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Pepper Adams —
Julian ... CD 
Enja, 1975. Used ... $24.99
A great quartet date – nice and laidback, with plenty of room for Pepper Adams to open up on his deep-toned baritone sax! The group features Walter Norris on piano – and titles include "Ad Astra", "Jirge", "Spacemaker", and "Three & One". (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Pepper Adams —
Twelfth & Pingree ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Exactly the kind of session that really lets Pepper Adams show his stuff – full of long, live tracks that really have Adams stretching out on baritone – handling the instrument with soul, depth, and dexterity that might well be unmatched during this point in his career! The quartet ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Jazz Master Works series!)
Gene Ammons —
Gene Ammons In Sweden ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... Temporarily 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 —
Last Great Concert – My Favourite Songs ... LP 
Enja, 1988. Near Mint- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Final material from Chet Baker – featuring some performances with a small combo that includes Walter Norris on piano and John Schroeder on guitar – and a few with the NDR and Radio Hannover ensembles. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(In nice shape! US pressing.)
Sathima Bea Benjamin with Duke Ellington —
Morning In Paris ... CD Enja (Germany), 1963. Used ... Out Of Stock
Very early work from South African singer Sathima Bea Benjamin – recorded in Paris in 1963, with backing by longtime partner Abdullah Ibrahim, plus additional piano and production by Duke Ellington! The album was cut around the same time as Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) did his famous Reprise album ... (Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Karl Berger —
With Silence ... LP Enja, 1972. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
No silence here, as vibist Berger's working with a quartet of free-thinkers that includes some very firey piano by Masahiko Sato! Sato's driving style on the keys really sets the pace for the session, and pushes Berger's vibes into very similar territory – all supported nicely by Allen ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and aging.)
Karl Berger/Enja (Germany), 1991. Used ... Out Of Stock
Arthur Blythe —
Retroflection – Live At The Vanguard ... CD Enja (Germany), 1993. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $14.99
Beautiful duets between pianist Dollar Brand and legendary bassist/Blue Notes member Johnny Dyani – two great South African jazz musicians who should have recorded more together in a format like this! Brand's open-ended rolling piano lines bring out the best in Dyani's bass – which at ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Roy Brooks —
Duet In Detroit ... CD Enja (Germany), 1983/1984/1987/1989. Used ... $15.99
Seminal work from the Detroit underground of the 80s – 4 sets of duets recorded by drummer Roy Brooks, each with a different hip player! The material was recorded over the course of 4 different performances in 4 different years – but the album has a really unified feel in the way that ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1961. New Copy ... $14.99
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!)
Art Farmer —
Soul Eyes (with bonus track) ... CD Enja/Solid (Japan), 1992. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
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
Tommy Flanagan —
Ballads & Blues ... CD Enja (Germany), 1979. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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
(Out of print.)
Tommy Flanagan —
Confirmation ... CD Enja (Germany), 1982. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Lovely lyrical sounds from Tommy Flanagan – a pianist who can be as deft as a bopper, but also bring in some richer currents of soul as well! Case in point is this great album from the late 70s – a time when Flanagan wasn't as much in the recording spotlight as the decade before, but a ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $14.99
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 CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Tommy Flanagan —
Let's Play The Music Of Thad Jones ... CD Enja (Germany), 1993. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
David Friedman —
Of The Wind's Eye ... LP Enja (Germany), 1981. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
Spacious vibes and soulful marimba from the great Dave Friedman – a player who's really hitting his stride at this point in his career – and finding a way to set his music apart from all previous vibesmen who've come before! Friedman's got the sense of tone and timing that you might ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
Dusko Goykovich —
Balkan Connection ... CD Enja (Germany), 1995. Used ... $8.99
A lesser-explored corner of the career of trumpeter Dusko Goykovich – and a great one! The album has Dusko working in a bigger band mode than usual – leaving behind the smaller groups of other sessions for a larger ensemble comprised of younger Eastern European players. The feel of ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Balkan Connection (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD 22.99(Out of print.)
Enja/Muzak (Japan), 1995. Used ... $22.99
A lesser-explored corner of the career of trumpeter Dusko Goykovich – and a great one! The album has Dusko working in a bigger band mode than usual – leaving behind the smaller groups of other sessions for a larger ensemble comprised of younger Eastern European players. The feel of ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Balkan Connection ... CD 8.99(Out of print.)
Dusko Goykovich —
Sketch Of Yugoslavia ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A fantastic vintage set from the great trumpeter Dusko Goykovich – and a record that's very much in the best tradition of his groundbreaking early work! Goykovich emerged from the Yugoslavian scene during the key years of communist rule – and his bold, bright horn work was a shining ... (Jazz) read more CD
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 (Germany), 1995. Used ... $7.99
Barry Harris recorded live in Tokyo – working at the intimate Dug nightclub, with backing from Japanese players Kunimitsuj Inaba on bass and Fumio Watanabe on drums! The style here is in the warmer side of the Harris spectrum – sometimes introspective, sometimes a bit more grooving ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Hampton Hawes, Cecil McBee, Roy Haynes —
Live At The Jazz Showcase In Chicago Vol 1 ... CD Enja (Germany), 1981. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1982. New Copy ... $14.99
A mixed bag of tracks from Jon Hendricks – but with some really great moments! The set was recorded in Germany in 1982, 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 CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Terumasa Hino —
Taro's Mood ... LP Enja, 1973. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
One of the first great non-Japanese recordings by trumpeter Terumasa Hino – a smoking little live set from Germany, done at a time when Hino was working at the height of his youthful powers! The mode here is stretched out and open – never too outside, but very exploratory – in ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Germany), 1987. New Copy ... $14.99
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!)
Bobby Jones —
Hill Country Suite ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Reedman Bobby Jones is a player who hardly ever got to record as a leader – but one who always managed to really move our soul when he did! This album may well be Bobby's masterpiece – a record that features his tenor, plus a bit of clarinet, in an open trio setting with Freddie Waits ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Elvin Jones —
Live At The Village Vanguard ... CD Enja (Germany), 1968. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Enja (Germany), 1992. Used ... $8.99
Plenty of young blood here – a trio of powerful horn players who really make the set stand out nicely! Elvin Jones proves once again that his ear for a horn is almost as great as his work on the drums – and having chosen the trumpet of Nicholas Payton, and tenors of Javon Jackson and ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print first pressing.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1988. New Copy ... $14.99
Pianist Uli Lenz really sparkles here – in the company of the tremendous rhythm duo of Cecil McBee on bass and Joe Chambers on drums! The recording's a live one – as you'll know from the title – and the tracks are long, open, and very fluid – balancing some of the modern ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Abbey Lincoln —
Talking To The Sun ... CD Enja (Germany), 1983. Used ... Out Of Stock
Something of a comeback set for Abbey Lincoln – an extremely powerful set from the early 80s, and one that helped set the tone for some great albums to come! Abbey's working here in a bold style that includes a fair bit of original material – done in collaboration with alto saxophonist ... (Vocalists) read more CD
Joe Lovano, Ed Blackwell & Anthony Cox —
Sounds Of Joy ... CD Enja (Germany), 1991. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Bold, angular work from an ultra-hip trio – one with reedman Joe Lovano, bassist Anthony Cox, and drummer Ed Blackwell – all working in open, highly rhythmic space that recalls some of Blackwell's best experiments from years past! Lovano's got more than enough edge to make the record ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1964. New Copy ... $9.99
Great recordings the important 1964 tour of Europe by bassist Charles Mingus – a key musical moment that not only saw some of the last recordings of Eric Dolphy before his departure from this planet, but which also introduced the overseas scene to some key up-and-coming talents who were in ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Jazz Master Works series!)
Enja, Early/Mid 70s. Sealed ... $6.99
Sublime solo piano work from Tete Montoliu – a set that takes off from the superb directions he'd hit on his Spanish albums of the 60s – when Tete was emerging as one of the most lyrically fluid pianists on the European scene! That legacy is greatly enhanced here – as Montoliu ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout mark.)
Takeo Moriyama —
Green River ... 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 Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
David Murray —
Lucky Four ... CD Enja (Germany), 1988. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A gentler set than some of David Murray's other US dates from the time – but in a really great way that nicely gets at the more sensitive side of his work on tenor and bass clarinet! There's a bit of a hardbop groove to the album, but also a bit more freedom too – a style that never ... (Jazz) read more CD
Enja (Germany), 1994. Used ... $9.99
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
(Out of print.)
Enja, 1974. Near Mint- ... $6.99
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 LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Enja, 1987. Very Good+ ... $9.99
One of the few albums ever cut by Native American saxophonist Jim Pepper – a great player whose ethnicity has always ensured him a strong reputation – but whose work on tenor sax should be enough! This outing is a relatively straight jazz session – a quartet date with Kirk ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Canadian pressing. Cover has light wear and a sticker spot.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $14.99
A classic live set from trumpeter Marvin Hannibal Peterson – done with two side-long tracks that really let the group stretch out in a very spiritual way! The performance was captured at the Antibes festival in 1977 – and Hannibal's leading a relatively stripped-down group – with ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Enja (Germany), 1981. Used ... $11.99
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
(Out of print.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1982. New Copy ... $14.99
The first album from vocalist Pat Peterson – sister to trumpeter Marvin Hannibal Peterson, and best known for her work as a member of Ray Charles' Raelettes backing group! The sound of the set is miles away from Pat's work with Ray – open, soulful, and done in a sophisticated jazzy ... (Vocalists) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Pony Poindexter/Enja (Germany), 1968/1972/1975/1978. Used 4 CDs ... Out Of Stock
A wonderful collection of unreleased jazz recordings from the overseas scene – the kind of open-ended, freewheeling work that brings together American and European musicians in a style that's similar to some of the best albums on the MPS/Saba label! The first CD in the collection is ... (Jazz) read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1965. New Copy ... $14.99
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!)
Michele Rosewoman —
Quintessence ... CD Enja, 1987. Used ... $6.99
Features Michele Rosewoman on piano – with Steve Coleman on alto, Greg Osby on alto and soprano sax, Anthony Cox on bass, and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Saxophone Summit (Liebman/Enja (Germany), 2019. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A strong summit of saxophone giants – Joe Lovano on tenor, Dave Liebman on soprano, and Greg Osby on alto – all uniting here in one of the boldest statements of their individual voices we've heard in years! Part of the record's charm is the way the three saxes come together to carve ... (Jazz) read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $14.99
The young John Scofield is a player with an amazing command of chromes – this way of putting forth all these new changes in jazz, and really transforming the role of the guitar in the music with important 70s records like this! Scofield's part of a generation who maybe came to jazz while ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Enja (Germany), 1981. Used ... $12.99
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
(Out of print. Back cover of booklet has a bit of pen.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1982. New Copy ... $14.99
Beautiful later work from Woody Shaw – perfectly honed, in the soaring, stretching, soulful exploratory style of his best work in the 70s! The group's a quartet with Mulgrew Miller on piano, Stafford James on bass, Tony Reedus on drums, and Steve Turre joining Woody in the frontline – ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Enja (Germany), 1976. Used ... $9.99
A later set from Archie Shepp and a real lost gem – quite different from his earlier works, especially the better known late 60s sessions – and a surprisingly nice album that runs through some truly excellent longer takes – filled with warmth and tenderness you wouldn't expect! ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 2002. New Copy ... $14.99
The duo of Archie Shepp and Mal Waldron come together beautifully here – in a mode that echoes some of the duets that pianist Waldron recorded with other reedmen in the 70s and 80s, but which has an especially wonderful contribution from Shepp! Archie blows both tenor and soprano sax – ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Enja (Germany), 1989. Used ... $12.99
Shepp on tenor and Davis on bass – dueting on 4 long readings of jazz standards, handled with that open soulful approach that Shepp often brought to his work in the years after the mid 70s. Davis' bass work is always appreciated in a setting like this – and although the players have ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Aki Takase & David Murray —
Blue Monk ... CD Enja (Germany), 1991. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
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 Quartet —
Mal, Verve, Black & Blue 'Live' At Satiricon ... CD Tutu (Germany), 1994. Used ... Out Of Stock
Bennie Wallace —
Bennie Wallace Plays Monk ... LP Enja (Germany), 1981. Sealed ... $11.99
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 a small cutout mark.)
Bennie Wallace —
Bennie Wallace Trio & Chick Corea ... LP Enja (Germany), 1982. Near Mint- ... $9.99
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
(Cover has light wear.)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $14.99
Great early work from tenorist Bennie Wallace – a set that's got a really nice edge, and which is a nice contrast to some of Bennie's smoother work in years to come! The format's a trio – ala the important Sonny Rollins mode – with Eddie Gomez on bass and Eddie Moore on drums ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Randy Weston —
Nuit Africaine (aka African Nite) ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Sublime solo piano from Randy Weston – just the sort of record to remind us why his skills in such a setting can always be so great! The tunes are filled with energy and rhythm right from the start – spun out in those long African-inspired lines that Randy first forged in the 50s, but ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Phil Woods/Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A really great record – one we're surprised that we like so much! On the surface, the album appears to be an inconsequential 80s session by three older giants of their instrument – Woods on alto, Flanagan on piano, and Mitchell on bass. But Woods' tone here, although played straightly ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Mindblowing trio work from Japanese pianist Yosuke Yamashita – in a group that's equally noteworthy for its incredible reed performances from the mighty Akira Sakata! The pairing of Sakata and Yamashita was one of the greatest things in Japanese jazz in the 70s, and certainly one of that ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja Real Jazz Classics series!)
Attila Zoller —
Overcome ... CD Enja (Germany), 1988. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
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