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The first album ever released by Black Jazz Records—the most sought-after label, bar none, among jazz collectors! It's fitting that the first Black Jazz LP spotlighted Gene; after all, he was at the... more

The Black Jazz label had its roots in the Black Power movement, but not every release on the label had a social message. This 1973 album by the first black woman to win the Miss Indiana contest is... more

The only "group" recorded by Black Jazz, the Awakening were responsible for two of the label's most collectible LPs. The 1972 debut by the Chicago band merges free jazz with Windy City soul-jazz;... more

The second of four Black Jazz albums released by keyboardist/composer Doug Carn, this 1972 LP featuring Doug's wife Jean (and her remarkable five-octave vocal range) is the most collectible of the... more

This pair of LPs from '74 and '75 combines sublime covers (everything from Roberta Flack to Henry Mancini) with compositions by legendary Motown arranger/producer Johnny Bristol, with whom Mathis... more

This 1980 live LP—featuring a crack band including Booker T. Jones and a stellar set list—never came out in the U.S. and neither did the bonus cuts. Those ("The Best of My Love," "Sweet Memories,"... more

Talk about "red hot." That's what Steppenwolf was in late '68/early '69, when "Born to Be Wild," "Magic Carpet Ride" and "Rock Me" all went Top 10 in less than eight months. They didn't cool after... more

Includes Beginning of the End; Part Time Love; Here Comes the Rain; Misty Mary; If We Get Together Again; Even a Fool Would Let Go; One More Time Tonight, and more! Real Gone Music.

The King of Western Swing recorded nearly 400 songs for Tiffany Music, Inc. in '46 and '47. He and his band really stretched out on these performances recorded in between tours—these are generally... more

This new album of rarities from the '40s to the '80s contains gems that have never appeared on album or CD plus precious recent discoveries. First, the unreleased tracks: a 1947 rendition of "Can't... more

The oft-sampled sounds on this psych-soul cult classic have won the devotion of crate diggers everywhere in recent times, but it vanished after its 1971 release and has never been on legit CD. Joe... more

The run of pop hits that B.J. Thomas accrued from 1966–72 is highly impressive—all the more so being that they came out on the independent label Scepter. Those hits have been collected in the past,... more

Back in print by popular demand: the magnificent 1972 performance that series creator Dick Latvala had on his very short list for the first "Dick's Picks" release. Instead, this became the series... more