Mr. Stu's Record Room

Stuart Kremsky was the San Francisco “Short Takes” correspondent for Cadence magazine from 1979-2007. His reviews have appeared in Option, Sound Choice, Cadence, and the IAJRC Journal. He was a sound man at the fabled Keystone Korner and for over ten years was the tape archivist for Fantasy Records, where his production credits include boxed sets of Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon, the Modern Jazz Quartet and the Grammy-nominated Sam Cooke With the Soul Stirrers. Email skremsky1 (at) gmail.com

Thursday, April 16, 2026

More Vault Treasures:From Yusef Lateef, Ahmad Jamal, Joe Henderson & Mal Waldron

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     Nobody runs a jazz club to get rich. Impresarios like Todd Barkan (Keystone Korner in San Francisco), Max Gordon (The Village Vanguard ...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Treasures From The Vaults: Art Pepper, Bill Evans, Cecil Taylor, Freddie King, Michel Petruccciani, & Roy Hargrove

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     Record Store Day was started in 2008 to “celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store” and it has led to a flood of sp...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Melissa Aldana: Filin

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          Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana showcases the romantic side of her art on the delightful Filin . Aldana has long wanted to make...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Ivo Perelman: Duos with Ray Anderson, John Butcher & Wadada Leo Smith

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     Tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman & Ray Anderson on trombone were half of the quartet that recorded Molten Gold in October 2022. Jus...

Thelonious Monk: Bremen 1965

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          Every jazz performance is an event, because true improvisers never play anything the same way twice. So the appearance of Bremen ...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Rahsaan Roland Kirk : Live in NY (1963) & Seattle (1967)

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     Too many people thought at first that Rahsaan Roland Kirk ’s multi-horn approach to Great Black Music was a gimmick. But if your ears a...
Monday, January 5, 2026

The Music That Kept Me Going in 2025

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 When I'm depressed after reading the news, this was the music of 2025 that brightened my days:   New Releases   Rez Abbasi Acoustic Qui...
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