Third Bar Crate Essentials

This collection gathers the artists that shape The Third Bar Crate — the after-hours icons, deep-cut jazz explorers, soul-soaked storytellers, and blues philosophers whose records carry the weight of midnight. These are the musicians who don’t rush, don’t oversing, and don’t care about the charts. They deal in mood, space, ache, and truth.

It’s not an exhaustive list — just a window into the sounds this crate pulls from: spiritual jazz drifting like smoke, blues that leans heavy on the heart, soul that cuts deep, late-night ballads that feel half-broken, and grooves slow enough to drown out the rest of the world.

A quiet guide for quiet hours. A soft light in a dark bar. A preview of everything that makes the Third Bar Crate linger long after the needle lifts.

John Coltrane
Love Supreme [Remastered]
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29⁹⁹

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Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders Karma (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) [LP] [Vinyl]
Very low stock (1 unit)
41⁹⁹

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Sun Ra
The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra Vol. 2 (Vinyl)
In stock
28⁹⁹

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Sun Ra
Sun Ra The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra [LP] [Vinyl]
Very low stock (1 unit)
31⁹⁹

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Terry Callier
What Color Is Love [LP]
Very low stock (7 units)
42⁹⁹

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Miles Davis
Miles In The Sky [Limited Edition] [180 Gram]
Very low stock (3 units)
78⁹⁹

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Sun Ra
Thunder Of The Gods [Colored Vinyl] (Ylw)
Very low stock (8 units)
29⁹⁹

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Miles Davis
On The Corner [180 Gram]
Very low stock (5 units)
78⁹⁹

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Chet Baker
Late Night Jazz [2 LP] (Vinyl)
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44⁹⁹

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John Coltrane
The Final Tour: Copenhagen, March 24, 1960 [LP]
In stock
25⁹⁹

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Nina Simone
Little Girl Blue [Import LP]
Very low stock (1 unit)
22⁹⁹

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Chet Baker
Sings Again [Colored Vinyl] [Limited Edition] [180 Gram] (Ylw)
Very low stock (4 units)
36⁹⁹

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Charles Mingus
Tijuana Moods (Bonus Tracks) [Colored Vinyl] [Limited Edition] [180 Gram]
Very low stock (1 unit)
22⁹⁹

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Miles Davis
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet (Vinyl)
Low stock (17 units)
27⁹⁹

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John Coltrane
Soultrane (Bonus Track) [Colored Vinyl] [Limited Edition] [180 Gram] (Red)
In stock
22⁹⁹

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Sam Cooke
The Best Of [LP]
In stock
22⁹⁹

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Nina Simone
Amazing Nina Simone [LP]
Very low stock (1 unit)
20⁹⁹

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Dexter Gordon
Swiss Nights 1 [LP]
Very low stock (1 unit)
43⁹⁹

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Dexter Gordon
Both Sides Of Midnight [LP]
In stock
32⁹⁹

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Alice Coltrane
Journey in Satchidananda [LP]
In stock
29⁹⁹

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Sun Ra
El Is A Sound Of Joy / Black Sky And Blue Moon (BLUE VINYL) (Vinyl)
In stock
10⁹⁹

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Alice Coltrane
WORLD SPIRITUALITY CLASSICS 1: ECSTATIC MUSIC (Vinyl)
In stock
29⁹⁹

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Miles Davis
Kind Of Blue (Blue) [Colored Vinyl]
Very low stock (4 units)
145⁹⁹

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Pharoah Sanders
Moon Child [Colored Vinyl] [Limited Edition] [180 Gram] (Red)
In stock
40⁹⁹

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Dorothy Ashby
Fantastic Jazz Harp Of Dorothy Ashby [LP]
Low stock (15 units)
27⁹⁹

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Charles Mingus
Blues & Roots [Vinyl]
In stock
33²⁹

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Isaac Hayes
HOT BUTTERED SOUL(LP (Vinyl)
Low stock (16 units)
30⁹⁹

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Charles Mingus
Mingus Takes Manhattan - Complete Birdland Dates [LP]
In stock
189⁹⁹

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John Coltrane
Plays The Blues (Bonus Tracks) [Limited Edition] [180 Gram] (Spa)
Very low stock (8 units)
23⁹⁹

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Miles Davis
Merci, Miles! Live at Vienne (2LP) (Vinyl)
In stock
35⁹⁹

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Nina Simone
Nina Simone: The Montreux Years [2LP]
Very low stock (6 units)
35⁹⁹

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Chet Baker
This Is Always [LP]
Very low stock (2 units)
43⁹⁹

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Aretha Franklin
Live At Montreux 1971 (Vinyl)
In stock
29⁹⁹

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John Coltrane
Love Supreme (Tgv) [LP]
Very low stock (4 units)
225⁹⁹

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Miles Davis
Bitches Brew (Indie Exclusive, 180 Gram Vinyl, Limited Edition) (2LPs Mofi) (Vinyl)
In stock
138⁹⁹

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Etta James
At Last (Bonus Tracks) [Colored Vinyl] (Purp) (Ita)
Very low stock (1 unit)
34⁹⁹

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Sun Ra
The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra Vol. 1 (Vinyl)
In stock
28⁹⁹

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Etta James
The Platinum Collection [Import] (3 Lp's) (Vinyl)
Very low stock (5 units)
40⁹⁹

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Nina Simone
Emergency Ward! (180 Gram Vinyl) [Import] (Vinyl)
Very low stock (2 units)
33⁹⁹

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Miles Davis
Miles Style [LP]
In stock
40⁹⁹

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Aretha Franklin
The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970 [2LP]
In stock
39⁹⁹

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John Coltrane
John Coltrane A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle [2 LP] [Vinyl]
Low stock (17 units)
27⁹⁹

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Etta James
Second Time Around [Colored Vinyl] (Org)
Low stock (13 units)
37⁹⁹

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Miles Davis
Kind of Blue (Mono) [LP]
Low stock (12 units)
38⁹⁹

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Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson Blue Light 'Til Dawn (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) [2 LP] [Vinyl]
Very low stock (1 unit)
35⁹⁹

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Miles Davis
Miles Davis Round About Midnight [Import] [Vinyl]
Very low stock (5 units)
27⁹⁹

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Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane Ptah The El Daoud (Verve By Request Series) [LP] [Vinyl]
In stock
31⁹⁹

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Nina Simone
At the Village Gate [LP]
Very low stock (6 units)
20⁹⁹

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Mulatu Astatke
New York - Addis - London (Vinyl)
In stock
35⁹⁹

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Nina Simone
Rebellious [LP]
Very low stock (5 units)
34⁹⁹

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MAGGI PAYNE
Crystal [CD]
Low stock (17 units)
13⁶⁷ ~~13⁹⁹~~

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Patrick Higgins
Bachanalia [CD]
Very low stock (4 units)
15⁵⁷ ~~16⁹⁹~~

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Billy Price
Reckoning [CD]
Very low stock (2 units)
15⁵⁷ ~~16⁹⁹~~

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Van Halen
OU812 - Paper Sleeve/ 2023 Remaster [Import] (Japanese Mini-Lp Sleeve, Remastered, Japan - Import) [CD]
Very low stock (1 unit)
26⁷⁹ ~~27⁹⁹~~

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Eels
Daisies of the Galaxy - 25th Anniversary (2LP Green) [Vinyl]
Very low stock (1 unit)
46²³

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Bibi Club
Feu de garde [Vinyl]
Very low stock (3 units)
25⁵⁷ ~~27⁹⁹~~

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Flore Laurentienne
8 tableaux [Vinyl]
Low stock (12 units)
25⁵⁷ ~~27⁹⁹~~

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Patrick Watson
Close To Paradise [Vinyl]
Low stock (13 units)
25⁵⁷ ~~27⁹⁹~~

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The Barr Brothers
The Barr Brothers [Vinyl]
Very low stock (2 units)
35⁵⁶ ~~36⁹⁹~~

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Bodysnatcher
Pre-Order: Hell Is Here Hell Is Home [LP]
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Guilhem Kusnierek
Pre-Order: Hindemith In Paris [CD]
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Brother Cane
Pre-Order: Magnolia Medicine [Reissue]
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29⁹⁹

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