A nice collection of Gene Ammons' work that doesn't always get as well remembered as his sides for Prestige or Chess – a 1947 bop session for Savoy with Howard McGhee on trumpet, Leo Parker on baritone, Junior Mance on piano, Gene Wright on bass, and Chuck Williams on drums; and early 50s ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s Arista pressing, still sealed with a cutout hole.)
Georgie Auld, Dizzy Gillespie, Shelly Manne, Cal Tjader & Others —
Cool California ... LP Savoy, Early 50s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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A great collection of Maybelle's big early hits for Savoy – all featuring backings directed by Ernie Wilkins, with a nice jazzy undercurrent. Maybelle's got a robust voice that was one of the first key attempts to bridge gospel, R&B, and jazz – and the album features 10 tracks that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label pressing, in a red tinted cover. Cover has light wear, a small cut corner, and a bit of seam splitting – but this is a nice copy overall.)
During the late 50s – after an initial burst of recordings with Blue Note, and before a later successful run for the label – Art Blakey recorded on a number of labels with a lesser-known version of The Jazz Messengers. This album's from that stretch – and like others from the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label pressing – in great shape! Cover has a tiny cut corner – but looks great!)
Dorothy Bloat & The New Jersey Chapter Choir Of The Gospel Music Workshop —
Oh Lord Who Shall Abide ... LP Savoy, 1982. Near Mint- ...
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One of the few albums as a leader from pianist Ronnell bright – a player who's best known for his work behind singers! The lineup is a trio – with the young Kenny Burrell on guitar, and Leonard Gaskin on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Great small group work from Don Byas – some of his most important American sides of the 40s! Other players include Rudy Williams on alto, Emmett Berry and Benny Harris on trumpet, Jimmy Jones and Clyde Hart on piano, and Slam Stewart on bass. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
If you've ever needed a record to convince you of the genius of Don Byas, this is it – because the set sparkles with warmth and tone that's simply amazing – a sound that will grab you from the very first note! The focus of the album is clearly Byas' tenor – not just because that's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl is nice and clean. Cover has some light aging, but no splits – a very nice copy.)
A great little session – an oft-overlooked gem from Savoy's legendary hard bop years of the 50s – reissued many years later with an added bonus track! Altoist John Jenkins leads the session – which also features Donald Byrd – who gets co-billed as leader on this reissue, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Charisma —
Time ... LP Savoy, 1986. Near Mint- ...
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An excellent hardbop session from the glory days of the Savoy label – easily one of the label's key 50s classics! Drummer Kenny Clarke's at the front of the group – but all players are great, and the set features work by Cannonball Adderley on alto, Jerome Richardson on tenor, Donald ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has yellowing from age, stained spots, a name in pen on both sides, small split in the bottom seam, and is split at the top left corner and halfway down the spine.)
Nice nice early work from Al – of the sort you can't always find that easily on reissue! The set's a very well put together album that brings together titles from 2 early sets on Savoy. 4 tracks are from a 1950 set with a quartet that includes George Wallington, on the tracks "Infinity& ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really great collection – one that offers up the earliest work by Nat King Cole – before he even recorded for Decca or Capitol! The music here was all recorded in Hollywood, when Nat was fresh on the scene – and a number of titles were never issued at all! The group features ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(1989 pressing. Cover has light wear.)
John Coltrane & Wilbur Harden —
Jazz Way Out ... LP Savoy, 1958. Near Mint- ...
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Fantastic early work by John Coltrane – an album that shows that he was already reaching far, even in the 50s! The tracks on the set are quite long – quite speculative work that predates some of the searching experiments that Trane began in the 60s, with a nice undercurrent of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Coltrane & Wilbur Hardin —
Dial Africa ... LP Savoy, 1958/1977. Very Good+ ...
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A 70s collection of some of Coltrane's groundbreaking recordings for Savoy from the late 50s – recorded in the company of a super-hip sextet with Wilbur Harden on trumpet, and done in a way so that the tracks open up nice and long, in strong modal grooves that point the way towards Trane's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light staining on the edges, faint ring wear, and a promo stamp.)
Features Wild Bill Davison on cornet, Eddie Condon on guitar, Cutty Cutshall on trombone, Edmond Hall on clarinet, Gene Schroeder on piano, Bob Casey on bass, Cliff Leeman on drums, and Buzzy Drootin on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Mike Cuozzo didn't cut many records back in the day, but all of them are pretty darn nice – definitely the case with this one, which features Eddie Costa on vibes, Ronnie Ball on piano, Vinnie Burke on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red label pressing with RVG etch and Sample Copy stamp. Cover has minimal wear, with some aging and Sample Copy stamps in back.)
With Rex Stewart on cornet, Emmett Berry on trumpet, Buster Bailey on clarinet, Vic Dickenson on trombone, Red Richards on piano, Bucky Pizzarelli on banjo and guitar, and Al Lucas on bass and tuba. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
James Brown's old funky reed player hits wax in this groovy solo set of his own – playing here with a sound that's a bit more produced than usual, and with more of a 70's groove than you're used to hearing him in. His tone is perfect, as always, and the record is arranged and conducted by ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Light blue label advance promo, in a plain sleeve with one-sheet. One-sheet has some marks in pen.)
(Cover has minimal wear and aging and a small blemish in front.)
Shirley Finney —
Pray Again ... LP Savoy/Rain & Shine, 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
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A fantastic blend of gospel and modern soul – and a set that definitely hangs more towards the latter, given the superb backings on the set! The great Horace Ott produced, after years in the secular soul world – and he definitely gives the tremendous voice of Shirley Finney the kind of ... (Gospel) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Shirley Finney —
Pray Again ... LP Savoy, 1979. Good ...
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A fantastic blend of gospel and modern soul – and a set that definitely hangs more towards the latter, given the superb backings on the set! The great Horace Ott produced, after years in the secular soul world – and he definitely gives the tremendous voice of Shirley Finney the kind of ... (Gospel) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Frank Foster & Frank Wess —
2 Franks Please ... LP Savoy, 1956/1957. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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Ouch, what a terrible title – and for such a nice album! The record brings together sides recorded by Frank Wess and Frank Foster for the Savoy label in 1956 and 1957 – laidback hardbop tunes that have both players working in easy-going company, with the feel of a late 50s Prestige ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Curtis Fuller —
Blues-Ette ... LP Savoy, 1959. Near Mint- ...
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A seminal session from Curtis Fuller – one of a handful he cut for Savoy, recorded during that late 50s/early 60s period when he seemed poised to become one of the biggest trombonists in jazz! (Whatever happened? How did he cut so many records as a leader so fast, then slide back into being ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rare early work for Savoy Records – originally 78rpm material, compiled here into a full album! Titles include "I Cover The Waterfront", "Love Walked In", "Indiana", "Somebody Loves Me", "Penthouse Serenade", "Undecided", "Red ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A collection of the great early Savoy material recorded by Erroll Garner! Titles include "Moonglow", "Laura", "This Can't Be Love", "She's Funny That Way", "I Surrender Dear", "Stormy Weather", and "All Of Me". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
A great collection of Stan Getz' earliest sides for Savoy – 78rpm material from some of his youngest years on record, – with players who include Shorty Rogers on trumpet, Kai Winding on trombone, Hank Jones and Duke Jordan on piano, and Al Cohn and Zoot Sims on tenors. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Classic Savoy bop work from Diz – featuring some sides cut with the orchestra of Johnny Richards, plus some cut with the "Bepop (sic) Boys", a group that includes Milt Jackson, James Moody, Hank Jones, Dave Burns, and John Brown. The Richards sides are great – a bit more ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing, with deep groove and RVG stamp – a beautiful copy!)
A huge collection of material that Dexter recorded for Savoy in the early bop years – mostly issued as 78 rpm singles, but also including a number of tracks from the album Dexter Rides Again. The set brings together a wealth of alternate takes of the material, including a number of unissued ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With Bud Powell, Fats Navarro, and Tadd Dameron. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray —
Hunt ... LP Savoy, 1947. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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A rarity from the bop era – hard-blowing tracks that run for a duration that's way longer than the standard three minutes of most 78rpm singles. Here, Gordon and Gray blow head to head in some of their famous "battle" sessions – working with players like Sonny Criss, Howard ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gospel Expositions —
Over There ... LP Savoy, 1980. Near Mint- ...
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(Cover has light wear, some yellowing from age, split spine extending half way into the top seam, center split in the bottom seam, and some ink transfer in back.)
A sweet little 50s session from Hawk – recorded for the World Wide subsidary of Savoy, in a great style that has plenty of room for solo space! Tracks are long, and arranged by Billy Ver Plank – with a moody small combo mode that lets Hawkins get in plenty of those edgey bits in his ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, large promo sticker, light wear, some clear tape holding the top seam, and partially unglued bottom seam.)
Dr Charles G Hayes & The Cosmopolitan Church Of Prayer Choir —
Everything's Alright ... LP Savoy, 1980. Very Good+ ...
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One of a few albums cut in America by French 50s modernist Andre Hodeir – a set of compositions arranged and conducted by Hodeir himself, featuring American players that include Idrees Sulieman and Donald Byrd on trumpets, Hal McKusick on alto and bass clarinet, Bobby Jaspar on tenor and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label pressing with RVG etch. Cover has a small top seam split, but the rest is great!)
One of the best-known 50s jazz sessions from the Savoy label – a laidback classic that's a great illustration of the label's shift in modes after the early bop years! The setting here is relatively informal – with Milt Jackson as the ersatz leader, working almost in blowing session ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono maroon label pressing with RVG stamp. Cover has light wear.)
One of the best-known 50s jazz sessions from the Savoy label – a laidback classic that's a great illustration of the label's shift in modes after the early bop years! The setting here is relatively informal – with Milt Jackson as the ersatz leader, working almost in blowing session ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best-known 50s jazz sessions from the Savoy label – a laidback classic that's a great illustration of the label's shift in modes after the early bop years! The setting here is relatively informal – with Milt Jackson as the ersatz leader, working almost in blowing session ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original red label pressing with deep groove and RVG etch. Cover has some light wear & aging.)
(Cover has light wear, some yellowing from age, and light stains at the sides.)
JJ Johnson & Kai Winding —
Jay & Kai (Savoy) ... LP Savoy, 1955. Very Good ...
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Excellent early recordings from the team of JJ Johnson and Kai Winding – the kind of sides that always remind us how great their twin trombone work could be! The album's lacking the cliches of later albums, and presents both players at their best – soulful and stripped down, grooving ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original red label pressing with a deep groove and RVG etch. Cover has a spot of gloss peel, with light aging on the back.)
With Pete Johnson on piano, JC Heard and Jack Parker on drums, Al Hall and Abe Bolar on bass, Jimmy Shirley on guitar, Albert Nicholas on clarinet, Ben Webster and Budd Johnson on tenor, Hot Lips Page on trumpet, JC Higginbotham and Clyde Bernhardt on trombone, and Don Stovall on alto. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
One of Hank's few non-trio sets as a leader – and a great set of hardbop tunes that features work by Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Herbie Mann, and Kenny Clarke. The horns add in a lot more than you get on the usual Jones album – taking Hank's piano into firey territory that shows he ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Hank Jones' key mid 50s sides for the Savoy label – and quite possibly the hippest of the bunch, thanks to the presence of a young Donald Byrd on trumpet! The core trio here is Hank's group with Eddie Jones on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums – but it's Donald Byrd's trumpet that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An excellent album from brother Yusef, and one that's got the haunting mix of hardbop and exotic instrumentation that made these early records so great. Yusef plays argol and flute, in addition to straight tenor, and he's backed by a Detroit group that includes Bernard McKinney on euphonium , ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red label pressing, with deep groove and RVG stamp! Note: Vinyl has some light wobbling, but played fine for us – but is discounted because of this. Cover has light tape on the seam, but is nice overall.)
Yusef Lateef —
Gong ... LP Savoy, 1957. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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A great collection of the genius work that Yusef Lateef cut for the Savoy label in his early years – a haunting mix of hardbop and exotic instrumentation that may well be some of Lateef's greatest music ever! Yusef plays tenor and flute, and he's backed by a Detroit group that includes ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
"Jazz For The Thinker" – a great title for this mind-expanding set of tunes from Yusef Lateef, recording here from the Detroit underground of the late 50s, with a really cosmic and exotic approach to his work! The album's one of the best of Lateef's sides for Savoy – a blend ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s white label SJ pressing. Cover has a cutout notch.)
Yusef Lateef —
Jazz Mood ... LP Savoy, 1957. Very Good+ ...
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Beautiful stuff from Brother Yusef, cut during his early days with Savoy, when he was hitting a perfect mix of soul jazz, hardbop, and more exotic instrumentation. This set features his great quintet with Curtis Fuller, Hugh Lawson, and Louis Hayes – and Yusef plays a number of other strange ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album