April 26th Newsletter
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  • Steve Tibbetts – Northern Song
    Steve Tibbetts – Northern Song
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    With percussionist Anderson, Tibbetts explores urban landscape, especially on “Nine Doors/Breathing Space.” Tibbetts is reminiscent of Ralph Towner. Northern Song Review by Michael G. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Monk Trio
    Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Monk Trio
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    Any Thelonious Monk album that kicks off with a seven-minute version of “Blue Monk” is worth listening to. Backed alternately by bassists Percy Heath and Gary Mapp and drummers Art [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Larry Coryell & The Eleventh House – At Montreux
    Larry Coryell & The Eleventh House – At Montreux
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    The Eleventh House, lead by Larry Coryell, were arguably the best Jazz-rock-fusion band of the time when they appeared on July 4th, 1974 at Montreux. The band effectively existed only […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lou Bennett – Dansez Et Rêvez
    Lou Bennett – Dansez Et Rêvez
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    This release contains Bennett’s second LP as a leader in its entirety: Dansez et Rêvez avec le trio Lou Bennett (RCA Victor 430.051). Presented here for the first time ever […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Handy – Recorded Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival
    John Handy – Recorded Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival
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    John Handy’s performance at the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival was a sensation and arguably the high point of his career. The altoist, using a quintet that included violinist Michael White, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Sorcerer
    Miles Davis – Sorcerer
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    Sorcerer, the third album by the second Miles Davis Quintet, is in a sense a transitional album, a quiet, subdued affair that rarely blows hot, choosing to explore cerebral tonal […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Monk – Straight, No Chaser
    Monk – Straight, No Chaser
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    This is the sixth studio album cut by Thelonious Monk under the production/direction of Teo Macero for Columbia and as such should not be confused with the original motion picture […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charlie Parker / Benny Carter / Johnny Hodges – Norman Granz’ Jam Session
    Charlie Parker / Benny Carter / Johnny Hodges – Norman Granz’ Jam Session
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    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie McLean – Let Freedom Ring
    Jackie McLean – Let Freedom Ring
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    Jackie McLean had always been a highly emotional soloist, so it makes sense that he was one of the first hard bop veterans to find a new voice in the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Mahavishnu Orchestra* With John McLaughlin – The Inner Mounting Flame
    The Mahavishnu Orchestra* With John McLaughlin – The Inner Mounting Flame
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    This is the album that made John McLaughlin a semi-household name, a furious, high-energy, yet rigorously conceived meeting of virtuosos that, for all intents and purposes, defined the fusion of [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Miles In The Sky
    Miles Davis – Miles In The Sky
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    With the 1968 album Miles in the Sky, Miles Davis explicitly pushed his second great quintet away from conventional jazz, pushing them toward the jazz-rock hybrid that would later become […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – Filles De Kilimanjaro
    Miles Davis – Filles De Kilimanjaro
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    Since it’s billed as “Directions in Music by Miles Davis,” it should come as little surprise that Filles de Kilimanjaro is the beginning of a new phase for Miles, the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Miles Davis – E.S.P.
    Miles Davis – E.S.P.
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    ESP marks the beginning of a revitalization for Miles Davis, as his second classic quintet — saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Les McCann Ltd. • Stanley Turrentine • Blue Mitchell with Frank Haines*, Herbie Lewis, Ron Jefferson – Les McCann Ltd. In New York (Recorded “Live” At The Village Gate)
    Les McCann Ltd. • Stanley Turrentine • Blue Mitchell with Frank Haines*, Herbie Lewis, Ron Jefferson – Les McCann Ltd. In New York (Recorded “Live” At The Village Gate)
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    *Japanese Import CD* “A thoroughly satisfying live date. The good-time pianist forgets singing on this Village Gate outing, and the band just cooks. Silky saxman Stanley Turrentine and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lou Donaldson Quintet – Wailing With Lou
    Lou Donaldson Quintet – Wailing With Lou
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    *Japanese Import CD* “Wailing With Lou is an appropriate title for this enjoyable set of straight-ahead bop. Whether he’s riding the propulsive rhythms of “Caravan” or [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Stanley Turrentine – Mr. Natural
    Stanley Turrentine – Mr. Natural
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    *Japanese Import CD* “Stanley Turrentine’s supporting cast is a strong one, including Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, Elvin Jones, and Ray Barretto. The leader’s [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Curtis Fuller – Bone & Bari
    Curtis Fuller – Bone & Bari
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    *Japanese Import CD* “Curtis Fuller emerged during the 1950s as a leading hard bop trombonist. A native of Detroit, Fuller was initially inspired by hearing J.J. Johnson, who became a […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Carmell Jones featuring Harold Land – The Remarkable Carmell Jones
    Carmell Jones featuring Harold Land – The Remarkable Carmell Jones
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    *Japanese Import CD* “The Kansas City born trumpeter Carmell Jones was quickly signed by Pacific Jazz soon after his arrival in Los Angeles in 1960, and in addition to appearing […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio – Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio
    Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio – Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio
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    *Japanese Import CD* “In that quintessential breakthrough year of modern jazz — 1957 — Norman Granz was fond of pairing the legendary drummerless trio of Oscar Peterson with [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Donald Byrd – The Creeper
    Donald Byrd – The Creeper
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    *Japanese Import CD* “This LP was trumpeter Donald Byrd’s final album in the hard bop idiom and it went unissued until 1981. For the last time, Byrd was heard in […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Bud Powell – Bud Powell’s Moods
    Bud Powell – Bud Powell’s Moods
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    *Japanese Import CD* Bud Powell plays a variety of standards and original tunes in his delightfully idiosyncratic style.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto – A Bossa Nova De Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto
    Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto – A Bossa Nova De Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto
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    *Japanese Import CD*  

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Laurindo Almeida & The Bossa Nova Allstars – It’s A Bossa Nova World: International Hits In Jazz Samba Arrangements
    Laurindo Almeida & The Bossa Nova Allstars – It’s A Bossa Nova World: International Hits In Jazz Samba Arrangements
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    *Japanese Import CD* Laurindo Almeida and his All-Star band cover traditional songs from all over the world in a Samba style.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Jun Fukamachi – The Sea Of Dirac
    Jun Fukamachi – The Sea Of Dirac
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    *Japanese Import CD* The follow-up to Spiral Steps, and just as groovin’ and hard-hitting.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chet Baker – Pretty / Groovy
    Chet Baker – Pretty / Groovy
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    *Japanese Import CD* A compilation compiling previously unreleased tracks by Baker with tracks from Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – 3 Blind Mice
    Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – 3 Blind Mice
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    *Japanese Import CD* “Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers rode through the rough waters of significant record label, personnel, and sound changes in 1962. A young Freddie Hubbard took the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Elvin Jones – Dear John C.
    Elvin Jones – Dear John C.
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    *Japanese Import CD* “The second album by Elvin Jones as sole title rights leader (excluding the co-op ensemble that recorded the stunning and essential progressive jazz icon Illumination!) [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Hermeto Pascoal E Grupo – Festa Dos Deuses
    Hermeto Pascoal E Grupo – Festa Dos Deuses
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    *Japanese Import CD* An intense later album from Hermeto Pascoal’s group. Absolutely smokes.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Joe Pass – Simplicity
    Joe Pass – Simplicity
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    *Japanese Import CD* “An aptly titled release, as guitarist Joe Pass offers smooth, fluent songs, crisp, polished solos, and sentimental material.” – allmusic.com

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cannonball Adderley – Cannonball Adderley’s Fiddler On The Roof
    Cannonball Adderley – Cannonball Adderley’s Fiddler On The Roof
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    *Japanese Import CD* “It is a bit strange that none of the eight songs performed on this LP found their way into Adderley’s permanent repertoire for the altoist is quite […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gal Costa – Gal Tropical
    Gal Costa – Gal Tropical
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    *Japanese Import CD* A mid-career peak from Gal Costa, featuring tracks such as Samba Rasgado and Estrada Do Sol

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Moacir Santos – Maestro
    Moacir Santos – Maestro
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    *Japanese Import CD* “For his Blue Note debut, Maestro, Brazilian composer Moacir Santos assiduously avoids his homeland’s familiar bossa nova and samba rhythms, instead reinventing [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Stan Getz – And The Cool Sounds
    Stan Getz – And The Cool Sounds
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    *Japanese Import CD* “Stan Getz plays with five different lineups on the recordings from 1954 and 1955 featured on Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds. The cool-toned, mellow tenor saxophonist [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Booker Little 4, Max Roach – Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
    Booker Little 4, Max Roach – Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
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    *Japanese Import CD* “Memphis-born trumpeter Booker Little was a bright light of the jazz world who died tragically young at age 23. A prodigiously talented hornman as well as a […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Caetano Veloso – Livro
    Caetano Veloso – Livro
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    *Japanese Import CD* “Caetano Veloso continues his free-thinking explorations of tropicalismo on this ambitiously arranged, elaborately packaged suite of songs devoted to whatever happens [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Bud Shank & Shorty Rogers & Bill Perkins – Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins
    Bud Shank & Shorty Rogers & Bill Perkins – Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins
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    *Japanese Import CD* A West Coast Jazz classic, featuring tracks such as Shank’s Pranks & Left Bank.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Andrew Hill – Dance With Death
    Andrew Hill – Dance With Death
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    *Japanese Import CD* “Recorded in 1968, but not released until 1980, Dance With Death was Hill’s 10th Blue Note album and it stands as one of the most gratifying though under-recognized [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Wayne Shorter – Schizophrenia
    Wayne Shorter – Schizophrenia
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    *Japanese Import CD* “Wayne Shorter was at the peak of his creative powers when he recorded Schizophrenia in the spring of 1967. Assembling a sextet that featured two of his […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jun Fukamachi – Spiral Steps
    Jun Fukamachi – Spiral Steps
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    *Japanese Import CD* A masterpiece of jazz-funk/fusion from Jun Fukamachi’s all-star combo

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie McLean – Bluesnik
    Jackie McLean – Bluesnik
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    *Japanese Import CD* “Bluesnik, Jackie McLean’s seventh session as a leader for Blue Note Records, was one of only two recordings issued by McLean in 1961. With a lineup of […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lou Donaldson – Sassy Soul Strut
    Lou Donaldson – Sassy Soul Strut
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    *Japanese Import CD* “Sassy Soul Strut pairs Lou Donaldson with arranger George Butler to create a smooth, unabashedly commercial session some distance removed from the saxophonist’s [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lee Morgan – Tom Cat
    Lee Morgan – Tom Cat
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    *Japanese Import CD* “It seems strange that the music on this CD was not released initially until 1980. Trumpeter Lee Morgan had had an unexpected hit with “The Sidewinder,” so [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jackie McLean – Vertigo
    Jackie McLean – Vertigo
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    *Japanese Import CD* “This 1980 recording released for the first time — “Formidable” from a 1959 session and five numbers from a 1963 McLean set. While [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Philip Pearlstein – Landscape Aquatints
    Philip Pearlstein – Landscape Aquatints
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    A selection of Philip Pearlstein’s illustrations from 1978-1980 Staple-bound zine with dustjacket. Moisture damage/staining along upper edge

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Gallery Of Photography: Vision
    Gallery Of Photography: Vision
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    A pamphlet featuring work from the Vision Gallery, based out of Boston, circa 1980s Staple-bound zine with some discoloration

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • James H. Forest – Thomas Merton’s Struggle With Peacemaking
    James H. Forest – Thomas Merton’s Struggle With Peacemaking
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    “Written by Merton’s friend Jim Forest and drawing heavily upon their extensive correspondence, this booklet explores Merton’s beliefs about Christians and war, his life as a monk and his [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • D.M Thomas – News From The Front (signed)
    D.M Thomas – News From The Front (signed)
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    “A collaborative work “featuring a fictional encounter between a businessman and a Portuguese girl on holiday in London” (from the front flap). The authors take turns writing [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius
    Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius
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    It’s impossible to hear Jaco Pastorious’ debut album today as it sounded when it was first released in 1976. The opening track — his transcription for fretless electric bass of [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jean Genet – May Day Speech
    Jean Genet – May Day Speech
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    Transcript of Jean Genet’s May Day Speech, given in support of Bobby Seale after his imprisonment. City Lights, 1970 staple-bound zine. Some light wear and discoloration.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Miles Davis & Robert Glasper – Everything’s Beautiful
    Miles Davis & Robert Glasper – Everything’s Beautiful
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    Everything’s Beautiful isn’t quite a tribute or a remix project. It’s not a collaboration between Miles Davis and Robert Glasper, as it is billed. On the surface, from a [...]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz