Fer Urbina Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 (edited) The Japanese have reissued this but I don't know whether they reissued it in stereo. Hello UCCU-5109, a Japanese reissue from 2003, is in Stereo. As for the LoneHill reissue, they might as well drop the "complete" from all their CDs. F Edited January 8, 2006 by Fer Urbina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 (edited) I did read the damn thread - only a TINY reference on first page - that's boneheaded - Edited January 8, 2006 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 can there possibly be an Eddie Costa thread without mention of his greatest recordings - the Fuerst and Second Set issued originally on Xanadu, and then later on a french CD? Live in Ed Fuerst's living room, I think, with Costa, Tal Farlow, and bass (was it Vinnie Burke?) - amazing, relaxed, out-of-the-studio Costa. Also, House of Blue Lights is brilliant, fascinating because one hears the effects of the burgeoning free-jazz movement on Costa's playing - From certain things Costa does, for instance, on "Opus de Funk" in the Fuerst recordings (1956), and his House of blue lights (1959), it would've been extremely interesting to hear whatever he might have done had he lived longer. There's also quite a quintet (apparently unrecorded at a festival in Washington in 1962) with Eric Dolphy, Costa, Don Ellis, Ron Carter and Charlie Persip. Top of my head, for fast-and-furious solos by Costa on piano, check his Yesterdays from Farlow's "Tal", What A Country from Clark Terry's "The Jazz Version of All American" (reissued in the CD "Mellow Moods" by Prestige/Fantasy) and Criss Cross (not the Monk tune but a fast blues) by the McKusick-Farmer Quintet, where he outswings everyone else. F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I did read the damn thread - only a TINY reference on first page - that's boneheaded - It was mentioned five times (not analyzed in depth, but mentioned by no less than five people), and you said it hadn't been mentioned, that's all. At any rate, I was just trying to have a little fun with you (how many smileys does it take?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 You're not a bonehead. You're a knucklehead. Is that better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 well, that's much better - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 Paul Motian's cymbol annoys the shit out of me on Luck Be A Lady. Beside that; great song, great album... Guys and Dolls like vibes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 The Spanish Blue Moon label (part of Fresh Sounds) has reissued material from Dot (the Don Bagley albums among others). Wonder why they have not reissued the Eddie Costa 'House of Blue Lights' session yet. This the Bagley cd you're referring to? Sure looks interesting. How's the sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 Sound is fine. Typically good period source material, remastering soudning a lot like the Dawn material on the same label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Okay, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 The Spanish Blue Moon label (part of Fresh Sounds) has reissued material from Dot (the Don Bagley albums among others). Wonder why they have not reissued the Eddie Costa 'House of Blue Lights' session yet. This the Bagley cd you're referring to? Sure looks interesting. How's the sound? Update: Per Hiroshi's latest newsletter, looks like this'll be out in March. Good news! http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...=0entry464358 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 The Spanish Blue Moon label (part of Fresh Sounds) has reissued material from Dot (the Don Bagley albums among others). Wonder why they have not reissued the Eddie Costa 'House of Blue Lights' session yet. This the Bagley cd you're referring to? Sure looks interesting. How's the sound? Update: Per Hiroshi's latest newsletter, looks like this'll be out in March. Good news! http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...=0entry464358 Weizen, that's the one indeed. I have the Japanese vinyl reissue of it, mono copy on Arista Japan. Very good sound. Now don't ask me why it came out on Arista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I have the Japanese vinyl reissue of it, mono copy on Arista Japan. Very good sound. Now don't ask me why it came out on Arista Wild guess: - Regent = Savoy - Savoy records were reissued by Ariola in the 80s - Arista = Ariola? F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Aureola? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I have the Japanese vinyl reissue of it, mono copy on Arista Japan. Very good sound. Now don't ask me why it came out on Arista Wild guess: - Regent = Savoy - Savoy records were reissued by Ariola in the 80s - Arista = Ariola? F Mais oui, bien sur! Forgot about Clive Davis, owner of Arista Records, buying the Savoy jazz catalogue in the mid-70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 I remember reading years ago that the stereo takes for the Dot session were entirely different from the mono takes Have A/B-ed the album: the same takes were used for both the mono and stereo versions. However, two tunes were edited only in the stereo version: one is missing a short solo piano intro, and another is missing a whole 32-bar chorus. Also, AFAIK, the mono version has never been reissued. F PS A copy of the mono LP went for $400+ on eBay recently (wasn't me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 I remember reading years ago that the stereo takes for the Dot session were entirely different from the mono takes Have A/B-ed the album: the same takes were used for both the mono and stereo versions. However, two tunes were edited only in the stereo version: one is missing a short solo piano intro, and another is missing a whole 32-bar chorus. Also, AFAIK, the mono version has never been reissued. F PS A copy of the mono LP went for $400+ on eBay recently (wasn't me). So , two very good reasons to hang on to my tape of the mono LP Thanks for clearing up the mono/stereo takes question Fernando . I suppose a bad mike could have necessitated the stereo edits . Also, AFAIK, the mono version has never been reissued. I know your forthcoming Costa discography will answer this , but the Japanese vinyl reissue(s) were all in stereo then ? And , the Lonehill CD , like the most recent Japanese CD , is in stereo ? I hope somebody who has the Lonehill will give us a report on the overall sound quality of the CD ; I hope Lonehill did a good job , as this is the way most people will be exposed to this most interesting piano jazz . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 I know your forthcoming Costa discography will answer this , but the Japanese vinyl reissue(s) were all in stereo then ? And , the Lonehill CD , like the most recent Japanese CD , is in stereo ? I hope somebody who has the Lonehill will give us a report on the overall sound quality of the CD ; I hope Lonehill did a good job , as this is the way most people will be exposed to this most interesting piano jazz . RE: Reissues of Blue Lights, all of them in stereo AFAIK, including the LoneHill. Sound quality in the LoneHill is as good as their sources, although it seems to me that the latest Japanese reissue of Blue Lights (2003) sounds better than the Lonehill (2005). From what the LoneHill says in its liner notes, I guess the source for the Jubilee LP is the previous Fresh Sound reissue. And, btw, the LoneHill does NOT have the complete trio recordings of Eddie Costa, not even as a leader. But that's hardly news, I guess. F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 I explain the difference between the mono and the stereo versions of House of Blue Lights in my blog. The audio clips work fine with Mozilla/Firefox, but there seems to be a problem with Windows (cannot check now). Enjoy! F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 TV ACTION JAZZ!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 (edited) The Spanish Blue Moon label (part of Fresh Sounds) has reissued material from Dot (the Don Bagley albums among others). Wonder why they have not reissued the Eddie Costa 'House of Blue Lights' session yet. This the Bagley cd you're referring to? Sure looks interesting. How's the sound? Update: Per Hiroshi's latest newsletter, looks like this'll be out in March. Good news! http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...mp;#entry464358 Weizen, that's the one indeed. I have the Japanese vinyl reissue of it, mono copy on Arista Japan. Very good sound. Now don't ask me why it came out on Arista Wasn't it on Arista because of a Savoy/Regent etc. connection? Edited July 30, 2008 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-blake Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 How is Jazz on the Rocks? Any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 So which would be the best reissue of HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS currently available? Leads gratefuly accepted. (I am one of those who missed the original LP a couple of time on eBay too, though never at anything like $700) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 How is Jazz on the Rocks? Any good? It's good enough, not top drawer Costa but well worth hearing but don't lose sleep over this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 So which would be the best reissue of HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS currently available? Leads gratefuly accepted. (I am one of those who missed the original LP a couple of time on eBay too, though never at anything like $700) I'd go for the latest Japanese reissue. There's a LoneHill too (it includes the previous Jubilee LP with Vinnie Burke), but I suspect the source is the 1995 Japanese reissue. I have the 2003 and it sounds better to me. F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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