r/Vinyl_Jazz

Grabbed these today from one of my local sellers. Tomorrow Is The Question, and Something Else both came in the Genesis Of Genius box set. A good day off

Olivia Rodrigo - You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.

Wet Leg - Moisturizer.

Megadeth - Youthanasia.

Angine de Poitrine - Vol. 2

The Cars - The Cars.

Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Pictures at an exhibition.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The inflated tear.

Arne Domnérius, Gustaf Sjökvist - Antiphone Blues at the organ in Spanga Church, Sweden.

Wet Leg - Wet leg.

Don McLean - American pie.

Men at Work - Cargo.

George Benson - The George Benson collection.

Band-Maid - Energetic (CD, CD + DVD, CD + Blu-ray).

Bay-Maid - Yolo.

Led Zeppelin - Box set 10 CDs, full studio albums.

Deep Purple - Live in Japan, Box set 5 CD + blu-ray, deluxe 50 anniversary edition.

Have spun a few. I didn't realize peppers later out put was so go. The kangaroo split cover jc heard is a treat. The mcneely is a sweet post bop album with Schofield. But the shock as far as listening goes is three norman Salant top right. It's experimental saxophone and not meaningless key board noises... it's like multiple saxophones layered and effected its amazing. Check it out. Synth industrial jazz.

Been laying low a bit, but thought I’d share a few of my favourite recent grabs.

Clockwise from top left:

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble - Impressions
I recently stumbled across Kahil El’Zabar and am now obsessed with kalimba. An excellent reissue on Italy’s Red Record.

Shabaka and the Ancestors - We are Sent Here by History
I really love his other Ancestors record (Wisdom of Elders) and found this in a local store at a reasonable price. That was incentive enough for me! Similar vibes to the other one, and to me probably preferred over his other Impulse releases.

Claude Williamson - New Departure
Bought blind for small money based on the Sam Jones and Roy Haynes rhythm section. Nice and fun classic piano trio record. Very happy to have discovered this!

Southern University Jazz Ensemble - Goes to Africa With Love
Another banger of a BBE reissue. Great soul-jazz vibes with some modal stuff thrown in. This double LP thankfully includes the instrumental versions too.

Stanley Cowell - Regeneration
Has been in the list for a minute, and found one in the wild over the weekend. Probably my favourite Cowell record. Pairs really well with Marion Brown’s Vista.

Green Cosmos - Morgenmusiken
This, plus their earlier Abendmusiken, have been revelatory records for me. Some may question their “jazz” credentials, but if we’re going to include some of Don Cherry and Pharoah’s more philosophical ambient stuff under the broad banner, this deserves to be there too. Pretty fascinating story behind the band too.

Playing this in memory of Louis Armstrong that died on 6th July 1971.

This is the only Louis Armstrong album I have at the moment. Have just ordered Louis and Ella Fitzgerald vols 1 and 2 though.

Any other Louis Armstrong albums I should look into?

If you want to remember another musician this day, it is also 7 years since Joao Gilberto died on this day. Will be giving the Getz/Gilberto a spin later.

While the rest of the country cooks, we are fortunate in Northern California. 87° today.

Im a sucker for Arkestra records with vocals, so naturally this one is one of my favorites. This record was my introduction to Ra a few years ago, and it opened a portal to spiritual jazz for me. I just can’t get enough of this sound.

Springtime Again is a song for new beginnings, Door of the Cosmos is potential energy in the universe, and Sleeping Beauty is a lullaby for recognizing the beauty that’s all around us.

Recent reissue here on the WeWantSounds label.

1966 pressing. This was a thrift store find a few years back. It was $1.00 and still sealed.

I went a little crazy today.

Back in Central London this weekend, so I ventured to some familiar old stores around Soho. I’ve always found many of them overpriced and replete with tourists, but you can occasionally get lucky.

And get lucky I did at Reckless Records (yes, the one from the Oasis album cover).

The store in general has a pretty weak jazz section, but I guess they recently got a collection from a serious, potentially now deceased hepcat.

All of these are at least VG records, and 2-3 with torn top/bottom sleeve seams. That doesn’t bother me none - all of the artwork is pretty pristine. The Bartz record is still factory sealed (and potentially from a different collection).

The Gryce is the grail here, though my personal favorite is

If you are getting into jazz vinyl, Somethin’ Else by Cannonball Adderley is one of those Blue Note records you will probably hear about very quickly.

The album has Cannonball Adderley on alto saxophone and Miles Davis on trumpet, which already makes it special as both are huge names in jazz.

The highlight for me is Autumn Leaves. This is a jazz standard that many musicians have played, but this version feels especially elegant. If you are new to jazz, this album will be a good easy entry.

I listened to the Analogue Productions pressing, and the sound quality is excellent

I have been trying to log and share my vinyl reviews on, do give it a read https://analoqs.com/bang