montg Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 The Fantasy web site now says the release date for these has slipped to "sometime this summer Concord's priority is getting out, and marketing, their new Debby Boone album, 'Reflections of Rosemary'. They can't be bothered with meeting a release schedule for Coleman Hawkins etc. It's all about priorities. What a mixed up country this is. Quote
Dave James Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 With Kamuca and Gordon on the Manne OJC, that makes it at least 3/5ths of the Blackhawk band. If Monty Budwig is on bass, then 4/5ths. I assume Russ Freeman the pianist on this date...yes? Up over and out. Quote
DMP Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 This continues Fantasy's recent trend of retitling the Shelly Manne catalog for the 21st century. Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 10, 2005 Report Posted March 10, 2005 The Fantasy web site now says the release date for these has slipped to "sometime this summer". Hmmmm..... Quote
Bluerein Posted March 11, 2005 Report Posted March 11, 2005 Thanks to the Concord merger we'll see a lot less reissues from Fantasy. Thanks a lot...... Quote
bebopbob Posted March 13, 2005 Report Posted March 13, 2005 Still no George Robert - Tom Harrell Quintet Sun Dance issued as an OJC! A great set on Contemporary from 1987 that never made it to CD. George Robert - soprano/alto sax Tom Harrell - trumpet/flugelhorn Dado Moroni - piano Reggie Johnson - bass Bill Goodwin - drums Quote
jazzydaddy Posted March 15, 2005 Report Posted March 15, 2005 Still no George Robert - Tom Harrell Quintet Sun Dance issued as an OJC! A great set on Contemporary from 1987 that never made it to CD. George Robert - soprano/alto sax Tom Harrell - trumpet/flugelhorn Dado Moroni - piano Reggie Johnson - bass Bill Goodwin - drums Hmmmmm.... I recently obtained a sealed copy of "Sundance" on LP. Haven't opened it yet. I didn't realize it hasn't been issued on CD yet. I guess I'd better plan on transferring it to CD-R before I put any wear on it. Who knows if it will ever see the light of day in CD format. These things are dolled out in very small portions. Don Quote
Roger Hiles Posted April 14, 2005 Author Report Posted April 14, 2005 For what it's worth, the news about this batch of reissues has been removed from the Fantasy website and replaced by news of a new Sonny Rollins release due out on August 30. Whether that means they are no longer coming at all, or are coming after August 30, who knows? Quote
bertrand Posted April 14, 2005 Report Posted April 14, 2005 (edited) Very bad news. We knew this day was coming soon, but it still hurts. Glad I stocked up on Fantasy over the last few years. Of course, I didn't get every title in the catalog that I could possibly want, but I just don't have the money, space to put it all, or time to listen to it. Bertrand. Edited April 14, 2005 by bertrand Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted April 21, 2005 Report Posted April 21, 2005 A shame if they deep-six that Manne 'Son of Gunn'. Quote
ghost of miles Posted April 21, 2005 Report Posted April 21, 2005 I'll be pretty peeved too if SON OF A GUNN has indeed gotten the axe. Picked up a bunch of Fantasy titles last year... looks like I'd better move soon on the ones that are still on my list. Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted April 21, 2005 Report Posted April 21, 2005 Upon whom shall we exact our revenge? B-) Quote
ghost of miles Posted April 21, 2005 Report Posted April 21, 2005 Upon whom shall we exact our revenge? B-) I would suggest Pat Ewing Jr., as he just transferred from IU to Georgetown... but I think that's IU's gain and Georgetown's loss... whomever we choose, perhaps we should enlist this gentleman's assistance? Quote
Brad Posted April 21, 2005 Report Posted April 21, 2005 (edited) Unless I'm wrong, it seems like it's been about 6 months since we've seen any OJCs. Alan's jazz site has these coming out in the Summer along with the K2s. Weren't those also supposed to be out around now? Edited April 21, 2005 by Brad Quote
Roger Hiles Posted April 22, 2005 Author Report Posted April 22, 2005 Yeah, I was hoping "Son of Gunn" would make it out before anything drastic happened to the Fantasy catalog. When did the last OJC (til now, hopefully!) come out? I think it was Johnny Griffin's Pisces-- came out in October 2004. Quote
Head Man Posted April 22, 2005 Report Posted April 22, 2005 What about these OJCs which came out recently: Duke Pearson - Dedication Wilbur Ware - Chicago sound Jimmy Woods - Awakening Teddy Charles - Evolution and Coolin' or don't they count? Quote
Claude Posted April 22, 2005 Report Posted April 22, 2005 Recently? Those albums have been reissued on CD some years ago already. Quote
Head Man Posted April 22, 2005 Report Posted April 22, 2005 Sorry, I must have missed them when the came out originally. I picked them up recently from DustyGroove & assumed they were new releases. Quote
Roger Hiles Posted April 23, 2005 Author Report Posted April 23, 2005 I've noticed all the OJCs being highlighted on Dustygroove-- wonder if this isn't a sign of discounting/inventory clearance by the new owners? Quote
mikeweil Posted April 23, 2005 Report Posted April 23, 2005 I've noticed all the OJCs being highlighted on Dustygroove-- wonder if this isn't a sign of discounting/inventory clearance by the new owners? Could just as well mean the bastards want to profit on all the talk about them going OOP. Or the new owners know better how to promote the CDS through retailers. Quote
Roger Hiles Posted July 22, 2005 Author Report Posted July 22, 2005 Here's the latest on this batch: The Jazzmatazz site lists a release date of August 30 for everything-- OJCs, 20-bits, plus the Sonny Rollins live date. The are only links to CD Universe for pre-orders for a few titles so far (NOT including Son of Gunn), but at least it's something positive. The Fantasy site's new release page has finally been updated (after about 6 mos.), but only the Rollins date is listed. Quote
montg Posted July 28, 2005 Report Posted July 28, 2005 I e-mailed the fantasy/concord folks a few weeks ago asking if they were planning any new releases soon. No response. So much for customer relations. Quote
Roger Hiles Posted August 5, 2005 Author Report Posted August 5, 2005 This batch of "April" releases are (mostly) up on the Fantasy Web site (finally!): OJCs Only 6 of the 10 20-bits in the original January announcement are listed: 20-bits So it doesn't look like these four made it (at least not yet): Miles Davis, Dig Coleman Hawkins, Soul John Coltrane, Standard Coltrane Yusef Lateef, Eastern Sounds "Street date" is Aug. 30 for both. Quote
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