A brilliant record – and not only a landmark of Chicago soul, but the best album ever cut by the Artistics! The album captures the group at their early best – crafting some raw harmonies that rival the best coming out of Chicago at the time, set to stellar production by Carl Davis in ... (Soul) read moreCD
A bit blues, a bit jazz – and a singer with a style unto her own – the amazing Big Maybelle, one of the greatest artists to record for Okeh Records in the 50s! This well-done collection pulls together every single Maybelle recorded for the R&B powerhouse back in the day – a ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Dee Dee Bridgewater with Irwin Mayfield —
Dee Dee's Feathers ... CD Okeh, 2015. Used ...
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A really beautiful project from the great Dee Dee Bridgewater – a set that has the singer paying tribute to the city and culture of New Orleans, but in a way that's free of the hoke you'd find in other projects of this nature! Dee Dee approaches the music – as with all of her albums ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
Dee Dee Bridgewater with Irwin Mayfield —
Dee Dee's Feathers ... CD Okeh, 2015. Used ...
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A really beautiful project from the great Dee Dee Bridgewater – a set that has the singer paying tribute to the city and culture of New Orleans, but in a way that's free of the hoke you'd find in other projects of this nature! Dee Dee approaches the music – as with all of her albums ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
The complete Okeh label recordings of Billy Butler – Jerry Butler's lesser-known brother, but an even more grooving artist on the Chicago soul scene of the 60s! Billy's work at Okeh is easily some of the best of the all-great imprint – tracks that step, slide, and groove along in a ... (Soul) read moreCD
There's a really fresh vibe to this record from trumpeter Theo Croker – a sensibility that recalls older jazz and funk traditions, but which also reaches for something new as well – at a level that really lives up to the experimental promise of the title! The rhythms are deep, but the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Wonderfully righteous work from trumpeter Theo Croker – and a set that's really got the sort of majesty you might expect from the cover! Theo's never been a straight jazz artist on other records – but here, he really ups his game on the cosmic soul front – mixing in guest vocals ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Trumpeter Theo Croker definitely hits escape velocity here – using electric touches to push his music deep into the cosmos, but all while still holding onto the earthy soul at the core! Theo blows straight trumpet sometimes, and processes his horn at others – but never with any sense ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Unbelievably beautiful work – and possibly the greatest album ever from the mighty Walter Jackson! Jackson was one of the best singers to come out of the Chicago soul scene of the 60s, and his Okeh recordings are a perfect example of the city's sophisticated approach to Iceman soul – ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original purple label pressing – a nice copy. Cover has tape on the top and bottom seams, in the middle, and a small name on back – but is nice otherwise.)
Beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful! Did we say that enough? We hope so, because we love Walter Jackson to death, and we can think of no finer treat than listening to this great batch of soul cuts that he cut for the Okeh label during the mid and late 60s in Chicago. The ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Acoustic sounds from two players who made their mark during the fusion generation – and a wonderful illustration that at their core, both Bob James and David Sanborn are pretty darn great jazz musicians! The album's got a laidback vibe that's wonderful – these flowing lines on acoustic ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Killer work from one of the best 60s soul talents of the Windy City! Major Lance was one of Chicago's first big soul stars – crossing over big on the charts with huge hits for the Okeh label during the early and mid 60s – thanks to some great tunes penned by Curtis Mayfield, and ... (Soul) read moreCD
Major Lance was one of Chicago's first big soul stars – crossing over big on the charts with huge hits for the Okeh label during the early and mid 60s. That work is very fairly represented here on this 40 track set – with great notes, and a rich selection of songs that even includes a ... (Soul) read moreCD
The hardest to find of the Major Lance albums on Okeh – and an all-out dance party that features his hit "The Monkey Time", plus "Hitchhike", "Land Of A Thousand Dances", "Just One Look", "Watusi", "The Bird", and "Mama Didn't ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing. Cover has some wear and aging.)
Killer work from one of the best 60s soul talents of the Windy City! Major Lance was one of Chicago's first big soul stars – crossing over big on the charts with huge hits for the Okeh label during the early and mid 60s – thanks to some great tunes penned by Curtis Mayfield, and ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing. Cover has a faint upper corner stain, center split on the bottom seam, light wear, spot of pen.)
The complete Okeh label recordings from the mighty Major Lance – a crucial chapter in Chicago soul, finally given its due! Back in the day, Major Lance was as important to Windy City soul as better-remembered artists like Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler, or Curtis Mayfield – and in fact, ... (Soul) read moreCD
One of the bolder, more spiritual performances we've ever heard from Branford Marsalis – an extended reading of John Coltrane's legendary "A Love Supreme" – performed by a quartet that features Marsalis on tenor sax, Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass, and Jeff " ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Branford Marsalis in a wonderful solo setting – a record that has the reedman playing in the open, echoey space of San Francisco's Grace Cathedral – a famous site that's also hosted legendary performances by Duke Ellington, Cal Tjader, and Vince Guaraldi! Branford blows both tenor and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A quartet date with Branford Marsalis on saxophones, Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass, and Justin Faulkner on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Small cutout hole through case and tray card.)
Branford Marsalis with Kurt Elling —
Upward Spiral ... CD Okeh, 2016. Used ...
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A stunning little record – maybe the best album in years for both Branford Marsalis and singer Kurt Elling! On Elling's part, the record's a real back-to-basics affair – as he sings just with the Marsalis Quartet, at a level that really takes us back to the brilliance of his first few ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A great Chi-soul singer from Azie Mortimer – who we mostly know from her jazz-based work in Chicago! "You Can't Take It Away" has that righteous soaring sound that graced so much excellent Chicago soul in the late 60s – and there's a male voice that creeps in in duet form ... (Funky 45's) read more7-inch, Vinyl record
(Purple label pressing. Labels have a small sticker.)
David Sanborn continues to reinvigorate his recording career with the Okeh label – a great showcase for some of the deeper talents that Sanborn's always had in his music, but which didn't always get the right placement on other labels. The album features some excellent keyboards from Roy ... (Jazz) read moreCD
We've really liked Somi's previous records, but here she's somehow even better than before – more soulful, jazzier, and with this sort of universal appeal that has his loving the record from the very first note! Somi's vocals slide perfectly alongside some relatively spare, jazzy backings ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
Easily some of the greatest work ever recorded by Ted Taylor – done as a string of sessions in Chicago, New York, and Nashville for Okeh Records – and finally properly collected here in one great set! Taylor's a singer with a wonderful voice – one that was more famously tuned ... (Soul) read moreCD
An excellent set of 20 tracks by The Vibrations – a wonderful 60s group who had a rich talent for both hard uptempo numbers and sweeter mellower ones. The CD's the first legitimate collection of their work that's been issued in years and years – and it includes work from the group's ... (Soul) read moreCD
A sock-soul set of material from Larry Williams and Johnny Watson – and one that really updates their older groove for the Northern Soul generation! The album's pretty amazing – hardly anything you might expect from any of Williams' earlier work, and drenched in the charms that Johnny ... (Soul) read moreCD
Although Curtis Mayfield isn't featured as an artist on this compilation, he did play a big part in either penning or producing most of these classic Chicago soul tracks for the city's legendary Okeh label. Some of these tracks were the stuff of 60's soul chart hits, but most of them are pretty ... (Soul) read moreCD
A definite obsession for fans of Northern Soul in the 60s – the mighty Okeh label, an imprint of Columbia Records that was reactivated for a few key years, to become a hotbed of Chicago soul! Okeh's efforts were often headed by legendary producer Carl Davis – who had an amazing ear not ... (Soul) read moreCD
A definite obsession for fans of Northern Soul in the 60s – the mighty Okeh label, an imprint of Columbia Records that was reactivated for a few key years, to become a hotbed of Chicago soul! Okeh's efforts were often headed by legendary producer Carl Davis – who had an amazing ear not ... (Soul) read moreCD
Various —
Okeh Chicago Blues ... LP Okeh/Epic, 1930s/1940s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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Includes tracks by Roosevelt Scott, Tony Hollins, Memphis Minnie, Big Joe Williams, Johnny Shines, Muddy Waters, Big Boy Edwards, Brownie McGhee, and more! (Blues) LP, Vinyl record album
Essential 2LP set of rare R&B material from the legendary Okeh label – known to many as one of the 50's best labels for the genre! Sure, you'll find a few hits on here – like Screamin Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell On Your" – but the real nice bits are the obscurer ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a stuck gatefold but looks great otherwise.)
Various —
Okeh Soul ... LP Okeh/Epic, 1960s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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34 tracks of early Chicago soul pulled from the Okeh vaults, with Carl Davis at the production helm, and Curtis Mayfield too on a few cuts, and arrangements by Johnny Pate and Riley Hampton. Includes "Delilah", "The Monkey Time", "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" and " ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, some edge wear on top & bottom.)