Dexter Blue Note 60s box vs RVGs

[sjarrell]

McMaster circa '96 vs RVG. Who digs which?

[jazzbo]

I'm solidly in the RVG camp.

[BFrank]

Probably the RVGs, but I'm sure not gonna buy all of those ... AGAIN. I'll have to "suffer" with the box for now.

[DrJ]

Box is well done, so not like it's bad or anything, but the RVGs sound better to me.

[Man with the Golden Arm]

Didn't that Box bust up all of Gordon's LPs into a sessions chronology? I recall Giddins being put-off by the bastardization of sequencing.

[Stefan Wood]

Sounds aside, the box has interviews of Gordon at the end of each disc. I like the box.

[DrJ]

Yeah, I agree Stefan - in fact I think this is a particularly well-done box, the notes on the tunes are great and the Dex letters and photos are priceless. I dig the little interview snippets on most of the discs, too.

[Brad]

For all the reasons set forth already about the box, I'll stick with the box. The booklet is very good; in fact it's almost organized like a Mosaic. Nothing against the RVGs but I bought one of the RVGs and sold it. Much rather have the box.

[BFrank]

The only trouble I have with the notes is that they are so convoluted that you have to look in 3 places to find out what tune you are listening to and what album it comes from.

[pryan]

Missed the box and haven't bothered trying to get a used copy. I have all of the Dexter RVGs except for OUR MAN IN PARIS (as I bought the McMaster version). They all have pretty good sound, but I'm really not a stickler for sound. If it's Dexter, it's good, IMHO, regardless of format. LTD, one of my heroes, his playing inspires me on so many levels. Man, to have seen him play live, that must have been a crazy trip.

[Shrdlu]

Probably the RVGs, but I'm sure not gonna buy all of those ... AGAIN. I'll have to "suffer" with the box for now.

That pretty much says it for me, too. I'm getting tired of all the CD upgrading (or getting them to hear if they're an upgrade), though I don't begrudge anyone else's right to do that. Plus, those who missed the box have only the new RVGs available, of course.

[sjarrell]

My dilemma: whether to trade my RVGs toward the box or buy the box and keep the RVGs even though it's not in the budget. Either way I want the box for Landslide/Clubhouse and the interview material. And certainly the box versions of Swingin' Affair and Gettin Around are superior to the initial 80s discs. But the "session order" bugs me.

Guess I could just burn the RVGs. Thanks all for the feedback.