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For this early hard bop date altoist Phil Woods and trumpeter Donald Byrd were co leaders In fact the music had at one point earlier on been released with Byrd getting first billing Yet Woods the spirited altoist contributed four of the six tunes including House of Chan and In...
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Besides his importance as one of the first bop pianists a major jazz composer and a prototypical trio player as heard on The George Wallington Trios for a time pianist George Wallington was also a New York combo leader and talent scout on the order of Art Blakey and Miles...
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Jackie McLean s music weaved in and out of the avant garde throughout the 1960s with the brilliant 1963 inside out dates One Step Beyond and Destination Out eventually leading to full throated free jazz of the 1967 dates New and Old Gospel featuring Ornette Coleman on trumpet and Bout...
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Recorded with a who s who of fusion titans including trumpeter Eddie Henderson bassist Stanley Clarke and keyboardist Herbie Hancock Dance of Magic channels the lessons drummer Norman Connors learned in the employ of Pharoah Sanders Sam Rivers and Sun Ra marshaling Latin rhythms electronic textures and cosmic mysticism to...
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Little known in his time recognition has grown in recent decades for the pianist Herbie Nichols unique style which was introduced on a series of innovative Blue Note releases in the mid 1950s including Herbie Nichols Trio featuring Max Roach on drums and bassists Al McKibbon and Teddy Kotick This...
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Of Booker Ervin s nine Prestige albums this one is special because it presents him exclusively in the contexts of standard songs Ervin s aggressiveness his ferocity his incomparable Texas spaciousness of sound and style are undiminished But the compositions provide familiar guideposts by which to track his explorations which...
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Columbia s LP release had decent sound but Analogue Productions new vinyl mastering by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound takes the sound up several notches from there The LP is housed in a gorgeous film laminated jacket from Stoughton Printing it looks and sounds better than ever Recording = 10...
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This session is a model of the emotionally intense ballad programs featured on Prestige s Moodsville subsidiary The great Kenny Burrell receives a major assist from saxophone patriarch Coleman Hawkins who is in exemplary early Sixties form Hawkins s rhythm section of the time made up exclusively of natives of...
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John Stubblefield was one of the most versatile musicians in jazz an invaluable artist who expanded on the music s potential from within the tradition Stubblefield s tenor and soprano saxophones told the story of four decades of diverse musical experience from local R amp B acts like Jackie Wilson...
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Thelonious Monk could walk from his flat to New York s famous Philharmonic Hall on the corner of 64th Street and Broadway when he made his very first appearance there with his Big Band in December 1963 And the other musicians could get there on the underground Phil Woods Steve...
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This duet date from 1990 demonstrates the deep blues feeling and technical mastery Archie Shepp has on the tenor saxophone Comprised of four standards Things Ain t What They Used to Be Body and Soul Pannonica and Round Midnight this set is one of Shepp s most enjoyable ever The...
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Critics often complain that small group sessions comprised of members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra are somewhat disappointing this is definitely not the case with this session led by Clark Terry recorded during a 1959 tour of Europe in the final month of the trumpeter s almost eight year tenure...
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Sometimes in the course of our exploration of potential titles to reissue we come across a true gem that somehow escaped mainstream popularity Our new all analog HQ 180 of Matador by trumpeter Kenny Dorham and his quintet is the latest and perhaps most crystalline example of this There has...
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Shhh The command to be quiet is not just part of the title of one of the two sprawling compositions on this pioneering album It s also an apt metaphor for the relaxed hypnotism and spaced out atmosphere that define In a Silent Way a record that pushes the boundaries...
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Few records claim as bizarre a history as Weezer s Pinkerton Upon release in 1996 the band s sophomore effort failed to meet sales expectations lacked a hit single and drew primarily negative reviews from the press Then via word of mouth and reevaluation the Little Album That Could began...
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Little Feat introduced Southern fried accents and funny personality sketches to the West Coast s country rock template on its self titled 1971 debut that remains singular in its aural and narrative visions of America <iframe title= YouTube video player src= https www youtube com embed nSnmUjJCsfY si=T2hNGRmOCI29o5ue width= 560...
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The moment the instantly recognizable intertwined guitar passage on the title track to the Eagles Hotel California begins the record s genius becomes obvious all over again Ranked the 118th Greatest Album of All Time by Rolling Stone certified by RIAA as the third best selling LP in history and...
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A defining album of the 90s Last Splash by The Breeders turns 30 in 2023 To celebrate the band have returned to the original tapes to give it its first ever remaster and by doing so have also unearthed two lost tracks that will delight fans Recorded by the classic...
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Nina Simone s Wild Is The Wind from March 1966 and its breathlessly engaging title track were compiled from several recordings that were left over from sessions for previous albums for Phillips In 2020 the album was ranked 212 on Rolling Stone s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling...
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Space Is The Place is the perfect entry point into Sun Ra s vast catalogue and a firm favourite for committed fans too Its centrepiece is the 21 minute title track with its chugging sax riff and repeated vocal refrain it s both Ra s signature tune and a manifesto...
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Between 1964 1967 the legendary saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter created a treasured and deeply influential body of work within the acoustic jazz tradition with classic albums such as Night Dreamer JuJu Speak No Evil and Adam s Apple that presented Shorter s brilliant and distinctive original compositions performed by...
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2021 release Double Gatefold LP Mastered from the original analog tapes at 45rpm by Bernie Grundman Pressed on audiophile grade 180 gram vinyl at Pallas in Germany ...
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Tenor Madness was the recording that once and for all established Rollins as one of the premier tenor saxophonists an accolade that in retrospect has continued through six full decades and gives an indication why as a young player Rollins was so well liked as his fluency whimsical nature and...
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This unusual meeting of four tenor saxophone players from different schools was part of the Prestige Friday afternoon jam session series but far from a typical outing The giant forebears of Coleman Hawkins Lester Young and Charlie Parker inform the backgrounds of the performers on this LP Hank Mobley Al...
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Before Jackie McLean made some of the great jazz albums of the 1960s for Blue Note he recorded for the Prestige label 4 5 and 6 is the best of all his pre Blue Note sessions Recorded over two dates in July 1956 the album features future Blue Note colleague...
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In 1956 drummer Art Taylor formed a group called Taylor s Wailers Donald Byrd and Charlie Rouse were members of the working group that debuted at The Pad a Greenwich Village nightclub on Sheridan Square booked by Bob Reisner the man who had run the legendary Open Door Sessions In...
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Originally released in 1958 this was Coltrane s third studio recording for Prestige and was completed three days after his participation in the Miles Davis Milestones sessions With Red Garland on piano Paul Chambers on bass and Art Taylor on drums we have an all star quartet that serves Coltrane...
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Workingman s Dead defies the erroneous belief that the Grateful Dead never attained brilliance in the recording studio Forever prized for natural sonics Workingman s Dead attains audiophile reference status courtesy of this first ever 45RPM version As flawless as any rustic album ever released the 1970 set now brims...
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Unadorned with any post production tricks or overdubs Garcia Grisman breathes with naturalism and presence You will effortlessly detect the full body of the instruments witness the woody grain textures and get lost in the surprisingly velvety qualities of Garcia s lullaby like singing Our pressing also marks the first...
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Run D M C s Raising Hell remains the turning point at which hip hop crashed through mainstream barriers and never left Anchored by the crossover smash Walk This Way the 1986 blockbuster still sounds like a revolution unfolding in real time It has everything hard rock riffs turntable scratching...
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Audiophile reviews rave about saxophone master John Coltrane s immortal Impulse records A Love Supreme 1964 and Ballads 1963 In fact jazz critics have lauded A Love Supreme as Coltrane s most important recording The rave reviews which appeared in the magazines Downbeat Jazz Hot Jazz Podium and Swingjournal reflected...
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Gene Clark s 1971 classic White Light is a bittersweet and knowing statement from a singer songwriter at the peak at his creative powers Having fronted The Byrds Clark on his own here is stripped down in guitarist Jesse Ed Davis stark production The lyrics singing and guitar playing are...
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As a songwriter Parsons delivered some of his finest work on this set Hot Burrito No 1 and Hot Burrito No 2 both blend the hurt of classic country weepers with a contemporary sense of anger jealousy and confusion no one ever brought rock and country together quite like The...
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Many a musical career began in the gospel church choirs of the black communities but that of Donny Hathaway must certainly be one of the most meteoric Rolling Stone magazine named him the 49th greatest singer of 100 of all time though this might sound somewhat abstract But just the...
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Cline s powerful resonant voice and her unerring more generic than Southern diction and phrasing plus her ability to express hurt and vulnerability without inducing too much self pity helped her cross over during her lifetime Those qualities have also helped assure her continued popularity fifty years after her death...
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Masterpieces By Ellington shines from an astonishingly brief period of history that gave the recording industry two of its greatest achievements — the introduction of magnetic tape recording and the 33 1 3 LP or long playing record Four years That s all it took to go from the discovery...
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Johnny Griffin had been kicking around in R amp B bands for years before his Blue Note debut in 1956 And what was introduced was a tenor saxophonist with a fresh sound a warm soulful style and the fastest technique in jazz He moves from lyrical ballads to blistering tempos...
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if you haven t picked up every one of the Blue Note and Nat King Cole reissues from Chad Kassem and company at Acoustic Sounds you re really missing out David W Robinson Positive Feedback Issue 52 Although a Blue Note regular at the time on sessions by Donald Byrd...
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these are all truly classic Verve titles that you simply don t want to miss most importantly the sound of these reissues is nothing short of astounding Particularly the early Billie and Ella mono records are incredible treasures of sonic beauty I d definitely ask Santa for the whole set...
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these are all truly classic Verve titles that you simply don t want to miss most importantly the sound of these reissues is nothing short of astounding Particularly the early Billie and Ella mono records are incredible treasures of sonic beauty I d definitely ask Santa for the whole set...
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I just picked up your new AP pressing of Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson and it sounds amazing QRP is doing it right Matthew Block Acoustic Sounds customer these are all truly classic Verve titles that you simply don t want to miss most importantly the sound of these reissues...
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Recorded at Audio Video Studios New York NY 1956 by Alfred Lion and Rudy Van Gelder It would be difficult to overstate the importance of the Jones brothers Thad Hank and Elvin on the world of jazz Between the three of them their performances can be heard on literally thousands...
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Recorded at Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs NJ 1970 The experimentations taking shape in jazz at the end of the 60s with Miles Davis leading the pack pushed jazz in many new directions Released six months after Bitches Brew Electric Byrd shows legendary hard bop Detroit trumpet player Donald Byrd...
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Duke Ellington and his all star ensemble lay back on this beautiful set of swinging romantic ballads now available for the first time in pristine 180 gram vinyl Ellington was often imitated never equaled There s a clear blue mood at work in these sessions and Kevin Gray s all...
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Part of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues from Analogue Productions 25 of the most collectible rarest most audiophile sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made All cut at 33 1 3 All mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray 180 gram LPs pressed at...
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Cut from the analogue masters by renowned mastering engineer Kevin Gray 180 gram pressing by Quality Record Pressings Deluxe high gloss tip on album jacket The session for Mobley s 2nd Message was recorded in July 1956 just one week after Mobley s Message was recorded The album features performances...
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Cut from the analogue masters by renowned mastering engineer Kevin Gray 180 gram pressing by Quality Record Pressings Deluxe high gloss tip on album jacket Analogue Productions 180 gram mono LP reissues of Jackie McLean s first two Prestige albums prompts us to reevaluate this hard swinging jazzman The only...
