CRAFT RECORDINGS’ ORIGINAL JAZZ CLASSICS

PRESENTS THREE LANDMARK PRESTIGE ALBUMS FROM

THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET, JOHN COLTRANE AND SONNY ROLLINS,

AS WELL AS BILL EVANS ON RIVERSIDE

 Steamin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet, John Coltrane’s Soultrane, How My Heart Sings! from The Bill Evans Trio and Sonny Rollins’ Work Time arrive December 4

All reissues feature all-analog mastering from the original tapes,

180-gram vinyl pressings and will also be newly available in 192/24 hi-res audio

The releases continue the centennial celebrations of Miles Davis and John Coltrane while also highlighting legends Sonny Rollins and Bill Evans

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Los Angeles, CA (October 13, 2026) – Craft Recordings’ acclaimed Original Jazz Classics (OJC) series returns December 4, with three essential recordings from the Prestige catalog and an offering from the Riverside archive. Continuing the year-long celebration of the centennials of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, OJC will reissue The Miles Davis Quintet’s Steamin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet and John Coltrane’s Soultrane, joined by Sonny Rollins’ Work Time and The Bill Evans Trio’s How My Heart Sings!

As with all OJC releases, these new editions feature all-analog (AAA) mastering from the original master tapes and are presented in faithfully reproduced tip-on packaging with an obi. Each LP is pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at RTI with lacquers cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Additionally, each title will be delivered to digital platforms in 192/24 hi-res audio. All four are available to pre-order/pre-save today, individually or as a bundle. Read on to learn more about each title below.

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The Miles Davis Quintet – Steamin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet

Original Jazz Classics celebrates Miles Davis’ centennial with the release of Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet. Released on Prestige in 1961 as one of four albums recorded in 1956 at Van Gelder Studios, Steamin’ features Davis with his first great quintet of John Coltrane, Paul Chambers, Red Garland and Philly Joe Jones. DownBeat shares, “This album is a must for anyone seriously interested in jazz.”

Click here to pre-order/pre-save Steamin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet, and stream “When I Fall in Love” (Remastered 2026)

John Coltrane – Soultrane

Original Jazz Classics celebrates John Coltrane’s centennial with this release of his 1958 album Soultrane. Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in New Jersey, the album contains five cuts from the quartet featuring Coltrane alongside pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor. Produced by Bob Weinstock, this recording birthed the term “Sheets of Sound.” The phrase was used by DownBeat reviewer Ira Gitler to describe Coltrane’s improvisation on the album, which consisted of high-speed arpeggios and scales in rapid succession.

Click here to pre-order/pre-save Soultrane, and stream “Theme for Ernie” (Remastered 2026)

 Sonny Rollins – Work Time

Released in celebration of the lasting impact Sonny Rollins has had on music, this Original Jazz Classics series edition revisits his 1956 Prestige album Work Time. Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, the album completes the quartet with players Ray Bryant (piano), George Morrow (bass) and Max Roach (drums).  Author and musician Peter Niklas Wilson called the album, “One of Rollins’ most brilliant sessions. In the opinion of many of the saxophone player’s fans it is the equal of the epochal Saxophone Colossus recordings.”

Click here to pre-order/pre-save Work Time and stream “There’s No Business Like Show Business” (Remastered 2026)

Bill Evans Trio — How My Heart Sings!

How My Heart Sings! captures the elegant lyricism and refined interplay of the Bill Evans Trio at a mature and confident moment in their evolution. Released in 1962 on Riverside Records, the recording features Bill Evans alongside Paul Motian on drums and Chuck Israels on bass, blending introspective balladry with buoyant swing. The trio moves effortlessly between jazz standards and original compositions, offering nuanced readings of pieces such as “I Should Care,” “In Your Own Sweet Way” and “Summertime,” each marked by Evans’ harmonic sophistication and the group’s conversational dynamic.

Click here to pre-order/pre-save How My Heart Sings! and stream “How My Heart Sings” (Remastered 2026)

Created in 1982 under Fantasy Records, Original Jazz Classics was relaunched in 2023. The series has reissued more than 850 jazz albums to date, drawing from a transformative jazz catalog that includes thousands of groundbreaking albums originally released by Prestige, Galaxy, Milestone, Riverside, Debut, Contemporary, Jazzland and Pablo.

Since its relaunch, Original Jazz Classics has continued to earn acclaim for the exceptional quality of its reissues, pairing meticulous all-analog mastering with premium pressings and faithfully reproduced packaging. Jazzwise praised the series’ sound as “absolutely sensational,” while Record Collector News wrote, “These records remind you why jazz collecting is worth the effort—great music, top-shelf sound and packaging that respects the original.” CLASH similarly noted that OJC titles “feature beautifully reproduced artwork,” adding, “The tip-on sleeves are a delight, and the mastering is consistently exceptional.” Meanwhile, All About Jazz praised the series for continuing to “cherry-pick some of the best” from the Fantasy vaults, calling its reissue of Vince Guaraldi and Bola Sete’s From All Sides “impeccable.”

Click here to pre-order/pre-save these new titles, including a bundle featuring all four, or click here to shop the complete OJC collection.

Tracklists:

John Coltrane – Soultrane

Side A

1. Good Bait
2. I Want to Talk about You

Side B

1. You Say You Care
2. Theme for Ernie
3. Russian Lullaby

The Miles Davis Quintet – Steamin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet

Side A

1. Surrey with the Fringe on Top
2. Salt Peanuts
3. Something I Dreamed Last Night

Side B

1. Diane
2. Well, You Needn’t
3. When I Fall in Love

Sonny Rollins – Work Time

Side A

1. There’s No Business Like Show Business
2. Paradox
3. Raincheck

Side B

1. There Are Such Things
2. It’s All Right with Me

Bill Evans Trio — How My Heart Sings!

Side A

1. How My Heart Sings
2. I Should Care
3. In Your Own Sweet Way
4. Walking Up

Side B

1. Summertime
2. 34 Skidoo
3. Ev’rything I Love
4. Show-Type Tune