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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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David Murray

Francesca
Intakt (Switzerland),
CD ... About May 15, 2024
... CD

Oluma

Cooking Time
One World (Denmark),
CD...$15.99 18.99 ... About May 17, 2024
... CD

Something Else featuring Vincent Herring

Soul Jazz
Smoke Sessions,
CD ... On June 14, 2024
... CD
Strut (UK), 1986.
CD ... On May 31, 2024
Some of the most unusual Sun Ra material of the 80s – a series of performances done with the Outer Space Visual Communicator – a unique instrument that mixed light and music together, and created a very trippy experience for both the Arkestra and the audience! Most of these tracks have ... CD
Crown/We Want Sounds (UK), 1970.
CD...$15.99 19.99 ... About June 14, 2024
Wicked funk from Japanese keyboardist Norio Maeda – also a hell of an arranger, too – as you'll hear on this superb set from the start of the 70s! The record's one of those key albums that took a 60s groovy Japanese sound much further into the future – giving the whole thing a ... CD

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

Live Oblivion Vol 2
RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974.
CD...$13.99 14.99 ... On May 10, 2024
The second smoking Live Oblivion set from Brian Auger and crew – twice as long, and maybe even twice as funky as the first! The tunes on here all really push the ten minute mark – stretching out the original Auger conception on studio sides, and featuring plenty of room for really ... CD

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

Live Oblivion Vol 1
RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974.
CD...$13.99 14.99 ... On May 10, 2024
Really hard-jamming work from keyboardist Brian Auger – the first of a 2-part live set from the US, and easily some of his greatest work on record! The tracks are all very long and stretched out here – an extrapolation of the territory Auger was already exploring on studio sides, taken ... CD

Joy Guidry

Amen
CD...$10.99 11.99 ... On May 10, 2024
... CD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 


Upcoming Releases

Clifford Jordan

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

Moon Haewon with Tsuyoshi Yamamoto

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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few

Almighty
Division 81, 2024.
CD...$13.99 15.99 ... About April 26, 2024
... CD

Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy

Mighty Warrior – Live In Antwerp
Elemental, 1995.
CD...$22.99 24.99 ... On April 26, 2024
A magical pairing of musicians – both of whom had come together in different formats, and who here showcase a great late meeting of their genius! The vibe is maybe similar to the Super Quartet that Lacy and Waldron were leading in the early 90s, but with a slightly different lineup – ... CD
Jazz Detective, Mid 1970s. 2CDs
CD...$22.99 24.99 ... On April 26, 2024
... CD
Elemental, 1972. 2CDs
CD...$22.99 24.99 ... On April 26, 2024
A never-issued live set from spiritual reed genius Yusef Lateef – one that was recorded during the years he was recording for Atlantic Records, but with a nicely different vibe! The tracks are all long, loose, and very open – Yusef blowing tenor, soprano sax, and flute – shifting ... CD

Chet Baker & Jack Sheldon

In Perfect Harmony – The Lost Album
Jazz Detective, 1972.
CD...$15.99 17.99 ... On April 26, 2024
Two of the coolest trumpeters from the LA scene of the 50s – reunited here in a never-issued album from the start of the 70s! At the time of the set, Jack Sheldon was the real star of the date – big on TV, and a very confident, cool player – as well as a singer with a wonderfully ... CD
Elemental, 1969.
CD...$15.99 17.99 (LP...$48.99)... On April 26, 2024
A killer combo from saxophonist Cannonball Adderley – a group that features George Duke on both acoustic and electric piano, stretching things out, and helping the Adderley brothers find an even more soulful groove than they had in the 60s! The George Duke approach really makes for a cool ... CD
Elemental, 1969. 2CDs
CD...$22.99 24.99 (LP...$48.99)... On April 26, 2024
The hippest side of Cannonball Adderley at the end of the 60s – that loose, soulful vibe he was serving up on some of his coolest records for Capitol at the time – stretched out here over some very long tracks recorded live in France! The year alone marks the record as a great one ... CD

Mo Kolours

Original Flow
We Release Jazz (Switzerland),
CD...$16.99 19.99 ... About April 26, 2024
... CD
Ropeadope,
CD...$13.99 14.98 ... On April 26, 2024
... CD

Obed Calvaire

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

Charles McPherson

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

Behn Gillece

Stick Together
Posi-Tone, 2024.
CD...$11.99 15.99 ... On April 26, 2024
... CD
Blue Note, 1957.
CD...$27.99 30.99 ... On April 26, 2024
(Part of the Blue Note Tone Poet series!) CD
Resonance, 1953.
CD...$29.99 32.99 ... On April 26, 2024
A beautiful set of work from this legendary pianist – material that's issued here for the very first time, but which may well top some of the most important albums in Art Tatum's catalog! As with his classic 20th Century material, the setting here is a live one – the Blue Note club in ... CD
Resonance, 1959.
CD...$29.99 32.99 ... On April 26, 2024
Mindblowing work from tenorist Sonny Rollins – a set of recordings that we'd rank right up there with his groundbreaking Village Vanguard sessions for Blue Note! As with those recordings, the setting here is live, and a trio – Sonny blowing with incredible imagination in the very open ... CD

Tomeka Reid

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

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

Anna & Paolo Ghetti

Swinging Memories
Irma (Italy),
CD...$18.99 23.99 ... About May 1, 2024
... CD
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

Josh Johnson

Unusual Object
Northern Spy, 2024.
CD...$13.99 14.99 ... 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

Jack McDuff

Ain't No Sunshine
Cellar Live, 1972. 2CDs
CD...$21.99 24.99 ... About May 3, 2024
Rare material from one of our favorite jazz musicians of all time – legendary Hammond hero Jack McDuff, heard here in a really wonderful setting! McDuff in the 60s was already great – an organist who played in ways that really stood out, with a sense of rhythm that was completely ... CD
Cellar Live (Canada),
CD...$11.99 12.99 ... About May 3, 2024
... CD
Cellar Live, 1958/1966. 2CDs
CD...$21.99 24.99 ... About May 3, 2024
Not just jazz from the Northwest, as the set also features some California material too – brought together in this great double-length set of unissued material from this legendary jazz drummer! The set begins with Shelly Manne leading a quintet at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1958 – ... CD

Win Pongsakorn

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

Goran Kajfe Tropiques

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

Dave Douglas

Gifts
Greenleaf,
CD...$13.99 14.99 ... On May 3, 2024
... CD
Sdban (Belgium),
CD...$14.99 23.99 ... About May 3, 2024
... CD
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
RCA/BGO (UK), 2CDs
CD...$14.99 19.99 ... About May 3, 2024
... CD

Olli Ahvenlahti

Mirror Mirror
WeJazz (Finland),
CD...$16.99 18.99 ... About May 3, 2024
... CD

Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly

Mestizx
International Anthem/Nonesuch, 2024.
CD...$13.99 15.99 ... On May 3, 2024
... CD
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

Kamasi Washington

Fearless Movement
Young Turks, 2024. 2CD
CD...$18.99 19.99 ... On May 3, 2024
... CD
Fremeaux & Associates (France),
CD...$28.99 44.99 ... About May 5, 2024
... CD

Allegra Levy

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

Ivo Perelman/Chad Fowler/Reggie Workman/Andrew Cyrille

Embracing The Unknown
Mahakala,
CD...$13.99 14.99 ... On May 10, 2024
... CD

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

Live Oblivion Vol 2
RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974.
CD...$13.99 14.99 ... On May 10, 2024
The second smoking Live Oblivion set from Brian Auger and crew – twice as long, and maybe even twice as funky as the first! The tunes on here all really push the ten minute mark – stretching out the original Auger conception on studio sides, and featuring plenty of room for really ... CD

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express

Live Oblivion Vol 1
RCA/Soul Bank (UK), 1974.
CD...$13.99 14.99 ... On May 10, 2024
Really hard-jamming work from keyboardist Brian Auger – the first of a 2-part live set from the US, and easily some of his greatest work on record! The tracks are all very long and stretched out here – an extrapolation of the territory Auger was already exploring on studio sides, taken ... CD

Joy Guidry

Amen
CD...$10.99 11.99 ... On May 10, 2024
... CD
International Anthem,
CD...$18.99 21.99 ... On May 10, 2024
(Hand-numbered pressing, with art print!) CD

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
... CD

Kenny Barron

Beyond This Place
Artwork,
CD...$17.99 19.99 ... On May 10, 2024
... CD

David Murray

Francesca
Intakt (Switzerland),
CD ... About May 15, 2024
... CD

Joe McPhee with Ken Vandermark

Musings Of A Bahamian Son
Corbett vs. Dempsey,
CD...$11.99 14.99 ... About May 15, 2024
... CD

Oluma

Cooking Time
One World (Denmark),
CD...$15.99 18.99 ... About May 17, 2024
... CD

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
Liberation Hall,
CD...$14.99 16.99 ... About May 17, 2024
... CD
Valley Of Search,
CD...$13.99 15.99 ... On May 17, 2024
... CD
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Carlos Nino & Friends

Placenta
International Anthem,
CD...$13.99 15.99 ... On May 24, 2024
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Modern Harmonic,
CD...$15.99 16.99 ... On May 24, 2024
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Acid Jazz (UK),
CD...$14.99 15.98 ... On May 24, 2024
... CD
Savant,
CD...$14.99 16.98 ... On May 24, 2024
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Eric Alexander

Timing Is Everything
Cellar Live (Canada),
CD...$11.99 12.99 ... 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

Josh Lawrence

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

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
East Wind (Japan), 1975.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
A searing live performance from this brilliant Japanese trumpeter – working here at the height of his stretched-out, open-ended powers – but with a style that's a bit more inside than some of his work from the start of the 70s! Hino really shows himself to be a great leader here – ... CD

Great Jazz Trio

Chapter II
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1980.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
The second part of a great Japanese-only session recorded in 1980 – one that features a later edition of the Great Jazz Trio – with Eddie Gomez on bass and Al Foster on drums, next to piano by usual group member Hank Jones! The set's got a hipper feel than usual for the group – ... CD

Great Jazz Trio

Direct From LA
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1978.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
The Great Jazz Trio really stretch out here – taking each of the album's four songs at a mighty relaxed pace – which allows even more room than ever for the creative expression of Hank Jones on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums! The cover's got a slick look that ... CD

Pentagon (Cedar Walton, Clifford Jordan, etc)

Pentagon
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1976.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
A really wonderful album that's sometimes overlooked because of it's relatively oblique cover and name – which both hide the wonderful talents within! In truth, the set might be billed as a Cedar Walton session – or maybe almost an Eastern Rebellion one – as the vibe here is very ... CD

Three (Joe Sample, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne)

Three
East Wind (Japan), 1975.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
Quite possibly one of the most successful Japanese piano trio recordings of the 70s – a super-session performed by a group that includes Joe Sample on acoustic piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums! Given that Sample's best known during the era for his electric keys with the ... CD

Masahiko Togashi

Rings
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1976.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
Spare solo percussion work from Japanese drummer Masahiko Togashi – a double-length set of tracks that runs through 12 "rings" – all different shorter passages that are part of a longer composition – played by Togashi on drums, percussion, vibes, marimba, celesta, and ... CD

Rainbow featuring Will Boulware

Crystal Green
East Wind (Japan), 1976.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
A buttery smooth set of Japanese fusion from the 70s – featuring all-star American players like Eric Gale, Steve Gadd, Ralph MacDonald, Cornell Dupree, Michael Brecker, and keyboardist Will Boulware. The strength of the set lies on the interplay between Boulware's work on Fender Rhodes and ... CD
East Wind (Japan), 1975.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
A searing live performance from this brilliant Japanese trumpeter – working here at the height of his stretched-out, open-ended powers – but with a style that's a bit more inside than some of his work from the start of the 70s! Hino really shows himself to be a great leader here – ... CD

Great Jazz Trio

Great Tokyo Meeting
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1978.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
A great Tokyo meeting from this wonderful trio – and a great little record that even stands out from most of their others from the time! The set's got a surprising amount of original material by the members of the group – as each player contributes at least one title – and these ... CD

Laurindo Almeida

Concierto De Aranjuez
East Wind (Japan), 1978.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
Guitarist Laurindo Almeida returns to a bit of his roots here – but he also shows off a lot of the jazz experience he's picked up along the way! The album features Almeida working solo on acoustic guitar – although possibly overdubbed alongside himself at times – and while the ... CD

Great Jazz Trio

Milestones
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1978.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
One of a number of late 70s milestones from the Great Jazz Trio – that sublime grouping of Hank Jones on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums! Like the rest of their gems from the time, the album's got this simple, subtle brilliance – a way of approaching piano trio ... CD

LA 4

Going Home
East Wind/Universal (Japan), 1977.
CD...$10.99 14.99 ... About May 29, 2024
Wonderful work from this really unique west coast combo of the 70s – a quartet that draws plenty from key contributions of each of its members – but which also has a very special sound in the acoustic guitar of Laurindo Almeida! Almeida's a player who'd already been working in LA for ... CD
 



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