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Exact matches: 5
In London ... LP
, 1971. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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in London – not playing live, but wor
in the studio with a host of British musicians he'd inspired over the years! The lineup varies from track to track, giving a nice sort of variety to the album – and the overall feel is a bit like some of the Chess London sessions of the time – but maybe more blues overall! Features work by Peter Green on guitar, Steve Marriott on harmonica, Alexis Korner on acoustic guitar, Gary Wright on electric piano and Hammond, Ringo Starr on drums, and The Mystery Shadow on Hammond – and titles include "Ghetto Woman", "Wet Hayshark", "Part Time Love", "We Can't Agree", and "Blue Shadows".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole – a nice copy!)
Bobby Bland &
Together Again – Live ... LP
, 1976. Used ...
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Titles include "Let The Good Times Roll", and lots of medley numbers of classic blues!
LP, Vinyl record album
(Later pressing with barcode. Shrinkwrap has a large hole in front.)
Of The Blues Guitar – Guitar Instrumentals ... LP
Ace (UK)
, 1985. Used ...
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LP, Vinyl record album
LA Midnight ... LP
, 1972. Used ...
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brings in a sweet dose of jazz to his work – just a touch of the funkier bac
s that some of his electric contemporaries were getting at the time – maybe not as hard-wailing as some of the Chess funky blues records, but definitely somewhere in that direction! Players on the date include Mel Brown and Jesse Davis on guitars, Bobby Bryant on trumpet, Red Holloway on tenor, Plas Johnson on baritone, Clifford Coulter and Victor Feldman on piano, and the great Earl Palmer on drums. Titles include "Help The Poor", "Can't You Hear Me Tal
To You", "Midnight", "I Got Some Help I Don't Need", "I've Been Blue Too Long", "Lucille's Granny, and "Can't You Hear Me Tal
To You".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Confessin' The Blues ... LP
, Mid 60s. Used ...
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LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label mono pressing. Cover has a torn corner and a half split bottom seam.)
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Blues Guitar Blasters ... LP
Ace (UK)
, Late 50s/
1960s. Used Gatefold ...
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A great collection – as much R&B as it is blues – with work from T Bone Walker, Pee Wee Crayton, Guitar Slim, Ike Turner, Johnny Guitar Watson, Albert
, Jimmy Nolan, Lowell Fulson,
, Lafayette Thomas, and others!
LP, Vinyl record album
Partial matches: 98
Albert Ayler
Swing Low Sweet Spiritual ... LP
Osmosis (Netherlands)
, 1964. Near Mint- ...
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Pre-ESP Records work from the legendary Albert Ayler – and a really special set that definitely shows his strong ties to a previous legacy of African-American music! Ayler always clamed blues and other roots in his sound, but didn't always show them as clearly – given his free-thin
, forward-moving approach – yet this set has Albert really rewor
an older influence, by ta
older songs from gospel and secular sources, and using them as a completely compelling springboard for his new ideas on tenor and soprano sax! The album's the sort that David Murray might have cut in the mid 80s – but conceived by Ayler two decades before – and sadly unissued for years after its recording, possibly because it's a very sensitive, soulful set that's different than the frenetic power of later albums on ESP. A real treasure throughout – with work from Call Cobbs Jr on piano, Henry Grimes on bass, and Sonny Murray on drums – on titles that include "Swing Low Sweet Chariot", "Deep River", "Goin Home", "Ol Man River", "Down By The Riverside", and "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing!)
Spencer Barefield, Anthony Holland, & Tani Tabbal
Transdimensional Space Window ... LP
Trans African
, 1982. Very Good+ ...
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A nice set from these latter day Detroit free music explorers, with a spiritual vibe and a varied approach to improvisation that isn't afraid to groove at moments, but also involves some nice textural dynamic playing in a very post AACM mode. Anthony Holland plays reeds, Tani Tabal tablas and trap drums and Spencer Barefield a variety of guitars. 3 lengthy pieces and 1 shorter one: "Inbetween Song", "Roscoe Mitchell – Clouds Ta
Pictures Of Birds", the 6-part "Transdimensional Space Window Suite" and "Dawudaphone Dance".
LP, Vinyl record album
Count Basie
Count Basie Big Band – Live Montreux 77 ... LP
, 1977. Near Mint- ...
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The 70s Count Basie Band in all their glory – recorded live in extremely tight formation at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival! Despite the live setting, the recording quality here is impeccable – easily on a par with most of the group's studio dates from the decade, especially in the way that Basie's piano thunders out in front of the rest of the group! Players include Sonny Cohn, Bobby Mitchell, Al Grey, Jimmy Forrest, Eric Dixon, and Freddie Green – and although tracks are short, they're still filled with a good sense of surprise – that Basie dynamics that really started kic
in during the 50s, and which held on strong on records like this! Titles include "The More I See You", "Night In Tunisia", "The Heat's On", "Freckle Face", "Splanky", "I Needs To Be Bee'd With", "Lil Darlin", and "Bag Of Dreams".
LP, Vinyl record album
Rubber Soul ... LP
, 1965. Near Mint- ...
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A landmark leaping-off point for The Beatles – and a record that really paved the way for countless new ideas to come! The mix of catchy pop and freer ideas here is really wonderful – tunes that introduce a whole new mature world in mainstream music – yet manage to have all the catchy complexity of the earlier years too. Production, songwriting, and delivery is superb – and titles include "Norwegian Wood", "Think For Yourself", "The Word", "Girl", "I'm Loo
Through You", and "Run For Your Life"".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Apple label pressing.)
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Rubber Soul ... CD
William Bell
Coming Back For More ... LP
, 1977. Sealed ...
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A really wonderful post-Stax album from the great William Bell – a set that has the singer still stepping out with all those great deep soul modes from the 60s, but also finding a hipper, more laidback approach as well! There's a beautiful mellow vibe to the record – one that recalls some of Millie Jackson's best ballad work of the time, especially in the way it warms things up with a bit of class, while ta
away none of the power of the vocals. Bell produced and arranged the whole set with help from Paul Mitchell – and there's still lots of nice down home themes and feelings to the record, but William's also wor
with a bubbling groove that comes off great – and which updates his sound without selling his soul – ma
for a great set in the modern/
southern mode. Titles include "Tryin To Love Two", "If Sex Was All We Had", "Relax", "You Don't Miss Your Water", "Coming Back For More", "Just Another Way To Feel", and "I Absotively Posolutely Love You".
LP, Vinyl record album
George Benson
Bad ... LP
, 1975. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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Sweet 70s funk from George Benson – an album that's a bit smoother than some of his earlier work, but still free from the commercial polish of his later hits! Maestro David Matthews is at the helm for this session – and most numbers have a full bac
from players who include some of the best of the CTI/
Kudu generation – including Ronnie Foster and Bobby Lyle on keyboards, Joe Farrell on flute, Fred Wesley on trombone, Eric Gale on rhythm guitar, Dave Friedman on vibes, and Steve Gadd on drums – who manages to kick in a nicely funky undercurrent, even on some of the mellower numbers. George's guitar is filled with warmly chromatic hues – gliding away nicely on titles that include the slow funky "Em", plus "Siberian Workout", "Shell Of A Man", "Hold On I'm Coming", "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder", and "Theme From Good
LP, Vinyl record album
Walter Benton
Out Of This World ... LP
, 1960. Very Good ...
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One of the few sessions ever recorded by tenor player Walter Benton – a great talent with a very strong voice, coming out of a gutsier 50s era, and growing into a capable hardbop player by the time of this set. The album's got Benton playing in a quintet that features Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and either Jimmy Cobb or Albert Heath on drums – and although the group's clearly not Benton's wor
unit, the overall sound of the record is quite strong, with very capable rhythm playing, and some nicely arcing solos with spirit and surprising touches. Titles include "Iris", "Night Movement", "A Blues Mood", "Azil", and "Walter's Altar".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label Bill Grauer productions pressing with a deep groove. Cover has a split spine and partially split seams.)
Art Blakey
Album Of The Year ... LP
, 1981. Near Mint- ...
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Well, "album of the year" might be a hard claim to live up to – but this is a heck of a great record! The album's one of Blakey's real sleepers – cut years away from his time at Blue Note, with a fluid soulful approach that steps off his work at Prestige quite nicely. The real strength of the set is the group – as even at this point, Blakey's got an insanely perfect ear for pic
young talent. Every player's a star, and the group features work by Bobby Watson, James Williams, Bill Pierce, Charles Fambrough, and even a young Wynton Marsalis, who still sounds pretty nice at this point. The set list include some great tracks, too, originals by group members that include "Soulful Mister Timmons", "Little Man", "In Case You Missed It", and "Ms BC".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Dutch pressing.)
Art Blakey
Big Beat ... LP
Blue Note
, 1960. Near Mint- ...
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One of the greatest Art Blakey Blue Note sessions of all time – and perhaps one of the greatest to realize the genius of the Jazz Messengers lineup that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, and Bobby Timmons on piano! The trio of young talents are at the height of their early soulful powers here – wor
with Blakey and bassist Jymie Merritt in a set of tunes that are overflowing with expressive solos, unusual timings, and the Blakey genius for mixing bold statements with personally introspective moments. Nearly every track on the record's a classic – and titles include an early version of Bobby Timmons' "Dat Dere", plus Wayne Shorter's beautiful tunes "Lester Left Town", "Chess Players", and "Sakeena's Vision".
LP, Vinyl record album
(80s DMM pressing. Cover has a cutout notch.)
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Bobby Bland
Get On Down With Bobby Bland ... LP
, 1975. Very Good+ ...
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Brilliant later work by Bobby Blue Bland – done with bac
s that are much fuller than on his earlier albums – a mixture of strings and horns that really expand the sound! That doesn't keep things from being soulful, though – as Bobby's in incredible form vocally, really rising to the occasion of the session with some of his best vocal performances of the decade. Great throughout – and one of his few true classic sessions after the early Duke years. Titles include "Today I Started Loving You Again", "I Take It On Home", "I Hate You", "If Fingerprints Showed Up On Skin", and "Too Far Gone".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a cutout notch, some staining near the bottom, and some wear.)
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Let's Make Up & Be Friendly ... LP
United Artists
, 1972. Near Mint- ...
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The last album from the legendary Bonzo Dog Band – issued at a time when the group were going their separate ways, hence the somewhat ironic title! The set's possibly a bit more musical than before – and almost even shows some traces of the hipper, artier side of the British scene that was bubbling under in the jazz rock generation – that mix of sounds and styles that would emerge more fully on Virgin Records in the next few years. Instrumentation is actually quite focused at times – and includes saxes, flute, xylophone, and some surprisingly well-played guitar. But most noteworthy are the more straightforward lyrics of some tunes – the lack of jokes and more personally poetic moments in their place. There's still a fair bit of funny bits, too, though – and titles include "The Strain", "Turkeys", "
Of Scurf", "Waiting For The Wardrobe", "Slush", "Bad Blood", and "Rawlinson End".
LP, Vinyl record album
(With post card still attached.)
James Brown
Showtime ... LP
, 1964. Good+ ...
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One of the odder James Brown records from the 60s – as it includes 11 studio tracks with overdubbed audience. James was under contract with
at the same time, and couldn't record new vocal material for Smash – so the record doesn't contain any JB originals, but covers of Louis Jordan style songs like "Caldonia", "Evil", "Nobody Here But Us Chickens". Certainly not The Godfather's funkiest moment, but proof that he could still swing in a hard R&B groove with the right bac
LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear and staining.)
Les Brown
Jazz Song Book ... LP
, 1959. Very Good- Gatefold ...
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A sublime set that's built strongly around solo contributions from players that include Buddy DeFranco, Terry Gibbs, Frank Rosolino, Zoot Sims, Don Fagerquist, and Ronnie Lang – all players who are quite comfortable in a large group setting, but really know how to make the most of their solo space when it comes around! Brown put the album together in a way that shifts the focus between soloists from track to track – and the different voicings really give each number a great sense of mood, even when the tunes themselves are familiar ones. Arrangements are by Bill Holman, and titles include "Pizza Boy", "The Claw", "Love Is Here To Stay", "Chelsea Bridge", "Willow Weep For Me", "
Phillip Stomp", and "Let's Get Away From It All".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label stereo pressing with deep groove. Label has a sticker spot. Cover has a center split on the top seam.)
Vernon Burch
Get Up ... LP
Chocolate City/
, 1979. Sealed ...
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Bouncy, bubbly soul from Vernon Burch – one of his stone dancefloor classics from the 70s, served up with a groove that never quits! Burch is one of the few who can make a clubby set sparkle with the more personal qualities of a mellower soul album – and this excellent set is a great example of his style at the time. Production is by James Gadson, who also plays funky drums in the small bac
combo – along with keyboards from Michael Thompson and guitar from Burke himself. Titles include the slightly bizarre transgender tune "Sammy Joanne (One Half Woman One Half Man)" – but other numbers are all pretty great, and include "Get Up", "Arrogant Lady", "Once Again In My Life", "Never Can Find The Way", and "For You".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Donald Byrd
Thank You For FUML (Funkin Up My Life) ... LP
, 1978. Very Good ...
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A post-Blue Note effort, and Donald's changing things up a bit with his 125th Street Orchestra and Uptown Singers – fun
along in a way you'd expect from the longwinded title! Byrd loostens up the smoother backgrounds of his recent Larry Mizell helmed work, and in their place are grooves that have more of a heavy slap bass sound, punchier horns and guitars! There are lotes nice moments that are a bit more restrained than the comparably full-on funk approach – and these have a spacey fusiony soul quality that reminds us of similar work that Byrd was doing with The Blackbyrds at the time. One of the best cuts is "Your Life Is My Ecstasy", which has some great bubbling Moog behind it, which creates a sound that you've heard sampled famously by Tribe Called Quest. Other nice ones are "Loving You", which features vocals by Jim Gilstrap, and a remake of Duke Pearson's "Cristo Redentor", a big hit for Don in the 60s, which is redone here in an excellent slow funk mode that feels like Bob James' work on CTI. Others include "Have You Heard The News", "In Love With Love" and "Close Your Eyes And Look Within".
LP, Vinyl record album
Hadley Caliman
Celebration ... LP
, 1977. Very Good+ ...
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Incredibly soulful work from 70s west coast player Hadley Caliman – a great talent on both sax and flute, and a player who only cut a very small number of albums under his own name! The album's got a really seductive feel – gently spiritual, with a style that bubbles with restrained energy, but which runs very very deeply through the length of the set. The album's really well put together – stuffed with original tracks, and featuring bac
by Hotep Cecil Bernard on piano, David Williams on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. Both Caliman's tunes and playing have a lightly magical feel to them – a sadness behind the sun, done at a complicated level that we appreciate more and more over the years. Titles include "Gala", "My Marie", "Presenting Mr. Jones", and "Schyleen".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Betty Carter
Audience With Betty Carter ... LP
Bet Car
, 1980. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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A brilliant live set by Betty Carter, and a perfect summation of the underground soul that was bubbling through her work in the 70s! The Betty you hear here is way different than the Betty of earlier years – freer, more soulful, wor
in an unfettered setting that lets her take off on piano and vocals, wor
in a mode that's got a modal vibrant quality unmatched by most other singers! The album includes a great version of "Open The Door", a 25 minute reading of the landmark tune "Sounds", and the tracks "Tight", "Fake", "So", "My Favorite Things", "Caribbean Sun", and "I Think I Got It Now".
LP, Vinyl record album
Bobby Christian
Jazz Class ... LP
, Late 60s. Very Good- Gatefold ...
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A fantastic album of long jazzy grooves – one of the rare sides cut for the tiny Orion label, which featured jazz dance instruction records for the work of choreographer Gus Giordano! The set is a great one – and features 4 long tracks that go way beyond the usual Orion sides. Percussionist Bobby Christian leads a trio on the tunes – playing only percussion, wor
melody out of drums in a manner that's in keeping with Giordano's hip dance technique. The whole album's great – percussive, but also nice and grooving, and never sleepy. Titles include "Jazz Walks", "Jazz Port De Bras", and "Jazz Isolations".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has split top seams, a half split bottom seam, and a stain on the bottom inch.)
Clarke Boland Big Band
Fellini 712 ... LP
, 1968. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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One of the most stri
albums ever recorded by the legendary Clarke-Boland Big Band – a suite of tracks composed by leader Francy Boland, swinging with a style that stands with the best MPS work of the time! Boland's clearly ta
his cue from the sophisticated later work by Duke Ellington – but he's also inspired by the groovier soundtrack styles bubbling in Europe during the 60s, as well as the other incredible genre-blurring work on MPS at the time. The tracks are all nice and long, and swing with an exotic groove that keeps very much with the Fellini title – offering plenty of space for a range of great soloists that include Tony Coe, Sahib Shihab, Benny Bailey, and Idrees Sulieman. Brilliant throughout – an under-discovered jazz classic – with a suite of 3 movements that include "Rosati At Popolo Square", "Tween Dusk & Dawn In Via Urbana", and "Villa Radieuse".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Spanish MPS pressing, in non-gatefold cover.)
Arnett Cobb
Sizzlin' ... LP
, 1960. Very Good ...
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Arnett Cobb's definitely sizzlin on this classic album for Prestige – a stripped-down quartet setting that features his bold tenor sax right up front in the mix, cutting deeply on a half dozen well-recorded tracks! The sound here is simple, soulful, and completely effective – very much in the mode of labelmate Gene Ammons, but perhaps a bit earthier overall – not R&B hon
, but almost on the verge at times. Bac
is by Red Garland on piano, George Tucker on bass, and JC Moses on drums – and titles include "Sizzlin", "The Way You Look Tonight", "Black Velvet", and "Blue Sermon".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing. Cover has a split spine and top seam.)
Robert Corff, Gourmet's Delight, Johnny & The Torn
Gas-s-s-s ... LP
, 1970. Very Good+ ...
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A groovy soundtrack for a Roger Corman film – and one that's filled with some offbeat rock tunes created for the movie! There's kind of an offbeat feel to most of the numbers – tunes that aren't really trying to get on the radio at all, or be hits of any kind – and which more seek to echo popular modes of the period, and then wrap them around some of the themes of the film. The most soundtrack-like numbers are the instrumental ones – which often break the rock format a bit, and get nice and interesting with the instrumentation. The core group on the set are supposedly The Fish – from Country Joe & The Fish – who sound especially nice on instrumental numbers that include "Cry A Little", "Juke Box Serenade", "Castles", "Bubble Gum Girl", and "The Pueblo Pool", billed to Johnny & The Tornados; appearing next to vocal numbers "This Is The Beginning", "I'm Loo
For A World", and "World That We All Dreamed Of" by Robert Corff; and "First Time Last Time" and "Today Is Where" by The Gourmet's Delight.
LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a Special Value sticker on front.)
Eddie Lockjaw Davis/
Johnny Griffin Quintet
Tough Tenors Again N Again ... LP
, 1970. Very Good+ ...
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A smo
twin-tenor session for MPS – one that reunites the mighty talents of Johnny Griffin and Eddie Lockjaw Davis! The album was done as an offshoot of both players' work for the Clarke Boland Big Band at the time – and the set was not only produced by CBBB impresario Gigi Campi, but also features a core rhythm trio from that ensemble – Francy Boland on piano, Jimmy Woode on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums! Tracks are nice and long, and have a sound that really shows the evolution of both players since their famous recordings of the early 60s – tones that are even more modern and edgey at points, served up with a fire that hasn't died at all – and set loose on rhythms that move past the usual grooves you might have expected from their American sessions together. Titles include "Tin Tin Deo", "Jim Dawg", "Gigi", "When We Were One", and "Again N Again".
LP, Vinyl record album
(German MPS pressing. Cover has a spot of tape on the spine.)
Tyrone Davis
I Can't Go On This Way ... LP
, 1978. Very Good+ ...
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A late 70s gem from Tyrone's years on Columbia Records – one that shows both sides of his talents for the label! The set starts out with an extended clubby groover called "Get On Up (Disco)" – a bumping sort of number that's clearly trying to push him into Johnnie Taylor territory, and which comes off surprisingly well. But even better are the rest of the tracks on the set – which update Tyrone's older Brunswick sound with a smoother, more sophisticated sort of style – still recorded in Chicago, and with some southern soul traces – but usually done in a warmer midtempo groove, with excellent lead vocals and great bac
from The Haywood Sisters. Titles include "It's You It's You", "Bunky", "All I Ever Need", "I Can't Go On This Way", and "Can't Help But Say".
LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a promo stamp and tracklist sticker.)
Martin Denny
Exotica Vol 2 ... LP
, Late 50s. Very Good ...
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The second album in Denny's legendary Exotica trilogy – a set of records that provided the extreme definition of the small sub-genre that today has become the stuff of legend! Denny's still wor
here in his classic format – a small group with heavy piano lines, playful percussion, and some birdcalls sung by the members of the group! The set's a mix of strange songs from strange sources, all given the sublime Denny twist – and titles include "Singing Bamboos", "Escales", "August Bells", "Ebb Tide", "Rush Hour In Hong Kong", and "Soshu Night Serenade".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Original turquoise label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some seam splitting and a bit of pen on back.)
Eric Dolphy
Iron Man (gold cover) ... LP
, 1962. Very Good+ ...
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A seminal set from Eric Dolphy – one of his most perfectly realized moments at the head of a larger ensemble – and a record that definitely set the tone for countless spiritual jazz sessions of the 70s! Dolphy recorded this session for Alan Douglas in 1962, and it features a larger array of players than you'll find on most of his records for other labels – the cream of the "new thing" players that were around New York at the time, including Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Woody Shaw on trumpet, Prince Lasha on flute, Sonny Simmons on alto, and even Clifford Jordan on soprano sax – ma
a rare appearance on record on that instrument! Together, the players create a set of soundscapes that lies somewhere between Dolphy's Out To Lunch album, and some of the more modernist work by Mingus – a stunning batch of tracks that go out, but never too far. Titles include "Ode to CP", "Burning Spear", "Iron Man", and "Mandrake".
LP, Vinyl record album
Come Into Our World ... LP
, 1979. Very Good ...
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The sweet Emotions at the top of their game – one of the brilliant albums that has the soulful trio wor
hand in hand with Earth Wind & Fire! The girls were plenty great in their early years, but wor
with Maurice White and company, they really took off – hitting a whole new level that really unlocked some deeply spiritual power in their vocals! And sure, the approach also yielded the group plenty of hits – but for good reason, too – given the classic quality and all-great nature of a set like this. Maurice White produced, and the lineup is filled with plenty of Earth Wind & Fire players too – wor
with some great arrangements from Tom Tom 84, Wade Marcus, and others. Tunes are balanced between clubby numbers and some nice midtempo moments – and titles include "Where Is Your Love", "Cause I Love You", "Come Into My World", "On & On", "I Should Be Dancing", "Layed Back", and "Yes I Am".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover and label have some marker.)
Curtis Fuller
Cabin In The Sky ... LP
, Early 60s. Very Good- Gatefold ...
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A very unique album by Curtis Fuller – quite different than any of his other records at the time! The session has Curtis blowing on tunes from the score to Cabin In The Sky – arranged by Manny Albam, and performed by a large group that includes Freddy Hubbard, Hank Jones, and Bob Brookmeyer. Far from the snoozy outing that you might guess from the title, the album's actually a deeply spiritual album that has Fuller playing in warm rich tones that he rarely achieves elsewhere. The bac
is sensitive, and doesn't get in the way – and instead creates a magical pillow of sound that allows Fuller to craft these warm and sweet notes that are really wonderful. Titles include "The Prayer", "Savannah", "Love Turned The Light Out", and "Love Me Tomorrow".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Orange & black label stereo pressing, with a Van Gelder stamp. Cover has wear and masking tape along the spine & seams.)
Carlos Garnett
Journey To Enlightenment ... LP
, 1974. Very Good ...
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A stone 70s classic from reedman Carlos Garnett – and a set that's every bit as righteous as you'd guess from the cover and the title! Garnett really soars to the heavens here – blowing a mixture of different instruments in a setting that takes off from his classic Black Love album, but which is almost even headier overall! Garnett vocalizes on some of the tracks – often wor
alongside singer Ayodele Jenkins, in a mode that sets things up with these righteous lyrics – then lets the instrumental passages really take over, and express the message in an even deeper way. The core group is nice and tight – with keyboards from Hubert Eaves, guitar from Reggie Lucas, bass from Anthony Jackson and drums from Howard
– plus extra percussion from Charles Pulliam and Neil Clarke – both of whom really fill in the music with lots of complicated rhythmic elements. Titles include the stunning groover "Chana" – plus "Journey To Enlightenment", "Love Flower", "Caribbean Sun", and "Let Us Go To Higher Heights".
LP, Vinyl record album
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Journey To Enlightenment ... LP
Benny Golson
Time Speaks (Japanese pressing) ... LP
Baystate (Japan)
, 1982. Near Mint- ...
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A great little session – ostensibly a tribute to Clifford Brown, but way more than that! The set's actually an excellent soul bop session – recorded with a sextet that features Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Barron, Cecil McBee, and Ben Riley, wor
together in that soulful spiritual mode that Golson was exploring wonderfully at the time, and which is a good extension of Shaw's work of the late 70s. Tracks include "No Dancin", "Time Speaks", "Blues For Duanae", "Theme For Maxine", and "Jordu".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes obi! Cover has some light aging, but this is a nice copy overall.)
Al Grey
Snap Your Fingers ... LP
, 1962. Very Good ...
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Really wonderful work from trombonist Al Grey – sounding hipper here than at any other point in his career! One of the great reason for Al's sound here is the presence of tenorist Billy Mitchell – a partner with Al in the Basie band, and a great player who gives just about any session a deeply soulful finish. The rest of the group is equally nice too – with work by Dave Burns and Donald Byrd on trumpet, Floyd Morris and Herbie Hancock on piano, and Bobby Hutcherson on vibes. The use of vibes is especially stri
for a set like this, and really gives the proceedings a different feel than you might think. Titles include "R.B.Q.", "Minor On Top", "African Lady", and "Hi Fly".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Gray label Argo pressing with deep groove.)
Earl & Carl Grubbs – The Visitors
Neptune (Cobblestone) ... LP
, 1971. Very Good ...
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Beautiful post-Coltrane playing by the two Grubbs brothers (who get top recommendations from Pharoah Sanders and Naima Coltrane on the back cover!). The album's filled with spiritual spiralling intertwining alto and soprano sax lines, underpinned by soulful bac
on piano, bass, drums, and percussion. The quality of the writing on the album is excellent – and we'd easily rank this one up there with the best work on Strata East from the time, or with Gary Bartz's first two albums for Milestone. Includes the long title cut, plus "Reflections (On New York City)", "Pisces", and a beautiful cover of "Naima". Really wonderful stuff!
LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Cobblestone pressing. Cover has some aging.)
Joe Harriott
BBC Jazz For Moderns (with download) ... LP
Gearbox (UK)
, 1962. Near Mint- ...
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Much-needed material from saxophonist Joe Harriott – a hell of a player, and one whose few dates as a leader are always worth trac
down! This set was originally recorded by the BBC in 1962 – and only gets its first issue now – a beautiful batch of tunes that really show Harriott at the cusp of hardbop grooving and some of the modern ideas that would show up on his Free Form and Abstract albums – both record that would be a perfect counterpart to the ideas going on here! Recording quality is wonderful – these were the BBC studios, after all – and the group is a rock-solid quintet that features Harriott on alto, Shake Keane on trumpet and flugelhorn, Pat Smythe on piano, Coleridge Goode on bass, and Bobby Orr on drums. Titles include two Harriott originals – "Tonal" and "Pictures" – plus two by Dizzy Reece – "Shepherd's Serenade" and "Variations On Monk".
LP, Vinyl record album
Andrew Hill
Andrew – The Music Of Andrew Hill ... LP
Blue Note
, 1964. Very Good ...
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Quite possibly our favorite album ever from pianist Andrew Hill – a really unique outing that features the vibes of Bobby Hutcherson and a rare non-Sun Ra appearance by tenorist John Gilmore! The presence of Hutcherson brings a real "new thing" energy to the album – a feel that's similar to Bobby's classic Dialogue album, of which Hill was such an important part. But the searching tenor of Gilmore also brings a stri
new level to the session as well – and his solos open up with a raw, earthy quality that really shades in the album with a great deal of feeling. Gilmore's role here is a bit like that of Joe Henderson on his freer Blue Note material – but his sound still undeniably unique, at a level that really makes us wish he'd recorded more albums like this at the time. The tracks are all originals by Hill, and include the titles "Duplicity", "Black Monday", "The Griots", and "Le Serpent Qui Danse".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Liberty pressing. Cover has a bent corner, some marker on front, and a small peeled spot.)
Freddie Hubbard
Baddest Hubbard ... LP
, Early 70s. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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Baddest Hubbard or goodest Hubbard – whatever you prefer, the set's a great sampling of Freddie's incredible work for the CTI label during the early 70s! The album only features 4 tracks, but for CTI, Freddie was cutting them so long, that's the only way you could go – as his freewheeling approach to soul jazz really pushed the boundaries of the genre while he was wor
at the label – and which really pushed Hubbard's sound, too – into territory that nobody would have expected back in the 60s! Titles include the long original version of "Red Clay", plus the classic funk track "First Light", and mellower tunes "In A Mist" and "Here's That Rainy Day".
LP, Vinyl record album
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Baddest Hubbard ... CD
Freddie Hubbard
First Light ... LP
, 1972. Sealed Gatefold ...
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Sweet early CTI work from trumpeter Freddie Hubbard – the kind of groundbrea
electric jazz that really helped him find a new space in the 70s! The album follows strongly from Freddie's classic Red Clay set for CTI – and like that one, it features extended tracks that build beautifully as they roll on – ta
Freddie's airy trumpet as the base, and layering in electric piano, flute, guitar, and percussion – plus some wonderfully subtle strings – used sparely, but in just the right way to underscore the wider vision of the record. Arrangements are by the mighty Don Sebesky – and other players include George Benson on guitar, Hubert Laws on flute, Phil Kraus on vibes, and Airto on percussion – plus Richard Wyands on the keys, ma
a rare CTI appearance here. Titles include a surprisingly great version of "Uncle Albert/
Admiral Halsey" which has some great breaks in the middle – plus "First Light", "Moment To Moment", and "Yesterday's Dreams".
LP, Vinyl record album
Freddie Hubbard
High Energy ... LP
, 1974. Very Good+ ...
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Sweet electric Freddie Hubbard – a wonderfully laidback session that's filled with space and soul – hardly what you'd expect from the title! The album follows nicely in the style that Hubbard hit at CTI – an openly flowing groove that has Freddie's trumpet on top of long electric piano lines from George Cables, with occasional fuller bac
s to flesh out the sound! Arrangements are by Dale Oehler, who's conducting a larger group behind a core quintet that also features excellent reeds from Junior Cook – possibly one of his strongest (and only) appearances on an electric date like this. Cables is the champ, though – and really makes the set cook by changing the vibe strongly with his keys – setting a tone for Freddie throughout. Titles include "Camel Rise", "Crisis", "Too High", "Black Maybe", and "Baraka Sasa".
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Freddie Hubbard
No 5 (aka Groovy) ... LP
Jazz Line/
Trio (Japan)
, 1961. Near Mint- ...
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An excellent set of hardbop tracks – originally recorded under the leadership of trombonist Willie Wilson – but also issued under the names of Duke Pearson and Freddie Hubbard over the years! The set was cut in 1961 for the Jazztime label – and really crackles with electricity, and has a straight hardbop sound and a smo
New York groove – every bit as great as the best Blue Note work of the time, but with a raw edge that drives it even further. The group is top-notch, too – and features Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Pepper Adams on baritone sax, Duke Pearson on piano, Thomas Howard on bass, and Lex Humphries on drums – plus the obscure Willie Wilson on trombone, a great player who was a friend of Pearson, and whose only recorded work is on this album. Tracks have a lively well-crafted sound, and titles include "Lex", "Blues For Alvina", "Apothegm", and "Minor Mishap". CD features 5 bonus alternate takes too! Note that this material was also issued by Prestige – under the title Dedication, with Pearson's name as the leader.
LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes obi. Cover has some very light wear.)
Freddie Hubbard & Oscar Peterson
Face To Face ... LP
, 1982. Very Good- ...
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Freddie Hubbard's very much in a back-to-basics mode at this point in his career – and what better place to go back to basics than at the Pablo label, where Freddie's wor
in an acoustic mode with the Oscar Peterson combo! The style is a far cry from Hubbard's electric records of the 70s – but the tunes still have a nicely spacious feel that shows lessons learned at CTI – a style that makes Peterson sound a bit hipper than usual, and which definitely has Freddie as the boss of the set. Other players include Joe Pass on guitar, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass, and Martin Drew on drums – and tracks include "All Blues", "Thermo", "Weaver Of Dreams", "Portrait Of Jenny", and "Tippin".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small center split on the bottom seam.)
Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson & Bobby Hutcherson
Keystone Bop ... LP
, 1981. Very Good+ ...
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Keystone bop indeed – a smo
little set from Freddie Hubbard, recorded during his great back-to-basics years of the early 80s! The tracks here are all quite long, and informed by a strong sense of hard bop – but they also open up with some sharper, more modern moments at times – of the sort that keenly reflect Freddie's best roots during his early years at Blue Note. The other players here are all quite strong – especially well-matched for the energy of such a record – with Bobby Hutcherson on vibes and Joe Henderson on tenor, plus rhythm from Billy Childs on piano, Larry Klein on bass, and Steve Houghton on drums. 3 lengthy tracks: "The Littlest One Of All", "One Of Another Kind", and "Body & Soul".
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Bobby Hutcherson
Total Eclipse ... LP
Blue Note
, 1968. Near Mint- ...
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A brilliant collaboration between vibist Bobby Hutcherson and reedman Harold Land – the first Blue Note album to feature the talents of the pair together, and a stone classic from the very first note! Hutcherson had already been ma
big waves for the label with his earlier sides – some avant, some soulful, all great – but adding Land's magical tenor and flute to the mix really opens his sound up a lot, and unlocks a lyrical quality in Bobby's music that really points the way to his flourishing years in the 70s! Yet all is not totally sweet – as both Land and Hutcherson maintain an edginess on the record that makes it more of a progression from the "new thing" years than a break – and pianist Chick Corea is on hand, moving through a very similar path in his own music too. Other players include Reggie Johnson on bass and Joe Chambers on drums – and the tracks are nice and long, with that free-wheeling soulful sound that Land seemed to nicely bring to Hutcherson's playing. Titles include "Herzog", "Same Shame", "Maxtrix", "Total Eclipse", and "Pompeian".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Original Liberty pressing.)
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Leroy Hutson
Unforgettable ... LP
, 1979. Very Good ...
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A great little set from Leroy Hutson – proof that he was still going strong through all his years at Curtom! For years we passed this one by, wrongly thin
"it's late, it can't be that good" – but the album's a real winner, with a blend of clubby uptempo cuts and some super-great mellow soul material, stuff that has Leroy stepping into a smooth modern soul vein! Seminal tracks include "So Nice" and "Right or Wrong" – both of which are amongst some of his best work ever – and other tracks include "Unforgettable", "Funk In My Life", and "Lonely Without You".
LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a promo stamp.)
Milt Jackson & Sonny Stitt
Loose Walk ... LP
Palcoscenico (Italy)
, 1979. Very Good+ ...
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An obscure little live set – recorded at the end of the 70s, at a time that makes it some of Stitt's last work on record. The format is straight and boppish – with some lyrical touches, and a strong open solo mode that goes well with the live setting. Stitt seems to dominate a bit more than Jackson, but that's ok with us – as he's in his best "back to basics" format of the 70s. The rest of the group features Gerald Price on piano, Don Moses on bass, and Bobby Durham on drums – and titles include "Loose Walk", "Star Eyes", "SKJ", and "Par
Lot Blues".
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Debbie Jacobs
Undercover Lover ... LP
, 1979. Very Good ...
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The debut album from singer Debbie Jacobs – a soulful vocalist who flourished briefly during the late disco years! Debbie's wor
here alongside production help from Paul Sabu – who gives the album a tightly focused groove that's great for Debbie's really belting vocal style – a mix of small combo rhythms and larger strings, all wrapped around some fiercely snapping rhythms that augment the catchier hooks of the album's best tunes. Titles include the single "Don't You Want My Love", plus "Undercover Lover", "Burnin Desire", "All The Way", and "Think I'm Fallin In Love".
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JJ Johnson
Dial J J 5 ... LP
, 1957. Very Good ...
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One of JJ's best from the late 50s – a tightly crackling hardbop set, recorded very much in the manner of his classic JJ Inc album! The sound here is a bit more compact overall – with some shorter tracks that really allow Johnson to display his keen sense of economy on his horn, while wor
in a burning mode that recalls some of his best bop sides from the early years – particularly his work on Blue Note. Bobby Jaspar's in the frontline with JJ – playing both tenor and flute – and rhythm is from a trio that features Tommy Flanagan on piano, Wilbur Little on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums. Jones' touch on the kit gives the album a nicely dancing feel throughout – and is a real reminder of his simple genius in an early setting like this. Titles include "Bird Song", "Blue Haze", "Old Devil Moon", "Tea Pot", "Barbados", "Cette Chose", and "So Sorry Please".
LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and a name in pen on the back.)
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Quincy Jones
I Dig Dancers ... LP
, 1960. Very Good ...
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Call it a love of dancers or just plain Quincy Jones groove – this album's filled with tight tracks that are a perfect showcase for the ways in which Quincy had such a huge influence on jazz in the 60s! The tunes are often old standards, but done here in a style that's nicely syncopated – ta
on that Jones love of space and sound, and wor
it through some big band tracks at a level that creates grooves that are a lot hipper than you'd hear on albums like this from most of his contemporaries! Players are all top-notch – and include Benny Bailey and Freddie Hubbard on trumpets, Melba Liston and Curtis Fuller on trombones, Jerome Richardson and Oliver Nelson on tenor, Sahib Shihab on baritone sax, Patti Brown on piano, and Les Spann on guitar and flute. Heck, even liner notes from Dorothy Kilgallen can't keep this one from being nice – and titles include "Chinese Checkers", "Tone Poem", "G'Wan Train", "Pleasingly Plump", and "A Sunday Kind Of Love".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
Wynton Kelly
Undiluted ... LP
, 1965. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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A sweetly soulful set that proves that Wynton Kelly wor
for Verve was a heck of a great idea! There's a cohesion and direction to the session that's missing from some of Kelly's other work of the 60s – even though the format is mostly the same, with trio bac
that includes Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. The tunes skip along with a really great little groove – soulful and lyrical, but always concerned with the swing – hitting all the right notes without any hoke, and ma
us love Kelly more than we expected! Titles include "Swinging til The Girls Come Home", "My Ship", "Out Front", "Never", "Blues On Purpose", "If You Could See Me Now", and "Six Eight" – plus the great Latin-ized groover "Bobo", which features some nice work by an uncredited flute player!
LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing.)
Martin Luther
Voice Of Greatness ... LP
Benash (UK)
, 1971. Very Good- ...
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A weird one that we've never seen before. The record includes excerpts of a number of
's famous speeches, but in between the excerpts, the voices of the Clara Ward singers come up and do some songs. We can't figure out if they're actually there with
, or if their singing is dubbed in afterward for the recording, but the latter's probably our guess. The album also comes with a cool photograph of the memorial at the hotel, with an image of
in the corner, and a frame around the whole thing.
LP, Vinyl record album
(In a stickered sleeve, missing the photo.)
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata ... LP
, 1971. Very Good+ ...
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A totally amazing album – and one of the clearest examples of Roland Kirk's genius approach to reeds! The set's essentially solo, and features Kirk playing without any tape tricks or overdubbing – but still at a level that has multiple saxophones layered on top of one another – thanks to his creative approach to playing more than one instrument at once, and groundbrea
use of circular breathing! The record has these fantastic throbbing pulsating reed lines –with one horn blowing rhythm, and one playing an adventurous solo – and both being blown live a the same time, in a style that's still very soulful and swinging overall – and amazingly done without any sense of overindulgence. Tracks include "Black Root", "Raped Voices", "Day Dream", and "Something For Trane That Trane Could Have Said".
LP, Vinyl record album
Azar Lawrence
Bridge Into The New Age ... LP
, 1974. Very Good+ ...
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A wicked set from reedman Azar Lawrence – one of the few albums issued under his own name, and a great example of the waves he was ma
on the 70s west coast scene! There's a depth here that goes beyond most of the other Fantasy Records sessions of the time – a sound that would be right at home on Strata East, or in some of the more righteous Cobblestone sessions – no surprise, given that the ensemble here is filled with key spiritual jazz players, including Woody Shaw on trumpet, Hadley Caliman on flute, Joe Bonner on piano, Billy Hart on drums, Mtume on congas, and even Jean Carn on a bit of guest vocals! Most tracks are longish, and a perfect setting for Azar's exploratory reed work on soprano sax and tenor – and titles include "Warriors Of Peace", "Forces Of Nature", and "The Beautiful & Omnipresent Love".
LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo.)
Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis & Friends ... LP
, 1976. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
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An excellent solo set as a leader from drummer Mel Lewis – one that reminds us that he can still cook very strongly away from his big band with trumpeter Thad Jones! The set has Lewis in different groupings with an excellent set of the friends mentioned in the title – a top-shelf lineup that includes Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Michael Brecker on tenor, Gregory Herbert on alto, Hank Jones on piano, and Ron Carter on bass – wor
their way through a mix of different material that really takes on some great new energy in Lewis' hands – that mix of swing and complexity he forged in the group with Jones, but maybe even more compelling here in a smaller combo format. Titles include "Windflower", "De Samba", "Ain't Nothin Nu", "A Child Is Born", and "Sho Nuff Did".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Is Blue ... LP
, 1959. Near Mint- ...
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Key early work by Abbey – no so much the "blue" album you'd guess from the title, but a session that's filled with the kind of anger and emotion that makes us love her so much when she's this good! The group here is very hip – an ensemble brought to the date by her then-partner Max Roach – with Max on drums, Tommy Turrentine on trumpet, Stanley Turrentine on tenor, and Julian Preister on trombone – all wor
with Abbey in a mode that's quite similar to her best appearances on Roach records from the same stretch! Titles include her amazing early version of "Afro Blue", plus "Lonely House", "Come Sunday", "Let Up", and a great version of Oscar Brown, Jr's "Brother Where Are You?"
LP, Vinyl record album
(OJC pressing, including obi.)
Reggie Lucas
Survival Themes ... LP
East West/
Inner City
, 1978. Very Good+ ...
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A very nice set of Japanese fusion tracks cut by guitarist Reggie Lucas, with nice electric bac
by Hubert Eaves on keyboard, Michael Henderson on bass, and other acoustic players like Mtume, John Stubblefield, and Clifford Adams. The set was recorded by East Wind in Japan, and the best cuts on here have that nice smooth fusion sound that graced their releases in this vein from the 70's. Lucas hits some excellent grooves with a warm sweeping feel, punctuated by tight solos with lots of blue notes, and these cuts include "Tender Years", "The Barefoot Song", and "Slewfoot". The "Survival Themes" suite is a bit more "out", and less to our li
, but there's more than enough good moments on the other cuts!
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear.)
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Shelly Manne
Shelly Manne & His Men Vol 6 ... LP
, 1957. Very Good ...
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One of the most obscure albums from Shelly Manne's classic run on Contemporary – a set of unusual tunes done in a slightly more sophisticated groove than usual! Side one of the album is made up of Bill Smith's "Concerto For Clarinet & Combo", with an all star group featuring Charlie Mariano, Jack Montrose, Russ Freeman and others bac
Smith on a lengthy piece that swings nicely, in a less cerebral mode than you might imagine. Smaller groups featuring Bill Holman, Stu Wiliamson, Monty Budwig and Leroy Vinnegar run through Manne's "Sophisticated Rabbit" plus the standards "My Old Flame" and "Bag's Groove" on side b.
LP, Vinyl record album
(Original yellow label pressing with the deep groove.)
Teena Marie
Robbery ... LP
, 1983. Very Good+ ...
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Teena Marie steps out strongly on her own – really knoc
it out of the park on this initial album for CBS – entirely written, arranged, and produced by Lady T! The grooves are as funky as before, but possibly have a leaner quality overall – a tighter 80s groove approach to the music, yet always with the fully fleshed-out soul that we love in Teena's handling of the vocals. Basslines are mighty nice –more than enough to hook us in on just about every tune – but the ballads are pretty sweet, too! Titles include "Robbery", "Playboy", "Ask Your Momma", "Dear Lover", "Stop The World", "Midnight Magnet", and "Cassanova Brown".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric sleeve.)
Millard Thomas Group
Millard Thomas Group In Music & Songs Of The Caribbean ... LP
, 1958. Very Good- ...
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Arrangements by Johnny Carisi – with bac
vocals by The Bey Sisters!
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a split bottom seam.)
Return Of The Moonglows ... LP
, 1972. Very Good+ ...
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Excellent album that Harvey Fuqua put together with his old band during the time that he had emerged as a successful soul producer at RCA wor
with bands like The Nite Liters and The New Birth. The album features the group reprising some of their classic doo wop tracks, and giving them a 70's edge with the help of a small combo that includes Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, and Vernon Bullock. One highlight includes a great remake of "Sincerely" that has a nice break and a good groove to it. Other goodies are "The Ten Commandments", and "Most Of All". Better than you'd think!
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
Frank Morgan with Cedar Walton
Easy Living ... LP
, 1985. Near Mint- ...
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A great date from the later revival years of altoist Frank Morgan – thanks to a warm performance from the Cedar Walton trio! One of the great things about late Morgan is the way in which he's able to really fit himself into different settings – still holding onto his soulful roots, but also fluidly pic
up the best elements of the groups he works with – such as the rich tones and soaring styles that Walton brings to this session! Cedar's piano always sounds great with a horn, and the warmth in Morgan's alto is quite a different match than some of Walton's tenor-driven sessions – and bassist Tony Dumas and drummer Billy Higgins keep things in just the right subtle side of the spectrum to fit the mood. Titles include "The Rubber Man", "Yes & No", "Manha De Carnaval", "Now's The Time", "Three Flowers", and "Third Street Blues".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp.)
Dick Morrissey
Here & Now & Sounding Good ... LP
Norma (Japan)
, 1966. Near Mint- (reissue)...
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One of the greatest sax talents in 60s England – and one of his greatest albums! Tenorist Dick Morrissey had a talent level that put him right up there with giants Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott – and like the former, he really grew as a musician during the 60s, pic
up a lot of modern styles and influences that tremendously expanded his sound. This rare 1966 session is simply amazing – filled with original tracks that stretch out with an energy level that really grabs us right away – not really Coltrane-ish, but clearly Coltrane-inspired – with a warmth and sense of exploration that was Morrisey's own. Titles include "Sunday Lunch", "Don't Fall Over The Bridge", "El Schtuck", and "Off The Wagon".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Out of print Japanese pressing from 1993 – with obi!)
Modern Sounds Of The Orioles ... LP
Charlie Parker
, 1962. Sealed ...
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A later album by this famous 50s doo wop group, collecting some singles in a sort of hits package – with their sound updated into more of a 60s harmony groove! Mundell Lowe arranged the set and also plays guitar in the small bac
combo – and Sonny Til and group do an excellent job on the harmonies with tracks like "I Miss You So", "Back To The Chapel Again", "Hey Little Woman", "The Wobble", "Write & Tell Me Why", and "Don't Mess Around With My Love".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Shrinkwrap is a bit shopworn.)
Duke Pearson
Sweet Honey Bee ... LP
Blue Note
, 1966. Near Mint- ...
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A classic Blue Note groover – the funkiest album by Duke Pearson, and a killer batch of piano-heavy soul jazz tunes! Duke really blew out the box for this one – not only coming up with a great batch of original tunes, and playing them with an incredibly soulful touch – but also wor
with a top-shelf batch of players that includes Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, and James Spaulding! The great Mickey Roker is on drums, playing away with a nice scatter-shot modal mode that grooves in all the right parts – and titles include "Big Bertha", "Sweet Honey Bee", "Sudel", "Ready Rudy?", and "Empathy".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Liberty mono pressing.)
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Sweet Honey Bee ... LP
Houston Person
Get Outa My Way ... LP
, 1975. Near Mint- ...
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Very groovy grooves from tenorist Houston Person – a set that has him pic
up a bit of a dancefloor vibe at times, as chorus vocals are mixed in to support his own strong solos in the lead! The set's got a nice warm glow overall – arrangements from Jimmy Roach that are clubby at times, but never in a too-disco style – and maybe more in the mode of some of the Kudu Records material from the period. Houston's horn is great, as always – and hits some nice moments on tracks that include "Disco Sax", "Spread It", "Forever In Love", "For The Love Of You", "Ain't Nothin But A Funky Song", and "Soul Samba".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Michel Polnareff
Polnareff's ... LP
Disc AZ (France)
, Late 60s. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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One of the best albums ever by Michel Polnareff – with a hip groovy sound that's very much in the Get Easy mode! Polnareff's usual cool style of French pop vocals are pumped up more than usual with some great arrangements by Bil Shepherd and Anthony
, with lots of bass underneath and a funky French sound that really pushes the tracks over the top! Titles include "Voyages", "Mais Encore", "Monsieur L'Abbe", "Hey You Woman", "Qui A Tue Grand'Maman", "A Minuit, A Midi", and "Petite Petite".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with insert. Cover has some light wear.)
Chuck Rainey
Chuck Rainey Coalition ... LP
, 1972. Very Good ...
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Funky instrumentals from bassist Chuck Rainey – a player who was well known for his work on countless sessions as a sideman, but who rarely got a chance to cut a record like this! The album's got a style that's smooth and soulful, yet also a bit down n dirty – almost like some of the similar work from the time on Atlantic. And no surprise, Rainey's wor
with a number of Atlantic-styled studio players – an elite funky group that includes Richard Tee on keyboards, Billy Butler and Cornell Dupree on guitars, Bernard Purdie on drums, and the legendary Montego Joe on percussion! The album's got a mellow funky kind of approach that's almost a precursor to the 70s grooves of the Kudu label – but with perhaps certain touches of 60s jazz still in the mix as well – and titles include "Eloise", "Lone Stranger", "Theme From Peter Gunn", "Got It Together", and "The Rain Song".
LP, Vinyl record album
Della Reese
One More Time! ... LP
, 1966. Very Good ...
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One of Della's grooviest records, and a great little live set – recorded at the Playboy Club in Hollywood, with bac
by the soulful Bobby Bryant Quintet. The group features some nice tenor work by a young Hadley Caliman, and groovy organ by Henry Caine – all of which sets Della's vocals in a much nicer groove than on some of her other albums from the 60s. Tracks include "So Nice", "Good Times", "Big City", and "Don't You Know" – and many tracks are preceded by a hip monologue, in a manner that's similar to that used on some of the best Lou Rawls albums for Capitol.
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole.)
Bobby Short
Sing Me A Swing Song ... LP
, Early 60s. Very Good+ ...
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A nice one from Bobby Short – who's still pretty groovy at this point, and works with some compelling bac
s from Phil Moore!
LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove.)
Lonnie Liston Smith
Reflections Of A Golden Dream ... LP
Flying Dutchman
, 1976. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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Lonnie Liston Smith grooves it hard here with his Cosmic Echoes group – mixing in a stronger dose of soul than ever before, yet still giving tracks a righteous feel overall! The approach here is a bit like that of Roy Ayers work from the 70s – still jazzy at its core and conception, but often featuring vocals to deliver a wider message for the tunes – plus some nicely snapping rhythms that are enough to get a fe cuts good play on the dancefloor! The record's still got plenty of great mellow tracks too, though – the kind of floating spacey numbers that Smith virtually invented during the 70s, and which stand here as a more strongly jazz-voiced contrast to some of the soul tunes in the set. Donald Smith and Dave Hubbard are still wor
here with Lonnie to give the work a really solid sound, and tracks include groovers like "Get Down Everybody", "Peace & Love", and "Beautiful Woman" – mixed with spacier fusion numbers like "Quiet Dawn", "Golden Dreams", and "Goddess Of Love".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
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Reflections Of A Golden Dream ... CD
Dusty Springfield
Dusty In Memphis ... LP
, 1968. Very Good- ...
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A landmark album for Dusty Springfield – one in which she more than proves her soul music talents, by ta
a trip to Memphis, and recording in a sweet Atlantic soul mode! The album's handled by stellar talents all the way through – arrangements by Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin, production by those two and Jerry Wexler, bac
vocals by The Sweet Inspirations, and studio work from the likes of Tommy Cogbill, Bobby Wood, Bobby Emmons, and other talents that were huge on the Memphis scene at the time. Titles include Dusty's famous reading of "Son Of A Preacher Man", plus "The Windmills Of Your Mind", "So Much Love", "Just A Little Lovin", "In The Land Of Make Believe", and "No Easy Way Down".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Green & red label pressing.)
Bruce Springsteen
Born In The USA ... LP
, 1984. Near Mint- ...
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The album where Bruce Springsteen really settles in as The Boss – gritty, chest-pumping anthems all the way here on this one! Born In The USA is so exuberant and full of life, even when Bruce is angry –as he is on the title track – his charisma is so strong that you'd be forgiven for thin
he's cheerleading, when he's really criticizing. Strong stuff, even if you might want to skip over couple of overplayed numbers – with "Cover Me", "Darlington County", "I'm On Fire", "I'm Going Down", "My Hometown", "Glory Days", "Born In The USA", "No Surrender", "Bobby Jean", "Dancing In The Dark", and "Wor
On The Highway".
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Born In The USA (180 gram pressing) ... LP
Stuff ... LP
Just Sunshine/
, 1976. Very Good+ ...
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Tight funky fusion from Stuff – the stellar debut by the soul jazz supergroup – filled with groovy electric keys, rubbery basslines and tightly vamping guitar! The sound is warm and groovy throughout – sophisticated funk on some tunes, and slightly looser and soulful on others – with some indelible leads in spots, but it's really more about the ensemble groove! The allstar players for this first effort features both Cornell Dupree and Eric Gale on guitars, drums & percussion by Steve Gadd & Christopher Parker, bass & percussion by Gordon Edwards, and keys by Richard Tee. Titles include "Foots", "(Do You) Want Some Of This) "Sun Song", "My Sweetness", "How Long Will It Last", "Happy Farms", "Foots", and "Loo
For The Juice".
LP, Vinyl record album
Superblue ... LP
Blue Note
, 1989. Near Mint- ...
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A wonderful project from late 80s Blue Note – a group that features trumpet and arrangements from Don Sickler, plus some great help from Bobby Watson as well – all to craft a sound that's as rich, soaring, and joyous as any solo projects from either player! The group's an octet, but have the tightness of a Blue Note quintet from the 60s – wor
with sharp arrangements in a really classic sound – one that has the horns in tight formation, but also really opens up to solo space right away – allowing plenty of room for Sickler on trumpet, Watson on alto, Frank Lacy on trombone, Roy Hargrove on trumpet and flugelhorn, Bill Pierce on tenor, and Mulgrew Miller on piano. The bass of Bob Hurst and drums of Kenny Washington provide some smo
rhythms throughout – and titles include "Open Sesame", "Conservation", "M&M", "Time Off", and "Marvelous Marvin".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole.)
Gabor Szabo
Faces ... LP
, 1977. Very Good+ ...
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A really great groove from guitarist Gabor Szabo – a set that has the musician wor
with legendary producer Wayne Henderson, in a mode that moves into soul while still keeping all the best jazz elements intact! Szabo plays acoustic guitar alongside electric from Marlon McClain, with both players wrapped up nicely by Fender Rhodes work from the great Bobby Lyle – whose keyboard lines really act as the glue for all the grooves, while Henderson works to give them all the right sort of punch from the bottom! The mix of talents here comes together perfectly – like some of the best work on the Fantasy label at the time, or maybe a bit like some of the Mizell productions – but in a different way. Titles include "The Biz", "Magic Mystic Faces", "Gloomy Day", "Desiring You", "Misty Malarky Ying Yang", "Alicia", "The Last Song", and "Estate".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner.)
Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor Touch ... LP
, 1951/
1957. Very Good ...
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The Billy Taylor touch is mighty nice here – on a blend of tracks that were partially recorded during Billy's earliest years as a leader, and partially recorded during his big rise to fame in the late 50s! Taylor's handling of the piano is beautiful throughout – already quite soulful, but showing some of the warmer, more lyrical modes of Billy's early years too! Half the tracks are from 1951 – recorded with a quartet that includes John Collins on guitar, Shadow Wilson on drums, and Al McKibbon on bass – and the other half are from 1958, with Billy's famous trio with Ed Thigpen on drums and Earl May on bass – a lineup similar to his recordings for ABC. Titles include "Good Groove", "Somebody Loves Me", "You Make Me Feel So Young", "Can You Tell By Loo
At Me", and "Earl May".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with deep groove. Cover is in great shape!)
Billy Taylor
Ok Billy ... LP
, Early 70s. Sealed ...
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A nicely coo
little set – one recorded at a time when Billy Taylor was wor
as the bandleader for TV personality David Frost, who's featured very proudly on the cover! But despite that mainstream fame, Taylor's actually hipper here than usual – wor
with a large group that has lots of soulful big band moments – not really funky, but almost there, and definitely in the coolest use of the format at the time. The group features lots of electric bass from Bob Cranshaw, tight drums from Bobby Thomas, and a horn section that includes Frank Wess and Jimmy Owens – all wor
to some great arrangements by Garnett Brown, John Carisi, and Wess himself. Titles include the snapping little groover "Break-A-Way", easily one of Taylor's funkiest tunes ever, and a great uptempo jazz dance number – plus the cuts "OK Billy", "Somewhere Soon", "Tell Me Why", "Dirty Ole Man", and "After Love, Emptiness".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cut corner and cutout notch.)
Bob Thiele Emergency
Head Start ... LP
Flying Dutchman
, 1969. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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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, and Bobby Bradford! The package has a very different feel on each of the album's four sides – and side one is a tremendous showcase for the young reedman Tom Scott – wor
here in a cool mix of electric and acoustic instrumentation that's similar to his other records of the time – including organ, vibes, and some nice funky touches as well. Side two features an exploration of the history of jazz – but one that progresses quickly from early modes to hipper ones – showcasing the talents of John Carter on tenor, Bobby Bradford on trumpet, and Horace Tapscott on piano! Side three is a mighty dedication to the late John Coltrane – played at first by a trio with Joe Farrell on flute, Wilbur Ware on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums – then moving into a mix of Farrell's flute and narration by Rosko – then a performance by the Ornette Coleman quartet. And side four is especially mindblowing, as it's comprised of lone long piece by Jon Appleton's Syntonic Menagerie – a mix of sound samples, tape tricks, and jazz – as a commentary on The American Indian, JFK, and Martin Luther
. The whole thing's a great illustration of the Flying Dutchman label at its most revolutionary – and titles include "Head Start", "Freaky Zeke", "Lanoola Goes Limp", "Swing Era", "In The Vineyard/
Avant Garde", "Love Supreme", "Lament For John Coltrane", and "A Few Thoughts For The Day".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing. Cover has a cutout notch.)
Linval Thompson
Starlight ... LP
, 1988. Near Mint- ...
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A late 80s Taxi Gang production by Sly & Robbie with the slicker digital sound they were wor
in at that time, though they never lost their edge even when they got this polished. While Thompson was mostly known as a producer in the Dancehall genre, he does a fine job here singing on the Rhythm Twins' tracks. Includes "Poor Man", "Starlight", "Soon Come", "Looks Like It's Gonna Rain" and "Huff & Puff".
LP, Vinyl record album
Throbbing Gristle
20 Jazz Funk Greats ... LP
Industrial (UK)
, 1979. Near Mint- ...
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The title might seem like a joke – given Throbbing Gristle's reputation for intense noise and dark sounds – but at another level, it's actually a great fit for the spirit of the record too! The sound here is a lot leaner than before – almost as if TG is focusing in on the best elements that made their earlier performances so great – exposing a hidden talent for a song, a groove, and even an occasional melody – in ways that almost refine and filter down the whole of German 70s electronics into a spirit of post-punk expression! Subject matter is still pretty darn dark, and vocals are as creepy as ever – thanks Genesis P – but there's also more of the electronics that Chris & Cosey would soon explore on their own. Titles include "20 Jazz Funk Greats", "Beachy Head", "Still Wal
", "Tanith", "Convincing People", "Exotica", "Hot On The Hells Of Love", "Persuasion", "Walkabout", "What A Day", and "Six Six Sixties".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese Pass pressing on orange vinyl! Includes insert.)
Throbbing Gristle
2nd Annual Report (Mute) ... LP
Mute (UK)
, 1977. Near Mint- ...
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Some of the darkest, most bracing music ever recorded by Throbbing Gristle – and a record that arguably captures the group at their best! The sounds here are virtually the blueprint for industrialism for years to come – loads of low-end sonic rumblings, with instrumentation distorted beyond any sense of recognition – yet used in ways that are often slightly tuneful, kind of snea
in a sense of song through the back door – that odd combination that always made TG stand way ahead of most of their contemporary imitators! Genesis P is incredibly chilling, and the analogue electronics are breathta
– and titles include the classic "Slug Bait", in a few different live iterations – plus "Maggot Death", "Industrial Introduction", and the soundtrack of the Coum film "After Cease To Exist". Still one of the all-time chilling classics!
LP, Vinyl record album
(Red vinyl 2011 pressing on Fetish. Includes insert.)
Timeless All Stars
It's Timeless ... LP
Timeless (Netherlands)
, 1982. Near Mint- ...
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A brilliant assemblage of players – wor
here under the Timeless All Stars tag, because they'd all recorded for the label – but held together much more deeply through a rich tradition of west coast soul jazz! The team of Harold Land and Bobby Hutcherson are wonderfully united for the session – wor
with Curtis Fuller on trombone, Cedar Walton on piano, Buster Williams on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums – all to carve out longer tracks that sparkle with the best open feeling of the sound that Land and Hutcherson first put down together at the end of the 60s. There's a sense of warmth and good spirit to the recording – but not of the type that dampens the energies of the players – as the best tracks on the record have a searing, searching feel that's pretty darn surprising for such an all-star session! Titles include "Clockwise", "Highway One", "Arabia", "Stella By Starlight", and "My Foolish Heart".
LP, Vinyl record album
Timeless All Stars
Timeless Heart ... LP
Timeless (Netherlands)
, 1983. Near Mint- ...
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Masterful work from one of the greatest all-star groups in jazz – a short lived sextet that featured some of the best players wor
for Timeless Records – and a group that recalls the brilliance of the early recordings of Harold Land and Bobby Hutcherson! Both Hutcherson and Land are part of the group – as are Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Buster Williams, and Billy Higgins – and the amazing thing about the set is the way that such top-shelf players can come together, yet manage to work in a mode that's far greater than the sum of its equally great parts! The sound here is nothing like you'd expect from an "all star" session – as the tunes are complicated, intricate, and have an approach that's far different than the "head arrangement with battling solos" that first marked all star jazz recordings in years back. These six players come together with a wonderfully fluid groove – sliding soulfully in the realms explored by Hutcherson, Land, Walton, and Higgins on their own records from the time – and wor
through magical readings of original tunes that include "Hindsight", "Tayamisha", "Hand In Glove", "Fiesta Espagnol", "World Peace", and "Christina".
LP, Vinyl record album
Lennie Tristano
New Tristano ... LP
, 1962. Very Good ...
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An incredible record by Lenny Tristano – one that features him playing solo piano, but in a way that's so inventive, so creative, so pyrotechnic, that Atlantic Records had to include text on the back cover saying "No use is made of multi-trac
, over-dubbing, or tape-speeding" – just to prove that the whole thing was simply a product of Tristano's legendary prowess on the piano! The album's also one of the last (the last?) that Lennie ever cut – and although many other players are kind of faltering in last sessions like this, Lennie's sounding better than ever – ready to take on a realm of new challenges in the 60s. Titles include "Love Lines", "G Minor Complex", "Becoming", and "Deliberation".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Red & purple label pressing.)
Uncle Louie
Uncle Louie's Here ... LP
, 1976. Very Good ...
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A tight bit of dancefloor funk from the duo of Frank and Eddie Dillard – one on guitar, one on bass, and both on vocals – both wor
here with some great clubby production from Walter Murphy! The set's got a bit more edge than Murphy's own records – thanks to the emphasis on the Dillard instrumentation – and the rhythms are often nice and sharp, in that disco style that's almost hinting at a break at points – and which might have been at home in a South Bronx mix as much as in the clubs! The set includes the single "Full Tilt Boogie" plus other tracks that include "I Like Funky Music", "Sky High", "Everybody's Got One, "We Came To Play", and "Bad Motor Folk".
LP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has a cutout notch and a bit of stuck-on paper on one corner.)
Phil Upchurch
Lovin' Feeling ... LP
Blue Thumb
, 1973. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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One of Phil Upchurch's best records – and one that's a no-nonsense batch of funky instrumentals that feature some really great guitar! Phil's dropped the Hendrix fuzz of some of his Cadet sides of the late 60s – and instead, he's wor
in a stretched-out chromatic mode that has bits of Wes Montgomery and George Benson – but which also has some of the more soulful undercurrents of the great O'Donel Levy! The album's nicely laidback, and never too slick or smooth – and other players include Tennyson Stephens on Fender Rhodes, Lucy Scott on bass, Steve Cobb on drums, and Derf Reklaw on percussion. Titles include "Another Funky Tune", "I Still Love You", "Washing Machine", "Sitar Soul", and "Keep On Tripping".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some ring & edge wear.)
Gino Vannelli
Brother To Brother ... LP
, 1978. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
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A really standout bit of blue-eyed soul from Gino Vannelli – the kind of record that shouldn't be so great, but really holds up well over the years! The style is tight and studio-oriented – somewhere in the mode of Bobby Caldwell and some of Gino's other cross-over contemporaries – but the album avoids most adult contemporary cliches, and keeps things sounding pretty real overall with some good studio bac
, and a sense of jazz amidst the tightness – a bit like Steely Dan, but more poppish. Titles include "The River Must Flow", "I Just Wanna Stop", "Love & Emotion", "Feel Like Flying", "Brother To Brother", "Wheels Of Life", "The Evil Eye", and "People I Belong To".
LP, Vinyl record album
Sarah Vaughan
Time In My Life (Jazz Heritage) ... LP
Jazz Heritage
, 1971. Near Mint- ...
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Sarah Vaughn's loo
pretty groovy on the cover of this album, and she's sounding pretty groovy too – thanks to some sweet 70s bac
s from Ernie Wilkins! The style isn't exactly funky, but it's got some fully soulful sounds, and some great electric moments too – modes that almost feel more like some of the best Kudu Records vocal sets from the time, instead of the usual Mainstream Records groove. Sarah really fits well in this sort of setting – stretching out into groovier territory than before with the same sense of change that Ella Fitzgerald or Marlena Shaw were bringing to their music at the time. Players include Jerome Richardson on saxes, Buddy Childers on trumpet, Benny Powell on trombone, Jimmy Cobb on percussion, and Earl Palmer on drums – and titles include "Inner City Blues", "Magical Connection", "Universal Prisoner", "Tomorrow City", "That's The Way I've Always Heard It", "Imagine", "On Thin
It Over", and "If Not For You".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Bunny Wailer
Protest ... LP
, 1977. Very Good+ ...
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Late 70s solo effort from this founding member of the Wailers, self-produced on his own Solomonic label and then licensed to Island for worldwide distribution. A solid roots effort from one of the most significant moments in Jamaican music history, this album maintains Livingston's nicely crafted take on the heavily political roots rock that was both his and the Wailers' signature sound, and features bac
from much of the Wailers band, though Robbie Shakespeare takes Family Man's bass spot. Includes a nice version of the Wailers' classic "Get Up, Stand Up", plus "Johnny Too Bad", "Follow Fashion Monkey", "Who Feels It", "Scheme Of Things", "Quite Trying", "Wanted Children" and "Moses Children".
LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on Island.)
George Wallington
George Wallington Quintet At The Bohemia ... LP
, 1955. Near Mint- ...
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A real standout in the catalog of pianist George Wallington – a very coo
live set, recorded at the Cafe Bohemia with an expanded quintet! The record supposedly showcases Wallington's style (or gimmick) – called "The Peck", and explained as a series of incomplete phrases from the players – but to us, this approach is just prime 50s hardbop at its most inventive – a mode that might be dubbed "call and response", in which players trade lines back and forth with great dynamism and energy! Players here are all very well suited to the task – and include Donald Byrd on trumpet, Jackie McLean on alto, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Taylor on drums – all wor
with great boppish fire on a set of tunes that include "Sweet Blanche", "Minor March", "Jay Mac's Crib", and "Bohemia After Dark".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing on Baybridge, in a maroon cover, including the insert.)
Stevie Wonder
Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants ... LP
, 1979. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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Very high concept work from Stevie Wonder! The record is, in fact, about the "secret life of plants" – partially used as a soundtrack for a film of the same name, but also acting as kind of a storybook in itself! Stevie's exploring a wide range of plant life and plant themes on the set – often in a way that has his keyboards ta
center stage in little symphonies of soul that unfold like the petals of a flower in the morning sun – and which stand out as quite different from some of his vocal work, mar
him as a talented electronic musician in his own right. Many tracks do have lyrics, too – often with themes of growing, seeding, and other garden metaphors that are easily translated to the human experience. Titles include "Secret Life Of Plants", "Outside My Window", "A Seed's A Star", "Race Babbling", "Black Orchid", "Send One Your Love", "Tree", "Come Back As A Flower", and "Ai No Sono".
LP, Vinyl record album
(In the braille cover, with a cutout notch, some ringwear, and a bit of marker.)
OV Wright
Only For Tonight ... LP
Back Beat
, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ...
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A strange reworked version of the 8 Men album – with slightly different tracks! An early high point in the career of OV Wright – the kind of "cut above" work that really got him noticed right away – a subtle blend of soul, blues, and more sophisticated styles – a bit like Bobby Blue Bland at his best, but sung in a much more sweetly soulful tone! The bac
s are great – rich and full of feeling, and never in a cliched sort of way – and the tracks are all great too – mostly lesser-known numbers that get past too-familiar southern soul standards. Titles include "Why Don't You Believe Me", "Don't Want To Sit Down", "You're Gonna Make Me Cry", "If It's Only For Tonight", and "You've Been Crying".
LP, Vinyl record album
(70s ABC pressing, still very rare!)
Zapp II ... LP
, 1982. Very Good- ...
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Seminal work from Roger Troutman and Zapp – a killer batch of cuts that forever changed the sound of funk! The group's "wheeeeeeet/
whomp!" sound is very firmly in place by the time of this release – and the sound here is even more electric than their debut – a groundbrea
style that went onto inspire countless acts of the electro generation, and a fair bit of hip hoppers too! Vocals are by Roger, Bad Bobby Glover, and Gregory Jackson – and Zapp's basslines really kick the whole thing into gear – as do the keyboards, too. Titles include "A Touch Of Jazz (Playin Kinda Ruff Part 2)", "Dance Floor", "Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)", "Come On", "Do You Really Want An Answer", and "Playin Kinda Ruff".
LP, Vinyl record album
Frank Zappa/
Mothers Of Invention
Uncle Meat ... LP
, 1969. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
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An amazing movie in sound – supposedly music (and more) that was going to be used in a film project, issued to the public while Zappa was trying to raise money for production! The album's one of the most tripped-out studio efforts to date from the group – loads of overdubbing, and wonderfully complicated instrumentation – with some especially great keyboards from Don Preston and Ian Underwood, whose keys alone almost preface the future of fusion – while, at the same time, display some key links to 20th century avant music as well! Vocals are dropped in at just the right time, but the instrumental interplay is what really makes the record special – over many short tracks that include "Mr Green Genes", "We Can Shoot You", "Dog Breath Variations", "Sleeping In A Jar", "The Legend Of The Golden Arches", "Uncle Meat", "Cruising For Burgers", and "
Kong" in many variations.
LP, Vinyl record album
(Original blue label pressing, including the printed inner sleeves. Cover has a peeled spot from sticker removal and some splitting on the top seam.)
Abbey Road ... LP
, 1969. Very Good- ...
Just Sold Out!
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Pure brilliance from start to finish – especially the second side of the record, which has a continuous run of tunes that's very unique – and still completely sublime all these many years later! The album shows the fracturing ideas of the group, but crafted together with a unity you won't find on The White Album or Let It Be – still a way of ma
it all gel together beautifully, as the fab four stretch their wings to find new ways of being. Added instrumentation is used wonderfully – never overdone, but with orchestral passages that can really hammer home the best musical moments – and titles include "I Want You", "Because", "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Golden Slumbers", "The End", "Her Majesty", "Polythene Pam", and "Sun
LP, Vinyl record album
(Apple label pressing.)
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Abbey Road ... CD
John Coltrane
Bahia ... LP
, Late 50s. Very Good- ...
Just Sold Out!
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An album issued in the years after John Coltrane left the Prestige Records label – but a set that includes some very compelling sounds from the early years, really showing the tenorist in a strongly spiritual transition! Coltrane plays tenor throughout, and the record also features the Red Garland trio, with Red on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and either Art Taylor or Jimmy Cobb on drums – but the set also features trumpet from the great Wilbur Harden on half the record – Coltrane's frequent partner over at Savoy Records, who comes into the music here with the sort of searching, open style that works so well with Trane's tenor! The music is partly in the Garland/
Coltrane late 50s Prestige mode, but also has some of the deeper spiritual vibe of the Savoy years too – and titles include "I'm A Dreamer Aren't We All", "Something I Dreamed Last Night", "Bahia", and "Goldsboro Express".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Purple label pressing. Cover has radio station stamps and marker on back, a piece of masking tape on front, and some seam splitting.)
John Coltrane
Wheelin (Dealers/
Wheelin & Dealin) ... LP
, 1957. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
Just Sold Out!
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A 2LP set that expands on tunes originally issued on the Coltrane/
Mal Waldron albums The Dealers and Wheelin & Dealin – both featuring material recorded in 1957, with Coltrane on tenor, and a rhythm section that features Waldron, Doug Watkins, and Art Taylor. The tracks are open-ended and very much in the blowing session mode that Waldron perfected for Prestige – solidly rhythmic, and quite cohesive, yet also very open-handed in the way that each player is allowed space for solo expression. Paul Quinichette and Frank Wess perform on 3 sides of the set, and the last one features Jackie McLean and Bill Hardman ta
their place. Includes 2 takes each of "Wheelin" and "Dealin", plus "Blue Calypso", "Falling In Love With Love", "Robbin's Nest", and "Things Ain't What They Used To Be".
LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Laughter ... LP
, 1980. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
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A classic set from the legendary Ian Dury & The Blockheads! Ian's gravelly-voiced stories and gibberish are backed by loose, funky and sarcastic post disco/
soul bac
by the Blockheads – in a mad mix of styles that had a huger audience than anyone might have expected at the time. Tracks include "Superman's Big Sister", "Pardon", "Delusions Of Grandeur", "Dance Of The Crackpots", "Over The Points", "Uncoolohol", "Oh Mr. Peanut", "F**
Ada" and more!
LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing.)
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Definition of nerdgasm
- an intense feeling of joy or excitement due to something nerdy. From "nerd" + "orgasm".
Citation from "article title", Daily Titan (Cal State Fullerton), Ashleigh Johnson, March 01 2010 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: a nerd, geek, dork.
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Miley Cyrus, Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato Invade 'American Idol'
"American Idol" producers are trying to lure younger audience by welcoming Disney stars Miley Cyrus, Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato to the show. Miley for one, is going to be the guest mentor for the Top 11 finalists this week and appear again on the result show to perform her hit "When I Look at You".
Miley was supposed to mentor in "teen idols" week before the theme was changed to "Billboard No. 1". This theme has been used previously with the contestants consulting Billboard magazine chart guru Fred Bronson. This season, Fred is back. The addition of Miley is also a good platform to promote her latest movie "The Last Song" which will hit U.S. theaters on March 31.
While Miley will appear on both March 23 and 24, Joe and Demi will only invade the stage the second day. These two, who date off stage, will perform their duet "Make a Wave" which is part of Disney's Friends for Change campaign. Joe was one of the guest judges on this season's audition in Dallas.
Taking the baton from Miley Cyrus next week is Usher.
More American Idol News
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This page contains Cheats for Special Crime Unit: Blood On Campus organized by sections for Mobile. This game has "Simulation" as genre, made by Gameloft, released on Jan 1, 2007. If you can't find a hint or secret in our list, then please check this page periodically for the latest updates.
- Developer: Gameloft
- Publisher: Gameloft
- Genre: Simulation
- Release: Jan 1, 2007
- ESRB: Not Set
Complete the game on Inspector mode...From: zelda4ever
Complete the game on Sergeant mode...From: lianna
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I've interrogate all the suspect but can't find the last clue in Mathew' room i need a help pls anyone?...
Posted on: 01-17-2016
Please someone help me, I've got the teacher and hotel manager at the Cops HQ, I've integgorated them all the possible questions, but all after happening that neither the other persons Jenny nor the v...
Posted on: 01-12-2014
How to ensure either a car came to hotel...
Posted on: 02-20-2013
Can somebody tell me were i can find the two remaining clue in the hotel room...
Posted on: 11-29-2011
I stuck at the shoe in inspector mode....
Posted on: 07-10-2011
I am stuck at the special code i need help please...
Posted on: 06-02-2011
The game is really cool but i'm stuck on searching leonard's room. i can't find the last clue:( can anyone help??...
Posted on: 11-24-2010
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