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Jimmy Smith – The Cat (Verve Acoustic Sounds) 180g Vinyl Record
£45.00The Cat is jazz organist Jimmy Smith’s 1964 album, a notable chart-marking release that reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200. Featuring Smith on the Hammond B-3, this set has some tasteful arrangements for the big band by Lalo Schifrin, and some good playing by the great organist on a variety of other blues-oriented material.
Seeking to offer definitive audiophile grade versions of some of the most historic and best jazz records ever recorded, Verve’s Acoustic Sounds vinyl reissue series utilizes the skills of top mastering engineers and the unsurpassed production craft of Quality Record Pressings. All titles are mastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl and packaged by Stoughton Printing Co. in high-quality gatefold sleeves with tip-on jackets. The releases are supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds, the world’s largest source for audiophile recordings.
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (Acoustic Sounds) 180g 1LP Gatefold Sleeve
£45.00Ben Webster was, without a doubt, one of the most important and influential tenor saxophonists in jazz.
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson features some of his finest collaborations with Oscar Peterson, who Webster often stated was his favourite accompanist.
Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Pharoah Sanders – Live – Theresa Records 180 Vinyl 2 LP Gatefold Sleeve
£49.95This album features Pharoah Sanders playing some no-nonsense tenor in a quartet with pianist John Hicks, bassist Walter Booker, and drummer Idris Muhammad. Sanders performs “It’s Easy to Remember” (in a style very reminiscent of early-’60s John Coltrane), an original blues, and two of his compositions, including the passionate “You’ve Got to Have Freedom.”
The musicianship is at a high level and, although Sanders does not shriek as much as one might hope (the Trane-ish influence was particularly strong during this relatively mellow period), he is in fine form. Review by Scott Yanow/AMG
Ben Webster – At the Renaissance – Concord Records 180g Vinyl
£39.95Recorded live at The Renaissance in Hollywood, CA on Oct 14 1960, Ben Webster “At the Renaissance” was released on Contemporary Records.
Featuring with Saxophonist Webster are Jim Hall (guitar), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Red Mitchell (bass), and Frank Butler (drums).
This new edition, released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP, and presented in a tip-on jacket.
Bud Shank – Barefoot Adventure – Impex Records 180g Vinyl LP
Original price was: £55.00.£30.00Current price is: £30.00.Remastered & Cut to Lacquer by Kevin Gray from the Original 1961 Analog Master Tape!
Pressed at RTI!
Impex Records is pleased to announce a new, audiophile HQ-180 LP release of Bud Shank’s pivotal 1961 classic, Barefoot Adventure.
Featuring original compositions arranged by Shank for Bruce Brown’s surf film of the same name, this is a swinging, hard-driving jazz session by six top-flight musicians at the height of their careers: Bud Shank (alto and baritone), Bob Cooper (tenor), Carmell Jones (trumpet), Dennis Budimir (guitar), Gary Peacock (bass), Shelly Manne (drums).
FoxFeather The Nature of Things – PS Audio Gold SACD
Original price was: £55.00.£27.50Current price is: £27.50.“Carly Ricks Smith’s voice is unforgettable, a wonderful cross between the folky soprano of a young Joni Mitchell and the jazz-heavy range of Lake Street Dive’s Rachel Price.”
Gabriel Mervine – Say Somethin’ PS Audio Gold 180g Vinyl
Original price was: £89.95.£44.98Current price is: £44.98.Just released. A limited-edition, individually numbered, 180-gram collector’s vinyl. These won’t be around long.
Don Grusin – Out of Thin Air – PS Audio 180G Collectors Vinyl
Original price was: £89.95.£44.98Current price is: £44.98.Just released. A limited-edition, individually numbered, 180-gram collector’s vinyl. These won’t be around long.
An original recording from piano master Don Grusin. It’s a sonic stunner. Nothing short of amazing, both musically and sonically.
Zuille Baily – Bach Cello Suites – PS Audio Gold SACD
Original price was: £89.95.£45.00Current price is: £45.00.“”Stunning!” The six unaccompanied cello suites are a cornerstone of the classical cello repertoire.”
Santana – Blues for Salvador – 180g 33RPM Mofi Vinyl LP
£55.00Coming Soon… Pre-Order Now
BLUES FOR SALVADOR EARNED CARLOS SANTANA HIS FIRST GRAMMY AWARD: 1987 “SOLO” ALBUM PURSUES JAZZ, FUSION, AND ROCK DIRECTIONS
Sourced from the Original Master Tapes and Strictly Limited to 3,000 Numbered Copies: Mobile Fidelity’s 180g 33RPM Vinyl LP Presents the Largely Instrumental Record in Audiophile Quality for First Time Domestically
1/2” / 30 IPS / Dolby SR analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
Few artists were more prolific than Carlos Santana during the 1970s and 80s. By the time he released Blues for Salvador, the fourth album billed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer as a lone solo artist, he kept a pace that saw him release LPs at a more than one record-per-year clip ever since the launch of his group’s 1969 debut. No wonder this 1987 effort would be Santana’s last work until 1990; he deserved the rest. And with the largely instrumental Blues for Salvador, he entered into the break on a high note — one that earned him his first Grammy Award.
Steely Dan – The Royal Scam – Analogue Productions Hybrid Stereo SACD
£49.95Now available to pre-order
Analogue Productions are giving us the Ultimate Steely Dan experience. Their first seven classic albums are being released on UHQR vinyl Box Sets and Hybrid SACDs.
Expect huge demand. Pre-order now!
Steely Dan’s gold-selling fifth studio album The Royal Scam, was produced by Gary Katz and was originally released by ABC Records in 1976.
The Royal Scam features more prominent guitar work than the prior Steely Dan album, Katy Lied, which had been the first without founding guitarist Jeff Baxter. Guitarists on the recording include Walter Becker, Denny Dias, Larry Carlton, Elliott Randall and Dean Parks.
- Hybrid Stereo SACD release from Analogue Productions!
- Mastered direct to DSD from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman
- Plays in all CD and SACD players
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane – Duke Ellington & John Coltrane 180g Analogue Productions Vinyl
£48.95“Genius + Soul = Jazz is a winner, now sounding better than ever. I like this reissue so much I’ll probably not play my original again since it isn’t in quite as nice condition. In fact, I’m not sure if I really need to even keep my original in the collection at this point given the quality of this reissue. And that is probably the best complement I can offer.” — Mark Smotroff, Audiophile Review, May 17, 2021.
