New Arrivals

A rare Italian-only album from Chet Baker – wonderfully cooking small group work that's a far bit greater than his more familiar "with strings" session recorded in Italy during the same period! The album's got Chet working with an array of great players from the local scene – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)

A rare early Blue Note album by guitarist Tal Farlow – pre-Verve material that's really wonderful, and which shows that Farlow was already one of the freshest jazz guitar talents of his generation! The record has a cool 2-guitar frontline, played by Farlow and the obscure Don Arnone – ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)

Features Heiner Goebbels on piano, cembalo, organ, cello, guitar, bouzuki, and percussion – and Alfred Harth on soprano sax, alto, tenor, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and percussion too! Dagmar Krause sings a bit – and the song sources are all from Bertolt Brecht! LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)

A really great early Ace Records compilation – filled with well-chosen material from the Duke Records years of Bobby Blue Bland! Titles include "It's My Life Baby", "Woke Up Screaming", "No Blow No Show", "Time Out", "Further Up The Road", ... LP, Vinyl record album (Blues LP)

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Titles include "Hey Miss Tina", "Stringin Along", "I Miss You So", "Nobody Wants Me", "All The Blues All The Time", and "The Wild One". LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)

A classic LP collection of some of the earlier sides that Dizzy cut for Savoy, with be bop classics like "Our Delight", "One Bass Hit", "Oop Bop Sh'Bam", "Salt Peanuts", and "Dizzy Atmosphere". The groups include players like Charlie Parker, Sonny ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)

A warmly crafted set that features Cecil Payne at the height of his powers on baritone sax – blowing with a sense of soul and timing that's right up there with some of the hipper tenor players of his generation! Payne's sound on the instrument is amazingly precise and wonderfully fluid ... LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)

One of our favorite albums ever from Pete El Conde Rodriguez – a bold little session that seems to have a bit more jazz in the mix than some of his other records! There's a soaring sound here that starts from the very first note – a somewhat joyous groove that steps out with tight ... LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)

A totally groovy little album – and one that came along as kind of an offshoot to the weird and wonderful soundtrack for the film Wild In The Streets! Max Frost & The Troopers contributed some great numbers to the soundtrack of that gem – but they're even better here, with a tight, ... LP, Vinyl record album (Rock LP)

Fantastic King Records material by this sublime duo – work we might even like better than their sides for bigger labels! Features our favorite version of "Man Of Constant Sorrow" – plus "Tragic Romance", "Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday", "Sweeter ... LP, Vinyl record album (Folk/Country LP)

Titles include "Legua Tirana", "No Cego", "Banquete De Signos", "Imablanca", "Fulo Da Margem", "Capim Do Vale", and "O Violeiro". LP, Vinyl record album (Brazil LP)

Titles include "La Luna", "Bowery Mambo", "Laura", "Almost Like Being In Love", "Wabash Blues", "Heartaches", "I'll Remember April", and "Ramona". LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)

Fantastic material from Jimmy Witherspoon – that sublime mix of blues and jazz that really set him apart from the rest! Titles include "Failing By Degrees", "Big Fine Girl", "Have A Ball", "Fickle Woman", "Sweet Lovin Baby", and "Ain't ... LP, Vinyl record album (Vocalists LP)

Titles include "Worried Life", "Tell It Like It Is", "Miss Loretta", "Sugar On My Mind", "I Just Don't Care", "Change Your Way", "Unpredictable Woman", "Mama's Baby Child", and "I Can't Stay Here In Your Town". LP, Vinyl record album (Blues LP)

Titles include "China Boy Mambo", "Riviera Mambo", "Mi Preta", "Mambo Mania", and "Oooh". LP, Vinyl record album (Latin LP)

Strings by Will, jazz by Junior – who plays drums in a group with Wade Legge on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, Jack Monterose on sax, and Phil Sunkel on cornet! LP, Vinyl record album (Jazz LP)

A totally hard to find harmony vocal set on the End label, with nothing but pure heavenly east coast harmonies. Unlike other groups, who added a lot of filler to their LPs, the Flamingos always sang top notch material, so this set plays more like an album than the collection-of-singles type sets ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)

Tasty groovers from San Francisco soul boy Bobby Freeman – his one and only rare album for the Autumn label! The talents of a young Sly Stone figure in on some of this material as writer, arranger, and producer – and the general groove is uptempo and northern, with a strong "dance ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)

Wade Flemons was one hell of a soul singer – and this is his one and only album! Flemons had a style that was rawer than some of his Chicago contemporaries – mixing soul and R&B styles into a compelling blend that should have earned him bigger fame. The set includes a couple of ... LP, Vinyl record album (Soul LP)