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OSCAR PETTIFORD QUARTET – “WE GET THE MESSAGE”
UNEARTHED MODERN JAZZ 1958
(Sonorama C-90/ L-90)
Newly unearthed live recordings of jazz bass and cello legend Oscar Pettiford and his quartet from Hamburg in 1958, featuring the great Kenny Clarke (dr), Hans Koller (ts), Attila Zoller (g) & guests in front of an excited audience. Eight tracks full of bluesy modern jazz, with a gloomy version of Friedrich Gulda`s “Dark Glow” or the cheerful “Gertberg Walk”, written by Pettiford especially for the occasion. Excellent sound quality, carefully mastered in 2015, new liner notes and unseen concert photos from the same evening by Susanne Schapowalow. Oscar at his best, passing the message of jazz as it was received.
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CD & Vinyl: 6-Page CD-Digipack/ Vinyl-LP/ Digital
GREETJE KAUFFELD – “YOUNG GIRL SUNDAY JAZZ”
LOST VOCAL JAZZ 1960-1969
(Sonorama C-89/ L-89)
New compilation showcasing some great early works by the outstanding Dutch jazz singer, featuring 16 lost songs from the 1960s – short, soulful and to the point. Contains incredibly tight versions of “Fever”, “Love For Sale”, “Handful Of Soul”, “You And I ( Você E Eu)”, “Almost Like Being In Love” or “Who Knows Why”, with the deep tenderness of Greetje Kauffeld and renowned jazz masters such as Rolf Kühn, Tony Vos, Ingfried Hoffmann, Cees Slinger and Wolfgang Schlüter. Remastered in 2015 for Vinyl-LP and Digipack CD, including many previously unknown finds from the artists` private collection.
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CD & Vinyl: 6-Page CD-Digipack/ Vinyl-LP/ Digital
BREW MOORE – “LIVE IN EUROPE 1961”
UNEARTHED MODERN JAZZ 1961
(Sonorama C-91/ L-91)
The music presented on this album for the first time was recorded in the year when West Coast tenorist Brew Moore immigrated to Europe. He arrived in Paris and played with renowned drummer Kenny Clarke at “The Blue Note” jazz club, later at “Nalen” in Stockholm and for Danish TV with Scandinavian cats Lars Bagge, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen or Alex Riel. “Live In Europe 1961” is a compilation of seven tremendous quartet performances from Scandinavia and France, newly mastered, with unseen Danish archive photos and fresh liner notes by Arne Reimer, author of “American Jazz Heroes”.
Release Date October 23, 2015:
CD & Vinyl: 6-Page CD-Digipack/ Vinyl-LP/ Digital
ALBERT MANGELSDORFF – “MAINHATTAN MODERN”
LOST MODERN JAZZ FILES 1955-1963
(Sonorama C-80/ L-80)
Lost jazz files: Recently discovered treasures from the world renowned “German ambassador of jazz”, trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff from Frankfurt/Main. Unique modern jazz and hard bop recorded in the late 1950s and early 60s, featuring Joki Freund, Hans Koller, Peter Trunk, Heinz Sauer, Günter Lenz and many more big names from the German scene. Collection of nine mostly unreleased tunes, including “Improvisation zu einem Klang”, “Tower Blues”, “Jo-Jo Blues” or “Vierd Blues”. Careful audio restoration and final mastering for Vinyl LP and 6-page-digipack CD with new sleeve notes.
Release Date November 21, 2015:
CD & 2LP-Vinyl: 6-Page CD-Digipack/ Vinyl-2LP Gatefold/ Digital
OSCAR PETTIFORD & FRIENDS – “BLUES IN MY MIND”
UNEARTHED MODERN JAZZ 1958
(Sonorama C-92/ L-92)
The great bassist Oscar Pettiford live in Hamburg 1958, second chapter. Fine mélange of modern mainstream, cool jazz and hard bop, with Jimmy Pratt (dr), Hans Koller (ts), Dusko Goykovich (tp), Michel Hausser (vib), Attila Zoller (g), Roger Guerin (tp) and Armin Rusch (p) heard in a second previously unknown Pettiford session. Longplay CD and 2-LP vinyl set (gatefold), with photos of the event by Susanne Schapowalow and new liner notes, with Goykovich and Hausser sharing their memories of the time. Certainly Pettiford`s best recorded live performance on the European jazz scene in excellent sound quality.
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