Dan Gould Posted November 4, 2004 Report Posted November 4, 2004 (edited) I know this will make Chuck abhor me even more, but here's the way I've tried to look at those Spanish labels with the dubious ethics: If they're ripping off new reissues, avoid them like the plague. If they put out obscurities that would otherwise never be seen or are hard to find on ebay, I'll consider them. Case in point: The recent reissue of Rusty Bryant Dot recordings. I had one of these on a noisy LP and was shocked to find Rusty blowing very nicely (and rather Pres-like) on a group of standards with a band of west coast mainstays like Gerry Wiggins. So, shoot me, but I'm happy to have the complete west coast Dot sessions in decent sound. So that brings me to one item in their latest batch: Complete Frank Rosolino Quartet featuring Sonny Clark. One date therein is with Sonny, the other is with Lou Levy. It looks like the Levy set is from a Mode album last put out by VSOP. My question is, does anyone know what the Clark date is? If its another VSOP reissue, then I'll surely try to hunt it down (AMG isn't helping). But if its something more obscure and less easily attainable ... Edited November 4, 2004 by Dan Gould Quote
Dan Gould Posted November 4, 2004 Author Report Posted November 4, 2004 Thanks. Don't think that Bethlehem made it out in that since-aborted series of reissues. Quote
Late Posted November 4, 2004 Report Posted November 4, 2004 Not domestically (U.S.), but it did as a Japanese import. Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted November 9, 2004 Report Posted November 9, 2004 SO... how are these LoneHill Jazz issues? Sound quality versus ethicality. Quote
Dan Gould Posted November 9, 2004 Author Report Posted November 9, 2004 SO... how are these LoneHill Jazz issues? Sound quality versus ethicality. The Rusty Bryant I mentioned above sounds very good. Quote
Brad Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 I've noticed from a couple of ebay auctions that they're ripping off certain Blue Notes like Modern Art and a Hank Mobley session with Lee Morgan (which they're publicizing as a Lee Morgan title). Quote
DrJ Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 Musically, the Rosolino/Clark Bethlehem, for which Lon shows the cover art, is very solid but not either man's best day. This is one of those pairings that to me should have yielded far more dividends than it actually did. Quote
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