catesta Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I'm curious if this cd is worth $30. I've never heard it before so any help is greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undergroundagent Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I think Hiroshi Tanno has it cheaper than that....and I think Tom (Rooster) has one to trade if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 If you can live without the alternate track that was on the US original, and can find it, the Spanish "Time Life" version is from the TOCJ. . . and should be cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Looks like it can be found for almost $20 cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 (edited) It's a great date, but I think you can probably find it for less than $30 – if you keep your eyes out for it on eBay for a couple months. I've seen a used TOCJ and a used McMasters of this title each go for about $18 on eBay in the last 3 months. And there's also the Spanish Blue Note version (which is supposedly the same remastering as the TOCJ), which can usually be had for $8 to $12. And there's also a JRVG of it floating around too. Dusty Groove currently has the JRVG for $26.99 (not including postage), which seems high to me – but that's probably just the going rate. DG also has the Spanish Blue Note version (with the blue cover), for $9.99. About the date itself - I really like it quite a bit. It's conservative, so no envelope pushing. It seems like a very early 50's date to my ears, though it was recorded in 1961. It has a little something extra – a sort of gospel-ish feel (some might call it soul-jazz, but that's not it in my book), that I wouldn't have expected from a real early-50's date. And even to my ears (that normally get more excited by the likes Andrew Hill and Greg Osby), I still find this date to be a very enjoyable disc. It's grown on me since I first picked it up, only about two months ago for the very first time. Summary: $30 seems high to me, but the disc is great – so do keep your eyes out for it. The TOCJ and Spanish BN versions don't have the bonus tracks, one of which is just an alternate take – but the other one is an entirely different tune from the same session. I think the JRVG might have the bonus tracks, but I'm not really sure. Somebody else here can surely tell. (The McMaster has them all, I do know that.) All things being equal - I'd go for a version with the two bonus tracks, which adds about 13 minutes of music to the disc. Edited January 12, 2004 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I think Hiroshi Tanno has it cheaper than that....and I think Tom (Rooster) has one to trade if I remember correctly. I do have both a McMaster, and a TOCJ -- but the extra one (still deciding which one to keep) is already promised to somebody else on the board. (Sorry.) Got 'em both on eBay in the last 3 months, for about $16 each (including postage). I got the TOCJ with a good "buy-it-now" price, as I would have expected it to go for more like $20 or $22 - if it had been bid on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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