Timeless Jazz Legacy

[brownie]

Timeless has been reissuing several albums in its new Jazz Legacy series in recent weeks.

The first 10 and more to come...

[David Ayers]

Well I can't get *too* thrilled about yet another jazz reissue series but there are some interesting titles and the price is right. Aren't these already in print from Timless and why do they come out now from Challenge?

Maybe in due time they'll do some titles that never made it to CD. Like Marion Brown La Placita. Though that's not much cop actually. And anway, they won't will they? This is just a straight repackage job, I think.

Edited December 10, 2010 by David Ayers

[Dan Gould]

The LD is new to me (never would have guessed he recorded Whiskey Drinkin Woman in the studio) as is the Al Cohn; anyone who doesn't have the George Coleman ought to snap it up now.

[Brad]

I don't know most of the albums on the list and there are some that wouldn't appeal to me like the Byrd but I have a copy of the Coleman and that is definitely worth getting.

[John L]

Yes, that George Coleman is a fine recording. The Tommy Flanagan is also one of his better trio dates.

[kh1958]

The Art Blakey (Bobby Watson musicial director) and Chet Baker CDs are both good. The Adams-Pullen is their only recording on Timeless that I don't care for--the pairing with John Scofield doesn't really work well.

[king ubu]

Got the Al Cohn a few days ago and it's AMAZING! :tup

[Dan Gould]

Got the Al Cohn a few days ago and it's AMAZING! :tup

You made me check on Amazon and I agree, the samples sound terrific - particularly "Blue Monk". And there are a lot of new copies available on the Marketplace for under $9.

[David Ayers]

Turns out these are on spotify - so here I go!

Well, I say "these" - the Cohn is there anyway... good stuff

Edited December 11, 2010 by David Ayers

[BFrank]

FWIW, "Amsterdam After Dark" (on Timeless) has been available for a while on eMusic. Don't know its availability in physical form, though. Anyone know if this new set of releases has been remastered, too?

[brownie]

Anyone know if this new set of releases has been remastered, too?

That's what the newly-released CDs I have seen claim.

[felser]

The Art Blakey (Bobby Watson musicial director) and Chet Baker CDs are both good. The Adams-Pullen is their only recording on Timeless that I don't care for--the pairing with John Scofield doesn't really work well.

The Blakey is pretty spectacular, maybe his last great album. It was out on CD on the Impulse label for awhile in the early CD days, as were some of the other Timeless titles.

[danasgoodstuff]

I like the A-P w/Sco, for whatever that's worth...