What's Tge Story With These New Verve Reissues?

[DMP]

A nice enough (although un-focused - "Ruby, Ruby"?) group of titles, inexpensive, but pretty bare-boned. No additional information - just what appeared on the original LP's. (Even my mid-'80's Smith CD took a stab at identifying the rhythm section and sorting out the arrangers.) What are these? Remastered? Every other Verve reissue series that I'm familiar with seemed to have more than these things.

[Bluerein]

Please provide us with some more info.....links or titles/artists. This way we can actually try to make a respond to your question.

[Swinging Swede]

The information provided by Verve is so bare-boned that it's not possible to know what they are. That's why he's asking!

[Spontooneous]

What, no UMG shills to tell us what the titles are?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

What, no UMG shills to tell us what the titles are?

Dincha get the memo about the Verve Group staff cutbacks?

OK, seriously, looks like the Verve releases are

Billie Holiday - Lady sings the blues

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella in Hamburg

Gato Barbieri - Ruby Ruby

Miles Davis - Lift to the scaffold (I thought that was Columbia?)

Oscar Peterson - Trio +1

Sarah Vaughan - Live at Mr Kelly's

Wes Montgomery - Goin' out of my head

Shrug. If the Wes is CHEAP enough, I might pick it up.

MG

[jazzbo]

Nah, that Miles was Fontana, Verve territory.

There's also an Ella Live at Mr. Kelly's. . . .

[DMP]

And a Stan Getz - "Getz A Go-Go." As I said, an interesting enough group, but no effort put in to provide anything more than what's on the LP, and even less info than on previous CD editions.

Edited September 18, 2007 by DMP

[Aggie87]

There's also an Ella Live at Mr. Kelly's. . . .

Is that finally out now? I mentioned it a few months ago (here) but it seemed to have disappeared after that. Still interested in this one.

[user0815]

Wes Montgomery - Goin' out of my head

any comments on this wes album ?

is it good ... or ... not so good ?

[RDK]

The Verve Surge!

[Chuck Nessa]

Nah, that Miles was Fontana, Verve territory.

There's also an Ella Live at Mr. Kelly's. . . .

Original US release was on Columbia.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Nah, that Miles was Fontana, Verve territory.

There's also an Ella Live at Mr. Kelly's. . . .

Original US release was on Columbia.

It was a French film, wasn't it? So maybe it was originally recorded for Fontana in France/Holland, with Columbia's agreement to the use of Miles' services - given that Philips in those days was the European licensee for US Columbia. I never appreciated that before because all of Miles' albums were out on Fontana over here.

MG

[Big Al]

Wes Montgomery - Goin' out of my head

any comments on this wes album ?

is it good ... or ... not so good ?

Depends on your opinion of Oliver Nelson. I'm not crazy about his arrangements, so that biases my opinion right there. It's pretty much a standard Ollie record featuring Wes on the guitar. Wes tends to get overshadowed a lot on this album.

[Head Man]

Well, none of those are worth getting excited about.

What has happened to Verve recently?

[DMP]

One more - Jimmy Smith's "...Virginia Woolf?"

[clifford_thornton]

Just turn back the clock and pick up the Alan Shorter and the Walt Dickerson.

[jazzbo]

Nah, that Miles was Fontana, Verve territory.

There's also an Ella Live at Mr. Kelly's. . . .

Original US release was on Columbia.

It was a French film, wasn't it? So maybe it was originally recorded for Fontana in France/Holland, with Columbia's agreement to the use of Miles' services - given that Philips in those days was the European licensee for US Columbia. I never appreciated that before because all of Miles' albums were out on Fontana over here.

MG

Right, directed by Malle. I have always seen this title on Universal/Verve label cds, never Columbia/Sony, so . . . must be some reason. Columbia/Sony would put it out for the dollars if they could.

[Peter Friedman]

My Miles Davis is on a Philips CD:

Miles Davis - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Nouvelle Vague on CD - Philips 822-566-2

This CD includes the following soundtrack music.

8 tracks by Miles from "Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud"

5 tracks by Blakey and the Messengers from "Des Femmes Disparaissent"

4 tracks by Blakey and the Messengers plus Barney Wilen & Duke Jordan from "Les Liasons Dangeruses"

Can anyone inform me if there are other CD issues that have music from these films by Miles or Blakey not on the Philips CD indicated above?

[mjzee]

The Miles on Columbia was one side of an LP called "Jazz Track." The other side had 3 tracks with Coltrane. Here's AMG's review:

The 1958 Jazz Track LP compilation is made up of two unrelated studio sessions. The first side is devoted to ten songs composed by Miles Davis for the soundtrack to the French film L'Ascenseuer Pour l'Echafaud, with pianist René Urtreger, tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen, bassist Pierre Michelot, and drummer Kenny Clarke joining the trumpeter. Unfortunately, the music isn't particularly memorable, in spite of the best efforts of the musicians. The slower numbers seem rather sterile; while even the fast pace of "Sur l'Autoroute," featuring the leader's muted horn, leaves little in the way of a lasting impression.The second side represents only a portion of the May 26, 1958, studio session with Bill Evans, John Coltrane, and Cannonball Adderley that has since been reissued in full on CD. The softly stated treatment of "On Green Dolphin Street," with Davis' muted trumpet, Evans' impeccable accompaniment, and Jimmy Cobb's tasteful brushwork is masterful, though Adderley and Coltrane quickly shatter that mood following their respective entrances. The waltz-time treatment of "Fran Dance" (Davis' recasting of "Put Your Little Foot Right Out") is fine, though the clear highlight of the record is the gorgeous arrangement of "Stella by Starlight," which Adderley sits out. This LP is now a mere historical footnote since more complete editions of both sessions have been reissued on CD.

Does anyone have a scan of the cover?

[Free For All]

A nice version of Love For Sale was also a product of that session (this was just discussed on another thread).

Here's a scan of the cover I found online, although the one I remember was different.

[Chuck Nessa]

A nice version of Love For Sale was also a product of that session (this was just discussed on another thread).

Here's a scan of the cover I found online, although the one I remember was different.

That's the first cover. The one I bought around 1961 was white with green, red and black accents. Miles photo was on it too.

[BruceH]

Nah, that Miles was Fontana, Verve territory.

There's also an Ella Live at Mr. Kelly's. . . .

Original US release was on Columbia.

It was a French film, wasn't it?

Oui.

[user0815]

Depends on your opinion of Oliver Nelson. I'm not crazy about his arrangements, so that biases my opinion right there. It's pretty much a standard Ollie record featuring Wes on the guitar. Wes tends to get overshadowed a lot on this album.

thanks for your comment !

well ... that doesn't sound too promising, especially the "tends to get overshadowed" part

[randissimo]

A nice enough (although un-focused - "Ruby, Ruby"?) group of titles, inexpensive, but pretty bare-boned. No additional information - just what appeared on the original LP's. (Even my mid-'80's Smith CD took a stab at identifying the rhythm section and sorting out the arrangers.) What are these? Remastered? Every other Verve reissue series that I'm familiar with seemed to have more than these things.

TGE??

[AndrewHill]

A nice enough (although un-focused - "Ruby, Ruby"?) group of titles, inexpensive, but pretty bare-boned. No additional information - just what appeared on the original LP's. (Even my mid-'80's Smith CD took a stab at identifying the rhythm section and sorting out the arrangers.) What are these? Remastered? Every other Verve reissue series that I'm familiar with seemed to have more than these things.

TGE??

When expanded, it really says "What's THE GODDAMN EFFING story with these new Verve reissues"

Edited September 19, 2007 by Holy Ghost