Sorry Bamba —
Dogon Blues ... CD EmArcy (France), 2010. Used ...
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The first new album in years from Mali music great Sorry Bamba – one time leader of the Kanaga Orchestra Of Mopti and present day living legend – for carrying of traditions and as for being a true innovator for Malian musicians and global music all around! Here he presents a take on ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
A huge amount of greatness – including Clifford Brown's famous recordings with Max Roach, his All Stars jam session, and recordings with Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Helen Merrill – plus a "with strings" session, and unreleased tracks! (Jazz) CD
(Out of print. Barcode has a cutout hole, but this is a great copy overall.)
About as classic as you can get for the Brown/Roach group – recorded at Basin Street with a group that includes Richie Powell on piano, Sonny Rollins on tenor, and George Morrow on bass. Tracks are tight and in that firey hardbop mode the pair pioneered – and titles include "Gertru ... (Jazz) read moreCD
About as classic as you can get for the Brown/Roach group – recorded at Basin Street with a group that includes Richie Powell on piano, Sonny Rollins on tenor, and George Morrow on bass. Tracks are tight and in that firey hardbop mode the pair pioneered – and titles include "Gertru ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Clifford Brown & Max Roach —
Study In Brown ... CD EmArcy, 1955. Used ...
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Classic material from the team of Clifford Brown and Max Roach – and a set that features the west coast hardbop group that included Harold Land on tenor, George Morrow on bass, and Bud Powell's brother Richie on piano. Tracks are short, and played with great boppish fire and fury – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Classic material from the team of Clifford Brown and Max Roach – and a set that features the west coast hardbop group that included Harold Land on tenor, George Morrow on bass, and Bud Powell's brother Richie on piano. Tracks are short, and played with great boppish fire and fury – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Part of the excellent Verve Acoustic Sounds series!)
Classic material from the team of Clifford Brown and Max Roach – and a set that features the west coast hardbop group that included Harold Land on tenor, George Morrow on bass, and Bud Powell's brother Richie on piano. Tracks are short, and played with great boppish fire and fury – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A rare slice of Duke Ellington at Newport in the 50s – recorded live at the festival in 1959, but unlike other sessions of the time, never issued on record! The set remained unissued until Duke's 90th birthday, and it's a great discovery that easily matches the strength of Ellington's larger ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Maynard Ferguson's blowing full steam ahead here – working with an octet that's heavy on horn parts, but in a richly creative way! Ferguson nicely shows off some of his best influences from the 50s large group scene in LA – and gets some key help on the record from Bill Holman, who ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label drummer logo pressing with deep groove. Cover has split seams, heavy discoloration from age, a small piece of black tape on the bottom seam, and aname in marker on back.)
Great early sides for Emarcy – most recorded on the LA scene in the 50s, with players who include Herb Geller on alto, Conte Candoli on trumpet, Bud Shank on flute and alto, Bob Cooper on tenor, and Bob Gordon on baritone sax! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an index label with clear tape on the spine.)
June Gardner —
Bustin Out ... LP EmArcy, Late 60s. Very Good+ ...
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A rollicking batch of 60s instrumentals, served up by drummer June Gardner – billed as Gentleman June on the cover! June's from New Orleans, but the groove here is more in a Memphis mode – vamping along with a larger group in a post-Ray Charles mode – featuring tighter soul ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear, some splitting in the bottom seam, and a small drillhole through the center. Label has a small drillhole.)
Great work from the stretch right before Misty – the Garner magic at its best, stretching out on a few longer tracks too! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono blue label Mercury pressing with deep groove. Cover has oxidation on the front panel, with some aging and a small sticker on back.)
A seminal piece of west coast bop from the mid 50s – featuring altoist Geller in group with wife Lorraine on piano, and either Curtis Counce or Leroy Vinnegar on bass, and either Larry Marable or Eldridge Freeman on drums. The groove's nice and hard, nice and stripped-down – and Geller ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Very nice album of short jazzy cuts, recorded by Bill Harris, the guitarist for The Clovers. This Bill's not to be confused with the trombonist Bill, also from the same era – as his sound's a lot more soulful, with nice touches of his R&B roots. Titles include "Golden Sunset", ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label drummer logo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and a small center split in the spine.)
Two albums' worth of material – both recorded in Paris – one with Roosevelt Sykes, the other with Buddy Guy & Junior Wells! (Blues) CD
(Out of print.)
Helen Merrill —
Casa Forte ... CD EmArcy/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ...
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A wonderful album from Helen Merrill – one of the few jazz singers we can think of who continued to grow stylistically as the years went on! This majestic album was recorded in 1980, and it features Merrill dipping into a modern Brazilian bag – working with baroque arrangements that ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Patti Page —
East Side ... LP EmArcy, Late 50s. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
Incredible material from Max's "plus 4" group that included Ray Draper, George Coleman, Booker Little, and Art Davis! The band at the time was forging a haunting mix of hardbop and lyrical modernism, and was driven by Max's progressive vision and rich talent for selecting just the right ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(80s Japanese stereo pressing, 195J-42, includes the insert.)
With Larry Goldings, David Piltch, Austin Beede, John Scrapper Sneider, Doug Yowell, and Jody Ferber. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(EU pressing.)
Clark Terry —
Clark Terry ... LP EmArcy, Mid 50s. Fair ...
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A stunner – and one of Clark Terry's finest moments ever! The record has a rawness and groove that you'd hardly expect from his later albums – no surprise, though, considering that it was cut during that really hip time at Emarcy, when the label was working in a mode that was darker ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Mercury pressing with deep groove. NOTE – Vinyl is in Fair condition. Cover has surface wear and oxidation, gloss peel, brittle masking tape on the seams and spine, and notes in pen on back.)
A jazz vocal masterpiece from Sarah Vaughn – one of her greatest albums ever, and a record that raised the bar for countless vocal sessions in years to come! Sarah's working here in an intimate group arranged by Ernie Wilkins – filled with famous trumpet solo work by Clifford Brown, ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Hi Fi in the title might imply that there's a bit more going on here arrangement-wise than on some of Dinah's other albums – but the scoring by Hal Mooney is still pretty straight, in a sophisticated jazzy mode that works best with the vocals, and which never overwhelms the singing for ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Don't get this John Williams confused with the bigger-name soundtrack composer of later years – because this set is pure piano jazz all the way through, played by an artist who shined briefly with Stan Getz in the mid 50s! Although little-known, Williams is a great link between bop and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label Mercury pressing with deep groove. Labels have an index sticker. Cover has a small center split on the bottom seam, aging, and light wear.)