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The Red Garland Quintet with John Coltrane - Dig It! (1958) {2009 Prestige Rudy Van Gelder Remaster}
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© 2009 Concord / Prestige | 0888072315921 | 24-bit remaster
Jazz / Bop / Cool / Hard Bop

The quintet represented on this album is widely regarded as being one of the most exciting and effective of the Fifties, even though the majority of its work did not come to light until that decade was over. The apparent paradox in that statement is resolved by the fact that this was primarily a recording unit, and although its participants have appeared together publicly in various combinations (most notably Red Garland and John Coltrane), a Red Garland quintet such as is represented here on this record was never a regular working unit.

John Coltrane - Black Pearls (1958) {2008 Prestige Rudy Van Gelder Remaster}
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Jazz / Hard Bop / Bop

In addition to their positions of importance in the Miles Davis quintet of the mid-fifties, John Coltrane and Red Garland a series of studio dates for Prestige in 1957 and '58. Here, as in several of the others, Paul Chambers is the bassist and Arthur Taylor is the drummer, with Donald Byrd on trumpet making it a quintet.

There are only three numbers, the title song "Black Pearls", an extremely swift version of "Lover Come Back To Me", and the fast "Sweet Sapphire Blues" which begins with Garland soloing from the gitgo in a long, upbeat exploration before Trane unfurls his "sheets of sound". Byrd gets into that rapid fire mode, in and among his evenly-cadenced lines and Chambers (plucked) and Taylor (brushes into sticks) solo before Garland ends it with a riff credited to Prestige's then-president, Bob Weinstock.

Boogaloo Joe Jones - Right On Brother (1970) {2008 Prestige Rudy Van Gelder Remaster}
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© 2008 Concord / Prestige | 0888072306592 | 24-bit remaster
Jazz / Soul Jazz / Hard Bop / Guitar

Guitarist Ivan Joseph Jones, better known as Boogaloo Joe Jones, was a soul-jazz artist whose brand of cool, funky music can be heard on Prestige releases from the late 1960s and early `70s. The newly reissued RIGHT ON BROTHER (1970) will give contemporary listeners a healthy dose of Jones's groovy brew. And fans of Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, and Wes Montgomery will know what to expect from Jones's blend of hard bop and R&B. Support from saxophonist Rusty Bryant and drummer Bernard keeps the groove solid, while Jones demonstrates his feel-good bluesy skills on the fretboard.

Mose Allison - Mose Allison Sings (1959) {2006 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}
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© 1959, 2006 Prestige / Concord | 888072300118 | Prestige RVG Remaster Series | PRLP 7279
Jazz / Hard Bop / Jazz Blues / Piano / Vocal Jazz

“I was the engineer on the recording sessions and I also made the masters for the original LP issues of these albums. Since the advent of the CD, other people have been making the masters. Mastering is the final step in the process of creating the sound of the finished product. Now, thanks to the folks at the Concord Music Group who have given me the opportunity to remaster these albums, I can present my versions of the music on CD using modern technology. I remember the sessions well, I remember how the musicians wanted to sound, and I remember their reactions to the playbacks. Today, I feel strongly that I am their messenger.” Rudy Van Gelder

Andy And The Bey Sisters - 'Round Midnight (1965) {2007 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}
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© 1965, 2007 Concord / Prestige | 0888072301658 | Prestige RVG Remasters Series | 24-bit remaster | PRLP 7411
Jazz / Hard Bop / Soul Jazz / Vocal Jazz

Andy Bey remains what he was back when this album first took shape—the most recognized, and perhaps the most recognizable, member of the Bey family. A fearsomely gifted singer, he boasts spectacular range all but disguised by the warmth and immediacy of his vocal instrument…Because of his prominence in the trio, Andy and the Bey Sisters often falls into the category of origin bands—the trio that launched Andy Bey’s career…

Kenny Burrell with Coleman Hawkins - Bluesy Burrell (1962) {2008 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}
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© 1962, 2008 Concord / Prestige / Moodsville | 0888072306585 | 24-bit remaster
Jazz / Bop / Hard Bop / Guitar / Saxophone

This session is valuable for the majestic playing of tenor great Coleman Hawkins, who performs on half of the eight tracks. While originally released on the Prestige subsidiary Moodsville – a label that specialized in recordings with an intimate, reflective atmosphere – the Moodsville sound doesn't sit comfortably on Hawkins. His playing is brilliantly relaxed, but it's not mood music. Leader Kenny Burrell's playing is much more in line with the Moodsville groove. The guitarist is not amplified as much as he is on his Prestige dates from this time. In fact, he performs on a nylon-string instrument almost as much as he does on his hollow-body electric.

Coleman Hawkins - At Ease With Coleman Hawkins (1960) {2006 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}
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© 2006 Concord / Moodsville / Prestige | 0888072300811 | 24-bit remaster
Jazz / Bop / Saxophone

At Ease is one of the most charming and attractive of the many albums the two made together—a collection of ballads played with great affection for the melody. Hawkins could be fiercely aggressive in his playing. In this collection, he displays his tenderness. If ever there was a master of the ballad, it was Coleman Hawkins. His romantic style and sound caused one writer to say: "Hawk turned the saxophone into the sexophone." At Ease was done for the Moodsville series but while Hawkins, with the expert help of his pianist, Tommy Flanagan, sets a mood on eight standards, it is never merely mood music.

Sonny Rollins with Thelonious Monk & Kenny Dorham - Moving Out (1954) {2009 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}
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© 1954, 2009 Concord / Prestige | 0888072315945 | 24-bit remaster
Jazz / Bop / Cool / Hard Bop / Saxophone

The collaborations between Sonny Rollins and any given trumpet player were few and far between, but they did include such notables as Miles Davis, Don Cherry, Clifford Brown, and in this case, his first tandem partnership with Kenny Dorham. At the time, both of them were also members of the Max Roach Quintet, and thus quite familiar with each other's strengths. Add to the mix drummer Art Blakey, bassist Percy Heath, and emerging modern jazz pianist Elmo Hope, and this shapes up to be one of the more potent combos of 1954.

John Coltrane - Black Pearls (1958) {2008 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}
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© 1958, 2008 Concord / Prestige | 0888072306578 | Prestige RVG Remasters Series | 24-bit remaster | PRLP 7316
Jazz / Hard Bop / Saxophone

"I was the engineer on the recording sessions and I also made the masters for the original LP issues of these albums. Since the advent of the CD, other people have been making the masters. Mastering is the final step in the process of creating the sound of the finished product. Now, thanks to the folks at the Concord Music Group who have given me the opportunity to remaster these albums, I can present my versions of the music on CD using modern technology. I remember the sessions well, I remember how the musicians wanted to sound, and I remember their reactions to the playbacks. Today, I feel strongly that I am their messenger." –Rudy Van Gelder