Shout! Factory

[AllenLowe]

I've done some mastering and curating for both Rhino and Shout (I did the Rhapsodies in Black/Harlem Renaissance box for Rhino and the Ma Rainey CD for Shout) and they are nice honest people but very conventional and not willing to take chances. Their collections alway tend to have the stuff you already have (citing Chuck, above) -

Edited June 5, 2005 by AllenLowe

[Jazz Kat]

I can't speak for all of Al Hirt's catalogue nor his status as a jazz musician, but his song "Harlem Hendo" is a healthy part of any music collection.  Trust.

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His status as a jazz musician is very low. It's his trumpet playing that amazes me.

[AndrewHill]

Up. Just curious if Shout is doing any more Bethlehem titles? Its been almost two, three or so years and haven't heard a peep.

Edited December 18, 2007 by Holy Ghost

[BruceH]

Their TV/DVD boxes are great.

[AndrewHill]

So is Shout done with Bethlehem?

[Adam]

I don't know, but I worked with them in putting out The Harry Smith Project. I'll try to ask.

[AndrewHill]

I don't know, but I worked with them in putting out The Harry Smith Project. I'll try to ask.

Thanks!

[Kalo]

Up. Just curious if Shout is doing any more Bethlehem titles? Its been almost two, three or so years and haven't heard a peep.

Just took a gander at their website and it doesn't look like they got too far, does it. My guess is that putting out the same titles that have been out on CD two or three times already didn't work out too well sales-wise.

[AndrewHill]

Up. Just curious if Shout is doing any more Bethlehem titles? Its been almost two, three or so years and haven't heard a peep.

Just took a gander at their website and it doesn't look like they got too far, does it. My guess is that putting out the same titles that have been out on CD two or three times already didn't work out too well sales-wise.

Yeah, that was my impression too, when I looked at their website. I wonder who's going to take a stab at the Bethlehem catalog now?

[Bluerein]

JVC in Japan is doing mini LP sleeve CD versions in 24 Bit K2 master works sound.

[AndrewHill]

JVC in Japan is doing mini LP sleeve CD versions in 24 Bit K2 master works sound.

Ahhhh, the torch has been passed.

Thanks

edit: Does that mean that the Bethlehem catalog is no longer in the hands of a US manufacturer/distributer?

Edited December 20, 2007 by Holy Ghost

[Bluerein]

No idea. Usually these things are separate. I guess the rights are still in the hands of Rhino/Warner for the US but they can lease them to others as well.

[funkogre]

Up. Just curious if Shout is doing any more Bethlehem titles? Its been almost two, three or so years and haven't heard a peep.

Just took a gander at their website and it doesn't look like they got too far, does it. My guess is that putting out the same titles that have been out on CD two or three times already didn't work out too well sales-wise.

Yeah, and no wonder...all they did was take a few reissues from what had already been reissued wonderfully by Avenue Jazz (I think they were part of rhino?) and put them out again. Avenue Jazz did a great job reissuing the Bethlehem catalog. I guess they went out of business though. There's some great music in the Bethlehem catalog, it's too bad it's not readily available anymore.

[AndrewHill]

Up. Just curious if Shout is doing any more Bethlehem titles? Its been almost two, three or so years and haven't heard a peep.

Just took a gander at their website and it doesn't look like they got too far, does it. My guess is that putting out the same titles that have been out on CD two or three times already didn't work out too well sales-wise.

Yeah, and no wonder...all they did was take a few reissues from what had already been reissued wonderfully by Avenue Jazz (I think they were part of rhino?) and put them out again. Avenue Jazz did a great job reissuing the Bethlehem catalog. I guess they went out of business though. There's some great music in the Bethlehem catalog, it's too bad it's not readily available anymore.

Well said, and that's precisely my point. The Rhino/Avenue Jazz program was one of the few domestic reissue programs to properly handle and release the more obscure titles like the Stan Levy, Urbie Green, Oscar Pettiford and Red Mitchell discs to just list a few. And of course, they also released the titles by the heavy hitters like Mingus, Dex and so forth.