A beautiful album by one of our favorite jazz singers! Lorez Alexandria is in a perfect setting here – singing with subtly sophisticated backings that really let her take charge, and direct the songs tightly with her incredibly soulful vocals! Instrumentation is mostly in a small combo ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing. Cover has light wear, a cut corner, and some marker.)
Albert Ayler —
Last Album ... LP Impulse, 1969. Used Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
Ayler's last album ever – and an incredibly strange batch of tracks that shows perfectly the kind of stylistic and emotional struggle he was going through in the final years of his life. Like the albums New Grass and Love Cry, this one shows Ayler toying with influences from other genres ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has some wear, and stickers on front & back.)
Albert Ayler —
Love Cry ... LP Impulse, 1968. Used Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Brilliant late work from Ayler – one of his last truly great albums! The session has none of the jazz-meets-other music feel of some of the other Impulse albums – and is more in the straight expressive style of the ESP recordings. Tracks are more reined in here – with some short ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original rainbow label pressing – in great shape! Back cover has two light stamps.)
A great collection of Ayler's late work for Impulse – some of his most unusual sides ever cut to wax, and very different from his work on labels like ESP. The general feel is one of searching – as Ayler works in a number of different modes to try to reach new audiences, and hit new ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
We love this record! Although Gato Barbieri has put out a few snoozers in his career, this amazing first chapter of his Latin venture for Impulse is an incredible record throughout – one of the greatest Impulse sessions of the 70s! Gato returns to his native Argentina for the session – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label ABC/Impulse pressing, still in the shrink with hype sticker.)
Stripped-down Count Basie from the start of the 60s – a great little set that has the Count working with some of the best players from his larger group, in a session of even more intimate small combo material! The sounds here echo the Basie groove of the earlier years, but the overall ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Killer stuff by Art Blakey – one of his few non-Blue Note sessions from the time, and a hard-wailing set that features the Jazz Messengers as a sextet! The format is one that flourished briefly in these early 60s years – and in this case, the already great lineup of Lee Morgan on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono orange & black label pressing, with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has some corner wear.)
Michael Brecker —
Michael Brecker ... LP Impulse, 1987. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of Dee Dee Bridgewater's greatest jazz albums, and a very important record in her career – as it marked a shift back to straight jazz vocals, after years of working in a more R&B inflected mode. The album's recorded in Paris, where Dee Dee's spent an awful lot of time over the years, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(MCA pressing from 1989. Cover has a name in marker on back. Labels have some marker.)
Quite possibly our favorite record ever from reedman Marion Brown – and very different than both his seminal 60s recordings, and his European sides from later years! There's a really earthy feel to this record – one that really lives up to the title, and which comes from the use of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An amazing record from Marion Brown – one of his greatest ever! The record has an unusually introspective quality, and features Muhal Richard Abrams playing piano, Fender Rhodes, and Ring Modulated Hammon Organ, plus Paul Bley playing some of the same on a few tracks. The two-keyboard sound ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the bluesiest of Mel Brown's funky guitar records for Impulse. The album includes some very stripped-down performances that highlight Mel's deep soulful guitar style, and the nice groovy keyboards of Clifford Coulter. Mel sings a bit, but not much, and the best tracks are the long trippy ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has light wear & a small center split in the bottom seam.)
A great example of the cool, classy swing that Benny Carter hit in the 1960s – a groove that was more regularly brought to backings for standout singers of the time, but which also works beautifully here in an instrumental mode! Carter's alto sax is at the top of the charts, but the album's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole and Stereo sticker.)
A wonderful chapter in the career of Ray Charles – and a key album in helping raise his respect level a notch or two in the early 60s! We might argue with the mathematics in the title – or at least joke that Ray was using equations as titles years before Anthony Braxton – but you ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
If you read these pages often enough, you'll know that we're big fans of recordings made by American expatriot players while living in Europe during the 60's. The European rhythm sections often bring out new elements of their playing, and the interaction with European soloists hits modes that we ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole and some gloss separation on the spine.)
Ornette Coleman —
Ornette At 12 ... LP Impulse, 1969. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$29.99
Two generations of Ornette Coleman – making incredible music here together! The album's a freewheeling late 60s outing from the senior Ornette – who plays alto, violin, and trumpet here – working with his young son Ornette D Coleman on drums, just 12 years old at the time – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original rainbow label pressing. Cover has a cut corner.)
John Coltrane —
Africa/Brass ... LP Impulse, 1961. Very Good- Gatefold ...
$33.99
Quite a different album than usual for John Coltrane, but a classic one too – and a set that has the great one exploring his ideas in a set of longer tracks recorded with an expanded jazz orchestra! The format's hardly the mainstream big band of the time – as Coltrane's filled the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono orange & black label pressing, with RVG stamp. Cover is stained on the bottom inch, with flaking and some delamination inside the gatefold.)
Truly the best of the best of Coltrane's years at Impulse – as the collection has a strong focus on the longer, more spiritual numbers that he was free to develop while working for the forward-thinking company. The set's stuffed with great numbers – and includes classics like "Afri ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has light ring & edge wear.)
Soaring and soulful work from the legendary John Coltrane – a tremendous live set that's one of his best early 60s albums! The groove is open and free – filled with pulsating modal rhythms, and handled with a slightly more relaxed feeling than some of Trane's studio work from the same ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A 2 LP retrospective of some of the more spiritual exploratory sides 'Trane was cutting in the mid to late '60's for Impulse. A number of cuts feature the classic quartet with Jimmy Garrison, McCoy Tyner & Elvin Jones, but a few feature some of the later lineups with Pharoah Sanders, Reggie ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Coltrane —
Infinity ... LP Impulse, 1965/1972. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$19.99
The John Coltrane sound stretching out to Infinity – beautifully collaborating core spiritual sounds recorded when The Great One was still alive, and later string passages done by Alice Coltrane in the early 70s! The initial tracks are very open and almost easygoing – not the full-on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of our favorite albums ever from John Coltrane – but a record that's sometimes eclipsed by the genius of A Love Supreme! The feel here is very similar to that one – long tracks that introduce a new mode of searching, spiritual jazz for the 60s – one that's performed by a core ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sublimely spiritual work from the great John Coltrane – a live album, but one that's easily one of his most important contributions to music in the early 60s – and a set that we'd rank right up there with his best studio sides for Impulse or Atlantic Records at the time! The group here ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label mono pressing with RVG stamp. Vinyl is great – cover has some water damage along the top seam – a few stains along the top in front, a bit more on back, and some light peeling inside gatefold.)
John Coltrane —
Love Supreme ... LP Impulse, 1964. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$19.99
Maybe one of the greatest jazz albums of all time – a real breakthrough moment for the legendary John Coltrane, and the blueprint for generations of jazz records to come! Trane was already breaking down plenty of boundaries before Love Supreme – but he knocked it out of the park for ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Coltrane —
Om ... LP Impulse, 1965. Very Good Gatefold ...
$19.99
A pure statement of being and essence – and one of John Coltrane's spiritual masterpieces from the 60s! The 1965 recording was one of Trane's most adventurous so far – as it featured just one album-length track, building up out of relatively free expressions from Coltrane in the studio ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label stereo Bell Sound pressing. NOTE – Cover is stained and wrinkled on the bottom half, with flaking and peeling inside the gatefold.)
Soaring work from the legendary John Coltrane Quartet – a session that was incredibly far-reaching for the time, and which originally was unissued until after the time of Coltrane's death! The record's got the group really pushing forward strongly – hitting a Love Supreme mode, but ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A landmark album of vocal jazz – and one of the few sessions that John Coltrane ever cut with a singer! In a way, the album's more Hartman's than it is Coltrane's – given that Johnny's warm, mellow style of singing isn't as free and open as Trane at his most adventurous – but at ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pivotal session for Gil Evans – one that brought his genius to the American public strongly and successfully, without the help of Miles Davis! Sure, Gil had recorded albums as a leader before this one – but the sparkling quality of this set is right up there with the charts he ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange and black label stereo pressing, with RVG Stereo stamp.)
Gil Evans Orchestra —
Into The Hot ... LP Impulse, 1961. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
The harder of the two Gil Evans albums on Impulse to find, and the best – really far-reaching material that has Evans coming into contact with some of the hippest jazz players of his generation! The record's got three incredible tracks written by Cecil Taylor – a very bold move for ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo orange & black label pressing with RVG stamp.)
One of the best non-Blue Note albums from the early years of trombone giant Curtis Fuller – a definite cooker that more than lives up to its title! At his best, Fully often played his instrument with a style that was more like a trumpet than trombone – isolated notes, sharp sense of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label stereo pressing with RVG stamp.)
A really nice little session from Terry Gibbs – a rare one-off album for Impulse, and a straight jazz record that stands out from some of Terry's more gimmick-oriented albums of the 60s! Gibbs plays the vibes beautifully here – hitting with this sense of touch that really shines ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
Despite the relative fame and overblown quality of the blockbuster film Cleopatra, the score of the movie actually spurred on some very groovy jazz LPs during the early 60's – and this is one of them. Tenorist Paul Gonsalves plays a nice batch of soul jazz takes on Cleopatra – and he ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has a cutout hole.)
Chico Hamilton —
Dealer ... LP Impulse, Mid 60s. Used Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
One of Chico's classic recordings for Impulse, and a weird batch of tracks that have an off-beat sound to them that's hard to categorize. The group includes Ernie Hayes on organ, Arnie Lawrence on alto, Larry Coryell on guitar, and a guest appearance by Archie Shepp on piano. Tracks include " ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label stereo pressing with Bell Sound stamp. Cover has light stains on the bottom corners.)
A well-blown set from alto saxophonist John Handy – recorded with larger arrangements at a time when Impulse Records was trying to match the sounds of CTI, but done in a way that still holds onto all the sharp soul of Handy's earlier years! The format's nice and full – with lots of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Johnny Hartman —
Voice That Is ... LP Impulse, 1964. Used Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
At the time of this album, Johnny Hartman definitely was the voice that is – a singer with a new level of maturity for the 60s, and a voice that's far more masculine than the geeky look of the photo on the cover! Hartman's sound here is smooth and warm, but never in a too-commercial way ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s MCA pressing in a gatefold cover, wiht some pen and marker on front and a small stain on one corner.)
Way nicer than some of Milt's earlier work – and one of the gems he recorded with bassist Ray Brown during the late 60s. The group's got a tight soul jazz stepping groove – with Monty Alexander on piano, comping along right over Ray's warm basslines in a very tasty way. Teddy Edwards ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a promo stamp, light wear, and a sticker spot.)
Milt Jackson —
Statements ... LP Impulse, Early 60s. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$39.99
A great statement from vibist Milt Jackson – one of his key solo sessions in a great 60s run of recordings away from the Modern Jazz Quartet! Like the classics that followed this one, the vibe is much more soulful than any of Milt's records with the MJQ – kind of an extension of the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono orange & black label pressing with RVG stamp.)
Really wonderful early work from Keith Jarrett – a spiritually-driven session that's free from the cliches of his later work! The album's a spectacular group effort – one that has Jarrett playing piano, percussion, and sax – in an ensemble that also includes Dewey Redman, Charlie ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Keith Jarrett —
Fort Yawuh ... LP Impulse, 1973. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$9.99
Great Impulse work from Keith Jarrett – recorded at a time when he had a lot sharper edge than later years, and was really matching the spirit of some of the post-Coltrane generation players on the label! The date's a live one, and features some relatively extended tracks – tunes that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Keith Jarrett —
Mysteries ... LP Impulse, 1976. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
Dark and moody work from Keith Jarrett – a record that builds strongly off his ensemble feeling of the Impulse years, but which also seems to carry a bit more of the introspective vibe he was building up in some of his more stripped down solo recordings! The group's still a great one here ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ultra-hip work from pianist Keith Jarrett – a session that's filled with joy and life, and which has a lot more energy than some of his albums for ECM! The work here is kind of a refinement of the freer styles that Jarrett had laid down on previous albums – performed with a strongly ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s audiophile pressing. Cover has a promo stamp and factory stickers.)
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout hole.)
Elvin Jones —
Impulse Years ... LP Impulse, 1960s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$5.99
Most of the tracks on this 2 LP set are not from Jones' solo records but rather songs under the direction of others, mainly John Coltrane but also Frank Foster and Sonny Rollins. Some of the Coltrane titles are the drum solo from "Pursuance", "Impressions", "Your Lady" ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, light wear, and some splitting on the top seam.)
One of the first albums ever by this legendary jazz vocal group! LHR do the incredible – and create a set of vocal renditions of standards by the Basie band, putting jazzy lyrics in to replace the instrumental solos, but keeping the same vibe as the original tracks. The sound and approach ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono orange & black label pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has a bumped corner.)
Really moody magic from the great Yusef Lateef – an artist who was definitely using his time on the Impulse label to open up some new territory in his music! This set might well be the most experimental that Lateef had recorded to date – still filled with the exotic touches of his ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Yusef Lateef explores a number of different world music rhythms on a mix of woodwind instruments that includes tenor, basoon, flute, oboe, and shanas. He's joined here by the great Richard Williams on trumpet, whose playing with Lateef is always excellent. The rest of the group's made up of some ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label mono pressing with deep groove and Van Gelder stamp.)
Fantastic – and one of Mingus' greatest albums ever! This one ranks right up with The Clown and Pithecantropus Erectus for sheer raw power and emotion – and Mingus' writing here is incredibly tight, giving soloists like Charlie Mariano, Jaki Byard, Richard Williams, and Jerome ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with obi, in non-gatefold cover – with really nice vinyl!)
One of the all-time classics of early 60s mainstream jazz – and a beautiful record that showcases writing and arranging talents of Oliver Nelson! Nelson had been bumping around a variety of sessions before this one – as a leader, sideman, and arranger – but it was with this album ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label stereo A-5 pressing, with RVG etch. Cover has a small split on the top seam & a sticker remnant.)
One of the all-time classics of early 60s mainstream jazz – and a beautiful record that showcases writing and arranging talents of Oliver Nelson! Nelson had been bumping around a variety of sessions before this one – as a leader, sideman, and arranger – but it was with this album ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label mono A-5 pressing with RVG stamp.)
A great little album – a lot better than you might think from the concept! After the death of JFK, Oliver Nelson penned this extremely strong tribute to the man – featuring snippets of speeches made by Kennedy during his time in office as president, used as bridges between jazz based ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Oliver Nelson's follow-up to his classic Blues & The Abstract Truth session for Impulse – and like that one, a tremendous little album – filled with deep tones and wonderful colors in sound! The group here's a bit larger than before – an ensemble that includes Phil Woods on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange and black label mono pressing, with Van Gelder stamp – in a heavy glossy cover!)
Oliver Nelson —
Sound Pieces ... LP Impulse, 1966. Used Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
One of the most impressive albums ever from arranger Oliver Nelson – a set that really shows the full depth of his mighty talents! Side one features Nelson working with a larger orchestra – similar to the kind of ensemble he arranged for other artists in the 60s, but handled here with ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label stereo Bell Sound pressing.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a light smudge at the opening & a small cutout hole.)
Dewey Redman —
Coincide ... LP Impulse, 1974. Used Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A beautiful and spiritual record by Dewey – and one that features very stripped down playing, mostly in a trio or quartet format. The players differ from track to track – and they include Sirone on bass, Eddie Moore on drums, Leroy Jenkins on violin, and Ted Daniel on trumpet. Two ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has some marker & a promo sticker.)
A wild record – and one that nobody ever seems to know about! Mingus' drumming stalwart Dannie Richmond leads an odd group of groovy musicians in a weird set of material that's sort of pitched as a camp intellectual approach to jazz. The gatefold cover's got a Warhol-esque image of piles of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange and black label stereo pressing, with a Van Gelder stamp – in great shape!)
Sam Rivers —
Crystals ... LP Impulse, 1974. Used Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
One of Sam Rivers' most striking albums for Impulse, a record that has him leading a fairly large group – working in an "orchestral context", as the notes on the cover say, but not really a jazz orchestra – more of a freewheeling avant ensemble, in the tradition of work by ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sonny Rollins —
Alfie ... LP Impulse, 1965. Very Good ...
$29.99
A beautiful soundtrack to the dark British comedy of the same name – starring a young Michael Caine! You might expect it to be a bit schmaltzy, but it's pure jazz all the way through, and features strong inside playing by Rollins over lively orchestrations by Oliver Nelson – filled ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label stereo pressing, with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has light wear.)
One of the most free-wheeling Sonny Rollins albums of the 60s – an album that features some very long, extended tracks that really break out from some of the straighter moments of Sonny's mid-60s recordings! The title track is an incredible 20 minute workout – one that almost feels ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange and black label stereo pressing, with Van Gelder stamp. A great copy!)
A tremendous little album from Sonny Rollins – one of his most sharp-edged sessions of the mid 60s, and a bold departure from some of his previous work for RCA! The album has a crackling sense of energy that more than lives up to the exclamation point in the title – a starker quality ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has gloss separation on the spine.)
Pee Wee Russell & Oliver Nelson —
Spirit Of 67 ... LP Impulse, 1967. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$4.99
One of the great albums that Pee Wee Russell recorded for Impulse during the late 60's, when they brought him back for some great comeback LPs in a number of different settings. This one has him playing as the main soloist with Oliver Nelson's orchestra. As with most of Nelson's work from the 60's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole.)
Very nice 2 LP set that include some of Pharoah Sanders' best spiritual jazz stuff from the late 60's. Tracks are long, and presented in their full versions – and the cast includes Lonnie Liston Smith, Leon Thomas, Henry Grimes, Woody Shaw, and others. Every cut is great, and titles include ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s MCA pressing in a non-gatefold cover, with a sticker & gold stamp.)
A wonderful reunion of Pharoah Sanders and vocalist Leon Thomas – and a set that captures a lot of the same energy as the pair's previous record – Karma! Thomas' vocals are in wonderful form for the set – stretching out soulfully on the extended classic "Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-H ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear – vinyl is great!)
Soaring spirits and joyous jazz-based expression – an overlooked treasure from Pharoah Sanders – and proof that his work on Impulse Records just kept on getting better and better! The style here is a bit tighter than some of the previous Impulse albums – no side-long tracks here ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label ABC/Impulse pressing. Cover has light wear, but vinyl is great!)
A simple formula, but one of Shirley's best records from the mid 60s, and a tight batch of quartet tracks that also features Stanley Turrentine on tenor. The title cut's a classic jazz stepper in Chicago, with a subtly loping groove that works pretty darn well. Other tracks include "Blue ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono orange & black label pressing, with Van Gelder stamp.)
Groovin' set of tracks that has the lady organist in two settings – one with her trio with Jimmy Cobb on drums, the other with a hard swingin' big band led by Oliver Nelson. She's great with Nelson's band, and swings in the same hard way that Jimmy Smith does in the same setting. Tracks ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing, with Van Gelder/Stereo stamp. Cover has light wear.)
Swinging organ tracks from Shirley, with large band backing by Oliver Nelson, very much in the mode of Jimmy Smith's albums with Nelson on Verve! Includes a nice reading of the theme from "Shot In The Dark", plus "Hoe Down", "Shadows Of Paris", and "Great ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing.)
Shirley Scott —
Latin Shadows ... LP Impulse, 1965. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$14.99
A great album from Shirley Scott – with some excellent arrangements by Gary McFarland! We've always felt that Shirley plays best when she's not leading the group – when someone else is handling the arrangements, so that she can groove mightily on her own – and this album is a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing. Cover has a cutout hole & light wear.)
One of the best Shirley Scott albums ever – a wonderfully groovy little set that seems to stand head and shoulders above some of her other trio dates of the 60s! Shirley really hits a nice clean groove here – a sense of tone we don't always hear this beautifully on earlier Prestige ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole, split bottom seam, and a name in pen on front.)
Despite a title that might make you think otherwise, this is actually a pretty darn groovy session, one that features Shirley wailing away on the organ, with big Oliver Nelson arrangements behind her – in a style that's similar to Nelson's work on Verve with Jimmy Smith. The set list ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole.)
Tom Scott & The California Dreamers —
Honeysuckle Breeze ... LP Impulse, 1967. Used Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A beautifully groovy album from the early days of one of our favorite reed players! Tom Scott's tenor, alto and soprano saxes, plus some flute, are set amidst a very groovy group that includes percussion, guitar, keyboards, sitar, and even some occasional vocalizing – for a sound that's got ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(2011 Get On Down reissue pressing.)
Sonny Stitt —
Now! ... LP Impulse, 1963. Used Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A tight swinger from Sonny Stitt – one of the standout 60s dates he recorded for the Impulse label, a place where he seemed to get even more care and focus in the studio! The record's got all the soulful swing of Stitt's classics for Roost, but also hits a slightly more lyrical groove at ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole, ring & edge wear, and a bit of pen inside the gatefold.)
Super-hip stuff from guitarist Gabor Szabo! If you don't know his style, Gabor had this breezy chordal approach that was perfect for some of the hippy dippy/psyche jazz settings he was working with at Impulse Records. The tracks on the set mix together bossa grooves, eastern rhythms, easy pop, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing.)
Clark Terry & Chico O'Farrill —
Spanish Rice ... LP Impulse, 1966. Used Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Sweet Latin licks from Clark Terry and Chico O'Farrill – cut in a mode that's very similar to O'Farrill's best Verve work of the 60s! The vibe is kind of a mod take on Afro Cuban sounds – not really Latin soul, but with a playful vibe that mixes together jazz and Latin with equal parts ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label stereo pressing with Van Gelder stamp.)
Excellent work from a group that features McCoy Tyner on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums – plus either Pharoah Sanders or David Murray on tenor! Versions of "Naima", "The Promise", "Lazy Bird", "Last Of The Hipmen", and "Bluesin ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The title says it all – as McCoy works his way through a nicely restrained trio set of material that features bass by Steve Davis and drums by Lex Humphries. The tracks are perhaps not as spiritual and far-reaching as Tyner's later work – but they're handled with that richly expressive ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
McCoy Tyner's definitely "reaching forth" here – stretching past obvious piano trio modes, thanks to hip help from Henry Grimes on bass and Roy Haynes on drums! The groove is very open and freewheeling – yet all without being avant or outside – those hip modal-inspired ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label 70s pressing, in a gatefold cover. Cover has a cut corner. Label has some tape over the spindle hole.)
Funky and soulful spiritual work from Michael White, and a better set of grooves than you'll find on most of his other records. The set's got a good electric vibe, with a production style that differs from most other Impulse recordings, and which sounds more like it belongs on a Roy Ayers ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some seam splitting.)
Phil Woods —
Greek Cooking ... LP Impulse, Mid 60s. Very Good Gatefold ...
$14.99
Great stuff! Phils Woods plays reeds over a cool crazy band of Greek players who are trying to do a "jazz meets Zorba the Greek" thing here. Sounds crazy, but the record's actually great, and has a mix of styles that comes together in an amazing way. We always used to pass this up, but ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has some waviness & moisture stains.)
Various —
Bass (3LP set) ... LP Impulse, 1960s/Early 70s. Used 3LPs ...
Out Of Stock
A strange little package that's dedicated to the jazz use of the bass – and which features bass-heavy highlights from the history of Impulse records. The real strength of the set is the avant garde material – especially as some of the tracks on here aren't that easy to find otherwise. ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet. Box has a promo sticker and split wrap-around.)
Excellent work from the glory days of Impulse Records – tracks from sessions for the label's most famous albums, but never issued until this special package! We're not normally ones to dig various artists collections in jazz, but this series is wonderful – an essential counterpart to ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing. Cover has light wear and a cut corner.)
A companion to Impulse Records' great "The Bass" set – with work by Gabor Szabo, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones, Norman Connors, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, Alice Coltrane, Chico Hamilton, Roy Haynes, Sam Rivers, and others! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet. Box top has split corners.)
A classic compilation of material from the hip later years of Impulse – put together with a title that's a bit misleading, given that some of this stuff was clearly getting some play on underground FM radio! There's some key righteous classics here – like "Attica Blues" and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Albert Ayler —
Last Album ... LP 
