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2022 release. Alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins follows-up his acclaimed debut, Omega, with another striking album featuring his remarkable quartet with pianist Micah Thomas, bassist Daryl Johns, and drummer Kweku Sumbry, plus appearances by flutist Elena Pinderhughes and the Farafina Kan Percussion Ensemble. It consists...

White, Peter

Originally released in 1959, Ben Webster & Associates marked the last of Norman Granz's ventures showcasing tenor saxophone icons Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins together. On this set, veteran Budd Johnson joins them on the same instrument, along with Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Les Spann...

LIVE AT THE YARDBIRD(LP)

Vinyl LP pressing. Recorded in 1956 for producer Tom Wilson's short-lived Boston-based label Transition Records, Watkins At Large was the first of only two albums that the great bassist Doug Watkins would make as a leader. The Detroit native had moved to New York...

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in tip-on jacket. Leroy Vinnegar's first album as band leader - Leroy Walks! - is being released as part of Acoustic Sounds celebration of Contemporary Records. Originally released in 1958, the album sees Victor Feldman, Gerald Wilson, Teddy...

15 classics from legendary Stax label out of Memphis. Track Listing:Side 1: Green Onions (Booker T. & the MGs), Hold On! I'm Comin' (Sam & Dave), Knock On Wood (Eddie Floyd), Soul Man (Sam & Dave), (Sittin' On) The Dock of The Bay (Otis...

VARIOUS ARTISTS - NUMBER ONE JAZZ CHRISTMAS ALBUM - 2 CD SET

Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson is a brilliant undertaking in which Verve's legendary "house pianist" encountered one of jazz's most revered giants. Backed by the Oscar Peterson Trio - bassist Ray Brown, guitarist Herb Ellis and frequent fourth member Louis Bellson on drums -...

Hot House: The Complete Jazz At Massey" / 70 years on from the legendary 1953 concert at Massey Hall in Toronto - featuring jazz legends Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus and Max Roach on stage together - comes this complete 3-LP...

Legendary labels Blue Note Records and Decca Records team up again to release the 2nd volume in acclaimed Blue Note Re:imagined series which features the most exciting young talents of the U.K. scene reworking classic Blue Note tracks by Donald Byrd, Grant Green, Wayne...

The Birth Of Bop: The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection[2 CD] - The Birth of Bop is a new collection celebrating the enduring legacy of Savoy Records Bop catalog spanning 1944-1949. It is presented in both 5x 10" Vinyl and 2-CD formats with audio restoration...

On his 3rd Blue Note album, pianist McCoy Tyner assembled a quartet with Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone), Herbie Lewis (bass), and Freddie Waits (drums) for an album rich in ethereal textures that deliver visceral performances of 3 expansive Tyner originals and 3 radically reinvented standards....

On Tender Moments, pianist/composer McCoy Tyner explored the colors and textures available, with an all-star cast: Lee Morgan (trumpet), Julian Priester (trombone), Bennie Maupin (tenor sax), James Spaulding (alto sax/flute), Bob Northern (French horn), Howard Johnson (tuba), Herbie Lewis (bass). Highlights include dedications to...

In 1967, pianist McCoy Tyner was ready for a new start, leaving seminal John Coltrane Quartet and Impulse! Records two years prior. His Blue Note debut, The Real McCoy, firmly established him as a creative force. Featuring a world class quartet with Joe Henderson...

McCoy Tyner looked to Africa on his far-reaching 1970 album Extensions, the only recorded collaboration between Tyner and Alice Coltrane who plays harp on 3 of the album's 4 tracks-including the expansive opener "Message from the Nile"-along with Wayne Shorter, Gary Bartz, Ron Carter...

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Pianist McCoy Tyner was an acknowledged force of nature. On the aptly named Expansions, Tyner fronts a remarkable band consisting of Woody Shaw, Wayne Shorter, Gary Bartz, Ron Carter, Herbie Lewis, and Freddie Waits. Standouts in...

Stanley Turrentine's 1964 recording Mr. Natural featured the soulful tenor saxophonist and Blue Note stalwart at the helm of a cutting-edge modern jazz group with Lee Morgan on trumpet, McCoy Tyner on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, Elvin Jones on drums, and Ray Barretto...

Stanley Turrentine’s 1960s Blue Note output was reliably excellent, but this 1964 session featuring his thick, blues-drenched tenor saxophone backed by organist Shirley Scott, guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Otis Finch, surely ranks with his very best. From the relentless groove...

Stanley Turrentine is at his blues-drenched best on Comin' Your Way. This 1961 session features the magnificent rhythm section of the Horace Parlan Trio (Horace Parlan, George Trucker & Al Harewood) at the peak of their collective power. Also featured is Tommy Turrentine on...

New Orleans musicians laid the cornerstone for a large swath of American music, and Allen Toussaint is among the citys most gifted players. He now returns with his latest album, SONGBOOK.

September Night (Vinyl)

The first official release of previously-unissued live Cal Tjader music in nearly 20 years. A collection of previously unissued live recordings of the iconic vibraphonist Cal Tjader from 6 different performances at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle from 1963-1967 capturing. This 2-CD set...

Amazonas finds legendary vibraphonist Cal Tjader deep in his `70s Brazilian jazz fusion bag, operating at the sonic intersection between Rio and California, backed by a pairing of Airto Moreira on production, and George Duke on arrangements, and guest performances by Hermeto Pascoal, David...

Legendary pianist and composer Thelonious Monk made his earliest recordings as a leader for Blue Note in 1947-48 as heard on the 1956 compilation Genius of Modern Music, Volume One (Blue Note 1510), released as part of the 1500 series featuring timeless Monk compositions...

Backed alternately by bassists Percy Heath and Gary Mapp and drummers Art Blakey and Max Roach, Monk pours forth his idiosyncratic virtuosity in this set of tunes recorded by the inimitable Rudy Van Gelder. Beautifully rendered, 'Blue Monk' is the highlight of the album,...

Cecil Taylor - "Unit Structures (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)" The intrepid free jazz pianist Cecil Taylor made his Blue Note debut with the explosive 1966 album Unit Structures featuring trumpeter Eddie Gale, saxophonists Jimmy Lyons and Ken McIntyre, bassists Henry Grimes and Alan...

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Litania: Music Of Krzysztof Komeda

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in tip-on jacket. Where I'm Coming From has all the hallmarks of Prestige Records at it's finest, with an all-star cast of sidemen who brought down Rudy Van Gelder's studio with electrifying grooves from top to bottom. Featuring...

Drawn from 3 sessions in 1958-59, Home Cookin' stands as one of the most deeply felt, soulful albums from the Hammond B3 organ virtuoso, Jimmy Smith. Featuring tenor saxophonist Percy France, guitarist Kenny Burrell, and drummer Donald Bailey, the quartet covers tunes by Ma...

2010 reissue of 1965 album with his trio featuring Kenny Burrell & Grady Tate. Includes 'Blues For J' & 'Satin Doll'.

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery - Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo - Vinyl LP pressing. Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo is a 1966 collaborative album by American jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery and electric organist Jimmy Smith, with arrangements by Oliver Nelson. It...

Arguably Sinatra’s greatest ballads album, Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely, has been newly mixed in stereo by Larry Walsh at Capitol Studios for an expanded 60th Anniversary Edition released by Capitol/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises

The Newport Jazz Festival had always brought the best out of Nina Simone. On July 2, 1966 the audience was treated to the full range of her artistry - from the opener, a breathtaking version of "You've Got To Learn" to a swinging take...

Simone, Nina