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XA wealth of jazz in many styles -- bop, hardbop, soul jazz, spiritual, rare groove, modal, improvised music, funk, free jazz, fusion, avant garde, and trad!

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Dee Felice Trio

In Heat (with bonus tracks)
King/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1969.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
A killer album of soul jazz piano instrumentals – produced by James Brown! The Dee Felice Trio were a groovy combo from Cincinnati, and James Brown took a shine to them at some point in the late 60s. They backed James on one record, but their big moment was this album – which had ... CD
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Australian Jazz Quartet

Australian Jazz Quartet/Quintet
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1956.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
Forget the hokey kangaroo picture on the cover, because the record's a mighty sweet set of 50s modern jazz – played by some key musicians from Australian who were working in the US at the time! The record's got a style that's somewhere between the hippest sessions of LA and Sweden at the ... CD
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John Towner Williams

World On A String
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1957.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
An unusual session in the 50s Bethelehm catalog – one that features work by pianist/arranger John Towner Williams, based around a selection of Harold Arlen tunes, and set to a variety of larger backings that include west coast players Herb Geller, Milt Bernhardt, and Gene Cipriano! The style ... CD
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Claude Williamson

Round Midnight
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1956.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
One of the greatest albums ever from west coast pianist Claude Williamson – from the cool image on the cover, right down to the freely swinging grooves on the vinyl! Williamson's working here in trio formation with Red Mitchell on bass and Mel Lewis on drums – mostly on familiar tunes, ... CD
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Claude Williamson

Claude Williamson Trio
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1956.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
Surprisingly firey work from pianist Claude Williamson – arguably the better of his albums for Bethlehem, and a real cooker that shows a tremendous command of the keys! Claude's working here with a tight trio that includes Don Prell on bass and Chuck Flores on drums – often leading out ... CD
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Red Mitchell

Happy Minors
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1955.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
A hell of a cooker from bassist Red Mitchell – a set that's got a sound that's way more mature and modern than you might guess from the image on the cover! Red's at the helm of a hip combo that also features sharp tenor from Zoot Sims and beautiful work on valve trombone from Bob Brookmeyer ... CD
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Sal Salvador

Frivolous Sal
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1956.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
Guitarist Sal Salvador made few albums as a leader during his day – but all of them are a treat, especially this one! The set's a mid 50s outing that features Sal's guitar in a quartet with Eddie Costa on piano and vibes – and grooving in a lightly swinging style that has some traces ... CD
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Stan Levey

Grand Stan
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1956.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
One of the few sessions ever cut as a leader by LA drummer Stan Levey – as tight a set of west coast bop as you'll ever find on the Bethlehem label – recorded with a really cooking sextet that includes Conte Candoli on trumpet, Richie Kamuca on tenor, Frank Rosolino on trombone, Leroy ... CD
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Stan Levey

This Time The Drum's On Me
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1955.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
A nice little bit of bop from LA – a tightly-crafted mid 50s date for the Bethlehem label – featuring drummer Stan Levey at the head of a great group of horn players! The album features some standout work from Dexter Gordon on tenor – making a rare appearance here as a sideman ... CD
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Charlie Mariano

Charlie Mariano Plays
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1953.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
Brilliant early work from Charlie Mariano – key proof of his genius, and one of the main albums we'd recommend by him! The album has Charlie coming of his years in the Boston scene – boppish at some level, but blowing with a raspy soulfulness that really opens up his horn into new ... CD
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Charlie Mariano

Charlie Mariano Quartet)
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1955.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
Insanely wonderful early work from Charlie Mariano – some of the freshest, cleanest alto sax work of its time – blown with a tone and sense of soul that goes way beyond some of Mariano's contemporaries at the time! The album was recorded for Bethlehem Records, and is relatively ... CD
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Conte Candoli

Sincerely, Conti
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1954.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
One of the tightest, sharpest sessions ever from trumpeter Conte Candoli – an early date done for Bethlehem Records, with a quartet setting that gives Conte plenty of room to cook! The solos are bold and fierce right from the start – with an energy that goes beyond even Candoli's work ... CD
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Dave McKenna & Hal Overton

Dual Piano Jazz
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1960.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
A unique dual piano session from Dave McKenna and Hal Overton – and one that's nicely free of any sense of gimmick or cliche! The pair work together in a really loose, personal style – one that has the upfront push of a jazz trio date, but which also allows each musician room to ... CD
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Teddy Charles

On Campus – Ivy League Jazz Concert
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1959.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
A great Bethlehem Records date from vibes man Teddy Charles – stepping out here in a set that's one of his most openly swinging of the time! The record still has some of the modern currents of Teddy's other work, but also makes great use of Zoot Sims on tenor – really pushing him out ... CD
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Donald Byrd

Motor City Scene
Bethlehem/Solid (Japan), 1960.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About May 29, 2024
One of the most hard-hitting sessions ever recorded for the Bethlehem label – and a rare date for the imprint by the team of trumpeter Donald Byrd and saxophonist Pepper Adams! The style here is similar to work the pair recorded for Riverside and Blue Note at the same time – razor-sharp ... CD

 

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Underground Canopy

Uncut Gems
P-Vine (Japan),
CD...$18.99 24.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
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Tenors In Chaos

Chaos
Atak (Japan),
CD...$28.99 32.99 ... About April 19, 2024
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Toshiyuki Honda & Soichi Noriki

Hon Nori
Pit Inn (Japan),
CD...$22.99 26.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
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Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal At The Blackhawk (SHMCD pressing)
Argo/Universal (Japan), Early 1960s.
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
Jamal's recorded here live at the Blackhawk in San Francisco – a club that always gave a warm welcome to pianists of any nature. The trio features Israel Crosby on bass and Vernell Fournier on drums – and tracks include Jamal's own "Night Mist Blues", plus "The Best ... CD
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Ahmad Jamal

All Of You (SHMCD pressing)
Argo/Universal (Japan), 1961.
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
A live set – one of many fine ones that Jamal recorded for Argo during the early 60s – recorded at his own Alhambra Club in Chicago, with the classic trio that included Israel Crosby on bass and Vernell Fournier on drums. Tracks are light and lively – and very Jamal – and ... CD
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Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra (SHMCD pressing)
Argo/Universal (Japan), 1961.
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
Not just a wonderful record for the music, but also for the classic cover image too – a photo of Ahmad Jamal's righteous night club The Alhambra – an Eastern-themed spot on Chicago's Michigan Ave, where Jamal made some incredible music for a few short years! Jamal was one of the few ... CD
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Ahmad Jamal

Listen To The Ahmad Jamal Quintet (SHMCD pressing)
Argo/Universal (Japan), 1960.
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
A nicely expanded take on the Ahmad Jamal sound of the early 60s – one that adds in guitar from Ray Crawford and violin from Joe Kennedy to Jamal's usual trio grooving! The main focus here is often still on the core group – which features Israel Crosby on bass and Vernell Fournier on ... CD
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Ahmad Jamal

Jamal At The Pershing Vol 2 (SHMCD pressing)
Argo/Universal (Japan), 1958.
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
The part 2 to Jamal's classic Pershing set – But Not For Me – featuring more material from the same date, one of the most successful live piano recordings of the time! Jamal is quite at home in the setting – grooving with his trio of Israel Crosby on bass and Vernell Fournier on ... CD
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Ahmad Jamal

Happy Moods (SHMCD pressing)
Argo/Universal (Japan), 1960.
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
A sprightly set from the Ahmad Jamal Trio – but also a record that's not as brightly colored as you might guess from the title, thanks to a nice undercurrent of darkness in the mix! Jamal's piano work is often nicely punctuated – perhaps living up to the "happy moods" ... CD
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Ahmad Jamal

Jamal At The Penthouse (SHMCD pressing)
Argo/Universal (Japan), 1959.
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
A compelling title – as the record was recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios in New York, one of the hippest places to lay down tracks at the time – but the cover shows an image of the Playboy building in Chicago, famous from the TV show Playboy's Penthouse, Hugh Hefner's first foray into ... CD
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Ahmad Jamal

Portfolio Of Ahmad Jamal (SHMCD pressing)
Argo (Japan), 1958.
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
One of Ahmad Jamal's best early albums for Argo – a brilliant set of live recordings, done at the Spotlite Club in Washington DC in 1958 – and with a fluid vibe that's simply incredible – one of the best true statements of Jamal's genius from the early years! The trio is ... CD
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Ahmad Jamal

Ahmad Jamal Trio Vol 4 (Ahmad Jamal 1958) (SHMCD pressing)
Argo/Universal (Japan), 1958.
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
Magical early work from Ahmad Jamal – a scintillating blend of piano, percussion, and bass – with a sound that was incredibly fresh at the time, and which still sounds pretty much so to our ears! The album crackles with imagination and rhythm – really hitting on all burners ... CD
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Ahmad Jamal

Count 'Em 88 (SHMCD pressing)
Chess/Universal (Japan), 1956.
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About April 17, 2024 (delayed)
That's right, count 'em – 88 keys on the piano in all, and Ahmad does a pretty good job of hitting them all in this early album of piano virtuosity! The album's amazing – set the pace for a whole new generation of piano expressiveness, with a cool and earthy approach that also still ... CD
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Sadao Watanabe, Terumasa Hino, & Others

My Wonderful Life
Ratspack (Japan),
CD...$24.99 29.99 ... About April 20, 2024
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Yosuke Yamashita, Jiro Inagaki, & Others

Song For My Mother
Ratspack (Japan),
CD...$22.99 29.99 ... About April 20, 2024
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Masahiko Satoh & Others

Dear Memories
Ratspack (Japan),
CD...$16.99 24.99 ... About April 20, 2024
... CD
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Yosuke Yamashita & Shinji Akita

Fuushi – Unforgettable Men
Ratspack (Japan),
CD...$20.99 24.99 ... About April 20, 2024
... CD
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Levitation Orchestra

Illusions & Realities (Japanese edition)
Gearbox (UK),
CD...$9.99 19.99 ... About April 20, 2024
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Anna & Paolo Ghetti

Swinging Memories
Irma (Italy),
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About April 22, 2024
... CD
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Clifford Jordan

Beyond Paradiso 1969
Nederlands Jazz Archief (Netherlands),
CD...$19.99 23.99 ... About April 23, 2024
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Zoot Sims

Cookin (SHMCD pressing)
Philips/Universal (Japan), 1961.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
One of the greatest Zoot Sims albums of the 60s – a very smoking live set, recorded in the UK with a hip British rhythm section! Zoot's blowing in front of the Stan Tracy trio – a group led by pianist Tracy, with a style that was every bit as swinging as it was modern and fresh. The ... CD
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Kenny Dorham

Kenny Dorham & The Jazz Prophets Vol 1 (SHMCD pressing)
ABC/Universal (Japan), 1956.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
A fantastic bit of lost hardbop – an obscure ABC album that has Kenny Dorham working with his Jazz Prophets group! The combo's a quintet with a unique lineup that includes Dick Katz on piano, JR Monterose on tenor, Sam Jones on bass, and Arthur Edgehill on drums – and the whole set's ... CD
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Paul Chambers

Chambers' Music – A Jazz Delegation From The East
Imperial/Universal (Japan), 1956.
CD...$16.99 ... About April 24, 2024
Great early work from one of the hippest bassists of his generation! Paul Chambers cut this obscure little album in LA, featuring a "jazz delegation from the east" that included Philly Joe Jones on drums and John Coltrane on tenor – plus pianist Kenny Drew, who had already been ... CD
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Moon Haewon with Tsuyoshi Yamamoto

Midnight Sun
Somethin Cool (Japan),
CD...$26.99 29.99 ... About April 24, 2024
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Art Blakey

Olympia Concert (SHMCD pressing – with bonus tracks)
Fontana/Universal (Japan), 1958.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
An excellent live set by the Jazz Messengers – recorded in Paris in 1958, but with a hard heavy groove that's right up there with their best Blue Note work. The group at this time – Blakey, Bobby Timmons, Lee Morgan, Benny Golson, and Jymie Merritt – plays hard, heavy, and ... CD
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Stanley Turrentine

Let It Go (SHMCD pressing)
Impulse (Japan), 1966.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
A rare non-Blue Note 60s date as a leader from Stanley Turrentine – recorded for Impluse when his (then) wife Shirley Scott was contracted to the label – and featuring the talents of both players on some very groovy tracks! The quartet features both Stan's tenor and Shirley's Hammond ... CD
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Sonny Rollins

There Will Never Be Another You (SHMCD pressing)
Impulse/Universal (Japan), 1965/1978.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
A great lost chapter in the career of Sonny Rollins – material recorded live at MOMA in 1965, but unissued until this brief package in the late 70s! The work is right up there with Rollins' best for RCA at the time, and almost feels a bit like his live Village Vanguard material from Blue ... CD
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Freddie Hubbard

Body & The Soul (SHMCD pressing)
Impulse (Japan), 1963.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
A real standout in the early career of trumpeter Freddie Hubbard – a very unique session that has him working with some larger arrangements in the background – blowing these magical solos over the top, while still hitting a great edge with the rest of the musicians as well! There's a ... CD
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Gabor Szabo

Gypsy '66 (SHMCD pressing)
Impulse (Japan), 1965.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
One of Gabor Szabo's best records – a hip small combo session, featuring backup by Gary McFarland, Sadao Watanabe, Richard Davis, and Willie Rodriguez – an odd kind of lineup, but one that goes well with the offbeat grooves of the set! The overall sound has lots of touches of the ... CD
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Art Blakey

Jazz Message (SHMCD pressing)
Impulse (Japan), 1963.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
Art Blakey, without any Jazz Messengers – but still coming through loud and clear, thanks to help from a unique group that features Sonny Stitt on tenor, McCoy Tyner on piano, and Art Davis on bass! The album's still got all the hardbop charm of Blakey's best Blue Note dates, but also feels ... CD
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McCoy Tyner

McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington (SHMCD pressing)
Impulse/Universal (Japan), 1964.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
McCoy plays Duke, with surprisingly great results – thanks to an expanded trio format that features lots of additional percussion! McCoy's on piano, working alongside Coltrane bandmates Jimmy Garrison on bass and Elvin Jones on drums – but the real charm of the record comes from Willie ... CD
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Zoot Sims

Waiting Game (SHMCD pressing)
Impulse/Universal (Japan), 1966.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
A rare gem from Zoot Sims – very different than any of his other albums! The session features Zoot blowing over large backings arranged and conducted by Gary McFarland, a bit in the older Verve "with strings" mode, but also sparkling with a lot of the newer elements that McFarland ... CD
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Shelly Manne

2 3 4 (SHMCD pressing)
Impulse (Japan), 1962.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
A surprisingly great Shelly Manne album from the early 60s – one that follows a format that has Shelly playing in duo format ("2"), trio ("3"), and quartet ("4") – hence the title! The duo track is incredible – a spare duet with Coleman Hawkins ... CD
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Wynton Kelly

It's All Right (SHMCD pressing)
Verve (Japan), 1964.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
A tight little groover from Wynton Kelly – one of a few mid 60s gems done for Verve in a style that's harder-hitting and more focused than some of Kelly's other work! The record's got an approach that's a bit pop, but plenty darn soulful too – a style that focuses the already-great ... CD
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Zoot Sims

Zoot! (Riverside) (SHMCD pressing)
Riverside/Universal, 1956.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
Simple and elegant genius from Zoot Sims – an overlooked quartet session recorded with George Handy on piano, Wilbur Ware on bass, and Osie Johnson on drums. Handy was the famous arranger for the Boyd Rayburn group in the 40s, and here he arranges the whole set – and also contributes a ... CD
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George Wallington

Jazz For The Carriage Trade (SHMCD pressing)
Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1956.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
Sublime work from pianist George Wallington – and one of his best albums ever! The set's also one of the few he ever recorded as a leader outside the trio format, and has him working with a very hip quintet that features Phil Woods, Donald Byrd, Teddy Kotick, and Art Taylor – all ... CD
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Phil Woods

Woodlore (SHMCD pressing)
Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1955.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
Early work by one of the greatest voices on the alto sax in the 1950s – a player who worked with the deftness of other altoists of his generation, but a depth of soul usually reserved for the tenor! The setting is simple and perfect – as Phil Woods blows at the helm of a quartet that ... CD
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Sonny Criss

Up, Up & Away (SHMCD pressing)
Prestige (Japan), 1967.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
A fantastically beautiful album that strongly proves the old jazz adage "It's not the song, but the singer"! The "singer" in this case is alto player Sonny Criss – and the songs are a middle of the road batch of compositions, like "Sunny", "Willow Weep For ... CD
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Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz (aka Subconscious Lee) (SHMCD pressing)
Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1949/1950.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
One of THE key records in the Konitz school – a full length Prestige album that brings together important material from sessions originally issued on 10" LPs! The lineup here is virtually the Konitz school – with shifting lineups that include Billy Bauer on guitar, Lenny Tristano ... CD
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Mal Waldron

Mal 1 (SHMCD pressing)
Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1956.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
One of the best records Mal Waldron ever made, and a blinding hard bop session featuring a tight quintet with knock-down-dead front horn lines! The record really follows strongly in the mode of some of Waldron's contributions to Prestige blowing sessions from the same period – but it's also ... CD
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Art Farmer

When Farmer Met Gryce (SHMCD pressing)
Prestige/Universal (Japan), 1955.
CD...$14.99 18.99 ... About April 24, 2024
One of Art Farmer's pivotal mid 50s sides – recorded in the company of altoist Gigi Gryce, a great player and a budding young arranger who helped Farmer really formulate the best side of his sound! The tracks are lyrically modern – but still have a nice dose of soul in them – a ... CD
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Sun Ra

Live In Roma 1980
Holidays (Italy), 1980. 2CDs
CD...$27.99 29.99 ... About April 26, 2024
A very cool Sun Ra performance from 1980 – recorded in Rome, and a wonderful summation of all the new directions the Arkestra took during the 70s! There's a wonderful balance here between intimate vocal tracks, sung by June Tyson, and some fuller ensemble numbers – mixed up in ways ... CD
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Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few

Almighty
Division 81, 2024.
CD...$13.99 15.99 ... About April 26, 2024
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Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy

Mighty Warrior – Live In Antwerp
Elemental,
CD...$22.99 24.99 ... On April 26, 2024
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Sun Ra

Sun Ra At The Showcase – Live In Chicago 1976/1977
Jazz Detective, Mid 1970s. 2CDs
CD...$22.99 24.99 ... On April 26, 2024
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Yusef Lateef

Atlantis Lullaby – The Concert From Avignon
Elemental, 2CDs
CD...$22.99 24.99 ... On April 26, 2024
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Chet Baker & Jack Sheldon

In Perfect Harmony – The Lost Album
Jazz Detective,
CD...$15.99 17.99 ... On April 26, 2024
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Cannonball Adderley

Poppin' In Paris – Live At L'Olympia 1972
Elemental, 1969.
CD...$15.99 17.99 ... On April 26, 2024
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Cannonball Adderley

Burnin' In Bordeaux – Live In France 1969
Elemental, 1969. 2CDs
CD...$22.99 24.99 ... On April 26, 2024
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Mo Kolours

Original Flow
We Release Jazz (Switzerland),
CD...$16.99 19.99 ... About April 26, 2024
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Karl Martin Almqvist

Karl Martin Almqvist Ababhemu Quartet
Ropeadope,
CD...$13.99 14.98 ... On April 26, 2024
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Obed Calvaire

150 Million Gold Francs
Ropeadope,
CD...$13.99 14.98 ... On April 26, 2024
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Charles McPherson

Reverence
Smoke Sessions,
CD...$13.99 16.99 ... On April 26, 2024
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Behn Gillece

Stick Together
Posi-Tone, 2024.
CD...$11.99 15.99 ... On April 26, 2024
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Sonny Rollins

Night At the Village Vanguard – Complete Masters (2CD set)
Blue Note, 1957.
CD...$27.99 30.99 ... On April 26, 2024
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series!) CD
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Art Tatum

Jewels In The Treasure Box – The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings (3CD set)
Resonance,
CD...$29.99 32.99 ... On April 26, 2024
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Sonny Rollins

Freedom Weaver – The 1959 European Recordings (3CD set)
Resonance,
CD...$29.99 32.99 ... On April 26, 2024
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Tomeka Reid

3 + 3
Cuneiform,
CD...$14.99 16.99 ... On April 26, 2024
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Amaro Freitas

Y'Y
Psychic Hotline, 2024.
CD...$10.99 13.99 ... On April 26, 2024
We've really loved the music of pianist Amaro Freitas in the past, but this time around he's got a special sort of something extra in his music – both in the way he approaches the sound, and the way he works with other players! The first half of the set is an exploration of landscape, both ... CD
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Sun Ra

Thunder Of The Gods
Modern Harmonic, Early 70s. Gatefold
CD...$13.99 16.98 ... On May 3, 2024
Never-issued performances from Sun Ra and his legendary Arkestra – recorded live at Slugs in New York, and featuring the group in two very different modes! Side one features "Calling Planet Earth/We'll Wait For You" – from the same performance that also gave the world the ... CD
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Josh Johnson

Unusual Object
Northern Spy, 2024.
CD...$13.99 14.99 (LP...$18.99)... On May 3, 2024
A solo record, but one that's got the sound of more things at once than you might expect – as saxophonist Josh Johnson has this great way of processing the sound from his horns, then layering them with samples and other elements too – but all in a way that's never gimmicky, and really ... CD
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Jack McDuff

Ain't No Sunshine
Cellar Live, 2CDs
CD...$21.99 24.99 ... About May 3, 2024
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Jack Walrath

Jack Walrath – Live At Smalls
Cellar Live (Canada),
CD...$11.99 12.99 ... About May 3, 2024
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Shelly Manne

Jazz From The Pacific Northwest
Cellar Live, 2CDs
CD...$21.99 24.99 ... About May 3, 2024
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Win Pongsakorn

Time Has Changed
Cellar Live (Canada),
CD...$11.99 12.99 ... About May 3, 2024
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Goran Kajfe Tropiques

Tell Us
WeJazz (Finland),
CD...$16.99 19.99 ... About May 3, 2024
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Dave Douglas

Gifts
Greenleaf,
CD...$13.99 14.99 ... On May 3, 2024
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Various

Lefto Presents Jazz Cats Vol 3
Sdban (Belgium),
CD...$14.99 23.99 ... About May 3, 2024
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Neil Ardley

Symphony Of Amaranths (with bonus track)
EMI/BGO (UK), 1971.
CD...$13.99 17.99 ... About May 3, 2024
One of the most creative albums ever from UK composer Neil Ardley – and that's saying a lot, given the complexity of his other work! The set's got a wonderful blend of jazz arrangements and some freer passages – scored by Ardley with some of his most sensitive, most beautiful music ... CD
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Gary Burton Trio

New Vibe Man In Town/Who Is Gary Burton/In Concert
RCA/BGO (UK), 2CDs
CD...$14.99 19.99 ... About May 3, 2024
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Olli Ahvenlahti

Mirror Mirror
WeJazz (Finland),
CD...$16.99 18.99 ... About May 3, 2024
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Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly

Mestizx
International Anthem/Nonesuch, 2024.
CD...$13.99 15.99 ... On May 3, 2024
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Art Ensemble Of Chicago

Great Black Music – Jackson In Your House
BYG/Charly (UK), 1969.
CD...$14.99 15.99 (LP...$31.99)... On May 3, 2024
The Art Ensemble at the height of their powers – really letting loose on the Parisian scene of the late 60s, where they found a great audience for all the new ideas they'd been brewing up back home! The album's definitely one that has the group's unique ethos coming into focus – that ... CD
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Kamasi Washington

Fearless Movement
Young Turks, 2024. 2CD
CD...$18.99 19.99 ... On May 3, 2024
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Ray Charles & Others

Ray Charles – The Grand Master 1944 to 1962 – His Inspiration/His Influence (7CD set)
Fremeaux & Associates (France),
CD...$28.99 44.99 ... About May 5, 2024
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Allegra Levy

Out Of The Question
Steeplechase (Denmark),
CD...$16.99 19.99 ... About May 5, 2024
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Tom Skinner

Voices Of Bishara – Live At Mu
International Anthem,
CD...$18.99 21.99 ... On May 10, 2024
(Hand-numbered pressing, with art print!) CD
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Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers

Central Park's Mosaic Of Reservoir, Lake, Paths, & Gardens
Red Hook,
CD...$14.99 15.99 ... On May 10, 2024
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Kenny Barron

Beyond This Place
Artwork,
CD...$17.99 19.99 ... On May 10, 2024
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Joe McPhee with Ken Vandermark

Musings Of A Bahamian Son
Corbett vs. Dempsey,
CD ... About May 15, 2024
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Dizzy Gillespie

Soul & Salvation
Tribute/Liberation Hall, 1969.
CD...$12.99 14.99 ... About May 17, 2024
A fantastic bit of late 60's funk, and a surprisingly slammin' record from Dizzy! The album's got tight, hard, choppy funk arrangements from Ed Bland – who went onto to do some great work at the Perception label – and the group features James Moody blowing hard lean funky solos right ... CD
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Cannonball Adderley

Cannonball Adderley Quintet – Live In Montreal May 1975
Liberation Hall,
CD ... About May 17, 2024
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Alan Braufman

Infinite Love Infinite Tears
Valley Of Search,
CD...$13.99 15.99 ... On May 17, 2024
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Elton Dean

Unlimited Saxophone Company
Ogun (UK), 1989.
CD...$11.99 16.99 ... About May 20, 2024
The title's a bit hokey, but the group's a great one – a saxophone quartet, led by Elton Dean and augmented by bass and drums, for a very unique sound! The style here is quite different than that of the over-used 80s sax quartet style – as the bass and drums propel the group into a ... CD
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Art Farmer

To Duke With Love
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1975.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 22, 2024
A pretty sweet 70s set from Art Farmer – ostensibly a tribute to Duke Ellington, but really more of a gently soulful session in the mode of Art's best work of the decade! The group is the Cedar Walton trio with Walton on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums – all ... CD
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Art Blakey

Big Beat (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note, 1960.
CD...$18.99 22.99 ... About May 22, 2024
One of the greatest Art Blakey Blue Note sessions of all time – and perhaps one of the greatest to realize the genius of the Jazz Messengers lineup that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, and Bobby Timmons on piano! The trio of young talents are at the height of their ... CD
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Horace Silver

6 Pieces Of Silver (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1956.
CD...$18.99 22.99 ... About May 22, 2024
The lyrical genius at his best – an early record from pianist Horace Silver, but one that already has him really defining that special sort of sound that made him really stand out from his contemporaries! The difference here is hard to put in words – but there's a careful ear for an ... CD
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Grant Green

Feelin The Spirit (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1962.
CD...$18.99 22.99 ... About May 22, 2024
Guitar genius Grant Green is definitely feelin the spirit here – as he mixes his lean 60s style with a host of traditional numbers from the spiritual canon – at a level that provided a whole new sense of soul at the time! There was plenty of music influenced by gospel during the decade ... CD
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Joe Henderson

Page One (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1963.
CD...$18.99 22.99 ... About May 22, 2024
One of the first true moments of genius from tenorist Joe Henderson – his debut as a leader for Blue Note, and a set that already has him knocking it out of the park, and setting a tone for a whole new generation! Right at the start, Joe was as distinct a saxophonist as recent predecessors ... CD
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Paul Chambers

Bass On Top (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1957.
CD...$18.99 22.99 ... About May 22, 2024
One of the most obscure of the Paul Chambers albums on Blue Note – and one of the most interesting as well! Although best known for his solid rhythm work on late 50s hardbop recordings, Chambers breaks out here with a more introspective, more exploratory style on the bass – using the ... CD
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Wayne Shorter

Speak No Evil (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1964.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (CD...$14.99)... About May 22, 2024
An album of incredible beauty – and one of the key early sides that Shorter cut for Blue Note! It's nearly impossible to describe the genius of these records without playing them – and upon playing, all words disappear in the brilliance of Shorter's incredible tone, solo imagination, ... CD
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Hank Mobley

Soul Station (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1960.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (CD...$13.99)... About May 22, 2024
One of the key classics from the hardbop years of Blue Note – the kind of album that really set the label apart from the rest at the time! Soul Station is a deceptively simple album that has tenor giant Hank Mobley playing standards and originals in a quartet with Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul ... CD
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Grant Green

Green Is Beautiful (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1970.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (LP...$25.99)... About May 22, 2024
A funky nugget from the second Blue Note chapter of guitarist Grant Green – that wonderful point when he shifted into more funk-based styles from his hardbop work at the start – and found a way to unlock a whole new side of his talents! The approach here is similar to some of the funky ... CD
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Jack McDuff

Moon Rappin (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1969.
CD...$18.99 22.99 ... About May 22, 2024
An incredible record – the kind of album that no fan of funky jazz should be without! This album is far and away one of the greatest ever cut by Brother Jack McDuff – and it's a baroquely complicated batch of funky jazz cuts that's still light years ahead of any other record! The ... CD
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Elvin Jones

Poly-Currents (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1969.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (LP...$36.99)... About May 22, 2024
The title's a great one for this post-Coltrane cooker from Elvin Jones – as the set really has Elvin exploring some really fresh currents in jazz, with a range of complicated rhythms that really pull the whole session along strongly! Rhythm is really set free on the record – as Elvin ... CD
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Reuben Wilson

Love Bug (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1969.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (LP...$25.99)... About May 22, 2024
A funky gem from Hammond hero Reuben Wilson – one of the last great organ players to emerge from the 60s soul jazz scene – and a musician who seemed to have a great ear for funky currents right from the start! Part of the album's charm is the drums of Idris Muhammad (aka Leo Morris) ... CD
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Lonnie Smith

Turning Point (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1969.
CD...$18.99 22.99 ... About May 22, 2024
A stone killer from organist Lonnie Smith – one of his completely cooking early albums for Blue Note, and a hard-burner all the way through! Smith's working here with a really great group that includes Idris Muhammad on drums and Melvin Sparks on guitar – both of whom give the album a ... CD
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Don Cherry

Where Is Brooklyn (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1966.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (LP...$25.99)... About May 22, 2024
Easily one of the most powerful albums ever cut by Don Cherry – a searing set of tracks done for Blue Note in the late 60s – and featuring some tremendous tenor work by Pharoah Sanders! There's a tightness and level of energy here that surpasses even Cherry's other excellent Blue Note ... CD
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Lee Morgan

Caramba (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1968.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (LP...$25.99)... About May 22, 2024
One of our favorite Lee Morgan albums, and one of his least known – a set recorded in the crucial last five years of his life, and a sparkling mix of hard bop, soul jazz, and slight bits of modernism – that magical mix that Lee was hitting as he reached farther and farther with his ... CD
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Jack Wilson

Easterly Winds (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1967.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (LP...$36.99)... About May 22, 2024
A sublime album by one of our favorite talents in 60s jazz – pianist Jack Wilson, making his second Blue Note appearance here amidst a group of other more likely label players that include Lee Morgan on trumpet, Jackie McLean on alto, and Billy Higgins on drums! Despite the presence of those ... CD
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Hank Mobley

Caddy For Daddy (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1965.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (LP...$36.99)... About May 22, 2024
One of the greatest Blue Note albums of all time – a record that's even better than the look of it's cover – which is already pretty darn classic! Hank Mobley had been making records for Blue Note for a number of years before this set – but Caddy For Daddy is one in which he ... CD
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Blue Mitchell

Down With It (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), Late 1960s.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (LP...$36.99)... About May 22, 2024
Lyrical beauty from trumpeter Blue Mitchell – one of those records that really has him coming into his own, sounding fantastic on Blue Note in a way he never did on his earlier albums as a leader! it's clear that Blue learned a lot while playing in the group of Horace Silver – a way of ... CD
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John Patton

Oh Baby (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1965.
CD...$18.99 22.99 ... About May 22, 2024
Oh Baby is right – as the album's one of the best Blue Note albums by Hammond legend Big John Patton – a perfect mix of funky organ and burning hardbop! The tracks hare are all originals penned for the album – mostly by Patton, but also by other group members – the kind of ... CD
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Sam Rivers

Fuchsia Swing Song (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1964.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (LP...$25.99)... About May 22, 2024
One of the greatest modern moments on Blue Note – ever! From the cover, to the compositions, to the playing on the set – the whole album crackles with an unbelievable fire that was hardly ever matched again. A young Sam Rivers leads a quartet that includes Jaki Byard on piano, Ron ... CD
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George Braith

Extension (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1964.
CD...$18.99 22.99 ... About May 22, 2024
One of our favorite-ever albums on Blue Note – a great 60s session that features one of the most unique reed players to ever record for the label! George Braith takes a bit of a page from Roland Kirk – in that he handles a variety of oddly-tuned reed instruments, but with a wonderfully ... CD
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Jackie McLean

Destination Out (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1963.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (LP...$25.99)... About May 22, 2024
A modernist classic from 60s Blue Note! The album's one of Jackie McLean's greatest from the time – and one of his seminal "new thing" sessions cut with young modernists Grachan Moncur III on trombone and Bobby Hutcherson on vibes – both young players who were really finding ... CD
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Don Wilkerson

Preach Brother (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1962.
CD...$18.99 22.99 (LP...$25.99)... About May 22, 2024
One of the few albums ever made as a leader by tenorist Don Wilkerson – a hell of a talent who was usually working in the background of the Ray Charles band, but got this chance to step out as a leader for Blue Note – in a session that's also one of the rarest on the label! Brother Don ... CD
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Jackie McLean

Bluesnik (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1961.
CD...$18.99 22.99 ... About May 22, 2024
A crackling date from Jackie McLean – a set that's got a more expansive feel than some of his earlier Blue Note work – filled with fire, far from the 50s – and really pointing the way towards his new directions to come! There's a hint of modernism in the mix, mostly on the tone ... CD
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Dizzy Reece

Star Bright (UHQCD pressing)
Blue Note (Japan), 1959.
CD...$18.99 22.99 ... About May 22, 2024
One of three incredible albums cut by trumpeter Dizzy Reece for Blue Note Records – all a bit unusual, in that Dizzy was a key part of the scene in London at the time, and not part of the regular New York group that were so important to the Blue Note roster at the end of the 50s! Yet despite ... CD
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Sun Ra Arkestra

Live At Pit Inn Tokyo 1988 (2CD set – with bonus tracks)
DIW/Super Fuji Discs (Japan), 1988.
CD...$30.99 36.99 ... About May 22, 2024
A classic Arkestra live set from the end of the 80s – beautifully recorded, and put together with a lot more dynamic energy than some of the less professional Sun Ra live dates from the time! The set runs for nearly an hour in length, and tracks are long, but often quite focused – ... CD
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Carlos Nino & Friends

Placenta
International Anthem,
CD...$13.99 15.99 ... On May 24, 2024
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Sun Ra

Excelsior Mill
Modern Harmonic,
CD...$15.99 16.99 ... On May 24, 2024
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Sean Khan

Sean Khan Presents The Modern Folk & Jazz Ensemble
Acid Jazz (UK),
CD...$14.99 15.98 ... On May 24, 2024
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Conrad Herwig

Latin Side Of McCoy Tyner
Savant,
CD...$14.99 16.98 ... On May 24, 2024
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Eric Alexander

Timing Is Everything
Cellar Live (Canada),
CD ... About May 24, 2024
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Lonnie Smith

Funk Reaction
Mr Bongo (UK), 1977.
CD...$11.99 14.99 ... On May 24, 2024
A sweet 70s groover from the great Lonnie Smith – a soulful little session that has the keyboardist really stretching out in some great ways! At the time, Smith fares a lot better than some of his late 60s jazz organ contemporaries – as he's got a great lean style, perfect for the ... CD
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Josh Lawrence

Measured Response
Posi-Tone, 2024.
CD...$11.99 15.99 ... On May 24, 2024
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Art Farmer

Art Farmer Quintet At Boomers Vol 2
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1976.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
One of the greatest Art Farmer recordings of the 70s – an especially sharp-edged performance, thanks to the presence of Clifford Jordan in the group! The album was recorded live at Boomer's nightclub in New York – and all tracks have a long-flowing, open ended quality – a bit ... CD
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Great Jazz Trio

Great Jazz Trio At The Village Vanguard Again
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1977.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
The Village Vanguard seemed to be one of the greatest settings for the Great Jazz Trio – a place where the group of Hank Jones on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums could really stretch out in the kind of loose, open lines that made their 70s albums so great! This set's ... CD
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Great Jazz Trio

Moreover
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1980.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
A slightly different lineup than usual for the Great Jazz Trio – but a great one too, and proof that the group had way more to offer than just familiar trio grooving! This time around, Eddie Gomez is on bass – making for a wonderfully full, rich sound in the rhythms – a perfect ... CD
 


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