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  • Sun Ra – Magic City
    Sun Ra – Magic City
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    Sun Ra albums like THE MAGIC CITY prove the categorical futility of “File Under: Jazz.” When assessing the post-Chicago (1960–on) work of Ra, “jazz” turns out to be less a [...]

  • We Jazz Issue 08 Summer 2023: Shadow Shapes
    We Jazz Issue 08 Summer 2023: Shadow Shapes
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    The eighth issue of We Jazz Magazine, Shadow Shapes for Dorothy Ashby. All articles presented in English. Dorothy Ashby by David Mittleman, Don Cherry by Magnus Nygren, Peter Evans by […]

  • We Jazz Issue 06 Winter 2022: Revelation
    We Jazz Issue 06 Winter 2022: Revelation
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    2022 release. The sixth issue of We Jazz Magazine, Revelation for Black Jazz Records. All articles presented in English. Stories include Black Jazz Records by Daniel Spicer, As-Shams by Andy […]

  • David Wertman – Kara Suite
    David Wertman – Kara Suite
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    As one of the three inaugural 1976 releases to ignite the mythical Mustevic Music catalogue, David Wertman‘s elusive Kara Suite LP was the first record to turn jazz drummer Steve […]

  • Lou Donaldson – Everything I Play Is Funky (OG 1970 Pressing)
    Lou Donaldson – Everything I Play Is Funky (OG 1970 Pressing)
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    1970 US Stereo Pressing on Blue Note, BST 84337 VG/VG Scuff marks on most of LP’s surface. Ringwear, seam split on bottom edge, edge wear.

  • Charles Brackeen – Rhythm X
    Charles Brackeen – Rhythm X
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    “On this record, the little-known Charles Brackeen brings his saxophone to a party with most of Ornette Coleman’s band. As might be expected, while Brackeen certainly holds his own, [...]

  • John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
    John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
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    Right from the very first hearing, absolutely every single jazzcritic shared the same opinion – whether trained musicians or not, true or would-be jazz expert: ‘A Love Supreme’ [...]

  • Stanley Turrentine – Mr. Natural (Tone Poet Series)
    Stanley Turrentine – Mr. Natural (Tone Poet Series)
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    All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Stanley Turrentine’s Mr. Natural Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray & Pressed at RTI: Reference-Caliber Blue Note Reissue Helmed by Joe [...]

  • Ike Quebec – Heavy Soul
    Ike Quebec – Heavy Soul
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    Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany The Classic Vinyl Reissue [...]

  • Lonnie Smith – Turning Point
    Lonnie Smith – Turning Point
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    Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany The Classic Vinyl Reissue [...]

  • Sun Ra – Pathways To Unknown Worlds
    Sun Ra – Pathways To Unknown Worlds
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    Travelogue through a cybernetical soundscape! The future rendered here by Ra seems more dystopian than utopian, and these 1975 guided improvisations are imbued with an underlying violence, [...]

  • Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Instrumentals
    Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Instrumentals
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    Following the star-studded release of Jazz Is Dead’s second series, the venerated label returns with an intimate offering of selected instrumentals from the Series 2 sessions with the legendary [...]

  • Jeff Parker – Slight Freedom
    Jeff Parker – Slight Freedom
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    What our staff has to say: “I know I’ve picked guitar records almost five weeks in a row, but here I go again. Parker brings chilled out, looping guitar compositions […]

  • Joe McPhee –  Nation Time
    Joe McPhee – Nation Time
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    2021 repress. “‘It’s been nearly five decades since Joe McPhee assembled a group of musicians to perform the weekend concerts that would become Nation Time, his debut LP. It was [...]

  • Donald Byrd – At The Half Note Cafe Volume 1
    Donald Byrd – At The Half Note Cafe Volume 1
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    2015 US Reissue on Blue Note, B0023033-01 VG+/VG+ Light marks & wear

  • Ornette Coleman – Something Else!!!!
    Ornette Coleman – Something Else!!!!
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    Originally released in 1958 and recorded by legendary engineer Roy DuNann, Ornette Coleman’s debut album Something Else!!!! introduced the world to his innovative style and features his band of [...]

  • Gene Russell – New Direction
    Gene Russell – New Direction
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    What our staff has to say: “First record from the legendary imprint Black Jazz. Can’t help but be put in a great mood while listening, the opening track is truly […]

  • Don Patterson – Hip Cake Walk
    Don Patterson – Hip Cake Walk
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    Hip Cake Walk is an album by organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.

  • Cleveland Eaton – Plenty Good Eaton
    Cleveland Eaton – Plenty Good Eaton
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    The jazz world lost a true legend when bassist Cleveland Eaton passed away in the Summer of 2020. This 1975 album, one of the real gems in the hallowed Black […]

  • Walter Bishop, Jr. – Soul Village
    Walter Bishop, Jr. – Soul Village
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    Soul Village is an album by pianist Walter Bishop Jr. which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label

  • Kenny Dorham – Trompeta Toccata
    Kenny Dorham – Trompeta Toccata
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    Trompeta Toccata is a 1964 jazz album by trumpeter Kenny Dorham. It was released on Blue Note label in 1965 as BST 84181. It was remastered by original recording engineer […]

  • John Patton – Oh Baby!
    John Patton – Oh Baby!
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    Oh Baby! is an album by American organist Big John Patton recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

  • Jackie Mclean – Capuchin Swing
    Jackie Mclean – Capuchin Swing
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    What our staff has to say: “McLean is the man. 1960 bebop chiller, and a good starting point for his vast catalog. He’s well worth diving into deeply, mid to […]

  • Grant Green – The Main Attraction
    Grant Green – The Main Attraction
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    The Main Attraction is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1976 and released on the Kudu label.

  • Alan Silva And His Celestial Communication Orchestra – Luna Surface
    Alan Silva And His Celestial Communication Orchestra – Luna Surface
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    “Super-session recorded in Paris on August 17, 1969. Alan Silva collected here many of the top free jazz players of the time, an incredible 11-piece ensemble featuring, among others, [...]

  • Sunny Murray – Hommage To Africa
    Sunny Murray – Hommage To Africa
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    Third volume in the BYG Actuel series; gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl. “After three years as a member of Albert Ayler’s band (1964-1967), avant-garde jazz drummer Sunny Murray [...]

  • Jimmy Smith ‎– Plain Talk (1968)
    Jimmy Smith ‎– Plain Talk (1968)
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    1968 US Pressing on Blue Note, BST 84296 VG/VG+ Record sits between a VG and VG+ Very very mild ring wear on back of sleeve.

  • V/A – Nigeria Soul Power 70 – Afro-Funk, Afro-Rock, Afro-Disco
    V/A – Nigeria Soul Power 70 – Afro-Funk, Afro-Rock, Afro-Disco
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    Soul Jazz Records’ Nigeria Soul Power 70 album showcases the influence of funk, rock and disco on Nigerian music during the 1970s. Originally released as a now-long-out-of-print collectors’ 7” [...]

  • V/A – YORUBA! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria
    V/A – YORUBA! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria
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    Soul Jazz Records latest album Yoruba! Songs and Rhythms for the Yoruba Gods in Nigeria is newly recorded in Lagos, Nigeria. The album is co-produced by Soul Jazz Records label […]

  • Sun Ra – Space Is the Place (3LP Boxset + DVD + Blu-Ray)
    Sun Ra – Space Is the Place (3LP Boxset + DVD + Blu-Ray)
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    A celestial journey is just what Sun Ra and his Arkestra have created with Space is the Place. Sun Ra’s opus is at its simplest, a trip through outer bound […]

  • Grant Green – Green Is Beautiful
    Grant Green – Green Is Beautiful
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    Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany The Classic Vinyl Reissue [...]

  • Archie Shepp – Kwanza (Verve By Request Series)
    Archie Shepp – Kwanza (Verve By Request Series)
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    Newly Remastered from Original Analog Sources and Pressed on 180g Vinyl LP at Third Man Pressing in Detroit as Part of the Verve By Request Series Verve Records/UMe and Third […]

  • Andrew Hill – Dance (Tone Poet Series)
    Andrew Hill – Dance (Tone Poet Series)
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    All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Andrew Hill’s Dance With Death Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray & Pressed at RTI: Reference-Caliber Blue Note Reissue Helmed by Joe […]

  • Freddie Hubbard – Blue Spirits (Tone Poet Series)
    Freddie Hubbard – Blue Spirits (Tone Poet Series)
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    All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Freddie Hubbard’s Blue Spirits Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray & Pressed at RTI: Reference-Caliber Blue Note Reissue Helmed by Joe [...]

  • Kenny Burrell – Introducing Kenny Burrell (Tone Poet Series)
    Kenny Burrell – Introducing Kenny Burrell (Tone Poet Series)
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    All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Kenny Burrell’s Introducing Kenny Burrell Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray & Pressed at RTI: Reference-Caliber Blue Note Reissue Helmed [...]

  • Joe Henderson – Page One
    Joe Henderson – Page One
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    Page One introduced the jazz world to the unusually mature and original young tenor saxophonist, Joe Henderson. “Recorda Me” & “Blue Bossa” have become jazz classics [...]

  • Grant Green – Idle Moments (Blue Note Classic Vinyl – 180g)
    Grant Green – Idle Moments (Blue Note Classic Vinyl – 180g)
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    Time is suspended on these four haunting, extended tunes by this brilliant guitarist with the aid of an all-star cast. Unique in Green’s discography for its relaxed, lengthy performances [...]

  • Herbie Hancock – Takin’ Off (Blue Note 80th Anniversary Edition)
    Herbie Hancock – Takin’ Off (Blue Note 80th Anniversary Edition)
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    What our staff has to say: “Early Hancock album. His first acoustic version of Watermelon Man. A 1962 Blue note album through and through.” – Jack In honor of Blue […]

  • Charles Mingus – Black Saint And the Sinner Lady
    Charles Mingus – Black Saint And the Sinner Lady
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    All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Charles Mingus’ The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Remastered from the Original Analog Tapes, Pressed at QRP, and Housed in Stoughton Gatefold Jacket The […]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Sun Ra: Collected Works Vol. 1 – Immeasurable Equation
    Sun Ra: Collected Works Vol. 1 – Immeasurable Equation
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    Sun Ra was a master jazz musician unlike any before or after him. Here is a stunning collection of 260 of his cosmic poems and selected prose.

  • Tom Zé – The Hips Of Tradition – Brazil 5: The Return Of Tom Zé
    Tom Zé – The Hips Of Tradition – Brazil 5: The Return Of Tom Zé
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    “Tom Zé continues to feed off of these conflicts in Brazilian life. His music reflects an acute awareness of what is going on. You can hear it without understanding the […]

  • Tom Zé – Brazil Classics 4: The Best Of Tom Zé
    Tom Zé – Brazil Classics 4: The Best Of Tom Zé
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    “Tom Zé continues to feed off of these conflicts in Brazilian life. His music reflects an acute awareness of what is going on. You can hear it without understanding the […]

  • Ahl Nana* – L’Orchestre National Mauritanien
    Ahl Nana* – L’Orchestre National Mauritanien
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    Lost recordings that defined the modern sound of the Sahara. This album contains the first recordings of modern music from the Sahara and mark the birth of the genre that […]

  • 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 [...]

  • 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. [...]

  • 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 […]

  • 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-)
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    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 [...]

  • 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 [...]

  • Dorothy Ashby & Frank Wess – In A Minor Groove
    Dorothy Ashby & Frank Wess – In A Minor Groove
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    Dorothy Ashby was probably the greatest—and certainly the most swinging—jazz harpist of all time, re-purposing an instrument best known for ethereal glissandos into a fully versatile voice in [...]

  • Art Ensemble Of Chicago – The Sixth Decade: From Paris to Paris
    Art Ensemble Of Chicago – The Sixth Decade: From Paris to Paris
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    “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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Philippe Mate, Jef Gilson – Workshop
    Philippe Mate, Jef Gilson – Workshop
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    LP version. 180 gram vinyl. “In October 1974, the first number of L’Indépendant du Jazz, a small self-produced magazine DIY — before punk supposedly invented the concept — [...]

  • 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 [...]