Very RARE and Unique Reissue of Dorothy Ashby by WAVE Japan
Dorothy Ashby Hip Harp on Prestige
Dorothy Ashby Hip Harp on Prestige
This great album,Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Riversidehas an interesting reissue history in Japan.Brilliant Corners was released by Riverside US in 1957 and the 1st Japanese reissue of this album was released in 1958. Very quick release! The company reissuing this 1st Japanese reissue is King Record. Interesing, right? They did not use the Riverside master…
I got a bunch of VIJJ Reissue series titles by Victor Music Japan recently. They are 69 titles!! Wow…And I rediscovered the greatness and uniqueness of this VIJJ.Victor music Japan is known for reissuing Prestige and Riverside in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Those are…PJ Series in the early 70’s, SMJ Series in the…
This is a recap of what I talked about in the Behind the scene stories of golden Jazz.Toshiba EMI Japan released this interesting ORIGINAL STEREO REISSUE OF CANDY LEE MORGAN in 1990.The liner notes say that they used the ORIGINAL STEREO MASTER TAPE (it doesn’t mean they acquired the original tape, but the source is…
Nowadays, I get many SMJ titles…Prestige and Riverside reissues by Victor Music Japan.In the past, I did a sound comparison between SMJ Series and VIJ Series of the same title by Victor Music Japan. I said VIJ sounds much clearer than SMJ.That is true,BUT!I think…as I listen to many SMJ titles like this Blue Mitchell…
Welcome back to JBJ Jazz Lab!Actually, it has been a long time since I did the last sound comparison, right? The sound comparison this time, I think, is QUITE INTERESTING! I wanted to do this for a long time you know…Bill Evans Undercurrent, Toshiba LBJ series, King Record GXC series and the same King Record…
This is another RARE Blue Note Title Toshiba EMI reissued,Fred Jackson Hootin’ And Tootin’King Record NEVER reissued this title and this is considered as one of the minor titles of Blue Note I believe.There is a change of trend from modern jazz style to more soulful, R&B style Jazz in the 60’s toward the early…