Format: Vinyl Record LP, Fontana Records. UK release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie And His Orchestra. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Fontana Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34172tfl5077 letrB
About this 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, CBS Records. Format: Vinyl Record LP, CBS Records. Italy release from 1972. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Count Basie. Classic Jazz music LP. Housed in a gatefold jacket. Small bit of sticker removal damage on back of jacket. Record label: CBS Records. Italy Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM3417167205 letrB
About this Record:Count Basie's 1972 CBS double album is a magnificent treasure chest of 28 recordings spanning 1936 to 1942, drawing from Vocalion, Columbia, and Brunswick sessions. Featuring some of the era's most iconic sidemen including Lester Young, Buck Clayton, and Herschel Evans, plus vocals from Billie Holiday, Helen Humes, and Jimmy Rushing, this beautifully compiled gatefold set captures the early swing magic of one of jazz's greatest bandleaders in all its irresistible, foot-tapping glory.
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 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, Concord-Jazz Records. USA release from 1979. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Kenny Burrell. Classic Cool Guitar 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: RM34167cj83 letrB
About this Record: An absolute joy! Recorded in September 1978 at Coast Recorders in San Francisco and released on Concord Jazz the following year, this supremely tasteful trio album features the legendary Detroit guitarist Kenny Burrell alongside bassist Larry Gales and drummer Carl Burnett. Seven beautifully chosen tracks — including 'When Lights Are Low', 'Body And Soul', 'Li'l Darlin', and 'Blues For Basie' — are all delivered with Burrell's characteristic warmth, melodic intelligence, and deep blues feeling. Pure, sophisticated guitar jazz of the highest order.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Epitaph Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Paul Chambers. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Epitaph Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34166e4001 letrC
About this Record: A real hidden treasure! Originally recorded in 1935 and reissued on the Enja label as E-4001, this compilation pays warm tribute to the great bassist Paul Chambers, one of the most recorded and admired sidemen in jazz history, who appeared on countless landmark albums from the mid-1950s until his tragically early death in 1969. Drawn from various sessions, it lovingly documents his remarkable versatility, gorgeous tone, and the effortless authority that made him the first-call bassist for Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and virtually every other major jazz artist of his generation.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. USA release from 1978. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Toshiko Akiyoshi. Classic Post Bop Jazz music LP. The vinyl record appears to have had little or no play. 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: RM34165cj69 letrA
About this Record: What a perfect piano trio gem! Recorded at Coast Recorders in San Francisco in May 1978 and released on Concord Jazz, this beautifully intimate album showcases the extraordinary Toshiko Akiyoshi — Grammy-nominated big band leader and composer — in a stripped-back trio format with bassist Monty Budwig and drummer Jake Hanna. The programme is wonderfully varied, from 'Mr Jelly Lord' to 'You Go To My Head', and Akiyoshi's elegant, deeply lyrical playing reveals a side of her artistry quite different from her celebrated big band work.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Concord-Jazz Records. USA release from 1979. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Cal Collins. Classic Jazz music LP. The vinyl record appears to have had little or no play. 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: RM34164cj95 letrC
About this Record: The blues has never sounded so good! Recorded at the Coast Recorders studio in San Francisco in 1979 and released on Concord Jazz, this delightful album captures guitarist Cal Collins in a relaxed and inspired trio setting with bassist Bob Maize and drummer Jake Hanna. Collins's warm, swinging single-note lines and deep blues sensibility are on magnificent display throughout a programme of originals and standards. A beautifully unhurried and deeply satisfying record from one of the most underrated guitarists in mainstream jazz.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Pure-Pleasure Records. UK release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Buck Clayton. Classic 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. Modern re-issue pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Record label: Pure-Pleasure Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34163ppancl567 letrC
About this Record: Pure jam session magic! Reissued on Pure Pleasure Records as a magnificent 180-gram double vinyl from the original Columbia mono recording, this classic 1954 session features trumpeter Buck Clayton presiding over an all-star group including Woody Herman on clarinet, Trummy Young and Urbie Green on trombones, and Al Cohn on tenor. Just four extended tracks — 'How Hi The Fi', 'Blue Moon', 'Sentimental Journey', and 'Moten Swing' — give everyone plenty of space to stretch out. Kansas City swing at its most joyful and uninhibited.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Contemporary Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Shelly Manne and His Men. Classic Cool Jazz music LP. Stereo issue. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Contemporary Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34162s7577 letrM
About this Record: A jewel of live West Coast jazz! Recorded at the legendary Black Hawk club in San Francisco in April 1959 and released on Contemporary Records, this first volume of Shelly Manne's celebrated Black Hawk series captures his quintet — featuring the brilliant Joe Gordon on trumpet, Richie Kamuca on tenor saxophone, pianist Victor Feldman, and bassist Monty Budwig — in inspired, spontaneous form. The loose, open-ended performances and excellent sound quality make this an absolute gem, brimming with the relaxed confidence of five musicians playing at their very best.
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.