Dreyfus Records

[jostber]

Do you have any thoughts on these french jazz compilations from Dreyfus Records?

http://www.dreyfusrecords.com/cgi-local/So...REFJAZZ&l=0

I think they're very fine compilations, with great sound. Especially like the Art Tatum and Charlie Parker ones.

[Bright Moments]

dont know about the compilations - but i really liked this dreyfus release:

[medjuck]

I have 2 Ellingtons from Dreyfus. The sound is great.

[neveronfriday]

I bought (90s ?) a whole bunch of compilations that all had similar covers like the one below. They all had good to excellent sound and I remember them getting favorable reviews in audiophile mags as well.

[J.A.W.]

I have 2 Ellingtons from Dreyfus. The sound is great.

I have one Ellington on Dreyfus, Ko Ko. The noise reduction killed the music, it's dead as a dodo...

Edited March 12, 2007 by J.A.W.

[mr jazz]

I have 2 Ellingtons from Dreyfus. The sound is great.

I have one Ellington on Dreyfus, Ko Ko. The noise reduction killed the music, it's dead as a dodo...

I dunno, sounds pretty good to me

[jostber]

Here is more on Dreyfus:

http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1463324

[thomastreichler]

I have the following compilations from the Dreyfus Reference series:

Count Basie - Swinging The Blues

Nat King Cole - Route 66

Duke Ellington - Ko-Ko

Duke Ellington - Take The A Train

Erroll Garner - Trio

Woody Herman - Four Brothers

Charlie Parker - Now's The Time

Art Tatum - Over The Rainbow

Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin'

Max Roach & Clifford Brown - Jordu

Dave Brubeck - All The Things You Are

These are fine compilations, the selections expertly chosen and compiled. The sound, to my ears, is excellent, far from being "dead", making every instrument clearly audible, even in recordings from the 30's and 40's.

[brownie]

Dreyfus Records have a new batch of Dreyfus Reference releases out this month.

Among them...

[jostber]

Dreyfus Records have a new batch of Dreyfus Reference releases out this month.

Among them...

Looks great. Two other french labels that are doing great reissues with fine sound and remastering are "Fremeaux" and "Le Chant du Monde". The french are doing a great job with reissues.

http://fremeaux.com/

http://chantdumonde.com/en/label/jazz.php

Edited September 28, 2007 by jostber

[brownie]

Looks great. Two other french labels that are doing great reissues with fine sound and remastering are "Fremeaux" and "Le Chant du Monde". The french are doing a great job with reissues.

http://fremeaux.com/

http://chantdumonde.com/en/label/jazz.php

I am a great fan of those two but the best one for me is the Jazz in Paris series from Universal France. The only one of those labels that had access to the original masters/tapes.

Plus Jazz in Paris made splendid use of vintage photos for their covers and inside notes.

The other labels had no access to the original masters and had to rely on copies from record collectors.

[mikeweil]

I wonder what source they used for the Adderley - since this is public domain in Europe now, they're along the same line as Fresh Sound et al. - nothing I complain about. But I'd like to know if it's the complete session with all alternates they reissue.

[brownie]

Mike, this is the tracklist for the Adderley Dreyfus:

1. Cannonball

2. Everglade

3. Bohemia After Dark

4. Fallen Feathers

5. Carribean Cutie

6. Willow Weep For Me

7. You'D Be So Nice To Come Home To

8. A Little Taste

9. I've Never Been In Love Before

10. Falling In Love With Love

11. New Arrival

12. I Should Care

13. Crazy Baby

14. Polka Dots And Moonbeams

15. The Song Is You

[mikeweil]

So this compiles tracks from Savoy and EmArcy - who needs this?

[marcello]

[jostber]

They have released a 4 CD box set with Roy Haynes recently:

http://www.dreyfusrecords.com/news_article...hp?l=0&n=68