(5% DISCOUNT THRU 6-21-13) This is an unusual album in Ornette Coleman's catalogue, and one most critics passed by. It provides a special insight into the free jazz pioneer's way of working in the early 70s. It was recorded at Coleman's large loft space in downtown New York, where many experimental musicians, locked out of playing established venues, were inspired, so allowing a whole scene to flourish. The music is a romp, with Ornette playing trumpet as well as saxophone. His quartet, which featured second saxophonist Dewey Redman alongside long term cohorts Ed Blackwell and Charlie Haden, proved to be the perfect foil for this short set.

G.R. is from West Oakland and he spits what he lives. G.R., like so many, is a product of his environment. He is the truth. He goes harder.

Recorded in September 1955 in Hollywood, Daddy Plays The Horn, features saxophonist Dexter Gordon backed with pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Leroy Vinegar and drummyer Larry Marable. Mastering by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London.

(5% DISCOUNT THRU 6-21-13) James Govan is an exceptional Southern soul vocalist who was highly influenced by Otis Redding. A regular feature on Beale Street today, he has a very sparse discography, until recently limited to a handful of recordings for David Johnson's Broadway Sound and a couple of singles for Fame. During Ace Records' trawl of the Fame Records vault we found another 12 tracks to add to his four previously released sides, and "Wanted: The Fame Recordings" is the definitive document of his time at the Muscle Shoals studio. Featuring two different periods of the Fame Gang with sessions from 1969 and 1972, musicians heard backing James include Clayton Ivey, Freeman Brown, Travis Wammack and Duane Allman.

(5% DISCOUNT THRU 6-21-13)"Nippon Rock'n'Roll" documents the rise of Masaaki Hirao. Dubbed "The Japanese Elvis", he was one of the famed Rokabirii Sannin Otoko (Three Rockabillies), alongside singers Mickey Curtis and "Kei-chan", Keijiro Yamashita. In early 1958, the rokabirii buumu (rockabilly boom) was born, the first youth music tribe in the Land Of The Rising Sun. Rokabirii may resemble US rockabilly, but the Nipponese variation is a more diverse dish. Hirao and his band's covers of Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley and Little Richard are not kitsch renditions, but raw, desperate rockers. Hear a Paul Anka makeover, but put through a rocking mangle; a smattering of jazz; a twist of New Orleans; and some Japanese folk songs with a greased-down quiff. American occupation a distant memory, these boys wanted to party.

(5% DISCOUNT THRU 6-21-13) "Nippon Rock'n'Roll" documents the rise of Masaaki Hirao. Dubbed "The Japanese Elvis", he was one of the famed Rokabirii Sannin Otoko (Three Rockabillies), alongside singers Mickey Curtis and "Kei-chan", Keijiro Yamashita. In early 1958, the rokabirii buumu (rockabilly boom) was born, the first youth music tribe in the Land Of The Rising Sun. Rokabirii may resemble US rockabilly, but the Nipponese variation is a more diverse dish. Hirao and his band's covers of Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley and Little Richard are not kitsch renditions, but raw, desperate rockers.

(2-LP set) Let Yourself Go is a collection of 13 tunes written by the cream of popular song writers including Berlin, Gershwin Brothers, and others honoring Fred Astaire the vocalist. Stacey Kent: vocals, Jim Tomlinson: tenor & alto saxophones, clarinet, Colin Oxley: guitar, David Newton: piano, keyboards, Simon Thorpe: bass, Steve Brown: drums. Mastering by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London.

(5% DISCOUNT THRU 6-21-13) Esther Marrow is one of the world's leading gospel singers, but she started out as a jazz singer working with Duke Ellington. Before she moved out of secular music entirely she made two albums, both much sought-after. We issued her Fantasy album "Sister Woman" last year, this is the reissue of her debut, "Newport News, Virginia". This album is a glorious mixture of jazz ballads and more strident groove-based tracks and a perfect showcase for her voice. 'Walk Tall', 'Chains Of Love' and 'Money Honey' have all been championed by DJs and are guaranteed floor-fillers. With arrangements by Artie Butler and Gene Page it is a surprise that this record sank without a trace. This is the first time that it has appeared on CD.

LP cut by a saxophonists Charlie Rouse and Paul Quinichette in 1957. Includes Wynton Kelly - piano - A 1,3 & 4, B 6,7, & 8, Hank Jones - piano – A 2 & B 1, Wendell Marshall - bass, Ed Thigpen - drums, Freddie Green - guitar A 2 & B 1.

The recordings are from a series of live performances that clarinestist Tommy Sancton, pianist Lars Edegran, and friends put on at Trinity Episcopal Church between 2007 and 2009.

(5% DISCOUNT THRU 6-21-13) Label owner Bob Thiele put together the fantastic "Head Start" double LP to showcase as much of his new label's output as possible. Over four sides we are given most of his earliest signings, a side-long history of jazz, a tribute to John Coltrane and a pioneering electronic music experiment with Jon Appleton. The track 'Avant Garde' is the only place you can get this track which feature spiritual jazz pioneer Horace Tapscott. 'Holiday For A Graveyard' by Ornette Coleman is also an exclusive to "Head Start", donated to Thiele by the saxophonist. The heartfelt 'Lament For John Coltrane' features Trane's drummer Elvin Jones. We have reinstated a previously unreleased track, 'Flying Dutchman', dropped just before the album came out. The album didn't sell well when it came out and is now a collectors' item. This is the first time that it has been reissued.

(5% DISCOUNT THRU 6-21-13) The songrwiting skills of Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham have already been celebrated in fine style on Ace's award-winning "Sweet Inspiration" compilation - a highlight of our "Songwriter Series", and still available on ACE 1284. Spooner was not Dan's sole collaborator during his most prolific years as a songwriter. Our follow up to "Sweet Inspiration" shines its spotlight on great songs that Dan has written with other notable writers, plus one or two he wrote on his own. "A Road Leading Home" covers almost 50 years of Dan's songwriting, from his first ever hit, 'Is A Blue Bird Blue' (written when Dan was 14) to 'What's Wrong With Right', a 21st century Penn copyright essayed by the Hacienda Brothers.

(5% DISCOUNT THRU 6-21-13) The Music City label is normally thought of mostly as a haven for vocal R&B groups, but thanks to an epic archaeological excursion, Ace proudly presents a full complement of vintage good rockin', drawn from the recently unlocked vault of this hallowed Berkeley, California imprint. Music City proprietor Ray Dobard happily entertained any potential hitmaker, and so "Going Wild!" captures the unique flavour of the Bay Area's response to the 50s rock explosion, showcasing an illuminating line-up of pounding pianos and honking saxes, chanting doo woppers and hiccupping rockabillies. Featuring masters and demos recorded between 1956 and 1960, acts veer from label mainstays like the Gaylarks, 3 Honeydrops and Five Crystels, to East Bay favourites like Jimmy Cicero and Frankie Taro, and cool cats from further afield, such as Redding's E-Marks and Stockton's Mike Smith.

(2-LP set) Although classified as a jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson is far more adventurous than that limiting label implies. Featuring her own compositions along with a wide range of covers including U2's Love Is Blindness, Neil Young's Harvest Moon and a cover of The Monkees Last Train To Clarksville.