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This superior reissue combines together two sessions led by vibraphonist Milt Jackson. The first side of Plenty, Plenty Soul, which features a nine-piece group, is highlighted by the contributions of the exuberant altoist Cannonball Adderley, while the flip side has a sextet that is not hurt by the solos of tenor-saxophonist Lucky Thompson. With pianist Horace Silver helping out on both sessions, these all-star dates still sound fresh and enthusiastic decades later. Mastered from original analog tapes and pressed on 180 gram vinyl, this is THE essential pressing of this classic album.

1. Plenty, Plenty Soul
2. Boogity Boogity
3. Heartstrings
4. Sermonette
5. The Spirit-Feel
6. Ignunt Oil
7. Blues at Twilight

Recorded in 1994 but not released in the US until 1997, Everlasting is more metallic than Refused's earlier releases, and showcases the band in their prime. This reissue is the first pressing in over a decade. Remastered and pressed on high quality European vinyl, Everlasting has never sounded so good! The release is available as a 12" EP on black vinyl.

1. Burn It
2. Symbols
3. Sunflower Princess
4. I Am Not Me
5. Everlasting
6. The Real
7. Pretty Face

The rare opportunity to hear Milt Jackson step out from behind his familiar vibraphones to play piano, and partner Ray Charles, in addition to manning the 88s, blow on the alto saxophone for two numbers, shouldn't be missed. Particularly on this LP, which portrays the 1957 collaboration within a huge, naturally vibrant soundstage. Mastered from the original master tapes and press on 180 gram vinyl, this edition lays bare the relaxed, bluesy, often-boppish jazz on display from these two giants. With stellar support, the two headliners treat this affair as a backroom woodshedding session. Mastered by Bernie Grundman Studios.

John Coltrane's final album for Atlantic bookends the exploratory motifs he explores on his Impulse! debut, Africa/Brass,recorded concurrently, with each involving knotty rhythmic shifts and Spanish-derived textures. Bonding with an amazing band that includes pianist McCoy Tyner, drummer Elvin Jones, and an uncredited Eric Dolphy (due to contractual reasons), Coltrane welcomes improvisations and ranging outside conventional parameters, all the while retaining melodic beauty. Yet the biggest attraction on the 1961 effort comes via the double-bass interplay between Art Davis and Reggie Workman, whose back-and-forth exchanges produce heat and cause the leader to up his own game. Mastered from the original master tapes, this dead-quiet 180g 45RPM 2LP set presents each pluck of the acoustic basses with tremendous body and decay. Long overdue for audiophile treatment, Olé Coltrane is ready for its closeup, and how.

Pressed at Pallas in Germany on 180 gram vinyl. Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

1. Our Love Is Here to Stay
2. My Romance
3. Blues for Herluff
4. Londonderry Air
5. Mack the Knife
6. I Can't Get Started
7. The Theme
8. Friskin' the Frog
9. Stormy Weather
10. Teach Me Tonight