CHARLIE PARKER - THE GENIUS OF CHARLIE PARKER:
1944-48 recordings with Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Duke Jordan, Curly Russell, Dizzy Gillespie etc. Listen to "Bluebird". Cover has old price sticker on back. Later French pressing from mid 60s (of mid 50s US original).

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MILT JACKSON - LUCKY THOMPSON QUINTET - SAME:
French compilation featuring tracks from different Savoy-albums.

COUNT BASIE & HIS ORCHESTRA - WARM BREEZE:
Later Scandinavian pressing.

MILT JACKSON - BIG MOUTH:
Jazz/funk jazz album from 1981 with Ray Brown, Dave Grusin, Paulinho Da Costa etc. Listen to mellow "Yusef". Later Scandinavian pressing.

BARNEY KESSEL - BOSSA NOVA:
Later UK pressing. Gold price sticker on front cover.

DEXTER GORDON - THE DIAL SESSIONS:
Late 60s LP featuring 1947 recordings previously issued on Dial. Listen to "Mischievous Lady". Cover has sticker residue on front (not on photo). Later Danish pressing.

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OSCAR PETTIFORD - MY LITTLE CELLO:
French album from late 60s/early 70s featuring 50s recordings previously released on the US 10" "The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet" and the Danish EP "Trio! Vol. 1". Listen to "Stockholm Sweetnin'".

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MILES DAVIS - BLUE CHRISTMAS:
Compilation from 1983.

TEO MACERO - TIME PLUS SEVEN:
1979 compilation featuring material previously released on different Columbia-LP plus one unreleased track. Cover has signs of removed sticker at opening front and back.

CLARK TERRY FIVE - MEMORIES OF DUKE:
Later Scandinavian pressing.

BENNY CARTER - THE KING:
Later Scandinavian pressing.

JIMMY SMITH - JIMMY SMITH PLAYS THE STANDARDS:
1967 compilation featuring tracks previously released on his Blue Note-albums. Cover has mild ring wear and minor price tag mark on front.

SONNY ROLLINS QUARTET - STUTTGART 1963:
1963 live recording with Don Cherry, Henry Grimes and Billy Higgins. Fine versions of "On Green Dolphin Street" and "Sonneymoon for two". Cover has sticker mark front and back (not on photo). French later pressing.

JOHNNY HAMMOND SMITH - RUFUS TOOFUS:
Live album from 1962. Cover has sealing sticker at opening back. Later German pressing of album originally released as "Black Coffee".

CAL TJADER - JAZZ AT MONTEREY:
French compilation from 1969 featuring tracks from both volumes of his "Concert By The Sea"-albums from early 60s, including the awesome version of "Afro Blue"! Cover has minor tape mark on back.

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GERRY MULLIGAN & LEE KONITZ - REVELATION:
2xLP set from 1975 containing 1953 & 1957 recordings by these two sax giants, I believe all of most of these recordings are previously released. Listen to "All the things you are" and "Too marvellous for words". Cover has sticker tear on front (not on photo).

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J.R. MONTEROSE - STRAIGHT AHEAD:
Live recording from 1959 with Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Garrison & Pete La Roca. Have a listen to "You know that" & "Short bridge". Mid-70s issue with different cover of ultra rare LP from 1960 originally released on Jaro (as "The Message").

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DIZZY GILLESPIE - PARIS, SALLE PLEYEL, 28 FEVRIER 1948:
1948 live recordings. Later French pressing.

PHIL WOODS - ALTOLOGY:
2xLP set from 1976 consisting of the Prestige LPs "Pairing Off" and ""Phil and Quill" plus two tracks from the "Bird Feathers" LP on New Jazz.

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SEXTET OF ORCHESTRA USA - MACK THE KNIFE:
Mid 60s jazz album where Eric Dolphy, Thad Jones, Jerome Richardson & John Lewis a.o. play the music of Kurt Weill, listen to "Barbara Song". Later French pressing.

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WES MONTGOMERY - SOLITUDE:
Live set with Harold Mabern, Jimmy Lovelace and Arthur Harper, recorded in Paris in 1965 but first released in 1973. Great version of "Impressions"! Stamp on labels. Later UK press from 1978.

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CHARLIE PARKER - BROADCAST PERFORMANCES VOL. 2:
ESP Disk-release from 1973 featuring radio broadcasts from 1948-49, I believe this is the first release of these recordings. Black vinyl version.

JOHNNY HODGES & HIS ORCHESTRA - THE RABBIT'S WORK ON VERVE VOL. 3:
French compilation of early-to-mid 50s recordings.

GARY BURTON / LARRY CORYELL - THE BEST OF GARY BURTON:
French "best of"-comp. from 1977. Cover has some sticker residue on front and minor fraying on top and bottom seam center.

ERIC DOLPHY - COPENHAGEN CONCERT:
2xLP set from 1973 featuring material previously released on the Prestige-albums "Eric Dolphy - In Europe" (volume 1 & 3). Cover has ring/rub wear (more than on website photo).

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ART FARMER - FARMER'S MARKET:
2xLP set from 1973 featuring 1953-56 recordings previously released on various Prestige-albums, including the killer jazz dance classic "Mau Mau".

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ELMO HOPE TRIO - WITH JIMMY BOND & FRANK BUTLER:
Fine piano trio set recorded in 1959, produced by a young David Axelrod. Listen to "Boa". First released on the Hifi label in 1959, this is a later issue on Contemporary with yellow labels (from early or mid 70s).

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CANNONBALL ADDERLEY - PRESENTING CANNONBALL:
Mid 50s album featuring Nat Adderley, Hank Jones, Paul Chambers and Kenny Clarke. Lovely jazz on "Spontaneous Combustion"! Later French pressing from the mid-60s, 30 SA 6026.

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MODERN JAZZ QUARTET - FONTESSA:
LP from 1956, listen to the version of "Woodyn You". Later US pressing with red/green labels and 1841 Broadway address. This copy is in shrink.

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QUINTET - JAZZ AT MASSEY HALL:
Legendary quintet set with Bird, Dizzy, Bud Powell, Mingus & Max Roach. Cover has minor wear on edges plus two small stickers on back. Later French pressing on America.

CHARLIE MINGUS - TIA JUANA MOODS / TIJUANA MOODS:
Another great Mingus LP, this time from 1962. Listen to "Dizzy moods" or "Tijuana gift shop". Later US pressing from 1975, APL1-0939 with different cover and slightly different title than the original release. Lovely copy in shrink.

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GEORGE RUSSELL - EZZ THETIC / THE JAZZ WORKSHOP:
LP from 1957 with Art Farmer, Bill Evans, Teddy Kotick etc. Check "Ye Hypocrite, Ye Beelzebub" or "Ezz-thetic". Later French pressing (of LP first released with different cover art as "The Jazz Workshop").

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HOWARD MCGHEE & MILT JACKSON - SAME:
Mid 50s jazz with Percy & Jimmy Heath, Joe Harris and Vernon Diddle. Listen to "The Last Word". Later French pressing from mid 60s (of 1955 US original).

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CARL PERKINS - INTRODUCING:
Rare piano trio LP with Leroy Vinnegar and Lawrence Marable. Listen to "Way cross town". Record is a bit hazy, plays fine though. Later US pressing from 1960. This copy is in shrink, unlike photo.

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CHARLES MINGUS - BETTER GIT IT IN YOUR SOUL:
2xLP set from the early 70s featuring the albums "Mingus Ah Um" and "Mingus Dynasty". Cover has a small sticker on front (not in photo). Spanish pressing.

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WES MONTGOMERY - SO DO IT (MOVIN' ALONG):
LP with James Clay, Victor Feldman, Sam Jones & Louis Hayes. Listen to "Sandu". A couple of clicks track A3, otherwise clean. Faint sticker mark on front cover. Later (retitled) German pressing from 1968 (of LP originally released in 1960 as "Movin' Along").

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CHARLIE MINGUS - INTRUSIONS:
LP recorded in 1954 with Thad Jones, John LaPorta & Teo Macero. Later UK pressing from 1972 (of LP originally released in the US on Bethlehem as "The Jazz Experiments Of Charlie Mingus").

SONNY ROLLINS - THE FREEDOM SUITE PLUS:
2xLP set from 1973 containing the Riverside-albums "The Freedom Suite" and "The Sound Of Sonny". Cover has some ring and edge wear.

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ORNETTE COLEMAN - THE BEST OF:
1970 compilation with 6 classic tracks by Ornette, including "Lonely Woman" and "Una Muy Bonita". Cover on this copy has a sticker on back plus a drill hole (not on website photo).

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JOHN KLEMMER - CONSTANT THROB:
LP recorded 1971 with beautiful spiritual modal jazz on "Constant Throb" and "Rainbows". One or two non-audible hairlines. Cover has saw cut and gold stamp on front. Later US 80s pressing with blue/rainbow labels.

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ERIC DOLPHY WITH THE LATIN JAZZ QUINTET - CARIBE:
"Mambo Ricci" lovely latin-tinged jazz tune. Cover has some ring and edge wear plus minor scratch marks front and back. Later US pressing from 1980 (of LP originally released in 1961, with different cover art).

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NAT ADDERLEY / CANNONBALL ADDERLEY - THEM ADDERLEYS / INTRODUCING NAT ADDERLEY:
Fine album with an outstanding line-up, also featuring Horace Silver, Roy Haynes and Paul Chambers. Listen to "Friday nite" or "Watermelon". Later Dutch issue on US original from 1955.

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CHARLES MINGUS - TOWN HALL CONCERT:
1964 live set with Eric Dolphy and Clifford Jordan among others, listen to "So Long Eric". Later German pressing from the early 70s.

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MONICA ZETTERLUND - SAKTA VI GÅ GENOM STAN / AHH! MONICA:
The Queen of Swedish jazz vocalists on her second LP from 1962. Includes the classic "Sakta Vi Gå Genom Stan" plus great versions of "Baltimore Oriole" ("Säg Några Vackra Ord") and "Dat Dere" ("Va' E' De' Där"). Later 1974 pressing of the "Ahh! Monica" LP with a different cover.

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OSCAR PETTIFORD - MY LITTLE CELLO:
LP featuring 50s recordings previously released on the US 10" "The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet" and the Danish EP "Trio! Vol. 1". Listen to "Stockholm Sweetnin'". Cover has large splits on spine + small splits on top and bottom seam at opening. First US LP release for this material, Fantasy 86010 with blue deep groove labels.

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ARCHIE SHEPP & THE NEW YORK CONTEMPORARY FIVE - SAME:
Shepp, Cherry, Tchicai, Moore and Moses recorded live in Copenhagen in 1963. Tough free jazz sounds. Listen to "When Will The Blues Leave". Record in great shape with minor scuffs at side A. Cover has minor ring/corner wear. Later German pressing from late 60s (released some years after the Danish original from 1964.

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CHARLES MINGUS - WONDERLAND / JAZZ PORTRAITS:
Strong LP with Booker Ervin & John Handy. Listen to "Nostalgia in Times Square". Cover has tape around edges on rear part of gatefold. Later US pressing (from late 60s) of LP first released in 1959 as "Jazz Portraits" (with different cover art).

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GIL EVANS - BIG STUFF:
Orchestral jazz set with Steve Lacy, Lee Konitz & Jimmy Cleveland. Listen to "Remember". Later US stereo pressing, PRST-7756, blue/silver labels with trident on top. Van Gelder in dead wax.

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SONNY STITT - STITT PLAYS BIRD:
Album from 1964 where Stitt plays Charlie Parker compositions with help from John Lewis, Jim Hall, Richard Davis and Connie Kay. Listen to "Au Private". Later (mid 70s) US press with orange/green 75 Rockefeller Plaza labels and Warner logo.

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CLARKE - BOLAND BIG BAND - HANDLE WITH CARE:
European early mono pressing, silver on black labels. Record in clean state save for three inaudible hairline marks on side 1. Excellent big band jazz LP featuring Benny Bailey, Jimmy Woode, Sahib Shihab & Åke Persson. Check the original version of "Om Mani Padme Hum" that's maybe better known by Sahib Shihab - tough, percussive 60s jazz!

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