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He's Coming
Released on Polydor in 1972, this is Roy Ayers hitting his stride. The Ubiquity sound has clicked into place: jazz improvisation, funk underneath, soul harmony, spiritual weight, all of it pulling in the same direction. The vibraphonist leans hard into groove without losing the openness, soul-jazz tipping over into the jazz-funk that would carry him through the decade. The band is loaded - Harry Whitaker on electric piano, organ and voice; John Williams on bass with Ron Carter stepping in on "We…
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard
Caught at the exact moment the young trumpeter steps fully into his own. Recorded July 2, 1962, at Rudy Van Gelder's studio, released in 1963 on Impulse!, this is Hubbard with technique to burn but warmth to match - every line sculpted, every phrase rhythmically alive. Around him a ridiculous cast: John Gilmore (yes, the Sun Ra tenor man) shadowing Hubbard's lines with that crooked, unmistakable tone, Curtis Fuller and Tommy Flanagan filling out the harmony, Art Davis and Louis Hayes locking dow…
Live In Paris Part 2 (LP)
Origina Japanese edition on BYG's "Jazz Collection 1500" series of the 1972 album with live recordings from 1965 featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert.
Unissued Concert In Germany 1963 Part One (LP)
Original edition of the Italy-only 1973 album on Jazz Galore with a live recording in Germany from 1963 featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner.
Coltranology Volume One (LP)
1980 original Japanese edition on Affinity of the 1973 album with recordings from 1963 featuring Eric Dolphy, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert and obi.
Coltranology Volume Two (LP)
1980 original Japanese edition on Affinity of the 1978 album with recordings from 1963 featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert and obi.
Coltranology Volume Two (LP)
1980 original Japanese edition on Affinity of the 1978 album with recordings from 1963 featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With insert.
Like Sonny (LP)
1990 UK-only compilation on Roulette Jazz with 1958/1960 tracks from The Best Of Birdland Volume 1 and A Tuba Jazz LP's plus a previously unreleased track.
Impressions Of Europe (LP)
Grey area Italian LP on Ingo with live recordings made in Denmark and Austria in 1962 featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner.
Creation (LP)
Grey area UK LP on Blue Parrot Records with live recordings made in the USA in 1964 and 1965 featuring Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner.
Dial Africa (LP)
Original US edition on Savoy Records' "The Savoy Sessions" series of the 1977 compilation including a previously unreleased track from 1958.
John Coltrane & Kenny Burrell
2013 European re-issue on 180g vinyl with bonus track on Waxtime of the 1963 album.
Count Basie And The Kansas City 7 (LP)
1991 Japanese re-issue on Impulse!'s "Gold Of G.D. 100" series of the 1962 album. With obi and original innersleeve.
April In Paris (LP)
1981 Japanese re-issue on Verve's "The Original Verve Jazz Classics" series of the 1957 album. With original innersleeve.
Something Old Something New (LP)
1972 Japanese re-issue on Fontana/Philips's "Phonogram Jazz Collection" of the 1963 album. With obi.
The New Continent (LP)
Original Japanese edition of the 1965 album arranged by Lalo Schifrin. With insert and obi.
The Call (CD)
1990's Italian CD re-issue on ESP-Disk'/Abraxas of the 1966 album. With obi.
Chet Baker Sings
10" coloured vinyl edition. Ten tracks drawn from the 1954-56 Pacific Jazz sessions. Chet Baker Sings is a record that arrived too early for its own audience. In 1954 a twenty-four-year-old trumpet player set down his horn, leaned close to the microphone, and sang as if confiding something he wasn't sure he wanted overheard. What the era received as a flaw - a voice too soft, too high, too undefended for a man - is exactly what now sounds like the future turning up ahead of schedule.
There is al…
Down By Law
*2026 repress* The soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch's 1986 film Down By Law is composed and performed by John Lurie, who also plays the pimp Jack in the movie. His world-weary avant-jazz pieces like "Please Come to My House," "What Do You Know About Music, You're Not a Lawyer," "Strangers in the Day," and "Fork in the Road" convey the film's seedy but humorous crime story.
The Kid!
Harold Ousley’s The Kid! is a superb example of early-1970s soul-jazz and jazz-funk, putting the spotlight on the saxophonist’s distinctive tone and commanding presence. From the first notes, the album radiates energy and character, marrying dynamic phrasing with a deeply confident sense of swing.
The record thrives on infectious grooves, a tightly locked rhythm section, and spirited improvisation that keeps the music moving at every turn. Seamlessly blending the worlds of jazz, funk, and soul, …