Music from United States

Original Japanese edition of the 1965 album arranged by Lalo Schifrin. With insert and obi.

1990's Italian CD re-issue on ESP-Disk'/Abraxas of the 1966 album. With obi.

10" coloured vinyl edition. Ten tracks drawn from the 1954-56 Pacific Jazz sessions. Chet Baker Sings is a record that arrived too early for its own audience. In 1954 a twenty-four-year-old trumpet player set down his horn, leaned close to the microphone, and sang as if confiding something he wasn't sure he wanted overheard. What the era received as a flaw - a voice too soft, too high, too undefended for a man - is exactly what now sounds like the future turning up ahead of schedule. There is al…

*2026 repress* The soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch's 1986 film Down By Law is composed and performed by John Lurie, who also plays the pimp Jack in the movie. His world-weary avant-jazz pieces like "Please Come to My House," "What Do You Know About Music, You're Not a Lawyer," "Strangers in the Day," and "Fork in the Road" convey the film's seedy but humorous crime story.

*2026 repress* This is the only solo album by American soul singer James "Baby Huey" Ramey. He died at the age of 26 while recording his solo debut, and the album was finished and released posthumously. A quarter century after its release, The Baby Huey Story went on to become a cult classic among soul musicians and fans. Its single "Hard Times" has been sampled many times by a lot of artists and was covered by John Legend and the Roots in 2010 for the album Wake Up!

First recordings of two long microtonal works by Kraig Grady, The Molten Wind and Crow on the Dark Side of Gloss, built from individually recorded single notes played by an international group of soloists in Grady's just-intonation tunings.

Harold Ousley’s The Kid! is a superb example of early-1970s soul-jazz and jazz-funk, putting the spotlight on the saxophonist’s distinctive tone and commanding presence. From the first notes, the album radiates energy and character, marrying dynamic phrasing with a deeply confident sense of swing. The record thrives on infectious grooves, a tightly locked rhythm section, and spirited improvisation that keeps the music moving at every turn. Seamlessly blending the worlds of jazz, funk, and soul, …

1980 Japanese re-issue on Vogue of the 1954 album. With obi.

1974 Japanese re-issue on Milestone's "Riverside Original Recording Series" of the 1957 album featuring John Coltrane. With insert and obi.

1982 US re-issue on Riverside/Jazzland's "Original Jazz Classics" series of the 1961 album featuring John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins and Art Blakey. With obi.

1974 Japanese re-issue on CBS/Sony's "Best Jazz Collection" series of the 1963 album. With insert and obi.

Original Japanese edition on CBS/Sony with different cover of the 1969 compilation.

1975 2LP US compilation on Milestone with tracks from the 1950's albums Brilliant Corners and Five By Monk By Five plus a previously unissued track, featuring Max Roach and Sonny Rollins. With original innersleeve.

1982 Japan-only compilation on Blue Note never re-issued on either LP or CD. With Obi and insert.

1982 Japan-only compilation on Blue Note never re-issued on either LP or CD. With Obi and insert.

Late 1980's US re-issue on EmArcy/Mercury of the 1956 album featuring Sonny Rollins.

1983 Japanese re-issue on Baybridge Records of the 1958 album featuring Ramsey Lewis. With insert and obi.

1973 US re-issue on Mercury of the 1958 album.

1980 US re-issue on Columbia's "Contemporary Masters Series" with different title and cover of the 1961 album featuring Coleman Hawkins and Julian Priester.

1976 Japanese re-issue on GNP Crescendo's "Jazz Library 1500" series of the 1956 album. With insert and obi.