Classic Albums Will Be Restored & Remastered For CD, Digital, and 10” & 12” Vinyl Release First Reissue Set Debuts August 27, 2013
Bethlehem Records legacy is a lengthy discography that freshly and ambitiously captures and preserves an era of music, including West Coast Cool Jazz and East Coast Bop. Bethlehem Records roster of artists includes Nina Simone, Carmen McRae, Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Dexter Gordon, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, and Duke Ellington. For some of these iconic artists, the Bethlehem recordings represent their classic debuts, and still for others, their greatest recorded work to date.
Each track has been restored from the original analog sound recording & digitally remastered by audio engineer John Sigmon to meet the highest level of clarity and quality standards. For the first time in decades, each of the titles will be available in their original configuration in LP, CD and digital formats.
The first 5 titles slated for an August 27th, 2013 release include Oscar Pettiford “Modern Quintet," Chris Connor “Chris Connor Sings Lullaby’s For Lovers," Dexter Gordon “Daddy Plays The Horn," Charles Mingus “The Jazz Experiments of Charles Mingus," Nina Simone “Little Girl Blue," and Booker Ervin “The Book Cooks.”
These classic albums, accompanied by the most progressive cover art and design of its time, truly revolutionized the jazz market. Each release includes all original artwork, repackaged and designed by Chris Cyran. Leading international merchandise & licensing company, Backstreet Merch will release exclusive Bethlehem Records merchandise, available worldwide, in support of the relaunch.
Twenty select titles will be exclusively available as “Mastered for iTunes” albums in the Bethlehem Records iTunes store at 8/27 launch including:
Art Blakey –“Art Blakey Big Band”
Bobby Scott – “Great Scott”
Booker Ervin – “The Book Cooks”
Booker Little – “Booker Little and Friend”
Charles Mingus – “The Jazz Experiments of Charles Mingus”
Chris Connor – “Sings Lullabys For Lovers”
Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams – “Motor City Scene”
Dexter Gordon – “Daddy Plays The Horn”
Mel Torme and Frances Faye – George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”
Howard McGhee – “Dusty Blue”
John Coltrane – “In The Winners Circle”
Johnny Hartman – “Songs From The Heart”
Mel Torme – “Songs For Any Taste”
Nina Simone – “Nina Simone And Her Friends”
Nina Simone – “Little Girl Blue”
Oscar Pettiford – “Modern Quintet”
Paula Castle – “Lost Love”
Sam Most – “Sam Most Plays Bird, Bud, Monk and Miles”
Stan Levy – “Grand Stan”
Zoot Sims – “Down Home”
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