Vocalists — In Stock
Singers we love -- from vintage torch to vocalese, scat, jazz poetry, standards, and more!
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Verve, 2002. Used ... $3.99
Co-produced by pianist Billy Childs and featuring bassist Dave Holland. CD
(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Blujazz, 2008. New Copy ... $11.99 15.99
Amazing work from singer Dee Alexander – a wonderfully soulful album of jazz vocals, and one that we'd rank right up there with our favorite records by Carmen Lundy or Dee Dee Bridgewater! Dee's a singer who's worked in Chicago for years, but we've honestly only begun to appreciate her ... read more CD
Impulse (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... $22.99
A beautiful album from Lorez Alexanderia – one of her two excellent sessions for Impulse! The record was cut after Lorez recorded some great sides for the Argo label – and it works off the strength of those sides, taking her unique vocal approach, forged in R&B, but smoothed by ... read more CD
(UHQCD pressing!)
Trio (Japan), 1977. New Copy (pic cover, reissue)... $18.99
Two of the coolest, grooviest tracks ever recorded by Lorez Alexandria – back to back on a Japanese-only 45! "Send In The Clowns" is taken at this great modal jazz clip – a completely different rhythm than anyone's ever used with the tune, which completely transforms it ... (Funky 45's, Vocalists) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Part of the Deep Jazz Reality series!)
King, 1960. Used ... $8.99
Perhaps one of the straightest albums that Lorez ever cut – but still pretty darn great! She's got a unique voice that's capable of being fairly smooth and mainstream, yet still manages to hit these wonderful soulful passages that transform any kind of material and makes it her own. That's ... read more CD
London, Late 60s. Near Mint- ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing with Bell Sound stamp.)
Prestige/OJC, Late 50s. Used ... $4.99
Great early classics – including "Seventh Son", "Eyesight To The Blind", "Parchman Farm", and lots more! CD
Prestige, 1957. Very Good+ ... $59.99
An early, rootsy Mose Allison sides, mostly instrumental, bluesy piano trio numbers, but Mose busts out with some vocals on an early version of his signature tune "Parchman Farm" and "Lost Mind", and a spot of trumpet on "Trouble In Mind" . He's joined by Addison ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow & black label 50th Street NYC pressing with deep groove and RVG stamp. Labels have side notations written in pen. Cover has a half split top seam, some aging, and some pen and marker on back.)
Blue Note, 2000. Used ... $5.99
Features Mose Allison on piano and vocals, Roy Babbington on bass, and Mark Taylor on drums. CD
(Out of print. Mark through barcode, disc has a promo stamp.)
Blue Note, 1989. Used ... $5.99
Great later work from Mose – a set that also has Allison playing piano, in a group with Tony Dagradi on tenor! CD
(Out of print.)
Prestige, 1958. Very Good ... $14.99
A pivotal album for Mose Allison – and one of the first records to ever feature his voice, even if only on one track! During the 50s, Allison was mostly known for his work as a bop-styled pianist – on records by Stan Getz and others – but at the end of the decade, he really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow & black label NJ pressing with deep groove and NYC stamp. Cover has some wear with a spot of tape on the top seam and some writing on the back. Vinyl plays with a short click on "Kissin Bug".)
E One, 2019. Used ... $6.99
... CD
Concord, 1995. Used 2 CDs ... $6.99
Amanda Ambrose —
Amazing Amanda Ambrose ... LP RCA, 1963. Very Good ... $2.99
Features great backing and arrangements from Bobby Scott! LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label mono pressing with deep groove.)
Liberty, 1963. Sealed ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing.)
Liberty, Mid 60s. Very Good ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove.)
Liberty, 1964. Sealed ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
RCA, 1957. Very Good+ ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has half split seams.)
Mercury/Verve, 1960. Used ... $16.99
Ernestine works her way through a set of bluesy tunes with a spot of jazz – with backing by Ernie Wilkins orchestra, with players that include "Hank Jones, Tate Houston, Yusef Lateef, Ernie Royal, and Clark Terry. Titles include "My Kinda Love", "See See Rider", ... read more CD
(Out of print, sleeve has some very light edgewear.)
RCA, 1957. Near Mint- ... $5.99
Early American work from Julie Andrews – recorded right at the start of her big fame on the stage, but with styles that almost hearken back more to the sound of her homeland! Many titles have musical elements or themes that echo the British Isles – a few traditional folk tunes here, or ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing with deep groove.)
Jasmine (UK), Late 30s/1940s/1950s/Early 60s. Used 4 CDs ... $16.99
... CD
RCA, 1962. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $2.99
RCA, 1962. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $1.99
(Funky 45's, Vocalists) 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Sleeve has light wear and a bit of pen. Includes jukebox strips.)
United Artists, 1975. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner and appears to have been signed by the artist on front.)
RCA/Real Gone, Mid 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $20.99 22.99
A fantastic collection of work from those years when singer Ann-Margret first popped up on the American market – young, fresh, and sexy – and willing to do whatever it took to make her music stand out from the pack! Ann-Margret's got a vocal range that's maybe deeper than most of her ... read more CD
Annette With The Wellingtons & The All-American Chorus —
Annette On Campus ... LP Vista, 1964. Very Good+ Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a half split top seam and light surface wear.)
Angel, 1982. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole.)
Tomato, Late 20s/1930s/1940s/1950s. Used ... $1.99
Kapp, 1964. Very Good+ ... $11.99
A key album in the career of Louis Armstrong – one that helped him forge the fourth or fifth great comeback in his career! As you'd guess by the title, the album's built around Louis' hit version of "Hello Dolly" – sung in a mode that at one level stretches back to his roots ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Verve, 1957. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $28.99 34.99
Gentle-going genius from the later years of Satchmo's career – a session that has Louis on trumpet and vocals, backed by the Oscar Peterson Trio! Peterson's usual group with Herb Ellis and Ray Brown is expanded slightly for this outing – bringing in Louis Bellson on drums to syncopate ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(A beautiful pressing – part of the Acoustic Sounds series! Remastered 180 gram pressing – with tip-on sleeve.)
United Artists, 1976. Very Good+ ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing. Cover has unglued seams.)
Flapper (UK), Late 30s. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Verve, Late 50s. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Great jazz-based work from Fred Astaire – set up here in a combo that includes Flip Phillips on tenor, Charlie Shavers on trumpet, Barney Kessel on guitar, and Oscar Peterson on piano! LP, Vinyl record album
(Verve Inc pressing, with deep groove. Cover has wear, aging and some splitting in the seams.)
Columbia, 1930s. Sealed 2LP Gatefold ... $9.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(70s issue, still sealed, with a 2 Record Set sticker.)
Sepia (UK), 1958/1959/1960. Used 2 CDS ... $12.99
... CD
Contemporary, 1956. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Claire's the wife of drummer Chuck Austin, and as far as we know, this classic set of west coast vocal jazz is the only album she ever cut. The set features spare backing by a quintet – with Barney Kessel, Stan Wrightsman, Shelly Manne, Morty Corb, and Bob Scobey – and the overall ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Vintage UK pressing, on Vogue, in flipback cover.)
Dot, 1960. Very Good+ ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Deep groove pressing.)
A&M, 1969. Very Good ... $3.99
Fantastic work by maestro Burt Bacharach – subtle genius, and an album that offers more to us every time we listen to it! Burt's work has been recorded by many – but few ever gave it the kind of treatment that he did – as you'll hear in this brilliant array of sweeping strings, ... (Now Sound, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing.)
A&M, 1967. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Fantastic! We love Burt Bacharach in so many ways that it's easy to forget the genius of these early A&M sides – but going back to them is always a treat, and it's wonderful to hear the way that Burt lays down his own work when given the chance! You know the tracks – "House ... (Now Sound, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label stereo pressing. Cover has light aging.)
Ace (UK), 1950s/1960s. New Copy ... $11.99 18.99
Rare Bacharach galore – an assortment of under-reissued tracks all penned by the mighty Burt – most of which are from the heyday of 60s uptown soul! Despite the 1952 in the date range on the title, almost all the tunes here are from the mid 60s – that time when Bacharach was ... read more CD
Classics (France), 1938. Used ... $9.99
With Charlie Shavers, Red Norvo, Jerry Jerome, Buster Bailey, Alan Hanlon, John Kirby, Hank D'Amico & Geroge Wetting. CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia, Late 40s. Very Good ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and aging.)
Allegro, 1952. Very Good ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Roulette, Late 50s. Very Good ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Color bar pressing with deep groove.)
RCA, 1971. Near Mint- ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light aging and a cutout notch.)
Pacific Jazz, Mid 50s. Used ... $2.99
Pacific Jazz, Mid 50s. Used ... $3.99
Atlantic, 1962. Sealed ... $9.99
An "after theater" version of the Richard Rogers musical No Strings – done in a cool way that really changes the feel of the music! The "cast" for the set is an assortment of Atlantic Records artists from the early 60s – Herbie Mann, Chris Connor, Lavern Baker, and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Shrinkwrap has some sticker remnants on front.)
Eb-Sko, 1983. Near Mint- ... $4.99
Warner, 1962. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has a sticker spot on back.)
ABC, 1966. Very Good ... $1.99
With Freddie Greene on guitar, George Duvivier on bass, Eddie Shaughnessy on drums, Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Al Grey and Billy Byers on trombone, and Eddie Lockjaw Davis on tenor sax. (Jazz, Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label mono pressing. Cover has wear, aging, a stained corner, and some notes in marker.)
Count Basie & Joe Williams —
Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings ... CD Clef/Verve, 1955. Used ... $1.99
Count Basie plays the piano and Joe Williams sings in his bluesy way and they are backed by a slew of musicians who include Thad Jones on trumpet, Ben Powell on trombone, Frank Foster on tenor saxophone, Sonny Payne on drums and many, many others. Frank Foster did all of the arrangements and the ... (Jazz, Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print, CRC pressing.)
White Label, 1968. Near Mint- ... $19.99
United Artists, 1975. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Shirley Bassey is at her mellow best here – sounding very different than the brassy vocalist who first rose to international fame with "Goldfinger" – yet still able to work through all the rich aspects of her great vocal range! Arthur Greenslade handles the backings, and the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Shirley Bassey —
Live In Japan ... LP United Artists (Japan), 1975. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
A rare Japanese-only set from Shirley Bassey – a 2LP set that features some great jazzy backing from the group of Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats! The sound is bold and brassy – just right for Shirley's voice – and given the live, acoustic setting of the record, the album's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing with commemorative obi, including the insert. Obi has a small tear and a light stain and some fading at the very bottom. Cover has some aging.)
United Artists, 1968. Near Mint- ... $5.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Pink & orange label stereo pressing.)
Fun House (Japan), 1995. Used ... $6.99
Featuring Grover Washington Jr, Cryus Chestnut, Christian McBride and James Carter! CD
(Out of print 1997 Japanese pressing.)
Right Groove, 2019. Used ... $6.99
Nicolas Bearde is a singer with equal parts experience in jazz and soul – which makes him a perfect artist to take on the music of Nat King Cole – which he does here in a way that may well be better than any other Cole tribute we've heard, including a recent effort by Gregory Porter! ... read more CD
(Punch through digipack barcode.)
Columbia, 1962. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $1.99
RCA/Sony (Japan), 1959. Used 2 CDs ... $11.99
A very well-recorded live set – one in which Harry Belafonte's voice echoes out beautifully in the space of Carnegie Hall, alongside hip backings from Robert Corman! CD
(Out of print, and in the original slipcover!)
Harry Belafonte —
Calypso ... LP RCA, 1956. Very Good ... $3.99
One of the all-time classics from Harry Belafonte – thanks to sweet arrangements from Tony Scott! Titles include the classic "Day O", plus "The Jack Ass Song", "Hosana", "Brown Skin Girl", "Man Smart", and "Jamaica Farewell". LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label mono pressing with deep groove.)
Harry Belafonte —
Evening With Belafonte ... LP RCA, 1957. Near Mint- ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Time Life, 1950s/1960s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Box has light wear.)
RCA, Early 60s. Very Good ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light staining along the bottom seam.)
RCA, 1960. Very Good+ ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Back cover has a few small stains.)
Dee Bell & Eddie Duran featuring Tom Harrell —
One By One ... LP Concord, 1985. Near Mint- ... $4.99
With Eddie Duran on guitar and Tom Harrell on trumpet and flugelhorn, plus Vince Lateano on drums and timbales, Al Plank on piano, and Dean Reilly on bass. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
RCA/Collectables, Late 50s. Used ... $11.99
Polskie Nagrania (Poland), 1974. Used ... $11.99
Very groovy vocal jazz from Poland – very much in the style of the best work by the Novi Singers! The group's led by the lovely Ewa Bem, but features harmonizing male voices behind her on many titles – set alongside lightly electric instrumentation that has lots of sweet breezy touches! ... read more CD
(Out of print, 2007 digipak pressing.)
Tony Bennett —
Bennett/Columbia, 1987. Very Good+ ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an index sticker on the spine, a promo stamp, and light wear.)
Columbia, 1963. Used ... $2.99
Warm backings from Marty Manning – and a set that really has Tony Bennett coming into his own for the 60s! Titles include the classics "I Wanna Be Around" and 'The Good Life" – plus "Once Upon A Summertime", "If You Were Mine", "Someone To ... read more CD
(Out of print. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Time Life, 1986. Near Mint- 2LP Box Set ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia, 1992. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Punch through barcode.)
Tony Bennett —
Tony's Greatest Hits Volume III ... LP Columbia, Mid 60s. Very Good ... $1.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 2 eye pressing. Cover has light wear.)
Roulette, 1963. Very Good+ ... $1.99
Titles include "Strike Up The Band", "Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans", "Poor Little Rich Girl", "Are You Havin Any Fun", "Anyting Goes", and "With Plenty Of Money". LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label pressing. Cover has a split spine, light surface wear, some aging, and a name in pencil.)
Brook Benton —
Brook Benton ... CD Beautiful Music Company, 1960s. Used 2CD ... Just Sold Out!
Mercury, 1959. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Overlooked genius from Brook Benton – moving past his simple hit style here to work with arranger Belford Hendricks in a set of tunes that's a bit more "singerly". The tracks are mostly ballads and slower, sadder numbers – sung by Brook in a style that's slightly emotive, but ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing, with deep groove.)
Columbia, 1958. Very Good+ ... $9.99
A bittersweet set of vocals from Polly Bergen – recorded with a sound that really fits her sad-eyed look on the cover! Although Bergen's voice is sometimes confident and full, it's nicely restrained here – often somewhat dark-toned and moody – in ways that remind us of Morgana ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye white label promo, with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Polly Bergen —
Bergen Sings Morgan ... LP Columbia, Late 50s. Very Good ... $8.99
Titles include "Don't Ever Leave Me", "Why Was I Born", "Can't Help Lovin That Man", and "Bill". LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has some minor seam splitting.)
Columbia, 1970. Sealed ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Shrinkwrap has a sticker mark on front. Cover has a cut corner.)
Evidence/Koko (UK), 1995. New Copy 2LP ... $32.99
Warm and wonderful late work from the great Andy Bey – former member of Andy & The Bey Sisters, and a singer who will forever be in our heart for his hip 70s recordings with Horace Silver and Gary Bartz! This one has Bey running through a host of straighter jazz tracks – mostly ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jazz Line (Germany), 1998. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print, includes slipcase.)
Sony (Italy), 2020. New Copy ... $26.99
A great little package that expands on the tune "Paradise" – one of the catchiest numbers in years from the raspy-voiced genius of Mario Biondi – a contemporary singer, but one who's perfect for turning out soulful tracks that really hearken back to the bast! Here, Biondi ... (New Grooves, Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Parlophone (Netherlands), Mid 60s. Very Good+ ... $4.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Capitol, Early 60s. Very Good ... $2.99
(Folk/Country, Vocalists) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a half split top seam, some wear, and aging.)
Vivian Blaine —
Songs From Ziegfeld Follies ... LP Mercury, Mid 50s. Very Good ... $2.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove.)
Stunt (Denmark), 2020. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Digipack cover has a slight cut corner.)
Bounce Castle, 2019. Used ... $4.99
Connee Boswell —
Connee Boswell & The Original Memphis Five In Hi Fi ... LP RCA, 1957. Near Mint- ... $7.99
Trad swinging from Connee Boswell – working here outside of her famous group with her sisters, and getting some pretty nice small combo backing from the Original Memphis Five! The overall style hearkens back to a jazz mode a few decades before the late 50s date of the set – and the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Decca, Mid 50s. Near Mint- ... $1.99
Features the lovely Boswell sister, solo – with broups led by Sy Oliver, Artie Shaw, Bob Haggart, Paul Neilsen, and Jack Pleis! LP, Vinyl record album
(Offical label reissue pressing – Denmark, from the 80s.)
Diva Latina, 2013. Used ... $4.99
... CD
(Out of print, sticker remnant on back of case.)
Cadet, 1968. Very Good ... $14.99
Clea was one of a host of hip female singers that Chess was trying to bring up in the late 60s – and although she was less successful than bigger stars like Fontella Bass or Marlena Shaw, this album's in very much the same mode as some of the best Cadet female soul, with arrangements by ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue fade label stereo pressing. Cover has adhesive residue along the spine and some light wear.)
Westminster, 1967. Sealed ... $2.99
Coral, 1955. Very Good ... $3.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label pressing. Cover has a bit of flaking on the opening.)
Trio/Mr Bongo (UK), 1974. New Copy ... $10.99 11.98
One of the greatest jazz vocal albums of all time – and one of the first true moments of genius from a young Dee Dee Bridgewater! The album's a Japanese only release (proof that they're always hipper to our jazz artists than we are!) – and it features Dee Dee singing material that's ... read more CD
Also available Afro Blue ... LP 19.99
Dee Dee Bridgewater —
Afro Blue ... LP Trio/Mr Bongo (UK), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 21.98
One of the greatest jazz vocal albums of all time – and one of the first true moments of genius from a young Dee Dee Bridgewater! The album's a Japanese only release (proof that they're always hipper to our jazz artists than we are!) – and it features Dee Dee singing material that's ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Afro Blue ... CD 10.99
Capri, 2013. Used ... $11.99
... CD
(Sticker on digipack spine.)
Folkways, 1940s. Near Mint- ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(80s issue, including the booklet.)
Charles Brown —
Legend ... CD MCA/Offbeat, 1969. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Vocalist Charles Brown is backed by a group that includes young and old musicians, for a variety of styles, and which includes Mel Brown, Red Holloway, Jimmy Bond, and Ed Thigpen. Dorothy Ivory sings on a few cuts, but most of the vocals are by Charles, with his smooth raspy mellow tone, and a ... (Soul, Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print.)
