Listening to Prestige Vol 1 1949-1953

[JohnS]

Anyone have this? Any good?

[JSngry]

What is it?

[danasgoodstuff]

https://www.amazon.com/Listening-Prestige-Vol-1-1949-1953/dp/1519285973

[mikeweil]

So here we have a book, If I read his introduction correctly, that was a blog before, drawing mostly on internet sources. He recommends Youtube, Spotify, Wikipedia. Did ever look into Michel Ruppli's Prestige Discography, or any of the printed jazz encyclopedias, or any other book on any of the musicians he writes about? I do not see a bibliographical list in his table of contents. For a blog relying only on internet sources, this is okay, but I would have expected he expands his sources for a printed version. Does his blog still exist? 

The prospect of a generation using the web as their exclusice source of information frightens me - there is a lot found nowhere else, like some details told here on the forum, but there is so much availabe only in printed sources or on records ... I'm skeptical, and find this approach a bit naive.

[JSngry]

Also, those early years covered a lot of different grounds, always things made for the jukebox market as well as for the "pure jazz fan". Is this a comprehensicve look at ALL of Prestige, or just the really well(ish)-known survivors?

[Chuck Nessa]

I was intrigued enough to order a copy. I am curious and could not resist. They say it will be delivered Sunday.

[fasstrack]

Is Bob Weinstock still alive?

[Chuck Nessa]

1 hour ago, fasstrack said:

Is Bob Weinstock still alive?

no.

[fasstrack]

4 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

no.

Sorry to hear... 

[JohnS]

Since my first post I had a quick look at the Kindle sample.  Looking at the few pages sampled it didn't look like there was very much new there.  

[mikeweil]

The author is not discographically inclined - covers sessions acquired by Prestige many years after being recorded, like the Chaloff/Pettiford - there are many board members here that are more knowledgeable. As a document of his enthusiasm it is okay, though.

[Chuck Nessa]

I received my copy - not a scholarly effort. Sigh.

[sidewinder]

On 13 August 2016 at 8:02 AM, JohnS said:

Since my first post I had a quick look at the Kindle sample.  Looking at the few pages sampled it didn't look like there was very much new there.  

Yep, did the same. To say it looked pretty glib would be an understatement !

[Big Beat Steve]

Too bad. The subject would have been very interesting to me too.