Released in 1957, Thelonious Himself is a solo album by Thelonious Monk. The only exception to this is the final track "Monk's Mood," where he is joined by John Coltrane and Wilbur Ware.
For anyone seeking an entry point into the work of Blind Gary Davis, Harlem Street Singer is essential listening. Its combination of technical virtuosity, spiritual depth, and raw emotion makes it as compelling today as it was over six decades ago.
Ships 11/8/24 - Upon its initial release in 1993, SPIN called the album, a noisy little devil that benefits greatly from a fondness for Moog synth and a good ear for (buried) melody.
Prelusion is the debut album from iconic recording artist Patrice Rushen, originally released on Prestige Records in 1974. Reissued on vinyl for the first time in 50 years as part of Jazz Dispensary's Top Shelf series. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
Blending a socially conscious spirit with hard bop, jazz-funk, and electronic elements, Power to the People finds Joe Henderson saxophonist entering a new creative dimension.
This reissue features all-analog mastering from original tapes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl with original artwork reproduced on an old-school tip-on jacket.
FILTER / AMALGAMUT - Filter's third studio album, The Amalgamut, is available for the first time on vinyl in celebration of the title's 20th anniversary. Following the success of the band's platinum-selling 1999 release, Title of Record, 2002's The Amalga
Few musicians have embodied the romantic, and ultimately tragic, jazz figure as totally as Chesney "Chet" Baker. Chet is Chet Baker's classic 1959 Riverside album featuring jazz legends Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Mann and Pepper Adams.
Released in the summer of ‘69, Green River was Creedence Clearwater Revival’s third studio album, and their first No. 1 record. Hit after hit with this one.
Widely considered to be one of the best albums of the 90s, 1992’s Automatic For the People followed R.E.M.’s breakthrough album, Out of Time, and did not disappoint.
"While King of California was often lumped in with the then-fashionable unplugged craze, in retrospect it was the album where Dave Alvin's abilities as a performer began to catch up with his gifts as a songwriter..." --Mark Deming
Originally released in 1963, Boss Guitar is the 8th album from influential and prolific jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. It also features Melvine Rhyne (organ) and Jimmy Cobb (drums) across a selection of standards and Montgomery originals.
All the anthems in one essential collection. Best of Creed lines up 12 chart-topping tracks: the smashes “Higher,” “One Last Breath,” “With Arms Wide Open” and "My Sacrifice," plus more!
This deluxe CD release of A Charlie Brown Christmas features a brand-new Stereo Mix of the classic album remastered from the original three-track and two-track sources, as well as thirteen unreleased outtakes.
A great example of the hard-bop genre, the album includes four Golson compositions, plus "Staccato Swing" by Ray Bryant, who plays on the album, and the jazz standard "Autumn Leaves."
This 180-gram LP includes an obi with notes by Scott Billington, a paper-wrapped jacket and (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes. AllMusic asserts, "wonderful vocals, superb guitar and a couple of tunes with tasty piano make this essential."
