Pepper Adams —
Julian ... LP Enja/Inner City, 1975. Near Mint- ...
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Genius work from Pepper Adams – one of those players we sometimes forget about, then drop the needle on a record like this and fall in love with his music all over again! Adams blows baritone sax like nobody else – with a sensitivity that you'd normally hear on tenor, and a mix of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A quartet date from Toshiko – with trumpet from Steven Huffsteter, bass from Gene Cherico, and drums from Billy Higgins. Titles include "Soliloquy", "After Mr Teng", "Memory", and "Hangin Loose". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio —
Dedications ... LP Inner City, 1979. Near Mint- ...
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Toshiko Akiyoshi plays with two different sets of musicians on this trio side. Side 1 features Bob Daugherty on bass and Jimmy Smith on drums, while side 2 has Andrew Simpkins on bass and Peter Donald on drums. The set's largely standards, with 7 numbers in all, including "Swinging Till The ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Guitarist Laurindo Almeida returns to a bit of his roots here – but he also shows off a lot of the jazz experience he's picked up along the way! The album features Almeida working solo on acoustic guitar – although possibly overdubbed alongside himself at times – and while the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and is bent a bit at the edges.)
With Braff on cornet and Hyman on piano. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim) —
Children Of Africa ... LP Inner City, 1976. Near Mint- ...
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Trio material – featuring Dollar Brand on piano with Cecil McBee on bass and the great Roy Brooks on drums! The album's pretty laidback, but in a mellow spiritual mode that suits all players well. Brand plays soprano sax on the track "Ishmael", playing over his own piano lines ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wonderful work from Anthony Braxton – an album that has him playing straight ahead jazz – but at a time when he was also making some of his most complex recordings of the 70s! The approach here is sublime – as Braxton's reputation has ears already anticipating some far-out ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US purple label pressing. Cover has light wear and yellowing from age, mostly in back.)
A trio of Parisian sessions from Don Byas – tracks recorded in the city that gave Don his warmest welcome of the postwar years, and which provided him with wonderful players to work with! The first 6 numbers feature a quartet with Byas on tenor and Mary Lou Williams on piano – working ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of a handful of documents from the late 50s of an early incarnation of Ornette's group, that still featured piano, before he decided to pursue the more limitless possibilities of a keyless harmelodic group. Paul Bley joins Ornette, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins in this seminal ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hard driving work by Ted Curson! Jubilant Power is a pretty apt title for the set – played with a celebratory fire – combining the freer loft-style playing of his late 70s American work, with some of the tighter grooving rhythmic approaches of his early 70s sides in France. Chris ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A European session, with Davis on tenor, Thomas Clausen on piano, Bo Steif on bass, and Alex Riel on drums. Titles include "Locks", "Wave", "Bye Bye Blackbird", and "Out Of Nowhere". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(US Inner City pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Eric Dolphy —
Berlin Concerts ... LP Inner City, 1961. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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Wonderful work by Dolphy – as essential to his catalog as any of his albums on Prestige from the same time! Although Dolphy broke plenty of musical barriers in the studio, to our ears, it was always in a live setting that he sounded best – freely exploring the kind of space his playing ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Eric Dolphy —
Stockholm Sessions ... LP Enja/Inner City, 1961. Near Mint- ...
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Live European work by Eric Dolphy – caught in a setting that was often freer and more creative than his American recordings! The work on the set is pulled from 2 different sessions – one with a group that includes with Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, Jimmy Woode on bass, and Rune Ofwerman ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US Inner City pressing. Cover has a cut corner and light wear.)
There's nothing little about the talents of Roy Eldridge on the trumpet – as you'll hear in this hip set of tracks from the start of the 50s – material recorded in Paris with help from some great American sidemen! Half the tracks feature Roy's trumpet in a quintet with Zoot Sims on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great record – and on that hardly ever shows up on the radar screen of Gil's career! The session was recorded with a very hip group that includes Billy Harper on tenor and flute, Elvin Jones and Alphonze Mouzon on drums, Joe Beck on electric guitar, and Herb Bushler on Fender bass. The ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue, still sealed with a cut corner, light wear, and a small sticker spot.)
Gil Evans plays some sweet electric piano – and leads a group with Terumasa Hino on trumpet, Lew Soloff on trumpet and piccolo trumpet, George Adams on tenor and flute, and Gerry Niewood on soprano sax and flute! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
An obscure 70s trio session from pianist Tommy Flanagan – and one that really gets at the full depths of his lyrical talents on the keys! As the title implies, the session features Tommy working through a host of Harold Arlen standards – all familiar numbers, but performed here with a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Tommy Flanagan —
Trinity ... LP Inner City, 1975. Very Good+ ...
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With Ron Carter and Roy Haynes. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Hal Galper —
Reach Out ... LP Inner City, 1977. Very Good+ ...
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One of the few 70s sessions that features Hal Galper working with horns – in this case the Brecker Brothers, who really add a nice degree of fire to the set! Rhythm is by Wayne Dockery on bass and Billy Hart on drums – and Hal's playing acoustic piano, giving the album lots of warm ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Purple label pressing. Cover has light wear, some aging, bumped corners, and small blemish spots.)
Rock-solid overseas work from the mighty Dexter Gordon – a studio set instead of one of his live dates from the Danish scene of the time – and a record that seems to have Dex coming across with even more focus and power than ever! The tracks are long, and his solos have this wonderful ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dexter Gordon —
Swiss Nights Vol 1 ... LP Steeplechase/Inner City, 1975. Near Mint- ...
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One of a trio of fantastic performances recorded by tenor giant Dexter Gordon at the Zurich Jazz Festival in 1975 – a set that has him blowing with all that late-life brilliance he brought to his best European recordings of the time! Yet also, possibly because of the festival setting, there's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The title's a wonderful one – given the warmth and great spirit of this legendary trio – a near-perfect assemblage of the talents of Hank Jones on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums! Both Carter and Williams help Hank to hit the hipper side of his talents for the 70s ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on Inner City. Cover is bent a bit at the corners.)
Great Jazz Trio —
Love For Sale ... LP East Wind/Inner City, 1976. Very Good+ ...
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A bit of a change for The Great Jazz Trio, but a great one too – given that Buster Williams is on bass here, instead of the usual Ron Carter – working with drummer Tony Williams and pianist Hank Jones to really make things sparkle! Buster's bass is always a treat, and this album's no ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Johnny Griffin —
Live In Tokyo ... LP Inner City, 1977. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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One of the most hard-burning Johnny Griffin records of the 70s – a cooking live se recorded in Tokyo, with energy that's much more freewheeling and open than his studio records of the time! The tracks are all quite long, and move with a quickly-expressive quality that's totally great – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A lost slice of work from pianist Al Haig – and a great one too! The date was recorded at the start of the 80s, and features Haig's piano alongside the bass of Jamil Nasser – a frequent accompanist for most of the 70s, playing here with no drums at all for rhythm – which leaves ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nancy Harrow —
Two's Company ... LP Inner City, 1984. Near Mint- ...
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Accompanied by Jack Wilkins. (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has yellowing from age, some marks and smudges from price sticker removal, and is bent a bit with small peeled spots at the corners.)
An all-tenor set from Bobby Jaspar – material recorded in Paris in 1953 and 1954, played with a variety of different groups! Jaspar's tenor has a really great sound here – kind of a Lester Young rasp that marks him as a very Getz-like musician at this point – but with a slightly ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very laidback little album from Teddi King – a set that mostly features Teddi singing with only piano accompaniment from Dave McKenna, and which also features a few solo tracks by Dave as well! Teddi's voice has changed a bit since the 50s – but in a good way, with a bit more human ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole and light wear.)
David Liebman —
Opal Heart ... LP Inner City, 1979. Near Mint- ...
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An unusual Australian session from reedman Dave Liebman – one that features some wonderful contributions from the great Mike Nock on piano! Nock's bold, rich sense of sound is a great pairing with Liebman's work on tenor and soprano sax – and a number of the cuts have a vibe that's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Abbey Lincoln with Archie Shepp —
Golden Lady ... LP Inner City, 1981. Very Good+ ...
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A wonderfully moody album from Abbey Lincoln – one that's a bit more laidback than some of her other efforts, but no less soulful! There's kind of a broken, jagged sound to the record – a late nite vibe that's blue and melancholy, and which gets some great support from the tenor sax of ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Accompanied by Keith Ingram on piano, Ron Rubin on bass, and Derek Hogg on drums; with guests Danny Moss on tenor, Digby Fairweather on trumpet and cornet, and Duncan Lamont on tenor and flute. Titles include "Talk To Me Baby", "Fools Rush In", "At The Jazz Band Ball" ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked gem! During the mid 70s, Jackie McLean cut a few fantastic records that had a very spiritual vibe, and which added in a lot more soul than in previous sessions from the 60s. Part of the strength of these recordings – including this one – is the other musicians in the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great meeting of two generations of jazz – and one that really blows the top off some of Dexter Gordon's other European sessions of the time! The setting here is definitely one that's more a Gordon-based date – long tracks with rhythm backing from a trio with Kenny Drew on piano, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very apt title – as Jackie McLean sits in for a soulful session with the Great Jazz Trio of Hank Jones, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams – all "old bottles" at this point in their career, but working together beautifully to brew some very mellow "new wine"! The album' ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tete Montoliu —
Music For Perla ... LP Inner City, 1976. Near Mint- ...
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Solo piano recordings by Montoliu, with titles that include "Yesterdays", "Here's That Rainy Day", "Imagination", "Have You Met Miss Jones?", "I Feel All Alone", "Circe", "Apartment 512", and more. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Dutch Steeplechase pressing. Cover has some edge wear and bent corners.)
Maybe not the very beginning of James Moody's career – but definitely some tracks from the early years, recorded overseas in 1949 – with material done both in Paris and Zurich! Some tracks are under Moody's leadership, and some under the name of Max Roach – and Moody blows tenor ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s pressing, in a silver border cover, with title on top. Cover has a cut corner and light wear.)
Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen —
Jaywalkin ... LP Steeplechase/Inner City (Denmark), 1976. Near Mint- ...
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With Philip Catherine on guitar, Ole Kock Hnasen on piano, and Billy Higgins on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Pony Poindexter —
Poindexter ... LP Inner City, 1978. Very Good+ ...
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One of the few records ever cut as a leader by Pony Poindexter – the enigmatic sax player who spent most of his better years in Europe, and missed getting the stateside recognition he deserved. This set's recorded back in the US, in California at the end of the 70s – and it's got Pony ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Sun Ra's best non-Saturn live sets of the 70s – a nice little record that shows the group mixing it up with equal parts avant garde and straight ahead jazz, all handled in that ever-growing large group style that made them a real force to be reckoned with in a concert setting! The ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Django Reinhardt —
Versatile Giant ... LP Inner City, Mid 30s/1940s/Early 50s. Near Mint- ...
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Includes mid 30s recordings with Delaunay's Jazz, mid 40s with Duke Ellington's orchestra, and early 50s at Club Saint Germain. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
A sweet set of vocal tracks from Judy Roberts – a mix of original tunes and a few covers, all done with a warm fusiony style, and plenty of Brazilian touches! Judy's at the height of her powers here – partly jazzy, partly in a songstress mode that's inspired by the advances that female ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with HUB etch. Cover has a small corner bump.)
Judy Roberts —
Other World ... LP Inner City, 1980. Near Mint- ...
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Sweetly grooving vocals from Judy Roberts – a Chicago homegirl, but one with the warm sunny touches of the California scene of the late 70s! The record's got Judy working with a tight small combo – keyboards, bass, guitar, and percussion – grooving away in a sweet mode that works ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Scofield —
Rough House ... LP Inner City, 1978. Near Mint- ...
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John Scofield's the leader here – but at times, we almost think the record's the vision of pianist Hal Galper as much as it is the guitarist – as both their efforts leap from the grooves with a really wonderful sense of energy! Maybe part of the album's strength is the rhythm duo ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has waviness from moisture, light staining on the bottom half, and a partially split spine.)
George Semper & Others —
Inner City Review ... LP Inner City/ARC (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ...
About February 15, 2024 (delayed)
Rare west coast funk, soul, and funky soul – all from the vaults of George Semper – an artist that most folks know from a classic organ jazz record in the 60s, but also a backroom figure behind a range of great soul records on the Cali scene of the 70s! This set is a rare collection of ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Archie Shepp —
Doodlin' ... LP Inner City, 1976. Near Mint- ...
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A very different album from Archie Shepp – and an introspective record that shows a whole new side of his talents! For the session, Shepp plays piano, not tenor – an instrument he handles with an angular, modern tone – one that seems to echo bits of Herbie Nichols and Thelonious ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Archie Shepp —
Steam ... LP Inner City, 1976. Very Good+ ...
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A later set from Archie Shepp and a real lost gem – quite different from his earlier works, especially the better known late 60s sessions – and a surprisingly nice album that runs through some truly excellent longer takes – filled with warmth and tenderness you wouldn't expect! ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Carol Sloane —
Cotton Tail ... LP Inner City, 1978. Very Good+ ...
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A very cool little 70s set from jazz vocalist Carol Sloane – the kind of small label affair that showed that the genre was alive and well at the time! The feel here is intimate, but never sleepy – with backing by a small combo that's always pretty "live" – backing ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lew Tabackin —
Dual Nature ... LP Inner City, 1978. Near Mint- ...
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Lew Tabackin looks a bit stiff on the cover of this one (who wouldn't, in a tan polyester suit?) – but the record's a surprisingly hip date, and a great chance to hear Lew away from his 70s big band with Toshiko Akioshi! As the title and cover imply, the album features Tabackin's "dual ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, faint ringwear, and a few small corner bends.)
Lew Tabackin —
Rites Of Pan ... LP Inner City, 1979. Near Mint- ...
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Man, Lew Tabackin looks pretty darn freaky on the cover image for this one – and although we're tempted to bill the record as his stag-like satyric fling away from his wife, Toshiko Akioshi is very much a key part of the session – contributing some wonderful songs and piano lines to the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small trace of a sticker.)
Lew Tabackin/Warne Marsh —
Tenor Gladness ... LP Inner City, 1976. Near Mint- ...
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A great little session that features some of the best 70s work from these two tenorists – a great little record that has Warn Marsh and Lew Tabackin really opening up next to each other! Toshiko Akiyoshi produced the album for the pair – and although she plays piano on one track, most ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Freewheeling Cecil Taylor – heard here solo, in his best 70s mode – recorded live in Austria in 1976, playing beautifully on a Bosendorfer Grand piano! Taylor works wonders with the instrument – giving it a pyrotechnic workout during the extended performance on the set – at ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Three (Joe Sample, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne) —
Three ... LP Inner City, 1976. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$9.99
Quite possibly one of the most successful Japanese piano trio recordings of the 70s – a super-session performed by a group that includes Joe Sample on acoustic piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums! Given that Sample's best known during the era for his electric keys with the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a bumped corner, a light trace of a sticker, and light wear.)
A mid 70s live recording by Japanese percussionist Masahiko Togashi – performed with help from a larger group that includes Sadao Watanabe on reeds, Masahiko Satoh on percussion, Shigeo Suzuki on reeds, and extra added percussion. Tracks are long and exploratory – usually beginning ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty sweet 70s session from Michal Urbaniak – done in the same heavy funk style as his bigger label recordings of the time, with a solid blend of electric rhythms and some nice trippy solo work! The core of the group is Urbaniak on violin and lyricon, Urszula Dudziak on voice and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features Ole Kock Hansen on piano, Bo Stief on bass, and Alex Riel on drums. Titles include "Set Call", "Old Folks", "I Got Rhythm", and "Sunday". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
One of the hippest albums ever from singer Joe Lee Wilson – a righteous vocalist with a style we'd rank right up there with Leon Thomas or Andy Bey in the 70s! The album's got an easygoing vibe that's a nice change from some of Joe's other records – a quality that's never too forced, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a cut corner.)
Joe Lee Wilson —
Without A Song ... LP Inner City, 1969. Very Good+ ...
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A rare early gem from Joe Lee Wilson – the singer who's probably best known to the world for his performances on Archie Shepp's late Impulse recordings. The vibe here is similar to his work on Shepp's albums of the time – but it's also mixed with a hip and mellow approach that has Joe ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Steve Wolfe/Nancy King —
First Date ... LP Inner City, 1978. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
An excellent album of funky electric jazz – and possibly the best one that Phil Woods cut with his European group! The quartet's a very hip group that's way hipper than its clunky name – with Gordon Beck on electric piano and organ, Daniel Humair on percussion and drums, and Henri ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US Inner City pressing. Cover has a cut corner, light wear, and some aging on the back.)
10-LP set collecting volumes from Inner City's Jazz Legacy series – with classic recordings by Clifford Brown, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Hodges, Django Reinhardt, Zoot Sims, Mary Lou Williams, Milt Jackson & JJ Johnson, Sidney Bechet & Martial Solal, Buck Clayton, and Dizzy Gillespie. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s issue. Includes the booklet. Box has minimal wear and a small dent at the left edge.)
An overdue look at the great range of sounds that came from Inner City Records at the end of the 70s – a hip American indie with a strong specialty in soulful fusion, hip vocalists, and a range of other great styles too – all brought together here by London DJ Kev Beadle! Inner City's ... (Funky Compilations) read moreLP, Vinyl record album