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They did this in the last Extravaganza batch too when the Ric Colbeck & Maichael Navra ones were pulled at last minute Very strange why this happens, is the licensing left to the very last minute or something!?

The same thing happened with a couple of the releases from the last Extravaganza series, very strange!

Posted about it a while back Along with some other seemingly random releases like chick corea's the sun, Randy Weston and ernest Ranglin,, imagine they will be the same as the Extravaganza series that came out last year. I'd love to know how or who chooses what comes out in these series!

Looks likes these are finally getting cd reissues for first time I think (?) Both are listed as mini LP SHMs coming out on Nov 30th on HMV.jp. I know the Chick, how is the Marion?

Here's what they look like, I have seen better OBI's. http://merurido.jp/topic.php?srcbnr=9069

Was hoping to to pick up his early Savoy albums and wondered which are the best to get, there are numerous budget compilations like this out there https://www.discogs.com/Yusef-Lateef-The-Complete-Recordings-1957-1959/release/7464629 but obviously packaging is poor and not sure about mastering etc. Am amazed at the lack of any Japanese reissues of this material or indeed a lot of his later stuff, bar eastern sounds, Before Dawn and Gentle Giant he seems to have been totally ignored, any reasons why? cheers

Looks like some of the big Prestige releases are getting the plantinum shm paper sleeve treatment too! http://merurido.jp/topic.php?srcbnr=9484

Looks like this is getting reissued on cd for first time in Japan soon, must admit I havn't heard it, but any Marion is good by me. http://merurido.jp/item.php?ky=CDSOL6440

Here is what they look like, not sure I like the obi! http://www.jazztrain.jp/shopbrand/ct979/

By the look of the cat no it's Solid Records who put out a lot of Enja stuff recently, I looked at other similar cat nos and the only other two coming out on same date are a Bill Evans live 66 and a live 80 album? l would love First Encounter to be reissued too!

This seems to getting its first cd issue soon * MAL WALDRON - Meditations (Live At Dug) [SCOL-4014] Mini LP CD not heard it but big fan of his other early 70s Japanese albums on Victor, Tokyo Bound, First Encounter which also need reissuing. seems strange that this is being reissued by itself, must be part of some series but only one can find so far.

Second batch announced Mar 23 release .....* SONNY CLARK - Cool Struttin' [UCCU-40030] Mini LP Platinum SHM-CD* HERBIE HANCOCK - Maiden Voyage [UCCU-40031] Mini LP Platinum SHM-CD* ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS - Moanin' [UCCU-40032] Mini LP Platinum SHM-CD* BUD POWELL - The Scene Changes [UCCU-40033] Mini LP Platinum SHM-CD* LEE MORGAN - Lee Morgan Vol.3 [UCCU-40034] Mini LP Platinum SHM-CD* JOE HENDERSON - Page One [UCCU-40035] Mini LP Platinum SHM-CD* KENNY DORHAM - Afro Cuban [UCCU-40036] Mini LP Platinum SHM-CD* FREDDIE HUBBARD - Open Sesame [UCCU-40037] Mini LP Platinum SHM-CD* LOU DONALDSON - Blues Walk [UCCU-40038] Mini LP Platinum SHM-CD* LEE MORGAN - Indeed! [UCCU-40039] Mini LP Platinum SHM-CD - Our offer price (each): US$34.45 anyone heard or seen these yet, reluctant to fork out for this unless markedly better than the last mini LP series?

I see that Voices, Eastwards & Paysages came out on mini LP SACD hybrids a few years back, has anyone heard those? apart from the packaging is there anymore noticible benefit in shelling out for those?

Were they on different labels? I wish they had brought them out as mini LPs because the original gatefolds look really nice! Any other recomendations? The only other thing I have is Sadao Watanbe's Paysages.

My pleasure, there were SHMs of some/all of these back in 2009 so I guess it's the same mastering, plus those all seem to be pretty pricey these days http://www.discogs.com/label/801454-JAZZ-THE-BEST-日本ジャズヒストリー

As a fairly recent convert to Japanese jazz this series in tribute to the late Masabumi Kikuchi is most welcome, I discovered him through the work he did with Gary Peacock, Voices & Eastwards. the Joe Henderson is wonderful, somehow had never heard that one. v affordable too, though the series name is a tad unfortunate! http://www.discogs.com/label/909924-We-Remember-Poo