Jazz: Original LPs
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Cannonball Adderley Presents Soul Zodiac, Written & Narrated by Rick Holmes, The Nat Adderley Sextet; Capitol SVBB-11025; 1972; 2-LP gatefold; red/1st E/N S $75 (or green/2nd E-/E+ S $35, specify) (or green/2nd cutout V+/N S $30, specify) -- soul jazz/occult/spoken; 1st of the 3 awesome, mind-blowing sessions involving Rick Holmes; prod. Adderley & David Axelrod; music ranges from the funky to the very out, including psychedelic rock guitar (not fusion, don't worry); DEEP, DARK, unique (except their similar but inferior LP on Fantasy), & GREAT!!
Cannonball Adderley: Phoenix; Fantasy F-79004; 1975; 2-LP gatefold promo V+/E S $20 -- soul jazz; Soul of the Bible & the Zodiac LPs get all the attention these days, but don't overlook this one; it's all hip updates of his Capitol hits, which means some old favorites are now essentials for DJs; Hamba Nami (GREAT), Sack o' Woe, Jive Samba, This Here, Work Song, Country Preacher, Walk Tall, Mercy Mercy Mercy, High Fly..
Jamey Aebersold: [Jazz & Rock] Nothin' But Blues--Volume 2 of A New Approach to Jazz Improvisation; AJA JA-1211; no book N-/N S $25 -- soul-jazz/piano; funky drums, modal tunes, changes, breaks!; the highlight of rare Indiana instructional series w/at least two very worthy rare grooves: "Mr. Super Hip" & "Long-Meter" (jazz-rock); trio recorded w/bass & piano in separate channels but drums in both!
Afro Blues Quintet Plus One: Introducing the; Mira LPS-3002; E+/E- S $15 -- soul-jazz vibes; Monkey Time, Liberation, Moses, Jerico..
Afro Blues Quintet featuring Rene Bloch: The Afro Blues Quintet Next Album; Mira MLPS-3016; white-label promo E/E+ S $50 -- mod/soul-jazz vibes; Pata Pata, Look of Love, I Say a Little Prayer, Goin' Out of My Head, Some Velvet Morning, Little Tangi, Woe is Me, A New Kind of Blue..
Max Albright: Mood for Max; Motif ML-502; 1956; deep groove E+/E $25 -- modern; West Coast all stars populate this 12-tune, drummer-led obscurity: John Anderson, Dave Wells, Buddy Collette, William Green, Chuch Gentry, Gene Cipriano, Gerald Wiggins, Joe Comfort, Curtis Counce
Johnny Almond [Music Machine]: Hollywood Blues; London/Deram DES-18037; 1970; V+/E- S $25 -- soul jazz; scarce, import-label-only (Deram) release of a West Coast (Hollywood) killer w/all stars Charles Kynard, Curis Amy, Joe Pass, Earl Palmer, Hadley Caliman, Vi Redd, Leonard Feather..; It's the Water, Funkville USA, Agadir Sunset, Blues for Helen, Hot Rod, Slipping Easy, Kwei Ying Fu, Perdido
The Aquarians: Jungle Grass; MCA/Uni 73053; 1969; Unipak gatefold; cutout N-/E S $90 -- soul-jazz vibes/Latin soul (sort of)/Brasilian/rare groove; arr. Vladimir Vassilieff w/Francisco Aguabella, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Pass, Al MacKibbon.. (like "Afro-Latin Soultet: Afro Brazil Oba!" but better); conga, vibes, horns, hippie chicks singing--everything essential!; all terrific (incl. psychedelic jacket--here in top shape); obscure, love-in/hippy "The Aquarians" is the monster rare groove in our book; other close contenders: Bayu-Bayu, Batakum, Mucho Soul, Jungle Grass, Saja, The Head, Excuses Excuses, What Do You Mean-What Do I Mean?, or Adela
Art Ensemble of Chicago: Phase One; Prestige 10064; 1973/1971 E-/E+ S $20
Dorothy Ashby: The Fantastic Jazz Harp of; Atlantic 1447; 1965; N/N shrink $75 -- mod/harp; the mono gives you much deeper sound than stereo (& noisefree, which you don't get w/even flawless stereo copies); contrary to the conventional ignorance, great Dorothy is not limited to the 2-3 hip killers on Cadet (nor classic early Prestige); this is a hip SWINGER: Invitation, Nabu Corfa, Feeling Good, Dodi Li, Essence of Sapphire, Flighty, I Will Follow You..
Gary Bartz Ntu Troop: Juju Street Songs; Prestige PRST-10057; 1972; E+/N S $50 (or E-/N- S $40, specify) -- sax/spiritual soul jazz/out; one of his best, if not the best; w/Andy Bey, Stafford James, Howeard King; I Wanna Be Where You Are, Black Maybe, Bertha Baptist, Africans Unite, Teheran
Sidney Bechet: Jazz Classics Vol. 1 w/Bunk Johnson & Sidney de Paris; Blue Note BLP-1201; NY/blue-white N-/N- $40
Louis Bellson: The Driving Louis Bellson; Norgran MG-N-1020; yellow-label deep groove V/V- $25 -- plays remarkably well despite appearances (looks rough but plays nicely) & is one of the rarest & earliest LPs w/Sabu Martinez, who is heard on 3 cuts (most of Side 2) along w/similar non-drum-kit percussionists; you can work very hard to find perfection at several times the price, but this is an excellent choice for the Sabu fan or casual Bellson/Norgran/jazz collector
Art Blakey: A Night at Birdland Vol. 2; Blue Note BLP-1522; transitional NY/blue-white (1 side NY, 1 side Liberty!) V*/E $40 -- *masking-taped edges on the jacket, which otherwise isn't bad, & the disc is great--heavy vinyl!
Art Blakey & the Afro-Drum Ensemble: The African Beat -- see Afro page
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers at the Jazz Corner of the World Vol. 1; Blue Note BLP-4015; deep groove N-/E+ $150
The Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble: Drum Suite; Columbia CL-1002; 1958; 1st/deep groove/black 6-eye; E/E $20 -- great jacket (African masks), unique (Side 1 w/Sabu Martinez & Candido, Side 2 the Jazz Messengers); great record but sold well enough that even this beautiful original is bargain-priced; The Sacrifice, Cubano Chant, Oscalypso, Nica's Dream, D's Dilemma, Just for Marty
Willie Bobo & the Bo-Gents: Do What You Want to Do; Sussex SXBS-7003; E+/E+ S $100 -- funk/soul-jazz legend (jazz-funk rather than Latin) -- totally hip!; chockablock w/useful heavy stuff for DJs (& you'll want the original's great sound); Bobo's on timbales & Victor Pantoja's on conga; Broasted or Fried, Dindi, Shut Up & Pay Attention, Soul Foo Yong, Come Together, Do What You Want to Do..
The Brass Company: Colors; Strata-East SES-19752; 1975; gatefold sealed S $30 -- priced low for some moisture/mildew under the shrink but it will clean up fine; Clifford Jordan, Stanley Cowell, Charles Tolliver, Billy Higgins..
Buddy Bregman & his Orchestra: Swinging Kicks; Verve MGV-2042; blue deep groove E-/N $60 (or blue deep groove V+/V+ $25, specify) -- jazz/crime/cheesecake; rare w/high book value; sensational cheesecake jacket (woman in negligee on brass bed); top Calif. players; reworks his score for "Wild Party" into 17 great modern-jazz cuts, ideal for anyone seeking the film-noir/beatnik-era sound but done well; Wild Party, Go Kicks, Mulliganville, Terror Ride, Honey Chile, Kicks is in Love, Lost Keys, Bada Blues, Kicks Swings, Gage Flips..
Mel Brown: Mel Brown's Fifth; ABC/Impulse AS-0209; 1971/1970; gatefold E-/E S $25 -- soul-jazz guitar/funk; w/Clifford Coulter; there are a couple of other strong contenders, but many consider this his funkiest/best LP; Time for a Change, Good Stuff, 747 (Airport Blues), LUV Potion, Drifting Blues, Cheap at Half the Price, Home Made, Gimme a Little Slack
Odell Brown & the Organ-Izers: Raising the Roof; Cadet LP-775; 1966; E/N- $40 -- soul-jazz organ; 1st LP, top mono original (fine except "Inez" in marker on jacket in 3 places); The Honeydripper, Raising the Roof, A Cool Senorita, Strike Up the Band, Day Tripper, Maiden Voyage, The Thing, Enchilada Joe
Odell Brown & the Organ-Izers: Ducky; Cadet LPS-800; 1967; E/E+ S $40 -- soul-jazz organ; No More Water in the Well, Ducky, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Get Off My Back, Anna, Mirar Mirar, Tough Tip, The Look of Love..
Lord Buckley -- see beatnik-crime-spy
Candido: Thousand Finger Man; Solid State SS-18066; 1969; gatefold V/E+ S $40 -- conga soul-jazz/funk; prod. Duke Pearson & arr. Joe Cain, it's a major hip rarity; priced low just for cosmetic reasons: jacket has significant rub wear & the disc has a dishpan warp (no effect on play)
Central High School Jazz Lab: Nice & Juicy; Baldwin CS-8036; E+/N- S $25 -- jazz lab/soul jazz; jacket face has an orange on it; a local (York, PA) favorite from 1974 or so, it has a funky mod soul-jazz cut or two that DJs can use (and is otherwise a good jazz lab LP); Nice & Juicy, Tribute to the Duke, Battery Charger (drum break!), Wave, Gospel John, What Have They Done
Buck Clarke Quintet: Drum Sum; Argo LP-4007; 1960; 1st/deep groove press cutout N-/N $100 (or same but E+/E $75, specify) -- bongo bop; fantastic rarity in the Audio Odyssey series; Woody'n You, Funk Roots, Bags' Groove, Georgia, Drum Sum, Buckskins..
Ornette Coleman Trio at the Golden Circle, Stockholm, Volume One; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84224; E-/E S $20 -- only some very light marks, plays fine; nice price
Hank Crawford: The Art of Hank Crawford; Atlantic SD-2-315; 2-LP TEST PRESSING S $30 -- soul jazz; super-rare test pressing for the original release!; generic solid white jacket & label (titles unknown to us, sorry); swinging instrumentals; as if all that weren't enough, there's even a 2nd copy of the 2nd disc (sides 3 & 4)--both are included!
King Curtis: Soul Serenade; Capitol ST-2095; N/E+ shrink S $20 -- mod soul twist/sax; Tequila, Night Train, Harlem Nocturne, Honky Tonk, Soul Twist, Watermelon Man, Swingin' Shepherd Blues, Wiggle Wobble..; some light marks but plays as new
The Miles Davis Sextet: Jazz at The Plaza Vol. 1; Columbia C-32470; 1973/1958; 1st E+/N S $20 -- "released for the first time"--historic recording featuring Coltrane, Cannonball, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones!
Wayne Davis: A View from Another Place; Atlantic SD-7258; 1973; TEST PRESSING S $40 -- soul jazz/vocal/soul/gospel; super-rare test pressing for the original release!; generic solid white jacket & label (titles unknown to us, sorry); nice drum break in the longest, funkiest cut ("Listen to the Spirit" sings the chorus)
Jack Dieval et le Paris Jazz Quartet; Chappell Dance & Mood Music Vol. 12 DDM-312; E/E M-S $60 -- production/free jazz/vibes; rare French production/library LP, astoundingly great!; Side 1 4 "free jazz" pieces Campus Nos. 1-3, Jazzomaniac; Side 2 Jack Dieval Quartet plays 6 tunes (led by vibes, not free jazz) Men's Club, Fuguetta, Green Water..
Lou Donaldson: Live--Fried Buzzard; GRT/Cadet LPS-842; rec. 1965; cutout E-/E+ S $20 -- live w/Bill Hardman, Leo Morris, Billy Gardner, Warren Stephens; a latterday ('70s) "from the vaults" release that couldn't possibly outdo his classic studio work of the period, but it does provide fascinating contrast--the live performances were something else!
Kenny Dorham: Whistle Stop; Liberty/Blue Note BLP-4063; E-/E+ $60 -- "only Liberty" or a sweet mono at a great price?; not one to sniff at
George Duke: I Love the Blues She Heard My Cry; MPS MC-25671; 1975; E/N S $20 -- soul-jazz/funk/vocal/percussion; the classic for DJs is "Chariot" (VERY hip vocal); then there's Emil Richards' "Mashavu" (great exotic percussion) & a whole lot more that's WEIRD & fun ("Rokkinroll"); helping make it one of the best values on MPS (inexpensive, best-selling, yet good!) are superstars such as Airto (Brasilian percussion), Richards, Wah Wah Watson, Flora Purim..
Charles Earland: Living Black!; Prestige PRST-10009; 1971/1970; purple label E+/N- S $25 -- soul-jazz organ; live
Charles Earland: The Dynamite Brothers ST; Prestige P-10082; 1973; cutout E+/N- S $60 -- soundtrack/funk/soul-jazz/synth; one of his best, most creative efforts, as well as one of the best funky STs!; titles include Razor, Snake, Kungfusion, Weedhopper; see scan on the funky soundtracks page at Hyp Records/Soul Patch
Charles Earland: Front Burner; Milestone M-9165; 1988; N/E+ shrink S $15 -- soul-jazz organ; his comeback LP; despite the late date, it's really, really good!
[Tommy Gwaltney w/Steve Jordan &] John Eaton: Plays Great Jazz; Laurel 163011; E-/E- $20 -- jazz; rare, micro-label from Virginia (using Cook Labs process); early John Eaton piano, Jordan guitar, Gwaltney vibes & clarinet; notes by Charlie Byrd; Carioca, Shim-me-sha-Wabble, Heat Wave, The Golden Striker, Air Mail Special, I Go for That, When Sonny Gets Blue..
John Eaton & his Princetonians: Far Out, Near In; Columbia CL-996; black 6-eye deep groove 1st press E+/E $20 -- GA on My Mind, Lover Man, Just Wedging, Summertime, Swat the G-Man..
John Eaton: Electro-Vibrations--The Music of John Eaton; Decca Gold DL-710165; V+/N- cutout S $40 -- avant/Moog in the Turnabout style, excellent
Roy Eldridge/Dizzy Gillespie/Harry Edison: Tour de Force; Verve/Clef MGV-8212; 1958; deep groove "Verve Records Inc." V+/E+ $30 -- great price!
Duke Ellington's Far East Suite; RCA Victor LSP-3782; 1967; deep groove 2nd press E/N- S $25 -- fantastic!; "Blue Pepper (Far East of the Blues)" is mammoth, an Afro-Cuban monster easily equal to "Manteca" but much less known -- every marching band should play it!!!; Amad (Middle Eastern jazz) & others from the Ellington-Strayhorn-penned "Far East Suite" are great; "Ad Lib on Nippon" is a bonus cut (not part of the suite)
Don Elliott Sextette: A Musical Offering; ABC-Paramount SBC-106; 1956; deep groove E/E+ $25 -- arr. Quincy Jones; w/Herbie Mann, Joe Puma, Osie Johnson..; Miss Wiss-Key, Straits of McClellan, Cry Me a River, Mood Indigo, Jazz Me Blues, Our Love, Soon, Catana, Rough Ridin'..
Booker Ervin: Exultation!; Prestige PRST-7844; 1970/1963; purple E+/N- S $25 -- tenor; "Jazz Classics Series"; reissues all of PRST-7293 & adds 2 alternate short takes released on a 45; original liners plus Ira Gitler's notes from after Ervin's death
The Freedom Sounds Featuring Wayne Henderson: People Get Ready; Atlantic SD-1492; 1967; cutout N-/E+ S $30 -- mod soul-jazz; earlier of 2 LPs led by great trombonist & arranger Henderson, w/Harold Land, Paul Humphrey..; starts w/solid boogaloo, which is great for DJs (sounds like the best Fania & Cotique LPs which featured trombone) but winds up with a pair of longer, heavier, more "out" cookers; Respect, People Get Ready, Cucamonga, Things Go Better, Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa, Brother John Henry, Orbital Velocity, Cathy the Cooker
The Freedom Sounds Featuring Wayne Henderson: Soul Sound System; Atlantic SD-1512; 1968; cutout N-/N- S $30 -- mod soul-jazz; 2nd of 2 LPs led by great trombonist & arranger Henderson, w/an incredible roster of percussionists; all 7 cuts are great: the weird "Love-Out" is terrific, Are You Sure has a breakbeat, It Was a Very Good Year is Latin jazz, Behold the Day & Soul Sound System are hip smokers for DJs
Slim Gaillard, Allen Ginsberg, Babs Gonzales, etc. -- see beatnik-crime-spy
Dizzie Gillespie: Diz Big Band; Norgran MG N-1090; deep groove E-/V $25 -- jacket edges have some residue from where masking tape was removed but it's quite nice, esp. at the price
Grant Green: His Majesty King Funk; Verve V-8627; 1965; gatefold E-/E+ $50 -- soul-jazz guitar; w/Larry Young, Candido Camero, Harold Vick, Ben Dixon
Grant Green: Street of Dreams; Liberty/Blue Note BLP-4253; promo E-/E+ $30 -- w/Larry Young, Bobby Hutcherson, Elvin Jones; mono promo!
Grant Green: The Main Attraction; Kudu KU-29; 1976; cutout E+/N- S $25 -- w/Hubert Laws; A-side a 19-minute funkfest, B-side split b/w 2 long cuts
Grant Green: Easy; Versatile P-798; 1978; gatefold sealed S $20 -- soul-jazz/guitar
Chico Hamilton Quintet; Pacific Jazz PJ-1225; 1st/black/deep groove V+/E $25 -- occasional pops in some spots but noise-free in others; still, well worth it for top sound & at the price!; w/Fred Katz!
Chico Hamilton: El Exigente/The Demanding One; Flying Dutchman FDS-135; 1970; gatefold white-label promo E-/N S $25 -- out/strange/electric/acid; mainly the creation of Arnie Lawrence (electric alto) w/Bob Mann on guitar, Steve Swallow bass; another crazy Bob Thiele production; 9-part suite called Maybe Tomorrow, Never
Chico Hamilton: Peregrinations; UA/Blue Note BN-LA520-G; 1975; sealed cutout S $30 -- soul jazz/percussion/exotic; one of his best & one of the hip Blue Notes every DJ should have; w/Steve Turre, Arnie Lawrence..; the exotic Abdullah & Abraham is just one of several standouts (it's all great, funky, hip); Andy's Walk..
Lionel Hampton: Hamp's Portrait of a Woman; Glad-Hamp GHS-1012; E+/E+ S $25 -- jazz/vibes/funk/sitar; vocals by Ruth Brown, Sally Garcia, Roberta Sherwood, Carmen Costa, Nellie Clarke, Miyoko Hoshino, The Hamptones; beneath an attractive jacket lies not just some of his strongest work backing female vocalists but also some great stuff for DJs; we love a couple of terrific bossas as well similarly swinging vocal features, but even better is "A Sketch of Gladys" -- breakbeat/sitar funk comparable to his best, hip Brunswick stuff; Glad-Hamp is all self-produced/private press
Lionel Hampton & the Inner Circle: Please Sunrise; Brunswick BL-754190; 1973; N/N shrink S $20 -- vibes/soul; 2nd of 5 LPs in this great series (of funky drums & the occasional clean breakbeat); this one's mellow but lovely; prod. Willie Henderson; It Must be Love, I Did It, Soulful Autumn, I Call it Trouble, Lady Lady Lady, Love Uprising..
Lionel Hampton & the Inner Circle: Stop! I Don't Need No Sympathy; Brunswick BL-754203; 1974; sealed cutout S $35 -- vibes/soul/funky; 4th of 5 LPs in this great series, w/breakbeats, partly vocal, romantic rare groove in the Barry White/Monk Higgins vein; topped off by a sexy jacket!; Stop! I Don't Need No Sympathy, You Wouldn't Believe, I Wake Up Crying, Where Were You When I Needed You, Turn Back the Hands of Time, Stop Look & Listen, This Must Be the Place for Love, Where the Lillies Grow, It's Time for Peace, I Wish It Was Me
Herbie Hancock/Yardbirds: Blow-Up ST; MGM SE-4447; 1981; gatefold Japanese Polygram UMF-1013 REISSUE N/N S $30 -- even better sound than the original & still a gatefold! (excellent, very faithful repro); "Stroll On" by the Yardbirds is one reason it's desired, but "Bring Down the Birds" (the foundation for Dee-Lite's "Groove is in the Heart") is the main one for groove hounds; respect Japan!
Rufus Harley: Bagpipe Blues; Atlantic 3001; 1965; cutout E+/N- $60 (or 1966 stereo SD-3001 cutout N/N- shrink S $50, specify) (or 1966 stereo SD-3001 cutout N-/N- S $50, specify) -- soul jazz/bagpipe/sax; 1st LP by the late legend (historically significant for many reasons, from his inspiration in the JKF funeral to the racist death threats it inspired, to the early jacket photo of Harley en regalia); Bagpipe Blues, Kerry Dancers, Who Can I Turn To [When Nobody Needs Me], More, Chim Chim Cheree, Sportin', Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
Rufus Harley: Scotch & Soul; Atlantic SD-3006; 1967; blue-green E+/N S $50 (or red-green cutout E-/N- S $30, specify) -- soul-jazz bagpipe/sax; the RH LP that DJs need along w/"Re-Creation of the Gods"--it's nearly that funky; Feeling Good, Scotch & Soul, & Sufur are the bagpipe cuts (the 1st 2 are nice long boogaloos--essential!); w/loping conga breaks, this is now classic dance fare: the bagpipe boogaloo; beautiful jacket photo of young Rufus en regalia guaranteed to mortify Scots!
Rufus Harley: A Tribute to Courage; Atlantic SD-1504; 1968; N-/E+ S $35 -- soul-jazz bagpipes/tenor/flute; Sunny, A Tribute to Courage (JFK), Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Ali, "X", About Trane
Rufus Harley: King/Queens; Atlantic SD-1539; 1970; white-label promo N-/E+ S $40 (or stock cutout N/N S $35, specify) (or stock cutout N-/N- S $30, specify) -- soul-jazz bagpipes/mamalukembia/Madagascar harp; w/Eric Gale, Montego Joe..; Eight Miles High, Moon River, Love is Blue, Windy, King, Queens
Eddie Harris: Free Speech; Atlantic SD-1573; 1970; white-label promo N-/N- S $20 -- one of his best, hippest, & scarcest; Wait Please, Boogie Woogie Bossa Nova, Penthology, Bold & Black, The Things You Do, Free Speech
Eddie Harris: Excursions; Atlantic SD-2-311; 2-LP gatefold sealed cutout S $40 -- many consider it his best hip/out/funky set for DJs; Drunk Man, Renovated Rhythm, Inapplicable Concord, Listen Here Goes Funky, Turbulence, Of Age, Fragmentary Apparitions, Hey Wado, Aleph the Fool, Recess, I'm Lonely, Oleo
Joe Henderson Sextet: The Kicker; Milestone MSP-9008; 1967 (rec.) brown/2nd cutout N/N S $25 -- Grachan Moncur, Mike Lawrence, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, Louis Hayes; Mamacita, The Kicker, Chelsea Bridge, Nardis, Without a Song, O Amor en Paz, Mo' Joe
Red Hollander: Erotique--The Words, Music, & Rhythms of Love; ALA 1992; 1982; gatefold cutout N-/N- S $20 -- sax mood jazz w/moaning women punctuated by some mildly raunchy phrases (a "squeaky bedsprings" record); if that's not enough, Hollander is a great player & it is several cuts above other records of this type
Richard "Groove" Holmes: Living Soul; Prestige PRST-7468; 1966; E/E S $20 -- organ soul jazz; classic set rec. live at Count Basie's w/Gene Edwards guitar, George Randall, drums; Living Soul, Blues for Yna Yna, Girl from Ipanema, Gemini, Over the Rainbow
Richard "Groove" Holmes: Get Up & Get It!; Prestige PRST-7514; 1967; cutout E/N S $30 -- soul-jazz organ; one of his rarest!; good jazz, sax, & ballads rather than the organ funk of his later LPs; highlights the great Teddy Edwards on tenor, w/Pat Martino guitar, Paul Chambers bass, Billy Higgins drums; Get Up & Get It, Lee-Ann, Body & Soul, Broadway, Groove's Blue Groove, Pennies from Heaven
Groove Holmes: New Groove; Groove Merchant GM-527; 1974; cutout N/N- S $40 -- soul-jazz organ; nothing particularly unusual about the label or players (O'Donel Levy, Bernard Purdie, Leon Cook, Kwasi Jayourba..), but it's his stone funkiest LP (best for DJs) along w/Six Million Dollar Man!; if you have that, you know you need this, & in a top copy no less!; Red Onion, You've Got it Bad, Good Vibrations, How Insensitive, Chu-Chu..
Sonny Hopson: Life & Mad featuring Charles Earland on Organ, "From the Shit House to the White House"; Giant Step GSLP-0001; V+/V+ S $75 -- vocal; rare lounge act rec. live in Philadelphia at Hopson's Celebrity Lounge; Hopson the famous radio jock, "The Mighty Burner" (which later became Earland's nickname too!), here in full swagger w/plenty of narrative rapport; as a phenomenal local rarity, will appeal also to Earland completists, if not most of his fans (he arranged all the music), even if Hopson's crooning leaves a bit to be desired; Unhh-Unhh, Three O'Clock in the Morning (original blues), Stormy Monday, Girl Talk, Bright Lights, Something, Strangers in the Night, Getting to Know You, It Was a Very Good Year; jacket liners feature nice photos & notes by Gus "Silk" Lacy
Freddie Hubbard: The Art of Freddie Hubbard; Atlantic SD-2-314; 1973; 2-LP TEST PRESSING N S $50 -- soul-jazz horn; in the standard stock copy it's a great compilation, but this here's a super-rare --if not unique-- test pressing!; generic solid white label & jackets
Bobbi Humphrey: Dig This!; UA/Blue Note BST-84421; 1972; blue-white label (w/blue text) V+/N S $20 -- soul-jazz flute; scarce, her funky best LP! (priced low just for some jacket ring wear); Wilbur Bascomb, Alphonse Mouzon, Horace Ott (arr.); Lonely Town Lonely Street, Is This All, Smiling Faces Sometimes, Virtue, I Love Every Little Thing About You, Love Theme from "Fuzz," A World of Beauty, Nubian Lady
Frank Hunter & the Huntsmen: Watermelon Man; Columbia/Epic LN-24052; 1963; 1st press promo E-/N- $40 -- mod soul/mod jazz; terrific little rarity by the man more famous for "White Goddess"; but here it's uptempo mod groovers, complete w/sax & organ solos (very good for the UK--in fact, the inner sleeve has a thumbnail for the Tubby Hayes LP, another great Epic rarity) in loud, exciting, 45-like sound; Watermelon Man, Mama Didn't Lie, Jive Samba, He's So Fine, Meditation, Jelly Bread, I've Got a Woman, Our Day Will Come..
Solomon Ilori & his Afro-Drum Ensemble: African High Life -- see Afro page
Ahmad Jamal with Voices: Cry Young; Chess/Cadet LPS-792; 1967; sealed S $30 -- mod soul/jazz w/vocal chorus/piano; this is THE hip Jamal LP for DJs (bossa sound like Novi Singers); Nature Boy & Minor Moods are the standouts; very pleased to be able to offer an uncut, never opened, stereo copy the first time out (at a low price)!
Jan Johansson: 300.000; Megaton MFLP-S18; 1968/1967-68; Sweden N-/N- S $35 -- percussion/out/free/space-electronica/Latin jazz/flute/vibes; lots of ideas, styles; excellent
The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine: Remembrance; PAUSA 7052; 1978; E-/N S $30 -- soul-jazz/drums; incredibly beautiful set licensed from MPS
Quincy Jones: Go West, Man!; ABC-Paramount ABC-186; deep groove E+/E+ $40 -- jazz; one of his rarest & best (true modern jazz, not mod pop-jazz), featuring all-star cast; this one made his reputation
Quincy Jones: Big Band Bossa Nova; Mercury SR-60751; N-/E+ S $25 -- mod soul/jazz bossa; Roland Kirk & Lalo Schifrin make it a standout anyway, but Soul Bossa Nova, one of the greatest hits of all time (most famously used as the Austin Powers theme), makes it absolutely essential; don't waste your time on anything less than this clean stereo copy (as w/all the Mercury Q-Jones LPs here)
Quincy Jones: Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag; Mercury SR-61063; 1965; deep groove/1st press N/E+ shrink S $25 -- mod soul jazz; w/Ray Charles, Ray Barretto..; besides the title JB cover, also I Got You, Fever, Boss Bird, Baby Cakes, Mohair Sam, Ain't That Peculiar, Hang On Sloppy, Harlem Nocturne..
Clifford Jordan & the Magic Triangle: On Stage Vol. 1; SteepleChase SCS-1071; 1977/1975; N/N S $20 -- Denmark, live; w/Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins
Johnny Keating & All Stars: English Jazz; Bally BAL-12001; 1956; deep groove E-/N- $75 -- jazz; early, very scarce, Chicago release of a swinging English session by a leading light of the UK; has the look & sound of a production LP & features Johnny Hawkesworth & others (Dizzy Reece on bongos, Don Rendell 1 of 5 on sax); Strictly for Kyx, Fair Diana, Quads Talk, Impromptu (Johnny Hawkesworth), Gibraltar Rocks, Good Life, Snowface, Last Resort, Lazy, Eddie Blair's Picnic, Piccadilly Jumps
The Roland Kirk Quartet: Rip, Rig, & Panic; Trip TLP-5592 (REISSUES Limelight LS-86027; 1965); V+/N- S $20 -- excellent early classic (scarce on Trip & much more so in the original) w/electronic sounds & everything else you'd expect; w/Jaki Byard, Elvin Jones, Richard Davis; No Tonic Pres, Slippery Hippery Flippery, Mystical Dream, Black Diamond..
Roland Kirk: Funk Underneath; Prestige PRST-7450; E+/E+ ES $20 -- w/Jack McDuff, it's a reissue of Kirk's Work (Prestige 7210); remastered for stereo but a great value (new liner notes undoubtedly an improvement as may be the sound); besides tenor, Kirk plays stritch & other alternates to standard flutes & winds
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith; Verve V6-8709; gatefold E-/N S $25 -- essential for the awesome cover of Mancini's Fallout (a mod-jazz classic); rest very fine too; one of his best; Lonnie Smith on piano
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle; Atlantic SD-1640; 1973; gatefold E-/E S $25 -- one of his best, mainly "out"; Side 2 a 21-min, 3-part Sax Concerto; our fave is "Celestial Bliss" for the bongo & "black mystery pipes"; elswhere background vocals by Dee Dee Bridgewater & Jeanne Lee
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Other Folks' Music; Atlantic SD-1686; 1975; sealed cutout S $30
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color; Atlantic SD-1674; 1975; 2-LP gatefold but 3-sided; E/E S $20 -- soul jazz; w/Pat Patrick; his hippest/most essential for DJs mainly for the funky "Freaks for the Festival" (two versions!), which has a great breakbeat intro
Moe Koffman: Curried Sole (a.k.a. Moe's Curried Soul); Buddah/Kama Sutra KSBS-2018; 1st, cutout N/N shrink S $30 (or 2nd, cutout E/N S $25, specify) -- soul-jazz flute/sitar; his hippest & best, not just for the bongo-break-featuring, funky-sitar original "Curried Soul" (jacket even gives a food recipe!) but also for wonderful covers of Sunshine Superman, Cantelope Island, High Heel Sneakers (seriously funky!), etc., plus such worthy originals as Anteaters Dance; plenty here for DJs, weird-world-hybrid collectors, jacket fetishists, etc. (YOU!)
Volker Kriegel: Spectrum; MPS 21-20874-5; 1971; Dutch pressing cutout N-/N S $60 -- guitar/sitar; you know him as Dave Pike's axeman/sitarist on "Mathar" & others (here joined by Peter Trunk bass, Peter Baumeister drums, John Taylor e-piano, Cees See, percussion); the must-have breakbeat-y sitar-funk classic on this one is "Zoom," but there's great work throughout, be it acoustic or out/free playing led by electric guitar
Billy Larkin & the Delegates; Liberty/World Pacific/Aura AR-3002; 1st V+/as is $20 -- soul jazz/organ; Mel Brown (drums), Hank Swarn (guitar), Larkin (organ) on the super-rare debut LP of a tremendous trio; besides the smash hit "Pygmy" (w/bongos, released earlier as a single) you get 9 others (The Peeper, Foxy Little Ghoul, Hainty, Ice Water, Grooveyard, Watch Your Motives..); as it's quite rare, the upside besides sheer availability is the price; the downside is harder wear/noise than we tolerate in any less of a prize
Billy Larkin & the Delegates featuring Clifford Scott: Blue Lights; Liberty/Aura ARS-23003 1st/deep groove N/E shrink S $50 (or mono AR-83003; 1st/deep groove E/N- $40, specify) -- soul jazz/organ; the terrific trio's best work after their initial hit, "Pygmy"; fantastic 2nd LP features the great Clifford Scott added on tenor/alto/flute (for jazz fans this may be their best LP); Little Jr. Detroit, Charade, Quintessence, Sticky Wicket, Transfusion, The Cooker, Dallas Blues, Blues for Dinner, Killer Joe, Blue Lights
Yusef Lateef: Autophysiopsychic; CTI-7082; 1977; sealed gatefold S $20 -- Robot Man, Look on Your Right Side, YL, Communication, Sister Mame
Arnie Lawrence, his Saxophone, & Strings: You're Gonna Hear from Me; Project 3 PR-5011-SD; 1966; gatefold cutout N-/N- S $20 -- mod soul jazz; funky, w/the exotic sound of the Brasilian quica; 1 of 2 great LPs by him in this series; essential for these 3 tunes at least: Swingin' from the Trees (original, hip, funky mod groove), Slippin' Sliding' High Fly Ridin' (another terrific hip original), I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (Ellington)..
[The New Sound of] Arnie Lawrence [with Larry Coryell]: Look Toward a Dream; Project 3 PR-5028-SD; 1968; gatefold; 1st N/N S $40 (or white-label promo E/E S $30, specify) -- soul-jazz alto/out, funky, breakbeat rock; light years beyond the previous LP, this one's far scarcer & more original/happening/great!; everything from spiritual-gospel/protest (2 vocal cuts) to out, out, out free jazz to funky rock (esp. Coryell's wild rock-to-jazz guitar); w/unusual times (11/4) & breakbeats; as proto-fusion with teeth, some of it seems to anticipate ideas and sounds Jimi Hendrix would have 2 years later; Gonna Get Some Right Now (deadly hip, 11-minute wonder), Seymour Chick-Chick, Feeling Good, Look Toward the Day of Man's Awakening
O'Donel Levy: Simba; Groove Merchant GM-526; 1973; cutout E-/E+ S $20 -- soul-jazz guitar; his best LP by far (arr. Manny Albam) & a standout LP on the label; full of top funky/uptempo/exotic cuts for DJs; Bad Bad Simba (7+ minutes of funky guitar w/horns), Sad Sad Simba, Kilimanjaro Cookout (you may know the version that highlights Buddy Rich's equally terrific Groove Merchant GM-528 LP), Sierra Lonely, Nigerian Nights, Joni, Playhouse; priced low for some water damage on the jacket
Ramsey Lewis: Them Changes; Cadet LPS-844; 1970; E/N- S $25 -- FUNKY soul-jazz/piano; terrific live set featuring the powerhouse group at its funky best: Phil Upchurch, Mo Jennings, Cleveland Eaton; serious breakbeats!!!; Them Changes (clean drum breaks), Drown in My Own Tears, Oh Happy Day, Do Whatever Sets You Free (clean drum breaks), Something, The Unsilent Minority..
Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits; Columbia 32490; 1973; sealed S $25 (or E+/N S $20, specify) -- funky jazz; make no mistake: this is a GREAT, SERIOUSLY FUNKY LP (like "Funky Serenity" only better), NOT a compilation of older stuff; top bass (the great Cleveland Eaton!!!) & guitar, hip covers; Slipping into Darkness, Carmen (terrific version--top bass!), Hi-Heel Sneakers, Delilah, Somethin' You Got, Blues for the Night Owl, Wade in the Water, The 'In' Crowd, Hang On Sloopy (the best cut for DJs, believe it or not); YOU NEED THIS!!!
The Alan Lorber Orchestra: The Lotus Palace; Verve V6-8711; gatefold; deep groove cutout E-/N- S $35 (or flat cutout V+/N- S $25, specify) -- indo-jazz/sitar/gamelan/tabla, etc.; top producer (Ultimate Spinach) made this 1 entry in the tiny idiom of pop-jazz w/sitar--played by Vinnie Bell w/Collin Walcott, Don Robertson, Jerome Richardson, Hugh McCracken, Irving Spice..; great psychedelic jacket art (Heavy Water Light Show?); Mas Que Nada, The Flute Thing, Up Up & Away, Lucy in the Sky w/Diamonds, Roopala Dha Teri Dhin Dhin, Within You Without You, The Look of Love, Where?, Hang On to a Dream, Djellaba (The Hooded One)
Duke Lumumba: Jungle Funk; Capitol ST-284; cutout E+/E S $75 (or cutout V+/E S $60, specify) -- soul-jazz horns/Afro-jazz; from Ghana, obscure, absolutely terrific (like Big Black but much better); Jungle Funk, Money No Play, Afrikaloo, Let Me Have Fun, Akagruge, Mafam, Like It Is, Peace Brother, It's My Time, Kusasi Rain
Johnny Lytle: Nice and Easy; Jazzland JLP-67; E+/E+ S $25 -- vibes w/Bobby Timmons, Johnny Griffin, Sam Jones, Louis Hayes
Johnny Lytle: The Soulful Rebel; Milestone MSP-9036; 1971; V+/E- S $45 -- soul-jazz vibes; AWESOME!--his funkiest/best US LP, w/Ray Barretto; it's ALL GREAT!!!; Gunky, The New Village Caller, Didn't We, Lela, Soulful Rebel Suite, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
Mahavishnu/John McLaughlin: Inner Worlds; Columbia PC-33908; 1976; E-/N S $30 -- famous for the sample in "Planetary Citizen" (breakbeat/vocal) but just as desirable for the even wilder "Miles Out" (intense space sounds, then funky!), exotic "Lotus Feet," & others
Hank Marr: Greasy Spoon; King KSD-1061; V-/E S $30 -- organ; classic, mainly uptempo set of 12 tunes by one of the leading lights on King; Tonk Game, Late Freight, Heavy Travellin', The Push, The Greasy Spoon, Foggy Night..; jacket water-damaged (mainly stained at right)
Sabu Martinez [ homepage ]: Afro Temple; Pure R-101; 1993/1973; the very first, limited reissue (1000 copies) of Sonet Grammofon AB SPLCD-2885/527-498-2; deep groove w/red insert as in the original N-/N- S $90 -- Afro-funk/conga; the very best LP reissue you can get, still well worth it compared to the price of the original
Les McCann Ltd.: Bucket o' Grease; Limelight LM-82043; deep groove cutout E+/E+ S $30 -- Latin soul/mod jazz; fun live set w/Aki Aleong, Booker T. Robinson, Jose Torres..; labeled monaural but stereo (there may be no mono); loaded w/covers of great hits: Hey Leroy (Your Mama's Calling You), Bang Bang, Music to Watch Girls By, Watermelon Man, La Brea, All, Red Top, Yesterday, Boo-Go-Loo, Bucket O'Grease, Fake Out
Freddie McCoy: Beans 'n' Greens; Prestige PR-7542; 1967; cutout N-/N S $75 -- soul-jazz vibes; fantastic set (& one of his rarest) w/such powerhouses as Wilbur Bascomb & Wally Richardson; "Tony's Pony" is the boogaloo standout for DJs, but for McCoy and vibes fans there's much more: Beans 'N' Greens, Whiter Shade of Pale, I Was Made to Love Her, You Keep Me Hanging On, Doxy..
Freddie McCoy: Soul Yogi; Prestige PR-7561; 1968; cutout E-/E+ S $35 -- soul-jazz vibes/sitar; scarce--like the Spider Man LP, it didn't sell very well originally, in this case no doubt bc of the sitar (played by Steve Wolfe, w/Wally Richardson on guitar) & rock covers; the jacket is hip & at least 3 or 4 cuts are very respectable, useable boogaloos; Soul Yogi, Salem Soul Song, Sorry 'Bout That, I Am a Walrus, Pet Sounds, What Now My Love, Mysterioso, Ride On, Autumn Leaves
Ralph McDonald: The Path; T.K./Marlin 2210; 1978; gatefold N-/N S $20 -- conga/percussion/soul jazz/Latin jazz; Side 1's 3-part title opus covers the origins of jazz & African-American music; Side 2's "It Feels So Good" is a standout Latin-jazz piece w/vibes; w/Idris Muhammed, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Barry Rogers, Bob James, David Sanborn, Eric Gale, Grover Washington..
Brother Jack McDuff: Steppin' Out; Prestige PRST-7666; 1969; V+/N- S $25 -- soul-jazz organ; mainly blues; w/Joe Dukes & a revolving door of guitarists (Grant Green, Pat Martino, George Benson, K.B. Groovington), plus the Harolds Vick & Ousley, Red Holloway, Benny Golson; Shortnin' Bread, Chicken Feet, Our Miss Brooks, Shaky, Godiva Brown, Moody McDuff; jacket has a small tear & water damage on the bottom inch, nothing too serious
Brother Jack McDuff: To Seek a New Home; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84348; 1970; cutout E+/N- S $25 -- soul-jazz organ; one of his most desirable, particularly for "Hunk O'Funk" (breakbeats, flute); other cuts: Yellow Wednesday, Come & Carry Me Home, Mystic John, Seven Keys for Seven Doors
Brother Jack McDuff: Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring; UA/Blue Note BST-84358; 1971/1970; cutout N-/N S $30 -- soul-jazz organ; his final Blue Note LP; Who's Pimpin' Who, Classic Funke, Wank's Thang, Ya'll Remember Boogie?, Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring, Ya Ya Ya Ya..
Brother Jack McDuff: Getting Our Thing Together; Cadet LPS-817; 1968; cutout N-/N- S $30 -- soul-jazz organ/funk; first of his terrific series of heavy, funky LPs for Cadet & Blue Note; "You Sho' Walk Funky" is the hip pick; "Jelly Jam" is psyche-mod-funk; Black Is!, Two Lines, The Pulpit..
Brother Jack McDuff: Check This Out; GRT/Cadet CA-50024; 1972; white-label promo cutout E/N- S $20 -- soul-jazz organ/funk; live, w/Willie Colon; from his great period on Cadet (all of these are good/essential); "Soul Yodel" is the best pick for DJs; mild press bump tick in "Georgia on My Mind"
Brother Jack McDuff: Gin & Orange; GRT/Cadet LPS-831; 1977; cutout E-/N- S $30 -- soul-jazz organ/funk; fantastic!; scarcest of his great funky LPs for the label; title track is super hip, w/rest as close contenders; Phil Upchurch, Cash McCall, Cliff Davis, Joe Burkes among the players; Mac-Duffin', Electric Surfboard, On the Case, Channel One, Get It Up, Gin & Orange, Beep-Bo-Boo, With the Wind
Jimmy McGriff: Christmas with McGriff; Sue LP-1018; E/E+ $25 -- soul-jazz organ/Xmas; one of the best on Sue (prod. Juggy Murray) & here a wonderful copy (great thick vinyl); Hip Santa, Christmas w/McGriff & standards
Jimmy McGriff: Something to Listen to; Blue Note BST-84364; black-blue E/N- S $20 -- jazz organ; not funky but good jazz (he's proving himself for the label here); Indiana, Malcolm's Blues, Satin Doll, Deb Sombo, Something to Listen to, Shiny Stockings
Jimmy McGriff: If You're Ready Come Go With Me--The Super Funk Collection; Groove Merchant GM-529; cutout E/E- S $20 -- funk/soul-jazz organ; if you're not going to get all his funky LPs, this comp is the one-stop shop you must have; Ain't it Funky Now, Tiki, Dig it On, Bug Out, Fat Cakes, Super Funk, The Bird, Let's Stay Together..; priced low for some marks but plays fine
Ken McIntyre Sextet featuring Terumasa Hino: Introducing the Vibrations; Inner City IC-2065; 1977/1976; (lic. SteepleChase) cutout E+/N- S $25
Lloyd McNeill -- see special Lloyd McNeill Items for Sale page.
Charles McPherson; Mainstream/Red Lion MRL-329; 1971; Unipak gatefold; promo E/N S $20 -- alto sax; What's Going On, Serenity, My Funny Valentine, Another Kind of Blue, While We're Young, Bird Feathers
Charles Mingus: Oh Yeah; Atlantic 1377; 1962; orange/purple N-/E S $30
Blue Mitchell: A Sure Thing; Riverside RLP-414; E/N- $40
Blue Mitchell; Mainstream/Red Lion MRL-315; 1971; gatefold sealed S $50 (or cutout E/N- S $30, specify) -- soul-jazz trumpet/funk; terrific crossroads of great jazz & the funk to come (the 1st 2 cuts are best for DJs): Soul Village, Mi Hermano, Are You Real, Blues for Thelma, Queen Bey
Blue Mitchell: The Last Tango--Blues; Mainstream/Red Lion MRL-392; 1973; gatefold white-label promo E/N S $35 -- soul-jazz trumpet/funk; a longtime essential for DJs, includes killers "Soul Turn Around" & "The Message" (Cymande!) plus plenty of great others; w/Charles Kynard, Paul Humphrey, Chino Valdes, King Erisson..
Blue Mitchell: Many Shades of Blue; Mainstream/Red Lion MRL-402; 1974; N/N S $35 -- soul-jazz trumpet/funk; w/Bad Bascomb & others; 8 cuts, at least 7 of which are great for DJs, making this his most versatile/useful for club play; Hot Stuff, Harmony of the Underworld, Funky Walk, Golden Feathered Bird, Beans & Taters, Where It's At, Blue Funk, Funny Bone
Hank Mobley: Hi Voltage; Blue Note BST-84273; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84273; blue-white cutout E-/E S $35
James Moody: Last Train from Overbrook (James Moody Volume III); Cadet LPS-637; 1958; cutout E+/N- S $25 -- Johnny Pate had a big hand in this one, & it's a beaut
James Moody: Hey! It's James Moody; Cadet LPS-666; 1959; deep groove (but not 1st press) N-/N- S $25 -- has Eddie Jefferson's vocal on lyricized update of Last Train from Overbrook & scat version of Summertime
Lee Morgan/Hank Mobley: A-1--The Savoy Sessions; Arista/Savoy SJL-1104; 1976/1956; white-label promo N-/N S $25
Famoudou Don Moye: Sun Percussion Vol. 1; Aeco 001; 1975; N/N S $75 (or E/E S $50, specify) -- wow! Art Ensemble of Chicago starts label, this being the first item, & it's way-out percussion (strange/exotic/avant); Moye later appears on LPs by Cecil McBee & others; great jacket art & notes; Saba Saba, ATT, Oyekeye, N'Balimake, Olosolo, Scowiefamuja, Pioneer Song
Music Inc.; Strata-East SES-1971; 1971/1970; sealed S $50 -- Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell, Cecil McBee, Jimmy Hopps; w/Clifford Jordan, Howard Johnson, Curtis Fuller..
National Youth Jazz Orchestra: Eleven Plus--NYJO Live at LWT; RCA Victor LPL1-5116; 1976/1975 promo/press kit N-/N S $20 -- 1st LP by UK group that had given a start to such luminaries as Tubby Hayes; here, the title cut is by Mike Vickers of KPM fame; "Full House" includes a drum solo; press kit is an RCA "biography" (publicity statement) & 8x10 photo
Ken Nordine -- see beatnik-crime-spy
North Texas State University Lab Band: Lab 69; LJ-102; 1969; N/N shrink S $15 -- jazz lab; Leon Breeden, Director; good!!!; Hairy Brouhaha, Casa Forte, Bill Bailey, Yard Went On Forever, South Shore, Three Freaks, Eleanor Rigby
North Texas State University Lab Band: Lab 72; LJ-105-2; 1972; 2-LP gatefold; N/N S $20 -- jazz lab; Leon Breeden, Director; good!!!
Claus Ogerman (Soul Searchin', Watusi Trumpets, Latin Rock, Saxes Mexicanos) -- see pop
Mike Pacheco (CA bongo bop, ex-Prado) -- see beatnik-crime-spy
John Patton: Got a Good Thing Goin'; Blue Note BST-84229/BLP-4229; 1966 mono NY/blue-white E/N $75 (or stereo NY/blue-white E/E S $60, specify) -- soul-jazz organ; hip, funky, & wunderfully clean, original-label, mono & stereo copies of one of his very best!; w/Grant Green, Hugh Walker, Richard Landrum; The Yodel, Soul Woman, Ain't That Peculiar, The Shake (a mod-soul boogaloo), Amanda
John Patton: Let 'em Roll; Blue Note BST-84239; NY/blue-white cutout E-/E+ S $60 -- soul-jazz organ; one of his best!; w/Grant Green, Bobby Hutcherson, Otis Finch; solid player, nice jacket
Duke Pearson: Now Hear This; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84308; gatefold promo E-/N S $30
Duke Pearson: It Could Only Happen with You; UA/Blue Note BN-LA317-G; 1974/1970; blue E-/N- S $25 -- bossa/soul-jazz piano; w/Flora Purim's voice; her fantastic rendition of "Stormy" alone makes the record vital for DJs (Brasil fans, YOU NEED THIS!), although "Gira, Girou" is another swinger; rest great too, w/all the charm you expect with Pearson; mostly bossa!
Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson & Sam Jones: Double Bass; Inner City 2055; 1976/1975; deep groove N/N shrink S $25 -- bass & more bass, yum
Art Pepper/Shelley Manne: Pepper Manne; Charlie Parker PLP-836; sealed $30 -- jazz/bongo bop; classic Art Pepper but even more essential for the bongo-bop session (one of very few!) starring the great Mike Pacheco (ex-Prado & the leading exponent of jazz bongo) Sextet featuring Shelly Manne, Carlos Vidal (conga), Robert Gil, Frank Guerrero..; Move, Caravan, Pepper Pot, Magitos, Besame Mucho
Oscar Peterson Trio & the Singers Unlimited: In Tune; MPS MC-20905; 1973 N/N- shrink S $25 -- hip vocals!; Sesame Street, The Gentle Rain, Shadow of Your Smile, Children's Game, Here's that Rainy Day..
Sonny Phillips: Sure 'Nuff!; Prestige PRST-7737; 1969; blue E/N- S $40 -- soul-jazz organ; Houston Person, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Bernard Purdie..
Sonny Phillips: Black on Black!; Prestige PRST-10007; 1970; purple V/V+ S $25 -- soul-jazz organ; Rusty Bryant, Melvin Sparks, Bernard Purdie..
Dave Pike Set: Riff for Rent; MPS MC-25112; 1972; 2-LP Unipak gatefold cutout N-/N S $60 -- soul-jazz vibes/Indo-jazz; reissues classic MPS LPs Live at the Philharmonic & Four Reasons; w/"Greater Kalesh No. 48" (one of their great sitar/Indo-jazz pieces) & other funky standouts; Hey Duke, Mambo Jack the Scoffer, Professor Porno's Romance, A Nose Opener..
Trudy Pitts: Introducing the Fabulous Trudy Pitts; Prestige PR-7523; 1967; V+/E $50 -- soul-jazz organ/mod; partly vocal; forget Shirley Scott, Trudy is the true pride of Philly (& still active in the local jazz scene), except that her LPs are some of the rarest on the label; this, her 1st of 4, is definitely hip (even Spanish Flea!); Steppin' in A Minor, Spanish Flea, Music to Watch Girls By, Take Five, Night Song, Matchmaker, Fiddlin'..
Quartette Tres Bien: Boss Trés Bien; Decca DL-74547 N-/N S $40 (or mono DL-4547; pink-label promo; E-/N $25, specify) -- jazz/Latin percussion; Rhodesian Chant & the title track are the highlights
Quartette Tres Bien: Spring Into Spring; Decca DL-74617; cutout N/N shrink S $40 -- jazz/Latin percussion; "Exciting Piano & Rhythm"; "Accidently on Percy" (Percy Jones on bongos & conga) is a highlight but the whole thing is wonderful
Freddie Redd Quartet w/Jackie McLean: Music from "The Connection"; 47 W./Blue Note BLP-4027; deep groove E+/V- $40 (or stereo UA/Blue Note BST-84027 E-/N- S $60, specify) -- the 2 make a good pair; original heavily worn, plays w/noise but worthwhile
Emil Richards & the Microtonal Blues Band: Journey to Bliss; Impulse A-9166; 1968; gatefold; cutout N/N S $50 (or cutout N-/E+ S $40, specify) -- percussion/psychedelic-exotic/Indo-jazz; awesome, masterpiece LP by our favorite iconoclastic percussionist; features the sitar of Tom Tedesco & similar to Bill Plummer's Cosmic Brotherhood LP but lightyears better; incredible microtonal timings, percussion, hippie spoken word, Indo-jazz; all fantastic but we'll single out "Mantra" as the hip DJ's absolute necessity
Emil Richards -- see also Latin & Afro pages (for Yazz Per Favore & Manne: Daktari ST)
Freddie Roach: The Freddie Roach Soul Book; Prestige PR-7490; 1966; N-/N $60 -- soul-jazz organ; funky mod/boogaloo & more; w/Buddy Terry, King Errison..; Spacious, Avatara, Tenderly, One Track Mind, You've Got Your Troubles, The Bees
Freddie Roach: My People (Soul People); Prestige PRST-7521; 1967; cutout N/N shrink S $75 -- soul-jazz organ; probably his best for DJs (hip, funky, great, rare!); Prince Street, Straight Ahead, Mas Que Nada, Drunk, My People (Soul People)..
Dom Um Romao: OM; ECM 19003; 1978/1977; Germany N/N S $25
George Russell: New York Big Band; Soul Note SN-1039; 1982/1977-78; N-/N- S $35 -- jazz; rare import highly desirable for a piece featuring Sabu Martinez: "Cubano Be Cubano Bop" rec. live in Sweden, Narch 10, 1977--his last recording--10.5 minutes!
Lalo Schifrin STs (Gone with the Wave, The Liquidator, Once a Thief & Other Themes, etc.) -- see beatnik-crime-spy
Shirley Scott: Blue Flames; Prestige 7338; 1972/1964; E+/N- S $20 -- organ; w/Stanley Turrentine, quartet; liners dated '64, so it must be a reissue or delayed release; nice, anyway; The Funky Fox, Hip Knees an' Legs, Five Spot After Dark, Grand Street, Flamingo
Shirley Scott: Latin Shadows; Impulse A-93; 1965; gatefold cutout N/N S $30 -- Latin jazz/bossa; arr. Gary McFarland; desirable by DJs chiefly for the vocal rendition of "Soul Sauce"; that & the players & playing make it one of the few Shirley Scott's w/wide appeal (beyond soul-jazz organ)
Shades of Joy: Music of El Topo; Douglas 6; 1970; gatefold E-/N S $150 -- soul jazz/out/funk; easily the best LP on this top, enigmatic label & the 2nd of only 2 by the obscure group; NOT the dismissable El Topo ST itself but Martin Fierro's far-out re-interpretation!; w/Hadley Calman, Luis Gasca, Howard Wales..; superbly creative, hip, funky, out, w/breaks all over the place--TERRIFIC RARE GROOVE; The Desert is a Circle, Together, Flute in a Quarry, El Topo's Dream, Freakout #1..
Wayne Shorter: JuJu; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84182; blue-white E-/E- S $15 -- original that plays fine but looks only so-so, great bargain!
The Silhouettes: Conversations with the Silhouettes; Segue SEG-1001; N/N S $400 -- rare groove, rare breaks!; not to be confused w/the famous Philly singing group, this is instead a legendary, one-off Pittsburgh rarity (they also cut a rare single) featuring 11 great tunes hitting many high points: vibes, bossa, funky soul jazz, Mid-East jazz, vocal, mod/wordless chorus, space sounds!!!; Young Blood, Time to Fall in Love, Norwegian Wood, Sally's Tomato, Fonky First (seriously out-there breakbeats & space-funk sounds), Hashi Baba (best tune!!!), Conversations, Sesame, What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life, Lunar Invasion (MORE seriously out-there breakbeats & space-funk sounds); while not 1st press, we bought it sealed & it's still impeccable
Horace Silver: Silver's Serenade; NY/Blue Note BST-84131; cutout E-/E S $25 -- some moisture has affected label & jacket but it's intact
The Horace Silver Quintet/Sextet: The Jody Grind; Blue Note BST-84250; 1966; gatefold; NY E/E S $25 -- soul-jazz piano; one of the great ones!; The Jody Grind, Grease Piece, Mexican Hip Dance..
The Horace Silver Quintet: You Gotta Take a Little Love; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84309; 1969; gatefold blue-white cutout E+/N- S $25
Horace Silver in Pursuit of the 27th Man; UA/Blue Note BN-LA054-F; 1973; sealed cutout S $20 -- soul-jazz piano; a great Latin-jazz cut & more
Horace Silver: Music to Ease Your Disease; Silveto SPR-105; 1988; autographed! N-/N S $25 -- soul-jazz piano; late but still great (& signed!); w/Andy Bey, Clark Terry, Junior Cook, Billy Hart..
Lonnie Smith: Mama Wailer; CTI/Kudu KU-02; 1971; E/V+ S $15-firm -- soul-jazz organ; terrific; Mama Wailer, Hola Muneca, I Feel the Earth Move, Stand (all of Side 2); priced low for some wear/noise but it's far better than anyone can expect at this price!
Jimmy Smith: Midnight Special; NY/Blue Note BST-84078; deep groove (1 side) E/E+ S $30
Warren Smith & the Composers Workshop Ensemble: Cricket Song--Poem; Miff Music Company KRS-1006; 1982; E/E S $40 -- out/spiritual soul jazz (title cut dates to 1971)
The Soulful Strings: Another Exposure; Chess/Cadet LPS-805; 1968; deep groove E+/E S $20 -- soul jazz; Inner Light (w/sitar), Soul Message, Minor Adjustment, Alice Blue Gown, The Stepper, Dock of the Bay..
The Soulful Strings in Concert; Chess/Cadet LPS-820; E-/E+ S $20 -- live & great sound!; There Was a Time (James Brown), Listen Here (Eddie Harris), I Wish it Would Rain, You're All I Need, Pavanne, Oboe Flats, I'm a Girl Watcher, Claire de Lune, MacArthur Park
The Soulful Strings: String Fever; Chess/Cadet LPS-834; 1969; cutout N-/N shrink S $30 -- very hard to find; w/Cleveland Eaton, Phil Upchurch, Lenny Druss, Cash McCall, Ron Steele..; great tunes!: Zambezi, Wildwood, Chocolate Candy, High Rise Blues, It's Cold Duck Time, The Voices Inside, Valdez in the Country, A Love Song, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, 1974 Blues
South Carolina State College Presents The Collegiate Chorale & The Jazz Ensemble; Music Memories NR-10640; 1979; E-/N- S? $15 -- jazz lab/stage band; ignore Side 1 (Chorale) but Side 2 has its moments: They Can't Take That Away from Me, The Jeep is Jumpin', Ruby Jubilatic, Ain't No Mountain ( female vocal), Shaft (theme from)
Spleen: [Leonard Feather Presents] The Sound of Feeling; Mercury/Limelight LS-86063; yellow-label promo E+/E+ S $90 -- avante/out/psyche/strange; w/Fred Katz, Emil Richards..; legendary voice-led strangeness!; rare enough original/clean, but this one's also a rare promo
Jeremy Steig: This Is; Solid State SS-18059; gatefold N-/N S $25 -- soul-jazz flute; one of his best, very hard to find used; bought sealed (opened only bc we suspected a rewrap but it turned out fine); all kinds of great stuff, from the funky to the fuzz-rock to avant/out, even bagpipe simulation (Mac D); Flute Diddley, Hang on to a Dream, Teresa's Blues, Don't Make Promises, Rational Nonsense, Lenny's Tomb, Insanity, Mac D
Jeremy Steig: Temple of Birth; Columbia KC-33297; 1975; white-label promo cutout V+/E+ S $20 -- soul-jazz flute; his rare, funkiest LP has a misleading belly-dance theme (jacket & titles) but is really stone funky all the way; w/Alphonse Mouzon & even [a restrained] Johnny Winter!; great disc, jacket has ring wear & timing strip; King Tut Strut, Gale, Ouanga, Mountain Dew Blues, Goose Bumps, Belly Up, Temple of Birth, Shifte-Telle Mama, Rupunzel
Sonny Stitt: Shangri-La; Prestige PRST-7332; 1964; blue E/V+ S $20 -- tenor sax (& 1 vocal!); w/Don Patterson, Billy James; My New Baby, Misty, Soul Food, Shangri-La, Mama Don't Allow, The Eternal One
The Studio Group: Quartet of Modern Jazz; De Wolfe DWLP-3107; 1969; E+/E+ $30 -- composed by Reno & Wale, a dozen very nice, usually xylophone or vibes-led pieces; one bass feature (other solos); several outstanding, unique compositions; Raff Riff, Purple Ice, Party Pooper, Ad Lib, Lunar Shades, Imaginary Variations, Chooka Chooka, Tempodium, Earth Glow..
Sun Ra & his Astro Infinity Arkestra: Pathways to Unknown Worlds; ABC/Impulse ASD-9298; 1975/1973 [reissues Saturn 564]; white-label promo quad V+/E+ [Q]S $35
Sun Ra & his Astro Infinity Arkestra: Strange Strings; Saturn/Thoth 502 (limited-edition reissue or boot) N-/E+ $30
Gabor Szabo: The Sorcerer; ABC/Impulse ASD-9146; 1967; gatefold E+/N S $20 -- live; The Beat Goes On, Space, O Barquinho, Mizrab..
Ed Thigpen: Action re action; GNP/Crescendo GNPS-2098; 1976/1975 (US version of Sonet SNTF-689; 1975); E-/N S $90 -- Swedish jazz featuring Mads Vinding & Sabu Martinez (on all cuts) in one of the best Scandinavian LPs w/Sabu
The Leon Thomas Album; RCA/Flying Dutchman FD-10132; 1970; gatefold E-/N S $30 -- soul-jazz vocal; a classic, essential, terrific!
Leon Thomas in Berlin w/Oliver Nelson; RCA/Flying Dutchman FD-10142; 1971; gatefold N-/E+ S $30 -- soul-jazz vocal; classic, essential, terrific!
Leon Thomas: Blues & the Soulful Truth; Flying Dutchman FD-10155; 1972; gatefold cutout E/N- S $40 -- soul-jazz vocal; entirely arr. & cond. by Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, it's easily his best, hippest LP for the jazz-funk DJ; the exotic "Shape Your Mind to Die" is the big one, w/"China Doll" & "L-O-V-E" right up there (rest very strong, too!)
Bobby Timmons w/Johnny Lytle: Workin' Out!; Prestige PRST-7387; 1965; cutout N-/E+ S $25 -- Lela, Trick Hips, People, Bag's Groove, This Is All I Ask
Cal Tjader: Soul Sauce; Verve V-8614; 1964; N-/N- $25 -- Latin jazz/vibes; a classic, easily his best LP, w/all-star cast; every cut a winner, all strong Latin jazz; Afro-Blue, Soul Sauce, Joao, Pantano..
The Nick Travis Quintet: The Panic is On; RCA Victor LJM-1010; 1954; gatefold 1st press, deep groove E/E- $50 -- great rare jazz LP w/Al Cohn, but we're sure it will end up going to a Jim Flora collector; Flora's jacket art is impressive & it's one of his rarer ones; jacket looks great--only flaw is tiny white spots of rub wear just in the black background
Phil Upchurch: Darkness, Darkness; Blue Thumb BTS-6005; 1972; 2-LP gatefold E/N S $25 -- soul-jazz guitar; 4 sides of classic, funky guitar by a master; w/instrumental help from Donny Hathaway; Cold Sweat, Inner City Blues, Darkness Darkness, You've Got a Friend, Fire & Rain, What We Call the Blues, Sweet Chariot, Sausalito Blues, Love & Peace, Please Send Me Someone to Love
Cornelis Vreeswijk: Tio vackra visor och personliga person/Ten Beautiful Tunes & Personal Person; Metronome MLP-15313; 1968 (1972 reissue) E+/E+ S $60 -- w/Sabu Martinez; the same label & trio as on "Groovin' with Sabu" trio + vocalist
Cedar Walton: Animation; Columbia JC-35572; 1978; white-label promo w/timing strip N-/N S $20 -- soul jazz/electric piano; w/George Butler, Steve Turre, Paulinho da Costa..
Frank Wess: Wess to Memphis; Stax/Enterprise ENS-5001; 1971 gatefold N/N- shrink S $25 -- soul-jazz flute--funky & great!; Under Hog, Ooh Child, Signed Sealed Delivered, Cubano Chant(!), Willow Weep for Me, Fool on the Hill, Catchy, Wessward Ho
Frank Wess: Flute of the Loom; Stax/Enterprise ENS-5006; 1973; sealed cutout S $20 -- soul-jazz flute; one of the greats of flute, here getting funky (also w/some electric sitar & bongos) w/Get On Board (The Train is Coming), Wade in the Water, Dock of the Bay...
Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers: New Chicago Blues; Atlantic SD-1636; 1972; TEST PRESSING S $40 -- soul jazz; super-rare test pressing for the original release!; generic solid white jacket & label; 6 instrumentals (titles unknown to us, sorry)
Ernie Wilkins: Top Brass featuring Five Trumpets; Savoy MG-12044; deep groove E+/E+ $75 -- Donald Byrd, Joe Wilder, Ernie Royal, Ray Copeland, Idrees Sulieman w/Wilkins, Kenny Clarke, Wendell Marshall
Reuben Wilson: On Broadway; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84295; promo V/V+ S $20 (or V/V+ S $15, specify) -- soul-jazz organ; hip (mostly uptempo, funky boogaloo), rare (his last 3 LPs for the label are all very tough to find), well worth having at the price/despite flaws (play is a lot better than appearance, which isn't that bad, either)
Phil Woods: Rights of Swing; Candid 9016; 1985/1961; N/N S $15
Frank Wright Trio; ESP-Disk 1023; 1966; white-label deep groove cutout E+/N- S $50 (or uncut E-/E+ S $35, specify) -- free jazz/out; fans of Ornette Coleman, label-mate Sun Ra, etc. won't want to miss this; GREAT SOUND!; tenor; w/Henry Grimes (bs), Tom Price (dr); Side 1 h, Jerry; Side 2 The Moon
Larry Young: Contrasts; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84266; E/E- S $35 -- soul-jazz organ
Various: Blue Note Rare Grooves; Capitol/Blue Note B1-7243-8-35636-1-6; 1996/1967-71; 2-LP E-/N S $35 -- soul-jazz compilation; incredible stuff, whether as your sole copy or for the working DJ not wanting to risk the originals; Candido's "Serenade to a Savage" is just one of many killers; Andrew Hill's "Soul Special" is previously unreleased; the organists read like a Who's Who of funky organ: Jack McDuff, Groove Holmes, Reuben Wilson, Jimmy McGriff, Larry Young, John Patton; others are Stanley Turrentine ("Boogaloo"), Eddie Gale ("Black Rhythm Happening"), Elvin Jones ("Round Town"), Donald Byrd ("Blackjack")
Various: Hi-Fi Jazz Session; Masterseal MSLP-5013; 1957; deep groove E+/N- $30 -- part jazz/part rock; worthy collectors item (high book value) w/Sarah Vaughan (Mean to Me), Dizzy Gillespie, Red Norvo, Cozy Cole, Charlie Ventura, Coleman Hawkins, Rubber-Legs Williams, H. Carel's Combo (Rose Noire), Hen Gates & his House Rockers (Cravin), Dorothy Donegan (Kilroy Was Here), Sabby Lewis (Edna), Eddie South (Swinging the Blues)..
Various: Music for Pussy Cats; Pickwick/Design DLP-198; 1962; N-/N- S $30 -- torch/female-vocal r&b; notorious jacket (negligee'd woman holding kitten) steals attention from the great, scarce songs compiled here; Ketty Lester: I Said Goodbye to My Love; Betty Everett: I've Got a Claim on You; Irma Thomas: Set Me Free; Maxine Brown: Now that You've Gone; Ronnie Winston: Help Me; Della Reese: Yes Indeed; Gloria Lynne: Billy Boy; Sarah Vaughan: I Feel So Smoochie; Marcie Davis: 1 & 1; Margie Anderson: Blues in Paris
Jazz: Original 45s/EPs
Please note: shipping/handling for 45s is gratis!
Sonny Cox: Chocolate Candy/The Choking Kind; Bell B-790; N- $20 -- Sonny Cox, the Wailer!; hit single from the treasured Three Souls horn legend
Charlie Earland, Jr. & his Band: Daily Double Parts 1 & 2; Quakertown 1022; V+ $15 -- soul-jazz organ; live, very nicely swinging, & rare!; light marks, not bad
Harlem River Drive: Idle Hands (Pt. 1)/mono; Roulette R-7116; promo N-* S/M $40 -- from the classic, monster, soul-jazz LP by Eddie Palmieri, it's the first nearly 4 minutes in stereo (rare enough on 45) & (rarer still) mono!; *label slightly torn on 1 side, otherwise gorgeous
Eddie Harris: Listen Here/Herbie Mann: Memphis Underground; cutout Atlantic Oldies Series OS-13052; N- $10 -- 2 groovy hits that spare you needing the LPs
Sabu Martinez Trio: Jag Vill Tro/(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay; Mallwax MAL-5003; 1968; E- S $150 -- his only 45, made when fresh off the plane in Sweden, also the only instance of "Sabu Martinez Trio"; Jukebox-of-the-Gods rare & even stereo!
Googie Rene & his Combo: Flapjacks Parts 1 & 2; Class 305; N $15 -- w/Clifford Scott, Art Wright
Freddie Roach: Brown Sugar/Next Time You See Me; Blue Note 1914; blue-white N- $40 -- soul-jazz organ/boogaloo; lead cut (uptempo/great for DJs) from a very rare LP that, even if you manage to find it, is almost never this clean/loud/hi-fi/hip
Freddie Roach: One Track Mind/You've Got Your Troubles; Prestige 429; E $15 -- soul-jazz organ; another from the great, underrated, funky organist
Gene Shaw Sextet: Street Dance Parts 1 & 2; Argo 5495; 1964; cutout N $75 -- written by Richard Evans; Shaw's trumpet-led w/vibes (Charles Stepnay) & piano over driving conga; really, really hot!
Somethin' Cool: Sunny/Tea for Three; Philips/Mercury/Pulsar 2047; white-label promo E $20 -- terrific promo for the coveted "Voices in Latin" LP (Mercury/Pulsar AR-10601)!; it's a bossa beat w/a mod soul-jazz vocal chorus rather than Latin (like Bossa Rio & other Sergio Mendes); B-side has a drum break but that's not the reason to get it
See Also:
Latin for Latin jazz
Brazil for Brasilian jazz & bossa nova
pop for crime, spy, mod, spoken, bongo, etc.
soul/funk for funk featuring jazz stars
Wanted:
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik: Eastern Moods; Prestige 16003
- Johnny Almond Music Machine: Patent Pending (UK)
- Björn Arahb Jag Är En Bekymrad Socialist; YTF 5086063
- Lord Buckley: Hipsters, Flipsters...; RCA (reissue or 10")
- Debbie Cameron & Richard Boone: Brief Encounter; Metronome MLP-15627
- Al "Jazzbo" Collins: Snow White/Jack & the Beanstalk; Capitol 2580 (45/7")
- Eero Koivistoinen Music Society: Wahoo!; Fin RCA YFPL-1-806
- Johnny Frigo on Orion (all his & most other Gus Giordano productions)
- Kenny Graham & his Afro-Cubists: Bongo Rock, others w/Guy Warren (UK)
- Jerker Hallden: Spelvisor, 12 visor utan ord/Play-songs, 12 Without Words; YTF-50470
- Rufus Harley: Harley's Comet
- Monk Higgins & the Jazz Monks: Fat Man/Sawdust; Earth (7" or LP)
- Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass: Wide Open; MPS 15.391; 1974/1973
- Jan Johansson: Blues; HECD-018
- Sam Most: Plop Plop Boom; others (inquire)
- Ivan Oscarsson: Ivan the Terrible; Dragon LP-7
- Houston Person: Chocomotive; Prestige PRST-7517; 1967
- Dave Pike Set: Album; MPS 15309; 1971
- Pryde: Pipe Dreams; Polydor 2384-086; 1976 (bagpipes, UK)
- Radiojazzgruppen: all LPs w/Sabu Martinez
- Boyd Raeburn: On the Air Vol. 2; Hep 3 (& vol.1)
- Bora Rokovic: Ultra Native; MPS 15.340; 1972/1971
- Bernt Rosengren Big Band: First Moves; EMI 7C-062-35428
- George Russell: Vertical Form VI; Soul Note (Italy)
- Sveriges radios jazzgrupp: Bengt-Arne Wallin: Seimisk komposition/Daniel Bell: Monday's Child; RELP-1194
- The 3 Souls: Soul Sounds; Cadet 4044; 1965 (clean stereo)
- Reuben Wilson: Set Us Free; Blue Note
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