A Dave Brubeck/Paul Desmond double header – two vintage albums in a single package! Stardust is great stuff from the early days of the Brubeck/Desmond alliance – when Dave's piano had first met up with Paul's alto, with incredible results that would soon transform the face of popular ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A fantastic reading of Bach's cello suites – some of the first, and still most important, music written for solo cello – performed here by one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century! The recording quality is superb – and Rostropovich does a good job of avoiding some of the ... (Classical) read moreCD
(Out of print. Includes original book and slipcase!)
One of the nicest records we've heard from guitarist Charlie Hunter in a long time – a set of spare and stripped-down duets with drummer Bobby Previte – a key player on the New York scene for years, and a musician who brings an awfully lot to the set! Previte's working here not just on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Dave Holland's sounding great on this late 80s set – a straighter effort than his early days, but in a really wonderful way overall! The group's got a lot of soulful power – thanks to alto from Steve Coleman, drums from Marvin Smitty Smith, and guitar from Kevin Eubanks – all ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Our favorite side of Gene Ammons' talents – summed up nicely in a 2LP set! Ammons wasn't the first tenor player to work with a Hammond organ, but once the format gained popularity, Gene made a wise move to take it up – and it became a pairing that forever defined the later years of his ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Joe Henderson —
Tetragon ... CD Milestone/OJC, 1967. Used ...
$5.99
An excellent set that really shows Joe Henderson perched on the edge – hanging between his Blue Note hardbop work of the 60s, and his freer work of the early 70s! The lineup's a great one – with Kenny Barron on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and either Louis Hayes or Jack DeJohnette on ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Small cutout hole through rear tray card and case.)
Nice nice album on Prestige, bringing together Jug's earlier sides in 2 different settings. The first batch has Ammons "battling" Sonny Stitt in a set of stuff that features hard twin tenors in the frontline, with the kind of cutting contests the two of them would perform live all over ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A vocal-heavy entry in the Ultra Lounge catalog – and one that follows the spirit of the single-artist titles in the Wild Cool & Swinging series from Capitol! The set's pretty darn upbeat – never too wild, nor too cool, and almost always swinging – and the tracks are mostly ... (Now Sound) read moreCD
(Out of print. Small cutout hole through rear tray card and case.)
Steve Coleman & Five Elements —
Sine Die ... CD Pangaea, 1988. Used ...
$4.99
Important mid 60s work from Ornette – and one of the few recordings of this format to see larger release at the time! The set captures Ornette in a much freer style than heard on his Atlantic recordings from a few years before – paying alto, violin, and trumpet, in a trio with David ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A stunning set of rare and unreleased grooves by James Brown – nearly all of which were cut during the classic early 70s years with the JBs, but never issued before this cool compilation! The set's got some essentials for any fan of JB – including the lost soul classic "She's The ... (Soul) read moreCD
Beautiful work from the Art Ensemble – and one of their undisputed classics! The record features some of the most perfectly realized moments the band ever cut to wax, with a blend of whimsical multi-instrumental improvisation, and a strong sense of the spiritual tradition in jazz. The album ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A classic "new thing" album recorded with the cream of Blue Note's avant 60s players – like Eric Dolphy, Joe Henderson, and Tony Williams – standing out with Hill as some of the most adventurous players for the label at the time! The album's awash with jagged piano likes from ... (Jazz) read moreCD
30 tracks from Pee Wee King, Jerry Reed, Tommy Scott, Jack Guthrie, Tennessee Ernie Ford, the Carlisles, Wade Ray, Frankie Starr, Merrill Moore, Hank Penny & more. (Folk/Country) CD
26 tracks from Glen Morris, Andy Wilson, Layson Rudd, the Dixieland Drifters, Dick Miller, Raymond Parish, Stan Jr, Tommy Hill, Andy Wilson, Johnny Bond, Bob Homan & more. (Folk/Country) CD
(Out of print, CDr release.)
Pantha Du Prince —
Black Noise ... CD Rough Trade (UK), 2010. Used ...
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25 tracks from Les Brown, Pee Wee King, Moose Jackson, Sonny Lowery, Pat Kelly, Little Willie John, Bill Haley & his Comets, Weldon Rogers, Don & Dewwy, Gene Vincent & his Blue Caps, Bob Luman & more. (Rock) CD
David Weiss is one of the hippest leaders around these days – a great player and a hell of a writer, but most importantly an artist who really knows how to choose the right musicians for his group! Weiss has often evoked the best modern moments of the 60s with previous projects – and ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A beautiful tribute to the compositional genius of Wayne Shorter – but served up at a level that goes way beyond Shorter's original vision for his music! Trumpeter David Weiss always does a great job of re-exploring the best modern sounds of the 60s – and here, he arranges some key ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The Beatles live at the BBC – heard here in a host of rare recordings that were done between March 1962 and June 1965 – pulled from the vaults of the legendary radio station, and with a few cool dialogue bits too! The versions here were all played live on the air, and make for some ... (Rock) read moreCD
Trumpeter Corey Wilkes and a great group pay homage to Miles Davis at Chicago's legendary Velvet Lounge in May of 2010! Miles' spirit and soul are in each note here, but the group doesn't set out to simply cover the material – these are fresh, yet deeply influenced perspectives. It kicks ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of our favorite recordings ever of George Gershwin's Porgy & Bess – done by Bethlehem Records in the mid 50s, and featuring nearly every one of the label's great talents at the time! The choice of the lead characters is a bit odd – as Mel Torme plays Porgy and Francis Faye ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
2 rare slices of exotica by Les Baxter – back to back on one CD! The first half of the set features material from the album Ports Of Pleasure – a dreamy exploration of south sea ideals that's got a more lightly drifting quality than some of Baxter's more percussive exotica albums, and ... (Now Sound) read moreCD
One of Jimmy Raney's greatest albums – and a hard swinging set that features some wonderful interplay between his guitar and the valve trombone of Bob Brookmeyer! Piano is handled by either Hank Jones or Dick Katz – and the group has a lively edge that's reminiscent of Raney's earlier ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Clifton Anderson —
Decade ... CD EmArcy, 2009. Used ...
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It's been a decade since the last album as a leader from trombonist Clifton Anderson, but it's definitely been worth the wait – as the player has matured wonderfully over the years, working often with Sonny Rollins, and really finding his sense of space and soul! Anderson's got a very well-de ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Maybe one of the greatest jazz albums of all time – a real breakthrough moment for the legendary John Coltrane, and the blueprint for generations of jazz records to come! Trane was already breaking down plenty of boundaries before Love Supreme – but he knocked it out of the park for ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Pearl Bailey —
Best Of The Roulette Years (3CD set) ... CD 
