3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of.. is the debut album by Arrested Development. It was released in 1992 to widespread critical acclaim, and stood in stark contrast to much of the hip hop around at the time. It helped them become the first rap group to win a Grammy for…
In honor of Blue Note Records 80th Anniversary, the legendary jazz label is launching the Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series. Distinct from the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series, this second series curated by Don Was and Cem Kurosman features 180g vinyl LP releases in standard packaging with albums spanning the many eras of the label s history presented…
Blue Note Records presents First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings, a thrilling previously unreleased live recording of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers captured at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo on January 14, 1961 during the band s first-ever tour of Japan. The Jazz Messengers were among the first modern jazz groups to tour the country,…
A never-before-released studio date by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers recorded at Rudy Van Gelder s Hackensack, New Jersey studio on March 8, 1959, and featuring the legendary drummer – whose centennial was celebrated in 2019 – along with trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt. The six-song set includes two previously unissued compositions: Quick Trick and…
Originally released on Colpix Records in 1963, this striking release consists of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers performing selected music from the Broadway musical Golden Boy. Arranged by three master musicians, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller and Cedar Walton, the music is performed by an amazing all-star line-up featuring Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone),…
Blue Note Records has announced the continuation of the Classic Vinyl Reissue Series which presents 180g vinyl LP reissues in standard packaging mastered by Kevin Gray and manufactured at Optimal. The pressings are all-analog whenever an analog source is available, with Gray mastering directly from the original master tapes. While the first 16 titles of the series focused on…
Recorded in 1961, but not released until 1967, The Witch Doctor features one of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers greatest line-ups: Wayne Shorter (saxophone), Lee Morgan (trumpet), Bobby Timmons (piano), and Jymie Merritt (bass). Highlights include Morgan s Afrique, Shorter s Those Who Sit and Wait, Timmons A Little Busy, and Jordan s Lost…
65th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 180g Vinyl 2LP with 2022 Remastered Audio and Bonus Disc of Unreleased Outtakes! In May of 1957, Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers went into the studio with Thelonious Monk to record a one-off album for Atlantic Records. The Jazz Messengers were a loose collective of young jazz musicians, with a constantly rotating lineup to keep the…
Producer John Snyder had always wanted to record Art Pepper and booked him into a week at the Village Vanguard in New York. At the time, Pepper was under contract to Contemporary Records and label head, Les Koenig, decided he would record the gigs, quashing any notion Snyder had of doing the same. However, Art…
Contemporary Records 70th Anniversary Series 180g Vinyl LP Reissue All-Analog Mastered from the Original Tapes by Bernie Grundman! 2021 marked 70 years of Contemporary Records, the Los Angeles-based audiophile jazz label that both defined and radically expanded the sound of West Coast jazz. Throughout the 50s, 60s and 70s, Lester Koenig s artist-friendly company released…
2021 marked 70 years of Contemporary Records, the Los Angeles-based audiophile jazz label that both defined and radically expanded the sound of West Coast jazz. Throughout the 50s, 60s and 70s, Lester Koenig s artist-friendly company released career-defining performances by some of modern jazz s most influential and accomplished improvisers, including Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins,…
FOR FANS OF: IN FLAMES, OCEANS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD. As I May is a four-piece modern melodic metal band from Mikkeli, Finland – formed in 2016. The band combines modern elements, yet keeps focus on the heavier side of the music, and they sound like a modern day US mixture of In Flames and Amorphis, so…
Ascended Dead return like abyss winds surging skyward from the ninth circle of Hell. New album Evenfall Of The Apocalypse heralds the dawn of the final march to extermination via barely-controlled death metal chaos and form-destroying necromancy. Ascended Dead play death metal the ancient way with an intrinsically malign pedigree and methodical cruelty scarcely heard…
MG.ART announce the authorized 50th anniversary edition of Ash Ra Tempel s Schwingungen, originally released in 1972. One of the most important German krautrock albums. Re-cut carefully overseen by Manuel Göttsching himself. Gatefold sleeve with sticker; Includes original release sheet and inlay.Julian Cope s review on Schwingungen in Krautrocksampler (Head Heritage, 1995): Beware of Schwingungen! That should be the large sticker on the…
Ashford & Simpson, simply put, are one of the best songwriting duos the world has ever seen. Former successful Motown writers this powerhouse duo penned a string of hits for greats like Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross so it s little wonder that they were inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of…
Weedkiller is the upcoming debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and rapper Ashnikko. It is scheduled for release on August 25, 2023, through Parlophone and Warner Records.