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Andrew Hill’s “Compulsion”: Inside One of Blue Note’s Boldest Sessions

Andrew Hill’s “Compulsion”: Inside One of Blue ...

Andrew Hill’s Compulsion is a tense, adventurous Blue Note session that balances angular writing with open improvisation. Explore what makes this bold album rewarding for listeners and collectors.

Andrew Hill’s “Compulsion”: Inside One of Blue ...

Andrew Hill’s Compulsion is a tense, adventurous Blue Note session that balances angular writing with open improvisation. Explore what makes this bold album rewarding for listeners and collectors.

Original Pressing or Reissue? A Practical Jazz Vinyl Identification Guide

Original Pressing or Reissue? A Practical Jazz ...

Learn how to distinguish original jazz pressings, later represses, and reissues by checking labels, catalog numbers, runouts, jackets, and condition, with linked Miles Davis examples from our inventory.

Original Pressing or Reissue? A Practical Jazz ...

Learn how to distinguish original jazz pressings, later represses, and reissues by checking labels, catalog numbers, runouts, jackets, and condition, with linked Miles Davis examples from our inventory.

Eric Dolphy: Five Records That Explain His Musical Evolution

Eric Dolphy: Five Records That Explain His Musi...

Follow Eric Dolphy’s musical evolution through five essential records, from Outward Bound and Out There to Far Cry, At the Five Spot, and Out to Lunch!, with links to matching...

Eric Dolphy: Five Records That Explain His Musi...

Follow Eric Dolphy’s musical evolution through five essential records, from Outward Bound and Out There to Far Cry, At the Five Spot, and Out to Lunch!, with links to matching...

Ten Underrated Hard-Bop Albums Worth Hunting Down

Ten Underrated Hard-Bop Albums Worth Hunting Down

Look beyond hard bop’s familiar classics with ten overlooked albums featuring Jimmy Heath, Kenny Dorham, Horace Parlan, Gigi Gryce, Duke Pearson, and more.

Ten Underrated Hard-Bop Albums Worth Hunting Down

Look beyond hard bop’s familiar classics with ten overlooked albums featuring Jimmy Heath, Kenny Dorham, Horace Parlan, Gigi Gryce, Duke Pearson, and more.

Miles Davis on Prestige vs. Columbia: What Collectors Should Know

Miles Davis on Prestige vs. Columbia: What Coll...

Miles Davis recorded essential music for both Prestige and Columbia, but the records differ in sound, presentation, scarcity, and historical importance. Here’s what collectors should know before choosing between them.

Miles Davis on Prestige vs. Columbia: What Coll...

Miles Davis recorded essential music for both Prestige and Columbia, but the records differ in sound, presentation, scarcity, and historical importance. Here’s what collectors should know before choosing between them.

Lee Morgan on Blue Note: A Collector's Guide to the Original Pressings

Lee Morgan on Blue Note: A Collector's Guide to...

Lee Morgan (1938–1972) recorded some of the most electrifying hard bop of the late 1950s and '60s, and his Blue Note albums are among the most actively collected jazz LPs...

Lee Morgan on Blue Note: A Collector's Guide to...

Lee Morgan (1938–1972) recorded some of the most electrifying hard bop of the late 1950s and '60s, and his Blue Note albums are among the most actively collected jazz LPs...