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  • Mal Waldron – Left Alone
    Mal Waldron – Left Alone
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    Mal Waldron collaborates with Jackie Mclean on this tribute to Billie Holiday Label: Bethlehem Records – SOPL-272-BH Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo Country: Japan Released: 1974 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Rollins – A Night At The Village Vanguard
    Sonny Rollins – A Night At The Village Vanguard
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    “The Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins had already recorded three Blue Note studio dates for Alfred Lion—Sonny Rollins, Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2, and Newk’s Time—by the time he walked down the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch
    Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch
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    “In February 1964, Eric Dolphy assembled a formidable quintet of modern jazz visionaries with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, Richard Davis on bass, and Tony [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Albert Ayler – In Greenwich Village (Promo)
    Albert Ayler – In Greenwich Village (Promo)
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    “In the mid-’60s, Albert Ayler found himself at the center of major transformations within jazz. On his albums for ESP-Disk’, his delivery was radically aggressive and his tone [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cecil Taylor – Nuits De La Fondation Maeght Vol 1
    Cecil Taylor – Nuits De La Fondation Maeght Vol 1
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    Recorded live, July 29th, 1969. Label: RCA – RCA-6085 M Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold Sleeve Country: Japan Released: 1973 VG+/VG+. Light marks/wear. No obi.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cecil Taylor – Love For Sale (Promo)
    Cecil Taylor – Love For Sale (Promo)
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    “This may be the straightest record Cecil Taylor ever recorded, but it is far from uninspiring. Despite its hopelessly gauche cover — one can only presume Taylor had no say-so […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cecil Taylor – Conquistador
    Cecil Taylor – Conquistador
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    “For the second of Cecil Taylor’s two Blue Note albums (following Unit Structures), the innovative pianist utilized a sextet comprised of trumpeter Bill Dixon, altoist Jimmy Lyons, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Thelonious Monk – Brilliant Corners
    Thelonious Monk – Brilliant Corners
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    “Although Brilliant Corners is Thelonious Monk’s third disc for Riverside, it’s the first on the label to weigh in with such heavy original material. Enthusiasts who become [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Thelonious Monk – Always Know
    Thelonious Monk – Always Know
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    “Thelonious Monk fans in particular are advised to search for this valuable two-LP set for it contains a variety of unissued material from the pianist/composer’s six-year period with [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ted Curson – Tears For Dolphy
    Ted Curson – Tears For Dolphy
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    “Although the term “avant-garde” is used several times in the liner notes, this quartet outing by trumpeter Ted Curson, tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, bassist Herb Bushler and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Rollins – Worktime
    Sonny Rollins – Worktime
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    “After he was coaxed out of seclusion in Chicago to replace Harold Land in the Clifford Brown/Max Roach quintet in 1954, this 1955 release was Sonny Rollins’ first album as […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Rollins – Way Out West
    Sonny Rollins – Way Out West
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    “The timeless Way out West established Sonny Rollins as jazz’s top tenor saxophonist (at least until John Coltrane surpassed him the following year). Joined by bassist Ray Brown and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Rollins – Tenor Madness
    Sonny Rollins – Tenor Madness
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    “At a time when he was a member of the legendary Clifford Brown/Max Roach sextet, Sonny Rollins was still the apple fallen not too far from the tree of Miles […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Rollins – After The Bridge
    Sonny Rollins – After The Bridge
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    Alternate tracks & takes from the same sessions as Sonny Rollins album The Bridge. Label: RCA – RJL-2551~52 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold Country: Japan Released: 1982 […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Walkin’
    Miles Davis – Walkin’
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    “The undeniable strength and conviction present in Miles Davis’ performance on Walkin’, underscores the urgency and passion with which he would rightfully reclaim his status as [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Sketches Of Spain
    Miles Davis – Sketches Of Spain
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    “Along with Kind of Blue, In a Silent Way, and Round About Midnight, Sketches of Spain is one of Miles Davis’ most enduring and innovative achievements. Recorded between November 1959 [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Quiet Nights
    Miles Davis – Quiet Nights
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    The final collaborative album between Gil Evans and Miles Davis. Smooth and mellowly beautiful. Label: CBS/Sony – SOPU-84 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: Japan Released: 1974 VG+/VG+. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue
    Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue
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    “Kind of Blue isn’t merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it’s an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album. To be [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Four & More
    Miles Davis – Four & More
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    “In an odd bit of programming, Columbia placed the ballads from Miles Davis’ February 12, 1964, concert on My Funny Valentine and the uptempo romps on this LP. Davis, probably […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – At Carnegie Hall
    Miles Davis – At Carnegie Hall
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    “Davis is captured with his transitional small combo featuring Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb, as well as with the Gil Evans Orchestra. It was one of […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • McCoy Tyner – Nights Of Ballads & Blues
    McCoy Tyner – Nights Of Ballads & Blues
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    “As the title implies, this McCoy Tyner release is a low-key, after-hours affair. Far removed from the intensity of work with then-boss John Coltrane, Tyner stretches out on a fine […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • McCoy Tyner – Fly With The Wind
    McCoy Tyner – Fly With The Wind
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    “One of the most difficult aspects for producer Orrin Keepnews of recording pianist McCoy Tyner so frequently in the ’70s was coming up with new ideas and settings for each […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • McCoy Tyner – Echoes Of A Friend
    McCoy Tyner – Echoes Of A Friend
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    “McCoy Tyner dedicated this 1972 recording of piano solos to John Coltrane. Five tunes, two by Coltrane, two by Tyner, and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “My Favorite [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Max Roach – Drums Unlimited
    Max Roach – Drums Unlimited
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    “Other than a trio set with the legendary pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali, this set was Max Roach’s only recording as a leader during 1963-67. Three of the six numbers (“Nommo,” [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Masahiko Togashi – Song For Myself
    Masahiko Togashi – Song For Myself
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    A classic from the East Wind catalog, featuring Togashi collaborating with other 70’s Japanese jazz luminaries such as Masahiko Satoh & Sadao Watanabe Label: East Wind – EW-8006 Format: [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lou Donaldson – Wailing With Lou
    Lou Donaldson – Wailing With Lou
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    “Wailing With Lou is an appropriate title for this enjoyable set of straight-ahead bop. Whether he’s riding the propulsive rhythms of “Caravan” or settling down into a [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Archie Shepp – Live At The Donaueschingen Music Festival
    Archie Shepp – Live At The Donaueschingen Music Festival
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    “This is an exciting album. The important tenor Archie Shepp and his 1967 group — with both Roswell Rudd and Grachan Moncur on trombones, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer Beaver [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Albert Mangelsdorff, Alphonse Mouzon, Jaco Pastorius – Trilogue – Live
    Albert Mangelsdorff, Alphonse Mouzon, Jaco Pastorius – Trilogue – Live
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    “For those of you looking for some funky, chunky Jaco Pastorius jams, this isn’t the place. For those looking for extremely free playing where Mangelsdorff’s trombone runs wild [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lee Morgan – Sidewinder
    Lee Morgan – Sidewinder
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    “Lee Morgan’s magnum opus The Sidewinder—recorded in 1963 and release in 1964—was both a comeback and a coronation. The prodigious trumpeter had debuted on Blue Note in 1956 at the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie Mclean – Mclean’s Scene
    Jackie Mclean – Mclean’s Scene
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    “Altoist Jackie McLean tended to downgrade his Prestige recordings due to the low pay, the little prior preparation, and the jam session feel of the music. Although all of the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie Mclean – 4, 5 And 6
    Jackie Mclean – 4, 5 And 6
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    “In 1956 Jackie McLean was only beginning to assert himself as a true individualist on the alto saxophone, exploring the lime-flavored microtones of his instrument that purists or the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Rollins – Original Music From The Score Alfie
    Sonny Rollins – Original Music From The Score Alfie
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    Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins loaned his flair for the dramatic to the score for the film Alfie, accompanying the story of what the liner notes describe as “the involuntary education […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Eric Dolphy – At The Five Spot Volume 2
    Eric Dolphy – At The Five Spot Volume 2
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    “This is the second of three sets that document the Eric Dolphy/Booker Little quintet’s playing at the Five Spot (the third volume is titled Memorial Album). It features a group […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Moffett – Gift
    Charles Moffett – Gift
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    “An obscure session led by Charles Moffett who here mostly plays vibes and a bit of trumpet in addition to drums. He is teamed up with the underrated (and largely […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Three Or Four Shades Of Blues
    Charles Mingus – Three Or Four Shades Of Blues
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    “In spite of the electric guitars, which don’t really fit that well, the title track is one of the more successful Charles Mingus efforts at extended composition. The list of […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Pithecanthropus Erectus
    Charles Mingus – Pithecanthropus Erectus
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    “Pithecanthropus Erectus was Charles Mingus’ breakthrough as a leader, the album where he established himself as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh new voice that, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Bill Evans – At The Montreux Jazz Festival
    Bill Evans – At The Montreux Jazz Festival
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    “Bill Evans’ 1968 release, At the Montreux Jazz Festival, marks the beginning of stylistic changes for the legendary pianist. Only one year earlier, his At Town Hall release found his [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Andrew Hill – So In Love
    Andrew Hill – So In Love
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    “The recorded debut of Andrew Hill’s 1956 trio with bassist Malachi Favors and drummer James Slaughter is preserved here in acceptable monophonic sound on Spain’s Fresh Sounds [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ron Carter – Puzzle
    Ron Carter – Puzzle
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    Recorded Live at Kan-i Hoken Hall, Gotanda district of Tokyo, Japan on May 28, 1986. Label: SMS Records – SH28-5001 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Japan Released: 1986 VG+/VG+. […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Oliver Nelson – Live From Los Angeles
    Oliver Nelson – Live From Los Angeles
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    Classic West Coast jazz from Oliver Nelson’s big band ensemble. Label: Impulse! – YP-8504-AI Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo Country: Japan Released: 1976 VG+/VG+. Light wear

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Max Roach – Award Winning Drummer
    Max Roach – Award Winning Drummer
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    “A good ’59 session on the Bainbridge label, with drummer Max Roach leading his late ’50s band through some stirring numbers. The group included tenor saxophonist George Coleman [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Wayne Shorter – Super Nova
    Wayne Shorter – Super Nova
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    “Super Nova is an important transitional album for tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Doubling on soprano (which he had recently begun playing), Shorter interprets five of his originals [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Rollins – Volume 2
    Sonny Rollins – Volume 2
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    “Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2, recorded for Blue Note, is a timeless session and a milestone in jazz history that gathered together some of the founding fathers of the post-bop era. […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Rollins – Newk’s Time
    Sonny Rollins – Newk’s Time
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    “In his early prime and well-respected, tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins cut this fine hard bop date as one of several late-’50s sessions for Blue Note. The record is part classic […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • V/A – Gittin’ To Know Y’all
    V/A – Gittin’ To Know Y’all
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    Recorded live during the annual Baden-Baden Free Jazz Meeting at Südwestfunk Uko Studio I on December 12 to 14, 1969. Label: Columbia – YS-2417-MP Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Japan […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane – Kulu Se Mama
    John Coltrane – Kulu Se Mama
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    “”Vigil” and the spiritual ballad “Welcome” showcase tenor saxophonist Coltrane with his classic quartet (pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison, and drummer [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cecil Taylor – Solo
    Cecil Taylor – Solo
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    Solo free piano from one of the greats. Label: Trio Records – PA-7067 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Japan Released: 1973 VG+/VG+. Light wear/sleeve discoloration.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cecil Taylor – Looking Ahead!
    Cecil Taylor – Looking Ahead!
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    “One of Cecil Taylor’s earliest recordings, Looking Ahead! does just that while still keeping several toes in the tradition. It’s an amazing document of a talent fairly [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Albert Ayler – Something Different!!!!!!
    Albert Ayler – Something Different!!!!!!
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    The sparse, yet still bracingly intense debut by Albert Ayler. Label: DIW – DIW-25001 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: Japan Released: 1986 VG+/VG+. Light wear. No obi.  

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Akira Sakata – 20 Personalities Akira Sakata Sings
    Akira Sakata – 20 Personalities Akira Sakata Sings
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    Bizarre one from Akira Sakata, covering free-jazz, torch songs & even samba. Label: Better Days – YF-7006-N Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Japan Released: 1980 VG+/VG+. No obi

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz