Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. USA release from 1979. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Charlie Byrd. Classic Bossa Nova, Cool Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Concord-Jazz Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34210cj82 letrB
About this Record:Charlie Byrd flies beautifully on this wonderfully inventive album, his classical guitar technique and jazz sensibility combining to create something genuinely distinctive and musically rewarding. Byrd's playing is elegant, warm, and endlessly melodic, moving through his programme with effortless grace and considerable musical imagination. Whether swinging gently or exploring more reflective musical territory, Byrd consistently delivers performances of real beauty and sophistication that make this album a true and lasting pleasure.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. USA release from 1979. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Concord Super Band. Classic Bop, Swing Jazz music LP. Double LP housed in a gatefold jacket. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Concord-Jazz Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34209cj80 letrC
About this Record: The Concord Super Band takes their considerable collective talents to Tokyo on this magnificently swinging live album, delivering performances that clearly captivated their enthusiastic Japanese audience. Featuring some of mainstream jazz's finest performers, this remarkable ensemble generates tremendous excitement and musical joy, each soloist inspiring the others to reach new heights of creative expression. A wonderfully vibrant and exciting recording that captures the universal language of swinging jazz at its most communicative best.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. USA release from 1979. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Monty Budwig. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Concord-Jazz Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34208cj79 letrB
About this Record:Monty Budwig steps out from behind his bass to front this wonderfully swinging small group session, proving himself a musician of real leadership, taste, and musical vision. Budwig assembles a talented group of sympathetic performers and guides them through a programme of engaging material with relaxed authority and obvious musical enjoyment. Fresh, swinging, and thoroughly satisfying, this album is a delightful discovery that showcases a brilliantly gifted musician deserving of much wider recognition.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. USA release from 1979. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Jazz guitarist Herb Ellis. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Concord-Jazz Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34207cj77 letrE
About this Record:Herb Ellis lives up to his album's title magnificently, delivering a programme of beautifully relaxed and mellow guitar jazz that soothes, swings, and satisfies in equal measure. Ellis was one of jazz's most naturally gifted guitarists, and this album captures his warm, blues-tinged style at its most disarmingly pleasurable and musically satisfying. Gentle yet swinging, understated yet deeply expressive, this is a thoroughly lovely album that improves with every single listen.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. USA release from 1979. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Remo Palmier. Classic Bop, Latin Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Concord-Jazz Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34206cj76 letrP
About this Record:Remo Palmier steps confidently into the spotlight on this wonderful debut album, showcasing a guitar style of real elegance, warmth, and swinging sophistication. Long admired by fellow musicians, Palmier demonstrates throughout this collection why such high regard was so thoroughly justified, playing with tremendous taste, beautiful tone, and relaxed musical confidence. Melodic, swinging, and deeply enjoyable, this is a genuinely lovely album from a guitarist of rare sensitivity and accomplishment.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, One-Up Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, One-Up Records. UK release from 1974. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Duke Ellington. Classic Swing, Instrumental Jazz music LP. Record label: One-Up Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34205oum2048 letrE
About this Record:Duke Ellington steps away from the orchestra and reveals his intimate, deeply personal side on this beautiful solo piano album, his reflective playing offering a rare and precious glimpse into the musical mind of a true genius. Ellington's piano style is endlessly fascinating — harmonically adventurous, rhythmically subtle, and always deeply expressive. Quiet, thoughtful, and utterly captivating throughout, this album is an extraordinary and deeply rewarding document of a remarkable artist in private contemplation.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Capitol Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Capitol Records. USA release from 1954. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra. Classic Big Band Jazz music LP. Some light scuffing to record. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Capitol Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34204t637 letrE
About this Record:Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra make it an absolute pleasure to get up and dance on this wonderfully entertaining album, swinging through a programme of irresistible dance floor material with characteristic grace and power. Ellington's orchestra was the finest dancing machine in jazz history, and this album captures that glorious quality magnificently, delivering the perfect combination of rhythmic propulsion, melodic beauty, and sophisticated arrangement that only Ellington could achieve so consistently.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Columbia Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Columbia Records. USA release from 1953. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Duke Ellington And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record labels are the Columbia six eye grey coloured versions. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Columbia Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34203ml4639 letrE
About this Record:Duke Ellington pushes his orchestra into gloriously ambitious creative territory on this outstanding album, blending jazz tradition with more extended compositional forms to dazzling effect. Featuring the remarkable Mahalia Jackson alongside his brilliant instrumental soloists, Ellington creates a rich and varied musical tapestry that demonstrates his extraordinary range and vision. Uplifting, innovative, and consistently magnificent, this album shows one of music's greatest ever creative minds operating with wonderful ambition and supreme confidence.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Joker Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Joker Records. Italy release from 1971. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Duke Ellington And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Joker Records. Italy Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34202sm3120 letrE
About this Record:Duke Ellington and his Orchestra are captured in peak creative form on these marvellous 1940-1941 recordings, widely considered among the greatest in jazz history. The ensemble plays with breathtaking precision and collective brilliance, featuring legendary soloists at the absolute height of their considerable powers. Ellington's compositional genius shines magnificently throughout, producing music of extraordinary sophistication, beauty, and swing that continues to sound utterly thrilling and utterly timeless many decades later.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Atlantic Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Atlantic Records. UK release from 1971. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Duke Ellington. Classic Big Band Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Some handling wear and tear to jacket. Record label: Atlantic Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM342012400135 letrE
About this Record:Duke Ellington pays magnificent and deeply heartfelt tribute to the city that gave birth to jazz on this outstanding late-career masterpiece, composing a suite of extraordinary richness and emotional depth. Ellington captures the spirit of New Orleans with brilliant orchestral imagination, featuring memorable solos and wonderfully evocative writing throughout. A genuinely moving and musically magnificent achievement from one of American music's greatest ever creative minds, this album stands as an enduring tribute.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Verve Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Verve Records. UK release from 1968. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Johnny Hodges, Earl Hines. Classic Jazz music LP. Housed in a flip back style jacket. A nice copy considering its age. Record label: Verve Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34200vlp9219 letrH
About this Record:Johnny Hodges and the legendary Earl Hines prove that swing is most definitely their thing on this wonderfully animated and musically rich collaboration. Hodges' gloriously fluid alto saxophone and Hines' endlessly inventive piano playing create a genuinely thrilling musical dialogue, both artists inspiring each other to particularly creative and swinging performances. Vibrant, joyful, and deeply satisfying, this album brings together two jazz immortals in a meeting of truly magnificent musical minds.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, RCA Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, RCA Records. USA release from 1967. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Wild Bill Davis, Johnny Hodges. Classic Soul Jazz music LP. Small drill hole cut out of jacket. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: RCA Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34199lpm3706 letrB
About this Record:Wild Bill Davis and Johnny Hodges take their magnificent musical partnership to the seaside glamour of Atlantic City, recording an album brimming with relaxed swing and genuine musical pleasure. Davis' rolling organ grooves provide the perfect cushion for Hodges' sumptuous alto saxophone, the two musicians settling into a beautifully comfortable and swinging musical conversation. Warm, soulful, and thoroughly enjoyable, this album perfectly captures two masters simply relishing each other's considerable company.