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Jazz — Coming Soon 
A 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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Sounds Of Liberation (Byard Lancaster/
Sounds Of Liberation (limited smoke colored vinyl pressing)
Dogtown, 1972.
LP ... About October 25, 2019
One of the most soulful sessions ever from the Philly jazz scene of the 70s – a super-hip record that features work from Byard Lancaster on alto, Khan Jamal on vibes, and Monette Sudler on guitar! All players are at their best here – especially Sudler, who sounds really amazing riffing ... LP, Vinyl record album
Sounds Of Liberation (Byard Lancaster/
Sounds Of Liberation
Dogtown, 1972. (reissue)
LP ... About October 25, 2019
One of the most soulful sessions ever from the Philly jazz scene of the 70s – a super-hip record that features work from Byard Lancaster on alto, Khan Jamal on vibes, and Monette Sudler on guitar! All players are at their best here – especially Sudler, who sounds really amazing riffing ... LP, Vinyl record album
Emma-Jean Thackray/
Too Shy (12 inch version)/International Anthem/Total Refreshment Centre, 2019.
12-inch ... On November 15, 2019
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Ingrid Laubrock & Aki Takase
KasumiIntakt (Switzerland), 2019.
CD ... About November 15, 2019
... CD
Ellery Eskelin/
Pearls
Intakt (Switzerland), 2019.
CD ... About November 15, 2019
... CD
Charles Lloyd
Swiss Radio Days Vol 46 – Montreux Jazz Festival 1967TCB (Switzerland), 1967. 2CD
CD ... About November 15, 2019
... CD
Wynton Marsalis & Others
Motherless Brooklyn – Original Motion Picture SoundtrackWater Tower, 2019.
CD ... About October 25, 2019
... CD
Louis Armstrong, Tyree Glenn & Tommy Gwaltney
Satchmo At The National Press Club – Red Beans and Rice-ly YoursFolkways, 1972. Gatefold
CD ... On November 1, 2019
One of the last live appearances by Louis Armstrong – presented here in a really charming little album, issued in a small pressing by The National Press Club! The album's a great document of all the Armstrong charms in one package – as Louis talks as much as he plays – telling ... CD
Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams (Black Christ Of The Andes)Mary, 1963.
CD ... About November 1, 2019
A landmark album – and one of the best records you'll ever find by Mary Lou Williams! The record's a mixture of jazz and spiritual themes, and it features Mary Lou's piano set in some super-hip jazz arrangements that include players like Grant Green, Budd Johnson, Larry Gales, Melba Liston, ... CD
Rupert Clemendore
Le Jazz TrinidadCook, Late 50s. Gatefold
CD ... About November 1, 2019
An amazing record from the legendary Cook label – billed in the cover as "patois jazz" – but with a sound that's surprisingly sophisticated overall! Rupert Clemendore works here in a mix of piano, vibes, bass, and lots of cool percussion – in a style that's somewhere ... CD
Rupert Clemendore/
Le Jazz Primitif From Trinidad
Cook, 1961. Gatefold
CD ... About November 1, 2019
Nothing primitif about this jazz, because the music has a really haunting feel – one that's filled with sophisticated changes and compelling instrumentation – served up in ways that are unlike anything else we can think of! Side one of the record features the combo of percussionist ... CD
Upcoming Releases
Tete Mbambisa
Did You Tell Your MotherAscensionale (Italy), (reissue)
LP ... About October 21, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Sounds Of Liberation (Byard Lancaster/
Sounds Of Liberation (limited smoke colored vinyl pressing)
Dogtown, 1972.
LP ... About October 25, 2019
One of the most soulful sessions ever from the Philly jazz scene of the 70s – a super-hip record that features work from Byard Lancaster on alto, Khan Jamal on vibes, and Monette Sudler on guitar! All players are at their best here – especially Sudler, who sounds really amazing riffing ... LP, Vinyl record album
Sounds Of Liberation (Byard Lancaster/
Sounds Of Liberation
Dogtown, 1972. (reissue)
LP ... About October 25, 2019
One of the most soulful sessions ever from the Philly jazz scene of the 70s – a super-hip record that features work from Byard Lancaster on alto, Khan Jamal on vibes, and Monette Sudler on guitar! All players are at their best here – especially Sudler, who sounds really amazing riffing ... LP, Vinyl record album
Wynton Marsalis & Others
Motherless Brooklyn – Original Motion Picture SoundtrackWater Tower, 2019.
CD ... About October 25, 2019
... CD
Nick Fraser/
Zoning
Astral Spirits, 2019.
CD ... About October 25, 2019
... CD
Mike Selesia
FlavorMad About Records (Portugal), 1976.
LP ... About October 25, 2019
Plenty of flavor here – a really well-crafted brew that's heavy with searing saxophone from Mike Selesia – mixed with other rootsy instrumentation in a very groovy way! Mike plays soprano, tenor sax, and flute on the set – clearly inspired by the John Coltrane generation, yet ... LP, Vinyl record album
Baroque Jazz Trio
Baroque Jazz Trio (with bonus tracks)Saravah/Souffle Continu (France), 1970.
CD ... About October 25, 2019
Beautiful stuff – and one of the most stunning jazz albums ever recorded – a blinding mix of harpsichord, cello, and Indian percussion – with a sound that's unlike anything else we can think of! The album was the brainchild of the cross-culturally fertile Saravah records at the ... CD
Perception
MestariSouffle Continu (France), 1973.
LP ... About October 25, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Perception
Perception & FriendsSouffle Continu (France), 1973.
LP ... About October 25, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Perception
PerceptionSouffle Continu (France), 1971.
LP ... About October 25, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Ivo Perelman/
Ineffable Joy
ESP, 2019.
CD ... About October 25, 2019
... CD
Radical Empathy Trio
Reality & Other Imaginary PlacesESP, 2019.
LP ... About October 25, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Radical Empathy Trio
Reality & Other Imaginary PlacesESP, 2019.
CD ... About October 25, 2019
... CD
Peter Lemer
Son Of Local Color – Live At Pizza Express SohoESP, 2019.
CD ... About October 25, 2019
... CD
Old Merry Tale Jazzband
Five Original Albums (Old Merry Tale Jazzband/Universal (Germany), 5CD
CD ... About October 25, 2019
... CD
Chick Corea
Five Original Albums Vol 2 (Leprechaun/Universal (Germany), 5CD
CD ... About October 25, 2019
... CD
Bertil Strandberg
CirrusFrederiksberg, 1973. (reissue)
LP ... About October 25, 2019
A hip Swedish jazz set from the early 70s – a set of warmly soulful numbers from the quintet of trombonist Bertil Strandberg – a player with some strong modal sensibilities! The group here features tenor, piano, bass, and drums – in addition to Bertil's trombone – and the ... LP, Vinyl record album
Grant Green
Born To Be Blue (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1962. (reissue)
LP ... On October 25, 2019
A rare one from Grant Green – recorded in 1962, but not issued until this first pressing of the material, in 1985. The set's one of Green's early classics recorded with pianist Sonny Clark – a deeply soulful player who really had the right feel for Green's more lyrical soul jazz ... LP, Vinyl record album
Tina Brooks
Minor Move (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1958. (reissue)
LP ... On October 25, 2019
A great session that was recorded by under-exposed tenor genius Tina Brooks, but which wasn't actually released until a Japanese issue of the material in the early 80s. The set's a crackling quintet hardbop session – with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Sonny Clark on piano, and Art Blakey on drums. ... LP, Vinyl record album
Gogo Penguin
Ocean In A Drop (10 inch LP)Blue Note, 2019.
LP ... On October 25, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Company
Company 1981Incus/Honest Jons (UK),
LP ... About October 30, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Tales Of A Courtesan (Oriantan) (Japanese paper sleeve edition)RCA (Japan), 1975.
CD ... About October 30, 2019
The title's compelling – and kind of makes you think that this might be one of the pair's more avant-leaning albums – but the overall groove is heavy big band swing, in the manner that Tabackin and Akiyoshi did best together. The record features 6 longish tracks, all with a strong ... CD
Toshiko Akiyoshi
March Of The Tadpoles (Japanese paper sleeve edition)RCA (Japan), 1977.
CD ... About October 30, 2019
There's a rich array of great solo work on this album by the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin big band – performances by Gary Foster, Bill Reichenbach, Tom Peterson, Emil Richards, Steven Huffstetter, and Tabackin and Akiyoshi themselves. The album's a set of original tracks by Toshiko, and ... CD
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Long Yellow Road (Japanese paper sleeve edition)RCA (Japan), 1974.
CD ... About October 30, 2019
An early masterpiece from the team of Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin – big band tracks written and arranged by Toshiko, and played to perfection by a group that includes Bobby Shew, Don Rader, Mike Price, Dick Spencer, and the great Gary Foster. Titles include "Since Perry", ... CD
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band Live At Newport 77 (Japanese paper sleeve edition)RCA (Japan), 1977.
CD ... About October 30, 2019
A great performance from the Akioshi/Tabackin Big Band's performance at Newport in 1977! The sound here is totally great – hard, focused, and flowing with a magical energy that made this group one of the few large jazz bands to flourish strongly in the 70s. There's almost a Clarke Boland ... CD
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Kogun (Japanese paper sleeve edition)RCA (Japan), 1974.
CD ... About October 30, 2019
Brilliantly bold work from pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi – an artist who's really coming into her own for the 70s – stepping out in a big band format that would win her a wide new audience on both sides of the Pacific! The album's one of the first to feature the ensemble co-led with husband ... CD
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Insights (Japanese paper sleeve edition)RCA (Japan), 1976.
CD ... About October 30, 2019
A classic set of modern big band tracks from the group led by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and reedman Lew Tabackin – long tracks, all written by Toshiko, and played by the group with a style that's at once dark, lyrical, and swinging. Soloists include Dick Spencer, Gary Foster, and Bill Perkins ... CD
Toshiko Akiyoshi
From Toshiko With Love (Japanese paper sleeve edition)RCA (Japan), 1981.
CD ... About October 30, 2019
One of the lesser-known albums in the great run of big band records cut by Toshiko Akiyoshi and husband Lew Tabackin – an edgey batch of tunes recorded in LA, with players that include Buddy Childers, Bill Byrne, Bob Shepherd, and the great Gary Foster. Tracks are longish, and titles include ... CD
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Ten Gallon Shuffle (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Baystate/RCA (Japan), 1984.
CD ... About October 30, 2019
A hokey title and cover, but a great little record – a lesser-known gem from the Toshiko Akioshi big band, recorded in the mid 80s for Japanese release! Toshiko's still working strongly with reedman Lew Tabackin here – and as always, the sound of the reeds really make the record – ... CD
Toshiko Akiyoshi & Lew Tabackin
Toshiko Akiyoshi & Lew Tabackin – The Eternal DuoSony (Japan),
CD ... About October 30, 2019
... CD
Masayuki Takayanagi & New Direction Unit
EclipseIskra/Craftman (Japan), 1975. (reissue)
LP ... About October 31, 2019
With Takayanagi on guitar, Kenji Mori on alto and flute, and Hirosi Yamazaki on drums and percussion! LP, Vinyl record album
Matthew Halsall
Colour YesGondwana (UK), 2009.
LP ... About November 1, 2019
A stellar second album from UK jazz trumpet talent Matthew Halsall – with a soulful depth that pushes him to the forefront of the contemporary British scene! There's an easygoing, but wholly passionate feel on his own solos, and to his players that really hits us deep – which include ... LP, Vinyl record album
Matthew Halsall
Colour YesGondwana (UK), 2009.
CD ... About November 1, 2019
A stellar second album from UK jazz trumpet talent Matthew Halsall – with a soulful depth that pushes him to the forefront of the contemporary British scene! There's an easygoing, but wholly passionate feel on his own solos, and to his players that really hits us deep – which include ... CD
Matthew Halsall
Sending My LoveGondwana (UK), 2008.
LP ... About November 1, 2019
A really incredible album – a set that's filled with far more soul and feeling than you might guess from the youthful image on the cover! Matthew Halsall's a pretty young player, but his sound here is really amazing – not just on his own trumpet solos, but on the overall feel of the ... LP, Vinyl record album
Daniel Casimir & Tess Hirst
These DaysJazz Refreshed (UK), 2019.
LP ... About November 1, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Daniel Casimir & Tess Hirst
These DaysJazz Refreshed (UK), 2019.
CD ... About November 1, 2019
... CD
Steve Reid
RhythmatismMustevic/Soul Jazz (UK), 1974.
LP ... About November 1, 2019
A fantastic mid 70s set led by drummer Steve Reid – fronting a group of players who groove tightly, but with a really sinister sound! Reid is an absolute steamroller on this set – laying down a fast-paced, super tight funky backdrop for the rest of the players to groove fluidly over ... LP, Vinyl record album
Steve Reid
RhythmatismMustevic/Soul Jazz (UK), 1974.
CD ... About November 1, 2019
A fantastic mid 70s set led by drummer Steve Reid – fronting a group of players who groove tightly, but with a really sinister sound! Reid is an absolute steamroller on this set – laying down a fast-paced, super tight funky backdrop for the rest of the players to groove fluidly over ... CD
Sokratis Votskos Quartet
Sketching The UnknownJazzman (UK), (pic cover)
LP ... About November 1, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Sokratis Votskos Quartet
Sketching The UnknownJazzman (UK), (pic cover)
CD ... About November 1, 2019
... CD
Louis Armstrong, Tyree Glenn & Tommy Gwaltney
Satchmo At The National Press Club – Red Beans and Rice-ly YoursFolkways, 1972. Gatefold
CD ... On November 1, 2019
One of the last live appearances by Louis Armstrong – presented here in a really charming little album, issued in a small pressing by The National Press Club! The album's a great document of all the Armstrong charms in one package – as Louis talks as much as he plays – telling ... CD
Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams (Black Christ Of The Andes)Mary, 1963.
CD ... About November 1, 2019
A landmark album – and one of the best records you'll ever find by Mary Lou Williams! The record's a mixture of jazz and spiritual themes, and it features Mary Lou's piano set in some super-hip jazz arrangements that include players like Grant Green, Budd Johnson, Larry Gales, Melba Liston, ... CD
Rupert Clemendore
Le Jazz TrinidadCook, Late 50s. Gatefold
CD ... About November 1, 2019
An amazing record from the legendary Cook label – billed in the cover as "patois jazz" – but with a sound that's surprisingly sophisticated overall! Rupert Clemendore works here in a mix of piano, vibes, bass, and lots of cool percussion – in a style that's somewhere ... CD
Rupert Clemendore/
Le Jazz Primitif From Trinidad
Cook, 1961. Gatefold
CD ... About November 1, 2019
Nothing primitif about this jazz, because the music has a really haunting feel – one that's filled with sophisticated changes and compelling instrumentation – served up in ways that are unlike anything else we can think of! Side one of the record features the combo of percussionist ... CD
Mary Lou Williams
Zoning (with bonus tracks)Mary/Folkways, 1974.
CD ... About November 1, 2019
An excellent album by Mary Lou Williams – a set recorded during the 70s period when she was mixing in a bit of funk with her jazz! The sound here is wonderful – quite different than other work you might know from Williams, and much more in the sort of groove you'd expect from Junior ... CD
Red Camp
New ClavichordCook, 1957.
CD ... About November 1, 2019
An insane album of keyboard tracks – almost as if Sun Ra was taking on an electrified version of boogie woogie! Pianist Red Camp's been recorded by the Cook label before, but this set features Red handling the clavichord – an instrument that's like a harpsichord, with a similar ... CD
Cha Cha Shaw
Kingdom ComeFolkways, 1979. Gatefold
CD ... About November 1, 2019
The second Folkways album from trumpeter Charles Shaw – and even more wonderful than the first! This one changes up the groove a bit – still sticking in Shaw's spiritual jazz vein at times, but also tripping things out a bit more with use of electric guitar and the ultra-cool "bag ... CD
Cha Cha Shaw
Into MorningFolkways, 1976. Gatefold
CD ... About November 1, 2019
A rough-edged batch of spiritual jazz tracks from trumpeter Charles "Cha Cha" Shaw (not to be confused with Charles "Bo Bo" Shaw) – recorded in an open-ended loft jazz mode with a really open, echoey feel! The album's a rare 70s jazz date on the Folkways label, and it's ... CD
Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd
Nio & Pigeon (2019 Japan Record Day release)Columbia (Japan), 1972. (reissue)
LP ... On November 2, 2019
Toshiyuki Miyama really makes the New Herd cook with this cool 70s session – a smoker of a large group date, and one with a great mix of funky rhythms and complicated instrumentation! The set's got a feel that's as exotic as its cover, yet comes across with a solid, soulful punch throughout ... LP, Vinyl record album
Makoto Terashita
Great Harvest (2019 Japan Record Day release)Union (Japan), 1978. (reissue)
LP ... On November 2, 2019
A great harvest of sounds from Japanese pianist Makoto Terashita – a set that also features strong contributions from Bob Berg on tenor, who comes in at a few key spots to really deepen the sound! The core of the record features Terashita working with his trio – Errol Walters on bass ... LP, Vinyl record album
Takahashi Miyasaka
Animal's GardenBBE (UK), (reissue)
LP ... About November 5, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Jamael Dean
Black Space TapesStones Throw, 2019.
LP ... On November 8, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Company
Epiphany/Incus/Honest Jons (UK), 1982. (reissue)
LP ... About November 8, 2019
This company recording, made in the summer of 1982, features a lineup consisting of Ursula Oppens, Fred Frith, George Lewis, Anne LeBaron, Akio Suzuki, Julie Tippetts, Moto Yoshizawa, Keith Tippett, Phil Wachsman and, of course, Derek Bailey. The first of the 2 LPs, Epiphany, is a large group ... LP, Vinyl record album
Matthew Halsall
Sending My LoveGondwana (UK), 2008.
CD ... About November 8, 2019
A really incredible album – a set that's filled with far more soul and feeling than you might guess from the youthful image on the cover! Matthew Halsall's a pretty young player, but his sound here is really amazing – not just on his own trumpet solos, but on the overall feel of the ... CD
Charles Tolliver & Music Inc.
Live At The Loosdrecht Jazz Festival (180 gram pressing)Strata East/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1972. (reissue)
LP ... About November 8, 2019
Like the two excellent Live At Slugs' sets, this live recording captures Charles Tolliver alongside a burning Music Inc. line up, but this time it features John Hicks on piano, Reggie Workman on bass and Alvin Queen on drums. The entire group plays with an all out fire that bridges the gap between ... LP, Vinyl record album
Ceasar Frazier
Ceasar Frazier – 75Westbound/Be With (UK), 1975. (reissue)
LP ... About November 8, 2019
The second great album from organist Ceasar Frazier – a tightly grooving set that expands his sound a bit from the first! All the best elements are still in place here – including funky organ from Ceasar, production from jazz funk maestro Bob Porter, and a hip range of players that ... LP, Vinyl record album
Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science
Waiting GameMotema, 2019. 2LP
LP ... On November 8, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science
Waiting GameMotema, 2019. 2CD
CD ... On November 8, 2019
... CD
Joe McPhee/
Live In The Batcave
Black Truffle (Austria), 2019. Gatefold
LP ... About November 8, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Made To Break (Ken Vandermark)
F4 FakeTrost (Austria), 2019.
LP ... About November 9, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Lookout Farm (Dave Liebman & Richie Beirach)
Lookout Farm – At Onkel Po's Carnegie Hall 1975Jazz Line (Germany), 1975. 2LP Gatefold
LP ... About November 10, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Lookout Farm (Dave Liebman & Richie Beirach)
Lookout Farm – At Onkel Po's Carnegie Hall 1975Jazz Line (Germany), 1975.
CD ... About November 10, 2019
... CD
Human Arts Ensemble
Under The Sun (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Arista/Muzak (Japan), 1973.
CD ... About November 11, 2019
A great early album by this oft-overlooked spiritual avant group that included Lester Bowie, Oliver Lake, JD Parran, and Charles Bobo Shaw. Side one features the extended "Lover's Desire", a nice slightly-funky number that has a groove that's sort of modal. Side two of the album ... CD
Marion Brown
Porto Novo (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Polydor/Muzak (Japan), 1967.
CD ... About November 11, 2019
Marion Brown's classic Porto Novo record, one of his best, recorded in 1967 in Holland with Maarten Altena and Han Bennink. Marion plays hard with these two European masters of free playing, and the 5 tracks from the session stand as a great demonstration of his early power. Titles include "S ... CD
Julius Hemphill (Mbari)
Dogon AD (with bonus track) (Japanese paper sleeve edition)Freedom/Muzak (Japan), 1972/1977.
CD ... About November 11, 2019
A seminal session from the St Louis scene of the early 70s – one that was humming nearly as much as Chicago was with the AACM at the time! As with the larger organization in the Windy City, St Louis had the Black Artists Group – of which Julius Hemphill was a key member, forming fresh ... CD
Gato Barbieri & Dollar Brand
Hamba Khale! (aka Confluence) (Japanese paper sleeve edition)BYG/Muzak (Japan), 1968.
CD ... About November 11, 2019
Great stuff – a rare meeting between Argentine tenor player Gato Barbieri and South African pianist Dollar Brand – a true global meeting of the jazz minds, and a recording that's stronger than most of the work either player was recording at the time! The format is incredibly spare ... CD
Teruo Nakamura
UnicornThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1973.
CD ... About November 13, 2019
A landmark album from the Japanese fusion scene of the 70s – a killer set of tracks recorded by bassist Teruo Nakamura, with help from a host of American soul jazz luminaries! The album's easily one of Nakamura's most sought-after sets – and for good reason too, as the cuts are long ... CD
Takashi Mizuhashi
Who CaresThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1974.
CD ... About November 13, 2019
Who cares? We care! And it's hard not to – given the strength of this sweet little set from Japanese bassist Takashi Mizuhashi – a hell of a player who really knows how to keep things exciting throughout! The group's got some tremendous talent in the front – both Fumio ... CD
Isao Suzuki
Ako's DreamThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1976.
CD ... About November 13, 2019
One of the wonderfully creative 70s sets from Japanese stringman Isao Suzuki – an artist who also plays bass, but who works here on jazz cello – for a very unusual approach! The set has Suzuki's work on the light strings matched in a combo with lead guitar from Kazumi Watanabe – ... CD
Bingo Miki & Tatsuya Takahashi
Scandinavian SuiteThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1977.
CD ... About November 13, 2019
A really cool blend of jazz and electronics – done up in some of the ambitious modes of composer Bingo Miki's other work, yet with a style that's a lot more straight ahead overall! The jazz component of the record is served up strongly by tenorist Tatsuya Takahashi – who leads a group ... CD
Masayuki Takayanagi & New Direction For The Arts
Free Form SuiteThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1972.
CD ... About November 13, 2019
A really compelling set from this important Japanese group of the 70s – a quartet headed up by guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi – but which features a very complex balance of work from all the individual members! The set initially begins with a traditional vibe, but then seems to step out ... CD
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
Blues For TeeThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1974.
CD ... About November 13, 2019
A special live set, dedicated to the head of the unique Three Blind Mice label – and done in the best freewheeling style of pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto! The record's got even more bite than some of Yamamoto's other albums of the time – a soulful groove that has lots of left hand action ... CD
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio
Live At The MistyThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1974.
CD ... About November 13, 2019
Long tracks and plenty of room to groove – a really great little session from Japanese pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, and one with some added conga to boot! Don't confuse this one with Yamamoto's other 70s date with Misty in the name, because this album's a live one – and it comes across ... CD
Isao Suzuki Trio
Black OrpheusThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1976.
CD ... About November 13, 2019
A beautifully spare session from the mid 70s – one that features bass and cello from Isao Suzuki – stretching out here in a sound that's totally unique! The trio's a great one – with Donald Bailey on drums and Tsuyoshi Yamamoto on both acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes – the ... CD
Yama & Jiro's Wave
Girl TalkThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1975.
CD ... About November 13, 2019
A sweet little piano trio set from Yama & Jiro – that's Tsuyoshi Yamamoto on piano and Tetsujiro Obara on drums – joined here by Akira Daiyoshi on some mighty warm bass! The set's got that wonderful open, laidback vibe you sometimes get on these Three Blind Mice sessions from the ... CD
Emma-Jean Thackray/
Too Shy (12 inch version)/International Anthem/Total Refreshment Centre, 2019.
12-inch ... On November 15, 2019
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Ingrid Laubrock & Aki Takase
KasumiIntakt (Switzerland), 2019.
CD ... About November 15, 2019
... CD
Ellery Eskelin/
Pearls
Intakt (Switzerland), 2019.
CD ... About November 15, 2019
... CD
Charles Lloyd
Swiss Radio Days Vol 46 – Montreux Jazz Festival 1967TCB (Switzerland), 1967. 2CD
CD ... About November 15, 2019
... CD
Tetuzi Akiyama/
Interpersonal Subjectivities
Astral Spirits, 2019.
CD ... About November 15, 2019
... CD
KVL (Quin Kirchner, Daniel Van Duerm & Matthew Lux)
KVL Volume 1Astral Spirits, 2019.
LP ... About November 15, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
Horace Tapscott
Live At Lobero Vol 1 (180 gram pressing)Nimbus/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1981. (reissue)
LP ... About November 15, 2019
A surprisingly strong trio session from Horace Tapscott – recorded in Santa Barbara in 1981, with a trio that features Sonship on percussion and the great Roberto Miranda on bass! Miranda's tone is round and warm, and brings out some of the most soulful sides of Tapscott's playing – ... LP, Vinyl record album
Gary Bias
East 101 (180 gram pressing)Nimbus/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1981. (reissue)
LP ... About November 15, 2019
A dream of a record from the LA spiritual underground of the 70s – and one of the only records we've ever seen from reedman Gary Bias! The date's got a soulful depth that makes it one of the most compelling albums on the legendary Nimbus label – a rhythmic pulse that's often modal, and ... LP, Vinyl record album
Linda Hill
Lullaby For Linda (180 gram pressing)Nimbus/Pure Pleasure (UK), Early 80s. (reissue)
LP ... About November 15, 2019
One of our favorite albums ever on the legendary Nimbus label – and the only set we've ever seen from pianist Linda Hill as a leader! The set's got the same open-ended, spiritually-expressive sound as Adele Sebastian's record for the label – and Sebastian's also a key part of the group ... LP, Vinyl record album
Eri Yamamoto & Choral Chameleon
Goshu Ondo SuiteAum Fidelity,
CD ... About November 15, 2019
... CD
Makaya McCraven
In The Moment (3LP deluxe edition)International Anthem, 2015. 3LP
LP ... On November 15, 2019
A totally unique record from drummer Makaya McCraven – and a great one too! The set's built around improvised performances recorded over the period of a year – with some of Chicago's best underground jazz talents, including Matt Ulery on bass, Marquis Hill on trumpet, Jeff Parker on ... LP, Vinyl record album
Azar Lawrence
Summer SolsticePrestige/Craft, 1975. (reissue)
LP ... On November 15, 2019
A beautiful album of spiritual soul and Brazilian influenced jazz from Azar Lawrence – and a pretty rare one we're thrilled to have! Lawrence is a stellar sax player with a sound that's a bit like Gary Bartz, which means that he fits in perfectly with the Fantasy-era Prestige Records sound ... LP, Vinyl record album
Horace Silver Quintet
Doin' The Thing (At The Village Gate) (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1961. (reissue)
LP ... On November 15, 2019
One of the few live recordings ever done by Horace Silver during his Blue Note years – a real surprise, considering what a crowd pleaser he was at the time! The set catches Horace working with that great quintet that graced most of his best early Blue Notes – with Blue Mitchell on ... LP, Vinyl record album
Grant Green
Alive! (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1970. (reissue)
LP ... On November 15, 2019
A really fantastic album from guitarist Grant Green – a set that's every bit as great as his other Blue Note funk albums from the time – but in a very different way! First off, the group has vibes – played by the more obscure Willie Bivens, sometimes with this hard chromatic ... LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Note, 1960. (reissue)
LP ... On November 15, 2019
A crackling live set from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers! The recording is one of a few that Blakey made at Birdland – and it may well be the best, as it features his killer 1960 lineup with Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, and Bobby Timmons all in the group. Tracks are longer than the group's ... LP, Vinyl record album
Blue Note, 1960. (reissue)
LP ... On November 15, 2019
A crackling live set from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers! The recording is one of a few that Blakey made at Birdland – and it may well be the best, as it features his killer 1960 lineup with Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, and Bobby Timmons all in the group. Tracks are longer than the group's ... LP, Vinyl record album
Hiromasa Suzuki
High FlyingColumbia (Japan), 1976. (reissue)
LP ... About November 15, 2019
Loads of great keyboards here from Hiromasa Suzuki – working in a mode that's somewhere between earlier funky jazz, and the tighter Japanese fusion of the late 70s! The style here is never too smooth, yet Suzuki really manages to blend some great elements together – his own keys, lots ... LP, Vinyl record album
Takeo Moriyama
SmileColumbia (Japan), 1981. (reissue)
LP ... About November 15, 2019
An album with a sweet title, but a very hard groove – a stone stormer from Japanese drummer Takeo Moriyama – put together with these soaring reed lines that almost make the whole thing feel like an early 70s album from Elvin Jones! There's a very spiritual feel to the music at times ... LP, Vinyl record album
Hiroshi Suzuki
CatSony (Japan), 1975. (reissue)
LP ... About November 15, 2019
A great bit of electric jazz from the Japanese scene of the 70s – an album that easily rivals the best CTI work in the US at the time! Trombonist Hiroshi Suzuki heads up a quintet here – one that's heavy on electric piano and keyboards, played in a stretched-out sort of groove that ... LP, Vinyl record album
Ryo Kawasaki
Little TreeStudio Mule (Germany), 1980.
LP ... About November 22, 2019
One of the few rare albums cut by Japanese guitarist Ryo Kawasaki and his groundbreaking Golden Dragon group during the early 80s. The record features a swirling mix of guitar jams, soulful fusion, and mellow instrumentals. Azar Lawrence joins in on a few tracks, and Nana Vasconcelos plays some ... LP, Vinyl record album
Ryo Kawasaki & Satellites
Electric WorldStudio Mule (Germany), (reissue)
12-inch ... About November 22, 2019
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Krokofont with Stale Storlokken & Ingebright Haker Flaten
QRune Grammafon (Germany),
LP ... About November 22, 2019
... LP, Vinyl record album
