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Various Artists: Prestige 50th Anniversary 20-bit Remasters
by C. Andrew Hovan
When it came to classic mainstream jazz during the '50s and '60s, really only three major independent labels were documenting the kind of timeless fare that is still a dominant part of the jazz legacy- Blue Note, Riverside, and Prestige. The latter was formed in 1949 by Bob Weinstock and for a time served as home ...
various artists: Prestige 50th Anniversary Special Commemorative Editions
by Robert Spencer
Fantasy Records is holding a Prestige Records 50th Anniversary celebration, and we are the beneficiaries in these ten Special Commemorative Editions of Prestige classic recordings. They share the virtues of the Prestige label itself: without an overkill of effusive retrospective essays and hypercool packaging, they put the emphasis on the music itself - which is where ...
Miles Davis: Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants
by Douglas Payne
Hyperbole aside, this disc's title could hardly be more accurate. Miles Davis. Milt Jackson. Thelonius Monk. John Coltrane. That doesn't even count the legendary rhythm sections (Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke in one, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones in the other). Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants is made up ...
Jack McDuff: Brother Jack
by AAJ Staff
One thing leads to another: Willis Jackson came to Prestige to revive his career, and in the process started another. The label was eager to join the organ arena, but their Shirley Scott/Lockjaw albums met little commercial success. Willis brought his band to the studio; Prestige liked what they heard. Two sidemen got contracts: Bill Jennings’ ...
Charles Kynard: Legends of Acid Jazz
by AAJ Staff
The name is unfamiliar; the sound is welcome. A full-time teacher in Los Angeles, Charles Kynard did not record often (as a leader, just one album after he left Prestige.) But he’s got that feel you love in an organ: subtle and sweet, and a strut when he needs it. These dates, among his last for ...
Charles Earland: Intensity
by Douglas Payne
For 1972's Intensity, Charles Earland's fifth of ten Prestige discs, the Mighty Burner seemed to be aiming toward something a little different than his usual collection of soulful tenor-organ jams. The presence of two songs from the rock group Chicago and a small trumpet-dominated horn section indicate that jazz-rock was the goal. The result, the LP's ...
Charles Kynard: Legends of Acid Jazz
by Douglas Payne
Charles Kynard (1933-79) had a brief, rather low-key career as an organist. By day, he maintained a full-time career working with kids with special needs and taught piano between gigs and his job. He only recorded infrequently, doing sessions and two albums under his own name for Pacific Jazz in the early 1960s and several sessions ...
Eric Kloss: Sky Shadows/In The Land Of The Giants
by Glenn Astarita
Although he’s apparently maintaining a low profile these days, saxophonist Eric Kloss recorded quite a few albums for Prestige records by the time he reached the tender ago of 19. Here, Prestige has reissued Kloss’ Sky Shadows and In The Land Of The Giants on 1 Compact Disc. From the liners....” This Music, from 1968 and ...
Richard "Groove" Holmes: Spicy
by AAJ Staff
Two sides, one groove. There’s a torrid live set, a bare-bones trio that keeps the crowd going. It’s a basic sound, loose (in the good sense) and very satisfying. Then they go to the studio, with percussion and a second guitar (Boogaloo Joe Jones, in his first session for Prestige.) This is more polished, with varied ...
Richard "Groove" Holmes: Spicy!
by Douglas Payne
Organist Richard “Groove" Homes (1931-91) recorded prolifically over three decades for Pacific Jazz, Loma, Blue Note, Groove Merchant, Flying Dutchman, Versatile and Muse. But it was the dozen records he made for Prestige between 1965 and 1968 that scored him the biggest hits of his career ("Misty") and some of his most memorable music. On this ...
