Resonance’s Jazz RSD Picks

Resonance Records used Record Store Day 2026 to launch four archival jazz LPs from Chicago’s Jazz Showcase, centered on Ahmad Jamal, Joe Henderson, Yusef Lateef, and Mal Waldron. (recordstoreday.com) All four titles were released on April 18 as Record Store Day exclusives through participating independent shops. Record Store Day lists Ahmad Jamal’s *At the Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago* as a 2-LP run of 2,000 copies and Joe Henderson’s *Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase* as a 3-LP run of 2,000 copies. (recordstoreday.com 1) (recordstoreday.com 2) The other two titles were pressed in slightly smaller runs. Record Store Day lists Yusef Lateef’s *Alight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase* as a 3-LP edition of 1,800 copies and Mal Waldron’s *Stardust & Starlight: Live at the Jazz Showcase* as a 2-LP edition of 1,800 copies. (recordstoreday.com 1) (recordstoreday.com 2) The releases are built around previously unissued club recordings from Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase in Chicago, all taped in the 1970s. Resonance says Jamal was recorded on March 20-21, 1976, Henderson in February 1978, Lateef in June 1975, and Waldron in August 1979. (resonancerecords.org) The label is packaging the records as the opening wave of a broader “Live at the Jazz Showcase” series drawn from Segal’s archive. *The Absolute Sound* said the first batch points to “the caliber of the players” expected in later installments from the collection. (theabsolutesound.com) The personnel help explain the attention around the set. Record Store Day says Henderson’s date features Joanne Brackeen, Steve Rodby, and Danny Spencer; Lateef’s set features Kenny Barron, Bob Cunningham, and Albert “Tootie” Heath. (recordstoreday.com 1) (recordstoreday.com 2) Jamal’s trio on the Chicago tapes includes bassist John Heard and drummer Frank Gant, according to Record Store Day. Waldron’s set adds bassist Steve Rodby, drummer Wilbur Campbell, and guest saxophonist Sonny Stitt on two songs. (recordstoreday.com) (recordstoreday.com) Jazz-focused outlets treated the Resonance slate as one of the stronger archival veins in this year’s Record Store Day list. Tracking Angle grouped the four albums together as a notable Resonance cluster from Joe Segal’s club, while *ecoustics* called the Waldron release “rare, high quality performances from the archives.” (trackingangle.com) (ecoustics.com) Record Store Day began in 2007 as an initiative by independent record store owners and held its first event on April 19, 2008. In 2026, Resonance used that annual one-day retail rush to turn four long-shelved Jazz Showcase tapes into collector LPs. (recordstoreday.com)