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Art Blakey, Live in ’65 boasts an exceptional one-hour concert from Paris in 1965. This performance showcases one of the few undocumented Blakey bands, the New Jazzmen, featuring Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Jaki Byard on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, Nathan Davis on sax, and, of course, Blakey on drums....
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"After hitting Paris in 1950, saxophonist Bobby Jaspar enthralled jazz fans and jazzmen alike with his smooth, elegant playing, with the lyricism of his tranquil phrases heavily influenced by Stan Getz in particular. So when Jaspar began regularly performing with a small ensemble at the Club St-Germain five years later,...
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Belgian jazz artist Bobby Jaspar died far too young at age 37 in 1963, but fortunately made a handful of memorable dates as a leader. This is the last studio session under his name. Jaspar sticks exclusively to flute on these December 1958 studio recordings. He’s joined by drummer Kenny...
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This was recorded inside the Palais d'Orsay Hotel in Paris on March 10, 1970. The city's International Sound Festival was being held at the time, and this recording was aired in the "Jazz Vivant" radio show presented by André Francis. The performance here is a first on record, and it...
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When Miles Davis heard Barney Wilen for the first time during a jam session at the Club Saint-Germain in Paris, he exclaimed: “This is the best tenor saxophone I’ve heard in Europe, he plays tenor in an authentic way, much better than many current stars in the States.” Barney Wilen’s...
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Sahib Shihab (Edmund Gregory) played with many of jazz’s finest musicians. Shortly after he became one of the first jazz players to change their names due to an Islamic conversion, he joined Thelonious Monk for his Blue Note sessions. He also played with Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Pettiforn and...
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Sam Records is proud to presents here a live recording the band gave in Paris at Studio 104, Maison de la Radio, on April 16, 1976. In addition to a superb version of ‘One for Juan’, the band perform two tracks from the ‘Marchin’ On! album, ‘Watergate Blues’ and a...
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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 with the band....
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Limited edition 180-gram French reissue. Remastered from the original master tapes. Pressed by Optimal in Germany; artwork using the original photos. In the tradition of labels wholly devoted to vinyl re-pressing, Sam Records puts out a product of top-notch musical and visual quality. Sam Records uses only master tapes and...
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180-gram mono vinyl Sam Records presents The Lost Live Series! Donald Byrd/Bobby Jaspar — Paris 58 Limited to 4,000 copies Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio Pressed at Optimal in Germany Double insert using original photos by Jean-Pierre Leloir A never-before released Donald Byrd & Bobby Jaspar studio recording...
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Barney Wilen's career took off in 1957. That year he won the Django Reinhardt Award and recorded the soundtrack to the film 'Ascenseur pour l'échafaud' with Miles Davis. In '59 he recorded the music for the film 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' with Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey, and then composed the...
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180-gram double LP. Remastered from the original mono master tapes. Lacquers cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Mastering. Recorded in Paris, Nov. 22 and Dec. 17, 1958. Vinyl pressed by Optimal in Germany. Tip-on deluxe gatefold jacket with photos by Jean-Pierre leloir "I've never played for such an audience" declared...
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"There is something more satisfying and historically complete to having a superbly reproduced version of the original document and that is what Sam Records provides in its commendably completist style that includes a laminated 'fold-over' cover, outstanding cover photo reproduction and as a bonus, a black and whilte matte finish...
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Limited edition 180-gram LP plus bonus 10" vinyl! Remastered from the original master tapes and pressed by Optimal! Limited to 2,000 copies! Fasimile reissue using the original jacket photos on the front and back by Herman Leonard In January 1959, Lester Young was in Paris for a series of concerts...
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Mastered from the original analog tapes. Faithfully reproduced artwork using the original photos. Pressed at Optimal on 180-gram vinyl Tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen was not quite 21 years old at the time of this meeting with Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and Kenny Clarke, three veterans of the Modern Jazz Quartet....