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Okka Disk, 2002. New Copy ... $9.99 13.99
Two important improvising trios come together head to head in the transatlantic brilliance of Okka Disk Records in the 90s – recorded in a very unusual way that lets you clearly hear all the contributions of the members of the group! In the left channel stands AALY – a searing lineup ... read more CD
Whaling City Sound, 2016. Used 2 CDs ... $14.99
Greg Abate on alto and soprano saxophone, Phil Woods on alto saxophone, Tim Ray on piano, John Lockwood on bass, and Mark Walker on drums. CD
New Jazz/Prestige, 1961/1962. New Copy ... $13.99 14.98
Revolutionary work from one of the most important talents you never heard of – 2 jazz/world classics from the amazing Ahmed Abdul-Malik! The CD begins with The Music Of Ahmed Abdul Malik from 1961 – a record that has the bassist working in a very sophisticated cross-cultural mode ... read more CD
Folkways, 1979. New Copy Gatefold ... $12.99 16.98
A beautifully poetic take on the transplantation of African sounds in the US scene – played on a variety of different instruments by Bilal Abdurahman! The tracks are mostly short, percussive ones – with the strongest focus on instrumentation, but with occasional vocal refrains from ... (Global Grooves, Jazz) read more CD
(Special limited CD – pressed up for us by the Smithsonian Folkways label. Comes with original cover artwork, and the CD also features a PDF file with the original liner notes and other materials from the original record release.)
No Business (Lithuania), 1978. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
Fiercely improvised work from the duo of Kaoru Abe on soprano and sopranino saxophone – and Sabu Toyozumi on drums and percussion! On "Song For Mithue Totozumi", the pair jump right into the fray – with Abe spinning out these incredible lines with effortless ease – ... read more CD
ECM (Germany), 1987. Used ... $9.99
John Abercrombie on guitars and guitar synthesizer, Michael Brecker on tenor saxophone, Marc Johnson on bass, and Peter Erskine on drums. CD
ECM, 1970s/1980s/1990s. Used ... $11.99
Features Jan Hammer, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Ralph Towner, Richard Beirach, George Mraz, Peter Donald, Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Dan Wall, Adam Nussbaum, Mark Felder & Joey Baron. CD
ECM, 2007. Used ... $12.99
John Abercrombie on electric and acoustic guitars, Marc Johnson on double bass, Joey Baron on drums, and Mark Feldman on violin. CD
(Out of print.)
John Abercrombie —
Timeless ... LP 
ECM, 1974. Very Good+ ... $14.99
With Jan Hammer on organ and keyboards and Jack DeJohnette on drums! LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a cut corner and some wear. Vinyl has a short click on "Timeless".)
ECM, 2009. Used ... $14.99
John Abercrombie on guitar, Mark Feldman on violin, Thomas Morgan on double bass & Joey Baron on drums. CD
(Still sealed, includes slipcase.)
ECM, 1970s/1980s. Used ... $11.99
With Jan Hammer, Jack DeJohnette, Mike Brecker, Peter Donald, Richie Beirach, Eddie Gomez, Lester Bowie, Ralph Towner, Dave Holland. CD
(Out of print.)
ECM, 1992. Used ... $14.99
John Abercrombie on guitar, Marc Johnson on bass, Peter Erskine on drums, and John Surman on baritone and soprano saxophones and bass clarinet. CD
(Out of print, BMG music club pressing.)
Enja/Mesa, 1992. Used ... $11.99
Features work from Rabih Abou-Khalil on oud – with Charlie Mariano on alto, Kenny Wheeler on trumpet, and Steve Swallow on bass! (Global Grooves, Jazz) CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Rogue Art (France), 2020. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
Tremendous work from Joshua Abrams – a set that's very different than some of his other work in recent years, but every bit as great! The set's got a lean group – Abrams on bass, Jeff Parker on guitar, Gerald Cleaver on drums, and the great Ari Brown on tenor – of Awakening fame ... read more CD
Joshua Abrams —
Cloud Script ... LP Rogue Art (France), 2020. New Copy Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
Tremendous work from Joshua Abrams – a set that's very different than some of his other work in recent years, but every bit as great! The set's got a lean group – Abrams on bass, Jeff Parker on guitar, Gerald Cleaver on drums, and the great Ari Brown on tenor – of Awakening fame ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Cloud Script ... CD 14.99
Eremite, 2019. New Copy 2CD ... $19.99
A really fantastic album from bassist Joshua Abrams – a set that may well be his greatest to date – and that's saying a lot, given all the other work he's given us in recent years! The double-length set has Abrams working with this lineup of improvising jazz talents, but in a way that's ... read more CD
Black Saint (Italy), 1981. Used ... $9.99
Hardly the blues that you might expect from the title – although knowing Muhal Richard Abrams, there's no doubt some sort of blues influence lurking in the background of his complicated orchestrations for the date! The album's a suite of original compositions by Abrams – all numbers ... read more CD
Black Saint (Italy), 1980. Used ... $16.99
One of the earliest Muhal Richard Abrams sessions for the Black Saint label – and a set that's filled with unusual musical moments! The tracks here are somewhat freer than some of Abrams' work to come – almost in the looser creative improvised mode of the first generation AACM – ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Muhal Richard Abrams featuring Malachi Favors —
Sightsong ... LP Black Saint, 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $11.99
A fantastic record – and one of the warmest, most soulful sets we've ever heard from Muhal Richard Abrams! The album features Muhal's piano alongside the bass of Malachi Favors – a really unique duo outing that unlocks a whole new side of both players, especially Favors, who really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Strut (UK), 2018. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 28.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Strut (UK), 2020. Used ... $9.99
A tremendous return to form for reedman Idris Ackamoor and his Pyramids group – and a record that we love every bit as much as his classic material from the 70s! There's a power, righteousness, and urgency to this album that we haven't heard from Ackamoor in years – very much the kind ... read more CD
Solar Grooves, 2021. Used ... $8.99
Matt Swenson on guitar, Bryan Lewis on piano, Hammond B3 organ, and synthesizer, Philip Booth on bass and French horn, Jeremy Powell and Rick Runion on tenor saxophone, Christian Taylor Ryan on baritone and alto saxophone, Peggy Morris on flute, Jen Peacock Ryan on trumpet, Alex Belliveau on ... read more CD
Riverside/OJC, 1958. Used ... $8.99
Tremendous work from saxophonist Pepper Adams – quite possibly one of his most hard-blowing sets on record! The album's a live date, recorded at the legendary Five Spot – and the group here is a swinging one with plenty of soul jazz touches – a combo that includes a young Bobby ... read more CD
Pepper Adams —
Twelfth & Pingree ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $13.99
Exactly the kind of session that really lets Pepper Adams show his stuff – full of long, live tracks that really have Adams stretching out on baritone – handling the instrument with soul, depth, and dexterity that might well be unmatched during this point in his career! The quartet ... read more CD
(Part of the Enja 50th Anniversary Campaign!)
Riverside, 1961. Very Good ... $11.99
Pretty darn hip stuff – and with some great soloing by Cannonball! The record features Adderley's alto fronting a large group conducted by Ernie Wilkins, and featuring a host of hip players like Melba Liston, Oliver Nelson, Jerome Richardson, Ray Barretto, Sam Jones, and Wynton Kelly. The ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing, with silver text, microphone logo, and deep groove. Cover has some tape on the top seam, and a bit of splitting on the bottom.)
Europe 1, 1969. Used ... $7.99
A hip little live set from Cannonball – recorded at the end of the funky 60s, in Paris, with Joe Zawinul on keyboards, and in the same long electric tradition as his famous Country Preacher album! The tracks include some of the gems from the Capitol years – stretched out and served up ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Riverside/OJC, 1959. Used ... $6.99
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 more CD
(Out of print.)
Riverside/OJC, 1962. Used ... $6.99
Rock-solid live material from the classic Cannonball Adderley Sextet – a combo who could usually groove even better on a concert date then they could in the studio! The album's one of a number of key live sides from Cannon in the 60s – and although it pre-dates his work on Capitol, it's ... read more CD
Also available Cannonball Adderley Sextet In New York (Keepnews collection) ... CD 5.99(Out of print.)
Riverside/Concord, 1962. Used ... $5.99
Rock-solid live material from the classic Cannonball Adderley Sextet – a combo who could usually groove even better on a concert date then they could in the studio! The album's one of a number of key live sides from Cannon in the 60s – and although it pre-dates his work on Capitol, it's ... read more CD
Also available Cannonball Adderley Sextet In New York ... CD 6.99(Punch through barcode.)
Capitol, Mid 60s. Very Good ... $19.99
Once again, Cannon proves that it's not the song, it's the singer! This set of tunes from the hit musical Fiddler On The Roof should be schmaltzy – but thanks to the quality of the group (a great sextet with Nat Adderley, Charles Lloyd, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes), and thanks to ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Cover has minimal wear and aging.)
Riverside/Landmark, 1959. Used ... $6.99
A hardbop classic from Cannonball Adderley – and one of his harder to find albums from the Riverside days! The set has Cannon playing without his usual group, in the context of an all-star batch of players that includes Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb – who he worked with ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Savoy, 1955. Used ... $9.99
A great companion to Kenny Clarke's Bohemia After Dark LP, an excellent bebop session from the glory days of the Savoy label! Kenny Clarke's was ostensibly the leader, but all players are great, and highlighting Cannonball Adderley is no mistake, though he's featured amongst a great cast, ... read more CD
(Out of print, booklet has a few age spots.)
Capitol (Japan), Mid 60s. Used ... $28.99
A nice once – certainly not as funky as some of Cannon's other work for Capitol, but with a dark edge that really makes it great! The core Cannonball quintet of Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, et al, is set up in string arrangements by Ray Ellis – a bit flowery at times, but in a way that ... read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Capitol/Landmark, 1962. Used ... $9.99
A great live classic from the Cannonball Adderley Sextet of the early 60s – that famous group that included Nat Adderley on cornet, Yusef Lateef on tenor and flute, Joe Zawinul on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums! Tracks are long, and these guys are really on fire in a live ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Riverside/OJC, 1961. Used ... $5.99
Beautiful early work from Cannonball Adderley – and a record that's quite different than most of his better known sets from the time! The album's more spare and stripped-down than usual – with Cannon's alto in a quartet alongside Bill Evans on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Connie Kay ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Fantasy, 1975. Used ... $11.99
Sweet funky 70s work from Cannonball Adderley – a record that has him revisiting older tunes from his early soul jazz years – but in ways that give them a whole new electric vibe overall! The album's actually Cannonball's last full studio set, but it's also one of his greatest too ... read more CD
Hi Hat, 1965. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A smoking live set from Cannonball Adderley – one recorded in a space between his famous concert albums for Riverside and Capitol Records – and equally as great as any of them! The group's got a slightly unique lineup – in that Charles Lloyd is in the combo on tenor sax – ... read more CD
Capitol, 1970. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $23.99
Fantastic work from the massive electric years of the Cannonball Adderley Quintet – one of the group's last records to feature the keyboards of Joe Zawinul – and also one of the heaviest from the time! The set's a double-length gem that presents the group in an open live setting – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, in good shape.)
EmArcy, Late 50s. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
4 early Cannonball Adderley albums on 2 CDs! The package is a brilliantly put-together look at Cannon's early style – forged at Mercury in the years before he settled into soul jazz fame in the 60s, a mix of hardbop styles that shows his genius even as a young player, working with players ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Riverside/OJC, 1962. Used ... $9.99
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 more CD
Capitol/Riverside, 1962. Used ... $6.99
Cannonball Adderley recorded this nice little groover in 1962, when American musicans were just getting on the bossa tip, and still keeping things pretty authentic. The record was cut in New York with Sergio Mendes' early Bossa Rio group – the legendary Brazilian jazz ensemble that featured ... read more CD
Riverside, 1960. Used ... $9.99
Nat's trumpet is backed up by the "big sax section" here – a trio of reed players that includes Yusef Lateef, Jimmy Heath, and Charlie Rouse, plus some additional baritone work by Tate Houston. The groove's pretty swinging – kind of in the mode of early work with Cannonball ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Jamey Aebersold, 1981. Used 2CD ... $2.99
Trio features Hal Galper on piano, Steve Gilmore on bass, and Bill Goodwin on drums. CD
(Play-a-long book is not included. Cover image varies slightly.)
JA Records, 1988. Used ... $2.99
Mostly bop numbers – played by a trio with Dan Haerle on piano, Todd Coolman on bass, and Steve Davis on drums. CD
(Out of print. Play-a-long book is not included. Cover image varies slightly.)
JA Records, 1990. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Trio features Jim McNeely on piano, Todd Coolman on bass, and Steve Davis on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(With booklet!)
Jamey Aebersold, 1984. Near Mint- ... $6.99
With Dan Haerle on piano, Jack Peterson on guitar, Todd Coolman on bass, and Ed Soph on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(With booklet.)
JA Records, 1987. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Trio features Hal Galper on piano, Steve Gilmore on bass, and Bill Goodwin on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes booklet.)
Erlkonig/Long Hair (France), Late 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99 24.99
Two different albums from this obscure German group – both records from the end of the 70s, but with a proggish vibe that puts them much more in the sound of the early part of the decade! Turkis has Aera coming up with some nicely complicated work on rhythms – maybe stronger than ... read more CD
Banyon/Luv N' Haight, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $5.99 15.98
The wildly diverse, heavily percussive global jazz, soul, and exotica inspired Afrodesia from the late 60s combo Afro Soultet – a crazy rare one, too! The group purportedly has roots in Texas, but incarnations of it were gigging around LA a bit earlier as Afro Latin Blues Quintet +1 and a ... read more CD
Munich/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $16.99
A rare and wonderful album from Dutch pianist Rog Agerbeek – a player who's not nearly as well-remembered as some of the more avant members of his scene, but who always works with a strong sense of soul and imagination! This album's great proof of that – as Rob and the group have a ... read more CD
(Part of the "Jazz Premium Seats – Rare Jazz – Live & Sessions" series!)
Mack Avenue, 2018. Used ... $6.99
Mack Avenue, 2019. Used ... $9.99
Three Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $19.99
Not the Chicago group of AACM fame, but a completely different Japanese combo from the 70s – a very cool outfit who are equally avant in their approach – and work together in a very spiritual blend of acoustic and electric sounds! The album features one long track, improvised in a very ... read more CD
(Part of the Three Blind Mice Supreme Collection!)
Nessa, 1977. New Copy ... $13.99 16.98
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 more CD
Also available Air Time (180 gram pressing) ... LP 16.99
Nessa, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $16.99 19.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Air Time ... CD 13.99
Buddah, 1971. Very Good- Gatefold ... $19.99
Easily one of the greatest records that Brazilian percussionist Airto ever recorded – a stunning blend roots and jazzy currents, and a set that follows strongly off his work in the group Quarteto Novo! The set's got contributions from one of his key partners in that combo – reedman ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Seeds On The Ground – The Natural Sounds Of Airto (blue vinyl pressing) ... LP 22.99(Cover has a promo sticker, some ring & edge wear, small peeled spots, and a small piece of masking tape on back.)
Buddah/Real Gone, 1971. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $22.99 32.99
Easily one of the greatest records that Brazilian percussionist Airto ever recorded – a stunning blend roots and jazzy currents, and a set that follows strongly off his work in the group Quarteto Novo! The set's got contributions from one of his key partners in that combo – reedman ... (Brazil, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Seeds On The Ground – The Natural Sounds Of Airto ... LP 19.99(Limited edition of 1000 – on blue vinyl!)
ObliqSound, 2005. Used ... $4.99
Luca Gusella on marimba and Andrea Dulbecco on vibraphone. CD
Ambrose Akinmusire —
On The Tender Spot Of Every Calloused Moment ... CD Blue Note, 2020. New Copy ... $12.99 13.99
A fantastic album from trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire – a set that really kicks his career up to the next level, and which is easily the most powerful record he's ever given us! The music finds Ambrose in many moods, all of them righteous – sometimes blowing hard and fierce in a small ... read more CD
Also available On The Tender Spot Of Every Calloused Moment ... CD 9.99
Blue Note, 2020. Used ... $9.99
A fantastic album from trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire – a set that really kicks his career up to the next level, and which is easily the most powerful record he's ever given us! The music finds Ambrose in many moods, all of them righteous – sometimes blowing hard and fierce in a small ... read more CD
Also available On The Tender Spot Of Every Calloused Moment ... CD 12.99(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Toshiko Akiyoshi —
United Notions ... LP MGM/Metro, 1958. Near Mint- ... $24.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with obi!)
Toshiko Akiyoshi/RCA, 1974. Near Mint- ... $11.99
A 70s classic from the team of Toshiko Akioshi and Lew Tabackin – a duo who did for the jazz ensemble mode in their generation what Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland did in the 60s! The material here is wonderfully inventive – the kind of compositions that Toshiko wouldn't have even ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing.)
Atlantic/Wounded Bird, 1979. New Copy ... $6.99 11.98
A mix of fusiony jazz rock, a bit of funk and some more sweeping arrangements – sometimes in the span of a single song on this fairly underappreciated Atlantic set from Jan Akkerman! Mixing easy listening and funk is the kind of thing that's pulled off pretty well, or falls completely flat, ... read more CD
Elektra/Wounded Bird, 1982. New Copy ... $3.99 11.98
A great portrait of an under-recorded artist – Joe Albany's last album ever, recorded for Elektra records during their early 80s run of straight jazz sides! The record's got a spare, personal quality that's similar to Albany's other late work – but it's a bit more professionally put ... read more CD
Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... $8.99 12.99
Amazing sounds from three great improvisers – two of whom we've known and loved for years, one of whom we're just beginning to discover! The trio features Ken Vandermark on tenor and clarinet, Joe McPhee on soprano sax and pocket trumpet, and Susan Alcorn on pedal steel guitar – the ... read more CD
Venus (Japan), 2004. New Copy (reissue)... $56.99
A long-overdue session of ballads from modern tenor giant Eric Alexander – a player we've always loved for his soaring, leaping lines on soul jazz sets – but who also has just the right tone to carry off an album of mellow tunes and ballads! Alexander's tone reminds us a lot of the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Masterpiece LP Collection!)
Milestone/ZYX (Germany), 2002. Used ... $9.99
Always-great work from Eric Alexander – one of our favorite tenor players of the modern age, and a talent who gets better and better with each album! This one features Eric working with pianist Harold Mabern – in a wonderful union that's been forged over the course of a number of ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
High Note, 2017. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
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 more CD
Venus (Japan), 2011. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Monty Alexander on piano, Hassan Shakur on bass, and Wilie Jones III on drums. CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Resonance, 1982. New Copy 2 CDs ... $22.99 24.99
Unreleased live work from pianist Monty Alexander – recording here with a bit of extra percussion in his trio, which always seems to give his music a nice little kick! The date was captured at Bubba's, in Fort Lauderdale – a club that not only seemed to be a rare spot in Florida that ... read more CD
Capitol, 1961. Very Good ... Just Sold Out!
King, Late 50s. New Copy (reissue)... $9.99 12.98
Early greatness from Lorez Alexandria – and proof that she was a singer who could handle a tune like nobody else! At one level, the set appears to be a simple batch of standards, given a slight jazz twist – but as usual for the great one, Lorez manages to inflect each and every note ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Lorez Alexandria —
From Broadway To Hollywood ... CD Trio/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $13.99
An ultra-hip record from Lorez Alexandria – one of her grooviest albums ever, and a set that was only ever issued in Japan! The set features Lorez hitting some of the hippest, most rhythmic modes of her career – working with jazzy backing arranged by Gildo Mahones and Art Hillery, ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Discovery, 1981. Very Good+ ... $5.99
While not as funky as some of her other records for Discovery, this tasty session of vocal tracks still has Lorez singing in a beautifully soulful style, of the type that she's finally getting recognition for these days! The lady has always been one of our favorite vocalists, and she's got some ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has aging, light wear, and a name in pen.)
Stash/Soul Brother (UK), 1988. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
A really fantastic little record – a set that shows a strong evolution of spiritual jazz styles into the 80s! The set was recorded at a time when the jazz underground was really getting a lot of exposure, and was bursting forward with a new sense of hope – a quality that you can really ... read more CD
Rogue Art (France), 2021. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
Twin saxes, coming together here with a really wonderful sound – the tenor of Ingrid Laubrock and straight alto sax of Stephane Payen – criss-crossing beautifully next to the drums of Tom Rainey and bass of Chris Tordini! There's a really special sort of sound going on here – the ... read more CD
All Star Jazz Band —
Jazz Bebop Blues ... LP Plymouth, 1940s. Very Good- ... Just Sold Out!
Early 50s compilation of 78 sides recorded for Lenox and Continental – with selections by Frank Culley, Morris Lane, Rubberlegs Williams, Cozy Cole, Billy Langford, and Eddie Davis. LP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label pressing. Cover has light surface wear, discoloration from age, and a split spine.)
Savant, 2016. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Quite a powerful little record from JD Allen – billed in the notes as a "blues record", but a set that's got an undeniably spiritual feel – so much so, it might be one of Allen's best records to date! The setting is a trio – with Gregg August on bass and Rudy Royston on ... read more CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Savant, 2019. Used ... Just Sold Out!
One of the boldest records we've ever heard from tenorist JD Allen – a set that has him playing in trio formation, with just bass and drums – borrowing a page from the modernist years of Sonny Rollins, but pushing even more forward with his sound and style! The tracks aren't totally ... read more CD
Savant, 2021. New Copy ... $15.99 16.99
A really powerful solo album from JD Allen – maybe the first we've ever heard from the tenor saxophonist, and a set that's got a very different vibe than some of his recent outings with groups! Allen recorded the music during the height of lockdown in 2020, at a time when he'd had to step ... read more CD
Concord, 1993. Used ... $4.99
With Chuck Berghofer on bass, Ken Peplowski on clarinet & tenor saxophone, Frank Capp on drums, Howard Alden on guitar & Glenn Zottola on trumpet. CD
(Out of print.)
Atlantic, Late 60s. Used ... $1.99
Groovy 20 track "best of" CD compiling tracks from his Atlantic recordings of the late 60's and early 70's, with loads of his usual cool hipster jazz vocals and New Orleans piano playing. Cuts include "Seventh Son", "Swingin' Machine", "Your Mind Is On ... read more CD
Also available Best Of Mose Allison ... LP 7.99(Out of print.)
Atlantic, 1960s. Very Good+ ... $7.99
A collection 60s recordings on Atlantic under several line-ups that include Jimmy Reider on tenor, Jimmy Knepper on trombone, and Red Mitchell on bass. (Vocalists, Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Best Of Mose Allison ... CD 1.99(Green and red Rockefeller label pressing.)
Atlantic/Strawberry (UK), 1960s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 6CD ... $42.99 59.99
A really wonderful collection of music – work that has an already-great artist taking off into all these new directions of his own – completely reinventing himself as the jazz generations moved on, always with a really strong sense of wit and imagination! Mose Allison first emerged as ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more CD
Prestige, Late 50s. Very Good ... $18.99
A hipster vocal jazz classic – a full length Prestige album that brings together all of Mose Allison's vocal numbers from his initial run a the label! Mose started out as a pianist, but quickly won even greater attention with his down home, New Orleans-influenced way of singing – a ... (Vocalists, Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue trident label pressing with Van Gelder stamp.)
Columbia, Early 60s. Used ... $19.99
One of Mose's most sophisticated album, and one that has him going way past his usual "folksy jazzy" style, into a realm that touches on Monk-like modernism. The whole first side is Allison's extended "Hiram Brown" suite, which mixes vocal and instrumental passages in an ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Meadowlark (Canada), 1987. Near Mint- ... $6.99
Features Abraham Laboriel on bass, Russell Ferrante on piano and synthesizers, and Alex Acuna on percussion. LP, Vinyl record album
Warner, 1969. Near Mint- ... $39.99
A wonderful record from guitarist Laurindo Almeida – way way better than the title might make you think, and quite different from his albums for Capitol! The album is subtitled "electronic excursions", and while it's not exactly electronic, it does feature Almeida soloing over some ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Green label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear, lightly bent corner at the bottom right, and a bit of pen on back.)
Capitol (Japan), 1963. New Copy ... $13.99
It's definitely a bossa nova world when Laurindo Almeida's around – given that the player first got the whole sound going in the 50s, then returned the favor in the 60s with some great albums like this for Capitol Records! The set's a bright blend of LA jazz and bossa rhythms – played ... (Now Sound, Jazz) read more CD
Thiago Almeida (Brazil), 2018. Used ... $9.99
Tony Almerico's Parisian Room Band —
Clambake On Bourbon St ... LP Cook, 1958. Very Good- ... Just Sold Out!
Led by trumpeter Tony Almerico, with Red Camp and Fred Neumann on piano, Joe Loyacano on bass, Frank Federico on guitar, Charley Duke on drums, Tony Costa on clarinet, Nina Picone on tenor, Bubby Castigliola on trombone, and Sam DeKemel on bugle, with Lizzie Miles and Sam DeKemel on vocals. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black vinyl pressing with flat edge. Cover has some wear and aging.)
A&M, Late 70s/Early 80s. Used ... $6.99
Doubt (Japan), 2006. Used ... $11.99
Uchihashi Kazuhisa on guitar, Nasuno Mitsuru on bass, and Yoshigaki Yasuhiro on trumpet, drums, and percussion. CD
(Out of print.)
Meta (Germany), 2002. Used ... $4.99
Features Ralf Altrieth on soprano sax and Daniel Almada piano. CD
Clean Feed (Portugal), 2003. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Features Rodrigo Amado on alto and baritone sax, Carlos Zingaro on violin, and Ken Filiano on bass. CD
(Out of print.)
Rodrigo Amado & Chris Corsano —
No Place To Fall ... CD Astral Spirits, 2019. New Copy ... $8.99
Searing sounds from this excellent duo – Rodrigo Amado on tenor and Chris Corsano on drums – both musicians that have such a clear, tight understanding of each other that they're able to improvised freely in fantastic ways – whether moving at top speed as a duo, or stepping ... read more CD
(Limited edition.)
No Business (Lithuania), 2021. New Copy ... $14.99 18.99
The album's a very open field of improvisation – served up here by a great lineup that has the piano of Alexander Von Schlippenbach joining the trio of Rodrigo Amado on tenor, Miguel Mira on cello, and Gabriel Ferrandini on drums! Although a guest, Schlippenbach makes his presence instantly ... read more CD
Da Mon/BBE (UK), 1982. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $24.99 26.99
A really beautiful record from the Ambiance ensemble – a group led by reedman Daoud Abubakar Balewa – a musician with the same underground prominence as Plunky Nakabinde and Idris Ackamoor during the same generation! Like both of those artists, Daoud has a way of moving effortlessly ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great 2LP pressing – plays at 45rpm!)
Da Mon/P-Vine (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... $24.99
One of the best records ever recorded by the Ambiance II Fusion Ensemble – a group led by sax player Daoud Abubakar Balewa – and grooving here in a mix of soul jazz and electric fusion that sounds pretty darn sweet overall! Daoud's got a pinched style to his reed work, creating a tone ... read more CD
