Ellington Treasury Shows

[medjuck]

I've had the Treasury Show Vol. 18 a couple of weeks, the Ellington and Strayhorn a week (pre-ordered them all). Quite nice each and every one!

Would you please describe the Strayhorn material. Is any of it previously unreleased?

[jazzbo]

Yes it does contain previously unreleased material, but not much of that necessarily from the Ellington configurations.

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/out-of-the-shadows-by-chris-mosey.php#.U7V4txboYfE

[Hoppy T. Frog]

www.allegro-music.com will have it eventually.

ImportCDs.com carries them. The US release date lags behind Europe so they haven't listed Vol.18 yet.

Thanks!

[medjuck]

I found vol 18 on Amazon US by searching for it specifically. It was available from the UK for less than

$20 including shipping. And I almost immediately got an e-mail from the vendor saying:

NOTE: Please ignore the Amazon delivery estimate of 18-26 days – we upgrade shipping so orders arrive usually within 5-12 business days as stated on the listing (US/Canada/Europe/Japan only).

I'll let you know how long it actually takes.

Edited July 29, 2014 by medjuck

[medjuck]

Got it today. About 10 days after ordering it.

The notes begin by saying "The following three titles complete the broadcast of April 13" to which my immediate response was "So where's the rest of the broadcast?" Though the notes don't say so, a perusal of The New DESOR (The insanely well researched and nearly complete Ellington discography) leads me to believe that a couple of the Treasury Shows are no longer extant in their entirety. (Including it looks like, the very last show.)

[Hoppy T. Frog]

Got it today. About 10 days after ordering it.

The notes begin by saying "The following three titles complete the broadcast of April 13" to which my immediate response was "So where's the rest of the broadcast?" Though the notes don't say so, a perusal of The New DESOR (The insanely well researched and nearly complete Ellington discography) leads me to believe that a couple of the Treasury Shows are no longer extant in their entirety. (Including it looks like, the very last show.)

Got it today. About 10 days after ordering it.

The notes begin by saying "The following three titles complete the broadcast of April 13" to which my immediate response was "So where's the rest of the broadcast?" Though the notes don't say so, a perusal of The New DESOR (The insanely well researched and nearly complete Ellington discography) leads me to believe that a couple of the Treasury Shows are no longer extant in their entirety. (Including it looks like, the very last show.)

Was it seller "avatarmusic"? I just ordered from them.

Does anyone have the Strayhorn box set and is it worth getting?

Edited August 8, 2014 by Hoppy T. Frog

[jazzbo]

I have the Strayhorn box but have not yet fully explored it. It would be an incredible value if I did not already have a chunk of it, but I'm glad I have it and I think any fanatic of Ellington/Strayhorn recordings would want to have it.

Edited August 8, 2014 by jazzbo

[ghost of miles]

I ordered V. 18 from avatarmusic and it shipped yesterday.

[gmonahan]

I have the Strayhorn box but have not yet fully explored it. It would be an incredible value if I did not already have a chunk of it, but I'm glad I have it and I think any fanatic of Ellington/Strayhorn recordings would want to have it.

I just ordered it from a European seller on U.S. Amazon. Looking forward to hearing it. Also ordered that new Duke Ellington 2-cd set on Storyville from a 1963 appearance in Sweden.

gregmo

[jazzbo]

You'll enjoy the Ellington, sound was better than I anticipated.

[medjuck]

Got it today. About 10 days after ordering it.

The notes begin by saying "The following three titles complete the broadcast of April 13" to which my immediate response was "So where's the rest of the broadcast?" Though the notes don't say so, a perusal of The New DESOR (The insanely well researched and nearly complete Ellington discography) leads me to believe that a couple of the Treasury Shows are no longer extant in their entirety. (Including it looks like, the very last show.)

Got it today. About 10 days after ordering it.

The notes begin by saying "The following three titles complete the broadcast of April 13" to which my immediate response was "So where's the rest of the broadcast?" Though the notes don't say so, a perusal of The New DESOR (The insanely well researched and nearly complete Ellington discography) leads me to believe that a couple of the Treasury Shows are no longer extant in their entirety. (Including it looks like, the very last show.)

Was it seller "avatarmusic"? I just ordered from them.

Does anyone have the Strayhorn box set and is it worth getting?

Yes. I can't seem to find them on the net without going through Amazon.

[ghost of miles]

Volume 19 now out on the Storyville site:

http://www.storyvillerecords.com/products/the-treasury-shows-vol-19-9039019

[king ubu]

I'm like ... 13 volumes behind - but good to see the series continue

[jazzbo]

Looking forward to it (and from another source than this one).

[gmonahan]

Rather bizarrely, Amazon is only showing it for sale as an MP3 Download right now.

gregmo

[jazzbo]

We may have to wait as long as a month or more. . . but it will then be probably 12.99 or so.

[ghost of miles]

Volume 21 now listed on the Storyville site--the extra material on both discs comes from 1942 performances:

Duke Ellington Treasury Shows V. 21

 

[gmonahan]

Thanks for posting this ghost, and kudos to Storyville for continuing this series!  No sign of it yet on Amazon US, but I guess it will show up there eventually.

 

 

gregmo

[jazzbo]

Yes, it can take two to four weeks or more to show up on amazon.com . . . sometimes I can't wait, but when I do it is eventually cheaper for US residents from amazon.com (especially with Prime membership).

[medjuck]

Vol 20 took about 4 months  to show up on Amazon.  

[jazzbo]

That's probably why I spent more and got it from Europe.

[alankin]

Importcds.com sometimes has them for less than on amazon.

[medjuck]

Amazon is now listing vol 21 for shipping in September. 

[jazzbo]

Yes, I placed an order this morning. . . and it may go down or there may be better marketplace deals to come.

[alankin]

It might be available later from importcds.com at a lower price ... they're not listing it yet though.