"We're excited to unveil this latest batch of titles and, selfishly, I can't wait to get my personal copies." "The work that Ryan and Chad do is sonically second to none and it's been exciting to see the Acoustic Sounds series really take on a life of its own," said Jamie Krents, EVP of Verve. "Since then, we have been thrilled by the reception from critics and vinyl collectors alike and we're excited to continue the series with these exciting new entries." "When we launched the Acoustic Sounds series with Verve, we set out to produce audiophile-quality reissues sourced from the original analog recordings of some of jazz's landmark albums from some of the genre's most iconic artists," said Bruce Resnikoff, President & CEO of UMe. All releases, as always, are supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds, the world's largest source for audiophile recordings, and will utilize the unsurpassed production craft of Quality Record Pressings. All albums will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl and packaged in high-quality tip-on gatefold jackets, replicating the original packaging. The '22 series will conclude December 2 with Oscar Peterson's Night Train(1963), featuring his anthemic "Hymn To Freedom," celebrating the 60th anniversary of its recording in December of 1962.Īs with all Acoustic Sounds titles, the LPs will be mastered in stereo from the original analog tapes by Ryan K. Roy Haynes'adventurous Out Of The Afternoon(1962) will drop October 14 with Pharoah Sanders' spiritual jazz masterpiece, Karma (1969), hitting on November 11. Oscar Peterson'sfinal Verve effort, We Get Requests(1964), featuring inspired interpretations of some of the era's popular songs, will come on August 19. Ella Fitzgeraldand Louis Armstrong'simmortal duets albums will follow with Ella & Louis (1956) on July 15 and Ella & Louis Again (1957) on September 16. May 13 th will see the release of Duke Ellington's impeccable pairing with saxophone great Coleman Hawkins on the aptly titled Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (1963), followed by Bill Evans' excellent Trio 65 (1965) on June 17, with his elegant live album with his trio, Bill Evans At Town Hall, Volume 1 to come a few months later on September 9. Throughout the year, the Acoustic Sounds series will feature one new release monthly from Verve's vaunted catalog. John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman – John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman: John Coltrane & Duke Ellington – Duke Ellington & John Coltrane: John Coltrane – Live at the Village Vanguard: Īll four titles are available to order here: It was followed by Coltrane's sublime collaboration with Duke Ellington on their joint LP, Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (1963), and the latest release in the series, Coltrane's landmark album with vocalist Johnny Hartman, John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman, released on April 29. The third year of the highly popular series kicked off in January with two albums by John Coltrane, the legendary Live At The Village Vanguard (1962) and the epic, meditative Crescent (1964). In 2022, the series continues to have a strong focus on Impulse! but will also feature several important albums released by Verve between 1956-65. ![]() In 2021, the Acoustic Sounds series yearlong spotlight was on Impulse! Records as they celebrated their 60 th anniversary. The nearly two dozen releases to date feature many of the timeless, classic albums from the Verve Label Group's stable of labels including Decca, EmArcy, Impulse! Records, Philips Records and Verve, and thus far have included Bill Evans' Trio '64, Clifford Brownand Max Roach's A Study In Brown, Gil Evans Orchestra's Out of the Cool, John Coltrane's A Love Supreme and Ballads, Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson's Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson, Nina Simone's I Put a Spell on You and Pastel Blues, Oliver Nelson's Blues And The Abstract Truth, Peggy Lee's Black Coffeeand Sarah Vaughan's Sarah Vaughan, and Stan Getz and João Gilberto's Getz/Gilberto. LOS ANGELES, /PRNewswire/ - Since launching in 2020, Verve/UMe's all-analog vinyl reissue series, Acoustic Sounds, has provided definitive, best-in-class audiophile grade pressings of some of the most important and beloved jazz records of all time, each mastered from the original tapes and produced with the utmost care. LPS MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL ANALOG TAPES AND PRESENTED ON 180-GRAM VINYL IN HIGH-QUALITY TIP-ON GATEFOLD JACKETS RELEASES SCHEDULED FOR 2022 INCLUDE CLASSIC RECORDS FROM BILL EVANS, COLEMAN HAWKINS, DUKE ELLINGTON, ELLA FITZGERALD, JOHN COLTRANE, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, OSCAR PETERSON, PHAROAH SANDERS, AND ROY HAYNES
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