Guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 (edited) I'm looking for ALL of the Jimmy Smith titles from Blue Note and Verve specifically that have been issued on MINI-LP format in Japan. I've compiled a list of about 20 or so already, but am looking to fill in the gaps with catalogue and release details. If anyone could help me out I'd be extremely grateful!!! I'm not 100% certain that all of the following have even been issued in this format, but I am certain that at least a handful of them have. These are the titles I'm MOST looking for, and am trying to track down catalogue numbers: Bluesmith - (Has this been released?) The Boss Bucket! Christmas '64 Christmas Cookin' Confirmation - (Has this been released?) Cool Blues Dynamic Duo w/ Wes Montgomery Got My Mojo Workin' Groove Drops Hobo Flats - (Has this been released?) Hoochie Cooche Man I'm Gon' Get Myself Together I'm Movin' On In A Plain Brown Wrapper - (Has this been released?) Live At The Village Gate Live In Hamburg - (Has this been released?) Livin' It Up! Monster - (Has this been released?) On The Sunny Side - (Has this been released?) Open House Organ Grinder Swing Peter & The Wolf Plays The Blues Portuguese Soul Respect Six Views Of The Blues Standards Stay Loose . Edited March 11, 2006 by OliverB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 (edited) Here's a list of the albums I've got so far... A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 1 - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9511 A Date With Jimmy Smith, Vol. 2 - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9512 A New Sound... A New Star - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9180 At Club "Baby Grand", Wilimngton Delaware - Vol. 1 - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9152 At Club "Baby Grand", Wilimngton Delaware - Vol. 2 - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9153 At The Organ, Volume 1 - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9189 At The Organ, Volume 2 - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9190 At The Organ, Volume 3 - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9539 Back At The Chicken Shack - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9246 Bashin' - Universal, Cat. No. UCCV-9189 The Cat - Universal, Cat. No. UCCU-9514 The Champ - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9204 Crazy! Baby - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9242 Further Adventures Of Jimmy & Wes - Universal, Cat. No. UCCV-9193 Groovin' At Small's Paradise, Vol. 1 - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-1585 Groovin' At Small's Paradise, Vol. 2 - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-1586 Home Cookin' - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9542 House Party - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9028 Midnight Special - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9054 Plays Fats Waller - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9543 Plays Pretty Just For You - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9599 Prayer Meetin' with Stanley Turrentine - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9540 Rockin' The Boat - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9523 Root Down Live! - Universal, Cat. No. POCJ-2751 The Sermon! - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9100 Softly As A Summer Breeze - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9524 The Sounds Of Jimmy Smith - Toshiba, Cat. No. TOCJ-9560 Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? - Universal, Cat. No. FNCJ-5604 . Edited March 11, 2006 by OliverB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 (edited) I can tell you for a fact that these have not been released on cd in Japan- Bluesmith Hobo Flats Peter & The Wolf Portuguese Soul Groove Drops Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf ? I may be mistaken but wasn't 'Confirmation' released as part of the ' Open House' cd ? I think that a lot of the other titles on your want list are either deleted or only available on lp. Open House Six Views Of The Blues Cool Blues Dynamic Duo Standards I'm Movin' On are probably available here but the only way to find most of them is hauling arse round the used shops. An alternative suggestion is to contact the Japanese retailer recommended by many board members. His name eludes me but look under 'Recent Japanese Releases 'posts or post a request for his contact e-mail address. ' Bluesmith ' is a great set by the way. Good luck and if you need any help with the language just ask me. Edited March 12, 2006 by kinuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 you are very ambitious, but trust me you arent going to learn any more about jimmy by pining over every one of his later albums. so i take it your a fan of disco-Jimmy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 you are very ambitious, but trust me you arent going to learn any more about jimmy by pining over every one of his later albums. so i take it your a fan of disco-Jimmy? ^ Jimmy is what really got me into jazz before I had much interest in the genre. I admit that I haven't heard many of his later albums, but I really don't think he could dissapoint. Kinuta, I know for a fact that Virginia Woolf was indeed released in Japan because I have the remastered mini-LP version of it issued by Universal. I'm sure that a number of the other titles such as Dynamic Duo, Cool Blues, Live Ath The Village Gate, Christmas Cookin', etc must have been released on mini-LP format as well and are likely long oop... but I'd really like to get more info! If anyone could help me with this, I've been trying to compile this list for months, it would be really appreciated!!! I can't seem to find anymore info on Jimmy's imports. I'm sure there's at least one person on this forum who must own one of these CDs. Anyways, any help would be hugely appreciated!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerein Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 The 2-fer on Blue Note is Open House and Plain Talk. Bluesmith - (Has this been released?): Not yet The Boss : US only (B0002685-02) Bucket! : Only US (7243 5 24550) Christmas '64 = Christmas Cookin' : Just reissued in the US (B0002835-02) Confirmation - (Has this been released?) = LT-992 part of the complete House Party & The Sermon CD's Cool Blues : Only US (7243 5 35587) Dynamic Duo w/ Wes Montgomery : as a Japanese Mini LP (POCJ-9131) Got My Mojo Workin' : part of the 2-fer with Hoochie Cooche Man (314 533 828-2) Groove Drops : Not issued Hobo Flats - In the new Oliver Nelson Mosaic set Hoochie Cooche Man : see above I'm Gon' Get Myself Together : not issued I'm Movin' On : US only (7243 8 32750) In A Plain Brown Wrapper - (Has this been released?) : Not yet Live At The Village Gate : Not yet Live In Hamburg - (Has this been released?) : not yet Livin' It Up! : Japanese import jewel case only (POCJ-2589) Monster - not yet On The Sunny Side - on the US issue called Standards Open House : see above Organ Grinder Swing : Japanese import jewel case only (POCJ-2588) Peter & The Wolf : US only (547 264-2) Plays The Blues : not Portuguese Soul : Not yet Respect : Japanese jewel case (UCCV-3030) Six Views Of The Blues : US only (7243 5 21435) Standards : see above Stay Loose : Japanese import jewel case (UCCV-3031) Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 The Japanese retailer whose name escapes Kinuta is Hiroshi Tanno in Fukuoka City. His e-mail address is hiroshi@earlyrecords.com. His prices are the Japanese list prices. He accepts PayPal and his overseas shipping rates are very reasonable. Hiroshi can supply all jazz LPs and CDs that are currently available in Japan, and sometimes OOP items. His service is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerein Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 2 additions: Got my Mojo Working also seperate available as Japanese import jewel case (UCCV3029) The Boss also as a Japanese import jewel case cd (UCCV3032) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 I'm looking for ALL of the Jimmy Smith titles from Blue Note and Verve specifically that have been issued on MINI-LP format in Japan. I've compiled a list of about 20 or so already, but am looking to fill in the gaps with catalogue and release details. If anyone could help me out I'd be extremely grateful!!! I'm not 100% certain that all of the following have even been issued in this format, but I am certain that at least a handful of them have. These are the titles I'm MOST looking for, and am trying to track down catalogue numbers: Bluesmith - (Has this been released?) The Boss AVAiLABLE Bucket! AV Christmas '64 Christmas Cookin' AV Confirmation - (Has this been released?) Cool Blues AV Dynamic Duo w/ Wes Montgomery AV Got My Mojo Workin' Groove Drops Hobo Flats - (Has this been released?) Hoochie Cooche Man I'm Gon' Get Myself Together I'm Movin' On In A Plain Brown Wrapper - (Has this been released?) Live At The Village Gate Live In Hamburg - (Has this been released?) Livin' It Up! Monster - (Has this been released?) On The Sunny Side - (Has this been released?) Open House AV Organ Grinder Swing AV Peter & The Wolf AV Plays The Blues Portuguese Soul Respect AV Six Views Of The Blues AV Standards AV Stay Loose . http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/search...7733472-1921568 The ones marked AV are available from Amazon Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Bluerein, you're the best!!! Thank you so much (and everyone else who posted in this thread!!) One last question... does anyone know the reissue label for Verve in Japan? I was having trouble digging up any Google results with cat. no. "POCJ-9131". Is it from the Universal reissue series and if so, any idea aaprox. when it was released or if it's a 24-Bit remaster? Again, thanks so much - it's taken me months to try and dig up this info unsuccessfully!! ~ Oliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Oop.. I lied - One more question! Christmas Cookin' is essentially just a repackaging of Christmas '64, correct? They're not alternate recordings, outtakes, sessions..? Were both LPs issued the same year, and if so.. why the need for altering the title / release? Was it an international thing? On CD format, would I do better with the US domestic '64 issue on Verve as released October of last year, or the Japanese "Christmas Cookin'" title on Universal (UCCV-3002) from 2004? Do they both source the same remastering job, and are they both packaged in standard jewel cases, didigpaks, etc? I see that the Japanese C.C. issue features 2 bonus tracks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Bluerein, you're the best!!! Thank you so much (and everyone else who posted in this thread!!) One last question... does anyone know the reissue label for Verve in Japan? I was having trouble digging up any Google results with cat. no. "POCJ-9131". Is it from the Universal reissue series and if so, any idea aaprox. when it was released or if it's a 24-Bit remaster? Again, thanks so much - it's taken me months to try and dig up this info unsuccessfully!! ~ Oliver. Verve is reissued by Universal in Japan. Most of the POCJ-prefix CDs are 24-bit remastered. Why don't you try Amazon.co.jp and search "Jimmy Smith Universal" or "Jimmy Smith Verve"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Thanks J.A.W. Amazon.co.jp is a struggle to run through, but you were correct about the mastering. It indicates it on Amazon's UK site. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerein Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Christmas Cooking is a latter reissue of Christmas '64 (on LP that is in the 60's). The CD issue was Christmas Cooking until the latest version in the US which is called Christmas '64. The CC CD has 2 bonus tracks from other LP's so not unissued or alternates. If you have all the other JS Verve CD's available you don't need CC but C'64 will do (and that version has the latest remastering from the Sundazed Studios (Bob Irwing et al.) in 24 Bit (I assume, just as all the new LPR's are). I bet the Japanese CC has the older remastering from the 80's from the Verve CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerein Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 by the way you should use HMV.co.jp Great site in English with all the available versions of everything listed and easy to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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