Jazz
Norah Jones seminal debut album, Come Away With Me, became a global phenomenon reaching #1 in 20 countries, selling nearly 30 million copies, and sweeping the 2003 GRAMMY Awards with 8 wins including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. The remastered 20th Anniversary Edition captures the emergence of a singular talent on this now-classic album.
Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk
Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk [Deluxe Edition 2LP]
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Were a bunch of outsiders who refused to be kept out, says High Pulp drummerBobby Granfelt. Weve never had an academic approach to jazzmost of us grew upplaying in DIY bandsso it was the rawness and the energy and the absolute freedomof the music that called to us in the first place.
Indeed, theres something defiant, something utterly liberating about High Pulps remarkable ANTI- Records debut, Pursuit of Ends. Drawing on punk rock, shoegaze, hip-hop, and electronic music, the bands brand of experimental jazz is both vintage andfuturistic all at once, hinting at times to everything from Miles Davis and Duke Ellingtonto Aphex Twin and My Bloody Valentine. The songs here balance meticulous composition with visceral spontaneity, and the performances are nothing short of virtuosic,fueled by raw, ecstatic horn runs ducking and weaving their way around thick basslines and dizzying percussion.
While the Seattle-based collective is centered around a crew of six core members,they also make judicious use of a broad network of collaborators on the album, wrangling special guests like sax star Jaleel Shaw (Roy Haynes, Mingus Big Band), harpistBrandee Younger (Ravi Coltrane, The Roots), GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter TheoCoker, and keyboardist Jacob Mann (Rufus Wainwright, Louis Cole) to help stretch theboundaries of their already-expansive sonic universe. The result is a lush, cinematiccollection thats as unpredictable as it is engrossing, an urgent, exhilarating instrumental album that manages to speak to the moment without uttering a single word.
There's scarcely a more towering figure in modern jazz than Bill Evans. His relaxed, emotional style would prove influential to generations of pianists who would follow him. On Trio '65, Evans is joined by bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker. It includes "If You Could See Me Now," Johnny Carisi's "Israel," and the heart-wrenching "Who Can I Turn To?" Verve Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered on 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Stan Getz / Byrd,Charlie
Jazz Samba (Blue) (Bonus Track) [Colored Vinyl] [Limited Edition] [180 Gram]
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Limited 180gm yellow colored vinyl LP pressing. Ol Coltrane is the ninth album by jazz musician John Coltrane, originally released in 1961 on Atlantic Records. The album was recorded at A&R Studios in New York, and was the last of Coltrane's Atlantic albums to be made under his own supervision.
One of the most lauded (and brilliant) trumpet players in the history of jazz, Clifford Brown adds to his luster on this varied program of nine engaging tunes. Featuring the 1955 version of the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, a group also including tenor saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Richie Powell, and bassist George Morrow. One of the premiere early hard bop units. Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes, remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.
Gerald Wilson's 1962 album, Moment of Truth, features his dynamic big band on an action-packed 9-song set (7 of which were composed by Wilson) with highlights including the swaggering blues of the title track, the irrepressible Latin groove of "Viva Tirado," and a fleet-footed version of Miles Davis's "Milestones." Blue Note Tone Poet Series features all-analog, remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.