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Jazz records

Jazz and vinyl have always gone together: long-form albums, distinctive sleeve design and recordings that collectors have chased for decades. Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is the album many people start with, and Nina Simone and Frank Sinatra show how far the genre stretches, from soul-jazz to vocal standards. Reissue programmes like Blue Note's Tone Poet and Classic Vinyl series keep the catalogue in print, while the UK has a busy scene of its own: Ezra Collective won the Mercury Prize in 2023. Monorail Music in Glasgow has a deep jazz section, Bear Tree in Sheffield stocks it, and Flashback in Shoreditch has a soul, jazz and reggae basement. Search the artists below and buy direct.