JSngry Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Are they planning to reissue the historical ("Gold") series as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Rights to much of that series is questionable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 That's what I thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Sam Most has yet to really hit my spot, but you can find plenty of others for whom the opposite is true. Most is a swinger, and all of his Xanadu dates have nice or better bands, but there is something unusual and -- for me in certain moods kind of off-putting -- about the way he actually produces and articulates notes. It's almost as though he's humming or whistling or (to coin a word) "throating" his lines rather than producing them by blowing air through the instrument and working the keys. Sometimes that sounds sort of unfair, if that makes any sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Sam Most has yet to really hit my spot, but you can find plenty of others for whom the opposite is true. Most is a swinger, and all of his Xanadu dates have nice or better bands, but there is something unusual and -- for me in certain moods kind of off-putting -- about the way he actually produces and articulates notes. It's almost as though he's humming or whistling or (to coin a word) "throating" his lines rather than producing them by blowing air through the instrument and working the keys. Sometimes that sounds sort of unfair, if that makes any sense. That makes perfect sense. You can even hear what you're describing in the sample track that I posted above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 I know what you mean. I've also heard it claimed that Rahsaan ripped him off with the whole singing-while-playing, but that to me seems a bit too simplistic. To me, it seems like the lines he plays are extremely competent, but not particularly "creative", if you know what I mean. Not implying that it's a "gimmick" per se, I've seen no indication that he's anything other than wholly and admirably dedicated and sincere, it's just that...what next, then? And I feel so guilty saying that, because he plays so much more music than did popular-zone Herbie Mann, but I'm kinda like, Herbie Mann, meets expectations. Lower expectations, sure, but still, expectations met, you can just walk on by/through all that and just be happy to be happy in a guiltless fast-food kind of way. And Herbie Mann almost always had solid bands behind him, bands that it seems like you could still go see Herbie Mann even if you didn't like Herbie Mann because you knew the band would make it worth your while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Here's one of Most's better than nice (to say the least) Xanadu bands: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 I've seen no indication that he's anything other than wholly and admirably dedicated and sincere, it's just that...what next, then? Uh-oh... Then again, can't blame a man for trying, chicks don't respect you if you don't at least try, or so went the common wisdom of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Leave us not forget Sam's brother Abe, who certainly had something going for him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft5Hq92Cesw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Here's one of Most's better than nice (to say the least) Xanadu bands: This is my favorite Sam Most recording. It would be difficult to find a "bad" session with Duke Jordan, Tal Farlow, Sam Jones, and Billy Higgins on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 I don't remember any on Xanadu (Catalyst and Bethlehem?) But check out Most on tenor. I got him to promise to bring the tenor to play at my wedding. Sadly, that gig never happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 Excellent news! We have a number of the original Xanadu LPs in the station's library. Big fan of the McPhersons in particular. I picked up a good double-LP anthology of Xanadu several years ago: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 From Zev Feldman. FRIENDS, I'VE BEEN WAITING TO SHARE SOME NEWS. Will you please watch this short video? Over the last 3 years I've been involved in a historical preservation effort with ELEMENTAL MUSIC of Barcelona, Spain & THE ORCHARD to restore & reissue The XANADU RECORDS jazz album catalog. The first 6 albums are out June 30th. After Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012, many of the master tape reels were seriously damaged or destroyed (tapes literally unraveled in the floodwater). We had a long road to restore & reissue the recordings. We even lost all the album artwork so I used my personal LP's to have them drum scanned & our designer (Simon Svard) restored & made them look new again. This became the perfect opportunity to celebrate one of my heroes, Xanadu's founder Don Schlitten, a man who I consider to be one of the architect's of this music & unjustly under-appreciated. You may not be aware of his name, but Don Schlitten has left one of the largest footprints in this music doing production, photography & design for many labels including Signal Records, Prestige, MPS, Cobblestone, Onyx, Muse, RCA & Xanadu. Xanadu was his brain-child and was a 'mom & pop' record label co-run with his wife Nina. Together they recorded & documented straight-ahead jazz in an era which was heavily influenced by fusion, funk rock, & R&B. Over the next year, Elemental Music (in partnership with The Orchard) will reissue 25 key albums from the catalog which my label partner Jordi Soley and I personally selected). We've created definitive re-issue editions with 16-page booklets containing original notes, bonus photographs, & new liners by British jazz journalist legend Mark Gardner, in addition to yours truly. The first 6 releases include Jimmy & Albert 'Tootie' Heath, Al Cohn/Jimmy Rowles, Barry Harris, Sam Most & The Xanadu All-Stars. More releases to come from the likes of Joe Farrell, Bob Berg, Kenny Barron, Dexter Gordon, Cecil Payne plus others. This is one of the most important musical projects I've ever been involved with. This was a labor of love & I'm proud of what we've accomplished. I hope you'll join us on this journey as we celebrate this music, and Don's accomplishments. It all starts June 30th. OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE HERE: http://www.icontactarchive.com/Bp61cp1zavMD8u8e7KtgO4n8le3X… Thanks for your interest & support. Special thanks to Bret Primack & Zak Shelby-Szyszko for your help co-writing, directing, and producing this video with me. Zev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Already discussed here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I had that sampler but sold it - nice overview but much of the music didn't thrill me. I definitely will get the Cohn/Rowles, maybe the Albert Heath. The Barry Harris Play Dameron is a real nice one, but I got the Jazz Lips issue a while back as I missed the LP and finally wanted to have it. But I never liked the bass and drums sound on those Xanadu sessions or on the Schlitten produced Prestige LPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 From Zev Feldman. FRIENDS, I'VE BEEN WAITING TO SHARE SOME NEWS. Will you please watch this short video? Over the last 3 years I've been involved in a historical preservation effort with ELEMENTAL MUSIC of Barcelona, Spain & THE ORCHARD to restore & reissue The XANADU RECORDS jazz album catalog. The first 6 albums are out June 30th. After Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012, many of the master tape reels were seriously damaged or destroyed (tapes literally unraveled in the floodwater). We had a long road to restore & reissue the recordings. We even lost all the album artwork so I used my personal LP's to have them drum scanned & our designer (Simon Svard) restored & made them look new again. This became the perfect opportunity to celebrate one of my heroes, Xanadu's founder Don Schlitten, a man who I consider to be one of the architect's of this music & unjustly under-appreciated. You may not be aware of his name, but Don Schlitten has left one of the largest footprints in this music doing production, photography & design for many labels including Signal Records, Prestige, MPS, Cobblestone, Onyx, Muse, RCA & Xanadu. Xanadu was his brain-child and was a 'mom & pop' record label co-run with his wife Nina. Together they recorded & documented straight-ahead jazz in an era which was heavily influenced by fusion, funk rock, & R&B. Over the next year, Elemental Music (in partnership with The Orchard) will reissue 25 key albums from the catalog which my label partner Jordi Soley and I personally selected). We've created definitive re-issue editions with 16-page booklets containing original notes, bonus photographs, & new liners by British jazz journalist legend Mark Gardner, in addition to yours truly. The first 6 releases include Jimmy & Albert 'Tootie' Heath, Al Cohn/Jimmy Rowles, Barry Harris, Sam Most & The Xanadu All-Stars. More releases to come from the likes of Joe Farrell, Bob Berg, Kenny Barron, Dexter Gordon, Cecil Payne plus others. This is one of the most important musical projects I've ever been involved with. This was a labor of love & I'm proud of what we've accomplished. I hope you'll join us on this journey as we celebrate this music, and Don's accomplishments. It all starts June 30th. OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE HERE: http://www.icontactarchive.com/Bp61cp1zavMD8u8e7KtgO4n8le3X… Thanks for your interest & support. Special thanks to Bret Primack & Zak Shelby-Szyszko for your help co-writing, directing, and producing this video with me. Zev Already discussed here: Topis merged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 here's the list of future reissues mentioned in the trailer (17 more, so a total of 23, including 2 double cds) Kenny Barron - At the Piano Teddy Edwards - Feelin's Joe Farrell - Skateboard Park Ronnie Cuber - Cubre Libre Al Cohn / Dexter Gordon - True Blue & Silver Blue (2CD) Dolo Coker - California Hard Kenny Drew - Home is where the Soul is Charles McPherson - Beautiful Frank Butler - The Stepper Bob Berg - New Birth Sonny Criss - Saturday Morning Teddy Edwards - The Inimitable Teddy Edwards Sam Jones - Changes & Things Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan - Brooklyn Brothers Barry Harris - Live in Tokyo Charles McPherson - Live in Tokyo Jimmy Raney - Live in Tokyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Nice, indeed - thanks! Hm, second look: what happened to Jimmy Heath? Would have enjoyed more! And Sam Noto, too - but then Noto is no name that would sell, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Unbuttoned shirt is quirky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 here's the list of future reissues mentioned in the trailer (17 more, so a total of 23, including 2 double cds) Kenny Barron - At the Piano Teddy Edwards - Feelin's Joe Farrell - Skateboard Park Ronnie Cuber - Cubre Libre Al Cohn / Dexter Gordon - True Blue & Silver Blue (2CD) Dolo Coker - California Hard Kenny Drew - Home is where the Soul is Charles McPherson - Beautiful Frank Butler - The Stepper Bob Berg - New Birth Sonny Criss - Saturday Morning Teddy Edwards - The Inimitable Teddy Edwards Sam Jones - Changes & Things Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan - Brooklyn Brothers Barry Harris - Live in Tokyo Charles McPherson - Live in Tokyo Jimmy Raney - Live in Tokyo Great looking list. But I am a bit surprised they they're not reissuing Al Cohn Plays or Al Cohn's America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) How are the Edwards Xanadu records? Couldn't find any on YouTube. I am a bit surprised they're not reissuing Al Cohn Plays or Al Cohn's America. Ditto. (Do you mean Cohn's Play It Now?) Both records are far above average. Some of the most harmonically adventurous Cohn playing on record. Edited June 4, 2015 by Late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) How are the Edwards Xanadu records? Couldn't find any on YouTube. I am a bit surprised they're not reissuing Al Cohn Plays or Al Cohn's America. Ditto. (Do you mean Cohn's Play It Now?) Both records are far above average. Some of the most harmonically adventurous Cohn playing on record. Yeah. My bad. My memory isn't what it used to be! BTW: I've not heard either of those Teddy Edwards LPs, but here's one track from Feelin's: Eleven Twenty Three Sounds good! Edited June 4, 2015 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I've not heard either of those Teddy Edwards LPs, but here's one track from Feelin's: Eleven Twenty Three Sounds good! Thanks! Agreed. Always good to be able to add to the Teddy Edwards collection. ================= I wonder why these are being reissued using SACD jewel cases? Not complaining, just wondering ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I'm excited to see that, among the other enticing titles, they are reissuing Frank Butler's lone leader date. Butler was such a musical drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Nice, indeed - thanks! Hm, second look: what happened to Jimmy Heath? Would have enjoyed more! And Sam Noto, too - but then Noto is no name that would sell, I guess. Not sure they have the rights to any additional Jimmy Heath. 'The Gap Sealer' was originally released on Cobblestone, 'Love and Understanding' on Muse. But that Tootie Heath being released here was also a Muse release, so not sure how the rights fall on some of that stuff. I own the Farrell and McPherson and the Jimmy Heath, which are really good, as well as some of the others. I'll buy the Tootie Heath and probably the Barry Harris Dameron set, but am not that desperate for the other titles, though I'm sure they are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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