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Herbie Hancock – Crossings – Speakers Corner 180g Vinyl LP
£39.95Herbie Hancock – Crossings is a captivating journey into Herbie Hancock’s innovative fusion of jazz, funk, and experimental soundscapes. This premium 180g pressing from Speakers Corner delivers exceptional clarity and warmth, bringing every nuanced detail of Hancock’s visionary performance to life. A must-have for discerning jazz aficionados and vinyl collectors, Crossings showcases the pioneering spirit that redefined modern music. Elevate your collection with this iconic release that continues to inspire and challenge musical boundaries.
Herbie Nichols – The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 1 & 2 Blue Note Re-Issue Vinyl LP
£29.95Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition on 180-gram LP
Art Blakey’s 1960 hard bop classic, The Big Beat, introduced one of the greatest line-ups of the Jazz Messengers with the legendary drummer joined by Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, and Jymie Merritt. 3 of the 6 tunes were composed by Shorter, but the album is best-known for an unforgettable version of Timmons’ enduring hit “Dat Dere.” Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal in Germany.
Herbie Nichols Trio – Herbie Nichols Trio (Mono) – Blue Note Records (Tone Poet Series) 180g Vinyl LP
£35.00Herbie Nichols was one of the most original pianists and composers in jazz history.
Blue Note founder Alfred Lion considered him to be as unique and important a voice as Thelonious Monk, another singular talent who Lion was the first to record a few years before he signed Nichols in 1955.
Little-known during his lifetime, recognition has begun to grow in recent decades for Nichols’ incredibly hip, angular compositions, each of which were miniature marvels built with their own sturdy inner logic.
Hida-Takayama Jazz Session – TSUYOSHI YAMAMOTO Trio with Koji Moriyama – XRCD
£44.00Immerse yourself in the vibrant sounds of the Hida-Takayama Jazz Session with the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio featuring Koji Moriyama, beautifully captured on XRCD.
This live recording brings together Yamamoto’s masterful piano, Moriyama’s soulful vocals, and the trio’s tight rhythm section to create a dynamic and engaging jazz performance.
Remastered with XRCD technology, this album offers superior audio fidelity, highlighting every subtle nuance and emotional detail of the session with incredible clarity.
The interplay between the musicians is both captivating and intimate, drawing you into the heart of their performance and making you feel as though you are right there in the audience.
A must-have for jazz enthusiasts and audiophiles, the Hida-Takayama Jazz Session showcases the artistry and energy of these exceptional musicians at their best.
Holst: Hammersmith – Reference Recordings HDCD
£29.95“This recording was made in Dallas’s showcase Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in June 1990. The repertory is a mix of standards— Holst’s two suites—and the mildly esoteric A Moorside Suite and Hammersmith. Of these, Hammersmith will appeal to those who like the composer’s Planets, particularly Uranus. The selections are played in Holst’s original instrumentation, and sound much the better and cleaner for it. The ensemble is crisp, and the solo and sectional playing measures up to a truly ‘symphonic’ standard. …the Texans seem to have a secure grasp of Holst’s idiom. The hall provides something very close to an ideal sound envelope, and the recording presents a well- focused image with lots of depth, good presence, and, except for some brightness in the high brass, natural tonal balance.” —Ted Libbey
Horace Parlan – Speakin’ My Piece (Classic Vinyl Series) Blue Note Records Vinyl LP
£24.99Best known for his work with Charles Mingus, pianist Horace Parlan began recording for Blue Note in 1960 with an excellent run of hard bop classics including Speakin’ My Piece, a quintet date featuring a frontline of Stanley Turrentine on saxophone and Tommy Turrentine on trumpet with the rhythm team of George Tucker on bass and Al Harewood on drums.
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.
Horace Silver – Silver’s Serenade Blue Note Tone Poet Series 180g Vinyl LP
£44.95The program on Silver’s Serenade consists of five Silver tunes that epitomize his exceptional compositional style: captivating melodies, sophisticated harmonies, and intricate rhythmic inventions with a soulful and unerring sense of swing at the core.
From the relaxed groove of the opening title track to the hard-charging finale “Nineteen Bars” the Quintet delivers their swan song with style.
Horace Tapscott – TAPSCOTT and WINDS – Nimbus Vinyl LP
£44.95Limited Edition 1000 from the 1/2” MASTER TAPES
How it was intended to be heard from the 1/2” Analog MASTER TAPES.
Available for the first time from these Analog sources.
Horace Tapscott Conducting The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra: Flight 17 – Pure Pleasure Records Vinyl Lp
£29.95Horace Tapscott’s “Flight 17,” conducted with the Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra and released by Pure Pleasure Records, is a powerful exploration of avant-garde jazz fused with African musical traditions.
This vinyl record captures the ensemble’s vibrant and dynamic performances, reflecting Tapscott’s visionary leadership and commitment to cultural expression through music.
Horace Tapscott Conducting The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra: The Call – Pure Pleasure Records Vinyl LP
£29.95There are certain albums you hear something new every time you revisit the music and this is one of those albums. An important part of Afro-American history; the politics and art which surrounded the album. If you get a chance check out the film ‘Horace Tapscott, Musical Griot’, by filmmaker Barbara McCullough, or buy the book ‘Songs Of The Unsung’: The Musical & Social Journey of Horace Tapscott’
UK VIBE Mark Jones
Howard McGhee – Maggie’s Back In Town! – Contemporary Records (Acoustic Sounds Series) 180g Vinyl
£45.00Just in time for summer comes this reissue featuring the criminally unsung Howard McGhee, the dexterous bebop trumpeter who’s frequently compared to greats such as Dizzy Gillespie and Fats Navarro. Maggie’s Back in Town!! (Maggie was McGhee’s nickname), captures the musician’s triumphant return to music in 1961. AllMusicrates the album as, “McGhee’s finest recording of the period.” He overachieves in rhythmic fluidity, a through line that’s particularly potent in seemingly carefree songs such as “Sunset Eyes” and the title track.
This new edition, released as part of the Contemporary Records 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 Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket
Ike Quebec – Heavy Soul – Blue Note Records Tone Poet Classic Vinyl Series
£24.95Ike Quebec’s aptly titled 1961 album Heavy Soul was a soul jazz masterclass with the tenor saxophonist joined by Freddie Roach on organ, Milt Hinton on bass, and Al Harewood on drums. Ike’s robust horn conjures a variety of moods from up-tempo swingers to sultry slow-tempo stunners closing with a spellbinding duo rendition of “Nature Boy” with Hinton.
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.
