A brilliant mix of jazz and world music! Abdul-Malik was the legendary bass player from the fifties who mixed straight jazz playing with traditional Middle Eastern rhythms – and although he most famously recorded albums with Monk as a regular bassist, his albums on his own are amazing ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Abdullah/Brown/Bang/Sirone/Hopkins/Cyrille —
Group – Live ... CD No Business (Lithuania), 1986. New Copy ...
$14.99
Vintage work from this overlooked group from the New York scene of the 80s – an all-star lineup that features Ahmed Abdullah on trumpet, Marion Brown on alto sax, Billy Bang on violin, Sirone and Fred Hopkins on bass, and Andrew Cyrille on drums! The tracks are long, and there's a loose, ... read moreCD
Ahmed Abdullah —
Life's Force ... LP About Time, 1979. New Copy ...
$7.9911.99
A crowning moment of achievement for trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah – a record that draws on his rich experience working with Sun Ra, but focuses the energy into a warmer, more spiritual jazz setting overall! The album's a lost treasure from the US scene of the late 70s – a perfect melding ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Abercrombie —
Arcade ... LP ECM, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
A record full of rich tones and cascadingly lyrical lines – and a set that features the wonderful pairing of John Abercrombie's guitar and the piano of Richie Beirach! Beirach seems to ground Abercrombie even more than usual – still letting John have those atmospheric qualities in his ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Abercrombie —
Night ... CD ECM (Germany), 1983. New Copy ...
Just Sold Out!
The airy tones of guitarist John Abercrombie find a bit of a different setting here – a slight change from some of his earlier ECM albums, but still with a relatively open vibe overall! Jan Hammer's in the group on keyboards, but sounds thankfully very different than his Miami Vice fame ... read moreCD
Muhal Richard Abrams —
1-OQA+19 ... CD Black Saint (Italy), 1978. Used ...
$24.99
Abrams is joined by Anthony Braxton, Leonard Jones, Steve McCall, and Henry Threadgill. The songs are all attributed to Abrams, though they seem to be strongly influenced by the presence of Braxton with song titles like "OQA" and "RITOB". Other song titles include "Charlie ... read moreCD
(Out of print original CD pressing, not a CDr. Booklet is lightly wrinkled from some light water damage.)
Muhal Richard Abrams —
Afrisong ... CD Why Not (UK), 1975. Used ...
$7.99
One of the most beautiful albums ever recorded by this legendary AACM pianist! The album was a rare Japanese-only session from 1975, but recorded in Chicago – and it features Muhal playing solo – in beautifully warm spiritual tones that are very different from his playing on many other ... read moreCD
Muhal Richard Abrams —
View From Within ... LP Black Saint (Italy), 1985. Very Good ...
$9.99
A large group session from pianist Muhal Richard Abrams, but one that often has enough of a quietly individual feel to warrant its "view from within" title! The players are very well balanced here – often given a bit of direction, but usually playing free – although still ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Paolo Achenza Trio —
Do It ... CD Right Tempo (Italy), 1994. Used ...
$4.99
A great album from this cool Italian trio – one of the first groups to go back and pick up Fender Rhodes, and use it for a more contemporary groove! The style is great – a bit of funk, a bit of bossa – and very much in a vibe that fits the classic look of the cover. Cuts include ... (Deep Funk, Jazz)read moreCD
Paolo Achenza Trio —
Do It ... LP Right Tempo (Italy), 1994. Near Mint- ...
$18.99
A great album from this cool Italian trio – one of the first groups to go back and pick up Fender Rhodes, and use it for a more contemporary groove! The style is great – a bit of funk, a bit of bossa – and very much in a vibe that fits the classic look of the cover. Cuts include ... (Deep Funk, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids —
Angel Fell ... CD Strut (UK), 2018. New Copy ...
$11.9912.99
Saxophonist Idris Ackamoor is a living jazz legend – but not the kind that's stale and stuffy, and instead a continuously vibrant player who's given us mindblowing music since his initial recordings with his Pyramids group in the 70s! This version of the Pyramids is different than that one, ... read moreCD
An unusual group – a bit fusion, but more too – with Jay Byalick on Fender Rhodes and piano, Gerry Niewood on alto, Michael Brecker on tenor, Marcus Miller on bass, Ricardo Silveira on guitar, and Jeff Williams on drums! LP, Vinyl record album
Clifford Adams —
Cliff Notes ... CD Trentown, 2002. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
... CD
George Adams —
America ... CD Somethin Else/Blue Note (Japan), 1989. New Copy ...
$16.99
A surprising project from tenorist George Adams – one that seems to take its cover and title quite seriously – yet also find a way to have some real fun with the concept too! The album's definitely an Americanist one – as the tunes are all older standards from our nation's ... read moreCD
(A "Somethin'else Since 1988" series SHM-CD pressing!)
Beautiful work from reedman George Adams – a set that has him blowing some great tenor, plus a bit of flute and soprano sax too – on a set of laidback tracks served up with a great quartet! George's horn is definitely the star attraction here – but the combo's got just the right ... read moreCD
(A "Somethin'else Since 1988" series SHM-CD pressing!)
Beautiful work from reedman George Adams – a set that has him blowing some great tenor, plus a bit of flute and soprano sax too – on a set of laidback tracks served up with a great quartet! George's horn is definitely the star attraction here – but the combo's got just the right ... read moreCD
George Adams & Don Pullen —
City Gates ... CD Timeless/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1983. New Copy ...
$13.99
George Adams and Don Pullen knock it out of the park on this one – finding great company in each other's presence, and really moving things forward in the process! The set begins with a long track titled "Mingus Metamorphosis", and that really sums up the spirit of the record ... read moreCD
A fantastic album from Pepper Adams – one of his best, and an incredibly swinging session that will make you forget that he's playing a heavy baritone! At some level, the session shouldn't work so well – as it's got a rhythm group that's not particularly hard-hitting – with Hank ... read moreCD
An obscure late 50s gem from Pepper – a stripped-down quartet session that has him blowing in a very open-ended mode – quite a difference from some of his more tightly arranged sets! The feel's a bit like Pepper's work with Donald Byrd, but even more openly swinging – played by a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Red & black label pressing with deep groove and stamped patent matrix. Cover looks great!)
Wickedly hip work from Cannonball Adderley – and one of his real standout sessions for Capitol Records in the 60s! The set lives up to its "Africa" promise right from the very first note – and features a set of loud, proud tunes that really bring out the righteous sounds of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label pressing. Cover has split top & bottom seams, some wear, staining, and a FREE punch.)
Cannon's left his usual soul jazz combo for this album – and he's recording on the west coast with an all-star group that includes Wes Montgomery on guitar, Victor Feldman on vibes and piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. The sound's a bit different than usual – with a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Bill Grauer pressing with microphone logo and deep groove.)
Fantastic work from the Cannonball Adderley Quintet – one of their greatest performances from the seminal early 60s years! The band at this time includes Cannon on alto, Nat on cornet, Victor Feldman on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums – and although Feldman's not as ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo Bill Grauer Productions pressing with microphone logo and deep groove. Cover has some wear & splitting. Vinyl has some sleeve marks)
One of the greatest Cannonball Adderley albums from the Riverside years – a completely smoking live date recorded in San Francisco, often with long tracks that really let the group open up and do their thing! The lineup here is that classic one that first grabbed attention – the group ... read moreCD
A set that's right on target, right from the start – and one that has the young Cannonball Adderley really coming into his groove! The set's a lot more soul jazz-oriented than some of Cannon's records from a few years before – played by a rock-solid group that includes brother Nat ... read moreCD
Cannonball Adderley —
Jazz Profile ... CD Blue Note, Late 50s/1960s. Used ...
$4.99
An early album that features Adderley's beautifully edgey alto sliding nicely through a set of standards conducted by Richard Hayman. The album's not as strikingly emotive as other Verve "with strings"outings – such as the Charlie Parker & Strings sessions – but it is a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Mercury pressing with deep groove. Cover has some aging and a split top seam.)
2 early experiments by Cannonball Adderley – both of which feature him as the main soloists in front of larger backings! Jump For Joy is an interesting early side by Cannonball that captures him before he'd really found his voice – and when the folks at Mercury still didn't really know ... read moreCD
Killer work from the same sessions that gave the world Cannonball Adderley's classic Black Messiah album – live material from an extended stretch as the Troubadour club in LA – featuring a very righteous, freewheeling version of Cannonball's group! The lineup features some wonderful ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A landmark album – even if it was the only session that Cannonball Adderley ever cut for Blue Note! The album was recorded at a time when Adderley was working with Miles Davis – and as such, the session features a group that includes Miles, blowing in a cool tone that's a perfect ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 63rd Street pressing with deep groove and RVG stamp, 9M etch & "ear". Cover has some light wear.)
A landmark album – even if it was the only session that Cannonball Adderley ever cut for Blue Note! The album was recorded at a time when Adderley was working with Miles Davis – and as such, the session features a group that includes Miles, blowing in a cool tone that's a perfect ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great live work from the Cannonball Adderley Quintet – recorded during a time when the group's star was really rising on Capitol Records, but at a level that's got the more open-ended, freely-blown style of their classic concert dates for Riverside! The material here was all recorded for ... read moreCD
(Excellent package – with great mastering, and a 28 page booklet of notes!)
One of the all-time great ones by Cannonball! This record captures him in the prime of his early soul jazz fame – working with an unbelievably heavy quintet that featured Bobby Timmons on piano (with Barry Harris sitting in on a few tracks), Sam Jones on bass, Louis Hayes on drums, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Bill Grauer pressing – plain blue label with silver text. Cover has wear, with moisture stains, flaking and a split bottom seam. Vinyl plays with a click through "Jennine".)
An album that definitely lives up to its title – given the great change and evolution in the style of Cannonball Adderley's music – definitely pointed towards the soul jazz fame to come in the 60s! The group here has Adderley's alto in the company of some all-stars who may not be his ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Small blue label Bill Grauer pressing with microphone logo & deep groove. Back cover has some staining and aging.)
An all-star set from Cannonball Adderley – a hip standout in his pre-Capitol years for Riverside! The "plus" in the title is pianist Wynton Kelly – who works with the group wonderfully on 4 of the album's 6 tracks – bringing in a slightly different feel on the keys than ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Bill Grauer pressing. Cover has some wear with splitting and some tape along the seams.)
Nat Adderley —
Work Song ... LP Riverside, 1960. Very Good+ ...
$44.99
When it comes to soul jazz, you can't get any more classic than this! The title was one of the biggest jazz hits of the 60s – covered by countless other artists, but presented here in all its original brilliance in a group led by its composer, a young Nat Adderley! At the time of the record ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Bill Grauer pressing, with microphone logo & deep groove. Cover has some wear and a split top seam.)
Nat Adderley demonstrates that he can be as funky as brother Cannonball in this nice set of short groovers recorded for CTI from the late 60s! The record is one of Nat's few funky ones, and he's got some nice backing by Joe Zawinul, Grady Tate, Ron Carter, and Jerome Richardson. Cuts have the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful jazz album from Brazilian arranger Antonio Adolfo – and a tribute to saxophone great Wayne Shorter, but done with a very personal feel! Adolfo's an artist with work that stretches back to the 60s – when he often worked with groovy larger arrangements – but in recent ... (Brazil, Jazz)read moreCD
One of the hip albums of jazz instrumentals issued by Jamey Aebersold's "learn and play jazz" label from the 70s – featuring a tight set of original trio tracks with a spare groove that's really nice. The group's a trio, with Rufus Reid on bass and Dan Haerle on piano – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jamey Aebersold —
Movin On ... LP JA Records, 1974. Very Good+ ...
$9.99
One of many fine records cut for the Jamey Aebersold label of jazz improvisation/instruction albums – and one that features some excellent electric piano work by Dan Haerle, in a style that's very similar to Gene Russell's work on the Black Jazz label! The best cuts have a tight trio groove ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the best albums ever by this legendary Chicago trio – a great example of the way that records on the Nessa label can really get to the heart of artists' intentions! The trio of Henry Threadgill on reeds, Fred Hopkins on bass, and Steve McCall on percussion have never sounded better ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pekka Airaksinen —
One Point Music ... LP O Records (Finland), 1972. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
One of Airto's greatest records ever – a really hard hitting batch of tracks that mix sharp-edged fusion lines with some earthier Brazilian percussion touches – all in a way that nicely steps off of Airto's first few American releases, and warms the groove up with a nice dose of ... (Brazil, Jazz)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a cut corner.)
Tohru Aizawa —
Tachibana ... CD Tachibana/BBE (UK), 1975. New Copy ...
$13.9914.99
A real mindblower from the Japanese scene of the 70s – a perfect illustration of why that world of records was so incredible during the decade! The music here is spiritual, but also somewhat free – served up by musicians who'd clearly been inspired by John Coltrane and the Impulse ... read moreCD
A real mindblower from the Japanese scene of the 70s – a perfect illustration of why that world of records was so incredible during the decade! The music here is spiritual, but also somewhat free – served up by musicians who'd clearly been inspired by John Coltrane and the Impulse ... read moreCD
Maybe the first album by Ambrose Akinmusire to carry a parental advisory warning on the front – and for good reason, too – as there's a powerful message here that really goes beyond the style of his previous albums! The set's clearly a product of the Trump moment – with rhymes by ... read moreCD
Toshiko Akioshi makes a trip back to the Japanese jazz scene in the early 60s – for this great little session that has her meeting up with "old pals" from previous years – including Sadao Watanabe on alto sax, Akira Miyazawa on tenor, and Hideo Shiraki on drums! The reunion ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Wave Jazz Classics pressing, with insert – still in original plastic sleeve!)
A unique early large group session from pianist Toshiko Akioshi – recorded with a hip group of international players! The record's almost a precursor of some of Akioshi's better-known big band work of later years – but it's got more of a small combo feel overall, thanks to a tight ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic collection of female work on the Storyville label of the 50s – most of it vocal jazz, but also featuring a few instrumentals as well! All tracks here are pulled from longer Storyville LPs, and there's a nicely unified feel to the set – given the sensitive styles that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Heavy original pressing!)
Jan Akkerman —
Aranjuez ... LP CBS, 1978. Very Good ...
$7.99
One of the most sensitive 70s albums from guitarist Jan Akkerman – a set recorded with larger backings from Claus Ogerman, who really helps Jan find a newly mellow side of his sound! Gone are some of the too-jamming, rock-inspired modes of Akkerman's other records – and in their place ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the many releases in the surprisingly successful semi-genre of "jazz meets West Side Story" albums that came out in the late 50s and early 60s. Albam actually does a pretty great job of opening up the jazzy changes in Bernstein's score, and it helps that he's got great ensemble ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The cover of this one makes it look like a no-name leaderless session, but this one actually features some great work by some very hip players! Half the album features vibist Teddy Charles leading a group of modernists that includes Hal McKusick, Frank Socolow, Bill Russon, Bob Brookmeyer, Mal ... read moreCD
(Out of print, please note that the booklet is included but the pages are stuck together from water damage.)
The cover of this one makes it look like a no-name leaderless session, but this one actually features some great work by some very hip players! Half the album features vibist Teddy Charles leading a group of modernists that includes Hal McKusick, Frank Socolow, Bill Russon, Bob Brookmeyer, Mal ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has some wear, marker, & minor splitting.)
A teaming of two modern talents – one, pianist Joe Albany, being rediscovered and re-recorded here after a number of years of obscurity during the 50s; the other, Warne Marsh, an emerging genius with one of the best tenor tones of his generation. The pair play together in an unusually spare ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Excellent work from one of our favorite young tenor players! When Alexander first started out in Chicago, we'd catch him at southside gigs, either on his own or in Charles Earland's group – and we'd marvel at the richness of his playing, even though he was just an unknown young player in his ... read moreCD
(Out of print. Barcode has a cutout hole, disc has a promotional stamp.)
Alexander's second outing for the Milestone label (hence the title), and a wonderful album of soulful tenor tracks that has him working in a quintet with Harold Mabern on piano and Jim Rotondi on trumpet. Mabern and Alexander have, by this time, forged quite a sympathetic relationship – and, ... read moreCD
(Barcode has a cutout hole, disc has a promo stamp.)
Eric Alexander is in familiar company here, but he also seems to be using the setting to open up a bit more in terms of his color and groove – sometimes with a looser groove, sometimes with even a gentler approach to his phrasing – but always with that never-ending sense of imagination ... read moreCD
Eric Alexander is in familiar company here, but he also seems to be using the setting to open up a bit more in terms of his color and groove – sometimes with a looser groove, sometimes with even a gentler approach to his phrasing – but always with that never-ending sense of imagination ... read moreCD
This tenor giant gets better and better with each new album! Eric Alexander is one of our favorite new jazz artists of the past decade – still a relatively young player, but with a sound that's incredible, steeped in years of tradition, yet freely creative in his own unique way. His tenor ... read moreCD
Clear, clean, and tremendous tenor work from a young Eric Alexander – working here in one of his early partnerships with pianist Harold Mabern – in a way that really helps to re-direct Mabern's energy, and take him back to the glory days of his recordings in the 60s! Alexander's tenor ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring —
Battle ... CD High Note, 2005. Used ...
$8.99
... CD
Harold Alexander —
Sunshine Man ... CD Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1971. New Copy ...
$13.99
A wicked bit of funky jazz from reedman Harold Alexander – and a set that's much sharper and harder-edged than some of his later work! There's maybe a bit of freedom in the mix, here too – some post-Coltrane spiritualism that mixes with some of the more funk-based currents – ... read moreCD
The best sort of Thelonious Monk set in our opinion – the kind of record that draws heavily from the legacy of the master, but also delivers something completely new and fresh! Let's face it, Monk would wince at the idea of folks just copying his style and ideas – and Joey Alexander ... read moreCD
Monty Alexander's first album – "presented by" Les McCann, and one that features McCann's core rhythm team of Victor Gaskin on bass and Paul Humphrey on drums. The tracks are short and uncomplicated, played in a soul jazz mode that's quite similar to McCann's albums from the same ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue and silver label pressing with deep groove! Cover has some splitting along the top seam.)
US issue of a Monty Alexander set that was previously out on MPS as Love & Sunshine. The record features his groovy group with Ernest Ranglin on guitar, Eberhard Weber on bass, and Kenny Clare on drums. The bass playing's especially good, and there's lots of nice round funky moments in some of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Monty Alexander —
Spunky ... LP Pacific Jazz, Early 60s. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
Easily one of the best of Monty Alexander's early albums – and a nicely-grooving set of soul jazz numbers with a bouncy, bass-y finish! The core group on most of the set features Paul Humphrey on drums and Victor Gaskin on bass – but a few cuts have some added guitar, used mostly for ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Monty Alexander —
Steamin ... CD Concord, 1995. Used ...
$6.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Monty Alexander —
Uplift 2 ... CD Jazz Legacy, 2011. Used ...
$9.99
Mellow warmth from the great Monty Alexander – one of his best for MPS, and a trio set cut with Senator Eugene Wright on bass and Bobby Durham on drums! The roundness of Wright's bass makes the best cuts on the album even better – as he rolls around with a subtle sense of soul that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing.)
Monty Alexander —
With Love ... LP MPS/PA USA, 1972. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
Classic MPS session by funky pianist Monty Alexander! This one's filled with moody trio material, played by Alexander's tight little group with Senator Eugene Wright on bass and Bobby Durham on drums. Wright's basslines are nice and warm, and roll off in a groovy way with Alexander's tightly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on Pausa.)
Monty Alexander & Ernest Ranglin —
Rocksteady ... CD Telarc, 2004. Used ...
$3.99