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A key chapter in the rich long legacy of Candido on record – a set that pushes the percussion maestro strongly into the disco generation – with wonderful results that are still massively strong all these many years later! Candido had always been one of the funkiest conga players around ... (Latin) read more CD

It's hard to imagine anyone making music for as many years as the legendary Candido – nor anyone who might still sound as great after so many decades in music! This set's definitely well-titled – as the congolero works here with a gorup of Latin jazz musicians, on an album that's one ... (Latin) read more CD

It's hard to imagine anyone making music for as many years as the legendary Candido – nor anyone who might still sound as great after so many decades in music! This set's definitely well-titled – as the congolero works here with a gorup of Latin jazz musicians, on an album that's one ... (Latin) read more CD

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One of the best 50s albums from trumpeter Conte Candoli – and that's saying a heck of a lot, given how often Conte recorded during the decade! The set's got an edge you don't always find on other Candoli sessions – especially some of the large group material – and the group's ... (Jazz) read more CD

One of the tightest, sharpest sessions ever from trumpeter Conte Candoli – an early date done for Bethlehem Records, with a quartet setting that gives Conte plenty of room to cook! The solos are bold and fierce right from the start – with an energy that goes beyond even Candoli's work ... (Jazz) read more CD

A cheapo package, but a date with some great west coast work from Pete Candoli on trumpet, Ted Nash on tenor, Milt Bernhardt on trombone, and Al Hendrickson on guitar. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album

(Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record

(Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record

The man who's been a guest MC on more records and mixtapes than we can count, takes on LL in the second round of their ongoing battles. The b-side is the cut that got us open on him, the same track as the "N!gga We Roll With" 12-inch. (Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record

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What a great combination – the Latin piano of Eddie Cano and the magical compositions of Henry Mancini! Eddie's working here with a small combo that includes bass, drums, and conga – and he starts out slow and moody with Mancini's music, then starts kicking it up with that heavy-groovin ... (Latin) read more LP, Vinyl record album

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(Rock) LP, Vinyl record album

(Rock) LP, Vinyl record album

A landmark set of grooves by this excellent Detroit group – a trio who recorded for the local indie Karen, but got a much bigger boost towards fame when their record was picked up by Atlantic! The set's one of the killer 60s Motor Town sets produced by Ollie McLaughlin – and like the ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album

(Soul) CD

(Reggae) 7-inch, Vinyl record

(Reggae) 7-inch, Vinyl record

(Reggae) 7-inch, Vinyl record

(Reggae) 7-inch, Vinyl record

(Hip Hop) LP, Vinyl record album

Featuring Musaliny N Maze. (Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record

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(Jazz) CD

(Jazz) CD

(Rock) CD

(Reggae) 12-inch, Vinyl record

A bit of a notorious record in the good Captain's career, cut in the transition between the original Magic Band and the fine later lineup that was responsible for the excellent LPs on Virgin. The sound is pretty spare, and without the mindbending twists and turns that Beefheart had made his ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album

Excellent futuristic mid 80s electro with a nice uptempo track courtesy the Aleem brothers, very much in a "Planet Rock" sort of mode. (Hip Hop) 12-inch, Vinyl record

Crazy comics from the early days of TV – the surprisingly great Captain Video comic, done in support of the campy television show of the same name! The book presents the first six issues of the rare comic book – all with great color reproductions, and a vividness that surpasses any ... (Books) read more Book

(Soul) LP, Vinyl record album

(Soul) LP, Vinyl record album

(Jazz) CD

(Soul) CD

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(Latin) CD

One Brazilian music legend pays tribute to another – as Elizeth Cardoso sings a loving batch of tunes written by the great Ary Barroso! The production is light and modern, providing a nice counterpoint to the older tunes in the set – and Cardoso's voice has mellowed nicely with age, ... (Brazil) read more CD

A lovely later session from one of the greatest Brazilian divas of the 60s – a nicely restrained album in which Elizeth is backed only by spare acoustic guitar from Rafael Rabello! The format's quite different than that used on Cardoso's classic recordings – sadder, slower, and in a ... (Brazil) read more CD

The Zimbo Trio backs up Elizeth Cardoso on this groovy LP of bossa tracks recorded in a live setting. The set's got a few of those "pot pourri" selections, where the singer runs through a lot of different tunes in a medley – but the best cuts are the straight ones – like ... (Brazil) read more LP, Vinyl record album

The cover almost put us off this one, but the record's got a lot more to offer than just its slightly disturbing image on the front – and at some level, it's got Carlos Careqa poised to inherit the mantle of quirky Brazilian pop from older artists like Tom Ze or Arrigo Barnabe! There's a ... (Brazil) read more CD

(Soul) 12-inch, Vinyl record

(Soul) CD

(Jazz) CD

(Jazz) CD

Prime late 70s work from the great Don Carlos – one of Jamaica's most soulful singers of the 70s, heard here in material from the second half of the decade – a time when he was working with producer Bunny Striker Lee, and really coming into his own! Rhythms have a slow-stepping, roots-b ... (Reggae) read more CD

Randy Carlos gets very groovy for the 60s – as you might guess from the title – on a set that's got some sweet instrumental numbers, plus a few others with vocals from either Willie Torres or Chivirico Davila! (Latin) LP, Vinyl record album

Classic mambo and cha cha material from the Fiesta label of New York. Nothing fancy, but the tracks have a tight groove, and some nice electric guitar as part of the rhythm instrumentation. Titles include "Fantasmas", "Vampire", "More Smoke", "Mark I", and ... (Latin) read more LP, Vinyl record album

(Brazil) LP, Vinyl record album

While some of this material was released later by Carlos in a different recording, this is the soundtrack to the film, with several orchestral songs and the Gene Kelly version of "Singin In The Rain" included next to Carlos' electronic versions of Beethoven and his own great work for the ... (Soundtracks) read more CD

(Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record

Larry Carlton live in Tokyo – really sounding great in the stripped-down vibe of a concert performance! At the time, Carlton was still one of the most focused jazz fusion guitarists of his generation – really able to hone in on a great style and sound, with all the best expressive ... (Jazz) read more CD

Larry Carlton's got plenty of great friends on board for this sweet session – including Michael Brecker on tenor, Joe Sample and Terry Trotter on Fender Rhodes, Paulinho Da Costa on percussion, and even BB King on guitar for one track! Yet the overall vibe is still very much Larry's own ... (Jazz) read more CD

Weird, wacky stuff that we can't help but like! Jenks Tex Carman was a strange dude who recorded for Capitol in the early 50s – singing pared down country ditties peppered with lots of mush-mouth gibberish that he claimed was Cherokee – it's NOT. He also added lots of odd Hawaiian ... (Folk/Country) read more CD

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(Jazz) CD

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The last album in a legendary run of music from keyboardist Doug Carn – his final album for the Black Jazz label, and a set that pushes even farther than his previous efforts! Jean Carn isn't in the group this time around, but the set does feature a totally great twin-vocal approach – ... (Jazz) read more CD

An undisputed 70s soul jazz classic – and arguably the best album that Doug Carn ever cut for the Black Jazz label! The set is a masterpiece of spiritual jazz – with Carn on keyboards setting up the groove, and wife Jean singing some incredible vocals – very different than her ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album

The Black Jazz recordings of Doug Carn are always a revelation – some of the most powerful, progressive work on the American underground of the early 70s – music that got Carn into way more record collections than you might expect! The sound here is a perfect summation of Doug's early ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album

One of Jean's classic Philly albums, recorded after she left Doug Carn, and started to make records as a solo artist. The record's got stellar production by Gamble & Huff and Dexter Wansel, and features a nice mix of up-tempo cuts and mellow ones. With the monster "Don't Let it Go to ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album

Jean Carne takes it back nicely here – serving up a surprisingly great batch of mellow soul tunes that really recall the brilliance of her work for the Philly International label! There's definitely lots of Philly elements in the music – no surprise, given that production is by Butch ... (Soul) read more CD

The great Jean Carne, still very much at the top of her game – and going strong at a level that none of her contemporaries from the old days could ever hope to match! Carne's an artist that we've loved for decades, and one who's continued to keep the soul and sophistication in her music, no ... (Soul) read more CD

The first-ever non-soundtrack album from director/composer John Carpenter – but a record that also draws strongly from all his many years in movies! All the classic Carpenter elements are firmly in place – cool keyboards, compressed guitar parts, and this spacious style of building up ... (Soundtracks) read more CD

Totally classic work from John Carpenter – and maybe one of the greatest horror/slasher soundtracks ever! Halloween was already pretty darn great – but here, Carpenter pushes it even further – using all the best elements of the first – including the incredible theme – ... (Soundtracks) read more LP, Vinyl record album

Hazy, largely instrumental hip hop from the team of Suff Daddy & Torky Tork – working together as Carpet Patrol – and it's another timeless set of sample crafted beatcraft from the Melting Pot team. MPM has always done a solid job of honoring classic hip hop production aesthetics, ... (Hip Hop) read more CD

One of the weirdest versions of Pinocchio you'll ever see – not the animated cartoon by Disney, but a strange live action production for 70s Italian TV! The music here is surprisingly great – and comes off with a flair that's maybe even more complicated than the images on the screen ... (Soundtracks) read more CD

One of the darkest vocal jazz albums of the 50s – packaged with a great title and cover image that features a lone lit window in a New York skyscraper! Helen's got some incredible backing on the record – a small combo that includes Charlie Mariano on alto sax, Don Fagerquist on trumpet ... (Vocalists) read more CD

A real gem from the glory days of the Bethlehem Records jazz scene! Although the Bethlehem label had some great success with some of its vocal stars – like Chris Connor or Mel Torme – they also had a strong commitment to jazz vocals that stretched way past the big names, to include ... (Vocalists) read more CD

Sublime southern soul from one of the greats! James Carr is right up there with the best of the 60s – Otis Redding, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex, and others – but he never made it as big as them because of personal troubles and bad planning on the part of his label and management. ... (Soul) read more CD

An incredible bit of southern soul – one of two classic albums cut by James Carr for the Goldwax! At the time of release, this album virtually died in the racks – but thanks to the work of countless music writers over the past few decades, Carr has finally achieved legendary status in ... (Soul) read more CD

An incredible bit of southern soul – one of two classic albums cut by James Carr for the Goldwax! At the time of release, this album virtually died in the racks – but thanks to the work of countless music writers over the past few decades, Carr has finally achieved legendary status in ... (Soul) read more CD

A bit 70s album for Vikki Carr – and one that really shows a newer, sexier style for the singer! The backings are lush, but never sleepy – wrapped up with the kind of ornate sensuality of the cover image – which Vikki matches perfectly with notes that are well-formed, and ... (Vocalists) read more CD

(Jazz) CD

(Jazz) CD

Diahann Carroll gets some classy backings here – arrangements from Ralph Burns that really make these tunes come alive! Carroll's vocals are always great, but they seem to sparkle even more here than on other early albums – as Burns' backings feature unusual instrumentation and odd ... (Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album

Although she later lost all connection to jazz singing, in this early record, Diahann Carroll does a ok job with a batch of standards and pop material, conducted by Peter Matz, in his years before Barbara Streisand. The album's reaching for that same sort of classy sound, but thankfully has a lot ... (Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album

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