Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Vocalist Andy Bey Dies at 85
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
Resonance Records has been a valued and frequent contributor to RSD in past years. This year is no exception, with four more found archival recordings of classic artists playing live!
Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly Trio
Smokin’ In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse
Resonance
An RSD Exclusive, this set is limited to 1,500 copies. Montgomery and the Kelly Trio were captured during two live performances in 1966 at The Penthouse in Seattle, which has been the site of a variety of high-quality historical albums released in recent years on Resonance. This is a second pressing due to popular demand after its initial release for RSD 2017.
resonancerecords.org
recordstoreday.com
Kenny Dorham
Blue Bossa In The Bronx: Live From The Blue Morocco
Resonance
An RSD Exclusive limited to 2,500 copies, this is a never-before-released recording of the great trumpeter captured live in 1967. Transferred from the original tapes recorded by engineer Bernard Drayton, the two-album set has been mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. It’s pressed on 180-gram vinyl with an in-depth booklet that includes liner notes by journalist Bob Blumenthal as well as interviews with Eddie Henderson, Jeremy Pelt, Steven Bernstein, Reggie Workman, Dan Morgenstern and more.
Freddie Hubbard
On Fire: Live From The Blue Morocco
Resonance An RSD Exclusive release limited to 1,500 copies, this three-album documents a 1967 date in the Bronx by one of the greatest trumpeters in the history of this music. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Le Vinylist, the set was mastered by Matthew Lutthans and transferred from tape reels recorded by engineer Bernard Drayton. Great liners include interviews with Eddie Henderson, Jeremy Pelt, Steven Bernstein, Reggie Workman, Dan Morgenstern and more.
resonancerecords.org
Charles Mingus
In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts
Resonance An RSD Exclusive limited to 3,000 copies, this three-album set chronicles Mingus live in Buenos Aires in 1967 with Ricky Ford on tenor saxophone, Jack Walrath on trumpet, Robert Neloms on piano and Dannie Richmond on drums. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Le Vinylist, the music was mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. It’s an official release in cooperation with Jazz Workshop Inc. and the Charles Mingus Estate.
resonancerecords.org
“It kind of slows down, but it’s still kind of productive in a way, because you have something that you can be inspired by,” Andy Bey said on a 2019 episode of NPR Jazz Night in America, when he was 80. “The music is always inspiring.”
Apr 29, 2025 11:53 AM
Singer Andy Bey, who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing…
Foster was truly a drummer to the stars, including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson.
Jun 3, 2025 11:25 AM
Al Foster, a drummer regarded for his fluency across the bebop, post-bop and funk/fusion lineages of jazz, died May 28…
Davis was a two-time Grammy winner for liner notes.
Apr 22, 2025 11:50 AM
Francis Davis, an august jazz and cultural critic who won both awards and esteem in print, film and radio, died April…
“Branford’s playing has steadily improved,” says younger brother Wynton Marsalis. “He’s just gotten more and more serious.”
May 20, 2025 11:58 AM
Branford Marsalis was on the road again. Coffee cup in hand, the saxophonist — sporting a gray hoodie and a look of…
“What did I want more of when I was this age?” Sasha Berliner asks when she’s in her teaching mode.
May 13, 2025 12:39 PM
Part of the jazz vibraphone conversation since her late teens, Sasha Berliner has long come across as a fully formed…
