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
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has a name in marker on all sides and a cutout hole. Labels have some marker.)
Albert Ayler —
Last Album ... LP Impulse, 1969. Very Good Gatefold ...
$19.99
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.)
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
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
(Orange & black label mono pressing, with Van Gelder stamp! Cover has a small sticker in one corner, but is great overall.)
Art Blakey —
Jazz Message ... LP Impulse, 1963. Used Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
Art Blakey, without any Jazz Messengers – but still coming through loud and clear, thanks to help from a unique group that features Sonny Stitt on tenor, McCoy Tyner on piano, and Art Davis on bass! The album's still got all the hardbop charm of Blakey's best Blue Note dates, but also feels ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label pressing with Van Gelder stamp!)
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
(Rainbow label pressing with RVG Stereo stamp. Cover has edge wear, a half split bottom seam, and some pen inside the gatefold.)
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
(Cover has a cut corner and light surface wear.)
Mel Brown —
Blues For We ... LP Impulse, 1969. Very Good Gatefold ...
$19.99
A record that's a lot more jazz than you'd guess from the title – a seminal set from the mighty Mel Brown! The "blues" here are hardly the familiar kind – and instead, the album really stresses the more soul-based sound of Mel Brown's work – thanks to some very groovy ... (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
An overlooked gem from the revival years of Impulse Records – a set recorded in the mid 80s, but one that easily matches the soul and spirituality of the label's best work from the late 60s and early 70s! Pianist Henry Butler steps out here with a strong musical vision – one colored by ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Back cover has a sticker spot & a promo stamp.)
Henry Butler —
Village ... LP MCA/Impulse, 1987. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
Titles include "What's Up", "Beautiful She Is", "Joanna", "The Village", "Music Came", "Soft Platonicism", and "Expressions Of Quietude". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp and a small mark from sticker removal.)
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.)
John Coltrane —
Africa/Brass ... LP Impulse, 1961. Very Good- Gatefold ...
$39.99
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.)
This is the rare first take of Ascension, and it differs greatly from the second take, which is the more widely available one. It's designated by the fact that the recording doesn't say "Version II" on the runoff groove. One of the freest, most exploratory albums ever recorded by ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo orange & black label pressing, with Van Gelder stamp and LW etch. Cover looks great, save for a light stain on the bottom right corner & a small center split on the top seam.)
John Coltrane —
Ballads ... LP Impulse, 1962. Used Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
A perennial favorite in the John Coltrane catalog – a beautiful set of standards, handled in a warm laidback style – one that shows that Trane's groundbreaking group with Jimmy Garrison on bass, Elvin Jones on drums, and McCoy Tyner on piano could still express themselves with even more ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label stereo pressing with Van Gelder/Stereo stamp. NOTE – Cover is stained on the bottom half, with gloss separation on the edges and a name in pen 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
(Black label ABC/Impulse pressing. Cover has some ring & edge wear.)
A mellow set of ballads, taken mostly from Trane's first few years at Impulse – in various formations that have him working with his classic quartet, plus guests like Johnny Hartman, Eric Dolphy, or Duke Ellington. Titles include "Soul Eyes", "What's New", "Dear ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label Impulse/ABC pressing.)
John Coltrane —
Infinity ... LP Impulse, 1965/1972. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$34.99
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
Modal Coltrane at its finest – a record that almost returns the great one to the territory explored at the end of his years at Atlantic Records, but which still incorporates all of the new ideas learned afterwards! The album's actually one of the straightest that John Coltrane cut after 1964 ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono orange & black label pressing with Van Gelder stamp.)
Fantastic late Coltrane work – recorded in 1966 and 1967, but not issued until this release from 1978! The record features 4 tracks from the golden years. Two cuts – "Leo" and "Jupiter (Variations)" feature Coltrane playing spare, beautiful duets with Rashied Ali ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label ABC/Impulse pressing. Cover has some wear & a gold promo stamp.)
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
(Black label ABC Impulse pressing. Cover has light wear.)
John Coltrane returns to the Village Vanguard – but his sound here is a lot more far-reaching than a few years before! The album's a great counterpart to the first Vanguard session – as it takes all of the bold, soaring energy of that date, and balances it with the newly introspective ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label stereo pressing with Van Gelder stamp.)
John Coltrane —
Love Supreme ... LP Impulse, 1964. Used Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
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
(Green label ABC pressing.)
John Coltrane —
Om ... LP Impulse, 1965. Very Good Gatefold ...
$24.99
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.)
Excellent 2LP set that brings together material that was recorded during 'Trane's first live recording session at the Village Vanguard in 1961. If you know the historic Vanguard LP, then you know how great this stuff is, and you especially know that Dolphy joins in on most of the tracks on alto ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a promo stamp.)
John Coltrane —
Selflessness ... LP Impulse, 1963/1965. Used Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A great set of unreleased recordings that was issued after John Coltrane's death, but which stands as an essential chapter in his groundbreaking body of work for Impulse! The album features 2 tracks recorded at the Newport Jazz fest in 1963 – both with Roy Haynes on drums, plus the usual ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing in a gatefold cover. Cover has a name in marker on back.)
John Coltrane —
Sun Ship ... LP Impulse, 1965. Used Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
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
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has some wear, a small name in pen on front, and marker inside the gatefold.)
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
(Orange & black label mono pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Vinyl plays with some clicks & crackles.)
An essential piece of 60's avant garde jazz that often gets overlooked because the album is split between two different leaders – but with John Coltrane and Archie Shepp at the helm, what leaders they be! Shepp leads a quartet that includes Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Barre Phillips on bass, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label ABC/Impulse pressing. Cover has a split top seam & some wear.)
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. Very Good Gatefold ...
$24.99
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. Cover has some creases in the gloss.)
A warm and wonderful 60s session from Lionel Hampton – recorded in a personal and intimate way, one that even surpasses his great small combo sides of the 50s! There's a relaxed feel here that you don't always get with Hamp – a gently grooving quality that we really like a lot, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful album of dark-hued vocals – sung by Johnny Hartman with a quality that's as smokey as the image of him with a cigarette on the cover! The album set a whole new standard for male vocal jazz in the 60s – and is a distillation and refinement of earlier ideas in music by Billy ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label mono pressing, with Van Gelder stamp! Cover is great, but just has one small sticker in a bottom 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
(Orange & black label stereo pressing, with Van Gelder stamp – in a high gloss cover! Cover has a few very light age stains, but this is a great copy overall.)
Great later Coleman Hawkins on Impulse – just the sort of deep-toned, soulfully-blown record that makes all his sessions for the label so great! Hawk's very firmly in the lead on that classic tenor of his – but the rest of the lineup keeps things swinging too – with Snooky Young ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono white label pressing, with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has an ink stamp and a bit of pen on back.)
A nice little 60s album by Johnny Hodges – one of the few post-Verve sessions that has him still playing in the hard swinging Ellingtonia small combo mode of the 50s! Players are all strong – and include Jimmy Jones, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, and Paul Gonsalves – and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
(Cover has wear.)
Milt Jackson —
Statements ... LP Impulse, Early 60s. Very Good Gatefold ...
$3.99
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
(Green label 70s pressing in a gatefold mono cover, with some surface wear and gloss separation.)
One of the most open-ended 70s albums from the great Ahmad Jamal – a live performance that features two side-long tracks that really show Jamal getting into the spirit of the Impulse Records scene of the time! In addition to these wonderful, long-spun lines on acoustic piano – really ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has light wear & a cutout hole.)
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
(Cover has light wear.)
JJ Johnson —
Proof Positive ... LP Impulse, 1964. Used Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Positive proof that JJ Johnson's one of the greatest trombone players ever – a sublime quartet session for Impulse Records, and one that features some of his most striking, stripped-down work of the 60s! The focus here is really on Johnson's amazing tone and timing – but the record ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Elvin Jones —
Impulse Years ... LP Impulse, 1960s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$7.99
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 hippest albums that John Klemmer ever cut – a tremendous little set that's quite worthy of inclusion in the early 70s Impulse Records generation – and which is far different than any of his smoother sessions from later years! Klemmer's picking up bits of Coltrane here, but ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
(Green label 70s pressing. Cover has some wear & a name in marker.)
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
Haunting set of stripped down tracks by the brilliant Yusef Lateef, who not only plays his usual assortment of reeds here – tenor, alto, flute, and oboe – but also lays down a bit of theremin! He's accompanied by Hugh Lawson on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, and Roy Brooks on drums ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label mono pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has some wear. Vinyl plays with clicks & crackles.)
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
(Mono orange & black label pressing with Van Gelder stamp. Cover has a small cutout hole and a bit of pen inside the gatefold.)
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
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
Very groovy stuff! Although the bulk of the material on this album is "pops meet jazz", in the hands of Oliver Nelson, it's transformed into something wonderful – with just the right blend of jazz to keep things lively. The arrangements have a nice off-kilter sound that works well ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label stereo pressing, with Van Gelder stamp.)
Oliver Nelson —
Sound Pieces ... LP Impulse, 1966. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$24.99
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.)
A unique little outing for Oliver Nelson – one that breaks him out of the familiar territory of the studio, and puts him in a much more spontaneous live setting! Nelson's playing soprano sax on the album – using the instrument in an edgey way that has echoes of Coltrane, yet which also ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has some wear.)
Dewey Redman —
Coincide ... LP Impulse, 1974. Very Good Gatefold ...
$14.99
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.)
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
(80s MCA pressing. Cover and labels have library stickers and stamps.)
Pee Wee Russell —
Ask Me Now! ... LP Impulse, 1965. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$19.99
A record that will blow your mind – way different than you might expect from the cover! Sure, Pee Wee was a bit of a traditionalist on his instrument – the clarinet – but he's working here in a starkly modern way that almost recalls some of the best 50s work of Jimmy Guiffre, or ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing.)
Pee Wee Russell & Oliver Nelson —
Spirit Of 67 ... LP Impulse, 1967. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$6.99
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.)
Pharoah Sanders —
Black Unity ... LP Impulse, 1971. Very Good- Gatefold ...
$29.99
A righteous cover, a righteous title, and a righteous little session that features one long song that spans the entire length of the album! "Black Unity" may well be Pharoah Sanders' freest expression on record to date – but it's also still got all the hallmarks of his best moments ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Quite possibly the best-remembered album from Pharoah Sanders' legendary run at Impulse Records – a set that crossed over big, and sold to countless folks who might not have bought a jazz album this hip otherwise! The record was Sanders' first in the wake of Coltrane's passing – and it' ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pharoah Sanders —
Thembi ... LP Impulse, 1971. Used Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Classic spiritual soul jazz from Pharoah – recorded with an all star lineup that includes Lonnie Liston Smith, Cecil McBee, Roy Haynes, and Michael White. The album's got a strong influence from the members on the set – particularly Lonnie Liston Smith, who seems to bring in a very ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked gem from Pharoah Sanders' years on Impulse – one that has him breaking the pattern a bit, but in a really great way! The session mixes up more shorter songs than before – still all quite spiritual, but also a bit more focused – in a way that packs an incredible ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
(Orange & black label stereo pressing, with Van Gelder/Stereo stamps. Cover has light wear and a chewed corner.)
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
(Orange & black label stereo pressing, with Van Gelder/Stereo stamp. Cover has some pen on back.)
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
(Orange & black label mono pressing. Cover has 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
(Orange & black label stereo pressing. Cover has a cutout hole. Vinyl plays with clicks & crackles.)
Archie Shepp —
Fire Music ... LP Impulse, 1965. Used Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
Fantastic stuff – easily one of Archie Shepp's greatest albums, and certainly one of the pivotal points of 60s avant garde jazz! The album features Shepp leading a crack "new thing" line up that includes Ted Curson on trumpet, Marion Brown on alto, Joe Chambers on drums, Reggie ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing in a great glossy cover!)
Archie Shepp —
On This Night ... LP Impulse, 1965. Used Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
One of the best Shepp records ever, and one of his most successful blends of the disparate influences that comprised his style. The group is a bit smaller than usual – which gives good focus to players like Bobby Hutcherson, Henry Grimes, and Joe Chambers. Shepp contributed some of his most ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono orange & black pressing with Van Gelder stamp! Cover has a very light stain along the bottom, visible inside the gatefold, and light surface wear on back.)
Gabor Szabo —
Jazz Raga ... LP Impulse, 1966. Very Good- Gatefold ...
$19.99
One of the coolest albums ever cut by guitarist Gabor Szabo – a set that also has him playing sitar as well! The album's got a sound that's as groovy as you'd expect from the title – a mix of Gabor's usual jazz modes, which are already pretty darn great, and some of the Indian music ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has a small name in pen and a sticker on back.)
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
We remember when we first came across this loss leader collection in cutout bins everywhere, way back when we were first getting into free jazz, and got really excited. While most of these tracks are available elsewhere, it's a nice overview of the scene Impulse did a pretty good job documenting. ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a promo sticker, masking tape on the top seam, split seams, with a name in marker & a bit of pen inside the gatefold. Labels have some marker.)
Count Basie —
Count Basie & The Kansas City Seven ... LP 
