New Fantasy SACD's

[Bluerein]

Just noticed these:

BENNY CARTER Jazz Giant ~ Contemporary CSA-7555-6 ~ $19.98

ART PEPPER Gettin' Together! ~ Contemporary CSA-7573-6 ~ $19.98

STAN GETZ/CAL TJADER SEXTET ~ Fantasy FSA-3266-6 ~ $19.98

GERRY MULLIGAN AND THELONIOUS MONK Mulligan Meets Monk ~ Riverside RISA-1106-6 ~ $19.98

BOBBY TIMMONS This Here Is Bobby Timmons ~ Riverside RISA-1164-6 ~ $19.98

NAT ADDERLEY Work Song ~ Riverside RISA-1167-6 ~ $19.98

MILT JACKSON and WES MONTGOMERY Bags Meets Wes! ~ Riverside RISA-9407-6 ~ $19.98

ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS Caravan ~ Riverside RISA-9438-6 ~ $19.98

As always the usual suspects but nevertheless good to know they are continuing this great series.

Cheers,

Reinier

Edited October 9, 2004 by Bluerein

[J.A.W.]

Street date is November 9, 2004.

[Claude]

Thanks for the news, Reinier.

Again, apart from the fact that it's the usual suspects, there is an oddity in the list:

GERRY MULLIGAN AND THELONIOUS MONK Mulligan Meets Monk ~ Riverside RISA-1106-6 ~ $19.98

This album has been reissued by Fantasy on a K2-remastered CD less than a year ago. Where is the logic of reissueing a newly remastered CD and then a hybrid SACD only a year later? I haven't bought the K2, but if I had I'm sure I wouldn't upgrade it to the SACD version.

Why is Fantasy cannibalizing it's own sales on the audiophile market? Don't they have enough other titles in their catalogue for reissue?

[vibes]

Nice to see the Getz/Tjader and the Mulligan/Monk albums coming out on SACD. They were among the first jazz albums I ever purchased, and I still enjoy hearing them.