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Zev Feldman returns to reveal 11 Record Store Day 2026 releases, including stunning discoveries from the legendary Joe Segal Jazz Showcase tape archive featuring Ahmad Jamal, Yusef Lateef, Freddie King, and more never-before-heard recordings.
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Zev Feldman returns, now dubbed the "Jazz Attorney General" by Nate
Feldman has 11 releases this Record Store Day — a personal record
The Joe Segal tape archive is the foundation of five RSD releases
Segal was an NEA Jazz Master and Chicago's greatest jazz impresario
He presented legends like Lester Young starting back in 1947
Feldman first connected with Siegel around 2010-2011 via word of mouth
A breakfast meeting with Siegel led to three follow-up Chicago trips
The archive may be the world's largest collection of unissued jazz recordings
Between 8,000 and 10,000 tapes discovered across reels, cassettes, and more
Resonance is partnering with the Siegel family and Wayne Siegel on releases
Joe Henderson's 1978 quartet at the Jazz Showcase is raw and electrifying
Pianist Joanne Burkeen confirmed this captures exactly how the band really played
Ahmad Jamal's 1976 Jazz Showcase run includes a full 26-minute Swahililand
Jamal and Siegel shared a deep longstanding friendship spanning many years
Yusef Lateef with Kenny Barron: a burning three-LP set from 1975
Lateef played the Jazz Showcase more than any other single artist
Mal Waldron and Sonny Stitt reunite in an unusual 1979 bebop week
Nate predicts Mal Waldron will be the sleeper hit of RSD 2026
Bill Evans at the BBC features performances Feldman first saw on laser disc
This marks Feldman's 15th Bill Evans release — the catalog keeps growing
Freddie King from the French INA archives is Nate's personal favourite of the batch
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top contributed to the Freddie King liner notes
Cecil Taylor's 1969 Paris recordings premiere officially for the very first time
Michel Petrucciani recordings surfaced from the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz
Petrucciani died young, making these rare live documents especially precious
Terry Callier's 1967 solo guitar recordings came from the Earl of Old Town
Roy Hargrove Quintet captured live and burning at Berne Jazz Festival 2000
Buster Williams' debut Pinnacle gets an all-analog AAA reissue on Time Traveler
This batch marks Feldman's 96th Record Store Day release across his career
Feldman previews a Don Schlitten jazz photography coffee table book on Fantagraphics
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