Jazz - Vinyl

As Strata-East’s debut release, Music Inc. by Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell set the standard for creative expression, artistic freedom, and musical mastery that Tolliver and co-founder Cowell exemplified throughout their celebrated careers. Recorded on November 11, 1970, Music Inc. is a masterclass in...

In honor of Oscar Peterson’s centennial, Mack Avenue Music Group and Two Lions Records have partnered to release Around The World, a celebration of Oscar’s profound artistry through solo, duo and trio performances from 1969 to 1981. Featuring never-before-heard live concerts from Detroit, Michigan;...

Time OutTakes features tracks that have never been heard before. These newly discovered recordings feature wonderful performances that are every bit as compelling as those on the original Time Out. We discovered that during the original 1959 sessions the Quartet also recorded "I'm In...

Written and recorded during the pandemic Roscoe has created music that is simply at peace and beautifully original.

Final Floor is eleven new tracks featuring saxophonist Kamasi Washington and trumpeter Erik Jekabson with longtime collaborators and songwriters Matt Montgomery and Gregory Howe. Joining them are Mike Hughes and on drums, Kasey Knudsen on alto saxophone, Ross Howe on fender guitar and Mike...

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Trumpet virtuoso Jonathan Powell (Eddie Palmieri, Blood Sweat & Tears) releases the 2nd vinyl volume of “Mambo Jazz Party” A current member of both Blood Sweat & Tears and Eddie Palmieri’s ensembles, trumpeter and composer Jonathan Powell has been noted for his “crackling range...

Land Back! An unadulterated opening statement intoned by Saul Williams three times, as he joins Carlos Niño & Friends in sound ceremony underneath black oak and walnut trees in Coldwater Canyon Park, Los Angeles, on December 18, 2024. The performance, which was organized by...

Gilles Peterson presents International Anthem is a Deluxe Double LP compilation chronicling the legendary London-based radio host, DJ, label head, curator and cultural impresario's long-standing affinity for and interaction with artists and music from the Chicago-born record label International Anthem. The tracks on this...

Releasing on 8LP,Joni's Jazz features tracks from Mitchell's entire career-spanning catalogue, including repertoire from releases with other artists and labels. It is a dedication and a love letter to her greatest collaborators in the genre---Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorious, and Wayne Shorter among...

Alligator Bogaloo (Vinyl)

Lee Morgan assembled an astounding crew for this epic session: Hank Mobley, Jackie McLean, Herbie Hancock, Larry Ridley, and Billy Higgins. Cornbread captures Morgan and everyone involved at their absolute best. Blue Note Tone Poet Series features all-analog, remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold...

Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard burst upon the Blue Note scene in June 1960 with his auspicious debut album Open Sesame. Within 6 months Hubbard had already recorded a follow-up (Goin’ Up) and appeared as a sideman on sessions with Tina Brooks (True Blue), Hank Mobley...

Khmer (Vinyl)

Mr. Shing-A-Ling, has long been considered the best of Lou Donaldson's funk/soul albums from the late-60s, & includes a who's who of great soul jazz players including Blue Mitchell, Jimmy 'Fats' Ponder & Leo Smith. Donaldson's funky version of 'Ode to Billie Joe' is...

(2LP) Thelonious Monk Quartet live at Thanksgiving Jazz Benefit Concert in 1957

10 years after making his Blue Note debut & following 2 GRAMMY-winning volumes of his R&B-oriented Black Radio albums, Robert Glasper returns to his acclaimed acoustic jazz trio for his new album, Covered (The Robert Glasper Trio recorded live at Capitol Studios). The album...

Released in 1999, Traveling Miles is a tribute album by Cassandra Wilson to Miles Davis. Wilson's thirteenth career album, Traveling Miles will be reissued on 2 LPs as part of an overall Blue Note 75th anniversary vinyl reissue campaign spearheaded by current Blue Note...

One Art Blakey's greatest albums with the Jazz Messengers, Roots & Herbs, is little known. In 1961, the group featured Lee Morgan (trumpet), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Bobby Timmons (piano) and Jymie Merrit (bass). Recorded in Rudy Van Gelder's New Jersey studio, it's a...

The marvelous album, Getz/Gilberto, had a profound influence upon the face of jazz and American popular music. The stunning 1964 collaboration between Stan Getz, one of the most respected tenor saxophonists of the era, and the remarkable Brazilian guitarist Joao Gilberto, launched the bossa...

Released in 1969, Herbie Hancock's album, The Prisoner, is a powerful but overlooked masterpiece. A moving tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, this nonet session features some of the most exceptional instrumentalists in jazz including Joe Henderson, Johnny Coles and more. Hancock said of...

Blossom Dearie - Give Him The Ooh-La La, released in 1958 on Verve Records, captures pianist and vocalist Blossom Dearie's signature blend of cool understatement, crisp diction, and harmonic finesse. Produced by Norman Granz, the session features Dearie on piano and vocals, leading a...

What A Diff'rence A Day Makes, released in 1959 on Mercury Records, marked a turning point in the career of vocalist Dinah Washington - earning her a GRAMMY Award and bringing her rich, blues-informed style into the world of lush orchestral pop. Produced by...

In August 1965, great jazz pianist and composer Horace Silver brought a cutting-edge line-up to the Penthouse in Seattle with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Teddy Smith on bass, and Roger Humphries on drums. A newly discovered recording of those...

Wolfgang Muthspiel and his trio with Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums goes into its third recording venture swinging, setting the stage for what may be the group's most adventurous trio recording. As has become custom, Wolfgang alternates between acoustic and...

Alts 'N Outs: The Other Side of Blue Note is a compilation of alternate takes & outtakes from iconic Blue Note sessions by Cannonball Adderley, Grant Green, Wayne Shorter, Art Blakey, Jimmy Smith & Sonny Clark. Available on 180g black vinyl.

Not For Lack Of Trying explores dodie's journey with mental health over the last decade. "I have only been able to deal with parts of life in bite-size pieces. These songs are packaged reflections of those pieces - exploring heartbreak, yearning for meaning, and...

Legendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd convened a new trio of musical explorers with Jason Moran on piano and Marvin Sewell on guitar for his 87th birthday concert at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara and immediately brought them into the studio to record his remarkable...

Pianist and composer Aaron Parks expands his trio with bassist Ben Street and drummer Billy Hart into a quartet with the addition of tenor saxophonist Ben Solomon on his luminous third Blue Note album, By All Means. Although Parks has made his band Little...

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of John Coltrane's masterpiece, A Love Supreme is presented in its mono mix for the first time in over 50 years. Faithfully mastered from the original analog tapes by Ryan K. Smith, pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI and housed...

Recorded in 1967 as her second album for Capitol Records, Ella's focus solely on sacred hymns was quite the juxtaposition from her "Swinging Christmas" album on Verve earlier in the decade. Working with conductor Ralph Carmichael and his orchestra, Fitzgerald faithfully takes on classics...

Recorded in late 1954 and early 1955, this set marks the pinnacle of what some called the "most definitive bop group of the era" until Clifford Brown's fatal car accident in 1956. The second of four albums Brown and Max Roach made together, Clifford...

Now back on vinyl for the first time in 20 years, with the series' inaugural project Verve Remixed, we hear what happens when Masters at Work meet Nina Simone, and dZihan & Kamien take on Billie Holiday. Experience the interpretations of renowned remixers with...

LA LOM's Thalia Hall concert marked a milestone for them. Starting from small LA bars and going to sold-out shows nationwide, the band brought dance-floor energy to a packed Chicago theater. The night featured unreleased originals, debut LP tracks and classic cumbia covers -...

Originally recorded for the Clef label in 1956, Swing's The Thing features the tenor great in a stellar sextet with Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Jimmy Jones (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass) and Jo Jones (drums). While Jacquet's sessions as a leader may have...

Under the guidance of Norman Granz, Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan collaborate for the first time as the primary horns on Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi. Recorded in 1957, this record offers the unique opportunity to listen to the two jazz stars trade instruments...

Percussion Bitter Sweet, released in 1961 on Impulse! Records, is one of preeminent jazz drummer Max Roach's most politically charged and musically expansive recordings. Recorded over two days in September 1960 at Universal Studios in Chicago, the record reflects Roach's deepening engagement with themes...

Released in 1966 on Verve Records, Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo), captures the only full-length studio collaboration between organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery. Produced by Creed Taylor and arranged by Oliver Nelson, Jimmy & Wes brought together two of jazz's most...

Focus, recorded at Webster Hall in New York City and released in 1961 on Verve Records, stands as a singular entry in saxophonist Stan Getz's discography. Focus pairs Getz's expressive tenor saxophone with a string orchestra conducted by Hershy Kay. Getz's parts were entirely...

Sonny Side Up, released in 1959 on Verve Records, is the masterful studio collaboration between trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and tenor saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt. Recorded in December 1957 with producer Norman Granz, the album brings together three of modern jazz's most distinctive...

A 'two-for' release of Frank Sinatra's two Reprise albums, featuring Frank Sinatra fronting the Count Basie band, the album `It Might As Well Be Swing,' and the Duke Ellington Orchestra on their collaborative LP, 'Francis A. & Edward K.' Includes rare photos along with...

The Koln Concert 2-LP / gatefold sleeve / booklet / printed signature - the groundbreaking recording of Keith Jarrett's improvised solo concert at the Cologne opera house - has attained legendary status since it's 1975 release. An iconic album and an essential document of...

A groundbreaking new album featuring 12 never-before-heard Frank Sinatra arrangements, brought to life by Grammy-nominated artist Seth MacFarlane, and a 70-piece orchestra comprised of all-star players from Los Angeles and London at the coveted Skywalker Sound Studios in Marin County, CA. The album includes...

With so much virtuosity living inside bassist Gary Peacock and guitarist Ralph Towner, one might expect from this duo a showcase of lively showmanship. And while this is most certainly at it's heart, on the whole we are given an understated album recorded out...

Introducing a new piano trio from Norway, Tord Gustavsen's young group - already making waves in the Far North where "Changing Places" has soared into the pop charts - is telling new stories within the framework of the jazz tradition. This is music that...

Joshua Redman's second Blue Note album, Words Fall Short, is a collection of original compositions that serves as the introduction of his new quartet, featuring pianist Paul Cornish, bassist Philip Norris and drummer Nazir Ebo, which formed as a working band for the world...