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Joan Baez —
Joan Baez Vol 2 (with bonus tracks) ... CD Vanguard, 1961. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Joan Baez —
Rare, Live, & Classic (3CD boxset) ... CD Vanguard, 1960s/1970s. Used 3 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Count Basie & Others —
Cool Too ... CD Vanguard, Mid 50s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Features work by a bunch of Basie regulars including Frank Foster and Frank Wess on tenor, Freddie Green on guitar, and Jo Jones on drums. Tracks include "Ballin The Jack", "Embraceable You", "I Want A Little Girl", and "Cubano Chant". (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Count Basie & Others —
Too Marvelous For Words ... CD Vanguard, Late 50s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Plenty marvelous work from Count Basie and a whole host of longtime associates – all pulled from 50s records for the Vanguard label, most of which weren't done under Basie's leadership, but were headed by drummer Jo Jones, trumpeter Buck Clayton, and singer Joe Williams! Other players ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Gold CD pressing with a cutout hole through back of case.)
Ruby Braff —
Linger Awhile ... CD Vanguard, Mid 50s. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great collection of work from Ruby Braff's 50s recordings for Vanguard – some of the best sides the trumpeter ever recorded, and material that captures him in wonderfully relaxed company, blowing with some of the best of his contemporaries! There's an easygoing swing to the material – ... (Jazz) read more CD
Ruby Braff & Ellis Larkins —
Two By Two – Braff & Larkins Play Rodgers & Hart ... CD Vanguard, 1956. Used ... Out Of Stock
A pretty great album of mellow jazz tracks – recorded in a very spare setting that has trumpeter Ruby Braff playing with pianist Ellis Larkins, and no other accompaniment! The setting's quite unusual for the time, and it makes for a relaxed intimate meeting between two strong talents that ... (Jazz) read more CD
Sandy Bull —
Re-Inventions – Best Of The Vanguard Years ... CD Vanguard, 1960s/Early 70s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Includes "Blend", "Manha de Carnival", "Carmina Burana Fantasy", "Gospel Tune", "Little Maggie", "Memphis, Tennessee", "Triple Ballade" and "Carnival Jump". (Folk/Country) CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
James Cotton —
Best Of The Vanguard Years ... CD Vanguard, 1966/1968. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Vic Dickenson —
Essential Vic Dickenson ... CD Vanguard, 1953/1954. Used ... Out Of Stock
Vanguard, 1953/1954. Used ... $6.99
Vic Dickenson on trombone, Edmond Hall on clarinet, Ruby Braff on trumpet, Steve Jordan on guitar, Sir Charles Thompson on piano, and others. (Jazz) CD
(Cutout hole through barcode.)
Jack Elliott —
Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott ... CD Vanguard, 1960s. Used ... Out Of Stock
John Fahey —
Yellow Princess (LP sleeve edition) ... CD Vanguard/Comet (Italy), 1968. Used ... Out Of Stock
An album as lovely as its title, and John Fahey's 8th record – mostly solo guitar, but with guest drums and bass on 2 cuts – "March For Martin Luther King" and "Dance of The Inhabitants Of The Invisible City Of Bladensburg". The sound is extremely magical – ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Also available Yellow Princess (UK pressing) ... CD 8.99(Out of print, sleeve has some light wear.)
Mimi & Richard Farina —
Best Of Mimi & Richard Farina ... CD Vanguard, 1960s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Vanguard, 1960s. Used ... $5.99
Kinky Friedman —
Sold American (with bonus tracks) ... CD Vanguard, 1973. Used ... Out Of Stock
The great debut of Kinky Friedman – an underground country singer right up there with the best of the hipster 70s generation who were shrugging past the usual Nashville conventions! Titles include his classic title track "Sold American" – plus "We Refuse The Right To ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Vanguard, 1972. Used ... $9.99
Landmark early 70s Buddy Guy on Vanguard! Titles include "Watermelon Man", "Hold That Plane", "I'm Ready", "You Don't Love Me", "Come See About Me", "Hello San Francisco" and more. (Blues) CD
(Out of print.)
Buddy Guy —
Man & The Blues ... CD Vanguard, 1968. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
We love our Buddy Guy here in Chicago – and this set cut for Vanguard, one of his first full solo albums with his own band will always be a favorite! Buddy's late 60s sound was as charismatic as he'd always be, but there's an understated approach to his lead that's really wonderful, and hits ... (Blues) read more CD
Also available Man & The Blues ... LP 39.99(Out of print.)
Vanguard/Hag, 2010. Used ... $3.99
Strong work from the great Merle Haggard, resilient even near the end of his life on I Am What I Am. (Folk/Country) CD
Vanguard/Hag, 2011. Used ... $3.99
John Hammond —
Best Of John Hammond ... CD Vanguard, 1970. Used ... Out Of Stock Also available Best Of John Hammond ... LP 4.99
Mississippi John Hurt —
Best Of Mississippi John Hurt ... CD Vanguard, 1960s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Mississippi John Hurt —
Complete Studio Recordings (3CD set) ... CD Vanguard, 1966. Used 3 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Mississippi John Hurt —
Rediscovered ... CD Vanguard, Mid 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Includes 24 tracks from the Vanguard albums Today, Immortal Mississippi John Hurt, and Last Sessions. (Blues) CD
Mississippi John Hurt —
Vanguard Visionaries ... CD Vanguard, 1960s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Ian & Sylvia —
So Much For Dreaming ... CD Vanguard, 1965. Used ... Out Of Stock Also available So Much For Dreaming ... LP 6.99
Skip James —
Blues From The Delta ... CD Vanguard, 1960s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Vanguard, Mid 60s. Used ... $4.99 6.99
Great spare work from Skip James – who plays both guitar and piano on the set! The album's one of Skip's best from the 60s – raw, rootsy, and undeniably powerful – with titles that include "Illinois Blues", "Catfish blues", "Mistreating Child Blues", ... (Blues) read more CD
Also available Devil Got My Woman ... LP 49.99
Vanguard, Mid 60s. Used ... $6.99
Skip plays both guitar and piano along with his vocals – and titles include "Special Rider Blues", "Crow Jane", "All Night Long", "Cypress Grove", "My Gal", and "Look Down The Road". (Blues) CD
Jim Kweskin —
Garden of Jug/Vanguard, 1967/1971. Used ... Out Of Stock
Two albums from this surprisingly groovy group – the first featuring a young Maria Muldaur on vocals and kazoo! (Folk/Country) CD
Vanguard, 1987. Used ... $1.99
Charlie Musselwhite's South Side Band —
Stand Back ... CD Vanguard, 1967. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of the seminal blues rock albums of the 60s – a set that features Charlie Musselwhite in the lead on vocals and harmonica – plus heavy guitar from the great Harvey Mandel, in a group that also includes Barry Goldberg on piano and organ too! Titles include "Chicken Shack", ... (Blues) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Odetta —
Best Of The Vanguard Years ... CD Vanguard, Early 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Vanguard, 1972. Used ... $9.99
Vanguard/Contemporary/Lonehill (Spain), 1956. Used ... $19.99
Vanguard, 1966. Used ... $4.99
One of the moogiest records of all time – a legendary LP of "electronic pop music of the future" – sourced and claimed as an influence by everyone from Stereolab to the Beastie Boys! The legendary team of Gershon Kingsley and Jean-Jaques Perry are working here in early tape ... (Now Sound) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Mel Powell —
Best Things In Life ... CD Vanguard, Mid 50s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Small group material from the 50s – most of which was initially issued on 10" albums! Features Powell on piano with Skeeter Best on guitar, Ruby Braff and Buck Clayton on trumpets, and Henderson Chambers on trombone. (Jazz) CD
Mel Powell —
It's Been So Long ... CD Vanguard, Mid 50s. Used ... $3.99
Various mid 50s recordings with Pual Quinichette, Buck Clayton, Mundell Lowe, and others. Tracks include "Pennies From Heaven", "Avalon", "Makin' Whoopee", "If Dreams Come True", and "Bunny Hug". (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Otis Rush/Vanguard, Mid 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Vanguard, 1954/1955. Used ... $1.99
Vocalist Jimmy Rushing first came to fame working with Count Basie in the 30s, but it wasn't until the 50s that he really got the chance to step out on his own and cut a number of great sessions in the studio! This set features one of Jimmy's finest moments of the 50s – material recorded for ... (Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print, CRC pressing.)
Vanguard, 1956/1958. Used ... $3.99
Jimmy Rushing & Friends —
Oh Love ... CD Vanguard, 1956/1958. Used ... Out Of Stock
Buffy Sainte Marie —
Many A Mile ... CD Vanguard (UK), 1965. Used ... Out Of Stock
An early gem from Buffy Sainte Marie – still working here in a very stripped-down, folk-based style – one that brings an incredible focus on her vocals and guitar! Buffy's only got a bit of bass backing her up here – which leaves the lady to carry the album mostly by herself, and ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Vanguard, 1950s/1960s/Early 70s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Vanguard, Mid 60s. Used ... $4.99
Vanguard, Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $6.99
Siegel Schwall Band —
Where We Walked 1966 to 1970 ... CD Vanguard, Late 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Otis Spann —
Best Of The Vanguard Years (Blues Today Vol 1/Vanguard, 1960s. Used ... $9.99
A great selection of work from Chicago blues giant Otis Spann – with three unreleased bonus tracks too! First up are five tracks from Spann's contributions to the album Chicago The Blues Today Vol 1 – material that just features Otis on vocals and piano, with some raw drums from SP ... (Blues) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Peter Walker —
Second Poem To Karmela – Or Gypsies Are Important ... CD Vanguard/Light In The Attic, 1968. Used Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
A totally hip instrumental album from Peter Walker – a Vanguard Records treasure that we'd rank right up there with the label's classics from Sandy Bull! Like Bull, Walker has a way of taking older folk instrumentation into richly psychedelic territory – working here on both the Indian ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Doc Watson —
Vanguard (4CD set) ... CD Vanguard, 1960s. Used 4 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Junior Wells —
Coming At You ... CD Vanguard, 1968. Used ... Out Of Stock
A great early album from Junior Wells – and one that really opens up that more soulful side of his talents that was becoming a Chicago hallmark at the time! The set was produced by Samuel Charters, but has none of the rootsy vibe of his earlier work on Folkways – and instead matches ... (Blues) read more CD
Vanguard, 1966. Used ... $4.99
Some of his classic 60's material, recorded live at Pepper's Lounge on the South Side of Chicago in 1966. With the tracks "It's My Life Baby", "Country Girl", and "Shake it Baby". Great Chicago blues/soul crossover stuff. (Blues) CD
Junior Wells/Vanguard, 1966. Used ... Out Of Stock
A seminal set of Chicago blues – the first volume in a series of classic recordings done by Vanguard Records in an effort to show the rest of the world all the hip new sounds that were coming out of the Windy City in the 60s! The approach here is a bit like some of the rural blues sets from ... (Blues) read more CD
Joe Williams —
Night At Count Basie's ... CD Vanguard, 1956. Used ... Out Of Stock
Accompanied by Emmett Berry, Aaron Bell, Vic Dickenson, Marlowe Morris, Bobby Henderson, and Bobby Donaldson. (Vocalists) CD
(Out of print.)
Camille Yarbrough —
Iron Pot Cooker ... CD Vanguard/Ace (UK), 1975. Used ... Out Of Stock
Various —
Best Of The Chicago Blues (Vanguard) ... CD Vanguard, 1970. Used ... Out Of Stock
Includes 19 tracks from the Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet, Otis Spann's South Side Piano, Buddy Guy, Hutto & his Hawks, Junior Wells, and Johnny Young's South Side Blues Band. (Blues) CD
(Out of print, late 80s pressing.)
Various —
Chicago – The Blues Today Vol 1 - 3 (3 CD set) ... CD Vanguard, 1965. Used 3CD ... Out Of Stock
A seminal set of Chicago blues – still ten times better than all the imitators it spawned! Music from Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band, J.B. Hutto & His Hawks, Otis Spann's South Side Piano, Jimmy Cotton Blues Quartet, the Otis Rush Blues Band, Homesick James & His Dusters, Johnny ... (Blues) read more CD
Various —
From Spirituals To Swing – The Legendary 1938 & 1939 Carnegie Hall Concerts (3CD set) ... CD Vanguard, 1938/1939. Used 3 CDs ... Out Of Stock
A legendary set of concerts – put together by this famous producer who discovered Billie Holiday and so many other great jazz talents! Features work by Joe Turner, Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Sonny Terry, Pete Johnson, and Count Basie – plus a a 44 page booklet and a cool ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print and in great shape!)
Various —
Great Bluesmen ... CD Vanguard, Late 30s/1940s/1950s/Mid 60s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Music from Homesick James, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Sonny Terry, Otis Spann, Lightning Hopkins, Big Bill Broonzy, James Cotton, Skip James, and more – 21 tracks total. (Blues) CD
Vanguard, 2009. Used ... $8.99
Music from Little Willie G, Los Lobos, Alejandro Escovedo, Greg Dulli, Dave Alvin, Delbert McClinton, Terry Allen, Jimmie Vaughan, Freda & The Firedogs, Shawn Sahm, and more. (Rock) CD
(Out of print, thin cutout notch through spine.)
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