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.

[bertrand]

On 11/13/2025 at 2:28 AM, david weiss said:

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.

 

I realize LP is king these days, although it is sad that a lot of young people consider LPs an artifact and often do not even play them - they don't give a crap that the Jackie's Bag LP is missing three critical songs . It reminds of Zev Feldman constantly referring to his releases as 'product'..

When I take over from Don Was, I will steer Blue Note away from the 'LP is king' mantra.

[Brad]

My favorite from the above is At the DJ Lounge. Not only a Sonny favorite but a jazz favorite. 

[JSngry]

58 minutes ago, Brad said:

My favorite from the above is At the DJ Lounge. Not only a Sonny favorite but a jazz favorite. 

John Board!!!!

[Late]

Spun this one today. I like Stitt with Patterson best, but this record is no slouch. The title track is a good groove.

[Chuck Nessa]

Curious about how many members heard Stitt in a club back in the day.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

I was barely 20 when Stitt stopped playing live and much more likely to be found at a rock concert than a Jazz club.

[mikeweil]

If I'm not mistaken, the last time he was in Europe was with the Giants of Jazz in 1972. I was busy with finishing school but had a classmate that enjoyed jazz like me, we went to about two concerts together before he left school due to some family/health issues, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Mann ... but the Giants, nowhere near where we lived, and I wasn't that deep into jazz history at age 18, reading Berendt and buying records whenever funds allowed. Will be fun meeting some other classmates at the end of the month. 

p.s. Just looked it up and saw he was in Europe in 1974, but I was then my mind was occupied with being in love with a girl that turned me down and whatever keeps one busy at that age ....  

[Brad]

10 hours ago, JSngry said:

John Board!!!!

Definitely. I purchased Gene Ammons’ Live in Chicago because it had Eddie Buster on it. 

[felser]

19 hours ago, bertrand said:

When I take over from Don Was, I will steer Blue Note away from the 'LP is king' mantra.

You have my full support for the coup.