Hampton Hawes - For Real! (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series) - VINYL LP

Hampton Hawes/Barney Kessel/Shelly Manne/Red Mitchell - InchFour! (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series)Inch Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in a tip-on jacket. Released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series celebrating 70 years of Contemporary Records, Four! Highlights the timeless talents of Hampton Hawes (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Shelly Manne (drums), and Red Mitchell (bass). First released in 1958 and recorded by legendary engineer Roy DuNann, this new edition features all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman.

These recordings were made in the summer of 1951, but were not issued until Folkways brought them out in 1983. They feature Emile InchMiliInch Barnes, whose unique style of clarinet playing sounds Creole one moment and soulfully bluesy the next. Composer Alden Ashforth's extensive notes about the recording session accompany this fine album.

Double 180gm colored vinyl LP pressing of one of The Flower Kings' strongest albums to date. Recorded over the summer 2019 at RMV studio in Stockholm, Sweden - a vintage studio space owned by ABBA star Benny Andersson - Roine Stolt describes the album as Inchpure prog rock with boatloads of vintage keyboards, odd time drumming and long guitar solos, elements of pop, prog, rock, symphonic and cinematic music!Inch Citing Pink Floyd, Vangelis, The Beatles, Cream, King Crimson, Procol Harum, David Bowie, Utopia and ELO as influence, InchWaiting For MiraclesInch harks back to the joyful and playful style that made the band famous in the late 90's yet also offers a fresh and timeless quality. Opulent, dynamic, melodic, catchy, complex, InchWaiting For MiraclesInch is all you would expect from a proper prog rock monument!