wolff Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 (edited) Your favorite. What you think is the best. Not limited to jazz. Independent reissue labels, not majors. We all know Proper and Disconforme are the best/most favored, so no one needs to mention them here. Being into vinyl Classic Records tops my list. Year in year out they come up with very nice titles. If you just looked at them regarding titles released(not format) they are very impressive. Since July 2004, here is what's been released or will soon be released: Neil Young: Greatest Hits Horace Parlan: On the Spur of the Moment Mono Horace Parlan: On the Spur of the Moment Stereo Alan Parsons: Eye In The Sky Berlioz: Requiem The Who: My Generation Sonny Criss: Jazz U.S.A. Dvorak: Cello Concerto Benny Green: Back On The Scene, Mono Lou Donaldson: Lou Takes Off - Mono Lou Donaldson: Lou Takes Off - STEREO Hugh Masekela: Almost Like Being In Jazz Stokowski: Rhapsodies Harry Belafonte: Belafonte Sings The Blues Berlioz: Requiem Horace Silver: 6 Pieces of Silver Strauss: Waltzes Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman Alan Parsons: Turn of a Friendly Card Jackie McLean: Swing, Swang, Swingin' MONO Sonny Red: Out of the Blue - Mono Dave Brubeck: Time Out Simon and Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water The Royal Ballet Gala Proformance Noel Redding: The Experience Sessions Jimi Hendrix: Band Of Gypsys Ray Charles: Porgy and Bess Sarah McLachlan: Mirrorball Roy Orbison Greatest Hits The Who: Who's Next Casino Royale Muddy Waters: Folk Singer Canonball Adderly: Somethin' Else John Coltrane: Blue Train Patricia Barber: LIVE, A Fortnight In France Crosby, Stills & Nash Lee Morgan: Volume 3 MONO Jhnny Griffin: A Blowin' Session MONO Hank Mobley: Hank MONO Sonny Clark: Dail "S" for Sonny MONO Sonny Clark - Sonny's Crib - MONO Johnny Griffin "The Congregation" - MONO Peter Gabriel: Shaking The Tree Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock Aaron Neville: Warm Your Heart Duke Ellington: Money Jungle Duke Ellington: Piano in the Background Duke Ellington: Piano in the Foreground Roy Orbison: In Dreams MONO Beth Orton: Central Reservation Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock Grey De Lisle: The Graceful Ghost Ellington: Jazz Party In Stereo Willie Nelson: Stardust Beethoven #3 (Bruno Walter, CSO) In Dreams- Stereo Sarah McLachlan: AfterGlow Dido: Life for Rent Humble Pie: Rockin' at the Fillmore Pete Townshend: Who Came First Edited July 12, 2005 by wolff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 (edited) From an European perspective, a no contest: Fresh Sounds Every month, the label brings new and rediscovered gems... Edited July 12, 2005 by brownie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Dutton Vocalion would get my current vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Dutton Vocalion would get my current vote. ← Forgot to report, Mr. Sydney ( ), that I am proud owner of some sinister Marigolds with a weird voice, as well as some crazy Petr-ist acrobatics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 (edited) Good move, King Ubu ! I picked up both of these on Saturday and am suitably impressed. The 'Black Marigolds' has some great Joe Harriott and very varied arrangements by Garrick (I have a vinyl so no big suprises really - it's a straight reissue). The Westbrook 'Love Songs' is the definitive CD issue. Mike has swapped the single of 'Original Peter' for the original LP version and also added the single 'Magic Garden' as a bonus track (along with the original 'Original Peter' ). To my mind he is correct and the album is significantly improved as a result. A few cosmetic changes added to the original Deram sleeve art as well, nothing major. Sound of the new CD is also better than the Jap issue (and how many times can one say that..?) Have you got hold of the Skidmore and Henry Lowther yet? Anyway, end of Brit-Jazz sideline and back to the topic at hand... Edited July 12, 2005 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 I vote for the late lamented Masters of Jazz. Has anyone ever done Ellington better? And their treatment of early Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie is equally fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 I vote for the late lamented Masters of Jazz. Has anyone ever done Ellington better? And their treatment of early Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie is equally fine. ← Same goes for the Charlie Christian series. I think volume 9 is the only CD including the "Stompin' At The Savoy" from Minton's (May 8, 1941) British labels: Everybody knows about JSP, but IMHO Scottish label Hep is very good too. F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 (edited) For Pre-WW2 blues, Yazoo is a personal favorite. They seem to get the best possible sound out of rare and often poorly recorded material. Ace Records in the UK does a very good job with often obscure blues and r&b reissues - very good sound, good liner notes (but usually and unfortunately no discographical details). Bear Family does great reissues of country, blues, rock & roll, r&b, even pop. In terms of completeness, they outMosaic Mosaic. Unfortunately, the completeness can be overwhelming - I don't listen to my Bear Family boxes very often, and there are a few that I haven't yet listened to all the way through. However, that's my problem and not their's. Edited August 15, 2005 by paul secor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 I vote for the late lamented Masters of Jazz. Has anyone ever done Ellington better? And their treatment of early Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie is equally fine. ← That would have been my label of choice it it was still in existence... When it was alive, the label did justice to most of the important names of jazz history: Armstrong, Basie, Bechet, Duke, Christian, not to forget Lunceford, Jelly Roll, Wardell Gray, Teddy Wilson, Prez, etc... I have managed to collect nearly all of the Masters of Jazz releases and damn the day the label ceased operations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 My personal fave for the past couple of years has been Hep. In addition to reissuing major stars of the swing era, they put out CDs covering lesser-known leaders like Jack Jenny, Sam Donahue, and Johnny Bothwell... and they've put out seven CDs covering Indiana native Claude Thornhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Fresh Sound is pretty cool, and Water could be cooler eventually. Revenant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Fresh Sound is pretty cool, and Water could be cooler eventually. Revenant! ← So that would make them a water cooler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 I really regret that I can't buy a whole bunch of Masters of Jazz, I should have been collecting the Basie series! I want to mention Jazz Oracle. Wow. What a great label! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 I'd also have to vote for Fresh Sounds, with a vote for Blue Moon (although I'm not sure they're not part of Fresh Sounds). What about V.S.O.P.? They put out the old Mode label and that was a great label. I'm not sure if Mosaic belongs in this post since they're affiliated with BN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Blue Moon (although I'm not sure they're not part of Fresh Sounds). If I'm not mistaken, it is the other way around. F U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 (edited) Thanks for alerting me to this label. I came across their Billy Strayhorn set yesterday and, now being aware of the label, I snapped it up immediately. I vote for the late lamented Masters of Jazz. Has anyone ever done Ellington better? And their treatment of early Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie is equally fine. ← That would have been my label of choice it it was still in existence... When it was alive, the label did justice to most of the important names of jazz history: Armstrong, Basie, Bechet, Duke, Christian, not to forget Lunceford, Jelly Roll, Wardell Gray, Teddy Wilson, Prez, etc... I have managed to collect nearly all of the Masters of Jazz releases and damn the day the label ceased operations! ← Edited July 15, 2005 by kh1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregK Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Does Hatology count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Their reissues do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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