Joe McPhee's first international release, Black Magic Man, was issued on the newly formed Hat Hut imprint in 1975. It was a watershed moment for the 35-year-old musician. Based in Poughkeepsie, New York, he was too far away from Manhattan to have participated extensively in the Loft Jazz happenings of the decade. European exposure, however, would give McPhee an alternative circuit, something of an escape route from the trappings of American cultural myopia. In support of the new record for this Swiss label, McPhee invited John Snyder on a European tour in October 1975. Snyder was a synthesizer player with whom McPhee had made the duet LP Pieces Of Light, released a year earlier on CjR. The two musicians developed an extensive repertoire, playing diverse spaces in the Hudson Valley. Geographically close gigs were a plus, since it took extra energy to hoist Snyder's ARP 2600. "McPhee and Snyder were invited to play at the Willisau Jazz Festival in Switzerland. If you compare this live record with Pieces Of Light, a studio effort, it's considerably more open. South African drummer Makaya Ntshoko is rolling thunder on the choral 'Voices,' shuffling under Snyder's bubbly beat on 'Bahamian Folksong.' It is quite a special combination, enough so that Hat Hut chose to release it as their next LP, Hat Hut B in their alphabetical series. The Willisau Concert represents the sound of Joe McPhee opening up, opening out, expanding his field of operations to include new figures, fresh experiences, new continents of sound." -John Corbett (excerpt from the liner notes)
Dresden-based composer/producer, Sven Helbig, presents 'Requiem A' to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, honoring the victims of war and sending a profound plea for peace. The world premiere performance was recorded on February 9, 2025 at Dresden's Kreuzkirche and performed by the Dresden Kreuzchor, Saxon State Orchestra and celebrated bass-baritone Rene Pape with conductor Martin Lehmann. Released by Deutsche Grammophon, this poignant work seeks to serve as a universal message of remembrance, reconciliation, and cultural exchange.
Hammond B3 organist Baby Face Willette debuted his swinging sound on 3 consecutive Blue Note sessions in January 1961: Lou Donaldson's Here 'Tis, Grant Green's Grant's First Stand, and his own debut Face To Face. For his 2nd leader date, Stop And Listen, the organist convened a trio with Green on guitar and Ben Dixon on drums for a soul jazz symposium. 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.
Brownswood Recordings mark two decades of boundary-pushing independent music with Twenty Years Deep, a limited-edition 3xLP vinyl compilation celebrating the label's rich, global catalogue and enduring influence. Founded in 2006 by broadcaster, DJ, and cultural tastemaker Gilles Peterson, Brownswood has spent the last 20 years championing forward-thinking artists who sit just left of center: rooted in Afro-diasporic music but never confined by genre. Twenty Years Deep is a snapshot of that journey: a carefully curated collection spanning the label's early breakthroughs, cult classics, and defining moments. Pressed on 3 piece colored vinyl Twenty Years Deep brings together tracks that reflect Brownswood's long-standing commitment to artistic freedom, musical lineage, and future-facing sounds. From deep jazz explorations and dancefloor mutations to global collaborations and genre-defying hybrids, the compilation captures the connective thread that has defined the label since day one: trust in artists and belief in music that lasts. Rather than a greatest-hits exercise, Twenty Years Deep functions as an archive and a statement documenting how Brownswood has maintained it's own point of view. By following a highly instinctive approach to A&R the label has shaped music culture, introduced new voices, and built a catalogue that continues to resonate well beyond release cycles.
Alex Skolnick Trio / TRANSFORMATION - Brand new reissue and first ever vinyl pressing of the second album from famed Testament six-string slayer Alex Skolnick and his jazz trio! Inspired by a 1964 live recording of John Coltrane, Skonick entered the world of jazz music in the late '90s and put together his own jazz combo that has since relased 6 studio albums and helped bring jazz music to a new audience of metal heads!
Recorded in NYC November 1988, this album is the first of the series of recordings SteepleChase undertook after a few years of pause from the New York recording scene.
Saxophonist Gary Bartz returned to acoustic hard-bop around that time from fusion jazz having played in the 70’s Miles Davis group.
“Gary Bartz convinces you his incisive alto would have fit with Monk himself - his ear-catching post-Bird cry, rhythmic snap and blues-sense would have put him in the pocket...he treats the material with the honour it deserves and the spirit it demands.” (Kevin Whitehead, Cadence)
The second complete show to be issued from Keith Jarrett's 2016 European tour, following the acclaimed Munich 2016 concert. This double album documents the pianist's solo performance at Budapest's Bela Bart¢k National Concert Hall. Jarrett, whose roots go back to Hungary, saw it as a homecoming; the context inspired much creative improvisation. His later concerts are comprised of independent movements, each a marvel of spontaneous resourcefulness and creative energy.
Eddie Henderson - "Heritage (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition)". Trumpeter Eddie Henderson came to prominence as a member of Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi in the early '70s, after which he recorded a pair of seminal jazz/funk fusion classics for Blue Note - Sunburst (1975) & Heritage (1976) - the latter, featuring a forward-looking crew with Julian Priester, Patrice Rushen, Paul Jackson, Mike Clark, Billy Hart, Mtume and others. This stereo Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
SATIE: GYMNOPEDIES GNOSSIENNES & OTHER PIANO WORKS
ERATO
Vinyl
$35.49Jun 25, 2021
A pianist whose exceptional intelligence and sensitivity draws on her effervescent spirit, Anne Queffelec learned her craft in both Paris and Vienna. She had a close relationship with Erato and Virgin Classics, which produced a rich discography. This recording is an absolute best seller, and probably the most famous version of Erik Satie's masterpieces, the Gymnopedies and Gnossiennes. It's featured here in it's original iconic cover artwork.
Vivaldi's best known work, The Four Seasons is given new life in this Audiophile Direct to Disc recording from Chasing the Dragon. In order to make this D2D recording, the Interpreti Veneziani Chamber Orchestra performs each album side live in the studio, recorded via state of the art, all-tube valve microphones, fed to a Neve Desk, and then via a pure analogue path directly to the Neumann VMS80 lathe. 180 gram Audiophile Direct to Disc LP! A dynamic performance, pure analog delight!
Vinyl LP pressing. 2024 release. After putting down the saxophone, the instrument he has become synonymous with, Shabaka returns with his first full length album under his own name. Expanding off the meditative 2022 EP Afrikan Culture, his new album Perceive it's beauty, Acknowledge it's Grace is a deeply moving suite of primarily instrumental music.
Triple 180gm vinyl LP pressing. With his Elektric Band in full swing in the '80s, Chick created it's perfect complement: the Akoustic Band. With Elektric Band veterans John Patitucci on upright bass and Dave Weckl on drums, the group carved a new path in the world of the piano trio: the kinetic interplay of all three members honed on high-velocity Corea originals. A follow-up to the Akoustic Band's Standards & More (1989) and Alive (2007), this third album was recorded live during the band's 2018 tour.
Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) [Vinyl]
BLUE NOTE RECORDS
Vinyl
$42.99Sep 17, 2021
3 giants of West Coast jazz came together in this swinging session recorded in 1953. Alto saxophone master Lee Konitz joins Gerry Mulligan on baritone saxophone and legendary trumpeter Chet Baker on a half-live/half-studio recording. They are supported by bassists Carson Smith and Joe Mondragon with Larry Bunker on drums for this spontaneous and inventive jazz treasure. The Blue Note Tone Poet Series features all-analog, remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
The Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki presents his acclaimed cycle of Beethoven's five piano concertos for the first time on vinyl, accompanied by the world-acclaimed Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and conductor Tomo Keller. 5 LP boxset.
DEBUSSY: TROIS NOCTURNES / RAVEL: DAPHNIS ET CHLOE
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
Vinyl
$41.51May 23, 2025
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. It took Claudio Abbado and the Boston Symphony Orchestra two sessions in February 1970 to record their interpretations of Debussy's Trois nocturnes", Ravel's suite Daphnis et Chloe", and his Pavane pour une infante defunte - soon became classics. THE ORIGINAL SOURCE SERIES is presented on 180g vinyl in deluxe gatefold edition with original cover and lyrics", the copies of this series are limited and numbered. They are accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes", plus an article which explains the exact technical background.
Piazzolla 100 on Vinyl / Turku, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn
Prospero Classical
Vinyl
$40.99Oct 21, 2022
There is one phrase that Rudens Turku uses repeatedly whenever he is discussing his work: “to sink into the note.” The German-Albanian violinist employs it to underscore his principal concern, which is to feel his way into the deeper layers of a composition and at the same time to be aware of the story of its composer’s life and of the way in which that life is embedded in a particular period and its political background. He finds an almost ideal opportunity to do this in the music of Astor Piazzolla - concert music by a cosmopolitan Argentine musician of Italian ancestry who grew up in the United States.
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