"I've been so impressed with these albums since I got them … for me as a lover of jazz piano, the reproduction of the piano is really really important. … Really and truly these are two exceptionally well-recorded albums and Analogue Productions have done in my opinion an excellent job of repressing and remastering these albums on really super quiet vinyl. They're absolutely wonderful." — Mike's Vinyl Experience, YouTube video

An outstanding Pablo pressing (A++ sound) featuring jazz piano legend Duke Ellington at the helm of a small group session with Joe Pass on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Louie Bellson on drums, recorded in January 1973 and released in 1974. Considered a timeless classic, Duke's Big 4 is described by AllMusic as "One of Duke Ellington's finest small group sessions from his final decade … Ellington's percussive style always sounded modern and here he comes up with consistently strong solos. … Highly recommended."

Mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analog master tape, and pressed at Quality Record Pressings for optimal sound quality, this Analogue Productions 180-gram reissue is everything jazz fans expect from an audiophile reissue. Housed in a single pocket Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket.

Side 1

1. Cottontail (4:15)

2. The Blues (5:25)

3. The Hawk Talks (5:06)

4. Prelude To A Kiss (5:40

Side 2

1. Love You Madly (6:35)

2. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) (5:15)

3. Everything But You (5:15)

"…the sound here? Demo disc quality IMO for timbral accuracy, sound staging, dynamics, you name it but especially for how the trumpets were recorded and how each horn players' distinct tonal and textural personality is so well captured." — Music = 9/11; Sound = 10/11 – Michael Fremer, TrackingAngle.com. Read the entire review here.

For The Alternate Blues, producer Norman Granz set aside his rule against issuing what are variously called in the recording business outtakes, breakdowns, or alternate takes.

The reason was that despite missed cues and procedural problems in the rhythm section, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, and Clark Terry played the blues at a level of passion and expressiveness the equal of the versions originally released on The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4. In addition, there are four standards not heard in the original album. With Joe Pass, Bobby Durham and Ray Brown.

Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab from the original analog master tape. Pressed at Quality Record Pressings for superior sound quality, and housed in a handsome Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket.

Side 1

1. Alternate One

2. Alternate Two

3. Alternate Three

Side B

1. Alternate Four

2. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

3. Ballad Medley

a. Here's That Rainy Day

b. Gypsy

c. If I Should Lose You

Ella Fitzgerald, often referred to as the "First Lady of Song," and Joe Pass, a legendary jazz guitarist, collaborated on four duet albums together. This album, their second, has endured as a classic in the jazz canon, remaining highly regarded by jazz enthusiasts and musicians alike. Fitzgerald's performance on this album, released in 1976, won her the 1977 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Fitzgerald's celebrated musicianship remained exceptional after four decades in the limelight, and her ability to get inside the meaning of a lyric and convey it to an audience had been woefully underestimated. Pass, who gets to display the subtler aspects of his own virtuosity and his overlooked strengths as an accompanist, was the perfect partner for an effort where the relaxed "after hours" feeling intensified the level of communication. Duke Ellington's songbook is generously represented by four titles, "'Tis Autumn" and "Tennessee Waltz" are transformed, and there are spellbinding wordless performances of "Rain" and "One Note Samba."

Mastered by Stan Ricker from the original analog master tape, and pressed at Quality Record Pressings for optimal sound quality, this Analogue Productions 180-gram reissue is a must-have for jazz fans. Housed in a single pocket Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket.

Side 1

1. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues (4:04)

2. 'Tis Autumn (5:05)

3. My Old Flame (4:49)

4. That Old Feeling (2:45)

5. Rain (2:20)

6. I Didn't Know About You (4:41)

7. You Took Advantage Of Me (3:35)

Side B

1. I've Got The World On A String (4:05)

2. All Too Soon (4:24)

3. The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) (4:04)

4. Solitude (3:41)

5. Nature boy (2:26)

6. Tennessee Waltz (3:35)

7. one Note Samba (5:00)

azz at the Pawnshop — Late Night Exclusive Edition

45 RPM Deluxe 200-gram 2LP set

Includes some outtakes never released on previous editions!

Sourced from first generation analog recordings without any digital corruption

AAA all-analog cut at Bernie Grundman Mastering, on tube cutting equipment

At the end of the evening, before packing their instruments to go home, jazz musicians often will play a set for themselves. These tapes hold the recording of such a moment, as the famous Jazz at the Pawnshop group play with longer solos, leaving themselves more liberty to spontaneously explore the many jazz possibilities of the songs, and having fun. These discovered recordings were mastered by 2xHD's René Laflamme and released under the appropriate title.

Anyone who owns the original Jazz at the Pawnshop, considered one of the most famous audiophile albums in music, will not be able to resist this companion album which captures the enduring spirit of the intimate Pawnshop jazz club in Stockholm. It's called Late Night because these songs were played during the last two sets late at night. The treasured 40-year-old tapes were discovered accidentally and found to be in excellent condition.

A week was spent editing and mastering them for this exclusive 2xHD Deluxe 45 RPM edition, which includes musical tags to indicate the end of a set and uses slow fade-ins and fade-outs to identify the breaks. You can hear the band members walk back on stage, pick up their instruments and get into the final sets on this electrifying recording that brings together musicianship and engineering in a magical symbiosis. The tape version of the album received Positive Feedback's 2023 Writer's Choice Award.

Side A

Frenesi – Alberto Dominguez

Side B Gubben Och Kallingen (Alternative Take) – Traditional

Side C

Jeep's Blues – D. Ellington, J. Hodges

Side D High Life – J.Du Prez, D. Wilkerson

Mood Indigo – D. Ellington