Jazz, c. 1950-1970: Recommendations (and jazz in general)

[Bogey]

Count Basie
Kansas City 7
Pablo Records 2310-908
Recorded 1980
Vinyl

[Bu]

A recent favorite, can't decide who wins, either:

[KevinP]

The new Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray mastered Blue Note SACDs:




And oh, do they sound good. I know this is cliche, but it's really like being in the same room.

[Bogey]

The new Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray mastered Blue Note SACDs:




And oh, do they sound good. I know this is cliche, but it's really like being in the same room.

Are these the only two jazz cds that Steve has remastered, Kevin?

[KevinP]

No, he's done 25 Blue Notes. These two, along with Blue Train and Jackie McLean's Capuchin Swing are the first batch.

He's also done another series for vinyl.

Can be ordered here:
http://store.acousticsounds.com/store.cfm

[KevinP]

Spun this evening:

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

Spinning. Lives up to its title:

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

Now playing - two heroin addicts blowin' up a storm:

[Shrunk]

Now Impulse! is also being given the luxury reissue treatment:

http://store.acousticsounds.com/sale.cfm?sale=Impulse_Reissues_Coming_2009&banner_id=20076

Apparently the Atlantic label is in line, too.  Just in time for the global recession.

[Bogey]

Picked up three pieces of vinyl today:







I really enjoy Getz and with the given line-up on the first and Gilberto on the later two, it was a no brainer on these.

[Bogey]

Thought these better here:

These two on vinyl:



Has the above ever been released on cd?



I have this on cd and enjoy it greatly, but I have noticed that Dave and the band sound better on vinyl, so starting to double up here.

[Bogey]

Bringing this thread back from the dead:

I decided to part with a small box of cds today that were in my "rock" section because I rarely listened to them.  Some have sat for years.  So I traded them in with the shop down the street and gave my Ellington section (which consisted of two cds) a much belated hit.  Here is what I snagged:


1927-1932


The 1944 and 1946 Big Band Recordings


Volume 1 and 2 of the live from the Crystal Ballroom in Fargo, ND (1940)


Cornell University: Second Set (Live concert from 1948)


Various selections from live performances between '53-'54 in NYC.


1961


No dates for this compilation cd.



And this one of covers:

[MN Dave]

I knew you was cool.  Can't go wrong with Dukey.

[Bogey]

I knew you was cool.  Can't go wrong with Dukey.

Just always had trouble knowing where to start.  However, all the above came from one person's collection because each cd case has a hand written catalogue tag on the back.  So, someone did some home work for me.  Should be fun listening through them.

[MN Dave]

Just always had trouble knowing where to start.  However, all the above came from one person's collection because each cd case has a hand written catalogue tag on the back.  So, someone did some home work for me.  Should be fun listening through them.

Absolutely. Be sure to share your thoughts.

[Bogey]

I believe this reviewer from Amazon summed up collecting Ellington when describing an overview set:

Ellington and his orchestra recorded with Vocalion, Okeh, Brunswick, Columbia & RCA Victor at various times, and re-recorded, several times, most of the selections found on this collection. The result is a tangle of recordings that makes the definitive Ellington collection impossible. Complicating matters is the fact that different modern corporations (Sony & BMG, for example) own the rights to the earlier record labels. Adding a truly complete Ellington collection from this period to your library might be possible in theory, but at enormous expense and effort.

[MN Dave]

I believe this reviewer from Amazon summed up collecting Ellington when describing an overview set:

Ellington and his orchestra recorded with Vocalion, Okeh, Brunswick, Columbia & RCA Victor at various times, and re-recorded, several times, most of the selections found on this collection. The result is a tangle of recordings that makes the definitive Ellington collection impossible. Complicating matters is the fact that different modern corporations (Sony & BMG, for example) own the rights to the earlier record labels. Adding a truly complete Ellington collection from this period to your library might be possible in theory, but at enormous expense and effort.

...But it's a lot of fun and I haven't hit a clunker yet.

[Bogey]

...But it's a lot of fun and I haven't hit a clunker yet.

Indeed.  Keeping them straight will be harder than even my Louis Armstrong that I have been piecing together.  In fact, got this live recording from 1965 today.  There seems to be a lot of live Louis out there, but most of it from the same era:


and snapped up this Goodman.  I have Yale volumes 2 and 3.  I do not search for them, but when I see 'em used I grab them.  Note the featured artists on this.  I never knew Herbie Hancock recorded with ol' Benny:

[KevinP]

The 1944 and 1946 Big Band Recordings

Love that one, but alas, horrible mastering. Years later, he updated and re-recorded BB&B for an LP-length performance that needs to be heard. Heard my professor do excerpts of it with an early version of the Chicago Jazz Philly.

1961

I avoided that one for years because it just didn't sound like a good idea. But damn, was I wrong. It works!

[Bogey]

What is a decent set to fill in the 30's and early 40's, gents?