Late Posted December 2, 2004 Report Posted December 2, 2004 I kinda wish that the RVG series was given over to Reginald "Vicky" Gutenberg at Water. This way, the name of the series could be sustained, and we could hear Water's take on more of the Blue Note catalog. Either that, or — remember Swinging Swede's old (April 1st) thread on Ron "Verve" Goldblatt? In all seriousness, I'm glad the series is around, but that last batch greatly dampened my enthusiasm. The pinnacle of the series, for me, was the Doug Hawkins material that Rudy remastered — particularly the unearthed Bud Powell track. Too bad the Elmo Hope sessions didn't make it into that batch. In 2039, Toshiba/EMI will celebrate Blue Note's centennial by reissuing ... Blue Train, Moanin', Somethin' Else, Cool Struttin', Maiden Voyage, The Sidwinder ... and, if you save all your OBI's and mail them in within six months ... Kenny Burrell's Freedom. Quote
etherbored Posted December 2, 2004 Report Posted December 2, 2004 etherbored, i've got a lot of relatives in italy, i'll be buying that one! you won't be disappointed. stefano's playing is spot on while the rest of the group (barron/bolto/bonaccorso/riley) does not disappoint. airy + spacious mix courtesey of an all-french engineering/mastering team. , -e- Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Posted December 2, 2004 Tokyo Blues, Baby! There's another one that badly needs remastering. I know it's another Horace Silver, but it's probably my favorite. Mention this one, please, Kevin... Quote
.:.impossible Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 Any plans for Wayne Shorter NIGHT DREAMER? I'm pretty sure this hasn't been remastered in a while... Quote
Quincy Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 Any plans for Wayne Shorter NIGHT DREAMER? I'm pretty sure this hasn't been remastered in a while... You get your wish. It comes out in March. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 Upgrade! Thanks! Anything else I can do for you? Quote
Brad Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 What about Elmo Hope's BN works (don't know if anybody mentioned it) but a lot of people are missing out on some great music. Anybody who was a friend of Monk's and Bud's had to have a lot of greatness in him. Quote
Jim Dye Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 Tokyo Blues, Baby! There's another one that badly needs remastering. I know it's another Horace Silver, but it's probably my favorite. Mention this one, please, Kevin... It's probably my favorite too, Paul. Quote
michel devos Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 What about these 4 great Jimmy Smith : -Crazy Baby -Plays Fats Waller -At Club Baby Grand Vol.1 and 2 and : BabyFace Willette 'Stop and Listen' Quote
mikeweil Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 ps: the one title i've always wished for a nice remaster on is 'matador'... very wasted in it's current state in which all the instruments are mashed together. The two LPs combined on this were originally recorded for and released on Pacific Jazz and United Artists, respectively. Nothing much to be done about the sound here, I'm afraid. Quote
etherbored Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 The two LPs combined on this were originally recorded for and released on Pacific Jazz and United Artists, respectively. Nothing much to be done about the sound here, I'm afraid. you are absolutely right. well, some titles simply can't be helped... it seems donald byrd's tryin' to get home is another whose master seems wonky to my ears. on another note, can anyone tell me of a single u.s. RVG title that isn't currently or wasn't available in japan first...? ???, -e- Quote
Late Posted December 3, 2004 Report Posted December 3, 2004 Some day this Pacific Jazz session will be reissued. (Music from West Side Story — "Somewhere" — plays in the background ... ) If it were RVG'd, I eat my hat. All of my hats. Quote
jlhoots Posted December 4, 2004 Report Posted December 4, 2004 Probably would have to be a Conn. - Pepper Adams: Critic's Choice (Lee Katzman, Jimmy Rowles, Doug Watkins, Mel Lewis). Was on Pacific. Has never been on CD as far as I know. Quote
sidewinder Posted December 4, 2004 Report Posted December 4, 2004 (edited) What about these 4 great Jimmy Smith : ..... -Plays Fats Waller ...... I've been playing a vinyl of this one with great enjoyment over the past week. I agree that it's long overdue for reissue on CD. Edited December 4, 2004 by sidewinder Quote
jazzbo Posted December 4, 2004 Report Posted December 4, 2004 I've been listening this morning to several of the latest Connoisseurs. . . . Makes me want RVGs even more! Quote
Chalupa Posted December 4, 2004 Report Posted December 4, 2004 Wahoo and Flight to Jordan would be most welcome Quote
Enterprise Server Posted December 8, 2004 Report Posted December 8, 2004 Does anyone know any details about the re-issue of Wayne Shorters "Night Dreamer? It was mentioned. Quote
ejp626 Posted December 8, 2004 Report Posted December 8, 2004 At least one of the sessions -- and I think both -- on Turrentine's New Time Shuffle was recorded by RVG. This is an interesting big band session led by Turrentine. It might work better as a Conn though. The material could then be paired with the first disc from the 2-LP Best of Turrentine. One session was largely the compositions of Jobim and one was originals and standards. As far as I can see, only one track has come out on CD, and that was the Blue Note Plays Jobim compilation. Quote
.:.impossible Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 Is Flight To Jordan really on the list? I was listening to this today. I didn't realize that he wrote "I Should Care." What a beautiful song. Quote
bertrand Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 Duke Jordan is not the composer of 'I Should Care'. Sounds like another Blue Note typo... Bertrand. Quote
scottb Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 I would think that I am the RVG poster boy. I had quite a few Blue Notes prior to the series but now I have nearly all the RVGs. I have upgraded every title possible and have bought discs that I knew I wouldn't like, simply because they were in the series. I got into jazz just a few years ago and so many good titles haven't been in print during that time. I know a lot of people here want to see unreleased Andrew Hill or Grachan Moncur III but it would seem this series would be focusing on more popular titles by more well known artists. It would be a shame for the series to end (God forbid something happen to Rudy or Blue Note go belly up (thanks Norah for making that a less likely)) and there be no remastering of BACK TO THE CHICKEN SHACK or THE GIGOLO or THE CONGREGATION. Anyway, a few I would like to see. Hank Mobley REACH OUT, SLICE OF THE TOP, any of those early ones that are on the Mosaic Lee Morgan GIGOLO, GIGOLO, GIGOLO (I thought the idea was to upgrade the sound on the essential Blue Note catalogue. If GIGOLO is selling well, it seems to fit the bill) Also CORNBREAD would be nice Kenny Drew UNDERCURRENTS Jimmy Smith BACK TO THE CHICKEN SHACK, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, CRAZY BABY (see comment about GIGOLO) Art Blakey THE BIG BEAT Johnny Griffin THE CONGREGATION Grant Green STREET Of DREAMS Kenny Burrell - Isn't there anything out there worthy of RVG other than MIDNIGHT BLUE? John Patton - Isn't there anything out there worthy of RVG? How about Dizzy Reece (I know there's a Select,) Freddie Roach, Booker Erwin, Horace Parlan, Duke Pearson, Curtis Fuller? Instead of yet another Jackie McLean and Horace Silver. Thank God (and Michael Cuscuna) we're finally getting TRUE BLUE and BASRA!!! That's just one man's opinion! Quote
etherbored Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 hey, i was thinking... what about this date: ???, -e- Quote
pryan Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 It's a goodie, for sure. Sonny Clark really sparkles on that one. Quote
etherbored Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 as does AT, baby! :rsmile: , -e- Quote
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