Dot Time Vinyl

28/05/2018

Brandnew and exceptional! Here‘s the link to order: http://www.dottimerecords.com/product/ben-webster-valentines-day-1964-live-limited-edition-vinyl/

24/04/2018

When Sinto Django Reinhardt was born in Liverchies, Belgium in 1910, something like a counter-proposal emerged in Paris in the mid-thirties to the still young fledgling American jazz scene: a young impetuous and virtuoso playing guitarist who despite an accidental handicapped left hand played phenomenal runs, had a tremendous harmonic repertoire and with the ability to hear orchestral nuances, became a more than impressive composer.

Unlike the jazz musicians in the US, Reinhardt was not influenced by the blues, but rather by the European Classics of the Impressionists, such as Ravel and Debussy.

This gave his playing something unheard of ... the melodic quality of the lines are so powerful that Reinhardt influenced and shaped a large group of American guitarists. The performance of the guitarist changes several times and one not only hears the artistic change; but also perhaps the desperation with which Django tries to follow the rapidly changing jazz despite his disability. The artistic work that we have today from this respected musician also comes from Sinto’s humorous personality, traveling and wild conduct, whose unpredictability became legendary. Shortly before his death on May 10, 1953, the jazz world experienced a serene and at that time modern jazz musician, ready to undergo further transformation.

Friday, April-27 a lecture about Django Reinhardt is taken place in the Dot Time Listening Room Bremen. Based on selected tracks from LP, Bremerhaven jazz guitarist Jörg Seidel presents the works of Django Reinhardt and tells a few stories and anecdotes from his life. The first part deals primarily with Reinhardt's recordings, while the second part introduces musicians who have inherited his legacy.

Doors open 7:30pm, Lecture starts 8pm. The events entry is based on donation.

14/04/2018

Dot Time Records ‘Legends’ director and historian Jerry Roche will take us on a musical trip into the world of Louis Armstrong. So join us at Wednesday, April-18, 7pm, at the Dot Time Listening Room Bremen for a celebration of jazz on vinyl for two hours! Seating is limited so to reserve a seat contact Jan Fritz at [email protected]. There will be some surprises!

06/04/2018

Louis Armstrong Legacy Series.

One day before jazzahead opens its doors we celebrate an evening with the music of Louis Armstrong. Dot Time Records ‘Legends’ director and historian Jerry Roche is coming from New York to present how it came about that never published music material from Louis Armstrong private archive would be released on Dot Time Legends and other great undiscovered music from jazz ‘Legends’ are in the pipeline for future release.

Jerry has a long established track record in the Jazz world. He worked for 13 years with Blue Note subsidiary Mosaic Records, the preeminent Jazz reissue company.
During his time at Mosaic, Jerry was involved with the selection of projects and assisted with research, production and packaging. Notable releases included the Grammy Nominated Mosaic Bix Beiderbecke Set (Best Historical Recording) as well as the Venuti/Lang & Prima/Manone sets.

In 2006, Jerry founded Mighty Quinn Productions, releasing predominately Jazz from the 50’s & 60’s including releases by; Eddie Condon, Paul Quinichette, Pepper Adams & Eddmond Hall. Jerry was nominated in 2006 for the Jazz Journalist award for production of the CD re-issue of the Don Ellis release “Essence”.

So join us at Wednesday, April-18, 7pm, at the Dot Time Listening Room Bremen for a celebration of jazz on vinyl for two hours! Seating is limited so to reserve a chair contact Jan Fritz at [email protected].

Here's a little videoclip about the Armstrong release edition:
https://youtu.be/enqFAo3MeQ8

And here is Jerry Roche himself:
https://youtu.be/NLOdDA1EkNo

GERMAN

Einen Tag bevor die jazzahead ihre Türen öffnet, feiern wir einen Abend mit Louis Armstrong Musik. DTRs "Legend-Series" Direktor und Historiker Jerry Roche kommt aus New York angereist, um zu erzählen, wie es dazu kam, dass nie veröffentlichtes Musikmaterial von Louis Armstrong aus dessen privaten Archiv nun auf Dot Time Records erscheinen kann und andere große unentdeckte Musik von Jazzlegenden sich in der Veröffentlichungs-Pipeline von DTR befinden.

Jerry hat eine lange etablierte Erfolgsbilanz im Jazz
Welt. Er arbeitete 13 Jahre lang bei der Blue Note-Tochter Mosaic Records, der führenden Jazz-Wiederveröffentlichungsfirma. Während seiner Zeit bei Mosaic war Jerry an der Auswahl von Projekten beteiligt und assistierte bei Forschung, Produktion und Verpackung. Bemerkenswerte Veröffentlichungen enthalten das Grammy nominierte "Bix Beiderbecke Set" (beste historische Aufnahme) sowie die "Venuti / Lang & Prima / Manone" Aufnahmen.

Im Jahr 2006 gründete Jerry Mighty Quinn Productions und veröffentlichte hauptsächlich Jazz aus den 50er und 60er Jahren, einschließlich Veröffentlichungen von; Eddie Condon, Paul Quinichette, Pepper Adams & Eddmond Hall. Jerry wurde 2006 für den Jazz Journalist Award für die Produktion der CD-Neuausgabe der Don Ellis-Veröffentlichung "Essence" nominiert.

Besuchen Sie uns am Mittwoch, den 18. April im Dot Time Listening Room Bremen ab 19h und feiern Sie mit uns zwei Stunden Jazz auf Vinyl! Die Veranstaltung ist nicht öffentlich. Es gibt einen Spendentopf! Daher bitten wir Sie Herrn Jan Fritz bis zum 15. April unter: [email protected] für einen Sitzplatz zu kontaktieren!

Hier ist ein kleiner Videoclip über die Armstrong Editionen:
https://youtu.be/enqFAo3MeQ8

Und hier ist Mister Jerry Roche:
https://youtu.be/NLOdDA1EkNo

The Louis Armstrong Legacy Series: More Information: http://bit.ly/2n93Gml Recently Dot Time Records reached an agreement with the Louis Armstrong Educationa...

05/04/2018

Our Thanks to MINT Magazine and Lothar Brandt for their excellent review of Louis Armstrong: The Standard Oil Sessions Vinyl release: Read the English translation here.

Louis Armstrong
The Standard Oil Sessions
One of the greatest musicians of all time in his peak form - so far only released on CD, now available as a new restoration. Even though some are diminishing his role to a jester: Armstrong had been one of the greatest musicians who ever blessed this planet. In January 1950, the oil company Standard Oil invited the band leader plus his All-Stars - with pianist Earl “Fatha” Hines leading the way as well as trombonist and vocalist Jack Teagarden - to a session in San Francisco. Lyle Johnson played clarinet, Clancy Hayes was on the guitar.
Sadly, author of the Liner Notes, Ricky Ricardi, didn’t ascertain who played bass and percussions. Those sessions were originally meant as a radio broadcast but never aired for unknown reasons. Fortunately, the sound engineers recorded the session on so-called acetates. Those soundwise inadequate vinyl records of Amstrong’s private collection were dubbed carefully; with great effort and approval of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, New York City. Naturally, residual noises and crackling sounds remain, but most of the songs are freed from them, the others are not disturbed by them.
The CD was already released in spring 2017, and the vinyl recording is identically to the content which was mastered by jazz professional Caspar Sutton-Jones at London’s specialist Gearbox ( see also Wild Ponies, page 147 ). This record though makes jazz fans smile about Teagarden’s laid-back vocal contributions. Nevertheless, the real star was Armstrong. New Orleans jazz standard Up The Lazy River or southern states classic Basin’ Street Blues are played by him with force and sophistication, modern-day professional trumpeters could learn a thing or two from it. The bright sound of the instrument outshines everything so that limiting itself to mono has still no impact on the recordings.

Lothar Brandt (Mint Magazine)
English Translation by Cornelia Franck

05/03/2018

16/02/2018

Dot Time Vinyl's cover photo

13/02/2018

The new lecture series venue, the "Dot Time Listening Room" is located quite near to Bremen's marketplace in the so-called "Citylab", Hanseatenhof 5. The back entrance is at Wegesende! For the first edtion at Friday, Feb-23 this is the place to be! Here are some pics :-)

08/02/2018

Every lecture evening is a private event. Means that people who want to participate need to confirm to come until every 15th of a month with the exception of the April edition. The best opportunity for vinyl lovers is to send a mail to [email protected] to reserve a seat (limited to 25-30 people!). The event has cost-free entrance but there is an option for a donation! So for the first edition hurry up to do your reservation until next week!

08/02/2018

Klaus Kuhnke Archiv für Populäre Musik gemeinnützige GmbH

The Jazzdoctor Is In!


Feeling down? Not getting your Jazz 'fix'? Well Doctor Jazzfritz will cure what is ailing you with healing news and stories about jazz releases, both new and old. Along with these catchy topics Dr. Jazzfritz is also proud to introduce a new lecture series about jazz legends once a month at the new Dot Time Records "Listening Room" in Bremen, Germany. On the last Friday of the month Doctor Jazzfritz will present, with the support of the Bremen based "Klaus-Kuhnke Music Archive" (www.kkarchiv.de) and together with artists and other jazz experts the best jazz on vinyl. With seating limited to a maximum 30 people, each lecture will be streamed live over Facebook . Video segments will be presented on the Dot Time Vinyl website and on the Doctor Jazzfritz YouTube video channel.


This new lecture series will present a fascinating look at the many legends of jazz who helped shape the landscape of the genre that we have today.

The first lecture series kicks off on February 23, 2018 with a portrait of legendary jazz saxophonist Ben Webster and his exciting career spanning over 46 years, from 1927 until his death in 1973. Influential in bands of Fletcher Henderson and Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington and with his own versatile ensembles of American and European musicians, he is considered one of the three most important "swing tenors."

Here are the announced dates and topics of the lecture series. More information on each lecture will be published shortly.

April 18, 2018 (Special Event) Jazz Historian and Producer Jerry Roche, the proven "living encyclopedia of Jazz", will discuss the master recordings of never released material from Louis Armstrong's private archives now being released on Dot Time Records.

April-27, 2018 an evening presenting the music of Django Reinhardt together with Gypsy jazz expert, guitarist and jazz vocalist Jörg Seidel from Bremerhaven.

Klaus Kuhnke Archiv

07/02/2018

The first edition of a new lecture series will be happening February-23, 2018 in the new “Listening Room” of our label’s German department in Bremen. Together with the Bremen based "Klaus Kuhnke Archive" and other jazz vinyl experts Doctor Jazzfritz present a portrait of saxophone giant Ben Webster from his early days in the bands of Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington to his own groups in the US and in Europe at the end of his life. On this very evening Doctor Jazzfritz is also proud to present never released before material of Ben Webster which will come out in April on Dot Time Legends vinyl! The album presents the master saxophonist in a US quartet live at the Half Note shortly before Webster move to Europe in the mid 60ties.