爵士聞人鮑伯‧溫史塔克以銷售唱片及經營郵購起家,因長期浸淫紐約各大俱樂部裡而與諸多樂手為友,並因熟稔音樂市場生態及唱片公司運作機制而於1949年自創New Jazz廠牌,並於一年後更名為震古鑠今的Prestige唱片,而由薩克斯風手李‧柯尼茲領銜錄製的「潛在意識」即是首張創業之作。Prestige之所以能於爵士洪流熠熠不墜,除仰仗創始人溫史塔克主導品牌走向,由艾拉‧吉特勒、艾斯蒙‧艾德華至唐‧史克利騰組成陣容堅強的製作團隊,再加上魯迪‧范‧蓋爾德音場定位清晰與音色真實鮮活之錄音技術及邁爾‧戴維斯、約翰‧柯川與泰隆尼斯‧孟克等巨擘所向披靡之即興魅力,所發行的作品均成為擲地有聲的經典逸作。本輯收錄Prestige自1949年至1969年間所錄製25首嘔心逸作,各類樂風一應俱全,而於爵士大師氣宇昂揚的流暢演繹或交相對峙的奔騰語彙中,著實印證一個偉大爵士廠牌的傳奇與不朽!
【Disc 1】1.Subconscious-Lee/Lee Konitz 2.I'm In The Mood For Love/James Moody 3.I Want To Be Happy/Sonny Stitt Quartet 4.Blue Monk/Thelonious Monk 5.Airegin/ Miles Davis 6.Django/Modern Jazz Quartet 7.Tenor Madness/Sonny Rollins Quartet 8.St.Thomas/ Sonny Rollins9. If I Were A Bell/Miles Davis Quintet 10.My Funny Valentine/Miles Davis 11.Hey Now/Red Garland Trio 12.ILove You/John Coltrane 13.Why Was I Born?/John Coltrane
【Disc 2】1.Very Saxy/Coleman Hawkins 2.Lotus Blossom/Kenny Dorham 3.Hittin' The Jug/Gene Ammons 4.March On, March On/Oliver Nelson 5.Les/Eric Dolphy 6.The Plum Blossom/Yusef Lateef 7.Three For Dizzy/Roland Kirk 8.Soul Shoutin'/Stanley Turrentine 9.Misty Richard /"Groove" Holmes 10.Waltz For Geri/Pat Martino 11.Fried Bananas/ Dexter Gordon 12 More Today Than Yesterday/ Charles Earland