Format: Vinyl Record LP, Prestige Records. USA release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Eddie Lockjaw Davis. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Prestige Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34180prst7357 letrL
About this Vinyl Record: 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.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, RCA Records. France release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Paul Gonsalves. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: RCA Records. France Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34179pl43192 letrL
About this Vinyl Record: 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.
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 Vinyl 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 Vinyl 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 Vinyl 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 1960. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra. Classic Big Band Jazz music LP. Record label: Fontana Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34172tfl5077 letrB
About this Vinyl 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, 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 Vinyl 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, CBS Records. Spain release from 1986. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra with The Rugolettes. Classic Big Band Jazz music LP. Spanish re-issue. The vinyl record appears to have had little or no play. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: CBS Records. Spain Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34160lsp15826 letrR
About this Vinyl Record: Colourful, inventive, and enormous fun! Originally released on Capitol in 1954 and reissued on RCA in Europe, Pete Rugolo's 'Rugolomania' features the composer and arranger leading his orchestra through a thrilling programme of original works and imaginative arrangements. This is progressive jazz with a genuinely playful personality — sophisticated enough to reward close listening but with enough sheer swing energy to keep any audience moving. A wonderful showcase for Rugolo's extraordinary gift for orchestral colour and rhythmic invention, featuring some of the finest West Coast session players of the era.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Mercury Records. Australia release from 1957. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra. Classic Big Band Jazz music LP. Some light scuffing to record. Some wear to jacket edges. Some wear and tear to jacket. Small drill hole cut out of jacket. Record label: Mercury Records. Australia Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG Stock: 1. Item: RM34159mg20261 letrR
About this Vinyl Record: What a gloriously vivid big band adventure! Originally released on Mercury in 1956 and reissued on EmArcy as MG-20261, this Sicilian-born arranger Pete Rugolo's showcase for bold, brassy orchestral jazz is a genuine delight. Written entirely for brass instruments with rhythm section support — no woodwinds in sight — the album bursts with energy, colour, and imaginative voicings that show why Rugolo was one of the most creative orchestrators of his era. Dynamic, daring, and hugely enjoyable from start to finish.
Jazz Music LP
Artie Shaw - The Last Recordings Rare and Unreleased (923018F)
GBP 27.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Jazz-Heritage Records. USA release from 1991. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Artie Shaw. Classic Swing Jazz music LP. Double LP housed in a gatefold jacket. The vinyl records appear to have had little or no play. Lovely fresh and clean copy. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Jazz-Heritage Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34158923018f letrS
About this Vinyl Record: What a breathtaking farewell! In 1954, clarinet legend Artie Shaw assembled a brilliant new Gramercy Five featuring pianist Hank Jones, guitarist Tal Farlow, bassist Tommy Potter, vibraphonist Joe Roland, and drummer Irv Kluger, recorded magnificently, and then retired — at the absolute peak of his powers. This MusicMasters double vinyl release collects rare and previously unreleased material from those final New York and Hollywood sessions, confirming beyond any doubt that Shaw was still one of the most creative and technically brilliant clarinetists in jazz.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Harlequin Records. UK release from 1982. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Wingy Manone, Will Bradley. Classic Dixieland Jazz music LP. Record label: Harlequin Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34157hq2001 letrM
About this Vinyl Record: A rollicking good time from a pair of swing era masters! This Harlequin compilation brings together recordings by cornetist Wingy Manone from 1944-45 and trombonist and bandleader Will Bradley from 1943. Manone's exuberant, good-humoured New Orleans-rooted style sparkles throughout his sides, while Bradley's polished, swinging band delivers the goods with tremendous verve and professionalism. Together they make for a thoroughly entertaining portrait of two musicians who kept the swing era flame burning bright even as the music world was changing around them.