Jazz Music: Sourcing the best New Vinyl Releases & Reissues at STPR

Makaya McCraven’s modern classic, International Anthem debut In The Moment is available on vinyl for the first time since 2015.

Makaya McCraven - In The Moment (Deluxe Edition)

£29.99

International Anthem Angel Bat Dawid - The Oracle

Following a flood of critical and communal acclaim from The Oracle’s January 2019 cassette-only release, the album is finally available on vinyl.

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Angel Bat Dawid - The Oracle

£21.99

This set confirms Nu to be an ensemble that vigorously and cogently articulated the various aspects of the multi-instrumentalist's multicultural aesthetic.

Don Cherry - Live At Bracknell Jazz Festival, 1986

£23.99

The best and most complete album done by jazz harpist (a rare style) Dorothy Ashby.

Dorothy Ashby - Afro-Harping

£19.99

One of the best small group jazz sessions ever, the classic album Somethin’ Else.

Miles Davis & Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else

£16.99

Vinyl Lovers John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads

The celebrated 1962 LP Ballads album (Impulse AS-32) was the last word in John Coltrane's ballad playing and became an instant hit.

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John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads

£16.99

In 1964, the National Film Board of Canada asked John Coltrane to record the soundtrack for a French-language film titled “Le chat dans le sac” (“The Cat in the Bag”).

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John Coltrane - Blue World

£23.99

This later work sees a move away from the screeching avant gardism of earlier works, revealing Sanders to be equally masterful at thoughtful, pensive improvisation.

Pharoah Sanders - Moon Child

£32.99

One of forward-looking tenor man Archie Shepp's definitive early albums, 1965's Fire Music set the tone for much of what was to come over the next several years.

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Archie Shepp - Fire Music

£21.99

The rarest of all exotic LPs, like Eden Ahbez but with extra added death. This bizarre, rarely heard masterpiece brings together jazz, ancient manuscripts and a convicted murderer.

Buddy Collette Septet - Polynesia

£19.99

On his ninth LP the pianist Greg Foat aims to join the dots between the exciting new British jazz wave and some older generations.

Greg Foat - The Mage

£22.99

The wildly-talented keys player returns with a luminous jazz-funk masterstroke. Tipping a hat to Herbie Hancock and Mad Scientist alike!

Joe Armon-Jones - Turn To Clear View

£17.99

Black Christ of the Andes is easily one of the most individual albums created by Williams, or anyone else in jazz, for that matter.

Mary Lou Williams - Black Christ of the Andes

£19.99

Jarrett’s trio featuring Jack DeJohnette and former Albert Ayler collaborator Gary Peacock on bass at the Sendai Jazz Festival in 1986.

Keith Jarrett - Live at Sendai Jazz Festival, Den-ryoku Hall, 20.10.1986

£19.99

Brownswood Recordings Kokoroko - Kokoroko

The afrobeat-inspired eight-piece drop their hotly-anticipated debut on Brownswood.

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Kokoroko - Kokoroko

£17.99

Universal Beings projects an all-encompassing message of unity, peace & power by embracing transcendence in all its expressions.

Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings

£25.99

One of the funkiest and most inventive organists to ever walk the earth, Dr. Lonnie Smith made his name on Blue Note beginning with his 1968 label debut Think!

Lonnie Smith - Think!

£21.99

A heavy new compilation from Brownswood shines a light on the independent underground in Melbourne.

Various - Sunny Side Up

£17.99

Recorded in 1971 in Los Angeles, A New Shade of Blue by Harold Land was produced by Bob Shad.

Harold Land - A New Shade Of Blue

£21.99

This live performance features Davis with his regular quintet and also accompanied by Gil Evans and his 21-piece orchestra.

Miles Davis - At The Carnegie Hall Part Two

£13.99

1965 was a turning point in the life of John Coltrane. It was at this point that he crossed the line into the free jazz arena.

John Coltrane - Meditations

£13.99

DOL Miles Davis - Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis - Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

£13.99

Mingus Plays Piano, released just a few months after his masterpiece The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady.

Charles Mingus - Mingus Plays Piano

£21.99

Originally released in 1960, this album is widely considered to be Evans' masterpiece, on par with Duke Ellington in terms of orchestration, and essential listening for any jazz fan.

The Gil Evans Orchestra - Out Of The Cool

£16.99