Groundbreaking work from the modernist jazz team of Bill Barron and Ted Curson! The album's one of a few rare gems that Barron cut for the Savoy label early in his career – a mixture of Mingus-like angular jazz compositions, outfitted with a freer sense of soloing, and a deeply soulful ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Solo piano from Dollar Brand – and more proof that he's one of the few players who can handle such a format with the same sort of fullness you might normally expect from a trio! Brand's work has a wonderfully rhythmic quality here, and a righteous element too – one that fits the "n ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With Kieran Overs on acoustic bass, Billy Hart on drums, Don Pullen on piano, Jane Bunnett on soprano sax and flute, Larry Cramer on trumpet, Jeanne Lee and Sheila Jordan on vocals. (Jazz) CD
A great set of solo piano from Joe Chambers – and titles include "Punjab", "The Scene Is Clean", "Spring Is Here", "Joe's Blues", and "Caravanessa". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with obi – YX 7803.)
Walter Davis Jr —
Abide With Me ... LP Denon (Japan), 1978. Near Mint- ...
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A Japanese only session from Davis, one that has him working in a number of different modes throughout the set. The core grooves are laid down by Davis in that ever-expansive trio style he was forging at the time – but there's also titles that feature larger backing, with players that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Walter Davis Trio —
Night Song ... LP Denon/Columbia (Japan), 1979. Near Mint- ...
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A rare Japanese-only trio set – with Tom Barney on bass and a very young Kenny Washington on drums! Includes the 14 minute "Night Song" and 10 minute "Walter's Ball" – plus "God Is Our Father", "Seven Of Swords", and "Tempus Fugit". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Tommy Flanagan —
Alone Too Long ... LP Denon (Japan), 1978. Near Mint- ...
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Warm and lyrical solo piano work from Tommy Flanagan – a Japanese only session from the mid 70s, and one of the first of a long run of well-produced dates that Flanagan would do for that market! The format's even more intimate than the relaxed setting of some of Tommy's American dates of the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with insert. Cover has light wear, some clear tape at thet op seam, and is bent a bit at the corners.)
Frank Foster —
Giant Steps ... LP Denon (Japan), 1975. Near Mint- ...
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Beautiful 70s work from the great Frank Foster – material from that time when he'd split with the Count Basie group to go into a completely different direction – cutting spiritual records like this, and his better-known Loud Minority album for Mainstream records! The session was only ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Columbia Japan pressing, with insert. Cover has one bumped corner, a split spine, and light aging on back – vinyl is great!)
Frank Foster —
Giant Steps ... CD Denon/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ...
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Beautiful 70s work from the great Frank Foster – material from that time when he'd split with the Count Basie group to go into a completely different direction – cutting spiritual records like this, and his better-known Loud Minority album for Mainstream records! The session was only ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Frank Foster & The Loud Minority —
Shiny Stockings ... CD Denon (Japan), 1978. Used ...
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Forget the hokey title of this one, this is one of the best Frank Foster sets of the 70s! By the time of this 1978 recording, Foster had developed into a stunning tenor talent filled with influences that ranged from Lester Young to late Coltrane. His writing and playing in the 70s was filled with ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Stellar stuff – recorded a few years before Benny Golson started to explore his "jazztet" ideas with Art Farmer, but handled in a very similar mode. The sextet on the session's a crack one – with Charlie Persip, Paul Chambers, and Wynton Kelly on rhythm – and searing ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print Denon pressing from 1991.)
Benny Golson featuring Freddie Hubbard —
Stardust ... CD Denon/A&M, 1987. Used ...
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Features Benny Golson on tenor and Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and flugelhorn – plus Mulgrew Miller on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Marvin Smitty Smith on drums. (Jazz) CD
Eddie Gomez —
Gomez ... CD Denon (Japan), 1984. Used ...
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One of the few albums we've ever seen as a leader from Eddie Gomez – the bassist whose work with Bill Evans and others was such a huge contribution to jazz in the late 60s and 1970s! Eddie's working here in a trio format that's a fair bit more harder-grooving than his years with Evans – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A jazz vocal album, but one with a nicely different vibe – even in comparison to some of the other work by Japanese singer Mieko Hirota! The style here is often quite funky, even on older tunes – thanks to arrangements by jazz funk maestro Hiromasa Suzuki, who's work here gives ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
A really striking solo piano session by the richly talented Fumio Itabashi – a pianist with a fluid, open feel on the keys – one that charges a session like this with the same sort of energy you'd expect from a trio album! In a way, Fumio's style would almost be held back by bass and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tight later work from Jo Jones – a set that's got all the swinging energy of the early years, but also a relaxed vibe that's mighty nice too! There's a good quality to the recording – as it's one of those killer 70s sessions done for Denon in Japan – and Jones is clearly in ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Features Steve Laury on guitar, Rob Whitlock on keyboards and bass, Duncan Moore on drums, Kevin Hennessy on electric bass, and Ron Satterfield on electric piano. (Jazz) CD
This double-length set brings together two albums' worth of work that Carmen McRae recorded for the Groove Merchant label in the early 70s! The style here is strongly jazzy, but with a firm dose of soul too – all in a mode that follows nicely from Carmen's late 60s sessions for Atlantic ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Great vocal work from this hip Japanese singer – with small combo backing that includes keyboards from Toshiyuki Daitoku, bass from Cecil McBee, and drums from Billy Hart – plus tenor on one track from Yasuaki Shimizu! Titles include "Freedom Jazz Dance", "Slow Hot ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Beautiful sounds from the ultra-hip Max Roach Quartet of the mid 70s – a lineup that features Billy Harper on tenor, Cecil Bridgewater on trumpet, and Reggie Workman on bass! Tracks are long – very much in the Harper style of the time – and titles include "It's Time", ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese pressing – with insert.)
Archie Shepp —
Day Dream ... CD Denon (Japan), 1977. Used ...
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A dream of a set from Archie Shepp – a back to basics record that has Shepp blowing standards with an amazing sense of soul! Archie plays both tenor and soprano sax – in a group that also features Walter Davis on piano, Earl May on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. (Jazz) CD
A wonderful album for all those folks who ever crabbed about Shepp going back "inside" during the late 70s! The record is straight jazz – not as righteous as Attica Blues or some of the other Impulse albums, yet done with a wonderfully soulful quality that shows that even without a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Ayako Shinozaki —
Music Now For Harp ... LP Denon/We Want Sounds (UK), 1973. New Copy (reissue)...
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A bold new frontier for use of the harp in experimental music – and that's saying a lot, given that Ayako Shinozaki recorded this album during the generation of Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby! Shinokazi takes the instrument a bit back towards its use in more serious music, but with ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Toots Thielemans as he was meant to be heard – live and unfettered, in a setting that lets his harmonica work do far more than just color in larger arrangements for more famous artists! Despite Thielemans' genius on countless studio sessions over the years, we've really been most impressed ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Randy Weston/Vishnu Wood —
Perspective ... CD Denon (Japan), 1976. Used ...
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Sublime duets – Weston on piano, Wood on bass – on titles that include "Blues To Be There" and "African Cookbook" – plus "Body & Soul" as a piano solo, and "Khadesha" as a bass solo. (Jazz) CD
A really cool record from the Japanese scene of the 70s – one that mixes traditional instrumentation with some high fidelity recording styles – then adds in just the right dash of contemporary elements too! The set's not as all-out funky as others like it from the time, but does rise ... (Japanese) read moreLP, Vinyl record album