New Acoustic Sounds reissues to include Ella Fitzgerald, Pharoah Sanders, and more

Remastered from original analog tape recordings and pressed on 180g vinyl.

Verve and Universal Music Enterprises are continuing their analogue-only reissue series this year. The 2022 calendar for Acoustic Sounds includes refreshed releases from a lineup of jazz greats.

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The Acoustic Sounds series was introduced in 2020 and releases LPs stereo remastered from original analog tape recordings and pressed on 180g vinyl.

This year’s forthcoming releases include: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong’s Ella & Louis, Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins’ Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins, and Pharoah Sanders’ Karma.

The series will see a new title released every month until December.

Check out the full list of 2022’s scheduled releases below.

Acoustic Sounds 2022 releases:

June 17: Bill Evans –

July 15: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong –

August 19: Oscar Peterson –

September 9: Bill Evans –

September 16: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong –

October 14: Roy Haynes –

November 11: Pharoah Sanders –

December 2: Oscar Peterson –

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