John Coltrane Complete Prestige Record Japan 18 CD Box 2K/20 bit remas

[Jazzsphere2005]

I am thinking of getting this ($240 with P&P) on ebay, anyone heard these remastered versions contained in the box. This was a limited Edition in Japan in 2006, seller is based in China so possibly counterfeit (unlikely)? Any advice from the group? Has anyone heard a copy already?

Info on this edition: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=VICJ-41461

[Claude]

I haven't heard the box set, but if the K2 remastering is the same as the one made for the individual K2 reissues (US or japan releases), then I can recommend it

I have heard these K2 titles and they all sound very good, better than the OJC CDs:

- Coltrane

- Stardust

- All mornin' long (Red Garland)

- Soul Junction (Red Garland)

- Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane

[Jazzsphere2005]

  Claude said:

I haven't heard the box set, but if the K2 remastering is the same as the one made for the individual K2 reissues (US or japan releases), then I can recommend it

I have heard these K2 titles and they all sound very good, better than the OJC CDs:

- Coltrane

- Stardust

- All mornin' long (Red Garland)

- Soul Junction (Red Garland)

- Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane

Thanks Funkateer - I will part with my hard eaned then....

[Parkertown]

What's different on this set versus the 16 cd domestic boxed set?

[Parkertown]

Oh wait, I see it has the Miles Davis led sessions added. Sweeeeeet!

[Jazzsphere2005]

Bit of a late update - have listened to all 18 discs in the set now and the sound is great. The music ranges from good to fantastic of course. Verg glad I bought it.

Edited May 28, 2008 by Jazzsphere2005

[Cliff Englewood]

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Bit of a late update - have listened to all 18 discs in the set now and the sound is great. The music ranges from good to fantastic of course. Verg glad I bought it.

....and of course the added benefit, you'll never have to "upgrade" any of this material again. Unlike the rest of us.

[trane_fanatic]

  Cliff Englewood said:

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Bit of a late update - have listened to all 18 discs in the set now and the sound is great. The music ranges from good to fantastic of course. Verg glad I bought it.

....and of course the added benefit, you'll never have to "upgrade" any of this material again. Unlike the rest of us.

I've always thought for a box set that came out in 1991, the sound on the U.S. domestic version of the box was not shabby at all. Glad I got it for cheap in the Great Concord Blowout Sale of 2006.

Edited May 29, 2008 by trane_fanatic

[jazzbo]

I have to agree, I like the sound of the box set, and haven't really done much upgrading of these titles over the years. Of course I saved up months and paid a pretty penny for my set in the early 'nineties!

[porcy62]

Same here, since I bought the set, (at full price ) I was satisfied with sound, though I bought most of the original vinyls since then...and I am even more satisfied.

I admit that I have some of those 2K cds, not Coltrane, and they sound very good, IMHO.

[sthomas]

  Jazzsphere2005 said:

Bit of a late update - have listened to all 18 discs in the set now and the sound is great. The music ranges from good to fantastic of course. Verg glad I bought it.

Maybe a stupid question ... but would it be worth getting this if you have fairly

recently bought the Fearless Leader set?

[Stefan Wood]

No. Buy Interplay instead. A third box is supposed to be released this year, thus completing the set.

[Shrdlu]

I've always been more than happy with the old OJC and U.S. box sets. No Ron McMaster, lol.