McGlam
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Yeah I was looking at Giant Steps but the readily available Rhino pressing has very mixed reviews.
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Yeah I was looking at Giant Steps but the readily available Rhino pressing has very mixed reviews.
oldschoolkirby
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This is the one I have: https://www.discogs.com/John-Coltrane-Giant-Steps/release/6536984.
On Amazon, it's this: https://www.amazon.com/Giant-Steps-Vinyl-JOHN-COLTRANE/dp/B00070DK46/
It's definitely worth $15. Like you said, not audiophile, but a good pressing.
agutierrezb
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Here's your starter pack. This boxset has a great value IMO, and a bunch of this albums are essentials in his catalogue.
John Coltrane - The Atlantic Years In Mono (6LP Boxset w/7" Single) - Amazon.com Music
John Coltrane - The Atlantic Years In Mono (6LP Boxset w/7" Single) - Amazon.com Music
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indiana45s
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Not sure this has been mentioned but BBE Records will be releasing J Jazz Volume 2 and Makoto Terashita meets Harold Land - Topology in September.
J Jazz Volume 1 was excellent and I have purchased all the J Jazz Masterclass Series. Thankfully my local carries BBE releases so I usually get these around release time.
www.bbemusic.com
www.bbemusic.com
J Jazz Volume 1 was excellent and I have purchased all the J Jazz Masterclass Series. Thankfully my local carries BBE releases so I usually get these around release time.
J Jazz Volume 2 – Deep Modern Jazz from Japan 1969 – 1983 - BBE Music - Barely Breaking Even
Following the sell-out success of our landmark compilation, J Jazz: deep modern jazz from Japan 1969-1984, BBE Records is thrilled to present another exploration into the very finest Japanese modern jazz. J Jazz 2 builds on the solid foundation of the first compilation and sees co-compilers Tony...
www.bbemusic.com
Makoto Terashita meets Harold Land - Topology - BBE Music - Barely Breaking Even
BBE Music presents the fourth release in their acclaimed J Jazz Masterclass Series: Topology by Makoto Terashita and Harold Land. Originally released in 1983 on the cult Aketa’s Disk label, Topology captures a surprising yet fascinating and engaging collaboration between a young Japanese jazz...
www.bbemusic.com
Enoch
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how are these pressings, this seems like a great box as I don't think I have any of those
Selaws
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Not sure this has been mentioned but BBE Records will be releasing J Jazz Volume 2 and Makoto Terashita meets Harold Land - Topology in September.
J Jazz Volume 1 was excellent and I have purchased all the J Jazz Masterclass Series. Thankfully my local carries BBE releases so I usually get these around release time.
J Jazz Volume 2 – Deep Modern Jazz from Japan 1969 – 1983 - BBE Music - Barely Breaking Even
Following the sell-out success of our landmark compilation, J Jazz: deep modern jazz from Japan 1969-1984, BBE Records is thrilled to present another exploration into the very finest Japanese modern jazz. J Jazz 2 builds on the solid foundation of the first compilation and sees co-compilers Tony...Makoto Terashita meets Harold Land - Topology - BBE Music - Barely Breaking Even
BBE Music presents the fourth release in their acclaimed J Jazz Masterclass Series: Topology by Makoto Terashita and Harold Land. Originally released in 1983 on the cult Aketa’s Disk label, Topology captures a surprising yet fascinating and engaging collaboration between a young Japanese jazz...
Been looking forward to these! I ordered of the BBE website a couple of weeks ago, hopefully they have updated their shipping as last time the box went missing for ages!
Its fantastic @Enoch. I've said it before but it really is the best boxset I own. The audio quality is fab, the sleeves are thick card with quality print, the booklet which comes with it breaks down each album, and the box itself is sturdy and has a texture to it. Well worth it if you can get it at a reasonable price (I believe I paid around £70 from eBay after @Mr Moore posted the link last year sometime).
agutierrezb
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They sound pretty good to me. I don't have the equipment (or ears) to judge them on an audiophile level, but I think they're pretty solid. There's some distortion on the harsher moments of my copy of "The Avant Guarde", but it's nothing unbearable. Plus, this is my second copy (first boxset arrived with 2 copies of the same album and one missing), and that copy of The Avant Guarde didn't have that problem, so the issue is with the pressing and not with the lacquers.
Enoch
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McGlam
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I went from looking at $15 pressings of a single album to pondering buying this set. Thanks a lot!!
agutierrezb
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heavysoulbrutha
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Just upped a new Jazz mix over at my Mixcloud page. If you check it out, hope you dig!
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"SoulSistas and SoulBruthas! Been a while. Hope everyone is good. Popping in to share a new mix with you. "Just Plain Jazz" is comprised of some, shall we say, more traditional recipes. That sort of stuff that you might listen to on the front porch while enjoying a tasty cold adult beverage on a hot Summer day. I do hope you dig, and I'll see you again soon!"
1. Bobby Hutcherson - Goin' Down South
2. Les McCann & Eddie Harrison - Compared To What (Live)
3. Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda
4. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Blue Rondo A La Turk
5. Shirley Scott Trio - Southern Comfort
6.. Gene Harris & The Three Sounds - Funky Pullett (Live)
7. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
8. Charles Kynard - Zebra Walk
9. Miles Davis - So What
10. Thelonious Monk - Bemsha Swing (Live)
11. Kenny Burrell - Wavy Gravy
12. Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man
Mixcloud
"SoulSistas and SoulBruthas! Been a while. Hope everyone is good. Popping in to share a new mix with you. "Just Plain Jazz" is comprised of some, shall we say, more traditional recipes. That sort of stuff that you might listen to on the front porch while enjoying a tasty cold adult beverage on a hot Summer day. I do hope you dig, and I'll see you again soon!"
1. Bobby Hutcherson - Goin' Down South
2. Les McCann & Eddie Harrison - Compared To What (Live)
3. Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda
4. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Blue Rondo A La Turk
5. Shirley Scott Trio - Southern Comfort
6.. Gene Harris & The Three Sounds - Funky Pullett (Live)
7. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
8. Charles Kynard - Zebra Walk
9. Miles Davis - So What
10. Thelonious Monk - Bemsha Swing (Live)
11. Kenny Burrell - Wavy Gravy
12. Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man
uvwxVinyl
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His first album is really cool - got lost in all the other great releases that year. Really nice gatefold / artwork as well.
I don't know if someone's already posted this, but another Miles Davis pre-order is available on MOV. I've not heard this one before, but looks like a good line up.
Also, the Herbie Hancock RSD release is being issued again. Did anyone buy it? Is it any good?
Dahomey
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That's a cool album for the fact that it is just Herbie solo. Like Flood it is a live album that was originally only released in Japan. Get ready for a 14 minute version of Cantaloupe Island!Also, the Herbie Hancock RSD release is being issued again. Did anyone buy it? Is it any good?
kafunis
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Really good album, moving towards In A Silent Way vibe, Get It Now !!
I don't know if someone's already posted this, but another Miles Davis pre-order is available on MOV. I've not heard this one before, but looks like a good line up.
Skalap
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Selaws
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Oh man I really want that set, its way too expensive for me at this point though.
Skalap
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For my European friends, HHV end-of-the-month sales with a few Verve, Blue Note, Outernational Sounds releases available. Soul Slabs Vol.1, Horace Tapscott, Vital series reissues and many others are there.