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France Musique – Barney Wilen, un tapis rouge pour “La note bleue”
Barney Wilen, a red carpet for "La Note Bleue" the reissue of the saxophonist's masterpiece is now available in a sumptuous box set. Release delayed to July 17 for the international Record Store Day. Premiered in Open Jazz.
Bass Magazine – Bill Evans ‘Behind The Dikes: The 1969 Netherlands Recordings’
Featuring Eddie Gomez on Bass Set For Release. Newly Transferred from the Original Tape Reels in the Nederlands, These Recordings Arrive as a Three-LP Exclusive on July 17th.
Mixonline - Bernie Grundman Masters New Bill Evans Live Sets
Bernie Grundman has mastered newly discovered recordings of Bill Evans’ historic concerts in Hilversum and Amsterdam, which will debut on Record Store Day.
The Wire - Mixonline - Bill Evans Mastered for First Time by Bernie Grundman
First Release of Historic Concerts in Holland Bernie Grundman has mastered newly discovered recordings of Bill Evan’s historic concerts in Hilversum and Amsterdam. “Behind the Dikes: The 1969 Netherlands Recordings” debuts on Record Store Day, July 17, from Elemental Records as a three-LP set, mastered at 33 1/3 RPM by engineer Bernie Grundman and pressed […]
Tracce di Jazz - New and upcoming reissues
Three extraordinary exclusive titles are announced for Record Store Day, available at independent retailers on two dates: June 12 and July 17 . All of these editions are limited editions.
JazzTimes - Dexter Gordon Quartet: Tokyo 1975 (Elemental), Woody Shaw: Tokyo ’81 (Elemental)
Elemental releases two live archival albums recorded primarily in Japan. How ironic that concert performance, once the definition of musical ephemerality, has become the richest vein to mine for vintage jazz gold. Working with producer Michael Cuscuna, Elemental has unearthed a cannily matched pair of albums recorded (mostly) in Japan that offer fresh sounds from two musically related giants.
Jazz Weekly - THIS IS A HARD BOP TRUMPET 101…Wood Shaw: Tokyo ’81, Live In Bremen 1983
Want to know what’s missing in today’s jazz? Just pop in either of these two albums by trumpeter Woody Shaw. Where did we make a wrong turn?
Unreleased historic recordings: “Dexter Gordon Quartet Espace Cardin 1977” & “Woody Shaw Quartet live in Bremen 1983”
Elemental Music is pleased to announce the release of two recently discovered, previously unreleased live recordings: Dexter Gordon Quartet, Espace Cardin 1977 and Woody Shaw Quartet, Live in Bremen 1983. Presented in exceptional sound quality, these deluxe-CD editions include a 12-page booklet with an essay by famed jazz producer and Elemental project coordinator Michael Cuscuna, as well as contributions from Gordon’s widow and biographer, Maxine Gordon, and from Shaw’s son and namesake, Woody Shaw III.
New York Times - Unreleased Jazz Treasures Are Arriving: Here’s a Guide (Dexter Gordon & Woody Shaw)
There’s never a shortage of old jazz albums being repackaged, or previously unknown recordings finding the light of day. But this year, a particularly impressive trickle of unreleased music from jazz’s halcyon midcentury has emerged for the first time. We already took a look at notable reissues. Here’s a guide to the historic recordings that have arrived so far.
Pop Matters - Dexter Gordon is still a big part of the reason why this kind of mainstream jazz stirs the soul
Tenor Saxophonist Dexter Gordon was a large figure in jazz—a legend as well as a player. Six feet and six inches tall, he towered over others players—as an early bop player in the 1940s, he influenced players who would later emerge such as John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, and he later became a vigorous, rich-voiced exponent of mainstream post-bop jazz.
Downbeat Magazine - Dexter Gordon Quartet Tokyo 1975 (Elemental)
This previously unreleased live recording captures Dexter Gordon (1923–1990) in concert with perhaps his finest, and most consistent, rhythm section.
All About Jazz - Dexter Gordon Quartet: Tokyo 1975
Elemental Music is a record label that can be uttered in the same breath with Omnivore Records and Resonance Records. These labels can be credited with significant additions to the universal jazz catalog. Near recent examples of unreleased performances put out by Elemental Music include: Art Pepper Live At Fat Tuesday's (2015) and Red Garland's Swingin' On The Korner: Live At Keystone Korner (2015), as well as Jimmy Giuffre: New York Concerts (2014).
Observer - The 5 Best Jazz Reissues of 2016
It might change shape, sound, or appearance, but we all know one thing’s always true about jazz: no matter the time period, jazz never goes out of style. Here’s our five favorite reissued jazz albums of 2016 that were all long-overdue for our reappraisal. Like all truly special reissues, these albums don’t just repackage the past—they improve on it.
BBC UK – On the album: Jackson 5 ABC (2010 review)
Great review on the brothers’ second album of beautiful bubblegum soul.
El País - That gathering of the beautiful and the damned
A unique Kevin Ayers concert with Brian Eno, John Cale and Nico is revived. (Article in Spanish)
Orpheo - Jorge Ben: “A Tábua De Esmeralda”
It should not be forgotten that "A Tábua De Esmeralda" was already Jorge Ben's 11th studio album. We have also chosen it for its beautiful cover with an explanatory subtitle, "É Verdade Sem Mentira Certo Muito Verdadeiro". And we are talking about an authentic and very successful concept album. (original text in Spanish)
WBGO - Hear Woody Shaw and Dexter Gordon On Tour, and On Fire, In Newly Discovered Recordings
Tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon and trumpeter Woody Shaw hailed from two different jazz generations, but found common purpose in the music. Now each artist has a new album on the near horizon, featuring vibrant live performances largely recorded in Japan, and previously unreleased. Dexter Gordon Quartet Tokyo 1975 and Woody Shaw Tokyo 1981 are both due out on July 13, in CD and LP editions, from Elemental Music.
El País - The return of the titans
Unreleased albums by Grant Green, Dexter Gordon and Woody Shaw revitalise the jazz scene. (Original article in Spanish)
Night Lights Jazz Radio - Return To Xanadu: Rebirth Of A Label
In the mid-1970s Don Schlitten, a former art and musical conservatory student who had made a name for himself over the past 20 years as a jazz producer for Prestige, RCA and other labels, launched Xanadu Records. Schlitten's label, named in tribute to Orson Welles' fabled Citizen Kane movie, documented bebop and hardbop artists who were not then in favor in the mainstream jazz world, such as Barry Harris, Jimmy Heath, and Charles McPherson. Few of the albums have ever been reissued on CD and the original LPs have been highly sought collectors' items.
Elemental Music to Reissue 25 Albums Originally on Xanadu Label
Beginning June 30, Elemental Music, in partnership with the Orchard, will roll out a series of 25 reissues of albums originally released on Xanadu Records in the 1970s and ’80s. The recordings, re-released under the banner of the Xanadu Master Edition Series, include titles by Jimmy and Albert Heath, Barry Harris, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Barron, Joe Farrell, Charles McPherson, Al Cohn, Cecil Payne and Duke Jordan, Sonny Criss, Bob Berg and others.