• 1. Backstage Sally
      • 2. Contemplation
      • 3. Bu's Delight
      • 4. Reincarnation Blues
      • 5. Shaky Jake
      • 6. Moon River

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        Art in the zone, recorded live in Japan, 1970
          • Original LP CAT-7902£40.00
            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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          Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersThe Big Beat (1960)Blue Note
          One of the greatest Art Blakey Blue Note sessions, with a lineup that included Lee Morgan on trumpet, Wayne Shorter on tenor, Bobby Timmons on piano and...
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          • – It's Only A Paper Moon
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            • – Sweet Sakeena
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            Art Blakey+Jimmy Merritt + Cedar Walton+ Curtis Fuller+Wayne Shorter+ Freddie Hubbard
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              Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersMosaicBlue Note (1961)
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              Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersCaravan (1963)Riverside
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                  • LP 6510372£27.99
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                    Expected 15 NovPreorder
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                    • LP 4881948£36.99
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                        • Original LP LNJ-70092£60.00
                          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, 1973 Blue label Liberty pressing in orig shrink!
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                        Gene Harris And The Three SoundsLive At The 'It Club'Blue Note
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                          • – Juju
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                              • LP 3896360£36.99
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                                • Original LP BST 84354£15.00
                                  Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl, surface marks
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                                  • Original 2×LP BN-LA474-H2£30.00
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                                          • Original LP£20.00
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                                          • – On Children
                                          • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 4509258£39.00
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                                          Stanley TurrentineAnother StoryBlue Note
                                            • Original LP BST 84336£40.00
                                              Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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                                            Jackie McLeanTippin' The ScalesBlue Note
                                              • Original LP BST 84427£15.00
                                                Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Blue Note vinyl, French 1984 DMM pressing, VG ONLY
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                                              Herbie Nichols TrioHerbie Nichols TrioBlue Note
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                                                • – Night Dreamer
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                                                  • New LP (180g) 5524255£28.00
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                                                    • Original LP GP-3205£15.00
                                                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Secondhand Japanese vinyl, no Obi, some sleeve staining
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                                                    Donald ByrdPlaces And Spaces (1975)Blue Note
                                                    SEMINAL MONSTER LP!!The definitive jazz funk album produced by the Mizell brothers. A classic all the way featuring the essential rare groove cuts 'Change',...
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                                                    • – Wind Parade
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                                                    • – Slim's Return
                                                    • – Distant Land
                                                    • – Mystic Bounce
                                                    • – Stormy
                                                    • – Blue Note Interlude
                                                    • – Please Set Me At Ease
                                                    • – Funky Blue Note
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                                                    • New Audiophile 2×LP (180 GRAM) 5507723£36.99
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                                                      • New LP (180g) 3856842£39.00
                                                        Tone Poet Edition
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                                                      • – soul surge
                                                      • – jodo
                                                      • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3856838£34.99
                                                        Tone Poet Edition
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                                                        Ike QuebecSwing Hi - Swing Lo (1969)Blue Note
                                                          • Original LP B-6507£10.00
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                                                          Donald ByrdStreet Lady (1973)Blue Note
                                                          Classic jazz funk album written and produced by the magnificent Mizell brothers! Includes 'Lansana's Priestess'. Personnel playing on the album include...
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                                                          • – Sister Love
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                                                          • New LP (180g) MOVLP3396£31.99
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                                                          • Original LP£30.00
                                                            Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VGBlue label Original secondhand USA , lot of pretty much non-audible surface marks, cut out, sleeve spine wear
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                                                                  • Original LP BLP 1531£40.00
                                                                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned French 1984 DMM vinyl
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                                                                  Donald ByrdAt The Half Note Café, Vol. 1 (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                                  In November 1960, trumpeter Donald Byrd brought his quintet in to the Half Note Café in New York City to record this soulful, swinging, and highly enjoyable...
                                                                    • LP (180 gram) 3814586£35.00
                                                                      Gatefold sleeve
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