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🎹 Horst Jankowski – “Jankowskeyboard”

A hidden treasure from the golden age of European jazz. Recorded for MPS Records, this album captures Horst Jankowski not as the easy-listening star of “A Walk in the Black Forest,” but as a refined and introspective pianist exploring the full beauty of solo piano.

Elegant, melodic, and deeply human — Jankowskeyboard invites you into a quiet conversation between classical precision and jazz freedom.

Soon on the channel.
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🎙 Lena Horne — It’s Love | Soon on Velvet Syncopation: Jazz Divas Series

In our ongoing journey through the golden age of jazz, we’re about to welcome one of the most radiant voices ever captured on vinyl — Lena Horne.

Elegant, sharp, and endlessly expressive, Lena was more than just a singer — she was a symbol of grace and courage who bridged Broadway, Hollywood, and the jazz stage with effortless style.

Her 1957 RCA Victor album “It’s Love”, recorded with the orchestra of her husband Lennie Hayton, is a lush and intimate session where every note breathes sophistication. From “You Do Something to Me” to “It’s All Right With Me”, Horne transforms each song into a personal confession of rhythm and soul.

✨ Soon on Velvet Syncopation — stay tuned for a new Jazz Divas release.
#VelvetSyncopation #JazzDivas #LenaHorne #ItsLove #VintageJazz #BebopCulture

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🎹 Soon on Velvet Syncopation Jazz Hub
Presenting Rubin Mitchell – the East-Coast Legend.
The long-lost debut of a pianist once hailed as “the most sensational in a decade” finally returns to the turntable.
Straight from the Capitol vaults — crystalline touch, lightning tempo, and the unmistakable swing that made Rubin Mitchell a name whispered in jazz circles from Buffalo to Harlem.

Stay tuned — the red carpet is about to roll out once again for this remarkable keyboard wizard.

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🎷 Coming Soon: “Jazz at the Downstairs Club” (1959, Rondo-lette Stereo)

Step back into the golden age of jazz clubs — where the lights were dim, the drinks were cold, and every note felt alive.
Recorded in pure Hi-Fi stereo and performed by The Revelers, this rare Rondo-lette release captures the intimate charm of late-night small-group jazz.

From “Stars Fell on Alabama” to “I Found a New Baby”, it’s an invitation to the soft excitement of the jazz era — romantic, smoky, and endlessly swinging.

🕯️ Premiering soon on Velvet Syncopation Jazz Hub
Stay tuned… and let the syncopation take over.

#VelvetSyncopation #JazzVinyl #TheRevelers #VintageJazz #PublicDomainJazz

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🎹 Coming soon — Joe Bushkin in Concert at Town Hall (1963, Reprise Records)

A rare gem from the golden age of New York jazz.
Pianist Joe Bushkin, joined by Chuck Wayne (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass), and Ed Shaughnessy (drums), brings warmth, humor, and brilliance to the stage — from Summertime to One for My Baby.

Captured live at Town Hall, this recording breathes the true spirit of 1960s sophistication and swing.

🕯 Stay tuned — the night belongs to jazz.

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🎷 Coming soon on Velvet Syncopation: “Know Your Jazz — Volume 1” (1956)

In 1956, producer Creed Taylor conceived an unusual project — an album that didn’t just play jazz, but explained what jazz truly is.
Know Your Jazz became a guided tour through the instruments, tones, and personalities that shaped the modern sound of the era.

Each track is an improvised solo — a musical monologue where every instrument speaks in its own voice.
Piano, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, bass, saxophone — each tells its own story.
Featuring an extraordinary lineup: Billy Taylor, Donald Byrd, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, Tony Scott, Al Cohn, Gigi Gryce, Joe Roland, Mundell Lowe, and Jimmy Cleveland.

The liner notes by Billy Taylor define the project’s spirit perfectly:

> “If, after listening to a few modern jazz players, you can recognize who’s playing — then you’ve truly begun to know jazz.”



🎧 Recorded in March 1956 for ABC-Paramount Records, this release is more than a collector’s gem — it’s a lesson in jazz form and character, preserved in sound.
We’ve carefully restored it from the original vinyl to bring back the warmth and intimacy of mid-century jazz.

📀 “Creed Taylor Presents: KNOW YOUR JAZZ — Volume 1”
Coming soon on the channel —
listen, learn, and let each instrument tell its story.

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🎷 Al Haig Meets the Master Saxes – Volume Two (1948/1978)
Soon on Velvet Syncopation.

When people talk about jazz in the 1970s, they often mention fusion or the avant-garde. But during the same decade something equally important happened: a quiet revival of attention toward the forgotten and the legendary — musicians from the first wave of bebop.

Among them was Al Haig, one of the most elegant and underrated pianists of his time. In 1978, the Spotlite label released Meets the Master Saxes – Volume Two, featuring Haig with two remarkable tenor saxophonists: Stan Getz and Allen Eager.

✨ The Musicians

Stan Getz – Only 21 at the time, already shaping that unmistakable “Getz sound” born from Woody Herman’s Four Brothers band — lyrical, foggy, and graceful.

Allen Eager – A name that deserves rediscovery. His tone carried the cool, floating spirit of Lester Young, with that quiet tension only early bebop could express.


🎼 The Music
Side One captures the young Getz in high gear — Pardon My Bop, Pin Head, Diaper Pin — lively, swinging, sharp-edged.
Side Two opens into Allen Eager’s world — Pogo Stick, Alleytalk, and the tender Since You Look.
The album closes with two haunting “bebop ballads” by Buddy Stewart — If Love Is Trouble and Laughin’ Boy — with Haig’s sensitive accompaniment that turns every note into velvet.

📀 Why it matters
This isn’t just another archival release — it’s a time capsule of 52nd Street, where Getz, Eager, and Haig brought the restless spirit of bebop to life. You can almost feel the smoke, the pulse, the intensity of New York nights in 1948.

🔥 Coming soon on Velvet Syncopation.
Subscribe and stay tuned — don’t let this one slip by. Once it drops, it’ll swing hard, and you’ll want to be there when it does.

#VelvetSyncopation #BebopRevival #AlHaig #StanGetz #AllenEager #JazzHistory #VinylArchive

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🎷 Woody Herman — Rare Sessions 1945–47 (Velvet Syncopation Release) 🎶

“Ladies and gentlemen, step right into the golden age of jazz! Coming soon on Velvet Syncopation — a rare Japanese reissue from The Jazz Collector’s Series (CBS/Sony, FCPA-620).
You’ll hear the blazing horns and swinging rhythms of Woody Herman’s legendary First Herd: Apple Honey, Caldonia, Goosey Gander, Four Brothers and more timeless classics.”

🧑‍🎤 Spotlight on Woody Herman

Born in 1913, Woody Herman grew into one of America’s most daring bandleaders — a clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and showman whose ensembles were forever known as The Herds. His bands built a bridge from swing into the bold new world of bebop, with fresh arrangements that set dance floors and concert halls on fire.

💡 Fun fact: In 1946, the great Igor Stravinsky composed the “Ebony Concerto” just for Herman’s orchestra — a groundbreaking premiere at Carnegie Hall that fused classical genius with big band jazz.

🔔 Stay tuned!

Keep your dial set to Velvet Syncopation — this rare release will soon hit the airwaves of our channel.
Don’t miss your chance to relive the sound, the energy, the syncopation… straight from the heart of the 1940s!

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Harry James — We Remember Harry

Harry James was more than a virtuoso trumpeter — he was a household name who helped define the sound of American swing. Born in Georgia in 1916, he was discovered by Benny Goodman and quickly rose to fame, not only for his dazzling technique but also for his warm, lyrical tone. By the 1940s, Harry James and His Orchestra were filling ballrooms and topping charts with classics like You Made Me Love You and I’ve Heard That Song Before.

His career bridged eras: from the golden age of swing through the sophisticated orchestrations of the 1950s, James proved that jazz could be both popular and timeless.

Coming soon on Velvet Syncopation — the memorial album We Remember Harry, a collection of rare mid-50s studio recordings alongside his most beloved hits. A tribute to the brilliance of a musician who brought both fire and romance to the trumpet.

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Lena Horne – L’inimitable

Many claim that Lena Horne is today’s greatest American revue singer. That may well be true. But beyond that, it is undeniable that she has always remained a very personal and original artist. From New York to Los Angeles, from Stockholm to Rome, countless concert halls have fallen under the spell of this extraordinarily beautiful woman.

Born in Brooklyn, Lena Horne began her career at the age of sixteen, when she was hired by the legendary Cotton Club in Harlem. The famous Noble Sissie, who played there with his orchestra, heard Lena and immediately engaged her as a singer. Later, she sang with Charlie Barnet. But it was in 1942, with her appearance at Benny Goodman’s great Carnegie Hall concert, that her celebrity was firmly established. Her songs soon carried her from New York to Hollywood. In the movie capital she starred in two films — Panama Hattie and Cabin in the Sky — which brought her international fame.

Today, Lena Horne stands as one of the world’s most acclaimed singers, at the very peak of her career. This release shows once again why her reputation is more than justified.

🎷 Soon on Velvet Syncopation Jazz Hub

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