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Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1984. New Copy ... $16.99
An unusual date from tenorist George Adams – recorded right around the same time as his legendary records with Don Pullen, but instead a more unusual partnership with the great trumpeter Hannibal Marvin Peterson! The pairing is great – and both hornmen soar out and really get plenty of ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Pepper Adams —
Julian (with bonus tracks) ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Genius work from Pepper Adams – one of those players we sometimes forget about, then drop the needle on a record like this and fall in love with his music all over again! Adams blows baritone sax like nobody else – with a sensitivity that you'd normally hear on tenor, and a mix of ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Gene Ammons —
Gene Ammons In Sweden ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
An album issued after the untimely early death of tenorist Gene Ammons, but one that features the player working in a nicely relaxed live setting – one that really shows the transformation of his instrument since his famous late 50s/early 60s records on Prestige! Gene's horn here seems to ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Chet Baker —
I Remember You – The Legacy Vol 2 ... CD Enja (Germany), 1985. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Recorded live at Cafe Montmartre in Copenhagen with Doug Raney on guitar, Jesper Lundgaard on bass, and Aage Tanggaard on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Enja (Germany), 1988. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
One of the last albums that Chet Baker recorded – and a set that changes things up a bit from the smaller combo setting of most of his final decade! The set features some small group work, but also brings in larger orchestrations on a number of tracks – balancing the fragility of Baker' ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Chet Baker —
Last Great Concert – My Favourite Songs ... CD Enja (Germany), 1988. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of the last albums that Chet Baker recorded – and a set that changes things up a bit from the smaller combo setting of most of his final decade! The set features some small group work, but also brings in larger orchestrations on a number of tracks – balancing the fragility of Baker' ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Last Great Concert – My Favourite Songs ... LP 22.99(Out of print.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1988. New Copy ... $13.99
Soulful genius from Kenny Barron – an excellent quintet outing from the late 80s, and one that really benefits from the presence of horns added to the trio! Kenny's work on piano is always great – and his sense of scope, soul, and timing are presented perfectly here – but what we ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... $16.99
There's nothing silent here – as the album's one of the most biting 70s albums we've heard from vibist Karl Berger – an album that's relatively free overall, and which features some fantastic work by Masahiko Sato on piano! Sato really seems to bring out the darker tones in Berger's ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1991. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Enja (Germany), 1983. Near Mint- ... $6.99
With Bloom on soprano sax, Charlie Haden on bass, Fred Hersch on piano, and Ed Blackwell on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small cutout notch and a bumped corner.)
Arthur Blythe —
Retroflection – Live At The Vanguard ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1988. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A great showcase for the alto talents of Arthur Blythe – a set that's maybe a bit more stripped-down than some of his bigger label albums of the 80s, but in a way that really lets you focus on his strength of tone and phrasing! The group's a quartet, working in an open live setting – ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... $16.99
Spare, solo, and incredibly haunting work from Dollar Brand – recorded in Germany in 1969, and featuring Brand on both flute and piano, playing a set of 14 original compositions designed to provide small sketches of his African homeland. The mood of the work is less sprightly than some of ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $16.99
One of the most righteous 70s sessions to come from the hands of Dollar Brand – a New York recording that's filled with work by a host of players from the spiritual jazz underground – all of whom soar strongly on the album's long tracks, and give the set a fire and righteous energy you'r ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Solid (Japan), 1976. Used ... $18.99
Trio material – featuring Brand with Cecil McBee on bass and the great Roy Brooks on drums. The album's pretty laidback, but in a mellow spiritual mode that suits all players well. Brand plays soprano sax on the track "Ishmael", playing over his own piano lines – and other ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print, 2014 pressing – includes obi.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ... $16.99
Extremely solid live work from Dollar Brand – playing here before a very enthusiastic crowd at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1980! The group is especially nice – a tight quintet with Carlos Ward on flute and alto, Craig Harris on trombone, Andre Strobert on drums, and Alonzo Gardner on ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $16.99
Pianist Bob Degen is great here – but the record shines equally from the contributions of the great Terumasa Hino – who plays cornet throughout, and really puts a bold sort of sparkle on the record! In truth, the whole group is great – a quartet that also features Cameron Brown ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1961. New Copy ... $16.99
Wonderful work by Dolphy – as essential to his catalog as any of his albums on Prestige from the same time! Although Dolphy broke plenty of musical barriers in the studio, to our ears, it was always in a live setting that he sounded best – freely exploring the kind of space his playing ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Eric Dolphy —
Stockholm Sessions (with bonus track) ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1961. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Live European work by Eric Dolphy – caught in a setting that was often freer and more creative than his American recordings! The work on the set is pulled from 2 different sessions – one with a group that includes with Idrees Sulieman on trumpet, Jimmy Woode on bass, and Rune Ofwerman ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1965/1975. New Copy ... $16.99
A compelling split album – both a performance by and a tribute to the legendary tenorist Booker Ervin – issued after his death, but also featuring a rare European performance from the 60s as well! The album features one long track by Booker – "Blues For You" – ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970/1972/1973. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
A very interesting batch of tracks – one tune apiece by each of the artists named in the title, recorded between the years 1970 and 1973 at the Festival Ljublijana, in Yugoslavia. Bill Evans performs a long, and straight reading of Miles Davis' "Nardis" with a trio that includes ... (Jazz) read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970. New Copy ... About November 27, 2020 (delayed)
Brilliant live work from Farmer – far-reaching, firey, and with a strong approach that differs it from most of his other recordings of the 70s! The set was recorded in Munich at a time when Farmer was working with pianist Fritz Pauer – a free-thinking modernist who cut some great ... (Jazz) read more CD
Enja/Solid (Japan), 1992. Used ... $9.99
Never-failing genius from Art Farmer – recording here in his later years, and working in that long and open-ended mode we love so much! There's few trumpeters who could make a record like this work – but Farmer's got a tremendous ability to stretch out on longer tunes with well-crafted ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Includes obi.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $16.99
A key 70s session from Tommy Flanagan – a record that showed that he was still one of the most fluid and soulful players of his generation! The album has Flanagan working only with the bass of George Mraz – in a drum-less format with even less structure than usual, a perfect setting ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Tommy Flanagan —
Ballads & Blues ... LP Enja (Germany), 1979. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
A key 70s session from Tommy Flanagan – a record that showed that he was still one of the most fluid and soulful players of his generation! The album has Flanagan working only with the bass of George Mraz – in a drum-less format with even less structure than usual, a perfect setting ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Ballads & Blues ... CD 16.99(US pressing on Inner City. Cover has a cut corner.)
Tommy Flanagan —
Eclypso ... LP Enja (Germany), 1977. Very Good+ ... $9.99
A sweetly swinging seventies set from pianist Tommy Flanagan – one of those records that's a perfect balance between the bop-inspired dexterity of his work on the keyboard, and that undeniable warmth he always brought to his best recordings! Tommy's got maybe a bit more bite on the keys, ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on Inner City. Cover has a cut corner and some ring & edge wear.)
Tommy Flanagan —
Eclypso ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A sweetly swinging seventies set from pianist Tommy Flanagan – one of those records that's a perfect balance between the bop-inspired dexterity of his work on the keyboard, and that undeniable warmth he always brought to his best recordings! Tommy's got maybe a bit more bite on the keys, ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Eclypso ... LP 9.99(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Tommy Flanagan —
Giant Steps – In Memory Of John Coltrane ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1982. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A wonderful little tribute to the late, great John Coltrane – served up as a piano trio session led by Tommy Flanagan, but done with a sense of power and imagination that rivals the strength of Trane's classics! All tracks here are originals by Coltrane, performed by Flanagan with a forceful ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Tommy Flanagan —
In His Own Sweet Time (with bonus track) ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1994. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The title's a great one for this solo piano set from Tommy Flanagan – as the legendary talent really relaxes into these tunes – letting them open up with his sense of gentle imagination on the keys – that special quality that has made Flanagan such a compelling handler of ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Hal Galper —
Ivory Forest ... LP Enja, 1979. Sealed ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Excellent work from pianist Hal Galper – and proof that he was one of the most electric keyboardists of his generation, even when working acoustically – as on this record! The only real electric element here is the presence of guitarist John Scofield in the quartet – but Galper ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US Inner City pressing. Shrinkwrap has some price sticker remnants. Cover has a cutout hole.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 2004. New Copy ... $13.99
A whole new chapter in the career of trumpeter Dusko Goykovich – and a beautiful one at that! The set has Dusko playing a set of bossa-inspired tunes – working with a quartet that includes guitar, bass, and drums – in a warmly chromatic style that reminds us a lot of the classic ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Dusko Goykovich with Nathan Davis & Mal Waldron —
Swinging Macedonia ... LP Enja/Be! (Germany), 1966. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A legendary German session from the 60s – and a record that really showcases the unusual criss-crossing of modes that was going on in the European scene at the time! There's a very strong MPS vibe here – as trumpeter Dusko Goykovich leads a swinging sextet that includes Nathan Davis on ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1995. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
A lovely later set from Eddie Harris – proof that his groove was still going strong years after his bigger fame on the scene! The set here features all original work by Eddie – some titles we know from classic albums, but a few others we don't easily recognize – all of which work ... (Jazz) read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $16.99
A hell of a great live set from pianist Hampton Hawes – thanks especially to the other members of the trio! Hawes is at his free, open, 70s best on the piano – but bassist Cecil McBee really takes the record to the next level – spinning out these amazing lines that are as ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Live At The Jazz Showcase In Chicago Vol 1 ... CD 12.99(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja (Germany), 1981. Used ... $12.99
A hell of a great live set from pianist Hampton Hawes – thanks especially to the other members of the trio! Hawes is at his free, open, 70s best on the piano – but bassist Cecil McBee really takes the record to the next level – spinning out these amazing lines that are as ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Live At The Jazz Showcase In Chicago Vol 1 ... CD 16.99(Out of print.)
Hampton Hawes, Cecil McBee, Roy Haynes —
Live At The Jazz Showcase In Chicago Vol 2 ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A hell of a great live set from pianist Hampton Hawes – thanks especially to the other members of the trio! Hawes is at his free, open, 70s best on the piano – but bassist Cecil McBee really takes the record to the next level – spinning out these amazing lines that are as ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1994. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Joe Henderson —
Barcelona ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977/1978. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Pretty darn beautiful work from Joe Henderson – much freer than just about any other record of his we can think of! The album is a trio session – with Joe blowing freely on tenor in the front, backing from bass and drums – and the centerpiece of the set is the track "Barcelon ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Jon Hendricks —
Cloudburst ... LP Enja (Germany), 1972. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
A mixed bag of tracks from Jon Hendricks – but with some really great moments! The set was recorded in Germany in 1972, and it features Jon running through a variety of styles to please the crowd – some of them blusey, some of them straight readings of older numbers – but on a ... (Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1971. New Copy ... $16.99
Pretty strong stuff from Japanese trumpeter Terumasa Hino – a session recorded during that early 70s period when he was really finding a new sense of openness in his music, which includes records like this – a meeting with a strong set of European avant players! The tracks are long, ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... $16.99
One of the best recordings from Freddie Hubbard's "back to basics" stretch in the early 80s – a time when Freddie returned to a strongly acoustic jazz mode after a mostly electric 70s! The record still has Freddie stretching out on the longer tracks he got used to during the CTI ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja (Germany), 2020. New Copy ... $22.99 24.99
Beautiful solo piano work from Abdullah Ibrahim – a later set that's got a different vibe than some of his earlier material in the format, in a way that shows the continuing evolution of his sound! There's a gentleness here that we might not have heard back in the 70s – a quality that ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Germany), 1987. New Copy ... $7.99
Maria Joao is one of the most unique vocal talents in jazz – a singer who's partly inspired by the new freedoms of the more experimental female jazz vocalists of the 70s, but one who also draws a lot from the hippest Brazilian singers too! There's an approach here that mixes together Sheila ... (Vocalists) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1968. New Copy ... $16.99
Prime post-Coltrane material from Elvin Jones – featuring his "power trio" style of operation, with one great sax player out front, and Jones kicking it in the back with the bass player! In this case, the sax player is George Coleman – who's really finding a voice of his own ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $16.99
Marc Levin is maybe best known for one famous album of avant jazz recorded for the Savoy label in the 60s – but he's equally stunning here in a mid 70s set that got little circulation at the time, but which is a key part of Levin's under-recorded legacy as a leader! The approach is very open ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
David Liebman —
Opal Heart ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
An unusual Australian session from reedman Dave Liebman – one that features some wonderful contributions from the great Mike Nock on piano! Nock's bold, rich sense of sound is a great pairing with Liebman's work on tenor and soprano sax – and a number of the cuts have a vibe that's ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1987. New Copy ... $16.99
Abbey Lincoln takes on the legacy of Billie Holiday – in a strong live set recorded with a small group at the end of the 80s! The setting's a bit more relaxed here than on some of Abbey's other albums of the period – a bit looser and sometimes more languid, but only in the best sort of ... (Vocalists) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1994. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Softly, but pretty darn swinging too – thanks to an excellent trio on the session, which includes the great Jimmy Woode on bass! Jimmy's got a sound that we've loved for decades – and even at this later point in his career, he's got a way of warming things up and getting them going, ... (Jazz) read more CD
Albert Mangelsdorff —
Live In Tokyo ... LP Enja, 1971. Very Good+ ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Great live work by Albert Mangelsdorff – recorded during the height of his creative years at MPS, at a time when he was easily one of the most creative trombonists in the world! Mangelsdorff has risen to new heights by the time of this record – pushing the instrument to a level that ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a trace of a price sticker, light staining, and light surface wear.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1983. New Copy ... $16.99
A fantastic showcase for these two modern jazz giants – sublime trombone sounds from Albert Mangelsdorff, perfectly paired with the alto sax of Lee Konitz – all at a level that makes the album one of the best from both players at the time! The session was actually a late MPS effort, ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $16.99
One of the few albums issued as a leader by bassist Cecil McBee – and like all of the rest, a really amazing record that showcases the visionary talent that often made McBee such a key part of other folks' groups! The tracks are long and spiritual, but with slight avant leanings – and ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1971. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Takeo Moriyama —
Green River (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1984. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Drummer Takeo Moriyama is best known to our ears as one of the key forces in the trio of pianist Yosuke Yamashita in the 70s – and he definitely continues that strong legacy here, but with a vibrant voice that's all his own! The session is maybe more pitched towards the spiritual side of the ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Nippon Jazz Spirits series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1995. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1992. New Copy ... $16.99
A sweet set of organ jazz on Enja Records – a label that normally never embraces the Hammond this strongly, but does a really great job on this overlooked gem! The group's led by guitarist Ronald Muldrow, and features organ work by Mel Rhyne – that legendary Indianapolis player who was ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1994. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Relatively straight work from Sunny Murray – a series of trio tracks recorded with Odeon Pope on tenor, and the great (and underrated!) Wayne Dockery on bass. The tracks are a mix of jazz standards and original tunes – played with the rough edge of trio tracks from the ESP era, but ... (Jazz) read more CD
New York Jazz Quartet —
Blues For Sarka ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A surprisingly wonderful album – even if these guys break our cardinal rule of jazz combos, which is never to put the name of your home city in place of the players in the group! The group's a quartet with Frank Wess on flute and tenor, Roland Hanna on piano, George Mraz on bass, and Grady ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Solid (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... $13.99
An unusual album from an unusual group – one that has reedman Frank Wess sounding far more introspective and personal than on some of his other material from the 70s and 80s – thanks to work from a group that also includes Roland Hanna on piano, George Mraz on bass, and Ben Riley on ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
New York Jazz Quartet —
Surge ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A stunning 70s set by the New York Jazz Quartet – a group you might not recognize immediately by name, but which features some key all-star players – a lineup that includes Frank Wess on flutes and saxes, Roland Hanna on piano, George Mraz on bass, and Richard Pratt on drums! Wess is ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Mike Nock —
Talisman (with bonus tracks) ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. Used ... Out Of Stock
Beautiful solo piano from Mike Nock – and a record that grabs us a lot more than we would have expected! Nock's a player who's had so many different great moments, in so many different settings, it's almost easy to overlook a more subtle record like this – yet the album's got a sense ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print, 2014 pressing – includes obi.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Enja (Switzerland), 1974. Used ... $9.99
The title's an appropriate one – as the record drifts a bit lazily from track to track. The energy never really picks up, and but it's got a nice laid back, spacious approach, settling comfortably into its destiny as a set of piano/bass duets. Titles include "Space Maker", "No ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Enja/Solid (Japan), 1974. Used ... $11.99
The title's an appropriate one – as the record drifts a bit lazily from track to track. The energy never really picks up, and but it's got a nice laid back, spacious approach, settling comfortably into its destiny as a set of piano/bass duets. Titles include "Space Maker", "No ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Includes obi.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1987. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... $16.99
One of the most ambitious works ever by Marvin Hannibal Peterson – a larger work dedicated to the 20 African-American children murdered by a serial killer in Atlanta, performed here with a mix of choral voices and jazz instrumentation! The piece follows strongly in a legacy of that format ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Larry Porter Trio —
March Blues ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Germany), 1994. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
An overlooked gem on Enja Records – one of the few dates we've ever seen as a leader from pianist Larry Porter, who works here in a warmly swinging groove with lots of lyrical touches! The group's got an understated approach, but one that works beautifully – the kind of trio date you ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1988. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $16.99
A rare treasure from spiritual reedman Prince Lasha – a session recorded in 1965 in New York, but one that wasn't issued until many years later by the Enja label in Germany! The album is a real revelation – and clearly marks Lasha as one of the key artists unlocking the more spiritual ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... $16.99
A rare set from reed genius Prince Lasha – one that dovetails nicely with the albums on the Birdseye label, and which features Lasha in a very similar setting! (In truth, the records may have some overlap – but we're not entirely sure.) The tracks are very long, and the record really ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1992. New Copy ... $16.99
One of Ra's last recordings – and a great one – caught live at a festival in Germany, with a group that includes Marshall Allen, Ahmed Abdullah, Jothan Callins, Tyrone Hill, Stanley Morgan, and Michael Ray. The set has that Ellingtonish flourish that crept into much of Ra's work after ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1992. New Copy ... $16.99
Late work from avant tenor legend Dewey Redman – and surprisingly great, with all the best energy of his sides from older years! The album features Dewey playing in a trio with Cameron Brown on bass and Leon Parker on drums – plus guest appearances on about half the tracks by a young ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Masahiko Sato, Peter Warren, & Pierre Favre —
Trinity (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Enja/Solid (Japan), 1971. New Copy ... $24.99
Japanese pianist Masahiko Sato is in a great trinity here – working with European players Peter Warren on bass and Pierre Favre on drums – on two side-long tracks that bristle with imagination! The music was recorded live at Studio 70 in Munich, and has the flow of some of the best ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Nippon Jazz Spirits series!)
Manfred Schoof with Yosuke Yamashita Trio —
Distant Thunder ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A really amazing record from trumpeter Manfred Schoof – and one that's quite different from his better-known recordings on the European scene! This set has Schoof joining in with the searing trio of Yosuke Yamashita on piano, Akira Sakata on alto, and Takeo Moriyama on drums – and ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... $16.99
Wonderful guitar work from John Scofield – awash in those warm chromatic tones that make his work from this period so great – set up in a sweet trio with Steve Swallow on electric bass and Adam Nussbaum on drums! The sound has a nice sort of focus – still some of the ethereal ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Ingrid Sertso —
Dance With It ... CD Enja (Germany), 1994. Used ... Out Of Stock
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1989. New Copy ... $16.99
A great little record in the sort of format that always worked well for Archie Shepp during this point in his career – a new take on older modes, and one that balances the tenorist perfectly between his avant jazz roots and that new appreciation of standards that started to take hold in the ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja, 1982. Near Mint- ... $1.99
Features Ray Anderson on trombone, Steve Elson on keyboards, Allan Jaffe on guitar, Mark Helias on bass, and Jim Payne on drums and digital drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on Blue Heron. Cover has a promo sticker and light wear.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Enja (Germany), 1993. Used ... $6.99
Featuring George Cables on piano, Clint Houston on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1992. New Copy ... $16.99
One of the most striking albums we've ever heard from pianist Aki Takase – a set that not only features work on bass from Nobuyoshi Ino, but also strong contributions from a string quartet! The strings are used in ways that are very different than the usual "jazz with strings" mode ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1982. New Copy ... $16.99
The album's titled after a jazz standard, but the playing here of Aki Takase is anything but – served up on long, open tracks that aren't entirely free jazz, but which have a very spontaneous sense of creation – on long lines that mix subtle swing with an exploration of the farther ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1990. New Copy ... About January 20, 2021 (delayed)
Titles include "Giant Steps", "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat", "Ida Lupino", "Shima Shoka", "Valse Hot", and "Timebends". (Jazz) CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1991. New Copy ... $16.99
One of the most striking albums we've ever heard from pianist Aki Takase – in large part because of some great work from David Murray on tenor sax – and some especially nice bass clarinet! The album's from a moment when it seemed as if duo modes were some of the best for Murray – ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1988. New Copy ... $16.99
One of the hippest records ever cut by Clark Terry – a spare set of duets with bassist Red Mitchell – all in a mode that's really quite unique! We can't think of too many other trumpet/bass duet albums – especially in a straight jazz mode – and Red further adds to the sound ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Alexander Von Schlippenbach —
Light Blue – Schlippenbach Plays Monk ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1996. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
The great Alexander Von Schlippenbach plays the music of Thelonious Monk – and, like everything Schlippenbach does, the results are wonderful and full of surprise! The tunes are familiar, and a modernist like Alexander has no trouble with the changes – but the real surprise here is ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Mal Waldron —
Hard Talk ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Hard talk, and lots of heavy sounds from the great Mal Waldron – heard here in a set that may well be one of his greatest moments of the 70s! The album's a key illustration of Waldron's power on the European scene of the time – and it's noteworthy not just for Mal's bold vision as a ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Mal Waldron —
Mal Waldron Plays The Blues – Live At The Domicile ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1971. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Mal Waldron plays the blues, but in a way that's hardly blue at all – given that the record is one from a time when the pianist was really setting a strong modern fire on the European scene in the 70s! The group's an unusual one – with bassist Jimmy Woode, of the Clark Boland Big Band, ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Mal Waldron —
One-Upmanship ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
An excellent 70s European session recorded by Mal Waldron – one that shows off some of his more avant jazz inclinations at the time! The group's a searing one, with an unusual combination of players – Steve Lacy on soprano sax, Manfred Schoof on trumpet, Jimmy Woode on bass, and Makaya ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Solid Records – Jazz Giants" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... $16.99
There's maybe a touch of the blues here – but the results, as usual for Mal Waldron, are completely different overall – which makes for a really magical moment from a time that was a real creative high point in Waldron's career! All tracks are long originals by Mal – played with ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Mal Waldron —
Up Popped The Devil ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Searing work from Mal Waldron – recorded in the early 70s with an excellent trio that features Billy Higgins on drums and Reggie Workman on bass! The group's got a lot more fire and energy than some of Waldron's other assemblages of the 70s – and the tracks are long and exploratory, ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
An interesting session for Waldron – more of a free wheeling soul jazz set than his usual work from the 70s, featuring a quartet with Clifford Jordan on tenor, Cecil McBee on bass, and Dannie Richmond on drums. Jordan's tenor lines dominate the set – not as tightly woven as on some of ... (Jazz) read more CD
Mal Waldron —
What It Is ... CD Enja (Germany), 1981. Used ... Just Sold Out!
An interesting session for Waldron – more of a free wheeling soul jazz set than his usual work from the 70s, featuring a quartet with Clifford Jordan on tenor, Cecil McBee on bass, and Dannie Richmond on drums. Jordan's tenor lines dominate the set – not as tightly woven as on some of ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print 1994 Enja pressing.)
Enja (Germany), 1981. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Tenorist Bennie Wallace takes on the music of Thelonious Monk, and adds in a few of his own tunes too – in a greta quartet with Jimmy Knepper on trombone, Eddie Gomez on bass, and Dannie Richmond on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an index label with clear tape on the spine.)
Bennie Wallace —
Bennie Wallace Trio & Chick Corea ... LP Enja (Germany), 1982. Sealed ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Features Wallace on tenor, with Chick Corea on piano, Eddie Gomez on bass, and Dannie Richmond on drums – a great lineup! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Shrinkwrap has an Independent Labels sticker on front and a small distro sticker on back. Cover has a small cutout hole.)
Bennie Wallace —
Big Jim's Tango ... LP Enja (Germany), 1982. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
With Bennie Wallace on tenor, Dave Holland on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. Tracks are nice and long – and Wallace hits some of the tenor heavy lines you'd hear on a Jones trio set! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch and some aging along the opening.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $16.99
A beautiful live album from a time when saxophonist Bennie Wallace had a mighty nice edge – this raw, raspy quality that really shines through here – thanks to a stripped-down trio setting that features Eddie Gomez on bass and Dannie Richmond on drums! The album's a lot freer at times ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Germany), 1964. New Copy ... $16.99
A great small club date from Ben Webster – different than some of his European concerts of his final years, in that this one was done at a lounge in Rhode Island, and maybe has a bit more bite and focus overall! The tracks are short, and Webster gets superb rhythm accompaniment from the trio ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja – Real Jazz Classics" series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1999. New Copy ... About January 27, 2021
Mike Westbrook Orchestra —
Cortege ... CD Original/Enja (Germany), 1982. Used 2CD ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Stunning work from Mike Westbrook – a set that's done in later years than his classics for Deram Records – but one that's got almost the same sort of power! The lineup is large, and there's a definite dose of freaky fuzz in the mix – thanks to the guitar of Brian Godding, whose ... (Jazz) read more CD
