Recent JRVGs

[David Ayers]

These have been coming out since June. Some are slated for future US release, others not.

So far I have not heard any, and have one on the way from the H-man. Has anyone heard these and is there anything to report?

I have posted the list below for those who may not have seen it.

PS This list uses the original release number, not the TOCJ number.

June 25, 2003

4001 Newk's Time / Sonny Rollins

4183 Talkin' About / Grant Green

4252 Sweet Honey Bee / Duke Pearson

4229 Got A Good Thing Goin' / John Patton

4060 At The Half Note Café Vol.1 / Donald Byrd

4061 At The Half Note Café Vol.2 / Donald Byrd

4227 Mode For Joe / Joe Henderson

4159 Judgement! / Andrew Hill

4085 Ready For Freddie / Freddie Hubbard

4129 Never Let Me Go / Stanley Turrentine

July 23, 2003

1575 City Lights / Lee Morgan

1547 A Date With Jimmy Smith Vol.1

1548 A Date With Jimmy Smith Vol.2

4033 Soundin' Off / Dizzy Reece

4220 The Cape Verdean Blues / Horace Silver

4145 Shoutin' / Don Wilkerson

4174 The Way I Feel / Big John Patton

4277 Serenade To A Soul Sister / Horace Silver

4280 Midnight Creeper / Lou Donaldson

4260 Conquistador / Cecil Taylor

Aug. 27, 2003

1561 Palo Congo / Sabu

4415 The Final Come Down / Grant Green

4141 Rockin' The Boat / Jimmy Smith

4200 Softly As A Summer Breeze / Jimmy Smith

4121 Elder Don / Don Wilkerson

4158 Good Move / Freddie Roach

4120 It Just Got To Be / The Three Sounds

4197 Out Of This World / The Three Sounds

4188 I'm Tryin' To Get Home / Donald Byrd

4118 Free Form / Donald Byrd

Sept. 2003

4230 A Caddy For Daddy / Hank Mobley

4310 Goin' West / Grant Green

4106 Let Freedom Ring / Jackie McLean

4131 Silver's Serenade / Horace Silver

4238 Mustang / Donald Byrd

4172 Breaking Point / Freddie Hubbard

4326 Move Your Hand / Lonnie Smith

4136 African High Life / Solomon Ilori

1525 The Incredible Jimmy Smith At The Organ Vol.3

4164 Prayer Meetin' / Jimmy Smith

Oct. 2003

4083 Dexter Calling / Dexter Gordon

4050 Home Cookin' / Jimmy Smith

4100 Jimmy Smith Plays Fats Waller

4092 The Golden Eight / Kenny Clarke

4342 Green Is Beautiful / Grant Green

4087 Let Me Tell You 'Bout It / Leo Parker

4189 Inner Urge / Joe Henderson

4177 Some Other Stuff / Grachan Moncur III

4214 Down With It / Blue Mitchell

4273 Hi Voltage / Hank Mobley

Nov. 2003

4335 The Sixth Sense / Lee Morgan

4079 Gravy Train / Lou Donaldson

4144 Little Johnny C / Johnny Coles

4096 That's Where It's At / Stanley Turrentine

4165 Destination Out / Jackie McLean

1587 Back On The Scene / Bennie Green

4104 Buhaina's Delight / Art Blakey & The Jazz Mssengers

4170 Free For All / Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

4323 Merry Ole Soul / Duke Pearson

1556 The Sounds Of Jimmy Smith

Dec. 2003

1572 Bone & Bari / Curtis Fuller Vol.2

4257 Boss Horn / Blue Mitchell

4297 Schizophrenia / Wayne Shorter

4153 Evolution / Grachan Moncur III

4307 Time For Tyner / McCoy Tyner

4196 Blue Spirits / Freddie Hubbard

4239 Let 'Em Roll / "Big" John Patton

4334 Moon Rappin' / Brother Jack McDuff

1599 Soul Stirrin' / Bennie Green

4191 Wahoo / Duke Pearson

Jan. 2004

4010 Walkin' & Talkin' / Bennie Green

4353 The Song Of Singing / Chick Corea

4178 The Thing To Do / Blue Mitchell

4128 Mo' Greens Please / Freddie Roach

4207 The Night Of The Cookers Vol.1 / Freddie Hubbard

4208 The Night Of The Cookers Vol.2 / Freddie Hubbard

4322 Down Home Style / Brother Jack McDuff

4259 Blackjack / Donald Byrd

4253 Street Of Dreams / Grant Green

4193 Indestructible / Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Feb. 2004

1517 Patterns In Jazz / Gil Melle

4125 Good Gracious / Lou Donaldson

4218 Action / Jackie McLean

4290 Think / Ronnie Smith

4151 Black Fire / Andrew Hill

4160 Smoke Stack / Andrew Hill

4077 Doin' Allright / Dexter Gordon

4148 Two Souls In One / George Braith

4171 Extention / George Braith

4344 How Insensitive / Duke Pearson

Mar. 2004

4176 One Flight Up / Dexter Gordon

4288 Reach Out! / Hank Mobley

4072 Feelin' Good / The Three Sounds

4313 Turning Point / Ronnie Smith

4113 Down To Earth / Freddie Roach

4245 Like Someone In Love / Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

4161 Soul Stream / George Braith

4166 In 'N Out / Joe Henderson

1563 Jimmy Smith Plays Pretty Just For You

4275 Tender Moments / McCoy Tyner

Edited September 5, 2003 by David Ayers

[jmjk]

Any recs on where is the best place to buy these? DustyGroove? Red Trumpet?

Who is most reliable in turnaround time and best in price?

[Man with the Golden Arm]

Hiroshi Tanno EARLY RECORDS

His delivery to the east coast is about 5-7 days max and the prices are a few bucks less per disc than DGA with shipping. Easy w/ PayPal. Packed with perfection!!

I've only taken 'Judgement! + 1' from the list. It is great sonically- a bit more tape hiss on some of the extremely silent parts but seems to whip the older issue as that one was laid down to laser at an extremely low volume. Plus it's the essential Hill IMB.

[David Ayers]

Well for sure http://www.earlyrecords.com is your best bet. You can communicate with Hiroshi Tanno by email and pay by paypal. He can order in any in print item, but remember that titles go OP fast in Japan. His shipping charges are certainly the lowest.

[bertrand]

Who is Ronnie Smith?

Bertrand.

[Soul Stream]

Dustrygroove has gotten some of these in.... However, I'm confused.

At Dustygroove, they list, for instance "The Way I Feel" as a 'Japanese Paper Sleeve', is this a JRVG or a Tocj with a different cover?

I've got the Tocj, but might go for a RVG version.

Thanks in advance.

[jazzbo]

Ronnie Smith. . . I think he's related to Raurence Brown.

[catesta]

Sorry I can't help myself, must laugh.

[Shrdlu]

Ray Mizutani, at Mundo, is my Japanese connection. He, also, can get anything that's in print, and he also has a website

http://www.mediawars.ne.jp/~mundo/cdjapan/link.html

Note that, on this website, Ronnie Smith is listed under L for Ronnie, rather than S.

[David Ayers]

Shrdlu

I think early records has lower prices and charges less shipping - am I worng?

Soul Stream

The BN titles listed at DG as in paper sleeve are the JRVGs.

[jacknife]

Another vote for Hiroshi at Early Records Good prices, cheap and fast shipping and great communication! I sent him an email asking about a couple of 3 Sounds cds that were not listed on the website and within a few days he replied that he had got them and shipped them to me. Awesome service! He will get a lot more of my business.

I just received Duke Pearson - Sweet Honey Bee, sounds fantastic to me but I've never heard any of the other versions.

So, what are some recommedations from the above list?

Edited September 6, 2003 by jacknife

[J.A.W.]

Shrdlu

I think early records has lower prices and charges less shipping - am I worng?

Soul Stream

That's right - Hiroshi Tanno / Early Records' prices and shipping rates are dramatically lower that Ray Mizutani / Mundo's.

Edited September 5, 2003 by J.A.W.

[kumakuma]

Another vote for Tanno-san @ Early Records. Friendly, quick to respond to email messages, and low shipping rates (I believe he simply passes along what the Japanese PO charges him).

[J.A.W.]

(I believe he simply passes along what the Japanese PO charges him).

He does.

[Man with the Golden Arm]

...and another vote of thanks for Hans who's hipped many a BBer to Mr. Tanno! Might the rabid collectors hoist J.A.W. upon their shoulders like Kramer did Lombardi.

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Might the rabid collectors hoist J.A.W. upon their shoulders like Kramer did Lombardi.

Hhmmm, I was sort of thinking that those of us who've since been reduced to poverty thanks to Tanno's JRVG Depot might want to repay Hans by 'hoisting' him up in the town square the way the Italian citizens did Mussolini!