Sonny Stitt Organ Dates: 1961-1971

[Holy Ghost]

This was also a recently released  2cd set by BN

[bertrand]

I wish we could get Joe Harley to explain the strategy. Why not do both LP AND CD?

[JSngry]

Probably something to do with margins and maximumizing shareholder value and every other excuse that everybody has these days

[david weiss]

OK, I'll try to be more specific.....

LP is the priority now. 

They are not going to release bonus material on CD only so that means a 2nd LP for bonus material and that is usually cost prohibitive and there might not be enough material to fill out a 2nd LP.

I prepared bonus tracks for Just Coolin' and that idea was nixed (I had chosen 4 bonus tracks if I remember correctly).

This does not apply to new releases. They will release all the material intended on both CD and LP.

As for the Quebec and Burrell, I guess these were essentially re-issues with a few extra bonus tracks (on the Burrell at least and apparently they missed a couple for the Quebec). Both 3 LP/2 CD sets. Perhaps other tone poets could go this route if there was enough bonus material to fill out a 2nd LP and if they do a CD as well, a single CD.

I guess this could happen by combining the two Washington CDs but I'm not sure how much they are looking at stuff like this.

 

[mhatta]

I hope to see it someday. (From https://destinationsunknownjazz.wordpress.com/2019/01/18/musings-and-imaginary-cover-art-of-some-still-unreleased-blue-note-sessions/)

 

[clifford_thornton]

Given its appeal to fans of Strata-East and related, it seems ridiculous not to release the unissued Tyrone Washington album at this point.

It is a really good date, too...

[felser]

1 minute ago, clifford_thornton said:

Given its appeal to fans of Strata-East and related, it seems ridiculous not to release the unissued Tyrone Washington album at this point.

It is a really good date, too...

I'd love to hear it some day.  

[felser]

We are blessed to have lived through the 1980's-2000's golden era of Blue Note reissues, to have 95% of everything meaningful from the label made available to us, which, along with Fantasy doing the same for Prestige and Riverside, was a dream come true.  Glad for any extra goodies David Weiss and the current BN regime can send our way, but it's a cherry on top of the sundae compared to what we already have.

[jazzbo]

Word John. Those were the days. Yes they were. Those were the days.