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Keyboardist Herbie Hancock's remarkable career took a surprising turn with this funk album--one of the first jazz albums to be certified gold. Hancock's already-storied career had included an extended tenure with Miles Davis as a member of both the classic quintet of the '60s...

Vinyl LP pressing. 1965's Maiden Voyage remains one of the pinnacle artistic achievements of the great pianist's career. Hancock is joined by Miles Davis Quintet bandmates Ron Carter on bass & Tony Williams on drums, along with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet & George Coleman...

Vinyl LP pressing. Released in 1969, Herbie Hancock's album, The Prisoner, is a powerful but overlooked masterpiece. A moving tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, this nonet session features some of the most exceptional instrumentalists in jazz including Joe Henderson, Johnny Coles and more....

Speak Like a Child (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)

Special Limited Edition with Paper Sleeve Cover.

The producer Alfred Lion (co-founder of Blue Note Records) was known for spotting young talent and giving them creative freedom: he bet on Herbie Hancock was mostly a sideman (he'd played with Donald Byrd and Coleman Hawkins) until this point and he was only...

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Originally released in 1996 (and available for the first time on vinyl), The New Standard features songs by Stevie Wonder, Prince, Sade, Nirvana and more getting creative, inspired and swinging jazz takes from Herbie and a world class band;...

Released in 1969, Herbie Hancock's album, The Prisoner, is a powerful but overlooked masterpiece. A moving tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, this nonet session features some of the most exceptional instrumentalists in jazz including Joe Henderson, Johnny Coles and more. Hancock said of...

Great City is an album by Hilary Gardner, released in 2018. The album is a jazz CD.

HILARY HAHN & EUGENE YSAYE: SIX SONATAS FOR VIOLIN SOLO OP 27 EugŠne Ysa-e, universally regarded as one of the foremost violinists of all time, was one such composer. Ysa-e wrote six solo sonatas, which taken as a group mark one of his most...

Darius Rucker's sixth country studio album, Carolyn's Boy, features 14 songs including the #1 hit "Beers and Sunshine" and his latest single "Fire Don't Start Themselves." The album title is named after his mother. Rucker embarked on a successful solo career, applying his versatile...

SONICWONDERLAND(2LP)

World-renowned pianist, Hiromi, releases her 13th studio album OUT THERE, a vivid display of electrifying fusion jazz. Joined by her band Sonicwonder, the album features Adam O'Farrill (trumpet, w/pedals), Hadrien Feraud (bass) and Gene Coye (drums), following the release of Sonicwonderland (2023). Hiromi has...

Holiday, Billie

2018 release, the first album in five years from the Canadian jazz singer. Produced by Grammy Award winning producer Russ Titelman (Eric Clapton, Randy Newman, Ricki Lee Jones), and arranged by pianist extraordinaire Larry Goldings, Holly, was mostly recorded at Sear Sound Studio in...

MONTREAL LIVE(FEAT HOLLY C

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Best known for his work with Charles Mingus, pianist Horace Parlan began recording for Blue Note in 1960 with an excellent run of hard bop classics including?Speakin' My Piece, a quintet date featuring a frontline of Stanley Turrentine (saxophone)...

Known for his work with Charles Mingus, pianist Horace Parlan made his first Blue Note appearance with Lou Donaldson before recording six quintessential hard bop dates in 1960-61, including the quintet album `Up & Down' featuring his trio with George Tucker & Al Harewood,...

Further Explorations documents hard-bop pioneer Horace Silver's quintet: Art Farmer, Clifford Jordan, Teddy Kotick, Louis Hayes. The 1958 session is particularly inspired, with Silver penning all but one of the compositions. "The Outlaw", one of his most lively creations, has brilliant solos from Silver,...

In August 1965, great jazz pianist and composer Horace Silver brought a cutting-edge line-up to the Penthouse in Seattle with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Teddy Smith on bass, and Roger Humphries on drums. A newly discovered recording of those...

In August 1965, great jazz pianist and composer Horace Silver brought a cutting-edge line-up to the Penthouse in Seattle with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Teddy Smith on bass, and Roger Humphries on drums. A newly discovered recording of those...

Song For My Father is pianist Horace Silver's crowning jewel in a catalog filled with hard bop classics. Captures 2 tracks from a session w/ previous quintet (Blue Mitchell/Junior Cook/Gene Taylor/Roy Brooks) and 4 more cuts yielded from a session w/ new band (Carmell...

Horace Silver's 1962 tour of Japan had a deep impact on the pianist who dedicated his album The Tokyo Blues to his Japanese fans. With his quintet of Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor & John Harris Jr., Silver combined a "Japanese feeling in...

The Tokyo Blues is an album that reflects Horace Silver's deep musicality, cultural curiosity, and love for the blues. It's combination of relaxed grooves, melodic beauty, and hints of Eastern influence make it a unique and memorable work within Silver's extensive catalog. It's a...

Good Grief

Hutchinson Andrew

The Honourable Tommy Banks was known as a pianist, conductor, arranger, composer, TV personality, actor, producer and politician (1936-2018). Tommy had an unparalleled, multi-faceted career spanning more than 60 years in virtually every aspect of the entertainment industry in Canada. A professional jazz pianist...

The Honourable Tommy Banks was known as a pianist, conductor, arranger, composer, TV personality, actor, producer and politician (1936-2018). Tommy had an unparalleled, multi-faceted career spanning more than 60 years in virtually every aspect of the entertainment industry in Canada. A professional jazz pianist...

Ian Thomas

Celebrating five decades in the arts, Idris Ackamoor introduces 'Artistic Being' for Record Store Day 2025. This unique release showcases acclaimed actor, activist, and writer Danny Glover, joined by esteemed stage actress Rhodessa Jones.

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing in a tip-on jacket. Black Rhythm Revolution! Is the first solo album from jazz-funk legend Idris Muhammad, a New Orleans-bred percussion wizard. Here we catch him accompanied by virtuosos Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, Melvin Sparks, who came together for...

180 gram audiophile black vinyl. Idris Muhammad is an American jazz drummer and bandleader and is one of contemporary music's most sampled drummers. His resume includes nearly 500 recording credits that range across the genre spectrum and 12 studio albums as a bandleader, including...