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DownBeat Historical: Bygone Jazz Heroes Live and Well
While the pursuit of and intrigue over secret treasure-styled unreleased projects and alternate takes from the vaults can entice us in particular ways, the in-the-moment immediacy of live recordings speak boldly in a different fashion. Much-accoladed producer, historian and self-described “jazz detective” Zev Feldman recognizes this special quality of live jazz recordings special, and three of his new projects deepen his ongoing mission and archivist narrative. Not incidentally, they also deepen and broaden our appreciation of the specialness of each jazz legend and give us much to listen about.
88TH READER'S POLL: TOP 10 HISTORICAL ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
The December issue of DownBeat Magazine has released its prestigious 88th Annual Reader's Poll! Elemental Music and Jazz Detective have been awarded with Historical Albums of the Year for their release of Ahmad Jamal's “Emerald City Nights” Live at the Penthouse (1963 -1964). More albums by Elemental Music and Jazz Detective have been selected amongst the top 10 titles, including Bill Evans – Treasures, and Chet Baker – Blue Room. The 1979 VARA Studio Sessions in Holland.
Cal Tjader: Catch the Groove - Review Distrito Jazz
La edición de este ‘Catch the groove’ de Cal Tjader es una buena noticia para todos los aficionados al jazz en general, porque tiene unas versiones muy be bop de la mejor ortodoxia, y para los seguidores del latin jazz en particular.
Living Blues: Muddy Waters - Muddy, Brass & The Blues Review
Unlike what many would label the big swing and miss of Electric Mud, Brass and the Blues successfully melded King's horn-powered, expertly arranged sound with Waters' trademark in-your-face electric Chicago blues in an effort that showcases Waters' often overlooked vocal abilities.
Living Blues: Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High Review
This album should be considered essential, even after all these years.
New Releases & I Can't Believe I Bought This!!! The White Stripes UHQR, Elemental Music Label
Check out Melinda Murphy's new YouTube video review of our latest September reissues including Bill Evans - From Left to Right, Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf, and Chet Baker - Live at Nick's!
Mazzy’s Mix #36 : New Album Releases & Reissues
Check out Norman Maslov ( @/ mazzystar on YouTube) latest video review of our September reissues including Bill Evans - From Left to Right, Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf, and Chet Baker - Live at Nick's
New York Times - A Pair of Ahmad Jamal Live Albums Capture an Innovator in His Prime
Five-and-a-half hours of music in all, the albums arriving in November are a celebration of both the flexibility and the certitude of Jamal’s style — a modernist marvel, and nearly a genre unto itself. His music can sometimes scan as easygoing acoustic jazz with catchy hooks, which explains its broad appeal. But really it’s packed with combustive overlays of rhythm — and a connection to musical history so deep and expansive that, in fact, it foresaw the future.“
DownBeat Magazine - Ahmad Jamal: Historical Album of the Year
When Ahmad Jamal was first approached about releasing some of the recordings made during his many appearances at the Seattle club The Penthouse in the 1960s, he was initially skeptical about having to go back and consider such old recordings.
DownBeat Magazine - 71st Annual Critics Poll
The August issue of DownBeat Magazine has released its prestigious 71st Annual Critics Poll! Elemental Music and Jazz Detective have been awarded with Historical Album of the Year for their release of Ahmad Jamal's “Emerald City Nights” Live at the Penthouse (1963 -1964). More albums by Elemental Music and Jazz Detective have been selected amongst the top 10 titles, including Bill Evans – Treasures, Sonny Stitt – Boppin’ in Baltimore, and Chet Baker Trio – Live in Paris.
CHOC Jazz Magazine – Bill Evans: Treasures
Solo, Trio & Orchestra Recordings from Denmark (1965-1969). Moins de deux ans après avoir éxhumé les scéances hollandaises de 1969 ("Behind The Dikes", Choce dans notre num 742), le label catalan Elemental Music nous offre une série de performances danoises d Bill Evans en solo, trio et avec orchestre s'étalant d'octobre 1965 à Novembre 1969.
Pitchfork - 8.1 rating - Bill Evans Treasures
A new anthology of previously unissued performances covers three distinct facets of the jazz pianist’s career: his trio work, orchestral arrangements, and his endlessly inventive solo playing.
Jazzwise Editor's choice - Bill Evans: Treasures
It shows the great pianist in six different settings, from solo through to orchestral. Of these, the ones I was looking forward to most were the sessions with NHØP – if anyone could rekindle some of the old Evans-LaFaro magic, the great Dane could.
Nettavisen - Baker in great shape
The companies Jazz Detective and Elemental Music, under the leadership of jazz archaeologist Zev Feldman, both in this case and on several other occasions, especially when it came to the Bill Evans and Ahmad Jamal treasures, should have all possible credit for finding recordings that have was well hidden in some archive around the globe.
London Jazz News - Mondays with Morgan
"We're going to have 300 people down the block for Record Store Day. Your Bill Evans records: everybody wants them." Interview with Zev Feldman about RSD 2023 releases.
NPR - All things Considered - Unearthing legendary Baltimore jazz performances
New recordings of old jazz performances at Baltimore's now-closed Famous Ballroom are being released for the very first time.
WYPR & NPR - New records revive Baltimore's magical Left Bank Jazz Society
Hundreds of performances in the 1960s and 70s were hosted by the Left Bank Jazz Society in The Famous Ballroom—now the site of the expanded Charles Theatre in the Station North arts and entertainment district. Recordings from its hallowed stage are set to be released Saturday, providing a new glimpse into this stunning chapter of jazz history.
Youtube interview - Record Store Day Jazz Preview
Talking with The Jazz Detective Zev Feldman about Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Sonny Stit, Shirley Scott, Walter Bishop & Eric Dolphy.
All About Jazz - Bill Evans / Chet Baker / Sonny Stitt: Cold Case Investigations Strike Gold
Jazz detective Zev Feldman and Elemental Records have notched up more cold-case discoveries with albums by Bill Evans, Chet Baker and Sonny Stitt. The discs are scheduled for release in late April 2023, round about Record Store Day. None of the material has previously been available. All three albums are more than good and the Evans and the Baker are blinders.
Jazzwax - Chet Baker: 'Blue Room, Holland 1979'
The album features Baker on April 10 and November 9, 1979 playing beautifully. On the April 10 date, Baker was joined by Phil Markowitz (p), Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (b) and Charles Rice (d). They recorded Wayne Shorter's Beautiful Black Eyes, the standards Oh, You Crazy Moon, The Best Things for You and Blue Room, Miles Davis's Down, Baker's Blue Gilles and Davis's Nardis.