Sony Music has just reissued a raft of classic jazz albums as part of a new low price range called Jazz Connoisseur, covering LPs originally released on the Columbia, RCA and Paris-based Disques Vogue labels in the ’50s, ’60s , ’70s and ’80s. The music ranges from swing, bebop, and post-bop to fusion and vocal jazz. The artists and musicians featured include DUKE ELLINGTON, BILL EVANS, KEITH JARRETT, WAYNE SHORTER, SONNY ROLLINS, and STAN GETZ. All reissues come with full original artwork and in some cases bonus material. They retail at around £4.00 in the UK.
Here’s the full mouth-watering list of title available:
DIZZY GILLESPIE – ‘The Greatest Of Dizzy Gillespie’
STAN GETZ – ‘The Master’
LEE KONITZ – ‘Lee Konitz Plays’
ROY HAYNES – ‘Roy Haines Modern Group’
SONNY ROLLINS – ‘Our Man In Jazz’
BARNEY WILEN – ‘Tilt’
BOBBY JASPAR – Bobby Jaspar’s New Jazz’
THE FOUR BROTHERS – ‘Together Again!’
WOODY HERMAN – ‘The 3 Herds’
BOB BROOKMEYER – ‘Bob Brookmeyer & Friends’
WAYNE SHORTER – ‘Native Dancer’
KEITH JARRETT – ‘Expectations’
DUKE ELLINGTON – ‘The Popular Duke Ellington’
PAUL DESMOND – ‘Glad To Be Unhappy’
ANDRE HODEIR – ‘Essais Par Le Jazz Groupe De Paris’
LIONEL HAMPTON – ‘Jazz Time Paris Vol. 4, 5 & 6’
SIDNEY BECHET – ‘Bechet Souvenirs’
BUD POWELL – ‘Swingin’ With Bud’
ANDRE PREVIN – ‘4 To Go!’
CARMEN McRAE – ‘Carmen Sings Monk’
ROY ELDRIDGE – ‘Roy Eldridge & His Little Jazz’
KENNY BURRELL – ‘Bluesin’ Around’
MAYNARD FERGUSON – ‘Birdland Dream Band’
TONY BENNETT – ‘The Beat Of My Heart’
BILL EVANS – ‘The Bill Evans Album’
