Horace Silver The Tokyo Blues

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Tokyo Blues, an essential mid-'60s Blue Note session, is Horace Silver's tribute to the Japanese people who have long supported his funky, Latin-flavored modern jazz. American jazz has always been wildly popular in Japan, and this album is Silver's homage to the many fans that he has encountered on various triumphant tours of the island nation. While Silver's trademark funky Latin/swing is at the forefront, the inspiration of eastern delights is clearly evident in all aspects of this grooving date.

Originally released in 1962.

Junior Cook, sax (tenor) - Joe Harris, drums - Blue Mitchell, trumpet - Horace Silver, piano - Gene Taylor, bass

Art Taylor A.T.´s Delight

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Since his days with the Bud Powell Trio, drummer Art Taylor was an invaluable member of the Blue Note recording family. A.T.'s Delight is the only album made under his own name for the label and it is a remarkable one. Choosing great compositions by Coltrane, Monk, Denzil Best and Kenny Dorham, Taylor assembled a great quintet fronted by Dave Burns and Stanley Turrentine, often adding Potato's congas to the proceedings. The unique and varied arrangements and great playing pay tribute to the drummer's exceptional song selection.

Recorded in 1960.

Dave Burns, trumpet - Paul Chambers, bass - Wynton Kelly, piano - Art Taylor, drums - Stanley Turrentine, sax (tenor) - Carlos "Potato" Valdez, conga

Stanley Turrentine Up at Minton´s Vol.1

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"...the recording nicely captures the club's atmosphere, and the balance is remarkably good. Turrentine's tenor is meaty and bright, the drums snap, bass and piano are punchy, and Green's guitar bluesy, raw, or elegant, depending on the number." - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, January 2012

"...now the best way to hear Turrentine live is on Analogue Productions' Up at Minton's. And for that, Chad Kassem as well as Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman deserve the applause, as well as Stanley Turrentine's quintet. Another winner from Analogue Productions." - Greg Maltz, Positive Feedback, September/October 2011

This is a perfectly solid record featuring tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, guitarist Grant Green, pianist Horace Parlan, bassist George Tucker and drummer Al Harewood during a frequently exciting live set. Although recorded early in the careers of Turrentine and Green, both lead voices are easily recognizable with Green actually taking solo honors on several of the tracks. Standards and a couple of blues make up the repertoire, giving listeners a definitive look at the soulful Mr. T. near the beginning of his productive musical career.

Stanley Turrentine, tenor saxophone - George Tucker, bass - Al Harewood, drums - Grant Green, guitar - Horace Parlan, piano

Elvin Jones Dear John C.

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Mastered by Kevin Gray.

Elvin Jones, drums
Richard Davis, bass
Sir Roland Hanna, piano
Hank Jones, piano
Charlie Mariano, alto saxophone

The John Coltrane Quartet plays

Chim Chim Cheree Song of Praise Nature Boy Brazilia

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The year 1965 was one of the turning points in the career of John Coltrane. The great saxophonist, whose playing was always very explorative and searching, crossed the line into atonality during that year, playing very free improvisations (after stating quick throwaway themes) that were full of passion and fury. This particular studio album has two standards (a stirring "Chim Chim Cheree" and "Nature Boy") along with two recent Coltrane originals ("Brazilia" and "Song of Praise"). Art Davis plays the second bass on "Nature Boy" but otherwise this set (a perfect introduction for listeners to Coltrane's last period) features the classic Quartet comprised of the leader, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones.

Originally released in 1965.

Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

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Mastered by Kevin Gray.

Roy Haynes Quartet Out of the Afternoon

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Roy Haynes, drums
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Henry Grimes, bass
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, flute, percussion, tenor saxophone

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto Getz / Gilberto

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Tracks:

1. The Girl from Ipanema

2. Doralice

3. P'ra Muchucar

4. Desafinado

5. Corcovado

6. So Danco Samba

7. O Grande Amor

8. Vivo Sonhando

Charlie Mingus Tijuana Moods

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Charles Mingus' classic Tijuana Moods is now available on Hybrid Stereo SACD from ORG! Recorded in 1957 but not released until 1962, Tijuana Moods has been hailed by Mingus himself as "one of the best discs I have ever made!"

Mastered for SACD by Bernie Grundman.

When this album was released in 1962, it was honored with the maximum number of stars that Downbeat, the most famous of all jazz magazines, could award. Is there any better proof that the composer and arranger Charlie Mingus was ahead of his time? As a double bassist he was rather less virtuosic than his fellow musicians — and not just on these recordings.

However, these five numbers earned every single star of the five they were awarded. They illustrate his masterly handling of Mexican folk music and his skill in integrating it into his jazz. The small ensemble of Clarence Shaw, whom Mingus described as a super-improviser on the trumpet, Jimmy Knepper, a technical ace on the trombone, the legendary tenor saxophone player Shafi Hadi, and his longstanding friend Dannie Richmond on the drums all earn the very highest recognition, even though the sextet of 1963-64 once more enhanced their creativity in later years.

The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard

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By the time this album was recorded in 1962, the 24-year old Freddie Hubbard had worked with Slide Hampton, Max Roach and J.J. Johnson prior to his association with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Miles Davis listed Hubbard among the top jazz trumpeters of the day. This was Freddie Hubbard's debut on the Impulse label, and to showcase his trumpet artistry he organized a group of top instrumentalists to give him full support. The group included John Gilmore, tenor saxophone; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Art Davis, bass; Tommy Flanagan, piano and Louis Hayes, drums. Freddie Hubbard wrote three of the five compositions.

Mastered by Kevin Gray.