Jazz Record Mart

User Reviews of Jazz Record Mart

Yelp.com Review - by Matt H.

4.0 of 5 stars. I was staying at the nearby Homewood Suites Inn and could see this place from my hotel room window, and had to check it out. Its a bit of a pain to get to, and I could see how you would miss it unless...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Evan M.

4.0 of 5 stars. I am a casual fan of jazz and have many of the popular albums by the mainstays of Miles, Coltrane, etc. I wish I could tell you how deep the Jazz Record Mart's 1930's jazz section was or how great it...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Shaun G.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm a postcard fanatic, so when I came in here and found Mahalia Jackson and Josephine Baker I almost lost it. The store is filled with great hits - polyester-clad crooners with dripping jheri curls...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason H.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is a hidden gem in Chicago. I hear that Robert Plant is a regular to this Windy City landmark. If you live in or are just visiting the Record Mart is a must see. What are you waiting...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Crystal P.

3.0 of 5 stars. Due to a 2 and 1/4 hour layover between dinner and a movie my date and I stopped into Jazz Record Mart. I didn't think I wanted or needed anything at the time but a flashbulb flashed over my head and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Julia W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great selection of vinyl, though a tad disorganized. I found a Cannonball Adderly album I'd been looking for somewhere near the McCoy Tyner Trio by pure accident, so I guess that's a good thing. The...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Bette M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I just exercised more restraint by purchasing only two CDs here than I ever have in any other situation in my life.We walked into the store and instantly began hyperventilating. By the second aisle,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kelly B.

4.0 of 5 stars. After walking in circles in the bitter cold to find this place, we arrived and I felt like a kid in a candy store. If I could have I would have spread records everywhere and did snow angels. Being...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Hugh R.

3.0 of 5 stars. A decent selection, although it didn't blow me away the way I thought it might. And I concur that the staff have a bit of an attitude - not so much a putting you down like Jack Black in High Fidelity...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Charles G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great record store. Very respectable selection of vinyl and CD recordings; you could spend a lot of time in there browsing. I haven't gotten any of the 'tude from the staff mentioned in other posts.
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Adrian B.

3.0 of 5 stars. Seriously?The attitude of the employees leaves a LOT to be desired. It is almost entirely CD's, so not many old out-of-print records, unlike what their name implies. there are much better record...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joseph S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Pros: -selection - holy crap. I could spend days in this store. (1hr was definitely not enough). The only reason why I didn't spend as much as I wanted to was because it was one of our first stops on...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jason e.

3.0 of 5 stars. Yes, it's the best place in the world to find any jazz recording ever made. Yes, I spend an entire paycheck every time I walk in the door. Yes, I am a professional jazz musician. Yes, this makes me...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nicoletta R.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is one of downtown's best kept secrets... a little too well kept, it seems. It's down those concrete stairs.The selection is superb, relying on the broadest possible interpretation of the genre....
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Zachary M.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is amazing.You could spend hours upon hours in here and not go through everything. The employees know what they're talking about when it comes to jazz and gave me some good...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Gumby C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ok, so it's a little disorganized. That's the worst of it. The best is that I can go in every week of the year and find 2 cd's or more to get me through until the next visit, all for under $12. Today...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jon J.

5.0 of 5 stars. A legendary institution. This is like the library at Alexandria of Jazz music- except it is still here, for the benefit of civilization. It will probably fade eventually, and with it thousands of...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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Great Jazz

I've always been a huge fan of jazz music and I try to find local venues and stores whenever I am traveling. The Jazz Record Mart in Chicago is hands down the best jazz music store I have even been in. If you...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike B.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of Chicago's treasures. Although Dusty Groove gives this place a serious run for its money, this remains the only record store in the city that I can spend hours in, and spend way more money than...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by carolynne r.

5.0 of 5 stars. The first time I walked into this place I felt a little light headed, my heart started to race, and my palms got all sweaty. I couldnt believe the size and selection of jazz/swing/blues records...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Neil A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Huge. It would be more resourceful if I liked jazz more, but my friend Charles seemed to enjoy it and he's a jazz NUT.
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by cindy m.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is what a record store should be. Knowledgeable staff, great selection and great finds. You can't help but fall in love with the atmosphere. They have a record player in the back to check out...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Nancy K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Great source for jazz and blues.
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by doug m.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place rocks my world. Its painfull. Just visited the windy city and would have been content spending my whole trip browsing and buying CD's and Records at this place (only coming up for air to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by PJ K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm not a huge jazz fanatic, but this record store absolutely exudes cool, and the staff are highly knowledgeable without being excessively snotty.
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Keith C.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is easily the best record store in the city and one of the best in the country. Bob Koester has talked to and recorded everyone and been everywhere, and if you talk to him he's liable to shove...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2006
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Jazz & More

They feature jazz cds, records, books and even postcatds featuring jazz greats. What pleasently surprised me was how many blues cds cds they had. One of the best selection of blues I have seen at any ...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/22/2006
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Best store for recorded jazz

Bob Delmark started this store years ago and still presides over its daily operation. He also started Delmark records which has recorded a lot of great local jazz and blues talent.This is the plac...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/24/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Robert L.

5.0 of 5 stars. After dining at Star of Siam, I walked next door.They have plenty of vinyl(records). I wish I still had my turntable , but I don't so I headed toward the massive Cd section that has Jazz of course but...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Patricia B.

4.0 of 5 stars. I used to work right next door to this place. Boy, do they have their loyal clients, let me tell you. You would see and hear all the "cats" and hipsters practically stalking outside, just waiting...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Bill M.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a noted haven for jazz lovers, with lots of actual vinyl records for sale. The store hosts free mini-concerts now and then, and will even have a free breakfast buffet along with jam sessions...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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Buy some Jazz!

If you love jazz like I do, this is one place you should make sure to go to if you haven't yet. Their collection of cds, lps, and cassettes are second to none. If you're lucky or plan ahead they als...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/19/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by A.S. V.

5.0 of 5 stars. Jazz Record Mart recently moved once again, this time around the corner and down the stairs on Illinois, next to the After Words bookstore. It's the fourth time it's relocated, and I'm glad this...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Stan S.

5.0 of 5 stars. This Chicago institution is THE place to find that unfindable CD or vinyl by your favorite jazz or blues artist. If you want to support the real hardcore supporter of the art form instead of the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2005
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