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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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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2008 – 5th Annual Concert Tour – Original Compositions & Works By Wayne Shorter (3CD set)SF Jazz, 2008. 3CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live At The SF Jazz Center 2015 – The Music Of Michael Jackson & Original CompositionsSF Jazz, 2015. 2CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live At The SF Jazz Center 2016 – The Music Of Miles Davis & Original CompositionsSF Jazz, 2016. 2CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live At The SF Jazz Center 2017 – The Music Of Ornette Coleman, Stevie Wonder, & Thelonious Monk (2CD & DVD)SF Jazz, 2017. 2CD & DVD
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SF Jazz Collective
Miguel Zenon Retrospective – Original Compositions 2004 to 2016SF Jazz, 2000s/2010s. 2CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live At The SF Jazz Center 2018 – The Music Of Antonio Carlos Jobim & Original CompositionsSF Jazz, 2018. 2CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live The At SF Jazz Center 2019 – Miles Davis In A Silent Way & Sly & The Family Stone StandSF Jazz, 2019.
CD ... About November 1, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2004 – Inaugural Concert Tour (3CD set)SF Jazz, 2004. 3CD
CD ... About November 5, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2005 – 2nd Annual Concert Tour – Original Compositions & Works By John ColtraneSF Jazz, 2005. 2CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2006 – 3rd Annual Concert Tour – Original Compositions & Works By Herbie HancockSF Jazz, 2006. 2CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2007 – 4th Annual Concert Tour – Original Compositions & Works By Thelonious MonkSF Jazz, 2007. 2CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2009 – 6th Annual Concert Tour – The Works Of McCoy Tyner Plus New CompositionsSF Jazz, 2009. 2CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2010 – 7th Annual Concert Tour – Works Of Horace Silver Plus New CompositionsSF Jazz, 2010. 3 CDs
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SF Jazz Collective
Live In New York 2011 – Season 8 – Music Of Stevie Wonder & New Compositions (3CD set)SF Jazz, 2011. 3 CDs
CD ... About November 4, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live At The SF Jazz Center 2013 – Music of Chick Corea & New CompositionsSF Jazz, 2013. 2 CDs
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Upcoming Releases
Terje Rypdal
Whenever I Seem To Be Far AwayECM, 1974.
CD ... About October 23, 2020
Very compelling stuff – with Rypdal on guitar, Pete Knutsen on mellotron and electric piano – and John Christensen on percussion! Side two features an "image for electric guitar, strings, oboe, and clarinet" – with help from the Sudfunk Symphony! CD
Terje Rypdal
Terje RypdalECM (Germany), 1971.
CD ... About October 23, 2020
An early record from the Norwegian avant-gardist Terje Rypdal. This was recorded in 1971 in Oslo and was produced by Manfred Eicher. Rypdal plays guitar and flute and is accompanied by Jon Christensen on percussion, Bob Stenson and Tom Halvesen on electric piano, Inger Lise Rypdal doing vocals, ... CD
Luke Stewart Exposure Quintet
Luke Stewart Exposure QuintetAstral Spirits, 2020. 2LP
LP ... On October 23, 2020
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Masaru Imada & George Mraz
Alone TogetherThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1977.
CD ... About October 21, 2020 (delayed)
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Jimmy Giuffre
Graz Live 1961 (2020 Record Store Day Release)ORG, 1961. 2LP Gatefold. (reissue)
LP ... On October 24, 2020
A fantastic live performance from legendary reedman Jimmy Giuffre – captured here at the time when he was really stepping out with his sound, as heard more famously on the albums Fusion and Free Fall! As with those records, the group here is Jimmy's amazing trio with Paul Bley on piano and ... LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia/Legacy, 1969/1970. 2LP Gatefold
LP ... On October 24, 2020
(Note: This item is not for sale online until noon on Saturday, October 24. It is in limited supply – and by nature of the Record Store Day Drops rules it will be offered for sale first to customers who visit the Dusty Groove retail outlet in Chicago the morning of Saturday, October 24. It ... LP, Vinyl record album
JJ Johnson & Kai Winding
Stonebone (red vinyl pressing) (2020 Record Store Day Release)CTI/A&M, 1970. Gatefold (reissue)
LP ... On October 24, 2020
A truly fantastic record, and one that's become the stuff of legend over the years – a rare CTI album that was only ever issued in Japan – and which may well be one of the coolest sessions recorded during the A&M years of the label! Trombonists JJ Johnson and Kai Winding had ... LP, Vinyl record album
Anagram, 1978. Gatefold
LP ... On October 24, 2020
(Note: This item is not for sale online until noon on Saturday, October 24. It is in limited supply – and by nature of the Record Store Day Drops rules it will be offered for sale first to customers who visit the Dusty Groove retail outlet in Chicago the morning of Saturday, October 24. It ... LP, Vinyl record album
Dexter Gordon
Squirrel (2020 Record Store Day Release)Blue Note/Parlophone, 1967. 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
LP ... On October 24, 2020
Rare unreleased live material from Dexter Gordon's best years! The set was recorded live at the cafe Monmartre in Copenhagen, where Dex holed up in the late 60s and elevated his craft to near-perfection. The music is played by a crack quartet that includes other ex-pats Art Taylor and Kenny Drew, ... LP, Vinyl record album
Columbia/Get On Down, 1959. 2LP (reissue)
LP ... On October 24, 2020
One of Charles Mingus' true classics – and an essential album in any jazz collection! This 1959 gem was recorded by Mingus at a key point in his career – when he was rising from the jazz underground into the ranks of America's elite jazzmen, penning some of the most challenging work of ... LP, Vinyl record album
P-Vine (Japan), 1973.
LP ... About October 28, 2020
All tracks were recorded live in Bruxelles '73. LP, Vinyl record album
Lionel Loueke
HHEdition, 2020.
LP ... About October 30, 2020
Some of the most beautiful music we've ever heard from Lionel Loueke – a set that's mostly just solo guitar, with a bit of vocalization thrown in for good measure – and which has a style that's almost more compelling than some of Lionel's work in a larger format! Loueke doesn't really ... LP, Vinyl record album
Heshoo Beshoo Group
Armitage RoadWe Are Busy Bodies, 1970.
LP ... On October 30, 2020
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Brandi Disterheft Trio with George Coleman
SurfboardJustin Time, 2020.
CD ... On October 30, 2020
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Theresa/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1981. (reissue)
LP ... About October 30, 2020
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Return To Forever
Live At The Old Grey Whistle Test – 3 March 1976Alternative Fox (UK), 1976.
LP ... About October 30, 2020
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Don Cherry
Don Cherry Trio – Live In Paris 1979Alternative Fox (UK), 1979.
LP ... About October 30, 2020
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Herbie Hancock & Jaco Pastorius
Live In Chicago – 16 February 1977Alternative Fox (UK), 1979.
LP ... About October 30, 2020
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Duke Pearson
Phantom (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1969. (reissue)
LP ... On October 30, 2020
Incredible work from pianist Duke Pearson – a darkly-tinged album of grooves that surpasses all his other gems for Blue Note! The record showcases some great work from Bobby Hutcherson – slid into the mix in a really sly way, so that his jazzy vibes color all the tunes with an edgey ... LP, Vinyl record album
Bobby Hutcherson
Oblique (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1967. (reissue)
LP ... On October 30, 2020
One of Bobby Hutcherson's greatest records ever – and a session that never got released at the time! The album's an excellent quartet session, one that's very much in the best spirit of Bobby's great Happenings album on Blue Note – and it features a similar group that includes ... LP, Vinyl record album
Bill Dixon
Bill Dixon In Italy – Volume 1Soul Note (Italy), 1980. (reissue)
LP ... About October 30, 2020
Groundbreaking material from Bill Dixon – some of his best-remembered recordings of the later years, and a seminal set that showed that his talents were every bit as sharp as they were when he first emerged on the scene in the 60s! The work here has a very compositional feel – one that' ... LP, Vinyl record album
Frank Lowe
FlamBlack Saint (Italy), 1975. (reissue)
LP ... About October 30, 2020
A classic 70s session from Frank Lowe – done with a really raw feel that reminds us of his well-remembered work for ESP! The whole thing's pretty freewheeling – classic avant soulful jazz at its best, played by Lowe on tenor, Joseph Bowie on trombone, Leo Smith on trumpet and ... LP, Vinyl record album
Kamaal Williams
Wu Hen (red vinyl pressing)Black Focus, 2020.
LP ... On October 30, 2020
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John Hicks
Steadfast (180 gram pressing)Strata East/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1975. (reissue)
LP ... About October 30, 2020
Beautiful solo work from John Hicks – one of the few straight pianists that can hold our attention in a setting like this for so long! The album's deeply introspective, but never overindulgent – and features Hicks on a variety of short numbers that include some beautiful lyrical ... LP, Vinyl record album
SF Jazz Collective
Live The At SF Jazz Center 2019 – Miles Davis In A Silent Way & Sly & The Family Stone StandSF Jazz, 2019.
CD ... About November 1, 2020
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Chris McCarthy
Still Time To QuitRopeadope, 2020.
LP ... About November 1, 2020
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Jorge Navarro
Navarro Con PolentaAltercat (Germany), 1977. (reissue)
LP ... About November 1, 2020
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Jorge Lopez Ruiz & Pocho Lapouble
Viejas Raices De Las Colonias del Rio De La PlataTrova/Altercat (Germany), 1976. (reissue)
LP ... About November 1, 2020
One of the coolest records we've ever heard from this legendary Argentine pianist – a set that has Jorge Lopez Ruiz playing lots of Fender Rhodes, and mixing it in with both rootsy Latin percussion and a number of other keyboards too! The set's almost a South American version of some of ... LP, Vinyl record album
Nat Birchall
Mysticism Of SoundAncient Archive Of Sound (UK), 2020.
CD ... About November 1, 2020
One of the most unusual albums we've ever heard from saxophonist Nat Birchall – and that's saying a lot, given the very unusual qualities of most of his work! Yet this set is very special in that it's a solo effort – music by just Nat himself, but never on one instrument at a time ... CD
Miles Davis
Live In Paris – 1960Return To Analog (Canada), 1960. 2LP
LP ... About November 1, 2020
Rare session with Sonny Stitt on vinyl for the first time! LP, Vinyl record album
Romano Mussolini
Latin TasteSchema (Italy), 1997. (reissue)
LP ... About November 1, 2020
A great groover from Italian pianist Romano Mussolini – a really cool little session that features some key instrumental elements joining his core trio sound! Romano's at the helm on acoustic piano, with support on bass and drums – but the set also features guest guitar, tenor, and ... LP, Vinyl record album
Robert Glasper
Dillalude Suite (2020 Japan Record Day Release)Blue Note (Japan),
LP ... On November 3, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live In New York 2011 – Season 8 – Music Of Stevie Wonder & New Compositions (3CD set)SF Jazz, 2011. 3 CDs
CD ... About November 4, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2008 – 5th Annual Concert Tour – Original Compositions & Works By Wayne Shorter (3CD set)SF Jazz, 2008. 3CD
CD ... About November 5, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live At The SF Jazz Center 2015 – The Music Of Michael Jackson & Original CompositionsSF Jazz, 2015. 2CD
CD ... About November 5, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live At The SF Jazz Center 2016 – The Music Of Miles Davis & Original CompositionsSF Jazz, 2016. 2CD
CD ... About November 5, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live At The SF Jazz Center 2017 – The Music Of Ornette Coleman, Stevie Wonder, & Thelonious Monk (2CD & DVD)SF Jazz, 2017. 2CD & DVD
CD ... About November 5, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Miguel Zenon Retrospective – Original Compositions 2004 to 2016SF Jazz, 2000s/2010s. 2CD
CD ... About November 5, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live At The SF Jazz Center 2018 – The Music Of Antonio Carlos Jobim & Original CompositionsSF Jazz, 2018. 2CD
CD ... About November 5, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2004 – Inaugural Concert Tour (3CD set)SF Jazz, 2004. 3CD
CD ... About November 5, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2005 – 2nd Annual Concert Tour – Original Compositions & Works By John ColtraneSF Jazz, 2005. 2CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2006 – 3rd Annual Concert Tour – Original Compositions & Works By Herbie HancockSF Jazz, 2006. 2CD
CD ... About November 5, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2007 – 4th Annual Concert Tour – Original Compositions & Works By Thelonious MonkSF Jazz, 2007. 2CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2009 – 6th Annual Concert Tour – The Works Of McCoy Tyner Plus New CompositionsSF Jazz, 2009. 2CD
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SF Jazz Collective
Live 2010 – 7th Annual Concert Tour – Works Of Horace Silver Plus New CompositionsSF Jazz, 2010. 3 CDs
CD ... About November 5, 2020
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SF Jazz Collective
Live At The SF Jazz Center 2013 – Music of Chick Corea & New CompositionsSF Jazz, 2013. 2 CDs
CD ... About November 5, 2020
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Ron Carter
Foursight – Stockholm Vol 2In & Out (Germany), 2020.
CD ... About November 6, 2020
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Alain Bellaiche
Sea FluorescentAsylum/Souffle Continu (France), 1976. (reissue)
LP ... About November 6, 2020
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Alain Bellaiche
Sea FluorescentAsylum/Souffle Continu (France), 1976.
CD ... About November 6, 2020
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Steve Potts
Musique Pour Le Film D'un Ami123/Souffle Continu (France), Early 70s. (reissue)
LP ... About November 6, 2020
A strange and obscure album by this saxophonist who's probably best known for his work with Steve Lacy. The record features Potts' playing soprano and alto in a number of different settings, on a record that moves through a wide number of scenes of sound. Most of the rest of the group is French, ... LP, Vinyl record album
Steve Potts
Musique Pour Le Film D'un Ami123/Souffle Continu (France), Early 70s.
CD ... About November 6, 2020
A strange and obscure album by this saxophonist who's probably best known for his work with Steve Lacy. The record features Potts' playing soprano and alto in a number of different settings, on a record that moves through a wide number of scenes of sound. Most of the rest of the group is French, ... CD
Enrique Rodriguez & The Negra Chiway Band
Fase LiminalSoul Jazz (UK),
LP ... About November 6, 2020
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Enrique Rodriguez & The Negra Chiway Band
Fase LiminalSoul Jazz (UK),
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Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
Axiom – Live At The Blue NoteRopeadope, 2020. 2LP Gatefold
LP ... About November 6, 2020
A fantastic chapter in the continuing evolution of trumpeter Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah – a set recorded at the Blue Note in New York, just days before the city had to shut down in 2020 – and a record that maybe carries with it some of the urgency of that moment! Scott's studio ... LP, Vinyl record album
Placebo
Placebo Live 1971We Release Jazz (Switzerland), 1971.
CD ... About November 6, 2020
A never-issued live set by one of the coolest European funk bands of the 70s – the legendary Placebo – not the current group, but a vintage ensemble that features wicked work on Fender Rhodes from the mighty Marc Moulin! The 1971 date of the set places it before the combo's famous ... CD
Sun Ra
Fireside Chat With LuciferSaturn/Modern Harmonic, 1982.
LP ... On November 6, 2020
One of the greatest Sun Ra records from the early 80s! The album was recorded in 1982, in marathon New York sessions that yielded more than one album's worth of material – but of all of them, this is probably the best, and the one with some of the strongest playing. The set kicks off with ... LP, Vinyl record album
Sun Ra
Fireside Chat With LuciferSaturn/Modern Harmonic, 1982.
CD ... On November 6, 2020
One of the greatest Sun Ra records from the early 80s! The album was recorded in 1982, in marathon New York sessions that yielded more than one album's worth of material – but of all of them, this is probably the best, and the one with some of the strongest playing. The set kicks off with ... CD
Sun Ra Arkestra
Swirling (gold vinyl pressing)Strut (UK), 2020. 2LP
LP ... On November 6, 2020
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Kirk Lightsey & Rudolph Johnson with The All-Stars
HabibaOuternational (UK),
LP ... About November 10, 2020
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Mabumi Yamaguchi
LeewardUnion/Le Tres Jazz Club (France), 1978. (reissue)
LP ... About November 10, 2020
Spare sounds, but beautifully woven together – all in service of these lovely long tracks that really highlight the soulful side of reedman Mabumi Yamaguchi! Each number here takes up half the side of a record – there's only four tracks in all – and Yamaguchi plays these slow-buil ... LP, Vinyl record album
Akira Miyazawa
Four UnitsTakt/Le Tres Jazz Club (France), 1969. (reissue)
LP ... About November 10, 2020
Some of the most arch-modern work we've ever heard from Japanese reedman Akira Miyazawa – proof that even though he was one of his nation's greatest straight jazz sax players in the 60s, he could also open up experimentally too! Akira's playing both flute and tenor here – and he's ... LP, Vinyl record album
George Benson
Weekend In LondonProvogue, 2020. 2LP
LP ... On November 13, 2020
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Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus At Bremen – 1964 & 1975 (4CD set)Sunnyside, 1964/1975. 4CD
CD ... About November 13, 2020
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Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim)
Dollar Brand Plays Sphere JazzHoney Pie, 1962.
LP ... About November 13, 2020
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Sun Ra
Egypt '71 (4CD set)Strut/Art Yard (UK), 1971.
CD ... On November 13, 2020
A really amazing package – one that brings together three rare Saturn albums recorded by Sun Ra & The Arkestra during their legendary visit to Egypt in 1971 – plus two more albums' worth of never-issued material! The three Saturn records are worth the price of the package alone ... CD
Sun Ra
HorizonSaturn/Strut (UK), 1971.
LP ... On November 13, 2020
An amazing live date from Sun Ra & The Arkestra – recorded in Cairo in 1971, with a very transcendent sound overall! Ra and the group are clearly inspired to be working in the shadow of the pyramids – and their music sometimes has Eastern overtones, a bit in the manner of Salah ... LP, Vinyl record album
Nucleus
Live In Europe 1970/Vinyl Lovers, Early 70s.
LP ... About November 13, 2020
Excellent early live work from jazz rock titans Nucleus! The material gets to heart of all we love about the early years of the group – with muscular jazzy interplay, to moody and slow building grooves, to lumbering psyche jazz frenzy and back again. Ian Carr's trumpet is out front, and ... LP, Vinyl record album
Kuja Orchestra
Kuja OrchestraJazzaggression (Finland),
12-inch ... About November 15, 2020
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Carl M Neumann/
Live At Molde International Jazz Festival 1976
Jazzaggression (Finland),
LP ... About November 15, 2020
Beautiful live work from alto saxophonist Carl Magnus Neumann – a Norwegian player with a richly expressive tone and a very fresh groove! Neumann's a player we don't really know much at all – but he shines wonderfully on this date – stretching out in long, creative lines that are ... LP, Vinyl record album
Christian Reim Sextet
Mona Lisa – Moldejazz 73Jazzaggression (Finland), 1973.
LP ... About November 15, 2020
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Stanley Cowell, Billy Harper, & Others
Such Great Friends (180 gram pressing)Strata East/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1983. (reissue)
LP ... About November 15, 2020
A lost bit of late Strata East – and an all-star session that never lets up! The album's a quartet effort – led by Stanley Cowell, but equally featuring participation from Billy Harper on tenor, Reggie Workman on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. The overall feel is a lot like Harper's ... LP, Vinyl record album
Ed Kelly & Pharoah Sanders
Ed Kelly & Pharoah Sanders (aka Ed Kelly & Friend) (180 gram pressing)Theresa/Pure Pleasure (UK), 1979. (reissue)
LP ... About November 15, 2020
A great little record – not so much for Kelly's keyboards, but for some killer sax work by Pharoah Sanders, who's the "friend" listed in the title! A few cuts are going for a smoother funky sound, but the record has a great version of "Got To Have Freedom" that's done at ... LP, Vinyl record album
Soft Power
Brink Of Extinction (200 gram pressing)RR Gems (Estonia), 2020.
LP ... About November 15, 2020
A really beautiful record, and one that's a bit hard to describe – but which is summed up perfectly by the "Soft Power" name of the group! The music is a mix of jazz and other instrumental modes – with some currents of keyboards and guitars that almost take us back to the ... LP, Vinyl record album
Brahja
Brahja (180 gram pressing)RR Gems (Estonia), 2019. Gatefold
LP ... About November 15, 2020
Deeply textured jazz from Devin Brahja Waldman – working here in a mix of acoustic and electric modes that's not unlike some of our favorite recent material from Greg Foat – but much more complex overall, and with a stronger spiritual vibe! Waldman handles various saxes, piano, and ... LP, Vinyl record album
Dave Gisler Trio with Jaimie Branch
Zurich ConcertIntakt (Switzerland),
CD ... On November 20, 2020
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Tenderlonious
Ragas From Lahore – Improvisations With Jaub22A (UK), 2020.
LP ... On November 20, 2020
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Tenderlonious
Ragas From Lahore – Improvisations With Jaub22A (UK), 2020.
CD ... On November 20, 2020
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Matthew Halsall
Salute To The Sun (limited clear vinyl pressing)Gondwana (UK), 2020. 2LP
LP ... About November 20, 2020
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McCoy Tyner
Tender Moments (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1967. (reissue)
LP ... On November 20, 2020
An incredibly strong set by McCoy Tyner – one of his best late 60s sides for Blue Note! The album features McCoy working with a larger group that includes Lee Morgan, Julian Priester, James Spaulding, and Bennie Maupin – using the spiritual ensemble mode that would become his greatest ... LP, Vinyl record album
Donald Byrd
Byrd In Flight (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1960. (reissue)
LP ... On November 20, 2020
A wonderfully lyrical session from trumpeter Donald Byrd – yet for some reason, the album's one of his most overlooked from the 60s! The session features material by 2 different groups – one that includes Byrd, Hank Mobley, and Duke Pearson; and another which features Byrd, alongside ... LP, Vinyl record album
Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra
Dimensional StardustInternational Anthem/Nonesuch, 2020.
LP ... On November 20, 2020
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Rob Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra
Dimensional StardustInternational Anthem/Nonesuch, 2020.
CD ... On November 20, 2020
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Joe Castro
Passion Flower – For Doris Duke (6CD set)Sunnyside, 6CD
CD ... About November 20, 2020
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Art Blakey
Roots & Herbs (180 gram pressing)Blue Note, 1961. Gatefold (reissue)
LP ... On November 20, 2020
A blinding session by Blakey! Truly one of his all-time great ones, and a record we've been putting on the turntable for 20 years, still always with new delight! The session was recorded in 1961 – when Blakey was working with Bobby Timmons, Lee Morgan, and Wayne Shorter (who's especially ... LP, Vinyl record album
Joel Ross
Who Are YouBlue Note, 2020.
LP ... On November 20, 2020
Beautiful work from vibist Joel Ross – a player who's just starting to blossom as a leader, and who's clearly on the right path! The sound is wonderfully rich – not just vibes from Ross, but especially nice work from bassist Kanoa Mendenhall, who's a really key part of the sound here ... LP, Vinyl record album
Masaru Imada
Masaru Imada PianoThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan),
CD ... About November 20, 2020
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Kenji Mori Quartet
Fire BirdThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1977.
CD ... About November 20, 2020
Kenji Mori may be the firebird on tenor and flute for the date – but the album also features some mighty bold lines on guitar from the young Kazumi Watanabe! Kazumi's got a dynamic sense of energy that really shapes the record from the start – these long, twangy electric passages that ... CD
Kosuke Mine
2nd AlbumThree Blind Mice/Craftman (Japan), 1970.
CD ... About November 20, 2020
A great album from one of the greatest Japanese reedmen of the 70s – a player who's not that well known on our shores, but who served up a run of great little records like this at the time! Kosuke Mine has this sound that's sharp, but extremely fluid too – a way of running fast with ... CD
Bernie McGann
1966 – Archive Series Vol 1Sarang Bang (New Zealand), 1966.
LP ... About November 20, 2020
A beautiful set from the Australian jazz underground of the 60s – two never-heard live recordings by the group of altoist Bernie McGann – a player who was one of the strongest modernists working down under at the time! Bernie's got this open, soaring tone on his horn that's really ... LP, Vinyl record album
Ensemble Al-Salaam
SojournerStrata East/P-Vine (Japan), 1974. (reissue)
LP ... About November 25, 2020
Sublime spiritual jazz from Strata East – one of the label's rarest recordings, and one of its hippest too! The set has an incredibly righteous feel – a blend of keyboards, saxes, guitar, percussion, and vocals that steps off with a very deep feel – one that's heavy on the best ... LP, Vinyl record album
Black Unity Trio
Al-FatihahSalaam Records/Gotta Groove, Early 70s. (reissue)
LP ... On November 27, 2020
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Larry Coryell
At The Village Gate (2020 Black Friday Release)Vanguard/Culture Factory, 1971. (reissue)
LP ... On November 27, 2020
One of the most stripped-down records from the early years of Larry Coryell – but one of the most powerful, too – as the record sometimes has Larry singing along with his guitar, in an effortless blend of trippy rock and jazz! The date's a live one – and the trio features Marvin ... LP, Vinyl record album
Reel To Real, 1971.
LP ... On November 27, 2020
(Note: This item is not for sale online until noon on Friday, November 27. It is in limited supply – and by nature of the Record Store Day Drops rules it will be offered for sale first to customers who visit the Dusty Groove retail outlet in Chicago the morning of Friday, November 27. It will ... LP, Vinyl record album
Don Cunningham
Something For Everyone (2020 Black Friday Release)Luv N' Haight, 1965. (reissue)
LP ... On November 27, 2020
A strange little record – but one with some very groovy moments! The album is a rare relic from the St Louis scene of the early 60s – cut by the combo of Don Cunningham, the house act at that city's Playboy club at the time! Don borrows heavily from the styles of Martin Denny, Bobby ... LP, Vinyl record album
Grover Washington
Grover Live (180 gram gold vinyl pressing) (2020 Black Friday Release)Lightyear, 1997. 2LP (reissue)
LP ... On November 27, 2020
Late live material from Grover Washington – previously unreleased, and proof that the saxophone master was still plenty darn soulful towards the end of his career! The instrumentation reminds us a bit of Grover's early 80s dates for Elektra – a bit more keyboard driven than some of his ... LP, Vinyl record album
