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Louis Armstrong: Basin Street Blues

Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars are captured in rare form during this live recording from 1956, which is finally make it's vinyl debut with this audiophile-grade pressing. The album features a great collection of tunes which had become staples...

$28.98

Nat King Cole: Unforgettable

Vinyl LP repressing. Initially released in 1952 as a 10" LP, this best-selling album was expanded to 12 tracks and released as a vinyl LP in 1954. Unforgettable is a collection of some of Nat King Cole's earliest recordings,...

$29.85

Herb Alpert: Whipped Cream & Other Delights

50 years ago, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass released the iconic album, Whipped Cream & Other Delights. In celebration of it's momentous 50th anniversary, this classic of American pop music is once again available on CD and vinyl,...

$24.98

Laufey: Bewitched: The Goddess Edition

Limited blue colored vinyl LP pressing. Includes booklet and board game. Goddess: Composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey continues her story with Bewitched: The Goddess Edition, an expanded version of her 2023 critically celebrated and GRAMMY-winning sophomore album. Since...

$35.98

Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass: South Of The Border

180gm vinyl LP pressing, includes digital download. As part of legendary jazz musician Herb Alpert's reissue collection, 4 classic albums from the trumpeter's illustrious catalog will be re-released on LP. The albums were remastered from the original analog tape...

$22.98

Diana Krall: Stepping Out

180 gram vinyl LP pressing housed in a gatefold sleeve, includes digital download. Stepping Out launched the career of one of our generation's greatest Jazz artists. "Diana Krall's 1993 debut shows that she had the goods right from the...

$26.98

Miles Davis: Bopping The Blues

180gm vinyl LP pressing. One of Miles Davis' earliest recording sessions. The very first known instance of the famed trumpeter playing in an "open" style, and in a band with legendary tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons and drummer Art Blakey....

$29.98

$27.25

Nina Simone: Rebellious

Music is a gift and a burden I've had since I can remember who I was. I was born into music. The decision was how to make the best use of it.' Recorded during a tumultuous period in the...

$29.98

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s definitive 1959 jazz album Time Out, available on 180g Black Vinyl. Time Out includes distinctive classics such as “Take Five,” “Blue Rondo A La Turk,” “Strange Meadow Lark,” and a must have in any record...

$24.32

John Coltrane: Trane: The Atlantic Collection

Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of this introduction to John Coltrane's revered Atlantic recordings. Trane: The Atlantic Collection includes the hit single 'My Favorite Things,' the iconic 'Giant Steps, Naimi' and more, from the heavyweight champion of the...

$23.55

Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass: Going Places

180gm vinyl LP pressing, includes digital download. As part of legendary jazz musician Herb Alpert's reissue collection, 4 classic albums from the trumpeter's illustrious catalog will be re-released on LP. The albums were remastered from the original analog tape...

$22.98

Snarky Puppy: Sylva (remixed & Remastered)

Double vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remixed and remastered edition. 5-time Grammy-winners Snarky Puppy reissue their popular album Sylva. This edition includes the 6 original tracks along with 2 alternate takes of "The Curtain" and "The Clearing."

$35.98

Bob James: Double Vision - Transparent Red

Double Vision is the award-winning platinum-selling album by legendary saxophonist David Sanborn and jazz pianist Bob James released in 1986. The phenomenal contemporary jazz classic saw them win a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental"....

$37.98

Candy Dulfer: Sax-A-Go-Go - Limited 180-Gram Translucent Purple Colored Vinyl

Limited edition of 750 numbered copies on translucent purple coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Sax-A-Go-Go was Candy Dulfer's second album, released in 1993. The response was once again astounding. The album spent 31 weeks on the US Billboard Top Contemporary...

$38.99

Billie Holiday: At Storyville

Billie Holiday is captured live at Storyville in Boston in 1951 and 1953. The discreet recordings capture Lady Day in prime emotive voice. On most selections she is accompanied by the Carl Drinkard Trio, but six others find her...

$28.98

Preservation Hall Jazz Band: So It Is

Vinyl LP pressing. At a moment when musical streams are crossing with unprecedented frequency, it's crucial to remember that throughout it's history, New Orleans has been the point at which sounds and cultures from around the world converge, mingle,...

$24.98

Spyro Gyra: Jubilee

Spyro Gyra, a jazz fusion band from Buffalo, NY formed in 1974 and created the framework for contemporary jazz in the 80s and 90s. Celebrating this milestone 50th anniversary of the band's formation, comes Jubilee, a new collection featuring...

$39.98

Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas - Re-issue of the 1960 'Verve' album - Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas is a 1960 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded in the summer of 1960, with a...

$26.99

George Benson: Breezin'

Limited colored vinyl LP pressing. Classic Grammy winning album that contains 2 sought after classics: 'This Masquerad'e and 'Breezin'. Classic Grammy winning album that contains 2 sought after classics: This Masquerade and Breezin'. On blue/badge vinyl. George Benson is...

$27.25

Alice Coltrane: Ptah The El Daoud (Verve By Request Series)

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Recorded in the basement studio of the Coltrane family home in Dix Hills in 1970, Alice Coltrane's fourth album is a transcendent masterpiece of spiritual jazz. The title track is an ode to the...

$30.63

Louis Armstrong: The Definitive Album by Louis Armstrong - Blue

Translucent Blue. An absolute treasure, with outstanding sound that brings the great instrumental and vocal prowess of the greatest jazz man ever front and center. Louis has long been recognized as the most influential trumpeter ever, but his vocal...

$29.98

Miles Davis: Cookin with the Miles Davis Quintet

The famed extended recording sessions of the Miles Davis Quintet, wherein they taped the band's basic repertoire (and what a marvelous mixture of jazz originals and standards) in the manner of nightclub sets rather than the repetition of the...

$28.02

Taj Mahal: Savoy

Taj Mahal can rightfully be called a living legend for his contributions to popular music. With a voice as instantly recognizable as Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, or Dr John, Taj Mahal has throughout his career pushed the envelope of...

$25.98

Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass: What Now My Love

180gm vinyl LP pressing, includes digital download. As part of legendary jazz musician Herb Alpert's reissue collection, 4 classic albums from the trumpeter's illustrious catalog will be re-released on LP. The albums were remastered from the original analog tape...

$22.98

Herb Alpert: Christmas Wish

Vinyl LP Pressing. Herb Alpert's The Christmas Wish is the trumpeter's first holiday album in almost 50 years! Recorded at the legendary Capitol Recording Studios at Hollywood's Capitol Records building, The Christmas Wish boasts a 10-piece rhythm section, a...

$24.98

Joe Williams: Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, the Jazz Orchestra

Blue Note Records reissue! Special package includes: 1 Dark Blue Opeque LP. OBI strip, single cardboard jacket with one pocket, printed inner sleeve and orginial record labels. There is no new vinyl available until now. Presenting Joe Williams and...

$21.39

Oscar Peterson Trio: Vancouver, 1958

Vinyl LP pressing. Oscar Peterson was one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, releasing over 200 recordings, winning seven Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy.

$27.98

Ella Fitzgerald: North Sea Jazz Concert Series-1979

Limited, HQ 180gr, White Colored Vinyl. BERTUS DISTRIBUTION INTRODUCES NORTH SEA JAZZ CONCERT SERIES Bertus Distribution, in collaboration with NTR, AVROTROS and MOJO, presents a new vinyl series consisting of live recordings of legendary artists through the decades made...

$31.07

Louis Armstrong: Jazz Is Back in Grand Rapids - Purple

This 1956 concert by Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars is a historical gem, which is finally getting it's vinyl debut with this double LP release. Recorded on March 26, 1956, at the Civic Auditorium in Grand Rapids, MI, it...

$39.98

Thelonious Monk: It's Monk's Time - Limited 180-Gram Red Colored Vinyl

It's Monk's Time is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on translucent red coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. It's Monk's Time is probably the most appropriate title for a Thelonious Monk album. The fact that he...

$38.99

Thelonious Monk: Monk's Blues - Limited 180-Gram Translucent Blue Colored Vinyl

Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies on translucent blue coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Monk's Blues is an album by Thelonious Monk, accompanied by a big band arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. Produced by Teo Macero, the album was...

$38.99

Herb Alpert: Come Fly with Me

180 gram vinyl LP pressing. The exciting original compositions on Come Fly With Me were inspired by everything from a Tito Puente rhythm Alpert fell in love with (the propulsive "Night Ride") to jamming with his world class band...

$22.98

Frank Sinatra: Sinatra Sings Alan & Marilyn Bergman

Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. Alan & Marilyn Bergman, winners of two Academy Awards and members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, were husband and wife, and their professional collaboration produced memorable lyrics cherished by superstars from Bing...

$29.85

Lady Blackbird: Slang Spirituals

Collaborating once again with Black Acid Soul producer Chris Seefried, the pair produce a second album that not only embodies the freewheeling, emotive Lady Blackbird sound, but that also taps into deeply vulnerable lyrics that recount the singer's challenging...

$29.99

Worlds Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Vol. 3: The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Vol. 3 (Various)

Available for the first time ever on vinyl and SACD, Chesky's "The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Volume 3" is a collection of the very best vocalists within the audiophile scene. This soulful and sophisticated collection of songs has...

$35.98

Miles Davis: Man With The Horn - Limited 180-Gram Gold & Black Marble Colored Vinyl

Limited edition of 1500 numbered copies on gold & black marble coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. The Man With The Horn is the 1981 album by Miles Davis, which he recorded after persuasion by his nephew Vince Wilburn, a drummer...

$38.99

Various Artists: Vintage Paris Jazz (Various Artists)

Vintage Paris Jazz. Vintage Parisian atmosphere. Paris has always attracted jazz musicians from all over the world to it's clubs and cafés. Paris is the spiritual home of gypsy jazz in particular, and many of the Parisian jazzmen who...

$31.98

Miles Davis: You're Under Arrest - Limited 180-Gram Red & Clear Marble Colored Vinyl

Limited edition of 1500 numbered copies on red & clear marble coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. You're Under Arrest is a 1985 album recorded by Miles Davis, presenting a mixture of pop covers (including Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" and...

$39.99

Moondog: H'Art Songs

Vinyl LP pressing of rare vocal album recorded by Moondog when he was in his sixties, these ten art songs blur the boundaries between classical and pop music. First time on Vinyl since 1978. Inner sleeve with lyrics to...

$24.98

Fourplay: The Best Of Fourplay (2020 Remastered)

First released in 1997, The Best Of Fourplay showcases the smooth jazz supergroup's signature style of indelible melodies, tasteful arrangements and addictive, toe-tapping grooves. Besides choice album cuts from Fourplay's Warner Bros repertoire, the 10-track compilation includes the bands's...

$35.98

Keiko Matsui: Euphoria

Keiko Matsui is an icon of contemporary jazz. With over 3 million units sold and sold-out appearances at concert halls across the globe, she is one of the most recognized artists in the genre. Her elegant piano melodies and...

$29.98

John Coltrane: My Favorite Things (2022 Remaster)

Released in 1961, My Favorite Things made John Coltrane a star with box-office pull previously reserved for the likes of Dave Brubeck and Miles Davis. The dazzling quartet treatment of the Richard Rodgers hit song features Coltrane on soprano...

$34.98

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