Clunky Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 I picked up this excellent late Bill Evans set from amazon.co.uk but it's even cheaper I found out later if you get it from amazon.fr they have it for only £40 , which is excellent value the music is pretty good too although i am only through one of the 6 discs recommended any one else know this release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 When were the tracks recorded? I haven't heard of this. Does it have stateside release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted March 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Its on Warner recorded June 1980 at Village Vanguard, Mosaic had it as an LP only set some time back , an abbreviated version appeared on just 2CDs called The Artists choice or something deepdiscountcd have it for $75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 I like the two Milestone 8CD-sets, Consecration and The Last Waltz, even better. These contain Bill Evans' last recordings: the complete sets he played with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera at San Francisco's Keystone Korner, about two weeks before his death in September 1980, and the music's absolutely brilliant. I managed to get the Japanese 20-bit Digital K2 remastered sets, and they sound wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 I've ordered The Last Waltz set from Mr. Tanno and I can't wait to get me hands (ears?) on it. (Apparently not a set that Mr. T keeps in stock as I've waited a little over a week to hear that he can even get the set for me. I have few doubts that he'll come through though.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed S Posted March 13, 2003 Report Share Posted March 13, 2003 I've got the Mosaic LP set. Fabulous music. I'll definitely have to check out Consecration and The Last Waltz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibes Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 I like the two Milestone 8CD-sets, Consecration and The Last Waltz, even better. These contain Bill Evans' last recordings: the complete sets he played with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera at San Francisco's Keystone Korner, about two weeks before his death in September 1980, and the music's absolutely brilliant. I managed to get the Japanese 20-bit Digital K2 remastered sets, and they sound wonderful. I saw the K2 version of "Consecration" today, but at $230, it seemed like a rip-off. I see that HMV Japan has a Japanese "Consecration" pressing for about $140. Is this the K2 set? Are all Japanese pressings K2 remastered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 I like the two Milestone 8CD-sets, Consecration and The Last Waltz, even better. These contain Bill Evans' last recordings: the complete sets he played with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera at San Francisco's Keystone Korner, about two weeks before his death in September 1980, and the music's absolutely brilliant. I managed to get the Japanese 20-bit Digital K2 remastered sets, and they sound wonderful. I saw the K2 version of "Consecration" today, but at $230, it seemed like a rip-off. I see that HMV Japan has a Japanese "Consecration" pressing for about $140. Is this the K2 set? Are all Japanese pressings K2 remastered? I thought that the JPN 'Consecration' K2 set was packaged in the white box.....but since Hans has it, he'll be able to clue us in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 I like the two Milestone 8CD-sets, Consecration and The Last Waltz, even better. These contain Bill Evans' last recordings: the complete sets he played with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera at San Francisco's Keystone Korner, about two weeks before his death in September 1980, and the music's absolutely brilliant. I managed to get the Japanese 20-bit Digital K2 remastered sets, and they sound wonderful. I saw the K2 version of "Consecration" today, but at $230, it seemed like a rip-off. I see that HMV Japan has a Japanese "Consecration" pressing for about $140. Is this the K2 set? Are all Japanese pressings K2 remastered? I thought that the JPN 'Consecration' K2 set was packaged in the white box.....but since Hans has it, he'll be able to clue us in. If memory serves, I'm pretty sure that Hans conducted an A/B comparison of the K2 and non-K2 versions of both the "Consecration" and "Last Waltz" boxes about a year ago, and concluded that he actually preferred the sound of the non-K2 versions (leading to his selling the K2 boxes). Of course, if I'm wrong, I hope Hans will correct me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 (edited) Has anyone compared the sonics on the Mosaic set as opposed to the cd set? I missed the Mosaic by a nose when it went oop... Edited September 5, 2006 by Dmitry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcavanagh Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Does anyone know if the Turn Out The Stars cd set is actually still in print? It has been on my list for a while and this thread prompted me to check its availability again. There didn't seem to be any on ebay (!), cduniverse was back-ordered and amazon seemed to only have a couple of marketplace copies. True Blue had it but when I emailed to check they said they only had one in stock (and if that was true they don't have any now ) It may be just a temporary shortage but it might be worth bearing in mind if you come across a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 (edited) Turn Out The Stars is OOP. Not even listed on the WB jazz site. Collectors Choice has copies of it on sale; that's where I bought my copy two weeks ago. The box sets Complete Verve Recordings, Complete Fantasy, Last Waltz, Consecration, Consecration part II are also OOP. I'd say get these by the end of the year to avoid a major cash drain, if you can. Edited September 5, 2006 by Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcavanagh Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Turn Out The Stars is OOP. Not even listed on the WB jazz site. Collectors Choice has copies of it on sale; that's where I bought my copy two weeks ago. The box sets Complete Verve Recordings, Complete Fantasy, Last Waltz, Consecration, Consecration part II are also OOP. I'd say get these by the end of the year to avoid a major cash drain, if you can. Wish you'd not told me about Collectors choice! I suppose of there is one place I don't mind overpaying it is with True Blue/Mosaic. For what it is worth True Blue also have the Complete Riverside in the last chance category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibes Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Turn Out The Stars is OOP. Not even listed on the WB jazz site. Collectors Choice has copies of it on sale; that's where I bought my copy two weeks ago. The box sets Complete Verve Recordings, Complete Fantasy, Last Waltz, Consecration, Consecration part II are also OOP. I'd say get these by the end of the year to avoid a major cash drain, if you can. Are you sure about Last Waltz and Consecration? It seems like they're available on most of the websites I've checked. I'd prefer to not have to spend the money right now, but I will if I "have to." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Turn Out The Stars is OOP. Not even listed on the WB jazz site. Collectors Choice has copies of it on sale; that's where I bought my copy two weeks ago. The box sets Complete Verve Recordings, Complete Fantasy, Last Waltz, Consecration, Consecration part II are also OOP. I'd say get these by the end of the year to avoid a major cash drain, if you can. Are you sure about Last Waltz and Consecration? It seems like they're available on most of the websites I've checked. I'd prefer to not have to spend the money right now, but I will if I "have to." Both are no longer on the Concord site (whether that means anything at this point, I don't know), as for me and my house, I plan on getting all the box sets by the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Turn Out The Stars is OOP. Not even listed on the WB jazz site. Collectors Choice has copies of it on sale; that's where I bought my copy two weeks ago. The box sets Complete Verve Recordings, Complete Fantasy, Last Waltz, Consecration, Consecration part II are also OOP. I'd say get these by the end of the year to avoid a major cash drain, if you can. Are you sure about Last Waltz and Consecration? It seems like they're available on most of the websites I've checked. I'd prefer to not have to spend the money right now, but I will if I "have to." Both are no longer on the Concord site (whether that means anything at this point, I don't know), as for me and my house, I plan on getting all the box sets by the end of the year. They're both still on the Concord site--under "Bill Evans TRIO" (and not just "Bill Evans"). By the way, what's "Consecration part II"? Unless you mean "The Last Waltz" part II, which is sorta what "Consecration" is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Turn Out The Stars is OOP. Not even listed on the WB jazz site. Collectors Choice has copies of it on sale; that's where I bought my copy two weeks ago. The box sets Complete Verve Recordings, Complete Fantasy, Last Waltz, Consecration, Consecration part II are also OOP. I'd say get these by the end of the year to avoid a major cash drain, if you can. Are you sure about Last Waltz and Consecration? It seems like they're available on most of the websites I've checked. I'd prefer to not have to spend the money right now, but I will if I "have to." Both are no longer on the Concord site (whether that means anything at this point, I don't know), as for me and my house, I plan on getting all the box sets by the end of the year. They're both still on the Concord site--under "Bill Evans TRIO" (and not just "Bill Evans"). By the way, what's "Consecration part II"? Unless you mean "The Last Waltz" part II, which is sorta what "Consecration" is. Your right, it is Last Waltz, I was just copying off of Amazon, and for some reason, the have Last Waltz as Final Recordings part 2. My bad for not noticing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 By the way, what's "Consecration part II"? Unless you mean "The Last Waltz" part II, which is sorta what "Consecration" is. Your right, it is Last Waltz, I was just copying off of Amazon, and for some reason, the have Last Waltz as Final Recordings part 2. My bad for not noticing that. Just don't let it happen again, or we'll have to send Jackson to your house to repossess that Coltrane Prestige box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Wow, they're all OOP? I got Turn Out from French Amazon two years ago or so at a pretty nice prize... can't remember, but must have been around 40€. For the rusting along Verve I payed a lot, though (Barnes & Noble was where I got it from, about two years ago, too). Both last Fantasy boxes have been available from 2001 half a year ago, no idea if they're still there... Anyone knows about the status of "Secret Sessions"? That's the one Evans box I still miss... French & German Amazon list it for 90 something euros - pretty steep for 8 CDs. Also German Amazon has 4-6 weeks or something that makes me think it could be on the endangered list, too (French has 6-12 days). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Anyone knows about the status of "Secret Sessions"? That's the one Evans box I still miss... French & German Amazon list it for 90 something euros - pretty steep for 8 CDs. Also German Amazon has 4-6 weeks or something that makes me think it could be on the endangered list, too (French has 6-12 days). Secret Sessions is still listed HERE, in fact, it's at a nice sale price. If it wasn't for the Concord sale, I would be buying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I ordered it from German Amazon fro 80 euros, will see if they deliver. After that, no new stuff at least till x-mas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Wow, they're all OOP? I got Turn Out from French Amazon two years ago or so at a pretty nice prize... can't remember, but must have been around 40€. For the rusting along Verve I payed a lot, though (Barnes & Noble was where I got it from, about two years ago, too). Both last Fantasy boxes have been available from 2001 half a year ago, no idea if they're still there... Anyone knows about the status of "Secret Sessions"? That's the one Evans box I still miss... French & German Amazon list it for 90 something euros - pretty steep for 8 CDs. Also German Amazon has 4-6 weeks or something that makes me think it could be on the endangered list, too (French has 6-12 days). Flurin, only "Turn Out the Stars" and the Verve box appear to be OOP. "Last Waltz", "Consecration", and "Secret Sessions" are still in print. I was going to tell you about the sale price on the Concord site (although I don't think they ship overseas), but Matthew beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Thanks Ron. I guess that 80 euro in the end beats 90 $ plus tons of shipping costs, plus I'd need someone to buy it for me etc., so I guess 80 euros is just fine. There will be an added 10-15 for customs, I'm afraid, but that would be the same if I get it from the US, I'm afraid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Glad to hear "Last Waltz" & "Consecration" are still in print, I'll be able to take my time with those at least. Ron: you snooze, you loose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I'm glad I have the two you just mentioned, Matthew - not that I'm listening to any Evans right now (I know you're in an Evans period...), but it's great that I was able to get them for a good prize at the zweitausendeins sale... maybe I should just wait for the Secret Sessions to appear there, too... will likely cancel my order, it's too much money to spend right now for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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