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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Master Wilburn Burchette Opens The Seven Gates Of Transcendental Consciousness ... LP 
Ebos/
"Now you can experience transcendental consciousness without spending 10 years in a Tibetan monastery" – or so the liner notes proclaim – a pretty great description of what's bound to happen after making your way through this very trippy album from the early 70s! The set's essentially a set of long electric guitar solos – played by Wilburn Burchette on his self-created "impro guitar" – recorded with lots and lots of echo, and maybe a bit of distortion too – so that the long, cyclic lines ring out beautifully – with every bit of the hypnotic feel you might expect! The whole thing's almost like an electric version of some of John Fahey's longform solo work – and titles include "Dawn Of Awakening", "Regeneration", "Transformation", "Introversion", and "Piercing The Psychic Heart". LP, Vinyl record album
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Master Wilburn Burchette Opens The Seven Gates Of Transcendental Consciousness (red vinyl pressing) ... LP Ebos/
"Now you can experience transcendental consciousness without spending 10 years in a Tibetan monastery" – or so the liner notes proclaim – a pretty great description of what's bound to happen after making your way through this very trippy album from the early 70s! The set's essentially a set of long electric guitar solos – played by Wilburn Burchette on his self-created "impro guitar" – recorded with lots and lots of echo, and maybe a bit of distortion too – so that the long, cyclic lines ring out beautifully – with every bit of the hypnotic feel you might expect! The whole thing's almost like an electric version of some of John Fahey's longform solo work – and titles include "Dawn Of Awakening", "Regeneration", "Transformation", "Introversion", and "Piercing The Psychic Heart". LP, Vinyl record album
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Mind Storm ... LP Burchette Brothers/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Mind Storm (blue vinyl pressing) ... LP Burchette Brothers/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Music Of The Godhead For Supernatural Meditation ... LP Burchette Brothers/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Music Of The Godhead For Supernatural Meditation (psychic fire vinyl pressing) ... LP Burchette Brothers/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Transcendental Music For Meditation ... LP Burchette Brothers/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Transcendental Music For Meditation (clear vinyl pressing) ... LP Burchette Brothers/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Wilburn Burchette's Guitar Grimoire ... LP Burchette Brothers/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Wilburn Burchette's Guitar Grimoire (cloudy vinyl pressing) ... LP Burchette Brothers/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Ensemble Petit/Sony (Japan), 1980. Near Mint- 2LP ... $23.99
A very cool Japanese set – with new readings of music from films that include Enter The Dragon, 2001, The Godfather, Morning After, Jaws, Superman, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, Black Hole, and Star Wars! LP, Vinyl record album
(In a heavy cover, with booklet.)
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Master Musicians Of Jajouka —
Master Musicians Of Jajouka – Apocalypse Across The Sky ... CD 
Island/
Features Bachir Attar. Produced by Bill Laswell. CD
(Out of print.)
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Koch, 2003. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Blank label promo with stickered titles.)
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Regal Zonophone/
A killer set from Master's Apprentices – one of those obscure groups from the start of the 70s who managed to get top-shelf treatment in the studio, and used it to create a mini-masterpiece like this! The group were no strangers to recording by the time of the set – they'd had a hit back home in Australia in the late 60s, and a few other albums under their belt – so it's clear that they knew what they really wanted to get out of their chance to record at Abbey Road, by making a record that's got all these great sonic elements that don't just come from the instrumentation and vocals – but from the way the whole thing is put together! Vocals are flanged out nicely next to the guitars – almost with a quality like The Move, but maybe a bit more hard-rocking at times – and often very tuneful too, such that there's enough gems on the record that the whole thing really should have been a hit and continuing classic from the period. Titles include "The Lesson So Listen", "Answer Lies Beyond", "Beneath The Sun", "Games We Play", "Melodies Of St Kilda", and "Southern Cross". CD
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House Master Boyz & The Rude Boy Of House —
House Nation/Dance Mania, 1986. Very Good- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Labels have a bit of marker.)
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Farley Jackmaster Funk/Trax, 1993. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
90s pressing of this Chicago house classic, taking off on the riff from the Isaac Hayes tune that's been re-edited and mixed as doubles in clubs for ages and turning it into a new club anthem! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Late 90s issue.)
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Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five/Unidisc, 1980s. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Beach label pressing in a stickered Unidisc sleeve.)
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Master C & J —
When You Hold Me/Trax, 1986. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Black label pressing. Labels have small BPM in marker.)
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Master Musicians Of Joujouka —
Boujeloud ... CD Sub Rosa, Mid 90s. Used ... Out Of Stock
... CD
(Out of print.)
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Randy Weston with the Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians Of Morocco —
Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians Of Morocco ... CD Antilles, 1994. Used ... Out Of Stock
Includes two long suites, "La Voix Errante" and "Sound Playing", plus the somewhat shorter "Chalabati". CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode and promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Music Of The Godhead For Supernatural Meditation ... LP Burchette Brothers, 1975. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Transcendental Music For Meditation ... LP Burchette Brothers, 1976. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Wilburn Burchette's Guitar Grimoire ... LP Burchette Brothers, 1973. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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House Master Baldwin featuring Paris Grey —
Don't Lead Me (radio, dub, Medusa's House mix) ... 12-inch Future Sound, 1987. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
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Master Musicians Of Jajouka —
Master Musicians Of Jajouka With Bachir Attar Live Vol 1 ... CD Jajouka, 2008. Used ... Out Of Stock
... CD
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Randy Weston African Rhythms Quintet & The Splendid Master Gnawa Of Morocco —
Spirit! – The Power Of Music ... CD Sunnyside, 2000. Used ... Out Of Stock
Haunting stuff, and one of Randy Weston's most globally-tinged recordings of the past years – a mix of jazz and many styles, recorded with assistance from the Gnawa Musicians of Marrakech and Tanger. Weston's core African Rhythms Quintet (with piano, flute, bass, trombone, and African Percussion), is joined by additional percussion and vocals in a suite of tracks that further continues Weston's exploration of pan-African styles and their relation to jazz. The record's a lot darker than some of Weston's other forays into this mode – showing a tremendous amount of growth in these recent unbridled years of his career. Titles include "Who Know Them", "Lalla Mira", "Receiving the Spirit", and "Chalabati". CD
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Master Wilburn Burchette —
Mind Storm ... LP Burchette Brothers, 1976. Sealed ... Out Of Stock
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Verve, 1957. Used ... $3.99
Gentle-going genius from the later years of Satchmo's career – a session that has Louis on trumpet and vocals, backed by the Oscar Peterson Trio! Peterson's usual group with Herb Ellis and Ray Brown is expanded slightly for this outing – bringing in Louis Bellson on drums to syncopate the tunes a bit more strongly, and give them that gently swinging rhythm that always works well with Armstrong's style. The real surprise, though, is Louis' voice – which is simple, almost elegant at times – and free from some of the gimmicks of other 50s sessions, or the too-playful style of his better-known duets of the period. We really love his gentle, honest approach to the lyrics here – on tunes that include "I'll Never Be The Same", "Moon Song", "What's New", "There's No You", "You Go To My Head", "That Old Feeling", and "Let's Fall In Love". CD also features 4 bonus tracks – including "Let's Do It", "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "Willow Weep For Me", and "Makin Whoopee". CD
(Out of print Verve Masters Edition, in the tri-fold digipack.)
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Full Moon, 1990s/
... CD
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Parlophone, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99 On May 24, 2024
David Bowie at his most sinister for the 70s – a landmark set that combines the harder rocking sound of the Ziggy Stardust years with the more sophisticated theatrics of Aladdin Sane – in a style that features some of the darkest, most political work of Bowie's career! There's a depth to the record that goes way beyond the silly, sensational cover image – and there's also a sonic complexity that's wonderful too – a songs slide into each other with a deftness that never fails to amaze us! The album grew out of a failed project based around George Orwell's famous book 1984 – but the rights to that story were denied by the family – so Bowie went in his own directly, and honestly came up with work that was far better than if he'd done any sort of slavish reading of the novel (Rick Wakeman famously failed in that territory – and the Eurhythmics fared just slightly better.) The whole thing's great, and titles include "Diamond Dogs", "1984", "Sweet Thing", "Candidate", "Rebel Rebel", and "Big Brother". LP, Vinyl record album
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Parlophone, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99 24.99
A key blend of two chapters in David Bowie's career – his guitar-heavy groove with the Spiders From Mars, and his 60s roots in mod London! The tracks here all date from the mid 60s, and are Bowie's homage to that period in his life – but they're all played with a glammish 70s sensibility, and some definite Ziggy Stardust elements in the way the guitars come into the mix. Given Bowie's rise as a key songwriter of his time, the step back to an album of all covers is a surprising, but genius move – and the execution of the tunes here comes off brilliantly – with plenty of personal spirit that keeps them from being simple rehashes of hits! Tracks include "See Emily Play", "Friday On My Mind", "I Can't Explain", "Everything's Alright", "Don't Bring Me Down", "Shapes Of Things", and "Here Comes The Night". LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Pinups ... LP 19.9933
Clifford Brown —
Paris Collection Master Takes ... CD Vogue/
An amazing collection – especially since Clifford Brown died before giving the world that many key records – which makes these French sessions from 1953 a very important part of his catalog! The set captures Brownie at his modern best – really making the move past straighter bop, into sparkling chromatic territory – mostly with alto sax genius Gigi Gryce at his side! Gryce first chose Clifford Brown as his main foil in trumpet/
(Out of print, includes obi.)
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EG, Late 70s/
... CD
(Out of print.)
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Cachao —
Master Sessions Vol 1 ... CD Cresent Moon/
A great return to form for the legendary Cachao – and a session that seeks to recapture the Cuban Jam Session energy of his recordings from a few decades before! Production is by Andy Garcia, and is somewhat more sentimental than in the old days – although certainly still free from any sort of Buena Vista Social Club cliches that would come in later years – and overall, the lineup of players stays nicely faithful to the classic 60s sound, but perhaps expands it with a bit more fullness. Cachao is on bass and a bit of vocals – and other artists include Francisco Aguabella on percussion, Justo Almario on tenor, Chocolate Amenteros on trumpet, Paquito D'Rivera on clarinet, and Nestor Torres on flute. Titles on this first volume include "Mi Guajira", "Lindo Yambu", "Mambo", "Isora Club", "Al Fin Te Vi", "Cachao's Guiro", and "Descarga Cachao". CD
(Out of print.)
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Cachao —
Master Sessions Vol 2 ... CD Columbia, 1994. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A great return to form for the legendary Cachao – and a session that seeks to recapture the Cuban Jam Session energy of his recordings from a few decades before! Production is by Andy Garcia, and is somewhat more sentimental than in the old days – although certainly still free from any sort of Buena Vista Social Club cliches that would come in later years – and overall, the lineup of players stays nicely faithful to the classic 60s sound, but perhaps expands it with a bit more fullness. Cachao is on bass and a bit of vocals – and other artists include Francisco Aguabella on percussion, Justo Almario on tenor, Chocolate Amenteros on trumpet, Paquito D'Rivera on clarinet, and Nestor Torres on flute. Titles on this second volume include "Los Tres Golpes", "Descarga A", "El Timbalero Travieso", "Africa Suite", "Cunde Echa Un Pie", and "Bemba E Cuchara". CD
(1995 pressing.)
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MCA, Mid 60s. Used ... $4.99
An odd collection of tracks, but they're all great, and the set's an excellent batch of some of Chandler's harder-to-find material from the mid and late 60s! The tracks are pulled from his years at Chess, Brunswick, and Mercury (one of the advantages of the recent Universal/
(Sealed copy.)
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Fremeaux & Associates (France), New Copy ... $28.99 44.99 About May 5, 2024
... CD
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Lonehill (Spain), 1953/
A great document of a really unique slice of 50s jazz – the trad-based jam session recordings led by Buck Clayton in 1953 and 1954! The sessions were originally recorded for Columbia Records by John Hammond – and done in a style that wanted to break from the tighter jam session mode used over at Verve. Clayton was the ostensible leader, but Hammond really directed the sessions – using the famous trumpeter in conjunction with players that included Joe Newman, Urbie Green, Sir Charles Thompson, Joe Thomas, Al Cohn, Jo Jones, and others – all in a mode that had a rougher, more "on the spot" sort of feel. The set brings together 19 tracks on 3CDs – all much longer than usual for the time, especially for Clayton's recordings – and featuring titles that include "Moten Swing", "How Hi The Fi", "Blue Moon", "Lean Baby", "Robbin's Nest", "Undecided", "Blue Lou", and "All The Cats Join In". CD
(Out of print.)
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Milestone, 1990. Used ... $6.99
An all star line-up with Melvin Sparks on guitar, Gloria Coleman on organ, Dr John on piano, Wilbur Bascomb on bass, and Bernard Purdie on drums, plus a horn section with Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff, Lou Marini, and Howard Johnson. CD
(Out of print. Markings on case back.)
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Beyond Ordinary, 1994. Near Mint- ... $28.99 33.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
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Mainstream/
Maynard Ferguson cut an undue number of excellent records in his early years – and this smoking set is definitely part of that group! At the time, Maynard was one of the few cats trying to find a way to move the larger band forward in jazz – finding ways to groove like Basie, but also add in some higher ideals, too – all with a surprisingly soulful current that definitely earns the title, and hints at his funky work to come in the 70s! Here, things are more shaded in blue tones and given a nice rhythmic kick – and as always with Maynard, the choice of band members is great – as the lineup features Charlie Mariano on alto, Don Rader on trumpet, Phil Bodner on reeds, Richard Davis on bass, and Mel Lewis on drums – working with strong creative energy on titles that include "What'd I Say", "Baltimore Oriole", "I Believe To My Soul", "I've Got A Woman", and "Alright OK You Win". CD
(Out of print.)
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Verve, 1962. Used ... $3.99
Ella Fitzgerald sings Broadway – but in a way that makes the tunes completely her own! Marty Paich turns in some great jazzy arrangements for the set – and the tunes are far more swinging than the usual showtunes you might expect – stripped of all their stage-bound drama, and retooled by Paich as these tight little vehicles for Ella's amazing vocals! The album's arguably more expressive than even some of Fitzgerald's previous songbook sessions – even though most work comes from the same American stage mode – titles that include "Hernando's Hideaway", "I Could Have Danced All Night", "Whatever Lola Wants", "Guys and Dolls", "If I Were A Bell", "No Other Love", and "Steam Heat". CD
(Out of print.)
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Universal (France), 1960s/
... CD
(Out of print.)
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Verve, 1957. Used ... $4.99
A great little blowing session for Verve – one that has Dizzy Gillespie working here with two different "Sonnys" – Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins, both of whom play tenor on the set! The tracks here are all quite long and open – more loose vehicles for extended soloing than the usual sort of Verve tracks – almost a mini-jam session with the three horn giants in the lead. Rhythm is from the trio of Ray Bryant on piano, Tommy Bryant on bass, and Charlie Persip on drums – but the real stars are the horn players – not just Diz, who cuts some of his hippest lines of the late 50s here, but also Rollins and Stitt, who seem to get a bit more care in recording than they did over at Prestige earlier in the decade. Album features 4 long tracks – "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "After Hours", "I Know That You Know", and "The Eternal Triangle". CD
(1997 Verve Master Edition.)
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Mobile Fidelity/
The first album attempt to recreate the live Dead experience! Long jams as only Jerry and crew could play them – with cuts that include "Dark Star", "The Eleven", "Feedback", "Turn On Your Love Light", and "We Bid You Goodnight". LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition #091540. Includes insert.)
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Verve/
Late work from the great Billie Holiday – the kind of mature set that made Verve Records such a perfect home for the singer in the 50s! Where other labels might have pushed too much to try to get Billie into more commercial, or more straightforward modes – Verve just relaxes into the kind of small combo sound that usually had the singer at her best – pairing Holiday with a great lineup that includes Harry Edison on trumpet, Ben Webster on tenor, Jimmy Rowles on piano, and Barney Kessel on guitar. The songs are short and focused – with Billie at the top of her form on familiar standards like "Comes Love", "Darn That Dream", "Body & Soul", "They Can't Take That Away From Me", and "Embraceable You". LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited, numbered pressing – #3135.)
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Savoy, 1981. Very Good+ ... $6.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Oldie Blues (Netherlands), Mid 40s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Includes a side's worth of piano solos recorded in 1944, plus a collection of tracks from the mid to late 40s with his All Stars that include Hot Lips Page and Budd Johnson, a trio session with Bill Cooper on bass and Al Wichard on drums, and a live performance at the Blues Jubilee Concert with Johnn Rogers on guitar, Johnny Parker on bass, and Roy Milton on drums. LP, Vinyl record album
(70s issue. Cover has a small peeled spot from price sticker removal, and some light wear and aging in back.)
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Dave Mason —
Alone Together (original master recording) ... CD MCA/
Dave Mason's first solo album – and a pretty a great one! Alone Together wasn't a huge hit back in the day, but man is a ever a pleasing set. It's rich with blues & soul steeped lead vocals and sweet backing harmonies and bed of acoustic guitars at the core of most of the tunes – sometimes with a driving intensity, others with a lightly gliding pace. The production is a nice mix of blue-eyed blues and southern skewing wah wah rock – with great musicians in the mix, from Leon Russell to Eric Clapton. Tracks include "Only You Know And I Know", "Can't Stop Worrying, Can't Stop Loving", "Waitin' On You", "Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave", "World In Changes", "Sand And Deep As You", "Just A Song" and "Look At You, Look At Me". CD
(Out of print gold CD pressing – on Mobile Fidelity!)
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Verve/
An incredible album from Wes Montgomery – and the beginning of a whole new sound for his guitar! Wes moves away from his small combo soul jazz roots on the set – and hits a wonderfully sweet new vibe with larger arrangements from Don Sebesky – bigger backdrops that fill in the space between the notes wonderfully, yet still leave plenty of space for Montgomery to really open up and do his thing! Sebesky's got a perfect sense of timing on the record – and many tunes have a subtle sort of groove – one that pushes Wes' solos beautifully, and has them open up in chromatic tones that are simply mindblowing. This is the start of Montgomery's really classic years in the 60s jazz mainstream – and titles include the classic "Bumpin", plus "Mi Cosa", "Musty", "Con Alma", and "Tear It Down". LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Bumpin (180 gram pressing) ... LP 31.99(Original early 80s issue. Includes the insert. Cover has edge wear and light surface wear.)
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Angel/
... LP, Vinyl record album
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Verve (Japan), 1949/
19 tracks in all. CD
(Early 90s Japanese pressing with obi. Please note the disc has some marks but plays fine.)
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Verve, 1949/
The genius of Bird and strings is hard to describe – an edgey approach that really goes far past most other "jazz with strings" projects, not a ballad-driven one, but a tensely strained one that brings out some of Parker's best soloing, almost in a moody soundtrack-type way. The tracks are a lot freer and less bop-driven than some of Bird's normal work, and it's incredible to hear him soloing with such complexity – even more proof of the genius he clearly exhibited in relation to his contemporaries. CD
(Out of print 1995 CD pressing.)
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Savoy/
A nicely distilled collection of Charlie Parker's work for Savoy Records – done between the years 1945-1948, with some of the best talents in the bop business! Some of the other Savoy Parker sets have been a bit too overstuffed with alternate takes – and this one nicely changes that by focusing only on the material that made it out to the public as 78rpm recordings at the time. This set features a total of 26 tracks – with titles that include "Billie's Bounce", "Cheryl", "Half Nelson", "Constellation", "Ah Leu Cha", "Now's The Time", and "Donna Lee". CD
(1986 Japanese pressing in the original case with sticker obi on spine.)
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Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie —
Bird & Diz (Verve master edition with bonus tracks) ... CD Verve, Early 50s. Used ... $2.99
A classic meeting of two giants from the early years of bop – altoist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie – brought together here in a session that Norman Granz would later list as one of the truest realizations of his vision for recording jazz music! Parker's sharp lines are a great contrast to the robust horn work of Diz – and the players work here with a rhythm section that features Thelonious Monk on piano, Curley Russell on bass, and Buddy Rich on drums. Titles include "Relaxin With Lee", "Leap Frog", "Oscar For Treadwell", and "Mohawk". The LP also includes a number of alternate takes, and has a nice photo of the 2 jazz giants on the cover. This CD version includes all the takes from the sessions, including chatter between takes, 20 b9it restoration, new liner notes, photographs and cover art. CD
(1997 Verve Master Edition.)
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Madeleine Peyroux —
Half The Perfect World (Original Master Recording) ... LP Mobile Fidelity/
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition #01754. Includes the insert. Cover is lightly bumped at the bottom left corner.)
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A&M/
Their runaway hit – with titles that include "King Of Pain", "Every Breath You Take", "Wrapped Around Your Finger", "Tea In The Sahara", and "Synchronicity". CD
(Out of print, gold CD pressing from Mobile Fidelity.)
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Sonny Rollins —
Way Out West (original master recording) ... CD Contemporary/
A classic set that brings the east coast tenor of Sonny Rollins into contact with a west coast rhythm section of Ray Brown and Shelly Manne! Despite Rollins' silly look on the cover, and the album's overall "western" theme, the session's a brilliant one – right up there with Sonny's strongest trio sides of the late 50s, and a key link in a string of excellent recordings for Blue Note, Prestige, and Riverside! The lack of a piano really opens up the style of the set – letting Sonny explore freely on his solos, while Brown's bass and Manne's drums do more than enough to keep the rhythms going on their own. Solos aren't as "out" as on the Village Vanguard sessions, but certainly every bit as inspired – and titles include "I'm An Old Cowhand", "Solitude", "Come, Gone", "Way Out West", and "Wagon Wheels". CD features 3 bonus tracks! CD
(Out of print.)
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RPC, 1979. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $2.99
... 7-inch, Vinyl record
(The plain back cover has light staining along the opening.)
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DJM, 1978. Near Mint- ... $14.99
A great Johnny Guitar Watson side project – a set not billed directly to his name on the front, but which has all the great hallmarks of the best Watson albums from the 70s! Johnny produced, wrote songs, played, and sung on the record – but there's also an equal focus on his backing group too – which means maybe a bit lead guitar upfront, and more vocals from the whole ensemble – who work together to give the whole thing a mighty great party sound! In fact, some of the best numbers almost have a roller boogie vibe that's not unlike early hip hop – although other numbers get much bassier, and funkier overall. The whole thing's great – and titles include "Virginia's Pretty Funky", "De John's Delight", "Lady Voo Doo", "Master Funk", and "The Funk If I Know". LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has minimal wear, spot of sticker removal, promo stamp.)
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Verve, 1959. Used ... $6.99
Classic late Webster material, recorded in a laidback setting for Verve, with associates that include Coleman Hawkins, Budd Johnson, Roy Eldridge, Jimmy Jones, and Les Spann. Side one is a very long version of "In A Mellow Tone", with a blowing session solo approach – and side two features shorter tracks like "Budd Johnson", "Young Bean", and "De Dar". CD
(2000 Verve Master Edition.)
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Motown, 1973. Used ... $46.99
One of the best Stevie Wonder albums ever! Stevie's moving into god-like territory here – handling a multitude of styles, all well, and crafting some of the most sophisticated soul of his generation. The album's got the same jazzy references you'll find on the best work by Donny Hathaway – best heard on the sublime track "Golden Lady", which gets our clear vote for one of the best songs ever! Just about every track is great, though – and the album features the big hits "Living For The City", "All In Love Is Fair", "Higher Ground", and "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" – plus "He's Misstra Know It All", "Jesus Children Of America", and "Too High". CD
(Out of print, gold CD pressing from Mobile Fidelity.)
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Lester Young —
Lester Young Memorial (aka The Immortal Lester Young/Savoy, Late 40s. Very Good+ ... $7.99
A 60s album that brings together sides recorded by Young in earlier years for Savoy – put together as a "memorial" album after his death. Players include Junior Mance, Roy Haynes, Freddie Green, Count Basie, Shadow Wilson, Buddy Tate, and Joe Newman – and most of the material's in a small group swing style. Titles include "Ding Dong", "Ghost Of A Chance", "Crazy Over Jazz", and "Basie English". LP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label pressing.)
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Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt —
Boss Tenors In Orbit! (Verve master edition) ... CD Verve, 1962. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A studio album, but one that really has Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt recreating some of the bold energy of their live shows – coming across with a vibe that's much more Prestige Records than Verve, thanks to the presence of the Don Patterson trio on the set! Backing is by Don on Hammond, Paul Weeden on guitar, and Billy James on drums – a nicely loose combo that really lets the tenorists stretch out and show their stuff. The cuts are mostly standard material – "John Brown's Body", "Walkin", "Long Ago And Far Away" – but the twin-tenor sound is great, and Patterson's free organ lines riff away nicely! CD
(2002 Verve master edition in a tri-fold digipack sleeve.)
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Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington —
Great Summit – The Master Takes ... CD Roulette, 1961. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Duke joins the combo of Louis Armstrong – playing piano alongside a group that includes Trummy Young on trombone and Barney Bigard on clarinet! CD
(Mark through barcode and promotional stamp on CD.)
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Miles Davis —
In A Silent Way (Original Master Recording) ... LP Mobile Fidelity/
There's nothing "silent" here – as the album's a bold entry in the electric years of Miles Davis – one that still features contributions from Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Tony Williams – but which also expands the lineup considerably – really reaching out towards the sound of Bitches Brew! Herbie's on electric keys here, working alongside Chick Corea and Joe Zawinul, who really help increase the flow of the tunes and enforce the "directions in music" stated on the cover of the set! Shorter's on soprano sax, playing in an even more angular way – and Dave Holland is on bass, replacing the sound of Ron Carter, getting some rhythmic assistance at times from John McLaughlin, whose sound really helps to shape the record! Titles include 2 side-long tracks – "Shhh/
(Limited edition #000897.)
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Miles Davis —
Someday My Prince Will Come (Original Master Recording) ... CD Columbia/
The tenor sax here makes the album a standout – as John Coltrane still works with Miles Davis on 2 tracks for the record, but Blue Note stalwart Hank Mobley joins in on the rest! The approach is similar to that of the classic Coltrane/
(Early MoFi pressing – disc manufactured by Sanyo, Japan.)
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Wild Bill Davison —
Commodore Master Takes ... CD Commodore, Mid 40s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Tracks include "That's A Plenty", "Riverboat Shuffle", "Little Girl", "Jazz Me Blues", "Big Butter & Egg Man", "Wabash Blues", and "Someday Sweetheart" – 24 tracks in all. CD
(Out of print.)
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George Duke —
Master Of The Game ... LP Epic, 1979. Near Mint- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A late 70s classic from jazzy funk master George Duke! Master Of The Game is an excellent mix of jazz, smooth soul, and Latin riffing – really a perfect blend of styles that shows not only how far George's sound had progressed throughout the 70s, it also charts the development of the California scene during the late 70s. George has musical help from Ray Obeido, Roland Bautista, and Sheila E – plus vocals by Lynn Davis, Josie James, and Napoleon Brock. The tracks have a smooth sound that works perfectly with Duke's best keyboard approaches – subduing his tenency to "rock out" a bit, but bringing forward his classic ability to hit a stone mellow groove. Titles include "I Want You For Myself", "Every Little Step I Take", "Look What You Find", "I Love You More", "Dog Man", and "Games". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a partially unglued seam but is great!)
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Bob Dylan —
Another Side of Bob Dylan (Original Master Recording)(SACD pressing) ... CD Columbia/
Bob's fourth record, and close runner up to Freewheelin' as the masterpiece of this early stage of his career. While the overly arch Times They Are A Changin' pretty much stood as the cornerstone of classifiable folk rock at the time, Another Side is just that. Dense, elliptical, and downright surreal at times, with some of the protesty stuff that made the media so happy & hungry, but much more layered and poetic. Another side is also much more reverent of and indebted to the Harry Smith field recordings that Bob studied so hard, the stuff that finally caught on with the general public in the early 90s. Titles include "Spanish Harlem Incident", "It Ain't Me Babe", "Ballad In Plain D", "Black Crow Blues", "I Don't Believe You", "Motorpsycho Nitemare", "To Ramona", "Chimes Of Freedom", "My Back Pages", and "I Shall Be Free No 10". CD
(Limited and numbered hybrid SACD pressing from Mobile Fidelity!)
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Bob Dylan —
Blood On The Tracks (Original Master Recording) ... LP Columbia/
Titles include "Meet Me In The Morning", "Shelter From The Storm", "Idiot Wind", "You're A Big Girl Now", "If You See Her, Say Hello", "Buckets Of Rain", and "Tangled Up In Blue". LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition #098354. Includes the insert. Cover has some wear in back at the open edge, most likely a manufacturing flaw, and is in great shape otherwise.)
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Dexter Gordon —
Master Takes – Savoy Recordings ... LP Savoy, Mid 40s. Near Mint- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
With Bud Powell, Fats Navarro, and Tadd Dameron. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
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Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray —
Master Swingers ... LP Black Lion (Japan), Late 40s/
Rare LA bop sides from Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray – two of the heaviest tenors to ever grace the west coast, recorded here in the prime of their late 40s careers. Tracks were recorded during the years 1946, 1947, and 1952 – and 6 tracks (including "The Rubiayat", "My Kinda Love", "Citizen's Bop", and "Man With A Horn") feature Gordon and Gray together in a group with Gerry Wiggins on piano and organ. The remaining 6 tracks feature Gray heading up bop quartets with either Dodo Marmaroso or Errol Garner on piano – and titles include "Dell's Bells", "One For Prez", "Blue Lou", and "Easy Swing". LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing. Cover has light wear.)
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Al Haig —
Al Haig Meets The Master Saxes Vol 1 ... LP Spotlite (UK), Late 40s. Near Mint- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Early work from Al Haig – featuring the bop pianist in the company of some of the better tenor players of the late 40s. The set features Al playing piano in groups led by Wardell Gray, John Hardee, Coleman Hawkins, and vocalist Buddy Stewart – and titles include "The Toup", "Shawn", "Hot Halvah", "Bopelground", "Light Gray", "Stoned", "Stuffy", and "Boppin In B Flat". LP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue.)
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Bill Haley & his Comets —
From The Original Master Tapes ... CD MCA, 1950s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
... CD
(Out of print.)
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Billie Holiday —
Complete Verve Studio Master Takes (6 CD set) ... CD Verve, Late 40s/
The complete master takes of Billie Holiday's years recording for Verve, Clef, and Norgran – distilled down from the much larger box set issued a few years earlier – and without all the over-repeated alternates and odd versions that made that other collection a bit frustrating! The work here is all the real deal – 6 CDs worth of tracks recorded with some of the greatest accompaniment Billie ever received in the studio – backing by players who include Charlie Shavers, Harry Edison, Tony Scott, Willie Smith, Flip Phillips, Paul Quinichette, Ben Webster, and many others – all documented here nicely in the 60 page book of notes that comes with the set! As with the Charlie Parker Masters collection, this one is very limited edition – packaged in a silver tin box and totally 100 tracks in all! CD
(Out of print, includes original metal tin and book – all in nice shape!)
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Jefferson Airplane —
Crown Of Creation (original master recording) ... CD RCA/
Jefferson Airplane flying high in the late 60s – and Crown Of Creation was both a creative and commercial triumph for the band – balancing the tripped out adventurousness of their earlier work, with a more focused approach! Front loaded with moodier, acoustic-based songs that build into heavier rock as the record plays on – with some really great use of sound effects for added drama here and there! Titles include "Lather", "In Time", "Star Track", "Chushingura", "If You Feel", "Ice Cream Phoenix", "The House At Pooniel Corners" and more. CD
(Out of print gold CD pressing from Mobile Fidelity.)
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Earl Klugh —
Finger Paintings (original master recording) ... CD Blue Note/
A real breakout album for Earl Klugh – the kind of record that got him on the a-list of fusion players for the rest of the 70s! The title here is especially well-chosen – as the tunes have a gently colorful feel that's never too slick, despite the tighter setting of the album – with light arrangements by Dave Grusin that still leave Earl plenty of space to work his subtle magic on the strings of the guitar. Titles include "Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow", "Summer Song", "Dance With Me", "Dr Macumba", "Long Ago & Far Away", and "Cabo Frio". CD
(Out of print, gold CD pressing on Mobile Fidelity!)
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Jimmy Reed —
Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall/Vee Jay/
Rollicking country-tinged blues from Jimmy Reed and an incredible group of backing musicians – actually not captured in the opulent grandeur of Carnegie Hall – and probably all the better for it! Prior to the original double LP release of Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall, Reed headlined a Blues At Carnegie Hall event, and though the performance was not recorded for a live album release he went on the cut a similar set list with varying players that included Lonnie Brooks, Phil Upchurch and Eddie Tayor on guitar, Willie Dixon on bass, Earl Phillips and Albert King on tracks. It's really wonderful stuff, obvious epiphany material for loads of rockers and young players on both the US and British blues scenes to come! 23 tracks in all: "Bright Lights Big City", "I'm Mr Luck", "Found Joy", "Kind Of Lonesome", "Tell Me You Love Me", "Hold Me Close", "Baby What You Want Me To Do", "Blue Blue Water", "Hush Hush", "Found Love", "Honest I Do", "You Got Me Dizzy", "Boogie In The Dark", "Take Out Some Insurance", "The Sun Is Shining" and lots more! CD
(Out of print, gold CD pressing from Mobile Fidelity.)
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Max Roach & Clifford Brown —
Daahoud (Original Master Recording) ... CD Mainstream/
Previously unreleased work from the legendary group of Clifford Brown and Max Roach – recorded back in the 50s, when Mainstream producer Bob Shad was working on the Brown/
(Out of print, please note that the booklet has ages spots and is priced accordingly.)
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Diana Ross —
Until We Meet Again (hex hector club, dub, love to infinity master, funky fruit) ... 12-inch Motown, 1998. Very Good ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
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Teru Sakamoto —
Let's Play Jazz Piano – Jazz Master Series Vol 1 ... LP Victor (Japan), 1977. Near Mint- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A trio date – with Teru Sakamoto on piano, Tsuneo Shibata on bass, and Kazunori Kondo on drums – on long titles that include "Left Alone", "Beyer No 98", "Autumn Leaves", and "The Gentle Rain". LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes obi – which has a rip and some aging on the back. Front is nice.)
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Searchers —
Meet The Searchers/Castle/
... CD
(Out of print Gold CD pressing from Mobile Fidelity, traycard artwork is very lightly wrinkled.)
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Tansman/Deutsche Grammophon, 1950s/
... CD
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Leon Thomas/Flying Dutchman/
Two totally fantastic versions of this spiritual jazz standard – a version recorded by Leon Thomas that's shorter and different than his famous vocal performance of the tune with Pharoah Sanders – and a stunning second take from Louis Armstrong, with backings from Oliver Nelson – all at a level that works surprisingly well! 7-inch, Vinyl record
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Ben Webster —
Soulville (Verve Master Edition – with bonus tracks) ... CD Verve, Mid 50s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
About as classic as you can get for Ben Webster on Verve Records – a nicely mature, nicely laidback session that really captures the energy promised in the title! The sidemen are all in an easygoing, soulful mode – Oscar Peterson on piano, Herb Ellis on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Stan Levey on drums – and Ben blows these beautifully deep, well-crafted lines on tenor over the top – always with that raspy tone that had already influenced a generation, but which hardly ever got a better showcase than this! Titles include "Time On My Hands", "Where Are You", "Soulville", "Late Date", and "Ill Wind". CD also features 3 previously unissued tracks – "Who", "Boogie Woogie", and "Roses Of Picardy". CD
(Out of print.)
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Cannonball Adderley —
Somethin' Else (Original Master Recording) ... CD Blue Note/
A landmark album – even if it was the only session that Cannonball Adderley ever cut for Blue Note! The album was recorded at a time when Adderley was working with Miles Davis – and as such, the session features a group that includes Miles, blowing trumpet in a cool tone that's a perfect offset to Cannonball's more soulful style on alto sax – also different than the sound of his brother Nat, who was Adderley's more frequent partner on records. The rest of the group includes Hank Jones on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Art Blakey on drums – and like John Coltrane's Blue Train, the record's more of an "special session" than the usual Blue Note album, but the strength of the players make it one of the more memorable records of its day! Titles include "Somethin' Else", "One For Daddy-O", "Autumn Leaves", "Love For Sale", and a nice moody take on "Dancing In The Dark". CD
Also available (Out of print gold CD pressing from Mobile Fidelity!)
Somethin' Else ... LP 299.99
Somethin' Else (with bonus track) ... CD 3.99
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Les Baxter —
Master Of The World ... LP Vee Jay, Early 60s. Sealed ... Out Of Stock
A real oddity – a soundtrack on Vee Jay records, the label best known for their groundbreaking work in soul, blues, and jazz. Even stranger, the score is for a schlocky Vincent Price film, based on a Jules Verne story – written by Les Baxter, in the flowery style he used for some of his late 50s, non-exotic work at Capitol. The album is performed by the 100 Men, directed by Cal Carter of Vee Jay – and titles include "Topage", "Flight Concerto", "Philadelphia", "Drifting Clouds", and "Over The Rocks". Nice painted cover, too! LP, Vinyl record album
(1978 Varese pressing – sealed!)
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Harry Belafonte —
Returns To Carnegie Hall (Original Master Recording) ... CD RCA/
... CD
(Out of print.)
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Bobby Blue Bland —
Touch Of The Blues/Duke/
A great two-in-one set from Bobby Bland! CD
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Blind Faith —
Blind Faith (Original Master Recording) ... CD Polydor/
One of the superest of the late 60s supergroups – with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker, and Rick Grech! Titles include "Had To Cry Today", "Presence Of The Lord", "Do What You Like", "Sea Of Joy", and "Well All Right". CD
(Out of print, gold CD pressing from Mobile Fidelity.)
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Bonnie Prince Billy —
Master & Everyone ... CD Palace/
... CD
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Boston —
Third Stage (Original Master Recording) ... CD MCA/
The group's third album, delivered after a long delay – with titles that include "Amanda", "A New World", "To Be A Man", "Still In Love", "The Launch", "Cool The Engines", "My Destination", and "We're Ready". CD
Also available Third Stage ... LP 14.99(Out of print gold CD on Mobile Fidelity!)
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David Bowie —
Aladdin Sane (half-speed master) ... LP Parlophone, 1973. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Out Of Stock
One of our favorite David Bowie albums ever! Aladdin Sane was a real turning point for Bowie – recorded on the heels of the tremendously popular Ziggy Stardust album, but really pushing the boundaries past the more straight-ahead rock and glam of that record. Instead of just sitting on his laurels, Bowie tripped out into a wilder, weirder world with this one – mixing together elements of some of the baroque arrangements of early records, with the meaner leaner sound of the 70s – populating the songs with freaks, weirdos, and odd characters that gave the whole thing a really creepy edge. The whole thing's an oft-overlooked gem that, to us, is truly one of Bowie's most magical moments – and titles include "Drive In Saturday", "Panic In Detroit", "Aladdin Sane", "Watch That Man", "The Jean Genie", "The Prettiest Star", "Time", and "Lady Grinning Soul". LP, Vinyl record album
(50th Anniversary Half-speed Master!)
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Tina Brooks Quintet —
Complete Recordings – Master Takes ... CD Phono (Spain), Late 50s/
Very nice! Tenorist Tina Brooks had one rare album released for Blue Note (the classic True Blue), but he also recorded 3 others for the label which never came out. All four are great, and feature prime Blue Note hardbop by one of the best underrated tenor talents in the business. He's playing here with all star groups on every session, and players include Johnny Coles, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Sonny Clark, Jackie McLean, and Art Blakey. Great stuff! CD
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Clifford Brown —
Emarcy Master Takes (4CD set) ... CD EmArcy/
The fluid trumpet of Clifford Brown – presented in a sparkling batch of master takes recorded for Emarcy Records in the 1950s! Brownie only made the scene a few short years, before his untimely early death – but while at Emarcy, he cut some truly revelatory music, the sort of trumpet-based jazz that went onto influence decades of later players, and which still sounds amazingly fresh and vibrant today! And although Universal issued a previous larger set of Brown's music, this 4CD set is nicely compact, and just focuses on the instrumental master takes – no vocal numbers, false starts, or alternates – pure classic Clifford all the way through. Titles are pulled from famous sessions with Max Roach, plus the classic Brownie With Strings album – although the main material here is pulled from seven albums that bore the Roach/
(Includes metal tin, insert, book and postcards – all in beautiful shape!)
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Serge Chaloff —
Baritone Sax Master – A Proper Introduction To Serge Chaloff ... CD Proper (UK), Late 40s. Used ... Out Of Stock
Hard-blown baritone from the great Serge Chaloff – one of the greatest jazz players on his instrument, heard here in a set of key late 40s recordings! Serge is perhaps best known for his 2 albums on Captiol – Blue Serge and Boston Blowup – but this collection offers up a great range of earlier 78rpm sessions, recorded for labels that include Motif, Mercer, Keynote, and Savoy – and it stands as a great complement to Capitol sessions. The sides a great progression from swing to bop – and feature Chaloff with players that include Al Cohn, Red Rodney, Allen Eager, Al Haig, George Wallington, Ralph Burns, and Nat Pierce. 22 tracks in all – with titles that include "Blue Serge", "Curbstone Shuffle", "Pennies From Heaven", "Gabardine & Serge", "Serge's Urge", "A Bar A Second", and "We The People". CD
(Out of print.)
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John Coltrane —
Blue Train (Original Master Recording) ... CD Blue Note/
John Coltrane's classic – and only – recording as a leader for Blue Note! The album's no throwaway date, though – as it stands strongly with both Coltrane's other label work of the time, and with the best of the late 50s Blue Note scene – a time when the label was really cooking at full strength! The groove here is a bit harder, heavier, and hardbop-inflected than some of Trane's late 50s sides with Red Garland – thanks to a lineup that features Lee Morgan on trumpet, Curtis Fuller on trombone, Kenny Drew on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. There's a crisp modern edge to the record that really holds up beautifully – even after years of play – and titles include "Blue Train, "Locomotion", "Moment's Notice", and "Lazy Bird". CD
(Out of print gold CD pressing from Mobile Fidelity – in nice shape with the original lift-lock case!)
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Counting Crows —
August & Everything After (Original Master Recording) ... CD DGC/
... CD
(Out of print gold CD pressing – from Mobile Fidelity!)
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