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Another side of the multi-faceted Mr. Burrell is fully revealed on Verve’s Blue Bash! by Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Smith, a 1963 set which finds the storied twosome focused strictly on blues-related material. Burrell’s flowing guitar lines are the perfect complement to the soulful sound of Smith, the man who almost single-handedly pioneered the use of the Hammond B3 organ in jazz. Backed at times by bassists George Duvivier and Milt Hinton as well as powerful big-band drummer Mel Lewis, Burrell and Smith dig into the gospel-ish “Travelin’” with as much fervor as they lavish on the Little Willie John/Peggy Lee chart item “Fever.” But it’s the azure side of such standards as “Easy Living” and “Soft Winds” that rules the roost on this superb collaboration.

1. Blue Bash
2. Travelin’
3. Fever
4. Blues for Del
5. Easy Living
6. Soft Winds
7. Kenny’s Sound

Wes Montgomery demonstrates on his 1964 Verve debut album, Movin’ Wes, just what fabulous sounds he coaxes from his instrument, no matter how he gets it done. Wes is accompanied here by a 12-piece mini-big band consisting of multi-reed man Jerome Richardson, a trumpet section consisting of Clark Terry and Basie veterans Ernie Royal and Snooky Young, trombonists Urbie Green and Jimmy Cleveland and a rhythm section of pianist Bobby Scott, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Grady Tate. Wes shines like a diamond on show tunes “People” and “Matchmaker,” moody Ellington chestnut “Caravan” and a handful of originals, forever reversing the old proverb: It ain’t the way you do it, it’s what you do. Rest assured, Wes Montgomery can do it.

1. Caravan
2. People
3. Movin’ Wes (Part I)
4. Moca Flor
5. Matchmaker
6. Movin’ Wes (Part II)
7. Senza Fine
8. Theodora
9. In and Out
10. Born to be Blue
11. West Coast Blues

Smokin’ at the Half Note by Wes Montgomery and Wynton Kelly, originally released by Verve in 1965, shouldn’t need a build-up for anyone whose ears have been open for the last 40 years. When you begin a live session with 13 minutes of “No Blues,” a cornerstone of the Miles Davis Quintet with Hank Mobley, circa 1961, you’d better have your stuff together. Montgomery, one of a handful of truly great 20th century jazz guitarists, and Kelly, the ultimate piano accompanist, are backed by Miles’ fabulous Kind of Blue rhythm section consisting of bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb. This 1965 live set, is indeed smoking! From a churning “If You Could See Me Now,” written by bebop piano great Tadd Dameron, to Wes’ own tour de force, “Four On Six,” Montgomery and Kelly are two Jazz giants cutting loose with the best they’ve got.

1. No Blues
2. If You Could See Me Now
3. Unit 7
4. Four On Six
5. What’s New

Blue Note Reissue

"…As much as I'd love to relay all kinds of anecdotes about the challenges Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray encounter during the mastering sessions, I witness none. These boys know the sound of the facility and the Van Gelder masters like the backs of their hands…Back home a month later, I unpack some test pressings Chad Kassem has sent me…I hear the most realistic-sounding drums ever reproduced by my system. It's as though I'm sitting at the point of creation, experiencing the same high that brought such gifted musicians together as one. Steve Hoffman, Kevin Gray, Chad Kassem, and Don MacInnis have done Rudy Van Gelder and his Blue Note artists proud." – Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile, April 2008

Since his days with the Bud Powell Trio, drummer Art Taylor was an invaluable member of the Blue Note recording family. A.T.'s Delight is the only album made under his own name for the label and it is a remarkable one. Choosing great compositions by Coltrane, Monk, Denzil Best and Kenny Dorham, Taylor assembled a great quintet fronted by Dave Burns and Stanley Turrentine, often adding Patato's congas to the proceedings. The unique and varied arrangements and great playing pay tribute to the drummer's exceptional song selection.

Track Listings

Syeeda's Song Flute
Epistrophy
Move
High Seas
Cookoo and Fungi
Blue Interlude

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"…On Waltz for Debby, recorded live at the Village Vanguard in 1961, Bill Evans perfected the jazz trio: all three parts equal, yet integrated into song forms. The sound quality is near-perfect." – Fred Kaplan, Stereophile, February 2007

This is the second of two Riverside albums made up of selections recorded by the classic Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro, and Paul Motian trio at their legendary live recording session of June 25, 1961. Although originally issued a half-year later than Sunday At The Village Vanguard, this was by no means an afterthought collection of lesser items: Evans and producer Orrin Keepnews immediately recognized that there was more than enough material for two top-level records. The dozen chosen performances were subdivided to enable the first album released to feature LaFaro--who died in an auto accident just ten days after recording. Thus this second collection can fairly be said to present a more typical overview of this remarkable unit at work.

Mastered by Doug Sax.

1. My Foolish Heart
2. Waltz For Debby
3. Detour Ahead
4. My Romance
5. Some Other Time
6. Milestones

Few albums in the history of contemporary American music can be more deserving than this one of the designation Original Jazz Classic. It is the first of two Riverside albums derived from the legendary final appearance of the first Bill Evans trio - taped during the last day of a Village Vanguard engagement, barely ten days before the tragic death of bassist Scott LaFaro. The recordings have long been recognized as capturing the essence of the unique three-way interaction that characterized the trio. This album is further distinguished by its emphasis on the solo work and compositions of the innovative LaFaro.

1. Gloria's Step
2. My Man's Gone Now
3. Solar
4. Alice in Wonderland
5. All Of You
6. Jade Visions

Wynton Kelly’s recording career started in the late 1940s with Hal Singer, Babs Gonzales and Eddie Vinson. He went on to record with Dinah Washington, Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie, J.J. Johnson, Billie Holiday, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey and many other stars. Respected by his peers as a pianist of remarkable creativity and feeling, his own stardom was on hold until 1959, when he got a call from Miles Davis and joined one of the most important small bands in jazz. The same year, Kelly recorded Kelly Blue for Riverside. The album’s critical notices and popularity combined with his Davis exposure to bring Kelly general recognition. Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb, his section mates from Davis’ group, round out the rhythm section. Nat Adderley, Benny Golson and Bobby Jaspar join for two memorable tracks. Throughout, Kelly cultivates the blues atmosphere that makes the collection one of his finest.

1. Kelly Blue
2. Softly
3. As in a Morning Sunrise
4. On Green Dolphin Street
5. Willow Weep for Me
6. Keep It Moving (take 4)
7. Old Clothes

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Reissue features: Audiophile Remastering Original Liner Notes Deluxe Gatefold Packaging

1. Desafinado
2. I'm Looking over a Four Leaf Clover [Jazz Samba]
3. Samba Para Bean
4. I Remember You
5. One Note Samba
6. O Pato (The Duck)
7. Abraco No Bonfa (An Embrace To Bonfa)
8. Stumpy Bossa Nova

Live in Paris is the stunning follow-up to Diana Krall's Grammy award-winning platinum albums The Look of Love and When I Look in Your Eyes. A dazzling showcase for her dynamic piano, breathtaking vocals and a world-class quartet, Live in Paris captures the excitement, warmth and intimacy of the extremely talented Diana Krall in concert like never before.

Live in Paris contains Diana’s first audio recording of Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You” and a bonus studio recording of Diana’s version of Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are” from the soundtrack to the film The Guru.

1. I Love Being Here With You [Live]
2. Let's Fall In Love [Live]
3. Deed I Do [Live]
4. The Look Of Love [Live]
5. East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) [Live]
6. I've Got You Under My Skin [Live]
7. Devil May Care [Live]
8. Maybe You'll Be There [Live]
9. 'S Wonderful [Live]
10. Fly Me To The Moon [Live]
11. A Case Of You [Live]
12. Just The Way You Are

On this salute to pianist/vocalist extraordinaire Nat King Cole, Diana Krall has a lot to live up to, presenting a group of compositions that are ingrained in the public's memory as part of a lasting legacy of both jazz and pop music. It's to her credit that she went about this intimidating task with a resourcefulness and quiet grace that makes All For You an exceptional tribute. A majority of All For You features Krall in an appropriately unadorned trio setting wonderfully capturing the essence of the Cole trio's arrangements. Krall swings hard with guitarist Russell Malone and bassist Paul Keller on "I'm An Errand Girl For Rhythm" and "Hit That Jive Jack," often employing Cole trio devices such as repeated unison figures and on-top-of-the-beat eighth notes on bass. Krall's own sultry, understated singing and crisp, straightforward piano is distinctive enough to cast a fine new light on these classic songs. Here on 180g Double Vinyl!

1. I'm An Errand Girl For Rhythm
2. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
3. You Call It Madness
4. Frim Fram Sauce
5. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
6. Baby Baby All The Time
7. Hit That Jive Jack
8. You're Looking At Me
9. I'm Thru With Love
10. Deed I Do
11. A Blossom Fell
12. If I Had You

The Grammy nominated, Love Scenes features Diana Krall's mastery of the romantic ballad in an intimate piano trio setting with Russell Malone on guitar and Christian McBride on bass. Now in this magnificent sounding 180g Double Vinyl LP Set!

"When my producer, Tommy LiPuma, and I were deciding on the songs for my newest record, it never occurred to me that the songs we ultimately chose would be all about love. I selected songs that I personally liked, and that had a special meaning for me. However, as is often the case during the creative process, a connection among the songs just seemed to organically appear. The songs are indeed about romance. But to me there is a broader and more personal attachment to each of the songs than the standard definition of romantic love might imply. I think that these songs represent the strength of love, including the love of family and friends. But rather than describing my own thoughts about each song, it is my hope that all of you who listen to the music and read the lyrics will discover and imagine your own personal "love scenes" among the mountains, oceans, rain and gardens of these songs." - Diana Krall

1. All Or Nothing At All
2. Peel Me A Grape
3. I Don't Know Enough About You
4. I Miss You So
5. They Can't Take That Away From Me
6. Lost Mind
7. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
8. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
9. Gentle Rain
10. How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
11. My Love Is
12. Garden In The Rain

The Look of Love, produced by Verve Music Group Chairman Tommy LiPuma, is a lush, cinematic collection of ten ballads and bossa nova tunes featuring the London Symphony Orchestra arranged and conducted by the legendary Claus Ogerman. Diana Krall's longstanding relationship with Grammy-winning producer LiPuma (Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole) shines through on The Look of Love as he wonderfully showcases Krall's mastery as a vocalist and pianist here. From its smoky rendition of "Cry Me A River," to the heartbreaking tenderness of "I Get Along Without You Very Well," to the Spanish language classic "Besame Mucho," not to mention a sultry rendition of the title track, The Look of Love is the album that Diana Krall dreamt about making and one her fans longed for and have since adored. Better than ever here on 180g Double Vinyl LP!

1. 'S Wonderful
2. Love Letters
3. I Remember You
4. Cry Me A River
5. Besame Mucho
6. The Night We Called It A Day
7. Dancing In The Dark
8. I Get Along Without You Very Well
9. The Look Of Love
10. Maybe You'll Be There

Although singer Nancy Harrow made a strong impression with her 1960 debut recording, Wild Women Don't Have The Blues, she did not lead another major record date until 1978, which makes this one all the more special. She obviously made the best of her time hear, however, as this set is a near-classic. Harrow is heard in her early prime singing such classic songs as "All Too Soon," "On The Sunny Side Of The Street," the seven-minute "Blues For Yesterday," and the title cut originally done by Ida Cox in the 1920s.

1. Take Me Back Baby
2. All Too Soon
3. Can’t We Be Friends
4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
5. Wild Women Don’t Have The Blues
6. I’ve Got The World On A String
7. I Don’t Know What Kind Of Blues I’ve Got
8. Blues For Yesterday

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Arguably the most adventurous female jazz singer of all time, Betty Carter was an idiosyncratic stylist and a restless improviser who pushed the limits of melody and harmony as much as any bebop horn player. The husky-voiced Carter was capable of radical, off-the-cuff re-workings of whatever she sang, abruptly changing tempos and dynamics or rearranging the lyrics into distinctive, off-the-beat rhythmic patterns. Now It's My Turn features Betty recording in the hip trio format that she developed to fantastic heights during the decade and she sings standards and originals here with a warmth an imagination that is unparalleled. Features a sublime version of "Open The Door," plus "New Blues," "I Was Telling Him About You," "Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love" and "Making Dreams Come True."

1. Music Maestro, Please
2. Swing Brother Swing
3. I Was Telling Him About You
4. Wagon Wheels
5. New Blues (You Purr)
6. Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love
7. Making Dreams Come True
8. Open the Door
9. Just Friends
10. Star Eyes
11. No More Words

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This classic session is the ultimate in cool jazz. Bill Perkins' mellow tone matches quite well with the quiet but inwardly passionate playing of pianist John Lewis, guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Chico Hamilton. Lewis is featured with the rhythm section on "I Can't Get Started," Hall is added for "Skylark," and the full group plays three standards plus Lewis' memorable and atmospheric "2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West."

1. Love Me Or Leave Me
2. I Can’t Get Started
3. Easy Living
4. 2 Degrees East – 3 Degrees West
5. Skylark
6. Almost Like Being In Love

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Sounds of Synanon is a significant recording in that it was Joe Pass' debut and it has an extremely interesting backstory. It was recorded while Pass was still a patient at the Synanon Drug Center in California. Made with fellow patients, Pass proved to be the star. It's interesting to note that Pass played an electric solid-body rock guitar here, as he did not even own a guitar at this time. His legendary chops are especially evident on "Projections" and "Hang Tough," featuring some of his cleanest playing ever recorded. His accompanists prove to be adequate, but hardly approach the genius of Pass. A landmark recording in the history of jazz guitar!

1. C.E.D.
2. Aaron’s Song
3. Stay Loose
4. Projections
5. Hang Tough
6. Self-Image
7. Last Call For Coffee

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1. Berkshire Blues
2. Portrait Of Vivian
3. Willie's Tune
4. Niger Mambo
5. African Cookbook
6. Congolese Children
7. Blues For Five Reasons

An overlooked gem at the time of release, Lee-Way has rocketed in status among jazz aficionados and is now considered one of Morgan’s finest outings. The stalwart quartet of Jackie McLean-alto, Bobby Timmons-piano, Paul Chambers-bass and the mighty Art Blakey on drums join forces with Lee on four elongated arrangements. Each is a tour-de-force in its own right, with everyone given a chance to really stretch out. The Lion And the Wolff is a playful tribute to two of the founding principals of Blue Note, Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, with the other highlight being what could be, a definitive version of Cal Massey’s classic “These Are Soulful Days”. As part of the Classic Blue Note Signature LP reissue Series this reissue was mastered and cut from the original analog master tapes on Classic’s ALL TUBE MONO cutting system and featuring authentic tip on jackets with film laminate front covers. Great record – highly recommended!

1. These Are Soulfoul Days
2. The Lion and the Wolff
3. Midtown Blues
4. Nakatini Suite

For Thunderbird, her last Blue Note recording in 2006, vocalist Cassandra Wilson explored the outer reaches of jazz with a multilayered sonic approach piloted by pop producer T Bone Burnett and supported by his A-team of studio musicians including guitarist Marc Ribot and drummer Jim Keltner. This time, Wilson ventures into another fascinating direction with Loverly, a tantalizing, rhythmically driven collection of jazz standards given new luster with a top-drawer band of friends that includes Marvin Sewell on guitar, Jason Moran on piano, Herlin Riley on drums, Lekan Babalola on percussion and Lonnie Plaxico on bass.

“I wanted to work with spare arrangements this time,” says Wilson of Loverly, her first full album of standards since her 1988 JMT album Blue Skies. “And I decided to dig back into standards with a small, compact group of musicians. I don’t record the typical jazz standards a lot, but I love them and that’s how I honed my craft. I studied the standards, listening to how other singers put their swing into them. But it’s hard to do standards. You can’t really sing them until you understand them.”

Loverly tracks include "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," “Caravan,” “Gone With the Wind,” “Black Orpheus,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “Till There Was You,” “A Sleeping Bee,” “The Very Thought of You” and “St. James Infirmary.” Plus, Wilson and company conjure up a joint original, the grooved “Arere.”

1. Lover Come Back to Me
2. Black Orpheus
3. Wouldn’t It Be Loverly
4. Gone with the Wind
5. Caravan
6. Till There Was You
7. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
8. Arere
9. St. James Infirmary
10. Dust My Broom
11. The Very Thought of You
12. A Sleepin’ Bee

Miles Davis, trumpet
John Coltrane, tenor sax
Red Garland, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums

1.JUST SQUEEZE ME
2.THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE
3.HOW AM I TO KNOW?
4.S'POSIN
5.THE THEME
6.STABLEMATES

In 1962, Contemporary Records set out to create the ultimate stereophonic listening experience. Widely acclaimed for both the sonic quality of its recordings and its classic and adventuresome jazz repertoire, Lester Koenig decided to meld these two elements into an album that would test the mettle of any stereo system, while providing listeners with entertaining and unusual treatments of familiar repertoire. Shelly Manne, who was a mainstay of Contemporary's artist roster, and who was acutely aware of the subtleties of sound recording, was the obvious protagonist for such a project. Shelly's arrangements, in which he plays a vast array of exotic and seldom heard percussion instruments (and other objects) in duet with Jack Marshall's nylon string acoustic guitar, were conceived so as to demonstrate to the fullest the capabilities of Contemporary's renowned recording system.

1. Pionciana
2. My Funny Valentine
3. The Continental
4. By Myself
5. Stormy Weather
6. Begin the Beguine
7. Night and Day
8. Makin' Whoopee
9. The Piccolino
10. I'll Remember April
11. The Boy Next Door
12. Temptation

The place: one of New York’s most celebrated jazz rooms, the Five Spot. The time: summer 1958. The leader is the great Thelonious Monk, at the peak of his abilities as a performer and captured “in action” at the club where he first emerged into the spotlight. The band is one that has been drastically undervalued in history, largely because it was the successor to the legendary quartet that featured John Coltrane. But this group — Johnny Griffin, Roy Haynes, Ahmed Abdul-Malik and their exuberant leader — created two highly memorable in-performance albums (of which this is the first) of classic Monk repertoire.

Light Blue
Coming On The Hudson
Rhythm-A-Ning
Epistrophy - (theme)
Blue Monk
Evidence
Epistrophy - (theme)
Unidentified Solo Piano
Blues Five Spot
In Walked Bud / Epistrophy - (theme)

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Though he moved to Hollywood more than four decades ago, Benny Carter transcends any geographical style; for more than a half century, he has been just what he is called in this album--a giant of every jazz era. Here he displays three of his many talents, principally as an alto saxophonist, but also as a composer on two numbers and a trumpeter on two.

The company he kept, with Ben Webster and Frank Rosolino rounding out the front line, and such fellow giants as Andre Previn, Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, and Shelly Manne in the rhythm section (Jimmy Rowles replaces Previn on two tracks) left no doubt that this album would be a milestone in straight-ahead, small group, mainstream jazz.

Track Listings
1. Old Fashioned Love
2. I'm Coming Virginia
3. A Walkin' Thing
4. Blue Lou
5. Ain't She Sweet
6. How Can You Lose
7. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me

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The intimate series of duet albums that Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass recorded for Pablo made two things perfectly clear regarding the First Lady of Song: her celebrated musicianship remained exceptional after four decades in the limelight, and her ability to get inside the meaning of a lyric and convey it to an audience had been woefully underestimated. Pass, who gets to display the subtler aspects of his own virtuosity and his overlooked strengths as an accompanist, was the perfect partner for an effort where the relaxed "after hours" feeling intensified the level of communication.

Track Listings
1. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues
2. 'Tis Autumn
3. My Old Flame
4. That Old Feeling
5. Rain
6. I Didn't Know About You
7. You Took Advantage of Me
8. I've Got the World on a String
9. All Too Soon
10. One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)
11. Solitude
12. Nature Boy
13. Tennessee Waltz
14. One Note Samba

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The undeniably erratic early career of Chet Baker involved roller-coaster extremes and musical paradoxes. In the Fifties, his sound and approach were often compared to Miles Davis, although his greatest successes came in a West Coast setting with Gerry Mulligan's cool, piano-less quartet and often emphasized ballads and soft-toned vocals. But this album shows Baker in a unique direct assault in Davis territory, including a couple of tunes associated with Miles; and above all with a driving East Coast supporting cast made up of tough-tenor Johnny Griffin, bebop veteran Al Haig and frequent Davis colleagues Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.

Track Listings
1. Fair Weather
2. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
3. Hotel 49
4. Solar
5. Blue Thoughts
6. When Lights Are Low

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A musician with a penchant for variety and surprise, Johnny Griffin has provided plenty of both through his long career. This 1961 quartet album found the master tenor saxophonist exploring the possibilities in four familiar folk songs, three original compositions and a standard song, “Hush-a-Bye,” based on a classical piece. To all of them Griffin applied his magisterial tone, vital imagination and ability to extract the greatest meaning from any harmonic structure. His companions in the adventure were Barry Harris, who was virtually the Riverside Records house pianist during this period; Ron Carter, a bassist of steadily increasing importance; and Ben Riley, then working with Sonny Rollins and soon to become Thelonious Monk’s drummer. It is unlikely that any group of Scottish singers ever performed “Green Grow the Rushes” with energy like Griffin’s.

Track Listings
1. The Kerry Dancers
2. Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair
3. Green Grow The Rushes
4. The Londonderry Air
5. 24 1/2 Daze
6. Oh, Now I See
7. Hush-A-Bye
8. Ballad for Monsieur

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The moment you hear her voice you realize this is someone special. Critically acclaimed U.K. soul singer Adele releases her debut album 19 in the U.S. after debuting #1 on the U.K. charts. The first single, "Chasing Pavements," characterizes her autobiographical approach, written after a brawl in a London club with her boyfriend which sent her fleeing out the door onto Oxford Street. Adele became the first recipient of the Brit Awards' newly inaugurated Critics Choice Honor in December and 19 has already been certified platinum in the U.K.

"Teenage Londoner with the voice of a Motown Diva. - Q

Adele 19 Track Listing

1. Daydreamer
2. Best For Last
3. Chasing Pavements
4. Cold Shoulder
5. Crazy For You
6. Melt My Heart To Stone
7. First Love
8. Right As Rain
9. Make You Feel My Love
10. My Same
11. Tired
12. Hometown Glory

Coltrane does not do the old Dexter Gordon/Leo Parker duet number, “Settin’ the Pace,” in this set. The overall title merely refers to his preeminence in the jazz world at the time the recording was released in the early Sixties. Recorded in 1958, this session comes from a time when Trane had already played in the Miles Davis quintet and the Thelonious Monk quartet and was frequenting Rudy Van Gelder’s New Jersey studio in recording situations backed by the Red Garland Trio. This threesome — Garland, Paul Chambers and Arthur Taylor — was a Prestige entity on its own, but had already released such albums with Coltrane as Traneing In and Soultrane. Settin’ The Pace, with its heady combination of seldom-done pop material and Jackie McLean’s intriguing “Little Melonae,” continued the excellent quartet series at a time when Trane was making jazz history at the head of yet another powerful foursome.

1. I See Your Face Before Me (9:56)
2. If There is Someone Lovelier Than You (9:19)
3. Little Melonae (14:03)
4. Rise 'N' Shine (7:14)

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This fresh approach to stylus cleaning has saved all of us from the fear of hard bristled brushes and over applying dangerous fluids. Clean your stylus simply and effectively with the Zerodust from Japan. This space-age polymer bubble allows you to simply lower your stylus onto its surface, then quickly lift the arm lever and you’re done! Watch as the stylus tip slowly sinks into the baby soft surface, leaving behind an impression with the stylus debris left behind! This unique device will last a lifetime, can be cleaned with tap water, and can extend the life of your cartridge! Comes complete with a magnifier to inspect your stylus! Our highest recommendation!

“After a few seconds, you lift the stylus, and it’s as clean and reside-free as the proverbial whistle…Upside: no potentially dangerous brushing, and no fluids!” - Michael Fremer, Stereophile, Recommended Components Issue

Track Listing:

Mayan Temples
Over The Rainbow
Inside The Blues
Intrinsic Energies
Of Mythic Worlds

SIDE ONE:

1. Three Is A Crowd
2. Do What You Got To Do
3. Hope To See You Again
4. Music I Can Feel

SIDE TWO:

1. The Woman She Say
2. French Toast
3.M.L.G (Make Love Girl)
4. She's A Friend

Track Listing:

I Remember You
Poinciana
Whose Blues
Prime Rib
I Should Care
Inside Out
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
You Stepped Out Of A Dream
I'll Take Romance
Happy Times
Day By Day
Bottom's Up

Track Listing:

M.W.A. (Musicians With Attitude)
Coconut Roads
Every Corner Of The World
6-String Poet
Houston
Along Love's Highway
Deep Light
El Camino Real
South East Quarter
A Last Request

Nina Simone Remixed And Reimagined is a collection of new remixes and reworkings of classic tracks from the often-sampled Jazz vocalist. Features 13 tracks including "I Can't See Nobody" (Daniel Y. Remix), "Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter" (Jazzeem's All Styles Remix) and "Westwind" (Organica Remix) among others. Remixed And Reimagined is the first album in the Legacy Remixed series released by Sony BMG. Also includes the Madison Park vs. Lenny B remix of "Look Of Love," as featured on the Sex And The City Motion Picture Soundtrack!

Track Listing:

1. I Can't See Nobody - Daniel Y. Remix
2. Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter - Jazzeem's All Styles Remix
3. Ain't Got No-I Got Life - Groovefinder Remix
4. Save Me - Coldcut Remix
5. Turn Me On - Tony Humphries Got U Turned On Dub
6. Here Comes The Sun - Francois K. Remix
7. Westwind-Organice Remix
8. Go To Hell - Mowo Remix
9. My Man's Gone Now - DJ Wally Remix
10. The Look Of Love - Madison Park Vs. Lenny B Remix
11. O-O-H Child - Nickodemus Remix
12. To Love Somebody - Chris Coco's Stadium Rocker Remix
13. Obeah Woman - DJ Logic Remix

Track Listing:

Out There
Serene
The Baron
Eclipse
17 West
Sketch Of Melba
Feathers

Featuring John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. The greatest small group in the history of jazz recorded at their peak in 1956. Featuring joyous, straight-ahead swinging and melodic improvisation, this is a near-perfect album. Contains 'If I Were A Bell,' 'It Could Happen To You,' 'I Could Write A Book' and several others.

1. If I Were A Bell
2. You're My Everything
3. I Could Write A Book
4. Oleo
5. It Could Happen To You
6. Woody'n You

Miles Davis, trumpet
John Coltrane, tenor sax
Red Garland, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums

1.JUST SQUEEZE ME
2.THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE
3.HOW AM I TO KNOW?
4.S'POSIN
5.THE THEME
6.STABLEMATES

Wonderfully recorded, inspiring, enjoyable music' is how Jazz FM's David Freeman describes this release by guitarist Antonio Forcione and chanteuse Sabina Sciubba. Antonio and Sabina put a fascinating spin on a collection of jazz standards, re-arranged pop classics, and some enchanting new compositions to deliver a disc that provides a rare blend of pure magic and undiluted genius. Forcione's light touch really complements the darker tones of Sciubba's voice. At times the duo is joined by a percussionist or bassist, but mostly it's the satisfying interplay between the two stars that makes this record worth visiting again and again.

'Warm and rich vinyl version of one of Naim's nicest CDs, the jazzy unplugged vocal/guitar stunner from Forcione and Sciubba benefiting from remastering and a change of format. Not that it wasn't involving before. It's just that it lends itself so well to vinyl playback, with more air, fatter percussion and even better detail'

-Hi Fi News 2003

Track Listing:

1. Visions
2. Take Five
3. Caruso
4. Why Can't We Live Together
5. Night Train
6. Could You Believe?
7. When We Two Parted
8. Brasilico
9. Estate

The Music Collection Volume 1 is the first in a series of 180gm virgin vinyl LPs featuring music taken from the Naim Label catalogue. Selected to produce a beautiful sounding smoothly flowing record, Music Collection Volume 1 will be appreciated and cherished by all music and vinyl fans.

Track Listing:

1. Birdland Acoustic Mania - CD020
2. I hear Rhapsody Charlie Haden/Chris Anderson - CD022
3. Grumble Gary Boyle - CD002
4. Beyond a Trance Patrick Noland - CD011
5. Wait Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls - CD011
6. Heartbeat Antonio Forcione - CD017
7. Late Late Blues Union - CD015
8. Three-Two-Five SFX - CD004
9. Dedicato Antonio Forcione - CD013

Track Listing:

How My Heart Sings
I Should Care
In Your Own Sweet Way
Walking Up
Summertime
34 Skidoo
Ev'rything I Love
Show-Type Tune

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Track Listing:

Love Surrounds Us
Three Flowers
Genesis
Uptown
Lotus Flower
Blues For Basie

Track Listing:

1. My Funny Valentine
2. Blues By Five
3. Airegin
4. Tune-Up/When Lights Are Low

1. Daktari
2. Out On A Limb
3. Clarence
4. Africa
5. Stay With Me
6. Elephantime
7. Wameru
8. Toto
9. Galloping Giraffes
10. Judy Judy
11. Ivan
12. Rhino Trot

Track Listing:

1. Olive Refractions
2. The Message
3. The Lonely One
4. 63rd Street Theme
5. Playmates
6. Venus and the Moon

Track Listing:

1. Basin Street Blues
2. Seven Steps To Heaven
3. I Fall in Love Too Easily
4. So Near So Far
5. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
6. Joshua

The Best Selling Jazz Album of All-Time Gets the Super Deluxe Treatment for its 50th Anniversary!

Includes the Original Remastered CD, a CD of Bonus Material, a DVD of the Making of Kind of Blue, an Incredible Full-Color Book, Photos from the Sessions, Miles' Notes and the LP of the Original Album Pressed on Blue Vinyl!

In 1958, after a string of critically acclaimed and successful albums, Miles Davis was searching for a new direction to take the music, and signs were pointing him off the chordal highway into a new jazz style: modal. His innovations would open up the world for improvisers. He recruited key players with the potential to solidify his new approach, forming his famed sextet with rising jazz giants John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans & Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb. Miles hired the little-known Evans because he needed a pianist who was into the modal thing. Davis and Evans both had developed personal voices characterized by a melodic flow that suggested, rather than defined, musical structure. It was his relationship with Evans that created the spark that resulted in the album Kind of Blue.

In only two impromptu sessions in March and April of 1959, Miles Davis’s sextet created a tour de force — 5 original tunes built on simple scales. Davis is committed to getting something spontaneous out of his musicians. The entire album was composed as a series of modal sketches and was conceived only hours before the recording dates. The outcome? Pure inspiration, and the stuff of legend — an album made up of the first full take of each tune, captured at the historic Columbia 30th Street Studio. The album was originally released on Columbia Records in 1959, stunning the jazz world by practically creating a new language of music. Its influence goes far beyond jazz. Kind of Blue is universally considered to be one of the best albums of all time, of any genre. Fifty years later, Kind of Blue — the epitome of spontaneous invention—is still the best selling jazz album ever.

This Collector’s Edition marks the 50th Anniversary with an unprecedented presentation of music, images, insight and history to celebrate the album that is essential to any music collection, the ideal gift item for any jazz lover, especially fans of Miles Davis … a true collector’s set.

Do Not Miss this Limited-Edition Collector's Edition!

Track Listing:

Blue Colored Vinyl LP:
1. So What
2. Freddie The Freeloader
3. Blue In Green
4. All Blues
5. Flamenco Sketches

Disc 1 - CD:
1. So What (9:22)
2. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)
3. Blue In Green (5:36)
4. All Blues (11:32)
5. Flamenco Sketches (9:25)
6. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) (9:31)
7. Freddie Freeloader – studio sequence 1 (0:51)
8. Freddie Freeloader – false start (1:26)
9. Freddie Freeloader – studio sequence 2 (1:34) (*)
10. So What – studio sequence 1 (1:55) (*)
11. So What – studio sequence 2 (0:12) (*)
12. Blue In Green – studio sequence (1:57) (*)
13. Flamenco Sketches – studio sequence 1 (0:43)
14. Flamenco Sketches – studio sequence 2 (1:10) (*)
15. All Blues – studio sequence (0:19) (*)
(*) previously unreleased

Disc 2 - CD:
1. On Green Dolphin Street (9:48)
2. Fran-Dance (5:48)
3. Stella By Starlight (4:43)
4. Love For Sale (11:46)
5. Fran-Dance (alternate take) (5:51)
6. So What (17:28) (**)
(**) previously released in unauthorized form
• Rare musical material including the first session by the Miles Davis sextet, May 26, 1958
• Over 30 minutes of studio material
• First authorized release of two extended live performances from April 9, 1960 Den Haag Concert and The Zurich Concert.

DVD:
• Documentary - Story Behind Kind of Blue
• April 2, 1959 TV program, Robert Herridge Theater: The Sound of Miles Davis

The most heartfelt vintage master-tape performances of Billie Holiday, quite simply the 20th century’s preeminent jazz vocalist, are given the once-over here by the most groove-worthy remixers of the 21st century, including Tony Humphries, DJ Logic, Charles Feelgood, Swingsett, Nickodemus, Jazzy Nice, Organica and more.

Legacy Recordings has gone to great lengths to present this album with all the warmth and nuance that only vinyl can offer!

Billie Holiday Remixed And Reimagined Track Listing

1. I Hear Music - (Swingsett & Takuya's Mighty Fine Remix)
2. More Than You Know - (Jazzeem's Throwback Remix)
3. Spreadin' Rhythm Around - (Lady Bug Vs. Lady Day RR
Remix)
4. Long Gone Blues - (GXR Remix)
5. Trav'lin' All Alone - (Nickodemus & Zeb Remix)
6. He Ain't Got Rhythm - (Poppyseed Remix)
7. Summertime - (Organica Remix)
8. I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key) - (Madison Park Remix)
9. Glad to Be Unhappy - (DJ Logic Remix)
10. Billie's Blues - (Daniel Y. Remix)
11. You're So Desirable - (Sunday People Remix)
12. Pennies From Heaven - (Count De Money Remix)
13. But Beautiful - (Tony Humphries THP Remix)
14. All of Me - (Charles Feelgood & G.I.L. Remix)

143 pg. Hardcover Book

ISBN: 0811843548

From legendary rock photographer Jim Marshall comes this rare collection of stunning, intimate pictures of jazz musicians.

On his first of many to come for Blue Note and what was also his album debut as a leader, trumpeter Hubbard at the tender age of twenty-two, made both a strong statement and lasting impression with Open Sesame. It’s a stunning debut that finds a very interesting mix of cats joining in on old and new but always invigorating tunes, all. Fellow youngster Tina Brooks lends his tenor and fresh ideas (Hubbard would return the favor the following week by joining Brooks on his now infamous bar-setting True Blue session) to the quintet while fast-rising McCoy Tyner, soon off to become a key component of the classic John Coltrane Quartet, makes a rare Blue Note appearance as a supporting player, on piano. Sam Jones’ bass and Clifford Jarvis’ drumming blend perfectly, especially on Hubbard’s original “Hub’s Nub” and the title tune plus a smokin’ version of “All Or Nothing Or All”. Mastered and cut on Classic’s ALL TUBE MONO cutting system and cutter head makes this the definitive version of this LP and possibly better than impossible to find original copies!

1.  Open Sesame
2.  But Beautiful
3.  Gypsy Blue
4.  All or Nothing at All
5.  One Mint Julep
6.  Hub's Nub

Often overlooked due to other tiles also released during Horace Silver’s peak period (1954-1965), Horace-Scope is a solid collection that holds up quite well today. It again features the fine tandem of Junior Cook’s tenor and Blue Mitchell’s trumpet who, by now, found their interplay becoming second-nature, almost telepathic. Other Silver regulars Gene Taylor and Ray Brooks handle bass lines and drum fills, respectively. Arrangements are spot-on, tight in the pocket and surprisingly ultra-soulful in the solo turns. It’s easy to think that the highlight of this album is Silver’s first attempt at his own “Nica’s Dream,” which had been debuted by Art Blakey three years prior, and it just might be. But equally intoxicating are the takes on “Strollin,’” “Without You” and the title tune, all of which Silver and Co. make totally their own. As part of the Classic Blue Note Signature LP Reissue Series this reissue was mastered and cut from the original analog master tapes on Classic’s ALL TUBE MONO cutting system and featuring authentic tip on jackets with film laminate front covers. Great record. Highly recommended!

Horace Silver Horace-Scope Track Listing

1. Strollin'
2. Where You At?
3. Without You
4. Horace-Scope
5. Yeah!
6. Me And My Baby
7. Nica's Dream

Pianist Parlan had found a level of relative comfort during 1960-61, recording with the same four musicians on five distinct Blue Note albums under various leaders’ names; three of them, his. With a front-line of the Brothers Turrentine; Tommy on trumpet (who’s lack of any albums under his own name for Blue Note or any other jazz label at the time is curious if not mind boggling) and his younger sibling Stanley on tenor (who eventually help write the book on Blue Note tenors), the band is rounded out with George Tucker’s bass and Al Harewood on drums. With Parlan’s relaxed but subtly swinging style holding it together and Big Stan’s thick tone, peppered with blues and soul inflections, songs such as “Wadin’”, “Oh So Blue” and the title tune sizzle. An interesting inclusion is a quick revisit by Parlan to his future jazz standard “Up In Cynthia’s Room”, which he had debuted on his trio set, Movin’ And Groovin’, just five months prior. . As part of the Classic Blue Note Signature LP reissue Series this reissue was mastered and cut from the original analog master tapes on Classic’s ALL TUBE MONO cutting system and featuring authentic tip on jackets with film laminate front covers. Great record – highly recommended!

Horace Parlan Speakin' My Piece Track Listing

1. Wadin'
2. Borderline
3. Up in Cynthia's Room
4. Rastus
5. Oh So Blue
6. Speakin' My Piece

Blue Note was very lucky (and astute) to have their Three Trumpeteers; Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard on the roster at the same time. Other labels were lucky (or dying to) to have one trumpeter of such caliber. Their combined, prolific output of albums, many of which attained classic status, is legendary. One constantly near the top of most lists is Byrd In Flight. Byrd decided to mix it up, with Jackie McLean (alto) on one date and Hank Mobley (tenor) on the second. Duke Pearson’s signature smooth piano work appears across the board as does the reliable drumming of Lex Humphries. Reggie Workman and Doug Watkins split duties on bass. Both sessions resulted in classic be-bop romps, mostly on originals such as Byrd’s Afro-Cuban tinged “Ghana” and “Lex”, a song dedicated to drummer Humphries. Pearson contributes three solids with “Gate City”, “Bo and My Girl Shirl”. The lone standard tackled, “Little Boy Blue” is given an intelligent yet playful injection of the quintet’s personalities. This Classic Blue Note Signature LP Reissue Series release was mastered and cut on Classic’s ALL TUBE MONO cutting system allowing the listener to hear the music as Rudy Van Gelder mixed and intended it to be heard – in PURE MONO with no “faux stereo” artifacts from using a stereo cutter head! As always this release features authentic tip on jackets with film laminate front covers. Try and find an original that looks and sounds this good at any price!

Donald Byrd Byrd In Flight Track Listing

1. Ghana
2. Little Boy Blue
3. Gate City
4. Lex
5. Bo
6. My Girl Shirl
7. Child's Play
8. Carol
9. Soulful Kiddy

211 pg. Paperback Book

ISBN: 1930606001

Evolver is the new release from John Legend featuring guest appearances by superstars Kanye West, Andre 3000 and Estelle among others. The first single will be "Green Light." Legend's debut, Get Lifted and his sophomore release Once Again have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide and garnered 5 Grammy Awards. This Double 180g vinyl version also includes a download insert.

John Legend Evolver Track Listing

1. Good Morning Interlude
2. Green Light (Featuring Andre 3000)
3. It’s Over (Featuring Kanye West)
4. Everybody Knows
5. No Other Love (Featuring Estelle)
6. Cross The Line
7. This Time
8. There With You
9. Good Morning
10. I Love, You Love
11. If You’re Out There

Whipped Cream & Other Delights was the best-selling album by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, spending 8 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Charts and an incredible 41 weeks in the Top 40. It features the # 1 single "A Taste Of Honey", which won three Grammy Awards and the title track, which became famous as the theme song for The Dating Game. Not to mention the eye-catching cover, which defined the era as much as the music on Whipped Cream did.

Herp Alpert And The Tijuana Brass Whipped Cream And Other Delights Track Listing

1. A Taste Of Honey
2. Green Peppers
3. Tangerine
4. Bittersweet Samba
5. Lemon Tree
6. Whipped Cream
7. Love Potion #9
8. El Garbanzo
9. Ladyfingers
10. Butterball
11. Peanuts
12. Lollipops And Roses

One of the best known record dates in the history of modern jazz, the chemistry among Adderley, Miles Davis, Hank Jones, Sam Jones and Art Blakey is amazing. Their reworkings of "Autumn Leaves" and "Love For Sale" are masterpieces not to mention Miles' title tune and Nat Adderley's "One For Daddy-O" which are hands down classics. Numbered Limited Edition 180g 45RPM on Double LP!

Cannonball Adderley Somethin' Else Track Listing

1. Autumn Leaves
2. Love For Sale
3. Somethin' Else
4. One For Daddy-O
5. Dancing In the Dark

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It's no surprise that Thrust is right on par with Herbie Hancock's legendary Headhunters release as it happens to feature almost the exact same line up of musicians. Its jumping, multi-rhythmic, deep groove music remains some of Hancock's finest and it sounds as invigorating and fresh as it did over 30 years ago.

Herbie Hancock Thrust Track Listing

1. Palm Grease
2. Actual Proof
3. Butterfly
4. Spank-a-Lee

The mercurial Bitches Brew is thought by many to be one of the most revolutionary albums in jazz history, having virtually created the genre known as jazz-rock fusion. Miles adds to his In A Silent Way concept here with soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, additional drums and percussion, plus African, Indian and Brazilian instruments. The result was unlike any music heard before or since. A complete rejection of traditional songs, chord progressions, or even melodic conventions, the album signified that music could be just layers of texture and sound. Bitches Brew is not just an important recording, it's an essential one!

Miles Davis Bitches Brew Track Listing

1. Pharaoh's Dance
2. Bitches Brew
3. Spanish Key
4. John McLaughlin
5. Miles Runs The Voodoo Down
6. Sanctuary
7. Feio