When did Blakey's Midnight Session come out?

[jazzmessenger]

I have a mini-LP reissue of "Midnight Session" from mid-90's. I think this Savoy series may have been one of the very first mini-LPs. The CD has 6 songs:

Casino 5:00

The "Biddie Griddies" 5:59

Potpourri 4:23

Ugh! 5:35

Mirage 4:43

Reflections of Buhainia 10:59 (misspelling? on the mini-LP reissue and probably on the original Savoy LP)

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Is this # SV-0145 or a different catalog number? Is the release year listed as 1991?

Agree that the misspelling is from the original LP. The jewel box version has the same, and the facsimile of the back cover inside shows it too.

Mike

[brownie]

Went back to the original Elektra EKL-120 release. There is a small note on the back cover that read 'Copyright 1957 by the Elektra Corporation, 361 Bleeker St., New York City'. The liner notes to the original vinyl - by J.S.W. - ends with the following indication:

TECHNICAL DATA: These recordings were made at Carl Fischer Concert Hall by David Hancock on a modified Ampex, Model 350, emplying two RCA MI3025A bi-directional ribbon microphones, a type now generally considered 'obsolete'. The tapes were edited in the New York studios of ELEKTRA and were subsequently mastered on a modified Presto 8DG lathe 'Bartok Studios) with fully automatic margin control, Van Eps cutterhead and a Capps RD cutting stylus equipped with heat. This record conforms to the RIAA curve. A stereophonic tape of the performance contained on this record is available at your dealer's (ELEKTRATAPE #7-8).

Track 3 side B is listed as 'Reflections of Buhainia' (Draper BMI)

[Chuck Nessa]

Is this # SV-0145 or a different catalog number? Is the release year listed as 1991?

Agree that the misspelling is from the original LP. The jewel box version has the same, and the facsimile of the back cover inside shows it too.

Mike

My cd matches the info jazzmessenger lists. It is a 1998 mini lp numbered CY-18059

[jazzmessenger]

"CY-18059" Chuck mentioned is the catalog number for the CD release. The LP re-production has "SAVOY MG-12171" on the front cover.

[mikeweil]

Went back to the original Elektra EKL-120 release. There is a small note on the back cover that read 'Copyright 1957 by the Elektra Corporation, 361 Bleeker St., New York City'. The liner notes to the original vinyl - by J.S.W. - ends with the following indication:

TECHNICAL DATA: These recordings were made at Carl Fischer Concert Hall by David Hancock on a modified Ampex, Model 350, emplying two RCA MI3025A bi-directional ribbon microphones, a type now generally considered 'obsolete'. The tapes were edited in the New York studios of ELEKTRA and were subsequently mastered on a modified Presto 8DG lathe 'Bartok Studios) with fully automatic margin control, Van Eps cutterhead and a Capps RD cutting stylus equipped with heat. This record conforms to the RIAA curve. A stereophonic tape of the performance contained on this record is available at your dealer's.

These exact notes were on the back of Savoy's reissue of Elektra 134 Four French Horns - I wonder how many Elektra sessions they bought. They did buy, not license them?