Not Known Premium reissue Gerry Mulligan Night Lights, SMJ Series of Sam Jones The Soul Society
Gerry Mulligan Night Lights Reissue by Universal Music Japan, Sam Jones The Soul Society Reissue by Victor Music Japan
Gerry Mulligan Night Lights Reissue by Universal Music Japan, Sam Jones The Soul Society Reissue by Victor Music Japan
I already talked about the history of Prestige reissues in Japan some time back.But in there, I made a wrong statement about one of the series…sorry.The series that Victor Music Japan was releasing, called,PJ SeriesInitially, I thought this “PJ Series” was released in the 80’s here in Japan. Actually, the information about PJ series is…
Peculiar RVG pressings again…this time, 2 of them!Sonny Stitt Bud Powell Prestige PRLP 7024Esquire UK and Barclay France released the same album in the 60’s with the same matrix,PRLP 7024 RVG Hand Etched!Matrix is the exact same. That means they used the same metal stamper to press these copies. That is a fact.BUT!What happened to…
This is really funny and mysterious…I got this copy ofHank Mobley Roll Call Blue Note reissued by King Record GXK SeriesAt the back of the sleeve, there is an autograph. Initially I thought it might be Hank Mobley himself, wow!!But…it is not Hank Mobley for sure. I searched on the internet if this could match…
This Blue Note Title is very popularHank Mobley And His All Stars Blue Note BLP 1544right?I love it and many Jazz collectors do.It is another myth that King Record NEVER REISSUED this popular title…WHY??Toshiba EMI reissued this title twice.In the mid 80’s, they reissued it as BLP Series, they reissued it again in the early…
Art Blakey released many albums, especially on Blue Note as you know. But there many others he released other than Blue Note and are great as well.In the past I featured some but this title isOne Of The Most Underrated Titles of Art Blakey!The title is A Night In Tunisia – Art Blakey on RCA VictorAs…
I already talked about VIJJ Series of Victor Music Japan in the past. They reissued many titles on Prestige, New Jazz, Riverside, and Jazz Land.Among the titles reissued, there are some which are really GREAT ALBUMS but Not Known and Underrated. I happened to obtain those namely,Bobby Timmons Soul Time RiversideWalter Benton Quintet Out of…