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It was a clever move by George Avakian, producer at Atlantic Records, to record live the Charles Lloyd Quartet during their appearance in Monterey, and to release the LP under the title “Forest Flower” Although the hippy flower-power movement tended towards a rather different musical genre at the end of the Sixties, they... -
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Exorcising personal demons and reflecting on midlife circumstance, Paul Simon frames Still Crazy After All These Years as a post-divorce statement yet retains cutting humor and lighthearted cynicism that make every song universally appealing A succession of brooding vocals, jazz-laden arrangements, contagious hooks, and an... -
The first of Sonny’s albums for Impulse!, this 1965 collection caught Rollins at the peak of his creative powers, and is arguably the tenor hero’s best for the label–an intense, freewheeling set, featuring classic takes on "On Green Dolphin Street" and "Three Little Words" in the company of Ray Bryant (piano), Walter Booker... -
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Blues And The Abstract Truth is Oliver Nelson’s triumph Featuring his all-time classic "Stolen Moments", Nelson assembled one of the most potent modern jazz sextets ever Lead trumpeter Freddie Hubbard is at his peak of performance, while alto saxophonists Nelson and Eric Dolphy (Nelson doubling on tenor) team to form an unlikely... -
This is a reissue of a now out-of-print album from live trio date by the legendary LA-based pianist, composer and multi-bandleader, Horace Tapscott Pianist Horace Tapscott is always at his best when he is leading a trio Around 1977, Horace reorganized the Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra with the help of several old friends and... -
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Where have you gone, Charles Tolliver There was such promise in the concept of Music Inc, and in Strata East, but evidently, the music world’s attention was elsewhere and this tremendous live set was probably heard by only a few hundred sets of ears On the back of the record sleeve, Tolliver undersigned his mission statement:... -
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Owning both this disc and Live at Slugs’, Volume 1 is essential for hardcore Jazz fans Part two of the Slugs’ date is just as impressive and again features three originals all penned by the group Here we get a better example of Tolliver’s compositional work with the touching Coltrane tribute Our Second Father Again... -
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An overlooked gem from west coast vibist Ricky Kelly – a player who only cut a small number of records, but who was kind of an 80s equivalent to some of the hippest Bobby Hutcherson work of the 70s! This album's a bit different than some of the more avant work on the Nimbus Records label – as Kelly plays with a warm modal vibe... -
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The best of pianist Horace Tapscott’s recordings for the tiny Nimbus label is this 1981 LP which features him in a sextet with trumpeter Reggie Bullen, altoist Gary Bias, tenor saxophonist Sabir Matteen, bassist Roberto Miranda and drummer Everett Brown, Jr The group stretches out on a couple of Tapscott’s originals... -
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Mastered from the original analog tapes and cut at 45 RPM by Bernie Grundman 180-gram vinyl pressing by Pallas in Germany Engineered by Phil Ramone, featuring Freddie Hubbard on trumpet John Coltrane's final album for Atlantic bookends the exploratory motifs he explores on his Impulse! debut, Africa/Brass, recorded... -
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"Pithecanthropus Erectus" - Jackie McLean (as); JR Monterose (ts); Mal Waldron (p); Charlie Mingus (b); Willie Jones (dr) It was a fairly ordinary quintet that entered the Audio-Video Studios in New York City on 30 January 1956: one tenor saxophone, one alto saxophone, a pianist, a drummer and you guessed: an extraordinary man... -
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After his early avant-garde years with Blue Note Records, Herbie Hancock achieved much success with pop music fans by gradually turning towards a mixture of Afro-American styles in which he combined soul, jazz and funk Having composed the soundtrack to Bill Cosby’s animated children’s show "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" and... -
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With all the exultation about the reconciliation between the capitalistic USA and the socialistic island state of Cuba, it is easy to oversee that the musical fusion between the two countries took place decades ago Afro Cuban jazz, in which the interpretation and rhythms of swing and bebop are united with all imaginable rhythms... -
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t is widely known that Sonny Stitt didn’t want to be taken for Charlie 'Bird' Parker and changed from playing the alto to the tenor saxophone Although false rumours pop up every now and then, the truth is that at the beginning of the 1940s Stitt independently developed the same be-bop licks as Parker without ever having heard... -
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General opinion has it that Sonny Stitt always stood in Charlie Parker’s shadow That, however, is unjustifiable The legendary jazz critic Nat Hentoff wrote, for example: »Sonny has been one of the wholly involved players, well known and admired for his soul and the earthiness of his message only by musicians who feel and play... -
Big band fans, take note! These nine numbers, in precisely this version, belong in every collection We are talking about the year 1960, and the 17 musicians involved have probably performed this very repertoire every night in a different venue all over the globe But in the studio it all sounds fresh and new, well practised but... -
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Live recordings come up with extremely different results: most of them land in the rubbish bin, some of them are available as bootleg copies when a star’s career has ended and are passed on conspiratorially from one excited collector to another Only a very few conserve real spirit and sheer enthusiasm, which no arranger or sound... -
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Half-speed mastering editions on Black vinyl It is with great joy that we present the Mr Bongo edition of Marcos Valle’s 1983 self-titled masterpiece A pure vintage that features the ultimate Brazilian-boogie cult-classic ‘Estrelar’ and iconic 80s cover art that sees a gloriously sun-drenched Marcos dressed in a pink v-neck... -
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Recorded in 1961, but not released until 1967, The Witch Doctor features one of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers’ all-time great line-ups: Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone, Lee Morgan on trumpet, Bobby Timmons on piano, and Jymie Merritt on bass Shorter and Morgan each contribute two tunes, with Timmons penning one... -
Who are these guys That’s the usual reaction of anyone fortunate enough to have come across this remarkable (and remarkably rare) session from 1963 The last of six albums saxophonist Curtis Amy recorded for Pacific Jazz in the early-1960s, Katanga! transcends not only the rest but plenty of other recorded jazz from that... -
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180-gram vinyl The Sun, Moon & Herbs was originally conceived as a triple album, but it was fragmented, stripped down and put together again to form the present single-disc LP And although Dr John never liked this version much, it is proof of the theory "less is more" None of the seven tracks are suitable for broadcasting on... -
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Recorded after one of McGhee’s not infrequent releases from the Penitentary on narcotics charges, hence the title “The Return Of …” Howard McGhee is a wonderful agile soloist, a model for the younger Kenny Dorham Sharing the spotlight with McGhee is Sahib Shihab on baritone sax, what more can you... -
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Clarence Carter’s first major-hit album remains a must-own record, holding up extraordinarily well across four decades Carter’s singing possesses an immediacy and emotional impact that is as striking today as it was in 1970, and displays a vast range as well The title track is the best-known song here, though “It’s All in... -
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House’s recording session ran over a few days and saw the studio set up like a small club with an invited audience I remember John (Hammond) running around crazed, as was Son’s manager, Dick Waterman (a man to whom Son owed everything) Al Wilson of Canned Heat was sat alongside Son, and once the recording started...Out of stock
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At long last these early recordings, which Miles Davis set down for the Columbia label in 1955 and 1956, are available on LP again And what is more, they were made without any alternate takes or second attempts, as is the custom these days You can sit back and enjoy the six numbers in the order which the producer, probably in...Out of stock
“Onto my short review I have to admit that I’m biased in favor of Charles Tolliver He plays with a combination of strength and sweetness that goes beyond mere language The fact that he is self-taught is more miraculous This particular recording has the best sound quality I’ve ever heard The clarity is stunning and all...Out of stock
Dexter Gordon had been living in Europe for several years when he recorded One Flight Up, one of his acknowledged masterpiece albums, in Paris in June of 1964 It’s all here: Dexter’s magnificently huge sound, Donald Byrd in peak form on trumpet, the subtle sophistication of pianist Kenny Drew, the utter brilliance of the...Out of stock
Andrew Hill is one of the most distinctive pianists and composing talents in jazz Yet this profoundly moving session recorded in 1969 sat unreleased until 2003 when it was finally issued on CD through the efforts of Blue Note archivist Michael Cuscuna Hill penned all seven of Passing Ships’ compositions for an ensemble featuring...Out of stock
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This excellent recording features altoist Lee Konitz with two separate quartets during 1956 Either guitarist Billy Bauer or pianist Sal Mosca are the main supporting voices in groups also including either Arnold Fishkind or Peter Ind on bass and Dick Scott on drums The most unusual aspect to the set is that on the four...Out of stock
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Around the time of this recording, Stanley Cowell had achieved a degree of prominence as the pianist for the advanced bop quartet Music Inc, which he co-led with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, as well as for unusual projects like his Piano Choir With Regeneration he chose another path, essentially trying to produce a jazz-infused pop...Out of stock
In 1976, Yusef Lateef’s as restless a spiritual seeker as there ever was in the field of music, revisited some of his earliest themes in the context of modern sonic frameworks: The Eastern modal and melodic frameworks of his Prestige sides, such as Eastern Sounds, Cry!/Tender, and Other Sounds, brought to bear in much more...Out of stock
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Over the past decades, new talents such as Cassandra Wilson, Patricia Barber, and Holly Cole have redefined the world of female jazz vocals Cole's Temptation, a 1995 Blue Note release, is her musical tribute to the writings of Tom Waits Besides being a superb audiophile recording (perfect in every production detail, from the...Out of stock
It's back in stock! Newly repressed at 45 RPM by Quality Record Pressings This recording was originally mastered at the former AcousTech Mastering facility and the sound is fantastic John Lee Hooker himself did not know his exact date of birth If he hadn't died at around the age of 80, this ageless musician would still be...Out of stock
The remarkable Music, Inc Big Band remains the apotheosis of trumpeter Charles Tolliver’s singular creative vision Rarely if ever has a big band exhibited so much freedom or finesse, while at the same time never overwhelming the virtuoso soloists on whom the performances pivot Built around the core of Tolliver, pianist...
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