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  • Wadaiko Amano Kai – Wadaiko Furinkazan (- Master Sound)
    Wadaiko Amano Kai – Wadaiko Furinkazan (- Master Sound)
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    Wadaiko (Japanese Trad Drums) Big Sound with Cosmic Effects, Psychedelic Shakuhachi (Bamboo Flute) Label: CBS/Sony – 25AH 509 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Japan Released: 1979 VG+/VG+. [...]

    GENRE: International, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Thelonious Monk – Unique
    Thelonious Monk – Unique
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    “The seven-song Unique Thelonious Monk (1956) platter was the pianist’s second during his remarkable five-year tenure on Riverside. His debut for the label was the aptly titled Plays [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Thelonious Monk – Genius Of Modern Music Vol.1
    Thelonious Monk – Genius Of Modern Music Vol.1
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    “Thelonious Monk was a little-known figure on the New York City bebop scene when Blue Note founder Alfred Lion discovered and fell in love with the pianist’s utterly unique music […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Bags Groove
    Miles Davis – Bags Groove
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    There are a multitude of reasons why Bags’ Groove remains a cornerstone of the post-bop genre. Of course there will always be the lure of the urban myth surrounding the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ornette Coleman – Town Hall 1962
    Ornette Coleman – Town Hall 1962
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    Ornette Coleman’s decision to temporarily retire from music (this ESP disc was his only recording from a four-year period) was unfortunate. His alto playing was getting stronger, and on [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chet Baker – Big Band
    Chet Baker – Big Band
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    “Releasing an entire album under the moniker Chet Baker Big Band is a bit of a misnomer, as only the first four sides actually incorporate an 11-person configuration. The remaining […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie McLean – Jackie McLean Quintet
    Jackie McLean – Jackie McLean Quintet
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    “Originally issued in 1955, this is Jackie McLean’s debut date as a leader. The band includes Donald Byrd on trumpet (himself a young lion at the time), pianist Mal Waldron, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie Mclean – Fat Jazz
    Jackie Mclean – Fat Jazz
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    The Jackie Mclean Sextet in full swing on this ripper. Label: Jubilee – YW-7562-RO Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono Country: Japan Released: 1977 VG+/VG+. Light marks/sleeve discoloration. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie Mclean – 4, 5 And 6
    Jackie Mclean – 4, 5 And 6
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    “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
  • Miles Davis – Birth Of The Cool
    Miles Davis – Birth Of The Cool
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    So dubbed because these three sessions — two from early 1949, one from March 1950 — are where the sound known as cool jazz essentially formed, Birth of the Cool […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ornette Coleman – Art Of The Improvisers
    Ornette Coleman – Art Of The Improvisers
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    Like many of Ornette Coleman’s Atlantic sides, The Art of the Improvisers was recorded in numerous sessions from 1959-1961 and assembled for the purpose of creating a cohesive recorded [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • George Russell, Don Cherry – At Beethoven Hall
    George Russell, Don Cherry – At Beethoven Hall
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    “This intriguing double LP was innovative composer George Russell’s first recording after breaking up his young combo of the early ’60s… Most unusual is a suite dedicated [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Art Blakey – A Night At Birdland, Volume 2
    Art Blakey – A Night At Birdland, Volume 2
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    “When Art Blakey founded the Jazz Messengers, his initial goal was to not only make his mark on the hard bop scene, but to always bring younger players into the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Art Blakey – A Night At Birdland Volume 1
    Art Blakey – A Night At Birdland Volume 1
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    “When Art Blakey founded the Jazz Messengers, his initial goal was to not only make his mark on the hard bop scene, but to always bring younger players into the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Herbie Hancock – Maiden Voyage
    Herbie Hancock – Maiden Voyage
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    “Less overtly adventurous than its predecessor, Empyrean Isles, Maiden Voyage nevertheless finds Herbie Hancock at a creative peak. In fact, it’s arguably his finest record of the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gigi Gryce, Donald Byrd – Jazz Lab
    Gigi Gryce, Donald Byrd – Jazz Lab
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    “Alto saxophonist/arranger Gigi Gryce and trumpeter Donald Byrd’s innovative, but unfortunately short-lived Jazz Lab Quintet recorded several sides during 1957, seven of which were [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Elvin Jones, Richard Davis – Heavy Sounds
    Elvin Jones, Richard Davis – Heavy Sounds
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    Hard Bop from two greats. Label: Impulse! – IMP-88080 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold Country: Japan Released: 1973 VG+/VG+. Sleeve has noticeable wear. Light marks.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dollar Brand – Anthem For The New Nations
    Dollar Brand – Anthem For The New Nations
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    Recorded at Nippon Columbia’s 1st Studio, Tokyo, June 10th, 1978. Label: Denon – YX-7537-ND Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Japan Released: 1978 VG+/VG+. Promo stamp. General light [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Presents Charles Mingus
    Charles Mingus – Presents Charles Mingus
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    “Charles Mingus has a fascinating way of offering music that is grounded in tradition while remaining startlingly original. The freshness of a disc like Charles Mingus Presents Charles [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Clown
    Charles Mingus – Clown
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    “The Clown was Charles Mingus’ second masterpiece in a row, upping the already intense emotional commitment of Pithecanthropus Erectus and burning with righteous anger and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Changes One
    Charles Mingus – Changes One
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    “Charles Mingus’ finest recordings of his later period are two Atlantic LPs, Changes One and Changes Two. The first volume features four stimulating Mingus originals (“Remember [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Bill Evans, Jim Hall – Undercurrent
    Bill Evans, Jim Hall – Undercurrent
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    “Other than four piano solos from April 4, 1962, this set was pianist Bill Evans’ first recordings after a hiatus caused by bassist Scott LaFaro’s tragic death in a car […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Bill Evans – Portrait In Jazz
    Bill Evans – Portrait In Jazz
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    “The first of two studio albums by the Bill Evans-Scott LaFaro-Paul Motian trio (both of which preceded their famous engagement at the Village Vanguard), this Portrait in Jazz reissue [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Bill Evans – Everybody Digs Bill Evans
    Bill Evans – Everybody Digs Bill Evans
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    “Everybody Digs Bill Evans was a landmark recording for the young pianist and sported a unique album cover, featuring written-out endorsements from Miles Davis, George Shearing, Ahmad [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Barney Wilen – Barney
    Barney Wilen – Barney
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    Hard Bop from the French tenor and his ensemble. Label: RCA – RGP-1170(M) Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono Country: Japan Released: 1976 VG+/VG+. General light wear.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lee Konitz & Miles Davis / Teddy Charles & Jimmy Raney – Ezz-thetic (Promo)
    Lee Konitz & Miles Davis / Teddy Charles & Jimmy Raney – Ezz-thetic (Promo)
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    A Cool Jazz supergroup shredder! Label: Prestige – SMJ-6524 (M), Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono Country: Japan Released: 1976 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Kenny Dorham – Quiet Kenny
    Kenny Dorham – Quiet Kenny
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    “In the liner notes of Quiet Kenny, former Downbeat magazine publisher Jack Maher states that trumpeter Kenny Dorham’s music is not necessarily the demure, balladic, rapturous jazz [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Kenny Burrell – Introducing Kenny Burrell
    Kenny Burrell – Introducing Kenny Burrell
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    “Introducing Kenny Burrell put the jazz world on notice in 1956 that an extraordinary new guitarist was on the scene who combined bebop and the blues with smoky aplomb. Burrell […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Surman – Amazing Adventures Of Simon Simon
    John Surman – Amazing Adventures Of Simon Simon
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    “John Surman and Jack DeJohnette first played together in 1968, but didn’t make a duo album together until The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon in 1981. Immediately recognised as a […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane – Ole Coltrane
    John Coltrane – Ole Coltrane
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    “The complicated rhythm patterns and diverse sonic textures on Olé Coltrane are evidence that John Coltrane was once again charting his own course. His sheer ability as a maverick — [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane – Live In Paris Part 2
    John Coltrane – Live In Paris Part 2
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    The second part of Coltrane’s live in Paris set on BYG. Label: BYG Records – YX-2027 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Japan Released: 1972 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane – Coltrane
    John Coltrane – Coltrane
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    “Considered by many to be his finest single album, Coltrane finds John Coltrane displaying all of the exciting elements that sparked brilliance and allowed his fully formed instrumental [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Coltrane – Blue Train
    John Coltrane – Blue Train
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    “Although never formally signed, an oral agreement between John Coltrane and Blue Note Records founder Alfred Lion was indeed honored on Blue Train — Coltrane’s only collection [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jazz Messengers – A Midnight Session With The Jazz Messengers
    Jazz Messengers – A Midnight Session With The Jazz Messengers
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    “The 1957 edition of The Jazz Messengers heard throughout this enjoyable LP features altoist Jackie McLean, trumpeter Bill Hardman, pianist Sam Dockery, bassist Spanky DeBrest and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • James Blood Ulmer – Free Lancing
    James Blood Ulmer – Free Lancing
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    “After cultivating a huge underground reputation both as a sideman in Ornette Coleman’s Prime Time band and as an increasingly influential musician among the more experimental edges [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • James Blood Ulmer – Black Rock
    James Blood Ulmer – Black Rock
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    “Recorded and issued in 1982, Black Rock was James Blood Ulmer’s second Columbia album, a follow-up to the previous year’s Free Lancing. This was also Blood’s first [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie Mclean, Dexter Gordon – Meeting Vol.1
    Jackie Mclean, Dexter Gordon – Meeting Vol.1
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    The two titans of the saxophone meet on this killer live set. Label: SteepleChase – ULS-6096-S Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: Japan Released: 1982 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Herbie Hancock – Takin’ Off
    Herbie Hancock – Takin’ Off
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    “On his debut album Takin’ Off—recorded and released in 1962—jazz legend Herbie Hancock arrived fully formed at the helm of an impressive quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, tenor [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Eric Dolphy & Booker Little – Memorial Album Recorded Live
    Eric Dolphy & Booker Little – Memorial Album Recorded Live
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    Recorded at the old Five Spot in New York City in mid-summer of 1961.  Label: Prestige – VIJ-237 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo Country: Japan Released: 1984 VG+/VG+. Light […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Rollins – A Night At The “Village Vanguard” Volume 2
    Sonny Rollins – A Night At The “Village Vanguard” Volume 2
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    Recorded at Village Vanguard during the matinee and the evening performance on Sunday, November 3, 1957. Label: Blue Note – BNJ 61014 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ornette Coleman – At The Golden Circle Stockholm
    Ornette Coleman – At The Golden Circle Stockholm
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    “Ornette Coleman’s 1965 trio with bassist David Izenzon and drummer Charles Moffett is easily the most underrated of all his bands. Coming off the light of the famed quartet in […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – In Person, Friday Night
    Miles Davis – In Person, Friday Night
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    “The first of two sets recorded during a weekend in 1961 features the Miles Davis Quintet at a period of time when Hank Mobley was on tenor and the rhythm […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Rollins – On Impulse
    Sonny Rollins – On Impulse
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    “In 1965 and 1966 tenor giant Sonny Rollins issued three albums for the Impulse label. They would be his last until 1972 when he re-emerged on the scene from a […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Paul Bley – Paul Bley
    Paul Bley – Paul Bley
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    “Some releases of this album present the material in a slightly different order. Juggle the tunes in any fashion, however, the message is the same: This is one of the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • 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