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Various: Prestige 50th Anniversary Commerative Editions
by Douglas Payne
In celebration of Prestige's 50th anniversary, Fantasy has released a set of ten commemorative editions of some of the label's greatest triumphs. Each of these mostly historic releases is limited to 10,000 copies. Note to fans: get 'em while you can.Each set continues to be widely available through the Original Jazz Classics ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sonny Rollins: Saxohone Colossus
by Douglas Payne
In 1956, while still a member of the legendary Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, tenor titan Sonny Rollins (b. 1930) cut one of his most definitive albums. Imposingly titled Saxophone Colossus , it very quickly became a jazz classic and remains today one of a handful of absolutely essential jazz albums. As vast as Rollins's talents proved ...
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 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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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