Verse & PledgeMusic Join Forces to Reissue Vault of Iconic Recordings

Verse Music Group will be re-releasing four iconic albums from its Bethlehem Records catalogue through a PledgeMusic direct-to-fan preorder. Bethlehem Records' lengthy discography contains over 250 albums that freshly and ambitiously captured an era of music, including West Coast Cool Jazz and East Coast Bop from groundbreaking artists such as Nina Simone, Carmen McRae, Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Dexter Gordon, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, and Duke Ellington. The classic albums to be released through the PledgeMusic platform are Stan Levey'sGrand Stan, Bobby Scott's Great Scott, Eddie Davis' The Best of Eddie Lockjaw Davis and John Coltrane's In the Winners Circle.

By participating in this exclusive preorder through PledgeMusic, fans will also be able to enjoy PledgeMusic exclusives such as limited edition apparel, vinyl bundles, posters, t-shirts and more including exclusive footage from the vaults of these legendary VMG brands. Starting with Bethlehem Records, Jazz enthusiasts will be able to enjoy tracks restored from the original analog sound recording and digitally remastered to meet the highest level of clarity and quality standards. The experience will allow fans a behind-the-scenes update in the release process. Pledge your support now at:

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http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/eddielockjawdavis
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Verse Music Group founder and CEO, Curt Frasca looks forward to his company's partnership with PledgeMusic. "Verse Music Group has always been about acquiring value brands and creatively growing those brands internally as well as partnering with forward thinking companies that deliver results. PledgeMusic's platform is unique in offering a true "fan to artist experience" which offers Verse insight into what products fans truly want."

Benji Rogers, CEO and Founder of PledgeMusic commented: "We are delighted to be working with Verse Music Group and look forward to bringing their iconic artists and albums to the PledgeMusic community. Our direct-to-fan approach is delivering clear benefits to music labels of all genres and continues to win new partners in the industry such as Bethlehem Records and Verse Music."

About PledgeMusic

PledgeMusic is the world's leading online, direct-to-fan music platform, offering artists a unique way to engage their fans in the music making experience whilst interacting with PledgeMusic's global community of music fans. Since its inception in 2009, PledgeMusic has worked with artists and labels to deliver high impact campaigns that provide exclusive engagement, incentives and content for music fans as well as new commercial benefits and revenue streams for artists and music labels.

PledgeMusic's platform has generated chart topping albums worldwide. Successful campaigns have included campaigns have included Slash, The Libertines, Bring Me The Horizon, Ginger Wildheart, Ben Folds Five, Killing Joke, Emmy The Great and Rachel Yamagata amongst others.

About Bethlehem Records

Formed by Gus Wildi in the 1950s, Bethlehem Records includes an impressive roster of artists such as Nina Simone, Carmen McRae, Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Dexter Gordon, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, and Duke Ellington. Bethlehem Records' legacy is a lengthy discography that freshly and ambitiously captures and preserves an era of truly amazing music, including West Coast Cool Jazz and East Coast Bop. For more information about releases and merchandise visit the Bethlehem Records website here.

About Verse Music Group

Verse Music Group is a global entertainment company based in New York City founded by music industry veterans Curt Frasca and Sabelle Breer in 2010. Read more about Verse Music Group here.