I really don’t know why but Japanese companies like Toshiba EMI or King Record were not able to acquire the original master to cut their Bue Note reissues for many years.Great series like LNJ or BNJ from Toshiba EMI, GXF and GXK series from King Record were not cut from the original master from the…
Originally this great album was released in 1957 under the label, Specialty US. Really unique and interesting album. Lee Morgan Wynton Kelly Dizzy AtmosphereLee Morgan on trumpet but…the rest are from the Dizzy Gillespie Band as the album title goes. Not many Jazz collectors know the presence of the album, very minor and as you…
What a design!Prestige has many great jacket designs but this album, Red Garland All Mornin’ Longis one of the best in album design.Picture, fonts, color they used…wow, everything is great.And, this particular reissue by Victor Music Japan, SMJ series did a great job to restore the original design, really.This SMJ is the only available reissue here…
Not many Jazz collectors know this album, the album Toshiba EMI for the 1st time in the world produced and issued.Hank Mobley Quintet Featuring Sonny Clark Blue Note BNJ 61006If you look at the jacket, obviously this is identical with Blue Note BLP 1560, right?But this album is an unissued sessions of Hank Mobley in…
I have never seen this serial, really…with Blue Train John Coltrane reissue by King Record.FRP 5-4What??Basically King Record has 2 serials for Blue Train, GXF and GXK but not FRP!I once obtained Cannonball Adderley Somethin’ Else with FRP serial too. I have searched for a clue why King Record issued this funny serial of FRP….
Art Blakey has many underrated albums… I talked about them from time to time. This time, I want to feature this one,Art Blakey Quartet A Jazz Massage on ImpulseI love this album and the members present are also unique.-McCoy Tyner on piano-Art Davis on bass-Sonny Stitt on saxophoneVery classy right?All instruments are played well and well…
New Shipping Fees with effect from 1st of February 2022.We can combine up to 5 LPs in one package.Gatefold sleeve is counted as 2 LPs and 2 LP set and Box set are counted as per LPs.With Russian buyers, the only available shipping method is Surface Mail by the Japan Post. It takes more than…
I must admit that I didn’t know this great reissue of Tenor Madness Sonny Rollins by DCC Compact Classics US.As I checked and listened to this reissue, I was blown away bt the sound!I don’t know…the sound is deep and natural. Then I thoougt, what if I compare the sound between this DCCCompact Classics US…
There are only 2 companies making lacquer disks in the world. You know, without lacquer disks, there will be no vinyl records. It is that important BUT there only 2 facilities in the entire world!As you know, in 2020, one of those 2 companies, Apollo Trusco US had a tragic incident. Their entire lacquer production…
I think this great premium reissue of Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus by Universal Music Japan is not known and underrated.Universal Music Japan reissued this premium reissue in 2009 with the other great Jazz titles.They used the RVG original MONO master and mastering, cutting and pressingwere all done here in Japan by Toyo Kasei Japan (which…