felser Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 1 hour ago, mjzee said: Even though it's late Dexter, the box is worth getting. He was still playing really well at that point, especially on the earliest albums on that box. These were recorded right after his magnificent run of Steeplechase albums. The Village Vanguard double album with Woody Shaw's group is absolutely essential, and you get the latest remaster in this box. 1 hour ago, GA Russell said: Weather Report - Columbia Albums 1971-1975 7 CDs - $28.45 + $3.99 https://www.amazon.com/Columbia-Albums-1971-1975-Weather-Report/dp/B0CZY4CHJK/ Highly recommended in every regard. Quote
mr jazz Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 Sinatra-Vegas is also well worth picking up. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 This is only a 2 CD set, not a boxed set, but it is a new copy from Dusty Groove at a very low price of $0.99: Quote
jazzbo Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 I bought over a dozen Sackville, Jump and Delmark titles from dustygroove for .99 and 1.99. Sealed! Quote
HutchFan Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 51 minutes ago, Ken Dryden said: This is only a 2 CD set, not a boxed set, but it is a new copy from Dusty Groove at a very low price of $0.99: Claude Hopkins' Soliloquy -- included in that set -- is one of my desert-island discs!!!! Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 26 minutes ago, jazzbo said: I bought over a dozen Sackville, Jump and Delmark titles from dustygroove for .99 and 1.99. Sealed! No publishing royalties paid on those suckers. Quote
Fer Urbina Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 22 hours ago, mr jazz said: Sinatra-Vegas is also well worth picking up. CD2 is an "alternate" Sinatra at the Sands (different takes of the same tunes in the album, from the same week in late January 1966). F Quote
Ken Dryden Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 2 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: No publishing royalties paid on those suckers. Is this Delmark's doing after they acquired Sackville following John Norris's death? Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 I assume they're deletions/cut-outs. Honestly surprised Delmark has kept going after Koester's death and in the current market. Quote
rostasi Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 41 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said: I assume they're deletions/cut-outs. Honestly surprised Delmark has kept going after Koester's death and in the current market. I thought that I read that it was taken over by a young couple quite a while back who are devoted to keeping the label alive. Chuck would know more of course. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 1 hour ago, clifford_thornton said: I assume they're deletions/cut-outs. Honestly surprised Delmark has kept going after Koester's death and in the current market. From Wikipedia: In May 2018, Koester retired and sold Delmark Records to Delmark Records LLC, of which Julia A. Miller is the Managing Member. Julia A. Miller became the label President & CEO and Elbio Barilari became the Vice President & Artistic Director. They are two musicians from Chicago and Uruguay, respectively. The sale included Delmark's subsidiary labels, CD and LP inventory, the catalog of masters, and Riverside Studio Quote
soulpope Posted October 12 Report Posted October 12 16 hours ago, Fer Urbina said: CD2 is an "alternate" Sinatra at the Sands (different takes of the same tunes in the album, from the same week in late January 1966). Wasn't aware of that 🤔🧐 .... Quote
Fer Urbina Posted October 12 Report Posted October 12 1 hour ago, soulpope said: Wasn't aware of that 🤔🧐 .... And the more recent box Standing Room Only carries a complete set from that series of concerts, the second from January 28, 1966. I've written about all that, in my blog. F Quote
soulpope Posted October 12 Report Posted October 12 10 minutes ago, Fer Urbina said: And the more recent box Standing Room Only carries a complete set from that series of concerts, the second from January 28, 1966. I've written about all that, in my blog. F Thnx for thint 👍 .... Quote
GA Russell Posted October 28 Author Report Posted October 28 Billy Cobham - OAS $16.99 prime https://www.amazon.com/Original-Album-Billy-Cobham/dp/B009PHRIEA/ ***** Grover Washington, Jr. - The Complete Columbia Albums Collection 9 CDs - $42.49 prime https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Albums-Collection-Grover-Washington/dp/B005LY3VGA/ ***** Duke Ellington - The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958 9 CDs - $43.33 + free delivery https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Columbia-Studio-Collection-1951-1958/dp/B0B7K4FBD5/ Quote
jazzcorner Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 Has someone tested this series https://www.discogs.com/label/820874-The-Intense-Media?page=1 Quote
felser Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 25 minutes ago, jazzcorner said: Has someone tested this series https://www.discogs.com/label/820874-The-Intense-Media?page=1 They're junk, as is about everything from their parent label Membran, but very low cost. Quote
jazzcorner Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 1 hour ago, felser said: They're junk, as is about everything from their parent label Membran, but very low cost. Thanks for your rating, Can you exyplain that a bit more. I have the Cal Thader & Horace Silver box. The sound is not bad here. I do no shootouts just to compare because sooner or later your hearing ability will not hear any changes anymore due to aging. and some original Blue notes are ridiculous in price + postage to get them here in Europe. Quote
felser Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 37 minutes ago, jazzcorner said: Thanks for your rating, Can you exyplain that a bit more. I have the Cal Thader & Horace Silver box. The sound is not bad here. I do no shootouts just to compare because sooner or later your hearing ability will not hear any changes anymore due to aging. and some original Blue notes are ridiculous in price + postage to get them here in Europe. The sound is OK, they're no doubt straight MP3 transfers from the original CD releases according to Euro PD laws. The notes, discographical info, artwork, etc. are sorely lacking. Other Membran sets just randomly mix titles together. There are higher and lower quality Euro PD labels as far as those considerations (which are important to me). Fresh Sound is the gold standard, often far surpassing the quality of the original CD releases. Avid sets are nice. Enlightenment is basic, but they do have the original album covers, now have full personnel listings, they fill up the CD's (often exceeding 80 minutes) and their album groupings are very logical. Real Gone Jazz (now defunct, I believe) are on the same level as Enlightenments, with original album covers and personnel listings in place, but they have more random groupings of albums and often don't use the capacity of the CD wisely, plus they will often cut up an album between two CD's when there was no reason to do so. If the Fresh Sound releases are too expensive for you, I would go with Avid, Enlightenment, and Real Gone Jazz (who later renamed themselves Reel to Reel). Sound quality is generally acceptable on all of this stuff, because all the labels pull it from the same sources. Quote
jazzcorner Posted October 31 Report Posted October 31 (edited) 13 hours ago, felser said: The sound is OK, they're no doubt straight MP3 transfers from the original CD releases according to Euro PD laws. The notes, discographical info, artwork, etc. are sorely lacking. Other Membran sets just randomly mix titles together. There are higher and lower quality Euro PD labels as far as those considerations (which are important to me). Fresh Sound is the gold standard, often far surpassing the quality of the original CD releases. Avid sets are nice. Enlightenment is basic, but they do have the original album covers, now have full personnel listings, they fill up the CD's (often exceeding 80 minutes) and their album groupings are very logical. Real Gone Jazz (now defunct, I believe) are on the same level as Enlightenments, with original album covers and personnel listings in place, but they have more random groupings of albums and often don't use the capacity of the CD wisely, plus they will often cut up an album between two CD's when there was no reason to do so. If the Fresh Sound releases are too expensive for you, I would go with Avid, Enlightenment, and Real Gone Jazz (who later renamed themselves Reel to Reel). Sound quality is generally acceptable on all of this stuff, because all the labels pull it from the same sources. Thanks for your detailed rating of those reissue companies. I do agree that the original coverart and the liners are missing. But I dont think to rate 'Membran / The Intense Media' as 'junk'. Have many Fresh sounds too (also from their beginning viny era with replica coverart). I dont hear so much difference compared Fresh Sound with Membran. So for collecting them only for a decent jazzmusic reproduction they seems ok for me. Others my see it different. Living in Europe Fresh Sound is easy to get for me. BTW have also an AVID JATP box. All I can say very good. Edited October 31 by jazzcorner typos Quote
GA Russell Posted November 9 Author Report Posted November 9 Vince Guaraldi - The Complete Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Recordings 2 CDs - $11.81 + $3.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CPK4T69 Quote
GA Russell Posted November 24 Author Report Posted November 24 First Impulse: The Creed Taylor Collection 50th Anniversary 4 CDs - $25.99 + $3.99 https://www.amazon.com/First-Impulse-Taylor-Collection-Anniversary/dp/B0042KZJ4Q/ ***** Count Basie - Complete Live At The Crescendo 1958 5 CDs - $23.99 prime https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Live-At-Crescendo-1958/dp/B0B6RSHQJ1/ ***** Django Reinhardt - The Classic Early Recordings In Chronological Order 5 CDs - $23.42 prime https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Early-Recordings-Django-Reinhardt/dp/B00004S5WA/ Quote
GA Russell Posted November 25 Author Report Posted November 25 Sonny Rollins - Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums 3 CDs - $20.70 prime https://www.amazon.com/Go-West-Contemporary-Records-Albums/dp/B0BRVF7GHT/ ***** Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five 5 CDs - $23.99 prime https://www.amazon.com/Louis-Jordan-His-Tympany-Five/dp/B00005KFUG/ ***** The Warm Singing Style Of Jeri Southern: The Complete Decca Years 1951-1957 5 CDs - $$35.00 + $5.50 https://www.amazon.com/Singing-Style-Southern-Complete-1951-1957/dp/B00DU2QYQY/ Quote
GA Russell Posted November 26 Author Report Posted November 26 (edited) Jazz Moods: Jazz Party Mix 3 CDs - $5.99 + $4.08 https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Moods-Party-Mix/dp/B00005NVY2/ Edited November 26 by GA Russell Quote
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