Trevor Stenson
@kitschyster.bsky.social
I am a Scientist, RVG-atelist (Van Gelder stamp collector), and Man About Town. Formerly God’s Comic.
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reposted by Trevor Stenson
It's never a bad time to remind people of this sctv cast & crew softball game, from Pleasantview:
youtu.be/Z6IT1JvvTa8?...
youtu.be/Z6IT1JvvTa8?...
October 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It's never a bad time to remind people of this sctv cast & crew softball game, from Pleasantview:
youtu.be/Z6IT1JvvTa8?...
youtu.be/Z6IT1JvvTa8?...
I signed the Forever Canadian petition! 🇨🇦✍️ #forevercanada
August 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I signed the Forever Canadian petition! 🇨🇦✍️ #forevercanada
Reposted by Trevor Stenson
Art Blakey – Roots & Herbs
(rec. 1961 / rel. 1970 / 2020 reissue – Tone Poet)
Shelved for years, this ’61 session finds Shorter in peak form, Morgan fierce, and piano split between Timmons and Davis Jr. No one knows why it sat — but when it landed, it burned.
#NowSpinning #BlueNote #HardBop
(rec. 1961 / rel. 1970 / 2020 reissue – Tone Poet)
Shelved for years, this ’61 session finds Shorter in peak form, Morgan fierce, and piano split between Timmons and Davis Jr. No one knows why it sat — but when it landed, it burned.
#NowSpinning #BlueNote #HardBop
June 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Art Blakey – Roots & Herbs
(rec. 1961 / rel. 1970 / 2020 reissue – Tone Poet)
Shelved for years, this ’61 session finds Shorter in peak form, Morgan fierce, and piano split between Timmons and Davis Jr. No one knows why it sat — but when it landed, it burned.
#NowSpinning #BlueNote #HardBop
(rec. 1961 / rel. 1970 / 2020 reissue – Tone Poet)
Shelved for years, this ’61 session finds Shorter in peak form, Morgan fierce, and piano split between Timmons and Davis Jr. No one knows why it sat — but when it landed, it burned.
#NowSpinning #BlueNote #HardBop
Joe Henderson & Woody Shaw – Jazz Patterns (2025)
From the same 1970 session as If You’re Not Part of the Solution…. First issued in ’82 on Everest with bad sound and a fake co-leader tag. This Real Gone reissue finally gets it right.
#NowSpinning #JoeHenderson #WoodyShaw #JazzPatterns
From the same 1970 session as If You’re Not Part of the Solution…. First issued in ’82 on Everest with bad sound and a fake co-leader tag. This Real Gone reissue finally gets it right.
#NowSpinning #JoeHenderson #WoodyShaw #JazzPatterns
June 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Joe Henderson & Woody Shaw – Jazz Patterns (2025)
From the same 1970 session as If You’re Not Part of the Solution…. First issued in ’82 on Everest with bad sound and a fake co-leader tag. This Real Gone reissue finally gets it right.
#NowSpinning #JoeHenderson #WoodyShaw #JazzPatterns
From the same 1970 session as If You’re Not Part of the Solution…. First issued in ’82 on Everest with bad sound and a fake co-leader tag. This Real Gone reissue finally gets it right.
#NowSpinning #JoeHenderson #WoodyShaw #JazzPatterns
Andrew Hill – Andrew!!! (rec. 1964 / 1968 / 2025)
Unclassifiable post-bop from a restless original. Gilmore burns, Hutcherson floats, Hill fractures time. Tone Poet reissue sounds right. This isn’t background jazz.
This is Andrew — and then some. 🎹🎷🎶🥁🎻
#AndrewHill #TonePoet #NowSpinning
Unclassifiable post-bop from a restless original. Gilmore burns, Hutcherson floats, Hill fractures time. Tone Poet reissue sounds right. This isn’t background jazz.
This is Andrew — and then some. 🎹🎷🎶🥁🎻
#AndrewHill #TonePoet #NowSpinning
June 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Andrew Hill – Andrew!!! (rec. 1964 / 1968 / 2025)
Unclassifiable post-bop from a restless original. Gilmore burns, Hutcherson floats, Hill fractures time. Tone Poet reissue sounds right. This isn’t background jazz.
This is Andrew — and then some. 🎹🎷🎶🥁🎻
#AndrewHill #TonePoet #NowSpinning
Unclassifiable post-bop from a restless original. Gilmore burns, Hutcherson floats, Hill fractures time. Tone Poet reissue sounds right. This isn’t background jazz.
This is Andrew — and then some. 🎹🎷🎶🥁🎻
#AndrewHill #TonePoet #NowSpinning
Organic Pulse Ensemble – Ad Hoc
(2024 orig. / 2025 repress – Ultraääni / Puro)
Glad this hit my local shop. First 500-copy run sold out fast. Second press (biovinyl, 300 copies) is already gone too. Raw, percussive, spiritual-jazz vibes — recorded live to 4-track.
#NowSpinning #JazzVinyl
(2024 orig. / 2025 repress – Ultraääni / Puro)
Glad this hit my local shop. First 500-copy run sold out fast. Second press (biovinyl, 300 copies) is already gone too. Raw, percussive, spiritual-jazz vibes — recorded live to 4-track.
#NowSpinning #JazzVinyl
June 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Organic Pulse Ensemble – Ad Hoc
(2024 orig. / 2025 repress – Ultraääni / Puro)
Glad this hit my local shop. First 500-copy run sold out fast. Second press (biovinyl, 300 copies) is already gone too. Raw, percussive, spiritual-jazz vibes — recorded live to 4-track.
#NowSpinning #JazzVinyl
(2024 orig. / 2025 repress – Ultraääni / Puro)
Glad this hit my local shop. First 500-copy run sold out fast. Second press (biovinyl, 300 copies) is already gone too. Raw, percussive, spiritual-jazz vibes — recorded live to 4-track.
#NowSpinning #JazzVinyl
Charles Mingus – Mingus Dynasty (1959 rec. / 1960 rel. / 1973 JP, CBS/Sony)
Post-Ah Um companion: fiery post-bop meets chamber soul.
Booker Ervin, Don Ellis, Teddy Charles onboard.
1973 Japanese pressing sounds crisp and full.
#CharlesMingus #JazzVinyl #NowSpinning #CBS_Sony
Post-Ah Um companion: fiery post-bop meets chamber soul.
Booker Ervin, Don Ellis, Teddy Charles onboard.
1973 Japanese pressing sounds crisp and full.
#CharlesMingus #JazzVinyl #NowSpinning #CBS_Sony
June 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Charles Mingus – Mingus Dynasty (1959 rec. / 1960 rel. / 1973 JP, CBS/Sony)
Post-Ah Um companion: fiery post-bop meets chamber soul.
Booker Ervin, Don Ellis, Teddy Charles onboard.
1973 Japanese pressing sounds crisp and full.
#CharlesMingus #JazzVinyl #NowSpinning #CBS_Sony
Post-Ah Um companion: fiery post-bop meets chamber soul.
Booker Ervin, Don Ellis, Teddy Charles onboard.
1973 Japanese pressing sounds crisp and full.
#CharlesMingus #JazzVinyl #NowSpinning #CBS_Sony
Coltrane – Reflections (1982, Chiaroscuro): grey-market Half Note set w/ 3 tracks not on One Up, One Down. Better sound than Village Gate 😂 Still need the Impulse 2xLP, Reflections Vol. 2, & full 3xLP box to complete the Half Note run.
#Coltrane #JazzVinyl #HalfNote
#Coltrane #JazzVinyl #HalfNote
June 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Coltrane – Reflections (1982, Chiaroscuro): grey-market Half Note set w/ 3 tracks not on One Up, One Down. Better sound than Village Gate 😂 Still need the Impulse 2xLP, Reflections Vol. 2, & full 3xLP box to complete the Half Note run.
#Coltrane #JazzVinyl #HalfNote
#Coltrane #JazzVinyl #HalfNote
Coltrane, Shepp, Tyner & more on this 1965 Impulse comp—first stereo pressing w/ Van Gelder stamps. “Vilia” by Coltrane debuts here: lush soprano tone, classic quartet. Outtakes from peak Impulse sessions.
#JohnColtrane #ImpulseRecords #NowSpinning #JazzVinyl #VanGelderCut
#JohnColtrane #ImpulseRecords #NowSpinning #JazzVinyl #VanGelderCut
June 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Coltrane, Shepp, Tyner & more on this 1965 Impulse comp—first stereo pressing w/ Van Gelder stamps. “Vilia” by Coltrane debuts here: lush soprano tone, classic quartet. Outtakes from peak Impulse sessions.
#JohnColtrane #ImpulseRecords #NowSpinning #JazzVinyl #VanGelderCut
#JohnColtrane #ImpulseRecords #NowSpinning #JazzVinyl #VanGelderCut
Randy Weston – African Cookbook (1972 Atlantic reissue of 1966’s Randy!)
VG cover (sticker scar), VG+ vinyl. Snagged it cheap for my Booker Ervin stack. 🔥
Would love to find the OG mono Bakton — gritty, smoky, rare.
If you’ve got one, post it!
#BookerErvin #JazzVinyl #NowSpinning
VG cover (sticker scar), VG+ vinyl. Snagged it cheap for my Booker Ervin stack. 🔥
Would love to find the OG mono Bakton — gritty, smoky, rare.
If you’ve got one, post it!
#BookerErvin #JazzVinyl #NowSpinning
June 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Randy Weston – African Cookbook (1972 Atlantic reissue of 1966’s Randy!)
VG cover (sticker scar), VG+ vinyl. Snagged it cheap for my Booker Ervin stack. 🔥
Would love to find the OG mono Bakton — gritty, smoky, rare.
If you’ve got one, post it!
#BookerErvin #JazzVinyl #NowSpinning
VG cover (sticker scar), VG+ vinyl. Snagged it cheap for my Booker Ervin stack. 🔥
Would love to find the OG mono Bakton — gritty, smoky, rare.
If you’ve got one, post it!
#BookerErvin #JazzVinyl #NowSpinning
John Coltrane – Live at the Village Vanguard (1961 / 1968 stereo repress)
Impulse! AS-10, RVG + LW stamps
Recorded Nov 2–3, 1961 at the Vanguard.
Modal intensity, raw fire. Dolphy on A1.
#NowSpinning #Coltrane #ImpulseRecords #RVG #VillageVanguard
Impulse! AS-10, RVG + LW stamps
Recorded Nov 2–3, 1961 at the Vanguard.
Modal intensity, raw fire. Dolphy on A1.
#NowSpinning #Coltrane #ImpulseRecords #RVG #VillageVanguard
June 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
John Coltrane – Live at the Village Vanguard (1961 / 1968 stereo repress)
Impulse! AS-10, RVG + LW stamps
Recorded Nov 2–3, 1961 at the Vanguard.
Modal intensity, raw fire. Dolphy on A1.
#NowSpinning #Coltrane #ImpulseRecords #RVG #VillageVanguard
Impulse! AS-10, RVG + LW stamps
Recorded Nov 2–3, 1961 at the Vanguard.
Modal intensity, raw fire. Dolphy on A1.
#NowSpinning #Coltrane #ImpulseRecords #RVG #VillageVanguard
John Coltrane – Africa/Brass (1961 / 1972 stereo repress)
Impulse! AS-6, RVG stamps
Recorded June 7–8, 1961 at Van Gelder Studio.
Dolphy arranging, classic quartet locked in.
Spiritual, modal, massive.
#NowSpinning #Coltrane #ImpulseRecords #RVG
Impulse! AS-6, RVG stamps
Recorded June 7–8, 1961 at Van Gelder Studio.
Dolphy arranging, classic quartet locked in.
Spiritual, modal, massive.
#NowSpinning #Coltrane #ImpulseRecords #RVG
June 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
John Coltrane – Africa/Brass (1961 / 1972 stereo repress)
Impulse! AS-6, RVG stamps
Recorded June 7–8, 1961 at Van Gelder Studio.
Dolphy arranging, classic quartet locked in.
Spiritual, modal, massive.
#NowSpinning #Coltrane #ImpulseRecords #RVG
Impulse! AS-6, RVG stamps
Recorded June 7–8, 1961 at Van Gelder Studio.
Dolphy arranging, classic quartet locked in.
Spiritual, modal, massive.
#NowSpinning #Coltrane #ImpulseRecords #RVG
That Hamilton Man (1959) was a promo-only SESAC release — chamber-cool jazz with a young Eric Dolphy weaving color into Chico Hamilton’s subtle group sound. Reissued in ’79, and still flying under the radar. 🎷🥁
#NowSpinning #EricDolphy #ChicoHamilton #CoolJazz
#NowSpinning #EricDolphy #ChicoHamilton #CoolJazz
June 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
That Hamilton Man (1959) was a promo-only SESAC release — chamber-cool jazz with a young Eric Dolphy weaving color into Chico Hamilton’s subtle group sound. Reissued in ’79, and still flying under the radar. 🎷🥁
#NowSpinning #EricDolphy #ChicoHamilton #CoolJazz
#NowSpinning #EricDolphy #ChicoHamilton #CoolJazz
Woody Shaw’s Woody III (1979) tells a story: Side A’s suite honors his father, his own journey, and his son’s future. Deeply personal post-bop, with fire, grace, and groove. One of his most heartfelt albums. 🎺
#WoodyShaw #NowSpinning #JazzOnVinyl #PostBop
#WoodyShaw #NowSpinning #JazzOnVinyl #PostBop
June 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Woody Shaw’s Woody III (1979) tells a story: Side A’s suite honors his father, his own journey, and his son’s future. Deeply personal post-bop, with fire, grace, and groove. One of his most heartfelt albums. 🎺
#WoodyShaw #NowSpinning #JazzOnVinyl #PostBop
#WoodyShaw #NowSpinning #JazzOnVinyl #PostBop
Sonny Criss – Portrait of Sonny Criss (1967)
Prestige PRST 7526 – orig. stereo, VAN GELDER stamp
West Coast tone, East Coast drive. Criss burns with grace over Walter Davis Jr., Paul Chambers & Alan Dawson. Underrated Prestige gem.
#Jazz #Vinyl #HardBop #SonnyCriss #NowPlaying
Prestige PRST 7526 – orig. stereo, VAN GELDER stamp
West Coast tone, East Coast drive. Criss burns with grace over Walter Davis Jr., Paul Chambers & Alan Dawson. Underrated Prestige gem.
#Jazz #Vinyl #HardBop #SonnyCriss #NowPlaying
June 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Sonny Criss – Portrait of Sonny Criss (1967)
Prestige PRST 7526 – orig. stereo, VAN GELDER stamp
West Coast tone, East Coast drive. Criss burns with grace over Walter Davis Jr., Paul Chambers & Alan Dawson. Underrated Prestige gem.
#Jazz #Vinyl #HardBop #SonnyCriss #NowPlaying
Prestige PRST 7526 – orig. stereo, VAN GELDER stamp
West Coast tone, East Coast drive. Criss burns with grace over Walter Davis Jr., Paul Chambers & Alan Dawson. Underrated Prestige gem.
#Jazz #Vinyl #HardBop #SonnyCriss #NowPlaying
Eric Kloss – In the Land of the Giants (1969, Prestige)
Kloss on alto, Booker Ervin on tenor, with Byard, Davis & Dawson bending modal jazz into something wild and wonderful. First press, DBH cut.
#Jazz #NowSpinning #BookerErvin #EricKloss #PrestigeRecords #ModalJazz
Kloss on alto, Booker Ervin on tenor, with Byard, Davis & Dawson bending modal jazz into something wild and wonderful. First press, DBH cut.
#Jazz #NowSpinning #BookerErvin #EricKloss #PrestigeRecords #ModalJazz
June 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Eric Kloss – In the Land of the Giants (1969, Prestige)
Kloss on alto, Booker Ervin on tenor, with Byard, Davis & Dawson bending modal jazz into something wild and wonderful. First press, DBH cut.
#Jazz #NowSpinning #BookerErvin #EricKloss #PrestigeRecords #ModalJazz
Kloss on alto, Booker Ervin on tenor, with Byard, Davis & Dawson bending modal jazz into something wild and wonderful. First press, DBH cut.
#Jazz #NowSpinning #BookerErvin #EricKloss #PrestigeRecords #ModalJazz
Eric Dolphy & Booker Little – Memorial Album (1965, Prestige)
Two final masterworks from the Five Spot, recorded 1961. Little died months later; Dolphy in ’64. Original stereo w/ VAN GELDER stamp.
#Jazz #EricDolphy #BookerLittle #NowSpinning #PrestigeRecords
Two final masterworks from the Five Spot, recorded 1961. Little died months later; Dolphy in ’64. Original stereo w/ VAN GELDER stamp.
#Jazz #EricDolphy #BookerLittle #NowSpinning #PrestigeRecords
June 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Eric Dolphy & Booker Little – Memorial Album (1965, Prestige)
Two final masterworks from the Five Spot, recorded 1961. Little died months later; Dolphy in ’64. Original stereo w/ VAN GELDER stamp.
#Jazz #EricDolphy #BookerLittle #NowSpinning #PrestigeRecords
Two final masterworks from the Five Spot, recorded 1961. Little died months later; Dolphy in ’64. Original stereo w/ VAN GELDER stamp.
#Jazz #EricDolphy #BookerLittle #NowSpinning #PrestigeRecords
Joe Henderson – In ’N Out (1965 / BN80 reissue).
Modal edges & post-bop tension, with Dorham, Tyner, Davis & Elvin Jones.
Cut by Kevin Gray from analog tapes.
Henderson was halfway gone — and all in.
#JoeHenderson #BlueNote #PostBop #Vinyl #NowSpinning #JazzBluesky #BST84166
Modal edges & post-bop tension, with Dorham, Tyner, Davis & Elvin Jones.
Cut by Kevin Gray from analog tapes.
Henderson was halfway gone — and all in.
#JoeHenderson #BlueNote #PostBop #Vinyl #NowSpinning #JazzBluesky #BST84166
June 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Joe Henderson – In ’N Out (1965 / BN80 reissue).
Modal edges & post-bop tension, with Dorham, Tyner, Davis & Elvin Jones.
Cut by Kevin Gray from analog tapes.
Henderson was halfway gone — and all in.
#JoeHenderson #BlueNote #PostBop #Vinyl #NowSpinning #JazzBluesky #BST84166
Modal edges & post-bop tension, with Dorham, Tyner, Davis & Elvin Jones.
Cut by Kevin Gray from analog tapes.
Henderson was halfway gone — and all in.
#JoeHenderson #BlueNote #PostBop #Vinyl #NowSpinning #JazzBluesky #BST84166
Andrew Hill – Passing Ships (1969/2021)
Unreleased for 34 years, this cinematic session finally sails on vinyl via Tone Poet. A bold, brass-heavy lineup navigates Hill’s harmonic vision. Long stranded. Finally sailing. 🎹🎺🎷
#AndrewHill #PassingShips #TonePoet #NowSpinning
Unreleased for 34 years, this cinematic session finally sails on vinyl via Tone Poet. A bold, brass-heavy lineup navigates Hill’s harmonic vision. Long stranded. Finally sailing. 🎹🎺🎷
#AndrewHill #PassingShips #TonePoet #NowSpinning
June 2, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Andrew Hill – Passing Ships (1969/2021)
Unreleased for 34 years, this cinematic session finally sails on vinyl via Tone Poet. A bold, brass-heavy lineup navigates Hill’s harmonic vision. Long stranded. Finally sailing. 🎹🎺🎷
#AndrewHill #PassingShips #TonePoet #NowSpinning
Unreleased for 34 years, this cinematic session finally sails on vinyl via Tone Poet. A bold, brass-heavy lineup navigates Hill’s harmonic vision. Long stranded. Finally sailing. 🎹🎺🎷
#AndrewHill #PassingShips #TonePoet #NowSpinning
Mono misprint with a cobalt cover and not a click to be heard. “It Never Entered My Mind” floats, “Four” and “Trane’s Blues” tear. This 1967 trident-label repress is pure RVG magic — Miles and the First Great Quintet, sharp and swinging.
#MilesDavis #Workin #JazzVinyl #PrestigeRecords
#MilesDavis #Workin #JazzVinyl #PrestigeRecords
May 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Mono misprint with a cobalt cover and not a click to be heard. “It Never Entered My Mind” floats, “Four” and “Trane’s Blues” tear. This 1967 trident-label repress is pure RVG magic — Miles and the First Great Quintet, sharp and swinging.
#MilesDavis #Workin #JazzVinyl #PrestigeRecords
#MilesDavis #Workin #JazzVinyl #PrestigeRecords
Monk, Milt, and Miles — Christmas Eve tension you can feel. Then the ’56 quintet takes over. This OG 1959 Abbey press has it all: fireworks labels, RVG cut, AB etch, Bergenfield address. A strange, swinging hybrid of two eras.
#MilesDavis #Monk #Coltrane #PrestigeRecords #JazzVinyl
#MilesDavis #Monk #Coltrane #PrestigeRecords #JazzVinyl
May 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Monk, Milt, and Miles — Christmas Eve tension you can feel. Then the ’56 quintet takes over. This OG 1959 Abbey press has it all: fireworks labels, RVG cut, AB etch, Bergenfield address. A strange, swinging hybrid of two eras.
#MilesDavis #Monk #Coltrane #PrestigeRecords #JazzVinyl
#MilesDavis #Monk #Coltrane #PrestigeRecords #JazzVinyl
Coltrane flows, Garland sparkles, Philly Joe cracks like lightning. This 1967 mono trident-label repress swings hard — RVG in the wax, PRLP matrix, Bergenfield address, and a lying stereo label. These blue-label misprints are true mono sleepers.
#MilesDavis #Relaxin #JazzVinyl #PrestigeRecords
#MilesDavis #Relaxin #JazzVinyl #PrestigeRecords
May 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Coltrane flows, Garland sparkles, Philly Joe cracks like lightning. This 1967 mono trident-label repress swings hard — RVG in the wax, PRLP matrix, Bergenfield address, and a lying stereo label. These blue-label misprints are true mono sleepers.
#MilesDavis #Relaxin #JazzVinyl #PrestigeRecords
#MilesDavis #Relaxin #JazzVinyl #PrestigeRecords
Two sessions, two moods. Monk lays out, Milt floats. Then Rollins brings the fire.
This 1967 mono trident-label repress has it all: RVG cut, AB stamp, Bergenfield address — and that classic stereo label misprint.
#MilesDavis #BagsGroove #Monk #Rollins #PrestigeRecords #JazzVinyl
This 1967 mono trident-label repress has it all: RVG cut, AB stamp, Bergenfield address — and that classic stereo label misprint.
#MilesDavis #BagsGroove #Monk #Rollins #PrestigeRecords #JazzVinyl
May 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Two sessions, two moods. Monk lays out, Milt floats. Then Rollins brings the fire.
This 1967 mono trident-label repress has it all: RVG cut, AB stamp, Bergenfield address — and that classic stereo label misprint.
#MilesDavis #BagsGroove #Monk #Rollins #PrestigeRecords #JazzVinyl
This 1967 mono trident-label repress has it all: RVG cut, AB stamp, Bergenfield address — and that classic stereo label misprint.
#MilesDavis #BagsGroove #Monk #Rollins #PrestigeRecords #JazzVinyl