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Bud Shank: Barefoot Adventure - Seaglass Agua

This exclusive colored vinyl edition of Barefoot Adventure is strictly limited to just 1,500 pressings and is sure to be a collector's item after stock runs out. Impex Records is pleased to announce a new, limited-edition Seaglass Aqua HQ-180...

$55.98

Miles Davis: Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel 10/1/1964 (2 LP) (140g Vinyl/ Blue, White & Red French Flag Inspired Vinyl)

Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Playel 10/1/1964 Paris Jazz Festival, Salle Pleyel 10/1/1964 (2 LP) (140g Vinyl/ Blue, White & Red French Flag Inspired Vinyl) (Non-Returnable) This 2LP set captures Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet just as Wayne Shorter completed...

$51.98

Chantal Chamberland: Temptation (2LP)

French-Canadian guitarist and jazz/ blues vocalist Chantal Chamberland has been stunning aficionados of the genre with her effortless ability to convey mood and emotion with seasoned maturity. To date, she has eight full-length releases to her name - each...

$58.98

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio: A Shade of Blue

Japanese Jazz legend Tsuyoshi Yamamoto's new album, A Shade Of Blue, undoubtedly reflects his love of the piano trio, a group configuration that in jazz history began in the 1940s with Nat King Cole and then was developed in...

$58.98

Sun Ra Arkestra: Lights On A Satellite

Limited double orange and magenta colored vinyl LP pressing. As if from the farthest reaches of space, a tremendous positive energy has come to us via Light on a Satellite: It is Sun Ra's music, played by his Arkestra,...

$52.99

Milt Jackson & John Coltrane: Bags & Trane

Vibraphonist Milt Jackson and tenor saxophonist John Coltrane make for a surprisingly complementary team on this 1959 studio session, their only joint recording. AllMusic notes that with fine backup by pianist Hank Jones, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Connie...

$73.99

Al di Meola: Elegant Gypsy

Fusion maestro Al di Meola broke into the mainstream with his fiery, certified-gold-selling 1977 album. Backed by impassioned performances from an unmatched collection of side men (including Jan Hammer, Steve Gadd, Paco de Lucia and Anthony Jackson), Di Meola's...

$55.98

Robert Glasper: Black Radio (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

With his 2012 album Black Radio, Robert Glasper laid out a new paradigm for creative music, reaching beyond entrenched genre boundaries to create a singular vision that drew from all reaches of contemporary black music with his Experiment band...

$69.98

Roy Brooks & the Artistic Truth: Black Survival: The Sahel Concert At Town Hall

An American jazz drummer Roy Brooks started his career in the 1950s, and he had joined the Horace Silver Combo the early 1960s. Subsequently, he became a part of the bands led by notable artists like Stanley Turrentine, Yusef...

$53.98

Underground Canopy: Uncut Gems

Underground Canopy is Hip-hop fed, Groove infused, Jazz band based in Paris, France. Uncut Gems is a raw exploration of what makes the cornerstone of our world. Dug up from a year long of free playing and experimentations at...

$60.98

Chantal Chamberland: Dripping Indigo - Transparent Purple

Smooth as a dry martini and equally intoxicating, Chantal Chamberland's "Dripping Indigo" cements her role as one of the best interpreters of classic song book favorites. Two factors set Chamberland's music apart from the pack. First, the arrangements are...

$68.98

Anthony Wilson Trio: Our Gang

(2-LP Set) 45RPM 180 GRAM. Wilson's Our Gang is the culmination of his more recent ideas, in both originals and standards, and this album includes some stunning performances of standards like Chitlins Con Carne (By Kenny Burrell), I Want...

$63.98

Bud Shank: Barefoot Adventure

Impex Records is pleased to announce a new, audiophile HQ-180 LP release of Bud Shank's pivotal 1961 classic, Barefoot Adventure. Featuring original compositions arranged by Shank for Bruce Brown's surf film of the same name, this is a swinging,...

$54.98

Max Gerl: Hard Pan

Drums and Electric Bass album from two modern monsters. Double platter affair at 45rpm. Hard-panned for your super-enjoyment, allowing you to listen to each instrument distinctly, together or panned to your liking. Don't ask. Just buy.

$64.98

Janel & Anthony: New Moon in the Evil Age

Janel Leppin : cello, keyboards, electronics, voice Anthony Pirog : guitar, electronics Janel Leppin and Anthony Pirog are frequently cited as highly influential within Washington D.C.'s respected and evolving music scene as bandleaders and creative voices. Their Cuneiform Records...

$59.98

Bobby II Sparks: Paranoia

Keyboardist, composer and arranger BOBBY SPARKS II's new album is simply a masterpiece. Double CD in a three-part digipack with a 12-page booklet and triple LP (180 grams) in a triple gatefold with printed inner sleeves on LEOPARD. For...

$59.99

Julius Hemphill: Dogon A.d.

(2-LP set) Considered by many as a true jazz classic, Julius Hemphill's Dogon A.D is listed by the New York Times as one of the 100 most essential jazz recordings. A fundamental statement of a new era in jazz...

$62.98

Emil Trio Brandqvist: Layers Of Life

The Emil Brandqvist Trio is meanwhile an established major on the European Jazz Circuit that chalks up ever-greater popularity with each album. For instance, this rising tide has led them to a No. 3 ranking on the German Jazz...

$50.98

Miles Davis: My Funny Valentine: In Concert

Miles Davis Turns Balladic on My Funny Valentine: Live Album Is Distinguished with Deep Emotions, Spontaneous Brilliance, Poetic Elegance, and Sensitive Beauty Mastered at MoFi's California Studio and Pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl for Reference Sound: Mobile Fidelity's 180g 33RPM...

$78.98

Ella Fitzgerald: Take Love Easy

Ella Fitzgerald and guitarist Joe Pass teamed up in 1973 for a set of duets for this album. The fabulous pairing's highlights include 'Don't Be That Way' and 'A Foggy Day.' The album is the first of four studio...

$52.98

Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (Expanded Edition)

Herbie Hancock joins forces with musical icons Annie Lenox, Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Santana, Sting and more as his early aughts duet album Possibilities makes it's vinyl debut. Releasing in November - just in time for Black Friday -...

$59.98

Bob James: Feel Like Making LIVE!

In the eyes of the rap generation, an older musician's hipness is often defined by how many times he or she has been sampled for beats and breaks. That means that keyboard wizard Bob James - whose records have...

$58.98

Miles Davis: Dark Magus: Live At Carnegie Hall 1974

Dark Magus Anticipates Developments in Jungle, Noise, and Drum 'n' Bass Music: Funky, Ferocious, Free-Form Miles Davis Double Album Is an Exhilarating Jazz-Rock Trip On Domestic Vinyl for the First Time: Mobile Fidelity's Numbered-Edition 180g 33RPM 2LP Set Presents...

$78.98

John McLaughlin: Saturday Night In San Francisco

Jazz writer Walter Kolovsky has said that Friday Night In San Francisco "may be the most influential of all acoustic guitar albums." LPs of it have been a demonstration staple on turntables around the world for over 40 years....

$54.98

Art Tatum: The Tatum Group Masterpieces

A historic meeting between pianist Art Tatum and tenor sax giant Ben Webster - recorded in 1956, but only first issued by Pablo Records in the 70s! At some level, it's clear that Tatum's the star of the sessions...

$52.98

Duke Ellington: Indigos

Duke Ellington's gorgeous 1958 release, already an audiophile stand out on Impex 33-rpm vinyl and 24k Gold CD, gets all the stops pulled out on our 65th Anniversary 45-rpm LPs! Exclusive new packaging and all-analog mastering provides experiential and...

$74.98

Vince Guaraldi Trio: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus

Vince Guaraldi Trio -"Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (Expanded Edition)" - This Deluxe 3 LP set greatly expands Vince Guaraldi Trio's landmark achievement, Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, which includes the GRAMMY-winning hit, "Cast Your Fate to the Wind,"...

$75.98

Lettuce: Lettuce With The Colorado Symphony

Lettuce with the Colorado Symphony is a genre-defying, electrifying performance that captures the powerhouse fusion of funk, jazz, and orchestral grandeur. Recorded live with the Colorado Symphony in 2018, this album features Lettuce's signature groove-driven sound paired with the...

$54.98

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Cheek To Cheek: Live!

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga's concert Cheek To Cheek: Live! Recorded at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City in 2014, and later aired on PBS as part of their Great Performances series. 2...

$54.98

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