Jazz Music Stores around the World
The following list of jazz record/CD was compiled by Bill Hery
[hery@att.com] with input from numerous rec.music.bluenote [on the USENET
bulletin board] correspondents. This list is based on the information
available to those dedicated jazz fans who participate in
rec.music.bluenote, and makes no claim to completeness, accuracy, or
timeliness. Updates and corrections should be sent to hery@att.com. The
last column in the table is an indication of the shop's strengths: LP and
CD along with one or more strengths: S (selection), R (rarities), B
(bargains-- general low prices and/or cut outs), and U (used). These
ratings are the subjective judgements of the various correspondents, and
are probably relative to the individual correspondents' usual record/CD
shopping venues. Consistency is not to be expected.
JAZZ RECORD/CD STORES
TUSCON AZ
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Al Bum's 6th St W/Campbell CD/U LP/U
PDQ Records Grant/Columbus LP/U
BERKELEY CA
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Amoeba 2455 Telegraph Ave/nr Cody's CD/SUR LP/U
(510-549-1125)
Leopold's 2518 Durant Av CD/SR LP/SR
Rasputin's 2333 Telegraph Av CD/SBU LP/SBU
EL CERRITO CA
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Down Home 10341 San Pablo/Fresno LP/U ?
510-525-1494
ENCINITAS CA
(San Diego area)
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Lou's Records Hway 101/Est LP/U CD/U
LOS ANGELES CA AREA
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Aron's 1150 N Highland CD/SU LP/U
Bleecker Bob's Melrose Av CD/U
Compact Discount 10741 W. Pico CD/U
CD Banzai (closed)
Poo-Bah Record 1101 E. Walnut, Pasadena
818-449-3359
Record Surplus 11609 W Pico CD/UB LP/UB
Rhino Records Westwood Blvd CD/SRUB LP/SRU
n/Santa Monica Blvd
Sound Source PO Box 35780, ZIP 90035
(Japanese imp.)
213-857-5701
Tower Records Sunset Blvd CD/S LP/S
Tower Outlet 14621 Ventura, Studio City CD/BU
Virgin Records 8000 Sunset Blvd CD/S
World Records Vermont Ave/Melrose LP/BU CD/B
MILL VALLEY CA
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Village Music 9 E Blithedale Av (388-7400) LP/U ?
OAKLAND, CA
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Asta's 5488 College Ave LP/U
510-654-0335
Berigan's 3905 Piedmont Av/Montell LP/U
510-653-5544
DBA Brown 6095 Claremont/College LP/RU CD/?
510-547-8133
Rick Ballard Imp. 4770 Telegraph/48 st CD/RUB LP/RBU
(Grooveyard) 510-655 8400
SAN FRANCISCO CA
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Aquarius 3961 24th/Noe (647-2272) CD/U LP/SRU
(10 AM-9 PM M-Sat, noon-6 PM Sun)
Jack's Rec Celllar 254 Scott/Haight (415-431-3047) CD/U LP/U 78
Jazz Quarters 1267 20th Ave (415-661-2331) LP/UBR
Magic Flute 510 1/2 Frederick St/Stanyan
101 Records Grant/Columbus LP/CD
Reckless Records Haight/Masonic CD/U
Record Finder Noe nr Market CD/U LP/U
Recycled Records 1377 Haight/Masonic CD/US LP/US
Reprise Music 2275 Market/Noe (415) 863 - 8331 CD/U
Rough Trade Haight LP/? CD/?
Streetlight 3979 24th/Noe (282-3550) CD/U LP/U
Streetlight 2350 Market/Noe (282-8000) CD/U
Tower Columbus Ave/Bay St CD/S LP/S
SAN JOSE
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Streetlight Records 535 S Bascom Ave/280 LP//U CD/U
(408-292-1404)
Rowe's Rare Records Bascom Ave/280 LP/R/$$$
Recycled Records Santa Clara Ave/Third LP/U CD/U
SAN RAFAEL CA
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Collector's Record 8443 San Rafael
SANTA CLARA CA
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Big Al's Record Barn El Camino Real LP/UR CD/UR
SANTA CRUZ CA
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Logos Books & R. Pacific Ave. LP/U
SHERMAN OAKS CA
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Tower Annex Ventura Blvd E/I-405 CD/SB
SUNNYVALE CA
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Compact Disc Warehouse El Camino Blvd CD/SRU
DENVER CO
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Jazz Record Revival 2019 S. Broadway (777-7279) LP/UR
Wax Trax Records 620 E. 13 Ave. (837-9193) LP/UR
WASHINGTON DC
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CD Store 7315 Little River Tpke CD/UB
Annandale
Kemp Mill (chain-multiple loc.) CD/B
Olsson's Book & Rec 1239 Wisc Ave NW (202-338-6712) LP/UR
Orpheus Rec 3249 M ST NW, Gtown (202-337-7970 CD/U LP/URS
ATLANTA GA
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Wuxtry ? LP/UB
Wax'n'Facts 432 Moreland Ave NE LP/UB
(~5 Mi east of dwontown)
525-2275
CHICAGO IL
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Dr. Wax Clark/Fullerton & Diversey LP/U
Jazz Record Mart 11 W Grand Av/State (312-222-1467) CD/SRU LP/SRU
Reckless Records Broadway/Belmont CD/U LP/U
Reckord Exchange Belmont/Seminary CD/UB LP/UB
Second Hand Tunes Clark/Fullerton & Diversey LP/U
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA IL
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Record Service Green St/6th CD/SRB
Record Swap Green St/6th CD/U LP/U
Rose Records 4th/Green CD/B LP/B
NEW ORLEANS LA
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Record Ron's 4xx Decateur s/Jackson Sq LP/U
Record Ron's 11xx Decateur n/Jackson Sq LP/U
Tower Records 4xx Decateur s/Jackson Sq CD/S
AMHERST MA
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For The Record 104 N Pleasant CD/S
Yesterday and Today 233 N Pleasant St LP/U
BOSTON MA
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Looney Tunes 1106 Boyleston St./Mass Ave LP/SRBU
(nr Berklee)
Planet Records Commonwealth Ave/Kenmore Sq LP/B
nr BU bookstore
Tower 360 Newbury St./Mass Ave CD/SR LP/SR
BRIGHTON MA (BOSTON area)
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In Your Ear 1030 Commonwealth Ave (739-1236) CD/RU LP/RBU
BURLINGTON MA
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Tower Blngtn. Mall Rd/Middlesex Tpk
CAMBRIDGE MA
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Cheapo Records 645 Mass Ave/Central Sq CD/BU LP/SRBU
Harvard Coop 1400 Mass Ave/Harvard Sq CD/S
HMV Harvard Sq (868-9696) CD/S
Looney Tunes Mass Ave/Harvard & Central Sq
Mystery Train 1208 Mass Ave/Harvard Sq LP/RBU
Second Coming Mass Ave/Harvard & Central Sq
Skippy White's Mass Ave/Central Sq
Stereo Jack's 1704 Mass Ave nr Harvard Sq CD/BU LP/SRBU
Tower 95 Mt Auburn St (876-3377) CD/SR
SOMERVILLE MA
(Boston Area)
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Disc Diggers 401 Highland Ave./Davis Sq. LP/SU
BALTIMORE MD
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Jazz House 4631 York/Cold Spring Ln LP/SBU CD/S
Blue Monday 2 Saratoga
BETHESDA MD
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Bartleby's Bookshop
KANSAS CITY MO
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Alley Cat Main St/Westport LP/U
Music Exchange Westport/Broadway CD/U LP/U
Pennylane various CD/S
Streetside various CD/S
ST. LOUIS MO
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Streetside Records 6314 Delmar (314-721-4056) CD/SB
Vintage Vinyl 6362 Delmar(314-721-4056) CD/SBU LP/SBRU
(University City area)
HOBOKEN NJ
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Pier Platters ? ?
LAMBERTVILLE NJ
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Phoenix Books 49 N Union St LP/U
609-397-4960
MONMOUTH COUNTY NJ
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Vintage Vinyl 1633 Rt 35 s/Rt 36 CD/SR LP/R
MONTCLAIR NJ
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Crazy Rhythms 561 Bloomfield (201-744-5787) CD/SRB LP/SRB
NEW BRUNSWICK NJ
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Cheap Thrills 382 George St/Chruch St LP/UB
PARAMUS
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Tower Route 17S (north of GSP)
201-444-7277
PRINCETON NJ
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Princeton Rec. Exch. SW of Nassau St
WOODBRIDGE NJ
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Vintage Vinyl Rte 1 N. bet Woodbridge &
Menlo Park malls CD/U LP/U
ITHICA NY
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Blue Fox 102 S Aurora (2nd fl) LP/U
NY, NY
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Academy Rec 10 w 18th/5th Ave (242-4848) CD/US LP/UR
Bleecker Bob's 118 W 3d (475-9677) LP/? CD/?
Colony Records 1619 B'way/49th (265-2050) LP/RU
Disc O'Rama 186 W 4 LP/BS CD/BS
D'ntn Music Gallery 211 E 5th (473-0043)
G&A Rare Rec 139 W 72 St (100k titles)
Golden Disc 239 Bleecker St LP/R
Gryphon 251 72 st/Broadway LP/RU
J and R Jazz Store 23 Park Row (opp City Hall) CD/S LP/S
Jazz Record Center (236 W 26th St/8 fl. CD/U LP/RUS
675-4480 10AM-6PM Tu-Sat
MU Works 111 4th Ave, #5A CD/U
Phoenix ?
Rocks in Your Head 157 Prince St/W B'way CD/SRBU LP/RBU
St. Marks Sounds ~3d Ave/8th st
Tower Records 672 B'way/W. 4th CD/SR LP/SR
Tower Annex Lafayette/W 4th CD/B LP/B
Triton Electronics 247 Bleecker w/6th Ave CD/B
Vinyl Mania 41 Carmine St s/Bleecker CD/R
ROCHESTER NY
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The Bop Shop Goodman St. CD/S LP/SR
House of Guitars Titus Ave. CD/S
Record Archive Mt. Hope Ave. (opp U of Roch.) CD/SU LP/RUSB
SYRACUE NY
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Desert Shore Rec Marshall St/2nd floor
WHITE PLAINS NY
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B&B (in Harvey's) E Post s/Mamaroneck Av CD/S LP/UR
RALEIGH NC
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CD Superstore Cary Town Center CD
Waverly Place CD
OKLAHOMA CITY OK
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Rainbow Records 10th & Classen LP/US
DAYTON OH
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Carlin Discs 930 E Dorothy La (293-3472) CD
PORTLAND OR
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Django Records SW 11th/Stark LP/UB CD/U
Bird's Suite Rec. SE Hawthorne/39th LP/US CD/U
Birdland Records SW Taylor/10th LP/USB
Rockport Records SW 9th/Burnside LP/UR
PHILADELPHIA, PA
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9th St Records 1033 S 9th/Carpenter & Washington LP/BU CD/U
215-922-2352 (cl mon)
Phil. Rec Exch 2nd/Market (215-922-2752) LP/SUB CD/U
(12-7 m-s; 12-5 sun; cash only)
Plastic Fantastic Lancaster Ave (Ardmore) LP/UB
(nr Ardmore thtr 215-896-ROCK
Third St. Jazz Third st/Market (215-627-3366) LP/RS
Tower Records 610 South St. CD/S
PITTSBURGH PA
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The Attic 513 Grant, Millvale LP/U
Camelot Music Robinson Towne Centre CD/B
412-788-0223
Jim's Records 4526 Liberty Av CD/S
412-621-3256
Record Rubble 5824 Forbes Av CD/R LP/RU
412-422-1077
Record Village 816 S Aiken Ave (Shadyside) CD/SR
412-682-1984
Stedeford's Rec 417 E Ohio CD/R LP/R
412-321-8333
Jerry's Rec 3710 Forbes (2/3 fl) CD/RU LP/RU
412-621-0686/412-687-1234
Record-Rama 4981 McKnight (North Hills) LP/SR
412-367-7330
STATE COLLEGE PA
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Arboria Rec 131 Block of S. Allen LP/UR CD/SU
Blue Train 418 E College (814-234-1245) CD/S
City Lights 300 E College LP/SUB CD/U
Modern Times 300 E College CD/S
AUSTIN TX
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Half Price Records NW of city center LP/UB CD/UB
Tower Records 2402 Guadalupe St/24th CD/S
512-478-5411
Waterloo Records 600 N Lamar/6th CD/SU LP/SUB
512-474-2500
DALLAS TX
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Bill's Recs Spring Valley/Coit CD/SUR LP/SUR
K29 Records Carrollton TX CD/SR
RPM 635 expway/Centerville Rd CD/SUB LP/SUB
Sound Future Beltline Rd, Addison
EL PASO TX
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Headstand Dyer near the base LP/UB
Nostalgia 1360 Lee Trevino DR n/I-10 LP/UB
HOUSTON TX
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Don's Record 4900 Bissonnet (713-667-5701) LP/S
Half Price Books 2537 University LP/UB
Infinity Westheimer/Montrose LP/U
Record Exchange 1718 Westheimer LP/SUBR CD/SUB
Sound Waves 8306 Broadway, 1 mi. N/Hobby LP&CD/SB
Sound Waves 9150 S. Main W/Astrodome LP&CD/SB
SAN ANTONIO TX
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J.R.'s Records norht loop 410 at Wursbach LP/Simports
(512-684-8288)
Half Price Records ? LP/UB CD/UB
SEATTLE WA
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Bud's Jazz Records 102 South Jackson (206-628-0445) CD/SU LP
Cellophane Square 42nd/Univ Way CD/U LP/U
Exotique Imports 2400 3rd Avenue (206-448-3452)
Golden Oldies various CD/U LP/U
Norhtgate various CD/S
Rubato Reocrds D'tn Bellevue, nr Tower CD/U LP/U
2nd Time Around Univ. Way/~42nd CD/U LP/U
MADISON WI
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B Side 436 State Street CD/RB
Exclusive Co. 508 State Street CD/B
Wazoo State Street
MILWAUKEE WI
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Cuzner's Jazz Cellar 1123 North Water St
(bsmt of Mainstream Records)
AUSTRALIA:
MELBOURNE
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Gaslight Music 85 Bourke (03-650-9009) CD/SR
SYDNEY
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Anthem Records 515 Kent St (02-267-7931) CD/S LP/S
CANADA:
OTTAWA
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Mad Platters 193 Rideau ?/U
Counterpoint 82 Murray
Record Runner 214 Rideau
Shake Records 150 Laurier
Spinables 406 Dalhousie LP/U CD/U
Turning Point 494 1/2 Somerset W CD/U
VANCOUVER BC
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Black Swan Records 2936 West 4th Ave (734-2828)
TORONTO ONTARIO
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Jazz & Blues Center 66 Dundas St E/Yonge LP/SUR
(416-593-0269)
Sam the Record Man Younge/Dundas LP/S CD/S
Vortex Records 2309 Younge LP/UR CD/U
LONDON, ENGLAND
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Honest Jon 279 Portobello Rd n/Westway CD/SU LP/U
W10 5TE (Ladbroke Grove tube)
HMV 150 Oxford (Oxford Cir. tube sta)
HMV 363 Oxford
Jam Records 1 Picadilly Circus
(Basement London Pavillion)
James Asman 23a New Row
St Martin's Lane WC2
Mole Jazz Records 291 Pentontonville Rd LP/SU CD/SU
London N1 9NP (071 278 8623)
Tube: King's Cross Stn
Ray's Jazz Records 180 Shaftsbury Ave/Giles CD/S LP/SU
London WC2H8jB (071-240-3969)
Tube: Tottenham Court Road
Recommended Rec 387 Wandsworth Road London, SW8.
Tel. 071-622-8834
Tube: Stockwell (Northern line)
Tower Records 1 Picadilly Circus
Virgin Records Oxford St
various Charing Cross district
PARIS, FRANCE
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FNAC Les Halles
FNAC Monparnasse
Virgin Champs Elysees (Georges V Metro)
DARMSTADT, GER
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Digital CD Studio ? CD/SR
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GER
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SATURN ? CD/S LP/S
K"OLN (COLOGNE), GER
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Saturn ? LP CD
MUNICH, GER
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World of Music
STUTGART, GER
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Lerche Koenigsstr. (3 shops) LP/S CD/S
FLORENCE, ITALY
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Nanucci Via d Agli/Via dei Cerretani CD/B
dischi Alberti Borgo S. Lorenzo 45/49/R
nr San Lorenzo Basilica
Marchi Piazza Duomo 15/A (tel 211538)
MILAN, ITALY
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The Black Saint Via V. Monti, 41 CD/SR, LP/SR
(tel: 48.00.74.14)
Galleria ? CD/S
THE NETHERLANDS
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Jazz Inn Records Vijzelgracht 9, Amsterdam CD/SR
Jazz Inn Records Groenmarkt 32, Den Haag CD/SR
MAIL ORDER SOURCES FOR HARD TO FIND, IN PRINT JAZZ RECORDINGS:
Cadence Magazine
Cadence Building
Redwood, NY 13679
315-287-2852
Wayside Music
PO Box 6517
Wheaton MD 20906
301-589-1803
Sackville Recordings
Box 87, Station J
Toronto, Ont.
Canada M4J 4X8
phone/fax: (416) 593-7230
A note on addresses: wherever possible I have included cross streets,
using the following notation:
A/B--on A near the intersection with B
A n/B--on A north of B (or south, east, west)
A/B&C--on A between B and C
In some cases, the intersection is not necessarily the closest one,
but the closest major cross street.