ALWAYS HIP: VERVE AT 70 - VARIOUS Vinyl LP

Expected: 11/20/2026

Always Hip: Verve at 70 celebrates seven decades of Verve by bringing together an extraordinary multigenerational cast to reimagine its music. Today's jazz masters — including Buster Williams, Jabali Billy Hart, Ron Carter, Monty Alexander, Rufus Reid, and Lenny White — reinterpret compositions originally recorded on Verve.

Recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio, this record is both tribute and continuation: a celebration of the artists, songs, and spirit that made Verve the label that it is.

Tracks:

Side A
1. We See – Buster Williams, Steve Wilson, Stefon Harris, George Colligan, Lenny White
2. Organ Grinder Swing – Mike LeDonne, Mark Whitfield, Billy Hart
3. Always – Jeremy Pelt, Monty Alexander, Ron Carter, Steve Jordan

Side B
1. Soul Sauce (Gauchi Guaro) – Sammy Figueroa, Felipe Fournier, Bill O'Connell, James Genus, Steve Jordan, Marcos Torres
2. A Wonderful Guy – Monte Croft, Bill O'Connell, Rufus Reid, Nasheet Waits

Side C
1. Spanish Grease – Sammy Figueroa, Felipe Fournier, Antoine Roney, Clifton Anderson, Monte Croft, Bill O'Connell, James Genus, Steve Jordan, Marcos Torres
2. Very Early – Bill O'Connell, Rufus Reid, Nasheet Waits
3. Sumphin' – Clifton Anderson, Antoine Roney, Bill O'Connell, James Genus, Steve Jordan

Side D
1. Bumpin' On Sunset – Mark Whitfield, Mike LeDonne, James Genus, Steve Jordan, Sammy Figueroa
2. Song of the Outcasts – Buster Williams, Steve Wilson, Stefon Harris, George Colligan, Lenny White

Label: Verve