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236 W. 26th St. New York, NY 10001

212-675-4480 

http://www.jazzrecordcenter.com  

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236 W. 26th St. New York NY 10001

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Unless you're a big-time bebop buff, you've probably never even heard of the Jazz Record Center. Hidden behind the unassuming Chelsea storefront is the best music store of its kind in New York City; this is the place to find rare and out-of-print jazz, along with books, videos, and magazines.








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  • 2001 | Best Record Shop Imitation of a Library

    Let's face it: Jazz caters to people already "in the know." So it shouldn't be much of a shock that the best place to shop for rare and out of print gems is one you'd never wander into by chance. The JAZZ RECORD CENTER, in business for over 17 years, occupies a quiet suite on the eighth floor of a Chelsea office building. It's so subdued, in fact, that it could be a library minus the shushing. LP shelving is an exercise in precision: never stuffed past capacity, never out of alphabetical... More »

  • 2000 | Best Place to Buy Jazz

    Tucked away in an eighth-floor loft near FIT, Fred Cohen's Jazz Record Center is like a private club--it seems like you should have to give a password to get in. Thousands of LPs and almost as many CDs, pictures, videos and books. And a two-man staff (including Cohen, who's owned the joint for 17 years) which knows every note on every record but isn't snotty about it. Perhaps not the place to go for the latest Joshua Carter, but if you're looking for an old Savoy twofer or some rare Eric... More »

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