Jazz

Vinyl LP pressing. In February 1964, Eric Dolphy assembled a quintet of modern jazz visionaries with Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone, Richard Davis - bass, & Tony Williams - drums, & headed into Rudy Van Gelder's studio to record what would...

This Montreux concert from 1994 brings together 3 of the great talents of jazz fusion. Stars in their own right, Al Di Meola (guitars), Stanley Clarke (bass), and Jean-Luc Ponty (violin) reach new levels of virtuosity as a trio. The concert features highlights from...

Dexters

Noted for a distinctive voice, a tender way with a ballad and a fierce sense of swing, singer-pianist Blossom Dearie invested even the most familiar standards with her delightful, one-of-a-kind wit and charm. The selections included here are from the iconic series of albums...

In her first recording for Verve, Blossom Dearie showcased her first-class piano playing and sense of swing on this self-titled 1957 gem. Dearie surveys the Great American Songbook on standouts like "Deed I Do," "Thou Swell," and three songs sung in French! Verve By...

In the 11th edition of the Concord Music Groups remastered CDs originally issued by Prestige Records in the 50s and 60s, three more classics that engineer Rudy Van Gelder recorded and recently digitally upgraded. All three were recorded in the 50s and feature the...

The same superb sessions that produced Relaxin', Workin' and Cookin' are heard on this 1956 LP. The interplay among Miles, Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones is just amazing on Diane; Well, You Needn't; Surrey with the Fringe on Top; Salt...

This is the remastered version of Miles Davis' album RELAXIN WITH THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET, that features such songs as "If I Were a Bell," "You're My Everything," and "I Could Write a Book.

Miles '55 offers a deeper look at 1955, the year in which jazz icon Miles Davis formed his first great quintet (John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones) and established his influential sound. This 3-LP set on 180g vinyl collects 16...

The phenomenal strength of Dave Holland's bass pushes Steve Coleman and Jack DeJohnette into their most powerful work to date," opined the Sydney Morning Herald. "The subtlety of Coleman's inflections, the poise and complexity of his lines, are at the service of a very...

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Jazz At Oberlin (Original Jazz Classics Series)" / Recorded at Oberlin College, Ohio in 1953, the Dave Brubeck Quartet's Jazz at Oberlin album is one of the earliest works in the cool jazz genre. As well as Dave Brubeck...

Who Are You Now (Vinyl)

Vinyl LP pressing. 2022 release. Revealer is full of confessions, intimations, and hard truths. It's a warts-and-all self-portrait of a young artist who is full of doubt and uncertainty, yet bursting with exciting ideas about music and life; who has numerous Grammy nominations but...

Chinese Butterfly is a reunion of two musical titans, a creative partnership that dates back to the early days of Return To Forever with Chick Corea when Steve Gadd was one of the first drummers.

For the past half-century, on a jazz landscape that has seen it's share of twists and turns, Chick Corea has always kept the faith not just for himself, but for his peers and for the subsequent generations of musicians (and fans) whom he has...

This 1981 album by prolific jazz and fusion artist Chick Corea is one of his most enduring titles, full of passionate interplay between saxophonist Michael Brecker, bassist Eddie G?mez and drummer Steve Gadd. Though the pianist's arrangements are fully modern jazz, Corea was initially...

Chick Corea's first unaccompanied album initiated the solo piano idiom at ECM, and proved to be extremely influential. Alongside music created in the moment, some powerful melodies are explored here, not least that of "Sometime Ago" soon to be a theme song for the...

A guitarist's guitarist, Bill Connors has always had the admiration of his peers, drawing praise for his left-hand vibrato, his sense of space, his liquid phrasing, the way he lingers on a note - all qualities evident on this 1977 recording. Jazz Journal: "The...

TRUE LOVE A CELEBRATION(LP

After 30 million albums sold worldwide, 13 No. 1 jazz albums in the United States, and a music, film, television and Broadway career spanning three decades, Harry Connick, Jr. returns with a sensational new record, True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter. Comprised exclusively...

John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman, released by Impulse! Records in 1963, was recorded on March 7, 1963 at the Van Gelder Studio. Coltrane and Hartman had decided on 10 songs for the album, but en route to the studio they heard Nat King Cole...

acclaimed recording from jazz legend in his prime

Tracklist A1 Say It (Over And Over Again) 4:15 A2 You Don't Know What Love Is 5:11 A3 Too Young To Go Steady 4:20 A4 All Or Nothing At All 3:35 B1 I Wish I Knew 4:54 B2 What's New 3:43 B3 It's Easy...

Easily one of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme was his pinnacle studio outing that at once compiled all of his innovations from his past, spoke of his current deep spirituality, and also gave a glimpse into the next...

Digitally remastered edition of the Jazz legend's groundbreaking 1965 album. A Love Supreme is generally considered to be among Coltrane's greatest works, as it melded the hard bop sensibilities of his early career with the free jazz style he adopted later. A Love Supreme...

One of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Alice Coltrane's 4th Impulse! Album finds her on piano and harp in the company of saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. "Almost 50 years after [it] was released, the album remains a vision of universal healing, spiritual...

Exclusive import-only compilation from the popular Jazz/Pop vocalist. This comprehensive CD is a cross section of recordings that span her entire career and includes hit material as well as rarities including, 'Hum Drum Blues'(featuring Javon Jackson and Mulgrew Miller), 'Shiver Me Timbers', 'The Question...

Sonny Clark was the quintessential hard bop pianist. Possessed of a lyrical flow and inventive melodies, he had a deeply rooted feeling for the blues. His masterwork, Cool Struttin', was recorded in 1958 with Art Farmer, Jackie McLean, Paul Chambers, and `Philly' Joe Jones....

Antidote (Vinyl)

Chick Corea attained iconic status in music. The late keyboardist, composer and bandleader was a DownBeat Hall of Famer and NEA Jazz Master, as well as one of the most nominated artists in GRAMMY Awards history with 68 nods – and 24 wins, in...

Vinyl LP pressing. Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and Ed Blackwell came together to celebrate the work of mentor Ornette Coleman, but the repertoire of their Old and New Dreams quartet soon blossomed into a project of much wider scope, addressing also the...

On vinyl in the U.S. for the first time since 1977, this 1975 release includes African, Indian, Arabic and 70's era Miles Davis style electric rock fusions. Featuring contributions from former Ornette Coleman bandmates Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins, and liner notes from Stanley...

This 1957 release, the third in a series of albums expanding on Bird's 10" Clef releases from the early 1950's, Now's The Time boasts some of Parker's purest recordings and strongest playing, featuring two different quartets. His lyrical and fluid improvisations on cuts like...

Long-considered Charles Mingus' masterpiece, The Black Saint And The Sinner Ladyrepresents high-water marks in both jazz composition and orchestration. An essential work in the history of jazz, this extended work has been performed as a ballet and features original liner notes by Mingus' psychotherapist....

On Cautious Clay's deeply personal Blue Note debut KARPEH, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer takes an artistic leap forward with an ambitious yet introspective album about growth, conceptions of intimacy and lineage that reveals a new side of his artistry by delving deeper...

On Cautious Clay's deeply personal Blue Note debut KARPEH, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer takes an artistic leap forward with an ambitious yet introspective album about growth, conceptions of intimacy and lineage that reveals a new side of his artistry by delving deeper...

Where? (Craft OJC Series / Remastered 2024 / Vinyl)

Saxophone master James Carter make his Blue Note debut with James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz—his first new release since 2011. A soulfully robust dispatch from America’s most storied jazz festival, it’s also a follow-up of sorts to his acclaimed 2000 album...

Released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series celebrating 70 years of Contemporary Records, saxophonist Benny Carter's album, Jazz Giant, features performances by Andre Previn, Shelly Manne, Barney Kessel, Ben Webster, and more. Released in 1958 and recorded by legendary engineer Roy DuNann, this...

Donald Byrd's 1975 album, Places and Spaces, featuring the hits "Wind Parade" and "Dominoes," was the culmination of his fusion period. It was his 5th consecutive album produced by the visionary Larry Mizell, and the second to last session Byrd would cut for Blue...

A first-ever official release of Donald Byrd's Live: Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux on what would have been the legendary trumpeter's 90th birthday: December 9, 2022. In July 1973, Blue Note Records headed to Switzerland to showcase several of the label's stars at...

Ethiopian Knights (Vinyl)