Format: Vinyl Record LP, Black-Eagle Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Dick Wellstood, Kenny Davern. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Black-Eagle Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34177be1 letrW
About this Record: 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.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Calligraph Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Kenny Davern, Humphrey Lyttelton. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Calligraph Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34176clglp012 letrD
About this Record: 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.
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 Jazz music LP. Record label: Columbia Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM3417533sx1606 letrB
About this Record: 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.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Mode-Disques Records. France release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Mode-Disques Records. France Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34174mdr9237 letrB
About this Record: 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.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Dot Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Dot Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34173slpd525 letrB
About this Record: 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.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Fontana Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Fontana Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34172tfl5077 letrB
About this Record: 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.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, CBS Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, CBS Records. Italy release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie. Classic Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Small bit of sticker removal damage on back of jacket. Record label: CBS Records. Italy Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM3417167205 letrB
About this Record: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.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, MCA Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: MCA Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34170mups300 letrB
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Milestone Records. USA release from 1973. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Sonny Rollins. Classic Jazz music LP. Double LP housed in a gatefold jacket. 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
About this Record: A magnificent double album treasure trove! Released by Milestone Records in 1973, this gatefold two-LP set brings together Sonny Rollins's landmark 1958 Riverside album 'The Freedom Suite' — featuring the epic 19-minute title piece alongside Henry Grimes on bass and Roy Haynes on drums — with the equally superb 'The Sound Of Sonny' from 1957, plus a bonus track. Together they document Rollins at the summit of his creative powers, restless, inventive, and utterly committed to pushing his remarkable tenor saxophone voice into exciting new territory.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Electric-Bird Records. Germany release from 1987. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Gil Evans, The Monday Night Orchestra. Classic Free Jazz music LP. Double LP housed in a standard jacket. Record label: Electric-Bird Records. Germany Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34168k19p64556 letrE
About this Record: Simply breathtaking! Recorded live at the legendary Sweet Basil club in New York on 1 and 22 December 1986 and released in Japan on the Electric Bird label as a gatefold double album, this stunning two-LP set captures the extraordinary Gil Evans and his Monday Night Orchestra paying magnificent tribute to Bud Powell and Charlie Parker. It went on to win Evans his one and only Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance by a Big Band. A glorious, richly orchestrated, and deeply moving final chapter from one of jazz's greatest arrangers.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. USA release from 1979. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Kenny Burrell. Classic Cool Guitar 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: RM34167cj83 letrB
About this Record: An absolute joy! Recorded in September 1978 at Coast Recorders in San Francisco and released on Concord Jazz the following year, this supremely tasteful trio album features the legendary Detroit guitarist Kenny Burrell alongside bassist Larry Gales and drummer Carl Burnett. Seven beautifully chosen tracks — including 'When Lights Are Low', 'Body And Soul', 'Li'l Darlin', and 'Blues For Basie' — are all delivered with Burrell's characteristic warmth, melodic intelligence, and deep blues feeling. Pure, sophisticated guitar jazz of the highest order.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Epitaph Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Paul Chambers. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Epitaph Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34166e4001 letrC
About this Record: A real hidden treasure! Originally recorded in 1935 and reissued on the Enja label as E-4001, this compilation pays warm tribute to the great bassist Paul Chambers, one of the most recorded and admired sidemen in jazz history, who appeared on countless landmark albums from the mid-1950s until his tragically early death in 1969. Drawn from various sessions, it lovingly documents his remarkable versatility, gorgeous tone, and the effortless authority that made him the first-call bassist for Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and virtually every other major jazz artist of his generation.