Fantastic live material from Cannonball Adderley – a set that features material from a time when the alto player was really hitting his early stride, and maybe making even better material in a concert setting than in the studio! The bulk of the set features a 1961 performance at the Olympia ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The great saxophonist Sidney Bechet has roots in New Orleans, but found maybe his biggest audience ever overseas – especially in Paris, a city that gave Bechet great opportunities to perform and record, often in ways that he didn't get back home in the US! That's definitely the case here, as ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A legendary lineup of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers – heard here on an extended set of concert performances done in France at the start of the 60s! As on the Blue Note live albums by the group, there's a special sort of energy going on here that pushes past the already-great studio material ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A really deep dive into the lost legacy of Franklin Boukaka – a singer who really helped revolutionize music in the Congo during the 60s, recording a heck of a lot of great tracks before a brutal murder took him from the planet in the early 70s! At some level, the work here is to Congolese ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
A huge collection of work – one that not only gets at the brilliance of the young Jacques Brel as a singer on the Francophone scene, but which also showcases his tremendous talent for penning fresh and original songs – a number of which are served up here in versions by other singers of ... (French) read moreCD
A really fantastic slice of work from Ray Charles – billed here as the only live recordings in which Ray played Hammond organ throughout – instead of his usual piano! The 3CD set brings together three full performances recorded in Paris on October 21 and 22 in 1961 – right at a ... (Soul) read moreCD
Stunning live material from the great Ray Charles – a 3CD set that brings together a wealth of stage performances from May of 1962, in setting that often lets us focus as much on Ray's incredible piano work as it does his trademark vocals! Charles' talents need no introduction from us, but ... (Soul) read moreCD
One of the coolest collections of work related to Ray Charles that we've ever seen – a huge box that brings together both some of the music that inspired Ray, then his own recordings, then tracks that he did that inspired other artists too! The first four CDs feature work from a generation ... (Soul) read moreCD
Evan Christopher's Django A La Creole —
Django A La Creole ... CD Fremeaux & Associates/Lejazzetal (France), 2010. Used ...
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Evan Christopher on clarinet, Dave Blenkhorn and Dave Kelbie on guitar, and Sebastien Girardot on double bass. (Jazz) CD
A really great presentation of work from the legendary James Cleveland – one of the key forces in moving gospel music forward in the postwar years – thanks both to his own great records, and those that he did with a variety of other top-shelf acts! The set follows in the best spirit of ... (Gospel) read moreCD
Wonderful live work from the John Coltrane Quartet – tracks recorded in Paris during a famous 1962 European tour – and material that we're not sure we've seen anywhere else! The group here is, of course, that masterful lineup of Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophone, McCoy Tyner on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dick Dale, The Revels, & Others —
Birth Of Surf Rock 1933 to 1962 ... CD Fremeaux & Associates (France), 1930s/1940s/1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CDs ...
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There have been plenty of surf rock collections over the years, but this may be one of the coolest – as it spreads its scope far past the sunny beaches of southern California, to embrace a wider range of artists who helped the music find its own formation in the pre-60s years, as well as some ... (Rock) read moreCD
A huge amount of work from the French duo of David Jisse and Dominique Marge – two singers who come together here in surprisingly hip ways – very much their own mode of the time, and quite different than some of the more commercial French pop of the period! A few years before, and ... (French) read moreCD
A really surprising look at the early years of the great Louis De Funes – an artist best known for his comedic work on dozens of films in France – but one who's also presented here as a singer as well, in a range of different settings from the postwar years, most of which have never ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
The great Sacha Distel is maybe best known for his good looks and vocal performances on the French scene of the 60s and 70s – but at the start of his career, he was also a hell of a jazz guitarist – trained by the mighty Henri Salvador, and a wizard on the strings who had a legacy of ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A tight small combo set that celebrates that classic moment when tenorist Illinois Jacquet was part of the band of vibist Lionel Hampton – served up here by a quartet that features the great Danny Doriz on vibes and Michel Pastre on tenor – offering up a nicely lean take on the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dizzy Gillespie with Lalo Schifrin —
Live In Paris 1960/1961 ... CD Fremeaux & Associates (France), Early 60s. New Copy 2CD ...
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Fantastic work from one of our favorite Dizzy Gillespie groups ever – an early 60s lineup that not only features a young Lalo Schifrin on piano, but also the great Leo Wright on alto sax and flute! Dizzy's maybe best known for his bebop material – and he recorded famously in that mode ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The title certainly gets it right – as the lovely Juliette Greco was perhaps the most distinct voice on the left bank of Paris in the postwar years – a singer who forever helped transform the sound of chanson, and pave the way for the sexy styles of other singers to come in the 60s! ... (French) read moreCD
A really great live set from alto genius Johnny Hodges – a set that's right up there with some of his best studio albums on Verve at the time! As with those records, Johnny's taking a slight sidestep from the world of Duke Ellington here – working with similar material and familiar ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The early years of Quincy Jones, summed up in all their greatness – material from a time years before Quincy became a superstar in the world of soundtracks and soul, yet was already breaking new ground in the field of large ensemble jazz! Q had a special spark, right from the start – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A really great collection of work from the legendary Egyptian singer Oum Kalsoum – a package that includes most of her early recordings from the late 20s and early 30s – very early in the history of her career, but still already handled with a sound that's completely sublime! Even on ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
Fantastic work by an ultra-cool cat – saxophonist Ernest Leardee, a musician and bandleader with roots in Martinique – but who also was a key part of the new grooves on the Paris scene in the postwar years! Leardee was one of a few players who strongly introduced the rhythms of the ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
A gem of a package from one of our favorite film composers ever – a huge 10CD assortment of music from the earliest years of Michel Legrand – a set that shows just what an amazing career he was already having in Paris before his mid 60s rise on the international scene! The scope of ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
Beautifully jazzy takes on the music of Johnny Alf – maybe no surprise, given that Johnny always had a bit of jazz in the way he approached the bossa nova back in the 60s! Manu Le Prince does a really lovely job with the songs here – inflecting them with a richness and sense of ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Louis Prima Forever —
Christmas In Swing ... CD Fremeaux & Associates (France), 2022. New Copy ...
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Louis Prima's not in the group, but this cool French ensemble have taken plenty of inspiration from his music – which they use to turn out a wonderfully groovy set of Christmas songs on this album! Tunes are both old and recent – Holiday classics mixed with 90s pop crossover cuts ... read moreCD
Fantastic work from Thelonious Monk – a superbly-recorded live set from early 60s Paris – done with his legendary quartet with Charlie Rouse on tenor! The music here is wonderful – tracks that are often quite long, and stretched out nicely from the Columbia Records material by ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Rare work from a very unique chapter in the career of baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan – his larger Concert Jazz Band – an ensemble that really helped flesh out some of the ideas he'd explored previously with smaller combos! The group recorded a few albums for Verve in the early 60s ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Anthony Ortega —
On Evidence ... CD Fremeaux & Associates/Evidence (France), 1992. Used ...
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A wonderful later set from reedman Anthony Ortega – and a record that really returns him to the brilliance of his first modern moments in the 50s! Ortega plays both alto and soprano sax here – in these long, flowing, open lines that are completely seductive – performed with a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
15 years' worth of recording from the Roberta Martin Singers – a groundbreaking gospel group from the postwar years, and one whose style helped set the tone for countless other acts to come! The group mixed male and female singers, but in a way that often still held to the smaller quintet or ... (Gospel) read moreCD
Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry, & Others —
Musique Concrete 1956 to 1962 ... CD Fremeaux & Associates (France), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CD ...
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The birth of a key moment in avant garde music – served up here in a series of recordings that are nicely different than some of the other musique concrete material on the market! The package brings together some early "panorama" presentations of the work – two from the Club ... (Out Sound) read moreCD
A huge amount of work from a reedman we'd never heard before – Martinique-born Alexandre Stellio – a hell of a clarinet player, and one who effortlessly weaves together island rhythms and early strands of jazz! All of the recordings here were done in Paris during the mid 30s, and ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
The start of rock and roll was a bit different in the UK than it was over here – still with the requisite inspiration from R&B and other American styles, but also inflected with some elements from the colonial scene, the world of music hall, jazz, and other instrumental styles – in ... (Rock) read moreCD
A really well-done overview of the rising sound of Louisiana music in the postwar years – one that follows the development of cajun styles well past the 78rpm years, but ends before things were maybe a bit to formulaic for the tourists! If you're not hip to the real sound of cajun here, you'l ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
A fantastic look at one of the biggest contributions that Cuba ever made to music in the 20th Century – the rise of the jam session and descarga scene in Havana right before the revolution – a moment that saw an already-great style get even better in the hands of a few key musicians! ... (Latin) read moreCD
A huge overview of female gospel material from the golden age of the genre – and a set that's a mighty nice contrast to some of the heavy male group reissues that have dominated the market! Most of the groups here are smaller ones – not the large choir of a church, but the quintets and ... (Gospel) read moreCD
Not just a collection of doo wop recordings, but a huge set that instead traces the development of vocal harmony styles from the 30s through the early 60s – starting at a time when jazz-based groups were adding hip new modes to older styles of singing together, through an era when R&B ... (Soul) read moreCD
A set that links together three distinct Southeast Asian cultures – Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam – each of which is represented here in a set that features more traditional recordings from the 20th Century – all presented with the usual Fremeux label notes in both English and ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
Featuring Stan Kenton, June Christy, Gerry Mulligan, Shorty Rogers, Hoagy Carmicheal, Jack Montrose, Mel Torme, Art Pepper, Zoot Sims and more. (Jazz) CD
A really lovely overview of a special side of Brazilian music – work from singer/songwriters who have an extremely poetic approach, and who brought a much more personal side to their work! The rise of the singer/songwriter didn't happen in the US until the second half of the 60s – but ... (Brazil) read moreCD
A really ear-opening set of music from the Portuguese scene of the postwar years – instrumental tracks that follow some of the stylistic developments of fado, but which often branch into wonderful sounds that are all their own! In a way, the set is a counterpart to the growth of flamenco ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
A deep dive into the world of Puerto Rican music in the years before salsa and Latin Soul – overflowing with the sounds and styles that also helped forge a huge new wave of expression on the New York scene as well! The package does a great job of pulling together tracks that really get at ... (Latin) read moreCD
Various —
Rock N Roll ... CD Fremeaux & Associates, 1920s/1930s. Used 2 CD ...
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Music from Memphis Jug Band, Allen Brothers, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Henry Thomas, Sleepy John Estes, Lonnie Johnson, Bumble Bee Slim, Tampa Kid, Jimmie Davis and many more 36 tracks total! (Blues) CD
Music from Washboard Sam, Ernest Tubb, Jazz Gillum, Wynonie Harris, Louis Jordan, Bob Wills, Bill Monroe, Clyde Moody, T-Bone Walker, Champion Jack Dupree, Arthur Smith, Roy Milton, the Delmore Brothers, and more. (Rock) CD
Fremeaux's nice Roots of Rock 'n' Roll series – includes 36 tracks from artists including Roy Milton, Muddy Waters, Hawkshaw Hawkins, TJ Fowler, Hal Singer, Lightnin Hopkins, King Porter, Memphis Slim, John Lee Hooker, and others. (Rock) CD
Fremeaux's nice Roots of Rock 'n' Roll series – includes 36 tracks from artists including Johnnie Lee Wills, Wynonie Harris, Fats Domino, Sons Of The Pioneers, Goree Carter, BB King, Jerry Irby, Joe Lutcher, Don Mc Cord, Roy Brown,Jesse Thomas, and more. (Rock) CD
A fantastic collection of music from Cuba – not the jazzy descarga styles that led to salsa, nor the more romantic singers that are maybe some of the nation's best-known artists – but instead a wealth of work that mixes raw percussion and vocals to support the spiritual practice of ... (Latin) read moreCD