Fer Urbina Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) As suggested by King Ubu, these are the box sets released by the Italian branch of Universal Music. The list will be edited as more titles are released (or are known about - all help will be welcome!). As far as I know, these are low-priced, verbatim reissues of previous releases. NOTE: When the title includes the word "albums", it's safe to assume that the set will be a collection of the albums of the relevant artist as leader, not including the recordings as sideman for the same label(s). LINKS: Universal Music Italia's note about their special offers these boxes and their booklets Universal Italy jazz mid-price releases Universal Italy jazz news In alphabetical order: Chet Baker - The Riverside & Jazzland Albums (7 CDs) (0600753364147, BOX SET 0600753364130, Universal Music Italia, 2013) Count Basie - The Original American Decca Recordings (3 CDs) (0600753428368, "Verve", 2013) Booklet: reprint of the 1992 original The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown (10 CDs) (Realised [sic] after the 1989 box BROWNIE: THE COMPLETE EmArcy RECORDINGS OF CLIFFORD BROWN (EmArcy 004228383062)) Booklet: reprint of the original 60-page booklet (0600753422533, BOX SET 0600753422526, Universal Music Italia, 2013) John Coltrane - The Prestige Recordings (16 CDs) (0888072335936 - Not Italian, but EU release, 2012) John Coltrane - His Prestige Albums (12 CDs) (0600753343203, BOX SET 0600753343180, Universal Music Italia, 2011) Chick Corea - The GRP Albums (7 CDs) (06007 535 8759 1, Universal Music Italia, 2015) Miles Davis - All Miles - The Prestige Albums (14 CDs) (0600753217566, 2009) (0600753315729, 2010) Miles Davis - Steamin'/Workin'/Relaxin'/Cookin' (4 CDs) (0600753412992, "Concord", 2012) Miles Davis - Chronicle / The Complete Prestige Recordings 1951-1956 (8 CDs) (P) 1987 © 2013 Concord Music Group, Inc. 100 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Made in the EU. LC 15025. 0888072342309 Booklet: reprint of the 64-page booklet from 1987 Eric Dolphy - His Prestige/New Jazz Albums (11 CDs) (0600753381793, Universal Music Italia, 2012) Duke Ellington - Carnegie Hall Concerts 1943-1947 (8 CDs) Booklet: reprint of the original 48-page booklet (0600753232491, "Concord", 2010) Duke Ellington - The Complete Brunswick and Vocalion Recordings 1926-1931 (3 CDs) (Released after the 1994 GRP box EARLY ELLINGTON (GRP 36402) (0600753424681, Universal Music Italia, 2013) Booklet: reprint of the original 60-page booklet Bill Evans - The Riverside & Milestone Albums 1956-1963 (15 CDs) (0600753312063, Universal Music Italia, 2011) Bill Evans - The Complete Bill Evans on Verve (18 CDs) (22-bit remastering / Released after 1997 Verve 07314 527 9532 8) (0600753484050, Universal Music Italia, 2014) No liner notes, only discography and tiny reproductions of original LP covers. Bill Evans - The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings 1961 (3 CDs) (This album was mastered in analog utilizing 20-bit K2 Super Coding System) (0600753400593, Universal Music Italia, 2012) Bill Evans - The Complete Fantasy Recordings (9 CDs) (00888072370128, Concord, Available June 2015) Paolo Fresu - The Blue Note Albums (8 CDs) (00602547305237, Blue Note, Available April 2015) Stan Getz - The Bossa Nova Years (4 CDs) (00600753769638, Universal, 2017 - Cannot confirm, but this looks like a straight reissue of Verve/PolyGram 823 611-2 from 1989. Herbie Hancock - The Blue Note Albums (7 CDs) (00600753610862, Blue Note, Available May 2015) The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 (10 CDs) (Realised [sic] after the 1992 box The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959 (Verve 07314 517 6582 7)) (0600753433911, BOX SET 0600753433904, Universal Music Italia, 2013) Booklet: No liner notes, no images. Just discographical information and production credits. Keith Jarrett - The Impulse Years (9 CDs) (Realised [sic] after the boxes The Impulse Years 1973-1974 (IMPD5237, 1997) and Mysteries: The Impulse Years 1975-1976 (IMPD4189, 1996)) (0600753445129, BOX SET 0600753445112, Universal Music Italia, 2013) Booklet: reprint of the 1996/7 originals. Lee Konitz - The Milestone Albums (6 CDs) (0600753384626, Universal Music Italia, 2012) Charles Mingus - Leader on Debut (7 CDs) (0600753426104, BOX SET 0600753426081, Universal Music Italia, 2013) Charles Mingus - The Impulse Albums (3 CDs) (0600753484241, Universal Music Italia, 2014) Thelonious Monk - His Prestige Albums (3 CDs) (0600753428450, "Concord", 2013) Thelonious Monk - All Monk: The Riverside Albums (16 CDs) (0600753270660, "Concord", 2010) (No outtakes. Booklet with no liner notes, only album covers, track listings and personnel.) Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings (15 CDs) (00888072360020, Concord, Available May 2015) * Note: see this by king ubu on the difference between Thelonious Monk's two Riverside sets. Bird - The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve (10 CDs) (OOP, 2005) (0600753422503, BOX SET 0600753425497, Universal Music Italia, 2013) Booklet: reprint of the 100-page booklet from 1992 Michel Petrucciani: The Blue Note Albums (9 CDs) (00600753582800, Universal Music Italia, 2015) Bud Powell - The Complete Bud Powell on Verve (5 CDs) (Released after the 1994 Verve box THE COMPLETE BUD POWELL ON VERVE (Verve 0731452166920)) (0600753476185, BOX SET 0600753476147, Universal Music Italia, 2014) Bud Powell - The Complete Amazing Bud Powell (5 CDs) (00600753824498, Universal Music Italia, 2018) Sonny Rollins - The Prestige Albums (8 CDs) (0600753232606, "Concord", 2009) Wayne Shorter - The Blue Note Albums (11 CDs) (00600753631928) No liner notes, only discography and tiny reproductions of original LP covers Art Tatum - The Solo Masterpieces (8 CDs) (00600753312001, "Concord", 2010) Art Tatum - The Group Masterpieces (8 CDs) (00600753312032, "Concord", 2010) Lester Young - Complete Verve Recordings (8 CDs) (00602498362754, 2006) VA - Jazz at the Philharmonic 1944-49 (10 CDs) OOP, 2006 ------------------------------- 5 ORIGINAL ALBUMS SERIES (See LINK for more sets) Chick Corea (Light as a Feather, Hymn of the 7th Galaxy, Where Have I Known You Before, No Mystery, My Spanish Heart) Bill Evans (Trio '64, A Simple Matter of Conviction, Further Conversations with Myself, At the Montreux Jazz Festival, What's New? (with Jeremy Steig)) Ella Fitzgerald (Ella Swings Lightly, Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers, Ella in Berlin, Hello Dolly, Whisper Not) Astrud Gilberto (The Astrud Gilberto Album, Look to the Rainbow, A Certain Smile, Windy, I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do) Stan Getz (West Coast Jazz, Stan Getz in Stockholm, The Steamer, And the Cool Sounds, Stan Meets Chet) Billie Holiday (Lady Sings the Blues, Body and Soul, Songs for Distingué Lovers, Stay with Me, All or Nothing at All) Charlie Parker (Night and Day, April in Paris, Now's the Time, Bird and Diz, Plays Cole Porter) Oscar Peterson (Plays Count Basie, A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra, The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson, Plays Porgy & Bess, West Side Story) 3 ESSENTIAL ALBUMS SERIES (See LINK) Edited June 19, 2018 by Fer Urbina New Bud Powell set added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 damn, you were faster and I didn't double check before posting my own thread ... maybe a kind moderator can delete it? I'll reproduce my post here: Okay, so let's give this a shot ... please help complete the list! First, as far as I know, it all started with thrree genuine Universal sets that were reissued, with reduced booklets: Jazz at the Philharmonic 1944-49 Charlie Parker - Complete Verve Recordings Lester Young - Complete Verve Recordings There are long gone (they came and went pretty fast, a friend of mine got either the Young or JATP, but I've never seen it) - the Bird is back though! Then, there started to turn up a wealth of album-based sets, containing music that belonged to Fantasy, went on to Concord and was brought back by Universal, the European distributor or Concord: Chet Baker - Complete Riverside & Jazzland Albums John Coltrane - Complete Prestige Albums Miles Davis - Complete Prestige Albums Eric Dolphy - Copmlete Prestige/New Jazz Albums Duke Ellington - The Carnegie Hall Concerts Bill Evans - The Riverside & Milestone Albums Lee Konitz - Complete Milestone Albums Thelonious Monk - Complete Prestige Albums Thelonious Monk - All Monk: The Riverside Albums Sonny Rollins - Complete Prestige Albums also a few "partial" sets: Charles Mingus - Leader on Debut (new compilation in this form) Bill Evans - The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings 1961 Miles Davis - Steamin'/Workin'/Relaxin'/Cookin' Then, they went on exploring the Universal vaults some more: Count Basie - The Original American Decca Recordings Clifford Brown - The Complete EmArcy Recordings Duke Ellington - Brunswick & Vocalion 1926-31 (= Early Ellington, GRP) Bill Evans - Complete Bill Evans on Verve Billie Holiday - Complete Billie Holiday on Verve Keith Jarrett - The Impulse Years Charles Mingus - The Impulse Albums Bud Powell - Complete Bud Powell on Verve Ant as one of the latest, they're also bringing back (in spite of the album box listed above!) this one: Miles Davis - Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings A note on the Coltrane Prestige box: there's also a scaled down version of the Complete Prestige Recordings box around (the same friend has it and I saw it, it's pretty nice with a real booklet ... I guess it's the same deal as the new Chronicle set, which is also said to come with a real booklet) - I'd not go for the albums box! The albums sets, to my knowledge (I've only had the Rolins in my own hands) come with minimal booklets, the Bud Verve set has a minimal one, too, but the Brownie has the same as the original box had ... so it seems it's not handled the same way always (huge original booklets - JATP, Bud on Verve, prob. Billie on Verve - won't e included again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Isn't the Ella Fitzgerald Decca set part of this series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 No, those were produced by Universal France - Complete Masters by Ella, Billie, Bird, Bechet and Satchmo (though with cut-off-dates in the case of Ella and Bechet, and I guess with Satch, too, though that one I don't have). Here's the thread on those: The dedicated website set up about these is still online, too: http://www.jazzmasters.fr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigP Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Thank you fer urbina! Just ordered the Parker and Powell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 @ubu - maybe worth including the Coltrane Complete Prestige in the main list instead of in a note - I suspect that and the Miles Davis Chronicle will be among the most popular and I dare say they are responding to feedback about the other perhaps less satisfactory album sets by those two.I wouldn't want a casual browser of this thread to miss those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Which of these sets have since not been (partly) improved upon in terms of sound quality (including releases of individual albums)? Edited March 17, 2014 by erwbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) @ubu - maybe worth including the Coltrane Complete Prestige in the main list instead of in a note - I suspect that and the Miles Davis Chronicle will be among the most popular and I dare say they are responding to feedback about the other perhaps less satisfactory album sets by those two.I wouldn't want a casual browser of this thread to miss those! Given the barcode (0888072335936), I'm not sure this was an Italian release, but I'll include it anyway Which of these sets have since not been (partly) improved upon in terms of sound quality (including releases of individual albums)? My hunch is that none of them have been touched sound-wise. F Edited March 17, 2014 by Fer Urbina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 They're reissuing Miles Davis's Chronicle box. http://www.universalmusic.it/jazz/news/newsdet.php?idn=5544 F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks FU! A great service to the community! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Good point on the JC Complete Prestige - I just assumed it was universal.it but maybe not. The Davis Chronicle which I mentioned in the other thread is certainly may be them. I actually don't know. There may be hopes yet that they will do the full Dolphy box and, who knows, the Kirk, if these things sell which it seems they do. Edited March 17, 2014 by David Ayers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 [....] There may be hopes yet that they will do the full Dolphy box [...] Isn't this is? Eric Dolphy - His Prestige/New Jazz Albums (11 CDs) (0600753381793, Universal Music Italia, 2012) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 @alankin - No. Those are the albums in Dolphy's name, one album per CD. The 9 CD set included six albums with Dolphy as sideman with live sessions presented in running order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Which of these sets have since not been (partly) improved upon in terms of sound quality (including releases of individual albums)? My hunch is that none of them have been touched sound-wise. F Sorry for the confusion. I meant by subsequent releases of the same material or parts thereof. It's probably not a question on the minds of most people here interested in these re-issues, so best to forget I even asked. It would just derail the conversation and a little detective work with Google should bring some clarity on this matter. Edited March 17, 2014 by erwbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Yep, I think that Coltrane isn't coming from Italy, hence the inclusion in the note only. Not sure about the recent "Chronicle" ... I actually plan to get it, but haven't come around so far (I have all or most of the music, but having it in chronological order and in one place would be great). Regarding the Bird set, this was indeed recently reissued for the second time as a cheapo version - here's the link to the offering of the first one (rel. 2005): http://www.amazon.it/Bird-Complete-Verve-Bob-Dylan/dp/B000PMFUSK/ (Not sure what Dylan has to with it) The Pres (rel. 2006) and JATP (rel. 2007) are these: http://www.amazon.it/Complete-Studio-Sessions-One/dp/B000PMFUSU/ http://www.amazon.it/Complete-Jazz-Philharmonic-Verve-1944/dp/B000FDDYQY/ So that was the first chapter, but these seem to have been smaller editions. Edited March 17, 2014 by king ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Probably explains why the Coltrane and Davis are more costly than the universal.it sets. I wonder where they originate then. Does anybody actually have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I can ask someone about the Coltrane if no one here has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Probably explains why the Coltrane and Davis are more costly than the universal.it sets. I wonder where they originate then. Does anybody actually have one? It looks like a Concord US release (the barcode indicates US product, if I'm not mistaken) for European markets. FWIW it's not listed in the Concord site and Amazon.com doesn't seem to carry it. (It doesn't appear on Amazon.jp either) I'm only speculating, though. It'd be great if anyone could tell what it says on the actual box. F Edited March 17, 2014 by Fer Urbina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Probably explains why the Coltrane and Davis are more costly than the universal.it sets. I wonder where they originate then. Does anybody actually have one? It looks like a Concord US release (the barcode indicates US product, if I'm not mistaken) for European markets. FWIW it's not listed in the Concord site and Amazon.com doesn't seem to carry it. (It doesn't appear on Amazon.jp either) I'm only speculating, though. It'd be great if anyone could tell what it says on the actual box. F Amazon.com lists the Coltrane as an (expensive) import... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I just asked my friend - will report back when he replies. He bought the set from jpc.de (upon my recommendation), where they have a Concord blurb (the reduced price has been like that for months, but they say they don't have it in stock ... still worth a try I'd say): http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/jazz/detail/-/art/John-Coltrane-1926-1967-The-Prestige-Recordings/hnum/1988951 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Here's what it says on the Coltrane box: (P) 2011 © 1991 Fantasy Inc. Prestige Records, Tenth & Parker, Berkley, CA 94710, All Rights Reserved. Made in the EU. LC 15025, Universal - Universal Music Group International. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Here's what it says on the Coltrane box: (P) 2011 © 1991 Fantasy Inc. Prestige Records, Tenth & Parker, Berkley, CA 94710, All Rights Reserved. Made in the EU. LC 15025, Universal - Universal Music Group International. Thanks. They're playing it close to the chest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I guess it's essentially just a european scaled-down reissue of the old box ... probably european-only due to PD. And yeah, I guess indeed the new "Chronicle" might be the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Urbina Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Here's what it says on the Coltrane box: (P) 2011 © 1991 Fantasy Inc. Prestige Records, Tenth & Parker, Berkley, CA 94710, All Rights Reserved. Made in the EU. LC 15025, Universal - Universal Music Group International. That'd mean the box was produced by Fantasy originally, and that it has been released in Europe by the international branch of Universal, which is based in London. From what I've seen, this would be a Europe-only release, hence an import in the US and Japan. From what a friend's told me, boxes like the Jarrett, with a © line referring especifically to Italy, would mean a product for the local market which can also be exported to others. In practical terms, this would normally imply fewer units manufactured. I guess it's essentially just a european scaled-down reissue of the old box ... probably european-only due to PD. And yeah, I guess indeed the new "Chronicle" might be the same. Given that these guys own the masters they're releasing, I don't think it has anything to do with PD, Ubu. F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Here's what it says on the Coltrane box: (P) 2011 © 1991 Fantasy Inc. Prestige Records, Tenth & Parker, Berkley, CA 94710, All Rights Reserved. Made in the EU. LC 15025, Universal - Universal Music Group International. That'd mean the box was produced by Fantasy originally, and that it has been released in Europe by the international branch of Universal, which is based in London. From what I've seen, this would be a Europe-only release, hence an import in the US and Japan. From what a friend's told me, boxes like the Jarrett, with a © line referring especifically to Italy, would mean a product for the local market which can also be exported to others. In practical terms, this would normally imply fewer units manufactured. I guess it's essentially just a european scaled-down reissue of the old box ... probably european-only due to PD. And yeah, I guess indeed the new "Chronicle" might be the same. Given that these guys own the masters they're releasing, I don't think it has anything to do with PD, Ubu. F Actually it might. Since these packages are being manufactured and marketed in the EU, they might avoid contractual obligations from the US. Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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