Jazz

 180 gram VINYL AUDIOPHILE PRESSING.

• 1 In a Sentimental Mood
• 2 Take the Coltrane
• 3 Big Nick
• 4 Stevie
• 5 My Little Brown Book
• 6 Angelica
• 7 The Feeling of Jazz
• 8 I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good

Vinyl LP pressing with gold foil jacket. With such iconic tracks as "Christmas Time is Here" and "Linus and Lucy," the Vince Guaraldi Trio's A Charlie Brown Christmas is the second-best-selling jazz title in history. Certified 5x Platinum and a perennial best-seller, the soundtrack reached #6 on the Billboard Charts in 2021 which speaks to the enduring legacy of the album. For this one-time only 2022 printing, the jacket has been wrapped in gold foil while the Peanuts characters and tree have been embossed for a striking look.

1. O Tannenbaum
2. What Child Is This
3. My Little Drum
4. Linus & Lucy
5. Christmas Time Is Here (instrumental)
6. Christmas Time Is Here (vocal)
7. Skating
8. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
9. Christmas Is Coming
10. Für Elise
11. The Christmas Song

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in gatefold jacket. Includes liner notes. Frank Sinatra was one of the greatest performers and first musical superstar of the last century. His voice, timing and performance created the standards for vocalists ever since. On Frank Sinatra Collected, his career and musical legacy is celebrated on 2 LPs, spanning over 5 decades. Not just his most famous songs, but also some of his best album tracks and collaborations with Count Basie, Quincy Jones and his daughter Nancy, all showcasing the versatile artist he was.

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 My Funny Valentine
• 2 I Get a Kick Out of You
• 3 All of Me
• 4 Love and Marriage
• 5 You Make Me Feel So Young
• 6 Night and Day
• 7 The Lady Is a Tramp
• 8 Come Fly with Me
• 9 April in Paris
• 10 Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)
• 11 A Fine Romance
• 12 I've Got You Under My Skin
• 13 Bewitched
• 14 Swinging on a Star
• 15 Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) - with Count Basie
• 16 It Was a Very Good Year
• 17 That's Life
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Strangers in the Night
• 2 All or Nothing at All
• 3 Somethin' Stupid - with Nancy Sinatra
• 4 Sunny Ft. Duke Ellington
• 5 The Girl from Ipanema - with Antônio Carlos Jobim
• 6 Both Sides Now
• 7 My Way
• 8 For a While
• 9 Send in the Clowns
• 10 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
• 11 Theme from New York, New York
• 12 It Had to Be You
• 13 L.A. Is My Lady - with Quincy Jones
• 14 Mack the Knife - with Quincy Jones

According to jazz lore, on the morning of January 19, 1957, esteemed alto saxophonist Art Pepper woke up to learn that he was booked for a session, just hours later, with Miles Davis’ highly respected rhythm section (pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones), where the landmark title, Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section, was recorded. Produced by Contemporary Records’ Lester Koenig and recorded by engineer Roy DuNann, Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section has been praised as “a diamond of recorded jazz history” by AllMusic. Housed in a tip-on jacket, this special mono edition features all-analog mastering from the original mono tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at QRP. As part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series, this release celebrates 70 years of the venerable jazz record label.

Gatefold 180-gram vinyl with bonus tracks! Art Blakey was present on both Thelonious Monk's first and last studio sessions, spanning a period of 24 years from the 1947 quintet and trio recordings to the last sets taped in London in 1971, when Blakey and Monk were touring with the groupcalled the "Giants of Jazz" (which also included Sonny Stitt, Dizzy Gillespie, Kai Winding and Al McKibbon). Although this album marks Monk's sole recording as a member of Art Blakey's celebrated Jazz Messengers, the pianist and drummer were very close friends who understood each other well on both a personal and musical level. In fact, With the exception of Johnny Griffi n's "Purple Shades," all of the compositions on this album are classic Thelonious Monk tunes.

• 1 Evidence
• 2 In Walked Bud
• 3 Blue Monk
• 4 Monk's Dream (*)
• 5 I Mean You
• 6 Rhythm-A-Ning
• 7 Purple Shades
• 8 Bye-Ya (*)

A Tribute to Jack Johnson Combines Electric Fusion, Slashing Rock, and Aggressive Funk: 1971 Miles Davis Set Features Guitarist John McLaughlin, Sounds Vibrant on Vinyl LP

Michael Henderson launches into an enormous boogie groove with Billy Cobham and John McLaughlin. Miles immediately leaves the control room to join in with them. He achieved exactly what he wanted for the soundtrack of the documentary devoted to the black boxer Jack Johnson by creating the effect of a train going at full speed (which he compared to the force of a boxer). That's how side A of the 1971 LP A Tribute To Jack Johnson begins. By chance, Herbie Hancock had arrived unexpectedly and started playing on a cheap keyboard that a sound engineer quickly connected. Later, Teo Macero taped McLaughlin's riff on "Sing A Simple Song" by Sly Stone. Side B begins with a bass riff inspired by James Brown's "Say It Loud" and ends with "Willie Nelson," a piece recorded in a previous session. An a cappella improvisation by Miles, arranged in a variety of ways by Macero, was featured as a leitmotif throughout; a phrase spoken by Brock Peters was superimposed as a coda. Columbia didn't believe in this album and hastily released it. Today it is a cult record and strong seller.

Musicians:
Miles Davis (trumpet)
John McLaughlin (guitar)
Herbie Hancock (keyboards)
Michael Henderson (bass)
Billy Cobham (drums)
Steve Grossman (saxophone)

1. Right Off
2. Yesternow

Regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz album of all time and Davis's masterpiece. This 1959 album's influence on music, including jazz, rock and classical, has led music writers to acknowledge it as one of the most influential albums of all time. This septet features Jazz heavyweights John Coltrane, Bill Evans and Cannonball Adderley. Newly remastered and pressed on 180g vinyl.

Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany

Blue Note Records is pleased to present the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series, a continuation of their acclaimed Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series which was launched in celebration of the label's 80th anniversary in 2019. The Classic Series will once again feature all-analog 180g vinyl pressings in standard packaging that are mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes and manufactured at Optimal in Germany. The first 16 titles of the Classic Series will focus on the enduring classics of the Blue Note catalog. The Classic Series will be on-going, running alongside the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series which is produced by Joe Harley.

More than any other album in the canon of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, 1958's Moanin' – featuring the great drummer with trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt – was the perfect crystallization of the band's bluesy, soulful sound, and it still stands today as perhaps the most quintessential hard bop recording of all-time. Originally self-titled, the album was later renamed Moanin' due to the popularity of Timmons' unforgettable opening track. The album also introduced several indelible Golson compositions that would become standards of the jazz songbook including "Along Came Betty" and "Blues March."

Musicians:
Art Blakey, drums
Lee Morgan, trumpet
Benny Golson, tenor saxophone
Bobby Timmons, piano
Jymie Merritt, bass

Features:
• Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
• All analog 180g vinyl LP
• Mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes
• Manufactured at Optimal in Germany
• Standard packaging

1. Moanin'
2. Are You Real
3. Along Came Betty
4. The Drum Thunder Suite
5. Blues March
6. Come Rain or Come Shine

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Guitarist Kenny Burrell debuted on Blue Note Records in 1956 and over the following 7 years made a series of excellent albums for the label that culminated with his masterwork Midnight Blue. Recorded in 1963, the album waded deep into the blues, conjuring an alluring late-night vibe with a profoundly soulful cast including tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, bassist Major Holley, Jr., drummer Bill English, and Ray Barretto on congas. Burrell originals including "Chitlins con Carne," "Midnight Blue," "Saturday Night Blues," and the stunning solo guitar piece "Soul Lament" set the tone for this timeless classic adorned by one of the all-time great Reid Miles cover designs.

Musicians:
Kenny Burrell, guitar
Stanley Turrentine, tenor saxophone
Major Holley, Jr., bass
Bill English, drums
Ray Barretto, conga

Tracks

1. Chitlins Con Carne
2. Mule
3. Soul Lament
4. Midnight Blue
5. Wavy Gravy
6. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
7. Saturday Night Blues

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Legendary trumpeter Miles Davis' unmistakable rasp at the end of "One for Daddy-O," makes it clear he wasn't just playing the role of sideman on Somethin' Else, the album by Cannonball Adderley. The depth of their musical camaraderie lifts this session up throughout, from the breathtaking performance of "Autumn Leaves" to the thrilling title track. Hank Jones/Sam Jones/Art Blakey round out the quintet. Mastered By Kevin Gray From Original Master Tapes!

• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Autumn Leaves
• 2 Love for Sale
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Somethin' Else
• 2 One for Daddy-O
• 3 Dancing in the Dark

Double vinyl LP pressing. This newly discovered live-recording of a performance of the Love Supreme suite is a revelation. Recorded at The Penthouse in Seattle on October 2, 1965, this recording transports the listener to a prime seat for piece of musical history. While not studio-quality audio, the power of the performance shines through. This version is also of the full suite and features an expanded band that includes the same Classic Quartet and Pharoah Sanders in his first official gig as part of Coltrane's group.

Tracks

• - Side 1 -
• 1 A Love Supreme, Pt. I - Acknowledgement
• - Side 2 -
• 1 Interlude 1
• 2 A Love Supreme, Pt. II - Resolution
• 3 Interlude 2
• - Side 3 -
• 1 A Love Supreme, Pt. III - Pursuance
• - Side 4 -
• 1 Interlude 3
• 2 Interlude 4
• 3 A Love Supreme, Pt. IV - Psalm

• 1 Dreamer
• 2 Second Best
• 3 Haunted
• 4 Must Be Love
• 5 While You Were Sleeping
• 6 Lovesick
• 7 California and Me
• 8 Nocturne (Interlude)
• 9 Promise
• 10 From the Start
• 11 Misty
• 12 Serendipity
• 13 Letter to My 13 Year Old Self
• 14 Bewitched

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. On February 7, 1960, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley with pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Art Blakey, laid down what would become his masterpiece: Soul Station. The crystalline six-song set was a showcase for Mobley's lyrical flow from the breezy opening take on Irving Berlin's "Remember" through bluesy originals like "Dig Dis", & the swinging up-tempo number "Split Feelin's." Soul Station endures as a jazz classic for the ages.

• 1 Remember
• 2 This I Dig of You
• 3 Dig Dis
• 4 Split Feelin's
• 5 Soul Station
• 6 If I Should Lose You

Longtime Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne keys and guitar player Adam Wakeman (as Milton Keanes) is back with Jazz Sabbath Vol. 2.

According to the liner notes, the UK jazz trio Jazz Sabbath were recording 2 albums in 1969 when disaster struck. Their debut album was cancelled, and their second album shelved; leaving room for a certain band from Birmingham becoming famous by playing metal versions of their jazz songs; claiming they were their own. Jazz Sabbath were powerless to do anything about it. Their 50-year-streak of misfortune ended in 2020 with the discovery of their debut album master tapes and the following re-release of the album. Now, reunited after 52 years, Jazz Sabbath entered the studio and finished recording their sophomore album. With the theft by the band from Birmingham exposed, Milton Keanes and colleagues can now present these songs in their original form, replenished with 52 years of experience, vigor... and rage. The tranquil 'Symptom Of The Universe', the full 8-minute version of 'Paranoid' (not that metal afterthought version everyone knows) and of course the song that other band so blatantly named themselves after.

• 1 Paranoid
• 2 Snowblind
• 3 Behind the Wall of Sleep
• 4 Sabbra Cadabra
• 5 Symptom of the Universe
• 6 N.I.B
• 7 Black Sabbath

One of the finest sets ever recorded by this quartet, back in print for the first time in 35 years. Remastered by Bernie Grundman and pressed on 180g limited edition opaque blue vinyl.