Beautiful work from the Art Ensemble – and one of their undisputed classics! The record features some of the most perfectly realized moments the band ever cut to wax, with a blend of whimsical multi-instrumental improvisation, and a strong sense of the spiritual tradition in jazz. The album ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Two jazz giants of the 70s come together on this rare Italian recording from the late 60s – South African pianist Dollar Brand (Abdulla Ibrahim) and Argentine tenorist Gato Barbieri – both working here in spare duo formation, with edges that are a fair bit sharper than most of their ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A surprisingly cool collection of tracks that hides under the "Merry Christmas Baby" title of Charles Brown's big postwar Holiday hit – but which instead includes a fair bit of later soul, blues, and gospel numbers recorded for Jewel and Paula Records! The package mixes things up ... read moreCD
George Wild Child Butler —
Greatest Hits ... CD Jewel/Fuel 2000, Mid 60s. Used ...
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Chicago blues, with a dose of soul – and a smoking set of early Jewel label recordings by George "Wild Child" Butler – most of which were produced by the legendary Willie Dixon! The tunes here have that gritty groove you might know from Chicago electric work on Chess – ... (Blues) read moreCD
Don Cherry really breaks out here on his classic Mu sessions from France – using the new freedoms of post-68 Paris to explore themes at a level that would set the tone for generations to come! The album's very spare, and very improvised – with Cherry on pocket trumpet, piano, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case and sticker remnant of booklet cover.)
Eric Dolphy —
Iron Man ... CD Douglas/Fuel 2000, 1962. Used ...
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A seminal set from Eric Dolphy – one of his most perfectly realized moments at the head of a larger ensemble – and a record that definitely set the tone for countless spiritual jazz sessions of the 70s! Dolphy recorded this session for Alan Douglas in 1962, and it features a larger ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the great ones from Ian Dury – a record that goes way beyond simple quirky rock, and explodes with some wonderful jazzy touches! The sound here is totally great – very much in the sway of Chaz Jankel's musical direction, and filled with great bits on sax, keyboards, and guitar ... (Rock) read moreCD
Includes the songs "Groovin' High", "The Man I Love", "Ray's Idea", "Cool Breeze", "Do Bop Sh'Bam", "'Round Midnight","Things to Come", "Grosvenor Square", "Things to Come [Quartet Version] [Version]", "S ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Really great work from singer Willie Mabon – best known as a Chicago bluesman from the 50s, but an artist who's in even more soulful territory on these sublime sides from the 60s! Willie's got a quality here that really links together Chicago's blues and soul traditions – in a vibe ... (Blues) read moreCD
(Out of print and sealed.)
John McLaughlin —
Devotion ... CD Fuel 2000, 1970. Used ...
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An intensely jamming album from guitarist John McLaughlin – and a record that set a whole new tone for electric jazz in the 70s! The album was recorded shortly after McLaughlin's work with Miles Davis on Bitches Brew and Tony Williams on the first Emergency album – and in a way, it's a ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Includes "King Porter Stomp", "Sweet Man", "Tin Roof Blues", "Big Fat Ham", "Wolverine Blues", "Kansas City Stomp", "Jelly Roll Blues", and more – 14 tracks total. (Jazz) CD
(Small cutout hole through rear case and tray card.)
Tracks include "Round Midnight", "Straight No Chaser", "Shaw Nuff", "Night In Tunisia", "Bouncing With Bud", "Blues In The Closet", and "Bean And The Boys". (Jazz) CD
Really unique material from Sun Ra – a pair of recordings that were initially circulated much more strongly than some of his Saturn Records material, thanks to the power of the BYG/Actuel label in the early 70s – but tracks that actually come from a variety of different sessions that Ra ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(2001 Fuel 2000 pressing. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Includes the songs "Nuages", "Belleville", "Swing De Paris", "September Song", "It Had To Be You", "Manoir De Me Reves", "Dinette", "Symphonie", "Ol' Man River", "R-Vingt-Six", "Swing ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Some of the hippest Max Roach work of the 60s – issued here professionally for the first time in years! The first tracks in the set are from a concert in Paris, with Max's group that included Tommy & Stanley Turrentine, as well as Julian Priester. The tracks are long and open-ended ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A seminal live set from tenorist Archie Shepp – and some of his freest, least-structured material ever! Shepp's still a righteous force here on his horn, but there also seems to be equal emphasis on the contributions of all members of the group – woven together in a really rich ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Still sealed with a small cutout hole through the case.)
An incredible album – one of the greatest rock albums of the 60s, and a record we'd place right up there on the shelf next to Pet Sounds or Forever Changes! The arrangements are sublime – proof that the Zombies were growing way past just a simple Brit Invasion style, into a world of ... (Rock) read moreCD
Includes "For Your Love" by The Yardbirds, "Surfer Girl" by The Beach Boys, "Itchycoo Park" by Small Faces, "Sugar Sugar" by The Archies, "Surfing Bird" by The Trashmen and "She's Not There" by The Zombies. (Rock) CD
A great chapter in the career of the legendary Allen Toussaint – a smoking set of singles from his tiny Deesu label – home to a great run of New Orleans soul in the late 60s! Deesu was partner to Toussaint's better-known Sansu – as well as a few other imprints as well – and ... (Soul) read moreCD
Amazing work from one of Chicago's best indie labels of the 60s – a wealth of wonderful soul that easily ranks with some of the best work at Chess or Vee Jay at the time! USA's a label that's also known for work in the rock and blues field, but the company had a marvelous ear for soul back ... (Soul) read moreCD