Looking forward to getting some of those, I already got the Art Pepper release and I think it sounds great. You continue to do fantastic work in this field, we salute you all 🎼👍

Awesome looking pretzel logic UHQR in the background…

Thanks Chad for the explanation about the jacket of Art Pepper. Tin Tin Deo is absolutely a stunner and my favorite too. Thank you for sharing with us!

Hi Chad, Awesome lineup! Wow I can’t wait! Can’t job on Art Pepper! I love my copy. Thank you so much for all the hard work! Shout out to you and all of the staff! Bravo Bravo Bravo Thank you

Chad, your attention to detail is spot on. Thanks for overseeing another great series on vinyl.

ROCK! PLEASE!!

How can you not like that guy

looking forward to these and more!

he is one of us. great guy. thanks Chad

excellent News! The Contemporary catalog has so many treasures in it. For many years the only source for these titles was either an OJC pressing or trying to find an LAX or GXC series pressed by King Record in Japan which are not easy to find. Those early MONOs are truly terrific sounding too. So many turn up their noses at the MONOs but they are really, really good SQ wise.

Yes, I did in fact get both Exodus and Art Pepper before viewing this 😃 Also 4 other AP selections that had been on my wishlist. 👍🏻

"The mono's the mono, the stereo's the stereo" Chad Kassem, March 2023 (not a mean quote, love your passion man)

Great stuff, thanks :)

Hey, great serie. Cant wait! And please give us also new TAPE release!!

Is this in response to Mike Esposito saying the new Stereo cover looks terrible? 😂

Hi Chad, many thanks for the clarification of the Art Pepper covers. In the end, it is the musical sound presentation that matters, and for me the Mono version is the preference.

YES! This is my favorite of the Jazz reissue series that you have been doing! Killer quality, killer records, that have not been given the same love and attention that other labels have been given over the years (Blue Note, Verve, Impulse). Love it!

WHEN IS THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING! I'VE BEEN WAITING 6 MONTHS! obviously I'm excited

I wonder if the Ornette Coleman albums are the exact ones from the box Craft released.

I like that you answer Ingroove Mike's criticism of the jacket of Art Pepper.

You have some great titles on Contemporary: life is good. 👍👍👍

My biggest complaint on the art pepper stereo jackets is that the text on the front is slightly out of focus; not as crisp as it should be.

Chad, nice to see some titles that haven't been reissued very often and not relatively recently. Im definitely in for the Leroy Vinegar and Art Farmer. West Side Story and some of the others, not so much. Having said that, man there are some titles that I wish you would take a gander at. Why? Because these are titles jazz folks would go over the top for AND they are in your wheelhouse as far as your tastes: Teddy Edwards- Teddys Ready!! (please do this title. Mono) Harold Land-The Fox Howard McGhee-Maggie's Back In Town! (Straight up winner and right in your wheelhouse. Im serious please listen to that McGhee album) Hampton Hawes -For Real! (What a great album and one people would go nuts over being reissued) And yeah, what about Hampton Hawes? All those Volume 1-3 of "All Night Sessions" would sure make a great boxset. These are some of the more popular titles that people clammer for at auctions and online used. Victor Feldman? Why not "The Arrival Of Victor Feldman" (If a Feldman is going to be done. Has Scott LaFaro and a much better album despite the stupid looking cover) Jimmy Woods Sextet-Conflict (with Elvin Jones cookin on those drums. A great album that is very difficult to find.) These above Contemporary titles are not just one individuals wants, but some of the greatest titles that many many jazz fans want to see come out that are not that easy to find. Chad, you want to blow jazz fans minds and have folks knocking down the AS doors? Please allow me to mention 2 titles that are extremely desirable, are not crazy out there musically, are considered two of the top of the heap hard to find Contemporary titles and originals cost a gob of money: Woody Shaw-Blackstone Legacy Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons- The Cry! Do those two man. Im telling you people will go nuts! You really want jazz folks to poop their diapers? Do those two above. In summary and for your consideration: Teddy Edwards- Teddy's Ready!! Harold Land-The Fox Howard McGhee-Maggie's Back In Town! Jimmy Woods Sextet-Conflict Hampton Hawes -For Real! Hampton Hawes Quartet- All Night Sessions Vol 1-3 Victor Feldman- The Arrival Of Victor Feldman Woody Shaw-Blackstone Legacy Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons- The Cry! Thanks Chad for branching out a bit more with the continuation of the series, please consider these titles also.

Cool news

That sombrero photo is giving me nightmares

Chad, shipping is a killer down under Australia, I have purchased many records from you b4, even consider the possibility of doing a wholesale purchase from Acoustic Sounds at some stage, any possibility both in lowering the shipping price or finding a distributor here in Australia? They need to hear more of the acoustic sounds records here in Australia.....

Do I see a clue for an upcoming album behind you to the left? It looks like Crosby Stills Nash self-titled LP in the crate!

I hope Art Pepper’s Gettin’ Together is on the Contemporary list. I think that one is a bit underrated.

Thanks Chad! Whenever Acoustic Sounds issues these represses, Apple Music gets a new Hi-Rez lossless version.

Those are also my two favorite reissues Chad. Hey are you going to reissue any of the ridiculously priced UQHRs?

Great video , is the next Steely Dan on its way . Are we likely to get Bob Marley normal release on 45 rpm ? When is the next big announcement coming ? Cheers Chad

Chad, any news of when Steely Dan’s Countdown To Ecstasy is going to be released on SACD? Looking forward to it.

Chad, how about Together Again by Teddy Edwards & Howard McGee? It’s a killer and I reckon it’d be right up your street ….. and we need to see the Shelly Manne Blackhawk stuff again🙏

Please consider re-issuing for the verve series Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun) by Pharoah Sanders

Got my Art Pepper the other day, sounds fantastic!!

Serious question: why such long lead times still? Supply chain challenges are shortening, globally, from the past few years relative to materials. Is this a capacity thing? More RTI outsourcing coming up?

Tell us about the difference between Contemporary Stereo vs Mono (the audio). When most of my friends listen to Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section almost everybody prefers the mono. Same goes for many other titles including Way Out West, Jazz Giant, etc. Why aren't we seeing more of these titles in mono ?

Chad, please license Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons - the Cry for 2024!!! Texas free jazz, but accessible. Check it out, see what you think, and keep in mind this is one where the prices have been skyrocketing, even on japanese reissues

Chad, the Ornette albums have the identical mastering of the previous Craft 2LP box (mastered by Bernie) with those titles, correct?

yeah ! one of my top 5 jazz labels. with my top 2 engineers ( roy d.n. and RVG ). you did great work as always ! DO YOU KNOW THE EVERLASTING MYSTERY of the STAMPER NUMBERS ( D1 D2 D3 D4 etc ) in the matrix ? if i have a stereo first press contemporary records LP with D1 stamper, that seems EARLY issue. but what does D2 and D3 mean related to the release year ? or even about the vinyl-quality, the pressing itself ? my STEREO "first presses" S 7003 LEROY WALKS has D1 D1 ( H stamp, Hollywood ). but my S 7018 ART PEPPER MEETS THE RHYTHM SECTION has D4 D4 ( H stamp ) and my S 7017 SONNY ROLLINS WAY OUT WEST has D1 D1 ( H stamp ). so the D4 art pepper is perhaps 5-10 years LATER pressed than a D1 stamper ?! is the quality the same ? sound? the value ? roy d.n. was not "there" anymore, perhaps even Bernie Grundman was there perhaps. please solve that mystery !!!! can Bernie say anything about that ? ..... asks andreas schmidt, jazz pianist in berlin/germany ( SURE that all details of cover, label color, DG etc are all like a first press "should" be, even at the D4 D4 stamper LP )

Any chance you'll reissue Way Out West too?!

What might be the difference between the two Ornette Coleman records in this series, and the box put out last year by craft, cut by Bernie? - thanks for the update, Chad.

I don’t get this. Chad is saying here all the sub-standard Art Pepper stereo covers were scrapped, yet the one’s I’ve seen in the shops still look very poorly reproduced. If the ones in the shops are the “corrected” version then then first lot of covers must have been truly shocking.

When is the BIG news coming??

Soooo....Ahhhhhrt Peppuh shipping now.

Chad, sittin' in the dark

The mono version of Art Pepper from a couple years ago sounds way way better than this new stereo lp

Going to be alot of cross over with the new OJC reissues ? or is there an agreement not to press the same things ?

I'm a repeating customer, but the color on the stereo version of art pepper jacket was horrible. You guys bombed on that one, sry

Why do you have Pretzel Logic behind you when it did not even have a release date? Did you slow down the Steely Dan albums to prioritize other releases? I thought Steely dan was a priority and I am not buying other things to make sure that I have the money to buy Steely Dan whenever they become available. Please, don;t forget Steely Dan.

can everyone stop bitching about the Art Pepper cover now?

Too bad you guys ship damaged and filthy records to customers and won’t ship them a replacement unless they buy more product.