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  1. John Eckman @[email protected] ·

    Art Pepper, Gettin’ Together, 1960 on Contemporary Records

    Pepper joined here by Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Wynton Kelly (piano) and Conte Candoli (trumpet, on three tracks). That makes this another LP with Miles Davis' rhythm section, as the earlier Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section was. Rounding out for now my recent Art Pepper pickups (say Art Pepper Pickups five times fast), my copy—direct from Craft Recordings—is the 2024 Acoustic Sounds Series reissue mastered by Bernie Grundman and pressed at QRP.

    goatless.org/2026/05/09/art-pe

    #1960s #acousticsounds #artpepper #berniegrundman #contecandoli #contemporaryrecords
  2. John Eckman @[email protected] ·

    Art Pepper, Intensity, 1963 on Contemporary Records

    Recorded in 1960 but released in 1963, this has Pepper joined by Dolo Coker (piano), Jimmy Bond (bass), and Frank Butler (drums). A critical part of any west coast jazz library. That cover photo makes me think of the moment in Lost in Translation where the translator turns a series of long directions in Japanese from the director to Bill Murray as an actor into just this: "more intensity." Part of a series of recent pickups from Pepper on reissues, my copy—direct from Craft […]

    goatless.org/2026/05/07/art-pe

    #1960s #acousticsounds #artpepper #berniegrundman #contemporary #craftrecordings
  3. John Eckman @[email protected] ·

    Booker Ervin, The Freedom Book, 1964 on Prestige

    Sixth full-length with Ervin as leader, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1963, for Prestige. Ervin is joined here by Jaki Byard (piano), Richard Davis (bass), and Alan Dawson (who was a drum instructor at Berklee in Boston) (drums).

    My copy—via a private sale—is the 2023 Analogue Productions / Craft Recordings reissue, in the Prestige Stereo Series. It was mastered by Kevin Gray and pressed at QRP on 180g vinyl.

    #1960s #1964 #AlanDawson #AnalogueProductions #BookerErvin #craftRecordings #JakiByard #jazz #KevinGray #Prestige #QualityRecordPressing #Reissue #RichardDavis #RudyVanGelder #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
    #1960s #alandawson #analogueproductions #bookerervin #craftrecordings #jakibyard
  4. John Eckman @[email protected] ·

    Chet Baker, Chet, 1959 on Riverside

    The labels carry a subtitle of “Ballads by Chet Baker,” and the rear cover suggests “The lyrical trumpet of Chet Baker” but most people just call it Chet. Riverside RLP 12-299 (mono) and RLP 1135 (stereo).

    He’s joined here by Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Herbie Mann, Bill Evans, and Philly Joe Jones / Connie Kay splitting drums duty, plus Kenny Burrell on two tracks. The liner notes (by Orrin Keepnews) say “Pianist Bill Evans . . . is just beginning to attract real public attention, but has for some time been the object of extreme praise from fellow musicians.”

    My copy is a 2021 reissue by Craft Recordings (CR 00359) pressed at RTI with lacquers cut by Kevin Grey – via Beatnick Records in Montreal QC – which sounds fantastic.

    #1950s #1959 #BeatnickRecords #BillEvans #ChetBaker #ConnieKay #craftRecordings #HerbieMann #jazz #KennyBurrell #MontrealQC #PaulChambers #PepperAdams #PhillyJoeJones #Riverside #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

    #1950s #beatnickrecords #billevans #chetbaker #conniekay #craftrecordings
  5. John Eckman @[email protected] ·

    Art Farmer, Portrait of Art Farmer, 1958 on Stereo Records

    “Stereo Records” was a jazz label made by Contemporary Records in 1958 to push records made with the new-fangled stereo technology:

    Stereophonic two-channel disc recording utilizing Westrex 45-45 “StereoDisc” cutting system. To be reproduced only with stereophonic cartridge. Warning: use of conventional monaural cartridge without sufficient vertical compliance may well result in damage to […]

    #1950s #1958 #2023 #AddisonFarmer #ArtFarmer #BernieGrundman #ContemporaryRecords #craftRecordings #HankJones #jazz #NatHentoff #QualityRecordPressing #Reissue #RoyHaynes #Stereo #StereoRecords #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WorcesterMA #WorcesterRecordRiot

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    #1950s #addisonfarmer #artfarmer #berniegrundman #contemporaryrecords #craftrecordings
  6. Dan Kletter 🥑 @[email protected] ·

    #Upcoming Post-bop opus “Blackstone Legacy” is the seminal debut LP by trumpeter #WoodyShaw. Originally released in 1971, this groundbreaking recording was inspired by the sociopolitical ills of the '60s. Newly remastered from the original analog tapes and available via #CraftRecordings August 25th. craftrecordings.com/products/w

    #upcoming #woodyshaw #craftrecordings