mikeweil

Prestige had several LP series compiling sessions from the 1950's in a more completist manner than the so-called "orginal LPs", which often were scattered collections of material first released on 78s, EPs, or 10-inch LPs. As with other labels tracks were left off for time limitations, or simply overlooked, or takes were exchanged. So the "Original Jazz Classics" copied all those often haphazard compilations, just like the Japanese had done. There was a "Jazz Classics Series" of which the Miles LP JSngry pictured is a fine example, because it presented a complete session spread over several earlier issues, and there was a "Historical Series" that also completed sessions from the pre-12-inch era. The OJC series was a child of the LP era and modelled, as I said, after Japanese reissue concepts approaching the LP like a fetish. In the CD era they often seized the opportunity to complete sessions by adding bonus material, but more often they didn't. The more famous a musicians, the more likely it was they left an "original" (12 inch) LP intact; The James Moody Prestige sessions are a prime example for a perfect completed reissue. Here are examples for the "Historical Series", which also reissued older music recorded for other labels: https://www.discogs.com/label/305455-Prestige-Historical-Series The Jazz Classics seies could be seen as a precursor the the OJC series: https://www.discogs.com/label/316918-Jazz-Classics-Series

I really dig Pass during the sixties - sharp attack, great groove. I never regretted getting the Mosaic box although I was on the fence for it for so long.

I have that reissue, sound is good, and it has four bonus tracks. They didn't make that availale in the US? Duh ... The cover of the new issue is a clear reference. Be careful when ordering this one, earlier CD versions did not inlude the bonus tracks. This was a US CD release, According to discogs, "Summertime" is missing, but the Lord Disco says it has the complete LP plus the four bonus tracks. https://www.discogs.com/Jeanne-Lee-Ran-Blake-The-Legendary-Duets-/release/6555141

Just one? That's real hard. But then: a disc of solo piano pieces by Déodat De Séverac - but only this recording: Jean-Joël Barbier breathes that music! I have a different edition, it is on a defunct French label, Accord.

Correct: it includes the Stockholm, Sweden, November 8, 1966 session reissued on Fresh Sound as well as a never before issued session: Studio I, Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie, Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 1966, and a session labelled "Live, Brussels, Belgium, unidentified date, 1967". The label linked above accepts PayPal, so this issue should be available the world over (@ ubu). When you click the PayPal link a whole page of releases opens, leading me to think Ran Blake had a hand in this. Many of his releases are offered.

These two received rave reviews in the latest volume of Germany's leading early music magazine, Concerto:

The tempos can be justified by research on early 18th century performance practice, but it takes excellent musicians to stay relaxed - and especially when taking the high level challenges of Bach pieces.If some players in the ensemble tend to drag the tempo, the leaders/soloists want to pull them, and this never sounds good. I haven't listened to them in a while, but mostly because I dislike the instrumental balance in the room where they record, rendering the harpsichord inaudible in many passages. And they use harpsichord types never available to Bach. I have practically everything they recorded on CDs by other ensembles in more satisfying versions.

I love the cover of the first LP sized Prestige box:

As long as it's not too much .... https://www.giordanovini.it/andrea-vino-rosso

I have that one, too, and think it does the job very nicely. Indeed a fun band.

Take a look at the Tom Lord Discography. 8 studio tracks she recorded for Columbia remain unissued - they all were re-recorded at later sessions. Looks like the United Archives box is copied off the Columbia CD releases. Shame on them. I didn't see the bonus material was from other labels. The ten tracks missing are studio tracks issued on 78's but never on "albums". Some examples: If you wanna hear them, you need the Classics CDs. They have them all, except for the alternates from the sessions with Miles.

Good heavens!

Just saw there was a box on another French label, United Archives, with 72 tracks:

The earlier sessions for Okek and RCA were not Mosaic but on SONY boxes. Mosaic did these:

In the car: At home:

Very sad news - R.I.P.

Brandnew recording of this beautiful music of one of the best violinists of his time.

Yesterday and earlier today: Alberto Naranjo & Latin Jazz Big Band ‎– Swing Con Son

I still hope to see him perform, I love his scat singing, but he never seems to perform outside of Italy, at least in recent years ....

Any other fans of this singer from Italy on this forum?

After several years of searching I finally found a copy of this out of print SACD at a fair price - it is the only full length recording of this unique instrument, which sounds different from any other harpsichord I have heard, including copies of this one.

Only the tracks with Richard "Groove" Holmes, i.e. the album "You Better Believe It!" I do!

I have all the Antonio Diaz Mena recordings, but haven't listened to them in quite a while. They are among the best Latin jazz recordings of their time, with or without Henderson solos.