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  4. what blue note vinyl reissues sound best?

    in The Vinyl Frontier

    Posted · Edited by Deepak

    Just a reminder that those 45 rpm reissues have to be changed every ten minutes or so.

    Another consideration might be that those BN recordings weren't originally issued to be listened to that way. Then again, recordings originally issued as 78s weren't originally issued to be listened to on LP.

    How about the various Blue Note CDs that place the alt takes immediately after the master take ruining the proper album track order? Mosaic vinyl box sets often do the same thing and they are some of the best reissues I own (Monk, Powell, Nichols Blue Note vinyl box sets are all in regular rotation at my house). In my opinion that is more annoying than flipping a record after a song or two.

    I would take issue with those 45 rpm reissues if they were breaking up songs that were supposed to be listened to in succesion (ie Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon), but Blue Note albums are a collection of songs with no connection between them.

  6. what blue note vinyl reissues sound best?

    in The Vinyl Frontier

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    are those jap king records still out there to be bought? just curious

    i really want those cliff jordan ones on vinyl, i have the cds and think they're just great musically and the recordings are good too, so finding either a good remaster or reissue of those would be awsome.

    Only on the second hand market. They have been out of print for a while. I bought a bunch of them the last time I was in Japan, they are very reasonably priced over there. IMO too over priced on Ebay.

  15. Post Coltrane Recommendations Please!

    in Recommendations

    Posted · Edited by Deepak

    I'm new to the forum, and there seem to be so many knowledgeable people here that I'm hoping for some recommendations. I got into jazz when I was introduced to Charlie Parker; I fixated on his music for several years. From Parker I progressed to Coltrane; I've fixated on his music for even longer. I consider "A Love Supreme" to be my favorite recording of all time, but I don't like Trane's subsequent free jazz stuff, or any other jazz that completely lacks cohesion. I'm also quite fond of "Live at Birdland" and "Impressions". I'm a fan of albums like McCoy Tyner's "The Real McCoy", Elvin Jones' "Puttin It All Together", and Eric Dolphy's "Out to Lunch". Now that I've bored you to death, I guess in simpler terms I'm looking for some post-bop, pre-free jazz, non-Coltrane recomendations.

    I would recommend checking out Ravi Coltrane, though I'm not sure if many (or any) of his albums are on vinyl.

    In a similar "spirituality" vein as A Love Supreme I would recommend Pharaoh Sanders' Impulse! albums... Karma may be a good place to start, though it is leaning on the free side. Another fantastic post bop album is Sonny Rollins East Broadway Run Down.

    I've actually been looking into Karma, I'm holding out for the vinyl right now but first pressings rarely pop up on eBay in decent shape and there doesn't seem to be a decent reissue. I just might have to go with the CD.

    I didn't think Pharoah's albums were that popular on vinyl. I bought all my original ABC pink rim first pressings before this recent vinyl boom. I don't think I paid more than $30 an album, for all in what look and sound like unplayed condition. I watched a near mint first pressing of A Love Supreme go for $245 from a reputable dealer yesterday... to quote Paulie from The Sopranos, "oof marone!"

    Sign up for a free Spotify account. There are hundreds of post bop and avant-garde jazz albums on there that you can stream and determine what you like and don't like.

  16. Post Coltrane Recommendations Please!

    in Recommendations

    Posted · Edited by Deepak

    I'm new to the forum, and there seem to be so many knowledgeable people here that I'm hoping for some recommendations. I got into jazz when I was introduced to Charlie Parker; I fixated on his music for several years. From Parker I progressed to Coltrane; I've fixated on his music for even longer. I consider "A Love Supreme" to be my favorite recording of all time, but I don't like Trane's subsequent free jazz stuff, or any other jazz that completely lacks cohesion. I'm also quite fond of "Live at Birdland" and "Impressions". I'm a fan of albums like McCoy Tyner's "The Real McCoy", Elvin Jones' "Puttin It All Together", and Eric Dolphy's "Out to Lunch". Now that I've bored you to death, I guess in simpler terms I'm looking for some post-bop, pre-free jazz, non-Coltrane recomendations.

    I would recommend checking out Ravi Coltrane, though I'm not sure if many (or any) of his albums are on vinyl.

    In a similar "spirituality" vein as A Love Supreme I would recommend Pharaoh Sanders' Impulse! albums... Karma may be a good place to start, though it is leaning on the free side. Another fantastic post bop album is Sonny Rollins East Broadway Run Down.

  21. John Coltrane - Ascension and Edition II

    in Discography

    Posted

    Additional information from Lewis Porter, italics mine.

    "Two complete versions of "Ascension" were recorded, and Coltrane selected one to be released in 1966. Shortly afterward, Coltrane decided he liked the unissued take better, primarily because he didn't like the lack of variety created by the two alto saxophonists soloing back to back on the version that was released. Producer Bob Thiele substituted the other take for subsequent pressings..."

  22. John Coltrane - Ascension and Edition II

    in Discography

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    I'm thrilled to have it, and it's a piece of music I'll be revisiting many times.

    Not to beat a dead horse, but given Impulse's hype artwork "the new wave of jazz", etc I am still really surprised they did not promote this new take somewhere on the artwork. It should have at least warranted a different jacket to make it stand out more? Especially given Coltrane's status as a musician at the time. Getting jazz musician of the year and album of the year with A Love Supreme.

  23. John Coltrane - Ascension and Edition II

    in Discography

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    I had a chance to hear Edition II, on vinyl with VAN GELDER and Edition II in the dead wax. I find it very interesting that this was sort of "silently" released with no mention on the record's labels or the jacket. The jacket is identical to my first pressing LP of Edition I.

    Overall I really enjoyed the performances, but Edition I is my preferred take.

  24. Coltrane "Coltrane" AP 45 rpm Is it really THIS bad?

    in Re-issues

    Posted · Edited by Deepak

    I was considering buying the John Coltrane 45rpm Analogue Productions "Coltrane" until I found this review. Is it really as bad as this guy claims? He found the 45rpm "A Love Supreme" to be superb, but thought that this one was awful:

    http://robertmusic.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-thoughts-on-analogue-productions.html#!/2009/10/more-thoughts-on-analogue-productions.html

    I have this 45 rpm reissue and an early non-RVG pressing. The two pressings are a lot more similar than they are different.

    The relaxed, laid back in the mix presentation of Trane is pretty much the same on both of them. I imagine it's how the tapes sound. Maybe an RVG LP has him more forward in the mix.

    edit: I would have to disagree with Robert's review. This reissue sounds very good to me. However not exceptional like some of the better recorded Impulse! albums. One thing you have to keep in mind is he likes really bright mastering. He will frequently slam Hoffman/Gray and praise Bernie Grundman. He also wrote an article slamming people that disliked RVG's reissued CDs saying it was their system that was at fault. If you go through all his articles you'll see he does have an axe to grind with Hoffman and the members that post on the Hoffman forums. The first time I came across his blog it came off as very negative. I would not take his reviews as unbiased, YMMV....

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