clifford_thornton Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Those early Vanguards in mono (maroon label, silver print, 1955-63) and stereo (black label, silver print, 1958-63) have always been hard to find in any condition. Not because they're 'holy grails' but primarily due to channels of distribution beyond NYC. The only place I've ever seen the 'Dave Burns' on sale was in a record store in NYC. About $20 - but sadly it was beat up. Both of the Burns have been out on reissue vinyl though during the 2000s. There are also Japanese King pressings on vinyl that sound good and shouldn't be too tough to source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 (edited) In the early '90s, FNAC Music France reissued a number of CDs (with original covers and liner notes) from the Vanguard John Hammond series. Those included the albums from Buck Clayton, Jo Jones, Jimmy Rushing, Sir Charles Thompson, Mel Powell and others. They may be pretty hard to find these days... Edited November 10, 2012 by brownie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Those 1950's Vanguard sessions sounded terrific, as they were recorded by knowledgeable engineers in the great acoustics of that Apostolic studio the label owned at the time. To me, they rank along with the best mainstream recordings of the time. They really would deserve the Mosaic treatment. But .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Those 1950's Vanguard sessions sounded terrific, as they were recorded by knowledgeable engineers in the great acoustics of that Apostolic studio the label owned at the time. To me, they rank along with the best mainstream recordings of the time. They really would deserve the Mosaic treatment. But .... Totally agree. I have both the Jo Jones and Vic Dickinson 2LP sets and they are absolutely classic mainstream - up there in terms of quality with the likes of the Buck Clayton Jam Sessions on Columbia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Thanks for pointing out that they available from Amazon UK as a download. Appreciated, I didn't think of looking there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Just downloaded (and made cd) of Dave Burns, excellent stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 How's the sound quality of those MP3's after you burned them? Those downloads I have heard so far never were up to CD standards ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 How's the sound quality of those MP3's after you burned them? Those downloads I have heard so far never were up to CD standards ... Not really up to CD standards but adequate for me. I dislike listening on mp3 devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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