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Reel To Real Recordings discography

Reel To Real Recordings is a sub-label of the Canadian label Cellar Music/Cellar Live. It was created for the release of historically important, never-before-released, archival recordings. All albums on this label have been released initially as limited edition LP sets and then on CD and digitally.

Cellar Live / Cellar Music pages on the site:

The main run of albums are listed over three Cellar Live and three Cellar Music pages which are grouped by year of release. Catalog numbers appear to be based on recording date - they do not provide a sequence that can be used to identify albums missing from the lists. In addition to the six main album pages there are also lists of albums released in a number of series and on sublabels.

Cellar Live albums :

Cellar Music albums :

Sub labels and series :

2001-2010  |   2011-2020  |   2021-2026

2018-2022  |   2023-2024  |   2025-2026

Reel To Real  |   SmallsLive Living Masters Series  |   Cellar Celebrates


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Reel To Real Recordings albums

Swingin' In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse 1966-1967, Cannonball Adderley

LP: 2018, Reel To Real RTRLP 001 / CD: 2019, Reel To Real RTRCD 001

LP tracks : Jim Wilke Introduction, Big "P", Spoken Introduction, The Girl Next Door, Spoken Introduction, Sticks, Spoken Introduction, Morning Of The Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval), Spoken Introduction, Somewhere, Jim Wilkie Introduction, 74 Miles Away, Spoken Outro, Back Home Blues, Hippodelphia, Set-Closing Outro

CD tracks : Jim Wilke Intro, Big "P", Spoken Outro, Spoken Intro, The Girl Next Door, Spoken Intro, Sticks, Spoken Outro, Spoken Intro, The Morning Of The Carnival (Manhã De Carnaval), Spoken Outro, Spoken Intro, Somewhere, Jim Wilkie Intro, 74 Miles Away, Spoken Outro, Back Home Blues, Hippodelphia, Set-Closing Outro

Musicians : Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Victor Gaskin, Roy McCurdy

Notes : Recorded from live radio broadcasts from the Penthouse Jazz Club in Seattle on June 15 & 22, 1966 and October 6 & 13, 1967. Initially released as a limited edition of 2000 double LP sets.

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A Soulful Sunday: Live At The Left Bank Featuring The Cedar Walton Trio, Etta Jones

LP: 2018, Reel To Real RTRLP 002 / CD: 2019, Reel To Real RTRCD 002

LP and CD tracks : Cedar Walton Trio: Theme From "Love Story" / Vernon Welsh Intro / Etta Jones w/ Cedar Walton Trio: Sunday, This Girl's In Love With You, If You Could See Me Now, For All We Know, Exactly Like You, You Better Go Now, Blow Top Blues, Love Nest, Don’t Go To Strangers

Musicians : Etta Jones, Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins

Notes : Recorded live in 1972 at the Left Bank in Baltimore. Initially released as a limited edition of 2000 LPs.

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Ow! Live At The Penthouse, Johnny Griffin, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

LP: 2019, Reel To Real RTRLP 003 / CD: 2019, Reel To Real RTRCD 003

LP tracks : Intermission Riff, Blues Up And Down, Ow!, Bahia, Blue Lou, Second Balcony Jump, How Am I To Know, Sophisticated Lady, Tickle Toe, Intermission Riff

CD tracks : Intermission Riff / Intro By Jim Wilkie, Blues Up And Down, Ow!, Spoken Introduction, Bahia, Spoken Introduction, Blue Lou, Second Balcony Jump, Spoken Outro, How Am I To Know?, Spoken Introduction, Sophisticated Lady, Spoken Introduction, Tickle Toe, Intermission Riff / Outro By Jim Wilkie

Musicians : Johnny Griffin, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Horace Parlan, Buddy Catlett, Art Taylor

Notes : Recorded live at the Penthouse in Seattle on May 30 and June 6, 1962. Initially released as a limited edition of 2000 double LP sets.

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49th Parallel, The Neil Swainson Quintet

LP: 2020, Reel To Real RTRLP 004 / CD: 2020, Reel To Real RTRCD 004

LP tracks : 49th Parallel, Port Of Spain, Southern Exposure, On The Lam, Don't Hurt Yourself, Homestretch

CD tracks : 49th Parallel, Port Of Spain, Southern Exposure, On The Lam, Don't Hurt Yourself, Labyrinth, Homestretch

Musicians : Neil Swainson, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, Gary Williamson, Jerry Fuller

Notes : Recorded at Studio 306, Toronto, Canada, May 1987. This music was originally released by Concord Jazz in 1989.

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In Baltimore, The George Coleman Quintet

LP: 2020, Reel To Real RTRLP 005 / CD: 2020, Reel To Real RTRCD 005

LP and CD tracks : Afternoon In Paris, Sandu, I Got Rhythm, Body And Soul, Joy Spring

Musicians : George Coleman, Danny Moore, Albert Dailey, Larry Ridley, Harold White

Notes : Recorded live at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore on May 23, 1971. Initially released on an LP in a limited edition of 1500.

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Westward Bound!, Harold Land

LP: 2021, Reel To Real RTRLP 006 / CD: 2021, Reel To Real RTRCD 006

LP and CD tracks : Vendetta, Beepdurple, Happily Dancing/Deep Harmonies Falling, My Romance, Triplin' The Groove, Autumn Leaves, Who Can I Turn To, Beau-ty, Blue N' Boogie

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 3: Harold Land, Carmell Jones, Buddy Montgomery, Monk Montgomery, Jimmy Lovelace / Tracks 4 and 5: Harold Land, Hampton Hawes, Monk Montgomery, Mel Lee / Tracks 6 to 9: Harold Land, John Houston, Monk Montgomery, Philly Joe Jones

Notes : Recorded live at The Penthouse in Seattle on December 12, 1962 (tracks 1 to 3), September 17, 1964 (tracks 4 and 5) and August 5, 1965 (tracks 6 to 9). Initially released on a double LP in a limited edition of 1500 copies.

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Understanding, Roy Brooks

LP: 2021, Reel To Real RTRLP 007 / CD: 2021, Reel To Real RTRCD 007

LP tracks : Prelude To Understanding, Understanding, Billie's Bounce, Zoltan, Taurus Woman, Taurus Woman (Continuation), The Theme

CD tracks : Introduction, Prelude To Understanding, Understanding, Billie's Bounce, Zoltan, Taurus Woman, The Theme

Musicians : Roy Brooks, Woody Shaw, Carlos Garnett, Harold Mabern, Cecil McBee

Notes : Recorded live at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore on November 1, 1970. Initially released on a triple LP in a limited edition of 2000 copies.

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Live At Room At The Top, Pepper Adams With The Tommy Banks Trio

LP: 2022, Reel To Real RTRLP 008 / CD: 2022, Reel To Real RTRCD 008

LP tracks : Three And One, Civilization And Its Discontents, Patrice, Oleo, 'Tis

CD tracks : Three And One, Civilization And Its Discontents, Patrice, Oleo, 'Tis, Time On My Hands, Stella By Starlight

Musicians : Pepper Adams, Tommy Banks, Bobby Cairns, Tom Doran

Notes : Recorded live in Edmonton on September 25th, 1972. Initially released on a double LP in a limited edition of 1500 copies.

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Queen Talk: Live At The Left Bank, Shirley Scott

LP: 2023, Reel To Real RTRLP 009 / CD: 2023, Reel To Real RTRCD 009

Tracks : Impressions, Never Can Say Goodbye, Like Someone In Love, Witchcraft, Blues By Five, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Smile, You Don't Mess Around With Jim, Girl Talk, Blues

Musicians : Shirley Scott, George Coleman, Bobby Durham, Ernie Andrews

Notes : Recorded live at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, MD on August 20, 1972. Initially released on a double LP in a limited edition of 3000 copies.

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Bish At The Bank: Live In Baltimore, Walter Bishop Jr.

LP: 2023, Reel To Real RTRLP 010 / CD: 2023, Reel To Real RTRCD 010

Tracks : My Secret Love, Blues, Days Of Wine And Roses, Quiet Nights, If I Were A Bell, So What, Willow Weep For Me, Pfrancing (No Blues)

Musicians : Walter Bishop Jr., Harold Vick, Lou McIntosh, Dick Berk

Notes : Recorded Live at The Madison Club in Baltimore, MD on August 28, 1966 and at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, MD on February 26, 1967. Initially released on a double LP in a limited edition of 3000 copies.

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Ain't No Sunshine: Live In Seattle, Brother Jack McDuff

LP: 2024, Reel To Real RTRLP 011 / CD: 2024, Reel To Real RTRCD 011

Tracks : Theme From Electric Surfboard, Three Blind Mice, Ain't No Sunshine, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, Blues 1 & 8, (Unknown), The Jolly Black Giant, Middle Class Folk Song, 6:30 In The Morning, Broadway (CD only)

Musicians : Jack McDuff, Leo Johnson, Dave Young, Vinnie Corrao, Ron Davis, plus unknown trumpet player

Notes : Recorded Live at The Gallery in Seattle on September 13, 1972. Initially released on a double LP in a limited edition of 2000 copies.

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Jazz From The Pacific Northwest, Shelly Manne & His Men

LP: 2024, Reel To Real RTRLP 012 / CD: 2024, Reel To Real RTRCD 012

Tracks : Stop, Look And Listen, The Vamp's Blues, Quartet (Suite In Four Movements), Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise, Summertime, Dearly Beloved, Funny, Secret Love, Surrey With The Fringe On Top

Musicians : Shelly Manne, Monty Budwig, Russ Freeman, Hampton Hawes, Herb Geller, Frank Strozier, Stu Williamson, Conte Candoli, Ruth Price

Notes : Recorded at the Monterey Jazz Festival on October 4th, 1958 and at The Penthouse in Seattle in September 1966. Initially released on a double LP in a limited edition of 2000 copies.

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The Salerno Concert, Bob Mover / Walter Davis Jr.

LP: 2024, Reel To Real RTRLP 013 / CD: 2024, Reel To Real RTRCD 013

Tracks : Nica's Tempo, Star Eyes, Donna Lee, You Don't Know What Love Is, All The Things You Are / Prince Albert, All God's Chillun Got Rhythm / Little Willie Leaps, A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, Salt Peanuts, Bird Feathers

Musicians : Bob Mover, Walter Davis Jr.

Notes : Recorded live at Le Bottegehelle in Salerno, Italy in 1999.

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Live At The Captain's Cabin, Charles Tolliver / Music Inc

LP: 2024, Reel To Real RTRLP 014 / CD: 2024, Reel To Real RTRCD 014

Tracks : Black Vibrations, Earl's World, Impact, Compassion, Truth, Repetition, Stretch

Musicians : Charles Tolliver, John Hicks, Clint Houston, Cliff Barbaro

Notes : Recorded at the Captain's Cabin in Edmonton on June 24, 1973. Initially released on a double LP in a limited edition of 1500 copies.

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Happy Faces, The Dave Robbins Big Band

LP: 2025, Reel To Real RTRLP 015 / CD: 2025, Reel To Real RTRCD 015

Tracks : Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow), Happy Faces, Playa Del Ray, Minority, Have Vine Will Swing, Westcoasting, Asiatic Raes, Reflections, Canto De Oriole, March Winds Blow, Spring Is Here, Sixes & Sevens, Africa Lights, Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)

Musicians : Dave Robbins, Arnie Chycoski, Bobby Hales, Carse Sneddon, Dick Forrest, Don Clark, Stew Barnett, Doug Kent, Fraser MacPherson, Dave Quarin, Wally Snider, Chris Gage, Don Thompson, Paul Ruhland, Al Johnson

Recorded in Studio A at the CBC Vancouver in 1963 and 1965.

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Last updated April 2022