Second Batch Of Rudy Van Gelder Remasters Announced

By I Jul. 6, 2006

Prestige is releasing five more titles in its Rudy Van Gelder Remasters series on Sept. 26. Van Gelder originally recorded these now-classic jazz titles in his New Jersey studio in the 1950s through the early 1960s. He transferred the original analog stereo master tapes to compact disc using 24-bit digital technology for these reissues.

“I remember the sessions well,” Van Gelder said. “I remember how the musicians wanted the sound and I remember their reactions to the playbacks. Today, I feel strongly that I am their messenger.”

The titles in the upcoming reissue series include John Coltrane’s Soultrane (1958), Miles Davis All Stars’ Walkin’ (1954), Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’ Cookbook, Vol. 1 (1958), Jack McDuff’s The Honeydripper (1961) and Etta Jones’ Don’t Go To Strangers (1960).