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

I'm looking forward to getting Matador on the 33 release since I didn't get the 45. But dang, I wish MM would release Feelin' The Spirit!

 

January
Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84163-33.htm
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84195.htm

February
Ike Quebec - Blue and Sentimental http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84098-33.htm
Art Blakey - The Big Beat http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84029-33.htm

March
Dexter Gordon - Our Man in Paris http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84146-33.htm
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84175-33.htm

April
Horace Parlan - Speaking My Piece http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84043-33.htm
Stanley Turrentine - The Three Sounds http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84057-33.htm

May
Grant Green - Matador http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84442-33.htm
Bud Powell - The scene Changes http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84009-33.htm

July
Andrew Hill - Point of Departure http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84167-33.htm
Grant Green - Green Street http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84071-33.htm

August
Larry Young - Unity http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84221-33.htm
Jackie McClean - Right now http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84215-33.htm

September
Freddie Hubbard - Hub-Tones http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84115-33.htm
Wayne Shorter - Speak no Evil http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84194-33.htm

October
Johnny Coles - Little Johnny C http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84144-33.htm
Hank Mobley - Workout http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84080-33.htm

December
Horace Parlan - Us Three http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84037-33.htm
Kenny Clarke - The Golden 8 http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/product_p/mmbst-84092-33.htm

 

I remember not seeing the greatest review on the 45 of Empyrean Isles. Is there a chance this will be better, or is it that the original recording isn't the greatest?

 

Apparently MM are using a better tape for their version and it is said to sound superb (see: http://robertmusic.blogspot.com.es/2014/12/sneak-peek-at-upcoming-2015-music.html)

 

There is a mention of the tape being used for Maiden Voyage, not Empyrean Isles.

 

Nothing for June and November?

 

Oh, OK. My bad. Its late here...

 

Strange eh... I guess they are on holiday or haven't uploaded these to the site yet (hence the delay in announcing?)

 

seems to be a lot of repeats of the 45s.

 

I agree. If this is the list I cannot justify keeping my subscription going. Too many double dips on 45 titles I have that are just fine (I have 14/20 titles). I plan to cherry pick titles from here on out. I find this list disappointing. Of these 20 I will buy 5 new titles. The rest are repeats of what I have: I may get a few of my favorites in 33 and pass on the rest.

 

Looking at the 33 release schedule I am definitely going to buy the January lot (even though I have OTL on 45); Ike in Feb; Herbie in March; Stanley in April; maybe both May issues even though I have Grant on 45; skipping July unless the Andrew Hill is miles ahead of my 45; Jackie in August; skipping September and October and buying Kenny in December. This means I will be buying at least 8 of them.

 

agreed, i have about half of these. though i think i would love to get the 33 1/3 of out to lunch and matador in addition my 45s.

 

These 2015 reissues are to celebrate Blue Note's 76th anniversary.

 

Yeah I'm also disappointed with the list... man, so many repeats. I'll be cancelling my subscription and just purchasing a few here and there. Some really interesting new titles though. I'm glad to see Bud Powell getting some love!

 

I will be getting them all, I have found the 33s to sound better than the 45s and they are of course a lot more comfortable to listen to - not having to flip sides so often. A few I already have on 45 which I will just keep. Very happy with the new releases and that MM are continuing to re-issue BNs.

 

Really unfortunate that buying MM vinyl in Europe at a reasonable price is virtually impossible.

 

I get mine direct for Music Matters, very economical that way.

 

We gotta keep in mind that nothing official has been announced yet. Whatever we posted are simply some nosy digging through MM's website. In the end, if the official 2015 titles are not up to our expectation (perhaps due to sales forecast, original tape condition/availability, or the direction of the wind), we should still be able to appreciate and applaud MM's efforts.

 

Online now

 

The list is now official : http://www.musicmattersjazz.com/category_s/92.htm

 

I just received the announcement email from Music Matters, 20 new titles starting with Out To Lunch and Maiden Voyage in January. I will be continuing my subscription, because even though quite a few of these are repeats, I only have two of them currently. I was really hoping they would delve deeper into the catalog, but I'm still looking forward to 2015.

 

The Prestige stereo titles Kevin Gray and APO are doing are much more appealing than MM's 2015 Blue Note list-- instead of still more iterations of Grant Green, we'll get the likes of Booker Ervin and Gene Ammons in new transfers.

 

I was thinking the same thing....

 

Oh man I'm extremely excited about some of these, but particularly Out to Lunch. One of my favorite Jazz albums. Gonna be another pricey year for me...

 

+1
I'm looking far more forward to the Prestige Stereo series. I only have a few of the titles as older OJC reissues from the 80s.

I have 70% of the Music Matters 2015 list in audiophile reissue form already (MM and AP 45s). I am canceling my subscription.