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Human Music Jon Appleton & Don Cherry $10.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
1. Main Title
2. Faux Pas
3. Make The Scene
4. Breakup
5. Blues Train
6. Mad Dad
7. Lazy Lady
8.So Be It (Blues)
Side 2
1. Wild Ride
2. Gotta Be Hot Or Cold
3. Decision
4. Prelude & Lovers Quarrel
5. Let's Go
6. Raid
7. So Be It (Jazz)
8. End Title
Love Devotion Surrender Santana & John McLaughlin $29.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed PRE-ORDER
These two virtuoso guitarists were coming from different musical worlds when they came together for this unique 1972 project. What they shared, besides the instrument they'd mastered, was profound spirituality; both had taken inspiration from the music of John Coltrane. The core of Love Devotion Surrender is made up of the three magnificent extended guitar jams including Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" which borders on spiritual ecstasy. To hear Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin trading licks and then coming together is a guitar fan's dream come true and while the guitar playing is absolutely stunning in its virtuosity here, the music never loses its focus or its soul.
Track Listing:
1. A Love Supreme
2. Naima
3. The Life Divine
4. Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord
5. Meditation
When producer Bob Weinstock founded Prestige Records in 1949, little did he know that his tiny independent recording company would become iconic in documenting an era when jazz was in its golden age. While the label also recorded blues and folk music in its lifetime, Prestige was primarily known as the label that stood for high-premium jazz throughout its active history. Its legacy continued first as a reissue imprint with Fantasy Records and today with the Concord Music Group.
The Very Best of Prestige Records opens a wide window on a 20-year period when jazz made great evolutionary strides, from bebop to soul jazz. Phillips says, “As we toast the 60th anniversary of Prestige, we offer this collection as an appetizer, knowing full well that it can’t help but whet your appetite for much, much more of the tasty and ageless musical offerings available from the iconic label.”
Produced by Nick Phillips, the compilation of instrumental imporvisational music features music by a who's who of the jazz world in the '50s and '60s. Artists include Gene Ammons, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Eric Dolphy, Dexter Gordon, Lee Konitz/Lennie Tristano, MJQ, Thelonious Monk, James Moody and Sonny Rollins.
Track Listing:
1. Subconscious (Lee Konitz/Lennie Tristano)
2. I'm in the Mood for Love (James Moody)
3. I Want to Be Happy (Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell)
4. Blue Monk (Thelonious Monk)
5. Airegin (Miles Davis)
6. Django (Modern Jazz Quartet)
7. Tenor Madness (Sonny Rollins w/ John Coltrane)
8. St. Thomas (Sonny Rollins)
9. If I Were a Bell (The Miles Davis Quintet)
10. My Funny Valentine (The Miles Davis Quintet)
11. Hey Now (Red Garland Trio)
12. I Love You (John Coltrane)
13. Why Was I Born? (Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane)
14. Very Saxy (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis/Buddy Tate/Coleman Hawkins/Arnett Cobb)
15. Lotus Blossom (Kenny Dorham)
16. Hittin' the Jug (Gene Ammons)
17. March On, March On (Oliver Nelson)
18. Les (Eric Dolphy)
19. The Plum Blossom (Yusef Lateef)
20. Three for Dizzy (Roland Kirk w/ Jack McDuff)
21. Soul Shoutin' (Shirley Scott)
22. Misty (Richard "Groove" Holmes)
23. Waltz for Geri (Pat Martino)
24. Fried Bananas (Dexter Gordon)
25. More Today Than Yesterday (Charles Earland)
Rural Still Life Tom Scott $12.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
Track Listing:
1. Rural Still Life #26
2. Song #1
3. Freak In
4. With Respect To Coltrane
5. Juss Messin' Around
6. Body And Soul
Jazz In The Garden The Stanley Clarke Trio $24.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed
In a career that spans nearly four decades and includes gigs with Return to Forever, Rite of Strings and a variety of other solo and collaborative projects along the way, bassist Stanley Clarke, one of the most prominent voices in electric jazz and fusion, had seemingly covered every possible corner of the jazz landscape. But there was one avenue he had yet to explore. “I had never done an acoustic bass record, ever,” he says. “There’s a long list of people on whose records I’ve played acoustic bass, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson and many others, but I’d never done an acoustic jazz trio record of my own. So I wanted to record one that would just feature the piano and the acoustic bass in a way that you could really hear the bass.”
This long-overdue dream project becomes a reality with Jazz In The Garden. For his first straight-a-head acoustic jazz trio recording, Clarke assembles two brilliant collaborators at the top of their respective games: pianist Hiromi Uehara and drummer Lenny White. Each represents a distinctly different generational and cultural perspective, but given the range and versatility of both, the net effect is superb. Indeed, the synergy resulting from all three of these luminaries makes for one of the most refreshing Stanley Clarke recordings in recent years.
Track Listing:
1. Paradigm Shift (Election Day 2008)
2. Sakura Sakura
3. Sicilian Blue
4. Take The Coltrane
5. 3 Wrong Notes
6. Someday My Prince Will Come
7. Isotope
8. Bass Folk Song No. 5 & 6
9. Global Tweak
10. Solar
11. Brain Training
12. Under The Bridge
Desafinado was Coleman Hawkins' excellent addition to the Bossa Nova craze of the early 1960s. The tenor-great recorded eight Bossa Nova and Jazz Samba tunes here with bass, two guitars, and three percussionists including a classic version of "O Pato" and a strong bossa reinterpretation of "I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover" among others. Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Master Tapes and pressed on double 180g 45RPM vinyl. Only 1000 Numbered Limited Edition Copies!
Track Listing:
1. Desafinado
2. I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Closer (Jazz Samba)
3. Samba Para Bean
4. I Remember You
5. One Note Samba (Samba de Uma Nota So)
6. O Pato (The Duck)
7. Un Abraco No Bonfa (An Embrace to Bonfa)
8. Stumpy Bossa Nova
Wild Is The Wind Nina Simone $13.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
Track Listing:
1. I Love Your Lovin' Ways
2. Four Woman
3. Lilac Wine
4. Break Down And Let It All Out
5. Why Keep Breaking My Heart
6. Wild Is The Wind
7. Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair
8. If I Should Lose You
9. Either Way I Lose
Moondog’s debut release, originally on the Prestige label, came out in 1956, long after he’d become a legendary New York City street performer. The blind Kansas native showcases his talent for the minimal and avant-garde here, with compositions driven by percussion and Japanese-inspired melodies, complimented by street sounds, recitations, and animal noises. Bizarre even for today’s standards, it’s a wonder this was released over a half-century ago. A brilliant debut.
Track Listing:
1. Caribea
2. Lullaby
3. Tree trail
4. Death, when you come to me
5. Big cat
6. Frog bog
7. To a sea horse
8. Dance rehearsal
9. Surf session
10. Trees against the sky
11. Tap dance
12. Oo debut
13. Drum suite
14. Street scene
This is the second Moondog LP, originally released on Prestige in 1956. It continues the NYC street performer’s exploration of minimalist composition and field recording, mixing percussion and sparse melodies with piano solos, street sounds, and monologues. Surprisingly accessible despite it’s avant-garde nature, bridging the gap between the familiar and the bizarre. Another all out masterwork from one of 20th century America’s most unique minds.
Track Listing:
1. A Duet - Queen Elizabeth Whistle And Bamboo Pipe
2. Conversation And Music At 51st Street And 6th Avenue
3. Hardshoe Ray Malone
4. Tugboat Toccata
5. Autumn
6. Seven Beat Suite
7. Oo Solo
8. Rehersal of Violetta’s Barefoot Dance
9. Oo Solo
10. Ostrich Feathers Played On Drum
11. Oboe Round
12. Chant
13. All Is Loneliness
14. Sextett (Oo)
15. Fiesta Piano Solo
16. Mooondog Monologue
Naim Label stalwart, and virtuoso acoustic guitarist Antonio Forcione introduces his highly successful Ghetto Paradise on 180g virgin vinyl. Originally released in 1999, Ghetto Paradise was Forcione’s third studio album to be released on the Naim Label. The album has enjoyed the same rigorous quality control of an Abbey Road remaster for the vinyl edition (by Steve Rooke) which has been pressed at the legendary Portalspace Records in the UK.
Ghetto Paradise features the rhythmic midas touch of legendary world jazz percussionist Trilok Gurtu (who has worked with everybody from John McLaughlin to Neneh Cherry), Liberian/German fretless bass extraordinaire Kai Eckhardt (also of John McLaughlin Trio and well known for his work in the 1990s with Billy Cobham) and additional musical textures from saxophonists Roberto Manzin and Ed Jones, bassist Davide Mantovani and percussionist Bosco de Oliveira. Both visually and sonically, Ghetto Paradise was highly inspired by the sight and sounds of Antonio’s upbringing in the Italian hilltop town of Montecilfone and the importance of family oriented life; even the cover photograph is the work of Forcione’s late father, Michele Forcione. Recorded by Peter Williams at September Sounds, London and originally mastered by Julian Vereker.
“Ghetto Paradise is a sophisticated mixture of Antonio’s unique style, and an amazing world class rhythm section. All ten tracks on the album have been written and arranged by Antonio, a glowing testimony to his abilities as a composer and to the fact that Antonio’s already considerable talent is just getting better and better! This album is a true high-point for Antonio’s original and popular guitar playing.” - Notes from Original Press Release
Track Listing:
1. Alhambra
2. Maurizio’s Party
3. Night Passage
4. Horserun
5. Indian Café
6. Sereno
7. Salsa & Basilico
8. If…
Electric Byrd Donald Byrd $11.99
Vinyl LP Reissue - Sealed
1. Attica Blues
2. Invocation: Attica Blues
3. Steam (Part 1)
4. Invocation To Mr. Parker
5. Steam (Part 2)
6. Blues For Brother George Jackson
7. Invocation: Ballad For A Child
8. Ballad For A Child
9. Good Bye Sweet Pops
10. Quiet Dawn
1. Introduction 0:31
2. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised 2:46
3. Omen 1:45 3. Brother 2:35
4. Comment #1 4:26
5. Small Talk at 125th & Lenox 1:20
6. The Subject Was Faggots 3:10
7. Evolution (And Flashback) 3:20
8. Plastic Pattern People 2:50
9. Whitey On The Moon 1:57
1. OFFERING
2. THE LIBERATION SONG (Red, Black and Green)
3. MUST BE SOMETHING
4. AIN'T NO SUCH THING AS SUPERMAN
5. PARDON OUR ANALYSIS (We Beg Your Pardon)
6. GUERILLA
7. WINTER IN AMERICA
8. WESTERN SUN
Day Trip / Tokyo Day Trip Pat Metheny $36.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 3 LPs Sealed w/ 2 CDs
The Day Trip sessions were recorded at Manhattan’s Right Track studio in late October of 2005, sequenced and released into a 10-song set in the winter of 2008. Reviews from the daily U.S. press along the way have been a compendium of superlatives. The Philadelphia Inquirer declared, “Metheny shows why the trio is still relevant...There’s nowhere to hide, and the easy fluency of Metheny’s chops create a unique world. His energy and verve make it fun to follow where he goes.” The Boston Herald concurred, “The trio format brings out the best in guitar virtuoso Pat Metheny, going all the way back to his stir-causing 1975 debut with drummer Bob Moses and late bass legend Jaco Pastorius...But his current ensemble...is arguably his best yet.” And the Louisville Courier Journal summed up the nightly reaction to the trio’s sets, “It was a collaborative tour de force that earned a standing ovation.”
Tokyo Day Trip was originally released in May of 2008 as a 5-track EP recorded live in Tokyo with the Day Trip trio prior to their studio sessions. This 3-disc vinyl release combines the contents of the full-length album and the live EP in a 3-pocket deluxe gatefold package plus 2 CDs in baby jackets.
“The Pat Metheny Trio’s playing conveys a sense of proportion, substance and coherence, along with rigorous clarity; solid benchmarks for any great improvisers at the peak of their game.” – The New York Times
Track Listing:
1. Son of Thirteen
2. At Last You’re Here
3. Let’s Move
4. Snova
5. Calvin’s Keys
6. Is This America? (katrina 2005)
7. When We Were Free
8. Dreaming Trees
9. The Red One
10. Day Trip
11. Tromso
12. Traveling Fast
13. Inori
14. Back Arm & Blackcharge
15. The Night Becomes You
1. No Tonic Pres
2. Once In A While
3. From Bechet, Byas And Fats
4. Mystical Dream
5. Rip, Rag And Panic
6. Black Diamond
7. Slippery, Hippery, Flippery
When I Look In Your Eyes Diana Krall $39.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed PRE-ORDER
This platinum selling album marks Diana Krall's first break from the piano trio and includes several tracks backed with beautiful orchestrations arranged by Johnny Mandel. When I Look In Your Eyes boasts some of Diana's best known recordings including "Let's Face The Music and Dance" and "I've Got You Under my Skin." Features Krall on piano and vocals with long-time trio mate Russell Malone on guitar, Ben Wolfe and John Clayton on bass and Jeff Hamilton and Lewis Nash on drums. Mastered by Bernie Grundman on premium HQ-180g vinyl.
Track Listing:
1. Let's Face The Music And Dance
2. Devil May Care
3. Let's Fall In Love
4. When I Look In Your Eyes
5. Popsicle Toes
6. I've Got You Under My Skin
7. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
8. I'll String Along With You
9. East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon)
10. Pick Yourself Up
11. The Best Thing For You
12. Do It Again
13. Why Should I Care?
One of the most acclaimed albums of his career, Sinatra & Strings is a brilliant collection of standards sung with spectacular passion and feeling by Frank Sinatra, who at the time of the November 1961 recording, was in peak condition. The 1962 set is Sinatra’s first with arranger Don Costa, and stands as their finest collaboration.
Every song here is a classic ballad, every performance an elegant masterstroke. Sinatra achieves sublime perfection, and several tracks here became the definitive versions with which he’s now forever associated. For instance, the rendition of “Night and Day” is the singer’s third on record, but it’s the best. So, too, is Sinatra’s run through “All or Nothing At All,” preceding the swinging version by five years. And the bold interpretation of “Stardust,” on which Ol’ Blue Eyes only croons the verses, stands as a testament to the natural chemistry between Sinatra and Costa.
Most importantly, Sinatra infuses the material with the rarified kind of genuine emotion, evocative phrasing, universal pathos, and gorgeous tones that made him legend. His deepening baritone provides a keen match with Costa’s lush string arrangements and methodical pace. Anyone who believes that Sinatra’s best work was during his time with Capitol needs to hear this grand, magnificent album, which is as good as anything he ever recorded. Love songs don’t come any more sincere, romantic, dramatic, or intense.
Half-speed mastered from the original analog tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered limited-edition 180-gram LP presents Sinatra & Strings with a premium sonic fidelity that no other edition, including the original vinyl, has ever had. Aware of the high quality demanded by discerning Sinatra fans, MoFi engineers took their time in extracting every possible detail and nuance from this gem, resulting a pressing that makes Sinatra and the orchestra come alive in your room. Nothing is artificially exaggerated or boosted; what you hear is what the artists intended, and the rich sound on this vocal album will satisfy your every need and desire. For Sinatraphiles, this is the ultimate.
Track Listing:
1. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You"
2. "Night and Day"
3. "Misty"
4. "Stardust"
5. "Come Rain or Come Shine"
6. "It Might as Well Be Spring"
7. "Prisoner of Love"
8. "That's All"
9. "All or Nothing at All"
10. "Yesterdays"
Blue Train (Box Set) John Coltrane $49.99
200 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl 45 RPM - 4 LPs Sealed
Arguably one of the most influential titles from John Coltrane and one of the greatest Blue Note releases ever. In 1957, right at the very start of his prestige recording period, 'Trane did this one-off set in New Jersey with Rudy Van Gelder with historic results. The recent reissue abundance of the title, re-packaged and enhanced in many ways, reveals the reverence put upon these sides. Transferred from the first-generation two track masters. Now available on Classic Records Clarity Vinyl SVP-II 200g as a Single Sided 45RPM Deluxe Box Set Release.
Clarity Vinyl represents the ultimate in vinyl formulations because it is comprised of over 90% of the highest quality co-polymer available, a key component in vinyl pellets used for manufacturing vinyl records. Further, Clarity Vinyl has no carbon black additive, common in vinyl formulas for LP’s. Carbon Black contains trace metals that become magnetized and cause “electrical distortions” in cartridges during playback that smears the sound. By taking out the Carbon Black, Classic Records is able to dramatically reduce the “electrical distortions” and thus bring more “Clarity” to the playback process, providing a more realistic musical experience to the listener and LP enthusiast.
45RPM records have long been recognized as providing a higher fidelity musical experience resulting purely from the cartridge being able to extract more of the nuance from the complex vertical and horizontal groove modulations in stereo LP’s. Further, Classic Records 45RPM “single sided” pressings dramatically reduce the mechanical resonances created by the cartridge during playback by allowing these resonances to be more fully transmitted to and absorbed by the turntable platter. Classic Records Clarity Vinyl 45RPM pressings are designed and manufactured to provide the “LOWEST DISTORTION” in every aspect of LP playback resulting in putting the listener as close to the music as possible.
This title is not eligible for further discount.
Coltrane Time John Coltrane & Cecil Taylor $24.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed
Recorded in NYC on Oct 13, 1958, Coltrane Time was originally released as Hard Driving Jazz (mono version)/Stereo Drive (stereo version) and the then 29-year-old pianist Cecil Taylor (not John Coltrane) originally got top billing on this date. This session is interesting because it is the only one Taylor ever did with Coltrane, and considering Taylor’s status as one of the true founders of free jazz and Coltrane’s status as a jazz legend, it is a kind of missing link in the history of jazz. Here the group plays two originals (one by trumpet player Kenny Dorham and one by bass man Chuck Israels), while the other two tracks “Just Friends” and “Like Someone In Love” are standards, an interesting look into early Taylor, because by the early '60s he was playing almost exclusively original compositions. One of the most uncompromising and unique pianists in jazz, his difficult and percussive style has placed him in a class of his own, making him one of those artists you either love or hate…but love or hate him, there is no denying his contribution to jazz, and that his visionary music is still ahead of its time.
Track Listing:
1. Shifting Down
2. Just Friends
3. Like Someone In Love
4. Double Clutching
True Blue Tina Brooks $49.99
45 RPM 180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
Tina Brooks’ star burned with intense brightness before disappearing in the same tragic manner of too many other bop players of the time. Many jazz fans missed Tina Brooks’ recordings, the best of which were extraordinary by any measure. A soulful hard bop tenor-saxophonist with a sound of his own, Brooks (1932-74) had a brief life. Most of his better known recordings as a leader and sideman took place during a four year period from 1958-61. Unsung at the time, Brooks is now considered a true giant of the art. Brooks’ passionate and full sound and forward-looking style, along with his exceptional compositional gifts, combined to make him a powerful force. True Blue has become one of the most sought-after Blue Notes of all time. True Blue, along with the LP Back To The Tracks, contains most of Tina Brooks finest moments on record. Recorded in June of 1960, True Blue showcases Brooks along with the young firebrand trumpeter Freddie Hubbard in a set of highly inventive originals. Driven by an all-star rhythm section, True Blue is exhibit No. 1 for proof of Tina Brooks’ majestic sound and soulful writing prowess. For many aficionados of the Blue Note label, Tina Brooks’ True Blue is the very essence of the Blue Note sound and feel.
Track Listing:
1. Good Ole Soul
2. Up Tight's Creek
3. Theme For Doris
4. True Blue
5. Miss Hazel
6. Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You
7. True Blue (Alternate Take)
8. Good Ole Soul
This album is not eligible for any further discounts.
Considered one of the great young pianists of the mid-to-late 1950s, Sonny Clark was practically the house pianist at Blue Note during 1957-62 before his premature death in 1963. He led seven albums for Blue Note during that time, appeared on many dates as a sideman, and recorded Cool Struttin, which is considered his main classic. Clark never recorded an unworthy chorus. His playing was full of joyful discoveries, constant swing, and an optimistic creativity that was indescribable and quite infectious. On Cool Struttin from 1958, Clark matches wits and inventive ideas with altoist Jackie McLean and trumpeter Art Farmer. Their four lengthy performances, which include Miles Davis Sippin At Bells and the exotic Deep Night, are filled with magical moments where the five musicians seem to think and create like one. The greatest jazz performances include moments like those heard on Cool Struttin , where the music has a life of its own beyond the individual players. The more one plays Cool Struttin , the more it is obvious that this is one of the truly essential Blue Note recordings.
Track Listing:
1. Cool Struttin'
2. Blue Minor
3. Sippin' at Bells
4. Deep Night
Gerry Mulligan And Ben Webster Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster On Numbered Limited Edition 2 x 180g 45RPM Vinyl Of Only 1000 Copies
New 180g 45RPM Audiophile Vinyl from ORG!
ORG is proud to present the ORG Ultimate Edition, a brand new series of great LP titles from the Impulse, Verve jazz and Chess blues catalogues. Cut at 45RPM by Bernie Grundman on his newly upgraded mastering system and tube powered lathe, these LPs will be plated and pressed by Pallas in Germany and sleeved in deluxe heavy duty gatefold jackets printed in Europe. They represent the very finest examples of the vinyl LP format available today.
Bernie Grundman Mastering recently upgraded his LP mastering and cutting system prior to starting work on the ORG LP reissues. These upgrades, together with the plating and pressing from Pallas Germany, will give the ORG LPs a sound never experienced before.
Bernie Grundman's Updated Mastering System:
• New customized dual mono power supplies
• New tape pre-amplifier: an upgraded hybrid design with single-ended in-out that is specifically triode on the input for the gain and EQ and feeds into a discreet solid state circuit that drives the output
• Brand new tape heads for the Studer playback tape machine including a complete hardwire with Cardas cables
• The power supplies on tube cutter amps have been updated and rewired with Cardas cable on the head leads and feedback
• The Studer in Bernie's cutting room is essentially transport only i.e. it is used for the superb stability of its mechanical parts. All the electronics (from the tape heads through to the cutting head on the lathe) have now been totally customized and hard-wired point to point
• The tube cutting amps used for the ORG LP reissues have just been re-tubed with ex-US military grade tubes from Sylvania
Recorded in 1959, the "King of Baritone" sax meets his soulful, melodic tenor counterpart.
Musicians:
Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax
Ben Webster, tenor sax
Jimmy Rowles, piano
Leroy Vinnegar, bass
Mel Lewis, drums
Track Listing:
1. Chelsea Bridge
2. The Cat Walk
3. Sunday
4. Who's Got Rhythm
5. Tell Me When
6. Go Home
Stan Getz And Chet Baker Stan Meets Chet On Numbered Limited Edition 2 x 180g 45RPM Vinyl Of Only 1000 Copies
New 180g 45RPM Audiophile Vinyl from ORG!
ORG is proud to present the ORG Ultimate Edition, a brand new series of great LP titles from the Impulse, Verve jazz and Chess blues catalogues. Cut at 45RPM by Bernie Grundman on his newly upgraded mastering system and tube powered lathe, these LPs will be plated and pressed by Pallas in Germany and sleeved in deluxe heavy duty gatefold jackets printed in Europe. They represent the very finest examples of the vinyl LP format available today.
Bernie Grundman Mastering recently upgraded his LP mastering and cutting system prior to starting work on the ORG LP reissues. These upgrades, together with the plating and pressing from Pallas Germany, will give the ORG LPs a sound never experienced before.
Bernie Grundman's Updated Mastering System:
• New customized dual mono power supplies
• New tape pre-amplifier: an upgraded hybrid design with single-ended in-out that is specifically triode on the input for the gain and EQ and feeds into a discreet solid state circuit that drives the output
• Brand new tape heads for the Studer playback tape machine including a complete hardwire with Cardas cables
• The power supplies on tube cutter amps have been updated and rewired with Cardas cable on the head leads and feedback
• The Studer in Bernie's cutting room is essentially transport only i.e. it is used for the superb stability of its mechanical parts. All the electronics (from the tape heads through to the cutting head on the lathe) have now been totally customized and hard-wired point to point
• The tube cutting amps used for the ORG LP reissues have just been re-tubed with ex-US military grade tubes from Sylvania
The pairing of Stan Getz and Chet Baker in 1958 in Chicago for an LP seemed like such a natural thing, both being golden boys enjoying their heydays with lyrically clean, brilliant solo styles. So it is odd that they teamed up in the studio only one other time, twenty-five years later, in their long careers. Which makes this a summit meeting to savor. Their playing on "I'll Remember April" is a study in contrasts: Getz's long lines against Baker's shorter phrases. Baker delivers his best solo here, keeping to a medium tempo, while Getz gives his all on his adaptation of "Cherokee," which he cranks up to a furious tempo. The proceedings are fueled throughout by a solid Chicago rhythm section rarely heard on Verve.
Track Listing:
1. I'll Remember April
2. Ballad Medley: Autumn In New York / Embraceable You / What's New?
3. Jordu
4. Half-Breed Apache
This landmark recording celebrates Nat King Cole’s musical and cultural contributions as reinterpreted by some of this generation’s most creative artists. Executive produced by Carole Cole and Michaelangelo L’Acqua, the album contains the manifold talents of Cee-Lo, The Roots, will.i.am with Natalie Cole, Cut Chemist, Just Blaze, Nas with Salaam Remi, Souldiggaz with Izza Kizza, Michaelangelo L’Acqua with Bebel Gilberto, Stephen and Damian Marley, Bitter:Sweet, Brazilian Girls, Amp Fiddler and TV On The Radio. These artists/producers have created tracks that transcend time and space by incorporating Nat’s vocals with their own musical stylings and personal aesthetics. As musical architecture, this album constructs a bridge between generations, between cultures and races. Re-Genereations is as much a colorful and culturally-diverse soundscape as it is a 21st Century journey in the lexicon of Nat King Cole’s catalog.
Nat King Cole: Re-Generations Track Listing
1. Lush Life produced by Cee-Lo Green
2. Straighten Up And Fly Right produced by will.i.am, featuring Natalie Cole
3. Day In Day Out produced by Cut Chemist
4. Brazilian Love Song produced by Michaelangelo L'Acqua, featuring Bebel Gilberto
5. The Game Of Love produced by Salaam Remi, featuring Nas
6. Walkin' My Baby Back Home produced by The Roots, featuring Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter
7. Hit That Jive Jack! produced by Souldiggaz, featuring Izza Kizza
8. Calypso Blues produced by and featuring Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Stepehn Marley
9. More & More Of Your Amor produced by Bitter:Sweet
10. El Choclo produced by Brazilian Girls
11. Pick-Up produced by Just Blaze
12. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere produced by Amp Fiddler
13. Nature Boy produced by TV On The Radio
1. Nuttin' Out Jones
2. Oriental Flower
3. Half and Half
4. Aborigine Dance in Scotland
5. Gettin' on Way
6. Just Us Blues
Live In San Francisco Archie Shepp $13.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
Track Listing:
Side One
Keep Your Heart Right
The Lady Sings The Blues
Sylvia
The Wedding
Side Two
Wherever June Bugs Go
In A Sentimental Mood
Side By Side Duke Ellington $34.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
There’s only one guy who can make an alto saxophone sound like this and superlative after superlative come to mind when you listen to these nine numbers, which were recorded at the close of the '50s. The idea of scaling down Duke Ellington’s band for jam-session-like numbers is absolutely genial because it offers soloists great opportunities to display their artistry. And these wind musicians are the best of the best, masters of their instruments. We have Roy Eldridge, who influenced the transition from swing to be-bop and a modern style of trumpet playing; Harry Edison, whose light and airy Basie-swing style cannot be denied; and Ben Webster, who amalgamates both the Count’s and the Duke’s style of swing. And then there is Johnny 'The Rabbit' Hodges, whose natural feeling for rhythm and gentle tone is brought to optimal expression within this concept.
"Squeeze Me" and "Stompy Jones" both stem from the '40s and are often performed, but in this session they have been rejuvenated in a masterly fashion. The standard "Let’s Fall In Love" demonstrates Lawrence Brown’s highly personal sound on the trombone and then goes on to spotlight Roy Eldridge and Johnny Hodges, both of whom prove that they are at the very zenith of their artistic prowess. "Ruint" and "Going Up" provide a showcase for Johnny Hodges, while "Just A Memory" focuses on the gentle, sometimes rather sentimental sound of Ben Webster.
Just as exceptional is the recording quality of this LP. Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the two sessions, the reissue offers a excellent opportunity to pay homage to the Verve recording engineers.
Track Listing:
1. Stompy Jones
2. Squeeze Me
3. Big Shoe
4. Going Up
5. Just A Memory
6. Let's Fall In Love
7. Ruint
8. Bend One
9. You Need To Rock
Live In Paris Frank Sinatra $39.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed
Live In Paris is Frank Sinatra’s definitive concert album. Yes, there are many good ones—Sinatra at the Sands is also among the finest—but none better captures the essence of the singer’s voice, showmanship, and command than this 1962 session, which remained unreleased until 1994. Backed only by a sextet, the main focus here is on Sinatra’s peerless singing, phrasing, and style. Needless to say, the iconic crooner doesn’t disappoint.
It’s impossible to overstate the magnificence of the interpretations on this set. Looking for the ultimate renditions of “My Funny Valentine,” “In the Still of the Night,” “One for My Baby,” “Night and Day,” and “Ol’ Man River”? Search no more. Sinatra’s readings of these classics exceed his superb studio versions, as well as those that appear on other live albums. And consider the setlist: “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Come Fly With Me,” “Chicago,” “I Could Have Danced All Night.” Superb. And Sinatra is simply “on,” bringing a combination of swinging enthusiasm, reverent charm, and dignified emotion to standards. He triumphs with a powerful voice yet affected by the ravages of time and cigarettes.
Fans of Sinatra at the Sands should take note. Sinatra in Paris is much more intimate, with the scaled-down arrangements and small band allowing songs to bask in the glory of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ voice. Yes, Sinatra’s period onstage comments can seem crude. But they take nothing away from the sheer superiority of this recording.
Ever since its release, the lone drawback to Sinatra in Paris has been that of the inferior sound quality. Lament the shortcoming no more. Half-speed mastered from the original tapes and pressed onto two slabs of quiet 180-gram vinyl, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered limited-edition 2-LP set lifts the veil on the music and allows it to soar with a richness, texture, openness, and presence that have until now gone missing. You will swoon over the improvements.
Track Listing:
1. Introduction - Charles Aznavour
2. Goody Goody
3. Imagination
4. At Long Last Love
5. Moonlight in Vermont
6. Without a Song
7. Day In - Day Out
8. I've Got You Under My Skin
9. I Get a Kick Out of You
10. Second Time Around
11. Too Marvelous for Words
12. My Funny Valentine
13. In the Still of the Night
14. April in Paris
15. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
16. They Can't Take That Away from Me
17. Chicago
18. Night and Day
19. I Could Have Danced All Night
20. One for My Baby
21. Foggy Day
22. Ol' Man River
23. Lady Is a Tramp
24. I Love Paris
25. Nancy (With the Laughing Face)
26. Come Fly With Me
Jazz Lab Donald Byrd $15.99
180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - Sealed
Track Listing:
1. Speculation
2. Over The Rainbow
3. Nica's Tempo
4. Little Niles
5. Sans Sound
6. I Remember Clifford
Between 1967 and 1981 Detroit’s downriver neighbor Ecorse, Michigan had its very own Harry Smith. Set up in a basement on 18th Avenue, Felton Williams chronicled the musical lives of Ecorse’s citizens and issued them on the Solid Rock, Compose, and Revival labels. Compiled here are 24 of Williams’ most fascinating recordings, covering gospel, group soul, garage-punk, northern, jazz, and funk.
Also included is a DVD with over 200 sound recordings pulled from his archives and compiled into a digital tape vault. This allows you to dig deep into the endless hours of jam sessions, demos, sermons, rehearsals and studio outtakes. The DVD also has an engaging 30 minute documentary on the making of Downriver Revival and gives you further insight into Felton and the artists he recorded at Double-U-Sound.
Track Listing:
1. Shirley Ann Lee — There's A Light
2. Gospel Supremes — Sinner Man
3. Coleman Family — Peace On Earth
4. Calvin Cooke — Walk With Me
5. Shirley Ann Lee — I Shall Not Be Moved
6. Revelations — Take Care Of us
7. Bobby Cook & The Explosions — Untitled Jam
8. Organics — Foot Stomping (Alternate)
9. Combinations — While You Were Gone
10. Apostles Of Music — Wade In The Water
11. Deliverance Echoes — Heaven
12. Bobby Cook & The Explosions — On The Way
13. Shirley Ann Lee — How Can I Lose You
14. Young Generation — Running Mod
15. Burgess Band — Untitled
16. Bobby Cook Quater — Ridin' High
17. Mighty Voices Of wonder — Every Year Carries A Number
18. Shirley Ann Lee — Please Accept My Prayer
19. Calvin Cooke — What Happens To People
20. Coleman Family — People Has It Hard
21. Junior Mays Group — Round N' Round
22. Pilgrim Wonders — He Never Failed
23. Mighty Walker Brothers — He'll Make A Way
24. Voices Of Deliverance — The Power Of God
The original soundtrack from the film 'Blow-up' features the work of both Herbie Hancock (with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette) and the Yardbirds (with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page) to produce a soundtrack full of proto-funk and features the classic 'Bring Down the Birds'.
1. Main Title
2. Verushka Pt.1
3. Verushka Pt.2
4. The naked camera
5. Bring down the birds
6. Jane's theme
7. Stroll on (The Yardbirds)
8. The thief
9. The kiss
10. Curiosity
11. Thomas studies photos
12. The bed
13. End title 'Blow Up'
