Sept 12th RVGs

[mgraham333]

Donald Byrd - Off to the Races

Freddie Hubbard - Here To Stay

Bobby Hutcherson - Happenings

Jackie McLean - Demon's Dance

Lee Morgan - City Lights

Horace Silver - Doin' The Thing At The Village Gate

FYI - a couple of these showed a 9/26 date in one part of the CDU site, so that could end up being the release date.

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Edited August 8, 2006 by mgraham333

[Matthew]

Very happy that "Happenings" is coming out, that has my favorite rendition of "Maiden Voyage." Classy music.

[Kyo]

Horace Silver - Doin' The Thing At The Village Gate

I read this is supposed to have a bonus track. Too bad there's no

tracklisting available yet. Does anyone know anything about this?

[Chuck Nessa]

Horace Silver - Doin' The Thing At The Village Gate

I read this is supposed to have a bonus track. Too bad there's no

tracklisting available yet. Does anyone know anything about this?

The 1988, US issue had an alternate of Cool Eyes (3:50) and It Ain't S'Posed To Be Like That (6:21) added to the program.

Edited August 9, 2006 by Chuck Nessa

[BFrank]

"Here To Stay" has to be one of the most anticipated RVGs in a long time (well, next to "Basra", "Wahoo", etc ...).

[jazzbo]

The McLean would be my first grab of these.

[ejp626]

I have most of these, but not Here to Stay or Doin the Thing, so I'll pick those up fairly soon.

[connoisseur series500]

"Here To Stay" has to be one of the most anticipated RVGs in a long time (well, next to "Basra", "Wahoo", etc ...).

I've got the domestic version, and I definitely plan to buy the "louder" RVG, even though I believe the sound quality of these remasterings may not be any better.

Anyone interested in my older version?

[BFrank]

I've got the vinyl as part of that BN 2-fer (w/"Hub Cap") that came out in 1976.

[Kyo]

The 1988, US issue had an alternate of Cool Eyes (3:50) and It Ain't S'Posed To Be Like That (6:21) added to the program.

Cool, thanks! I got rid of my Japanese edition (no bonus tracks) a couple of months ago (for various reasons), good to see it turned out to be a smart move after all.

[Big Al]

With the exception of Off to the Races, which I already have in the Mosaic, I’m gonna be getting every title in this batch. If I didn’t have the Mosaic, then I really would be getting every title. Man, this has been a helluva year for RVG’s!

[Morganized]

With the exception of Here to Stay, I have all of these. I will defintly pick that one up. I like Happenings quite a bit. The rest of the group I would not rate as the artist's best although all are interesting in their own way. IMHO.

Edited August 9, 2006 by Morganized

[BruceH]

I've got a CDR burn of Here To Stay thanks to a fellow boardmember, but I'm looking very forward to getting a "real" version!

(I have all the others except for Happenings, but I might get some of them as well.)

Edited August 10, 2006 by BruceH

[connoisseur series500]

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[jmjk]

Picked up Here to Stay, Happenings, and Off to the Races.

I A/B'd my Happenings BN Works TOCJ with the RVG. I've never bothered upgrading any of my imports to RVG masterings, but I thought I'd try this one. I think I like the Japanese import better. To my ears, the TOCJ has better stereo separation. I'll have tocheck it out once more before I decide which copy to dump.

[ep1str0phy]

"Here To Stay" has to be one of the most anticipated RVGs in a long time (well, next to "Basra", "Wahoo", etc ...).

A lot of larger record shops (e.g., Amoeba) pick up the foreign RVGs. I got a copy of Basra at the Amoeba in SF last spring (CP'd, but not enough of a hassle for me to really care).

[T.D.]

A lot of larger record shops (e.g., Amoeba) pick up the foreign RVGs. I got a copy of Basra at the Amoeba in SF last spring (CP'd, but not enough of a hassle for me to really care).

I got a CP'd Basra really cheaply through eBay, cheap enough (even including postage from the UK) that I was willing to put up with the CP.

[ep1str0phy]

For those who've heard it--I'm hearing a quite a bit of Billy Higgins in Jack DeJohnette's playing on Demon's Dance. He's got just the right bit of 'pop' in the snare.

[Parkertown]

I'm waiting to hear if the new Demon Dance is better than the JRVG, which sounds like AM radio...

Edited September 14, 2006 by Parkertown

[ep1str0phy]

Although I can't compare, the American Demon's Dance is on par with the better RVG's, to my ears (good volume, clear balance, not as many artificats or as much deterioration as some of the other volumes). I didn't know the sound was even an issue.

[jazzbo]

Honestly, I don't want to unearth burning embers from the past, but I think they JRVG of Demon's Dance sounds pretty good with polarity reversed on the speaker cables (one end only). There are many early JRVGs that I listen to that way.

[Roundsound]

I have all of these, mosaics and otherwise. Here to Stay is real good. Philly Joe is top rate on this as usual. The Lee Morgan is on his out of print Mosaic. Everything by him, even his younger day stuff, is worthwhile. The Donald Byrd is part of his mosaic. He was at his playing peak at those days, (atleast as evidenced by the recordings) in my opinion. The Silver is real hot and has a lot of energy. The Hutcherson is without horns and is excellant. I don't recall the McLean. I assume its the later part of his Blue Note period. Considering all his reissues the last couple of years, I would make sure you get the rest of his mid 60s output (from the Mosaic), which is superhot.

[jmjk]

Honestly, I don't want to unearth burning embers from the past, but I think they JRVG of Demon's Dance sounds pretty good with polarity reversed on the speaker cables (one end only). There are many early JRVGs that I listen to that way.

Jeez, Lon. That kind of talk brings back memories!

[jazzbo]

Yeah.

[Parkertown]

I'm scared to try that...unless someone gives me specific instruction...