Vinyl - Mikecol - Jazz Bounce Essentials: 1st Edition - Hand numbered edition

New Orleans has always been a city of musical crossroads, where traditions blend and evolve into something entirely new. Jazz Bounce Essentials: 1st Edition captures that fusion in its purest form—a sonic journey where the improvisational soul of jazz meets the kinetic energy of bounce.

This record pulses with the rhythms of the city, echoing the brass-lined streets of a second line parade and the bass-heavy vibrations of a late-night club. Horns swell and cry like echoes of the past, while rolling 808s and chopped-up samples drive the music forward. The piano, central to both jazz and bounce, dances between complex harmonies and raw, percussive stabs, bridging the elegance of the past with the urgency of the present.

Each track unfolds like a conversation between eras—a saxophone riff that weaves through the bounce cadence, a jazz chord progression that resolves into a trunk-rattling drop, a call-and-response lifted straight from the church, now remixed for the dance floor. It’s music that swings, shakes, and never stands still, embodying the restless innovation that defines New Orleans.

Pressed onto vinyl, these sounds gain a warmth and texture that mirrors the city itself—gritty yet refined, polished yet undeniably raw. This first edition pressing is more than just a collection of songs; it’s a document of a movement, a testament to the ever-evolving heartbeat of New Orleans music.

Drop the needle, let the grooves settle in, and step into the sound of Jazz Bounce.