Rare Numbered Limited Edition Copies!
Out Of Print! Very Limited Stock! First Come, First Served!
2013 Stereophile Magazine Record to Die For!
Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the August 2011 Issue of Stereophile!
Audio Beat Rated 4.5/5 Music, 4/5 Sound!
Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes!
The Definitive issue of this classic Blue Note title!
This item not eligible for any further discount offers!
THE SOUND:
Mono or Stereo? Rudy Van Gelder first began recording Blue Note sessions in stereo in March of 1957. From then until an October 30, 1958 Art Blakey session, Rudy simultaneously ran both mono and stereo session tapes. The stereo presentation revealed more air, more detail and more sheer life than the mono. The mono playback was a wonderful remembrance of the old LP we all knew and loved. The stereo playback from the original masters was eerie. It was like going back in time to that day in RudyÂ’s studio. Quite simply, the stereo masters revealed more of what it was like to be there that day.
Why 45rpm? Simply...Because it sounds better! 180 gram pressings versus 200 gram? Music Matters, Lt. uses 180 gram pressings for the simple reason that they believe 180 gram weight is more than sufficient to provide a near perfect pressing. When Music Matters asked their friends at Record Technology Inc. for their recommendation to achieve the highest possible quality pressings their answer was unequivocal... go with 180 gram!
Upgrading Connections at Acoustech! It goes without saying that there are many controversies and debates in the perfectionist audio/LP collector market. But one area of near universal agreement is the quality of mastering that emerges from Kevin GrayÂ’s custom-built AcousTech Mastering studio in Camarillo, CA. Kevin, along with Steve Hoffman, has provided many of the best sounding new and reissued albums on LP during the last 5 or 6 years working outs of AcousTech.
THE JACKETS:
Music Matters Exclusive! Music Matters strongly feels that these Blue Note recordings deserve nothing less than the finest graphic presentation. The Music Matters Definitive 45RPM Blue Note jackets are designed to last a lifetime, using ultra-durable extra thick cardboard stock and thick, luxurious lamination... quality youÂ’ll be able to feel in your hand the moment you pick up one of these albums. In addition, Music Matters has obtained exclusive access to a treasure trove of over 30,000 original Blue Note session photos from Mosaic Images for use in this series. The gatefold opens to display these session photos in stunning high resolution - four times sharper than original Blue Note jacket photos.
THE REVIEWS:
Hear what Michael Fremer, Wayne Garcia and others are saying about the Blue Note Definitive 45rpm Reissue Series from Music Matters, Ltd:
"TheyÂ’re BIG and open and definitely work in stereo because theyÂ’re not hard left/right stereo. The cymbals are so "chimey" and the skins so open! Even Rudy's typical boxy piano isn't too bad. These are going to be really good....!!!! (Real time reaction after hearing his first test pressing of Horace ParlanÂ’s SpeakinÂ’ My Piece LP.)" - Michael Fremer, Stereophile Magazine
"I’ve heard a lot of Blue Note originals and myriad reissues over the years, but based on the sample test pressings heard so far, none—and I mean none—convey the intensity of living, breathing music-making the way the Music Matter’s Blue Note series does. The sense of air, texture, and dynamic pop in these grooves is astonishing." - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound
"Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers “The Big Beat” and Horace Parlan, “Speakin’ My Piece.” And if this is any indication of what’s to come, I advise you to get on the list now, before this collection is sold out." - Albert Porter, www.positive-feedback.com
"The Music Matters 45s have all immediacy and add a free-flowing naturalness that is surprising at first but very easy to get used to." - Marc Mickelson, www.soundstage.com
"Unity is his masterpiece, a work of melodic angularity in which Young's playing calls to mind the '60s heavy-hitters on sax -- John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins... [The Album displays] wide bandwidth and dynamic range, and as with other Music Matters releases, the bass region has newfound power. "One thing we pay particular attention to with these great recordings featuring Larry Young," Joe Harley told me, "is to make sure his amazing work on the bass pedals comes through clearly. If the system is up to it, youÂ’ll be able to feel as well as hear YoungÂ’s bass-pedal work." ...The thick LPs are quiet to the bottom of the groove, all the better for revealing the music's glory." - John Crossett, www.theaudiobeat.com
By the time he recorded what is universally regarded as his finest album in 1964, Larry Young had developed his own innovative style on Hammond B-3 organ and had proved that the instrument could be used for so much more than soul jazz. He was light years ahead of his contemporaries, and fully established himself as the most forward thinking B-3 organ player of the Coltrane era. Teaming with a superb cast consisting of trumpet sensation Woody Shaw (who contributed three of the six selections), Joe Henderson and Elvin Jones, Larry Young inspires each of these young giants to some of the finest performances of their lives. Unity, which still sounds as contemporary as the day it was recorded, is an essential post-bop classic!
“Both albums [BNLP4183-45 Grant Green Talkin’ About & BNLP4221-45 Larry Young Unity] display wide bandwidth and dynamic range, and as with other Music Matters releases, the bass region has newfound power... The thick LPs are quiet to the bottom of the groove, all the better for revealing the music's glory.” – Marc Mickelson, www.theaudiobeat.com, 4.5/5 Music, 4/5 Sound! Click Here to read the entire review!
"Here the group chemistry produced magic, aided by inspired tune selection, particularly the three Shaw originals... Young's playing is juicy and full but not overwhelming, giving everyone the necessary space to solo effectively, and charge full speed when appropriate. Rudy Van Gelder doesn't fail in one of his best recordings, especially of Jones's drums. Kevin Gray took advantage and mastered the hell out of the 45rpm lacquers." - Michael Fremer, Stereophile Magazine, February 2013, p. 66
Features:
• Numbered, Limited Edition
• Remastered from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes!
• Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech
• Cut at 45rpm for Better Sound!
• Pressed on two 180 gram Virgin Vinyl LPs by RTI
• Ultra-Durable, Extra Thick Album Jackets
• Gatefold Album with Session Photos in stunning High Resolution
Musicians:
Woody Shaw, trumpet
Joe Henderson, tenor sax
Larry Young, organ
Elvin Jones, drums
Selections:
1. Zoltan
2. Monk's Dream
3. If
4. The Moontrane
5. Softly As A Morning Sunrise
6. Beyond All Limits
"The albums are being cut at 45 RPM for maximum quality by Kevin Gray and me using our full ANALOG disk cutting system; most studios cannot even cut vinyl in 100% true analog anymore (they convert to digital first) but we can. The original Rudy Van Gelder engineered stereophonic session tapes are used when we master these gems. The sound quality is amazing on our test cuts. Like from heaven. First totally uncompressed versions of these jazz classics that IÂ’ve ever heard and trust me, you will be impressed; they sound like no other releases of this music."
"The sound is lifelike, the horns are in the room with you. Our non-invasive mastering insures the true breath of life on these original Van Gelder session tapes is transferred to the virgin vinyl with absolute authenticity. It is like hearing these BLUE NOTE masterpieces for the first time and that is NO exaggeration. When we heard the first lacquer acetate playback from our first mastering session I thought Joe Harley was going to pee in his pants he was so excited. Actually we all were; after 50 years of many lackluster and some downright bad sounding versions of these albums, hearing the real deal is a humbling experience, even for us hardened music veterans. You will be able to listen to the music exactly like we did..." - Steve Hoffman
Out Of Print! Very Limited Stock! First Come, First Served!
2013 Stereophile Magazine Record to Die For!
Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the August 2011 Issue of Stereophile!
Audio Beat Rated 4.5/5 Music, 4/5 Sound!
Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes!
The Definitive issue of this classic Blue Note title!
This item not eligible for any further discount offers!
THE SOUND:
Mono or Stereo? Rudy Van Gelder first began recording Blue Note sessions in stereo in March of 1957. From then until an October 30, 1958 Art Blakey session, Rudy simultaneously ran both mono and stereo session tapes. The stereo presentation revealed more air, more detail and more sheer life than the mono. The mono playback was a wonderful remembrance of the old LP we all knew and loved. The stereo playback from the original masters was eerie. It was like going back in time to that day in RudyÂ’s studio. Quite simply, the stereo masters revealed more of what it was like to be there that day.
Why 45rpm? Simply...Because it sounds better! 180 gram pressings versus 200 gram? Music Matters, Lt. uses 180 gram pressings for the simple reason that they believe 180 gram weight is more than sufficient to provide a near perfect pressing. When Music Matters asked their friends at Record Technology Inc. for their recommendation to achieve the highest possible quality pressings their answer was unequivocal... go with 180 gram!
Upgrading Connections at Acoustech! It goes without saying that there are many controversies and debates in the perfectionist audio/LP collector market. But one area of near universal agreement is the quality of mastering that emerges from Kevin GrayÂ’s custom-built AcousTech Mastering studio in Camarillo, CA. Kevin, along with Steve Hoffman, has provided many of the best sounding new and reissued albums on LP during the last 5 or 6 years working outs of AcousTech.
THE JACKETS:
Music Matters Exclusive! Music Matters strongly feels that these Blue Note recordings deserve nothing less than the finest graphic presentation. The Music Matters Definitive 45RPM Blue Note jackets are designed to last a lifetime, using ultra-durable extra thick cardboard stock and thick, luxurious lamination... quality youÂ’ll be able to feel in your hand the moment you pick up one of these albums. In addition, Music Matters has obtained exclusive access to a treasure trove of over 30,000 original Blue Note session photos from Mosaic Images for use in this series. The gatefold opens to display these session photos in stunning high resolution - four times sharper than original Blue Note jacket photos.
THE REVIEWS:
Hear what Michael Fremer, Wayne Garcia and others are saying about the Blue Note Definitive 45rpm Reissue Series from Music Matters, Ltd:
"TheyÂ’re BIG and open and definitely work in stereo because theyÂ’re not hard left/right stereo. The cymbals are so "chimey" and the skins so open! Even Rudy's typical boxy piano isn't too bad. These are going to be really good....!!!! (Real time reaction after hearing his first test pressing of Horace ParlanÂ’s SpeakinÂ’ My Piece LP.)" - Michael Fremer, Stereophile Magazine
"I’ve heard a lot of Blue Note originals and myriad reissues over the years, but based on the sample test pressings heard so far, none—and I mean none—convey the intensity of living, breathing music-making the way the Music Matter’s Blue Note series does. The sense of air, texture, and dynamic pop in these grooves is astonishing." - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound
"Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers “The Big Beat” and Horace Parlan, “Speakin’ My Piece.” And if this is any indication of what’s to come, I advise you to get on the list now, before this collection is sold out." - Albert Porter, www.positive-feedback.com
"The Music Matters 45s have all immediacy and add a free-flowing naturalness that is surprising at first but very easy to get used to." - Marc Mickelson, www.soundstage.com
"Unity is his masterpiece, a work of melodic angularity in which Young's playing calls to mind the '60s heavy-hitters on sax -- John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins... [The Album displays] wide bandwidth and dynamic range, and as with other Music Matters releases, the bass region has newfound power. "One thing we pay particular attention to with these great recordings featuring Larry Young," Joe Harley told me, "is to make sure his amazing work on the bass pedals comes through clearly. If the system is up to it, youÂ’ll be able to feel as well as hear YoungÂ’s bass-pedal work." ...The thick LPs are quiet to the bottom of the groove, all the better for revealing the music's glory." - John Crossett, www.theaudiobeat.com
By the time he recorded what is universally regarded as his finest album in 1964, Larry Young had developed his own innovative style on Hammond B-3 organ and had proved that the instrument could be used for so much more than soul jazz. He was light years ahead of his contemporaries, and fully established himself as the most forward thinking B-3 organ player of the Coltrane era. Teaming with a superb cast consisting of trumpet sensation Woody Shaw (who contributed three of the six selections), Joe Henderson and Elvin Jones, Larry Young inspires each of these young giants to some of the finest performances of their lives. Unity, which still sounds as contemporary as the day it was recorded, is an essential post-bop classic!
“Both albums [BNLP4183-45 Grant Green Talkin’ About & BNLP4221-45 Larry Young Unity] display wide bandwidth and dynamic range, and as with other Music Matters releases, the bass region has newfound power... The thick LPs are quiet to the bottom of the groove, all the better for revealing the music's glory.” – Marc Mickelson, www.theaudiobeat.com, 4.5/5 Music, 4/5 Sound! Click Here to read the entire review!
"Here the group chemistry produced magic, aided by inspired tune selection, particularly the three Shaw originals... Young's playing is juicy and full but not overwhelming, giving everyone the necessary space to solo effectively, and charge full speed when appropriate. Rudy Van Gelder doesn't fail in one of his best recordings, especially of Jones's drums. Kevin Gray took advantage and mastered the hell out of the 45rpm lacquers." - Michael Fremer, Stereophile Magazine, February 2013, p. 66
Features:
• Numbered, Limited Edition
• Remastered from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes!
• Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech
• Cut at 45rpm for Better Sound!
• Pressed on two 180 gram Virgin Vinyl LPs by RTI
• Ultra-Durable, Extra Thick Album Jackets
• Gatefold Album with Session Photos in stunning High Resolution
Musicians:
Woody Shaw, trumpet
Joe Henderson, tenor sax
Larry Young, organ
Elvin Jones, drums
Selections:
1. Zoltan
2. Monk's Dream
3. If
4. The Moontrane
5. Softly As A Morning Sunrise
6. Beyond All Limits
"The albums are being cut at 45 RPM for maximum quality by Kevin Gray and me using our full ANALOG disk cutting system; most studios cannot even cut vinyl in 100% true analog anymore (they convert to digital first) but we can. The original Rudy Van Gelder engineered stereophonic session tapes are used when we master these gems. The sound quality is amazing on our test cuts. Like from heaven. First totally uncompressed versions of these jazz classics that IÂ’ve ever heard and trust me, you will be impressed; they sound like no other releases of this music."
"The sound is lifelike, the horns are in the room with you. Our non-invasive mastering insures the true breath of life on these original Van Gelder session tapes is transferred to the virgin vinyl with absolute authenticity. It is like hearing these BLUE NOTE masterpieces for the first time and that is NO exaggeration. When we heard the first lacquer acetate playback from our first mastering session I thought Joe Harley was going to pee in his pants he was so excited. Actually we all were; after 50 years of many lackluster and some downright bad sounding versions of these albums, hearing the real deal is a humbling experience, even for us hardened music veterans. You will be able to listen to the music exactly like we did..." - Steve Hoffman
