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HONEY 075LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1960. Ahmad Jamal's contribution to the expansion of the jazz art form is undeniable. A true genius and a source of inspiration for other jazz greats, one for all: Miles Davis. Jamal's piano style and music aesthetic come as a unique blend of sophistication and taste. Recorded in Chicago and first released on Argo in 1960, Happy Moods is the result of a happy studio date and lush production featuring his great trio with Israel Crosby on bass and Vernel Fournier on drums.
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HONEY 076LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1957. Modern Jazz Perspective is a highly swinging straight-ahead bop infused album by two great modernists of the '50s. Recorded and first released on Columbia in 1957 this album sees trumpeter Donald Byrd and alto sax player Gigi Gryce teaming up and leading a group of strong partners such as Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Julius Watkins (French horn), Sahib Shihab (baritone sax), Wynton Kelly (piano), Wendell Marshall (bass), and Art Taylor (drums), plus the guest appearance of Jackie Paris on banjo on one track and vocals on two others.
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HONEY 069LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1962. Trumpet Africaine was Hugh Masekela's debut album, recorded in New York and released in 1962, two years after Masekela had left South Africa in reaction to the increasing inhumanity of the apartheid regime. Masekela's trumpet shines on top of Hugo Montenegro's fine orchestral arrangements while the track list includes, among others, five fresh instrumental versions of Miriam Makeba's songs. Trumpet Africaine was an important early statement from one of the most representative South African musicians of its time.
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HONEY 077LP
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Reissue, originally released in 1963. Jon Hendricks one of the greatest jazz singers of all time as well as one of the originators of vocalese style in a declared tribute to the unique art of Joao Gilberto. Hendricks's inspired rendition of Gilberto's sophisticated repertoire shows love and devotion for the Brazilian tradition through a series of accurate and faithful arrangements. Needless to add that Hendricks's hyper smooth singing is perfectly baked by a hi-class line-up featuring among others: Pete and Conte Candoli (trumpets), Buddy Colette (flute), and Laurindo Almeida (guitar). In one word: superb!
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Reissue. Recorded in 1963 and originally released on Colpix, Highlife was one of Randy Weston's first declared homages to African music and heritage. A direct fruit of his first trip to Nigeria in 1961, the album is considered one the highpoints in Weston's long and articulated career. Beautifully arranged by the great Melba Liston, the music reveals the unbroken relationship between the African ancestral sensibility and the Afro-American jazz experience. Under the direction of Melba Liston and pianist Randy Weston here we have a first-class group of musicians including heavyweights such as Ray Copeland (trumpet), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Quentin Jackson (trombone), Julius Watkins (French horn), Aaron Bell (tuba), Budd Johnson (saxophone), Booker Ervin (saxophone), Peck Morrison (bass), Charlie Persip (drums), Frankie Dunlop (drums), Archie Lee (percussion), and George Young (percussion). One of the greatest Pan-African vision examples in music.
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Reissue, originally released in 1962. Here are the fabulous Mar-Keys, the Memphis based group, remembered to be the first house band at Stax Records. A bunch of talented, solid studio musicians who formed the foundation for the legendary Stax sound. Originally issued in early 1962, Do The Pop-Eye was the band's second album, a collection of minimal, infectious soul-funk-rock instrumentals. Among the players: guitarist and composer Steve Cropper, bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, and organist Booker T. Jones. Just the right people to lay down the perfect groove for a quintessential album of instrumental music to dance to.
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Reissue. Canadian composer Bruce Haack one of the true pioneers in the field of electronic and children's music. Originally released in 1962, Dance, Sing & Listen was Haack's debut album. Following instructions from children dance teacher Esther Nelson the album comes as a hyper-eclectic work based on a great variety of sound material. A hybrid soup of medieval, country, classical, and pop styles including tons of electronic effects, guitars, banjos, and other acoustic string instruments and bongos! This is open-minded music for children at its best.
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Reissue, originally released in 1963. Pianist and arranger João Donato was a major figure in the bossa nova movement. During his long career he recorded with many of the great names from both Brazilian and American Latin-jazz scene (Tom Jobim, Ron Carter, Airto Moreira, E. Deodato, Randy Brecker, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, and several others). First released in 1963, this is a marvelous example of bossa jazz album featuring the highly syncopated drums grooves of Milton Banana and Amaury Rodriguez's Afro-Cuban flavored bongos.
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The fruitful relationship between Brazilian music and American jazz took shape between the mid-50s and the '60s. This turned out to be one of the most prolific meetings in the history of popular music. Two music cultures that are still resonating today as a timeless combination of elements. Now if you feel like getting through the unique flavor of such musical marriage this compilation is the right place to start. This is a great selection of Brazilian flavored jazz tunes performed by top Brazilian artists of the likes of Sergio Mendes, Bola Sete, Baden Powell, and Tamba Trio, including classic standards such as Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm", Cole Porter's "Love For Sales", and Horace Silver's "Nica's Dream". Also features Dick Farney, Brazilian Jazz Quartet, Rubens Bassini E Os 11 Magnificos, Moacir Santos, Ed Lincoln, Milton Banana & The Oscar Castro Neves Quintet, João Donato, and Os Cobras.
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Reissue, originally released in 1960. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro in 1959 and originally released on Phillips in 1960, this was Baden Powel's debut album. Baden Powel has been one of the most celebrated figures in Brazilian music. A technically proficient guitarist and highly sophisticated composer who managed to integrate classical techniques with both popular and jazz harmonies. Backed here by Monteiro De Souza's orchestra, Powell displays fascinating renditions of tunes from the American songbook such as "Stella By Starlight", "My Funny Valentine", and "All The Things You Are," plus a variety of samba and choro numbers.
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Reissue, originally released in 1963. Milton Banana was one of the busiest drummers during the golden age of bossa nova. He was the man who provided the subtle and elegant groove for some historical recordings like João Gilberto's "Chega de Saudade" and the highly celebrated Getz/Gilberto album (1964), further he worked extensively with Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Donato, Sergio Mendes, Luiz Bonfà, Bola Sete, and many others. Originally released in 1963, O Ritmo E O Som Da Bossa Nova (The Rhythm and the Sound of Bossa Nova) stands as his perfect showcase featuring classy versions of Brazilian hits, among them: Gilberto's "Desafinado", Jobim's "Samba de una Nota", and Lalo Schifrin's "O Amor e a Rosa".
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A deep dive into the art of sampling old jazz records to produce up to date beats. Here you'll find all jazz originals which inspired and provided the basis for hip-hop classics of: KRS-One, Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Madlib, Wu-Tang Clan, Anderson .Paak, Action Bronson, Blu, and Mac Miller. An outstanding selection, ten tracks from the golden age of jazz including artists such as Donald Byrd, Clifford Brown, Ahmad Jamal, Miles Davis & Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa, Howard Roberts, Cal Tjader, Six Boys in Trouble, and Duke Ellington & John Coltrane. If you want to get to the jazz roots of rap music and hip-hop culture, this is the place to start.
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HONEY 064LP
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Visionary composer Raymond Scott was a pure genius largely known thanks to the massive recycling and adaptation of his music for cartoons. "Powerhouse" the title track of this beautiful collection is one of his best-known compositions for Warner Brothers animated cartoons. Scott's Quintette recorded "Powerhouse" in New York on February 20, 1937. The first use in a cartoon occurred in the 1943 Looney Tunes short "Porky Pig's Feat" and since then, you can count hundreds of apparitions, versions, and quotes, from Bugs Bunny to The Simpsons via Kronos Quartet and Don Byron's versions. In other words: a true classic piece of music beyond time and genres. The Raymond Scott Quintet: Raymond Scott - piano, celeste; Dave Wade, Russ Case - trumpet; Pete Pumiglio - clarinet; Dave Harris - tenor saxophone; Lou Shoobe, Fred Whiting - bass; Johnny Williams - drums.
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Honey Pie Records present a reissue on Babatunde Olatunji And His Percussion's Zungo!, originally released in 1961. A much-needed reissue of another obscure Afro-jazz piece of vinyl. This is legendary percussionist and activist Olatunji's classic album originally released in 1961 and featuring jazz heavyweights such as Yusef Lateef, Clark Terry, George Duvivier, and master percussionists like Ray Barreto and Montego Joe, among others. Zungo! sounds as some sort of an ongoing orgy in Afro percussion grooves with Olatunji at the head of a large and varied group including horns, guitar, bass, multiple percussion and drums, plus a 13-piece choir.
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Reissue, originally released in 1962. Here we have the esteemed vibraphonist Cal Tjader leading five different all-star combos featuring among others Latin-groove masters Willie Bobo on drums and conga player Mongo Santamaria. A feast of rhythm based on torrid versions of classic tunes like "Night in Tunisia" and a definitive version of Santamaria's "Afro Blue", This is Latin jazz at its best.
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Reissue, recorded in 1961 and released on Prestige Records in the same year. Brother Jack McDuff's fourth studio effort and the first featuring his regular partners Harold Vick on tenor saxophone, Grant Green on guitar, and Joe Dukes on drums. Vick and Green would soon become two prominent figures in soul jazz while McDuff stands as one of the key organ players in the genre. An absolute soul-jazz gem.
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Third installment in James Brown's early singles collections series. Another essential release covering the crucial 1960-1961 time frame, when Brown and his Famous Flames began to define their innovative R&B style especially through the release of the hit album Think! Needless to add that the album includes immortal tracks such as "You've Got The Power", "I'll Go Crazy", "Baby You're Right" and "Think!"
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Honey Pie Records present a reissue of Joe Cuba Sextette's Steppin' Out, originally released in 1963. Joe Cuba, New York's Latin music icon, "the King of Latin Boogaloo" is considered a pioneer in the so-called Nuyorican culture. Originally released in 1963, this is a highly infectious mix of dance numbers and love songs based on a wide range of percussive instruments, timbales, congas, bass, piano, vibes, and lots of hand percussion. If you feel ready to move your feet in various exotic energizing styles like mambo, pachanga, and cha cha cha, this is the right album for you.
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Reissue, originally released in 1961. Born from a studio jam organized by Al Santiago in 1961, The Alegre All Stars was inspired by the famous late '50s Cuban jam sessions. Originally published by Alegre Records, a New York City based label specialized in Latin music, this album stands as a legendary release in the field. This is like an open door on a wild Nuyorican party including food, drinks, and an ongoing selection of highly infectious Latin grooves to dance to.
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Reissue, originally released in 1957. Jimmy Smith was the most inventive and technically skilled organist of the bop generation. A Date With Jimmy Smith features performances recorded in the same year with Smith heading a sextet including a bunch of Blue Note heavyweights such as Donald Byrd (trumpet), Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone), Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone), Art Blakey (drums), plus a guitar-organ-drums combo with guitarist Eddie McFadden and drummer Donald Bailey, and as one would expect with those names this is groovy jazz at its best. Recorded on February 11 and 12, 1957.
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Previously unreleased compilation from the Jazz Workshop catalog, a Motown Jazz oriented subsidiary founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1962. The label was intended to release hi-quality jazz singles with a distinctive pop flavor. Here are five different groupings featuring heavyweights such as Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Sonny Payne, Frank Wess, Cecil McBee, Kirk Lightsey, as well as two original Funk Brothers: guitarist Joe Messina and pianist Johnny Griffith. No matter if in blues, soul, funk, or jazz, Detroit bears one of the deepest black music traditions in America. Now if you want to get through the motor city jazz side this is the right place to start. Features Hank & Carol Diamond, Earl Washington All Stars, Dave Hamilton, Johnny Griffith Trio, George Bohannon Quartet, and Paula Greer.
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Reissue, originally released in 1960. George Russell was one of the most advanced composers and arrangers in the history of jazz, a theorist and innovator who worked extensively between the '40s and the early 2000s. Originally released by Decca in 1960, Jazz In The Space Age was Russell's third effort under his name. A visionary work including music composed and arranged by Russell for various lineups featuring the likes of pianists Bill Evans and Paul Bley, trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, drummer Charlie Persip, and others. This is adventurous yet highly accessible music that still sounds fresh today.
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Reissue, originally released in 1963. Born in 1923 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Wade Walton, besides working as barber, was a strong blues guitarist and harp player who toured with minstrel shows in his teens and formed the Kings of Rhythms with Ike Turner in the '40s. Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1962 and originally released by Bluesville Records, Shake 'Em On Down was his biggest album, a great piece of downhome blues which earned him international attention. People said that no trip to Clarksdale would be complete without a trip to Wade's Barber Shop (Delta Boogie).
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Honey Pie Records present a reissue of The Jazz Epistles' self-titled album, originally released in 1959. The Jazz Epistles were the very first South African jazz group who broke away from the swinging and danceable jazz forms in vogue during the 1950s. A group formed by strong personalities like pianist Dollar Brand, later known as Abdulah Hibrahim, trumpeter Hugh Masekela, saxophonist Kippi Moeketzi, trombonist Jonas Gwangwa, bassist Johnny Getze, and drummer Makaya Ntschoko. A bunch of jazz modernists who already in the late 1950s, under the influence of the American "Bop" attitude began to switch on a more complex and hip music style. In 1959, just before breaking up, the Jazz Epistles released their first and only album, a great piece of work which stands as the first album released by a Black South-African band. A cultural manifesto as part of the anti-apartheid struggle of the time.
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Honey Pie Records present a reissue of Elza Soares's Se Acaso Você Chegasse, originally released in 1960. A highly distinctive personality! A dark, dense, raspy voice as a strong and deliberated expression of her poor social origins. For all her entire life singer Elza Soares was one of the strongest and most respected Brazilian performers across genres. Originally released in 1960, Se Acaso Você Chegasse was her second album. A superb and tuff statement on the black side of samba and bossa styles. A lively, colorful, energetic collection of songs based on a stream of big-band arrangements by the great Oswaldo Borba (E Sua Orquestra). A treasure in the whole history of Brazilian music.
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