Created in 1982, Fantasy's Original Jazz Classics (OJC) series served as a home for the label’s impressive jazz catalog. Its goal was to reissue influential jazz albums with the utmost care and reverence for the originals, from the cover art and liner notes to the audio recordings. Craft Recordings' passion for meticulous preservation and quality, made it a natural step to relaunch OJC in 2023.

• Original Jazz Classics series
• All-analog mastering from the original tapes
• Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.
• Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, USA
• Presented in Tip-On Jacket with Obi

Since its inception in 1982, Fantasy's Original Jazz Classics® (OJC) series quickly established a reputation as the go-to imprint for collectible jazz reissues. OJC served as a home for the label’s impressive jazz catalog – which had grown to include thousands of celebrated titles from Prestige, Galaxy, Milestone, Riverside, Debut, Contemporary, Jazzland, and Pablo. Drawing on this vast wealth of material, Original Jazz Classics released over 850 titles.

Its goal was simple: to reissue influential jazz albums with the utmost care and reverence for the originals — from the cover art and liner notes to the audio recordings themselves. Given Craft Recordings' shared passion for meticulous preservation and quality, it is a natural step to relaunch Original Jazz Classics as part of the Craft family.

2023 will see the continuation of this influential jazz series on audiophile-quality vinyl and new hi-res digital, through the ongoing release of several of the most coveted (and long out-of-print) albums in this vast collection.

From the Craft Recordings Original Jazz Classics Series!

Produced on audiophile-quality vinyl from Craft Recordings!

All-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio

Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI!

Presented in tip-on jackets with OBI strip

Blue's Moods is a 1960 album by jazz trumpeter Blue Mitchell. Originally released on the Riverside label it features Mitchell alongside Wynton Kelly (piano), Sam Jones (bass), and Roy Brooks (drums). This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes at Cohearent Audio and presented in a tip-on Jacket.

Musicians:

Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Wynton Kelly - piano
Sam Jones - bass
Roy Brooks - drums

Track Listing:

Side A
1. I'll Close My Eyes
2. Avars
3. Scrapple From The Apple
4. Kinda Vague

Side B
1. Sir John
2. When I Fall In Love
3. Sweet Pumpkin
4. I Wish I Knew

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