Chet Baker

 

Artist:  Chet Baker
Birth Name:  Chesney Henry Baker
Born:  December 23, 1929.  Yale, Oklahoma, USA
Died:  May 13, 1988 (Aged 58).  Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Trumpet, Vocals, Flugelhorn, Piano

Chet Baker was an American Jazz Trumpeter, and Vocalist.  He was a primary exponent of the West Coast School of Cool Jazz in the early and mid-'50s.  He plays with Vido Musso's Band, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan.  His well known song "My Funny Valentine", and "My Old Flame".

Title:  I Get Chet  (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, West Coast Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Label:  Ermitage. Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  How About You (4:18) ^

 2.  Once In A While (5:24) **

 3.  Chekeetah (5:49) ^

 4.  Alone Together (3:44) **

 5.  Chet (3:17) *

Side Two:

 1.  Dinah (3:11) *

 2.  Tasty Pudding (4:35) ^^

 3.  Anticipated Blues (2:24) ^^

 4.  V Line (2:48) *

 5.  Exitus (8:13) **

Personnel:

* Chet Baker Orchestra:  (Paris, Octove 25, 1955)

Chet Baker: Trumpet

Benny Vasseur: Trombone

Jean Aldegon:  Alto Saxophone

Amand Migiani:  Tenor Saxophone

Willian Boucaya:  Baritone Saxophone

Rene Urtreger:  Piano

Jimmy Bond:  Bass

Bert Dahlander:  Drums

** Chet Baker Quartet:  (Paris, November 28, 1955)

Chet Baker:  Trumpet

Raymond Fol:  Piano

Benoit Quersin:  Bass

Jean-Louis Viale:  Drums

^ Chet Quintet:  (Paris, December 26, 1955)

Chet Baker:  Trumpet

Bobby Jaspar:  Tenor Saxophone

Maurice Vander:  Piano

Benoit Quersin: Bass

Jean-Louis Viale:  Drums

^^ Chet Baker Quintet:  (Paris, February 10, 1956)

Chet Baker:  Trumpet

Jean-Louis Chautemps:  Tenor Saxophone

Francy Boland:  Piano

Eddie De Haas:   Bass

Charlie Saudrais:  Drums

I Get Chet is an album by Chet Baker with Bobby Jaspar, released on June 27, 2025 by Ermitage Records.  Special Edition Yellow Vinyl.

Eric Dolphy

 

Artist:  Eric Dolphy
Birth Name:  Eric Allan Dolphy, Jr.
Born:  June 20, 1928.  Los Angeles, California, USA
Died:  June 29, 1964 (Aged 36).  Berlin, Germany
Genre:  Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Bandleader, Saxophonist, Flutist, Bass Clarinetist, Composer, Sideman
Instruments:  Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Soprano Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Piccolo

Eric Dolphy was an American Jazz Alto Saxophonist, Bass Clarinetist, and Flutist.  He was one of  several multi-Instrumentists to gain prominence around the same time.  He was the first Flutist to move beyond bop (Influencing James Newton), and he largely introduced the Bass Clarinet to Jazz as a solo instrument, he was also one of the first (after Coleman Hawkins).

Title:  Far Cry With Booker Little (Limited Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  WaxTime

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Mrs. Parker Of K.C. (8:03)

 2.  Ode To Charlie Parker (8:42)

 3.  Far Cry (3:55)

 4.  Serene (6:37) *

Side Two:

 1.  Miss Ann (4:17)

 2.  Left Alone (6:41)

 3.  Tenderly (4:20)

 4.  It's Magic (5:40)

 5.  Feathers (5:00) *

Personnel:

Eric Dolphy:  Bass Clarinet on Tracks:  A1, B4, Flute on Tracks: A2, B2, Alto Saxophone on Tracks All Other Tracks

Booker Little:  Trumpet on All Tracks except on Tracks: B2, 4

Jaki Byard:  Piano on All Tracks except B3

Ron Carter:  Bass on All Tracks except B3

Roy Haynes:  Drums on All Tracks except B3

Bonus Tracks:

A4:   

Same as the above , from the same session

B5:

Eric Dolphy:  Alto Saxophone

Ron Carter:  Cello

George Duvivier:   Bass

Roy Haynes:  Drums

Far Cry With Booker Little is the third album by Eric Dolphy, originally released in 1962 by New Jazz, remastered and reissued on September 12, 2025 by WaxTime.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

The Soulful Trio

 

Artist:  The Soulful Trio

Origin:  Barcelona, Spain

Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Funk, Blues, R&B, Boogaloo

Original line-up:

Homero Tolosa:  Drums

Pablo Sanchez: Guitar

Lucas Herrera Fernandez:  Organ, Hammond B3

The Soulful Trio is Barcelona's Organ Trio, reminiscent of the classics of the Hammond B3 Organ Trio such as Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Lonnie Smith, Richard "Groove" Holmes or Big John Patton.

Title:  Said & Done (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz, Funk, Blues, R&B, Boogaloo

Label:  Wah-Wah Records

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Balo 6 (3:22)

 2.  One For Blakey (5:06)

 3.  La Barceloneta (4:00)

 4.  Nola Strut (3:31)

 5.  Fat Handsome (4:09)

Side B:

 1.  Song To Leave & Stay (4:56)

 2.  Uroboro (3:38)

 3.  Onirico (3:55)

 4.  TutanHammond (3:30)

Personnel:

Homero Tolosa:  Drums

Pablo Sanchez: Guitar

Lucas Herrera Fernandez:  Organ, Hammond B3

Additional Musician:

Alberto Perez:  Bongo on Track B4

Said & Done  is the debut album by The Soulful Trio, released on August 22, 2025 by Wah-Wah Records.  For Fans of Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Lonnie Smith.

Quicksilver Messenger Service

 

Artist:  Quicksilver Messenger Service
Origin:  San Francisco, USA
Genre:  Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Art Rock, Rock, Progressive Rock

Original line-up:

John Cipollina:  Guitar
David Freiberg:  Bass, Vocals
Jim Murray:  Guitar, Vocals
Gary Duncan:  Guitar, Vocals
Greg Elmore:  Drums

Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American Psychedelic Rock Band from San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 1965 by Dino Valente (Guitar, Vocals), John Cipollina (Guitar), Jim Murray (Vocals) and David Freiberg (Bass), and the group was completed by the addition of Drummer Greg Elmore and Guitarist Gary Duncan.  Dino Valente was imprisoned on a drum charge and he didn't rejoin the group until later.  They played around the Bay Area and West Coast same as Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead.

Title:  Quicksilver Anthology (2025) 

Genre:  Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock, Art Rock, Rock, Progressive Rock

Label:  BGO

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Pride Of Man (4:06)

 2.  Dino's Song (3:05)

 3.  The Fool (12:03)

 4.  Bears (2:09)

 5.  Mona (6:16)

 6.  Edward, The zMad Shirt Grinder (9:23)

 7.  Three Or Four Feet From Hme (3:03)

 8.  Fresh Air (5:18)

 9.  Just For Love (4:35)

10. Spindrifter (4:37)

11. Local Color (2:54)

12. What About Me (6:42)

13. Don't Cry My Lady Love (5:10)

14. Hope (2:58)

15. Fire Brother (3:10)

16. I Found Love (3:50)

Quicksilver Anthology is the collection album by Quicksilver Messenger Service, originally released on March 1973 by BGO, remastered and reissued on August 22, 2025 by BGO, with 16 Tracks.

Before the Dawn

 

Artist:   Before The Dawn

Origin:   Finland

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death Doom, Gothic Metal, Symphonic Black Metal

Original line-up:

Tuomas Saukkonen:  Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Before The Dawn is Finnish Melodic Death Metal/Gothic Metal Band, formed in 1999 by Tuomas Saukkonen as his solo project, played and recorded all instruments in the first Demo.

Title:  Cold Flare Eternal (2025)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death Doom, Gothic Metal, Symphonic Black Metal

Label:  Reaper Entertainment

Rating:  ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Initium (1:24)

 2.  Fatal Design (3:58)

 3.  As Above, So Below (4:30)

 4.  Mercury Blood (3:17)

 5.  Steller Effect (4:49)

 6.  Flame Eternal (4:21)

 7. Stronghold (4:09)

 8.  Destination (4:32)

 9.  Shock Wave (4:54)

10. Ad Infinitum (3:35)

Personnel:

Tumas Saukkonen:  Drums

Paavo Laapotti:  Vocals

Juho Raiha:  Lead Guitar

Pyry Hanski:  Bass

Cold Flare Eternal is the ninth studio album by Before The Dawn, released on September 5, 2025 by Reaper Entertainment.  

           

 

Deep Purple

 

Artist:  Deep Purple
Origin:  Hertford, England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock

Original line-up: (Mark I)

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar
Rod Evans:  Vocals
Nick Simper:  Bass
Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Ian Paice:  Drums

Classic line-up:  (Mark II)

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar
Ian Gillan:  Vocals
Roger Glover:  Bass
Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Ian Paice:  Drums

Third line-up:  (Mark III)

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar
David Coverdale:  Vocals
Glenn Hughes:  Bass
Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Ian Paice:  Drums

Fourth line-up:  (Mark IV)

Jon Lord:  Keyboards, Organ
Tommy Bolin:  Guitar
David Coverdale:  Vocals
Glenn Hughes:  Bass
Ian Paice:  Drums

Still have more line-up to Mark VIII

Mark VIII line-up:

Ian Paice:  Drums
Ian Gillan:  Vocals
Roger Glover:  Bass
Don Airey:  Keyboards, Organ
Steve Morse:  Guitar

Deep  Purple are an England Hard Rock Band formed in Hertford in 1968, the original line-up by Jon Lord (Keyboards, Organ), Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar), Rod Evans (Vocals), Nick Simper (Bass) and Ian Paice (Drums), The band has gone through many line-up changes, but their most commercially successful from the send line-up (Mark II), featured Ian Gillan (Vocals), Joh Lord (Organ, Keyboards), Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar), Roger Glover (Bass), and Ian Paice (Drums), and Mark III line-up, features Joh Lord (Organ, Keyboards), Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar), David Coverdale (Vocals), Glenn Hughes (Bass), and Ian Paice (Drums). Deep Purple are considered to be one of the pioneers among Hard Rock and Heavy Metal as well as Progressive Rock Band, but the band's sound to Hard Rock in 1970, together with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, and have been referred as The British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal from early to mid of 70s, and in 1975 were listed in Guinness Book of World Records as "The Globe's Loudest Band".  In 2012, Deep Purple were nominated for induction into The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

Title:  Rapture Of The Deep (20th Anniversary Celebration New Mix New Artwork) (2025)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock

Label:  earMusic

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  

 1.  Money Talks (5:34)

 2.  Things I Never Said (4:47)

 3.  Rapture Of The Deep (5:54)

 4.  Clearly Quite Absurd (5:24)

 5.  MTV (4:54)

 6.  Back To Back (4:02)

 7.  Wrong Man (4:33)

 8.  Girls Like That (3:56)

 9.  Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (4:17)

10. Don't Let Go (4:34)

11. Junkyard Bues (5:31)

12. Before Time Began (6:19)

Disc 2:

13.  MTV (Studio Rehearsal)

14. Money Talks (Studio Rehearsal)

15. Back To Back (Studio Rehearsal)

16. Before Time Began (Studio Rehearsal)

17 sibg Note (Studio Rehearsal)

Personnel:

Ian Paice:  Drums
Ian Gillan:  Vocals
Roger Glover:  Bass
Don Airey:  Keyboards
Steve Morse:  Guitars

Rapture Of The Deep is the 18th studio album by Deep Purple, originally released on October 24, 2005 by Edel, remastered and reissued on August 29, 2025 by earMusic.  20th Anniversary Celebration New Mix New Artwork with Bonus CD with Rare Jams and rehearsal.  For Fans of Deep Purple and music Collectors.

Thelonious Monk

 

Artist:  Thelonious Monk

Birth Name:  Thelonious Sphere Monk

Born:  October 10, 1917.  Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA

Died:  February 17, 1982 (Aged 64).  Englewood, New Jersey, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post  Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz. Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band

Occupation:  Musician, Composer

Instruments:  Piano

Thelonious Monk was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer.  He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the Standard Jazz repertoire, including "Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Ruby, My Dear" and more!.

Artist:  The Thelonious Monk Quartet

Title:  Monk's Dream (Limited Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post  Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz. Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band

Label:  20th Century Masterworks

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Monk's Dream (6:26)

 2.  Body And Soul (4:29)

 3.  Bright Mississippi (8:34)

 4.  Five Spot Blues (3:15)

 5.  Monk's Dream (Original 1952 Version) (3:04) *

Side B:

 1.  Bolivar Blues (7:30)

 2.  Just A Gigolo (2:29)

 3.  Bye-Ya (6:01)

 4.  Sweet And Lovely (7:48)

 5.  Just A Gigolo (1954 Solo Piano Version) (3:01)*

Personnel:

Thelonious Monk:  Piano

Charlie Rouse:  Tenor Saxophone

Jone Ore:  Bass

Frankie Dunlop:  Drums

Bonus Tracks:   *

Thelonious Monk:  Piano

Gary Mapp:  Bass

Art Blakey:  Drums

Monk's Dream is an album by The Thelonious Monk Quartet, originally released on January 1963 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on September 12, 2025 by 20th Century Masterworks.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Blue Colour Vinyl.