Presented here in a single set are the recordings by the Bill Evans Trio with Scott LaFaro on bass and Paul Motian on drums, including their studio sessions, their exciting 1960 Birdland broadcasts, and their immortal live sets at New York’s Village Vanguard. This is still widely regarded as Evans’ finest and most important trio.
Featuring original compositions from each band member as well as fresh takes on songs from Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, and Larry Young, this group offers an exhilarating space of exploration for the 8-time GRAMMY® Award-winning McBride to stretch his veteran wings.
Elemental Music, together with Universal Music Group, present the best selection of classic out-of-print titles from the vaults of the legendary label Impulse! Sourced from the original master tapes and reproducing the original artwork, these 180-Gram Gatefold LP reissues are essential pieces in any modern jazz record collection. Check it out!
One of the best bands Zorn has ever had, here they are tighter than ever, and the performances are filled with burning solos, telepathic group interaction, heartfelt lyricism, and hypnotic grooves. Spontaneously structured by Zorn’s ever-surprising conducting techniques, crackling live energy brings Masada music to life like never before. Masada is at its passionate best.
Resealable and polythene outer sleeves for single and gatefold LPs. Packs of 25, 50 & 100 units. The next generation in outer record sleeves at the best prices. And also, new record cleaning kits: everything you need to clean and care for your vinyl record collection. Check it out!
One of the highlights of the jazz year of 1964 was the visit to Sweden by Farmer’s quartet with guitarist Jim Hall. Presented here are their studio recordings made in Stockholm, many with selected Swedish tunes, and also live recordings from that year, all previously unissued. Check it out!
American jazz group, innovators of sound, structure, and form in free jazz. They embraced a diversity of African and African American styles and sources in their creation of what they preferred to call “Great Black Music.” Grew out of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in the late 1960s, the ensemble integrates many jazz styles and plays many instruments, including "little instruments": bells, bicycle horns, birthday party noisemakers, wind chimes, and various forms of percussion. The musicians would wear costumes and face paint while performing.
Not exactly a label, Acoustic Sounds is the world leader in audiophile music. Headquartered in Salina, Kansas, Acoustic Sounds is a global retailer of the largest selection of highest-quality music in a variety of formats. The company owns its own record pressing plant, Quality Record Pressings, and its own vinyl reissue label (Analogue Productions) which is responsible for a significant chunk of the amazing AAA re-issues that have happened over the past few years. Their reissue series in collaboration with Universal and Concord (Verve-Impulse and Contemporary), are already an essential reference for the audiophile sound lover..
Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub is a thrilling previously unissued live recording of Elvin Jones’ quartet that captures the legendary drummer’s emergence as a bandleader at a little-known club in New York City where he had a weekly residency after leaving John Coltrane's band in the late 1960s. Featuring Joe Farrell, Billy Greene, and Wilbur Little, Revival was recorded between July 28-30, 1967, just two weeks after Coltrane died on July 17