Warner Japan Jazz Reissues

[Swinging Swede]

With 200 titles already out and more batches coming next year this is a great reissue series! Sure, many titles have been out on CD before, but appear here in better sound and with original cover art. There are also a fair number of titles not on CD before or where a track was omitted on Collectables twofers.

The only thing I think could have been improved is that there should have been a foldout with the liner notes, as there is on the Japanese Blue Note CDs also coming out now. The liners only appear on the back cover and are difficult to read due to the small size. All things considered this is a minor quibble, as these are definitive releases in all other ways and moderately priced.

I am glad now that I never got that many Collectables CDs. I was intending to buy them eventually, since I figured there would be no more CD reissues of these albums by now. With all the talk about the death of the CD, I must admit that I did not see this massive Warner reissue program coming, nor did I the Blue Note LT and LA series that now simultaneously is coming out. The CD era is not over in Japan at least!

[Swinging Swede]

Here is the full list so far:

Batch 1 (25 April 2012)

WPCR-27001 John Coltrane - Coltrane Jazz (+4)

WPCR-27002 John Coltrane & Don Cherry - The Avant-Garde

WPCR-27003 Modern Jazz Quartet - Pyramid

WPCR-27004 Charles Mingus - The Clown

WPCR-27005 Charles Mingus - Mingus At Carnegie Hall

WPCR-27006 Art Bureikizu Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk (+3)

WPCR-27007 Max Roach - Drums Unlimited

WPCR-27008 Ray Charles - At Newport

WPCR-27009 Art Farmer Quartet featuring Jim Hall - Interaction (+1)

WPCR-27010 Art Farmer Quartet featuring Jim Hall - Live At The Half Note

WPCR-27011 Nat Adderley - Autobiography

WPCR-27012 Freddie Hubbard - The Black Angel

WPCR-27013 Keith Jarrett - El Juicio

WPCR-27014 Keith Jarrett - Life Between The Exit Signs

WPCR-27015 Chick Corea - Tones For Joan's Bones

WPCR-27016 Joe Zawinul - Money In The Pocket

WPCR-27017 Milt Jackson - Plenty, Plenty Soul

WPCR-27018 Milt Jackson - Ballads & Blues

WPCR-27019 Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Swiss Movement (+1)

WPCR-27020 Eddie Harris - Plug Me In

WPCR-27021 Herbie Mann - Right Now

WPCR-27022 Herbie Mann - Do The Bossa Nova

WPCR-27023 Herbie Mann & Bill Evans Trio - Nirvana

WPCR-27024 Sonny Stitt - Stitt Plays Bird (+2)

WPCR-27025 Ornette Coleman - Ornette! (+1)

WPCR-27026 Hank Crawford - More Soul

WPCR-27027 Lee Konitz With Warne Marsh

WPCR-27028 Warne Marsh

WPCR-27029 Charles Lloyd Quartet - Love In

WPCR-27030 Charles Lloyd Quartet - Dream Weaver

WPCR-27031 Ray Bryant - Alone at Montreux

WPCR-27032 Eddie Higgins Trio - Soulero

WPCR-27033 George Wallington - Knight Music

WPCR-27034 Phineas Newborn Jr. - Here Is Phineas

WPCR-27035 Roland Hanna - Easy To Love

WPCR-27036 John Lewis - The Wonderful World Of Jazz (+2)

WPCR-27037 The Two Sides Of Jack Wilson

WPCR-27038 Johnny Griffin & Matthew Gee - Soul Groove

WPCR-27039 David Newman - Fathead

WPCR-27040 Jack McDuff & David Newman - Double Barrelled Soul

WPCR-27041 Roy Ayers - Daddy Bug

WPCR-27042 Gary Burton - Throb

WPCR-27043 Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett

WPCR-27044 Jimmy Giuffre - Trav'lin' Light

WPCR-27045 Steve Marcus - Tomorrow Never Knows

WPCR-27046 Rufus Harley - A Tribute To Courage

WPCR-27047 Roland Kirk / Al Hibbler - A Meeting Of The Times

WPCR-27048 Slide Hampton - Jazz With A Twist

WPCR-27049 Gil Evans - Svengali

WPCR-27050 Duke Ellington - Recollections Of The Big Band Era (+11)

Batch 2 (23 May 2012)

WPCR-27051 Milt Jackson & John Coltrane - Bags & Trane (+3)

WPCR-27052 Art Farmer Quartet featuring Jim Hall - To Sweden With Love

WPCR-27053 Charles Lloyd - Forest Flower

WPCR-27054 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Sheriff

WPCR-27055 Modern Jazz Quartet - Blues on Bach

WPCR-27056 Milt Jackson - Vibrations

WPCR-27057 Nat Adderley - Live At Memory Lane

WPCR-27058 Nat Adderley - Sayin' Somethin'

WPCR-27059 Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass

WPCR-27060 Phil Woods & His European Rhythm Machine

WPCR-27061 Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots (+4)

WPCR-27062 Charles Mingus - Tonight At Noon

WPCR-27063 Roland Kirk - Boogie Woogie String Along For Real

WPCR-27064 Duke Ellington - New Orleans Suite

WPCR-27065 Hank Crawford - From The Heart

WPCR-27066 Clifford Jordan - Soul Fountain

WPCR-27067 David Newman - Straight Ahead

WPCR-27068 Jack McDuff - Tobacco Road

WPCR-27069 Roy Ayers - Stoned Soul Picnic

WPCR-27070 Red Mitchell-Harold Land Quintet - Hear Ye!

WPCR-27071 Ted Curson - The New Thing & The Blue Thing

WPCR-27072 Slide Hampton - Sister Salvation

WPCR-27073 Freddie Hubbard - Backlash

WPCR-27074 Ornette Coleman - Ornette on Tenor

WPCR-27075 Eddie Harris - The In Sound

WPCR-27076 Herbie Mann - Live At Newport

WPCR-27077 Shorty Rogers - The Swinging Mr. Rogers

WPCR-27078 Conte Candoli & Lou Levy - West Coast Wailers

WPCR-27079 Dave Pell - Love Story

WPCR-27080 Jimmy Giuffre - Western Suite

WPCR-27081 Lee Konitz - Inside Hi-Fi

WPCR-27082 Ron Carter - Uptown Conversation

WPCR-27083 Attila Zoller - Gypsy Cry

WPCR-27084 Gary Burton - Good Vibes

WPCR-27085 Gary Burton - Alone At Last

WPCR-27086 Hubert Laws - Laws' Cause

WPCR-27087 Philly Joe Jones & Elvin Jones - Together!

WPCR-27088 The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan

WPCR-27089 The John Lewis Piano

WPCR-27090 John Lewis - Improvised Meditations & Excursions

WPCR-27091 George Wallington - The Prestidigitator

WPCR-27092 Ray Bryant - MCMLXX

WPCR-27093 Roland Hanna - Destry Rides Again

WPCR-27094 Jack Wilson Quartet Featuring Roy Ayers

WPCR-27095 Phineas Newborn Jr. - Solo Piano

WPCR-27096 Junior Mance - Harlem Lullaby

WPCR-27097 Morris Nanton Trio - Roberta

WPCR-27098 Keith Jarrett - The Mourning Of A Star

WPCR-27099 Keith Jarrett - Birth

WPCR-27100 Joe Zawinul - Zawinul

Batch 3 (8 August 2012)

WPCR-27101 John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (Mono Version)

WPCR-27102 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Comedy

WPCR-27103 Modern Jazz Quartet

WPCR-27104 Bud Powell In Paris (+2)

WPCR-27105 Dave Brubeck - The Last Set At Newport

WPCR-27106 Freddie Hubbard - A Soul Experiment

WPCR-27107 Charles Lloyd - Journey Within

WPCR-27108 Herbie Hancock - Mwandishi

WPCR-27109 Herbie Hancock - Crossings

WPCR-27110 The Real Lee Konitz

WPCR-27111 Paul Desmond - First Place Again

WPCR-27112 Tony Fruscella

WPCR-27113 Herbie Mann Returns To The Village Gate

WPCR-27114 Herbie Mann - Monday Night At The Village Gate

WPCR-27115 Herbie Mann - Hold On, I'm Coming

WPCR-27116 Milt Jackson - Bags & Flutes

WPCR-27117 The Ballad Artistry Of Milt Jackson

WPCR-27118 Gary Burton & Stephane Grappelli - Paris Encounter

WPCR-27119 John Lewis - Essence

WPCR-27120 Billy Taylor - One for Fun

WPCR-27121 Duke Pearson - Honey Buns

WPCR-27122 Shirley Scott - Soul Song

WPCR-27123 Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours

WPCR-27124 Joe Zawinul - The Rise And Fall Of The Third-Stream

WPCR-27125 Sergio Mendes - The Swinger From Rio

WPCR-27126 Charlie Mariano - Mirror Mirror Mirror

WPCR-27127 Dave Pike - Jazz For The Jet Set

WPCR-27128 David Newman - Bigger & Better

WPCR-27129 Don Randi - Live On The Sunset Strip

WPCR-27130 The Electrifying Eddie Harris

WPCR-27131 Hank Crawford - After Hours

WPCR-27132 The Jimmy Giuffre 3

WPCR-27133 Junior Mance - With A Lotta Help From My Friends

WPCR-27134 Leo Wright - Blues Shout

WPCR-27135 Les McCann - Comment

WPCR-27136 The Teddy Charles Tentet

WPCR-27137 Duke Ellington - Afro-Bossa

WPCR-27138 Count Basie - This Time By Basie!

WPCR-27139 Miroslav Vitous - Infinite Search

WPCR-27140 Philly Joe Jones - Philly Joe's Beat

WPCR-27141 Elvin Jones - Midnight Walk

WPCR-27142 Shelley Manne - Boss Sounds!

WPCR-27143 Charles Mingus - Changes One

WPCR-27144 Charles Mingus - Changes Two

WPCR-27145 Lurlean Hunter - Blue & Sentimental

WPCR-27146 Betty Carter - 'Round Midnight (+2)

WPCR-27147 Ann Richards - Ann, Man!

WPCR-27148 Mel Torme - Comin' Home Baby!

WPCR-27149 Chris Connor (+2)

WPCR-27150 Carmen McRae - For Once In My Life

Batch 4 (12 September 2012)

WPCR-27151 Marty Paich - The Broadway Bit

WPCR-27152 Marty Paich - I Get A Boot Out Of You

WPCR-27153 Modern Jazz Quartet With Sonny Rollins

WPCR-27154 Modern Jazz Quartet - Lonely Woman

WPCR-27155 Herbie Hancock - Fat Albert Rotunda

WPCR-27156 Charles Mingus - Oh Yeah

WPCR-27157 Dave Brubeck-Paul Desmond-Gerry Mulligan - We're All Together Again For The First Time

WPCR-27158 Charles Lloyd - Soundtrack

WPCR-27159 Shorty Rogers - Way Up There

WPCR-27160 Ray Charles & Milt Jackson - Soul Meeting

WPCR-27161 Milt Jackson & Coleman Hawkins - Bean Bags

WPCR-27162 Milt Jackson & Ray Charles - Soul Brothers

WPCR-27163 Barney Kessel Plus Big Band - Bossa Nova

WPCR-27164 John Lewis and Sascha Distel - Afternoon In Paris

WPCR-27165 Dick Katz - Piano & Pen

WPCR-27166 Duke Pearson - Prairie Dog

WPCR-27167 Randy Weston - African Cookbook

WPCR-27168 Roy Ayers - Virgo Vibes

WPCR-27169 Sergio Mendes Brasil '65 - In Person At El Matador!

WPCR-27170 Herbie Mann - Live At The Whiskey A-Go-Go

WPCR-27171 Hubert Laws - The Laws Of Jazz

WPCR-27172 The Legendary Buster Smith

WPCR-27173 Roland Kirk - Other Folks Music

WPCR-27174 Roland Kirk - Rahsaan, Rahsaan

WPCR-27175 Jack McDuff - A Change Is Gonna Come

WPCR-27176 David Newman - Fathead Comes On

WPCR-27177 Eddie Harris & Les McCann - Second Movement

WPCR-27178 Hank Crawford - Soul Of The Ballad

WPCR-27179 Junior Mance With David Newman - Live At The Top

WPCR-27180 King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree - Blues At Montreux

WPCR-27181 Lars Gullin - Baritone Sax

WPCR-27182 Leo Wright - Suddenly The Blues

WPCR-27183 Les McCann - Much Les

WPCR-27184 Steve Marcus - Count's Rock Band

WPCR-27185 Freddie Hubbard - High Blues Pressure

WPCR-27186 Shelly Manne & His Men - Jazz Gunn

WPCR-27187 Max Roach - Members, Don't Get Weary

WPCR-27188 Mongo Santamaria - Mongo At Montreux

WPCR-27189 Elvin Jones - And Then Again

WPCR-27190 Chico Hamilton - A Different Journey

WPCR-27191 Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland - Jazz Is Universal

WPCR-27192 Woody Herman's Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival

WPCR-27193 Duke Ellington - Concert In The Virgin Islands

WPCR-27194 Duke Ellington - Ellington '66

WPCR-27195 Mel Torme - Sunday In New York

WPCR-27196 Esther Phillips - Confessin' The Blues

WPCR-27197 Frances Wayne - The Warm Sound

WPCR-27198 Sylvia Sims Sings

WPCR-27199 Chris Connor - A Portrait Of Chris

WPCR-27200 Carmen McRae - Sound Of Silence (+2)

Batch 5 (23 January 2013)

WPCR-27201 John Coltrane - Giant Steps

WPCR-27202 Art Farmer - Sing Me Softly Of The Blues

WPCR-27203 The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn, Guest Artist: Jimmy Giuffre

WPCR-27204 Modern Jazz Quartet - The Legendary Profile

WPCR-27205 Charles Mingus - Mingus Moves

WPCR-27206 Charles Mingus - Three Or Four Shades Of Blue

WPCR-27207 Charles Lloyd In Europe

WPCR-27208 John Lewis - Jazz Abstractions

WPCR-27209 John Lewis / Albert Mangelsdorff - Animal Dance

WPCR-27210 Sergio Mendes - The Great Arrival

WPCR-27211 Barney Kessel - Breakfast At Tiffany's

WPCR-27212 Amor! Fabulous Guitar Of Luiz Bonfa

WPCR-27213 Jay Mcshann - The Last Of The Blue Devils

WPCR-27214 George Wein's Newport All-Stars

WPCR-27215 George Wein - Wein, Women & Song

WPCR-27216 Dave Brubeck - All The Things We Are

WPCR-27217 Dick Katz / Derek Smith / Rene Urtreger - Jazz Piano International

WPCR-27218 Fred Kaz - Eastern Exposure

WPCR-27219 The Billy Taylor Touch

WPCR-27220 Jess Stacy - A Tribute To Benny Goodman

WPCR-27221 Charles Bell - Another Dimension

WPCR-27222 Junior Mance - I Believe To My Soul

WPCR-27223 The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet

WPCR-27224 Roland Kirk - Here Comes The Whistleman

WPCR-27225 Yusef Lateef - Suite16

WPCR-27226 Steve Marcus - The Lord's Prayer

WPCR-27227 Eddie Harris - Mean Greens

WPCR-27228 Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes

WPCR-27229 Ornette Coleman - The Art Of Improvisers

WPCR-27230 Leo Wright - Soul Talk

WPCR-27231 Vi Redd - Lady Soul

WPCR-27232 Chico Hamilton - Gongs East!

WPCR-27233 Frank Rosolino - Turn Me Loose!

WPCR-27234 The Jazz Modes - The Most Happy Fella

WPCR-27235 Jimmy Owens / Kenny Barron - You Had Better Listen

WPCR-27236 Shorty Rogers - Martians Come Back!

WPCR-27237 Slide Hampton - Somethin' Sanctified

WPCR-27238 Teddy Charles - Word From Bird

WPCR-27239 Hubert Laws - Flute By-Laws

WPCR-27240 Herbie Mann - The Family Of Mann

WPCR-27241 Herbie Mann - Impressions Of The Middle East

WPCR-27242 Herbie Mann - Windows Open

WPCR-27243 Clare Fischer - Thesaurus

WPCR-27244 Count Basie - Pop Goes The Basie

WPCR-27245 Duke Ellington - The Symphonic Ellington

WPCR-27246 Helen Merrill - American Country Songs

WPCR-27247 Carol Stevens - That Satin Doll

WPCR-27248 Al Hibbler - After The Lights Go Down Low

WPCR-27249 Joe Mooney - Lush Life

WPCR-27250 Joanie Sommers - Positively The Most

Batch 6 (20 February 2013)

WPCR-27251 Modern Jazz Quartet - European Concert Volume One

WPCR-27252 Modern Jazz Quartet - European Concert Volume Two

WPCR-27253 Modern Jazz Quartet - Plastic Dreams

WPCR-27254 Charles Mingus - Cumbia & Jazz Fusion

WPCR-27255 Charles Mingus - Me, Myself And Eye

WPCR-27256 Charles Mingus - Something Like A Bird

WPCR-27257 Bill Evans - New Conversations

WPCR-27258 Dave Brubeck - Brother, The Great Spirit Made Us All

WPCR-27259 Lennie Tristano - The New Tristano

WPCR-27260 John Lewis - The Golden Striker

WPCR-27261 John Lewis / Svend Asmussen - European Encounter

WPCR-27262 Dave Pell - Jazz & Romantic Places

WPCR-27263 Mary Lou Williams / Barbara Carroll - Ladies Of Jazz

WPCR-27264 Joe Castro - Groove Funk Soul

WPCR-27265 Charles Lloyd In The Soviet Union

WPCR-27266 Charles Lloyd - The Flowering

WPCR-27267 Jimmy Giuffre - The Four Brothers Band

WPCR-27268 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Return Of The 5.000 Pound Man

WPCR-27269 Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Kirkatron

WPCR-27270 Sonny Stitt - Deuces Wild

WPCR-27271 Hank Crawford - The Soul Clinic

WPCR-27272 Eddie Harris - The Tender Storm

WPCR-27273 Freddie Hubbard - Sing Me A Song Of Songmy

WPCR-27274 Max Roach - Lift Every Voice And Sing

WPCR-27275 Chico Hamilton - With Strings Attached

WPCR-27276 Chico Hamilton - The Three Faces Of Chico

WPCR-27277 Barney Kessel - Kessel/Jazz Contemporary Latin Rhythm

WPCR-27278 Jay Mcshann - The Big Apple Bash

WPCR-27279 Brother Jack Mcduff - Do It Now

WPCR-27280 Sonny Sharrock - Black Woman

WPCR-27281 Slide Hampton - Explosion! The Sound Of Slide Hampton

WPCR-27282 Lars Gullin Swings

WPCR-27283 Newport Jazz Festival All Stars

WPCR-27284 Young-Holt Unlimited - Oh Girl

WPCR-27285 Quartette Tres Bien - Bully!

WPCR-27286 Ronnie Ross & Allan Ganley - The Jazz Makers

WPCR-27287 Vic Dickenson / Joe Thomas - Mainstream

WPCR-27288 Marty Paich - The Rock-Jazz Incident

WPCR-27289 Stephane Grappelli - Feeling + Finesse = Jazz

WPCR-27290 Dave Pike - Doors Of Perception

WPCR-27291 Hubert Laws - Wild Flower

WPCR-27292 Herbie Mann - Latin Fever

WPCR-27293 Herbie Mann - Memphis Two-Step

WPCR-27294 Clarke-Boland Big Band - Handle With Care

WPCR-27295 Duke Ellington - Mary Poppins

WPCR-27296 Mose Allison - The Word From Mose

WPCR-27297 Lavern Baker Sings Bessie Smith

WPCR-27298 Chris Connor - Chris Craft

WPCR-27299 Carmen Mcrae - Portrait Of Carmen

WPCR-27300 Peggy Lee - Let's Love

[Swinging Swede]

And the series continues with another 100 titles this summer. 400 in total!

Batch 7 (26 June 2013)

WPCR-27301 Bill Evans - You Must Believe In Spring

WPCR-27302 Bill Evans - Affinity

WPCR-27303 Bill Evans - We Will Meet Again

WPCR-27304 John Coltrane - Coltrane Plays The Blues

WPCR-27305 John Coltrane - Coltrane's Sound

WPCR-27306 Modern Jazz Quartet - Fontessa

WPCR-27307 Modern Jazz Quartet - Third Stream Music

WPCR-27308 Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear

WPCR-27309 Ben Webster - The Warm Moods

WPCR-27310 Ornette Coleman - The Shape Of Jazz To Come

WPCR-27311 Ornette Coleman - Twins

WPCR-27312 Charlie Parker - One Night In Washington

WPCR-27313 Dizzy Gillespie - One Night In Washington

WPCR-27314 Ted Curson - Quicksand

WPCR-27315 Ira Sullivan - Horizons

WPCR-27316 Woody Shaw - Master Of The Art

WPCR-27317 Robin Kenyatta - Until

WPCR-27318 Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly - These Are My Roots

WPCR-27319 Jimmy Giuffre - The Music Man

WPCR-27320 Rufus Harley - Scotch & Soul

WPCR-27321 Herbie Mann - The Common Ground

WPCR-27322 Herbie Mann - My Kinda Groove

WPCR-27323 Herbie Mann - Standing Ovation At Newport

WPCR-27324 Herbie Mann - A Mann And A Woman

WPCR-27325 Herbie Mann At The Village Gate

WPCR-27326 Lennie Tristano - Tristano

WPCR-27327 Barbara Carroll - Fresh From Broadway!

WPCR-27328 Morris Nanton - Flower Drum Song

WPCR-27329 Paul Smith - He Sells Jazz By The Sea Shore

WPCR-27330 Sergio Mendes - The Beat Of Brazil

WPCR-27331 Don Randi - Revolver Jazz

WPCR-27332 Don Pullen - Tomorrow's Promises

WPCR-27333 McCoy Tyner - Dimensions

WPCR-27334 Jimmy Smith - Off The Top

WPCR-27335 Shirley Scott - Something

WPCR-27336 Barney Kessel - Hair Is Beautiful

WPCR-27337 The Mitchell-Ruff Trio - The Catbird Seat

WPCR-27338 Ron Carter - Etudes

WPCR-27339 Charles Mingus - Mingus At Antibes

WPCR-27340 Grassella Oliphant - The Grass Roots

WPCR-27341 Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Bap-Tizum

WPCR-27342 Duke Ellington - Jazz Violin Session

WPCR-27343 Jimmy Scott - The Source

WPCR-27344 Mel Torme - At The Red Hill

WPCR-27345 Late Date With Ruth Brown

WPCR-27346 Rosemary Clooney - Love

WPCR-27347 Carmen Mcrae - Just A Little Lovin'

WPCR-27348 Chris Connor - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

WPCR-27349 Joanie Sommers - The Voice Of The Sixties

WPCR-27350 Joanie Sommers - For Those Who Think Young

Batch 8 (24 July 2013)

WPCR-27351 Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus

WPCR-27352 The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays No Sun In Venice (Original Film Score By John Lewis)

WPCR-27353 The Modern Jazz Quartet & Orchestra

WPCR-27354 The Modern Jazz Quartet - A Quartet Is A Quartet Is A Quartet

WPCR-27355 John Coltrane - Ole Coltrane

WPCR-27356 Keith Jarrett - Somewhere Before

WPCR-27357 Bill Evans - The Paris Concert Edition One

WPCR-27358 Bill Evans - The Paris Concert Edition Two

WPCR-27359 Stanley Clarke / Chick Corea - The Griffith Park Collection

WPCR-27360 Echoes Of An Era

WPCR-27361 Echoes Of An Era 2: The Concert

WPCR-27362 Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz

WPCR-27363 Roland Kirk - Volunteered Slavery

WPCR-27364 Dexter Gordon - American Classic

WPCR-27365 Stan Getz / Albert Dailey - Poetry

WPCR-27366 Woody Shaw - Night Music

WPCR-27367 Red Rodney & Ira Sullivan - Spirit Within

WPCR-27368 Red Rodney & Ira Sullivan - Sprint

WPCR-27369 Shorty Rogers - Bossa Nova

WPCR-27370 Sonny Fortune - Serengeti Minstrel

WPCR-27371 Saxes Inc.

WPCR-27372 The Trombones Inc.

WPCR-27373 Bud Powell - Inner Fires

WPCR-27374 Erroll Garner - The Greatest Garner

WPCR-27375 Joe Albany - Portrait Of An Artist

WPCR-27376 Barbara Carroll - Live! Her Piano And Trio

WPCR-27377 Paul Smith - Brazilian Detour

WPCR-27378 Sergio Mendes - Favorite Things

WPCR-27379 Gary Burton - Live In Tokyo

WPCR-27380 Jimmy Smith - Keep On Comin'

WPCR-27381 Herbie Mann - Our Mann Flute

WPCR-27382 Herbie Mann - New Mann At Newport

WPCR-27383 Herbie Mann - The Wailing Dervishes

WPCR-27384 Herbie Mann - The Inspiration I Feel

WPCR-27385 Herbie Mann - Memphis Underground

WPCR-27386 Jeremy Steig - Jeremy & The Satyrs

WPCR-27387 Grassella Oliphant - The Grass Is Greener

WPCR-27388 Byard Lancaster - It's Not Up To Us

WPCR-27389 Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Fanfare For The Warriors

WPCR-27390 Eureka Brass Band - Jazz At Preservation Hall 1

WPCR-27391 Billie & De De Pierce / Jim Robinson - Jazz At Preservation Hall 2

WPCR-27392 Paul Barbarin / Punch Miller - Jazz At Preservation Hall 3

WPCR-27393 George Lewis - Jazz At Preservation Hall 4

WPCR-27394 Earl Coleman / Billy Taylor - Love Songs

WPCR-27395 Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe

WPCR-27396 Dinah Shore - Lower Basin Street Revisited

WPCR-27397 Jo Stafford - Getting Sentimental Over Tommy Dorsey

WPCR-27398 Rosemary Clooney - Thanks For Nothing

WPCR-27399 Joanie Sommers - Sommers Seasons

WPCR-27400 Joanie Sommers - Softly, The Brazilian Sound

[CJ Shearn]

Ahh so they are including Elektra Musician titles? I have the Wounded Bird reissues of the "Griffith Park" albums and the JOS titles. Honestly, not much can be done to improve "Off the Top", it's a very thin sounding recording, dead drums, Stanley sounds like his horn is coming from an amplifier instead of miked where you get his tone. "Griffith Park vol. 2 In Concert" are soundboard recordings made on cassette so nothing can improve those.

[king ubu]

"Off the Top" was also in the "piano key" edition of Rhino's ("Atlantic [or whatever] Jazz Masters", in this case "Elektra", I assume), and that edition included all but the piano medley of the other JOS Elektra album. Very good reissue, in my opinion (JOS and Griffin!)

Thanks a lot for putting together these lists - I slept on this series and I guess it's too late to find some of these reissues. But with plenty of them, I'm happy with whatever editions I have (Koch, Collectables, some vinyl, both generations of Atlantic digipacks - the later of those included other Warner labels, too, I think - and those Rhino reissues I just mentioned).

But there are some things I never came around to find (the Owens/Barron, for instance - fine one! never owned a hard copy of it, though) and this edition would certainly be the best choice if they can be found!

[CJ Shearn]

JOS and Griffin should have been paired when Johnny made his BN dates, that twofer omits the piano track? both albums are just over 35 minutes I think.

Edited April 28, 2013 by CJ Shearn

[erwbol]

... Sure, many titles have been out on CD before, but appear here in better sound and with original cover art. ...

... All things considered this is a minor quibble, as these are definitive releases in all other ways and moderately priced. ...

I'm going to take your word for it and order a bunch of these discs, starting with the 2012 releases. My only other experience with Warner Japan releases is a stereo CD of Giant Steps issued a few years back. I thought it was too loud and had too much bass like the latest US/EU releases.

I noticed on cdjapan that Coltrane's Giant Steps is also mono (you mentioned My Favorite Things). Do the Coltrane Atlantics have particular merit in mono?

Are any other discs (by any artist) expected to have mono over stereo sound?

[king ubu]

Is there any better source than CDJapan to have discs sent to Europe?

Nearly 40$ for shipping three discs that cost less than 30$ is bit crazy - I could only order two at a time to evade custom fees and tax. Dustygroove seems not to carry them ... or at least not the one from 2012 I just looked up. Guess using re-sellers on amazon.fr is the way to go, as so often for Japanese discs.

JOS and Griffin should have been paired when Johnny made his BN dates, that twofer omits the piano track? both albums are just over 35 minutes I think.

And yes, alas they left off the medley - too bad, I'd have loved to hear it, but it shan't be then. I also have the LP of "Off the Top" and am not willing to spend any more money on that.

[erwbol]

That can't be right. Shipping 4 of these CDs to The Netherlands cost me ¥900 (about €7) by SAL.

Also, check the gift option on checkout to have the custom's declaration marked as a gift. That allows me to import €45 instead of €22 free of pesky duties.

Besides being cheap, CDJapan's packaging is the best.

Edited April 28, 2013 by erwbol

[king ubu]

SAL to Switzerland, three discs in the cart ... try it!

Must be some "non EU" crap or some such.

Oops - I must have mixed up the total shipping and total order costs! Phew! Okay, consider CDJapan a *very* dangerous site now!

[erwbol]

SAL to Switzerland, three discs in the cart ... try it!

Must be some "non EU" crap or some such.

Oops - I must have mixed up the total shipping and total order costs! Phew! Okay, consider CDJapan a *very* dangerous site now!

It is also dangerous in the sense that if you use the gift option it won't be remembered for your next order (unlike e.g. shipping method, method of payment).

[erwbol]

These shipped today. It seems the earliest releases from this series are still available.

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WPCR-27004 Charles Mingus - The Clown
WPCR-27005 Charles Mingus - Mingus At Carnegie Hall

WPCR-27006 Art Blakey & Thelonious Monk - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (Mono)

WPCR-27030 Charles Lloyd Quartet - Dream Weaver
WPCR-27053 Charles Lloyd - Forest Flower

WPCR-27061 Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots

WPCR-27143 Charles Mingus - Changes One

WPCR-27144 Charles Mingus - Changes Two

[etherbored]

follow up and let us know what you think. i was just listening to leo wright's "suddenly the blues" from this series just this morning. i think you're going to be pretty happy...

[Head Man]

follow up and let us know what you think. i was just listening to leo wright's "suddenly the blues" from this series just this morning. i think you're going to be pretty happy...

Yes, both the Leo Wright releases from this series are excellent.

[etherbored]

actually, all three of his atlantic titles are in the series ('suddenly the blues', 'blues shout', and, in 'soul talk')...

[Head Man]

actually, all three of his atlantic titles are in the series ('suddenly the blues', 'blues shout', and, in 'soul talk')...

Yes, I looked again after I posted and saw there was indeed a third one (Soul Talk). I've put in a order with CDJapan for that plus "Joe Castro - Groove, Funk Soul" & "Ronnie Ross/Allan Ganley - The Jazz Makers". Very reasonable prices, actually.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

'Soul talk' and the Joe Castro are lovely albums. I have the Castro on a Collectables twofer, with the Ross/Ganley, which I've played once. What a silly combination... Fortunately, 'Groove funk soul' is the 2nd album, so I just start at #9.

MG

[Head Man]

'Soul talk' and the Joe Castro are lovely albums. I have the Castro on a Collectables twofer, with the Ross/Ganley, which I've played once. What a silly combination... Fortunately, 'Groove funk soul' is the 2nd album, so I just start at #9.

MG

Like you I have the Joe Castro/Ronnie Ross on Collectables; it will be interesting to hear how the sound compares with these new reissues. The Joe Castro is one of my favourite albums so that's why I'm getting the upgrade (fingers crossed!).

[etherbored]

what is it you two like about the joe castro date? the samples i heard sounded pretty straight which i thoght belived the title 'groove funk soul' but maybe each piece develops into something i didn't hear.

btw, i hope you're onto the young-holt title, MG...

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

what is it you two like about the joe castro date? the samples i heard sounded pretty straight which i thoght belived the title 'groove funk soul' but maybe each piece develops into something i didn't hear.

btw, i hope you're onto the young-holt title, MG...

I think I have the Young-Holt; I have 'Mellow dreaming' and 'Born again' in a 2 disc set issued a few years ago by Water. If I have stuff, I tend not to notice further reissues of the material

As to the Castro, 'Groove funk soul' is a misleading title - though possibly it wasn't in the fifties But Teddy Edwards, one of my favourites, is always worth hearing in this context (well, or any context where he can play) - this is the same band that made 'Teddy's ready' for Contemporary.

MG

[etherbored]

ah - okay. processing it that way makes more sense. i'm adding it and the ross/ganley to The List [tm]...

[Clunky]

follow up and let us know what you think. i was just listening to leo wright's "suddenly the blues" from this series just this morning. i think you're going to be pretty happy...

Yes, both the Leo Wright releases from this series are excellent.

Seconded , also sound is very good despite each disc being slightly on the loud side they seem none the worse for it.

[Head Man]

what is it you two like about the joe castro date? the samples i heard sounded pretty straight which i thoght belived the title 'groove funk soul' but maybe each piece develops into something i didn't hear.

btw, i hope you're onto the young-holt title, MG...

I think I have the Young-Holt; I have 'Mellow dreaming' and 'Born again' in a 2 disc set issued a few years ago by Water. If I have stuff, I tend not to notice further reissues of the material

As to the Castro, 'Groove funk soul' is a misleading title - though possibly it wasn't in the fifties But Teddy Edwards, one of my favourites, is always worth hearing in this context (well, or any context where he can play) - this is the same band that made 'Teddy's ready' for Contemporary.

MG

What MG said..........

It IS pretty straight-ahead but nothing wrong with that in my book. As well as the two albums he made with Teddy Edwards, mentioned above, the album he recorded at his home with Zoot Sims called "Live at Falcon's Lair" is also very good. Apart from these three albums and another he recorded for Atlantic with strings, I'm not aware of anything else he did. I guess partnering up with Doris Duke took away the need to have to work for a living. Anyone know whether he continued playing jazz later in life?

UPDATE:

I've just checked his entry on Wikipedia and see that he ended up playing in Las Vegas.

Edited May 6, 2013 by Head Man

[erwbol]

These shipped today. It seems the earliest releases from this series are still available.

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WPCR-27004 Charles Mingus - The Clown

WPCR-27005 Charles Mingus - Mingus At Carnegie Hall

WPCR-27006 Art Blakey & Thelonious Monk - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (Mono)

WPCR-27030 Charles Lloyd Quartet - Dream Weaver

WPCR-27053 Charles Lloyd - Forest Flower

WPCR-27061 Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots

WPCR-27143 Charles Mingus - Changes One

WPCR-27144 Charles Mingus - Changes Two

First impression is that these are all worthwhile purchases.

Changes One seemed an improvement over the 1993 disc. More detailed highs. A nice heavy detailed bass sound, not overpowering. Better than the piece of shit Atlantic Masters (2005) release.

[J.A.W.]

These shipped today. It seems the earliest releases from this series are still available.

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WPCR-27004 Charles Mingus - The Clown

WPCR-27005 Charles Mingus - Mingus At Carnegie Hall

WPCR-27006 Art Blakey & Thelonious Monk - Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (Mono)

WPCR-27030 Charles Lloyd Quartet - Dream Weaver

WPCR-27053 Charles Lloyd - Forest Flower

WPCR-27061 Charles Mingus - Blues & Roots

WPCR-27143 Charles Mingus - Changes One

WPCR-27144 Charles Mingus - Changes Two

First impression is that these are all worthwhile purchases.

Changes One seemed an improvement over the 1993 disc. More detailed highs. A nice heavy detailed bass sound, not overpowering. Better than the piece of shit Atlantic Masters (2005) release.

This series is not only a tad loud, but it also has boosted highs - not annoyingly so, but still... I'm not a fan of this kind of "modern mastering" - and that's putting it mildly - but, as I said before, the series is listenable as far as I'm concerned. I may change my mind on second listening, though.

Edited May 14, 2013 by J.A.W.