Jazz & Improvisation / Soul-Jazz

Jimmy Smith on organ with Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Burrell and Donald Bailey, recorded for Blue Note on 25 April 1960 and released in 1963. Japanese UHQCD reissue, UCCQ-9717.

Jimmy Smith on Hammond organ with Kenny Burrell, Donald Bailey and, on four tracks, Percy France, from Van Gelder sessions of July 15, 1958, May 24 and June 16, 1959. Japanese UHQCD reissue (UCCQ-9637).

Jimmy Smith's soul jazz quartet album with Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Burrell and Donald Bailey, recorded at Van Gelder Studio on 25 April 1960 and released by Blue Note in 1961. Japanese UHQCD, UCCQ-9656 (2024).

Organ quartet date by Jimmy Smith with Stanley Turrentine, Quentin Warren and Donald Bailey, recorded at Van Gelder Studio on 8 February 1963 and first issued by Blue Note in 1964. Tone Poet 180g LP reissue.

Jimmy Smith on Hammond organ in two trios, with Kenny Burrell and Philly Joe Jones, and with Eddie McFadden and Donald Bailey, recorded in New York on 26 February 1958 and released by Blue Note in 1965. Classic Vinyl 180g LP reissue.

Lonnie Smith on organ with Lee Morgan, Julian Priester, Bennie Maupin, Melvin Sparks and Leo Morris (Idris Muhammad), recorded for Blue Note on 3 January 1969. Classic Vinyl 180g LP reissue.

Erich Kleinschuster’s projects and initiatives played a vital role in establishing a spiritual home for jazz in Vienna. The founding of his sextet in 1966 and, in 1968, a jazz department at the Vienna Conservatory, were catalysts for a scene that attracted international stars as well as nurturing the careers of home-grown virtuosos. Many jazz exiles, admired in Europe as they never were in the United States, settled for long periods, carving out new lives on the continent. The recordings in this…

Tip! It seemed trumpeter/composer Milton Ward had all he needed for a breakthrough in the world of contemporary jazz in the late 1970s. Blessed with a beautiful trumpet tone and an impressive work ethic, Ward found a home in Boston’s exploding soul and jazz scenes of the early 1970s. His star never joined the constellation of jazz luminaries, but Ward did leave one fantastic album of spiritual jazz that has become a collectors’ favorite: Milt Ward and Virgo Spectrum. Frederiksberg Records is pro…

Stanley Turrentine's 1961 Blue Note album with The Three Sounds (Gene Harris, Andrew Simpkins, Bill Dowdy), recorded at Van Gelder Studio on December 16, 1960: four standards and one Harris original.

Stanley Turrentine soul jazz session with Shirley Scott, Jimmy Ponder, Bob Cranshaw and Leo Morris (Idris Muhammad), recorded at Van Gelder Studio on 30 August 1968 for Blue Note. Japanese UHQCD, UCCQ-9663.

Stanley Turrentine quartet session with McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker, recorded for Blue Note on 8 July 1966 and released in 1968. Classic Vinyl 180g LP reissue.

Stanley Turrentine session with Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, Elvin Jones and Ray Barretto (congas), recorded on 4 September 1964 and first released by Blue Note in 1980 (LT-1075). Tone Poet reissue, 180g.

Stanley Turrentine with Blue Mitchell, James Spaulding, Pepper Adams, McCoy Tyner, Grant Green, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker, arranged by Duke Pearson, recorded on 1 July 1966 and released by Blue Note that year. Tone Poet 180g LP reissue.

Jack Wilson's second Blue Note album, recorded at Van Gelder Studio on September 22, 1967, with Lee Morgan, Garnett Brown, Jackie McLean, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins; first released in 1968.

Reuben Wilson's second Blue Note album, a soul jazz quintet with Lee Morgan, George Coleman, Grant Green and Leo Morris (Idris Muhammad), recorded at Van Gelder Studio on 21 March 1969 and released that year. Japanese UHQCD, UCCQ-9683.