Jazz On RSD

Next month, Record Store Day 2016 will again be upon us, and although the genre of jazz is woefully underrepresented, we still unearthed some prime finds:

John Coltrane - The Roulette Sides [Rhino/Parlophone]

Originally released April 23, 1976. Transferred from the original tapes. Limited to 4500 copies.

Miles Davis/Robert Glasper/Bilal - Ghetto Walkin' [Columbia/Legacy]

Grammy winner Glasper and singer-songwriter Bilal re-interpret the classic Miles Davis song 'The Ghetto Walk' with the new track 'Ghetto Walkin'' from Glasper's upcoming Miles Ahead-inspired project.

Bill Evans - Some Other Time: The Lost Session From The Black Forest [Resonance]

A newly discovered Bill Evans studio album recorded by the legendary MPS Records producer and label owner, Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, at his studio in Villingen, Germany (aka "the Black Forest"). Recorded literally five days after Evan's legendary Grammy-winning live performance at the 1968 Montreux Jazz Festival, Liner notes to include new historical essays from jazz journalist Marc Myers and German jazz historian Friedhelm Schulz; interviews from participants Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette; plus rare and previously unpublished photos.

Dizzy Gillespie - The Champ [Savoy]

Reissue of Dizzy Gillespie's ground breaking bebop album of small group recordings from 1951-52 with guests Milt Jackson & Percy Heath (who went on to later form the Modern Jazz Quartet), Stuff Smith, Bill Graham and some of the earliest sessions by John Coltrane."

Modern Jazz Quartet - The Quartet [Savoy]

These seminal recordings, originally issued under 'The Milt Jackson Quartet’ launched what soon became the elegant chamber jazz of the MJQ.

Thelonious Monk - The London Sessions Vol. 3 [ORG]

The third and last installment of Thelonious Monk's final recording session as a leader features Monk on six solo performances as well as five numbers with bassist Al McKibbon and drummer Art Blakey.

Oscar Peterson with Herb Ellis & Ray Brown - Tenderly [Justin Time]

Recorded in the summer of 1958 at the Orpheum Theater in Vancouver,

Sun Ra - Spaceways [ORG]

Receiving its first ever vinyl release for RSD16, Spaceways features live performances by Sun Ra and his Arkestra in New York City in 1966 and 1968.

Lester Young - Blue Lester [Savoy]

Lester "Prez" Young classic features the tenor master at his peak and includes what would become his lifelong theme song "Blue Lester."

Various Artists - Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash [Fantasy]

Features some of the most iconic and hard-to-find drum breaks, legendary samples, and a who’s who of players and producers including: Bernard Purdie, Isaac Hayes, David Axelrod, the Lafayette Afro Rock Band, the Blackbyrds, Pharoah Sanders, and more.