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Joe Henderson\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase\u00a0\u00a0
<\/strong>3-LP set featuring saxophone titan Joe Henderson and his quartet with pianist Joanne Brackeen, bassist Steve Rodby and drummer Danny Spencer captured in February of 1978. Liners by John Koenig, reflections by Brackeen, Rodby and Spencer, but Joe Segal\u2019s son Wayne.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAhmad Jamal\u00a0\u2013\u00a0At The Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago\u00a0
<\/strong>2-LP set featuring the iconic pianist with bassist John Heard and drummer Frank Gant on March 20-21, 1976. Newly curated liner notes by Jamal scholar Eugene Holley, Jr. with memories from Jamal\u2019s daughter Sumayah and appreciations from pianists Joe Alterman and Fred Hersch.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYusef Lateef \u2013\u00a0Alight Upon The Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase\u00a0
<\/strong>3-LP set featuring Lateef\u00a0with pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Bob Cunningham and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath captured live in June of 1975. Liner notes by Lateef biographer Herb Boyd, plus interviews with Bennie Maupin, Wayne Segal and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMal Waldron\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Stardust & Starlight: At The Jazz Showcase
<\/strong>2-LP set featuring Waldron with bassist Steve Rodby,\u00a0drummer Wilbur \u201cthe Chief\u201d Campbell, and saxophonist Sonny Stitt captured in August 1979. Newly curated liner notes by Howard Mandel, interviews with pianist Lafayette Gilchrist, bassist Steve Rodby, Wayne Segal and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTime Traveler Recordings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Terry Callier \u2013\u00a0At The Earl of Old Town
<\/strong>2-LP set featuring the influential singer\/songwriter at just 22-years-old.\u00a0 A compelling never-before-released 1967 solo performance, recorded by NEA Jazz Master Joe Segal. The package includes comprehensive liner notes by Callier\u2019s longtime friend, Real Jazz Sirius\/XM program director Mark Ruffin and comments by daughter Sunny Callier.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nRoy Hargrove \u2013\u00a0BERN
<\/strong>Recorded at the International Jazzfestival Bern, Switzerland in May 2000, the album\u00a0captures a\u00a0vital, previously unissued\u00a0Roy Hargrove\u00a0date showcasing the then 30-year-old trumpeter\/bandleader at the height of his powers. The package features extensive liner notes by noted jazz journalist\/author Nate Chinen.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBuster Williams\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Pinnacle
<\/strong>Williams\u2019 celebrated 1975 debut album will be reissued for the first time by Time Traveler Recordings\u2019 Muse Master Edition Series. Package includes original 1975 notes by Elliot Meadow, new liners by noted journalist Mike Flynn and a rare period photo by Raymond Ross.<\/p>\n\n\n\nElemental Records<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Michel Petrucciani \u2013 Kuumbwa (Europe only)
<\/strong>2-LP set capturing a fiery 1987 performance at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California. The first Petrucciani release among the label\u2019s many jazz treasures, the recording features\u00a0the legendary pianist with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Eliot Zigmund.\u00a0The thoughtfully annotated set includes reflections by pianist\u2019s son\u00a0Alexandre Petrucciani, drummer Eliot Zigmund, Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, journalist Thierry P\u00e9r\u00e9marti, and Kuumbwa Co-Founder Tim Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBill Evans at the BBC
<\/strong>2-LP set featuring spellbinding, intimate music from a\u00a01965\u00a0performance\u00a0showcasing the legendary pianist\u2019s trio with bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker which\u00a0aired on the British TV program\u00a0Jazz 625,\u00a0hosted by English trumpet player Humphrey Lyttelton. The comprehensive package includes notes by Evans scholar Marc Myers,\u00a0appreciations by Jamie Cullum and James Pearson, and\u00a0an\u00a0interview with Israels who told\u00a0Marc Myers, \u201cYes, we were damn near perfect at the BBC.”<\/p>\n\n\n\nCecil Taylor Unit \u2013\u00a0Fragments, The Complete 1969 Salle Pleyel Concerts
<\/strong>3-LP set featuring two explosive never-before released Cecil Taylor Unit performances featuring the avant-jazz pianist\u2019s 1969 Unit with saxophonist Jimmy Lyons, saxophonist\/flutist Sam Rivers and drummer Andrew Cyrille at their creative peak. The expansive package\u00a0includes notes by Taylor biographer Philip Freeman, memories from drummer Andrew Cyrille and appreciations from Karen Borca, Matthew Shipp, Jack DeJohnette and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFreddie King \u2013\u00a0Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Jazz Pulsation Concerts
<\/strong>3-LP set featuring the blues legend Freddie King live before more than 50,000 fans in October 1975, the final full year of his life. Joining King are organist Alvin Hemphill, guitarist Ed Lively, pianist Lewis Stephens, bassist Benny Turner and drummer Calep Emphrey. The deluxe package features appreciations from his daughter, Wanda King, as well as ZZ Top\u2019s Billy Gibbons, plus liner notes by author Cary Baker. The\u00a0set documents an essential blues artist whose ferocious guitar tone, commanding singing, and genre-bridging vision helped reshape modern blues and rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n