Jazz in Paris.

[couw]

Are those boxes being dumped in the States?

The regular prices for these is in the €55 ($65) range inb the shops around here. I have stayed away from them even if they look very good!

check in with amazon.fr

caiman offers all three boxes for 18euro there.

But then how much would be the shipping costs from the States?

Then the French customs would add import taxes as they do pretty often on shipments from the States...

Shipping is according to Amazon Marketplace rules: less than 3eur per item (you can only order one item at a time).

German customs only starts to moan from 22eur value for commercial traffic (this includes the postage) and 50eur for samples.

[tjobbe]

got one of mine today from Caiman. Great box set...looks fine

Cheers, Tjobbe

[clandy44]

Gitanes could teach Verve a thing or two about producing box sets. These are exquisite in every way. Even if the music was ordinaire (which it most definitely is not), the Parisian aura would carry the day. Thanks for alerting me to this set. Do you think great music adds to the quality of life?

[gslade]

Do you think great music adds to the quality of life?

Yes, very much so

Just ordered these sets

I have very little of the JIP single series

so this will be a welcome addition

[clandy44]

gslade, mine was of course a rhetorical question. You will love these boxes, just so very well done. These reissues are killing my treasury department.

Edited May 15, 2005 by clandy44

[gslade]

gslade, mine was of course a rhetorical question. You will love these boxes, just so very well done. These reissues are killing my treasury department.

I just can't believe that anyone can be insincere, not when God is in the Whitehouse

Can't wait to hear the music!

[John Delaney]

Much of the material used in the 'Jazz In Paris' series was taken from the Blue Star and Barclay labels.

Eddie Barclay founder of Blue Star (in 1949) and Barclay (in 1955) died 13 May last aged 84.

His obituary in today's Times (London) can be found at:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-1615226,00.html

[neveronfriday]

I received all those boxes a few days ago from Caiman. I have the entire JiP run already, but I thought it wouldn't kill me to get the boxes (luxury, I know). Caiman had them for as little as 15 (the cheapest one was 14.97 [strange price], the most expensive 19 something-or-rather) Euro per box in the beginning, and the booklets are worth that alone. Besides, eBay can have them if I should tire of having stuff double.

So far, they are definite keepers.

Real beauties.

Having gotten quite lazy at sifting through 100+ JiP CDs, the boxes now offer a fresh approach to the series. Hearing sth I like, I pick out the full disk and (re)discover it.

[Edit:] P.S.: That was the fastest Caiman shipment ever. I ordered them one Thursday and had all boxes the following Monday. They seemed to have plenty of them when I ordered. And, compared to the outrageous price of around (minimum) 49.90 at local shops, they were a REAL bargain.

Edited May 17, 2005 by neveronfriday

[brownie]

That was the fastest Caiman shipment ever. I ordered them one Thursday and had all boxes the following Monday. They seemed to have plenty of them when I ordered. And, compared to the outrageous price of around (minimum) 49.90 at local shops, they were a REAL bargain.

OK, OK, that's enough!

I get the message Caiman will have my order.

Will get those boxes back to Paris where they belong!

Even if it does look like another case of bringing coal to Newcastle

[neveronfriday]

That was the fastest Caiman shipment ever. I ordered them one Thursday and had all boxes the following Monday. They seemed to have plenty of them when I ordered. And, compared to the outrageous price of around (minimum) 49.90 at local shops, they were a REAL bargain.

OK, OK, that's enough!

I get the message Caiman will have my order.

Will get those boxes back to Paris where they belong!

Even if it does look like another case of bringing coal to Newcastle

They don't need coal in Newcastle?

[ejp626]

Just out of curiosity, if the material was already on a JiP title, is that clearly indicated (by title or number), or do you have to go to through your CDs and pull out the CDs by that particular artist?

I am looking forward to getting mine, which will hopefully be here before Friday (ideally today).

[king ubu]

I am looking forward to getting mine, which will hopefully be here before Friday (ideally today).

well, that better be *before* Friday, as they say: neveronfriday

[jazzbo]

Selections not otherwise in the series on separate cds are not in any way flagged or higlighted. . .

[king ubu]

Selections not otherwise in the series on separate cds are not in any way flagged or higlighted. . .

But how many of them are there? I still need a reason to order these sets... I should cut down my expenses, but as it has been said, 50 € is the regular prize, so the Caiman offerings are indeed a steal!

[jazzbo]

I haven't made a count. About a cd's worth is my guess.

[king ubu]

I haven't made a count. About a cd's worth is my guess.

Wow! That's much more than I have thought! Hmmmm... I'm hard pushed, I have to say!

[neveronfriday]

For those ready to do the footwork (comparing the original series to the content of the new boxes), here you go. I'm too lazy.

Jazz In Paris I: Champs Elysees 1917-1949

DISC 1: AUTOUR DU BOEUF SUR LE TOIT:

1. Toison d'Or/Holidays - Jean Cocteau

2. Mood Indigo - Garland Wilson

3. I'm Leavin' For Albany - Josephine Baker

4. J'Ai Deux Amours - Sam Wooding

5. Farewell Blues - Benny Carter

6. Josette - Orchestre Musette Swing Royal

7. L'OEil Noir - Joseph Reinhardt

8. Loin - Le Quintette Francais

9. Palm Beach - Andre Ekyan

10. 67 Rue Couperin - Christian Bellest

11. Michou - Michel Warlop

12. Minor Blues - Django Reinhardt

13. Danse Norvégienne - Django Reinhardt

14. Swamp Mist - Rex Stewart

15. I'm Confessin' - Rex Stewart

16. Laura - Don Byas

17. Somebody Loves Me - The New Stars Of The Hot Club De France

18. Mad Monk - Tyree Glenn

19. Nicole - Howard McGhee

20. Convulsions - James Moody

21. Margie - Sidney Bechet

22. St. James Infirmary - Bill Coleman

DISC 2: EN REMONTANT LE CHAMPS-ELYSEES:

1. Jumpin' at Pleyel - Bill Coleman

2. Stompin' at the Savoy - Bernard Peiffer

3. Venez Donc Chez Moi - Henri Renaud

4. Chasin' Sarah - Ronnell Bright

5. Swing 42 - Stephane Grappelli

6. Vega Blues - Andre Ekyan

7. Tire, Tire l'Aiguille - Mary Lou Williams

8. Sweet And Lovely - Dizzy Gillespie

9. Sad Walk - Chet Baker

10. What Is Thing Called Love? - Art Simmons

11. Night In Tunisia, A - Buddy Banks

12. Cherokee - Raymond Fol

13. Blue Rondo A La Turk - Elek Bacsik

14. Down In The Depths On The 90th Floor - Blossom Dearie

15. Man I Love, The - Jack Dieval

16. Trombones A Tout Faire - Michel Legrand

DISC 3: MINUIT SUR LES CHAMPS:

1. Florence Sur Les Champs-Elysees - Miles Davis

2. Bag's Groove - Eddy Louiss

3. Dance Of The Infidels - Art Blakey

4. Moment's Notice - Slide Hampton

5. Meeting - Rene Thomas

6. Three Little Words - Lester Young

7. Blues On The Champs-Elysees - Joe Newman

8. Blue Lester - Maurice Vander

9. When The World Was Young - Stan Getz

10. That's All - Sarah Vaughan

Jazz In Paris II: Montmartre 1924-1939

DISC 1: L'AGE D'OR:

1. Saint Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong

2. Will You, Won't You Be My Baby? - Louis Armstrong

3. Super Tiger Rag - Louis Armstrong

4. Song Of The Vipers - Louis Armstrong

5. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Louis Armstrong

6. Wo Ist Der Mann? - Marlene Dietrich

7. I Got Rhythm - Freddy Johnson

8. Harlem Bound - Freddy Johnson

9. Grabbin' Blues - Arthur Briggs

10. Japanese Sandman - Arthur Briggs

11. Novel Pets - Michel Warlop

12. Budding Dancers - Michel Warlop

13. China Boy - Danny Polo

14. Montmartre Moan - Danny Polo

15. Trees - Herman Chittison

16. Georgina - Ensemble Swing Du Hot Club Colonial

17. Voyage Au Long Cours - Fredy Jumbo Et Son Ensemble

18. Love Again - Wal-Berg & His Orchestra

19. Phillipe's Stomp - Orchestre Musette Swing Royal

20. Stumbling - Mitchell's Jazz Kings

DISC 2: DJANGO ET STEPHANE:

1. Louis Armstrong's Souvenir Of Django - Louis Armstrong

2. Saint Louis Blues - Stephane Grappelli

3. I've Found A New Baby - Stephane Grappelli

4. Jeepers Creepers - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

5. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

6. Time On My Hands - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

7. Mon Coeur Reste Pres De Toi - Nitta Rette

8. Swing From Paris - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

9. China Boy - Stephane Grappelli

10. Moonglow - Stephane Grappelli

11. It Don't Mean A Thing - Stephane Grappelli

12. Them There Eyes - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

13. Tea For Two - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

14. Swing 39 - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

15. Limehouse Blues - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

16. Appel Indirect (Appel Direct) - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

17. Billets Doux - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

18. Japanese Sandman - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

19. Twelfth Year - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

20. Hungaria - Quintette Du Hot Club De France

21. Cheri, Est-ce Que Tu M aimes? - Micheline Day

DISC 3: SOUVENIRS DE MONTMARTRE:

1. Le Bal Du P'tit Jardin - Gus Viseur

2. Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir - Stephane Grappelli

3. Clo's Blues - Jazz At The Philharmonic...

4. Way You Look Tonight, The - Dizzy Gillespie

5. Stompin' At The Savoy - Henri Salvador

6. Crazy Blues - Stephane Grappelli

7. Some Of These Days - Charlie Lewis

8. Don't Be That Way - Alix Combelle

9. I Got Rhythm - Andre Ekyan

10. Crazy Rhythm - Andre Ekyan

11. Night And Day - Bernard Zacharias

12. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Bernard Zacharias

13. Blues Jumped Out and Got Me, The - Bill Coleman

14. Hit That Jive Jack - Louie Williams

15. Mop Mop - Harry Cooper Et Son Orchestre

16. Minor Swing - Les Amis De Django

17. Lorsque Django Jouait - Gus Viseur

18. Tenderly - Bill Coleman

19. Place Blanche - Eddie Barclay

20. Grisbi Blues - Jean Wetzel

Jazz In Paris III: Saint-Germain-Des-Pres 1946-1956

DISC 1: FIGUES MOISIES:

1. Ah! Si J'avias Un Franc Cinquante (Whispering) - Boris Vian

2. Weary Way Blues - Claude Luter

3. Snake Rag - Claude Luter

4. Carolina Shout - Claude Luter

5. Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning - Claude Bolling

6. Dippermouth Blues - Claude Bolling

7. Valentine Stomp - Eddie Bernard

8. It Had To Be You - Sidney Bechet

9. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me - Sidney Bechet

10. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Sidney Bechet

11. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Sidney Bechet

12. After You've Gone - Sidney Bechet

13. Ooh! Boogie! - Sidney Bechet

14. Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Sidney Bechet

15. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - Sidney Bechet

16. Clarinet Marmalade - Albert Nicholas

17. Demi-Tasse - Albert Nicholas

18. Tiger Rag - Jimmy Archey

19. Texas Moaner Blues - Jimmy Archey

20. Mooche, The - Michel Attenoux

DISC 2: RAISINS MOISIS OU FIGUES AIGRES:

1. En Ce Temps-La - Don Byas

2. Deccaphonie - Django Reinhardt

3. Lady Be Good - Bernard Zacharias

4. Blue And Sentimental - Guy LaFitte

5. Flying Home - Peanuts Holland

6. Lester Leaps In - Charlie Singleton

7. Mon Legionnaire - Jean-Claude Fohrenbach

8. Nuages - Django Reinhardt

9. Gift For the Club - Buck Clayton

10. I'm Coming Virginia - Bill Coleman

11. Alembert's - Henri Crolla

12. Le Chaland Qui Passe - Jean-Claude Fohrenbach

13. I Only Have Eyes For You - Michel De Villers

14. Nearness Of You, The - Stephane Grappelli

15. These Foolish Things - Henri Crolla

16. Anouman - Django Reinhardt

17. Nuits De Saint-Germain-Des-Pres - Django Reinhardt

DISC 3: RAISINS AIGRES:

1. Al La Bud - Rene Urtreger Trio

2. Don't Touch The Grisbi - Bernard Peiffer

3. Minor Drops - Bobby Jaspar

4. You're A Lucky Guy - Clifford Brown

5. Samakoutra - Maurice Meunier

6. Marcel Le Fourrerur - The Modern Jazz Group Tentet

7. Devil's Dream - Pierre Michelot

8. Le Calife - Christian Chevallier

9. Half Nelson - Hubert Fol/Sacha Distel

10. There's A Small Hotel - Chet Baker

11. They Can't Take That Away From Me - Hubert Fol

12. Somebody Loves Me - Gerard Gustin

13. If I Had You - Bernard Peiffer

14. I've Found A New Baby - Zoot Sims/Henri Renaud

15. L'Imbecile - Rene Thomas

16. Black Bottom - Armand Migiani

17. Tasty Pudding - Chet Baker

Jazz In Paris IV: Rive Gauche, Rive Droite 1956-1959

DISC 1: RIVE GAUCHE:

1. Minou Drouet Stomp - Michel Attenoux

2. Menilmontant - Barney Wilen

3. Stewin' Up A Wig - Lucky Thompson

4. Impulsion Pour Toi - Jean Bonal

5. Sous Les Ponts De Paris - Pierre Michelot

6. Une Nuit Au Violon - Jean-Luc Ponty

7. Phenil Isopropilamine - Bobby Jaspar

8. Lorre - Errol Parker

9. Django - Stephane Grappelli

10. Nearness Of You, The - Jack Dieval

11. Overdose - Daniel Humair

12. Sent For You Yesterday - Alix Combelle

13. Fumee Aux Yeux - Michel De Villers

14. Willow Weep For Me - Toots Thielemans

15. We'll Be Together Again - Sonny Criss

16. Brigitte Strip Blues - Georges Arvanitas

17. Surprise Partie Au Bord De L'eau - Alain Goraguer

18. La Mort - Martial Solal

DISC 2: MADELEINE -REPUBLIQUE:

1. Les Oignons - Sidney Bechet

2. Flying At The Olympia - Lionel Hampton

3. Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong

4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Harold Nicholas

5. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - June Richmond

6. Parisian Thoroughfare - Quincy Jones & His Orchestra

7. Bluesette - Rhoda Scott

8. Lil' Darlin - Cootie Williams

9. Les Tricheurs - Jazz At The Philharmonic...

10. Mic's Jump - Jazz At The Philharmonic...

11. Blues Walk, The - Donald Byrd

12. Liberte - Max Roach

13. Blues March - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

DISC 3: LES GRANDES RENCONTRES:

1. Generique - Miles Davis

2. Concerto No. 2, L'Ete - Raymond Fol

3. Bess You Is My Woman Now - Eddy Louiss

4. Milt Jackson's Tahiti - Kenny Clarke

5. Crazy Rhythm - Lionel Hampton

6. Stomp, Look And Listen - Swing Machine

7. Makin' Whoopee - Oscar Peterson/Stephane Grappelli

8. Blues In The Dungeon - Stuff Smith/Stephane Grappelli

9. Lucky T. - Sammy Price/Lucky Thompson

10. Twins, The - Cat Anderson/Claude Bolling

11. Paul - Cat Anderson/Claude Bolling

12. Pentacostal Feeling - Lou Bennett/Donald Byrd

Enjoy.

I am enjoying II, 3 right now.

[neveronfriday]

All this info was ripped from the CD Universe site. They have the boxes, as stated elsewhere, for around $23. RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!

[ejp626]

My sets showed up today, so not on Friday after all. Anyway, the booklets are beautiful; I particularly like the full color reproductions of many of the original album covers making up the JiP sets. As much as I love the photos of Paris from the JiP set, it would have been nice to have the original covers reproduced inside somewhere, and now we do get a few of them.

Anyway, I will start listening soon to see what I think of the new organization of material.

[neveronfriday]

Received the Sacha Distel "Jazz Guitarist" double-CD today.

And that completes my set.

I now have each and every one of the JiP CDs.

Do I win something now?

[neveronfriday]

In every reincarnation as well.

[brownie]

Never, do you have the unnumbered JinP sampler with the CD-sized catalogue?

If you have that one, you're complete.

And in that case I'll mail you a copy of the 24 brochure that heralded the first 100 CDs in the series. It's in French. That'll teach you

[neveronfriday]

I hate you.

[neveronfriday]

I knew there must be one advantage to being French. Otherwise there wouldn't be soooooooooo many of you.

Was that one available in Paris, from Universal France directly, ...?

[brownie]

I saw those samplers in several Paris stores...

No brochure for you then

Oh I love Paris