Black Saint/Soul Note Box Sets

[JSngry]

I bought Ideal Scene back in the day and it never really clicked with me. But I love Lee, and maybe I just wasn't hearing it then.

[Adam]

I hope they might still do a Muhal Richard Abrams box.

[Stefan Wood]

Or George Lewis. Or Billy Bang. Or String Trio of NY.....

[Adam]

There we go; the next 4. I have a few of the Billy Bang albums but only one of the Abrams. I do have the George Russell box and have been pretty pleased with that purchased.

[king ubu]

I can kind of relate to what gnhrtg and JSngry say about the Konitz, though I've no intentions to sell mine. I love and admire Lee's music and will keep listening to these. The octet album was the only one I've known previously (I've got the LP, also got the LP of the similarly fine Nonet album on Chiaroscuro), and so far it's still my favorite among the five in the box. The one with Peggy Stern, they had it in my high school's library, and that one never clicked with me, still didn't.

[Rupertdacat]

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17 sets (all releases to date?) are on sale until 7/31 at importcds.com. $22- $29! Searching (using the advanced search) 'Label/Studio/Mfg:' for 'soul note' brings them up.

Reader, i married them.

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Edited July 23, 2012 by Rupertdacat

[Head Man]

Does anyone know whether the problems with the David Murray Octet boxset are now over? ie if I order a copy from Amazon, will it be OK?

[mjzee]

I ordered the Paul Motian and Bill Dixon boxes. Great prices.

[clifford_thornton]

[king ubu]

Some news:

Good news, I'd say!

[colinmce]

Holy crap! With the exception of the Adams (I'd wanted John Lindberg) that is my precise wishlist!

[Chuck Nessa]

The Muhal is incomplete. I can think of 5 missing titles off the top of my head.

[jazzbo]

Thanks for the headsup.

[romualdo]

The Muhal is incomplete. I can think of 5 missing titles off the top of my head.

1-0QA+19, Duet, Colors In Thirty-Third, Family Talk, Song For All

Muhal was at the top of my list (with Julius) so I'm overjoyed

I was afraid they wouldn't do a full Abrams set - looks like these are mostly large group/orchestra sessions

[Chuck Nessa]

The Muhal is incomplete. I can think of 5 missing titles off the top of my head.

1-0QA+19, Duet, Colors In Thirty-Third, Family Talk, Song For All

Muhal was at the top of my list (with Julius) so I'm overjoyed

I was afraid they wouldn't do a full Abrams set - looks like these are mostly large group/orchestra sessions

Sightsong with Malachi is missing as is Duets and Solos but I figured that would be included in a Mitchell box.

[tranemonk]

I'm going to have to check out that Dave Douglas box... Now if we can get a Lovano box I'd be even happier.

[colinmce]

Do. The best of those Dave Douglas records--Convergence, Five-- are incredible. I haven't even heard of a couple of them so I'm excited.

[Patrick]

1. Anyone have info regarding expected release dates for these?

2. Is this a good point of entry for Muhal? I own none of his recordings (at least as leader). Have read a few enthusiastic reviews for Blu Blu Blu, but have not successfully tracked it down.

[jazzbo]

Patrick,looks as if they are released in Europe on October 9.

[felser]

2. Is this a good point of entry for Muhal? I own none of his recordings (at least as leader). Have read a few enthusiastic reviews for Blu Blu Blu, but have not successfully tracked it down.

Start here:

Edited August 2, 2012 by felser

[JSngry]

2. Is this a good point of entry for Muhal? I own none of his recordings (at least as leader). Have read a few enthusiastic reviews for Blu Blu Blu, but have not successfully tracked it down.

Start here:

I'll second that.

But don't stop there!

[mjzee]

Have read a few enthusiastic reviews for Blu Blu Blu, but have not successfully tracked it down.

eMusic

[David Ayers]

Huge big chunks of hearty goodness! Thanks for the heads up. I was trying to see if there's a theme to what's missing from the MRA box, but heck - it's the first Abrams box in world history!

And eight albums at that.

Thinking about is I don't see a theme for a second box. In any case these were long in print as LPs and as CDs. I replayed Q...etc recently and got less out of it than I might, so maybe the missing titles are lesser titles?

And George Lewis! Who'd ever have thought it, a George Lewis box!!

[paul secor]

Huge big chunks of hearty goodness! Thanks for the heads up. I was trying to see if there's a theme to what's missing from the MRA box, but heck - it's the first Abrams box in world history!

And eight albums at that.

Thinking about is I don't see a theme for a second box. In any case these were long in print as LPs and as CDs. I replayed Q...etc recently and got less out of it than I might, so maybe the missing titles are lesser titles?

And George Lewis! Who'd ever have thought it, a George Lewis box!!

1-0QA+19 sounds good to me, but that's a matter of taste. Can't imagine anyone considering Sightsong as a lesser title. I know you didn't comment specifically on that one. Doesn't make sense to me that they left that one off the box.

[David Ayers]

Well, I humbly suggest that we should celebrate these rather than cavil. This label, and no other, cared to record so much Abrams that it now has more titles than it can reissue in a viable way. I don't see any other label that either has this scale of back catalog or that is continuing to set remastered but bargain price box sets before the public. Three of these sets were top of people's list in the preceding discussion.