Format: Vinyl Record LP, Prestige Records. USA release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Eddie Lockjaw Davis. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Absolutely scorching! Recorded live at the legendary Minton's Playhouse on 6 January 1961 and released on Prestige in 1965, this album captures Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis in ferocious form alongside the equally formidable Johnny Griffin, with Junior Mance on piano, Larry Gales on bass, and Ben Riley on drums. Four extended tracks — Dee Dee's Dance, Billie's Bounce, Epistrophy, and Light and Lovely — provide the perfect vehicle for two of the hardest-swinging tenors in jazz history. Record label: Prestige Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34180prst7357 letrL
Format: Vinyl Record LP, RCA Records. France release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Paul Gonsalves. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. What a soulful, intimate encounter! Recorded in August 1967 at RCA Victor's Studio B in New York, this French RCA pressing brings together two of jazz's greatest tenor saxophonists — Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and Paul Gonsalves — for an exquisite programme of eleven ballad standards. Backed by pianist Roland Hanna, guitarist Everett Barksdale, bassist Ben Tucker, and drummer Grady Tate, the two men reveal their romantic, lyrical sides in a gorgeous, deeply moving and thoroughly delightful session. Record label: RCA Records. France Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34179pl43192 letrL
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Statiras Records. USA release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Kenny Davern, Dick Wellstood, Chuck Riggs. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Pure, unadulterated jazz joy! Recorded live in December 1983 at the Maryland Inn, this Stomp Off album captures the extraordinary three-way chemistry of clarinettist Kenny Davern, the magnificent stride pianist Dick Wellstood, and drummer Chuck Riggs. Eight beautifully chosen standards — including 'Rose Room', 'Lady Be Good', and 'Beale Street Blues' — are given fresh, spontaneous readings that feel both deeply rooted in jazz tradition and completely alive in the moment. A supremely satisfying listen from start to finish. Record label: Statiras Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34178slp8077 letrD
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Black-Eagle Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Dick Wellstood, Kenny Davern. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. A wonderfully intimate small-group gem on the Black Eagle label! Dick Wellstood and Kenny Davern are joined by bassist Gene Ramey, Franklin Skeete, and Al McManus for a joyful, swinging programme of classic standards and rarities including 'Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me', 'Shout 'Em Aunt Tillie', and the delightful title track. Wellstood's stride piano and Davern's brilliant clarinet are perfectly matched, creating music that feels both rooted in tradition and wonderfully alive. Record label: Black-Eagle Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34177be1 letrW
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Calligraph Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Kenny Davern, Humphrey Lyttelton. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. What a delightful transatlantic jazz encounter! Recorded at Porcupine Studios in 1985, this Calligraph label album unites American clarinet legend Kenny Davern with British trumpet icon Humphrey Lyttelton and a superb supporting cast including John Barnes, pianist Martin Litton, bassist Mick Hutton, and drummer Colin Bowden. The inspired programme includes 'Mood Hollywood', 'Who's Sorry Now', and 'Undecided', all delivered with the freshness and wit that make this an absolutely irresistible classic of mainstream jazz. Record label: Calligraph Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34176clglp012 letrD
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Columbia Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra, Louis Bellson. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. What a live treat! Count Basie's final album for Roulette Records captures the orchestra at the Gröna Lunds Tivoli in Stockholm in 1962, with the irrepressible Louis Bellson sitting in on drums after Sonny Payne was sidelined by injury. The lineup is spectacular — Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, and Freddie Green among them — and the loose, energetic playing reflects the joy of a band truly in the zone under the Swedish night sky. Record label: Columbia Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM3417533sx1606 letrB
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Mode-Disques Records. France release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie Orchestra. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. What a pairing of two brilliant minds! Count Basie's 1959 Roulette album features compositions and arrangements exclusively by the then-young Quincy Jones, whose bright, hip charts perfectly complement the orchestra's natural swing without altering its essential soul. Released in France on Mode Records as MDR 9237, the record sparkles with personality — from the driving 'Rat Race' to the tender 'For Lena and Lennie'. An exceptional meeting of two jazz legends at their creative peaks. Record label: Mode-Disques Records. France Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34174mdr9237 letrB
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Dot Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Historic and absolutely thrilling! Count Basie's 1968 recording for Dot Records, released in the UK as SLPD 525, marks the first collaboration between the great bandleader and arranger Sammy Nestico, who composed and conducted all nine original pieces. Recorded at TTG Studios in Hollywood, it's a beautifully crisp, swinging set that perfectly balances Basie's trademark groove with fresh, accessible big band writing. Standout soloists Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Eric Dixon shine magnificently throughout. Record label: Dot Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34173slpd525 letrB
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Fontana Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. What a gem! Released on Fontana in 1960, this Count Basie compilation draws on some of the orchestra's finest classic recordings, showcasing the big band at the height of its golden-era power and elegance. The swinging precision of the brass and reed sections, underpinned by Basie's characteristically sparse but perfectly placed piano, makes this a wonderfully joyful introduction to one of jazz's most important and enduringly popular orchestras. Record label: Fontana Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34172tfl5077 letrB
Format: Vinyl Record LP, CBS Records. Italy release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Count Basie's 1972 CBS double album is a magnificent treasure chest of 28 recordings spanning 1936 to 1942, drawing from Vocalion, Columbia, and Brunswick sessions. Featuring some of the era's most iconic sidemen including Lester Young, Buck Clayton, and Herschel Evans, plus vocals from Billie Holiday, Helen Humes, and Jimmy Rushing, this beautifully compiled gatefold set captures the early swing magic of one of jazz's greatest bandleaders in all its irresistible, foot-tapping glory. Record label: CBS Records. Italy Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM3417167205 letrB
Format: Vinyl Record LP, MCA Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. I now have enough information for most albums. Let me do one more search for the remaining ones.Now I have all the information needed. Here are the 60-word descriptions for all 23 albums: Record label: MCA Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34170mups300 letrB
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Milestone Records. USA release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Sonny Rollins. Classic Country Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Lovely fresh and clean copy. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Milestone Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34169msp47007 letrR