If you’re a vinylholic or CD-o-phile, you know the drill by now: This Saturday, April 21, more than a thousand independently owned record stores in the United States and internationally—yes, there are still that many—will have their day. Hundred of limited-edition titles in dozens of genres are made available annually in late April to collectors and fans. Many of these releases have never before been available or are dressed up in swanky new packaging.
For vinyl fans, especially, it’s a chance to own something that few others ever will. They often don’t come cheap, these treasures, but don’t even bother asking a true record fanatic if that’s a problem.
Many of the record stores schedule special events around the day, including in-store live music performances, meet-and-greets, special merchandise and other enticements.
Each year, jazz is part of the mix, and we’ve made it easy for you: We at JazzTimes have gone through the master list of soon-to-be-available titles and pulled the ones JT readers will want to look for. Remember that not all participating stores are going to have all of these titles. (The numbers at the bottom of each listing indicate the run.)
For the full list, further details and a guide to participating stores, head over to the official Record Store Day website.
Artist: Ornette Coleman
Title: An Evening With Ornette Coleman, Part 2
Label: ORG MUSIC
Format: LP
Quantity: 1,600
Willie Colon
Wanted by the FBI/The Big Break – La Gran Fuga
Get on Down
LP
900
John Coltrane
My Favorite Things
Atlantic
7-inch vinyl
1,000
Miles Davis
Rubberband
Warner Bros./Rhino
12-inch vinyl
2,300
Jack DeJohnette/Larry Grenadier/John Medeski/John Scofield
Hudson
Motéma
2xLP
1,000
Soneros De Verdad & Luis Frank Arias Mosquera
A Buena Vista: Bario De La Habana
Termidor/Connector
LP
950
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella at Zardi’s
Verve
2xLP
1,500
Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper x KAYTRANADA: The ArtScience Remixes
Blue Note
LP
1,200
Grant Green
Funk in France: From Paris to Antibes (1969-1970)
Resonance
3xLP
1,500
Grant Green
Slick! Live at Oil Can Harry’s
Resonance
2xLP
1,500
Dave Grusin
The Friends of Eddie Coyle OST
WEWANTSOUNDS
LP
800
Bunk Johnson
Rare and Unissued Masters: Volume One (1943-1945)
ORG MUSIC
2xLP
1,000
Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints
On Pebble Street
Greenleaf Records
7-inch vinyl
300
Wynton Marsalis Septet Featuring Willie Nelson and John Mayer
“Night Life” b/w “I’m Gonna Find Another You”
Blue Engine
10-inch picture disc
1,000
Thelonious Monk
Monk
Columbia/Legacy
LP
2,500
Merzbow/Mats Gustafsson/Thurston Moore/Balázs Pándi
Cuts Up, Cuts Out
RareNoise
12-inch vinyl
600
Nublu Orchestra Conducted by Butch Morris
Nublu Orchestra Conducted by Butch Morris
Nublu
LP
800
Bernard Purdie
Cool Down
Sugar Road
LP
Sun Ra
The Cymbals/Symbols Sessions: New York City 1973
Modern Harmonic
2xLP
1,800
Sun Ra
Astro Black
Modern Harmonic
LP
1,350
CD
950
Sun Ra
Pine Street Theatre, Oct 18th, 1988
Jackpot
2xLP
2,000
Lalo Schifrin
Enter the Dragon OST
Warner Bros./Rhino
LP picture disc
2,800
Snarky Puppy
Sharktank
GroundUP Music
10-inch vinyl
1,000
Various Artists
Jazz Dispensary: Soul Diesel, V 2
Craft
LP
2,000
Various Artists
Rough Guide to Ethiopian Jazz
World Music Network
LP
1,000
Various Artists
Rough Guide to Ragtime
World Music Network
LP
1,300
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