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SD 7225LP
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Stereo reissue. Originally released in 1972. "Manufactured by Rhino Records. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp." "All 16 of Professor Longhair's Atlantic sides from 1949 and 1953 (including a handful of alternate takes) are here on one glorious disc. Longhair's work for the label was famously marvelous -- this version of 'Mardi Gras in New Orleans' reeks of revelry in the streets of the French Quarter, 'She Walks Right In' and 'Walk Your Blues Away' ride a bedrock boogie, and 'In the Night' bounces atop a parade-beat shuffle groove and hard-charging saxes." --Bill Dahl, AllMusic
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SD 7225HLP
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Stereo reissue on 180-gram vinyl. Originally released in 1972. "Manufactured by Rhino Records. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp." "All 16 of Professor Longhair's Atlantic sides from 1949 and 1953 (including a handful of alternate takes) are here on one glorious disc. Longhair's work for the label was famously marvelous -- this version of 'Mardi Gras in New Orleans' reeks of revelry in the streets of the French Quarter, 'She Walks Right In' and 'Walk Your Blues Away' ride a bedrock boogie, and 'In the Night' bounces atop a parade-beat shuffle groove and hard-charging saxes." --Bill Dahl, AllMusic
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SD 7225CLP
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Stereo reissue on colored vinyl. Originally released in 1972. "Manufactured by Rhino Records. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp." "All 16 of Professor Longhair's Atlantic sides from 1949 and 1953 (including a handful of alternate takes) are here on one glorious disc. Longhair's work for the label was famously marvelous -- this version of 'Mardi Gras in New Orleans' reeks of revelry in the streets of the French Quarter, 'She Walks Right In' and 'Walk Your Blues Away' ride a bedrock boogie, and 'In the Night' bounces atop a parade-beat shuffle groove and hard-charging saxes." --Bill Dahl, AllMusic
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SD 7224LP
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Stereo reissue. Originally released in 1972. "Manufactured by Rhino Records. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp." "In 1949, a brief flurry of interest in old-timey country blues resulted in this 15-song session by Blind Willie McTell for the newly formed Atlantic Records. Only two songs, 'Kill It Kid' and 'Broke Down Engine Blues,' were ever issued on a failed single, and the session was forgotten until almost 20 years later. McTell is mostly solo here, vividly captured on acoustic 12-string (his sometime partner Curley Weaver may have been present on some tracks), and in excellent form. The playing and the repertory are representative of McTell as he was at this point in his career, a blues veteran rolling through his paces without skipping a beat and quietly electrifying the listener. Songs include 'Dying Crapshooter's Blues,' 'The Razor Ball,' and 'Ain't I Grand to Live a Christian.'" --Bruce Eder, AllMusic
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SD 7224HLP
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2020 repress. Stereo reissue on 180-gram vinyl. Originally released in 1972. "Manufactured by Rhino Records. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp." "In 1949, a brief flurry of interest in old-timey country blues resulted in this 15-song session by Blind Willie McTell for the newly formed Atlantic Records. Only two songs, 'Kill It Kid' and 'Broke Down Engine Blues,' were ever issued on a failed single, and the session was forgotten until almost 20 years later. McTell is mostly solo here, vividly captured on acoustic 12-string (his sometime partner Curley Weaver may have been present on some tracks), and in excellent form. The playing and the repertory are representative of McTell as he was at this point in his career, a blues veteran rolling through his paces without skipping a beat and quietly electrifying the listener. Songs include 'Dying Crapshooter's Blues,' 'The Razor Ball,' and 'Ain't I Grand to Live a Christian.'" --Bruce Eder, AllMusic
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SD 7224CLP
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Stereo reissue on colored vinyl. Originally released in 1972. "Manufactured by Rhino Records. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp." "In 1949, a brief flurry of interest in old-timey country blues resulted in this 15-song session by Blind Willie McTell for the newly formed Atlantic Records. Only two songs, 'Kill It Kid' and 'Broke Down Engine Blues,' were ever issued on a failed single, and the session was forgotten until almost 20 years later. McTell is mostly solo here, vividly captured on acoustic 12-string (his sometime partner Curley Weaver may have been present on some tracks), and in excellent form. The playing and the repertory are representative of McTell as he was at this point in his career, a blues veteran rolling through his paces without skipping a beat and quietly electrifying the listener. Songs include 'Dying Crapshooter's Blues,' 'The Razor Ball,' and 'Ain't I Grand to Live a Christian.'" --Bruce Eder, AllMusic
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SD 1588LP
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Exact repro reissue, manufactured by Rhino. "Though recorded in 1959, this album was not released until 1971. Featuring the classic Ornette Coleman quartet, this release is perhaps most notable for an early version of 'Free Jazz,' here called 'First Take,' the 40-minute version of which would make up his entire album of the same name from the following year."
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SD 1488LP
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Exact repro of jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers' 1967 album for Atlantic, featuring Charles Tolliver (trumpet), Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Ronnie Clark (piano), Reggie Workman (bass) and Bruno Carr (drums). On "Glow Flower," Ayers is joined by Harold Land on tenor, pianist Jack Wilson, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Donald Bailey.
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SD 1492LP
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"(Wayne Henderson) gathered the best musicians he could find for his group, selected material carefully, and cut the first album for The Freedom Sounds. There is the freedom here that only comes in the quality of their playing and there is freedom in choice of material and concept. "Respect", for instance, was a hit for Otis Redding and for Aretha Franklin (The King and The Queen of Soul). This version by The Freedom Sounds maintains that same high level of excitement... Originals like "Cucamonga" and "Orbital Velocity" are special surprises on this album, and the title track, "People Get Ready" (made famous by The Impressions) as well as "Sad Song" (another Otis Redding hit) show the group's sheer soul power." Exact repro of this 1967 album, manufactured by Rhino.
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SD 1512LP
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"...this album draws material from the repertoire of Sinata ("It Was A Very Good Year"), the Staple Singers ("Are You Sure"), Bacharach-David ("What The World Needs Now"), and Lennon-McCartney ("All You Need Is Love")." Exact repro of this 1968 release, manufactured by Rhino.
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ATL 1291LP
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Exact repro of this 1958 release. Saxophonist Warne Marsh plays with Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums), Ronnie Ball (piano) and Paul Motian (drums).
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ATL 1441LP
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Trumpeter Ted Curson's 1966 album for Atlantic, with Bill Barron (tenor sax), Georges Arvanitas (piano), Herb Bushler (bass), Dick Berk (drums). Exact repro, manufactured by Rhino.
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SD 8226LP
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Exact repro of Archie Bell & The Drells' 1969 album, featuring the title track, "I Love My Baby" and "Girl You're Too Young." Manufactured by Rhino.
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ATL 1217HLP
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Pressed on 180-gram vinyl. June 1955 session with Lee Konitz (alto sax), Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Sal Mosca (piano), Billy Bauer (guitar), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums) and Ronnie Ball (piano). Exact repro, manufactured by Rhino.
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RB 104EP
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Classic R&B house-rocker from New Orleans born and raised bandleader, Tommy Ridgley. He started out as a featured vocalist for various bands, including a four-year stint with Dave Bartholomew, with whom he recorded his debut releases for Imperial Records. Finally forming his own band, Ridgley cut two discs for Atlantic in 1953, Jam Up being the second. A sure-fire way to get any party going, the uptempo, raucous "Jam Up" proved to be a popular number in its day, even so much that it was reissued and repackaged with over-dubbed lyrics and an alternate sax solo in 1962 as "Jam Up Twist," in an effort to cash in on the twist dance craze of that year. Sixty years on, in 2013, "Jam Up" continues to have much the same effect on the dancefloor.
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RB 102EP
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Two essentials from Ray Charles paired on one natty little 45. "Mess Around" was one of Ray's first big hits, an irresistible piece of R&B that had floors messing around all over the U.S. back when it was first released in 1953. Sixty years on, you will find that it has much the same effect -- and the same can be said of the flip-side "I Got a Woman," another absolute classic, revived a few years back via Kanye West's usage of the song on his pop hit "Gold Digger." Nothing beats the original, though!
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SD 8259LP
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"Probably best known as the writer of the Les McCann/Eddie Harris 1969 hit 'Compared To What', Daniels continues that song's groove-based political message on the Outlaw album. Produced by Joel Dorn and directed by William S. Fischer (1960's sideman for Eddie Harris, Joe Zawinul, Fathead Newman, Herbie Mann), Outlaw hits hard with late 60's black power messages and anti-government statements..." Exact repro, manufactured by Rhino. Originally released in 1970.
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SD 19308LP
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Originally released in 1981, this is soul singer Gwen McCrae's first album for Atlantic. Features "Funky Sensation," sampled on Ghostface Killah's "Be This Way." Exact repro, manufactured by Rhino.
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ATL 1291HLP
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180 gram repro of this 1958 release. Saxophonist Warne Marsh plays with Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums), Ronnie Ball (piano) and Paul Motian (drums).
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RB 101EP
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Two absolute classics from Atlantic's first queen of R&B, the one and only Ruth Brown. "Mambo Baby" rode the mambo craze like few other records could, hooking you right in from the shuffling bass and piano pattern of the opening bars. And when Miss Brown joins in with her typically self-assured, sassy, squealed vocals, any resistance is futile -- this is R&B perfection. As indeed is "5-10-15 Hours" on the flip, one of Brown's signature songs, and another of the finest recordings of the 1950s.
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ATL 1258HLP
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180 gram exact repro, originally released in 1956. "This excellent recording (part of their 1987 Jazzlore series) features altoist Lee Konitz with two separate quartets during 1956. Either guitarist Billy Bauer or pianist Sal Mosca are the main supporting voices in groups also including either Arnold Fishkind or Peter Ind on bass and Dick Scott on drums. The most unusual aspect to the set is that on the four selections with Mosca, Konitz switches to tenor, playing quite effectively in a recognizable cool style. The overall highlights of this enjoyable album are 'Everything Happens to Me,' 'All of Me,' and 'Star Eyes,' but all eight performances are well played and swinging." --All Music Guide
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SD 8252LP
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Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist Mongo Santamaria plays the hits: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," "On Broadway," "Sunshine Of Your Love" and other (novelty) covers. Originally released in 1970.
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ATL 1463LP
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Hammond organist Jack McDuff's first album for Atlantic, originally released in 1966. Includes a cover of Ray Charles' "What'd I Say." Exact repro, manufactured by Rhino.
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SD 8238LP
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The second album by Alabama's Clarence Carter, originally released in 1969. The gritty Muscle Shoals R&B sound feels like sandpaper for a washcloth. Exact repro, manufactured by Rhino.
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SD 8204LP
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2015 repress. Houston's Archie Bell & The Drells' "big break came when 'Mountain of Soul' disc jockey Skipper Lee Frazier noticed that they had a habit of winning his talent contests... First Tighten Up and then, I Can't Stop Dancing zoomed up the charts..." Exact repro, manufactured by Rhino; originally released in 1968.
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