Blue Note 4-cd boxes

[bogdan101]

Four albums for about 10 bucks, that's not bad... Anyone have these yet?

[David Ayers]

No but it's a great way to go.

[mikeweil]

Any details?

[David Ayers]

They've been all over amazon for a while. Blakey, Henderson, Hancock, Baker, Shorter, Gordon, Adderley, McFerrin - maybe more I can't remember. Four albums of each - attempt to rival the PD products, I guess.

[king ubu]

here's one:

[jazzbo]

Interesting. Wonder what masterings are used. . . . Great for new collectors!

[sonnymax]

Cannonball Adderley

Them Dirty Blues (1960)  

And the Poll Winners (1960)

Cannonball' Bossa Nova (1962)

Somethin' Else (1963)

Chet Baker

Chet Baker Sings (1954)

Chet Baker Big Band (1954)

Chet Baker and Crew (1956)

The Most Important Jazz Album of 1964/1965

Art Blakey

Moanin' (1958)

Africaine (1959)

Buhaina's Delight (1961)

The African Beat (1962)

Dexter Gordon

Doin'Alright (1961)

Dexter Calling (1961)

Go! (1962)

Our Man in Paris (1963

Herbie Hancock

My Point of View (1963)

Empyrean Isles (1964)

Maiden Voyage (1965)

Speak Like a Child (1968)

Joe Henderson

Page One (1963)

Our Thing (1963)

In 'n Out (1964)

Mode for Joe (1966)

Wayne Shorter

Night Dreamer (1964)

Juju (1964)

Speak No Evil (1964)

Adam's Apple (1966)

Bobby McFerrin

Spontaneous Inventions (1985)

Simple Pleasures (1988)

Bang Zoom (1996)

Beyond Words (2002)

Dianne Reeves

Quiet After the Storm (1994)

That Day (1997)

Bridges (1999)

The Calling (2001)

Cassandra Wilson

Blue Light Till Dawn (1993)

New Moon Daughter (1995)

Travelling Miles (1999)

Belly of the Sun (2002)

[colinmce]

Why not just go whole hog and do complete sets a la Black Saint/Soul Note? Blakey, Mobley, Morgan, McLean, Smith & Green might be unfeasible, but they're 1 Joe Henderson album away from all of them.

[GA Russell]

I've found these at amazon.uk, but not at amazon.com.

[bogdan101]

I've found these at amazon.uk, but not at amazon.com.

They don't come near the top of the list when searching by artist name, but they're there:

http://www.amazon.com/4cd-Boxset-Wayne-Shorter/dp/B005O3466M/

Note the ridiculous price amazon.com is asking compared to the private sellers!

[GA Russell]

Thanks bogdan. At Amazon.uk, most are going for 6-8 pounds. I wonder how bad the shipping from there will set me back.

Edited May 1, 2012 by GA Russell

[JETman]

Thanks bogdan. At Amazon.uk, most are going for 6-8 pounds. I wonder how bad the shipping from there will set me back.

Shipping is 2.09 GBP for 1st item, and .99 GBP for each item including the 1st. I suggest loading up and combining several items into one order so the damage per item is minimized. Most of the time, even multi-disc sets are counted as one item.

They really are a great outfit (far better than the US counterpart). I usually receive things from them in a week (sometimes less) here in NY.

They are completely courteous and professional AND items that we pay a mint for in the US can often be found much cheaper through them. One such example for me was the 71 disc Miles set upon release. I paid much less (around $70 or $80) through them than I would have here. Additionally, keep in mind that prices on their site are divided by 1.2 in order to subtract out VAT that US based customers would not pay.

[GA Russell]

That's good to know! A buck and a half for shipping per item is great.

[J.A.W.]

That's good to know! A buck and a half for shipping per item is great.

Don't forget the charge for the first item

[sonnymax]

That's good to know! A buck and a half for shipping per item is great.

Where do you get a buck and a half? It's $5 for the first item, which isn't bad at all.

[GA Russell]

That's good to know! A buck and a half for shipping per item is great.

Where do you get a buck and a half? It's $5 for the first item, which isn't bad at all.

"and .99 GBP for each item"

[JETman]

Why is everyone focusing on shipping? It's easy enough to work out the differnce between the total costs. Go from there.

For the mathematically challenged, [(Amazon UK price/1.2) x approx. 1.6 + 2.09 x 1.6 + 0.99 x 1.6] = cost in USD for ONE item

For a more accurate conversion rate, I use:

www.oanda.com

For me, Amazon UK seems a hell of a lot less "Bezos-ish" than Amazon US anyway. Sometimes the experience makes all the difference.

[Chuck Nessa]

I'm amazed anyone here needs these recordings.

[nail75]

I'm amazed anyone here needs these recordings.

Yeah, we know that you have all albums by Cassandra Reeves and Dianne Wilson and still you keep coming back for more.

[Daniel A]

Believe it or not, but some of these are of interest to me. What I would like to know though is what masterings have been used and how the discs are packaged. Did anyone try any of these?