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Get them before they're sold out!\" Myles Astor, Positive-Feedback Online, Issue 34\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf everything Analogue Productions has reissued, few titles have sparked the accolades accorded our 45 RPM versions of Bill Evans titles from his Riverside catalog. Now, we're breaking the titles out from that terrific set for individual sale. These are the audiophile jazz fan's definitive releases for your collection!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe legend of Bill Evans really begins with this album, his second. The pianist had just spent most of 1958 as part of one of the major units in jazz history: The Miles Davis Sextet that also featured John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley. His fellow musicians already knew his worth (the album title was almost literally accurate, and the four endorsements on the cover, which embarrassed Bill, could easily have been greatly multiplied). With this record, the jazz public began to follow their lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, joined by bassist Sam Jones and drummer Philly Joe Jones, Evans delivers some of his most fluid, swinging trio performances — elegant, lyrical, and rhythmically alive. Yet it's the solo improvisation \"Peace Piece\" that forever marked his arrival. Built on two hypnotic chords, it unfolds with a quiet intensity that feels both spontaneous and transcendent — a glimpse into the meditative, deeply personal world Evans would explore for the rest of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors, Everybody Digs Bill Evans captures that pivotal moment when a brilliant accompanist became an icon in his own right. 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Originally released in 1964, Folk Singer was the only acoustic album Waters ever recorded, thus becoming the first and perhaps best blues concept album ever. 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If there was ever an album awaiting a high-fidelity, custom-pressed vinyl treatment of the level you now hold in your hands, it is Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. The top-selling jazz album of all time, it has been lauded, entered into \"Best Of\" lists and Halls of Fame, and universally acknowledged as a landmark recording - a five-track masterpiece of melancholy mood and melody.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt continues to be one of the most listened-to and studied recordings of all time, a required primer for many young musicians, and one of the most transcendent pieces of music ever recorded. Davis played trumpet sublime with his ensemble sextet featuring pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian \"Cannonball\" Adderley with Wynton Kelly playing piano on \"Freddy the Freeloader.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKind of Blue is more than Miles Davis's most enduring recording, it's a testament to Miles' experimental approach, drastically simplifying modern jazz by returning to melody unlike the chord complexity more often heard at the time. \"The music has gotten thick,\" Davis complained in a 1958 interview for The Jazz Review. \"... There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them.\" Kind of Blue is, in a sense, all melody — and atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNone of the musicians had played any of the tunes before heading into the first of two recording sessions in early spring of 1959. 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Think of it as a top-shelf jam session that someone wisely remembered to hit \"record\" on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1958 gem is bluesy by name and bluesier by nature — three of the four tracks ride those familiar blues changes like a Cadillac with velvet seats. But don't get too comfortable, because pianist Mal Waldron penned the entire setlist, including the haunting, minor-key ballad \"Hip Tip,\" just to keep your ears on their toes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGene Ammons, aka \"Jug,\" brings that famously expressive tenor sax of his — rich enough to butter toast with — and pairs up with two of the finest co-conspirators ever to bless a horn: the sharp, soulful Idrees Sulieman on trumpet and the baritone brawler himself, Pepper Adams. This trio doesn't just blow; they converse, they duel, and occasionally they just throw down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery player on this date had already jammed with Gene before, so the chemistry is tighter than a snare drum. 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Paul Chambers (bass), is from Miles' first-call list. He doesn't just walk the bass — he struts. Lastly, Philly Joe Jones (drums) swings so hard, it's a wonder the studio walls didn't cave in. This lineup turns In New York from a moody trumpet feature into a full-on jazz heavyweight bout, where elegance and energy shake hands for 42 glorious minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the tracks, \"Fair Weather\" opens like a sigh and builds to a gorgeous melodic statement. Chet's tone is so pure, you'll swear it's whispering secrets. \"Solar\" is the Miles Davis tune. Chet steps into the master's world and makes it his own. Confident, cool, and swinging. \"Polka Dots and Moonbeams\" is a ballad done Baker-style: Romantic, vulnerable, and smoother than a vintage Cadillac. 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Playing with such subtlety you'd swear he was painting chords with a sable brush. Never flashy, always perfect. On bass, Ray Brown — The anchor of jazz itself. You want groove? He'll give you groove. You want soul? He's got that in spades too. And on drums, Philly Joe Jones. Because if you're gonna swing, you call the guy who made Miles Davis' band sweat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, they form a unit so tight it's basically a telepathic jazz circle. 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Charlie Byrd's album The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd drops like a perfectly timed rimshot, ready to remind everyone that jazz can be sophisticated, soulful, and swing like nobody's business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was at Edgewood Studios in Washington, D.C. where Byrd, the Virgina-born guitar wizard, with his trusty unamplified Spanish guitar, plied his magic. Recorded in 1960 and released in 1963 on Riverside Records (after a limited run as Charlie's Choice: Jazz at the Showboat, Vol. 4 on Washington Records' Offbeat imprint), this album is Byrd at his peak, blending jazz's improvisational fire with the refined finesse of classical technique. The tracklist reads like a love letter to versatility: from the peppy \"Taking a Chance on Love\" to the dreamy \"Moonlight in Vermont,\" and a nod to his idol Django Reinhardt with \"Nuages.\" Oh, and let's not forget \"Django,\" a solo guitar performance that's so intimate, you'll swear Byrd's playing it just for you in your living room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album's vibe is like a martini — smooth, sophisticated, but with a kick that sneaks up on you. AllMusic gave it a glowing 4½ stars, calling it \"pleasing,\" and Byrd's style \"clean, beautifully articulated\" which is critic-speak for \"this is the kind of record you'll spin until your turntable begs for mercy.\" It's not just background music; it's a conversation between Byrd's fingers and your soul, with every plucked note saying, \"Hey, jazz can be classy and cool.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eByrd doesn't go it alone here — he's got the perfect wingmen. On bass, we have Keter Betts, whose steady, soulful lines are the heartbeat of the trio. Betts, a D.C. jazz staple, keeps things grounded while Byrd's guitar soars. On drums, Buddy Deppenschmidt lays down rhythms so tasteful, you'd think he's seasoning the tracks with pixie dust. Together, they're tighter than a hipster's skinny jeans, creating a sound that's both relaxed and razor-sharp. And that solo \"Django\"? That's all Byrd, baby — proof he could hold court without a rhythm section and still leave you gobsmacked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd didn't top the Billboard charts like Byrd's later bossa nova blockbuster Jazz Samba (1962, with Stan Getz), but it was a sleeper hit in jazz circles. Its initial limited release on Washington Records meant it was like finding a rare Pokémon card for early collectors. When Riverside picked it up in '63, it rode the wave of Byrd's growing fame, especially after he introduced bossa nova to North America. Jazz fans, already smitten with Byrd's genre-hopping genius, snapped it up, and it became a staple in collections for its pure, unadulterated guitar artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reissue brims with superior quality. Mastering by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech Mastering, double LP cut at 45 RPM and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings! Plus it's housed in a Stoughton Printing Old Style Tip-On gatefold jacket with scuff-resistant matte finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a jazz music collector, The Guitar Artistry of Charlie Byrd is like a holy grail with a side of hot sauce. It's a masterclass in guitar-driven jazz from a guy who could make nylon strings sing like nobody else. 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