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PRE-ORDER: Rudolph Johnson "The Second Coming" LP (Limited Edition Blue With Black Swirl Vinyl)

PRE-ORDER: Rudolph Johnson "The Second Coming" LP (Limited Edition Blue With Black Swirl Vinyl)

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THIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around NOVEMBER 6th, 2026. Any items ordered with this will be held until they can ship together. If you need other items faster please place a separate order for those items.

The album title is apt, as this was saxman Rudolph Johnson’s second album for the Black Jazz label. But more importantly, the quality of the music it contains renders the more common, Messianic meaning of the phrase “the second coming” equally applicable. Saxman and bandleader Rudolph Johnson never attained the commercial success of some of his contemporaries, but his fans consider him the rightful heir to John Coltrane’s improvisational genius. And with keyboardist Kirk Lightsey in the band for this go-round, sparks are gonna fly, starting right off with the cookin’ album opener “The Traveler,” which if you close your eyes will definitely bring to mind Coltrane’s classic quartet circa the early ‘60s. Indeed, unlike most of the other releases on the Black Jazz label, The Second Coming barely nods to the fusion and soul jazz trends that were sweeping jazz at the time. Instead, this is expressive, free improvisation at its best, beautifully recorded by producer Gene Russell and deserving of a much wider audience than it found the first time. Remastered and annotated, and limited to 500 blue with black swirl copies!

street date 11/6/2026

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