Format: Vinyl Record LP, Taz-Jaz Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Johnny Guarnieri. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Taz-Jaz Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34263tjz1001 letrG
About this Record:Johnny Guarnieri is an absolute revelation on Superstride, a dazzling showcase for one of jazz piano's most gifted and criminally underrated practitioners. Guarnieri's stride piano playing is breathtakingly accomplished, combining technical brilliance with wonderful swing and playful musical wit. Racing through demanding material with seemingly effortless grace, he demonstrates why fellow musicians held him in such extraordinarily high regard. A joyous rediscovery of a genuinely spectacular piano talent.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, RCA Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Band, Frankie Newton And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: RCA Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34261ljm1006 letrM
About this Record:Mezz Mezzrow and Frankie Newton deliver a wonderfully atmospheric slice of late swing era jazz on this delightful shared collection, both bandleaders bringing their own distinctive personalities and musical approaches. Mezzrow's clarinet playing has genuine warmth and character while Newton's muted trumpet work is sublimely lyrical and inventive. Together these recordings paint a vivid and thoroughly enjoyable musical portrait of a wonderfully creative period in jazz history.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Lark Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Joe Darensbourg And His Dixie Flyers. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Lark Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34256llp331 letrD
About this Record:Joe Darensbourg and his Dixie Flyers take an absolute joyride through classic Dixieland territory on On A Lark, swinging through beloved traditional numbers with tremendous energy and authentic spirit. Darensbourg's clarinet leads the ensemble with sparkling agility and warmth, while his band responds with infectious enthusiasm throughout. Cheerful, spontaneous, and enormously entertaining, this album is a wonderful celebration of New Orleans jazz tradition at its most exuberant and life-affirming.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Bethlehem Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Johnny Richards. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Bethlehem Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG Stock: 1. Item: RM34251bcp6032 letrR
About this Record:Johnny Richards pushes creative boundaries thrillingly on Something Else Again, a bold and inventive big band album that lives up to its adventurous title magnificently. Richards was one of jazz's most forward-thinking arrangers, and this album showcases his extraordinary harmonic imagination and rhythmic sophistication at full stretch. Exciting, unpredictable, and thoroughly rewarding, this is big band jazz thinking far outside the conventional box with spectacular and exhilarating results.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, XTRA Records. UK release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Sidney Bechet, Baby Dodds, James Price Johnson. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: XTRA Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34239xtra1003 letrB
About this Record:Sidney Bechet, Baby Dodds, and James Price Johnson unite for a glorious Town Hall celebration, three jazz immortals sharing the stage in what amounts to a genuinely historic gathering. Bechet's soprano saxophone soars magnificently, Dodds drives everything forward with masterful rhythmic authority, and Johnson's piano sparkles throughout. Together they create something wonderfully special, capturing the raw excitement and authentic spirit of early jazz at its most vibrant and alive.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Verve Records. Japan release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Buddy DeFranco. Classic Jazz music LP. A Japanese vinyl pressing, hard to find outside Japan. Record label: Verve Records. Japan Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM3423423mj3082 letrD
About this Record:Buddy DeFranco brings exceptional sensitivity and lyrical beauty to this gorgeous album inspired by the most romantic of all jazz standards. DeFranco's clarinet traces the timeless melody and its many variations with breathtaking elegance and warmth, demonstrating why he was universally regarded as the supreme jazz clarinettist of his era. Tender, swinging, and deeply expressive, this album is a wonderfully satisfying showcase for extraordinary musicianship in beautifully relaxed, intimate surroundings.
Jazz Music LP
Buddy DeFranco - Plays Nelson Riddle's Cross Country Suite (HLP 133)
GBP 11.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Hamilton Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Buddy DeFranco. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Hamilton Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34221hlp133 letrD
About this Record:Buddy DeFranco brings his extraordinary clarinet virtuosity to Nelson Riddle's inventive Cross Country Suite, creating a wonderfully musical journey across America's rich and varied landscape. DeFranco's brilliant technique and warm musical sensitivity perfectly complement Riddle's sophisticated and colourful writing, resulting in a genuinely rewarding and distinctive album. Elegant, swinging, and full of musical surprise, this collaboration between two remarkable talents produces something truly special and thoroughly memorable.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Star-Satelite Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Buddy DeFranco, The Al Raymond All Star Big Jazz Band, Al Grey. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Star-Satelite Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34220star711 letrD
About this Record:Buddy DeFranco, Al Grey, and the Al Raymond All Star Big Jazz Band prove they were absolutely born for this on a swinging, exhilarating big band album that delivers exactly what its title promises. DeFranco's clarinet dances brilliantly above the powerful ensemble while Grey's trombone adds its own irresistible growling personality. Together they create a wonderfully joyful and energetic recording that celebrates big band jazz with tremendous enthusiasm and flair.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Prestige Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Prestige Records. USA release from 1973. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from King Curtis. Classic Jazz music LP. Double LP housed in a gatefold jacket. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Prestige Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34215p24033 letrC
About this Record:King Curtis brings his gloriously soulful and swinging tenor saxophone to this terrific jazz album, demonstrating convincingly that his considerable talents extended far beyond his celebrated work in rhythm and blues. Curtis plays with tremendous authority and infectious energy throughout, grooving magnificently through a programme that perfectly showcases his natural jazz instincts and big, beautiful tone. Exciting, soulful, and enormously entertaining, this is a wonderful album from a brilliantly versatile and captivating musician.
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.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Verve Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Verve Records. Germany release from 1967. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Johnny Hodges. Classic Soul Jazz music LP. Some light scuffing to record. Some light wear to jacket edges. Record label: Verve Records. Germany Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG Stock: 1. Item: RM34198v68726 letrH
About this Record:Johnny Hodges is clearly having a wonderful time on this delightfully playful album, his alto saxophone sparkling with mischievous wit and infectious good humour throughout. Hodges swings magnificently through a programme full of character and musical personality, demonstrating the lighter, more impish side of his remarkable artistry with tremendous charm and skill. Upbeat, entertaining, and irresistibly enjoyable, this album is a joyful celebration of one of jazz's most treasured and distinctive voices.