Which Jazz box set are you grooving to right now?

[BFrank]

20 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Same here .... btw interesting, that (all) Soul Note/Black Saint reissues never featured bonus material 🤔 ....

I think they're just straight remasters with original tracks and original album art (shrunken down), which would be my only complaint about these sets. It's nearly impossible to read the liner notes.

[soulpope]

5 minutes ago, BFrank said:

I think they're just straight remasters with original tracks and original album art (shrunken down), which would be my only complaint about these sets. It's nearly impossible to read the liner notes.

Agreed .... still wondering about the existence of unreleased material ....

[T.D.]

10 hours ago, soulpope said:

"Shades" likely the pick of these albums ....

True. But they're all pretty good. Andrew Hill didn't make bad records. 🙂

 

9 hours ago, soulpope said:

Same here .... btw interesting, that (all) Soul Note/Black Saint reissues never featured bonus material 🤔 ....

That box set series had some flaws (illegible art reproductions, no bonus tracks, various choices of material were head-scratching [under name of different leader] or redundant), but I still purchased a lot of them! I think the parent label (Cam Jazz) is no longer in business, and have no idea what will happen to the catalogue.

Edited August 13, 2024 by T.D.

[soulpope]

1 minute ago, T.D. said:

True. But they're all pretty good. Andrew Hill didn't make bad records. 🙂

That box set series had some flaws (illegible art reproductions, no bonus tracks, various choices of material were head-scratching [under name of different leader] or redundant), but I still purchased a lot of them!

True .... btw these box sets were important reissues as most of the material was unavailble (or only as undisclosed CD-R's) for a long time .... but still curious about the tapes/vaults of Giovanni Bonandrini ....

[cliffpeterson]

Cam jazz appears to be around: https://www.camjazz.com

I keep getting emails about new releases.

 

[T.D.]

Just now, cliffpeterson said:

Cam jazz appears to be around: https://www.camjazz.com

I keep getting emails about new releases.

 

Thanks. I stand corrected. Will have to look into ownership of the Bonandrini material.

[cliffpeterson]

Well, as I remember it, Cam Jazz bought Black Saint and Soul Note around 2007-2009.  So, at least as far as the issued albums, Cam Jazz owns that material. The box sets are still uploaded on that website.  I have never read that there was unreleased material.  

The box sets did not compile all of the individual albums. For instance, there must be around 7-10 String Trio of New York albums that never got the box treatment. 

One advantage of the box sets was the pricing, which for me made buying them attractive. 

Dave Douglas recorded 3 albums for Black Saint/Soul Note. According to a 2008 post on his Greenleaf Music website, Cam Jazz acquired the Black Saint/Soul Note "catalogs" in 2008:

https://greenleafmusic.com/black-saintsoul-note/

 

 

 

Edited August 13, 2024 by cliffpeterson

[soulpope]

6 minutes ago, cliffpeterson said:

Well, as I remember it, Cam Jazz bought Black Saint and Soul Note around 2007-2009.  So, at least as far as the issued albums, Cam Jazz owns that material .... I have never read that there was unreleased material.  

That's correct .... but based on the wealth of sessions Bonandrini produced from the later 70's onward makes it hard to believe only the material released was recorded ....

[T.D.]

[GA Russell]

On 7/25/2024 at 7:31 PM, GA Russell said:

Disc One

Disc Two

[JSngry]

[T.D.]

Incl. "the album with the streetwalker on the cover", far left above.

[T.D.]

One of my favorite BS&SN boxes, especially the solo albums.

[Chuck Nessa]

I'd forgotten what a fascinating "snapshot of an era" this set provides.

[jlhoots]

10 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said:

I'd forgotten what a fascinating "snapshot of an era" this set provides.

Wow - 41 albums!!

[Stompin at the Savoy]

3 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

I'd forgotten what a fascinating "snapshot of an era" this set provides.

I've been thinking about getting that.  I have this other one.

[jazzbo]

Both those sets are well worth having even if chances are you have quite a bit already in both.

[ghost of miles]

[GA Russell]

Disc One

Originally released as Sugarloaf Suite

[Jazzmonkie]

[T.D.]

On 8/30/2024 at 10:16 AM, Jazzmonkie said:

:tup! 

Complete Bud Powell on Verve

[Chuck Nessa]

Dipping into these tomorrow

[T.D.]

Maybe not a true "box" (2 twofer CD jewel cases in slip case)

Edited September 4, 2024 by T.D.

[clifford_thornton]

Excellent! The only one of those I'm not super into is "Other Folks' Music," but I have the LP anyway and figure if it was RRK's decision to make the record, he did what he wanted to do.

[HutchFan]

30 minutes ago, T.D. said:

Maybe not a true "box" (2 twofer CD jewel cases in slip case)

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