Music from Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Billy Eckstine, Morgana King, Cassandra Wilson, Sarah Vaughan, Blossom Dearie, Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire, Anita O' Day, Billie Holiday & more. (Vocalists) CD
A collection of groovers from Michael Jackson – all presented with kind of a Halloween-styled cover and title! The set's definitely got some of Michael's horror-themed cuts, but also has some other favorites too – including some of the best bouncy numbers from the later half of his ... (Soul) read moreCD
Features work by two different groups. The first features Miles Davis, Al Haig, Tommy Potter and Max Roach. The second replaces Davis with Kenny Dorham and adds Lucky Thompson and Milt Jackson. Tracks include "52nd St. Theme", "Slow Boat To China", "Hot House" and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A double-length set – overflowing with Little Richard classics from his early years on Specialty Records! Titles include "Hey Hey Hey Hey", "Baby Face", "Send Me Some Lovin", "Ready Teddy", "Slippin & Slidin", "The Girl Can't Help ... (Soul) read moreCD
Voom Voom —
Peng Peng ... CD G Stone/K7 (Germany), 2006. Used ...
$2.99
A long-awaited full length from Voom Voom – the team of Peter Kruder & Roland Appel, a pair who were first working on singles for Compost, but have returned to Kruder's G-Stone roots! The sound here is mostly instrumental, mostly dark, and relatively abstract – often done in a mode ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
The "biggest" album of Lou Reed's career – in the grand sense – with epic production and a small army of superstar session players and production by spectacle specialist Bob Ezrin – but that's paired with arguably the darkest, gloomiest songcycle ever composed by Lou ... (Rock) read moreCD
A double album collecting Newk's excellent quartet recordings with Jim Hall for RCA. As such it contains work from The Bridge and What's New?, plus a few numbers that got tacked onto the Standard Sonny Rollins. Given Hall's gentleness and spare modernity on the guitar, a fan of Rollins' hard-blowi ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Music from Ana Firmino with Tito Paris, Boy Ge Mendes, Nana Matias, Teofilo Chantre, Cesaria Evora, Bana, Maria Alice, Jose "Zeca" Neves, Fantcha, Zeca Dinha Reinalda with Joao Cirilio & Blick Tchutchy, Dulce Matias & Djurumaru. (Global Grooves) CD
Dexter Gordon —
GO ... CD Blue Note, 1962. Used ...
$3.99
Seminal stuff – and one of Dexter Gordon's excellent Blue Note sessions with pianist Sonny Clark! Sonny's in fine fine form for the record, and in our opinion, he seems to be the most relaxed and inventive when accompanying Dexter Gordon – even over other Blue Note horn players, and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Jon Hassell on trumpet & keyboards, Pete Scaturro on keyboard bass & electric bass, Brain on drums, Joe Gore on guitar & BLK Lion on keyboard samples & programming. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Contemporary grooves from the Ethiopian scene – and work that's almost as compelling as the 70s classics we've dug in the Ethiopiques series! The package illustrates a real revival in the Ethiopian scene of late – a bit of a return to older styles of instrumentation, while still ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
Charlie Haden and Michael Brecker are joined by Brad Mehldau, Brian Blade and a 34 piece orchestra! Tracks include "Travels", "No Lonely Nights", "It Mgiht Be You", "Sotto Voce", "Young & Foolish" and "Love Like Ours". (Jazz) CD
Johnny Griffin on tenor sax, Roy Hargrove on trumpet & flugelhorn, Kenny Barron & Peter Martin on piano, Christian McBride & Rodney Whitaker on bass & Victor Lewis & Gregory Hutchinson on drums. (Jazz) CD
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 ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Mary J Blige —
My Life ... CD Uptown/MCA, 1994. Used ...
$1.99
The stunning second album from Mary J Blige – a record that showed that both the singer and her new form of soul music were around to stay! Production is from Sean Combs and Chucky Thompson – very heavy on beats borrowed from the underground, but nicely tuned to the mainstream – ... (Soul) read moreCD
Easily one of the most successful albums of the British jazz rock years – but still a longtime favorite of ours as well! Mike Oldfield sets a whole new standard here for concept rock – not only by working on a single album-length composition that spans all of sides one and two, but ... (Rock) read moreCD
Charlie Parker —
Bird Returns ... CD Savoy (Japan), Early 50s. Used ...
$1.99
Pretty great Charlie Parker material – issued by Savoy a number of years after his death, and obtained from obscure sources, with no data on the players on the sessions. The tracks are all nice and long, with plenty of solo space – and the recording quality is pretty good overall, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A funky album – but one that we love best for the mellow tracks! Sure, the Isleys could wear flashy suits and play some heavy guitar – but honestly, what we really love them for here are the laidback, loving tunes they do so well. The album includes 2 of their greatest ballad tracks ... (Soul) read moreCD
Tracks include "Rhapsody In Blue", "Glen Island Special", "Rug Cutter's Swing", "King Porter Stomp", "I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem" and "Here We Go Again" – 22 cuts in all. (Jazz) CD
Fantastic stuff through and through – and almost a "best of" best of collection from the 70s! The album's a key illustration of the genius of Earth Wind & Fire on Columbia Records – because by the time the set was released in 1978, most of the tracks were already well-know ... (Soul) read moreCD
A set that's overflowing with greatness from the legendary Stax Records – a set that features both early material later owned by Atlantic, as well as later hits from the Fantasy empire – making for a package that truly runs the scope of the legendary label, and which features 20 of ... (Soul) read moreCD
18 classics – including "Kung Fu", "Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here", "Makings Of You", "If There's A Hell Down Below", "Superfly", "Pusherman", "So In Love", "Future Shock", and lots more! (Soul) CD
Doin Allright? Dexter's doing great on this one – working with that fully mature Blue Note sound of his – a rich approach to soloing that keeps the tracks cooking with excitement! The group on the set's an all-star lineup that includes Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Horace Parlan on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of the bigger stars of the Chicago house scene of the 80s – in a crossover album of tracks cut for Jive at the end of the decade. The record's not as great as Lee's earlier work, mostly because of a silly hip-house approach on a few cuts – but overall, there's a few tracks that ... (Soul) read moreCD
Sarah Vaughan takes on the work of Duke Ellington – almost presented here in a style that's similar to some of the Songbook albums on Verve from the 50s! Billy Byers handles most of the arrangements here – especially on the larger group numbers – but some tracks are also in a ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
(Out of print, slight crease through traycard artwork.)
One of the greatest Milt Jackson albums ever – thanks to an incredible lineup that features Art Farmer on trumpet and Benny Golson on tenor – both of whom give the record a lot more edge than usual for Jackson! The set's almost a maturation of the earliest modern grooves that Milt ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Note: CD is missing back artwork in case – and is priced accordingly.)
A monumental piece of funk – and a record that came into the world at a time when it seemed like just about everyone had forgotten how to play real funky music! This set's the US version of the first album by London scenesters The Brand New Heavies – and although it came out in the ... (Neo Soul) read moreCD
Ryuichi Sakamoto —
1996 ... CD Alfa/Island, 1996. Used ...
$3.99
The swaggering, hard grooving and hard rocking debut of Aerosmith! While "Dream On" gets as much or more rock radio play than any song should ever need, it's actually pretty easy to overlook just how good the rest of the record is. They may borrow the bluesy swagger of the Stones and ... (Rock) read moreCD
Excellent middle period work by the Dramatics – recorded after their years at Stax, with a slightly smoother groove, and featuring some great tunes that really sparkle! By this point, the group were hitting a Detroit modern mode – with less of the rough edges of the Stax work, which ... (Soul) read moreCD
(BMG music club pressing.)
Prince —
Hits 2 ... CD Warner/Paisley Park, Late 70s/1980s. Used ...
$2.99
Prince —
Hits 1 ... CD Warner/Paisley Park, Late 70s/1980s. Used ...
$2.99
Titles include "When Doves Cry", "Pop Life", "When You Were Mine", "Sign O The Times", "Diamonds & Pearls", "Nothing Compares 2 U", "I Feel For You", "Let's Go Crazy", "1999", and "I Could Never Take ... (Soul) read moreCD
The second full length offering from Nitin Sawhney, with a much smoother sound starting out with a more stripped down approach, before giving in to some heavier beat oriented material. Overall, there's more vocals featured here, ranging from Jayante Bose's Asian style to Nina Miranda's softer ... (New Grooves) read moreCD
Collects 10 tracks recorded with 4 different ensembles – plus one solo recording. (Jazz) CD
(CDr release in a slim paper sleeve)
Chris Greene Quartet —
Playspace ... CD Single Malt, 2019. Used ...
$3.99
Saxophonist Chris Greene has been running one of the sharpest shows around town in the Chicago jazz scene – always tight, always together, and always moving forward with his music – to the point where we're surprised (and pleased) that he hasn't left our city for the coast! Greene ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Mary's first album did so well, they followed it up with this remix set – a very high profile affair that features efforts from some big name talents at the time! Features Puffy remixes of "Real Love", "Love No Limit", "You Remind Me", "Reminisce", ... (Soul) read moreCD
Features Steve Turre on trombone on trombone and conch shell. Tracks include "Could You Be Loved", "Kaya", "Is This Love", "So Ja Sah", "No Woman No Cry" and "I Shot The Sheriff" – plus a bonus remix featuring Sly Dunbar. (Jazz) CD
Clifford Brown —
Jazz Immortal ... CD Pacific Jazz/Manhattan, 1954. Used ...
$4.99
Seminal west coast recordings by Clifford Brown – recorded in LA in 1954, with a mixture of hard bop and lyricism, in that sparkling mode that Brownie left as his indelible imprint on the west coast scene of the 50s! Players include Bob Gordon on baritone, Stu Williamson on trombone, Zoot ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The game changing Def Jam classic – and possibly the greatest album by the Beastie Boys – even though they'd grow up a whole lot after this! Profane party anthems galore, and the Beasties would distance themselves from much of the attitude of this album, making their career arc from ... (Hip Hop) read moreCD
(Still sealed. Cutout hole through rear case and tray card.)
An album that was more famously issued under the title Nuther Fu'ther – and which features Stitt & McDuff in a very tasty set of ortan/tenor grooves, played with that style that Prestige was finally beginning to perfect in the early 60s, as it let these organ combos shake off their 50's ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(NOTE: this copy is missing the rear tray card and is priced accordingly.)
A landmark record – both in 60s jazz and bossa nova – and a set that not only bridged worlds of music, but set the tone for so many other albums to come! By the time of this 1964 set, Stan Getz had already issued a few bossa nova experiments on Verve – but this pairing with ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Verve Master Edition. This pressing comes in a standard jewel case.)
A great Dizzy Gillespie Latin session recorded during the mid 70s – proof that he could still hold onto the cubop spirit of the old days! The session features a larger group arranged and conducted by Chico O'Farril – who manages to keep a solidly Cuban groove at the base, but really ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The Claude Thornhill orechestra with Irving Fazola. (Jazz) CD
Stan Getz —
Life In Jazz ... CD Verve, 1950s/1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s. Used ...
$2.99
Stan Getz with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud & Joao Gilberto, Bob Brookmeyer, Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Ella Fitzgerald, JJ Johnson, Abbey Lincoln, Jimmy Raney & Kenny Barron. (Jazz) CD
An overlooked gem from Carmen – one of her few albums for Columbia from the 60s, and a wonderfully swinging small group session that's got a much more relaxed feel than some of her earlier sets! The album's ostensibly a tribute to Billie Holiday – but it's taken in a way that's ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
It's been many years since we last heard from pianist Peter Lemer – the British musician who gave the world a wonderful album on ESP Records in the late 60s, and who finally returns to the fold to share his music again! For the album, which is a 50 year follow-up to the original Local Colour ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Puss N Boots (Sasha Dobson/Norah Jones/Catherine Popper —
Sister ... CD Blue Note/Universal (Netherlands), 2020. Used ...
$3.99
Tim Shaghoian on tenor saxophone, Chris Janzen on guitar, Kevin Person Jr on piano, Richard Lloyd Giddens Jr on bass and Antonio Montanez on drums. (Jazz) CD
A rare glimpse of the Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane – recorded in Monk's home turf of The Five Spot by Coltrane's wife at the time! The recording was done on a portable tape recorder, but the overall quality is surprisingly strong – not in stereo, but with more than enough ... (Jazz) read moreCD