A short rational (I hope) reason for short cds is they reflect lps recorded in a day when union rules dictated everything. Union contracts were written to reflect 3 hour sessions producing 15 minutes of material for issue. Any music (or session) longer required "over time" payments. During those days I always negotiated a deal for 3 sessions (9 hours in the studio) for 45 minutes of music whether that was the result or not.
As a jazz and classical collector since the late '50s, and since I have made lps since the mid '60s, if this guy can really hear the dif, I wanna talk to that boy.
On second thought, I never want to talk to him.
Let me state this as clearly as possible: After 40 years in this business, I do not believe what they say about keeping the catalog available. We may be offered "downloads" of current items but it ain't the same.
They might believe it but it ain't gonna happen. Saul Zaentz and his people (especially Ralph Kaffel) have done jazz fans a service for many years and it can not continue without Saul's money and Ralph's zeal.
Thanks to all a Fantasy.
Edited to add: If you have some favorite Concords, look at the current Concord catalog to see what these folks do.
So, you die in a car crash, from cancer, whatever......... Your heirs will be cursing your corpse for the trouble the have disposing of your collection.
Peter's information is correct with one big correction to the original question. The real originals were 78s with no cover art - next came a 10" lp with a cover reproduced on the front of the current RVG.
Mention of Roy reminds me that when Bob Sunenblick (Uptown owner) called Mr Haynes about the Boston 1952 session with Joe Gordon, Mingus & Twardzik the first thing out of his mouth was "do I take a solo?". When told there were no drum solos he said "yeah, I don't ever remember Bird letting me solo".