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‘The Susceptible Now’ is the new record by drummer and 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner Tyshawn Sorey, who on this occasion offers covers of some of his favourite tracks. With his trio consisting of Aaron Diehl on piano and Harish Raghavan on bass, Sorey continues in the wake of his masterful...
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Jazz Is Dead announces another offering of top-shelf recordings taking listeners on a journey through the funky sounds of Ghana all the way to down to the psychedelic soul and samba of Brazil. Produced by label founders Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jazz Is Dead Series 3 features new...
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With Sam Jones and Bobby Durham, Peterson's new, permanent trio lineup has solidified on the third volume of the Exclusively For My Friends series. "The best trio I've ever had," the Canadian declared, praising the immediate sense of unity that developed. Aptly, this Vol. 3 is titled "The Way I...
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Amidst the trio recordings of the Exclusively For My Friends series, Vol.4 stands out as being very special. It is Peterson‘s first ever solo album, and in the truest sense of the word, he can totally display his abilities on the keyboard, inspired by the ideal recording conditions he found...
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Straight Ahead, featuring saxophonists Oliver Nelson and Eric Dolphy, is the VMP Classics Record of the Month for April 2024. It's pressed on 180g black vinyl, with lacquers cut from master tapes (AAA) by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound....
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Strut proudly presents a special edition, deluxe repress of Sun Ra’s classic ‘Lanquidity’, for the 25th anniversary of the label. Housed in a tip-on sleeve with OBI strip, this new special editions features an A2 poster including a rare Veryl Oakland photograph of Sun Ra in his home, as well...
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Sun Ra loved the joyous music from Walt Disney's animated films. He did so without irony. He performed these songs with his legendary Arkestra over many years, in many venues, and each performance was unique. At one 1989 concert in SF, he actually called his band "Sun Ra and his...
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With 1975’s Trident, McCoy Tynerfinally achieved his true vision for the piano trio. In an era that finally — and firmly — established Tyner in the upper echelon of jazz masters, adored by critics, set at the top of festival bills and heartily supported by the record-buying public, Trident stands...
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The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef, the multifaceted 1960 album from multi-instrumentalist and composer Yusef Lateef, is the VMP Classics Record of the Month for December 2022. It's here on 180g black audiophile vinyl pressed at RTI, with AAA lacquers......
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Producer Norman Granz was an associate of Duke Ellington's for many years, and it is not surprising that his labels have frequently hosted Ellington tributes that bring out the best in the participating world-class musicians. Although Clark Terry is the only participant in the present celebration to have logged significant...
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Anyone who ever heard Count Basie launch his band into a blues with several choruses of effortless piano has lamented that there is far too little of Basie the soloist among his recorded legacy. This shortage was rectified to a certain extent by the trio albums Basie made with Ray...
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It could be argued that no two pianists could be more unalike than Count Basie, the master of understatement, and Oscar Peterson, the avatar of speed, power, and embellishment. The contrast in their approaches is part of what made their collaborations riveting. But the fact is that Basie, who held...
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"On a dozen standards, Marshall's playing serves as interludes between the percussion displays of Manne; the liners give a full description of every device he hits. ... the sound is excellent for the period." — Scott Yanow, AllMusic Revel in the sonic brilliance of Sounds Unheard Of! by Shelly Manne...
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"I would give the new Analogue Productions the edge and believe me for $40 bucks plus the shipping, whatever it is, you're not going to be able to find a super-clean copy of the original Audio Fidelity 1960 record you know unless you want to spend who knows double the...
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Count Basie occasionally cautioned young sidemen who were feeling their oats not to play bebop in his band, which was rooted in the rhythmic and harmonic soil of the swing era. How, then, could Basie be expected to make an album with Dizzy Gillespie, one of the progenitors of bop?...
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Pithecanthropus Erectus established Charles Mingus as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh new voice in jazz that, despite his ambitiously modern concepts, was firmly grounded in jazz tradition. Mingus truly discovered himself after mastering the vocabularies of bop and swing, and with Pithecanthropus Erectus he began seeking new...
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"Eddie Higgins is a quiet musician. His playing is never flamboyant and never exceeds the boundaries of good taste. The music coming out of his piano is reflective, exuding a feeling of relaxation, contemplation, and intimate beauty. This is not to say that his playing is so spare as to...
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A truly super trio of Kenny Barron on piano, Jay Leonhart on bass and Al Foster on drums, performing jazz standards.
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Bop pianist Eddie Higgins has led sessions for Replica (1958), Vee-Jay (1960), Atlantic and Sunnyside; back in 1960, he recorded as a sideman for Vee-Jay with Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter. Eddie Higgins's delicate tone and conception were often compared to those of Bill Evans, one of the most influential...
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Intelligent, articulate and controversial tenor sax player, composer, and singer Archie Shepp was a strong advocate of "free jazz" in the 1960s and 1970s. He surprised Japanese jazz fans in the 1990s when he released a series of ballad albums from Venus Records, beginning with Blue Ballads in 1995. In...
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Harry Allen has recorded more than 70 albums as a leader and many more as a sideman. Three of Harry's albums have won Gold Disc Awards from Japan's Swing Journal Magazine, and his album Tenors Anyone? won both the Gold Disc Award and the New Star Award. His recordings have...
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Dream away with jazz piano virtuoso, Roland Hanna, as he joins bassist Paul West and drummer Eddie Locke to perform "This Time the Dream's On Me," "A Sleepin' Bee" and more.
Limited edition/Venus Masterpiece LP Collection/180-gram/Mixed and mastered by Tetsuo Hara/Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix Stereo/Obi strip/Japanese pressing
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Venus Masterpiece Collection Limited Edition 180-gram 2LP! Since his stunning debut in 1974 with the now world-famous audiophile recordings for the Three Blind Mice label, Japanese pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto has built a career that now spans four decades. This live set by the Yamamato Trio, recorded at Jazz Is in...
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When it comes to making jazz records, Jacob Wendt is a jack-of-all-trades. Not only did he assemble the band for Silver Street and play the drums, he also did all the composing and arranging for the eight songs on the record. He made key recording and mixing decisions alongside engineer...
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The L.A. Network project was born as collaboration between two veteran recording engineer/ producers — 2xHD's president André Perry and Resonance Records' president George Klabin — with the idea of creating a high-end rendition of Dave Brubeck's most memorable compositions. Perry and Klabin have collaborated on many projects over the...
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Cut all-analog at Bernie Grundman Mastering, on tube cutting equipment Bucky Pizzarelli was a master of the subtle art of rhythm guitar as well as a gifted soloist, known for his uncommonly sweet and delicate tone and disarmingly straightforward approach to melodic line. He became a mainstay of the New...
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Sourced from the Original Master Tapes: Mobile Fidelity's Numbered-Edition 180g 33RPM SuperVinyl LP Plays with Reference-Setting Sound, Features Stunning Transparency 1/4” / 15 IPS / Dolby SR analog remix master to DSD 256 to analog console to latheThe clarity afforded by history proves Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet vying for...
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Trees Speak return with TimeFold, their sixth release on Soul Jazz Records, further expanding their ever-evolving sonic universe. This new album builds on their signature blend of hypnotic krautrock rhythms, post-punk angularity, and experimental soundscapes while venturing into new terrain, blending influences from avant-garde electronics to ceremonial sound forms. On...
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Audiopile Review: London collective Ill Considered offer up their newest LP after a quiet few years, though, to be fair, most of the current lineup have been busy with other projects, including shop faves Unknown To Known and Wildflower. While Ill Considered are based in one of the major centres...
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"A graduate of Brownswood’s ‘Bubblers’ academy and a key member of Levitation Orchestra, Marysia's entirely homemade album is inspired by stoic philosophy. Featuring collaberations with Emma Barnaby (cello), YUIS (flute), and Plumm (clarinet)."...
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Featuring a handful of brand new, never-before-heard tracks (alongside a number of expansions of previous releases), ‘Recurring’ sees Alfa drawing inspiration from classic live Jazz recordings, capturing a unique moment in time that can never be replicated or replayed. Creating an authentic, unpolished and electric feel, feeding his long-running mission...
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180 gram Vinyl Edition. Gatefold Cover. The fourth album as a leader by spiritual jazz saxophone titan Pharoah Sanders, Jewels of Thought was released in 1969. It Consist of two extended tracks, one of which had to be divided into two parts in order to fit onto the LP. Sanders...
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The debut album by American trumpeter Eddie Gale, recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label. A member of the Sun Ra Arkestra before and after taping these sides, Gale also played on Cecil Taylor's Blue Note debut, Unit Sfructures. "The aesthetic and cultural merits of Ghetto Music...
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Recorded live at The Renaissance in Hollywood, CA on Oct 14 1960, Ben Webster “At the Renaissance” was released on Contemporary Records. Featuring with Saxophonist Webster are Jim Hall (guitar), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Red Mitchell (bass), and Frank Butler (drums). This new edition, released as part of the Acoustic Sounds...
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MILES IN FRANCE is the eighth installment in the celebrated Miles Davis Bootleg Series and this editionfocuses on the birth of the Second Great Quintet in 1963 and 1964. The music heard here represents thesound of an end and a beginning coming through at once. The set contains 5 separate...
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Audiopile Review: Double shot from the Finnish spiritual/free jazz imprint Ultraääni, who continue to shine a light on their home country’s vibrant and ever-expanding scene, this time issuing a pair of up-and-coming outfits who are both making their debuts here. First up is the newest ensemble from Lauritz Lyster Skeidsvoll,...
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Audiopile Review: Double shot from the Finnish spiritual/free jazz imprint Ultraääni, who continue to shine a light on their home country’s vibrant and ever-expanding scene, this time issuing a pair of up-and-coming outfits who are both making their debuts here. First up is the newest ensemble from Lauritz Lyster Skeidsvoll,...
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Audiopile Review: Surya Botofasina returns to Spiritmuse for his newest album, which feels like a bit of a victory lap after his triumphant work on Andre 3000’s spiritual jazz opus New Blue Sun, as well as this year’s Subtle Movements LP on Leaving, his three-way collab with longtime cohorts Nate...
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UK supergroup Flock return with their anticipated sophomore album ‘Flock II’. Comprising an exceptional line-up featuring Bex Burch (fresh from her debut solo album on International Anthem), Sarathy Korwar, Tamar Osborn (Collocutor, Dele Sosimi, Unknown To Known), Danalogue (The Comet Is Coming / Soccer96) and Al MacSween (Kefaya), the new...
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Oscar Peterson, bassist Georg Mraz, and drummer Ray Price are perfectly attuned to one another, while the pianist has sought out an original repertoire, framed by two Cole Porter Classics....
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Audiopile Review: Stop the press! We did not see this one coming. You may have noticed that we’re very enthusiastic about ECM’s Luminescence reissue series. And yet, it somehow escaped our notice that said series was set to include a first-time-on-vinyl edition of Annette Peacock’s astonishing ‘An Acrobat’s Heart’. Peacock...
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Charlie Parker had a complicated relationship with his hometown of Kansas City, MO owing both to its history of racial segregation and to his strong ties to his family and friends there. This new set of rare recordings dating from 1941–1951, entitled Bird in Kansas City chronicle Bird’s evolution from...
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Baker's Holiday is an album of songs associated with Billie Holiday by trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Limelight label. Baker pays tribute to Holiday with mellow trumpet solos and occasional vocals. Baker's backed by a full sax section and a four-piece rhythm section...
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The arresting 1965 session Dialogue was the debut album to be released by vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson who had already proven himself a versatile sideman on classic Blue Note albums from Grant Green’s Idle Moments to Jackie McLean’s Destination Out to Eric Dolphy’s Out To Lunch. In fact, Blue Note boss...
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The under-recognized tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan blew in from Chicago in 1957 and recorded a trio of excellent Blue Note sessions over a prolific 8-month span including the self-titled album Cliff Jordan. Jordan’s 2nd date for the label was a generous serving of smoldering bop featuring a robust septet with...
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Audiopile Review: There’s a tendency for the Basic Channel/Rhythm & Sound duo to be portrayed as a legacy act. It’s true that Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus pretty much invented dub techno in the 90s and early-2000s. But they’ve also continued to produce excellent, innovative work ever since. Notably,...
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Once again it's quite difficult to pin down exactly what's going on through Herandu's debut album, Ocher Red, but its a little bit like Metalheadz meets Weather Report out on the Siberian steppes... Herandu are brothers Evgeny and Mikhail Gavrilov from Novosibirsk in Siberia. Mikhail and his brother have played...
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In the Summer of 2023, we recorded our first studio album onboard a Lightship in the docklands of East London. Sculpted through long form improvisations, this music reflects our personal transformations as well as the rapidly evolving world in which we live. With its gradually unveiling intricacies and soundscapes rich...
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