Roy Hargrove - Bern - Live in Switzerland - 1LP - 180G Vinyl [Record Store Day 2026]
This product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2026 title and not available to pre-order.
Available to buy in-storeĀ from 8am on Saturday, 18/04/2026 (Record Store Day).
Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on MondayĀ 20/04/2026.
For the first time ever, Roy Hargroveās legendary 2000 performance at the Bern Jazz Festival is officially releasedārestored from the original tapes and remastered for audiophile fidelity.
This is Hargrove at the height of his powers: bold, lyrical, endlessly inventive.
Fronting a stellar quintet of Larry Willis, Sherman Irby, Gerald Cannon, and Willie Jones, he bridges bebop tradition with 21st-century soul/ Long regarded as a highlight by those lucky enough to be in the room, this release captures that lightning for the world.
Roy Hargroveās contributions to jazz were vast, bridging classic form and modern expression like few of his generation. This long-lost performance is both a celebration and a rediscoveryāan essential document of one of jazzās true voices, now heard in full brilliance for the first time.
Remastered & Cut AAA directly from the original analog tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab.
Pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal Media and housed in Stoughton Old StyleĀ® Tip-On Jackets.
includes an insert with rare photographs, newly commissioned liner notes, and testimonials from band members and those influenced by his work.
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This product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2026 title and not available to pre-order.
Available to buy in-storeĀ from 8am on Saturday, 18/04/2026 (Record Store Day).
Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on MondayĀ 20/04/2026.
For the first time ever, Roy Hargroveās legendary 2000 performance at the Bern Jazz Festival is officially releasedārestored from the original tapes and remastered for audiophile fidelity.
This is Hargrove at the height of his powers: bold, lyrical, endlessly inventive.
Fronting a stellar quintet of Larry Willis, Sherman Irby, Gerald Cannon, and Willie Jones, he bridges bebop tradition with 21st-century soul/ Long regarded as a highlight by those lucky enough to be in the room, this release captures that lightning for the world.
Roy Hargroveās contributions to jazz were vast, bridging classic form and modern expression like few of his generation. This long-lost performance is both a celebration and a rediscoveryāan essential document of one of jazzās true voices, now heard in full brilliance for the first time.
Remastered & Cut AAA directly from the original analog tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab.
Pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal Media and housed in Stoughton Old StyleĀ® Tip-On Jackets.
includes an insert with rare photographs, newly commissioned liner notes, and testimonials from band members and those influenced by his work.
