It's hard for me to shell out significant money - for me - for something that doesn't have the original artwork.
Think of it as less competition for limited edition releases.
I have found that it is easier to keep a group together if there is a shared sense of identity, purpose, and/or aesthetic. If it's just a general "jazz" project that attracts general "jazz" players, folks are more likely to come and go.
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. For me, getting a reissue with the wrong cover art is like receiving a CD-R of a great album - I'm grateful to have it, but it makes me want the real thing that much more.
When I first heard these LP's in the 1970's, I thought it was odd that the applause was in stereo! It didn't take long to figure out that it had been dubbed in.
When I mentioned this to Gene Norman he feigned ignorance.
Am I also correct about the "live" Machito at the Crescendo? It sure sounds fake.
My brother saw it at least a year ago (if not longer) when it was making the rounds at film festivals. Being somewhat into jazz but never having heard of Jackie Paris, he said it was a good and interesting film.