Evonce Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Just popped this open a while ago. Already owned about half of it, but I'm looking forward to the "new" stuff. Booklet is excellent, including a thoroughview from Lewis Porter, a discography, and original album notes. Sound is good so far - it'll be a couple days before I'm thru the whole thing. (I'll leave the technical comparison with the previous K2s to someone else.) Anyway, it's an attractive package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Looking forward to getting this. Great to have all the "leader" dates sorted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Could I have a link to the discography, where to buy, all that stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Here's the Corcord page: http://concordmusicgroup.com/artists/album/?id=4371 Then go to the home page and enter the contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 $45 at the Concord website. Pretty reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapscott Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Dang it! Entries from Canada not accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Here's the Corcord page: http://concordmusicgroup.com/artists/album/?id=4371 Then go to the home page and enter the contest. Thanks Lon! I'm entered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 E-Music Pimpin' i should have a part-time job @ Emusic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmorin Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Forgive me if I have missed this elsewhere... Is the entire set remastered? Or just those items that have not be "K2-ed"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 The description at the Concord site stated "24-BIT REMASTERING from the Original Analog Master Tapes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evonce Posted September 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 (edited) OK, my quick take on the sound. There aren't any K2 remasters in the box; the liners just say remastered by Joe Tarantino. Comparing the tracks from Coltrane and Soultrane to the K2s, I find the boxset tracks slightly less punchy but still of good quality (better than the original CD issues). The Prestige RVG of Lush Life is slightly brighter than the box tracks. Traneing In sounds better here than it did in the K2 version, to my ears. The last three discs were new to me, so I can't compare. They have a softer impact because they're stereo, with bass and drums off in one channel. However, in headphones last night, I was impressed by how clear everything sounded, and that goes for the mono tracks too. The volume level is just about perfect, with no danger of artificial scrunch from over-compression. Long story short, you may find one or two individual remasters that sound slightly better, but the box overall has a very likeable, dynamic sound. Edited September 27, 2006 by Evonce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldonm Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 $41.99 at CD Universe http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?...64397&BAB=E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 I'm glad this is out, though I'll likely just stick with my separate releases. But ... what's up with all the titles that get ascribed to Coltrane? Damn, he's got to be cringing in the grave. For Atlantic: Heavyweight Champion For Prestige: Fearless Leader And then, when Universal decides to cash in on Trane's 100th birthday: For Impulse: Omnipotent Benefactor ... followed by patchier comps, such as: For Savoy: Heroic Transcendentalist For Blue Note/United Artists/Roulette: Gracious Liberator ... and? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 I'm glad this is out, though I'll likely just stick with my separate releases. But ... what's up with all the titles that get ascribed to Coltrane? Damn, he's got to be cringing in the grave. For Atlantic: Heavyweight Champion For Prestige: Fearless Leader I actually think the Atlantic title is somehow fitting. But the Prestige is ridiculous. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Pity they didn't use a picture of Boris Badenov on the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 I'm glad this is out, though I'll likely just stick with my separate releases. But ... what's up with all the titles that get ascribed to Coltrane? Damn, he's got to be cringing in the grave. For Atlantic: Heavyweight Champion For Prestige: Fearless Leader I actually think the Atlantic title is somehow fitting. But the Prestige is ridiculous. Guy Same here... even more so since he was anything but a fearless leader... Rollins and Roach produced much more interesting and daring music in that time, same for Monk... don't get me wrong, I love most of the Coltrane Prestige output, and since I missed all those chances to get the 16CD box cheap, I will likely get this one some day... but his music is not that very special, sure he starts developping his solo style early on and it's getting quite advanced (but to not much effect) on "Black Pearls", for instance... but the Prestige albums are more like "round up a few of the usual guys, pick some standards, do a record in a couple of hours" affairs... no fearless leading needed there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Same here... even more so since he was anything but a fearless leader... Rollins and Roach produced much more interesting and daring music in that time, same for Monk... don't get me wrong, I love most of the Coltrane Prestige output, and since I missed all those chances to get the 16CD box cheap, I will likely get this one some day... but his music is not that very special, sure he starts developping his solo style early on and it's getting quite advanced (but to not much effect) on "Black Pearls", for instance... but the Prestige albums are more like "round up a few of the usual guys, pick some standards, do a record in a couple of hours" affairs... no fearless leading needed there! The way Trane is marketed in general gives me the heebie jeebies. He's always presented as this "spiritual" musician (even for pre-ALS Trane), but in a very kitschy, superficial and new-age way. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gray Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 I just loaded disc 6 of 'JC - the complete Prestige recordings' and ITunes recognised it as 'Fearless Leader' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Hey am I the only one who got a freebie with my set? When I opened the box from Concord I found a copy of Red Garland at the Prelude along with my Trane box! No mention of it on the included shipping order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Hey am I the only one who got a freebie with my set? When I opened the box from Concord I found a copy of Red Garland at the Prelude along with my Trane box! No mention of it on the included shipping order. Nope, I received the same CD today - plus they Fed Ex'd it overnight, which was an upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbored Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 clementine's thumbnail review has me salavating. all comments on this sets remastering welcome, por favor! -e- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evonce Posted October 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Gotta plug my "official" review: www.jazzshelf.org/traneprestige.html In a nutshell, I love this set. Despite already knowing a lot of the contents, my appreciation for this Trane phase grew considerably in hearing all the material together. I've been listening to it for two weeks straight now, and about four days in, I forgot the Atlantics and Impulses existed. It's self sufficient and addictive. The sound is really good, as far as I'm concerned. I've checked it out in the car, in headphones, and on the main stereo. Only last night did I make space for it on the boxset shelf, because since purchasing it, I've been toting it everywhere I go. To break the spell last night, I jumped to the mid-60s with "Brasilia". Of course, now I'm hooked on the Impulse box again. Coltrane never fails to inspire awe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 I received a promo of the Fearless Leader box recently. While the music and remastering are good and I appreciate the new liner notes, I'm not too happy about the jewel box design, which causes one CD to lay over the other on each segment of the box. There's too much potential for disc damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 I agree on Clem's props for Mal... I may get this set, as I have only a few scattered Trane non-Miles Prestiges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 (edited) I received a promo of the Fearless Leader box recently. While the music and remastering are good and I appreciate the new liner notes, I'm not too happy about the jewel box design, which causes one CD to lay over the other on each segment of the box. There's too much potential for disc damage. Any on-line photos out there that demonstate this?? (Or at least give some hint of the packaging configuration.) Haven't seen one of these sets in person yet (and given the state of the stores around here -- I might not see one for months). Edited October 10, 2006 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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