Full Artwork Autumn Leaves Jazz

Don Byas - Autumn Leaves (1965) {Ronnie Scott's Jazz House JHAS613 rel 1998}
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© 1965, 1998 Ronnie Scott's Jazz House | JHAS 613
Jazz / Bebop / Bop / Saxophone

This is a great snapshot of Byas at Ronnie Scott's. One of the great benefits of soloists coming to Ronnie's was that the house band was so brilliant. Stan Tracey was and is just wonderful. You would not think they had not been playing together for years. The choice of material is irrelevant in some ways they just get into the music and play, wonderful stuff. Byas had been living and working in France for many years when he came to London and he died just a few years after this recording. Stan Tracey was working himself into the ground, compounded by an all too common drug problem, however, his single-mindedness, when it came to his music, really does shine through in everything he plays, the guy really does live his music.

Bill Evans - Autumn Leaves (1969) {2015 Japan Studio Songs Remaster YZSO Series}
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© 1969, 2015 Studio Songs Japan | YZSO-10053 | Mono
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Piano

Recorded live in Roma, 1969. Original recording by Joker Tonverlag Ag. Re-Mastered at Kojima Recordings, Inc. Bil Evans with Eddie Gomez (bass) and Marty Morell (drums).

Wynton Kelly Trio - Complete Vee Jay Studio Recordings (2007) {2CD Set, Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10296 rec 1959-1961}
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© 1959-61, 2007 Vee-Jay / Lone Hill Jazz | LHJ 10296
Jazz / Hard Bop / Piano

This release contains the complete Vee-Jay studio recordings by the Wynton Kelly trio for the first time ever on one edition. The Wynton Kelly heard here (from the period 1959-1961), as the original liner notes clearly state, was at the peak of his fruitful collaboration with Miles Davis, with Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb and the inimitable John Coltrane filling out the celebrated quintet. So it is truly interesting to hear Kelly as the main performer, displaying his own personality and even playing some of his own compositions.

Steve Gut - Mr. C.T. (1995) {2016 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series} (ft. Clark Terry)
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© 1995, 2016 Timeless Records / Solid Records Japan / Ultra-Vibe | CDSOL-6430
Jazz / Hard Bop / Contemporary Big Band / Post Bop / Trumpet / Flugelhorn

Reissue with the latest remastering and the original cover artwork. Comes with a description written in Japanese. Trumpeter Steve Gut's on the frontline here alongside the legendary Clark Terry and the great Dusko Goykovich – and the younger musician really manages to hold his own, and work well with the two master trumpeters! The setting is a larger group – the RTB Big Band – and all three players get a chance to solo – and the mighty Alvin Queen is in the group on drums, providing a soulful kick that maybe makes the album sparkle a bit more than usual for the RTB – although they've always had a great legacy of work with bigger name players, especially American ones. Titles include "Mr CT", "Black Triangle", "Stemi", "Summer Afternoon", "On The Road", "Some Memories", and "Blues To Clark".

Ahmad Jamal Trio - The Classic 1958-1962 Recordings (2013) {5CD Set Jazz Dynamics 24-bit Remaster}
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© 1958-62, 2013 Jazz Dynamics | Jazz Dynamics 006
Jazz / Cool / Post Bop / Piano

This release compiles all of the originally issued recordings made by the classic Ahmad Jamal Trio with Israel Crosby and Vernel Fournier between 1958 and 1962 (Crosby died on August 11, 1962 at the age of 43). Included here are the legendary club performances taped in 1958 at the Pershing Lounge, in Chicago, as well as the subsequent sets recorded at the Spotlight, the Alhambra and the Blackhawk, plus various other sessions. This was the music that made Jamal famous. As a bonus, nine earlier versions of tunes from our set recorded by different formations of the Jamal trio.

Karel Boehlee Trio - Switch (1984) {2015 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series}
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© 1984, 2015 Timeless Records / Solid Records Japan / Ultra-Vibe | CDSOL-6402
Jazz / Post Bop / Modern Post Bebop / Piano Trio

Reissue with the latest remastering and the original cover artwork. Comes with a description written in Japanese. You may not know European piano player Karel Boehlee, but you'll definitely sit up and take notice after hearing this sweet little set – because he's a hell of a pianist, with a wonderfully lyrical touch! The album's got a masterful sound right from the start – a confident approach to the keys that often has Boehlee leaving just the right amount of space between notes, as he makes his way through the set with very well-matched accompaniment from bassist Frans Bouwmeester and Hans Eykenaar – two more players we don't know at all, but who round out Karel's playing wonderfully. Titles include the great title original "Switch" – plus variations on "Autumn Leaves", "Summertime", "Jest", "On A Clear Day", "Forest Flower", "United Blues", and "Recorda Me"

Intrioduction - North Sea Highlights (1982) {2016 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series}
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© 1982, 2016 Timeless Records / Solid Records Japan / Ultra-Vibe | CDSOL-6426
Jazz / Post Bop / Piano Trio

Reissue with the latest remastering and the original cover artwork. Comes with a description written in Japanese. Intrioduction, recorded live at the North Sea Festival – on a set that features sparkling interplay between Harry Happel on piano, Koos Wiltenburg on bass, and Fred Krens on drums – a lineup that has a great balance between the strength of Happel's piano lines, and some of the more inventive roles the other musicians can play! The date was recorded by Timeless in 1982, but not issued until the mid 90s CD generation – which means there's plenty of space to present the full performance – almost 75 minutes of music, on some nicely long tracks that include "Soft Winds", "Night Child", "Jordu", "Love For Sale", "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life", "Cowboy Samba", "Summertime", and "Place St Henri".

John Hicks - Is That So? (1990) {2015 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series CDSOL-6349}
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© 1990, 2015 Timeless Records / Solid Records Japan / Ultra-Vibe | CDSOL-6349
Jazz / Post Bop / Modern Postbebop / Piano Trio

Reissue with the latest remastering. Features original cover artwork. Comes with a descripton in Japanese. The title alone is more than enough to win us over here – as it's a great Duke Pearson composition that turns out to be a wonderful showcase for the most lyrical modes of pianist John Hicks! That tune's the leadoff, and it really sets the tone for the record – a gently soulful set that has Hicks working in a wonderful trio with Ray Drummond on bass and Idris Muhammad on drums – both players with a warmly melodic feel, especially Drummond – who seems to create this resonance with John's piano. Titles include "Is That So", "Emily", "Yesterdays", "I'll Remember April", "Sonnymoon For Two", and "April Eyes".

Bobby Hutcherson - Four Seasons (1983) {2015 Japan Timeless Jazz Master Collection Complete Series CDSOL-6324}
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© 1983, 2015 Timeless Records / Solid Records Japan / Ultra-Vibe | CDSOL-6324
Jazz / Post Bop / Vibes

Reissue with the latest remastering. Features original cover artwork. Comes with a descripton in Japanese. A simple but effective session from vibist Bobby Hutcherson – one that comes across with a really subtle brilliance! The tracks are all standards – performed by Hutcherson on vibes, with a quartet that includes George Cables on acoustic piano, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums – all working with Bobby in a style that allows a lot of open space between the notes, an approach that's especially nice in the interplay between piano and vibes on the set. The style is a bit more understated than some of Hutcherson's other records of the time, but that also makes for a wonderfully gimmick-free approach that takes us right to the core of his talents. Titles include "Star Eyes", "If I Were A Bell", "Summertime", "Autumn Leaves", and "All Of You".

Bill Evans Trio - Portrait In Jazz (1959) {2008 Riverside} [Keepnews Collection Complete Series] (Item #26of27)
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© 1959, 2008 Concord / Riverside | 0888072306783
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Piano

Orrin Keepnews' commentary (from his new liner notes): “This turned out to be the easiest Bill Evans record session I was ever involved in. The trio's initial working repertoire consisted entirely of material that he wanted to record but had not yet attempted; I probably would have preferred having more than two originals, having not yet fully realized that his ability to reconstruct and revitalize old and often over-familiar standards was one of his more important contributions to the jazz vocabulary.”