"Laurindo Almeida" Why so hard to find?

Collaboration was released as a CD also.

I'll second "Collaboration" (assuming it's available on CD). One of my favorite MJQ albums AND one of my favorite Almeida albums. Very nice jazz version of Concierto De Aranjuez!

Look for "Moonlight Serenade"- L. Almeida and Ray Brown on the Jeton label. Acoustic Sounds has it in 180 g vinyl http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=14134§ion=music
and on CD http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=5989§ion=music

A wonderful recording. In addition, they offer a few others by Laurindo Almeida.

there are a couple cds available on the concord label, under the group "la 4".

Collaboration: Laurindo Almeida and the Modern Jazz Quartet

I'm actually looking for CD not LP.

You can buy his direct-to-disc LPs on eBay for less than half that. See if you can get the 45rpm White Album. It's great!