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I have loved this set of LPs for ages, but started some research on the lineage to discover what might be the best sounding version(s). The original mono pressings command a pretty large sum, but I keep my eyes open. I did happen upon the whole set for $4 each, they would appear to be late 60s stereo reissues, but figured I couldn't go wrong. Doing some research on the deadwax and searching online has helped some, but there are still some questions. Not sure how concise this site is , but it claims the yellow-label stereo (which I have) is a 60’s era reissue, yet the deadwax is confounding, listing SLM (likely Sheffield Lab Matrix), which did not exist until 1979? 

Stanley Turrentine - Up At "Minton's" Vol 2 Vinyl rip in 24-bit / 96kHZ FLAC + artwork 930 MB | magnet + mega | Jazz Original mono pressing, REVIEW COPY [promo] Up at "Minton's" is the third and first live album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Grant Green, Horace Parlan, George Tucker, and Al Harewood.

Stanley Turrentine - Up At "Minton's" Vol 1 Vinyl rip in 24-bit / 96kHZ FLAC + artwork 956 MB | magnet + mega | Jazz Original mono pressing, REVIEW COPY [promo] Up at "Minton's" is the third and first live album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Grant Green, Horace Parlan, George Tucker, and Al Harewood.

Miles Davis Quintet – Cookin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet Vinyl rip in 24-bit / 96kHZ [and redbook] FLAC + artwork 724 MB / 194 MB | magnet + mega | Jazz Analogue Productions APRJ 7094 (2013) [originally released as Prestige 7094] 33RPM, 200 gram, Deep Groove, QRP Pressing, Mastered by Kevin Gray This is the lastest pressing from Acoustic Sounds and their Prestige Mono Series.

Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream Vinyl rip in 24-bit / 96kHZ [and redbook] FLAC + artwork 980 MB / 272 MB | magnet + mega | Jazz Columbia CL-1965 Original 2-eye Mono Pressing Monk's Dream is the first album jazz musician Thelonious Monk released on Columbia Records. It was issued in 1963. Monk's Dream is the Columbia Records debut release featuring the Thelonious Monk Quartet: Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), John Ore (bass), and Frankie Dunlop (drums). Jazz scholars and enthusiasts alike also heralded this combo as the best Monk had been involved with for several years. Although he would perform and record supported by various other musicians, the tight -- almost telepathic -- dimensions that these four shared has rarely been equalled in any genre. By the early '60s, bop had become considered passé by artists as well as fans looking for the next musical trend. This is coupled with the fact that discerning Monk fans would have undoubtedly recog...

Elmo Hope Sextet - Informal Jazz Vinyl rip in 24-bit / 96kHZ [and redbook] FLAC + artwork 884 MB / 250 MB | magnet + mega | Jazz Analogue Productions Mastered by Kevin Gray, pressed at QRP Overshadowed throughout his life by his friends Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, Elmo Hope was a talented pianist and composer in his own right.

Miles Davis - Live Evil (Quadraphonic) Vinyl rip in 24-bit / 96kHZ | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl) | artwork 2.25 GB (24/96) | torrent| Jazz | Columbia GQ 30954 Live-Evil is an album by Miles Davis, much of which was recorded live at The Cellar Door on December 19, 1970, and part of which was recorded in Columbia's Studio B, with different personnel, on February 6 and June 3–4, 1970.

J ohn Coltrane - Giant Steps Vinyl rip in 24-bit / 96kHZ and redbook | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl) | artwork 422 MB (24/96) | torrent| Jazz | Atlantic 1311 Giant Steps is the fifth studio album by jazz musician John Coltrane as leader, released in 1960 on Atlantic Records.

Danny Gatton  "Unfinished Business" 1987 NRG Records NLP-02479 Danny Gatton's album Unfinished Business rated #10 of the Top 100 albums of the 80s by Guitar World Magazine. On that album, he uses six different Fender and Gibson guitars and amps of 1963 vintage and earlier.

Danny Gatton - Redneck Jazz Vinyl rip in 24-bit / 96kHZ | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl) | artwork 752 MB (24/96) | torrent | Rock/Jazz/Rockabilly | NRG Records - NLP9-2916 Red Vinyl Not too much needs to be said about this one...  just listen!

Sonny Rollins - The Bridge Absotive Definilute Master vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHZ and redbook | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl) | artwork 870 MB (24/96) + 256 MB (RB) | FS & HF & FF | 1962 | Jazz 4-LP, One-sided pressing, 45-rpm Series | Mastered by Bernie Grundman |  Classic Records -  RCA Victor Living Stereo LSP 2727-45 The Bridge, 1962, was the first release of Jazz giant Sonny Rollins following his unexpected early retirement in 1959. The saxophonist was joined for the first time with the musicians with which he would record for the next segment of his career, featuring Jim Hall on guitar, Bob Cranshaw on bass and Ben Riley on drums.