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Roy Ayers is joined by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad for an entire album of new material. Born out of the 'Jazz Is Dead' concert series, which has epitomized a vast demographic connection for years. In February 2018, Roy Ayers performed four sold out shows in Los Angeles as part of the Jazz Is Dead Black History Month series. It wasn’t until 2020 that fans of Ayers discovered that in addition to those shows, the legendary vibraphone player had also recorded an entire album of new material with Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. The 8 tracks on this album testify to the love not only of a legendary musician’s legacy, but to the vitality & necessity of this music and these sounds in the present era, a thread that will likely run throughout all of the upcoming releases from Jazz Is Dead Records.

Limited re-release of the 2012 album "The Princess". On 'The Princess', Parov Stelar continues to develop his individual style without losing his signature. More than ever, he takes the necessary time to create stories in the individual songs. Most of the songs on the album reflect a special, emotionally demanding and thoughtful mood. The piano plays a leading role, accompanied and supported by longing and torn live and sampled vocals. The track 'Nobody's Fool feat. Cleo Panther', who is the singer of the Parov Stelar Band, is also striking on this album.

Limited re-release of the 2017 album "The Burning Spide". Ignited by a creative fire, Parov Stelar unveils new and unexpected sides of his music on "The Burning Spider", opening a new chapter of his sample-based sound research throughout music history.

Mastered for Exceptional Sound CENIZAS WAS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY NICOLA´S JAAR BETWEEN 2017-2019. MASTERING BY RASHAD BECKER ART BY MAZIYAR PAHLEVAN MIXING BY NICOLA´S JAAR AND PATRICK HIGGINS. * In 2019, Patrick Higgins and Nicola´s Jaar mixed some of the record in Higgins’ Future- Past studios in Hudson NY and Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan. Additional mixing was done in Figure8 Studios in Brooklyn by Nicola´s.

Fourth studio album by the American rock band. 'Caravanserai' marked a major turning point in Carlos Santana's career as it was a departure from his critically acclaimed first three albums. In contrast with the earlier trademark sound fusion of salsa, rock, and jazz, the album concentrated mostly on jazz-like instrumental passages.

High Quality 180gr. Gatefold Edition, 1 Bonus Track. “Although he is best known for his bluesy soul-jazz outings, tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine’s first Blue Note session as a leader was a much more traditional bop affair, and the resulting album, Look Out!, shows as much artful restraint as it does groove. Turrentine’s big, clear tone shines through in all its muscular sweetness, giving Look Out! a wonderful and flowing coherence.” (Steve Leggett)"

“This historical set was a bit of a turning point for Jimmy Smith’s career.” (Scott Yanow) “Although more than a few organists have happened onto the scene since Smith first began his explorations into post-bop jazz, he is still, to my taste, the undisputed boss of the instrument.” (Franz Kofsky)"

Deluxe Limited Edition 180 gr., Bonus Track, The Francis Wolff Collection, Gatefold Sleeve. Sonny Rollins’ legendary LP, A Night at the Village Vanguard, marked the second album presenting the saxophonist in a pianoless trio format (following his celebrated initial trio recording Way Out West). The Village Vanguard has been the seat of live jazz since the 1940s. Ninety-one live recordings have been made at the Vanguard between 1957 and 2001, chronicling the whole of the history of jazz. Rollins’ A Night at the Village Vanguard was the first live recording ever made at the club. A different version of “A Night in Tunisia” showcasing Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet has been added as a bonus. One of the most renowned jazz photographers of all time, Francis Wolff (1907-1971) was also a record company executive and producer, whose skills were essential to the success of the Blue Note record label.

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio—or as it is sometimes referred to, DLO3—specialize in the lost art of “feel good music.” The ingredients of this intoxicating cocktail include a big helping of the 1960s organ jazz stylings of Jimmy Smith and Baby Face Willette; a pinch of the snappy soul strut of Booker T.  The M.G.’s and The Meters; and sprinkles Motown, Stax Records, blues, and cosmic Jimi Hendrix-style guitar. It’s a soul-jazz concoction that goes straight to your heart and head makes your body break out in a sweat.

High Quality 180gr., Gatefold Sleeve, Bonus Track. Open Sesame was the first album Freddie Hubbard (1938-2008) made as a leader. Open Sesame was the trumpeter’s first project with pianist McCoy Tyner, who during the same month would perform his first gig ever with the John Coltrane Quartet (at the Jazz Gallery, in New York). It was also the first collaborative recording between Hubbard and saxophonist Tina Brooks, who would only record together on one other occasion, for Tina’s own album True Blue, recorded less than a week later on June 25, 1960. Even though many of his previous works as a sideman were important, Open Sesame marked the beginning of Hubbard’s career as his own man, and helped him to overcome his major influences and establish his own musical voice.