New Arrivals 
CDs (493) new/used, Vinyl (884) new/used, LPs (731) new/used, 12-inch (41 used), 7-inch (112) new/used, DVDs (3), Record Care (1), All (1381)
Items added December 7 - 11
Shigeharu Mukai
Favorite TimeTeichiku (Japan), 1976. Near Mint-
A soulful, almost spiritual set at points – with Mukai on trombone, Kazumi Watanabe on guitar, and Fumio Itabashi on piano! Titles include "Impressions", "Afro Blue", "Old Folks", and "Stella By Starlight". LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Lattimore Brown
Lattimore BrownSound Stage 7/P-Vine (Japan), Late 60s/1970s. Near Mint-
Sound Stage Seven recordings from Lattimore Brown – a heck of a great southern soul singer from the 60s, but one who almost never gets his due in the history books! Lattimore's got a raspy quality to his voice that's very much in the Bobby Blue Bland camp – but the backings he gets on ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Lee Konitz & Martial Solal
European EpisodeCAM (Italy), 1968. Near Mint- Gatefold
Pretty modern work from Konitz – recorded in Rome in 1968, with a French rhythm section of Martial Solal on piano, Henry Texier on bass, and Daniel Humair on drums. The presence of Solal especially gives the session an edge – as Kontiz drifts into Solal's moody, introspective mode of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Roy Haynes
CymbalismPrestige, 1963. New Copy (reissue)
A cracker of an album – as fresh today as it was when it was first released in 1963! Roy Haynes is probably best known to the world for his bop work, but in the early 60s, he was a budding modernist with a real sense for lyrical improvisation. As part of a generation that was working on ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Quarteto Em Cy
Quarteto Em Cy MaiorElenco (Brazil), 1968. Near Mint-
One of the greatest early albums by this lovely female harmony quartet from Brazil – a sublime blend of bossa rhythms and lightly floating vocals – all handled with the incredible flair of the Elenco label at the time! Oscar Castro Neves arranged the material, and the girls do a great ... LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
Charles Mingus
Jazz Composers WorkshopSavoy, 1954. Near Mint-
A classic session of modernist jazz – and some of Mingus most groundbreaking early work! The album was recorded for Savoy with 2 different groups – one's got Mingus leading John LaPorta on alto, Teo Macero on tenor, and Mal Waldron on piano, and the other group's a quartet with Macero, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Otis Spann
Bloody Murder (mono, stereo)Excello, 1972. Very Good+
7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Herbie Hancock
Watermelon Man/Columbia, 1973. Very Good+
7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Space Singers
I'll Be A Witness/HLF Records, Mid/Late 70s. Near Mint-
7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Space Singers
I Am Waiting On Jesus/HLF Records, 1987. Near Mint-
7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Prince
Kiss/Paisley Park/Warner, 1986. Very Good
Classic! Although folks had been saying for years that Prince was funky, "Kiss" was the first tune to really have him going to town on the instruments – in a way that we always expect from a true funk act, but not so much for the pop charts – reason alone to adore this one! ... 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Charlatans UK
Between 10th & 11thSituation Two (UK), 1992. Very Good+
LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Zoot Sims & Bob Brookmeyer
Tonite's Music TodayStoryville, 1956. Near Mint-
An early Storyville Records gem from these two budding modernists – featuring a quartet with Zoot Sims on tenor, Bob Brookmeyer on valve trombone, and Hank Jones on piano and a bit of celeste! LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Teddy Charles/
Collaboration West (ilustrated cover)
Prestige, 1953. Near Mint-
Great vibes from the legendary Teddy Charles – a set that brings together some of his best early moments for Prestige Records! This full set combines two earlier 10" sessions recorded by Charles – both done in LA in 1953, in small group formations with Shorty Rogers on trumpet, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Wayne Carter
Mad Mouth Woman/Mootrey's, 1973. Very Good+
7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Vogue (France), 1953. Near Mint-
A beautiful bit of modern jazz from one of the hippest French pianists of the postwar scene – and a set that also features wonderful versions of songs by Gigi Gryce – with a quintet that includes Bobby Jaspar on tenor and Jimmy Gourley on guitar! LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Jeryl Brazil
I'll Miss You/Gold Meyn, 1985. Near Mint-
7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Art Pepper
Return Of Art Pepper (Japanese pressing)Jazz West/Liberty (Japan), 1956. Near Mint-
Given that Pepper was on and off the LA scene a fair bit in the 50s – due to personal trouble and legal battles – this album's not so much "the return", as it is one of Pepper's many strong steps back into the studio, a place in which he demonstrated an uncanny ability to ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Sonny Rollins
After The BridgeRCA (Japan), 1964. Near Mint- 2LP
Rare work from the RCA years of Sonny Rollins – all recorded during the time of his groundbreaking albums for the label in the early 60s, but never issued until this much later Japanese package! The title is quite apt – as the whole set really shows the development that Rollins brought ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Herman's Hermits/
English In-Groups
Metro, 1966. Very Good+
LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Propaganda
Secret WishIsland, 1985. Very Good+
One of the great lost moments in the career of Trevor Horn – and the only real full album from Propaganda! The group have an approach that has bits of the Art of Noise love of sound texture, and which also seems to borrow a bit from the German electronics of the early 80s – but fuses ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Merv Murphy
It's Growing/Simmons, 1970s. Near Mint-
7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Kenny Drew
LullabyBaystate (Japan), 1982. Near Mint-
Nothing sleepy here – and instead, a nice little piano trio session from Kenny Drew – one of his great later dates for the Japanese Baystate label from the 80s! There's a subtle, lyrical groove at play – that well-rounded sound that Drew developed strongly in his later years ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Eddie Palmieri
Colombia Te Canto (mono, stereo)Epic, 1978. Very Good+
7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Moody Blues
Every Good Boy Deserves FavourThreshold, 1971. Very Good+ Gatefold
LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Pretty Things
Silk TorpedoSwan Song, 1974. Very Good+ Gatefold
Titles include "Dream", "Joey", "Atlanta", "Is It Only Love", "Come Home Momma", and "Belfast Cowboys". LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Beach Boys
Best Of The Beach Boys Vol 1Capitol, Mid 60s. Very Good+
LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Jefferson Airplane
Surrealistic PillowRCA, 1967. Very Good+
Early genius from these Bay Area stalwarts – one of the greatest rock records of its time! Surrealistic Pillow is the second Jefferson Airplane album, but they took a number of huge creative leaps in the 8 months or so between their debut record and this one. This one is where they're ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco
De NuevoVaya, 1985. Sealed
It's hard to stop the duo of Celiz Cruz and Johnny Pacheco at this point in their careers – as the two Latin legends really seem to have found a perfect way to work together – at a level that makes their albums together some of the high points of their later careers! Johnny's groove is ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker With Strings EPClef, 1950. Very Good (pic cover)
Titles include "Lover", "Stella By Starlight", "Temptation", and "Autumn In New York". 7-inch, Vinyl record (Funky 45's 7-inch)
Led Zeppelin
PresenceSwan Song/Atlantic, 1976. Very Good+ Gatefold
Overlooked genius from Led Zeppelin – an album that was missed by many the first time around, because of it's tight focus and simplicity! For the set, the group step back just a bit from their more stylistically sprawling tendencies – almost as if they got some of the more ambitious ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
Freddie Redd
Lonely CityUptown, 1989. Sealed
With Clifford Jordan on tenor, Clarence Sharpe on alto, and Don Sickler on trumpet. Titles include "Emily Reno", "After The Show", "Hadd Tadd In Mind", and "Lonely City" – all Redd originals. LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Jack Jones
Without HerRCA, 1967. Sealed
Beautiful stuff – almost the American equivalent of Scott Walker! Jack's first album for RCA, with arrangements by Marty Paich. Includes killer versions of "Live For Life" and "Without Her" – plus "Isn't It Romantic?", "For All We Know", "Ho ... LP, Vinyl record album (Vocalists LP)
Simone
Quatro ParedesOdeon (Brazil), 1974. Near Mint-
Excellent early work from Simone! Titles include "De Frente Pro Crime", "Degosto", "Quatro Paredes", "Qui Nem Jilo", "Proposta", and "Bodas De Prata". LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)
El Gran Combo
El Gran Combo 5EGC, 1973. Near Mint- Gatefold
Not the 5th album from El Gran Combo – they'd actually released way more records than than by this time – but a great 70s cooker from this famous Latin group! Tracks have a nice sense of power throughout – bright horns on the top, and bold rhythms that show the combo were digging ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)
Martial Solal
FafasifaCBS (France), Late 60s. Used
Wild stuff! This fantastic LP features the great French modernist piano player Martial Solal playing on a number of cuts that feature straight piano, electric piano, organ, and Clavecin. The sound is fantastic, and is a groovy mix of hard piano tracks, spacey modern ones, and wild avant garde ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Maze
InspirationCapitol, 1979. Used
Sublime work from Frankie Beverly and Maze – smooth, mellow, and perfectly put together, with a level of care and class that you'd be hard pressed to find in many of the group's contemporaries! The album's not one of the group's most famous, but that makes it even more of a treat, as you'll ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)
Albert Mangelsdorff
Never Let It EndMPS (Germany), 1970. Used Gatefold
Amazing work from the MPS scene of the early 70s – one of the more avant records recorded for the label at the time, thanks to the forward-thinking talents of trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff! Albert's beautifully balanced here – reaching for some of the freedom around him on the German ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Yoshiyaki Masuo
Winds Of BarcelonaSony (Japan), 1969. Used Gatefold
Groovy guitar work from Yoshiaki Masuo – working here in a sweetly chromatic style with hip small combo backing! Yoshiaki's got echoes of 60s work from George Benson or Wes Montgomery – a sound that's clean, but which has great colors billowing out nicely from the edges – a ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Birdlanders
Birdlanders Vol 3Period, Mid 50s. Used
All-star material – ala Verve/Clef – with players that include Al Cohn on tenor, Kai Winding and JJ Johnson on trombones, Milt Jackson on vibes, Duke Jordan on piano, Tal Farlow on guitar, and Oscar Pettiford on bass! LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)
Mark Lindsay
ArizonaColumbia, 1970. Used
Wonderful solo work from this ex-Raider – an album that's almost to Mark Lindsay's career what Scott Walker's post-Brothers albums were to his! Lindsay really reinvents himself here – stepping out with a mature mix of jazz vocals, pop stylings, and more – all of which take him ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)
