With Freddie Greene on guitar, George Duvivier on bass, Eddie Shaughnessy on drums, Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Al Grey and Billy Byers on trombone, and Eddie Lockjaw Davis on tenor sax. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label mono pressing. Cover has wear, aging, a stained corner, and some notes in marker.)
Bobby Blue Bland —
Dreamer ... LP ABC, 1974. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
Out Of Stock
Sure it's not his Duke recordings, and sure, the sound's a bit 70s-ish – but Bobby's voice is always fantastic, and he still sounds great in this smooth batch of tracks recorded in LA. Backings were arranged and conducted by Michael Omartian – but it's Bobby's vocals that really make ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner and is lightly stained with a bit of flaking along the bottom, with a small frayed spot on the back panel at the opening.)
A nice little record from Bobby Blue Bland – quite different from his 60s sides for Duke/Peacock, and recorded in California (as you might guess from the title!) with a smoother more soulful approach that comes off surprisingly well! The style works well for Bobby – and kind of gave ... (Blues) read moreCD
A nice little record from Bobby Blue Bland – quite different from his 60s sides for Duke/Peacock, and recorded in California (as you might guess from the title!) with a smoother more soulful approach that comes off surprisingly well! The style works well for Bobby – and kind of gave ... (Blues) read moreCD
Not a retrospective, but an introspective – get it? Anyway, apart from the annoying title, the set's a great collection of Bobby's classic work from the 60s – 24 tracks pulled from his monumental years at Duke, a sublime blend of soul and blues, handled with a skill unmatched by no ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An odd little soundtrack of 50s-sounding tunes! The film, in case you don't know it, was an early low budget JD film – set in Brooklyn at the end of the 50s, with Sylvester Stallone in the lead. The budget appears to have been so low that they couldn't afford to pay for using the big hits ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the jazziest Candido albums ever – a tight little 50s set that features the master congolero working with a small combo that includes Al Cohn on tenor, Dick Katz on piano, and Joe Puma on guitar! The sound is nice and stripped-down – bristling with a percussive approach to the ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a split bottom seam, some wear and aging, and some small stains.)
A righteous early 70s set from Ray Charles – and a record with a much deeper vibe than you might guess from the image of Ray and some kids on the cover! Arrangements were handled by Quincy Jones, Sid Feller, and Mike Post – and the record is kind of a 70s take on the fuller modes that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic! What seemed a silly idea at the time was true proof of Ray's genius, and the result was the most successful album of his career – and a bona-fide number one hit that rode the charts for years and years! Ray's voice works perfectly with the material, and thanks to soulful ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Note: CD is missing back artwork in case – and is priced accordingly.)
A classic! What seemed a silly idea at the time was true proof of Ray's genius, and the result was the most successful album of his career – and a bona-fide number one hit that rode the charts for years and years! Ray's voice works perfectly with the material, and thanks to soulful ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Apart from the title's terrible pun on the Glenn Campbell hit of the mid 70s, this album's a real treat – a very soulful batch of smooth funky jazz tunes by The Crusaders, who by this point have fully emerged to claim the throne of the pop soul jazz genre they virtually invented. The record's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s MCA/Coral pressing in a non-gatefold cover.)
This Dells LP was cut around the time ABC was having some great luck with the Detroit soul of The Dramatics – so they brought the Dells over to Detroit to record, with production work by the likes of Al Perkins, George Clinton, and Eli Fontaine. The tunes have a smoother approach than the ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the excellent recordings made by The Dramatics at ABC – great group soul gems that are sometimes overlooked because they didn't yield as many hits as earlier sets – but which are stellar records nonetheless! This one's got all the right elements firmly in place – killer ... (Soul) read moreCD
A pair of albums from saxophonist Wilton Felder – back to back on a single CD! We All Have A Star offers up solo sounds from Crusaders reedman Wilton Felder – a really great set that's very much in the best vibe of his larger group at the time – yet one that also offers up a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the all-time blacksploitation vocal themes! "Are You Man Enough" was lifted from the soundtrack to Shaft In Africa – and it's a perfect blend of righteous soul vocals, funky clavinet, wah wah guitar, and even a bit of conga grooving. Totally catchy – and one we've ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Four Tops —
Catfish ... LP ABC, 1976. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
A lot greater than you'd expect – like most of The Four Tops' excellent work on ABC. The classic Motown sound is no longer, but in its place is the same sort of positive 70s soul grooving that Lamont Dozier picked up on the label – a style that makes a perfect platform for the vocals ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Erroll Garner at the start of the 60s – but still sounding wonderfully unique, and coming across with a timeless vibe that makes the record every bit as great as his classics from the 50s! The format is simple – just Garner on piano, with Eddie Calhoun on bass and Kelly Martin on drums ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has some wear.)
Jerry Goldsmith —
Chinatown ... CD ABC/Varese, 1974. Used ...
$19.99
Jerry Goldsmith's score for one of the greatest movies of the 70s – done with this spacious mix of jazzy elements that's completely sublime – and a bit like some of Johnny Mandel's best scoring too! The film is set in the 30s, but Goldsmith uses a lot of mature 70s elements in his ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Dave Grusin/The Byrds/Steppenwolf —
Candy ... LP ABC, Late 60s. Very Good ...
Out Of Stock
An excellent trippy soundtrack – to a film we'd love to see, and which starred Charles Aznavour, Ringo Starr, John Astin, James Coburn, John Huston, Richard Burton, and Marlon Brando! The crazy outing is accompanied by a great Dave Grusin score that includes lots and lots of heavy guitars ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole.)
Johnny Hartman —
I Love Everybody ... LP ABC, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the coolest records ever by Johnny Hartman! Unlike his other mellow jazz vocal albums, this one's got a swinging batch of large group backings – handled by Oliver Nelson and Jack Pleis – and one in a way that really brings out a whole new side of Johnny, a very entertaining side ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear with a sticker on part of the spine.)
Isaac Hayes & Dionne Warwick —
Man & A Woman ... LP ABC, 1977. Very Good- 2LP ...
Out Of Stock
A wonderful duet set from Ike Hayes and Dionne Warwick – one that draws on the classiest side of the Hayes spectrum, and uses his groove to help Dionne find some great new energy! Even in performance, the music has that great rich quality that Isaac always brought to his solo recordings in ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s MCA pressing in a non-gatefold cover, with ring & edge wear, split bottom seam, and a cutout notch.)
2 tracks that weren't on Eddie's album for ABC, and both of them strong soul tracks in his trademark raw falsetto sound. (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
Fantastic stuff from John Lee Hooker, and a record that's unlike any other he's ever done! The groove is very hard and funky, with tight drumbreaks and excellent basslines that you'd hardly expect to find on an album by a blues artist – jamming around with a tight groove that really makes us ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Two fantastic early albums by Al Hudson – working here with his initial group, The Soul Partners! First up is Especially For You – a record that's kind of a first chapter to all the excellent work by One Way to come – even though Al's not using that group name at this time! The ... (Soul) read moreCD
Joyous, bouncy sounds from the legendary Al Hudson – a sweet little set with his Soul Partners group, done in a mode that's right up there with the best music of his One Way combo! The grooves are uptempo, yet are much more rooted in ensemble funk than some of the disco of Al's ... (Soul) read moreCD
A pair of ABC Records gems from Al Hudson & The Soul Partners – back to back on a single CD! Spreading Love is excellent early work from Al Hudson – a soulful talent who stood his own in the late 70s, forging an up-tempo funk sound that lived long past disco, and which was sort of ... (Soul) read moreCD
Far more than a regular greatest hits – this is a full-fledged album, and one that includes a number of cuts that were singles for the group, but which don't really show up on other albums. The set is all-original, all-Curtis Mayfield penned, and all Johnny Pate arranged material – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing with Bell Sound stamp. Cover has ring & edge wear, aging, a name in marker on front, and some light stains on back. Label has initials in marker.)
One of the greatest albums ever from The Impressions – and a set that takes their work to a whole new level, by bringing in an even more righteous sound! The core elements of the group's 60s genius are all in place here – compositions from Curtis Mayfield, arrangements from Johnny Pate ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An incredible track by The Impressions! Although it's hard to believe it now, "We're A Winner" was actually banned from radio in Chicago when it came out – because the track's politics were too strong, and the message of pride was deemed inappropriate for the mainstream stations! ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(In an ABC sleeve, with a bit of pen. Includes jukebox strips.)
Jackie & Roy at the height of their ABC powers – really stepping out strongly here with a bold jazz vocal approach that nobody else can touch! Both Roy Kral and Jackie Cain get a few moments of their own in the spotlight, especially Jackie, who steps out on a number of the tracks – ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really wonderful post-Chess album from pianist Ahmad Jamal – a set that's maybe got a bit more bite than some of his earlier work, and which features a bold groove that really points the way towards some of Jamal's sounds to come! The format and setting are familiar – Jamal's trio ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing. Vinyl has a small fleck of paint that clicks on "Free Again". Cover has light aging.)
Joe Walsh and the James Gang at Carnegie Hall – with titles that include "Stop', "You're Gonna Need Me", "Ashes The Rain & I", "Tend My Garden", "Walk Away", and "Lost Woman". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Keith Jarrett —
Shades ... LP ABC/Impulse, 1976. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A lost gem from Keith's "with horns" period – a quintet session from the mid 70s, recorded with a group that features Dewey Redman on tenor, plus Charlie Haden on bass, Paul Motian on drums and percussion, and Guilherme Franco on additional percussion. The feel is a bit straighter ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A mixed bag of styles, but a really groovy soundtrack overall – with some great moments! The film is a mad modern look at love and lovers – and as such, it's got a number of different themes to sum up the moods – including a few very nice vocal numbers that have hiply swinging ... (Soundtracks) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
BB King hips up his groove a bit here – picking up some of the crossover soul and rock touches used by contemporaries over at Chess/Cadet, and expanding his sound with a range of guests that include Leon Russell, Joe Walsh, and Carole King! Despite the presence of these bigger names, the set' ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
BB King live at the Cook County Jail in Chicago – and given the amount of great live shows going on in the institution during the early 70s, the jail must have been one hell of a place to be incarcerated! This classic features BB King entertaining the prisoners with a wickedly sharp blues ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
BB King live at the Cook County Jail in Chicago – and given the amount of great live shows going on in the institution during the early 70s, the jail must have been one hell of a place to be incarcerated! This classic features BB King entertaining the prisoners with a wickedly sharp blues ... (Blues) read moreCD
Includes "You Move Me So", "No Money No Luck", "I Need Your Love", "Rainin' All The Time", "I'm With You", and "Stop Putting The Hurt On Me". (Funky 45's) 7-inch, Vinyl record
(In an ABC Dunhill sleeve, with a bit of pen. Includes jukebox strips. Labels have light wear.)
John Klemmer —
Brazilia ... LP ABC, 1979. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
With Jorge D'Alto, Oscar Castro Neves, Abraham Laboriel, Lenny White, Airto Moreira, Alex Acuna, Paulinho Da Costa, Victor Feldman, Bob Magnusson, and William Smitty Smith. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve, with bent corners. Cover has a cutout notch and is lightly bent at the bottom right.)
John Henry Kurtz —
Reunion ... LP ABC, 1972. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
(Still sealed, with large Factory Sealed sticker on front. Cover has a cut corner.)
Litter —
Emerge ... LP Probe/ABC, 1969. Very Good Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
Heavy fuzzed out psychedelia from the late 60s Twin Cities scene – the wild and hard charging Emerge from The Litter – with a heft that would be just as right at home in Detroit at the time as it was in Minneapolis! A lot of that has to due to with the heft – the drums pound ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original US pressing. Cover has light wear and a bit of pen on the front.)
One of the few full albums ever cut by The Masqueraders – a stellar vocal group who recorded some excellent singles in the 60s, and were fortunate enough to be pulled into the big time by Isaac Hayes for his Hot Buttered Soul imprint on ABC! The band mixes their smooth Memphis style with ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dave's 1955 debut for ABC Records – a date that features McKenna playing 13 shorter tunes – all handled in solo mode with a wonderfully sensitive touch – one that's never too sleepy, but which has a personal, up-close style that's really great. Dave nicely avoids cliches of other ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has wear and pen with some tape along the top seam.)
This is more of a garagey instrumental album than it is a Brazilian one, and Ray Milan and his band The Quarter-Notes play a bunch of groovy little instrumentals that you could dance "The Bossa Nova" to (and by this, we mean the 60's dance, not the musical trend from Rio). (Now Sound) LP, Vinyl record album
Early early work from Odetta – still done in the folksy mode you'd expect from other records of the 60s, but also with a slight flavor of trad jazz too – thanks to the presence of some great musicians on the date! The group features some standout horn work from Buck Clayton on trumpet, ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring & edge wear, a small cutout hole, some frayed spots at the top seam, and some stains at the bottom seam.)
Pettiford's second album of big band tracks for ABC during the 50s – a more open-ended set than the previous one, with modernist touches that really make the set sparkle nicely. Part of these are due to Gigi Gryce, who plays alto on the record, and probably had a bit of a hand in ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear and aging, split top seam, and some splitting in the bottom seam.)
Poco —
Legend ... LP ABC, 1978. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A key crossover moment for New Orleans soul – a full album's worth of work to follow-up on Lloyd Price's hit "Personality" – arranged and produced by Don Costa, with a sound to give the work just a bit more of a pop crossover appeal! Don's presence still doesn't dampen Lloyd's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear, some aging, and splitting in the bottom seam.)
The final album issued by Impulse Records in their short-lived, ill-fated partnership with Sun Ra – and maybe the most far-reaching of the bunch! The album features three long tracks – all of them relatively open and unbridled – put together with less of a song structure than ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green label stereo/quad pressing. Cover has light ringwear and some edge wear.)
Rhythm Heritage —
Disco-fied ... LP ABC, 1976. Very Good+ ...
Out Of Stock
Sure, the group might have been a throwaway pop disco combo – but they sure left us with some nice moments! If you take them at face value, you'd put them at the bottom of a long list of 70s disco artists that were here today, gone tomorrow. But if you listen to some of their classic ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner and a small stain at the bottom of the spine.)
Sam Rivers —
Sizzle ... LP ABC/Impulse, 1976. Very Good+ ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
A different record for Sam Rivers – especially when you compare it to the rest of his early 70s output! Rivers' own playing is still very similar to other records – in that he's blowing his head off on tenor, soprano, and flute – but the backing's by a pretty fierce rhythm combo ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has some light wear, a cut corner, and a small Sam Rivers sticker.)
Tommy Roe —
Dizzy ... LP ABC, Late 60s. Very Good+ ...
$7.99
A fantastic bit of 60s pop psych by Tommy Roe – an album that's got a dizzy, trippy image on the cover – but a nicely tight sound overall! The whole thing's put together with a top-shelf team of talents – producer Steve Barri, arranger Jimmie Haskell, and studio help that ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Surprisingly wonderful work from Tommy Roe – a set that goes way farther than his Dizzy hit, thanks to production and arrangements from Sunshine maestro Curt Boettcher! The style here is definitely a lot more trippy than we remember in Tommy's work – still pop, but filled with weird ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Funky funky Bobby! "Gotta Have Money" is a fast bluesy number – done in a fast vamp mode, one that really works well with Bobby's vocals, and gives the tune an almost sock-boogaloo style. "Camel Walk" is the real groover though – with bass picking around a nice ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A great 50s vocal session – for a number of reasons! One of the strongest is Patricia herself – a fresh-voice singer who's without hoke – backed by some moody arrangements from the Creed Taylor Orchestra. Even better is the selection of tunes – which includes a number of ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has some aging.)
A really cool lost group on late 60s ABC – a bit psych, a bit bluesy, and forging both into a great hard rock sound at times! The set's got some larger arrangements by producer Bill Szymczyk – a name we don't know, but who also gives the record a superb sound overall! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Sublime early work from Robert Wyatt and crew – a psychedelic accented jazz rock classic that never gets old – and a visionary set that inspired a generation! The heavily fuzzy guitar sound is transcendent on Volume Two – with sudden jazzy changes, augmented by horns, and all ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original US pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole, in nice shape otherwise.)
A strange late effort from Kay Starr – but a nice one! At this point in her career, Kay was way past her early 50s hits – but she still had a voice that was instantly recognizable, and which always lent itself nicely to slower and dreamier pop-type tunes. She gets plenty of those on ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Superb work from Steely Dan – and a record that really shows them hitting perfection in the studio! The core sound of this one's jazzier than before – with some great help on instrumentation from Victor Feldman, Lanny Morgan, Bill Perkins, and other west coast jazzers – all ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing, including insert. Cover has light wear.)
Steely Dan —
Pretzel Logic ... LP ABC, 1974. Very Good- Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Magical music from the team of Donald Fagan and Walter Becker – one of those records that seems to state its existence in simple, straightforward terms – but which is also filled with undeniably complex moments! There's a definite echo of older jazz here – heard famously in the ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing. Cover has light staining and split seams held with clear tape.)
Magical music from the team of Donald Fagan and Walter Becker – one of those records that seems to state its existence in simple, straightforward terms – but which is also filled with undeniably complex moments! There's a definite echo of older jazz here – heard famously in the ... (Rock) read moreCD
My god, what a record! This one's genius through and through – a set that sometimes gets eclipsed in the brilliance to come, but which is easily one of our favorites ever by Steely Dan! There's a beautifully focused feel here – thanks to Donald Fagan's incredible lead vocals, and a ... (Rock) read moreCD
(BMG music club pressing.)
Steppenwolf —
Steppenwolf 7 ... LP Dunhill/ABC, Early 70s. Very Good Gatefold ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Titles include "Ball Crusher", "Forty Days & Forty Nights", "Snow Bliend Friend", "Who Needs Ya", and "Earschplittenloudenboomer". (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label Dunhill pressing. Cover has light wear.)