Music Matters Definitive Blue Note 45 RPM and 33 & 1/3 RPM vinyl series (pt7)

This is my current list, I’m afraid I’m not done

(In no particular order):

Art Blakey – Indestructible

Art Blakey – Free for all

Art Blakey – A night in Tunisia

Art Blakey - Big Beat

Art Blakey – Mosaic

Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch

Joe Henderson - In ‘N Out

The Jazz Messengers - Vol. 1

The Jazz Messengers - Vol. 2

Horace Parlan - Speakin' My Piece

Lee Morgan - Search The New Land

Lee Morgan - Candy

Andrew Hill - Point Of Departure

Pete La Roca – Basra

Grant Green – Matador

Dexter Gordon - A Swingin' Affair

Elvin Jones – Genesis

Horace Parlan - Happy Frame Of Mind

Sonny Clark - Dial "S" For Sonny

Grachan Moncur III – Evolution

H. Silver - The Cape Verdean Blues

Jackie McLean - Destination...Out!

Dexter Gordon - Our Man In Paris

Jackie McLean - Bluesnik

H. Silver - Song For My Father

Grant Green - Street Of Dreams

Lee Morgan - Tom Cat

Sam Rivers - Fuchsia Swing Song

Hank Mobley - Roll Call

Gil Melle - Patterns In Jazz

Horace Parlan - Spur of The Moment

Horace Parlan - Us Three

Horace Parlan Headin' South

Stanley - Turrentine - Jubilee Shout!!!

I would appreciate your feedback on others you think I should not miss.

 

I'll take your word for it.

 

The Herbie Hancocks and the Wayne Shorters. Brilliant composers and players, both. Also Andrew Hill's Judgment! and Jackie McLean's One Step Beyond.

Nice list.

 

To paraphrase Bum Phillips "Either I don't know how to listen to records or you don't know how to f@&k!"

 

Ron rarely recommends titles he doesn't feel are outstanding both musically and sonically. If he added those titles, it's most likely (and I'm speaking for myself here, not Ron - who can speak well enough all by his lonesome) because he felt they would compliment your order AND provide some of the better Music Matters sound. Ron is (justifiably) proud of his reissues. They're the very best. There's not one that isn't a must own - at least in my book.

 

Yes it is. THE ONLY WAY!

 

Your secret is safe with us......

 

Dexter Gordon's "Our Man In Paris"

Eric Dolphy "Out To Lunch"

"The Fabulous Thad Jones"

And, as was mentioned earlier, all the Herbie Hancock titles.

 

No. Thank you for suggesting the dead wax idea. It was a stroke of genius!

 

Lol...don't know if I'll go that far but if anything can best sex it's these Blue Note hard bop gems Music Matters puts out (all pun intended).

 

How many of these have you listened to?

 

I have listened to them all. I didn't receive them yesterday

 

I was not actually comparing with sex, just a way to express how much I like these records
But if you press me to chose, mmm ...

 

Thanks for your feedback.
Dexter Gordon's "Our Man In Paris" and Eric Dolphy "Out To Lunch" are already in my list.
I will add Thad Jones and Hancock to my next order. What I don't know is if I will be able to pay my house's mortage

 

Thanks I don't think I can resist to buy at least Andrew Hill's Judgment.

 

As has been noted earlier in this thread, I believe, Jackie McLean's One Step Beyond is of a piece with his Destination . . . Out! and Grachan Moncur's Evolution. So if you like those, you should like One Step Beyond as well.

 

A fantastic list ! But you're missing Turrentines Look Out ! If I'm correct this album is remasterd with the new upgrade in Kevin's studio.

 

Thanks
It's in my list for next order

 

No, no. Look Out! was not done at Cohearent. Only the last six 45 rpm titles were cut at Cohearent. The 45 titles cut at Cohearent will have Universal logo on the spine. Look Out was released in March of 2012 with Adam's Apple ahead of the audio upgrades by KG.
Here are the six 45s done at Cohearent:

Jazz Messengers At Cafe Bohemia vol.1
Jazz Messengers At Cafe Bohemia vol.2
Ike Qubec Easy Living
Sonny Clark Dial 'S' For Sonny
Horace Parlan Happy Frame of Mind
Lee Morgan The Gigoloo

Had too much wine last night so I might be off by a title or so...

 

If the release dates list I have is correct, release dates are:

Donald Byrd - Royal Flush Sept. 2013
Lee Morgan - The Gigolo
Dizzy Reece - Star Bright Oct. 10 2013
Stanley Turrentine - Jubilee Shout!!!
Sonny Clark - Dial S For Sonny Nov. 10 2013
Horace Parlan - Happy Frame Of Mind
Jazz Messengers -At The Café Bohemia, Vol. 1 Dec. 15 2013
Jazz Messengers -At The Café Bohemia, Vol. 2

If it is correct only from Star Bright to At Café Bohemia would be done at Cohearent.

 

If Coherent's begin as early as Mar. 2012 then:

Wayne Shorter Adam's Apple Mar. 2012
Stanley Turrentine Look Out!
Dexter Gordon Our Man In Paris Apr. 2012
Herbie Hancock Empyrean Isles
Grant Green - Street Of Dreams May 2012
Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil
Herbie Hancock - Inventions And Dimensions Sept. 2012
Art Blakey - Free For All
Joe Henderson - In ‘N Out Oct. 2012
Horace Silver - Finger Poppin’
Larry Young - Into Somethin’ Dec. 2012
Pete La Roca - Basra
Herbie Hancock – “Speak Like A Child” Jan. 2013
Andrew Hill “Judgment!”
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers Mar 2013
Grant Green “Gooden's Corner”
Herbie Hancock “Takin' Off” Apr. 2013
Hank Mobley Quintet “The Feelin’s Good”
Art Blakey - Mosaic June 2013
Horace Parlan Headin' South
Joe Henderson - Mode For Joe Jly. 2013
Ike Quebec - Easy Living
Donald Byrd - Royal Flush Sept. 2013
Lee Morgan - The Gigolo
Dizzy Reece - Star Bright Oct. 10 2013
Stanley Turrentine - Jubilee Shout!!!
Sonny Clark - Dial S For Sonny Nov. 10 2013
Horace Parlan - Happy Frame Of Mind
Jazz Messengers -At The Café Bohemia, Vol. 1 Dec. 15 2013
Jazz Messengers -At The Café Bohemia, Vol. 2

Dou you know when titles at Coherent actually began?

 

Go and get you a copy of Mode For Joe quickly. It's an intoxicating brew. Then Check out Jazz Messengers At Cafe Bohemia vol.1 & 2. I never understood the fascination with mono records until I heard those two live sessions. Pound for pound you'll never realize how significant the upgrades at Cohearent are until you compare the Cafe Bohemia vol. 1 & 2 to all the other monos in the 45 rpm series. Miles ahead.

I see a lot of the avant garde on your list but I don't see Bobby Hutcherson's Happenings. It is a spooky motion picture done in musical notes. The song Bouquet is disquieting with it's stately graveyard atmosphere.

 

Definitely Star Bright and Jubilee Shout!

As a matter of fact I think Michel Jazz was speaking of Jubilee Shout! but unwittingly mentioned Look Out!

The 45s put out in Oct. Nov &Dec. 2013 were all done at Cohearent. You can hear the difference. the 2 vols. of Cafe Bohemia might be the best sounding records Music Matters ever put out and that's saying a lot for someone who's never fancied mono recordings

Addendum: Royal Flush is something special though. Did you know that it was Herbie Hancock's debut on Blue Note? Before he recorded Takin' Off.

 

I agree with you re Bobby Hutcherson's Happenings. That's a must buy.

I think you are confusing the cable upgrades at Cohearent with titles mastered at Cohearent. I think several of these titles were done at Cohearent, before the cable upgrades.

 

I thought I was done, but I couldn’t resist and yesterday I placed a new order of 15 45rpm titles to merge with my next 33 shipment.

Most of the suggestions of forum members are included.

Mode For Joe is included.

At the Café Bohemia already are in my first list and I agree, first class sound “not to be missed” tag.

I’m not a seasoned jazz listener. I come from classical (80% of my records are classical), but I’m now appreciating jazz (with this quality). Maybe it is because of my “provenance” that I tend to more complex music and more “Avant Garde”.

I haven’t considered Bobby Hutcherson's Happenings so far because Vibes sound is not a favorite of mine, though I must admit Mr. Hutcherson vibes at “Out to Lunch” are something special, they somehow remind me celesta sound in Bartok’s compositions.