Big Al Posted April 15, 2005 Report Posted April 15, 2005 (edited) One of the best reissue programs is gonna drain my wallet AGAIN!!! Check it out: April 12 (okay, I'm three days late; so shoot me!) Al Cohn Quintet featuring Bob Brookmeyer Sweets - Harry "Sweets" Edison (another thread about this album here!) Sittin' In - Dizzy Gillespie Joe Newman Quintet at Count Basie's April 26 Cugi's Cocktails - Xavier Cugat Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements Blues Caravan - Buddy Rich Jazz in 3/4 Time - Max Roach Edited April 16, 2005 by Big Al Quote
brownie Posted April 15, 2005 Report Posted April 15, 2005 The full lists is already out here. No extra added tracks Quote
king ubu Posted April 15, 2005 Report Posted April 15, 2005 No extra added tracks as usual... that's why I'm not so fond of these series, I preferred those older reissues... and they're looking like "by requests" anyhow, now, so why not just release the music and add what's around from those dates? Alright, I know, I don't have the right to hear anything, anyway, so... Quote
Big Al Posted April 15, 2005 Author Report Posted April 15, 2005 The full lists is already out here. Sorry I missed it. Where is it? Quote
mikeweil Posted April 15, 2005 Report Posted April 15, 2005 Xavier Cugat??? Not jazz, but probably fun: (for the uninformed) Quote
brownie Posted April 15, 2005 Report Posted April 15, 2005 The full lists is already out here. Sorry I missed it. Where is it? Big Al, I meant all the reissues you listed in your original post for this thread! Quote
Big Al Posted April 15, 2005 Author Report Posted April 15, 2005 The full lists is already out here. Sorry I missed it. Where is it? Big Al, I meant all the reissues you listed in your original post for this thread! OOOHHHHHHHH, now I get it! You meant that they had all already been released on your side of the pond! Some of us Americans, especially us Texans, are a little slow on the draw this AM! Quote
Big Al Posted April 15, 2005 Author Report Posted April 15, 2005 Xavier Cugat??? Not jazz, but probably fun: (for the uninformed) Heck yeah!!!! Quote
Brad Posted April 16, 2005 Report Posted April 16, 2005 Any thoughts on the the April 12 ones. I just picked up them up and haven't listened yet. Verve can't be serious about some of the April 26 reissues. Except for Max (which I have), the rest aren't worthwhile buying and Xavier (where's Charo) has got to be joke. Quote
Dave James Posted April 16, 2005 Report Posted April 16, 2005 Is the Krupa LPR big band stuff or a smaller ensemble? Any chance these might include Eddie Shu? It's very hard to find any of his recordings. He is very good. Up over and out. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 16, 2005 Report Posted April 16, 2005 The full lists is already out here. Sorry I missed it. Where is it? Big Al, I meant all the reissues you listed in your original post for this thread! OOOHHHHHHHH, now I get it! You meant that they had all already been released on your side of the pond! Some of us Americans, especially us Texans, are a little slow on the draw this AM! Don't want to search for it but we did talk about these releases about a month ago. I remember giving praise to Sweets and the Jam Session disc. Quote
Guest Chaney Posted April 16, 2005 Report Posted April 16, 2005 Don't want to search for it but we did talk about these releases about a month ago. I remember giving praise to Sweets and the Jam Session disc. THIS is? Lazy bastard! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 16, 2005 Report Posted April 16, 2005 Lazy Bastard responds with a "yes". Quote
kh1958 Posted April 16, 2005 Report Posted April 16, 2005 Any thoughts on the the April 12 ones. I just picked up them up and haven't listened yet. Verve can't be serious about some of the April 26 reissues. Except for Max (which I have), the rest aren't worthwhile buying and Xavier (where's Charo) has got to be joke. I picked up the Dizzy yesterday, and it's a pretty amazing line-up--Dizzy with Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, and Paul Gonsalves, backed up by Wynton Kelly, Wendell Marshall and J.C. Heard, and performing Dizzy Atmosphere, the Way You Look Tonight and two ballad medleys. On first listen, it sounded like outstanding music to me, with adequate sound. Quote
Big Al Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Posted April 17, 2005 Lazy Bastard responds with a "yes". LB2 responds with a "Same here!" Quote
Brad Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 Except for a couple of things (Oliver, Billie and Yuseef), the September offerings are nothing to scream about. Quote
JSngry Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 I dunno, Brad, that September release looks pretty good to me. The Ayler is one that I've long been curious about, will probably have deeply mixed feelings about, but will definitely buy asap. Probably his most controversial album, and in a career filled with controversy, that's saying something... I've listened to some samples of the Freda Payne (a mid-60s jazz vocal date) on AMG, and it sounds very nice. She used to sing with Basie, remember, so if all you know of her is "Band Of Gold" and such, this is anything but that. There's even a version of "Lonely Woman"! The Gato I remember from back in the day. It's just dandy, a continuation of his earlier Impulse! Latin work. So if you like Chapters 1 & 2... The only ones that I'm not too sure about are the Pharoah and the White, neither of which left much of an impression back in the day. But some of Pharoah's early 70s work sounds better to me now than it did then (although it's a question of degree...) so that one gets a "maybe" from me. We'll see how the money is then... The White turned me off mostly due to its recording quality, and it's semi-commercial trimmings. But it's got Prince Lasha & Cecil McBee, and White himself is a fine plyer, so again, we'll see how the money is in September. Your mileage will vary, of course, and Ayler is inevitably somebody for whom the mileage varies considerably, but for those who enjoy good jazz vocals with nice arrangements, the Freda Payne side will probably come as a most pleasant surprise. The one in the current series that completely snuck up on me is the Sittin' In thing. Paul Gonsalves? In a Granz mid-50s jam setting? Who knew? I'll be getting that one shortly, I guaranteee! Quote
rostasi Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 Nice rundown of the Pharoah 1973 Sessions (incl. "Elevation"): Pharoah 1973 Quote
jazzbo Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 I had poo-poo'd the Lateef before, but I was confused, thinking CTI instead of Impulse. . . this is a pretty decent record, and I'm looking forward to it. The New Grass I've got as a K2 Japanese Impulse cd and I really like it. I don't know that I'll buy it again having spent the import dollars for a great sounding copy, but Ayler fans should really enjoy this. . . or not. . .depending on how they feel about the final shift in h is presentation. I'm really looking forward to the Pharoah. When I'm in the right mood and situation, his entire Impulse catalog is da bomb for me. Quote
jazzbo Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 I also really like that "Spellbinder," which I have on Impulse cd from Japan; one of my favorites of his sessions, period. Quote
JSngry Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 I had poo-poo'd the Lateef before, but I was confused, thinking CTI instead of Impulse. . . I was wondering about that... Yeah, that CTI album is indeed "funny"! Quote
Dan Gould Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 The one in the current series that completely snuck up on me is the Sittin' In thing. Paul Gonsalves? In a Granz mid-50s jam setting? Who knew? I'll be getting that one shortly, I guaranteee! I didn't even know about this one til I saw your mention, so I headed over to the Verve site. Hawk, Getz, Gonsalves and Dizzy with Wynton Kelly? Oh, hell yeah! Quote
DMP Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 At this point, the "Verve" reissue series might be about the most interesting around - lots of unexpected titles this past year. (I wouldn't get too excited about the upcoming Oliver Nelson, though - half the album was a showcase for Impulse "discovery" Mel Brown - pretty routine.) Quote
Free For All Posted April 17, 2005 Report Posted April 17, 2005 Is the Krupa LPR big band stuff or a smaller ensemble? Any chance these might include Eddie Shu? It's very hard to find any of his recordings. He is very good. Big band, but Mulligan doesn't play. The specifics are HERE....... Looks like a good one. I don't think I've heard it before. Quote
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