The Yards' Gallery
The Yards' complete discography, Bradford Hoopes' solo piano works, and other friends as well!
The Yards' family of recordings, including The Yards' debut, 3 live recordings, and Bradford Hoopes' solo piano recordings, PLUS lots of other friends, too!
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ARDYS & BRADFORD: Cream in My Coffee
Blending blues, ballads, bossas and bebop with innovative and contemporary jazz stylings
CD price: $10.00
RANDY KAPLAN: Ancient Ruins
A bluegrass rendition of Grandmaster Flash's "The Message", a folk version of Nirvana's "On a Plain" (find out what Kurt's lyrics actually are), Prince's "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" to a country beat. And ten Kaplan originals.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
RANDY KAPLAN: Loquat Rooftop
On his second not-just-for kids CD, rock 'n' roll, country, and Broadway classics alternate with romps about Laundry Camp, Randy's pet monkey, and a ladybug without spots. Just as fun, rollicking, and original as 5¢ Piece.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
THE YARDS: Wit
The Yards' badass funky rhythm engine is joined by HORNS and percussion...Think Steely Dan meets Tower of Power, but still in Lawrence, Kansas...
CD price: $12.00
RANDY KAPLAN: Five Cent Piece
A not-just-for kids record produced by bluegrass master Mike West. Classics like "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (a good first mantra for children) along with originals like "Shampoo Me" (the account of the friendly but demanding shark in the tub).
Recommended if you like Dan Zanes, Arlo Guthrie.CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
APOLLO 13: Lovebomb
Imagine a rock, floating in outer space, painted in vibrant colors with electrical wires sticking out like bad hair. What you'll see is Apollo 13's Lovebomb: rock/pop/electronic music that rocks, seethes, and soars.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
HAMMONDBEAT: Wilson Chance - The Sound of Danger
The ultimate spy-fi experience. American spy-surf meets European spy-beat. Heavy Hammond organ vs twangy guitar. Sexy celebrity agent against the cold war. A soundtrack from a real film that intertwines the score of 007 guitar legend Vic Flick
CD price: $14.00
THE LINK QUARTET: Italian Playboys
Instrumental Hammond organ funk-psychedelia-jazz-soul - 70's groove for the moderne world.
CD price: $12.00
APOLLO 13: Brave New World
Part spy-movie soundtrack, part Lenny Kravitz-style glam rock and part John Mayer croon pop, Apollo 13 pulls off radio-friendly melodic pop with talent and originality.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
RANDY KAPLAN: Perfect Gentleman
A literate, lyrical, irreverent double c.d. that both honors and lampoons sex, love, death, and religion. Guitars, keyboards, yard-sale organs & drum samples - all played by Randy.
CD price: $17.00 / MP3 price: $17.00
THE YARDS: Live at the Paradise Cafe
Solid funk-jazz and off-the-hook improvising, recorded April 11, 2003 in Lawrence, Kansas, with new guitarist Michael Hamm DIGGIN' In.
Recommended if you like The Meters.CD price: $9.99 / MP3 price: $9.99
THE YARDS: Live at Abe & Jake's Landing
More face-down funk, this time with special guest Samson from Karl Denson's Tiny Universe sitting in on percussion, recorded October 27, 2002 in Lawrence, Kansas
Recommended if you like The Meters, Booker T. & The MG's.CD price: $10.99 / MP3 price: $10.99
THE YARDS: Live at the Fox Theatre
Throwin' back the funk in Boulder, Colorado opening up for John Scofield on March 10, 2002...Dig it.
Recommended if you like The Meters.CD price: $8.99
THE LINK QUARTET: Beat.It
Serious hammond B3 organ drenched 60's style instrumental beat for the 21st century and not afraid to show their teeth. A funk and groove music revolution from the makers of HAMMONDBEAT.
CD price: $12.00
JOSH CLAYTON-FELT: Spirit Touches Ground
posthumous album by an amazing artist. classic rock in the best sense. full of melodic hooks of groove-laden funk crossed with notable, memorable songcraft.
CD price: $14.00 / MP3 price: $14.00
MAJESTICS RHYTHM REVUE: Kickin' It With You
The Majestics play a fascinating blend of blues, funk and modern R&B that makes their material stand out from the crowd.
CD price: $8.00 / MP3 price: $5.00
THE BAND THAT SAVED THE WORLD: Changes
A colorful blend of soulful grooves, party beats, catchy melodies, and thought-provoking lyrics.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
BRENT BERRY: Livin' and Lovin'
Welcome to the High Life, a wicked blend of reggae, rocksteady, ska and american folk. Drawn first to the sound of the drums, Brent Berry began his musical career at the age of twelve. Hashing out rhythms on an old marching snare quickly matured into a po
MP3 price: $8.00
TIKI BROTHERS: Tiki Brothers
Soul and Jazz in an incredibly percussive and funky setting. They use their formidable musical prowess to deliver a style of music rare in this day and age.
Recommended if you like James Brown, The Cinematic Orchestra, Medeski Martin and Wood, The Meters, David Axelrod.MP3 price: $12.99
THE DIPLOMATS OF SOLID SOUND: Instrumental Action Soul
Soulful Hammond, clever guitar, root down bass, and sexy drums...The Diplomats Of Solid Sound deliver everything that is good and righteous about music.
Recommended if you like Lou Donaldson, Booker T..CD price: $12.00
RANDY KAPLAN: Miraculous Dissolving Cures
Lyrical ballads and fast-paced threnodies about sex, innocence, sin and identity. Electric and acoustic guitars, vintage synthesizers and organs, intricate percussion and unusual harmonies.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
THE YARDS: The Yards
The Yards' debut recorded November 5, 2000 in Lawrence, Kansas... featuring throwback breakbeats and face-down funk...an organ-grindin' groovefest with grits...Drums, bass, guitar and Hammond organ.
CD price: $13.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
BRADFORD HOOPES: Honeymoon
Solo piano. Improvised and intricate, delicate and inspired. Good for relaxation and meditation. Recorded April 2000 in Lawrence, Kansas.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
ANDRAS JONES: A Curmudgeon For All Seasons
Anti-holiday songs in a variety of styles.
CD price: $12.97 / MP3 price: $12.97
THE SECONDHANDS: The Same Trains
Jamaican ska and reggae rhythms fused with pop, rocksteady, and smooth jazz overtones
CD price: $12.00
THE BAND THAT SAVED THE WORLD: Struggle to Chill
Stuggle to Chill is The Band That Saved The World's debut album, featuring an eclectic mix of rock, funk, soul, and soup.
CD price: $10.00 / MP3 price: $10.00
RANDY KAPLAN: Lake Champions
An intimate album of eclectic ballads, subversive torch songs, and sly laments performed in a subtle, easy manner. Acoustic guitar and harmonica.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
RANDY KAPLAN: Reborn As Bees
A fierce & frantic concept album about loss & regret. Universal in its study of love, death, & the struggle to find second chances. Electric guitars, hammond organ, bass, drums.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00
BRADFORD HOOPES: Bradford Hoopes
Relaxing solo piano music...Bradford's first solo effort recorded at the Select Bar & Grill in Seattle, WA February 12, 1998
CD price: $9.00
JOSH CLAYTON: ...Felt Like Making A Live Record
'60s English inspired guitar pop/rock meets '70s inspired American soul. Groovy and very good for you.
MP3 price: $10.00
RANDY KAPLAN: Boyish Hips
An experimental album full of lyrical & emotional minefields. Fraught with neurotic wit, unbridled perplexity, & desperate passions. Acoustic guitar, Fender Rhodes, pots & pans.
CD price: $15.00 / MP3 price: $15.00