbia, 1957. Used ...
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Includes 5 tracks issued in stereo for the first time, plus 2 tracks issued for the first time in unedited form. (Jazz) CD
A beautiful pairing of the baritone of Gerry Mulligan and the trumpet of Art Farmer – brought together wonderfully in this piano-less session that has both players effortlessly carving lines in the open space of the studio. Rhythm is by the team of Bill Crow on bass and Dave Bailey on drums ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A beautiful pairing of the baritone of Gerry Mulligan and the trumpet of Art Farmer – brought together wonderfully in this piano-less session that has both players effortlessly carving lines in the open space of the studio. Rhythm is by the team of Bill Crow on bass and Dave Bailey on drums ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has some light edge & surface wear, a spot of clear tape on both seams.)
Murray's fronting a big band led by Butch Morris – a group that sounds a lot better to our ears than most of Morris' own larger groups of the time, possibly because of the style of the recording. The tracks shift mood, tone, and approach with each number – working out references to ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A surprisingly nice album of straight ahead tenor tracks from David Murray – playing here in a quartet with guitarist Stanley Franks, drummer Andrew Cyrille, and the great Don Pullen, who plays organ on the session! The album's not exactly in the classic soul jazz organ/tenor mode – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great little session by Murray – recorded at that point in the early 90s when DIW was turning out some especially soulful records! The group on the set features Fred Hopkins on bass, McCoy Tyner on piano, and Elvin Jones on drums – and although you might expect a Coltraney feel from ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Music Revelation Ensemble —
In The Name Of ... CD DIW/Columbia, 1994. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Bold tones from the Music Revelation Ensemble – a group that's heavy on guitar work from James Blood Ulmer, but which also features some great guest reeds from Arthur Blythe, Sam Rivers, and Hamiett Bluiett! The core trio features Amin Ali on electric bass and Cornell Rochester on drums ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print US pressing with a punch through the barcode.)
A limited edition radio promo LP released around the time Stillmatic came out, with a nice collection of radio playable versions of older tracks: "It Ain't Hard To Tell", "Life's A B!tch", "One Love", "The World Is Yours", "NY State Of Mind", " ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the stickered sleeve, with some ringwear and lightly bent corners.)
Produced by Dame Grease and Timbaland, with guest vocals by Ginuwine. (Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Nas —
God's Son ... LP Columbia, 2002. Near Mint- 2LP ...
Out Of Stock
One of the records that marked a key moment when Nas was returned to the glory of his earliest years – coming across with a renewed sort of intensity, and lyrics that maybe put even more of the man himself inside of his music! There's still plenty of street show going on here, but Nas blends ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a promo sticker and lightly bumped corners.)