Analogue Productions · Prestige
Prestige.
Who played with whom?
50 records, one core line-up and half of jazz history.
Follow the musicians from session to session.
From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, the same musicians met again and again at Prestige in new combinations. Paul Chambers and Art Taylor each play on 14 of these 50 records, John Coltrane and Red Garland on 13 each. Follow one of them and you will discover the whole series.
Six musicians, 50 records.
In short
The Analogue Productions Prestige Series brings 50 albums from the catalogue of Prestige Records back to vinyl – the jazz label founded by Bob Weinstock in 1949: 25 in mono, 25 in stereo. Kevin Gray mastered them from the original analog master tapes, the mono titles from the original mono masters. They are pressed at Quality Record Pressings in tip-on jackets modelled on the originals. Rudy Van Gelder recorded most of the Prestige sessions. You will hear Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy, Jackie McLean, Lightnin’ Hopkins and many more. Michael 45 carries all 50 titles and ships throughout the EU and to Switzerland, Norway and the UK.
01 / The core line-up
Who played most often?
Choose a musician: you will see their records and who appears most often on the same records.
The most frequent companions
- Art Taylor – 14 records, most often on records with Donald Byrd (7), Doug Watkins (6) and Hank Mobley (5).
- Paul Chambers – 14 records, most often on records with John Coltrane (11), Red Garland (10) and Philly Joe Jones (6).
- John Coltrane – 13 records, most often on records with Red Garland (12), Paul Chambers (11) and Philly Joe Jones (5).
- Red Garland – 13 records, most often on records with John Coltrane (12), Paul Chambers (10) and Art Taylor (5).
- Donald Byrd – 10 records, most often on records with Art Taylor (7), Jackie McLean (4) and Doug Watkins (4).
- Doug Watkins – 8 records, most often on records with Art Taylor (6), Donald Byrd (4) and Hank Mobley (4).
- Hank Mobley – 6 records, most often on records with Art Taylor (5), Donald Byrd (4) and Doug Watkins (4).
- Philly Joe Jones – 6 records, most often on records with Paul Chambers (6), John Coltrane (5) and Red Garland (4).
- Tommy Flanagan – 6 records, most often on records with Ray Barretto (2), Doug Watkins (2) and Art Taylor (2).
- Eric Dolphy – 5 records, most often on records with Roy Haynes (4), Jaki Byard (2) and George Duvivier (2).
02 / From session to session
How far is it from one musician to another?
Each step is a record on which both musicians can be heard.
Examples
- Sonny Rollins → Eric Dolphy
- Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane on Tenor Madness
- John Coltrane and Mal Waldron on Coltrane (Prestige)
- Mal Waldron and Eric Dolphy on At The Five Spot, Vol. 1
- Miles Davis → Booker Ervin
- Miles Davis and Paul Chambers on Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
- Paul Chambers and Tommy Flanagan on Quiet Kenny
- Tommy Flanagan and Booker Ervin on The Song Book
- Gene Ammons → Jackie McLean
- Gene Ammons and Doug Watkins on Nice An' Cool
- Doug Watkins and Jackie McLean on Lights Out!
03 / One record leads to the next
You like …
The recommendations follow the musicians: whoever you hear on your record is also on these.
Shared musicians
Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland and 2 more can be heard on both records.
Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet in our shop ↗
Shared musicians
Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland and 2 more can be heard on both records.
Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet in our shop ↗
Shared musicians
Tenor Madness
Sonny Rollins
John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and one more can be heard on both records.
Tenor Madness in our shop ↗04 / All 50 records
Analogue Productions Prestige:
discover all records.
Each record shows its line-up, availability and price. Click a name to see every record that musician plays on.
Willie's Blues
Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim
Willie’s Blues gives Willie Dixon a rare album-length platform as singer, songwriter and upright bassist.
Have a listen “Built for Comfort” – one of Dixon’s defining declarations – the relaxed tempo makes the boast more convincing than speed could.
Line-up
- vocals, bass
- piano
- guitar
- tenor saxophone
- drums
“This one really deserves more attention.”
Lightnin'
Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin’ places Lightnin’ Hopkins in a small trio with bassist Leonard Gaskin and drummer Belton Evans.
Have a listen “Katie Mae” – a song associated with his earliest recording success, here lived repertoire rather than nostalgia.
Line-up
- vocals, guitar
- bass
- drums
Goin' Away
Lightnin' Hopkins
Goin’ Away places Lightnin’ Hopkins’s guitar and voice in a spare trio with bassist Leonard Gaskin and drummer Herbie Lovelle.
Have a listen “Little Sister’s Boogie” – light and propulsive – how much movement he generates from small changes in attack.
Line-up
- vocals, guitar
- bass
- drums
Ballads By Cobb
Arnett Cobb
Ballads by Cobb reveals the lyrical authority behind Arnett Cobb’s reputation as a forceful Texas tenor.
Have a listen “Willow Weep for Me” – generous space around Cobb’s opening statement; bent notes and changes of breath shape the story.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- piano, celeste
- bass
- drums
Nice An' Cool
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons could make a familiar melody feel newly personal, and Nice An’ Cool gives that gift an entire album to unfold.
Have a listen “Little Girl Blue” – vulnerability combined with the full physical breadth of the tenor.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
The Soulful Moods Of Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
The Soulful Moods of Gene Ammons places one of jazz’s most communicative tenor players inside a programme devoted largely to standards and ballads.
Have a listen “Skylark” – Hoagy Carmichael’s long melody encourages an especially spacious approach.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
Bluesey Burrell
Kenny Burrell
Bluesy Burrell places Kenny Burrell’s guitar in a programme where restraint carries as much weight as virtuosity.
Have a listen “Tres Palabras” – opens side one – all six musicians play together here, with Coleman Hawkins on tenor saxophone.
Line-up
- guitar
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
- congas
Woodlore
Phil Woods Quartet
Woodlore presents Phil Woods in a quartet with pianist John Williams, bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Nick Stabulas.
Have a listen “Strollin’ with Pam” – reveals Phil Woods as a writer with an instinct for concise, playable lines.
Line-up
- alto saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
Jazz For The Carriage Trade
George Wallington Quintet
Jazz for the Carriage Trade captures George Wallington leading a quintet with Donald Byrd on trumpet and Phil Woods on alto saxophone.
Have a listen “Together We Wail” – written by Phil Woods – one of two pieces he contributed to another musician’s album.
Line-up
- piano
- trumpet
- alto saxophone
- bass
- drums
Lights Out!
Jackie McLean
Lights Out! presents Jackie McLean’s alto saxophone at an early moment of leadership, already marked by its piercing attack, urgent pitch and refusal to sound neutral.
Have a listen “Lorraine” – written by Donald Byrd, with a more lyrical contour.
Line-up
- alto saxophone
- trumpet
- piano
- bass
- drums
Informal Jazz
Elmo Hope
Informal Jazz gives pianist and composer Elmo Hope a remarkable sextet and a set of themes sturdy enough to release its individual voices.
Have a listen “Weejah” – Donald Byrd’s trumpet with the contrasting tenors of John Coltrane and Hank Mobley.
Line-up
- piano
- trumpet
- tenor saxophone
- tenor saxophone
- bass
- drums
Tenor Madness
Sonny Rollins
Tenor Madness captures Sonny Rollins in 1956 with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones, the rhythm section then associated with Miles Davis.
Have a listen “Tenor Madness” – the only officially released recording on which Rollins and Coltrane solo together.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
“Absolutely amazing – one of his very, very greatest albums.”
4, 5, and 6
Jackie McLean
The title 4, 5 and 6 describes the changing ensemble sizes across the album, but the constant is Jackie McLean’s unmistakable alto saxophone.
Have a listen “Sentimental Journey” – opens the album – a familiar song transformed into a setting for improvisation.
Line-up
- alto saxophone
- trumpet
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
Mobley's Message
Hank Mobley
Mobley’s Message presents Hank Mobley in 1956 with trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianist Barry Harris, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor; alto saxophonist Jackie McLean joins one performance.
Have a listen “Au Privave” – McLean’s alto joins the front line for Charlie Parker’s blues – sharper exchanges between three horns.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- trumpet
- alto saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
Jackie's Pal
Jackie McLean
Jackie’s Pal brings alto saxophonist Jackie McLean together with trumpeter Bill Hardman in a quintet powered by Mal Waldron, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.
Have a listen “Just for Marty” – one of two pieces contributed by the 23-year-old Bill Hardman.
Line-up
- alto saxophone
- trumpet
- piano
- bass
- drums
All Night Long
The Prestige All Stars
All Night Long captures the generous spirit of a jazz session built around strong individual voices and enough room for each of them to develop an idea.
Have a listen “All Night Long” – the title performance: a broad blues with Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley and Jerome Richardson up front.
Line-up
- trumpet
- tenor saxophone
- reeds
- guitar
- piano
- bass
- drums
Tenor Conclave
The Prestige All Stars
Tenor Conclave brings four unmistakable tenor saxophone voices into one ensemble: John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Al Cohn and Zoot Sims.
Have a listen “Bob’s Boys” – Hank Mobley’s blues begins side A – four tenor saxophones.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- tenor saxophone
- tenor saxophone
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
“Tenor Conclave – Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane, Zoot Sims. Prestige, Analogue Productions … Those are all very important to have, I think.”
Saxophone Colossus
Sonny Rollins
Saxophone Colossus captures Sonny Rollins in 1956, when his enormous tenor sound, compositional imagination and delight in rhythmic variation had reached a new concentration.
Have a listen “Blue 7” – the closing extended blues – it rewards attention to small motivic changes.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
“Saxophone Colossus: absolutely outstanding.”
The Young Bloods
Phil Woods and Donald Byrd
The Young Bloods brings Phil Woods and Donald Byrd together in a quintet whose title reflects genuine emerging authority.
Have a listen “Dewey Square” – an actual Parker composition opens the programme – then come the pieces by Phil Woods, who wrote four of the six.
Line-up
- alto saxophone
- trumpet
- piano
- bass
- drums
Mobley's 2nd Message
Hank Mobley
Mobley’s 2nd Message gives Hank Mobley’s tenor saxophone an ideal hard-bop setting: strong themes, a responsive quintet and enough space for his rhythmic subtlety to register.
Have a listen “Xlento” – one of Mobley’s characteristic originals, with a theme that invites close, melodic development.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- trumpet
- piano
- bass
- drums
Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis
Cookin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet takes its title from the group’s ability to enter the studio and perform the material with the confidence of a working band.
Have a listen “My Funny Valentine” – Davis with the Harmon mute, leaving generous space around the melody.
Line-up
- trumpet
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
Rollins Plays For Bird
Sonny Rollins
Rollins Plays for Bird is Sonny Rollins honouring Charlie Parker without attempting to reproduce Parker’s sound.
Have a listen “Bird Medley” – several songs associated with Parker linked into one continuous performance.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- trumpet
- piano
- bass
- drums
Coltrane (Prestige)
John Coltrane
Coltrane is John Coltrane’s first album issued under his sole leadership, recorded in 1957 as his musical identity was becoming impossible to overlook.
Have a listen “Straight Street” – Coltrane’s own composition: a minor-key theme whose tension encourages long, searching lines.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- trumpet
- baritone saxophone
- piano
- piano
- bass
- drums
“Which jazz collector doesn’t want the Coltrane on Prestige? An amazing one.”
Bags Groove
Miles Davis
Bags Groove brings together two Miles Davis sessions and lets their differences become part of the album’s fascination.
Have a listen “Airegin” – one of the Sonny Rollins compositions – compact themes that open directly into improvisation.
Line-up
- trumpet
- vibraphone
- piano
“Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins, Milt Jackson, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke – Bags’ Groove. Wow.”
Taylor's Wailers
Art Taylor
Drummer Art Taylor leads Taylor’s Wailers with the alertness of a musician who knows how to shape a session from inside the rhythm section.
Have a listen “Batland” – a Lee Sears composition; opens side one with almost ten minutes.
Line-up
- drums
- trumpet
- alto saxophone
- tenor saxophone
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- piano
- bass
- bass
Gil Evans and Ten
Gil Evans
Gil Evans and Ten announces a fully formed arranging imagination.
Have a listen “Ella Speed” – a folk-derived narrative in a jazz setting – direct and earthy.
Line-up
- arrangements
- soprano saxophone
“A highlight – an absolute highlight.”
With The Red Garland Trio
John Coltrane
With The Red Garland Trio places John Coltrane inside a compact rhythm section and lets his developing authority fill the room.
Have a listen “Bass Blues” – gives Paul Chambers an unusually visible melodic role.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis Quintet
Relaxin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet comes from the celebrated 1956 sessions in which Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones recorded a large part of their working repertoire.
Have a listen “If I Were a Bell” – begins with Davis’s spoken cue.
Line-up
- trumpet
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
All Mornin' Long
The Red Garland Quintet
All Mornin’ Long begins with a title performance that occupies an entire side and treats the blues as an open field for sustained conversation.
Have a listen “Our Delight” – brings the quick contours of Tadd Dameron’s writing into focus.
Line-up
- piano
- tenor saxophone
- trumpet
- bass
- drums
Overseas
Tommy Flanagan
Overseas catches Tommy Flanagan at the beginning of his career as a leader, already displaying the poise that would make him one of jazz’s most valued pianists.
Have a listen “Chelsea Bridge” – Billy Strayhorn’s piece: Flanagan lets the unusual harmony breathe.
Line-up
- piano
- bass
- drums
“An absolutely amazing record.”
Soultrane
John Coltrane
Soultrane catches John Coltrane in a period of astonishing growth, already unmistakable yet still testing how far a standard, a ballad or a fast tune could be opened from within.
Have a listen “Russian Lullaby” – the album’s exhilarating test of velocity.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
Party Time
Arnett Cobb
Arnett Cobb plays tenor saxophone with a commanding physical presence on Party Time, yet the album’s pleasure comes just as much from his timing and direct melodic sense.
Have a listen “Slow Poke” – how effective Cobb can be at a more measured pace.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
- congas
Boss Tenor
Gene Ammons
Boss Tenor gives Gene Ammons exactly the kind of setting in which his personality becomes impossible to miss.
Have a listen “Close Your Eyes” – Ammons turns a standard into personal speech.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
- congas
Lush Life
John Coltrane
Lush Life gathers John Coltrane performances from a period when his language was expanding rapidly and places two revealing ensemble settings beside one another.
Have a listen “Lush Life” – the demanding title composition, in a quintet.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- trumpet
- piano
“Classic John Coltrane: Lush Life – gorgeous, gorgeous … a fantastic, fantastic album. John Coltrane plays on this record with a trio, a quartet and a quintet.”
The Tenor Scene
Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis & Johnny Griffin Quintet
The Tenor Scene documents Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin live at Minton’s Playhouse on 6 January 1961.
Have a listen “Straight, No Chaser” – Monk’s angular theme – each tenor bends the blues language toward his own personality.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis
Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet draws on the same 1956 Prestige sessions that produced three companion albums, but it has a personality of its own.
Have a listen “Salt Peanuts” – Philly Joe Jones’s accents and exchanges drive the performance.
Line-up
- trumpet
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
“I love this Prestige label – it’s so beautiful … I can tell you this is outstanding: beautiful listening, a gorgeous recording … Highly recommended.”
Out Of The Forrest
Jimmy Forrest
Jimmy Forrest brings a big, blues-rooted tenor sound to Out of the Forrest, but the album is far more varied than a simple blowing session.
Have a listen “Bolo Blues” – a compact figure and an immediate sense of motion.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
Standard Coltrane
John Coltrane
Standard Coltrane draws from a 1958 session and places John Coltrane with trumpeter Wilbur Harden, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb.
Have a listen “Spring Is Here” – slows the pace and draws out Coltrane’s respect for melody.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- trumpet
- piano
- bass
- drums
“And now, of course, another highlight: John Coltrane, Standard Coltrane – a beautiful, great record.”
Exultation!
Booker Ervin
Exultation! gives Booker Ervin’s tenor saxophone a front-line partner in Frank Strozier’s alto, and their contrasting voices animate the album from the first theme.
Have a listen “Black and Blue” – emotional directness with long, developing phrases.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- alto saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
The Freedom Book
Booker Ervin
The Freedom Book gives Booker Ervin a quartet able to meet his intensity without confining it.
Have a listen “A Lunar Tune” – announces the album with a strong, angular theme.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
“All analog from start to finish – that’s what we want.”
Evenin' Blues
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon sings Evenin’ Blues with the authority of a storyteller who knows that the smallest change of timing can transform a familiar line.
Have a listen “Money’s Gettin’ Cheaper” – humour and hard experience together.
Line-up
- vocals
- reeds
- keyboards
The Song Book
Booker Ervin
Booker Ervin approaches The Song Book as a tenor saxophonist with a fiercely personal sound entering the world of familiar standards.
Have a listen “The Lamp Is Low” – opens side one; the song draws on Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- piano
- bass
- drums
Soul Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins turns Soul Blues into a sequence of stories, warnings and private jokes delivered with the timing of someone who never needs to hurry.
Have a listen “Black Ghost Blues” – a supernatural image turned into something immediate and personal.
Line-up
- vocals, guitar
“This one is outstanding – really outstanding.”
Groovin' with Golson
Benny Golson
Benny Golson’s Groovin’ with Golson brings together the qualities that make him such a complete jazz musician: a distinctive tenor voice, memorable composition and an arranger’s ear for how instruments fit together.
Have a listen “The Stroller” – precisely the relaxed confidence its title suggests.
Line-up
- tenor saxophone
- trombone
- piano
- bass
- drums
Quiet Kenny
Kenny Dorham
Quiet Kenny does not confuse understatement with a lack of fire.
Have a listen “Lotus Blossom” – one of Dorham’s own compositions, opening with an elegant theme whose intervals invite development.
Line-up
- trumpet
- piano
- bass
- drums
“One of the absolute highlights is Quiet Kenny.”
Outward Bound
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy’s first album as a leader, Outward Bound, already contains the mixture that makes his music so compelling: hard-bop momentum, unusual intervals, quick humour and a willingness to push a melody beyond its expected shape.
Have a listen “G.W.” – opens with a compact, angular theme.
Line-up
- alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- trumpet
- piano
- bass
- drums
Screamin' the Blues
Oliver Nelson
Oliver Nelson’s Screamin’ the Blues is built from forceful themes, sharply contrasted horn colours and an arranger’s instinct for making a small group sound larger than its numbers.
Have a listen “Alto-Itis” – a particularly vivid field for contrast between the two reed players.
Line-up
- alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- alto saxophone, bass clarinet
- trumpet
- piano
- bass
- drums
Out There
Eric Dolphy
Out There is Eric Dolphy creating a chamber-like quartet from reeds, cello, bass and drums.
Have a listen “Eclipse” – by Charles Mingus – Dolphy’s bass clarinet in a dark, singing register.
Line-up
- reeds
- cello
- bass
- drums
At The Five Spot, Vol. 1
Eric Dolphy
At The Five Spot, Vol. 1 captures Eric Dolphy and trumpeter Booker Little in a live quintet where structure and risk continually sharpen one another.
Have a listen “Fire Waltz” – begins with Mal Waldron’s memorable theme.
Line-up
- reeds
- trumpet
- piano
- bass
- drums
“Musically, one of my absolute favorites.”
Far Cry
Eric Dolphy
Far Cry shows Eric Dolphy working with a band that can move from hard-bop precision to open-ended expression without announcing a border between them.
Have a listen “Left Alone” – how deeply Dolphy could inhabit a ballad.
Line-up
- reeds
- trumpet
- piano
- bass
- drums
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From Michael’s videos
What Michael 45 says about the series
“When you go through this series: amazing throughout.”
“They sound unbelievably good – they are the perfect package.”
“The whole Prestige series is stunning.”
“The jackets are really well made – they did a great job on this series: sturdy, heavy, glossy, everything you want.”
05 / A label and its musicians
One label, one engineer,
one generation.
Prestige: founded in 1949
Bob Weinstock founded Prestige in 1949. Rudy Van Gelder recorded most of the Prestige sessions. The label worked with a close circle of musicians who came into the studio in ever-changing line-ups: on this page, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor each play on 14 records, John Coltrane and Red Garland on 13 each, Donald Byrd on 10.
The 1956 sessions of the Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones produced Cookin’, Relaxin’ and Steamin’. On the title track of Sonny Rollins’ Tenor Madness, John Coltrane joins in – the only officially released recording of the two together.
The Analogue Productions series
Analogue Productions has reissued 50 Prestige titles, 25 in mono and 25 in stereo. Kevin Gray mastered all of them from the original analog master tapes, the mono titles from the original mono masters. They are pressed and plated at Quality Record Pressings, and the jackets recreate the original tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock.
Michael 45 has presented the series in his own videos: all 25 stereo titles and his ten highlights from both lines. His comments appear right next to the records.
Mono or stereo?
Both are part of the series. The mono line includes records such as Saxophone Colossus, Tenor Madness and the Miles Davis Quintet albums; the stereo line includes Quiet Kenny, the albums by Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin and the blues records by Lightnin’ Hopkins. Use the filter in the catalogue to see each line on its own.
Where to start?
In his videos, Michael 45 names Quiet Kenny, Tenor Madness, Saxophone Colossus, At The Five Spot, Vol. 1, Gil Evans and Ten, Soul Blues and Willie’s Blues among his highlights. Or start with a musician you already know and follow them from session to session.
Good to know
Questions about the Prestige Series
How many records are in the Analogue Productions Prestige Series?
50: 25 in mono and 25 in stereo. Michael 45 carries all 50, each with its current availability on this page.
Who mastered the records?
Kevin Gray, from the original analog master tapes – for the mono titles, the original mono masters. The records are pressed at Quality Record Pressings.
How does the musician search work?
Every record lists the musicians its product text in our shop names explicitly. Click a name or a portrait in the core line-up to see every record that musician can be heard on. Not every line-up is complete: where a product text does not name a sideman, they are missing here too.
What is the session path?
It connects two musicians through records on which both can be heard – not necessarily on the same track. From Sonny Rollins to Eric Dolphy, for example, the path leads via John Coltrane and Mal Waldron.
Has Michael 45 presented the series?
Yes, in several videos on the YouTube channel 45 RPM Audiophile, including an overview of all 25 stereo titles. His comments appear next to the records and at the top of this page.
Where can I see price and availability?
Right next to every record, live from our shop. We ship throughout the EU and to Switzerland, Norway and the UK.
The portraits are illustrations, not photographs. The original covers come from the editions in our shop.
