[ENJA Japanese Reissues]

The Japanese label, SOLID, is starting an ENJA reissue campaign now that they have completed the Bethlehem catalog.

Phase 1 will be available April 23rd at all the Japanese hotspots. Dusty Groove does not have any of these listed as forthcoming.

I don't know anything about this label or the quality of their output but some of these titles (Elvin Jones, Hal Galper) sound good.

Hal Galper - Speak With A Single Voice

Hal Galper`s live outing "Speak with a single Voice", featuring the same players as the great "Reach Out" (also on Enja), is excellent.

I thought "Reach Out" was on Steeplechase....and yes, it's a very nice album.

[New Graham Collier release. Luminosity - the Last Suites]

I've been playing this on and off now for several weeks and I must admit I'm hugely disappointed with it. To me it sounds formless, more like a rehearsal tape than a finished suite. I know it was recorded posthumously and I wonder whether that might have something to do with it. Perhaps it needed Graham to be there in order to realise what was intended.

Anyway I have lots of other treasured recordings by him, so all is not lost!

[May 16: Laurie Pepper - Why I Stuck with a Junkie Jazzman]

it's a little disingenuous to go public with such very personal things - like life with Art Pepper - and then complain when there is public discussion or issue. Nothing mean in any of this. As for living our own lives and not others - well, that's fine as long as those other lives are private. But otherwise it's a bit like a politican complaining about scrutiny. If you do work - recordings, books, films - they are scrutinized. If the work is about YOUR LIFE - as this is - it will also, justifiably, be scrutinized.

I meant nothing mean in what I said...I love Art's music and still rate hearing him at Ronnie Scott's in 1980 as one of my best musical experiences....EVER.

I just ..... DON'T LIKE THE TITLE.

[May 16: Laurie Pepper - Why I Stuck with a Junkie Jazzman]

mandatory purchase - another worthy effort from the "best widow in jazz" !!

I'll be buying a copy but.......I just wish she could have found a better title for it.

[JLH reissue plans]

This conversation re Joe Daley et al is what makes this Board so special. I've learnt so much since joining...thanks everyone!

[FS: Paul Desmond/Jim Hall Mosaic set]

My favorite Mosaic.

..and the best booklet. Paul Desmond was a VERY funny man!

[JLH reissue plans]

Jonathan - I'm very happy that you plan to issue the Joe Daley material. I'll definitely buy a copy as soon as it's released and I'll recommend it to others here and elsewhere.

Thanks for what you've done and for what you plan to do.

.......what Paul said.....

[Forthcoming ECM releases]

Release date June 17:

The're doing Donna Summer?!

...oooh, I do hope so.

[Various CDs for sale]

I'm having a clear-out and have a few CDs for sale:

Charles Tolliver - Impact (Strata-East) £8

Clare Fischer Big Band - Thesaurus (Koch Jazz) £4

Carl Perkins - Introducing (Fresh Sound) Free

Shorty Rogers - Bossa Nova (Reprise Japanese Reissue 2014) £3

John Carter & Bobby Bradford Quartet/Horace Tapscott Quintet - West Coast Hot (Novus) £10

Woody Shaw - Stepping Stones (Columbia Legacy) £4

Woody Shaw - Moontrane (Muse) £8

Woody Shaw - Imagination (Muse) £4

Woody Shaw - Setting Standards (32jazz) £8

Woody Shaw - Two More Pieces of the Puzzle: The Woody Shaw Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage/The iron Men (32jazz) £10

Charles Lloyd - Soundtrack/In The Soviet Union (Collectables) £3

Charles Lloyd - Journey Within/In Eaurope (Colectables) £3

Charles Lloyd/Warne Marsh - The Flowering/Warne Marsh (Collectables) £3

Postage at cost. For the UK this usually works out at about £1 per CD or cheaper for multiple purchases. Outside the UK will be dearer and I'll quote if anyone is interested.

[What live music are you going to see tonight?]

Glad another great tenor player besides Tony Malaby knows current fashion trends!!!

...exactly!

[What live music are you going to see tonight?]

Jack DeJohnette — Joe Lovano — Esperanza Spalding — Leo Genovese: The Spring Quartet

Tonight and tomorrow live in Athens, Greece! http://www.sgt.gr/en/programme/event/1258

Enjoy,

Alex

I saw them in Newcastle a few weeks ago and wasn't impressed.

A bit full of themselves, I thought.......and Joe Lovano wore his shirt outside his pants, never a good sign

[Are there any box bargains currently available?]

This one looks like a bargain to me.... released on Monday.

I'm a fan of Jef Gilson (and Jazzman Records):

http://www.jazzmanrecords.co.uk/jef-gilson-et-malagasy-jef-gilson-et-malagasy-cd-13424

[Are there any box bargains currently available?]

A couple of very cheap Quincy Jones boxsets that have attracted decent reviews:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Recordings-1955-59-Quincy-Jones/dp/B00GTSVNAI/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1398320308&sr=1-1&keywords=quincy+jones+complete

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Recordings-1960-62-Quincy-Jones/dp/B00GTSVPTM/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1398320308&sr=1-2&keywords=quincy+jones+complete

[Are there any box bargains currently available?]

Haven't see this RvG box set previously noted here.

Looks interesting at £5 a pop. I wonder what's included?

EDIT:

Ah, all the usual suspects unfortunately.........

http://shop.thejazzlabels.com/*/CD/Rudy-Van-Gelder-Remasters-20-Disc-Box-Set/375P03QX000

[Roscoe Mitchell, Fred Frith, George Lewis and BBC Scottish Symphony Or]

Thought this might be of interest to some:

Roscoe Mitchell, Fred Frith, George Lewis and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

10.00 pm British time on BBC Radio 3 and on replayer for a week for those who can access it.

Thanks for the heads-up, Bev

[How can I translate an e-mail to English?]

I'm using Windows Live Mail and wondered if anyone knows if it has an option to translate non-English e-mails as per Google Chrome etc. Right clicking the text doesn't give a "translate" option.

Edit:

I've found a way. The e-mail has an option to view in my browser ie Google Chrome which then automtically converts it....cool!

[Three or four favorite jazz albums of the 60's?]

Ornette Coleman - Golden Circle Vol. 1

Oliver Nelson - Blues and the Abstract Truth

Sonny Rollins - Alfie

Miles Davis E.S.P.

...played all of those to death at the time!

[the complete jazz at the philharmonic 1944-49 on verve]

There's a ten cd bargain box on Membran. No problem with sound quality. It costs under $20 if I remember correctly.

Have you got a link for this, Bigshot?

EDIT:

I found it at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jazz-at-Philharmonic-Norman-Granz/dp/B002PDB9LE/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1397488727&sr=1-3&keywords=membran+10+box+sets

The reviews with THIS particular amazon listing, howver, raise more questions as to the contents than they answer.

The majority seem to confirm that it is indeed a 10xCD set.

Can you confirm, Bigshot, that it contains everything that's on the Verve boxset?

[the complete jazz at the philharmonic 1944-49 on verve]

There's a ten cd bargain box on Membran. No problem with sound quality. It costs under $20 if I remember correctly.

Have you got a link for this, Bigshot?

EDIT:

I found it at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jazz-at-Philharmonic-Norman-Granz/dp/B002PDB9LE/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1397488727&sr=1-3&keywords=membran+10+box+sets

[Rev. Robert Wilkins Piedmont LP To Be Reissued]

My copy should arrive today. Looking forward to hearing it and comparing to the LP (even though I know that may make me crazy).

I'm disappointed at seeing the cover they used - a take off on the Stones Beggar's Banquet reissue. They should have used the original cover. It had some dignity and style.

Ah yes, I thought it looked familiar.

I agree the original cover was a lot more dignified but perhaps this version will appeal more to those who are not "hard-core" blues fans.

[Rev. Robert Wilkins Piedmont LP To Be Reissued]

My copy arrived today. It's beautifully remastered and sounds stunning .... plus it comes with the usual informative booklet from Bear Family.

What a fantastic album this is!

[Dave Douglas - Riverside]

Douglas is another of those players who made a bad first impression on me, and that I should go back and listen to again. It also didn't help that he's the most self-important musician I ever met; you get the sense he's always looking at himself in the mirror.

I don't know him but the couple of times I've seen him live he didn't come over like that. I really enjoy his playing and there's no two of his releases the same.

Also, he must be a decent businessman because he has all his recent releases available as CDs or lossless downloads from his own website, Greenleaf Music. That must be the way forward for musicians in the future.

[Dave Douglas - Riverside]

The new Dave Douglas album "Riverside" is due out on 15 April.

Details here:

http://www.greenleafmusic.com/

Sounds good.......

[Heartbleed Bug: Tech firms urge password reset]

Oh dear, something else to worry about!

[Stereo Jack's In Cambridge, MA not closing!]

Nice, and nice to be able to put a face to a name too.

The kind of shops we miss over here.

...the kind of shops we miss everywhere!

I was lucky enough to visit this shop during a holiday in New England back in 2002. Even then shops like this were becoming hard to find. I bought a nice copy of Gerry Mulligan's "Age of Steam".

....aah, those were the days!