JOE CHAMBERS - DOUBLE EXPOSURE:
Duo album together with Larry Young from 1978, getting hard to find. Contains "Mind rain" that was used by Nas for "NY state of mind". US remastered reissue on 180 grams.

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LEON THOMAS - BLUES AND THE SOULFUL TRUTH:
"Shape your mind to die" killer jazz/fusion tune with attitude. "China doll" is nice too, plus you get the modern soul spin "Love each other"! Cover has faint tape residue marks around top seam. Dutch original, without insert.

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DYANI TEMIZ FEZA - MUSIC FOR XABA VOL 2:
Popular free jazz album from 1979 with Johnny Dyani, Okay Temiz & Mongezi Feza. Listen to "Makaya makaya makaya" and "Witchdoctor's son". Record has a few surface marks and some pressing bubbles, plays ok save for some odd light ticks. Cover has light ringwear, minor sticker residue front and back. UK original with pyramid labels.

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SUN RA - LIVE AT PRAXIS 84 VOL II:
Live from Athens in 1984 with John Gilmore, Marshall Allen & Salah Ragab. Listen to the clip from Part 3. Greek original, CM 109. Very close to NM record. Cover has minor wear at edges. Greece original.

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FIRE! ORCHESTRA - RITUAL:
The Swedish jazz elite team up again for more amazing sounds. Listen to "Ritual, Part 3" or "Ritual, Part 1". Norwegian original, white vinyl edition, comes with CD.

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GUSH - ELECTRIC EEL:
Raymond Strid, Sten Sandell & Mats Gustafsson recorded at Fylkingen in 1996, first released on this Italian LP from 2005. Italian only original, clear/white splatter vinyl.

WELDON IRVINE / WELDON & THE KATS - SAME / VOLUME 1:
Very rare, privately issued 1989 album from Weldon featuring an alternate version of his awesome soul/jazz classic "Music Is The Key" plus a great jazz funk cut in "Cordero"! Japanese reissue from 2023, with obi.

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CHET BAKER BIG BAND - SAME / PJ 1229:
US mono original on Pacific Jazz, PJ 1229 with black/silver deep groove labels. Cover has almost full split on lower seam, minor corner bumps plus light signs of removed tape aroud corners. Jazz from 1957 with Art Pepper, Frank Rosolino, Bobby Timmons and heaps more famous players. Listen to "Mythe".

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JIMMY SMITH TRIO WITH LOU DONALDSON - SAME / BNJ 61013:
1957 recordings with Eddie McFadden and Donald Bailey, previously unreleased except for one track. Listen to "Hollerin' And Screamin'". Japanese original from 1985, BNJ 61013, no obi or insert.

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LUCKY THOMPSON - INTIMATE JAZZ IN HI-FI, ACCENT ON TENOR SAX:
US original, UJLP 1206 with red/yellow deep groove labels. Record has a few deep scrathes that affect play with clicks but most of the part plays and looks fine. Cover has transparent tape at seams and spine. Lower left corner a bit bent and some discoloration on back from the old tape. Fine 50s jazz with Oscar Pettiford and Billy Taylor a.o., listen to "Ever So Easy".

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RICHARD WILLIAMS - NEW HORN IN TOWN / MONO:
US mono original, CJM 8003 with orange/yellow deep groove labels. Surface marks and lines on record, plays ok with some mild surface noise. Deeper mark causing clicks side B. Cover has light general wear, 20 cm bottom split. 1961 album featuring Reggie Workman and Leo Wright. Nice straight jazz in "I Can Dream, Can't I?" and "Blues In A Quandary".

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MATS GUSTAFSSON - WORN. KISSED.:
Improvisation album inspired by paintings of Edward Jarvis. Record has a few soft sleeve scuffs but is in fine shape. Massive booklet looks great. LP cover still in shrink, outer has tiny wear at edges. Greece original, limited pressing of 500 copies.

MATS GUSTAFSSON - TREES AND TRUTHS:
Three single box complete with nice looking insert. Swedish original, nr 196 of 300 copies.

ISAIAH COLLIER & THE CHOSEN FEW - COSMIC TRANSITIONS:
Strong sophomore album by Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Isaiah Collier. Spiritual jazz echoing the likes of Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's legendary studio. Listen to "Part I. Forgivness". US original, on black vinyl.

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PAOLO FRESU / RICHARD GALLIANO / JAN LUNDGREN - MARE NOSTRUM II:
Trio album from 2016. Records and cover in fine shape. German original.

CHARLES TYLER ENSEMBLE - VOYAGE FROM JERICHO:
Rare album from 1974 with a mix of spiritual and free jazz. With Ronnie Boykins, Steve Reid and Earl Cross. Listen to "Return to the east". First time reissue, and a well-made, remastered one at that. Also features booklet with exhaustive liner essay and unpublished photos.

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FRANCOIS TUSQUES / INTERCOMMUNAL FREE DANCE MUSIC ORCHESTRA - LE MUSICHIEN:
"Le musichien" - wonderful & relaxing spiritual jazz. First ever reissue of this rare french independent jazz LP from 1981. Remastered on 180g vinyl, comes with insert and a booklet.

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BOB THIELE EMERGENCY - HEAD START:
"Head Start" is good, driving funky jazz but I also like the cool spoken word tune "A Love Supreme". There is also a fair bit of avantgarde jazz sounds on this record, and no wonder when people like Ornette Coleman, Horace Tapscott and Charlie Haden are involved! Records have minor storage wear and a few surface lines not far from EX. US original, FDS-104 with tri-color circle labels with Mainstream-distribution.

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KLAUS DOLDINGER - JAZZ MADE IN GERMANY / STEREO:
LP from 1963 with Klaus Weiss, Ingfried Hoffman and Helmut Kandlberger. Listen to "Bebop". Light sleeve marks on record, nothing troublesome. Cover has light wear plus some lamination lifting along spine. Dutch stereo original, 840 443 PY.

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ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO - WITH FONTELLA BASS:
1971 album featuring the mighty voice of Fontella Bass. Listen to "How Strange". French original, this is the issue with price code "B" on back cover.

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DON CHERRY - ORIENT:
Live recordings frm 1971-1972, listen to "Eagle eye". Later UK issue from 1982.

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TINO CONTRERAS - EL JAZZ MEXICANO DE TINO CONTRERAS:
2xLP compilation with great Mexican jazz. Contains the killer tracks "Orfeo en los tambores" and "Safo la sacerdotiza del amor". Cover has small top split front part of gatefold, mild corner bumps. This copy is not in shrink, unlike photo.

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DICK MORRISSEY QUARTET - HERE AND NOW AND SOUNDING GOOD:
Much wanted UK jazz with Harry South, Phil Bates & Bill Eyden. Check the fast afro-cuban inspired "El Schtuck" or "Don't fall over the bridge". Japanese reissue from 1993, NLP6006 with obi and insert.

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BÖRJE FREDRIKSSON - SAME:
Great straight jazz LP that was released just after his suicide in 1968. Listen to "Blues for Bass". Record is fine except for two long scrathes covering halft of the side b. It plays fine but minor soft ticks can be heard at B1 and B2. Cover has rather heavy ring wear on front and back. Swedish only original.

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SONNY ROLLINS - A NIGHT AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD:
Classic Blue Note album with Elvin Jones, Pete La Roca etc. Listen to "Old Devil Moon". Japanese reissue from 1984, no obi or insert.

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YUJI TAKAHASHI - PLAYS JOHN CAGE - SONATAS AND INTERLUDES VOL 2:
Avantgarde LP recorded in Stockholm in 1965. Listen to "Sonata IX". Record has pretty much marks and scratches, plays with background noise and occasional light ticks but not to bad. Also has a minor warp not affecting play. Cover looks nice with tiny wear to the opening. Swedish original.

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VARIOUS - JAZZ JAMAICA FROM THE WORKSHOP:
Jazz set with top Jamaican players as Ernest Ranglin, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook, Don Drummond and Cecil Lloyd. Cool, breezy straight jazz with a slight afro-cuban tinge, listen to "Serenade In Sound" and "Exodus". Record is a nice VG+, cover in shrink. US reissue from 1980, misprinted labels reading SOLP-0133 while cover says SOL-1140.

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MAARTEN VAN REGTEREN ALTENA - TUNING THE BASS:
Solo bass album recorded 1975, listen to "Ricordato" and "Macanudo". Clean record with light scuffs, cover has rather much ring wear on front and back plus lower left corner a bit bent. Dutch original.

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SOIL & PIMP SESSIONS - PIMP MASTER EP:
4 track EP with immediate and intense jazz. Great stuff - listen to the clip from my favorite "Waltz for goddess". Record has some minor surface marks, plays fine. Japanese original.

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JEFF PARKER - MONDAYS AT THE ENFIELD TENNIS ACADEMY:
Intimate quartet improvisations recorded live at LA bar Enfield Tennis Academy. Very nice listen through all four sides, abstract but accessible. Listen to "2019-07-08 I" and "2019-08-19". 2nd pressing.

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WELDON IRVINE - LIBERATED BROTHER:
Rare private-pressed album with great funky jazz on "Mr Clean". Japanese reissue from 2023, with obi.

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AUSTIN PERALTA - ENDLESS PLANETS:
Deep US jazz with a spiritual edge from 2011, listen to "Ode To Love" and "Capricornus". First vinyl release from 2024, containing a bonus disc with four previously unreleased tracks.

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FRANCOIS TUSQUES / INTERCOMMUNAL FREE DANCE MUSIC ORCHESTRA - L'INTER COMMUNAL:
Free, progressive jazz sounds from 1978 by François Tusques' legendary group. Listen to "L'heure Est A La Lutte". First ever reissue of rare original, remastered on 180g vinyl.

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SHABAKA HUTCHINGS - PERCEIVE ITS BEAUTY, ACKNOWLEDGE ITS GRACE:
Shabaka in 2024 together with André 3000, Esperanza Spalding, Floating Points, Carlos Niño, Brandee Younger, Laraaji and more. Check "Body To Inhabit" and "As The Planets And The Stars Collapse". Black vinyl edition.

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NORAH JONES - LITTLE BROKEN HEARTS:
2LP from 2012. European original, including poster.

EDWARD FISHER - THE PROMISE:
Rare fusion LP from 1985 with tough synth boogie backing and smooth jazz guitar on top! Check the downtempo vocoder tune "I feel good" and the midtempo track "Cruising". Reissue.

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KENNY BURRELL - ALL DAY LONG / MONO:
50s jazz set with Donald Byrd, Tommy Flanagan & Frank Foster. Listen to "A.T.". Record has some light marks and tiny pressing bubbles, plays well with minor distractions. Cover has ring/corner wear, stamp + staining on back. US later mono pressing from 1963.

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NAISSOO FREEFORM QUINTET - SAME:
Warm, Rhodes-led jazz funk/fusion sounds by Estonian keyboard legend Tonu Naissoo & friends, recorded in 2024. Check "White" and "Black". 2nd pressing from 2025.

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PAOLO FRESU / RICHARD GALLIANO / JAN LUNDGREN - MARE NOSTRUM III:
Trio album from 2019. Gatefold sleeve has a creased corner. German original.

JOHNNY LYTLE - NEW AND GROOVY:
"Selim" outstanding jazzdance classic that's been a popular spin for DJ's like Gilles Peterson & Snowboy for a long time. 2024 reissue of his rarest and most indemand album.

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ESSEN JAZZ FESTIVAL ALL STARS - SAME / DEB-131 / MONO:
Danish mono original, DEB-131 with black/silver labels and small deep groove. Record has a few light scratches on A-side causing background clicks, still enjoyable to hear. Cover has a bent corner, 1 cm rip on opening edge, small tear on bottom back. Live set with Coleman Hawkins, Bud Powell, Oscar Pettiford and Kenny Clarke recorded 1960 in Germany. Listen to the beautiful, melancholic version of "Yesterdays.

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JACKIE MCLEAN - MCLEAN'S SCENE:
Great 50s jazz album with Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor and Bill Hardman. Listen to "Old Folks". Japanese reissue from 1972, PJ-17(8212). With insert but no obi.

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THELONIOUS MONK - IN EUROPE VOLUME 1:
LP recorded live in Milan in 1961 with Charlie Rouse. Great version of "Straight No Chaser"! Soft marks and lines on record, plays ok in general but minor crackle at B1 Cover has tiny edge wear . Dutch original, RM 002. Was not released in the US.

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MILES DAVIS - BLUE MOODS:
Excellent album with Charles Mingus and Elvin Jones - listen to the version of "Nature Boy". Japanese reissue from 1976, VIJ-5009M. With insert but no obi.

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JOHAN BERTHLING - BJÖRNHORN:
Impressive solo double bass album from Johan Berthling, listen to the droning "Björnhorn III" and the version of Charlie Haden's "For Turiya". Very limited vinyl release.

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DIZZY REECE - STAR BRIGHT:
1959 album with Hank Mobley, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor - check "The Rake" and "The Rebound". 180 gram reissue.

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DAVE BURNS - WARMING UP:
1963 album with the brilliant, catchy "Richie's Dilemma" and the old school jazz dance classic "Rigor Mortez" with an afro-cuban groove. Features Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Mabern, Al Grey etc. Japanese reissue from 1991, KIJJ-2072 with insert but no obi.

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HERBIE HANCOCK - THE PRISONER / TONE POET:
Duke Pearson-produced jazz album from 1969 - check "Firewater". 2020 audiophile reissue in Blue Note's Tone Poet-series. NOTE: As we want to keep these sealed website soundclip was taken from a previous copy of another issue.

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FINN SAVERY TRIO - MEP 1188:
Scarce Danish jazz EP from 1958 featuring three tracks backed by Erik Moseholm and Ole Molin. Listen to "Trekanten". Light marks and scuffs, generally plays ok with mild background crackle except for a few passages of short but loud sizzling noise in the intro of side B. Pic sleeve has minor wear to edges plus basic wear and aging, nothing very bad. Early 2nd Danish pressing, MEP 1188 with white/green/purple labels (1st pressing has black labels).

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JOE HENDERSON - MODE FOR JOE:
Impressive Blue Note album from 1966 with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller and Bobby Hutcherson. Listen to "Caribbean Fire Dance" or "Mode For Joe". 180 gram reissue, mastered from the original analog tapes.

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