Percussion Bitter Sweet, originally released in 1961 on Mercury Records, is one of Max Roach’s most politically charged and musically expansive recordings. The album is set to be reissued on all-analog 180-gram vinyl in December, […]
Four for Trane, originally released in 1964 on Impulse! Records, was saxophonist Archie Shepp’s first major studio statement and remains one of his most influential albums. The record will be reissued on all-analog 180-gram vinyl […]
Focus, originally released in 1961 on Verve Records, stands as a singular entry in saxophonist Stan Getz’s discography — a chamber jazz suite composed and arranged by Eddie Sauter, with Getz as its sole improviser. […]
Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo), originally released in 1966 on Verve Records, captures the only full-length studio collaboration between Hammond B3 organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery. The album will be reissued on […]
Verve is continuing their Acoustic Sounds Series with the upcoming vinyl reissue of saxophonist Ben Webster’s 1957 record King of the Tenors. Like all albums in the series, King of the Tenors was remastered from […]
Coleman Hawkins’ 1958 Verve Records classic, Coleman Hawkins And Confrères, is set to be reissued on October 24 through Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series. Pre-orders are available now. Hawkins’ tenor saxophone playing is particularly confident and […]
A landmark collaborative record from saxophonists Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan is getting a hi-fi, vinyl reissue via Verve’s Acoustic Sounds series. Recorded in 1957, Getz Meets Mulligan marked the first time the duo played […]
Verve Label Group and UMe have just announced Verve Vault, a new audiophile vinyl reissue series highlighting iconic jazz albums as well as overlooked gems from Verve’s vast catalog. The series will feature two releases […]
Verve Label Group and UMe have just announced Verve Vault, a new audiophile vinyl reissue series highlighting iconic jazz albums as well as overlooked gems from Verve’s vast catalog. The series will feature two releases […]
The Verve have unearthed three rare new live recordings of a 1998 concert at Haigh Hall in Wigan, their hometown. The new clips, shared earlier this month, are the first videos to appear on their […]
Verve Records has relaunched its Verve Remixed series after 12 years. Verve Remixed: The Hits gathers 20 classic tracks from the series’ catalog, including songs from Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, and Astrud Gilberto. […]
Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series is dedicated to mastering iconic LPs from their original analog tapes, and their latest offering is a vinyl pressing of Billie Holiday’s classic All or Nothing at All. The vinyl will […]
Two jazz greats are coming back to vinyl. Pharoah Sanders’ 1974 album Love In Us All and Bennie Maupin’s 1977 release Slow Traffic To The Right are both getting new vinyl printings via the Verve […]
Teenage blues sensation Muireann Bradley, a remarkable talent hailing from the small town of Ballybofey in County Donegal, Ireland, has signed with Decca Records and Verve Forecast. Order I Kept These Old Blues. With the […]
The Verve are set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal greatest hits collection, This Is Music: The Singles, with a vinyl pressing of the project. Order the vinyl edition of This Is Music: […]
EXCLUSIVE: Verve has inked 3x Oscar-nominated filmmaker, producer and former Focus Features Features CEO James Schamus in all areas. Verve Early in his career, Schamus formed a creative partnership with filmmaker Ang Lee, and would […]