Bobby Hutcherson Boxed Set

[Stompin at the Savoy]

Most of these albums had an initial cd release in the late 80's followed by remasters by RVG, McMaster, or others.  This set seems to be a complete remaster of all the included albums.

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Mastered from hi-res files of the original analog masters by Andreas Meyer and Nancy Conforti at Swan Studios, NYC www.swanstudios.nyc

 

Edited July 4 by Stompin at the Savoy

[BFrank]

I should have the box early next week. Looking forward to it!

[Jim Duckworth]

A additional benefit of the Bobby Hutcherson set is that it allows one to investigate Joe Chambers as a composer as there are about 16 of his compositions therein.  I probably would not have become aware of this aspect of BH's 60's work without the Mosaic set.

[tranemonk]

I am still waiting for mine to ship. Is there any domestic folks (US) who have not gotten theirs yet?

[gmonahan]

1 hour ago, tranemonk said:

I am still waiting for mine to ship. Is there any domestic folks (US) who have not gotten theirs yet?

No sign of mine in Oregon.

 

[Stompin at the Savoy]

39 minutes ago, gmonahan said:

No sign of mine in Oregon.

 

I got mine in southern Oregon, though it was a few days later than some east coasters got theirs.  I did pre-order the moment the announcement was made, though, so I was probably pretty high in the queue.

[cliffpeterson]

I ordered May 5th.  Have not received any shipping notice as yet. 

[tranemonk]

17 minutes ago, cliffpeterson said:

I ordered May 5th.  Have not received any shipping notice as yet. 

Okay good to know that I'm not alone on this island. Thanks.

[jazzbo]

On 7/3/2024 at 2:15 AM, Daniel A said:

Please share your impressions of the Stanley Cowell composition ("Photon...") when you get there.

Daniel,

"Photon" is a nice composition, more "straight ahead" than most of the material within that album, so that and its length may be the reason it was not included in the original release--certainly the quality of music and performance are not lacking.

[felser]

1 hour ago, jazzbo said:

Daniel,

"Photon" is a nice composition, more "straight ahead" than most of the material within that album, so that and its length may be the reason it was not included in the original release--certainly the quality of music and performance are not lacking.

I hope Amazon or somebody eventually offers a download of that track.  I'd pay my $1.29 or whatever to hear it.  Are there any huge differences (such as much longer running length) on any of the new alternate takes in the box.

[romualdo]

13 minutes ago, felser said:

 Are there any huge differences (such as much longer running length) on any of the new alternate takes in the box.

most are longer whilst a couple are shorter, "Verse" significantly

West 22nd St: mst 04:46, alt 05:48

Aquarian Moon: mst 07:44, alt 10:50

Bouquet: mst 08:10, alt 08:16

Rojo: mst 06:04, alt 06:47

Una Muy Bonita: mst 06:29, alt 06:18

Black Circle: mst 06:57, alt 07:43

Verse: mst 09:30, alt 05:57

[BFrank]

I've received several notices that I'm getting the box tomorrow 👍🎶

[cliffpeterson]

Just received notice that my box is being prepared for shipment.  Yeah!! However on the Mosaic website a few days ago I sent a message concerning shipment to which I have not yet received a response. 

[Daniel A]

On 7/8/2024 at 2:49 AM, jazzbo said:

Daniel,

"Photon" is a nice composition, more "straight ahead" than most of the material within that album, so that and its length may be the reason it was not included in the original release--certainly the quality of music and performance are not lacking.

Thanks, Lon.

I am tempted to get the set, mainly for the added material, and to some extent for everything else (remastering, liner notes, Cuscuna's last set etc). But what bothers me is that I know that I like to approach music by the original albums - which I already own - with original artwork and not split between discs. Hence, I fear that I will not play the set as much as I "should".

[Fred]

Just arrived (Italy) from Mark Sound - TYQ Music, Netherland. Great service.

Listening to disc 1, remastering is impressive.

Edited July 10 by Fred

[cliffpeterson]

Mine just arrived

[BFrank]

Mine arrived on Monday

[RiRiIII]

On 7/8/2024 at 3:49 AM, jazzbo said:

Daniel,

"Photon" is a nice composition, more "straight ahead" than most of the material within that album, so that and its length may be the reason it was not included in the original release--certainly the quality of music and performance are not lacking.

I received my set yesterday from our Belgian store and played Photon. A very nice track indeed.

Edited July 11 by RiRiIII

[JSngry]

Do we have any color photos that show what color Bobby's turtleneck was?

[BFrank]

Finally worked my way through the box. What a great set! As mentioned earlier I only had about half of these albums. This box really points to Bobby as a critical cog in the 60s BN sound. Not only with high profile ‘side men,’ but the sophisticated level of the compositions. 
My only minor quibble is the odd way some of the albums are broken up across disks. I understand why they did it, but since the sessions are all noted by the album names, it’s a little awkward. 

[Rooster_Ties]

On 7/11/2024 at 10:55 PM, JSngry said:

Do we have any color photos that show what color Bobby's turtleneck was?

Good question!!

[JSngry]

My money would be on yellow, but don't ask me why.

[T.D.]

The collar looks similar to the one on the San Francisco cover, which I'd call a pale tan color. The turtleneck on the Inner Glow cover is yellowish but seems to be a different weave.

Edited July 20 by T.D.

[Daniel A]

Back when Mosaic had all those Frank Wolff pictures available on their site, I downloaded them. There were several color shots of Bobby, however the turtleneck only appeared on B/W photos.

[Rooster_Ties]

6 minutes ago, Daniel A said:

There were several color shots of Bobby, however the turtleneck only appeared on B/W photos.

The world may never know!!