The Bebop Shop : New Releases
While on tour this past year (2022), I discovered a forgotten folder on my drive. I often make quick recordings of things; a new tune, a new (or old) guitar, a standard tune, or just to try something out. I have a folder where I stash these things, truthfully, usually never to be heard again. The only time I listen to my own stuff is while on the road. I often say I live on output, with little or no time for input. That changes on tour, where suddenly there seems to be more free hours in the day, albeit on a bus or in some far-flung hotel room. Occasionally, those moments offer a chance to rummage around in the files to see if anything interesting may lie there. This past year was a particularly busy travel year for me, with about 160 performances worldwide. In the course of all that travel, I found myself returning to that discovered folder again and again. From those listening sessions, I was surprised to find this program emerging as a coherent whole. I found that I had unintentionally gotten to a destination I had not planned for, and I am excited to share what I found there.
These nine tracks were my favorites and added up to something unique for me. I never played anything more than once. These are really moments in time, and in fact, I have almost no memory of having recorded most of them. They just kind of showed up. Music exists for me in an elusive state, often at its best when discovered apart from any particular intention. I hope folks might find some dreams of their own in this music." (Warner Music) Price: £13.99
This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket. (Blue Note Records) view larger image Price: £39.99
Limited one-off pressing of 1000 copies worldwide. Lacquers cut by Caspar Sutton-Jones @ Gearbox Studios. Includes new sleeve note by Stan Tracey's son Clark Tracey. (Proper Music) Price: £29.99
To help bring her concept to life, McKelle enlists a brand new trio of venerated jazz players: Kenny Washington on drums, bassist Peter Washington, and NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron on piano. "I wasn't intimidated to make music with them, but [their] résumés were like, 'Wow!' [Am I] going to be good enough? Are we going to connect? The exciting thing was having the opportunity to sing over them as a trio; that was such a huge joy." The bond between a vocalist and an accompanist is perhaps one of music's most profound and extraordinary unions. Barron, a living jazz piano virtuoso, keenly understands this more than most. Cutting his teeth as a sideman for Philly Joe Jones and Dizzy Gillespie, Barron has recorded more than 50 albums, spanning over five decades, as leader. With Impressions of Ella, she doesn't attempt to reinvent the wheel or limit her potential for creative expression. While it lauds our "First Lady of Song," the album also marks an inevitable coming of age for McKelle's career in jazz, as the fruits of her hard work and years of training finally ripen and bear fruit. (PIAS/Integral) Price: £13.99
Our Daily Bread was recorded at Luganos Auditorio Stelio Molo in May 2022 and produced by Manfred Eicher. (ECM Records) Price: £14.99
A live concert in Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse, near Bordeaux, France, this collection of jazz standards he has played innumerable times over his long and illustrious career finds the 75-year-old pianist plumbing new depths of emotion and heights of expression in a highly exploratory program. (Proper Music) Price: £14.99
"But with the dearth of opportunities to play during the pandemic, I started to work on it," he confesses. After successfully pitching the idea of using his second saxophone-with-strings project as a debut on alto, the present recording is quite simply astounding. Working with his regular rhythm section and adding ace string arrangements, this altoist delivers one revelatory performance after another. (Proper Music) Price: £13.99
An official Elemental Music release in collaboration with the Bill Evans Estate, 'Treasures' is a 'holy grail' discovery culled from the private collection of Norwegian jazz musician Ole Matthiessenand released for the very first time as a 2CD limited-edition in deluxe packaging. (Proper Music) Price: £29.99
The alto saxophonist Marion Brown (1931), who grew up in Atlanta, moved to New York in 1965, and almost immediately, while still an unknown, played on John Coltrane's seminal album "Ascension" and Archie Shepp's "Fire Music," quickly became one of the most radical yet romantic of free improvisers. (Proper Music) Price: £21.99
2023 repress with new packaging. (Proper Music) Price: £21.99
During the first three decades of his career, before rock n roll changed the pop landscape irrevocably, he had more than 70 records that were credited as chart hits and this 4CD set includes all those 77 recordings which are listed in recognised sources as hits. Alongside them, a further 20 or so numbers appear which are now regarded as significant compositions that became standards, or were hits for other artists.
It features his celebrated No.1s Three Little Words, Cocktails For Two, I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart, and the Billboard R&B No.1s Dont Get Around Much Anymore, Sentimental Lady, Do Nothin Till You Hear From Me and Main Stem. Also included are classics like Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady, Solitude, Caravan, Take The A Train and I Got It Bad And That Aint Good.
This comprehensive overview showcases his most successful output during the primary era of his career, and stands as a great showcase for the artistry which made the Duke such a celebrated artist. (Trapeze Music) Price: £19.99
Formed circa 1952, after Basies brief hiatus from the full orchestra as he was working with a small group of six to seven pieces during the industry imposed recording ban that began in 1948, the new approach was captured on recordings which were done at sessions covering a period of around four years. Many of the titles were issued on Norman Granzs Clef and Verve labels during the mid-1950s.
This 63-track collection comprises just about all the recordings which were released on the albums The Count, Basie Jazz, Basie Rides Again, The Swinging Count, Dance Session, Dance Session No.2, and Basie. The orchestra began to set standards of musical achievement that have been emulated by every jazz orchestra since that time. One of the things that set Basies collective apart from all others was the fact the Basie allowed and encouraged his musicians to compose and arrange. As one would expect, the performances featured here include some notable jazz names, including vocalist Al Hibbler, as well as renowned arrangers like Neal Hefti, Buster Harding and Manny Albam.
Its a collection which offers an enlightening, entertaining and substantial snapshot of Basies music at a key moment in his career. (Trapeze Music) Price: £16.99
Recorded by Left Bank founder Vernon Welsh, Boppin In Baltimore is an official release in cooperation with the Sonny Stitt Estate and features Stitt with an all-star rhythm section consisting of pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes. The deluxe 2-CD edition includes an extensive booklet with rare photos by Christian Rose, Raymond Ross, Tom Copi, Burt Goldblatt and others; liner notes by acclaimed jazz critic Bob Blumenthal; and interviews with Kenny Barron, Louis Hayes and saxophone icon Charles McPherson, Muse Records founder and producer Don Schlitten, and an archival interview with Sonny Stitt himself from the early 1970s conducted by Marc Vasey in Canada. (PIAS/Integral) Price: £23.99
Since 1955, Brubeck had composed and performed pieces originating from influences outside of the European musical tradition, in which this album, released during the bossa nova craze in the United States of the late 1950s and early 1960s, can be best categorized as "impressionistic" of "the cool wave from Brazil. Recorded through most of 1962, and released early in 1963, the album was designed to be effective on the pop charts. (Proper Music) Price: £11.99
An original song by Bobby Troup, "Lonely in Paris," is included among well-known standards like Thelonious Monk's celebrated "'Round Midnight," Erroll Garner's "Misty," George & Ira Gershwin's "But Not for Me," and Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life."
Limited edition 180g vinyl audiophile pressing, the complete album + bonus track. (Proper Music) Price: £22.99
'The Boy Next Door' became Kent's breakthrough and her biggest hit to date when it was released in 2003, establishing her as a household name in France and the UK.Remastered By Bernie Grundman. (Proper Music) Price: £12.99
Here Candid Records is proud to present the album as it was originally released, with original album title, original track running order and original album artwork. The recording has been remastered by legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. (Proper Music) Price: £12.99
Recorded at the famed Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in 1991 by Rudy Van Gelder, and remastered in 2022 by legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. (Proper Music) Price: £12.99
180g vinyl pressing. Price: £26.99
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. (Blue Note Records) Price: £25.99
This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. (Blue Note Records) Price: £25.99
This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is mono, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original masters, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. (Blue Note Records) Price: £25.99
This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit. (Universal Music) Price: £29.99
Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging. (Universal Music)
Price: £39.99
Acoustic Sounds Series mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes & manufactured at Quality Record Pressings (QRP) on 180 gram vinyl. Tip on gatefold sleeve. (Universal Music) Price: £39.99
Heavyweight 140-gram high-performance vinyl. Price: £29.99
Garland and Rebello assuredly demonstrate their shared instinctive and visceral musicianship on this 10-track duo record, which serves as an authentic output of the story so far of a strong and long-lasting friendship between two highly accomplished musicians. (Proper Music) Price: £13.99
Reviewer Michael G. Nastos gave it the maximum rating of 5 stars in AllMusic, stating the album is "a must buy for all jazz fans, and a Top Ten or Top Fifty favourite for many." This special edition includes, as a bonus, Nelson's original version of "Stolen Moments", recorded the previous year as "The Stolen Moment." (Proper Music) Price: £22.99
This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is mono, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. (Blue Note Records) Price: £25.99
This 56-track set comprises jazz and big band recordings from his early career leading his own band, and includes all the titles from his original LPs This Is How I Feel About Jazz and Go West, Man! for ABC-Paramount, and The Birth Of A Band, The Great Wide World Of Quincy Jones, I Dig Dancers and Around The World for Mercury. Its a revealing insight into his skills as a composer and arranger and a feast of highly contemporary and sophisticated top-class big band music. (Trapeze Music) Price: £16.99
This Verve By Request LP features transfers from analog tapes and remastered on 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit. (Universal Music) Price: £29.99
Price: £29.99
Their joy of playing on stage with Parker is truly palpable to the listener. This double CD set contains 2 shows and a late night jam. Some of these recordings have been previously released, but at the wrong speed - but now we get the full sets in the way it sounded 1950. (Proper Music) Price: £27.99
This outstanding 2-CD set presents a wide selection of Gershwin classics (in most cases with lyrics by his brother Ira) sung by some of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time including Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong and many others. 48 tracks celebrating the 125th anniversary of the birth of one of the most important composers of the 20th century, 2CD set with extensive 16-page booklet. (Proper Music) Price: £17.99