The story of Chess Records is the story of American popular music in the second half of the twentieth century. Best-known for capturing the sound of acoustic...
Elevation, released in 1974 on Impulse! Records, finds saxophonist Pharoah Sanders expanding his spiritual jazz vision on an album that balances ecstatic...
Spellbinder, released in 1966 on Impulse! Records, introduced Hungarian guitarist Gábor Szabó to a wider American audience with a set that blends modal...
Wicked album - very soulful orchestral arrangements, great tuned, wicked guitar. What's not to love? Produced by Creed Taylor with arrangements by Don...
Following Luminal and Lateral, artist-activists Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe present their third collaboration, Liminal. Conceived as a bridge between its...
Recorded in 1963, The Composer of Desafinado Plays documents the beginning of what would become a long-term creative relationship between Jobim and arranger...
A singular album from the jazz guitarist - more well-known for his later period funk records - Fisher grooves here with a stripped-down jazz sound and...
On this 1970 album recorded in Los Angeles, Donato departs from his Brazilian bossa nova roots, incorporating an eclectic, and electric, mix of funk, fusion...
These 1969 recordings (released 5 years later) combine Shepp’s free jazz bonafides and a blend of blues and funk through an African lens, all in a big...
Extremely rare LP from Roy Brooks originally released on Motown's jazz imprint Workshop Jazz label. Original copies cost £100s of pounds - with good reason!
Roy...
With the 'Incredible Jimmy Smith' on organ and arrangements by Oliver Nelson this adaptation of Prokofiev's fairy tale offers a fine jazz interpretation...
Recorded with Ron Carter, Grady Tate and Chick Corea. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's and produced by Creed Taylor. Killer - check the opening track, Litha...
Not only does this 1963 LP pair Jimmy's organ with the creative charts of Oliver Nelson, but also with Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Milt Hinton...
United-Nations style meeting of worlds as vibist Gary McFarland is joined by an all-star cast including Willie Bobo and Antonio Carlos Jobim (on guitar!)...
STUNNING NEW 180gm, heavy USA tip-on style gatefold sleeve audiophile reissue!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recorded...
Seminal USA Bossa Nova album by Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and the vocals of Astrud Gilberto. Includes the all-time classic "Girl...
Percussion Bittersweet from 1961 captures Max Roach at his most radical, both politically and emotionally, as well as sonically. The album was recorded...
Stellar CTI, Creed Taylor production, arranged by and featuring guitarist Joe Beck, that gave Esther her biggest hit, the discotastic title track, but...
This is Derricks invitation to do the new dance in 1968 called "Shing-A-Ling". The Dekker brothers, Desmond and George, doing the harmonies on "Do The...
The Selectors "Stay On The Track" sounds like a Treasure Isle production and in fact Ranny Williams was one of Duke Reid's main arranger in 1968/1969 until...
First time on CD! The Loft Classics series of reissue 12" singles have spread the magical music that makes David Mancuso's legendary Loft parties so special...
Classic soul jazz session from trumpeter Morgan with quality Blue Note line-up (as always) - Joe Henderson, Ronnie Mathews, Victor Sproles and Billy Higgins.
A-Side has a great Hippy Boys instrumental and would easily fit on one of the early Upsetters albums. It can be found on a extremely rare UK Junior Records...