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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MILES DAVIS - CONCEPTION:
The "Dig" album plus two more tracks released around that time, here on a 1970 release. Cover has minor ring wear and a tiny stain on back. Blue label with trident on top.

HAMPTON HAWES TRIO - AUTUMN LEAVES IN PARIS:
French late 60s session with Kenny Clarke, Daniel Humair and Jimmy Woode among others. Later (unofficial) Italian pressing from 1989 (of LP first released in Japan as "Piano Improvisation" in 1977).

LEE MORGAN - THE GENIUS OF LEE MORGAN:
French compilation featuring tracks from the Vee Jay-albums "Here's Lee Morgan" and "Expoobident".

JAMES P. JOHNSON - NEW YORK JAZZ:
40s jazz with cover artwork by David Stone Martin. Cover has 4 cm split on top seam center plus minor sticker remains on front lower right. Later US pressing of material previously released on 78 rpm's.

KENNY BURRELL - ALL DAY LONG & ALL NIGHT LONG:
1956/1957 recordings with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron etc. 2xLP re-release from circa 1973.

CASSIBER - MAN OR MONKEY:
Avantgarde rock/free impro with Chris Cutler, Christoph Anders, Alfred Harth etc. Check "O Cure Me". German later pressimg.

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ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO - FANFARE FOR THE WARRIORS:
Free jazz with Lester Bowie & co from 1974, check "Fanfare for the warriors" or "Nonaah". Later German pressing with silver foil die-cut cover (released a few years after the US original).

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JAN JOHANSSON - 300.000:
Late 60s recordings from one of Sweden's finest jazz artists who died much too young. Check "Visa från Järna" or the groovier "Kiswahili". Cover has old shop sticker on front (not on photo). Later (3rd) Swedish pressing with unboxed n©b on labels.

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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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ABDULLAH IBRAHIM WITH CARLOS WARD - LIVE AT SWEET BASIL VOL. 1:
Duo LP from 1983 with Dollar Brand on piano and Carlos Ward on sax and flute. Mellow jazz with a spiritual edge, listen to "The dream". Later German pressing on Blackhawk from 1987.

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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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GATO BARBIERI & DOLLAR BRAND - CONFLUENCE:
Spiritual free jazz set recorded in 1968. Check the deep "The aloe and the primrose"! First German pressing from 1974 (of LP first released on the Italian Togetherness label as "Hamba Khale" in 1968).

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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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TUBBY HAYES - 100 % PROOF:
One of the UK jazz greats, here in a big setting including Ronnie Scott, Gordon Beck, Kenny Wheeler and Jeff Clyne. Check the versions of "Bluesology" and "Milestones". Later UK pressing from 1972 (of 1967 original).

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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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BJÖRN ALKES KVARTETT - JAZZ I SVERIGE 1974:
LP from 1974 with Göran Strandberg, Gunnar Bergsten and Fredrik Noren. The whole album is quality jazz, but my favorite is "Intakt" (version of the tune also done by Bertil Strandberg on his rare "Cirrus" LP). Third Swedish pressing, CAP 1072 in non-gatefold cover with black Caprice-logo on front cover. With printed inner sleeve.

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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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WEATHER REPORT - HEAVY WEATHER:
Fusion classic from 1977, check "Palladium". Later European pressing, red labels. Cover has Nice Price-sticker on front.

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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").

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

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.

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".

BUD POWELL TRIO - BOUNCING WITH BUD:
Classic trio LP recorded in Copenhagen 1962 with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and William Schiöpffe. Listen to "Straight No Chaser". Later pressing, made in the UK for the Scandinavian market.

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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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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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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.

MILT JACKSON - THE BALLAD ARTISTRY OF MILT JACKSON / STEREO:
US stereo original, Atlantic SD 1342 with blue/green labels and white fan. Deep groove on both sides. Many marks and lone lines on record, plays ok with minor background crackle. Cover has some wear/fraying on top part of spine and minor bend lower right. Lush Quincy Jones-arranged from 1960 with laidback vibes-led jazz.

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.

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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MILES DAVIS - BLUE CHRISTMAS:
Compilation from 1983.

JOE SAMPLE - FANCY DANCE:
1969 album by the Crusaders man with Red Mitchell on bass and J.C. Moses on drums. Listen to "All The Lonely Years". Cover is a little grubby and has a small sticker on front (not on website photo). Later UK pressing from 1979 (of LP first released as "Try Us").

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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.

CHARLIE PARKER - MEMORIAL VOL. III:
Later French pressing. No sticker on cover, unlike website photo.

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.