Latest Japanese Re-issues from Hiroshi

[B. Goren.]

ABCJ 580 Tapscott,Horace(p)/Face

This one looks interesting: Horace tapscott with Roberto Miranda (b),Everett Brown Jr (ds), Louis Spears (cello), Melvin Moore (vln).

[sambrasa]

Muzak is just the name of the label. If you look at their catalogue, it's really no muzak at all.

I love the idea of Albert Ayler's albums being issued on Muzak!

The Muzak page on the Ayler albums. In Japanese. If you have access to automatic translating, the google translation is worth a try!

[Head Man]

ABCJ 580 Tapscott,Horace(p)/Face

This one looks interesting: Horace tapscott with Roberto Miranda (b),Everett Brown Jr (ds), Louis Spears (cello), Melvin Moore (vln).

Any idea when this was recorded, Bentsy?

[B. Goren.]

ABCJ 580 Tapscott,Horace(p)/Face

This one looks interesting: Horace tapscott with Roberto Miranda (b),Everett Brown Jr (ds), Louis Spears (cello), Melvin Moore (vln).

Any idea when this was recorded, Bentsy?

Unfortunately not.

[Swinging Swede]

Wow, Larry Young's "Heaven On Earth" to be released on CD!!

And also The Three Sounds' "Vibrations". That one has not been on CD before.

The Japanese are apparently our last remaining hope when it comes to getting new titles reissued on CD.

[bertrand]

Just saw this thread.

I admit I've never bought from Hiroshi. How can I get the Heaven On Earth? Will it be available elsewhere? What's the best chance to get a decent price?

Thanks,

Bertrand.

Edited April 12, 2010 by bertrand

[B. Goren.]

Just saw this thread.

I admit I've never bought from Hirochi. How can I get the Heaven On Earth? Will it be available elsewhere? What's the best chance to get a decent price?

Thanks,

Bertrand.

All you have to do is to contact Hiroshi and to ask him what's the price. In addition, you can ask him to add your name to his mailing list. Hiroshi's e-mail address is: hiroshi@earlyrecords.com

Edited March 21, 2010 by B. Goren.

[B. Goren.]

April 7, 2010

RBCP 2475 Fonte /Conforto

April 8, 2010

VGDBRZ 0041 Furukawa,Hatsuho(p)/Okuni Uta

April 14, 2010

TTSP 0018 Ito,Norihiko(g)/Air Tone

April 15, 2010

RBCP 6060 Original Soundtrack/Lady Bossa Nova In Italy

RBCP 6061 Original Soundtrack/Una Bella Grinta

HCOM 5004 Seko-Sanchez(perc)/Sanchez

April 21, 2010

EHSA 1005 Ayado,Chie(vo,p)/My Way(Meets Hara Nobuo & Sharps & Flats)

VACG 1010 Svensson, Esbjorn/Very Best Of E.s.t

GBROS 001 V.A./Destination Cloud 9(Virgin Atlantic Presents)

MZCE　1219(HQCD) Hirabayashi,Makiko(p)/Hide And Seek

MZCE　1220(HQCD) Hirabayashi,Makiko(p)/Makiko

TTSP 0019 Hiroike,Eiko(p)/Schrodinger's Cat

April 25, 2010

MR 003 Gentle Forest Jazz Band/Dakedo Konya Ha Big Band

April 28, 2010

AICL 2119 V.A./Sunaga Tatsuo All The Young Dudes

May 1, 2010

TACM 0019 Five Corners Quintet/Jazz Beat Bongobeat! -The Best Live In Helsinki-

May 5, 2010

PCD 18623 Krog,Karin(vo)/We Could Be Flying

PCD 18624/5 EDGE /From Gakeppuchi Tour Final

UCCE 1125 Jarrett, Keith(p) / Charlie Haden(b)/Jasmine

TOCP 70838 Oosterhuis ,Traincha(vo)/Never Can Say Goodbye

May 12, 2010

UCCM 1187 Scofield,John(g) With Metropole Orkest & Vince Mendozasumendo/

May 19, 2010

VACM 1412 Legnini,Eric(p)/New Ballad

VACM 1413 Marsalis,Wynton(tp)/ Richard Galliano(Accordion)/Live In Marciac

MYCJ 30567 Rosnes, Renee(p)/Manhattan Rain

MYCJ 30568 Osaka,Masahiko(ds)/Funky 7

COCB 53913/5 V.A./Shouwa Jazz Taizen(Maboroshi No Mei Ban,Hizou Ban)

PCCY 30161 Mintzer,Bob(ts)/Papa Lips

PCCY 30162 V.A./Tatsuo Sunaga & Norma Blu Capitolo 2

PCCY 30163 V.A./Kei Kobayashi & Norma Blu Capitolo 3

UCCT 1221 Clarke, Stanley(b) With Hiromi Uehara(p)/Title Undecided

UCCT 9013（CD+DVD） Clarke, Stanley(b) With Hiromi

Uehara(p)/Title Undecided

VHCD　01042 Nimmer,Dan(p)/Blues

OMCZ 1035 Ju Won, Jeong (vo)/Ocean Lullaby

VSCD 9371 De Vita, Tony(p)/Softly As I Leave You

XQAM 1801 Fukui,Tomomi/At That Moment

May 26, 2010

YZSO 10008 Kawasaki,Ryo(g)/Ring Toss

XQDN 1026 KBS Trio/What Am I Here For

UCCO 1104(SHMCD) Burton,Gary(vib) / Ozone Makoto(p)/Virtuosi

WPCR 13838 Benson,George(g,vo)/

[J.A.W.]

Hiroshi got the first name of this singer in the May 5, 2010 batch wrong:

TOCP 70838 Oosterhuis,Traincha(vo)/Never Can Say Goodbye

She's Dutch and her name is Trijntje Oosterhuis. "Traincha" is more or less how it's pronounced.

[bertrand]

Thanks,

I'll contact Hiroshi, but CD Universe has a decent price on a preorder (under $19 including shipping). For a TOCJ, that seems reasonable. They show a 5/11 release date.

Is it possible that CD Universe never gets this in? I've only ordered U.S. titles from them. How do preorders work? If 50 of us preorder, will they make sure they will get 50 titles to satisfy all the orders or will 48 of them be cancelled?

Of course, right after I get this, Blue Note will announce an RVG two-fer of Contrasts and Heaven On Earth which I will be able to get at Borders' with a coupon for $8

Bertrand.

Edited March 22, 2010 by bertrand

[Late]

I'll contact Hirochi ...

Well, if you contact Hirochi, you may very well end up with this:

But if you contact Hiroshi, you'll certainly end up with this:

[bertrand]

Edited, smarty-pants

Bertrand.

[Clunky]

I'm interested in these two

TOCJ 8676 Hutcherson,Bobby(vib)/Total Eclipse 1100

TOCJ 8680 Jordan,Sheila(vo)/Portrait Of Sheila 1100

any thoughts re the likely mastering, I'm not overly picky but have found a few Japanese BN/Pacific ( based really on just a handful of discs) issues in the past few years to be quite loud and brash, are these reissues know to be good/ bad / average????

[J.A.W.]

I'm interested in these two

TOCJ 8676 Hutcherson,Bobby(vib)/Total Eclipse 1100

TOCJ 8680 Jordan,Sheila(vo)/Portrait Of Sheila 1100

any thoughts re the likely mastering, I'm not overly picky but have found a few Japanese BN/Pacific ( based really on just a handful of discs) issues in the past few years to be quite loud and brash, are these reissues know to be good/ bad / average????

I'm guessing you're referring to the 24-bit remastered Blue Note CDs that Toshiba put out in the late 1990s/early 2000s to celebrate Blue Note's 60th Anniversary. I bought several at the time and to my ears those discs sounded loud and harsh; I sold them all. I'm told that many Toshiba Blue Note CD reissues since then use those masterings, but I can't confirm this.

[David Ayers]

If these TOCJ 8*** are indeed the same masterings as the TOCJ 6*** then yes they are bright, but also very clear and a deal less murky than some of the JRVGs and RVGs.

[J.A.W.]

If these TOCJ 8*** are indeed the same masterings as the TOCJ 6*** then yes they are bright, but also very clear and a deal less murky than some of the JRVGs and RVGs.

Those TOCJ-6xxx masterings have a lot more compression and reduced dynamics compared to older Japanese and American non-RVG Blue Note CD reissues. Not my cup of tea.

[David Ayers]

If these TOCJ 8*** are indeed the same masterings as the TOCJ 6*** then yes they are bright, but also very clear and a deal less murky than some of the JRVGs and RVGs.

Those TOCJ-6xxx masterings have a lot more compression and reduced dynamics compared to older Japanese and American non-RVG Blue Note CD reissues. Not my cup of tea.

I agree. It is a matter of taste though. I wouldn't say to anyone not to buy these if it is an easy route to a title which is otherwise hard to find. And they are more consistent than the (J)RVG series which sometimes sound like an old cassette. That 'consistency' comes at the price of reduced fidelity to the music as recorded and to the Blue Note LP sound, though as some point out the RVG LP mixes were pretty much red dial efforts and not really a shot at acoustic realism. I think at 1100 Yen these are a good way to fill out gaps and - maybe - fun!

[J.A.W.]

If these TOCJ 8*** are indeed the same masterings as the TOCJ 6*** then yes they are bright, but also very clear and a deal less murky than some of the JRVGs and RVGs.

Those TOCJ-6xxx masterings have a lot more compression and reduced dynamics compared to older Japanese and American non-RVG Blue Note CD reissues. Not my cup of tea.

I agree. It is a matter of taste though. I wouldn't say to anyone not to buy these if it is an easy route to a title which is otherwise hard to find. And they are more consistent than the (J)RVG series which sometimes sound like an old cassette. That 'consistency' comes at the price of reduced fidelity to the music as recorded and to the Blue Note LP sound, though as some point out the RVG LP mixes were pretty much red dial efforts and not really a shot at acoustic realism. I think at 1100 Yen these are a good way to fill out gaps and - maybe - fun!

I was referring to the TOCJ-6xxx series, compared to older Japanese and American non-RVG Blue Note CD reissues. I was not talking about the upcoming TOCJ-8xxx CD reissues or any RVG series.

[porcy62]

Just saw this thread.

I admit I've never bought from Hirochi. How can I get the Heaven On Earth? Will it be available elsewhere? What's the best chance to get a decent price?

Thanks,

Bertrand.

Actually Hiroshi is one of the sweetest, honest and meticolous seller in the business. Bought some vinyls from him, beyond expectations.

[David Ayers]

If these TOCJ 8*** are indeed the same masterings as the TOCJ 6*** then yes they are bright, but also very clear and a deal less murky than some of the JRVGs and RVGs.

Those TOCJ-6xxx masterings have a lot more compression and reduced dynamics compared to older Japanese and American non-RVG Blue Note CD reissues. Not my cup of tea.

I agree. It is a matter of taste though. I wouldn't say to anyone not to buy these if it is an easy route to a title which is otherwise hard to find. And they are more consistent than the (J)RVG series which sometimes sound like an old cassette. That 'consistency' comes at the price of reduced fidelity to the music as recorded and to the Blue Note LP sound, though as some point out the RVG LP mixes were pretty much red dial efforts and not really a shot at acoustic realism. I think at 1100 Yen these are a good way to fill out gaps and - maybe - fun!

I was referring to the TOCJ-6xxx series, compared to older Japanese and American non-RVG Blue Note CD reissues. I was not talking about the upcoming TOCJ-8xxx CD reissues or any RVG series.

I know, and I agreed. Then I reverted to my discussion of (J)RVGs.

[J.A.W.]

If these TOCJ 8*** are indeed the same masterings as the TOCJ 6*** then yes they are bright, but also very clear and a deal less murky than some of the JRVGs and RVGs.

Those TOCJ-6xxx masterings have a lot more compression and reduced dynamics compared to older Japanese and American non-RVG Blue Note CD reissues. Not my cup of tea.

I agree. It is a matter of taste though. I wouldn't say to anyone not to buy these if it is an easy route to a title which is otherwise hard to find. And they are more consistent than the (J)RVG series which sometimes sound like an old cassette. That 'consistency' comes at the price of reduced fidelity to the music as recorded and to the Blue Note LP sound, though as some point out the RVG LP mixes were pretty much red dial efforts and not really a shot at acoustic realism. I think at 1100 Yen these are a good way to fill out gaps and - maybe - fun!

I was referring to the TOCJ-6xxx series, compared to older Japanese and American non-RVG Blue Note CD reissues. I was not talking about the upcoming TOCJ-8xxx CD reissues or any RVG series.

I know, and I agreed. Then I reverted to my discussion of (J)RVGs.

That transition was so smooth that I missed it...

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

And they are more consistent than the (J)RVG series which sometimes sound like an old cassette.

[Bluerein]

You are right and wrong Hans about Trijntje. In Dutch it's indeed Trijntje but Blue Note uses traincha for the international market. They have done this before with earlier issues in the UK.

[David Ayers]

That transition was so smooth that I missed it...

Oh I'm deft. Never let it be said that I'm not deft.

[B. Goren.]

May 1, 2010

ART 7001 The December 2nd Quartet/Stars

May 7, 2010

SSLT 01 Tsutsumi,Sei-ichiro(b)& Sei's Neo Jazz Band/My Sketch of Japan

May 19, 2010

VICL 63539 J.A.M/Just Another Mind

VICJ 61618 Loren,Halie(vo)/ They Oughta Write A Song

VICJ 61619 Miller,Marcus(b)/ A Night In Monte-Carlo

May 26, 2010

KICJ 582 White,Lenny(ds)/Anomaly

KICJ 583 Jackson, Anthony(b) / Yiorgos Fakanas(b)/Interspirit

KICJ 584 Hara,Tomonao(tp)&Keiji Matsushima(tp)/Go Straight

ABCJ 584 Mcdonald,Doug(g)/It's A Blue World

ABCJ 585 Strazzeri,Frank(p)/Cleopatra's Dream+4

ABCJ 586 Wallace,Billy(p)/Soulful Delight +4

ABCJ 587 Wright,John(p)/Wright Changes And Choices +1

June 2, 2010

COCP 36178/9(2CD) Columbia Nakano Rhythm Boys/Columbia Souritsu

Hyaku Shuunen Kinen Nakano Tadaharu To Columbia Nakano Rhythm Boys

PCD 93332 Peterson,Marvin(tp)& The Soulmasters/In Concert*

PCD 93335 Roos/Roos

June 9, 2010

JETS 1002 Vermilion Field/Vermilion Field

XQHG 1003 ZoolooZ/01

DFCL 1652 PE'Z/Title Undecided

June 16, 2010

YZSO 10009 Suzuki Hiromasa(p)/Last Live At Studio F

NNCJ 1206 Native Son/Title Undecided

June 23, 2010

WNCJ 2206 Ambo,Toru(ts)/Ambo Unit With Bob Mover

XQDN 1027 R-men/ I Thought About You

XQAM 1044 Winters,Pinky(vo)/Pinky +12

XQAM 1045 Raff,Renee(vo,p)/Among The Stars +1

XQAM 1046 Morris,Audrey(vo)/Afterthoughts

XQAM 1514 Taniguchi,Eiji(cl)/The Sweet Sound Of Bossa Nova

XQDJ 1016 Stewart,Grant(ts)/St.Thomas-Plays Sonny Rollins-

WNCS 5121 Kaminishi,Chinami(vo)/A Bouquet of Roses

WNCS 5122 Mori,Iku(vo)/Someone Unforgettable

DDCZ 1685 Kon,Hideki(p)/Moonray

UCCO 9901 Evans,Bill(p)/On Green Dolphin Street

UCCO 9902 Evans,Bill(p)/Loose Blues

UCCO 9903 Evans,Bill(p)/The Solo Sessions Vol.1

UCCO 9904 Evans,Bill(p)/The Solo Sessions Vol.2

UCCO 9905 Evans,Bill(p)/Time Remembered

UCCO 9906 Evans,Bill(p)/Jazzhouse

UCCO 9907 Evans,Bill(p)/You're Gonna Hear From Me

UCCO 9908 Evans,Bill(p)/Blue In Green

UCCO 9909 Bennett,Tony(vo)&Bill Evans(p)/Album

UCCO 9910 Evans,Bill(p)& Eddie Gomez(b)/Montreux 3rd

UCCO 9911 Pepper,Art(as)/Thursday Night At The Village Vanguard +1

UCCO 9912 Pepper,Art(as)/Friday Night At The Village Vanguard +1

UCCO 9913 Pepper,Art(as)/Saturday Night At The Village Vanguard +1

UCCO 9914 Pepper,Art(as)/More For Les: At The Village Vanguard.Vol.4

UCCO 9915 Garland,Red(p)/Rojo

UCCO 9916 Garland,Red(p)/The Red Garland Trio

UCCO 9917 Garland,Red(p)/Trio With Eddie Lockjaw Davis

UCCO 9918 Garland,Red(p)/Solar

UCCO 9919 Garland,Red(p)/Red's Good Groove

UCCO 9920 Garland,Red(p)/Crossings

UCCO 9921 Hawes,Hampton(p)/All Night Session Vol.1

UCCO 9922 Hawes,Hampton(p)/All Night Session Vol.2

UCCO 9923 Hawes,Hampton(p)/All Night Session Vol.3 +1

UCCO 9924 Hawes,Hampton(p)/Bird Song

UCCO 9925 Basie,Count(p)/For The First Time

UCCO 9926 Basie,Count(p)/Basie Big Band

UCCO 9927 Hope,Elmo(p)/Elmo Hope Trio

UCCO 9928 Harris,Barry(p)/Listen To Barry Harris

UCCO 9929 Bradshaw,Evans(p)/Look Out For Evans Bradshaw

UCCO 9930 Bradshaw,Evans(p)/Pieces Of Eighty Eight

UCCO 9931 Wright,John(p)/Mr. Soul

UCCO 9932 Timmons,Bobby(p)/The Soul Man

UCCO 9933 Bryant,Ray(p)/All Blues

UCCO 9934 Adderley,Cannonball(as)/Quintet Plus +2

UCCO 9935 Coltrane,John(ts)/The European Tour

UCCO 9936 Mobley,Hank(ts)/Mobley`s Message

UCCO 9937 Mobley,Hank(ts)/Mobley`s Second Message

UCCO 9938 Heath,Jimmy(ts)/The Thumper

UCCO 9939 Richardson,Jerome(as,ts)/Roamin`

UCCO 9940 Gordon,Dexter(ts)/The Resurgence Of Dexter Gordon

UCCO 9941 Gordon,Dexter(ts)/The Jumpin` Blues

UCCO 9942 Davis,Miles(tp)/Live At The Barrell

UCCO 9943 Farmer,Art(tp)/Early Art

UCCO 9944 Sleet,Don(tp)/All Members

UCCO 9945 Burrell,Kenny(g)/Soul Call +1

UCCO 9946 Haynes,Roy(ds)/Cracklin'

UCCO 9947 Haynes,Roy(ds)/Cymbalism

UCCO 9948 Manne,Shelly(ds)/More Swinging Sounds

UCCO 9949 Bartz,Gary(as)/I`ve Known Rivers And Other Bodies