ECM 40 SHM-CDs to be reissued in Japan on April 8, 2015

[RiRiIII]

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/products?term.list_id=ecm_shmcd_20150213

What would be your recommendations to somebody not really into the ECM's jazz output?

I do not see any new remastering info.

Thanks

Alex

[erwbol]

German ECM discs sound fine. Only rare and OOP items are of interest imo.

[jazzbo]

Jarrett's "Changeless" and Corea's "Trio Music Live in Europe" are my favorites of this bunch.

[Eric]

I am looking at "Arcade" by John Abercrombie. Don't think I have ever seen that on CD.

[mjzee]

Ralph Towner's Solo Concert is one of my favorites of his over his long career. I also really like Sargasso Sea, his duets with Abercrombie. I may pick up "Solstice;" curious about many of the others listed.

[mjzee]

There are more titles than the 40 linked-to by Alexandros. See http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/products?term.shop=music%2Fjazz-fusion&order=rel&opt.on_preorder=1&page=2

The prior page also showed Mal Waldron's Free At Last.

[StarThrower]

Steve Kuhn - Trance is a beautiful album. I have the original edition of Charlie Haden/Egberto Gismonti In Montreal, and it sounds great. I can't see buying any title again for this SHM technology.

Edited February 17, 2015 by starthrower

[RiRiIII]

It seems that the ECM 45th anniversary SHM-CD japanese series ("ECM FOR TOMORROW") are as follows:

08 April 2015 :

http://www.universal-music.co.jp/other/ecm45th-anniversary/cat/ecm-encore

http://www.universal-music.co.jp/other/ecm45th-anniversary/cat/ecm2015

23 April 2014

N.B.: the Mal Waldron Free At Last tiltle is listed here but it belongs to the above batch - many from the 2014 titles are oop at cdjapan.

http://www.universal-music.co.jp/other/ecm45th-anniversary/cat/ecm-now

http://www.universal-music.co.jp/other/ecm45th-anniversary/cat/ecm-selection

and from the non jazz new series:

http://www.universal-music.co.jp/other/ecm45th-anniversary/cat/ecm-new-series

Edited February 17, 2015 by Alexandros

[clifford_thornton]

If you aren't into the "ECM sound," go earlier in the catalog - Bley's Ballads (originally slated to be on ESP, supposedly), Richie Beirach's Eon, Corea's ARC, the Waldron... Dollar Brand's African Piano is great - originally released on the tiny Danish label Spectator, then reissued by Japo. Garbarek's Witchi-Tai-To is also a classic and sounds good.

[CJ Shearn]

What's interesting to me is John Kelman has told me the Japanese ECM discs are actually not signed off on by Manfred at all, remastering of ECM titles is done purely on a case by case basis.

[JSngry]

If you aren't into the "ECM sound," go earlier in the catalog - Bley's Ballads (originally slated to be on ESP, supposedly), Richie Beirach's Eon, Corea's ARC, the Waldron... Dollar Brand's African Piano is great - originally released on the tiny Danish label Spectator, then reissued by Japo. Garbarek's Witchi-Tai-To is also a classic and sounds good.

This, and there is unfortunately little of it being offered in this batch...next time perhaps?

[CJ Shearn]

I have to agree also with John Kelman when we spent time chatting after my interview with him a few months back, the "ECM Sound" is more an approach more than anything, a specific vision. We can take or leave the things we don't like (I still have trouble with Jan Garbarek's tone, but he's great on Jarrett's "Sleeper") I haven't felt the need to upgrade any of my ECM CD's they all sound fine to me. Turn the volume up on some, it's all good. "Changeless" and "Rejoicing" are musts, I haven't heard Llyria, but the funk on the two Nik Bartsch Ronin discs I have created thru the Reich-ish minimalism grooves deep, it's fantastic for getting locked into a groove.

Edited March 18, 2015 by CJ Shearn

[soulpope]

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/products?term.list_id=ecm_shmcd_20150213

What would be your recommendations to somebody not really into the ECM's jazz output?

I do not see any new remastering info.

Thanks

Alex

if you don`t know this, Mal Waldron "Free At Last" from the 2014 batch is a IMO a "must have"....

[king ubu]

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/products?term.list_id=ecm_shmcd_20150213

What would be your recommendations to somebody not really into the ECM's jazz output?

I do not see any new remastering info.

Thanks

Alex

if you don`t know this, Mal Waldron "Free At Last" from the 2014 batch is a IMO a "must have"....

Huh? It's listed as pre-order (April 2015) on CDJapan? Guess I'll have to get that one to finally have a real copy of that great album!

[RiRiIII]

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/products?term.list_id=ecm_shmcd_20150213

What would be your recommendations to somebody not really into the ECM's jazz output?

I do not see any new remastering info.

Thanks

Alex

if you don`t know this, Mal Waldron "Free At Last" from the 2014 batch is a IMO a "must have"....

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/products?term.list_id=ecm_shmcd_20150213

What would be your recommendations to somebody not really into the ECM's jazz output?

I do not see any new remastering info.

Thanks

Alex

if you don`t know this, Mal Waldron "Free At Last" from the 2014 batch is a IMO a "must have"....

Huh? It's listed as pre-order (April 2015) on CDJapan? Guess I'll have to get that one to finally have a real copy of that great album!

Thanks, I ll order since you so fervently recommend it!

[RiRiIII]

If you aren't into the "ECM sound," go earlier in the catalog - Bley's Ballads (originally slated to be on ESP, supposedly), Richie Beirach's Eon, Corea's ARC, the Waldron... Dollar Brand's African Piano is great - originally released on the tiny Danish label Spectator, then reissued by Japo. Garbarek's Witchi-Tai-To is also a classic and sounds good.

Thanks. All of them are in this batch (except of the Dollar Brand). The Bley Ballads is very expensive at amazon as 2nd hand.

[Head Man]

I wonder why this one has never been reissued on CD?

..... I really like it.

[mjzee]

If you aren't into the "ECM sound," go earlier in the catalog - Bley's Ballads (originally slated to be on ESP, supposedly), Richie Beirach's Eon, Corea's ARC, the Waldron... Dollar Brand's African Piano is great - originally released on the tiny Danish label Spectator, then reissued by Japo. Garbarek's Witchi-Tai-To is also a classic and sounds good.

Thanks. All of them are in this batch (except of the Dollar Brand). The Bley Ballads is very expensive at amazon as 2nd hand.

The Dollar Brand is part of the April 8 batch: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UCCE-9255

[RiRiIII]

If you aren't into the "ECM sound," go earlier in the catalog - Bley's Ballads (originally slated to be on ESP, supposedly), Richie Beirach's Eon, Corea's ARC, the Waldron... Dollar Brand's African Piano is great - originally released on the tiny Danish label Spectator, then reissued by Japo. Garbarek's Witchi-Tai-To is also a classic and sounds good.

Thanks. All of them are in this batch (except of the Dollar Brand). The Bley Ballads is very expensive at amazon as 2nd hand.

The Dollar Brand is part of the April 8 batch: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UCCE-9255

Right you are!

[clifford_thornton]

I wonder why this one has never been reissued on CD?

..... I really like it.

I believe it came out on CD in the 1990s - have definitely listened to a CD copy of it before. Really good one.

[jazzbo]

I wonder why this one has never been reissued on CD?

..... I really like it.

I believe it came out on CD in the 1990s - have definitely listened to a CD copy of it before. Really good one.

I've never seen a cd copy of that. . . I'd buy it in a heartbeat, a great ECM record. I've a cdr of my lp somewhere. . . .

Edited February 18, 2015 by jazzbo

[soulpope]

I wonder why this one has never been reissued on CD?

..... I really like it.

I believe it came out on CD in the 1990s - have definitely listened to a CD copy of it before. Really good one.

I've never seen a cd copy of that. . . I'd buy it in a heartbeat, a great ECM record. I've a cdr of my lp somewhere. . . .

saw CD release in Japan in the early 90`s........

[jazzbo]

Too bad, would have grabbed that had I seen it.

[Head Man]

I wonder why this one has never been reissued on CD?

..... I really like it.

I believe it came out on CD in the 1990s - have definitely listened to a CD copy of it before. Really good one.

I've never seen a cd copy of that. . . I'd buy it in a heartbeat, a great ECM record. I've a cdr of my lp somewhere. . . .

saw CD release in Japan in the early 90`s........

Well, if that's the case perhaps it will get reissued again........

[A Lark Ascending]

I wonder why this one has never been reissued on CD?

..... I really like it.

I believe it came out on CD in the 1990s - have definitely listened to a CD copy of it before. Really good one.

I've never seen a cd copy of that. . . I'd buy it in a heartbeat, a great ECM record. I've a cdr of my lp somewhere. . . .

saw CD release in Japan in the early 90`s........

Well, if that's the case perhaps it will get reissued again........

I don't think that ever came out on CD as a regular release in Europe. It was one I was looking for for many years.

It has appeared as a download.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lookout-Richard-Beirach-Frank-Liebman/dp/B009U1JG7I/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1424337145&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=dave+liebman+lookout

The mysteries of why things appear in one format and not another utterly bemuse me.