Format: Vinyl Record LP, Verve Records. Japan release from 1974. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Buddy DeFranco Quintet. Classic Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Japanese issue, no insert or OBI strip. Some light scuffing to record. A Japanese vinyl pressing, hard to find outside Japan. Record label: Verve Records. Japan Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34315mv1125 letrD
About this Vinyl Record:A beautifully swinging and authentically bluesy small-group session from one of jazz's great clarinettists! Recorded for Verve and released in Japan on the MV series, this quintet date finds Buddy DeFranco in relaxed but focused form, cooking his way through a programme that emphasises the bluesy, soulful side of his formidable technique. His tone is warm and immediate, his improvisational instincts impeccable, and the rhythm section supportive and swinging throughout. A deeply satisfying listen that shows DeFranco at his most musically generous.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Contemporary Records. USA release from 1988. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Buddy DeFranco, Terry Gibbs Quintet. Classic Jazz music LP. The vinyl record appears 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: Contemporary Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34313c14047 letrD
About this Vinyl Record:What a vibrant and joyfully swinging encounter! Recorded for Contemporary Records, this album pairs the masterful clarinettist Buddy DeFranco with vibraphonist Terry Gibbs and his crackling quintet for a set of standards and originals that positively sparkle with mutual enthusiasm. Gibbs's mallet work and DeFranco's burnished clarinet tone complement each other beautifully, and the rhythm section — featuring pianist John Bunch — swings with infectious ease throughout. A genuinely joyful small-group jazz record from two of the music's most gifted practitioners.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Verve Records. USA release from 1958. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Buddy DeFranco And His Septette. Classic Cool Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Verve Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34314mgv8383 letrD
About this Vinyl Record:A brilliantly captured slice of live jazz excitement! Recorded in the late 1950s for Verve, this album documents Buddy DeFranco and his septet in exhilarating live performance, showcasing the clarinettist at his most spontaneous and exploratory. The larger group format gives DeFranco plenty of harmonic space to navigate, and his bop-informed lines sing with characteristic fluency and wit throughout. A wonderfully energetic document of one of jazz's most consistently underrated instrumental voices playing with real fire and evident joy.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Pablo Records. Germany release from 1985. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Buddy DeFranco, The Oscar Peterson Quartet. Classic Jazz music LP. Lovely fresh and clean copy. Record label: Pablo Records. Germany Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM343122310915 letrD
About this Vinyl Record:A magnificent meeting of giants on Pablo Records! Clarinettist Buddy DeFranco joins the extraordinary Oscar Peterson Quartet — featuring Joe Pass on guitar, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen on bass, and Martin Drew on drums — for a programme of standards that swings from first note to last. DeFranco's fluid, bop-rooted clarinet fits seamlessly with Peterson's exuberant piano wizardry, and the chemistry between all five musicians is immediately apparent. Beautifully recorded and endlessly enjoyable.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Decca Records. USA release from 1960. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from The Buddy DeFranco Tommy Gumina Quartet. Classic Jazz music LP. Small drill hole cut out of jacket. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Decca Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34311dl4031 letrD
About this Vinyl Record:A dazzling and utterly distinctive musical partnership! Recorded for Decca in 1962, this album teams the lightning-fingered clarinettist Buddy DeFranco with the enormously gifted accordionist Tommy Gumina in a setting that initially sounds unlikely but quickly proves irresistible. Their interplay is playful, inventive, and consistently swinging, and the warm, rich sound of Gumina's accordion provides the perfect foil for DeFranco's brilliant, bebop-inflected clarinet. A genuine one-of-a-kind jazz album that rewards repeated listening with fresh delights every time.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Calliope Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Buddy DeFranco, Art Pepper. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Calliope Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34268cal3015 letrD
About this Vinyl Record:Buddy DeFranco and Art Pepper create genuinely exciting musical sparks together on these live session recordings, two brilliant reed players bringing their contrasting yet complementary styles into thrilling dialogue. DeFranco's brilliant clarinet virtuosity and Pepper's distinctive, emotionally charged alto saxophone create a fascinating and rewarding musical conversation. Captured live with wonderful spontaneity and energy, these performances showcase both musicians operating with tremendous creative freedom and mutual inspiration.
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 Vinyl 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 Vinyl 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 Vinyl 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, MGM Records. Japan release from 1978. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Buddy DeFranco. Classic Jazz music LP. Comes with the original Japanese notes sheet but no OBI strip. Lovely fresh and clean copy. A Japanese vinyl pressing, hard to find outside Japan. Record label: MGM Records. Japan Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM33724mm2088 letrD
Format: Vinyl Record LP, World Record Club Records. UK release from 1964. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Stan Getz. Classic Cool Jazz music LP. Housed in a flip back style jacket. A nice copy considering its age. Record label: World Record Club Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34329t341 letrG
About this Vinyl Record:An absolutely gorgeous early Stan Getz album! Originally issued on Norgran in 1955 and reissued in the UK on the World Record Club's budget label, this album captures Getz's quintet in one of their most inspired studio settings. Getz's breathy, lyrical tenor saxophone tone — already entirely his own and utterly distinctive — floats effortlessly over a beautifully sympathetic rhythm section through a programme of standards that includes 'Lover Come Back to Me', 'Moonlight in Vermont', and 'Pennies from Heaven'. Sublime from start to finish.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Columbia Records. UK release from 1957. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from The Stan Getz Quintet. Classic Cool Jazz music LP. Housed in a flip back style jacket. Some wear and tear to jacket. Some scuffing to record. Some light marks on record. Record label: Columbia Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG Stock: 1. Item: RM3432033cx10082 letrG
About this Vinyl Record:A wonderful early showcase for the young Stan Getz at his most lyrically adventurous! This 1953 Columbia album — reissued as No. 2 in an interpretations series — captures Getz's quintet in a programme of brilliantly chosen standards, performing with the cool-toned elegance and harmonic sophistication that were already making him the most talked-about tenor saxophonist of his generation. With Duke Jordan on piano, Bill Crow on bass, and Frank Isola on drums, the interplay is beautifully relaxed and deeply musical throughout.