PURE PLEASURE

Alto saxophonist Paul Desmond is backed by a string orchestra with guitarist Jim Hall also on board. Lush, reflective, thought-provoking, and soul-stirring.

In recognition of the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation of New Orleans and the Gulf coast, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band released a meaningful reinterpretation of the Marvin...

Classic 1958 record cut by vocalist and pianist Dupree with a great band including saxophonist Pete Brown and guitarist Larry Dale.

Even back in the early '50s, Columbia Records took Duke Ellington seriously enough to place this album on it's prestigious Masterworks label, heretofore reserved mostly for highbrow classical music...

Ellington, Duke & His Orchestra Feat. Mahalia Black Brown & Beige Lp Vinyl

Duke Ellington orchestra plays it's take on Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.

This music counts among Ellington's most well-realized "concept projects," all inspired by Shakespeare's work and filled with memorable melodies and ample opportunities for solos by Cat Anderson,...

(2-LP set) 1963 concert that was originally released in 1973. Now reissued on 180 gram vinyl. Cat Anderson, Roy Burrows, Cootie Williams - trumpet. Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors, -...

An amazing session of spiritual soul jazz - and one of the rarest albums on Strata East! Shamek Farrah's soulful alto is matched with the free spiritual piano of Sonelius Smith, for a totally...

For a label that wasn't around long, Strata East achieved the same sort of label recognition that Impulse! Or Blue Note managed to build. In other words, you knew what you were getting when you...

2004 180 Gram 2 X vinyl LP pressing reissue. Produced by Mike Vernon and Marshall Chess recorded in the Chess Tel-Mar Studios, Chicago, January 1969 and no introduction needed for this fabulous...

Gentry's first 1967 album is a masterpiece, it's a simple as that. An album of hauntingly beautiful songs penned by Bobbie herself bar one track. The album is an uncluttered, straight down the line...