Tag: Fantasy
2xLP release from 1976 which collects two previous Riverside releases: Portrait In Jazz (1960) and Explorations (1961). This one includes two takes on “Autumn Leaves” – one which…
Valerie June’s a multi-instrumentalist and singer from Memphis and part of the Broken Strings Collective. She’s known broadly for her unique voice and range across Americana / Blues…
I love tribute albums and cover albums, and also both Brian Wilson and She & Him (the duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward), so this was right…
This is really a 2xLP reissue of two Prestige records: Jack Elliott Sings The Songs of Woody Guthrie (1960) and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (1961). Fantasy purchased the catalog…
Bill Evans Trio, Portrait in Jazz, 1960 on Riverside. My copy is a reissue from 2011 in the Original Jazz Classics series (OJC-088). Evans with Scott LaFaro and…
Duke Ellington, The Pianist, 1974 on Fantasy. Sessions in 1966 and 1970 compiled by Fantasy and reased in 1974.
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Double Blues, 1972 on Fantasy. Continuing on the blues compilation front, this reissued tracks from the Prestige LPs Down Home Blues and Soul Blues from the…
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, 1976 on Fantasy. Billed as “Featuring John Fogerty” and with the edited (shorter) version of Grapevine that would become a…
Otis Redding, Otis Redding Recorded Live (Previously Unreleased Performances), 1982 on Atlantic. As the liner notes explain, Ed Michel uncovered these tapes (from the same performances which made…
Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington, 1956 on Riverside. My copy is an 1982 pressing in the Original Jazz Classics series – jacket reproduced from the 1958…
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cosmo’s Factory, 1970 on Fantasy Love this album – the 11 minute Heard It Through The Grapevine, Travelin’ Band, Looking Out My Back Door, and…