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NOW JAZZ NOW - 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings [1960-80]Writing from Thurston Moore, Byron Coley, Mats GustafssonPreface by Neneh Cherry. Afterword by Joe McPheeECSTATIC PEACE LIBRARY
The Bug vs Ghost DubsImplosionPressure
Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
Kenny BarronSunset To DawnTime Traveler
Roy BrooksThe Free SlaveTime Traveler
GILLES PETERSON and STUART BAKER (SOUL JAZZ RECORDS)FREEDOM, RHYTHM AND SOUND Chapter 2: Journeys To Enlightenment BOOKRevolutionary Jazz Original Cover ArtSoul Jazz Records
Brian JacksonEP One (inc. Masters At Work mixes)BBE
Avril AHousewife SuperstarMemory Dance
Yazmin LaceyTeal DreamsAMF Records
Charles Stepney feat. Kitty HaywoodYou Make Me HighMirror Ball Recordings
Greg Foat6 Days In LeysinAmeritz Music
Punk: The Last WordBy Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave
Balimaya Project meets Disco Pacifico AllstarsCalimaJazz Re:freshed
StarsDancin' PeopleBackatcha
Da LataEdge Of BlueDe La Music
Matt WildeFind A WayHello World
AuraFreex (Fre'ak) / Sunshine LoveBackatcha
The Freex MachineFreex Funkatized / Freex PartyBackatcha
Portia CareyI Wanna Thank You (Special Mix)Backatcha
Adam's AppleLa Inflacion De OfeliaMatasuna
Michael GarrickLate Autumn SunshineMy Only Desire
HIA & BiospherePolar Sequences (Remastered)Biophon Records
Lorenzo Morresi / TenderloniousScoglio Rosso / Chiaia Di LunaTerrasolare
Fela KutiThe Best Of The Black PresidentKnitting Factory Records
Chain ReactionYou Gave Me The Reason / Let's Be LoversBackatcha
Aphex TwinClassicsR&S Records
Carlton JacksonHistory (Dubplate Mixes)Studio 16
George FaithI've Got The Groove (Dubplate Mixes)Studio 16
MoodymannBlack Mahogani IIPeacefrog
Tha Dogg PoundDogg FoodDRR/gamma.
Soul JamaicaFeaturing Alton Ellis, Jackie Mittoo, The Heptones, Sound Dimension and more!Soul Jazz Records
Sound Dimension / Merlene WebberSing A Simple Song / How Nice It IsStudio One
Snoop Doggy DoggTha DoggfatherDRR/gamma.
No One's Listening AnywayUK DIY Post Punk & Dubs 1978-1984 (Volume 2)Caroline True Records
µ-Ziq1979Balmat
- 1. California Dreaming
- 2. Sun Down
- 3. Oh You Crazy Moon
- 4. More, More, Amor
- 5. Without You
- 6. Winds Of Barcelona
- 7. Sunny
- 8. Green Peppers
- 9. Mr. Walker
- 10. South Of The Border
Produced by Creed Taylor with arrangements by Don Sebesky.
Wes MontgomeryTequila (1966)Verve
Original USA vinyl
- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Wes MontgomeryThis Is Wes MontgomeryRiverside Records
- Original LP RS 3012£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Wes MontgomeryBoss GuitarOriginal Jazz Classics
Classic 1963 Riverside album featuring Mel Rhyne and Jimmy Cobb.
- New LP RVSD9459£32.00In stockAdd to Bag
Wes MontgomeryOriginal Jazz Classics CollectionOriginal Jazz Classics
Compiles some of Wes Montgomery's best recordings.
- CD RVSD6£6.99In stockAdd to Bag
Brian Eno & Beatie WolfeLiminalVerve
Following Luminal and Lateral, artist-activists Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe present their third collaboration, Liminal. Conceived as a bridge between its...
- LP 7832961£31.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 7870746£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
Antonio Carlos JobimThe Composer Of Desafinado PlaysVerve
Recorded in 1963, The Composer of Desafinado Plays documents the beginning of what would become a long-term creative relationship between Jobim and arranger...
- LP 602478179884£27.99Part of Verve’s ‘Vault’ series.In stockAdd to Bag
Wes MontgomeryTequila (1966)Verve
Original USA vinyl
- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithHoochie Coochie Man (1966)Verve
USA original gatefold copy . Produced by Creed Taylor. Smokin!
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithRoot DownVerve
Root Down was Hammond B-3 jazz legend Jimmy Smith's 1972 live album for Verve. Recorded in Los Angeles in 1972, it features a young band that were very...
- – Root Down (And Get It)
- 4. – Root Down (And Get It)
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- LP (180 gram) 6562738£36.99Part of Verve's 'Acoustic Sounds' Series.In stockAdd to Bag
The Eddie Fisher QuintetThe Third CupVerve
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...
- LP (180 gram) 5849225£34.99In stockAdd to Bag
Astrud GilbertoLook To The Rainbow (1966)Verve
Fantastic Brazil meets jazz bossa, aranged and conducted by Gil Evans. Killer version of Berimbau (with Dom Um Romao playing one!)
- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Canadian vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
- LP (180 gram) 5849206£34.99In stockAdd to Bag
João DonatoA Bad Donato (Verve By Request)Verve
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...
- – The Frog
- – Lunar Tune
- 1. – The Frog
- 4. – Lunar Tune
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- LP (180 gram) 5562440£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Archie SheppKwanza (Verve By Request Series)Verve
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...
- LP (180 gram) 4847618£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Alice ColtranePtah The El Daoud (1970)Verve
ESSENTIAL deep jazz featuring Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson! This is a true classic of spiritual jazz from one of our favourite artists! Recorded...
- – Ptah, The El Daoud
- – Turiya And Ramakrishna
- – Blue Nile
- – Mantra
- 1. – Ptah, The El Daoud
- 2. – Turiya And Ramakrishna
- 3. – Blue Nile
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- New LP (180g) 4599137£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD IMP12012£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Roy BrooksBeatVerve
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...
- – Homestretch
- – If I Could See Me Now
- – Passin' The Buck
- – Soulin'
- – Soulsphere
- – My Secret Passion
- 1. – Homestretch
- 2. – If I Could See Me Now
- 3. – Passin' The Buck
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- New LP (180g) 4599135£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Willie BoboFeelin' So Good (1966)Verve
Excellent 60s latin jazz and boogaloo.
- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Arthur Prysock The Best Of (1967)Verve
Mint original USA vinyl in once opened shrinkwrap.
- Original LP£12.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = Original USA Vinyl
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Jimmy SmithPeter And The Wolf (1966)Verve
With the 'Incredible Jimmy Smith' on organ and arrangements by Oliver Nelson this adaptation of Prokofiev's fairy tale offers a fine jazz interpretation...
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Gary McFarlandSoft Samba Strings (1967)Verve
Original copy, 1967 album. USA gatefold vinyl.
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Stan Getz Sweet Rain (1967) Verve
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...
- – Sweet Rain
- 3. – Sweet Rain
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- LP 6512469£36.99Acousitic SoundsIn stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithHobo Flats (1963)Verve
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...
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Irene ReidRoom For One More (1965 mono)Verve
Arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson.
Original USA vinylVinyl VG+/Sleeve VG+100% SOTU Original Vinyl Guarantee happy or money back!
- Original LP£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
Clara WardHang Your Tears Out To Dry (1966)Verve
- – Hang Your Tears Out To Dry
- – Tumbling Tumbleweeds
- – Keep On Searchin'
- – The Right Direction
- – Tear It Down
- 2. – Hang Your Tears Out To Dry
- 4. – Tumbling Tumbleweeds
- 7. – Keep On Searchin'
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- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
The New Stan Getz Quartet with Astrud GilbertoGetz Au Go Go (1964)Verve
Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto doing their Bossa Nova thang live in New York, 1964. Original USA vinyl in orig. 1964 shrinkwrap!
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK Vinyl, UK MONO FIRST PRESSIn stockAdd to Bag
- LP (180 gram) 7520777£36.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 1739687£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
John ColtraneThe John Coltrane Quartet PlaysVerve
STUNNING NEW 180gm, heavy USA tip-on style gatefold sleeve audiophile reissue!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recorded...
- LP (180 gram) 7581301£36.99In stockAdd to Bag
Pender Street SteppersBubble World / Love Theme / Temple Walk Mood Hut
**REPRESS**
First release of 2014 on from Vancouver's Mood Hut - and a brilliant selection of deep house music, fashioning an oddball twist on the classic...
- – Bubble World
- – Temple Walk
- 1. – Bubble World
- 3. – Temple Walk
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- 12" MH004 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Brrd Hail Di King Blueberry Records
Sounding like a lost Lenky riddim, Brrd drops a hefty dancehall number on FaltyDL's Blueberry Records! Gold 93 riddim on the flip.
- – Hail Di King (Brrd Bootleg)
- – Gold 93 Instrumental
- 1. – Hail Di King (Brrd Bootleg)
- 2. – Gold 93 Instrumental
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- 7" BBR002V£4.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Horace AndyDon't Try To Use MeAggrovator
Mid 70s roots vocal over tuff backing from The Aggrovators produced by Bunny Lee. Comes in thick card company sleeve.
- Horace Andy – Don't Try To Use Me
- the Aggrovators – Use Dub
- 1. Horace Andy – Don't Try To Use Me
- 2. the Aggrovators – Use Dub
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- 7" GOR011£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Beam UpAstronomy DubBeam Up
New dub excursion direct from Berlin 7" only with vocal from Terrence Bowry and dubs FX Brian May A.K.A. DJ Delay and Sonical. Limited vinyl run....
- – Astronomy Dub
- – Hanabi Dub feat. Terrence Bowry
- 1. – Astronomy Dub
- 2. – Hanabi Dub feat. Terrence Bowry
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- 7"£4.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Mahmoud AhmedYalem Baytewarnegn (1974)Mahmoud Records
Superb super-super-rare unplayed Ethiopian ORIGINAL vinyl in original picture sleeve! A thing of great beauty!
Awesome vocals of Mahmoud Ahmed...
- – Yalem Baytewarnegn
- – Tidar Lenurachen
- 1. – Yalem Baytewarnegn
- 2. – Tidar Lenurachen
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- Original 7"£60.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Ethiopian 7" in pic sleeve! Unplayed and shiny but has some occasional minor background sounds
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Mo Kolours / Reginald Omas Mamode IV22a003 22a
SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE EXCLUSIVE!
The label headed by Tenderlonious (who recently released "Caramel" on our very own Sounds Of The Universe...
- Mo Kolours – Brok Up World
- Mo Kolours – Ghetto Religion
- Mo Kolours – Hy Brasil
- Mo Kolours – Latter Day House
- Reginald Ommas Momode IV – Balance
- Reginald Ommas Momode IV – Get Down With
- Reginald Ommas Momode IV – Pick It Up
- Reginald Ommas Momode IV – Yes Yes Yes
- 1. Mo Kolours – Brok Up World
- 2. Mo Kolours – Ghetto Religion
- 3. Mo Kolours – Hy Brasil
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- 12" 22a003£6.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77Primal Roots (1972)A&M
The best (and rarest) of Sergio Mendes' 70s albums. Mendes returns to his Afro-Brazilian roots for this awesome album. Heavy percussion, killer tunes....
- – After Sunrise
- – Canto De Ubiratan
- – The Circle Game
- 2. – After Sunrise
- 3. – Canto De Ubiratan
- 6. – The Circle Game
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- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, bit of minor staining to cover, bit of spine wearSold out Notify me when in stock
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66Stillness (1971)A&M
Absolutely 100% killer album.
Includes stunning versions of "For What It's Worth", "Chelsea Morning" and Gilberto Gil's "Viramundo"! The bomb.
- – chelsea morning
- – for what it's worth
- 3. – chelsea morning
- 7. – for what it's worth
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- Original LP£45.00Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Japanese VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Sauce81Natural ThingEglo
Monster disco / boogie nugget from Japan's Sauce 81. Released on Alex Nut's / Floating Points' unstoppable Eglo label!
- – Natural Thing
- – Bustin"
- 1. – Natural Thing
- 2. – Bustin"
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- 7" EGLO040£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Inell YoungWhat Do You See In HerSoul Jazz Records
A stone-cold CLASSIC tune!Simply one the most soulful New Orleans tunes EVER to come out on record from Eddie Bo vocalist Inell Young.
Rare as...New...
- Inell Young – What Do You See In Her
- Inell Young – I Remember The Summer
- 1. Inell Young – What Do You See In Her
- 2. Inell Young – I Remember The Summer
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- 7" SJR185-7£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Max RoachChattahoochee Red (1981)CBS
Always forward thinking Max Roach, 1981. Check 'The Dream' - deep!
- – The Dream / It's Time
- 1. – The Dream / It's Time
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- Original LP£12.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Gil Scott-HeronThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised / Home Is Where The Hatred IsBGP
Killer double-sider reissued - with Gil at his radical best.
- – the revolution will not be televised
- – home is where the hatred is
- 1. – the revolution will not be televised
- 2. – home is where the hatred is
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- 7" BGPS038£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
D'Angelo Black Messiah Sony
It's been 14 long years since the ground-breaking "Voodoo" LP, the most revolutionary soul artist of our generation D'Angelo returns with this amazing...
- – Ain't That Easy
- – 1000 Deaths
- – The Charade
- – Really Love
- – Prayer
- 1. – Ain't That Easy
- 2. – 1000 Deaths
- 3. – The Charade
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- New 2×LP 88875056551£26.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 88875056552£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Inell YoungThe Next Ball GameSoul Jazz Records
Killer New Orleans Funk rarity!
Inell Young's searing vocal performance backed by the unbelievably funky James Black's seriously awesome second-line...
- – The Next Ball Game
- – Part Of The Game
- 1. – The Next Ball Game
- 2. – Part Of The Game
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- 7" SJR283-7£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Charles Sullivan Genesis (1976)Inner City
Unbelievably heavy album that first came out on Strata East in 1974. w/ Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sonny Fortune, Anthony Jackson, Alphonse Mouzon, Onaje Allen...
- – Evening Song
- – Field Holler
- 1. – Evening Song
- 3. – Field Holler
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- Original LP£40.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
The Upsetters / Dub OrganiserChim CheriePressure Sounds
Yet another seriously sought after dub plate from the golden age of sound systems!
Popularised by General Echo and also known as 'Billie Jean' the b side...
- The Upsetters – Chim Cherie
- 1. The Upsetters – Chim Cherie
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- Original 7" PSS036£8.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned UK 45Sold out Notify me when in stock
Kalbata & MixmonsterInna SkatelandFreestyle
Freestyle presents a new one from Kalbata & Mixmonster. 'Inna Skateland' that features legend Puddy Roots on vocals!
- – Inna Skateland (feat. Puddy Roots)
- 1. – Inna Skateland (feat. Puddy Roots)
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- 7" FSR 7083£5.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Kalbata & Mixmonster feat. Little JohnPrisoner In LoveFreestyle
Kalbata & Mixmonster went into their studio with the purpose of recording a 100% analogue dub tracks in the spirit of the late King...
- – Prisoner In Love (feat Little John)
- – Prisoner In Love (feat Kutiman - CRB version)
- 1. – Prisoner In Love (feat Little John)
- 2. – Prisoner In Love (feat Kutiman - CRB version)
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- 7" FSR7077£5.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Joe HendersonBlack Narcissus (1976)Milestone
Super deep Milestone-era Joe Henderson, joined by Joachim Kuhn, Jenny Clark, Daniel Humair, Bill Summmers and Dr Patrick Gleeson. Killer!
- – Black Narcissus
- 1. – Black Narcissus
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- Original LP£18.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Bonnie & KleinSingularity / ErgosphereLeng
Greek duo Bonnie & Klein are not only producers of the chillout sound as their debut for Leng testifies.
‘Singularity’ hits...
- Bonnie & Klein – Singularity
- Bonnie & Klein – Ergosphere
- 1. Bonnie & Klein – Singularity
- 2. Bonnie & Klein – Ergosphere
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- 12" LENG022£6.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Ann SextonThe BeginningCharly
Reissue of this wicked, funky, female, Memphis southern soul album from 1977!
- – I Had A Fight With Love
- – I'm His Wife (You're Just A Friend)
- – Who's Gonna Love You
- – You Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use
- – You Got To Use What You Got
- – Color My World Blue
- – Be Serious
- – I Want To Be Loved
- – Sugar Daddy
- – You've Been Doing Me Wrong For So Long
- 1. – I Had A Fight With Love
- 2. – I'm His Wife (You're Just A Friend)
- 3. – Who's Gonna Love You
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- LP CHARLYL337£20.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Ndikho Xaba and The Natives Ndikho Xaba and The Natives (1971)Matsuli Music
1971 revoluntionary spiritual afro jazz sounds!
Soul, spirituality and avant-garde jazz from South African political exile Ndikho Xaba. Making...
- – shwabada
- – freedom
- – flight
- – nomusa
- – makhosi
- – Big Time (CD only - Bonus Track)
- – Zulu Lunchbag (CD only - Bonus Track)
- 1. – shwabada
- 2. – freedom
- 3. – flight
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- New LP (180g) MM105£23.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD MM105CD£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Hodge / AcreX / Don't Get Me StartedWisdom Teeth
** Vinyl-only. Limited to 500 copies. **
‘Wisdom Teeth’ returns with another split 12” of club-ready tracks from the cutting...
- Hodge – X
- Acre – Don't Get Me Started
- 1. Hodge – X
- 2. Acre – Don't Get Me Started
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- 12" WSDM002£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Sam RiversFuchsia Swing SongBlue Note
Great mid-60s album featuring the tracks Cyclic Episode and Beatrice!
One of the greatest modern moments on Blue Note – ever! From the cover, to the...
- – Fuchsia Swing Song
- – Downstairs Blues Upstairs
- 1. – Fuchsia Swing Song
- 2. – Downstairs Blues Upstairs
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP (180g) 4859563£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 724359387420£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock