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…
I have talked about King Record Blue Note Unissued Master Series many times. But this time, I just wanted to recap the whole history.They released those unknown, great sessions and titles in 3 parts from 1978 to 1981.In part 1, they released ONLY 7 TITLES, namelyArt Blakey At Renaissance Club GXF 3021Jackie McLean Hipnosis GXF…
This album, Curtis Fuller Soul Trombone on Impulseis a great album. The tracks, session members and Impulse jacket design are all great! and there are many reissues available. But among those reissues, I believe this Toshiba EMI IMP Series is one of the best. The sleeve quality – gatefold sleeve, the pressing quality and the…
I love these 2 Blue Note albums reissued by King Record personally for a reason.Hank Mobley Featuring Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan BLP 1540Bennie Green Soul Stirrin’ BLP 1599Hank Mobley Featuring Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan BLP 1540 is a great and unique album with 2 trumpeters who are the legends playing together.And this particular…
Recently I got these mysterious Emarcy reissues…I believe they are the US pressings but no proper info is available.What I know is that Nippon Phonogram imported these, put their sticker on them and sold them here in Japan, most likely in the 70’s.The labels are orange Mercury labelOn the dead wax, the serial (in case…
CBS Sony Japan in the early 70’s reissued many Savoy titles with the series calledOriginal Savoy Recording SeriesAmong the titles they reissued, 2 albums I feel great but not known among the jazz collectors. These areArt Blakey and The Jazz MessengersCurtis Fuller Jazztet Featuring Benny GolsonArt Blakey and The Jazz Messengers was not originally released…
Grant Green I believe is the most popular musician in the Blue Note Unissued Master Series by King Record.In the series, there are 6 titles by Grant Green which I think is extraordinary…he is the only one who has that many titles in the series.Grant Green Matador GXF and GXKGrant Green Gooden’s Corner GXF and…
I love Jackie McLean and in many years of his career, early McLean also plays very well. I know the style he played is too authentic some times but, it is still great especially imaginig how he progressed and changed in the later years. This titile, Jackie McLean Fat Jazz on Jubileeis one of the…
I love this album,Johnny Coles Little Johnny CAs Johnny himself is a great trumpetter and the other session members like Joe Henderson, Duke Peason, Pete LaRoca and the rest are playing great.But… the album is not that popular…There are not many reissues available on this title. Even here in Japan, King Record reossued it with…
I sometimes get this US reissue of a great jazz title,Gerry Mulligan Night LightsThe sleeve looks like original, label design almost identical to the original, surely it is a Mercury US pressing but what year they reissued? What kind of master they used?There is no concrete info…Looking at the deadwax, PHS 600108A-PR3, PHS 600108B-PR3Stamped. And…There is…
