New TOCJ Jim Hall/Jazz Guitar reissue

[sjarrell]

Hiroshi reports that the latest reissue of this has the overdubbed drums of Larry Bunker. I hate Dick Bock more every day.

Anyone heard it? It appears to have the lost tracks. But with drums.

[Larry Kart]

F--- me. And I used to have the original LP too. How and why it went away, I don't recall, though I do recall that album and jacket were not in great shape.

[Tony Pusey]

Yeah, my copy arrived last week. I think it sounds great! But, caveat emptor-this is my first exposure to this music, and I didnt know there was aproblem with over dubbing.

[Tony Pusey]

Umm, I played it today while eating breakfast on the balcony, but I dont hear no drums! and no reference to Bunker in the liners as far as I can see

[sjarrell]

Umm, I played it today while eating breakfast on the balcony, but I dont hear no drums! and no reference to Bunker in the liners as far as I can see

And this is the spankin' new one (TOCJ-6819)? Could you add times to the list below? I don't want to buy this if it's a duplication of my mini-lp (TOCJ-9318) copy. Thanks!

Stomping At The Savoy

Things Ain`t What They Used To Be

This Is Always

Thanks For The Memory

Tangerine

Stella By Starlight

9: 20 Special

Deep In A Dream

Look For The Silver Lining

Seven Come Eleven

And last but not least: Does it end with Seven Come Eleven or Too Close for Comfort?

Edited August 12, 2006 by sjarrell

[Tony Pusey]

Yes its the brand spanking new release. It ends with Seven come eleven.

Tracktimings according to the liners are as follows;

Stomping at the Savoy 4:38

Things aint....5:46

This is always 2:48

Thanks for the memory 5:16

Tangerine 4:29

Stella...3:57

9:20 special 5:42

Deep in a dream 4:32

Look for the silver lining 5:05

Seven come eleven 4.30

Hope you find what you are looking for.

[sjarrell]

Thanks, Tony!

For comparison, my CD:

Stomping At The Savoy 4:03

Things Ain`t What They Used To Be 5:47

Thanks For The Memory 5:13

Tangerine 3:55

Stella By Starlight

9: 20 Special 5:42

Deep In A Dream 4:32

Look For The Silver Lining 3:15

Seven Come Eleven 3:53

Too Close for Comfort 4:25

Actual LP (taken from crackly LP burn from my sub-VG copy):

Stomping At The Savoy 4:40

Things Ain`t What They Used To Be 5:49

This Is Always 2:53

Thanks For The Memory 5:18

Tangerine 4:33

Stella By Starlight 4:03

9: 20 Special 5:44

Deep In A Dream 4:34

Look For The Silver Lining 5:08

Seven Come Eleven 4:32

I bet the new one's a needle drop. I wonder where Hiroshi got the Larry Bunker idea?

[brownie]

I have the 1988 PJ CD reissue (producer was Michael Cuscuna) of this album.

It has the following tracks:

- Stompin' at the Savoy 4:01

- Things Ain't What They Used to Be 4:41

- Things Ain't What They Used to Be, alternate 5:44

- Thanks for the Memory 5:12

- Tangerine 3:53

- Stella By Starlight 3:07

- 9:20 Special 5:41

- Deep In a Dream 4:32

- Look For the Silver Lining 3:11

- Seven Come Eleven 3:50

- Too Close For Comfort 4:23

All mono sides. No drums on the horizon!

[Ken Dryden]

Looks like they were able to either locate the missing original masters that Blue Note failed to find for the American CD, restoring the solos of Red Mitchell and Carl Perkins.

By the way, Hall told me that the US CD listed two takes of "Things Ain't What They Used to Be," but the track labeled as alternate take was, in fact, the unedited master, while the other was the edited version.

I have the 1988 PJ CD reissue (producer was Michael Cuscuna) of this album.

It has the following tracks:

- Stompin' at the Savoy 4:01

- Things Ain't What They Used to Be 4:41

- Things Ain't What They Used to Be, alternate 5:44

- Thanks for the Memory 5:12

- Tangerine 3:53

- Stella By Starlight 3:07

- 9:20 Special 5:41

- Deep In a Dream 4:32

- Look For the Silver Lining 3:11

- Seven Come Eleven 3:50

- Too Close For Comfort 4:23

All mono sides. No drums on the horizon!

[Ken Dryden]

At first glance, it looks like they were able to either locate the missing original masters that Blue Note failed to find for the American CD, restoring the solos of Red Mitchell and Carl Perkins.

By the way, Hall told me that the US CD listed two takes of "Things Ain't What They Used to Be," but the track labeled as alternate take was, in fact, the unedited master, while the other was the edited version. But the additional track "Too Close For Comfort," added to the US reissue from an earlier PJ LP anthology, is not on this Japanese reissue. Oh, well...

I have the 1988 PJ CD reissue (producer was Michael Cuscuna) of this album.

It has the following tracks:

- Stompin' at the Savoy 4:01

- Things Ain't What They Used to Be 4:41

- Things Ain't What They Used to Be, alternate 5:44

- Thanks for the Memory 5:12

- Tangerine 3:53

- Stella By Starlight 3:07

- 9:20 Special 5:41

- Deep In a Dream 4:32

- Look For the Silver Lining 3:11

- Seven Come Eleven 3:50

- Too Close For Comfort 4:23

All mono sides. No drums on the horizon!

Edited August 13, 2006 by Ken Dryden

[brownie]

Details about the tracks that appeared in the various versions of that Jim Hall Jazz Guitar are featured in the Carl Perkins discography from Michael Fitzgerald. Session is from January 1957.

Carl Perkins/Michael Fitzgerald