Sidney Bechet - Requiem A Sidney Bechet (MLP 12-148)
GBP 9.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Melodisc Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Sidney Bechet. Classic Jazz music LP. Small bit of sticker removal damage on front of jacket. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Melodisc Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34010mlp12148 letrB
About this Record: A deeply moving and lovingly assembled tribute to the legendary soprano saxophone and clarinet genius Sidney Bechet, this Melodisc release honours one of the true founding fathers of jazz with music that captures the warmth, vitality and sheer human richness of Bechet's extraordinary artistic legacy. The performances here are infused with genuine affection and respect for a musician who brought so much joy to so many. Bechet's influence on jazz is incalculable, and this beautiful recording is a fitting and heartfelt memorial to his towering genius.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Vogue Records. UK release from 1955. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from George Lewis and His New Orleans Stompers. Classic Jazz music LP. Some light scuffing to record. Some wear to jacket edges. Some handling wear and tear to jacket. Record label: Vogue Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG Stock: 1. Item: RM34009lae12005 letrL
About this Record: The great New Orleans clarinetist George Lewis and his magnificent Stompers bring the authentic, joyful spirit of traditional New Orleans jazz to glorious life on this wonderful Vogue release. Lewis's clarinet has a raw, deeply human quality that goes straight to the heart, and his Stompers - a collective of dedicated New Orleans musicians - play with the loose, celebratory spirit of musicians keeping a great tradition alive with genuine love and conviction. This is music that makes you want to dance, smile and celebrate the sheer joy of being alive.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Spotlite Records. UK release from 1979. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Gene Roland Band, Charlie Parker. Classic Big Band Jazz music LP. The vinyl record appears to have had little or no play. Jacket open but still in original shrink. Record label: Spotlite Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34008spj141 letrR
About this Record: A remarkable and genuinely fascinating release on the Spotlite label, this album brings together recordings by Gene Roland's band featuring the one and only Charlie Parker - a line-up that, for various reasons, never quite came together as a permanent working group. The results are tantalising and often thrilling, with Bird's blazing alto cutting through the ensemble with that unmistakable combination of speed, creativity and raw emotional power. An essential document for any serious jazz fan, capturing a unique moment in jazz history that might so easily have been lost.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, RCA Records. France release from 1983. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Eddie Lockjaw Davis. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: RCA Records. France Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34007nl70120 letrL
About this Record: The magnificent Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis brings his gloriously robust and swinging tenor saxophone to this RCA release, creating a recording that is both musically substantial and simply enormous fun. Davis was one of the great tenormen of the mainstream tradition - tough, bluesy and always swinging - and this album finds him in typically commanding form, chasing and sparring with his musical colleagues in the best spirit of good-natured jazz competition. The interplay throughout is consistently exciting and the overall atmosphere is one of irresistible musical energy and good humour.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Quintessence Records. USA release from 1978. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Jimmy McGriff. Classic Jazz Funk music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Quintessence Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34006qj25061 letrM
About this Record:Jimmy McGriff swings and grooves magnificently on this fine Quintessence release, delivering his characteristically warm and soulful brand of Hammond organ jazz with tremendous panache. McGriff was one of the true masters of the soul jazz organ idiom, and this album finds him in scintillating form, generating the kind of deep, bluesy groove that simply makes it impossible to sit still. The supporting musicians are perfectly matched to his style, and the whole session crackles with the joyful, feet-tapping energy that McGriff generated so effortlessly throughout his career.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Blue-Note Records. France release from 1983. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Booker Little. Classic Bop Jazz music LP. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: Blue-Note Records. France Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34005bnp25107 letrL
About this Record: The tragically short-lived Booker Little was one of the most gifted trumpet voices of his generation, and this Blue Note release captures his brilliant, searching improvisational spirit in superb form. Little's playing combines technical brilliance with a genuinely original harmonic conception, pushing the boundaries of hard bop with an adventurousness that sounds remarkably forward-thinking. This is music of real depth and ambition from a musician who was clearly destined for greatness, making every recording he left behind feel all the more precious and irreplaceable.
Jazz Music LP
Wynton Marsalis - Black Codes (From The Underground) (CBS 26686)
GBP 21.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, CBS Records. UK release from 1985. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Wynton Marsalis. Classic Contemporary, Modal Jazz music LP. Comes with the original inner sleeve. The vinyl record appears to have had little or no play. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: CBS Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34004cbs26686 letrM
About this Record:Wynton Marsalis made a powerful and deeply personal statement with this outstanding CBS release, delivering one of his finest recordings of the 1980s. The title suite draws on African American musical history with intelligence and conviction, and Marsalis plays with a technical brilliance and emotional depth that silences any doubters. His quintet - one of the most gifted small groups in jazz at the time - responds with performances of rare cohesion and fire, making 'Black Codes' an album that rewards repeated listening and stands as a landmark of post-bop jazz.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Fenix Records. Sweden release from 1980. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Arne Domnerus, Ulf Linde, Jack Lidstrom. Classic Swedish Jazz music LP. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: Fenix Records. Sweden Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34003fenixj1 letrD
About this Record: A precious document of early Swedish jazz, this Fenix label release brings together recordings from 1951 and 1954 featuring the elegant alto saxophone genius Arne Domnerus alongside pianist Ulf Linde and guitarist Jack Lidstrom. These intimate, beautifully recorded performances reveal a Scandinavian jazz scene of remarkable sophistication, with Domnerus already displaying the crystalline tone and lyrical intelligence that would make him the most celebrated figure in Swedish jazz. A wonderful historical document and a joy to listen to in its own right.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Black-Saint Records. Italy release from 1985. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from David Murray Big Band. Classic Big Band, Avant-garde Jazz Jazz music LP. Record label: Black-Saint Records. Italy Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34002bsr0085 letrM
About this Record: Thunderous, visionary and thrillingly powerful, this Black Saint release documents David Murray's Big Band at their incendiary best before a live audience at New York's legendary Sweet Basil club. Murray's writing and arranging is bold and ambitious, drawing on the full spectrum of African American musical tradition from New Orleans to free jazz, while his own tenor and bass clarinet playing reaches extraordinary heights of expressiveness. An album of genuine scope and excitement, confirming Murray as one of the most important musical voices of his generation.
Jazz Music LP
Zoot Sims - Zoot Sims Goes To Jazzville (DLP-1115)
GBP 17.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Dawn Records. USA release from 1957. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Zoot Sims. Classic Post Bop, Swing Jazz music LP. Some light wear to jacket edges. Some light scuffing to record. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Dawn Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34001dlp1115 letrS
About this Record:Zoot Sims heads to Jazzville on this charming early Dawn label release, and very good company it proves to be! Recorded in the mid-1950s when Sims was firmly establishing himself as one of jazz's most distinctive and appealing tenor voices, this album showcases his warm sound and natural swing in a variety of small group settings. The playing throughout is relaxed, inventive and full of good musical humour - exactly the qualities that made Zoot Sims so cherished throughout his long and productive career.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Sparton Records. Canada release from 1957. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Zoot Sims. Classic Jazz music LP. Canadian issue. Record label: Sparton Records. Canada Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34000abc198 letrS
About this Record: A fascinating and rather unusual Zoot Sims date, this Sparton release finds the great tenor stylist paying tribute to the alto saxophone tradition by interpreting material associated with four significant alto voices. Sims brings his own distinctive tenor personality to the challenge with characteristic wit and musicianship, producing results that are both thought-provoking and highly enjoyable. The concept works beautifully precisely because Zoot never loses his own voice in the process, making this one of the more pleasingly original entries in his extensive discography.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, XTRA Records. UK release from 1963. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Zoot Sims. Classic Jazz music LP. Housed in a flip back style jacket. A nice copy considering its age. Record label: XTRA Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM33999xtra5001 letrS
About this Record:Zoot Sims trots along with wonderful momentum and swing on this fine XTRA release, showcasing the great tenorman in a session that demonstrates perfectly why he was so universally loved by musicians and fans alike. Sims brings his characteristically open, generous musical personality to every track, swinging with an easy confidence and a warmth that feels entirely natural rather than manufactured. The band is well-matched and supportive throughout, giving Zoot the ideal platform from which to display his considerable and enduring gifts.