Classic early material by Albert Ayler, recorded in New York in 1964, but originally issued only in Europe! The session features Ayler with the obscure trumpeter Norman Howard, plus Henry Grimes on bass and Sonny Murray on drums – and has all the crackle and imagination of Ayler's ESP ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of those fantastic overseas later dates from the great Don Byas – already a wonderful tenorist at the start of his career, but a player who really seemed to hit some new modes of expression once the 60s moved around! In a way, Byas' shift here is a bit like that of Coleman Hawkins at the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A reissue of the rare Duke Pearson album Hush – originally issued on the tiny Jazztime label, very briefly during the early 60s! The rare early session by Pearson is one of the few he cut away from Blue Note – and it's musical delight throughout – with twin trumpet work from ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Very hip work from the Boston modern scene of the mid 50s! The album's one of Serge Chaloff's few as a leader – and is much harder to find than his more widely-issued work for Capitol – an obscure date for the Storyville label, and one that originally only circulated as a 10" LP! ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A sharp early 60s session from the Duke Ellington group – one that seems to draw strongly on the best late 50s work for Columbia Records, but which also seems to add in an extra crackle too! The tunes are relatively short, but the group pack plenty of punch in the small space – ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Overlooked genius from Hampton Hawes – one of a number of excellent albums made during a late 60s stint on the European scene – and a set that really has Hamp pushing forward from his previous albums in the US! The tracks are wonderfully fluid – set fire with that Hawes style ... (Jazz) read moreCD
An unusual Sun Ra album – one that was never fully released in this way at the time, although supposedly conceived by RA as a complete package! Side one features material that originally appeared on the rare Invisible Shield album on Saturn –the tracks "Island In The Sun", ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A really unusual setting for Sun Ra – given that the legendary jazz figure is working here on a host of American songbook standards – and not the cosmic tunes of his own creation! And yes, as you might guess, there's an offbeat feel to almost all the performances here – which ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Key later work from the great Pee Wee Russell – recorded for the Storyville label in Boston, which was a key meeting ground between postwar modernists and key traditional jazz musicians! That setting is maybe a hint at the way that Russell would continue to have a strong influence into the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Ben Riley on drums, Jon Faddis on trumpet, Ray Drummond on bass, Frank Wess on tenor saxophone & flute, Kenny Barron on piano & Steve Turre on trombone & conch shells. (Jazz) CD
Art Tatum —
V-Discs ... CD 1201 Music, Mid 40s. Used ...
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Rare material from the great Art Tatum – a series of recordings that were only issued on the V-Disc label, for circulation and broadcast in the world of American military overseas! The tracks were recorded on a few different occasions near the end of WWII and slightly after – and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Beautiful free-flowing work by Cecil Taylor – and a key album to document his solo piano genius in the 70s! The album's an extended live performance, recorded at Montreux in 1974 – in an open, unbridled style that really shows the open spirit in Taylor's work at the time. The set ... (Jazz) read moreCD