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Seu Jorge – The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions (S...
Title: Seu Jorge – The Life Aquatic Studio SessionsYear/Genre: 2005, SoundtrackCondition: New (re...
Title: Seu Jorge – The Life Aquatic Studio SessionsYear/Genre: 2005, SoundtrackCondition: New (repackaged at Power Plant Records) Cultural Facts: Recorded for Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, these performances were captured on set as Seu Jorge played Portuguese versions of David Bowie songs. The project highlighted Brazil’s long conversation with Anglo pop, filtering Bowie’s catalog through samba-influenced guitar and Rio-born street-musician traditions. David Bowie p...
$49.98
The Seatbelts – Cowboy Bebop (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Seatbelts – Cowboy BebopYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1998, Soundtrack, Anime Soundtrack, Tokyo, JapanCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: The Seatbelts were a studio “project band” assembled around composer Yoko Kanno—top Tokyo session players rotating as needed. Studio Lore: Recorded like a TV scoring job on a deadline: fast sessions, genre-hopping charts, and precision players reading tough pa...
$37.98
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours
Title: Frank Sinatra – In the Wee Small HoursYear/Genre: 1955, Vocal JazzCondition: New Cultural ...
Title: Frank Sinatra – In the Wee Small HoursYear/Genre: 1955, Vocal JazzCondition: New Cultural Facts: One of Sinatra’s earliest true “concept” albums, sequenced as a continuous late-night meditation on loneliness and heartbreak. Arranged by Nelson Riddle and recorded during a period marked by Sinatra’s turbulent relationship and breakup with actress Ava Gardner. The cover art—Sinatra alone under a streetlamp in a blue-green city haze—became an enduring image of mid-century urban melan...
$24.98
Mac Miller -Larry Lovestein & The Velvet Reviva...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Larry Lovestein & The Velvet Revival – YouYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2012, R&B, Neo-Soul, Pittsburgh, PACondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: A Mac Miller side-identity used to separate his jazz/soul experiments from the “Mac Miller” brand while he was leveling up as a producer. Media Narrative: Originally released as a small, under-the-radar project; it later became a fan touchstone as...
$46.98
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass– Whipped Cream & Ot...
Year/Genre: 1965 Jazz / Latin JazzCondition: VG Description: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass ...
Year/Genre: 1965 Jazz / Latin JazzCondition: VG Description: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass emerged from Los Angeles with a sound that fused accessible pop melodies and Latin jazz rhythms. This landmark album captures their signature interplay of brass, rhythm, and the smooth flair that defined easy‑listening exotica of the mid‑’60s. With playful, lush arrangements layered over groove-driven percussion, it became a surprising commercial hit, bridging sophistication and casual charm. A ti...
$19.98
Title: Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts – Cowboy Bebop Year/Genre: 2022, Soundtrack Matrix #:...
Title: Yoko Kanno & The Seatbelts – Cowboy Bebop Year/Genre: 2022, Soundtrack Matrix #: 19439974911-S1Condition: New Cultural Facts: Yoko Kanno formed The Seatbelts specifically for Cowboy Bebop, naming them after her habit of wearing a seatbelt while recording high-energy sessions. The soundtrack was recorded live with Japanese jazz veterans, many of whom had never seen the anime before. “Tank!” was reportedly written in under two hours, becoming one of anime’s most recogniza...
$37.98
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass* – Whipped Cream & ...
Title: Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass – Whipped Cream & Other DelightsYear/Genre: 1965, jazzMatr...
Title: Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass – Whipped Cream & Other DelightsYear/Genre: 1965, jazzMatrix #: SP 4110Condition: VG (plays just fine, some cosmetic wear expected for age) Cultural Facts: Issued on A&M, the label Alpert co-founded with Jerry Moss in Los Angeles. The “whipped cream” cover model was actually mostly covered in a sheet with shaving cream on top. Jacket became a 1960s bachelor-pad and thrift-store staple.
$21.98
Return To Forever – Romantic Warrior
Year, Genre: 1976, Jazz FusionMatrix #: PC 34076Condition: VG++ Plays thought clean, very light m...
Year, Genre: 1976, Jazz FusionMatrix #: PC 34076Condition: VG++ Plays thought clean, very light marks on vinyl Description: Recorded February 1976 at Caribou Ranch in the Colorado Rockies for the band’s first Columbia release. Features the “classic” quartet lineup: Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White, often cited as a fusion supergroup. Became Return to Forever’s best-selling studio album and earned RIAA gold status in the U.S. Easy recommendation for fans of Ma...
$22.98
Wes Montgomery – California Dreaming
Year/Genre: 1967 Jazz / Cool JazzMatrix #: V6-8672Condition: VG++ Description: Released during th...
Year/Genre: 1967 Jazz / Cool JazzMatrix #: V6-8672Condition: VG++ Description: Released during the escalation of the Vietnam War and the height of 1960s social unrest, California Dreaming finds Wes Montgomery straddling the divide between traditional jazz and commercial accessibility. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s New Jersey studio, the album features lush orchestrations designed to bring jazz into the mainstream at a time when young audiences were turning to rock and protest music. While cri...
$23.98
Miles Davis – You're Under Arrest
Year/Genre/City: 1985, Jazz, New York CityMatrix #: FC 40023Condition: EX, sounds amazing, almost...
Year/Genre/City: 1985, Jazz, New York CityMatrix #: FC 40023Condition: EX, sounds amazing, almost flawless, looks great Cultural Facts: Band Drama: This period reflects Miles openly clashing with jazz traditionalists, dismissing purism while aligning with younger pop and rock audiences. Media Narrative: The album fueled debates about “selling out,” exposing generational rifts over what jazz was allowed to become in the ’80s. Political Science: Miles framed stylistic freedom as cultural ...
$38.00
Anthony Braxton – The Complete Braxton 1971
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Anthony Braxton – The Complete Braxton 1971Year/Genre/City: 1973, Jazz, Chicago, ILMatrix #: AF 1902Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Braxton came out of Chicago’s AACM, a self-run composers’ network that challenged how jazz was funded, taught, and documented. Notable Myths: He’s said the “Complete Braxton” title wasn’t his idea—an example of labels framing avant artists for marketing clarity. ...
$30.00
Sonny Sharrock – Monkey-Pockie-Boo
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Sonny Sharrock – Monkey-Pockie-BooYear/Genre/City: 1970, Jazz, New York City, NYMatrix #: BYG 529.337Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Sharrock was a key figure in NYC’s free-jazz orbit, intersecting with Pharoah Sanders, Don Cherry, and the loft-era avant scene. Studio Lore: Recorded for BYG/Actuel in Paris during a period when European labels gave U.S. free-jazz artists rare creative freedom. ...
$47.00
Louis Armstrong – The ABC Collection
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Louis Armstrong – The ABC CollectionYear/Genre/City: 1976, Jazz, New Orleans, LAMatrix #: AC-30012Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Armstrong came out of New Orleans brass-band culture and broke nationally after joining King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band in Chicago. Media Narrative: In 1964, “Hello, Dolly!” hit #1 and knocked The Beatles out of the top spot, a rare pop-chart crossover for a jazz eld...
$23.00
Don Ellis – Don Ellis At Fillmore
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Don Ellis – Don Ellis At FillmoreYear/Genre/City: 1970, Jazz, Los Angeles, CAMatrix #: CG 30243Condition: SEALED Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: A jazz band on a rock-venue bill—Fillmore crowds forced improvisers to think in volume, pacing, and spectacle. Studio Lore: Ellis treated odd meters as engineering problems—tight charts, rehearsed hits, then controlled chaos once the tape rolled. Media Narrative:...
$20.98
Year/Genre/City: 1974, Jazz Fusion, New York CityMatrix #: CTI 6043Condition: EX, sounds great, l...
Year/Genre/City: 1974, Jazz Fusion, New York CityMatrix #: CTI 6043Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts: Sample Magnet: Bob James’ CTI-era grooves became some of the most sampled textures in hip-hop and R&B—this period is basically the blueprint for “luxury jazz” turning into breakbeat source material later. TV Theme: The “Angela (Theme from Taxi)” association helped lock Bob James into American pop culture beyond jazz audiences—his melodies crossed into living rooms th...
$32.00
Andrew Hill – Point Of Departure
Year/Genre/City: 1964, Jazz, New York CityMatrix #: BLP 4167Condition: EX, sounds great, looks gr...
Year/Genre/City: 1964, Jazz, New York CityMatrix #: BLP 4167Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts: All Star: This session stacks a once-only kind of lineup—Eric Dolphy + Joe Henderson with Kenny Dorham, Richard Davis, and a very young Tony Williams—more like a summit meeting than a “leader with sidemen.” Late Era: Dolphy died the same year this was recorded, so collectors treat it as part of his late-document run—one of the last major studio snapshots of him in full creative...
$249.98
Sal Salvador – Shades Of Sal Salvador
Year/Genre: 1957, Jazz Matrix #: BCP-39Condition: EX, plays great, looks good, light marks Cultur...
Year/Genre: 1957, Jazz Matrix #: BCP-39Condition: EX, plays great, looks good, light marks Cultural Facts: Recorded Oct 1956; lineup includes Phil Woods and drummer Joe Morello (pre–Dave Brubeck Quartet fame). Bethlehem’s mid-’50s jazz LPs were often pressed in smaller runs, so clean originals can be harder to bump into. Salvador joined Stan Kenton’s orchestra in 1952 and later became known as a serious guitar educator (method books). If you collect Tal Farlow, Barney Kessel, Jim H...
$35.00
Wes Montgomery – Down Here On The Ground
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Wes Montgomery – Down Here On The GroundYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1968, Jazz, Soul JazzMatrix #: LP 3006Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Indianapolis guitarist who came up playing after-hours clubs while working day jobs—Midwest hustle feeding a national jazz career. Made during the civil-rights era as jazz musicians navigated TV bookings, integrated venues, and the politics of “respectable” crossover work. Re...
$29.98
The Cecil Taylor Quartet – Air
Title: The Cecil Taylor Quartet – AirYear/Genre: 1960, Jazz (Avant-Garde)Condition: VG++ Cultural...
Title: The Cecil Taylor Quartet – AirYear/Genre: 1960, Jazz (Avant-Garde)Condition: VG++ Cultural Facts: One of the early documents of Taylor’s split with jazz “polite society” norms—clubs and critics often treated his sets like a provocation. His scene survived through small-room bookings, arts patrons, and European interest when U.S. jazz institutions were slow to back the avant-garde. The quartet era sits right before the loft-jazz explosion—Taylor’s approach became part of the bluep...
$14.98
Title: Eddie Harris – Come On DownYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1970, Jazz, Jazz-FunkMatrix #: Atlantic S...
Title: Eddie Harris – Come On DownYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1970, Jazz, Jazz-FunkMatrix #: Atlantic SD 1554Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Chicago-born saxophonist shaped by South Side club circuits, where playing for real crowds mattered as much as virtuosity. Early ’70s moment when jazz artists moved closer to Black radio and nightlife, reflecting changing urban culture and economics. Landed in the “crossover” debates of the era—critics vs. audiences—over who jazz should serve as the countr...
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Title: Wynton Marsalis – J MoodYear/Genre: 1986, JazzMatrix #: FC 40308Condition: EX Cultural Fac...
Title: Wynton Marsalis – J MoodYear/Genre: 1986, JazzMatrix #: FC 40308Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Raised in New Orleans, Marsalis grew up inside a multigenerational Black musical family tied to the city’s brass-band and church traditions. By the mid-80s he was leading a “young lions” movement, arguing for acoustic jazz as serious Black American art in the Reagan era. J Mood comes from his New York period, when he treated the jazz quartet as both a workshop and a public classroom for ...
$19.98
Title: Wes Montgomery – Road SongYear/Genre: 1968, JazzMatrix #: SP-3012Condition: VG++ Cultural ...
Title: Wes Montgomery – Road SongYear/Genre: 1968, JazzMatrix #: SP-3012Condition: VG++ Cultural Facts: Wes Montgomery grew up in Indianapolis, juggling factory work and night-club gigs well into adulthood to support his family. By the late 60s he was recording big-orchestra crossover projects, reflecting pressure on jazz players to appeal to middle-class living rooms. The album arrived just before his sudden death, read by many as part of his final, uneasy negotiation with commercial e...
$24.98
Antônio Carlos Jobim – Terra Brasilis
Title: Antônio Carlos Jobim – Terra BrasilisYear/Genre: 1980, Bossa Nova/JazzMatrix #: 2B 3409Con...
Title: Antônio Carlos Jobim – Terra BrasilisYear/Genre: 1980, Bossa Nova/JazzMatrix #: 2B 3409Condition: VG++ Cultural Facts: Jobim was a Rio de Janeiro composer whose work grew out of mid-century Copacabana and Ipanema bohemian circles. By 1980 he was living between Brazil and the U.S., navigating fame abroad while Brazil was still under the shadow of military rule. The album’s title “Terra Brasilis” hints at exile and return—an older artist reflecting on homeland from a semi-diasporic...
$18.98
Esther Phillips – From a Whisper to a Scream
Title: Esther Phillips – From a Whisper to a ScreamYear/Genre: 1972, Soul/JazzMatrix #: KU-05Cond...
Title: Esther Phillips – From a Whisper to a ScreamYear/Genre: 1972, Soul/JazzMatrix #: KU-05Condition: EX (strong VG+)Cultural Facts: Cut for Creed Taylor’s Kudu imprint and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s New Jersey studio, tying it to the CTI/Kudu soul-jazz circle. Marked a major comeback for Phillips after years of health and addiction struggles in the ’60s. Earned her a Grammy nomination and renewed club attention, placing her back in the early-’70s New York soul spotlight.Price Sugg...
$34.98