Monk

[mrjazzman]

Are there any differences between "The Complete Blue Note Recordings"(which I own) and "Genius Of Modern Music, Vol.'s 1&2. The titles seem to be identical. Is there a difference in sound quality?

[Claude]

The individual CDs have been remastered by Rudy Van Gelder and sound much clearer.

Generally, the RVGs of pre-1955 Blue Note material (Monk, Miles, Bud, Brownie) show the biggest improvement in the reissue series.

[nmorin]

  mrjazzman said:

Are there any differences between "The Complete Blue Note Recordings"(which I own) and "Genius Of Modern Music, Vol.'s 1&2. The titles seem to be identical. Is there a difference in sound quality?

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The box set also includes a handful of songs recorded at a session under Milt Jackson's name--available on the ghastly-titled RVG "Wizard of the Vibes"--which are essential.

[Rosco]

I don't own the box but IIRC the live Five Spot recordings with Trane (issued as Discovery ) have been pitch corrected.

[jazzbo]

That's right. The Jackson material is available on RVG'd cds and sounds spectacular there. The only specific difference besides sonics you would get giving up the box set is the pitch-corrected Half Note tracks. . . .