Teasing the Korean Posted May 30, 2019 Report Posted May 30, 2019 I don't think he wanted Bossa Nova USA on CD either. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted May 30, 2019 Author Report Posted May 30, 2019 oh really- i got rid of USA and 'anything goes' Quote
jazzbo Posted May 30, 2019 Report Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) I didn't know that about Bossa Nova USA. That was a record in my parents' LP collection (I have it now, and on CD) and I love it. Anything Goes is also very good imo. Edited May 30, 2019 by jazzbo Quote
JSngry Posted May 30, 2019 Report Posted May 30, 2019 I have a mono Anything Goes picked new out of a TG&Y (dime store) cutout rack ca. 1971, complete with the sealed plastic inner sleeve that you had to rip open along the perforation. Monos would frequently turn up in places like that, as I guess distributors were unloading them as undesirable/unsellable. Anything Goes is glorious in mono, and "What Is This Thing called Love" is one of the great latter-day Desmond performances. Quote
Stonewall15 Posted May 30, 2019 Report Posted May 30, 2019 Sony (Columbia) still needs to release "The Last Time We Saw Paris" and "Compadres" on CD. These are the only Columbia Brubeck LPs that have not been released on CD so far. I am aware of the story that Dave did not want "Paris" released, possibly because of a problem with Paul Desmond. I wonder if the tape still exists. As far as "Compadres" goes I have no idea why is has not been released on CD. "Jackpot" is one of my favorite Brubeck albums. It was recorded live at the Tropicana in Las Vegas and really swings. Who cares if the piano wasn't perfect. Quote
duaneiac Posted May 30, 2019 Report Posted May 30, 2019 14 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: I don't think he wanted Bossa Nova USA on CD either. I had not heard this before. Was there an alleged reason why he would object to that album being reissued? It's pretty good and every one was doing bossa nova albums at that time (even Sinatra) so no need to be ashamed about having jumped on that particular bandwagon Quote
clifford_thornton Posted May 30, 2019 Report Posted May 30, 2019 da bastids have a stereo copy of Jackpot for sale at $15 if anyone is looking: https://www.dustygroove.com/item/570290?sf=Dave+Brubeck&incl_oos=1&incl_cs=1&kwfilter=Dave+Brubeck&sort_order=artist Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted May 30, 2019 Report Posted May 30, 2019 7 hours ago, duaneiac said: I had not heard this before. Was there an alleged reason why he would object to that album being reissued? It's pretty good and every one was doing bossa nova albums at that time (even Sinatra) so no need to be ashamed about having jumped on that particular bandwagon I don't have a source in front of me. If you check the chronology, I believe that Bossa Nova USA was among the last of the classic-era Brubeck Columbia albums to be released on CD. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) My recollection is that Brubeck felt that it was more or less a cash-in. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 31, 2019 Report Posted May 31, 2019 It's true that it did not come out on cd until it appeared in Japan in '98 and not in the US until that Complete Album Collection box set came out. It's interesting that Brubeck didn't seem to value the album; I myself like it a LOT. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted May 31, 2019 Report Posted May 31, 2019 The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings box didn't included Jackpot! Live in Las Vegas or any of the other live albums. It also omitted the recordings with Bill Smith and Gerry Mulligan. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 31, 2019 Report Posted May 31, 2019 Right, it was the studio albums by the Quartet. Quote
JSngry Posted May 31, 2019 Report Posted May 31, 2019 There would still be a good package to be made of the live Columbias. Quote
gmonahan Posted June 5, 2019 Report Posted June 5, 2019 On 5/31/2019 at 4:07 AM, JSngry said: There would still be a good package to be made of the live Columbias. It seems to me like I remember that Columbia was contemplating just such a box, but the reissue boom ended before they did anything about it. gregmo Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted June 6, 2019 Author Report Posted June 6, 2019 whoa they even had their own columbia special products album Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted June 6, 2019 Report Posted June 6, 2019 3 hours ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said: whoa they even had their own columbia special products album These albums sometimes contained unique tracks that were not available elsewhere. Quote
JSngry Posted June 6, 2019 Report Posted June 6, 2019 Ok, how did the TG&Y Christmas album(s?) compare to the Firestone ones? Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted June 6, 2019 Report Posted June 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, JSngry said: Ok, how did the TG&Y Christmas album(s?) compare to the Firestone ones? I learned this only recently: Virtually ALL of those ubiquitous dollar bin Xmas comps contained some unique tracks. Many people gripe, for example, that reissues of Tony Bennett's Xmas album do not include his CSP Christmas tunes as bonus tracks. More useless stuff to drag home... Quote
JSngry Posted June 6, 2019 Report Posted June 6, 2019 Firestone had an annual series, though. I'm thinking they did at least 10 of them. Don't know if they were all different from year to year, but if there's such a specialty as Christmas Records Discography... This just shows how much of a wide-reaching enterprise Columbia Records really was -they had a stockpile of Christmas songs ready to go for anybody and everybody who wanted to slap their brand on a record. And considering all the non-Christmas CSP products (a few of which would have the odd non-LP cut as well)...Columbia was a corporate titan when it came to having inventory! Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted June 6, 2019 Report Posted June 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, JSngry said: Firestone had an annual series, though. I'm thinking they did at least 10 of them. Don't know if they were all different from year to year, but if there's such a specialty as Christmas Records Discography... This just shows how much of a wide-reaching enterprise Columbia Records really was -they had a stockpile of Christmas songs ready to go for anybody and everybody who wanted to slap their brand on a record. And considering all the non-Christmas CSP products (a few of which would have the odd non-LP cut as well)...Columbia was a corporate titan when it came to having inventory! There is even a Simon and Garfunkel Christmas track on one of those - not "7:00 News/Silent NIght" - that is not widely available elsewhere. Can't remember which offhand. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted June 6, 2019 Report Posted June 6, 2019 Should've called it "With Friends Like These..." Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted June 6, 2019 Report Posted June 6, 2019 8 hours ago, mjzee said: Star Carol is available on this box set: Yes, but for several decades, you could find it only on the CSP album, and most people didn't even know about it. Quote
JSngry Posted June 7, 2019 Report Posted June 7, 2019 ..and still don't? Or would want to, other than as a curiosity? Columbia Christmas inventory, though...looking around, that shit looks endless... Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted June 7, 2019 Report Posted June 7, 2019 11 hours ago, JSngry said: ..and still don't? Or would want to, other than as a curiosity? Well, the people who are obsessed with Christmas music and/or the people who are completists of certain artists would care. Incidentally, there is a great documentary about record collectors who focus on obscure Christmas music. It centers on a guy who is obsessed with Nat King Cole's "The Little Boy Santa Claus Forgot." When the guy was a kid, he thought that Nat was singing about him, because his parents had gotten divorced. Bob Dorough makes an appearance in the film. Quote
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