djcavanagh Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I've done a search but don't seem to be able to find any reference to these releases. Jimmy Smith plays Fats Waller Link Lou Donaldson - Lou Takes Off Link Curtis Fuller- The Opener Link Hank Mobley Quintet Link J. R. Monterose Link These are the ones listed for release on September 2nd on the Blue Note website but don't they normally come in sixes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reg Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 (edited) does anyone know if Grachan III Moncur's Evolution is coming out this Sep/Oct too? see links http://www.bluenote.com/ArtistDiscography....e=5099921536526 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Evolution-Grachan-...4609&sr=8-6 Edited August 11, 2008 by reg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjarrell Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I can't recall which thread this was in, but I printed out the list. Looks like 2 batches of 5, the second being: Hank Mobley: Peckin' Time Sonny Clark: Leapin' and Lopin' Grachan Moncur: Evolution Sam Rivers: Dimensions and Extensions Stanley Turrentine: Dearly Beloved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Stanley Turrentine: Dearly Beloved About time!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Sonny Clark: Leapin' and Lopin' Halle-frickin-lujah!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 (edited) Lou Donaldson - Lou Takes Off Hank Mobley Quintet Hank Mobley: Peckin' Time Seems kinda strange they're releasing these when they can be found on the Mosaic boxes by each artist. I guess they're trying to get as many RVGs out before Blue Note ceases to be a jazz operation (or if EMI ceases its existence). Still, I'll probably get the Mobleys since all I have is a CDR of the Mosaic box and should own legit copies of the albums. I wonder if the rest of the Mobley Mosaic is going to be RVG'd like the Lee Morgan 50's stuff? J. R. Monterose I sure hope this sounds better than the Conn! Curtis Fuller- The Opener Drattit, I'm gonna kick myself if all four of his BN albums (which I have on the Mosaic box and paid a pretty penny for) are RVG'd like the Lee Morgan 50's albums. Edited August 11, 2008 by Big Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Sam Rivers: Dimensions and Extensions It will be 20 (or more?) years since this album was initially reissued (*) as a single compact disc! Hard to believe. I remember holding the original CD issue in a store in Denton, Texas back in 1988, but I didn't know who Sam Rivers was then. A few weeks later, I purchased Tony Williams' Spring (in Richardson, Texas of all places), and was exposed to Rivers for the first time. I then went back to buy Dimensions and Extensions, and it was gone. * Wait — wasn't Dimensions & Extensions one of those records that never saw LP release? Meaning that its 1980's CD issue was its first release? This is one of my favorite Rivers sessions. It never sounded that good on the Mosaic, and I'm hoping Rudy will be gentle on the compression for this reissue. Apparently he remastered this session for the Japanese market as a bonus JRVG (I know Reiner has a copy) some time around 2000. I wonder if this will be a new remaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 * Wait — wasn't Dimensions & Extensions one of those records that never saw LP release? Meaning that its 1980's CD issue was its first release? From the Blue Note website: Sam River’s fourth album for Blue Note, recorded March 17, 1967, is one of his best. A cover and catalog number were prepared at the time, but for some reason this excellent date with Donald Byrd, Julian Priester, James Spaulding, Cecil McBee, and Steve Ellington remained in vaults for another ten years. I believe it came out on LP sometime in the 70's. Wasn't it on the 2-LP set that had the unreleased quartet recording of Sam with Andrew Hill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 I believe it came out on LP sometime in the 70's. Yes, you're right. Forgot about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 It was also released by itself in the DMM series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Sonny Clark: Leapin' and Lopin' Halle-frickin-lujah!!!!! They sure took their sweet time on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 It was also released by itself in the DMM series. Yep, my Pathe Macaroni LP was one of these. Subsequently signed by Sam on the front ! The session was also included in that excellent 'Involutions' twofer in the BN 'brown bag' reissue series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 They still doing new RVGs?? Surely the whole catalog has been done by now, lol. How many years has it been? Moving on, "Leapin' and Lopin'" is an outstanding album, Sonny's best for my money. It has a great groove. Sad to think that this terrific pianist had not long to go. If only we had more like this record. I have tons of excellent albums, but I have returned to this one very often, so that says something about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 It'll be good to have that Sam Rivers date out there again. I always thought it was the most easily overlooked session out of all of Sam's four BN dates, and the one that most looked forward to some of his later work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Moving on, "Leapin' and Lopin'" is an outstanding album, Sonny's best for my money. It has a great groove. I agree....gotta love Tommy Turrentine too. I purchase very few lps these days, but that's one of the Hoffman 45-rpm vinyl jobbers I'm definitely going to pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 It'll be good to have that Sam Rivers date out there again. I always thought it was the most easily overlooked session out of all of Sam's four BN dates, and the one that most looked forward to some of his later work. Speaking of overlooked, how about Donald Byrd's work on this album? He was waaaaay outta character on this album, and yet he held his own magnificently, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 I thought he was out of his league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 I thought he was out of his league. A bit, but I certainly don't think he screwed things up either. Kinda interesting to hear him in such a forward-looking context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 I thought he was out of his league. I have to agree with this statement. I wonder what Alfred (or Sam) was thinking. As far as Blue Note regulars from the period, Freddie Hubbard would seem the natural choice, or even Woody Shaw or Don Cherry. Come to think of it, for the music on that album, Cherry would seem the most natural fit (to my ears). But I still love the album. Byrd doesn't ruin it at all for me. Though I would like to travel back in time and inside his brain on the drive home from that session. ("Damn!" said Donald's brain. "What the hell?" it queried.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 I thought he was out of his league. Likely so, but I gotta give him props for making the effort without bringing the session down. I agree that others (Cherry, Hubbard, etc) would've been more logical choices, but then maybe that's the charm behind this decision: how completely ILLOGICAL it was! The only thing stranger would've been to have Art Blakey on drums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Moving on, "Leapin' and Lopin'" is an outstanding album, Sonny's best for my money. It has a great groove. You are so right. And it's one of my favorite Charlie Rouse non-Monk sideman dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Did Clark record anything after Leapin' and Lopin', live or as a sideman for anyone? He seemed on the cusp of a great (compositional) breakthrough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Yes, he was a sideman on a smattering of Gordon, Green & Mclean dates in '62 (probably a few others as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjarrell Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) Did Clark record anything after Leapin' and Lopin', live or as a sideman for anyone? He seemed on the cusp of a great (compositional) breakthrough. His last date was 11 months later, with lots between: http://www.jazzdisco.org/sonny-clark/discography/ Edit: As far as I can tell (and I don't have the credits for Jubilee Shout handy), Clark contributed 1 tune to Jackie McLean Quintet, 3 to Tippin' the Scales and that's it. Did I miss anything? Edited August 13, 2008 by sjarrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Haven't listened to Dimensions and Extensions in a very, very long time. I always liked it but yes, Byrd is a surprising choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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