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Cypress Hill, David Gilmour, Jeff Buckley, John Legend, Judas Priest, Lou Reed, Neil Finn, Nick Mason, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Prince, Rage Against the Machine, Record Store Day, Soul Asylum, Thelonious Monk, Toad the Wet Sprocket

Craft Recordings Unveils RSD Slate with Vince Guaraldi, Celia Cruz, Thelonious Monk, Collective Soul, More

February 6, 2025 by The Second Disc | 3 Comments

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 12 – that’s the date this year for Record Store Day, the date upon which fans, collectors, and everyone in between flocks to local independent record stores and hopefully gives those brick-and-mortar stores a leg up for the year! The full list has been posted, and here at TSD, we’ll start today by spotlighting various releases from some of our favorite labels! Craft Recordings is among those labels, and they’ve just announced a batch encompassing jazz, rock, soul, and salsa. Below, you’ll find the RSD 2025…

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A Day to Remember, Carla Thomas, Celia Cruz, Collective Soul, Gerry Mulligan, Record Store Day, Thelonious Monk, Vince Guaraldi, Willie Colon

Miles Davis’ 1954 Sessions Collected on New Craft Recordings Compilation

August 21, 2024 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Craft Recordings will commemorate seven decades since one of Miles Davis’ most pivotal early years with a new 2CD or 4LP compilation that brings everything he recorded in that period together. Miles ’54: The Prestige Recordings offers 20 tracks from several unforgettable sessions, with luminaries like pianists Horace Silver and Thelonious Monk, drummer Art Blakey, saxophonist Sonny Rollins and vibraphonist Milt Jackson offering their talents in Davis’ ensembles. The package includes a new essay by writer Ashley Kahn and in-depth session notes from Dan Morgenstern. The package commemorates both the anniversary of…

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Art Blakey, Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk

Release Round-Up: Week of May 26

May 26, 2023 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles in stores today! Carole King, Home Again: Live in Central Park (Ode/Legacy) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Coinciding with the documentary/concert film of the same name, Carole King’s Home Again: Live in Central Park captures her concert – the first-ever free concert at New York City’s Great Lawn – in front of a reported 100,000 people. King opened the…

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Barry Manilow, Carole King, John Coltrane, Mike Oldfield, Richard Hawley, Robert Craft, Sparks, Steely Dan, Thelonious Monk

In Your Own Sweet Way: Craft Announces Original Jazz Classics Relaunch with Miles Davis, Monk and Coltrane

March 16, 2023 by Joe Marchese | 4 Comments

Launched in 1982 by Fantasy Records, the Original Jazz Classics banner subsequently appeared on more than 850 reissues over the next three decades from the venerable catalogues of Fantasy, Prestige, Milestone, Riverside, Galaxy, Debut, Contemporary, Pablo, and Jazzland Records. Now, Craft Recordings has announced the relaunch of the series whose logo remains a familiar sight to jazz fans and collectors alike. On April 28, Craft will reissue two classic titles in audiophile quality on the OJC imprint: Workin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet (originally issued in 1960 on Prestige) and Thelonious Monk…

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Release Round-Up: Week of May 20

May 20, 2022 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of titles arriving everywhere today. The Clash, Combat Rock + The People’s Hall: Special Edition (Columbia/Legacy) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Ranking Roger 7″: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Legacy Recordings will release a 2CD or 3LP expansion of The Clash’s Combat Rock for its 40th anniversary. The album comes with a bonus disc of 12 rare and unreleased tracks curated by the band’s surviving members. The People’s Hall – the…

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Art Blakey, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, John Coltrane, Kenny Rogers, Lee Hazlewood, Nancy Sinatra, The Clash, The Hollywood Stars, The Police, Thelonious Monk

Tenor Madness: John Coltrane’s Sideman Work with Davis, Rollins, Monk, More Explored on “Another Side of John Coltrane”

June 15, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 10 Comments

John Coltrane Another Side of John Coltrane

Before recording his first solo session as a leader in May 1957, John Coltrane had already established his mastery of the saxophone as an in-demand sideman. He’d previously appeared on albums by Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Bostic, Johnny Hodges, Sonny Rollins, and Miles Davis; even after “graduating” to leader status, he continued to appear on albums by his many friends. Now, Craft Recordings is collecting the best of Coltrane the sideman on a new collection. Another Side of John Coltrane, due on CD, LP, and digital platforms on August 20, features his appearances…

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Art Taylor, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Red Garland, Sonny Rollins, Tadd Dameron, Thelonious Monk

A Bandcamp Friday with Prestige: Classic Jazz Label Added to Indie Music Service

April 2, 2021 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Just one recommendation of sorts for April 2021’s Bandcamp Friday – but it’s a big one: 61 great albums from Prestige Records are now available to stream and download on the service. Founded by Bob Weinstock in 1949, Prestige was an early home for some of the mid-century’s most revolutionary jazz figures, including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and Thelonious Monk. The label’s output, much of it impeccably recorded by engineer Rudy Van Gelder, was a haven as hard bop gained prominence in the ’50 and free jazz helped…

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Art Blakey, Bernard Purdie, Gil Evans, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Patrice Rushen, Red Garland, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk

BREAKING: Record Store Day Announces RSD Drops

March 4, 2021 by Sam Stone | 1 Comment

For over a year, folks who rely on music to enrich and sustain their life have seen their “normal” change dramatically due to COVID-19. As the effects of pandemic continue to ripple through every part of the industry, the Record Store Day organization has announced that rather than hold one event this year, there will be two RSD Drops, set to take place on June 12 and July 17 at participating stores worldwide. It has been decided that this is the best move for customer safety and for the sustainability of local…

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Release Round-Up: Week of September 18

September 18, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! John Coltrane, Giant Steps: 60th Anniversary Edition (Rhino) CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada John Coltrane’s 1960 Atlantic debut was entitled Giant Steps, and indeed, that’s what the saxophonist took on this groundbreaking album. Intense, dark, probing: the color of his saxophone was all his own. Rhino is celebrating 60 years of Giant Steps with a multi-format anniversary edition encompassing 2-LP and 2-CD sets as well as a digital Super Deluxe Edition for streaming or download. Both the CD & 2-LP editions include a newly remastered…

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Cat Stevens, Fleetwood Mac, Heatwave, John Coltrane, John Prine, Little Richard, Neil Young, Nick Cordero, Nick Mason, Roy Clark, The New Seekers, Thelonious Monk

UPDATE: Unreleased Thelonious Monk “Palo Alto” Concert Back On Track For September Release

September 4, 2020 by Sam Stone | 2 Comments

UPDATED 9/4: “[It’s] one of the best live recordings I’ve ever heard by Thelonious…I wasn’t even aware of my dad playing a high school gig, but he and the band were on it.” So says T.S. Monk, son of groundbreaking jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. “When I first heard the tape, from the first measure, I knew my father was feeling really good.” The younger Monk is talking about Palo Alto, a newly unearthed concert recorded October 27, 1968 which will — after much anticipation — finally see physical and digital release on…

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The Second Disc Guide to Record Store Day Drop 1 TOMORROW!

August 28, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

With the nation still fighting COVID-19, Record Store Day here in the U.S. looks a little – make that a lot – different this year. The usual offerings have been split among three dates with Drop 1 taking place tomorrow, August 29, at your local independent record retailer. Drop 2 is September 26, and Drop 3 is October 24. Every retailer is handling the Drop a bit differently thanks to the necessary accommodations for social distancing, smaller crowds, and better safety precautions. So please check in with your favorite store to find…

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Dancing Again: What To Expect for Record Store Day’s RSD Drops Day 1, August 29

July 6, 2020 by Sam Stone | 2 Comments

As the COVID 19 outbreak continues to impact our lives, it’s heartening to know that some things are returning to some semblance of “normal,” or as close as we can get to it during this unpredictable impasse. As we previously reported, Record Store Day has been split into three standalone “RSD Drop” days, occurring on August 29, September 26, and October 24. That’s not the only thing changing this time around. It’s been reported by Georgia-based shop Comeback Vinyl that the organization is open to “the possibility of selling the releases online…

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Epistrophy: Unreleased Thelonious Monk “Palo Alto” Concert Arrives in July

June 19, 2020 by Sam Stone | 4 Comments

“[It’s] one of the best live recordings I’ve ever heard by Thelonious…I wasn’t even aware of my dad playing a high school gig, but he and the band were on it.” So says T.S. Monk, son of groundbreaking jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. “When I first heard the tape, from the first measure, I knew my father was feeling really good.” The younger Monk is talking about Palo Alto, a newly unearthed concert recorded October 27, 1968 which will be released for the first time ever on July 31 through Impulse! Records. The…

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A New Sound: El Collects the Far-Out Music That Inspired Sixties Rock

March 2, 2020 by Sam Stone | No Comments

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For years, the El imprint of Cherry Red has been collecting all the strangest and most fascinating avant-garde classical pieces, electronic experiments, and oddball rarities for a fervent group of admirers. Though their releases can be a little esoteric, El’s collections have always been able to welcome in new listeners. And now, they offer what might be the essential introduction to twentieth-century avant-garde and classical (at least for listeners tuned to popular music). It’s called I’d Love To Turn You On: Classical and Avant-Garde Music That Inspired The Counter-Culture, and it’s in…

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Bernard Herrmann, Bill Evans, Charlie Parker, Davy Graham, John Cage, John Coltrane, Ravi Shankar, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Yusef Lateef

Sweet and Lonely: Jazz Landmark “Monk’s Dream” Gets the MoFi Treatment With New One-Step, 2-LP Pressing

August 2, 2019 by Sam Stone | No Comments

The venerable reissue label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has just announced the latest title in their ongoing UltraDisc One-Step vinyl series: Thelonious Monk’s landmark Monk’s Dream. This new deluxe version was made, like all of MoFi’s releases, with the discerning audiophile in mind. The original album has been spread across two 180-gram, 45rpm LPs, pressed at RTI using their special SuperVinyl compound. The discs will be housed in a luxurious box set that includes foil-stamped jackets, restored graphics, high-quality inserts. Monk’s Dream One-Step edition will be strictly limited to only 6,000 numbered…

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Masters of Their Craft: Concord Assembles New Reissue Label

May 2, 2017 by Mike Duquette | 1 Comment

Concord Bicycle Music has been an aggressive recent player in catalogue music. The indie giant has succeeded with a variety of jazz, soul and rock titles, controlling such labels as Fantasy, Stax and Wind-Up Records; elsewhere, they’ve brought the Traveling Wilburys discography back into print and signed a bold deal with R.E.M. to distribute their Warner Bros.-era masters, from 1988 to their final bow in 2011. With all this activity, Concord’s latest step was inevitable: they announced last week the founding of Craft Recordings, a label to handle their back catalogue affairs….

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John Coltrane, John Lee Hooker, R.E.M., Thelonious Monk

Release Round-Up: Week of May 19

May 19, 2015 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up featuring a number of rock legends! Yes, Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) This whopping 14-CD box captures seven complete concerts from Yes circa 1972 – the same tour leading up to the performances preserved on Yessongs. For those who don’t need 14 discs, 2-CD and 3-LP Highlights distillations are also available (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) ! Jeff Beck, Live+ (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Guitar hero Jeff Beck returns with a new live album culled from his 2014…

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Jeff Beck, Mariah Carey, Miles Davis, Rare Earth, The Knack, Thelonious Monk, Yes

Birth Of The Blue: “Uncompromising Expression” Box Set Celebrates 75 Years of Blue Note

November 3, 2014 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Blue Note Records’ 75th anniversary celebration has already encompassed compact disc and vinyl reissues from the venerable jazz label’s classic roster of artists including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Clifford Brown and Thelonious Monk. On November 4, the Blue Note party continues with the release of a new 5-CD box set. Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression is the title of both the box set, a 75-track compendium of key Blue Note singles, and an accompanying hardcover book. Uncompromising Expression, the book, has been written by jazz historian Richard Havers who has also curated the…

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Miles Davis, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, Thelonious Monk

Release Round-Up: Week of July 15

July 15, 2014 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

Average White Band, All the Pieces: The Complete Studio Recordings 1971-2003 (Edsel) Nineteen discs of AWB goodness, including two discs of rarities? Now that’s something to blow your horn over. Full specs will be posted later today. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) John Coltrane and Friends, Sideman: Trane’s Blue Note Sessions (Blue Note) Three discs of ‘Trane’s time as a sideman, with performances by Miles and Monk, all in glorious mono. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) The Jerry Garcia Band, Garcia Live Volume 4: March 22, 1978 – Veteran’s Hall (ATO) The latest volume in this official vintage live series is…

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Ride This ‘Trane: Blue Note Preps Complete Packages For Clifford Brown, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane

June 10, 2014 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

The 75th anniversary campaign for Blue Note Records is continuing with a trio of titles from some of the venerable jazz label’s all-time greatest artists. Following up on the recent deluxe presentation from Miles Davis of his Complete Blue Note Recordings, the label has announced new collections for Clifford Brown, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk. The Miles volume represented his complete Blue Note recordings as a leader, derived from his 10-inch LPs Young Man with a Horn, Miles Davis Volume 2 and Volume 3 as well as the alternate takes issued on…

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Release Round-Up: Week of November 26

November 26, 2013 by Mike Duquette | No Comments

The Animals, The Mickie Most Years and More / Tower of Power, Hipper Than Hip: Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow – Live on the Air & in the Studio 1974 / Lisa Fischer, So Intense / The Alabama State Troupers, Road Show / The Obsessed, The Church Within (Real Gone Music) An Animals box set and a compilation of unreleased Tower of Power greatness head off Real Gone’s slate for the end of the year! The Animals: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.Tower of Power: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.Lisa Fischer: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.The Alabama State Troupers: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.The Obsessed: CD (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) LP (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Badfinger, Timeless: The Musical Legacy (Apple)…

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Barbra Streisand, Big Star, Lisa Fischer, Soundgarden, The Animals, Thelonious Monk, Tito Puente, Tower of Power, Vinyl

Original Jazz Classics Celebrates 60 Years of Riverside with Evans, Montgomery, Baker, More

August 22, 2013 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

From its headquarters at 553 West 51st Street in New York, New York, the Riverside Records label presided over an impressive roster of jazz talent. Founded in 1953 by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer, Riverside was home at one time or another to Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Alberta Hunter, Johnny Griffin, plus a number of artists currently being recognized with deluxe reissues from the Riverside catalogue: Thelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan, Cannonball Adderley and Milt Jackson, Chet Baker, Wes Montgomery and Bill Evans. That “Who’s Who” of jazz is represented via five…

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Cast Your Fate to the Wind with New “Very Best of Jazz” Collections From Brubeck, Evans, Guaraldi, More

September 11, 2012 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

What makes a legend most? When it comes to the legends of jazz, Concord Music Group has that answer for you. Earlier this year, Concord launched The Very Best Of, a new series of “Jazz 101” collections designed at an affordable price point. These compact sets might introduce new fans to daunting catalogues, or offer longtime fans a compact sampler of a favorite artist. The first wave of titles arrived for Miles Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Chet Baker (trumpet) and Wes Montgomery (guitar), but the second…

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