Guy Berger Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) With the upcoming private equity buyout of EMI, some great jazz may soon be going out of print. What are some of your favorite currently IN-PRINT Blue Note/EMI jazz/Pacific Jazz/Capitol Jazz/etc releases? Let's restrict these to CDs that are not RVGs, Connoisseur Series, or Mosaic releases. Some personal favorites: Grant Green, Street of Dreams Cannonball Adderley, Mercy Mercy Mercy Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, 2 CD quartets release Joe Lovano, Rush Hour Jason Moran, Black Stars Big John Patton, Let 'Em Roll Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane, Live at the Five Spot Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane, Live at Carnegie Hall Kenny Dorham, Afro Cuban Duke Ellington, Money Jungle Chick Corea, Now He Sings, Now He Sobs Grant Green & Sonny Clark, Complete Quartet Recordings (well, not a personal favorite but everyone else likes it) Tony Williams, Spring Joe Henderson, State of the Tenor Stanley Turrentine, Up at Minton's Jackie McLean, New Soil Herbie Nichols, Complete Blue Note Recordings Jimmy Smith, Back at the Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith, Midnight Special McCoy Tyner, Extensions Lou Donaldson, Blues Walk Edited May 30, 2007 by Guy Quote
king ubu Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 the Eric Dolphy discs - "Other Apsects" for its oddity, and the Illinois concert for greatness! Also Chico Hamilton's "Original Ellington Suite" featuring Eric Dolphy (the one thought lost and not included - except for three edited glimpses - as part of the Hamilton Mosaic). Good call on Lovano - I have most of his releases for BN and while non of them is really what I'd call a must have recording (Rush Hour closest to being that, another good call!), all of them have some great moments to cherish. Sheila Jordan's sole album Benny Golson & The Philadelphians (OOP) Stan Getz/Albert Dailey - Poetry (likely OOP, too) some of Greg Osby's albums, first to come to mind is "Banned in New York" (OOP, I guess), others aren't that great in their entirety, but as with Lovano's, most have some good stuff on them! Quote
sal Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 Nice thread. Andrew Hill - "Time Lines" Jason Moran - "Same Mother" Eric Dolphy - "The Illinois Concert" Herbie Hancock - "Takin' Off" Joe Lovano - "From the Soul" Wayne Shorter - "The Soothsayer" John Scofield - "Time on my Hands" Greg Osby - "St. Lous Shoes" Herbie Nichols - "Complete BN Recordings" Lee Morgan - "Live at the Lighthouse" Quote
sidewinder Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) The Don Wilkerson and George Braith 'Complete Blue Note' twofers. (oh, hang on - I think these are Conns). Also the Don Grolnick 'Complete Blue Note' set. And the Ken McIntyre 'Complete UA Recordings' and the Kenton 'Innovations Orchestra' 2CD. Edited May 30, 2007 by sidewinder Quote
Guy Berger Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Posted May 30, 2007 The Don Wilkerson and George Braith 'Complete Blue Note' twofers. (oh, hang on - I think these are Conns). Also the Don Grolnick 'Complete Blue Note' set. And the Ken McIntyre 'Complete UA Recordings' and the Kenton 'Innovations Orchestra' 2CD. Are these all in-print in Europe? They are OOP in the US. Guy Quote
sidewinder Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 The Don Wilkerson and George Braith 'Complete Blue Note' twofers. (oh, hang on - I think these are Conns). Also the Don Grolnick 'Complete Blue Note' set. And the Ken McIntyre 'Complete UA Recordings' and the Kenton 'Innovations Orchestra' 2CD. Are these all in-print in Europe? They are OOP in the US. Guy I guess most are now OOP although I picked up the Grolnick in London within the last 12 months. Quote
sidewinder Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 Mustn't forget those Pac Jazz Buddy Rich. 'Mercy Mercy Mercy', 'The New One', 'Buddy and Soul' etc. Quote
king ubu Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 Mustn't forget those Pac Jazz Buddy Rich. 'Mercy Mercy Mercy', 'The New One', 'Buddy and Soul' etc. yup! and some of the Kenton is very nice, too! also some Benny Goodman (the Capitol Trios, BG in Hifi, BG Story) I've seen the McIntyre recently, the Grolnick I bought a couple of years ago, when it was already OOP, but it was the only time I ever saw it - great one! The Navarro/Dameron is terrific! The Stan Getz Roost 3CD set is also a great one! In the same series, the great Herbie Nichols, and the Lee Morgan Lighthouse boxes are recommended as well! Quote
Guy Berger Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Posted May 30, 2007 The Stan Getz Roost 3CD set is also a great one! Yes, good call! Guy Quote
sidewinder Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 I've seen the McIntyre recently That one crops up in weird places. Found my copy on Guernsey ! Quote
J Larsen Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 For the first time, I'm skeptical that we will be getting RVGs of Love Call and NY is Now (unless EMI sells BN to Concord). Quote
Guy Berger Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) I've seen the McIntyre recently That one crops up in weird places. Found my copy on Guernsey ! I have a funny image in my head of sidewinder on Guernsey, engaging in off-shore banking/cow-milking/prowling for OOP BN releases. Guy Edited May 30, 2007 by Guy Quote
sidewinder Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 Lester Young 'The Complete Alladin Sessions' Quote
Guy Berger Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Posted May 30, 2007 For the first time, I'm skeptical that we will be getting RVGs of Love Call and NY is Now (unless EMI sells BN to Concord). Love Call might never come back into print (except as a digital download). Disturbing to think that selling BN to Concord would be a GOOD outcome, but it may come to that. Guy Quote
sidewinder Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 I've seen the McIntyre recently That one crops up in weird places. Found my copy on Guernsey ! I have a funny image in my head of sidewinder on Guernsey, engaging in off-shore banking/cow-milking/prowling for OOP BN releases. Guy Visiting friends, no milking . It was in the only CD shop on the island, in St Peter Port. It was hiding at the back of a rack - long after it had gone OOP on the mainland. Quote
king ubu Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 The Stan Getz Roost 3CD set is also a great one! Yes, good call! Guy I've seen these 3CD sets for as little as 12-13 euro recently, in local sales! For those not wanting all of the Getz, there's the "At Storyville" single disc featuring most of the great live recording of the Getz quintet with Jimmy Raney. Two more that are not RVGed yet, for whatever weird reason: Jimmy Smith - Midnight Special Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack not sure if these have been RVGed, I have the "old" editions of all of them: Jimmy Smith - Crazy! Baby! (one of my favourites) the Jimmy Smith album with Grant Green and the one with Quentin Warren done the day after or before the Green one and the 2CD set containing his first three albums (has one of these come out as an RVG?) Also the whole "Standards" series is pretty good, with discs by Sonny Clark (good), Jimmy Smith (ok), Lee Morgan (more than good!), Grant Green (also more than good - I like Green in sparse settings!) and the Three Sounds (don't have that one). I think they're all OOP but I've seen the Clark, Green and Morgan recently, the Smith is rare over here and the Three Sounds I never saw... Quote
J Larsen Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 For the first time, I'm skeptical that we will be getting RVGs of Love Call and NY is Now (unless EMI sells BN to Concord). Love Call might never come back into print (except as a digital download). Disturbing to think that selling BN to Concord would be a GOOD outcome, but it may come to that. Guy I doubt Concord has the cash after that big wad they just blew on Fantasy - wasn't around $100 million? Though they control a smaller catalog, I suspect that BN would command an even higher price. Quote
king ubu Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 Lester Young 'The Complete Alladin Sessions' Yes! Some of the very best Pres ever recorded! Kenny Burrell BLUE LIGHTS, VOLUMES 1 & 2 And the "Five Spot" album, too, with Tina Brooks! Quote
Guy Berger Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Posted May 30, 2007 Not an album I love, but pretty good nonetheless: Cannonball Adderley, Jazz Workshop Revisited Quote
paul secor Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) Serge Chaloff: Blue Serge Sidney Bechet: Best of Sidney Bechet Ellington: Piano Reflections Booker Little: Four & Max Roach Charlie Parker: Washington Concerts Charlie Parker: At Storyville Mingus: Jazz Portraits - Mingus in Wonderland Mingus; Complete Town Hall Concert Lee Konitz/Charlie Haden/Brad Mehldau: Alone Together Lee Konitz/Charlie Haden/Brad Mehldau: Another Shade of Blue Edited May 30, 2007 by paul secor Quote
Guy Berger Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Posted May 30, 2007 Mingus: Mingus in Wonderland Yes!!! This one is occasionally listed as Jazz Portraits. Guy Quote
Eric Posted May 30, 2007 Report Posted May 30, 2007 With the upcoming private equity buyout of EMI, some great jazz may soon be going out of print. What are some of your favorite currently IN-PRINT Blue Note/EMI jazz/Pacific Jazz/Capitol Jazz/etc releases? Let's restrict these to CDs that are not RVGs, Connoisseur Series, or Mosaic releases. Not to pee on your thread, but the buyout might actually be a good thing. They certainly won't have to worry about hitting short-term financial targets. If the buyers are looking to "unlock value", I can't think of a better place. Quote
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