Various - Stockholm Sweetnin' Americans In Sweden 1949-1954 Vol. 2 (JMLP 2-103)
GBP 17.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Metronome Records. Sweden release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Metronome Records. Sweden Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34264jmlp2103 letrV
About this Record: Stockholm Sweetnin' is a delightful and historically fascinating document capturing American jazz musicians flourishing on Swedish soil between 1949 and 1954. Featuring various talented artists bringing their jazz artistry to enthusiastic Scandinavian audiences, this collection crackles with the excitement of cultural exchange and musical discovery. The performances swing beautifully, capturing a golden moment when American jazz was finding wonderfully appreciative new audiences across the whole of Europe.
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, London Records. UK release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Wilbur De Paris And His New New Orleans Jazz. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: London Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG Stock: 1. Item: RM34222ltzk15024 letrP
About this Record:Wilbur De Paris and his New New Orleans Jazz band bring irresistible Crescent City spirit and joy to this wonderful self-titled album, celebrating the magnificent tradition of New Orleans jazz with tremendous authenticity and enthusiasm. De Paris leads his ensemble with real authority and warmth, delivering spirited performances that honour jazz's glorious roots while keeping everything sounding wonderfully alive and fresh. An absolute delight from start to joyful finish.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. USA release from 1979. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Concord Super Band. Classic Bop, Swing Jazz music LP. Double LP housed in a gatefold jacket. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Concord-Jazz Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34209cj80 letrC
About this Record: The Concord Super Band takes their considerable collective talents to Tokyo on this magnificently swinging live album, delivering performances that clearly captivated their enthusiastic Japanese audience. Featuring some of mainstream jazz's finest performers, this remarkable ensemble generates tremendous excitement and musical joy, each soloist inspiring the others to reach new heights of creative expression. A wonderfully vibrant and exciting recording that captures the universal language of swinging jazz at its most communicative best.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Atlantic Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Atlantic Records. UK release from 1971. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Duke Ellington. Classic Big Band Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Some handling wear and tear to jacket. Record label: Atlantic Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM342012400135 letrE
About this Record:Duke Ellington pays magnificent and deeply heartfelt tribute to the city that gave birth to jazz on this outstanding late-career masterpiece, composing a suite of extraordinary richness and emotional depth. Ellington captures the spirit of New Orleans with brilliant orchestral imagination, featuring memorable solos and wonderfully evocative writing throughout. A genuinely moving and musically magnificent achievement from one of American music's greatest ever creative minds, this album stands as an enduring tribute.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Verve Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Verve Records. South Africa release from 1974. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Johnny Hodges, Lalo Schifrin. Classic Cool Jazz music LP. Some light scuffing to record. Some yellowing and wear to jacket. Record label: Verve Records. South Africa Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG Stock: 1. Item: RM341882304186 letrH
About this Record: What a wonderful lost treasure! Recorded in New York on 26 May 1963 but not released until 1973, this album documents the only meeting on record between the incomparable alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges and the brilliant Argentine pianist and composer Lalo Schifrin. Backed by guitarist Barry Galbraith, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer Dave Bailey, Hodges delivers nine gorgeous performances with his signature silky tone and effortless lyricism. A genuinely thrilling and historically important find.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. USA release from 1978. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from The Grant Geissman Quintet. Classic 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: RM34185cj62 letrG
About this Record: What a debut! California guitarist Grant Geissman's first album as a leader for Concord Jazz in 1978 is a fresh, energetic fusion of jazz improvisation and contemporary pop sensibilities. Featuring fellow Cal State Northridge alumnus Gordon Goodwin on saxophone, Tom Ranier on keyboards, Bob Magnusson on bass, and Steve Shaeffer on drums, the quintet delivers a collection of original compositions that feel both polished and excitingly alive. A bright, inventive record that announced a major new talent with real confidence.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, RCA Records. France release. 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 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, 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, CBS Records. Spain release from 1984. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra. Classic Big Band Jazz music LP. Spanish re-issue. Comes with the original inner sleeve. Comes with the original notes sheet. The vinyl record appears to have had little or no play. Record label: CBS Records. Spain Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34161lsp15560 letrR
About this Record: Get ready to be dazzled! Originally released on Capitol in 1955, this exhilarating album features arranger and composer Pete Rugolo leading his orchestra through a programme of brilliantly inventive original compositions that perfectly capture the energy and ambition of mid-1950s progressive jazz. Rugolo's writing bursts with rhythmic vitality and harmonic daring, pushing the big band format into genuinely adventurous new territory. An essential document of West Coast jazz at its most creative and forward-thinking, and enormously enjoyable listening even all these decades later.
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 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.