vibes Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 I'm wondering how many of these BMG have repackaged in standard jewel cases... I don't know about the LP reproduction series, but I got a VME from BMG in a jewel case, instead of the usual digipack. I've never been a fan of digipacks, but I felt like I'd somehow been robbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street singer Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 I'm wondering how many of these BMG have repackaged in standard jewel cases... I don't know about the LP reproduction series, but I got a VME from BMG in a jewel case, instead of the usual digipack. I've never been a fan of digipacks, but I felt like I'd somehow been robbed. A VME in a jewel case, really? Hmm... I wonder why they repackage some and not others. Very odd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 6/8/04 Art Blakey - 'S Make It - Reissue - Verve Reissues Candido Camero - Candido Featuring Al Cohn - Reissue - GRP Records Gene Krupa - Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements - Reissue - Verve Reissues Machito - Vacation At The Concord - Reissue - GRP Records Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time - Reissue - Verve Reissues Quoting myself just to mention that in the above batch the Krupa and the Roach seem to have been dropped in favour of Patato & Totico - Patato & Totico (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Dave Pike - Manhattan Latin (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records I already have the Roach but I was looking forward to the Krupa. Hopefully it (they) will appear in a later batch. The Roach is in print as part of the Mosaic set, so that might have something to do with it being dropped. Some new batches announced too: 2004-07-09 Bill Evans - California, Here I Come (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Ahmad Jamal - Chamber Music of the New Jazz (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Ramsey Lewis - Another Voyage (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Oscar Peterson - A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Jimmy Smith - The Boss (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records 2004-09-21 Alexandria Lorez - Alexandria the Great (LPR) - Reissue - Impulse! Records Freddy Cole - Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues - Reissue - GRP Records Blossom Dearie - Sings Broadway Hit Songs (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Ella Fitzgerald - Hello Love (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Sergio Mendes - The Fool On The Hill (LPR) - Reissue - A&M Jazz 2004-10-19 Ahmad Jamal - Sound of Christmas (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Jimmy Smith - Christmas Cookin' (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Not pertaining to the LPR series, but also worth mentioning; on 2004-10-05: Norman Granz - The Complete Jam Sessions Box Set - Box Set - Verve Records Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 (edited) Candido Camero - Candido Featuring Al Cohn - Reissue - GRP Records Machito - Vacation At The Concord - Reissue - GRP Records Patato & Totico - Patato & Totico (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Dave Pike - Manhattan Latin (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Ahmad Jamal - Chamber Music of the New Jazz (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Alexandria Lorez - Alexandria the Great (LPR) - Reissue - Impulse! Records These are the ones I am going to get me - plenty of nice Latin stuff among them. That Lorez Alexandria is a very rare Impulse item. And that Ahmad Jamal's Chamber Classic is among them is a mild sensation. I hope they use the orginal version without reverb added for the remaster. Edited May 24, 2004 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 The failing of the LPR series is. . . well for example, there were TWO Alexandria ps on one cd in the first Impulse cd of her work. . . here we have . . . ONE. Still a really nice series, but. . . short playing times on some and combinations would have been welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I also hope that the Gene Krupa reissue appears in the not too distant future. I have this session on a fairly poor sounding LP - the only ebay vinyl purchase in which I have been disappointed thus far, but I know that I have been extremely lucky in this regard. Swede, I think that the Verve site incorrectly listed "The Sound of Christmas" as an Ahmad Jamal session. Preliminary research appears to indicate that this is a Ramsey Lewis date. Too bad (with all due respect to Mr. Lewis - I might pick it up anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Yeah, you’re right, it must be Ramsey Lewis. There was even a second Christmas album by Lewis, and I suppose both would fit on one CD, but since it’s an LPR it will probably be just the first album. Well, more Jamal can’t be far off anyway now when the legal problems are over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montg Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 Here's the release schedule from the vervemusicgroup web site. It claims to have been updated recently (5/17) and the Krupa and Roach are both still listed for 6/8. The Verve Music Group Release Schedule Updated 5/17/2004 4/27/04 Diana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room - New Release - Verve Records Diana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room (hybrid SACD) - New Release - Verve Records Oscar Peterson - Exclusively For My Friends Vol. 1: Action (SACD) - Reissue - Verve Int'l Oscar Peterson - Exclusively For My Friends Vol. 2: Girl Talk (SACD) - Reissue - Verve Int'l Oscar Peterson - Exclusively For My Friends Vol. 3: The Way I Really Play (SACD) - Reissue - Verve Int'l Oscar Peterson - Exclusively For My Friends Vol. 4: My Favorite Instrument (SACD) - Reissue - Verve Int'l Oscar Peterson - Exclusively For My Friends Vol. 5: Mellow Mood (SACD) - Reissue - Verve Int'l Oscar Peterson - Exclusively For My Friends Vol. 6: Travelin' On (SACD) - Reissue - Verve Int'l Various Artists - The Wedding Jazz Album: First Dances - Reissue - Verve Records Various Artists - WBGO 25th Anniversary Compilation - New Release - Verve Records 5/11/04 Hugh Masekela - Still Grazing - Reissue - Blue Thumb Keiko Matsui - The Very Best of Keiko Matsui - Reissue - GRP Records Arturo Sandoval - The Very Best of Arturo Sandoval - Reissue - GRP Records Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething - New Release - Verve Records John Scofield - EnRoute - New Release - Verve Records 6/8/04 Gerald Albright - Kickin' It Up - New Release - GRP Records George Benson - Irreplaceable - New Release - GRP Records Art Blakey - 'S Make It - Reissue - Verve Records Candido Camero - Candido Featuring Al Cohn - Reissue - GRP Records Laura Fygi - Live At North Sea (DVD) - Gene Krupa - Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements - Reissue - Verve Records Machito - Vacation At The Concord - Reissue - GRP Records Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time - Reissue - Verve Records Patato & Totico - Patato & Totico (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Dave Pike - Manhattan Latin (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Joao Gilberto - In Tokyo - New Release - Verve Int'l Records 6/15/04 Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething (hybrid SACD) - New Release - Verve Int'l Records 6/22/04 Johnny Griffin - JG (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Illinois Jacquet - Desert Winds (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Roland Kirk - Live In Copenhagen (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Masters At Work - Present Latin Verve Sounds - New Release - Verve Records Masters At Work - Present Latin Verve Sounds (Vinyl) - New Release - Verve Records James Moody - James Moody (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Sonny Stitt - Personal Appearance (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Various Artists - Jazz For Kids: Sing, Clap, Wiggle, and Shake - Reissue - Verve Records Bernie Williams - The Journey Within (DVD) - New Release - GRP Records 7/6/04 Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto #2 (VME) - Reissue - Verve Records 7/13/04 Jesse Harris - While The Music Lasts - New Release - Blue Thumb Records Joshua Payne - Your Love, My Home - New Release - Blue Thumb Records James Brown - Soul On Top - Reissue - Verve Records Dave Grusin - NOW PLAYING: Movies Themes - Solo Piano - New Release - GRP Records Diana Krall - Love Scenes (hybrid SACD) - New Release - Verve Records Oscar Peterson - A Night In Vienna (DVD U.S. Only) - New Release - Verve Int'l Records 7/20/04 Charles Mingus - The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus - Reissue - Verve Int'l Records Claus Ogerman - A Man And His Music - Reissue - Verve Records 7/27/04 Various Artists (A Tribute to Luther Vandross) - Forever, For Always, For Luther - New Release - GRP Records James Brown - Soul On Top (Vinyl) - Reissue - Verve Records 8/3/04 Al Jarreau - Accentuate the Positive - New Release - Verve Records 8/10/04 Larry Carlton - The Very Best of Larry Carlton - Reissue - GRP Records George Howard - The Very Best of George Howard - Reissue - GRP Records Joe Sample - Soul Shadows - New Release - PRA Records 8/17/04 Tal Farlow - The Complete Verve Recordings (Mosaic Int'l Box Set Only) - Box Set - Verve Records 8/24/04 Dinah Washington - Queen: The Music Of Dinah Washington - Reissue - Verve Records Bill Evans - Bill Evans for Lovers - Reissue - Verve Records Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson For Lovers - Reissue - Verve Records 9/7/04 Bill Evans - California, Here I Come (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Ahmad Jamal - Chamber Music of the New Jazz (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Ramsey Lewis - Another Voyage (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Oscar Peterson - A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Jimmy Smith - The Boss (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records 9/14/04 Alice Coltrane - Title To Be Determined - New Release - Impulse! Records Mindi Abair - Come As You Are - New Release - GRP Records Charlie Haden - The Land Of The Sun - New Release - Verve Int'l Records 9/21/04 Alexandria Lorez - Alexandria the Great (LPR) - Reissue - Impulse! Records Freddy Cole - Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues - Reissue - GRP Records Blossom Dearie - Sings Broadway Hit Songs (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Ella Fitzgerald - Hello Love (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Ella Fitzgerald - Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles Vol. 1 - Reissue - Verve Records Sergio Mendes - The Fool On The Hill (LPR) - Reissue - A&M Jazz Chiara Civello - Last Quarter Moon - New Release - Verve Records 10/5/04 Norman Granz - The Complete Jam Sessions Box Set - Box Set - Verve Records Peggy Lee - Black Coffee (VME) - Reissue - Verve Records Anita O'Day - Swings Cole Porter (VME) - Reissue - Verve Records 10/19/04 Ahmad Jamal - Sound of Christmas (LPR) - Reissue - GRP Records Jimmy Smith - Christmas Cookin' (LPR) - Reissue - Verve Records Linda Ronstadt - Hummin' To Myself - New Release - Verve Records Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesbed Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 I visited my local Border's today and found four more titles from this series that I didn't already have.Johnny Griffin - Johnny GriffinYusef Lateef - The Golden FluteJames Moody - James MoodySonny Stitt - Personal Appearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkertown Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 wesbed, Please post your impressions of these albums one you've listened. I'm already sure about the Lateef, but would like some feedback on the others. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryCurleyMoe Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 (edited) Picked up a number of these myself- recently impressed by the Stitt "Personal Appearance"...nice youthful Stitt full of vigor and fire. You can tell that "Bird was in the house" in spirit at this session...and Bobby Timmons on piano in this context is absolutely wonderful! Great to see the Argo/Cadet Jamal & Ramsey Lewis surface. "Chamber Music of the New Jazz" is superb! Jamal with strings, trio in foreground...I often play my cassette copy of Lp whilst driving through countryside, etc...! I strongly recommend... The James Moody is very cool...nice work by the great Johnny Coles. Musa Kaleem on Bari is hip too. The Patato & Totico, IMO, is damn near essential! Agree with Lon re: the Lorez Alexandria- the 2 on 1 of this is effective AND groovily economical! Edited June 25, 2004 by LarryCurleyMoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted June 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 For the Mendes (which is a fine album, well worth a listen), they ought to use the recent Japanese engineering, but they probably won't. The Japanese version of "Equinox" nox the U.S. CD out of the water. Similarly, the LPR of the Mulligan Concert Jazz Band wasn't as good as the corresponding tracks in the Mosaic set. Great to see that "Chamber Music of the New Jazz" is coming out. Those who haven't heard it, and know "Miles Ahead", will get a surprise. I wonder whether they will use the Argo artwork or the original Parrot cover that Mike unearthed on this board a few months ago. Actually, there were two different Argo covers. Having spent quite a lot on an LP, I think I will stick with that. (I tracked down a copy in very decent condition.) Surely they will not issue a CD with the fake stereo reverb when LPs in real mono can be had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 any opinions regarding the Johhny Griffin- Argo date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryCurleyMoe Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 any opinions regarding the Johhny Griffin- Argo date? I picked this one up last week and rather enjoy it. Johnny, Jr. Mance, and company cook...some melodic moments from Johnny - as well as the expected fiery bursts of notes that'll singe your brain...a nice and soulful date from the north shore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
762rob Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 The failing of the LPR series is. . . well for example, there were TWO Alexandria ps on one cd in the first Impulse cd of her work. . . here we have . . . ONE. Still a really nice series, but. . . short playing times on some and combinations would have been welcome. Lon I agree! They missed it on that - most of us who really are into Lorez picked up both Impulse! Lp CD reissues from Japan - now if they had done the Argo "For Swingers Only" THAT would have been awesome - it is one of the best Lps in my collection! And hopelessly scarce too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Yeah, you’re right, it must be Ramsey Lewis. There was even a second Christmas album by Lewis, and I suppose both would fit on one CD, but since it’s an LPR it will probably be just the first album. I enjoy this music and actually bought an import from Japan that does have both albums on one CD. You might consider going that route (if you are looking for a jazzy Christmas album), since the re-issue is almost certainly just the one album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 I'm in total agreement Al. Any of hte Al Grey or Al Grey/Billy Mitchells on Argo or Cadet are worth having! Let's hope they bring more out. Yes! This is Billy Mitchell, already in the series, makes me agree with you on that. Coupled with the Grey disc, it makes for a very nice back-to-back listen! And I am SO looking forward to California Here I Come!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 Yikes Almighty!!!! Have any of you heard this sucker?!!!?!?!?? This must be where Sweets used up some o' that class he hadn't used yet!!! This one swings like one bad mother-SHUT YO MOUTH!!! Barney Kessel damn near steals the show with his Freddie Green-like strumming! YOW!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesbed Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 Yikes Almighty!!!! Have any of you heard this sucker?!!!?!?!?? This must be where Sweets used up some o' that class he hadn't used yet!!! This one swings like one bad mother-SHUT YO MOUTH!!! Barney Kessel damn near steals the show with his Freddie Green-like strumming! I purchased my copy of the Buddy Rich & Edison title a couple of weeks ago. I've purchased so much music in the last few months that I've not listened to most of it in detail. I played, for the second time, the Rich/Edison Verve. It is a good session. It is my first experience with Harry Edison. I'm not yet enough familiar with Edison's playing to 'get' what makes him great but I did enjoy his playing on this set. As well, I'm not much familiar with Buddy Rich. Yes, I know who he is and what he's known for. But, short of seeing Buddy Rich on Johnny Carson's 'Tonight Show,' I don't have much listening time spent with Mr. Rich. I've read many negative opinions of Rich's playing style on the Bird & Diz (with Thelonious Monk) title. However, Buddy Rich shows his talent and plays well with Sweets Edison. I got no complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 I remember this one to be rather erratic and a bit unfocused, I'll give it another listen these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 I've got the Edison/Rich and well. . . it's good, but it's just ab it too "drummy" for me. . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 Yeah, I hear ya about the drumming bit. I dig the drum solos, tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesbed Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Sometimes I get in the mood for a bass session. At other times I forget about my enjoyment of bass sessions. I always enjoy Paul Chambers' Bass On Top. The Chambers session has a nice, warm, sublime, classy feel to it. I purchased this gem about two weeks ago and finally listened to it tonight. Jazz Cello contains some very nice playing by Ray Brown. Brown is backed by a sort of big band arrangement in the same flavor, to me, as Art Pepper's Plus Eleven. Instead of getting Art Pepper's horn dancing in the foreground, you get Ray Brown's bass playing. Brown is warm, inviting, fun, and interesting. The selection of songs is good. All the tunes give Brown plenty of playing-around space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Considering some of those have now been around for quite some time... how about the following discs? Anyone can give opinions, short reviews? These are the ones up to 2002 that I still miss out on. Thanks! ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 You can skip the Whiting is my feeling. . . . You have to get the Slim Gaillard! Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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