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Muhal Richard Abrams —
Afrisong ... CD 
Why Not/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the most beautiful albums ever recorded by this legendary AACM pianist! The album was a rare Japanese-only session from 1975, but recorded in Chicago – and it features Muhal playing solo – in beautifully warm spiritual tones that are very different from his playing on many other ... (Jazz) read more CD
Aces —
Chicago Beat (with bonus tracks) ... CD Black & Blue/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970/1973. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Great work from this Chicago group – material recorded in France, but which wails with the best sound of the small blues clubs on the south side at the time! The core group features Louis Myers on guitar and harmonica, Dave Myers on bass, and Fred Below on drums – joined by Eddie ... (Blues) read more CD
Timeless/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
A firey session from the quartet of George Adams and Don Pullen – a set that has the group stretching out in some of their most spiritual modes, yet still finding plenty of time to swing as well! Adams is tremendous on tenor – a very fresh voice in the post-Coltrane world, with ... (Jazz) read more CD
George Adams/Timeless/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1985. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Solidly soaring work from tenorist George Adams – recording live here with pianist Don Pullen, one of his best musical partners during the 80s! The album's got a bit more of a bite than some of the pair's studio sessions – a bit straighter overall, but recorded with a nice degree of ... (Jazz) read more CD
Pepper Adams —
Julian (with bonus tracks) ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... 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
Air —
Air Song ... CD Why Not/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A tremendous album from Air – recorded in their native Chicago, but one of the landmark 70s sessions on Japan's Why Not label! The trio is in wonderful formation here – very focused, with a sharpness that you don't always get in some of their other recordings – a perfect balance ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Air Song (Japanese pressing) ... LP 39.99
Air Song (Japanese pressing) ... CD 9.99
Aketa's Disk/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... $20.99 24.99
A beautifully fragile record of solo piano work – one that seems to underscore it's "alone" title not just with the fact that it features just Shoji Aketagawa on piano, but also because the whole thing's recorded with this echoey, almost forlorn of quality – very unusual for a ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Nippon Jazz Spirits series!)
Toshiko Akiyoshi & Charlie Mariano —
Toshiko Mariano Quartet (Candid) ... CD Candid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1960. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
One of the few recorded meetings of alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano and pianist Toshiko Akioshi in the studio – quite strange given that they were a couple at the time! The session's easily one of the last great American sessions by either player – a work that shows Mariano's alto ... (Jazz) read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... $13.99
That's "heart bop", not "hardbop" – a title that really gets at the warm feeling and sense of soul on this overlooked date! The album's an early 80s gem from Enja – cut at a time when the label was really finding its own, and doing an especially great job of giving ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the Enja 50th Anniversary Campaign!)
Franco Ambrosetti —
Heart Bop ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981. Used ... Out Of Stock
That's "heart bop", not "hardbop" – a title that really gets at the warm feeling and sense of soul on this overlooked date! The album's an early 80s gem from Enja – cut at a time when the label was really finding its own, and doing an especially great job of giving ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Heart Bop ... CD 13.99
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1992. Used ... $11.99 14.99
A hell of a trumpeter, with a hell of a group – heard here live at the Blue Note in New York, with a very open, freewheeling vibe! Franco Ambrosetti is a player who can sometimes be very much involved with the concept of a project – so much so that we sometimes forget that at the core, ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
American-Dutch All Stars —
For All We Know ... CD Blue Jack Jazz/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 2003. Used ... Out Of Stock
A tight, old school set of jazz from the Dutch American All Stars – a group that features trumpeter John Marshall, pianist Hod O'Brien, bassist Jacques Schols, and drummer Peter Ypma – all playing here in very relaxed, familiar company! There's nothing too fancy or overdone with these ... (Jazz) read more CD
Miguel Angel —
Samba Na Onda ... CD Equipe/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1965. Used ... Out Of Stock
An upbeat groover from 60s Brazil – a highly percussive album that features work by Wilson Das Neves and Rubens Bassini – plus some excellent chorus vocals too! The whole thing's maybe a bit more of a hard-driving example of the Brazilian harmony mode heard from bigger groups like ... (Brazil) read more CD
Art Ensemble Of Chicago —
Chi-Congo ... CD Paula/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
An unusual chapter in the career of the Art Ensemble – yet a set that's also a key recording in their legendary time in Paris at the start of the 70s! The set was recorded in that city in 1970, and not issued in France and the US until a few years later – with less fanfare (and less ... (Jazz) read more CD
Average White Band —
Shine (with bonus tracks) ... CD Arista/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Great later grooves from Average White Band – a real gem from the point when the group was settling nicely into a mellow soul vein! By this point, the combo wisely realized that they couldn't keep things going forever as a funky group – so they laid back and fell into their second ... (Soul) read more CD
Average White Band —
Shine (with bonus tracks) ... CD Arista/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. Used ... Out Of Stock
Great later grooves from Average White Band – a real gem from the point when the group was settling nicely into a mellow soul vein! By this point, the combo wisely realized that they couldn't keep things going forever as a funky group – so they laid back and fell into their second ... (Soul) read more CD
Chet Baker —
Mr B – Chet Baker Trio ... CD Timeless/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1983. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1982. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
A key album from a fantastic point in the career of trumpeter Chet Baker – his later years, a time when most of the world was ignoring Baker's talents, but Chet was still in a hugely creative mode, and turning out some of his freshest sounds in decades! There's a wonderful quality to the ... (Jazz) read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1985. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
Really great later work from trumpeter Chet Baker – material from his final decade on the planet, a time when he was really changing up his sound to suit both his physical and creative needs! As on some of the best from this period, the record's a trio date – and instead of piano, ... (Jazz) read more CD
Chet Baker & Philip Catherine —
There'll Never Be Another You ... CD Timeless/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1985. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Chet Baker did so many wonderful things in his later years, which are often sadly overlooked except for those in the know – and one of the best was to start working with guitar more often, instead of piano – using the gentleness of the instrument to really change his style and the ... (Jazz) read more CD
Black & Blue/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... $14.99 16.99
Really great later work from Mickey Baker – a guitarist who first rose to fame during the 50s years of R&B, but who just kept on maturing over the years, and really opened up a much stronger blues style in his music! Here, Mickey sings and plays guitar – the latter with a voice ... (Soul) read more CD
Balona E Seu Conjunto —
Garota De Ipanema ... CD Paladium/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1967. Used ... Out Of Stock
TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
A sweet set of soundtrack funk – from a film named after one of our favorite streets in Chicago! Although the record's got an approach that's perhaps a bit tighter and smoother than anything going down on Stony in the late 70s, it does manage to share a good deal of styles with the Chi-soul ... (Soul) read more CD
Kenny Barron —
Innocence ... CD Wolf/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. Used ... Out Of Stock
Sweet electric keys from Kenny Barron – one of those few excellent 70s albums that have the pianist hitting some Fender Rhodes! The record has Kenny playing electric on most of the set – in a mode that's as open, and spiritual as his best work for the Muse label – maybe even ... (Jazz) read more CD
(2016 Japanese pressing – includes obi.)
Kenny Barron —
Innocence ... CD Wolf/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Kenny Barron —
Quickstep ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1991. Used ... Out Of Stock
One of those great Kenny Barron records from a time when it seemed like the pianist could do no wrong – effortlessly turning out great sessions like this, with such prolific energy that it's sometimes hard to remember them all! Yet even so, Quickstep is a real standout – a record that ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Quickstep ... CD 9.99
Pawal/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1961. Used ... $9.99 14.99
Fantastic rhythms from percussionist Rubens Bassini – a set that has all the raw live energy of a Latin jazz jam session, but which also carries some of the sweet touches of the bossa nova scene in Brazil – a really wonderful mixing of modes that makes the album a gem all the way ... (Brazil) read more CD
(Out of print, 2016 Japanese pressing.)
Batida —
Terra Do Sul ... CD Timeless/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1987. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Maybe the most obscure album from Batida – a European combo from the 80s, and one with a strong specialty in Brazilian jazz! The vibe is nice and breezy at times, with a good mix of electric and acoustic elements that's like some of the similar 80s albums on the great Nabel label from ... (Brazil) read more CD
TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
Sweetly soaring disco from the legendary Celi Bee – easily one of our favorite disco divas of the late 70s! This album's got a slightly lighter feel than some of Celi's other work – a bit less drama at times, but still plenty of full-on clubby rhythms – thanks to arrangements ... (Soul) read more CD
TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
Celi Bee picks up a few 80s touches for this album – mixing her usual disco groove with some slight Eruo electro touches – adding in a nice dose of darkness to the set! Celi's still got an undeniably strong talent for a catchy tune – the kind of vibe that first made us fall in ... (Soul) read more CD
Alston/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
One of the rarest funky records of all time – the hard-to-find second album by Beginning Of The End! This West Indian combo hit it big with their first album on Alston, but this second set, for some strange reason, never really got distributed – which is a damn shame, because it's ... (Soul) read more CD
Sathima Bea Benjamin —
Southern Touch ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1989. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A set that's maybe a bit more of a straight jazz vocal record than some of Sathima Bea Benjamin's earlier material – but that might also be because the great Kenny Barron is part of the group on piano – supporting Sathima's great voice with the help of Buster Williams on bass and Billy ... (Vocalists) read more CD
(Part of the Enja 50th Anniversary Campaign!)
Buster Benton —
First Time In Europe ... CD Blue Phoenix/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1983. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A set that might have been recorded during Buster Benton's first time in Europe – but with a quality that makes him feel right at home – stretching out with some soulful vocals that are even better than his excellent guitar! There's an easygoing quality to the record – not lazy ... (Blues) read more CD
Good Sounds/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
One of the coolest records to come from the TK Records Miami soul empire of the 70s – and one of the few that was ever issued on their tiny Good Sounds subsidiary! We know little about the group, but the approach here is great – kind of all the strengths of the usual TK/Criteria ... (Soul) read more CD
Marlin/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
Disco grooves, but with a definite difference – given that Jo Bisso had previously worked on the Parisian club scene, and brings a special flourish to this American album from the late 70s! Jo sings lead vocals on the side-long "Love Somebody" – a tune that builds strongly as ... (Soul) read more CD
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers —
Sesjun Radio Shows Vol 2 – Dutch Radio Session ... CD Ultra Vybe (Japan), Early 80s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Live work from the great Art Blakey – a set that features two different performances from two really great groups! The first two cuts are from 1980 – from a time when the Jazz Messengers features up and coming 80s giants Bobby Watson on alto, Valery Ponomarev on trumpet, Billy Pierce ... (Jazz) read more CD
Weird World/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
The raunchy one is at it again – serving up funky, filthy, and funny parodies of 70s soul and pop songs with more than enough bad language to make even the most street hip hopper turn red! The band is nice and tight on most of the tracks, grooving hard with a funky wah-wah sound underneath ... (Soul) read more CD
Glades/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99 About May 17, 2023
A strange but great chapter of The Blue Notes – working here without Harold Melvin or Teddy Pendergrass, but still sounding pretty great on their own! This version of The Blue Notes is a male quartet – not the Melvin group with Sharon Paige who were recording for ABC – and they ... (Soul) read more CD
Just A Memory/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1996. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
A really hard-burning live session – recorded in the 90s, but with all the bite and fire of some of the best Hamiet Bluiett sessions from the previous decade! There's a long-spun, spiritual vibe going on here – tracks that use familiar instrumentation, but really find a way to soar ... (Jazz) read more CD
Blush —
Out Of This World ... CD Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A rare Euro disco set from Blush – a group who manage to mix French-styled grooves with Abba-styled vocals – all in a way that's completely catchy throughout the six long tracks on the set! This is definitely pop disco – but it's also pop disco at its finest, with a vibe that's ... (Soul) read more CD
Arthur Blythe —
Hipmotism ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1991. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
There's a really hypnotic blend of sounds going on here – the always-strong alto work of Arthur Blythe, whose solos are a key part of the strength of the set – matched with a super-strong lineup that includes Hamiet Bluiett on baritone sax, Kelvin Bell on guitar, Gust William Tsilis on ... (Jazz) read more CD
Timeless/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1984. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
You may not know European piano player Karel Boehlee, but you'll definitely sit up and take notice after hearing this sweet little set – because he's a hell of a pianist, with a wonderfully lyrical touch! The album's got a masterful sound right from the start – a confident approach to ... (Jazz) read more CD
Bohannon —
Gittin Off (with bonus tracks) ... CD Dakar/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Tremendously tight grooves from Hamilton Bohannon – tunes that have this amazing way of wrapping together the bass, drums, and guitar – all in this fast-chugging style that's plenty funky all the way through! Bohannon was one of the most minimal of his 70s funk contemporaries – ... (Soul) read more CD
Joe Bonner —
Triangle ... CD Why Not/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A simply amazing session by pianist Joe Bonner – arguably his best ever! The album is one of a rare few that were cut for the Japanese Why Not label during the mid 70s, and like the others in the series, it features an American spiritual jazz player working far far past his usual mode. ... (Jazz) read more CD
Joanne Brackeen —
Snooze (with bonus track) ... CD Choice/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Dreamy open-ended tracks from pianist Joanne Brackeen – with a spiritual sound that almost reminds us of Alice Coltrane's best work on Impulse – and which represents a very different side of Brackeen's music than her better-known work with Stan Getz during the same time! Of course, the ... (Jazz) read more CD
Choice/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
Pretty strong work from Joanne Brackeen – a great 70s trio set, with either Cecil McBee or Clint Houston on bass, and Billy Hart on drums – plus some guest tenor work by Michael Brecker, who's definitely at the sharper side of his spectrum! Brecker's tone here is raw and adventurous ... (Jazz) read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
Tremendous work from Abdullah Ibrahim – a set that not only has him working with a wonderful trio, but one that also features some soprano sax work as well! The record's got a sense of darkness that you don't always find in other albums by Ibrahim – possibly from the brooding rhythms ... (Jazz) read more CD
Kayvette/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
A killer bit of female soul by a very short-lived group – one with a great sound that comes out of some real criss-crossing of styles – some deep soul currents, but some hipper modern soul touches at the top! The set was produced by Brad Shapiro, and has a good blend of his modern and ... (Soul) read more CD
Anthony Braxton —
Town Hall 1972 ... CD Trio/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Seminal work from Anthony Braxton – a crucial concert recorded at Town Hall in the early 70s – originally only issued in Japan, but a date that's ended up getting some real global attention over the years! The first half of the set features Braxton's alto in a trio with Dave Holland on ... (Jazz) read more CD
Drive/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
Ultra Vybe (Japan), New Copy ... $19.99 23.99 About March 29, 2023
Wanderick/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
An obscure album cut by Jimmy Briscoe & The Beavers – the group who cracked the harmony soul charts briefly when they were just little kids, and who still sound pretty great here, after hitting puberty! The record was cut for the Wanderick subsidiary of TK – and there's a bit of an ... (Soul) read more CD
Glades/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
Sweet grooves from Funky Brown – an artist who's more soul-based than you'd guess from his name, and who works here in the hippest Miami modes of the mid 70s! The album's got this warm glow that's mighty nice – even smoother and more mature than some of the Timmy Thomas work of the ... (Soul) read more CD
Brownstone/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Early 90s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99 About May 17, 2023
TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
A rare TK Records effort from James Brown – very much in the best uptempo funk mode of the later Polydor years! The groove here is quite similar to those better-known efforts – grooves that are a bit quicker than a few years before, but still played in a core JB funky style – ... (Soul) read more CD
TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), New Copy ... $16.99 19.99 About May 17, 2023
Odell Brown —
Odell Brown ... CD Paula/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A wonderful electric groover from keyboardist Odell Brown – a player who's maybe best known for his Hammond organ work for Chess Records in the 60s, with his organizers group – stepping out here in a really different 70s record that's overflowing with great lines on electric piano! ... (Jazz) read more CD
TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1979. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
The second album from disco superstar Peter Brown – and a batch of tracks that's a bit less clubby than before! Brown's emerging here more as a fully-fledged pop singer in his own right – showing at least a bit of confidence by putting himself on the front cover this time around, even ... (Soul) read more CD
Ultra Vybe (Japan), New Copy ... $24.99 29.99 About March 29, 2023
Lob/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $19.99 24.99
A really unique Japanese-only session from singer Ann Burton – one that was only briefly issued as a 45rpm album, and which really features Burton at her intimate best! Backing is by a trio that features Ken McCarthy on piano, and the sound is relatively clear, and quite subtle at points ... (Vocalists) read more CD
King/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $19.99 24.99
Great work from Ann Burton – an excellent jazz singer who made some great records in the 60s and 70s, although mostly overseas – so she's a lot less known on our shores than elsewhere! This is a really spare session, one that lets Ann's vocals come through wonderfully – as she's ... (Vocalists) read more CD
Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1980. New Copy ... $19.99 24.99
A date recorded in 1980, with an equally laidback feel as some of the earlier Ann Burton albums from the 70s! Burton's singing with only bass and piano for accompaniment – no drums at all, which makes for a very gentle, laidback sound – a perfect showcase for Ann's unique talents. ... (Vocalists) read more CD
Candid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1960. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
A very unusual early album from piano genius Jaki Byard – recorded right around the same time as his initial albums for Prestige, and his big breakthrough with Charles Mingus! The set is all solo, recorded during that legendary short span of recordings by Candid Records in Nola Penthouse ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Blues For Smoke ... CD 9.99
Henry Stone/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1970s. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99 About May 17, 2023
Rare 70s work by Bobby Byrd – sides done for the Brownstone and International label, most of which feature work by members of the James Brown universe, and some production by James Brown himself! The best tracks on the set are from the early 70s – and feature Bobby working in that ... (Soul) read more CD
Why Not/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
A brilliant Japanese album from George Cables – one that really has a different sort of vibe than his other 70s work in the US! The set was recorded in LA, but produced for the Japanese market – and as such, it seems to have a different focus than some of George's American dates – ... (Jazz) read more CD
TK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
APA/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
Good Sounds/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
Nothing cheesy about this sweet little set – a warmly soulful batch of tunes from this lesser-light of the TK Records universe in the 70s – a great group with a beautiful way of mixing compressed rock and tight soulful undercurrents! The approach has echoes of more commercial work of ... (Rock) read more CD
Alice Clark —
Alice Clark ... CD Mainstream/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1972. Used ... Out Of Stock
There weren't many vocal albums on the Mainstream label during the early 70s, and this rare soul side is a real overlooked gem! Alice Clark has a rich soulful voice, with a style that sounds a bit like Esther Marrow, mixed with some of the lead vocalists in Voices Of East Harlem – a really ... (Soul) read more CD
Otis Clay —
Otis Clay – Hi Records Singles Collection ... CD Hi Records/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Mid 70s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A great slice of work from Chicago soul singer Otis Clay – a collection of his 70s singles for the Hi Records label – a number of which never appeared on his albums at the time! Clay's work was some of the best male soul on the label next to Al Green – and he received a similar ... (Soul) read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1990. New Copy ... $16.99
An early date as a leader for guitarist Nels Cline – done with lots of rich tones and hues, of the sort that his generation really helped bring to jazz guitar! There's some echoes here of the previous ECM range of players, but Cline's also got a sharper focus at points too – still ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja 50th Anniversary Campaign Volume 2" series!)
Ultra Vybe (Japan), 2018. New Copy ... $20.99 24.99
A set that brings together earlier work from this hip Japanese duo, including some unreleased tracks – work that's definitely in the farther spectrum of some of the more creative work from that scene at the start of the 80s! Beats and sound samples come together with ease – sometimes ... (Rock) read more CD
(Part of the Nippon Jazz Spirits series!)
Chris Connor —
Alone Together ... CD Lob/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Chris Connor is easily one of the best song stylists of her generation – and although most of her better-known work was cut for American labels in the 50s and 60s, she kept on making really great records and developing her sound overseas – as on this gem of a date for the Japanese ... (Vocalists) read more CD
Chris Connor, Carol Sloane, & Ernestine Anderson —
Three Pearls ... CD All Art/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1983. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Three vocal pearls here – all great singers who sound wonderful in the small combo setting of this Japanese-only release! The record echoes the best elements of some of the Japanese sessions that Connor and Sloane recorded around the same time, and is a great setting for Ernestine Anderson ... (Vocalists) read more CD
Contemporary Jazz Quintet —
Black Hole ... CD Strata/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A never-issued live set from Detroit's Contemporary Jazz Quintet – a group who were a key part of the Strata Records scene, and who are expanded here to a much larger lineup for this very freewheeling performance from 1973! The group's spiritual modernism is very strongly in place, but there' ... (Jazz) read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1987. New Copy ... $16.99
Trombonist Marty Cook may not be the biggest name in jazz – but here, he works at the head of a quintet of top-shelf heavyweights, all of whom really serve up something special under his leadership! The great Jim Pepper is in the group on tenor and soprano sax, and Mal Waldron is on piano ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Enja 50th Anniversary Campaign Volume 2" series!)
Ruth Copeland —
I Am What I Am (with bonus tracks) ... CD Invictus/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1971. Used ... Out Of Stock
A second sublime set from Ruth Copeland – a funky female singer from the Detroit scene of the early 70s, with key ties to the P-Funk universe, and a unique groove that mixes singer/songwriter modes with the fuzzier funkier elements of artists like Betty Davis or Yvonne Fair! There's a bit ... (Soul) read more CD
Larry Coryell —
Fairyland ... CD Flying Dutchman/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1971. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
One of the loosest, most open albums from the early years of guitarist Larry Coryell – and a set that maybe has him pointing even more strongly forward in a jazz direction than some of his earlier, more rock-influenced work! The album's a live date, recorded at the Montreux jazz festival ... (Jazz) read more CD
Counts —
Funk Pump (with bonus tracks) ... CD Aware/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A funky funky classic from The Counts – and an album that has the group tightening up their sound from the Westbound years, but still keeping the groove plenty nice! There's a tight, bad-walking feel to most of the cuts on the set – one that almost comes across with a blacksploitation ... (Soul) read more CD
Counts —
Love Sign (with bonus tracks) ... CD Aware/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1973. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Quite possibly the most righteous work ever from The Counts – a move away from the heavier funk of their Westbound years, and a shift into some great jazz-based material! The vibe here draws heavily on the electric keyboard scene of the early 70s – with echoes of Lonnie Liston Smith's ... (Soul) read more CD
Ted Curson —
Blue Piccolo (with bonus tracks) ... CD Why Not/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the hippest records ever cut by trumpeter Ted Curson – and that's saying a lot, because all his records are pretty darn hip! Curson's working in a quartet with Jim McNeely on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Steve McCall on drums – and the group's a lot tighter than some of ... (Jazz) read more CD
Cobra/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1986. New Copy ... $16.99 19.99
Singer Dee Daniels has some great backing here – the trio of pianist Monty Alexander, who really bring a strongly soulful swing to the set! Dee's one of those 80s vocalists who can draw on older jazz traditions and borrow some of the inflections from soul music of the 60s and 70s – ... (Vocalists) read more CD
Brunswick/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99 22.99
A massive amount of work recorded by Chicago's mighty Tyrone Davis – an artist who burst into the world with a brilliant string of records for the Brunswick label! Actually, Davis mostly recorded for Brunswick's Dakar imprint – but that's a technicality we can handle, given the quality ... (Soul) read more CD
Tyrone Davis —
I Had It All The Time ... CD Dakar/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1972. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The title's a great one – as Tyrone Davis has always had it, and has never lost it – but he sounds especially wonderful here during his legendary run for the Dakar/Brunswick label, where he was really able to forge a unique groove! Davis' vocals are wonderful – proud and powerful ... (Soul) read more CD
Dolf De Vries —
Where's That Rainy Day ... CD Timeless/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1986. Used ... Out Of Stock
A sweet trio session from Dutch pianist Dolf De Vries – a player who can be lyrical one moment, but have a nice sort of punch the next – almost the sort of soulful swing that was first showing up on the Dutch scene in the 60s! The album's got a sprightly vibe all the way through – ... (Jazz) read more CD
Rein DeGraaf with Herb Geller & John Marshall —
Blue Lights – The Music Of Gigi Gryce ... CD Blue Jack Jazz/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 2005. Used ... Out Of Stock
The legendary Herb Geller joins pianist Rein DeGraaf in an excellent set dedicated to the music of Gigi Gryce – those sparkling modern jazz compositions that made such a big impact in the 50s! Gryce's original vision is updated slightly, but the tunes have a mostly classic feel – very ... (Jazz) read more CD
Marlin/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
Gregg Diamond takes his Bionic Boogie sound to a different level – soaring to the skies with a leaner disco groove than before – almost hinting at the coming 80s groove in the process! The rhythms are nice and tight, and often augmented by keyboards that sweeten things up – never ... (Soul) read more CD
Why Not/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1975. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
A beautiful session from vibist Walt Dickerson – a set that really lives up to its title, given Walt's tone and timing on the date! The group's a trio – with Dickerson's frequent partner Andrew Cyrille on drums, and the great Wilbur Ware on bass – playing with these warm, soulful ... (Jazz) read more CD
Candid/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 2001. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
A collection of work that Eric Dolphy cut for the Candid label in 1960 – most of it under the name of other leaders, pulled from a variety of records, and remastered here to make a strong collection of tracks that documents this semi-lost chapter of Dolphy's career. Given the strength of the ... (Jazz) read more CD
Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1961. New Copy ... $12.99 16.99
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
Eric Dolphy —
Vintage Dolphy ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1962/1963. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Some of the most striking Eric Dolphy work we've ever heard – a set of live performances from the years 1962 and 1963 that feature Dolphy in a free-thinking mode that surpasses even the modernism of his classic studio sides! The recordings feature Dolphy amidst a variety of players – ... (Jazz) read more CD
TDK/Ultra Vybe (Japan), Late 70s. New Copy ... $19.99 23.99 About March 29, 2023
A rare late date from alto genius Lou Donaldson – recorded with the trio of pianist Red Garland, with Jamil Nasser on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums! Japanese-only, too! (Jazz) CD
Lou Donaldson —
Forgotten Man ... CD Timeless/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1981. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
An overlooked later album from alto player Lou Donaldson – done both after his 60s Blue Note work, and his 70s material for bigger labels – and a great back to basics session all the way through! Lou is reunited with the great Herman Foster on piano – a player who made some of ... (Jazz) read more CD
Lamont Dozier —
Love & Beauty (plus bonus tracks) ... CD Invictus/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1974. Used ... Out Of Stock
A massive album by Lamont Dozier – probably his best ever! Every cut's a winner, and the LP shines with a sharpness and tightness that's missing from some of Lamont's other LPs from the 70s. The songwriting is impeccable – and as the album progresses, you get that eerie "deja ... (Soul) read more CD
Paquito D'Rivera —
Habanera ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1999. Used ... Out Of Stock
A really evocative record from reedman Paquito D'Rivera – a session that sets up his work on alto and clarinet with some very powerful backings from the Absolute Ensemble – a group who adds in plenty of woodwind and string elements of their own, which makes for a very explosive sense of ... (Jazz) read more CD
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Paquito D'Rivera —
Habanera ... CD Enja/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1999. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A really evocative record from reedman Paquito D'Rivera – a session that sets up his work on alto and clarinet with some very powerful backings from the Absolute Ensemble – a group who adds in plenty of woodwind and string elements of their own, which makes for a very explosive sense of ... (Jazz) read more CD
Limetree/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1978. New Copy ... $16.99
A fantastic setting for the tenor sax of Dutch jazz legend Hans Dulfer – a set that's every bit as soul-drenched as some of his early records, but in a very different way! Hans blows here in a quartet with guitar, organ, and drums – handled by Joop Scholten, Herbert Noord, and John ... (Jazz) read more CD
Ebony Godfather (aka Joe Thomas) —
Moog Fluting ... CD GRC/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1974. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
L+R Records/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1993. New Copy ... $13.99 18.99
Well-crafted late work from trumpeter Harry Edison – one of those players who saw greater fame in the earlier decades of his career, but was still working at the top of his game by the date of this session! Harry blows trumpet at a level that definitely earns him his nickname "Sweets&quo ... (Jazz) read more CD
Silver Blue/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1977. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99 About May 17, 2023
