2024 Record Store Day Black Friday Jazz Releases

Record Store Day Black Friday is back for 2024. There are releases that appeal to practically every genre of music, and jazz is no exception. This year's lineup features releases for jazz enthusiasts and vinyl collectors alike. From previously unreleased live performances to excellent vinyl debuts, this year's offerings showcase a variety of jazz styles. Below is a list of some of this year's jazz titles.

Dave Douglas
Gifts
Greenleaf Music
Quantity: 800

Modern jazz innovator Dave Douglas returns with Gifts, his first new release in nearly two years. This adventurous album features collaborations with drummer Ian Chang and guitarist Rafiq Bhatia along with the ever-versatile saxophonist James Brandon Lewis. Inspired by Billy Strayhorn, the album includes four Strayhorn compositions alongside six originals, offering a fresh exploration of jazz through Douglas's distinctive lens.

Bill Evans
Bill Evans in Norway
Elemental Music
Quantity: 4,500

This live recording from the 1970 Kongsberg Jazz Festival showcases Bill Evans and his trio, featuring Eddie Gomez on bass and Marty Morrell on drums. The musicians here are in top form, delivering a stirring set as Evans embarked on a new chapter in his personal and musical journey. Produced by the acclaimed Zev Feldman, this release features newly discovered interviews, rare photos, and reflections from notable pianists, including Aaron Parks and Eliane Elias. A must-have for Evans fans and collectors alike.

David Grisman
Dawg '90
ORG Music
Quantity: 1,300

David Grisman's groundbreaking 1990 album, Dawg '90, receives its first-ever vinyl pressing in a deluxe double album format. Featuring the David Grisman Quintet with guests Mark O'Connor and Matt Glaser, the Grammy-nominated album bridges gypsy jazz and bluegrass traditions. Exclusively for Record Store Day, this reissue will be a welcome addition for both long-time fans and new listeners alike.

Herbie Hancock
Possibilities
Rhino
Quantity: 3,000

Possibilities (Hear Music, 2005) turned out to be one of Herbie Hancock's most popular albums in recent years, much due to its impressive lineup of guest appearances. The recording features collaborations with artists like Annie Lennox, Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Sting, and Carlos Santana. Possibilities makes its vinyl debut with this three-album set, featuring remastered tracks and four bonus songs. As an added incentive, it is being pressed on red vinyl.

Al Jarreau
Wow! Live in Performance at the Childe Harold 1976
Resonance Records
Quantity: 1,300

Previously unreleased, this intimate 1976 performance captures Al Jarreau in a pivotal moment of his career. Presented on 180 gram all-analog vinyl, this deluxe release includes essays and interviews with music legends reflecting on Jarreau's legacy. Resonance Records once again unearths a gem that Jarreau fans won't want to miss.

Jazz Sabbath
The 1968 Tapes
Blacklake Records
Quantity: 2,800

Jazz Sabbath is an example of tongue-in-cheek humor mixed with serious musicianship. The band returns for RSD Black Friday with The 1968 Tapes, offering a playful reimagining of Black Sabbath classics as jazz standards. Packaged in a mono edition with Coke Bottle Clear vinyl and a bonus CD, this release combines humor, nostalgia, and top-notch playing.

B.B. King
In France: Live at the Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival (1977)
Deep Digs/Elemental Music
Quantity: 2,800

B.B. King's electrifying 1977 performance in Nancy, France, makes its long-awaited debut. Backed by a dynamic seven-piece band, this release captures King at his finest, offering blues fans an essential piece of history.

Julian Lage
Live in Los Angeles
Mack Avenue Records
Quantity: 1,500

Guitar virtuoso Julian Lage's Live in Los Angeles captures his trio at the iconic Blue Whale, delivering unforgettable renditions from his 2016 album Arclight (Mack Avenue, 2016). This vinyl debut marks a rare live offering from one of today's most celebrated and innovative jazz guitarists.

Tony Levin
Bringing It Down to the Bass
Flatiron Recordings
Quantity: 2,800

Legendary bassist Tony Levin unveils his first solo album in over 15 years. This Espresso-colored vinyl release includes a 23-page photo book and highlights Levin's remarkable career, offering a deep dive into his artistry.

Emily Remler
Cookin' At The Queens: Live in Las Vegas 1984 and 1988
Resonance Records
Quantity: 1,400

Emily Remler is often remembered as a guitarists' guitarist. She was playing at a time when women guitarists were not always treated with the same level of recognition as their male counterparts. Sadly, Remler passed away in 1990 at the age of 32. Cookin' At The Queens captures this impressive guitarist in both trio and quartet performances with pianist Cocho Arbe, bassist Carson Smith, and drummers John Pesche and Tom Montgomery. This is the first Remler release in over thirty years, and it delivers an important tribute to Remler's enduring legacy.

Max Roach
Deeds, Not Words
Craft Recordings
Quantity: 2,500

This mono reissue of Max Roach's critically acclaimed album, Deeds, Not Words (Riverside, 1958) highlights the legendary drummer's innovation in rhythm and composition. The album features Roach on drums along with Booker Little on trumpet, Ray Draper on tuba, George Coleman on tenor sax and Art Davis on bass. Pressed from the original master tapes, this edition celebrates Roach's groundbreaking contributions to jazz.

Sahib Shihab
Sahib's Jazz Party & After Hours
ORG Music
Quantity: 1250

Sahib's Jazz Party is an album by saxophonist Sahib Shihab, recorded live in Copenhagen, around the same time that he relocated there in 1963. Shihab is joined by flugelhornist Allan Botchinsky, guitarist Ole Molin, drummer Alex Riel, and an early performance by legendary bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. The recordings showcase Sahib's diversity and dexterity as a player, including his openness to the avant-garde style, expanding on the bop era playing he is known for. The release is presented in a gatefold jacket with a bonus LP, including three tracks unavailable on previous vinyl releases.

Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
From South Africa to South Carolina
Culture Factory USA
Quantity: 3,000

Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson's socially conscious 1975 album From South Africa to South Carolina reemerges with four bonus tracks and a deluxe vinyl package. Featuring "Johannesburg" and "A Lovely Day," this release is as timely now as it was newly released.

Sun Ra
Lights on a Satellite: Live at the Left Bank 1978
Resonance Records
Quantity: 1,500

Sun Ra's cosmic brilliance comes to life in this previously unreleased 1978 live performance. Enhanced by archival audio and expert mastering, this release solidifies his Arkestra's intergalactic legend.


Cecil Taylor
Live At The Cafe Montmartre
ORG Music
Quantity: 1,500

A landmark recording of Cecil Taylor's avant-garde genius, this 1962 performance showcases his unparalleled creativity. Remastered and pressed on audiophile-grade vinyl, this set is essential to any jazz collection.

Charles Tolliver
Live at the Captain's Cabin
Reel to Real Recordings
Quantity: 1500

Live at Captain's Cabin is a newly-discovered gem from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that finds Music Inc. in fine form at a club called the Captain's Cabin. Playing mostly original music from Tolliver, the band lets loose in the live setting. In his words "The players I had—John Hicks, Clint Houston and Cliff Barbaro—I just let them go do their thing."

This recording is an incredible document from an amazing band that was continually pushing boundaries. A previously unissued live recording from 1973, mastered by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio with audio transferred from the original tape reels. This 180g double album comes with an extensive booklet of rare photos, an interview with Charles Tolliver by Jeremy Pelt, an essay by renowned writer Angelika Beener and more.

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