VARIOUS Introduction To Jazz (Something from the "World of The Strange" now, as the Reverend A. L. Kershaw takes you on a tour of the exciting world of Jazz, from its early adoption in Europe while America was still wondering what to do with it,to the early fifties. This amazing 1956 12-track LP is complete with the original details insert which documents the tracks & personnel from King Oliver's Savannah Syncopators in 1926 through to George Lewis & His Ragtime Band in 1952. The ful more...
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VARIOUS Jazz Me Blues (The Chicago Connection) (1987 UK 18-track compilation LP featuring tracks recorded between 1928 & 1940, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl is flawless AFS1026) more...
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VARIOUS A Tribute To Monk & Bird (1978 US 6-track double LP tribute to the compositions of Charlie Parker & Thelonious Monk, recorded that year in New York with a star cast including Thad Jones, George Adams, George Lewis, Stanley Cowell, Reggie Workman & Lennie White, gatefold picture sleeve with deletion saw-cut. The cover is Excellent with some minor shelf wear & the vinyl grades EX/EX- with just a few faint paper hairlines to show play) more...
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VARIOUS Guide To Jazz (1956 US 16-track mono LP, compiled to accompany the book by Hugues Panassié, featuring classic tracks from the twenties, thirties & forties including Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Earl Hines, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins & more, pasted picture sleeve with tape reinforced top & spine. The sleeve shows a little light shelfwear with some edge scuffing but the vinyl remains in EX-/EX condition with just light surface scuffs to show for its fi more...
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VARIOUS-JAZZ From West Coast To East Coast (1983 French 40-track 3-LP box set, featuring outstanding recordings spanning the fifties up to the seventies and including everyone from Chet Baker, Lars Gullin, Andre Previn, Helen Merrill, Marty Paich and more, with liner note booklet. The box has a sticker mark in the corner and has annotations to the reverse, whilst the vinyl has just the odd light sign of play PM45694) more...
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NAT SHAPIRO & NAT HENTOFF Hear Me Talkin' To Ya (Very Rare 1967 UK mail order only limited issue of the 1955 384-page hardback book featuring the story of Jazz by the men who made it including Kid Ory, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck & more, nice picture dust cover) more...
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VARIOUS-JAZZ Swing To The 30's & 40's (1982 UK 20-track compilation vinyl LP featuring big band greats including Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Woody Herman, Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw, picture sleeve. The sleeve has a small split to the top and the vinyl appears barely played MCM1001) more...
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VARIOUS John Hammond's Spirituals To Swing (Superb pair of 1962 mono LPs, issued as Volumes One & Two, featuring thirty one classic tracks recorded at the legendary Carnengie Hall concerts of 1938 & 1939 & featuring a bevy of superstars includingthe Kansas City Six, Benny Goodman Sextet, Big Bill Broonzy & Count Basie amongst others, captured at their peak as live touring bands. The set also includes a nice double sided narrative insert to complement the extensive sleeve notes with c more...
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VARIOUS One World Jazz (Scarce 1960 6-track LP that was the first ever to be recorded at different places & times by different people - seven musicians in New York, four in Paris, three in London & one in Stockholm. Being 1960, the master tapes had to be jetted around the world for this to happen, with the basic rhythm tracks being recorded in New York & various solo interpretations added as the tapes travelled around. Carefully orchestrated & controlled, the blends of style, pace & i more...
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VARIOUS 8 Ways To Jazz The Music Of Cole Porter (1993 Japanese issue of the 1958 8-track mono LP compilation, a very scarce competition winner only album exclusive to the Japanese market. Features the harmonies and melodies of one of America's greatest composers, as interpreted by Sonny Rollins, Donald Byrd, Bill Evans, Zoot Sims & many more. The picture sleeve replicates the album's original artwork & notes, complete with Japanese translated insert & obi SLP-57) more...
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VARIOUS A Visit To Jazzland No. 3 (1955 UK 8-track 10" vinyl LP featuring tracks by Rampart Street Paraders, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner & the Dave Brubeck Quartet,selections recorded between 1937 & 1954, fully laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a bit of light shelfwear but the vinyl remains in great condition with just a couple of light surface scuffs to show for its fifty five years BB more...
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VARIOUS A Tribute To The Grand Order Of Water Rats (Rare 1961 UK 14-trck compilation LP issued to raise funds for the charity & starring an amazing array of US performers including The Platters, Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Duke Ellington, Errol Garner, Sidney Bechet & many more, unique front laminated flipback picture sleeve with list of Water Rats members on the back. Both sleeve & vinyl are in superb condition EMB3335) more...
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VARIOUS-JAZZ Dance Bands USA - Vol. 3 (UK 1987 16-track digital stereo vinyl LP compilation from various artists throughout the classic years of Jazz age dance bands in the US, featuring Ace Brigode, Glen Gray, Ted Lewis and more, as heard onBBC2 from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Robert Parker, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear, with a little scuffing to the back, this copy has a small sticker to the left hand corner, the vinyl looks barely played REB650) more...
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VARIOUS Spirituals To Swing Volume 1 (1962 UK repackaging of the 1959 16-track mono LP, recorded live at Carnegie Hall in 1938 & 1939 & featuring The Benny Goodman Sextet, Count Basie Band, Kansas City Six & New Orleans Feetwarmers, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with just a few light surrface hairlines to show for over fifty five years FJL401) more...
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VARIOUS Spectrum - Tribute To Monk (1982 UK 6-track LP, a late release in the Lawsdowne series, featuring a stellar cast of British jazzmen paying homage to the great Thelonious Monk; Peter King, Bobby Wellins, Art Themen, Kenny Wheeler, Roy Babbington plus Stan & Clark Tracey, including an outstanding version of Misterioso. The picture sleeve shows minor wear from storage & the vinyl looks barely played SWLP001) more...
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THE PARIS ALL-STARS Homage To Charlie Parker (1991 Japanese promotional sample 9-track CD, featuring a genuine all-star line-up paying tribute to Bird, including Stan Getz, Jackie McLean, Phil Woods, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Hank Jones,Percy Heath & Max Roach. This copy remains factory sealed from new, with promo stickered back insert & obi PCCY-10183) more...
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VARIOUS A Tribute To Monk & Bird (1988 UK 6-track double LP tribute to the compositions of Charlie Parker & Thelonious Monk, recorded on January 17-19 & 25, 1978 at CI Studios, New York City with a star cast including Thad Jones, George Adams,George Lewis, Stanley Cowell, Reggie Workman & Lennie White, gatefold picture sleeve with price sticker. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl is Excellent with light play AFFD187) more...
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VARIOUS Harlem Comes To London (1978 UK 20-track LP featuring recordings made by the stars of Harlem between 1926 & 1938, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little light shelfwear but the vinyl is flawless SH265) more...
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VARIOUS Come To Happy Dixieland (1980 German only 20-track LP including selections from the Dutch Swing College Band, Chris Barber's Jazzband, Old Merry Tale Jazzband, Louis Armstrong & more, picture sleeve. Both sleeve & vinyl are in fantastic condition TG1251) more...
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VARIOUS-JAZZ Back To The Forties (1987 UK 20-track vinyl LP compilation, featuring all the big names of the swing era including Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller & Frank Sinatra, picture sleeve NE1397) more...
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STAN KENTON / LES BROWN / HARRY JAMES / BILLY MAY / WOODY HERMAN / RAY ANTHONY Dance To The Bands! - Part Two (UK black & silver Capitol label 9-track vinyl LP, fully-laminated scalloped flipback picture sleeve LCT6125) more...
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VARIOUS-JAZZ The Jazz & Vocal Collection (1996 UK 23-track CD album - a fantastic compilation of 23 classic and rare recordings from 1920 to 1945, that have all been converted from mono to stereo using 3 dimensional sound. Issued in a vibrant rainbow picture sleeve) more...
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VARIOUS Jazz Giants At Their Best (1974 UK 12-track vinyl LP compilation. Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus & Louis Armstrong all feature in star performances of Take The A Train, Ruby My Dear, Seven Steps To Heaven & more, picture sleeve EMB31068) more...
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STAN KENTON / LES BROWN / HARRY JAMES / BILLY MAY / WOODY HERMAN / RAY ANTHONY Dance To The Bands! (Rare 1956 US 18-track double compilation LP, pasted gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has some edge scuffing but is otherwise in superb condition & the vinyl has only a few light inaudible surface marks to show for its fifty years. This LP has come from the vast personal collection of the former Director of Publicity & Marketing for Blue Note in the USA & has been stamped on the back of the gatefold as being part of his Jazz Archive - A true piece of Jazz history! TBO727) more...
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VARIOUS The Birdland Story Vol. 2 (1961 UK 9-track mono LP on the dark green & gold Columbia label, Factory Sample stickered to the first side of the label for review purposes prior to commercial release, telling the famous story of Birdland through the music of Charlie Parker-Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Harry Belafonte with Machito & more. The front laminated flipback sleeve shows just the lightest signs of discolouring starting to show on the back, which is very minor, & the vinyl st more...
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VARIOUS-JAZZ Cool (1988 UK/German-pressed Kent label 16-track vinyl LP compilation, including Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers' version of 'Cantelope Island' & Johnny Griffin's take on 'Wade In The Water', plus more re-discovered gems from thePrestige & Fantasy back catalogues, picture sleeve KENT077) more...
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VARIOUS Spirituals To Swing 1 & 2 (Superb pair of 1962 mono LPs, issued as Volumes One & Two, featuring thirty one classic tracks recorded at the legendary Carnengie Hall concerts of 1938 & 1939 & featuring a bevy of superstars including the Kansas City Six, Benny Goodman Sextet, Big Bill Broonzy & Count Basie amongst others, captured at their peak as live touring bands. Both parts are housed in their respective front laminated flipback picture sleeves, & the set is Excellent to Ne more...
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VARIOUS Jazz Juice 2 (1985 UK 10-track vinyl compilation LP released on the Street Sounds label, featuring classics by Dave Brubeck, Jon Hendricks, The Last Poets and Oscar Brown Jr. The picture sleeve shows a little shelfwear to the edge witha small seam split to the spine and the vinyl has minimal sign of play SOUND4) more...
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VARIOUS Spirituals To Swing Volume 2 (1962 UK repackaging of the 1959 15-track mono LP, recorded live at Carnegie Hall in 1938 & 1939 & featuring Sonny Terry, Joe Turner, Meade Lux Lewis, Big Bill Broonzy, Count Basie & more, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just light shelfwear and the vinyl remains in excellent condition & looks barely played FJL402) more...
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VARIOUS A Jazz Piano Anthology - From Ragtime To Free Jazz (1973 UK 32-track double LP, highlighting the great recordings of Art Tatum, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, Horace Silver, Bill Evans & more. The gatefold picture sleeve shows light age wear scuffing & the vinyl is Excellent & appears barely played) more...
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