The 1975 album from Gil Scott-Heron and his musical partner in crime, Brian Jackson. From South Africa to South Carolina includes the single 'Johannesburg' which brought to our attention the resistance to the apartheid regime in South Africa.
Little Girl Blue documents Nina Simone's unparalleled and idiosyncratic musical persona at a particularly vibrant, formative stage, and helped launch her on a trajectory with more than its share of personal and professional trials and triumphs.
Songs for Distingué Lovers is an album by jazz singer Billie Holiday released in 1957 on Verve Records.[3] It was originally available in both mono, catalogue number MGV 8257, and stereo, catalog number MGVS 6021. It was recorded at Capitol Studios in Los
Monk's Dream is an album by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk that was released by Columbia Records in March 1963. It was Monk's first album for Columbia following his five-year recording period with Riverside Records.
SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME MILES DAVIS VINYL LP Someday My Prince Will Come is the seventh studio album by Miles Davis for Columbia Records, catalogue CL 1656 and CS 8456 in stereo, released in 1961. Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in Manhattan
In true, stream-of-consciousness, Beat fashion, the entire album was cut in one session with one take for each track, Allen's piano weaving in and out and occasionally commenting on Kerouac's verbal riffs to great effect.
The multi-instrumentalist not only brought in new tones and textures for this record but there are also stand-out vocal performances on 2 of the tracks by singer, Aleh. Showing his ability to arrange with new elements at play.
This record, discovered in the private collection of Norman Granz, will make the first time a live Songbook has been released from the First Lady of Song.
"Moonbeams was the first album Bill Evans made after the death of his musical right arm, bassist Scott LaFaro. An album of ballads, it was a startling return to the recording sphere and a major advancement in Evans' development as a leader." -Thom Jurek
Nina's second LP, originally released in 1959, ranges from a swinging 'Stompin' at the Savory' and an emotional 'It Might As Well Be Spring' to an English folk ballad 'Tomorrow', spirituals, and an R&B song 'You've Been Gone Too Long'.
1964 was momentous for saxophonist Wayne Shorter, starting the year in Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers before making his own debut (Night Dreamer/JuJu). He joined the Miles Davis Quintet that summer, cementing a seminal lineup in jazz history.
The grandson of the late trumpeter Doc Cheatham and former student of legendary jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd- Theo Croker is an artist steeped in jazz tradition. Croker's own music reveals a love of organic funk, soul, and gooey, groove-oriented hip-hop.
This is a legendary live recording from Billy Wooten and his band “The Wooden Glass,” as played in 1972. A masterpiece of jazz-funk live albums is finally here on vinyl! Comes with an OBI-strip.
WaxTime Reissue. Coltrane's quartet joined by a big ensemble to bring the number of musicians to 21. It's big band sound, with the unusual instrumentation of French horns and euphonium, presented music very different from anything that Coltrane had done.
Blue Note Audiophile Reissue. Morgan's technical prowess on the horn matched by the emotional depth of his playing, and a composer who could conjure different moods and styles with his writing.
This may have been Grant Green's debut album, but all three of these musicians share equal responsibility in this magnificent January 28, 1961 date, remastered by original recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder.
180gm vinyl LP pressing. The prodigious trumpeter Lee Morgan debuted on Blue Note in 1956 at the age of 18 but personal problems forced him off the scene temporarily. His rebound recording, The Sidewinder, was a coronation.
The All Seeing Eye is Wayne Shorter's brilliant and multi-layered album for Blue Note. His goal was to use "a wider range of colors and textures" while continuing his explorations of "life and the universe and God."
