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UK Capitol. Added bonus of Gerald Wilson Orchestra.

I might go for the January Hutcherson/Land and Grant Green as my copies are on CD. Hardly the strongest sessions for both though.

Indeed it is. Not sure why ‘Fellini 712’ is classified as a ‘Latin Adventure’ but not complaining.

Latest CD arrival. Short but sweet.

I would definitely be in for a book written by Mr Cuscuna. Agree re: the Jazz Master award too.

The only VSOP album I heard at the time was ‘VSOP - The Quintet’, the black gatefold 2LP set which got a domestic LP release here and which sold quite well. I bought it back then. Never heard those CBS/Sony ones until many years later.

2CD version. Sonically, more than acceptable. In the process of dusting it and its colleagues, now have a sneezing fit though !

Yes, same thing on my CD copy.

This is one that I have passed on. I have a Japanese and French DMM version of this title, the scale has completely tipped over for me !

My reaction too when I gave mine a spin tonight. Pre-oil crisis (71) so not sure what happened there.

Also available as individual CDs by Blue Note Italy around the earlier dates (at least that’s how I got mine).

Ironic as when much of this stuff came out, it hardly registered interest and in many cases you couldn’t give it away. The jazz press, by and large, was lukewarm too.

Yes, ‘Glass Bead Games’ in the early/original Strata-East 2LP was always higher priced and more elusive than Blackstone Legacy. The Pure Pleasure seems to have had mixed reports and is reputedly a needle drop I think. Many years ago I got the chance to ask John Koenig about these Shaw Contemporary recording sessions. Apparently the sessions were a bit chaotic - I think he referred to Shaw as being ‘well lubricated’.

Following on from the other thread. White label stereo promo.

I seem to have been lucky with this one. My vinyl copy, a white label promo, was about £25 I think. Picked up the CD for about a fiver.

Rare example of a project commissioned by a fellow board member.

Same album. That top cover art was used in the cover from the ‘collectors choice’ CD and if I remember correctly, it was a needle drop.

Prompted by another thread and fun to be reminded of this lineup. The Horizon Blue Notes are well worthy of reissue in remastered sound.

Strangely enough, the only time I can recall seeing Art Farmer play he was in a Big Band lineup with James Moody. Never saw him on any of his UK tours, which is a shame. Last time I saw Moody was around 2006 at Northsea and he was playing great, part of a big band lineup conducted by Slide Hampton. Shame that Slide wasn’t also playing. I would agree with that. The Blue Note albums are excellent but live, that band could really smoke. Victor Lewis on drums a major factor in that I think. As I recall it, this was also a hard working band on stage. If you saw them in Portland, was it around 1992/3? They would have been touring Western Canada/NW USA. It was certainly Winter - around -20C outside when I saw them !