Morris Nanton Trio – The Original Jazz Performance of Roberta
1959, Warner Bros W 1279 mono
Original release, gray label. Partial seam splits on cover
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John Neel – John Neel's Amazing Marching Machine
1969, Epic BN 26431
Original release.
Cam Newton – The Motive Behind The Smile
1979, Inner City IC 1059
With Eddie Daniels, Larry Karush, Michael Urbaniak, Billy Hart
Red Norvo Trio – Red Norvo Trio Vol. 1
1951, Discovery DL-4005
With Charlie Mingus, bass and Tal Farlow, guitar. Record is well played but has no serious flaws
P–Q
Charlie Parker
Annette Peacock – X-Dreams
1979, Tomato TOM-7025
Original U.S. release. Includes original "Tomato Quality Produce" inner sleeve (partially split). Track list: My Mama Never Taught Me How To Cook, Real & Defined Androgens, Dear Bela, This Feel Within, Too Much In The Skies, Don't Be Cruel, Questions.
Oscar Peterson – The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays
1964, Verve V6-8591
Original stereo release. Track list: The Strut, Let's Fall In Love, Satin Doll, Little Right Foot, Little Darlin', Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words), This Nearly Was Mine, Shiny Stockings, You Stepped Out Of A Dream.
Oscar Peterson – The Oscar Peterson Big 6 At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975
1975, Pablo 2310-747
Original release, Indianapolis pressing. Partial top seam split on cover. Includes Pablo inner sleeve with discography and artist photos. Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, July 16, 1975, with Milt Jackson, Joe Pass, Toots Thielemans, Niels Pedersen, Louis Bellson. Track list: Au Privave, Here's That Rainy Day, Poor Butterfly, Reunion Blues.
Oscar Peterson – The Way I Really Play: Exclusively For My Friends
1980, PAUSA 7080
Reissue of 1968 album "The Great Oscar Peterson On Prestige." Track list: Waltzing Is Hip, Satin Doll, Love Is Here To Stay, Sandy's Blues, Alice In Wonderland, Noreen's Nocturne. Liner notes by Gene Lees.
Esther Phillips – Confessin' The Blues
1976, Atlantic SD 1680
Liner notes have complete personnel and appreciation by Leonard Feather
Bud Powell – The Amazing Bud Powell
(more Collectible vinyl)
1975, Blue Note BST 81503
Remastered stereo reissue, blue labels with black "Blue Note" logo. Vinyl a strong VG+. Recordings from 1949-1953, with Fats Navarro, Sonny Rollins, Roy Haynes and Max Roach. Track list: Un Poco Loco (1st Take), Un Poco Loco (2nd Take), Un Poco Loco, Dance Of The Infidels, 52nd St. Theme, It Could Happen To You (Alternate Master), A Night In Tunisia, A Night In Tunisia (Alternate Master), Wail, Ornithology, Bouncing With Bud, Parisian Thoroughfare. Liner notes by Leonard Feather.
Robert Prince – N.Y. Export: Op. Jazz From Ballets U.S.A. / Ballet Music From Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story
(more Rare & Collectible)
1958, Warner Bros B 1240 mono
Original release.
R–S
Doug Raney Quartet – Introducing Doug Raney
1978, SteepleChase SCS-1082
Original Danish release. With Duke Jordan, Hugo Rasmussen, Billy Hart
Rasa – Setting The Scene
(more Religious/Devotional records)
1980, Lotus Eye BBT-S-18
Original Swedish release. Track list: The Son Of Nanda, Setting The Scene, The Master, Touchstone II, Shelter.
Dianne Reeves – Dianne Reeves
1987, Blue Note BLJ 46906
Original release. Includes original Blue Note inner sleeve. Punch hole in corner of cover and small ink marks on back. Track list: Sky Islands, I'm OK, Better Days, Harvest Time, Chan's Song (Never Said), Yesterdays, I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good, That's All.
Return To Forever – Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy
(see also Chick Corea)
1973, Polydor PD-5536
Original release. Featuring Chick Corea, with Bill Connors, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White. Track list: Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy, After The Cosmic Rain, Captain Senor Mouse, Theme To The Mothership, Space Circus Parts I & II, The Game Maker.
Return To Forever – Return To Forever Live
1978, Columbia JC-35281
Original release. Live at the Palladium Theatre, New York, May 20-21, 1977. With Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Gayle Moran, Joe Farrell ...
Return To Forever – Musicmagic
1977, Columbia PC 34682
Original release, Terre Haute pressing. Includes inner sleeve with lyrics & credits (inner sleeve partially split). Track list: The Musician, Hello Again, Musicmagic, So Long Mickey Mouse, Do You Ever, The Endless Night. Cover illustrations by Catherine Loeb.
Return To Forever – The Best Of Return To Forever
(see also Chick Corea)
1980, CBS/Sony 25AP 1887
Original Japanese release. Obi and insert not included. Track list: The Musician, The Romantic Warrior, So Long Mickey Mouse, Majestic Dance, Music Magic, Hello Again, Sorceress.
Lee Ritenour – Feel The Night
1979, Elektra 6E-192
White Label Promo, with promotional sticker on cover. Includes inner sleeve with credits. Track list: Feel The Night, Market Place, Wicked Wine, French Roast, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Midnight Lady, Uh Oh!
Sonny Rollins / Joe Morello Featuring Phil Woods – Sonny Rollins & Co. Vol. 7
(more Sealed vinyl)
1975, RCA FXL1 7199
Original French release in new, unmarked, factory sealed condition. Shrinkwrap is intact but wrinkled. Side 1 features the Rollins Quartet with Jim Hall (If Ever I Would Leave You, The Night Has A Thousand Eyes); side 2 features the Joe Morello Sextet with Phil Woods and Gary Burton (Just In Time, Mother Time, Summertime, Time After Time, Every Time.
San Francisco Ltd. – San Francisco Ltd.
(more Audiophile recordings)
1976, Crystal Clear CCS 5004
45-rpm direct-to-disc recording with Terry Garthwaite, Philip G. Smith, Robert Earl Scott, Willow Wray. Pressed in Germany. Cover seams partially taped. Track list: Reap What You Sow, Mambo Del Norte, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, What's The Matter With Love, I'll Be Your Baby Tonight, Cannonball.
Mongo Santamaria – Watermelon Man!
1963, Battle BM 6120
Quality recording, plays better than visual grading indicates
Mongo Santamaria – La Bamba
1965, Columbia CS 9175
Original release, "2-eye" labels with "360 Sound Stereo" in white and "Nonbreakable" printed under catalog #. Track list: La Bamba, Fatback, Summertime, Manha De Carnaval (Morning Of The Carnival), José Outside, Coconut Milk, Watermelon Man, Do It To It, Rick Tick, Streak O´Lean, Just Say Goodbye, From Me To You All.
Mongo Santamaria – Red Hot
1979, Columbia / Tappan Zee JZ 35696
Original release, Pitman pressing, gatefold cover with credits & photos. With Bob James, Eric Gale, Hubert Laws. Cut corner on cover. Track list: Watermelon Man, A Mi No Me Engañan (You Better Believe It), Jai Alai (Rena), Jamaican Sunrise, Afro-Cuban Fantasy, Sambita.
Esther Satterfield – Once I Loved
(more Soul/Funk)
1974, Sagoma/DGM S/DGM-741
Original release. Track list: Lift Every Voice And Sing, Love Is Stronger Far Than We, Jikele Maweni (The Retreat Song), Look To The Children, Summertime, Love Music, Just Leave Me Alone, Once I Loved, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, The Summer Knows, For Once In My Life.
L. Shankar – Touch Me There
1979, Zappa SRZ-1-1602
Promo gold stamp on back cover. Includes original inner sleeve with credits. Produced by Frank Zappa. With vocals by Stucco Homes, Vicky Blumenthal, Jenny Lautrec. Track list: Dead Girls Of London, Windy Morning, Knee Deep In Heaters, Little Stinker, Darlene, Touch Me There, No More Mr. Nice Girl, Love Gone Away.
George Shearing – The Best Of George Shearing
(more Easy Listening vinyl)
1975, Capitol SM-2104
Reissue, light blue labels, Carrollton pressing. Track list: Roses Of Picardy, Early Autumn, East Of The Sun, September Song, Little White Lies, Honeysuckle Rose, Lullaby Of Birdland, September In The Rain, You Don't Know What Love Is, Jumpin' With Symphony Sid, Dream, You Stepped Out Of A Dream.
George Shearing & Mel Tormé – An Evening With George Shearing & Mel Tormé
1982, Concord Jazz CJ-190
Original release. Live at The Peacock Court, Hotel Mark Hopkins, San Francisco, April 15, 1982. Track list: All God's Chillun Got Rhythm, Born To Be Blue, Give Me The Simple Life, Good Morning Heartache, Manhattan Hoedown, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, Love, It Might As Well Be Spring, Lullaby Of Birdland.
Wayne Shorter – Native Dancer
1975, Columbia PC 33418
Original release. Featuring Milton Nascimento. Small writing on back cover. Original inner sleeve, partially split, is included
Nina Simone
See Nina Simone page.
The Singers Unlimited – Feeling Free
1975, BASF G 22607
Original release. With the Pat Williams Orchestra. Track list: You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, A Time For Love, Green Dolphin Street, So Many Stars, Feeling Free With Patrick, Ja Da, Skylark, On A Clear Day, I'm Shadowing You, Where Is The Love.
Jimmy Smith – Groovin' At Smalls' Paradise (Volume 2)
1958, Blue Note 1586 mono
Original release, first pressing with 47 West 63rd address on labels and "Blue Note Records, 47 West 63rd..." on back cover. Partial bottom seam split on cover. With Eddie McFadden, guitar, and Donald Bailey, drums. Engineeered by Rudy Van Gelder ("RVG" stamped in runouts). Track list: Imagination, Just Friends, Lover Man, Body And Soul, Indiana. Liner notes by Leonard Feather.
Jimmy Smith – Any Number Can Win
1963, Verve V-8552 mono
Original release. Gatefold cover with notes and complete personnel. With Kenny Burrell and Ed Shaughnessy. Track list: You Came A Long Way From St. Louis, The Ape Women, Georgia On My Mind, G'won Train, Theme From Any Number Can Win, What I'd Say, The Sermon, Ruby, Tubs, Blues For C.A.
Jimmy Smith – The Cat ...The Incredible Jimmy Smith
1964, Verve V6-8587
Original stereo release, engineered by Rudy Van Gelder. Gatefold cover with notes & credits. Track list: Theme From "Joy House", The Cat (From The Motion Picture "Joy House"), Basin Street Blues, Main Title From "The Carpetbaggers", Chicago Serenade, St. Louis Blues, Delon's Blues, Blues In The Night.
Jimmy Smith – Got My Mojo Workin'
1966, Verve V6-8641 / SMAS-90751 / 90751
Original release, Capitol Record Club edition, Jacksonville pressing. First catalog # on front & back cover, second on spine and labels, third in gatefold. Track list: High Heel Sneakers, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, 1-2-3, Mustard Greens, Got My Mojo Workin', Johnny Come Lately, C Jam Blues, Hobson's Hop.
Jimmy Smith – 24 Karat Hits (2 LPs)
1968, Verve VC-652-2
Limited edition set. With Got My Mojo Workin (Part 1), Meditation, Funky Broadway, Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby, I'll Close My Eyes, One Mint Julep, Walk On The Wild Side, Goldfinger (Part 1), Ruby, The Cat, Blusette, Greensleeves, The Organ Grinder's Swing, In A Mellow Tone, Hobo Flats, Trouble In Mind, John Brown's Body, I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande), Bashin', G'won Train, C Jam Blues, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (Part 1), Theme From "Joy House", I'm Your Hoochie Koochie Man.
Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery – Jimmy & Wes – The Dynamic Duo
1966, Verve V6-8678
Original deep-groove release with gatefold cover. With original Verve inner sleeve. Track list: Down By The Riverside, Night Train, James & Wes, 13 (Death March), Baby It's Cold Outside. Arranged by Oliver Nelson, liner notes by Holmes Daddy-O Daylie.
Soprano Summit – Bob Wilber & Kenny Davern
(more Audiophile recordings) (more Sealed albums) (more Collectibles)
1974, World Jazz WJLP-S-5
Original release in new condition. With Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Bob Rosengarden, George Duvivier, Milt Hinton. Extensive liner notes by Dan Morgenstern.
Spyro Gyra – Spyro Gyra
1980, MCA 37149
Reissue, Carrollton pressing. Track list: Shaker Song, Opus D'Opus, Mallet Ballet, Pygmy Funk, Cascade, Leticia, Mead, Paula / Paw Prints, Galadriel.
Spyro Gyra – Catching The Sun
1980, MCA 5108
Columbia Record Club edition, Terre Haute pressing, with gatefold cover. Track list: Catching The Sun, Cockatoo, Autumn Of Our Love, Laser Material, Percolator, Philly, Lovin' You (Interlude)/ Lovin' You, Here Again, Safari.
Steps Ahead – Magnetic
(more Jazz vinyl)
1986, Elektra 60441-1
White Label Promo, Specialty pressing. Cover has cutout notch and gold promo stamp on back. Track list: Trains, Beirut, Cajun, In A Sentimental Mood, Magnetic Love, Sumo, All The Tea In China, Something I Said, Reprise (Magnetic Love).
Liz Story – Solid Colors
1982, Windham Hill WH-1023
Original release, Sheffield Lab mastering. Includes Windham Hill inner sleeve and promotional insert. Piano solos, produced by William Ackerman: Wedding Rain, Pacheco Pass, Without You, Hymn, Things With Wings, Solid Colors, Bradley's Dream, White Heart, Water Caves, Peace Piece.
Jimmy Stewart – The Touch
(more Guitar stylists)
1986, Black Hawk BKH 50301-1
Promo sticker on cover. Vinyl beautiful, perhaps played once
Stuff – Live In New York
1980, Warner Bros BSK 3417
Original release. Live at Mikells in New York City. Track list: Sometimes Bubba Gets Down, You Make It Easy, You're A Great Girl, Shuffle, Love The Stuff/Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Duck Soup, The Real McCoy.
Supersax – Supersax Plays Bird With Strings
1975, Capitol ST 511371
Original release, orange labels. "Manufactured by Columbia House under license" printed on back cover. With Med Flory and featuring solos by Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino., Lou Levy and Bobby Bruce. Track list: April In Paris, All The Things You Are, My Old Flame, Blue And Boogie, I Didn't Know What Time It Was, If I Should Lose You, Ornithology, Cool Blues, Kim, Sign Off (Country Gardens).
The Swingle Singers – Bach's Greatest Hits
1963, Philips PHS 600-097
Original stereo release. Track list: Fugue In D Minor (From The Art Of The Fugue), Prelude For Organ Choral No. 1, Aria (From The Suite In D Major), Prelude In F Major (From The Well Tempered Clavier 2nd Book), Bourree (From The English Suite No. 2), Fugue In C Minor (From The Well Tempered Clavier 1st Book), Fugue In D Major (From The Well Tempered Clavier 1st Book), Prelude No. 9 (From The Well Tempered Clavier 2nd Book), Sinfonia (From The Partita No. 2), Prelude In C Major (From The Well Tempered Clavier 2nd Book), Canon, Invention In C Major, Fugue In D Major (From The Well Tempered Clavier 2nd Book).
T–U
Art Tatum – Pieces Of Eight
1981, Smithsonian R029
Compilation of Tatum treasures recorded between 1939 and 1955. Gatefold cover with four pages of extensive notes by Arnold Laubich and Felicity A. Howlett. Track list: It Had To Be You, Oh You Crazy Moon, Over The Rainbow, Day In Day Out, Exactly Like You, Hallelujah (2 versions), Memories Of You, Yesterdays, Jitterbug Waltz, I Cover The Waterfront, Love For Sale, Just Like A Butterfly (That's Caught In The Rain), Sweet Lorraine.
Cecil Taylor – Silent Tongues
1975, Arista AL 1005
Original release. Live At Montreux, 1974
Stanley Turrentine – Tender Togetherness
1981, Elektra 5E-534
Original release, Specialty pressing. Small mark on cover where sticker was removed. Includes inner sleeve with complete credits and lyrics. Track list: Hermanos, I'll Give You My Love, Tamarac, After The Love Has Gone, Cherubim, Only You And Me, World Chimes, Pure Love (Interlude), Havin' Fun With Mr. T.
V
Tys Van Leer – Nice To Have Met You
1978, Columbia JC 35345
Original release, White Label Promo, Santa Maria pressing, with timing sticker on front cover and gold promo stamp on back. Track list: My Sweetheart, Nice To Have Met You (Concrete), Pastorale, Bahama Mama, Hocus Pocus, Tonight Beneath The Sky, Rosebud, Super Ffishell. With Ralph MacDonald, Tom Scott.
Sarah Vaughan – The New Scene
1966, Mercury MG-21079 mono
Original release. Track list: One Two Three, What Now My Love, Love, Who Can I Turn To, Call Me, With These Hands, Michelle, Sneakin' Up On You, Everybody Loves Somebody, The Shadow Of Your Smile, Dominique's Discotheque, I Should Have Kissed Him More.
Villegas (Enrique Villegas) – Tributo A Monk
1967, Tributo TL-12 mono
Original Argentinian release. Plays better than visual grading indicates. Track list: Tributo A Monk, Bemsha Swing, Alrededor De Medianoche (Round 'Bout Midnight), Blue Monk, Es Solo Una Luna De Papel (It's Only A Paper Moon), Charmaine, Podria Ser La Primavera (It Might As Well Be Spring), Saint Thomas.
Miroslav Vitous – First Meeting
(more Collectibles)
1980, ECM 1145
German export issue. With John Surman, Kenny Kirkland, Jon Christensen
W–Z
Tom Waits – Foreign Affairs
1977, Asylum 7E-1117
Original release, PRC-West pressing. Includes inner sleeve with lyrics & credits, partially split. Track list: Cinny's Waltz, Muriel, I Never Talk To Strangers, Medley: Jack & Neal / California Here I Come, A Sight For Sore Eyes, Potter's Field, Burma-Shave, Barber Shop, Foreign Affair.
Cedar Walton – Beyond Mobius
1976, RCA Victor APL1-1435
Original release. Track list: Bad Luck, Low Rider, Beyond Mobius, Jive Talkin', Canadian Sunset, The Girl With Discotheque Eyes, Lonely Cathedral.
Dinah Washington – Unforgettable
1960, Mercury SR-60232
Original stereo release. Track list: This Bitter Earth, I Understand, This Love Of Mine, Alone, Somewhere Along The Line, The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On), Everybody Loves Somebody, Ask A Woman Who Knows, A Man Only Does (What A Woman Makes Him Do), A Bad Case Of The Blues, When I Fall In Love, Unforgettable.
Grover Washington Jr.
Weather Report – Sportin' Life
1985, Columbia FC 39908
Original release. Track list: Corner Pocket, Indiscretions, Hot Cargo, Confians, Pearl On The Half Shell, What's Going On, Face On The Barroom Floor, Ice-Pick Willy.
Tim Weisberg Band – Tim Weisberg Band (TWB)
1977, United Arts UA-LA773-G
Maxine Weldon – Chilly Wind
1971, Mainstream MRL 339
Arranged & conducted by Ernie Wilkins, with Harry Edison, Blue Mitchell, Ernie Watts, Hadley Caliman, George Bohanon ... Track list: Chilly Wind, I Think It´s Going To Rain Today, Ain´t Got Nobody, Country Son, Fire And Rain, Don´t Make Promises, It Don´t Matter To Me, I (Who Have Nothing), I´ll Remember Today, Hey That´s No Way To Say Goodbye.
Jack Wilkins – Captain Blued
1983, Greenestreet GS 2004
With Phil Woods on alto sax
Nancy Wilson
See Nancy Wilson page.
George Winston – Ballads And Blues 1972
(more Jazz)
1981, Lost Lake Arts LLA 81
Takoma recordings from 1972 and 1973. Track list: Deland, Florida Medley (Highway Hymn Blues, Song, Go 'Way From My Window, The Woods East Of Deland), Brenda's Blues, Miles City Train, New Hope Blues, Theme For A Futuristic Movie, Rag, Untitled.
Paul Winter Consort – Icarus
1984, Living Music LMR-4
Reissue of 1972 classic, produced by George Martin. Vinyl appears unplayed. Track list: Icarus, Ode To A Fillmore Dressing Room, The Silence Of A Candle, Sunwheel, Juniper Bear, Whole Earth Chant, All The Mornings Bring, Chehalis And Other Voices, Minuit.
Phil Woods Quintet – Song For Sisyphus
1978, Gryphon G-782
Song For Sisyphus, Last Night When We Were Young, Nuages, Change Partners, Monking Business, Summer Afternoon, When My Dreams Come True, Shaw Nuff. Extensive appreciation in the gatefold by Dan Morgenstern.
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- Phineas Newborn Jr. – Plays Harold Arlen's Music From 'Jamaica' (1957, RCA Victor LPM 1598 mono)
- Art Pepper – Early Art (2 LPs) (1976, Blue Note BN-LA591H2 mono)
- Oscar Peterson – My Favorite Instrument: Exclusively For My Friends (1980, PAUSA PR 7069)
- Andre Previn – But Beautiful (1963, Decca DL 74350 mono)
- Flora Purim – Butterfly Dreams (1974, Milestone M-9052)
- The Pyramids – King Of Kings (1974, Pyramid 30934)
- Django Reinhardt – The Immortal Django Reinhardt (1963, Reprise RS 6075)
- Sade – Diamond Life (1984, Portrait FR 39581)
- Sade – Promise (1985, Portrait FR-40263)
- Sade – Stronger Than Pride (1988, Epic OE 44210)
- Pharoah Sanders – Jewels Of Thought (1970, Impulse AS-9190)
- Mongo Santamaria – Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits (1970, Columbia CS 1060)
- Sweet Emma – New Orleans' Sweet Emma And Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band (1976?, Preservation Hall VPS-2)
- Cal Tjader/Stan Getz Sextet – Cal Tjader/Stan Getz Sextet (1958, Fantasy 3266 mono)
- Various Artists – A Tribute To Monk And Bird (2 LPs) (1978, Tomato TOM2-9002)
- Sarah Vaughan – Sarah Vaughan "Live" In Japan (2 LPs) (1973, Mainstream MRL 2 401)
- Sarah Vaughan With Milton Nascimento – Brazilian Romance (1987, CBS FM 42519)
- Sarah Vaughan – Deep Purple (1969, Harmony HS 11318)
- Dinah Washington – A Slick Chick (On The Mellow Side) (2 LPs) (1983, Mercury 814 184 1)
- Weather Report – Procession (1983, Columbia FC 38427)
- Michael White – The Land Of Spirit And Light (1973, ABC Impulse AS-9241)
- Patrick Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra – An American Concerto (1980, Columbia JC 36318)
- George Winston – Summer (1991, Windham Hill 01934 1107-1)
- Paul Winter – Missa Gaia Earth Mass (2 LPs) (1982, Living Music LMR-2)
- Phil Woods Six – Live From The Showboat (2 LPs) (1977, RCA Victor BGL2-2202)
- Yellowjackets – Yellowjackets (1981, Warner Bros BSK 3573)
- Yellowjackets – Four Corners (1987, MCA 5994)
- Lester Young – The Lester Young Story Volume 3: Enter The Count (2 LPs) (1977, Columbia JG 34840 mono)
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