Format: Vinyl Record LP, Jazztone Records. USA release from 1956. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Wild Bill Davison's All Stars, Dixieland Rhythm Kings. Classic Dixieland, Ragtime Jazz music LP. Housed in a flip back style jacket. Some light scuffing to record. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Jazztone Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34317j1232 letrD
About this Vinyl Record:Pure, exhilarating Dixieland from two of the tradition's most colourful champions! This Jazztone album brings together cornetist Wild Bill Davison's All Stars and the Dixieland Rhythm Kings, featuring clarinettist Tommy Saunders, for a joyfully rollicking programme of classic jazz warhorses played with genuine vigour and conviction. Davison's bold, gutsy cornet leads the charge throughout, and the ensemble playing has exactly the loose-limbed, celebratory spirit that makes traditional Dixieland jazz so timelessly irresistible and enormously entertaining.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Epic Records. USA release from 1955. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Wild Bill Davis. Classic Jazz music LP. Mono issue. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Epic Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34316ln3118 letrD
About this Vinyl Record:A genuinely exciting live document from the golden age of New York jazz! Organist and arranger Wild Bill Davis — one of the pioneers of the Hammond organ in jazz — recorded this thrilling set at Birdland, the legendary Broadway club, for Epic Records in 1955. The performances are full of groove, swing, and the infectious energy that only a live jazz club audience can generate. Davis's rolling, bluesy organ style is at its most vivid and entertaining throughout.
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, 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, 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, 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, Jazzology Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Wild Bill Davison, Tommy Saunders. Classic Jazz music LP. Lovely fresh and clean copy. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Jazzology Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM34310j47 letrD
About this Vinyl Record:A wonderfully warm and spirited traditional jazz session! Although cornetist Wild Bill Davison was 65 at the time of recording, he was nowhere near slowing down — teaming up here with fellow cornetist Tommy Saunders and his Detroit-based group, featuring trombonist Guy Roth, clarinettist Earl Stuart, pianist Danny Masouris, bassist Jim Myers, and drummer Jim Knight. Alongside the usual Dixieland warhorses are some delightful surprises including 'Jasper the Swinging Ghost' and 'Surfside Samba'. Davison is in superb, colourful form throughout.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Affinity Records. UK release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from The Pete Brown Sextet, The Jonah Jones Sextet. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Affinity Records. UK Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34309aff96 letrB
About this Vinyl Record: Get ready to jump! This fantastic 1983 Affinity Records compilation brings together two fabulous New York sessions recorded in November and December 1954 — the Pete Brown Sextet on side one, the Jonah Jones Sextet on side two. Originally issued separately on Bethlehem Records, these recordings capture two brilliant musicians in prime small-group form. Pete Brown's earthy, bluesy alto saxophone swings with irresistible energy, while Jonah Jones' warm, punchy trumpet and swinging, accessible style make the second half equally irresistible. It's Harlem jazz at its most vibrant, joyful, and alive — a pure feel-good classic from start to finish.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Philips Records. USA release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from George Wein's Newport Jazz Festival Allstars. Classic Jazz music LP. A United States vinyl pressing, hard to find outside the USA. Record label: Philips Records. USA Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34308bl7665 letrW
About this Vinyl Record: Jazz doesn't get more glamorous than this! Recorded live at the Olympia Theatre in Paris on 15 April 1961, this wonderful album captures pianist and Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein leading a superb all-star group through a swinging, relaxed programme in the heart of the French capital. The lineup is magnificent — Ruby Braff on trumpet, the velvet-toned Vic Dickenson on trombone, the wonderfully idiosyncratic Pee Wee Russell on clarinet, and Jimmy Woode on bass. Together they deliver traditional jazz and swing in a manner that's utterly free of cliché — open, inventive, and brimming with the special magic that only live music can produce.
Jazz Music LP
Various - From Spirituals To Swing Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 (VJD 550)
GBP 14.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Jazz Vogue Records. UK release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Jazz Vogue Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM34307vjd550 letrV
About this Vinyl Record: One of the most historically significant jazz recordings ever made! Producer John Hammond — not yet 30 years old — presented two extraordinary concerts at Carnegie Hall on 23 December 1938 and 24 December 1939 that traced the evolution of African-American music from its raw roots to the heights of swing. The lineup is staggering: Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Big Joe Turner, Sidney Bechet, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Helen Humes, Big Bill Broonzy, and Charlie Christian among many others. Released on Vanguard as a double LP, this is essential listening — joyful, groundbreaking, and utterly unforgettable.
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Capitol Records. Spain release. Jazz music vinyl record LP release from Various. Classic Jazz music LP. Record label: Capitol Records. Spain Grade: Vinyl EX, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM343060542602131 letrV
About this Vinyl Record: A sparkling West Coast jazz compilation that gathers together some of the finest Capitol Records performances from the late 1940s and early 1950s! This Fresh Sound release showcases the cool, sophisticated sounds emerging from California's jazz scene during one of its most creatively fertile periods. Featuring recordings by artists including Jimmy Giuffre alongside other Capitol jazz luminaries, it's a beautifully curated journey through the laid-back yet harmonically adventurous world of West Coast jazz — intelligent, swinging, and endlessly listenable. A fantastic addition to any jazz collection and a wonderful snapshot of a golden era in American music.