Upcoming 4CD Set - Nat Cole Radio Transcriptions

[tranemonk]

http://www.worldsrecords.com/cgi-bin/storeR.cgi?specific=itemcode&phrase=65202

Do you think this is a rip-off of the 3CD set Transcriptions set that came out a few years ago? This one -

http://www.amazon.com/Transcriptions-Nat-King-Cole-Trio/dp/B000BM6AMY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1265754346&sr=8-1

Doesn't look the same... Anybody got any help on this one...? :mellow:

[vajerzy]

Dunno- but I can always use more Nat Cole!

[Chuck Nessa]

The Capitol/BN transcription set covers 1946/50, so this seems to be earlier.

[jazzbo]

Likely to be material I already have so I'm not going or it. But I love Nat at the piano.

[sjarrell]

Haven't checked against my discs, but this looks like the really early stuff Naxos has out everywhere but the US.

[BruceH]

Mmmmmmm...I wannit.

[brownie]

There was this earlier 4CD set on VJC

which had most of the material.

[tranemonk]

Thanks Brownie - Do you have this set? How's the sound quality?

There's some interesting (critical but helpful) comments here...

http://apileocole.alongthehall.com/chatter/chat1938.html

http://apileocole.alongthehall.com/chatter/chat1938.html#session1

There was this earlier 4CD set on VJC

which had most of the material.

Edited February 10, 2010 by tranemonk

[J.A.W.]

Thanks Brownie - Do you have this set? How's the sound quality?

There's some interesting (critical but helpful) comments here...

http://apileocole.alongthehall.com/chatter/chat1938.html

http://apileocole.alongthehall.com/chatter/chat1938.html#session1

There was this earlier 4CD set on VJC

which had most of the material.

I think it's mostly for completists, but your mileage may vary.

[brownie]

Thanks Brownie - Do you have this set? How's the sound quality?

I have had it for suite some time and have enjoyed it whenever I need to hear happy music. The set also offers numerous samples of King Cole's piano talents.

Doug Pomeroy took care of the transfers/engineering so the sound is excellent!

[jazzbo]

It took me a while but I finally got that set too, with the help of a member here. I like it! There are better Cole collections, granted. I'm a big fan of the Trio though. Much prefer the Trio Cole to the Singing Star Cole.

[ghost of miles]

There was this earlier 4CD set on VJC

which had most of the material.

So is this new set a mix of the one above and the MacGregor transcriptions?

[brownie]

It is.

The new seems to include the early 1938-1940 sides that were on the JVC 4CD set plus the 1943-1945 McGregor material by the King Cole Trio that was reissued early on several Laserlight CDs.

[tranemonk]

The problem I'm having with this set.. is the plethora of backup vocals as described in the link I posted earlier..

In general I DON'T think they work. I hated them with the Dinah Washington set.. and have basically dismissed them...

If the earlier review is right.. Regrettably I might have to pass this one up.... :angry:

Now is someone's who's got the earlier set.. can tell me that these backup vocals constitute less than 10% of the set... then maybe... :unsure: but somehow I doubt it.... :angry:

[brownie]

Now is someone's who's got the earlier set.. can tell me that these backup vocals constitute less than 10% of the set... then maybe... :unsure: but somehow I doubt it.... :angry:

The VJC 4CD set includes 104 tunes. Some 20 of those have additional vocals by non King Cole-trio members!

[tranemonk]

Thanks Brownie!!!

I'm still on the fence about this one..... :mellow:

Oh... I thought JSP was one of the "bad" labels (e.g., no royalties)...? :beee:

Now is someone's who's got the earlier set.. can tell me that these backup vocals constitute less than 10% of the set... then maybe... :unsure: but somehow I doubt it.... :angry:

The VJC 4CD set includes 104 tunes. Some 20 of those have additional vocals by non King Cole-trio members!

[brownie]

Oh... I thought JSP was one of the "bad" labels (e.g., no royalties)...? :beee:

Nothing 'bad' about JSP as far as European laws are concerned!

Now if you tell me that UK is not really part of EU, you may have a point! and probably some problems with several UK forum members