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

Janus is a compilation of rare material from Sun Ra and his Arkestra, drawing from tapes recorded between 1963 and 1970.

Sun Ra - Janus

£19.99

The long-awaited follow up to Washington’s debut The Epic, Heaven and Earth is comprised of two halves, which find Washington confronting quotidian realities with cosmic themes.

Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth

£39.99

Sahib Shihab can be seen as one of the protagonists of modal jazz despite being more of an underground star in the scene and even more popular in Europe than in the USA from where he originates.

Sahib Shihab - Sahib's Jazz Party

£22.99

WEWANTSOUNDS Don Cherry - Home Boy, Sister Out

Newly Remastered, the album is augmented by a second LP worth of bonus tracks and a deluxe gatefold sleeve with a new essay by French journalist Jacques Denis (Liberation).

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Don Cherry - Home Boy, Sister Out

£29.99

Band-leader, composer and sax and clarinet don Shabaka Hutchings brings together his fiery vision alongside London based bandmates.

Sons Of Kemet - Your Queen Is A Repltile

£21.99

Monk's Dream is recommended, with something for every degree of Monk enthusiast.

Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream

£13.99

A must have for all true Sun Ra collectors, this is an impressive retrospective on the early days of this legendary music guru.

Sun Ra - Just Outta This World

£15.99

Izipho Zam is a wonderful recording, full of the depth of vision and heartfelt soul that has informed every recording of Sanders since.

Pharoah Sanders - Izipho Zam

£22.99

Headhunters (1973) was the first offering of Herbie's new backing band, the Headhunters.

Herbie Hancock - Headhunters

£24.99

Miles Davis' 1974 album Get Up With It is a collection of tracks recorded between 1970 and 1974.

Miles Davis - Get Up With It

£25.99

In 1969 the studio album Dorothy's Harp was released on Cadet Records.

Dorothy Ashby - Dorothy's Harp

£24.99

Music On Vinyl Nina Simone - Pastel Blues

Nina Simone was one of the best Blues singers of the 20th century.

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Nina Simone - Pastel Blues

£27.99

Here Comes the Sun (1971) is an album by jazz singer-pianist Nina Simone, consisting of cover versions of songs by Pop and Rock musicians.

Nina Simone - Here Comes The Sun

£29.99

In 1969, the High Priestess Of Soul, Nina Simone, descended onto the stage of the Philharmonic Hall in New York to record her new live album, Black Gold.

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Nina Simone - Black Gold

£29.99

Recorded in New York in 1967, Silk & Soul is Nina Simone's second album for RCA.

Nina Simone - Silk and Soul

£24.99

Scorned by critics at the time of its release, Miles Davis' 1972 album On The Corner is now seen as a forerunner of Post Punk, Hip Hop, Drum and Bass and Electronic music.

Miles Davis - On The Corner

£29.99

A powerhouse sextet recording featuring John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley, this 1958 masterpiece captured Davis' first modal jazz experiments in pieces like "Straight, No Chaser" and the immortal title track.

Miles Davis - Milestones (mono)

£19.99

Originally released in 1974, Big Fun presents music from three different phases of Miles Davis's early-seventies "electric" period.

Miles Davis - Big Fun

£29.99

Agharta was recorded on the afternoon in 1975, at one of two concerts Miles Davis performed at the Osaka Festival Hall in Japan.

Miles Davis - Agharta

£33.99

She Was Too Good To Me was released in 1974 on Creed Taylor's CTI label after a 4 year absence from the scene.

Chet Baker - She Was Too Good To Me

£20.99

Warner Music Group John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

Each track on this landmark jazz LP made in 1960 is a joy to revisit.

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John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

£23.99

Originally released in Japan only, first-time vinyl reissue includes liner notes by Byron Coley.

Ornette Coleman - To Whom Who Keeps A Record

£21.99

Without question Mingus' magnum opus, this long out-of-print vinyl release has been carefully remastered from the original master tapes.

Charles Mingus - The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady

£23.99

Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album.

Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue

£13.99