Tracking down the 21 LOST Blue Note albums!

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Жыл бұрын

We all know there are a ton of sessions that never saw the light of day in the Blue Note archives. Some were released in part as 45rpm singles, some were dug up for Japanese reissues, or released in the 80's as part of the LT or DMM series. I wanted to take a look at specifically the albums that were given catalog numbers at the time, some of which even had covers designed and test pressings made, but for whatever reason, were shelved.
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@derosa1989 Жыл бұрын

In 2013, the Japanese "Disk Union" mono series released BLP1592 Sonny Clark Quintet as "cool struttin' vol. 2" with a similar cover to BLP1588, with the woman's high heels going the other direction. I assume it was another take from the same photo shoot.

@krugcpa 4 ай бұрын

Maybe just flipped the negative of the original shot.

@jimmccloskey4254 Жыл бұрын

I spent my life in product management - there are projects that do not get off the ground, go along some and then die. Some go nowhere when funding, the company, or the artist goes in a different direction - happens more than you think.

@chelillingworth9466 Жыл бұрын

A Slice of the Top is amazing and I have seen Joe Harley comment that it will be a Tone Poet!

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that’s very exciting!

@spinzvinyl Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this list! I’m always impressed by your content!

@TreexHugga Жыл бұрын

My favorite youtube channel these days. Keep up the solid content, it’s exquisite and fun. Even found out my local shop owner was a fan too.

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

Thanks, much appreciated!

@kevincooney502 Жыл бұрын

As usual fantastic video. Great content! Really enjoy your channel!

@waxwiresnwaves Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, been into jazz for only a few years, noticed some of these gaps, seen some questions here and there, solid run through and information thank you.

@thelongwaysbetter Жыл бұрын

Fantastic episode! It is crazy to think that there are plenty of Blue Note completists with a hole in their collections that can only be filled by a one of a kind test pressing! I wish I were younger and richer in 2007/2009 as those are very reasonable prices all things considered! I'm more of a passive Blue Note collector myself given Blue Note Classics and Tone Poets, but I'm working my way through the Impulse! discography more actively (aiming for the first 200 + 50 of the best from the rest, just at 100 now) and that too has some holes that were never filled. Apparently many of them had test pressings too, with some released elsewhere on other labels/in other territories) and others remain completely unissued (probably lost forever now given the Universal fire).

@ergloo6660 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this is so informative. I appreciate the depth of knowledge and effort that went into this recording

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@diegoo.9388 Жыл бұрын

What a fun video, love this jazz topic!

@stevebrougham3930 Жыл бұрын

Informative and enjoyable video, thanks. That Minor Meeting by Sonny would be a nice Tone Poet series addition, for sure, amongst others.

@ceylonmooney 9 ай бұрын

man! the lineup on that unreleased turrentine album frmo the 2 sessions. thats freakin off the chain! man, those LT series album covers suck. especially bad design. i SO enjoyed this video. ive recently fallen in luv with jazz and im tryin to catch up

@jazzvinylcollector 9 ай бұрын

jazz is quite the rewarding rabbit hole to fall into i think. so much to discover and listen to

@ceylonmooney 9 ай бұрын

@@jazzvinylcollector that discover has been a thrill. im fortunate to have my journey guided by my oldest brother, who been a jaz head for quite a while.

@ourcatlovesjazz Жыл бұрын

Recently found a 2013 French reissue of HP Happy frame of mind at a record show

@Twin_Hook Жыл бұрын

loved this. thank you!

@chelillingworth9466 Жыл бұрын

A lot of these are also available on those tan classic reissue series 2-fers from the 70's, great stuff! Listening to "Happy Frame of Mind" album which is the first disc of the Booker Ervin "Back from the Gig" 2-fer

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

Yea that’s probably how I was first exposed to some of these, like the Jackie titles

@MarkChristensen-yw9kz Жыл бұрын

Blue Mitchell's Step Lightly was released as part of the Peace, Love and Fishing Blue Note Review Box Set

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

oh wow you're right, completely forgot. Guess what, I own that, and completely forgot. Sigh... too many records.

@user-mt8fy7jy6h Жыл бұрын

Really interesting topic and so many great albums in the list. Luckily I managed to pick up a copy of the stereo test pressing of Hank Mobley's BST84241 from a dealer in Japan. Actually it contains 3 tracks only from the Slice Of The Top Session, the other 3 tracks are Straight No Filter, Chain Reaction and Soft Impressions, so that the album would have been a mixture of 2 different dates. 2 tracks from the Slice Of The Top session, namely Cute 'n Pretty and A Touch Of Blue are not on the TP at all. What a tangled web! Anyway, thanks for your fascinating videos, I really enjoy them. All the best from the UK!

@itsvladzino3246 Жыл бұрын

What a missed opportunity for Blue Note to not release all of their catalogue in premium fashion (music and covers). Blue Note's cover art deserves nothing but premium execution, not these cheap/thin BNC covers.

@InigoPedruezaTV Жыл бұрын

I agree absolutely with you. The Bleu Note Classic is really nice concerning sound and master tapes work, but the cover are worse than European Free Rights editions like Wax Jazz or Jazz Images. They are lighter and the quality is poor if you don’t protect them immediately, nothing to compare with Tone Poet’s. In Europe the BNC price is in between 25/30€, the Tone Poet over 40/45€…😵‍💫

@thomashertl3037 Жыл бұрын

This is a great one! Thank you so much! Luckily I was able to fill some of those gaps with MMJ /TP issues. Some however may remain forever but never mind that „luxury“ problem.

@brendanoreilly2014 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic information and insights. thank you

@brentcunliffe745 Жыл бұрын

“Lush Life” was released in Japan in 1980 under the title “ Sweet Slumber” . My copy is a DMM from 1986 and has 1967 liner notes by Ira Gitler. It’s a Ballads/ Standards album but has a killer line up of musicians. The cover design is a Reid Miles but definitely not one of his better covers. Loved the video, fun and informative.

@beauwilliamson3628 9 ай бұрын

Funny enough the last 2 thrift store jazz records I found were the Japanese and the later DMM of Lush Life. In two different spots about a week apart. The Japanese copy is warmer and the DMM more crisp in the high ends. I can't make up my mind which one to keep.

@jimtremblay5539 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great research. Very informative.

@user-fv5vp8jb4j Жыл бұрын

awesome video Chris!

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@juliensullerot1111 Жыл бұрын

Great topic, thanks for research... I am just a bit sceptical about silly test pressing prices. As you know, some test pressings might be wrong and discarded for that reason. You never know what you got escpecially of album was not release for some reason (sonic reasons??). Julien

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right. There may be serious issues with some of the unreleased sessions that are inherent to the master tape or issues with that particular test pressing. I know that Savoy used to press single sides at a time for their test pressings. Today, test pressings seem to be made for exclusive access to buyers who want to pay more for a blank label copy to feel like they got something special. Back then, they had a much more practical and utilitarian approach for making testing pressings.

@snapfinger1 Жыл бұрын

Probably just as hard to round up every Vanguard & Elektra session on vinyl.

@marving1416 9 ай бұрын

Interesting! Out of all of those I have the Leo Parker on LP and the Horace Parlan and Tina Brooks on CD.

@EddieJazzFan Жыл бұрын

I like to collect the old inner sleeves like the one you showed---especially if they are in color and have other albums advertised on them. Atlantic had some pretty cool ones in the 60s and some of the RCA living stereo ones are great too.

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

Yes, Atlantic did indeed have great inner sleeves. I hold onto the Prestige and Blue Note ones in particular, although I haven't quite yet determined why. Some people try and match the appropriate inner sleeve with the original album so that it's "complete" but I seem to just keep them all in a folder

@waxreliquary Жыл бұрын

I love looking at the inner sleeves with all of the records on them as well. Really interesting and sometimes I add the records I see to my Discogs wantlist.

@tonyfafoglia2927 2 ай бұрын

Both the Turrentines came out in 80's as DMMs as did the Parlan and Hubbard.

@jptrsmn1126 9 ай бұрын

Great Tina Brooks album. I had an Analogue Production 2xLP.

@user-xh9rz7rf8l Жыл бұрын

I have a Greek version of: Rollin' with Leo (1986) and a US version of Quebec's Easy Living (1987) with different cover. I have also a Mitchell's Step Lightly US 2007 re.

@scottspinner1 Жыл бұрын

The Andrew hill came out later as pax.the Sam rivers was released earlier as a twofer. With Andrew hols change lp.

@bacarandii Жыл бұрын

I see someone else has noted that Blue Mitchell's "Step Lively" is available as part of a box set. I just got a new, sealed copy last month on Discogs that was described as a Scorpio "reissue from sometime in 2000s / 2010s." I see nothing on the label or cover to indicate that it's anything other than a Blue Note stereo LP. (I can't read what's written in the lead-out groove space.)

@IsothermeMusic Жыл бұрын

Funny how so many of these originally shelved dates have Tommy Turrentine on trumpet. I think any lp with Tommy on it is essential! 😂

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

poor Tommy. maybe he would have had more sessions as a leader if more of his stuff as a sideman were released

@ronaldlongendyke3313 Жыл бұрын

Hello, I'm thinking these Blue Note albums that didn't get released got pulled because of copyright infringements. They recorded a lot of jazz standards that they may not have had the publishing rights to release. Just a thought, I could be all wet here. Great video, thanks for posting. Of course, Ornette's Town Hall Concert was eventually released on ESP.

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

That's an interesting possibility for sure - they may have been attempting to secure rights to material, or realized after the fact that one of the compositions was really just a copy of something that was copyrighted

@justherb666 Жыл бұрын

Do you have a copy of The Blue Note Label: A Discography by Michael Cuscuna? It’s a very valuable resource.

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

Yep sure do. That and all the research compiled on London Jazz Collector's wordpress site (which I've contributed to) have been invaluable

@duckbrew Жыл бұрын

How long have you've been into old school jazz?? You're a young cat! That's very cool!

@jazzvinylcollector Жыл бұрын

it's been an evolution. Started playing in high school, minored in music in college and studied with Anthony Braxton and Jay Hoggard, played in some bands for a few years, and only after hanging up the horn did I really get into exploring the history of the music in depth

@duckbrew Жыл бұрын

@@jazzvinylcollector 40's thru the 60's. They'll never be another time like it. I'm 57 and got deep into the history in my mid 20's. Still love it.

@DanRussell-zl9re 5 ай бұрын

Hi you can get Lush life by Lou Donaldson blue note 75th anniversary thank you for you channel I rediscovered my love of jazz about 10 years ago. Sad now days hard to find originals

@celtic-audiophile Жыл бұрын

Great subject matter, fyi, you have two very different audio sounds, when you were editing, you have half super clear, and some portions with a lot of echo and boom.