A really wonderful second set from Panama Limited – a group who've dropped the "Jug Band" from their name, and come across here with a very different sound! The album's still got lots of acoustic roots elements in the mix, but the overall conception is very strongly rooted in blues ... (Rock) read moreCD
William Parker —
Luc's Lantern ... CD Thirsty Ear, 2005. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
A trio date – with William Parker on bass, Eri Yamamoto on piano, and Michael Thompson on drums. (Jazz) CD
Really beautiful work from bassist William Parker – a set of tracks that are every bit as righteous as some of his other albums, but in a completely different way! The music here is from a musical production that Parker's been creating over the past two-decades – beautiful vocal tunes ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Horace Parlan —
Up & Down ... CD Blue Note (Japan), 1961. Used ...
$19.99
A killer set from an amazing quintet made up of some of the best players to ever grace the Blue Note label! Horace Parlan leads a tight tight tight combo that includes Grant Green on guitar and Booker Ervin on tenor sax – and the three of them fit together beautifully, with a dark moody edge ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 1993 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
Here's where it all happens – the huge culmination of all the years of heavy funk and psychedelic soul created by George Clinton and the P-Funk empire – fused into an amazingly tight groove that helped win over much bigger audiences than ever before! The album title and cover are very ... (Soul) read moreCD
A double length collection of solo guitar tracks recorded in 1973, but not released until 1983. The format is a perfect showcase for the new sensitivity Joe Pass brought to his instrument at Pablo records and is light years away from some of the gimmicky records of a decade before – full of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
This is the one that really nailed it for Jaco Pastorious – a brilliant showcase for all his many talents on the bass, and a key illustration of the way that he influenced an entire generation! Sure, Jaco in Weather Report was already pretty darn great – but here, on his own, he really ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Brenda Patterson's a hell of a singer – one who emerged from the Memphis scene of the late 60s, and who clearly draws heavily from the soul and blues legacy of that famous southern city! Yet the music isn't slavish to its influences, either – as with some of the hipper Bay Area talents ... (Rock) read moreCD
A great late live date from Art Pepper – as well-recorded and as strongly played as his best work of the time on Galaxy or Contemporary Records – and done with a similar group as well! The album's no cheapy concert for the overseas crowd – as Art's working here with George Cables ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 2007 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
The title's a bit misleading – because it makes you think that Art Pepper's playing TV Themes – but the music's great, and the session features some excellent work from Pepper during the razor-sharp year of 1957! The tracks on the set are recordings made for the LA-based Stars Of Jazz ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A really great British group – one who are mostly acoustic, but hardly sound folksy at all – and who are only a trio, yet manage to come across with a much fuller sound than you might expect! It would be easy enough to link these guys with the acid folk scene of the time, but their ... (Rock) read moreCD
Oscar Peterson on piano, Ray Brown on bass, Milt Jackson on vibes, and Karriem Riggins on drums. (Jazz) CD
Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson —
Very Tall ... CD Verve, 1961. Used ...
$3.99
Milt Jackson joins the Oscar Peterson Trio – helping the group to hit some great new space with his magical work on vibes! Jackson's got an open, airy feel – an approach that almost lets Peterson punctuate the tunes a bit more with his piano – while the pair get strong rhythmic ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A pair of late 70s albums from Esther Phillips – '77's You've Come A Long Way, Baby and '78's All About Esther Phillips – together in a single set! The cover of You've Come A Long Way, Baby which has Phillips standing in front of a limo, might be a bit "on the nose" – ... (Soul) read moreCD
A trio of key albums from the Pink Fairies – served up with lots of bonus tracks too! First up is Never Never Land – the fantastic debut of the Pink Fairies – easily one of the shaggiest, headiest bands on the UK scene at the start of the 70s – and a group who rose from the ... (Rock) read moreCD
Their runaway hit – with titles that include "King Of Pain", "Every Breath You Take", "Wrapped Around Your Finger", "Tea In The Sahara", and "Synchronicity". (Rock) CD
Daniel Ponce —
Arawe ... CD Island, 1987. Used ...
$6.99
Titles include "No Comprendo", "Arawe", "Holiday", "Oromi", and "Pachanga". (Latin) CD
(Out of print.)
Baden Powell —
Tempo Feliz ... CD Forma/Polygram (Japan), 1966. Used ...
$8.99
A really beautiful early album from Baden Powell, and a really unique one as well – as the set features some guest work from harmonica player Mauricio Einhorn – a very jazzy talent who was a bit like the Toots Thielemans of Brazil at the time! The combination of harmonica and acoustic ... (Brazil) read moreCD
Small group sides with either Ray Brown, Percy Heath, or Curly Russell on bass – plus Art Blakey, Kenny Clarke, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, or Art Taylor on drums. (Jazz) CD
One of the few rare non-trio recordings done by Powell from around this time. Bud plays with a trio (Paul Chambers bass, Art Taylor drums) on the whole first section of the record, but the group's then joined by Curtis Fuller for the rest of the set. Fuller's deep trombone makes for a different ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A rare set recorded live by Bud in 1953 – during a performance at Club Kavakos in Washington, DC – with a trio that features Charles Mingus on bass and Roy Haynes on drums. The set's from the private collection of Bill Potts, and is reasonably well recorded for the time – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
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.)
Tom Prehn —
Axiom 1 & 2 ... CD Sonet/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1963. New Copy Gatefold ...
$12.9915.99
One of the rarest free jazz albums of the European 60s scene – a set that was originally intended for release by Sonet Records, pressed up in test records for the musicians, then denied release because they felt that they'd already moved past the performance! Yet in the space of over 50 ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Beautiful package – with a heavy Japanese-style paper sleeve!)
Includes the songs "Just A Closer Walk With Thee", "Mood Indigo", "St. Louis Blues", "Hindustan", "Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home)", "St. James Infirmary", "The Bucket's Got A Hole In It", "I Shall Not Be Moved" ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Andre Previn, Mundell Lowe & Ray Brown —
Old Friends ... CD Telarc, 1991. Used ...
$3.99
Andre Previn on piano, Mundell Lowe on guitar and Ray Brown on bass. (Jazz) CD
Three classic albums from Redbone – served up in a single set! First up is Potlatch – a killer album from Redbone – one that has the group really hitting on all burners – using that strongly solid groove that Pat and Lolly Vegas first forged through years on the west coast ... (Rock) read moreCD
Overlooked work by one of the true guitar geniuses of the 70s – an artist who should be right up there with Derek Bailey and Fred Frith – especially with groundbreaking work of this nature! Hans Reichel has a very unique approach to the electric – one that's both very deft on the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of Lionel Richie's biggest records ever! Titles include "Can't Slow Down", "All Night Long", "Penny Lover", "The Only One", "Running With The Night", "Hello", "The Groove", "Love Will Find A Way" and "Stuck On ... (Soul) read moreCD
The last full album recorded by Minnie Riperton before she left our planet all too soon – and a killer batch of work that really has us wondering how great the world of soul music would have been, had Minnie stuck around to keep on growing into the 80s and 90s! The set's filled with the kind ... (Soul) read moreCD
Johnny Rivers —
Original ... CD Disky, Late 60s/1970s. Used ...
$1.99
Lovely work from Tabu Ley, aka Rochereau – a singer who definitely earns the "voice of lightness" title on this set! Tabu's style isn't light in a soft of mellow way – but it's got a wonderfully floating sort of quality – a way of staying on top of the percussion and ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
(In great shape with large booklet and the original slipcase!)
The Rock Town Express here comes across with lots of fuzz in the guitars – that later psych influence that was tripping across the African scene in the late 70s, often mixed with a bit of funk – as in some of the hipper Zamrock grooves of the period! The approach here is maybe a bit ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
Jason Roebke —
Four Spheres ... CD Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2023. New Copy ...
$12.9915.99
A very dynamic set from bassist Jason Roebke – a set that uses graphic scores to direct improvsations by the members of the quartet, who are a very tightly-matched group of players, very able to deliver on Roebke's musical vision! The lineup features some especially great work on clarinet ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Sonny Rollins —
Bridge ... CD RCA, 1962. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
A landmark album from Sonny Rollins – one that marked his comeback in the early 60s, after a brief period of retirement, and which also initiated a string of incredible recordings with guitarist Jim Hall. Given Hall's gentleness and spare modernity on the guitar, a fan of Rollins' hard-blowin ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Bluebird First Editions pressing. Small promo sticker over barcode.)
Includes 9 tracks by Sonny Rollins – plus a bonus sampler with 8 tracks by Joe Henderson, Flora Purim, Jim Hall, Hank Crawford, McCoy Tyner, and Jimmy Smith. (Jazz) CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole, discs have promo stamps.)
The complete recordings of sessions that led to one of the greatest Sonny Rollins records ever – and a genre-defining record that really introduced the world to the concept of a tenor saxophone trio! Rollins is incredible here – really at his best and most adventurous, and almost light ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of Sonny Rollins' best albums of the 70s – a Japanese-only live date that features some excellent work on both tenor and soprano sax! The group has a really great feel – thanks to congas by Mtume and guitar from Yoshiaki Masuo – both of whom bring some new elements to Rollins' ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, 1998 pressing with 20bit K2 mastering, includes obi.)
Wallace Roney on trumpet, Antoine Roney and Ravi Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Geri Allen on piano, Clarence Seay on bass, and Eric Allen on drums – plus Steve Berrios, Steve Thornton and Valtinho Anastacio on percussion – and strings arranged and conducted by Gil Goldstein. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Includes the score, alternate takes, additional music, and the original soundtrack album. (Soundtracks) CD
Jim Rotondi —
Excursions ... CD Criss Cross (Netherlands), 1998. Used ...
$8.99
Jim Rotondi on trumpet and flugelhorn, Eric Alexander on tenor sax, Steve Davis on trombone, David Hazletine on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Booklet has a cut corner and a small promo sticker.)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba —
Paseo ... CD Blue Note/EMI, 2004. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Gonzalo Rubalcaba on piano, keyboards, and percussion, Luis Felipe Lamoglia on saxophones, Jose Armando Gola on bass, and Ignacio Berroa on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Promotional sticker over barcode and stamp on CD.)
Doug Sahm in the studio is already pretty darn great – as you'll know from his Sir Douglas Quintet albums – but live, he's maybe even more amazing – as he really opens up with a personal style that showcases all those mixes of modes from the Texas roots that helped make him one of ... (Rock) read moreCD
A set that features two early 80s albums from the great Doug Sahm – plus a full CD of rare bonus material from the early days too! First up is Hell Of A Spell – a set that marks a new label for Doug Sahm, and maybe a slight shift in sound too – one that uses roots modes that ... (Rock) read moreCD
A killer bit of Latin funk from the west coast scene of the 70s – the only album we've ever seen from Sapo, but a set that almost blows away the efforts of bigger groups like Malo or El Chicano! There's a bit more funk in the mix here than in some of the group's contemporaries – a ... (Latin) read moreCD
Saul Williams is one of those hip hoppers who's not really a just a rapper – one who comes to the genre from a background that's already very multi-faceted – one that shows up instantly in the record's blend of sounds and styles, modes and moods! There's a definite political agenda to ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
Music from "Just My Luck", "King For A Day", "High And Mighty", "Protocol", "Make Me", "The Nag", "Georgia On My Mind", "Blue Matter", "Wabash", "Loud Jazz", "Science And Religion", and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print and sealed with a punch through the barcode.)
John Scofield —
Uberjam ... CD Verve, 2002. Used ...
$4.99
Classic Hammond work from female organ legend Shirley Scott – in her best mode of the 60s! Here's the reasons: 1) The group features husband Stanley Turrentine on tenor, adding in some nice extra tones to Shirley's usual trio! 2 ) The rhythm section is Bob Cranshaw and Otis Finch – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(1993 GRP pressing – with 4 bonus tracks!)
Septet Matchi-Oul —
Terremoto ... CD Futura/Souffle Continu (France), 1971. New Copy ...
$13.9915.99
A very heady combo from the French scene at the start of the 70s – one who seem to have really been inspired by the free jazz experiments of the BYG/Actuel scene right at the end of the 60s! The group's a septet, as you'd guess from their name – and they shift between unified ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Features Artie Shaw on clarinet, Tal Farlow on guitar, Hank Jones on piano, Joe Rolland on vibes, Tommy Potter on bass, and Irv Kluger on drums. (Jazz) CD
A classic of spiritual, soulful jazz – and one of Archie Shepp's greatest albums! The set was recorded in New York after a few free and festive years in Paris, and it's an amazing about-face that has Archie stepping into a world of righteous, full-on, political, and funky themes – the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The set's billed as a "tribute to Charlie Parker", but it's got a heck of a lot more to offer than that – as the album's one of the best of Archie Shepp's late 70s efforts, and has a gentle soulfulness that goes way beyond just duplicating Bird! The tunes are all numbers associated ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A tight quartet date – with George Cables on piano, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Eddie Marshall on drums. Titles include "St James Infirmary", "Night In Tunisia", "Giant Steps", and "My Romance". (Jazz) CD
(Out of print. A nice copy!)
Archie Shepp —
Soul Song ... CD Enja (Germany), 1982. Used ...
$6.99
An overlooked treasure from Archie Shepp – a set recorded for the Enja label with a profile that's not as bold as some of his other albums, but a great later session that has some surprisingly wonderful moments! Perhaps the best of these is the album's long workout on "Mama Rose" ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An overlooked gem in the career of tenorist Archie Shepp – one of those fantastically soulful European recordings that sometimes get missed, given that Shepp was recording so much and in so many ways overseas during these later years! The style here is a wonderful distillation of the modes ... (Jazz) read moreCD
There might be a trumpet in Archie Shepp's soul, but the album features him on tenor and soprano sax – working in a wonderfully spiritual vein that's almost in the same mode as his early 70s work on Impulse! The album features some very long, drawn out tracks – but ones that build ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The title here is interesting – given that Matthew Shipp's been giving us new concepts in jazz piano for decades – yet there also is a way that this set differs from some of Shipp's classic recordings – maybe in part because it seems to hew to older piano trio traditions at times, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Beautiful – simply beautiful – one of the greatest Wayne Shorter albums for Blue Note, and one of our favorite jazz albums ever! The record is a masterpiece of lyrical delight – soul jazz mixed with slight touches of experimentalism – but still warm, swinging, and personal ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Orlando Silva —
Carinhoso ... CD BMG (Brazil), 1959. Used ...
$9.99
Dreamy romantic numbers – done in the flowery emotive style of the pre-bossa years by singer Orlando Silva. Titles include "Suplica", "Amigo Leal", "Rosa", "Labios Que Beijei", "Alianca Partida", "A Jardineira", and "Sinha ... (Brazil) read moreCD
The quintessential sound of late 60s Horace Silver – on one hand still very much in the Blue Note soul jazz groove that earned him plenty of jukebox single play, but on the other hand really stretching out with a style that's a bit more righteous than before! Horace shows that he can still ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 1997 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
A huge breakout moment for disco in the 70s – the first album from Silver Convention, a very early example of the European power on the club scene! The group's the brainchild of arranger Sylvester Levay and producer Michael Kunze – who come up with some great German disco rhythms for ... (Soul) read moreCD
Paul Simon's mid 80s landmark – a record that brought together Simon's unique voice and pop folk songwriting skill with South African, Chicano, zydeco other global musical styles – held together by some of the best songs Simon ever put together! With lesser material, this would feel ... (Rock) read moreCD
A really great little set from Zoot Sims – earthy, and almost a bit more fragile than much of his other work! There's a real "down home" feel to the whole record – as Zoot blows comfortably and easily in a quartet with Dave McKenna on piano, George Tucker on bass, and Dannie ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 2000 Japanese pressing, includes obi.)
If you've ever loved these guys on record – you'll love them live! This set is brilliant – a perfect example of the way that Frank, Dean, & Sammy could interact together – singing, joking, talking, and effortlessly moving through a range of material in ways that are simply ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on CD and mark through barcode.)
Alex Sipiagin —
Hindsight ... CD Criss Cross (Holland), 2001. Used ...
$11.99
Alex Sipiagin on trumpet and flugelhorn – with Chris Potter on tenor, Adam Rogers on guitar, Boris Kozlov on bass, and Gene Jackson on drums. (Jazz) CD
Sisters Of Mercy —
Floodland ... CD Elektra, 1987. Used ...
$6.99
Titles include "Flood II", "Mother Russia", "Dominion", "Lucretia", "1959", "This Corrosion", "Driven Like The Snow", "Never Land", and "Flood I". (Rock) CD
Very cool early work from the young Grace Slick – material done with her own Great Society group in the years before she joined Jefferson Airplane – but already sounding pretty darn trippy overall! That shocking, thrilling quality of Grace's voice is already firmly in place – ... (Rock) read moreCD
Very cool early work from the young Grace Slick – material done with her own Great Society group in the years before she joined Jefferson Airplane – but already sounding pretty darn trippy overall! That shocking, thrilling quality of Grace's voice is already firmly in place – ... (Rock) read moreCD