J.A.W.

Don't get your panties in a bunch, J.A.W. I was asking a simple question. I've been to Amsterdam and I love everything about the city. I asked this because if smoking is banned in the hash bars, than that is going to have a major effect on the city's economics as well as the tourism industry. Whether you like it or not, its the only place in the world (I'm pretty sure) where you can walk into a bar, legaly buy marijuana, and smoke it right there without getting arrested. And as I'm sure you know, that element alone draws mass amounts of people annually to Amsterdam. I was just asking a question about a city I love dearly; there's no need for your prejudice. My prejudice?? I don't think so. I've been asked this question by Americans more times than I care to remember. Talking about prejudice...

Robert, my guess is that you'll have a good 'ol time in there. It's packed with fine brews. Here are a couple of pics. When I was in there, the owner was restocking....had multiple cases sitting about. He's a long haired Irish dude....had to be stoned...but definitely knowledgeable. Directly across the alley is Gollem which is a must see/must drink spot. Seemed to be mostly locals. Hendrix' 'Crosstown Traffic' was playing as I counted 39 bodies crammed in there (including the 2nd level located up 5 creaky steps with 3 good sized tables)....and 35 of us were smoking -- so you'll want to bring your Camels. Highly recommended! btw, if you want to smke in a bar, don't wait too long, 'cause there are plans for smokefree public environment, like bars, restaurants, clubs, here, too. probably withing 1 or 2 years. JB Does this include the hash bars? Say "Amsterdam" to an American and the first thing they ask about is the "hash bars"... [sigh...]

The VSOP/Tampa CD Val's Pal was reissued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-816-2 as Art Pepper Quartet, with 12 tracks.

I mentioned the Dempsey Wright in post #9.

The last digipack reissue I picked up was John Coltrane's terrific Interstellar Space, with Rashied Ali. It came out in 2000.

The ones I have: Pepper Adams - Pepper Adams 5 Conte Candoli - Conte Candoli 4 Eddie Costa - Eddie Costa 5 Don Fagerquist - Eight by Eight Victor Feldman - Victor Feldman on Vibes Joanne Grauer - Joanne Grauer Trio Herbie Harper - Herbie Harper 6 Bill Holman - Big Band in a Jazz Orbit Bill Holman - Jive for Five Richie Kamuca - Richie Kamuca 4 Stan Levey - Stan Levey 5 Mel Lewis - Mel Lewis Sextet Warne Marsh - Music for Prancing Marty Paich - Jazz for Relaxation Marty Paich - Marty Paich Trio Marty Paich - Marty Paich Quartet featuring Art Pepper Frank Rosolino - Frank Rosolino 5 Dempsey Wright - The Wright Approach

it's somewhere on an FZ album I only have on vinyl, but there Ertegun is pronounced starting off like "Earth", but then forms into Eardigin' with stress on the first syllable; almost rhymes with "cardigan". That's probably the English pronunciation, but how does it sound in Turkish? Ertegun was from Turkey. I wonder if they pronounced the "g" as an "h", as in the Turkish prime minister Erdogan's name, which is pronounced "Erdohan".

Guess I'll stick to the JSP. I'm happy with their sound! I haven't heard the King Oliver Frogs, but I tend to agree as far as Ted Kendall's recent masterings are concerned; they often sound as if they've been de-noised to death, no life left.

Ejazzlines told me via E-mail that they got 6 orders for that one copy of Hank Mobley Quartet in about 30 seconds. I missed it too. So far, I've only missed two titles. They are pretty quick to update their on-line inventory, just not immediate. It's too bad they can't make the inventory live. There's nothing worse than sitting back and thinking you got your order in to get that title you wanted, only to find out it was already bought. Drives me crazy. Is that the March 27, 1955 quartet session that was released on CJ28-5128 you're talking about? A great CD! I managed to find a copy last year. It's a McMaster, by the way. The session's on the Mobley Mosaic, of course. Yes, I have a 10" lp and the Mosaic (with extras) but wanted the single cd so I could "dump" the box. was this EVER released as a TOCJ - XXXX? other than in JRVG form. that's one fantastic disc you never see. No, the CJ28 was the only single CD release of that session prior to the JRVG.

Ejazzlines told me via E-mail that they got 6 orders for that one copy of Hank Mobley Quartet in about 30 seconds. I missed it too. So far, I've only missed two titles. They are pretty quick to update their on-line inventory, just not immediate. It's too bad they can't make the inventory live. There's nothing worse than sitting back and thinking you got your order in to get that title you wanted, only to find out it was already bought. Drives me crazy. Is that the March 27, 1955 quartet session that was released on CJ28-5128 you're talking about? A great CD! I managed to find a copy last year. It's a McMaster, by the way. The session's on the Mobley Mosaic, of course. Yes, I have a 10" lp and the Mosaic (with extras) but wanted the single cd so I could "dump" the box. The CJ28 does have all the extras. I recently sold the box.

Ejazzlines told me via E-mail that they got 6 orders for that one copy of Hank Mobley Quartet in about 30 seconds. I missed it too. So far, I've only missed two titles. They are pretty quick to update their on-line inventory, just not immediate. It's too bad they can't make the inventory live. There's nothing worse than sitting back and thinking you got your order in to get that title you wanted, only to find out it was already bought. Drives me crazy. Is that the March 27, 1955 quartet session that was released on CJ28-5128 you're talking about? A great CD! I managed to find a copy last year. It's a McMaster, by the way. The session's on the Mobley Mosaic, of course.

They've added several items.

Unfortunately, many of these 1,500 Yen releases are remastered pretty loud. So unless you're looking for a specific title that you don't have and not an audio upgrade, these CDs aren't very appealing. This bums me out. I used to salivate over Japanese reissues, expecting them to sound better. Now that the Japanese mastering engineers have joined in the Loudness Wars, they're pumping out over-compressed music like everyone else. Kevin I agree about the sound. They are a good way to pick up otherwise hard-to-find titles. As far as the PJ titles go, some are remastered by RVG, others (newly) remastered by Ron McMaster. Don't ask me which ones. I guess people who like recent remasters by these two will know what to expect. The Japanese 1,500 yen TOCJ series was 24-bit mastered by Japanese Toshiba engineers, not by RVG or McMaster.

That TOCJ series was indeed mastered by Toshiba engineers and released in the last few years; they're not masters from the early 1990s.

What's the catalog number of Tenorman? I don't think McMaster mastered all non-Blue Note titles, i.e. the ones that were originally issued on other labels.

Hmmm...

Don't know what you mean...

I think he also accepts Int'l Money Orders, but you'd better ask him: hiroshi@earlyrecords.com

Why don't you ask Hiroshi Tanno? He might have the details or be able to get them soon.

2415 yen = $20 = £10 = €15 at yesterday's exchange rates.

The following CDs are scheduled for release. * = mini-LP cardboard sleeve On May 10, 2007 RBCP 2335 Stockholm Jazz Set/Jazz Train 1980 RBCP 2336 Stockholm Jazz Set/Jazz Lovers 1980 On May 18, 2007 PCD 23951 Solo Moderna/Boogalookalikes 2415 PCD 7294 David T Walker(g)/Y-rnce 2625 PCD 7295 David T Walker(g)/With a Smile 2625 PCD 7296 David T Walker(g)/Ahimsa 2625 On May 19, 2007 VICP 63791 US3/Say What 2520 On May 23, 2007 SICP 1250 Weather Report/Night Passage* 1890 SICP 1251 Weather Report/Weather Report* 1890 SICP 1252 Weather Report/Procession* 1890 SICP 1253 Weather Report/Domino Theory* 1890 SICP 1254 Weather Report/Sportin' Life* 1890 SICP 1255 Weather Report/This Is This* 1890 SICP 1256 Pastorius,Jaco(b)/Jaco Pastorius* 1890 SICP 1257 Zawinul,Joe(key)/Dialects* 1890 SICP 1258 Shorter,Wayne(ts)/Native Dancer* 1890 SICP 1259 V.A./Havana Jam: 1* 2835 SICP 1261 V.A./Havana Jam: 2* 2835 VRCL 18838(Hybrid) Tiffany (vo)/My Favorite Things: With Hank Jones Trio Plus* 2835 VICJ 61501(2CD) Pepper,Art(as)/The Complete Abashiri Concert 1981 3360 VICJ 61503 Pepper,Art(as)/The Last Concert 2520 VICJ 61504(4CD) Pepper,Art(as)/The Complete Tokyo Concert 1979 7980 VICL 62406 Agawa,Yasuko(vo)/Ouro Do Manaus* 2500 VICL 62407 Agawa,Yasuko(vo)/Sunglow* 2500 VICL 62408 Agawa,Yasuko(vo)/Journey* 2500 VICJ 61445 Akagi,Rie(fl)/Caribbean Fruits 2800 VICJ 202 Jones,Salena(vo)/Bossa Nova Night 3059 VICJ 61385 Janita(vo)/Seasons of Life 2100 PVCP 8249 Pastorius,David(b) and Local 518/David Pastorius and Local 518 2447 BVCJ 37570(20 bit K2) Brecker Brothers/Brecker Brothers* 2310 BVCJ 37571(20 bit K2) Brecker Brothers/Back to Back* 2310 BVCJ 37572(20 bit K2) Brecker Brothers/Don't Stop the Music* 2310 BVCJ 37573(20 bit K2) Brecker Brothers/Heavy Metal Be-bop* 2310 BVCJ 37574(20 bit K2) Brecker Brothers/Detante* 2310 BVCJ 37575(20 bit K2) Brecker Brothers/Straphangin'* 2310 BVCJ 37576(20 bit K2) Arista All Stars/Blue Montreux* 2310 BVCJ 37577(20 bit K2) Arista All Stars/Blue Montreux II* 2310 BVCJ 37578(20 bit K2) Mainieri,Mike(vib)/Love Play* 2310 BVCJ 37579(20 bit K2) Sidran,Ben(vo)/Live At Montreux* 2310 BVCJ 37580(20 bit K2) Mizuhashi,Takashi(b)/Interplay Now* 2310 BVCJ 37581(20 bit K2) Watanabe,Kazumi(g)/Monday Blues* 2310 BVCJ 37582(20 bit K2) Watanabe,Sadao(as)/A Girl from Ipanema* 2310 BVCJ 37583(20 bit K2) Watanabe,Sadao(as)/And Sharps and Flats* 2310 BVCJ 37584(20 bit K2) Toki,Hidefumi(as)/Brazil* 2310 BVCJ 37585(20 bit K2) The Trinity/Smile* 2310 BVCJ 37586(20 bit K2) Masuo,Yoshiaki(g)/New York Concerto* 2310 BVCJ 37587(20 bit K2) Jazz Factory/All the Things* 2310 BVCJ 37588(20 bit K2) Suzuki,Syoji(cl)/Anniversary Album* 2310 BVCJ 37589(20 bit K2) Matsumoto,Hidehiko(ts)/Bolero* 2310 KICJ 518 Jimbo,Akira(ds)/Four Colors 3000 ABCJ 412 Fitzgerald,Ella(vo)/Ella Sings Chick Swings 2500 ABCJ 413 Armstrong,Louis(tp)/Mostly Blues 2500 ABCJ 414 Parker,Charlie(as)/Diz and the Bird 2500 ABCJ 515 Blakey,Art(ds)/Live 2500 On May 25, 2007 THCD 048 Shiraki,Hideo(ds)/Modern Des Twist* 2520 THCD 049 Shiraki,Hideo(ds)/Latin Drumming* 2520 On June 2, 2007 PCD 4380 V.A./Return Of Jazz Funk: Killer Jazz Funk from Mainstream Vaults 2000 PCD 23918 Foster,Frank(ts)/Loud Minority 2415 PCD 23919 Kynard,Charles(org)/Charles Kynard 2415 PCD 23920 Williams,Charles(as)/Charles Williams 2415 PCD 23921 Mitchell,Blue(tp)/Blue's Blues 2415 PCD 23922 Galper,Hal(p)/Guerilla Band 2415 On June 20, 2007 SICP 10040(Hybrid) Watanabe,Sadao(as)/Paysages* 2730 SICP 10041(Hybrid) Hino,Terumasa(tp)/Trans Blue* 2730 SICP 10042(Hybrid) Masuo,Yoshiaki(g)/Winds of Barcelona* 2730 SICP 10043(Hybrid) Kasai,Kimiko(vo)/What's New* 2730 SICP 10044(Hybrid) Marlene(vo)/Like The First Love* 2730 TKCW 32176 Weber,Florian(p)/Minsarah 2700 TKCV 35401 Rome Trio/Love Is Many Splendored Things 2800 TKCV 35402 Kindred,Bob(ts)/The Nights of Borelos and Blues 2800 TKCV 35211 Higgins,Eddie(p)/Amor* 2500 TKCV 35212 Kuhn,Steve(p)/Pavane for a Dead Princess* 2500 TKCV 35213 Hazeltine,David(p)/Cleopatra's Dream* 2500 TKCV 35214 New York Trio/Begin the Beguine* 2500 TKCV 35215 Nimmer,Dan(p)/Tea for Two* 2500 TKCV 35216 Cafiso,Francesco(as)/New York Lullaby* 2500 TKCV 35217 Alexander,Eric(ts)/Sound of New York* 2500 TKCV 35218 Agerbeek,Rob(p)/Very Thought of You* 2500 TKCV 35219 Walton,Cedar(p)/Midnight Waltz* 2500 TKCV 35220 Simone(vo)/Romance* 2500 On June 21, 2007 VICJ 61451(Bethlehem)(K2 HD) Waldron,Mal(p)/Left Alone* 2520 VICJ 61452(Bethlehem)(K2 HD) Connor,Chris(vo)/Lullaby of Birdland +2* 2520 VICJ 61453(Bethlehem)(K2 HD) Little,Booker(tp)/And Friends +2* 2520 VICJ 61454(Bethlehem)(K2 HD) Gordon,Dexter(ts)/Daddy Plays the Horn* 2520 VICJ 61455(Bethlehem)(K2 HD) Sims,Zoot(ts)/Down Home +6* 2520 VICJ 61456(Bethlehem)(K2 HD) Coltrane,John(ts)/Winner's Circle* 2520 VICJ 61457(Bethlehem)(K2 HD) Tormé,Mel(vo)/Sings Fred Astaire* 2520 VICJ 61458(Bethlehem)(K2 HD) McRae,Carmen(vo)/& Julie London +5* 2520 VICJ 61459(Bethlehem)(K2 HD) Hartman,Johnny(vo)/Songs from the Heart +6* 2520 VICJ 61460(Bethlehem)(K2 HD) Hartman,Johnny(vo)/All of Me +4* 2520

That's because most of them are gone now...

I wish they had released that one on CD as well

It's probably far more convenient for them to sell to U.S. buyers