king ubu Posted October 11, 2007 Report Posted October 11, 2007 Donald Byrd Sextet Donald Byrd (tp) Bernard McKinney (euph) Yusef Lateef (ts) Barry Harris (p) Alvin Jackson (b) Frank Grans (d) Detroit, MI, August 23, 1955 Parisian Thoroughfare Transition TRLP 5 Yusef - Shaw 'Nuff - Torsion Level - Woody'n You - Dancing In The Dark - Blues - Donald Byrd - Byrd Jazz (Transition TRLP 5) That's the one that was put out on CD by Delmark: (cover of the 1991 CD) Is it good? I have the Byrd Transition 2CD set on BN and it's pretty good, but I never came around getting this one - of course here I'd go with the Delmark, as the bonus cuts are of no interest to me and Gambit generally has too many items in their catalogue that float freely among collectors... (I think I have not one Gambit disc so far) Quote
shaft Posted October 11, 2007 Report Posted October 11, 2007 Hi I like First Flight. Very atmospheric recording with enthusiastic audience. Sound is OK but not more on the Delmark. /Shaft Quote
Adam Posted December 9, 2007 Report Posted December 9, 2007 Posted the same in one of the Lonehill threads, and email from Jazz Loft, who seem to be unloading their illegal imports... Classic Jazz Import Blowout!! 40-50% OFF THESE CLASSIC JAZZ IMPORTS. Quanties are limited. First come first serve. Order as many as you like! THESE LABELS ARE ON SALE UNTIL SOLD OUT! QUANTITIES LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND... Lonehill Jazz Clifford Brown, Art Pepper, Eric Dolphy, Buddy DeFranco, Bill Evans, Art Farmer, Lee Morgan, Gerry Mulligan, Clark Terry, Sarah Vauhan and more! Gambit Cecil Taylor, Chet Baker, Art Blakey, Betty Carter, Donald Byrd, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and more! Definitive Louis Armstrong, Mildred Bailey, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Ruby Braff, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges and more! Jazz Factory Serge Charloff, Rosemary Clooney, Miles Davis, Lou Donaldson, Art Pepper and more! Was $14.99-29.99 Now $7.99-14.99! Quote
mjzee Posted December 9, 2007 Report Posted December 9, 2007 Interestingly, NO Gambit titles are currently available on eMusic - it looks like they've all been pulled. Coupled with Adam's post, I wonder whether legal action has been initiated against them. Quote
BruceH Posted December 10, 2007 Report Posted December 10, 2007 I figured they were just a temporary gambit... Quote
Kyo Posted December 10, 2007 Report Posted December 10, 2007 Interestingly, NO Gambit titles are currently available on eMusic - it looks like they've all been pulled. Coupled with Adam's post, I wonder whether legal action has been initiated against them. They're still online in the European eMusic store. Quote
EKE BBB Posted December 10, 2007 Report Posted December 10, 2007 In fact, I don't think there's any chance, for now, that the passing of Gambit Records become a reality. The Definitive/Absolute emporium is an ever-growing one, giving birth to new labels-sublabels each year. Quote
skeith Posted July 12, 2012 Report Posted July 12, 2012 I generally prefer to stay away from labels like this one... but lately I have been seeing used copies of stuff that does not seem otherwise available. How's the sound quality of this Gambit stuff? Quote
medjuck Posted July 12, 2012 Report Posted July 12, 2012 eMusic added some new Gambit titles this week, including several by Bill Evans. I don't know for certain, but Monk's Complete Live at the Five Spot 1958 appears to be Blue Note's Live at the Five Spot with Nutty and Ruby My Dear added from TM with John Coltrane. I just found this on Amazon but can't tell if it's the same label. I downloaded the 2 cuts not on the Blue Note. The sound sucks, but hey it's Coltrane and Monk! Quote
skeith Posted July 12, 2012 Report Posted July 12, 2012 eMusic added some new Gambit titles this week, including several by Bill Evans. I don't know for certain, but Monk's Complete Live at the Five Spot 1958 appears to be Blue Note's Live at the Five Spot with Nutty and Ruby My Dear added from TM with John Coltrane. I just found this on Amazon but can't tell if it's the same label. I downloaded the 2 cuts not on the Blue Note. The sound sucks, but hey it's Coltrane and Monk! Thanks Medjuck but that Live at the Five Spot is a notoriously poorly recorded date... not sure I want to judge Gambit based on that. Quote
David Ayers Posted July 13, 2012 Report Posted July 13, 2012 Lots of Gambit on Spotify - search label:gambit Quote
musicmargaret Posted February 11, 2015 Report Posted February 11, 2015 Does anyone have any contact information for Gambit? Quote
BillF Posted February 11, 2015 Report Posted February 11, 2015 Contact via Fresh Sound Records: http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/gambit-rl-139-0.html Quote
blind-blake Posted February 15, 2015 Report Posted February 15, 2015 Contact via Fresh Sound Records: http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/gambit-rl-139-0.html The Bud Powell Geneva date is very good. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 Is the Enlightenment label Fresh Sound/Lonehill also? Saw some Bill Evans 1956-62 set with his first (12?) albums that looked weird on Amazon. Quote
felser Posted February 16, 2015 Report Posted February 16, 2015 Is the Enlightenment label Fresh Sound/Lonehill also? Saw some Bill Evans 1956-62 set with his first (12?) albums that looked weird on Amazon. Don't think so. They aren't up to the standards of the Fresh Sound crew - don't even give personnel info, let alone meaningful context, etc. of the recordings. They feel UK to me, basically a sub- "Real Gone Jazz" with (even) lower production values. Quote
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