Jazz / Hard Bop

Strong music is timeless. Ofelia was produced 20 years ago, the demo was lying in a drawer for 18 years until last autumn I found it again. And today it sounds as contemporary as made last night. The album makes a Finnish version of Dreams Less Sweet…

More than sixty years after its original recording, a masterpiece that has captivated audiences around the world is reborn on an analog mono pressing with truly powerful sound.

Vanguard Studios, New York, 15 November 1981. Mal Waldron with Clifford Jordan on tenor, Cecil McBee on bass and Dannie Richmond on drums, two weeks after the same quartet had played a Columbia University concert. Produced by Horst Weber for Enja, re…

One of the first Enja records, the fourth in the catalogue according to AllMusic, recorded live at the Domicile club in Munich in June 1971. Mal Waldron in trio with Jimmy Woode, the former Ellington bassist, and the Swiss drummer Pierre Favre. The s…

Two x 2LP sets that examine the influence and expression of the underground jazz that evolved in California and surrounding states during the latter part of the 20th century.

Two x CD sets that examine the influence and expression of the underground jazz that evolved in California and surrounding states during the latter part of the 20th century.

Two x 2LP sets that examine the influence and expression of the underground jazz that evolved in California and surrounding states during the latter part of the 20th century.

“Few bands in the history of jazz have reached the heights achieved by this group... The entire LP is fantastic. I cannot imagine being without it.” – Ralph J. Gleeson. These words perfectly capture the enduring power of Cookin’ with the Miles Davis …

On Sweet Love, Bitter, Mal Waldron turns a fictional portrait of Charlie Parker’s final years into a darkly luminous suite of cinematic jazz. His lyricism, tension and blues‑stained restraint guide a formidable 1967 ensemble through music that moves …

Original Japanese edition on Enja Records of the 1975 live album. With insert.

Early 1970's US re-issue on Mercury of the 1959 French live album.

Original Japanese edition with different cover on Concord Jazz of the 1981 album. With insert and obi.

Original Japanese edition on CBS/Sony of the 1973 album with recordings from the 1950's. With insert.

1976 Japanese re-issue on Blue Note's "Jazz Right Now" series of the 1958 album. With inserts and obi.

1984 Japanese re-issue on Prestige's "Jazz Golden 50" series of the 1957 album. With insert.

1974 US re-issue on Impulse!/ABC of the 1971 double-album with a 1965 live recording featuring Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner. With original innersleeve.

Orig‌inal Japanese edition on Atlantic of the 1970 compilation (edited by Ilhan Mimaroglu) with previously unreleased recordings by The John Coltrane Quartet, The John Coltrane Sextet and The Milt Jackson - John Coltrane Group.

Original US edition on Savoy Records of the 1978 compilation including previously unreleased tracks from 1958.

1960's Japanese re-issue on Fantasy's "Debut Series" of the 1955 album featuring Charles Mingus and Elvin Jones. With obi

1984 Japanese re-issue on Prestige's "Jazz Golden 50" series of the 1956 album featuring Milt Jackson. With insert and obi.