Tag: Reissue
London’s Far Out Recordings has unearthed and released a previously lost 1978 session featuring legendary Brazilian drummer Edison Machado and his incredible, yet short-lived sextet ensemble, Boa Nova.
New York-based Frederiksberg Records has recently reissued the extremely rare 1984 spiritual soul-jazz private press album, Looking For Love, by Hebrew Israelite vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Margeeah Aharon.
The superb Analog Africa label has recently released an expansive 2xLP retrospective on Beninese legend and “The King of Modern Agbadja,” Gnonnas Pedro, titled Roi De L’Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983.
Paul Murphy’s Jazz Room Records kicks off 2025 with a massive scorcher, releasing a welcomed reissue of trumpeter John Lamkin’s extremely rare 1984 jazz-funk album appropriately titled, Hot.
With much-anticipation, London-based BBE Music imprint label Impressive Collective has recently released a deluxe reissue of Ginger Johnson’s 1967 groundbreaking Afro-percussive album, African Party.
Listen back to Saturday, December 28, 2024 BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast looks back at just some of my favorite jazz reissues and previously unreleased records from 2024 including tracks by Sun Ra, Webster Lewis, Roland Haynes Jr & Phenix, Roy Hargrove, Copa Salvo, Enzo Randisi, and much more!
As with new music releases in 2024, there where many incredible reissues and previously unreleased recordings that came out throughout the year. I continue to be amazed by some of the recordings that continue to be unearthed each and every year. As I’ve mentioned before, I feel like the quality of the actual reissue releases themselves also continues to improve in time.
With much-anticipation, Verve Records has put out previously unreleased recordings from the late great trumpeter Roy Hargrove and his Latin-focused Crisol project, titled Grande-Terre. This session came together in early 1998, following the group’s GRAMMY win for Best Latin Jazz Performance for their debut album Habana.
Germany’s Tramp Records has put together an expansive 2xLP retrospective release celebrating 80-year old German composer, bandleader and trumpeter Frédéric Rabold, spanning five decades worth of recorded music.
The 1968 spiritual soulful jazz classic Afro-Harping by pioneer jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby has recently been reissued, featuring 8 previously unreleased takes from the original recording sessions.
