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  • Ornette Coleman Quartet – Rome, Italy, February 8, 1968
    Ornette Coleman Quartet – Rome, Italy, February 8, 1968
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    Here’s the historical Rome concert recorded at Radio Rai studios in Via Asiago, with extended versions of four original compositions, including a fantastic interpretation of the already [...]

  • V/A – Snapshot: Jazz Now Jazz Aus Der DDR
    V/A – Snapshot: Jazz Now Jazz Aus Der DDR
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    2023 restock, reduced price. Song Cycle presents a reissue of Snapshot: Jazz Now Jazz Aus Der DDR, originally released on FMP in 1980. In August 1979, East German musicians were […]

  • Toshi Ichiyanagi, Michael Ranta, Takehisa Kosugi – Improvisation Sep. 1975
    Toshi Ichiyanagi, Michael Ranta, Takehisa Kosugi – Improvisation Sep. 1975
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    What was supposed to be a soundcheck for this session became the session itself: a haunting 50-minute séance of intense avantgarde improvisation using a large instrumentation and live processing [...]

  • Henry Grimes Trio – The Call
    Henry Grimes Trio – The Call
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    What our staff has to say: “The near hidden Black General holding down the low end (bass) on countless essential Jazz recordings gets his ESP debut as a leader. Cult, […]

  • Hiroshi Suzuki – Cat
    Hiroshi Suzuki – Cat
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    2022 repress; LP version. 180 gram vinyl, half speed mastered; heavy sleeve with obi and gold ink. We Release Jazz announce the official reissue of Hiroshi Suzuki’s Cat, a glorious […]

  • Dorothy Ashby – The Jazz Harpist (Clear Vinyl)
    Dorothy Ashby – The Jazz Harpist (Clear Vinyl)
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    Sowing Records present a reissue of Dorothy Ashby‘s debut album, The Jazz Harpist, originally released in 1957 by the Regent label. Recognized as the woman who gave the harp a […]

  • Ryo Fukui ‎– Mellow Dream
    Ryo Fukui ‎– Mellow Dream
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    2021 repress. New “regular edition” on 140 gram vinyl. We Release Jazz (WRWTFWW Records’ new sister-label) present the official reissue of criminally overlooked Japanese jazz [...]

  • Don Cherry & George Gruntz Group – Maghreb Cantata, Live 1969
    Don Cherry & George Gruntz Group – Maghreb Cantata, Live 1969
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    A marvelous double album as document of the historical collaboration between Don Cherry and Swiss pianist, composer George Gruntz, a central figure in European jazz who always showed a special [...]

  • Dorothy Ashby & Frank Wess – Hip Harp
    Dorothy Ashby & Frank Wess – Hip Harp
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    2023 repress. Sowing Records present a reissue of Hip Harp by Dorothy Ashby with Frank Wess, originally released in 1958. Born in Detroit in 1932, Dorothy Ashby can be easily […]

  • Donnie & Joe Emerson – Dreamin’ Wild
    Donnie & Joe Emerson – Dreamin’ Wild
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    Pacific Northwest isolation mixed with wide-eyed ambition, a strong sense of family and the gift of music proved to be quite the combination for teenage brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson. […]

  • Durand Jones – Wait Til I Get Over You
    Durand Jones – Wait Til I Get Over You
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    Durand Jones’s Wait ‘Til I Get Over is a memoir and a love letter. It is the story of Jones’s life, his growth and revelations, the wisdom of his hometown […]

  • Lonnie Holley – Oh Me Oh My
    Lonnie Holley – Oh Me Oh My
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    ‘Oh Me Oh My’ is both elegant and ferocious. It is stirring in one moment and a balm the next. It details histories both global and personal. Lonnie Holley’s harrowing […]

  • V/A – Mid-Atlantic Story Vol. 3
    V/A – Mid-Atlantic Story Vol. 3
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    For the lowriders, the souleros, and for any armchair drag racer who still has a record player within reach, Mid-Atlantic Story pays tribute to the aftermarket sounds of soul music, […]

  • Alan Braufman – Valley Of Search (White Vinyl)
    Alan Braufman – Valley Of Search (White Vinyl)
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    In late 1974, India Navigation label owner Bob Cummins set up microphones in a New York City building’s storefront, documenting two short sets by a band with no alternate takes […]

  • John Coltrane – A Love Supreme (Blue Vinyl)
    John Coltrane – A Love Supreme (Blue Vinyl)
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    Easily one of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme was his pinnacle studio outing that at once compiled all of his innovations from his past, […]

  • East Side Story – Volume 4
    East Side Story – Volume 4
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    The EAST SIDE STORY volumes are dedicated to the Low Riders and to those who appreciate the “soul type” oldies. Never before has there been a collection of oldies that […]

  • East Side Story – Volume 3
    East Side Story – Volume 3
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    The EAST SIDE STORY volumes are dedicated to the Low Riders and to those who appreciate the “soul type” oldies. Never before has there been a collection of oldies that […]

  • East Side Story – Volume 2
    East Side Story – Volume 2
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    The EAST SIDE STORY volumes are dedicated to the Low Riders and to those who appreciate the “soul type” oldies. Never before has there been a collection of oldies that […]

  • East Side Story – Volume 1
    East Side Story – Volume 1
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    The EAST SIDE STORY volumes are dedicated to the Low Riders and to those who appreciate the “soul type” oldies. Never before has there been a collection of oldies that […]

  • Byard Lancaster – My Pure Joy
    Byard Lancaster – My Pure Joy
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    “From A Love Supreme to The Sex Machine!” The personal musical mantra of the late Philadelphia reedman Byard Lancaster informed an open-minded and varied lifetime in jazz. Strut [...]

  • Roland Kirk – Here Comes The Whistleman (orange vinyl)
    Roland Kirk – Here Comes The Whistleman (orange vinyl)
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    All Analog Roland Kirk, Pre-Rahsaan?! Sightless, peerless, multi-instrumentalist, Roland’s Kirk’s 1967 debut for Atlantic is a monster of a live set from ’65 featuring pianists Lonnie [...]

  • McNeal And Niles* – Thrust
    McNeal And Niles* – Thrust
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    What our staff has to say: “Incredibly misleading cover-art hiding a jazz-funk masterpiece. Pretty cool that you can pay $30 for this one, instead of the $1600 that other copies […]

  • Howard “Youngblood” Bomar – I Who Have Nothing
    Howard “Youngblood” Bomar – I Who Have Nothing
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    Howard “Youngblood” Bomar’s long overdue debut album finally makes landfall! Howard Bomar was a man who slipped through everybody’s fingers. But his artistry escapes that fate thanks to I, Who [...]

  • John Zorn – Multiplicities II
    John Zorn – Multiplicities II
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    THE ACOUSTIC COMPANION PIECE TO MULTIPLICITIES VOLUME ONE! Written in December of 2020, Multiplicities: A Repository of Non-Existent Objects is a collection of twenty musical aphorisms inspired [...]

  • Swamp Dogg – Have You Heard This Story? (Blue Vinyl)
    Swamp Dogg – Have You Heard This Story? (Blue Vinyl)
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    The 1973 soul album classic on CLEAR BLUE vinyl. Includes an INSERT with liner notes by Swamp Dogg and rare archival photos.

  • Jazz Is Dead 17: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad / Lonnie Liston Smith
    Jazz Is Dead 17: Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad / Lonnie Liston Smith
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    Coursing through the cosmic pulse of Jazz-Funk is the inimitable influence of Lonnie Liston Smith. For over five decades, the legendary keyboardist and bandleader has been a driving force in […]

  • Brötzmann / Bennink – Schwarzwaldfahrt
    Brötzmann / Bennink – Schwarzwaldfahrt
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    What our staff has to say: “Best duo, recording deep in the forest. Includes a 120 page book full of unseen photos from the session / trip. Classic!” – Jon […]

  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik – Sounds Of Africa
    Ahmed Abdul-Malik – Sounds Of Africa
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    Reissue, originally released in 1962. Sounds of Africa is the fourth album by double bassist and oud player Ahmed Abdul-Malik featuring performances recorded in 1962 (with one track from 1961) [...]

  • The Free Music & Najib Alhoush – Free Music
    The Free Music & Najib Alhoush – Free Music
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    “Blisteringly groovy collection of completely off-the-radar songs by Libyan composer/producer Najib Alhoush’s group The Free Music, circa 1976. Releasing an astonishing ten albums, [...]

  • Grupo Um – Starting Point
    Grupo Um – Starting Point
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    Includes insert. The previously unreleased debut album from 1975. In 1975, under the oppressive military dictatorship in Brazil, brothers Lelo and Zé Eduardo Nazario invited bassist Zeca [...]

  • V/A – Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul – A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul At The Crossroads 1971-83 (RSD, Red Vinyl)
    V/A – Holy Church Of The Ecstatic Soul – A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul At The Crossroads 1971-83 (RSD, Red Vinyl)
    $39.00 | , Add to cart

    Soul Jazz Records’ new Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul: Gospel, Funk and Soul at the Crossroads 1971-83 is a one-off limited-edition heavyweight red vinyl pressing + download code exclusively [...]

  • Larry Coryell – Introducing The Eleventh House (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
    Larry Coryell – Introducing The Eleventh House (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
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    Classic 1974 from The Godfather of Fusion. This is the 1st studio album from The Eleventh House which was a jazz fusion group of the 1970s, led by the guitarist […]

  • William Hooker – Shamballa – Duets With Thurston Moore And Elliott Sharp (RSD)
    William Hooker – Shamballa – Duets With Thurston Moore And Elliott Sharp (RSD)
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    Shamballa is the 1993 collaboration from jazz drummer William Hooker, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), and composer Elliott Sharp. The release features Hooker performing duets with each musician. [...]

  • Willie Henderson – Funky Chicken (RSD)
    Willie Henderson – Funky Chicken (RSD)
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    Funky Chicken is the 1970 album from Willie Henderson and the Soul Explosions. As evident by the name, it is infinitely danceable from the moment you press play. The band’s […]

  • Albert Ayler – Europe 1966 (RSD)
    Albert Ayler – Europe 1966 (RSD)
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    What our staff has to say: “Lovely boxset of select dates from Ayler’s 1966 Euro tour. Live material from this tour has been dug up over the years, most notably […]

  • V/A – Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage (RSD)
    V/A – Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage (RSD)
    $36.00 | , Add to cart

    Compilation of Salsoul classic hits, legendary artists and deep cuts. Includes original Larry Levan remixes – currently unavailable and exclusive for RSD The cover artwork uses an iconic [...]

  • Max Roach & Archie Shepp – Force – Sweet Mao – Suid Afrika 76 (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
    Max Roach & Archie Shepp – Force – Sweet Mao – Suid Afrika 76 (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
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    FRENCH IMPORT (One Time Pressing, Jazz avant-garde Collector’s item) – 1976 Iconic Pioneer of Bebop Jazz. Considered one of the most important drummers in the history of Jazz. He was [...]

  • –  – Jazz Artist Guild – Newport Rebels () (NM or M-)
    – – Jazz Artist Guild – Newport Rebels () (NM or M-)
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    Mingus and Roach’s protest to the pop leaning Newport Jazz Festival / Remastered by Bernie Grundman / Exclusive Color / 180 gm / 24pt Matte Jacket

  • Archie Shepp – Archie Shepp – À Massy – U-Jaama “Unité” (LP, RSD) (NM or M-)
    Archie Shepp – Archie Shepp – À Massy – U-Jaama “Unité” (LP, RSD) (NM or M-)
    $34.00 | , Add to cart

    FRENCH IMPORT (One Time Pressing, Jazz avant-garde Collector’s item) – 1975 Iconic, Very Rare Live Recording from The Massy in France. Archie “Vernon” Shepp American is a [...]

  • Unbroken Melodies – Various Artists Out Of Norfolk, VA
    Unbroken Melodies – Various Artists Out Of Norfolk, VA
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    A mighty deep dig into the overlooked soul scene in Virginia – put together by the same folks who gave us the fantastic Raw Soul/Ol Virginia Soul compilations a number […]

  • Phil Ranelin – The Time Is Now!
    Phil Ranelin – The Time Is Now!
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    2023 repress. “The Tribe co-founder’s debut, lacquered directly from his master tapes in an all-analog transfer by Bernie Grundman. The definitive reissue of this spiritual jazz album [...]

  • Wendell Harrison – Evening With The Devil
    Wendell Harrison – Evening With The Devil
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    2023 repress. “The Tribe co-founder’s debut, remixed from the original mutli-track master tapes under the direction of its creator and lacquered by Bernie Grundman. Now-Again presents [...]

  • Siegfried Kessler / Gus Nemeth / Stu Martin – Solaire
    Siegfried Kessler / Gus Nemeth / Stu Martin – Solaire
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    Reissue, originally released in 1971. Solaire, Siegfried Kessler, that is the least you can say! Aged four: learns piano. Aged six: his first concert. After this: studies classical music like [...]

  • Francois Janneau – Une Bien Curieuse Planete
    Francois Janneau – Une Bien Curieuse Planete
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    What our staff has to say: “Kind of a new one to me, though familiar with Janneau’s playing on Francois Tusques’s ‘Free Jazz’, Jacques Thollot’s ‘Watch Devil Go’, and a [...]

  • Melvin Van Peebles – Watermelon Man (Green Watermelon Skin Vinyl
    Melvin Van Peebles – Watermelon Man (Green Watermelon Skin Vinyl
    $26.00 | , Add to cart

    In an extraordinary career spanning seven decades, director and “godfather of black cinema” Melvin Van Peebles only made one studio film. 1970’s Watermelon Man shattered [...]

  • East Coast – S/T (Fire Orange With Black Streaks Vinyl)
    East Coast – S/T (Fire Orange With Black Streaks Vinyl)
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    The only conceivable reason this 1973 album isn’t generally recognized as a soul-funk classic is because it came out on Bernard Purdie’s Encounter label, which mustered only five LP [...]

  • George Scott – Find Someone to Love (Green Vinyl)
    George Scott – Find Someone to Love (Green Vinyl)
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    This soul-funk nugget, released in the early ’70s on the uber-collectible Maple label, qualifies as a major find based on George Scott’s Wilson Pickett-meets-James-Brown vocal [...]

  • Brief Encounter – Introducing (Smoky Mountain Vinyl)
    Brief Encounter – Introducing (Smoky Mountain Vinyl)
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    If you own a copy of this 1977 release on legendary Nashville deejay John Richbourg’s Seventy-Seven Records label, then you are on your way to amassing generational wealth! But it’s […]

  • Little Willie John – The Complete R&B Hit Singles (Yellow “Fever” Vinyl)
    Little Willie John – The Complete R&B Hit Singles (Yellow “Fever” Vinyl)
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    Diminutive in size but gigantic in stature, Little Willie John was a genuine architect of soul. Along with Clyde McPhatter, Ray Charles, and Sam Cooke, the visionary singer stood at […]

  • Booker T. & the MG’s – The Complete Stax Singles Vol. 1 (1962-1967) (Red Vinyl)
    Booker T. & the MG’s – The Complete Stax Singles Vol. 1 (1962-1967) (Red Vinyl)
    $40.00 | , Add to cart

    With apologies to groups like The Meters, Bar-Kays, and Average White Band, when it comes to all-time great instrumental R&B bands, for most folks Booker T. & the MG’s represent […]

  • Kool & The Gang – S/T (Purple Vinyl)
    Kool & The Gang – S/T (Purple Vinyl)
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    The 1970 debut album from Kool and the Gang scored a couple of hits with “The Gangs Back Again” and the title cut, but more importantly, it heralded the arrival […]

  • Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming
    Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming
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    Charles Bradley’s voice has evolved from a lifetime of paying dues, having nomadically labored for decades at various day jobs from Maine to Alaska–singing and performing in his spare [...]

  • Jack Kerouac Featuring Al Cohn & Zoot Sims / Blues and Haikus (100th Birthday) (Tobacco Tan Vinyl)
    Jack Kerouac Featuring Al Cohn & Zoot Sims / Blues and Haikus (100th Birthday) (Tobacco Tan Vinyl)
    $30.00 | , Add to cart

    Just like its predecessor, Poetry for the Beat Generation, legendary beatnik writer Jack Kerouac’s second album, Blues and Haikus, teamed him with producer Bob Thiele and came out on Thiele’s [...]

  • Don Cherry & Friends – Baden Baden Free Jazz Meeting, December 1967 – SWR Broadcast
    Don Cherry & Friends – Baden Baden Free Jazz Meeting, December 1967 – SWR Broadcast
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    Broadcast from SWR and recorded at the legendary 1967 Free Jazz Meeting in Baden-Baden, Germany this is a collection of four different performances by different line-ups, featuring big names in [...]

  • Yusef Lateef Quintet – The Sounds Of Yusef
    Yusef Lateef Quintet – The Sounds Of Yusef
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    Reissue. Recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label, The Sounds Of Yusef features Yusef Lateef‘s quintet with Wilbur Harden (flugelhorn), Hugh Lawson (piano), Ernie Farrow (bass), [...]

  • Art Ensemble Of Chicago – The Sixth Decade: From Paris to Paris
    Art Ensemble Of Chicago – The Sixth Decade: From Paris to Paris
    $42.00 | , Add to cart

    “The Art Ensemble Of Chicago, expanding to a chamber orchestra, marks its sixth decade as a vital force on the world music stage with an ear-opening live recording on two […]

  • Terry Gibbs & Alice Coltrane – El Nutto
    Terry Gibbs & Alice Coltrane – El Nutto
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    Limited repress. Survival Research present a reissue of Terry Gibbs & Alice Coltrane’s El Nutto, originally released in 1963. Before joining vibraphonist Terry Gibbs’ quartet in [...]

  • Albert Ayler – The First Recordings Vol. 1 (Clear Vinyl)
    Albert Ayler – The First Recordings Vol. 1 (Clear Vinyl)
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    Recorded in Stockholm in 1962, and originally released on Sonet Records, these sessions stand as Albert Ayler’s first step into a new sonic world. This was when Ayler was still […]

  • Ken McIntyre – Year Of The Iron Sheep (Clear Vinyl)
    Ken McIntyre – Year Of The Iron Sheep (Clear Vinyl)
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    Sowing Records present a reissue of Ken McIntyre’s Year Of The Iron Sheep, originally released in 1962. Recorded intermittently between June and September 1962, Year Of The Iron Sheep was [...]

  • Derek Bailey, Cyro Baptista – Cyro
    Derek Bailey, Cyro Baptista – Cyro
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    Honest Jon’s Records present a reissue of Derek Bailey and Cyro Baptista’s Cyro, originally released on Incus in 1988. When Cyro Baptista moved to New York in 1980 from his […]