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Esoteric Recordings are pleased to release the first album by the legendary jazz / rock / fusion outfit Tony Williams' Lifetime.

Here's the CD tha legions of Rippingtons fans have been waiting for! Recorded at various venues, Live Across America, The Rippingtons, on of the most popular groups of contemporary jazz, deliver... more

Rollins broke out of his shell on this 1956 recording, which illustrates his considerable skills in composition, interpetation and improvisation.

Anchored in the idea that, despite all obstacles, the human experience casts a net of possibilities, Defiant Life - Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith's second duo recording for ECM - proves a profound... more

2021 Japanese reissue, part of Universal Japan's 'Brazil's Treasured Masterpieces: 1950s - 2000s.

Japanese SHM-CD Pressing. Universal. 2021.

This new set does all it can to transport you to a very special time and place: the '60s Greenwich Village jazz scene. Alongside the music, this 2-CD or triple-vinyl set (180-gram, limited to 3000... more

The sophomore effort from the extraordinary drummer Sebastiaan Cornelissen featuring an all-star lineup - guitarists Alex Machacek, Mike Otram, Susan Weinert, Richard Hallebeek; keyboardists Gary... more

2009 three CD set from the Jazz/Blues vocalist. Her Finest Studio Recordings features 60 tracks including 'Billie's Blues', 'Strange Fruit', 'Fine & Mellow' and many others. Big 3.

The landmark 1957 debut plus its 1958 follow-up by the acrobatic trio who lifted the bar for jazz vocal groups to a whole new level! They imitate Basie's band brilliantly on the former, then actually... more

The first five (and best) LPs by the band who led the early-'70s jazz-rock charge. Follow their evolution from tight and rocking to symphonic through these charting LPs: The Inner Mounting Flame... more

Coltrane put together an all star group for this 1957 session featuring Art Taylor, Red Garland and Paul Chambers.

Following the success of Impex's critically lauded 1STEP LP release of Stan Getz's cultural touchstone, they couldn't wait to present digital aficionados with their own ultimate high-quality option:... more

In 2025, PMP is proud to release Trillium X, a sixth opera by Anthony Braxton, on the occasion of his 80th Birthday. A limited deluxe 8-CD box set including both, a live recording of the world... more

Back Door first came together in 1971 as a trio featuring Colin Hodkinson (bass, guitar, vocals), Ron Aspery (saxes, flute, electric piano) and Tony Hicks (drums) and recorded their first album in... more

A reissue of the classic 1977 vocal fusion album that has been the source of many hip-hop samples. It features Narada Michael Walden (Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, George Benson) on drums. Long... more

There is something simultaneously both brand-new and retro about 'All News Is Good News' - the debut album from Melbourne's instrumental soul group Surprise Chef. It sounds like something dreamt up... more

And now for possibly the most popular album in jazz history! Dave contributes to the notes in this hi-fi version; new photos, too.