Jim Hall, Hampton Hawes "ALL NIGHT SESSION!" OJC CD's. Wonderful, cheap!

It's rare for you to applaud the latter-day addition of reverb to a vintage recording!

But you're right, the early stereo Koenig recordings can be very dry.

 

I agree, if it's done tastefully and with purpose, it's OK with me. I'm no purist just for the sake of purity.

I have an '80s JVC CD of Sonny's "Way Out West in Stereo," and the extreme separation and bone dryness is just weird. I greatly prefer my mono LP.

 

Good call Steve. I tracked down all three volumes years ago after hearing volume one. One of my "go to" sets when I'm in a mood for relaxed, swinging West Coast jazz.

 

Great album Steve. I love most of the OJCs. Here is my collection:

 

I'll give the OCJ Volume 1 a shot. I recently found the VDJ version (actually, VDP-5031~3) after a two year search! I've seen the OJC at the used stores and it is easier to find.

The VDJ-1551 "dry" version is the one Steve recommends for stereo.


http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=187955&highlight=rollins

 

About sixty or so. Haven't had the time to track them down.

 

I'm not sure about bone dry. I'll have a better idea when I can compare it with the OJC. It seems dry, but I wonder if this is one of the Contemporary recordings made without reverb during the recording (to be added during mastering). If it is, and it is mastered without tastefull reverb, I would think the sound would be drier. I also wonder if it is just the sound of Roy's recording and it is flat. It sounds great either way.

EDIT: Let me check with Oliver. He has a copy and may have the OJC.

 

Fantastic!

 

Happen to have those in my collection they sounded great

 

Sorry, I know this is a little off topic of this thread.

I'm trying to figure out what "octal" means as it pertains to the Ampex?
And the "-P" as well... I did some searching online and couldn't find anything. I'm
familiar with the 350. The 350-2-P would be a 1/2" 2-track deck?

 

Wow, great to see that OJC collection, awesome work!

I just love having a nice and full catalog of CD's. I always think to myself: "Has anyone ever visited a museum and has complained about too much art being displayed?"

 

Yes, thanks very much for explaining. To me, the studio gear is just as interesting as the recording itself!


http://www.awardaudio.com/Reelpictures.html

Found these pics online of a 350-2 in the portable cases.
Bet those cases are heavy.

 

In my opinion, Hampton Hawes mastery of the jazz-blues bebop style is without equal.
A very underrated jazz pianist. I think he is as talented as other icons of his era like Bill Evans, Bud Powell, Horace Silver, Tommy Flanagan, and Red Garland.



All the Contemporary titles that he recorded are worth hearing.

 

I also like his "Hampton Hawes, Volume 2" album.

Phineas Newborn Jr. is another Contemporary artist I like very much.

 

I would agree with this. Hampton gets a lot of play in my house including an original pressing of this vol.1 mentioned by the O.P. There's an original vol.3 at a store near me but they want almost $50 for it and while it's in good shape I'm not ready to spend that much for it. It's been sitting on their shelf for years so I'm not the only one with that attitude.

 

Another Roy DuNann cracker
What a crafts man he was
Unlike RVG imho

 

Thanks for the recommendation.

 

Maybe that's why it's still sitting on the shelf. I'll keep my eye out for vol.2.

The Green Leaves of Summer and For Real! also on Contemporary are very good, particularly the latter. His "comeback" in the 70s has some nice titles too. It's too bad he died shortly after that. He could have been a contender as they say.