mikeweil Posted June 15, 2007 Report Posted June 15, 2007 Yes, those swing Vanguards sound great! Wish they had been reissued on CD in a less haphazard fashion. Quote
Ted O'Reilly Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 Yes, those swing Vanguards sound great! Wish they had been reissued on CD in a less haphazard fashion. It may be that it's because the Lawrence Welk organization owns the masters. Some of them came out in Europe through FNAC -- their version of the (great-sounding) Jimmy Rushing on a twofer CD, while the US version was on a single disc, dropping some tracks. Unconscionable, I say... Quote
Ted O'Reilly Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 I've been meaning to point out the wonderful-sounding duet recording by the late Swedish clarinettist Putte Wickman with Jan Lundgren at the piano, "An Intimate Salute To Frankie" (Gazell GAFCD-1088). Perfect balance between the instruments, with natural, appropriately intimate sound. Don't let the 'tribute' theme to Sinatra throw you off -- it's 15 great standards, beautifully played... Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 Yes, those swing Vanguards sound great! Wish they had been reissued on CD in a less haphazard fashion. It may be that it's because the Lawrence Welk organization owns the masters. Some of them came out in Europe through FNAC -- their version of the (great-sounding) Jimmy Rushing on a twofer CD, while the US version was on a single disc, dropping some tracks. Unconscionable, I say... The Welk group did issue all the Rushing material on 2 (jumbled) cds as well as a couple "best ofs". They hired Sam Charters to produce a series of reissues and he is to blame for the mess. Quote
Ted O'Reilly Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 I recall the direct-to-disc Arne Domnerus 2-disc set "Jazz At The Pawnshop" release sounding good on Proprius LP. It was a litlle less impressive on a truncated CD issue (which the Lord discogrophy doesn't note). Does anyone know if that will ever come out again, preferably complete? Quote
jazz1 Posted June 18, 2007 Author Report Posted June 18, 2007 I've been meaning to point out the wonderful-sounding duet recording by the late Swedish clarinettist Putte Wickman with Jan Lundgren at the piano, "An Intimate Salute To Frankie" (Gazell GAFCD-1088). Perfect balance between the instruments, with natural, appropriately intimate sound. Don't let the 'tribute' theme to Sinatra throw you off -- it's 15 great standards, beautifully played... What kind of music is that?? Thanks jazz1 Quote
Ted O'Reilly Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 I've been meaning to point out the wonderful-sounding duet recording by the late Swedish clarinettist Putte Wickman with Jan Lundgren at the piano, "An Intimate Salute To Frankie" (Gazell GAFCD-1088). Perfect balance between the instruments, with natural, appropriately intimate sound. Don't let the 'tribute' theme to Sinatra throw you off -- it's 15 great standards, beautifully played... What kind of music is that?? Thanks jazz1 Great instrumental interpretations of selections from the "Great American Songbook", all of which happen to have been sung by Frank Sinatra... (If you mean "hard bop" or "dixieland" or "avant garde", I dunno. I'm not much into labels, just music). 01. Once In A While 02. When The Sun Comes Out 03. Angel Eyes 04. Little Girl Blue 05. On A Clear Day 06. September Song 07. Ill Wind 08. Only The Lonely 09. Where Do You Go? 10. I've Got You Under My Skin 11. The Song Is You 12. How Deep Is The Ocean 13. Body And Soul 14. Stella By Starlight 15. Night And Day Recorded by Janne Hansson, Atlantis Studio (in Stockholm, I assume), February 2005. The producer is Rune Ofwerman, himself a fine pianist... Quote
michel1969 Posted June 18, 2007 Report Posted June 18, 2007 Here's one that sounds fantastic : Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers, on Royal Roost (original DG) ; i'm too lazy to check the # on my vaults... Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted June 19, 2007 Report Posted June 19, 2007 Jim Anderson reported in his thread here that none of the CD issues of the Pink Panther album do it justice, but that it was one of Tommy LiPuma's greatest jobs. Avoid ALL RCA CDs from the 1980s mastered by a guy named Dick Baxter. He also did a lot of those RCA "Tropical Series" CDs that reissued classic 50s Afro Cuban stuff, often with hideous cover art. I have mp3s that sound better than these CDs. Quote
mmilovan Posted June 23, 2007 Report Posted June 23, 2007 Speaking of Decca records, this one is also awesome by sound quality, and the music is good (OK, not so great, as you might expect from Louis): http://www.amazon.com/Satchmo-Serenades-Lo...g/dp/B00004UAQQ Unbeliavable! Quote
T.D. Posted June 24, 2007 Report Posted June 24, 2007 I'm a big Roy DuNann fan. But I recently got a TOJC CD pressing of this sleeper, and it really sounds great! Quote
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