bresna Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) Michael Cuscuna sent me the list of the latest RVGs, scheduled for August & September. I don't know if anyone's even buying these things any more, but just in case anyone cares... August 21, 2007 Paul Chambers – Bass On Top Walter Davis, Jr. – Davis Cup Duke Jordan – Flight To Jordan Lee Morgan – Vol. 2 Lee Morgan – Vol. 3 Ike Quebec – Bossa Nova/Soul Samba September 11, 2007 Lou Donaldson – Gravy Train Kenny Dorham – Afro Cuban Herbie Hancock – Takin’ Off Thad Jones - The Magnificent Thad Jones Lee Morgan - Delightfulee Baby Face Willette – Face To Face Sept. 25, 2007 Grant Green – The Latin Bit Lee Morgan – Candy Lee Morgan – Indeed Jimmy Smith – Midnight Special Jimmy Smith – Back At The Chicken Shack Some good-sounding CDs in here. "Midnight Special" and "Back at the Chicken Shack" sound particularly good on the Japanese versions. Later, Kevin Edited July 2, 2007 by Kevin Bresnahan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 There are a few people who will enjoy this line up! Especially the Jimmy Smiths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) Think I've got all these except the LD and the Herbie Hancock. However, it's a great looking list. Still no Three Sounds. Oh, well. Edited July 2, 2007 by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 My thoughts in parentheses: Walter Davis, Jr. – Davis Cup (FINALLY! I'll be able to ditch my CDR) Lee Morgan – Vol. 2 (now my Mogie pseudo-Mosaic will be complete! Hooray!) Kenny Dorham – Afro Cuban (FINALLY! Been waiting a looooong time for this one!) Thad Jones - The Magnificent Thad Jones (YES! Another Thad Jones!) Grant Green – The Latin Bit (why? I see this one so much at used-CD stores! Who's gonna buy this?) Lee Morgan – Candy (probably ditch my JRVG so I can get the bonus track) Jimmy Smith – Midnight Special (IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!!) Jimmy Smith – Back At The Chicken Shack (IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!!) If I'm looking at this correctly, every Lee Morgan album from the 50's will now be available in the RVG format. Good for us who missed that one, bad for those who paid a pretty penny to get an OOP box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Sept. 25, 2008 PLEASE tell me that's a typo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milestones20 Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Looking forward to the Chambers, the Davis, the Quebec, and the Morgans. Otherwise, already have most of these in another form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjarrell Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 There's a few ancient McMasters I'll be upgrading- Delightfulee, Flight to Jordan, Afro-Cuban, the JOS ones. And it's Nice to see Willette get his first US RVG treatment! I have all the Mogies form the 1500 yen TOCJ series. Did anyone A/B The Cooker or City Lights RVGs with those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bresna Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Sept. 25, 2008 PLEASE tell me that's a typo! Ha! Good catch. Sorry for the fright. I have to wonder if the RVG series will even be around by Sept. 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Nice to see the Baby Face being given a prominent CD issue. A classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Man, I've become one of those people who already has just about everything that is going to be reissued. I selfishly wish they had selected Stop and Listen instead of Face to Face, but these are mostly pretty solid choices (except The Latin Bit ...) We each have our quibble or two, but BN has done a very good job of making their catalog available in challenging times. Like Kev, I don't expect to see many more batches, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 We each have our quibble or two, but BN has done a very good job of making their catalog available in challenging times. Like Kev, I don't expect to see many more batches, though. I think it's been said before but compared with the dark days of the 70s and through to the mid-late 80s Blue Notes of any sort were extremely elusive. Can't believe some of the rare and great titles that have been issued mid-price over the past few years. Stuff (that Baby Face for example) that you would have given an arm or a leg for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 I never understood why those two classic Jimmy Smith's hadn't gotten the RVG treatment but better late than never. Interesting that the fifties Lee Morgans are coming out. I thought the whole point of the Mosaic sets was that its the sixties releases for people like Mogie and Hank that sell, so the only way to get out the early material is to do the Mosaic. As for the longevity of the RVG series, short of new corporate owners shuttering the operation, I don't see it ending. The whole purpose of the label is to sell the back catalog and hope to have some pop hits from the current roster. Why stop? Unless Kevin has heard Michael saying something that isn't fit for public notice yet .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Sept. 25, 2008 PLEASE tell me that's a typo! Ha! Good catch. Sorry for the fright. I have to wonder if the RVG series will even be around by Sept. 2008. Yes, and it seems as if Cuscuna is pushing what he can while he can. We all smell that this will end soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Wasn't EMI just sold? With all the other majors shutting down their jazz reissue programs and letting staff go, I wonder why EMI would be immune to the same development. I wonder if we have seen the last Connoisseur batch, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montg Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Nice to see the Baby Face being given a prominent CD issue. A classic. I agree. Grant Green and Baby Face are unbeatable. The tocj I have sounds real nice, Baby Face's bass lines are pretty clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 As for the longevity of the RVG series, short of new corporate owners shuttering the operation, I don't see it ending. The whole purpose of the label is to sell the back catalog and hope to have some pop hits from the current roster. Why stop? Unless Kevin has heard Michael saying something that isn't fit for public notice yet .... The PE MO is strip it down, and sell at a profit within five years (this is largely a function of how their funds work). I expect to see all low ROE segments of EMI shuttered over the next year. I could be pleasantly surprised, but if I were betting that's where I would lay my chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bresna Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 As for the longevity of the RVG series, short of new corporate owners shuttering the operation, I don't see it ending. The whole purpose of the label is to sell the back catalog and hope to have some pop hits from the current roster. Why stop? Unless Kevin has heard Michael saying something that isn't fit for public notice yet .... The only thing Michael tells me is what the whole world knows: CD sales are plummeting. Experts have predicted that when 2007 comes to a close, CD sales will have dropped 15-20% from (the already low numbers of) last year. 2008 is supposed to see another 20-25% drop. Since Jazz CD sales are normally low, I can't imagine the bean counters will allow Blue Note to spend a penny for future RVG CDs. RVG downloads maybe, but not CDs. If they don't sell, the beancounters don't let you issue them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) As for the longevity of the RVG series, short of new corporate owners shuttering the operation, I don't see it ending. The whole purpose of the label is to sell the back catalog and hope to have some pop hits from the current roster. Why stop? Unless Kevin has heard Michael saying something that isn't fit for public notice yet .... The PE MO is strip it down, and sell at a profit within five years (this is largely a function of how their funds work). I expect to see all low ROE segments of EMI shuttered over the next year. I could be pleasantly surprised, but if I were betting that's where I would lay my chips. Translation please: "PE" "MO" (modus operandi?) "ROE" There are non-native English speakers here... Thank you. Edited July 2, 2007 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Wasn't EMI just sold? With all the other majors shutting down their jazz reissue programs and letting staff go, I wonder why EMI would be immune to the same development. I wonder if we have seen the last Connoisseur batch, for example. Hopefully this won't develop into a rerun of what happened with the 'Rainbow Series' vinyl - with the last few batches being a battle against the clock to get them out. Stealth operation by Mr Cuscuna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Translation please: "PE" "MO" (modus operandi?) "ROE" There are non-native English speakers here... Thank you. private equity modus operandi return on equity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjarrell Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) I hope I can upgrade Leapin' and Lopin', Blue and Sentimental, Bluesnik, New Soil, Born to Be Blue and Cornbread (and a few more I can't think of right now) before the RVG program ends, if it's gonna. Edit: We should put together a just-incase-it-all-ends list for Cuscuna. Edited July 2, 2007 by sjarrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Translation please: "PE" "MO" (modus operandi?) "ROE" There are non-native English speakers here... Thank you. private equity modus operandi return on equity Thanks, Guy. Sorry for the acronyms. I am posting between emails at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeform83 Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Any idea when Larry Young's Contrasts will be out? I am acquiver with anticipation, chomping at the bit, and generally waiting with baited breath to hear this album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montg Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 As for the longevity of the RVG series, short of new corporate owners shuttering the operation, I don't see it ending. The whole purpose of the label is to sell the back catalog and hope to have some pop hits from the current roster. Why stop? Unless Kevin has heard Michael saying something that isn't fit for public notice yet .... The only thing Michael tells me is what the whole world knows: CD sales are plummeting. Experts have predicted that when 2007 comes to a close, CD sales will have dropped 15-20% from (the already low numbers of) last year. 2008 is supposed to see another 20-25% drop. Since Jazz CD sales are normally low, I can't imagine the bean counters will allow Blue Note to spend a penny for future RVG CDs. RVG downloads maybe, but not CDs. If they don't sell, the beancounters don't let you issue them. Because jazz sales are low, you'd think the suits would just leave BN alone--what difference does it make to a huge conglomerate whether the Baby Face sells 4,000 units or 3,000 (25% less)? The big financial losses come from those mass marketed 'musicians' whose previous million sellers are now selling at hundreds of thousands fewer. My guess though is that the bean counters will go after the weakest branches first (i.e. jazz) and keep trying, vainly, to find the next million-selling idol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Well, I'll be getting Davis Cup for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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