wolff Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 (edited) From Classic Records Jutta Hipp - Jutta Hipp CATALOG #: BLP-1530 LABEL: 33-45 rpm, 12-inch Classic Singles Series PRICE: $33.00 AVAILABLE: Now Jutta Hipp, a talented German pianist, came to the United States in the mid-'50s and quickly gained some attention. Hipp's boppish music on the set is very enjoyable and swinging. Oddly enough, soon after this now impossible LP to find, she left the jazz world. Teamed up with great tenor Zoot Sims (who dominates the music), somewhat hesitant trumpeter Jerry Lloyd (who briefly came out of retirement), bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik, and drummer Ed Thigpen, Hipp sounds excellent on a couple of basic originals and such standards as "Violets for Your Furs," "Almost Like Being in Love," and J.J. Johnson's "Wee Dot." This rare set is well worth picking up by straight-ahead jazz collectors. The Classic reissue was cut from the original full track mono master on our vintage "all tube" mono cutting system by Bernie "Bebop" Grundman. Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool CATALOG #: T-762 LABEL: Columbia Jazz 200 Gram LP reissues PRICE: $33.00 AVAILABLE: Now So dubbed because these three sessions two from early 1949, one from March 1950 are where the sound known as cool jazz essentially formed, The Birth of the Cool remains one of the defining, pivotal moments in jazz. This is where the elasticity of bop was married with skillful, big-band arrangements and a relaxed, subdued mood that made it all seem easy, even at its most intricate. After all, there's a reason why this music was called cool; it has a hip, detached elegance, never getting too hot, even as the rhythms skip and jump. Indeed, the most remarkable thing about these sessions arranged by Gil Evans and featuring such heavy-hitters as Kai Winding, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, and Max Roach is that they sound intimate, as the nonet never pushes too hard, never sounds like the work of nine musicians. Furthermore, the group keeps things short and concise (probably the result of the running time of singles, but the results are the same), which keeps the focus on the tones and tunes. The virtuosity led to relaxing, stylish mood music as the end result the very thing that came to define West Coast or "cool" jazz but this music is so inventive, it remains alluring even after its influence has been thoroughly absorbed into the mainstream Stephen Thomas Erlewine The Classic Reissue was cut from the original 30 ips mono master tapes using our all tube mono cutting system at Bernie Grundman Mastering. This is as good as it will ever get! Edited September 4, 2003 by wolff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 4, 2003 Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 (edited) Now all we need is for Classic to reissue all of the 50s Mobleys on 200g (I know they've done BN1568 already), pop them into the Mosaic CD box et ....... voila ! Edited September 4, 2003 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolff Posted September 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2003 I can see them doing a Blue Note box, like they've done with other labels. The will take all the titles they've released and put them in a box. Probably one box mono and one stereo. If it also contained nice cover/liner notes and it would be pretty nice. They re-issued Heifetz's RCA Living Stereos..about 15 titles, why not Mobley or...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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