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SLEEVE: NM- MEDIA: NM YEAR: 1985 ORIGIN: Japan EXTRAS: Obi & insert Cannonball Adderley's Sharpshooters, who recorded three studio albums for the EmArcy label, were a formidable jazz band in the 1950s. Featuring pianist Junior Mance, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, the Adderleys and their quintet were easily on...

SLEEVE: NM- MEDIA: NM YEAR: 2002 ORIGIN: Germany EXTRAS: N/A Koop's debut finely melds the hipster/lounge sounds of acid jazz guru Gilles Peterson. Lush orchestration and hard bop rhythms make it a pleasing sensation, and rotating vocalists--Cecilia and Yukimi, Earl and Terry (both wrote their own lyrics)--add strength. Retro melodies enhanced...

SLEEVE: NM- MEDIA: NM YEAR: 1976 ORIGIN: Japan EXTRAS: Obi & insert Sonny Criss never gained mainstream recognition, yet he is considered one of the finest altoists. His 1970s albums for Muse are timeless classics, such as this one. He is joined by pianist Dolo Coker, bassist Larry Gales, and...

SLEEVE: VG+ MEDIA: VG+ YEAR: 1976 ORIGIN: Japan EXTRAS: No Obi, has insert The first of trumpeter Freddie Hubbard's three Atlantic albums, this excellent set falls between hard bop and the avant-garde, often hinting at both. Hubbard's regular group of the time (James Spaulding, Albert Dailey, Bob Cunningham, and Otis...

**Used - Sleeve/NM Media/NM 1984 Japanese pressing, with obi and insert** Sessions in any genre of music are all too often described as "sublime," but seldom has that description been better deserved than with this relaxed hard bop classic. One looks to other catchalls such as "effortless" and "loose," but even...

SLEEVE: NM MEDIA: NM YEAR: 1980 ORIGIN: Japan EXTRAS: Has obi The Baddest Hubbard is a 1975 release featuring four lengthy tracks from CTI Freddie Hubbard albums of the '70s. By harnessing the ambitious Creed Taylor production on Red Clay and First Light, Hubbard was able to transition away from his...

Just when we thought we knew what to expect from POW! they surprise us with a vigorous and rabid LPs worth of moody cybernetic punk that’s frankly their best yet. Their 4th is oil-dipped in a rainbowed slick of dread, yet the songs are buoyed by tight tunes that seem to have...

SLEEVE: NM- MEDIA: NM YEAR: 1977 ORIGIN: Japan EXTRAS: Obi with insert "Modern Art" is an album by jazz pianist Wynton Kelly, released in 1958. Wynton Kelly was a highly respected jazz pianist known for his work as a sideman with numerous jazz legends, including Miles Davis and John Coltrane. "Modern Art"...

SLEEVE: NM- MEDIA: NM YEAR: ? ORIGIN: Japan EXTRAS: No obi The Festival Album was the Crusaders' only live set not recorded at the Lighthouse. It includes performances from '66 at Pacific Jazz and Newport Festivals, with Jimmy Bond and Herbie Lewis on bass. The band had a dozen records, all popular....

SLEEVE: NM- MEDIA: NM YEAR: 2001 ORIGIN: UK EXTRAS: Only pressing Formed by Brazilian soap opera star Pedro Martins in 1999, Bazeado is based in Brighton, UK. This five-piece ensemble use traditional rhythms such as Baiao, Samba and Batucada to create a unique, modern vision of Brazilian music. All of Bazeado's...

Soultrane is an album recorded by John Coltrane and his band, featuring renditions of various jazz styles and showcasing his unique performance style. The tracks include a bop cover, ballads, and a mid-tempo romp, all highlighting Coltrane's musical kinship and intensity in his solos. Despite being overshadowed by his other albums, Soultrane...

SLEEVE: VG+ MEDIA: NM- YEAR: 1981 ORIGIN: Japan EXTRAS: Has obi & insert My Babe is an album by jazz saxophonist Bunky Green recorded in Chicago in 1960 but not released on the Vee-Jay label until 1965. It was also released on the label subsidiary Exodus Records in 1966. This...

SLEEVE: NM MEDIA: NM YEAR: 1983 ORIGIN: Japan EXTRAS: No obi, has insert 'Bird Lives!' was trumpeter Red Rodney's first jazz date as a leader in 14 years. In the interim, he had spent a lot of time playing in show bands in Las Vegas, and both his chops and his jazz...

As far as proving its international mettle was concerned, 1959 had been the most impressive year yet for British modern jazz. Barely three years had passed since the lifting of the embargo on visiting American jazz artists, and by the close of the 1950s, it was no means uncommon to...

**Yellow vinyl** From its front-cover photo of four hooded hoodlums setting a street ablaze to the incendiary anthems contained inside, Bleeding Knees Club's new album "Fade The Hammer" is the sound of a band on fire. Restless and revolutionary, the record sees the Sydney-based foursome bringing the heat across eleven songs of...

**Used - Sleeve/NM Media/NM- Unknown US pressing (MGM labels-1960s or later)** For Musicians Only is a 1958 jazz album by Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Sonny Stitt incorporating bebop influences. Recorded in Los Angeles, California on October 16, 1956, it has been described as the "real thing, no pretense".