Sun Ra – Outer Spaceways Incorporated (Remastered) (2014) [ORG Music – ORGM-2014] [Vinyl FLAC 24-96]

Sun Ra – Outer Spaceways Incorporated (Remastered) (2014) [ORG Music – ORGM-2014]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Duration: 40:34 | 825 MB
Genre: Jazz | Label: ORG Music

Sun Ra’s Arkestra was at it’s most radical during this period, alternating simple chants with very outside playing and dense ensembles. Although no precise date is given, these five cuts are thought to have been documented circa 1967-1968 by Sun Ra (piano) and his Arkestra in New York City, where the band was in residence at the time. First released for Record Store Day 2014, the title is now available on gold vinyl, pressed at Pallas Group in Germany.

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Miles Davis – The Electric Years (2023) [11 LPs, Vinyl Me, Please – VMP-A017] [Vinyl FLAC 24-192]

Miles Davis – The Electric Years (2023) [11 LPs, Vinyl Me, Please – VMP-A017]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Duration: 09:23:25 | 21,58 GB
Genre: Jazz | Label: Vinyl Me, Please

The Miles Davis: The Electric Years box set collects seven albums from one of the most daring eras of Miles Davis’ career — In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew, A Tribute To Jack Johnson, Live-Evil, On The Corner, Big Fun and Get Up With It. Starting in 1969 and ending in 1974, this box tells the story of a fertile period in Miles’ career, the third or fourth time he basically blew up the rules of jazz and made it again in his own image. Endlessly influential, these albums impacted basically every genre of music to follow in their wake. The albums have all been mastered AAA from 1-to-1 tape transfers of the master tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound. With GRAMMY Award-winning Steve Berkowitz supervising and consulting, the 11 LPs featured in the box come on 180g black vinyl, pressed at GZ, and will be limited in the first edition to 2,000 units. You can learn the story of these albums via an extensive Listening Notes booklet written by jazz historian and critic Ben Ratliff.

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Grant Green – Visions (Remastered) (1971/2024) [Blue Note – 6514861] [Vinyl FLAC 24-192]

Grant Green – Visions (Remastered) (1971/2024) [Blue Note – 6514861]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Duration: 37:30 | 1,51 GB
Genre: Jazz | Label: Blue Note Records

Grant Green embraced R&B and jazz-funk on his 1971 album Visions featuring Billy Wooten, Emmanuel Riggins, Chuck Rainey, Idris Muhammad, Ray Armando, and Harold Caldwell. The guitarist’s distinctive tone, and melodicism elevate songs by The Jackson 5, Chicago, The Carpenters, Mozart, and Quincy Jones’ ‘Maybe Tomorrow’ which was later sampled by Kendrick Lamar. This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

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Sade – Diamond Life (2020) [Epic / Sony Music – 88985456121] [Vinyl FLAC 24-48]

Sade – Diamond Life (2020) [Epic / Sony Music – 88985456121]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Duration: 04:27:22 | 2,90 GB
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Funk, Soul | Label: Epic / Sony Music

This box set features remastered versions of all of Sade’s studio albums to date, on pure 180-gram black vinyl the first complete collection of their studio work up to the present day. All six of the band’s acclaimed albums: Diamond Life (1984), Promise (1985), Stronger Than Pride (1988), Love Deluxe (1992), Lovers Rock (2000), and Solder Of Love (2010) are packaged into the beautifully finished, white case-bound box. Revisiting the audio, the band and Miles Showell worked from high resolution digital transfers of the stereo master mixes, from the original analogue studio tapes, remastered at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios. The elaborate, half-speed mastering process has produced exceptionally clean and detailed audio whilst remaining faithful to the band s intended sound. No additional digital limiting was used in the mastering process, so the six albums benefit from the advantage of extra clarity and pure fidelity, preserving the dynamic range of the original mixes for the very first time. The six album sleeves have been meticulously reproduced in exact detail with authentic paper and printing methods, perfectly replicated for the first time since their original release.

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Pharoah Sanders – Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (1973/2025) [Strata-East – SES-19733-25LP, RSD 2025] [Vinyl FLAC 24-192]

Pharoah Sanders – Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (1973/2025) [Strata-East – SES-19733-25LP, RSD 2025]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Duration: 50:32 | 1,83 GB
Genre: Jazz | Label: Strata-East

Izipho Zam (My Gifts) is the third album led by American saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. The album was recorded in 1969 but not released on the Strata-East label until 1973. It features Sanders with a large ensemble.
In his review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek wrote that “Izipho Zam is a wonderful recording, full of the depth of vision and heartfelt soul that has informed every recording of Sanders since,” and called it “an exhilarating, indispensable out jazz experience”. Marcus J. Moore, writing for the New York Times, included the album in his list of “15 Essential Black Liberation Jazz Tracks” and wrote that the title track is “a sprawling 28-minute collage of West African percussion, meditative chants and Mr. Sanders’s screeching saxophone. Around the 15-minute mark, the arrangement settles into a hypnotic drum break that still sounds incredibly fresh and modern, 47 years after its release.

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Ornette Coleman – The Shape Of Jazz To Come (1959/2022) [Atlantic – R1 661904, VMP – C065] [Vinyl FLAC 24-88,2]

Ornette Coleman – The Shape Of Jazz To Come (1959/2022) [Atlantic – R1 661904, VMP – C065]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Duration: 38:21 | 697 MB
Genre: Jazz, Free Jazz | Label: Atlantic

VMP Classics record of the month for October 2022. (AAA) Lacquers Cut From the Original Mono Tapes by Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound. Pressed on 180g Black Audiophile Vinyl at RTI.

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Billy Harper Quintet – Antibes ’75 (Remastered) (2021/2023) [Sam Records – ARTISAN 2] [Vinyl FLAC 24-96]

Billy Harper Quintet – Antibes ’75 (Remastered) (2021/2023) [Sam Records – ARTISAN 2]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Duration: 36:03 | 777 MB
Genre: Jazz | Label: Sam Records

Produced by François Lê Xuan and Fred Thomas for Sam Records/Saga. Mastered from the original stereo master tapes. Limited edition 200 copies. Cut by SST (Schallplaten Schneid Technik). Each record has been visually checked to prevent defects. Sam Records and Saga present: A never-before released Billy Harper 1975 live recordings. First official release with the full permission and cooperation of the Billy Harper & INA (Institut National de l’Audiovisuel).

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James Brown – Soul On Top (1970/2023) [Vinyl FLAC 24-96]

James Brown – Soul On Top (1970/2023)
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Duration: 46:40 | 972 MB
Genre: Jazz, Soul, Funk | Label: Verve Records

JAMES BROWN Soul On Top (Verve By Request Series limited edition 11-track LP manufactured at Third Man Pressing in Detroit, MI and pressed on 180-gram audiophile quality vinyl. In the liner notes to this grooving 1969 album, featuring a big band led by drummer Louis Bellson and arranged by Impulse! star Oliver Nelson, the Godfather of Soul explains that he is a “jazz man at heart.” Brown’s soul consigliere, saxophonist Maceo Parker, helps make this a swinging, spirited and satisfying set of standards and JB hits. Gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended)

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