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Artist:
BROWN, CLIFFORD
Title:
The Beginning And The End
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$17.00
Catalog #:
C 32284LP
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1973. Featuring Clifford Brown (trumpet), Vance Wilson (alto and tenor sax), Duke Wells (piano), Eddie Lambert (guitar), James Johnson (bass), Osie Johnson (drums) and Chris Powell (vocals, percussion). Tracks include "I Come From Jamaica," "Donna Lee" and "Night In Tunisia." "The first and last recorded performances of one of the greatest soloists in the history of jazz."
Artist:
SMITH, BESSIE
Title:
Empty Bed Blues
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
2LP
Price:
$21.00
Catalog #:
CG 30450LP
Gatefold exact repro reissue of the 1971 collection of recordings by the "empress of the blues." One of the most popular female blues singers of the 1920s-30s, Smith recorded alongside the likes of Louis Armstrong, Bob Fuller, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins and Fletcher Henderson. Songs include "Me And My Gin," " I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave," "Devil's Gonna Get You" and "Poor Man's Blues."
Artist:
CRYAN SHAMES, THE
Title:
Sugar And Spice
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$14.00
Catalog #:
CL 2589LP
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1967. Razor-sharp harmony-fueled '60s pop, including hits like "We Could Be Happy," "We'll Meet Again," "Ben Franklin's Almanac," "Hey Joe" and "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place."
Artist:
CHRISTIAN, CHARLIE
Title:
With The Benny Goodman Sextet And Orchestra
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$14.00
Catalog #:
CL 652LP
"This is the story of Charlie Christian, who played guitar with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra from the fall of 1939 to the spring of 1941. He brought with him a new concept of jazz which, fused with the music of Lester Young and a few others, became the foundation of what was called bop in the forties, and opened the way to the whole field of 'modern jazz' in the fifties..."
Artist:
BYRD/GIGI GRYCE, DON
Title:
Jazz Lab
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$17.00
Catalog #:
CL 998HLP
The Jazz Lab Quintet, formed by alto saxophonist Gigi Gryce and trumpeter Don Byrd, was active in 1957 and released music for Riverside, Verve, RCA/Victor and Jubilee. This release on Columbia is considered among the project's most notable sessions. Appearances by Tommy Flanagan (piano), Wendell Marshall (bass) and Art Taylor (drums). Songs include Horace Silver's "Speculation," as well as Gryce's originals "Nica's Tempo" and "Blue Concept." 180 gram exact repro reissue.
Artist:
HAMILTON QUINTET, CHICO
Title:
Drumfusion
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$14.00
Catalog #:
CS 8607LP
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1962. Featuring Chico Hamilton (drums), Charles Lloyd (tenor & flute), Garnett Brown (trombone), Albert Stinson (bass) and legendary Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo on guitar. "...a fascinating document... This group's sound was much harder and bluesier than Hamilton's previous quintets, and Lloyd's heated, Coltrane-inspired tenor sax was its most prominent voice. Szabo's cool, well-paced soloing is reminiscent of Jim Hall's, and Brown proves to be a far more interesting soloist that I would have ever expected. Hamilton's playing is remarkably aggressive, and his crisp, taut, nervy solo on 'Tales' reveals that he had much more going on, chops-wise, than most jazz drummers. However, the real hero of this recording is the bassist, Albert Stinson, whose supple, probing lines weave a graceful counterpoint to Hamilton's crackling drums." -- Jazz Weekly
Artist:
CYRKLE, THE
Title:
Neon
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$17.00
Catalog #:
CS 9432LP
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1967. "...fans of typically '60s harmonies, artful production, and crafty integration of acoustic and electric dynamics with a wide range of instruments will find much to enjoy.... It does include a Paul Simon-Bruce Woodley collaboration, 'I Wish You Could Be Here,' that Simon & Garfunkel never put out on release, though Woodley's group, the Seekers, did put out a version. About the best of the lot are 'Our Love Affair's in Question,' which (whether intentionally or not) sounds quite a bit like 1966 Simon & Garfunkel, and 'Don't Cry, No Fears, No Tears Comin' Your Way,' which is tougher than most of their output. There's also a rather wacky cover of the Beatles' 'I'm Happy Just to Dance With You,' complete with the cheesy twanging sitar that decorated several of the Cyrkle's songs." -- All Music Guide
Artist:
BATTEAUX
Title:
Batteaux
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$14.00
Catalog #:
KC 32063LP
Brothers David (Buskin) and Robin Batteau had careers writing songs for TV, film and numerous Top 40 entertainers, but this 1973 album inspired by their father's dolphin/human communication project (which, according to the cover, apparently involved swimming naked with them), is a lost gem, featuring the hit-that-never-was, "High Tide," a free soul aquatic space groover that was later sampled on Ghostface Killah's track "Underwater," from the album
Fishscale
. Exact repro reissue.
Artist:
PARTCH, HARRY
Title:
Delusion Of The Fury
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
2LP
Price:
$26.00
Catalog #:
P 749311HLP
Gatefold 180 gram vinyl reissue, originally released in 1971. "In this long-awaited masterwork, Harry Partch rises above all attempts at descriptive containment and becomes quite simply heroic.
Delusions Of The Fury
, proceeding from tragedy to comedy, is nothing less than the full, ritualistic expression, in vocal instrumental and corporeal terms, of the reconciliation by the living both with death and with life. It is a total Partch statement, incorporating voices, mime, his celebrated instruments, dance, lighting and staging, all working to express this philosophical concept.
Delusion Of The Fury
, as is to be expected, is not cast in the common dramatic/musical mold." -- Eugene Paul
Artist:
RILEY, TERRY
Title:
A Rainbow In Curved Air
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$17.00
Catalog #:
P 749408HLP
180 gram exact repro reissue of this minimalist masterpiece, originally released in 1969. "All the music on this recording is played by Terry. In 'A Rainbow' he plays electric organ, electric harpsichord, rocksichord, dumbec and tambourine. 'Poppy Nogood' is for soprano saxophone and electric organ. The spatially separated mirror images were adapted for studio recording by Glen Kolotkin and resemble the sound Terry gets in his all-night concerts."
Artist:
PARTCH, HARRY
Title:
The World Of Harry Partch
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$15.00
Catalog #:
P 751492HLP
180 gram exact repro reissue, originally released in 1969. "
The World of Harry Partch
collects three of his best short pieces. 'Daphne of the Dunes' (1967) is a side-long update of 'Windsong' written for dance. The melodic segments are given more emphasis than usual for a Partch piece, and harmonically this is one of his best with arpeggiated glides/cries of the Harmonic Canons evoking our sympathies. Meter changes almost measure by measure, with one section in 31/16 meter; another (polymetric) section consists of 4/4-7/4 over 4/8-7/8! Needless to say, while being very physical, Partch's music isn't something you can easily tap your foot to. What's most important is that it works. Partch was not one to introduce musical complexity merely for its own sake, another factor that separated him from his contemporaries. Not only are the rhythms complex, but they are performed at a frantic pace unequaled by any music I've hard (save perhaps the inhumanly fast player piano pieces of Conlon Nancarrow!). This is characteristic of most of Partch's works, though I think 'Daphne' is one of the most successful and exhilarating. 'Barstow -- Eight Hitchhiker Inscriptions from a Highway Railing at Barstow, California' was composed in 1941 as part of 'The Wayward.' It offers such statements as 'Go to 538 East Lemon Avenue for an easy handout' and 'Looking for millionaire wife...' This charismatic piece is successful due to the contrasting of Partch's intoning voice with others in the ensemble and to increased instrumental emphasis. Last is 'Castor and Pollux' in a more modern performance than From the Music of Harry Partch, with greater vigor and fidelity.
The World of Harry Partch
is an excellent introduction to his works that comes highly recommended." --
Surface Noise
Artist:
WITHERS, BILL
Title:
Greatest Hits
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$15.00
Catalog #:
P 756987HLP
180 gram reissue of Bill Withers' second best of collection for Colombia, originally released in 1981. Instantly recognizable, powerful pop soul. Tracklist: A1. Just The Two Of Us; A2. Use Me; A3; Ain't No Sunshine; A4. Lovely Day; A5. I Want To Spend The Night. B1. Soul Shadows; B2. Lean On Me; B3. Grandma's Hands; B4. Hello Like Before; B5. Who Is He What Is He To You.
Artist:
MONK, THELONIOUS
Title:
Monk
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$15.00
Catalog #:
P 757673HLP
180 gram exact repro reissue. His seventh album for Columbia Records, originally released in 1965. Featuring Thelonious Monk (piano), Larry Gales (bass), Ben Riley (Drums) and Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone). "Thelonious Monk is an example of an exceptionally uncorrupted creative talent. He has accepted the challenges that one must accept to forge a music utilizing the jazz process. Because he lacks, perhaps fortunately, exposure to the Western classical music tradition or, for that matter, comprehensive exposure to any music other than jazz and American popular music, his reflections of formal superficialities and their replacement with fundamental structure has resulted in a unique and astoundingly pure music."
Artist:
MONK, THELONIOUS
Title:
Monk's Blues
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$15.00
Catalog #:
P 757674HLP
180 gram reissue, originally released in 1969. Arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. "Monk's genius shines through on some of the more sensible and sensitive arrangements, such as 'Reflections,' 'Monk's Point,' and the surprisingly tasteful 'Brilliant Corners.'" -- All Music Guide
Artist:
MONK, THELONIOUS
Title:
It's Monk's Time
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$15.00
Catalog #:
P 757675HLP
180 gram reissue, originally released in 1964. Featuring Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), Butch Warren (bass), Ben Riley (drums) and Thelonious Monk (piano). "
It's Monk's Time
(1964) contains some of the best -- if not arguably
the
best -- studio sides that the pianist cut during his final years as a recording musician.... From four sessions in early 1964,
It's Monk's Time
gathers four quartet and two solo sides, presenting the pinnacle of what these musicians offered stylistically as well as from the standpoint of presentation. There is sense of mischievous playfulness in Monk's nimble keyboard work, especially notable on the beautifully off-kilter unaccompanied opening to 'Lulu's Back in Town,' and the same practically impish quality also drives the solo performance on 'Nice Work if You Can Get It.' Both pop standards are prime examples of the bop pioneer's inimitable approach to arranging, and also provide an uncanny insight to his influences." -- All Music Guide
Artist:
DYLAN, BOB
Title:
John Wesley Harding
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$21.00
Catalog #:
PC 9604HLP
Dylan's eighth studio album, released in 1967. 180 gram repro reissue. "A calm, reflective album, John Wesley Harding strips away all of the wilder tendencies of Dylan's rock albums -- even the then-unreleased
Basement Tapes
he made the previous year -- but it isn't a return to his folk roots. If anything, the album is his first serious foray into country, but only a handful of songs, such as 'I'll Be Your Baby Tonight,' are straight country songs. Instead, John Wesley Harding is informed by the rustic sound of country, as well as many rural myths, with seemingly simple songs like 'All Along the Watchtower,' 'I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine,' and 'The Wicked Messenger' revealing several layers of meaning with repeated plays." -- All Music Guide
Artist:
POPPING AND HER PIXIELAND BAND, ELSA
Title:
Delirium In Hi-Fi
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$8.50
Catalog #:
WL 106LP
Exact repro reissue, originally released in 1957. This is French composer/arranger André Popp working under a pseudonym: Utilizing half-speed, double speed and backwards recording techniques, for trombones, vocals, vibraphones, flutes, saxes, trumpets, tape delay, accordion, etc. Following swiped from the pen of Johan Kugelberg!: "This record is the
créme de la créme
of fucked up musique concrete/easy listening records. Any avant garde tape manipulation technique to known to man in the late 50s is utilized to the fullest extent of the law of ridiculousness." CD released on Basta.
Artist:
POPP AND HIS ORCHESTRA, ANDRE
Title:
Presenting Popp!
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
WL 130LP
Exact repro reissue of 1958's
Presenting Popp!
(also released as
Popped!
), an installment in Columbia's
Adventures In Sound
series. "...features marvelously comic and ingenious arrangements. Popp's ability to bring surprising new mixes of instrumentation to conventional melodies has led some to compare him to Esquivel, but Popp's style is less other-worldly than just plain odd." -- Space Age Pop Music
Artist:
KHEMISTRY
Title:
Khemistry
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$16.00
Catalog #:
COL 38215LP
"One year before Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones created
Thriller
, there was Khemistry. The Washington, D.C.-based boogie-funk trio only managed one release during their time at Columbia Records, but their self-titled 1982 album remains a revered classic of the genre. Under the guidance of producers Willie Lester and Rodney Brown, Khemistry created a pop masterpiece, powered by infectious dance grooves ('Can You Feel My Love') and soulful ballads ('There's No Me Without You'). A rare and highly sought after record by collectors, Khemistry's landmark album is now available in a fresh, properly licensed pressing."
Artist:
BRAINSTORM
Title:
Journey To The Light/We're On Our Way Home
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
12"
Price:
$10.00
Catalog #:
RG 561EP
"Two cuts from Brainstorm's sought-after 1978 album
Journey To The Light
. A self-contained nine-member band from Detroit, Brainstorm proved equally adept at crafting love ballads and jazz-funk jams. 'Journey To The Light' definitely falls into the latter camp, a mass of hot brass and slapped-bass goodness, with a killer female vocal. 'We're On Our Way Home' is another soul weekender anthem -- a jazz-funk / disco fusion cut with massive end of night chorus."
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