Brubeck on Columbia / Legacy CD reissues

[jazzbo]

Is Jazz Goes to Junior College doomed to oblivion? I've always wanted to hear it, at least once.

Japan released it on cd.

Also it was on cd in the early nineties in the US

http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Goes-College-Br...t/dp/B0000026TC

Wait — I thought that old U.S. edition was Jazz Goes to College and not Jazz Goes to Junior College. Am I missing something?

NO, I was confused, sorry, thought the US release had both. I have Junior on Sony cd.

[Teasing the Korean]

What's wrong with Bossa Nova USA?

[BruceH]

Then there's the little-known "Jazz Goes To Junior High"----when will THAT ever be released on CD?

[Teasing the Korean]

Then there's the little-known "Jazz Goes To Junior High"----when will THAT ever be released on CD?

I'm waiting for a proper re-release of "Jazz Goes to Day Care."

[AllenLowe]

best of all was "Jazz Goes to Rehab" -

[RDK]

Then there's the little-known "Jazz Goes To Junior High"----when will THAT ever be released on CD?

I'm waiting for a proper re-release of "Jazz Goes to Day Care."

Didn't 32Jazz release that one?

[Late]

Take Five, Take Six, Take Seven, Take Eight ... but don't forget that the quartet also recorded Take 8½, a tribute to Fellini themes.

[hepcat1950]

The album is called "Dave Brubeck in Berlin" and was issued on SME records -- SRCS 9530 -- in Japan (a Sony subsidiary). It is a mono recording. The track list is as follows:

St Louis Blues (12.02)

Koto Song (6.59)

Take The "A" Train (7:42)

Take Five. (7:09)

The music was recorded at the Berlin Jazz Festival September 26, 27, 1964.

...

Those running time credits always irritate me. I bought the original LP release by CBS in 1966.

These are the credits on the LP:

St. Louis Blues (12:05) +3 seconds

Koto song (7:44) +45 seconds

Take The A-Train (8:30) +48 seconds

Take Five (6:30) -39 seconds

[Kyo]

Let me bump this thread as I'm trying to complete my 50s/60s Brubeck collection and finding more and more albums that Sony still hasn't bothered to release on CD outside of Japan (or at all). Here's my current list:

Officially released in Japan only:

Bossa Nova USA

Angel Eyes

My Favorite Things

Anything Goes

Southern Scene

Jazz Impressions of the USA

At Newport (with Jay and Kai)

Newport 1958

Jazz Goes to Junior College

In Europe

So far only released on CD by pirate labels (needle drops I guess):

At Storyville 1954

At Wilshire Ebell

Not on CD at all anywhere:

The Riddle

In Amsterdam

Tonight Only! with Carmen McRae

The Last Time We Saw Paris

Jackpot: Live in Las Vegas

Blues Roots

Compadres

Quite annoying to see so many albums out in Japan only while

we get new reissues of "Jazz Goes to College" or, even worse,

the useless "The Great Concerts" compilation (half of which is

already on the Carnegie Hall CDs, the rest of which would be

better reissued as parts of In Europe and In Amsterdam). And

I should note that just buying the Japanese import isn't always

an option, as some of those are quite impossible to get these

days. The usual suspects from Spain and Andorra have recently put

out CD editions of quite a few of the Japan only releases and

seeing how little the Sony guys seem to care about making

that material available I'm really tempted in some cases.

Obviously I don't like to be in that situation.

Edited May 23, 2010 by Kyo

[Ken Dryden]

Brubeck told me about a live date recorded in India (probably for Columbia), though it ended up being unreleasable because of a series of brownouts during the concert.

The Great Concerts is a compilation from several live LPs, with only one track otherwise unissued.

I think Wilshire-Abel is one of those shows recorded by Fantasy on the sly without Brubeck's knowledge.

Jazz Impresssions of Antartica remains unissued, frozen in time.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

i told u guys a few mos. ago: witches brew and all that other stuff is archived at the University (aka College) of the Pacific now. in their brubeck archives. i even gave you guys the catelogue nos. of where exactly to find Witches Brew.

[Adam]

I think Wilshire-Abel is one of those shows recorded by Fantasy on the sly without Brubeck's knowledge.

Wilshire Ebell - it's a theater in Los Angeles. Interesting organization behind it, a woman;s cultural org founded in 1894

http://www.ebellla.com/

"The Ebell of Los Angeles is an educational and philanthropic organization founded by women in 1894. The mission is to participate in and encourage the educational, cultural and social growth of the diverse Los Angeles community. The Ebell administers a college scholarship program for women and men and a program assisting women in need. The Ebell also maintains and preserves its art collections and its historic Clubhouse and Wilshire Ebell Theatre."

I once saw Los Muñequitos de Matanzas there.

[ornette]

Avid in the UK have reissued several Brubeck lps at a very reasonable price. Not sure of the status. Amazon UK stock them.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

wait so what yr saying is theres an unreleased live fantasy era rec. at a theater in Los Angeles?

wait, this title is availble? http://www.answers.com/topic/dave-brubeck-paul-desmond-at-wilshire-ebell

[CJ Shearn]

Avid in the UK have reissued several Brubeck lps at a very reasonable price. Not sure of the status. Amazon UK stock them.

Are these legal releases? They don't look sanctioned by Columbia/Legacy

[JohnS]

Avid in the UK have reissued several Brubeck lps at a very reasonable price. Not sure of the status. Amazon UK stock them.

If anyone is still looking for Junior College, as I was, it is on this avid 2cd set. The Wilshire Ebell is out on Fresh Sound with other material.

[MartyJazz]

Let me bump this thread as I'm trying to complete my 50s/60s Brubeck collection and finding more and more albums that Sony still hasn't bothered to release on CD outside of Japan (or at all). Here's my current list:

Officially released in Japan only:

Bossa Nova USA

Angel Eyes

My Favorite Things

Anything Goes

Southern Scene

Jazz Impressions of the USA

Newport 1958 (with Jay and Kai)

Jazz Goes to Junior College

In Europe

Take Five with Carmen McRae

(snip)

I wonder if the Angel Eyes Japanese release has the two takes of "Will You Still be Mine". Some time back I discovered that the mono take released on the original Columbia ("CL") LP is substantially different and is about 1-1/2 minutes longer than the stereo take released on the Columbia ("CS") LP. Both LPs list the take with the shorter time on the bottom back cover. After having owned the stereo LP for many years, I was in a local library where on the "disposal" shelves, I found a clean Angel Eyes mono LP. I took it home and made the surprising discovery of the alternate take then. No Brubeck discography that I'm aware of has noted this. I did make a CD-R of the stereo LP with the addition of the mono take of "WYSBM".

[happy the clown]

Jazz Impresssions of Antartica remains unissued, frozen in time.

Held up by some penguin's estate, most likely.

Jazz impressions of the USA is a really good record. I'm really curious whay that hasn't been given a formal US release. If it's Brubeck;s doing, I wonder what it is he could possibly dislkie about it?

[Kyo]

I realized I was confused about the Newport album, or rather albumS.

I've seen both the Newport 1958 and At Newport (the 1956 performance

that was bundled with the Jay and Kai set) listed as official CD

releases in a Brubeck discography (from the YahooGroups list),

but they don't seem to be listed on the amazon site. Can someone

here confirm that these two exist as official domestic Columbia CDs?

I know both have been released in Japan for sure.

Avid in the UK have reissued several Brubeck lps at a very reasonable price. Not sure of the status. Amazon UK stock them.

Are these legal releases? They don't look sanctioned by Columbia/Legacy

They obviously aren't and they (e.g., Red Hot and Cool) don't contain any of the more

recent CD bonus tracks, either. Maybe they're taken from some earlier Japanese issues,

maybe they (or at least parts of them) were just needle drops - anyone wanna find out?

Edited May 18, 2010 by Kyo

[monkboughtlunch]

What's Brubeck's current position on Columbia reissues? Is he actively squelching all these titles from CD reissue by Sony/Legacy? Or has the CD reissue market imploded and the label doesn't see a significant margin on these titles?

Edited May 18, 2010 by monkboughtlunch

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

so this wilshire-ebell is an original fantasy lp release? never seen or heard it! so it was withdrawn early or is really rare?

[JohnS]

so this wilshire-ebell is an original fantasy lp release? never seen or heard it! so it was withdrawn early or is really rare?

Maybe there has been one but I can't recall seeing a legit reissue of this.

[yul]

I wonder if there's any chance to see a Mosaic treatment for some of the Columbia quartet recordings? I'd prefer a big one (complete... something?) and wouldn't mind if some of the stuff were already reissued - even by Legacy. As long as it's a logical and complete set in some way or other.

What would you suggest?

[Shrdlu]

I've often wondered whether "Dave Digs Disney" was recorded in stereo. It was 1957, and Columbia had begun to use stereo by then, as witness the last reissues of "Miles Ahead". It's a fine album, of course. Dave was way ahead of Miles in recording "Someday My Prince Will Come". Miles liked some of Dave's stuff, and maybe he recorded it because he had heard the Brubeck version.

I love "The Riddle" with Bill Smith. Not sure whether they put out a CD of that, but I have an LP.

The Bernstein is well worth hearing, and you should be able to pick up an LP while you are waiting for a CD. I especially like Joe Morello on that. His cymbal work is outstanding in one of the quiet sections.

[Kyo]

I wonder if there's any chance to see a Mosaic treatment for some of the Columbia quartet recordings? I'd prefer a big one (complete... something?) and wouldn't mind if some of the stuff were already reissued - even by Legacy. As long as it's a logical and complete set in some way or other.

What would you suggest?

I don't think there's any material left that would make for a

sensible big box set, but I would like such a Mosaic Select:

Bossa Nova USA

My Favorite Things

Angel Eyes

In Amsterdam

Anything Goes

Bossa Nova USA contains tracks from 1962, including some from sessions that

were also released as part of My Favorite Things - which also featured some

tracks from 1965. Plus there's a take of Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town that

was recorded at one of those 1962 sessions for some Christmas compilation.

Angel Eyes is another album culled from 1962 and 1965 sessions. The live

stuff from In Amsterdam is from the same era as those '62 sessions and yet

unissued on CD (except for excerpts on The Great Concerts). Anything Goes

then contains the remaining '60s DBQ sessions that haven't made it to CD yet

(outside of Japan) but are not explicitely damned to remain un-reissued

by Dave Brubeck himself (unlike Jackpot and The Last Time We Saw Paris).

All of this is prime DBQ material featuring the classic lineup, it's almost

entirely unreleased on CD outside of Japan (not by any pirate labels, either)

and it would probably fit very nicely on three Mosaic Select discs.

EDIT: Just sent this to Mosaic Records as a product suggestion.

Edited May 19, 2010 by Kyo