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TOCJ-9130 Horace Silver Quintet Horace-Scope M/EX+ TOCJ-9053 Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off M/M TOCJ-9551 Lee Morgan The Sixth Sense M/M TOCJ-9246 Jimmy Smith Back At The Chicken Shack M/M Are now sold.

Hi All, JRVGs for sale. For anyone who might not know, these are the Toshiba Blue Note Japan 24-bit RVG remasters packaged in mini-lp sleeve replicas of the original lp cover. All discs include obis and are in great condition. Grading is disc/art. Price: $14 each unless otherwise noted. I'll knock a buck off of each additional CD if you buy 2-5 CDs, $2 off each if you buy more than five. Shipping: $2 per CD, $1 for each additional, max shipping charge $5 in continental US. AK, HI, Canada & overseas: we'll work it out so you pay what it costs me. Please post here first, then send me a PM. I will also be listing these at the Steve Hoffman forum. Thanks for looking! **NEW ADDITIONS** TOCJ-9114 Horace Parlan Movin’ & Groovin EX+/EX+ no obi $12 TOCJ-9251 Duke Pearson The Right Touch M-/EX+ no obi $12 TOCJ-9229 Herbie Nichols The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol. 1 M/M- TOCJ-9237 Jackie McLean New and Old Gospel M-/M- TOCJ-9231 Jackie McLean One Step Beyond M/M TOCJ-9112 Jackie McLean Demon’s Dance EX+/EX+ TOCJ-66044 Lou Donaldson The Blue Note Years (12-track Japan compilation, no obi, hole punch) $8 *ON HOLD* *STILL AVAILABLE* TOCJ-9049 Kenny Drew Undercurrent EX-/EX no obi $11 TOCJ-9076 Stanley Turrentine Look Out VG+/EX+ no obi $10 TOCJ-9046 Herbie Nichols Trio EX+/M- $13 TOCJ-9176 Art Blakey Jazz Messengers Mosaic M-/M- TOCJ-9143 Baby Face Willette Stop and Listen M/M TOCJ-9055 Baby Face Willette Face To Face M/M TOCJ-9168 Lee Morgan Delightfulee M/M TOCJ-9230 Herbie Nichols The Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol 2 M/M TOCJ-9243 Lou Donaldson Lightfoot M/M TOCJ-9245 Lou Donaldson The Natural Soul M/M TOCJ-9088 Lou Donaldson Wailing With Lou M/EX+ (hole punch) $11 TOCJ-9061 Kenny Dorham Afro-Cuban EX/EX TOCJ-9338 Kenny Dorham & Jackie McLean Inta Somethin’ M/M- (Pacific Jazz, disc has PJ color scheme) $18 TOCJ-9105 Jutta Hipp At the Hickory House Vol. 1 M/M- *ON HOLD* TOCJ-9106 Jutta Hipp At the Hickory House Vol. 2 M/M- *ON HOLD* TOCJ-9067 Art Blakey Jazz Messengers At the Café Bohemia Vol. 2 M/M- *SOLD* TOCJ-9140 Don Wilkerson Preach Brother M-/M *SOLD* TOCJ-9525 Don Wilkerson Elder Don M-/M (shrinkwrap) *SOLD* TOCJ-9515 Don Wilkerson Shoutin! (shrinkwrap) M/M *SOLD* TOCJ-9130 Horace Silver Quintet Horace-Scope M/EX+ *SOLD* TOCJ-9057 Ike Quebec It Might As Well Be Spring EX-/M- *SOLD* TOCJ-9246 Jimmy Smith Back At The Chicken Shack M/M *SOLD* TOCJ-9053 Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off M/M *SOLD* TOCJ-9551 Lee Morgan The Sixth Sense M/M *SOLD* TOCJ-9197 Lee Morgan Cornbread M-/M *SOLD* TOCJ-9013 Jackie McLean Swing Swang Swingin’ M/M- *SOLD*

I go by rr here too. I suggested that Derrick might find a buyer for this OOP CD here...great price on a great CD.

PM sent with question on the Land/Mapenzi.

Same here. Me, too! Yippee! Mine has apparently shipped as well..

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I would agree that the versions of BN remasterings that a person prefers is to some degree dependent on the system they use to play it back, room acoustics, etc. But based on the evidence I've seen, preference for RVGs is a minority opinion among those of us who have compared them to TOCJs. Seems pretty consistent across a wide range of playback systems. And dismissing preference for TOCJs as being based on their collectability is highly questionable. Might be true in some cases, but as a generalization? I don't think so. I wish I preferred RVGs- they are a bargain and I am a confirmed bottom feeder when it comes to CD buying, but I tried to like them and just don't in most cases. To be sure, there are some serious collectors on the SH forum, but they seem mostly focused on early Japan and West German CDs of mainstream music, which version of Led Zeppelin I or Dark Side of The Moon is best, idolizing SH remasters, and so on. Ridiculously anal about some of that stuff, IMHO. There is some interest in jazz there, but not all that much in my experience. I could be wrong, but I think most people who buy TOCJs buy them to listen to.

I'm aware of significantly fewer opinions on individual titles in the BN Works series, probably because these CDs sound remarkably consistent from title to title, compared to RVGs and JRVGs which seem to really vary a lot in overall sound quality. To be sure there are differences in original recording quality, but most TOCJ/BN Works versions share characteristics of being smooth and warm- to my ears more "analog" than many RVGs/JRVGs. When you see criticism of the TOCJs it often takes to form of "overly warm" or "biased toward the midrange with rolled-off highs". On first listen, I used to think I was hearing more detail in RVG/JRVG versions, and this may be true to some extent and/or on some titles. But over time I noticed that many of them sound sort of shrill. I've since learned that this is probably due to many reissue titles being "compressed" in dynamic range and overall louder at a given volume level. And while I'm not much of an audiophile, some RVG/JRVGs just sound BAD- Horace Silver SFMF and Art Taylor at's delight come to mind. I think that the better your system is, the more you will appreciate TOCJs. And if you like the ones you've heard, chances are you will like them all.

I'd send the HMV Japan folks a quick note and ask them to verify that this is in fact the right disc (they speak english). True, the photo in the item description is incorrect...and there are 7 tracks listed (they've probably bungled and pulled the track info from the 2008 JPN RVG edition (TOCJ-7125) with the extra track) but the June 30, 1993 release date matches up perfectly for TOCJ-4029 ...and that's the key thing to look for in their listings. Also, the 'regular price' info is in line with the original 2,300 Yen figure. So, for $19 plus shipping, probably worth it to drop them a line. http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/20524 Thanks Weiz. I guess I should pick a couple other titles too, given the likely shipping charge...

This is a classic example of misinformation being picked up by someone (me) and perpetuated via the web. I saw reference to a TOCJ "Works" series issue of Demon's Dance in a long list of titles that ARE part of this reissue series so I just "assumed" it was real. Thank you both for straightening me out. The fact that TOCJ-4345 does not exist would certainly explain why it has proven to be so hard to find... Now if someone could point me to a copy of Art Blakey & the JMs Big Beat TOCJ I would be a Happy Camper...

Does anybody know how many times the BN catalog has been reissued out of Japan in the form of jewel-cased CD's? (I'm specifying only because I never went in for the mini-LP's myself). I've even lost track of how many times the term "BN Works" has been used. Back when I started buying Japanese discs, I also bought a few from the BN "CD Treasury" series, which had a blue and yellow OBI, and a different prefix and numbering system (CJ28-5XXX instead of "TOCJ"). I guess those weren't by Toshiba...? Those seem like they would be relatively hard to find now... although I have no idea of they're desirable. The CD Treasury Series appears to be the first Japan CD issues of the Blue Note catalog. THIS SITE has most of the various reissues and dates of issue. The "Jazz With Attitude" series that consisted of only 5 titles seems to be pretty rare- maybe they shut that series down in order to start the BN Works series.

UP with some price reductions..

Replied via PM.

Greetings All, Updated list of Blue Note CDs for sale, with many additions. Shipping: $2 for first CD, $1 for each additional, max $5 to US addresses. Overseas at my cost. I prefer Paypal, will accept checks. Please post here first, then send me a PM. First come, first served. I’ll list these here exclusively for a few days, then list elsewhere as well. Thanks for looking! Blue Note Connoisseur Series CDs. All discs, inserts and jewel cases are in near mint condition unless otherwise indicated. Jutta Hipp - With Zoot Sims – Promo sticker on booklet cover and CD, black mark through barcode. (1996.) OOP. $4 Frank Foster – Manhattan Fever 24-bit remaster by Ron McMaster. (2007.) OOP. BMG version. New/sealed $5 Hank Mobley – Slice of the Top. (1995.). OOP and hard to find. $19. *SOLD* Hank Mobley – Third Season. 20-bit SBM remaster by Ron McMaster (1998.) OOP and very hard to find. $29. *SOLD* Japan RVG 24-bit Blue Note CDs (JRVGs). Include OBIs in original cellophane wrappers or shrinkwrap. Discs are all in mint or near mint condition, couple of the lp mini-sleeves may have slight, almost imperceptible wear. TOCJ-9033 Duke Jordan - Flight to Jordan (Very light wear on sleeve.) $12 $10 TOCJ-9217 Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - The Freedom Rider. (Very light wear on sleeve.) $12 $10 *SOLD* TOCJ-9176 Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – Mosaic $12 $10 TOCJ-9527 The Three Sounds - It Just Got To Be $16 $13 *ON HOLD* TOCJ-9058 The Three Sounds – Moods $16 $13 *ON HOLD* TOCJ-9104 Pete LaRoca – Basra (no obi) $24 *SOLD* Domestic RVG 24-bit Blue Note CDs. Unless otherwise noted, these CDs are in near mint to mint condition. Donald Byrd – Slow Drag. $4 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – At the Café Bohemia Vol 2 (Small cut in spine insert but not in the jewel case, which has been replaced.) $4 Jimmy Smith – The Sermon. BMG version. $4 Andrew Hill – Smoke Stack $4 Grant Green – Grant’s First Stand BMG version $4 Regular issue Blue Note CD Stanley Turrentine - Look Out (1987 McMaster, not the RVG, w/ 2 bonus tracks) Near mint. $4

Surprisingly, at least to me, is how hard it is to find a reasonably priced copy of Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil TOCJ-4194. This must have been a popular title each time it was reissued in this series, so why is it so hard to find? And then there's the whole TOCJ-16XX series, most of which are rare, except for maybe Tina Brooks Minor Move TOCJ-1616. Some Three Sounds TOCJs don't pop up that often seem to fetch high $$. How about the TOCJ (4142) of Blue Mitchell's Step Lightly? I dare you to find me a copy of that I can afford..

I really like Live Again (my favorite) and also Ode to Life. I'll have to check out the video, thanks for the link.

These two are on hold for c500. Yes both titles are great, the fact that I'm selling is no reflection on quality... Must be the time you posted them. John Abercrombie – Timeless ECM 1047 (1975) US pressing $7 Julian Preister – Love, Love ECM1044 (1974) West German pressing $9 This is based on Rooster's and Felser's recs. Both have excellent taste in music. PM sent.

Wow you guys, try to curb your enthusiasm for my ECM offerings. Make sure you don't all jump at once; I'm having a hard time keeping up with the deluge of orders.. I guess it is off to fleabay with these..

It does, very much so, thanks!!

Glad you folks are happy!

Wow, my search terms failed me but I sure didn't go down any rabbit trails like THOSE...

Hi All, Some ECM titles on CD for sale. Attention chewy!! All CDs and packaging are in excellent to near mint condition. A few jewel cases may exhibit some light scuffing. A few of these discs are BMG music club versions, as noted. Please post here, then send me a PM if you are interested in any of them. I prefer Paypal, but will accept money order, cashier's checks or personal checks (will wait to clear) drawn on a US bank. Shipping is $2.50 per CD, $1 for each additional disc in a bubble pack mailer. If this sale goes well I will offer additional CDs in the near future. Thanks for looking! Ralph Towner - Oracle ECM 1490 (1994) US pressing (BMG) $13 Ralph Towner – City of Eyes ECM 1388 (1989) West German pressing- disc has a few small marks, small hole in jewel case near bar code. $10 Ralph Towner – Time Line ECM 1968 (2006) US pressing (BMG) $6 John Abercrombie Tactics ECM 1623 (1997) US pressing (BMG) $7 John Abercrombie Trio Current Events ECM 1311 (1986) West German pressing- disc has a few small marks. $11 John Abercrombie – Timeless ECM 1047 (1975) US pressing $7 ON HOLD Julian Preister – Love, Love ECM1044 (1974) West German pressing $9 ON HOLD Enrico Rava Quintet – The Words And The Days ECM 1982 (2007) US pressing, includes slipcase $9 ON HOLD Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani – The Third Man ECM 2020 (2007) US pressing, includes slipcase $8 Collin Walcott – Cloud Dance ECM 1062 (1976) West German pressing $8 ON HOLD Tomasz Stanko Quartet – Lontano ECM 1980 (2006) US pressing $7 ON HOLD Miroslav Vitous – Universal Syncopations ECM 1863 US pressing $7 Paul Motian Band – Garden of Eden ECM 1917 (2006) US pressing $6 Charles Lloyd – The Water Is Wide ECM 1734 (2000) US pressing, includes slipcase (BMG) $6

Are you offering this advice from experience?

Thanks a bunch folks. Looks as if I am set. I guess I was using the wrong search terms because I didn't turn either of these sources up..

Hi All, I am looking for an online merchant that sells the clear plastic cellophane envelopes that Japanese jewel case and mini-lp sleeve CDs are packaged in- the kind with the adhesive strip and flap to seal it closed. Could someone provide me with a lead or two? Thanks in advance! Jeff

Updated and cleaned up...still some good titles left!