V.S.O.P. Label

[marcoliv]

several of their releases are popping up here on 2nd hand stores.

what should i get from their vaults?

thanks for any help as always

Marcus Oliveira

[Out2Lunch]

Here are a couple of their releases that I own and enjoy:

VSOP #5 The Pepper Adams Quintet

VSOP #7 The Eddie Costa Quintet

VSOP #8 Warne Marsh:Music For Prancing

VSOP #13 Victor Feldman on Vibes

VSOP #16 The Frank Rosolino 5

VSOP #17 The Richie Kamuca Quartet

VSOP #18 The Mel Lewis Sextet

For Starters..............................................................................................

[king ubu]

Here are a couple of their releases that I own and enjoy:

VSOP #5 The Pepper Adams Quintet

VSOP #7 The Eddie Costa Quintet

VSOP #8 Warne Marsh:Music For Prancing

VSOP #13 Victor Feldman on Vibes

VSOP #16 The Frank Rosolino 5

VSOP #17 The Richie Kamuca Quartet

VSOP #18 The Mel Lewis Sextet

For Starters..............................................................................................

Here's their website.

A very fine label indeed!

I have all the ones Out2Lunch listed.

The Eddie Costa is great, as is the Warne Marsh. The Kamuca, Feldman and Rosolino or other favorites of mine.

There's also a rather nice Marty Paich trio CD, a good Conte Candoli 4 disc, and one by Herbie Harper. The Marty Paich feat. Pepper is another one I like, and the Don Fagerquist octet I really like, too.

Then the Oscar Moore quartet disc (on Tampa originally, while all the above ones were on the Mode label) is another really cool disc - with Carl Perkins.

And a good Stan Levey disc's there, too...

What you have to be aware is that most of these CDs clock in at around 30 minutes (which I have no problem with).

ubu

[Out2Lunch]

Then the Oscar Moore quartet disc (on Tampa originally, while all the above ones were on the Mode label) is another really cool disc - with Carl Perkins.

I forgot about the Oscar Moore, its very good too!

[brownie]

I'll plug in the 'Piano Playhouse' album with solo piano contributions fro; Jimmy Rowles, Carl Perkins, Paul Smith, Lou Levy and Gerry Wiggins. This was originally recorded for Mode but never appeared on that label. VSOP resuscitated that one.

[Big Wheel]

Marcus, if you want to hear these before you buy I'll be playing about 4 or 5 of them on my radio program featuring Carl Perkins this Wednesday. I'll post more info when things are finalized, but we will be playing the Pepper Adams, Richie Kamuca, Oscar Moore, and Victor Feldman, and possibly the Piano Playhouse album too.

[Hank]

One more VSOP recommendation to add to this list of very worthy titles:

The Wright Approach by Dempsey Wright. It's got Wright on guitar with Richie Kamuca, Victor feldman, Ben Tucker, and Stan Levey. All arranged and produced by Bill Holman.

[marcoliv]

thanks for all the informations so far

big wheel, can you provide me a weblink to your radio show?

Marcus Oliveira

[BruceH]

Another vote for the Pepper Adams and the Eddie Costa. Hard to go wrong with this label, though it's easy to bankrupt yourself buying too many at once.

[Big Wheel]

thanks for all the informations so far

big wheel, can you provide me a weblink to your radio show?

Marcus Oliveira

Marcus, see here: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=7065

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

and the Don Fagerquist octet I really like, too.

Yes, w/Geller, Paich, Mel Lewis & Co....an absolute winner!!

[Brad]

Marcus,

These are all great. I really love them, especially the Pepper Adams cd. That is just fantastic Pepper. I believe there's also a Stan Levey one that's very good. And so is the Conde Candoli. If you can get them all. BTW, there happens to be a copy of the Stan Levey cd on Ebay right now.

Edited January 27, 2004 by Brad

[jazzbo]

I have a lot of these, and really like them. The Oscar Moore, the Eddie Costa and the Pepper Adams probably get the most play. . . .

[marcoliv]

these are the ones that i have seen available so far:

Gabe Baltazar - Back In Action

Conte Candoli Quartet

John Metzger - The Spinner

Marty Paich Trio

Eddie Costa Quintet

Herbie Harper Sextet

that's what i remember. 9 USD approx for each one

thanks once again

Marcus Oliveira

[jazzbo]

Of those I would say target the Candoli, the Costa and/or the Harper.

[king ubu]

Of those I would say target the Candoli, the Costa and/or the Harper.

yep

and add the Paich if you can afford AND like some real LIGHT piano trio jazz. Red Mitchell and Mel Lewis aboard, it's a cool disc, in my opinion (though I guess not everybody likes Paich the pianist that well...)

The Costa is absolute first class, in my opinion!

ubu

[brownie]

Then there is the Jimmy Rowles 'Our Delight', 1968 trio sides which came out on VSOP a while back. Wonderful album by a Master!

[marcoliv]

thanks Lon, will try to pick them on saturday

MCO

[ghost of miles]

In addition to the many outstanding titles listed above, I also enjoy L.A. trumpeter Clora Bryant's GAL WITH A HORN. I believe this is her only date as a leader:

Hoping to get the Oscar Moore soon, esp. because of the presence of Carl Perkins.

[ghost of miles]

Just picked up the Bill Holman/Mel Lewis Quintet JIVE FOR FIVE cd from this label and am going to spin it on my way up to Indianapolis this afternoon. Got interested in it because Wayne Shorter covers Jimmy Rowles' "502 Blues" on one of his mid-1960s Blue Note albums.

[mjzee]

I believe most or all of these are available for download on eMusic.

[kenny weir]

I have the Holman/Orbit and the Fagerquist album on this label. I thought it was called Eight By Eight. But on their site it's tagged Music To Fill A Void. Huh?

Has anyone bought from their site? The price is pretty good compared to World Records.

And that Virgil Gonsalves Big Band disc has me intrigued. I've dug him ever since he did all thet long, hot blowing with Duke at Newport.

Edited October 5, 2006 by kenny weir

[AndrewHill]

Up for air. This is such a great label making so many MODE titles available at reasonable prices, plus even more obscure lables such as Hollywood and Tampa. Hard to believe that Mode got so many great artists and yet they never seem to obtain the same popularity as Blue Note and Prestige.

I can't recommend these enough:

Pepper Adams Quintet

Eddie Costa Quintet

Frank Rosolino Quintet

Mel Lewis Sextet

Warne Marsh-Music for Prancing

Vic Feldman on the vibes

[Stefan Wood]

agreed

[Big Beat Steve]

Agreed too. Considering the limited number of items that MODE released, they certainly had lots of high-calibre players.

But apparently they were located on the "wrong" coast and did not have enough "angry young horn blowers" in their ranks to achieve anything like the BN cult status.