Boplicity

[crisp]

Ace Records in the UK has started a new jazz reissue label called Boplicity.

From the website:

Ace Records’ Boplicity label was one of the earliest entries into the jazz reissues market in the mid-1980s. The short release schedule covered classic modern jazz from the 50s and 60s, taking in music originally released by Blue Note, Riverside, Prestige and various smaller independents. We are now re-launching the label as home for our small but distinct catalogue of 1950s and 1960s modern jazz. Featuring bonus tracks wherever possible, each release will strive for the highest quality in sound reproduction, using fresh transfers of the original master tapes.

Here's what's available so far:

Chet Baker: Cools Out

Chet Baker: Quintette

Buddy Collette: Buddy's Best

Curtis Counce: Exploring the Future

Dexter Gordon: Dexter Blows Hot and Cool

Chico Hamilton With Paul Horn

Coleman Hawkins: The Hawk Swings

Introducing Carl Perkins

I don't know how Ace came to acquire these masters, although they own the back catalogues of quite a few small labels of that period. Thoughts?

[J.A.W.]

The Dootone label is owned by Ace.

There's an earlier thread about this: