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Leon Spencer
Where I'm Coming From (LP) [ Concord / LP - released 11/Aug/2023 ] The very definition of '70s soulful jazz, Where I'm Coming From has all the hallmarks of Prestige Records at its finest, with an all-star cast of sidemen (The legendary Idris Muhammad! Hello to Madlib's uncle, Jon Faddis! Greetings to the funky flute... |
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The Leroy Vinnegar Sextet
Leroy Walks! (LP) [ Concord / LP - released 16/Jun/2023 ] This new pressing of bassist Leroy Vinnegar's first album as a leader, Leroy Walks!, is released as part of Acoustic Sounds' celebration of Contemporary Records. Originally released in 1958, the album sees Victor Feldman, Gerald Wilson, Teddy... |
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Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
Expansions (Gatefold LP) [ Ace / LP - released 5/Jun/2020 ] Lonnie's 1975 jazz-funk masterpiece is released on 180g black vinyl in a nice thick card gatefold sleeve. Former Miles Davis and Pharoah Sanders keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith saw all his musical ideas coming together for this, his third album.... |
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Louis Armstrong
Meets Oscar Peterson (180gm LP) [ Waxtime / LP - released 14/Jan/2022 ] In the mid-fifties, Norman Granz' decision to change Louis' studio environment was greatly welcomed by the jazz world. The producer replaced Satchmo's All Stars with the Oscar Peterson Trio plus Louie Bellson on drums on a number of sessions; set up... |
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Maceo Parker
Soul Food - Cooking With Maceo (LP) [ ADA / Warner / LP - released 10/Jul/2020 ] 'Soul Food - Cooking with Maceo' blends raw, old school funk with the flavours of the New Orleans school of music. Parker worked with Ivan Neville, Nikki Glaspie and Tony Hall, as well as a host of local musicians to record the songs. The funky... |
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Madeleine Peyroux
Careless Love (Deluxe Triple LP) [ Craft Recordings / 3 LP - released 1/Jan/2021 ] Weaving strands of acoustic blues, country ballads, classic jazz, torch songs and pop into a vibrant, timeless fabric, with Peyroux's arresting vocals always front and center. |
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Madlib
Shades Of Blue (LP) [ Music On Vinyl / 2 LP - released 29/Jun/2017 ] Limited double 180gm audiophile vinyl LP pressing. Shades Of Blue is an unique project that turns over the legacy of the esteemed Blue Note jazz label to one of hip-hop's most unique artists, Madlib. He is considered to be one of hip hop's most... |
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Mahavishnu Orchestra
Visions Of The Emerald Beyond (LP) [ Music On Vinyl / LP - released 3/Jan/2019 ] Mahavishnu Orchestra was one of the keystone bands of the jazz-rock fusion movement. Their 1975 album Visions of the Emerald Beyond is a more accessible album, consisting of shorter jazz-rock tracks. The songs are connected with each other and even... |
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Makaya McCraven
In These Times (Limited Edition LP) [ XL Recordings / LP - released 23/Sep/2022 ] In These Times is the new album by Chicago-based percussionist, composer, and producer Makaya McCraven. Although this album is "new," the truth it's something that's been in process for a very long time, since shortly after he released his... |
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Makaya McCraven
Universal Beings: E & F Sides (LP) [ International Anthem / LP - released 26/Oct/2018 ] Paris-born, New England-raised, long-time Chicago-residing Makaya McCraven has been at the forefront of genre-redefining movements in jazz since 2015, when he introduced the world to his unique brand of 'organic beat music' on the breakout album In... |
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Max Roach
We Insist! Freedom Now Suite (180gm LP) [ Jazz Images / LP - released 7/Sep/2018 ] In July of 1960, Max Roach and Charles Mingus - in search fo fair treatment for African-American performers - organised a "rebel festival" to coincide with the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival. Roach's celebrated LP 'We Insist! Freedom Now Suite'... |
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Christian McBride's New Jawn
Prime (Coloured Vinyl LP) [ Brother Mister / 2 LP - released 24/Feb/2023 ] Christian McBride's New Jawn - trumpeter Josh Evans (Jackie McLean, Cedar Walton, Rasheid Ali), saxophonist and bass clarinetist Marcus Strickland (Roy Haynes, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Chris Dave, Bilal, Robert Glasper), and drummer Nasheet Waits (Jason... |
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Mccoy Tyner
Mccoy Tyner - The Montreux Years (LP) [ BMG / ADA / 2 LP - released 23/Jun/2023 ] A collection of some of McCoy Tyner's best Montreux Jazz Festival live performances! The audio has Expertly restored and remastered in superlative HD audio; The Montreux Years is released on MQA quality CD and superior audiophile heavy weight... |
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McCoy Tyner
Tender Moments (Gatefold LP) [ Blue Note Tone Poet Series / LP - released 3/Sep/2021 ] On his second Blue Note album Tender Moments, pianist and composer McCoy Tyner explored the colors and textures available in a nonet setting with some of the finest musicians of the time: Lee Morgan on trumpet, Julian Priester on trombone, Bennie... |
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McCoy Tyner & Joe Henderson
Forces of Nature - Live at Slugs' (LP) [ DeJohonnette Legacy / 2 LP - released 15/Nov/2006 ] Recorded live at Slugs' in New York in 1966. Transferred from jack DeJohnette's original tape rerel and mastered by Matthew Lutthans |
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Medeski Martin & Wood
It's A Jungle In Here (LP) [ Real Gone / LP - released 12/Apr/2024 ] The trio of John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood did as much to reinvigorate and reimagine jazz as anybody over the last three decades. Now, Real Gone Music is proud to provide the band's classic second album It's a Jungle in Here its first... |
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Melody Gardot
Sunset In The Blue (LP) [ Universal Music / 2 LP - released 27/Nov/2020 ] The story of Grammy Award nominated vocalist, guitarist and pianist Melody Gardot is remarkable; she's persevered against abject adversity throughout her life and is blessed with a beautiful alto voice and grand insight as a songwriter. In April of... |
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Miles Davis
Kind Of Blue (LP) [ Columbia / Legacy / LP - released 16/Oct/2015 ] Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album. To be reductive, it's the Citizen Kane of jazz -- an accepted work of greatness... |
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Miles Davis
Agharta (2LP) [ Music On Vinyl / 2 LP - released 12/Nov/2015 ] Agharta was recorded on the afternoon in 1975, at one of two concerts Miles Davis performed at the Osaka Festival Hall in Japan.The album has received retrospective acclaim as an important and influential Jazz-Rock record. Its abrasive music and... |
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Miles Davis
Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud [ Wax Time / LP - released 22/Sep/2011 ] For the first time since its original release in 1958, Music On Vinyl combined the original soundtrack and the additional recordings and created an essential 2LP set with the original artwork. |