jazzhound Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 what is your favorite of the Blue Note double albums in the reissue series? I especially dig the second session on the Back To the Gig twofer by Booker Erwin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 They are all good. Andrew Hill, Jackie McLean "Hipnosis", Freddie Hubbard's "Here to Stay," etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJ Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 Because they still have stuff that's never been on CD before: The Booker Ervin Jazzhound mentions McCoy Tyner - COSMOS Randy Weston - LITTLE NILES (contains 4 tracks from DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, a session Randy ensured was left off the Mosaic Select) There's probably some others I'm forgetting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 (edited) Difficult to decide. All the Blue Note Classics/Reissue Series were fine. Great music, a lot of it previously unheard, nicely produced (except for the odd one which was unreadable(was it a Chick Core with yellow print on beige). Good essays too. "High Step", "Back From The Gig", "One For One", "The Procrastinator", "Here To Stay" all come to mind as being a bit special. I still have a few. Edited October 30, 2003 by JohnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dova Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 Does anyone know how many of these were made. I have about 6 of them. They have the dark blue label, play well and have excellent liner notes. They always seem to be cut-outs and usually sell on e-bay for $7-12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 My first Blue Note purchase was called Blue Note's Three Decades of Jazz 1959-1969 Volume 1. It was new when I got it in October of '69. At that time, Blue Note was celebrating its thirty years of existence. Each decade had two double albums which were samplers of the music. Mine had: Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack Ike Quebec - Blue & Sentimental Kenny Burrell - Chittlins Con Carne Donald Byrd - Christ Redentor Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch Horace Silver - Song For My Father Stanley Turrentine - River's Invitation Ornette Coleman - European Echoes Lou Donaldson - Peepin' Today, I'm curious about what was on the five volumes I didn't get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 I'm a fanatic on these and have all of them bar 3-4 (the Coltrane/Griffin, the T Bone, the Chambers and the Sam Rivers I think). The first I got was the Elvin Jones (as a cut-out) and that double remains one of my favourites. One of the happiest vinyl days of my life was quite a few years ago when I found a copy of 'The Procrastinator' and 'Hipnosis' in mint for about $10 each. Particular faves though are the Tyner 'Cosmos', Hill 'One For One' and Jazz Crusaders 'Young Rabbits'. All gems ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted October 31, 2003 Report Share Posted October 31, 2003 The one I really waited for was the Herbie Nichols 'The Third World' twofer. It had the intial BN Nichols albums. And it was a revelation. The Mosaic set appeared several years later. With much more additional tracks and way better sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted October 31, 2003 Report Share Posted October 31, 2003 The one I really waited for was the Herbie Nichols 'The Third World' twofer. It had the intial BN Nichols albums. And it was a revelation. The Mosaic set appeared several years later. With much more additional tracks and way better sound. That's the first place I ever heard Herbie Nichols. I bought the album for $5. What a deal! My favorites are the Nichols, Hill, Rivers, the McLeans. That was a great series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 Just been listening to the Randy Weston 'Little Niles'. Combination of the UA albums 'Little Niles' and 'Live at the Five Spot'. Superb from end to end. He's playing London soon so time to get me a ticket .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 I still have Freddie's "Here To Stay" and Jackie's "Jacknife". Both are good although I've since acquired the McLean stuff in the Mosaic set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 8, 2003 Report Share Posted November 8, 2003 My favourite is probably the Hill, not only because its contents are not yet on CD: I play this the most often! Liked the Elvin Jones a lot, before it was on CD, and the Tyner, although this has very muffled sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom in RI Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 The one I think I have listened to the most is the Paul Chambers/John Coltrane set, High Step. I just ordered the Paul Chambers Select today so I'll probably sell the lp set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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