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(added Nov. 10)
New Jazz Releases from Venus (Japan)
Eric Alexander:  Gentle Ballads; Vol. III
Ken Peplowski:  Gypsy Lamento
Francesco CafisoPortrait in Black and White
Bill Charlap New York Trio:  Always
Steve Kuhn:  Baubles, Bangles, and Beads
Dan NimmerYours is my Heart Alone
 
New Blues Releases 
Peter Green/Nigel Watson Consumate White Blues Guitarist 
Mississippi Sheiks:   Sitting on Top of the World

(added Nov. 3)
 
Just Received
Over 300 Used 12" Hip-Hop singles
Over 50 Used Jazz and Rock CD's
 
New Jazz Releases
Harry Connick, Jr.:  What a Night; A Christmas Album
Roger Kellaway:  Live at the Jazz Standard
Gene Bertoncini/Roni Ben-Hur Smile

Antonio Ciacca Quintet: Rush Life w/Joe Magnerelli

Johnny VarroRing dem Bells w/Peplowski, Sandke
Benny Powell:  Nextep
Dave McKenna:  Private Solo Recordings, 1981
 
New Jazz Reissues
Abdullah Ibrahim:  Banyana
Kenny Barron:  What If?
Coleman Hawkins:  Supreme w/Barry Harris
Stanley Turrentine:  T Time
Benny Carter:  Elegy in Blue
Lee Konitz:  Round and Round
Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra:  Definitive Thad Jones
 
New R&B/Soul Release
Mavis Staples:  Live: Hope at the Hideout

(added Oct. 27)

Just Received
Over 75 Used Jazz CD's
 
New Jazz Releases
Sonny Rollins:  Road Shows; Vol I
Tony Monaco:  Live at the Orbit Room
Ofer AssafTangible Reality w/Jim Rotondi

Bill Cunliffe: Blues and the Abstract Truth, Take II

 

New Blues Releases
Susan Tedeschi:  Back to the River
Cedric Burnside/Lightning Malcolm:  2 Man Wrecking Crew

(added Oct. 20)

Just Received
Over 300 Used Rock LP's 
Over 150 Used 12" singles
Over 200 Used Classical LP's
Some Used R&B and Jazz LP's
 
New Jazz Releases
Steve Davis Quintet:  Outlook w/M DiRubbo & D Douglas
Tony Bennett:  Swingin' Christmas w/Count Basie Orchestra
New Jazz Composers OctetTurning Out

Dena DeRose: Live at Jazz Standard, Vol. II

Marcus Printup:  Marcus
PutumayoPresents:  New Orleans Jazz/Blues Christmas
Ehud Asherie Trio:  Trio
Jared Gold:  Solid and Stripes
Miles Davis:  50th Anniversary Boxed Set:
Kind of Blue
(Limited Edition)
 
New Jazz Reissues
Great Jazz Trio:  Love For Sale
Junior Mance:  Holy Mama
 
New Verve Jazz Reissues
George Duke:  I Love the Blues
Stan Getz:  Getz in Stockholm

Sonny Stitt: With the Oscar Peterson Trio

Jimmy Smith:  Hobo Flats
Dizzy Gillespie:  Dizzy Goes Hollywood
 
New Blues Releases
Jimmy Thackery:  Inside Tracks
Studebaker JohnWaiting
 
New R&B/Soul Release

LaBelle: Back to Now 

(added Oct. 6)

New Jazz Releases
James Moody/Hank Jones Qt:  Our Delight
Amina Figarova:  Above the Clouds
Warren Vache/John Allred Jubilation
Nik Payton/Bob Wilbur:  Swingin' the Changes
Dave Stryker/Steve Slagle:  The Scene
Derrick Gardner and Jazz ProphetsSlim Goodie
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra:  Monday Night
Ted Rosenthal:  One Night
Doug Wimbush (Hartford's Own) Cinema Sonics
Art Pepper Qt:  Live in Paris, 1980 (due Wed.)
Art Pepper: Live in London, 1980 (due Wed.)
 
New RVG Prestige Re-issues 
Kenny BurrellBluesy Burrell
John Coltrane:   Black Pearls
Miles Davis:  Modern Jazz
Eric Dolphy:  Live at Five Spot, Vol. I
 
New Enja 24-bit Remastered Re-issues
Tommy Flanagan:  Thelonica
Hal GalperNow Hear This
Jeremy Steig/Eddie Gomez:  Outlaws
 
New Enja
Chet Baker:  Chet in Chicago
 
New Blues
Bob Dylan:  Tell Tale Signs (Bootleg, Vol. VIII)

(added Sept. 29)

New Jazz Releases
Gordon Goodwin Big Band:  Act Your Age
David Newman:  Love Peace Chant
Take 6Standard
 
New Blues Releases
Taj MahalMaestro
Bruce Katz:   Live at the Firefly
Rory Block:  Blues Walkin' Like a Man

(added Sept. 22)

Dave Holland:  Pass It On
McCoy Tyner:  Guitars w/Scofield, Frisell, & Fleck
Kenny GarrettLive at the Iridium

Fourplay: Energy

Crusaders:  Pass The Plate
George Duke:  Feel
Stan GetzBig Band Bossa Nova

Herbie Hancock: Then and Now; The Definitive Herbie Hancock

 
Due Thursday/Friday
New Criss Crosses
 
Kirk Lightsey Quintet:  Lightsey to Gladden
Lage LundEarly Songs

Luis Perdomo: Pathways

 

Other Jazz (Thur/Fri)

Joe Locke:  Force of Four

 
More Re-issue Enja CD's due Thurs/Fri
 
Just received:  Over 150 Used Jazz LPs

(added Sept. 15)

New Blue Note RVG Reissues
Sonny Clark:  Leapin' and Lopin'
Hank Mobley:  Peckin' Time
Grachan Moncur IIIEvolution

Sam Rivers: Dimensions and Extensions

Stanley Turrentine:  Dearly Beloved
 
New Jazz Releases
 
Javon Jackson:  Once Upon a Melody
Kirk WhalumMillenium Promise Jazz Project

Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Hurricane Sessions

 

New R & B Release
 
George Clinton: And His Gangsters of Love
 

(added Sept. 9)

New Jazz Releases
Joey DeFrancesco:  Joey D
Carla Bley:  Appearing Nightly (Big Band)
Anat CohenNotes from the Village

Bobo Stenson: Contando

Natalie Cole:  Still Unforgettable
 
New Blue Note Reissues
 
Three Sounds:  Elegant Soul
Three SoundsSoul Symphony

Eddie Henderson: Heritage

Bobbi Humphrey:  Fancy Dancer

 
Enja CD's in Stock Over 30 Titles
Tommy Flanagan
Kenny Barron
Abdulah Ibraham
Kevin Mahogany
Bennie Wallace
Charles Mingus
and more...

(added Sept. 3)

New Jazz Releases
Randy Sandke:  Unconventional Wisdom
Kenny Davern and Bob Wilber:  Soprano Summit 1975, live
Martin TaylorDouble Standards

Randy Brecker: Randy and Brazil

Bob Mover:  It Amazes Me
Toninho Horta:  To Jobin With Love
Joe TemperleyThe Sinatra Songbook

Paul Motian Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. II

Arturo O'Farrill and Claudia Acuna:  In These Shoes
 
New Enja 24-Bit Master Editon
McCoy TynerRemembering John (trio)
Kenny Barron Scratch
Eric Dolphy:  Stockholm Sessions
Charles TolliverImpact (Live in Munich)

Chet Baker: Peace

Benny WallaceMystic Bridge w/C. Corea
Franco Ambrosetti:  The Wind w/Uri Caine

(added August 28)

New Jazz Releases
Kenny Barron:  The Traveler
Joe Lovano:  Symphonica
Sadao WatanbeBasies at Night

Eli Degibri Trio: Live at Louis 649 w/Gary Versace

 
New Blue Note/RVG Reissues
Lou DonaldsonLou Takes Off
Curtis Fuller:   The Opener
Hank Mobley:  Hank Mobley Quintet
J R MonteroseJ R Monterose

Jimmy Smith: Plays Fats Waller

 

New Blues Releases
BB KingOne Kind Favor
Charlie Musselwhite:   Sanctuary
 
Other New Releases
George Duke:  Dukey Treats
Tower of Power:   The East Bay Archive, Vol. I (live)
Tower of Power: Oakland Zone
 
 

(added August 11)

New Jazz Releases
Joey DeFrancesco:  Alma Records Presents: One Take; Vol. I
Mike LeDonn:  Five Live w/Eric Alexander
Harvie S w/Kenny BarronNow Was the Time

The John Hicks Legacy Band: Music of John Hicks

Rebecca Martin: The Growing Season w/Kurt Rosenwinkle

Dave Sanborn:  Here and Gone
Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten:  Thunder
Dick Hyman:  Thinking about Bix 

Pete Yellin: How Long Has This Been Going On?

Phil Norman Tentet: Live at Catalina Jazz Club 

Art Farmer:  Live at Boomers, Vol I
Art Farmer:  Live at Boomers, Vol II

 

New R & B Release
Irma Thomas:  Simply Grand
 
New Jazz DVDs
Joey DeFrancescoAlma Records Presents: One Take; Vol. I
Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band:  From the Heart

(added August 4)

Just Received Monday
Over 300 very good Used Rock CD's 
Over 100 very good Used Blues CD's
Over 150 very good Used Jazz CD's
plus a little R&B/Soul and Country Used CD's 
 
New Jazz Releases
Art Blakey and the Giants of Jazz:  Live at Monterey 1972
Dave Brubeck:  Best of Live at Monterey
Shirley HornLive at Monterey 1994

Cal Tjader: Best of Live at Monterey

Jimmy WitherspoonLive at Monterey 1972
 
New Rock Release
Randy NewmanHarps and Angels (Crescent City Feel)

(added July 31)

Just Received
Over 300 Used R&B/Soul LP's 
Over 200 Jazz/Rock/Blues Used LP's
Over 200 Used Rock LP's  
And over 100 used Jazz CD's
 
New Jazz Verve Reissues
The Brecker Bothers:  Return of the Brecker Bothers
Dr. John:  City Lights
Maynard FergusonOctet

Stan Getz: Sweet Rain

Dizzy Gillespie:  Cool World
Milt JacksonLive at the Museum of Modern Art
Hugh Masekela:  Home is Where the Heart is
New Jazz Release
Roy Hargrove:  Ear food

(added July 21)

Just Received Last Week
Over 200 Used Rock LP's 
Over 100 Used Jazz LP's and CD's
 
New Jazz Releases
Joe Magnarelli:  Persistence
David Berger Octet:  I Had the Craziest Dream w/H. Allen
Johnny Griffin:  Smokin' Sax

Medeski, Martin, & Wood: Book of Angels 11

Jim Hall: These Rooms w/T. Harrell 

Archie Shepp & Dollar Brand: Duet
 
New Blues Release
Buddy Guy:  Skin Deep

(added July 7)

Just Received
Over 200 Used Classical LP's 
Over 100 Used Classical CD's
 
New Jazz Releases
Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis:  Two Men with the Blues (Live @ Lincoln Center)
Duke Robbilard/Gary Beaudoin/J Geils:  New Guitar Summit
Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets w/Vincent GarnerRide to the Other Side

Mel Rhyne/Rob Dixon Project: Reinvention

Treme Brass Band: New Orleans Music 

 
Jazz Reissues--Prestige RVG Series
Red Garland:  Groovy
Miles DavisMusings of Miles
John Coltrane:  Dakar
Modern Jazz Quartet:  Concorde
Sonny Criss:  This is Criss
 
Other Jazz Reissue
George DukeFaces in Reflections

(added June 23)

Just Received
Over 1000 Used 45's
Mostly 70's and 80's
 
New Jazz Releases
Gerald Albright:  Sax for Stax
Incognito:  Tales from the Beach
Bill Mobley QuartetMoodscape

Herb Harris: So Many Chances, Vol. I

 
Jazz Reissues
Brecker Brothers:  Return of the Brecker Brothers
Milt JacksonLive at the Museum of Modern Art
Hugh Masekela:  Home is Where the Heart is
 
New Blues Releases
Walter TroutOutsider
Watermelon SlimNo Paid Holidays
Homemade Jamz:  Blues Band

Dr. JohnCity Lights (reissue)

(added June 9)

Just Received
Over 100 Used Jazz CD's
 
New Jazz Releases
Cassandra Wilson:  Loverly w/Trio
Toshiko Akiyoshi w/SWR Big Band:  Let Freedom Swing
Scott RobinsonPlays the Compositions of Thad Jones

Chris Flory: For You

Martin TaylorFreternity
Amina FigarovaSeptember Suite
Enrico PieranunziYellow and Blue Suites
Jerry Bergonzi:  Tenor Talk
John PattonSoul Connection w/G. Moncur, A. Queen
Alvin QueenJammin' Uptown w/T. Blanchard, J. Hicks
Freddie Hubbard/New Jazz Composers Octet:  70th Birthday Celebration

Doctor Michael White:  Blue Crescent

 

Jazz Reissues

John ColtraneImpressions
John Coltrane:  Live at Birdland

John Coltrane/Johnny Hartman:  Coltrane and Hartman

 

New Blues Release

Walter "Wolfman" Washington Doin' the Funky Thing

(added June 4)

Just Received
Over 400 Used Jazz LP's
Excellent Selection
 
Also received
Over 50 Used Classical CD's
and
Over 200 Blues, Jazz, R&B and Rock
Cut-out CD's

(added June 2)

New Jazz Reissues
Nat Adderly:  Work Song
Coleman Hawkins:  Hawk Flies High
Wes MontgomeryIncredible Jazz Guitar

McCoy Tyner: Fly with the Wind

Stan GetzWith Laurindo Almeida
Stan Getz/Joao GilbertoLive at Carnegie Hall
Astrud GilbertoAstrud Gilberto Album
Astrud Gilberto:  Look to the Rainbow
Astrud Gilberto/ Walter WanderleyA Certain Smile; A Certain Sadness
 
New Jazz Releases
Saxophone Summit w/Lovano, Liebman, R. ColtraneSeraphic Light
Waymon TisdaleRebound
 
New Blues Releases

Doctor John:  City that Care Forgot

Pinetop PerkinsAnd Friends
John Mayall:  Live at the Marquee 1969
 
New R&B Release

Lalah Hathaway:  Self Portrait

(added May 20)

New Jazz Releases
James Carter:  Present Tense
Pat Metheny:  Live EP:  Tokyo Daytrip
David SanchezCultural Survival

Joe Sample: Pecan Tree

John McLaughlinFloating Point
Martial SolalLongitude
Conrad HerwigLatin Side of Wayne Shorter
Ben Wolfe:  No Strangers Here
YellowjacketsLife Cycle
 
New Blues Release

Robert Cray:  Live at the BBC

 

(added May 12)

New Jazz Releases
Bill Frisell:  History Mystery
Jazz Crusaders:  Kick the Jazz
Harry Allen/Joe Cohn Quartet Stompin' the Blues w/J. Allred and S. Hamilton

Louis Mazetier: Tributed, Portraits and Other Stories 

Harold Danko & Ron McClure Wonderland
Marcus Printup, Ryan Kisor, Joe MagnarelliJam Session

 

Due Wednesday (Criss Cross)

Wycliffe GordonBones Tones
Tim Warfield:  One for Shirley
Ralph BowenFive
Mike MarinoThird Wish
Rob SchneidermanGlass Enclosure w/C. McPherson
 
New Blue Note Reissues

Louis Smith:  Smithville

Stanley TurrentineReturn of the Prodigal Son
Bobby Hutcherson:  Head On
Dizzy Gillespie/Gil Fuller Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra
Art FarmerBrass Shout/Aztec Suite
 
New Blues Release

Duke Robillard:  Swinging Session

 

New Pop Release

Frank SinatraNothing But the Best (Reprise Hits)

(added May 6)

New Jazz Releases
Scott Hamilton:  Across the Tracks w/Duke Robillard
Steve Turre:  Rainbow People
Houston Person/Ron CarterJust Between Friends

Taylor Eigsti: Let it Come to You 

Brian BladeSeasons of Change
Earl Klugh:  Spice of Life
Mark MastersTribute to Dewey Redman
Bobby Broom TrioLive in Chicago
Joe Sample/Lalah HathawaySong Lives On
 
New Blues Releases

Henry Butler:  Pianola Live 

(added April 22)

New Jazz Releases
Nicholas PaytonInto the Blue
Giacomo Gates:  Luminosity w/DVD
Stanley JordanState of Nature
Claudio RoditiImpressions

Mark Masters: Farewell Walter "Dewey" Redman 

Bobby BroomThe Way I Play, Live in Chicago
Stanton Moore:  Emphasis on Parenthesis
Roy AyersUbiquity Vibrations (reissue)
Jazz CrusadersOld Socks, New Shoes (reissue)
 
New Blues Releases
Tab BenoitNight Train to Nashville

Dave Specter:  Live in Chicago

Rory Block/Stefan Grossman:  Country Blues Guitar/Archival Recordings 1963-71 

(added April 14)

There are new photos
of the concert at the store on April 5
Be sure to take a look (on the Photos page)! 
 
New Jazz Releases
Wayne Escoffery:  Hopes and Dreams
Bill O'ConnellTriple Play w/Dave Valentin & Richie Flores
Diane ReevesWhen You Know

The Paris Reunion Band: French Cooking w/W. Shaw, S. Hampton & J. Griffin

The Paris Reunion BandFor Klook w/W. Shaw, G. Moncur & J. Henderson
 
New Blues Release
Marcia Ball:  Love, Peace & BBQ 
 
Just Received:  Another 100 Used Jazz CD's

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