{"product_id":"gary-bartz-ju-ju-man-indie-exclusive-sky-blue-vinyl","title":"Gary Bartz - Ju Ju Man (Indie Exclusive Sky Blue Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndie Exclusive Sky Blue 180g Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatalyst Records reissues \u003cem\u003eJu Ju Man\u003c\/em\u003e on 180-gram sky blue vinyl as an independent-retail exclusive, with a street date of December 18, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGary Bartz recorded the album for the West Coast Catalyst label in 1976. By then, as Catalyst's notes recount, he had played in Miles Davis's band and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and led the NTU Troop. Here he plays alto and soprano saxophone, clarinet and synthesizer and sings, with Charles Mims Jr. on piano, Curtis Robertson on electric and acoustic bass and Howard King on drums. Syreeta sings on \"My Funny Valentine.\" Pat Britt produced the session at Sage \u0026amp; Sound, Jim Mooney engineered, and the lacquers were cut at Masterdisk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Bartz originals, \"Ju Ju Man\" and \"Pisces Daddy Blue,\" sit beside John Coltrane's \"Straight Street,\" Rodgers and Hart's \"My Funny Valentine\" and Billy Strayhorn's \"Chelsea Bridge.\" Catalyst's notes for the reissue call it one of his finest sessions as a leader, and a collector's obscurity for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJu Ju Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Funny Valentine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStraight Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePisces Daddy Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChelsea Bridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*** Indie Exclusive ***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 741869419014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.18.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Catalyst Records","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":67588718133406,"sku":"EVP-F8FE0666-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/garybartz-jujuman-color-mock.jpg?v=1792099913","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/gary-bartz-ju-ju-man-indie-exclusive-sky-blue-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}