Some New and Recently Discovered Re-issues

[tjluke68]

Trolling Virgin Records and Tower here in NYC and scoping out some websites and catalogues, I found some interesting items that are new reissues or newly found reissues of stuff I've wanted to burn to CD from vinyl. Does anyone have these CDs and care to comment?

Hank Crawford/Centerpiece

Centerpiece

Les Brown All-Stars (Don Fagerquist, Dave Pell, Ronny Lang, Ray Sims) on Capitol LP from 50s (I believe) - all the way down at the bottom - some other Dave Pell releases from 60s there as well

Dave Pell related CDs

Dave Pell/Ma-na-ma-na

MA-NA-MA-NAH

Some others from Collectors Choice are some Crusaders Blue Thumb LPs and a Benny Goodman CD called Hallelujah with approx. 24 tracks from his MGM 3LP Treasure of Jazz set...

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Trolling Virgin Records and Tower here in NYC and scoping out some websites and catalogues, I found some interesting items that are new reissues or newly found reissues of stuff I've wanted to burn to CD from vinyl. Does anyone have these CDs and care to comment?

Hank Crawford/Centerpiece

Centerpiece

I didn't know "Centerpiece" had been reissued. Must get the CD. I've had the LP since it came out in 1980. Not just for Hank - Calvin Newborn is one of my favourite guitarists. I've been playing it a lot lately.

I note with great interest that the sleeve of the CD corrected the spelling mistake in Calvin's name; it was spelled "Newborne" on the LP.

Thanks for letting us know about this.

MG

[Guest akanalog]

this "centerpiece" albums sounds interesting.

is it laid back bluesiness or does it have some vim and vigor to it?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

this "centerpiece" albums sounds interesting.

is it laid back bluesiness or does it have some vim and vigor to it?

It is very laid back; all the tracks are slow to slightly medium up. Hank plays alto sax on only one track; the rest of the time he's on electric piano. The real star of the show is Calvin who is one of my favourite guitarists. But Calvin has NEVER been a spectacular player. He just plays his story with great feeling.

Versatile made very few albums before crashing, but they were all imitation CTI, which was going down the tube at the time, except this one which is about as uncommercial as you could get.

MG