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Vinyl Vault — Azymuth, "Cascades"

The Vinyl Vault kicks off 2023 with some Brazilian jazz and the band Azymuth and their 1982 album “Cascades” released on the Milestone record label. This was the band’s seventh…

Vinyl Vault — Leon Redbone, "Champagne Charlie"

The Vinyl Vault bids adieu to 2022 with champagne, “Champagne Charlie” to be specific. That’s the third studio album by the iconoclastic Leon Redbone. It was released in 1978 on…

Vinyl Vault — Wynton Marsalis, First Album

It was 1982, 40 years ago, that Wynton Marsalis released his first album. Marsalis was 19 years old at the time and now, 40 years later, it’s interesting to hear…

Vinyl Vault — Terje Rypdal, "Odyssey"

Vinyl Vault features some jazz from Norway. We’ll hear a couple tracks from Norwegian guitarist Terje Rypdal’s 1975 album on ECM Records entitled “Odyssey.” The album features his Norwegian touring…

Vinyl Vault — Sonny Stitt, "Blues for Duke"

The Vinyl Vault features an Ellington tribute by saxman Sonny Stitt. The album “Blues for Duke” was released on the Muse Records label and is a tough one to find,…

Vinyl Vault — The Hoops McCann Band Plays the Music of Steely Dan

The Vinyl Vault digs some jazzed up Steely Dan with the Hoops McCann Band and their 1988 album on MCA Records. It’s a nine-piece band playing semi-big band arrangements of…

Vinyl Vault — Michael Brecker’s First Album  

On the Vinyl Vault, we’ll give a listen to the first album from tenor sax man, Michael Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007). The album is simply called…

Vinyl Vault — Miles Davis, “The Man with the Horn”

Miles Davis dropped out of music in 1975 and adopted a reclusive lifestyle infested with alcohol, cocaine, and sex. He acknowledged in his autobiography that sex and drugs took the…

Vinyl Vault — The Great Buddy Tate

Sax and clarinet man Buddy Tate will be our next feature on the Vinyl Vault. We’ll hear some tracks from his 1981 release on Concord Jazz Records entitled “The Great…

Vinyl Vault — Jean Luc Ponty, “Fables”

The Vinyl Vault features the 1985 album from French violinist Jean Luc Ponty, entitled “Fables.” This one marked the end of Ponty’s long association with Atlantic Records and it was…

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