New Arrivals
Items added March 14 - 18
Metal Face, 1999. New Copy 2LP (reissue)
The first full length from MF Doom – a record that set the standard for underground hip hop to come! On this modern classic, Doom caps off the 90s with more jazzy soul in the beats, and some semblance of straightforward rhyme mastery from both Doom & his guests – taken to the outer ...
(Hip Hop LP)
Fania/Get On Down, 1968. New Copy (reissue)
Amazing Latin soul – and the first record ever by the youthful George Guzman! The grooves kick in from the word "go" – with strong electric bass setting the scene, and lots of dark, descending blue notes – copped from 60s soul and jazz influences, and crafted perfectly ...
(Latin LP)
Capitol, 1966. Near Mint- (pic cover)
(Yellow and orange label pressing. Sleeve has light wear, slightly crinkled corners, and small tears at the top edge.) (Rock 7-inch)
Pablo, 1978. Used
A great little date – one that's presented here with a really classic sense of jazz vocal recording, but oddly the kind of record that Sarah Vaughn hardly ever got to make back in the 50s! The setting is spare and simple – backing by a quartet that includes Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, ...
(Vocalists CD)
Enja (Germany), 1983. Used
A nice group date – with Carlos Ward on flute and alto, Essiet Okun Essiet on bass, and on Mumford on drums. Ibrahim plays a bit of soprano sax with his piano – and Johnny Classens sings a bit too!
(Jazz CD)
Atlantic, 1967. Near Mint-
Sunnyside, 2009. Used
Great solo piano work from Abdullah Ibrahim – and a set that's put together a bit differently than some of his other records of this nature! Often, solo Ibrahim sides are quite long and extended – but this time around, most of the tracks are quite short – some around three ...
(Jazz CD)
Columbia, Late 1920s. Very Good
Columbia, 1947. Very Good
Paddle Wheel/Jazz Focus, 1996. Used
Misako Kano on piano, Thomas Chapin on alto sax and flute, Ron McClure on bass, and Jeff Williams on drums.
(Jazz CD)
Sound Ink/Get On Down, 2003. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
Sinister sounds from MF Doom – working here under his Viktor Vaughn identity, yet serving up the same fantastic blend of hardness and wit as in the other records under his own name! There's a lean, mean quality to the record that's wonderful – thanks to production from King Honey, Max ...
(Hip Hop LP)
Classics (France), 1942/1943/1944/1945. Used
With Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Wardell Gray, Betty Roche, Rene Hall, Billy Douglas, Oscar Petiford, and Charlie Shavers.
(Jazz CD)
Silver Age, 2021. New Copy
MF Doom left our planet all too soon, and he left behind a great legacy of music, too – including a previous collaboration with the Czarface collective, nicely matched by this posthumous set! The balance here is great, and the set brings the metal man of mystery into great play with his ...
(Hip Hop LP)
FMP/Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1975. Used Gatefold
Amazing work from this seminal group on the FMP scene – a quartet led by pianist Alexander Von Schlippenbach, but equally balanced between the saxes of Evan Parker, bass of Peter Kowald, and percussion of Paul Lovens! We're not sure how much to take the "nails" in the title ...
(Jazz CD)
Uni, 1968. Very Good+
A very cool record – not the blues rock album you might expect from the group's name, although there's definitely some bluesy influences – but instead one of those really weird mixes of modes that you'll find in the best Uni groups of the period! There's some great organ and some very ...
(Rock LP)
Pyroclastic, 2020. Used
With Kyoko Kitamura & Raquel Acevedo Klein on vocals, Michael Mayo on vocals & loops, Steven Hrycelak on vocal bass, Kari Francis on vocal percussion & Cory Smith on piano & electronics.
(Jazz CD)
Posi tone, 2019. Used
A really wonderful album from trumpeter Josh Lawrence – a very strong-voiced talent who's got a way of being bright and sharp at the same time, and who can always bring lots of his own compositional strengths to bear as well! The core group is a quartet – with Lawrence blowing ...
(Jazz CD)
PI Records, 2018. Used
Features Curtis Robert Macdonald on alto, Roman Filiu on alto sax and flute, Jose Davila on tuba, Crhistopher Hoffman on cello, David Bryant and Luis Perdomo on piano, David Virelles on piano and harmonium, and Craig Weinrib on drums and percussion.
(Jazz CD)
Celluloid, 1988. Near Mint-
PI Records, 2018. Used 2 CDs
Steve Coleman on alto saxophone, Jonathan Finlayson on trumpet, Miles Okazaki on guitar, Anthony Tidd on bass, and Sean Rickman on drums.
(Jazz CD)
Linear Labs, 2018. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad really sound fantastic here – stepping off their great work on the soundtrack for Luke Cage, and taking their music in an even stronger direction with help from an array of guest singers and musicians! Things are as rich and funky as you might expect ...
(Deep Funk LP)
Panorama, 2017. Used
Steve Slagle on alto and soprano saxophone and flute, Scott Colley on bass, Lawrence Fields on piano, Roman Diaz on percussion, Bill Stewart on drums, with Dave Stryker on guitar.
(Jazz CD)
Enrico Rava/Dino Saluzzi Quintet
Volver
ECM, 1988. Used
The lofty trumpet of Enrico Rava is a perfect match for Dino Saluzzi's wonderfully airy performances on bandoneon – and this record is one of the lost gems of late 80s ECM. The sound definitely has that "bordering on wallpaper" feel fo a lot of the ECM work from the time, but ...
(Jazz CD)
Blue Corn Music, 2014. Used
PI Recordings, 2016. Used
Features Curtis MacDonald and Roman Filiu on alto saxophone, Jose Davila on tuba, David Virelles and Jason Moran on piano, Christopher Hoffman on cello, and Craig Weinrib on drums.
(Jazz CD)
Flying Dutchman/BGP (UK), 1969. Used
A wild little record – one that was issued under the name of Flying Dutchman label headman Bob Thiele – but which actually features work from some of the grooviest artists on the label at the time – including Tom Scott, Ornette Coleman, Jon Appleton, John Carter, Horace Tapscott, ...
(Jazz CD)
Luminar, 1981. Near Mint-
(Original Luminar pressing. Cover has a small peeled spot from price sticker removal, light wear, and is bent at the bottom right corner.) (Gospel LP)
ESP, 1967. Very Good+
Some of the most tripped-out music ever from The Holy Modal Rounders – and that's saying a lot, given the nature of the group! This unique early album on ESP features two side-long tracks – both of which are mini-suites of sort, and filled with odd sounds, weird themes, and a strange ...
(Rock LP)
Capitol/Mobile Fidelity, 1969. Used Gatefold
Maybe not the first album from the legendary Band – but a record in which the group get everything completely right all the way through – and sparkle with that special sound that continues to influence generations of music makers, and music lovers! All the great elements the group were ...
(Rock CD)
ECM, 1988. Used
Evocative solo work from John Surman – working here in the lonely setting that seemed to come up more and more as his career went on! In addition to familiar sounds on soprano sax, baritone, and bass clarinet, Surman also plays some recorders as well – mixing in an airy, ethereal sound ...
(Jazz CD)
Roulette, 1964. Sealed
(Stereo pressing, still sealed with Stereo sticker under the shrink. Cover is bent a bit at the bottom right corner.) (Jazz LP)
Columbia/Sony (Japan), 1983. Used
Miles Davis in the early 80s – but still sounding pretty darn great, and somehow managing to take some of his best elements from the 70s and refine them into a slightly more focused groove! The tracks here are shorter than before – no side-long jams at all – but they definitely ...
(Jazz CD)
Sunnyside, 2013. Used
With Henry Fraser on bass and Connor Baker on drums.
(Jazz CD)
Ravi Shankar & Ali Akbar Khan
Ragas
Fantasy, Mid 60s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold
Includes "Raga Palas Kafi", " Raga Bilashkani Todi", "Raga Ramdas Malhar" and "Raga Malika".
(Global Grooves LP)
Bijuri, 2012. Used
Anne Sajdera on piano with Gary Brown, Airto Moreira and others.
(Jazz CD)
Jazzmania, 1985. Near Mint-
Accompanied by Chuck Loeb on guitar, Mark Soskin and Jose Gallegos on keyboards, Brian Brake and Portinho on drums, Paul Socolow on bass, Manolo Badrena on percussion, and Mauricio Smith on flute and sax.
(Vocalists LP)
Now Again, Early 70s. New Copy 2LP
A funky treasure trove from Apple & The Three Oranges – a group we hardly know at all, but who really blow us away with the cuts on this collection! The groove is plenty hard right from the get-go – the best of the funky 45 underground of the early 70s – which means that ...
(Soul LP)
Pablo/OJC, 1960. Used
A real treat for Cannonball Adderley fans in the years after his passing – vintage live material recorded in 1960, right at a time when Adderley was really finding his groove! The lineup here features a classic quintet – with brother Nat on cornet, Victor Feldman on piano, Sam Jones on ...
(Jazz CD)
Contemporary, 1957. Very Good+
A tremendous early album from this west coast tenorist – really breaking out here in a smaller group setting than usual! Coop plays tenor, in a group with Victor Feldman on vibes, Loy Levy on piano, Frank Rosolino on tormbone, and Mel Lewis on drums!
(Jazz LP)
Arbors, 1993. Used
Features Rubby Braff on cornet and piano, Gray Sargent and Jon Wheatley on guitar, and Marshall Wood on bass.
(Jazz CD)
PI Recordings, 2007. Used
Steve Coleman on alto saxophone, Tim Albright on trombone, Jonathan Finlayson on trumpet, Thomas Morgan on bass, Marcus Gilmore and Tyshawn Sorey, Ramon Garcia Perez on percussion, and Jen Shyu on vocals.
(Jazz CD)
Artist Share, 2000. Used
With Rich Perry and Tim Ries on reeds, Ingrid Jensen on trumpet, Ben Monder on guitar, Frank Kimbrough on piano, and others!
(Jazz CD)
Kudu, 1974. Used
Sweet soulful jazz from reedman Hank Crawford – one of his killer Kudu sessions from the 70s – all of which really helped Hank redefine his sound! The setting here is large and full – put together beautifully by Bob James, with that sense of space for the soloist that makes his ...
(Jazz CD)
RCA (Japan), 1974. Used
(Out of print Blu-Spec CD pressing, includes obi.) (Rock CD)
75 Ark/Deltron Partners, 2000. New Copy 2 LPs (reissue)
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Kid Koala, and Dan The Automator pool their skills for this dawn of the 2000s sci-fi hip hop classic – the masterful Deltron 3030! The guest list is almost too long to get into, but Money Mark, Prince Paul, PB Wolf and Mr. Lif are all here, along with many others. ...
(Hip Hop LP)
Concord, 1985. Used
A great cooker from the glory days of Ernestine Anderson on Concord Records – a time when the singer was rediscovered, and revamped in a bit of a bluesy mode – reaching a wide new audience at the time! Her vocals really shine at this point in her career, as she lets loose with a bit ...
(Vocalists CD)
Columbia, 1961/1962/1963/1964/1966. Used 5CD
Some of Dave Brubeck's best-remembered work – packaged here together in a cool box set of LP-styled sleeves! The set begins with the seminal Time Out album – a huge hit for Brubeck, and his first to experiment with moving around in different time changes – an approach that's ...
(Jazz CD)
Novus/BMG, 1988. Used
A nice little set from Henry Threadgill – one of the albums that gave him greatest exposure to a bigger audience, and a set that pushes the sound of his work nicely! The record's got some of those touches from a time when the AACM was reaching out with its sound from earlier years – a ...
(Jazz CD)