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Return To Forever – Romantic Warrior
Title: Return To Forever – Romantic WarriorYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Ne...
Title: Return To Forever – Romantic WarriorYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, New York CityCondition: New Cultural Facts: Band Drama: This lineup was the “all-stars” version—Chick Corea leaned into a stable, high-skill unit after earlier RTF eras shifted personnel and direction. Album Art: The medieval fantasy gatefold by Paula Scher became part of the record’s identity—fusion packaged like a mythic comic-book world. Scene Ecology: A peak moment of ’70s fusion as an are...
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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...
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John Coltrane - The Mastery of John Coltrane Vo...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Tamba 4 - We and the Sea Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Brazilian Jazz, Bossa Nova/Samba Jazz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6/26 Matrix #: SP 3004 Condition: VG++ CC | Members: Luiz E (36' - 92'), Bebeto C (39' - 23'), Dorio F (N/A), Ohana (N/A) Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology Tamba 4 grew out of Tamba Trio, one of Brazil’s key bossa-jazz groups, expanding the lineup when Dório Ferreira joined on bass and guitar. ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Willie Bobo - Spanish GreaseYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1965, Latin Jazz, Boogaloo Latin Soul, New York City, New York 5/26Matrix #: V6-8631Condition: VG++ (LM) | Members: Willie B (34' - 83')Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Bobo came out of Spanish Harlem’s Latin music world, where percussionists often powered the scene while getting less name recognition than singers or bandleaders. Scene Ecology: Spanish...
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Johnny Smith - Moonlight In Vermont
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Johnny Smith - Moonlight In VermontYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1956, Jazz, Cool Jazz Guitar, Birmingham, Alabama 5/26Matrix #: LP 2211Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Johnny S (22' - 13')Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Smith left full-time performing to raise his daughter after his wife died, choosing family stability over the normal jazz-career grind. Life After Music: He later ran a music store in Colorado...
$24.98
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Inside Straight
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Inside StraightYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1973, Jazz, Soul Jazz, Tampa, Florida 5/26Matrix #: Fantasy 9435Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Cannonball A (28' - 75'), Nat A (31' - 00'), George D (42' - 10'), Walter B (33' - Alive), Roy M (41' - 97')Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Cannonball carried a teacher’s discipline into jazz, but his 1975 stroke cut short a career still p...
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Lionel Hampton - Who's Who In Jazz
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$22.98
Eddie Harris - Bad Luck Is All I Have
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Steely Dan – Greatest Hits (2 LP)
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Cannonball Adderley - Greatest Hits
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Cannonball Adderley - Greatest HitsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1962, Jazz, Hard Bop Soul Jazz, Tampa, Florida 5/26Matrix #: Riverside RLP 9416Condition: VG++ (LM) | Members: Cannonball A (28' - 75')Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Adderley came up through segregated Florida schools and taught band before New York noticed him, grounding his polish in real Southern work. Scene Ecology: He became a bridge betw...
$19.98
The BBB - Number One Son Feat. Bernie Dresel
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Wynton Marsalis - Black Codes (From The Undergr...
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$16.98
Wynton Marsalis - Black Codes (From The Undergr...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Lionel Hampton - Jammin'Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1981, Jazz, Swing Jazz, Louisville, Kentucky 5/26Matrix #: UPF-153Condition: VG+ (VZ) | Members: Lionel H (08' - 02')Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Hampton grew up after his father left and was raised partly by his grandmother, finding music through church and school before jazz became his way forward. Scene Ecology: Hampton’s career crossed swing...
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Donald Shirley - Tonal Expressions
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Donald Shirley - Tonal ExpressionsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1955, Jazz, Chamber Jazz, New York City Matrix #: CLP-1001Condition: VG+ (VZ)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle Shirley was blocked from a straight classical career by racism, so he built his own hybrid lane between concert music and jazz. Studio Lore His first LP as leader, it used just piano and bassist Richard Davis, keeping the whole r...
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Dizzy Gillespie - Featuring Dizzy Gillespie
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Pat Metheny Group - OfframpYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Kansas CityMatrix #: ECM 1 1216Condition: VG, has slight warp but plays fine (TC)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle Metheny was still carrying the pressure of being the teenage jazz prodigy who had already taught at the college level by 18. This is part of the stretch where he had to turn hype into a real band identity. Studio Lore...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Bob James - Lucky SevenYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, MarshallMatrix #: JC 36056Condition: VG++ (VZ)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle James came out of strict classical training in Missouri and had to force his way into jazz before Quincy Jones helped open bigger doors. Studio Lore By this record he was deep into his self-directed Tappan Zee era, producing in New York with total control ...
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Lester Young - Just You, Just Me
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Lester Young - Just You, Just MeYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1961, Jazz, Bop, Kansas City Matrix #: PLP-409Condition: SEALED (VZ)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle Young never fully shook the trauma of his Army detention, which shadowed his postwar life and playing. Scene Ecology This LP repackages 1948-49 Royal Roost material from a club that sat right at bebop's live-broadcast center. Media Nar...
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Billie Holiday - A Rare Live Recording Of Billi...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Billie Holiday | A Rare Live Recording Of Billie Holiday Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1964, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, New York City Matrix #: M-2001 Condition: VG (VZ) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle These performances came after years of legal harassment, addiction, and physical decline, with Holiday still carrying enormous emotional weight into every live set. Media Narrative The album was issued posthu...
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Chico Hamilton Quintet – Chico Hamilton Quintet...
Title: Chico Hamilton Quintet – Chico Hamilton Quintet In Hi-FiYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1956, J...
Title: Chico Hamilton Quintet – Chico Hamilton Quintet In Hi-FiYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1956, Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Los Angeles, California Matrix #: PJ-1216Condition: VG+, sounds great, looks good, some light marks (CC) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Hamilton came out of Black Central Avenue’s segregated L.A. scene; players from that world later said its history got pushed aside. Scene Ecology: This reeds-cello-guitar lineup helped define chamber jazz years before that term becam...
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Donald Byrd – Words, Sounds, Colors And Shapes
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Donald Byrd – Words, Sounds, Colors And ShapesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Detroit, MichiganMatrix #: 60188-1Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Byrd used Howard University and the Blackbyrds as a pipeline, turning campus musicians into part of his working world. Personal Struggle: Frustrated by shrinking jazz money and industry neglect, Byrd leaned on teaching and academia to ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Bob James – ObsessionYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1986, Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Marshall, MissouriMatrix #: 25495-1Condition: NM Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Bob James became one of the most sampled artists in hip hop; his earlier work quietly fed the genre’s foundation through producers. Personal Struggle: Years of commercial success boxed him into a “smooth jazz” label he later pushed against to be tak...
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Yusef Lateef – The Gentle Giant
Title: Yusef Lateef – The Gentle GiantYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1971, Jazz, Spiritual Jazz, Detr...
Title: Yusef Lateef – The Gentle GiantYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1971, Jazz, Spiritual Jazz, Detroit, MichiganMatrix #: SD 1602Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great, a few very light marks Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Born William Huddleston, he converted to Islam in 1950 and took the name Yusef Lateef, a move that brought social suspicion in mid-century America. Scene Ecology: Detroit’s deep music scene shaped him early; he came up alongside future bebop and hard bop players befo...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Ahmad Jamal - Happy MoodsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1960, Jazz, Cool Jazz, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMatrix #: ARGO LP 662Condition: VG Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Jamal’s trio refined its style in Chicago clubs, where long residencies shaped his use of space, restraint, and audience awareness. Media Narrative: While critics sometimes overlooked him, musicians like Miles Davis studied his approach...
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Yusef Lateef – The Blue Yusef Lateef
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Yusef Lateef - The Blue Yusef LateefYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Jazz, Post-Bop, Detroit, MichiganMatrix #: SD 1508Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Political Science: Lateef’s embrace of Islam was not just personal faith, it was part of a wider Black cultural and spiritual search happening across jazz in mid-century America. Scene Ecology: He came out of Detroit’s serious musician pipeline, the same deep ...
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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie – Bird And Diz
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie – Bird And Diz (The Genius of Charlie Parker)Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1950, Jazz, Bebop, New York City, New YorkMatrix #: V6-8006Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Cut in the after-hours Manhattan ecosystem where bebop was still a living argument, not a museum style, with musicians battling for ideas and rent money. Media Narrative: Parker’s legend was...
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