With Sonny Fortune on alto, Larry Willis on piano, Walter Booker on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Includes a great version of "Book's Bossa" – plus "Blue Autumn", "Tallahassee Kid", "Fifth Labor Of Hercules", and "For Duke & Cannon". (Jazz) CD
With Sonny Fortune on alto, Larry Willis on piano, and titles that include "Malandro", "To Wisdom The Prize", "The Boy With The Sad Eyes", and "Naturally". (Jazz) CD
A fantastic comeback moment for the great Andy Bey – a singer who did incredible work in the 60s and 70s – then disappeared from the recording scene for awhile! The set's a compelling batch of jazz vocal tracks that show Andy reinventing himself for a whole new generation of jazz ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
A great group set with Bobby Watson on alto, Bill Pierce on tenor, and James Williams on piano! Tracks are long – and titles include "Gypsy Folk Tales", "How Deep Is The Ocean", "Webb City", and "Skylark". (Jazz) CD
With Kieran Overs on acoustic bass, Billy Hart on drums, Don Pullen on piano, Jane Bunnett on soprano sax and flute, Larry Cramer on trumpet, Jeanne Lee and Sheila Jordan on vocals. (Jazz) CD
Cool jazz vocalist Chris Connor makes a strong appearance in this early 80s outing, recorded at New York's Sweet Basil club with backing by the Fred Hersch trio. The format is free and easy, a bit loungey, but never too much so – and Chris sounds surprisingly great in this stripped-down ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Larry Davis/Byther Smith —
Blues Knights ... CD Evidence, 1985. Used ...
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A great set for the French Blue Phoenix label – one side of work with Larry Davis on guitar and vocals, the other with Byther Smith – backed by Maurice Vaughn on guitar, Doug Watson on bass, and Julian Vaughan on drums. Davis and Smith wrote most of the tracks too! (Blues) CD
Jimmy Dawkins —
Hot Wire 81 ... CD Evidence, 1981. Used ...
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Features Jimmy Dawkins on guitar and vocals – plus Richard Kirch on guitar, Sylvester Boines on bass, and James Schutte on drums! (Blues) CD
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Gil Evans —
Farewell ... CD Evidence, 1992. Used ...
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Gil Evans on piano, Chris Hunter on alto and soprano saxophone and flute, Hamiet Bluiett on baritone saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet, Mark Egan on bass, Danny Gottlieb on drums, Johnny Coles on flugelhorn, John Clark on horn and French horn, Hiram Bullock on guitar, Gil Goldstein and Peter ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Gil Evans plays an electric grand piano and is joined by a rather large set of musicians who include Masabumi Kikuchi on a variety of synthesizers, Billy Cobham on drums, Lou Soloff on trumpet, George Lewis on trombone and many others. Tracks include two Evans originals – "Copenhagen ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Gil Evans on - piano and electric piano, Lew Soloff, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, Shunzo Ohno, and Miles Evans on trumpet, George Adams on tenor saxophone, Chris Hunter on alto saxophone, Howard Johnson on tuba, baritone saxophone, and bass clarinet, Tom Malone on trombone, Hiram Bullock on guitar, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Features Tommy Flanagan on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Lewis Nash on drums. (Jazz) CD
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Grand Central (Ravi Coltrane & Antoine Roney) —
Sax Storm ... CD Evidence, 1993. Used ...
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Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano sax, Antoine Roney on tenor sax, Jacky Terrasson on piano, Santi DeBriano on bass, and Cindy Blackman on drums. (Jazz) CD
Jerry Granelli on drums and bass, Anthony Cox on bass, Robben Ford on guitar, Bill Frisell on guitar and banjo, Denny Goodhew on soprano saxophone, and Julian Priester on trombone. (Jazz) CD
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Billy Harper —
Somalia ... CD Evidence, 1995. Used ...
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Great recent work from tenor giant Billy Harper! After his classic sides in the 70s, we didn't hear from Harper for years as a leader, but when this one came out, it was well worth the wait! The album's a beautiful batch of tracks in Harper's unique style of soulful avant blowing, and the players ... (Jazz) read moreCD
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Billy Harper/Stanley Cowell/Sonny Fortune —
Great Friends ... CD Evidence, 1986. Used ...
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A spiritual soul jazz supergroup – featuring some of our favorite players of the Strata East 70s scene! This obscure recording was made in the mid 80s, but it's got the feel of the best 70s work by Harper, Fortune, and Cowell – a richly expressive session built around original ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Warm, wonderful work from pianist John Hicks – stretching out here in a trio set that also features some vibes from Bobby Hutcherson! The best tracks here have that great Hicks groove – a style that's not really funky or modal, but leaping forward with a warm approach to the rhythms ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Great duets between pianist John Hicks and bassist Ray Drummond – a record done with a really lively feel, despite the spare setting of the date! Hicks always has a very fluid touch on the keys, and the inspiration of Drummond really seems to open him up here – pushing the session a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A surprisingly wonderful album by Billy Higgins – recorded in the mid 80s, but with a free flowign spirituality that recalls some of his best soul jazz work of the mid 70s! The album's got some long and open-ended, slightly modal tracks – quite similar to the work that Billy did with ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A beautiful little session from Bobby Hutcherson – recorded live as a tribute to the legendary Keystone Korner jazz club in San Francisco – but even more important as a later meeting between Bobby and saxophonist Harold Land! The vibe here is a bit different than previous ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Very rare indeed – and one of the best 70s albums from Elvin Jones – thanks to a tight quartet lineup who follow his every move with tremendous energy! The style's not as all-out bombastic as Jones could sometimes be in these days – and with a group that includes Roland Hanna on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print Evidence pressing.)
Franklin Kiermyer —
Kairos ... CD Evidence, 1996. Used ...
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Franklin Kiermyer on drums, Dom Richards and Drew Gress on bass, John Esposito on piano, Sam Rivers on soprano saxophone, Eric Person on soprano and alto saxophone, and Michael Stuart on soprano and tenor saxophone. (Jazz) CD
A great 90s appearance from Pharoah Sanders – working here with drummer Franklin Kiermyer, next to John Esposito on piano and Drew Gress on double bass. (Jazz) CD
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Gloria Lynne —
Miss Gloria Lynne ... CD Everest/Evidence, 1958. Used ...
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Features Harry Edison on trumpet, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Wild Bill Davis on organ, and Eddie Costa on vibes. (Vocalists) CD
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Features Vincent Herrin gon on alto, Mark Turner on tenor, Nicholas Payton on trumpet, Kenny Drew Jr. on piano, Christopher Thomas on bass, and Carl Allen on drums. Tracks include "Cherokee", "Autumn In New York", and "Lotus Blossom" – plus the originals "Th ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Featuring Ralph Moore on tenor sax, Donald Harrison on alto sax, Brian Lynch on trumpet, Robin Eubanks on trombone, Geoff Keezer on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Carl Allen on drums. (Jazz) CD
An excellent album from this very hip drummer – with work from Steve Nelson on vibes, Mulgrew Miller on piano, and vocals from Teresa Nash on one track! (Jazz) CD
Masahiko Osaka & Tomonao Hara —
Favorites ... CD Evidence, 1995. Used ...
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Brilliant early work by Sun Ra and the Arkestra – 2 rare Saturn recordings back to back on one CD! Angels & Demons At Play is a monster of an album! Ra plays organ and electric piano, and the band includes Gilmore, Pat Patrick, Marshall Allen, Ronnie Boykins, Art Hoyle, Phil Cohran, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
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Sun Ra —
Atlantis ... CD Saturn/Evidence, 1960. Used ...
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An incredible record from Sun Ra! The session was recorded in New York in the late 60s – and it features Ra playing the "solar sound instrument", which is actually a modified Hohner Clavinet, used here with some really spooky sounds! The setting of the album is spare and moody ... (Jazz) read moreCD
2 rare Sun Ra Saturn albums back to back on one CD! Cosmic Tones is one of the Ra's greatest albums for Saturn – a record that has him playing clavioline and echoey "cosmic side drums" with a great spacey sound that was probably arrived at through some primitive reverb and echo ... (Jazz) read moreCD
2CDs worth of previously unissued material! Both records – Cymbals and Crystal Spears – were originally due to be released on Impulse during the same stretch that the label was repackaging older Saturn albums, but were never issued because of all the messed up relations that quickly ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Sun Ra's really moving forward with this classic set – refining the sound of his Chicago-based Arkestra, and reaching for new territory that moves him way past familiar jazz modes! The cover bills the group as playing "music from tomorrow's world" – and you can definitely ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the most important Sun Ra albums from the early years of Saturn Records – a set that got a bit more circulation than some of his other records, and which shows the group really expanding their sonic range in a wonderful way! The title track takes up all of side one – and is this ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A groundbreaking album of solo piano work by Sun Ra! The album's one of Ra's classic sides for the Saturn Records label – and at the time of its release, it was one of the most "out there" albums of solo piano ever recorded! Ra spins out these incredibly complex lines on haunting ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A pretty darn incredible record from Sun Ra – with a soulful, spiritual approach that's missing from most of his other albums of the time! The album features Ra playing a good deal of organ (dubbed "intergalactic organ" in this case!) – grooving soulfully on some short tracks ... (Jazz) read moreCD
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Sun Ra —
Singles ... CD Saturn/Evidence, Mid 50s/1960s/1970s/Early 80s. Used 2 CDs ...
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A totally essential 2 CD set that brings together a huge amount of singles that were recorded by Sun Ra and others for his legendary Saturn label! As you probably know, the albums that were recorded for Saturn were rare enough – but the singles on the label were even rarer, and some of them ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The first album on Saturn! Despite the futurism that the title of the set might imply, the material on this LP is actually some of Sun Ra's earliest, and dates back to the years when the Arkestra was first beginning to make itself heard in Chicago. That doesn't stop the material from being ... (Jazz) read moreCD
2 lost classics by Sun Ra on one CD! Visits Planet Earth features music that was recorded by The Arkestra in Chicago in 1957 and 1958. Some of the tracks are from the same session as the Sound Of Joy LP, and a few others were from sessions later in the year. Ra plays piano and "solar ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A wonderful session recorded in New York in 1963 – and featuring the band at its progressive best! The album has many dark overtones, and features a core group that includes Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, John Gilmore, and Pat Patrick – playing their usual horns, plus percussion, amidst ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A wonderfully majestic album by Pharoah – sort of a follow up to his Welcome To Love album of ballads and standards, but handled with a bit more of the expansive soul of some of his other recordings. Like that previous album, this one has Pharoah playing tenor in a quartet with William ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A fantastically soulful set from Pharoah – recorded in the early 80s, with his quartet that included Idris Muhammad on drums, John Heard on bass, and William Henderson on piano. The session is live, and the overall feel is easy and mellow – still searching, as in the best mode of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A stunning little record from Pharoah Sanders – a double-length set that has all the soul and spirit of his Impulse Records classics, but with a very different vibe! There's a sense of focus here that's tremendous – as if Sanders has found a way to take the energy of his side-long ... (Jazz) read moreCD
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Pharoah Sanders —
Rejoice ... CD Evidence, 1981. Used ...
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Fantastic 80s work from Pharoah Sanders – with a vibe that's a perfect extension of his classic work for the Impulse label! The album has Pharoah working with an amazing group – Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, John Hicks and Joe Bonner on piano, Art Davis on bass, and either Elvin Jones or ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Mal Waldron & Jackie McLean —
Left Alone '86 ... CD Evidence, 1986. Used ...
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Not a duet session as you might guess from the title – as the piano of Mal Waldron and alto of Jackie McLean are joined by the bass of Herbie Lewis and drums of Eddie Moore! Titles include "Lover Man", "Minor Pulsation", "Left Alone", "Cat Walk", and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A relatively mellow set of trio tracks, recorded by Walton on the west coast – with an excellent group that features Buster Williams on bass and Billy Higgins on drums, plus a guest appearance on one track by Bobby Hutcherson. Tracks have a long, soulful, flowing quality – and titles ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Features Cedar Walton on piano, Steve Turre on trombone, Philip Harper on trumpet, Javon Jackson on tenor sax, David Williams on bass, Billy Higgins on drums, and special guest Lou Donaldson on alto sax! (Jazz) CD
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Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, & Billy Higgins —
My Funny Valentine ... CD Evidence, 1991. Used ...
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Ron Carter on bass, Billy Higgins on drums, and Cedar Walton on piano. (Jazz) CD
Cedar Walton/David Williams/Billy Higgins —
You're My Everything ... CD Evidence, 1993. Used ...
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Cedar Walton on piano, David Williams on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. (Jazz) CD
Bobby Watson —
Gumbo ... CD Evidence, 1983. Used ...
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Early work from alto genius Bobby Watson – recording here with the Horizon Quintet, a hip group of spiritual soul jazz players that includes Curtis Lundy, Mulgrew Miller, Hamiet Bluiett, and Marvin Smitty Smith. The session takes up the soul jazz torch of 70s work by artists like Woody Shaw, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A lost modern soul jazz classic! Altoist Bobby Watson is one of the most soulful players on his instrument in the past 20 years – and he never sounds better than when recording with bassist Curtis Lundy, a richly talented player who's best known to folks for his work with Betty Carter. This ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great little session recorded in New York for the Jazz City label – with Larry Willis on piano, George Mraz on bass, Al Foster on drums, and guest alto from Kenny Garrett! Plus the CD includes an additional bonus track – the Larry Willis original "Ethiopia". (Jazz) CD
With Brian Lynch on trumpet, Jim McNeely on piano, Steve Gilmore on bass, and Bill Goodwin on drums. (Jazz) CD
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Phil Woods —
Souvenirs ... CD Evidence, 1994. Used ...
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A Phil Woods album that's as upbeat and colorful as its cover – one of those great overlooked later recordings by Phil, of the sort that always make digging through his catalog so rewarding! Woods has a great sense of swing here – but one that's never too formulaic or forced – a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Music from James "Son" Thomas, Arzo Youngblood, Eddie Cusic, Boyd Rivers, Boogie Bill Webb, Sam Chatmon, Cora Fluker, Othar Turner, Lonnie Pitchford, Stonewall Mays, and much more. (Blues) CD