Benny Bailey —
Big Brass ... CD Candid (Germany), 1960. Used ...
$8.99
One of the few early albums as a leader cut by trumpeter Benny Bailey – a tremendous talent, finally getting his due! Bailey is one of the great unsung talents of jazz, and he's always made top-shelf work – from his early days with Quincy Jones, to his later years as an American ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Features Barron on piano, Ray Drummond on bass and Ben Riley on drums. Tracks include "Sweet Lorraine", "Fungii Mama", "You Go To My Head", and "Seascape". (Jazz) CD
Kenny Barron & John Hicks —
Rhythm A Ning ... CD Candid (Germany), 1989. Used ...
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Features both Kenny Barron and John Hicks on Steinway grand pianos – working with bass from Walter Booker and drums from Jimmy Cobb! (Jazz) CD
Gary Bartz plays live at Birdland – and the results are quite different than both other famous albums at the club, and most of Gary's other work of the time! There's a tightly swinging feel to most of the set – a style that's more hardbop than we remember from Gary's roots, but which ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Blessing —
All Is Yes ... CD Cake/Candid (UK), 2008. Used ...
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Jacke McMurchie on saxophones and gong, Pete Judge on trumpet and glockenspiel, Jim Barr on bass and vibes, and Clive Deamer on drums and percussion. (Jazz) CD
Jaki Byard —
Blues For Smoke ... CD Candid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1960. New Copy ...
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A very unusual early album from piano genius Jaki Byard – recorded right around the same time as his initial albums for Prestige, and his big breakthrough with Charles Mingus! The set is all solo, recorded during that legendary short span of recordings by Candid Records in Nola Penthouse ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A very unusual early album from piano genius Jaki Byard – recorded right around the same time as his initial albums for Prestige, and his big breakthrough with Charles Mingus! The set is all solo, recorded during that legendary short span of recordings by Candid Records in Nola Penthouse ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Terri Lyne Carrington —
TLC & Friends ... CD CEI/Candid, 1981. New Copy ...
$14.9915.99On June 16, 2023
A set recorded very early in the career of drummer Terri Lyne Carrington – an album that's tight, and full of fantastic work from both the leader and the all-star quartet on the date! Terri's already amazing on drums – shining through here in a more soaring, familiar jazz mode than on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
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Terri Lyne Carrington —
TLC & Friends ... LP CEI/Candid, 1981. New Copy ...
$23.9924.99On June 16, 2023
A set recorded very early in the career of drummer Terri Lyne Carrington – an album that's tight, and full of fantastic work from both the leader and the all-star quartet on the date! Terri's already amazing on drums – shining through here in a more soaring, familiar jazz mode than on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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Eric Dolphy —
Candid Dolphy ... CD Candid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 2001. New Copy ...
$8.9916.99
A collection of work that Eric Dolphy cut for the Candid label in 1960 – most of it under the name of other leaders, pulled from a variety of records, and remastered here to make a strong collection of tracks that documents this semi-lost chapter of Dolphy's career. Given the strength of the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A collection of work that Eric Dolphy cut for the Candid label in 1960 – most of it under the name of other leaders, pulled from a variety of records, and remastered here to make a strong collection of tracks that documents this semi-lost chapter of Dolphy's career. Given the strength of the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Features Harry Edison on trumpet, Buddy Tate on tenor and clarinet, Frank Wess on tenor and flute, Hugh Lawson on piano, and Ray Drummond and Bobby Durham on drums. Tracks include "Centerpiece", "S'Wonderful", "Bags Groove", and "Blue Creek". (Jazz) CD
Eliane Elias —
Quietude ... CD Candid, 2022. Used ...
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A very unusual set by Don Ellis – and easily one of his most modern recordings ever! The set was done at the same time as Don's other album for Candid, but wasn't issued until many years later – and it's a compelling trio outing that has the trumpet of Ellis in an airy trio with Paul ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Booker Ervin —
That's It ... CD Candid (UK), 1961. Used ...
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A tremendous non-Prestige moment from tenorist Booker Ervin – one of his first albums ever as a leader, and a record that bristles with 60s modern energy! The group here is only a quartet – with Horace Parlan on piano – and the album's got Booker's amazing tenor right out front, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Booker Ervin —
That's It ... LP Candid, 1961. Near Mint- ...
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A tremendous non-Prestige moment from tenorist Booker Ervin – one of his first albums ever as a leader, and a record that bristles with 60s modern energy! The group here is only a quartet – with Horace Parlan on piano – and the album's got Booker's amazing tenor right out front, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Recent 180 gram reissue in a tip on cover.)
Booker Ervin —
That's It ... CD Candid (Japan), 1961. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
A tremendous non-Prestige moment from tenorist Booker Ervin – one of his first albums ever as a leader, and a record that bristles with 60s modern energy! The group here is only a quartet – with Horace Parlan on piano – and the album's got Booker's amazing tenor right out front, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Booker Ervin —
That's It ... CD Candid, 1961. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
A tremendous non-Prestige moment from tenorist Booker Ervin – one of his first albums ever as a leader, and a record that bristles with 60s modern energy! The group here is only a quartet – with Horace Parlan on piano – and the album's got Booker's amazing tenor right out front, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Booker Ervin —
That's It ... CD Candid, 1961. Used ...
Out Of Stock
A tremendous non-Prestige moment from tenorist Booker Ervin – one of his first albums ever as a leader, and a record that bristles with 60s modern energy! The group here is only a quartet – with Horace Parlan on piano – and the album's got Booker's amazing tenor right out front, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A tremendous non-Prestige moment from tenorist Booker Ervin – one of his first albums ever as a leader, and a record that bristles with 60s modern energy! The group here is only a quartet – with Horace Parlan on piano – and the album's got Booker's amazing tenor right out front, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Get The Blessing —
Bugs In Amber ... CD Cake/Candid (UK), 2009. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Clive Deamer on drums, cymbal and gong, gtretsch be-bop kit, stereo tambourine and Jim Barr on bass and effects, Pete Judge on trumpet, flugelhorn and effects and Jake McMurchie on saxophone, piano, vibes and effects. (Jazz) CD
Donald Harrison —
For Art's Sake ... CD Candid (Germany), 1990. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Features Harrison on alto, Marlon Jordan on trumpet, Cyrus Chestnut on piano, Christian McBride on bass, and Carl Allen on drums. Tracks include "So What", "Nut", "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise", "In A Sentimental Mood", and the original and title track, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Booklet has a cut corner, spine has a cutout mark.)
Donald Harrison Jr —
Kind Of New ... CD Candid, 2002. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
Features Christian Scott on trumpet, Javon Jackson on tenor, and both Kenny Barron and Eric Reed on piano! (Jazz) CD
By the time of this set, drummer Louis Hayes already had a long legacy in jazz, which included work with Horace Silver on Blue Note – and he's still very much at the top of his game on this live session – working with a killer group that brings back some very soulful players from the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Tubby Hayes —
Inventivity ... CD Candid (UK), 1964. Used 2 CDs ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
British tenor giant Tubby Hayes – heard here in a brace of excellent live recordings from the mid 60s, most with some surprising guests as well! The first half of the set features an unusual meeting – Hayes' tenor with the trumpet of Cat Anderson and flugelhorn of Rolf Ericson, in a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Sealed with a small hole through the shrwinkwrap.)
A set that's one of the more obscure Lightning Hopkins albums of the 60s – as it was issued on the short-lived label Candid, an imprint that was mostly known for modern jazz! Yet the approach here is wonderfully faithful to the music that Hopkins does best – a well-recorded solo date ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rare live work from Quincy Jones – recorded in Sweden at the start of the 60s, with an ultra-hip lineup that really helps Q hit some wonderful lines throughout! The players are a mixed assemblage of American and European musicians – the kind of groups that Jones had been putting ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Stacey Kent —
Boy Next Door ... CD Candid (UK), 2003. Used ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the first albums ever recorded by UK jazz singer Stacey Kent – the start of a great run of albums that would bring the vocalist great fame in the decade to come! The style here is nice and laidback – that strong commitment to reviving jazz vocal modes that made Kent such a ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
One of the first albums ever recorded by UK jazz singer Stacey Kent – the start of a great run of albums that would bring the vocalist great fame in the decade to come! The style here is nice and laidback – that strong commitment to reviving jazz vocal modes that made Kent such a ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Guillermo Klein & Big Van —
El Minotauro ... CD Candid (UK), 1997. Used ...
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Johannes Weidenmueller on bass, Daniel Bosshardt on bass clarinet, David Barraza on clarinet, Marc Miralta on drums, Daniel Bosshardt on flute, Sten Hostfalt on guitar, Aaron Goldberg on piano, Matt Hong, Daniel Bosshardt, Chris Cheek, Mark Turner, and David Barraza on saxophones, Masa Ikeda, Matt ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The only thing "straight" about Steve Lacy's horn is its shape – as the soprano sax here is used in some extremely inventive and modern ways, especially for the date of the session! We don't think we're going out on a limb to say Lacy is one of the foremost melodic improvisors of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
There's nothing Straight Ahead about this record – as the album's one of the first bold statements of modernism from Abbey Lincoln – and the kind of set that builds nicely from the vocal experiments she was doing with Max Roach at the time! The group here is almost one of those ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
There's nothing Straight Ahead about this record – as the album's one of the first bold statements of modernism from Abbey Lincoln – and the kind of set that builds nicely from the vocal experiments she was doing with Max Roach at the time! The group here is almost one of those ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Erica Lindsay —
Dreamer ... CD Candid (Germany), 1989. Used ...
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Erica Lindsay on tenor saxophone, Howard Johnson on tuba, baritone saxophone, and flugelhorn, Robin Eubanks on trombone, Francesca Tanksley on piano, Anthony Cox on bass, and Newman Baker on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Booker Little —
Out Front ... CD Candid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1961. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
Supremely soulful modern jazz from the great Booker Little – one of his best albums ever as a leader, and a real standout moment amidst so many of the re-titled sessions that came out after his early death! The album's got a tremendous feel from the very first note – a furthering of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Supremely soulful modern jazz from the great Booker Little – one of his best albums ever as a leader, and a real standout moment amidst so many of the re-titled sessions that came out after his early death! The album's got a tremendous feel from the very first note – a furthering of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Booklet has some wear.)
Booker Little —
Out Front! ... LP Candid, 1961. New Copy (reissue)...
$25.9926.99About July 14, 2023
Supremely soulful modern jazz from the great Booker Little – one of his best albums ever as a leader, and a real standout moment amidst so many of the re-titled sessions that came out after his early death! The album's got a tremendous feel from the very first note – a furthering of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Cal Massey —
Blues To Coltrane ... CD Candid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1961. New Copy ...
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The only session as a leader from trumpeter Cal Massey – a big influence on soulful modernism in the 60s, but an artist who showed up more in the liner notes for records than he did in the studio! The record's a really unique one – and a set that crackles with the best sort of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A nice collection of early 60s work that Memphis Slim recorded for the legendary (and short-lived) Candid label – with help from Arbee Stidham on guitar and vocals, and Jazz Gillum on harmonica! (Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 70s issue. Cover has a small cutout notch, a light scrape in front, some edge wear, and a few wrinkles from application in back.)
The title's an apt one, because after frustrations experienced working for Columbia and other labels, Mingus is finally allowed the freedom here to present his own ideas in all their unfettered glory – working with a bracingly tight quartet that features Eric Dolphy on alto and bass clarinet ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The title's an apt one, because after frustrations experienced working for Columbia and other labels, Mingus is finally allowed the freedom here to present his own ideas in all their unfettered glory – working with a bracingly tight quartet that features Eric Dolphy on alto and bass clarinet ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The title's an apt one, because after frustrations experienced working for Columbia and other labels, Mingus is finally allowed the freedom here to present his own ideas in all their unfettered glory – working with a bracingly tight quartet that features Eric Dolphy on alto and bass clarinet ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Features Booker Ervin, Charles McPherson, Eric Dolphy, and Ted Curson on tracks that include "Re-Incarnation Of A Love Bird", "Stormy Weather", "MDM", and "Vassarlean". (Jazz) CD
One of Mingus' classic recordings for the Candid label – far and away some of the best stuff he ever did, and some of the few recordings that let him really stretch out in the studio. Players include Paul Bley, Eric Dolphy, Ted Curson, Lonnie Hillyer, Booker Ervin, and Charles McPherson ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s Barnaby pressing. Cover has a small promo sticker, some ringwear, edge wear, and bits of paper stuck in ring-form in back.)
Charles Mingus —
Mingus (Candid) ... CD Candid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1960. New Copy ...
$12.9916.99
One of Charles Mingus' classic recordings for the Candid label – far and away some of the best recordings he ever made, and some of the few studio sessions that really let him stretch out and do his thing! The Candid label didn't last long – but during their short stretch of recording, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of Charles Mingus' classic recordings for the Candid label – far and away some of the best recordings he ever made, and some of the few studio sessions that really let him stretch out and do his thing! The Candid label didn't last long – but during their short stretch of recording, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of Charles Mingus' classic recordings for the Candid label – far and away some of the best recordings he ever made, and some of the few studio sessions that really let him stretch out and do his thing! The Candid label didn't last long – but during their short stretch of recording, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great counterpart to the two famous Charles Mingus albums for the Candid label – really a third "lost" Candid album, recorded at the time of those sets, but never issued until many years later! As with those great dates, the work here is filled with righteous anger, unbridled ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great counterpart to the two famous Charles Mingus albums for the Candid label – really a third "lost" Candid album, recorded at the time of those sets, but never issued until many years later! As with those great dates, the work here is filled with righteous anger, unbridled ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A classic early 60s session for Candid Records – put together by a group that includes Charles Mingus, Max Roach, and a host of other musicians who were working here as "Newport Rebels" – by setting up the Jazz Artists Guild Festival as a protest against the increasingly ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A brilliant live set from the key 60s years of the Thelonious Monk Quartet – material recorded in Tokyo as part of a TV broadcasting – done with excellent sound, and different than the album release of material that came out from Columbia Records at the time! The group here features ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great pressing – in a heavy tip-on cover!)
David Fathead Newman with Clifford Jordan —
Blue Head ... CD Candid (Germany), 1989. Used ...
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Both Newman and Jordan play tenor – and Newman also plays alto and flute, and Jordan soprano sax! Also features Ted Dunbar on guitar and Buddy Montgomery on piano! (Jazz) CD
One of the most righteous albums that Max Roach ever cut – and a monumental jazz release from the heart of the Civil Rights era! As you can guess from the cover and title, there's a very political bent to the record – served up in righteous lyrics penned by Oscar Brand Jr, and sung by ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the most righteous albums that Max Roach ever cut – and a monumental jazz release from the heart of the Civil Rights era! As you can guess from the cover and title, there's a very political bent to the record – served up in righteous lyrics penned by Oscar Brand Jr, and sung by ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the most righteous albums that Max Roach ever cut – and a monumental jazz release from the heart of the Civil Rights era! As you can guess from the cover and title, there's a very political bent to the record – served up in righteous lyrics penned by Oscar Brand Jr, and sung by ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the most righteous albums that Max Roach ever cut – and a monumental jazz release from the heart of the Civil Rights era! As you can guess from the cover and title, there's a very political bent to the record – served up in righteous lyrics penned by Oscar Brand Jr, and sung by ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Shorty Rogers and Conte Candoli on trumpet, Bud Shank on alto, Bill Perkins on baritone, tenor, and soprano sax, Bob Cooper on tenor sax, Pete Jolly on piano, Monty Budwig on bass, and Larance Marable on drums. (Jazz) CD
Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank & The Lighthouse Allstars —
Eight Brothers ... CD Candid, 1992. Used ...
$6.99
Shorty Rogers and Conte Candoli on trumpet, Bud Shank on alto, Bill Perkins on baritone, tenor, and soprano sax, Bob Cooper on tenor sax, Pete Jolly on piano, Monty Budwig on bass, and Larance Marable on drums. (Jazz) CD
A really unique lineup, coming together in a really unique performance – one that definitely pushes the boundaries of all artists involved, and makes for music that's beyond any expectations you might have for the players! The tracks are long, and the music is often quite free and improvised ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Wayne Shorter/Terry Lynne Carrington/Leo Genovese/Esperanza Spalding —
Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival ... LP Candid, 2022. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
A really unique lineup, coming together in a really unique performance – one that definitely pushes the boundaries of all artists involved, and makes for music that's beyond any expectations you might have for the players! The tracks are long, and the music is often quite free and improvised ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really fantastic showcase for the Chicago-raised Otis Spann – a musician who'd already had plenty of recordings under his belt by the time of this session, but definitely gets a different sort of exposure here – thanks to the unique presentation of the Candid Records label! Candid ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the few non-jazz sides recorded for the short-lived Candid label – featuring Spann on piano and vocals, Robert Lockwood Jr on guitar, and James Oden on vocals. Titles include "It Must Have Been The Devil", "Otis' Blues", "Going Down Slow", "This Is ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s Barnaby pressing. Cover has light wear, bent a bit at the top of the spine, and a tracklist sticker in back.)
Terell Stafford on trumpet and flugelhorn, Steve Wilson on alto and soprano saxophone, Tim Warfield on tenor saxophone, Edward Simon on piano, Steve Nelson on vibraphone, Michael Bowie on bass, Victor Lewis on drums, and Victor See Yuen on percussion. (Jazz) CD
Cecil Taylor —
Air ... CD Candid (Germany), 1960. Used ...
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Cecil Taylor and Archie Shepp – two key modern figures of the 60s, working here together in a seminal session recorded at the start of the decade! The album's approach is definitely dictated by Taylor – as the tunes have a piano-driven quality that's quite different than most music ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Cecil Taylor and Archie Shepp – two key modern figures of the 60s, working here together in a seminal session recorded at the start of the decade! The album's approach is definitely dictated by Taylor – as the tunes have a piano-driven quality that's quite different than most music ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Pretty well peak era material from pianist Cecil Taylor – doing his thing with incredible line up of jazz greats on a couple NYC dates from early 1961! A couple of the pieces here are pure magic – we're especially loving the bits where Cecil is kind of hitting the keys heavily, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Pretty well peak era material from pianist Cecil Taylor – doing his thing with incredible line up of jazz greats on a couple NYC dates from early 1961! A couple of the pieces here are pure magic – we're especially loving the bits where Cecil is kind of hitting the keys heavily, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Cecil Taylor's first LP for the Candid label – and a landmark album that really lets him open up for the first time in years at a recording session! The album was cut at Nola's Penthouse in 1960, and the core group is Cecil's trio with Buell Neidlinger on bass and Dennis Charles on drums ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Cecil Taylor's first LP for the Candid label – and a landmark album that really lets him open up for the first time in years at a recording session! The album was cut at Nola's Penthouse in 1960, and the core group is Cecil's trio with Buell Neidlinger on bass and Dennis Charles on drums ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Cecil Taylor's first LP for the Candid label – and a landmark album that really lets him open up for the first time in years at a recording session! The album was cut at Nola's Penthouse in 1960, and the core group is Cecil's trio with Buell Neidlinger on bass and Dennis Charles on drums ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Cecil Taylor's first LP for the Candid label – and a landmark album that really lets him open up for the first time in years at a recording session! The album was cut at Nola's Penthouse in 1960, and the core group is Cecil's trio with Buell Neidlinger on bass and Dennis Charles on drums ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An early 60s session by Cecil Taylor for Candid, and a record that's one of our favorites by him from the early years! Despite the seemingly odd use of the term "R&B" in the title, the record's actually got a sound that's a bit more soulful than usual for Cecil, with surprising use ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(70s Barnaby pressing.)
Cecil Taylor/Buell Neidlinger —
New York City R&B ... CD Candid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1961. New Copy ...
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An early 60s session by Cecil Taylor for Candid, and a record that's one of our favorites by him from the early years! Despite the seemingly odd use of the term "R&B" in the title, the record's actually got a sound that's a bit more soulful than usual for Cecil, with surprising use ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An excellent little album that's also one of Clark Terry's hippest! The set was recorded as part of the monumental Candid catalog in the early 60s – and it's got an edgey quality that we don't normally hear in Terry's work. At some level, he's working in a mode picked up from his time with ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An excellent little album that's also one of Clark Terry's hippest! The set was recorded as part of the monumental Candid catalog in the early 60s – and it's got an edgey quality that we don't normally hear in Terry's work. At some level, he's working in a mode picked up from his time with ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s pressing. Cover has cutout holes and a few light creases.)
Rare French material from Lucky Thompson – and a set of tracks that really shows a lot of artistic growth overseas since his better-known Paris dates of the mid 50s! The setting is relatively spare – a quartet with Martial Solal on piano, Peter Trunk on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, original Candid pressing.)
Richard Williams —
New Horn In Town ... CD Candid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1960. New Copy ...
Out Of Stock
A brilliant session of modernist hardbop – one of the few records ever cut as a leader by trumpeter Richard Williams! Williams was a key part of the Charles Mingus group for a few years – and his soulful approach ranks with Ted Curson as some of the most compelling underground trumpet ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Really compelling large group work from Phil Woods – one of his first-ever efforts of its type, and a tremendous session that's filled with solos from a wide array of very hip players! The whole album's built around a 5-part "Rights Of Swing" work penned by Woods – a jazz ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Brazilian grooves old and new – a really surprising selection of work from the Candid and Choice record labels – showing a commitment to bossa that we never expected! Most of the tracks here are recent vintage – recorded in the past decade or so, and mixed with a few older gems ... (Vocalists) read moreCD