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Jazz on Vinyl & Original Artwork. Sam Records is an independent, one-man record label based in Paris, France and founded in 2011 by Fred Thomas.

My two great interests are jazz music and photography. In 2006 i got to know the American musician Nathan Davis personally and made a decision : I would re-release a recording by Davis from 1965 in the best possible quality available. The search for the copyright owner of the cover photo led me to Jean-Pierre Leloir, a legendary photographer who had captured on film what went on music-wise in Pari

s over many years. I was to be able to find who had the master tape, then have an agreement with the owner and then produced my very first LP reissue. Five years later, i decided to found Sam Records. I didn’t know the music industry, but it was clear for me to try to do the best reissues possible – find the master tapes and the (original) photography. While so many labels confine themselves to re-mastering digital versions (read: CDs) and reproducing the original artwork by simply scanning the cover, Sam Records uses only master tapes and re-creates record covers using the original photographs, paintings and/or drawings. That generally involves some painstaking detective work, so it’s a job for conscientious professionals, not corner-cutting amateurs.

- Re-mastered from the original master tapes.
- Limited édition 180 gr vinyl pressed by Pallas in Germany.
- Facsimile reissue using the original photo (if still available).
- Double insert using an original photo by JP Leloir.
- Each record has been visually checked to prevent defects.

15/12/2022

In stock at the store Friday 16 !!!
Barney Wilen - Un temoin dans la ville - Fontana 660.226 MR - 1959

18/11/2022

Titles back in stock : Nathan Davis Sextet, Chet Baker Quartet, Ronnelle Bright Trio, John Lewis/Sacha Distel and Donald Byrd/Bobby Jaspar. All available online and at the shop 👍😀

27/04/2019

New Release, Out Today !!!! Clark Terry and his orchestra - featuring Paul Gonsalves from 1960. Recorded October 1959, Paris. Original LP issue: Decca 153.924.
Re-mastered from a copy of the master tapes.

27/04/2019

New Release, Out Today !!!! Bobby Jaspar from 1959. Recorded December 19 & 20, 1958 at the Studio Hoche, Paris. Original LP issue: Barclay 84.063.
First Stereo Issue using the Original Stereo Master Tapes.

29/01/2019

Sam Records just issued a never before released series of absolutely rocking live performances by the under appreciated American-born tenor/soprano saxophonist and flutist Nathan Davis (1937-2018).

15/10/2018

11/09/2018

Le 10 octobre dernier, Thelonious Monk aurait fêté ses 100 ans. Cet anniversaire a été célébré par la sortie de la bande originale du film "Les Liaisons dangereuses 1960'' de Roger Vadim, composée par le pianiste et dont les enregistrements inédits semblaient perdus. 1959. Roger Vadim adapt...

18/07/2018

A5 composed by Nathan Davis. A musical extract from the upcoming 3xLPs set on Sam Records label : 'Live in Paris - Nathan Davis with Georges Arvanitas Trio - The ORTF Recordings 1966-67'
Photo : Jean-Pierre Leloir/Gamma-Rapho

18/07/2018

Just received the test pressing from Pallas of my next release: a 3 LPs set by Nathan Davis with Georges Arvanitas Trio - Live in Paris - The ORTF Recordings 1966-67.
Sound really great !!!!! Out end of 2018.....
A Sam Records production under licence from Institut national de l'audiovisuel (INA)

10/04/2018

Nathan Davis in Libération.....R.I.P.

Né en 1937, ce saxophoniste auteur d'une poignée de classiques avait joué avec tout le monde, ou presque : Donald Byrd, Art Blakey, Mal Waldron… Il est décédé d’un arrêt cardiaque lundi, à l'âge de 81 ans.

09/04/2018

I'm really sad. My friend Nathan Davis has passed away yesterday....
He was a really nice person, a brilliant saxophonist, a wonderful flutist, a really great composer and a simple man....He was my hero in jazz !!! R.I.P.
Nathan Davis, Paris, December 20, 1965. Photo: Jean-Pierre Leloir.

06/04/2018

Jazz Records Auction in Paris next Monday, April 9th 2018. A Lot of Signed Records. More informations here: https://www.drouotonline.com/vente-aux-encheres-drouot/90134

23/03/2018

A2IM 2018 Libera Awards - Best Jazz Album 2018 nominees: Thelonious Monk / Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960. Really Proud !!!!
https://liberaawards.squarespace.com/nominees/

23/01/2018

Winning at the Académie du Jazz: Best 2017 unpublished issue for Thelonious Monk 'Les liaisons dangereuses 1960'. Thanks you all for your help and support !!!! Sam Records & Saga are honored to receive this Award !!!!

17/01/2018

Thelonious Monk: A nice review in Boston Concert Reviews by Nelson Brill !!!
http://bostonconcertreviews.com/

03/01/2018

Happy new year 2018 and thanks so much for all your support !!!!

13/12/2017

Thelonious Monk 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960' : Grade on a Curve: Best of 2017's Reissues (or issues) !!!! Thanks

Picking up where we left off yesterday, the international focus continues. You can find them all for purchase from our friends at Discogs at the links below, or at your local mom and pop, indie record shops via The Vinyl District Record Store Locator app—free for your iPhone here, free for your An...

24/10/2017

The new DownBeat has Thelonious Monk Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 in the #5 spot in the Reader's Poll.

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