Greatness of Blue Note Unissued Master Series by King Record and Its History
Master Tape that King Record used
Master Tape that King Record used
Nowadays, Blue Note reissue series like K18P by King Record are popular and many jazz collectors know about them, right?Classic Black OBI is also great.BUT…Not many jazz collectors outside of Japan know that King Record also reissued many Pacific Jazz titles in the mid 80’s using the same K18P serial. These Pacific Jazz titles were…
Yes, I am not exaggerating…this small Jazz Label in Osaka Japan has a really interesting story!The Label is calledSAWANO KOBOKobo in Japanese means craftsmanship. The owner is Mr. Yoshiaki Sawano. His family has a long time family business of selling slippers and sandals in Osaka. They have been doing that business for more than 100…
Welcome to the JBJ Audio Lab!!It has been a quite while since I did the last sound comparison!You know…I never obtained this reissue before…Kind Of Blue Miles Davis by Sony Music Japan in 2020.They used the original STEREO master tape and the mastering was done by a great sound engineer, Mark Wilder in the US….
Most of the Jazz collectors don’t give a dumb to this Art Pepper Album, the album is Mucho Calor by Art PepperYes…not many collectors pick up this title, right?But I LOVE IT VERY MUCH!! for some reasons,1Latin touch is great! yes, I love Cuban music. Actually, I have a bunch of Cuban music collections! Pepper plays…
I somethimes get theseBlue Note UA Blue White Label Pressingsand most of the time, I was just amazed at the great pressing quality/condition and sound quality, especially MONO pressings.This is a sample of Blue Note UA Blue White label MONO pressing, Hank Mobley BLP 1560. The pressing quality, and sound quality are just amazing! like…
Yes, I think not many Jazz collectors know about this Japanese Jazz label, Venus Records Japan.The founder is called Mr. Tetsuo Hara who used to work at RCA, Victor Music Japan and some other major music companies as a producer. He founded his own Jazz label, Venus Records in 1992.Since then, he has produced and…