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In this diverse and exciting musical tribute, a talented and multifaceted assemblage of musicians - each in his own style - pays tribute to Duke Ellington, playing tunes Duke wrote and made famous. All of these artists have benefited from Duke's music and influence. Wide in scope and deep in nature, Ellington's influence is something for which we will remain in debt for many years to come. 180 Gram Premium Virgin Vinyl
THE MUSICIANS:
- Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
- Billy Taylor - piano
- T.K. Blue - alto sax and alto flute
- Randy Weston - piano
- Eric Reed - piano
- Harold Land - saxophone
- Mulgrew Miller - piano
- Joanne Brackeen - piano
ARKADIA JAZZ ALL-STARS - Thank You, Duke!
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T.K. Blue, the highly esteemed alto saxophonist and flautist, creates a remarkable album of melodic romantic music. His passionate artistry spans the world of Jazz standards, R&B, Jobim Bossa Nova classics, and his own original compositions, creating a hypnotic and memorable music experience. The superb musicians, featuring Grammy nominated (No. 1 Downbeat Poll Winner) vibraphonist Stefon Harris, and pianist James Weidman deliver virtuosic performances. 180 GRAM Premium Virgin Vinyl.
THE MUSICIANS:
- T.K. Blue - alto sax, alto flute, arranger, leader
- Stefon Harris - vibraphone, marimba
- James Weidman - piano
- Gavin Fallow - bass
- Lenny Robinson - drums
- Ron Jackson - guitar
T.K. BLUE - The Tide of Love
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![Ron Carter / Farmer,Art - Live At Sweet Basil [180 Gram]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/71/4320471-3129760.jpg "Ron Carter / Farmer,Art - Live At Sweet Basil [180 Gram]")
Ron Carter & Art Farmer / Live At Sweet Basil - Four of the world's most respected musicians, all honored as NEA Jazz Masters, come together for a scintillating night of jazz...live from New York's Sweet Basil, one of the most prestigious and historic jazz clubs anywhere! This state-of-the-art production marks the first time these legendary musicians have played together on the same stage.
This is truly a dream band of Jazz Legends, with Ron Carter on bass, Art Farmer on trumpet and flugelhorn, Cedar Walton on piano and Billy Higgins on drums. A exhilarating performance, with all of them performing at their peak. They achieve a swinging ensemble sound, while maintaining a delightful interplay in their solo spots. 180 GRAM Premium Virgin Vinyl.
THE MUSICIANS:
- Ron Carter: bass
- Art Farmer: trumpet/flugelhom
- Billy Higgins: drums
- Cedar Walton: piano
RON CARTER & ART FARMER Live At Sweet Basil
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![Ron Carter, Mal Waldron, Eric Dolphy - Where? [Original Jazz Classics Series LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/Photo/418467265361:500 "Ron Carter, Mal Waldron, Eric Dolphy - Where? [Original Jazz Classics Series LP]")
Bass player Ron Carter’s debut album Where? features Eric Dolphy (clarinet, sax, flute) and Mal Waldron (piano). The album was originally released in 1961 having been recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studios in New Jersey. This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and presented in a Tip-On Jacket.
$38.98
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Despite having such a short recording career, the original guitar hero Charlie Christian single-handedly revolutionised the electric guitar. With having no direct influence on his guitar playing, he used the horn and reed lines he heard from the likes of Lester Young as inspiration to develop his unique single line phrasing - and so was born the guitar solo. Christian tragically died at 25 of tuberculosis, just as he was jamming with cool cats Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker on the East coast, developing the future sound of be-bop. Our collection features some of the best material he recorded with the legendary Benny Goodman small bands. Playing alongside such luminaries of the jazz world as Goodman himself, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Papa Jo Jones, Lester Young and Lionel Hampton, Christian shone above them all with his utterly unique and pioneering playing.
$26.99
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![John Coltrane - Giant Steps (Gate) [180 Gram]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/58/4256158-3072628.jpg "John Coltrane - Giant Steps (Gate) [180 Gram]")
Analogue Productions (Atlantic Series) Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records! John Coltrane's watershed 1960 release featuring the iconic title track and 'Naima' One of the most influential jazz albums of all time! 180-gram 45 RPM double LP Mastered directly from the original master tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound Pressed at Quality Record Pressings Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing Released in 1960, Giant Steps was a watershed album for John Coltrane, solidifying the saxophone legend's reputation as one of the most influential and innovative musicians in jazz history, as well as delivering jazz to an increasingly mainstream audience, while garnering significant critical acclaim. Although this was John Coltrane's debut for Atlantic, he was concurrently performing and recording with Miles Davis. Within the space of less than three weeks, Coltrane would complete his work with Davis and company on another genre-defining disc, Kind of Blue, before commencing his efforts on this one. Coltrane (tenor sax) is flanked here by essentially two different trios. Recording commenced in early May of 1959 with a pair of sessions that featured Tommy Flanagan (piano) and Art Taylor (drums), as well as Paul Chambers - who was the only bandmember other than Coltrane to have performed on every date. When recording resumed in December of that year, Wynton Kelly (piano) and Jimmy Cobb (drums) were instated - replicating the alternate non-Bill Evans lineup featured on 'Freddie the Freeloader' on Kind of Blue, sans Miles Davis of course. At the heart of these recordings, however, is the laser-beam focus of Coltrane's tenor solos. All seven pieces issued on the original Giant Steps are Coltrane compositions. He was, in essence, beginning to rewrite the jazz canon with material that would be centered on solos - enabling the solo to become infinitely more compelling. This would culminate in a frenetic performance style using melodic phrasing that noted jazz journalist Ira Gitler accurately dubbed 'sheets of sound.' The Giant Steps chord progression consists of a distinctive set of chords that create key centers a major third apart. Jazz musicians ever since have used it as a practice piece, it's difficult chord changes presenting a 'kind of ultimate harmonic challenge', and serving as a gateway into modern jazz improvisation. Several pieces on this album went on to become jazz standards, most prominently 'Naima' and 'Giant Steps.' The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of it's suggested 'Core Collection' calling it 'Trane's first genuinely iconic record.' In 2003, the album was ranked No. 102 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, 103 in a 2012 revised list, and 232 in a 2020 revised list. Undeniable music perfection deserves definitive sound and top-notch packaging. This reissue was mastered directly from the original master tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and cut at 45 RPM. Pressed at Quality Record Pressings, and housed in tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing. Overall, Giant Steps is not only a critical triumph but also a defining moment in John Coltrane's career. It's innovative compositions, masterful performances, and profound influence on jazz make it an essential entry in Coltrane's discography and a timeless masterpiece in the history of the genre. Tracklist:0 Side 1 1 Giant Steps 2 Cousin Mary 3 4 Side 2 5 Countdown 6 Spiral 7 8 Side 3 9 Syeeda's Song Flute 10 11 Side D 12 Naima 13 Mr. P.C.
$78.82
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![John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (Gate) [180 Gram]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/60/4256160-3072629.jpg "John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (Gate) [180 Gram]")
Analogue Productions (Atlantic Series) Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records! John Coltrane's seminal 1961 release featuring 'Everytime We Say Goodbye' 180-gram 45 RPM double LP Mastered directly from the original master tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound Pressed at Quality Record Pressings Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing John Coltrane's landmark 1961 jazz album My Favorite Things was born of the same recording sessions that yielded a majority of the albums Coltrane Plays the Blues (1962), Coltrane's Sound (1964), and Coltrane Legacy. That My Favorite Things was recorded in less than three days was in itself, remarkable. This record marked a significant turning point in Coltrane's career and showcased his distinctive playing style, which continues to inspire and influence musicians to this day. Coltrane's playing on My Favorite Things can be described as innovative, exploratory, and deeply emotive. The unforced, practically casual soloing styles of the assembled quartet - which includes Coltrane (soprano/tenor sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Steve Davis (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums) - allow for tastefully executed passages a la the Miles Davis Quintet, a trait Coltrane no doubt honed during his tenure in that band, notes AllMusic. Coltrane was known for pushing the boundaries of jazz and expanding the possibilities of the saxophone as an instrument. Throughout the album, Coltrane's improvisations are characterized by their intensity, virtuosity, and sheer creativity. The title track is a modal rendition of the Rodgers and Hammerstein song 'My Favorite Things' from The Sound of Music. Coltrane's use of modal playing made him a pioneer - modal jazz emphasizes improvisation over specific chord progressions. Coltrane's modal approach allowed him to explore a broader range of tonal colors and to create more open and expansive musical landscapes. Each track of this album is a joy to revisit. The ultimate listenability may reside in this quartet's capacity to not be overwhelmed by the soloist. As a soloist, the definitive soprano sax runs during the Cole Porter standard 'Everytime We Say Goodbye' and tenor solos on 'But Not for Me' easily establish Coltrane as a pioneer of both instruments. In 1998, My Favorite Things received the Grammy Hall of Fame award. The album attained gold record certified status in 2018, having sold 500,000 copies. We've given this definitive reissue of such a landmark album the presentation it deserves: Mastered directly from the original master tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and cut at 45 RPM. Pressed at Quality Record Pressings, and housed in tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing. Tracklist:1 Side 1 2 My Favorite Things 3 Side 2 4 Everytime We Say Goodbye 5 Side 3 6 Summertime 7 Side 4 8 But Not for Me
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Tracklisting:A1. Cherry Juice in a Box (3:53)A2. Awakening (3:25)A3. Third Ghost, Old Dreams (7:57)A4. Fata Morgana (5:25)B1. Hey Mary (feat. Cristina Dona) (4:42)B2. The Elephant (feat. Damon Locks (5:45)B3. The Black Shining of the Sea (3:37)B4. What, You Don't Like Beauty (feat. Rob Mazurek) (7:27)
$31.35
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Evans, Bill Trio / Lafaro, Scott / Motian, Paul
Most Influential Piano Trio In Moden Jazz - Limited 180gm Boxset
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4-LP Box Set. 180-Gram Limited Edition of 500 copies. This release includes all the albums recorded together by the legendary Bill Evans Trio featuring Evans on piano, Scott LaFaro on bass, and Paul Motian on drums: the 2 studio albums Portrait in Jazz & Explorations (with the addition of 2 bonus tracks), and The Village Vanguard Sessions (which comprises both Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby plus an alternative take of "Alice in Wonderland" and a reading of "I Loves You Porgy" absent from both releases). Widely considered one of the very best piano trios in modern jazz, and certainly the most influential of them all, it would come to a tragic end when LaFaro died in a car crash on July 6, 1961, at the age of 25, just ten days after the Village Vanguard sets presented here. 4-LP BOX SET - LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES - 180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL
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Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. A singular album from the jazz guitarist - more well-known for his later period funk records - Fisher grooves here with a stripped-down jazz sound and group featuring organ and a second guitarist in Phil Westmoreland. Soul and style prevail, especially on the title track and a transcendent 12-minute take on "The Shadow Of Your Smile".
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Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. In contrast to her classic Songbook albums for Verve, this 1961 date captures the essence of Ella Fitzgerald as most people got to see her live - with a swinging quartet. The program is made up mostly of repertoire from the Swing and early Bebop periods with Ella mixing soulful ballads and hard-driving swingers. Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
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![Benny Golson - Tenor Legacy [180 Gram]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/70/4320470-3129775.jpg "Benny Golson - Tenor Legacy [180 Gram]")
This Arkadia Records album, recipient of a Grammy Nomination, is dedicated to honoring the legacy of seven of the all-time greats of the tenor saxophone - Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Benny Golson, Zoot Sims, and Ben Webster. Musical mastermind Benny Golson leads this extraordinary session with fellow tenor saxophonists Branford Marsalis, James Carter and Harold Ashby, culminating in the historic, Grammy nominated Arkadia Records album Benny Golson: Tenor Legacy. The stellar rhythm section (Geoff Keezer, Dwayne Burno, and Joe Farnsworth) provides splendid support for the four renowned saxophonists.
THE MUSICIANS:
- Benny Golson: tenor saxophone
- Branford Marsalis: tenor saxophone
- James Carter: Tenor saxophone
- Harold Ashby: tenor saxophone
- Geoff Keezer: piano
- Dwayne Burno: bass
- Joe Farnsworth: drums
BENNY GOLSON - Tenor Legacy
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Vinyl LP pressing. Best of compilation featuring some of Goodman's most beloved tracks, such as "Let's Dance," "Stompin' at the Savoy," "Ain't Misbehavin'" and more.
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140g Black Vinyl. 'Precipice' takes Ill Considered back to their improvisational roots. Idris Rahman, Emre Ramazanoglu & Liran Donin operate as one to create an album highlighting their superlative talents and rightful position at the helm of the UK's Jazz scene. A rebirth following 2021's acclaimed 'Liminal Space', this new album has a raw, stripped simplicity harking back to the seminal albums of 70's Jazz. Ill Considered collaborate again with acclaimed visual artist Vincent de Boer to create the artwork for the album. Ill Considered formed in 2017 after Emre Ramazanoglu and Idris Rahman played together on some sessions and were motivated to try a new, fully improvised project with drums, bass, sax (and occasionally) percussion. The first jam they recorded, was then mixed and mastered in the same 24 hours by Emre and became the the band's first album. The band continued recording everything, pressing vinyl and distributing this via their own label. This DIY approach as led to nine albums recorded both in the studio and live over three years built them a strong following as well as the respect and admiration of many of the leading lights in the UK jazz scene and beyond. Now for the first time, these albums will all be made available to a wider audience on streaming platforms allowing the world to discover the unique sonic universe of Ill Considered for themselves!
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![Pete Jolly - Seasons - Amber (Ambr) [Colored Vinyl] [Clear Vinyl] [Remastered] [Reissue]](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/12/4302012-3117370.jpg "Pete Jolly - Seasons - Amber (Ambr) [Colored Vinyl] [Clear Vinyl] [Remastered] [Reissue]")
Organic, electric, freeform. Pete Jolly's Seasons is comprised of melodies and textures composed live and without pretense-it's grooves contain a complete and divine listening experience that surpasses all others of the era in which it was originally released, coming as close to transcendent musical meditation incarnate as one could possibly imagine. Seasons is an unsung masterpiece of ensemble groove and stellar musicianship, equally unsurpassed and inspired in it's quiet excellence. While Seasons never had significant commercial success upon it's release, it has since amassed a cult following, leading collectors to pay top dollar for copies of the rare record. Out of print since 1971, it has only been reissued once on CD. In his liner notes accompanying this release, Dave Segal puts the album's massive demand in perspective: "British label owner Jonny Trunk put up an original pressing of the LP for sale for an undisclosed but large sum on Instagram in January 2023, and it sold in five minutes. With Seasons back in circulation, maybe Pete Jolly will finally gain the broader audience that his phenomenal skills merit," writes Segal. "If nothing else, it serves as a valuable lesson to artists: venturing outside of your comfort zone can bring the most interesting, enduring results." Remastered from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray at Coherent Mastering, this record not only foreshadows the roots of hip-hop but manages to embody the richness of a full album listening experience that few records can offer. It's timeless appeal is rare-and it's dynamic range sets it apart as an album that straddles both the jazz and pop worlds in a way that almost no others can. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the changing and complex colors of Seasons for the first time ever since it's initial release.
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Limited magenta colored vinyl LP pressing. Includes digital download. Drummer and Composer David Lee Jr.'s stunning and rare album Evolution (1974) blends the deep experimentalism of John Coltrane and Sun Ra with the pulsating second-line and parade rhythms of New Orleans to create a stunning sonic and rhythmical tour de force. In a lineage of incredible New Orleans drummers that includes James Black, Idris Muhammed, Zigaboo Modeliste of The Meters, and stretching back to Earl Palmer and Baby Dodds, David Lee Jr. Stands out for his fire, experimentalism and an out-there-ness like no other. 'Evolution' is a super deep, 'lost classic' radical and groundbreaking deep spiritual jazz album. Originally released in New York in 1974 (400 copies only ever pressed!), 'Evolution' is an extraordinary one-off solo album, pressed on the artist's own Supernal Records, a record company whose slogan 'seeking creative progress' and dedication 'to peace and freedom' clearly displayed artistic intent over any commercial or market-led forces. David Lee Jr was born in New Orleans and the deep experimental drum-compositions featured on 'Evolution' are as rooted in this southern city rhythmically as they are in the spiritual and metaphysical musical ideas of Afro-Futurist pioneers like Coltrane, Sun Ra and others. In the early 1970s Lee Jr. #headed off to New York, playing in Roy Ayers' Ubiquity and later immersing himself in the thriving loft deep jazz scene playing with Leon Thomas, Lonnie Liston Smith, Harold Alexander, Charles Rouse, and recording for a host of seminal deep jazz labels including Strata-East, India Navigation and Flying Dutchman. Today 'Evolution' remains one of the rarest and heaviest of all deep and spiritual jazz albums ever made.
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Devon Hoff, Yuka C. Honda, Michael Leonhart, Joao Nogueira, Mauro Refosco, Ches Smith, Johnny Mathar, Sean Ono Lennon. Tzadik is proud to present Asterisms, a beautiful and exploratory instrumental project by Sean Ono Lennon, one of the most creative and versatile musician/composer/producer/songwriters working today. Sean has written countless songs, composed film scores, produced, and performed on dozens of albums-and here he steps out as the leader of an all-star band of Downtown luminaries. Years in the making, the music is powerful, trippy, and intensely imaginative, blending rock, electronics, jazz, and more into an exciting new musical soundscape. With driving rhythms, a stunning lyricism, and a brilliant sense of orchestration, this album is sure to surprise and delight music fans the world 'round. Beautifully recorded, this is modern instrumental music at it's very best-essential!
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![Johnny Lytle - People & Love [LP]](https://img.broadtime.com/Photo/418467263536:500 "Johnny Lytle - People & Love [LP]")
Available on vinyl for the first time since its original release 50 years ago, the downtempo-funk extravaganza People & Love is a crate-digger's treasure chest, filled with soul-jazz grooves and mesmerizing vibraphone textures laid down by Johnny Lytle, who was touted as "the greatest vibes player in the world" by the big band legend Lionel Hampton. The album was mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray, pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, and comes packaged in a tip-on jacket.
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Blue Engine Records is proud to announce The Southern Suite, the debut release from a unique, generational talent: pianist Sean Mason. Featuring his adventurous, close-knit quintet, The Southern Suite looks back at the Charlotte-born musician's roots from the vantage of Mason's current position at the heart of the NYC scene. Mason's technical prowess and compositional genius are on full display: he conjures up new songs that sound like they should already be part of the jazz canon. Unforgettable gospel-tinged hooks sit on top of a deep, compelling pocket, making for catchy, danceable, forward-looking music.
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Vinyl LP pressing. "When we walked out on stage it felt like a homecoming," says Jakob Bro of this texturally spacious and emotionally charged live recording from Copenhagen, on which three of the defining protagonists of improvisation in Denmark, leading musicians from three generations of Danish jazz, come together. The concert, in February 2023, was particularly poignant since it marked a return to performance for trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg, who delivers some of his most thoughtful playing here. Repertoire, drawn from Jakob Bro's Returnings and Gefion albums, is addressed in spontaneous and exploratory spirit, and transformed as Marilyn Mazur's subtle percussion language of blossoming gongs and metals and rumbling drums blends with Bro's drifting and rippling washes of sound. The music's atmospheric qualities, as well it's eruptive moments, are enhanced by the resonant acoustics of the Danish Radio Concert Hall.
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![Toshiyuki Miyama & New Hard - Niou To Hato - Green [Colored Vinyl] [Clear Vinyl] (Grn)](https://mediacdn.aent-m.com/prod-img/500/49/4286749-3088729.jpg "Toshiyuki Miyama & New Hard - Niou To Hato - Green [Colored Vinyl] [Clear Vinyl] (Grn)")
Kakurenbo; Kitsune no Yomeiri Koushinkyoku; Enka ni Taisuru Kanashimi; Niou to Hato; Hakuchou no Nemurutoki; Sumidagawa no Nagare; Kiganbi; Seijinshiki
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THE BIG NEWS is back!The analog release of Takeshi Obayashi's TBN Trio will be released prior to their tour!After becoming the first Japanese winner of the 'Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition' in the U.S., Takeshi Ohbayashi has been active beyond the boundaries of country and genre, collaborating with Jose James and Takuya Kuroda. And a winner of Grammy Award with the Pat Metheny Unity Band, Ben Williams is a talented bassist who has performed with Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, and Sadao Watanabe.Nate Smith is a drummer who has written songs for Michael Jackson and performed with everyone from Paul Simon to Norah Jones, and is a two-time Grammy nominee for his project 'KINFOLK'.This is a rare moment when three of the music scene's frontrunners come together. The uplifting soulful and heart-fluttering grooves, cultivated through their travels around the world together, will make you feel the joy of living in the modern age.
