Gig Gryce's Quartet album on Metrojazz

[blind-blake]

Anybody know? Does anyone have plans to reissue it? Thanks.

[jazztrain]

Never reissued to my knowledge. It's been particularly elusive for me.

I thought I had won a copy several years ago on ebay when I apparently was the high bidder when the auction deadline arrived. I later found out that the orignal deadline had been extended (along with many others) due to some access problem that ebay had experienced. Result: Someone outbid me. Then I finally won a copy a few years ago only to receive word from the seller that he had broken the record while packing it (sounds suspcious; I figured someone contacted him and offered him more).

Anybody know? Does anyone have plans to reissue it? Thanks.

[marcello]

The man to ask is NOAL COHEN

[Chuck Nessa]

Universal could couple this with the Mercury album and sell 1500 copies.

[J.A.W.]

Universal could couple this with the Mercury album and sell 1500 copies.

Not a bad idea.

[felser]

Universal could couple this with the Mercury album and sell 1500 copies.

Guess that means it will be up to Lonehill/Gambit/Jazz Factory/Definitive to put it out.

[JSngry]

Universal could couple this with the Mercury album and sell 1500 copies.

Guess that means it will be up to Lonehill/Gambit/Jazz Factory/Definitive to put it out.

Better it be blogged?

[RDK]

Universal could couple this with the Mercury album and sell 1500 copies.

Guess that means it will be up to Lonehill/Gambit/Jazz Factory/Definitive to put it out.

Better it be blogged?

My thoughts exactly.

[bertrand]

Would Universal lose money under Chuck's proposal?

At least they could put it on iTunes like they've done with other rarities.

Bertrand.

[JohnS]

Yes, it would be nice to hear this one especially as Gryce is listed as playing several reeds as well as flute. Not a lot of room to stretch out with twelve presumably short tracks.

[Stereojack]

Yes, it would be nice to hear this one especially as Gryce is listed as playing several reeds as well as flute. Not a lot of room to stretch out with twelve presumably short tracks.

One thing that might turn people off is that there is considerable overdubbing of the reed parts. Tastefully done, I'd say, like the two Zoot Sims records.

Edited August 8, 2008 by Stereojack

[JohnS]

Yes, it would be nice to hear this one especially as Gryce is listed as playing several reeds as well as flute. Not a lot of room to stretch out with twelve presumably short tracks.

One thing that might turn people off is that there is considerable overdubbing of the reed parts. Tastefully done, I'd say, like the two Zoot Sims records.

Thanks for that Jack, more than slightly off-putting.

Edited August 8, 2008 by JohnS

[felser]

Thanks for that Jack, more than slightly off-putting.

Yep, the Zoot overdubbed session I have gives me the creeps when I hear it, as do those overdubbed Signal "music minus one" sessions reissued on Savoy, despite the stellar personnel. Maybe it's just my knowing they're overdubbed, and ignorance would be bliss, but all of the above sound stiff to me.

[blind-blake]

The man to ask is NOAL COHEN

Yes, you would appear to be right!

[mikeweil]

Thanks for the link - it showed me that there are only a few copies left of the book, which I immediately ordered from Noal. He's one of the best discographers around.

Edited August 8, 2008 by mikeweil