Are Fantasy's labels safe in the hands of Ace?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I used to get Ace's catalogue every year. When I moved here, six years ago, I almost certainly didn't tell Ace my new address, so I haven't seen any catalogues since. But today, it seems they've tracked me down, because I got their 2012 catalogue update, which lists the releases up to the end of last year.

When Concord took Fantasy over, Universal became the European distributor for Fantasy material, not the consortium that used to be listed on the back of Euro Fantasy CDs, of which Ace was a member. and all the Ace Fantasy material was deleted.

But in last year's releases, we get

Cannonball Adderley - Love sex & zodiac

Raul de Souza - Colors

Luis gasca - Collage

Janice - Janice

OPA - Golden wings (not sure if this is a Fantasy release - looks kinda like it)

Pleasure - Dust yourself off

Pleasure - Accept no substitutes

Cal Tjader - Agua dulce (looks a bit like a Concord album)

Various artists - Jazz funk (most, if not all, Fantasy material)

Well, hardly saving the Fantasy catalogue, but I find it interesting that this stuff is STILL coming out now.

MG

[mikeweil]

OPA's Goldenwings was on Milestone - a band from Uruguay (Hugo Fattoruso on keyboards) that were Airto's sidemen for a few years, he produced their Milestone LPs. Nice Latin fusion stuff.

Tjader's Agua Dulce was on Fantasy - rather salsa-tinged album, similar to Primo which was reissued as OJC. It is from the early 1970's. Pete Escovedo is on it.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

OPA's Goldenwings was on Milestone - a band from Uruguay (Hugo Fattoruso on keyboards) that were Airto's sidemen for a few years, he produced their Milestone LPs. Nice Latin fusion stuff.

Tjader's Agua Dulce was on Fantasy - rather salsa-tinged album, similar to Primo which was reissued as OJC. It is from the early 1970's. Pete Escovedo is on it.

Thanks Mike - I might go for one or two of those.

MG

[mikeweil]

OPA recorded two LPs for Milestone - they were combined on this twofer CD in complete form, maybe you can locate a copy:

Tjader's Augua Dulce was combined with a live album (Live at Funky Quarters) on a twofer CD - one short set closer left off from the live sides - the CD is called Descarga:

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

OPA recorded two LPs for Milestone - they were combined on this twofer CD in complete form, maybe you can locate a copy:

Tjader's Augua Dulce was combined with a live album (Live at Funky Quarters) on a twofer CD - one short set closer left off from the live sides - the CD is called Descarga:

Thanks Mike - this looks like a better bargain.

MG