Art Blakey - BIG BAND Featuring JOHN COLTRANE and DONALD BYRD Remastered on 180gram Black VinylVinyl LP pressing.

REINCARNATIONS

WHO'S SMOKING

BENEATH THE MASK

A new compilation album "Chesky Hi-Fi Experience" is set for release featuring a curated selection of their exceptional recordings across genres such as Jazz, Folk, World Music, and Latin. Chesky Records is renowned for making meticulously well recorded performances exploring the depth of the true high fidelity audio experience. This album will be available on 180g Turquoise Vinyl LP and MQA-CD.

Available for the first time ever on vinyl, "The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings" is a collection of the very best vocalists within the audiophile scene. This mesmerizing collection of songs has been hand-picked for the very best listening experience. Featuring the signature vocals of audiophile sirens, Rebecca Pidgeon ("The Raven"), Ana Caram ("Blue Bossa"), Valerie Joyce ("New York Blue"), and more. The album showcases the vocal dynamics of this formidable roster in a natural recording that makes it feel like they are right in the room with you. The album attests to Chesky's commitment to detailed, clear, high-quality sound and perfectly introduces the label's unique approach to record production.

Scottish songstress Rebecca Pidgeon has an instinctive knack for storytelling. Taking elements from folk, pop, jazz, and Celtic traditions, Pidgeon crafts lilting, intimate poetry. Known for her captivating and crystalline voice, Rebecca is prolific in the audiophile scene. The Raven was her first release on Chesky and featured an ensemble of spell-binding originals like "Grandmother" and the rhythmic "Kalerka," to the reimagined and mesmerizing classic "Spanish Harlem." The album was recorded using Chesky's acclaimed, high-fidelity recording techniques, which allow Rebecca's voice to take center stage. Pidgeon exudes a controlled vocal prowess that is effortlessly captivating, coupled with her eloquent storytelling ability; her style is reminiscent of Linda Ronstadt and Suzanne Vega. As Rolling Stone magazine comments, her vocals are "nuanced and assured... Rebecca Pidgeon is one of those rare singers who conveys emotion purely."

Available for the first time ever on vinyl and SACD, Chesky's "The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Volume 2" is a collection of the very best vocalists within the audiophile scene. This esmerizing collection of songs has been hand-picked for the very best listening experience. Featuring the signature vocals of audiophile sirens Ana Caram ("Fly Me To The Moon") and Valerie Joyce ("That's What Friends Are For") and the soulfully smooth stylings of Macy Gray ("First Time") and Christy Baron ("Spooky") and more. The album showcases the vocal dynamics of this formidable roster in a natural recording that makes it feel like they are right in the room with you. The album attests to Chesky's commitment to detailed, clear, high-quality sound and perfectly introduces the label's unique approach to record production. "The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Volume 2" will be available on 180g Vinyl LP (audiophile pressing) and SACD Hybrid Stereo by Evolution Music Group.

Available for the first time ever on vinyl and SACD, Chesky's "The World's Greatest Audiophile Vocal Recordings Volume 3" is a collection of the very best vocalists within the audiophile scene. This soulful and sophisticated collection of songs has been hand-picked for the very best listening experience. Featuring the signature vocals of songstress Anna Nalick ("As Time Goes By"), soft-spoken crooner Casey Abrams ("Why Don't You Do Right?") and the soulfully smooth stylings of Macy Gray ("I Try") and more. The album showcases the vocal dynamics of this formidable roster in a natural recording that makes it feel like they are right in the room with you. The album attests to Chesky's commitment to detailed, clear, high-quality sound and perfectly introduces the label's unique approach to record production.

ELEMENTS OF LIGHT

A gorgeous soul-jazz organ quartet album that hearkens back to early-mid 60s sessions of similar form; fully revitalized by William Parker's indelible compositions and the generous musical gifts of Darryl Foster, Cooper-Moore and Gerald Cleaver. This very special project was produced by Parker for his own Centering Records imprint. Dedicated to his Aunt Carrie Lee & Uncle Joe (pictured on album cover), it was created to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary in 2010. Released on CD edition back then, this is a newly mastered-for-vinyl first-time/one-time Centering Records LP issue, released in Spring 2024. "A family thing. And a lot more than that: one of the great bassist's most joyful, sunshine-filled records. An album of very accessible creative jazz with irresistible grooves. A federating record. A gem." -Monsieur D�lire "Though mysticism and spirituality play a hand in his expansive aesthetic, so do earthly concerns like social justice and family. A deeply personal offering from a musician whose role as a scene leader and social activist is as significant as his instrumental prowess." -All About Jazz "For a guy who's rightly regarded as a load-bearing column holding up much of the New York avant-jazz scene, bassist William Parker records some remarkably mainstream-friendly albums. Don't let this pass you by. It's emotional, hard-grooving, occasionally abstract but often raw and bluesy music that shakes hands with the past before striding confidently into the future." -Burning Ambulance

INSIDE OUT

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

The music Charles Mingus and his group recorded during his landmark 1960 sessions for Candid Records produced three of the most revered jazz albums of the era. INCARNATIONS is a new masterpiece thoughtfully assembled from rare and unreleased material from those sessions that stands proudly in the Mingus canon of masterworks. All but one of the tracks here are from the November 11th, 1960 sessions Mingus and producer Nate Hentoff put together. The date was split into two halves: one a pure Mingus-led date, featuring a six-piece band that expanded into an octet for two additional tunes, and another, a partial reunion of a collective that had assembled in opposition against George Wein's Newport Jazz Festival that past July. (That collective, calling themselves The Jazz Artist Guild, would release the album Newport Rebels, on Candid in 1961.) Of special note here is the one track recorded during the Mingus October 20th 1960 sessions. It is a previously unreleased track titled "All The Things You Are (All.)" Found on a tape that contained material from both of these fall 1960 dates, the piece has it's roots in an Art Tatum rendition of "All the Things You Are," which Mingus had recorded before in various settings. Featuring Booker Ervin, Eric Dolphy, Charles McPherson, Ted Curson Lonnie Hillyer, Roy Eldridge, Jimmy Knepper, Britt Woodman, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Bley, Dannie Richmond and Jo Jones. With audio restored and remastered by Bernie Grundman, and liner notes by Pitchfork and New York Times contributor Hank Shteamer, this album is a must have for any Mingus fan. A1. Bugs (Take 3) A2. R&R (Take 1) B1. All The Things You Are (All) *Previously Unreleased B2. Reincarnation Of A Love Bird (2nd Version, Take 1) B3. Body And Soul (Take 6)

2024 release. BRASIL, the new album by Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin is a showcase for the unique talents of two of the most successful and influential musicians of their generation. It has been an enduring friendship and collaboration, from playing the famed Baked Potato in Los Angeles in the 70s, to collaborations on Dave's records and films and Lee's albums, plus years of touring together on the biggest stages. Guitarist Ritenour and pianist Grusin began their fervent involvement in Brazilian music half a century ago. And, as boldly demonstrated on BRASIL, their new studio recording in several decades dedicated to the genre, their passion remains unabated. BRASIL is a bracing survey of contemporary Brazilian sounds featuring some of that country's most notable young musicians. Also spotlighted are the talents of Swiss born harmonica ace Gr�goire Maret and Brazilian vocalist and composer Ivan Lins, whose album Harlequin with Ritenour and Grusin won a GRAMMY� Award in 1986. Ritenour and Grusin have made an indelible mark in the music industry. With the release of BRASIL, they continue to exemplify how their longevity and success is tribute to their ability to stay on the pulse of the music scene today. "Brazilian music continues to permeate the world," Lee observes. "So, now was the right time and inspiration to go to Brazil and do this recording." And their musical magic continues!