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Skip James – Today! (Bluesville Acoustic Sounds) 180g Vinyl LP
Gerry Mulligan – Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (Acoustic Sounds) 180g 1LP Gatefold Sleeve
This classic 1960 album by Mulligan, the Cool Jazz innovator, and Webster, the legendary Ellingtonian, is one for the ages. The tunes they recorded, from “Chelsea Bridge” to “Go Home”, are smooth, lush and emotional, driven along by a rhythm section of Jimmy Rowles, Leroy Vinnegar and Mel Lewis that swings with just the right amount of bop.
Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Ruth Brown – Rock & Roll – 180g 33RPM Mofi Mono Vinyl LP
The Dynamite Sound Of “Miss Rhythm” And The Singer That Helped Build An Iconic Label: Ruth Brown’s Rock & Roll Bristles With Electrifying Emotion, Vocal Power, And R&B-Fueled Energy
Reissued in Audiophile Quality in Partnership with Atlantic Records’ 75th Anniversary: Mobile Fidelity 180g Mono LP Is Pressed at RTI and Strictly Limited to 2,000 Numbered Copies
1/4″ / 15 IPS to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
Rock & Roll, indeed. Ruth Brown’s sizzling full-length debut — also known by its eponymous title — symbolizes what was exciting, fresh, invigorating, and raw about the burgeoning style in its halcyon days. Originally released in 1957, and reissued here in audiophile quality for the first time in partnership with Atlantic Records’ 75th anniversary, the set remains a testament to one of the most pioneering and talented vocalists to ever command a stage.
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach – The Songs of Bacharach & Costello – UMR 2LP Vinyl
The Songs of Bacharach & Costello, compiled by Elvis Costello, brings together all of the published songs that Costello has written with Burt Bacharach and celebrates the three decade songwriting partnership between them. This vinyl 2LP version includes the newly remastered album, Painted From Memory and six songs from Taken From Life, of which three are newly recorded compositions. The audio was remastered by Bob Ludwig from the original tapes.
JAZZ 4 ALL – Simone – Master Music XRCD24
Jazz4All was founded by Carlos R. Peniche, a passionate admirer of jazz standards. Their repertoire includes 1,000 jazz standards of different genres such as swing, blues, bebop, Bossa Nova, and even boleros. In the delicate Harmonix International sales team, there are a number of great musicians such as Mr. Ineichen of HWV Pathos in Switzerland, Monika Bokari of Pro 1 and Carlos Peniche of Stylus Audio in Mexico, and maybe more.
This XRCD release contains jazz music performed by Carlos Peniche of Stylus Audio and his jazz members, Jazz4All. Carlos is a very proud Harmonix representative and jazz musician. With he and his group interested in the quality of XRCD, Kazuo Kiuchi has chosen to produce this album by Jazz4All.
Tony Williams – Life Time Blue Note Tone Poet Series Vinyl LP
Drummer Tony Williams had joined Miles Davis’ band and played on landmark Blue Note albums by the time he recorded his 1964 debut album Life Time at age 18. These five adventurous original compositions featured Sam Rivers, Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Gary Peacock and Richard Davis. This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.
Horace Silver – Silver’s Serenade Blue Note Tone Poet Series Vinyl LP
The program on Silver’s Serenade consists of five Silver tunes that epitomize his exceptional compositional style: captivating melodies, sophisticated harmonies, and intricate rhythmic inventions with a soulful and unerring sense of swing at the core. From the relaxed groove of the opening title track to the hard-charging finale “Nineteen Bars” the Quintet delivers their swan song with style.
Bobby Hutcherson – Total Eclipse – Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl Series
Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson was a defining feature of the sound of Blue Note Records throughout the 1960s, equally at home in hard bop, soul jazz, and avant-garde settings. His 1968 album Total Eclipse was the vibraphonist’s first recording to feature tenor saxophonist and flutist Harold Land who would go on to become a key collaborator in the years to follow. Hutcherson and Land had been co-leading a band on the West Coast and came to New York City for engagements at Slugs’ Saloon and the Village Vanguard before heading into Plaza Sound Studio to record the album.
Sonny Rollins – A Night At The Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters – Blue Note Tone Poet Series Vinyl
The Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins had already recorded three Blue Note studio dates for Alfred Lion—Sonny Rollins, Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2, and Newk’s Time—by the time he walked down the stairs of the Village Vanguard on November 3, 1957 to record his first-ever live album, as well as the first-ever live album to be recorded at the iconic New York City jazz club: A Night at the Village Vanguard. Rollins’ tour-de-force live trio album was predominantly captured at the evening set featuring Wilbur Ware on bass and Elvin Jones on drums with two pieces coming from the afternoon set featuring Donald Bailey on bass and Pete La Roca on drums.
Donald Byrd – Byrd’s Eye View Lp – Blue Note Tone Poet Vinyl Series
Recorded in 1955 for producer Tom Wilson’s short-lived Boston-based label Transition Records, Byrd’s Eye View was trumpeter Donald Byrd’s first issued recording as a leader. The date presented Byrd at the helm of what was then the current line-up of The Jazz Messengers with tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Horace Silver, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Art Blakey.
Billy Squier “Don’t Say No” – Intervention Records 180g Vinyl
Intervention Records is thrilled to present Billy Squier’s 1981 rock anthem, Don’t Say No in a brilliantly remastered Artist-Approved Edition. The classic rock staple catapulted Squier’s career to new heights. His live shows became arena rock sensations and four tracks from this album became classic rock radio staples in heavy rotation today: “In the Dark,” “The Stroke,” “My Kind of Lover” and “Lonely is the Night.”
