From Cheapo Crown/Modern to Pricey Japanese Import

[BeBop]

This was the first jazz album I ever bought. Mine was on Crown, I'm pretty sure. Maybe it was Modern. It was about a dime. I'd heard of Getz. Little did I know that the tenor player on much of the LP wasn't Getz, but a tenor player I grew to prefer: Wardell Gray. I enjoyed unraveling the convoluted thread the was the discography of this album. (No liner notes on the original.)

And now it's back, OBI and all.

http://cgi.ebay.com/STAN-GETZ-GROOVIN-HIGH-JAPAN-/260731126410?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item3cb4c9428a

[Victor Christensen]

Peter

You turned me on to Wardell Gray, great tenorplayer, even if I was aware of him, one of my own very first records was a 78 with "Blue Lou" with him and Erroll Garner, still love that recording. BTW I have now the Gigi Gryce that we have talkek about.

your friend

Vic

[JSngry]

This is the cover of the one I bought - at a Firestone store!

[Chuck Nessa]

Never saw that one. Mine was like the earlier pic.

[JSngry]

You can't really tell it from that scan, but the photo looks like it was shot off of a TV broadcast.

[Chuck Nessa]

It looks like a '70s scan.

[JSngry]

I bought the album in 1971, so...

[BeBop]

Confession: After picking this up (remember, I was young) and being captivated by the Getz/Wardell mislabel/deceipt/confusion, I started picking up all the Crown/Modern/United/United Superior issues of Gene Norman concert material. I probably accumulated 100 different titles/covers.

Yes, a half century ago, I was Chewy.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

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