Monty Alexander 7 —
Jamento ... LP Pablo, 1978. Used ...
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Nice mellow fusion from Monty, recorded in LA with a group that includes Ernest Ranglin on guitar, plus Andy Simpkins on bass, and added drums and percussion from 4 other players. There's a bit of steel drums on the record, in the style that Alexander was using on other MPS sides from the time ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very fluid later work from Count Basie – a set that has that nice open-ended Pablo Records approach, but which still comes across with that brilliant Basie groove that first emerged most strongly in the 50s! Players are a mix of young and old, and the group includes Grover Mitchell and Booty ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A Count Basie trio set – the second meeting of the Kansas City Three, a combo that features Ray Brown on bass an Louis Bellson on drums! Basie's really great here – out front, and moving with modes that are quite different than his fuller group sessions – surprisingly sensitive ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Twin pianos, recorded in a very easy-going setting – just the kind of record that will help you discover a whole new side of Count Basie, and fall in love with the work of Oscar Peterson all over again! We really dig these more laidback sides from the Pablo label in the 70s – and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful pairing of these two legendary pianists – heard late in the Basie career, in a setting that lets both of them open up nicely! Basie also plays a bit of organ, too. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Count Basie & Zoot Sims —
Basie & Zoot ... LP Pablo, 1976. Used ...
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An unusual pairing, and recorded with a small group too – and Basie plays a bit of organ! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear.)
Count Basie/Dizzy Gillespie/Ray Brown/Mickey Roker —
Gifted Ones ... LP Pablo, 1979. Very Good Gatefold ...
$5.99
Louis leads a smoking big band – with keyboards by Nat Pierce and Russ Tompkins, and guitar from Mitch Holder – making for a nice mix of his older modes, and a bit of fusion, too! Titles include "Quiet Riots", "Carnaby Street", "Beyond Category", "Movi ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, some wear, a split top seam, and a name in marker.)
A live set recorded very much in a classic Verve mode – actually produced by Benny himself, and recorded in Tokyo in 1977 with a small group that includes Budd Johnson, Cecil Payne, Cat Anderson, Nat Pierce, and Joe Newman. Tracks are long, and titles include "Them There Eyes", ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a name in marker & light wear.)
John Coltrane —
Afro Blue Impressions ... LP Pablo, Early 60s/1977. Used 2LP Gatefold ...
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One of the best posthumous releases by the legendary John Coltrane Quartet – and a set that really captures the group at a perfect moment – when they were really beginning to stretch out a lot, yet still in a style that was mostly inside! The material was recorded in Berlin and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
5 hard to get numbers by alto genius Criss from an obscure 1951 date at the Shrine Auditorium – with a slightly largeish group that includes Bennie Green, Joe Newman, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, and Kenny Clarke. Nice lengthy takes in this lost set of include "Intermission Riff", "How ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Duke's Big 4 here are a quartet of jazz legends – Joe Pass, Ray Brown, and Louie Bellson – all working with Duke himself to serve up unique small combo versions of older Ellington full band classics! The mix of piano, guitar, bass, and drums is a bit unusual for Ellington – and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really well-titled set – as it offers up some more intimate takes on the Duke Ellington sound of the cusp of the 70s – with some especially nice trio and solo numbers that are well worth the price of the whole collection! The album starts with the amazing "Moon Maiden" ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear, a split top seam, and a promo stamp.)
Great small combo work from Jon Faddis – with Kenny Barron on piano, George Mraz on bass, and Mickey Roker on drums! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear.)
Ella Fitzgerald —
Dream Dancing ... LP Pablo, 1972/1978. Used ...
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Ella swings a set of tunes by Cole Porter – her first tribute to the songwriter since a Verve songbook session of the 50s – but done with some very classic-styled backings from Nelson Riddle! Both Riddle and Ella had come up with some nice groovy elements in their music by the time of ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A late session from Ella – but a nice one! The setting is bossa – as you could guess by the title – and the music is handled with a smooth west coast Brazilian approach – arrangements by Erich Bulling, and players that include Oscar Castro-Neves, Paulinho Da Costa, Alex ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ella Fitzgerald —
Lady Time ... LP Pablo, 1978. Used ...
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Ella sings with small group backing from organist Jackie Davis and drummer Louis Bellson – on titles that include "I'm Walkin", "Since I Fell For You", "All Or Nothing At All", "That's My Desire", and "Mack The Knife". (Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass return to the studio just a few years after their initial meeting – once again to work in a stripped-down duet format that's completely sublime! The spare setting is one that Ella never got in the older days – and there's an intimacy here that almost makes ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Spanish pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson —
Ella & Oscar ... LP Pablo, 1975. Used ...
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Ella Fitzgerald, recorded in a nice lean setting – with mostly just the piano of Oscar Peterson to back her up, plus a bit of extra bass from Ray Brown on a few of the album's tracks! We love Fitzgerald in this mode – which is quite a change from some of her more familiar 70s work, and ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With Milt Jackson on vibes, Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Johnny Griffin on tenors, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Mickey Roker on drums – on titles that include "Lover Come Back To Me", "What's New", and "Cherokee". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, a name in marker, and tape along the top seam.)
Pretty wonderful funky work from Dizzy! The record's an excellent example of the messed-up funk groove that Diz was hitting at the time – a groove that he's never really given credit for, and which kept his records interesting long into the decade. Although the set's on Pablo, it's got more ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great long live set – very extended tracks, blown soulfully by Freddie Hubbard in that excellent return to basics mode he hit at the start of the 80s! The group is a killer quintet – with David Schnitter on tenor and Billy Childs on keyboards. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Milt Jackson's working here with his "Big 4" group – a quartet (natch) that includes Oscar Peterson on piano, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass, and Mickey Roker on drums – all opening up nicely in this laidback live environment! Despite the Montreux hype of the 70s, the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A lesser-known later album from JJ Johnson – but a surprisingly great one too, recorded with a sense of fire and inspiration that's no doubt driven by the mighty Al Grey! At the time of this set, Johnson was hardly recording much jazz at all – but Grey was still burning strong, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
JJ Johnson & Nat Adderley —
Yokohama Concert ... LP Pablo, 1977. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ...
$2.99
A really great set – with a feel that's better than most other work from the time by the players! JJ and Nat team up for a Japanese concert – with help from Billy Childs on keyboards, Tony Dumas on bass, and Kevin Johnson on drums. Childs is the real star here, as he plays electric ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A very unusual pairing of players – pianist Oscar Peterson and trumpeter John Faddis, both working here without any other accompaniment! Peterson's no stranger to the duet format, but it's rare to hear Faddis in such a setting – especially considering how many large and studio groups ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, & Ray Brown —
Giants ... LP Pablo, 1974. Very Good ...
$4.99
A trio date, and one that features a bit of organ from Oscar Peterson! Ttiles include "Jobim", "Riff Blues", "Blues For Dennis", and "Sunny". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split top seam, a promo stamp, and light wear.)
Zoot Sims & Harry Sweets Edison —
Just Friends ... LP Pablo, 1978. Used ...
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Titles include "Nature Boy", "Just Friends", "How Deep Is The Ocean", "Blue Skies", "I Understand", "Blue Skies", and more! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, a split on the top seam, and some wear.)
Sarah Vaughan —
Copacabana ... LP Pablo, 1979. Used ...
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An excellent album of tunes recorded in Brazil – featuring a sweet mellow vibe that works very well with Sarah's vocals, done in a direction that we hardly expected her to take at this point! Most of the tracks have large arrangements with singers that start out the tracks over electric ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nothing crazy and mixed up here, but a wonderful later date from Sarah Vaughan – one that's recorded with subtly sophisticated brilliance! The setting is easygoing and relaxed – far more so than most of Vaughan's records from many years past – and backing is provided by Roland ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sarah does love Brazil – and the album's one of a number recorded in a Brazilian mode later in her career – in a way that really helped her breathe new life into her music by finding a different groove to work with! The arrangements here are relatively full – handled by Edson ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of a number of excellent albums of Brazilian jazz cut by Sarah Vaughan – a surprisingly great move for the singer, whose style had begun to wear thin by the mid 70s. The record's got a pretty faithful sound, and the musicians on the set include Jobim on piano, plus Mauricio Einhorn, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Brazilian pressing on RCA. Cover has light edge wear.)
Mary Lou Williams & Cecil Taylor —
Embraced ... LP Pablo, 1977. Used 2LP Gatefold ...
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A masterful meeting of two important piano modernists – Mary Lou Williams and Cecil Taylor – sounding incredibly wonderful here in each other's company! The set features a core rhythmic pulse from Mickey Roker on drums and Bob Cranshaw on bass – and Williams and Taylor really ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some flaking near the bottom, mostly on the back panel, and a cut corner.)
Monty Alexander —
Monty Alexander In Tokyo ... LP 
