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East Coasting is a lesser-known gem in the Charles Mingus catalog recorded in New York City in August of 1957 and released on the Bethlehem label in December of the same year. It finds the bassist/leader supported by Bill Evans (piano), Clarence Shaw (tru

New "regular edition" on 140 gram vinyl. We Release Jazz (WRWTFWW Records' new sister-label) present the official reissue of criminally overlooked Japanese jazz gem Mellow Dream by Hokkaido pianist wunderkind Ryo Fukui, originally released in 1977. Releas

This 1965 Verve date from jazz luminary Bill Evans may feature eight numbers that were all previously recorded at one time or another, but this time around he's accompanied by bassist Chuck Israels and drummer Larry Bunker, who were members of his regular

In 1958, after a string of critically acclaimed and successful albums, Miles Davis was searching for a new direction to take the music, and signs were pointing him off the chordal highway into a new jazz style: modal. His innovations would open up the wor

Recorded in late September 1962 in Chicago and released on Verve the same year, the Norman Granz-produced Affinity captures the Oscar Peterson Trio — Oscar Peterson on piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Ed Thigpen on drums — at a moment of deep cohesion, refin

Few musicians have embodied the romantic – and ultimately tragic – jazz figure as totally as Chet Baker. Unschooled yet eloquent in his music, and a fast-liver who survived for nearly six decades, the Baker mystique has only reinforced one of the most hau

Time Of The Last Persecution (released in 1971 by Deram) is a more rock-oriented production and an altogether darker work than his debut and was co-produced by Fay and guitarist Ray Russell, and featured top-notch session players including drummer Alan Ru

The first-ever Impulse! release (catalog number A-1) and known as one of the best efforts of Kai Winding and J.J. Johnson, this 1960 session features a collection of jazz heavyweights, including Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Art Taylor & R

“Know What I Mean?” was originally released in 1960 as a collaboration between jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley and legendary pianist Bill Evans, along with the rhythm section of the Modern Jazz Quartet, Percy Heath (bass) and Connie Kay (drums). This

When both Miles Davis and Bill Evans label you their favorite drummer, you’re granted immortality that stretches even beyond the lifespan of a vampire! But legendary stickman Philly Joe Jones gets it both ways on the must-hear title track to 1958’s Blues

Vinyl LP pressing housed in gatefold jacket. Reissue of 1970 album. American vibraphonist Dave Pike gained fame from his work throughout the 60's with popular jazz flutist Herbie Mann, recording 11 albums with Mann's groups, also recorded with legendary p

One of the most influential artists in the history of jazz, Bill Evans was known for his conversational interplay within his trios, his lyrical compositions and his matchless approach to the piano. In 1959, after a year with Miles Davis' sextet, Evans emb