Album Description: Originally released in 1974 on the Stax imprint Truth Records, The Round Robin Monopoly’s funk-soul extravaganza Alpha returns to vinyl for the first time in 50 years! Evoking the feeling of a car chase scene in a mid-’70s action movie, Alpha lives right at the intersection of top-notch musicianship and immaculate vibes. This Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf reissue …
Alpha + Zoetropic Slipmat
Album Description: Originally released in 1974 on the Stax imprint Truth Records, The Round Robin Monopoly’s funk-soul extravaganza Alpha returns to vinyl for the first time in 50 years! Evoking the feeling of a car chase scene in a mid-’70s action movie, Alpha lives right at the intersection of top-notch musicianship and immaculate vibes. This Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf reissue …
The Round Robin Monopoly– Alpha (Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series) Digital Album
Originally released in 1974 on the Stax imprint Truth Records, The Round Robin Monopoly’s funk-soul extravaganza Alpha returns to vinyl for the first time in 50 years! Evoking the feeling of a car chase scene in a mid-’70s action movie, Alpha lives right at the intersection of top-notch musicianship and immaculate vibes. This Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf reissue was cut …
The Round Robin Monopoly– Alpha (Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series LP)
Originally released in 1974 on the Stax imprint Truth Records, The Round Robin Monopoly’s funk-soul extravaganza Alpha returns to vinyl for the first time in 50 years! Evoking the feeling of a car chase scene in a mid-’70s action movie, Alpha lives right at the intersection of top-notch musicianship and immaculate vibes. This Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf reissue was cut …
Afro-Disiac (180g LP)
Flanked by a who’s-who of exceptional talent, which includes Bernard Purdie on drums, Jimmy Lewis on electric bass, Grant Green on guitar, and Houston Person on tenor saxophone, Charles Kynard turns in a soulful and sublimely understated set of purely grooving soul-jazz fare. Long out of print and never reissued in the U.S. on vinyl since its original release in …
Jazz Dispensary Nalgene Water Bottle
Details 100% BPA Free 32 Oz. Tritan Nalgene water bottle with the Jazz Dispensary logo on one side and HIGH FIDELITY on the other. Available in Clear and Orange. Questions? Read our Store FAQ or Contact Us
Jack DeJohnette – Sorcery (180G LP – Black)
Sorcery finds DeJohnette teamed up with a tight crew of virtuosic bandmates, including veterans of Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew sessions (bassist Dave Holland) and Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters band (Bennie Maupin). Discursive, meditative, trippy but grounded in tasty grooves (the deep digger drum break “Epilog”) and laced with flurries of Hendrix-on-jazz-steroids guitar from 6-string heroes John Abercrombie and Mick Goodrick plus the ahead-of-its-time …
Idris Muhammad – Black Rhythm Revolution! (180G – LP Black)
Black Rhythm Revolution! Is the first solo album from the jazz-funk legend Idris Muhammad, a New Orleans-bred rhythm king who successfully made the leap from the finest soulful jazz records of the ’60s to the nastiest fusion funk of the ’70s. Here we catch him literally on the cusp of the two in 1970, with one good foot in the …
Purdie Good! (180g LP)
In between being one of the most recorded studio drummers of all time (the “Purdie Shuffle” graced everything from Aretha Franklin to Steely Dan), Bernard Purdie squeezed in a few sessions of his own. Purdie Good! was recorded early in 1971 by legendary engineer and audio obsessive Rudy Van Gelder at his bespoke studio, and it masterfully balances three Purdie-penned originals with …
Gears (180g LP)
Details Marking Johnny Hammond’s first album with Milestone Records, the jazz-funk opus Gears garnered critical acclaim upon its release and was a Top 40 hit on Billboard’s Jazz chart. Single “Los Conquistadores Chocolatés” was a crossover success, landing in the Top 5 of Billboard’s Dance Club Songs and Disco Singles charts. In the decades since its release, however, Gears has only …
Joyous (180g LP)
Details Produced by Wayne Henderson (The Jazz Crusaders), Pleasure’s 1977 cult-classic album delivers instant party vibes, thanks to a lively blend of soul, funk, disco, and jazz. <> The album was cut from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed on audiophile-quality 180-gram vinyl at RTI. The LP is housed in a tip-on jacket, featuring faithfully …
The Elements (180g LP)
Details The Elements originally released in 1973 on Milestone arrived during a time of discovery for Joe Henderson, a time to set aside the post-bop instrumentation and repertoire he was identified with and branch out into other realms. What transpired is in a league all its own. Present in the four-part improvisation that makes up the album, “Fire“, “Air“, “Water” and …
Woody Shaw – Blackstone Legacy (180g 2-LP Black)
The post-bop opus Blackstone Legacy is the seminal debut album by trumpeter Woody Shaw. Originally released in 1971 on Contemporary Records, the groundbreaking album was inspired by the sociopolitical ills of the ’60s. In their review, Allmusic called the album, “…a landmark recording, and a pivot point in the history of post-modern music”. This 2-LP reissue was remastered from the …
Top Shelf Double Feature Bundle (Heavy Axe & Purdie Good!)
This Top Shelf Double Feature bundles our first two releases of 2023, David Axelrod’s Heavy Axe, and Bernard Purdie’s Purdie Good! Both albums were cut from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, and come packaged in a tip-on jacket.
Gears Merch Bundle (180g LP + Gears T-Shirt)
Details This bundle contains Johnny Hammond’s Gears on 180-gram black vinyl and a Gears Impressionistee T-Shirt. Gears (180g LP)Limited to 2,000 copies on 180-gram black vinyl, exclusive to the Jazz Dispensary and Craft Recordings stores. Marking Johnny Hammond’s first album with Milestone Records, the jazz-funk opus Gears garnered critical acclaim upon its release and was a Top 40 hit on Billboard’s …
Fusion Bundle (Joyous (180g LP) + Gears (180g LP) + People & Love (Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf Series LP)
Joyous Description:Produced by Wayne Henderson (The Jazz Crusaders), Pleasure’s 1977 cult-classic album delivers instant party vibes, thanks to a lively blend of soul, funk, disco, and jazz. Returning to vinyl for the first time since its original release, Joyous is limited to 2,000 copies on 180-gram black vinyl, exclusive to the Jazz Dispensary and Craft Recordings stores.The album was cut …
The Elements (180g LP) + Sticker
The Elements Description:The Elements originally released in 1973 on Milestone arrived during a time of discovery for Joe Henderson, a time to set aside the post-bop instrumentation and repertoire he was identified with and branch out into other realms. What transpired is in a league all its own. Present in the four-part improvisation that makes up the album, “Fire”, “Air”, …
Blackstone Legacy (180g LP) + Sticker
Blackstone Legacy Description:The post-bop opus Blackstone Legacy is the seminal debut album by trumpeter Woody Shaw. Originally released in 1971 on Contemporary Records, the groundbreaking album was inspired by the sociopolitical ills of the ’60s. In their review, Allmusic called the album, “…a landmark recording, and a pivot point in the history of post-modern music”. This 2-LP reissue was remastered …
The Elements (180g LP) + “Dankest Grooves” T-Shirt (Berry)
The Elements Description:The Elements originally released in 1973 on Milestone arrived during a time of discovery for Joe Henderson, a time to set aside the post-bop instrumentation and repertoire he was identified with and branch out into other realms. What transpired is in a league all its own. Present in the four-part improvisation that makes up the album, “Fire”, “Air”, …
Woody Shaw – Blackstone Legacy (180g 2-LP Black) + “Dankest Grooves” T-Shirt (Berry)
Blackstone Legacy Description:The post-bop opus Blackstone Legacy is the seminal debut album by trumpeter Woody Shaw. Originally released in 1971 on Contemporary Records, the groundbreaking album was inspired by the sociopolitical ills of the ’60s. In their review, Allmusic called the album, “…a landmark recording, and a pivot point in the history of post-modern music”. This 2-LP reissue was remastered …
Gears (180g LP) + Fusionland Tee Bundle
Gears Description:Limited to 2,000 copies on 180-gram black vinyl, exclusive to the Jazz Dispensary and Craft Recordings stores.Marking Johnny Hammond’s first album with Milestone Records, the jazz-funk opus Gears garnered critical acclaim upon its release and was a Top 40 hit on Billboard’s Jazz chart. Single “Los Conquistadores Chocolatés” was a crossover success, landing in the Top 5 of Billboard’s …
Blackstone Legacy Bumper Sticker
9×3 bumper sticker
Elements Bumper Sticker
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Fusionland Tee (Ivory)
The grooviest place on earth.Printed on Comfort Colors 1717 Ivory. 100% ring spun cotton, garment-dyed, relaxed fit. Illustration by Matt Durkin.
