CJ Shearn

Maybe they'll auto tune it.

I agree Justin, he plays on "Orgy in Rhythm" quite well. Ray is also marvelous on Benny Carter's elegant "Montreux '77". RIP

Hmm, Canada only Don?

If it isn't too terrible, let me know I think more than anything old OJC's still sound very good, as I've been listening to a lot of the Montreux'77 titles on Pablo, the thing wrong with those as I notice with a lot of recordings made by Montreux's sound engineers is the balance is off and shifts a lot. Like on the "Pablo All Stars Jam" theres a lot of shifting in the stereo image, especially at one point Oscar Peterson sounds like he was recorded at RVG's........ VERY strange

Ooh, when was this issued? I really love that album, had it on vinyl as a kid. Might be worth investigating to try to get, I wonder if it was a crapshoot on which version you'll get Lon? A newly packaged reprint that looks like a remastered version but is really the blue border version, or a truly fresh remixed, remastered Legacy version. edit: Well, I read the back cover from the supposed "Legacy" version and the mastering credits Larry Keyes and digital engineering by Vlado Meller, which points to this is probably an inferior sounding 80's Columbia CD, which were really harsh sounding. For example the original CBS Associated release of the "California Concert" by the CTI All Stars mastered by Meller sounds horrible and lifeless, even weirder was that applause was looped and inserted from Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine "In Concert" on that one.

It was in print a good 13 years or so. I have a copy that I got a while ago but I still see "Black Beauty", "At Fillmore East" (traded it cuz the complete shows sans edits are somewhere) "In Concert" frequently at my local CD shop around here.

Same.

Damn, RIP. A great, influential figure, if more rappers took his approach, all the "mainstream" stuff we'd hear be so much better.

I know a music educator friend of mine really likes Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, but I see on their latest album there are guests such as Dave Koz which makes me want to run the other way! Personally I really like the SF Jazz Collective although that's an octet but the writing is very expansive like big band writing. I also like the little I've heard of Bob Mintzer's big band, Jaco's Word of Mouth Band and when Mike Brecker had the Quindectet, that was nice also.

Nice! I will check it out later

Oh!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry about that! I would think mini LP size sleeves that fit gatefolds would work.

The link won't load for me Peter, but I just try to pull the discs out very carefully with minimal damage

If they reissue the Montreux '77 series that will be just kind of............ been acquiring the titles I didn't have. Those sound ok for 1989 transfers but I'm not sure if a 24 bit job can improve them as the balance and mix on some of them is out of wack.

What else is in this batch?

Please send the folks at CTImasterworks an email with your requests: info@ctimasterworks.com I'd especially regarding the Hubbard / Turrentine releases which would make a great 2 CD set. I have already requested it, but it would be great if others do the same. Richard Seidel is looking strongly into reissuing that. That may be in the next batch.

I know someone said Mosaic's shouldn't count but................. Jazz Heritage Society B&W covers should NOT count though!

First Pablo posted in this thread:

RIP

Marco, Sony does not have the rights for "The Other Side of Abbey Road", Universal does so it would not be a part of the CTI Masterworks program.

The man brought the funk and groove!

There goes Nonesuch

*bounces around room in insane joy* Do y'all know how close I came to picking up the Turrentine on vinyl at the Austin Record Show this weekend? Just something in the back of my mind said, "Wait, you just never know, and they ain't done reissuing yet." Straight Life? In the Beginning? Body Talk? Am I in Heaven already??? It's like the folks at Sony Masterworks are going down that list I e-mailed 'em earlier this year! Love love LOVIN' it!!! I cannot possibly say enough good things about IN THE BEGINNING. It is a desert island disc for me. So much so that I'll probably still keep the old CD version of it, which I never do. I cannot WAIT to crank up STRAIGHT LIFE and BODY TALK, especially the Hubbard. They've done such a fantastic job with the remasters so far, I can't wait to hear how they take care of this bad boy!!! *more jolly bouncing around the room* Yeah, the original album mixes are killing all the domestic remixes of years prior, they are so much better. I mean the remixes are clearer yes but they lack the warmth. I do think the 2 disc "California Concert" is a great remix job and the mastering is warm, far superior to any previous US releases. I just hope they leave "Straight Life" as the LP sequence like the original CD reissue and don't duplicate and add the tracks from "California Concert" since they did the mega reissue of that one. I hope that for the original tapes of "Body Talk", the tape warbling and sliding up to pitch at the beginning of "Dance" like it does from the tape the previous reissue is mastered and remixed from doesn't exist on the 2 track masters. The tape warble there on the opening splash cymbal is nasty and sounds as if they unpaused the tape. Anyone else know what I'm talking about at the beginning of "Dance" on the 2002 reissue?

I pulled out the '97 edition of "Straight Life", and I'm really looking forward to hearing the remaster from the original tapes, as the '97 remaster has quite a bit of distortion, and upper end harshness. If the Masterworks edition of "First Light" is anything to go by, the master is much cleaner than the '01 remix as there is far less distortion on the drums and overall, ditto with "Beyond the Blue Horizon".

Very cool! Great customer service, I think they understand the kind of fans buying these reissues. Anyway, June 14th there is a new batch coming: Freddie: Straight Life http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8509833&style=music (note the credits are used from the '97 reissue here which is a mistake I'm sure as the '97 edition is a remix, not the original album mix) Stanley: Don't Mess With Mr. T http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8509735&style=music Hubert Laws: In the Beginning http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8509768&style=music George Benson: Body Talk http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8509913&style=music Pretty standard stuff, Doug Payne hinted to me about this batch, but they appeared up for preorder at CD Universe so I found out the titles yesterday. I never owned the Laws but will get all 4 and replace the existing previous reissues of the other 3 (ditched the 80's version of the Turrentine a long time ago) because these new ones truly sound wonderful. He did tell me though that the next batch later this summer will include some rare titles added like some first time on CD in the US, KUDU's. Let's hope for Hubbard/Turrentine "In Concert" which may be a release of the complete concert!

The problem I had with my SR60's and I still have them is the "V" wire twisting like what was said above and the left driver got a tear in it. I'm perfectly happy with the Audio Technica's which are fine, no problems. The fact they are closed back eliminates problems like dust, hair, that get into Grado's which is their ONLY downfall.