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Sam Records Sun Ra: Jazz By Sun Ra Vol. 1 LP

Recorded in July 1956 and released in 1957, Jazz by Sun Ra Vol. 1 is known to be the first LP by Sun Ra. The album showcases all the musical ideas the musician had previously experimented with: advanced time signatures coupled with harmonic scales based o

Sun Ra: Jazz By Sun Ra Vol. 1 LP

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Sam Records Byrd, Donald: Byrd Jazz LP

Byrd Jazz, recorded live in Detroit on August 23rd, 1955, captures the first recording as featured artist for trumpeter Donald Byrd. This Transition LP is a perfect example of the dynamism of the mid-1950s Detroit jazz scene, as it showcases young local t

Byrd, Donald: Byrd Jazz LP

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Sam Records Sun Ra: Jazz By Sun Ra Vol. 2 LP

Recorded in July 1956 and released in 1957, Jazz by Sun Ra Vol. 1 is known to be the first LP by Sun Ra. The album showcases all the musical ideas the musician had previously experimented with: advanced time signatures coupled with harmonic scales based o

Sun Ra: Jazz By Sun Ra Vol. 2 LP

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Sam Records Lewis, John & Sacha Distel: Afternoon in Paris LP

It was in Paris that John Lewis co-led this 1956 date with Sacha Distel, a French guitarist who never became well known in the U.S. but commanded a lot of respect in French jazz circles. The same can be said about the other French players employed on ‘Aft

Lewis, John & Sacha Distel: Afternoon in Paris LP

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Sam Records Waldron, Mal: Rat Now/Paris 70 LP

This was recorded inside the Palais d’Orsay Hotel in Paris on March 10, 1970. The city’s International Sound Festival was being held at the time, and this recording was aired in the “Jazz Vivant” radio show presented by André Francis. The performance here

Waldron, Mal: Rat Now/Paris 70 LP

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Sam Records Jaspar, Bobby: Modern Jazz au Club Saint Germain LP

After hitting Paris in 1950, saxophonist Bobby Jaspar enthralled jazz fans and jazzmen alike with his smooth, elegant playing, with the lyricism of his tranquil phrases heavily influenced by Stan Getz in particular. So when Jaspar began regularly performi

Jaspar, Bobby: Modern Jazz au Club Saint Germain LP

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Sam Records Jaspar, Bobby: s/t LP

Belgian jazz artist Bobby Jaspar died far too young at age 37 in 1963, but fortunately made a handful of memorable dates as a leader. This is the last studio session under his name. Jaspar sticks exclusively to flute on these December 1958 studio recordin

Jaspar, Bobby: s/t LP

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Sam Records Terry, Clark: And His Orchestra LP

One of the first true moments of genius from saxophonist Nathan Davis – a mid 60s European session cut for the tiny SFP label – and a record that’s even rarer than his early classics for MPS! The sound here is similar to the MPS sides – a mixture of soul

Terry, Clark: And His Orchestra LP

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Sam Records Blakey Art & The Jazz Messengers: Olympia Concert – Fontana – 1958 LP

”I’ve never played for such an audience” declared Art Blakey in tears. lt was November 22nd, 1958, and he’d just come offstage after one of the “Jazz Wednesdays” concerts at the Paris Olympia. For a first appearance by the “Jazz Messengers”, they’d made q

Blakey Art & The Jazz Messengers: Olympia Concert – Fontana – 1958 LP

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Sam Records Davis, Miles: Ascenceur Pour L'Echafaud 10"

In 1957, Miles Davis is in Paris for an engagement at the ‘Club Saint-Germain’ and a wonderful concert at the Olympia Theatre. Once in Paris, Miles came into contact with many members of the modern existentialist cultural environment in the neighborhood o

Davis, Miles: Ascenceur Pour L'Echafaud 10"

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Sam Records Bright Trio, Ronnell: s/t LP

Ronnell Bright was in Paris for just a simple stopover during the European tour that Sarah Vaughan was doing to represent the United States at the Universal Exhibition in Brussels. This rare date was cut at Studio des Dames in Paris on June 5, 1958 for fr

Bright Trio, Ronnell: s/t LP

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Sam Records Wilen, Barney Quintet: Guilde du Jazz 1957 LP

When Miles Davis heard Barney Wilen for the first time during a jam session at the Club Saint-Germain in Paris, he exclaimed: “This is the best tenor saxophone I’ve heard in Europe, he plays tenor in an authentic way, much better than many current stars i

Wilen, Barney Quintet: Guilde du Jazz 1957 LP

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Sam Records Shihab, Sahib: And the Danish Radio Jazz Group LP

Sahib Shihab (Edmund Gregory) played with many of jazz’s finest musicians. Shortly after he became one of the first jazz players to change their names due to an Islamic conversion, he joined Thelonious Monk for his Blue Note sessions. He also played with

Shihab, Sahib: And the Danish Radio Jazz Group LP

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Sam Records Heath Brothers: Paris '76 LP

Sam Records is proud to presents here a live recording the band gave in Paris at Studio 104, Maison de la Radio, on April 16, 1976. In addition to a superb version of ‘One for Juan’, the band perform two tracks from the ‘Marchin’ On! album, ‘Watergate Blu

Heath Brothers: Paris '76 LP

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Sam Records Byrd, Donald & Bobby Jaspar: Paris '58 LP

In July 1958, Donald Byrd made a lengthy visit to Europe, not returning Stateside until December. He fronted a fine quintet that gave concert appearances at festivals held in many countries, Knokke-le-Zoute (Belgium), Cannes (France), Sweden, Norway, Germ

Byrd, Donald & Bobby Jaspar: Paris '58 LP

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Sam Records Byrd, Donald: Byrd in Paris LP

“They’d been living in Europe for months. They’d appeared in Cannes and at Knokke (…) yet the only thing missing was the consecration that a great concert in Paris would bring. They won that last battle with astounding brio, in front of an audience of con

Byrd, Donald: Byrd in Paris LP

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Sam Records Wilen, Barney: Jazz sur Seine LP

Tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen was not quite 21 years old at the time of this meeting with Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and Kenny Clarke, three veterans of the Modern Jazz Quartet. But the young man is surprising mature and confident throughout the session,

Wilen, Barney: Jazz sur Seine LP

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Sam Records Harper, Billy Quintet: Antibes '75 LP

Two days after recording the first album ever issued on the Black Saint label, Billy Harper and his quintet were onstage at the Antibes Juan-Les-Pins jazz festival. Though Black Saint is a phenomenal album and is rightfully considered as one of the finest

Harper, Billy Quintet: Antibes '75 LP

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Sam Records Davis, Nathan with George Arvanitas Trio: Live in Paris - The ORTF Recordings 1966-67 3LP

Style is not a given. Not many musicians reach the level of artistic personality where you can unmistakably recognize them. It takes character, roots, honesty, soulfulness. Nathan Davis had style. His tone on tenor was unique. So was his soprano sound and

Davis, Nathan with George Arvanitas Trio: Live in Paris - The ORTF Recordings 1966-67 3LP

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Sam Records Baker Quartet, Chet: Chet Baker in Paris, Vol 2 LP

On October 24th only Jimmy Bond was still with Chet : Peter littman had returned to America, and his seat was now accupied by Nils-Bertil ‘Bert’ Dahlander, a Swedish drummer who’d accompanied Lars Gullin. At the Keyboard was an almost-unknown pianist name

Baker Quartet, Chet: Chet Baker in Paris, Vol 2 LP

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Sam Records Blakey, Art and the New Jazzmen: Live in Paris 65 LP

Art Blakey, Live in ’65 boasts an exceptional one-hour concert from Paris in 1965. This performance showcases one of the few undocumented Blakey bands, the New Jazzmen, featuring Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Jaki Byard on piano, Reggie Workman on bass, Nat

Blakey, Art and the New Jazzmen: Live in Paris 65 LP

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Sam Records Jefferson Choir, Ron: s/t LP

This self-titled album is a testimony of the short lived-band led by New-York drummer Ron Jefferson during his stay in Paris in the mid-60s. After a first album under his name on Pacific Jazz in 1962, the founding member of The Jazz Modes and the Les McCa

Jefferson Choir, Ron: s/t LP

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Sam Records Davis, Nathan Sextet: Peace Treaty LP

One of the first true moments of genius from saxophonist Nathan Davis – a mid 60s European session cut for the tiny SFP label – and a record that’s even rarer than his early classics for MPS! The sound here is similar to the MPS sides – a mixture of soul

Davis, Nathan Sextet: Peace Treaty LP

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Sam Records Young, Lester: Le Dernier Message LP

In January 1959, Lester Young was in Paris for a series of concerts at the famous Blue Note Club. He plays with Rene Urtreger on piano, Kenny Clarke on drums, Jimmy Gourley on guitar and Jamil Nasser on bass. On March the 4th, 1959, Eddie Barclay decides

Young, Lester: Le Dernier Message LP

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