MICHAEL GARRICK SEPTET - BLACK MARIGOLDS:
UK mono original, DA 88 with yellow deep groove labels. Record only has a little superficial wear, plays well. Cover is strong VG, has a minimal tear on front plus tiny pen mark and small damage on back. UK jazz from 1966 with Ian Carr, Don Rendell and Joe Harriott, including the fantastic "Ursula".

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OLLI AHVENLAHTI - BANDSTAND:
Brilliant Finnish modal/fusion LP including the jazz dance/fusion classic "Countence", "Cadenza for Christina" and the meditative "Breeze". Features top musicians as Bernt Rosengren, Pekka Sarmanto & Esko Rosnell. Record in fine shape, with a few spindle lines only. Cover has minor ring wear and lightly creased corners, looks nice overall. It was many years since my last copy of this hard to find title. Finnish original.

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MONICA ZETTERLUND - WALTZ FOR DEBBY:
Swedish original, Philips 08222 PL with light blue labels and small deep groove. Record has some surface lines primarly at side ". It plays fine in genereal but occasional light background noise can be heard. Cover looks lovely. Outstanding vocal jazz LP that's a true classic with "Come rain or shine".

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SANTUCCI-SCOPPA-MONTEDORO / DUSKO GOYKOVICH - JAM SESSION / SUMMERTIME:
Ultra rare one-sided Italian RAI transcription LP featuring a wonderful version of "Summertime" by Dusko Goykovich plus a TV jam session with Cicci Santucci, Enzo Scoppa, Antonello Vannucchi, Gegè Munari plus Gianfranca Montedoro on vocals on the second half. Vinyl in great shape, shiny and black, just some light sleeve marks on the blank (non-playable) side. Comes in generic white plain sleeve with RAI stamp on front (lightly aged and with a discrete stain spot on front). Italian only original.

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EJE THELIN - AT THE GERMAN JAZZ FESTIVAL:
Rare and superb album from 1964. Just pure quality from start to end, listen to "The Opener". Record has some surface marks, visually extremely strong VG or weak VG+. It plays fine with occasional soft ticks. Cover has light wear to corners and edges, close to VG+ grade. German original, MLP 15158 with black labels.

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MARK MURPHY - MIDNIGHT MOOD:
German original, SB 15 151 ST with pink Saba labels. Record is beautiful EX or even NM except for one tiny scratch at B1 that clicks two times. Cover is fine but has some minor damage at lower right corner on front. Classic vocal jazz LP, by far his rarest, including "Sconsolato" & "Jump for joy". Top line-up with Kenny Clarke, Francy Boland, Sahib Shihab etc.

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BERNT ROSENGREN - NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND / SIGNED BY ARTIST:
Jazz LP with Bertil Strandberg, Okay Temiz, Tommy Koverhult etc. Listen to "Gerda", awesome spiritual jazz tune. Also try "Theme from piano concerto". Record has light sleeve scuffs and one scratch at side d not affecting play. Cover is beautiful and has signing by Bernt himself on front. Swedish original.

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MONICA ZETTERLUND - AHH! MONICA:
Swedish original, 08211 PL with Minigroove labels (non-Minigroove label is early 2nd). Light scuffs/marks on record, plays fine. Cover has light wear and signs of use only. 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").

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JOHN SURMAN / JOHN WARREN - TALES OF THE ALGONQUIN:
Great UK jazz from 1971 with Alan Skidmore and John Taylor! Check "The purple swan" and "We'll make it". Record looks great (close to NM), cover has tiny tear upper left corner on front otherwise fine. Both labels has some discoloation dots. UK stereo original, SML 1094.

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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 nice VG+ with light sleeve scuffs, cover has ring wear on front (as this title almost always has). Swedish only original.

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E.S.T. - SEVEN DAYS OF FALLING:
Beautiful trio album with the lovely, sad "Ballad For The Unborn". Records has minor sign of being played, plays fine. Cover looks great with minor edge wear. German first vinyl release but cd's came some years before.

GUIDO MANUSARDI TRIO - BLUE TRAIN:
Scarce Swedish album by this Italian pianist together with Sture Nordin and Al Heath. Listen to the wonderful "Arriving Soon". Record in very nice shape. Cover is low VG+ due to ring wear. Swedish original.

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ROBERT MALMBERG - LINNEA:
Lovely piano trio LP with Leroy Lowe on drums and Olle Steinholtz on bass. This turns up fairly seldom. Listen to "You, moon & the sea" and "Samba for my friends". The sound on this LP is spectacular. Record in fine shape. Cover has some edge wear plus small name sticker on back. Swedish original.

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BOSSE WÄRMELL - MAJ 1962:
Beautiful album recorded in 1962 but unreleased until 1984. With top musicians as Bosse Skoglund, Lars Sjösten, Rolf Ericson etc. Listen to the lovely version of "Nica's Dream"! Light sleeve marks on record, plays ok with minor distractions only. Cover has tiny 1 cm tear towards the opening edge. Swedish only original.

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AL CALLAGAN / COMPLESSO JOSEPH MONTZEL - SWINGING FIVE / GAROTA DE BAHIA:
"Swinging Five" lovely 5/4 Euro jazz track - swinging indeed! "Garota De Bahia" is a mellow and loungy bossa jazz track. Clean vinyl, pic sleeve shows very light creasing/aging only. Minor edge warp not affecting play. Italian only original.

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BARNEY KESSEL - KESSEL'S KIT:
The American master guitarist backed by Italian library hot-shots Giovanni Tommaso and Enzo Restuccia plus two fourths of I Marc 4 (Antonello Vannucchi and Carlo Pes). My favourites are the drowsy "Lison" and the equally dazed, Armando Trovajoli-penned "Malibu", great tracks that wouldn't be out of place on Piero Umiliani's awesome "Paesaggi". Record looks shiny and clean with just minor sleeve scuffs, plays great. Clean cover. Italian original, LISP 34013.

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EJE THELIN QUINTET - SO FAR:
Superb 60's jazz, much wanted and for good reason. Highlights for me are "It could happen to you" and "So far". Record has plenty of scuffs & marks but not deep and plays alright with a few scattered, light distractions. Cover looks fine & glossy, just minor wrinkles to the edges. Swedish original with black Columbia label and blue logo.

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MANFRED BURZLAFF QUARTET FEATURING GLORIA STEWARD - JAZZ FOR DANCING:
Classy vocal jazz set from 1965. Includes a killer, club-friendly version of "One note samba"! LP has lot of marks and scrathes but primarly soft one's and it plays ok even though occasional soft background noise can be heard. Cover has minor edge wear plus a bit lamination peeling lower right corner. Switzerland original, SO LPS 283 with black labels.

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CHARLIE HADEN / PAUL MOTIAN FEAT. GERI ALLEN - ETUDES:
Sought-after trio LP from 1988, check the intense "Lonely woman". Record has pretty much scuffs and marks but only light one's and it plays fine with almost none affect at all. Cover in shrink. Italian-only original in beautiful condition.

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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.

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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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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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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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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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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CHARLIE PARKER & ARNE DOMNERUS - IN SWEDEN:
Rare LP from a live performance in 1950 (this is the Malmö concert, not the Helsingborg one as on the Sonet album). Swedish original, Oktav 164. This first issue was only pressed in a couple of hundred copies. Listen to "Anthropology". Record has some surface marks and is a bit fluttery from manufacture, plays decent with some surface hiss and a little background crackle (it's not the very best recording or pressing to begin with). Laminated cover has some creasing, lamination peeling and edge wear.

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ZOOT SIMS & AL COHN - AL & ZOOT IN LONDON:
UK stereo original, STP 714 with red/silver labels and flipback cover. Clean record, cover has one tiny stamp on back. Rare UK only LP with Stan Tracey & Peter King. Listen to "Pete's tune no 1".

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ANNETTE PEACOCK - I HAVE NO FEELINGS:
Contemporary avantgarde-ish LP from 1986 with Annette Peacock handling almost everything. Listen to "You've Left Me". UK original, lovely copy including lyrics insert.

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JOHN TCHICAI & STRANGE BROTHERS - DARKTOWN HIGHLIGHTS:
Deep, progressive jazz set verging on free jazz, listen to "I En Kælder" and "Gromyko Lik Lak". Record in fine shape, cover has minor lamination loosening (no peel) on back. Danish original (record and cover manufactured in UK for Danish label Storyville).

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SOL SOL - WHAT YEAR IS IT?:
Second album by this Swedish jazz quartet featuring Elin Forkelid, David Stackenäs, Mauritz Agnas and Anna Lund. A solid listen through all four sides, especially "Canada" and "Interface" are great. This is the second release on the Sail Cabin label, following Forkelid's excellent "Plays For Trane" from 2020. PLEASE NOTE: These are brand new copies from the label but all or most copies seem to have a dish warp from manufacturing, plays well on our equipment.

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ALABASTER DEPLUME - COME WITH FIERCE GRACE / COLOR VINYL:
2023 release with 12 tracks from the same sessions as the highly acclaimed "Gold" from 2022, featuring Donna Thompson, Tom Skinner and Momoko Gill. Listen to "Give Me Away" and "Sibomandi". Limited edition color (greek honey) vinyl.

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PER TEXAS JOHANSSON - ALLA MINA KOMPISAR:
His tour de force debut from 1998, here released on vinyl for the very first time with four previously unreleased tracks. A very strong set from start to finish - begin with "Tunnelseende", "Parkförvaltningen" and the version of Coltrane's "After The Rain". With Fredrik Ljungkvist, Dan Berglund and Mikel Ulfberg plus Johan Lindström on some tracks.

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KESSONCODA - OUTERSTATE:
Debut album by West London's Kessoncoda a.k.a. drummer Tom Sunney and keyboardist Fil Sowa. Soothing, electronic soundscapes with a cinematic mood - listen to "KTO" and "Hammers".

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ALABASTER DEPLUME - A BLADE BECAUSE A BLADE IS WHOLE:
Angus Fairbairn in 2025 with 11 tracks of fragile jazz and spoken word/vocals. Listen to the melancholic "Who Are You Telling, Gus" and the more groove-based "Salty Road Dogs Victory Anthem". Limited edition "That Was My Garden"-color vinyl edition.

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SOL SOL - OSCILLATIONS:
2025 album by this Swedish jazz quartet featuring Elin Forkelid, David Stackenäs, Mauritz Agnas and Anna Lund. Starts off with a thrust of spiritual goodness on "Prelude" - check that and the mellow "Oscillations For Hilma"!

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CEDAR WALTON - THE TRIO 3:
Fine trio album with together with Billy Higgins and David Williams. "Fantasy in D (Ugetsu)" is lovely and gives Art Blakey's version a new dimension. Record in fine shape with tiny surface lines. Cover has neat writing on back at songlisting. Italian original.

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E.S.T. - VIATICUM:
Fine album with this amazing trio. "Tide Of Trepidation" is lovely. Records and cover with minor wear. First vinyl release from 2015 with black vinyl but a few years after Cd release.

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MONICA ZETTERLUND - SAME:
1974 compilation of material lifted from her rare 60s LPs. Timeless, beautiful vocal jazz including her tribute to Stockholm "Sakta vi går genom stan".

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KLAUS DOLDINGER - LIVE AT BLUE NOTE BERLIN / MONO:
Great live set with Klaus Weiss behind the drums. Listen to "Minor Kick". Some marks and lines on record, plays ok with minor distractions. Cover has 12 cm split on top seam right, 3 + 4 cm split on bottom seam, some edge wear plus writing on back. German mono original.

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LAURITZ SKEIDSVOLLS RAPID LIGHT - SAME:
Strong debut album by Lauritz Skeidsvoll's Rapid Light quartet, containing four original compositions with a spiritual/free sound. Listen to "Waltz Mantra" and "Woodlands". Limited to 500 hand-numbered copies, comes in beautiful screenprinted cover.

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VIIVE - SEN JÄLKEEN KUN:
Melodic and flowing Finnish jazz from 2024, some tracks with vocals. Listen to "Kevättalvi" and "Tule Takaisin".

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MU QUINTET - ENOS:
Leeds quintet's 2nd album - fine modal/spiritual jazz with string quartet added on some tracks, listen to "Heart Of Sapphire" and "Collapse". Limited to 500 copies.

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FRANCY BOLAND - GOING CLASSIC / JAZZ JOINT 1:
The pair LP to "Companionship" - quality 60s Euro jazz with the Clarke, Boland and Woode plus the Berlin String Band. Listen to "Lonely Girl" and "The Girl And The Turk". Cover has some edge wear and creasing plus small damage (beginning of a split) on bottom seam center. German only original.

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JAN JOHANSSON - IN PLENO / STEREO:
Swedish jazz classic from 1964. Listen to "Sommar Adjö" or "Una Muy Bonita". Cover has faint sticker mark on front, two small stickers on back. Swedish stereo original.

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COMMUNICATION - SAME:
Strong modern jazz LP featuring great musicians like Red Mitchell, Bertil Strandberg and Nils Sandström. Features a version of "Cirrus" from Bertil Standberg's very rare LP of the same name. Also check the melancholic "The Loner". Records in top shape, almost mint. Cover has a minor tear on front and small shop sticker on back. Swedish-only original.

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BENGT HALLBERG TRIO - KIDDIN' ON THE KEYS:
Rare firstpressing from 1960 by one of Sweden's best jazz pianists ever. Trio jazz with Gunnar Johnsson & Anders Burman. Listen to "Deep Purple". Record has light surface marks and lines, plays loud and clear mostly but occasional clicks can be heard. Fragile cover in nice shape with light lamination aging and a few small creases. Swedish original.

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SPJÄRNSVALLET - AGAIN & AGAIN:
Deep, eastern/afro-tinged jazz partly recorded around the same time as their rare 1975 LP, along with 2014 material made in tribute to the late Kjell Westling. The perfect sound for those into Archimedes Badkar, Don Cherry's "Organic Music Society" and similar music. Listen to "Mali Donso N' Goni" or "Pojkarna". Swedish only original.

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ANNETTE PEACOCK - SKY-SKATING:
Self-released LP from 1982, somewhere between experimental vocal jazz and art rock. Listen to "Warmer Than Gold" and "Sky-skating". UK original with lyrics insert.

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SOREN SKOV ORBIT - ADRIFT:
Excellent debut album by Danish saxophonist Søren Skov's Orbit group - deeply spiritual jazz with an Ethio vibe, listen to "Orbiting" and "The Valley".

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SCHACK / OSGOOD / KNUDSEN - AT TERMANSENS:
Danish organ/guitar/drums trio on a 2024 LP - the opening "Lord Of Disaster" is very nice. Limited to 200 copues handnumbered copies.

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