May 13, 2008 Connoisseurs

[mgraham333]

I just noticed that CDU is showing that the release date is now May 20th - BlueNote.com, Amazon.com are still showing May 13th.

[connoisseur series500]

I just noticed that CDU is showing that the release date is now May 20th - BlueNote.com, Amazon.com are still showing May 13th.

On a preorder, Amazon lists them as May 19th, 2008.

[Bluerein]

In Europe it's supposed to be May 9th.

[Late]

They're already spinning Prodigal Son in Greenland.

[sheldonm]

...I received a note from CD Universe yesterday indicating the shipping date has been moved to 5/20

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[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Spillers told me today that they're being released in Britain on 2 June.

MG

[ASNL77]

I am desperately trying to find a list off all the connasseurs BN have released over the years. Has the thread gone?

[Swinging Swede]

Here's a list:

1994-07-12

Ornette Coleman - The Empty Foxhole

Andrew Hill - Judgment

Bobby Hutcherson - Components

Freddie Redd - The Connection

Wayne Shorter - The All Seeing Eye

Baby Face Willette - Stop And Listen

1994-09-20

Tina Brooks - True Blue

Don Cherry - Symphony For Improvisers

Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop

Johnny Griffin - The Congregation

Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore - Blowing In From Chicago

J. R. Monterose

1995-05-30

Grant Green - Green Street

Pete LaRoca - Basra

Jackie McLean - Destination Out

Grachan Moncur III - Some Other Stuff

Lee Morgan - Lee-Way

Ike Quebec - Heavy Soul

1995-07-18

Dizzy Reece - Blues In Trinity

Freddie Hubbard - Ready For Freddie

Lou Donaldson - Sunny Side Up

Shorter, Wayne - Schizophrenia

Andrew Hill - Smokestack

Walter Davis, Jr. - Davis Cup

1995-10-24

Lee Morgan - The Procrastinator

Grant Green - Solid

Wayne Shorter - Etcetera

Hank Mobley - A Slice Of The Top

Bobby Hutcherson - Patterns

1996-09-03

Ike Quebec - Soul Samba

Donald Byrd - Byrd In Flight

Johnny Coles - Little Johnny C

Paul Chambers Quintet

Jack Wilson - Something Personal

Grant Green - Sunday Morning

1996-??-??

Jutta Hipp - With Zoot Sims

Louis Smith - Here Comes Louis Smith

Sonny Red - Out Of The Blue

Harold Vick - Steppin' Out

John Jenkins & Kenny Burrell

Dodo Greene - My Hour Of Need

1997-06-17

Art Blakey - Orgy In Rhythm

Sonny Clark - Dial S For Sonny

Clifford Jordan - Cliff Craft

Jackie McLean - Swing Swang Swingin'

Horace Parlan - Us Three

Horace Silver - Further Explorations

1997-10-07

Booker Ervin - The In Between

Bennie Green - Soul Stirrin'

Freddie Hubbard - Goin' Up

Bobby Hutcherson - Stick Up

Jackie McLean - 'Bout Soul

Baby Face Willette - Face To Face

1998-01-27

Tina Brooks - Back To The Tracks

Fred Jackson - Hootin' And Tootin'

Horace Parlan - On the Spur Of The Moment

Ike Quebec - It Might As Well Be Spring

Freddie Redd - Shades Of Redd

Larry Young - Into Somethin'

1998-05-08 (West Coast Classics)

Chet Baker Quartet With Russ Freeman

Jack Montrose Sextet

Bill Perkins - On Stage

Bud Shank & Bill Perkins

Jack Sheldon - The Quartet & The Quintet

Cy Touff - His Octet And Quintet

1998-07-14 (West Coast Classics)

Gerry Mulligan - The Original Quartet With Chet Baker

Curtis Amy - Katanga

Earl Anderza - Outa Sight

Bob Brookmeyer - Traditionalism Revisited

Teddy Edwards - Sunset Eyes

Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Blowin' Country

1998-10-20

Here Comes Frank Foster/George Wallington Showcase

Howard McGhee, Volume 1/Introducing Kenny Drew

Howard McGhee, Volume 2/Tal Farlow

Gil Melle - Complete Blue Note Recordings

Sal Salvador Quartet/Quintet

Julius Watkins Sextet/Julius Watkins Sextet, Volume Two

1998-11-17

Art Blakey - Africaine

Sonny Clark - Sonny's Crib

Bobby Hutcherson - Medina

Hank Mobley - Third Season

Lee Morgan - Infinity

Jimmy Smith - Softly As A Summer Breeze

1999-10-19

Art Blakey - Drums Around The Corner

Lou Donaldson - Man With A Horn

Grant Green - Blues For Lou

Bobby Hutcherson - The Kicker

Dizzy Reece - Comin’ On

Jimmy Smith - Six Views Of The Blues

Various Artists - The Lost Sessions

2000-02-15

Tina Brooks - Minor Move

Don Cherry - Complete Communion

Sonny Clark - My Conception

Andrew Hill - Grass Roots

Jackie McLean - Vertigo

Lee Morgan - Taru

2000-06-27

Kenny Burrell - First Blue Note Sessions

Sonny Criss - Complete Imperial Sessions

Stanley Turrentine With The Three Sounds - The Complete Blue Hour Session

2001-02-??

George Braith - The Complete Blue Note Recordings

Booker Ervin - Structurally Sound

Grant Green - First Session [originally announced as Seepin']

Andrew Hill - Lift Every Voice

Hank Mobley - Straight No Filter

Don Wilkerson - The Complete Blue Note Recordings

2002-10-08

Tina Brooks - The Waiting Game

Donald Byrd/Doug Watkins - The Transition Sessions [Watkins At Large/Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill/Byrd's Eye View]

Chick Corea - The Complete Is Sessions

Jackie McLean - Jacknife

Hank Mobley - Thinking Of Home

Freddie Redd - Redd's Blues

2003-10-??

Hank Mobley - The Flip

Sam Rivers - Fuchsia Swing Song

Lee Morgan - Sonic Boom

Larry Young - Mother Ship

Charlie Rouse - Bossa Nova Bacchanal

Andrew Hill - Passing Ships

2004-10-05

Horace Silver - The United States Of Mind [That Healin' Feelin'/Total Response/All]

Andrew Hill - Dance With Death

Jack Wilson - Easterly Winds

Larry Young - Of Love And Peace

Sam Rivers - Contours

Bobby Hutcherson - Now!

2005-10-04

Don Cherry - Where Is Brooklyn?

Booker Ervin - Tex Book Tenor

Andrew Hill - Andrew!!!

Elmo Hope Trio And Quintet

Jackie McLean - Consequence

Ike Quebec - The Complete 45 Sessions

2006-06-06

Jackie McLean - It's Time

Art Blakey - Holiday For Skins

Lou Blackburn - The Complete Imperial Sessions

Andrew Hill - Pax

Gil Evans - The Complete Pacific Jazz Sessions

Solomon Ilori - African High Life

2007-06-05

Andrew Hill - Change

Jimmy Smith - Straight Life

Introducing Kenny Cox

Frank Foster - Manhattan Fever

Stanley Turrentine - A Bluish Bag

2008-05-13

Stanley Turrentine - Return Of The Prodigal Son

Louis Smith - Smithville

Bobby Hutcherson - Head On

Art Farmer - Brass Shout/Aztec Suite

Dizzy Gillespie & James Moody With Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra

In 1998 alone there were three Connoisseur batches and two West Coast Classics batches. And the Rare Groove series was still alive. Those were the days.

Edited May 7, 2008 by Swinging Swede

[Late]

In 1998 alone there were three Connoisseur batches and two West Coast Classics batches. And the Rare Groove series was still alive. Those were the days.

Indeed. 1998 was a great year for reissues. Many great OJC single and comp. reissues were also released that year, and Mosaic put out their usual gems (the Bud Shank among them). Even Columbia/Legacy's reissue program was going strong.

Glad that Cuscuna got as many titles out there when he did.

[Shawn]

In 1998 alone there were three Connoisseur batches and two West Coast Classics batches. And the Rare Groove series was still alive. Those were the days.

Indeed. 1998 was a great year for reissues. Many great OJC single and comp. reissues were also released that year, and Mosaic put out their usual gems (the Bud Shank among them). Even Columbia/Legacy's reissue program was going strong.

Glad that Cuscuna got as many titles out there when he did.

Amen to that.

[Parkertown]

Grant Green - Seepin'... ???

[Late]

Grant Green - Seepin'... ???

Actually a typo for Steepin' ...

Little known fact: Grant Green is short for Grant Greentea.

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[user0815]

Grant Green - Seepin'... ???

correct title of this release is "first session".

"seepin'" is track number 2 on the cd.

[Swinging Swede]

Grant Green - Seepin'... ???

Ah yes, it was first announced as that, but when it came out the title had been changed to First Session (although it doesn't contain the entire first session). I'll edit the list. The same thing happened to A Bluish Bag which first was announced as Blues For Del.

[Soulstation1]

we need to get the complete connoisseur list pinned at the top of a thread w/o being able to post on it

[mgraham333]

we need to get the complete connoisseur list pinned at the top of a thread w/o being able to post on it

agreed - and add to that the RVGs and Verve LPRs and any other series that seem appropriate

[Kevin Bresnahan]

A good addition to the Connoisseur list would be to add a notation for the titles that were released simultaneously on LP. I am often asked that and I don't remember.

[ASNL77]

Belated thank you for posting the last Swinging Swede

Edited May 10, 2008 by ASNL77

[BruceH]

Belated thank you for posting the last Swinging Swede

Yes! Swede, you are the Swingingest.

[Bright Moments]

well cd universe just emailed me that the new ones were shipped - no price change though.

[JETman]

well cd universe just emailed me that the new ones were shipped - no price change though.

I've been trying hard to get them to realize that classifying 4 of the 5 (excluding "Smithville") as imports is in fact incorrect. Got an email from them this morning that they have lowered the price of "Head On", and are currently reviewing the others. I have a feeling that they will come to see things "our" way. When they do, just give them a call on their toll free number (1-800-231-7937) and they will either credit you or refund the price difference. I think that they have a price protection policy for 2 weeks or so from shipping date.

[BruceH]

Today's the day!

[Late]

A rare first:

The Borders here got all the Connoisseurs in stock today and on the shelves!

Naturally, I was compelled to use the 40% off coupon on three of them (the limit for the coupon).

Spinning the Turrentine right now.

[Teasing the Korean]

MUST HAVE AZTEC SWWWWEEEET!

[BruceH]

Just got Smithville and am spinning it for the second time right now. So cool that Charlie Rouse is on this one! For the millionth time I wish that Smith had done more than two albums for Blue Note.