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It's enjoyable for casual listening, but it sounds a bit old-fashioned compared to Legrand's (brilliant) 60s work.

An evening of Gary McFarland: Soft Samba (Verve, 1964) The In Sound (Verve, 1965) Soft Samba Strings (Verve, 1966) America The Beautiful (Skye, 1968)

Believe it or not, but some of these are of interest to me. What I would like to know though is what masterings have been used and how the discs are packaged. Did anyone try any of these?

And if not, are they both part of a bigger, secret organisation? Dan Brown should perhaps write a book about it.

The initial post is from 2007, when it still hadn't been said that many times. The article is available here: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/2007-12-26-1036564388_x.htm

Thanks for this very interesting story! I might add that I've got the Japanese 2007 reissue SICP 1371 - the OBI strip declares it as a 75 year "bon anniversaire" edition for Legrand - and can report that it does not mention the connection with Philips. No recording date or personnel is given, the original release date is quoted as 1958-05-19 and furthermore it says "(p)© 1958 Sony Music Entertainment Inc."

I'm looking for recommendations for recordings of Korngold's orchestral works. I heard the piano concerto on radio the other day and I'm interested in seeking out recordings of that, as well as his other works; I don't own any. There's seemingly not a wealth of different recordings to choose from and some works seem not to have been recorded all that often. There is a four-CD release featuring what seem to be all of Korngold's orchestral works with Werner Andreas Albert conducting Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. I can't say that I'm too familiar with either the conductor or the orchestra and I'm a bit hesitant to order it without recommendation, even if it's not very expensive (around $20 used on Amazon marketplace).

I agree with just about everything that has been said above. I was hoping that, somehow, original tapes had been used for this reissue. If the source is indeed the Ubatuqui release I'd not count on that, and if it's not it would have to be dubbed from an LP. I'd rather do my own needle drops than buy someone else's. I wonder if the tapes still exist. Last time they would have been in use to my knowledge were for the ugly cover Liberty reissue series from around 1980: I'm eagerly awaiting James Harrod's book on PJ.

Thanks, Jim and Hans. They (Solar) seem to like living on the edge as there's material from as late as 1963. Anyway, I'll keep on waiting for a decent LP copy of Brasamba to turn up.

I just discovered that the Bud Shank/Clare Fischer Pacific Jazz albums 'Bossa Nova Jazz Samba' and 'Brasamba' (long awaited on CD) are being reissued this month on Solar Records. I've never heard of that label but I'm a bit suspiscious, though it does not seem to originate from the Fresh Sound mold. Any information would be appreciated. http://www.jazzmesse...28&languageId=2 Other releases from the label include such diverse artists as Sun Ra and Oscar Peterson. I somehow get the impression that it is affiliated with the Jazz Messengers store in Barcelona (which is a very nice jazz store).

On YouTube: There are some interesting scores from the original Star Trek Series. This set is probably too much for me, but I don't doubt there are enough trekkers worldwide to make this sell out in no time.

Maybe this is more about what you think of Pat Williams as an orchestral arranger in this context. Their last album (from 1979) was á capella, and while it is not up the level of their first á capella album it does not fit under your disco label. Perhaps not even TSU/HGBS were immune to the changing production ideals of the late 70s, and I can imagine that the later albums appealed to their audience at the time. Someone who was following the scene back then would have to tell, though. Myself, I prefer the group without instrumental backing with the exception of the album with Oscar Peterson.

I agree about the sound quality; excellent remastering.

I think it was directed at James Harrod who is writing a book.

A drawback (the same as with the old subtitles) is that they're not visible while browsing the forum from a mobile phone (at least not for me when using an Android phone). As it makes some previous thread titles incomprehensible I'd suggest not to put vital information in the tags.

Here's another one who can attest to the hight production standards of the Fischer reissue. The sound is fantastic and the album is recommended to all Fischer sceptics (if there are any).

Some Hampton Hawes: This is Hampton Hawes (Contemporary, 70s pressing, yellow label) Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes Trio at Montreux (JAS)

Thanks, folks! I really appreciate it! My birthday was spent like most other days: taking care of my 14 months old daughter. One of the benefits of living in Sweden is 420 days of paid maternity/paternity leave, and I'm fortunate enough to get seven months at home. Not up to my usual salary, but enough to manage on. In the evening some friends and relatives joined us for home-made pizza and red wine. I honestly can't remember what albums I played, but I think Dexter Gordon's 'Landslide' may have been in the player once or twice. The days when the likes of Maynard Ferguson's version of 'MacArthur Park' played at full volume at my partys seem to be gone...

Belated congrats, Guy!

Was Kenny Burrell on a Duke Pearson session? I wondered the same thing. Did a little searching ... only thing I could find was A New Perspective which of course is a Donald Byrd record. Interesting - he says '63, but the video "corrects" it to 1959, around the time of the Duke Pearson trio albums (upon which it does not appear that KB appears). He also mentions Israel Crosby and Arthur Edgehill on the date. A little Googling reveals nothing about these guys on record together Makes me kind of curious ... He goes on to say that Lion and Wolff were brothers - he didn't know why they had two last names and that they were from South Africa ... Maybe it was a session Duke Pearson was arranging for BN? But that would have been post 63-64? Who knows? I got excited and thought I'd overlooked a small group session with Duke Pearson and Kenny Burrell Ike Quebec died in January of 1963, so if the rest of the story is correct it would have had to be pre '63.

Astonishing. Thanks, brownie!

Happy birthday, Reinier!

MG's right, but there are six bonus cuts. The track listing for the Japanes reissue of 'New Time Shuffle' is: 1. Return of the Prodigal Son 2. Ain't No Mountain High Enough 3. New Time Shuffle 4. Blues for Del 5. Manha De Carnaval 6. Here's That Rainy Day 7. What Now My Love 8. Night Song 9. Samba De Aviao 10. She's A Carioca 11. Pres Delight 12. Better Luck Next Time 13. Bonita Tracks 1-3 and 11-13 were recorded on June 23, 1967 (released on 'Return of the Prodigal Son'), tracks 4-10 (which are on the 'Bluish Bag' CD release) were recorded on February 17, 1967.

I'm not with my CDs right now - I've gotten New Time Shuffle from this batch - but it would seem to me that there's one session on that album, six cuts, that hasn't been on CD before.

Once again.