MILES DAVIS At The Royal Roost 1948 - At Birdland 1950, 1951, 1953 (2002 UK 12-track digitally remastered CD album from the jazz legend [originally released in 1995], featuring rare and previously unissued recordings culled from four live dates that cover a significant period in Miles' career. This disc features such musicians as Jay Jay Johnson, Sonny Rollins, Max Roach and Art Blakey, and contains some excellent performances in what were perhaps bebop's most fruitful years! Sealed picture sleeve) more...
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DIZZY GILLESPIE Concert Salle Pleyel - 9 Fevrier 1953 (Scarce 60s French issue of the legendary 1953 11-track LP also featuring Bill Graham, Wade Legge, Lou Hackney, Al Jones & Joe Carroll, issued as #48 in the 'Many Faces Of Jazz' series, frontlaminated flipback picture sleeve. This copy has come from the RTL Radio Reference Library & has been stamped to that effect on the back of the sleeve, consequently the vinyl has been carefully handled from new & remains in great condition wit more...
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TOMMY DORSEY The Best Of Tommy Dorsey 1950-1953 (1974 German MCA Coral label 24-track double LP compilation, housed in a front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with biography in both German & English & personnel detail for every recording. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl is near 'as new') more...
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LIONEL HAMPTON The Complete 1953 Paris Sessions (1977 UK 10-track double vinyl LP, recorded in 1953, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve displays minimal shelfwear & the vinyl is superb with just a couple of light blemishes preventing a mint grading VJD532) more...
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KEN COLYER The Crane River Jazz Band - 1950-1953 (1988 UK 17-track mono LP from Britain's favourite New Orleans trad revivalist, including the theme song they adopted - Down By The Riverside, also a fitting tribute to Colyer who passed away that year at the age of 60, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows little wear and the vinyl displays the odd cosmetic paper scuff but remains excellent DM18) more...
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STAN KENTON Paris - 1953 (1989 Danish 10-track CD album recorded in Paris on 18 September 1953, previously unissued up to this release. Features Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Bill Holman, Zoot Sims, Barry Galbraith, Don Bagley and Stan Levey, picture sleeve RJ504) more...
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CHAMPION JACK DUPREE Rub A Little Boogie 1945-1953 (1982 UK 16-track mono vinyl LP of romping good-time numbers from 1945-53, picture sleeve) more...
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VARIOUS Stars Of The Vienna Opera: 1946-1953 (1982 UK stereo triple LP box set on the colour 'nipper stamp' label, a collection of recordings made between 1946 & 1953 featuring a host of Opera stars including Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Ljuba Welitsch & Richard Tauber performing the works of Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Strauss & Schumann amongst otheres. Comes housed in a 12" picture box complete with comprehensive libretto. The box is Excellent with some minor edge wear & the vinyl is N more...
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DJANGO REINHARDT Django Reinhardt 1910-1953 (US digitally remastered MP3 CD featuring 200 tracks of non-stop music with a running time of 9.6 hours. Includes Tears, The Sheik Of Arabia Tiger Rag and Mabel - complete tracklisting in PDF format. Picture sleeve - still sealed) more...
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TAMPA RED The Guitar Wizard 1935-1953 (1974 US 14-track LP, pasted picture sleeve. Superior collection from one of the most influential blues guitarists, a prolific songwriter too with many his songs appearing in the repertoire of B.B. King, Freddy King, Fats Domino and Elmore James. The sleeve has some light edge wear but is otherwise in excellent condition, the vinyl has a couple of visible scuff but these do not affect play BC25) more...
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BOB CROSBY & HIS ORCHESTRA The Uncollected - 1952-1953 (1987 US 14-track mono vinyl LP of previously unreleased radio recordings with the Bobcats, housed in a pasted picture sleeve with extensive album notes and a facsimile Bob Crosby autograph on the front as part of the design HSR-241) more...
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BUD POWELL 1953 - Summer & Autumn Sessions (1977 Japanese 23-track 2-LP vinyl set of previously unreleased broadcast performances by Bud and his Trio from the summer and autumn of 1953, with unique picture sleeves, obi-strips and album text exclusively in Japanese SFX-10028/9) more...
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VARIOUS Cool Vienna 1953-61 (1990 Austrian limited edition 11-track LP, picture sleeve with all text in German. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear with a bit of edge scuffing & the vinyl is near 'as new' RST-9032932) more...
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DUKE ELLINGTON The 1953 Pasadena Concert (1985 French 11-track LP featuring material recorded in concert at the Civic Auditorium on March 30th 1953, picture sleeve with extensive sleeve notes on the back in French & English. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains near 'as new') more...
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VARIOUS-JAZZ J.A.T.P. In Tokyo Live At The Nichigeki Theatre 1953 (1972 Japanese 23-track triple LP, housed in a robust box with Japanese/English text inner and obi-strip. Exlusive performances from the Jazz Philharmonic All-Stars, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Krupa and more. The box shows very little wear and the vinyl is flawless MTZ8503/5) more...
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VARIOUS The Roots Of Rockabilly 1940-1953 (2004 UK 75-track 3-CD album compilation including tracks by Muddy Water, Sonny Boy Williamson, Chet Atkins, Ella Mae Morse, The Carlisles, Hank Penny and many more. Each disc is comes in a title/tracklisting card sleeve, with a 12-page illustrated booklet and picture box IGOTCD2556) more...
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LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS Houston's King of The Blues: Historic Recordings 1952-1953 (1984 US 15-track vinyl compilation LP, released on Blues Classics an offshoot of acclaimed reissue label Arhoolie. The back-pasted picture sleeve has detailed liner notes printed on reverse and shows minimal shelfwear while the vinyl looks barely played BC30) more...
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VARIOUS February 1953 Live Acetates (Astonishing one-off 1953 UK set of FIVE 12" double-sided metal based ultra high-grade methyl cellulose lacquer acetates, containing unique & unreleased live recordings dated February 4th, 11th & 18thstarring The Tubby Hayes Quartet, "Harry South Trip" with Tubby Hayes, The Ronnie Scott Group, Joe Muddel's Group & The Kenny Graham Group from an unknown location. The acetates have Sapphire manufacturing labels both sides with printed dates, more...
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CHARLIE PARKER Charlie Parker 1945-1953 (1990 Italian 25-track compilation CD, picture sleeve CD53051) more...
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LIONEL HAMPTON European Concert, 1953 (1970s Canadian 8-track vinyl LP, with Quincy Jones, Clifford Brown, James Cleaveland among others, picture sleeve with extensive sleeve notes by Russ Chase. The sleeve shows little wear and the vinyl is Excellent with just the odd sign of play) more...
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BILLIE HOLIDAY Rarities Number 40 - Billie Holiday "Live" 1953 (1980s Danish 9-track vinyl LP, the first issue of her concert in Europe in 1953, with Carl Drinkard, Red Mitchell, Elaine Leighton, Red Norvo and others, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl is in near mint condition NO.40) more...
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HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS 20 Hits: All 20 Of Their Chart Hits (1953-1962) (1977 US 20-track LP compilation, including the hits Work With Me Annie, Annie Had A Baby & The Twist, textured picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl looks barely played KING-5003X) more...
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HOT LIPS PAGE 1942 - 1953 (1983 Italian 31-track double vinyl LP, plain stickered gatefold sleeve with tracklisting insert. This copy originates from the private collection of a former staff member for Dobells record shop in Charing Cross. The sleeve shows little wear and the vinyl is Near Mint) more...
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TAMPA RED 1932 - 1953 ("You Can't Get That Stuff No More") (1977 Dutch 18-track LP compilation, picture sleeve with in depth & historic notes on these recordings on the back. The sleeve shows some light scuffing & age wear [small deletion punch-hole] whilst the vinyl is Excellent with very little play OL2816) more...
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RAY PRICE The Honky-Tonk Years 1951-1953 (1986 US 14-track Mono LP featuring tracks from Ray's Honky-Tonk years, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light sheflwear & the vinyl remains in superb condition with few signs of play - Still in the original opened shrink P18664) more...
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LITTLE MILTON Hittin' The Boogie (1988 UK 14-track LP compilation of previously unissued recordings from the golden Memphis days of 1953-4, picture sleeve with extensive album notes. The cover is Excellent with some minor ring wear & the vinyl appears Excellent with few signs of play Z2007) more...
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LITTLE WILLIE JOHN All 15 Of His Chart Hits (1953-1962) (1977 US 15-track vinyl LP compilation, heavy-duty card picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl has just the odd light sign of play K-5004X) more...
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THE STAPLE SINGERS Faith & Grace (2015 US Stax remastered 4-CD set, the first career-spanning collection of the foremost US gospel/R&B group. Comes housed in a deluxe 8" x 8" book-pack with integral 56-page booklet featuring an annotated discography, in depth liner notes, previously seen photos & forward by Mavis Staples, as well as a bonus 2-track 7" vinyl disc. Due to the hardback design, the CDs show some scuff marks but play without fault & the vinyl & book remain in Excellentcond more...
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JIMMY GIUFFRE The Complete 1947-1953 Small Group Sessions Vol. 2 1953 (1995 Spanish 20-track mono CD compilation album, originally recorded in Los Angeles at various dates during 1953, with a vast array of musicians including Art Pepper & Bud Shank on Alto Saxophone, Shelly Manne on drums, Shorty Rogers on Trumpet and Hampton Hawes on Piano plus many more, still sealed in factory shrink jewel case with picture sleeve and inlay including tracklist and credits BMCD1047) more...
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JIMMY GIUFFRE The Complete 1947-1953 Small Group Sessions Vol. 1 1947-1952 (1995 Spanish 20-track mono CD compilation album, originally recorded in Los Angeles at various dates between 1947 and 1952, with a vast array of musicians including Art Pepper, Dexter Gordon, Shelly Manne, Red Norvo, Shorty Rogers, Hampton Hawes and Joe Mondragon plus many more, still sealed in factory shrink jewel case with picture sleeve and inlay including tracklist and credits BMCD1046) more...
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