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	BYG ACTUEL Have a look to our short selection of this mythical french label, and learn more about it. Click on the picture or HERE to go on the special page.

NOEL McGHIE & SPACE SPIES – S/T (Disques Esperance)
One of the true west indies jazz gem! I'm so happy to have this record on the website, even more happy to maybe let it discovered by some of you. For me far more accomplished and solid than the overhyped Guadeloupe Reflexions. This somptuous session benefits of the immense talent of GEORGES EDOUARD NOUEL on electric piano. Of course "Mademoiselle Tuloch", compiled back in the days by Manu Boubli at Comet Records, but the whole LP is superb, listen to some extracts HERE.
Cover EX / vinyl EX 150€

	HENRI TEXIER – Varech (JMS) His best album. The delicate mix of humming scat and double bass groove is here somptuous. With the classic french groove "Les La Bas", discovered on the legendary Sexopolis comp by DJ BNX! Cover VG+ (writings) / vinyl EX 35€

	OLIVIER GALLOIS – Nocturnes Pour Un Sax (Fontana) Ultra rare french Jazz/orchestra LP by Olivier Gallois. Worth the price alone for the fabulous track "Soleil Au Coeur", a terrific hammond jazz tune with an almost African hypnotic feeling. One of my favourite tune of the moment! Cover VG (tears) / vinyl VG+ 40€

	CHET BAKER MEETS NOVOS TEMPOS – Salsamba (Musica) What a lovely meeting! The legendary trumpet player meets this French/Brasilian band for the best of our ears. The session was recorded in the mythical Studi Davout. The LP is a solid all-around album, but the eponym track "Salsamba" is just a superb jazz samba tune! Cover EX / vinyl EX 45€

	GEORGES HAYES PHILARPOPIC ORCHESTRA – Steeple Chase / Concerto For Right Foot (Smoke) Killer Swiss jazz double sider! With the equally good "Steeple Chase" and "Concerto For Right Foot", in a dark orchestral jazz funk veine! Now quiet hard to find! Cover VG+ / vinyl EX 40€

RHODA SCOTT – Live At The Club Saint Germain (Barclay)
By far the best album from the bare feet organist, beginning with the best known jazz version of “Also Sprach Zarathustra”. Action continues with the killer “Le Saint Germain”, dope breakbeat, fine sax solo… a real favourite of mine! “Nyugi Nyugi” is in the same style, fabulous mid tempo groovy jazz. The double LP ends with another gem: the huge version of WAR “Slippin' Into Darkness”. A long time flea market classic, this record is simply one of the best jazz funk record from France and become harder and harder to find.
Cover EX / vinyl EX 30€

STEVE POTTS – Musique Pour Le Film D'Un Ami (123)
Beautiful Jazz LP recorded in Paris on the Jef Gilson Palm studio, with mostly french or France-based US players. Originaly made like the title said, as a soundtrack for a friend. I don't know if the movie is still watchable, but the music for sure deserve its place in your french jazz collection. Superb Jazz music from jazz funk to modal. Listen to "Route 69", "Mary Jo", "Poeme" or "Street Blues". Featuring FRANK ABEL on piano.
Cover VG VG+ (two damaged corners) / vinyl EX 70€

	PACIFIC SALT – Jazz Canadiana (CBC) Coming from the mythical Canadian Broadcast label, here's one of the best. Countless good moments and the brillant "Aztec"! Cover EX (still in shrink) / vinyl EX 35€

	BEMIBEM – Bemowe Frazy (Muza) The "other" vocal band from Poland. Like the Novi Singers, you find them in many Polish jazz LP. Here's their fine LP, full of groove and good vibes. Listen to "Podaruj Mi Troche Slonca", "Kolorowe Lato" or the outro "Jajecznica"! Cover VG+ / vinyl VG+ 15€

	STEPAN MARKOVIC – Espresso (Panton) Excellent Czech latin jazz fusion. Listen some extracts HERE! Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	CLARE FISCHER – Salsa Picante (MPS) Very solid latin jazz fusion LP by one of the US master of the genre. With the crazy track "Descarga", and a couple of very good salsa jazz tunes! Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	KATHRYN MOSES – Music In My Heart (PM) The perfect LP for your summer lazy afternoons. Kathryn sings and plays the flutes on very pleasant fusion jazz tinted of latin influences. With "Lucky Duck", the bossa "Music In My Heart", or "More Than Ever" ! Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	JULIAN BAHULA'S JAZZ AFRIKA – Son Of The Soil (Tsafrika Records) Superb private South African jazz LP that contains the huge jazz dancer "Woza Cindi"! Cover EX / vinyl EX 45€

EDDY LOUISS – Histoire Sans Parole (Goss)
Brillant jazz album by one of the best organist from France . As you maybe know, Eddy is a very talented multi-instrumentist and on this album he's not only play on the keyboards, but also trumpet. Pip the class on the superb “Sagittaire”, the very west indies tinted “Canon” and of course the up-tempo run of “Saint-Cyprien”. The album close with the wicked down tempo CTI style of “Insomnie”!
Cover VG+ / vinyl EX 70€

	STREETDANCER – S/T (Future Records) Stupidly rare spiritual jazz funk LP on the tiny Future records label. With the deadly track "Casa", but the whole record is worth the listenning, with also "Lines In Your Mind", "Affirmative" and "Directions". Cover VG+ / vinyl EX- 95€

	THE CECIL TAYLOR JAZZ UNIT – Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come (Fontana Holland) Fantastic free jazz serie ignited by the Dutch Debut label. This one was recorded in 62. With the beautiful lithography cover art by Dutch artist MÄRTE RÖLLING. Collect them all! Cover EX / vinyl EX 80€

	LOUIS ARMFIELD'S SPIRITUAL JAZZ QUINTET – The Seven Spirits (Black Lyon Records ) Rare US spiritual jazz band recorded, produced and distributed in Holland. Cover EX / vinyl EX 60€

	SUN RA – Nuits De La Fondation Maeght Vol 1 (Shandar) Rare French Live recording on the mythical Shandar label. True cosmic jazz and the killer hypnotic "Shadow World" with that deadly sax loop and some crazy electronic tricks on keyboards. Space travellers get ready! Cover VG+ / vinyl VG+ (light surface noises) 30€

	MICHEL GRAILLER – Ad Lib (Musica Records) Michel Grailler in top form with its classic trio formation. The stand out track here is the funky “Que Pasa Loubalou?”, with constant rhythm changes. Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

FRANCOIS RABBATH – The Sound Of A Bass (Philips)
The first time you hear this record is a real shock. You're shocked both by the intensity of this minimalistic pieces of music (a bass drum duo), and the incredibly modern sound of it. Forget the usual boring jazz bass solos, this record is more close from the GUY PEDERSEN delirium… Armand Molinetti provides some tense and very diverse rhythmic basis, and Mister Rabbath give birth to stunning sounds out of his double bass. Just listen to the extracts HERE, this is a sampler filler dreams, a loops goldmine, and the real deal for any strange jazz aficionados. Second press.
Cover EX / vinyl EX 35€

REAL AX BAND – Nicht Stehenbleiben / Move Your Ass In Time (April)
Great German LP that mixes about everything we like: jazz, funk, rock, prog, samba...but still have a very personnal feeling. Of course the compiled-on-Glucklich-Vol1 one "Samba Mortale", but the whole record is super solid. Listen to the Cortex like "Mark Spitz", "Sticks & Stones", "Neunauge" or "I Can Hear You". Now super hard to find!
Cover EX / vinyl EX 80€

CERTAIN LIONS & TIGERS – Soul Condor (BASF)
Needless to introduce this classic euro groove LP. Contains the definitive version of El Condor Pasa, the smashing "Soul Condor", and also the jazz dancer version of "Fever". Super casting composed of ART FARMER, DIETER RIETH, DUSKO GOYKOVITCH or PETER HERBOLZHEIMER! The flute intro of "Soul Condor" got a click.
Cover VG+ / vinyl VG+ 40€

	DANIEL JANIN AND HIS BIG BAND – Music For Big Band (SFP) Very rare LP, featuring JP SABAR on organ, MICHEL PORTAL and ROGER GUERIN! Cover EX / vinyl VG+ 30€

	HENRI BYRS – Jeux De Mains (Frogxy) Rare French jazz trio and a quiet interesting -more-jazz-than-usual- version of "Mission Impossible". Superb cover art! Cover EX / vinyl EX 30€

	AL COHN – Cohn On The Saxophone (Dawn) Cover VG+ (some wears, light tears on edges, no splits) / vinyl EX- (some very thin hairlines, plays great without surface noises. Occasional light clicks mostly due to recordings) 45€

	BOB BROOKMEYER feat AL COHN – S/T (storyville) Rare! Very nice copy. Cover VG+ / vinyl VG (light surface noises) 45€

	BARNEY WILEN – La Note Bleue (IDA) Mid-80s Wilen LP with ALAIN JEAN MARIE on piano. Cover EX- / vinyl VG+ 20€

JEREMY STEIG / J. HAMMER / DON ALIAS / EDDIE GOMEZ – Curcio/ Giganti Del Jazz VOL.15 (Armando Curcio Editore)
By far one of the best from this Italian serie showcasing jazz music in the seventies. Dope jazz funk session enhanced by the wicked flute of Jeremy Steig, and the always funky drums of Don Alias. Every track is a winner, "Down Stretch", "Home", "Cakes", "Swamp Carol", "the fast drumbreak action of "Energy", "Give Me Some"...
Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	FRANCOIS JEANNEAU – Une Bien Curieuse Planete (Palm) Killer cosmic jazz on the cult Jef Gilson label. A tortuous mix of jazz and electronics, some mad spoken words and sick keyboards loops makes this record one of the best on the label. Listen to some extracts HERE. Cover EX / vinyl EX (WOL) 45€

CHRISTIAN VANDER / FRANK RAHOLISON – Fiesta In Drums (Palm)
Great drum only session by one of the most famous drummer in Europ. The story here is this record appeared to be made "behind the back" of Vander, as his solos was made at first to be used on other jazz session, but not as a solo album. But Palm boss Jef Gilson prefered to released it as a drum battle (the Raholison parts were over-dubbed after!) to benefit of the Magma leader notoriety Anyway, this is the deal if you're after crunchy drumbreaks. So many useful moments for the producers. Listen to some extracts HERE!
Cover VG (split edge) / vinyl VG+ (some minimal clicks) 40€

	MICHEL PORTAL – Splendid Yzlment (AKT) Super rare Michel Portal LP, developing some stunning free jazz tunes melted with some klezmer influences, like the fabulous “Kakashoos III”, or the twisted fanfare of “Splendid Yzlment”. With PIERRE FAVRE on drums, and produced by CLAUDE DELCLOO! Cover VG- (severe water damages) / vinyl VG+ 15€

	SKUAS– Traversee (Private) Rare french trio private press. Between avant garde and latin. Good tablas work too! Listen some extracts HERE. Cover VG- (water damages) / vinyl VG (surface noises) 15€

	CORPUS QUINTET – Cobra (Ouie Records) Confidential tiny press record from the Parisian area. Avant garde spiritual jazz, very interesting use of the tablas... Listen some extracts HERE. Cover VG+ / vinyl EX 30€

	ALBERT MARCOEUR – Armes Et Cycles (Philips) Rarer than Album A Colorier, for more avant jazz craziness and loops possibilities! Listen some extracts HERE. Cover EX- / vinyl EX 20€

	JACQUES VIDAL / FREDERIC SYLVESTRE – Hommages... (Polydor) Super rare French‘82 latin jazz LP featuring ALAIN JEAN MARIE on piano. Listen to “Do”, “The Pour Eddy” or “Influence”! Cover EX- / vinyl EX 15€

	PATRICK FORGAS – Cocktail (Gratte Ciel) Great and rare french prog LP. The whole LP got that solid prog groove vibe with tough beats and cosmic synth keyboards production. Listen some extracts HERE. Cover EX / vinyl EX 35€

	SONNY ROLLINS – Nucleus (Milestone) Great Sonny Rollins jazz funk LP from 1975. With the killer “Gwaligo”! Cover VG (some ringwear and aging) / vinyl VG+ 10€

	RON CARTER – Anything Goes (CTI) Don't sleep on the classic! One of the best CTI session. With two great latin jazz cuts and the monster instrumental version of "Baretta's Theme"! Cover VG+ (upper back of the cover is torn) / vinyl EX 10€

	WALLY SHORTS – Turquoise (Milkyway Records) Virtually unknown dutch latin jazz fusion LP. I like "Carnival", "Breath Of Spring" and "Mellow Autumn", but my favourite is "Breakthrough", that reminds me the MORAVAGINE album. Cover EX / vinyl EX 25€

	JACQUES LOUSSIER – Pagan Moon (CBS) Never-seen follow-up to Pulsion, this Loussier LP is a killer cosmic jazz experience. Just imagine Pulsion, with deadly waves of synth behind the broken beat and piano and you got it. "Night Riders" and "Furies" are the highly loopable tracks. Cover EX / vinyl EX 15€

	LYUDMIL GEORGIEV – Midnight Hour (Balkanton) Obscure Bulgarian Jazz LP with the chop & loop possibilities of the "Love Story" cover, and the groovy jazz cuts "Impression" and "Midnight Hour". Rare! Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	EWA BEM with SWING SESSION – Be A Man (Muza) Cool Vocal jazz with the very nice Ewa Bem, singing both in Polish and english.Contains the previously comped scat "Grovin' High"! Cover VG+ / vinyl EX 15€

MINORU MURAOKA – Osorezan Suite (Yupileru)
Another Frenchattack exclusivity with this virtually unknown (at least outside of its original country) and incredibly rare Japanese jazz record. Not to be confused with the other quiet common Osorezan Suite record, there's no relation except for the title. This is in fact a second press, released circa 1975, of an impossible to find record from 1970, the year of recording. This live session is a mind-blowing mix of Japanese folkloric music played by a traditional band, with the cream of the crop of the Japanese jazzmen. I will be short, one of the track is THE BEST PSYCH JAZZ ROCK TUNE I'VE HEARD since a long time! A hell of a monster spiritual piece with super phat drums, delirious solos, David Axelrod-like strings… Between Dorothy Ashby, Electric Prunes and Shamek Farrah! You just have to listen it twice to believe a track like this is still unknown in the rare groove game… The whole record is solid listening from start to finish, the first track being another masterpiece of traditional/modern western blended music. Listen to this Japanese Holy Grail HERE . Some clicks despite flawless copy, maybe a bad recording? Anyway you can't find more obscure and clean than this! Please serious offers only!
Cover EX (w/ OBI) / vinyl EX OFFERS

TERUO NAKAMURA GROUP – Unicorn (Three Blind Mice)
Fabulous Japanese record with this LP by Bass player Teruo Nakamura. With the help of some expatriate US jazzcats (Alfonse Mouzon, Steve Grossman..) and a Japanese percus player, the man delivers the tough breaks of “Unicorn Lady”, or the brillant vocal jazz cut “Umma Be Me”. And the record ends with the superb and deep “Derrick's Dance”. Among the 5 best Japanese jazz record, here as a super clean copy.
Cover NM (w/ OBI) / vinyl NM 200€

	DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER – Afro Blue (Trio Records) Already a classic and still in big demand. The Bridgewater family at its best on this superb spiritual jazz session, recorded in Tokyo . Of course the uplifting version of “Afro Blue”, but the whole record ranks it as one of the best vocal jazz record ever released. Cover EX+ (w/ OBI) / vinyl NM 120€

JEF LEROUX – Percussion System (Balance)
Seldom-seen LP led by Jef Leroux and Jean Claude Naude, between jazz, prog, pop... Very interesting use of diverse percussions sets over groovy fender rhodes melodies. Killer loops could be extracted from the whole LP, as the arrangement are very rich, reminding me sometimes the classic MICHEL COLOMBIER LP Capot Pointu . Listen to “Trois Minutes A Mach 2” , “Dans Les Griffes”, “C'est Rond C'est Petit”, “Carnage”, "Toute Ressemblance..", "Boum Boum", "Chanson D'Annie", or the incredible "Percussion's Music More"…
Cover EX / vinyl EX 120€

	MICHEL HERR TRIO – Ouverture Éclair (Oryx) Private label LP from the SOLIS LACUS leader and its two comrade from the same band Felix Simtaine and Freddie Deronde. Rare! Cover EX / vinyl EX 45€

WOLFGANG SCHMID – Wolfhound ( Atlantic )
Very interesting prog jazz LP, featuring Curt Cress and Christian Schultze (Niagara). The sound is mostly cosmic jazz funk with vocals. Many dope moments of instrumental groove too. Listen to “Going Easy”, “Circling”, “Macedonian Tiddle Taddle”, “Wolfhound's Roundabout”... Rare white label!
Cover EX / vinyl EX 45€

	JAMES MOODY – Heritage Hum (Perception) Superb spiritual jazz record. Featuring Michael Longo on piano. With the moving flute-led “Heritage Hum” and “Road Runner”! Cover EX / vinyl EX 30€

MAURICE VANDER TRIO – S/T (Bingo)
Super rare commercial press of the monster jazz album, originally released as the library Chess on MP2000, and led by one of the best fender rhodes player from here. Spiritual jazz to jazz funk at its best with countless good moments. In fact you can hear it without skipping tunes from start to finish. With the highlights “Traitement De Choc”, “Grand Rocque”, “Le Signe Indien” or the deadly double bass break of “Le Massacre Du Dragon”.
Cover EX / vinyl EX 60€

	MICHEL PORTAL – Alors!!! (Futura) Classic Futura free jazz set. With also John Surman, Barre Phillips, Stu Martin and Jean Pierre Drouet. Cover VG+ (ring wear) / vinyl EX 80€

	PRESENT – Triskaidekaphobie (Atem) Very rare Belgian jazz prog LP connected to the Zheul/Magma galaxy via the presence here of Daniel Denis from UNIVERS ZERO. Repetitive loopable piano, hypnotic progressive sound and scary mood. Very interesting and fresh. Listen some extracts HERE . Cover VG+ / vinyl VG+ 45€

	WOODEN EAR – Fantasy (WM) Fusion band signed on the EDDIE WARNER obscure own label. The IM boss is also on production. Collectible! Cover VG+ / vinyl EX 30€

	THE CLARKE BOLAND BIG BAND – Faces (MPS France ) The most mythical big band of all time! Classic.. Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	THE CLARKE BOLAND BIG BAND – All Smiles (MPS France ) More classy big band sound! Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	THE CLARKE BOLAND BIG BAND – Fellini 712 (Crystal Jazz) One of the best. Massive modal action with the superb long piece “Rosati At Popolo Square ”. Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	LES DOUBLE SIX – EP (Columbia) Very rare first EP by this famous vocal jazz ensemble. Featuring Eddy Louiss on organ, Monique Guerin, Louis Aldebert or Claude Germain (Les Masques!). Cover VG / vinyl VG+ 30€

	MICHEL LEGRAND – Brul' Pas Tes Doigts EP (Philips) The eponym tune is a great jazz pop anthem, while “Moi je Suis Là” and “Soleil A Vendre” with its crazy scat intro are superb too. A must have in the jazz pop veine. Superb copy! Cover VG+ / vinyl EX 20€

	THE GEO VOUMARD TRIO – Piano Strings And Sound (Concert Hall) French 60s jazz, with the fabulous string ensemble of Eddy Mers on the back. Listen to the deep “Une Soirée d'Octobre”! Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	BRIGITTE FONTAINE – Jamai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ais / J'Ai 26 Ans (Saravah) Super rare Brigitte Fontaine single. Straight madness with "Jamai-ai-ai-ai-ais", featuring the Saravah team : JF Jenny Clark, Jean Charles Capon… Cover EX- / vinyl EX 30€

	JACQUES LOUSSIER – Pulsion (CBS) No need for description here! A must have and already a classic for any breaks collectors. Listen some extracts HERE . Cover EX / vinyl EX 15€

	TRANSIT EXPRESS – Priglacit (RCA) Whoo! A certified & approved record if you're into cosmic jazz. Tons of keyboards action with fabulous spacy sounds, up tempo prog beats, sounds like Edition Speciale or late Cortex LP…listen to the multiple dope moments of this french LP HERE . Cover EX- / vinyl EX 45€

	SPHEROE – S/T (Cobra) Killer spacy jazz prog LP! Many many many insane groove for the lovers of cosmic fusion and fender Rhodes progressive sound. Listen to some extracts HERE . Cover VG+ / vinyl VG (surface noises) 20€

	MICHEL ROQUES – Pipault (Chorus) Nice LP with the mazurqua “Monsieur Jean” and the latin tinted “La Charette”. Cover EX / vinyl EX 15€

	RAOUL THIEBAUT – Jazz Quartet Trio (Archet) Super rare private issue of this vibraphone-led LP, instantly reminding the Dany Doriz style: easy and cool with that very solid groove. Listen to “God Is Love” and “That Night”, a cover of Lalo Schifrin The Cat with a very nice bass intro! Cover VG+ (ringwear) / vinyl EX 35€

	V/A ARTISTS – Supersax Dynamite!! (MPS) Listen to the deep modal cut “Bambu”… killer! Cover EX / vinyl EX 15€

	ALCEU VALENCA / MILTON NASCIMENTO / WAGNER TISO – Brasil Night (Polydor) Good latin fusion session recorded during Montreux Jazz festival. Listen some extracts HERE ! Cover EX / vinyl EX 15€

	SECRET PULSION-like JAZZ FUNK BREAKS (???) Stripped down JAZZ FUNK (piano/drums duo) session that strongly reminds… Jacques Loussier PULSION! Many dope loops and clear breaks! Guaranteed totally unknown! Cover EX / vinyl EX 15€

	NOVI SINGERS – Bossa Nova (Muza) The quintessence of jazz scat music. The rarest LP by this famous Polish combo, popularized in the mid 90s by the excellent compilations from the Jazzanova people. Brillant arrangement and furiously catchy voices harmony. It used to leave for crazy amount of money not so long ago! Cover EX / vinyl VG+ (some click and pops here and there) 80€

	NOVI SINGERS – Rien Ne Va Plus (Muza) Their most “pop” record, with covers of well known tunes by the Beatles or Baccarach. Killer arrangements by the cream of Poland (Namyslowski, Stanko, Wroblewski..). Listen some extracts HERE . Cover VG / vinyl EX- 45€

	FREE FLIGHT – The Jazz/classical Union ( Palo Alto ) Early 80s jazz band playing classical music in their own way. Chopin or Bach are played jazz funky! Good fender Rhodes solos and jazz drums. Listen some extracts HERE . Cover EX / vinyl EX 15€

	SECRET WEST INDIES - MAD CULTIER or GUEDON-like LATIN JAZZ (???) Obscure 80s west indies band, practicing a mix of carribean folk, afro percussion, and latin jazz! Check the brilliant result on the deep highlight track! Listen to some extracts HERE ! Cover EX / vinyl EX 40€

	GERTRUDE SEININ – Biguines Valses Mazurkas (Selina) It could be your usual west indies record, but the subtle fender play of Paul Rosine turns the record into a sort of vocal jazz biguine! Listen some extracts HERE . Cover VG+ / vinyl VG+ 15€

	BENOIT SCHLOSBERG – Schlosberg (Elyon) Obscure experimental guitar jazz, with the epic “Suite Eclectique”, beginning like a great samba jazz and ending with a crazy percussions breakdown! Featuring GUS NEMETH on double bass. Cover EX / vinyl EX 15€

	KAZIMIERZ JONKISZ – Top Six Outsider (Muza) Very nice moody prog jazz mixture. A real goldmine if you're after dark jazz and intriguing atmosphere. Many scary bassline, some breaky loops and cool moments. A real solid LP overall. Check some extracts HERE . Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	GARY BURTON – Lofty Fake Anagram (RCA) A very good member of the hippie jazz scene, along with Tom Scott, Stark Reality or Larry Coryell, who's playing guitar here. Classy vibraphone solos over inspired groove rhythm ignited by Bobby Moses and Steve Swallow. Check the cool “June The 15, 1967” as a good example. Cover EX / vinyl EX 10€

	HIATUS – Avant Demain (Private) Bugged out no wave jazz from 84 in France . Like Jacques Loussier playing Pulsion with a punk band! Twisted sax and broken beats for days! Listen some extracts HERE Cover EX / vinyl VG+ (light warp) 15€

	IMPRESSION – L'Enigme Infinie (JAM) Nice spiritual/experimental jazz featuring Francois Mechali on double bass and the solar clarinet play of Jean Jacques Ruhlmann. Listen to the brilliant “Ironie Du Sort”. Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	EDEN – Aura (Private) Obscure experimental music, mostly synth and vintage keyboards compositions, that strongly reminds SHYLOCK. We have here a lot of proto techno rhythms, really weird and new-age atmosphere, which of course brings you some nice loopable music to grab. Listen to it HERE! Cover EX / vinyl EX 30€

MORANGE & FERTIER – Love Spirale (Gratte Ciel)
Whaoh ! Stunning experimental LP, the reunion between Jean Francois Morange, dropping some insane spoken words over the music of Andre Fertier. Very interesting, and featuring the percussions of ARMAND LEMAL, the result is brilliant and recalls sometimes the best from the MFA or GRM label. Listen some extracts HERE .
Cover EX / vinyl VG (surface noises, quiet loud on the beginning of sides) 25€

	ANANTA – Wheels Of Time (Goriva Records) Nice hippie jazz LP with the cool fender Rhodes led tunes “Behind The Mask” and “Fill Your Heart And Mind”. Cover VG+ / vinyl EX 15€

	HUMBER COLLEGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE – On The Way To The Montreux Jazz Festival (Umbrella) College band LP with the killer jazz funk of “Skump Chowder”. Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	MUNJU – High Speed Kindergarten (April) Very good fusion jazz LP by this German band. They usually speed-up the tempo, but the music remains deep and spiritual (“Patschamenga Underground” and its breaks intro), even funky on the last tune “High Speed Kindergarten”. Cover EX / vinyl EX- 40€

	V/A ARTISTS – The Best Of Jazz Radio Canada (CBC) Nice 2LP compilation. Third side showcases the Montreal scene and you find here the best tracks from the comp. With the hot funky boogie loop “Cybernetique” by the band Solstice and the free funky fusion of “Buzz” by L'Ensemble De Guy Desjardins. Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	JACK VAN POLL – Catchup / Melove (Decca) Super obscure single by this dutch jazzman. With the delicious male scat vox & bossa jazz “Melove”. Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	JACK VAN POLL with the orchestra of ETIENNE VERSCHUEREN – Injacktion (VPS) Rare big band jazz LP that contains a deadly deep funky version of “Eighty One” by Ron Carter, that sounds like a Lalo Schifrin tune…jazz dance business! Cover EX / vinyl EX 45€

	STEVE HOUBEN / MAUVE TRAFFIC – Oh Boy (MD) Ultra rare belgian jazz funk album, the first from this sax player, on a private press release. Featuring Michel Herr (Solis Lacus) on keyboard. With the funky tunes “Monsieur Love”, “Doggone It”, “De Luxe” and a constant solid funky backbeat on every track by Vinnie Johnson. Cover EX / vinyl EX 45€

	V/A ARTISTS – IXth Jazz Meeting Sofia'86 (Balkanton) Obscure Bulgarian release showcasing the best jazz bands from the country. With the hot jazz funk pressure of RAICHO IVANOV SEXTET “Under The Water”. Cover EX / vinyl EX 10€

	BEMBEYA JAZZ NATIONAL – 10 Ans De Succes (Syliphone Conakry) Beautiful Guinean jazz ! "Temtemba" gives me shivers everytime I listen it. Absolutly stunning hypnotic rhythm, up-lifting solos and vocals. A must have. Cover VG / vinyl VG (some surface noises) 15€

	SPIN – S/T (Ariola) Very solid dutch jazz prog LP packed with breaks and loops. “Grasshopper”, “Spinning”, “Little Bitch”, “Flat Tyre”, “Beautiful Queenie”…Huge price/quality rate! Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

	LYUBOMIR DENEV – Jazz Trio Jazz Hour (Balkanton) Very nice and obscure LP from Bulgaria , from spiritual euro jazz to jazz scat. Listen to the great “Jazz Hour”, “Remembrance Of Feelings Past” or “Shakespeare Blues”. Cover EX- / vinyl EX 20€

	LUC FERRARI – Cellule 75 - Collection 85 (La Muse En Circuit) Stock copy of this incredible record on the own Luc Ferrari label: Brillant piece of repetitive music performed by Pablo Cueco and Paul Dubuisson. Tape bands, synth FX, sampling, tablas, form an intense collection of loops and hypnotic maelstrom of music. Just HEAR IT to be convinced. Cover NM / vinyl NM 40€

ENSEMBLE DE PERCUSSION DE PARIS VINCENT GEMIGNANI – Pour Le Kama Sutra / Concordances (Concert Hall)
One of the record that clearly defined a main frenchattack motivation: showing that French 70s music is not just about Gainsbourg, yé yé music and wet dreams female singers! The intensity and creativity of this piece of concrete music, added to a strong sense of groove, created by Mister Gemignani, who invented his own percussive instruments (the Bronté , used on this record) and gave us one of the top LP coming from France during this era (Modern Pop Percussions), was always the right example of this main idea. But back to this LP. “Pour Le Kama Sutra”, created by Jacques Charpentier and performed by the Gemignani Ensemble, is a stunning journey into sound, highlighted by this enormous funky breakbeat that blessed two minutes of the record. Essential.
Cover EX / vinyl EX- 45€

MAYNARD FERGUSSON – MF Horn 3 (CBS)
Brillant orchestral jazz funk by one of the best big band ensemble from the UK ! Maynard Ferguson delivers some tight groovy bass-led tunes on this third LP, less known than his one produced by Brian Bennett. Killer after killer tunes (“Awright Awright”, “Nice ‘n' Juicy”, “Pocahantas”, “SOMF”..) not so far from the Big Jullien or Placebo sounds!
Cover EX / vinyl VG+ 20€

V/A ARTISTS – Vers L'Homme (Unidisc)
This is the fourth volume of the “Gospel Night” serie directed by GUY DE FATTO. As usual the Christian chorus and chants are backed by brilliant french jazz formation. This time MICHEL ROQUES and his trio deliver some incredible piece of spiritual jazz, with the highlight being the stunning apocalyptic spoken word of “Jugement Bibliques”. Superb copy.
Cover EX- / vinyl EX 35€

	MAXIM SAURY – Religieusement Votre (Vega) Great christian jazz LP conducted by JACQUES DENJEAN, with the beautiful deep vocal jazz cut « Chante Encore Ton Amour Oh Seigneur ! ». French gospel at its best! Cover VG+ / vinyl EX- 15€

	LES GAMMAS – S/T (HEM) Fabulous 60s French jazz trio composed of Alain Guin, Roland Lobligeois and Jean Martin on a tiny private label. Great swinging Hammond, hot percussions play and a lot of weird ideas! Listen to the fresh “Relaxin' Rive Droite”, “Big Ben Des Canettes” or “Drum Au Logis”. Cover EX- (light delaminating on one edge) / vinyl EX 45€

MICHEL PORTAL – Turbulence (Harmonia Mundi)
Rare Michel Portal LP on the famous Musique Francaise D'Aujourd'hui serie. The team of musicians invited is quiet incredible : Andre Ceccarelli, Mino Cinelu (Moravagine, Chute Libre), Daniel Humair, Bernard Lubat, Yannick Top…! Crazy percussions, bugged out proto electronic production, eastern or african moods, 80s synth and twisted keyboards FX… Portal mixed all his influences in this record and the result is just unique and strongly interesting for those who're after avant-garde and leftfield jazz. LISTEN THE EXTRACTS HERE.
Cover EX / vinyl VG+ (super clean copy except a thin scratch causing light click listenable on the extracts on some part of Bside) 30€

	JAMEY AEBERSOLD – Jazz And Rock Nothin' But Blues (Jamey Aebersold) This killer jazz lesson LP is the volume 2 of the serie. The trio composed of Dan Haerle, Rufus Reid and Mike Hyman plays minimalistic jazz funk tunes with solid drums, phat bassline and great fender Rhodes solos. LISTEN THE EXTRACT HERE. Cover VG+ / vinyl VG VG+ (record has some surface noises and crackles) 15€

FRANCOIS CAHEN – Great Winds (De L'Autre Coté)
Nice post ZAO LP by the great Francois Cahen, one of my favourite french jazz pianist, who was also part of Magma at a time. Here surrounded by a world cast composed of Jack Dejohnette of Miroslav Vitous. The album is good fusion jazz, but the main track is the superb “Alize”, with killer bongos and bass intro.
Cover EX / vinyl VG++ 10€

	KLAUS LENZ BIG BAND – Aufbruch (Amiga) Good and unusual 1975 fusion LP by Mr Lenz. Classy cinematic modal jazz and big band action during the whole LP. Check some extracts HERE . Cover EX/ vinyl EX 25€

	PFM – Jet Lag (Zoo Records) Good italian fusion prog including “Jet Lag” and “Left Handed Theory”. Cover EX/ vinyl VG+ 10€

	SOLAR PLEXUS – Earth Songs (Inner City) Rare jazz LP with good latin fusion tracks “Tropicalia” and “ Spanish Sahara ”, plus the funky one “You And Me”. Cover EX- / vinyl EX 10€

	MWENDO DAWA – S/T (Dragon) Quality Swedish jazz. Check the deep slow groove of “Flight DX 882” with some nice synth inserts and “Mykines” with killer piano performance. Cover VG+ / vinyl EX 10€

	JAMAHA!! – Extended Nose (Circulasione Totale) Ultra obscure 1986 Norwegian jazz VERY drums oriented. Actually, the drummer sends an avalanche of leftfield breakbeats to your sampler! Broken groove, destructured rhythms and strange no wave atmosphere on the whole LP. Listen some extracts HERE . Cover VG+ / vinyl EX 20€

	TIM WEISBERG – S/T (A&M) Good flute-led fusion with drums action provided by the funky metronome mister Paul Humphrey. “A Hard Way To Go” is the one with its splendid finish. Cover VG+ / vinyl VG+ 10€

THE NUMA BAND – S/T (Ovation)
Great latin jazz fusion from Chicago . This LP has just constant quality, good groove, good fender play and nice sax solos, a real discovery for me. Listen to “JT's Hiccups”, “El Presidente N°2” and “My Little Red Car”.
Cover EX (still in shrink) / vinyl VG+ (slight curve, play is not affected. A mark causing click during 20s in the middle of “Spanish ears. Otherwise the record is super clean) 10€

	MARY WATKINS – Winds Of Change ( Palo Alto Jazz) An interesting mix of fusion and spiritual jazz. My favourite is the dope modal “Water Wheel”. Cover EX- (one cut corner) / vinyl EX 10€

	THE BRUCE FORMAN QUARTET – Full Circle ( Concord Jazz) Nice fusion LP featuring Bobby Hutcherson on vibes. Superb spiritual version of “Summertime”, with Hutcherson killing it. Cover EX (still in shrink) / vinyl EX 10€

SECRET AFRO JAZZ BOMB – ??? (???)
Totally slept-on record! Stunning deep afro jazz music performed by a west african band that going to commit itself in a forgettable funk music during the 80s… but back to this record. Just listen to the FIRST TRACK of this album and savour this hypnotic jazz with some spacy synth FX, addictive voice hook, huge sax and guitar solo, funky horns section… a complete killer! The album has numerous dope moments I put on the EXTRACTS… I still don't understand why this record is not well known in the game!
Cover VG+ / vinyl VG+ 60€

QUASAR – Planete Sauvage (Goraan)
No, there's no relation between this record and the sought after soundtrack by Alain Goraguer. This is the kind of record that was totally put aside not so long ago, because of the large amount of synthesizer sounds shamelessly used here. And since it's the sound of today, many of you should dig the groovy “jazz wave” feeling of this record. Listen to “Theme 86” , “Resistance”. The sort-of disco/italo jazz “Crystal”, with its massive keyboards solos even remember the good dancefloor moments of the second and third album by CORTEX.
Cover EX/ vinyl EX 25€

CRAZY ZHEUL WORDLESS JAZZ – ??? (???)
Obscure 89 LP by this French band, a sort of vocal group experimentations with some killer jazz funk moments or prog Zheul excursions. The work on voices is really interesting, you have some weird electro FX, some fine 80s synth arrangements and the bass is usually very on point. A sampling goldmine! Just listen to the extracts PART1 and PART2.
Cover EX/ vinyl EX 45€

SACHA DISTEL / SLIDE HAMPTON – Back To Jazz (EMI)
Beautiful big band LP by Sacha Distel. With a superb version of “Felicadade”, full of female scat, luscious string arrangement and great guitar solo by Sacha himself… a favourite of mine! The “Girl From Ipanema” version worth a listen too, as “Francine” and the brillant modal “Saki” are equally good.
Cover VG+ / vinyl VG (surface noises) 15€

	ACT BIG BAND – S/T (LDH) Top big band jazz from belgium, featuring well known belgian jazz cats Michel Herr (Solis Lacus), Steve Houben or Richard Rousselet (Placebo). Including the groove cut “For Peanuts”, with killer horns. Cool price! Cover EX / vinyl EX- 15€

	JEAN LUC PONTY – Cosmic Messenger (Atlantic) Nice fusion LP by this famous electric violins player from France. Two sides of funky jazz rock with spacy synth arrangements, some cool B-Boy material here, even the italo disco headz should be appealed! Listen some extracts. Cover EX / vinyl EX 10€

	MICHEL PORTAL UNIT – A Chateauvallon (Le Chant Du Monde) Killer free jazz set with the cream of the crops from the french free scene and some usual suspects from the Futura label: Portal of course but also Bernard Vitet, Pierre Favre, Beb Guerin.. Intense! Cover EX / vinyl EX 30€

	ARCHIE SHEPP – A Massy U-Jaama « Unité » 2LP (Uniteledis) Super rare Shepp live recorded and released by Uni Teledis, the audiovisual section of the Socialist Party in France ! Beautiful gatefold cover. Cover EX / vinyl EX 35€

MORAVAGINE – S/T (Promophone)
I would not say it’s a french attack exclusivity… but it’s close to that! Mister Hutman digged in his basement and let me offer you this rarity in stunning condition. This is unplayed copy of one of the most rare jazz funk record from this era in France. Be sure the price is really fair, consideering only few hundred were pressed.
Moravagine was the first band of future active members of Chute Libre, the mythical french jazz funk combo. These jazzcats are Olivier Hutman (piano), percussionist extraordinaire Mino Cinelu and Denis Barbier (flute). To know everything about the band and this record, I encourage you to go on the interview section of the website and jump on the Olivier Hutman interview. The man has a lot to say. As for music, this is a huge melting pot of influence, ranging from afro jazz to samba, to folk, to free jazz music and so on. This is experimentation without the cheesiness, people who were not afraid to try everything they had in their mind. Don’t take my words only, listen to the flute groove of “Funky Seven”, the huge basslines and solos of “Andromede (2) (3) (4)", “Culbuto”, the fabulous “Ruhenol (2)" that evolving into a very Cortex-style samba with Hutman killing it on piano, “Usted De Poisson” and finally the insane space jazz of “Zabuco (2)" . Every track is a winner. A must have that no one have.
Cover M / vinyl M 80€

	MAURICE VANDER – Piano Puzzle (Saravah) Rare album that is part of the mythical Pianos Puzzle box along with LPs by Arvanitas, Graillier and Urtreger. Sublime record with the beautiful bossa jazz “Apollo”. Cover EX / vinyl VG++ 45€

UNKNOWN JAZZ GROOVE BREAKS AND LOOPS – ??? (???)
The most insane discovery since a long time ! The weird idea of this early 80s big band was to made contemporary music for the dancefloor, unfortunatly no distributors were interested and this record was never released! The result is a totally inovative and leftlfield sound in every tracks that will make every beat diggers cream their pants! Breaks for days, monthes and years! Just listen the long extract: you have mad percussion breaks, bizarre scat loop, delirious east europ and gipsy atmosphere you'll find only on this record, a real new musical experience. How many time in your life you're amazed like that by a record? I'm not ashame to tell you this is now one of my most precious record. This record is just incredible!
Cover NM / vinyl NM 80€

	PHILIPPE LEJEUNE QUARTET – Boogytonky (Blue Silver) Totally obscure french jazz LP and the beaty groove of «Stick With It» as the maint event. Cover VG+ (some light water damage on back) / vinyl EX- 10€

	ERROL PARKER – Le Roi Du Jazz Piano (Fontana) Cool jazz by this famous 60s french pianist, that reached insane triple digit price on ebay not so long ago… Cover EX- / vinyl EX 10€

	STU MARTIN – Sunrise (Marge) Uber rare LP by Stu Martin on this (for what I know) sub-division of the Futura label. Super Intense drum-led track by the man who already blowed us on the Kessler Solaire LP. This LP was recorded few times after Stu Martin passed away, being his only solo effort. Cover EX / vinyl EX 25€

	JACQUES THOLLOT – Resurgence (Musica Records) Brillant session of avant jazz with the beautiful “Eleven”, featuring the poetic chant of Frederique Gegenbach and a stunning piano solo by Siegfried Kessler, who killing it again on the more straight oriented “Si Siggy Sonne”. Cover EX / vinyl EX 35€

CLAUDE ‘DINO’ CAGNASSO BIG BAND – Five Compact (1,2,3 Records)
Rare first 1977 press on the 1,2,3 label (sub division of Jef Gilson Palm label, that also gave us the Steve Potts Musique Pour Le Film D’Un Ami) for this record more well known on the rare groove scene under the 82 reissue name Plein Jazz. Classy big band tracks, but the real gems on it are the more jazz funk / less big band “The Mover” and “Freemen Federation”, with brillant rhodes solo by Georges Arvanitas.
Cover EX / vinyl EX 50€

V/A ARTISTS – Jazz In Britain 68-69 (Decca Eclipse)
Rare collection of moody jazz tunes by some of the top brit jazz players from the late 60s. Huge accent on horns, but my personnel preference going to the John Taylor deep play on electric piano. Clear loud mix and beautiful jazz music.
Cover EX- (some minimal damage on laminating on side, one signature on back) / vinyl EX- (light hairlines only visible on clear light) 70€

	CHARLIE MARIANO – Cascade (Keytone) Good and obscure fusion LP on the Chris Hinze own label. Featuring Philip Catherine on guitar and Chris Hinze on flute. With the hypnotic speed pressure of “Quest” and the bad breaks in a swampy disturbing groove called “Electric Funk Jungle”. Cover EX / vinyl EX 20€

SECRET DEEP INDIAN JAZZ WITH MAD LOOPS – ??? (???)
Incredible eastern psych jazz LP that sounds like a dope retake of the Jazz Meets India LP on Saba, but with a more funky backbeat and some great psychedelic touches. When top trad indian musicians meets jazzmen from the west, the result is an outside boundaries mix of baroque jazz, deep beats and definitly the same kind of mood that you could find on the “Kashmir” tune by Deep Purple. Just check the extracts. Perfect for beats, loops and most definitly music lovers.
Cover EX / vinyl EX 60€

	CHET BAKER / WOLFGANG LACKERSCHMID – S/T (Sandra) Nice and rare LP with the deep and beautiful latin cut “The Latin One”, featuring Larry Coryell and Tony Williams. Cover EX / vinyl EX 35€