Jimmy Smith- Complete Sermon Sessions (1957-1958) (2 CD, 2009) [FLAC]

 This release contains Jimmy Smith's complete classic Sermon sessions for the first time ever on a single set, in chronological order. These are his only preserved collaborations with Lee Morgan, the formidable trumpet player whose life came to a tragic end after being shot by his girlfriend at the tender age of 33. Tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks is also featured here. The outstanding reedman would pass away at the age of 42 after a life of drug addiction and self abuse. When these recordings were made, all of these musicians were in their early or late twenties.

John Coltrane - Interplay [5 CD, 2007/FLAC]

 

Interplay, Prestige Records' 5-CD set, containing early collaborative recordings of the peerless tenor saxophonist and visionary John Coltrane, serves two distinct purposes. The first is to offer an extraordinary collection of music that provides an excellent overview of the modern jazz scene during the fertile 1956-1958 period. The other - and arguably more important purpose to the legions of Coltrane faithful - is its rich delineation of the evolutionary process behind one of the most profoundly important and emotionally compelling artists this planet has ever seen.

Kenny Burrell - All Day Long / All Night Long (2 CD, 2010/FLAC)

 

These two Prestige LPs were recorded within a week of each other in '57, and find the young guitar great flanked by the likes of Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley and Tommy Flanagan. Includes both epic title tracks; Boo-Lu; Slim Jim; A.T. , and more! 

Verve Jazz Masters series Vol. 41-50

 Jazz Masters is a series of mainly single artist compilations released by Polygram/Verve between 1994 and 1996. The compilations collect material that was originally released on Verve or on one of the labels that became part of the Polygram group. The 20th and 60th releases in the series were various artist collections.

VJM 41 - Tal Farlow

VJM 42 - Sarah Vaughan - The Jazz Sides

VJM 43 - Ben Webster

VJM 44 - Clifford Brown And Max Roach

VJM 45 - Kenny Burrell

VJM 46 - Ella Fitzgerald - The Jazz Sides

VJM 47 - Billie Holiday Sings Standards

VJM 48 - Oliver Nelson

VJM 49 - Anita O'Day

VJM 50 - Sonny Stitt

 

Blue Note Works 4000-4100 series [4111-4125]

 

...The Modern Jazz Series continued into the 1970s with the LPs listed below. Many were issued in both monaural versions (BLP series) and stereo versions (BST 84000 series).  Most of the 4000 series have been reissued by Toshiba-EMI in Japan ("Blue Note Works 4000" series); the catalog numbers are TOCJ-4###

BN.4111- Grant Green- 1962- The Latin Bit {RVG Remaster}
BN.4112- Dexter Gordon- 1962- GO! {RVG Remaster}
BN.4113- Freddie Roach- 1962- Down To Earth {RVG Remaster}
BN.4114- Ike Quebec- 1962- Boss Nova. Soul Samba {RVG Remaster}
BN.4115- Freddie Hubbard- 1962- Hub-Tones {RVG Remaster}
BN.4116- Jackie McLean- 1962- Jackie McLean Quintet (not released)
BN.4117- Jimmy Smith- 1960- Back at the Chicken Shack {RVG Remaster}
BN.4118- Donald Byrd- 1961- Free Form {RVG Remaster}
BN.4119- Charlie Rouse- 1962- Bossa Nova Bacchanal
BN.4121- Don Wilkerson- 1962- Elder Don
BN.4122- Stanley Turrentine - 1962-  Jubilee Shout!!!
BN.4123- Kenny Burrell- 1963- Midnight Blue {RVG Remaster}
BN.4124- Donald Byrd- 1963- A New Perspective {RVG Remaster}
BN.4125- Lou Donaldson- 1963- Good Gracious!

Blue Note Works 4000-4100 series [4017-4030]

 

...The Modern Jazz Series continued into the 1970s with the LPs listed below. Many were issued in both monaural versions (BLP series) and stereo versions (BST 84000 series).  Most of the 4000 series have been reissued by Toshiba-EMI in Japan ("Blue Note Works 4000" series); the catalog numbers are TOCJ-4###



 

BN.4017- Horace Silver- 1959- Blowin' the Blues Away {RVG Remaster}
BN.4018- Walter Davis Jr.- 1959- Davis Cup {RVG Remaster}
BN.4019- Donald Byrd- 1959- Byrd In Hand {RVG Remaster}
BN.4020- The Three Sounds- 1959- Good Deal
BN.4021- Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey- 1959- On View at the Five Spot Cafe
BN.4022- Duke Pearson- 1959- Profile {RVG Remaster}
BN.4023- Dizzy Reece- 1959- Star Bright
BN.4024- Jackie McLean- 1959- Swing, Swang, Swingin' {RVG Remaster}
BN.4025- Lou Donaldson- 1959- The Time Is Right
BN.4026- Donald Byrd- 1959- Fuego {RVG Remaster}
BN.4027- Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie McLean- 1960- The Connection {RVG Remaster}
BN.4028- Horace Parlan- 1960- Movin' & Groovin'
BN.4029- Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers- 1960- The Big Beat {RVG Remaster}
BN.4030- Jimmy Smith- 1960- Crazy! Baby

Blue Note Works 1500 series Vol.1591-1599

 

Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label, owned by Universal Music Group and currently operates in conjunction with Decca Records. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, from 1947 the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz. While the original company did not itself record many of the pioneers of bebop, significant exceptions are Thelonious Monk, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell.

Many great jazz musicians recorded for Blue Note, but the man responsible for the quality of label’s recordings – their high dynamic and tonal range and lifelike presence – was sound engineer, Rudy Van Gelder. It was his recording equipment, choice and placement of microphones, the work at the mixing desk, the selection and rejection of takes, and the active supervision of the whole recording process from monitoring the dials through to cutting of the master lacquer, that created the “Blue Note sound”.

Van Gelder always sought to be at the forefront of recording technology – the Scully lathe he used for cutting lacquer masters was the first to feature variable pitch/depth control to optimise groove-width and loudness. He deployed the newest Neumann/ Telefunken U-47 condenser microphone, which he had specially modified for use very close to instruments. His recordings were made on the latest Ampex tape recorders.

Blue Note made the switch to 12" LPs late in 1955. The Modern Jazz Series continued with the following 12" LPs. Many of these were issued in both monaural versions (BLP series) and stereo versions (BST 81500 series), sometimes in electronically rechanneled stereo. In certain cases, the stereo versions of recordings from 1957 onwards only appeared many years later. Beginning in 1956 with BLP 1509, Reid Miles designed most of the Blue Note LP covers. The 1500 series has been systematically reissued by Toshiba-EMI in Japan ("Blue Note Works 1500" series, 20-bit 88.2 kHz CDs); the catalog numbers are TOCJ-1501, etc.

 

BN.1591- Lou Donaldson- 1958- Lou Takes Off {RVG Remaster}
BN.1592- Sonny Clark- 1957- Sonny Clark Quintet (not released)
BN.1593- Lou Donaldson- 1958- Blues Walk
BN.1594- Louis Smith- 1958- Smithville
BN.1595- Cannonball Adderley- 1958- Somethin' Else {RVG Remaster}
BN.1596- Kenny Burrell- 1958- Blue Lights, Vol.1
BN.1597- Kenny Burrell- 1958- Blue Lights, Vol.2
BN.1598- Bud Powell- 1958- Time Waits. The Amazing Bud Powell (vol.4) {RVG Remaster}
BN.1599- Bennie Green- 1958- Soul Stirrin'

Blue Note Works 1500 series Vol.1541-1550

 

Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label, owned by Universal Music Group and currently operates in conjunction with Decca Records. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, from 1947 the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz. While the original company did not itself record many of the pioneers of bebop, significant exceptions are Thelonious Monk, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell.

Many great jazz musicians recorded for Blue Note, but the man responsible for the quality of label’s recordings – their high dynamic and tonal range and lifelike presence – was sound engineer, Rudy Van Gelder. It was his recording equipment, choice and placement of microphones, the work at the mixing desk, the selection and rejection of takes, and the active supervision of the whole recording process from monitoring the dials through to cutting of the master lacquer, that created the “Blue Note sound”.

Van Gelder always sought to be at the forefront of recording technology – the Scully lathe he used for cutting lacquer masters was the first to feature variable pitch/depth control to optimise groove-width and loudness. He deployed the newest Neumann/ Telefunken U-47 condenser microphone, which he had specially modified for use very close to instruments. His recordings were made on the latest Ampex tape recorders.

Blue Note made the switch to 12" LPs late in 1955. The Modern Jazz Series continued with the following 12" LPs. Many of these were issued in both monaural versions (BLP series) and stereo versions (BST 81500 series), sometimes in electronically rechanneled stereo. In certain cases, the stereo versions of recordings from 1957 onwards only appeared many years later. Beginning in 1956 with BLP 1509, Reid Miles designed most of the Blue Note LP covers. The 1500 series has been systematically reissued by Toshiba-EMI in Japan ("Blue Note Works 1500" series, 20-bit 88.2 kHz CDs); the catalog numbers are TOCJ-1501, etc.

 

BN.1541- Lee Morgan- 1956- Lee Morgan Vol.2. Sextet {RVG Remaster}
BN.1542- Sonny Rollins- 1956- Sonny Rollins Vol.1
BN.1543- Kenny Burrell- 1956- Kenny Burrell Volume 2
BN.1544- Hank Mobley- 1957- Hank Mobley and His All Stars
BN.1545- Lou Donaldson- 1957- Wailing with Lou
BN.1546- Thad Jones- 1957- The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol.3
BN.1547- Jimmy Smith- 1957- A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 1
BN.1548- Jimmy Smith- 1957- A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 2
BN.1549- Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore- 1957- Blowing In From Chicago {RVG Remaster}
BN.1550- Hank Mobley- 1957- Hank Mobley Quintet {RVG Remaster}

Blue Note Works 1500 series Vol.1521-1530

 

Blue Note Records is an American jazz record label, owned by Universal Music Group and currently operates in conjunction with Decca Records. Established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, it derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, from 1947 the label began to switch its attention to modern jazz. While the original company did not itself record many of the pioneers of bebop, significant exceptions are Thelonious Monk, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell.

Many great jazz musicians recorded for Blue Note, but the man responsible for the quality of label’s recordings – their high dynamic and tonal range and lifelike presence – was sound engineer, Rudy Van Gelder. It was his recording equipment, choice and placement of microphones, the work at the mixing desk, the selection and rejection of takes, and the active supervision of the whole recording process from monitoring the dials through to cutting of the master lacquer, that created the “Blue Note sound”.

Van Gelder always sought to be at the forefront of recording technology – the Scully lathe he used for cutting lacquer masters was the first to feature variable pitch/depth control to optimise groove-width and loudness. He deployed the newest Neumann/ Telefunken U-47 condenser microphone, which he had specially modified for use very close to instruments. His recordings were made on the latest Ampex tape recorders.

Blue Note made the switch to 12" LPs late in 1955. The Modern Jazz Series continued with the following 12" LPs. Many of these were issued in both monaural versions (BLP series) and stereo versions (BST 81500 series), sometimes in electronically rechanneled stereo. In certain cases, the stereo versions of recordings from 1957 onwards only appeared many years later. Beginning in 1956 with BLP 1509, Reid Miles designed most of the Blue Note LP covers. The 1500 series has been systematically reissued by Toshiba-EMI in Japan ("Blue Note Works 1500" series, 20-bit 88.2 kHz CDs); the catalog numbers are TOCJ-1501, etc.


BN.1521- Art Blakey- 1954- A Night At Birdland Vol.1 {RVG Remaster} (5037)
BN.1522- Art Blakey- 1954- A Night At Birdland Vol.2 {RVG Remaster} (5038)
BN.1523- Kenny Burrell- 1956- Introducing Kenny Burrell
BN.1524- Kenny Dorham- 1956- Complete 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia (2CD) {RVG Remaster}
BN.1525- Jimmy Smith- 1956- The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Vol.3
BN.1526- Clifford Brown- 1953- Memorial Album {RVG Remaster}
BN.1527- Thad Jones- 1956- The Magnificent Thad Jones {RVG Remaster}
BN.1528- Jimmy Smith- 1956- Live At The Club Baby Grand, Vol. 1 {RVG Remaster}
BN.1529- Jimmy Smith- 1956- Live At The Club Baby Grand, Vol. 2 {RVG Remaster}
BN.1530- Jutta Hipp- 1956- Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims {RVG Remaster}