Vinyl LP pressing. Trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire and guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson's album Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings is due June 12, 2026, on Nonesuch Records. The album features four new compositions by each musician as well as one collaboration. The album track "Soundcheck" is available today and can be heard below; you can pre-order the album here. The duo, long admirers of each other's musicianship, met at Halvorson's Brooklyn apartment and began playing together periodically, going back as far as 2009. They rehearsed the music on Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings in January 2025, just before performing it at the New York City club The Stone; they recorded this album the next day at Sear Sound.
You've got grail! Monty Python's Spamalot, lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, makes it's long-awaited vinyl debut. Winner of the Tony Awardr for Best Musical and the GRAMMYr Award for Best Musical Show Album, the original cast recording features songs by Eric Idle (music & lyrics) and John Du Prez (music), including "The Song That Goes Like This," "Find Your Grail," and the unforgettable anthem "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" - plus the never-before-released track "The Cow Song." With iconic performances from Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce, Hank Azaria, and Sara Ramirez, this special 20th Anniversary Edition is pressed on commemorative "Holy Grail Gold" double vinyl, housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket and contains a 20-page booklet filled with essays, rare photos, full lyrics, and general nonsense. Limited Edition.
Kayla Waters burst on to the contemporary jazz scene with an astounding six #1 Billboard contemporary jazz radio hits! Lovingly mentored by her father, jazz icon Kim Waters, Kayla has been voted the winner of "The Rising Star In Jazz Award" and the prestigious Washington DC WAMMIE Award as "The Best Jazz Artist". Having performed with such greats as Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight and at major jazz festivals world-wide, this charismatic keyboard virtuosa has taken the jazz world by storm!!! Anew, her brilliant new album release, is overflowing with inspired melodies and ebullient grooves - a true expression of Kayla's unique creativity. Kayla is joined by her illustrious father, Kim Waters, in the production of her 11 sparkling original compositions. From the glowing spirituality of the title tune, "Fragrant Faith," and the romantic "Luminous Love", to the pulsating "Lush,", the wonderful musical universe of Kayla Waters is on full display!!!
Alfred Lion considered pianist/composer Andrew Hill as unique as Thelonious Monk and documented Hill's music with a fervor. Recorded in 1964 with a quartet of modern jazz visionaries - Bobby Hutcherson, Richard Davis & Elvin Jones - Judgment! Was the third classic album Hill recorded in a 5-month period that also produced Black Fire and Point of Departure. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
Double vinyl LP pressing includes etched side. Nonesuch releases Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated composer Jonny Greenwood's score to the new action comedy film written, directed, and produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another features eighteen new compositions performed by Greenwood-on piano, guitar, bass, percussion, and ondes Martenot-joined by the London Contemporary Orchestra and conductor Hugh Brunt, among others. The title track may be streamed here. Released via Warner Bros. Pictures in the US on September 26, One Battle After Another stars Academy Award and BAFTA winners Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and Benicio Del Toro, and Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti.
An essential document of European jazz in the 1970s, and a recording that still sounds magnificent today, Balladyna exerted an enduring influence on successive generations of improvising musicians - in Poland and Finland above all, though it also cast it's spell more widely. As Tomasz Stanko once said, "My international name was built on Balladyna." The quartet explores the seven originals on the album with a strong sense of rhythmic propulsion and melodic curiosity throughout. Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in 1975, Balladyna was produced by Manfred Eicher.
The music for Assassin's Creed is here re-invented for piano, with the inspired playing of Nicolas Horvath. Recorded on a historic piano that formerly belonged to Nadia Boulanger, this album presents the iconic themes of the saga in a new artistic dimension, while totally respecting the milieu of the game. A landmark event, uniting musical demands with the culture of the video game.
LET'S PLAY CHESS: A CHESS RECORDS ANTHOLOGY / The story of Chess Records is the story of American popular music in the second half of the twentieth century. Best-known for capturing the sound of acoustic blues, originating from the Mississippi Delta and filtered through Chicago's South Side, going electric and for releasing some of the earliest rock n' roll singles, Chess also has a deep catalog of jazz, R&B and soul recordings. The legacy of Chess Records endures more than 75 years later. Curated by Grammy-winning producer, Chess Records scholar and current Rolling Stones drummer Steve Jordan, Let's Play Chess: A Chess Records Anthology presents 25 of the label's best, some of the most important and thrilling recordings to be found on any label.
Emerging in the early 1980s, Zig-Zag Band established themselves as one of Zimbabwe's most distinctive musical voices. Hailing from the small town of Kwekwe, Zig-Zag Band appeared out of nowhere and revolutionised the 80s music scene with a new sound. They crafted a bold and original style defined as Chigiyo - a vibrant fusion of reggae, traditional rhythms, brass arrangements and mbira-inspired guitar. With intricate guitar lines, infectious dance rhythms, and raw, soulful Shona vocals, they pushed beyond genre boundaries. While many contemporaries opted for commercially safer routes, Zig-Zag remained fiercely independent, committed to authenticity and innovation. Despite the loss of nearly all original members over the years, Gilbert Zvamaida-now based in the U.S. and performing with Thomas Mapfumo's Blacks Unlimited-continues to carry the torch. As the last surviving founding member, he remains a guardian of Chigiyo, keeping it's legacy alive for future audiences. Housed in a limited edition 3-color screen printed cover, which also includes a download voucher - this compilation brings Zig-Zag Band's groundbreaking music back into the spotlight- celebrating their unique contribution to Zimbabwean culture and reintroducing a vibrant, underappreciated catalogue to a new generation of listeners.
Vinyl LP pressing. Out Of/Into, the all-star collective that began it's life as the Blue Note Quintet in celebration of Blue Note Records' 85th anniversary, is a profound embodiment of the label's ethos, presenting state-of-the-art music and musicians - pianist Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, drummer Kendrick Scott, and bassist Matt Brewer - while also honoring Blue Note's rich legacy.
Vinyl LP pressing. Bria Skonberg's 'Brass' is a celebration of her favorite elements of trumpet playing featuring Luther Allison, Eric Wheeler & Darrian Douglas. After many years of working to synthesize voice and trumpet, Juno Award Winner Bria Skonberg has chosen to explore them both individually. Her new album on Cellar Music is the first of those explorations - ' Brass'. For Bria Skonberg studying the trumpet has been a true labor of love. Through precision, power, style, and/or subtlety, this collection of songs and arrangements is a celebration of her favorite elements of playing the trumpet. Her trio of Luther Allison, Eric Wheeler and Darrian Douglas provides a highly swinging, steady yet versatile foundation for the project. The trumpet is ultimately an extension of Bria Skonberg's voice, and the beauty of instrumental music is it can often express emotions without words.
Norman Brown's most popular album of the last 20 years!!! Grammy Award-winning Contemporary Jazz/R&B superstar Norman Brown has sold over 4 million albums in his extraordinary career and virtually lives at the top of the Billboard Contemporary Jazz sales and radio charts. Having shared the stage with virtually every Contemporary Jazz superstar from Boney James to Dave Koz to Gerald Albright, Norman is also touring nationwide as co-leader of the supergroup BWB (Norman Brown, Kirk Whalum and Rick Braun)!! Let's Get Away which is already approaching 100 million streams, has Norman Brown's hit-making talents on full display. Featuring inspired original compositions such as the vibey "LA Chill," the funk/blues tinged "Talk It Out," and the romantic tribute to Wes Montgomery, "Heading Wes," Norman tops it all off with a brilliant rendition of the classic "Down Here On the Ground!"
Limited splatter colored vinyl. Claudio Simonetti composed the soundtrack for the 1985 horror film "Demons," directed by Lamberto Bava and produced by Dario Argento. The soundtrack, in addition to original songs composed by Simonetti, also includes songs by other rock and metal artists of the time. In particular, the song "Demon" features vocals by Rick Springfield.
Limited blue colored vinyl LP pressing. Santa, take the freeway down! 'The Chess Records Christmas Album' gathers holiday classics and hidden gems from the legendary Chicago label. Highlights include Chuck Berry's yuletide staples "Run Rudolph Run" and "Merry Christmas Baby," the joyful harmonies of The Moonglows' "Hey Santa Claus," the jazz brilliance of Ramsey Lewis and Kenny Burrell, plus rarities from The Soul Stirrers, The Salem Travelers, Lenox Avenue, and more. From gospel to soul to electric blues, 'The Chess Records Christmas Album' is a celebration of the label's 75-year legacy and a welcome alternative to the usual jingled bells and decked halls.
Duke Jordan was on the front lines of the bebop revolution as the pianist in Charlie Parker's quintet and later recorded his sole Blue Note album, Flight To Jordan, in 1960 - an exemplar hard bop date featuring Dizzy Reece (trumpet), Stanley Turrentine (sax), Reggie Workman (bass), and Art Taylor (drums). This stereo Blue Note Tone Poet 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.
Introducing a new piano trio from Norway, Tord Gustavsen's young group - already making waves in the Far North where "Changing Places" has soared into the pop charts - is telling new stories within the framework of the jazz tradition. This is music that sings, at once gentle and robust. The songs Gustavsen writes sound like standards-in-the-making. Lyrical, immediately memorable, they are songs of an appealing freshness yet sophisticated in their involvement with the melodic line. And the trio improvises, with flair and originality, inside their structures.
Trombonist Bennie Green made his Blue Note debut with his delightful 1958 album, Back On The Scene, featuring saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist Joe Knight, bassist George Tucker and drummer Louis Hayes. From buoyant swing to Latin grooves to tender ballads the band delivers a thoroughly enjoyable program. This mono Blue Note Tone Poet 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.
