Dave Pell's Prez Conference with Joe Williams —
Prez & Joe ... LP GNP, 1979. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
With Bob Efford on baritone sax, Monty Budwig on bass, Frank Capp on drums, Al Hendrickson on Guitar, Nat Pierce on piano, and Bob Cooper on tenor sax. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
A playfully swinging little set from Morgana King – given the groovy, latenight lounge Reprise sound by producer Jimmy Bowen! This second album for Reprise is a much more extroverted than the quite strong It's A Quiet Thing LP from a year before – with arranger Torrie Zito grooving out ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo tri-color pressing. Cover has light wear and some aging.)
(Includes the insert. Cover has flaking on the spine.)
Woody Herman —
Woody ... LP Cadet, 1970. Very Good+ ...
$2.99
The most obscure of Woody's albums for Cadet – and a bit different than the other two! The album still features one side of upbeat groovy tunes – recorded with Richard Evans in a style that's a mix of big band funk and Cadet Records soul – and which show Woody to be a lot hipper ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Maynard Ferguson —
MF Horn Two ... LP Columbia, 1972. Very Good+ ...
$2.99
Soaring big band work from trumpeter Maynard Ferguson – one of his key albums done with help from Brit Easy genius Keith Mansfield! Mansfield really helped Ferguson reinvent the sound of his big band at the end of the 60s – taking the sometimes modern, sometimes brassy sound of his ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Debbie Harry —
Kookoo ... LP Chrysalis, 1981. Very Good+ ...
$5.99
A nice change in sound for Debbie Harry – thanks to Chic production from Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards – who really help the solo singer find a groove that's quite different than her work in Blondie! The style's a mixture of the funky club that Chic did so well, with elements that ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve.)
Jean Michel Jarre —
Rendez-vous ... LP Polydor/Dreyfus, 1986. Very Good ...
$4.99
Steve's sporting a mighty big club on the front cover – dressed in a loincloth, and standing over a lady in a leopard bikini! The album's another set of Steve's slightly blue comedy – performed live, with some slight musical backing, mostly a rhythm combo walking the bass behind him, ... (Comedy) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has minor seam splitting and a few specks of residue.)
A sultry serenade from Eugene Wilde – one of his great 80s albums for the Philly World label – put together in a mix of warm soul vocals and catchy, upbeat rhythms! Wilde slides into some mellow territory on a few ballads – but most of the set is bubbling over with tracks that ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original pressing, with hype sticker. Cover has a cutout notch.)
Some of the best work ever by this seminal Chicago 70s soul group! The quartet features one female vocalist, and three male – two of whom, Chuck Jackson (brother of Jessie!) and Marvin Yancey, went on to transform the sound of modern soul as producer/arrangers in the mid to late 70s. This ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original 70s pressing – still sealed! Shrinkwrap has a sticker.)
Classic work from the great DJ Rogers – with a soaring, sweeping, righteous soul feel that reminds us of Rance Allen at his best, or of some of the smooth work of Lamont Dozier from the same time. DJ wrote, arranged, and produced all the tracks on this album, and the cuts have a slight nod ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
23 tracks including Jay Z "Freestyle", "Fantastic Four Pt 2" with the Lox, Camron, Nature & Fabolous, "Getting It" with Busta Rhymes &Rah Digga, "CREAM 2001" with Raekwon & Ghostface Killah, "What The Beat" with Eminem, Method Man & ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Stan's excellent later sides for Capitol – recorded during a flurry of incredible sessions that really pushed the already-great Kenton sound over the top! Here, Stan's working with a host of familiar ballads – but in a way that completely transforms the tunes, and turns them ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing. Cover has a cutout hole, some splitting on the spine, and an index sticker.)
Notable sidemen include Steve Jordan on guitar, Leonard Green on sax, Jackie Mills on drums, and Johnny Mandel on trombone. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
How can we even begin to describe the genius of Lambert Hendricks and Ross? The group was a jazz vocal supergroup that merged three talents that had already made a big name in the bebop vocalese field – Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, and the lovely Annie Ross – and the project was an ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has a cutout hole and is lightly faded around the edges.)
Diana Ross —
Swept Away ... LP RCA, 1984. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$5.99
A surprising hit for Diana Ross – a record that really helped the singer shine brightly in the 80s, but with a vibe that's quite different than her years at Motown! The album's got plenty of star power on board – production work from Arthur Baker, Richard Perry, Daryl Hall, Lionel ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Always-great work from The Four Freshmen – a later Capitol album recorded when the group was really hitting their vocal stride! Featuring arrangements by Billy May, the record is well put together, with some extremely inventive arrangements of familiar numbers, plus other odd tunes, of the ... (Vocalists) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Bad Guys ... LP Casablanca, 1986. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
Includes selections by Precious Metal, The Kane Gang, Paul Chiten, Spider Turner, The Redskins, Hand Tools, William Goldstein, Robert John, Stars On 45, and Jeff Tyzik. (Soundtracks) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp, lightly bent corners, some tape remnants at the spine, and WGN pen on back.)
With Blue Mitchell on trumpet and flugelhorn, Pete Christlieb on tenor, Ross Tompkins on piano and Fender Rhodes, Gary Pratt on bass, Bob Bain on guitar, and Emil Richards on percussion. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
It's the late 80s, and Barry White has left behind his string-laden arrangements of the 70s – but the Man himself is still totally great, and finds a way to bring a strong sense of depth to the world of beats, basslines, and keyboards! Instrumentally, the set's pure 80s all the way through ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Still sealed, with a fairly large hole in front but still intact.)
We never really know whether we want to call Blood, Sweat & Tears a funky, soulful rock band, or a bunch of white guys making a respectable effort at curring soul albums, but either way, the stuff sounds good to us! By this point the group had enjoyed enough chart success to stretch out a bit, ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the extravagant fold-out cover, with light wear, aging, and a small promo sticker on back.)
A collection of early recordings released on the Vocalion label, with Jimmy Rushing and Helen Humes on vocals, and features Earle Warren on alto, Harry Edison and Buck Clayton on trumpet, and Dicky Wells and Benny Morton on trombone. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has light wear and a promo stamp.)
Herman leads his big band with guest artits Al Cohn and Stan Getz, with featured soloists that include John Oddo on piano, George Rabbai on trumpet and flugelhorn, Bill Stapleton on flugelhorn, Bill Ross on tenor and piccolo, Gene Smith and John Fedchock on trombone, Randy Russell and Paul McGinley ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features great guest work from Stan Getz on tenor, Slide Hampton on trombone, and Dizzy Gillespie and Woody Shaw on trumpets! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue. Cover has light wear, a small center split in the spine, and is bent a bit at the top right corner.)
A compelling collection of underground Latin tracks recorded on the San Francisco scene – issued here by the Nucleus Records label, who were best known for their Bay Area Brazilian releases! The set features selections from a festival of Latin American styles in SF – and includes ... (Latin) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Off Broadway USA —
Quick Turns ... LP Atlantic, 1980. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
Compilation of tracks from four sessions in 1937, with Cozy Cole, Ziggy Elman, Johnny Hodges, Jonah Jones, John Kirby, Gene Krupa, Vido Musso, Jess Stacy, Cootie Williams, and others. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Includes 6 pieces – "Transports De Joie D'une Ame Devant La Gloire Du Christ, Qui Est La Sienne", "Les Oiseaux Et Les Sources", "Les Eaux De La Grace", "Dieu Parmi Nous", "Le Vent De L'esprit", "L'Ange Aux Parfums", and "Desseins ... (Classical) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a trace of a price sticker and light wear.)
Loads of great dobro work by this undisputed master of the instrument – mostly instrumental, with help from Panama Red and David Bromberg on guitars, Lloyd Green on pedal steel, and Vassar Clements on fiddle! (Folk/Country) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an unglued seam held with old tape, a cut corner, and some general wear.)
Bill Anderson's backup group takes off on their own – serving up a mixed set of instrumentals, plus a few vocal tracks too! Titles include "Up & Atom", "Nickels Quarters & Dimes", "Before I Met You", "Black Mountain Rag", "Sunny Gem", ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has splitting on the top left corner, surface wear, and a few small stains.)
The solo Louvin Brother found a great partner in Melba Montgomery – even though their duets aren't nearly as well-known as some other country pairings from the time! Titles include a version of the Louvin classic "When I Stop Dreaming" – plus "Baby You've Got What It ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, light wear, and a few small stains. Side 2 label has a manufacturing defect. Vinyl has a short click on "Did You Ever.")
Features Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Joe Turner, Henry Allen, Harry James, Kenny Kersey, Marry Low Williams, James P Johnson, Jimmy Yancey, and Jack Dupree. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(6 Eye pressing, with deep groove. Cover has a split top seam held with old tape.)
Freeze Factor —
Chill ... LP Epic, 1989. Very Good ...
$2.99
10 tracks in all, including "Lay Back & Chill", "Don't Turn Back", "Keep On Groovin'", "Money, Money", "Black All The Way", "The Truth (Beat Biters)", "Funky Fresh Stuff", "Slick Chick", "Direct Opposites" ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear.)
Includes "Hey Girl", "Nassau Day", "Livin Inside Your Love", "Welcome Into My World", "Before You Go", "Unchained Melody", "Love Ballad", "Prelude To Fall", and "Soulful Strut". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
One of those records that really takes you by surprise – a set that doesn't look like much on the front, but which opens up immediately the minute you drop it on the turntable – with a sense of soul and swing that really hold on throughout! The group's a great one – a quintet ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Later promo pressing on PAJ. Cover has a promo stamp and a light sticker spot on front.)
The debut album from Chase – one of the hippest jazz rock combos of the 70s! The self-titled Chase album first burned onto the market in 1971 – and it's a great distillation of a groove that was bubbling around in various other segments at the time – some of the tighter big band ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear and a small promo sticker on back.)
Crack The Sky —
Live Sky ... LP Lifesong, 1978. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
A seminal set from Tompall Glaser – one that has him rising up from the Nashville underground, to hit the same sort of territory that was making Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings huge at the time! Like both of those singers, Glaser had spent years trying to make music work under other folks' ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, some ringwear, with call letters and a date in pen on back.)
Seminal 70s sounds from the great Tompall Glaser – a figure who maybe came a bit later to the outlaw tag than some of his contemporaries, but who definitely summed up the music with a record like this! For years, Glaser was one of these background figures on the Nashville scene – ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner, some ringwear, with call letters and a date in pen on back.)
Tracks include "Smile 4 Me", "Ya'll Dead Wrong", "Heard It All", Girlfriend", "That's Right", "All Money Is Legal", "Raw", "Anyday", and more. (Hip Hop) LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has light wear.)
By this point in his career, Gino Vannelli was hardly a Pauper In Paradise – and with the perm in his hair, and shaggy rug on his chest, he was every bit the wealthy 70s modern man in his looks! But despite that mismatch, the album's a great one – mainstream pop with a surprising ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light surface wear.)
Broadway —
Magic Man ... LP Hilltak/Atlantic, 1979. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
A classy disco project arranged and produced by Willie Henderson – done in a mode that's got less of the jazz funk touches of some of his other late 70s work, and with an approach that's got a fairly straightforward clubby sound. Lead vocals on the set are by Patti Williams – a singer ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Stitt remembers Bird? How could he ever forget him? Seriously, though, this is a nice set of boppish material that moves past the usual "Bird" tribute. In fact, none of the stuff's by Bird, and most of the track list is a fairly non-traditional list of tracks. However, Stitt is ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(NOTE – Cover has some surface wear, a sticker spot, and a large name written twice in marker on front. Vinyl has a light cosmetic sleeve mark.)
Richard Harris —
Love Album ... LP ABC/Dunhill, 1971. Near Mint- ...
$3.99
Includes selections by Violent Soho, Noen Trees, Paper Tongues, Findlay Brown, Anberlin, Imelda May, Kelis, Major Lazer, Moreland & Arbuckle, Alpha Rev, Kevin Hammond, Peter Wolf, Shel, Aqualung, Four Year Strong, and Steel Panther. (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
A collection of 60s recordings for Atlantic, starting in 1965 with Cedar Walton on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums, and later in 1967 with Jodie Christian on piano, Melvin Jackson on bass, Richard Smith on drums, and Ray Barretto on percussion, and a 1968 date with Heywood ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Green and red Rockefeller label stereo pressing. Cover has light surface wear, aging, and a worn corner at the top left.)
Roy Eldridge/Charlie Shavers/Lester Young —
Trumpet Battle 1952 ... LP Verve, 1952. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
Jazz At The Philharmonic material from 1952 featuring Eldridge and Shavers on trumpet and Lester Young on tenor – with Benny Carter on alto, Flip Phillips on tenor, Oscar Peterson on piano, Berney Kessel on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Buddy Rich on drums – on three long tracks that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sweetly jazzy soul from George Benson – a key classic from his great run at Warner Brothers Records, and the kind of record that George did better than anyone else at the time! Back in the 60s, we'd never have guessed that Benson's sweetly crackling vocals would dominate popular jazz more ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a small peeled spot from sticker removal.)
(Cover is lightly stained and wrinkled at the bottom right corner, and a bit at the top left corner.)
Canibus —
Can-I-Bus ... LP Universal, 1998. Very Good 2LP ...
$4.99
Mostly produced by Wyclef, with a couple of beats by Clark Kent, A Kid Called Roots and Salaam Remi, and a few nice cuts like "Second Round KO", one of the tracks in his battle with LL, that has stood up well to the test of time. Other tracks include "Patriots", "I Honor ... (Hip Hop) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the stickered sleeve, lightly stained and wavy at the bottom 2 inches, with stuck-on paper on front.)
Personnel include Zoot Sims on tenor sax, Oscar Brashear on trumpet, Ross Tompkins on piano, Monty Budwig on bass, Nik Ceroli on Drums, and Frank Rosolino on trombone. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Possibly not as righteous as you might expect from the title or queen images on the cover – but a pretty nice little album nonetheless, and maybe the best so far from the Ritchie Family! The trio are working with disco maestro Jacques Morali here – and side one features the extended ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A dreamy 60s pop album from singer Bobby Vee – done with nicely full backings from producer Snuff Garrett! Bobby's got a style that's clearly trying to be in the rock and roll camp – and which shares some key vocal modes with Buddy Holly – but Garrett's production here adds in ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing.)
Sons Of The Pioneers —
Wagons West ... LP RCA/Camden, 1958. Very Good+ ...
$2.99
Notable personnel include Bill Chase on trumpet, Bob Rudolph on trombone, Sal Nistico on sax, Nat Pierce on piano, and Jake Hanna on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Brilliant early work from Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – a group who grew up in the same Cali sunshine that birthed The Byrds, but who definitely took a very unique path in the way they blended together folk, rock, and country! These guys show their wit on their sleeves a bit more than in later ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original mono pressing. Cover has splitting on the top seam.)
Sarah McLawler & Richart Otto —
We Bring You Love ... LP Vee Jay, Late 50s. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
A strange little record that's indicative of some of the unusual musical practices that were living side by side in a city like Chicago during the postwar years. McLawler and Otto play organ and violin, respectively – and they have a style that mixes jazz with kind of a classier instrumental ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a hint of seam splitting, but is nice overall.)
Excellent album that Harvey Fuqua put together with his old band during the time that he had emerged as a successful soul producer at RCA working with bands like The Nite Liters and The New Birth. The album features the group reprising some of their classic doo wop tracks, and giving them a 70's ... (Soul) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Maceo Woods & The Christian Tabernacle Cocert Choi —
New Dawning ... LP Gospel Truth, 1973. Very Good+ ...
$4.99