Tag: 33rpm

2005/04/04

Pete LaRoca’s Turkish Women at the Bath

Blue Note レーベルにおいて Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard といったアーティストと共演し、同レーベルに唯一のリーダーアルバム “Basra” (Blue Note BLP-4205/BST-84205, CD リイシュー) を残した Pete ‘LaRoca’ Sims。 その独特のタイミング/リズムセンスで個性的なドラミングを披露したスタイリストの、 引退直前の 1967年に Douglas レーベルに残したリーダーアルバムです (1979年に復帰されますが)。

Pete ‘La Roca’ Sims is a drummer who played with such artists as Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard (all on Blue Note label), and who also left his leader album “Basra” (Blue Note BLP-4205/BST-84205, CD reissue). This LP, presented here, is the last leader album on Douglas label by the unique drum stylist with refreshing rhythmic/timing sense, just before he decided to leave music in 1968 (BTW he came back playing Jazz in 1979).

[SD-782 Front Cover] [SD-782 Back Cover]
Turkish Women at the Bath / Pete La Roca
(Douglas SD-782)
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2005/04/03

He’s Funny That Way / Ann Burton

以前ここで紹介した Shiny Stockings / Barney Kessel (LOB Japan LDC-1004, 1977年 5月発売) に続き、1977年 7月にリリースされた LOB レーベルのアルバム。 やはり同じくダイレクトカッティング盤で、2,500枚限定発売です。

This LP by Ann Burton (originally out in July 1977), was a following release of Shiny Stockings / Barney Kessel (LOB Japan LDC-1004, May 1977), which I mentioned on this web a while ago. Like B. Kessel album, this LP is also direct-cutting disc and released in limited numbers (2,500) only.

[LDC-1005 Front Cover] [LDC-1005 Back Cover]
He’s Funny That Way / Ann Burton
(LOB Japan LDC-1005)
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2005/03/15

The Real Thing / Houston Person

この2枚組アルバムを購入するのは実は 2組目です。昨年夏に某所で購入したのですが、1枚目の LP にヒビが入っていた (しかも seller は交換に応じてくれなかった…とほほ) ため、もう 1組買う羽目になったのでした。

This is my 2nd copy I obtained recently – I bought the 1st copy in last summer at a certain auction site, but when I received the parcel, I noticed that the disc 1 was broken during the transit (what was worse, the seller completely ignored my e-mail to ask him for return…). So I had to find and buy another copy which was actually playable.

 
[2EB-9010 Outer Cover]      [2EB-9010 Inner Cover]
The Real Thing / Houston Person
(Eastbound 2EB-9010)
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2005/01/08

Shiny Stockings / Barney Kessel

ホント、いつの時代も、日本人って「右に倣え」が好きですね…

この前ここで Jim Hall の日本録音ダイレクトカッティング盤 (1976年録音) を紹介しましたが、今度は 1977年の日本録音、同じくダイレクトカッティング盤、Barney Kessel さんの LP です。当時、一体どの位の種類のダイレクトカッティング盤が次から次へと生み出されていったのでしょうか。

A while ago, I wrote an article of dicrect-cutting LP of Jim Hall recorded in Japan (which was recorded in 1976). And here is another example – Barney Kessel’s direct-cutting LP recorded in 1977. I am wondering, how many direcut-cut LPs were produced in the period (late 1970s) in Japan… You may know, Japanese people tends to do what others are doing; they will not likely to do what others are not doing…

[LDC-1004 Front Cover]
Shiny Stockings / Barney Kessel
(LOB Japan LDC-1004)
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2004/12/09

Jazz Impressions of Japan (無言歌) / Jim Hall

1976年の来日時に、こんな素晴らしい演奏とアルバムを残して下さった ジム・ホール (Jim Hall) トリオに感謝すると同時に、彼らにこのアルバム制作のきっかけを与えた日本という国を、我々はもっと誇りに思うべきでしょう。

We Japanese must deeply thank to the Jim Hall Trio, who left such a great performance on this album (recorded in 1976 during their live tour to Japan). Also, we must be very proud of this country Japan, where Jim Hall had so many impressions which was definitely a fundamental background of this album.

[GXU-1 Front Cover]
Jazz Impressions of Japan (無言歌) / Jim Hall
(A&M Horizon / King Japan GXU-1)
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2004/11/29

Universal “Jazz The Best” LP Collection

Universal Music Japan が，(旧日本ポリドール，旧日本フォノグラムの頃から) 久しぶりに LP 再発 を行います．2004年12月22日リリース，全20タイトルです．

Universal Music Japan will release 20 famous Jazz titles in LP format on December 22, 2004. It will be a long time since Nippon Polydor and Nippon Phonogram (both labels were the predecessors of Universal Music Japan) released LPs last.

今回の再発の目玉は，そのタイトル群ではなく (もちろん，どれも Impulse, Verve, EmArcy, Philips レーベルなどの著名な人気盤であることは間違いないです)，オリジナル・アナログ・カッティング・マスターを使用してニューヨークにて現地カッティング という点でしょう．カッティングエンジニアは Joseph M. Palamaccio さんだそうです．さる有力筋からの情報によると，音質的にもかなり期待できるとのこと．

The most remarkable point is not each title itself (of course all titles in the series include very famous masterpieces from Impulse, Verve, EmArcy, Philips labels), but that all titles were cut in the US using original analogue master tapes. The cutting engineer for this reissue series is Joseph M. Palamaccio. According to a certain influential person’s note, this series will provide very nice sounds which will surely convince audiophiles.

2004.12.18 追記：
下記 web ページによると、製造上の事情により一部発売日が変更されたそうです。

Addendum (Dec. 18, 2004):
According to the below web page, some titles’ release date will be delayed due to a manufacturing process.

2004.12.22 追記：
22日発売分のうち 2枚を購入しました。感想は こちら をご覧ください。

Addendum (Dec. 22, 2004):
I bought 2 LPs from 10 LP reissues just out today. Take a look at here for my brief impression of the LPs. 



RELEASED ON DEC. 22, 2004
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UCJU-9005    We Get Requests / Oscar Peterson (Verve)
UCJU-9007    Ella And Louis / Ella Fitsgerald & Louis Armstrong (Verve)
UCJU-9008    Mack The Knife - Ella In Berlin / Ella Fitsgerald (Verve)
UCJU-9010    Now's The Time - The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3 (Verve)
UCJU-9011    Study In Brown / Clifford Brown & Max Roach (EmArcy)
UCJU-9012    Clifford Brown With Strings (EmArcy)
UCJU-9014    Stan Getz Plays (Verve)
UCJU-9016    Smokin' At The Half Note Cafe / Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly (Verve)
UCJU-9018    John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (Impulse!)
UCJU-9020    April In Paris / Count Basie Orchestra (Verve)

RELEASED ON DEC. 29, 2004
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UCJU-9001    Ballads / John Coltrane (Impulse!)
UCJU-9002    Getz / Gilbert (Verve)
UCJU-9003    Helen Merrill (EmArcy)
UCJU-9004    A Love Supreme / John Coltrane (Impulse!)
UCJU-9006    Bill Evans At The Montreux Jazz Festival (Verve)
UCJU-9009    Sarah Vaughan (EmArcy)
UCJU-9015    What's New / Bill Evans & Jeremy Steig (Verve)
UCJU-9017    Death And The Flower / Keith Jarrett (MCA Impulse!)
UCJU-9019    Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Impulse!)

RELEASED ON JAN. 21, 2005
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UCJU-9013    Night Lights / Gerry Mulligan (Philips)
2004/11/20

Mysteries of “Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago”

[MG-20449]

Mercury Records Collection に初のコラムを載せました． 第一回は 「Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago にまつわるあれこれ」 です．レコードジャンキーの方は是非御覧下さい（笑）

Mercury Records Collection now has a column section. The first one is “Mysteries of Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago”. If you are a vinyl junkie, it’s worth reading through 🙂

2004/11/18

Keys West / Claude Williamson

やっと発見して入手しました． Chikuzen Presents Cornerstones (のジャケット) の元ネタ：

Finally found the LP which Mr. Chikuzen Satoh sincerely paid homage to (by imitating the jacket cover artwork). If you don’t the Chikuzen Satoh’s version, you can find the CD Chikuzen Presents Cornerstones at Amazon Japan website:

[T-6511 Front Cover] [T-6511 Back Cover]
Keys West / Claude Willamson
(Capitol T-6511)
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2004/11/05

Eddie Kramer – Woodstock interview

オーディオファイル向けに，過去の名盤や注目の新譜の丁寧な LP リイシューをコンスタントに行ってくれている Classic Records レーベルが， あの “Jimi Hendrix Live at Woodstock” を 200g QUIEX SV-P LP 3枚組 でリリースしました． 私ももちろん CD は持っていますが，この LP リリースも購入予定です．

The famous Classic Records label – constantly releases high-quality pressings of historical masterpiece albums (and some LP releases of recent titles) which have been highly acclaimed – is releasing a 200g QUIEX SV-P LP 3LP box edition of THAT album “Jimi Hendrix Live at Woodstock”. Of course I have this great album in CD format, but I am planning to buy this LP release too.

オーディオファイル向け LP/CD オンラインショップの Acoustic Sounds Inc. の web で，あの Eddie Kramer へのインタビューが公開されています．インタビューは，Classic Records レーベルのオーナー Michael Hobson さんによって行われたものです．

And along that LP release, Acoustic Sounds Inc., an on-line LP/CD shop specially for audiophiles, is now making an interview with Eddie Kramer public. The interview was done by Michael Hobson, an owner of Classic Records label.